10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to            

Commission File Number 001-35410

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Matador Resources Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Texas	27-4662601
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
5400 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas	75240
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(972) 371-5200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	MTDR	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     ☒  Yes    ☐  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    ☒  Yes    ☐  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ☐  Yes    ☒  No

As of October 26, 2021, there were 117,335,598 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.

MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Page
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3
Item 1. Financial Statements — Unaudited	3
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020	3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020	4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020	5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020	9
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	10
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	23
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	42
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	43
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION	44
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	44
Item 1A. Risk Factors	44
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	44
Item 6. Exhibits	45
SIGNATURES	46

Part I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements — Unaudited

Matador Resources Company and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS — UNAUDITED

(In thousands, except par value and share data)

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash	$	73,128	$	57,916
Restricted cash	34,663		33,467
Accounts receivable
Oil and natural gas revenues	175,265		85,098
Joint interest billings	41,184		34,823
Other	31,905		17,212
Derivative instruments	3,157		6,727
Lease and well equipment inventory	12,137		10,584
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	25,189		15,802
Total current assets	396,628		261,629
Property and equipment, at cost
Oil and natural gas properties, full-cost method
Evaluated	5,656,031		5,295,931
Unproved and unevaluated	918,885		902,133
Midstream properties	887,982		841,695
Other property and equipment	30,202		29,561
Less accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization	(3,956,919)		(3,701,551)
Net property and equipment	3,536,181		3,367,769
Other assets
Derivative instruments	859		2,570
Deferred income taxes	13,878		342
Other long-term assets	37,947		54,970
Total assets	$	3,985,493	$	3,687,280
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	33,402	$	13,982
Accrued liabilities	175,634		119,158
Royalties payable	91,362		66,049
Amounts due to affiliates	27,415		4,934
Derivative instruments	114,153		45,186
Advances from joint interest owners	5,340		4,191
Other current liabilities	25,446		37,436
Total current liabilities	472,752		290,936
Long-term liabilities
Borrowings under Credit Agreement	120,000		440,000
Borrowings under San Mateo Credit Facility	357,500		334,000
Senior unsecured notes payable	1,042,184		1,040,998
Asset retirement obligations	40,101		37,919
Derivative instruments	2,930		—
Deferred income taxes	16,285		—
Other long-term liabilities	25,841		30,402
Total long-term liabilities	1,604,841		1,883,319
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock - $0.01 par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized; 117,249,410 and 116,847,003 shares issued; and 117,103,248 and 116,844,768 shares outstanding, respectively	1,172		1,169
Additional paid-in capital	2,069,484		2,027,069
Accumulated deficit	(380,268)		(741,705)
Treasury stock, at cost, 146,162 and 2,235 shares, respectively	(2,381)		(3)
Total Matador Resources Company shareholders’ equity	1,688,007		1,286,530
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	219,893		226,495
Total shareholders’ equity	1,907,900		1,513,025
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	3,985,493	$	3,687,280

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS — UNAUDITED

(In thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Revenues
Oil and natural gas revenues	$	461,465	$	189,104	$	1,189,772	$	505,785
Third-party midstream services revenues	20,486		19,363		55,774		49,861
Sales of purchased natural gas	38,770		13,358		54,198		37,883
Lease bonus - mineral acreage	—		—		—		4,062
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	(57,419)		(5,406)		(125,943)		49,571
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	9,049		(13,033)		(77,178)		(9,271)
Total revenues	472,351		203,386		1,096,623		637,891
Expenses
Production taxes, transportation and processing	48,896		25,840		126,913		66,353
Lease operating	27,433		23,392		82,124		80,464
Plant and other midstream services operating	17,043		9,385		44,452		29,129
Purchased natural gas	34,581		11,144		47,064		30,124
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	89,061		88,025		255,368		272,082
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	518		478		1,529		1,449
Full-cost ceiling impairment	—		251,163		—		575,164
General and administrative	24,633		15,100		71,218		46,045
Total expenses	242,165		424,527		628,668		1,100,810
Operating income (loss)	230,186		(221,141)		467,955		(462,919)
Other income (expense)
Net loss on asset sales and impairment	(251)		—		(251)		(2,632)
Interest expense	(17,989)		(18,231)		(55,579)		(56,340)
Other (expense) income	(585)		(238)		(1,246)		1,555
Total other expense	(18,825)		(18,469)		(57,076)		(57,417)
Income (loss) before income taxes	211,361		(239,610)		410,879		(520,336)
Income tax provision (benefit)
Deferred	(6,701)		26,497		1,488		(43,369)
Income tax (benefit) provision	(6,701)		26,497		1,488		(43,369)
Net income (loss)	218,062		(266,107)		409,391		(476,967)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(14,434)		(9,957)		(39,213)		(26,784)
Net income (loss) attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders	$	203,628	$	(276,064)	$	370,178	$	(503,751)
Earnings (loss) per common share
Basic	$	1.74	$	(2.38)	$	3.17	$	(4.34)
Diluted	$	1.71	$	(2.38)	$	3.12	$	(4.34)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic	117,008		116,155		116,872		116,036
Diluted	119,197		116,155		118,788		116,036

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY — UNAUDITED

(In thousands)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

											Total shareholders’ equity attributable to Matador Resources Company
													Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries		Total shareholders’ equity
	Common Stock			Additional paid-in capital		Accumulated deficit		Treasury Stock
	Shares	Amount						Shares	Amount
Balance at January 1, 2021	116,847	$	1,169	$	2,027,069	$	(741,705)	2	$	(3)	$	1,286,530	$	226,495	$	1,513,025
Dividends declared ($0.025 per share)	—	—		—		(2,913)		—	—		(2,913)		—		(2,913)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock compensation plan	3	—		—		—		—	—		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock pursuant to directors’ and advisors’ compensation plan	9	—		—		—		—	—		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation expense related to equity-based awards including amounts capitalized	—	—		1,477		—		—	—		1,477		—		1,477
Stock options exercised, net of options forfeited in net share settlements	13	—		—		—		—	—		—		—		—
Restricted stock forfeited	—	—		(219)		—		90	(1,501)		(1,720)		—		(1,720)
Contribution related to formation of San Mateo (see Note 6)	—	—		15,376		—		—	—		15,376		—		15,376
Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	—	—		—		—		—	—		—		(14,210)		(14,210)
Current period net income	—	—		—		60,645		—	—		60,645		8,853		69,498
Balance at March 31, 2021	116,872	1,169		2,043,703		(683,973)		92	(1,504)		1,359,395		221,138		1,580,533
Dividends declared ($0.025 per share)	—	—		—		(2,913)		—	—		(2,913)		—		(2,913)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock compensation plan	138	1		(1)		—		—	—		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock pursuant to directors’ and advisors’ compensation plan	73	1		(1)		—		—	—		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation expense related to equity-based awards including amounts capitalized	—	—		2,289		—		—	—		2,289		—		2,289
Stock options exercised, net of options forfeited in net share settlements	40	—		—		—		—	—		—		—		—
Restricted stock forfeited	—	—		(425)		—		38	(739)		(1,164)		—		(1,164)
Contribution related to formation of San Mateo (see Note 6)	—	—		16,250		—		—	—		16,250		—		16,250
Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	—	—		—		—		—	—		—		(14,700)		(14,700)
Current period net income	—	—		—		105,905		—	—		105,905		15,926		121,831
Balance at June 30, 2021	117,123	$	1,171	$	2,061,815	$	(580,981)	130	$	(2,243)	$	1,479,762	$	222,364	$	1,702,126

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY — UNAUDITED

(In thousands)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

											Total shareholders’ equity attributable to Matador Resources Company
													Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries		Total shareholders’ equity
	Common Stock			Additional paid-in capital		Accumulated deficit		Treasury Stock
	Shares	Amount						Shares	Amount
Balance at June 30, 2021	117,123	$	1,171	$	2,061,815	$	(580,981)	130	$	(2,243)	$	1,479,762	$	222,364	$	1,702,126
Dividends declared ($0.025 per share)	—	—		—		(2,915)		—	—		(2,915)		—		(2,915)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock compensation plan	3	—		—		—		—	—		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation expense related to equity-based awards including amounts capitalized	—	—		3,856		—		—	—		3,856		—		3,856
Stock options exercised, net of options forfeited in net share settlements	123	1		211		—		—	—		212		—		212
Restricted stock forfeited	—	—		(1,138)		—		16	(138)		(1,276)		—		(1,276)
Contribution related to formation of San Mateo, net of tax of $1.3 million (see Note 6)	—	—		4,740		—		—	—		4,740		—		4,740
Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	—	—		—		—		—	—		—		(16,905)		(16,905)
Current period net income	—	—		—		203,628		—	—		203,628		14,434		218,062
Balance at September 30, 2021	117,249	$	1,172	$	2,069,484	$	(380,268)	146	$	(2,381)	$	1,688,007	$	219,893	$	1,907,900

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY — UNAUDITED

(In thousands)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

											Total shareholders’ equity attributable to Matador Resources Company
													Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries		Total shareholders’ equity
	Common Stock			Additional paid-in capital		Accumulated deficit		Treasury Stock
	Shares	Amount						Shares	Amount
Balance at January 1, 2020	116,644	$	1,166	$	1,981,014	$	(148,500)	1	$	(26)	$	1,833,654	$	135,798	$	1,969,452
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock compensation plan	3	—		—		—		—	—		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock pursuant to directors’ and advisors’ compensation plan	2	—		—		—		—	—		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation expense related to equity-based awards including amounts capitalized	—	—		5,066		—		—	—		5,066		—		5,066
Stock options exercised, net of options forfeited in net share settlements	—	—		(24)		—		—	—		(24)		—		(24)
Liability-based stock option awards settled in equity	22	1		297		—		—	—		298		—		298
Restricted stock forfeited	—	—		—		—		106	(1,267)		(1,267)		—		(1,267)
Contribution related to formation of San Mateo, net of tax of $3.1 million (see Note 6)	—	—		11,613		—		—	—		11,613		—		11,613
Contributions from non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries, net of tax of $4.3 million (see Note 6)	—	—		16,280		—		—	—		16,280		29,394		45,674
Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	—	—		—		—		—	—		—		(11,515)		(11,515)
Current period net income	—	—		—		125,729		—	—		125,729		9,354		135,083
Balance at March 31, 2020	116,671	1,167		2,014,246		(22,771)		107	(1,293)		1,991,349		163,031		2,154,380
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock compensation plan	230	2		(2)		—		—	—		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock pursuant to directors’ and advisors’ compensation plan	83	1		(1)		—		—	—		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation expense related to equity-based awards including amounts capitalized	—	—		4,103		—		—	—		4,103		—		4,103
Restricted stock forfeited	—	—		—		—		33	(156)		(156)		—		(156)
Contributions from non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries, net of tax of $0.5 million (see Note 6)	—	—		1,952		—		—	—		1,952		14,700		16,652
Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	—	—		—		—		—	—		—		(10,535)		(10,535)
Current period net (loss) income	—	—		—		(353,416)		—	—		(353,416)		7,473		(345,943)
Balance at June 30, 2020	116,984	$	1,170	$	2,020,298	$	(376,187)	140	$	(1,449)	$	1,643,832	$	174,669	$	1,818,501

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY — UNAUDITED

(In thousands)

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

											Total shareholders’ equity attributable to Matador Resources Company
													Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries		Total shareholders’ equity
	Common Stock			Additional paid-in capital		Accumulated deficit		Treasury Stock
	Shares	Amount						Shares	Amount
Balance at June 30, 2020	116,984	$	1,170	$	2,020,298	$	(376,187)	140	$	(1,449)	$	1,643,832	$	174,669	$	1,818,501
Stock-based compensation expense related to equity-based awards including amounts capitalized	—	—		4,228		—		—	—		4,228		—		4,228
Restricted stock forfeited	—	—		—		—		8	(63)		(63)		—		(63)
Contributions from non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	—	—		—		—		—	—		—		31,850		31,850
Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	—	—		—		—		—	—		—		(10,780)		(10,780)
Current period net (loss) income	—	—		—		(276,064)		—	—		(276,064)		9,957		(266,107)
Balance at September 30, 2020	116,984	$	1,170	$	2,024,526	$	(652,251)	148	$	(1,512)	$	1,371,933	$	205,696	$	1,577,629

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS — UNAUDITED

(In thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	409,391	$	(476,967)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities
Unrealized loss on derivatives	77,178		9,271
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	255,368		272,082
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	1,529		1,449
Full-cost ceiling impairment	—		575,164
Stock-based compensation expense	5,617		10,449
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	1,488		(43,369)
Amortization of debt issuance cost	2,443		2,114
Net loss on asset sales and impairment	251		2,632
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	(111,221)		52,060
Lease and well equipment inventory	(1,179)		(632)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(9,515)		(411)
Other long-term assets	637		1,784
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities	60,619		(61,452)
Royalties payable	25,313		(16,870)
Advances from joint interest owners	1,149		(7,125)
Other long-term liabilities	(242)		(220)
Net cash provided by operating activities	718,826		319,959
Investing activities
Drilling, completion and equipping capital expenditures	(317,486)		(400,554)
Acquisition of oil and natural gas properties	(29,720)		(65,437)
Midstream capital expenditures	(40,222)		(197,942)
Expenditures for other property and equipment	(465)		(1,796)
Proceeds from sale of assets	4,215		4,574
Net cash used in investing activities	(383,678)		(661,155)
Financing activities
Repayments of borrowings under Credit Agreement	(390,000)		—
Borrowings under Credit Agreement	70,000		220,000
Repayments of borrowings under San Mateo Credit Facility	(64,000)		—
Borrowings under San Mateo Credit Facility	87,500		38,400
Cost to amend credit facilities	(878)		(660)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	213		45
Dividends paid	(8,741)		—
Contributions related to formation of San Mateo	37,626		14,700
Contributions from non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	—		99,022
Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	(45,815)		(32,830)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based compensation	(4,161)		(1,556)
Other	(484)		6,850
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(318,740)		343,971
Increase in cash and restricted cash	16,408		2,775
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period	91,383		65,128
Cash and restricted cash at end of period	$	107,791	$	67,903
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information (Note 10)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS —

UNAUDITED

NOTE 1 — NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Matador Resources Company, a Texas corporation (“Matador” and, collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States, with an emphasis on oil and natural gas shale and other unconventional plays. The Company’s current operations are focused primarily on the oil and liquids-rich portion of the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. The Company also operates in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. Additionally, the Company conducts midstream operations, primarily through its midstream joint venture, San Mateo Midstream, LLC (collectively with its subsidiaries, “San Mateo”), in support of the Company’s exploration, development and production operations and provides natural gas processing, oil transportation services, oil, natural gas and produced water gathering services and produced water disposal services to third parties.

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Interim Financial Statements, Basis of Presentation, Consolidation and Significant Estimates

The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) but do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021 (the “Annual Report”). The Company consolidates certain subsidiaries and joint ventures that are less than wholly-owned and are not involved in oil and natural gas exploration, including San Mateo, and the net income and equity attributable to the non-controlling interest in these subsidiaries have been reported separately as required by Accounting Standards Codification, Consolidation (Topic 810). The Company proportionately consolidates certain joint ventures that are less than wholly-owned and are involved in oil and natural gas exploration. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In management’s opinion, these interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal, recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2021. Amounts as of December 31, 2020 are derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates and assumptions may also affect disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are based on a number of significant estimates, including oil and natural gas revenues, accrued assets and liabilities, stock-based compensation, valuation of derivative instruments, deferred tax assets and liabilities and oil and natural gas reserves. The estimates of oil and natural gas reserves quantities and future net cash flows are the basis for the calculations of depletion and impairment of oil and natural gas properties, as well as estimates of asset retirement obligations and certain tax accruals. While the Company believes its estimates are reasonable, changes in facts and assumptions or the discovery of new information may result in revised estimates. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

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NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — Continued

Revenues

The following table summarizes the Company’s total revenues and revenues from contracts with customers on a disaggregated basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Revenues from contracts with customers	$	520,721	$	221,825	$	1,299,744	$	593,529
Lease bonus - mineral acreage	—		—		—		4,062
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	(57,419)		(5,406)		(125,943)		49,571
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	9,049		(13,033)		(77,178)		(9,271)
Total revenues	$	472,351	$	203,386	$	1,096,623	$	637,891

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Oil revenues	$	325,560	$	150,620	$	853,953	$	414,379
Natural gas revenues	135,905		38,484		335,819		91,406
Third-party midstream services revenues	20,486		19,363		55,774		49,861
Sales of purchased natural gas	38,770		13,358		54,198		37,883
Total revenues from contracts with customers	$	520,721	$	221,825	$	1,299,744	$	593,529

Property and Equipment

The Company uses the full-cost method of accounting for its investments in oil and natural gas properties. Under this method, the Company is required to perform a ceiling test each quarter that determines a limit, or ceiling, on the capitalized costs of oil and natural gas properties based primarily on the after-tax estimated future net cash flows from oil and natural gas properties using a 10% discount rate and the arithmetic average of first-day-of-the-month oil and natural gas prices for the prior 12-month period. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the cost center ceiling was higher than the capitalized costs of oil and natural gas properties, and, as a result, no impairment charge was necessary. At September 30, 2020, the Company’s net capitalized costs less related deferred income taxes exceeded the full-cost ceiling by $189.1 million. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $251.2 million to its net capitalized costs and a deferred income tax benefit of $62.1 million at September 30, 2020. At June 30, 2020, the Company’s net capitalized costs less related deferred income taxes exceeded the full-cost ceiling by $243.9 million. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $324.0 million to its net capitalized costs and a deferred income tax benefit of $80.1 million at June 30, 2020. These charges are reflected in the Company’s interim condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

The Company capitalized approximately $9.9 million and $7.6 million of its general and administrative costs and approximately $1.5 million and $2.0 million of its interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company capitalized approximately $28.6 million and $23.9 million of its general and administrative costs and approximately $3.9 million and $5.2 million of its interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Earnings Per Common Share

The Company reports basic earnings attributable to Matador shareholders per common share, which excludes the effect of potentially dilutive securities, and diluted earnings attributable to Matador shareholders per common share, which includes the effect of all potentially dilutive securities unless their impact is anti-dilutive.

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The following table sets forth the computation of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic	117,008	116,155	116,872	116,036
Dilutive effect of options and restricted stock units	2,189	—	1,916	—
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	119,197	116,155	118,788	116,036

A total of 1.3 million options to purchase shares of Matador’s common stock were excluded from the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 because their effects were anti-dilutive. A total of 2.5 million options to purchase shares of Matador’s common stock were excluded from the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, because their effects were anti-dilutive. Additionally, 0.7 million and 0.6 million restricted shares, which are participating securities, were excluded from the calculations above for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, as the security holders do not have the obligation to share in the losses of the Company.

NOTE 3 — ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (in thousands).

Beginning asset retirement obligations	$	38,542
Liabilities incurred during period	1,066
Liabilities settled during period	(96)
Divestitures during period	(709)
Accretion expense	1,529
Ending asset retirement obligations	40,332
Less: current asset retirement obligations(1)	(231)
Long-term asset retirement obligations	$	40,101

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(1)Included in accrued liabilities in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2021.

NOTE 4 — DEBT

At September 30, 2021, the Company had (i) $1.05 billion of outstanding senior notes due 2026 (the “Notes”), (ii) $120.0 million in borrowings outstanding under its reserves-based revolving credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”), (iii) approximately $45.8 million in outstanding letters of credit issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement and (iv) $7.5 million outstanding under an unsecured U.S. Small Business Administration loan. Between September 30, 2021 and October 26, 2021, the Company repaid $20.0 million of borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

At September 30, 2021, San Mateo had $357.5 million in borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility (the “San Mateo Credit Facility”) and approximately $9.0 million in outstanding letters of credit issued pursuant to the San Mateo Credit Facility. Between September 30, 2021 and October 26, 2021, San Mateo repaid $10.0 million of borrowings under the San Mateo Credit Facility.

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Credit Agreements

MRC Energy Company

The borrowing base under the Credit Agreement is determined semi-annually as of May 1 and November 1 by the lenders based primarily on the estimated value of the Company’s proved oil and natural gas reserves at December 31 and June 30 of each year, respectively. The Company and the lenders may each request an unscheduled redetermination of the borrowing base once between scheduled redetermination dates. In April 2021, the lenders completed their review of the Company’s proved oil and natural gas reserves, and, as a result, the borrowing base was reaffirmed at $900.0 million. The Company elected to keep the borrowing commitment at $700.0 million, the maximum facility amount remained $1.5 billion and no material changes were made to the terms of the Credit Agreement. This April 2021 redetermination constituted the regularly scheduled May 1 redetermination. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are limited to the lowest of the borrowing base, the maximum facility amount and the elected commitment (subject to compliance with the covenant noted below). The Credit Agreement matures October 31, 2023.

The Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a debt to EBITDA ratio, which is defined as debt outstanding (net of up to $50.0 million of cash or cash equivalents), divided by a rolling four quarter EBITDA calculation, of 4.0 or less. The Company believes that it was in compliance with the terms of the Credit Agreement at September 30, 2021.

San Mateo Midstream, LLC

The San Mateo Credit Facility is non-recourse with respect to Matador and its wholly-owned subsidiaries but is guaranteed by San Mateo’s subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of San Mateo’s assets, including real property. The San Mateo Credit Facility matures December 19, 2023 and was amended in June 2021 to increase the lender commitments under the revolving credit facility from $375.0 million to $450.0 million (subject to San Mateo’s compliance with the covenants noted below) and to increase the borrowing rate for a base rate loan or a Eurodollar loan under such facility by 0.50%. The San Mateo Credit Facility includes an accordion feature, which, after the aforementioned amendment, provides for potential increases in lender commitments to up to $700.0 million.

The San Mateo Credit Facility requires San Mateo to maintain a debt to EBITDA ratio, which is defined as total consolidated funded indebtedness outstanding (as defined in the San Mateo Credit Facility) divided by a rolling four quarter EBITDA calculation, of 5.0 or less, subject to certain exceptions. The San Mateo Credit Facility also requires San Mateo to maintain an interest coverage ratio, which is defined as a rolling four quarter EBITDA calculation divided by San Mateo’s consolidated interest expense, of 2.5 or more. The San Mateo Credit Facility also restricts the ability of San Mateo to distribute cash to its members if San Mateo’s liquidity is less than 10% of the lender commitments under the San Mateo Credit Facility. The Company believes that San Mateo was in compliance with the terms of the San Mateo Credit Facility at September 30, 2021.

Senior Unsecured Notes

At September 30, 2021, the Company had $1.05 billion of outstanding Notes, which have a 5.875% coupon rate. The Notes mature September 15, 2026, and interest is payable on the Notes semi-annually in arrears on each March 15 and September 15. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain subsidiaries of the Company.

