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Kodiak Increases its Bakken/Three Forks Position with a $590M Acquisition

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. Not Disclosed
AnnouncedNov 14, 2011
TypeProperty
LocationBakken Shale & Three Forks
Announced Date
November 14,2011
Effective Date
September 01,2011
Close Date
January 10,2012
Transaction Type
Property
Enterprise Value (EV)($MM)
590




Snapshot
Asset/Basin:
{"Williston Basin"}
TargetZones:
{"Bakken formation",
Net Acres
% Oil:

PV-10 ($MM)
Location
Region
Williston Basin

Country
United States

State
North Dakota

County
Williams ,McKenzie

Play


Production
Production


Calculated Metrics( EV/Category)
$/ Flowing

$/ Acre

$/Location

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Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp has signed an agreement with North Plains Energy LLC and Mercuria Bakken LLC to acquire additional producing properties and undeveloped leaseholds in the Bakken Shale play of Williston basin. The purchase price is $590 million including $540 million in cash and $50 million in common shares of Kodiak. Since May 2011, Kodiak has acquired a property every quarter in Bakken and probably competes with Linn energy for acreage in this shale play.

Asset highlights:

Two blocks of contiguous acreage totaling approximately 50,000 net leasehold acres in Williams and McKenzie…



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