Anschutz Exploration Corp. retained SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. as its exclusive financial adviser for the sale of a Denver-Julesburg (D-J) Basin Royalty and Non-Op package through an offering with bids due in late September. The offering is comprised of Royalty Interests and associated Non-Operated oil and gas producing properties located in Weld County, Colo.
Highlights:
- HighPoint Resources and Bonanza Creek Energy are active operators on the acreage
- 4,500 Net barrels of oil equivalent/day as of September 1, 2019
- 211 gross non-operated producing wells, Over 90% of acreage is HBP
- 26 wells in drilling and completion operations stages
- 250-plus additional future development locations across position
- Last 12-month Operating Cash Flow $60.3 MM (June 2018 – May 2019, excluding capex)
- Rural setting in pro-industry Weld County minimizes regulatory risk
Summary of Packages Offered:
- Royalty Interest Packages:
- Anschutz Family Investment Co. (AFIC) royalty package
- AFIC – 1,598 net acres
- AFIC royalty interest ranges from less than 1% up to 14.5% per 1,280 acre drill spacing unit (DSU), where ownership is present
- 2018 net cash flow of $13.8 million
- Last 12-month net cash flow of $14.0 million (June 2018 through May 2019)
- Anschutz “ORRI Portfolio”
- Overriding Royalty Interest (ORRI) Portfolio - 360 net acres
- ORRI Portfolio interest ranges from less than 1% to 3.7% per 1,280 DSU, where ownership is present
- 2018 net cash flow of $2.5 million
- Last 12-month net cash flow of $3.1 million (June 2018 through May 2019)
- Anschutz Family Investment Co. (AFIC) royalty package
- Non-Op Working Interest Package:
- 39,481 Gross (7,236 net acres) in Weld County
- Current net production: 3,500 boe/d, 65% oil
- January 2020 forecasted net production: 3,700 boe/d (Aries 3-stream net results as of Jan. 1, 2020)
- Over 200% production increase from January 2018
- Last 12-month net cash flow of $43.2 million (June 2018 through May 2019, excluding capex)
- 39,481 Gross (7,236 net acres) in Weld County
The transaction is structured as a sale of assets with an effective date of Sept. 1.
This information is provided by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. Contact Samantha Holroyd, Managing Director, at 713-426-9001 or Samantha.Holroyd@suntrust.com.
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