10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number 001-16317 

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

TEXAS	95-4079863
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 2900 HOUSTON, TEXAS	77002
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(713) 236-7400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.04 per share	MCF	NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒
Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes  ☐    No  ☒

The total number of shares of common stock, par value $0.04 per share, outstanding as of November 9, 2020 was 159,493,721.

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020 (unaudited) and December 31, 2019	3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019	4
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019	5
	Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019	6
	Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	8
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	27
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	43
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	43
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	43
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	43
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	45
Item 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities	45
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	45
Item 5.	Other Information	45
Item 6.	Exhibits	46

Unless the context requires otherwise or unless otherwise noted, all references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to the “Company”, “Contango”, “we”, “us” or “our” are to Contango Oil & Gas Company and its subsidiaries.

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Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except number of shares)

	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
		(unaudited)
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,969	$	1,624
Accounts receivable, net		31,797		39,567
Prepaid expenses		3,085		1,191
Current derivative asset		10,509		3,819
Inventory		455		186
Deposits and other		364		—
Total current assets		49,179		46,387
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
Oil and natural gas properties, successful efforts method of accounting:
Proved properties		1,313,572		1,306,916
Unproved properties		19,498		27,619
Other property and equipment		1,669		1,655
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization		(1,207,651)		(1,045,070)
Total property, plant and equipment, net		127,088		291,120
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Investments in affiliates		6,753		6,766
Long-term derivative asset		1,698		357
Right-of-use lease assets		6,276		5,885
Debt issuance costs		1,825		3,311
Total other non-current assets		16,552		16,319
TOTAL ASSETS	$	192,819	$	353,826
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	87,223	$	104,593
Current derivative liability		3,739		3,951
Current asset retirement obligations		2,315		2,003
Total current liabilities		93,277		110,547
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Long-term debt		69,369		72,768
Long-term derivative liability		2,106		2,020
Asset retirement obligations		45,998		49,662
Lease liabilities		2,847		2,789
Deferred tax liability		676		—
Total non-current liabilities		120,996		127,239
TOTAL LIABILITIES		214,273		237,786
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 12)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT):
Series C contingent convertible preferred stock, $0.04 par value, no shares authorized, issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and 2,700,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019		—		108
Common stock, $0.04 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 133,087,968 shares issued and 133,013,678 shares outstanding at September 30, 2020, 128,985,146 shares issued and 128,977,816 shares outstanding at December 31, 2019		5,312		5,148
Additional paid-in capital		474,510		471,778
Treasury shares at cost (74,290 shares at September 30, 2020 and 7,330 shares at December 31, 2019)		(206)		(18)
Accumulated deficit		(501,070)		(360,976)
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)		(21,454)		116,040
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)	$	192,819	$	353,826

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(unaudited)				(unaudited)
REVENUES:
Oil and condensate sales	$	17,415	$	7,281	$	48,127	$	21,126
Natural gas sales		7,930		4,293		22,718		13,792
Natural gas liquids sales		5,003		973		11,918		4,402
Fee for service revenues		1,000		—		1,000		—
Total revenues		31,348		12,547		83,763		39,320
EXPENSES:
Operating expenses		17,155		5,435		55,777		16,321
Exploration expenses		(227)		218		11,344		691
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		6,185		8,473		24,131		23,602
Impairment and abandonment of oil and gas properties		47		1,336		145,925		3,170
General and administrative expenses		6,130		5,879		17,268		15,340
Total expenses		29,290		21,341		254,445		59,124
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Loss from investment in affiliates, net of income taxes		(126)		(608)		(13)		(151)
Gain from sale of assets		38		192		4,471		601
Interest expense		(1,057)		(998)		(4,421)		(3,169)
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net		(7,369)		1,881		30,526		1,068
Other income		319		519		1,456		522
Total other income (expense)		(8,195)		986		32,019		(1,129)
NET LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		(6,137)		(7,808)		(138,663)		(20,933)
Income tax provision		(668)		(30)		(1,431)		(484)
NET LOSS	$	(6,805)	$	(7,838)	$	(140,094)	$	(21,417)
NET LOSS PER SHARE:
Basic	$	(0.05)	$	(0.19)	$	(1.07)	$	(0.59)
Diluted	$	(0.05)	$	(0.19)	$	(1.07)	$	(0.59)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic		131,686		41,786		131,493		36,518
Diluted		131,686		41,786		131,493		36,518

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2020		2019
	(unaudited)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$	(140,094)	$	(21,417)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		24,131		23,602
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties		145,938		2,246
Exploration expenditures - dry hole costs		10,421		—
Amortization of debt issuance costs		1,486		—
Deferred income taxes		676		424
Gain on sale of assets		(4,471)		(601)
Loss from investment in affiliates		13		151
Stock-based compensation		2,378		2,193
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative instruments		(8,155)		1,068
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in accounts receivable & other receivables		7,489		590
Decrease (increase) in prepaids		(1,894)		308
Increase in inventory		(305)		—
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable & advances from joint owners		(2,122)		14,871
Increase (decrease) in other accrued liabilities		(9,000)		1,211
Decrease (increase) in income taxes receivable, net		281		(454)
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable, net		119		(126)
Decrease (increase) in deposits and other		(328)		(14,819)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	26,563	$	9,247
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Oil and natural gas exploration and development expenditures	$	(22,209)	$	(27,309)
Additions to furniture & equipment		(171)		(17)
Sale of oil & gas properties		339		10
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(22,041)	$	(27,316)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings under credit facility	$	58,000	$	137,655
Repayments under credit facility		(64,768)		(169,554)
PPP loan		3,369		—
Net proceeds from equity offering		410		53,650
Purchase of treasury stock		(188)		(236)
Debt issuance costs		—		(1,402)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$	(3,177)	$	20,113
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	$	1,345	$	2,044
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD		1,624		—
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$	2,969	$	2,044

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020

(in thousands, except number of shares)

	Series C						Additional						Total
	Preferred Stock			Common Stock			Paid-in		Treasury		Accumulated		Shareholders’
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Stock		Deficit		Equity (Deficit)
				(unaudited)
Balance at December 31, 2019	2,700,000	$	108	128,977,816	$	5,148	$	471,778	$	(18)	$	(360,976)	$	116,040
Equity offering costs	—		—	—		—		(47)		—		—		(47)
Treasury shares at cost	—		—	(49,474)		—		—		(157)		—		(157)
Restricted shares activity	—		—	77,485		3		(3)		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—		—	—		—		350		—		—		350
Net loss	—		—	—		—		—		—		(105,255)		(105,255)
Balance at March 31, 2020	2,700,000	$	108	129,005,827	$	5,151	$	472,078	$	(175)	$	(466,231)	$	10,931
Equity offering - common stock	—		—	155,029		6		477		—		—		483
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock	(2,700,000)		(108)	2,700,000		108		—		—		—		—
Treasury shares at cost	—		—	(13,808)		—		—		(23)		—		(23)
Restricted shares activity	—		—	149,709		6		(6)		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—		—	—		—		265		—		—		265
Net loss	—		—	—		—		—		—		(28,034)		(28,034)
Balance at June 30, 2020	—	$	—	131,996,757	$	5,271	$	472,814	$	(198)	$	(494,265)	$	(16,378)
Equity offering - common stock	—		—	8,900		—		(27)		—		—		(27)
Treasury shares at cost	—		—	(3,678)		—		—		(8)		—		(8)
Restricted shares activity	—		—	1,011,699		41		(41)		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—		—	—		—		1,764		—		—		1,764
Net loss	—		—	—		—		—		—		(6,805)		(6,805)
Balance at September 30, 2020	—	$	—	133,013,678	$	5,312	$	474,510	$	(206)	$	(501,070)	$	(21,454)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019

(in thousands, except number of shares)

	Series A						Additional						Total
	Preferred Stock			Common Stock			Paid-in		Treasury		Accumulated		Shareholders’
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Stock		Deficit		Equity
	(unaudited)
Balance at December 31, 2018	—	$	—	34,158,492	$	1,573	$	339,981	$	(129,030)	$	(72,135)	$	140,389
Equity offering - common stock	—		—	—		—		(86)		—		—		(86)
Treasury shares at cost	—		—	(49,415)		—		—		(186)		—		(186)
Restricted shares activity	—		—	307,650		12		(12)		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—		—	—		—		1,052		—		—		1,052
Net loss	—		—	—		—		—		—		(8,618)		(8,618)
Balance at March 31, 2019	—	$	—	34,416,727	$	1,585	$	340,935	$	(129,216)	$	(80,753)	$	132,551
Equity offering - common stock	—		—	—		—		45		—		—		45
Treasury shares at cost	—		—	(16,133)		—		—		(50)		—		(50)
Restricted shares activity	—		—	42,249		2		(2)		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—		—	—		—		585		—		—		585
Net loss	—		—	—		—		—		—		(4,961)		(4,961)
Balance at June 30, 2019	—	$	—	34,442,843	$	1,587	$	341,563	$	(129,266)	$	(85,714)	$	128,170
Equity offering - preferred stock	789,474		32	—		—		7,420		—		—		7,452
Equity offering - common stock	—		—	45,922,870		2,058		44,181		—		—		46,239
Treasury shares at reissuance	—		—	5,524,498		(221)		—		129,266		(129,045)		—
Restricted shares activity	—		—	(25,748)		(1)		1		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—		—	—		—		558		—		—		558
Net loss	—		—	—		—		—		—		(7,838)		(7,838)
Balance at September 30, 2019	789,474	$	32	85,864,463	$	3,423	$	393,723	$	—	$	(222,597)	$	174,581

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Business

Contango Oil & Gas Company (collectively with its subsidiaries, “Contango” or the “Company”) is a Houston, Texas based independent oil and natural gas company. The Company’s business is to maximize production and cash flow from its offshore properties in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico (“GOM”) and onshore Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Wyoming properties and use that cash flow to explore, develop and acquire oil and natural gas properties across the United States.

The following table lists the Company’s primary producing areas as of September 30, 2020:

Location	Formation
Gulf of Mexico	Offshore Louisiana - water depths less than 300 feet
Central Oklahoma	Mississippian, Woodford, Oswego, Cottage Grove, Chester, Cleveland and Red Fork
Western Anadarko Basin	Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Cleveland, Marmaton, Chase Sandstone, Morrow, Chester and Oswego
West Texas	Wolfcamp A and B
Other Onshore (TX, LA, WY)	Woodbine, Lewisville, Buda, Georgetown, Eagleford, and Muddy Sandstone

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

A novel strain of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) surfaced in late 2019 and has spread, and continues to spread, around the world, including to the United States. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the global economy, disrupted global supply chains and created significant volatility in the financial markets. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in travel restrictions, business closures and other restrictions that have disrupted the demand for oil throughout the world and, when combined with the oil supply increase attributable to the battle for market share among the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”), Russia and other oil producing nations, resulted in oil prices declining significantly beginning in late February 2020. While there has been a modest recovery in oil prices, the length of this demand disruption is unknown, and there is significant uncertainty regarding the long-term impact to global oil demand, which has negatively impacted the Company’s results of operations and planned 2020 capital activities. Due to the extreme volatility in oil prices, the Company has suspended its drilling program in the Southern Delaware Basin for the remainder of the year and has focused on certain measures that include, but are not limited to, the following:

● work from home initiatives for all but critical staff and the implementation of social distancing measures;

● a company-wide effort to cut costs throughout the Company’s operations;

● utilization of the Company’s available storage capacity to temporarily store a portion of its production for later sale at higher prices when advantageous to do so;

● suspension of any further plans for operated onshore and offshore drilling in 2020;

● pursuit of additional “fee for service” opportunities similar to the Management Services Agreement entered into in June 2020 with Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP (“Mid-Con”) (which will be terminated at the closing of the Mid-Con Acquisition (as defined below) between the Company and Mid-Con); and

● potential acquisitions of PDP-heavy assets, with attractive, discounted valuations, in stressed/distressed scenarios or from non-industry owners.

For the remainder of 2020, the Company plans to continue to identify opportunities for cost reductions and operating efficiencies in all areas of its operations, while also searching for new resource acquisition opportunities. Acquisition efforts will be focused on PDP-heavy assets where the Company might also be able to leverage its geological and operational experience and expertise to exploit identified drilling opportunities and where it can develop an inventory of additional drilling prospects that the Company believes will enable it to economically grow production and add reserves.

From the Company’s initial entry into the Southern Delaware Basin in 2016 and through mid-2019, the Company was focused on the development of its Southern Delaware Basin acreage in Pecos County, Texas. In January 2020, the

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Company brought one West Texas well online but suspended further drilling in the area in response to the dramatic decline in oil prices during the second quarter of 2020. As of September 30, 2020, the Company was producing from eighteen wells over its approximate 16,200 gross operated (7,500 company net) acre position in West Texas, prospective for the Wolfcamp A, Wolfcamp B and Second Bone Spring formations.

During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company closed on the acquisitions of certain producing assets and undeveloped acreage of Will Energy Corporation (“Will Energy”) and White Star Petroleum, LLC and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “White Star”), and established an additional core strategic area, located primarily in the Central Oklahoma and Western Anadarko basins. These acquisitions were transformative, as production from these acquisitions represented approximately 75% of the Company’s total net production for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Management Services Agreement

On June 5, 2020, the Company announced the addition of a new corporate strategy that includes offering a property management service (or a “fee for service”) for oil and gas companies with distressed or stranded assets, or companies with a desire to reduce administrative costs by engaging a contract operator of its oil and gas assets. As part of this service offering, the Company entered into a Management Services Agreement (“MSA”) with Mid-Con (Nasdaq: MCEP), effective July 1, 2020, to provide operational services as operator of record on Mid-Con’s oil and gas properties, along with certain administrative and management services, in exchange for an annual services fee of $4 million, paid ratably over the twelve month period, plus reimbursement of certain costs and expenses, a deferred fee of $166,666 per month for each month that the agreement is in effect (not to exceed $2 million), to be paid in a lump sum upon termination of the agreement, and warrants to purchase a minority equity ownership in Mid-Con (with amount and terms of the warrants to be disclosed upon execution of the Warrant Agreement). Both the Company and Mid-Con and their employees have indemnification rights in this fee for service arrangement. As of June 4, 2020, John C. Goff, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, beneficially owned approximately 56% of the common units of Mid-Con, and Travis Goff, John C. Goff’s son and the President of Goff Capital, Inc., served on the board of directors of the general partner of Mid-Con. The Company recorded approximately $1.0 million in revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2020 related to this MSA with Mid-Con which is included in “Fee for services revenue” in its consolidated statements of operations.

Open Market Sale Agreement

On June 24, 2020, the Company entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement (the “Sale Agreement”) among the Company and Jefferies LLC (the “Sales Agent”). Pursuant to the terms of the Sale Agreement, the Company may sell, from time to time through the Sales Agent in the open market, shares of the Company’s common stock, having an aggregate public offering price of up to $100,000,000 (the “Shares”) (the “ATM Program”). The Company intends to use the net proceeds from any sales through the ATM Program, after deducting the Sales Agent’s commission and the Company’s offering expenses, to repay borrowings under its Credit Agreement (as defined below) and for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, acquisitions and exploratory drilling. Under the Sale Agreement, the Company sold 163,929 Shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 for net proceeds of $0.5 million.

Acquisition of Mid-Con and Increase in Borrowing Base

On October 25, 2020, the Company and Mid-Con entered into an agreement and plan of merger providing for the acquisition by the Company of Mid-Con in an all-stock merger transaction in which Mid-Con will become a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Contango (the “Mid-Con Acquisition”). The Mid-Con Acquisition is expected to close in late 2020 or early 2021, at which time the MSA will be terminated. On October 30, 2020, the Company entered into the Third Amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to its revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank (the “Credit Agreement”) under which, among other things, the Company’s borrowing base will be increased from $75 million to $130 million, effective upon the closing of the Mid-Con Acquisition. See Note 13 – “Subsequent Events” for further details.  

Private Placement Sale of Contango Common Stock

Concurrently with the announcement of the Mid-Con Acquisition, the Company announced the execution of an agreement with a select group of institutional and accredited investors to sell 26,451,988 common shares for gross proceeds of approximately $39.7 million. The immediate use of those proceeds was for the repayment of debt outstanding under the

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Company’s Credit Agreement and general corporate purposes, including costs and fees of the offering and future producing acquisitions. See Note 13 – “Subsequent Events” for further details.  

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in the notes to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (“2019 Form 10-K”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Please refer to the notes to the financial statements included in the 2019 Form 10-K for additional details of the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. No material items included in those notes have changed except as a result of normal transactions in the interim or as disclosed within this interim report.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, including instructions to Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the unaudited consolidated financial statements have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2019 Form 10-K. These unaudited interim consolidated results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2020.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Contango Oil & Gas Company and its subsidiaries after elimination of all material intercompany balances and transactions. All wholly owned subsidiaries are consolidated. The Company’s investment in Exaro Energy III LLC (“Exaro”), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Contaro Company, is accounted for using the equity method of accounting, and therefore, the Company does not include its share of individual operating results, production or reserves in those reported for the Company’s consolidated results of operations.

Oil and Gas Properties - Successful Efforts

The Company’s application of the successful efforts method of accounting for its oil and natural gas exploration and production activities requires judgment as to whether particular wells are developmental or exploratory, since exploratory costs and the costs related to exploratory wells that are determined to not have proved reserves must be expensed, whereas developmental costs are capitalized. The results from a drilling operation can take considerable time to analyze, and the determination that commercial reserves have been discovered requires both judgment and application of industry experience. Wells may be completed that are assumed to be productive and actually deliver oil and natural gas in quantities insufficient to be economic, which may result in the abandonment of the wells at a later date. On occasion, wells are drilled which have targeted geologic structures that are both developmental and exploratory in nature, and in such instances an allocation of costs is required to properly account for the results. Delineation seismic costs incurred to select development locations within a productive oil or natural gas field are typically treated as development costs and capitalized, but often these seismic programs extend beyond the proved reserve areas, and therefore, management must estimate the portion of seismic costs to expense as exploratory. During the quarter ended June 30, 2020, the Company drilled an unsuccessful exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in a charge of $10.4 million for drilling and prospect costs included in “Exploration expenses” in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The evaluation of oil and natural gas leasehold acquisition costs included in unproved properties requires management’s judgment of exploratory costs related to drilling activity in a given area. Drilling activities in an area by other companies may also effectively condemn leasehold positions.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Pursuant to GAAP, when circumstances indicate that proved properties may be impaired, the Company compares expected undiscounted future cash flows on a region basis to the unamortized capitalized cost of the asset. If the estimated future undiscounted cash flows based on the Company’s estimate of future reserves, oil and natural gas prices, operating costs and production levels from oil and natural gas reserves, are lower than the unamortized capitalized cost, then the capitalized cost is reduced to fair value. The factors used to determine fair value include, but are not limited to, estimates

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of proved, probable and possible reserves, future commodity prices, the timing of future production and capital expenditures and a discount rate commensurate with the risk reflective of the lives remaining for the respective oil and gas properties. Additionally, the Company may use appropriate market data to determine fair value.

In the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting deterioration in the global demand for oil, combined with the failure by OPEC and Russia to reach an agreement on lower production quotas until April 2020, caused a dramatic increase in the supply of oil, a corresponding decrease in commodity prices, and reduced the demand for all commodity products. The second and third quarters of 2020 were further adversely affected by the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions and measures that countries, states, localities, central banks, international financing and funding organizations, stock markets, businesses and individuals have taken to address the spread of the coronavirus and associated illnesses, the continued volatility of the oil and gas market, and the failure of OPEC and Russia to consistently and fully adhere to the quotas delineated in their agreement. Consequently, during the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded a $143.3 million non-cash charge for proved property impairment of its onshore properties related to the dramatic decline in commodity prices, the “PV-10” (present value, discounted at a 10% rate) of its proved reserves, and the associated change in its current development plans for its proved, undeveloped locations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recognized $0.2 million in non-cash proved property impairment related to leases in Wyoming and an onshore non-operated property.

Unproved properties are reviewed quarterly to determine if there has been impairment of the carrying value of those properties, with any such impairment charged to expense in the period. The Company recorded a $2.6 million non-cash charge for unproved impairment expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the majority of which was recorded during the first quarter of 2020. The impairment primarily related to acquired leases in the Company’s Central Oklahoma and Western Anadarko regions which will be expiring in 2020, and which the Company has no current plans to develop as a result of the current commodity price environment. The Company recognized non-cash impairment expense of approximately $1.2 million and approximately $2.0 million for three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, related to impairment of certain unproved properties primarily due to expiring leases.

Net Loss Per Common Share  

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stock by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. Potentially dilutive securities, including unexercised stock options, performance stock units and unvested restricted stock, have not been considered when their effect would be antidilutive. The Company excluded 924,082 shares or units, and 480,426 shares or units of potentially dilutive securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, as they were antidilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company excluded 2,621,614 shares or units and 1,115,719 shares or units, respectively, of potentially dilutive securities, as they were antidilutive.

Subsidiary Guarantees

Contango Oil & Gas Company, as the parent company of certain subsidiaries (the “Parent Company”), has filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC to register, among other securities, debt securities that the Parent Company may issue from time to time. Any such debt securities would likely be guaranteed on a joint and several and full and unconditional basis by each of the Parent Company’s current subsidiaries and any future subsidiaries specified in any future prospectus supplement (each a “Subsidiary Guarantor”). Each of the current Subsidiary Guarantors is wholly owned by the Parent Company, either directly or indirectly. The Parent Company has no assets or operations independent of the Subsidiary Guarantors, and there are no significant restrictions upon the ability of the Subsidiary Guarantors to distribute funds to the Parent Company. The Parent Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries do not have restricted assets that exceed 25% of net assets as of the most recent fiscal year end that may not be transferred to the Parent Company in the form of loans, advances or cash dividends by such subsidiary without the consent of a third party.

Revenue Recognition

Sales of oil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) are recognized at the time control of the products are transferred to the customer. Generally, the Company’s gas processing and purchase agreements indicate that the processors take control of the Company’s gas at the inlet of the plant and that control of residue gas is returned to the

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Company at the outlet of the plant. The midstream processing entity gathers and processes the natural gas and remits proceeds to the Company for the resulting sales of NGLs. The Company delivers oil and condensate to the purchaser at a contractually agreed-upon delivery point at which the purchaser takes custody, title and risk of loss of the product.  

Generally, the Company’s contracts have an initial term of one year or longer but continue month to month unless written notification of termination in a specified time period is provided by either party to the contract. The Company receives purchaser statements from the majority of its customers, but there are a few contracts where the Company prepares the invoice. Payment is unconditional upon receipt of the statement or invoice.

The Company records revenue in the month production is delivered to the purchaser. Settlement statements may not be received for 30 to 90 days after the date production is delivered, and therefore the Company is required to estimate the amount of production delivered to the purchaser and the price that will be received for the sale of the product. Differences between the Company’s estimates and the actual amounts received for product sales are generally recorded in the month that payment is received. Any differences between the Company’s revenue estimates and actual revenue received historically have not been significant. The Company has internal controls in place for its revenue estimation accrual process. The Company will continue to review all new or modified revenue contracts on a quarterly basis for proper treatment.

Leases

The Company recognizes a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The Company does not include leases with an initial term of twelve months or less on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes payments on these leases within “Operating expenses” on its consolidated statement of operations. The Company has modified procedures to its existing internal controls to review any new contracts which contain a physical asset on a quarterly basis and determine if an arrangement is, or contains, a lease at inception. The Company will continue to review all new or modified contracts on a quarterly basis for proper treatment. See Note 7 – “Leases” for additional information.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 – Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“Topic 326”): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”) related to the calculation of credit losses on financial instruments. All financial instruments not accounted for at fair value will be impacted, including the Company’s trade and joint interest billing receivables. Allowances are to be measured using a current expected credit loss model as of the reporting date that is based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This is significantly different from the current model that increases the allowance when losses are probable. Initially, ASU 2016-13 was effective for all public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and will be applied with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The FASB subsequently issued ASU 2019-04 (“ASU 2019-04”): Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments and ASU 2019-05 (“ASU 2019-05”): Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) – Targeted Transition Relief. ASU 2019-04 and ASU 2019-05 provide certain codification improvements related to the implementation of ASU 2016-13 and targeted transition relief consisting of an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option for eligible instruments. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10 – Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842): Effective Dates. This amendment deferred the effective date of ASU 2016-13 from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2023 for calendar year-end smaller reporting companies, which includes the Company. The Company plans to defer the implementation of ASU 2016-13, and the related updates.

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12 – Income Taxes (“Topic 740”): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The amendments in ASU 2019-12 are part of an initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards and simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions from Topic 740 and making minor improvements to the codification. The amendments in this update are effective for public entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. The provisions of this update are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

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In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another rate that is expected to be discontinued. ASU 2020-04 will be in effect through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of ASU 2020-04 on its consolidated financial statements.

3. Acquisitions and Dispositions  

On June 1, 2020, the Company closed on the sale of certain producing and non-producing properties located in its Central Oklahoma and Western Anadarko regions. These non-core, marginally economic properties were a minor portion of the value of properties acquired from Will Energy and were sold in exchange for the buyer’s assumption of the plugging and abandonment liabilities of these properties and revenue held in suspense. The Company recorded a gain of $4.2 million as a result of the buyer’s assumption of the asset retirement obligations associated with the sold properties.

On April 1, 2020, the Company closed on the sale of certain non-producing properties located in its Central Oklahoma region. These properties were a minor portion of the value of properties acquired from White Star and were sold for approximately $0.5 million. The Company recorded a gain of $0.2 million as a result of the buyer’s assumption of the asset retirement obligations associated with the sold properties.

On September 30, 2019, the Company entered into an asset purchase and sale agreement with White Star to acquire certain assets and liabilities, including approximately 306,000 net acres located in the STACK, Anadarko and Cherokee operating districts in Oklahoma. As of September 30, 2019, the Company paid a $12.5 million deposit which is included in “Decrease (increase) in deposits and other” on the Company’s consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Closing of the White Star acquisition occurred on November 1, 2019, for a total aggregate consideration of $132.5 million. Following adjustments for the results of operations for the period between the effective and closing dates, and other estimated, customary closing adjustments, the net consideration paid was approximately $95.6 million in cash.

On September 12, 2019, the Company announced it entered into a contribution and purchase agreement with Will Energy to acquire approximately 155,900 net acres located in North Louisiana (8,000 net acres) and the Western Anadarko Basin in Western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle (147,900 net acres). Closing of the Will Energy acquisition occurred on October 25, 2019, for a total aggregate consideration of $23 million. Following adjustments for sales of non-core, non-operated Louisiana properties by Will Energy, the results of operations for the period between the effective and closing dates, and other estimated, customary closing adjustments, the net consideration paid consisted of $14.75 million in cash, including a $1.6 million deposit paid during the three months ended September 30, 2019, and 3.5 million shares of common stock.

On July 1, 2019, the Company sold certain minor, non-core operated assets located in Frio and Zavala counties, Texas in exchange for the buyer’s assumption of the plugging and abandonment liabilities of the properties. The Company recorded a gain of $0.2 million after removal of the asset retirement obligations associated with the sold properties.

On June 10, 2019, the Company sold certain minor, non-core operated assets located in Lavaca and Wharton counties, Texas in exchange for the buyer’s assumption of the plugging and abandonment liabilities of the properties. The Company recorded a gain of $0.4 million after removal of the asset retirement obligations associated with the sold properties.

