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Derivative Financial Instruments
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments [Abstract]  
Derivative Financial Instruments
Note 7 – Derivative Financial Instruments
Summary of Oil, Gas, and NGL Derivative Contracts in Place
The Company regularly enters into commodity derivative contracts to mitigate a portion of its exposure to oil, gas, and NGL price volatility and location differentials, and the associated effect on cash flows. All commodity derivative contracts that the Company enters into are for other-than-trading purposes. The Company’s commodity derivative contracts consist of price swap and collar arrangements for oil and gas production, and price swap arrangements for NGL production. In a typical commodity swap agreement, if the agreed upon published third-party index price (“index price”) is lower than the swap price, the Company receives the difference between the index price and the agreed upon swap price. If the index price is higher than the swap price, the Company pays the difference. For collar arrangements, the Company receives the difference between an agreed upon index price and the floor price if the index price is below the floor price. The Company pays the difference between the agreed upon ceiling price and the index price if the index price is above the ceiling price. No amounts are paid or received if the index price is between the floor and ceiling prices.
The Company has entered into fixed price oil and gas basis swaps in order to mitigate exposure to adverse pricing differentials between certain industry benchmark prices and the actual physical pricing points where the Company’s production is sold. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had basis swap contracts with fixed price differentials between:
•NYMEX WTI and Argus WTI Midland (“WTI Midland”) for a portion of its Midland Basin oil production with sales contracts that settle at WTI Midland prices;
•NYMEX WTI and Argus WTI Houston Magellan East Houston Terminal ("WTI Houston MEH”) for a portion of its South Texas oil production with sales contracts that settle at WTI Houston MEH prices;
•NYMEX HH and Inside FERC West Texas (“IF Waha”) for a portion of its Midland Basin gas production with sales contracts that settle at IF Waha prices; and
•NYMEX HH and Inside FERC Houston Ship Channel (“IF HSC”) for a portion of its South Texas gas production with sales contracts that settle at IF HSC prices.
The Company has also entered into oil swap contracts to fix the differential in pricing between the NYMEX calendar month average and the physical crude oil delivery month (“Roll Differential”) in which the Company pays the periodic variable Roll Differential and receives a weighted-average fixed price differential. The weighted-average fixed price differential represents the amount of net addition (reduction) to delivery month prices for the notional volumes covered by the swap contracts.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company had commodity derivative contracts outstanding through the fourth quarter of 2025 as summarized in the table below:
Contract Period
First QuarterSecond QuarterThird QuarterFourth Quarter
20242024202420242025
Oil Derivatives (volumes in MBbl and prices in $ per Bbl):
Swaps
ICE Brent Volumes
910 — — — — 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$85.50 $— $— $— $— 
Collars
NYMEX WTI Volumes795 1,846 1,669 556 — 
Weighted-Average Floor Price$68.21 $67.46 $68.93 $72.86 $— 
Weighted-Average Ceiling Price$82.37 $85.53 $84.00 $79.83 $— 
Basis Swaps
WTI Midland-NYMEX WTI Volumes
1,199 1,193 1,235 1,230 1,807 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$1.21 $1.21 $1.21 $1.21 $1.15 
WTI Houston MEH-NYMEX WTI Volumes
256 293 332 309 729 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$1.83 $1.82 $1.82 $1.82 $1.85 
Roll Differential Swaps
NYMEX WTI Volumes1,415 1,792 1,964 1,877 — 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$0.57 $0.57 $0.57 $0.57 $— 
Gas Derivatives (volumes in BBtu and prices in $ per MMBtu):
Swaps
NYMEX HH Volumes
— 4,186 1,393 — 5,891 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$— $3.17 $3.39 $— $4.20 
Collars
NYMEX HH Volumes
8,382 4,432 4,612 5,716 13,217 
Weighted-Average Floor Price$3.57 $3.69 $3.68 $3.48 $3.44 
Weighted-Average Ceiling Price$7.82 $4.00 $4.21 $5.24 $5.06 
Basis Swaps
IF Waha-NYMEX HH Volumes
5,089 5,285 5,344 5,240 20,501 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$(0.61)$(1.09)$(0.99)$(0.73)$(0.66)
IF HSC-NYMEX HH Volumes
4,957 3,310 3,426 5,750 — 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$(0.01)$(0.34)$(0.30)$(0.38)$— 
NGL Derivatives (volumes in MBbl and prices in $ per Bbl):
Swaps
OPIS Propane Mont Belvieu Non-TET Volumes62 65 68 70 — 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$28.56 $28.56 $28.56 $28.56 $— 
Commodity Derivative Contracts Entered Into Subsequent to December 31, 2023
Subsequent to December 31, 2023, and through the filing of this report, the Company entered into the following commodity derivative contracts:
Contract Period
First QuarterSecond QuarterThird QuarterFourth Quarter
202420242024202420252026
Oil Derivatives (volumes in MBbl and prices in $ per Bbl):
Swaps
NYMEX WTI Volumes— — — 344 — — 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$— $— $— $71.00 $— $— 
Collars
NYMEX WTI Volumes— — 335 344 — — 
Weighted-Average Floor Price$— $— $65.00 $65.00 $— $— 
Weighted-Average Ceiling Price$— $— $78.61 $76.45 $— $— 
