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Organization and Operations of the Company
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Operations of the Company Organization and Operations of the Company
Chord Energy Corporation (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Chord”) is an independent exploration and production (“E&P”) company with quality and sustainable long-lived assets in the Williston Basin. The Company, formerly known as Oasis Petroleum Inc. (“Oasis”), was established upon completion of the merger of equals with Whiting Petroleum Corporation (“Whiting”). Whiting was an independent oil and gas company engaged in the development, production and acquisition of crude oil, natural gas liquids (“NGL”) and natural gas primarily in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States.
On March 7, 2022, Oasis and Whiting entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), which provided for, among other things, the combination of Oasis and Whiting in a merger of equals transaction (the “Merger”). The Merger was completed on July 1, 2022 and accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). Accordingly, unless otherwise specifically noted herein, the periods prior to July 1, 2022 report the financial results of legacy Oasis, while the periods as of and subsequent to July 1, 2022 report the financial results of Chord, which include the operating results of Whiting and the associated impacts from the Merger.
In connection with the Merger, the Board of Directors of Oasis unanimously (i) determined the issuance of the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Oasis (the “Oasis Stock Issuance”), and the amendment of Oasis’ restated certificate of incorporation to (a) increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 60,000,000 shares of common stock to 120,000,000 shares of common stock and (b) change the name of the Company from Oasis Petroleum Inc. to Chord Energy Corporation (the “Oasis Charter Amendment”) are fair to, and in the best interests of, Oasis and the holders of its common stock, (ii) approved and declared advisable the Oasis Stock Issuance and the Oasis Charter Amendment and (iii) recommended that the holders of common stock approve the Oasis Stock Issuance and the Oasis Charter Amendment. On June 28, 2022, all proposals relating to the Merger, including the Oasis Stock Issuance and Oasis Charter Amendment proposals, were approved by the stockholders of Oasis and Whiting.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each holder of Whiting common stock received 0.5774 shares of Chord common stock (the “Share Consideration”) and $6.25 per share in cash (the “Cash Consideration” and together with the Share Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”) in exchange for each share of Whiting common stock. See Note 11—Acquisitions for additional information.