XTO Acquires Bakken Shale

XTO Energy acquires Bakken Shale leases for $1.85 billion
Dallas Business Journal
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XTO Energy Inc., a Fort Worth domestic natural gas producer, said Wednesday that it will acquire producing properties and undeveloped acreage from Dallas-based Headington Oil Co. for $1.85 billion.
The deal, which includes $1.06 billion in cash and 11.7 million shares of XTO(NYSE: XTO) stock, is for 352,000 acres of Bakken Shale leasehold in Montana and North Dakota. Upon closing, the acquisition will add about 10,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day to the company's production base.