Company:SM Energy

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SM Energy Company
TypePublic
IndustryPetroleum industry
Founded1908; 118 years ago (1908)
HeadquartersDenver, Colorado, U.S.
Key people
Herbert S. Vogel (President & CEO)
A. Wade Pursell (Executive Vice President & CFO)
Beth A. McDonald (Executive Vice President & COO)
Julio M. Quintana (Chairman of the Board)
Products
Production output
170.5 thousand barrels of oil equivalent (1,043,000 GJ) per day (2024)
RevenueIncrease US$2.7 billion (2024)
Increase US$770 million (2024)
Total assetsIncrease US$8.6 billion (2024)
Total equityIncrease US$4.2 billion (2024)
Number of employees
663 (2024)
Websitesm-energy.com
Footnotes / references
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SM Energy Company is a company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration. It is organized in Delaware and headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

The company's assets are in the Eagle Ford Group/South Texas (51% of reserves and 48% of 2024 production), the Permian Basin/Midland Basin (34% of reserves and 47% of 2024 production), and the Uinta Basin (15% of reserves and 5% of 2024 production).

As of December 31, 2024, the company had 678.3 million barrels of oil equivalent (4.150×109 GJ) of estimated proved reserves, of which 44% was petroleum, 18% was natural gas liquids, and 38% was natural gas.[1]

History

The company was founded in 1908 and incorporated in 1915. In 1992, the company became a public company via an initial public offering.[1] In May 2010, the company changed its name from St. Mary Land & Exploration Company to SM Energy.[2]

Acquisitions and divestitures

Date Acquisition / Divestiture Company Price Ref(s).
2010 Divestiture Assets in the Rocky Mountains $267 million [3]
2011 Divestiture Partial interest in Eagle Ford Group holdings to Mitsui & Co. $680 million [4]
2013 Divestiture Assets in the Anadarko Basin $329 million [5]
2014 Acquisition 66,000 acres in the Bakken Formation $330 million [6]
2015 Divestiture Assets in the Arkoma Basin $270 million [7]
2015 Divestiture 76,300 net acres in Ark-La-Tex Undisclosed [8][9]
2016 Acquisition Rock Oil Holdings LLC, which owned 24,783 net acres in Howard County, Texas $980 million [10]

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2016 Acquisition Assets in West Texas $1.6 billion [12][13]
2016 Divestiture Assets in the Williston Basin sold to Oasis Petroleum $800 million [12][14]
2017 Divestiture Assets in the Eagle Ford Group $800 million [15][16]
2018 Divestiture 112,200 Acre Leasehold In The Powder River Basin $500 million [17]
2018 Divestiture Assets in the Williston Basin $249.2 million [18][19]
2024 Acquisition Assets in the Uinta Basin $2.1 billion [20]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "SM Energy Company 2024 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 22, 2025. https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000893538/000089353825000008/sm-20241231.htm. 
  2. "St. Mary Land & Exploration is changing its name". American City Business Journals. May 27, 2010. https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2010/05/24/daily45.html. 
  3. "St. Mary Land & Exploration To Divest Non-strategic Rocky Mountain Oil Assets For $267 Mln - Update". RTT News. January 8, 2010. https://www.rttnews.com/1174817/st-mary-land-exploration-to-divest-non-strategic-rocky-mountain-oil-assets-for-267-mln-update.aspx. 
  4. "Mitsui Finalizes Eagle Ford Deal With SM Energy". Hart Energy. December 21, 2011. https://www.hartenergy.com/news/mitsui-finalizes-eagle-ford-deal-sm-energy-45152. 
  5. "SM Energy Exits Anadarko Basin With $343 Million Sale". Hart Energy. November 6, 2013. https://www.hartenergy.com/news/sm-energy-exits-anadarko-basin-343-million-sale-84524. 
  6. Harden, Mark (July 30, 2014). "SM Energy to acquire 61,000 acres in Bakken for $330 million". American City Business Journals. https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2014/07/sm-energy-to-acquire-61-000-acres-in-bakken-for.html. 
  7. Harden, Mark (June 1, 2015). "SM Energy sells Oklahoma assets for $270 million". American City Business Journals. https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2015/06/sm-energy.html. 
  8. "Aethon Energy and RedBird Capital Acquire SM Energy's Ark-LA-Tex Assets" (Press release). PR Newswire. July 1, 2015.
  9. "Aethon, RedBird Acquire SM Energy's Ark-La-Tex Assets". Hart Energy. July 2, 2015. https://www.hartenergy.com/news/aethon-redbird-acquire-sm-energys-ark-la-tex-assets-104651. 
  10. "Riverstone Holdings LLC Announces Sale of Rock Oil Holdings LLC to SM Energy Company" (Press release). PR Newswire. August 8, 2016.
  11. Zborowski, Matt (August 8, 2016). "SM Energy to buy Midland basin firm for $980 million". Oil & Gas Journal. https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/article/17249541/sm-energy-to-buy-midland-basin-firm-for-980-million. 
  12. 12.0 12.1 "SM Energy Cores Up in the Midland Basin with Simultaneous Transactions" (Press release). Business Wire. October 18, 2016.
  13. "SM Energy to buy Permian Basin acreage for $1.6 billion". Reuters. October 18, 2016. https://www.reuters.com/article/sm-energy-permian-idUKL4N1CO3K9/. 
  14. "Oasis to buy Williston assets from SM Energy for $785 million". Oil & Gas Journal. October 18, 2016. https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/article/17250726/oasis-to-buy-williston-assets-from-sm-energy-for-785-million. 
  15. "SM Energy Announces Closing The Sale Of Non-Operated Eagle Ford Assets" (Press release). PR Newswire. March 13, 2017.
  16. Hiller, Jennifer (January 3, 2017). "SM Energy switches focus from the Eagle Ford to the Permian Basin". San Antonio Express-News. https://www.expressnews.com/business/eagle-ford-energy/article/SM-Energy-switches-focus-from-the-Eagle-Ford-to-10833263.php. 
  17. "SM Energy Announces Agreement To Sell 112,200 Acre Leasehold In The Powder River Basin For $500 Million". Reuters. January 10, 2018. https://www.reuters.com/article/business/sm-energy-announces-agreement-to-sell-112200-acre-leasehold-in-the-powder-river-idUSASB0C0H1/. 
  18. "SM Energy Announces Closing Of Non-Core Asset Sales And Participation In Upcoming Conferences" (Press release). PR Newswire. May 31, 2018.
  19. "SM Energy Transitions To Pure-Play Texas Company With $292 Million Asset Sales". Hart Energy. April 4, 2018. https://www.hartenergy.com/exclusives/sm-energy-transitions-pure-play-texas-company-292-million-asset-sales-30919. 
  20. Dareen, Seher (June 27, 2024). "SM Energy to buy XCL's Uinta assets for $2 bln, shares slump". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/sm-energy-buys-xcl-resources-shale-assets-2-bln-2024-06-27/.