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Acquisition and Development Agreement and Carry and Earning Agreement | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Acquisition and Development Agreement and Carry and Earning Agreement [Abstract] |
Acquisition and Development Agreement and Carry and Earning Agreement | Note 12 - Acquisition and Development Agreement In June 2011, the Company entered into an Acquisition and Development Agreement with Mitsui. Pursuant to the Acquisition and Development Agreement, the Company agreed to transfer to Mitsui a 12.5 percent working interest in certain non-operated oil and gas assets representing approximately 39,000 net acres in Dimmit, LaSalle, Maverick, and Webb Counties, Texas. As consideration for the oil and gas interests transferred, Mitsui agreed to pay, or carry, 90 percent of certain drilling and completion costs attributable to the Company’s remaining interest in these assets until Mitsui has expended an aggregate $680.0 million on behalf of the Company. Based on the Company’s forecast of the operator’s drilling plans, the carry will be fully utilized in early 2014. The Acquisition and Development Agreement also provided for reimbursement of capital expenditures and other costs, net of revenues, paid by the Company that were attributable to the transferred interest during the period between the effective date and the closing date, which the parties agreed would be applied over the carry period to cover the Company’s remaining 10 percent of drilling and completion costs for the affected acreage. As of December 31, 2013, the Company held $95.0 million in cash that is contractually restricted for use in the development of assets covered by the Acquisition and Development Agreement. This cash relates to the reimbursement of net costs for the period between the effective date and closing date, as discussed above, as well as an estimate of 90 percent of two months of activity of the Company’s proportionate share of estimated drilling and completion costs. This restricted cash is classified as a noncurrent asset in the accompanying balance sheets. The Company has recorded a corresponding liability equal to the restricted cash balance. The portion of the liability related to development operations expected to occur within the next year is recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses within the accompanying balance sheets. The portion of the liability related to development operations expected to occur more than one year in the future is recorded in other noncurrent liabilities within the accompanying balance sheets. As the remaining development operations are expected to be completed within the next year, the entire amount is recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses within the accompanying balance sheets as of December 31, 2013. There was no net impact on the accompanying statements of cash flows as restricted cash was offset against the corresponding liability in investing activities. There is no direct impact to the accompanying statements of operations as a result of the Acquisition and Development Agreement, with the exception of legal and commission costs associated with the execution of the arrangement which were expensed in 2011. Of the original $680.0 million carry amount, $573.8 million had been spent as of December 31, 2013.

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