Fair Value of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities were each estimated to have a fair value approximating the carrying amount due to the short maturity of those instruments. Indebtedness under the credit facility was estimated to have a fair value approximating the carrying amount since the interest rate is generally market sensitive.

The financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were commodity derivatives. The fair value of all derivative contracts is reflected on the consolidated balance sheet as detailed in the following schedule:



	December 31,
	2014		2013
	Significant Other Observable Inputs
Description	(Level 2)
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Fair value of commodity derivatives	$	—	$	2,518
Total assets	$	—	$	2,518
Liabilities:
Fair value of commodity derivatives	$	—	$	208
Total liabilities	$	—	$	208

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

We estimate the fair value of the 2019 Senior Notes using quoted market prices (Level 1 inputs). Fair value is compared to the carrying value in the table below:

December 31, 2014

December 31, 2013

Carrying

Estimated

Carrying

Estimated

Description

Amount

Fair Value

Amount

Fair Value

(In thousands)

7.75% Senior Notes due 2019

599,696

510,000

599,638

616,500

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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