---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-086469"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MTDR"
cik: "0001520006"
company_name: "Matador Resources Co"
filed_at: "2026-07-24T11:00:26+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-24T11:07:37.381930+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Matador to acquire Paloma Permian for $1.275B cash and Ridge Runner acreage; Woodford well test exceeds 2,200 BOE/d

## Summary
- Paloma Acquisition: $1.275B cash for 16,235 net acres in Eddy/Lea Counties, NM; adds ~11,100 BOE/d (57% oil) and 55 MMBOE proved reserves.
- Ridge Runner Acquisition: adds ~50,000 contiguous net acres in Woodford play; 150+ net operated locations acquired at ~$1.3M per location.
- Rae's Creek Woodford well tested at >2,200 BOE/d (72% oil); 60-day cumulative oil production 20% above average Woodford wells in Texas.
- Acquisitions funded via cash on hand and RBL credit facility; Matador expects ~$1B adjusted free cash flow in 2026 to repay debt.
- Closings expected early Q4 2026 with effective date June 1, 2026; both sellers are EnCap portfolio companies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-086469
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MTDR
- cik: 0001520006
- company_name: Matador Resources Co
- filed_at: 2026-07-24T11:00:26+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520006/000110465926086469/0001104659-26-086469-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520006/000110465926086469/tm2621144d1_8k.htm

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