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Financial Instruments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments

Note 6 — Financial Instruments

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

Debt Instruments

The following table presents the carrying amounts, net of discount and deferred financing costs, and estimated fair values of the Company’s debt instruments (in thousands):

 

December 31, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Fair
Value

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Fair
Value

 

12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes – due January 2026

$

590,132

 

$

674,542

 

$

588,838

 

$

685,945

 

7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022

$

 

$

 

$

6,060

 

$

6,145

 

Bank Credit Facility – matures November 2024

$

(4,792

)

$

 

$

367,829

 

$

375,000

 

 

The carrying value of the senior notes are presented net of the original issue discount and deferred financing costs. Fair value is estimated (representing a Level 1 fair value measurement) using quoted secondary market trading prices.

The carrying amount of the Company’s Bank Credit Facility is presented net of deferred financing costs. The fair value of the Bank Credit Facility is estimated based on the outstanding borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility since it is secured by the Company’s reserves and the interest rates are variable and reflective of market rates (representing a Level 2 fair value measurement).

Oil and Natural Gas Derivatives

The Company attempts to mitigate a portion of its commodity price risk and stabilize cash flows associated with sales of oil and natural gas production. The Company utilizes oil and natural gas swaps and costless collars. Swaps are contracts where the Company either receives or pays depending on whether the oil or natural gas floating market price is above or below the contracted fixed price. Costless collars consist of a purchased put option and a sold call option with no net premiums paid to or received from counterparties. Collar contracts typically require payments by the Company if the NYMEX average closing price is above the ceiling price or payments to the Company if the NYMEX average closing price is below the floor price.

The Company has elected not to designate any of its derivative contracts for hedge accounting. Accordingly, commodity derivatives are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value with settlements of such contracts, and changes in the unrealized fair value, recorded as “Price risk management activities income (expense)” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in each period.

The following table presents the impact that derivatives, not designated as hedging instruments, had on its Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

Net cash received (paid) on settled derivative instruments

$

(425,559

)

$

(290,164

)

$

143,905

 

Unrealized gain (loss)

 

153,368

 

 

(128,913

)

 

(56,220

)

Price risk management activities income (expense)

$

(272,191

)

$

(419,077

)

$

87,685

 

 

The following tables reflect the contracted volumes and weighted average prices under the terms of the Company's derivative contracts as of December 31, 2022:

Swap Contracts

 

Production Period

Settlement Index

Average Daily
Volumes

 

Weighted Average
Swap Price

 

Crude oil:

 

(Bbls)

 

(per Bbl)

 

January 2023 – December 2023

NYMEX WTI CMA

 

17,863

 

$

72.46

 

January 2024 – December 2024

NYMEX WTI CMA

 

5,240

 

$

73.95

 

Natural gas:

 

(MMBtu)

 

(per MMBtu)

 

January 2023 – December 2023

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

26,395

 

$

3.76

 

January 2024 – June 2024

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

10,000

 

$

3.25

 

 

Collar Contracts

 

Production Period

Settlement Index

Average
Daily
Volumes

 

Weighted
Average
Put Price

 

Weighted
Average
Call Price

 

Crude oil:

 

(Bbls)

 

(per Bbl)

 

(per Bbl)

 

January 2023 – December 2023

NYMEX WTI CMA

 

2,512

 

$

70.00

 

$

86.59

 

January 2024 – March 2024

NYMEX WTI CMA

 

2,000

 

$

70.00

 

$

88.00

 

Natural gas:

 

(MMBtu)

 

(per MMBtu)

 

(per MMBtu)

 

January 2023 – December 2023

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

10,000

 

$

5.25

 

$

8.46

 

January 2024 – December 2024

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

10,000

 

$

4.00

 

$

6.90

 

 

The following tables provide additional information related to financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and natural gas derivatives

$

 

$

32,883

 

$

 

$

32,883

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and natural gas derivatives

 

 

 

(76,242

)

 

 

 

(76,242

)

Total net liability

$

 

$

(43,359

)

$

 

$

(43,359

)

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and natural gas derivatives

$

 

$

3,737

 

$

 

$

3,737

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and natural gas derivatives

 

 

 

(200,464

)

 

 

 

(200,464

)

Total net liability

$

 

$

(196,727

)

$

 

$

(196,727

)

 

Financial Statement Presentation

Derivatives are classified as either current or non-current assets or liabilities based on their anticipated settlement dates. Although the Company has master netting arrangements with its counterparties, the Company presents its derivative financial instruments on a gross basis in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table presents the fair value of derivative financial instruments as well as the potential effect of netting arrangements on the Company's recognized derivative asset and liability amounts (in thousands):

 

December 31, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Oil and natural gas derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

$

25,029

 

$

68,370

 

$

967

 

$

186,526

 

Non-current

 

7,854

 

 

7,872

 

 

2,770

 

 

13,938

 

Total gross amounts presented on balance sheet

 

32,883

 

 

76,242

 

 

3,737

 

 

200,464

 

Less: Gross amounts not offset on the balance sheet

 

32,883

 

 

32,883

 

 

3,737

 

 

3,737

 

Net amounts

$

 

$

43,359

 

$

 

$

196,727

 

 

Credit Risk

The Company is subject to the risk of loss on its financial instruments as a result of nonperformance by counterparties pursuant to the terms of their contractual obligations. The Company has entered into International Swaps and Derivative Association agreements with counterparties to mitigate this risk. The Company also maintains credit policies with regard to its counterparties to minimize overall credit risk. These policies require (i) the evaluation of potential counterparties’ financial condition to determine their creditworthiness; (ii) the regular monitoring of counterparties’ credit exposures; (iii) the use of contract language that affords the Company netting or set off opportunities to mitigate exposure risk; and (iv) potentially requiring counterparties to post cash collateral, parent guarantees, or letters of credit to minimize credit risk. The Company’s assets and liabilities from commodity price risk management activities at December 31, 2022 represent derivative instruments from eight counterparties; all of which are registered swap dealers that have an “investment grade” (minimum Standard & Poor’s rating of BBB- or better) credit rating, and all of which are parties under the Company’s Bank Credit Facility. The Company enters into derivatives directly with these counterparties and, subject to the terms of the Company’s Bank Credit Facility, is not required to post collateral or other securities for credit risk in relation to the derivative activities.