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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation

These financial statements, which are unaudited, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). Such information includes all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for an entire year.

Certain information, accounting policies, and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to certain rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  The condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, which were included in the Company’s 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements under GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  

The most significant estimates relate to proved crude oil and natural gas reserves, which include limited control over future development plans as a non-operator, estimates relating to certain crude oil and natural gas revenues and expenses, fair value of derivative instruments, acquisition date fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, impairment of crude oil and natural gas properties, asset retirement obligations at initial recognition, and deferred income taxes.

Management’s estimates and assumptions were based on historical data and consideration of future market conditions. Given the uncertainty inherent in any projection, actual results may differ from the estimates and assumptions used, and conditions may change, which could materially affect amounts reported in the unaudited condensed financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date, as applicable. If not discussed, management believes that the impact of recently issued standards, which are not yet effective, will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements upon adoption.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-04 Debt - Debt With Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20): Induced Conversion of Convertible Debt Instruments. The objective of the standard is to improve the relevance and consistency in application of the induced conversion guidance in Subtopic 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options. This standard will affect entities that settle convertible debt instruments for which the conversion privileges are changed to induce conversion. ASU 2024-04 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within
those annual reporting periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on its financial statements and related disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03 Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The standard requires disclosure, in the notes to financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The objective of the standard is to provide disaggregated information about a public business entity’s expenses to help investors better understand the components of an entity’s expenses, which should enable investors to better assess an entity’s prospects for future cash flows. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on its financial statements and related disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires the Company to disclose disaggregated jurisdictional and categorical information for the tax rate reconciliation, income taxes paid and other income tax related amounts. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The adoption is expected to enhance the Company's Notes to the Financial Statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the new standard will have on its financial statements and related disclosures.

In October 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-06 Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative, which amends GAAP to include 14 disclosure requirements that are currently required under SEC Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K. Each amendment will be effective on the date on which the SEC removes the related disclosure requirement from SEC Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the new standard will have on its financial statements and related disclosures.

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenues are primarily derived from its interests in the sales of oil and natural gas production. The Company recognizes revenue from its interests in the sales of crude oil and natural gas in the period that its performance obligations are satisfied. Performance obligations are satisfied when the customer obtains control of the product, when the Company has no further obligations to perform related to the sale, when the transaction price has been determined and when collectability is probable. The sales of oil and natural gas are made under contracts which the third-party operators of the wells have negotiated with customers, which typically include variable consideration that is based on pricing tied to local indices and volumes delivered in the current month. The Company receives payment from the sale of oil and natural gas production from one to three months after delivery. At the end of each month when the performance obligation is satisfied, the variable consideration can be reasonably estimated and amounts due from customers are accrued in trade receivables, net in the condensed balance sheets. Variances between the Company’s estimated revenue and actual payments are recorded in the month the payment is received. Historically, differences have been insignificant. Accordingly, the variable consideration is not constrained.

The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations under its contracts with customers as it applies the practical expedient exemption, which applies to variable consideration that is recognized as control of the product is transferred to the customer. Since each unit of product represents a separate performance obligation, future volumes are wholly unsatisfied, and disclosure of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations is not required.

The Company’s oil is typically sold at delivery points under contract terms that are common in our industry. The Company’s natural gas produced is delivered by the well operators to various purchasers at agreed upon delivery points under a limited number of contract types that are also common in our industry. Regardless of the contract type, the terms of these contracts compensate the well operators for the value of the oil and natural gas at specified prices, and then the well operators will remit payment to the Company for its share in the value of the oil and natural gas sold.

In June 2025, the Company entered into a settlement and mutual release agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with an operator in North Dakota (the “Operator”). Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Operator and the Company have settled and permanently released certain claims of the Company relating to certain post-production costs previously deducted from revenues. Pursuant to the settlement, the Company will receive approximately $81.7 million, recorded within Oil and Gas Sales in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. The Company expects to receive a net cash settlement of $48.6 million after deducting approximately $33.1 million in legal settlement expenses. The cash proceeds are expected to be received in the third quarter of 2025.
The Company reports volumes and revenues on a two-stream basis. Accordingly, the Company’s disaggregated revenue has two primary sources: (i) oil sales and (ii) natural gas and NGL sales. Substantially all of the Company’s sales come from four operating areas in the United States: the Williston Basin, the Permian Basin, the Appalachian Basin, and the Uinta Basin.

The following table presents the disaggregation of the Company’s oil revenues and natural gas and NGL revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.


 Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In thousands)2025202420252024
Oil Sales$402,672 $488,690 $862,354 $954,369 
Natural Gas and NGL Sales (1)
171,697 72,335 288,967 138,697 
Total$574,369 $561,025 $1,151,321 $1,093,066 
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(1)    Balances for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 include $81.7 million in legal settlement from an Operator in North Dakota.

Concentrations of Market, Credit Risk and Other Risks

The future results of the Company’s crude oil and natural gas operations will be affected by the market prices of crude oil and natural gas.  The availability of a ready market for crude oil and natural gas products in the future will depend on numerous factors beyond the control of the Company, including weather, imports, marketing of competitive fuels, proximity and capacity of crude oil and natural gas pipelines and other transportation facilities, any oversupply or undersupply of crude oil, natural gas and liquid products, the regulatory environment, the economic environment, and other regional and political events, none of which can be predicted with certainty.

