Prairie Operating Gets Output, Acreage Boost from Nickel Road M&A

Prairie Operating closed an acquisition of acreage and production in Weld County, Colorado, where the D-J Basin player is drilling its first Niobrara horizontals.

October 2, 2024

PEDEVCO Teams Up with Denver E&P To Develop D-J Basin Acreage

PEDEVCO is teaming up with a private equity-backed Colorado operator to jointly develop the SW Pony Prospect in Weld County, Colorado.

October 1, 2024

Dorchester Minerals Closes M&A in Midland, Delaware, D-J

Limited partnership Dorchester Minerals closed two transactions in the Permian Basin and in Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg (D-J) Basin.

October 1, 2024

Dorchester Inks Deals for Midland, Delaware and D-J Basin Interests

Dorchester Minerals agreed to buy Permian Basin interests in the Midland and Delaware basins for roughly $215 million, based on its Sept. 16 unit price.

September 16, 2024

Non-op Rising: NOG’s O’Grady, Dirlam See Momentum in Co-purchase M&A

Non-operated specialist Northern Oil & Gas is going after larger acquisitions by teaming up with adept operating partners like SM Energy and Vital Energy. It’s helping bridge a capital gap in the upstream sector, say NOG executives Nick O’Grady and Adam Dirlam.

September 5, 2024

Rising Phoenix Royalties Adds Permian Basin Mineral Interests

The acquisition of Permian Basin interests in Dawson County, Texas, follows a July deal by Rising Phoenix Royalties for a non-operated working interests in the Denver-Julesburg (D-J) Basin.

August 29, 2024

Building a Better Non-op? Control the Purse Strings, Executives Say

As they trail E&Ps in the public markets, some non-operated oil and gas companies are taking firmer control of drilling decisions as executives look to reinvent their business model.

August 27, 2024

Dusting Off the D-J: Bison Acquires 210,000 Net Acres in 20 Months

Since finding backing from Quantum Energy Partners, Bison Oil & Gas IV has built an 83% HBP position in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, including more than 400 net locations and an average 20,000 boe/d, says CEO Austin Akers.

August 23, 2024

Mike Wirth: The ‘Remarkable’ Rise Of Chevron’s Permian Portfolio

Chevron aims to grow Permian volumes past 1 MMboe/d in 2025—less than a decade after it averaged less than 100,000 boe/d from legacy holdings in West Texas and New Mexico, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said.

August 20, 2024

Civitas: 4-mile Colorado Laterals A ‘Competitive Edge’ in D-J Basin

Civitas Resources poured billions of dollars into Permian M&A, but the company still sees room to run in its foundational portfolio in Colorado.

August 19, 2024