Company: BSM
Filing Date: 2025-11-04
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001621434-25-000133
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Company: Black Stone Minerals, L.P.
Filing Date: 2025-11-04
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 1
Chunk 41
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’s development program remains on track, with 3 wells spud of the total 15 wells expected to be drilled in the current program year ending in June 2026. Aethon successfully turned to sales 2 gross (0.09 net) wells during the third quarter and has an inventory of 12 gross (0.78 net) wells from the previous program year that it expects to turn to sales during the fourth quarter of 2025 and early 2026.

In the Louisiana Haynesville, development continued under our Accelerated Drilling Agreements (“ADAs”). These agreements incentivize operators to accelerate development in our high-interest areas in exchange for a modest reduction in royalty burden, allowing us to capture near-term revenue and reduce uncertainty about where the locations sit in the operator's development plan. Recently, 2 gross (0.13 net) wells in De Soto and Sabine Parishes were turned to sales under our ADAs. This brings the total well count under the ADA program to 9. 

In the Permian Basin, we continue to monitor activity including a large-scale development. A large operator has spud 34 gross (1.22 net) wells on our acreage in Culberson County, Texas. During the third quarter, 5 gross (0.18 net) wells were turned to sales. We anticipate 13 gross wells (0.47 net) to turn to sales in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the remaining 16 gross (0.57 net) wells expected in the first half of 2026.

Business Environment

The information below is designed to give a broad overview of the oil and natural gas business environment as it affects us. 

Commodity Prices and Demand

Oil and natural gas prices have been historically volatile based upon the dynamics of supply and demand. To manage the variability in cash flows associated with the projected sale of our oil and natural gas production, we use various derivative instruments, which have recently consisted of fixed-price swap contracts.

Oil prices decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily due to weakening global demand amid, changes in trade policies, including imposition of tariffs and other import/export restrictions, and escalating trade tensions between the United States and China. The decline was further driven by an oversupplied market, as OPEC+ members unwound voluntary production cuts and non-OPEC+ producers increased output. Natural gas prices increased during the nine months ended September 30,