EX-99.1 34 d616149dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ROAN RESOURCES LLC

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016 AND

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, 2016 AND 2015

INDEX

 

Financial Information

   Page
Number
 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     2  

Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016

     3  

Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015

     4  

Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015

     5  

Statements of Cash Flow for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015

     6  

Notes to Financial Statements

     8  


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Managers and Unitholders of Roan Resources LLC

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Roan Resources LLC as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related statements of operations, of changes in members’ equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas

June 30, 2018

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Balance Sheets

 

     As of December 31,  
     2017     2016  
     (in thousands)  

ASSETS

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,471     $ 6,853  

Accounts receivable

    

Oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid sales

     74,527       15,701  

Oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid sales—Affiliates

     4,695       —    

Joint interest owners

     —         36,086  

Other

     320       2,640  

Derivative contracts

     152       —    

Other current assets

     930       2,966  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     82,095       64,246  

Long-term assets

    

Oil and natural gas properties, successful efforts method

     1,876,951       325,380  

Accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment

     (78,307     (27,002
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Oil and natural gas properties, net

     1,798,644       298,378  

Deferred financing costs

     2,710       —    

Other property and equipment, net

     1,147       —    

Derivative assets

     996       —    

Other assets

     —         459  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,885,592     $ 363,083  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 10,245     $ 28,222  

Accounts payable—Affiliates

     13,102       —    

Accrued capital expenditures—Affiliates

     151,763       —    

Revenue payable

     —         13,009  

Revenue payable—Affiliates

     18,955       —    

Drilling advances

     —         25,363  

Derivative contracts

     9,279       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     203,344       66,594  

Noncurrent liabilities

    

Long-term debt

     85,339       20,000  

Asset retirement obligations

     10,769       2,242  

Derivative contracts

     1,371       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     300,823       88,836  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

    

Total members’ equity

     1,584,769       274,247  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and members’ equity

   $ 1,885,592     $ 363,083  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Statements of Operations

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  
     2017     2016     2015  
     (in thousands, except per unit amounts)  

Revenues

      

Oil sales

   $ 76,876     $ 30,565     $ 3,972  

Natural gas sales

     46,303       16,093       1,055  

Natural gas liquid sales

     35,217       8,307       658  

Natural gas and natural gas liquid sales—Affiliates

     7,989       —         —    

Loss on derivative contracts

     (6,797     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     159,588       54,965       5,685  

Operating Expenses

      

Production expenses

     16,872       5,090       549  

Gathering, transportation and processing

     18,602       5,920       273  

Production taxes

     3,685       1,087       190  

Exploration expenses

     32,629       5,258       121  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     37,012       24,909       2,060  

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     364       87       31  

General and administrative

     31,357       5,581       2,074  

Gain on sale of oil and natural gas properties

     (838     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     139,683       47,932       5,298  

Total operating income

     19,905       7,033       387  

Other income (expense)

      

Interest expense

     (1,461     (86     —    

Other income

     13       —         4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other (expense) income

     (1,448     (86     4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 18,457     $ 6,947     $ 391  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per unit

      

Basic

   $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of units outstanding

      

Basic

     2,001,370       1,242,852       403,392  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     2,001,370       1,242,852       403,392  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity

For the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015

 

(in thousands)       

Balance at January 1, 2015

   $ 15,126  

Contributions from Citizen Members

     82,775  

Net income

     391  
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

     98,292  

Contributions from Citizen Members

     169,008  

Net income

     6,947  
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

     274,247  

Contributions from Citizen Members

     95,557  

Distributions to Citizen Members

     (85,614

Acquisition of oil and natural gas properties in exchange for equity units

     1,281,743  

Equity-based compensation

     379  

Net income

     18,457  
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

   $ 1,584,769  
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Statements of Cash Flows

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  
     2017     2016     2015  
     (in thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities

      

Net income

   $ 18,457     $ 6,947     $ 391  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     37,012       24,909       2,060  

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     364       87       31  

Unproved leasehold amortization and impairment and dry hole expense

     25,377       5,258       —    

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     175       —         —    

Loss on derivative contracts

     6,797       —         —    

Net cash received for derivative settlements

     2,705       —         —    

Gain on sale of oil and natural gas property

     (838     —         —    

Equity-based compensation

     379       —         —    

Other

     (11     (41     —    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities increasing (decreasing) cash:

      

Accounts receivable—Oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid sales

     (62,170     (12,473     (3,009

Accounts receivable—Oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid sales—Affiliates

     (4,695     —         —    

Accounts receivable—Joint interest owners

     (10,069     (33,663     (2,416

Accounts receivable—Other

     1,340       (1,735     (847

Other current assets

     (2,314     (1,218     (1,799

Drilling advances

     (25,363     22,760       2,590  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     47,801       14,409       5,558  

Accounts payable—Affiliates

     13,412       —         —    

Revenue payable

     (5,793     10,900       2,078  

Revenue payable—Affiliates

     17,709       —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     60,275       36,140       4,637  

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Acquisition of oil and natural gas properties

     (42,701     (144,774     (47,874

Development of oil and natural gas properties

     (167,122     (96,335     (18,117

Acquisition of other property and equipment

     (1,332     —         —    

Proceeds from the sale of oil and natural gas properties

     1,435       —         —    

Other

     (2,801     —         (190
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (212,521     (241,109     (66,181

Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Proceeds from borrowings

     105,339       20,000       —    

Repayments of borrowings

     (40,000     —         —    

Deferred financing costs

     (2,885     —         —    

Distribution to Citizen members

     (11,147     —         —    

Contributions from Citizen members

     95,557       169,008       82,775  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     146,864       189,008       82,775  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (5,382     (15,961     21,231  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     6,853       22,814       1,583  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 1,471     $ 6,853     $ 22,814  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Statements of Cash Flows, continued

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  
     2017     2016      2015  
     (in thousands)  

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

       

Cash paid for interest

   $ 1,036     $ 86      $ —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activity:

       

Change in accrued capital expenditures

   $ 147,142     $ 4,922      $ 2,298  

Distribution to Citizen Members of assets and liabilities

   $ (74,467   $ —        $ —    

Acquisition of oil and natural gas properties for equity

   $ 1,281,743     $ —        $ —    

 

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

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 1 – Business and Organization

Roan Resources LLC (the “Company” or “Roan”) is a Delaware Limited Liability Company formed on May 30, 2017, to engage in the acquisition, development, production, exploration and sale of oil and natural gas reserves. The Company’s oil and natural gas properties are located in Central Oklahoma. The Company’s corporate headquarters is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

On August 31, 2017, the Company executed a contribution agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) by and among the Company, Citizen Energy II, LLC (“Citizen”), Linn Energy Holdings, LLC (“LEH”) and Linn Operating, LLC (“LOI”, and together with LEH, “Linn”) pursuant to which, among other things, Citizen and Linn agreed to contribute oil and natural gas properties within an area-of-mutual-interest to the Company (collectively the “Contribution”). In exchange for their contributions, Citizen and Linn each received a 50% equity interest in the Company.

