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Abraxas Completes 49-Stage Frac in Eagle Ford; Hits Bakken Snag

Abraxas Petroleum Corporation has reported the following operational, production and guidance update.
Eagle FordAt Abraxas’ Jourdanton prospect in Atascosa County, Texas, the Company successfully completed the Ribeye 1H and Ribeye 2H with a combined 49 frac stages. After drill out, the wells will be placed on production and thirty day rates will be provided when available. Following the drilling of the Dutch 3H and Dutch 4H, Abraxas will mobilize the rig to the Cat Eye 1H, which represents the first well on the Company’s southern fault block. Abraxas owns a 100% working interest across the Jourdanton prospect.
At Abraxas’ Cave prospect, in McMullen County, Texas, the Dutch 1H averaged 786 boepd (669 barrels of oil per day, 700 mcf of natural gas per day) (1) over the well’s first 30 full…
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