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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

As of September 30, 2019, the Company has the following rig termination commitment related to a historical rig contract (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining period in 2019

    

$

2020

 

 

    3,000

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

Total

 

$

    3,000

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company has the following purchase commitments related to equipment (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining period in 2019

    

$

389

2020

 

 

 —

2021

 

 

 —

2022

 

 

 —

2023

 

 

 —

Thereafter

 

 

 —

Total

 

$

389

 

The Company has entered into various long-term gathering, transportation and sales contracts with respect to its oil and natural gas production from the Delaware Basin in West Texas. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had in place three long-term crude oil contracts and eleven long-term natural gas contracts in this area and the sales price under these contracts are based on posted market rates. Under the terms of these contracts, the Company has committed a substantial portion of its production from these areas for periods ranging from one to twenty years from the date of first production.

Contingencies

On February 26, 2019, a subsidiary of the Company, Halcón Energy Properties, Inc. (HEPI), filed notice of appeal from a judgment entered by The Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County, Pennsylvania in a litigation matter captioned Vodenichar, et al., v. Halcón Energy Properties, Inc. et al., No. 2013-0512, arising from a dispute over whether the subsidiary complied with the terms of a letter of intent related to the leasing of acreage, pursuant to which HEPI was ordered to pay $9,107,053.57 (including interest and costs). Such appeal is currently pending in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Western District (Case No. 347 WDA 2019).

In addition to the above, from time to time, the Company may be a plaintiff or defendant in a pending or threatened legal proceeding arising in the normal course of our business. While the outcome and impact of currently pending legal proceedings cannot be determined, the Company’s management and legal counsel believe that the resolution of these proceedings through settlement or adverse judgment will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated operating results, financial position or cash flows.