The contributions of oil and natural gas properties to Roan by Citizen and Linn were determined to meet the definition of a business. However, as Roan had no assets or operations prior to the Contribution, it was determined that Citizen was the acquirer for accounting purposes in accordance with ASC 805. As a result, the information in the accompanying financial statements and footnotes for the period prior to the Contribution reflects the historical results of Citizen, as Citizen is the predecessor. Citizen is a Delaware Limited Liability Company formed on July 18, 2014, to engage in the acquisition, development, production, exploration and sale of oil and natural gas properties located in Central Oklahoma. For the period following the Contribution, the information in the accompanying financial statements and footnotes reflects the results of Roan. See Note 4 – Acquisitions and Divestitures for additional discussion of the business combination of the oil and natural gas properties contributed by Linn.

In conjunction with the Contribution Agreement, the Company entered into Master Services Agreements with both Citizen and Linn (“MSAs”). Under the MSAs, Citizen and Linn provide certain services in respect to the oil and natural gas properties they contributed to the Company. Such services include serving as operator of the oil and natural gas properties contributed, land administration, marketing, information technology and accounting services. As a result of Citizen and Linn continuing to serve as operator of the contributed assets and contracting directly with vendors for goods and services for operations, Citizen and Linn collect amounts due from joint interest owners for their share of costs and bills the Company for its share of costs. See Note 12 – Transactions with Affiliates for additional discussion of the MSAs and transactions with Citizen and Linn.

Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements and related footnotes in conformity with GAAP requires that management formulate estimates and assumptions that affect revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. A significant item that requires management’s estimates and assumptions is the estimate of proved oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid (“NGLs”) reserves which are used in the calculation of depletion of the Company’s oil and natural gas properties and impairment, if any, of proved oil and natural gas properties. Changes in estimated quantities of its reserves could impact the Company’s reported financial results as well as disclosures regarding the quantities and value of proved oil and natural gas reserves. Although management believes these estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from these estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Revenues from the sale of oil, natural gas and NGLs are recognized when the product is delivered at a fixed or determinable price, title has transferred and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company recognizes revenues from the sale of oil, natural gas and NGLs using the sales method, whereby revenue is recorded based on the Company’s share of volumes sold. If the Company’s aggregate sales volumes for a well are greater (or less) than its proportionate share of production from the well, a liability (or receivable) is established to the extent there are insufficient proved reserves available to make up the overproduced (or under produced) imbalance. There were no material imbalances at December 31, 2017 or 2016.

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Business Combinations

The Company accounts for all business combinations using the acquisition method, which involves the use of significant judgment. In a business combination, the acquiring company must allocate the cost of the acquisition to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on fair values as of the acquisition date. Any excess or shortage of amounts assigned to assets and liabilities over or under the purchase price is recorded as a gain on bargain purchase or goodwill.

The Company estimates the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination using various assumptions (all of which are Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy). The most significant assumptions typically relate to the estimated fair values assigned to proved and unproved oil and natural gas properties. To estimate the fair values of the proved and unproved oil and natural gas properties, the Company develops estimates of oil, natural gas and NGL reserves. Estimates of reserves are based on the quantities of oil, natural gas and NGLs that geological and engineering data demonstrate, with reasonable certainty, to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. Additionally, a risk factor is applied to reserves by reserve type based on industry standards. The Company estimates future prices to apply to the estimated net quantities of reserves based on the applicable ownership percentage acquired and estimates future operating and development costs to arrive at estimates of future net cash flows. The future net cash flows are discounted using a market-based weighted average cost of capital rate determined appropriate at the time of the acquisition.

Oil and Natural Gas Properties

The Company follows the successful efforts method to account for its exploration and production activities. Under this method, costs incurred to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire a property, whether unproved or proved, are capitalized when incurred. The Company initially capitalizes exploratory well costs pending a determination whether proved reserves have been found. At the completion of drilling activities, the costs of exploratory wells remain capitalized if a determination is made that proved reserves have been found. If no proved reserves have been found, the costs of exploratory wells are charged to expense. In some cases, a determination of proved reserves cannot be made at the completion of drilling, requiring additional testing and evaluation of the wells.

Other exploration costs, including geological and geophysical costs, delay rentals and administrative costs associated with unproved property and unsuccessful exploratory well costs are expensed as incurred. Additionally, costs to operate and maintain wells and field equipment are expensed as incurred.

Depletion is computed on a units-of-production basis over the remaining estimated life of proved reserves. Capitalized drilling and development costs of producing oil and natural gas properties are amortized based on the total estimated proved developed reserves. Proved leasehold costs associated with proved reserves are depleted based on total proved reserves, which includes proved undeveloped reserves. Under the unit-of-production method, oil and natural gas volumes are considered produced once they have been measured through meters at custody transfer or sales transaction points at the outlet valve on the lease or field storage tank.

Unproved properties and the related costs are transferred to proved properties when reserves are discovered on, or otherwise attributed, to the property.

The net carrying values of retired, sold or abandoned proved properties that constitute less than a complete unit of depletable property are charged, net of proceeds, to accumulate depreciation, depletion and amortization unless doing so significantly affect the unit-of-production amortization rate, in which case a gain or loss is recognized to earnings. Gains or losses from the disposal of complete units of depletable property are recognized in earnings.

Proceeds from sales of all or a partial interest in individual unproved properties assessed for impairment on a group basis are accounted for as a recovery of costs. No gain or loss is recognized unless the sales proceeds exceed the original cost of the entire interest in the property, in which a gain will be recognized for the excess.

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Impairment of Oil and Natural Gas Properties

Proved oil and natural gas properties are evaluated for impairment annually or when facts or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of those assets may not be recoverable, such as when there are declines in oil and natural gas prices or well performance. In performing this assessment, assets are grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. An impairment loss is indicated if the sum of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows related to an asset group is less than the carrying value of that asset group. If an impairment loss has been incurred, the loss recognized is the excess of the carrying amount over the estimated fair value.

The Company calculates the estimated fair value using a discounted future cash flow model. Management’s assumptions associated with the calculation of future cash flows include oil and natural gas prices based on NYMEX futures price strips, as well as other assumptions, including (i) pricing adjustments for differentials, (ii) production costs, (iii) capital expenditures, (iv) production volumes, (v) timing of development, and (vi) estimated reserves. A discount rate, consistent with that used by market participants, is applied to the estimated future cash flows in order to estimate fair value. Cash flow estimates for impairment testing exclude the effects of derivative instruments.

It is reasonably possible that the estimate of undiscounted future net cash flows may change in the future resulting in the need to impair carrying values. The primary factors that may affect estimates of future cash flows are (i) oil and natural gas futures prices, (ii) increases or decreases in production and capital costs, (iii) future reserve adjustments, both positive and negative, to proved reserves and appropriate risk-adjusted probable and possible reserves, and (iv) results of future drilling activities.

The Company’s unproved properties are assessed for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances dictated that the carrying value of those assets may not be recoverable. Unproved leasehold costs are amortized on a group basis if individually insignificant, and a valuation allowance is established with a monthly amortization charge to exploration expense for the portion of the properties’ total cost that management estimates may never be transferred to proved properties during the lives of the respective leases. The impairment amortization rate considers the Company’s current drilling plans, the remaining terms of the respective leases and the results of exploratory drilling activity, and can be affected by economic factors including oil and natural gas price outlooks, projected capital costs, and available liquidity.

Costs of expired or relinquished leases are charged against the valuation allowance.

