Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Future Minimum Lease Payments Required Under Lease Agreements

The following is a schedule by year, of the future minimum lease payments required under the lease agreements as of December 31, 2018 (in thousands).

2019		1,360
2020		1,060
2021		929
2022		755
2023		755
Thereafter		1,619
Total minimum lease payments	$	6,478

Other Commitments

(d) Other Commitments (in thousands)

	Drilling rig commitments⁽ⁱ⁾		Firm transportation⁽ⁱⁱ⁾		Gas processing, gathering, and compression services⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾		Total
Year Ending December 31:
2019	$	1,287	$	80,083	$	26,271	$	107,641
2020		—		80,303		22,886		103,189
2021		—		80,083		18,147		98,230
2022		—		80,083		20,440		100,523
2023		—		80,083		18,515		98,598
Thereafter		—		700,549		61,923		762,472
Total	$	1,287	$	1,101,184	$	168,182	$	1,270,653

(i)

Drilling rig commitments -The Company had contracts for the service of two rigs, which have both expired and the Company has entered into well-to-well contracts. The values in the table represent the gross amounts that the Company is committed to pay and does not deduct amounts that other parties are responsible for as a result of cost sharing arrangements with working interest partners. The Company will record in its consolidated financial statements the Company’s proportionate share of costs based on its working interest, as applicable.

(ii)

Firm transportation -The Company has entered into firm transportation agreements with various pipelines in order to facilitate the delivery of production to market. These contracts commit the Company to transport minimum daily natural gas volumes at a negotiated rate, or pay for any deficiencies at a specified reservation fee rate. The amounts in this table represent the minimum daily volumes at the reservation fee rate. The values in the table represent the gross amounts that the Company is committed to pay and does not deduct amounts that other parties are responsible for as a result of cost sharing arrangements with working interest partners. The Company will record in its consolidated financial statements the Company’s proportionate share of costs based on its working interest.

(iii)

Gas processing, gathering, and compression services -Contractual commitments for gas processing, gathering and compression service agreements represent minimum commitments under long-term gas processing agreements as well as various gas compression agreements. The values in the table represent the gross amounts that the Company is committed to pay and does not deduct amounts that other parties are responsible for as a result of cost sharing arrangements with working interest partners. The Company will record in its consolidated financial statements its proportionate share of costs based on the Company’s working interest.