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Acquisitions and Divestitures
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Divestitures Acquisitions and Divestitures
The initial accounting for acquisitions and divestitures may not be complete and adjustments to provisional amounts, or recognition of additional assets acquired or liabilities assumed, may occur as additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition dates.
Titus Acquisition
On June 27, 2022, Earthstone and EEH, as buyer, and Titus Oil & Gas Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Titus Oil & Gas Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Lenox Minerals, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Lenox Mineral Title Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, “Titus I”), as seller, entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the “Titus I Purchase Agreement”) which provided that EEH or its designated wholly-owned subsidiary would acquire (the “Titus I Acquisition”) interests in oil and gas leases and related property of Titus I located in the Northern Delaware Basin of New Mexico (the “Titus I Assets”). Also on June 27, 2022, Earthstone and EEH, as buyer, and Titus Oil & Gas Production II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Lenox Minerals II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Lenox Mineral Holdings II, Inc., a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, “Titus II” and together with Titus I, “Titus”), as seller, entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the “Titus II Purchase Agreement” and together with the Titus I Purchase Agreement, the “Titus Purchase Agreements”) which provided that EEH or its designated wholly-owned subsidiary would acquire (the “Titus II Acquisition” and together with the Titus I Acquisition, the “Titus Acquisition”) interests in oil and gas leases and related property of Titus II located in the Northern Delaware Basin of New Mexico (the “Titus II Assets” and together with the Titus I Assets, the “Titus Assets”).
On August 10, 2022, the transactions contemplated in the Titus Purchase Agreements were consummated whereby EEH acquired the Titus Assets for aggregate consideration of approximately $567.7 million in cash, net of customary purchase price adjustments, and 3,857,015 shares of Class A Common Stock.
The Titus Acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition. The fair value of the consideration paid by us and allocation of that amount to the underlying assets acquired, on a relative fair value basis, was recorded on our books as of the date of the closing of the Titus Acquisition. Additionally, costs directly related to the Titus Acquisition were capitalized as a component of the purchase price. The consideration transferred, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed by the Company were recorded as follows (in thousands, except share amounts and stock price):
Consideration:
Shares of Class A Common Stock issued3,857,015 
Class A Common Stock price as of August 10, 2022$13.89 
Class A Common Stock consideration53,574 
Cash consideration566,532 
Direct transaction costs (1)
1,144 
Total consideration transferred$621,250 
Fair value of assets acquired:
Oil and gas properties$625,017 
Amount attributable to assets acquired$625,017 
Fair value of liabilities assumed:
Current liabilities$2,853 
Noncurrent liabilities - ARO914 
Amount attributable to liabilities assumed$3,767 
(1)Represents $1.1 million of transaction costs associated with the Titus Acquisition which have been capitalized in accordance with ASC 805-50.
Bighorn Acquisition
On January 30, 2022, Earthstone, EEH, as buyer, and Bighorn Asset Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Bighorn”), as seller, entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the “Bighorn Agreement”). Pursuant to the Bighorn
Agreement, EEH acquired (the “Bighorn Acquisition”) interests in oil and gas leases and related property of Bighorn located in the Midland Basin, Texas (the “Bighorn Assets”).
On April 14, 2022, Earthstone, EEH and Bighorn consummated the transactions contemplated in the Bighorn Agreement whereby EEH acquired the Bighorn Assets for aggregate consideration of approximately $628.2 million in cash, net of customary purchase price adjustments, and 5,650,977 shares of Class A Common Stock.
The Bighorn Acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition. The fair value of the consideration paid by us and allocation of that amount to the underlying assets acquired, on a relative fair value basis, was recorded on our books as of the date of the closing of the Bighorn Acquisition. Additionally, costs directly related to the Bighorn Acquisition were capitalized as a component of the purchase price. The consideration transferred, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed by the Company were recorded as follows (in thousands, except share amounts and stock price):
Consideration:
Shares of Class A Common Stock issued5,650,977 
Class A Common Stock price as of April 14, 2022$13.76 
Class A Common Stock consideration$77,757 
Cash consideration625,842 
Direct transaction costs (1)
2,347 
Total consideration transferred$705,946 
Fair value of assets acquired:
Current assets$769 
Oil and gas properties746,116 
Amount attributable to assets acquired$746,885 
Fair value of liabilities assumed:
Suspense payable$25,710 
Other current liabilities2,035 
Noncurrent liabilities - ARO13,194 
Amount attributable to liabilities assumed$40,939 
(1)Represents $2.4 million of transaction costs associated with the Bighorn Acquisition which have been capitalized in accordance with ASC 805-50.
Chisholm Acquisition
As part of the execution of its growth strategy to further increase its scale, on December 15, 2021, Earthstone, EEH, as buyer, Chisholm Energy Operating, LLC (“OpCo”) and Chisholm Energy Agent, Inc. (“Agent” and collectively with OpCo, “Chisholm”), collectively as seller, entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Chisholm Agreement”), which provided that EEH would acquire (the “Chisholm Acquisition”) interests in oil and gas leases and related property of Chisholm located in Lea County and Eddy County, New Mexico (the “Chisholm Assets”).
