Deals
Texas Ranch to Fetch Almost Half a Billion Amid Water Rush
- Shale drillers’ insatiable appetite for water spurring boom
- Hanging H Ranch sits in the heart of world’s busiest oil patch
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An obscure Texas company has bid $450 million to acquire the Hanging H Ranch in one of the state’s most desolate corners, aiming to make a big splash amid booming demand for water in the world’s busiest oil patch.
RRIG Water Solutions LLC has signed a letter of intent with the family that owns the 67,500-acre ranch located in West Texas, according to marketing materials from Jefferies Financial Group Inc., which is arranging financing for the deal. A representative for RRIG did not return messages seeking comment.