TABLE — U.S. oil rig count rose 2 at 452 — Baker Hughes

New York, Sept 18 (Reuters) — The number of rigs drilling for gas in the United States rose by 2 to 134 in the week to Sep 18, while oil-directed drilling rigs rose by 2 to 452, data from oil services firm Baker Hughes showed on Friday. Current vs Week vs Year Location Week +/- Ago +/- Ago Inland Waters 3 1 2 1 2 Land 585 4 581 58 527 Offshore 7 -1 8 -6 13 United States Total 595 4 591 53 542 Gulf of Mexico 5 -1 6 -5 10 Canada 197 -10 207 8 189 North America 792 -6 798 61 731 Current vs Week vs Year U.S. Breakout Information Week +/- Ago +/- Ago Gas 134 2 132 16 118 Oil 452 2 450 34 418 Miscellaneous 9 0 9 3 6 Directional 41 -2 43 -17 58 Horizontal 542 6 536 69 473 Vertical 11 -1 12 0 11 Current vs Week vs Year Canada Breadkdown Information Week +/- Ago +/- Ago Gas 62 -3 65 2 60 Oil 134 -7 141 6 128 Miscellaneous 1 0 1 0 1 Current vs Week vs Year Major State Variances Week +/- Ago +/- Ago Alaska 12 0 12 3 9 California 6 0 6 -1 7 Colorado 12 -1 13 -2 14 Louisiana 35 -1 36 -1 36 New Mexico 95 3 92 1 94 North Dakota 31 3 28 4 27 Ohio 9 0 9 -3 12 Oklahoma 51 0 51 9 42 Pennsylvania 15 0 15 -3 18 Texas 283 -1 284 41 242 Utah 14 1 13 4 10 West Virginia 9 0 9 2 7 Wyoming 15 0 15 0 15 Curre