Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation and Regulatory Proceedings

We are involved in various lawsuits, claims and regulatory proceedings incidental to our businesses.  We are also subject to audits for various taxes (income, sales and use, and severance) in the various states in which we operate, and from time to time receive assessments for potential taxes that we may owe. While we currently believe that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, litigation and regulatory proceedings are subject to inherent uncertainties.  We accrue for losses from litigation and claims if we determine that a loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated.

On May 26, 2022, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) of the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a Notice of Probable Violation, Proposed Civil Penalty, and Proposed Compliance Order (“NOPV”) relating to the February 2020 pipeline failure near Satartia, Mississippi in our CO2 pipeline running between the Tinsley and Delhi fields. The NOPV proposes a preliminarily assessed civil penalty of $3.9 million in connection with the incident, which

we recorded in our second quarter of 2022 financial statements. We have responded to the NOPV and are pursuing discussions with PHMSA regarding the probable violations alleged in the NOPV, the proposed civil penalty, and the nature of the compliance order contained in the NOPV.