NOTE 5 — INCOME TAXES

As a result of the full-cost ceiling impairments recorded in 2020, the Company recognized a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Due to a variety of factors, including the Company’s significant net income during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company’s federal valuation allowance was reversed as of September 30, 2021 as the deferred tax assets were determined to be more likely than not to be utilized. As a portion of the Company’s state net operating loss carryforwards are not expected to be utilized, a valuation allowance will continue to be recognized until the state deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be utilized.

The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $6.7 million and an income tax provision of $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. The Company’s income tax position for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 differed from amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory rate to the pre-tax income due primarily to the impact of reversing the Company’s federal valuation allowance as of September 30, 2021, as well as permanent differences between book and tax income and state taxes, primarily in New Mexico.

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UNAUDITED - CONTINUED

NOTE 5 — INCOME TAXES — Continued

The Company’s total income tax position for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 differed from amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rates to pre-tax income due primarily to the impact of the valuation allowance, as well as permanent differences between book and tax income and state taxes, primarily in New Mexico.

NOTE 6 — EQUITY

Stock-based Compensation

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company granted awards to certain of its employees of 334,649 service-based restricted stock units to be settled in cash, which are liability instruments, and 366,500 performance-based stock units and 334,876 shares of restricted stock, which are equity instruments. The performance-based stock units vest in an amount between zero and 200% of the target units granted based on the Company’s relative total shareholder return over the three-year period ending December 31, 2023, as compared to a designated peer group. The service-based restricted stock units to be settled in cash vest ratably over three years, and the equity instruments are eligible to vest after three years. The fair value of these awards was approximately $43.3 million on the grant date.

Common Stock Dividend

The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per share of common stock in each of the first three quarters of 2021. The dividend, which totaled $2.9 million in each quarter, was paid on March 31, 2021, June 3, 2021 and September 3, 2021. In October 2021, the Board amended the Company’s dividend policy to increase the quarterly dividend and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock payable on December 1, 2021 to shareholders of record as of November 10, 2021.

San Mateo Distributions and Contributions

During the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, San Mateo distributed $17.6 million and $11.2 million, respectively, to the Company and $16.9 million and $10.8 million, respectively, to a subsidiary of Five Point Energy LLC, the Company’s joint venture partner (“Five Point”). During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, San Mateo distributed $47.7 million and $34.2 million, respectively, to the Company and $45.8 million and $32.8 million, respectively, to Five Point.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, there were no contributions to San Mateo by either the Company or Five Point. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company contributed $36.8 million and Five Point contributed $31.9 million of cash to San Mateo. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company contributed $59.7 million and Five Point contributed $99.0 million of cash to San Mateo, of which $23.1 million was paid to carry Matador’s proportionate interest in San Mateo. The portion of the amount contributed by Five Point to carry Matador’s proportionate interest was recorded in “Additional paid-in capital” in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets for the nine ended September 30, 2020, net of the $4.8 million deferred tax impact to Matador related to this equity contribution.

Performance Incentives

Five Point paid to the Company $6.0 million in performance incentives during the three months ended September 30, 2021. No performance incentives were paid by Five Point to the Company during the three months ended September 30, 2020. Five Point paid to the Company $37.6 million and $14.7 million in performance incentives during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These performance incentives are recorded when received, net of the $1.3 million and $3.1 million deferred tax impact to Matador during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, in “Additional paid-in capital” in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. These performance incentives for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are also denoted as “Contributions related to formation of San Mateo” under “Financing activities” in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity.

NOTE 7 — DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

At September 30, 2021, the Company had various costless collar and swap contracts open and in place to mitigate its exposure to oil and natural gas price volatility, each with a specific term (calculation period), notional quantity (volume hedged) and price floor and ceiling for the collars and fixed price for the swaps. At September 30, 2021, each contract was set to expire

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at varying times during 2021 and 2022. The Company had no open contracts associated with natural gas liquids (“NGL”) prices at September 30, 2021.

The following is a summary of the Company’s open costless collar contracts for oil and natural gas at September 30, 2021.

Commodity	Calculation Period	Notional Quantity (Bbl or MMBtu)	Weighted Average Price Floor ($/Bbl or $/MMBtu)		Weighted Average Price Ceiling ($/Bbl or $/MMBtu)		Fair Value of Asset (Liability) (thousands)
Oil	10/01/2021 - 12/31/2021	2,370,000	$	42.06	$	55.15	$	(46,669)
Natural Gas	10/01/2021 - 12/31/2021	13,900,000	$	2.53	$	4.71	(24,169)
Oil	01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022	2,040,000	$	50.00	$	67.85	(14,402)
Natural Gas	01/01/2022 - 03/31/2022	8,250,000	$	2.70	$	6.33	(11,844)
Total open costless collar contracts							$	(97,084)

The following is a summary of the Company’s open swap contracts for oil at September 30, 2021.

Commodity	Calculation Period	Notional Quantity (Bbl)	Fixed Price ($/Bbl)		Fair Value of Asset (Liability) (thousands)
Oil	10/01/2021 - 12/31/2021	510,000	$	35.26	$	(19,999)
Total open swap contracts					$	(19,999)

The following is a summary of the Company’s open basis swap contracts for oil at September 30, 2021.

Commodity	Calculation Period	Notional Quantity (Bbl)	Fixed Price ($/Bbl)		Fair Value of Asset (Liability) (thousands)
Oil Basis	10/01/2021 - 12/31/2021	2,100,000	$	0.87	$	623
Oil Basis	01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022	5,520,000	$	0.95	3,393
Total open basis swap contracts					$	4,016

At September 30, 2021, the aggregate liability value for the Company’s open derivative financial instruments was $113.1 million.

The Company’s derivative financial instruments are subject to master netting arrangements, and the Company’s counterparties allow for cross-commodity master netting provided the settlement dates for the commodities are the same. The Company does not present different types of commodities with the same counterparty on a net basis in its interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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UNAUDITED — CONTINUED

NOTE 7 — DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS — Continued

The following table presents the gross asset and liability fair values of the Company’s commodity price derivative financial instruments and the location of these balances in the interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands).

Derivative Instruments	Gross amounts recognized		Gross amounts netted in the condensed consolidated balance sheets		Net amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets
September 30, 2021
Current assets	$	303,891	$	(300,734)	$	3,157
Other assets	56,035		(55,176)		859
Current liabilities	(414,887)		300,734		(114,153)
Long-term liabilities	(58,106)		55,176		(2,930)
Total	$	(113,067)	$	—	$	(113,067)
December 31, 2020
Current assets	$	382,328	$	(375,601)	$	6,727
Other assets	150,194		(147,624)		2,570
Current liabilities	(420,787)		375,601		(45,186)
Long-term liabilities	(147,624)		147,624		—
Total	$	(35,889)	$	—	$	(35,889)

The following table summarizes the location and aggregate gain (loss) of all derivative financial instruments recorded in the interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented (in thousands). These derivative financial instruments are not designated as hedging instruments.

		Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Type of Instrument	Location in Condensed Consolidated  Statement of Operations	2021		2020		2021		2020
Derivative Instrument
Oil	Revenues: Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	$	(52,774)	$	(5,406)	$	(121,460)	$	49,571
Natural Gas	Revenues: Realized loss on derivatives	(4,645)		—		(4,483)		—
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives		(57,419)		(5,406)		(125,943)		49,571
Oil	Revenues: Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	38,961		(9,843)		(35,471)		(7,980)
Natural Gas	Revenues: Unrealized loss on derivatives	(29,912)		(3,190)		(41,707)		(1,291)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		9,049		(13,033)		(77,178)		(9,271)
Total		$	(48,370)	$	(18,439)	$	(203,121)	$	40,300

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NOTE 8 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company measures and reports certain financial and non-financial assets and liabilities on a fair value basis. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). Fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories.

Level 1    Unadjusted quoted prices for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2    Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. This category includes those derivative instruments that are valued with industry standard models that consider various inputs, including: (i) quoted forward prices for commodities, (ii) time value of money and (iii) current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the derivative instrument and can be derived from observable data or supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.

Level 3    Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data that reflect a company’s own market assumptions.

Financial and non-financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, which may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

The following tables summarize the valuation of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with the classifications provided above as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands).

	Fair Value Measurements at  September 30, 2021 using
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets (Liabilities)
Oil derivatives and basis swaps	$	—	$	(77,054)	$	—	$	(77,054)
Natural gas derivatives	—		(36,013)		—		(36,013)
Total	$	—	$	(113,067)	$	—	$	(113,067)

	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2020 using
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets (Liabilities)
Oil derivatives and basis swaps	$	—	$	(41,584)	$	—	$	(41,584)
Natural gas derivatives	—		5,695		—		5,695
Total	$	—	$	(35,889)	$	—	$	(35,889)

Additional disclosures related to derivative financial instruments are provided in Note 7.

Other Fair Value Measurements

At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the carrying values reported on the interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets for accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, royalties payable, amounts due to affiliates, advances from joint interest owners and other current liabilities approximated their fair values due to their short-term maturities.

At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the carrying value of borrowings under the Credit Agreement and the San Mateo Credit Facility approximated their fair value as both are subject to short-term floating interest rates that reflect market rates available to the Company at the time and are classified at Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

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NOTE 8 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — Continued

At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the fair value of the Notes was $1.09 billion and $1.03 billion, respectively, based on quoted market prices, which represent Level 1 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

NOTE 9 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Processing, Transportation and Produced Water Disposal Commitments

Firm Commitments

From time to time, the Company enters into agreements with third parties whereby the Company commits to deliver anticipated natural gas and oil production and produced water from certain portions of its acreage for transportation, gathering, processing, fractionation, sales and disposal. The Company paid approximately $13.4 million and $12.0 million for deliveries under these agreements during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $41.1 million and $34.4 million for deliveries under these agreements during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Certain of these agreements contain minimum volume commitments. If the Company does not meet the minimum volume commitments under these agreements, it will be required to pay certain deficiency fees. If the Company ceased operations in the areas subject to these agreements at September 30, 2021, the total deficiencies required to be paid by the Company under these agreements would be approximately $583.0 million.

Future Commitments

The Company entered into a 10-year, fixed-fee natural gas transportation agreement whereby the Company committed to deliver a portion of the residue gas production at the tailgate of San Mateo’s cryogenic natural gas processing plant in Eddy County, New Mexico for transportation through the counterparty’s pipeline. The agreement begins when the counterparty’s pipeline is placed in service, which is anticipated to be in the fourth quarter of 2021. Should the pipeline be placed in service, the Company would owe the fees to transport the committed volume whether or not the committed volume is transported through the counterparty’s pipeline, and the minimum contractual obligation would be approximately $30.7 million.

San Mateo Commitments

The Company dedicated to San Mateo its current and certain future leasehold interests in the Rustler Breaks and Wolf asset areas and acreage in the southern portion of the Arrowhead asset area (the “Greater Stebbins Area”) and the Stateline asset area pursuant to 15-year, fixed-fee oil transportation, oil, natural gas and produced water gathering and produced water disposal agreements. In addition, the Company dedicated to San Mateo its current and certain future leasehold interests in the Rustler Breaks asset area and acreage in the Greater Stebbins Area and the Stateline asset area pursuant to 15-year, fixed-fee natural gas processing agreements (collectively with the transportation, gathering and produced water disposal agreements, the “Operational Agreements”). San Mateo provides the Company with firm service under each of the Operational Agreements in exchange for certain minimum volume commitments. The remaining minimum contractual obligation under the Operational Agreements at September 30, 2021 was approximately $399.9 million.

Legal Proceedings

The Company is a party to several legal proceedings encountered in the ordinary course of its business. While the ultimate outcome and impact on the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, in the opinion of management, it is remote that these legal proceedings will have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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NOTE 10 — SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES

Accrued Liabilities

The following table summarizes the Company’s current accrued liabilities at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands).

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Accrued evaluated and unproved and unevaluated property costs	$	77,708	$	44,012
Accrued midstream properties costs	18,625		12,776
Accrued lease operating expenses	33,055		24,276
Accrued interest on debt	2,929		18,315
Accrued asset retirement obligations	231		623
Accrued partners’ share of joint interest charges	7,986		7,407
Accrued payable related to purchased natural gas	11,361		418
Other	23,739		11,331
Total accrued liabilities	$	175,634	$	119,158

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following table provides supplemental disclosures of cash flow information for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands).

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Cash paid for interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	$	51,468	$	71,890
Increase (decrease) in asset retirement obligations related to mineral properties	$	157	$	(232)
Increase in asset retirement obligations related to midstream properties	$	104	$	472
Increase (decrease) in liabilities for drilling, completion and equipping capital expenditures	$	29,256	$	(16,333)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities for acquisition of oil and natural gas properties	$	3,299	$	(2,377)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities for midstream properties capital expenditures	$	5,874	$	(10,653)
Stock-based compensation expense recognized as a liability	$	20,535	$	1,434
Transfer of inventory to oil and natural gas properties	$	(625)	$	(445)

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash recorded in the interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets to cash and restricted cash as presented on the interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands).

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Cash	$	73,128	$	41,813
Restricted cash	34,663		26,090
Total cash and restricted cash	$	107,791	$	67,903

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS —

UNAUDITED — CONTINUED

NOTE 11 — SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates in two business segments: (i) exploration and production and (ii) midstream. The exploration and production segment is engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States and is currently focused primarily on the oil and liquids-rich portion of the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. The Company also operates in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. The midstream segment conducts midstream operations in support of the Company’s exploration, development and production operations and provides natural gas processing, oil transportation services, oil, natural gas and produced water gathering services and produced water disposal services to third parties. Substantially all of the Company’s midstream operations in the Rustler Breaks, Wolf and Stateline asset areas and the Greater Stebbins Area in the Delaware Basin, which comprise most of the Company’s midstream operations, are conducted through San Mateo. San Mateo and its subsidiaries are not guarantors of the Notes.

The following tables present selected financial information for the periods presented regarding the Company’s business segments on a stand-alone basis, corporate expenses that are not allocated to a segment and the consolidation and elimination entries necessary to arrive at the financial information for the Company on a consolidated basis (in thousands). On a consolidated basis, midstream services revenues consist primarily of those revenues from midstream operations related to third parties, including working interest owners in the Company’s operated wells. All midstream services revenues associated with Company-owned production are eliminated in consolidation. In evaluating the operating results of the exploration and production and midstream segments, the Company does not allocate certain expenses to the individual segments, including general and administrative expenses. Such expenses are reflected in the column labeled “Corporate.”

	Exploration and Production						Consolidations and Eliminations		Consolidated Company
			Midstream		Corporate
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Oil and natural gas revenues	$	460,306	$	1,159	$	—	$	—	$	461,465
Midstream services revenues	—		61,215		—		(40,729)		20,486
Sales of purchased natural gas	25,961		12,809		—		—		38,770
Realized loss on derivatives	(57,419)		—		—		—		(57,419)
Unrealized gain on derivatives	9,049		—		—		—		9,049
Expenses(1)	220,535		40,784		21,575		(40,729)		242,165
Operating income(2)	$	217,362	$	34,399	$	(21,575)	$	—	$	230,186
Total assets	$	3,025,668	$	864,020	$	95,805	$	—	$	3,985,493
Capital expenditures(3)	$	138,374	$	28,948	$	220	$	—	$	167,542

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(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $80.6 million and $7.8 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $0.6 million.

(2)Includes $14.4 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $17.2 million attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment and $14.2 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS —

UNAUDITED — CONTINUED

NOTE 11 — SEGMENT INFORMATION — Continued

	Exploration and Production						Consolidations and Eliminations		Consolidated Company
			Midstream		Corporate
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Oil and natural gas revenues	$	188,492	$	612	$	—	$	—	$	189,104
Midstream services revenues	—		40,829		—		(21,466)		19,363
Sales of purchased natural gas	7,480		5,878		—		—		13,358
Realized loss on derivatives	(5,406)		—		—		—		(5,406)
Unrealized loss on derivatives	(13,033)		—		—		—		(13,033)
Expenses(1)	409,282		24,524		12,187		(21,466)		424,527
Operating (loss) income(2)	$	(231,749)	$	22,795	$	(12,187)	$	—	$	(221,141)
Total assets	$	2,913,409	$	819,954	$	52,867	$	—	$	3,786,230
Capital expenditures(3)	$	106,160	$	55,032	$	415	$	—	$	161,607

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(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $81.3 million and $6.0 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Includes full-cost ceiling impairment of $251.2 million for the exploration and production segment. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $0.7 million.

(2)Includes $10.0 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $13.7 million attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment and $26.6 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

	Exploration and Production						Consolidations and Eliminations		Consolidated Company
			Midstream		Corporate
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Oil and natural gas revenues	$	1,186,086	$	3,686	$	—	$	—	$	1,189,772
Midstream services revenues	—		164,815		—		(109,041)		55,774
Sales of purchased natural gas	32,543		21,655		—		—		54,198
Realized loss on derivatives	(125,943)		—		—		—		(125,943)
Unrealized loss on derivatives	(77,178)		—		—		—		(77,178)
Expenses(1)	576,106		97,305		64,298		(109,041)		628,668
Operating income(2)	$	439,402	$	92,851	$	(64,298)	$	—	$	467,955
Total assets	$	3,025,668	$	864,020	$	95,805	$	—	$	3,985,493
Capital expenditures(3)	$	381,167	$	46,584	$	465	$	—	$	428,216

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(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $230.0 million and $23.4 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $2.0 million.

(2)Includes $39.2 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $32.8 million attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment and $22.4 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS —

UNAUDITED — CONTINUED

NOTE 11 — SEGMENT INFORMATION — Continued

	Exploration and Production						Consolidations and Eliminations		Consolidated Company
			Midstream		Corporate
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Oil and natural gas revenues	$	503,545	$	2,240	$	—	$	—	$	505,785
Midstream services revenues	—		114,812		—		(64,951)		49,861
Sales of purchased natural gas	19,402		18,481		—		—		37,883
Lease bonus - mineral acreage	4,062		—		—		—		4,062
Realized gain on derivatives	49,571		—		—		—		49,571
Unrealized loss on derivatives	(9,271)		—		—		—		(9,271)
Expenses(1)	1,054,419		72,429		38,913		(64,951)		1,100,810
Operating (loss) income(2)	$	(487,110)	$	63,104	$	(38,913)	$	—	$	(462,919)
Total assets	$	2,913,409	$	819,954	$	52,867	$	—	$	3,786,230
Capital expenditures(3)	$	446,604	$	187,761	$	1,796	$	—	$	636,161

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(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $254.2 million and $15.8 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Includes full-cost ceiling impairment of $575.2 million for the exploration and production segment. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $2.1 million.

(2)Includes $26.8 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $63.0 million attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment and $106.0 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto contained herein and the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “Annual Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 26, 2021, along with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Annual Report. The Annual Report is accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on our website at www.matadorresources.com. Our discussion and analysis includes forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties and should be read in conjunction with the “Risk Factors” section of the Annual Report and the section entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” below for information about the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be materially different than our forward-looking statements.

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”), (i) references to “we,” “our” or the “Company” refer to Matador Resources Company and its subsidiaries as a whole (unless the context indicates otherwise), (ii) references to “Matador” refer solely to Matador Resources Company and (iii) references to “San Mateo” refer to San Mateo Midstream, LLC, collectively with its subsidiaries. For certain oil and natural gas terms used in this Quarterly Report, please see the “Glossary of Oil and Natural Gas Terms” included with the Annual Report.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Additionally, forward-looking statements may be made orally or in press releases, conferences, reports, on our website or otherwise, in the future by us or on our behalf. Such statements are generally identifiable by the terminology used such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecasted,” “hypothetical,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” or other similar words, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words.

By their very nature, forward-looking statements require us to make assumptions that may not materialize or that may not be accurate. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, levels of activity and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors include, among others: general economic conditions; our ability to execute our business plan, including whether our drilling program is successful; changes in oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids prices and the demand for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; our ability to replace reserves and efficiently develop current reserves; costs of operations; delays and other difficulties related to producing oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; delays and other difficulties related to regulatory and governmental approvals and restrictions; availability of sufficient capital to execute our business plan, including from future cash flows, available borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facilities and otherwise; our ability to make acquisitions on economically acceptable terms; our ability to integrate acquisitions; weather and environmental conditions; the impact of the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) on oil and natural gas demand, oil and natural gas prices and our business; the operating results of San Mateo’s Black River cryogenic natural gas processing plant; the timing and operating results of the buildout by San Mateo of oil, natural gas and water gathering and transportation systems and the drilling of any additional salt water disposal wells; and the other factors discussed below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and in other documents that we file with or furnish to the SEC, all of which are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements may include statements about:

•our business strategy;

•our estimated future reserves and the present value thereof, including whether or not a full-cost ceiling impairment could be realized;

•our cash flows and liquidity;

•the amount, timing and payment of dividends, if any;

•our financial strategy, budget, projections and operating results;

•the supply and demand of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids;

•oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids prices, including our realized prices thereof;

•the timing and amount of future production of oil and natural gas;

•the availability of drilling, completion and production equipment;

•the availability of oil storage capacity;

•the availability of oil field labor;

•the amount, nature and timing of capital expenditures, including future exploration and development costs;

•the availability and terms of capital;

•our drilling of wells;

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•our ability to negotiate and consummate acquisition and divestiture opportunities;

•government regulation and taxation of the oil and natural gas industry;

•our marketing of oil and natural gas;

•our exploitation projects or property acquisitions;

•the integration of acquisitions with our business;

•our ability and the ability of San Mateo to construct and operate midstream facilities, including the operation of its Black River cryogenic natural gas processing plant and the drilling of additional salt water disposal wells;

•the ability of San Mateo to attract third-party volumes;

•our costs and timing of exploiting and developing our properties and conducting other operations;

•general economic conditions;

•competition in the oil and natural gas industry, including in both the exploration and production and midstream segments;

•the effectiveness of our risk management and hedging activities;

•our technology;

•environmental liabilities;

•counterparty credit risk;

•regulatory risk;

•developments in oil-producing and natural gas-producing countries;

•the impact of COVID-19 on the oil and natural gas industry and our business;

•our future operating results; and

•our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions contained in this Quarterly Report or in our other filings with the SEC that are not historical.

Although we believe that the expectations conveyed by the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report are reasonable based on information available to us on the date hereof, no assurances can be given as to future results, levels of activity, achievements or financial condition.

You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should recognize that the statements are predictions of future results, which may not occur as anticipated. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements and from historical results, due to the risks and uncertainties described above, as well as others not now anticipated. The impact of any one factor on a particular forward-looking statement is not determinable with certainty as such factors are interdependent upon other factors. The foregoing statements are not exclusive and further information concerning us, including factors that potentially could materially affect our financial results, may emerge from time to time. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in factors or assumptions affecting such forward-looking statements, except as required by law, including the securities laws of the United States and the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Overview

We are an independent energy company founded in July 2003 engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States, with an emphasis on oil and natural gas shale and other unconventional plays. Our current operations are focused primarily on the oil and liquids-rich portion of the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. We also operate in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. Additionally, we conduct midstream operations, primarily through San Mateo, in support of our exploration, development and production operations and provide natural gas processing, oil transportation services, oil, natural gas and produced water gathering services and produced water disposal services to third parties.

