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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x Quarterly report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarter ended September 30, 2011
or
o 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: 000-02040
CARBON NATURAL GAS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) |
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Identification No.) |
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1700 Broadway, Suite 1170, Denver, CO |
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80290 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (720) 407-7043
(Former name, address and fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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 period that the Company was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES x NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES x NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o NO x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
At November 10, 2011, there were issued and outstanding 114,185,405 shares of the Companys common stock, $0.01 par value.
Carbon Natural Gas Company
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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CARBON NATURAL GAS COMPANY
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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1,159,901 |
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845,054 |
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Accounts receivable: |
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Revenue |
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1,608,509 |
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752,845 |
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Joint interest billings and other |
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1,557,095 |
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258,340 |
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Firm transportation contract obligations |
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1,034,958 |
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Due from related parties (note 12) |
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17,138 |
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Prepaid expense, deposits and other current assets |
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140,598 |
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84,941 |
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Deferred offering costs |
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169,283 |
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Derivative assets |
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218,090 |
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170,840 |
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Total current assets |
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5,736,289 |
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2,281,303 |
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Oil and gas properties, at cost, net (based on the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties) (note 6) |
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51,967,833 |
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23,578,264 |
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Other property and equipment, net |
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188,688 |
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80,703 |
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52,156,521 |
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23,658,967 |
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Investments in affiliates |
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1,098,553 |
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582,745 |
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Other long-term assets |
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2,317,548 |
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463,110 |
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Total assets |
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61,308,911 |
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26,986,125 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
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5,023,670 |
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1,632,193 |
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Firm transportation contract obligations |
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2,723,575 |
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7,747,245 |
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1,632,193 |
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Non-current liabilities: |
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Due to related parties (note 12) |
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3,073,036 |
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Asset retirement obligation (note 2) |
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2,124,939 |
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351,954 |
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Firm transportation contract obligations |
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4,752,304 |
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Notes payable (note 7) |
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8,508,383 |
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3,116,383 |
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Total non-current liabilities |
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15,385,626 |
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6,541,373 |
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Commitments (note 14) |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 1,000,000 shares, no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 200,000,000 shares, 114,185,405 and 47,903,442 shares issued and 114,185,405 and 47,163,079 shares outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively |
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1,141,854 |
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479,034 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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53,961,892 |
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27,700,646 |
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Non-controlling interests |
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5,735,268 |
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637,612 |
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Treasury stock, at cost |
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(693,820 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(22,662,974 |
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(9,310,913 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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38,176,040 |
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18,812,559 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
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61,308,911 |
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26,986,125 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
CARBON NATURAL GAS COMPANY
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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Revenue: |
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Oil and gas |
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3,387,665 |
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1,138,872 |
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5,894,191 |
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3,790,306 |
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Commodity derivative gain |
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155,570 |
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290,840 |
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280,500 |
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701,970 |
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Other income |
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291,093 |
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132,186 |
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480,568 |
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255,323 |
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Total revenue |
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3,834,328 |
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1,561,898 |
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6,655,259 |
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Expenses: |
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Lease operating expenses |
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625,100 |
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255,221 |
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1,313,817 |
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767,147 |
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Transportation costs |
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469,650 |
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103,724 |
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741,855 |
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226,298 |
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Production and property taxes |
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213,597 |
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101,666 |
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410,417 |
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312,648 |
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General and administrative |
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1,182,166 |
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677,394 |
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3,771,081 |
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
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914,182 |
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363,383 |
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1,661,104 |
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Accretion of asset retirement obligations |
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59,574 |
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71,315 |
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Impairment of oil and gas properties |
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3,825,042 |
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12,204,761 |
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Total expenses |
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7,289,311 |
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1,505,527 |
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20,174,350 |
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Operating (loss) income |
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56,371 |
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Other income and (expense): |
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Interest income |
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10,196 |
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29,329 |
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Interest expense |
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(41,354 |
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(323,147 |
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Loss on disposition of fixed asset |
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(12,564 |
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Other expenses |
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(450,000 |
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(450,000 |
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Equity investment (loss) income |
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(36,479 |
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Gain on sale of oil and gas properties |
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Total other income and (expense) |
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(780,163 |
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9,614,839 |
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(Loss) income before income taxes |
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25,213 |
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(14,299,254 |
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9,468,690 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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5,404,000 |
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Net (loss) income before non-controlling interests |
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25,213 |
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(14,299,254 |
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4,064,690 |
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Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests |
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844,136 |
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(141,392 |
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947,193 |
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Net (loss) income attributable to controlling interest |
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(3,227,531 |
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(116,179 |
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3,156,237 |
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Net (loss) income per common share: |
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Basic |
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0.07 |
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Diluted |
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(0.03 |
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(0.20 |
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0.07 |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
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107,880,667 |
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45,946,530 |
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66,643,329 |
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Diluted |
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107,880,667 |
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45,946,530 |
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66,643,329 |
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48,194,319 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
CARBON NATURAL GAS COMPANY
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity
(Unaudited)
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Balances, December 31, 2010 |
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47,903,442 |
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479,034 |
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27,700,646 |
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$ |
637,612 |
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(740,363 |
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$ |
(693,820 |
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$ |
(9,310,913 |
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18,812,559 |
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Purchase treasury stock |
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(163,076 |
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Retire treasury stock |
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(903,439 |
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(9,034 |
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(837,609 |
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903,439 |
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846,643 |
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Reverse merger with St. Lawrence Seaway Corp. |
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518,736 |
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5,187 |
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Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs |
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44,444,444 |
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444,445 |
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17,341,928 |
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Issuance of Series A preferred stock |
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9,999,999 |
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Series A preferred stock converted to common stock |
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22,222,222 |
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222,222 |
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Non-controlling interest INGC acquisition |
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6,044,849 |
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Net loss |
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Balances, September 30, 2011 |
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114,185,405 |
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1 ,141,854 |
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53,961,892 |
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5,735,268 |
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(22,662,974 |
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$ |
38,176,040 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
CARBON NATURAL GAS COMPANY
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net (loss) income |
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(14,299,254 |
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4,064,690 |
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Items not involving cash: |
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
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1,661,104 |
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1,163,263 |
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Accretion of asset retirement obligations |
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71,315 |
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12,621 |
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Loss on disposition of fixed asset |
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12,564 |
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Impairment of oil and gas properties |
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12,204,761 |
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Gain on sale of oil and gas properties |
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Unrealized derivative gain |
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(47,250 |
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Deferred taxes |
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4,784,000 |
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Equity investment income |
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Net change in: |
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Accounts receivable |
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(2,201,347 |
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303,696 |
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Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets |
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(55,657 |
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Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and firm transportation contracts |
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2,865,979 |
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Due to related parties |
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(3,090,174 |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
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(2,882,839 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Acquisition and development of properties and equipment |
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(30,136,178 |
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Proceeds from disposition of assets |
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30,985,721 |
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Investment in affiliate |
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(48,375 |
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Other long-term assets |
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(48,562 |
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22,410 |
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Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
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(30,233,115 |
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26,584,545 |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Issue common stock |
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30,000,000 |
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Offering costs |
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(1,808,376 |
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Issue of non-controlling interests in subsidiary |
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4,236 |
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Treasury share purchase |
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(152,823 |
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Proceeds from notes payable |
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12,192,000 |
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1,622,258 |
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Payments on notes payable |
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(6,800,000 |
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(23,553,108 |
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Distribution to non-controlling interest |
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(1,122,258 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
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33,430,801 |
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
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314,847 |
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810,239 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
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845,054 |
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208,295 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
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$ |
1,159,901 |
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$ |
1,018,534 |
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Carbon Natural Gas Company (Carbon), formerly known as St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation (SLSC), is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in the United States. The Company was formed as the result of a merger with Nytis Exploration (USA) Inc. (Nytis USA) in February 2011 (see Note 3). The Companys business is comprised of the assets and properties of Nytis USA and its subsidiaries Nytis Exploration Company LLC (Nytis LLC) and Nytis Exploration of Pennsylvania LLC (Nytis Pennsylvania) which conduct the Companys operations in the Appalachian and Illinois Basins. Subsequent to the merger, the Company believed that the continued use of the name St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation might result in market confusion regarding the Companys current planned operations and business objectives. The Company believed the name Carbon Natural Gas Company was more descriptive of the business operations in which the Company engages. This action was implemented by filing an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the State of Delaware which become effective May 2, 2011. Collectively, SLSC, Carbon, Nytis USA, Nytis LLC and Nytis Pennsylvania are referred to as the Company.
Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring accruals) considered necessary to present fairly the Companys financial position as of September 30, 2011, and the Companys results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year because of the impact of fluctuations in prices received for natural gas and oil, natural production declines, the uncertainty of exploration and development drilling results and other factors. For a more complete understanding of the Companys operations, financial position and accounting policies, the unaudited financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Companys audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed on Form 8-K/A with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 21, 2011.
In the course of preparing the unaudited financial statements, management makes various assumptions, judgments and estimates to determine the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and in the disclosures of commitments and contingencies. Changes in these assumptions, judgments and estimates will occur as a result of the passage of time and the occurrence of future events and accordingly, actual results could differ from amounts initially established.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Carbon, Nytis USA and its consolidated subsidiaries. The Company owns 100% of Nytis USA. Nytis USA owns 85% of Nytis Pennsylvania and approximately 98% of Nytis LLC. Nytis LLC also holds an interest in various oil and gas partnerships related to its acquisition discussed in Note 4.
For partnerships where the Company has a controlling interest, the partnerships are consolidated. The Company reflects the non-controlling ownership interest in partnerships and subsidiaries as non-controlling interests on its consolidated combined statements of operations. The Company also reflects the non-controlling ownership interest in the net assets of the partnerships as non-controlling interests within stockholders equity on its consolidated balance sheets. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
In accordance with established practice in the oil and gas industry, the Companys financial statements also include its pro-rata share of assets, liabilities, income and lease operating and general and administrative costs and expenses of the oil and gas partnerships in which the Company has a non-controlling interest.
Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Non-majority owned investments that do not meet the criteria for pro-rata consolidation are accounted for using the equity method when the Company has the ability to significantly influence the operating decisions of the investee. When the Company does not have the ability to significantly influence the operating decisions of an investee, the cost method is used. All transactions, if any, with investees have been eliminated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Accounting for Oil and Gas Operations
The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties. Accordingly, all costs incidental to the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas properties, including costs of undeveloped leasehold, dry holes and leasehold equipment, are capitalized. Overhead costs incurred that are directly identified with acquisition, exploration and development activities undertaken by the Company for its own account, and which are not related to production, general corporate overhead or similar activities, are also capitalized.
Unproved properties are excluded from amortized capitalized costs until it is determined whether or not proved reserves can be assigned to such properties. The Company assesses its unproved properties for impairment at least annually. Significant unproved properties are assessed individually.
Capitalized costs are depleted by an equivalent unit-of-production method, converting gas to oil at the ratio of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of oil. Depletion is calculated using the capitalized costs, including estimated asset retirement costs, plus the estimated future expenditures (based on current costs) to be incurred in developing proved reserves, net of estimated salvage values.
No gain or loss is recognized upon disposal of oil and gas properties unless such disposal significantly alters the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves. All costs related to production activities, including work-over costs incurred solely to maintain or increase levels of production from an existing completion interval, are charged to expense as incurred.
The Company performs a ceiling test quarterly. The full cost ceiling test is a limitation on capitalized costs prescribed by SEC Regulation S-X Rule 4-10. The ceiling test is not a fair value based measurement. Rather, it is a standardized mathematical calculation. The ceiling test provides that capitalized costs less related accumulated depletion and deferred income taxes may not exceed the sum of (1) the present value of future net revenue from estimated production of proved oil and gas reserves using current prices, excluding the future cash outflows associated with settling asset retirement obligations that have been accrued on the balance sheet, at a discount factor of 10%; plus (2) the cost of properties not being amortized, if any; plus (3) the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproved properties included in the costs being amortized, if any; less (4) income tax effects related to differences in the book and tax basis of oil and gas properties. Should the net capitalized costs exceed the sum of the components noted above, a ceiling test write-down (impairment) would be recognized to the extent of the excess capitalized costs. Such impairments are permanent and cannot be recovered in future periods even if the sum of the components noted above exceeds the capitalized costs in future periods.
As of September 30, 2011, the Companys full cost pool exceeded the ceiling limitation, based on oil prices of $90.94 per barrel and gas prices of $4.10 per Mcf and accordingly, for the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment of approximately $3.8 million related to its oil and gas properties. The impairment for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily attributed to a new gathering arrangement on certain of the Companys proved undeveloped gas reserves in Kentucky. Additionally, during the quarter, there was a reduction in natural gas prices utilized in calculating the present value of future revenues from the Companys proved gas reserves. These negative effects to future revenues were partially offset by additional proved undeveloped oil reserves booked during the quarter. The impairment for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $12.2 million, primarily attributed to the reasons stated above for the three months ended September 30, 2011, and combined with additional reductions in natural gas prices utilized in calculating the present value of future net revenues from the Companys proved gas reserves that occurred during the six months ended June 30, 2011. The Company did not recognize any non-cash impairment charges related to its oil and gas properties in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Asset Retirement Obligations
The Companys asset retirement obligations (ARO) relate to future costs associated with the plugging and abandonment of oil and gas wells, removal of equipment and facilities from leased acreage and returning such land to its original condition. The fair value of a liability for an ARO is recorded in the period in which it is incurred and the cost of such liability is recorded as an increase in the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset by the same amount. The liability is accreted each period and the capitalized cost is depleted on a units-of-production basis as part of the full cost pool. Revisions to estimated AROs result in adjustments to the related capitalized asset and corresponding liability.
The estimated ARO liability is based on estimated economic lives, estimates as to the cost to abandon the wells in the future, and federal and state regulatory requirements. The liability is discounted using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate estimated at the time the liability is incurred or increased as a result of a reassessment of expected cash flows and assumptions inherent in the estimation of the liability. Upward revisions to the liability could occur due to changes in estimated abandonment costs or well economic lives, or if federal or state regulators enact new requirements regarding the abandonment of wells. AROs are valued utilizing Level 3 fair value measurement inputs.
The following table is a reconciliation of the ARO for the nine months ended September 30, 2011:
|
|
Nine Months |
| |
(in thousands) |
|
2011 |
| |
Balance at beginning of period |
|
$ |
352 |
|
Accretion expense |
|
71 |
| |
Additions assumed with acquired properties |
|
1,581 |
| |
Additions during period |
|
121 |
| |
|
|
|
| |
Balance at end of period |
|
$ |
2,125 |
|
Investments in Affiliates
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates are accounted for under either the equity or cost method of accounting as appropriate.
The Company has an investment that is accounted for using the equity method of accounting, which was acquired in the fourth quarter of 2010 and consists of a 50% interest in a joint venture which owns a gas gathering facility. Loss of approximately $36,000 and income of approximately $5,000 from the joint venture was recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, in the Companys consolidated statements of operations.
Also in the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company acquired a 17.5% ownership in Sullivan Energy Ventures LLC (Sullivan). At that time, the Company determined that it had the ability to significantly influence the operating decisions of Sullivan and accounted for its ownership in Sullivan by recording the Companys pro-rata share of Sullivans financial results. During the second quarter of 2011, it became evident that the Company would not be able to obtain the requisite amount of information relative to Sullivans revenues, expenses and reserves and thus did not have the ability to significantly influence the decisions of Sullivan. As a result, the Company reclassified its investment in Sullivan to Investments in Affiliates in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at the net investment value of approximately $463,000 as of April 1, 2011 and began to account for this investment using the cost method of accounting. The Companys standardized reserve disclosures at December 31, 2010 included
Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
approximately $796,000 and 663,000 Mcf of reserves related to Sullivan. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company would have recorded an additional oil and gas asset impairment expense of approximately $280,000 if the Sullivan reserves and related property balance had not been included in the ceiling test calculation. Because this was a new entity, revenues and expenses recorded related to Sullivan were deminimus during 2010 and the first quarter of 2011.
