Statements of Operations. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the twelve months ended June 30, 2023 reflect the following adjustments:
| a) | Historical revenues and direct operating expenses of the oil and natural gas properties of Red Sky Resources III LLC and Red Sky Resources IV, LLC for the twelve months ended June 30, 2023. |
| b) | Historical revenues and direct operating expenses of the oil and natural gas properties of Coriolis Energy Partners I, LLC for the twelve months ended June 30, 2023. |
| c) | Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense related to the Red Sky Properties and Coriolis Properties. DD&A was calculated using the unit-of-production method under the full cost method of accounting, and adjusts DD&A for (1) the increase in DD&A reflecting the relative fair values and production volumes attributable to the Red Sky properties and Coriolis Properties and (2) the revision to the Company’s DD&A rate reflecting the reserve volumes acquired in the acquisitions. The pro forma average DD&A rate is $6.09 per BOE for the twelve months ended June 30, 2023. |
| d) | Interest expense associated with the borrowings under the Company’s Senior secured credit facility related to the Red Sky Acquisition and Coriolis Acquisition was recorded for the six months ended December 31, 2023 using average monthly SOFR rates plus 2.80%. |
| e) | Income tax expense for the twelve months ended June 30, 2023 was recorded at 22.2% of pre-tax net income, respectively. The effective tax rate applied to the pro forma adjustments for the twelve months ended June 30, 2023 was consistent with the statutory tax rate applicable to the U.S. and the blended state rate for the states in which the Company conducts business. |
(3) Supplemental Oil and Gas Reserve Information
Estimated Quantities of Proved Oil and Natural Gas Reserves
The tables below summarize the Company’s historical estimated net proved reserves at June 30, 2023, which were estimated by our independent reservoir engineers, Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (“NSAI”) and DeGolyer and MacNaughton (“D&M”), both worldwide petroleum consultants. The scope and results of their procedures are summarized in a letter from the firm, which is included as Exhibit 99.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, as filed with the SEC on September 13, 2023.
In addition, the following tables below also summarize the estimated net proved reserves for the Red Sky Properties and the Coriolis Properties, which were prepared by our internal reserve engineering team, which includes our COO and the pro forma estimated net proved reserves as if these events had occurred on July 1, 2022. Our internal reserve engineering team has a combined experience of over 80 years in Petroleum Engineering. Our COO, the person responsible for overseeing the preparation of our reserves estimates, has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University, is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas (No. 86704), has over 40 years of oil and natural gas experience including large independents and financial firm services for projects and acquisitions. Such reserve estimates comply with generally accepted petroleum engineering and evaluation principles, definitions, and guidelines as established by the SEC.
The acquired reserve estimates for the Red Sky Properties and Coriolis Properties presented in the table below were prepared as of December 31, 2023, respectively, by the Company’s reserve engineers, in accordance with the authoritative guidance of the FASB and the SEC on oil and natural gas reserve estimation and disclosures. The actual reserve estimates were prepared using SEC pricing, calculated as the unweighted arithmetic average first-day-of-the-month prices for the prior twelve months, which was $83.23/Bbl for oil and $4.78/MMBtu for natural gas for the twelve months ended June 30, 2023. The prices were adjusted by lease for quality, transportation fees, geographical differentials, marketing bonuses or deductions and other factors affecting the price received at the wellhead.
Reserve estimates are inherently imprecise and are generally based upon extrapolation of historical production trends, analogy to similar properties and volumetric calculations. Accordingly, reserve estimates are