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Eagle Ford Operators Talk Fracking Restart, Increase Drilling & More
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As the front months prices for WTI firms up, we are looking at what will drive Eagle Ford operators to resume increase drilling and start fracking wells again.
We reviewed data from the most recent quarterly earings calls from three (3) pure play Eagle Ford operators and here is what they had to say. Magnolia Oil & Gas, Murphy Oil, Penn Virginia and Silverbow Resources.
The table below is a quick read, but we also including liquidity and how much of 2020 capex is remaining to be spent for the rest of the year. (Q2 - Q4 2020).
Quick Overview Magnolia Pricing Required to Restart Ops Price Magnolia needs to start completing wells: $30 WTI / $3.00 McfQ: Thinking about when you're all resuming activities, how we should think about the Karnes area? Not necessarily looking for a price…
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