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Extreme Conditions Mean Right Time for Winter Drilling

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Arctic temperatures, frozen ground, high winds, heavy snowfall and ice are not ideal for outdoor activity. But for Devon, the conditions are just right for one of the company’s busiest drilling programs in Canada.

New Ideas Unlock Unconventional Resources

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Sometimes, what an old oil or natural gas field needs to reinvigorate production is a new idea. When it comes to using innovation to unlock new reserves, Devon is an industry leader. The company is a top producer of natural gas from unconventional sources such as coal and shale.

Barnett Shale

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Devon has drilled more than 1,300 wells into the Barnett Shale since 2002. Use of fracturing technology has helped Devon increase its Barnett production from 200 million cubic feet of natural gas equivalent per day to more than 600 million today.