Acquisitions and Divestitures

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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Acquisitions and Divestitures

Acquisitions and Divestitures

Acquisitions:

Gulf of Mexico

On July 3, 2013, the Company acquired certain shallow water Gulf of Mexico shelf oil and gas properties (the “Acquired Assets”), for an aggregate cash purchase price of $188.8 million, reflecting an effective date of January 1, 2013 (collectively, the "Gulf of Mexico Acquisition"). The Acquired Assets included 16 gross wells located on seven platforms.

The aggregate cash purchase price of the Gulf of Mexico Acquisition was financed with the net proceeds from the sale of $200 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company's 10% Senior Notes due 2017.  In connection with the transaction, the Company recorded $5 million of deferred financing costs and incurred $4.0 million of acquisition-related costs, including $2.6 million related to a bridge commitment fee, which were recognized as general and administrative expenses during 2013.

The Gulf of Mexico Acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting, which involves determining the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The fair value of proved and unevaluated oil and gas properties was estimated using the income approach based on estimated reserve quantities, costs to produce and develop reserves, and forward prices for oil and gas, which represent Level 2 and Level 3 inputs. Asset retirement obligations were determined in accordance with applicable accounting standards.

The following table summarizes the acquisition date fair values of the net assets acquired (in thousands):

Oil and gas properties	$	192,067
Unevaluated oil and gas properties	12,033
Asset retirement obligations	(15,319		)
Net assets acquired	$	188,781

The following unaudited summary pro forma financial information for the twelve month periods ended December 31, 2013 has been prepared to give effect to the Gulf of Mexico Acquisition as if it had occurred on January 1, 2012. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results that might have occurred had the transaction taken place on January 1, 2012 and is not intended to be a projection of future results. Future results may vary significantly from the results reflected in the following unaudited pro forma financial information because of normal production declines, changes in commodity prices, future acquisitions and divestitures, future development and exploration activities and other factors. Amounts are presented in thousands, except per share amounts.

	Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2013
Revenues	$	215,666
Income from Operations	19,858
Net Income available to common stockholders	14,399
Basic Earnings per Share	$	0.22
Diluted Earnings per Share	$	0.22

Fleetwood Joint Venture

In June 2014, we entered into a joint venture in Louisiana for an aggregate purchase price of $24 million. The assets acquired under the joint venture include an average 37% working interest in an approximately 30,000 acre leasehold position in Louisiana and exclusive rights, along with our joint venture partner, to a 200 square mile proprietary 3D survey which has generated several conventional and shallow non-conventional oil focused prospects.

The purchase price was comprised of $10 million in cash and $14 million in cash funding for future drilling, completion and lease acquisition costs. At December 31, 2015, $4.4 million of this drilling carry remained outstanding. The liability is reflected as accrued acquisition costs in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. During February 2016, the Company paid $4.4 million to settle this liability with its joint venture partner in connection with the terms of the agreement.

Divestiture:

On June 4, 2015, the Company completed the sale of a majority of its interests in the Woodford and Mississippian Lime (the “Oklahoma Divestiture”) for $280 million, subject to customary post-closing purchase price adjustments, effective January 1, 2015. At closing, the Company received $257.7 million in cash and recognized a receivable of $13.9 million, which was received in full during the third quarter of 2015.

In connection with the sale, the Company entered into a Contract Operating Services Agreement ("COSA") whereby the Company will retain a minimal working interest in the Sold Assets and will provide certain services as a contract operator for a period of one year from the closing date of the sale, subject to renewal for two additional one-year terms.

At December 31, 2014, the estimated proved reserves attributable to the Oklahoma Divestiture totaled approximately 227.2 Bcfe (unaudited), which represented approximately 57% (unaudited) of the Company's estimated proved reserves. Under the full cost method of accounting, sales of oil and gas properties are accounted for as adjustments of capitalized costs with no gain or loss recognized, unless the adjustment significantly alters the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves. A significant alteration is generally not expected to occur for sales involving less than 25% of the total proved reserves. If the divestiture of the Oklahoma Divestiture was accounted for as an adjustment of capitalized costs with no gain or loss recognized, the adjustment would have significantly altered the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves. Accordingly, the Company recognized a gain on the sale of $23.2 million during 2015. The carrying value of the properties sold was determined by allocating total capitalized costs within the full cost pool between properties sold and properties retained based on their relative fair values.