Infinity Natural Resources Acquires Working Interest in its South Bend Field in Pennsylvania for ~$36 Million
All-stock transaction adds additional scale to core dry gas field in Armstrong and Indiana Counties in Pennsylvania
Infinity Natural Resources, Inc. ("Infinity" or the "Company") (NYSE:INR) today announced it has acquired Chase Oil Corporation's ("Chase") working interest in Infinity's South Bend field in Pennsylvania in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $36 million (the "Transaction"). The Transaction has an effective date of January 1, 2026, represents the Company's first use of stock currency to execute its post-IPO growth strategy, and follows Infinity's pending transformational $1.2 billion Antero Ohio transaction announced in December.
Transaction Highlights
- Production Uplift: 18 producing wells generating approximately 14 MMcf/d of net natural gas production for the month of December 2025
- Near-Term Development Opportunities: three additional wells in progress expected to be turned into sales in the first half of 2026
- Future Development Inventory: underlies 40 additional gross Marcellus locations and 38 gross Utica locations
- Strategic Acreage: 1,613 net Marcellus acres and 1,613 net Utica acres, consolidating Chase's working interest across our core dry gas development area in Pennsylvania
Management Commentary
"This strategic bolt-on acquisition allows us to use our equity currency for the first time to consolidate our core dry gas Pennsylvania position and execute our post-IPO strategy of strategic consolidation within the Appalachian Basin," said Zack Arnold, President and CEO of Infinity. "The Transaction adds high NRI leases providing immediate production and EBITDA in 2026 while being accretive in 2026 and 2027. We remain focused on accretive growth through targeted acquisitions that complement our existing operations."
About Infinity Natural Resources
Infinity (NYSE:INR) is a growth-oriented, free cash flow generating, independent energy company focused on the acquisition, development, and production of hydrocarbons in the Appalachian Basin. Our operations are focused on the Utica Shale in eastern Ohio as well as our stacked dry gas assets in both the Marcellus and Utica Shales in southwestern Pennsylvania.
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