DALLAS, June 30, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dorchester Minerals, L.P. (NASDAQ:DMLP) today consummated the acquisition of producing and nonproducing mineral, royalty and overriding royalty interests located in six counties in Texas from multiple parties. The properties consist of 1,850 net royalty acres across 22,400 gross surface acres in Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland, Reagan and Upton Counties, Texas. Approximately 75% of the total net royalty acres are located in the northwestern quarter of Reagan County and substantially overlap with the Partnership’s existing position.

The transaction is structured as a non-taxable contribution and exchange. The contributing entities conveyed their interests to DMLP in exchange for 1,604,343 common limited partnership units.

Dorchester Minerals, L.P. is a Dallas based owner of producing and non-producing crude oil and natural gas mineral, royalty, overriding royalty, net profits, and leasehold interests and its common units trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol DMLP.