4. Fair Value Measurements

The Company’s determination of fair value incorporates not only the credit standing of the counterparties involved in transactions with the Company resulting in receivables on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, but also the impact of the Company’s nonperformance risk on its own liabilities. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). A fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy assigns the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). Level 2 measurements are inputs that are observable for assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly, other than quoted prices included within Level 1. The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and

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the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally unobservable. The Company classifies fair value balances based on the observability of those inputs.

The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value as of September 30, 2020. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels. There have been no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3.

Fair value information for financial assets and liabilities was as follows as of September 30, 2020 (in thousands):

	Total		Fair Value Measurements Using
	Carrying Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Derivatives
Commodity price contracts - assets	$	12,207	$	—	$	12,207	$	—
Commodity price contracts - liabilities	$	(5,845)	$	—	$	(5,845)	$	—

Derivatives listed above are recorded in “Current derivative asset or liability” and “Long-term derivative asset or liability” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and include swaps and costless collars that are carried at fair value. The Company records the net change in the fair value of these positions in “Gain (loss) on derivatives, net” in its consolidated statements of operations. The Company is able to value the assets and liabilities based on observable market data for similar instruments, which resulted in reporting its derivatives as Level 2. This observable data includes the forward curves for commodity prices based on quoted market prices and implied volatility factors related to changes in the forward curves. See Note 5 – “Derivative Instruments” for additional discussion of derivatives.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s derivative contracts were all with major institutions with investment grade credit ratings which are believed to have minimal credit risk, which primarily are lenders within the Company’s bank group. As such, the Company is exposed to credit risk to the extent of nonperformance by the counterparties in the derivative contracts discussed above; however, the Company does not anticipate such nonperformance.

Estimates of the fair value of financial instruments are determined at discrete points in time based on relevant market information. These estimates involve uncertainties and cannot be determined with precision. The estimated fair value of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates their carrying value due to their short-term nature. The estimated fair value of the Company’s Credit Agreement approximates carrying value because the facility interest rate approximates current market rates and is reset at least every quarter. See Note 10 – “Long-Term Debt” for further information.

Impairments

The Company tests proved oil and natural gas properties for impairment when events and circumstances indicate a decline in the recoverability of the carrying value of such properties, such as a downward revision of the reserve estimates or lower commodity prices. The Company estimates the undiscounted future cash flows expected in connection with the oil and gas properties on a region basis and compares such future cash flows to the unamortized capitalized costs of the properties. If the estimated future undiscounted cash flows are lower than the unamortized capitalized cost, the capitalized cost is reduced to its fair value. The factors used to determine fair value include, but are not limited to, estimates of proved, probable and possible reserves, future commodity prices, the timing of future production and capital expenditures and a discount rate commensurate with the risk reflective of the lives remaining for the respective oil and gas properties. Additionally, the Company may use appropriate market data to determine fair value. Because these significant fair value inputs are typically not observable, impairments of long-lived assets are classified as a Level 3 fair value measure.

Unproved properties are reviewed quarterly to determine if there has been impairment of the carrying value, with any such impairment charged to expense in the period.

Asset Retirement Obligations

The initial measurement of asset retirement obligations at fair value is calculated using discounted cash flow techniques and based on internal estimates of future retirement costs associated with oil and gas properties. The factors

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used to determine fair value include, but are not limited to, estimated future plugging and abandonment costs and expected lives of the related reserves. As there is no corroborating market activity to support the assumptions used, the Company has designated these liabilities as Level 3.

5. Derivative Instruments

The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations, such as commodity price risk. Derivative contracts are typically utilized to hedge the Company’s exposure to price fluctuations and reduce the variability in the Company’s cash flows associated with anticipated sales of future oil and natural gas production. The Company typically hedges a substantial, but varying, portion of anticipated oil and natural gas production for future periods. The Company believes that these derivative arrangements, although not free of risk, allow it to achieve a more predictable cash flow and to reduce exposure to commodity price fluctuations. However, derivative arrangements limit the benefit of increases in the prices of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales. Moreover, because its derivative arrangements apply only to a portion of its production, the Company’s strategy provides only partial protection against declines in commodity prices. Such arrangements may expose the Company to risk of financial loss in certain circumstances. The Company continuously reevaluates its hedging programs in light of changes in production, market conditions and commodity price forecasts.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s oil and natural gas derivative positions consisted of swaps and costless collars. Swaps are designed so that the Company receives or makes payments based on a differential between fixed and variable prices for oil and natural gas. A costless collar consists of a purchased put option and a sold call option, which establishes a minimum and maximum price, respectively, that the Company will receive for the volumes under the contract.

It is the Company’s policy to enter into derivative contracts only with counterparties that are creditworthy institutions deemed by management as competent and competitive market makers. The Company does not post collateral, nor is it exposed to potential margin calls, under any of these contracts, as they are secured under the Credit Agreement (as defined below) or under unsecured lines of credit with non-bank counterparties. See Note 10 – “Long-Term Debt” for further information regarding the Credit Agreement.

The Company has elected not to designate any of its derivative contracts for hedge accounting. Accordingly, derivatives are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets as assets or liabilities, with the changes in the fair value included in the consolidated statements of operations for the period in which the change occurs. The Company records the net change in the mark-to-market valuation of these derivative contracts, as well as all payments and receipts on settled derivative contracts, in “Gain (loss) on derivatives, net” on the consolidated statements of operations.

As of September 30, 2020, the following financial derivative instruments were in place (fair value in thousands):

Commodity	Period	Derivative	Volume/Month		Price/Unit					Fair Value
Oil	Oct 2020	Collar	3,442	Bbls	$	52.00	-	65.70	(1)	$	40
Oil	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	15,000	Bbls	$	57.74			(1)	$	771
Oil	Oct 2020	Swap	2,500	Bbls	$	54.33			(1)	$	35
Oil	Nov 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	3,500	Bbls	$	54.33			(1)	$	95
Oil	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	35,000	Bbls	$	54.70			(1)	$	1,483
Oil	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	35,000	Bbls	$	54.58			(1)	$	1,468
Oil	Jan 2021 - March 2021	Swap	19,000	Bbls	$	50.00			(1)	$	481
Oil	April 2021 - July 2021	Swap	12,000	Bbls	$	50.00			(1)	$	363
Oil	Aug 2021 - Sept 2021	Swap	10,000	Bbls	$	50.00			(1)	$	142
Oil	Jan 2021 - July 2021	Swap	62,000	Bbls	$	52.00			(1)	$	4,314
Oil	Aug 2021 - Sept 2021	Swap	55,000	Bbls	$	52.00			(1)	$	1,000
Oil	Oct 2021 - Dec 2021	Swap	64,000	Bbls	$	52.00			(1)	$	1,698

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Commodity	Period	Derivative	Volume/Month		Price/Unit			Fair Value
Natural Gas	Oct 2020	Swap	40,000	Mmbtus	$	2.532	(2)	$	17
Natural Gas	Nov 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	375,000	Mmbtus	$	2.696	(2)	$	(94)
Natural Gas	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	350,000	Mmbtus	$	2.53	(2)	$	(54)
Natural Gas	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	350,000	Mmbtus	$	2.532	(2)	$	(52)
Natural Gas	Jan 2021 - March 2021	Swap	185,000	Mmbtus	$	2.505	(2)	$	(383)
Natural Gas	April 2021 - July 2021	Swap	120,000	Mmbtus	$	2.505	(2)	$	(132)
Natural Gas	Aug 2021 - Sept 2021	Swap	10,000	Mmbtus	$	2.505	(2)	$	(6)
Natural Gas	Jan 2021 - March 2021	Swap	185,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(381)
Natural Gas	April 2021 - July 2021	Swap	120,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(131)
Natural Gas	Aug 2021 - Sept 2021	Swap	10,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(7)
Natural Gas	Jan 2021 - March 2021	Swap	650,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(1,340)
Natural Gas	April 2021 - Oct 2021	Swap	400,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(806)
Natural Gas	Nov 2021 - Dec 2021	Swap	580,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(520)
Natural Gas	April 2021 - Nov 2021	Swap	70,000	Mmbtus	$	2.36	(2)	$	(253)
Natural Gas	Dec 2021	Swap	350,000	Mmbtus	$	2.36	(2)	$	(233)
Natural Gas	Jan 2022 - March 2022	Swap	780,000	Mmbtus	$	2.542	(2)	$	(1,153)
		Total net fair value of derivative instruments						$	6,362

(1)    Based on West Texas Intermediate oil prices.

(2)    Based on Henry Hub NYMEX natural gas prices.

In addition to the above financial derivative instruments, the Company also had a costless swap agreement with a Midland WTI – Cushing oil differential swap price of $0.05 per barrel of oil. The agreement fixes the Company’s exposure to that differential on 10,000 barrels per month for October 2020 through December 2020. The fair value of this costless swap agreement was zero as of September 30, 2020.

On October 23, 2020, and subsequent to the end of the third quarter, the Company entered into the following additional derivative contracts:

Commodity	Period	Derivative	Volume/Month		Price/Unit
Oil	April 2022 - Oct 2022	Swap	25,000	Bbls	$	42.04	(1)
Natural Gas	April 2022 - July 2022	Swap	650,000	Mmbtus	$	2.515	(2)
Natural Gas	Aug 2022 - Oct 2022	Swap	350,000	Mmbtus	$	2.515	(2)
Natural Gas	Jan 2022 - March 2022	Swap	250,000	Mmbtus	$	3.149	(2)

(1)    Based on West Texas Intermediate oil prices.

(2)    Based on Henry Hub NYMEX natural gas prices.

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The following summarizes the fair value of commodity derivatives outstanding on a gross and net basis as of September 30, 2020 (in thousands):

	Gross		Netting (1)		Total
Assets	$	12,207	$	—	$	12,207
Liabilities	$	(5,845)	$	—	$	(5,845)

(1) Represents counterparty netting under agreements governing such derivatives.

The following summarizes the fair value of commodity derivatives outstanding on a gross and net basis as of December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Gross		Netting (1)		Total
Assets	$	4,176	$	—	$	4,176
Liabilities	$	(5,971)	$	—	$	(5,971)

(1) Represents counterparty netting under agreements governing such derivatives.

The following table summarizes the effect of derivative contracts on the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Oil contracts	$	3,959	$	500	$	15,217	$	1,442
Natural gas contracts		1,709		371		7,154		694
Realized gain	$	5,668	$	871	$	22,371	$	2,136
Oil contracts	$	(6,329)	$	1,049	$	17,840	$	(2,029)
Natural gas contracts		(6,708)		(39)		(9,685)		961
Unrealized gain (loss)	$	(13,037)	$	1,010	$	8,155	$	(1,068)
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net	$	(7,369)	$	1,881	$	30,526	$	1,068

6. Stock-Based Compensation

Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan

On June 8, 2020, the stockholders of the Company approved the third amendment to the Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended, the “Plan”) in the form of an amendment and restatement of the Plan that, among other things, increased the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance pursuant to the Plan by 9,000,000 shares and increased the maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be granted to any individual during any calendar year from 250,000 to 1,000,000. The Plan allows for stock options, restricted stock or performance stock units to be awarded to officers, directors and employees as a performance-based award.

Restricted Stock      

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company granted 1,041,365 shares of restricted common stock, which vest ratably over three years, to employees as part of their overall compensation package. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company granted 152,248 shares of restricted common stock, which vest over one year, to directors pursuant to the Company’s Director Compensation Plan. The weighted average fair value of the restricted shares granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, was $2.26 per share, with a total fair value of approximately $2.7 million, with no adjustment for an estimated weighted average forfeiture rate. There were 32,205 forfeitures of restricted stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The aggregate intrinsic value of restricted shares forfeited during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was approximately $0.1 million. The Company recognized approximately $0.8 million in restricted stock compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 related to restricted stock previously granted to its officers, employees and directors. As of September 30, 2020, an additional $2.7 million of compensation expense related to restricted stock remained to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 2.3 years. Approximately 6.3 million shares remained available for grant

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under the Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan as of September 30, 2020, assuming PSUs (as defined below) are settled at 100% of target.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 307,650 shares of restricted common stock, which vest over three years, to employees and executive officers as part of their overall compensation package. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 80,410 shares of restricted common stock, which vest over one year, to directors pursuant to the Company’s Director Compensation Plan. The weighted average fair value of the restricted shares granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, was $2.91 per share, with a total fair value of approximately $1.1 million, with no adjustment for an estimated weighted average forfeiture rate. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 63,909 restricted shares were forfeited by former employees. The aggregate intrinsic value of restricted shares forfeited during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was approximately $0.3 million. The Company recognized approximately $1.7 million in restricted stock compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 related to restricted stock granted to its officers, employees and directors.

Performance Stock Units

Performance stock units (“PSUs”) represent the opportunity to receive shares of the Company’s common stock at the time of settlement. The number of shares to be awarded upon settlement of these PSUs may range from 0% to 300% of the targeted number of PSUs stated in the award agreements, contingent upon the achievement of certain share price appreciation targets as compared to share appreciation of a specific peer group or peer group index over a three-year performance period. The PSUs vest at the end of the three-year performance period, with the final number of shares to be issued determined at that time, based on the Company’s share performance during the period compared to the average performance of the peer group.

Compensation expense associated with PSUs is based on the grant date fair value of a single PSU as determined using the Monte Carlo simulation model which utilizes a stochastic process to create a range of potential future outcomes given a variety of inputs. As it is contemplated that the PSUs will be settled with shares of the Company’s common stock after three years, the PSU awards are accounted for as equity awards, and the fair value is calculated on the grant date. The simulation model calculates the payout percentage based on the stock price performance over the performance period. The concluded fair value is based on the average achievement percentage over all the iterations. The resulting fair value expense is amortized over the life of the PSU award.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company granted 2,846,140 PSUs to its executive officers and certain employees as part of their overall compensation package. The performance period will be measured between May 1, 2020 and April 30, 2023. These granted PSUs were valued at a weighted average fair value of $4.90 per unit. In January 2020, 77,485 shares of the PSUs granted in 2017 vested, of which 22,972 PSUs were withheld for taxes, and are included with the restricted stock activity in the consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity. No PSUs were forfeited during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The Company recognized approximately $1.6 million in stock compensation expense related to PSUs during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, an additional $13.1 million of compensation expense related to PSUs remained to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 2.5 years.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 117,105 PSUs to executive officers and employees as part of their overall compensation package, which will be measured between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2021, and were valued at a weighted average fair value of $6.42 per unit. All fair value prices were determined using the Monte Carlo simulation model. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 49,773 PSUs were forfeited due to the resignations of the Company’s former Senior Vice President of Exploration and Senior Vice President of Operations and Engineering in February 2019. The Company only recognized approximately $0.5 million in stock compensation expense related to PSUs during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to the expiration of PSUs which failed to meet their target as of December 31, 2018 and the above referenced forfeitures.

Stock Options

Under the fair value method of accounting for stock options, cash flows from the exercise of stock options resulting from tax benefits in excess of recognized cumulative compensation cost (excess tax benefits) are classified as financing cash flows. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, there was no excess tax benefit recognized.

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Compensation expense related to stock option grants are recognized over the stock option’s vesting period based on the fair value at the date the options are granted. The fair value of each option is estimated as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes options-pricing model. No stock options were granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 or 2019.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, no stock options were exercised and stock options for 869 shares were forfeited by former employees. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, no stock options were exercised and stock options for 12,673 shares were forfeited by former employees.

7. Leases

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company entered into new compressor contracts with lease terms of twelve months or more, which qualify as operating leases. The Company also entered into new contracts for vehicles and office equipment with lease terms of twelve months or more, which qualify as finance leases. As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s operating leases were for compressors and office space at its two corporate offices and three field offices, while the Company’s finance leases were for vehicles and office equipment.

The Company also has compressor contracts which are on a month-to-month basis, and while it is probable the contracts will be renewed on a monthly basis, the compressors can be easily substituted or cancelled by either party, with minimal penalties. Leases with these terms are not included on the Company’s balance sheet and are recognized on the statement of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The following table summarizes the balance sheet information related to the Company’s leases as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease right of use asset (1)	$	3,253	$	4,316
Operating lease liability - current (2)	$	(2,434)	$	(2,597)
Operating lease liability - long-term (3)		(733)		(1,738)
Total operating lease liability	$	(3,167)	$	(4,335)
Financing lease right of use asset (1)	$	3,023	$	1,569
Financing lease liability - current (2)	$	(939)	$	(524)
Financing lease liability - long-term (3)		(2,114)		(1,051)
Total financing lease liability	$	(3,053)	$	(1,575)

(1) Included in “Right-of-use lease assets” on the consolidated balance sheet.

(2) Included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet.

(3) Included in “Lease liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet.

The Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit rate, and therefore the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate when measuring operating and financing lease liabilities. The incremental borrowing rate represents an estimate of the interest rate the Company would incur at lease commencement to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over the term of a lease. For leases existing prior to January 1, 2019, the incremental borrowing rate as of January 1, 2019 was used for the remaining lease term.

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The table below presents the weighted average remaining lease terms and weighted average discount rates for the Company’s leases as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	September 30, 2020	December 31, 2019
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Terms (in years):
Operating leases	1.66	2.16
Financing leases	3.35	3.14
Weighted Average Discount Rate:
Operating leases	5.73%	6.04%
Financing leases	5.94%	6.24%

Maturities for the Company’s lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020, were as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2020
	Operating Leases		Financing Leases
2020 (remaining after September 30, 2020)	$	835	$	168
2021		1,926		1,094
2022		240		931
2023		170		774
2024		158		414
Total future minimum lease payments		3,329		3,381
Less: imputed interest		(162)		(328)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	3,167	$	3,053

The following table summarizes expenses related to the Company’s leases for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating lease cost (1) (2)	$	843	$	138
Financing lease cost - amortization of right-of-use assets		197		-
Financing lease cost - interest on lease liabilities		39		5
Administrative lease cost (3)		19		19
Short-term lease cost (1) (4)		562		781
Total lease cost	$	1,660	$	943

(1) This total does not reflect amounts that may be reimbursed by other third parties in the normal course of business, such as non-operating working interest owners.

(2) Costs related to office leases and compressors with lease terms of twelve months or more.

(3) Costs related primarily to office equipment and IT solutions with lease terms of more than one month and less than one year.

(4) Costs related primarily to drilling rigs, generators and compressor agreements with lease terms of more than one month and less than one year.

The following table summarizes expenses related to the Company’s leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating lease cost (1) (2)	$	2,212	$	609
Financing lease cost - amortization of right-of-use assets		450		-
Financing lease cost - interest on lease liabilities		88		5
Administrative lease cost (3)		56		56
Short-term lease cost (1) (4)		1,614		3,359
Total lease cost	$	4,420	$	4,029

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(1) This total does not reflect amounts that may be reimbursed by other third parties in the normal course of business, such as non-operating working interest owners.

(2) Costs related to office leases and compressors with lease terms of twelve months or more.

(3) Costs related primarily to office equipment and IT solutions with lease terms of more than one month and less than one year.

(4) Costs related primarily to drilling rigs, generators and compressor agreements with lease terms of more than one month and less than one year.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, there were $2.4 million and $0.6 million in cash payments related to operating leases and financing leases, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, there were $0.2 million and $4,000 in cash payments related to operating leases and financing leases, respectively.

8. Other Financial Information

The following table provides additional detail for accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and accounts payable and accrued liabilities which are presented on the consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Accounts receivable:
Trade receivables (1)	$	13,818	$	21,110
Receivable for Alta Resources distribution		1,712		1,712
Joint interest billings		14,478		13,104
Income taxes receivable		268		509
Other receivables		2,515		4,126
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(994)		(994)
Total accounts receivable	$	31,797	$	39,567
Prepaid expenses:
Prepaid insurance	$	2,529	$	683
Other (2)		556		508
Total prepaid expenses	$	3,085	$	1,191
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
Royalties and revenue payable	$	54,127	$	49,644
Advances from partners (3)		79		6,733
Accrued exploration and development (3)		992		8,210
Trade payables		15,741		14,086
Accrued general and administrative expenses (4)		4,811		12,037
Accrued operating expenses		5,030		5,794
Accrued operating and finance leases		3,374		3,120
Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities		3,069		4,969
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	87,223	$	104,593

(1) Decrease in 2020 primarily due to lower receivables from oil sales as a result of the dramatic decline in oil prices in 2020.

(2) Other prepaids primarily includes software licenses and additional licenses purchased in relation to the properties acquired from Will Energy and White Star.

(3) Decrease in 2020 due to a decrease in drilling and completion activity. In response to the dramatic decline in commodity prices in the first quarter of 2020, the Company suspended further operated drilling in its West Texas area, and in its other onshore areas.

(4) The December 31, 2019 balance included an accrual of $6.3 million for a legal judgment that was paid in April 2020.

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Included in the table below are supplemental cash flow disclosures and non-cash investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2020		2019
Cash payments:
Interest payments	$	2,991	$	3,037
Income tax payments	$	233	$	668
Non-cash investing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows:
Increase (decrease) in accrued capital expenditures (1)	$	(7,113)	$	7,284

(1) Decrease in 2020 due to a decrease in drilling and completion activity. In response to the dramatic decline in commodity prices in the first quarter of 2020, the Company suspended further operated drilling.

9. Investment in Exaro Energy III LLC

The Company maintains an ownership interest in Exaro of approximately 37%. The Company’s share in the equity of Exaro at September 30, 2020 was approximately $6.8 million. The Company accounts for its ownership in Exaro using the equity method of accounting, and therefore, does not include its share of individual operating results or production in those reported for the Company’s consolidated results.

The Company’s share in Exaro’s results of operations recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was a loss of $0.1 million, net of no tax expense and a loss of $0.6 million, net of no tax expense, respectively. The Company’s share in Exaro’s results of operations recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was a loss of $13,000, net of no tax expense, and a gain of $0.1 million, net of no tax expense, respectively.

10. Long-Term Debt

Credit Agreement  

On September 17, 2019, the Company entered into its new revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank and other lenders (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), which established a borrowing base of $65 million. The Credit Agreement matures on September 17, 2024. The Credit Agreement was amended on November 1, 2019, in conjunction with the closing of the acquisitions of certain producing assets and undeveloped acreage from Will Energy and White Star, to add two additional lenders and increase the borrowing base thereunder to $145 million. The borrowing base is subject to semi-annual redeterminations which will occur on or around May 1^st and November 1^st of each year. On June 9, 2020, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”). The Second Amendment redetermined the borrowing base at $95 million pursuant to the regularly scheduled redetermination process. The Second Amendment also provides for, among other things, further $10 million automatic reductions in the borrowing base on each of June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020. As a result, the borrowing base was $75 million as of September 30, 2020.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had approximately $66.0 million outstanding under the Credit Agreement and $1.9 million in an outstanding letter of credit. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $72.8 million outstanding under the Credit Agreement and $1.9 million in an outstanding letter of credit. As of September 30, 2020, borrowing availability under the Credit Agreement was $7.1 million.

The Company initially incurred $1.8 million of arrangement and upfront fees in connection with the Credit Agreement and incurred an additional $1.6 million in fees for the first amendment to the Credit Agreement, which is to be amortized over the five-year term of the Credit Agreement. No fees were paid for the Second Amendment. During the three months ended June 30, 2020 the Company expensed $1.0 million of the fees discussed above, which originally were to be amortized over the life of the loan, due to the reduction in the borrowing base per the Second Amendment. The Company amortized $1.5 million in fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, including the $1.0 million mentioned above. As of September 30, 2020, the remaining amortizable balance of these fees was $1.8 million, which will be amortized through September 17, 2024.

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Total interest expense under the Company’s Credit Agreement, including commitment fees and the additional $1.0 million in expensed loan fees discussed above, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was approximately $1.1 million and $4.4 million, respectively. Total interest expense under the Company’s current and previous credit agreements, including commitment fees, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was approximately $1.0 million and $3.2 million, respectively.

The weighted average interest rates in effect at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were 3.9% and 4.3%, respectively.

The Credit Agreement is collateralized by liens on substantially all of the Company’s oil and gas properties and other assets and security interests in the stock of its wholly owned and/or controlled subsidiaries. The Company’s wholly owned and/or controlled subsidiaries are also required to join as guarantors under the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement contains customary and typical restrictive covenants. The Credit Agreement requires a Current Ratio of greater than or equal to 1.00 and a Leverage Ratio of less than or equal to 3.50, both as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Second Amendment includes a waiver of the Current Ratio requirement until the quarter ending March 31, 2022. Additionally, the Second Amendment, among other things, provides for an increase in the Applicable Margin grid on borrowings outstanding of 50 basis points, and includes provisions requiring monthly aged accounts payable reports and typical anti-cash hoarding and cash sweep provisions with respect to a consolidated cash balance in excess of $5.0 million. The Credit Agreement also contains events of default that may accelerate repayment of any borrowings and/or termination of the facility. Events of default include, but are not limited to, a going concern qualification, payment defaults, breach of certain covenants, bankruptcy, insolvency or change of control events. As of September 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants under the Credit Agreement.

On October 30, 2020, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement under which, among other things, the Company’s borrowing base will be increased from $75 million to $130 million, effective upon the closing of the Mid-Con Acquisition, which is expected to close in late 2020 or early 2021. In addition to the Third Amendment and in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the lenders party to the Credit Agreement agreed to postpone the November 1, 2020 scheduled borrowing base redetermination required under the Credit Agreement until December 31, 2020. See Note 13 – “Subsequent Events” for further details.  

Paycheck Protection Program Loan

On April 10, 2020, the Company entered into a promissory note evidencing an unsecured loan in the amount of approximately $3.4 million (the “PPP Loan”) made to the Company under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”). The PPP was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), signed into law on March 27, 2020, and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The PPP Loan to the Company is being made through JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A and is included in “Long-Term Debt” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

The PPP Loan matures on the two-year anniversary of the funding date and bears interest at a fixed rate of 1.00% per annum. Monthly principal and interest payments, less the amount of any potential forgiveness (discussed below), will commence after the six-month anniversary of the funding date. The promissory note evidencing the PPP Loan provides for customary events of default, including, among others, those relating to failure to make payment, bankruptcy, breaches of representations and material adverse effects. The Company may prepay the principal of the PPP Loan at any time without incurring any prepayment charges.

Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of the loans granted under the PPP, subject to an audit. Under the CARES Act, loan forgiveness is available, subject to limitations, for the sum of documented payroll costs, covered mortgage interest payments, covered rent payments and covered utilities during either: (1) the eight-week period beginning on the funding date; or (2) the 24-week period beginning on the funding date. Forgiveness is reduced if full-time employee headcount declines, or if salaries and wages for employees with salaries of $100,000 or less annually are reduced by more than 25%. The Company utilized the PPP Loan amount for qualifying expenses during the 24-week coverage period, and on September 30, 2020, submitted its application for forgiveness of all of the PPP Loan in accordance with the terms of the CARES Act and related guidance. In the event the PPP Loan or any portion thereof is forgiven, the amount forgiven is applied to the outstanding principal.

