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Derivative Instruments | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Derivative Instruments | Derivative Instruments The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments to manage risks related to changes in oil and natural gas prices. The Company’s crude oil contracts will settle monthly based on the average NYMEX West Texas Intermediate crude oil index price (“NYMEX WTI”), the average Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Brent crude oil index price (“ICE Brent”) and the average Argus WTI Midland crude oil index price (“Midland”). The Company’s natural gas contracts will settle monthly based on the average NYMEX Henry Hub natural gas index price (“NYMEX HH”) and the average Inside FERC Northern Natural Gas Ventura natural gas index price (“IF NNG Ventura”). At September 30, 2018, the Company utilized fixed price swaps, basis swaps and two-way and three-way costless collars to reduce the price volatility associated with certain of its of oil and natural gas sales. The Company’s fixed price swaps are comprised of a sold call and a purchased put established at the same price (both ceiling and floor), which the Company will receive for the volumes under contract. A basis swap transaction has an established fixed basis differential corresponding to two floating index prices. Depending on the difference of the two floating index prices in relation to the fixed basis differential, the Company either receives an amount from its counterparty, or pays an amount to its counterparty, equal to the difference multiplied by the hedged contract volume. A two-way collar is a combination of options: a sold call and a purchased put. The purchased put establishes a minimum price (floor) and the sold call establishes a maximum price (ceiling) the Company will receive for the volumes under contract. A three-way collar is a combination of options: a sold call, a purchased put and a sold put. The purchased put establishes a minimum price (floor), unless the market price falls below the sold put (sub-floor), at which point the minimum price would be the NYMEX index price plus the difference between the purchased put and the sold put strike price. The sold call establishes a maximum price (ceiling) the Company will receive for the volumes under contract. All derivative instruments are recorded on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value (see Note 6 – Fair Value Measurements). The Company has not designated any derivative instruments as hedges for accounting purposes and does not enter into such instruments for speculative trading purposes. If a derivative does not qualify as a hedge or is not designated as a hedge, the changes in fair value are recognized in the other income (expense) section of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as a net gain or loss on derivative instruments. The Company’s cash flow is only impacted when the actual settlements under the derivative contracts result in making a payment to or receiving a payment from the counterparty. These cash settlements represent the cumulative gains and losses on the Company’s derivative instruments and do not include a recovery of costs that were paid to acquire or modify the derivative instruments that were settled. Cash settlements are reflected as investing activities in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. At September 30, 2018, the Company had the following outstanding commodity derivative instruments:
Commodity |  | Settlement Period |  | Derivative Instrument |  | Index |  | Volumes |  | Weighted Average Prices |  | Fair Value Asset (Liability)
|  |  |  |  | Fixed Price Swaps | Basis Swaps | Sub-Floor | Floor | Ceiling |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (In thousands)
Crude oil |  | 2018 |  | Fixed price swaps |  | NYMEX WTI |  | 3,761,000 |  | Bbl |  | $ | 52.95 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (71,621 | )
Crude oil |  | 2018 |  | Basis swaps |  | NYMEX WTI-ICE BRENT |  | 152,000 |  | Bbl |  |  | $ | (9.84 | ) |  |  |  |  | 81 |
Crude oil |  | 2018 |  | Two-way collar |  | NYMEX WTI |  | 517,000 |  | Bbl |  |  |  |  | $ | 58.74 |  | $ | 63.94 |  |  | (5,171 | )
Crude oil |  | 2019 |  | Fixed price swaps |  | NYMEX WTI |  | 5,613,000 |  | Bbl |  | $ | 53.33 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (99,347 | )
Crude oil |  | 2019 |  | Basis swaps |  | NYMEX WTI-ICE BRENT |  | 424,000 |  | Bbl |  |  | $ | (9.68 | ) |  |  |  |  | 408 |
Crude oil |  | 2019 |  | Two-way collar |  | NYMEX WTI |  | 3,223,000 |  | Bbl |  |  |  |  | $ | 57.99 |  | $ | 75.46 |  |  | (7,580 | )
Crude oil |  | 2019 |  | Three-way collar |  | NYMEX WTI |  | 3,368,000 |  | Bbl |  |  |  | $ | 40.54 |  | $ | 51.03 |  | $ | 68.68 |  |  | (21,771 | )
Crude oil |  | 2020 |  | Fixed price swaps |  | NYMEX WTI |  | 403,000 |  | Bbl |  | $ | 53.47 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,911 | )
Crude oil |  | 2020 |  | Two-way collar |  | NYMEX WTI |  | 279,000 |  | Bbl |  |  |  |  | $ | 57.78 |  | $ | 76.13 |  |  | (273 | )
