Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
[ X ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____________________ to ___________________
Commission File number 0-21610
SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its Certificate of Limited Partnership)
TEXAS 76-6078395
(State of Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
16825 Northchase Dr., Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77060
(281) 874-2700
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b
of the Act:
None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g)
of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periods that the registrant was
required), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days.
Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ X ]
Registrant does not have an aggregate market value for its Limited Partnership
Interests.
Documents Incorporated by Reference
Document Incorporated as to
Registration Statement No. 33-37983 Items 1 and 13
on Form S-1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Form 10-K Annual Report
For the Period Ended December 31, 1998
SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
ITEM NO. PART I PAGE
1 Business I-1
2 Properties I-5
3 Legal Proceedings I-7
4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Security Holders I-7
PART II
5 Market Price of and Distributions on the
Registrant's SDIs and Related Interest
Holder Matters II-1
6 Selected Financial Data II-2
7 Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations II-2
8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data II-4
9 Disagreements on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure II-4
PART III
10 Directors and Executive Officers of the
Registrant III-1
11 Executive Compensation III-2
12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners and Management III-2
13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions III-2
PART IV
14 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
and Reports on Form 8-K IV-1
OTHER
Signatures
SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
PART I
Item 1. Business
General Description of Partnership
Swift Energy Operating Partners 1992-B, Ltd., a Texas limited
partnership (the "Partnership" or the "Registrant"), is a partnership formed
under a public serial limited partnership offering denominated Swift Depositary
Interests I (Registration Statement No. 33-37983 on Form S-1, originally
declared effective March 19, 1991, and amended effective May 1, 1992, April 1,
1993, April 19, 1994 and May 9, 1995 [the "Registration Statement"]). The
Partnership was formed effective June 30, 1992 under a Limited Partnership
Agreement dated June 30, 1992. The initial 585 investors made capital
contributions of $8,631,378. Investors in the Partnership hold Swift Depositary
Interests ("SDIs") representing beneficial ownership interests in the
Partnership.
The Partnership is principally engaged in the business of acquiring,
developing and, when appropriate, disposing of working interests in proven oil
and gas properties within the continental United States. The Partnership does
not engage in exploratory drilling. Each working interest held by the
Partnership entitles the Partnership to receive, in kind or in value, a share of
the production of oil and gas from the producing property, and obligates the
Partnership to participate in the operation of the property and to bear its
proportionate share of all operating costs associated therewith. The Partnership
typically holds less than the entire working interest in its producing
properties.
At December 31, 1998, the Partnership had expended or committed to
expend 100% of the Interest Holders' commitments in the acquisition and
development of producing properties, which properties are described under Item
2, "Properties," below. The Partnership's revenues and profits are derived
almost entirely from the sale of oil and gas produced from its properties and
from the sale of acquired oil and gas properties, when the sale of such
properties is economically preferable to continued operation.
The Partnership's business and affairs are conducted by its Managing
General Partner, Swift Energy Company, a Texas corporation ("Swift"). The
Partnership's Special General Partner, VJM Corporation, a California corporation
("VJM"), consults with and advises Swift as to certain financial matters. Swift
is the designated operator of many of the properties in which the Partnership
owns interests. The remaining properties are operated by industry operators
designated by the owners of a majority of the working interest in each property.
The general manner in which the Partnership acquires producing
properties and otherwise conducts its business is described in detail in the
Registration Statement under "Proposed Activities of the Partnerships," which is
incorporated herein by reference. The following is intended only as a summary of
the Partnership's manner of doing business and specific activities to date.
Manner of Acquiring Properties; Net Profits and Overriding Royalty Interest
Agreement
For the sake of legal and administrative convenience, the producing
properties owned by the Registrant have typically been acquired initially by
Swift, which then conveyed ownership of each such property to the Registrant.
The Registrant acquires producing properties from Swift at a cost as determined
in accordance with the partnership agreement.
The Registrant entered into a Net Profits and Overriding Royalty
Interest Agreement dated June 30, 1992 (the "NP/OR Agreement") with Swift Energy
Pension Partners 1992-B, Ltd. (the "Pension Partnership"). The Pension
Partnership is a Texas limited partnership that is also managed by Swift and
VJM. The Pension Partnership was formed to acquire nonoperating interests, such
as net profits, royalty and overriding royalty interests, in producing oil and
gas properties.
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Under the NP/OR Agreement, the Registrant and the Pension Partnership
have, in effect, combined their funds in acquiring producing properties; using
funds committed to the NP/OR Agreement by both partnerships, the Registrant
acquires producing properties, then promptly conveys nonoperating interests
therein to the Pension Partnership. The Registrant initially committed
$8,631,378 and the Pension Partnership initially committed $5,062,025 for
acquisitions under the NP/OR Agreement. The Registrant is obligated under the
NP/OR Agreement to convey to the Pension Partnership a 37% fixed net profits
interest and a variable overriding royalty interest in specified depths of every
producing property it acquires, except that (i) properties anticipated to
require significant development operations, and (ii) nonoperating interests
offered to the Registrant by third parties may be purchased by the registrant
outside the NP/OR Agreement, without participation by the Pension Partnership.
The Registrant is entitled to withdraw up to 30% of its committed funds under
the NP/OR Agreement for such acquisitions.
All properties acquired by the Registrant since the date of the NP/OR
Agreement have been acquired subject to the NP/OR Agreement and the nonoperating
interests created thereby. At December 31, 1998, the Registrant had not made any
withdrawals to acquire properties anticipated to require significant
development.
