Chord Juggles Closing $4B Enerplus Deal, Plans to Drill 4-mile Laterals
Chord Energy expects to close its Enerplus acquisition by the end of May but, for now, is focused on three-mile and, eventually, four-mile laterals in the Williston Basin.
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Darren Barbee, senior editor at Hart Energy, is the point person for A&D transactions and a writer for Oil and Gas Investor magazine and website. Barbee has won several national and state awards for reporting in his 17 years as a journalist, including his work as a reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram before joining Hart. He holds a master's degree in Information Systems from the University of Texas Arlington.
Chord Energy expects to close its Enerplus acquisition by the end of May but, for now, is focused on three-mile and, eventually, four-mile laterals in the Williston Basin.
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