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Equity Investments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Equity Investments | EQUITY INVESTMENTS Investments accounted for by the equity method consist of the following as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:
|  |  | Carrying Value |  | (Income) loss from equity method investments
| Approximate Ownership % |  | December 31, |  | For the Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 | 2013 | 2012
|  |  | (In thousands)
Investment in Tatex Thailand II, LLC | 23.5 | % |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (475 | ) | $ | (343 | ) | $ | 7 |
Investment in Tatex Thailand III, LLC | 17.9 | % |  | — |  |  | 10,774 |  |  | 12,408 |  | 254 |  | 251 |
Investment in Grizzly Oil Sands ULC | 24.9999 | % |  | 180,218 |  |  | 191,473 |  |  | 13,159 |  | 2,999 |  | 1,512 |
Investment in Bison Drilling and Field Services LLC | — | % |  | — |  |  | 12,318 |  |  | 213 |  | 3,533 |  | 373 |
Investment in Muskie Proppant LLC | — | % |  | — |  |  | 7,544 |  |  | 371 |  | 1,975 |  | 1,031 |
Investment in Timber Wolf Terminals LLC | 50.0 | % |  | 1,013 |  |  | 1,001 |  |  | 9 |  | (6 | ) | 122 |
Investment in Windsor Midstream LLC | 22.5 | % |  | 13,505 |  |  | 10,632 |  |  | (477 | ) | (1,125 | ) | (663 | )
Investment in Stingray Pressure Pumping LLC | — | % |  | — |  |  | 19,624 |  |  | 2,027 |  | (818 | ) | 1,235 |
Investment in Stingray Cementing LLC | 50.0 | % |  | 2,647 |  |  | 3,291 |  |  | 344 |  | 93 |  | 159 |
Investment in Blackhawk Midstream LLC | — | % |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (84,787 | ) | 673 |  | 436 |
Investment in Stingray Logistics LLC | 50.0 | % |  | — |  |  | 903 |  |  | (464 | ) | 51 |  | 36 |
Investment in Diamondback Energy, Inc. | — | % |  | — |  |  | 178,708 |  |  | (79,654 | ) | (220,129 | ) | (12,821 | )
Investment in Stingray Energy Services LLC | 50.0 | % |  | 5,718 |  |  | 3,800 |  |  | (88 | ) | (215 | ) | — |
Investment in Sturgeon Acquisitions LLC | 25.0 | % |  | 22,507 |  |  | — |  |  | (1,819 | ) | — |  | — |
Investment in Mammoth Energy Partners LP | 30.5 | % |  | 143,973 |  |  | — |  |  | (201 | ) | — |  | — |
|  |  | $ | 369,581 |  |  | $ | 440,068 |  |  | $ | (139,434 | ) | $ | (213,058 | ) | $ | (8,322 | )
The tables below summarize financial information for the Company's equity investments, excluding Diamondback, as of December 31, 2014 and 2013. Summarized balance sheet information:
| December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (In thousands)
Current assets | $ | 181,060 |  |  | $ | 84,107 |
Noncurrent assets | $ | 1,306,891 |  |  | $ | 1,107,579 |
Current liabilities | $ | 114,506 |  |  | $ | 112,406 |
Noncurrent liabilities | $ | 230,062 |  |  | $ | 110,095 |
Summarized results of operations:
| December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (In thousands)
Gross revenue | $ | 390,620 |  |  | $ | 162,401 |  |  | $ | 39,918 |
Net loss | $ | 140,796 |  |  | $ | 17,350 |  |  | $ | 1,943 |
Gross revenue and net loss presented above include approximately one month of activity for Mammoth Energy Partners LP ("Mammoth") and approximately eleven months of activity for Stingray Pressure Pumping LLC, Stingray Logistics LLC, Muskie Proppant LLC and Bison Drilling and Field Services LLC, which were contributed to Mammoth in November 2014. See further discussion of the contribution to Mammoth below. Tatex Thailand II, LLC The Company has an indirect ownership interest in Tatex Thailand II, LLC (“Tatex”). Tatex holds 85,122 of the 1,000,000 outstanding shares of APICO, LLC (“APICO”), an international oil and gas exploration company. APICO has a reserve base located in Southeast Asia through its ownership of concessions covering approximately 243,000 acres which includes the Phu Horm Field. During the year ended December 31, 2014, Gulfport received $0.5 million in distributions from Tatex which is included in income from equity method investments in the consolidated statements of operations. Tatex Thailand III, LLC The Company has an ownership interest in Tatex Thailand III, LLC ("Tatex III"). Tatex III owns a concession covering approximately 245,000 acres in Southeast Asia. During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company paid cash calls of $1.6 million and $2.4 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, the Company reviewed its investment in Tatex III and made the decision to allow the concession to expire in 2015. As such, the Company fully impaired the asset as of December 31, 2014, recognizing a loss of $12.1 million which is included in income from equity method investments in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Grizzly Oil Sands ULC The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Grizzly Holdings Inc. ("Grizzly Holdings"), owns an interest in Grizzly Oil Sands ULC ("Grizzly"), a Canadian unlimited liability company. The remaining interest in Grizzly is owned by Grizzly Oil Sands Inc. ("Oil Sands"). As of December 31, 2014, Grizzly had approximately 830,000 acres under lease in the Athabasca and Peace River oil sands regions of Alberta, Canada. Initiation of steam injection at its first project, Algar Lake Phase 1, commenced in January 2014 