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Donnycreek to Sustain Two Rig Montney Program

Donnycreek Energy Inc. reports that its natural gas production has resumed at its 50% working interest Kakwa property in west central Alberta following an 18 day pipeline maintenance shut down by TransCanada. Total net production to Donnycreek’s interest is currently approximately 2,000 boe per day of which approximately 48% is condensate.
Hydraulic fracturing stimulation operations are expected to take place over the next 4 weeks on 3 previously drilled horizontal Montney wells awaiting completion. Two of these wells drilled in the previous quarter are scheduled to be on production by calendar year-end 2014 and the third well is scheduled for production startup in calendar Q2 2015 following expansion of the gas plant and gas gathering infrastructure.
Drilling operations are continuing…
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