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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies [Text Block]
Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
As of September 30, 2018, the Company had total gathering, processing, transportation throughput, and purchase commitments with various third parties that require delivery of a minimum quantity of 30 MMBbl of oil, 691 Bcf of gas, and 22 MMBbl of produced water through 2027 and a minimum purchase quantity of 7 MMBbl of water by 2022. If the Company fails to deliver or purchase any product, as applicable, the aggregate undiscounted future deficiency payments as of September 30, 2018, would total approximately $342.2 million. This amount does not include any costs that may be incurred for certain contracts where the Company cannot predict with accuracy the amount and timing of any payments that may be incurred for not meeting certain minimum commitments, as such payments are dependent upon the price of oil in effect at the time of settlement. Under certain of the Company’s commitment agreements, if the Company is unable to deliver the minimum quantity from its production, it may deliver production acquired from third parties. As of the filing of this report, the Company does not expect to incur any material shortfalls with regard to these commitments.
The Company entered into new and amended drilling rig and completion service contracts during the first nine months of 2018, and subsequent to September 30, 2018. As of the filing of this report, the Company’s drilling rig and completion service contract commitments totaled $93.0 million. If all of these contracts were terminated as of the filing of this report, the Company would avoid a portion of the contractual service commitments; however, would be required to pay $42.7 million in early termination fees.
Additionally, as of September 30, 2018, the Company had fixed price contracts with various third parties to purchase electricity through 2027 for total consideration of $29.9 million. As of the filing of this report, the Company expects to meet these purchase commitments.
There were no other material changes in commitments during the first nine months of 2018. Please refer to Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies in the 2017 Form 10-K for additional discussion of the Company’s commitments.
Contingencies
The Company is subject to litigation and claims arising in the ordinary course of business.  The Company accrues for such items when a liability is both probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated.  In the opinion of management, the anticipated results of any pending litigation and claims are not expected to have a material effect on the results of operations, the financial position, or the cash flows of the Company.