On February 15, 2022, Earthstone, EEH and Chisholm consummated the transactions contemplated in the Chisholm Agreement whereby EEH acquired the Chisholm Assets for aggregate consideration consisting of: (i) approximately $314.0 million in cash, net of customary purchase price adjustments, paid at the closing of the Chisholm Acquisition, (ii) $70 million in cash paid on April 15, 2022 and (iii) 19,417,476 shares of Class A Common Stock. The fair value of each share of Class A Common Stock was determined using the closing sales price of $12.85 per share on February 15, 2022. A Significant Shareholder, as identified below, was the majority owner of Chisholm as of the closing of the Chisholm Acquisition. See Note 14. Related Party Transactions, for further discussion.
The Chisholm Acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting, with Earthstone identified as the acquirer. The consideration transferred, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed by Earthstone were recorded as follows (in thousands, except share amounts and stock price):
Consideration:
Shares of Class A Common Stock issued19,417,476 
Class A Common Stock price as of February 15, 2022$12.85 
Class A Common Stock consideration$249,515 
Cash consideration383,976 
Total consideration transferred$633,491 
Fair value of assets acquired:
Oil and gas properties$642,485 
Amount attributable to assets acquired$642,485 
Fair value of liabilities assumed:
Other current liabilities$3,023 
Asset retirement obligation - noncurrent5,971 
Amount attributable to liabilities assumed$8,994 
IRM Acquisition
As part of the execution of its growth strategy to further increase its scale, on January 7, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition (the “IRM Acquisition”) of all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests in Independence Resources Management, LLC (“IRM”) and certain wholly owned subsidiaries for consideration consisting of (i) net cash of approximately $140.5 million and (ii) 12,719,594 shares of Class A Common Stock. The fair value of each share of Class A Common Stock was determined using the closing price of $6.02 per share on January 7, 2021. The purchase agreement contained customary representations and warranties for transactions of this nature. The Company obtained representation and warranty insurance to provide coverage in the event of certain breaches of representations and warranties of the seller contained in the purchase agreement, which are subject to various exclusions, deductibles and other terms and conditions set forth therein.
The IRM Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting, with Earthstone identified as the acquirer. The consideration transferred, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed by Earthstone were recorded as follows (in thousands, except share amounts and stock price):
Consideration:
Shares of Class A Common Stock issued12,719,594 
Class A Common Stock price as of January 7, 2021$6.02 
Class A Common Stock consideration$76,572 
Cash consideration140,507 
Total consideration transferred$217,079 
Fair value of assets acquired:
Cash$4,763 
Other current assets11,524 
Oil and gas properties224,112 
Other non-current assets252 
Amount attributable to assets acquired$240,651 
Fair value of liabilities assumed:
Derivative liability$10,177 
Other current liabilities5,196 
Asset retirement obligation - noncurrent8,199 
Amount attributable to liabilities assumed$23,572 
Tracker/Sequel Acquisitions
On March 31, 2021, Earthstone, EEH, Tracker Resource Development III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tracker Opco”), and TRD III Royalty Holdings (TX), LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“RoyaltyCo” and collectively with Tracker Opco, “Tracker”), entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the “Tracker Agreement”), which provided that EEH would acquire (the “Tracker Acquisition”) interests in oil and gas leases and related property of Tracker located in Irion County, Texas (the “Tracker Assets”). Also on March 31, 2021, Earthstone, EEH, SEG-TRD LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SEG-I”), and SEG-TRD II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SEG-II” and collectively with SEG-I, “Sequel”) entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the “Sequel Agreement” and collectively with the Tracker Agreement, the “Tracker/Sequel Purchase Agreements”), which provided that EEH would acquire (the “Sequel Acquisition” and collectively with the Tracker Acquisition, the “Tracker/Sequel Acquisitions”) certain well-bore interests and related equipment (the “Sequel Assets”).
On July 20, 2021, Earthstone, EEH and Tracker consummated the transactions contemplated in the Tracker Agreement. At the closing of the Tracker Agreement, among other things, EEH acquired the Tracker Assets for aggregate consideration consisting of: (i) $18.8 million in cash, net of customary purchase price adjustments, and (ii) 4.7 million shares of Class A Common Stock. Also, on July 20, 2021, Earthstone, EEH and Sequel consummated the transactions contemplated in the Sequel Agreement. At the closing of the Sequel Agreement, among other things, EEH acquired the Sequel Assets for aggregate consideration consisting of: (i) $41.4 million in cash, net of customary purchase price adjustments, and (ii) 1.5 million shares of Class A Common Stock. The Significant Shareholder, as described in the Note referenced below, owned approximately 49% of Tracker as of the closing of the Tracker Acquisition. See Note 14. Related Party Transactions, for further discussion.
In accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations (referred to as “ASC 805”), the Tracker/Sequel Acquisitions have been accounted for as asset acquisitions. The consideration transferred, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed by Earthstone were recorded as follows (in thousands, except share amounts and stock price):
Total
Consideration:
Shares of Earthstone Class A Common Stock issued6,200,000 
Earthstone Class A Common Stock price as of July 20, 2021$9.97 
Class A Common Stock consideration$61,814 
Cash consideration (1)
60,159 
Direct transaction costs (2)
1,715 
Total consideration transferred$123,688 
Fair value of assets acquired:
Oil and gas properties$124,288 
Amount attributable to assets acquired$124,288 
Fair value of liabilities assumed:
Noncurrent liabilities - ARO$600 
Amount attributable to liabilities assumed$600 
(1)Includes customary purchase price adjustments.
(2)Represents $1.7 million of transaction costs associated with the Tracker Acquisition and the Sequel Acquisition that have been capitalized in accordance with ASC 805-50.
The following unaudited supplemental pro forma condensed results of operations present consolidated information as though the Chisholm Acquisition and IRM Acquisition had been completed as of January 1, 2021. The unaudited supplemental pro forma financial information was derived from the historical consolidated and combined statements of operations for Chisholm, IRM and Earthstone and adjusted to include depletion expense applied to the adjusted basis of the properties acquired. These unaudited supplemental pro forma results of operations are provided for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of the actual results that would have been achieved by the Company for the periods presented or that may be achieved by the Company in the future. Future results may vary significantly from the results reflected in this unaudited pro forma financial information (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 Years Ended December 31,
 20222021
Revenue$1,731,159 $637,803 
Income (loss) before taxes$795,447 $(63,479)
Net income (loss)$671,031 $(65,339)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest$204,349 $(27,644)
Net income (loss) attributable to Earthstone Energy, Inc.$466,682 $(37,695)
Pro forma net income (loss) per common share attributable to Earthstone Energy, Inc.:
Basic$5.14 $(0.56)
Diluted$4.85 $(0.54)
The Company has included in its Consolidated Statements of Operations, revenues of $300.0 million and operating expenses of $131.5 million for the period from February 15, 2022 to December 31, 2022 related to the Chisholm Acquisition. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded $10.7 million of legal and professional fees related to the Chisholm Acquisition which are included in Transaction costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The fair value measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on inputs that are not observable in the market and therefore represent Level 3 inputs. The fair value of oil and gas properties and asset retirement obligations were measured using the discounted cash flow technique of valuation.
Significant inputs to the valuation of oil and gas properties include estimates of: (i) reserves, (ii) future operating and development costs, (iii) future commodity prices, (iv) future plugging and abandonment costs, (v) estimated future cash flows,
and (vi) a market-based weighted average cost of capital rate. These inputs require significant judgments and estimates and are the most sensitive and subject to change.
Eagle Ford Acquisitions
In May and June 2021, the Company completed acquisitions of working interests in certain assets it operates located in southern Gonzales County, Texas (collectively, the “Eagle Ford Acquisitions”) from four separate sellers. The aggregate purchase price of the Eagle Ford Acquisitions was approximately $45.2 million. One of the four separate sellers was a related party. See Note 14. Related Party Transactions for further discussion. The Eagle Ford Acquisitions have been accounted for as asset acquisitions in accordance with ASC 805. The preliminary allocation of each purchase was based upon management’s estimates of and assumptions related to the relative fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
Foreland-BCC Acquisition
On November 2, 2021, Earthstone, EEH and Foreland Investments LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Foreland”), consummated the transactions contemplated in the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of September 30, 2021 by and among Earthstone, EEH and Foreland (the “Foreland Purchase Agreement”). At the closing of the Foreland Purchase Agreement, EEH acquired (the “Foreland Acquisition”) interests in oil and gas leases and related property of Foreland located in Irion County and Crockett County, Texas, for a purchase price consisting of: (i) $13.4 million in cash, net of customary purchase price adjustments, and (ii) 2,611,111 shares of Class A Common Stock.
Also, on November 2, 2021, Earthstone, EEH and BCC-Foreland LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“BCC”), consummated the transactions contemplated in the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of September 30, 2021 by and among Earthstone, EEH and BCC (the “BCC Purchase Agreement”). At the closing of the BCC Purchase Agreement, EEH acquired (the “BCC Acquisition” and with the Foreland Acquisition, the “Foreland-BCC Acquisition”) certain well-bore interests and related equipment held by BCC that were part of a joint development agreement between Foreland, Foreland Operating, LLC, and BCC involving portions of the acreage covered by the Foreland Purchase Agreement for a purchase price of $20.5 million in cash, net of customary purchase price adjustments.
Divestitures
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company sold certain non-core properties for approximately $49.5 million in cash, resulting in net gains of approximately $13.9 million recorded in Gain on sale of oil and gas properties, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
There were no material divestitures during the years ended December 31, 2021 or 2020.