The transaction includes 22,000 net acres in Eddy and Lea Counties, the majority of which is directly offset Colgate’s legacy Parkway operating area
Colgate Energy announces strategic bolt-on acquisition of New Mexico assets. (Credit: ingrs from Pixabay)
Colgate Energy Partners III, LLC (the “Company” or “Colgate”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an undisclosed seller to purchase approximately 22,000 net acres directly offset Colgate’s existing position in Eddy and Lea Counties for $190 million, subject to customary closing adjustments. Colgate expects to finance the acquisition through a combination of cash on hand, borrowings on its revolver and/or other potential debt financing. The effective date of the transaction is September 1, 2021 and closing is expected to occur in Q1 of 2022.
Transaction Highlights
~22,000 net acres in Eddy and Lea Counties, the majority of which is directly offset Colgate’s legacy Parkway operating area
-The acquired acreage has an average 8/8ths net revenue interest of over 80%
-Acreage is over 95% operated with a ~78% average working interest
-Current estimated average net daily production of ~750 Boepd
Colgate’s 11 offset drilled and completed wells have seen extremely robust performance metrics:
-Average 30/day IP of ~3,600 boe/d(1)
-Average 6-Mon CUM oil production of 250k bbls/10K’
-Average cash-on-cash well level payout in approximately 4 months
Adds over 200 high-quality locations that complement Colgate’s existing inventory
Complements Colgate’s existing portfolio by adding high NRI, high IRR inventory for near term development
Pro Forma Business Highlights
~108,000 net acres located primarily in Reeves, Ward and Eddy Counties
Estimated current net daily production of ~62,000 Boepd
Currently running 5 rigs
James Walter, Co-CEO of Colgate, commented “Building on the transformative transactions completed earlier this year in Texas, this New Mexico acquisition adds to Colgate’s position as one of the premier private operators in the Permian Basin. Our focus when making acquisitions continues to be adding highly economic inventory that will drive enhanced returns and free cash flow while maintaining low leverage. Colgate’s strong balance sheet and ample liquidity allows us to execute a cash transaction of this size while continuing to target 2022 leverage of less than 1.0x.”
Will Hickey, Co-CEO of Colgate, added “The acquisition of this high-quality asset base adds to our existing inventory in the Northern Delaware Basin where we have recently drilled some of the best wells in the Company’s history. Given the depth of our current inventory, we have a very high bar for acquisitions and this one was just too good to pass up. We are excited to allocate rig activity to these properties next year.”
Source: Company Press Release