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Supplemental Information on Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Extractive Industries [Abstract]  
Supplemental Information on Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited) Supplemental Information on Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited)

The supplemental information includes capitalized costs related to oil and natural gas producing activities; costs incurred in oil and natural gas property acquisition, exploration and development; and the results of operations for oil and natural gas producing activities. Supplemental information is also provided for oil, natural gas and NGL production and average sales prices; the estimated quantities of proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves; the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows associated with proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves; and a summary of the changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows associated with proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves.

Capitalized Costs Related to Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities

The Company’s capitalized costs for oil and natural gas activities consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
Successor
 
 
Predecessor
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
2015
Oil and natural gas properties
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proved
$
1,056,806

 
$
840,201

 
 
$
12,529,681

Unproved
100,884

 
74,937

 
 
363,149

Total oil and natural gas properties
1,157,690

 
915,138

 
 
12,892,830

Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and impairment
(460,431
)
 
(353,030
)
 
 
(11,149,888
)
Net oil and natural gas properties capitalized costs
$
697,259

 
$
562,108

 
 
$
1,742,942



Costs Incurred in Oil and Natural Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration and Development

Costs incurred in oil and natural gas property acquisition, exploration and development activities which have been capitalized are summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
Successor
 
 
Predecessor
 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
Period from October 2, 2016 through December 31, 2016
 
 
Period from January 1, 2016 through October 1, 2016
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
Acquisitions of properties
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proved
$
7,092

 
$
5,142

 
 
$
3,897

 
$
35,376

Unproved
91,139

 
5,491

 
 
1,899

 
210,065

Exploration(1)
8,850

 

 
 
1,234

 
29,297

Development
187,264

 
27,429

 
 
149,924

 
571,562

Total cost incurred
$
294,345

 
$
38,062

 
 
$
156,954

 
$
846,300

____________________
(1)
Includes 3-D seismic costs of $7.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Results of Operations for Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities

The following table presents the Company’s results of operations from oil and natural gas producing activities (in thousands), which exclude any interest costs or indirect general and administrative costs and, therefore, are not necessarily indicative of the contribution to net earnings of the Company’s operations.
 
Successor
 
 
Predecessor
 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
Period from October 2, 2016 through December 31, 2016
 
 
Period from January 1, 2016 through October 1, 2016
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
Revenues
$
356,210

 
$
98,307

 
 
$
279,971

 
$
707,434

Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Production costs
116,372

 
27,640

 
 
135,715

 
324,141

Depreciation and depletion
118,035

 
36,061

 
 
90,978

 
324,390

Impairment

 
319,087

 
 
657,392

 
4,473,787

Total expenses
234,407

 
382,788

 
 
884,085

 
5,122,318

Income (loss) before income taxes
121,803

 
(284,481
)
 
 
(604,114
)
 
(4,414,884
)
Income tax expense (benefit)(1)
47,722

 
(112,427
)
 
 
(229,986
)
 
(1,680,746
)
Results of operations for oil and natural gas producing activities (excluding corporate overhead and interest costs)
$
74,081

 
$
(172,054
)
 
 
$
(374,128
)
 
$
(2,734,138
)
____________________
(1)
Income tax expense (benefit) is hypothetical and is calculated by applying the Company’s statutory tax rate to income (loss) before income taxes attributable to our oil and natural gas producing activities, after giving effect to permanent differences and tax credits.

Oil, Natural Gas and NGL Reserve Quantities

Proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves are those quantities, which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible, based on oil, natural gas and NGL prices used to estimate reserves, from a given date forward from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods, and government regulation prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain.

The term “reasonable certainty” implies a high degree of confidence that the quantities of oil, natural gas and NGLs actually recovered will equal or exceed the estimate. To achieve reasonable certainty, the Company’s engineers and independent petroleum consultants relied on technologies that have been demonstrated to yield results with consistency and repeatability. The technologies and economic data used to estimate the Company’s proved reserves include, but are not limited to, well logs, geologic maps, seismic data, well test data, production data, historical price and cost information and property ownership interests. The accuracy of the reserve estimates is dependent on many factors, including the following:

the quality and quantity of available data and the engineering and geological interpretation of that data;

estimates regarding the amount and timing of future costs, which could vary considerably from actual costs;

the accuracy of mandated economic assumptions; and

the judgment of the personnel preparing the estimates.