Earnings Per Common Share
Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The shares of restricted common stock granted to certain officers and employees of the Company are included in the computation of basic net income (loss) per share only after the shares become fully vested. Diluted earnings per common share includes both the vested and unvested shares of restricted stock and the potential dilution that could occur upon exercise of the options and warrants to acquire common stock computed using the treasury stock method, which assumes that the increase in the number of shares is reduced by the number of shares which could have been repurchased by the Company with the proceeds from the exercise of the options and warrants (which were assumed to have been made at the average market price of the common shares during the reporting period). As a result of the reverse merger with SLSC on February 14, 2011 (see Note 3), the number of common shares outstanding from the beginning of the periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements to the merger date were computed on the basis of the weighted-average number of common shares of Nytis USA outstanding during the respective periods multiplied by the exchange ratio established in the merger agreement, which was approximately 1,631 common shares of SLSC for each common share of Nytis USA. The weighted average number of shares used in the earnings per share calculations were based on historical weighted-average number of common shares outstanding multiplied by the exchange ratio. The number of common shares outstanding from the merger date to September 30, 2011 is the actual number of common shares of the Company outstanding during that period.
At September 30, 2011, the Company had common stock equivalents of 2,073,530 and 2,134,257 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, which are excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive.
Note 3 Reverse Merger
On February 14, 2011, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (Merger Agreement) by and among SLSC, St. Lawrence Merger Sub, Inc. (Merger Co) and Nytis USA, Merger Co merged with and into Nytis USA with Nytis USA remaining as the surviving subsidiary of SLSC. Per the terms of the Merger Agreement, in exchange for all the outstanding common shares of Nytis USA, SLSC issued 47,000,003 shares of common stock of SLSC (restricted under SEC Rule 144) which represented an exchange ratio of approximately 1,631 shares of SLSC for each share of Nytis USA.
For accounting purposes, the business combination was considered a reverse merger in which Nytis USA was considered the accounting acquirer. The combination was recorded as a recapitalization under which SLSC issued shares in exchange for the net assets of Nytis USA. The assets of Nytis USA were recorded at their respective book value and were not adjusted to their estimated fair value. No goodwill or other intangible assets were recorded in the transaction.
All share amounts, including those for which any securities are exercisable or convertible, have been adjusted to reflect the conversion ratio used in the merger. In addition, stockholders equity and earnings per share have been retroactively restated to reflect the number of shares of SLSC common stock received by Nytis USA stockholders in the merger. Also, as a result of the completion of the merger, SLSC amended its bylaws to change the fiscal year of the Company from March 31 to December 31.
Note 4 Acquisitions
ING Asset Acquisition
On April 22 and June 29, 2011, Nytis LLC effected an initial and subsequent close, respectively, under a February 14, 2011 Asset Purchase Agreement, as amended (the ING APA) with The Interstate Natural Gas Company, LLC and certain related parties, as seller (hereafter collectively referred to as ING), of certain gas and oil assets (the ING Assets). The initial closing was held on April 22, 2011 for the purchase of approximately 45 natural gas wells for approximately $1.5 million. The subsequent closing was held on June 29, 2011 for the purchase of the remaining assets consisting of interests in approximately 385 producing wells (total 430 producing wells), natural gas gathering and compression facilities and other related assets, for approximately $23.2 million. The Company paid a total of approximately $25.9 million cash for the ING Assets which included additional purchase price adjustments and $600,000 consideration for extending the date of the final closing.
The Company acquired these assets to obtain proved developed producing reserves that were proximate and complimentary to the Companys then current production and reserve base. The ING Assets consist of certain natural gas properties, natural gas gathering and compression facilities and other related assets located in eastern Kentucky and four counties in West Virginia. Specifically, the ING Assets include (i) some but not all of INGs leases and interests in natural gas and oil leases, and wells and wellbores and related natural gas production equipment; (ii) partnership interests in various general partnerships that own comparable natural gas and oil assets as to which ING was the managing general partner, and where Nytis LLC succeeded to INGs position as managing general partner, (iii) partnership interests in other general partnerships in which ING owned partnership interests, but was not the managing general partner; (iv) natural gas gathering and compression facilities related only to the acquired properties; and (v) various other contracts, and insignificant amounts of vehicles and equipment and easements and rights-of-way relating to or used in connection with the ownership and operation of the ING assets. Nytis LLC assumed certain obligations to transport gas from wells that are owned by ING (or its affiliates) that Nytis LLC did not acquire, as well as obligations under other contracts and agreements that Nytis LLC acquired at the final closing.
The ING acquisition qualifies as a business combination and, as such, the Company estimated the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (the date on which the Company obtained control of the properties).
The Company expensed approximately $459,000 of transaction costs that were included in general and administrative expenses on the accompanying consolidated statement of operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Total purchase consideration is still subject to final working capital adjustments which are expected to be completed by the end of the year. At this time, the Company does not believe there will be significant adjustments to the amounts recorded.
Note 4 Acquisitions (continued)
The following table summarizes the consideration paid to ING and the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. See Note 5 for discussion of the fair value measurements.
|
|
(in thousands) |
| |
Consideration paid to sellers: |
|
|
| |
Cash consideration |
|
$ |
25,858 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: |
|
|
| |
Proved developed properties and related support facilities |
|
$ |
38,526 |
|
Asset retirement obligations |
|
(1,387 |
) | |
Operations receivable |
|
474 |
| |
Firm transportation obligations receivable: |
|
|
| |
Current |
|
1,051 |
| |
Long-term |
|
2,062 |
| |
Accounts and revenue payables assumed |
|
(631 |
) | |
Firm transportation obligations assumed (see Note 14) |
|
(8,192 |
) | |
Non-controlling equity interests |
|
(6,045 |
) | |
Total identifiable net assets |
|
$ |
25,858 |
|
ING Asset Acquisition Pro Forma
Below are consolidated results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 and the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, as though the ING acquisition made during 2011 had been completed as of January 1, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The ING acquisition closed June 29, 2011 and accordingly, the Companys Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 includes the results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2011 of the ING properties acquired.
|
|
Nine Months |
|
Three Months |
|
Nine Months |
| |||
(in thousands, except share data) |
|
September 30, |
|
September 30, |
|
September 30, |
| |||
Revenue |
|
$ |
11,453 |
|
$ |
3,723 |
|
$ |
11,616 |
|
Net (loss) income before non-controlling interests |
|
(11,559 |
) |
1,261 |
|
7,993 |
| |||
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests |
|
499 |
|
(395 |
) |
(1,714 |
) | |||
Net (loss) income attributable to controlling interests |
|
(11,060 |
) |
866 |
|
6,279 |
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Net income (loss) per share (basic) |
|
(0.17 |
) |
0.02 |
|
0.14 |
| |||
Net income (loss) per share (diluted) |
|
(0.17 |
) |
0.02 |
|
0.13 |
| |||
Alerion Drilling I, LLC Asset Acquisition
Prior to the final closing, a portion of the ING Assets acquired by Nytis LLC from ING was held in the Alerion Partnership. INGs interest in the Alerion Partnership was fifty percent (50%) and the remaining interest of the Alerion Partnership was owned by Alerion Drilling. Immediately prior to the ING final closing, ING and Alerion Drilling distributed all the assets of the Alerion Partnership to ING and Alerion Drilling, including the portion thereof (the Alerion Partnership Assets) that Nytis LLC purchased from ING under the ING APA.
On June 6, 2011, Nytis LLC entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Alerion Drilling to acquire Alerion Drillings fifty percent (50%) interest in the Alerion Partnership Assets. On July 27, 2011, Nytis LLC closed the acquisition of Alerions interest in the Alerion Partnership Assets under the Alerion APA and, as a consequence acquired the remaining interest in the Alerion Partnership Assets that it had acquired from ING at the final closing. Nytis LLCs acquisition of the Alerion Partnership Assets was also effective as of January 1, 2011. The purchase price paid by Nytis LLC for Alerion Drillings share of such assets was approximately $1.2 million including
Note 4 Acquisitions (continued)
purchase price adjustments. The following table summarizes the consideration paid to the sellers and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
|
|
(in thousands) |
| |
Consideration paid to sellers: |
|
|
| |
Cash consideration |
|
$ |
1,200 |
|
|
|
|
| |
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: |
|
|
| |
Proved developed properties |
|
$ |
1,394 |
|
Asset retirement obligations |
|
(194 |
) | |
|
|
|
| |
Total identifiable net assets |
|
$ |
1,200 |
|
Note 5 Fair Value Measurements
Authoritative guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The guidance establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Companys assumptions of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of the inputs as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2: Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities that are observable for the asset or liability; or
Level 3: Unobservable pricing inputs that are generally less observable from objective sources.
Financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Companys policy is to recognize transfers in/and or out of fair value hierarchy as of the end of the reporting period for which the event or change in circumstances caused the transfer. The Company has consistently applied the valuation techniques discussed below for all periods presented.
The following table presents the Companys financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 by level within the fair value hierarchy:
|
|
Fair Value Measurements Using |
| ||||||||||
(in thousands) |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
| ||||
September 30, 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Commodity derivatives |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
218 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
218 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
December 31, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Commodity derivatives |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
171 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
171 |
|
As of September 30, 2011, the Companys commodity derivative financial instruments are comprised of three natural gas swap agreements. The fair values of the swap agreements are determined under the income valuation technique using a discounted cash flow model. The valuation model requires a variety of inputs, including
Note 5 Fair Value Measurements (continued)
contractual terms, published forward prices, volatilities for options, and discount rates, as appropriate. The Companys estimates of fair value of derivatives include consideration of the counterpartys credit worthiness, the Companys credit worthiness and the time value of money. The consideration of these factors result in an estimated exit-price for each derivative asset or liability under a market place participants view. All of the significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly; therefore, the Companys derivative instruments are included within the Level 2 fair value hierarchy. The counterparty in all of the Companys commodity derivative financial instruments is the lender in the Companys bank credit facility.
Assets Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis
The fair value of each of the following assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis are based on unobservable pricing inputs and therefore, are included within the Level 3 fair value hierarchy.
The Company uses the income valuation technique to estimate the fair value of asset retirement obligations using the amounts and timing of expected future dismantlement costs, credit-adjusted risk-free rates and time value of money. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded asset retirement obligations for additions of approximately $1.7 million and $66,000, respectively. See Note 2 for additional information.
To determine the fair value of the proved developed properties acquired related to the ING Assets, the Company used a discounted cash flow model based on an income approach and made market assumptions as to future commodity prices, projections of estimated quantities of oil and natural gas reserves, expectations for timing and amount of future development and operating costs, projections of future rates of production, expected recovery rates and risk adjusted discount rates. The Company determined the appropriate discount rates used for the discounted cash flow analyses by first determining the Companys weighted average cost of capital plus property specific risk premiums for the assets acquired. The proved developed properties acquired have a much longer reserve to production ratio than its peer group and extreme sensitivities to changes in natural gas prices relative to the resultant present value of the proved developed properties. The Company estimated property specific risk premiums taking those factors, among others, into consideration.
The fair value of the non-controlling interest in the partnerships the Company is required to consolidate related to the ING Assets, was determined based on the net discounted cash flows of the proved developed producing properties attributable to the non-controlling interests in these partnerships.
The Company assumed certain firm transportation contracts as part of the ING Assets acquired. The fair value of the firm transportation obligations were determined based upon the contractual obligations assumed by the Company and discounted based upon the Companys effective borrowing rate. These contracted obligations will be amortized on a monthly basis as the Company pays these firm transportation obligations in the future.
Note 6 Property and Equipment
Net property and equipment as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consists of the following:
(in thousands) |
|
September 30, |
|
December 31, |
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Oil and gas properties |
|
|
|
|
| ||
Proved oil and gas properties |
|
$ |
85,711 |
|
$ |
43,535 |
|
Unproved properties not subject to depletion |
|
2,208 |
|
2,164 |
| ||
Accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment |
|
(35,951 |
) |
(22,121 |
) | ||
Net oil and gas properties |
|
51,968 |
|
23,578 |
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Furniture and fixtures, computer hardware and software, and other equipment |
|
609 |
|
488 |
| ||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
(420 |
) |
(407 |
) | ||
Net other property and equipment |
|
189 |
|
81 |
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Total net property and equipment |
|
$ |
52,157 |
|
$ |
23,659 |
|
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had approximately $2.2 million of unproved oil and gas properties not subject to depletion. The costs not subject to depletion relate to unproved properties that are excluded from amortized capital costs until it is determined whether or not proved reserves can be assigned to such properties. The excluded properties are assessed for impairment at least annually. Subject to industry conditions, evaluation of most of these properties and the inclusion of their costs in amortized capital costs is expected to be completed within five years.
The Company capitalized overhead applicable to acquisition, development and exploration activities of approximately $341,000 and $321,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Note 7 Bank Credit Facility
On April 21 and June 10, 2011, Nytis LLC amended its credit facility with the Bank of Oklahoma. The credit facilitys maturity date was extended from May 2012 to May 2014. The facilitys borrowing base was increased from $8 million to $20 million and the maximum line of credit available under hedging arrangements was increased from $2.7 million to $5.0 million. The Funded Debt Ratio (the ratio of the outstanding balance of all interest bearing indebtedness to the sum of EBITDAX (net income plus interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization, exploration and impairment expenses and other non-cash charges) for the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters) increased from 3.5 to 1 to 4.25 to 1. In connection with these amendments to the credit facility, Carbon entered into an agreement with the Bank of Oklahoma to guaranty Nytis LLCs obligations under its credit facility. Nytis LLC also granted the Bank of Oklahoma a security interest in certain of the assets it recently acquired from ING and their related parties and Alerion Drilling (see Note 4).
No repayments of principal are required until maturity, except to the extent that outstanding balances exceed the borrowing base then in effect; however, the Company has the right both to repay principal at any time and to reborrow. Subject to the agreement of the Company and the lender, the size of the credit facility may be increased up to $50 million. As of September 30, 2011, the borrowing base was $20.0 million. The borrowing base is redetermined semi-annually, and the available borrowing amount could be increased or decreased as a result of such redeterminations. Under certain circumstances the lender may request an interim redetermination. The facility has variable interest rates based upon the ratio of outstanding debt to the borrowing base. Interest rates are based on either an Alternate Base Rate or LIBOR. The portion of the loan based on an Alternate Base Rate is determined by the rate per annum equal to the greatest of the following: (a) the Federal Funds Rate for such day plus one-half of one percentage point, (b) the Prime Rate for such day or (c) LIBOR for a one-month LIBOR Interest Period plus one percentage point; plus 1.5%. The portion based on LIBOR is determined by the rate per annum equal to LIBOR
Note 7 Bank Credit Facility (continued)
plus between 2.5% and LIBOR plus 3.25% for each LIBOR tranche. For all debt outstanding regardless if the loan is based on the Alternative Base Rate or LIBOR, there is a minimum floor of 4.5% per annum. In addition, the credit facility includes a hedging component that provides a line of credit under commodity swap, exchange, collar, cap and fixed price agreements and agreements designated to protect the Company against changes in interest and currency exchange rates. The maximum amount of credit on this line is $5.0 million.
At September 30, 2011, there were approximately $8.5 million in outstanding borrowings under the credit facility. The Companys effective borrowing rate at September 30, 2011 was 4.5%. The credit facility is collateralized by substantially all of the Companys oil and gas assets. The credit facility includes terms that place limitations on certain types of activities and the payment of dividends, and requires satisfaction of a current ratio (the ratio of current assets to current liabilities as defined) of 1.0 to 1.0 and a maximum Funded Debt Ratio of 4.25 to 1.0 as of the end of any fiscal quarter. The Company is in compliance with all covenants associated with the credit agreement as of September 30, 2011.
Note 8 Income Taxes
The Company recognizes deferred income tax assets and liabilities for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. The Company has net operating loss carryforwards available in certain jurisdictions to reduce future taxable income. Future tax benefits for net operating loss carryforwards are recognized to the extent that realization of these benefits is considered more likely than not. To the extent that available evidence raises doubt about the realization of a deferred income tax asset, a valuation allowance is established.
At September 30, 2011, the Company has established a full valuation allowance against the balance of net deferred tax assets.
Note 9 Stockholders Equity
Authorized and Issued Capital Stock
On March 22, 2011, the Company increased the number of its authorized common stock from 48,500,000 shares to 100,000,000 shares with a par value of $0.01 per share and deleted any and all references to the Class A Common Stock.
On June 16, 2011, a series of preferred stock designated as the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to consist of 100 authorized shares with a par value $0.01 per share was created. Upon the effective date of filing a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation (that would increase the Companys authorized common stock from 100,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares) the preferred stock would automatically convert into common stock.
