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Sonde Resources Updates Duvernay and Montney Drilling
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Sonde Resources Corp. provides Montney and Duvernay drilliing update.
strong>Montney
Sonde has initiated a 14-30 day test to flow back its initial Montney well to determine if initial high produced water volumes will decline, or can be adequately dealt with, to justify additional Montney drilling in the area. It is clear to Sonde that producible oil and gas is present on the new Ante Creek North subcrop edge, but economic development criteria remain to be established. Sonde would expect to complete these tests to make this determination in the next 45 to 60 days.
strong>Duvernay
Sonde has licensed its first Duvernay horizontal well and has continued to acquire oil-prospective acreage in the play. The Company currently has approximately 85,000 net acres of Duvernay rights in the oil window…
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