RigData

Overview

Originally named Rig Location & Permit Report Service, RigData® was founded in 1981 for the purpose of tracking and publishing information on oil & gas drilling activity. RigData®, a division of the Datawright Corporation, uses independent reporters at each state's oil and gas commission to pick up and fax in the operator's intent-to-drill. These documents are edited, entered into a database and published as advanced notice of up coming drilling activity. Each week the company's editorial staff polls hundreds of drilling contractors and a like number of oil and gas operating companies to see which of these intents are actually being drilled. The active drilling location information is collated, edited and published each Monday, Tuesday, or Friday depending upon the type of report.