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Leucrotta Pumps Up Frac Stages +82% for New Montney Wells; Talks Results

Leucrotta Exploration has reported an update on its Montney wells.
During 2017, Leucrotta started to experiment with higher intensity fracs with several wells moving up to 51 frac stages (up +82% from 28 frac stages previously).
Well Results:9-33 Lower Montney Turbidite oil well:
completed with 51 frac stages IP30 of 1,351 boepd comprised of 488 bopd of light oil, 4.5 mmcf/d of gas, and 118 boepd of nglsThis is 131% above Leucrotta’s IP30 type curve of 584 boepd that is comprised of 213 bopd of light oil, 1.9 mmcf/d of gas, and 50 boepd of ngls.
The A8-22 well:
completed with 41 frac stages IP180 of 737 boepd comprised of 201 bopd of light oil, 2.8 mmcf/d of gas, and 73 boepd of nglsThis is 60% above Leucrotta’s IP180 type curve of 460 boepd that is comprised of 139 bopd of…
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