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Whiting: Slickwater Fracs Strengthen Bakken Well Results

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Whiting: Slickwater Fracs Strengthen Bakken Well Results

Whiting Petroleum Corp. has reported a third quarter 2014 update on its Williston Basin operations.

We hold a total of 1,041,167 gross (663,237 net) acres in the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana. In the third quarter of 2014, production from the Bakken/Three Forks averaged a record 87,480 BOE/d, an increase of 33% over the 66,015 BOE/d in the third quarter of 2013 and a 9% increase sequentially. The Bakken/Three Forks represented 75% of Whiting's total third quarter production.

Slickwater Frac Design Shows Strong Initial Results Across the Basin. At our Sanish field in Mountrail County, North Dakota, the Brehm 13-7H was completed in the Middle Bakken formation using a slickwater frac design and a cemented liner on August 31, 2014 flowing 3,770 BOE/d. The well's 30-day average…

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