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Acquisition Due Diligence Checklist

Generate a customized technical diligence checklist for Appalachian Basin acquisitions. Filterable by asset type, deal size, well count, and states. Print-ready for handoff to the deal team.

Deal parameters

Asset type

Deal size

Approximate well count

Target / project name (optional)

States included

Pennsylvania

Ohio

West Virginia

Project

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Asset

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Wells

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States

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A checklist is the floor. The read on what you actually own is the work.

Cornerstone's Technical Due Diligence engagement covers everything on this checklist — production diagnostics, contractor benchmarking, EHS posture, infrastructure assessment — and translates findings into a 90-day post-close value-creation plan. Operator-grade, not financial-model grade.

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Methodology & sources

Checklist categories and items synthesize from:

Industry standard reserves diligence frameworks — SPE-PRMS, Netherland Sewell, Ryder Scott report standards
State-specific regulatory items — PA Act 13 / Chap. 78a, OH ORC 1509 + ODNR DOGRM rules, WV CSR 35
SPCC / RCRA / NSPS OOOOa-b / OSHA general industry standards
Appalachian-specific diligence patterns: water handling, gathering line ownership, HBP status, conventional plug & abandonment exposure, ODNR Class II UIC

Items tagged FOCUS are weighted higher for the selected asset type, deal size, and state combination — items most often missed or under-scoped in Appalachian deals at this profile. Items tagged CORE apply universally regardless of deal type.

This checklist is comprehensive but not exhaustive — every deal has unique exposure not captured by a standard framework.