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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and ContingenciesFirm Transportation Agreements. The Company is party to two firm transportation contracts to provide capacity on natural gas pipeline systems. The contracts require the Company to pay minimum volume transportation charges through July 2021 regardless of the amount of pipeline capacity utilized by the Company. These monthly transportation payments are
included in unused commitments expense in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations. As a result of previous divestitures in 2013 and 2014, the Company will likely not utilize the firm capacity on the natural gas pipelines.

The Company is party to one firm pipeline transportation contract to provide capacity on an oil pipeline system. The contract requires the Company to pay minimum volume transportation charges from May 2020 through April 2025 regardless of the amount of pipeline capacity utilized by the Company.

The amounts in the table below represent the Company's future minimum transportation charges:

As of March 31, 2020
 (in thousands)
2020$18,641  
202119,778  
202213,064  
202314,600  
202414,640  
Thereafter4,800  
Total$85,523  

Gas Gathering and Processing Agreements. The Company is party to one minimum volume commitment and one reimbursement obligation. The minimum volume commitment requires the Company to deliver a minimum volume of natural gas to a midstream entity for gathering and processing. The contract requires the Company to pay a fee associated with the contracted volumes regardless of the amount delivered. The reimbursement obligation requires the Company to pay a monthly gathering and processing fee per Mcf of production to reimburse a midstream entity for its costs to construct gas gathering and processing facilities. If the costs are not reimbursed by the Company via the monthly gathering and processing fees, the Company must pay the difference. The amounts in the table below represent the Company's future minimum charges under both agreements:

As of March 31, 2020
 (in thousands)
2020$1,981  
20211,996  
Thereafter—  
Total$3,977  

Other Commitments. The Company is party to one minimum volume commitment for fresh water. The minimum volume commitment requires the Company to purchase a minimum volume of fresh water from a water supplier. The contract requires the Company to pay a fee associated with the contracted volumes regardless of the amount delivered. The Company also has non-cancellable agreements for information technology services. Future minimum annual payments under these agreements are as follows:

As of March 31, 2020
(in thousands)
2020$805  
2021805  
2022805  
2023745  
Thereafter—  
Total$3,160  

Litigation. The Company is subject to litigation, claims and governmental and regulatory proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. It is the opinion of the Company's management that current claims and litigation involving the Company are not likely to have a material adverse effect on its Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet, Cash Flows or Statements of Operations.