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Viking Investments Group has engaged Kansas Resource Development (KRDC) to operate certain of its oil and gas-related leases in Eastern Kansas.
Effective September 1st, 2016 KRDC’s subsidiary, S & B Operating, became the operator of record for the leases known as A. Wilson (East), L. Wilson (West) and Elam/Hahn in which Viking’s working interest, through its subsidiary, Mid-Con Petroleum, is 100%, 92% and 58%, respectively.
It is also anticipated that effective November 1st, 2016 S & B will be the operator of record for the ABC, Terbrock, Renner and Griffin leases in which Viking, through Mid-Con, purchased a working interest as previously announced on October 5th, 2016.
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