Escopeta chopped into three parts Escopeta could soon be a tinier company

Over the second half of 2011, the Houston independent divided its assets between two companies. The subsidiary Escopeta Oil Co. LLC became Furie Operating Alaska LLC while the subsidiary Escopeta Oil of Alaska became Cornucopia Oil and Gas Co. LLC.

Although Furie and Cornucopia were not registered with the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas as of early December 2011, and are not listed as leaseholders, the names have been changed by the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.

Escopeta Oil Co. holds some 33,745 acres and Escopeta Oil of Alaska holds some 79,930 acres. That acreage is in the Kitchen Lights unit and its surrounding un-unitized leases.

A third subsidiary, Escopeta Oil & Gas Corp., holds the four Hanna leases, a 6,880-acre onshore prospect on the west side of the Cook Inlet near the Ivan River unit.

—Eric Lidji