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Synergy Turns on Taps at Multiple Niobrara, Codell Well Sites
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Synergy Resources Corporation has completed five horizontal wells on its Renfroe pad in the Wattenberg Field.
Craig Rasmuson, VP of Operations for Synergy, commented, "Four of the five wells on the Renfroe pad are in the early stages of flow back and are hooked up to production facilities. The fifth well is in final stages of completion. The five horizontal wells on the Renfroe pad are comprised of 3 Niobrara B bench and 2 Codell wells. We plan on releasing initial production rates on the wells at the end of September.
"We are continuing our horizontal drilling program with the addition of six wells on the Leffler pad. We have drilled two wells into the B bench of the Niobrara formation on the Leffler pad and anticipate twenty stages of completion on each well. We are currently drilling…
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