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Williams Co. Completes Bakken Oil Acreage Purchase

Williams Companies, Inc. Not Disclosed
AnnouncedNov 15, 2010
TypeCorporate
LocationBakken Shale & Three Forks
Announced Date
November 15,2010
Effective Date
October 01,2010
Close Date
December 20,2010
Transaction Type
Corporate
Enterprise Value (EV)($MM)
925




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

Country
United States

State
North Dakota

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Production
Production


Calculated Metrics( EV/Category)
$/ Flowing

$/ Acre

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Williams announced that it has completed a major purchase in North Dakota's Bakken oil play from private owners for $925 million cash.

In the transaction, Williams purchased 100 percent of the interests in Dakota-3 E&P Company LLC. Dakota-3 has approximately 85,800 net acres on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in the Williston Basin and 3,300 barrels per day of net oil production from 24 existing wells.

Williams' purchase has an effective date of Oct. 1, subject to standard closing adjustments. Williams is the new owner of Dakota-3, which will continue its existing contractual arrangement…



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