On June 29, 2011, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement with various institutional investors and other accredited investors for the private placement (the Private Placement) of 44,444,444 shares of the Companys common stock at a price of $0.45 per share, and a preferred stock purchase agreement with an institutional investor and affiliate of the Companys current majority stockholders, for the private placement of 100 shares of the Companys Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at a price of $100,000 per share, automatically convertible to 22,222,222 shares of common stock upon the effective date of filing the Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation described above.
Effective July 18, 2011, Carbon amended its Certificate of Incorporation thereby increasing its authorized common stock shares from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000 shares, and concurrently, the 100 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 22,222,222 shares of Carbons $0.01 par value per share common stock.
The $30 million in gross proceeds from the offering is before the deduction of fees payable to the placement agents, representing five percent of gross proceeds ($1.5 million), plus reimbursement of certain expenses and legal fees
Note 9 Stockholders Equity (continued)
they incurred of approximately $248,000, as well as other fees and expenses of approximately $466,000 incurred by the Company in connection with the Private Placement.
Net proceeds from the Private Placement were used principally to complete the acquisition of certain gas and oil assets from ING (see Note 4) and to pay down $6.8 million of the Companys bank credit facility.
As of September 30, 2011, the authorized capital stock of Carbon was 201,000,000 shares, comprised of 200,000,000 shares of common stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock.
During the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2011, no stock options, warrants or restricted stock awards were granted or forfeited.
Pursuant to the merger (see Note 3), all options, warrants and restricted stock have been adjusted to reflect the conversion ratio used in the merger. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2011, the Company has 342,459 options outstanding and exercisable, 2,696,133 warrants (including 250,000 warrants granted by SLSC prior to the merger) and 1,956,912 shares of common stock outstanding that are subject to restricted stock agreements.
Also pursuant to the merger, Nytis USA was authorized, as manager of Nytis LLC, to offer to redeem all unvested, forfeitable restricted membership interests pursuant to the Nytis LLC restricted membership interest plan. All of the restricted membership interests were redeemed in February 2011 for $300,000 and recorded as a general and administrative expense in the first quarter of 2011.
Note 10 Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consist of the following:
(in thousands) |
|
September 30, |
|
December 31, |
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
793 |
|
$ |
342 |
|
Oil and gas revenue payable to oil and gas property owners |
|
1,519 |
|
325 |
| ||
Production taxes payable |
|
407 |
|
35 |
| ||
Accrued drilling costs |
|
21 |
|
113 |
| ||
Accrued lease operating costs |
|
571 |
|
98 |
| ||
Accrued ad valorem taxes |
|
303 |
|
305 |
| ||
Accrued bonus and payroll costs |
|
477 |
|
169 |
| ||
Private placement offering costs |
|
236 |
|
|
| ||
Other accrued liabilities |
|
697 |
|
245 |
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
$ |
5,024 |
|
$ |
1,632 |
|
Note 11 Physical Delivery Contracts and Gas Derivatives
The Company has historically used commodity-based derivative contracts to manage exposures to commodity price on certain of its gas production. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. Nytis LLC also enters into gas physical delivery contracts to effectively provide gas price hedges. Because these contracts are not expected to be net cash settled, they are considered to be normal sales contracts and not derivatives. Therefore, these contracts are not recorded at fair value in the consolidated financial statements.
The Company has fixed price contracts requiring physical deliveries for approximately 90 Mcf per day for an average sales price of $5.26 per Mcf, which are on a month-to-month basis.
Note 11 Physical Delivery Contracts and Gas Derivatives (continued)
At September 30, 2011, other than the above mentioned contracts, the Companys other gas sales contracts approximate index prices.
The Companys swap agreements as of September 30, 2011 are summarized in the table below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Floating Price |
Agreement |
|
Remaining |
|
Quantity |
|
Fixed Price |
|
Nytis LLC |
Swap |
|
10/11 - 4/12 |
|
10,000 MMBtu/month |
|
$5.25/ MMBtu |
|
(a) |
Swap |
|
10/11 - 12/11 |
|
10,000 MMBtu/month |
|
$4.80/ MMBtu |
|
(a) |
Swap |
|
1/12 - 12/12 |
|
10,000 MMBtu/month |
|
$5.07/ MMBtu |
|
(a) |
(a) NYMEX Henry Hub Natural Gas futures contract for the respective delivery month.
For its swap instruments, the Company receives a fixed price for the hedged commodity and pays a floating price to the counterparty. The fixed-price payment and the floating-price payment are netted, resulting in a net amount due to or from the counterparty.
The following table summarizes the fair value of the derivatives recorded in the consolidated balance sheets. These derivative instruments are not designated as cash flow hedging instruments for accounting purposes:
(in thousands) |
|
September 30, |
|
December 31, |
| ||
Natural gas derivative contracts: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
$ |
218 |
|
$ |
171 |
|
Current liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
The table below summarizes the realized and unrealized gains and losses related to the Companys derivative instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. These realized and unrealized gains and losses are recorded and included in commodity derivative gain in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
| ||||||||
(in thousands) |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
| ||||
Commodity derivative contracts: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Realized gains |
|
$ |
50 |
|
$ |
148 |
|
$ |
234 |
|
$ |
266 |
|
Unrealized gains |
|
106 |
|
143 |
|
47 |
|
436 |
| ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
Total realized and unrealized gains, net |
|
$ |
156 |
|
$ |
291 |
|
$ |
281 |
|
$ |
702 |
|
Realized gains are included in cash flows from operating activities in the Companys consolidated statements of cash flows.
The counterparty in all of the Companys derivative instruments is the lender in the Companys bank credit facility; accordingly, the Company is not required to post collateral since the bank is secured by the Companys oil and gas assets.
Due to the volatility of natural gas prices, the estimated fair values of the Companys derivatives are subject to large fluctuations from period to period.
Note 12 Related Party Transactions
Nytis Exploration Company (NEC) is an independent oil and gas company whose nature of its business is the exploration, development, production, marketing and sale of oil, gas, coalbed methane and other hydrocarbons in locations other than the United States. Prior to the closing of the Private Placement on June 29, 2011 (see Note 9 and Item 2 Recent Developments), NEC had substantially the same stockholders as the Company. The Company had engaged NEC to assist in the management, direction and supervision of the operations and business functions of the Company. A service agreement between the Company and NEC provided for certain restrictions on NECs authority to perform acts in connection with the business of the Company and established provisions for the compensation of NEC in performing these duties.
The Company and NEC terminated this service agreement on June 30, 2011. Effective July 1, 2011, the parties entered into a new agreement whereby the Company will manage, direct and supervise the operations and business of NEC for a monthly fee of $15,000. The new agreements initial term of one year is automatically renewable for successive one-year terms. For the quarter ending September 30, 2011, pursuant to the new service agreement, the Company charged NEC $45,000.
General and administrative expenses charged by NEC to the Company were nil and approximately $315,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. NEC charged the Company general and administrative expenses of approximately $673,000 and $876,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. As of September 30, 2011, the Company owed NEC approximately $37,000. This payable consists primarily of charges incurred under the service agreement.
Note 13 Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosure
Supplemental cash flow disclosures for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are presented below:
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
| ||||
(in thousands) |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
| ||
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Cash paid during the period for: |
|
|
|
|
| ||
Interest payments |
|
$ |
274 |
|
$ |
291 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Non-cash transactions: |
|
|
|
|
| ||
Increase in net asset retirement obligations due to additions |
|
$ |
121 |
|
$ |
66 |
|
Various assets acquired and liabilities assumed in acquisition (see Note 4) |
|
$ |
6,623 |
|
$ |
|
|
Decrease in net asset retirement obligations due to sale of properties |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
(513 |
) |
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities included in oil and gas properties |
|
$ |
(170 |
) |
$ |
(492 |
) |
Offering costs included in accounts payable |
|
$ |
236 |
|
$ |
|
|
Net assets transferred from oil and gas properties to investment in affiliate |
|
$ |
463 |
|
$ |
|
|
Increase in interest receivable on promissory note |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
Note 14 Commitments and Contingencies
The Company assumed long-term firm transportation contracts in the ING Asset acquisition. Capacity levels and related demand charges for the remaining term of the contracts at September 30, 2011 are (i) for the remainder of 2011 through 2013; approximately 7,700 dekatherms per day capacity with demand charges ranging between $.22 and $1.40 per dekatherm, (ii) for 2014 through May 2015; 3,450 dekatherms per day with demand charges ranging between $.22 and $.65 and (iii) for June 2015 through 2017; 2,300 dekatherms per day with demand charges of $.65 per dekatherm. A liability of approximately $8.2 million related to firm transportation contracts assumed in the
Note 14 Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
ING Asset acquisition (see Note 4) was recorded of which $7.5 million is reflected on the Companys consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2011.
