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Revenue Recognition (Notes)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue [Abstract]  
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]
REVENUE RECOGNITION

On January 1, 2018, we adopted the new accounting standard that was issued by the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board that converged their standard on revenue recognition and provides a single, comprehensive model to determine the measurement of revenue and timing of when it is recognized and all the related amendments (“new revenue standard”) using the modified retrospective method. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. Based upon our review, we determined that the adoption of the standard would have reduced our crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs sales by approximately $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2017 with a corresponding decrease in transportation, gathering, and processing expenses and no impact on net earnings. To determine the impact on our crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs sales and our transportation, processing, and gathering expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2017, we applied the new guidance to contracts that were not completed as of December 31, 2017. We do not expect adoption of the new standard to have a significant impact on our net income going forward.

Crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs revenues are recognized when we have transferred control of crude oil, natural gas, or NGLs production to the purchaser. We consider the transfer of control to have occurred when the purchaser has the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits, from the crude oil, natural gas, or NGLs production. We record sales revenue based on an estimate of the volumes delivered at estimated prices as determined by the applicable sales agreement. We estimate our sales volumes based on company-measured volume readings. We then adjust our crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs sales in subsequent periods based on the data received from our purchasers that reflects actual volumes and prices received. We receive payment for sales from one to two months after actual delivery has occurred. The differences in sales estimates and actual sales are recorded one to two months later. Historically, these differences have not been material. We account for natural gas imbalances using the sales method. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 the impact of any natural gas imbalances was not significant. If a sale is deemed uncollectible, an allowance for doubtful collection is recorded.

Our crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs sales are recorded using either the “net-back” or "gross" method of accounting, depending upon the related purchase agreement. We use the net-back method when control of the crude oil, natural gas, or NGLs has been transferred to the purchasers of these commodities that are providing transportation, gathering, or processing services. In these situations, the purchaser pays us proceeds based on a percent of the proceeds or have fixed our sales price at index less specified deductions. The net-back method results in the recognition of a net sales price that is lower than the indices for which the production is based because the operating costs and profit of the midstream facilities are embedded in the net price we are paid.

We use the gross method of accounting when control of the crude oil, natural gas, or NGLs is not transferred to the purchaser and the purchaser does not provide transportation, gathering, or processing services as a function of the price we receive. Rather, we contract separately with midstream providers for the applicable transport and processing on a per unit basis. Under this method, we recognize revenues based on the gross selling price and recognize transportation, gathering, and processing expenses.

Based on our evaluation of when control of crude oil and natural gas sales are transferred to the customer under the guidance of the new revenue recognition standard, certain crude oil sales in the Wattenberg Field that were recognized using the gross method prior to the adoption of the new revenue standard will be recognized using the net-back method. In the Delaware Basin, certain crude oil and natural gas sales that were recognized using the gross method prior to the adoption of the new revenue standard will be recognized using the net-back method.

As discussed above, we enter into agreements for the sale, transportation, gathering, and processing of our production. The terms of these agreements can result in variances in the per unit realized prices that we receive for our crude oil, natural gas and NGLs. For crude oil, the average NYMEX prices are based upon average daily prices throughout each month and our natural gas average NYMEX pricing is based upon first-of-the-month index prices as this is how the majority of each of these commodities is sold pursuant to terms of the respective sales agreements.  For NGLs, we use the NYMEX crude oil price as a reference for presentation purposes.




Disaggregated Revenue. The following table presents crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs sales disaggregated by commodity and operating region for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
Revenue by Commodity and Operating Region
 
2018
 
2017 (2)
 
Percentage Change
Crude oil
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wattenberg Field
 
$
170,306

 
$
105,188

 
61.9
 %
Delaware Basin
 
53,418

 
13,538

 
294.6
 %
Utica Shale (1)
 
2,696

 
4,270

 
(36.9
)%
Total
 
$
226,420

 
$
122,996

 
84.1
 %
 Natural gas
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wattenberg Field
 
$
29,772

 
$
32,614

 
(8.7
)%
Delaware Basin
 
7,679

 
2,468

 
211.1
 %
Utica Shale (1)
 
1,110

 
1,860

 
(40.3
)%
Total
 
$
38,561

 
$
36,942

 
4.4
 %
NGLs
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wattenberg Field
 
$
28,770

 
$
25,318

 
13.6
 %
Delaware Basin
 
10,635

 
2,947

 
260.9
 %
Utica Shale (1)
 
839

 
1,489

 
(43.7
)%
Total
 
$
40,244

 
$
29,754

 
35.3
 %
Revenue by Operating Region
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wattenberg Field
 
$
228,848

 
$
163,120

 
40.3
 %
Delaware Basin
 
71,732

 
18,953

 
278.5
 %
Utica Shale (1)
 
4,645

 
7,619

 
(39.0
)%
Total
 
$
305,225

 
$
189,692

 
60.9
 %
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(1) In March 2018, we completed the sale of our Utica Shale properties.
(2) As we have elected the modified retrospective method of adoption, revenues for the three months ended
March 31, 2017 have not been restated for the new revenue recognition standard. Such amounts would not
have been material.

