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Supplemental Oil and Gas Reserve Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Extractive Industries [Abstract]  
Supplemental Oil and Gas Reserve Information
Supplemental Oil and Gas Reserve Information
 
The estimates of proved oil and gas reserves utilized in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements were prepared by independent petroleum engineers.  Such estimates are in accordance with guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the FASB.  All of our reserves are located in the United States.  For information about our results of operations from oil and gas activities, see the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
 
We emphasize that reserve estimates are inherently imprecise.  Accordingly, the estimates are expected to change as more current information becomes available.  In addition, a portion of our proved reserves are classified as proved developed nonproducing and proved undeveloped, which increases the imprecision inherent in estimating reserves which may ultimately be produced.
 
We did not have any capital costs relating to exploratory wells pending the determination of proved reserves for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.
 
The following table sets forth estimated proved reserves together with the changes therein (oil and NGL in MBbls, gas in MMcf, gas converted to MBOE by dividing MMcf by six) for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.
 
 
Oil
 
Natural Gas Liquids
 
 Natural Gas
 
MBOE
Proved reserves:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

December 31, 2011
44,919

 
4,617

 
88,876

 
64,349

Extensions and discoveries
13,501

 
3,175

 
22,604

 
20,443

Revisions
(7,303
)
 
1,805

 
(6,699
)
 
(6,615
)
Purchases of minerals-in-place
2,456

 
18

 
6,182

 
3,504

Sales of minerals-in-place
(633
)
 

 
(555
)
 
(725
)
Production
(3,821
)
 
(433
)
 
(8,072
)
 
(5,599
)
December 31, 2012
49,119

 
9,182

 
102,336

 
75,357

Extensions and discoveries
20,540

 
3,562

 
21,389

 
27,666

Revisions
85

 
1,806

 
(16,753
)
 
(901
)
Sales of minerals-in-place
(17,387
)
 
(5,531
)
 
(23,605
)
 
(26,852
)
Production
(3,692
)
 
(532
)
 
(6,188
)
 
(5,255
)
December 31, 2013
48,665

 
8,487

 
77,179

 
70,015

Extensions and discoveries
19,032

 
2,298

 
12,034

 
23,336

Revisions
(7,786
)
 
(1,160
)
 
(6,934
)
 
(10,101
)
Sales of minerals-in-place
(1,850
)
 
(73
)
 
(803
)
 
(2,057
)
Production
(4,194
)
 
(585
)
 
(5,901
)
 
(5,763
)
December 31, 2014
53,867

 
8,967

 
75,575

 
75,430

Proved developed reserves:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

December 31, 2012
27,641

 
5,044

 
64,013

 
43,354

December 31, 2013
25,989

 
4,293

 
47,839

 
38,255

December 31, 2014
29,059

 
4,668

 
51,072

 
42,239




CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Continued)
(UNAUDITED)

The 10,101 MBOE of net downward revisions in proved reserves for 2014 resulted from a combination of (1) reclassifications of 4,911 MBOE of proved undeveloped reserves to probable reserves due solely to the SEC 5-year development rule, (2) other net downward revisions of 4,837 MBOE related primarily to proved undeveloped reserves associated with vertical locations in Reeves County, Texas originally assigned prior to our conversion to horizontal drilling in this area, and (3) downward revisions of 353 MBOE related to the effects of lower commodity prices on the estimated quantities of proved reserves.  

The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to estimated proved reserves as of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In thousands)
Future cash inflows
$
5,479,211

 
$
5,162,702

 
$
5,222,621

Future costs:
 
 
 
 
 
Production
(1,719,989
)
 
(1,724,560
)
 
(1,819,356
)
Abandonment
(149,112
)
 
(131,747
)
 
(137,499
)
Development
(695,180
)
 
(592,695
)
 
(651,292
)
Income taxes
(833,601
)
 
(786,196
)
 
(673,686
)
Future net cash flows
2,081,329

 
1,927,504

 
1,940,788

10% discount factor
(1,148,416
)
 
(1,000,581
)
 
(1,000,957
)
Standardized measure of discounted net cash flows
$
932,913

 
$
926,923

 
$
939,831


 
Changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to estimated proved reserves for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In thousands)
Standardized measure, beginning of period
$
926,923

 
$
939,831

 
$
938,513

Net changes in sales prices, net of production costs
(94,104
)
 
13,292

 
(196,930
)
Revisions of quantity estimates
(234,612
)
 
(10,680
)
 
(144,899
)
Accretion of discount
138,095

 
130,736

 
137,369

Changes in future development costs, including development costs incurred that reduced future development costs
146,392

 
46,068

 
148,733

Changes in timing and other
(70,774
)
 
(10,249
)
 
(58,323
)
Net change in income taxes
2,893

 
(84,673
)
 
76,593

Future abandonment cost, net of salvage
4,066

 
232

 
(9,230
)
Extensions and discoveries
431,895

 
502,619

 
289,999

Sales, net of production costs
(309,758
)
 
(289,035
)
 
(277,248
)
Purchases of minerals-in-place

 

 
80,744

Sales of minerals-in-place
(8,103
)
 
(311,218
)
 
(45,490
)
Standardized measure, end of period
$
932,913

 
$
926,923

 
$
939,831


 




CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Continued)
(UNAUDITED)

The estimated present value of future cash flows relating to estimated proved reserves is extremely sensitive to prices used at any measurement period.  Average prices for December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were based on the 12-month unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month prices for the period from January through December during each respective calendar year. These benchmark average prices were further adjusted for quality, energy content, transportation fees and other price differentials specific to our properties. The average prices used for each commodity for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
 
 
Average Price
 
Oil
 
Natural Gas Liquids
 
Natural Gas
 
($/Bbl)
 
($/Bbl)
 
($/Mcf)
As of December 31:
 

 
 
 
 

2014
$
90.48

 
$
31.54

 
$
4.27

2013
$
94.88

 
$
31.63

 
$
3.59

2012
$
90.45

 
$
43.74

 
$
3.70