DALLAS, July 28, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP (NASDAQ:MCEP) (“Mid-Con Energy” or the “Partnership”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mid-Con Energy Properties, LLC, announces that it has closed its previously announced divestiture of oil and natural gas assets within the Hugoton area to PO&G Panhandle, LP, an affiliate of P.O.&G. Resources, LP, at a contract price of $18.0 million, subject to customary post-closing purchase price adjustments. Net divestiture proceeds will be used to reduce borrowings outstanding under the Partnership’s revolving credit facility.
For reference, the divested assets in the Hugoton area as of December 31, 2015 were comprised of 70 producing wells, 45 injection wells, 5 water supply wells, and 86 inactive wells. Average net production during December 2015 was 682 Boe/d and total proved reserves at year end 2015 were 3.2 million barrels of oil equivalent.
ABOUT MID-CON ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
Mid-Con Energy is a publicly held Delaware limited partnership formed in July 2011 to own, operate, acquire, exploit and develop producing oil and natural gas properties in North America, with a focus on Enhanced Oil Recovery (“EOR”). Mid-Con Energy’s core areas of operation are located in Southern Oklahoma, Northeastern Oklahoma, the Gulf Coast, and the Permian. For more information, please visit Mid-Con Energy's website at www.midconenergypartners.com.
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