In accordance with its obligations under the NP/OR Agreement, as of
December 31, 1998, the Registrant had conveyed to the Pension Partnership a net
profits interest burdening certain depths of all producing properties acquired
by the Registrant since the date of the NP/OR Agreement. Typically, a net
profits interest in an oil and gas property entitles the owner to a specified
percentage share of the gross proceeds generated by the burdened property, net
of operating costs. The 37% net profits interest conveyed to the Pension
Partnership under the NP/OR Agreement differs from the typical net profits
interest in that it is calculated over the entire group of producing properties
acquired under the NP/OR Agreement; i.e., all operating costs attributable to
the burdened depths of such properties are aggregated, and the total is then
subtracted from the total of all gross proceeds attributable to such depths in
order to calculate the net profits to which the Pension Partnership is entitled.
The net profits interest conveyed to the Pension Partnership burdens only those
depths of each subject property which were evaluated to contain proved reserves
at the date of acquisition, to the extent such depths underlie specified surface
acreage.
The Registrant has also conveyed to the Pension Partnership under the
NP/OR Agreement an overriding royalty interest in each property acquired since
the date of the NP/OR Agreement. An overriding royalty interest is a fractional
interest in the gross production (or the gross proceeds therefrom) of oil and
gas from a property, free of any exploration, development, operation or
maintenance expenses. Under the NP/OR Agreement, the overriding royalty interest
burdens the portions of each producing property that were evaluated at the date
of acquisition not to contain proved reserves.
Competition, Markets and Regulations
Competition
The oil and gas industry is highly competitive in all its phases. The
Partnership encounters strong competition from many other oil and gas producers,
many of which possess substantial financial resources, in acquiring economically
desirable Producing Properties.
Markets
The amounts of and price obtainable for oil and gas production from
Partnership Properties will be affected by market factors beyond the control of
the Partnership. Such factors include the extent of domestic production, the
level of imports of foreign oil and gas, the general level of market demand on a
regional, national and worldwide basis, domestic and foreign economic conditions
that determine levels of industrial production, political events in foreign
oil-producing regions, and variations in governmental regulations and tax laws
and the imposition of new governmental requirements upon the oil and gas
industry. There can be no assurance that oil and gas prices will not decrease in
the future, thereby decreasing net Revenues from Partnership Properties.
From time to time, there may exist a surplus of natural gas or oil
supplies, the effect of which may be to reduce the amount of hydrocarbons that
the Partnerships may produce and sell while such oversupply exists. In recent
years, initial steps have been taken to provide additional gas transportation
lines from Canada to the United States. If additional Canadian gas is brought to
the United States market, it could create downward pressure on United States gas
prices.
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Regulations
Environmental Regulation
The federal government and various state and local governments have
adopted laws and regulations regarding the control of contamination of the
environment. These laws and regulations may require the acquisition of a permit
by Operators before drilling commences, prohibit drilling activities on certain
lands lying within wilderness areas or where pollution arises and impose
substantial liabilities for pollution resulting from operations, particularly
operations near or in onshore and offshore waters or on submerged lands. These
laws and regulations may also increase the costs of routine drilling and
operation of wells. Because these laws and regulations change frequently, the
costs to the Partnership of compliance with existing and future environmental
regulations cannot be predicted. However, the Managing Partner does not believe
that the Partnership is affected in a significantly different manner by these
regulations than are its competitors in the oil and gas industry.
Federal Regulation of Natural Gas
The transportation and sale of natural gas in interstate commerce is
heavily regulated by agencies of the federal government. The following
discussion is intended only as a summary of the principal statutes, regulations
and orders that may affect the production and sale of natural gas from
Partnership Properties. This summary should not be relied upon as a complete
review of applicable natural gas regulatory provisions.
FERC Orders
Several major regulatory changes have been implemented by the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") from 1985 to the present that affect the
economics of natural gas production, transportation and sales. In addition, the
FERC continues to promulgate revisions to various aspects of the rules and
regulations affecting those segments of the natural gas industry that remain
subject to the FERC's jurisdiction. In April 1992, the FERC issued Order No. 636
pertaining to pipeline restructuring. This rule requires interstate pipelines to
unbundle transportation and sales services by separately stating the price of
each service and by providing customers only the particular service desired,
without regard to the source for purchase of the gas. The rule also requires
pipelines to (i) provide nondiscriminatory "no-notice" service allowing firm
commitment shippers to receive delivery of gas on demand up to certain limits
without penalties, (ii) establish a basis for release and reallocation of firm
upstream pipeline capacity and (iii) provide non-discriminatory access to
capacity by firm transportation shippers on a downstream pipeline. The rule
requires interstate pipelines to use a straight fixed variable rate design. The
rule imposes these same requirements upon storage facilities.
FERC Order No. 500 affects the transportation and marketability of
natural gas. Traditionally, natural gas has been sold by producers to pipeline
companies, which then resold the gas to end-users. FERC Order No. 500 alters
this market structure by requiring interstate pipelines that transport gas for
others to provide transportation service to producers, distributors and all
other shippers of natural gas on a nondiscriminatory, "first-come, first-served"
basis ("open access transportation"), so that producers and other shippers can
sell natural gas directly to end-users. FERC Order No. 500 contains additional
provisions intended to promote greater competition in natural gas markets.
intended to promote greater competition in natural gas markets.
It is not anticipated that the marketability of and price obtainable
for natural gas production from Partnership Properties will be significantly
affected by FERC Order No. 500. Gas produced from Partnership Properties
normally will be sold to intermediaries who have entered into transportation
arrangements with pipeline companies. These intermediaries will accumulate gas
purchased from a number of producers and sell the gas to end-users through open
access pipeline transportation.
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State Regulations
Production of any oil and gas from Partnership Properties will be
affected to some degree by state regulations. Many states in which the
Partnership will operate have statutory provisions regulating the production and
sale of oil and gas, including provisions regarding deliverability. Such
statutes, and the regulations promulgated in connection therewith, are generally
intended to prevent waste of oil and gas and to protect correlative rights to
produce oil and gas between owners of a common reservoir. Certain state
regulatory authorities also regulate the amount of oil and gas produced by
assigning allowable rates of production to each well or proration unit.