and first bitumen production was achieved during the second quarter of 2014. During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, Gulfport paid $18.8 million and $33.9 million, respectively, in cash calls. Grizzly’s functional currency is the Canadian dollar. The Company's investment in Grizzly was decreased by $16.9 million and $12.2 million as a result of a foreign currency translation loss for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and increased by $1.4 million as a result of a foreign currency translation gain for the year ended December 31, 2012. Bison Drilling and Field Services LLC During 2011, the Company invested in Bison Drilling and Field Services LLC (“Bison”). Bison owns and operates drilling rigs. During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, Gulfport paid $17.0 million and $2.3 million, respectively, in cash calls. The Company entered into a loan agreement with Bison effective May 15, 2012. Interest accrued at LIBOR plus 0.28% or 8%, whichever was lower, and was to be paid on a paid-in-kind basis by increasing the outstanding balance of the loan. The loan had a maturity date of January 31, 2015. The Company loaned Bison $1.6 million during the first nine months of 2012, all of which was repaid by Bison during the third quarter of 2012. This loan agreement was terminated in November 2014. The Company contributed its investment in Bison to Mammoth during the fourth quarter of 2014. See below under Mammoth Energy Partners LP for discussion of contribution. Muskie Proppant LLC During 2011, the Company invested in Muskie Proppant LLC (“Muskie”). Muskie processes and sells sand for use in hydraulic fracturing by the oil and natural gas industry and holds certain rights in a lease covering land in Wisconsin for mining oil and natural gas fracture grade sand. During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, Gulfport paid $1.0 million and $2.2 million, respectively, in cash calls to Muskie. The Company entered into a loan agreement with Muskie effective July 1, 2013, under which it loaned Muskie $0.9 million. Interest accrued at the prime rate plus 2.5%. The loan had a original maturity date of July 31, 2014. Effective July 31, 2014, an amendment was made to the loan agreement which changed the maturity date of the loan to July 31, 2015. During the fourth quarter of 2014, Muskie repaid the outstanding balance and the loan agreement was terminated. The Company contributed its investment in Muskie to Mammoth during the fourth quarter of 2014. See below under Mammoth Energy Partners LP for discussion of contribution. Timber Wolf Terminals LLC During 2012, the Company invested in Timber Wolf Terminals LLC (“Timber Wolf”). The Company's initial investment during 2012 was $1.0 million. Timber Wolf will operate a crude/condensate terminal and a sand transloading facility in Ohio. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company paid an immaterial amount of cash calls related to Timber Wolf. During the year ended December 31, 2013, Gulfport paid $0.1 million in cash calls. Windsor Midstream LLC During 2012, the Company purchased an ownership interest in Windsor Midstream LLC (“Midstream”). Midstream owns a 28.4% interest in Coronado Midstream LLC ("Coronado"), a gas processing plant in West Texas. In February of 2015, Coronado announced its intent to sell its natural gas gathering and processing facilities for approximately $600.0 million. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company paid $2.4 million in cash calls to Midstream. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company paid an immaterial amount in net cash calls to Midstream. Stingray Pressure Pumping LLC During 2012, the Company invested in Stingray Pressure Pumping LLC ("Stingray Pressure"). Stingray Pressure provides well completion services. During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company paid $2.5 million and $1.8 million, respectively, in cash calls. The (income) loss from equity method investments presented in the table above reflects any intercompany profit eliminations. The Company contributed its investment in Stingray Pressure to Mammoth during the fourth quarter of 2014. See below under Mammoth Energy Partners LP for discussion of contribution. Stingray Cementing LLC During 2012, the Company invested in Stingray Cementing LLC ("Stingray Cementing"). Stingray Cementing provides well cementing services. During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not pay any cash calls related to Stingray Cementing. The (income) loss from equity method investments presented in the table above reflects any intercompany profit eliminations. Blackhawk Midstream LLC During 2012, the Company invested in Blackhawk Midstream LLC ("Blackhawk"). Blackhawk coordinates gathering, compression, processing and marketing activities for the Company in connection with the development of its Utica Shale acreage. