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Aurora Acquires Eaglebine Acreage; Talks Marathon Eagle Ford
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Aurora Oil & Gas Ltd has provided an update on corporate activities and progress with the development program of its Eagle Ford assets in the Sugarkane Field in South Texas.
Sugarkane Field - Eagle Ford ShaleAurora's primary asset is its interest in the Sugarkane Field in South Texas, which is located in the core area of the Eagle Ford shale. Aurora participates in approximately 80,200 highly contiguous gross acres (22,200 net) that make up the field with four adjacent non-operated Areas of Mutual Interest and two operated areas.
Within the Sugarkane Field, Marathon Oil EF LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation, operates approximately 77,500 gross acres (19,400 net) and Aurora is its largest non-operating working interest partner in this area. In addition, Aurora has…
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