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Enerplus Drills 15 Bakken/Three Forks Wells in Q3; Explores Downspacing

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Enerplus Drills 15 Bakken/Three Forks Wells in Q3; Explores Downspacing

Enerplus Corp. has reported a third quarter 2013 update on its Williston Basin operations.

"We continued to allocate the majority of our capital spending to the Williston Basin, targeting light crude oil from the Bakken and Three Forks oil plays. During the quarter we invested $66 million at Fort Berthold, North Dakota, drilling 6.6 net horizontal wells and bringing 3.2 net horizontal wells on stream. During this period our North Dakota production grew by almost 2,900 BOE/day to a record 18,000 BOE/day, a 19% increase from the last quarter.  Combined with our Bakken production from Montana, our U.S. assets now account for more than half of Enerplus' total crude oil and liquids volumes.

"We are also seeing a significant improvement in well performance as we continue to optimize our…

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