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company paid $0.7 million in cash calls related to Blackhawk. On January 28, 2014, Blackhawk closed on the sale of its equity interests in Ohio Gathering Company, LLC and Ohio Condensate Company, LLC for a purchase price of $190.0 million, of which $14.3 million was placed in escrow. Gulfport received $84.8 million in net proceeds from this transaction in 2014, which is included in income from equity method investments in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Subsequent to December 31, 2014, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $7.2 million from the release of escrow from the Blackhawk sale. Stingray Logistics LLC During 2012, the Company invested in Stingray Logistics LLC ("Stingray Logistics"). Stingray Logistics provides well services. During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not pay any cash calls related to Stingray Logistics. The Company contributed its investment in Stingray Logistics to Mammoth during the fourth quarter of 2014. See below under Mammoth Energy Partners LP for discussion of contribution. Diamondback Energy, Inc. As noted above in Note 4, on October 11, 2012, following the closing of the Diamondback IPO, the Company owned 7,914,036 shares of Diamondback's outstanding common stock for an initial investment in Diamondback valued at $138.5 million. In June and November of 2013, the Company sold 2,234,536 and 2,300,000 shares of its Diamondback common stock, respectively, and received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $192.7 million. In June and September of 2014, the Company sold 1,000,000 and 1,437,500 shares of its Diamondback common stock, respectively, and received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $197.6 million. On November 12, 2014, the Company sold its remaining 942,000 shares of Diamondback common stock for net proceeds of approximately $60.8 million. As of December 31, 2014, the Company did not own any shares of Diamondback common stock. The Company accounted for its interest in Diamondback as an equity method investment and had elected the fair value option of accounting for this investment. While the investment in Diamondback was below 20% ownership prior to November 2014, the Company had appointed a member of Diamondback's Board as discussed in Note 4. The individual appointed by the Company continues to serve on Diamondback's board and the Company had influence through this board seat. The Company recognized an aggregate gain of approximately $79.7 million, $220.1 million and $12.8 million on its investment in Diamondback for years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively, which is included in income from equity method investments in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company has determined that for the periods presented in its consolidated financial statements, Diamondback has met the conditions of a significant subsidiary under Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X, for which the Company is required, pursuant to Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X, to attach separate financial statements as exhibits to its Annual Report on Form 10-K. Stingray Energy Services LLC During 2013, the Company invested in Stingray Energy Services LLC ("Stingray Energy"). Stingray Energy provides rental tools for land-based oil and natural gas drilling, completion and workover activities as well as the transfer of fresh water to wellsites. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company did not pay any cash calls to Stingray Energy. The (income) loss from equity method investments presented in the table above reflects any intercompany profit eliminations. Sturgeon Acquisitions LLC During the third quarter of 2014, the Company invested $20.7 million and received an ownership interest of 25% in Sturgeon Acquisitions LLC ("Sturgeon"). Sturgeon owns and operates sand mines that produce hydraulic fracturing grade sand. Mammoth Energy Partners LP In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company contributed its investments in Stingray Pressure, Stingray Logistics, Bison and Muskie to Mammoth for a 30.5% interest in this newly formed limited partnership. Mammoth has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC in connection with its proposed initial public offering. Mammoth intends to pursue this offering in 2015 subject to market conditions. The Company accounted for the contribution as a sale of financial assets under ASC 860. The Company estimated the fair market value of its investment in Mammoth as of the contribution date using an average of the market approach and the income approach, based on a independently prepared valuation of the contributed assets. The fair market value was reduced by a discount factor for lack of marketability due to the Company's minority interest, resulting in a fair value of $143.5 million for the Company's 30.5% interest. The fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired was estimated using assumptions that represent Level 3 inputs. See "Note 14 - Fair Value Measurements" for additional discussion of the measurement inputs. The Company recognized a gain of $84.5 million from its contribution of assets to Mammoth, which is included in gain on contribution of investments in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658923&loc=d3e32847-111569 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7658923&loc=d3e32787-111569 + Details
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