Third Quarter Highlights

For the three months ended September 30, 2021, our total oil equivalent production was 8.3 million BOE, and our average daily oil equivalent production was 90,000 BOE per day, of which 50,700 Bbl per day, or 56%, was oil and 235.7 MMcf per day, or 44%, was natural gas. Our average daily oil production of 50,700 Bbl per day for the three months ended September 30, 2021 increased 20% year-over-year from 42,300 Bbl per day for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Our average daily natural gas production of 235.7 MMcf per day for the three months ended September 30, 2021 increased 28% year-over-year from 183.9 MMcf per day for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

For the third quarter of 2021, we reported net income attributable to Matador shareholders of $203.6 million, or $1.71 per diluted common share, on a generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) basis, as compared to a net loss attributable to Matador shareholders of $276.1 million, or ($2.38) per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2020. For the third quarter of 2021, our Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Matador shareholders (“Adjusted EBITDA”), a non-GAAP financial measure, was $293.8 million, as compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $121.0 million during the third quarter of 2020.

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For a definition of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to our net income (loss) and net cash provided by operating activities, see “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” For more information regarding our financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2021, see “—Results of Operations” below.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we reported net income attributable to Matador shareholders of $370.2 million, or $3.12 per diluted common share, on a GAAP basis, as compared to a net loss attributable to Matador shareholders of $503.8 million, or ($4.34) per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, our Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $752.9 million, as compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $369.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. For a definition of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to our net income (loss) and net cash provided by operating activities, see “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” For more information regarding our financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, see “—Results of Operations” below.

Operations Update

In August 2021, we began operating a fifth drilling rig on behalf of San Mateo for the purpose of drilling an additional salt water disposal well in the southern portion of the Arrowhead asset area (the “Greater Stebbins Area”) in Eddy County, New Mexico. Drilling operations on this salt water disposal well were completed in late September 2021, and this well was undergoing completion operations at October 26, 2021. We contracted this fifth operated drilling rig for a term of six months. As a result, in early October 2021, following the conclusion of drilling operations on the salt water disposal well, we moved this rig to our Rodney Robinson leasehold in the western portion of the Antelope Ridge asset area in Lea County, New Mexico.

At October 26, 2021, we were operating five drilling rigs throughout our various Delaware Basin asset areas. Two of these rigs were drilling the next nine wells on the Rodney Robinson leasehold. One of these rigs was concluding drilling operations on the next group of 11 Voni wells in the Stateline asset area, and another was concluding drilling operations on the second of two Uncle Ches wells in the Ranger asset area. The fifth rig recently began drilling three Barnett Trust wells in the Wolf asset area.

We turned to sales a total of 21 gross (17.2 net) wells in the Delaware Basin during the third quarter of 2021, including 17 gross (16.5 net) operated wells and four gross (0.7 net) non-operated wells. During the third quarter of 2021, we turned to sales 13 gross (13.0 net) operated wells in the Stateline asset area: two were Wolfcamp B completions, four were Third Bone Spring Carbonate completions, two were Second Bone Spring completions, two were First Bone Spring completions and three were Avalon completions. In the Arrowhead asset area, we turned to sales four gross (3.5 net) operated wells, all of which were Second Bone Spring completions. We also participated in two gross (0.2 net) non-operated wells turned to sales in the Antelope Ridge asset area, one gross (0.2 net) non-operated well in the Arrowhead asset area and one gross (0.3 net) non-operated well in the Ranger asset area.

Our average daily oil equivalent production in the Delaware Basin for the third quarter of 2021 was 84,000 BOE per day, consisting of 49,200 Bbl of oil per day and 209.1 MMcf of natural gas per day, a 27% increase from 66,400 BOE per day, consisting of 40,400 Bbl of oil per day and 155.7 MMcf of natural gas per day, in the third quarter of 2020. The Delaware Basin contributed approximately 97% of our daily oil production and approximately 89% of our daily natural gas production in the third quarter of 2021, as compared to approximately 95% of our daily oil production and approximately 85% of our daily natural gas production in the third quarter of 2020.

During the third quarter of 2021, we did not complete and turn to sales any operated wells or participate in any non-operated wells on our leasehold properties in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas or in the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana.

2021 Capital Expenditure Budget

On October 26, 2021, we narrowed the range of our 2021 estimated capital expenditures for D/C/E capital expenditures to $535 to $565 million from $525 to $575 million, as originally estimated. As a result of savings on our operated D/C/E capital expenditures in the first nine months of 2021, a faster drilling and completions pace and an anticipated decrease in non-operated D/C/E capital expenditures in the second half of 2021, we intend to advance the next 11 Voni well completions in the Stateline asset area forward into the fourth quarter of 2021 and operate a fifth drilling rig in the fourth quarter of 2021, as previously disclosed, and expect to be able to do so without increasing the midpoint of our estimates for D/C/E capital expenditures for full year 2021. At October 26, 2021, our anticipated 2021 midstream capital expenditures remained $35 to $45 million, which primarily reflect our proportionate share of San Mateo’s estimated 2021 capital expenditures.

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Capital Resources Update

Our Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per share of common stock in each of the first three quarters of 2021, which were paid on March 31, 2021, June 3, 2021 and September 3, 2021, respectively. In October 2021, the Board amended our dividend policy to increase our quarterly dividend and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock payable on December 1, 2021 to shareholders of record as of November 10, 2021.

During the third quarter of 2021, we repaid $120.0 million in borrowings under our third amended and restated credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). During each of the first and second quarters of 2021, we repaid $100.0 million in borrowings under the Credit Agreement. As a result, the outstanding borrowings under our Credit Agreement at September 30, 2021 were $120.0 million. Between September 30, 2021 and October 26, 2021, we repaid $20.0 million of borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

Critical Accounting Policies

There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from those set forth in the Annual Report.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There are no recent accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

Results of Operations

Revenues

The following table summarizes our unaudited revenues and production data for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Operating Data
Revenues (in thousands)(1)
Oil	$	325,560	$	150,620	$	853,953	$	414,379
Natural gas	135,905		38,484		335,819		91,406
Total oil and natural gas revenues	461,465		189,104		1,189,772		505,785
Third-party midstream services revenues	20,486		19,363		55,774		49,861
Sales of purchased natural gas	38,770		13,358		54,198		37,883
Lease bonus - mineral acreage	—		—		—		4,062
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	(57,419)		(5,406)		(125,943)		49,571
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	9,049		(13,033)		(77,178)		(9,271)
Total revenues	$	472,351	$	203,386	$	1,096,623	$	637,891
Net Production Volumes(1)
Oil (MBbl)(2)	4,669		3,895		13,263		11,512
Natural gas (Bcf)(3)	21.7		16.9		61.0		50.1
Total oil equivalent (MBOE)(4)	8,283		6,715		23,423		19,861
Average daily production (BOE/d)(5)	90,033		72,989		85,801		72,486
Average Sales Prices
Oil, without realized derivatives (per Bbl)	$	69.73	$	38.67	$	64.39	$	36.00
Oil, with realized derivatives (per Bbl)	$	58.43	$	37.28	$	55.23	$	40.30
Natural gas, without realized derivatives (per Mcf)	$	6.27	$	2.27	$	5.51	$	1.82
Natural gas, with realized derivatives (per Mcf)	$	6.05	$	2.27	$	5.43	$	1.82

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(1)We report our production volumes in two streams: oil and natural gas, including both dry and liquids-rich natural gas. Revenues associated with natural gas liquids are included with our natural gas revenues.

(2)One thousand Bbl of oil.

(3)One billion cubic feet of natural gas.

(4)One thousand Bbl of oil equivalent, estimated using a conversion ratio of one Bbl of oil per six Mcf of natural gas.

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(5)Barrels of oil equivalent per day, estimated using a conversion ratio of one Bbl of oil per six Mcf of natural gas.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 as Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Oil and natural gas revenues. Our oil and natural gas revenues increased $272.4 million, or 144%, to $461.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $189.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Our oil revenues increased $174.9 million, or 116%, to $325.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $150.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. This increase in oil revenues resulted from an 80% increase in the weighted average oil price realized for the three months ended September 30, 2021 to $69.73 per Bbl, as compared to $38.67 per Bbl for the three months ended September 30, 2020, and from a 20% increase in our oil production to 4.7 million Bbl for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to 3.9 million Bbl for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Our natural gas revenues increased $97.4 million, or 253%, to $135.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $38.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase in natural gas revenues resulted from an almost three-fold increase in the weighted average natural gas price realized for the three months ended September 30, 2021 to $6.27 per Mcf, as compared to a weighted average natural gas price of $2.27 per Mcf realized for the three months ended September 30, 2020, and from a 28% increase in our natural gas production to 21.7 Bcf for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to 16.9 Bcf for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Third-party midstream services revenues. Our third-party midstream services revenues increased $1.1 million, or 6%, to $20.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $19.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Third-party midstream services revenues are those revenues from midstream operations related to third parties, including working interest owners in our operated wells. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in our third-party natural gas gathering, transportation and processing revenues to $10.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $9.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Sales of purchased natural gas. Our sales of purchased natural gas increased $25.4 million, or 190%, to $38.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $13.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. This increase was the result of both an increase in purchased natural gas volumes sold and the natural gas price realized during the three months ended September 30, 2021. Sales of purchased natural gas reflect those natural gas purchase transactions that we periodically enter into with third parties whereby we purchase natural gas and (i) subsequently sell the natural gas to other purchasers or (ii) process the natural gas at San Mateo’s cryogenic natural gas processing plant in Eddy County, New Mexico (the “Black River Processing Plant”) and subsequently sell the residue gas and natural gas liquids (“NGL”) to other purchasers. These revenues, and the expenses related to these transactions included in “Purchased natural gas,” are presented on a gross basis in our interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Realized (loss) gain on derivatives. Our realized net loss on derivatives was $57.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to a realized net loss of $5.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. We realized a net loss of $52.8 million related to our oil costless collar and oil and oil basis swap contracts for the three months ended September 30, 2021, resulting primarily from oil prices that were above the ceiling prices of certain of our oil costless collar contracts and above the strike prices of certain of our oil and oil basis swap contracts. We realized a net loss of $4.6 million related to our natural gas costless collar contracts for the three months ended September 30, 2021, resulting primarily from natural gas prices that were above the ceiling prices of certain of our natural gas costless collar contracts. We realized an average loss on our oil derivatives of approximately $11.30 per Bbl produced during the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to an average loss of approximately $1.39 per Bbl produced during the three months ended September 30, 2020. We realized an average loss on our natural gas derivatives of approximately $0.22 per Mcf produced during the three months ended September 30, 2021.

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives. Our unrealized net gain on derivatives was $9.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to an unrealized net loss of $13.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. During the three months ended September 30, 2021, the aggregate net fair value of our open oil and natural gas derivative contracts changed to a net liability of $113.1 million from a net liability of $122.1 million at June 30, 2021, resulting in an unrealized gain on derivatives of $9.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the aggregate net fair value of our open oil and natural gas derivative contracts decreased to a net liability of $13.2 million from a net liability of $0.1 million at June 30, 2020, resulting in an unrealized loss on derivatives of $13.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 as Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

Oil and natural gas revenues. Our oil and natural gas revenues increased $684.0 million, or 135%, to $1.2 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $505.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Our oil revenues increased $439.6 million, or 106%, to $854.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $414.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This increase in oil revenues resulted from a 79% increase in the weighted average oil price realized for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to $64.39 per Bbl, as compared to $36.00 per Bbl for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and from a 15% increase in our oil production to 13.3 million Bbl for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to 11.5 million Bbl for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Our natural gas revenues increased by $244.4 million, or 267%, to $335.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $91.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase in natural gas revenues resulted from a more than three-fold increase in the weighted average natural gas price realized for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to $5.51 per Mcf, as compared to a weighted average natural gas price of $1.82 per Mcf for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and from a 22% increase in our natural gas production to 61.0 Bcf for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to 50.1 Bcf for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Third-party midstream services revenues. Our third-party midstream services revenues increased $5.9 million, or 12%, to $55.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $49.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in our third-party natural gas gathering, transportation and processing revenues to $27.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $22.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and an increase in our third-party oil gathering and transportation revenues to $7.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $6.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Sales of purchased natural gas. Our sales of purchased natural gas increased $16.3 million, or 43%, to $54.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $37.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This increase was the result of both an increase in natural gas volumes sold and the natural gas price realized during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Lease bonus - mineral acreage. We did not lease any of our mineral acreage to third parties during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Our lease bonus - mineral acreage revenues were $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Realized (loss) gain on derivatives. Our realized net loss on derivatives was $125.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to a realized net gain of $49.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. We realized a net loss of $121.5 million related to our oil costless collar and oil and oil basis swap contracts for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, resulting primarily from oil prices that were above the ceiling prices of certain of our oil costless collar contracts and above the strike prices of certain of our oil and oil basis swap contracts. We realized a net loss of $4.5 million related to our natural gas costless collar contracts for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, resulting primarily from natural gas prices that were above the ceiling prices of certain of our natural gas costless collar contracts. We realized an average loss on our oil derivatives of approximately $9.16 per Bbl produced during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to an average gain of $4.30 per Bbl produced during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. We realized an average loss on our natural gas derivatives of approximately $0.08 per Mcf produced during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives. Our unrealized net loss on derivatives was $77.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to an unrealized net loss of $9.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. During the period from December 31, 2020 through September 30, 2021, the aggregate net fair value of our open oil and natural gas derivative contracts decreased to a net liability of $113.1 million from a net liability of $35.9 million, resulting in an unrealized loss on derivatives of $77.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. During the period from December 31, 2019 through September 30, 2020, the aggregate net fair value of our open oil and natural gas derivative contracts decreased to a net liability of $13.2 million from a net liability of $3.9 million, resulting in an unrealized loss on derivatives of $9.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

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Expenses

The following table summarizes our unaudited operating expenses and other income (expense) for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands, except expenses per BOE)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Expenses
Production taxes, transportation and processing	$	48,896	$	25,840	$	126,913	$	66,353
Lease operating	27,433		23,392		82,124		80,464
Plant and other midstream services operating	17,043		9,385		44,452		29,129
Purchased natural gas	34,581		11,144		47,064		30,124
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	89,061		88,025		255,368		272,082
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	518		478		1,529		1,449
Full-cost ceiling impairment	—		251,163		—		575,164
General and administrative	24,633		15,100		71,218		46,045
Total expenses	242,165		424,527		628,668		1,100,810
Operating income (loss)	230,186		(221,141)		467,955		(462,919)
Other income (expense)
Net loss on asset sales and impairment	(251)		—		(251)		(2,632)
Interest expense	(17,989)		(18,231)		(55,579)		(56,340)
Other (expense) income	(585)		(238)		(1,246)		1,555
Total other expense	(18,825)		(18,469)		(57,076)		(57,417)
Income (loss) before income taxes	211,361		(239,610)		410,879		(520,336)
Income tax (benefit) provision	(6,701)		26,497		1,488		(43,369)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(14,434)		(9,957)		(39,213)		(26,784)
Net income (loss) attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders	$	203,628	$	(276,064)	$	370,178	$	(503,751)
Expenses per BOE
Production taxes, transportation and processing	$	5.90	$	3.85	$	5.42	$	3.34
Lease operating	$	3.31	$	3.48	$	3.51	$	4.05
Plant and other midstream services operating	$	2.06	$	1.40	$	1.90	$	1.47
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	$	10.75	$	13.11	$	10.90	$	13.70
General and administrative	$	2.97	$	2.25	$	3.04	$	2.32

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 as Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Production taxes, transportation and processing. Our production taxes and transportation and processing expenses increased $23.1 million, or 89%, to $48.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $25.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. On a unit-of-production basis, our production taxes and transportation and processing expenses increased 53% to $5.90 per BOE for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $3.85 per BOE for the three months ended September 30, 2020. These increases were primarily due to (i) a $21.2 million increase in production taxes to $34.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $13.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to the significant increase in the weighted average oil and natural gas prices realized between the two periods, and (ii) a $1.8 million increase in transportation and processing expenses to $14.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $12.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to the 28% increase in our natural gas production of 21.7 Bcf for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to 16.9 Bcf for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Lease operating. Our lease operating expenses increased $4.0 million, or 17%, to $27.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $23.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. This increase was primarily attributable to increases in expenses associated with servicing an increased number of operated and non-operated wells at September 30, 2021, as compared to September 30, 2020. Our lease operating expenses on a unit-of-production basis

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decreased 5% to $3.31 per BOE for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $3.48 per BOE for the three months ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to the 23% increase in our total oil equivalent production for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Plant and other midstream services operating. Our plant and other midstream services operating expenses increased $7.7 million, or 82%, to $17.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $9.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. This increase was primarily attributable to (i) increased expenses associated with our expanded commercial produced water disposal operations of $7.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $4.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, (ii) increased expenses associated with our expanded pipeline operations of $5.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, and (iii) increased expenses associated with operating the expanded Black River Processing Plant of $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Depletion, depreciation and amortization. Our depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses increased $1.0 million, or 1%, to $89.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $88.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The increase in our depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses was partially attributable to a $1.8 million increase in depreciation expenses attributable to our midstream segment to $7.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $6.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. On a unit-of-production basis, our depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses decreased 18% to $10.75 per BOE for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $13.11 per BOE for the three months ended September 30, 2020. This decrease was attributable to the increase in our estimated total proved oil and natural gas reserves, as well as the decrease in unamortized property costs resulting from the full-cost ceiling impairments recorded in 2020.

Full-cost ceiling impairment. No impairment to the net carrying value of our oil and natural gas properties and no corresponding charge resulting from a full-cost ceiling impairment were recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2021. At September 30, 2020, the net capitalized costs of our oil and natural gas properties less related deferred income taxes exceeded the full-cost ceiling by $189.1 million. As a result, we recorded an impairment charge of $251.2 million to the net capitalized costs of our oil and natural gas properties and a deferred income tax benefit of $62.1 million. This full-cost ceiling impairment of $251.2 million is reflected in our interim unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

General and administrative. Our general and administrative expenses increased $9.5 million, or 63%, to $24.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $15.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Our general and administrative expenses increased 32% on a unit-of-production basis to $2.97 per BOE for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $2.25 per BOE for the three months ended September 30, 2020. These increases were largely attributable to employee compensation costs, including a $3.7 million increase in stock-based compensation expense primarily associated with our cash-settled stock awards, the values of which are remeasured at each reporting period. The share price of our common stock increased from $36.01 at June 30, 2021 to $38.04 at September 30, 2021. The remainder of the increase for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020, resulted primarily from the reinstatement of employee compensation beginning in March 2021, which had been previously reduced beginning in March 2020 in response to the significantly lower oil and natural gas price environment at that time.

Interest expense. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we incurred total interest expense of $19.5 million. We capitalized $1.5 million of our interest expense on certain qualifying projects for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and expensed the remaining $18.0 million to operations. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we incurred total interest expense of $20.2 million. We capitalized $2.0 million of our interest expense on certain qualifying projects for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and expensed the remaining $18.2 million to operations.

Income tax (benefit) provision. As a result of the full-cost ceiling impairments recorded during 2020, we recognized a valuation allowance against our federal net deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2020. Due to a variety of factors, including our significant net income during 2021, our federal valuation allowance was reversed as of September 30, 2021. Our income tax benefit was $6.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, which differed from amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory rate to the pre-tax income due primarily to the impact of reversing our federal valuation allowance as of September 30, 2021, as well as permanent differences between book and tax income and state taxes, primarily in New Mexico. We recorded an income tax provision of $26.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Our income tax provision differed from amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory rate to our net loss due to the valuation allowance recognized at September 30, 2020.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 as Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

Production taxes, transportation and processing. Our production taxes and transportation and processing expenses increased $60.6 million, or 91%, to $126.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $66.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. On a unit-of-production basis, our production taxes and transportation and processing expenses increased 62% to $5.42 per BOE for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $3.34 per BOE for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. These increases were primarily due to (i) a $53.4 million increase in production taxes to $89.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $36.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to the significant increase in the weighted average oil and natural gas prices realized between the two periods, and (ii) a $7.2 million increase in transportation and processing expenses to $37.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $30.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to the 22% increase in our natural gas production to 61.0 Bcf for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to 50.1 Bcf for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Lease operating. Our lease operating expenses increased $1.7 million, or 2%, to $82.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $80.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This increase was largely attributable to an increase in workovers and chemical expenses of $4.6 million, which were attributable to servicing an increased number of operated wells at September 30, 2021, as compared to September 30, 2020. These increases were partially offset by (i) a decrease in produced water trucking and disposal expenses of $1.4 million as more of our operated wells have been connected to produced water pipelines, (ii) a decrease in repairs and maintenance and equipment rentals of $1.1 million and (iii) a decrease in compressor rental charges of $1.3 million. Our lease operating expenses on a unit-of-production basis decreased 13% to $3.51 per BOE for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $4.05 per BOE for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to the 18% increase in our total oil equivalent production for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Plant and other midstream services operating. Our plant and other midstream services operating expenses increased $15.3 million, or 53%, to $44.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $29.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This increase was primarily attributable to (i) increased expenses associated with our expanded commercial produced water disposal operations of $22.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $15.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, (ii) increased expenses associated with our expanded pipeline operations of $12.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $6.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and (iii) increased expenses associated with operating the expanded Black River Processing Plant of $10.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $7.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Depletion, depreciation and amortization. Our depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses decreased $16.7 million, or 6%, to $255.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $272.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. On a unit-of-production basis, our depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses decreased 20% to $10.90 per BOE for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $13.70 per BOE for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. These decreases were attributable to the increase in our estimated total proved oil and natural gas reserves, as well as the decrease in unamortized property costs resulting from the full-cost ceiling impairments recorded in 2020. The decrease in our depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses was partially offset by a $7.6 million increase in depreciation expenses attributable to our midstream segment to $23.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to $15.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Full-cost ceiling impairment. No impairment to the net carrying value of our oil and natural gas properties and no corresponding charge resulting from a full-cost ceiling impairment were recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. At September 30, 2020, the net capitalized costs of our oil and natural gas properties less related deferred income taxes exceeded the full-cost ceiling by $189.1 million. At June 30, 2020, the net capitalized costs of our oil and natural gas properties less related deferred income taxes exceeded the full-cost ceiling by $243.9 million. As a result, we recorded an impairment charge of $575.2 million to the net capitalized costs of our oil and natural gas properties and a deferred income tax benefit of $142.2 million. This full-cost ceiling impairment of $575.2 million is reflected in our interim unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

General and administrative. Our general and administrative expenses increased $25.2 million, or 55%, to $71.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $46.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Our general and administrative expenses increased 31% on a unit-of-production basis to $3.04 per BOE for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $2.32 per BOE for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. These increases were largely attributable to employee compensation costs, including a $14.7 million increase in stock-based compensation expense primarily associated with our cash-settled stock awards, the values of which are remeasured at each reporting period. The share price of our common stock increased more than three-fold from $12.06 at December 31, 2020 to $38.04 at

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September 30, 2021. The remainder of the increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020, resulted primarily from the reinstatement of employee compensation beginning in March 2021, which had been previously reduced beginning in March 2020 in response to the significantly lower oil and natural gas price environment at that time.

