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Dejour to Begin Kokopelli Niobrara Project; Engages Halliburton

Dejour Energy Inc. reported an update on field operations at its 72% owned and operated Kokopelli project in Western Colorado.
The Company remains on schedule for the start-up of a new three well drilling program at Kokopelli before the end of March. Mobilization of Patterson-UTI Rig #313 to Dejour’s Drill Pad 21-A has begun. At the conclusion of the three well program, the Company has contracted with Halliburton to commence completion of all four wells (including Federal Well 6-7-16-21 which was drilled in November).
Dejour is currently finalizing a gas transportation and processing agreement with a major midstream operator in the Piceance. Under the terms of the agreement, Dejour will maintain ownership of all NGL’s recovered at the third party processing plant and sell both the NGL’s…
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