Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ Comstock Resources oil company is offering to sell properties in North Dakota’s Bakken oil field, a marketing document seen by Reuters shows, as rising energy prices lift buying and selling in the sector.
Editor’s note: For information on Comstock’s package of Bakken assets being offered through EnergyNet Indigo visit our A&D Transactions database.
Crude oil prices are up about 38% year-to-date as economies bounce back and fuel demand recovers from travel restrictions to curb the pandemic. U.S. shale oil companies also are seeking larger scale to drive returns and operational efficiency.
A representative for Comstock did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The properties on offer include a nonoperated working interest in 436 wellbores. The holdings are valued at about $200 million based on futures pricing, according to the document.
The 427 actively producing wells in the portfolio most recently had a six-month average net production of 6,400 boe/d, the teaser said.
The value of second-quarter deals this year hit $33 billion for more than 40 deals—the highest quarterly value since the second quarter of 2019, consultancy Enverus found.
Comstock’s decision to offload its Bakken assets comes as deal activity is rising in the Haynesville shale in Louisiana, where it produces most of its energy. Louisiana rivals Southwestern Energy recently bought Indigo Natural Resources and Chesapeake Energy’s acquired Vine Energy.
“High oil prices and a resurgence in Bakken M&A activity may have led to the company’s decision to market its non-operated interests to help fund participation in Haynesville consolidation,” said Andrew Dittmar, a senior M&A analyst with data provider Enverus.
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