The Company operates in the exploration, development and production sector of the crude oil and natural gas industry.  The Company’s receivables include amounts due, indirectly via the third-party operators of the wells, from purchasers of its crude oil and natural gas production.  While certain of these customers, as well as third-party operators of the wells, are affected by periodic downturns in the economy in general or in their specific segment of the crude oil or natural gas industry, the Company believes that its level of credit-related losses due to such economic fluctuations have been immaterial.

As a non-operator, 100% of the Company’s wells are operated by third-party operating partners. As a result, the Company is highly dependent on the success of these third-party operators. If they are not successful in the exploration, development and production activities relating to the Company’s leasehold interests, or are unable or unwilling to perform, the Company’s financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. These risks are heightened in a low commodity price environment, which may present significant challenges to these third-party operators. The Company’s third-party operators will make decisions in connection with their operations that may not be in the Company’s best interests, and the Company may have little or no ability to exercise influence over the operational decisions of its third-party operators. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company’s top four operators made up 41% of total oil and natural gas sales, with two operators comprising more than 10% but less than 15%. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company’s top four operators made up 40% of total oil and natural gas sales, with two operators comprising more than 10% but less than 15%. For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company’s top four operators made up 39% of total oil and natural gas sales, with one operator comprising more than 10% but less than 15%. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company’s top four operators made up 34% of total oil and natural gas sales, with no operators comprising more than 10%.

The Company faces concentration risk due to the fact that substantially all of its oil and natural gas revenue is sourced from a limited number of geographic areas of operations. As a result, the Company is disproportionately exposed to risks that affect one or more of those areas in the Williston Basin, the Permian Basin, the Appalachian Basin and the Uinta Basin.

The Company manages and controls market and counterparty credit risk. In the normal course of business, collateral is not required for financial instruments with credit risk. Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist principally of cash balances and derivative financial instruments. The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed the federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any significant losses from such investments. The Company attempts to limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution or company. The Company believes the credit quality of its counterparties is generally high. In the normal course of
business, letters of credit or parent guarantees may be required for counterparties which management perceives to have a higher credit risk.

Net Income Per Common Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) are computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders (the numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period (the denominator). Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding (if dilutive) during each period. Potential common shares include shares issuable upon exercise of stock warrants and vesting of restricted stock awards, and shares issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes (see Note 4). The number of potential common shares outstanding are calculated using the treasury stock or if-converted method.

In those reporting periods in which the Company has reported net income available to common stockholders, anti-dilutive shares generally are comprised of the restricted stock that has average unrecognized stock compensation expense greater than the average stock price. In those reporting periods in which the Company has a net loss, anti-dilutive shares are comprised of the impact of those number of shares that would have been dilutive had the Company had net income plus the number of common stock equivalents that would be anti-dilutive had the company had net income.

Restricted stock awards are excluded from the calculation of basic weighted average common shares outstanding until they vest. For restricted stock awards that vest based on achievement of performance and/or market conditions, the number of contingently issuable common shares included in diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding is based on the number of common shares, if any, that would be issuable under the terms of the arrangement if the performance and/or market conditions were met at the end of the reporting period, assuming the result would be dilutive.

The reconciliation of the denominators used to calculate basic EPS and diluted EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)2025202420252024
Net Income$99,585 $138,556 $238,567 $150,163 
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding – Basic98,060,407 100,266,462 98,308,686 100,354,467 
Plus: Dilutive Effect of Restricted Stock and Common Stock Warrants 1,334,132 980,385 1,383,447 1,087,022 
Plus: Dilutive Effect of Convertible Notes— 738,227 — 369,114 
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding – Diluted99,394,539 101,985,074 99,692,134 101,810,603 
Net Income per Common Share:
Basic$1.02 $1.38 $2.43 $1.50 
Diluted$1.00 $1.36 $2.39 $1.47 
Shares Excluded from EPS Due to Anti-Dilutive Effect:
Restricted Stock63,093 — 74,873 5,315 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following table reflects the Company’s supplemental cash flow information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:

Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In thousands)20252024
Supplemental Cash Items:
Cash Paid During the Period for Interest, Net of Amount Capitalized$85,602 $71,553 
Cash (Refunded) Paid During the Period for Income Taxes, Net(2,295)296 
Non-cash Investing Activities:
Capital Expenditures on Oil and Natural Gas Properties Included in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities295,758 262,988 
Capitalized Asset Retirement Obligations2,184 4,074 
Compensation Capitalized in Oil and Natural Gas Properties402 52 
Issuance of Common Stock - Acquisition of Oil and Natural Gas Properties — 3,737 
Non-cash Financing Activities:
Issuance of Common Stock in Exchange for Warrants— 23,338 
Common Stock Dividends Declared, But Not Paid44,270 40,064 
Repurchases of Common Stock - Excise Tax500 548