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Synergy to Ramp Up Wattenberg Ops, Add Rig After Strong Returns
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Synergy Resources Corporation reached a peak production rate of 8,700 BOED in late August as flush production from the six wells on its Eberle pad came on line.
The Eberle pad was the fourth pad in as many months to begin producing, as Synergy continues to expand its horizontal drilling program in the Wattenberg Field. The company estimates average production for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 ending in November will range from 7,500 to 8,500 BOED per day.
In September, Synergy added a third rig to its horizontal drilling fleet with the spudding of eight wells planned on the Wiedeman pad. Synergy is utilizing a batch drilling process on Wiedeman and seven of the eight wells have surface casing set and the lateral on the second well is being drilled. Wiedeman will have four standard…
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