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A Detailed Look at the Duvernay: Recent Drilling and Well Results
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Black Swan's latest presentation gives a detailed look at the drilling and well results of the Duvernay area of Alberta. Often compared to the Eagle Ford play, this presentation shows the liquids gas fairway of the Duvernay.
Black Swan's acreage rests mostly inside the liquids fairway of the play:
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Highlighting the fairway yield:
Horizontal drilling has so far taken place mostly in the kaybob area of the northern Duvernay, with sparse horizontal activity in the Pembina or Willesden Green:
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Black Swan is offset primarily by Vermilion in the Pembina and Talisman in the Willesden Green:
Well economics show the top players in the Duvernay:
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Shell seems to be the most consistent performer with wells above the expected Willesden Green IP 30, with the…
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