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Basis of Presentation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Basis of Presentation

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Presentation

These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Range Resources Corporation 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2013. The results of operations for the second quarter and the six months ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These consolidated financial statements are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments necessary for fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. All adjustments are of a normal recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed. These consolidated financial statements, including selected notes, have been prepared in accordance with the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year’s reported amounts in order to conform with the current year presentation. These reclassifications include gas purchases and other marketing costs which were previously reported in other income and are currently reported as a separate operating expense. These reclassifications have no impact on previously reported net income.

Impact Fee

In first quarter 2012, the Pennsylvania legislature passed an “impact fee” on unconventional natural gas and oil production. The impact fee is a per well annual fee imposed for a period of fifteen years on all unconventional wells drilled in Pennsylvania. The fee is based on the average annual price of natural gas and the Consumer Price Index. The annual fee per well declines each year over the fifteen-year time period as long as the well is producing. In first six months 2012, we recorded a retroactive impact fee of $24.7 million for wells drilled during 2011 and prior. This expense is reflected in our statements of operations as production and ad valorem taxes.

De-designation of Commodity Derivative Contracts

Effective March 1, 2013, we elected to discontinue hedge accounting prospectively. After March 1, 2013, both realized and unrealized gains and losses will be recognized in earnings immediately each quarter as derivative contracts are settled and marked to market. For second quarter 2013, unrealized gains of $103.8 million and for the six months ended June 30, 2013, unrealized gains of $22.4 million were included in our statements of operations that, prior to March 1, 2013, would have been deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) if we had continued using hedge accounting. Refer to Note 11 for additional information.