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Supplemental Oil And Gas Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Supplemental Oil And Gas Information [Abstract]  
Supplemental Oil And Gas Information

15. Supplemental Oil and Gas Information (unaudited)



Information with respect to the Company’s oil and gas producing activities is presented in the following tables. Estimates of reserves quantities, as well as future production and discounted cash flows before income taxes, were determined by LaRoche Petroleum Consultants Ltd.  All of the Company’s reserves were located in the United States.



Capitalized Costs Related to Oil and Gas Producing Activities



The table below reflects our capitalized costs related to our oil and gas producing activities at December 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):







 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Years Ended December 31,



 

2017

 

2016

Proved oil and gas properties

 

$

5,704 

 

$

5,315 

Unproved properties

 

 

 —

 

 

106 

Total proved and unproved oil and gas properties

 

$

5,704 

 

$

5,421 

Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

(984)

 

 

(196)

Net oil and gas properties

 

$

4,720 

 

$

5,225 



As a result of the ceiling test impairments during 2015 and the first three quarters of 2016, the accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization was been netted against the cost to reflect the post impairment value of the oil and gas properties.  As no ceiling test impairment was recorded during the quarter ended December 31, 2016, nor during any of the quarters ended in 2017, these amounts were not netted against cost, but remained in accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.



Oil and Gas Related Costs



The following table sets forth information concerning costs incurred, including accruals, related to the Company’s oil and gas property acquisition, exploration and development activities (in thousands):







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Years Ended December 31,



 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

Property acquisitions proved

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

Property acquisitions unproved

 

 

93 

 

 

 

 

90 

Exploration cost

 

 

69 

 

 

396 

 

 

22 

Development cost

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

252 

Total

 

$

162 

 

$

404 

 

$

364 

 

Results of Operations from Oil and Gas Producing Activities



The following table sets forth the Company’s results of operations from oil and gas producing activities (in thousands):

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Years Ended December 31,



 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

Revenues

 

$

4,683 

 

$

4,113 

 

$

5,631 

Production costs and taxes

 

 

(3,444)

 

 

(3,064)

 

 

(3,731)

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

(796)

 

 

(1,009)

 

 

(2,538)

Impairment

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,805)

 

 

(14,526)

Income (loss) from oil and gas producing activities

 

$

443 

 

$

(2,765)

 

$

(15,164)



In the presentation above, no deduction has been made for indirect costs such as general corporate overhead or interest expense.  No income taxes are reflected above due to the Company’s operating tax loss carry-forward position.



Estimated Quantities of Oil and Gas Reserves



The following table sets forth the Company’s net proved oil and gas reserves and the changes in net proved oil and gas reserves for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017.  All of the Company’s proved reserves are located in the United States of America.

 





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Oil (MBbl)

 

Gas (MMcf)

 

MBOE

Proved reserves at December 31, 2014

 

1,797 

 

 —

 

1,797 

Revisions of previous estimates

 

(790)

 

 —

 

(790)

Improved recovery

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Purchase of reserves in place

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Extensions and discoveries

 

 

 —

 

Production

 

(131)

 

 —

 

(131)

Sales of reserves in place

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Proved reserves at December 31, 2015

 

877 

 

 —

 

877 

Revisions of previous estimates

 

(36)

 

 —

 

(36)

Improved recovery

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Purchase of reserves in place

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Extensions and discoveries

 

 

 —

 

Production

 

(108)

 

 —

 

(108)

Sales of reserves in place

 

(6)

 

 —

 

(6)

Proved reserves at December 31, 2016

 

730 

 

 —

 

730 

Revisions of previous estimates

 

195 

 

 —

 

195 

Improved recovery

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Purchase of reserves in place

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Extensions and discoveries

 

47 

 

 —

 

47 

Production

 

(102)

 

 —

 

(102)

Sales of reserves in place

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Proved reserves at December 31, 2017

 

870 

 

 —

 

870 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Proved developed reserves at:

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

1,438 

 

 —

 

1,438 

December 31, 2015

 

877 

 

 —

 

877 

December 31, 2016

 

730 

 

 —

 

730 

December 31, 2017

 

832 

 

 —

 

832 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Proved undeveloped reserves at:

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

359 

 

 —

 

359 

December 31, 2015

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

December 31, 2016

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

December 31, 2017

 

38 

 

 —

 

38 



The Company’s Proved Undeveloped Reserves at December 31, 2017 included 3 locations, and December 31, 2016 and 2015 included no locations as compared to 27 locations at December 31, 2014.  During 2016 and 2015, all Proved Undeveloped locations were removed from the Company’s Proved Reserves primarily due to the low oil prices experienced during these years.  During 2017, increases in prices allowed the company to include 3 Proved Undeveloped locations in its December 31, 2017 reserves.