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11. Income Taxes

The Company’s income tax provision for continuing operations consists of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Current tax provision:
Federal	$	—	$	—	$	274	$	—
State		369		30		481		484
Total	$	369	$	30	$	755	$	484
Deferred tax provision:
Federal	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
State		299		—		676		—
Total	$	299	$	—	$	676	$	—
Total tax provision:
Federal	$	—	$	—	$	274	$	—
State		668		30		1,157		484
Total income tax provision:	$	668	$	30	$	1,431	$	484

The Federal income tax expense results from an adjustment in the previous period of the credit for Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”) paid in prior years. As a result of the tax reform in 2017, the corporate AMT was repealed, and any AMT credit was made refundable. The first half of the credit was refunded when the Company filed its 2018 federal income tax return, and the second half of the credit will be refundable when the Company files its tax return for the tax year ended December 31, 2019. The CARES Act modified the timing of these refunds, allowing the Company to request an expedited refund of $0.3 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2020. This amount was previously accounted for as an income tax benefit when the corporate AMT was repealed. State income tax expense relates to income taxes for the quarter and the nine months which are expected to be owed to the states of Louisiana and Oklahoma resulting from activities within those states and, in each case, that are not shielded by existing Federal tax attributes.

Additionally, under the CARES Act, the Company will benefit from an amendment to Internal Revenue Code Section 163(j) that temporarily increases deductible interest expense limitations. Specifically, the CARES Act increases the 30% Adjusted Taxable Income (“ATI”) limitation to 50% of ATI for taxable years beginning in each of 2019 and 2020. This will have the effect of allowing the Company to use a Section 163(j) carryover from the prior year that was not limited by Section 382 (discussed below). In addition, the Company used relief granted by the Oklahoma Tax Commission and the Louisiana Tax Commission to extend the due date for the first quarter estimated income tax payments to the states of Oklahoma and Louisiana to July 15, 2020. No Federal estimated tax payments for 2020 are expected. The Company does not expect to benefit from any other income tax-related provisions of the CARES Act.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. The Company considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon the amount of deferred tax liabilities, level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, the Company believes it is not more-likely-than-not that it will realize the benefits of these deductible differences and, therefore, adjusted valuation allowances for federal and state purposes (with the exception of Oklahoma) to $133.2 million and $0.9 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2020. Oklahoma deferred tax expense of $0.3 million was recognized during the quarter ended September 30, 2020. No Oklahoma valuation allowance has been recorded as of September 30, 2020. The $28.9 million net increase from the valuation allowance recorded at December 31, 2019, like other items in the Company’s accounting for income taxes during the current quarter, was determined using a specific September 30, 2020 cut-off date, as an accurate estimate of 2020 pre-tax income or income tax expense cannot be reliably made at this time. The Company will continue to assess the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets considering all available information obtained in future reporting periods.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards of approximately $402.2 million and state NOLs of $17.3 million. The Federal NOL carryforwards occurred due to the merger with Crimson Exploration, Inc. in 2013 and subsequent taxable losses during the years 2014 through 2019 due to lower commodity prices

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and utilization of various elections available to the Company in expensing capital expenditures incurred in the development of oil and gas properties.

Generally, these NOLs are available to reduce future taxable income and the related income tax liability subject to the limitations set forth in Internal Revenue Code Section 382 related to changes of more than 50% of ownership of the Company’s stock by 5% or greater shareholders over a three-year period (a Section 382 Ownership Change) from the time of such an ownership change. The Company experienced two separate Section 382 Ownership Changes in connection with two of its equity offerings occurring in 2018 and 2019, respectively (the “Ownership Changes”). Market conditions at the time of the 2019 Ownership Change had diminished from the time of the 2018 Ownership Change, thus subjecting virtually all of the Company’s tax attributes to an annual limitation of $0.7 million a year (in pre-tax dollars). This lower annual limitation resulting from the 2019 Ownership Change effectively eliminates the ability to utilize these tax attributes in the future. During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the Company had no activity resulting in an additional Section 382 Ownership Change.

The CARES Act temporarily suspends the Section 172 limitation for NOLs arising in tax years beginning in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and also allows NOLs originating in these years to be carried back five years; however, the Company does not expect to receive any federal tax refunds from the temporary suspension of the Section 172 limitation because the Company incurred tax losses in each of the carryback years.

12. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company is involved in legal proceedings relating to claims associated with its properties, operations or business or arising from disputes with vendors in the normal course of business, including the material matters discussed below.

In January 2016, the Company was named as the defendant in a lawsuit filed in the District Court for Harris County in Texas by a third-party operator. The Company participated in the drilling of a well in 2012, which experienced serious difficulties during the initial drilling, which eventually led to the plugging and abandoning of the wellbore prior to reaching the target depth. In dispute is whether the Company is responsible for the additional costs related to the drilling difficulties and plugging and abandonment. In September 2019, the case went to trial, and the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff. Prior to the judgment, the Company had approximately $1.1 million in accounts payable related to the disputed costs associated with this case. As a result of the judgment, during the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded an additional $2.1 million liability for the final judgment plus fees and interest. The Company has filed an appeal with the appellate court for a review of the initial trial court’s decision. The Company and the plaintiff filed briefs with the appellate court on October 6, 2020 and are awaiting the court’s response.

While many of these matters involve inherent uncertainty and the Company is unable at the date of this filing to estimate an amount of possible loss with respect to certain of these matters, the Company believes that the amount of the liability, if any, ultimately incurred with respect to these proceedings or claims will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position as a whole or on its liquidity, capital resources or future annual results of operations. The Company maintains various insurance policies that may provide coverage when certain types of legal proceedings are determined adversely.

Throughput Contract Commitment

The Company signed a throughput agreement with a third-party pipeline owner/operator that constructed a natural gas gathering pipeline in Southeast Texas that allowed the Company to defray the cost of building the pipeline itself. Beginning in late 2016, the Company was unable to meet the minimum monthly gas volume deliveries through this line in Southeast Texas and continued to not meet the minimum throughput requirements under the agreement through the expiration of the throughput commitment in March 2020. As of December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a $1.0 million loss contingency through the expiration of the contract on March 31, 2020, which is to be paid in three equal monthly installments in 2020. The first two payments were made in August and September 2020, and the final payment was made in October 2020.

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13. Subsequent Events

Acquisition of Mid-Con

On October 25, 2020, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement’) with Mid-Con and Mid-Con Energy GP, LLC, the general partner of Mid-Con (“Mid-Con GP”), pursuant to which Mid-Con will merge with and into Michael Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of the Company (the “Mid-Con Acquisition”). At the effective time of the Mid-Con Acquisition (the “Effective Time”), each common unit representing limited partner interests in Mid-Con issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than treasury units or units held by Mid-Con GP) will be converted automatically into the right to receive 1.75 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of October 25, 2020, John C. Goff, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, beneficially owned approximately 56.4% of the common units of Mid-Con, and Travis Goff, John C. Goff’s son and the President of Goff Capital, Inc., served on the board of directors of the general partner of Mid-Con. The Mid-Con Acquisition, which is expected to close in late 2020 or early 2021, was unanimously approved by the conflicts committee of the board of directors of Mid-Con and by the full board of directors of Mid-Con, and by the disinterested directors of the board of directors of the Company. Voting agreements have been signed by over 50% of the voting equity of Mid-Con and of the Company, including Goff Capital, Inc. The closing is subject to shareholder and unitholder approvals and other customary conditions to closing. Upon the consummation of the Mid-Con Acquisition, the Company’s senior management team is expected to run the combined company, and Contango’s board of directors is expected to remain intact as the board of directors of the combined company. The combined company will be headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

Private Placement Sale of Contango Common Stock

Concurrently with the announcement of the Mid-Con Acquisition, the Company announced the execution of an agreement with a select group of institutional and accredited investors to sell 26,451,988 common shares of the Company. On October 27, 2020, the Company closed the private placement for gross proceeds of approximately $39.7 million. The immediate use of those proceeds was to repay outstanding borrowings under the Company’s Credit Agreement and other general corporate purposes, including costs and fees for the offering and future producing property acquisitions.

Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement

On October 30, 2020, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement. The Third Amendment provides for, among other things, (i) a 25 basis point increase in the applicable margin at each level of the borrowing base utilization-based pricing grid, (ii) an increase of the borrowing base to $130.0 million on the effective date of the Third Amendment, and a $10.0 million automatic borrowing base reduction on March 31, 2021, (iii) certain modifications to the Company’s minimum hedging covenant including requiring hedging for at least 75% of the Company’s projected PDP volumes for 24 full calendar months on or prior to 30 days after the effective date of the Third Amendment and on April 1 and October 1 of each calendar year, (iv) certain modifications to the Company’s restricted payments covenants; (v) a minimum equity contribution of $25 million in gross cash proceeds; and (vi) the assumption of existing commitment amounts by new lenders. The Third Amendment will be effective upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the consummation of the Mid-Con Acquisition. In addition to the Third Amendment and in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the lenders party to the Credit Agreement agreed to postpone the November 1, 2020 scheduled borrowing base redetermination required under the Credit Agreement until December 31, 2020.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our 2019 Form 10-K, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Available Information

General information about us can be found on our website at www.contango.com. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as any amendments and exhibits to those reports, are available free of charge through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we file or furnish them to the SEC. This report should be read together with our 2019 Form 10-K and our subsequent filings with the SEC. We are not including the information on our website as a part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this report.

Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this report may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words and phrases “should”, “could”, “may”, “will”, “believe”, “plan”, “intend”, “expect”, “potential”, “possible”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “view”, “efforts”, “goal” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements and express our expectations about future events. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such expectations may not occur. These forward-looking statements are made subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated. Risks and uncertainties that could cause or contribute to such differences include, without limitation, those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” included in this report, in our 2019 Form 10-K, in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2020 and those factors summarized below:

● volatility and significant declines in oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids prices, including regional differentials;

● any reduction in our borrowing base from time to time and our ability to repay any excess borrowings as a result of such reduction;

● the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including reduced demand for oil and natural gas, economic slowdown, governmental and societal actions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, stay-at-home orders, and interruptions to our operations;

● our ability to execute our new corporate strategy of offering a “fee for service” property management service for oil and gas companies;

● risks related to our recently announced pending acquisition of Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Mid-Con” and such acquisition, the “Mid-Con Acquisition”), including the risk that the Mid-Con Acquisition will not be completed on the timeline or terms currently contemplated, that our and Mid-Con’s businesses will not be integrated successfully, that the cost savings, synergies and growth from the Mid-Con Acquisition may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected, and that management attention will be diverted to transaction-related issues;

● the effect of our pending acquisition (or announcement thereof) of Mid-Con on our stock price or Mid-Con’s unit price;

● potential liability resulting from litigation related to the Mid-Con Acquisition;

● the risk that transaction costs for the Mid-Con Acquisition may be higher than anticipated;

● our financial position;

● the impact of our derivative instruments;

● our business strategy, including execution of any changes in our strategy;

● meeting our forecasts and budgets, including our 2020 capital expenditure budget;

● expectations regarding oil and natural gas markets in the United States and our realized prices;

● the ability of the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) and other oil exporting nations to agree to, adhere to and maintain oil price and production controls;

● outbreaks and pandemics, even outside our areas of operation, including COVID-19;

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● operational constraints, start-up delays and production shut-ins at both operated and non-operated production platforms, pipelines and natural gas processing facilities;

● our ability to successfully develop our undeveloped acreage in the Southern Delaware Basin and the Mid-continent area of Oklahoma, and realize the benefits associated therewith;

● increased costs and risks associated with our exploration and development in the Gulf of Mexico;

● the risks associated with acting as operator of deep high pressure and high temperature wells, including well blowouts and explosions, onshore and offshore;

● the risks associated with exploration, including cost overruns and the drilling of non-economic wells or dry holes, especially in prospects in which we have made a large capital commitment relative to the size of our capitalization structure;

● the timing and successful drilling and completion of oil and natural gas wells;

● the concentration of drilling in the Southern Delaware Basin, including lower than expected production attributable to down spacing of wells;

● our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, borrowings or other sources to enable us to fund our operations, satisfy our obligations, fund our drilling program and support our acquisition efforts;

● the cost and availability of rigs and other materials, services and operating equipment;

● timely and full receipt of sale proceeds from the sale of our production;

● our ability to find, acquire, market, develop and produce new oil and natural gas properties;

● the conditions of the capital markets and our ability to access debt and equity capital markets or other non-bank sources of financing, and actions by current and potential sources of capital, including lenders;

● interest rate volatility;

● our ability to successfully integrate the businesses, properties and assets we acquire, including with respect to Mid-Con, and including those in new areas of operation;

● our ability to complete strategic dispositions or acquisitions of assets or businesses, including with respect to Mid-Con, and realize the benefits of such dispositions or acquisitions;

● uncertainties in the estimation of proved reserves and in the projection of future rates of production and timing of development expenditures;

● the need to take impairments on our properties due to lower commodity prices or other changes in the values of our assets;

● the ability to post additional collateral for current bonds or comply with new supplemental bonding requirements imposed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management;

● operating hazards attendant to the oil and natural gas business including weather, environmental risks, accidental spills, blowouts and pipeline ruptures, and other risks;

● downhole drilling and completion risks that are generally not recoverable from third parties or insurance;

● potential mechanical failure or under-performance of significant wells, production facilities, processing plants or pipeline mishaps;

● actions or inactions of third-party operators of our properties;

● actions or inactions of third-party operators of pipelines or processing facilities;

● the ability to retain key members of senior management and key technical employees and to find and retain skilled personnel;

● strength and financial resources of competitors;

● federal and state legislative and regulatory developments and approvals (including additional taxes and changes in environmental regulations);

● the uncertain impact of supply of and demand for oil, natural gas and NGLs;

● our ability to obtain goods and services critical to the operation of our properties;

● worldwide and United States economic conditions;

● the ability to construct and operate infrastructure, including pipeline and production facilities;

● the continued compliance by us with various pipeline and gas processing plant specifications for the gas and condensate produced by us;

● operating costs, production rates and ultimate reserve recoveries of our oil and natural gas discoveries;

● expanded rigorous monitoring and testing requirements;

● the ability to obtain adequate insurance coverage on commercially reasonable terms; and

● the limited trading volume of our common stock and general market volatility.

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Any of these factors and other factors described in this report could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results implied by these or any other forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. Although we believe our estimates and assumptions to be reasonable when made, they are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. Our assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate. Moreover, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may give rise to risks that are currently unknown or amplify the risks associated with many of the factors summarized above or discussed in this report or our 2019 Form 10-K or our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2020. We caution you that the forward-looking statements contained in this report are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure you that those statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and circumstances will occur. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements in this report as they speak only as of the date of this report.

We do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf.

Overview

We are a Houston, Texas based, independent oil and natural gas company. Our business is to maximize production and cash flow from our offshore properties in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico (“GOM”) and onshore Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Wyoming properties and use that cash flow to explore, develop and acquire oil and natural gas properties across the United States.

From our initial entry into the Southern Delaware Basin in 2016 and through mid-2019, we have been focused on the development of our Southern Delaware Basin acreage in Pecos County, Texas. As of September 30, 2020, we were producing from eighteen wells over our approximate 16,200 gross operated (7,500 company net) acre position in West Texas, prospective for the Wolfcamp A, Wolfcamp B and Second Bone Spring formations.

During the fourth quarter of 2019, we closed on the acquisitions of certain producing assets and undeveloped acreage of Will Energy Corporation (“Will Energy”) and White Star Petroleum, LLC and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “White Star”) and established an additional core strategic area, located primarily in the Central Oklahoma and Western Anadarko basins. These acquisitions were transformative as production from these acquisitions represented approximately 75% of our total net production for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

On June 5, 2020 we announced the addition of a new corporate strategy that includes offering a property management service (or “fee for service”) for oil and gas companies with distressed or stranded assets, or companies with a desire to reduce administrative costs. As part of this service offering, we entered into a Management Services Agreement (“MSA”) with Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP (“Mid-Con”) to provide operational services as operator of record on Mid-Con’s oil and gas properties, along with certain administrative and management services, in exchange for an annual services fee of $4 million, additional fees upon termination and warrants to align both parties and create value for shareholders. We recorded approximately $1.0 million in revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2020 related to this MSA with Mid-Con which is included in “Fee for services revenue” in our consolidated statements of operations. See Item 1. Note 1 – “Organization and Business” for additional information. The MSA will be terminated in connection with our recently announced Mid-Con Acquisition, which is expected to close in late 2020 or early 2021. The combination continues our consolidation strategy and we believe it will increase the Company’s exposure to oil reserves, particularly proved developed producing reserves, at an attractive price, and increase corporate margins via scale and further cost rationalization.

On October 25, 2020, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement’) with Mid-Con and Mid-Con Energy GP, LLC, the general partner of Mid-Con (“Mid-Con GP”), providing for our acquisition of Mid-Con in an all-stock merger transaction. At the effective time of the Mid-Con Acquisition (the “Effective Time”), each common unit representing limited partner interests in Mid-Con issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than treasury units or units held by Mid-Con GP) will be converted automatically into the right to receive 1.75 shares of our common stock. The completion of the Mid-Con Acquisition is subject to approval of our shareholders and

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Mid-Con’s unitholders and other customary closing conditions and is expected to occur in late 2020 or early 2021. On October 30, 2020, we entered into the Third Amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to our revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank (the “Credit Agreement”) under which, among other things, our borrowing base will be increased from $75 million to $130 million, effective upon the closing of the Mid-Con Acquisition, and subsequently reduced by $10 million on March 31, 2020, with the next regular redetermination scheduled for May 1, 2021. See Item 1. Note 13 – “Subsequent Events” for further details.  

Concurrently with the announcement of the Mid-Con Acquisition, we announced the execution of an agreement with a select group of institutional and accredited investors to sell 26,451,988 common shares of the Company. On October 27, 2020 , we closed the private placement for gross proceeds of approximately $39.7 million. The immediate use of those proceeds was for the repayment of debt outstanding under our Credit Agreement and other general corporate purposes, including costs and fees of the offering and future producing property acquisitions. See Item 1. Note 13 – “Subsequent Events” for further details.    

The following table lists our primary producing areas as of September 30, 2020:

Location	Formation
Gulf of Mexico	Offshore Louisiana - water depths less than 300 feet
Central Oklahoma	Mississippian, Woodford, Oswego, Cottage Grove, Chester, Cleveland and Red Fork
Western Anadarko Basin	Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Cleveland, Marmaton, Chase Sandstone, Morrow, Chester and Oswego
West Texas	Wolfcamp A and B
Other Onshore (TX, LA, WY)	Woodbine, Lewisville, Buda, Georgetown, Eagleford and Muddy Sandstone

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and 2020 Plan Changes

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a severe worldwide economic downturn, significantly disrupting the demand for oil throughout the world, and has created significant volatility, uncertainty and turmoil in the oil and gas industry. This has led to a significant global oversupply of oil and a subsequent substantial decrease in oil prices. While global oil producers, including the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) and other oil producing nations reached an agreement to cut oil production in April 2020, downward pressure on, and volatility in, commodity prices has remained and could continue for the foreseeable future, particularly given concerns over available storage capacity for oil. We have certain commodity derivative instruments in place to mitigate the effects of such price declines; however, derivatives will not entirely mitigate lower oil prices. While there has been a modest recovery in oil prices, the length of this demand disruption is unknown, and there is significant uncertainty regarding the long-term impact to global oil demand, which will ultimately depend on various factors and consequences beyond the Company’s control, such as the duration and scope of the pandemic, the length and severity of the worldwide economic downturn, additional actions by businesses and governments in response to both the pandemic and the decrease in oil prices, the speed and effectiveness of responses to combat the virus, and the time necessary to equalize oil supply and demand to restore oil pricing. In response to these developments, we have continued to implement measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our employees, operations and financial position. These measures include, but are not limited to, the following:

● work from home initiatives for all but critical staff and the implementation of social distancing measures;

● a company-wide effort to cut costs throughout our operations;

● utilization of our available storage capacity to temporarily store a portion of our production when advantageous to do so; and

● suspension of any further plans for operated onshore and offshore drilling in 2020;

Additionally, on April 10, 2020, we entered into a promissory note evidencing an unsecured loan in the amount of approximately $3.4 million (the “PPP Loan”) made to the Company under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”). The PPP was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Under the CARES Act, the PPP Loan may be partially or wholly forgiven following an audit if the funds are used for certain qualifying expenses. We utilized the PPP Loan amount for qualifying expenses during the 24-week coverage period, and on September 30, 2020, submitted our application for forgiveness of all of the PPP Loan in accordance with the terms of the CARES Act and related guidance. See Item 1. Note

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10 – “Long-Term Debt” for additional information on the terms of the PPP Loan. We also benefited from certain income tax-related provisions of the CARES Act. See Item 1. Note 11 – “Income Taxes” for additional information.

We continue to assess the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and expect to continue to modify our plans as more clarity around the full economic impact of COVID-19 becomes available. See Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2020 for further discussion.

Capital Expenditures

Beginning in the second quarter of 2020, in response to the decrease in commodity prices, we have suspended any further plans for operated onshore and offshore drilling in 2020. The offshore Iron Flea prospect in the shallow waters off of the Louisiana coast in Grand Isle was spud in late May 2020. On June 12, 2020, the target drilling depth was reached, and the prospect was determined unsuccessful. As a result, we recorded $10.4 million in dry hole exploration expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

For the remainder of 2020, we plan to continue to identify opportunities for cost reductions and operating efficiencies in all areas of our operations, while also searching for new resource acquisition opportunities. Acquisition efforts will be focused on PDP-heavy assets where we might also be able to leverage our geological and operational experience and expertise to exploit identified drilling opportunities and where we can develop an inventory of additional drilling prospects that we believe will enable us to economically grow production and add reserves.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Under GAAP, when circumstances indicate that proved properties may be impaired, the Company compares expected undiscounted future cash flows on a region basis to the unamortized capitalized cost of the asset. If the estimated future undiscounted cash flows based on the Company’s estimate of future reserves, oil and natural gas prices, operating costs and production levels from oil and natural gas reserves, are lower than the unamortized capitalized cost, then the capitalized cost is reduced to fair value. In the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting deterioration in the global demand for oil, combined with the failure by the OPEC and Russia to reach an agreement on lower production quotas until April 2020, caused a dramatic increase in the supply of oil and a corresponding decrease in commodity prices, and lowered the demand for all commodity products. Consequently, during the three months ended March 31, 2020, we recorded a $143.3 million non-cash charge for proved property impairment of our onshore properties related to the dramatic decline in commodity prices, as discussed above, the “PV-10” (present value, discounted at a 10% rate) of our proved reserves, and the associated change in our current development plans for our proved, undeveloped locations. We recognized non-cash proved property impairment of $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, related to leases in Wyoming and an onshore non-operated property.

We recorded a $2.6 million non-cash charge for unproved impairment expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the majority of which was recorded during the first quarter. The impairment primarily related to acquired leases in the Company’s Central Oklahoma and Western Anadarko regions which will be expiring in 2020, and which we have no current plans to develop as a result of the current commodity price environment. We recognized non-cash impairment expense of approximately $1.2 million and $2.0 million during the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, related to impairment of certain unproved properties primarily due to expiring leases.

Summary Production Information

Our production sales for the three months ended September 30, 2020 were approximately 84% onshore and 16% offshore, volumetrically, and were comprised of 52% natural gas, 28% oil and 20% natural gas liquids. During the second quarter of 2020, due to the extreme volatility in oil prices ranging from a low of ($37.63) per Bbl to a high of $40.46 per Bbl, we placed into excess storage capacity approximately 50,000 barrels of oil (net to the Company) produced during the second quarter, for later sale at higher prices. The volumes placed in storage were sold in the third quarter of 2020. Our production sales for the three months ended September 30, 2019 were 41% onshore and 59% offshore, volumetrically, and were comprised of approximately 60% natural gas, 25% oil and 15% natural gas liquids.

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The table below sets forth our average net daily production sales data in Mboe/d for each of our regions for each of the periods indicated:

	September 30, 2019	December 31, 2019	March 31, 2020	June 30, 2020	September 30, 2020
Offshore GOM	3.3	3.2	2.7	2.7	2.8
Central Oklahoma (1) (2)	—	8.1	10.9	9.1	10.1
Western Anadarko (1)	—	1.7	2.9	2.5	2.5
West Texas (3)	0.9	1.4	1.2	0.9	0.7
Other Onshore	1.4	1.3	1.2	0.9	1.1
	5.6	15.7	18.9	16.1	17.2

(1) Properties acquired from White Star and Will Energy in the fourth quarter of 2019.

(2) Decrease in production sales during the three months ended June 30, 2020 due to allocating approximately 50,000 Bbls of oil (net to the Company) to inventory storage (0.5 Mboe/d). Increase in production sales during the three months ended September 30, 2020 due to the sale of this inventory.

(3) Increase in production sales during the three months ended December 31, 2019 due to new wells coming online.

Other Investments

Jonah Field - Sublette County, Wyoming

Our wholly owned subsidiary, Contaro Company, owns a 37% ownership interest in Exaro Energy III LLC (“Exaro”). As of September 30, 2020, Exaro had 645 wells on production over its 5,760 gross acres (1,040 net), with a working interest between 14.6% and 32.5%. These wells were producing at a rate of approximately 2.7 Mboe/d, net to Exaro, during the three months ended September 30, 2020. As a result of our equity investment in Exaro, we recognized an investment loss of approximately $0.1 million, net of no tax expense, and an investment loss of approximately $0.6 million, net of no tax expense, for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We recognized an investment loss of approximately $13,000, net of no tax expense, and an investment gain of approximately $0.1 million, net of no tax expense, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. See Item 1. Note 9 – “Investment in Exaro Energy III LLC” for additional details related to this equity investment.

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Results of Operations for the Three and Nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

The table below sets forth revenue, production data, average sales prices and average production costs associated with our sales of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids ("NGLs") from operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. In the first quarter of 2020, we began reporting in barrels of oil equivalents (“Boe”) instead of natural gas equivalents. Six thousand cubic feet (“Mcf”) of natural gas is the energy equivalent of one barrel of oil, condensate or NGL. Reported operating expenses include production taxes, such as ad valorem and severance taxes.

