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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Commodity Derivative Instruments
Lonestar enters into certain commodity derivative instruments to mitigate commodity price risk associated with a portion of its future oil, NGL and natural gas production and related cash flows. The oil, NGL and natural gas revenues and cash flows are affected by changes in commodity product prices, which are volatile and cannot be accurately predicted. The objective for entering into these commodity derivatives is to protect the operating revenues and cash flows related to a portion of the future oil, NGL and natural gas sales from the risk of significant declines in commodity prices, which helps ensure the Company’s ability to fund the capital budget.
Inherent in Lonestar's fixed price contracts are certain business risks, including market risk and credit risk. Market risk is the risk that the price of oil and natural gas will change, either favorably or unfavorably, in response to changing market conditions. Credit risk is the risk of loss from non-performance by the Company’s counterparty to a contract. The Company does not currently require cash collateral from any of its counterparties nor does its counterparties require cash collateral from the Company. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had no open physical delivery obligations.
The following table summarizes Lonestar's commodity derivative contracts as of March 31, 2020:
 
 
Contract
 
 
 
 
 
Volumes
 
Weighted
Commodity
 
Type
 
Period
 
Range (1)
 
(Bbls/Mcf per day)
 
Average Price
Oil - WTI
 
Swaps
 
Apr - June 2020
 
$48.90 - $65.56
 
7,498

 
$
56.50

Oil - WTI
 
Swaps
 
July - Dec 2020
 
51.60 - 65.56
 
7,565

 
57.38

Oil - WTI
 
Swaps
 
Jan - Dec 2021
 
40.95 - 56.50
 
7,000

 
50.40

Natural Gas - Henry Hub
 
Swaps
 
Apr - Dec 2020
 
2.38 - 2.80
 
20,000

 
2.55

Natural Gas - Henry Hub
 
Swaps
 
Jan - Dec 2021
 
2.32 - 2.39
 
27,500

 
2.36

(1) Ranges presented for fixed-price swaps and basis swaps represent the lowest and highest fixed prices of all open contracts for the period presented.
As of March 31, 2020, all of the Company’s economic derivative hedge positions were with large financial institutions, which are not known to the Company to be in default on their derivative positions. The Company is exposed to credit risk to the extent of non-performance by the counterparties in the derivative contracts discussed above; however, the Company does not anticipate non-performance by such counterparties. None of the Company’s derivative instruments contain credit-risk related contingent features.