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Southern Pacific Ramps Up STP-McKay Thermal Production by 22%
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Southern Pacific Resource Corp. has reported an operational update for the month of September 2013 with respect to the Company's STP-McKay and STP-Senlac thermal projects.
Total Corporate ProductionTotal Company production, which includes bitumen production from STP-McKay and heavy oil from STP-Senlac, averaged 5,042 bbl/d for the month of September 2013, representing a 5% increase from the prior month.
STP-McKay Thermal ProjectSouthern Pacific continues to focus efforts on the ramp-up at STP-McKay. Average bitumen production was 2,305 bbl/d for the month of September, a 22% increase over the previous month. Operations during the month of September were steady, with no major changes to the status of the well pairs. Southern Pacific is continuing to advance and implement its operations…
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