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		%		2020		2019		%
Revenues (thousands):
Oil and condensate sales	$	17,415	$	7,281	139	%	$	48,127	$	21,126	128	%
Natural gas sales		7,930		4,293	85	%		22,718		13,792	65	%
NGL sales		5,003		973	414	%		11,918		4,402	171	%
Fee for service revenues		1,000		—	100	%		1,000		—	100	%
Total revenues	$	31,348	$	12,547	150	%	$	83,763	$	39,320	113	%
Production Sales Volumes:
Oil and condensate (thousand barrels)
Offshore GOM		7		9	(22)	%		25		32	(22)	%
Central Oklahoma (1)		291		—	100	%		754		—	100	%
Western Anadarko (1)		54		—	100	%		189		—	100	%
West Texas		45		56	(20)	%		203		180	13	%
Other Onshore		46		66	(30)	%		138		171	(19)	%
Total oil and condensate		443		131	238	%		1,309		383	242	%
Natural gas (million cubic feet)
Offshore GOM		1,365		1,545	(12)	%		3,849		4,506	(15)	%
Central Oklahoma (1)		2,600		—	100	%		8,054		—	100	%
Western Anadarko (1)		720		—	100	%		2,360		—	100	%
West Texas		42		79	(47)	%		123		231	(47)	%
Other Onshore		226		234	(3)	%		682		642	6	%
Total natural gas		4,953		1,858	167	%		15,068		5,379	180	%
Natural gas liquids (thousand barrels)
Offshore GOM		21		40	(48)	%		88		164	(46)	%
Central Oklahoma (1)		209		—	100	%		655		—	100	%
Western Anadarko (1)		60		—	100	%		138		—	100	%
West Texas		9		17	(47)	%		24		46	(48)	%
Other Onshore		19		19	—	%		51		56	(9)	%
Total natural gas liquids		318		76	318	%		956		266	259	%
Total (thousand barrels of oil equivalent)
Offshore GOM		256		306	(16)	%		754		947	(20)	%
Central Oklahoma (1)		933		—	100	%		2,752		—	100	%
Western Anadarko (1)		234		—	100	%		720		—	100	%
West Texas		61		85	(28)	%		248		265	(6)	%
Other Onshore		103		125	(18)	%		302		334	(10)	%
Total production sales volumes		1,587		516	208	%		4,776		1,546	209	%
Daily Production Sales Volumes:
Oil and condensate (thousand barrels per day)
Offshore GOM		0.1		0.1	—	%		0.1		0.1	—	%
Central Oklahoma (1)		3.2		—	100	%		2.8		—	100	%
Western Anadarko (1)		0.6		—	100	%		0.7		—	100	%
West Texas		0.5		0.6	(17)	%		0.7		0.7	—	%
Other Onshore		0.4		0.7	(43)	%		0.5		0.6	(17)	%
Total oil and condensate		4.8		1.4	243	%		4.8		1.4	243	%

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	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		%		2020		2019		%
Natural gas (million cubic feet per day)
Offshore GOM		14.8		16.8	(12)	%		14.0		16.5	(15)	%
Central Oklahoma		28.3		—	100	%		29.4		—	100	%
Central Oklahoma (1)		7.8		—	100	%		8.6		—	100	%
Western Anadarko (1)		0.5		0.9	(44)	%		0.4		0.8	(50)	%
Other Onshore		2.4		2.5	(4)	%		2.6		2.4	8	%
Total natural gas		53.8		20.2	166	%		55.0		19.7	179	%
Natural gas liquids (thousand barrels per day)
Offshore GOM		0.2		0.4	(50)	%		0.3		0.6	(50)	%
Central Oklahoma (1)		2.3		—	100	%		2.4		—	100	%
Western Anadarko (1)		0.7		—	100	%		0.5		—	100	%
West Texas		0.1		0.2	(50)	%		0.1		0.2	(50)	%
Other Onshore		0.2		0.2	—	%		0.2		0.2	—	%
Total natural gas liquids		3.5		0.8	338	%		3.5		1.0	250	%
Total (thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day)
Offshore GOM		2.8		3.3	(15)	%		2.8		3.5	(20)	%
Central Oklahoma (1)		10.1		—	100	%		10.0		—	100	%
Western Anadarko (1)		2.5		—	100	%		2.6		—	100	%
West Texas		0.7		0.9	(22)	%		0.9		1.0	(10)	%
Other Onshore		1.1		1.4	(21)	%		1.1		1.2	(8)	%
Total production sales volumes		17.2		5.6	207	%		17.4		5.7	205	%
Average Sales Price:
Oil and condensate (per barrel)	$	39.30	$	55.73	(29)	%	$	36.76	$	55.10	(33)	%
Natural gas (per thousand cubic feet)	$	1.60	$	2.31	(31)	%	$	1.51	$	2.56	(41)	%
Natural gas liquids (per barrel)	$	15.73	$	12.82	23	%	$	12.47	$	16.56	(25)	%
Total (per barrels of oil equivalent)	$	19.13	$	24.31	(21)	%	$	17.33	$	25.44	(32)	%
Expenses (thousands):
Operating expenses	$	17,155	$	5,435	216	%	$	55,777	$	16,321	242	%
Exploration expenses	$	(227)	$	218	(204)	%	$	11,344	$	691	*	%
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	$	6,185	$	8,473	(27)	%	$	24,131	$	23,602	2	%
Impairment and abandonment of oil and gas properties	$	47	$	1,336	(96)	%	$	145,925	$	3,170	*	%
General and administrative expenses	$	6,130	$	5,879	4	%	$	17,268	$	15,340	13	%
Loss from investment in affiliates (net of taxes)	$	(126)	$	(608)	(79)	%	$	(13)	$	(151)	(91)	%
Selected data per Boe:
Operating expenses	$	10.82	$	10.53	3	%	$	11.68	$	10.56	11	%
General and administrative expenses	$	3.86	$	11.39	(66)	%	$	3.62	$	9.92	(64)	%
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	$	3.90	$	16.42	(76)	%	$	5.05	$	15.27	(67)	%

(1) Properties acquired from White Star and Will Energy during the three months ended December 31, 2019.

*Greater than 1,000%

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Oil, Natural Gas and NGL Sales and Production

Our revenues are primarily from the sale of our oil, natural gas and NGL production. Our revenues may vary significantly from year to year depending on production volumes and changes in commodity prices, each of which may fluctuate widely. As discussed above, oil prices declined significantly in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing disruptions to the global energy markets and, while there have been modest

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recoveries of commodity prices, downward pressure on, and volatility in, commodity prices continued during the third quarter of 2020. Our production volumes are subject to significant variation as a result of new operations, weather events, transportation and processing constraints and mechanical issues. In addition, our production from individual wells naturally declines over time as we produce our reserves.

We reported revenues of $31.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to revenues of $12.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, an increase attributable primarily to the production from the properties acquired from Will Energy and White Star in the fourth quarter of 2019, offset in part by the 21% decrease in the weighted average equivalent sales price period over period. Current quarter revenues also include $1.0 million related to our fee for service agreement with Mid-Con.

Total equivalent sales volumes were 17.2 Mboe/d for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to 5.6 Mboe/d in the prior year quarter, an increase attributable to the additional production from the Will Energy and White Star properties acquired in the fourth quarter of 2019. Net oil volumes sold in the current quarter was approximately 4.8 Mbbl/d, compared with approximately 1.4 Mbbl/d in the prior year quarter. During the second quarter of 2020, due to the extreme volatility in oil prices, which ranged from a low of ($37.63) per Bbl to a high of $40.46 per Bbl, the Company placed into excess storage capacity approximately 50,000 barrels of oil (net to the Company) produced during the second quarter, for later sale at higher prices. These volumes were sold in the third quarter of 2020. Net natural gas sold in the current quarter was approximately 53.8 Mmcf/d, compared with approximately 20.2 Mmcf/d in the prior year quarter, and NGL sales volumes in the current quarter were approximately 3.5 Mbbl/d, compared with approximately 0.8 Mbbl/d in the prior year quarter.

Average Sales Prices

The average equivalent sales price realized for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was $19.13 per Boe compared to $24.31 per Boe for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decline was attributable to the decrease in all realized commodity prices in the current year quarter. The COVID-19 pandemic continued to adversely impact demand for commodity products, which caused a global supply/demand imbalance for oil that resulted in extreme volatility in benchmark oil prices, with prices ranging from a low of $36.76 per Bbl to a high of $43.39 per Bbl during the third quarter. The realized price of oil averaged $39.30 per Bbl in the current quarter, compared to an average $55.73 per Bbl in the prior year quarter. Benchmark prices for natural gas also suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ranging from a low of $1.64 per Mcf to a high of $2.66 per Mcf during the third quarter. The realized price of gas averaged $1.60 per Mcf in the current quarter compared to an average of $2.31 per Mcf in the prior year quarter, and the realized price of NGLs averaged $15.73 per Bbl in the current quarter compared to an average $12.82 per Bbl in the prior year quarter.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2020 were approximately $17.2 million, or $10.82 per Boe, compared to $5.4 million, or $10.53 per Boe, for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The table below provides additional detail of operating expenses for the three month periods:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019
	(in thousands)		(per Boe)	(in thousands)		(per Boe)
Lease operating expenses	$	8,674	$ 5.47	$	2,882	$ 5.59
Production & ad valorem taxes		1,533	0.97		663	1.28
Transportation & processing costs		5,670	3.57		657	1.27
Workover costs		1,278	0.81		1,233	2.39
Total operating expenses	$	17,155	10.82	$	5,435	$ 10.53

Lease operating expenses were $8.7 million and $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively, an increase primarily due to the addition of our Will Energy and White Star properties acquired in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Transportation and processing costs were $5.7 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively, an increase also primarily due to the addition of our Will Energy and White Star acquired properties and the related higher transportation costs in our Central Oklahoma region.

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Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2020, was approximately $6.2 million, or $3.90 per Boe. This compares to approximately $8.5 million, or $16.42 per Boe, for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The lower depletion expense and rate per Boe in the current quarter was a result of lower depletable property balances in the current quarter attributable to the proved property impairment recorded during the first quarter of 2020.

General and Administrative Expenses

Total general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2020 were approximately $6.1 million, compared to $5.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

The table below provides additional detail of general and administrative expenses for the comparative three month periods:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
	(in thousands)
Wages, bonuses and employee benefits (1)	$	3,499	$	1,008
Non-cash stock-based compensation (2)		1,764		557
Professional fees (3)		1,857		1,563
Professional fees - special (4)		326		94
Recouped overhead (5)		(3,644)		(291)
Legal judgements (6)		90		2,134
Other (7)		2,238		814
Total general and administrative expenses	$	6,130	$	5,879

(1) Higher expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2020 due to the acquisition of certain Will Energy and White Star employees in the fourth quarter of 2019.

(2) Higher expense for the three months ended September 30, 2020, due to restricted stock and PSU grants being awarded in the third quarter of 2020 as compared to the first quarter of 2019.

(3) Primarily includes fees related to recurring legal counsel, technical consultants and accounting and auditing costs.

(4) Non-recurring fees incurred in conjunction with our pursuit of strategic initiatives, including the integration of the White Star and Will Energy assets acquired during the three months ended December 31, 2019 and our entry into the recently announced Merger Agreement. See Item 1. Note 13 – “Subsequent Events” for further details.  

(5) These credits relate to overhead expenses we are able to bill out to partners in our operated properties and offset against our other general and administrative costs. The increase in the current year credit is due to the additional overhead related to the acquired Will Energy and White Star properties.

(6) The prior year expense includes an accrual for a judgement received in 2019. See Item 1. Note 12 – “Commitments and Contingencies” for further details.  

(7) Includes fees related to insurance, office costs and other company expenses. The increase in the current quarter expense is primarily due to the additional expenses related to the acquired Will Energy and White Star properties, offices and employees.

Loss from Affiliates

For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, we recorded a loss from affiliates of approximately $0.1 million, net of no tax expense, and a loss of $0.6 million, net of no tax expense, respectively, related to our equity investment in Exaro.

Gain from Sale of Assets

We did not complete any property sales during the three months ended September 30, 2020. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded a gain on sales of assets of $0.2 million related to the sale of certain minor, non-core operated assets in Frio and Zavala counties, Texas. See Item 1. Note 3 – “Acquisitions and Dispositions” for additional information regarding these sales.

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Gain (Loss) on Derivatives

During the three months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a loss on derivatives of $7.4 million. Of this amount, $13.0 million was a non-cash reduction in the unrealized mark-to-market value of our hedges as commodity prices improved during the current quarter, offset in part by $5.6 million in realized gains during the third quarter. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded a gain on derivatives of $1.9 million. Of this amount, $1.0 million were non-cash, unrealized mark-to-market gains, and the remaining $0.9 million were realized gains.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

Natural Gas, Oil and NGL Sales and Production

Our revenues are primarily from the sale of our oil, natural gas and NGL production. Our revenues may vary significantly from year to year depending on production volumes and changes in commodity prices, each of which may fluctuate widely. As discussed above, oil prices declined significantly in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing disruptions to the global energy markets. Prices recovered somewhat during the second and third quarters of 2020, but still remained below those of the prior year periods. Our production volumes are subject to significant variation as a result of new operations, weather events, transportation and processing constraints and mechanical issues. In addition, our production from individual wells naturally declines over time as we produce our reserves.

We reported revenues of $83.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to revenues of $39.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, an increase attributable primarily to the production from the properties acquired from Will Energy and White Star, offset in part by lower prices period over period. Current year revenues also include $1.0 million related to our fee for service agreement with Mid-Con.

Total equivalent sales volumes were 17.4 Mboe/d for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to 5.7 Mboe/d in the prior year, an increase attributable to the additional production from the Will Energy and White Star properties acquired in the fourth quarter of 2019. Net oil sales volumes for the current year were approximately 4.8 Mboe/d, compared with approximately 1.4 Mboe/d in the prior year. Due to the precipitous drop in oil prices at the beginning of the second quarter of 2020, the Company placed into excess storage capacity approximately 50,000 barrels of oil (net to the Company) produced during the second quarter, for later sale at higher prices. The volumes placed in storage were sold during the third quarter of 2020. Net natural gas sold in the first nine months of the current year was approximately 55.0 Mmcf/d, compared with approximately 19.7 Mmcf/d in the prior year period, and NGL sales volumes for the current year period were approximately 3.5 Mboe/d, compared with approximately 1.0 Mboe/d in the prior year period.

Average Sales Prices

The average equivalent sales price realized for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $17.33 per Boe compared to $25.44 per Boe for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decline was attributable to the decrease in all realized commodity prices in the current year period. The COVID-19 pandemic continued to adversely impact demand for commodity products, which caused a global supply/demand imbalance for oil that resulted in benchmark oil prices ranging from a high of $63.27 per Bbl at the beginning of 2020 to a low of ($37.63) per Bbl during the second quarter of 2020. The realized price of oil averaged $36.76 per Bbl in the current year period, compared to an average of $55.10 per Bbl in the prior year period. Natural gas prices also suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ranging from a low of $1.48 per Mcf to a high of $2.66 per Mcf during the current year period. The realized price of gas averaged $1.51 per Mcf in the current year period compared to an average of $2.56 per Mcf in the prior year period, and the realized price of NGLs averaged $12.47 per Bbl in the current year period compared to an average of $16.56 per Bbl in the prior year period.

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Operating Expenses

Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were approximately $55.8 million, or $11.68 per Boe, compared to $16.3 million, or $10.56 per Boe, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The table below provides additional detail of operating expenses for the nine month periods:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019
		(in thousands)	(per Boe)		(in thousands)	(per Boe)
Lease operating expenses	$	32,861	$ 6.87	$	10,196	$ 6.60
Production & ad valorem taxes		4,107	0.86		1,706	1.10
Transportation & processing costs		15,801	3.31		1,854	1.20
Workover costs		3,008	0.64		2,565	1.66
Total operating expenses	$	55,777	11.68	$	16,321	$ 10.56

Lease operating expenses were $32.9 million and $10.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively, an increase primarily due to the addition of our Will Energy and White Star properties acquired in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Production and ad valorem taxes were $4.1 million and $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively, an increase also primarily related to the additional production in 2020 from the acquired Will Energy and White Star properties.

Transportation and processing costs were $15.8 million and $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively, an increase primarily due to the addition of our Will Energy and White Star acquired properties and the related higher transportation costs in our Central Oklahoma region.

Exploration Expense

Exploration expense was $11.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the prior year expense of $0.7 million, an increase primarily due to $10.4 million in dry hole costs related to the unsuccessful result on the drilling of the Iron Flea exploratory prospect in the shallow waters of the Grand Isle area of the Gulf of Mexico.

Impairment and Abandonment Expenses

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a $143.3 million non-cash charge for proved property impairment of our onshore properties due to the dramatic decline in commodity prices, and the impact of that decline on the “PV-10” (present value, discounted at a 10% rate) of our proved reserves and the associated change in our current development plans for proved, undeveloped locations (“PUDs”). Under GAAP, we are required to impair the balance sheet carrying cost of our proved property base to reflect that overall decrease in reserve value related to the decrease in prices and the reduction in PUDs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized $0.2 million in non-cash proved property impairment related to leases in Wyoming and an onshore non-operated property.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a $2.6 million non-cash charge for unproved impairment expense related primarily to undeveloped leases in our Central Oklahoma and Western Anadarko regions which will be expiring in 2020, and which we have no current plans to develop as a result of the current commodity price environment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized non-cash impairment expense of $2.0 million related to impairment of certain non-core unproved properties primarily due to expiring leases.

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, was approximately $24.1 million, or $5.05 per Boe. This compares to approximately $23.6 million, or $15.27 per Boe, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The higher depletion expense in the current year was attributable to the additional properties acquired from Will Energy and White Star. The lower rate was a result of lower depletable property balances in the second and third quarters as a result of the proved property impairment recorded during the first quarter of 2020.

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General and Administrative Expenses

Total general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were approximately $17.3 million, compared to $15.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

The table below provides additional detail of general and administrative expenses for the comparative nine month periods:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
	(in thousands)
Wages, bonuses and employee benefits (1)	$	9,433	$	3,578
Non-cash stock-based compensation (2)		2,378		2,193
Professional fees (3)		4,026		3,690
Professional fees - special (4)		2,553		1,830
Legal judgment (5)		246		2,134
Recouped overhead (6)		(9,313)		(804)
Other (7)		7,945		2,719
Total general and administrative expenses	$	17,268	$	15,340

(1) Higher expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 due to the acquisition of certain Will Energy and White Star employees in the fourth quarter of 2019.

(2) Includes restricted stock and PSU grants awarded in the third quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2019.

(3) Primarily includes fees related to recurring legal counsel, technical consultants and accounting and auditing costs.

(4) Non-recurring fees incurred in conjunction with our pursuit of strategic initiatives, including the acquisition and integration of the White Star and Will Energy assets acquired during the three months ended December 31, 2019 and our entry into the recently announced Merger Agreement. See Item 1. Note 13 – “Subsequent Events” for further details.  

(5) The prior year expense includes an accrual for a judgement received in 2019. See Item 1. Note 12 – “Commitments and Contingencies” for further details.  

(6) These credits relate to overhead we are able to bill out to partners in our operated properties and offset against our other general and administrative costs. The increase in the current year credit is due to the additional overhead related to the acquired Will Energy and White Star properties.

(7) Includes fees related to insurance, office costs and other company expenses. The increase in the current year expense is primarily due to the additional expenses related to the acquired Will Energy and White Star properties, offices and employees.

Gain (loss) from Affiliates

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a loss from affiliates of approximately $13,000, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded a gain of $0.1 million, net of no tax expense, related to our equity investment in Exaro.

Gain from Sale of Assets

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a gain on sale of assets of $4.5 million related to the divestiture of non-core properties, which we acquired from Will Energy and White Star in the fourth quarter of 2019. The recorded gain resulted primarily from the buyer’s assumption of the asset retirement obligation on the properties. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded a gain on sale of assets of approximately $0.6 million primarily related to the sale of our non-core assets in Frio, Lavaca, Wharton and Zavala counties, Texas and post-closing adjustments from sales of non-core properties during 2018 and earlier in 2019. See Item 1. Note 3 – “Acquisitions and Dispositions” for additional information regarding these sales.

Gain on Derivatives

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a gain on derivatives of $30.5 million. Of this amount, $8.2 million were non-cash, unrealized mark-to-market gains as commodity prices declined from 2019 year-end levels, and $22.3 million were realized gains as derivative contracts were settled each month during the period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded a gain on derivatives of $1.1 million. Of this amount, $1.0 million were non-cash, unrealized mark-to-market losses, and the remaining $2.1 million were realized gains.

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Capital Resources and Liquidity                

Our primary cash requirements are for capital expenditures, working capital, operating expenses, acquisitions and principal and interest payments on debt. Our primary sources of liquidity are cash generated by operations, net of the realized effect of our hedging agreements, and amounts available to be drawn under our Credit Agreement (as defined below).

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we incurred onshore expenditures of approximately $6.9 million on capital projects, including $3.5 million in the Southern Delaware Basin to bring one well on production and to drill a salt water disposal well with associated facilities and $0.8 million in leasehold acquisition costs in the same region. The remaining onshore capital expenditures incurred related primarily to capitalized workovers.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 we recorded exploration expenses of $10.4 million related to the drilling of the unsuccessful offshore exploratory Iron Flea prospect drilled in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately $2.7 million of the exploration expense was prospect acquisition costs incurred in 2019 which were reclassified to exploration expense in 2020 as a result of the dry hole.

Our total capital expenditure program for the year 2020 is forecast at approximately $18.7 million, including the expenses associated with the Iron Flea exploratory prospect. For the remainder of 2020, we currently expect to limit our onshore capital expenditures to $1.4 million for workovers intended to increase cashflow through enhanced production or reductions in recurring costs. We expect that our offshore expenditures for the remainder of 2020, which are currently expected to be non-material, will be focused on the evaluation and development of another exploratory prospect.

On June 24, 2020, we entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement with Jefferies LLC. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, we may sell from time to time shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $100,000,000 (the “ATM Program”). We intend to use the net proceeds from any sales through the ATM Program, after deducting the Sales Agent’s commission and the Company’s offering expenses, to repay borrowings under our Credit Agreement and for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, acquisitions and exploratory drilling. Under the Open Market Sale Agreement, we sold 163,929 shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 for net proceeds of $0.5 million.

On October 25, 2020, the Company and Mid-Con entered into an all-stock merger transaction in which Mid-Con will become a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Mid-Con Acquisition”). The Mid-Con Acquisition is expected to close in late 2020 or early 2021, at which time the MSA will be terminated. Concurrently with the announcement of the Mid-Con Acquisition, we announced the execution of an agreement with a select group of institutional and accredited investors to sell 26,451,988 common shares for gross proceeds of approximately $39.7 million The immediate use of those proceeds was for the repayment of debt outstanding under our Credit Agreement and general corporate purposes, including costs and fees of the offering and future producing property acquisitions. See Item 1. Note 13 – “Subsequent Events” for further details.  

We believe that our internally generated cash flows, availability under the Credit Agreement (as defined below) and proceeds from the equity offering in October will be more than sufficient to meet the liquidity requirements necessary to fund our daily operations and planned capital development, to meet our debt service requirements for the next twelve months and to pay down debt outstanding under our Credit Agreement. The COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing disruptions to the global energy markets have negatively impacted, and are expected to continue to negatively impact, cash flows from operating activities. To mitigate these effects, we have implemented certain cost cutting measures, such as suspending our operated drilling program for the remainder of 2020.

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Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Cash flows provided by operating activities were approximately $26.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $9.2 million provided by operating activities for the same period in 2019. The 2020 reduction in the change in operating assets and liabilities is primarily related to the suspension of our onshore operated drilling program beginning in the second quarter of 2020, in response to the decrease in commodity prices. Included in the 2019 activity is $14.1 million in paid deposits related to the properties acquired from Will Energy and White Star, which closed in the fourth quarter of 2019. See Item 1. Note 3 – “Acquisitions and Dispositions” for more information. The table below provides additional detail of cash flows from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
	(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities, exclusive of changes in working capital accounts	$	32,323	$	7,666
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(5,760)		1,581
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	26,563	$	9,247

Cash Used in Investing Activities

Net cash flows used in investing activities were $22.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, which was primarily related to the offshore exploratory prospect and completion and infrastructure costs in the Southern Delaware Basin.

Net cash flows used in investing activities were $27.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, substantially all of which was related to cash capital costs for leasehold and drilling and completion costs of wells in the Southern Delaware Basin and non-operated wells in the Georgetown formation.

Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

Cash flows used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were approximately $3.2million, with $6.8 million related to net payments under our Credit Agreement (as defined below), and approximately $3.4 million related to proceeds from the PPP loan we received under the CARES Act in April 2020. See “Paycheck Protection Program Loan” below for more information. Cash flows provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were approximately $20.1 million. Included in the 2019 activity was $53.7 million in total net proceeds from our equity offerings, $61 million in repaid borrowings for the termination of our previous credit agreement and $28.1 million in net borrowings under our new Credit Agreement (as defined below).

Credit Agreement

On September 17, 2019, we entered into a new revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank (the “Credit Agreement”), which established a borrowing base of $65 million. The Credit Agreement was amended on November 1, 2019, in conjunction with the closing of the property acquisitions from Will Energy and White Star, to add two additional lenders and increase the borrowing base thereunder to $145 million. The borrowing base is subject to semi-annual redeterminations and may also be adjusted by certain events, including the incurrence of any senior unsecured debt, material asset dispositions or liquidation of hedges in excess of certain thresholds. The semi-annual redeterminations will occur on or around May 1^st and November 1^st of each year. On June 9, 2020, we entered into the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”). The Second Amendment redetermined the borrowing base at $95 million pursuant to the regularly scheduled redetermination process. The Second Amendment also provides for, among other things, further $10 million automatic reductions in our borrowing base on each of June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020. Accordingly, the borrowing base was $75 million as of September 30, 2020.

The Credit Agreement matures on September 17, 2024. The Credit Agreement contains customary and typical restrictive covenants. The Credit Agreement requires a Current Ratio of greater than or equal to 1.00 and a Leverage Ratio of less than or equal to 3.50, both as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Second Amendment includes a waiver of the Current Ratio requirement until the quarter ending March 31, 2022. Additionally, the Second Amendment provides for, among other things, the increase in the Applicable Margin grid on borrowings outstanding by 50 basis points, the implementation of an accounts payable aging reporting covenant, and the implementation of typical anti-cash hoarding

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provisions and a cash sweep requirement, in certain circumstances, with respect to a consolidated cash balance in excess of $5.0 million. As of September 30, 2020, we were in compliance with all financial covenants under the Credit Agreement.

As of September 30, 2020, the borrowing outstanding under the Credit Agreement was $66.0 million and $1.9 million in an outstanding letter of credit, and the borrowing availability under the Credit Agreement was $7.1 million.

On October 30, 2020, we entered into the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Third Amendment”). The Third Amendment provides for, among other things, an increase of the borrowing base to $130.0 million on the effective date of the Third Amendment, and a $10.0 million automatic borrowing base reduction on March 31, 2021. The Third Amendment will be effective upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the Mid-Con Acquisition. In addition to the Third Amendment and in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the lenders party to the Credit Agreement agreed to postpone the November 1, 2020 scheduled borrowing base redetermination required under the Credit Agreement until December 31, 2020. See Item 1. Note 13 – “Subsequent Events” for further details.  

Paycheck Protection Program Loan

On April 10, 2020, we entered into a promissory note evidencing an unsecured loan in the amount of approximately $3.4 million (the “PPP Loan”) made to the Company under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”). The PPP was established under the CARES Act and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The PPP Loan to the Company is being made through JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A and is included in “Long Term Debt” on our consolidated balance sheet.

The PPP Loan matures on the two-year anniversary of the funding date and bears interest at a fixed rate of 1.00% per annum. Monthly principal and interest payments, less the amount of any potential forgiveness (discussed below), will commence after the six-month anniversary of the funding date. The promissory note evidencing the PPP Loan provides for customary events of default, including, among others, those relating to failure to make payment, bankruptcy, breaches of representations and material adverse effects. We may prepay the principal of the PPP Loan at any time without incurring any prepayment charges.

Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of the loans granted under the PPP, subject to an audit. Under the CARES Act, loan forgiveness is available, subject to limitations, for the sum of documented payroll costs, covered mortgage interest payments, covered rent payments and covered utilities during either: 1) the eight-week period beginning on the funding date; or 2) the 24-week period beginning on the funding date.  Forgiveness is reduced if full-time employee headcount declines, or if salaries and wages for employees with salaries of $100,000 or less annually are reduced by more than 25%. We utilized the PPP Loan amount for qualifying expenses during the 24-week coverage period, and on September 30, 2020, submitted our application for forgiveness of all of the PPP Loan in accordance with the terms of the CARES Act and related guidance. In the event the PPP Loan or any portion thereof is forgiven, the amount forgiven is applied to outstanding principal.

Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Management’s Estimates

Significant accounting policies that we employ and information about the nature of our most critical accounting estimates, our assumptions or approach used and the effects of hypothetical changes in the material assumptions used to develop each estimate are presented in Item 1. Note 2 to our Financial Statements – “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of this report and in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Management’s Estimates” in our 2019 Form 10-K.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, see Item 1. Note 2 to our Financial Statements – “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

We may enter into off balance sheet arrangements that can give rise to off-balance sheet obligations. As of September 30, 2020, our off balance sheet arrangements consist of delay rentals, surface damage payments and rental payments associated with salt water disposal contracts, as discussed in our 2019 Form 10-K.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial and Accounting Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of September 30, 2020. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial and Accounting Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2020, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial and Accounting Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The Company is in the final stages of completing the integration of the accounting for the operating results of the assets of Will Energy and White Star into the Company’s internal control structure over financial reporting, and in conjunction with that process, and where deemed appropriate or necessary, has incorporated controls similar to Company controls currently existing. As a result of these integration activities, certain controls have been evaluated and revised where deemed appropriate. There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2020 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

For a discussion of legal proceedings, see Item 1. Note 12 to our Financial Statements – “Commitments and Contingencies.”

Item 1A. Risk Factors  

Other than as discussed below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A. of Part 1 of our 2019 Form 10-K and Item 1A. of Part II of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2020.

We will be subject to business uncertainties while the Mid-Con Acquisition is pending, which could adversely affect our businesses.

Uncertainty about the effect of the Mid-Con Acquisition on employees and those that do business with us may have an adverse effect on the Company. These uncertainties may impair our ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel until the Mid-Con Acquisition is completed and for a period of time thereafter, and could cause those that transact with us to seek to change their existing business relationships with us. Current and prospective employees of the Company may experience uncertainty about their roles within the combined company following the Mid-Con Acquisition, which may have an adverse effect on our current ability to attract or retain key management and other key personnel regardless of whether the Mid-Con Acquisition is completed.

We may be subject to lawsuits relating to the Mid-Con Acquisition, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

Securities class action lawsuits and derivative lawsuits are often brought against public companies that have entered into merger agreements. Even if the lawsuits are without merit, defending against these claims can result in

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substantial costs and divert management time and resources. An adverse judgment could result in monetary damages, which could have a negative impact on our and Mid-Con’s respective liquidity and financial condition. Additionally, if a plaintiff is successful in obtaining an injunction prohibiting completion of the Mid-Con Acquisition, then that injunction may delay or prevent the Mid-Con Acquisition from being completed, which may adversely affect our and Mid-Con’s respective business, financial position and results of operations.

The Mid-Con Acquisition may not be completed and the Merger Agreement may be terminated in accordance with its terms. Failure to complete the Mid-Con Acquisition could negatively impact the price of shares of the Company’s common stock, as well as the Company’s future business and financial results.

The Mid-Con Acquisition is subject to a number of conditions that must be satisfied, or waived, in each case prior to the completion of the Mid-Con Acquisition. These conditions to the completion of the Mid-Con Acquisition, some of which are beyond the control of the Company and Mid-Con, may not be satisfied or waived in a timely manner or at all, and, accordingly, the Mid-Con Acquisition may be delayed or may not be completed. The Merger Agreement may also be terminated under certain circumstances. If the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are not completed for any reason, the Company’s ongoing businesses and financial results may be adversely affected.

The Merger Agreement contains provisions that limit our ability to pursue alternatives to the Mid-Con Acquisition,  and that could require us to pay Mid-Con a termination fee.

The Merger Agreement contains a general prohibition on us and Mid-Con from soliciting or, subject to certain exceptions relating to the exercise of fiduciary duties by our boards of directors, engaging in discussions or negotiations with respect to certain alternative acquisition proposals or providing non-public information in connection with such proposals. In some circumstances, upon termination of the Merger Agreement, we will be required to pay a termination fee to Mid-Con of $1.5 million, together with an expense reimbursement up to $1.5 million, less any expenses previously reimbursed by the Company. These provisions could discourage a potential third-party acquiror or merger partner that might have an interest in acquiring all or a significant portion of us or pursuing an alternative transaction with us either from considering or proposing such a transaction.

Because the exchange ratio in the Merger Agreement is fixed and because the market price of the Company’s common stock will fluctuate prior to the completion of the Mid-Con Acquisition, the consideration received at the time of the Mid-Con Acquisition may be lower than the public trading value of shares of our common stock when we entered into the Merger Agreement.

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Mid-Con’s unitholders will receive consideration consisting of 1.75 shares of the Company’s common stock for each common unit representing limited partner interests in Mid-Con. The exchange ratio is fixed, and there will be no adjustment to the Mid-Con Acquisition consideration for changes in the market price of  our common stock or Mid-Con’s common units between now and the completion of the Mid-Con Acquisition. The market values of the  Company’s common stock and Mid-Con’s common units have fluctuated and may continue to fluctuate during this period as a result of a variety of factors, including general market and economic conditions, changes in each company’s business, operations and prospects, commodity prices, regulatory considerations and the market’s assessment of our business and the Mid-Con Acquisition. Such factors are difficult to predict and in many cases may be beyond the control of Mid-Con and us. If the price of our common stock at the closing of the Mid-Con Acquisition is more than the price of our common stock on the date that the Merger Agreement was signed, then the market value of the Mid-Con Acquisition consideration will be more than contemplated at the time the Merger Agreement was signed.

The Mid-Con Acquisition may be completed even though material adverse changes subsequent to the announcement of the transaction, such as industry-wide changes or other events, may occur.

In general, either party can refuse to complete the Mid-Con Acquisition if there is a material adverse change affecting the other party. However, some types of changes do not permit us to refuse to complete the Mid-Con Acquisition, even if such changes would have a material adverse effect on us or Mid-Con. For example, a failure by Mid-Con to meet or exceed any projection or forecast or any effect on Mid-Con resulting from changes generally affecting the oil and gas industry, the economy, or the financial, credit or securities markets, would not give us the right to refuse to complete the Mid-Con Acquisition. If adverse changes occur that affect Mid-Con but the parties are still required to complete the Mid-Con Acquisition, our share price, business and financial results after the Mid-Con Acquisition may suffer.

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The COVID-19 outbreak may adversely affect our ability to timely consummate the Mid-Con Acquisition.

COVID-19 and the various precautionary measures attempting to limit its spread taken by many governmental authorities worldwide has had a severe effect on global markets and the global economy. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our business operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the nature and extent of governmental actions taken to contain it or treat its impact, among others. COVID-19 and official actions in response to it have made it more challenging for us and relevant third parties to adequately staff our and their respective businesses and operations and may cause delay in our ability to obtain the relevant approvals for the consummation of the Mid-Con Acquisition.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The Company withheld the following shares from employees during the quarter ended September 30, 2020 for the payment of taxes due on shares of restricted stock that vested and were issued under its stock-based compensation plans:

				Total Number of Shares		Approximate Dollar Value
	Total Number of	Average Price		Purchased as Part of		of Shares that May Yet
Period	Shares Withheld	Per Share		Publicly Announced Program		be Purchased Under Program
July 2020	3,678	$	2.27	—	$	—
August 2020	—	$	—	—	$	—
September 2020	—	$	—	—	$	—
Total	3,678	$	2.27	—	$	31.8 million (1)

(1) In September 2011, the Company’s board of directors approved a $50 million share repurchase program. All shares are to be purchased in the open market from time to time by the Company or through privately negotiated transactions. The purchases are subject to market conditions and certain volume, pricing and timing restrictions to minimize the impact of the purchases upon the market. The program does not have an expiration date. No shares were purchased for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, the Company has $31.8 million available under its share repurchase program, however, those repurchases could be limited under restrictions in the Company’s Credit Agreement.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
2.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 25, 2020, by and among Contango Oil  & Gas Company, Michael Merger Sub LLC, Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP, and Mid-Con Energy GP, LLC (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K/A dated October 25, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2020 and incorporated by reference herein).
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Contango Oil & Gas Company (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K dated June 14, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2019 and incorporated by reference herein).
3.2	Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Contango Oil & Gas Company, dated June 10, 2020 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K dated June 11, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2020 and incorporated by reference herein).
3.3	Bylaws of Contango Oil & Gas Company (filed as Exhibit 3.4 to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K dated June 14, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2019 and incorporated by reference herein).
10.1	Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated June 9, 2020, by and among Contango Oil  & Gas Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders Signatory hereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K dated June 15, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 15, 2020 and incorporated by reference herein).
10.2	Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Report on Form  10-Q dated August 19, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 2020 and incorporated by reference herein).
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. †
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. †
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *
101	Interactive Data Files †

† Filed herewith.

* Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY
Date: November 16, 2020	By:	/s/ WILKIE S. COLYER
		Wilkie S. Colyer
		Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 16, 2020	By:	/s/ E. JOSEPH GRADY
		E. Joseph Grady
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Accounting Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

Certification Required by Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

I, Wilkie S. Colyer, Chief Executive Officer of Contango Oil & Gas Company (the “Company”), certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 16, 2020	By:	/S/  WILKIE S. COLYER
		Wilkie S. Colyer Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

Certification Required by Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

I, E. Joseph Grady, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer of Contango Oil & Gas Company (the “Company”), certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 16, 2020	By:	/S/    E. JOSEPH GRADY
		E. Joseph Grady Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Contango Oil & Gas Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Wilkie S. Colyer, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 16, 2020	By:	/S/    WILKIE S. COLYER
		Wilkie S. Colyer Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Contango Oil & Gas Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, E. Joseph Grady, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 16, 2020	By:	/s/ E. JOSEPH GRADY
		E. Joseph Grady Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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	Sep. 30, 2020	Nov. 09, 2020
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,969	$ 1,624
Accounts receivable, net	31,797	39,567
Prepaid expenses	3,085	1,191
Current derivative asset	10,509	3,819
Inventory	455	186
Deposits and other	364
Total current assets	49,179	46,387
Oil and natural gas properties, successful efforts method of accounting:
Proved properties	1,313,572	1,306,916
Unproved properties	19,498	27,619
Other property and equipment	1,669	1,655
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(1,207,651)	(1,045,070)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	127,088	291,120
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Investments in affiliates	6,753	6,766
Long-term derivative asset	1,698	357
Right-of-use lease assets	6,276	5,885
Debt issuance costs	1,825	3,311
Total other non-current assets	16,552	16,319
TOTAL ASSETS	192,819	353,826
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	87,223	104,593
Current derivative liability	3,739	3,951
Current asset retirement obligations	2,315	2,003
Total current liabilities	93,277	110,547
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Long-term debt	69,369	72,768
Long-term derivative liability	2,106	2,020
Asset retirement obligations	45,998	49,662
Lease liabilities	2,847	2,789
Deferred tax liability	676
Total non-current liabilities	120,996	127,239
TOTAL LIABILITIES	214,273	237,786
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 12)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT):
Series C contingent convertible preferred stock, $0.04 par value, no shares authorized, issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and 2,700,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019		108
Common stock, $0.04 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 133,087,968 shares issued and 133,013,678 shares outstanding at September 30, 2020, 128,985,146 shares issued and 128,977,816 shares outstanding at December 31, 2019	5,312	5,148
Additional paid-in capital	474,510	471,778
Treasury shares at cost (74,290 shares at September 30, 2020 and 7,330 shares at December 31, 2019)	(206)	(18)
Accumulated deficit	(501,070)	(360,976)
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)	(21,454)	116,040
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.04
Preferred stock, shares authorized	0	2,700,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	2,700,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	2,700,000
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Common stock, shares authorized	400,000,000	400,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	133,087,968	128,985,146
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
REVENUES:
Revenues	$ 31,348	$ 12,547	$ 83,763	$ 39,320
EXPENSES:
Operating expenses	17,155	5,435	55,777	16,321
Exploration expenses		218	11,344	691
Exploration expense	(227)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	6,185	8,473	24,131	23,602
Impairment and abandonment of oil and gas properties	47	1,336	145,925	3,170
General and administrative expenses	6,130	5,879	17,268	15,340
Total expenses	29,290	21,341	254,445	59,124
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Loss from investment in affiliates, net of income taxes	(126)	(608)	(13)	(151)
Gain from sale of assets	38	192	4,471	601
Interest expense	(1,057)	(998)	(4,421)	(3,169)
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(7,369)	1,881	30,526	1,068
Other income	319	519	1,456	522
Total other income (expense)	(8,195)	986	32,019	(1,129)
NET LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	(6,137)	(7,808)	(138,663)	(20,933)
Income tax provision	(668)	(30)	(1,431)	(484)
NET LOSS	$ (6,805)	$ (7,838)	$ (140,094)	$ (21,417)
NET LOSS PER SHARE:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.19)	$ (1.07)	$ (0.59)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.19)	$ (1.07)	$ (0.59)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic (in shares)	131,686	41,786	131,493	36,518
Diluted (in shares)	131,686	41,786	131,493	36,518
Oil and condensate sales [Member]
REVENUES:
Revenues	$ 17,415	$ 7,281	$ 48,127	$ 21,126
Natural gas sales [Member]
REVENUES:
Revenues	7,930	4,293	22,718	13,792
Natural gas liquids sales [Member]
REVENUES:
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$ (140,094)	$ (21,417)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	24,131	23,602
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties	145,938	2,246
Exploration expenditures - dry hole costs	10,421
Amortization of debt issuance costs	1,486
Deferred income taxes	676	424
Gain on sale of assets	(4,471)	(601)
Loss from investment in affiliates	13	151
Stock-based compensation	2,378	2,193
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative instruments	(8,155)	1,068
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in accounts receivable & other receivables	7,489	590
Decrease (increase) in prepaids	(1,894)	308
Increase in inventory	(305)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable & advances from joint owners	(2,122)	14,871
Increase (decrease) in other accrued liabilities	(9,000)	1,211
Decrease (increase) in income taxes receivable, net	281	(454)
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable, net	119	(126)
Decrease (increase) in deposits and other	(328)	(14,819)
Net cash provided by operating activities	26,563	9,247
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Oil and natural gas exploration and development expenditures	(22,209)	(27,309)
Additions to furniture & equipment	(171)	(17)
Sale of oil & gas properties	339	10
Net cash used in investing activities	(22,041)	(27,316)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings under credit facility	58,000	137,655
Repayments under credit facility	(64,768)	(169,554)
PPP loan	3,369
Net proceeds from equity offering	410	53,650
Purchase of treasury stock	(188)	(236)
Debt issuance costs		(1,402)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(3,177)	20,113
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Balance at Dec. 31, 2018		$ 1,573	$ 339,981	$ (129,030)	$ (72,135)	$ 140,389
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Equity offering costs			(86)			(86)
Treasury shares at cost				(186)		(186)
Treasury shares at cost, shares		(49,415)
Restricted shares activity		$ 12	(12)
Restricted shares activity, shares		307,650
Stock-based compensation			1,052			1,052
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Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2019		34,416,727
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018		$ 1,573	339,981	(129,030)	(72,135)	140,389
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2018		34,158,492
Net loss						(21,417)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 32	$ 3,423	393,723		(222,597)	174,581
Balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2019	789,474	85,864,463
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019		$ 1,585	340,935	(129,216)	(80,753)	132,551
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2019		34,416,727
Equity offering-common stock			45			45
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Treasury shares at cost, shares		(16,133)
Restricted shares activity		$ 2	(2)
Restricted shares activity, shares		42,249
Stock-based compensation			585			585
Net loss					(4,961)	(4,961)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019		$ 1,587	341,563	(129,266)	(85,714)	128,170
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2019		34,442,843
Equity offering-preferred stock	$ 32		7,420			7,452
Equity offering-preferred stock, shares	789,474
Equity offering-common stock		$ 2,058	44,181			46,239
Equity offering-common stock, shares		45,922,870
Treasury shares reissuance		$ (221)		129,266	(129,045)
Treasury shares reissuance, shares		5,524,498
Restricted shares activity		$ (1)	1
Restricted shares activity, shares		(25,748)
Stock-based compensation			558			558
Net loss					(7,838)	(7,838)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 32	$ 3,423	393,723		(222,597)	174,581
Balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2019	789,474	85,864,463
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 108	$ 5,148	471,778	(18)	(360,976)	$ 116,040
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019	2,700,000	128,977,816				128,977,816
Equity offering costs			(47)			$ (47)
Treasury shares at cost				(157)		(157)
Treasury shares at cost, shares		(49,474)
Restricted shares activity		$ 3	(3)
Restricted shares activity, shares		77,485
Stock-based compensation			350			350
Net loss					(105,255)	(105,255)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	$ 108	$ 5,151	472,078	(175)	(466,231)	10,931
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2020	2,700,000	129,005,827
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 108	$ 5,148	471,778	(18)	(360,976)	$ 116,040
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019	2,700,000	128,977,816				128,977,816
Net loss						$ (140,094)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2020		$ 5,312	474,510	(206)	(501,070)	$ (21,454)
Balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2020		133,013,678				133,013,678
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	$ 108	$ 5,151	472,078	(175)	(466,231)	$ 10,931
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2020	2,700,000	129,005,827
Equity offering-common stock		$ 6	477			483
Equity offering-common stock, shares		155,029
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock	$ (108)	$ 108
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock, shares	(2,700,000)	2,700,000
Treasury shares at cost				(23)		(23)
Treasury shares at cost, shares		(13,808)
Restricted shares activity		$ 6	(6)
Restricted shares activity, shares		149,709
Stock-based compensation			265			265
Net loss					(28,034)	(28,034)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2020		$ 5,271	472,814	(198)	(494,265)	(16,378)
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2020		131,996,757
Equity offering-common stock			(27)			(27)
Equity offering-common stock, shares		8,900
Treasury shares at cost				(8)		(8)
Treasury shares at cost, shares		(3,678)
Restricted shares activity		$ 41	(41)
Restricted shares activity, shares		1,011,699
Stock-based compensation			1,764			1,764
Net loss					(6,805)	(6,805)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2020		$ 5,312	$ 474,510	$ (206)	$ (501,070)	$ (21,454)
Balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2020		133,013,678				133,013,678

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Organization and Business

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Organization And Business [Abstract]

Organization and Business

1. Organization and Business

Contango Oil & Gas Company (collectively with its subsidiaries, “Contango” or the “Company”) is a Houston, Texas based independent oil and natural gas company. The Company’s business is to maximize production and cash flow from its offshore properties in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico (“GOM”) and onshore Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Wyoming properties and use that cash flow to explore, develop and acquire oil and natural gas properties across the United States.

The following table lists the Company’s primary producing areas as of September 30, 2020:

Location	Formation
Gulf of Mexico	Offshore Louisiana - water depths less than 300 feet
Central Oklahoma	Mississippian, Woodford, Oswego, Cottage Grove, Chester, Cleveland and Red Fork
Western Anadarko Basin	Tonkawa, Cottage Grove, Cleveland, Marmaton, Chase Sandstone, Morrow, Chester and Oswego
West Texas	Wolfcamp A and B
Other Onshore (TX, LA, WY)	Woodbine, Lewisville, Buda, Georgetown, Eagleford, and Muddy Sandstone

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

 A novel strain of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) surfaced in late 2019 and has spread, and continues to spread, around the world, including to the United States. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the global economy, disrupted global supply chains and created significant volatility in the financial markets. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in travel restrictions, business closures and other restrictions that have disrupted the demand for oil throughout the world and, when combined with the oil supply increase attributable to the battle for market share among the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”), Russia and other oil producing nations, resulted in oil prices declining significantly beginning in late February 2020. While there has been a modest recovery in oil prices, the length of this demand disruption is unknown, and there is significant uncertainty regarding the long-term impact to global oil demand, which has negatively impacted the Company’s results of operations and planned 2020 capital activities. Due to the extreme volatility in oil prices, the Company has suspended its drilling program in the Southern Delaware Basin for the remainder of the year and has focused on certain measures that include, but are not limited to, the following:

· work from home initiatives for all but critical staff and the implementation of social distancing measures;

· a company-wide effort to cut costs throughout the Company’s operations;

· utilization of the Company’s available storage capacity to temporarily store a portion of its production for later sale at higher prices when advantageous to do so;

· suspension of any further plans for operated onshore and offshore drilling in 2020;

· pursuit of additional “fee for service” opportunities similar to the Management Services Agreement entered into in June 2020 with Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP (“Mid-Con”) (which will be terminated at the closing of the Mid-Con Acquisition (as defined below) between the Company and Mid-Con); and

· potential acquisitions of PDP-heavy assets, with attractive, discounted valuations, in stressed/distressed scenarios or from non-industry owners.

For the remainder of 2020, the Company plans to continue to identify opportunities for cost reductions and operating efficiencies in all areas of its operations, while also searching for new resource acquisition opportunities. Acquisition efforts will be focused on PDP-heavy assets where the Company might also be able to leverage its geological and operational experience and expertise to exploit identified drilling opportunities and where it can develop an inventory of additional drilling prospects that the Company believes will enable it to economically grow production and add reserves.

From the Company’s initial entry into the Southern Delaware Basin in 2016 and through mid-2019, the Company was focused on the development of its Southern Delaware Basin acreage in Pecos County, Texas. In January 2020, the Company brought one West Texas well online but suspended further drilling in the area in response to the dramatic decline in oil prices during the second quarter of 2020. As of September 30, 2020, the Company was producing from eighteen wells over its approximate 16,200 gross operated (7,500 company net) acre position in West Texas, prospective for the Wolfcamp A, Wolfcamp B and Second Bone Spring formations.

During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company closed on the acquisitions of certain producing assets and undeveloped acreage of Will Energy Corporation (“Will Energy”) and White Star Petroleum, LLC and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “White Star”), and established an additional core strategic area, located primarily in the Central Oklahoma and Western Anadarko basins. These acquisitions were transformative, as production from these acquisitions represented approximately 75% of the Company’s total net production for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. 

Management Services Agreement

On June 5, 2020, the Company announced the addition of a new corporate strategy that includes offering a property management service (or a “fee for service”) for oil and gas companies with distressed or stranded assets, or companies with a desire to reduce administrative costs by engaging a contract operator of its oil and gas assets. As part of this service offering, the Company entered into a Management Services Agreement (“MSA”) with Mid-Con (Nasdaq: MCEP), effective July 1, 2020, to provide operational services as operator of record on Mid-Con’s oil and gas properties, along with certain administrative and management services, in exchange for an annual services fee of $4 million, paid ratably over the twelve month period, plus reimbursement of certain costs and expenses, a deferred fee of $166,666 per month for each month that the agreement is in effect (not to exceed $2 million), to be paid in a lump sum upon termination of the agreement, and warrants to purchase a minority equity ownership in Mid-Con (with amount and terms of the warrants to be disclosed upon execution of the Warrant Agreement). Both the Company and Mid-Con and their employees have indemnification rights in this fee for service arrangement. As of June 4, 2020, John C. Goff, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, beneficially owned approximately 56% of the common units of Mid-Con, and Travis Goff, John C. Goff’s son and the President of Goff Capital, Inc., served on the board of directors of the general partner of Mid-Con. The Company recorded approximately $1.0 million in revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2020 related to this MSA with Mid-Con which is included in “Fee for services revenue” in its consolidated statements of operations. 

Open Market Sale Agreement

On June 24, 2020, the Company entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement (the “Sale Agreement”) among the Company and Jefferies LLC (the “Sales Agent”). Pursuant to the terms of the Sale Agreement, the Company may sell, from time to time through the Sales Agent in the open market, shares of the Company’s common stock, having an aggregate public offering price of up to $100,000,000 (the “Shares”) (the “ATM Program”). The Company intends to use the net proceeds from any sales through the ATM Program,  after deducting the Sales Agent’s commission and the Company’s offering expenses, to repay borrowings under its Credit Agreement (as defined below) and for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, acquisitions and exploratory drilling. Under the Sale Agreement, the Company sold 163,929 Shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 for net proceeds of $0.5 million.

Acquisition of Mid-Con and Increase in Borrowing Base

On October 25, 2020, the Company and Mid-Con entered into an agreement and plan of merger providing for the acquisition by the Company of Mid-Con in an all-stock merger transaction in which Mid-Con will become a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Contango (the “Mid-Con Acquisition”). The Mid-Con Acquisition is expected to close in late 2020 or early 2021, at which time the MSA will be terminated. On October 30, 2020, the Company entered into the Third Amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to its revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank (the “Credit Agreement”) under which, among other things, the Company’s borrowing base will be increased from $75 million to $130 million, effective upon the closing of the Mid-Con Acquisition. See Note 13 – “Subsequent Events” for further details. 

Private Placement Sale of Contango Common Stock

Concurrently with the announcement of the Mid-Con Acquisition,  the Company announced the execution of an agreement with a select group of institutional and accredited investors to sell 26,451,988 common shares for gross proceeds of approximately $39.7 million. The immediate use of those proceeds was for the repayment of debt outstanding under the Company’s Credit Agreement and general corporate purposes, including costs and fees of the offering and future producing acquisitions. See Note 13 – “Subsequent Events” for further details.  

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in the notes to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (“2019 Form 10-K”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Please refer to the notes to the financial statements included in the 2019 Form 10-K for additional details of the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. No material items included in those notes have changed except as a result of normal transactions in the interim or as disclosed within this interim report.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, including instructions to Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the unaudited consolidated financial statements have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2019 Form 10-K. These unaudited interim consolidated results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2020.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Contango Oil & Gas Company and its subsidiaries after elimination of all material intercompany balances and transactions. All wholly owned subsidiaries are consolidated. The Company’s investment in Exaro Energy III LLC (“Exaro”), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Contaro Company, is accounted for using the equity method of accounting, and therefore, the Company does not include its share of individual operating results, production or reserves in those reported for the Company’s consolidated results of operations.

Oil and Gas Properties - Successful Efforts

The Company’s application of the successful efforts method of accounting for its oil and natural gas exploration and production activities requires judgment as to whether particular wells are developmental or exploratory, since exploratory costs and the costs related to exploratory wells that are determined to not have proved reserves must be expensed, whereas developmental costs are capitalized. The results from a drilling operation can take considerable time to analyze, and the determination that commercial reserves have been discovered requires both judgment and application of industry experience. Wells may be completed that are assumed to be productive and actually deliver oil and natural gas in quantities insufficient to be economic, which may result in the abandonment of the wells at a later date. On occasion, wells are drilled which have targeted geologic structures that are both developmental and exploratory in nature, and in such instances an allocation of costs is required to properly account for the results. Delineation seismic costs incurred to select development locations within a productive oil or natural gas field are typically treated as development costs and capitalized, but often these seismic programs extend beyond the proved reserve areas, and therefore, management must estimate the portion of seismic costs to expense as exploratory. During the quarter ended June 30, 2020, the Company drilled an unsuccessful exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in a charge of $10.4 million for drilling and prospect costs included in “Exploration expenses” in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The evaluation of oil and natural gas leasehold acquisition costs included in unproved properties requires management’s judgment of exploratory costs related to drilling activity in a given area. Drilling activities in an area by other companies may also effectively condemn leasehold positions. 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Pursuant to GAAP, when circumstances indicate that proved properties may be impaired, the Company compares expected undiscounted future cash flows on a region basis to the unamortized capitalized cost of the asset. If the estimated future undiscounted cash flows based on the Company’s estimate of future reserves, oil and natural gas prices, operating costs and production levels from oil and natural gas reserves, are lower than the unamortized capitalized cost, then the capitalized cost is reduced to fair value. The factors used to determine fair value include, but are not limited to, estimates of proved, probable and possible reserves, future commodity prices, the timing of future production and capital expenditures and a discount rate commensurate with the risk reflective of the lives remaining for the respective oil and gas properties. Additionally, the Company may use appropriate market data to determine fair value.

