Strata-X Energy Ltd. (TSXV: SXE) announced March 5 it signed an agreement with an undisclosed third party to acquire a producing horizontal well and 23,595 net acres of exploration leases adjacent to the its existing Vail Oil Project for $2.25 million.
Not including this acquisition, Strata-X has 100% net working interests in oil and gas exploration rights on 49,200 net acres covering the Vail Oil Project in the Illinois Basin. Upon completion, the Denver-based company will have 100% of 72,795 net acres in the Illinois Basin.
Strata-X will fund the acquisition with exisiting cash reserves. The acquisition is expected to close March 20.
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