Black Stone Minerals, L.P. Reports Second Quarter Results

Aug 03 2026   Black Stone Minerals, L.P.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2026-- Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (NYSE: BSM) ("Black Stone Minerals," "Black Stone," or "the Partnership") today announces its financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2026.

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Activity Update

Development Activity

At the end of the second quarter, Adamas Energy (formerly Aethon Energy, "Adamas") was operating two rigs on Black Stone's Angelina and San Augustine acreage in the Shelby Trough. Adamas successfully turned to sales 4 gross (0.4 net) wells in July 2026. Adamas’s development program remains on track with the development agreements, with a total of 14 wells spud in the previous program year that ended on June 30, 2026. Of these wells, 6 gross (0.6 net) have turned to sales as of July 31, 2026, and 8 gross (0.7 net) are expected to turn to sales during the remainder of 2026. Adamas expects to drill 17 wells in the next program year that began in July 2026.

The Partnership's agreement with Revenant Energy ("Revenant") covers 270,000 gross acres in which it currently controls approximately 122,000 undeveloped net acres. Under the original agreement, Revenant was obligated to drill a minimum of 6 wells in 2026, increasing annually to a minimum of 25 wells per year by 2030. The Partnership also secured a non-operated working interest partner for the development. In November 2025, the agreement was amended to maintain the original 6-well commitment for 2026 and convert future commitments to completed gross lateral-foot targets at one well per 7,000 lateral feet, allowing longer laterals while keeping overall development levels unchanged. In May 2026, the agreement was amended to reduce the Program Year 1 drilling commitment to 4 wells following the well control incident in April 2026 affecting one of the two wells spud in the first quarter of 2026. The amendment also revised the gross lateral-foot commitments applicable to subsequent program years and released approximately 40,000 gross acres from the development program. Development activity continued during the second quarter of 2026, with Revenant spudding two additional wells.

In November 2025, Black Stone entered into a 220,000 gross acre development agreement with Caturus Energy, LLC ("Caturus"), which aims to push the Shelby Trough westward towards the Western Haynesville. Activity will begin with approximately 2 gross (0.2 net) wells in the second half of 2026 and ramp to approximately 12 gross (0.8 net) wells annually by 2031, supported by minimum annual lateral-foot requirements, all net to Black Stone's interest. In addition to the 2 gross development wells in 2026, Caturus is currently drilling a pilot well in Cherokee County, consistent with the terms of the agreement.

Acquisition Activity

The Partnership continues to acquire bolt-on acreage in multiple contractual development programs with significant inventory at high net interests across San Augustine, Nacogdoches, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, and Trinity counties.

In the second quarter of 2026, Black Stone acquired $48.7 million of additional (primarily non-producing) mineral and royalty interests. From September 2023 through the end of June 2026, the Partnership has completed $299.7 million of mineral and royalty acquisitions, primarily in the expanding Shelby Trough area. Black Stone’s commercial strategy going forward includes the continuation of meaningful, targeted mineral and royalty acquisitions to complement the Partnership's existing positions.