GULFPORT ENERGY CORP

13. LEASES

Nature of Leases

The Company has operating leases on certain equipment with remaining lease durations in excess of one year. The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with lease terms of greater than one year. Short-term leases that have an initial term of one year or less are not capitalized.

The Company enters into contracts for drilling rigs with varying terms with third parties to ensure operational continuity, cost control and rig availability in its operations.

The Company rents office space for its corporate headquarters, field locations and certain other equipment from third parties. These agreements are typically structured with non-cancelable terms ofone year tofive years. The Company has determined these agreements represent operating leases with a lease term that equals the primary non-cancelable contract term. The Company has included any renewal options that it has determined are reasonably certain of exercise in the determination of the lease terms.

Discount Rate

As most of the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company's incremental borrowing rate reflects the estimated rate of interest that it would pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment.

Future amounts due under operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2026 were as follows (in thousands):

Lease Commencements

During the three months ended September 30, 2026, the Company amended a drilling rig lease contract to extend the term by approximatelytwo years and recognized an operating lease right-of-use asset and corresponding operating lease liability of $22.2 million. In addition, the Company commenced a newfive year office lease, resulting in the recognition of an operating lease right-of-use asset and corresponding operating lease liability of $4.7 million.

Lease costs incurred consisted of the following (in thousands):

(1) The majority of the Company's total lease cost was capitalized to the full cost pool, and the remainder was included in either lease operating expenses or general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The weighted average remaining lease term as of September 30, 2026 and 2025 was 2.4 years and 0.95 years, respectively. The weighted average discount rate used to determine the operating lease liability as of September 30, 2026 and 2025 was 6.06% and 6.10%, respectively.