Hilcorp is acquiring acreage from Acreage for $3.5 billion, gaining 141,000 net acres with an estimated 400-500 million barrels of oil equivalent in resource potential. The acreage is expected to increase Hilcorp's net production to 80,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2016. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to Hilcorp's earnings and cash flow and will be self-funding by 2014. Closing is set for November 1, 2011 with an effective date of May 1, 2011.