The following table identifies the reserve value by category and the respective present values, before income taxes, discounted at 10% as a percentage of total proved reserves (in thousands):









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year Ended 12/31/2017

 

Year Ended 12/31/2016

 

Year Ended 12/31/2015



 

Oil

 

Gas

 

Total

 

Oil

 

Gas

 

Total

 

Oil

 

Gas

 

Total

Total proved reserves
   year-end reserve
   report

 

$

8,170 

 

 

 —

 

$

8,170 

 

$

5,815 

 

 

 —

 

$

5,815 

 

$

8,287 

 

 

 —

 

$

8,287 

Proved developed
   producing reserves
   (PDP)

 

$

7,065 

 

 

 —

 

$

7,065 

 

$

5,397 

 

 

 —

 

$

5,397 

 

$

7,686 

 

 

 —

 

$

7,686 

% of PDP reserves to
   total proved reserves

 

 

87% 

 

 

 —

 

 

87% 

 

 

93% 

 

 

 —

 

 

93% 

 

 

93% 

 

 

 —

 

 

93% 

Proved developed non-
   producing reserves

 

$

1,082 

 

 

 —

 

$

1,082 

 

$

418 

 

 

 —

 

$

418 

 

$

601 

 

 

 —

 

$

601 

% of PDNP reserves to
   total proved reserves

 

 

13% 

 

 

 —

 

 

13% 

 

 

7% 

 

 

 —

 

 

7% 

 

 

7% 

 

 

 —

 

 

7% 

Proved undeveloped
   reserves (PUD)

 

$

23 

 

 

 —

 

$

23 

 

$

 —

 

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 —

 

$

 —

% of PUD reserves to
   total proved reserves

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows



The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows from the Company’s proved oil and gas reserves is presented in the following table (in thousands):







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Years Ended December 31,



 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

Future cash inflows

 

$

39,889 

 

$

27,253 

 

$

38,566 

Future production costs and taxes

 

 

(23,343)

 

 

(16,270)

 

 

(23,500)

Future development costs

 

 

(1,586)

 

 

(553)

 

 

(951)

Future income tax expenses

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Future net cash flows

 

 

14,960 

 

 

10,430 

 

 

14,115 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount at 10% for timing of cash flows

 

 

(6,790)

 

 

(4,615)

 

 

(5,828)

Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows

 

$

8,170 

 

$

5,815 

 

$

8,287 



The following are the principal sources of change in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows from the Company’s proved oil and gas reserves (in thousands):







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Years Ended December 31,



 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

Balance, beginning of year

 

$

5,815 

 

$

8,287 

 

$

34,531 

Sales, net of production costs and taxes

 

 

(1,239)

 

 

(2,037)

 

 

(1,901)

Discoveries and extensions, net of costs

 

 

123 

 

 

35 

 

 

Purchase of reserves in place

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Sale of reserves in place

 

 

 —

 

 

(10)

 

 

 —

Net changes in prices and production costs

 

 

1,780 

 

 

(863)

 

 

(16,009)

Revisions of quantity estimates

 

 

1,611 

 

 

(412)

 

 

(22,431)

Previously estimated development cost incurred during the year

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Changes in future development costs

 

 

(228)

 

 

196 

 

 

4,890 

Changes in timing and other

 

 

(164)

 

 

(20)

 

 

(56)

Accretion of discount

 

 

472 

 

 

639 

 

 

3,373 

Net change in income taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,885 

Balance, end of year

 

$

8,170 

 

$

5,815 

 

$

8,287 



Estimated future net cash flows represent an estimate of future net revenues from the production of proved reserves using average sales prices, along with estimates of the operating costs, production taxes and future development and abandonment cost (less salvage value) necessary to produce such reserves. Future income taxes were calculated by applying the statutory federal and state income tax rates to pre-tax future net cash flows, net of the tax basis of the properties and utilizing available tax loss carryforwards related to oil and gas operations. The oil prices used for December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 were $45.83, and $37.35,  and $43.98 per barrel of oil, respectively.  The Company’s proved reserves as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were measured by using commodity prices based on the twelve month unweighted arithmetic average of the first day of the month price for the period January through December.  No deduction has been made for depreciation, depletion or any indirect costs such as general corporate overhead or interest expense.