Drilling Advances

The Company’s drilling advances consist of cash provided to the Company from its joint interest partners for planned drilling activities. Advances are applied against the joint interest partner’s share of expenses incurred. As noted above, the Company entered into MSAs with Citizen and Linn to perform services, including operating the contributed assets. Any drilling advances due to or from other joint interest owners are maintained by Citizen and Linn. See Note 12 – Transactions with Affiliates for additional discussion of the MSAs and transactions with Citizen and Linn.

Asset Retirement Obligation

The Company is obligated to fund the costs of disposing of long-lived assets upon their abandonment. The Company’s asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) relate to the plugging of wells and the related abandonment of oil and natural gas properties. AROs are recognized as liabilities with an increase to the carrying amounts of the related assets when the obligation is incurred. The cost of the asset, including ARO, is depreciated over the useful life of the asset. Fair value of ARO is measured using the expected future cash outflows required to satisfy the retirement obligations discounted at the Company’s credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate. Accretion expense is recognized over time as the discounted liabilities are accreted to their expected settlement value and the liability is settled or the well is sold, at which time the liability is removed. Accretion expense is included in accretion expense in the accompany statements of operations.

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Derivative Instruments

The Company has entered into commodity derivative instruments to reduce the effect of price changes on a portion of the Company’s future oil and natural gas production.

The commodity derivative instruments are measured at fair value and are included in the balance sheet as derivative assets and derivative liabilities, on a net basis by counterparty. The Company has not designated any of the derivative contracts as fair value or cash flow hedges for accounting purposes for any of the periods presented. Accordingly, net gains and losses on commodity derivative instruments are recorded based on the changes in the fair values of the derivative instruments and are included in loss on derivative contracts in the accompanying statements of operations. The Company’s cash flow is impacted when the settlements under the commodity derivative contracts result in making or receiving a payment to or from the counterparty and are reflected as operating activities in the Company’s statements of cash flows. The Company’s firm sales contracts qualify for the normal purchase and normal sale exception. Contracts that qualify for this treatment do not require mark-to-market accounting treatment.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company maintains its cash balances at credit-worthy financial institutions that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). At times, cash balances may be in excess of FDIC limits. The Company has not incurred any losses related to the amounts in excess of FDIC limits.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable consists mainly of receivables from oil, natural gas and NGL purchasers and joint interest owners on properties the Company operates. Accounts receivable from the sale of oil, natural gas and NGLs are accrued based on estimates of the volumetric sales and prices the Company believes it will receive. The Company routinely reviews outstanding balances, assesses the financial strength of its purchasers and joint interest owners and records a reserve for amounts not expected to be fully recovered. The need for an allowance is determined based upon reviews of individual accounts, existing economic conditions and other pertinent factors. No bad debt expense was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 or 2015 and the Company had no reserve for bad debts at December 31, 2017 or 2016.

Deferred Financing Costs

Costs incurred in connection with the Company’s debt are capitalized and amortized as interest expense over the scheduled maturity period. Unamortized costs are associated with the Company’s revolving credit facility and are reflected as a component of long-term assets on the accompanying balance sheets.

Equity-Based Compensation

In December 2017, the Company granted certain employees performance share units (“PSUs”) pursuant to the Roan Resources LLC Management Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). PSUs issued under this Plan were recognized as equity awards based on their characteristics. The compensation measurement was based on the grant date fair value of the award. Equity compensation is recognized over the requisite service period. For employees directly involved in exploration and development activities, equity compensation is capitalized to the Company’s oil and natural gas properties. Equity compensation not capitalized is recognized in general and administrative expenses or production expense in the statements of operations.

Comprehensive Income

The Company has no elements of comprehensive income other than net income.

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Concentrations of Credit Risk

The Company sells oil, natural gas and NGLs to various types of customers. The future availability of a ready market for oil, natural gas and NGL depends on numerous factors outside the Company’s control, none of which can be predicted with certainty. Additionally, limitations on capacity at processing plants could also impact the Company’s ability to sell its oil, natural gas and NGLs. The Company is subject to credit risk resulting from the concentration of its oil, natural gas and NGL receivables with two significant purchasers. The Company does not believe the loss of any single purchaser would materially impact its results of operations because oil, natural gas and NGLs are fungible products with well-established markets and numerous purchasers.

For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, the Company had the following major customers that exceeded 10% of total oil, natural gas and NGL revenues:

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2017     2016     2015  

Sunoco Inc.

     40     55     61

EnLink Oklahoma Gas Processing, LP

     39     31     *  

Cimarex Energy Company

     *       *       14
      

 

*

Revenue from customer was less than 10% in this year

The Company’s derivative transactions have been carried out in the over-the-counter market. The entry into derivative transactions in the over-the-counter market involves the risk that the counterparties, which are financial institutions, may be unable to meet the financial terms of the transactions. The Company monitors on an ongoing basis the credit ratings of its derivative counterparties and considers its counterparties’ credit default risk ratings in determining the fair value of its derivative contracts. The Company’s derivative contracts are with multiple counterparties to minimize its exposure to any individual counterparty. The counterparties to the Company’s derivative contracts at December 31, 2017 are also lenders under its revolving credit facility entered into in September 2017. As a result, the Company does not require collateral or other security from counterparties nor is the Company required to post collateral to support derivative instruments. The Company has master netting agreements with all of its derivative counterparties, which allow the Company to net its derivative assets and liabilities with the same counterparty. As a result of the netting provisions, the Company’s maximum amount of loss under derivative transactions due to credit risk is limited to the net amounts due from the counterparties under the derivative contracts.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company follows a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of the inputs as follows:

Level 1— Observable inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets as of the reporting date.

Level 2— Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data. These are inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date.

Level 3— Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data and may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Reclassifications of fair value between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, if applicable, are made at the end of each quarter. There were no transfers between levels during 2017 or 2016.

The carrying values of the Company’s receivables, payables and long-term debt are estimated to be substantially the same as their fair values at December 31, 2017 and 2016. As noted above, the Company carries its derivative financial instruments at fair value.

Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is subject to legal proceedings, claims, and liabilities that arise in the ordinary course of business. An accrual is recorded for a loss contingency when its occurrence is probable and damages can be reasonably estimated based on the anticipated most likely outcome or the minimum amount within a range of possible outcomes. The Company regularly reviews contingencies to determine the adequacy of its accruals and related disclosures. The amount of ultimate loss may differ from these estimates. Except for environmental contingencies acquired in a business combination, which are recorded at fair value, the Company accrues losses associated with environmental obligations when such losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated.

Earnings per Unit

The Company uses the treasury stock method to determine the potential dilutive effect of outstanding performance share units. Refer to Note 11 – Performance Share Units for details on the Company’s performance share units.

Income Taxes

The Company is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. The Company is treated as a flow-through entity for income tax purposes. As a result, the net taxable income or loss of the Company and any related tax credits, for federal income tax purposes, are deemed to pass to the members and are included in the Company’s tax returns even though such net taxable income or loss and tax credits may not have actually been distributed. Accordingly, no tax provision has been made in the financial statements of the Company since the income tax is an obligation of the members.

Risks and Uncertainties

Historically, the markets for oil, natural gas, and NGLs have experienced significant price fluctuations. Price fluctuations can result from variations in weather, regional levels of production, availability of transportation capacity, and various other factors. Increases or decreases in the prices the Company receives for its production could have a significant impact on the Company’s future results of operations and reserve quantities.

