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Oil and Gas Reserves Information (Unaudited)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Extractive Industries [Abstract]  
Oil and Gas Reserves Information (Unaudited)

(12) Oil and Gas Reserves Information (Unaudited)

Set forth below is a summary of the changes in Comstock's net quantities of oil and natural gas reserves for its continuing operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

2012

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

 

 

Oil
(MBbls)

 

 

Natural
Gas
(MMcf)

 

 

Oil
(MBbls)

 

 

Natural
Gas
(MMcf)

 

 

Oil
(MBbls)

 

 

Natural
Gas
(MMcf)

 

Proved Reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

 

13,234

 

 

 

1,080,644

 

 

 

18,899

 

 

 

437,445

 

 

 

21,976

 

 

 

452,653

 

Revisions of previous
estimates

 

 

327

 

 

 

(529,272

)

 

 

28

 

 

 

23,321

 

 

 

(2,182

)

 

 

3,998

 

Extensions and discoveries

 

 

11,953

 

 

 

21,525

 

 

 

5,363

 

 

 

47,581

 

 

 

5,373

 

 

 

78,383

 

Sales of minerals in place

 

 

(4,823

)

 

 

(53,690

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production

 

 

(1,792

)

 

 

(81,762

)

 

 

(2,314

)

 

 

(55,694

)

 

 

(4,313

)

 

 

(39,768

)

End of year

 

 

18,899

 

 

 

437,445

 

 

 

21,976

 

 

 

452,653

 

 

 

20,854

 

 

 

495,266

 

Proved Developed Reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

 

6,499

 

 

 

546,627

 

 

 

8,389

 

 

 

362,426

 

 

 

13,914

 

 

 

344,278

 

End of year

 

 

8,389

 

 

 

362,426

 

 

 

13,914

 

 

 

344,278

 

 

 

16,247

 

 

 

324,597

 

During 2012, the Company's estimated quantities of proved undeveloped natural gas reserves decreased by 460 Bcf due to downward revisions related to the lower natural gas price that was used to determine estimated reserve quantities at December 31, 2012.  Proved reserve additions for natural gas in 2014 primarily reflect proved undeveloped reserves associated with our upcoming natural gas drilling program.  Substantially all of the Company's proved undeveloped natural gas reserves related to undrilled natural gas wells at December 31, 2012 were not economic at the lower natural gas price at December 31, 2012.  

The proved oil and gas reserves utilized in the preparation of the financial statements were estimated by Lee Keeling and Associates, independent petroleum consultants, in accordance with guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which require that reserve reports be prepared under existing economic and operating conditions with no provision for price and cost escalation except by contractual agreement. All of the Company's reserves are located onshore in the continental United States of America.

The following table sets forth the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved reserves at December 31, 2013 and 2014:

 

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Cash Flows Relating to Proved Reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future Cash Flows

 

$

3,817,982

 

 

$

3,891,953

 

Future Costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production

 

 

 (1,307,923

)

 

 

(1,260,580

)

Development and Abandonment

 

 

 (649,758

)

 

 

(571,200

)

Future Income Taxes

 

 

(451,708

)

 

 

(192,600

)

Future Net Cash Flows

 

 

1,408,593

 

 

 

1,867,573

 

10% Discount Factor

 

 

(601,376

)

 

 

(776,913

)

Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows

 

$

807,217

 

 

$

1,090,660

 

The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows at the end of 2013 and 2014 was determined based on the simple average of the first of month market prices for oil and natural gas for each year. Prices were $104.38 per barrel of oil and $3.37 per Mcf of natural gas for 2013 and $92.55 per barrel of oil and $3.96 per Mcf of natural gas for 2014. Prices used in determining quantities of oil and natural gas reserves and future cash inflows from oil and natural gas reserves represent prices received at the Company's sales point. These prices have been adjusted from posted or index prices for both location and quality differences. Future development and production costs are computed by estimating the expenditures to be incurred in developing and producing proved oil and gas reserves at the end of the year, based on year end costs and assuming continuation of existing economic conditions. Future income tax expenses are computed by applying the appropriate statutory tax rates to the future pre-tax net cash flows relating to proved reserves, net of the tax basis of the properties involved. The future income tax expenses give effect to permanent differences and tax credits, but do not reflect the impact of future operations.

The following table sets forth the changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved reserves for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014:

 

 

 

2012

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

Standardized Measure, Beginning of Year

 

$

887,798

 

 

$

641,325

 

 

$

807,217

 

Net change in sales price, net of production costs

 

 

(217,925

)

 

 

 43,117

 

 

 

5,911

 

Development costs incurred during the year which were previously estimated

 

 

179,549

 

 

 

 187,643

 

 

 

344,590

 

Revisions of quantity estimates

 

 

(886,531

)

 

 

 48,411

 

 

 

(40,993

)

Accretion of discount

 

 

117,381

 

 

 

81,434

 

 

 

105,400

 

Changes in future development and abandonment costs

 

 

628,088

 

 

 

 (157,207

)

 

 

(10,909

)

Changes in timing and other

 

 

27,077

 

 

 

 80,348

 

 

 

(19,028

)

Extensions and discoveries

 

 

337,223

 

 

 

 291,582

 

 

 

163,559

 

Sales of minerals in place

 

 

(236,925

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales, net of production costs

 

 

(307,407

)

 

 

 (335,677

)

 

 

(458,254

)

Net changes in income taxes

 

 

112,997

 

 

 

 (73,759

)

 

 

193,167

 

Standardized Measure, End of Year

 

$

641,325

 

 

$

807,217

 

 

$

1,090,660