The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter and will have an effective date of October 1, 2021
Comstock Resources, inc. announces the divestiture of Bakken shale assets. (Credit: Terry McGraw from Pixabay)
Comstock Resources, Inc. (“Comstock” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CRK) announced today that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. (“NOG”) to sell its assets in the Bakken shale for $154 million in cash, subject to adjustment and customary closing conditions. The properties being sold include non-operated interests in over 400 producing wells (65.9 net) with recent production of greater than 4,500 net barrels of oil equivalent per day (approximately 65% oil). The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter and will have an effective date of October 1, 2021. Comstock expects to recognize a pre-tax loss of $130-$140 million on the divestiture. EnergyNet is acting as exclusive advisor to Comstock on the sale.
Comstock plans to re-invest the proceeds from the property sale into its Haynesville shale development program, including the acceleration of completing 13 (9.4 net) drilled and uncompleted wells which were originally budgeted to be completed in 2022. Comstock may also use a portion of the proceeds to acquire additional leasehold and to fund additional drilling activity in 2022.
Source: Company Press Release