A portion of the Company’s oil and natural gas production may be interrupted, or shut in, from time to time for various reasons, including, but not limited to, as a result of accidents, weather conditions, the unavailability of gathering, processing, compression, transportation or refining facilities or equipment or field labor issues, or intentionally as a result of market conditions such as oil or natural gas prices that the Company deems uneconomic. If a substantial amount of the Company’s production is interrupted or shut in, the Company’s cash flows and, in turn, it’s financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Note 3—Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In January 2017, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. ASU 2016-09 changes several aspects of how companies account for share-based payments, including the accounting for income taxes when awards vest or are settled, statutory withholding requirements and forfeitures. As a result of adoption, the Company will reflect forfeitures of share-based payments in the period forfeitures occur.

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

In September 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2015-16, Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments (“ASU 2015-16”), which requires the acquirer in a business combination to recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The standard is effective for private entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted this ASU effective January 2017. Adoption of ASU 2015-16 in 2017 did not have an impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Recent Accounting Standards Issued Not Yet Adopted

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This update supersedes most of the existing revenue recognition requirements in GAAP and requires (i) an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services and (ii) requires expanded disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and certainty of revenue and cash flows from contracts with customers. The standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within those fiscal years, with early application permitted. The standard allows for either full retrospective adoption, meaning the standard is applied to all periods presented in the financial statements, or modified retrospective adoption, meaning the standard is applied only to the most current period presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its financial statements and related disclosures. The Company plans to use the modified retrospective method.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. This update applies to any entity that enters into a lease, with some specified scope exemptions. Under this update, a lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. While there were no major changes to the lessor accounting, changes were made to align key aspects with the revenue recognition guidance. This update will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim reporting periods within those fiscal years, with early application permitted. Entities will be required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company enters into lease agreements to support its operations, such as office space, vehicles, and drilling rigs. This ASU will not impact the accounting or financial presentation of the Company’s mineral leases. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 4 – Acquisitions and Divestitures

2017 Acquisitions and Divestitures

Linn Acquisition

As noted in Note 1 – Business and Organization, in connection with the Contribution, the Company acquired from Linn certain oil and natural gas properties located in Central Oklahoma (the “Linn Acquisition”). In exchange for the contributed oil and natural gas properties, Linn received a 50% equity interest in the Company valued at approximately $1.3 billion based on the value of the business. At the time of the Linn Acquisition, the Company consisted of oil and natural gas properties contributed by Citizen and Linn. Accordingly, the fair value of the Company was primarily comprised of the fair value of these contributed oil and natural gas properties. See Note 10 – Equity for further discussion of the equity issued to Linn.

As the Linn Acquisition was determined to be a business combination as the acquired oil and natural gas properties met the definition of a business, the acquired assets and liabilities were recorded at fair value as of August 31, 2017, the acquisition date. The following assumptions were used to determine the fair value of the oil and natural gas properties:

 

Discount rate

   9.50%

Reserve risk factor (1)

   35%-100%

Oil price

   three years NYMEX WTI forward curve

Natural gas price

   three years NYMEX Henry Hub forward curve

NGL price

   39% of oil price

Price escalation (2)

   2.00%

 

(1)

Possible reserves had a reserve risk factor of 35%, probable reserves had a reserve risk factor of 75%, and proved undeveloped reserves had a reserve risk factor of 90%.

(2)

Prices were escalated at the end of the forward curve

The following table summarizes the purchase price and allocation of the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

 

Consideration given

  

Equity units

   $ 1,281,743  
  

 

 

 

Allocation of purchase price

  

Inventory

     205  

Proved oil and natural gas properties

     214,647  

Unproved oil and natural gas properties

     1,086,600  
  

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

     1,301,452  

Asset retirement obligations

     (7,547

Revenue suspense

     (12,162
  

 

 

 

Total fair value of net assets acquired

   $ 1,281,743  
  

 

 

 

Revenues of $34.1 million and revenues less direct operating expenses of $26.6 million associated with the assets from the Linn Acquisition are included in the accompanying statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

The following unaudited pro forma combined results of operations is provided for the year ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 as though the Linn Acquisition had been completed as of January 1, 2015. The pro forma combined results of operations have been prepared by adjusting the historical results of the Company to include the historical results of the assets acquired in the Linn Acquisition.

These supplemental pro forma results of operations are provided for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of the actual results that would have been achieved by the combined company for the periods presented or that may be achieved by the combined company in the future. The pro forma results of operations do not include any cost savings or other synergies that resulted, or may result, from the Linn Acquisition or any estimated costs incurred to integrate the Linn Acquisition.

 

     (Unaudited)  
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2017      2016      2015  
     (in thousands)  

Revenue

   $ 215,588      $ 90,238      $ 28,139  

Net income

   $ 44,269      $ 26,378      $ 6,299  

Other 2017 Acquisitions

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company also acquired, from unrelated third parties, interests in approximately 23,400 net acres of leasehold in separately negotiated transactions for aggregate cash consideration of $49.7 million, all of which were accounted for as asset acquisitions and recorded as additions to unproved oil and natural gas properties.

As discussed in Note 12 – Transactions with Affiliates, Citizen and Linn acquired unproved acreage during 2017 on the Company’s behalf.

2016 Acquisitions

April 14, 2016 Acquisition

On April 14, 2016, the Company acquired an unrelated third party’s interests in approximately 5,791 net acres of leasehold, and related producing properties located in Central Oklahoma. The seller received aggregate consideration of approximately $8.9 million in cash. The effective date for the acquisition was February 1, 2016, with purchase price adjustments calculated as of the closing date on April 14, 2016.

The acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method under ASC 805, which requires the acquired assets and liabilities to be recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date of April 14, 2016. The following table summarizes the purchase price and the final allocation of the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumes (in thousands):

Other 2016 Acquisitions

 

Consideration given

  

Total cash consideration

   $ 8,854  
  

 

 

 

Allocation of purchase price

  

Proved oil and natural gas properties

     1,128  

Unproved oil and natural gas properties

     7,774  
  

 

 

 

Total oil and natural gas properties acquired

     8,902  

Asset retirement obligations

     (48
  

 

 

 

Total fair value of net assets acquired

   $ 8,854  
  

 

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company also acquired, from unrelated third parties, interests in approximately 62,461 net acres of unproved leasehold in separately negotiated transactions for aggregate cash consideration of $137.6 million, all of which were accounted for as asset acquisitions and recorded as additions to unproved oil and natural gas properties.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 5 – Oil and Natural Gas Properties

The Company’s oil and natural gas properties are in the continental United States. The oil and natural gas properties includes the following:

 

     December 31,  
     2017      2016  
     (in thousands)  

Oil and natural gas properties

     

Proved

   $ 750,492      $ 184,376  

Unproved

     1,126,459        141,004  

Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment

     (78,307      (27,002
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Oil and natural gas properties, net

   $ 1,798,644      $ 298,378  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no exploratory well costs pending determination of proved reserves at December 31, 2017 or 2016 nor any unsuccessful exploratory dry hole costs during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. During the year ended December 31, 2017, there was $1.3 million associated with exploratory dry hole costs that is included in exploration costs in the accompanying statements of operations.

At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s estimate of undiscounted future cash flows attributable to its proved oil and natural gas properties indicated that the carrying amount was expected to be recovered. No impairment of proved oil and natural gas properties was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded abandonment and impairment expense on its unproved oil and natural gas properties of $4.5 million and $5.3 million, respectively, for leases which have expired, or are expected to expire. Impairment expense on unproved oil and natural gas properties is included in exploration expense in the accompanying statements of operations. There was no abandonment and impairment expense on unproved oil and natural gas properties during the year ended December 31, 2015.

