Lease Commitments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

The Company’s operating lease obligations primarily represent leases for land and road use, office buildings and equipment, communication towers, and field equipment. Lease payments associated with operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were $1.9 million, $4.4 million and $9.6 million, respectively, a portion of which was capitalized and/or billed to other interest owners. At December 31, 2017, the minimum future rental commitments under operating leases having lease terms in excess of one year are reflected in the table below. New accounting rules will go into effect for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 that will impact the Company's accounting for leases. See Note 1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies–New accounting pronouncements not yet adopted at December 31, 2017–Leases for further discussion.



In thousands	Total amount
2018	$	1,656
2019	958
2020	817
2021	645
2022	620
Thereafter	7,208
Total obligations	$	11,904