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Bellatrix Targets Cardium, Belly River Source Rock
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Bellatrix Exploration has provided an operational update:
As part of our 2015 capital program, we have announced current plans to drill one horizontal exploration well during the second half of the year targeting the Second White Specks (SWS) oil shale formation.
The SWS is considered the source rock for formations such as the Cardium and Belly River. It is a regionally thick formation, laterally continuous, and prevalent across a substantial portion of our land base in west central Alberta. Bellatrix maintains significant exposure to this formation, with 247 net sections of SWS rights across our west central land base which we believe is principally situated within the oil window.
Regional vertical wells that encounter the interval in naturally fractured areas have demonstrated…
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