The
US
shale
giant
is
selling
427,000
net
acres
in
North
Dakota
and
Montana
after
admitting
that
the
geological
concept
behind
its
leasing
push
in
2010
to
2011
was
flawed,
and
stating
that
it
does
not
have
the
time
or
money
to
prove
up
secondary
targets,
according
to
sales
documents
seen
by
Upstream.
The
acreage
is
concentrated
in
Stark
and
Hettinger
counties,
where
the
company
holds
175,800
and
100,600
acres
respectively.
The
leases
in
the
Williston
basin
in
North
Dakota
and
Montana
lie
along
what
is
believed
to
be
the
southern
edge
of…
