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LINN Shifts Panhandle Focus to Hogshooter; Eyes Two Permian Targets

LINN Energy LLC has reported an update on its Q2 2013 Granite Wash and Permian Basin operations.
Granite Wash/HogshooterIn early 2013, LINN shifted four of its rigs to the Mayfield area of western Oklahoma to test the Hogshooter and other prospective oil intervals. The Company now has nine Hogshooter wells currently producing in the Mayfield area with gross average initial production (IP) rates of approximately 1,750 Bbls of oil per day and 8.9 MMcf of natural gas per day, or approximately 3,800 Boe/d (approximately 70% liquids). These nine Hogshooter wells had gross IP rates ranging from 1,400 Boe/d to 5,500 Boe/d, in which LINN had an average net working interest of approximately 44%. In addition to the Hogshooter interval, LINN has now tested two other oil producing formations in…
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