Note 6 – Asset Retirement Obligations

The following is a reconciliation of the changes in the Company’s ARO for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2017      2016  
     (in thousands)  

Asset retirement obligation, beginning balance

   $ 2,245      $ 1,161  

Liabilities incurred or acquired

     8,118        1,054  

Revisions in estimated cash flows

     42        (16

Liabilities settled

     —          (41

Accretion expense

     364        87  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation, ending balance

     10,769        2,245  

Less: current portion of obligations

     —          3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 10,769      $ 2,242  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2017, liabilities incurred or acquired includes $7.5 million assumed as part of the Linn Acquisition. The current portion of ARO is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the accompanying balance sheets.

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 7 – Long-Term Debt

On September 1, 2016, the Company entered into a credit agreement with lender with an initial borrowing base of $20.0 million (the “2016 Credit Facility”). On October 20, 2016, the Company amended the 2016 Credit Facility to increase the borrowing base to $35.0 million. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had $20.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the 2016 Credit Facility. Amounts borrowed under the 2016 Credit Facility bore interest at London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus an applicable margin, based on the utilization percentage of the facility as provided for in the credit agreement. Additionally, the 2016 Credit Facility provided for a commitment fee of 0.25% and that was payable at the end of each calendar quarter. At December 31, 2016, the 2016 Credit Facility had an interest rate of 2.37%.

On April 19, 2017, Citizen replaced its 2016 Credit Facility and entered into a two-year, $500.0 million credit facility (“Citizen 2017 Credit Facility”), which had an initial borrowing base of $82.5 million. On August 31, 2017, the Citizen 2017 Credit Facility was terminated and the outstanding balance of $20.3 million was repaid.

On September 5, 2017, the Company entered into a $750 million credit agreement with an initial borrowing base of $200.0 million and maturity on September 5, 2022 (the “2017 Credit Facility”). In November 2017, the Company increased the borrowing base to $275.0 million. Redetermination of the borrowing base of the 2017 Credit Facility occurs semiannually on October 1 and April 1. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $85.3 million of outstanding borrowings under the 2017 Credit Facility.

Principal maturities of the Company’s borrowings, consistent of amounts outstanding under the 2017 Credit Facility, at December 31, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):

 

2018

   $ —    

2019

     —    

2020

     —    

2021

     —    

2022

     85,339  
  

 

 

 
   $ 85,339  
  

 

 

 

At December 31, 2017, the 2017 Credit Facility had an interest rate of 4.03%. Amounts borrowed under the 2017 Credit Facility bear interest at LIBOR or the alternate base rate (“ABR”). Either rate is adjusted upward by an applicable margin, based on the utilization percentage of the 2017 Credit Facility. Additionally, the 2017 Credit Facility provides for a commitment fee of 0.50%, which is payable at the end of each calendar quarter. The pricing grid below shows the applicable margin for LIBOR rate loans depending on the Utilization Level (as defined in the credit agreement) as of the date of this filing:

 

Utilization Level

  

Utilization

  

LIBOR

Margin

  

Applicable

Margin

  

Commitment

Fee

Level I

   < 25%    2.25%    1.25%    0.500%

Level II

   ³25% but <50%    2.50%    1.50%    0.500%

Level III

   ³50% but <75%    2.75%    1.75%    0.500%

Level IV

   ³75% but <90%    3.00%    2.00%    0.500%

Level V

   ³90%    3.25%    2.25%    0.500%

The 2017 Credit Facility contains representations, warranties, covenants, conditions and defaults customary for transactions of this type, including but not limited to: (i) limitations on liens and incurrence of debt covenants; (ii) limitations on the sale of property, mergers, consolidations and other similar transactions covenants; (iii) limitations on investments, loans and advances covenants; and (iv) limitations on dividends, distributions, redemptions and restricted payments covenants. Additionally, the Company is limited from hedging in excess of 85% of its future proved production for the next eight quarters per its most recent reserve report. If the amount of borrowings outstanding exceed 50% of the borrowing base, the Company is required to hedge a minimum of 50% of the future production expected to be derived from proved developed reserves for the next eight quarters per its most recent reserve report.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

The 2017 Credit Facility also contains financial covenants requiring the Company to comply with a leverage ratio of the Company’s consolidated debt to consolidated EBITDAX (as defined in the credit agreement) for the period of four fiscal quarters then ended to exceed 4.00 to 1.00 and a current ratio of the Company’s consolidated current assets to consolidated current liabilities (as defined in the credit agreement) as of the fiscal quarter ended to be less than 1.00 to 1.00.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the 2017 Credit Facility.

Note 8 – Derivative Instruments

The Company utilizes fixed price swaps and basis swaps to manage the price risk associated with forecasted sale of its oil and natural gas production. Fixed price swaps are settled monthly based on differences between the fixed price specified in the contract and the referenced settlement price. Basis swaps are settled monthly based on differences between a fixed price differential and the applicable market price differential. When the referenced settlement price is less than the price specified in the contract, the Company receives an amount from the counterparty based on the price difference multiplied by the volume. Similarly, when the referenced settlement price exceeds the price specified in the contract, the Company pays the counterparty an amount based on the price difference multiplied by the volume.

The following table represents the Company’s open commodity contracts at December 31, 2017:

 

     Total  

Oil fixed price swaps

  

2018

  

Volume (bbl)

     2,374,000  

Weighted-average price per bbl

   $ 54.47  

2019

  

Volume (bbl)

     1,140,250  

Weighted-average price per bbl

   $ 54.09  

Natural gas fixed price swaps

  

2018

  

Volume (mmbtu)

     16,440,000  

Weighted-average price per mmbtu

   $ 3.00  

2019

  

Volume (mmbtu)

     10,950,000  

Weighted-average price per mmbtu

   $ 2.97  

Natural gas basis swaps

  

2018

  

Volume (mmbtu)

     16,440,000  

Weighted-average price per mmbtu

   $ 0.55  

2019

  

Volume (mmbtu)

     10,950,000  

Weighted-average price per mmbtu

   $ 0.55  

The Company nets the fair value of derivative instruments by counterparty in the accompanying balance sheets where the right to offset exists. See Note 9 – Fair Value Measurements for further information regarding the fair value measurement of the Company’s derivatives.

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The Company has elected to not account for commodity derivative instruments as hedging instruments, gains or losses resulting from the change in fair value along with the gains or losses resulting in settlement of derivative contracts are reflected in loss on derivative contracts included in the statement of operations. For the year ended December 31, 2017, loss on derivatives was $6.8 million, which includes $2.7 million of net gain on derivatives settled in 2017. There were no commodity derivative contracts in 2016 or 2015.

