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Bellatrix to Pick Up Additional Cardium Assets
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Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. has entered into an agreement to acquire additional highly prospective Cardium and Notikewin/Falher lands and production in the Willesden Green area of Alberta.
The assets to be acquired complement and are adjacent to Bellatrix’s core area in the Ferrier/Willesden Green Cardium light oil resource play in West Central Alberta. With this acquisition, Bellatrix will be able to expand its land position in the highly prospective Cardium fairway in a cost effective manner while providing Bellatrix with the opportunity to apply its industry leading development techniques to these adjacent lands.
Key attributes of the of the Willesden Green assets to be acquired:
• Current production capability of approximately 500 boe/d (32% oil and liquids and 68% natural gas).
• 16…
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