COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	NOTE 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES On the Effective Date, Harvest entered into a Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with EnerVest and EnerVest Operating (together, the “EnerVest Group”). Pursuant to the Services Agreement, the EnerVest Group provides certain administrative, management, operating and other services and support (the “Services”) to Harvest following the Effective Date. In addition, the EnerVest Group also provides Harvest with sufficient office space, equipment and office supplies pursuant to the Services Agreement. The Services Agreement covers the people EnerVest employs who provide direct support to the Company’s operations; however, the Services Agreement does not cover the five full-time employees of Harvest which include the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer. The management fee is subject to an annual redetermination by agreement of the parties and will also be adjusted for acquisitions or divestitures over $5 million. The EnerVest Group will provide the Services until December 31, 2020. During October 2019, the EnerVest Group informed Harvest that there are approximately $4.1 million of uncollectible accounts receivable from third party working interest owners in oil and natural gas properties where Harvest owns a significant working interest for which the EnerVest Group believes Harvest may be responsible. The costs related to these receivables were primarily incurred over the last 8 years and were paid by the EnerVest Group as the contract operator for such properties. Harvest is currently assessing its obligations, if any, with respect to these amounts, as well as its rights and obligations under the Services Agreement and similar agreements. Accordingly, Harvest has determined that the amount of its obligations with respect to these accounts receivable is not estimable at this time and has not accrued any losses with respect to the EnerVest Group’s uncollectible accounts receivable as of September 30, 2019. In August 2018, the Company was notified by the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (“ONRR”) of potential underpayments of royalties related to certain leases for the period of 2009 through 2018. The Company has submitted amended royalty filings for the period of 2009 to 2018, pursuant to which Harvest has an additional liability of approximately $5.0 million. This amount will be paid upon ONRR review and concurrence with the accuracy of royalties per the amended filings. The Company recognized an accrual for the estimated liability for the period of 2009 to 2018 as of both September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company is involved in other disputes or legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In August 2019, the Company agreed to a litigation settlement of $0.7 million related to such matters in the ordinary course of business, the expense for which is included in “General and administrative expenses” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The Company does not believe the outcome of other such disputes or legal actions will have a material effect on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. No amounts, other than as described above, were accrued at September 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

NOTE 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

On the Effective Date, Harvest entered into a Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with EnerVest and EnerVest Operating (together, the “EnerVest Group”). Pursuant to the Services Agreement, the EnerVest Group provides certain administrative, management, operating and other services and support (the “Services”) to Harvest following the Effective Date. In addition, the EnerVest Group also provides Harvest with sufficient office space, equipment and office supplies pursuant to the Services Agreement. The Services Agreement covers the people EnerVest employs who provide direct support to the Company’s operations; however, the Services Agreement does not cover the five full-time employees of Harvest which include the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer. The management fee is subject to an annual redetermination by agreement of the parties and will also be adjusted for acquisitions or divestitures over $5 million. The EnerVest Group will provide the Services until December 31, 2020.

During October 2019, the EnerVest Group informed Harvest that there are approximately $4.1 million of uncollectible accounts receivable from third party working interest owners in oil and natural gas properties where Harvest owns a significant working interest for which the EnerVest Group believes Harvest may be responsible. The costs related to these receivables were primarily incurred over the last 8 years and were paid by the EnerVest Group as the contract operator for such properties. Harvest is currently assessing its obligations, if any, with respect to these amounts, as well as its rights and obligations under the Services Agreement and similar agreements. Accordingly, Harvest has determined that the amount of its obligations with respect to these accounts receivable is not estimable at this time and has not accrued any losses with respect to the EnerVest Group’s uncollectible accounts receivable as of September 30, 2019.

In August 2018, the Company was notified by the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (“ONRR”) of potential underpayments of royalties related to certain leases for the period of 2009 through 2018. The Company has submitted amended royalty filings for the period of 2009 to 2018, pursuant to which Harvest has an additional liability of approximately $5.0 million. This amount will be paid upon ONRR review and concurrence with the accuracy of royalties per the amended filings. The Company recognized an accrual for the estimated liability for the period of 2009 to 2018 as of both September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

The Company is involved in other disputes or legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In August 2019, the Company agreed to a litigation settlement of $0.7 million related to such matters in the ordinary course of business, the expense for which is included in “General and administrative expenses” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The Company does not believe the outcome of other such disputes or legal actions will have a material effect on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. No amounts, other than as described above, were accrued at September 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018.