Interest expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we incurred total interest expense of $59.5 million. We capitalized $3.9 million of our interest expense on certain qualifying projects for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and expensed the remaining $55.6 million to operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we incurred total interest expense of $61.5 million. We capitalized $5.2 million of our interest expense on certain qualifying projects for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and expensed the remaining $56.3 million to operations.

Income tax (benefit) provision. As a result of the full-cost ceiling impairments recorded during 2020, we recognized a valuation allowance against our federal net deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2020. Due to a variety of factors, including our significant net income during 2021, our federal valuation allowance was reversed as of September 30, 2021. Our income tax provision was $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Our income tax provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 differed from amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory rate to the pre-tax income due primarily to the impact of reversing our federal valuation allowance as of September 30, 2021, as well as permanent differences between book and tax income and state taxes, primarily in New Mexico. We recorded an income tax benefit of $43.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Our income tax benefit differed from amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory rate to our net loss due to the valuation allowance recognized at September 30, 2020.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary use of capital has been, and we expect will continue to be during the remainder of 2021 and for the foreseeable future, for the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties and for midstream investments. Excluding any possible significant acquisitions, we expect to fund our capital expenditures for the remainder of 2021 primarily through a combination of cash on hand, operating cash flows and performance incentives paid to us by a subsidiary of Five Point Energy LLC, our joint venture partner, in connection with San Mateo. If capital expenditures were to exceed our operating cash flows during the remainder of 2021, we expect to fund any such excess capital expenditures through borrowings under the Credit Agreement or San Mateo’s revolving credit facility (the “San Mateo Credit Facility”) (assuming availability under such facilities) or through other capital sources, including borrowings under additional credit arrangements, the sale or joint venture of midstream assets, oil and natural gas producing assets, leasehold interests or mineral interests and potential issuances of equity, debt or convertible securities, none of which may be available on satisfactory terms or at all. Our future success in growing proved reserves and production will be highly dependent on our ability to generate operating cash flows and access outside sources of capital.

At September 30, 2021, we had cash totaling $73.1 million and restricted cash totaling $34.7 million, which was primarily associated with San Mateo. By contractual agreement, the cash in the accounts held by our less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries is not to be commingled with our other cash and is to be used only to fund the capital expenditures and operations of these less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries. During the third quarter of 2021, we repaid $120.0 million in borrowings under the Credit Agreement. In addition, during each of the first and second quarters of 2021, we repaid $100.0 million in borrowings under the Credit Agreement. Between September 30, 2021 and October 26, 2021, we repaid $20.0 million of borrowings under the Credit Agreement. During the third quarter of 2021, we borrowed $5.0 million under the San Mateo Credit Facility. Between September 30, 2021 and October 26, 2021, we repaid $10.0 million of borrowings under the San Mateo Credit Facility.

The Board declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.025 per share of common stock, which were paid on March 31, 2021, June 3, 2021 and September 3, 2021. In October 2021, the Board amended our dividend policy to increase our quarterly dividend and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock payable on December 1, 2021 to shareholders of record as of November 10, 2021.

At September 30, 2021, we had (i) $1.05 billion of outstanding 5.875% senior notes due September 2026 (the “Notes”), (ii) $120.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement, (iii) approximately $45.8 million in outstanding letters of credit issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement and (iv) $7.5 million outstanding under an unsecured U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) loan. In April 2021, the lenders under our Credit Agreement completed their review of our proved oil and natural gas reserves, and, as a result, the borrowing base was reaffirmed at $900.0 million. We elected to keep the borrowing commitment at $700.0 million, the maximum facility amount remained $1.5 billion and no material changes were made to the terms of the Credit Agreement. This April 2021 redetermination constituted the regularly scheduled May 1 redetermination. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are limited to the lowest of the borrowing base, the maximum facility amount and the elected commitment (subject to compliance with the covenant noted below). The Credit Agreement matures in October 2023. The Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a debt to EBITDA ratio, which is defined as debt

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outstanding (net of up to $50.0 million of cash or cash equivalents), divided by a rolling four quarter EBITDA calculation, of 4.0 or less. We believe that we were in compliance with the terms of the Credit Agreement at September 30, 2021.

At September 30, 2021, San Mateo had $357.5 million in borrowings outstanding under the San Mateo Credit Facility and approximately $9.0 million in outstanding letters of credit issued pursuant to the San Mateo Credit Facility. Between September 30, 2021 and October 26, 2021, San Mateo repaid $10.0 million of borrowings under the San Mateo Credit Facility. The San Mateo Credit Facility matures December 19, 2023 and was amended in June 2021 to increase the lender commitments under that facility from $375 million to $450 million (subject to San Mateo’s compliance with the covenants noted below) and to increase the borrowing rate for a base rate loan or a Eurodollar loan under such facility by 0.50%. The San Mateo Credit Facility includes an accordion feature, which, after the aforementioned amendment, provides for potential increases in lender commitments to up to $700.0 million. The San Mateo Credit Facility is guaranteed by San Mateo’s subsidiaries, secured by substantially all of San Mateo’s assets, including real property, and is non-recourse with respect to Matador and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The San Mateo Credit Facility requires San Mateo to maintain a debt to EBITDA ratio, which is defined as total consolidated funded indebtedness outstanding (as defined in the San Mateo Credit Facility) divided by a rolling four quarter EBITDA calculation, of 5.0 or less, subject to certain exceptions. The San Mateo Credit Facility also requires San Mateo to maintain an interest coverage ratio, which is defined as a rolling four quarter EBITDA calculation divided by San Mateo’s consolidated interest expense for such period, of 2.5 or more. The San Mateo Credit Facility also restricts the ability of San Mateo to distribute cash to its members if San Mateo’s liquidity is less than 10% of the lender commitments under the San Mateo Credit Facility. We believe that San Mateo was in compliance with the terms of the San Mateo Credit Facility at September 30, 2021.

On April 13, 2020, we executed a promissory note evidencing an unsecured loan in the amount of approximately $7.5 million as part of the Paycheck Protection Program. For a discussion of such loan, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Annual Report.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and through October 26, 2021, the oil and natural gas industry experienced continued improvement in commodity prices as compared to 2020, primarily resulting from (i) improvements in oil demand as the impact from COVID-19 has begun to abate, (ii) actions taken by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and certain other oil-exporting countries (“OPEC+”) to reduce the worldwide supply of oil through coordinated production cuts and (iii) changes in supply dynamics, particularly with respect to natural gas. As a result, West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) oil prices have increased from $48.52 per barrel at December 31, 2020 to as high as $74.45 per barrel in late September 2021 and have increased to above $80 per barrel in October 2021. Prices for natural gas and NGLs were also much higher during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and through October 26, 2021 as compared to 2020. While oil and natural gas prices have improved significantly in 2021, the general outlook for the oil and natural gas industry for the remainder of the year remains unclear, and we can provide no assurances that commodity prices will remain at current levels. In fact, commodity prices may decline from their current levels. The economic disruptions associated with COVID-19 and the volatility in oil and natural gas prices have also impacted our ability to access the capital markets on reasonably similar terms as were available prior to 2020.

In August 2021, we began operating a fifth drilling rig on behalf of San Mateo for the purpose of drilling an additional salt water disposal well in the Greater Stebbins Area. Drilling operations on this salt water disposal well were completed in late September 2021, and this well was undergoing completion operations at October 26, 2021. We contracted this fifth operated drilling rig for a term of six months. As a result, in early October 2021, following the conclusion of drilling operations on the salt water disposal well, we moved this rig to our Rodney Robinson leasehold in the western portion of the Antelope Ridge asset area in Lea County, New Mexico.

At October 26, 2021, we were operating five drilling rigs throughout our various Delaware Basin asset areas. Two of these rigs were drilling the next nine wells on the Rodney Robinson leasehold. One of these rigs was concluding drilling operations on the next group of 11 Voni wells in the Stateline asset area, and another was concluding drilling operations on the second of two Uncle Ches wells in the Ranger asset area. The fifth rig recently began drilling three Barnett Trust wells in the Wolf asset area.

On October 26, 2021, we narrowed the range of our 2021 estimated capital expenditures for D/C/E capital expenditures to $535 to $565 million from $525 to $575 million, as originally estimated. As a result of savings on our operated D/C/E capital expenditures in the first nine months of 2021, a faster drilling and completions pace and an anticipated decrease in non-operated D/C/E capital expenditures in the second half of 2021, we intend to advance the next 11 Voni well completions in the Stateline asset area forward into the fourth quarter of 2021 and operate a fifth drilling rig in the fourth quarter of 2021, as previously disclosed, and expect to be able to do so without increasing the midpoint of our estimates for D/C/E capital expenditures for full year 2021. At October 26, 2021, our anticipated 2021 midstream capital expenditures remained $35 to $45 million, which primarily reflect our proportionate share of San Mateo’s estimated 2021 capital expenditures.

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Substantially all of these 2021 estimated capital expenditures are expected to be allocated to (i) the further delineation and development of our leasehold position, (ii) the construction, installation and maintenance of midstream assets and (iii) our participation in certain non-operated well opportunities in the Delaware Basin, with the exception of amounts allocated to limited operations in our South Texas and Haynesville shale positions to maintain and extend leases and to participate in certain non-operated well opportunities. Our 2021 Delaware Basin operated drilling program is expected to continue to focus on the continued development of our various asset areas throughout the Delaware Basin, with a continued emphasis on drilling and completing a higher percentage of longer horizontal wells in 2021, including 98% with anticipated completed lateral lengths of two miles or greater. We have built significant optionality into our drilling program, which should generally allow us to increase or decrease the number of rigs we operate as necessary based on changing commodity prices and other factors.

We may divest portions of our non-core assets, particularly in the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana, as well as consider monetizing other assets, such as certain mineral, royalty and midstream interests, as value-creating opportunities arise. In addition, we intend to continue evaluating the opportunistic acquisition of acreage and mineral interests, principally in the Delaware Basin, during the remainder of 2021 and in 2022. These monetizations, divestitures and capital expenditures are opportunity-specific, and purchase price multiples and per-acre prices can vary significantly based on the asset or prospect. As a result, it is difficult to estimate these monetizations, divestitures and capital expenditures with any degree of certainty; therefore, we have not provided estimated proceeds related to monetizations or divestitures or estimated capital expenditures related to acreage and mineral acquisitions for 2021.

Our 2021 capital expenditures may be adjusted as business conditions warrant and the amount, timing and allocation of such expenditures is largely discretionary and within our control. The aggregate amount of capital we will expend may fluctuate materially based on market conditions, the actual costs to drill, complete and place on production operated or non-operated wells, our drilling results, the actual costs and scope of our midstream activities, the ability of our joint venture partners to meet their capital obligations, other opportunities that may become available to us and our ability to obtain capital. When oil or natural gas prices decline, or costs increase significantly, we have the flexibility to defer a significant portion of our capital expenditures until later periods to conserve cash or to focus on projects that we believe have the highest expected returns and potential to generate near-term cash flows. We routinely monitor and adjust our capital expenditures in response to changes in prices, availability of financing, drilling, completion and acquisition costs, industry conditions, the timing of regulatory approvals, the availability of rigs, success or lack of success in our exploration and development activities, contractual obligations, drilling plans for properties we do not operate and other factors both within and outside our control.

Exploration and development activities are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause these activities to be less successful than we anticipate. A significant portion of our anticipated cash flows from operations for the remainder of 2021 is expected to come from producing wells and development activities on currently proved properties in the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin, the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas and the Haynesville shale in Northwest Louisiana. Our existing wells may not produce at the levels we are forecasting and our exploration and development activities in these areas may not be as successful as we anticipate. Additionally, our anticipated cash flows from operations are based upon current expectations of oil and natural gas prices for the remainder of 2021 and the hedges we currently have in place. For further discussion of our expectations of such commodity prices, see “—General Outlook and Trends” below. We use commodity derivative financial instruments at times to mitigate our exposure to fluctuations in oil, natural gas and NGL prices and to partially offset reductions in our cash flows from operations resulting from declines in commodity prices. See Note 7 to the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report for a summary of our open derivative financial instruments.

Our unaudited cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are presented below:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	718,826	$	319,959
Net cash used in investing activities	(383,678)		(661,155)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(318,740)		343,971
Net change in cash and restricted cash	$	16,408	$	2,775
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders(1)	$	752,906	$	369,158

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(1)Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a definition of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to our net income (loss) and net cash provided by operating activities, see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

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Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $398.9 million to $718.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 from $320.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Excluding changes in operating assets and liabilities, net cash provided by operating activities increased $400.4 million to $753.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 from $352.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, primarily attributable to significantly higher realized oil and natural gas prices and higher oil and natural gas production for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Changes in our operating assets and liabilities between the two periods resulted in a net decrease of approximately $1.6 million in net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Our operating cash flows are sensitive to a number of variables, including changes in our production and the volatility of oil and natural gas prices between reporting periods. Regional and worldwide economic activity, the actions of OPEC+ and other large state-owned oil producers, weather, infrastructure capacity to reach markets and other variable factors significantly impact the prices of oil and natural gas. For example, the effects of COVID-19 and the corresponding decline in oil demand significantly impacted the prices we received for our oil production in recent periods, particularly during 2020. These factors are beyond our control and are difficult to predict. We use commodity derivative financial instruments at times to mitigate our exposure to fluctuations in oil, natural gas and NGL prices.

Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities decreased $277.5 million to $383.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 from $661.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to (i) a decrease of $83.1 million in D/C/E capital expenditures, (ii) a decrease of $157.7 million in midstream capital expenditures and (iii) a decrease of $35.7 million in expenditures related to acquisition of oil and natural gas properties for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Cash used for D/C/E capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was primarily attributable to our operated and non-operated drilling and completion activities in the Delaware Basin. Cash used for midstream capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily attributable to the expansion of the Black River Processing Plant and midstream facilities in the Greater Stebbins Area and the Stateline asset area, which were completed in 2020.

Cash Flows (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $318.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, a decrease from net cash provided by financing activities of $344.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, our primary uses of cash related to financing activities were for the net repayment of $320.0 million in borrowings under our Credit Agreement and the payment of our first three quarterly dividends. These payments were partially offset by net borrowings under the San Mateo Credit Facility of $23.5 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, our primary sources of cash from financing activities included borrowings under our Credit Agreement of $220.0 million, borrowings under the San Mateo Credit Facility of $38.4 million and net contributions related to the formation of San Mateo and from non-controlling interest owners in less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries of $80.9 million.

See Note 4 to the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report for a summary of our debt, including the Credit Agreement, the San Mateo Credit Facility and the Notes.

Guarantor Financial Information

The Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of Matador (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”) on a full and unconditional basis (except for customary release provisions). At September 30, 2021, the Guarantor Subsidiaries were 100% owned by Matador. Matador is a parent holding company and has no independent assets or operations, and there are no significant restrictions on the ability of Matador to obtain funds from the Guarantor Subsidiaries by dividend or loan. San Mateo and its subsidiaries are not guarantors of the Notes.

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The following tables present summarized financial information of Matador (as issuer of the Notes) and the Guarantor Subsidiaries on a combined basis after elimination of (i) intercompany transactions and balances between the parent and the Guarantor Subsidiaries and (ii) equity in earnings from and investments in any subsidiary that is a non-guarantor. This financial information is presented in accordance with the amended requirements of Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. The following financial information may not necessarily be indicative of results of operations or financial position had the Guarantor Subsidiaries operated as independent entities.

(In thousands)	September 30, 2021
Summarized Balance Sheet
Assets
Current assets	$	341,858
Net property and equipment	$	2,747,595
Other long-term assets	$	64,901
Liabilities
Current liabilities	$	455,923
Long-term debt	$	1,162,184
Other long-term liabilities	$	81,037

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)	September 30, 2021		September 30, 2021
Summarized Statement of Operations
Revenues	$	437,923	$	1,015,565
Expenses	241,250		635,739
Operating income	$	196,673	$	379,826
Other expense	(18,113)		(52,321)
Tax benefit (provision)	6,701		(1,488)
Net income	$	185,261	$	326,017

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depletion, depreciation and amortization, accretion of asset retirement obligations, property impairments, unrealized derivative gains and losses, certain other non-cash items and non-cash stock-based compensation expense and net gain or loss on asset sales and impairment. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of net income or cash flows as determined by GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure that is used by management and external users of our consolidated financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies.

Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is necessary because it allows us to evaluate our operating performance and compare the results of operations from period to period without regard to our financing methods or capital structure. We exclude the items listed above from net income in calculating Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within our industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which certain assets were acquired.

Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or cash flows from operating activities as determined in accordance with GAAP or as a primary indicator of our operating performance or liquidity. Certain items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components of understanding and assessing a company’s financial performance, such as a company’s cost of capital and tax structure. Our Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of another company because all companies may not calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner.

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The following table presents our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA and the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the GAAP financial measures of net income and net cash provided by operating activities, respectively.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Unaudited Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation to    Net Income (Loss)
Net income (loss) attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders	$	203,628	$	(276,064)	$	370,178	$	(503,751)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	14,434		9,957		39,213		26,784
Net income (loss)	218,062		(266,107)		409,391		(476,967)
Interest expense	17,989		18,231		55,579		56,340
Total income tax (benefit) provision	(6,701)		26,497		1,488		(43,369)
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	89,061		88,025		255,368		272,082
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	518		478		1,529		1,449
Full-cost ceiling impairment	—		251,163		—		575,164
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives	(9,049)		13,033		77,178		9,271
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	2,967		3,369		5,617		10,449
Net loss on asset sales and impairment	251		—		251		2,632
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA	313,098		134,689		806,401		407,051
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(19,273)		(13,701)		(53,495)		(37,893)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders	$	293,825	$	120,988	$	752,906	$	369,158

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Unaudited Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	291,231	$	109,574	$	718,826	$	319,959
Net change in operating assets and liabilities	4,666		7,599		34,439		32,866
Interest expense, net of non-cash portion	17,201		17,516		53,136		54,226
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(19,273)		(13,701)		(53,495)		(37,893)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders	$	293,825	$	120,988	$	752,906	$	369,158

For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we reported net income attributable to Matador shareholders of $203.6 million, as compared to a net loss attributable to Matador shareholders of $276.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. This change in net income attributable to Matador shareholders primarily resulted from (i) the $251.2 million full-cost ceiling impairment recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to no such impairment for the three months ended September 30, 2021, (ii) higher oil and natural gas production and higher realized oil and natural gas prices for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020, (iii) a tax benefit of $6.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to a tax expense of $26.5 million three months ended September 30, 2020, and (iv) an unrealized gain on derivatives of $9.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to an unrealized loss on derivatives of $13.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we reported net income attributable to Matador shareholders of $370.2 million, as compared to a net loss attributable to Matador shareholders of $503.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This change in net income attributable to Matador shareholders primarily resulted from the $575.2 million full-cost ceiling impairment recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to no such impairment in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and was also the result of higher oil and natural gas production and higher realized oil and natural gas prices for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This increase was partially offset by (i) an unrealized loss on derivatives of $77.2 million for the nine months ended September

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30, 2021, as compared to an unrealized loss on derivatives of $9.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and (ii) a tax provision of $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to a tax benefit of $43.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, increased $172.8 million to $293.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $121.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. This increase is primarily attributable to higher oil and natural gas production and higher realized oil and natural gas prices for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, increased $383.7 million to $752.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $369.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. This increase is primarily attributable to higher oil and natural gas production and higher realized oil and natural gas prices for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

From time-to-time, we enter into off-balance sheet arrangements and transactions that can give rise to material off-balance sheet obligations. As of September 30, 2021, the material off-balance sheet arrangements and transactions that we have entered into include (i) non-operated drilling commitments, (ii) firm gathering, transportation, processing, fractionation, sales and disposal commitments and (iii) contractual obligations for which the ultimate settlement amounts are not fixed and determinable, such as derivative contracts that are sensitive to future changes in commodity prices or interest rates, gathering, treating, transportation and disposal commitments on uncertain volumes of future throughput, open delivery commitments and indemnification obligations following certain divestitures. Other than the off-balance sheet arrangements described above, the Company has no transactions, arrangements or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons that are reasonably likely to materially affect our liquidity or availability of or requirements for capital resources. See “—Obligations and Commitments” below and Note 9 to the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report for more information regarding our off-balance sheet arrangements. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

Obligations and Commitments

We had the following material contractual obligations and commitments at September 30, 2021.

	Payments Due by Period
(In thousands)	Total		Less Than 1 Year		1 - 3 Years		3 - 5 Years		More Than 5 Years
Contractual Obligations
Borrowings, including letters of credit(1)	$	539,773	$	—	$	539,773	$	—	$	—
Senior unsecured notes(2)	1,050,000		—		—		1,050,000		—
Office leases	19,498		4,099		8,478		6,921		—
Non-operated drilling and other capital commitments(3)	43,713		24,188		19,525		—		—
Drilling rig contracts(4)	10,187		10,187		—		—		—
Asset retirement obligations(5)	40,332		231		5,102		1,520		33,479
Transportation, gathering, processing and disposal agreements with non-affiliates(6)	613,697		70,011		142,543		142,141		259,002
Transportation, gathering, processing and disposal agreements with San Mateo(7)	399,894		1,082		108,606		182,740		107,466
Total contractual cash obligations	$	2,717,094	$	109,798	$	824,027	$	1,383,322	$	399,947

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(1)The amounts included in the table above represent principal maturities only. At September 30, 2021, we had $120.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement, approximately $45.8 million in outstanding letters of credit issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement and $7.5 million in borrowings outstanding under the SBA loan. The Credit Agreement matures in October 2023. At September 30, 2021, San Mateo had $357.5 million of borrowings outstanding under the San Mateo Credit Facility and approximately $9.0 million in outstanding letters of credit issued pursuant to the San Mateo Credit Facility. The San Mateo Credit Facility matures in December 2023. Assuming the amounts outstanding and interest rates of 1.34% and 2.09%, for the Credit Agreement and the San Mateo Credit Facility, respectively, at September 30, 2021, the interest expense for such facilities is expected to be approximately $1.6 million and $7.6 million each year until maturity.

(2)The amounts included in the table above represent principal maturities only. Interest expense on the $1.05 billion of Notes that were outstanding as of September 30, 2021 is expected to be approximately $61.7 million each year until maturity.

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(3)At September 30, 2021, we had outstanding commitments to drill and complete and to participate in the drilling and completion of various operated and non-operated wells.

(4)We do not own or operate our own drilling rigs, but instead we enter into contracts with third parties for such drilling rigs.

