Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Drilling and Completion Commitments

As of March 31, 2021, we had contractual commitments on a pad-to-pad basis for two drilling rigs. Additionally, we have an agreement, effective January 2, 2021, which can be terminated with 30 days’ notice by either party, to utilize certain frac services and related materials, with no minimum commitment, through December 31, 2021. In March 2021, we made a prepayment of $12 million under the frac services agreement in advance of completion projects for the second quarter of 2021.

Gathering and Intermediate Transportation Commitments

We have long-term agreements with Nuevo G&T and Nuevo Dos Marketing, LLC (“Nuevo Marketing” and together with Nuevo G&T, collectively “Nuevo”) to provide gathering and intermediate pipeline transportation services for a substantial portion of our crude oil and condensate production in as well as volume capacity support for certain downstream interstate pipeline transportation.

Nuevo is obligated to gather and transport our crude oil and condensate from within a dedicated area in the Eagle Ford via a gathering system and intermediate takeaway pipeline connecting to a downstream interstate pipeline operated by a third party through 2041. We have a minimum volume commitment (“MVC”) of 8,000 gross barrels of oil per day to Nuevo through 2031 under the gathering agreement. We are obligated to deliver the first 20,000 gross barrels of oil per day produced from Gonzales, Lavaca, Fayette and DeWitt Counties, Texas.

Under a marketing agreement, we have a commitment to sell 8,000 barrels per day of crude oil (gross) to Nuevo, or to any third party, utilizing Nuevo Marketing’s capacity on a downstream interstate pipeline through 2026.

Under each of the agreements with Nuevo, credits for deliveries of volumes in excess of the volume commitment may be applied to any deficiency arising in the succeeding 12-month period.

Excluding the application of existing credits that we have earned during the preceding 12-month period ended March 31, 2021 for deliveries of volumes in excess of the volume commitment, and the potential impact of the effects of price escalation from commodity price changes, if any, the minimum fee requirements attributable to the MVC under the gathering, transportation and marketing agreements are as follows: $10.5 million for the remainder of 2021, approximately $13.9 million per year for 2022 through 2025, $7.8 million for 2026, $3.8 million per year for 2027 through 2030 and $0.6 million for 2031.

Crude Oil Storage

As a component of the crude oil gathering agreement referenced above, we have access to up to approximately 180,000 barrels of dedicated tank capacity for no additional charge at the service provider’s central delivery point facility (“CDP”), in Lavaca County, Texas through February 2041. We have also contracted for access to up to an additional 70,000 barrels of tank capacity at the CDP on a month-to-month basis which can be terminated by either party with 45-days’ notice to the counterparty. We have also contracted for crude oil storage capacity for up to 90,000 barrels with a downstream interstate pipeline at a facility in DeWitt County, Texas, on a month-to-month basis which can be terminated by either party with 45-days’ notice to the counterparty. Finally, we have an agreement with a marketing affiliate of the aforementioned downstream interstate pipeline to utilize up to 62,000 barrels of capacity within their system on a firm basis and an additional 120,000 barrels, if available, on a flexible basis through July 2021. Costs associated with these agreements are in the form of monthly fixed rate short-term leases and are charged as incurred on a monthly basis to GPT.

Legal, Environmental Compliance and Other Claims

We are involved, from time to time, in various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. While the ultimate results of these proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, our management believes that these claims will not have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. As of March 31, 2021, we had AROs of approximately $5.6 million attributable to the plugging of abandoned wells. As of March 31, 2021, we had an estimated reserve of approximately $0.1 million for certain claims made against us regarding previously divested operations included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities.”