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Acquisitions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions
Acquisitions

On February 1, 2017, the Company acquired approximately 14,000 net Marcellus acres located in Marion, Monongalia and Wetzel Counties of West Virginia from a third-party for $130 million.

On February 27, 2017, the Company acquired approximately 85,000 net Marcellus acres, including drilling rights on approximately 44,000 net Utica acres and current natural gas production of approximately 110 MMcfe per day, from Stone Energy Corporation for $522.5 million. The acquired acres are primarily located in Wetzel, Marshall, Tyler and Marion Counties of West Virginia. The acquired assets also include 174 operated Marcellus wells and 20 miles of gathering pipeline.

In connection with the acquisitions which occurred in the first quarter 2017, the Company paid net cash of $652.5 million. The purchase prices remain subject to customary post-closing adjustments as of March 31, 2017. The preliminary fair value assigned to the acquired property, plant and equipment as of the opening balance sheet dates totaled $664.4 million. In connection with the 2017 acquisitions, the Company assumed approximately $7.2 million of net current liabilities and $4.7 million of non-current liabilities. The amounts presented herein represent the Company's estimates based on preliminary valuations of acquired assets and liabilities and are subject to change based on the Company's finalization of asset and liability valuations.

As a result of post-closing adjustments on its 2016 acquisitions, the Company paid $17.0 million and recorded an additional $3.5 million of non-cash capital expenditures during the first quarter of 2017. The purchase prices for the Company’s 2016 acquisitions, as well as the fair values assigned to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, remain preliminary as of March 31, 2017.