Transactions with Affiliates

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Transactions with Affiliates [Abstract]

Transactions with Affiliates

Transactions with Affiliates

The Company and other entities (the “Williams Entities”) controlled by Mr. Williams are parties to an agreement (the “Service Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company furnishes services to, and receives services from, such entities.  Under the Service Agreement, as amended from time to time, CWEI provides legal, computer, payroll and benefits administration, insurance administration, tax preparation services, tax planning services, and financial and accounting services to the Williams Entities, as well as technical services with respect to certain oil and gas properties owned by the Williams Entities.  The Williams Entities provide business entertainment to or for the benefit of CWEI.  The following table summarizes the charges to and from the Williams Entities for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

	2012		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Amounts received from the Williams Entities:
Service Agreement:
Services	$	671	$	566	$	513
Insurance premiums and benefits	920		821		859
Reimbursed expenses	566		371		319
	$	2,157	$	1,758	$	1,691
Amounts paid to the Williams Entities:
Rent(a)	$	1,478	$	843	$	811
Service Agreement:
Business entertainment(b)	116		116		116
Reimbursed expenses	267		289		146
	$	1,861	$	1,248	$	1,073

(a) Rent amounts were paid to a Partnership within the Williams Entities.  The Company owns 31.9% of the Partnership and affiliates of the Company own 23.3%.

(b) Consists of hunting and fishing rights pertaining to land owned by affiliates of Mr. Williams.

Accounts receivable from affiliates and accounts payable to affiliates include, among other things, amounts for customary charges by the Company as operator of certain wells in which affiliates own an interest.