In a bid to bolster Haynesville acreage, Comstock Resources Inc. ( CRK - Free Report ) is set to acquire Dallas-based Cover Park Energy LLC, a privately-held company, for $2.2 billion. The combined entity will have substantial scale advantage with attractive organic growth opportunities, going forward. Amid weak gas prices, many of the companies operating in the Haynesville play exited the region in favor of more lucrative Marcellus shale, wherein gas is closer to the surface and therefore easily accessible.