DERIVATIVES

Commodity Derivatives

We have signed various types of derivative transactions covering some of our projected natural gas and oil production. These transactions are intended to reduce our exposure to market price volatility by setting the price(s) we will receive for that production. Our decisions on the price(s), type, and quantity of our production subject to a derivative contract are based, in part, on our view of current and future market conditions. As of September 30, 2018, these hedges made up our derivative transactions:


•	Swaps. We receive or pay a fixed price for the commodity and pay or receive a floating market price to the counterparty. The fixed-price payment and the floating-price payment are netted, resulting in a net amount due to or from the counterparty.


•	Basis/Differential Swaps. We receive or pay the NYMEX settlement value plus or minus a fixed delivery point price for the commodity and pay or receive the published index price at the specified delivery point. We use basis/differential swaps to hedge the price risk between NYMEX and its physical delivery points.


•	Collars. A collar contains a fixed floor price (put) and a ceiling price (call). If the market price exceeds the call strike price or falls below the put strike price, we receive the fixed price and pay the market price. If the market price is between the call and the put strike price, no payments are due from either party.

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Three-way collars. A three-way collar contains a fixed floor price (long put), fixed subfloor price (short put), and a fixed ceiling price (short call). If the market price exceeds the ceiling strike price, we receive the ceiling strike price and pay the market price. If the market price is between the ceiling and the floor strike price, no payments are due from either party. If the market price is below the floor price but above the subfloor price, we receive the floor strike price and pay the market price. If the market price is below the subfloor price, we receive the market price plus the difference between the floor and subfloor strike prices and pay the market price.

We have documented policies and procedures to monitor and control the use of derivative transactions. We do not engage in derivative transactions not otherwise tied to our projected production. Any changes in the fair value of our derivative transactions before maturity (i.e., temporary fluctuations in value) are reported in gain (loss) on derivatives in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statements.

At September 30, 2018, these derivatives were outstanding:



Term	Commodity	Contracted Volume	Weighted Average Fixed Price	Contracted Market
Oct'18	Natural gas – swap	30,000 MMBtu/day	$3.005	IF – NYMEX (HH)
Nov’18 – Dec'18	Natural gas – swap	20,000 MMBtu/day	$3.013	IF – NYMEX (HH)
Jan'19 – Dec'19	Natural gas – swap	10,000 MMBtu/day	$2.810	IF – NYMEX (HH)
Oct'18	Natural gas – basis swap	10,000 MMBtu/day	$(0.190)	NGPL TEXOK
Oct'18 – Dec'18	Natural gas – basis swap	10,000 MMBtu/day	$(0.678)	PEPL
Oct'18 – Dec'18	Natural gas – basis swap	10,000 MMBtu/day	$(0.568)	NGPL MIDCON
Nov’18 – Dec'18	Natural gas – basis swap	10,000 MMBtu/day	$(0.208)	IF – NYMEX (HH)
Jan'19 – Dec'19	Natural gas – basis swap	20,000 MMBtu/day	$(0.659)	PEPL
Jan'19 – Dec'19	Natural gas – basis swap	10,000 MMBtu/day	$(0.625)	NGL MIDCON
Jan'19 – Dec'19	Natural gas – basis swap	30,000 MMBtu/day	$(0.265)	NGPL TEXOK
Jan'20 – Dec'20	Natural gas – basis swap	30,000 MMBtu/day	$(0.275)	NGPL TEXOK
Oct'18 – Dec'18	Natural gas – three-way collar	20,000 MMBtu/day	$3.00 - $2.50 - $3.51	IF – NYMEX (HH)
Oct'18 – Dec'18	Crude oil – swap	4,000 Bbl/day	$53.52	WTI – NYMEX
Oct'18 – Dec'18	Crude oil – price differential risk	500 Bbl/day	$7.00	LLS/WTI
Oct'18 – Dec'18	Crude oil – three-way collar	2,000 Bbl/day	$47.50 - $37.50 - $56.08	WTI – NYMEX
Jan'19 – Dec'19	Crude oil – three-way collar	4,000 Bbl/day	$61.25 - $51.25 - $72.93	WTI – NYMEX

After September 30, 2018, the following derivatives were entered into:



Term	Commodity	Contracted Volume	Weighted Average Fixed Price	Contracted Market
Jan'19 – Dec'19	Natural gas – swap	10,000 MMBtu/day	$2.850	IF – NYMEX (HH)
Jan'19 – Dec'19	Natural gas – collar	20,000 MMBtu/day	$2.63 - $3.03	IF – NYMEX (HH)
Jan'19 – Mar'19	Natural gas – three-way collar	10,000 MMBtu/day	$3.00 - $2.75 - $4.35	IF – NYMEX (HH)

The following tables present the fair values and locations of the derivative transactions recorded in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:



		Derivative Assets
		Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
		(In thousands)
Commodity derivatives:
Current	Current derivative asset	$	—	$	721
Long-term	Non-current derivative asset	—		—
Total derivative assets		$	—	$	721



		Derivative Liabilities
		Fair Value
	Balance Sheet Location	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
		(In thousands)
Commodity derivatives:
Current	Current derivative liability	$	13,067	$	7,763
Long-term	Non-current derivative liability	1,542		—
Total derivative liabilities		$	14,609	$	7,763

All our counterparties are subject to master netting arrangements. If we have a legal right of set-off, we net the value of the derivative transactions we have with the same counterparty in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Following is the effect of derivative instruments on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statements for the three months ended September 30:



Derivatives Instruments	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
		2018			2017
		(In thousands)
Commodity derivatives	Loss on derivatives ⁽¹⁾	$	(4,385	)	$	(2,614	)
Total		$	(4,385	)	$	(2,614	)

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(1)	Amounts settled during the 2018 and 2017 periods include net payments of $9.1 million and net proceeds of $0.8 million, respectively.

Following is the effect of derivative instruments on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statements for the nine months ended September 30:



Derivatives Instruments	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
		2018			2017
		(In thousands)
Commodity derivatives	Gain (loss) on derivatives ⁽¹⁾	$	(25,608	)	$	21,019
Total		$	(25,608	)	$	21,019

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(1)	Amounts settled during the 2018 and 2017 periods include net payments of $18.0 million and $0.7 million, respectively.