Operational Highlights - Subsequent to Third Quarter
As previously announced, the Company acquired the Piñon gathering system, in connection with its West Texas Overthrust properties. Acquisition of this asset eliminates ~$40 million of annual expenses, beginning in November 2015.
Steve Turk, SandRidge's Chief Operating Officer noted, "The teams delivered strong results averaging 79.9 MBoepd in the third quarter, 70.6 MBoepd from our original Mid-Continent assets. Confidence in our program led to the decision to again raise the lower end of our annual production guidance by 500 MBoe. Ahead of our year end goal, we also achieved an average cost of $2.3 million per Mississippian lateral in the third quarter. New drilling in the quarter consisted of 56% multilaterals from extended lateral development and our improved full section development design, including our first successfully executed 2-mile extended lateral Woodford well. Expanding upon these established capabilities, we are excited about applying the team's proven low cost operations expertise to our newly acquired Niobrara assets in the North Park Basin. We are confident that our experience in medium depth horizontal drilling and our disciplined approach to reducing operating costs will enhance the value of this oily multiple bench shale resource play."
