CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 31,780
Accounts Receivable:
Oil and gas sales	61,003
Joint interest operations	19,619
Other Current Assets	19,070
Total current assets	131,472
Oil and gas properties, successful efforts method
Proved	1,568,504
Unproved	195,178
Other	4,440
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(174,520)
Net property and equipment	1,593,602
Goodwill	349,667
Income Taxes Receivable	19,086
Other Assets	549
Total Assets	2,094,376
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Accounts Payable	124,008
Accrued Expenses	53,261
Derivative Financial Instruments	2,849
Total current liabilities	180,118
Long-term Debt	1,242,844
Deferred Income Taxes	145,565
Reserve for Future Abandonment Costs	4,738
Total liabilities	1,573,265
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Common stock — $0.50 par, 155,000,000 shares authorized, 105,879,064 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018, 75,000,000 authorized, 15,427,561 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017	52,940
Additional paid-in capital	454,348
Accumulated earnings (deficit)	13,823
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	521,111
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	$ 2,094,376
Predecessor
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents		$ 61,255
Accounts Receivable:
Oil and gas sales		26,700
Joint interest operations		11,872
Derivative Financial Instruments		1,318
Assets Held For Sale		198,615
Other Current Assets		2,745
Total current assets		302,505
Oil and gas properties, successful efforts method
Proved		2,631,750
Other		18,918
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization		(2,042,739)
Net property and equipment		607,929
Income Taxes Receivable		19,086
Other Assets		899
Total Assets		930,419
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Accounts Payable		126,034
Accrued Expenses		42,455
Total current liabilities		168,489
Long-term Debt		1,110,529
Deferred Income Taxes		10,266
Reserve for Future Abandonment Costs		10,407
Total liabilities		1,299,691
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Common stock — $0.50 par, 155,000,000 shares authorized, 105,879,064 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018, 75,000,000 authorized, 15,427,561 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017		7,714
Common stock warrants		3,557
Additional paid-in capital		546,696
Accumulated earnings (deficit)		(927,239)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)		(369,272)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)		$ 930,419

Common stock warrants.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).