Matador Resources agrees to buy Paloma Permian for $1.275 billion in cash
On July 22, 2026, Matador Resources agreed to buy Paloma Permian, LLC from EnCap Investments portfolio companies for $1.275 billion in cash, subject to customary adjustments, with closing expected in early fourth quarter 2026. The company also agreed to buy undeveloped acreage from Ridge Runner Resources II, LLC, and said it will fund both deals with cash on hand and borrowings under its reserve-based lending facility, which it expects to repay over 12 to 18 months after closing.
Key points
- Paloma purchase price is $1,275,000,000 in cash, with $63,750,000 placed in escrow at signing.
- Paloma assets include 16,235 net undeveloped acres in Eddy and Lea Counties, New Mexico, and estimated third quarter 2026 production of about 11,100 barrels of oil equivalent per day (57% oil), per the press release.
- Closing is expected early in the fourth quarter of 2026, with an effective date of June 1, 2026.
- Matador said its Rae's Creek Woodford test well recorded initial rates above 2,200 barrels of oil equivalent per day (72% oil) in a 24-hour test on June 29, 2026, and that the Ridge Runner deal would bring its Woodford position to about 50,
The filing
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