Crude oil |  | 2020 |  | Three-way collar |  | NYMEX WTI |  | 279,000 |  | Bbl |  |  |  | $ | 40.00 |  | $ | 50.56 |  | $ | 67.80 |  |  | (1,778 | )
Natural gas |  | 2018 |  | Fixed price swaps |  | NYMEX HH |  | 3,496,000 |  | MMbtu |  | $ | 3.01 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (104 | )
Natural gas |  | 2018 |  | Basis swaps |  | IF NNG VENTURA-NYMEX HH |  | 1,225,000 |  | MMbtu |  |  | $ | (0.05 | ) |  |  |  |  | (64 | )
Natural gas |  | 2019 |  | Fixed price swaps |  | NYMEX HH |  | 1,896,000 |  | MMbtu |  | $ | 2.95 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |
Natural gas |  | 2019 |  | Basis swaps |  | IF NNG VENTURA-NYMEX HH |  | 2,715,000 |  | MMbtu |  |  | $ | (0.05 | ) |  |  |  |  | (31 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (213,146 | )
In October 2018, the Company entered into new swaps and two-way costless collar options for crude oil and natural gas with weighted average floor prices of $64.05 per barrel and $2.88 per MMbtu, respectively. The commodity contracts included total notional amounts of 213,000 barrels, 792,000 barrels and 62,000 barrels which settle in 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively, based on NYMEX WTI and 305,000 MMbtu and 1,825,000 MMbtu which settle in 2018 and 2019, respectively, based on NYMEX HH. Additionally, the Company entered into new basis swap contracts for crude and natural gas with weighted average differential prices, which represent a reduction of $7.50 per barrel and an addition of $0.13 per MMbtu, respectively. The crude basis swap contracts include total notional amounts of 60,000 barrels and 424,000 barrels, which settle in 2018 and 2019, respectively, based on the differential between Midland and NYMEX WTI, and the natural gas basis swap contracts include total notional amounts of 610,000 MMbtu and 1,810,000 MMbtu, which settle in 2018 and 2019, respectively, based on the differential between IF NNG Ventura and NYMEX HH. These derivative instruments do not qualify for and were not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. The following table summarizes the location and amounts of gains and losses from the Company’s commodity derivative instruments recorded in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods presented:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
Statements of Operations Location |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (In thousands)
Net gain (loss) on derivative instruments |  | $ | (48,544 | ) |  | $ | (54,310 | ) |  | $ | (239,945 | ) |  | $ | 52,297 |
In accordance with the FASB’s authoritative guidance on disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities, the Company is required to disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position as well as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement. The Company’s derivative instruments are presented as assets and liabilities on a net basis by counterparty, as all counterparty contracts provide for net settlement. No margin or collateral balances are deposited with counterparties, and as such, gross amounts are offset to determine the net amounts presented in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table summarizes the location and fair value of all outstanding commodity derivative instruments recorded in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
|  |  |  | September 30, 2018
Commodity |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Gross Recognized Liabilities |  | Gross Amount Offset |  | Net Recognized Fair Value Liabilities
|  |  |  | (In thousands)
Derivatives liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  | Derivative instruments — current liabilities |  | $ | 184,832 |  |  | $ | (4,703 | ) |  | $ | 180,129 |
Commodity contracts |  | Derivative instruments — non-current liabilities |  | 37,006 |  |  | (3,989 | ) |  | 33,017 |
Total derivatives liabilities |  | $ | 221,838 |  |  | $ | (8,692 | ) |  | $ | 213,146 |
|  |  |  | December 31, 2017
Commodity |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Gross Recognized Assets/Liabilities |  | Gross Amount Offset |  | Net Recognized Fair Value Assets/Liabilities
|  |  |  | (In thousands)
Derivatives assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  | Derivative instruments — current assets |  | $ | 344 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 344 |
Commodity contracts |  | Derivative instruments — non-current assets |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |
Total derivatives assets |  | $ | 353 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 353 |
Derivatives liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  | Derivative instruments — current liabilities |  | $ | 117,629 |  |  | $ | (1,913 | ) |  | $ | 115,716 |
Commodity contracts |  | Derivative instruments — non-current liabilities |  | 20,035 |  |  | (184 | ) |  | 19,851 |
Total derivatives liabilities |  | $ | 137,664 |  |  | $ | (2,097 | ) |  | $ | 135,567 |

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