Diversified Energy Co
For the period ended Jun 30, 2026. Filed Aug 5, 2026.
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Jun 30, 2026 · Filed Aug 5, 2026
What changed in Risk Factors?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2026-03-31; filed 2026-05-06.
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Item 1A. Risk FactorsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2026-06-30; filed 2026-08-05.
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Item 1A. Risk FactorsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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We have limited historical experience as an operator of development programs.
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We have initiated an operated development program which will require us to devote additional financial, technical and operational
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resources to drilling and completion activities. Development activities generally require us to commit capital substantially in advance
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of realizing production and cash flows, which may increase the variability of returns compared to our historical acquisition strategy.
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Although we have drilled wells in various basins in the past and we have highly skilled personnel with significant drilling and
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completion experience through prior acquisitions, including our Chief Operating Officer, who previously oversaw the drilling program
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at Maverick Natural Resources, our historical business model has primarily focused on the acquisition, optimization and operation of
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Success in development programs depends upon effective well planning, capital allocation, execution of drilling and completion
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operations, reservoir evaluation, leasing, permitting, and project management. Executing these operations will require us to engage
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and rely upon drilling contractors, completion crews and other oilfield services providers, whose availability, performance and pricing
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are outside our control. Our development activities may not achieve expected results, and our returns could be adversely affected if
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development costs increase, reserve estimates are revised downward, or wells fail to perform as anticipated. In addition, we cannot
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provide assurance that unproved property acquired by us will be profitably developed, that wells drilled in connection with our
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development activities will be productive, or that we will recover all or any portion of our investment in such unproved property or
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Our development activities are subject to risks and uncertainties that are not present, or are present to a lesser degree, in our
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Historically, a substantial portion of our business has consisted of acquiring and operating existing producing assets. As we increase
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our investment in drilling and development activities, we are exposed to additional risks, including:
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•dry holes, or wells that are productive but do not produce sufficient volumes to recover drilling and completion and operating
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•drilling or completion delays, or the curtailment or cancellation of planned activity;
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•cost overruns and increases in drilling and completion costs;
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•shortages of or delays in obtaining qualified personnel or equipment, including rigs, pressure pumping crews, tubulars, sand,
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water, chemicals and other equipment or critical services;
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•well control incidents, blowouts, fires and environmental events;
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•delays in obtaining permits and regulatory approvals, and environmental, health and safety requirements applicable to drilling
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•inability to secure or dispose of water used in drilling and completion operations; and
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•insufficient takeaway, gathering or processing capacity.
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Any of these events may result in increases in costs, delays in production, lower-than-expected recoveries, impairment of capital
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invested in development projects and reduced returns.
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Estimates of reserves, drilling inventory and future development opportunities are inherently uncertain and may prove to be
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The identification of drilling locations and estimates of reserves, estimated ultimate recovery, production profiles and future economic
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Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. For a detailed discussion of the risks that affect our business, please refer to Part I,
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There have been no material changes to the Company’s “Risk Factors” previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our annual report on
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There have been no material changes to the Company’s “Risk Factors” previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report
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Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, except as provided below.