In the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting deterioration in the global demand for oil, combined with the failure by OPEC and Russia to reach an agreement on lower production quotas until April 2020, caused a dramatic increase in the supply of oil, a corresponding decrease in commodity prices, and reduced the demand for all commodity products. The second and third quarters of 2020 were further adversely affected by the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions and measures that countries, states, localities, central banks, international financing and funding organizations, stock markets, businesses and individuals have taken to address the spread of the coronavirus and associated illnesses, the continued volatility of the oil and gas market, and the failure of OPEC and Russia to consistently and fully adhere to the quotas delineated in their agreement. Consequently, during the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded a $143.3 million non-cash charge for proved property impairment of its onshore properties related to the dramatic decline in commodity prices, the “PV-10” (present value, discounted at a 10% rate) of its proved reserves, and the associated change in its current development plans for its proved, undeveloped locations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recognized $0.2 million in non-cash proved property impairment related to leases in Wyoming and an onshore non-operated property.

Unproved properties are reviewed quarterly to determine if there has been impairment of the carrying value of those properties, with any such impairment charged to expense in the period. The Company recorded a $2.6 million non-cash charge for unproved impairment expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the majority of which was recorded during the first quarter of 2020. The impairment primarily related to acquired leases in the Company’s Central Oklahoma and Western Anadarko regions which will be expiring in 2020, and which the Company has no current plans to develop as a result of the current commodity price environment. The Company recognized non-cash impairment expense of approximately $1.2 million and approximately $2.0 million for three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, related to impairment of certain unproved properties primarily due to expiring leases.

Net Loss Per Common Share 

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stock by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. Potentially dilutive securities, including unexercised stock options, performance stock units and unvested restricted stock, have not been considered when their effect would be antidilutive. The Company excluded 924,082 shares or units, and 480,426 shares or units of potentially dilutive securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, as they were antidilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company excluded 2,621,614 shares or units and 1,115,719 shares or units, respectively, of potentially dilutive securities, as they were antidilutive. 

Subsidiary Guarantees

Contango Oil & Gas Company, as the parent company of certain subsidiaries (the “Parent Company”), has filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC to register, among other securities, debt securities that the Parent Company may issue from time to time. Any such debt securities would likely be guaranteed on a joint and several and full and unconditional basis by each of the Parent Company’s current subsidiaries and any future subsidiaries specified in any future prospectus supplement (each a “Subsidiary Guarantor”). Each of the current Subsidiary Guarantors is wholly owned by the Parent Company, either directly or indirectly. The Parent Company has no assets or operations independent of the Subsidiary Guarantors, and there are no significant restrictions upon the ability of the Subsidiary Guarantors to distribute funds to the Parent Company. The Parent Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries do not have restricted assets that exceed 25% of net assets as of the most recent fiscal year end that may not be transferred to the Parent Company in the form of loans, advances or cash dividends by such subsidiary without the consent of a third party.

Revenue Recognition

Sales of oil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) are recognized at the time control of the products are transferred to the customer. Generally, the Company’s gas processing and purchase agreements indicate that the processors take control of the Company’s gas at the inlet of the plant and that control of residue gas is returned to the Company at the outlet of the plant. The midstream processing entity gathers and processes the natural gas and remits proceeds to the Company for the resulting sales of NGLs. The Company delivers oil and condensate to the purchaser at a contractually agreed-upon delivery point at which the purchaser takes custody, title and risk of loss of the product. 

Generally, the Company’s contracts have an initial term of one year or longer but continue month to month unless written notification of termination in a specified time period is provided by either party to the contract. The Company receives purchaser statements from the majority of its customers, but there are a few contracts where the Company prepares the invoice. Payment is unconditional upon receipt of the statement or invoice.

The Company records revenue in the month production is delivered to the purchaser. Settlement statements may not be received for 30 to 90 days after the date production is delivered, and therefore the Company is required to estimate the amount of production delivered to the purchaser and the price that will be received for the sale of the product. Differences between the Company’s estimates and the actual amounts received for product sales are generally recorded in the month that payment is received. Any differences between the Company’s revenue estimates and actual revenue received historically have not been significant. The Company has internal controls in place for its revenue estimation accrual process. The Company will continue to review all new or modified revenue contracts on a quarterly basis for proper treatment.

Leases

The Company recognizes a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The Company does not include leases with an initial term of twelve months or less on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes payments on these leases within “Operating expenses” on its consolidated statement of operations. The Company has modified procedures to its existing internal controls to review any new contracts which contain a physical asset on a quarterly basis and determine if an arrangement is, or contains, a lease at inception. The Company will continue to review all new or modified contracts on a quarterly basis for proper treatment. See Note 7 – “Leases” for additional information.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 – Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“Topic 326”): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”) related to the calculation of credit losses on financial instruments. All financial instruments not accounted for at fair value will be impacted, including the Company’s trade and joint interest billing receivables. Allowances are to be measured using a current expected credit loss model as of the reporting date that is based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This is significantly different from the current model that increases the allowance when losses are probable. Initially, ASU 2016-13 was effective for all public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and will be applied with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The FASB subsequently issued ASU 2019-04 (“ASU 2019-04”): Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments and ASU 2019-05 (“ASU 2019-05”): Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) – Targeted Transition Relief. ASU 2019-04 and ASU 2019-05 provide certain codification improvements related to the implementation of ASU 2016-13 and targeted transition relief consisting of an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option for eligible instruments. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10 – Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842): Effective Dates. This amendment deferred the effective date of ASU 2016-13 from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2023 for calendar year-end smaller reporting companies, which includes the Company. The Company plans to defer the implementation of ASU 2016-13, and the related updates.

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12 – Income Taxes (“Topic 740”): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The amendments in ASU 2019-12 are part of an initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards and simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions from Topic 740 and making minor improvements to the codification. The amendments in this update are effective for public entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. The provisions of this update are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another rate that is expected to be discontinued. ASU 2020-04 will be in effect through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of ASU 2020-04 on its consolidated financial statements. 

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Acquisitions and Dispositions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Acquisitions and Dispositions

Acquisitions and Dispositions

3. Acquisitions and Dispositions  

On June 1, 2020, the Company closed on the sale of certain producing and non-producing properties located in its Central Oklahoma and Western Anadarko regions. These non-core, marginally economic properties were a minor portion of the value of properties acquired from Will Energy and were sold in exchange for the buyer’s assumption of the plugging and abandonment liabilities of these properties and revenue held in suspense. The Company recorded a gain of $4.2 million as a result of the buyer’s assumption of the asset retirement obligations associated with the sold properties.

On April 1, 2020, the Company closed on the sale of certain non-producing properties located in its Central Oklahoma region. These properties were a minor portion of the value of properties acquired from White Star and were sold for approximately $0.5 million. The Company recorded a gain of $0.2 million as a result of the buyer’s assumption of the asset retirement obligations associated with the sold properties.

On September 30, 2019, the Company entered into an asset purchase and sale agreement with White Star to acquire  certain assets and liabilities, including approximately 306,000 net acres located in the STACK, Anadarko and Cherokee operating districts in Oklahoma. As of September 30, 2019, the Company paid a $12.5 million deposit which is included in “Decrease (increase) in deposits and other” on the Company’s consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Closing of the White Star acquisition occurred on November 1, 2019, for a total aggregate consideration of $132.5 million. Following adjustments for the results of operations for the period between the effective and closing dates, and other estimated, customary closing adjustments, the net consideration paid was approximately $95.6 million in cash. 

On September 12, 2019, the Company announced it entered into a contribution and purchase agreement with Will Energy to acquire approximately 155,900 net acres located in North Louisiana (8,000 net acres) and the Western Anadarko Basin in Western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle (147,900 net acres). Closing of the Will Energy acquisition occurred on October 25, 2019, for a total aggregate consideration of $23 million. Following adjustments for sales of non-core, non-operated Louisiana properties by Will Energy, the results of operations for the period between the effective and closing dates, and other estimated, customary closing adjustments, the net consideration paid consisted of $14.75 million in cash, including a $1.6 million deposit paid during the three months ended September 30, 2019, and 3.5 million shares of common stock.

On July 1, 2019, the Company sold certain minor, non-core operated assets located in Frio and Zavala counties, Texas in exchange for the buyer’s assumption of the plugging and abandonment liabilities of the properties. The Company recorded a gain of $0.2 million after removal of the asset retirement obligations associated with the sold properties.

On June 10, 2019, the Company sold certain minor, non-core operated assets located in Lavaca and Wharton counties, Texas in exchange for the buyer’s assumption of the plugging and abandonment liabilities of the properties. The Company recorded a gain of $0.4 million after removal of the asset retirement obligations associated with the sold properties.

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

4. Fair Value Measurements

The Company’s determination of fair value incorporates not only the credit standing of the counterparties involved in transactions with the Company resulting in receivables on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, but also the impact of the Company’s nonperformance risk on its own liabilities. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). A fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy assigns the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). Level 2 measurements are inputs that are observable for assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly, other than quoted prices included within Level 1. The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally unobservable. The Company classifies fair value balances based on the observability of those inputs.

The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value as of September 30, 2020. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels. There have been no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3.

Fair value information for financial assets and liabilities was as follows as of September 30, 2020 (in thousands):

	Total		Fair Value Measurements Using
	CarryingValue		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Derivatives
Commodity price contracts - assets	$	12,207	$	—	$	12,207	$	—
Commodity price contracts - liabilities	$	(5,845)	$	—	$	(5,845)	$	—

Derivatives listed above are recorded in “Current derivative asset or liability” and “Long-term derivative asset or liability” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and include swaps and costless collars that are carried at fair value. The Company records the net change in the fair value of these positions in “Gain (loss) on derivatives, net” in its consolidated statements of operations. The Company is able to value the assets and liabilities based on observable market data for similar instruments, which resulted in reporting its derivatives as Level 2. This observable data includes the forward curves for commodity prices based on quoted market prices and implied volatility factors related to changes in the forward curves. See Note 5 – “Derivative Instruments” for additional discussion of derivatives.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s derivative contracts were all with major institutions with investment grade credit ratings which are believed to have minimal credit risk, which primarily are lenders within the Company’s bank group. As such, the Company is exposed to credit risk to the extent of nonperformance by the counterparties in the derivative contracts discussed above; however, the Company does not anticipate such nonperformance.

Estimates of the fair value of financial instruments are determined at discrete points in time based on relevant market information. These estimates involve uncertainties and cannot be determined with precision. The estimated fair value of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates their carrying value due to their short-term nature. The estimated fair value of the Company’s Credit Agreement approximates carrying value because the facility interest rate approximates current market rates and is reset at least every quarter. See Note 10 – “Long-Term Debt” for further information.

Impairments

The Company tests proved oil and natural gas properties for impairment when events and circumstances indicate a decline in the recoverability of the carrying value of such properties, such as a downward revision of the reserve estimates or lower commodity prices. The Company estimates the undiscounted future cash flows expected in connection with the oil and gas properties on a region basis and compares such future cash flows to the unamortized capitalized costs of the properties. If the estimated future undiscounted cash flows are lower than the unamortized capitalized cost, the capitalized cost is reduced to its fair value. The factors used to determine fair value include, but are not limited to, estimates of proved, probable and possible reserves, future commodity prices, the timing of future production and capital expenditures and a discount rate commensurate with the risk reflective of the lives remaining for the respective oil and gas properties. Additionally, the Company may use appropriate market data to determine fair value. Because these significant fair value inputs are typically not observable, impairments of long-lived assets are classified as a Level 3 fair value measure.

Unproved properties are reviewed quarterly to determine if there has been impairment of the carrying value, with any such impairment charged to expense in the period.

Asset Retirement Obligations

The initial measurement of asset retirement obligations at fair value is calculated using discounted cash flow techniques and based on internal estimates of future retirement costs associated with oil and gas properties. The factors used to determine fair value include, but are not limited to, estimated future plugging and abandonment costs and expected lives of the related reserves. As there is no corroborating market activity to support the assumptions used, the Company has designated these liabilities as Level 3.

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Derivative Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Derivative Instruments [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments

5. Derivative Instruments

The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations, such as commodity price risk. Derivative contracts are typically utilized to hedge the Company’s exposure to price fluctuations and reduce the variability in the Company’s cash flows associated with anticipated sales of future oil and natural gas production. The Company typically hedges a substantial, but varying, portion of anticipated oil and natural gas production for future periods. The Company believes that these derivative arrangements, although not free of risk, allow it to achieve a more predictable cash flow and to reduce exposure to commodity price fluctuations. However, derivative arrangements limit the benefit of increases in the prices of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales. Moreover, because its derivative arrangements apply only to a portion of its production, the Company’s strategy provides only partial protection against declines in commodity prices. Such arrangements may expose the Company to risk of financial loss in certain circumstances. The Company continuously reevaluates its hedging programs in light of changes in production, market conditions and commodity price forecasts.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s oil and natural gas derivative positions consisted of swaps and costless collars. Swaps are designed so that the Company receives or makes payments based on a differential between fixed and variable prices for oil and natural gas. A costless collar consists of a purchased put option and a sold call option, which establishes a minimum and maximum price, respectively, that the Company will receive for the volumes under the contract.

It is the Company’s policy to enter into derivative contracts only with counterparties that are creditworthy institutions deemed by management as competent and competitive market makers. The Company does not post collateral, nor is it exposed to potential margin calls, under any of these contracts, as they are secured under the Credit Agreement (as defined below) or under unsecured lines of credit with non-bank counterparties. See Note 10 – “Long-Term Debt” for further information regarding the Credit Agreement.

The Company has elected not to designate any of its derivative contracts for hedge accounting. Accordingly, derivatives are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets as assets or liabilities, with the changes in the fair value included in the consolidated statements of operations for the period in which the change occurs. The Company records the net change in the mark-to-market valuation of these derivative contracts, as well as all payments and receipts on settled derivative contracts, in “Gain (loss) on derivatives, net” on the consolidated statements of operations.

As of September 30, 2020, the following financial derivative instruments were in place (fair value in thousands):

Commodity	Period	Derivative	Volume/Month		Price/Unit					Fair Value
Oil	Oct 2020	Collar	3,442	Bbls	$	52.00	-	65.70	(1)	$	40
Oil	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	15,000	Bbls	$	57.74			(1)	$	771
Oil	Oct 2020	Swap	2,500	Bbls	$	54.33			(1)	$	35
Oil	Nov 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	3,500	Bbls	$	54.33			(1)	$	95
Oil	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	35,000	Bbls	$	54.70			(1)	$	1,483
Oil	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	35,000	Bbls	$	54.58			(1)	$	1,468
Oil	Jan 2021 - March 2021	Swap	19,000	Bbls	$	50.00			(1)	$	481
Oil	April 2021 - July 2021	Swap	12,000	Bbls	$	50.00			(1)	$	363
Oil	Aug 2021 - Sept 2021	Swap	10,000	Bbls	$	50.00			(1)	$	142
Oil	Jan 2021 - July 2021	Swap	62,000	Bbls	$	52.00			(1)	$	4,314
Oil	Aug 2021 - Sept 2021	Swap	55,000	Bbls	$	52.00			(1)	$	1,000
Oil	Oct 2021 - Dec 2021	Swap	64,000	Bbls	$	52.00			(1)	$	1,698

Commodity	Period	Derivative	Volume/Month		Price/Unit			Fair Value
Natural Gas	Oct 2020	Swap	40,000	Mmbtus	$	2.532	(2)	$	17
Natural Gas	Nov 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	375,000	Mmbtus	$	2.696	(2)	$	(94)
Natural Gas	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	350,000	Mmbtus	$	2.53	(2)	$	(54)
Natural Gas	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	350,000	Mmbtus	$	2.532	(2)	$	(52)
Natural Gas	Jan 2021 - March 2021	Swap	185,000	Mmbtus	$	2.505	(2)	$	(383)
Natural Gas	April 2021 - July 2021	Swap	120,000	Mmbtus	$	2.505	(2)	$	(132)
Natural Gas	Aug 2021 - Sept 2021	Swap	10,000	Mmbtus	$	2.505	(2)	$	(6)
Natural Gas	Jan 2021 - March 2021	Swap	185,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(381)
Natural Gas	April 2021 - July 2021	Swap	120,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(131)
Natural Gas	Aug 2021 - Sept 2021	Swap	10,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(7)
Natural Gas	Jan 2021 - March 2021	Swap	650,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(1,340)
Natural Gas	April 2021 - Oct 2021	Swap	400,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(806)
Natural Gas	Nov 2021 - Dec 2021	Swap	580,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(520)
Natural Gas	April 2021 - Nov 2021	Swap	70,000	Mmbtus	$	2.36	(2)	$	(253)
Natural Gas	Dec 2021	Swap	350,000	Mmbtus	$	2.36	(2)	$	(233)
Natural Gas	Jan 2022 - March 2022	Swap	780,000	Mmbtus	$	2.542	(2)	$	(1,153)
		Total net fair value of derivative instruments						$	6,362

(1)    Based on West Texas Intermediate oil prices.

(2)    Based on Henry Hub NYMEX natural gas prices.

In addition to the above financial derivative instruments, the Company also had a costless swap agreement with a Midland WTI – Cushing oil differential swap price of $0.05 per barrel of oil. The agreement fixes the Company’s exposure to that differential on 10,000 barrels per month for October 2020 through December 2020. The fair value of this costless swap agreement was zero as of September 30, 2020.

On October 23, 2020, and subsequent to the end of the third quarter, the Company entered into the following additional derivative contracts:

Commodity	Period	Derivative	Volume/Month		Price/Unit
Oil	April 2022 - Oct 2022	Swap	25,000	Bbls	$	42.04	(1)
Natural Gas	April 2022 - July 2022	Swap	650,000	Mmbtus	$	2.515	(2)
Natural Gas	Aug 2022 - Oct 2022	Swap	350,000	Mmbtus	$	2.515	(2)
Natural Gas	Jan 2022 - March 2022	Swap	250,000	Mmbtus	$	3.149	(2)

(1)    Based on West Texas Intermediate oil prices.

(2)    Based on Henry Hub NYMEX natural gas prices.

The following summarizes the fair value of commodity derivatives outstanding on a gross and net basis as of September 30, 2020 (in thousands):

	Gross		Netting (1)		Total
Assets	$	12,207	$	—	$	12,207
Liabilities	$	(5,845)	$	—	$	(5,845)

(1)   Represents counterparty netting under agreements governing such derivatives.

The following summarizes the fair value of commodity derivatives outstanding on a gross and net basis as of December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Gross		Netting (1)		Total
Assets	$	4,176	$	—	$	4,176
Liabilities	$	(5,971)	$	—	$	(5,971)

(1)   Represents counterparty netting under agreements governing such derivatives.

The following table summarizes the effect of derivative contracts on the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Oil contracts	$	3,959	$	500	$	15,217	$	1,442
Natural gas contracts		1,709		371		7,154		694
Realized gain	$	5,668	$	871	$	22,371	$	2,136
Oil contracts	$	(6,329)	$	1,049	$	17,840	$	(2,029)
Natural gas contracts		(6,708)		(39)		(9,685)		961
Unrealized gain (loss)	$	(13,037)	$	1,010	$	8,155	$	(1,068)
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net	$	(7,369)	$	1,881	$	30,526	$	1,068

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Stock Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

6. Stock-Based Compensation

Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan

On June 8, 2020, the stockholders of the Company approved the third amendment to the Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended, the “Plan”) in the form of an amendment and restatement of the Plan that, among other things, increased the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance pursuant to the Plan by 9,000,000 shares and increased the maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be granted to any individual during any calendar year from 250,000 to 1,000,000. The Plan allows for stock options, restricted stock or performance stock units to be awarded to officers, directors and employees as a performance-based award.

Restricted Stock     

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company granted 1,041,365 shares of restricted common stock, which vest ratably over three years, to employees as part of their overall compensation package. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company granted 152,248 shares of restricted common stock, which vest over one year, to directors pursuant to the Company’s Director Compensation Plan. The weighted average fair value of the restricted shares granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, was $2.26 per share, with a total fair value of approximately $2.7 million, with no adjustment for an estimated weighted average forfeiture rate. There were 32,205 forfeitures of restricted stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The aggregate intrinsic value of restricted shares forfeited during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was approximately $0.1 million. The Company recognized approximately $0.8 million in restricted stock compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 related to restricted stock previously granted to its officers, employees and directors. As of September 30, 2020, an additional $2.7 million of compensation expense related to restricted stock remained to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 2.3 years. Approximately 6.3 million shares remained available for grant under the Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan as of September 30, 2020, assuming PSUs (as defined below) are settled at 100% of target.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 307,650 shares of restricted common stock, which vest over three years, to employees and executive officers as part of their overall compensation package. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 80,410 shares of restricted common stock, which vest over one year, to directors pursuant to the Company’s Director Compensation Plan. The weighted average fair value of the restricted shares granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, was $2.91 per share, with a total fair value of approximately $1.1 million, with no adjustment for an estimated weighted average forfeiture rate. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 63,909 restricted shares were forfeited by former employees. The aggregate intrinsic value of restricted shares forfeited during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was approximately $0.3 million. The Company recognized approximately $1.7 million in restricted stock compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 related to restricted stock granted to its officers, employees and directors.

Performance Stock Units

Performance stock units (“PSUs”) represent the opportunity to receive shares of the Company’s common stock at the time of settlement. The number of shares to be awarded upon settlement of these PSUs may range from 0% to 300% of the targeted number of PSUs stated in the award agreements, contingent upon the achievement of certain share price appreciation targets as compared to share appreciation of a specific peer group or peer group index over a three-year performance period. The PSUs vest at the end of the three-year performance period, with the final number of shares to be issued determined at that time, based on the Company’s share performance during the period compared to the average performance of the peer group.

Compensation expense associated with PSUs is based on the grant date fair value of a single PSU as determined using the Monte Carlo simulation model which utilizes a stochastic process to create a range of potential future outcomes given a variety of inputs. As it is contemplated that the PSUs will be settled with shares of the Company’s common stock after three years, the PSU awards are accounted for as equity awards, and the fair value is calculated on the grant date. The simulation model calculates the payout percentage based on the stock price performance over the performance period. The concluded fair value is based on the average achievement percentage over all the iterations. The resulting fair value expense is amortized over the life of the PSU award.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company granted 2,846,140 PSUs to its executive officers and certain employees as part of their overall compensation package. The performance period will be measured between May 1, 2020 and April 30, 2023. These granted PSUs were valued at a weighted average fair value of $4.90 per unit. In January 2020, 77,485 shares of the PSUs granted in 2017 vested, of which 22,972 PSUs were withheld for taxes, and are included with the restricted stock activity in the consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity. No PSUs were forfeited during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The Company recognized approximately $1.6 million in stock compensation expense related to PSUs during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, an additional $13.1 million of compensation expense related to PSUs remained to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 2.5 years. 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 117,105 PSUs to executive officers and employees as part of their overall compensation package, which will be measured between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2021, and were valued at a weighted average fair value of $6.42 per unit. All fair value prices were determined using the Monte Carlo simulation model. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 49,773 PSUs were forfeited due to the resignations of the Company’s former Senior Vice President of Exploration and Senior Vice President of Operations and Engineering in February 2019. The Company only recognized approximately $0.5 million in stock compensation expense related to PSUs during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to the expiration of PSUs which failed to meet their target as of December 31, 2018 and the above referenced forfeitures.

Stock Options

Under the fair value method of accounting for stock options, cash flows from the exercise of stock options resulting from tax benefits in excess of recognized cumulative compensation cost (excess tax benefits) are classified as financing cash flows. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, there was no excess tax benefit recognized.

Compensation expense related to stock option grants are recognized over the stock option’s vesting period based on the fair value at the date the options are granted. The fair value of each option is estimated as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes options-pricing model. No stock options were granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 or 2019.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, no stock options were exercised and stock options for 869 shares were forfeited by former employees. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, no stock options were exercised and stock options for 12,673 shares were forfeited by former employees.

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Leases

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Leases

Leases

7. Leases

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company entered into new compressor contracts with lease terms of twelve months or more, which qualify as operating leases. The Company also entered into new contracts for vehicles and office equipment with lease terms of twelve months or more, which qualify as finance leases. As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s operating leases were for compressors and office space at its two corporate offices and three field offices, while the Company’s finance leases were for vehicles and office equipment.

The Company also has compressor contracts which are on a month-to-month basis, and while it is probable the contracts will be renewed on a monthly basis, the compressors can be easily substituted or cancelled by either party, with minimal penalties. Leases with these terms are not included on the Company’s balance sheet and are recognized on the statement of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The following table summarizes the balance sheet information related to the Company’s leases as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease right of use asset (1)	$	3,253	$	4,316
Operating lease liability - current (2)	$	(2,434)	$	(2,597)
Operating lease liability - long-term (3)		(733)		(1,738)
Total operating lease liability	$	(3,167)	$	(4,335)
Financing lease right of use asset (1)	$	3,023	$	1,569
Financing lease liability - current (2)	$	(939)	$	(524)
Financing lease liability - long-term (3)		(2,114)		(1,051)
Total financing lease liability	$	(3,053)	$	(1,575)

(1) Included in “Right-of-use lease assets” on the consolidated balance sheet.

(2) Included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet.

(3) Included in “Lease liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet.

The Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit rate, and therefore the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate when measuring operating and financing lease liabilities. The incremental borrowing rate represents an estimate of the interest rate the Company would incur at lease commencement to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over the term of a lease. For leases existing prior to January 1, 2019, the incremental borrowing rate as of January 1, 2019 was used for the remaining lease term.

The table below presents the weighted average remaining lease terms and weighted average discount rates for the Company’s leases as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	September 30, 2020	December 31, 2019
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Terms (in years):
Operating leases	1.66	2.16
Financing leases	3.35	3.14
Weighted Average Discount Rate:
Operating leases	5.73%	6.04%
Financing leases	5.94%	6.24%

Maturities for the Company’s lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020, were as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2020
	Operating Leases		Financing Leases
2020 (remaining after September 30, 2020)	$	835	$	168
2021		1,926		1,094
2022		240		931
2023		170		774
2024		158		414
Total future minimum lease payments		3,329		3,381
Less: imputed interest		(162)		(328)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	3,167	$	3,053

The following table summarizes expenses related to the Company’s leases for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating lease cost (1) (2)	$	843	$	138
Financing lease cost - amortization of right-of-use assets		197		-
Financing lease cost - interest on lease liabilities		39		5
Administrative lease cost (3)		19		19
Short-term lease cost (1) (4)		562		781
Total lease cost	$	1,660	$	943

(1) This total does not reflect amounts that may be reimbursed by other third parties in the normal course of business, such as non-operating working interest owners.

(2) Costs related to office leases and compressors with lease terms of twelve months or more.

(3) Costs related primarily to office equipment and IT solutions with lease terms of more than one month and less than one year.

(4) Costs related primarily to drilling rigs, generators and compressor agreements with lease terms of more than one month and less than one year.

