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Permian Basin E&P To Grow Rig Count From One To Six; Plan To Drill 70 Wells In 2017

Today Riverstone-backed Centennial Resources Development provided the following 2017 guidance.
Acquisition Closure
The company closed the previously announced acquisition of leasehold interests and related upstream assets in Reeves County from Silverback on December 28, 2016. The transaction added approximately 35,500 net acres adjacent to Centennial’s existing position in Reeves County.
2017 Operational Plans and Targets
Centennial is targeting total company production growth of 191% during 2017.As of mid-February, Centennial achieved net oil production of approximately 10,000 Bbls/d, which represents a significant increase from 6,378 Bbls/d reported during the Successor 2016 period.
Centennial added a fifth rig in February and plans to add a sixth rig late in the second quarter of 2017…
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