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Aurora 'Highly Encouraged' by Sugarkane Downspacing Program
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Aurora Oil & Gas Limited confirms it is highly encouraged by the results to date of a downspacing pilot program within its non-operated Sugarkane Field acreage in the Eagle Ford.
The results are based on 13 wells on which there has been more than 6 months production and other more recently drilled wells, all of which have been drilled at less than 80 acre (660 ft) spacing.
Highlights: Aurora believes early results support downspacing from 80 acre case Preliminary results based on the initial 13 pilot wells, plus more recently drilled wells, tested at less than 80 acre spacing The initial 13 wells show statistically comparable performance to 80 acre type curves 70 wells across Sugarkane now drilled at less than 80 acre spacing Program extended to include Austin Chalk horizon Additional…- ✓ Full news archive — U.S., Canada & international coverage
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