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Delphi Preps for Completion Ops at Bigstone Montney Well
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In addition to its recent Bigstone farm-in announcement, Delphi Energy Corp. has reported the following update on its Bigstone operations.
At Bigstone East, Delphi has completed the drilling of its fourth Montney horizontal well 15-10-60-23 W5M with a surface location at 16-03-60-23 W5M. The well has reached its planned total measured depth of 4,455 metres resulting in a horizontal section in the Montney formation of 1,424 metres, ahead of schedule and at lower costs. Completion operations consisting of a multi-stage slick-water hybrid frac program is expected to commence early in January. The drilling rig is expected to move to its next location and commence drilling after the Christmas break.
The Company’s first three Montney wells continue to meet expectations for overall production…
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