Note 9 – Fair Value Measurements

Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value are classified 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, which may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels. The determination of the fair values, stated below, considers the market for the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, the associated credit risk and other factors. The Company considers active markets as those in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The Company’s recurring fair value measurements are performed for its commodity derivatives. The Company’s financial instruments, not otherwise recorded at fair value, consist primarily of cash, trade receivables, trade payables, and long-term debt. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, revenue payable, and accounts receivable approximate fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

Commodity Derivative Instruments

Commodity derivative contracts are stated at fair value in the accompanying balance sheets. The Company adjusts the valuations from the valuation model for nonperformance risk and for counterparty risk. The fair values of the Company’s commodity derivative instruments are classified as Level 2 measurements as they are calculated using industry standard models using assumptions and inputs which are substantially observable in active markets throughout the full term of the instruments. These include market price curves, contract terms and prices, credit risk adjustments, implied market volatility and discount factors. The following table presents the amounts and classifications of the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017, as well as the potential effect of netting arrangements on contracts with the same counterparty (in thousands):

 

     December 31, 2017  
     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Gross Fair
Value
    Netting     Carrying
Value
 

Assets

              

Current commodity derivatives

   $ —        $ 2,856     $ —        $ 2,856     $ (2,704   $ 152  

Long-term commodity derivatives

     —          2,182       —          2,182       (1,186     996  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ —        $ 5,038     $ —        $ 5,038     $ (3,890   $ 1,148  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

              

Current commodity derivatives

   $ —        $ (11,983   $ —        $ (11,983   $ 2,704     $ (9,279

Long-term commodity derivatives

     —          (2,557     —          (2,557     1,186       (1,371
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ —        $ (14,540   $ —        $ (14,540   $ 3,890     $ (10,650
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company applies the provisions of the fair value measurement standard on a non recurring basis to its non financial assets and liabilities, including proved property and assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. These assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis, but are subject to fair value adjustments when facts are circumstances arise that indicate a need for measurement.

The Company utilizes fair value on a non recurring basis to review its proved oil and natural gas properties for potential impairment when events and circumstances indicate a possible decline in the recoverability of the carrying value of such property. The Company uses an income approach analysis based on management’s estimated net discounted future cash flows of proved property. Unobservable inputs included estimates of oil and natural gas production, as the case may be, from the Company’s reserve reports, commodity prices based on the sales contract terms or forward price curves, operating and development costs, and a discount rate based on a market-based weighted average cost of capital (all of which are Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy).

The Company’s other non-recurring fair value measurements include the purchase price allocations for the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired through business combinations, please refer to Note 4 — Acquisitions and Divestitures for additional discussion, and the determination of the grant date fair value of the Company’s performance share units. The fair value of assets and liabilities acquired through business combinations is calculated using a discounted-cash flow approach using level 3 inputs. Cash flow estimates require forecasts and assumptions for many years into the future for a variety of factors, including risk-adjusted oil and gas reserves, commodity prices, development costs, and operating costs, based on market participant assumptions. The fair value of assets or liabilities associated with purchase price allocations is on a non-recurring basis and is not measured in periods after initial recognition. The grant date fair value of the Company’s performance share units is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model. Please refer to Note 11 – Performance Share Units for additional discussion.

Note 10 – Equity

As of December 31, 2017, the Company’s operations were governed by the provisions of the Amended and Restated LLC Agreement (“LLC Agreement”), effective August 31, 2017, and the Company has one class of membership interests outstanding. The membership units (the “Units”) represent capital interests in the Company. Distributions are made pro rata in accordance with their membership interests. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had 10.0 billion Units authorized and 3.0 billion Units issued and outstanding. Pursuant to the LLC Agreement (and as is customary for limited liability companies), the liability of the Members is limited to their contributed capital.

In connection with the Contribution, the Company issued 1.5 billion units, which represents a 50% equity interest in the Company, to Linn in exchange for the contribution of oil and natural gas properties. See Note 4 – Acquisitions and Divestitures for additional discussion of the Linn Acquisition. Additionally, the Company issued 1.5 billion units, which represents a 50% equity interest in the Company, to Citizen in exchange for the contribution of oil and natural gas properties. The fair value of the units issued to Citizen was the same as the units issued to Linn.

As Citizen is deemed the historical acquirer, the issuance of 1.5 billion units to Citizen was reflected on a retroactive basis with Citizen having 1,398 Class A units issued and outstanding at the time of the Contribution.

For the period January 1, 2017 through August 31, 2017 and the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, Citizen’s operations were governed by the provisions of the Citizen Amended and Restated Operating Agreement (“Citizen Operating Agreement”), effective February 29, 2016, and Citizen had two classes of membership interests outstanding, Class A and Class B. Class A represented capital interests in Citizen and Class B represented interests in profits, losses and distributions. Distributions were made to the Series A and Series B Members pro rata in accordance with their membership interests; however, once the Class A received an internal rate of return threshold of 9% prior to distributions to any other class of interest, the Class B received a percentage of distributions in excess of their membership interests based on the terms of the Citizen Operating Agreement.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Citizen’s Class B units were considered profits interest and are accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 710 (“ASC 710”), Compensation – general. No compensation expense has been recorded with respect to the Class B units because no distributions have occurred.

The Company’s unit activity for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 is as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2017      2016      2015  
     (in thousands)  

Issued and outstanding units, beginning of the year (1)

     1,500,000        813,021        165,771  

Issuance of units to Citizen Members (1)

     —          686,979        647,250  

Units issued in exchange for contribution of oil and natural gas properties

     1,500,000        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Issued and outstanding units, end of the year

     3,000,000        1,500,000        813,021  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Reflects exchange of Citizen units for Roan units on retroactive basis

During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, Citizen’s Members made contributions of $95.6 million, $169.0 million, and $82.8 million, respectively, to Citizen to fund its operations.

Assets and liabilities held by Citizen as of August 31, 2017 that were not contributed to the Company were deemed distributions to the Citizen Members, which totaled $85.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2017.

Note 11 – Performance Share Units

The Company has adopted the Plan, which provides for future grants of options, unit appreciation rights, restricted units, phantom units, unit awards, performance awards and other unit-based awards. The Company has reserved 105 million Units for delivery with respect to these awards.

During December 2017, Roan made grants of approximately16.4 million PSUs pursuant to the terms of the Plan and individual Performance Share Unit Agreements. The percent of awarded PSUs in which each recipient vests, if any, will range from 0% to 200% based on the Company’s value on December 31, 2020 (“Performance Period End Date”). The Company’s value on the Performance Period End Date will be determined by (a) if prior to an initial public offering, the value of the Company determined in good faith by a designated committee of the Board of Managers of the Company, or (b) if on or following an initial public offering, the market value of the public entity determined with reference to the volume-weighted average price of the publicly traded securities of the public entity for the 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Performance Period End Date, as reported on the stock exchange composite tape. Each vested PSU is exchangeable for one Unit of the Company.

The following table summarizes information related to the Company’s PSU awards:

 

     Number of
Units
     Weighted
Average Fair
Value
     Total Fair
Value ($ in
thousands)
 

Units outstanding at December 31, 2016

     —        $ —        $ —    

Units granted

     16,350,000      $ 1.41      $ 23,054  

Units vested

     —        $ —        $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Units outstanding at December 31, 2017

     16,350,000      $ 1.41      $ 23,054  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Compensation expense associated with the PSU awards for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $0.4 million and is included in general and administrative expenses on the accompany statement of operations. Unrecognized expense as of December 31, 2017 for all outstanding PSU awards was $22.7 million and will be recognized over a weighted-average remaining period of 3.0 years.

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The grant date fair value of the PSUs was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model, which results in an estimated percentage of performance share units earned and estimated Company value on the Performance Period End Date. The grant date fair value of the PSUs is expensed on a straight-line basis from the grant date to the Performance Period End Date.