Federal Leases
Some of the Partnership's properties are located on federal oil and gas
leases administered by various federal agencies, including the Bureau of Land
Management. Various regulations and orders affect the terms of leases,
exploration and development plans, methods of operation and related matters.
Employees
The Partnership has no employees. Swift, however, has a staff of
geologists, geophysicists, petroleum engineers, landmen, and accounting
personnel who administer the operations of Swift and the Partnership. As of
December 31, 1998, Swift had 203 employees. Swift's administrative and overhead
expenses attributable to the Partnership's operations are borne by the
Partnership.
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Item 2. Properties
As of December 31, 1998, the Partnership has acquired interests in
producing oil and gas properties which are generally described below.
Principal Oil and Gas Producing Properties
The most valuable fields in the Partnership, based upon year-end
engineering estimates of discounted future net revenues using constant pricing
and costs, are described below.
1. The Eakly-Weatherford Field is in Custer County, Oklahoma in the
Anadarko Basin (Barney et al acquisition). The Eakly-Weatherford Field produces
primarily natural gas and condensate and accounts for 96% of the value.
The remaining value in the Partnership is attributable to numerous
properties none of which equals or exceeds 15 percent of the total Partnership
value.
Title to Properties
Title to substantially all significant producing properties of the
Partnership has been examined. The properties are subject to royalty, overriding
royalty and other interests customary in the industry. The Managing General
Partner does not believe any of these burdens materially detract from the value
of the properties or will materially detract from the value of the properties or
materially interfere with their use in the operation of the business of the
Partnership.
Production and Sales Price
The following table summarizes the sales volumes of the Partnership's
net oil and gas production expressed in MCFs. Equivalent MCFs are obtained by
converting oil to gas on the basis of their relative energy content; one barrel
equals 6,000 cubic feet of gas.
Net Production
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For the Years Ended
December 31,
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1998 1997 1996
--------- --------- ---------
Net Volumes (Equivalent MCFs) 412,405 569,402 742,241
Average Sales Price
price per Equivalent MCF $1.94 $2.54 $2.42
Average Production Cost
per Equivalent MCF
(includes production taxes) $0.82 $0.87 $0.74
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Net Proved Oil and Gas Reserves
Presented below are the estimates of the Partnership's proved reserves
as of December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996. All of the Partnership's proved reserves
are located in the United States.
December 31,
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
1998 1997 1996
------------------- ------------------- ----------------------
Natural Natural Natural
Oil Gas Oil Gas Oil Gas
------- -------- ------- -------- -------- --------
(BBLS) (MMCF) (BBLS) (MMCF) (BBLS) (MMCF)
Proved developed
reserves at end of year 21,500 1,900 33,148 2,578 73,522 2,523
------- ----- ------- ----- ------- -----
Proved reserves
Balance at beginning
of year 38,233 3,084 82,281 3,116 121,891 3,522
Extensions, discoveries
and other additions 76 10 -- -- -- --
Revisions of previous
estimates (629) 32 (26,012) 573 (11,971) 392
Sales of minerals in
place (3,264) (569) (3,730) (121) (5,515) (188)
Production (10,219) (351) (14,306) (484) (22,124) (610)
------- ----- ------- ----- ------- -----
Balance at end of year 24,197 2,206 38,233 3,084 82,281 3,116
------- ----- ------- ----- ------- -----
Revisions of previous quantity estimates are related to upward or
downward variations based on current engineering information for production
rates, volumetrics and reservoir pressure. Additionally, changes in quantity
estimates are the result of the increase or decrease in crude oil and natural
gas prices at each year end which have the effect of adding or reducing proved
reserves on marginal properties due to economic limitations.
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The following table summarizes by acquisition the Registrant's reserves
and gross and net interests in producing oil and gas wells as of December 31,
1998:
Reserves
December 31, 1998
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Natural Wells
Oil Gas -----------------------
Acquisition State(s) (BBLS) (MMCF) Gross Net
- ----------- --------- ------ ------- ------ -------
Barney, et al AL, AR, CO,
LA, MS, OK,
TX 24,197 2,206 304 8.001
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24,197 2,206 304 8.001
------- ----- ---- -----
There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of
proved reserves and in projecting the future rates of production, timing and
plan of development. Oil and gas reserve engineering must be recognized as a
subjective process of estimating underground accumulations of oil and gas that
cannot be measured in an exact way, and estimates of other engineers might
differ from those above, audited by H. J. Gruy and Associates, Inc., an
independent petroleum consulting firm. The accuracy of any reserve estimate is a
function of the quality of available data and of engineering and geological
interpretation and judgment. Results drilling, testing and production subsequent
to the date of the estimate may justify revision of such estimate, and, as a
general rule, reserve estimates based upon volumetric analysis are inherently
less reliable than those based on lengthy production history. Accordingly,
reserve estimates are often different from the quantities of oil and gas that
are ultimately recovered.
In estimating the oil and natural gas reserves, the Registrant, in
accordance with criteria prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission,
has used prices received as of December 31, 1998 without escalation, except in
those instances where fixed and determinable gas price escalations are covered
by contracts, limited to the price the Partnership reasonably expects to
receive. The Registrant does not believe that any favorable or adverse event
causing a significant change in the estimated quantity of proved reserves has
occurred between December 31, 1998 and the date of this report.
Future prices received for the sale of the Partnership's products may
be higher or lower than the prices used in the evaluation described above; the
operating costs relating to such production may also increase or decrease from
existing levels. The estimates presented above are in accordance with rules
adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
The Partnership is not aware of any material pending legal proceedings
to which it is a party or of which any of its property is the subject.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matters were submitted to a vote of Interest Holders during the
fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report.
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PART II
Item 5. Market Price of and Distributions on the Registrant's SDIs and Related
Interest Holder Matters
Market Information
SDIs in the Partnership were initially sold at a price of $1 per SDI.
