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Sam Galeotos is among five Republicans who have filed to seek their party's nomination in the Aug. 21 primary.

Oklahoma lost four rigs, Louisiana lost three rigs, and Ohio and Utah each lost a single rig.

The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981. It bottomed out in May of 2016 at 404.

Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Utah and West Virginia were unchanged.

That's a significant rise from 597 rigs that were active this time a year ago.

The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981.

Texas lost two rigs and West Virginia decreased by one.

Texas lost four rigs, Oklahoma declined by three, California lost two and Louisiana and West Virginia each declined by one.