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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Summary of Lease Cost Recognized | Lease costs recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  |  |  |
| (In thousands)
Operating lease cost included in general and administrative expense | $ | 435 |  |  | $ | 429 |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease cost included in lease operating expense | 270 |  |  | 232 |  |  |  |  |
Short-term lease cost (drilling rig costs included in proved oil and gas properties) | 11,035 |  |  | 11,458 |  |  |  |  |
| $ | 11,740 |  |  | $ | 12,119 |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Liabilities Under Contracts That Contain Operating Leases | As of March 31, 2022, expected future payments related to contracts that contain operating leases were as follows:
| (In thousands)
April 1 to December 31, 2022 | $ | 2,135 |
2023 | 2,673 |
2024 | 2,321 |
2025 | 67 |
2026 | 1 |
Total lease payments | 7,197 |
Imputed interest | (246) |
Total lease liability | $ | 6,951 |
Summary of Accrued Costs | Accrued costs at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 consisted of the following:
| As of
| March 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
| (In thousands)
Accrued drilling costs | $ | 34,494 |  |  | $ | 19,995 |
Accrued interest payable | 26,643 |  |  | 60,305 |
Accrued transportation costs | 21,119 |  |  | 22,859 |
Accrued income and other taxes | 12,233 |  |  | 15,655 |
Accrued employee compensation | 4,573 |  |  | 12,320 |
Accrued lease operating expenses | 2,783 |  |  | 2,036 |
Other | 1,477 |  |  | 1,856 |
| $ | 103,322 |  |  | $ | 135,026 |
Summary of Changes in Total Estimated Asset Retirement Obligation Liability | The following table summarizes the changes in Comstock's total estimated liability for such obligations during the periods presented:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2022 |  | 2021
| (In thousands)
Reserve for future abandonment costs at beginning of period | $ | 25,673 |  |  | $ | 19,290 |
New wells placed on production | 381 |  |  | 328 |
Accretion expense | 362 |  |  | 297 |
Reserve for future abandonment costs at end of period | $ | 26,416 |  |  | $ | 19,915 |
Schedule of Oil and Natural Gas Price Derivative | The Company had the following oil and natural gas price derivative financial instruments at March 31, 2022:
| Future Production Period
| Nine Months Ending December 31, 2022 |  | Year Ending December 31, 2023 |  |  | Total
Natural Gas Swap Contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Volume (MMBtu) | 88,000,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 88,000,000 |  |
Average Price per MMBtu | $2.68 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $2.68 |  |
Natural Gas Collar Contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Volume (MMBtu) | 104,925,000 |  |  |  | 128,925,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 233,850,000 |  |
Average Price per MMBtu: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average Ceiling | $3.88 |  |  |  | $9.85 |  |  |  |  |  | $7.17 |  |
Average Floor | $2.62 |  |  |  | $2.98 |  |  |  |  |  | $2.82 |  |
Natural Gas Basis Swap Contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Volume (MMBtu) | 8,250,000 |  | (1) |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 8,250,000 |  | (1)
Average Price per MMBtu | ($0.16) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ($0.16) |  |
_____________________________ (1)Contracts fix the differentials between NYMEX Henry Hub and the Columbia Gulf Mainline indices.
