
Alta Mesa Resources, Inc.
Case No. 19-35133
Case Background
On September 11, 2019, Alta Mesa Resources, Inc. and six affiliated debtors (collectively, the "Alta Mesa Debtors") each filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the "Court"). Thereafter, on January 12 and 13, 2020, Kingfisher Midstream, LLC, Kingfisher STACK Oil Pipeline, LLC, Oklahoma Produced Water Solutions, LLC, and Cimarron Express Pipeline, LLC (collectively, the "Kingfisher Debtors") and SRII Opco, LP and SRII Opco GP, LLC (together, the "SRII Debtors") filed voluntary petitions for relief in the Court.
Important Information & Dates
Plan and Disclosure Statement
On April 17, 2020, the Alta Mesa Debtors filed their Plan of Reorganization and the Disclosure Statement related thereto. On April 22, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order conditionally approving the Alta Mesa Disclosure Statement. The Bankruptcy Court held a hearing to consider final approval of the adequacy of the Alta Mesa Disclosure Statement and confirmation of the Plan on May 27, 2020. On June 8, 2020, the Effective Date of the Plan occurred, and the Plan was consummated.
In addition, on April 22, 2020, the Kingfisher Debtors filed their Amended Joint Chapter Plan and the Disclosure Statement related thereto. The Bankruptcy Court held a combined hearing to consider approval of the Kingfisher Disclosure Statement and confirmation of the Plan on May 27, 2020. On June 8, 2020, the Effective Date of the Plan occurred, and the Plan was consummated.
Click on the "Plan and Disclosure Statement" link at the left of this page to view Plan and Disclsoure Statement related documents.
Alta Mesa Sale Process
On September 16, 2019, the Alta Mesa Debtors filed a motion seeking approval of an auction and bidding procedures in connection with the sale of substantially all of their assets (the "Alta Mesa Sale Motion"). On October 11, 2019, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”) entered an order [D.I. 317] (as amended by the Bankruptcy Court orders entered on December 10, 2019 and December 19, 2019 [D.I. 636 and 666, respectively], the “Bidding Procedures Order”) approving the auction and bidding procedures.
On December 30, 2019, the Debtors entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “AMH Stalking Horse PSA”) with BCE-Mach III LLC (the “Stalking Horse Bidder”). On December 31, 2019, certain of the Debtors’ non-Debtor affiliates, including Kingfisher Midstream, LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Kingfisher”), entered into a separate Purchase and Sale Agreement with the Stalking Horse Bidder, pursuant to which Kingfisher shall sell substantially all of its assets to the Stalking Horse Bidder (the “Kingfisher Stalking Horse PSA”). On January 13, 2020, the Kingfisher Debtors filed a motion (the "Kingfisher Sale Motion") seeking approval of supplemental bidding procedures in connection with the sale of Kingfisher's assets.
After a hearing, conducted on January 21, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered orders approving the Alta Mesa Sale Motion and Kingfisher Sale Motion [D.I. 1013 and 1016, respectively] (the "Sale Orders").
To view copies of the AMH Stalking Horse PSA, the Kingfisher Stalking Horse PSA, the Sale Orders, or additional information relating to the Kingfisher sale process, please click on one of the links below.
Debtors' Stalking Horse Notice, AMH Stalking Horse PSA, and Kingfisher Stalking Horse PSA
Additional Information on the Kingfisher Sale Process
Alta Mesa and SRII Debtors' Sale Order
Deadline to File Claims
The Bankruptcy Court has set the following deadlines for filing proofs of claim against the Debtors:
Alta Mesa Claims Bar Date: December 9, 2019, at 5:00 p.m., prevailing Central Time
Alta Mesa Governmental Bar Date: March 9, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., prevailing Central Time
Kingfisher Claims Bar Date: June 12, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., prevailing Central Time
Kingfisher Governmental Bar Date: July 10, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., prevailing Central Time
Click on "Submit a Claim" on the left for more information regarding filing a claim against the Alta Mesa Debtors. To file a claim against Kingfisher Midstream, LLC, Kingfisher STACK Oil Pipeline, LLC, Oklahoma Produced Water Solutions, LLC, or Cimarron Express Pipeline or to obtain information on filing a claim against one or more of these entities, please click here.
Dates
Parties
Debtors' Counsel
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Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
https://www.lw.com/
Phone: 212.906.1200
Fax: 212.751.4864
George A. Davis
Annemarie V. Reilly
Brett M. Neve
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Latham & Watkins LLP
330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60611
https://www.lw.com/
Phone: 312.876.7700
Fax: 312.993.9667
Caroline A. Reckler
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Latham & Watkins LLP555 Eleventh Street, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004
https://www.lw.com/
Phone: 202.637.2200
Fax: 202.637.2201
Andrew Sorkin
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Porter Hedges LLP
1000 Main Street, 36th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
https://www.porterhedges.com/
Phone: 713.226.6000
Fax: 713.226.6248
John F. Higgins, IV
Eric M. English
Aaron J. Power
M. Shane Johnson
United States Trustee and Court Information
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Office of the United States Trustee
515 Rusk Street, Suite 3516
Houston, TX 77002
https://www.justice.gov/ust-regions-r07/region-7-southern-district-texas-houston-division
Phone: 713.718.4650
Fax: 713.718.4670
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United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas
United States Courthouse
515 Rusk Street
Houston, TX 77002
http://www.txs.uscourts.gov/offices/houston-division
Phone: 713.250.5500
Debtors
Case Number | Debtor Name | Petition Date |
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Case Number 19-35133 | Debtor Name Alta Mesa Resources, Inc. | Petition Date September 11, 2019 |
Case Number 19-35137 | Debtor Name Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp. | Petition Date September 11, 2019 |
Case Number 19-35135 | Debtor Name Alta Mesa Holdings GP, LLC | Petition Date September 11, 2019 |
Case Number 19-35134 | Debtor Name Alta Mesa Holdings, LP | Petition Date September 11, 2019 |
Case Number 19-35138 | Debtor Name Alta Mesa Services, LP | Petition Date September 11, 2019 |
Case Number 19-35136 | Debtor Name OEM GP, LLC | Petition Date September 11, 2019 |
Case Number 19-35139 | Debtor Name Oklahoma Energy Acquisitions, LP | Petition Date September 11, 2019 |
Case Number 20-30222 | Debtor Name SRII Opco GP, LLC | Petition Date January 13, 2020 |
Case Number 20-30223 | Debtor Name SRII Opco, LP | Petition Date January 13, 2020 |
Case Number 20-30218 | Debtor Name Kingfisher Midstream, LLC | Petition Date January 12, 2020 |
Case Number 20-30219 | Debtor Name Kingfisher STACK Oil Pipeline, LLC | Petition Date January 12, 2020 |
Case Number 20-30220 | Debtor Name Oklahoma Produced Water Solutions, LLC | Petition Date January 12, 2020 |
Case Number 20-30221 | Debtor Name Cimarron Express Pipeline, LLC | Petition Date January 12, 2020 |