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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Ameredev Acquisition
On June 12, 2024, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a subsidiary of Ameredev II Parent, LLC (“Ameredev”) from affiliates of EnCap Investments L.P., including certain oil and natural gas producing properties and undeveloped acreage located in Lea County, New Mexico and Loving and Winkler Counties, Texas (the “Ameredev Acquisition”). The Ameredev Acquisition also includes an approximate 19% stake in Piñon Midstream, LLC, which has midstream assets in southern Lea County, New Mexico. The consideration for the Ameredev Acquisition will consist of a cash payment of $1.905 billion, subject to customary closing adjustments. The consummation of the Ameredev Acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval, and is expected to close late in the third quarter of 2024 with an effective date of June 1, 2024.
Q1 2024 Acquisition
On February 15, 2024, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company acquired oil and natural gas producing properties and undeveloped acreage located in Lea County, New Mexico (the “Q1 2024 Acquisition”). The Q1 2024 Acquisition had an effective date of October 1, 2023 and consideration for the acquisition consisted of an amount in cash equal to approximately $155.1 million (which amount was subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments).
The Q1 2024 Acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting as a business combination in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC Topic 805”). Under ASC Topic 805, the purchase price is allocated to the underlying tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess purchase price allocated to goodwill.
The preliminary allocation of the total purchase price for the Q1 2024 Acquisition is set forth below (in thousands). The Company anticipates that the allocation of the purchase price should be finalized during 2024 upon determination of the final purchase price adjustments.
Consideration Allocation
Cash consideration given$155,054 
Allocation of purchase price
Current assets$3,358 
Oil and natural gas properties
Evaluated45,778
Unproved and unevaluated107,072
Asset retirement obligations(1,154)
Net assets acquired$155,054 
The fair value measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on inputs that are not observable in the market and therefore represent Level 3 inputs. The fair value of oil and gas properties and asset retirement obligations were measured using the discounted cash flow technique of valuation.
Significant inputs to the valuation of oil and gas properties include estimates of: (i) future production volumes, (ii) future commodity prices and (iii) recent market comparable transactions for unproved acreage. These inputs require significant judgments and estimates and are the most sensitive and subject to change.
The results of operations for the Q1 2024 Acquisition since the closing date have been included in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. The pro forma impact of this business combination to revenues and net income for 2024 would not be material to the Company’s 2024 revenues and net income as reported.
Advance Acquisition
On April 12, 2023, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company completed the acquisition of Advance Energy Partners Holdings, LLC (“Advance”) from affiliates of EnCap Investments L.P., including certain oil and natural gas producing properties, undeveloped acreage and midstream assets located primarily in Lea County, New Mexico and Ward County, Texas (the “Initial Advance Acquisition”). The Initial Advance Acquisition had an effective date of January 1, 2023 and an aggregate purchase price consisting of (i) an amount in cash equal to approximately $1.60 billion (which amount was subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments) (the “Cash Consideration”) and (ii) potential additional cash consideration of $7.5 million for each month of 2023 in which the average oil price (as defined in the securities purchase agreement) exceeded $85 per barrel (all such payments for the 12 months in 2023, the “Contingent Consideration”). The Cash Consideration was paid upon the closing of the Initial Advance Acquisition and was funded by a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under the Company’s reserves-based revolving credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”). In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company paid Contingent Consideration of $15.0 million, as the average oil price for the months of September and October 2023 exceeded $85 per barrel.
On December 1, 2023, the Company acquired additional interests from affiliates of EnCap Investments L.P., including overriding royalty interests and royalty interests in certain oil and natural gas properties located primarily in Lea County, New Mexico, most of which were included in the Initial Advance Acquisition (the “Advance Royalty Acquisition”). The Advance Royalty Acquisition had an effective date of October 1, 2023 and an aggregate purchase price of approximately $81.0 million (which amount is subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments), and was funded by cash on hand.
The Initial Advance Acquisition and Advance Royalty Acquisition (collectively, the “Advance Acquisition”) were accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting as a business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 805. Under ASC Topic 805, the purchase price is allocated to the underlying tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values as of the respective acquisition dates, with any excess purchase price allocated to goodwill. The Advance Acquisition was treated as an asset acquisition for tax purposes, as the Company acquired 100% of the membership interests of Advance in the Initial Advance Acquisition and acquired additional overriding royalty interests and royalty interests in the Advance Royalty Acquisition.
The final allocation of the total purchase price for the Advance Acquisition is set forth below (in thousands).
Consideration Allocation
Cash$1,676,132 
Working capital adjustments(4,060)
Fair value of Contingent Consideration at April 12, 202321,151
Total consideration given$1,693,223 
Allocation of purchase price
Current assets$79,287 
Oil and natural gas properties
Evaluated1,418,668
Unproved and unevaluated213,835
Midstream assets63,644
Current liabilities(73,885)
Asset retirement obligations(8,326)
Net assets acquired$1,693,223