Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Contractual Obligations
The table below presents total minimum commitments associated with long-term, non-cancelable leases, drilling rig contracts and gathering, processing and transportation service agreements, which require minimum volumes of oil, natural gas, or produced water to be delivered, as of December 31, 2020.
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 and Thereafter Total
(In thousands)
Operating leases (1)
$10,601 $5,443 $5,011 $4,936 $3,958 $14,139 $44,088
Drilling rig contracts (2)
4,317  —  —  —  —  —  4,317 
Delivery commitments (3)
12,401  10,980  11,553  12,451  12,417  39,291  99,093 
Produced water disposal commitments (4)
21,355  18,320  10,775  7,975  4,267  741  63,433 
Total $48,674 $34,743 $27,339 $25,362 $20,642 $54,171 $210,931

(1)Operating leases primarily consist of contracts for office space. See “Note 13Leases” for additional information.
(2)Drilling rig contracts represent gross contractual obligations and accordingly, other joint owners in the properties operated by the Company will generally be billed for their working interest share of such costs. In January 2021, the Company extended one of its drilling rig contracts for a term of one year. The gross contractual obligation for this extended drilling rig contract is approximately $5.5 million and is not included in the table above as it was entered into subsequent to December 31, 2020.
(3)Delivery commitments represent contractual obligations the Company has entered into for certain gathering, processing and transportation service agreements which require minimum volumes of oil or natural gas to be delivered. The amounts in the table above reflect the aggregate undiscounted deficiency fees assuming no delivery of any oil or natural gas.
(4)Produced water disposal commitments represent contractual obligations the Company has entered into for certain service agreements which require minimum volumes of produced water to be delivered. The amounts in the table above reflect the aggregate undiscounted deficiency fees assuming no delivery of any produced water.
Other Commitments
The following table includes the Company’s current oil sales contracts and firm transportation agreements as of December 31, 2020: 
Type of Commitment (1)
Region Execution Date Start Date End Date Committed
Volumes (Bbls/d)
Oil sales contract Eagle Ford November 2020 January 2021 December 2021 10,000
Oil sales contract Permian August 2020 August 2020 December 2021 7,500
Oil sales contract Permian July 2019 August 2021 July 2026 5,000
Oil sales contract Permian June 2019 January 2020 December 2024 10,000
Oil sales contract Permian August 2018 April 2020 March 2022 15,000
Firm transportation agreement (2)(3)
Permian June 2019 August 2020 July 2030 10,000
Firm transportation agreement (2)
Permian August 2018 April 2020 March 2027 15,000

(1)For each of the commitments shown in the table above, the committed barrels may include volumes produced by the Company and other third-party working, royalty, and overriding royalty interest owners whose volumes the Company markets on their behalf.
(2)Each of the firm transportation agreements shown in the table above grant the Company access to delivery points in several locations along the Gulf Coast.
(3)The committed volumes shown in the table above for this particular firm transportation agreement are average volumes. For the terms of August 2020-July 2023, August 2023-July 2027 and August 2027-July 2030, the committed volumes are 7,500 Bbls/d, 10,000 Bbls/d and 12,500 Bbls/d, respectively.