Supplemental Oil and Gas Information (Unaudited) | Note 18. Supplemental Oil and Gas Information (Unaudited) Capitalized Costs Relating to Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities The total amount of capitalized costs relating to oil and natural gas producing activities and the total amount of related accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization is as follows at the dates indicated. December 31, 2021 2020 (In thousands) Evaluated oil and natural gas properties $ 799,532 $ 775,167 Support equipment and facilities 145,324 142,208 Accumulated depletion, depreciation, and amortization (625,754) (602,861) Total $ 319,102 $ 314,514 Costs Incurred in Oil and Natural Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration and Development Activities Costs incurred in property acquisition, exploration and development activities were as follows for the periods indicated: For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 (In thousands) Property acquisition costs, proved $ 3 $ 42 Property acquisition costs, unproved — (49,307) Exploration — — Development 27,478 29,543 Total $ 27,481 $ (19,722) Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows from Proved Reserves As required by the FASB and SEC, the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows presented below is computed by applying first-day-of-the-month average prices, year-end costs and legislated tax rates and a discount factor of 10 percent to proved reserves. We do not believe the standardized measure provides a reliable estimate of the Company’s expected future cash flows to be obtained from the development and production of its oil and gas properties or of the value of its proved oil and gas reserves. The standardized measure is prepared on the basis of certain prescribed assumptions including first-day-of-the-month average prices, which represent discrete points in time and, therefore, may cause significant variability in cash flows from year to year as prices change. Oil and Natural Gas Reserves Users of this information should be aware that the process of estimating quantities of “proved” and “proved developed” oil and natural gas reserves is very complex, requiring significant subjective decisions in the evaluation of all available geological, engineering and economic data for each reservoir. The data for a given reservoir may also change substantially over time as a result of numerous factors including, but not limited to, additional development activity, evolving production history and continual reassessment of the viability of production under varying economic conditions. As a result, revisions to existing reserve estimates may occur from time to time. Although every reasonable effort is made to ensure reserve estimates reported represent the most accurate assessments possible, the subjective decisions and variances in available data for various reservoirs make these estimates generally less precise than other estimates included in the financial statement disclosures. Proved reserves are those quantities of oil and natural gas that by analysis of geoscience and engineering data can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible — from a given date forward, from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations — prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain, regardless of whether deterministic or probabilistic methods are used for the estimation. The project to extract the hydrocarbons must have commenced or the operator must be reasonably certain that it will commence the project within a reasonable time. We engaged CG&A to prepare our reserves estimates for all of our estimated proved reserves at December 31, 2021 and 2020. All proved reserves are located in the United States and all prices are held constant in accordance with SEC rules. The weighted-average benchmark product prices used for valuing the reserves are based upon the average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the period January through December of each year presented: 2021 2020 Oil ($/Bbl): WTI (1) $ 66.56 $ 39.57 NGL ($/Bbl): WTI (1) $ 66.56 $ 39.57 Natural Gas ($/MMbtu): Henry Hub (2) $ 3.60 $ 1.99 (1) The weighted average WTI price was adjusted by lease for quality, transportation fees, and a regional price differential. (2) The weighted average Henry Hub price was adjusted by lease for energy content, compression charges, transportation fees, and regional price differentials. The following tables set forth estimates of the net reserves for the periods indicated: For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 Oil Gas NGLs Total (MBbls) (MMcf) (MBbls) (MBoe) Proved developed and undeveloped reserves: Beginning of year 46,676 274,139 21,484 113,849 Extensions and discoveries 746 4,283 215 1,674 Production (3,351) (23,808) (1,430) (8,747) Sale of minerals in place (3) (274) (12) (61) Revision of previous estimates 933 60,010 3,580 14,515 End of year 45,001 314,350 23,837 121,230 Proved developed reserves (1): Beginning of year 35,613 252,218 19,009 96,658 End of year 43,857 309,794 23,574 119,063 Proved undeveloped reserves (2): Beginning of year 11,063 21,921 2,475 17,191 End of year 1,144 4,556 263 2,167 (1) Our reserves related to our Beta properties have been reclassified as proved developed non-producing at December 31, 2021. (2) Change to the Company’s development plan has resulted in removal of PUD locations in Oklahoma, Rockies and California. For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Oil Gas NGLs Total (MBbls) (MMcf) (MBbls) (MBoe) Proved developed and undeveloped reserves: Beginning of period 70,772 377,869 29,252 163,002 Extensions and discoveries 291 655 61 461 Production (3,887) (27,473) (1,725) (10,190) Revision of previous estimates (20,500) (76,912) (6,104) (39,424) End of period 46,676 274,139 21,484 113,849 Proved developed reserves: Beginning of period 53,476 320,731 23,646 130,577 End of period 35,613 252,218 19,009 96,658 Proved undeveloped reserves: Beginning of period 17,296 57,138 5,606 32,425 End of period 11,063 21,921 2,475 17,191 Noteworthy amounts included in the categories of proved reserve changes in the above tables include: ● The 7.4 MMBoe increase in reserves for the year ended December 31, 2021 is primarily due to a 30.6 MMBoe increase as a result of changes in commodity pricing offset by a 16 MMBoe reduction due to removed PUD locations in Oklahoma, Rockies and California. The Company has shifted its resources to returning Beta to production and as a result has modified future PUD development plans. The Company also had 1.7 MMBoe of extension and discoveries primarily related to wells in progress at year end in Eagle Ford and East Texas, a 1.2 MMBoe reduction due to an increase in maintenance costs and a 0.9 MMBoe upward technical revision. ● The 49.2 MMBoe reduction in reserves for the year ended December 31, 2020 is primarily due to a 50.1 MMBoe downward pricing revision as a result of changes in commodity pricing, partially offset by a 4.5 MMBoe upward revision due to lower maintenance costs, a 2.4 MMBoe upward revision due to Special Case Royalty Relief on our offshore Southern California assets and a 3.7 MMBoe upward technical revision. Additionally, the Company added 0.46 MMBoe during the year ended December 31, 2020 due to extensions and discoveries. A variety of methodologies are used to determine our proved reserve estimates. The principal methodologies employed are reservoir simulation, decline curve analysis, volumetric, material balance, advance production type curve matching, petro-physics/log analysis and analogy. Some combination of these methods is used to determine reserve estimates in substantially all of our fields. The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows is as follows: For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 (In thousands) Future cash inflows $ 4,569,313 $ 2,410,260 Future production costs (1) (2,691,875) (1,589,945) Future development costs (1) (231,040) (375,146) Future income tax expense — — Future net cash flows for estimated timing of cash flows 1,646,398 445,169 10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows (726,553) (147,358) Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows $ 919,845 $ 297,811 (1) For the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, onshore abandonment costs are included in future production cost and offshore abandonment costs are included in future development costs. Changes in Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Reserves The following is a summary of the changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows for the proved oil and natural gas reserves during each of the years in the two year period presented: For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 (In thousands) Beginning of year $ 297,811 $ 916,561 Sale of oil and natural gas produced, net of production costs (171,326) (47,687) Sale of minerals in place (45) — Extensions and discoveries 17,035 3,687 Changes in prices and costs 572,897 (548,429) Previously estimated development costs incurred 45,298 49,144 Net changes in future development costs 113,546 89,997 Revisions of previous quantities 46,271 (150,245) Accretion of discount 29,781 91,657 Change in production rates and other (31,423) (106,874) End of year $ 919,845 $ 297,811 |