SDIs are not traded on any exchange and there is no established public trading
market for the SDIs. Swift is aware of negotiated transfers of SDIs between
unrelated parties; however, these transfers have been limited and sporadic. Due
to the nature of these transactions, Swift has no verifiable information
regarding prices at which SDIs have been transferred.
Holders
As of December 31, 1998, there were 585 Interest Holders holding SDIs
in the Partnership.
Distributions
The Partnership generally makes distributions to Interest Holders on a
quarterly basis, subject to the restrictions set forth in the Limited
Partnership Agreement. In the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997 and 1998, the
Partnership distributed a total of $820,000 and $586,900, respectively, to the
holders of its SDIs. Cash distributions constitute net proceeds from sale of oil
and gas production after payment of lease operating expenses and other
partnership expenses. Some or all of such amounts or any proceeds from the sale
of partnership properties could be deemed to constitute a return of investors'
capital.
Oil and gas investments involve a high risk of loss, and no assurance
can be given that any particular level of distributions to holders of SDIs can
be achieved or maintained. Although it is anticipated that quarterly
distributions will continue to be made through 1999, the Partnership's ability
to make distributions could be diminished by any event adversely affecting the
oil and gas properties in which the Partnership owns interests or the amount of
revenues received by the Partnership therefrom.
The Partnership's Limited Partnership Agreement contains various
provisions which might serve to delay, defer or prevent a change in control of
the Partnership, such as the requirement of a vote of Limited Partners in order
to sell all or substantially all of the Partnership's properties or the
requirement of consent by the Managing General Partner to transfers of limited
partnership interests and provisions prohibiting the transfer of Limited
Partnership Units in any fiscal year in excess of a limit which has been
established in order to comply with certain federal income tax regulations.
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The following selected financial data, prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles for the year ended December 31, 1998,
1997, 1996, 1995, and 1994, should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements included in Item 8:
1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Revenues $ 825,759 $ 1,538,358 $ 1,996,217 $ 1,552,950 $ 2,268,509
Income (Loss) $ 12,736 $ 430,512 $ 645,622 $ (705,606) $ (1,316,842)
Total Assets $ 2,477,522 $ 3,205,916 $ 3,810,827 $ 4,312,021 $ 5,720,555
Cash Distributions $ 675,570 $ 978,382 $ 812,713 $ 809,818 $ 1,625,399
Long Term Obligations $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
Interest Holders' Net
Income (Loss) Per SDI $ -- $ .04 $ .05 $ (.07) $ (.21)
Interest Holders' Cash
Distributions Per SDI $ .07 $ .10 $ .08 $ .08 $ .16
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Oil and gas reserves are depleting assets and therefore often
experience significant production declines each year from the date of
acquisition through the end of the life of the property. The primary source of
liquidity to the Partnership comes almost entirely from the income generated
from the sale of oil and gas produced from ownership interests in oil and gas
properties. Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $429,509, $909,190
and $804,977 in 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively. This source of liquidity and
the related results of operations, and in turn cash distributions, will decline
in future periods as the oil and gas produced from the properties also declines
while production and general and administrative costs remain relatively stable
making it unlikely that the Partnership will hold the properties until they are
fully depleted, but will likely liquidate when a substantial majority of the
reserves have been produced. Cash provided by property sale proceeds totaled
$254,219, $151,963 and $263,152 in 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively. The
Partnership has expended all of the Interest Holders' commitments available for
property acquisitions and development by acquiring producing oul and gas
properties. The partnership invests primarily in proved producing properties
with nominal levels of future costs of development for proven but undeveloped
reserves. Significant purchases of additional reserves or extensive drilling
activity are no anticipated. Capital expenditures in 1998, 1997 and 1996 totaled
$52,225, $42,421 and $41,348, respectively. Cash distributions to partners
totaled $675,570, $978,382 and $812,713 in 1998, 1997, and 1996, respectively.
The Partnership plans to spend in the next three years an estimated
$120,000 for capital expenditures needed for the development and enhancement of
proved oil and gas reserves. The Managing General Partner anticipates that the
Partnership will have adequate liquidity from income from continuing operations
to satisfy any future capital expenditure requirements. Funds generated from
bank borrowings and proceeds from the sale of oil and gas properties will be
used to supplement this effort if deemed necessary.
Results of Operations
Oil and gas sales decreased 47 percent in 1998 vs. 1997. A decline in
the 1998 gas prices received of 20 percent or $.51/MCF had a significant impact
on partnership performance. The average sales price per equivalent MCF decreased
24 percent in 1998 as gas prices decreased 20 percent and oil prices declined 43
percent. Also, production volumes decreased 28 percent due to a 27 percent gas
production decrease and a 29 percent oil production decline. The partnership's
sale in late 1997 of properties in Oklahoma and Texas, related to the Barney et
al acquisition, contributed to the 1998 decreased production volumes.
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Production cost per equivalent MCF decreased 6 percent in 1998 compared
to 1997, as total production costs decreased 32 percent in 1998.
Associated depreciation expense decreased 30 percent in 1998 when
compared to 1997, also related to the decline in production volumes.
Oil and gas sales decreased 23 percent in 1997 vs. 1996. Production
volumes decreased 23 percent due to a 35 percent oil production decrease and a
21 percent gas production decline. The decrease in production, due to
accelerated production declines on mature wells, had a significant impact on
partnership performance. The partnership's sale of several low value properties
alos had an impact on partnership performance. An increase in the 1997 gas
prices of 11 percent or $.24/MCF partially offset the production declines. The
average sales price per equivalent MCF increased 5 percent in 1997.
Production cost per equivalent MCF increased 18 percent in 1997
compared to 1996, primarily due to the decline in production volumes; however,
total production costs decreased 9 percent in 1997.