In addition to the contracts assumed in the ING Asset acquisition, the Company has other long-term firm transportation contracts related to the Nytis LLC assets. Capacity and related demand charges for the remaining term of the contracts at September 30, 2011 are (i) for the remainder of 2011 through March 2013; 1,300 dekatherms per day with demand charges ranging from $.22 to $.80 per dekatherm and (ii) 1,000 dekatherms per day with demand charges of $.22 from April 2013 through April 2036.
In connection with the Private Placement (see Note 9) of the Companys common stock and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the Agreement) with the purchasers of the common stock. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company is required to file with the SEC and have declared effective one or more registration statements to register the resale of the common stock shares sold in the Private Placement. If the Company fails to meet the deadlines for filing and effectiveness of the registration statement(s) set forth in the Agreement or if it fails to maintain the effectiveness thereof for the term provided for in the Agreement, the Company will be obligated to make pro rata payments to the common stock purchasers in an amount equal to 1.5% of the aggregate amount invested by such purchasers for each 30 day period until the Company fulfills its obligations. The Company filed the registration statement within the time period required by the Agreement, however such registration has not been declared effective within the time period required by the Agreement. Accordingly, the Company may be obligated to make pro rata payments to the common stock purchasers until the registration statement has been declared effective. The Company has recorded a liability of $450,000 which represents the Companys potential exposure for these payments as of the date of this filing.
ITEM 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
General Overview
On February 14, 2011, the Company closed the January 31, 2011 Merger Agreement, between (i) SLSC and its subsidiary Merger Co, and (ii) Nytis USA. As a result, Merger Co was merged with and into Nytis USA, and Nytis USA is a surviving subsidiary of SLSC. Subsequent to the merger, the Company believed that the continued use of the name St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation might result in market confusion regarding the Companys operations and business objectives. The Company believed the name Carbon Natural Gas Company was more descriptive of the business operations in which the Company engages. This action was implemented by filing an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the State of Delaware which become effective May 2, 2011.
The Company is an independent natural gas and oil company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of natural gas and oil properties located in the Appalachian and the Illinois Basins of the United States. The Companys business is comprised of the assets and properties of Nytis USA and its subsidiaries Nytis LLC and Nytis Pennsylvania which conduct the Companys operations in the Appalachian and Illinois Basins. The Company focuses on unconventional reservoirs, including fractured shale gas plays, tight gas sands and coalbed methane. Our corporate headquarters are in Denver, Colorado and Lexington, Kentucky.
Recent Developments
Private Placement of Securities
On June 29, 2011, the Company closed a private placement of securities which resulted in the sale of 44,444,444 common stock shares at a price of $0.45 per share and 100 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at a price of $100,000 per share. Because the Company had only 100,000,000 common shares authorized, with not enough shares to cover the additional common shares needed to close the Private Placement at the pricing negotiated by the principal institutional investors, the Company issued preferred shares to Yorktown Energy Partners IX, L.P. which would automatically convert to common shares when the increase in authorized common shares (to 200,000,000 shares) was implemented under Delaware law. On July 18, 2011, the increase was implemented, and the Company issued 22,222,222 common shares to Yorktown Energy Partners IX, L.P. Upon such conversion, the Company had
issued a total of 66,666,666 shares of common stock at $0.45 per share, for $30 million in gross proceeds as part of the Private Placement.
In connection with the Private Placement of the Companys common stock and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the Agreement) with the purchasers of the common stock. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company is required to file with the SEC and have declared effective one or more registration statements to register the resale of the common stock shares sold in the Private Placement. If the Company fails to meet the deadlines for filing and effectiveness of the registration statement(s) set forth in the Agreement or if it fails to maintain the effectiveness thereof for the term provided for in the Agreement, the Company will be obligated to make pro rata payments to the common stock purchasers in an amount equal to 1.5% of the aggregate amount invested by such purchasers for each 30 day period until the Company fulfills its obligations. The Company filed the registration statement within the time period required by the Agreement, however such registration has not been declared effective within the time period required by the Agreement. Accordingly, the Company may be obligated to make pro rata payments to the common stock purchasers until the registration statement has been declared effective. The Company has recorded a liability of $450,000 which represents the Companys potential exposure for these payments as of the date of this filing.
Net proceeds from the Private Placement were principally used for Nytis LLC to complete the acquisition from ING described below. After initially reducing the outstanding balance of its credit facility with the Bank of Oklahoma, the remainder of the net proceeds were used to fund the Alerion Drilling I, LLC acquisition described below, drilling and completion activities and for general working capital purposes.
Interstate Natural Gas Company
On June 29, 2011, we held the final closing of the February 14, 2011 ING APA, as amended, between Nytis LLC as buyer and ING and certain related parties, as sellers to purchase certain natural gas properties, natural gas gathering and compression facilities and other assets related thereto, located in eastern Kentucky and four counties in West Virginia.
The ING Assets are comprised of (i) some but not all of INGs leases and interests in oil and natural gas leases, and wells and wellbores thereon and related natural gas production equipment (ii) INGs partnership interests in various general partnerships wherein ING is the managing general partner (at closing, Nytis LLC succeeded ING as managing general partner of these general partnerships, and owns INGs partnership interests therein); (iii) INGs partnership interests in other general partnerships in which it owns partnership interests but is not the managing general partner; (iv) INGs interests in various farm-ins and similar agreements; (v) natural gas gathering and compression facilities related only to the acquired properties; and (vi) various other contracts, vehicles and equipment of ING related to the assets purchased, and easements and rights-of-way relating to or used in connection with the ownership and operation of the assets acquired.
The partnership interests included in the ING Assets (described in (ii) and (iii) above) include interests in approximately 162 of the 430 producing wells acquired. In all of the partnerships, Nytis LLC succeeded ING as a full substitute partner; for those partnerships where ING was the managing general partner, Nytis LLC succeeded ING as managing general partner as well.
The natural gas production associated with the assets acquired from ING is gathered through a series of mostly 2-4 inch gathering lines to numerous meter stations. At these meter stations the gas is delivered directly into interstate transmission lines or into other gatherers or into one of several systems owned by local production companies for redelivery into interstate transmission. Nytis LLC has assumed certain obligations to transport gas from wells owned by ING (or its affiliates) that Nytis LLC did not acquire, as well as obligations under other contracts and agreements that Nytis LLC acquired on the ING Closing Date. Nytis LLC did not buy all of INGs assets, or ING itself or its business generally.
On April 22 and June 29, 2011, Nytis LLC effected an initial (the ING Initial Closing) and subsequent close (the ING Final Closing). The ING Initial Closing was in accordance with the April 14, 2011 amendment to the ING APA (the ING APA Amendment). Under the ING APA Amendment, the parties agreed:
(i) To permit ING to use a portion of the Deposit (the Property Tax Draw) to pay property taxes due and owing on the natural gas properties being sold by ING to Nytis LLC pursuant to the APA. The amount of the Property Tax Draw was credited to the ING Total Purchase Price at the ING Final Closing.
(ii) To provide for two closings. The first closing was to be held on or before April 22, 2011 (extendable by either Nytis LLC or ING for a maximum of seven days), was for the purchase of approximately 45 natural gas wells (the ING Initial Assets), for not more than $1,519,932.
The second closing (the Final Closing) was to be held on or before May 23, 2011 (which date was extendable by either party but not beyond May 31, 2011) at which time Nytis LLC was to purchase the ING Assets (other than the ING Initial Assets) in accordance with the terms of the amended APA.
On April 22, 2011, Nytis LLC bought the ING Initial Assets at the Initial Closing, with a cash payment of $1,488,703, provided by a loan from Nytis LLCs lending facility with Bank of Oklahoma.
On May 31, 2011 and again on June 14, 2011, Nytis LLC and ING agreed to further extensions of the Final Closing date, ultimately to a date no later than June 30, 2011.
