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Disclosures about oil and natural gas activities (unaudited)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industries Disclosures [Abstract]  
Disclosures about oil and natural gas activities (unaudited)
Disclosures about oil and natural gas activities (unaudited)
The estimate of proved reserves and related valuations were based upon the reports of Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc. and Ryder Scott Company, L.P., each independent petroleum and geological engineers, and our engineering staff. Users of this information should be aware that the process of estimating quantities of “proved” and “proved developed” crude oil and natural gas reserves is very complex, requiring significant subjective decisions in the evaluation of all available geological, engineering and economic data for each reservoir. The data for a given reservoir may also change substantially over time as a result of numerous factors, including additional development activity, evolving production history and continual reassessment of the viability of production under varying economic conditions. Consequently, material revisions to existing reserve estimates occur from time to time.  

Our oil and natural gas reserves are attributable solely to properties within the United States. A summary of the changes in our quantities of proved oil and natural gas reserves for the three years ended December 31, 2013 are as follows:
 
 
 
Oil
(MBbls)(1)
 
Natural Gas
(MMcf) 
 
Total
(MBoe)
Proved developed and undeveloped reserves
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2011
 
93,412

 
335,220

 
149,282

Purchase of minerals in place
 
241

 
822

 
378

Sales of minerals in place
 
(2,355
)
 
(7,134
)
 
(3,544
)
Extensions and discoveries
 
6,362

 
40,896

 
13,178

Revisions
 
6,711

 
(12,882
)
 
4,564

Improved recoveries
 
1,057

 

 
1,057

Production
 
(5,048
)
 
(21,642
)
 
(8,655
)
Balance at December 31, 2011
 
100,380

 
335,280

 
156,260

Purchase of minerals in place
 

 
57

 
9

Sales of minerals in place
 
(2,694
)
 
(6,608
)
 
(3,795
)
Extensions and discoveries
 
7,117

 
37,256

 
13,326

Revisions
 
3,410

 
(89,036
)
 
(11,429
)
Improved recoveries
 
842

 

 
842

Production
 
(5,812
)
 
(19,834
)
 
(9,118
)
Balance at December 31, 2012
 
103,243

 
257,115

 
146,095

Proved developed reserves:
 
 

 
 

 
 

January 1, 2011
 
55,607

 
257,754

 
98,566

December 31, 2011
 
62,450

 
226,008

 
100,118

December 31, 2012
 
63,956

 
185,826

 
94,927

Proved undeveloped reserves:
 
 

 
 

 
 

January 1, 2011
 
37,805

 
77,466

 
50,716

December 31, 2011
 
37,930

 
109,272

 
56,142

December 31, 2012
 
39,287

 
71,289

 
51,169

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(1)
Includes natural gas liquids.



 
 
Oil
(MBbls)
 
Natural gas (MMcf)
 
Natural Gas Liquids
(MBbls) 
 
Total
(MBoe)
Proved developed and undeveloped reserves
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of January 1, 2013
 
92,047

 
257,115

 
11,195

 
146,095

Purchase of minerals in place
 
3,283

 
3,618

 
1,059

 
4,945

Sales of minerals in place
 
(5,174
)
 
(9,708
)
 
(324
)
 
(7,116
)
Extensions and discoveries
 
11,556

 
62,412

 
3,127

 
25,085

Revisions(1)
 
(7,772
)
 
9,735

 
1,479

 
(4,671
)
Improved recoveries
 
3,879

 

 

 
3,879

Production
 
(5,006
)
 
(20,250
)
 
(1,361
)
 
(9,742
)
Balance at December 31, 2013
 
92,813

 
302,922

 
15,175

 
158,475

Proved developed reserves at December 31, 2013
 
56,360

 
196,920

 
11,484

 
100,664

Proved undeveloped reserves at December 31, 2013
 
36,453

 
106,002

 
3,691

 
57,811

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(1)
The downward revision in our oil reserves during 2013 was primarily due to removing proved undeveloped reserves that are not expected to be developed within the five-year time frame mandated by the SEC and to negative technical revisions. These downward revisions were partially offset by positive revisions due to improved pricing of oil and natural gas.