Associated depreciation expense decreased 30 percent in 1997 when
compared to 1996, also related to the decline in production volumes.
During 1999, Partnership revenues and costs will be shared between the
Interest Holders and general partners in an 85:15 ratio. Based on current oil
and gas prices, current levels of oil and gas production and expected cash
distributions during 1999, the Managing General Partner anticipates that the
Partnership sharing ratio will continue to be 85:15.
Year 2000
The Year 2000 issue results from computer programs and embedded
computer chips with date fields that cannot distinguish between the years 1900
and 2000. The Managing General Partner is currently implementing the steps
necessary to make its operations and the related operations of the Partnership
capable of addressing the Year 2000. These steps include upgrading, testing and
certifying its computer systems and field operation services and obtaining Year
2000 compliance certification from all important business suppliers. The
Managing General Partner formed a task force during 1998 to address the Year
2000 issue and prepare its business systems for the Year 2000. By mid-1999, the
Managing General Partner expects the mission critical systems to be either
replaced or updated and testing to be virtually completed.
The Managing General Partner's business systems are almost entirely
comprised of off-the-shelf software. Most of the necessary changes in computer
instructional code can be made by upgrading this software. The Managing General
Partner is currently in the process of either upgrading the off-the-shelf
software or receiving certification as to Year 2000 compliance from vendors or
third party consultants. A testing phase is being conducted as the software is
updated or certified and is expected to be completed by mid-1999.
The Managing General Partner does not believe that costs incurred to
address the Year 2000 issue with respect to its business systems will have a
material effect on the Partnership's results of operations, or its liquidity and
financial condition. The estimated total cost to the Managing General Partner to
address Year 2000 issues is projected to be less than $150,000, most of which
will be spent during the testing phase. The Partnership's share of this cost is
expected to be insignificant.
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The failure to correct a material Year 2000 problem could result in an
interruption, or failure of certain normal business activities or operations.
Based on activities to date, the Managing General Partner believes that it will
be able to resolve any Year 2000 problems concerning its financial and
administrative systems. It is undeterminable how all the aspects of the Year
2000 will impact the Partnership. The most reasonably likely worst case scenario
would involve a prolonged disruption of external power sources upon which core
equipment relies, resulting in a substantial decrease in the Partnership's oil
and gas production activities. In addition, the pipeline operators to whom the
Managing General Partner sells the Partnership's natural gas, as well as other
customers and suppliers, could be prone to Year 2000 problems that could not be
assessed or detected by the Managing General Partner. The Managing General
Partner is contacting its major purchasers, customers, suppliers, financial
institutions and others with whom it conducts business to determine whether they
will be able to resolve in a timely manner any Year 2000 problems directly
affecting the Managing General Partner or Partnership and to inform them of the
Managing General Partner's internal assessment of its Year 2000 review. There
can be no assurance that such third parties will not fail to appropriately
address their Year 2000 issues or will not themselves suffer a Year 2000
disruption that could have a material adverse effect on the Partnership's
activities, financial condition or operating results. Based upon these responses
and any problems that arise during the testing phase, contingency plans or
back-up systems would be determined and addressed.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
See Part IV, Item 14(a) for index to financial statements.
Item 9. Disagreements on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
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SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
As a limited partnership, the Registrant has no directors or executive
officers. The business and affairs of the Registrant are managed by Swift as
Managing General Partner. Set forth below is certain information as of March 12,
1999, regarding the directors and executive officers of Swift.
Position(s) with
Name Age Swift and Other Companies
---- --- -------------------------
DIRECTORS
A. Earl Swift 65 Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board
Virgil N. Swift 70 Executive Vice President - Business
Development, Vice Chairman of the Board
G. Robert Evans 67 Director of Swift; Chairman of the Board,
Material Sciences Corporation;
Director, Consolidated Freightways, Inc.,
Fibreboard Corporation, Elco Industries,
and Old Second Bancorp
Raymond O. Loen 74 Director of Swift; President, R. O. Loen
Company
Henry C. Montgomery 63 Director of Swift; Chairman of the Board,
Montgomery Financial Services Corporation;
Director, Southwall Technology Corporation
Clyde W. Smith, Jr. 50 Director of Swift; President, Somerset
Properties, Inc.
Harold J. Withrow 71 Director of Swift
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Terry E. Swift 43 President, Chief Operating Officer
John R. Alden 53 Senior Vice President - Finance,
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Bruce H. Vincent 51 Senior Vice President - Funds Management
James M. Kitterman 54 Senior Vice President - Operations
Joe A. D'Amico 50 Senior Vice President- Exploration and
Development
Alton D. Heckaman, Jr. 41 Vice President - Finance and Controller
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SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
From time to time, Swift as Managing General Partner of the Partnership
purchases Units in the Partnership from investors who offer the Units pursuant
to their right of presentment, which purchases are made pursuant to terms set
out in the Partnership's original Limited Partnership Agreement. Due to the
frequency and large number of these transactions, Swift reports these
transactions under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on an
annual rather than a monthly basis. In some cases such annual reporting may
constitute a late filing of the required Section 16 reports under the applicable
Section 16 rules.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
As noted in Item 10, "Directors and Executive Officers of the
Registrant," above, the Partnership has no executive officers. The executive
officers of Swift and VJM are not compensated by the Partnership.
Certain fees and allowances contemplated by the Limited Partnership
Agreement were paid by the Partnership to Swift and VJM. See Note (4) in Notes
To Financial Statements (Related-Party Transactions) for further discussion.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
No single Interest Holder is known to the Partnership to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Partnership's SDIs.
Swift and VJM are not aware of any arrangement, the operation of which
may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Partnership.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
As noted in Item 10, "Directors and Executive Officers of the
Registrant," above, the Partnership has no executive officers or directors, and
thus has not engaged in any transactions in which any such person had an
interest. The Partnership is permitted to engage in certain transactions with
Swift as Managing General Partner and VJM as Special General Partner, subject to
extensive guidelines and restrictions as described in the "Conflicts of
Interest" section of the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement,
which is incorporated herein by reference.