The following table summarizes expenses related to the Company’s leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating lease cost (1) (2)	$	2,212	$	609
Financing lease cost - amortization of right-of-use assets		450		-
Financing lease cost - interest on lease liabilities		88		5
Administrative lease cost (3)		56		56
Short-term lease cost (1) (4)		1,614		3,359
Total lease cost	$	4,420	$	4,029

(1) This total does not reflect amounts that may be reimbursed by other third parties in the normal course of business, such as non-operating working interest owners.

(2) Costs related to office leases and compressors with lease terms of twelve months or more.

(3) Costs related primarily to office equipment and IT solutions with lease terms of more than one month and less than one year.

(4) Costs related primarily to drilling rigs, generators and compressor agreements with lease terms of more than one month and less than one year.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, there were $2.4 million and $0.6 million in cash payments related to operating leases and financing leases, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, there were $0.2 million and $4,000 in cash payments related to operating leases and financing leases, respectively.

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Other Financial Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Other Financial Information [Abstract]

Other Financial Information

8. Other Financial Information 

The following table provides additional detail for accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and accounts payable and accrued liabilities which are presented on the consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Accounts receivable:
Trade receivables (1)	$	13,818	$	21,110
Receivable for Alta Resources distribution		1,712		1,712
Joint interest billings		14,478		13,104
Income taxes receivable		268		509
Other receivables		2,515		4,126
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(994)		(994)
Total accounts receivable	$	31,797	$	39,567
Prepaid expenses:
Prepaid insurance	$	2,529	$	683
Other (2)		556		508
Total prepaid expenses	$	3,085	$	1,191
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
Royalties and revenue payable	$	54,127	$	49,644
Advances from partners (3)		79		6,733
Accrued exploration and development (3)		992		8,210
Trade payables		15,741		14,086
Accrued general and administrative expenses (4)		4,811		12,037
Accrued operating expenses		5,030		5,794
Accrued operating and finance leases		3,374		3,120
Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities		3,069		4,969
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	87,223	$	104,593

(1) Decrease in 2020 primarily due to lower receivables from oil sales as a result of the dramatic decline in oil prices in 2020.

(2) Other prepaids primarily includes software licenses and additional licenses purchased in relation to the properties acquired from Will Energy and White Star.

(3) Decrease in 2020 due to a decrease in drilling and completion activity. In response to the dramatic decline in commodity prices in the first quarter of 2020, the Company suspended further operated drilling in its West Texas area, and in its other onshore areas.

(4) The December 31, 2019 balance included an accrual of $6.3 million for a legal judgment that was paid in April 2020.

Included in the table below are supplemental cash flow disclosures and non-cash investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2020		2019
Cash payments:
Interest payments	$	2,991	$	3,037
Income tax payments	$	233	$	668
Non-cash investing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows:
Increase (decrease) in accrued capital expenditures (1)	$	(7,113)	$	7,284

(1) Decrease in 2020 due to a decrease in drilling and completion activity. In response to the dramatic decline in commodity prices in the first quarter of 2020, the Company suspended further operated drilling.

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Investment In Exaro Energy III LLC

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Investment In Exaro Energy III LLC [Abstract]

Investment In Exaro Energy III LLC

9. Investment in Exaro Energy III LLC

The Company maintains an ownership interest in Exaro of approximately 37%. The Company’s share in the equity of Exaro at September 30,  2020 was approximately $6.8 million. The Company accounts for its ownership in Exaro using the equity method of accounting, and therefore, does not include its share of individual operating results or production in those reported for the Company’s consolidated results.

The Company’s share in Exaro’s results of operations recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was a loss of $0.1 million, net of no tax expense and a loss of $0.6 million, net of no tax expense, respectively. The Company’s share in Exaro’s results of operations recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was a loss of $13,000,  net of no tax expense, and a gain of $0.1 million, net of no tax expense, respectively.

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Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt

10. Long-Term Debt

Credit Agreement 

On September 17, 2019, the Company entered into its new revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank and other lenders (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), which established a borrowing base of $65 million. The Credit Agreement matures on September 17, 2024. The Credit Agreement was amended on November 1, 2019, in conjunction with the closing of the acquisitions of certain producing assets and undeveloped acreage from Will Energy and White Star, to add two additional lenders and increase the borrowing base thereunder to $145 million. The borrowing base is subject to semi-annual redeterminations which will occur on or around May 1st and November 1st of each year. On June 9, 2020, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”). The Second Amendment redetermined the borrowing base at $95 million pursuant to the regularly scheduled redetermination process. The Second Amendment also provides for, among other things, further $10 million automatic reductions in the borrowing base on each of June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020. As a result, the borrowing base was $75 million as of September 30, 2020.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had approximately $66.0 million outstanding under the Credit Agreement and $1.9 million in an outstanding letter of credit. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $72.8 million outstanding under the Credit Agreement and $1.9 million in an outstanding letter of credit. As of September 30, 2020, borrowing availability under the Credit Agreement was $7.1 million. 

The Company initially incurred $1.8 million of arrangement and upfront fees in connection with the Credit Agreement and incurred an additional $1.6 million in fees for the first amendment to the Credit Agreement, which is to be amortized over the five-year term of the Credit Agreement. No fees were paid for the Second Amendment. During the three months ended June 30, 2020 the Company expensed $1.0 million of the fees discussed above, which originally were to be amortized over the life of the loan, due to the reduction in the borrowing base per the Second Amendment. The Company amortized $1.5 million in fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, including the $1.0 million mentioned above. As of September 30, 2020, the remaining amortizable balance of these fees was $1.8 million, which will be amortized through September 17, 2024.

Total interest expense under the Company’s Credit Agreement, including commitment fees and the additional $1.0 million in expensed loan fees discussed above, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was approximately $1.1 million and $4.4 million, respectively. Total interest expense under the Company’s current and previous credit agreements, including commitment fees, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was approximately $1.0 million and $3.2 million, respectively.

The weighted average interest rates in effect at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were 3.9% and 4.3%, respectively.

The Credit Agreement is collateralized by liens on substantially all of the Company’s oil and gas properties and other assets and security interests in the stock of its wholly owned and/or controlled subsidiaries. The Company’s wholly owned and/or controlled subsidiaries are also required to join as guarantors under the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement contains customary and typical restrictive covenants. The Credit Agreement requires a Current Ratio of greater than or equal to 1.00 and a Leverage Ratio of less than or equal to 3.50, both as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Second Amendment includes a waiver of the Current Ratio requirement until the quarter ending March 31, 2022. Additionally, the Second Amendment,  among other things, provides for an increase in the Applicable Margin grid on borrowings outstanding of 50 basis points, and includes provisions requiring monthly aged accounts payable reports and typical anti-cash hoarding and cash sweep provisions with respect to a consolidated cash balance in excess of $5.0 million. The Credit Agreement also contains events of default that may accelerate repayment of any borrowings and/or termination of the facility. Events of default include, but are not limited to, a going concern qualification, payment defaults, breach of certain covenants, bankruptcy, insolvency or change of control events. As of September 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants under the Credit Agreement.

On October 30, 2020, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement under which, among other things, the Company’s borrowing base will be increased from $75 million to $130 million, effective upon the closing of the Mid-Con Acquisition, which is expected to close in late 2020 or early 2021. In addition to the Third Amendment and in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the lenders party to the Credit Agreement agreed to postpone the November 1, 2020 scheduled borrowing base redetermination required under the Credit Agreement until December 31, 2020. See Note 13 – “Subsequent Events” for further details. 

Paycheck Protection Program Loan

On April 10, 2020, the Company entered into a promissory note evidencing an unsecured loan in the amount of approximately $3.4 million (the “PPP Loan”) made to the Company under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”). The PPP was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), signed into law on March 27, 2020, and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The PPP Loan to the Company is being made through JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A and is included in “Long-Term Debt” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

The PPP Loan matures on the two-year anniversary of the funding date and bears interest at a fixed rate of 1.00% per annum. Monthly principal and interest payments, less the amount of any potential forgiveness (discussed below), will commence after the six-month anniversary of the funding date. The promissory note evidencing the PPP Loan provides for customary events of default, including, among others, those relating to failure to make payment, bankruptcy, breaches of representations and material adverse effects. The Company may prepay the principal of the PPP Loan at any time without incurring any prepayment charges.

Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of the loans granted under the PPP, subject to an audit. Under the CARES Act, loan forgiveness is available, subject to limitations, for the sum of documented payroll costs, covered mortgage interest payments, covered rent payments and covered utilities during either: (1) the eight-week period beginning on the funding date; or (2) the 24-week period beginning on the funding date. Forgiveness is reduced if full-time employee headcount declines, or if salaries and wages for employees with salaries of $100,000 or less annually are reduced by more than 25%. The Company utilized the PPP Loan amount for qualifying expenses during the 24-week coverage period, and on September 30, 2020, submitted its application for forgiveness of all of the PPP Loan in accordance with the terms of the CARES Act and related guidance. In the event the PPP Loan or any portion thereof is forgiven, the amount forgiven is applied to the outstanding principal.

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

11. Income Taxes                

The Company’s income tax provision for continuing operations consists of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Current tax provision:
Federal	$	—	$	—	$	274	$	—
State		369		30		481		484
Total	$	369	$	30	$	755	$	484
Deferred tax provision:
Federal	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
State		299		—		676		—
Total	$	299	$	—	$	676	$	—
Total tax provision:
Federal	$	—	$	—	$	274	$	—
State		668		30		1,157		484
Total income tax provision:	$	668	$	30	$	1,431	$	484

The Federal income tax expense results from an adjustment in the previous period of the credit for Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”) paid in prior years. As a result of the tax reform in 2017, the corporate AMT was repealed, and any AMT credit was made refundable. The first half of the credit was refunded when the Company filed its 2018 federal income tax return, and the second half of the credit will be refundable when the Company files its tax return for the tax year ended December 31, 2019. The CARES Act modified the timing of these refunds, allowing the Company to request an expedited refund of $0.3 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2020. This amount was previously accounted for as an income tax benefit when the corporate AMT was repealed. State income tax expense relates to income taxes for the quarter and the nine months which are expected to be owed to the states of Louisiana and Oklahoma resulting from activities within those states and, in each case, that are not shielded by existing Federal tax attributes.

Additionally, under the CARES Act, the Company will benefit from an amendment to Internal Revenue Code Section 163(j) that temporarily increases deductible interest expense limitations. Specifically, the CARES Act increases the 30% Adjusted Taxable Income (“ATI”) limitation to 50% of ATI for taxable years beginning in each of 2019 and 2020. This will have the effect of allowing the Company to use a Section 163(j) carryover from the prior year that was not limited by Section 382 (discussed below). In addition, the Company used relief granted by the Oklahoma Tax Commission and the Louisiana Tax Commission to extend the due date for the first quarter estimated income tax payments to the states of Oklahoma and Louisiana to July 15, 2020. No Federal estimated tax payments for 2020 are expected. The Company does not expect to benefit from any other income tax-related provisions of the CARES Act.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. The Company considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon the amount of deferred tax liabilities, level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, the Company believes it is not more-likely-than-not that it will realize the benefits of these deductible differences and, therefore, adjusted valuation allowances for federal and state purposes (with the exception of Oklahoma) to $133.2 million and $0.9 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2020. Oklahoma deferred tax expense of $0.3 million was recognized during the quarter ended September 30, 2020. No Oklahoma valuation allowance has been recorded as of September 30, 2020. The $28.9 million net increase from the valuation allowance recorded at December 31, 2019, like other items in the Company’s accounting for income taxes during the current quarter, was determined using a specific September 30, 2020 cut-off date, as an accurate estimate of 2020 pre-tax income or income tax expense cannot be reliably made at this time. The Company will continue to assess the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets considering all available information obtained in future reporting periods.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards of approximately $402.2 million and state NOLs of $17.3 million. The Federal NOL carryforwards occurred due to the merger with Crimson Exploration, Inc. in 2013 and subsequent taxable losses during the years 2014 through 2019 due to lower commodity prices and utilization of various elections available to the Company in expensing capital expenditures incurred in the development of oil and gas properties.

Generally, these NOLs are available to reduce future taxable income and the related income tax liability subject to the limitations set forth in Internal Revenue Code Section 382 related to changes of more than 50% of ownership of the Company’s stock by 5% or greater shareholders over a three-year period (a Section 382 Ownership Change) from the time of such an ownership change. The Company experienced two separate Section 382 Ownership Changes in connection with two of its equity offerings occurring in 2018 and 2019, respectively (the “Ownership Changes”). Market conditions at the time of the 2019 Ownership Change had diminished from the time of the 2018 Ownership Change, thus subjecting virtually all of the Company’s tax attributes to an annual limitation of $0.7 million a year (in pre-tax dollars). This lower annual limitation resulting from the 2019 Ownership Change effectively eliminates the ability to utilize these tax attributes in the future. During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the Company had no activity resulting in an additional Section 382 Ownership Change.

The CARES Act temporarily suspends the Section 172 limitation for NOLs arising in tax years beginning in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and also allows NOLs originating in these years to be carried back five years; however, the Company does not expect to receive any federal tax refunds from the temporary suspension of the Section 172 limitation because the Company incurred tax losses in each of the carryback years.

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

12. Commitments and Contingencies 

Legal Proceedings 

From time to time, the Company is involved in legal proceedings relating to claims associated with its properties, operations or business or arising from disputes with vendors in the normal course of business, including the material matters discussed below.

In January 2016, the Company was named as the defendant in a lawsuit filed in the District Court for Harris County in Texas by a third-party operator. The Company participated in the drilling of a well in 2012, which experienced serious difficulties during the initial drilling, which eventually led to the plugging and abandoning of the wellbore prior to reaching the target depth. In dispute is whether the Company is responsible for the additional costs related to the drilling difficulties and plugging and abandonment. In September 2019, the case went to trial, and the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff. Prior to the judgment, the Company had approximately $1.1 million in accounts payable related to the disputed costs associated with this case. As a result of the judgment, during the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded an additional $2.1 million liability for the final judgment plus fees and interest. The Company has filed an appeal with the appellate court for a review of the initial trial court’s decision. The Company and the plaintiff filed briefs with the appellate court on October 6, 2020 and are awaiting the court’s response.

While many of these matters involve inherent uncertainty and the Company is unable at the date of this filing to estimate an amount of possible loss with respect to certain of these matters, the Company believes that the amount of the liability, if any, ultimately incurred with respect to these proceedings or claims will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position as a whole or on its liquidity, capital resources or future annual results of operations. The Company maintains various insurance policies that may provide coverage when certain types of legal proceedings are determined adversely.

Throughput Contract Commitment

The Company signed a throughput agreement with a third-party pipeline owner/operator that constructed a natural gas gathering pipeline in Southeast Texas that allowed the Company to defray the cost of building the pipeline itself. Beginning in late 2016, the Company was unable to meet the minimum monthly gas volume deliveries through this line in Southeast Texas and continued to not meet the minimum throughput requirements under the agreement through the expiration of the throughput commitment in March 2020. As of December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a $1.0 million loss contingency through the expiration of the contract on March 31, 2020, which is to be paid in three equal monthly installments in 2020. The first two payments were made in August and September 2020, and the final payment was made in October 2020.

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

13. Subsequent Events

Acquisition of Mid-Con

On October 25, 2020, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement’) with Mid-Con and Mid-Con Energy GP, LLC, the general partner of Mid-Con (“Mid-Con GP”), pursuant to which Mid-Con will merge with and into Michael Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of the Company (the “Mid-Con Acquisition”). At the effective time of the Mid-Con Acquisition (the “Effective Time”), each common unit representing limited partner interests in Mid-Con issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than treasury units or units held by Mid-Con GP) will be converted automatically into the right to receive 1.75 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of October 25, 2020, John C. Goff, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, beneficially owned approximately 56.4% of the common units of Mid-Con, and Travis Goff, John C. Goff’s son and the President of Goff Capital, Inc., served on the board of directors of the general partner of Mid-Con. The Mid-Con Acquisition, which is expected to close in late 2020 or early 2021, was unanimously approved by the conflicts committee of the board of directors of Mid-Con and by the full board of directors of Mid-Con, and by the disinterested directors of the board of directors of the Company. Voting agreements have been signed by over 50% of the voting equity of Mid-Con and of the Company, including Goff Capital, Inc. The closing is subject to shareholder and unitholder approvals and other customary conditions to closing. Upon the consummation of the Mid-Con Acquisition, the Company’s senior management team is expected to run the combined company, and Contango’s board of directors is expected to remain intact as the board of directors of the combined company. The combined company will be headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

Private Placement Sale of Contango Common Stock

Concurrently with the announcement of the Mid-Con Acquisition, the Company announced the execution of an agreement with a select group of institutional and accredited investors to sell 26,451,988 common shares of the Company. On October 27, 2020, the Company closed the private placement for gross proceeds of approximately $39.7 million. The immediate use of those proceeds was to repay outstanding borrowings under the Company’s Credit Agreement and other general corporate purposes, including costs and fees for the offering and future producing property acquisitions.

Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement

On October 30, 2020, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement. The Third Amendment provides for, among other things, (i) a 25 basis point increase in the applicable margin at each level of the borrowing base utilization-based pricing grid, (ii) an increase of the borrowing base to $130.0 million on the effective date of the Third Amendment, and a $10.0 million automatic borrowing base reduction on March 31, 2021, (iii) certain modifications to the Company’s minimum hedging covenant including requiring hedging for at least 75% of the Company’s projected PDP volumes for 24 full calendar months on or prior to 30 days after the effective date of the Third Amendment and on April 1 and October 1 of each calendar year, (iv) certain modifications to the Company’s restricted payments covenants; (v) a minimum equity contribution of $25 million in gross cash proceeds; and (vi) the assumption of existing commitment amounts by new lenders. The Third Amendment will be effective upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the consummation of the Mid-Con Acquisition. In addition to the Third Amendment and in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the lenders party to the Credit Agreement agreed to postpone the November 1, 2020 scheduled borrowing base redetermination required under the Credit Agreement until December 31, 2020.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, including instructions to Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the unaudited consolidated financial statements have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2019 Form 10-K. These unaudited interim consolidated results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2020.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Contango Oil & Gas Company and its subsidiaries after elimination of all material intercompany balances and transactions. All wholly owned subsidiaries are consolidated. The Company’s investment in Exaro Energy III LLC (“Exaro”), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Contaro Company, is accounted for using the equity method of accounting, and therefore, the Company does not include its share of individual operating results, production or reserves in those reported for the Company’s consolidated results of operations.

Oil and Gas Properties - Successful Efforts

Oil and Gas Properties - Successful Efforts

The Company’s application of the successful efforts method of accounting for its oil and natural gas exploration and production activities requires judgment as to whether particular wells are developmental or exploratory, since exploratory costs and the costs related to exploratory wells that are determined to not have proved reserves must be expensed, whereas developmental costs are capitalized. The results from a drilling operation can take considerable time to analyze, and the determination that commercial reserves have been discovered requires both judgment and application of industry experience. Wells may be completed that are assumed to be productive and actually deliver oil and natural gas in quantities insufficient to be economic, which may result in the abandonment of the wells at a later date. On occasion, wells are drilled which have targeted geologic structures that are both developmental and exploratory in nature, and in such instances an allocation of costs is required to properly account for the results. Delineation seismic costs incurred to select development locations within a productive oil or natural gas field are typically treated as development costs and capitalized, but often these seismic programs extend beyond the proved reserve areas, and therefore, management must estimate the portion of seismic costs to expense as exploratory. During the quarter ended June 30, 2020, the Company drilled an unsuccessful exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in a charge of $10.4 million for drilling and prospect costs included in “Exploration expenses” in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The evaluation of oil and natural gas leasehold acquisition costs included in unproved properties requires management’s judgment of exploratory costs related to drilling activity in a given area. Drilling activities in an area by other companies may also effectively condemn leasehold positions.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Pursuant to GAAP, when circumstances indicate that proved properties may be impaired, the Company compares expected undiscounted future cash flows on a region basis to the unamortized capitalized cost of the asset. If the estimated future undiscounted cash flows based on the Company’s estimate of future reserves, oil and natural gas prices, operating costs and production levels from oil and natural gas reserves, are lower than the unamortized capitalized cost, then the capitalized cost is reduced to fair value. The factors used to determine fair value include, but are not limited to, estimates of proved, probable and possible reserves, future commodity prices, the timing of future production and capital expenditures and a discount rate commensurate with the risk reflective of the lives remaining for the respective oil and gas properties. Additionally, the Company may use appropriate market data to determine fair value.

In the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting deterioration in the global demand for oil, combined with the failure by OPEC and Russia to reach an agreement on lower production quotas until April 2020, caused a dramatic increase in the supply of oil, a corresponding decrease in commodity prices, and reduced the demand for all commodity products. The second and third quarters of 2020 were further adversely affected by the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions and measures that countries, states, localities, central banks, international financing and funding organizations, stock markets, businesses and individuals have taken to address the spread of the coronavirus and associated illnesses, the continued volatility of the oil and gas market, and the failure of OPEC and Russia to consistently and fully adhere to the quotas delineated in their agreement. Consequently, during the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded a $143.3 million non-cash charge for proved property impairment of its onshore properties related to the dramatic decline in commodity prices, the “PV-10” (present value, discounted at a 10% rate) of its proved reserves, and the associated change in its current development plans for its proved, undeveloped locations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recognized $0.2 million in non-cash proved property impairment related to leases in Wyoming and an onshore non-operated property.

Unproved properties are reviewed quarterly to determine if there has been impairment of the carrying value of those properties, with any such impairment charged to expense in the period. The Company recorded a $2.6 million non-cash charge for unproved impairment expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the majority of which was recorded during the first quarter of 2020. The impairment primarily related to acquired leases in the Company’s Central Oklahoma and Western Anadarko regions which will be expiring in 2020, and which the Company has no current plans to develop as a result of the current commodity price environment. The Company recognized non-cash impairment expense of approximately $1.2 million and approximately $2.0 million for three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, related to impairment of certain unproved properties primarily due to expiring leases.

Net Loss Per Common Share

Net Loss Per Common Share 

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stock by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. Potentially dilutive securities, including unexercised stock options, performance stock units and unvested restricted stock, have not been considered when their effect would be antidilutive. The Company excluded 924,082 shares or units, and 480,426 shares or units of potentially dilutive securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, as they were antidilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company excluded 2,621,614 shares or units and 1,115,719 shares or units, respectively, of potentially dilutive securities, as they were antidilutive.

Subsidiary Guarantees

Subsidiary Guarantees

Contango Oil & Gas Company, as the parent company of certain subsidiaries (the “Parent Company”), has filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC to register, among other securities, debt securities that the Parent Company may issue from time to time. Any such debt securities would likely be guaranteed on a joint and several and full and unconditional basis by each of the Parent Company’s current subsidiaries and any future subsidiaries specified in any future prospectus supplement (each a “Subsidiary Guarantor”). Each of the current Subsidiary Guarantors is wholly owned by the Parent Company, either directly or indirectly. The Parent Company has no assets or operations independent of the Subsidiary Guarantors, and there are no significant restrictions upon the ability of the Subsidiary Guarantors to distribute funds to the Parent Company. The Parent Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries do not have restricted assets that exceed 25% of net assets as of the most recent fiscal year end that may not be transferred to the Parent Company in the form of loans, advances or cash dividends by such subsidiary without the consent of a third party.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

Sales of oil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) are recognized at the time control of the products are transferred to the customer. Generally, the Company’s gas processing and purchase agreements indicate that the processors take control of the Company’s gas at the inlet of the plant and that control of residue gas is returned to the Company at the outlet of the plant. The midstream processing entity gathers and processes the natural gas and remits proceeds to the Company for the resulting sales of NGLs. The Company delivers oil and condensate to the purchaser at a contractually agreed-upon delivery point at which the purchaser takes custody, title and risk of loss of the product. 

Generally, the Company’s contracts have an initial term of one year or longer but continue month to month unless written notification of termination in a specified time period is provided by either party to the contract. The Company receives purchaser statements from the majority of its customers, but there are a few contracts where the Company prepares the invoice. Payment is unconditional upon receipt of the statement or invoice.

The Company records revenue in the month production is delivered to the purchaser. Settlement statements may not be received for 30 to 90 days after the date production is delivered, and therefore the Company is required to estimate the amount of production delivered to the purchaser and the price that will be received for the sale of the product. Differences between the Company’s estimates and the actual amounts received for product sales are generally recorded in the month that payment is received. Any differences between the Company’s revenue estimates and actual revenue received historically have not been significant. The Company has internal controls in place for its revenue estimation accrual process. The Company will continue to review all new or modified revenue contracts on a quarterly basis for proper treatment.

Leases

Leases

The Company recognizes a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The Company does not include leases with an initial term of twelve months or less on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes payments on these leases within “Operating expenses” on its consolidated statement of operations. The Company has modified procedures to its existing internal controls to review any new contracts which contain a physical asset on a quarterly basis and determine if an arrangement is, or contains, a lease at inception. The Company will continue to review all new or modified contracts on a quarterly basis for proper treatment. See Note 7 – “Leases” for additional information.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 – Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“Topic 326”): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”) related to the calculation of credit losses on financial instruments. All financial instruments not accounted for at fair value will be impacted, including the Company’s trade and joint interest billing receivables. Allowances are to be measured using a current expected credit loss model as of the reporting date that is based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This is significantly different from the current model that increases the allowance when losses are probable. Initially, ASU 2016-13 was effective for all public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and will be applied with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The FASB subsequently issued ASU 2019-04 (“ASU 2019-04”): Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments and ASU 2019-05 (“ASU 2019-05”): Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) – Targeted Transition Relief. ASU 2019-04 and ASU 2019-05 provide certain codification improvements related to the implementation of ASU 2016-13 and targeted transition relief consisting of an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option for eligible instruments. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10 – Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842): Effective Dates. This amendment deferred the effective date of ASU 2016-13 from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2023 for calendar year-end smaller reporting companies, which includes the Company. The Company plans to defer the implementation of ASU 2016-13, and the related updates.

