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Blackbird Energy Announces Drilling of Second Montney Horizontal at Bigstone
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Blackbird Energy Inc. ("Blackbird" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that the operator, Donnybrook Energy Inc. (Donnybrook) of Calgary, has issued a Notice of Operations to drill a second Montney horizontal well at Bigstone.
The well, DEI et al Bigstone Hz 15-32-60-22W5, will be drilled from the surface location 3-29-60-22W5 to a total measured depth of 5,150 meters and include a 2,400 m lateral (horizontal) leg, which is approximately 1200 m longer than the lateral in our first successfully completed and tested Bigstone well, DEI et al Bigstone HZ 14-29-60-22W5. The Donnybrook operated DEI Bigstone Hz 15-32-60-22 W5M well (25% working interest) will be drilled from the same drilling pad as the Company's Bigstone Hz 14-29 discovery well (37.5% BPO/25% APO working interest)…
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