(5)The amounts included in the table above represent discounted cash flow estimates for future asset retirement obligations at September 30, 2021.

(6)From time to time, we enter into agreements with third parties whereby we commit to deliver anticipated natural gas and oil production and produced water from certain portions of our acreage for transportation, gathering, processing, fractionation, sales and disposal. Certain of these agreements contain minimum volume commitments. If we do not meet the minimum volume commitments under these agreements, we would be required to pay certain deficiency fees. See Note 9 to the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report for more information about these contractual commitments.

(7)We dedicated to San Mateo our current and certain future leasehold interests in the Rustler Breaks and Wolf asset areas and acreage in the Greater Stebbins Area and Stateline asset area pursuant to 15-year, fixed-fee oil transportation, oil, natural gas and produced water gathering and produced water disposal agreements. In addition, we dedicated to San Mateo our current and certain future leasehold interests in the Rustler Breaks asset area and acreage in the Greater Stebbins Area and Stateline asset area pursuant to 15-year, fixed-fee natural gas processing agreements. See Note 9 to the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report for more information about these contractual commitments.

General Outlook and Trends

During the first quarter and through April 2020, the oil and natural gas industry witnessed an abrupt and significant decline in oil prices resulting from two primary factors: (i) the precipitous decline in global oil demand resulting from the worldwide spread of COVID-19 and (ii) the increase in global oil supply resulting from actions of OPEC+. The sudden decline in oil prices began to improve later in the second quarter of 2020 and generally continued throughout the remainder of 2020. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and through October 26, 2021, the oil and natural gas industry experienced continued improvement in commodity prices as compared to 2020, primarily resulting from (x) improvements in oil demand as the impact from COVID-19 has begun to abate, (y) actions taken by OPEC+ to reduce the worldwide supply of oil through coordinated production cuts and (z) changes in supply dynamics, particularly with respect to natural gas. While oil and natural gas prices have improved significantly in 2021, the general outlook for the oil and natural gas industry for the remainder of the year remains unclear, and we can provide no assurances that commodity prices will remain at current levels. In fact, commodity prices may decline from their current levels. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to our Financial Condition—Our success is dependent on the prices of oil and natural gas. Low oil and natural gas prices and the continued volatility in these prices may adversely affect our financial condition and our ability to meet our capital expenditure requirements and financial obligations” in the Annual Report. The economic disruptions associated with COVID-19 and the volatility in oil and natural gas prices have also impacted our ability to access the capital markets on reasonably similar terms as were available prior to 2020.

For the three months ended September 30, 2021, oil prices averaged $70.52 per Bbl, ranging from a low of $62.32 per Bbl in mid-August to a high of $75.45 per Bbl in late September, based upon the WTI oil futures contract price for the earliest delivery date. We realized a weighted average oil price of $69.73 per Bbl ($58.43 per Bbl including realized losses from oil derivatives) for our oil production for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $38.67 per Bbl ($37.28 per Bbl including realized losses from oil derivatives) for our oil production for the three months ended September 30, 2020. At October 26, 2021, the WTI oil futures contract for the earliest delivery date had increased from the average price for the third quarter of 2021 of $70.52 per Bbl, settling at $84.65 per Bbl, which was a significant increase as compared to $38.56 per Bbl at October 26, 2020.

Natural gas prices were also higher in the third quarter of 2021, as compared to the third quarter of 2020. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, natural gas prices averaged $4.32 per MMBtu, ranging from a low of $3.60 per MMBtu in early July to a high of $5.87 per MMBtu in late September, based upon the NYMEX Henry Hub natural gas futures contract price for the earliest delivery date. We realized a weighted average natural gas price of $6.27 per Mcf ($6.05 per Mcf including realized losses from natural gas derivatives) for our natural gas production (including revenues attributable to NGLs) for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $2.27 per Mcf (with no realized gains or losses from natural gas derivatives) for our natural gas production (including revenues attributable to NGLs) for the three months ended September 30, 2020. While most of our natural gas production is typically sold at prices established at the beginning of each month by the various markets where we sell our natural gas production, certain volumes of our natural gas production are sold at daily market prices. NGL prices, and especially propane prices, were also strong in the third quarter of 2021, which further contributed to our third quarter weighted average realized natural gas price. At October 26, 2021, the NYMEX Henry Hub natural gas futures contract price for the earliest delivery date had increased from the average price for the third quarter of 2021 of $4.32 per MMBtu, settling at $5.88 per MMBtu, which was also a significant increase as compared to $3.02 per MMBtu at October 26, 2020.

The prices we receive for oil, natural gas and NGLs heavily influence our revenues, profitability, cash flow available for capital expenditures, access to capital and future rate of growth. Oil, natural gas and NGL prices are subject to wide fluctuations in response to relatively minor changes in supply and demand. Historically, the markets for oil, natural gas and NGLs have been volatile, and these markets will likely continue to be volatile in the future. Declines in oil, natural gas or NGL prices not only reduce our revenues, but could also reduce the amount of oil, natural gas and NGLs we can produce economically and, as

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a result, could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and reserves and our ability to comply with the leverage ratio covenant under our Credit Agreement.

From time to time, we use derivative financial instruments to mitigate our exposure to commodity price risk associated with oil, natural gas and NGL prices. Even so, decisions as to whether, at what price and what production volumes to hedge are difficult and depend on market conditions and our forecast of future production and oil, natural gas and NGL prices, and we may not always employ the optimal hedging strategy. This, in turn, may affect the liquidity that can be accessed through the borrowing base under the Credit Agreement and through the capital markets. During the first nine months of 2021, we incurred realized losses on our oil derivative contracts of approximately $121.5 million, including $52.8 million in the third quarter of 2021, primarily as a result of oil prices that were above the ceiling prices of certain of our oil costless collar contracts and above the strike price of certain of our oil swap and oil basis swap contracts. We also incurred losses on our natural gas derivative contracts of approximately $4.6 million during the third quarter of 2021 as a result of natural gas prices that were above the ceiling prices of certain of our natural gas costless collar contracts. Should oil and natural gas prices remain at or near their current levels for the remainder of 2021, we would expect to have similar or greater losses during the fourth quarter of 2021, until these derivative contracts have expired. At October 26, 2021, we have derivative contracts in place for approximately 2.0 million Bbl of our anticipated full year 2022 oil production and approximately 8.3 Bcf of our anticipated first quarter 2022 natural gas production.

The prices we receive for oil and natural gas production often reflect a discount to the relevant benchmark prices, such as the WTI oil price or the NYMEX Henry Hub natural gas price. The difference between the benchmark price and the price we receive is called a differential. At September 30, 2021, most of our oil production from the Delaware Basin was sold based on prices established in Midland, Texas, and a significant portion of our natural gas production from the Delaware Basin was sold based on Houston Ship Channel pricing, while the remainder of our Delaware Basin natural gas production was sold primarily based on prices established at the Waha hub in far West Texas.

The Midland-Cushing (Oklahoma) oil price differential has been highly volatile in recent years, but began 2020 slightly positive to the WTI oil price and remained positive through much of the first quarter of 2020. With the abrupt decline in oil prices during the first quarter of 2020, however, the Midland-Cushing (Oklahoma) oil price differential experienced significant volatility in April 2020, reaching ($6.00) per Bbl before becoming positive in the second quarter and improving through the rest of 2020 and into 2021. At October 26, 2021, this oil price differential was approximately $0.50 per Bbl. At October 26, 2021, we had derivative contracts in place to mitigate our exposure to this Midland-Cushing (Oklahoma) oil price differential on a portion of our anticipated oil production for the remainder of 2021 and 2022.

Certain volumes of our Delaware Basin natural gas production are exposed to the Waha-Henry Hub basis differential, which has also been highly volatile in recent years, including in April 2019 when natural gas was sold at the Waha hub for negative prices as high as ($7.00) to ($9.00) per MMBtu. In early 2020, the Waha basis differential remained significant at about ($1.20) per MMBtu and continued to deteriorate. Natural gas prices at the Waha hub were negative on certain days in April 2020. The Waha basis differential narrowed during the remainder of the second quarter of 2020. During the third quarter of 2020 and, in particular, at the beginning of October 2020, the Waha basis differential widened significantly again, including several days when natural gas was being sold at the Waha hub for negative prices, due to seasonal pipeline maintenance and other factors that reduced capacity out of the Waha hub. These capacity issues have been largely resolved and the Waha basis differential improved during the remainder of 2020 and throughout the first three quarters of 2021. At October 26, 2021, this natural gas price differential was approximately ($0.30) per Bbl.

A significant portion of our Delaware Basin natural gas production, however, is typically sold at Houston Ship Channel pricing and is not exposed to Waha pricing. During 2020 and most of the first nine months of 2021, we typically realized a premium to natural gas sold at the Waha hub despite higher transportation charges incurred to transport the natural gas to the Gulf Coast. At certain times, we may also sell a portion of our natural gas production to other markets to improve our realized natural gas pricing.

Although the natural gas price differentials have recently at times been positive or close to zero, these price differentials could deteriorate in future periods. Should we experience future periods of negative pricing for natural gas as we have in previous periods, we may temporarily shut in certain high gas-oil ratio wells and take other actions to mitigate the impact on our realized natural gas prices and results. In addition, we have no derivative contracts in place to mitigate our exposure to these natural gas price differentials during the remainder of 2021 or for future periods.

During times of low oil prices, we may elect to shut in or curtail certain volumes of our oil production temporarily rather than sell the oil at depressed prices. As most of our natural gas production in the Delaware Basin is associated with oil production, portions of our natural gas production may also be curtailed or shut in. Furthermore, portions of our Delaware Basin production in the first quarter of 2021 were impacted by the historically prolonged cold weather conditions in New Mexico and Texas in February due to Winter Storm Uri, although we were able to produce and sell the majority of our oil and natural gas

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during this period. We experienced minimal impact to our production volumes due to insufficient storage capacity or damage to refineries downstream of our operations as a result of Winter Storm Uri.

At October 26, 2021, we had not experienced material pipeline-related interruptions to our oil, natural gas or NGL production. In certain recent periods, shortages of NGL fractionation capacity were experienced by certain operators in the Delaware Basin. Although we did not encounter such fractionation capacity problems, we can provide no assurances that such problems will not arise. If we do experience any interruptions with takeaway capacity or NGL fractionation, our oil and natural gas revenues, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected.

As a result of the recent increases in oil and natural gas prices, we have begun to experience inflation in the costs of certain oilfield services, including diesel, steel, labor, trucking and completion costs, among others. Should oil and natural gas prices remain at their current levels or increase further, we expect to be subject to additional service cost inflation in future periods, which may increase our costs to drill, complete, equip and operate wells. We budgeted a 10% increase in oilfield service costs for the second half of 2021 in preparing our full-year D/C/E and midstream capital expenditures for 2021. Should we experience service cost inflation above 10% during the fourth quarter of 2021, we may be required to increase our 2021 estimated capital expenditure budget, although we have not done so at October 26, 2021.

Our oil and natural gas exploration, development, production, midstream and related operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. The regulatory burden on the oil and natural gas industry increases our cost of doing business and affects our profitability. Because these laws, rules and regulations are frequently amended or reinterpreted and new laws, rules and regulations are proposed or promulgated, we are unable to predict the future cost or impact of complying with the laws, rules and regulations to which we are, or will become, subject. For example, although such bills have not passed, in recent years, separate bills have been introduced in the New Mexico legislature proposing to add a surtax on natural gas processors and proposing to place a moratorium on, ban or otherwise restrict hydraulic fracturing, including prohibiting the injection of fresh water in such operations. In 2019, New Mexico’s governor also signed an executive order requiring a regulatory framework to ensure reductions of methane emissions. Following that executive order, the governing New Mexico regulatory bodies and New Mexico legislature have proposed various rules, regulations and bills regarding the reduction of natural gas waste and the control of emissions. In 2021, New Mexico adopted a rule that limits the ability of upstream and midstream operators to flare natural gas (which may cause unplanned shut-ins of our production) and requires upstream and midstream operators to reduce natural gas waste by a fixed amount each year and achieve a 98% natural gas capture rate by the end of 2026. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Laws and Regulations” in our Annual Report. These and other laws, rules and regulations, including any federal legislation, regulations or orders intended to limit or restrict oil and natural gas operations on federal lands, if enacted, could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In January 2021, the Biden administration issued (i) an order signed by the acting Secretary of the Interior dated January 20, 2021 providing for a 60-day pause limiting the authority of local offices of the Bureau of Land Management to issue new leases and grant federal drilling permits and certain extensions, sundries, rights-of-way and other necessary approvals for the development of federal oil and natural gas leases; and (ii) an executive order signed by President Biden instructing the Department of the Interior to pause new oil and natural gas leases on public lands pending completion of a comprehensive review and consideration of federal oil and natural gas permitting and leasing practices (together, the “Biden Federal Lease Orders”). The pause relating to federal oil and natural gas leases in these orders did not restrict our activities on existing valid leases. As such, we have continued our operations on federal properties. However, we can provide no assurances that federal regulations will not be adopted that limit our ability to develop our federal properties. Should such actions be taken, they would almost certainly impact our drilling and completion plans and could materially impact our production volumes, revenues, reserves, cash flows and availability under our Credit Agreement. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Laws and Regulations—Approximately 28% of our leasehold and mineral acres in the Delaware Basin is located on federal lands, which are subject to administrative permitting requirements and potential federal legislation, regulation and orders that may limit or restrict oil and natural gas operations on federal lands” in our Annual Report.

In addition, certain segments of the investor community have expressed negative sentiment towards investing in the oil and natural gas industry, equity returns in the sector versus other industry sectors in recent years have led to lower oil and natural gas representation in certain key equity market indices and some investors, including certain pension funds, university endowments and family foundations, have stated policies to reduce or eliminate their investments in the oil and natural gas sector based on social and environmental considerations.

Like other oil and natural gas producing companies, our properties are subject to natural production declines. By their nature, our oil and natural gas wells will experience rapid initial production declines. We attempt to overcome these production declines by drilling to develop and identify additional reserves, by exploring for new sources of reserves and, at times, by acquisitions. During times of severe oil, natural gas and NGL price declines, however, drilling additional oil or natural gas wells may not be economic, and we may find it necessary to reduce capital expenditures and curtail drilling operations in order

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to preserve liquidity. A material reduction in capital expenditures and drilling activities could materially impact our production volumes, revenues, reserves, cash flows and our availability under our Credit Agreement. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to our Financial Condition—Our exploration, development, exploitation and midstream projects require substantial capital expenditures that may exceed our cash flows from operations and potential borrowings, and we may be unable to obtain needed capital on satisfactory terms, which could adversely affect our future growth” in the Annual Report.

We strive to focus our efforts on increasing oil and natural gas reserves and production while controlling costs at a level that is appropriate for long-term operations. Our ability to find and develop sufficient quantities of oil and natural gas reserves at economical costs is critical to our long-term success. Future finding and development costs are subject to changes in the costs of acquiring, drilling and completing our prospects.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the sources and effects of our market risk since December 31, 2020, which are disclosed in Part II, Item 7A of the Annual Report and incorporated herein by reference.

Commodity price exposure. We are exposed to market risk as the prices of oil, natural gas and NGLs fluctuate as a result of changes in supply and demand and other factors. To partially reduce price risk caused by these market fluctuations, we have entered into derivative financial instruments in the past and expect to enter into derivative financial instruments in the future to cover a significant portion of our anticipated future production.

We typically use costless (or zero-cost) collars, three-way collars and/or swap contracts to manage risks related to changes in oil, natural gas and NGL prices. Costless collars provide us with downside price protection through the purchase of a put option that is financed through the sale of a call option. Because the call option proceeds are used to offset the cost of the put option, these arrangements are initially “costless” to us. Three-way costless collars also provide us with downside price protection through the purchase of a put option, but they also allow us to participate in price upside through the purchase of a call option. The purchase of both the put option and call option are financed through the sale of a call option. Because the proceeds from the call option sale are used to offset the cost of the purchased put and call options, these arrangements are also initially “costless” to us. In the case of a costless collar, the put option or options and the call option have different fixed price components. In a swap contract, a floating price is exchanged for a fixed price over a specified period, providing downside price protection.

We record all derivative financial instruments at fair value. The fair value of our derivative financial instruments is determined using purchase and sale information available for similarly traded securities. At September 30, 2021, The Bank of Nova Scotia, BMO Harris Financing (Bank of Montreal), Truist Bank (or affiliates thereof), PNC Bank and the Royal Bank of Canada were the counterparties for all of our derivative instruments. We have considered the credit standing of the counterparties in determining the fair value of our derivative financial instruments. See Note 7 to the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report for a summary of our open derivative financial instruments. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2021 to ensure that (i) information required to be disclosed in the reports it files and submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) information required to be disclosed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal controls during the three months ended September 30, 2021 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are party to several legal proceedings encountered in the ordinary course of business. While the ultimate outcome and impact on us cannot be predicted with certainty, in the opinion of management, it is remote that these legal proceedings will have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

For information on our legal proceeding with the Environmental Protection Agency and the New Mexico Environment Department, see “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” in the Annual Report. There have been no material changes regarding such legal proceeding.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We are subject to various risks and uncertainties in the course of our business. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, please see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report. There have been no material changes to the risk factors we have disclosed in the Annual Report.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, the Company re-acquired shares of common stock from certain employees in order to satisfy the employees’ tax liability in connection with the vesting of restricted stock.

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs
July 1, 2021 to July 31, 2021	616	$	33.00	—	—
August 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021	790	$	29.25	—	—
September 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021	397	$	28.29	—	—
Total	1,803	$	30.32	—	—

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(1)The shares were not re-acquired pursuant to any repurchase plan or program. The Company re-acquired shares of common stock from certain employees in order to satisfy the employees’ tax liability in connection with the vesting of restricted stock.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Matador Resources Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017).
3.2	Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Matador Resources Company dated April 2, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017).
3.3	Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of Matador Resources Company effective June 2, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017).
3.4	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Matador Resources Company, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 22, 2018).
31.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
31.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
32.1	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
32.2	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
101	The following financial information from Matador Resources Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity - Unaudited, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited and (v) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - Unaudited (submitted electronically herewith).
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY
Date: October 29, 2021	By:	/s/ Joseph Wm. Foran
		Joseph Wm. Foran
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 29, 2021	By:	/s/ David E. Lancaster
		David E. Lancaster
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Joseph Wm. Foran, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Matador Resources Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

October 29, 2021	/s/ Joseph Wm. Foran
	Joseph Wm. Foran
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, David E. Lancaster, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Matador Resources Company;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

October 29, 2021	/s/ David E. Lancaster
	David E. Lancaster Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Matador Resources Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Form 10-Q”), I, Joseph Wm. Foran, hereby certify in my capacity as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

October 29, 2021	/s/ Joseph Wm. Foran
	Joseph Wm. Foran
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Matador Resources Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Form 10-Q”), I, David E. Lancaster, hereby certify in my capacity as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

October 29, 2021	/s/ David E. Lancaster
	David E. Lancaster
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS — UNAUDITED - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash	$ 73,128	$ 57,916
Restricted cash	34,663	33,467
Accounts receivable
Oil and natural gas revenues	175,265	85,098
Joint interest billings	41,184	34,823
Other	31,905	17,212
Derivative instruments	3,157	6,727
Lease and well equipment inventory	12,137	10,584
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	25,189	15,802
Total current assets	396,628	261,629
Oil and natural gas properties, full-cost method
Evaluated	5,656,031	5,295,931
Unproved and unevaluated	918,885	902,133
Midstream properties	887,982	841,695
Other property and equipment	30,202	29,561
Less accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization	(3,956,919)	(3,701,551)
Net property and equipment	3,536,181	3,367,769
Other assets
Derivative instruments	859	2,570
Deferred income taxes	13,878	342
Other long-term assets	37,947	54,970
Total assets	3,985,493	3,687,280
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	33,402	13,982
Accrued liabilities	175,634	119,158
Royalties payable	91,362	66,049
Amounts due to affiliates	27,415	4,934
Derivative instruments	114,153	45,186
Advances from joint interest owners	5,340	4,191
Other current liabilities	25,446	37,436
Total current liabilities	472,752	290,936
Long-term liabilities
Borrowings under Credit Agreement	120,000	440,000
Borrowings under San Mateo Credit Facility	357,500	334,000
Senior unsecured notes payable	1,042,184	1,040,998
Asset retirement obligations	40,101	37,919
Derivative instruments	2,930	0
Deferred income taxes	16,285	0
Other long-term liabilities	25,841	30,402
Total long-term liabilities	1,604,841	1,883,319
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock - $0.01 par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized; 117,249,410 and 116,847,003 shares issued; and 117,103,248 and 116,844,768 shares outstanding, respectively	1,172	1,169
Additional paid-in capital	2,069,484	2,027,069
Accumulated deficit	(380,268)	(741,705)
Treasury stock, at cost, 146,162 and 2,235 shares, respectively	(2,381)	(3)
Total Matador Resources Company shareholders’ equity	1,688,007	1,286,530
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	219,893	226,495
Total shareholders’ equity	1,907,900	1,513,025
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 3,985,493	$ 3,687,280

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS — UNAUDITED - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Revenues
Revenues	$ 520,721	$ 221,825	$ 1,299,744	$ 593,529
Lease bonus - mineral acreage	0	0	0	4,062
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	(57,419)	(5,406)	(125,943)	49,571
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	9,049	(13,033)	(77,178)	(9,271)
Total revenues	472,351	203,386	1,096,623	637,891
Expenses
Production taxes, transportation and processing	48,896	25,840	126,913	66,353
Lease operating	27,433	23,392	82,124	80,464
Purchased natural gas	34,581	11,144	47,064	30,124
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	89,061	88,025	255,368	272,082
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	518	478	1,529	1,449
Full-cost ceiling impairment	0	251,163	0	575,164
General and administrative	24,633	15,100	71,218	46,045
Total expenses	242,165	424,527	628,668	1,100,810
Operating income (loss)	230,186	(221,141)	467,955	(462,919)
Other income (expense)
Net loss on asset sales and impairment	(251)	0	(251)	(2,632)
Interest expense	(17,989)	(18,231)	(55,579)	(56,340)
Other (expense) income	(585)	(238)	(1,246)	1,555
Total other expense	(18,825)	(18,469)	(57,076)	(57,417)
Income (loss) before income taxes	211,361	(239,610)	410,879	(520,336)
Income tax provision (benefit)
Deferred	(6,701)	26,497	1,488	(43,369)
Income tax (benefit) provision	(6,701)	26,497	1,488	(43,369)
Net income (loss)	218,062	(266,107)	409,391	(476,967)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(14,434)	(9,957)	(39,213)	(26,784)
Net income (loss) attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders	$ 203,628	$ (276,064)	$ 370,178	$ (503,751)
Earnings (loss) per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.74	$ (2.38)	$ 3.17	$ (4.34)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.71	$ (2.38)	$ 3.12	$ (4.34)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	117,008	116,155	116,872	116,036
Diluted (in shares)	119,197	116,155	118,788	116,036
Oil and natural gas revenues
Revenues
Revenues	$ 461,465	$ 189,104	$ 1,189,772	$ 505,785
Third-party midstream services revenues
Revenues
Revenues	20,486	19,363	55,774	49,861
Expenses
Plant and other midstream services operating	17,043	9,385	44,452	29,129
Sales of purchased natural gas
Revenues
Revenues	$ 38,770	$ 13,358	$ 54,198	$ 37,883