Nytis LLC paid $450,000 as a deposit into an escrow account when the original APA was signed. There remains $200,000 in the escrow account to cover possible indemnity claims that Nytis LLC may bring within one year of the ING Final Closing. The Effective Date of the acquisition under the APA was January 1, 2011. The original purchase price of $29.6 million under the APA was adjusted pursuant to adjustments:
(i) up for all actual operating or capital expenditures or prepaid expenses attributable to the assets, (including if paid by ING at the ING Closing Date) paid by or on behalf of ING in connection with the assets and attributable to the period between the effective date and the ING Closing Date. These expenses included royalties, rentals and other charges; ad valorem and other taxes based on or measured by ownership of the assets, third-party expenses under joint operating agreements, and similar items;
(ii) down for environmental and/or title defects related to the assets; money received by ING from the sale of production of natural gas and liquids after the Effective Date; costs and expenses relating to the assets attributable to the time before the Effective date but not paid by ING; unpaid ad valorem and similar taxes which become due and payable or accrue prior to the effective date; the $450,000 escrow deposit; distributions by the general partnerships or other entities allocated to the interests acquired, which are attributable to production or sale of oil or natural gas that occurred after the Effective Date; and similar items;
(iii) down further for the $1,488,703 paid at the Initial Closing; and
(iv) down further pursuant to the ING APA Amendment for the exclusion of certain ING assets from the transaction.
At the Initial and Final Closings, we paid a total of approximately $24.2 million cash for the ING Assets: $1.5 million at the Initial Closing (funded through a loan from our credit facility), and $22.7 million at the Final Closing (from the Private Placement). Because completion of the financing through the Private Placement took longer than anticipated, in addition to the amount paid at the Final Closing, Nytis LLC paid ING $500,000 in return for a promissory note which was cancelled at the final close and the amount due under the note was credited against the amount due ING at the final close and a total of $765,000 as additional purchase price adjustments including $600,000 consideration for extending the date of the Final Closing to June 29, 2011.
Alerion Drilling I, LLC
Prior to the Final Closing, a portion of the ING Assets acquired by Nytis LLC from ING was held in the Alerion Partnership. INGs interest in the Alerion Partnership was fifty percent (50%) and the remaining interest of the Alerion Partnership was owned by Alerion Drilling. Immediately prior to the ING Final Closing, ING and Alerion Drilling distributed all the assets of the Alerion Partnership to ING and Alerion Drilling, including the portion thereof (the Alerion Partnership Assets) that Nytis LLC purchased from ING under the ING APA.
On June 6, 2011, Nytis LLC entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Alerion Drilling to acquire Alerion Drillings fifty percent (50%) interest in the Alerion Partnership Assets. On July 27, 2011, Nytis LLC closed the acquisition of Alerions interest in the Alerion Partnership Assets under the Alerion APA and, as a consequence acquired the remaining interest in the Alerion Partnership Assets that it had acquired from ING at the Final Closing. Nytis LLCs acquisition of the Alerion Partnership Assets was also effective as of January 1, 2011. The purchase price paid by Nytis LLC for Alerion Drillings share of such assets was approximately $1.2 million, and adjusted:
(i) up, for all actual operating or capital expenditures or prepaid expenses attributable to the assets, (including if paid by Alerion Drilling at closing) paid by or on behalf of Alerion Drilling attributable to the period between January 1, 2011 and closing, including royalties, rentals and other charges; ad valorem and other taxes based on or measured by ownership of the assets, third-party expenses under joint operating agreements, and similar items; and
(ii) down for among others items: money received by Alerion Drilling from the sale of production of natural gas and liquids after January 1, 2011; costs and expenses relating to the assets attributable to the time before January 1, 2011 but not paid by Alerion Drilling; unpaid ad valorem and similar taxes which become due and payable or accrue prior to January 1, 2011; and distributions by the Alerion Partnership to Alerion Drilling attributable to production or sale of oil or natural gas that occurred after January 1, 2011.
Further Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation to Increase Authorized Common Stock Shares and Conversion of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to Common
On July 18, 2011, a Certificate of Amendment to the Companys Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State became effective and increased the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, that the Company is authorized to issue from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000.
Further Amendment to Credit Facility
On April 21, 2011, the Companys borrowing base under Nytis LLCs credit facility with the Bank of Oklahoma was increased from $8.0 million to $10 million. Effective June 29, 2011, as a result of the increase in proved reserves attributable to the assets acquired from ING, the Companys borrowing base under this facility was increased from $10 million to $20 million, and the maximum line for credit available under hedging arrangements was increased from $2.7 million to $5 million. The maturity of all loans from the credit facility was extended from May 31, 2012 to May 31, 2014.
Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis relates to items that have affected our results of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The following tables set forth, for the periods presented, selected historical statements of operations data. The information contained in the table below should be read in conjunction with the Companys Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto and the information under Forward Looking Statements below.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
|
September 30, |
|
Increase / |
|
Percent |
| |||||
(in thousands except per unit data) |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
(Decrease) |
|
Change |
| |||
Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Oil and natural gas sales |
|
$ |
3,388 |
|
$ |
1,139 |
|
$ |
2,249 |
|
197 |
% |
Commodity derivative gain |
|
156 |
|
291 |
|
(135 |
) |
-46 |
% | |||
Other income |
|
291 |
|
132 |
|
159 |
|
120 |
% | |||
Total revenues |
|
3,835 |
|
1,562 |
|
2,273 |
|
146 |
% | |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Lease operating expenses |
|
625 |
|
255 |
|
370 |
|
145 |
% | |||
Transportation costs |
|
470 |
|
104 |
|
366 |
|
352 |
% | |||
Production and property taxes |
|
214 |
|
102 |
|
112 |
|
110 |
% | |||
General and administrative |
|
1,182 |
|
677 |
|
505 |
|
75 |
% | |||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
914 |
|
363 |
|
551 |
|
152 |
% | |||
Accretion of asset retirement obligations |
|
60 |
|
4 |
|
56 |
|
* |
| |||
Impairment of oil and gas properties |
|
3,825 |
|
|
|
3,825 |
|
* |
| |||
Total expenses |
|
7,290 |
|
1,505 |
|
5,785 |
|
384 |
% | |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Operating loss |
|
$ |
(3,455 |
) |
$ |
57 |
|
$ |
(3,512 |
) |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Other income and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Interest income |
|
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
10 |
|
$ |
(9 |
) |
-90 |
% |
Interest expense |
|
(131 |
) |
(41 |
) |
90 |
|
220 |
% | |||
Other expenses |
|
(450 |
) |
|
|
450 |
|
* |
| |||
Equity investment loss |
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
36 |
|
* |
| |||
Total other income and expenses |
|
$ |
(616 |
) |
$ |
(31 |
) |
585 |
|
* |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Production data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Natural gas (MMcf) |
|
644 |
|
234 |
|
410 |
|
175 |
% | |||
Oil and liquids (MBbl) |
|
5 |
|
1 |
|
4 |
|
400 |
% | |||
Combined (MMcfe) |
|
674 |
|
240 |
|
434 |
|
181 |
% | |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Average prices before effects of hedges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Natural gas (per Mcf) |
|
$ |
4.70 |
|
$ |
4.71 |
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
0 |
% |
Oil and liquids (per Bbl) |
|
$ |
71.82 |
|
$ |
37.76 |
|
$ |
34.06 |
|
90 |
% |
Combined (per Mcfe) |
|
$ |
5.03 |
|
$ |
4.75 |
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Average prices after effects of hedges**: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Natural gas (per Mcf) |
|
$ |
4.94 |
|
$ |
5.95 |
|
$ |
-1.01 |
|
-17 |
% |
Oil and liquids (per Bbl) |
|
$ |
71.82 |
|
$ |
37.76 |
|
$ |
34.06 |
|
90 |
% |
Combined (per Mcfe) |
|
$ |
5.26 |
|
$ |
5.96 |
|
$ |
-.70 |
|
-12 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Average costs (per Mcfe): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Lease operating expenses |
|
$ |
0.93 |
|
$ |
1.06 |
|
$ |
-0.13 |
|
-12 |
% |
Transportation costs |
|
$ |
0.70 |
|
$ |
0.43 |
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
63 |
% |
Production and property taxes |
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
$ |
0.43 |
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
-26 |
% |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
$ |
1.36 |
|
$ |
1.51 |
|
$ |
(0.15 |
) |
-10 |
% |
* Not meaningful or applicable
** Includes realized and unrealized commodity derivative gains
Oil and natural gas sales- Revenues from sales of natural gas and oil and liquids increased to $3.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 from $1.1 million for the three months ended September 31, 2010, an increase of 197%. Approximately $1.9 million of the increase is attributed to oil and gas revenues generated from the oil and gas properties acquired from ING and Alerion Drilling on June 29, 2011 and July 27, 2011, respectively. The balance of the increase, partially offset by an average natural gas price decrease of approximately 17%, was primarily due to a 7.5% increase in gas production and an increase of approximately 4,000 barrels of oil attributed to new oil production in Kentucky.
