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EQT Acquires Marcellus Shale Acerage

EQT Corp Not Disclosed
AnnouncedMar 2, 2010
TypeProperty
LocationMarcellus Shale
Announced Date
March 02,2010
Transaction Type
Property
Enterprise Value (EV)($MM)
280




Snapshot
Asset/Basin:
{"Appalachian Basin","Marcellus Shale"}
TargetZones:
{"Marcellus Shale"}
Net Acres
Location
Region
Northeast

Country
United States

State
Pennsylvania

County
Cameron ,Clearfield ,Elk ,Jefferson

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Calculated Metrics( EV/Category)
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EQTCorp.  plans to acquire approximately 58,000 net acres in the Marcellus shale in Pennsylvania from a group of private operators and landowners for approximately $280 million in stock and cash.

EQT will pay 10% in cash and the remainder in stock.

The acreage is primarily in Cameron, Clearfield, Elk and Jefferson counties. The purchase includes a 200-mile gathering system and approximately 100 producing vertical wells. Pro forma, EQT will hold more than 500,000 net acres in the Marcellus fairway.

EQT chairman and chief executive Murry Gerber says, “We are pleased to add to our substantial…



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