2.	Acquisitions and Divestitures

Devon Acquisitions

On January 7, 2016, Devon acquired approximately 80,000 net acres and assets in the STACK play for approximately $1.5 billion. Devon funded the acquisition with $849 million of cash and $659 million of common equity shares. The allocation of the purchase price at September 30, 2016 was approximately $1.3 billion to unproved properties and approximately $200 million to proved properties.

EnLink Acquisitions

On January 7, 2016, EnLink acquired Anadarko Basin gathering and processing midstream assets, along with dedicated acreage service rights and service contracts, for approximately $1.5 billion, subject to certain adjustments. EnLink funded the acquisition with approximately $215 million of General Partner common units and approximately $800 million of cash, primarily funded with the issuance of EnLink preferred units. The remaining $500 million of the purchase price is to be paid within one year with the option to defer $250 million of the final payment 24 months from the close date. The first $250 million of undiscounted future installment payment is reported in other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets with the remaining $250 million payment reported in other long-term liabilities. The accretion of the discount is reported within net financing costs in the accompanying consolidated comprehensive statement of earnings. A preliminary allocation of the purchase price at September 30, 2016 was $1.0 billion to intangible assets and approximately $400 million to property and equipment.

On August 1, 2016, EnLink formed a joint venture to operate and expand its midstream assets in the Delaware Basin. The joint venture is initially owned 50.1% by EnLink and 49.9% by the joint venture partner. As of September 30, 2016, EnLink contributed approximately $244 million of existing non-monetary assets to the joint venture and had committed an additional $262 million in capital to fund potential future development projects and potential acquisitions. The joint venture partner committed an aggregate of approximately $400 million of capital, including cash contributions of approximately $138 million, and granted EnLink call rights beginning in 2021 to acquire increasing portions of the joint venture partner’s interest.

Devon Asset Divestitures

In the first nine months of 2016, Devon divested certain non-core upstream assets in the U.S., and subsequent to quarter-end, completed the divestiture of its 50% interest in the Access Pipeline in Canada.

Upstream Asset Sales

In the second quarter of 2016, Devon divested its non-core Mississippian assets for approximately $200 million. Estimated proved reserves associated with these assets were approximately 11 MMBoe, or less than 1% of total U.S. proved reserves.

During the third quarter of 2016, in several separate transactions with different purchasers, Devon divested non-core upstream assets located in east Texas, the Anadarko Basin and the Midland Basin for approximately $1.7 billion. Estimated proved reserves associated with these assets were approximately 146 MMBoe, or approximately 9% of total U.S. proved reserves.

Proceeds from the transactions have been utilized primarily for debt repayment and to support future capital investment in Devon’s core resource plays.

Under full cost accounting rules, sales or other dispositions of oil and gas properties are generally accounted for as adjustments to capitalized costs, with no recognition of gain or loss. However, if not recognizing a gain or loss on the disposition would otherwise significantly alter the relationship between a cost center’s capitalized costs and proved reserves, then a gain or loss must be recognized. Absent gain recognition, the divestiture transactions that closed in the third quarter of 2016 would have significantly altered the costs and reserves relationship. Therefore, Devon recognized a $1.4 billion gain in the third quarter of 2016 associated with these divestitures. A summary of the gain computation follows.

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
	(Millions)
Proceeds received, net of purchase price adjustments and selling costs	$	1,653
Asset retirement obligation assumed by purchasers		250
Total consideration received		1,903

Allocated oil and gas property basis sold		355
Allocated goodwill		197
Total assets sold		552

Gains on asset sales	$	1,351

Access Pipeline Divestiture

As of September 30, 2016, the Access Pipeline assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

In October 2016, Devon divested Access Pipeline for $1.1 billion ($1.4 billion Canadian dollars) and recognized a gain of approximately $540 million on the transaction. In conjunction with the divestiture, Devon entered into a transportation agreement whereby Devon’s Canadian thermal-oil acreage is dedicated to Access Pipeline for an initial term of 25 years. Devon will be charged a market-based toll on its thermal-oil production over this term. In addition, Devon will receive an incremental payment of approximately $120 million upon the sanctioning and development of a new thermal-oil project on Devon’s Pike lease in Alberta.