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Long-Term Debt
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt

NOTE 4: Long-term Debt

 

On June 17, 2014, the closing date of the Eagle Ford Shale asset acquisition, the Company increased its credit facility with a group of banks headed by Bank of Oklahoma (BOK) from $80,000,000 to $200,000,000, increased the borrowing base from $35,000,000 to $130,000,000 and extended the maturity date to November 30, 2018. The Company incurred $542,500 of debt issuance costs to increase its credit facility. These costs were capitalized and will be amortized over the term of the facility. The credit facility is subject to a semi-annual borrowing base determination, wherein BOK applies their own current pricing forecast and an 8% discount rate to the Company’s proved reserves as calculated by the Company’s Independent Consulting Petroleum Engineering Firm. The facility is secured by certain of the Company’s properties with a carrying value of $163,288,413 at June 30, 2014. The interest rate is based on BOK prime plus from 0.375% to 1.125%, or 30 day LIBOR plus from 1.875% to 2.625%. The election of BOK prime or LIBOR is at the Company’s discretion. The interest rate spread from BOK prime or LIBOR will be charged based on the ratio of the loan balance to the borrowing base. The interest rate spread from LIBOR or the prime rate increases as a larger percent of the borrowing base is advanced. At June 30, 2014, the effective interest rate was 2.58%.

 

The Company’s debt is recorded at the carrying amount on its balance sheet. The carrying amount of the Company’s revolving credit facility approximates fair value because the interest rates are reflective of market rates.

 

Since the bank charges a customary non-use fee of 0.25% annually of the unused portion of the borrowing base, the Company has not requested the bank to increase its borrowing base beyond $130,000,000. Determinations of the borrowing base are made semi-annually or whenever the bank, in its sole discretion, believes that there has been a material change in the value of the oil and natural gas properties. While the Company believes the availability could be increased (if needed), increases are at the discretion of the bank. The loan agreement contains customary covenants which, among other things, require periodic financial and reserve reporting and limit the Company’s incurrence of indebtedness, liens, dividends and acquisitions of treasury stock, and require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios. At June 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with the covenants of the BOK agreement.