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Company Exits Bakken; Sells 9,000 Acres For $59 Million

Not Disclosed Forestar Group Inc.
AnnouncedApr 11, 2016
TypeProperty
LocationBakken Shale & Three Forks
Announced Date
April 11,2016
Effective Date
January 01,2016
Transaction Type
Property
Enterprise Value (EV)($MM)
60




Snapshot
Asset/Basin:
{"Williston Basin"}
TargetZones:
{Bakken,"Three Forks
Net Acres
Location
Region
Williston Basin

Country
United States

State
North Dakota

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Calculated Metrics( EV/Category)
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Forestar Group Inc. announced that it has entered into two separate agreements with the same buyer to sell the Company’s oil and gas assets in the Bakken/Three Forks formation in North Dakota for nearly $60 million.

In first quarter 2016, Forestar sold 9 producing wells and over 900 net acres in North Dakota for $9.5 million. The second transaction, expected to close in second quarter 2016 and subject to customary closing conditions, includes over 130 producing wells and nearly 8,100 net acres of leasehold interests for $50 million.

Upon closing the transaction announced today, the Company…



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