Commodity derivative gains- To achieve more predictable cash flows and to reduce our exposure to downward price fluctuations, we enter into derivative contracts using fixed or variable swap contracts when our management believes that favorable future sales prices for our natural gas production can be secured. Because we do not designate these derivatives as cash flow hedges, they do not receive hedge accounting treatment and all mark-to-market gains or losses, as well as realized gains or losses on the derivative instruments, are currently recognized in our results of operations. The unrealized gains and losses represent the changes in the fair value of these swap agreements as future strip prices fluctuate from the fixed price we will receive from these swap agreements. For the three months ended September 30, 2011 we had hedging gains of approximately $156,000 compared to hedging gains of approximately $291,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010.
Lease operating expenses- Lease operating expenses increased to approximately $625,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 from $255,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010. Approximately $188,000 of the increase is attributed to lease operating expenses incurred on oil and gas properties acquired from ING and Alerion Drilling on June 29, 2011 and July 27, 2011, respectively. The balance of the increase was primarily due to major repairs to roads and well sites damaged by area flooding in Kentucky and West Virginia and the addition of new wells principally in Illinois and Kentucky. On a per Mcfe basis, lease operating expenses decreased from $1.06 per Mcfe for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0.93 per Mcfe for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
Transportation costs- Transportation costs increased from approximately $104,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to approximately $470,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Approximately 90% of the increase in the transportation and gathering costs is attributed to the ING and Alerion Drilling oil and gas properties acquired on June 29, 2011 and July 27, 2011, respectively. The balance of the increase is due to transportation price increases and transportation costs for new producing properties located in Illinois and Kentucky. On a per Mcfe basis, these expenses increased from $0.43 per Mcfe for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0.70 per Mcfe for the three months ended September 30, 2011 due to higher gathering costs per Mcfe incurred on the acquired properties compared to the Companys gas properties prior to the acquisitions.
Production and property taxes- Production and property taxes increased from approximately $102,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to approximately $214,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. This increase is attributed to production and property tax expenses incurred on the oil and gas properties acquired from ING and Alerion Drilling on June 29, 2011 and July 27, 2011, respectively. Although production and property taxes increased, the Companys costs per Mcfe decreased from $0.43 per Mcfe for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $0.32 per Mcfe for the three months ended September 30, 2011. As a result of the acquisitions in 2011, a major portion of Companys production in the third quarter of 2011 was generated in states with lower tax rates as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, causing a lower weighted average rate per Mcfe.
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A)- DD&A increased from approximately $363,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to approximately $914,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. As previously noted, the increase is principally attributed with depletion expense associated with the increased production from the oil and gas properties acquired from ING and Alerion Drilling on June 29, 2011 and July 27, 2011, respectively. On a per Mcfe basis, these expenses decreased from $1.51 per Mcfe for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $1.36 per Mcfe for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Depletion rates are impacted by capital expenditures, future development costs, impairment expense and changes in reserves. The Companys depletion rate decreased due to the impact on the blended rate of the ING and Alerion Drilling acquisitions which had a lower depletion rate than the Companys depletion rate on its oil and gas properties prior to the acquisitions.
Impairment of oil and gas properties- The Company recognized a non-cash impairment expense of approximately $3.8 million due to the Companys full cost pool exceeding the ceiling limitation as of September 30, 2011. The Company did not recognize any non-cash impairment charges for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. The impairment for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily attributed to a new gathering arrangement on certain of the Companys proved undeveloped gas reserves in Kentucky. Additionally, during the quarter, there was a reduction in natural gas prices utilized in calculating the present value of future revenues from the
Companys proved gas reserves. These negative effects to future revenues were partially offset by additional proved undeveloped oil reserves booked during the quarter.
General and administrative expenses- General and administrative expenses increased from approximately $677,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to approximately $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 primarily due to additional costs incurred related to public company costs including insurance, legal, audit, salaries and costs associated with the acquisitions of ING and Alerion Drilling oil and gas properties and merger related expenses.
Interest expense- Interest expense increased from approximately $41,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to approximately $131,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 primarily due to an average higher debt balance during the quarter ended September 30, 2011 as compared with the same period in 2010.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|
|
September 30, |
|
Increase / |
|
Percent |
| |||||
(in thousands except per unit data) |
|
2011 |
|
2010 |
|
(Decrease) |
|
Change |
| |||
Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Oil and natural gas sales |
|
$ |
5,894 |
|
$ |
3,790 |
|
$ |
2,104 |
|
56 |
% |
Commodity derivative gain |
|
281 |
|
702 |
|
(421 |
) |
-60 |
% | |||
Other income |
|
481 |
|
255 |
|
226 |
|
89 |
% | |||
Total revenues |
|
6,656 |
|
4,747 |
|
1,909 |
|
40 |
% | |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Lease operating expenses |
|
1,314 |
|
767 |
|
547 |
|
71 |
% | |||
Transportation costs |
|
742 |
|
226 |
|
516 |
|
228 |
% | |||
Production and property taxes |
|
410 |
|
313 |
|
97 |
|
31 |
% | |||
General and administrative |
|
3,771 |
|
2,412 |
|
1,359 |
|
56 |
% | |||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
1,661 |
|
1,163 |
|
498 |
|
43 |
% | |||
Accretion of asset retirement obligations |
|
71 |
|
13 |
|
58 |
|
446 |
% | |||
Impairment of oil and gas properties |
|
12,205 |
|
|
|
12,205 |
|
* |
| |||
Total expenses |
|
20,174 |
|
4,894 |
|
15,280 |
|
312 |
% | |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Operating loss |
|
$ |
(13,518 |
) |
$ |
(147 |
) |
$ |
13,371 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Other income and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Interest income |
|
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
29 |
|
$ |
(28 |
) |
-97 |
% |
Interest expense |
|
(323 |
) |
(291 |
) |
32 |
|
-11 |
% | |||
Loss on disposition of fixed asset |
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
13 |
|
* |
| |||
Other expense |
|
(450 |
) |
|
|
450 |
|
* |
| |||
Equity investment income |
|
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
* |
| |||
Gain on sale of properties |
|
|
|
9,877 |
|
(9,877 |
) |
* |
| |||
Total other income and expenses |
|
$ |
(780 |
) |
$ |
9,615 |
|
$ |
(10,395 |
) |
-108 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Production data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Natural gas (MMcf) |
|
1,140 |
|
750 |
|
390 |
|
52 |
% | |||
Oil and liquids (MBbl) |
|
8 |
|
1 |
|
7 |
|
* |
| |||
Combined (MMcfe) |
|
1,188 |
|
756 |
|
432 |
|
57 |
% | |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Average prices before effects of hedges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Natural gas (per Mcf) |
|
$ |
4.62 |
|
$ |
4.98 |
|
$ |
(0.36 |
) |
-7 |
% |
Oil and liquids (per Bbl) |
|
$ |
78.41 |
|
$ |
56.58 |
|
$ |
21.83 |
|
39 |
% |
Combined (per Mcfe) |
|
$ |
4.96 |
|
$ |
5.01 |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
-1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Average prices after effects of hedges**: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Natural gas (per Mcf) |
|
$ |
4.87 |
|
$ |
5.91 |
|
$ |
(1.04 |
) |
-18 |
% |
Oil and liquids (per Bbl) |
|
$ |
78.41 |
|
$ |
56.58 |
|
$ |
21.83 |
|
39 |
% |
Combined (per Mcfe) |
|
$ |
5.20 |
|
$ |
5.94 |
|
$ |
(0.74 |
) |
-12 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|