---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-032194"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BATL"
cik: "0001282648"
company_name: "BATTALION OIL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-03-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:35:16.000298+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Battalion Oil closes all-stock acquisition of 7,090 net acres in Ward County, TX

## Summary
- Issued 485,000 shares to RoadRunner (formerly Sundown) for 7,090 net acres adjoining existing Monument Draw.
- Adds 30 high-quality net locations targeting Wolfcamp A, Wolfcamp B, and 3rd Bone Spring formations.
- Includes Sundown's interest in an existing operated well; estimated NPV10 value of ~$700,000.
- Combined Monument Draw position now 27,097 acres; effective March 1, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-032194
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BATL
- cik: 0001282648
- company_name: BATTALION OIL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-03-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282648/000110465926032194/0001104659-26-032194-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282648/000110465926032194/batl-20260319x8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 759851d7d78f4f46c427a532e681c9dbba40f33c
  claim: BATTALION OIL CORP completed an acquisition involving RoadRunner Resource Holding LLC (formerly Sundown Energy LP, "Sundown") for 485,000 shares of its common stock (closed 2026-03-19).
  evidence_excerpt: On March 19, 2026, Battalion Oil Corporation (the “ Company ”) closed its previously announced Purchase and Sale Agreement (“ PSA ”) with RoadRunner Resource Holding LLC (formerly Sundown Energy LP, “ Sundown ”) to acquire approximately 7,090 net acres in Ward County, Texas. The transaction was completed as an all‐stock deal, with Battalion issuing 485,000 shares of its common stock to Sundown, subject to customary closing adjustments. The acquisition is effective as of March 1, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282648/000110465926032194/0001104659-26-032194-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.