Schedule of Derivative Instruments | The aggregate fair value of the Company's derivative instruments are presented on a gross basis in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The classification of derivative financial instruments between assets and liabilities, consists of the following:
|  |  |  | As of
Type |  | Consolidated Balance Sheet Location |  | March 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
|  |  |  | (In thousands)
Asset Derivative Financial Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas price derivatives |  | Derivative Financial Instruments – current |  | $ | 2,601 |  |  | $ | 4,528 |
Oil price derivatives |  | Derivative Financial Instruments – current |  | — |  |  | 730 |
|  |  |  | $ | 2,601 |  |  | $ | 5,258 |
Natural gas price derivatives |  | Derivative Financial Instruments – long-term |  | $ | 10,008 |  |  | $ | — |
Liability Derivative Financial Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas price derivatives |  | Derivative Financial Instruments – current |  | $ | 513,645 |  |  | $ | 181,215 |
Oil price derivatives |  | Derivative Financial Instruments – current |  | — |  |  | 730 |
|  |  |  | $ | 513,645 |  |  | $ | 181,945 |
Natural gas price derivatives |  | Derivative Financial Instruments – long-term |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,042 |
Schedule of Gains and Losses from Derivative Contracts | Gains and losses related to cash settlements and changes in the fair value recognized on the Company's derivative contracts recognized in the consolidated statement of operations were as follows:
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Earnings |  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  |  |  |
|  | (In thousands)
Natural gas price derivatives |  | $ | (437,493) |  |  | $ | (18,877) |  |  |  |  |
Oil price derivatives |  | — |  |  | (3,544) |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate derivatives |  | — |  |  | 672 |  |  |  |  |
|  | $ | (437,493) |  |  | $ | (21,749) |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated Income Tax Benefit (Provision) | The following is an analysis of the consolidated income tax benefit (provision):
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  |  |  |
| (In thousands)
Current - Federal | $ | 3,961 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  |
Current - State | 2,460 |  |  | (136) |  |  |  |  |
Deferred - Federal | 13,424 |  |  | 34,919 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred - State | 11,777 |  |  | (4,816) |  |  |  |  |
| $ | 31,622 |  |  | $ | 29,967 |  |  |  |  |
Difference Between Federal Statutory Rate and Effective Tax Rate | The difference between the federal statutory rate of 21% and the effective tax rate is due to the following:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  |  |  |
Tax at statutory rate | 21.0 | % |  | 21.0 | % |  |  |  |
Tax effect of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets | (3.6) |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  |  |
State income taxes, net of federal benefit | 4.6 |  |  | (3.0) |  |  |  |  |
Nondeductible stock-based compensation | 0.1 |  |  | (0.2) |  |  |  |  |
Effective tax rate | 22.1 | % |  | 18.3 | % |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances for Derivative Instruments | The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for derivative instruments using Level 3 measurements in the fair value hierarchy:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
|  | (In thousands)
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | (22,588) |
Total loss included in earnings |  | 9,712 |
Settlements, net |  | 1,919 |
Transfers out of Level 3 |  | (6,418) |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | (17,375) |
Summary of Carrying Amounts and Fair Values of Financial Instruments | The following presents the carrying amounts and the fair values of the Company's financial instruments as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
| As of
| March 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
| Carrying Value |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value
Assets: | (In thousands)
Commodity-based derivatives (1) | $ | 12,609 |  |  | $ | 12,609 |  |  | $ | 5,258 |  |  | $ | 5,258 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity-based derivatives (1) | $ | 513,645 |  |  | $ | 513,645 |  |  | $ | 185,987 |  |  | $ | 185,987 |
Bank credit facility (2) | $ | 150,000 |  |  | $ | 150,000 |  |  | $ | 235,000 |  |  | $ | 235,000 |
7.50% senior notes due 2025 (3) | $ | 199,758 |  |  | $ | 248,066 |  |  | $ | 196,998 |  |  | $ | 248,066 |
6.75% senior notes due 2029 (3) | $ | 1,256,685 |  |  | $ | 1,287,500 |  |  | $ | 1,256,874 |  |  | $ | 1,337,500 |
5.875% senior notes due 2030 (3) | $ | 965,000 |  |  | $ | 950,525 |  |  | $ | 965,000 |  |  | $ | 989,125 |
_____________________________ (1)The Company's commodity-based derivatives are classified as Level 2 and measured at fair value using third party pricing services and other active markets or broker quotes that are readily available in the public markets. (2)The carrying value of our floating rate debt outstanding approximates fair value. (3)The fair value of the Company's fixed rate debt was based on quoted prices as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, a Level 1 measurement.
Weighted Average Shares of Unvested Restricted Stock | Weighted average shares of unvested restricted stock outstanding were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  |  |  |
| (In thousands)
Unvested restricted stock | 947 |  |  | 1,035 |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock and Convertible Stock Dilutive in Weighted average unearned PSUs outstanding | The treasury stock method is used to measure the dilutive effect of PSUs. Weighted average unearned PSUs outstanding were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  |  |  |
| (In thousands, except per unit amounts)
Weighted average PSUs | 1,050 |  |  | 1,136 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value per unit | $8.11 |  |  | $9.33 |  |  |  |  |
Cash Payments Made for Interest and Income Taxes | Cash payments made for interest and income taxes and other non-cash investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2022 |  | 2021
| (In thousands)
Cash payments for: |  |  |
Interest payments | $ | 75,928 |  |  | $ | 97,990 |
Non-cash investing activities include: |  |  |
Increase in accrued capital expenditures | $ | 14,499 |  |  | $ | 1,880 |
Liabilities assumed in exchange for right-of-use lease assets | $ | 1,089 |  |  | $ | 4,791 |

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