Baker Hughes Interactive Map Help

Click on the image areas below to learn more about the Interactive Rig Count Map.

In this section, you can determine what details are viewable in the map. You may notice that certain items are gray (disabled). This is a feature that turns on and off based on the level of detail displayed on the map. If all features were visible at all times, the map would be hidden in the various attributes. So, many of these details are visible only at certain zoom levels. Each category has an adjacent check box showing the level of detail checked, along with the legend of what is being shown.

The second area of interactive interest is the map itself.

The map is defaulted to the Continental U.S., lower 48 states. We are currently only showing rigs for the U.S. Canada is next with other international locations to follow. To get to the rig counts for the rest of the world, you can select the hand symbol and move the map around to get to Alaska, for example. As only a limited amount of data is called from the server at a time, it takes a while to move large distances this way. If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, you can put your cursor on the map and move the scroll wheel forward to zoom in or scroll wheel backward to zoom out.

Other Buttons of Interest.

		The plus sign is a zoom in feature for drawing a box on the map. With this button pushed, you can also single click on the map to zoom in.
		The minus sign zooms out. The larger the minus box, the lesser the zoom. Conversely, the smaller the minus box, the greater the zoom out. With this button pushed, you can also single click on the map to zoom out.
		The hand pans the map.
		The globe with the glass extends the map to the full extent of the world.
		The box with blue button. This is a box to highlight a select group of wells for display in further detail. It is used in conjunction with the button below it. The map will zoom to the extent of the box drawn.
		The button with lines is the Show Attribute button. If used without the highlighted selection, all of the wells on the map will be shown in detail. If used with selected, highlighted wells, it will only show those highlighted wells.
		The box with an X will clear the highlighted wells.
		The bar graph button. This is a link to the reports page. From here, various canned and user select reports can be generated.
		The question mark button is a help screen. From here, you are given phone numbers and email address for comments and help.

Third area of interest is the Pie Chart area.

		These are interactive charts that represent the wells in the active area of the map. As the criteria changes on the map, these charts will change. The initial view is of the total U.S. rig count. You can move your mouse over each chart and a window will pop up with a bit more detail about the criteria you have selected. Also, by clicking on each chart, a full-size version is opened. Each of these charts can be saved as an image for use in reports, etc.

The fourth area is the section at the bottom with drop down boxes.

For the first time, wells by Geologic Basin can be selected and viewed. There is an option to select a particular state or county. However, the Basin selection can call up a specific geologic basin in the world and display the wells in that basin. For example, the "Bend Arch - Ft. Worth Basin" is what the industry calls the Barnett Shale. Here you can zoom to a specific basin and obtain additional details. It is important to remember to click on the Select & Refresh button to make your selection.

The Reports Page

A series of "canned reports" are available that are quick-view type reports. By selecting the button: , you will see all the details of the currently available data. This concise report gives details for all the traditional criteria such as the count of drilling for (Oil/Gas), Location (Land/Inland/Offshore), Trajectory (Vertical/Directional/Horizontal), Expected Final Depth, and whether the well is Exploration or Development. The view shows this week in comparison to last week, same week last quarter and same week last year. There is also a graph showing a moving count over X quarters. A map of the general area is also shown.

The tabs along the top of the main chart:

This series of tabs represent the classified by various criteria, along with detailed graphs to match.

Another area on the Reports page is Custom Reports. You can build various reports based on the selected criteria. At this time, due to the self-imposed limit of no cookie download, we are unable to "save" your reports.

The final area of the reports page is the button:

This button will display a graph of the operators and contractors with the most active rigs: Last Year, This Week and Year to Date.