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Permian E&P Sending 8 Rigs To Glasscock, Midland and Loving County in 2017

RSP Permian provided a 2017 preliminary guidance for the permian basin asset. The guidance included its drilling plans and capital budget.
As you might remember, the company entered the delaware basin with a big splashing acquiring Silver Hill Energy assets, some 41,000 net acres.
The outline below is from the company November 2, 2016 investor presentation. The company plans to deploy 4 rigs in the delaware basin on the asset it just acquired and 4 rigs in the midland basin.
Drilling/Rig Activity (2017 Estimate)
Drilling & Completion Focus Areas
Midland Basin
Midland County Glasscock County Andrews County Martin CountyDelaware Basin
Loving CountyTo Track the company's…
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