Proved developed reserves are proved reserves expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods or in which the cost of the required equipment is relatively minor compared with the cost of a new well. Proved undeveloped reserves are reserves that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a relatively large major expenditure is required for recompletion.

The table below represents the Company’s estimate of proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves attributable to the Company’s net interest in oil and natural gas properties, all of which are located in the continental United States, based upon the evaluation by the Company and its independent petroleum engineers of pertinent geoscience and engineering data in accordance
with the SEC’s regulations. Estimates of the substantial majority of the Company’s proved reserves have been prepared by independent reservoir engineers and geoscience professionals and are reviewed by members of the Company’s senior management with professional training in petroleum engineering to ensure that the Company consistently applies rigorous professional standards and the reserve definitions prescribed by the SEC.

Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc. (“CG&A”), Ryder Scott Company, L.P. (“Ryder Scott”) and Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (“Netherland Sewell”), independent oil and natural gas consultants, prepared the estimates of proved reserves of oil, natural gas and NGLs attributable to the majority of the Company’s net interest in oil and natural gas properties as of the end of 2017, 2016 and 2015. CG&A, Ryder Scott and Netherland Sewell are independent petroleum engineers, geologists, geophysicists and petrophysicists and do not own an interest in the Company or its properties and are not employed on a contingent basis. The remaining proved reserves were based on Company estimates.

The Company believes the geoscience and engineering data examined provides reasonable assurance that the proved reserves are economically producible in future years from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods and governmental regulations. Estimates of proved reserves are subject to change, either positively or negatively, as additional information is available and contractual and economic conditions change.

2017 Activity. During 2017, the Company recorded extensions and discoveries of 19.4 MMBoe, primarily from successful drilling in its NW STACK play in the Mid-Continent area and its North Park Basin properties, sold 1.9 MMBoe of proved reserves, and recorded upward revisions of 10.9 MMBoe, primarily as a result of significantly higher commodity prices in 2017 and minor revisions due to well performance.

2016 Activity. During 2016, on a pro forma combined basis, Predecessor Company and Successor Company recognized total downward revisions of prior estimates of approximately 105.4 MMBoe, predominantly from revisions of approximately 94.7 MMBoe due to well performance and 12.1 MMBoe due to a decrease in commodity prices. The negative revisions from well performance were from the Mid-Continent area and resulted from steeper than anticipated well production decline rates for Mississippian horizontal wells in areas with increased natural fracture density and that have been developed with three or more horizontal wells per section as inter-well pressure communication has had more impact on well performance than originally forecasted. Additionally, changing pressure conditions in the Company’s Mississippian wells producing with artificial lift have resulted in increased production decline rates that are now becoming more predictable on a large group of base wells as this population of wells has been producing for more than two years. Of the total performance revisions, approximately 85% were to gas and associated NGL reserves, with the revisions to gas mostly from changes made to late-life decline rates, and 15% were to oil reserves. Other decreases of reserves excluding production included the sale of WTO reserves of 24.6 MMBoe and 19.1 MMBoe of adjustment from change in accounting for Trusts. These decreases were partially offset by approximately 7.8 MMBoe of extensions due to successful drilling.

2015 Activity. During 2015, the Company recognized additional oil, NGL and natural gas reserves from extensions and discoveries of 9.7 MMBbls, 9.3 MMBbls, and 160.9 Bcf, respectively, primarily due to successful drilling in the Mississippian formation in the Mid-Continent area. Acquisition of the North Park Basin assets, located in Jackson County, Colorado, in December 2015 added 27.6 MMBoe of reserves. These positive revisions were offset by (i) negative pricing revisions of approximately 54 MMBbls for oil, 36 MMBbls for NGLs and 687 Bcf for natural gas, due primarily to significantly lower commodity prices in 2015, and (ii) negative revisions of approximately 16 MMBbls for oil, 1 MMBbls for NGLs and 74 Bcf for natural gas primarily from well performance in the Mid-Continent.
The summary below presents changes in the Company’s estimated reserves.
 