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12 – Income Taxes (“Topic 740”): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The amendments in ASU 2019-12 are part of an initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards and simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions from Topic 740 and making minor improvements to the codification. The amendments in this update are effective for public entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. The provisions of this update are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another rate that is expected to be discontinued. ASU 2020-04 will be in effect through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of ASU 2020-04 on its consolidated financial statements.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Fair Value Measurements

Schedule Of Fair Value Of Financial Assets And (Liabilities)

Fair value information for financial assets and liabilities was as follows as of September 30, 2020 (in thousands):

	Total		Fair Value Measurements Using
	CarryingValue		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Derivatives
Commodity price contracts - assets	$	12,207	$	—	$	12,207	$	—
Commodity price contracts - liabilities	$	(5,845)	$	—	$	(5,845)	$	—

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Derivative Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Schedule Of Derivative Contracts

As of September 30, 2020, the following financial derivative instruments were in place (fair value in thousands):

Commodity	Period	Derivative	Volume/Month		Price/Unit					Fair Value
Oil	Oct 2020	Collar	3,442	Bbls	$	52.00	-	65.70	(1)	$	40
Oil	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	15,000	Bbls	$	57.74			(1)	$	771
Oil	Oct 2020	Swap	2,500	Bbls	$	54.33			(1)	$	35
Oil	Nov 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	3,500	Bbls	$	54.33			(1)	$	95
Oil	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	35,000	Bbls	$	54.70			(1)	$	1,483
Oil	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	35,000	Bbls	$	54.58			(1)	$	1,468
Oil	Jan 2021 - March 2021	Swap	19,000	Bbls	$	50.00			(1)	$	481
Oil	April 2021 - July 2021	Swap	12,000	Bbls	$	50.00			(1)	$	363
Oil	Aug 2021 - Sept 2021	Swap	10,000	Bbls	$	50.00			(1)	$	142
Oil	Jan 2021 - July 2021	Swap	62,000	Bbls	$	52.00			(1)	$	4,314
Oil	Aug 2021 - Sept 2021	Swap	55,000	Bbls	$	52.00			(1)	$	1,000
Oil	Oct 2021 - Dec 2021	Swap	64,000	Bbls	$	52.00			(1)	$	1,698

Commodity	Period	Derivative	Volume/Month		Price/Unit			Fair Value
Natural Gas	Oct 2020	Swap	40,000	Mmbtus	$	2.532	(2)	$	17
Natural Gas	Nov 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	375,000	Mmbtus	$	2.696	(2)	$	(94)
Natural Gas	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	350,000	Mmbtus	$	2.53	(2)	$	(54)
Natural Gas	Oct 2020 - Dec 2020	Swap	350,000	Mmbtus	$	2.532	(2)	$	(52)
Natural Gas	Jan 2021 - March 2021	Swap	185,000	Mmbtus	$	2.505	(2)	$	(383)
Natural Gas	April 2021 - July 2021	Swap	120,000	Mmbtus	$	2.505	(2)	$	(132)
Natural Gas	Aug 2021 - Sept 2021	Swap	10,000	Mmbtus	$	2.505	(2)	$	(6)
Natural Gas	Jan 2021 - March 2021	Swap	185,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(381)
Natural Gas	April 2021 - July 2021	Swap	120,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(131)
Natural Gas	Aug 2021 - Sept 2021	Swap	10,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(7)
Natural Gas	Jan 2021 - March 2021	Swap	650,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(1,340)
Natural Gas	April 2021 - Oct 2021	Swap	400,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(806)
Natural Gas	Nov 2021 - Dec 2021	Swap	580,000	Mmbtus	$	2.508	(2)	$	(520)
Natural Gas	April 2021 - Nov 2021	Swap	70,000	Mmbtus	$	2.36	(2)	$	(253)
Natural Gas	Dec 2021	Swap	350,000	Mmbtus	$	2.36	(2)	$	(233)
Natural Gas	Jan 2022 - March 2022	Swap	780,000	Mmbtus	$	2.542	(2)	$	(1,153)
		Total net fair value of derivative instruments						$	6,362

(1)    Based on West Texas Intermediate oil prices.

(2)    Based on Henry Hub NYMEX natural gas prices.

Schedule Of Fair Value Of Commodity Derivatives

The following summarizes the fair value of commodity derivatives outstanding on a gross and net basis as of September 30, 2020 (in thousands):

	Gross		Netting (1)		Total
Assets	$	12,207	$	—	$	12,207
Liabilities	$	(5,845)	$	—	$	(5,845)

(1)   Represents counterparty netting under agreements governing such derivatives.

The following summarizes the fair value of commodity derivatives outstanding on a gross and net basis as of December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Gross		Netting (1)		Total
Assets	$	4,176	$	—	$	4,176
Liabilities	$	(5,971)	$	—	$	(5,971)

(1)   Represents counterparty netting under agreements governing such derivatives.

Schedule Of Derivative Contracts On Operations

The following table summarizes the effect of derivative contracts on the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Oil contracts	$	3,959	$	500	$	15,217	$	1,442
Natural gas contracts		1,709		371		7,154		694
Realized gain	$	5,668	$	871	$	22,371	$	2,136
Oil contracts	$	(6,329)	$	1,049	$	17,840	$	(2,029)
Natural gas contracts		(6,708)		(39)		(9,685)		961
Unrealized gain (loss)	$	(13,037)	$	1,010	$	8,155	$	(1,068)
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net	$	(7,369)	$	1,881	$	30,526	$	1,068

Subsequent Derivative Contracts [Member]

Schedule Of Derivative Contracts

Commodity	Period	Derivative	Volume/Month		Price/Unit
Oil	April 2022 - Oct 2022	Swap	25,000	Bbls	$	42.04	(1)
Natural Gas	April 2022 - July 2022	Swap	650,000	Mmbtus	$	2.515	(2)
Natural Gas	Aug 2022 - Oct 2022	Swap	350,000	Mmbtus	$	2.515	(2)
Natural Gas	Jan 2022 - March 2022	Swap	250,000	Mmbtus	$	3.149	(2)

(1)    Based on West Texas Intermediate oil prices.

(2)    Based on Henry Hub NYMEX natural gas prices.

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Leases (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Leases

Summary of balance sheet information related to the leases

The following table summarizes the balance sheet information related to the Company’s leases as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease right of use asset (1)	$	3,253	$	4,316
Operating lease liability - current (2)	$	(2,434)	$	(2,597)
Operating lease liability - long-term (3)		(733)		(1,738)
Total operating lease liability	$	(3,167)	$	(4,335)
Financing lease right of use asset (1)	$	3,023	$	1,569
Financing lease liability - current (2)	$	(939)	$	(524)
Financing lease liability - long-term (3)		(2,114)		(1,051)
Total financing lease liability	$	(3,053)	$	(1,575)

(1) Included in “Right-of-use lease assets” on the consolidated balance sheet.

(2) Included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet.

(3) Included in “Lease liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheet.

Summary of weighted average remaining lease terms and weighted average discount rates

The table below presents the weighted average remaining lease terms and weighted average discount rates for the Company’s leases as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	September 30, 2020	December 31, 2019
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Terms (in years):
Operating leases	1.66	2.16
Financing leases	3.35	3.14
Weighted Average Discount Rate:
Operating leases	5.73%	6.04%
Financing leases	5.94%	6.24%

Summary of operating lease maturities

Maturities for the Company’s lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020, were as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2020
	Operating Leases		Financing Leases
2020 (remaining after September 30, 2020)	$	835	$	168
2021		1,926		1,094
2022		240		931
2023		170		774
2024		158		414
Total future minimum lease payments		3,329		3,381
Less: imputed interest		(162)		(328)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	3,167	$	3,053

Summary of finance lease maturities

	September 30, 2020
	Operating Leases		Financing Leases
2020 (remaining after September 30, 2020)	$	835	$	168
2021		1,926		1,094
2022		240		931
2023		170		774
2024		158		414
Total future minimum lease payments		3,329		3,381
Less: imputed interest		(162)		(328)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	3,167	$	3,053

Summary of lease costs

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating lease cost (1) (2)	$	843	$	138
Financing lease cost - amortization of right-of-use assets		197		-
Financing lease cost - interest on lease liabilities		39		5
Administrative lease cost (3)		19		19
Short-term lease cost (1) (4)		562		781
Total lease cost	$	1,660	$	943

(1) This total does not reflect amounts that may be reimbursed by other third parties in the normal course of business, such as non-operating working interest owners.

(2) Costs related to office leases and compressors with lease terms of twelve months or more.

(3) Costs related primarily to office equipment and IT solutions with lease terms of more than one month and less than one year.

(4) Costs related primarily to drilling rigs, generators and compressor agreements with lease terms of more than one month and less than one year.

The following table summarizes expenses related to the Company’s leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating lease cost (1) (2)	$	2,212	$	609
Financing lease cost - amortization of right-of-use assets		450		-
Financing lease cost - interest on lease liabilities		88		5
Administrative lease cost (3)		56		56
Short-term lease cost (1) (4)		1,614		3,359
Total lease cost	$	4,420	$	4,029

(1) This total does not reflect amounts that may be reimbursed by other third parties in the normal course of business, such as non-operating working interest owners.

(2) Costs related to office leases and compressors with lease terms of twelve months or more.

(3) Costs related primarily to office equipment and IT solutions with lease terms of more than one month and less than one year.

(4) Costs related primarily to drilling rigs, generators and compressor agreements with lease terms of more than one month and less than one year.

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Other Financial Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Other Financial Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Additional Financial Details

The following table provides additional detail for accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and accounts payable and accrued liabilities which are presented on the consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Accounts receivable:
Trade receivables (1)	$	13,818	$	21,110
Receivable for Alta Resources distribution		1,712		1,712
Joint interest billings		14,478		13,104
Income taxes receivable		268		509
Other receivables		2,515		4,126
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(994)		(994)
Total accounts receivable	$	31,797	$	39,567
Prepaid expenses:
Prepaid insurance	$	2,529	$	683
Other (2)		556		508
Total prepaid expenses	$	3,085	$	1,191
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
Royalties and revenue payable	$	54,127	$	49,644
Advances from partners (3)		79		6,733
Accrued exploration and development (3)		992		8,210
Trade payables		15,741		14,086
Accrued general and administrative expenses (4)		4,811		12,037
Accrued operating expenses		5,030		5,794
Accrued operating and finance leases		3,374		3,120
Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities		3,069		4,969
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	87,223	$	104,593

(1) Decrease in 2020 primarily due to lower receivables from oil sales as a result of the dramatic decline in oil prices in 2020.

(2) Other prepaids primarily includes software licenses and additional licenses purchased in relation to the properties acquired from Will Energy and White Star.

(3) Decrease in 2020 due to a decrease in drilling and completion activity. In response to the dramatic decline in commodity prices in the first quarter of 2020, the Company suspended further operated drilling in its West Texas area, and in its other onshore areas.

(4) The December 31, 2019 balance included an accrual of $6.3 million for a legal judgment that was paid in April 2020.

Schedule Of Supplemental Disclosures

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2020		2019
Cash payments:
Interest payments	$	2,991	$	3,037
Income tax payments	$	233	$	668
Non-cash investing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows:
Increase (decrease) in accrued capital expenditures (1)	$	(7,113)	$	7,284

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Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Components Of Income Tax Provision

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Current tax provision:
Federal	$	—	$	—	$	274	$	—
State		369		30		481		484
Total	$	369	$	30	$	755	$	484
Deferred tax provision:
Federal	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
State		299		—		676		—
Total	$	299	$	—	$	676	$	—
Total tax provision:
Federal	$	—	$	—	$	274	$	—
State		668		30		1,157		484
Total income tax provision:	$	668	$	30	$	1,431	$	484

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Organization and Business (Details)				3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2020 USD ($) shares	Jun. 24, 2020 USD ($) shares	Nov. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) a $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2020 shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) a item ft $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 25, 2020	Jun. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares shares	Sep. 17, 2019 USD ($)
Acquired properties percentage of total production				75.00%			75.00%
Property management annual revenue												$ 4,000,000
Deferred fees, monthly												166,666
Deferred fee, annual												$ 2,000,000
Revenues				$ 31,348,000		$ 12,547,000	$ 83,763,000	$ 39,320,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 0.04			$ 0.04						$ 0.04
Common stock, shares authorized | shares				400,000,000			400,000,000						400,000,000
Equity offering-common stock, shares | shares		163,929
Proceeds from stock issued		$ 500,000					$ 410,000	53,650,000
JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member]
Borrowing capacity			$ 145,000,000	$ 75,000,000			$ 75,000,000				$ 95,000,000			$ 65,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Equity offering-common stock, shares | shares	26,451,988
Proceeds from stock issued	$ 39,700,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member]
Borrowing capacity									$ 130,000,000
Maximum [Member]
Proceeds from stock issued		$ 100,000,000
Bullseye
Number of wells | item							18
Gross acres | a				16,200			16,200
Net acres | a				7,500			7,500
White Star [Member]
Acquisition consideration			132,500,000
Cash consideration for acquisition			$ 95,600,000
Common Stock [Member]
Equity offering-common stock, shares | shares				8,900	155,029	45,922,870
Oil and condensate sales [Member]
Revenues				$ 17,415,000		$ 7,281,000	$ 48,127,000	21,126,000
Natural gas sales [Member]
Revenues				7,930,000		4,293,000	22,718,000	13,792,000
Natural gas liquids sales [Member]
Revenues				5,003,000		$ 973,000	11,918,000	$ 4,402,000
Fee for service revenues [Member]
Revenues				$ 1,000,000			$ 1,000,000
Mid-Con [Member] | John C Goff [Member]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage												56.00%
Mid-Con [Member] | John C Goff [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage										56.40%
Gulf of Mexico [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Water depth of operations | ft							300

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Policies
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties			$ 145,938	$ 2,246
Potentially dilutive (in shares)	924,082	2,621,614	480,426	1,115,719
Restricted assets, percent of net assets	25.00%		25.00%
Term of contract			1 year
Minimum [Member]
Policies
Period settlement statements are received			30 days
Maximum [Member]
Policies
Period settlement statements are received			90 days
Gulf of Mexico Properties [Member]
Policies
Dry hole costs			$ 10,400
Proved property [Member]
Policies
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties			143,300	$ 200
Unproved property [Member]
Policies
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties		$ 1,200	$ 2,600	$ 2,000

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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Dispositions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2020	Apr. 01, 2020	Jul. 01, 2019	Jun. 10, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Disposals
Gain (loss) from sale of assets					$ 38	$ 192	$ 4,471	$ 601
Proceeds from sale							$ 339	$ 10
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Disposals
Gain (loss) from sale of assets	$ 4,200	$ 200	$ 200	$ 400
Proceeds from sale		$ 500

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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 25, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) a	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) a shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) a	Sep. 12, 2019 a
Acquisition
Acquisition deposit					$ 328	$ 14,819
White Star [Member]
Acquisition
Net acres | a			306,000	306,000		306,000
Acquisition deposit			$ 12,500
Acquisition consideration	$ 132,500
Cash consideration for acquisition	$ 95,600
Will Energy [Member]
Acquisition
Net acres | a							155,900
Acquisition deposit				$ 1,600
Acquisition consideration		$ 23,000
Cash consideration for acquisition				$ 14,750
Equity issued for acquisition consideration (in shares) | shares				3.5
Will Energy [Member] | North Louisiana [Member]
Acquisition
Net acres | a							8,000
Will Energy [Member] | Western Anadarko [Member]
Acquisition
Net acres | a							147,900

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Commodity price contracts - assets	$ 12,207	$ 4,176
Commodity price contracts - liabilities	(5,845)	$ (5,971)
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Commodity price contracts - assets	12,207
Commodity price contracts - liabilities	$ (5,845)

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Derivative Instruments - Derivative Contracts (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 23, 2020 item $ / item	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) item $ / bbl $ / item
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value | $		$ 6,362
Oil [Member] | Collar Options [Member] | Derivative Contract Period October 2020 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		3,442
Price/Unit-Floor | $ / item		52.00
Price/Unit-Cap | $ / item		65.70
Fair Value | $		$ 40
Oil [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period October 2020 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		2,500
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		54.33
Fair Value | $		$ 35
Oil [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period October to December 2020 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		15,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		57.74
Fair Value | $		$ 771
Oil [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract 2 Period October to December 2020 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		35,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		54.70
Fair Value | $		$ 1,483
Oil [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract 3 Period October to December 2020 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		35,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		54.58
Fair Value | $		$ 1,468
Oil [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period November To December 2020 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		3,500
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		54.33
Fair Value | $		$ 95
Oil [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period January to March 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		19,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		50.00
Fair Value | $		$ 481
Oil [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period January to July 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		62,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		52.00
Fair Value | $		$ 4,314
Oil [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period April to July 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		12,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		50.00
Fair Value | $		$ 363
Oil [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period August to September 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		10,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		50.00
Fair Value | $		$ 142
Oil [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract 2 Period August to September 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		55,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		52.00
Fair Value | $		$ 1,000
Oil [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period October to December 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		64,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		52.00
Fair Value | $		$ 1,698
Oil [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period April To October 2022 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item	25,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item	42.04
Oil [Member] | Costless Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period October to December 2020 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		10,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / bbl		0.05
Fair Value | $		$ 0
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period October 2020 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		40,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.532
Fair Value | $		$ 17
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period October to December 2020 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		350,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.53
Fair Value | $		$ (54)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract 2 Period October to December 2020 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		350,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.532
Fair Value | $		$ (52)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period November To December 2020 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		375,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.696
Fair Value | $		$ (94)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period January to March 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		185,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.505
Fair Value | $		$ (383)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract 2 Period January to March 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		185,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.508
Fair Value | $		$ (381)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract 3 Period January To March 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		650,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.508
Fair Value | $		$ (1,340)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period April to July 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		120,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.505
Fair Value | $		$ (132)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract 2 Period April to July 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		120,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.508
Fair Value | $		$ (131)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract 3 Period April To July 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		400,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.508
Fair Value | $		$ (806)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period April to November 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		70,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.36
Fair Value | $		$ (253)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period August to September 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		10,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.505
Fair Value | $		$ (6)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract 2 Period August to September 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		10,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.508
Fair Value | $		$ (7)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period November to December 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		580,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.508
Fair Value | $		$ (520)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period December 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		350,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.36
Fair Value | $		$ (233)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period April To July 2022 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item	650,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item	2.515
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period August To October 2022 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item	350,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item	2.515
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period January to March 2022 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item		780,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item		2.542
Fair Value | $		$ (1,153)
Natural Gas [Member] | Swap [Member] | Derivative Contract Period January to March 2022 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Commodity Derivative Flow Rate | item	250,000
Price/Unit-Swap | $ / item	3.149

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Derivative Instruments - Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Assets
Gross	$ 12,207	$ 4,176
Total	12,207	4,176
Liabilities:
Gross	(5,845)	(5,971)
Total	$ (5,845)	$ (5,971)

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Derivative Instruments (Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Realized gain	$ 5,668	$ 871	$ 22,371	$ 2,136
Unrealized gain (loss)	(13,037)	1,010	8,155	(1,068)
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(7,369)	1,881	30,526	1,068
Oil [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Realized gain	3,959	500	15,217	1,442
Unrealized gain (loss)	(6,329)	1,049	17,840	(2,029)
Natural Gas [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Realized gain	1,709	371	7,154	694
Unrealized gain (loss)	$ (6,708)	$ (39)	$ (9,685)	$ 961

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Stock Based Compensation (NonOption) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 08, 2020 shares	Jun. 07, 2020 shares	Jan. 31, 2020 shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock authorized for grants increase (in shares)	9,000,000
Maximum shares to an individual	1,000,000	250,000
Stock-based compensation
Shares available for grant				6,300,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Activity, shares
Granted (in shares)				1,041,365	307,650
Canceled/Forfeited (in shares)				(32,205)	(63,909)
Activity, weighted average fair value
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 2.26	$ 2.91
Stock-based compensation
Value of issued stock | $				$ 2.7	$ 1.1
Value of restricted shares forfeited | $				$ 0.1	$ 0.3
Weighted average forfeiture rate				0	0
Stock-based compensation expense | $				$ 0.8	$ 1.7
Compensation expense not yet recognized | $				$ 2.7
Compensation expense, remaining weighted average vesting period				2 years 3 months 18 days
Restricted Stock [Member] | Board of Directors [Member]
Activity, shares
Granted (in shares)				152,248	80,410
Restricted Stock [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Employee [Member]
Stock-based compensation
Vesting period				3 years	3 years
Restricted Stock [Member] | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonemployee [Member]
Stock-based compensation
Vesting period				1 year	1 year
Performance Stock Units [Member]
Activity, shares
Granted (in shares)				2,846,140	117,105
Vested (in shares)			(77,485)
Canceled/Forfeited (in shares)				0	(49,773)
Activity, weighted average fair value
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 4.90	$ 6.42
Stock-based compensation
Vesting period				3 years
Stock-based compensation expense | $				$ 1.6	$ 0.5
Compensation expense not yet recognized | $				$ 13.1
Compensation expense, remaining weighted average vesting period				2 years 6 months
Target (as a percent)				100.00%
Withheld for taxes (in shares)			22,972
Performance Stock Units [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Stock-based compensation
Target (as a percent)				0.00%
Performance Stock Units [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Stock-based compensation
Target (as a percent)				300.00%

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Stock Based Compensation (Options) (Details) - Employee Stock Options [Member] - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Option roll forward
Stock options granted in period (in shares)	0	0
Exercise of stock options, shares	0	0
Expired / Forfeited (in shares)	(869)	(12,673)
Stock-based compensation
Excess tax benefit from exercise/cancellation of stock options	$ 0	$ 0

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Leases - Balance sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Balance sheet information
Operating lease right of use asset	$ 3,253	$ 4,316
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	mcf:OperatingAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset
Operating lease liability - current	$ (2,434)	(2,597)
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Operating lease liability - long-term	$ (733)	(1,738)
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	mcf:OperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent
Total operating lease liability	$ (3,167)	(4,335)
Financing lease right of use asset	$ 3,023	1,569
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	mcf:OperatingAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset
Financing lease liability - current	$ (939)	(524)
Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Financing lease liability - long-term	$ (2,114)	(1,051)
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	mcf:OperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent
Total financing lease liability	$ (3,053)	$ (1,575)

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Leases - Lease Terms and Discount (Details)	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Leases
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Terms (in years): Operating leases	1 year 7 months 28 days	2 years 1 month 28 days
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Terms (in years): Financing leases	3 years 4 months 6 days	3 years 1 month 21 days
Weighted Average Discount Rate: Operating leases	5.73%	6.04%
Weighted Average Discount Rate: Financing leases	5.94%	6.24%

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Leases - Future Maturities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Operating lease maturities
2020 (remaining after September 30, 2020)	$ 835
2021	1,926
2022	240
2023	170
2024	158
Total operating lease liability	3,329
Less: imputed interest	(162)
Present value of lease liabilities	3,167	$ 4,335
Finance lease maturities
2020 (remaining after September 30, 2020)	168
2021	1,094
2022	931
2023	774
2024	414
Total financing lease liability	3,381
Less: imputed interest	(328)
Present value of lease liabilities	$ 3,053	$ 1,575

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Leases - Costs (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Leases
Operating lease cost	$ 843,000	$ 138,000	$ 2,212,000	$ 609,000
Financing lease cost - amortization of right-of-use assets	197,000		450,000
Financing lease cost - interest on lease liabilities	39,000	5,000	88,000	5,000
Administrative lease cost	19,000	19,000	56,000	56,000
Short-term lease cost	562,000	781,000	1,614,000	3,359,000
Total lease cost	$ 1,660,000	$ 943,000	4,420,000	4,029,000
Cash payments relating to operating leases			2,400,000	200,000
Cash payments relating to finance leases			$ 600,000	$ 4,000

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Other Financial Information (Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts receivable:
Trade receivables		$ 13,818	$ 21,110
Receivable for Alta Resources distribution		1,712	1,712
Joint interest billings		14,478	13,104
Income taxes receivable		268	509
Other receivables		2,515	4,126
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(994)	(994)
Total accounts receivable		31,797	39,567
Prepaid expenses
Prepaid insurance		2,529	683
Other		556	508
Total prepaid expenses		3,085	1,191
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
Royalties and revenue payable		54,127	49,644
Advances from partners		79	6,733
Accrued exploration and development		992	8,210
Trade payables		15,741	14,086
Accrued general and administrative expenses		4,811	12,037
Accrued operating expenses		5,030	5,794
Accrued operating and finance leases		3,374	3,120
Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities		3,069	4,969
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities		$ 87,223	$ 104,593
Loss contingent payment	$ 6,300

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Other Financial Information (Supplemental CFS) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Cash payments:
Interest payments	$ 2,991	$ 3,037
Income tax payments	233	668
Non-cash investing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows:
Increase (decrease) in accrued capital expenditures	$ (7,113)	$ 7,284

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Investment in Exaro Energy III LLC (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Schedule of Equity Method Investments Financials
Gain (loss) from investment in affiliates, net of income taxes	$ (126,000)	$ (608,000)	$ (13,000)	$ (151,000)
Exaro Energy III LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments Financials
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	37.00%		37.00%
Share of equity in investment	$ 6,800,000		$ 6,800,000
Gain (loss) from investment in affiliates, net of income taxes	(100,000)	(600,000)	(13,000)	100,000
Tax (expense) benefit from equity investment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Long-Term Debt (Details) $ in Thousands						1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 10, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 17, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs incurred												$ 1,402
Amortization of debt issuance costs											$ 1,486
Interest expense								$ 1,057		$ 998	4,421	$ 3,169
Paycheck Protection Program, CARES Act [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original term of loan			2 years
Stated interest rate (as a percent)			1.00%
Loan amount			$ 3,400
JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity		$ 95,000		$ 145,000	$ 65,000	$ 75,000		75,000			75,000
Periodic borrowing base reduction						10,000	$ 10,000
Debt issuance costs incurred		$ 0		$ 1,600	$ 1,800
Original term of loan					5 years
Remaining balance debt issue costs						1,800		1,800			1,800
Credit facility amount outstanding						66,000		66,000			66,000		$ 72,800
Letters of credit amount outstanding						1,900		1,900			1,900		$ 1,900
Line of credit, available						$ 7,100		7,100			7,100
Amortization of debt issuance costs								$ 1,000	$ 1,000		$ 1,500
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)						3.90%		3.90%			3.90%		4.30%
Current ratio, minimum		1.00
Leverage ratio, maximum		3.50
Maximum cash balance		$ 5,000
JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 130,000
Periodic borrowing base reduction	$ 10,000
Margin rate	0.25%
Hedging requirement percentage	75.00%
Hedging requirement period	24 months

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Income Taxes - Provision (Benefit) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Current tax provision:
Federal			$ 274
State	$ 369	$ 30	481	$ 484
Total	369	30	755	484
Deferred tax provision:
State	299		676
Total	299		676
Total tax provision:
Federal			274
State	668	30	1,157	484
Income tax provision	$ 668	$ 30	$ 1,431	$ 484

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Income Taxes - Quarter info (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Expedited refund			$ 300
Deferred tax expense	$ 299	$ 676
Valuation allowance increase (decrease)		28,900
Annual carryover limitation	700	700
Oklahoma Tax Commission [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	0	0
Deferred tax expense	300
Federal [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	133,200	133,200
Operating loss carryforwards	402,200	402,200
State [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	900	900
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 17,300	$ 17,300

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 installment	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Throughput commitment
Loss Contingency
Estimated deficiency			$ 1.0
Installments payment | installment		3
Litigation Case Harris County [Member]
Loss Contingency
Loss contingency provision accrual increase	$ 2.1
Accounts payable	$ 1.1

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)					1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2020	Oct. 27, 2020	Oct. 25, 2020	Jun. 24, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 09, 2020	Jun. 05, 2020	Nov. 01, 2019	Sep. 17, 2019
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity offering-common stock, shares				163,929
Proceeds from stock issued				$ 500,000			$ 410,000	$ 53,650,000
Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from stock issued				$ 100,000,000
JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity					$ 75,000,000		$ 75,000,000		$ 95,000,000		$ 145,000,000	$ 65,000,000
Periodic borrowing base reduction					$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000
John C Goff [Member] | Mid-Con [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage										56.00%
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity offering-common stock, shares		26,451,988
Proceeds from stock issued		$ 39,700,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Margin rate	0.25%
Borrowing capacity	$ 130,000,000
Periodic borrowing base reduction	$ 10,000,000
Hedging requirement percentage	75.00%
Hedging requirement period	24 months
Minimum equity contribution	$ 25,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | John C Goff [Member] | Mid-Con [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage			56.40%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Mid Con Merger [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Right to receive shares			1.75
Percentage of holders			50.00%