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Delphi Sees Results From Slickwater Frac in Montney
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Delphi Energy Corp. has provided the following operations update:
Bigstone MontneyDelphi has completed and tested its eighth and ninth horizontal Montney wells utilizing 30 stage slickwater hybrid completions. The 8-21-60-22 W5M (8-21) and 2-7-60-22 W5M (2-7) Montney wells were drilled from a common surface pad.
The 8-21 well was drilled to a total depth of 5,580 metres with a horizontal lateral length of 2,692 metres and stimulated with a 30 stage slickwater hybrid completion. The well was produced on clean-up over an eight day period, recovering approximately 45 percent of the initial load frac water and was then shut-in to equip and pipeline connect the well for production. After running production tubing, the well produced, over the final 24 hours, at an average rate of 4.9 million…
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