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Note 10 - Derivative Financial Instruments

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Note 10 - Derivative Financial Instruments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
10.
Derivative Financial Instruments
 
During
2019,
2018
and
2017,
we entered into commodity contracts for crude oil and natural gas which related to a portion of our expected production for the time frames covered by the contracts.  The crude oil contracts were based on West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) crude oil prices as quoted off the New York Mercantile Exchange (“NYMEX”).  The natural gas contracts are based on Henry Hub natural gas prices as quoted off the NYMEX.  The open contracts as of
December 31, 2019 
are presented in the following tables:
 
Crude Oil: Calls - Bought, Priced off WTI (NYMEX)
 
Beginning Period
Termination Period
 
Notional Quantity (Bbls/day) (1)
   
Notional Quantity (Bbls) (1)
   
Strike Price
 
January 2020
May 2020
   
10,000
     
1,520,000
    $
61.00
 
June 2020
December 2020
   
10,000
     
2,140,000
    $
67.50
 
 
 
Crude Oil: Swap, Priced off WTI (NYMEX)
 
Beginning Period
Termination Period
 
Notional Quantity (Bbls/day) (1)
   
Notional Quantity (Bbls) (1)
   
Strike Price
 
January 2020
May 2020
   
1,500
     
228,000
    $
60.80
 
January 2020
May 2020
   
5,000
     
760,000
    $
61.00
 
January 2020
May 2020
   
3,500
     
532,000
    $
60.85
 
 
 
Crude Oil: Collars - Bought, Priced off WTI (NYMEX)
 
Beginning Period
Termination Period
 
Notional Quantity (Bbls/day) (1)
   
Notional Quantity (Bbls) (1)
   
Put Option Strike Price (Bought)
   
Call Option Strike Price (Sold)
 
June 2020
December 2020
   
9,000
     
1,926,000
    $
45.00
    $
63.50
 
June 2020
December 2020
   
1,000
     
214,000
    $
45.00
    $
63.60
 
 
 
(
1
)
Bbls = Barrels
 
 
Natural Gas Calls - Bought, Priced off Henry Hub (NYMEX)
 
Beginning Period
Termination Period
 
Notional Quantity (MMBtu/day) (2)
   
Notional Quantity (MMBtu) (2)
   
Strike Price
 
January 2020
December 2022
   
40,000
     
43,840,000
    $
3.00
 
 
 
(
2
)
MMBtu = Million British Thermal Units
 
The following amounts were recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the categories presented and include the fair value of open contracts and closed contracts, which had
not
yet settled (in thousands):
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2019
   
2018
 
Prepaid and other assets – current
  $
7,266
    $
60,687
 
Other assets – non-current
   
2,653
     
21,275
 
Accrued liabilities
   
1,785
     
 
 
The amounts recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets are on a gross basis.  If these were recorded on a net settlement basis, it would
not
have resulted in any differences in reported amounts.
 
 
Changes in the fair value and settlements of our commodity derivative contracts were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
 
Derivative loss (gain)
  $
59,887
    $
(53,798
)   $
(4,199
)
 
Cash receipts (payments), net, on commodity derivative contract settlements, which include derivative premium payments, are included within
Net cash provided by operating activities
on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2017
 
Derivative cash receipts (payments), net
  $
13,941
    $
(28,164
)   $
4,199