DENVER, Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Jagged Peak Energy
Inc. (NYSE: JAG) ("Jagged Peak" or the "Company") announced a
revised production guidance range of 19,150 to 19,350 barrels of
oil equivalent per day ("Boe/d") for the third quarter of 2017 with
the fourth quarter 2017 production guidance range remaining at
26,000 to 28,000 Boe/d. This guidance range for the third quarter
is down from 20,000 to 20,800 Boe/d previously announced primarily
due to the following three issues:
- Due to pipeline curtailment notices related to Hurricane
Harvey, the Company shut-in certain wells, including 4 wells that
remained off-line to opportunistically install electric submersible
pumps ("ESP") ahead of the original schedule. All wells
temporarily curtailed due to Hurricane Harvey are now back on
production.
- Two non-operated wells were originally scheduled to begin
producing in July 2017, but did not
begin production until September
2017. The Company owns a 50% working interest in these 2
wells.
- Due to scheduling conflicts related to a shared completion
fleet, the completion of 2 wells was delayed by approximately 3
weeks each. As of September 12,
both wells have been completed and are on production. The Company
is currently deploying three completion fleets and will continue to
operate three fleets through the end of the year and beyond.
As a result of these changes to the production guidance range
for the third quarter of 2017, the Company has updated its full
year 2017 estimated production range to 17,500 to 18,000 Boe/d.
Joseph N. Jaggers, Chairman of
the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company commented, "During the quarter, industry infrastructure
impacts from Hurricane Harvey caused a portion of our wells to be
shut-in for a short period of time. We took this opportunity
to install ESPs on certain of the shut-in wells which are now back
on production. In addition, we experienced timing delays
related to both 2 non-operated wells and 2 operated wells which
delayed the early period, high production phase by several
weeks. These wells are now on-line and producing in line with
our expectations. For the full year, we continue to expect to
spud 54 to 58 operated and to complete 50 to 55 operated wells with
timing dictated by optimal development of our assets including
multiple well pads and multiple zone completions. Adjusting
full year production guidance for actual results for the first half
of the year and the updated third quarter guidance resulted in a
tightened full year production guidance range of 17,500 to 18,000
Boe/d, which, at the low end, is 212% above 2016 production."
About Jagged Peak Energy Inc.
Jagged Peak Energy Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas
company focused on the acquisition and development of
unconventional oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas reserves
in the Southern Delaware Basin, a
sub-basin of the Permian Basin of West
Texas.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which include
statements regarding the Company's anticipated production in 2017,
timing of completion fleet operations and performance expectations.
These forward-looking statements represent Jagged Peak's
expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and it is
possible that the results described in this press release will not
be achieved. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks,
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of
Jagged Peak's control, that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking
statements.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date
on which it is made, and, except as required by law, Jagged Peak
does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time,
and it is not possible for Jagged Peak to predict all such factors.
When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep
in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in Jagged
Peak's 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 2017, as such risk factors may be
updated from time to time in the Company's other periodic reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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