The Monte Carlo simulation process is a generally accepted statistical technique used, in this instance, to simulate the future Unit price and overall market value of the Company. The simulation uses a risk-neutral framework along with the risk-free rate of return, and an estimate for equity volatility of the Company based on peer companies. A Unit price path is simulated for the Company and is used to determine the payout percentages and the Unit price of the Company’s Units as of the Performance Period End Date. The ending Unit price is multiplied by the payout percentage to determine the projected payout, which is then discounted using the risk-free rate of return to the grant date to determine the grant date fair value of the PSUs for that iteration. When enough iterations are generated within a Monte Carlo simulation model, the resulting distribution gives a reasonable estimate of the range of future expected Unit prices and grant date fair value of the PSUs.

The following assumptions were used for the Monte Carlo simulation model to determine the grant date fair value and associated compensation expense for the PSU awards granted in December 2017:

 

Company enterprise value

   $ 3.76 billion  

Equity volatility

     35.00

Weighted average risk-free interest rate

     1.94

Note 12 –Transactions with Affiliates

Management Service Agreements

For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company incurred approximately $10.0 million in charges related to the services provided under the MSAs which are recorded in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.

Citizen and Linn bill the Company for its share of operating costs in accordance with the MSAs. At December 31, 2017, the Company had $46.5 million and $55.5 million due to Citizen and Linn, respectively. These amounts are included in accounts payable – affiliates and accrued capital expenditures—affiliates in the accompany balance sheets.

Acquisition of Acreage

As provided for in the Contribution Agreement, Citizen and Linn acquired additional acreage within an area of mutual interest on behalf of the Company. As of December 31, 2017, the additional acreage acquired totaled $63.0 million and the Company has reflected the amount due to Citizen and Linn in accrued capital expenditures – affiliates. See Note 14 – Subsequent Events for further discussion of the settlement of the payable due to Citizen and Linn related to the additional acquired acreage.

Natural Gas Dedication Agreement

The Company has a gas dedication agreement with Blue Mountain Midstream LLC (“Blue Mountain”), which is a subsidiary of Linn. Amounts due from Blue Mountain at December 31, 2017 of $4.7 million are reflected as Accounts Receivable – Oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids sales – Affiliates and sales to Blue Mountain of $8.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 are reflected as Natural gas and natural gas liquids sales – Affiliates. See further discussion of this gas dedication agreement in Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies.

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Consulting Services

Atlas, LLC (“Atlas”) provides the Company supervisory services throughout drilling and completion operations. Atlas is wholly owned jointly by a director and an employee of Citizen. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, the Company incurred $2.3 million, $2.0 million, and $0.3 million respectively, in charges related to services provided which are recorded in the balance sheet within oil and natural gas properties, successful efforts on the accompanying balance sheet. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had no amounts payable to Atlas.

Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may at times be subject to claims and legal actions. Management believes it is remote that the impact of such matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Environmental Matters

The Company is subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment. These laws, which are often changing, regulate the discharge of materials into the environment and may require the Company to remove or mitigate the environmental effects of the disposal or release of petroleum or chemical substances at various sites. The Company has established procedures for the ongoing evaluation of its operations to identify potential environmental exposures and to comply with regulatory policies and procedures. At December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company had no environmental matters requiring specific disclosure or requiring the recognition of a liability.

Rig Commitments

The Company has drilling rig contracts with terms extending through 2018. These drilling commitments at December 31, 2017 were approximately $5.1 million. As discussed in Note 12 – Transactions with Affiliates, Citizen and Linn are serving as operator of the contributed as assets. As operator, they have contracted drilling rigs on the Company’s behalf. Such rigs are committed on a well-by-well basis.

Natural Gas Dedication Agreements

The Company has dedicated its natural gas production from the oil and natural gas properties contributed by Citizen under an agreement with a third party. Under this dedication agreement, the Company is required to deliver its natural gas production from a geographic area, as defined in the agreement, through November 2030. There is no specified volume or volume penalty in the agreement.

For the oil and natural gas properties contributed by Linn, the Company assumed Linn’s dedication agreement with Blue Mountain. The agreement with Blue Mountain requires the Company to deliver all of its natural gas production from its oil and natural gas properties in the contract area, as defined in the agreement, through November 2030. There is no specified volume or volume penalty in the agreement.

Volume Commitment

The Company has a minimum volume delivery commitment of natural gas of 18,250,000 mcf by November 2021. Under this commitment, the Company is required to delivery natural gas from a specified area, as defined in the agreement. As of December 31, 2017, the Company has delivered 3,037,500 mcf under this commitment. In the event that the Company is unable to meet this natural gas volume delivery commitment, it would incur deficiency fees of $0.625 per mcf.

Note 14 – Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events through June 29, 2018, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued. No events or transactions other than those already disclosed have occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date that might require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

As discussed in Note 12 – Transactions with Affiliates, Citizen and Linn acquired acreage during 2017 on the Company’s behalf. In March 2018, the Company paid Linn $22.9 million and issued equity units to both Citizen and Linn with a total value of $40.0 million for the additional acreage.

The MSAs with Citizen and Linn ended in April 2018 with the Company taking over operations of the oil and natural gas properties as of May 2018.

In May 2018, the Company amended its 2017 Credit Facility, which provided additional time for the Company to remit its annual financial statements.

Note 15 – Supplemental Information on Oil, Natural Gas, and NGL Producing Activities (Unaudited)

The following disclosures provide supplemental unaudited information regarding the Company’s oil, natural gas and NGL activities, which were entirely within the United States.

Costs Incurred in Oil and Natural Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration and Development

Costs incurred in oil, natural gas and NGL property acquisition, exploration and development activities are summarized as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2017      2016      2015  
     (in thousands)  

Acquisition costs of properties:

        

Proved properties

   $ 214,647      $ 1,079      $ 2,291  

Unproved properties

     1,018,978        93,705        42,266  

Exploratory

     8,538        —          —    

Development costs

     390,991        152,284        24,446  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Costs incurred

   $ 1,633,154      $ 247,068      $ 69,003  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capitalized Costs Relating to Oil, Natural Gas and NGL Producing Activities

Capitalized costs related to the Company’s oil, natural gas and NGL producing activities are summarized as follows:

 

     December 31,  
     2017      2016  
     (in thousands)  

Oil and natural gas properties

     

Proved

   $ 750,492      $ 184,376  

Unproved

     1,126,459        141,004  

Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment

     (78,307      (27,002
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Oil and natural gas properties, net

   $ 1,798,644      $ 298,378  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Oil, Natural Gas and NGL Reserves

Proved oil, natural gas and NGL estimates at December 31, 2017 were prepared by DeGolyer and MacNaughton, independent petroleum engineers. Proved oil, natural gas and NGL estimates at December 31, 2016 and 2015 were prepared by Ralph E. Davis, independent petroleum engineers. Proved reserves were estimated in accordance with guidelines established by the SEC, which require that reserve estimates be prepared under existing economic and operating conditions based upon the 12-month unweighted average of the first day of the month prices. Proved reserves are estimated volumes of oil, natural gas, and NGLs that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty are recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved reserves, and projecting future production rates and timing of future development costs. The following table sets forth proved reserves during the periods indicated:

 

     Oil (mbbl)      Natural Gas (mmcf)      NGLs (mbbl)      Total (Mboe)  

