Jonah Energy expands asset portfolio with $1-billion acquisition in Anadarko Basin

Jonah Energy LLC, Denver, Colo., has closed a deal with Scout Energy Partners, Dallas, to acquire more than $1 billion in producing oil and gas assets in the Western Anadarko Basin, the company said May 5.

The Hugoton field and Panhandle oil and gas assets will be integrated into existing partnerships with Eiger Operating Co. and Burk Royalty Co.

The acquisition includes about 10,500 operated wells, producing over 250 MMcfed of natural gas, natural gas liquids, and helium across some 3 million net acres. The deal also includes midstream assets, including over 7,200 miles of gathering pipelines, about 400,000 hp of compression capacity, and the Jayhawk and Santana gas processing plants.

EJ Hughton Partnership

The EJ Hugoton Partnership, formed in December 2025 following the acquisition of Merit Energy Co.’s Hugoton field assets, will incorporate the Kansas and northern Oklahoma Panhandle portion of the Scout acquisition. Following this acquisition, the partnership is positioned as the largest oil and gas producer in Kansas.

The jointly managed assets will be operated by Eiger, with the pro forma assets consisting of current production of 225 MMcfed (net) of natural gas, natural gas liquids, oil, and helium from over 9,000 wells across about 3.6 million net acres, supported by 13,700 miles of gathering infrastructure.

JBHP Partnership

The JBHP Partnership, formed in July 2025 following the acquisition of High Plains Natural Resources LLC in the Northwestern Shelf of the Permian basin, will incorporate the southern Oklahoma Panhandle and Texas Panhandle portion of the Scout acquisition.

The jointly managed assets will be operated by Burk, with pro forma production of 18,000 boe/d (22% oil, 61% total liquids).