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Derivative Instruments (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Commodity volumes under derivative contracts

The Company had the following commodity volumes under derivative contracts as of March 31, 2013:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of Contract

Remaining
Contractual
Volume (Mcf)

Term

Price

Price
Index (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Price Swap

1,650,000

01/13-12/13

$5.16

 

NYMEX

Costless Collar

1,650,000

01/13-12/13

$5.00

floor

NYMEX

 

 

 

$5.35

ceiling

 

Costless Collar

1,620,000

01/13-12/13

$3.25

floor

NYMEX

 

 

 

$4.00

ceiling

 

Fixed Price Swap

1,825,000

01/14-12/14

$4.27

 

NYMEX

Fixed Price Swap

1,800,000

01/14-12/14

$4.20

 

NYMEX

Costless Collar

1,800,000

01/14-12/14

$4.00

floor

NYMEX

 

 

 

$4.50

ceiling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

10,345,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)              New York Mercantile Exchange (“NYMEX”).

Summary of Interest Rate Swaps with a Third Party

As of March 31, 2013, the Company had the following interest rate swap in place with a third party to manage the risk associated with the floating interest rate on its credit facility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of Contract

Contractual
Amount

Term

Rate (LIBOR)

Effective
Interest Rate (1)

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Swap

$              30,000             

              12/31/12-9/30/16             

              1.050              %

              3.55              %

(1)              In accordance with its credit facility, the Company pays interest amounts based upon the Eurodollar LIBOR rate or Prime rate and plus a spread ranging from 0.75% to 2.75% depending on its outstanding borrowings. The effective rate shown reflects the interest rate based on the outstanding borrowings at March 31, 2013.

Summary of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the consolidated balance sheet

The table below contains a summary of all the Company’s derivative positions reported on the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2013, presented gross of any master netting arrangements:

 

 

 

 

Derivatives not designated  as

hedging instruments under ASC 815

Balance Sheet Location

Fair Value

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

Commodity derivatives

Assets from price risk management - current

$              3,222             

 

Assets from price risk management - long term

              177             

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Commodity derivatives

Liabilities from price risk management - current

$              (648              )

Interest rate swap

Other current liabilities

              (222              )

 

Other long term liabilities

              (311)

 

 

 

Total

 

$              2,218             

 

 

 

 

Before-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the consolidated statements of operations

The before-tax effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in
Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2013

2012

 

 

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on commodity contracts1             

$              (4,673              )

$              2,597             

Realized gain on commodity contracts1             

              1,869             

              3,175             

Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swap2             

              37             

              (23              )

Realized loss on interest rate swap2             

              (63)             

              (23              )

 

 

 

Total activity for derivatives not designated as hedging instruments             

$              (2,830              )

$              5,726             

 

 

 

1 Included in price risk management activities, net on the consolidated statements of operations. Price risk management activities totaled $(2,804) and $5,772 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

2 Included in interest expense, net on the consolidated statements of operations.