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Enerplus Acquires Marcellus Shale Acerage

Enerplus Corp Not Disclosed
AnnouncedSep 23, 2010
TypeProperty
LocationMarcellus Shale
Announced Date
September 23,2010
Close Date
August 23,2010
Transaction Type
Property




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

Country
United States

State
West Virginia

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On August 23, 2010, Enerplus closed the acquisition of 58,500 net acres of undeveloped land in the Marcellus shale natural gas play in northwest West Virginia and Maryland. The acreage is predominantly located in Preston County in West Virginia and Garret County in Maryland creating a new, concentrated land position that Enerplus will operate with an average 90% working interest. Enerplus has now invested over $150 million in the Marcellus shale gas play in 2010 acquiring two key operated areas comprised of approximately 70,000 net acres in addition to the 127,000 net acres of non-operated…



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