July 28 (Reuters) - Abraxas Petroleum Corp AXAS.O :
* Provides operations update
* Says production for the second quarter of 2015 averaged approximately 5,471
boepd
* Says reiterates the company's 2015 production guidance of 6,500-7,000 boepd
* Says reiterates that the company forecasts production of over 7,000 boepd in
2016 and 2017
* Q2 production negatively impacted by estimated 433 boepd due to gas
processing constraints, related curtailments in bakken,permian
* Q2 production volumes negatively impacted by estimated 433 boepd due to gas
processing constraints ,curtailments in bakken ,permian
* Says downtime associated with offsetting fracture stimulations negatively
impacted volumes during Q2 by estimated 289 boepd
* 2016, 2017 production forecast expected to maintain 1-rig bakken program,
which requires about $50-$60 mln/year in capex
* Expect constraints in bakken, permian will continue to improve with third
party infrastructure expansion in Q4
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