Rex Energy 4Q13: Several Marcellus Experiments Paying Off

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The "little" driller in the Marcellus, Rex Energy, posted impressive gains in production for the fourth quarter of 2013. According to their 4Q13 update issued yesterday, Rex's production, nearly all of which comes from the Marcellus and Utica Shale region, was 110 million cubic feet per day--a 12% increase over 2012. Of keen interest to investors is that 31% of net production for 4Q13 was oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company gets a lot more money for those products than just plain "dry gas" methane. Rex has operations in western PA and eastern OH. Of interest to MDN is that Rex is testing a strategy of drilling both the Marcellus and the shallower Upper Devonian layers in a single well, apparently with good success. They're also experimenting with spacing wells closer together--at 600 feet apart instead of the traditional 750 feet. Rex is innovating, and reaping the rewards. Here's their full 4Q13 update:

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