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY — UNAUDITED - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Total shareholders’ equity attributable to Matador Resources Company	Common Stock	Additional paid-in capital	Accumulated deficit	Treasury Stock	Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019			116,644,000			1,000
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 1,969,452	$ 1,833,654	$ 1,166	$ 1,981,014	$ (148,500)	$ (26)	$ 135,798
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock compensation plan (in shares)			3,000
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock compensation plan	0
Issuance of common stock pursuant to directors' and advisors' compensation plan (in shares)			2,000
Issuance of common stock pursuant to directors’ and advisors’ compensation plan	0
Stock-based compensation expense related to equity-based awards including amounts capitalized	5,066	5,066		5,066
Stock options exercised, net of options forfeited in net share settlements	(24)	(24)		(24)
Liability-based stock option awards settled in equity (in shares)			22,000
Liability-based stock option awards settled in equity	298	298	$ 1	297
Restricted stock forfeited (in shares)						106,000
Restricted stock forfeited	(1,267)	(1,267)				$ (1,267)
Contribution related to formation of San Mateo	11,613	11,613		11,613
Contributions from non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries, net of tax	45,674	16,280		16,280			29,394
Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	(11,515)						(11,515)
Current period net (loss) income	135,083	125,729			125,729		9,354
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020			116,671,000			107,000
Balance at end of period at Mar. 31, 2020	2,154,380	1,991,349	$ 1,167	2,014,246	(22,771)	$ (1,293)	163,031
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019			116,644,000			1,000
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2019	1,969,452	1,833,654	$ 1,166	1,981,014	(148,500)	$ (26)	135,798
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Current period net (loss) income	(476,967)
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2020			116,984,000			148,000
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2020	1,577,629	1,371,933	$ 1,170	2,024,526	(652,251)	$ (1,512)	205,696
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020			116,671,000			107,000
Balance at beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2020	2,154,380	1,991,349	$ 1,167	2,014,246	(22,771)	$ (1,293)	163,031
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock compensation plan (in shares)			230,000
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock compensation plan	0		$ 2	(2)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to directors' and advisors' compensation plan (in shares)			83,000
Issuance of common stock pursuant to directors’ and advisors’ compensation plan	0		$ 1	(1)
Stock-based compensation expense related to equity-based awards including amounts capitalized	4,103	4,103		4,103
Restricted stock forfeited (in shares)						33,000
Restricted stock forfeited	(156)	(156)				$ (156)
Contributions from non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries, net of tax	16,652	1,952		1,952			14,700
Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	(10,535)						(10,535)
Current period net (loss) income	(345,943)	(353,416)			(353,416)		7,473
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020			116,984,000			140,000
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2020	1,818,501	1,643,832	$ 1,170	2,020,298	(376,187)	$ (1,449)	174,669
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Contribution related to formation of San Mateo, net of tax	3,100
Stock-based compensation expense related to equity-based awards including amounts capitalized	4,228	4,228		4,228
Restricted stock forfeited (in shares)						8,000
Restricted stock forfeited	(63)	(63)				$ (63)
Contributions from non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries, net of tax	31,850						31,850
Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	(10,780)						(10,780)
Current period net (loss) income	(266,107)	(276,064)			(276,064)		9,957
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2020			116,984,000			148,000
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2020	$ 1,577,629	1,371,933	$ 1,170	2,024,526	(652,251)	$ (1,512)	205,696
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020	116,844,768		116,847,000			2,000
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 1,513,025	1,286,530	$ 1,169	2,027,069	(741,705)	$ (3)	226,495
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends declared	(2,913)	(2,913)			(2,913)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock compensation plan (in shares)			3,000
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock compensation plan	0
Issuance of common stock pursuant to directors' and advisors' compensation plan (in shares)			9,000
Issuance of common stock pursuant to directors’ and advisors’ compensation plan	0
Stock-based compensation expense related to equity-based awards including amounts capitalized	1,477	1,477		1,477
Stock options exercised, net of options forfeited in net share settlements (in shares)			13,000
Stock options exercised, net of options forfeited in net share settlements	0
Restricted stock forfeited (in shares)						90,000
Restricted stock forfeited	(1,720)	(1,720)		(219)		$ (1,501)
Contribution related to formation of San Mateo	15,376	15,376		15,376
Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	(14,210)						(14,210)
Current period net (loss) income	69,498	60,645			60,645		8,853
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021			116,872,000			92,000
Balance at end of period at Mar. 31, 2021	$ 1,580,533	1,359,395	$ 1,169	2,043,703	(683,973)	$ (1,504)	221,138
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020	116,844,768		116,847,000			2,000
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 1,513,025	1,286,530	$ 1,169	2,027,069	(741,705)	$ (3)	226,495
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Current period net (loss) income	$ 409,391
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021	117,103,248		117,249,000			146,000
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2021	$ 1,907,900	1,688,007	$ 1,172	2,069,484	(380,268)	$ (2,381)	219,893
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021			116,872,000			92,000
Balance at beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2021	1,580,533	1,359,395	$ 1,169	2,043,703	(683,973)	$ (1,504)	221,138
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends declared	(2,913)	(2,913)			(2,913)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock compensation plan (in shares)			138,000
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock compensation plan	0		$ 1	(1)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to directors' and advisors' compensation plan (in shares)			73,000
Issuance of common stock pursuant to directors’ and advisors’ compensation plan	0		$ 1	(1)
Stock-based compensation expense related to equity-based awards including amounts capitalized	2,289	2,289		2,289
Stock options exercised, net of options forfeited in net share settlements (in shares)			40,000
Stock options exercised, net of options forfeited in net share settlements	0
Restricted stock forfeited (in shares)						38,000
Restricted stock forfeited	(1,164)	(1,164)		(425)		$ (739)
Contribution related to formation of San Mateo	16,250	16,250		16,250
Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	(14,700)						(14,700)
Current period net (loss) income	121,831	105,905			105,905		15,926
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021			117,123,000			130,000
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2021	1,702,126	1,479,762	$ 1,171	2,061,815	(580,981)	$ (2,243)	222,364
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Dividends declared	(2,915)	(2,915)			(2,915)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock compensation plan (in shares)			3,000
Stock-based compensation expense related to equity-based awards including amounts capitalized	3,856	3,856		3,856
Stock options exercised, net of options forfeited in net share settlements (in shares)			123,000
Stock options exercised, net of options forfeited in net share settlements	212	212	$ 1	211
Restricted stock forfeited (in shares)						16,000
Restricted stock forfeited	(1,276)	(1,276)		(1,138)		$ (138)
Contribution related to formation of San Mateo	4,740	4,740		4,740
Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	(16,905)						(16,905)
Current period net (loss) income	$ 218,062	203,628			203,628		14,434
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021	117,103,248		117,249,000			146,000
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2021	$ 1,907,900	$ 1,688,007	$ 1,172	$ 2,069,484	$ (380,268)	$ (2,381)	$ 219,893
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Contribution related to formation of San Mateo, net of tax	$ 1,300

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY — UNAUDITED (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Contribution related to formation of San Mateo, net of tax		$ 3,100
Contributions from non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries, tax	$ 500	4,300
Issuance of common stock pursuant to directors’ and advisors’ compensation plan		$ 0

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS — UNAUDITED - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$ 409,391	$ (476,967)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities
Unrealized loss on derivatives	77,178	9,271
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	255,368	272,082
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	1,529	1,449
Full-cost ceiling impairment	0	575,164
Stock-based compensation expense	5,617	10,449
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	1,488	(43,369)
Amortization of debt issuance cost	2,443	2,114
Net loss on asset sales and impairment	251	2,632
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	(111,221)	52,060
Lease and well equipment inventory	(1,179)	(632)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(9,515)	(411)
Other long-term assets	637	1,784
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities	60,619	(61,452)
Royalties payable	25,313	(16,870)
Advances from joint interest owners	1,149	(7,125)
Other long-term liabilities	(242)	(220)
Net cash provided by operating activities	718,826	319,959
Investing activities
Drilling, completion and equipping capital expenditures	(317,486)	(400,554)
Acquisition of oil and natural gas properties	(29,720)	(65,437)
Midstream capital expenditures	(40,222)	(197,942)
Expenditures for other property and equipment	(465)	(1,796)
Proceeds from sale of assets	4,215	4,574
Net cash used in investing activities	(383,678)	(661,155)
Financing activities
Repayments of borrowings under Credit Agreement	(390,000)	0
Borrowings under Credit Agreement	70,000	220,000
Repayments of borrowings under San Mateo Credit Facility	(64,000)	0
Borrowings under San Mateo Credit Facility	87,500	38,400
Cost to amend credit facilities	(878)	(660)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	213	45
Dividends paid	(8,741)	0
Contributions related to formation of San Mateo	37,626	14,700
Contributions from non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	0	99,022
Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	(45,815)	(32,830)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based compensation	(4,161)	(1,556)
Other	(484)	6,850
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(318,740)	343,971
Increase in cash and restricted cash	16,408	2,775
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period	91,383	65,128
Cash and restricted cash at end of period	$ 107,791	$ 67,903

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NATURE OF OPERATIONS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
NATURE OF OPERATIONS	NATURE OF OPERATIONSMatador Resources Company, a Texas corporation (“Matador” and, collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States, with an emphasis on oil and natural gas shale and other unconventional plays. The Company’s current operations are focused primarily on the oil and liquids-rich portion of the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. The Company also operates in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. Additionally, the Company conducts midstream operations, primarily through its midstream joint venture, San Mateo Midstream, LLC (collectively with its subsidiaries, “San Mateo”), in support of the Company’s exploration, development and production operations and provides natural gas processing, oil transportation services, oil, natural gas and produced water gathering services and produced water disposal services to third parties.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Interim Financial Statements, Basis of Presentation, Consolidation and Significant Estimates

The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) but do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021 (the “Annual Report”). The Company consolidates certain subsidiaries and joint ventures that are less than wholly-owned and are not involved in oil and natural gas exploration, including San Mateo, and the net income and equity attributable to the non-controlling interest in these subsidiaries have been reported separately as required by Accounting Standards Codification, Consolidation (Topic 810). The Company proportionately consolidates certain joint ventures that are less than wholly-owned and are involved in oil and natural gas exploration. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In management’s opinion, these interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal, recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2021. Amounts as of December 31, 2020 are derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates and assumptions may also affect disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are based on a number of significant estimates, including oil and natural gas revenues, accrued assets and liabilities, stock-based compensation, valuation of derivative instruments, deferred tax assets and liabilities and oil and natural gas reserves. The estimates of oil and natural gas reserves quantities and future net cash flows are the basis for the calculations of depletion and impairment of oil and natural gas properties, as well as estimates of asset retirement obligations and certain tax accruals. While the Company believes its estimates are reasonable, changes in facts and assumptions or the discovery of new information may result in revised estimates. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Revenues

The following table summarizes the Company’s total revenues and revenues from contracts with customers on a disaggregated basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Revenues from contracts with customers	$	520,721	$	221,825	$	1,299,744	$	593,529
Lease bonus - mineral acreage	—		—		—		4,062
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	(57,419)		(5,406)		(125,943)		49,571
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	9,049		(13,033)		(77,178)		(9,271)
Total revenues	$	472,351	$	203,386	$	1,096,623	$	637,891

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Oil revenues	$	325,560	$	150,620	$	853,953	$	414,379
Natural gas revenues	135,905		38,484		335,819		91,406
Third-party midstream services revenues	20,486		19,363		55,774		49,861
Sales of purchased natural gas	38,770		13,358		54,198		37,883
Total revenues from contracts with customers	$	520,721	$	221,825	$	1,299,744	$	593,529

Property and Equipment

The Company uses the full-cost method of accounting for its investments in oil and natural gas properties. Under this method, the Company is required to perform a ceiling test each quarter that determines a limit, or ceiling, on the capitalized costs of oil and natural gas properties based primarily on the after-tax estimated future net cash flows from oil and natural gas properties using a 10% discount rate and the arithmetic average of first-day-of-the-month oil and natural gas prices for the prior 12-month period. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the cost center ceiling was higher than the capitalized costs of oil and natural gas properties, and, as a result, no impairment charge was necessary. At September 30, 2020, the Company’s net capitalized costs less related deferred income taxes exceeded the full-cost ceiling by $189.1 million. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $251.2 million to its net capitalized costs and a deferred income tax benefit of $62.1 million at September 30, 2020. At June 30, 2020, the Company’s net capitalized costs less related deferred income taxes exceeded the full-cost ceiling by $243.9 million. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $324.0 million to its net capitalized costs and a deferred income tax benefit of $80.1 million at June 30, 2020. These charges are reflected in the Company’s interim condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

The Company capitalized approximately $9.9 million and $7.6 million of its general and administrative costs and approximately $1.5 million and $2.0 million of its interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company capitalized approximately $28.6 million and $23.9 million of its general and administrative costs and approximately $3.9 million and $5.2 million of its interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Earnings Per Common Share

The Company reports basic earnings attributable to Matador shareholders per common share, which excludes the effect of potentially dilutive securities, and diluted earnings attributable to Matador shareholders per common share, which includes the effect of all potentially dilutive securities unless their impact is anti-dilutive.

The following table sets forth the computation of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic	117,008	116,155	116,872	116,036
Dilutive effect of options and restricted stock units	2,189	—	1,916	—
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	119,197	116,155	118,788	116,036

A total of 1.3 million options to purchase shares of Matador’s common stock were excluded from the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 because their effects were anti-dilutive. A total of 2.5 million options to purchase shares of Matador’s common stock were excluded from the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, because their effects were anti-dilutive. Additionally, 0.7 million and 0.6 million restricted shares, which are participating securities, were excluded from the calculations above for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, as the security holders do not have the obligation to share in the losses of the Company.

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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (in thousands).

Beginning asset retirement obligations	$	38,542
Liabilities incurred during period	1,066
Liabilities settled during period	(96)
Divestitures during period	(709)
Accretion expense	1,529
Ending asset retirement obligations	40,332
Less: current asset retirement obligations(1)	(231)
Long-term asset retirement obligations	$	40,101

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(1)Included in accrued liabilities in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2021.

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DEBT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

DEBT

DEBT

At September 30, 2021, the Company had (i) $1.05 billion of outstanding senior notes due 2026 (the “Notes”), (ii) $120.0 million in borrowings outstanding under its reserves-based revolving credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”), (iii) approximately $45.8 million in outstanding letters of credit issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement and (iv) $7.5 million outstanding under an unsecured U.S. Small Business Administration loan. Between September 30, 2021 and October 26, 2021, the Company repaid $20.0 million of borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

At September 30, 2021, San Mateo had $357.5 million in borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility (the “San Mateo Credit Facility”) and approximately $9.0 million in outstanding letters of credit issued pursuant to the San Mateo Credit Facility. Between September 30, 2021 and October 26, 2021, San Mateo repaid $10.0 million of borrowings under the San Mateo Credit Facility.

Credit Agreements

MRC Energy Company

The borrowing base under the Credit Agreement is determined semi-annually as of May 1 and November 1 by the lenders based primarily on the estimated value of the Company’s proved oil and natural gas reserves at December 31 and June 30 of each year, respectively. The Company and the lenders may each request an unscheduled redetermination of the borrowing base once between scheduled redetermination dates. In April 2021, the lenders completed their review of the Company’s proved oil and natural gas reserves, and, as a result, the borrowing base was reaffirmed at $900.0 million. The Company elected to keep the borrowing commitment at $700.0 million, the maximum facility amount remained $1.5 billion and no material changes were made to the terms of the Credit Agreement. This April 2021 redetermination constituted the regularly scheduled May 1 redetermination. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are limited to the lowest of the borrowing base, the maximum facility amount and the elected commitment (subject to compliance with the covenant noted below). The Credit Agreement matures October 31, 2023.

The Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a debt to EBITDA ratio, which is defined as debt outstanding (net of up to $50.0 million of cash or cash equivalents), divided by a rolling four quarter EBITDA calculation, of 4.0 or less. The Company believes that it was in compliance with the terms of the Credit Agreement at September 30, 2021.

San Mateo Midstream, LLC

The San Mateo Credit Facility is non-recourse with respect to Matador and its wholly-owned subsidiaries but is guaranteed by San Mateo’s subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of San Mateo’s assets, including real property. The San Mateo Credit Facility matures December 19, 2023 and was amended in June 2021 to increase the lender commitments under the revolving credit facility from $375.0 million to $450.0 million (subject to San Mateo’s compliance with the covenants noted below) and to increase the borrowing rate for a base rate loan or a Eurodollar loan under such facility by 0.50%. The San Mateo Credit Facility includes an accordion feature, which, after the aforementioned amendment, provides for potential increases in lender commitments to up to $700.0 million.

The San Mateo Credit Facility requires San Mateo to maintain a debt to EBITDA ratio, which is defined as total consolidated funded indebtedness outstanding (as defined in the San Mateo Credit Facility) divided by a rolling four quarter EBITDA calculation, of 5.0 or less, subject to certain exceptions. The San Mateo Credit Facility also requires San Mateo to maintain an interest coverage ratio, which is defined as a rolling four quarter EBITDA calculation divided by San Mateo’s consolidated interest expense, of 2.5 or more. The San Mateo Credit Facility also restricts the ability of San Mateo to distribute cash to its members if San Mateo’s liquidity is less than 10% of the lender commitments under the San Mateo Credit Facility. The Company believes that San Mateo was in compliance with the terms of the San Mateo Credit Facility at September 30, 2021.

Senior Unsecured Notes

At September 30, 2021, the Company had $1.05 billion of outstanding Notes, which have a 5.875% coupon rate. The Notes mature September 15, 2026, and interest is payable on the Notes semi-annually in arrears on each March 15 and September 15. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain subsidiaries of the Company.

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INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

As a result of the full-cost ceiling impairments recorded in 2020, the Company recognized a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Due to a variety of factors, including the Company’s significant net income during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company’s federal valuation allowance was reversed as of September 30, 2021 as the deferred tax assets were determined to be more likely than not to be utilized. As a portion of the Company’s state net operating loss carryforwards are not expected to be utilized, a valuation allowance will continue to be recognized until the state deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be utilized.

The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $6.7 million and an income tax provision of $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. The Company’s income tax position for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 differed from amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory rate to the pre-tax income due primarily to the impact of reversing the Company’s federal valuation allowance as of September 30, 2021, as well as permanent differences between book and tax income and state taxes, primarily in New Mexico.

NOTE 5 — INCOME TAXES — ContinuedThe Company’s total income tax position for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 differed from amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rates to pre-tax income due primarily to the impact of the valuation allowance, as well as permanent differences between book and tax income and state taxes, primarily in New Mexico.

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EQUITY

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

EQUITY

EQUITY

Stock-based Compensation

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company granted awards to certain of its employees of 334,649 service-based restricted stock units to be settled in cash, which are liability instruments, and 366,500 performance-based stock units and 334,876 shares of restricted stock, which are equity instruments. The performance-based stock units vest in an amount between zero and 200% of the target units granted based on the Company’s relative total shareholder return over the three-year period ending December 31, 2023, as compared to a designated peer group. The service-based restricted stock units to be settled in cash vest ratably over three years, and the equity instruments are eligible to vest after three years. The fair value of these awards was approximately $43.3 million on the grant date.

Common Stock Dividend

The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per share of common stock in each of the first three quarters of 2021. The dividend, which totaled $2.9 million in each quarter, was paid on March 31, 2021, June 3, 2021 and September 3, 2021. In October 2021, the Board amended the Company’s dividend policy to increase the quarterly dividend and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock payable on December 1, 2021 to shareholders of record as of November 10, 2021.

San Mateo Distributions and Contributions

During the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, San Mateo distributed $17.6 million and $11.2 million, respectively, to the Company and $16.9 million and $10.8 million, respectively, to a subsidiary of Five Point Energy LLC, the Company’s joint venture partner (“Five Point”). During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, San Mateo distributed $47.7 million and $34.2 million, respectively, to the Company and $45.8 million and $32.8 million, respectively, to Five Point.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, there were no contributions to San Mateo by either the Company or Five Point. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company contributed $36.8 million and Five Point contributed $31.9 million of cash to San Mateo. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company contributed $59.7 million and Five Point contributed $99.0 million of cash to San Mateo, of which $23.1 million was paid to carry Matador’s proportionate interest in San Mateo. The portion of the amount contributed by Five Point to carry Matador’s proportionate interest was recorded in “Additional paid-in capital” in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets for the nine ended September 30, 2020, net of the $4.8 million deferred tax impact to Matador related to this equity contribution.

Performance Incentives

Five Point paid to the Company $6.0 million in performance incentives during the three months ended September 30, 2021. No performance incentives were paid by Five Point to the Company during the three months ended September 30, 2020. Five Point paid to the Company $37.6 million and $14.7 million in performance incentives during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These performance incentives are recorded when received, net of the $1.3 million and $3.1 million deferred tax impact to Matador during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, in “Additional paid-in capital” in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. These performance incentives for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are also denoted as “Contributions related to formation of San Mateo” under “Financing activities” in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity.

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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSAt September 30, 2021, the Company had various costless collar and swap contracts open and in place to mitigate its exposure to oil and natural gas price volatility, each with a specific term (calculation period), notional quantity (volume hedged) and price floor and ceiling for the collars and fixed price for the swaps. At September 30, 2021, each contract was set to expire

at varying times during 2021 and 2022. The Company had no open contracts associated with natural gas liquids (“NGL”) prices at September 30, 2021.

The following is a summary of the Company’s open costless collar contracts for oil and natural gas at September 30, 2021.

Commodity	Calculation Period	Notional Quantity (Bbl or MMBtu)	Weighted Average Price Floor ($/Bbl or $/MMBtu)		Weighted Average Price Ceiling ($/Bbl or $/MMBtu)		Fair Value of Asset (Liability) (thousands)
Oil	10/01/2021 - 12/31/2021	2,370,000	$	42.06	$	55.15	$	(46,669)
Natural Gas	10/01/2021 - 12/31/2021	13,900,000	$	2.53	$	4.71	(24,169)
Oil	01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022	2,040,000	$	50.00	$	67.85	(14,402)
Natural Gas	01/01/2022 - 03/31/2022	8,250,000	$	2.70	$	6.33	(11,844)
Total open costless collar contracts							$	(97,084)

The following is a summary of the Company’s open swap contracts for oil at September 30, 2021.

