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Contango Talk Delaware Basin Drilling; Q4 2016 Update

2016 Capital Program and Liquidity
Capital costs incurred for the three months ended December 31, 2016 were approximately $12.5 million, which was primarily related to the commencement of drilling in our Southern Delaware Basin acreage in Pecos County, Texas.
We have previously reported a total capital budget for 2017 of approximately $46.3 million, including $36.6 million for drilling/completing wells in Pecos County, Texas. Consistent with our past philosophy, we plan to initially limit our 2017 capital expenditures to those that are generally funded by internally generated cash flow; however, to the extent that well performance exceeds our expectations, or commodity prices increase meaningfully, we possess the financial flexibility to expand our program during the year.
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