Summarized below are the principal transactions that have occurred
between the Partnership and Swift, VJM and their affiliates.
1. The oil and gas properties acquired by the Partnership, as described
in Item 2, "Properties" above, were typically acquired initially by Swift from
the seller thereof and subsequently transferred to the Partnership. Such
transfers were made by Swift at its Property Acquisition Costs or Fair Market
Value (as provided in the Limited Partnership Agreement), less any amounts
received from sale of production between the time of acquisition by Swift and
the time of sale to the Partnership.
2. Swift acts as operator for many of the wells in which the
Partnership has acquired interests and has received compensation for such
activities in accordance with standard industry operating agreements.
3. The Partnership paid to Swift and VJM certain fees as contemplated
by the Limited Partnership Agreement. See Note (4) in Notes To Financial
Statements (Related-Party Transactions) for further discussion.
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SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
a(1) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PAGE NO.
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Report of Independent Public Accountants IV-3
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 IV-4
Statements of Operations for the years ended
December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 IV-5
Statements of Partners' Capital for the years ended
December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 IV-6
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 IV-7
Notes to Financial Statements IV-8
a(2) FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
All schedules required by the SEC are either inapplicable or the
required information is included in the Financial Statements, the
Notes thereto, or in other information included elsewhere in this
report.
a(3) EXHIBITS
3.1 Limited Partnership Agreement of Swift Energy Operating
Partners 1992-B, Ltd., dated June 30, 1992. (Form 10-K for
year ended December 31, 1992, Exhibit 3.1).
3.2 Certificate of Limited Partnership of Swift Energy
Operating Partners 1992-B, Ltd., as filed June 30, 1992,
with the Texas Secretary of State. (Form 10-K for year
ended December 31, 1992, Exhibit 3.2).
10.1 Net Profits and Overriding Royalty Interest Agreement
between Swift Energy Operating Partners 1992-B, Ltd. and
Swift Energy Pension Partners 1992-B, Ltd. dated June 30,
1992. (Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 1992, Exhibit
10.1).
99.1 A copy of the following section of the Prospectus dated
May 1, 1992, contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 4
to Registration Statement No. 33-37983 on Form S-1 for
Swift Energy Depositary Interests I, as filed on May 1,
1992, which have been incorporated herein by reference:
"Proposed Activities" (pp 25 - 35) and "Conflicts of
Interests" (pp 90 - 94). (Form 10-K for year ended
December 31, 1992, Exhibit 28.1).
b(1) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
No reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the quarter ended
December 31, 1998.
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SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
Supplemental Information to be Furnished with Reports Filed Pursuant to Section
15(d) of the Act by Registrants Which Have Not Registered Securities Pursuant to
Section 12 of the Act.
No annual report to security holders covering the Partnership's 1998
fiscal year, or proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting
material has been sent to Interest Holders of the Partnership.
IV-2
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To Swift Energy Operating Partners 1992-B, Ltd.:
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Swift Energy
Operating Partners 1992-B, Ltd., (a Texas limited partnership) as of December
31, 1998 and 1997, and the related statements of operations, partners' capital
and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Managing General Partner's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Swift Energy
Operating Partners 1992-B, Ltd., as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the
results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31,
1998, 1997 and 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Houston, Texas
February 10, 1999
IV-3
SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997
1998 1997
-------------- --------------
ASSETS:
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 211,622 $ 255,689
Oil and gas sales receivable 307,405 473,174
Receivable due to property disposition 136,838 --
Other 17,653 11,988
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Total Current Assets 673,518 740,851
--------------- ---------------
Gas Imbalance Receivable 351,495 369,116
--------------- ---------------
Oil and Gas Properties, using full cost
accounting 9,064,596 9,403,428
Less-Accumulated depreciation, depletion
and amortization (7,612,087) (7,307,479)
--------------- ---------------
1,452,509 2,095,949
--------------- ---------------
$ 2,477,522 $ 3,205,916
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL:
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable $ 117,240 $ 127,103
--------------- ---------------
Deferred Revenues 401,888 457,585
Interest Holders' Capital (8,631,378 Interest Holders' SDIs;
$1.00 per SDI) 1,919,030 2,540,712
General Partners' Capital 39,364 80,516
--------------- ---------------
Total Partners' Capital 1,958,394 2,621,228
--------------- ---------------
$ 2,477,522 $ 3,205,916
=============== ===============
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
IV-4
SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998, 1997 AND 1996
1998 1997 1996
--------------- --------------- ---------------
REVENUES:
Oil and gas sales $ 804,065 $ 1,521,242 $ 1,968,877
Interest income 15,599 7,191 3,974
Other 6,095 9,925 23,366
--------------- --------------- ---------------
825,759 1,538,358 1,996,217
--------------- --------------- ---------------
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Lease operating 291,841 406,533 436,717
Production taxes 48,142 90,323 110,385
Depreciation, depletion
and amortization 304,608 435,897 622,111
General and administrative 168,432 175,093 180,064
Interest expense -- -- 1,318
--------------- --------------- ---------------
813,023 1,107,846 1,350,595
--------------- --------------- ---------------
INCOME (LOSS) $ 12,736 $ 430,512 $ 645,622
=============== =============== ===============
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998, 1997 AND 1996
Interest General Combining
Holders Partners Adjustment Total
--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------
Balance,
December 31, 1995 $ 3,167,298 $ 92,431 $ 76,460 $ 3,336,189
Income (Loss) 455,218 180,917 9,487 645,622
Cash Distributions (651,700) (161,013) -- (812,713)
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Balance,
December 31, 1996 2,970,816 112,335 85,947 3,169,098
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Income (Loss) 321,769 126,563 (17,820) 430,512
Cash Distributions (820,000) (158,382) -- (978,382)
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Balance,
December 31, 1997 2,472,585 80,516 68,127 2,621,228
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Income (Loss) (9,601) 47,518 (25,181) 12,736
Cash Distributions (586,900) (88,670) -- (675,570)
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Balance,
December 31, 1998 $ 1,876,084 $ 39,364 $ 42,946 $ 1,958,394
