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| Commitments and Contingencies | Commitments and Contingencies The Company is involved in various claims and lawsuits incidental to its business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate liability hereunder, if any, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.
The Company’s activities are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations governing environmental quality and pollution control. Although no assurances can be made, the Company believes that, absent the occurrence of an extraordinary event, compliance with existing federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations governing the release of materials into the environment or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment are not expected to have a material effect upon the capital expenditures, earnings or the competitive position of the Company with respect to its existing assets and operations. The Company cannot predict what effect additional regulation or legislation, enforcement policies hereunder, and claims for damages to property, employees, other persons and the environment resulting from the Company’s operations could have on its activities.
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, 2021.
(1)Operating leases primarily consist of contracts for office space.
(2)Drilling rig and frac service commitments 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.
(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.
Operating Leases
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had contracts for six horizontal drilling rigs. The contract terms will end on various dates between January 2022 and November 2022.
Other Commitments
The following table includes the Company’s current oil sales contracts and firm transportation agreements as of December 31, 2021:
(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.
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