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Supplemental Disclosures about Oil and Natural Gas Producing Properties (unaudited)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industries Disclosures [Abstract]  
Supplemental Disclosures about Oil and Natural Gas Producing Properties (unaudited)
Supplemental Disclosures about Oil and Natural Gas Producing Properties (unaudited)
Costs incurred for oil and natural gas property acquisition, exploration and development activities
The following table summarizes costs incurred and capitalized in oil and natural gas property acquisition, exploration and development activities. Property acquisition costs are those costs incurred to lease property, including both undeveloped leasehold and the purchase of reserves in place. Exploration costs include costs of identifying areas that may warrant examination and examining specific areas that are considered to have prospects containing oil and natural gas reserves, including costs of drilling exploratory wells, geological and geophysical costs and carrying costs on undeveloped properties. Development costs are incurred to obtain access to proved reserves, including the cost of drilling. Exploration and development costs also include amounts incurred due to the recognition of asset retirement obligations of $43,922, $471,864 and $140,151 during the years ended June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively.
 
For the Years Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Oil and Natural Gas Activities
 
 
 
 
 
Property acquisition costs:
 
 
 
 
 
Proved property
$

 
$

 
$

Unproved property (a)

 

 
596,500

Exploration costs

 

 

Development costs
5,429,985

 
7,554,579

 
19,093,200

Total costs incurred for oil and natural gas activities
$
5,429,985

 
$
7,554,579

 
$
19,689,700


(a) In connection with the June 2016 Delhi Field Litigation Settlement, we received a 23.9% working interest in the non-producing Mengel Interval with an estimated fair value of $596,500. This cost is included in properties subject to amortization.
Estimated Net Quantities of Proved Oil and Natural Gas Reserves
The following estimates of the net proved oil and natural gas reserves of our oil and gas properties located entirely within the United States of America are based on evaluations prepared by third-party reservoir engineers. Reserve volumes and values were determined under the method prescribed by the SEC for our fiscal years ended June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016, which requires the application of the previous 12 months unweighted arithmetic average first-day-of-the-month price, and current costs held constant throughout the projected reserve life, when estimating whether reserve quantities are economical to produce.
Proved oil and natural gas reserves are estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. Proved developed oil and natural gas reserves are reserves that can be expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods. There are uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved oil and natural gas reserves, projecting future production rates, and timing of development expenditures. Accordingly, reserve estimates often differ from the quantities of oil and natural gas that are ultimately recovered.
Estimated quantities of proved oil and natural gas reserves and changes in quantities of proved developed and undeveloped reserves for each of the periods indicated were as follows:
 
Crude Oil
(Bbls)
 
Natural Gas
Liquids
(Bbls)
 
Natural Gas
(Mcf)
 
BOE
Proved developed and undeveloped reserves:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2015
10,011,976

 
2,433,595

 
4,939

 
12,446,394

Revisions of previous estimates (a)
(765,385
)
 
(198,233
)
 
(3,319
)
 
(964,171
)
Improved recovery, extensions and discoveries

 

 

 

Sales of minerals in place

 

 

 

Production (sales volumes)
(658,041
)
 
(491
)
 
(1,620
)
 
(658,802
)
June 30, 2016
8,588,550

 
2,234,871

 

 
10,823,421

Revisions of previous estimates (b)
508,123

 
(504,733
)
 
16

 
3,390

Improved recovery, extensions and discoveries

 

 

 

Sales of minerals in place

 

 

 

Production (sales volumes)
(724,523
)
 
(43,910
)
 
(16
)
 
(768,433
)
June 30, 2017
8,372,150

 
1,686,228

 

 
10,058,378

Revisions of previous estimates (c)
369,971

 
(315,090
)
 

 
54,881

Improved recovery, extensions and discoveries

 

 

 

Sales of minerals in place

 

 

 

Production (sales volumes)
(651,931
)
 
(93,366
)
 

 
(745,297
)
June 30, 2018
8,090,190

 
1,277,772

 

 
9,367,962

Proved developed reserves:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2015
7,347,231

 
1,572

 
4,939

 
7,349,626

June 30, 2016
7,168,249

 

 

 
7,168,249

June 30, 2017
6,617,389

 
1,332,803

 

 
7,950,192

June 30, 2018
6,291,850

 
993,741

 

 
7,285,591

Proved undeveloped reserves:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2015
2,664,745

 
2,432,023

 

 
5,096,768

June 30, 2016
1,420,301

 
2,234,871

 

 
3,655,172

June 30, 2017
1,754,761

 
353,425

 

 
2,108,186

June 30, 2018
1,798,340

 
284,031

 

 
2,082,371




(a) The negative revision results primarily from the removal of proved undeveloped reserves in the far eastern part of the Delhi field, referred to as Test Site 6, which were deemed uneconomic under the lower SEC price case utilized at the end of the period.

