Property Acquisitions and Divestiture
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Property Acquisitions and Divestiture
Note 2—Property Acquisitions and Divestiture
Acquisition
On February 8, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of approximately 4,000 undeveloped net acres, as well as certain producing properties, in Lea County, New Mexico for an unadjusted purchase price of $94.7 million. The operated acreage position contains an approximate 92% average working interest and is largely contiguous to Centennial’s existing positions in the northern Delaware Basin. Upon signing the purchase and sale agreement, the Company placed $8.6 million of cash in escrow accounts on December 21, 2017, and such deposits were applied as a payment against the purchase price upon closing of the transactions. The Company presented the cash in escrow as restricted cash within the line item Other Noncurrent Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017.
The acquisition was recorded as an asset acquisition under ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. Accordingly, the purchase consideration has been allocated to the oil and natural gas properties based on their relative fair values measured as of the acquisition date. After settlement statement adjustments of $0.2 million, the Company paid a net purchase price of $94.5 million. On a relative fair value basis, $80.7 million was allocated to unproved properties and $13.8 million to proved properties. Transaction costs incurred and capitalized as of June 30, 2018, amounted to $0.2 million and mainly consisted of advisory and legal fees.
Disposition
On March 2, 2018, the Company completed the sale of approximately 8,600 undeveloped net acres and 12 gross producing wells located in Reeves County, Texas for a total unadjusted sales price of $140.7 million. The divested acreage represents a largely non-operated position (32% average working interest) on the western portion of Centennial’s position in Reeves County. There was no gain or loss recognized as a result of this divestiture, which constituted a partial sale of oil and gas properties in accordance with ASC 932, Extractive Activities - Oil and Gas. The Company used the net proceeds from the sale to fund the 2018 acquisition discussed above and for general corporate purposes.