Proved reserves at December 31, 2014

     81        1,798        38        419  

Purchase of reserves

     45        608        14        160  

Extensions and discoveries

     279        6,504        632        1,995  

Revisions of previous estimates

     79        41        42        128  

Production

     (97      (434      (48      (217
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Proved reserves at December 31, 2015

     387        8,517        678        2,484  

Purchase of reserves

     22        333        33        111  

Extensions and discoveries

     2,632        33,218        2,956        11,124  

Revisions of previous estimates

     598        4,145        398        1,687  

Production

     (740      (6,382      (546      (2,350
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Proved reserves at December 31, 2016

     2,900        39,831        3,519        13,057  

Purchase of reserves

     9,843        163,638        16,870        53,986  

Extensions and discoveries

     30,554        486,510        61,599        173,238  

Revisions of previous estimates

     (3,583      20,844        (260      (369

Production

     (2,294      (24,953      (2,150      (8,603
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Proved reserves at December 31, 2017

     37,420        685,869        79,578        231,309  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At December 31, 2017, the Company had approximately 231,309 mboe of proved reserves. The purchase of reserves for the year ended December 31, 2017 includes reserves acquired in the Linn Acquisition. Extensions and discoveries reflect the Company’s 2017 drilling activity in Central Oklahoma. Partially offsetting the additions of reserves was production.

At December 31, 2016, the Company had approximately 13,057 mboe of proved reserves. Extensions and discoveries were partially offset by production in 2016. As Citizen acquired approximately 62,500 net acres of unproved leasehold in 2016, the addition of reserves, resulting from drilling activity in 2016, related to this acquired unproved leasehold was included as extensions and discoveries.

At December 31, 2015, the Company had approximately 2,484 mboe of proved reserves. Extensions and discoveries, resulting from Citizen’s 2015 drilling results, were partially offset by production for 2015.

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The following reserve information sets forth the estimated quantities of proved developed and proved undeveloped (“PUD”) oil, natural gas and NGL reserves of the Company as of December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015:

 

     December 31,  
     2017      2016      2015  

Proved Developed Reserves

        

Oil (mbbl)

     12,352        2,900        387  

Natural gas (mmcf)

     259,193        39,831        8,517  

NGL (mbbl)

     24,034        3,519        678  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (mboe)

     79,585        13,057        2,484  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Proved Undeveloped Reserves

        

Oil (mbbl)

     25,068        —          —    

Natural gas (mmcf)

     426,676        —          —    

NGL (mbbl)

     55,544        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (mboe)

     151,724        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Proved Reserves

        

Oil (mbbl)

     37,420        2,900        387  

Natural gas (mmcf)

     685,869        39,831        8,517  

NGL (mbbl)

     79,578        3,519        678  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (mboe)

     231,309        13,057        2,484  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In accordance with SEC regulations, the Company uses the 12-month average price calculated as the unweighted arithmetic average of the spot price on the first day of each month within the 12-month period prior to the end of the reporting period. The oil and natural gas prices used in computing the Company’s reserves as of December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 were $51.34, $42.64, and $50.16 per barrel of oil, respectively, $2.98, $2.48, and $2.59 per mmbtu of natural gas, respectively. The NGL prices used in computing the Company’s reserves as of December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 were $19.00, $15.26, and $17.53 per barrel, respectively.

All estimates of proved reserves are determined according to the rules prescribed by the SEC in existence at the time estimates were made. These rules require that the standard of “reasonable certainty” be applied to proved reserve estimates, which is defined as having a high degree of confidence that the quantities will be recovered. A high degree of confidence exists if the quantity is much more likely to be achieved than not, and, as more technical and economic data becomes available, a positive or upward revision or no revision is much more likely than a negative or downward revision. Estimates are subject to revision based upon a number of factors, including many factors beyond the Company’s control such as reservoir performance, prices, economic conditions, and government restrictions. In addition, results of drilling, testing, and production subsequent to the date of an estimate may justify revision of that estimate.

Reserve estimates are often different from the quantities of oil, natural gas, and NGLs that are ultimately recovered. Estimating quantities of proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves is a complex process that involves significant interpretations and assumptions and cannot be measured in an exact manner. It requires interpretations and judgment of available technical data, including the evaluation of available geological, geophysical and engineering data. The accuracy of any reserve estimate is highly dependent on the quality of available data, the accuracy of the assumptions on which they are based upon, economic factors, such as oil, natural gas and NGL prices, production costs, severance and excise taxes, capital expenditures, workover and remedial costs, and the assumed effects of governmental regulation. In addition, due to the lack of substantial, if any, production data, there are greater uncertainties in estimating PUD reserves, proved developed non-producing reserves and proved developed reserves that are early in their production life. As a result, the Company’s reserve estimates are inherently imprecise.

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The meaningfulness of reserve estimates is highly dependent on the accuracy of the assumptions on which they were based. In general, the volume of production from oil and natural gas properties the Company owns declines as reserves are depleted. Except to the extent the Company conducts successful exploration and development activities or acquires additional properties containing proved reserves, or both, the Company’s proved reserves will decline as reserves are produced.

Results of Operations for Oil, Natural Gas and NGL Producing Activities

The following table sets forth the Company’s results of operations for oil, natural gas and NGL producing activities for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  
     2017      2016      2015  
     (in thousands)  

Oil, natural gas, and NGL sales

   $ 166,385      $ 54,965      $ 5,685  

Production expenses

     16,872        5,090        549  

Gathering, transportation and processing

     18,602        5,920        273  

Production taxes

     3,685        1,087        190  

Exploration expenses

     28,154        —          —    

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     36,979        24,909        2,060  

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     364        87        31  

Impairment

     4,475        5,258        121  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Results of operations

   $ 57,254      $ 12,614      $ 2,461  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows

The following summary sets forth the Company’s standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating from its proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves.

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  
     2017      2016      2015  
     (in thousands)  

Future cash inflows

   $ 5,270,465      $ 271,428      $ 47,310  

Future production costs

     (1,664,724      (102,817      (21,289

Future development costs

     (745,769      —          —    

Future income tax expense (1)

     —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Future net cash flows

     2,859,972        168,611        26,021  

Discount to present value at 10% annual rate

     (1,664,303      (50,339      (7,111
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows

   $ 1,195,669      $ 118,272      $ 18,910  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Company is a limited liability company treated as a disregarded entity for income tax purposes.

 

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Roan Resources LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Changes in Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows

The following table sets forth the changes in the Company’s standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating from its proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves:

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  
     2017      2016      2015  
     (in thousands)  

Standardized measure, beginning of year

   $ 118,272      $ 18,910      $ 6,500  

Sales of oil, natural gas and NGLs produced, net of production costs

     (124,526      (42,868      (4,673

Net changes in prices and production costs

     36,233        18,256        (2,614

Extensions and discoveries, net of production and development costs

     877,846        104,581        15,235  

Changes in estimated future development costs

     (17,970      —          —    

Development costs incurred during the period that reduce future costs

     148,505        —          —    

Revisions of previous quantity estimates

     (5,676      15,573        985  

Purchases of reserves

     279,026        462        1,428  

Accretion of discount

     11,827        1,891        650  

Changes in production rates and other

     (127,868      1,467        1,399  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Standardized measure, end of year

   $ 1,195,669      $ 118,272      $ 18,910  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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