NOTE 1—NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Organization and Description of the Business
RSP Permian, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“RSP Inc.,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), was an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development and production of unconventional oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin of West Texas. The vast majority of the Company’s acreage is located on large, contiguous acreage blocks in the core of the Midland Basin and the Delaware Basin, bothsub-basins of the Permian Basin. The Midland Basin properties are primarily in the adjacent counties of Midland, Martin, Andrews, Ector and Glasscock. The Delaware Basin properties are in Loving and Winkler counties.
Merger with Concho Resources Inc.
On March 27, 2018, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Concho Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Concho”), and Green Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Concho (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into RSP Inc. (the “Merger”), with RSP Inc. surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Concho. The Merger closed on July 19, 2018.
Upon consummation of the Merger, each share of RSP Inc. common stock, par value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was converted into the right to receive from Concho 0.320 of a fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Concho. Concho issued approximately 51 million shares of common stock at a price of $148.27 per share, resulting in total consideration paid by Concho to the former RSP Inc. shareholders of approximately $7.5 billion.
Basis of Presentation
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). They reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Certain information, accounting policies, and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These financial statements should be read together with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, which contains a complete summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies and disclosures.
NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The more significant estimates pertain to proved oil, natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) and natural gas reserves, asset retirement obligations (“AROs”), equity-based compensation, estimates relating to oil, NGLs and natural gas revenues and expenses, accrued liabilities, the fair market value of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations, derivatives and income taxes. Although management believes these estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from these estimates. Changes in estimates are recorded prospectively.
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