v3.26.3
Supplemental Information on Natural Gas Mineral Operations (Unaudited)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Oil and Gas Disclosure [Abstract]  
Supplemental Information on Natural Gas Mineral Operations (Unaudited)

Note 17—Supplemental Information on Natural gas mineral Operations (Unaudited)

The Company’s natural gas mineral reserves are attributable solely to properties within the United States.

Capitalized natural gas mineral costs

Aggregate capitalized costs related to natural gas mineral production activities with applicable accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization are as follows:

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Proved royalty interest

 

$

327,342

 

 

$

110,001

 

Unproved royalty interests

 

 

176,240

 

 

 

63,932

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

(42,996

)

 

 

(18,849

)

Net royalty interests in oil and natural gas
   properties

 

$

460,586

$

155,084

 

 

Costs incurred in natural gas mineral activities

Costs incurred in natural gas mineral property acquisitions, exploration and development activities are as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Acquisition costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proved properties

 

$

205,108

 

 

$

17,402

 

Unproved properties

 

 

124,542

 

 

 

12,990

 

Total

 

$

329,650

 

 

$

30,392

 

 

Results of operations from natural gas mineral producing activities

The following table sets forth the revenues and expenses related to the production and sale of natural gas mineral. It does not include any interest costs or general and administrative costs and, therefore, is not necessarily indicative of the contribution to the net operating results of the Company’s natural gas operations.

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Royalty income

 

$

50,075

 

 

$

12,702

 

Depletion

 

 

(24,237

)

 

 

(10,827

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

 

2,640

 

 

 

1,587

 

Results of operations from natural gas

 

$

28,478

 

 

$

3,462

 

 

Natural gas mineral Reserves

Proved natural gas reserve estimates as of December 31, 2025 were prepared by Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc., independent petroleum engineers. Proved natural gas reserve estimates as of December 31, 2024, were prepared by Schaper Energy Consultants, independent petroleum engineers. Proved reserves were estimated in accordance with guidelines established by the SEC, which require that reserve estimates be prepared under existing economic and operating conditions based upon the 12-month unweighted average of the first-day-of-the-month prices.

There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved natural gas mineral reserves. Natural gas mineral reserve engineering is a subjective process of estimating underground accumulations of natural gas mineral that cannot be precisely measured and the accuracy of any reserve estimate is a function of the quality of available data and of engineering and geological interpretation and judgment. Results of drilling, testing and production subsequent to the date of the estimate may justify revision of such estimate. Accordingly, reserve estimates are often different from the quantities of natural gas mineral that are ultimately recovered.

The changes in estimated proved reserves are as follows:

 

 

 

Oil
(MBbls)

 

 

Natural Gas
(MMcf)

 

Natural Gas
Liquids
(MBbls)

 

Total
(MMcfe)

 

Proved Developed and Undeveloped Reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2023

 

 

18

 

 

 

62,421

 

 

 

582

 

 

 

66,013

 

Purchase of reserves in place

 

 

12

 

 

 

12,023

 

 

 

416

 

 

 

14,588

 

Extensions and discoveries

 

 

11

 

 

 

5,655

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

5,975

 

Revisions of previous estimates

 

 

3

 

 

 

8,991

 

 

 

(89

)

 

 

8,475

 

Production

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(7,371

)

 

 

(75

)

 

 

(7,838

)

As of December 31, 2024

 

 

39

 

 

 

81,719

 

 

 

877

 

 

 

87,213

 

Purchase of reserves in place

 

 

1,210

 

 

 

101,193

 

 

 

2,338

 

 

 

122,484

 

Extensions and discoveries

 

 

196

 

 

 

15,454

 

 

 

286

 

 

 

18,345

 

Revisions of previous estimates

 

 

34

 

 

 

(4,400

)

 

 

167

 

 

 

(3,191

)

Production

 

 

(88

)

 

 

(16,586

)

 

 

(210

)

 

 

(18,378

)

As of December 31, 2025

 

 

1,391

 

 

 

177,380

 

 

 

3,458

 

 

 

206,473

 

Proved Developed Reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

23

 

 

 

65,252

 

 

 

701

 

 

 

69,594

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

1,356

 

 

 

173,231

 

 

 

3,373

 

 

 

201,609

 

Proved Undeveloped Reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

16

 

 

 

16,469

 

 

 

176

 

 

 

17,619

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

35

 

 

 

4,149

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

4,864

 

 

Revisions of previous estimates represent changes, either increases or decreases, to prior reserve estimates resulting from new information, which is typically obtained through development drilling and production performance, or from changes in economic factors, including commodity prices, operating expenses, and development costs.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized negative revisions of previous estimates of 3,191 Mmcfe, primarily attributable to changes in development timing. Total extensions of 18,345 Mmcfe during the year were primarily attributable to the drilling of 221 wells and the permitting of 95 wells. Purchases of reserves in place of 122,484 Mmcfe were primarily attributable to the PHX Merger and an additional acquisition in the Marcellus Shale.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company’s positive revisions of previous estimates of 8,475 Mmcfe resulted primarily from a change in development timing. The company’s total extensions of 5,975 Mmcfe resulted primarily from the drilling of 183 wells. The purchase of reserves in place of 14,588 Mmcfe was due to an acquisition in the Marcellus Shale.

Standardized Measure of Discounted Cash Flows

The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows are based on the unweighted average, first-day-of-the-month price. The projections should not be viewed as realistic estimates of future cash flows, nor should the “standardized measure” be interpreted as representing current value to the Company. Material revisions to estimates of proved reserves may occur in the future; development and production of the reserves may not occur in the periods assumed; actual prices realized are expected to vary significantly from those used; and actual costs may vary.

The following table sets forth the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows attributable to the Company’s proved natural gas mineral reserves as of December 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Future cash inflows

 

$

700,567

 

 

$

171,733

 

Future production costs

 

 

(109,293

)

 

 

(22,608

)

Future development costs (capital costs)

 

 

(1,271

)

 

 

—

 

Future income tax expense

 

 

(56,289

)

 

 

(24,246

)

Future net cash flows

 

 

533,714

 

 

 

124,879

 

10% discount to reflect timing of cash flows

 

 

(267,388

)

 

 

(62,946

)

Standardized measure of discounted cash flows

 

$

266,326

 

 

$

61,933

 

 

In the table below the average first-day-of–the-month price for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids is presented, all utilized in the computation of future cash inflows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

Unweighted Arithmetic Average
First-Day-of-the-Month Prices

 

Oil (per Bbl)

 

$

65.34

 

 

$

75.48

 

Natural gas (per Mcf)

 

$

3.39

 

 

$

2.13

 

Natural gas liquids (per Bbl)

 

$

25.48

 

 

$

29.44

 

 

Principal changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows attributable to the Company’s proved reserves are as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Standardized measure of discounted future net
   cash flows at the beginning of the period

 

$

61,933

 

 

$

50,663

 

Net changes in prices and production costs

 

 

44,893

 

 

 

(2,491

)

Purchase of minerals in place

 

 

195,062

 

 

 

12,081

 

Extension and discoveries

 

 

34,223

 

 

 

4,951

 

Revisions of previous quantity estimates

 

 

(2,640

)

 

 

7,017

 

Natural gas and oil produced during the period

 

 

(50,075

)

 

 

(12,702

)

Accretion of discount

 

 

7,215

 

 

 

5,684

 

Net changes in income taxes

 

 

(17,143

)

 

 

(3,301

)

Net changes in timing of production and other

 

 

(7,142

)

 

 

31

 

Standardized measure of discounted future net
   cash flows at the end of the period

 

$

266,326

 

 

$

61,933