COMMODITY DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The Company utilizes derivative instruments to manage its exposure to fluctuations in the underlying commodity prices of its inventory. The Company's management sets and implements hedging policies, including volumes, types of instruments and counterparties, to support oil prices at targeted levels and manage its exposure to fluctuating prices.

The Company’s derivative instruments consist of swap and futures arrangements for oil. In a commodity swap agreement, if the agreed-upon published third-party index price (“index price”) is lower than the swap fixed price, the Company receives the difference between the index price and the swap fixed price. If the index price is higher than the swap fixed price, the Company pays the difference. For futures arrangements, the Company receives the difference positive or negative between an agreed-upon strike price and the market price.

The mark-to-market effects of these contracts as of March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, are summarized in the following table. The notional amount is equal to the total net volumetric derivative position during the period indicated. The fair value of the crude oil swap agreements is based on the difference between the strike price and the New York Mercantile Exchange futures price for the applicable trading months.



Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Contract Type	Contract Period	Weighted Average Strike Price (Barrels)		Remaining Volume (Barrels)	Fair Value

Swap	Apr. 2019- Jul. 2019	$	62.67	80,000	$	918,200
Swap	Apr. 2019- Jul. 2019	$	81.14	80,000	$	(519,120	)
Futures	May. 2019- Jun. 2019	$	82.87	65,000	$	50,723



Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Contract Type	Contract Period	Weighted Average Strike Price (Barrels)		Remaining Volume (Barrels)	Fair Value

Swap	Jan. 2018- June 2018	$	55.37	80,000	$	(23,200	)
Swap	Jan. 2018- June 2018	$	81.59	80,000	$	(35,448	)
Futures	Jan. 2018- June 2018	$	81.10	110,000	$	(408,180	)

The carrying values of the Company's derivatives positions and their locations on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are presented in the table below.



Balance Sheet Classification	Contract Type	2019		2018

	Crude oil swaps	$	399,080	$	48,724
	Crude oil futures	50,723		647,217

Derivative commodity asset (liability)		$	449,803	$	695,941

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, we recognized $759,767 and $456,402 loss on commodity derivative contracts on the consolidated statements of operations as part of our costs of revenues, respectively.