Commodity	Calculation Period	Notional Quantity (Bbl)	Fixed Price ($/Bbl)		Fair Value of Asset (Liability) (thousands)
Oil	10/01/2021 - 12/31/2021	510,000	$	35.26	$	(19,999)
Total open swap contracts					$	(19,999)

The following is a summary of the Company’s open basis swap contracts for oil at September 30, 2021.

Commodity	Calculation Period	Notional Quantity (Bbl)	Fixed Price ($/Bbl)		Fair Value of Asset (Liability) (thousands)
Oil Basis	10/01/2021 - 12/31/2021	2,100,000	$	0.87	$	623
Oil Basis	01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022	5,520,000	$	0.95	3,393
Total open basis swap contracts					$	4,016

At September 30, 2021, the aggregate liability value for the Company’s open derivative financial instruments was $113.1 million.

The Company’s derivative financial instruments are subject to master netting arrangements, and the Company’s counterparties allow for cross-commodity master netting provided the settlement dates for the commodities are the same. The Company does not present different types of commodities with the same counterparty on a net basis in its interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The following table presents the gross asset and liability fair values of the Company’s commodity price derivative financial instruments and the location of these balances in the interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands).

Derivative Instruments	Gross amounts recognized		Gross amounts netted in the condensed consolidated balance sheets		Net amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets
September 30, 2021
Current assets	$	303,891	$	(300,734)	$	3,157
Other assets	56,035		(55,176)		859
Current liabilities	(414,887)		300,734		(114,153)
Long-term liabilities	(58,106)		55,176		(2,930)
Total	$	(113,067)	$	—	$	(113,067)
December 31, 2020
Current assets	$	382,328	$	(375,601)	$	6,727
Other assets	150,194		(147,624)		2,570
Current liabilities	(420,787)		375,601		(45,186)
Long-term liabilities	(147,624)		147,624		—
Total	$	(35,889)	$	—	$	(35,889)

The following table summarizes the location and aggregate gain (loss) of all derivative financial instruments recorded in the interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented (in thousands). These derivative financial instruments are not designated as hedging instruments.

		Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Type of Instrument	Location in Condensed Consolidated  Statement of Operations	2021		2020		2021		2020
Derivative Instrument
Oil	Revenues: Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	$	(52,774)	$	(5,406)	$	(121,460)	$	49,571
Natural Gas	Revenues: Realized loss on derivatives	(4,645)		—		(4,483)		—
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives		(57,419)		(5,406)		(125,943)		49,571
Oil	Revenues: Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	38,961		(9,843)		(35,471)		(7,980)
Natural Gas	Revenues: Unrealized loss on derivatives	(29,912)		(3,190)		(41,707)		(1,291)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		9,049		(13,033)		(77,178)		(9,271)
Total		$	(48,370)	$	(18,439)	$	(203,121)	$	40,300

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company measures and reports certain financial and non-financial assets and liabilities on a fair value basis. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). Fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories.

Level 1    Unadjusted quoted prices for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2    Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. This category includes those derivative instruments that are valued with industry standard models that consider various inputs, including: (i) quoted forward prices for commodities, (ii) time value of money and (iii) current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the derivative instrument and can be derived from observable data or supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.

Level 3    Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data that reflect a company’s own market assumptions.

Financial and non-financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, which may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

The following tables summarize the valuation of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with the classifications provided above as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands).

	Fair Value Measurements at  September 30, 2021 using
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets (Liabilities)
Oil derivatives and basis swaps	$	—	$	(77,054)	$	—	$	(77,054)
Natural gas derivatives	—		(36,013)		—		(36,013)
Total	$	—	$	(113,067)	$	—	$	(113,067)

	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2020 using
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets (Liabilities)
Oil derivatives and basis swaps	$	—	$	(41,584)	$	—	$	(41,584)
Natural gas derivatives	—		5,695		—		5,695
Total	$	—	$	(35,889)	$	—	$	(35,889)

Additional disclosures related to derivative financial instruments are provided in Note 7.

Other Fair Value Measurements

At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the carrying values reported on the interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets for accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, royalties payable, amounts due to affiliates, advances from joint interest owners and other current liabilities approximated their fair values due to their short-term maturities.

At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the carrying value of borrowings under the Credit Agreement and the San Mateo Credit Facility approximated their fair value as both are subject to short-term floating interest rates that reflect market rates available to the Company at the time and are classified at Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the fair value of the Notes was $1.09 billion and $1.03 billion, respectively, based on quoted market prices, which represent Level 1 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Processing, Transportation and Produced Water Disposal Commitments

Firm Commitments

From time to time, the Company enters into agreements with third parties whereby the Company commits to deliver anticipated natural gas and oil production and produced water from certain portions of its acreage for transportation, gathering, processing, fractionation, sales and disposal. The Company paid approximately $13.4 million and $12.0 million for deliveries under these agreements during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $41.1 million and $34.4 million for deliveries under these agreements during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Certain of these agreements contain minimum volume commitments. If the Company does not meet the minimum volume commitments under these agreements, it will be required to pay certain deficiency fees. If the Company ceased operations in the areas subject to these agreements at September 30, 2021, the total deficiencies required to be paid by the Company under these agreements would be approximately $583.0 million.

Future Commitments

The Company entered into a 10-year, fixed-fee natural gas transportation agreement whereby the Company committed to deliver a portion of the residue gas production at the tailgate of San Mateo’s cryogenic natural gas processing plant in Eddy County, New Mexico for transportation through the counterparty’s pipeline. The agreement begins when the counterparty’s pipeline is placed in service, which is anticipated to be in the fourth quarter of 2021. Should the pipeline be placed in service, the Company would owe the fees to transport the committed volume whether or not the committed volume is transported through the counterparty’s pipeline, and the minimum contractual obligation would be approximately $30.7 million.

San Mateo Commitments

The Company dedicated to San Mateo its current and certain future leasehold interests in the Rustler Breaks and Wolf asset areas and acreage in the southern portion of the Arrowhead asset area (the “Greater Stebbins Area”) and the Stateline asset area pursuant to 15-year, fixed-fee oil transportation, oil, natural gas and produced water gathering and produced water disposal agreements. In addition, the Company dedicated to San Mateo its current and certain future leasehold interests in the Rustler Breaks asset area and acreage in the Greater Stebbins Area and the Stateline asset area pursuant to 15-year, fixed-fee natural gas processing agreements (collectively with the transportation, gathering and produced water disposal agreements, the “Operational Agreements”). San Mateo provides the Company with firm service under each of the Operational Agreements in exchange for certain minimum volume commitments. The remaining minimum contractual obligation under the Operational Agreements at September 30, 2021 was approximately $399.9 million.

Legal Proceedings

The Company is a party to several legal proceedings encountered in the ordinary course of its business. While the ultimate outcome and impact on the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, in the opinion of management, it is remote that these legal proceedings will have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES

Accrued Liabilities

The following table summarizes the Company’s current accrued liabilities at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands).

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Accrued evaluated and unproved and unevaluated property costs	$	77,708	$	44,012
Accrued midstream properties costs	18,625		12,776
Accrued lease operating expenses	33,055		24,276
Accrued interest on debt	2,929		18,315
Accrued asset retirement obligations	231		623
Accrued partners’ share of joint interest charges	7,986		7,407
Accrued payable related to purchased natural gas	11,361		418
Other	23,739		11,331
Total accrued liabilities	$	175,634	$	119,158

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following table provides supplemental disclosures of cash flow information for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands).

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Cash paid for interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	$	51,468	$	71,890
Increase (decrease) in asset retirement obligations related to mineral properties	$	157	$	(232)
Increase in asset retirement obligations related to midstream properties	$	104	$	472
Increase (decrease) in liabilities for drilling, completion and equipping capital expenditures	$	29,256	$	(16,333)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities for acquisition of oil and natural gas properties	$	3,299	$	(2,377)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities for midstream properties capital expenditures	$	5,874	$	(10,653)
Stock-based compensation expense recognized as a liability	$	20,535	$	1,434
Transfer of inventory to oil and natural gas properties	$	(625)	$	(445)

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash recorded in the interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets to cash and restricted cash as presented on the interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands).

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Cash	$	73,128	$	41,813
Restricted cash	34,663		26,090
Total cash and restricted cash	$	107,791	$	67,903

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SEGMENT INFORMATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates in two business segments: (i) exploration and production and (ii) midstream. The exploration and production segment is engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States and is currently focused primarily on the oil and liquids-rich portion of the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. The Company also operates in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. The midstream segment conducts midstream operations in support of the Company’s exploration, development and production operations and provides natural gas processing, oil transportation services, oil, natural gas and produced water gathering services and produced water disposal services to third parties. Substantially all of the Company’s midstream operations in the Rustler Breaks, Wolf and Stateline asset areas and the Greater Stebbins Area in the Delaware Basin, which comprise most of the Company’s midstream operations, are conducted through San Mateo. San Mateo and its subsidiaries are not guarantors of the Notes.

The following tables present selected financial information for the periods presented regarding the Company’s business segments on a stand-alone basis, corporate expenses that are not allocated to a segment and the consolidation and elimination entries necessary to arrive at the financial information for the Company on a consolidated basis (in thousands). On a consolidated basis, midstream services revenues consist primarily of those revenues from midstream operations related to third parties, including working interest owners in the Company’s operated wells. All midstream services revenues associated with Company-owned production are eliminated in consolidation. In evaluating the operating results of the exploration and production and midstream segments, the Company does not allocate certain expenses to the individual segments, including general and administrative expenses. Such expenses are reflected in the column labeled “Corporate.”

	Exploration and Production						Consolidations and Eliminations		Consolidated Company
			Midstream		Corporate
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Oil and natural gas revenues	$	460,306	$	1,159	$	—	$	—	$	461,465
Midstream services revenues	—		61,215		—		(40,729)		20,486
Sales of purchased natural gas	25,961		12,809		—		—		38,770
Realized loss on derivatives	(57,419)		—		—		—		(57,419)
Unrealized gain on derivatives	9,049		—		—		—		9,049
Expenses(1)	220,535		40,784		21,575		(40,729)		242,165
Operating income(2)	$	217,362	$	34,399	$	(21,575)	$	—	$	230,186
Total assets	$	3,025,668	$	864,020	$	95,805	$	—	$	3,985,493
Capital expenditures(3)	$	138,374	$	28,948	$	220	$	—	$	167,542

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(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $80.6 million and $7.8 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $0.6 million.

(2)Includes $14.4 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $17.2 million attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment and $14.2 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

	Exploration and Production						Consolidations and Eliminations		Consolidated Company
			Midstream		Corporate
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Oil and natural gas revenues	$	188,492	$	612	$	—	$	—	$	189,104
Midstream services revenues	—		40,829		—		(21,466)		19,363
Sales of purchased natural gas	7,480		5,878		—		—		13,358
Realized loss on derivatives	(5,406)		—		—		—		(5,406)
Unrealized loss on derivatives	(13,033)		—		—		—		(13,033)
Expenses(1)	409,282		24,524		12,187		(21,466)		424,527
Operating (loss) income(2)	$	(231,749)	$	22,795	$	(12,187)	$	—	$	(221,141)
Total assets	$	2,913,409	$	819,954	$	52,867	$	—	$	3,786,230
Capital expenditures(3)	$	106,160	$	55,032	$	415	$	—	$	161,607

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(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $81.3 million and $6.0 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Includes full-cost ceiling impairment of $251.2 million for the exploration and production segment. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $0.7 million.

(2)Includes $10.0 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $13.7 million attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment and $26.6 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

	Exploration and Production						Consolidations and Eliminations		Consolidated Company
			Midstream		Corporate
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Oil and natural gas revenues	$	1,186,086	$	3,686	$	—	$	—	$	1,189,772
Midstream services revenues	—		164,815		—		(109,041)		55,774
Sales of purchased natural gas	32,543		21,655		—		—		54,198
Realized loss on derivatives	(125,943)		—		—		—		(125,943)
Unrealized loss on derivatives	(77,178)		—		—		—		(77,178)
Expenses(1)	576,106		97,305		64,298		(109,041)		628,668
Operating income(2)	$	439,402	$	92,851	$	(64,298)	$	—	$	467,955
Total assets	$	3,025,668	$	864,020	$	95,805	$	—	$	3,985,493
Capital expenditures(3)	$	381,167	$	46,584	$	465	$	—	$	428,216

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(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $230.0 million and $23.4 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $2.0 million.

(2)Includes $39.2 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $32.8 million attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment and $22.4 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

	Exploration and Production						Consolidations and Eliminations		Consolidated Company
			Midstream		Corporate
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Oil and natural gas revenues	$	503,545	$	2,240	$	—	$	—	$	505,785
Midstream services revenues	—		114,812		—		(64,951)		49,861
Sales of purchased natural gas	19,402		18,481		—		—		37,883
Lease bonus - mineral acreage	4,062		—		—		—		4,062
Realized gain on derivatives	49,571		—		—		—		49,571
Unrealized loss on derivatives	(9,271)		—		—		—		(9,271)
Expenses(1)	1,054,419		72,429		38,913		(64,951)		1,100,810
Operating (loss) income(2)	$	(487,110)	$	63,104	$	(38,913)	$	—	$	(462,919)
Total assets	$	2,913,409	$	819,954	$	52,867	$	—	$	3,786,230
Capital expenditures(3)	$	446,604	$	187,761	$	1,796	$	—	$	636,161

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(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $254.2 million and $15.8 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Includes full-cost ceiling impairment of $575.2 million for the exploration and production segment. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $2.1 million.

(2)Includes $26.8 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $63.0 million attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment and $106.0 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Interim Financial Statements, Basis of Presentation, Consolidation and Significant Estimates

Interim Financial Statements, Basis of Presentation, Consolidation and Significant Estimates

The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) but do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021 (the “Annual Report”). The Company consolidates certain subsidiaries and joint ventures that are less than wholly-owned and are not involved in oil and natural gas exploration, including San Mateo, and the net income and equity attributable to the non-controlling interest in these subsidiaries have been reported separately as required by Accounting Standards Codification, Consolidation (Topic 810). The Company proportionately consolidates certain joint ventures that are less than wholly-owned and are involved in oil and natural gas exploration. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In management’s opinion, these interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal, recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2021. Amounts as of December 31, 2020 are derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates and assumptions may also affect disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are based on a number of significant estimates, including oil and natural gas revenues, accrued assets and liabilities, stock-based compensation, valuation of derivative instruments, deferred tax assets and liabilities and oil and natural gas reserves. The estimates of oil and natural gas reserves quantities and future net cash flows are the basis for the calculations of depletion and impairment of oil and natural gas properties, as well as estimates of asset retirement obligations and certain tax accruals. While the Company believes its estimates are reasonable, changes in facts and assumptions or the discovery of new information may result in revised estimates. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

The Company uses the full-cost method of accounting for its investments in oil and natural gas properties. Under this method, the Company is required to perform a ceiling test each quarter that determines a limit, or ceiling, on the capitalized costs of oil and natural gas properties based primarily on the after-tax estimated future net cash flows from oil and natural gas properties using a 10% discount rate and the arithmetic average of first-day-of-the-month oil and natural gas prices for the prior 12-month period. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the cost center ceiling was higher than the capitalized costs of oil and natural gas properties, and, as a result, no impairment charge was necessary. At September 30, 2020, the Company’s net capitalized costs less related deferred income taxes exceeded the full-cost ceiling by $189.1 million. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $251.2 million to its net capitalized costs and a deferred income tax benefit of $62.1 million at September 30, 2020. At June 30, 2020, the Company’s net capitalized costs less related deferred income taxes exceeded the full-cost ceiling by $243.9 million. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $324.0 million to its net capitalized costs and a deferred income tax benefit of $80.1 million at June 30, 2020. These charges are reflected in the Company’s interim condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Earnings Per Common Share

Earnings Per Common Share

The Company reports basic earnings attributable to Matador shareholders per common share, which excludes the effect of potentially dilutive securities, and diluted earnings attributable to Matador shareholders per common share, which includes the effect of all potentially dilutive securities unless their impact is anti-dilutive.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures and reports certain financial and non-financial assets and liabilities on a fair value basis. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). Fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories.

Level 1    Unadjusted quoted prices for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2    Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. This category includes those derivative instruments that are valued with industry standard models that consider various inputs, including: (i) quoted forward prices for commodities, (ii) time value of money and (iii) current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the derivative instrument and can be derived from observable data or supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.

Level 3    Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data that reflect a company’s own market assumptions.

Financial and non-financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, which may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Disaggregation of revenue

The following table summarizes the Company’s total revenues and revenues from contracts with customers on a disaggregated basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Revenues from contracts with customers	$	520,721	$	221,825	$	1,299,744	$	593,529
Lease bonus - mineral acreage	—		—		—		4,062
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	(57,419)		(5,406)		(125,943)		49,571
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	9,049		(13,033)		(77,178)		(9,271)
Total revenues	$	472,351	$	203,386	$	1,096,623	$	637,891

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Oil revenues	$	325,560	$	150,620	$	853,953	$	414,379
Natural gas revenues	135,905		38,484		335,819		91,406
Third-party midstream services revenues	20,486		19,363		55,774		49,861
Sales of purchased natural gas	38,770		13,358		54,198		37,883
Total revenues from contracts with customers	$	520,721	$	221,825	$	1,299,744	$	593,529

Reconciliations of basic and diluted distributed and undistributed earnings (loss) per common share

The following table sets forth the computation of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands).

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic	117,008	116,155	116,872	116,036
Dilutive effect of options and restricted stock units	2,189	—	1,916	—
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	119,197	116,155	118,788	116,036

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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of changes in Company's asset retirement obligations

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (in thousands).

Beginning asset retirement obligations	$	38,542
Liabilities incurred during period	1,066
Liabilities settled during period	(96)
Divestitures during period	(709)
Accretion expense	1,529
Ending asset retirement obligations	40,332
Less: current asset retirement obligations(1)	(231)
Long-term asset retirement obligations	$	40,101

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(1)Included in accrued liabilities in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2021.

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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of contracts for oil and natural gas

The following is a summary of the Company’s open costless collar contracts for oil and natural gas at September 30, 2021.

Commodity	Calculation Period	Notional Quantity (Bbl or MMBtu)	Weighted Average Price Floor ($/Bbl or $/MMBtu)		Weighted Average Price Ceiling ($/Bbl or $/MMBtu)		Fair Value of Asset (Liability) (thousands)
Oil	10/01/2021 - 12/31/2021	2,370,000	$	42.06	$	55.15	$	(46,669)
Natural Gas	10/01/2021 - 12/31/2021	13,900,000	$	2.53	$	4.71	(24,169)
Oil	01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022	2,040,000	$	50.00	$	67.85	(14,402)
Natural Gas	01/01/2022 - 03/31/2022	8,250,000	$	2.70	$	6.33	(11,844)
Total open costless collar contracts							$	(97,084)

The following is a summary of the Company’s open swap contracts for oil at September 30, 2021.

Commodity	Calculation Period	Notional Quantity (Bbl)	Fixed Price ($/Bbl)		Fair Value of Asset (Liability) (thousands)
Oil	10/01/2021 - 12/31/2021	510,000	$	35.26	$	(19,999)
Total open swap contracts					$	(19,999)

The following is a summary of the Company’s open basis swap contracts for oil at September 30, 2021.

Commodity	Calculation Period	Notional Quantity (Bbl)	Fixed Price ($/Bbl)		Fair Value of Asset (Liability) (thousands)
Oil Basis	10/01/2021 - 12/31/2021	2,100,000	$	0.87	$	623
Oil Basis	01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022	5,520,000	$	0.95	3,393
Total open basis swap contracts					$	4,016

Summary of gross asset balances of derivative instruments

The following table presents the gross asset and liability fair values of the Company’s commodity price derivative financial instruments and the location of these balances in the interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands).

Derivative Instruments	Gross amounts recognized		Gross amounts netted in the condensed consolidated balance sheets		Net amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets
September 30, 2021
Current assets	$	303,891	$	(300,734)	$	3,157
Other assets	56,035		(55,176)		859
Current liabilities	(414,887)		300,734		(114,153)
Long-term liabilities	(58,106)		55,176		(2,930)
Total	$	(113,067)	$	—	$	(113,067)
December 31, 2020
Current assets	$	382,328	$	(375,601)	$	6,727
Other assets	150,194		(147,624)		2,570
Current liabilities	(420,787)		375,601		(45,186)
Long-term liabilities	(147,624)		147,624		—
Total	$	(35,889)	$	—	$	(35,889)

Summary of location and aggregate fair value of all derivative financial instruments recorded in the consolidated statements of operations

The following table summarizes the location and aggregate gain (loss) of all derivative financial instruments recorded in the interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented (in thousands). These derivative financial instruments are not designated as hedging instruments.

		Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
Type of Instrument	Location in Condensed Consolidated  Statement of Operations	2021		2020		2021		2020
Derivative Instrument
Oil	Revenues: Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	$	(52,774)	$	(5,406)	$	(121,460)	$	49,571
Natural Gas	Revenues: Realized loss on derivatives	(4,645)		—		(4,483)		—
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives		(57,419)		(5,406)		(125,943)		49,571
Oil	Revenues: Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	38,961		(9,843)		(35,471)		(7,980)
Natural Gas	Revenues: Unrealized loss on derivatives	(29,912)		(3,190)		(41,707)		(1,291)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		9,049		(13,033)		(77,178)		(9,271)
Total		$	(48,370)	$	(18,439)	$	(203,121)	$	40,300

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Summary of the valuation of the Company's financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis

The following tables summarize the valuation of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with the classifications provided above as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands).

	Fair Value Measurements at  September 30, 2021 using
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets (Liabilities)
Oil derivatives and basis swaps	$	—	$	(77,054)	$	—	$	(77,054)
Natural gas derivatives	—		(36,013)		—		(36,013)
Total	$	—	$	(113,067)	$	—	$	(113,067)

	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2020 using
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets (Liabilities)
Oil derivatives and basis swaps	$	—	$	(41,584)	$	—	$	(41,584)
Natural gas derivatives	—		5,695		—		5,695
Total	$	—	$	(35,889)	$	—	$	(35,889)

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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Summary of current accrued liabilities

The following table summarizes the Company’s current accrued liabilities at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands).

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Accrued evaluated and unproved and unevaluated property costs	$	77,708	$	44,012
Accrued midstream properties costs	18,625		12,776
Accrued lease operating expenses	33,055		24,276
Accrued interest on debt	2,929		18,315
Accrued asset retirement obligations	231		623
Accrued partners’ share of joint interest charges	7,986		7,407
Accrued payable related to purchased natural gas	11,361		418
Other	23,739		11,331
Total accrued liabilities	$	175,634	$	119,158

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

The following table provides supplemental disclosures of cash flow information for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands).

