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Note 9 - Supplemental Information Relating to Oil and Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industries Disclosures [Text Block]
Note
9.
 
           
Supplemental Information Relating to Oil and Gas Producing Activities
 (Unaudited)
 
The following supplemental unaudited oil and gas information is required by generally accepted accounting principles.
 
The tables on the following pages set forth pertinent data with respect to the Company's oil and gas properties, all of which are located within the continental United States.
 
 
CAPITALIZED COSTS RELATING TO OIL AND GAS 
 
PRODUCING ACTIVITIES 
 
                 
   
Years ended December 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
 
                 
Proved oil and gas properties
  $
181,447,571
    $
181,293,110
 
                 
Pipeline and support equipment
   
682,135
     
631,757
 
                 
Gross capitalized costs
   
182,129,706
     
181,924,867
 
                 
Accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and write down
   
172,885,338
     
168,088,105
 
                 
Net capitalized costs
  $
9,244,368
    $
13,836,762
 
 
 
COSTS INCURRED IN OIL AND GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES
 
                 
   
Years ended December 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
 
                 
Property acquisition costs
  $
20,363
    $
29,037
 
Development costs
   
136,274
     
72,047
 
 
 
 
 
The Company had no purchases of producing oil and gas properties in
2016
or
2015.
 
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR OIL AND 
 
GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES 
 
                 
   
Years ended December 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
 
                 
Crude oil and natural gas sales
  $
3,439,081
    $
5,728,206
 
Production costs
   
(2,164,682
)    
(2,734,789
)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
   
(4,753,321
)    
(12,363,647
)
Accretion expense
   
(393,535
)    
(583,792
)
Write down/impairment and abandonment of crude oil and natural gas properties
   
(88,329
)    
(9,575,275
)
                 
Results of operations before income tax expense (benefit)
   
(3,960,786
)    
(19,529,297
)
                 
Income tax expense (benefit)
   
(20,000
)    
11,000
 
                 
Results of operations for oil and gas producing activities (excluding corporate overhead and financing costs)
  $
(3,940,786
)   $
(19,540,297
)
 
 
Income tax expense was computed using statutory tax rates and reflects permanent differences that are reflected in the Company's consolidated income tax expense for the year.
 
 
ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF PROVED OIL AND GAS RESERVES 
 
                 
   
Oil
   
Gas
 
   
(BBLS)
   
(MCF)
 
                 
Balance, January 1, 2015
   
511,000
     
23,724,000
 
Extensions, discoveries and other additions
   
2,000
     
5,000
 
Production
   
(44,000
)    
(1,616,000
)
Revision of previous estimates
   
(192,000
)    
(14,122,000
)
                 
Balance, December 31, 2015
   
277,000
     
7,991,000
 
Extensions, discoveries and other additions
   
5,000
     
13,000
 
Production
   
(34,000
)    
(1,157,000
)
Revision of previous estimates
   
(4,000
)    
(1,567,000
)
                 
Balance, December 31, 2016
   
244,000
     
5,280,000
 
                 
PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES:
               
                 
December 31, 2014
   
511,000
     
23,724,000
 
December 31, 2015
   
277,000
     
7,991,000
 
December 31, 2016
   
244,000
     
5,280,000
 
 
The Company has not determined proved reserves associated with its proved and other undeveloped properties, including its deep property interests. At
December
31,
2016
and
2015,
the Company had
46
and
91
net proved undeveloped acres, respectively. The net carrying cost of the proved undeveloped acreage that is included in proved properties amounted to approximately
$36,200
and
$35,700
at
December
31,
2016
and
2015,
respectively.
 
 
STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF DISCOUNTED FUTURE 
 
NET CASH FLOWS 
 
                 
                 
   
December 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
 
   
(Thousands of Dollars)
 
Future cash inflows from sales of oil and gas
  $
17,014
    $
23,821
 
Future production and development costs
   
(10,853
)    
(15,446
)
Future asset retirement obligations, net of salvage
   
(16,451
)    
(16,443
)
Future income tax expense
   
(95
)    
(144
)
                 
Future net cash flows
   
(10,385
)    
(8,212
)
Effect of discounting future net cash flows at 10% per annum
   
461
     
1
 
                 
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows
  $
(9,924
)   $
(8,211
)
 
 
CHANGES IN THE STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF 
 
DISCOUNTED FUTURE NET CASH FLOWS 
 
                 
                 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
 
   
(Thousands of Dollars)
 
                 
Balance, beginning of year
  $
(8,211
)   $
28,157
 
Extensions, discoveries and other additions
   
85
     
30
 
Revision of quantity estimates
   
(184
)    
(2,562
)
Sales of crude oil and natural gas, net of production costs
   
(1,274
)    
(2,993
)
Net change in income taxes
   
32
     
573
 
Net changes in prices and production costs
   
(1,080
)    
(31,254
)
Accretion of discount
   
(821
)    
2,816
 
Other
   
1,529
     
(2,978
)
                 
Balance, end of year
  $
(9,924
)   $
(8,211
)
 
There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved reserves and in projecting future rates of production and timing of development expenditures, including many factors beyond the control of the Company. The estimated future cash flows are determined based on crude oil and natural gas pricing parameters established by generally accepted accounting principles, adjusted for contract terms within contract periods, estimated production of proved crude oil and natural gas reserves, estimated future production and development costs of reserves and future retirement obligations (net of salvage), based on current economic conditions, and the estimated future income tax expense, based on year-end statutory tax rates (with consideration of future tax rates already legislated) to be incurred on pretax net cash flows less the tax basis of the properties involved. Such cash flows are then discounted using a
10%
rate.
 
The methodology and assumptions used in calculating the standardized measure are those required by generally accepted accounting principles and United States Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements. It is not intended to be representative of the fair market value of the Company's proved reserves. The valuation of revenues and costs does not necessarily reflect the amounts to be received or expended by the Company. In addition to the valuations used, numerous other factors are considered in evaluating known and prospective oil and gas reserves.
 
Average adjusted natural gas prices used in the estimation of proved reserves were
$1.41
and
$1.37
per MCF at
December
31,
2016
and
2015,
respectively, and the average adjusted crude oil prices used in the estimation of proved reserves were
$39.33
and
$46.40
per BBL at
December
31,
2016
and
2015,
respectively.