The following information was developed using procedures prescribed by GAAP. The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows should not be viewed as representative of our current value. It and the other information contained in the following tables may be useful for certain comparative purposes, but should not be solely relied upon in evaluating us or our performance.
We believe that, in reviewing the information that follows, the following factors should be taken into account:
future costs and sales prices will probably differ from those required to be used in these calculations;
actual rates of production achieved in future years may vary significantly from the rates of production assumed in the calculations;
a 10% discount rate may not be reasonable as a measure of the relative risk inherent in realizing future net oil and natural gas revenues; and
future net revenues may be subject to different rates of income taxation.
Future cash inflows used in the standardized measure calculation were estimated by applying a twelve-month average price for oil, gas and natural gas liquids, adjusted for location and quality differences, to the estimated future production of year-end proved reserves. Future cash inflows do not reflect the impact of future production that is subject to open derivative positions (see “Note 6—Derivative instruments”). Future cash inflows were reduced by estimated future development, abandonment and production costs based on year-end costs in order to arrive at net cash flows before tax. Future income tax expense has been computed by applying year-end statutory tax rates to aggregate future pre-tax net cash flows reduced by the tax basis of the properties involved and tax carryforwards. GAAP requires the use of a 10% discount rate and prices and costs excluding escalations based upon future conditions.
In general, management does not rely on the following information in making investment and operating decisions. Such decisions are based upon a wide range of factors, including estimates of probable and possible as well as proved reserves and varying price and cost assumptions considered more representative of a range of possible economic conditions that may be anticipated.
The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves are as follows:
 
 
 
For the year ended December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Future cash flows
 
$
10,660,532

 
$
9,690,171

 
$
10,737,829

Future production costs
 
(3,841,723
)
 
(3,737,069
)
 
(4,061,713
)
Future development and abandonment costs
 
(1,506,585
)
 
(1,172,786
)
 
(1,202,438
)
Future income tax provisions
 
(1,328,925
)
 
(1,223,036
)
 
(1,653,666
)
Net future cash flows
 
3,983,299

 
3,557,280

 
3,820,012

Less effect of 10% discount factor
 
(2,239,527
)
 
(2,033,599
)
 
(2,222,100
)
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows
 
$
1,743,772

 
$
1,523,681

 
$
1,597,912

 
The changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves are as follows:
 
 
 
For the year ended December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Beginning of year
 
$
1,523,681

 
$
1,597,912

 
$
1,236,026

Sale of oil and natural gas produced, net of production costs
 
(418,224
)
 
(346,627
)
 
(374,300
)
Net changes in prices and production costs
 
172,975

 
(206,640
)
 
538,466

Extensions and discoveries
 
514,743

 
224,903

 
224,027

Improved recoveries
 
79,589

 
14,204

 
17,969

Changes in future development costs
 
(236,121
)
 
(18,184
)
 
(238,881
)
Development costs incurred during the period that reduced future development costs
 
110,354

 
118,502

 
166,161

Revisions of previous quantity estimates
 
(95,855
)
 
(192,894
)
 
77,588

Purchases and sales of reserves in place, net
 
(20,021
)
 
(54,070
)
 
(40,662
)
Accretion of discount
 
152,830

 
214,794

 
169,679

Net change in income taxes
 
(60,981
)
 
166,238

 
(177,142
)
Changes in production rates and other
 
20,802

 
5,543

 
(1,019
)
End of year
 
$
1,743,772

 
$
1,523,681

 
$
1,597,912


The following prices for oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids before field differentials were used in determining future net revenues related to the standardized measure calculation.
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Oil (per Bbl)
 
$
96.78

 
$
94.71

 
$
96.19

Natural gas (per Mcf)
 
$
3.67

 
$
2.76

 
$
4.11

Natural gas liquids (per Bbl) (1)
 
$
32.53

 
$

 
$

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(1)
The NGL price is provided only for 2013 to coincide with our separate presentation of NGL reserves in that year.