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Cash paid for interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	$	51,468	$	71,890
Increase (decrease) in asset retirement obligations related to mineral properties	$	157	$	(232)
Increase in asset retirement obligations related to midstream properties	$	104	$	472
Increase (decrease) in liabilities for drilling, completion and equipping capital expenditures	$	29,256	$	(16,333)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities for acquisition of oil and natural gas properties	$	3,299	$	(2,377)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities for midstream properties capital expenditures	$	5,874	$	(10,653)
Stock-based compensation expense recognized as a liability	$	20,535	$	1,434
Transfer of inventory to oil and natural gas properties	$	(625)	$	(445)

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash recorded in the interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets to cash and restricted cash as presented on the interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands).

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Cash	$	73,128	$	41,813
Restricted cash	34,663		26,090
Total cash and restricted cash	$	107,791	$	67,903

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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Selected financial information for segments

The following tables present selected financial information for the periods presented regarding the Company’s business segments on a stand-alone basis, corporate expenses that are not allocated to a segment and the consolidation and elimination entries necessary to arrive at the financial information for the Company on a consolidated basis (in thousands). On a consolidated basis, midstream services revenues consist primarily of those revenues from midstream operations related to third parties, including working interest owners in the Company’s operated wells. All midstream services revenues associated with Company-owned production are eliminated in consolidation. In evaluating the operating results of the exploration and production and midstream segments, the Company does not allocate certain expenses to the individual segments, including general and administrative expenses. Such expenses are reflected in the column labeled “Corporate.”

	Exploration and Production						Consolidations and Eliminations		Consolidated Company
			Midstream		Corporate
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Oil and natural gas revenues	$	460,306	$	1,159	$	—	$	—	$	461,465
Midstream services revenues	—		61,215		—		(40,729)		20,486
Sales of purchased natural gas	25,961		12,809		—		—		38,770
Realized loss on derivatives	(57,419)		—		—		—		(57,419)
Unrealized gain on derivatives	9,049		—		—		—		9,049
Expenses(1)	220,535		40,784		21,575		(40,729)		242,165
Operating income(2)	$	217,362	$	34,399	$	(21,575)	$	—	$	230,186
Total assets	$	3,025,668	$	864,020	$	95,805	$	—	$	3,985,493
Capital expenditures(3)	$	138,374	$	28,948	$	220	$	—	$	167,542

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(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $80.6 million and $7.8 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $0.6 million.

(2)Includes $14.4 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $17.2 million attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment and $14.2 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

	Exploration and Production						Consolidations and Eliminations		Consolidated Company
			Midstream		Corporate
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Oil and natural gas revenues	$	188,492	$	612	$	—	$	—	$	189,104
Midstream services revenues	—		40,829		—		(21,466)		19,363
Sales of purchased natural gas	7,480		5,878		—		—		13,358
Realized loss on derivatives	(5,406)		—		—		—		(5,406)
Unrealized loss on derivatives	(13,033)		—		—		—		(13,033)
Expenses(1)	409,282		24,524		12,187		(21,466)		424,527
Operating (loss) income(2)	$	(231,749)	$	22,795	$	(12,187)	$	—	$	(221,141)
Total assets	$	2,913,409	$	819,954	$	52,867	$	—	$	3,786,230
Capital expenditures(3)	$	106,160	$	55,032	$	415	$	—	$	161,607

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(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $81.3 million and $6.0 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Includes full-cost ceiling impairment of $251.2 million for the exploration and production segment. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $0.7 million.

(2)Includes $10.0 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $13.7 million attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment and $26.6 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

	Exploration and Production						Consolidations and Eliminations		Consolidated Company
			Midstream		Corporate
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Oil and natural gas revenues	$	1,186,086	$	3,686	$	—	$	—	$	1,189,772
Midstream services revenues	—		164,815		—		(109,041)		55,774
Sales of purchased natural gas	32,543		21,655		—		—		54,198
Realized loss on derivatives	(125,943)		—		—		—		(125,943)
Unrealized loss on derivatives	(77,178)		—		—		—		(77,178)
Expenses(1)	576,106		97,305		64,298		(109,041)		628,668
Operating income(2)	$	439,402	$	92,851	$	(64,298)	$	—	$	467,955
Total assets	$	3,025,668	$	864,020	$	95,805	$	—	$	3,985,493
Capital expenditures(3)	$	381,167	$	46,584	$	465	$	—	$	428,216

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(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $230.0 million and $23.4 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $2.0 million.

(2)Includes $39.2 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $32.8 million attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment and $22.4 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

	Exploration and Production						Consolidations and Eliminations		Consolidated Company
			Midstream		Corporate
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Oil and natural gas revenues	$	503,545	$	2,240	$	—	$	—	$	505,785
Midstream services revenues	—		114,812		—		(64,951)		49,861
Sales of purchased natural gas	19,402		18,481		—		—		37,883
Lease bonus - mineral acreage	4,062		—		—		—		4,062
Realized gain on derivatives	49,571		—		—		—		49,571
Unrealized loss on derivatives	(9,271)		—		—		—		(9,271)
Expenses(1)	1,054,419		72,429		38,913		(64,951)		1,100,810
Operating (loss) income(2)	$	(487,110)	$	63,104	$	(38,913)	$	—	$	(462,919)
Total assets	$	2,913,409	$	819,954	$	52,867	$	—	$	3,786,230
Capital expenditures(3)	$	446,604	$	187,761	$	1,796	$	—	$	636,161

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(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $254.2 million and $15.8 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Includes full-cost ceiling impairment of $575.2 million for the exploration and production segment. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $2.1 million.

(2)Includes $26.8 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $63.0 million attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment and $106.0 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customers	$ 520,721	$ 221,825	$ 1,299,744	$ 593,529
Lease bonus - mineral acreage	0	0	0	4,062
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	(57,419)	(5,406)	(125,943)	49,571
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	9,049	(13,033)	(77,178)	(9,271)
Total revenues	472,351	203,386	1,096,623	637,891
Oil revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customers	325,560	150,620	853,953	414,379
Natural gas revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customers	135,905	38,484	335,819	91,406
Third-party midstream services revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customers	20,486	19,363	55,774	49,861
Sales of purchased natural gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues from contracts with customers	$ 38,770	$ 13,358	$ 54,198	$ 37,883

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Discount rate, present value of future revenue					10.00%
Amount exceeding full-cost ceiling	$ 189,100	$ 243,900		$ 189,100		$ 189,100
Full-cost ceiling impairment	251,200	324,000	$ 0	251,163	$ 0	575,164
Deferred income tax benefit	$ 62,100	$ 80,100	6,701	(26,497)	(1,488)	43,369
Capitalized general and administrative costs			9,900	7,600	28,600	23,900
Interest costs capitalized			$ 1,500	$ 2,000	$ 3,900	$ 5,200
Options
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares)				2.5	1.3
Restricted Stock
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares)				0.7		0.6

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Reconciliations of Basic and Diluted Distributed and Undistributed Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	117,008	116,155	116,872	116,036
Dilutive effect of options and restricted stock units (in shares)	2,189	0	1,916	0
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	119,197	116,155	118,788	116,036

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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Changes in the Company's asset retirement obligations
Beginning asset retirement obligations				$ 38,542
Liabilities incurred during period				1,066
Liabilities settled during period				(96)
Divestitures during period				(709)
Accretion expense		$ 518	$ 478	1,529	$ 1,449
Ending asset retirement obligations		40,332		40,332
Less: current asset retirement obligations	[1]	(231)		(231)
Long-term asset retirement obligations		$ 40,101		$ 40,101		$ 37,919

[1] Included in accrued liabilities in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2021.

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DEBT - Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended
	Oct. 26, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility		$ 120,000	$ 440,000
Borrowings under San Mateo Credit Facility		357,500	$ 334,000
Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility		120,000
Unsecured Debt | Senior Notes Due 2026
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding		1,050,000
Unsecured Debt | SBA Loan, CARES Act
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding		7,500
Letter of Credit | Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit		45,800
Letter of Credit | Credit Agreement | Subsequent Event
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	$ 20,000
Line of Credit | San Mateo Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings under San Mateo Credit Facility		357,500
Outstanding letters of credit		$ 9,000
Line of Credit | San Mateo Credit Facility | Subsequent Event
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	$ 10,000

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DEBT - Credit Agreements (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Revolving Credit Facility | Third Amended Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase in borrowing base			$ 900,000,000
Maximum borrowing commitment			700,000,000
Maximum facility amount			$ 1,500,000,000
Cash and cash equivalent limit	$ 50,000,000
EBITDA ratio	4.0
Line of Credit | San Mateo Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing commitment	$ 450,000,000	$ 375,000,000
Interest rate increase (decrease)	0.50%
Line of credit, accordian feature (up to)	$ 700,000,000
EBITDA ratio	5.0
Consolidated interest expense, minimum	2.5
Liquidity restriction on cash distribution, percentage of lender commitments, less than	10.00%

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DEBT - Senior Unsecured Notes (Details) - Senior Notes $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Senior Notes Due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding	$ 1,050
2026 Notes Offering
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.875%

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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax (benefit) provision	$ (6,701)	$ 26,497	$ 1,488	$ (43,369)

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EQUITY (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)		$ 0.025	$ 0.025	$ 0.025
Cash dividend		$ 2,915,000	$ 2,913,000	$ 2,913,000
Distributions		16,905,000	$ 14,700,000	$ 14,210,000	$ 10,780,000	$ 10,535,000	$ 11,515,000
Service-Based Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted in period (in shares)								334,649
Vesting period								3 years
Performance-Based Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted in period (in shares)								366,500
Vesting period								3 years
Performance-Based Stock Units | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting amount, percentage								0.00%
Performance-Based Stock Units | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting amount, percentage								200.00%
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted in period (in shares)								334,876
Service-based Restricted Stock Units And Performance-Based Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value								$ 43,300,000
Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05
San Mateo
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity contribution, tax impact								$ 1,300,000	$ 3,100,000
Performance incentives earned		6,000,000			0			37,600,000	14,700,000
Matador Resources Company | San Mateo
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Distributions		17,600,000			11,200,000			47,700,000	34,200,000
Five Point | San Mateo
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Distributions		16,900,000			10,800,000			45,800,000	32,800,000
San Mateo II | Matador Resources Company
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Contributions to related party		0			36,800,000			0	59,700,000
San Mateo II | Five Point
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Contributions to related party		$ 0			$ 31,900,000			$ 0	99,000,000
Equity contribution, tax impact									4,800,000
San Mateo II | Five Point | Matador's Proportionate Interest in San Mateo
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Contributions to related party									$ 23,100,000

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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Summary of Contracts for Oil and Natural Gas (Details)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) bbl $ / bbl
Open costless collar contracts
Summary of contracts for oil and natural gas
Fair Value of Asset (Liability) | $	$ (97,084,000)
Open Swap Contracts
Summary of contracts for oil and natural gas
Fair Value of Asset (Liability) | $	(19,999,000)
Open Basis Swap Contracts
Summary of contracts for oil and natural gas
Fair Value of Asset (Liability) | $	$ 4,016,000
Derivative Contract, Calculation Period One | Open costless collar contracts | Oil
Summary of contracts for oil and natural gas
Notional Quantity (Bbl or MMBtu) | bbl	2,370,000
Weighted Average Price Floor ($/Bbl or $/MMBtu)	42.06
Weighted Average Price Ceiling ($/Bbl or $/MMBtu)	55.15
Fair Value of Asset (Liability) | $	$ (46,669,000)
Derivative Contract, Calculation Period One | Open costless collar contracts | Natural Gas
Summary of contracts for oil and natural gas
Notional Quantity (Bbl or MMBtu) | bbl	13,900,000
Weighted Average Price Floor ($/Bbl or $/MMBtu)	2.53
Weighted Average Price Ceiling ($/Bbl or $/MMBtu)	4.71
Fair Value of Asset (Liability) | $	$ (24,169,000)
Derivative Contract, Calculation Period One | Open Swap Contracts | Oil
Summary of contracts for oil and natural gas
Notional Quantity (Bbl or MMBtu) | bbl	510,000
Fair Value of Asset (Liability) | $	$ (19,999,000)
Fixed Price ($/Bbl)	35.26
Derivative Contract, Calculation Period One | Open Basis Swap Contracts | Oil Basis
Summary of contracts for oil and natural gas
Notional Quantity (Bbl or MMBtu) | bbl	2,100,000
Fair Value of Asset (Liability) | $	$ 623,000
Fixed Price ($/Bbl)	0.87
Derivative Contract, Calculation Period Two | Open costless collar contracts | Natural Gas
Summary of contracts for oil and natural gas
Notional Quantity (Bbl or MMBtu) | bbl	8,250,000
Weighted Average Price Floor ($/Bbl or $/MMBtu)	2.70
Weighted Average Price Ceiling ($/Bbl or $/MMBtu)	6.33
Fair Value of Asset (Liability) | $	$ (11,844,000)
Derivative Contract, Calculation Period Three | Open costless collar contracts | Oil
Summary of contracts for oil and natural gas
Notional Quantity (Bbl or MMBtu) | bbl	2,040,000
Weighted Average Price Floor ($/Bbl or $/MMBtu)	50.00
Weighted Average Price Ceiling ($/Bbl or $/MMBtu)	67.85
Fair Value of Asset (Liability) | $	$ (14,402,000)
Derivative Contract, Calculation Period Three | Open Basis Swap Contracts | Oil Basis
Summary of contracts for oil and natural gas
Notional Quantity (Bbl or MMBtu) | bbl	5,520,000
Fair Value of Asset (Liability) | $	$ 3,393,000
Fixed Price ($/Bbl)	0.95

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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability	$ 113,067	$ 35,889

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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Summary of Gross Asset Balances of Derivative Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Liability Balances of Derivative Instruments
Total	$ (113,067)	$ (35,889)
Total, Gross amounts netted in the condensed consolidated balance sheets	0	0
Total, Net amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets	(113,067)	(35,889)
Current assets
Asset Balances of Derivative Insruments
Gross amounts recognized	303,891	382,328
Gross amounts netted in the condensed consolidated balance sheets	(300,734)	(375,601)
Net amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets	3,157	6,727
Other assets
Asset Balances of Derivative Insruments
Gross amounts recognized	56,035	150,194
Gross amounts netted in the condensed consolidated balance sheets	(55,176)	(147,624)
Net amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets	859	2,570
Current liabilities
Liability Balances of Derivative Instruments
Gross amounts recognized	(414,887)	(420,787)
Gross amounts netted in the condensed consolidated balance sheets	300,734	375,601
Net amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets	(114,153)	(45,186)
Long-term liabilities
Liability Balances of Derivative Instruments
Gross amounts recognized	(58,106)	(147,624)
Gross amounts netted in the condensed consolidated balance sheets	55,176	147,624
Net amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets	$ (2,930)	$ 0

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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Summary of Location and Aggregate Fair Value of All Derivative Financial Instruments Recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Derivative Instrument
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	$ (57,419)	$ (5,406)	$ (125,943)	$ 49,571
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	9,049	(13,033)	(77,178)	(9,271)
Total	(48,370)	(18,439)	(203,121)	40,300
Revenues
Derivative Instrument
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	(57,419)	(5,406)	(125,943)	49,571
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	9,049	(13,033)	(77,178)	(9,271)
Oil | Revenues
Derivative Instrument
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	(52,774)	(5,406)	(121,460)	49,571
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	38,961	(9,843)	(35,471)	(7,980)
Natural Gas | Revenues
Derivative Instrument
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	(4,645)	0	(4,483)	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	$ (29,912)	$ (3,190)	$ (41,707)	$ (1,291)

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Summary of the Valuation of the Company's Financial Assets and Liabilities that were Accounted for at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Assets (Liabilities)
Total	$ (113,067)	$ (35,889)
Fair value on a recurring basis
Assets (Liabilities)
Total	(113,067)	(35,889)
Fair value on a recurring basis | Oil derivatives and basis swaps
Assets (Liabilities)
Derivative liability	(77,054)	(41,584)
Fair value on a recurring basis | Natural gas derivatives
Assets (Liabilities)
Derivative liability	(36,013)
Derivative asset		5,695
Fair value on a recurring basis | Level 1
Assets (Liabilities)
Total	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Oil derivatives and basis swaps
Assets (Liabilities)
Derivative liability	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Natural gas derivatives
Assets (Liabilities)
Derivative liability	0
Derivative asset		0
Fair value on a recurring basis | Level 2
Assets (Liabilities)
Total	(113,067)	(35,889)
Fair value on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Oil derivatives and basis swaps
Assets (Liabilities)
Derivative liability	(77,054)	(41,584)
Fair value on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Natural gas derivatives
Assets (Liabilities)
Derivative liability	(36,013)
Derivative asset		5,695
Fair value on a recurring basis | Level 3
Assets (Liabilities)
Total	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Oil derivatives and basis swaps
Assets (Liabilities)
Derivative liability	0	0
Fair value on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Natural gas derivatives
Assets (Liabilities)
Derivative liability	$ 0
Derivative asset		$ 0

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Senior Notes Due 2023 | Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of notes	$ 1,090	$ 1,030

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 17, 2017	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Delivery Of Natural Gas And Oil Production To Third Parties
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Payment for volume requirement agreement		$ 13.4	$ 12.0	$ 41.1	$ 34.4
Volume requirement commitment		583.0		$ 583.0
Delivery Of Residue Gas Production
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Term of contractual obligation				10 years
Contractual obligation		30.7		$ 30.7
Rustler Breaks and Wolf Asset Area | Corporate Joint Venture | San Mateo Midstream
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Term of contractual obligation	15 years
Rustler Breaks Asset Area | Corporate Joint Venture | San Mateo Midstream
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Term of contractual obligation	15 years
Operational Agreements | San Mateo Midstream
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Contractual obligation		$ 399.9		$ 399.9

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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES - Summary of Current Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total accrued liabilities	$ 175,634	$ 119,158
Accrued evaluated and unproved and unevaluated property costs
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total accrued liabilities	77,708	44,012
Accrued midstream properties costs
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total accrued liabilities	18,625	12,776
Accrued lease operating expenses
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total accrued liabilities	33,055	24,276
Accrued interest on debt
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total accrued liabilities	2,929	18,315
Accrued asset retirement obligations
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total accrued liabilities	231	623
Accrued partners’ share of joint interest charges
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total accrued liabilities	7,986	7,407
Accrued payable related to purchased natural gas
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total accrued liabilities	11,361	418
Other
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total accrued liabilities	$ 23,739	$ 11,331

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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES - Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Cash paid for interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	$ 51,468	$ 71,890
Increase (decrease) in liabilities for drilling, completion and equipping capital expenditures	29,256	(16,333)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities for acquisition of oil and natural gas properties	3,299	(2,377)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities for midstream properties capital expenditures	5,874	(10,653)
Stock-based compensation expense recognized as a liability	20,535	1,434
Transfer of inventory to oil and natural gas properties	(625)	(445)
Mineral Properties
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Increase in asset retirement obligations	157	(232)
Midstream Properties
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Increase in asset retirement obligations	$ 104	$ 472

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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES - Restricted Cash Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]
Cash	$ 73,128	$ 57,916	$ 41,813
Restricted cash	34,663	33,467	26,090
Total cash and restricted cash	$ 107,791	$ 91,383	$ 67,903	$ 65,128

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SEGMENT INFORMATION - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of segments	2

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SEGMENT INFORMATION - Selected Financial Information for Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			$ 520,721	$ 221,825	$ 1,299,744	$ 593,529
Lease bonus - mineral acreage			0	0	0	4,062
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives			(57,419)	(5,406)	(125,943)	49,571
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives			9,049	(13,033)	(77,178)	(9,271)
Expenses			242,165	424,527	628,668	1,100,810
Operating (loss) income			230,186	(221,141)	467,955	(462,919)
Total assets	$ 3,786,230		3,985,493	3,786,230	3,985,493	3,786,230	$ 3,687,280
Capital expenditures			167,542	161,607	428,216	636,161
Depletion, depreciation and amortization			89,061	88,025	255,368	272,082
Full-cost ceiling impairment	251,200	$ 324,000	0	251,163	0	575,164
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Lease bonus - mineral acreage						0
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives			0	0	0	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives			0	0	0	0
Expenses			21,575	12,187	64,298	38,913
Operating (loss) income			(21,575)	(12,187)	(64,298)	(38,913)
Total assets	52,867		95,805	52,867	95,805	52,867
Capital expenditures			220	415	465	1,796
Depletion, depreciation and amortization			600	700	2,000	2,100
Consolidations and Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Lease bonus - mineral acreage						0
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives			0	0	0	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives			0	0	0	0
Expenses			(40,729)	(21,466)	(109,041)	(64,951)
Operating (loss) income			0	0	0	0
Total assets	0		0	0	0	0
Capital expenditures			0	0	0	0
Exploration and Production | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Lease bonus - mineral acreage						4,062
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives			(57,419)	(5,406)	(125,943)	49,571
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives			9,049	(13,033)	(77,178)	(9,271)
Expenses			220,535	409,282	576,106	1,054,419
Operating (loss) income			217,362	(231,749)	439,402	(487,110)
Total assets	2,913,409		3,025,668	2,913,409	3,025,668	2,913,409
Capital expenditures			138,374	106,160	381,167	446,604
Depletion, depreciation and amortization			80,600	81,300	230,000	254,200
Capital expenditures attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures			17,200	13,700	32,800	63,000
Midstream | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Lease bonus - mineral acreage						0
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives			0	0	0	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives			0	0	0	0
Expenses			40,784	24,524	97,305	72,429
Operating (loss) income			34,399	22,795	92,851	63,104
Total assets	$ 819,954		864,020	819,954	864,020	819,954
Capital expenditures			28,948	55,032	46,584	187,761
Depletion, depreciation and amortization			7,800	6,000	23,400	15,800
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries				(10,000)	(39,200)	(26,800)
Capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest			14,200	26,600	22,400	106,000
Operating Income (Loss) | Midstream | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries			(14,400)
Oil and natural gas revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			461,465	189,104	1,189,772	505,785
Oil and natural gas revenues | Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			0	0	0	0
Oil and natural gas revenues | Consolidations and Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			0	0	0	0
Oil and natural gas revenues | Exploration and Production | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			460,306	188,492	1,186,086	503,545
Oil and natural gas revenues | Midstream | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			1,159	612	3,686	2,240
Midstream services revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			20,486	19,363	55,774	49,861
Midstream services revenues | Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			0	0	0	0
Midstream services revenues | Consolidations and Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			(40,729)	(21,466)	(109,041)	(64,951)
Midstream services revenues | Exploration and Production | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			0	0	0	0
Midstream services revenues | Midstream | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			61,215	40,829	164,815	114,812
Sales of purchased natural gas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			38,770	13,358	54,198	37,883
Sales of purchased natural gas | Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			0	0	0	0
Sales of purchased natural gas | Consolidations and Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			0	0	0	0
Sales of purchased natural gas | Exploration and Production | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			25,961	7,480	32,543	19,402
Sales of purchased natural gas | Midstream | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues			$ 12,809	$ 5,878	$ 21,655	$ 18,481