Oil
 
NGL
 
Natural Gas
 
Total
 
(MBbls)
 
(MBbls)
 
(MMcf)(1)
 
MBoe
Proved developed and undeveloped reserves
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2014(2) - Predecessor
126,031

 
91,786

 
1,788,233

 
515,856

Revisions of previous estimates
(70,708
)
 
(37,384
)
 
(759,106
)
 
(234,610
)
Acquisitions of new reserves
22,447

 
2,460

 
15,952

 
27,566

Extensions and discoveries
9,741

 
9,257

 
160,865

 
45,809

Production
(9,600
)
 
(5,044
)
 
(92,104
)
 
(29,995
)
As of December 31, 2015(2) - Predecessor
77,911

 
61,075

 
1,113,840

 
324,626

Adoption of ASU 2015-02
(6,971
)
 
(3,695
)
 
(50,508
)
 
(19,084
)
Revisions of previous estimates
(39,973
)
 
(21,475
)
 
(415,568
)
 
(130,709
)
Extensions and discoveries
987

 
472

 
7,955

 
2,785

Sales of reserves in place
(387
)
 

 
(145,267
)
 
(24,598
)
Production
(4,315
)
 
(3,358
)
 
(44,124
)
 
(15,027
)
As of October 1, 2016 - Predecessor
27,252

 
33,019

 
466,328

 
137,992

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Revisions of previous estimates
23,978

 
1,139

 
915

 
25,270

Extensions and discoveries
2,868

 
448

 
10,309

 
5,034

Production
(1,214
)
 
(999
)
 
(12,770
)
 
(4,341
)
As of December 31, 2016 - Successor
52,884

 
33,607

 
464,782

 
163,955

Revisions of previous estimates
804

 
2,628

 
44,679

 
10,879

Acquisitions of new reserves
18

 
70

 
683

 
202

Extensions and discoveries
12,446

 
1,914

 
30,080

 
19,373

Sales of reserves in place
(204
)
 
(529
)
 
(7,055
)
 
(1,909
)
Production
(4,157
)
 
(3,376
)
 
(44,237
)
 
(14,906
)
As of December 31, 2017 - Successor
61,791

 
34,314

 
488,932

 
177,594

Proved developed reserves
 
 
 
 
 
 

As of December 31, 2014 - Predecessor
79,022

 
56,823

 
1,203,447

 
336,420

As of December 31, 2015 - Predecessor
48,639

 
51,089

 
964,617

 
260,498

As of October 1, 2016 - Predecessor
24,541

 
30,238

 
428,050

 
126,121

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


As of December 31, 2016 - Successor
25,911

 
29,290

 
393,028

 
120,706

As of December 31, 2017 - Successor
25,845

 
29,922

 
407,988

 
123,765

Proved undeveloped reserves
 
 
 
 
 
 

As of December 31, 2014 - Predecessor
47,009

 
34,963

 
584,786

 
179,436

As of December 31, 2015 - Predecessor
29,272

 
9,986

 
149,223

 
64,129

As of October 1, 2016 - Predecessor
2,711

 
2,781

 
38,278

 
11,872

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


As of December 31, 2016 - Successor
26,973

 
4,317

 
71,754

 
43,249

As of December 31, 2017 - Successor
35,946

 
4,392

 
80,944

 
53,829

____________________
(1)
Natural gas reserves are computed at 14.65 pounds per square inch absolute and 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
(2)
Includes proved reserves attributable to noncontrolling interests as shown in the table below:
 
Predecessor
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Oil (MBbl)
7,004

