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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND NATURAL GAS OPERATIONS - UNAUDITED (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Net Costs Incurred on Unevaluated Properties

The following table discloses net costs incurred (evaluated) on our unevaluated properties located in the United States for the years indicated:

 

  Year Ended December 31,  
Unevaluated oil and gas properties – United States: 2014   2013   2012  

Net costs incurred (evaluated) during year:

Acquisition costs

  ($42,384)        $30,271        $9,739     

Exploration costs

  (186,308)        188,830        (1,209)     

Capitalized interest

  45,722        46,860        37,656     
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  ($182,970)        $265,961        $46,186     
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

Financial Data Associated with Unevaluated Costs

The following table discloses financial data associated with unevaluated costs (United States and Canada) at December 31, 2014:

 

  Balance as of
December 31,
2014
  Net Costs Incurred During the
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014   2013   2012   2011
and prior
 

Acquisition costs

  $285,896        $7,330        $82,990        $24,736        $170,840     

Exploration costs

  167,510        66,512        78,684        5,318        16,996     

Capitalized interest

  113,959        22,352        36,137        21,993        33,477     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unevaluated costs

      $567,365            $96,194            $197,811            $52,047            $221,313     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

Summary of Estimated Proved Oil and Natural Gas Reserve

 Estimated proved oil, natural gas and NGL reserves at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are prepared in accordance with the SEC’s rule, “Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting,” using a historical 12-month average pricing assumption.

 

  Oil
(MBbls)
  NGLs
(MBbls)
  Natural
Gas

(MMcf)
  Oil,
Natural
Gas and
NGLs

(MMcfe)
 

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     

Revisions of previous estimates

  (624)        (331)        (4,631)        (10,362)     

Extensions, discoveries and other additions

  9,650        7,521        131,617        234,639     

Sale of reserves

  (4,888)        (556)        (46,483)        (79,151)     

Production

  (5,568)        (2,114)        (47,426)        (93,515)     
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Estimated proved reserves as of December 31, 2014

  42,397        27,817        493,843        915,124     
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Estimated proved developed reserves:

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     
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

as of December 31, 2014

  22,957        13,743        249,924        470,118     
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Estimated proved undeveloped reserves:

as of December 31, 2012

  15,913        9,473        184,418        336,745     
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

as of December 31, 2013

  15,907        11,728        213,820        379,628     
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

as of December 31, 2014

  19,440        14,074        243,919        445,006     
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

Summary of Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows
Standardized Measure
Year Ended December 31,
 
  2014   2013   2012  

Future cash inflows

      $  6,635,751            $  7,040,928            $  6,295,455     

Future production costs

  (2,413,004)        (2,062,657)        (1,946,426)     

Future development costs

  (1,511,687)        (1,431,101)        (1,241,531)     

Future income taxes

  (609,516)        (884,637)        (799,007)     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Future net cash flows

  2,101,544        2,662,533        2,308,491     

10% annual discount

  (682,752)        (977,531)        (794,632)     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows

      $  1,418,792            $  1,685,002            $  1,513,859     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  Changes in Standardized Measure
Year Ended December 31,
 
  2014   2013   2012  

Standardized measure at beginning of year

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

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

  (486,232)        (708,017)        (697,741)     

Changes in price, net of future production costs

  (864,118)        229,425        (380,841)     

Extensions and discoveries, net of future production and development costs

  549,649        155,592        178,272     

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

  203,026        28,684        212,329     

Revisions of quantity estimates

  (27,495)        281,558        76,450     

Accretion of discount

  222,009        202,087        207,292     

Net change in income taxes

  209,323        (28,084)        22,947     

Purchases of reserves in-place

  -        -        276,389     

Sales of reserves in-place

  (152,787)        15,531        2,480     

Changes in production rates due to timing and other

  80,415        (5,633)        73,320     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in standardized measure

  (266,210)        171,143        (29,103)     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Standardized measure at end of year

      $1,418,792            $1,685,002            $1,513,859     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

United States [Member]  
Financial Data Relative to Oil and Gas Producing Activities

The following table discloses certain financial data relative to our oil and gas producing activities located onshore and offshore in the continental United States:

 

  Year Ended December 31,  
  2014   2013   2012  

Oil and gas properties – United States, proved and unevaluated:

Balance, beginning of year

  $8,517,873        $7,692,261        $7,049,777     

Costs incurred during the year (capitalized):

Acquisition costs, net of sales of unevaluated properties

  44,634        70,903        102,807     

Exploratory costs

  270,850        297,113        81,458     

Development costs (1)

  438,334        378,242        395,555     

Salaries, general and administrative costs

  33,975        32,815        25,318     

Interest

  45,722        46,860        37,656     

Less: overhead reimbursements

  (3,334)        (321)        (310)     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs incurred during the year, net of divestitures

  830,181        825,612        642,484     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of year

  $9,348,054        $8,517,873        $7,692,261     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated DD&A:

Balance, beginning of year

  ($5,908,760)        ($5,510,166)        ($5,174,729)     

Provision for DD&A

  (335,987)        (346,827)        (341,096)     

Write-down of oil and gas properties

  (351,192)        -        -     

Sale of proved properties

  (374,692)        (51,767)        5,659     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of year

  ($6,970,631)        ($5,908,760)        ($5,510,166)     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net capitalized costs – United States, proved and unevaluated

  $2,377,423        $2,609,113        $2,182,095     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DD&A per Mcfe

  $3.59        $3.43        $3.69     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1) Includes capitalized asset retirement costs of ($20,305), $54,737 and $95,293, respectively.

  
Costs incurred during the year (expensed):

Lease operating expenses

  $176,495        $201,153        $215,003     

Transportation, processing and gathering expenses

  64,951        42,172        21,782     

Production taxes

  12,151        15,029        10,015     

Accretion expense

  28,411        33,575        33,331     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expensed costs – United States

  $282,008        $291,929        $280,131     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

Canada [Member]  
Financial Data Relative to Oil and Gas Producing Activities

The following table discloses certain financial data relative to our oil and gas activities located in Canada:

 

  Year Ended December 31,  
  2014   2013  

Oil and gas properties – Canada, unevaluated:

Balance, beginning of year

  $10,583        $  -     

Costs incurred during the year (capitalized):

Acquisition costs

  6,956        8,764     

Exploratory costs

  19,040        1,819     
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total costs incurred during the year

  25,996        10,583     
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, end of year, unevaluated

      $36,579            $10,583