Basis Swaps
WTI Midland-NYMEX WTI Volumes
— — — — 941 — 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$— $— $— $— $1.15 $— 
WTI Houston MEH-NYMEX WTI Volumes
— — — — 684 816 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$— $— $— $— $1.95 $2.10 
Gas Derivatives (volumes in BBtu and prices in $ per MMBtu):
Swaps
NYMEX HH Volumes
— — 1,530 — — — 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$— $— $2.99 $— $— $— 
Collars
NYMEX HH Volumes
— — — 1,612 4,838 — 
Weighted-Average Floor Price$— $— $— $3.00 $3.00 $— 
Weighted-Average Ceiling Price$— $— $— $4.02 $4.22 $— 
Basis Swaps
IF HSC-NYMEX HH Volumes
— — — — 946 — 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$— $— $— $— $0.0025 $— 
NGL Derivatives (volumes in MBbl and prices in $ per Bbl):
Swaps
OPIS Propane Mont Belvieu Non-TET Volumes254 322 336 364 396 — 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$32.33 $32.57 $32.54 $32.49 $32.86 $— 
OPIS Normal Butane Mont Belvieu Non-TET Volumes
28 44 46 49 45 — 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$39.48 $39.48 $39.48 $39.48 $39.48 $— 
OPIS Isobutane Mont Belvieu Non-TET Volumes
15 24 25 28 25 — 
Weighted-Average Contract Price$41.58 $41.58 $41.58 $41.58 $41.58 $— 
Derivative Assets and Liabilities Fair Value
The Company’s commodity derivatives are measured at fair value and are included in the accompanying balance sheets as derivative assets and liabilities, with the exception of derivative instruments that meet the “normal purchase normal sale” exclusion. The Company does not designate its commodity derivative contracts as hedging instruments. The fair value of the commodity derivative contracts at December 31, 2023, and 2022, was a net asset of $57.1 million and $15.8 million, respectively.
The following table details the fair value of commodity derivative contracts recorded in the accompanying balance sheets, by category:
As of December 31, 2023As of December 31, 2022
(in thousands)
Derivative assets:
Current assets$56,442 $48,677 
Noncurrent assets8,672 24,465 
Total derivative assets$65,114 $73,142 
Derivative liabilities:
Current liabilities$6,789 $56,181 
Noncurrent liabilities1,273 1,142 
Total derivative liabilities$8,062 $57,323 
Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities
As of December 31, 2023, and 2022, all derivative instruments held by the Company were subject to master netting arrangements with various financial institutions. In general, the terms of the Company’s agreements provide for offsetting of amounts payable or receivable between it and the counterparty, at the election of both parties, for transactions that settle on the same date and in the same currency. The Company’s agreements also provide that in the event of an early termination, the counterparties have the right to offset amounts owed or owing under that and any other agreement with the same counterparty. The Company’s accounting policy is to not offset these positions in its accompanying balance sheets.
The following table provides a reconciliation between the gross assets and liabilities reflected on the accompanying balance sheets and the potential effects of master netting arrangements on the fair value of the Company’s commodity derivative contracts:
Derivative Assets as ofDerivative Liabilities as of
December 31,
2023		December 31,
2022		December 31,
2023		December 31,
2022
(in thousands)
Gross amounts presented in the accompanying balance sheets
$65,114 $73,142 $(8,062)$(57,323)
Amounts not offset in the accompanying balance sheets
(7,362)(26,136)7,362 26,136 
Net amounts$57,752 $47,006 $(700)$(31,187)
The Company recognizes all gains and losses from changes in commodity derivative fair values immediately in earnings rather than deferring such amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The Company had no commodity derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021. Please refer to Note 8 – Fair Value Measurements for more information regarding the Company’s derivative instruments, including its valuation techniques.
The following table summarizes the commodity components of the net derivative settlement (gain) loss, and the net derivative (gain) loss line items presented within the accompanying statements of cash flows and the accompanying statements of operations, respectively:
For the Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Net derivative settlement (gain) loss:
Oil contracts$26,873 $514,641 $523,245 
Gas contracts(49,156)171,598 152,361 
NGL contracts(4,638)24,461 73,352 
Total net derivative settlement (gain) loss:$(26,921)$710,700 $748,958 
Net derivative (gain) loss:
Oil contracts$(20,813)$284,863 $650,959 
Gas contracts(42,713)82,769 172,248 
NGL contracts(4,628)6,380 78,452 
Total net derivative (gain) loss:$(68,154)$374,012 $901,659 
Credit Related Contingent Features
As of December 31, 2023, all of the Company’s derivative counterparties were members of the Company’s Credit Agreement lender group. The Company does not enter into derivative contracts with counterparties that are not part of the lender group. Under the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to provide mortgage liens on assets having a value equal to at least 85 percent of the total PV-9, as defined in the Credit Agreement, of the Company’s proved oil and gas properties evaluated in the most recent reserve report. Collateral securing indebtedness under the Credit Agreement also secures the Company’s derivative agreement obligations.