Contract Assets.    Contract assets include material contributions in aid of construction ("CIAC"), which are common in purchase/purchase and processing agreements with midstream service providers that are our customers. Generally, the intent of the payments is to reimburse the customer for actual costs incurred related to the construction of its gathering and processing infrastructure. Contract assets that are classified as current assets are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Contract assets that are classified as long-term are included in other assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The contract assets will be amortized as a reduction to crude oil, natural gas, or NGLs sales revenue during the periods that the related production is transferred to the customer.

The following table presents the changes in carrying amounts of the contract assets associated with our crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs sales revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2018:
 
Amount
 
(in thousands)
 
 
Beginning balance, January 1, 2018
$
4,446

Contract assets amortized as a reduction to crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs sales
(1,233
)
Ending balance, March 31, 2018
$
3,213



Customer Accounts Receivable. Our accounts receivable include amounts billed and currently due from sales of our crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs production. Our gross accounts receivable balance from crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs sales at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was $145.3 million and $154.3 million, respectively. Historically, we have not recorded a significant amount of write-offs related to our accounts receivable from sales of our crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs sales, therefore; we did not record an allowance for doubtful accounts for these receivables at March 31, 2018 or December 31, 2017.
Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]
On January 1, 2018, we adopted the new accounting standard that was issued by the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board that converged their standard on revenue recognition and provides a single, comprehensive model to determine the measurement of revenue and timing of when it is recognized and all the related amendments (“new revenue standard”) using the modified retrospective method. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. Based upon our review, we determined that the adoption of the standard would have reduced our crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs sales by approximately $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2017 with a corresponding decrease in transportation, gathering, and processing expenses and no impact on net earnings. To determine the impact on our crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs sales and our transportation, processing, and gathering expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2017, we applied the new guidance to contracts that were not completed as of December 31, 2017. We do not expect adoption of the new standard to have a significant impact on our net income going forward.

Crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs revenues are recognized when we have transferred control of crude oil, natural gas, or NGLs production to the purchaser. We consider the transfer of control to have occurred when the purchaser has the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits, from the crude oil, natural gas, or NGLs production. We record sales revenue based on an estimate of the volumes delivered at estimated prices as determined by the applicable sales agreement. We estimate our sales volumes based on company-measured volume readings. We then adjust our crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs sales in subsequent periods based on the data received from our purchasers that reflects actual volumes and prices received. We receive payment for sales from one to two months after actual delivery has occurred. The differences in sales estimates and actual sales are recorded one to two months later. Historically, these differences have not been material. We account for natural gas imbalances using the sales method. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 the impact of any natural gas imbalances was not significant. If a sale is deemed uncollectible, an allowance for doubtful collection is recorded.

Our crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs sales are recorded using either the “net-back” or "gross" method of accounting, depending upon the related purchase agreement. We use the net-back method when control of the crude oil, natural gas, or NGLs has been transferred to the purchasers of these commodities that are providing transportation, gathering, or processing services. In these situations, the purchaser pays us proceeds based on a percent of the proceeds or have fixed our sales price at index less specified deductions. The net-back method results in the recognition of a net sales price that is lower than the indices for which the production is based because the operating costs and profit of the midstream facilities are embedded in the net price we are paid.

We use the gross method of accounting when control of the crude oil, natural gas, or NGLs is not transferred to the purchaser and the purchaser does not provide transportation, gathering, or processing services as a function of the price we receive. Rather, we contract separately with midstream providers for the applicable transport and processing on a per unit basis. Under this method, we recognize revenues based on the gross selling price and recognize transportation, gathering, and processing expenses.

Based on our evaluation of when control of crude oil and natural gas sales are transferred to the customer under the guidance of the new revenue recognition standard, certain crude oil sales in the Wattenberg Field that were recognized using the gross method prior to the adoption of the new revenue standard will be recognized using the net-back method. In the Delaware Basin, certain crude oil and natural gas sales that were recognized using the gross method prior to the adoption of the new revenue standard will be recognized using the net-back method.

As discussed above, we enter into agreements for the sale, transportation, gathering, and processing of our production. The terms of these agreements can result in variances in the per unit realized prices that we receive for our crude oil, natural gas and NGLs. For crude oil, the average NYMEX prices are based upon average daily prices throughout each month and our natural gas average NYMEX pricing is based upon first-of-the-month index prices as this is how the majority of each of these commodities is sold pursuant to terms of the respective sales agreements.  For NGLs, we use the NYMEX crude oil price as a reference for presentation purposes.