=============== =============== =============== ===============
Interest Holders' net income (loss)
per SDI
1996 $ .05
===============
1997 $ .04
===============
1998 $ --
===============
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998, 1997 AND 1996
1998 1997 1996
--------------- --------------- ---------------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Income (Loss) $ 12,736 $ 430,512 $ 645,622
Adjustments to reconcile income (loss) to
net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 304,608 435,897 622,111
Change in gas imbalance receivable
and deferred revenues (38,076) 1,923 (28,355)
Change in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in oil and gas sales receivable 165,769 53,083 (173,915)
(Increase) decrease in other current assets (5,665) (3,905) (8,083)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (9,863) (8,320) (252,403)
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 429,219 909,190 804,977
--------------- --------------- ---------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to oil and gas properties (52,225) (42,421) (41,348)
Proceeds from sales of oil and gas properties 254,219 151,963 263,152
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 201,994 109,542 221,804
--------------- --------------- ---------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Cash distributions to partners (675,570) (978,382) (812,713)
--------------- --------------- ---------------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (44,067) 40,350 214,068
--------------- --------------- ---------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 255,689 215,339 1,271
--------------- --------------- ---------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $ 211,622 $ 255,689 $ 215,339
=============== =============== ===============
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for interest $ -- $ -- $ 1,318
=============== =============== ===============
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
Oil and gas properties disposition for which cash will be
received in a subsequent period $ 136,838 $ -- $ --
=============== =============== ===============
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
IV-7
SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) Organization and Terms of Partnership Agreement -
Swift Energy Operating Partners 1992-B, Ltd., a Texas limited
partnership ("the Partnership"), was formed on June 30, 1992, for the purpose of
purchasing and operating producing oil and gas properties within the continental
United States and Canada. Swift Energy Company ("Swift"), a Texas corporation,
and VJM Corporation ("VJM"), a California corporation, serve as Managing General
Partner and Special General Partner of the Partnership, respectively. The sole
limited partner of the Partnership is Swift Depositary Company, which has
assigned all of its beneficial (but not of record) rights and interests as
limited partner to the investors in the Partnership ("Interest Holders"), in the
form of Swift Depositary Interests ("SDIs").
The Managing General Partner has paid or will pay out of its own
corporate funds (as a capital contribution to the Partnership) $1,018,865, which
includes all selling commissions, offering expenses, printing, legal and
accounting fees and other formation costs incurred in connection with the
offering of SDIs and the formation of the Partnership, for which the Managing
General Partner will receive an interest in continuing costs and revenues of the
Partnership. The 585 Interest Holders made total capital contributions of
$8,631,378.
Generally, all continuing costs (including development costs, operating
costs, general and administrative reimbursements and direct expenses) and
revenues are allocated 85 percent to the Interest Holders and 15 percent to the
general partners. After partnership payout, as defined in the Partnership
Agreement, continuing costs and revenues will be shared 75 percent by the
Interest Holders, and 25 percent by the general partners. Payout had not
occurred as of December 31, 1998.
(2) Significant Accounting Policies -
Use of Estimates --
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the
date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from
estimates.
Oil and Gas Properties --
The Partnership accounts for its ownership interest in oil and gas
properties using the proportionate consolidation method, whereby the
Partnership's share of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses is included in
the appropriate classification in the financial statements.
For financial reporting purposes, the Partnership follows the
"full-cost" method of accounting for oil and gas property costs. Under this
method of accounting, all productive and nonproductive costs incurred in the
acquisition and development of oil and gas reserves are capitalized. Such costs
include lease acquisitions, geological and geophysical services, drilling,
completion, equipment and certain general and administrative costs directly
associated with acquisition and development activities. General and
administrative costs related to production and general overhead are expensed as
incurred. No general and administrative costs were capitalized during the years
ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996.
Future development, site restoration, dismantlement and abandonment
costs, net of salvage values, are estimated on a property-by-property basis
based on current economic conditions and are amortized to expense as the
Partnership's capitalized oil and gas property costs are amortized.
IV-8
SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
The unamortized cost of oil and gas properties is limited to the
"ceiling limitation", (calculated separately for the Partnership, limited
partners, and general partners). The "ceiling limitation" is calculated on a
quarterly basis and represents the estimated future net revenues from proved
properties using current prices, discounted at ten percent. Proceeds from the
sale or disposition of oil and gas properties are treated as a reduction of oil
and gas property costs with no gains or losses being recognized except in
significant transactions.
The Partnership computes the provision for depreciation, depletion and
amortization of oil and gas properties on the units-of-production method. Under
this method, the provision is calculated by multiplying the total unamortized
cost of oil and gas properties, including future development, site restoration,
dismantlement and abandonment costs, by an overall amortization rate that is
determined by dividing the physical units of oil and gas produced during the
period by the total estimated units of proved oil and gas reserves at the
beginning of the period.
The calculation of the "ceiling limitation" and the provision for
depreciation, depletion, and amortization is based on estimates of proved
reserves. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of
proved reserves and in projecting the future rates of production, timing and
plan of development. The accuracy of any reserve estimate is a function of the
quality of available data and of engineering and geological interpretation and
judgment. Results of drilling, testing and production subsequent to the date of
the estimate may justify revision of such estimate. Accordingly, reserve
estimates are often different from the quantities of oil and gas that are
ultimately recovered.
Cash and Cash Equivalents --
Highly liquid debt instruments with an initial maturity of three months
or less are considered to be cash equivalents.