(b) The positive crude oil revision resulted from better production performance during fiscal 2017 and the expectation of greater ultimate recoveries of oil from the Delhi field. The negative NGL revision results primarily from lower expectations for ultimate NGL recoveries from the plant based on production data after the plant commenced production.

(c) The positive crude oil revision resulted from better production performance during fiscal 2018. The negative NGL revision results primarily from lower expectations for ultimate NGL recoveries from the plant based on production data subsequent to the commencement of plant production.
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows
Future oil and natural gas sales and production and development costs have been estimated using prices and costs in effect at the end of the years indicated, as required by ASC 932, Extractive Activities - Oil and Gas ("ASC 932"). ASC 932 requires that net cash flow amounts be discounted at 10%. Future production and development costs are computed by estimating the expenditures to be incurred in developing and producing our proved oil and natural gas reserves and asset retirement obligations assuming continuation of existing economic conditions. Future income tax expenses are computed by applying the appropriate period-end statutory tax rates to the future pretax net cash flow relating to our proved oil and natural gas reserves, less the tax basis of the related properties. The future income tax expenses do not give effect to tax credits, allowances, or the impact of general and administrative costs of ongoing operations relating to the Company's proved oil and natural gas reserves. Changes in the demand for oil and natural gas, inflation, and other factors make such estimates inherently imprecise and subject to substantial revision. The table below should not be construed to be an estimate of the current market value of our proved reserves.
The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows related to proved oil and natural gas reserves as of June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016 are as follows:
 
For the Years Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Future cash inflows
$
521,533,765

 
$
425,094,736

 
$
383,491,193

Future production costs and severance taxes
(228,478,119
)
 
(213,115,443
)
 
(179,182,565
)
Future development costs
(22,213,269
)
 
(22,631,856
)
 
(16,595,047
)
Future income tax expenses
(50,810,883
)
 
(47,055,551
)
 
(45,713,438
)
Future net cash flows
220,031,494

 
142,291,886

 
142,000,143

10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows
(101,073,080
)
 
(59,354,333
)
 
(64,042,824
)
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows
$
118,958,414

 
$
82,937,553

 
$
77,957,319


Future cash inflows represent expected revenues from production of period-end quantities of proved reserves based on the previous 12 months unweighted arithmetic average first-day-of-the-month commodity prices for each year and reflect adjustments for lease quality, transportation fees, energy content and regional price differentials.
 
For the Years Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
Oil
(Bbl)
 
Gas
(MMBtu)
 
Oil
(Bbl)
 
Gas
(MMBtu)
 
Oil
(Bbl)
 
Gas
(MMBtu)
NYMEX prices used in determining future cash flows
$
57.50

 
n/a
 
$
48.85

 
n/a
 
$
42.91

 
n/a

There were no natural gas reserves in 2018, 2017 and 2016. The NGL prices utilized for future cash inflows were based on historical prices received, where available. For the Delhi NGL plant, we utilized historical prices for the expected mix and net pricing of natural gas liquid products projected to be produced by the plant.
A summary of the changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows applicable to proved crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas reserves is as follows:
 
For the Years Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Balance, beginning of year
$
82,937,553

 
$
77,957,319

 
$
159,196,539

Net changes in sales prices and production costs related to future production
62,011,112

 
19,821,288

 
(120,832,747
)
Changes in estimated future development costs
267,547

 
(1,626,833
)
 
74,991

Sales of oil and gas produced during the period, net of production costs
(29,087,710
)
 
(23,649,087
)
 
(17,079,363
)
Net change due to extensions, discoveries, and improved recovery

 

 

Net change due to revisions in quantity estimates
888,896

 
(2,206,287
)
 
(18,821,014
)
Net change due to sales of minerals in place

 

 

Development costs incurred during the period

 
2,632,547

 
16,327,883

Accretion of discount
11,089,455

 
10,086,904

 
21,870,650

Net change in discounted income taxes
871,540

 
(5,045,279
)
 
36,598,239

Net changes in timing of production and other
(10,019,979
)
 
4,966,981

 
622,141

Balance, end of year
$
118,958,414

 
$
82,937,553

 
$
77,957,319