 
11,027

NGL (MBbl)
3,694

 
4,761

Natural gas (MMcf)
50,508

 
70,833


Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows (Unaudited)

The standardized measure of discounted cash flows and summary of the changes in the standardized measure computation from year to year are prepared in accordance with ASC Topic 932, Extractive Activities—Oil and Gas (“ASC Topic 932”). The assumptions underlying the computation of the standardized measure of discounted cash flows may be summarized as follows:
the standardized measure includes the Company’s estimate of proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves and projected future production volumes based upon economic conditions;
pricing is applied based upon 12-month average market prices at December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 adjusted for fixed or determinable contracts that are in existence at year-end. The calculated weighted average per unit prices for the Company’s proved reserves and future net revenues were as follows:
 
Successor
 
 
Predecessor
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
2015
Oil (per barrel)
$
48.47

 
$
38.59

 
 
$
45.29

NGL (per barrel)
$
20.28

 
$
10.99

 
 
$
12.68

Natural gas (per Mcf)
$
1.90

 
$
1.56

 
 
$
1.87


future development and production costs are determined based upon actual cost at year-end;
the standardized measure includes projections of future abandonment costs based upon actual costs at year-end; and
a discount factor of 10% per year is applied annually to the future net cash flows.

The summary below presents the Company’s future net cash flows relating to proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves based on the standardized measure in ASC Topic 932 (in thousands).
 
Successor
 
 
Predecessor
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
2015
Future cash inflows from production
$
4,621,615

 
$
3,136,762

 
 
$
6,387,944

Future production costs
(1,837,852
)
 
(1,454,798
)
 
 
(2,731,542
)
Future development costs(1)
(966,203
)
 
(665,516
)
 
 
(838,945
)
Future income tax expenses
(107
)
 
(142
)
 
 
(901
)
Undiscounted future net cash flows
1,817,453

 
1,016,306

 
 
2,816,556

10% annual discount
(1,068,159
)
 
(577,942
)
 
 
(1,501,994
)
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows(2)
$
749,294

 
$
438,364

 
 
$
1,314,562

____________________
(1)
Includes abandonment costs.
(2)
Includes approximately $224.6 million attributable to noncontrolling interests at December 31, 2015.

The following table represents the Company’s estimate of changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows from proved reserves (in thousands):
 
Successor
 
 
Predecessor
 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
Period from October 2, 2016 through December 31, 2016
 
 
Period from January 1, 2016 through October 1, 2016
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
Beginning present value
$
438,364

 
$
392,604

 
 
$
1,314,562

 
$
4,087,752

Changes during the year
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adoption of ASU 2015-02

 

 
 
(224,965
)
 

Revenues less production
(239,838
)
 
(70,668
)
 
 
(144,256
)
 
(383,293
)
Net changes in prices, production and other costs
347,458

 
35,684

 
 
(394,173
)
 
(3,813,465
)
Development costs incurred
35,517

 
7,941

 
 
69,080

 
217,596

Net changes in future development costs
(64,484
)
 
(291,232
)
 
 
436,041

 
273,437

Extensions and discoveries
112,556

 
14,986

 
 
12,449

 
230,055

Revisions of previous quantity estimates
26,697

 
308,374

 
 
(728,254
)
 
(1,354,778
)
Accretion of discount
37,226

 
9,375

 
 
91,337

 
512,483

Net change in income taxes
23

 

 
 
402

 
1,426,333

Purchases of reserves in-place
454

 

 
 

 
18,429

Sales of reserves in-place
(2,977
)
 

 
 
(13,314
)
 

Timing differences and other(1)
58,298

 
31,300

 
 
(26,305
)
 
100,013

Net change for the year
310,930

 
45,760

 
 
(921,958
)
 
(2,773,190
)
Ending present value(2)
$
749,294

 
$
438,364

 
 
$
392,604

 
$
1,314,562


____________________
(1)
The change in timing differences and other are related to revisions in the Company’s estimated time of production and development.
(2)
Includes approximately $224.6 million attributable to noncontrolling interests at December 31, 2015.