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Risk Management Activities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commodity Derivative Contracts - Crude Oil Price Swaps | Presented below is a comprehensive summary of EOG's crude oil price swap contracts for the year ended December 31, 2016, with notional volumes expressed in barrels per day (Bbld) and prices expressed in dollars per barrel ($/Bbl).
| Crude Oil Price Swap Contracts
|  |  | Volume (Bbld) |  | Weighted Average Price ($/Bbl)
| 2016 |  |  |  |
| April 12, 2016 through April 30, 2016 (closed) |  | 90,000 |  |  | $ | 42.30 |
| May 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016 (closed) |  | 128,000 |  |  | 42.56 |
| 2017 |  |  |  |
| January 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017 |  | 35,000 |  |  | $ | 50.04 |
Commodity Derivative Contracts - Crude Oil Collars | Presented below is a comprehensive summary of EOG's crude oil collar contracts for the year ended December 31, 2016, with notional volumes expressed in Bbld and prices expressed in $/Bbl.
Crude Oil Collar Contracts
|  |  | Weighted Average Price ($/Bbl)
| Volume (Bbld) |  | Ceiling Price |  | Floor Price
2016 |  |  |  |  |
September 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 (closed) | 70,000 |  |  | $ | 54.25 |  |  | $ | 45.00 |
Commodity Derivative Contracts - Natural Gas Price Swaps | Presented below is a comprehensive summary of EOG's natural gas price swap contracts for the year ended December 31, 2016, with notional volumes expressed in million British thermal units (MMBtu) per day (MMBtud) and prices expressed in dollars per MMBtu ($/MMBtu).
| Natural Gas Price Swap Contracts
|  |  | Volume (MMBtud) |  | Weighted Average Price ($/MMBtu)
| 2016 |  |  |  |
| March 1, 2016 through August 31, 2016 (closed) |  | 60,000 |  |  | $ | 2.49 |
| 2017 |  |  |  |
| March 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017 |  | 30,000 |  |  | $ | 3.10 |
Commodity Derivative Contracts - Natural Gas Options | Presented below is a comprehensive summary of EOG's natural gas call and put option contracts for the year ended December 31, 2016, with notional volumes expressed in MMBtud and prices expressed in $/MMBtu.
Natural Gas Option Contracts
| Call Options Sold |  | Put Options Purchased
| Volume (MMBtud) |  | Weighted Average Price ($/MMBtu) |  | Volume (MMBtud) |  | Weighted Average Price ($/MMBtu)
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
September 2016 (closed) | 56,250 |  |  | $ | 3.46 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |
October 1, 2016 through November 30, 2016 (closed) | 106,250 |  |  | 3.48 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017 | 213,750 |  |  | $ | 3.44 |  |  | 171,000 |  |  | $ | 2.92 |
2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 1, 2018 through November 30, 2018 | 120,000 |  |  | $ | 3.38 |  |  | 96,000 |  |  | $ | 2.94 |
Commodity Derivative Contracts - Natural Gas Collars | Presented below is a comprehensive summary of EOG's natural gas collar contracts for the year ended December 31, 2016, with notional volumes expressed in MMBtud and prices expressed in $/MMbtu.
Natural Gas Collar Contracts
|  |  | Weighted Average Price ($/MMbtu)
| Volume (MMBtud) |  | Ceiling Price |  | Floor Price
2017 |  |  |  |  |
March 1, 2017 through November 30, 2017 | 80,000 |  |  | $ | 3.69 |  |  | $ | 3.20 |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments In Statement Of Financial Position, Fair Value | The following table sets forth the amounts and classification of EOG's outstanding derivative financial instruments at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Certain amounts may be presented on a net basis on the consolidated financial statements when such amounts are with the same counterparty and subject to a master netting arrangement (in millions):
|  |  |  | Fair Value at December 31,
Description |  | Location on Balance Sheet |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Asset Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude oil and natural gas derivative contracts - |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncurrent portion |  | Other Assets |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |
Liability Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crude oil and natural gas derivative contracts - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current portion |  | Liabilities from Price Risk Management Activities |  | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | — |

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