Derivative Instruments | Derivative Instruments Commodity derivative contracts. The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments to manage risks related to changes in commodity prices. The Company’s crude oil contracts settle monthly based on the average NYMEX WTI crude index price and its natural gas contracts settle monthly based on the average NYMEX Henry Hub natural gas index price. The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments including fixed-price swaps and two-way and three-way collars to manage risks related to changes in commodity prices. The Company’s fixed-price swaps are designed to establish a fixed price for the volumes under contract. Two-way collars are designed to establish a minimum price (floor) and a maximum price (ceiling) for the volumes under contract. Three-way collars are designed to establish a minimum price (floor), unless the market price falls below the sold put (sub-floor), at which point the minimum price would be the index price plus the difference between the purchased put and the sold put strike price. The sold call establishes a maximum price (ceiling) for the volumes under contract. The Company may, from time to time, restructure existing derivative contracts or enter into new transactions to effectively modify the terms of current contracts in order to improve the pricing parameters in existing contracts. At March 31, 2024, the Company had the following outstanding commodity derivative contracts: Commodity Settlement Derivative Volumes Weighted Average Prices Fixed-Price Swaps Sub-Floor Floor Ceiling Crude oil 2024 Two-way collars 4,395,000 Bbls $ 65.30 $ 82.62 Crude oil 2024 Three-way collars 736,000 Bbls $ 55.00 $ 71.25 $ 92.14 Crude oil 2024 Fixed-price swaps 639,000 Bbls $ 74.89 Crude oil 2025 Two-way collars 1,181,000 Bbls $ 60.00 $ 79.05 Crude oil 2025 Three-way collars 2,371,000 Bbls $ 52.69 $ 67.69 $ 82.14 Crude oil 2026 Three-way collars 270,000 Bbls $ 50.00 $ 65.00 $ 83.70 Natural gas 2025 Fixed-price swaps 651,600 MMBtu $ 3.93 Subsequent to March 31, 2024, the Company entered into the following commodity derivative contracts: Weighted Average Prices Commodity Settlement Period Derivative Instrument Volumes Fixed-Price Swaps Floor Ceiling Crude oil 2024 Two-way collars 736,000 Bbls $ 75.00 $ 88.15 Crude oil 2024 Fixed-price swaps 550,000 Bbls $ 80.01 Transportation derivative contracts. The Company has contracts that provide for the transportation of crude oil through a buy/sell structure from North Dakota to either Cushing, Oklahoma or Guernsey, Wyoming. The Company determined that these contracts qualified as derivatives and did not elect the “normal purchase normal sale” exclusion. As of December 31, 2023, the term of one of these contracts expired. The remaining contract requires the purchase and sale of fixed volumes of crude oil through July 2024 as specified in the agreement. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the estimated fair value of the remaining contract was a $2.6 million asset and a $5.9 million asset, respectively, which was classified as a current derivative asset on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company records the changes in fair value of these contracts to gathering, processing and transportation (“GPT”) expenses on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Settlements on these contracts are reflected as operating activities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and represent cash payments to the counterparties for transportation of crude oil or the net settlement of contract liabilities if the transportation was not utilized, as applicable. See Note 5—Fair Value Measurements for additional information. Contingent consideration. The Company bifurcated the Permian Basin Sale Contingent Consideration from the host contract and accounted for it separately at fair value. The Permian Basin Sale Contingent Consideration is marked-to-market each reporting period, with changes in fair value recorded in the other income (expense) section of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as a net gain or loss on derivative instruments. As of March 31, 2024, the estimated fair value of the Permian Basin Sale Contingent Consideration was $46.1 million, of which $23.8 million was classified as a current derivative asset and $22.2 million was classified as a non-current derivative asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 31, 2023, the estimated fair value of the Permian Basin Sale Contingent Consideration was $42.7 million, of which $22.6 million was classified as a current derivative asset and $20.1 million was classified as a non-current derivative asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note 5—Fair Value Measurements for additional information. The following table summarizes the location and amounts of gains and losses from the Company’s derivative instruments recorded in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods presented: Three Months Ended March 31, Derivative Instrument Statements of Operations Location 2024 2023 (In thousands) Commodity derivatives Net gain (loss) on derivative instruments $ (30,951) $ 65,840 Commodity derivatives (buy/sell transportation contracts) Gathering, processing and transportation expenses (1) (3,229) 11,157 Contingent consideration Net gain (loss) on derivative instruments 3,374 1,094 __________________ (1) The change in the fair value of the transportation derivative contracts was recorded in GPT expenses as a loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and as a gain for the three months ended March 31, 2023. In accordance with the FASB’s authoritative guidance on disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities, the Company is required to disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position as well as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting agreement. The Company’s derivative instruments are presented as assets and liabilities on a net basis by counterparty, as all counterparty contracts provide for net settlement. No margin or collateral balances are deposited with counterparties, and as such, gross amounts are offset to determine the net amounts presented in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table summarizes the location and fair value of all outstanding derivative instruments recorded in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets: March 31, 2024 Derivative Instrument Balance Sheet Location Gross Amount Gross Amount Offset Net Amount (In thousands) Derivatives assets: Commodity derivatives Derivative instruments — current assets $ 9,317 $ (9,273) $ 44 Contingent consideration Derivative instruments — current assets 23,849 — 23,849 Commodity derivatives (buy/sell transportation contracts) Derivative instruments — current assets 2,647 — 2,647 Commodity derivatives Derivative instruments — non-current assets 14,485 (14,485) — Contingent consideration Derivative instruments — non-current assets 22,231 — 22,231 Total derivatives assets $ 72,529 $ (23,758) $ 48,771 Derivatives liabilities: Commodity derivatives Derivative instruments — current liabilities $ 28,796 $ (9,273) $ 19,523 Commodity derivatives Derivative instruments — non-current liabilities 17,507 (14,485) 3,022 Total derivatives liabilities $ 46,303 $ (23,758) $ 22,545 December 31, 2023 Derivative Instrument Balance Sheet Location Gross Amount Gross Amount Offset Net Amount (In thousands) Derivatives assets: Commodity derivatives Derivative instruments — current assets $ 20,647 $ (11,769) $ 8,878 Contingent consideration Derivative instruments — current assets 22,614 — 22,614 Commodity derivatives (buy/sell transportation contracts) Derivative instruments — current assets 5,877 — 5,877 Commodity contracts Derivative instruments — non-current assets 16,760 (14,326) 2,434 Contingent consideration Derivative instruments — non-current assets 20,092 — 20,092 Total derivatives assets $ 85,990 $ (26,095) $ 59,895 Derivatives liabilities: Commodity derivatives Derivative instruments — current liabilities $ 25,978 $ (11,769) $ 14,209 Commodity derivatives Derivative instruments — non-current liabilities 15,043 (14,326) 717 Total derivatives liabilities $ 41,021 $ (26,095) $ 14,926 |