Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

2024 Acquisition

On February 21, 2024, the Company entered into the Arrangement Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company has agreed to acquire Enerplus in a stock-and-cash transaction (such transaction, the “Arrangement”), subject to satisfaction of certain closing conditions.

Under the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, among other things, Enerplus shareholders will receive 0.10125 shares of Chord common stock and $1.84 in cash in exchange for each common share of Enerplus they own at the closing of the Arrangement. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024. The Arrangement will be accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations.

2023 Acquisition

On May 22, 2023, the Company announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire approximately 62,000 net acres in the Williston Basin from XTO Energy Inc. and affiliates, each a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation (collectively “XTO”), for total cash consideration of $375.0 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments (the “2023 Williston Basin Acquisition”). The effective date of the 2023 Williston Basin Acquisition was April 1, 2023.

On June 30, 2023, the Company completed the 2023 Williston Basin Acquisition for total cash consideration of $361.6 million, including a deposit of $37.5 million paid to XTO upon execution of the purchase and sale agreement and $324.1 million paid to XTO at closing (including customary purchase price adjustments). The Company funded the 2023 Williston Basin Acquisition with cash on hand. The 2023 Williston Basin Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination and was recorded under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805. The post-acquisition operating results and pro forma revenue and earnings for the 2023 Williston Basin Acquisition were not material to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and have therefore not been presented.

Purchase price allocation. The Company recorded the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the 2023 Williston Basin Acquisition at their estimated fair value on June 30, 2023 of $361.6 million. The allocation of the fair value to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed resulted in no goodwill or bargain purchase gain being recognized. Determining the fair value of the assets and liabilities of the 2023 Williston Basin Acquisition required judgement and certain assumptions to be made. See Note 5—Fair Value Measurements for additional information.

The table below presents the total consideration transferred and its allocation to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date on June 30, 2023. As provided under ASC 805, the purchase price allocation may be subject to change for up to one year after June 30, 2023, which may result in a different allocation than what is presented in the table below. As of December 31, 2023, the purchase price was finalized with an immaterial adjustment to the preliminary purchase price allocation.

	Purchase Price Consideration
	(In thousands)
Cash consideration transferred	$	361,609

	Purchase Price Allocation
	(In thousands)
Assets acquired:
Oil and gas properties	$	367,672
Inventory	1,844
Total assets acquired	$	369,516
Liabilities assumed:
Asset retirement obligations	$	6,771
Revenue and production taxes payable	1,136
Total liabilities assumed	$	7,907
Net assets acquired	$	361,609