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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Matters
Due to the nature of the Company's business, the Company may at times be subject to claims and legal actions. The Company accrues liabilities when it is probable that future costs will be incurred, and such costs can be reasonably estimated. Such accruals are based on developments to date and the Company’s estimates of the outcomes of these matters. The Company did not recognize any material liability for legal matters as of September 30, 2024, or December 31, 2023. Management believes it is remote that the impact of such matters will have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Environmental Matters
The Company is subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment. These laws, which are often changing, regulate the discharge of materials into the environment and may require the Company to remove or mitigate the environmental effects of the disposal or release of petroleum or chemical substances at various sites. The Company had no material environmental liabilities as of September 30, 2024, or December 31, 2023.
Contractual Commitments
In August 2022, the Company entered into a second amendment on its gas gathering and processing agreement with its primary midstream counterparty, Stakeholder Midstream LLC ("Stakeholder"). Stakeholder committed to expand its gathering and processing system with a commitment from the Company to deliver an annual minimum volume to Stakeholder’s gathering system for a term of seven years beginning on the in-service date of the expanded plant, July 1, 2024, or expiring on the earlier date whereby the cumulative volume requirement is fulfilled. The Company is in compliance with the volume requirements under the agreement.
In October 2023, the Company entered into a purchase agreement for pipe related to its 2024 drilling program. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had remaining commitments to purchase approximately $3.2 million of pipe by December 2024.
In January 2023, the Company entered into the Tolling Agreement which uses the Company's produced natural gas to power a portion of its oilfield operations in Yoakum County, Texas. Under the Tolling Agreement, the Company has committed to provide specified quantities of its natural gas for 10 years following the in-service date of September 2024, for a fee based on a per MMBtu basis adjusted for contractual usage factors. In June 2024, the Company entered into the A&R Tolling Agreement which superseded the Tolling Agreement to change the new in-service date to September 2024. The Company also entered into the Asset Optimization Agreement that requires RPC Power to provide operational expertise on the implementation and management of the power generating assets subject to the A&R Tolling Agreement for a monthly fee of $20 thousand.
In May 2024, the Company entered into a 10-year natural gas supply agreement (“Supply Agreement”) with RPC Merchant LLC to supply natural gas to fuel the natural gas generators under the Merchant Deal. The Company's commitment under the Supply agreement is contingent upon project start-up which is expected to occur throughout 2025.
In May 2024, the Company increased its ownership interest in RPC Power from 35% to 50%. The Company also has a remaining commitment to invest up to an additional $20.0 million if required, to fund its portion of the 2024 and 2025 capital budget for the RPC Power joint venture.
See Note 8 - Equity Method Investment and Note 9 - Transactions with Related Parties for additional information related to RPC Power.