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Working Interest Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Allocation of Total Purchase Price of Working Interest Acquisition

The following table represents the allocation of the total purchase price of the 38% Working Interest Acquisition and the 10% Working Interest Acquisition (in thousands).

		38% Working Interest Acquisition				10% Working Interest Acquisition
Purchase price:
Acquisition price		$	76,000			$	21,500
Asset retirement obligations assumed			547				132
Post-closing purchase price adjustments			(5,720	)			(453	)
Total		$	70,827			$	21,179
Allocation:
Wells, equipment and related facilities		$	51,447			$	15,613
Mineral interests in oil and gas properties			19,380				5,566
Total		$	70,827			$	21,179

Condensed Unaudited Pro Forma Information

The following condensed unaudited pro forma information gives effect to these acquisitions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2010. The pro forma information has been included in the notes as required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and is provided for comparison purposes only. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the financial results that would have occurred had these acquisitions been effective on the dates as indicated and should not be viewed as indicative of operations in the future.

		Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Data
		Years Ended December 31,
		2011				2010
		(dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)
Oil, NGL and gas sales		$	113,041			$	86,114
Total operating expenses		$	100,125			$	63,384
Net income (loss)		$	7,186			$	15,714
Earnings (loss) per share — basic		$	0.25			$	0.71
Earnings (loss) per share — diluted		$	0.25			$	0.71

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