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ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES  
ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES

NOTE 3ACQUISITIONS AND JOINT VENTURES

Acquisitions

On March 25, 2019, the Partnership acquired all of the equity interests in subsidiaries of PEP I Holdings, LLC, PEP II Holdings, LLC and PEP III Holdings, LLC that own oil and natural gas mineral and royalty interests (the “Phillips Acquisition”). The aggregate consideration for the Phillips Acquisition consisted of 9,400,000 common units of the Operating Company (“OpCo common units”) and an equal number of Class B units representing limited partner interests of the Partnership (“Class B units”). The Class B units and OpCo common units are exchangeable together into an equal number of common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (“common units”). The assets acquired in the Phillips Acquisition consisted of approximately 866,528 gross acres and 12,210 net royalty acres.

On April 17, 2020, the Partnership and the Operating Company completed the acquisition of all of the equity interests in Springbok Energy Partners, LLC and Springbok Energy Partners II, LLC (the “Springbok Acquisition”). The aggregate consideration for the Springbok Acquisition consisted of (i) approximately $95.0 million in cash, which was funded by borrowings under the Partnership’s secured revolving credit facility, (ii) the issuance of 2,224,358 common units and (iii) the issuance of 2,497,134 OpCo common units and an equal number of Class B units. At the time of the Springbok Acquisition, the acreage acquired had over 90 operators on 2,160 net royalty acres across core areas of the Delaware Basin, DJ Basin, Haynesville, STACK, Eagle Ford and other leading basins.

Joint Ventures

The Partnership has partial ownership in a joint venture (the “Joint Venture”) with Springbok SKR Capital Company, LLC and Rivercrest Capital Partners, LP, a related party. The Partnership’s ownership in the Joint Venture is 49.3% and its total capital commitment will not exceed $15.0 million. The Joint Venture is managed by Springbok Operating Company, LLC. While certain members of Springbok Operating Company, LLC are affiliated with the entities acquired as part of the Springbok Acquisition, none of the assets held by the Joint Venture were included in the Springbok Acquisition. The purpose of the Joint Venture is to make direct or indirect investments in royalty, mineral and overriding royalty interests and similar non-cost bearing interests in oil and gas properties, excluding leasehold or working interests. The Partnership currently utilizes the equity method of accounting for its investment in the Joint Venture. As of June 30, 2020, the Partnership had paid approximately $4.2 million under its capital commitment. In July 2020, the Partnership paid a capital contribution of $0.5 million, bringing the total amount paid under its capital commitment to approximately $4.7 million.