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Enerplus Acquires Marcellus Shale Acerage For $406 Million

Enerplus Corp Chief Oil & Gas Llc
AnnouncedAug 20, 2009
TypeProperty
LocationMarcellus Shale
Announced Date
August 20,2009
Effective Date
May 01,2009
Close Date
September 01,2009
Transaction Type
Property
Enterprise Value (EV)($MM)
406




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

Country
United States

State
Pennsylvania

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Enerplus Resources Fund announced that it has entered into agreements with three private natural gas producers, Chief Oil & Gas LLC, Chief Exploration & Development LLC and a limited partnership managed by Tug Hill, Inc. (collectively "Chief"), to acquire 30% of their interests in the Marcellus shale natural gas resource play in the northeastern United States. Chief currently owns an average 72% working interest in approximately 540,000 gross acres, the majority of which is located in Pennsylvania within the heart of the Marcellus shale gas play. Upon completion of the acquisition, Enerplus…



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