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OIL AND GAS RESERVE INFORMATION - UNAUDITED
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Extractive Industries [Abstract]  
OIL AND GAS RESERVE INFORMATION - UNAUDITED

NOTE 17 — OIL AND GAS RESERVE INFORMATION – UNAUDITED:

Our estimated net proved oil and natural gas reserves at December 31, 2013 have been prepared in accordance with guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, the following reserve estimates are based upon existing economic and operating conditions at the respective dates. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved reserves and in providing the future rates of production and timing of development expenditures. The following reserve data represents estimates only and should not be construed as being exact. In addition, the present values should not be construed as the market value of the oil and gas properties or the cost that would be incurred to obtain equivalent reserves.

The following table sets forth an analysis of the estimated quantities of net proved and proved developed oil (including condensate), natural gas and natural gas liquids (“NGL”) reserves, all of which are located onshore and offshore the continental United States. Estimated proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves at December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are prepared in accordance with the SEC’s rule, “Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting,” using a historical 12-month average pricing assumption. In the first quarter of 2012, we began reporting NGL volumes and revenues separately from gas volumes. Historically, we reported “wet” gas volumes, which included entrained liquids. We now report NGLs and “dry” gas (shrunk for removal of liquids) volumes. Reserve volumes for the year ended December 31, 2011 have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. Reserve volumes for the year ended December 31, 2010 have not been reclassified to conform to the current presentation given the immateriality of NGL volumes in such period.

 

     Oil
(MBbls)
    NGLs
(MBbls)
    Natural
Gas

(MMcf)
    Oil,
Natural
Gas and
NGLs

(MMcfe)
 

Estimated proved reserves as of December 31, 2010

     33,203        —          274,705        473,923   

Revisions of previous estimates

     2,889        4,911        (26,725     20,075   

Extensions, discoveries and other additions

     3,544        —          93,520        114,784   

Purchase of producing properties

     14,396        —          24,595        110,971   

Sale of reserves

     (1,950     —          (2,150     (13,850

Production

     (6,427     (506     (38,466     (80,064
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Estimated proved reserves as of December 31, 2011

     45,655        4,405        325,479        625,839   

Revisions of previous estimates

     (1,559     9,349        (26,694     20,050   

Extensions, discoveries and other additions

     3,681        4,856        131,408        182,633   

Purchase of producing properties

     4,336        619        8,168        37,895   

Sale of reserves

     (60     —          (418     (775

Production

     (7,135     (1,163     (42,569     (92,357
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Estimated proved reserves as of December 31, 2012

     44,918        18,066        395,374        773,285   

Revisions of previous estimates

     3,606        2,439        36,006        72,275   

Extensions, discoveries and other additions

     2,367        4,395        79,729        120,299   

Sale of reserves

     (170     —          (214     (1,235

Production

     (6,894     (1,603     (50,129     (101,111
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Estimated proved reserves as of December 31, 2013

     43,827        23,297        460,766        863,513   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Estimated proved developed reserves:

        

as of December 31, 2011

     30,914        3,195        171,871        376,528   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

as of December 31, 2012

     29,005        8,593        210,956        436,540   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

as of December 31, 2013

     27,920        11,569        246,946        483,885   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following narrative provides the reasons for the significant changes in the quantities of our estimated proved reserves by year.

Year Ended December 31, 2013. Extensions, discoveries and other additions were primarily the result of our Appalachia drilling program (117 Bcfe). Revisions of previous estimates were primarily the result of positive reserve report pricing changes extending the economic limits of reservoirs (17.8 Bcfe) and well performance (54.5 Bcfe).

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012. Extensions, discoveries and other additions were primarily the result of our Appalachia drilling program (162 Bcfe) and our deep gas development project at LaCantera (17 Bcfe). Purchase of producing properties relates to our acquisition of an additional interest in the Pompano field.

Year Ended December 31, 2011. Extensions, discoveries and other additions were primarily the result of our Appalachia drilling program (94 Bcfe), our deep gas development project at LaPosada (11 Bcfe) and our GOM drilling program at Mississippi Canyon Block 109 (6 Bcfe). Purchase of producing properties primarily relates to our acquisition of the Pompano and Mica fields (102 Bcfe) and our acquisition of an additional 15% working interest in the Pyrenees project (6 Bcfe). Sale of reserves primarily relates to the sale of our non-operated interest in the Main Pass Block 296 and 311 fields (13 Bcfe).

The following tables present the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows related to estimated proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves together with changes therein, including a reduction for estimated plugging and abandonment costs that are also reflected as a liability on the balance sheet at December 31, 2013. You should not assume that the future net cash flows or the discounted future net cash flows, referred to in the tables below, represent the fair value of our estimated oil, natural gas and NGL reserves. Prices are based on either the historical 12-month average price based on closing prices on the first day of each month, or prices defined by existing contractual arrangements. The 2013 average historical 12-month oil and gas prices, net of applicable differentials, were $102.21 per Bbl of oil, $37.59 per Bbl of NGLs and $3.66 per Mcf of gas. The 2012 average 12-month oil and gas prices, net of applicable differentials, were $101.20 per Bbl of oil, $38.23 per Bbl of NGLs and $2.68 per Mcf of gas. The 2011 average 12-month oil and gas prices, net of applicable differentials, were $100.97 per Bbl of oil, $58.26 per Bbl of NGLs and $4.74 per Mcf of gas. Future production and development costs are based on current costs with no escalations. Estimated future cash flows net of future income taxes have been discounted to their present values based on a 10% annual discount rate.

 

     Standardized Measure Year Ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011  

Future cash inflows

   $ 7,040,928      $ 6,295,455      $ 6,171,279   

Future production costs

     (2,062,657     (1,946,426     (1,747,806

Future development costs

     (1,431,101     (1,241,531     (1,219,214

Future income taxes

     (884,637     (799,007     (852,364
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Future net cash flows

     2,662,533        2,308,491        2,351,895   

10% annual discount

     (977,531     (794,632     (808,933
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows

   $ 1,685,002      $ 1,513,859      $ 1,542,962   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Changes in Standardized Measure
Year Ended December 31,
 
     2013     2012     2011  

Standardized measure at beginning of year

   $ 1,513,859      $ 1,542,962      $ 957,629   

Sales and transfers of oil, gas and NGLs produced, net of production costs

     (708,017     (697,741     (670,347

Changes in price, net of future production costs

     229,425        (380,841     502,324   

Extensions and discoveries, net of future production and development costs

     155,592        178,272        293,168   

Changes in estimated future development costs, net of development costs incurred during the period

     28,684        212,329        97,852   

Revisions of quantity estimates

     281,558        76,450        (27,854

Accretion of discount

     202,087        207,292        118,722   

Net change in income taxes

     (28,084     22,947        (300,363

Purchases of reserves in-place

     —          276,389        567,286   

Sales of reserves in-place

     15,531        2,480        (36,278

Changes in production rates due to timing and other

     (5,633     73,320        40,823   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in standardized measure

     171,143        (29,103     585,333   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Standardized measure at end of year

   $ 1,685,002      $ 1,513,859      $ 1,542,962