Bill Barrett Corporation is increasing its 2015 capital program to expand and accelerate its extended reach lateral drilling program in the Northeast Wattenberg area of the Denver-Julesburg Basin and is establishing an initial 2016 production growth range.

The increased activity will include adding a second rig in the NE Wattenberg area early in the third quarter of 2015 that the Company expects will spud an additional 11 gross (8 net) operated XRL wells in the second half of 2015.

The Company now anticipates participating in 35-40 gross (28-32 net) operated development wells in the NE Wattenberg area during 2015, most of which are XRL wells. The increased development activity will contribute only slightly to 2015 production due to the timing of completions associated with multi-well pad drilling, but is expected to have a greater impact in 2016 and DJ Basin production is anticipated to grow in excess of 60% and 25% in 2015 and 2016, respectively.

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