Reclassifications --
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year balances to
conform with the current year presentation.
(3) Oil and Gas Capitalized Costs -
The following table sets forth capital expenditures related to the
Partnership's oil and gas operations:
Year Ended December 31,
----------------------------------
1998 1997 1996
---------- ---------- --------
Acquisition of
proved properties $ -- $ -- $ --
Development 52,225 42,421 41,348
---------- ---------- ---------
$ 52,225 $ 42,421 $ 41,348
---------- ---------- ---------
All oil and gas property acquisitions are made by Swift on behalf of
the Partnership. The costs of the properties include the purchase price plus any
costs incurred by Swift in the evaluation and acquisition of properties.
IV-9
SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(4) Related-Party Transactions -
During 1998, 1997 and 1996, the Partnership paid Swift $129,471 per
year as a general and administrative overhead allowance.
During 1998, 1997 and 1996, the Partnership also paid Swift an
incentive amount, as defined in the Partnership Agreement, for services rendered
to the Partnership. Such amounts totaled $10,960 in 1998, $14,918 in 1997 and
$21,387 in 1996 and are included in general and administrative expenses.
Effective June 30, 1992, the Partnership entered into a Net Profits and
Overriding Royalty Interest Agreement ("NP/OR Agreement") with Swift Energy
Pension Partners 1992-B, Ltd. ("Pension Partnership"), managed by Swift for the
purpose of acquiring interests in producing oil and gas properties. Under the
terms of the NP/OR Agreement, the Partnership has conveyed to the Pension
Partnership a nonoperating interest in the aggregate net profits (i.e., oil and
gas sales net of related operating costs) of the properties acquired equal to
its proportionate share of the property acquisition costs.
(5) Federal Income Taxes -
The Partnership is not a tax-paying entity. No provision is made in the
accounts of the Partnership for federal or state income taxes, since such taxes
are liabilities of the individual partners, and the amounts thereof depend upon
their respective tax situations.
The tax returns and the amount of distributable Partnership income are
subject to examination by the federal and state taxing authorities. If the
Partnership's ordinary income for federal income tax purposes is ultimately
changed by the taxing authorities, the tax liability of the Interest Holders
could be changed accordingly. Ordinary income reported on the Partnership's
federal return of income for the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996
was $396,994, $811,789 and $1,233,307, respectively. The difference between
ordinary income for federal income tax purposes reported by the Partnership and
net income or loss reported herein primarily results from the exclusion of
depletion (as described below) from ordinary income reported in the
Partnership's federal return of income.
For federal income tax purposes, depletion with respect to production
of oil and gas is computed separately by the partners and not by the
Partnership. Since the amount of depletion on the production of oil and gas is
not computed at the Partnership level, depletion is not included in the
Partnership's income for federal income tax purposes but is charged directly to
the partners' capital accounts to the extent of the cost of the leasehold
interests, and thus is treated as a separate item on the partners' Schedule K-1.
Depletion for federal income tax purposes may vary from that computed for
financial reporting purposes in cases where a ceiling adjustment is recorded, as
such amount is not recognized for tax purposes.
(6) Gas Imbalances -
The Partnership recognizes its ownership interest in natural gas
production as revenue. Actual production quantities sold may be different than
the Partnership's ownership share in a given period. If the Partnership's sales
exceed its ownership share of production, the differences are recorded as
deferred revenue. Gas balancing receivables are recorded when the Partnership's
ownership share of production exceeds sales.
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SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(7) Vulnerability Due to Certain Concentrations -
The Partnership's revenues are primarily the result of sales of its oil
and natural gas production. Market prices of oil and natural gas may fluctuate
and adversely affect operating results.
In the normal course of business, the Partnership extends credit,
primarily in the form of monthly oil and gas sales receivables, to various
companies in the oil and gas industry which results in a concentration of credit
risk. This concentration of credit risk may be affected by changes in economic
or other conditions and may accordingly impact the Partnership's overall credit
risk. However, the Managing General Partner believes that the risk is mitigated
by the size, reputation, and nature of the companies to which the Partnership
extends credit. In addition, the Partnership generally does not require
collateral or other security to support customer receivables.
(8) Fair Value of Financial Instruments -
The Partnership's financial instruments consist of cash and cash
equivalents and short-term receivables and payables. The carrying amounts
approximate fair value due to the highly liquid nature of the short-term
instruments.
IV-11
SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING
PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
(Registrant)
By: SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY
General Partner
Date: March 12, 1999 By: s/b A. Earl Swift
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A. Earl Swift
Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 12, 1999 By: s/b John R. Alden
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John R. Alden
Principal Financial Officer
Date: March 12, 1999 By: s/b Alton D. Heckaman, Jr.
-------------- -----------------------------------
Alton D. Heckaman, Jr.
Principal Accounting Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING
PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD.
(Registrant)
By: SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY
General Partner
Date: March 12, 1999 By: s/b A. Earl Swift
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A. Earl Swift
Director and Principal
Executive Officer
Date: March 12, 1999 By: s/b Virgil N. Swift
-------------- -----------------------------------
Virgil N. Swift
Director and Executive
Vice President - Business
Development
IV-12
SWIFT ENERGY OPERATING PARTNERS 1992-B, LTD
Date: March 12, 1999 By: s/b G. Robert Evans
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G. Robert Evans
Director
Date: March 12, 1999 By: s/b Raymond O. Loen
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Raymond O. Loen
Director
Date: March 12, 1999 By: s/b Henry C. Montgomery
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Henry C. Montgomery
Director
Date: March 12, 1999 By: s/b Clyde W. Smith, Jr.
-------------- -----------------------------------
Clyde W. Smith, Jr.
Director
Date: March 12, 1999 By: s/b Harold J. Withrow
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Harold J. Withrow
Director
IV-13