MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP
For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Nov 12, 2024.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
- Organization and Nature of Business
Mach Natural Resources LP (the “Company”) is a Delaware limited partnership that was formed for the purpose of effectuating an initial public offering (the “Offering”) that closed in October 2023. The Company’s common units representing limited partnership interests (the “common units”) are listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “MNR.” The Company is an independent upstream oil and gas company focused on the acquisition, development and production of oil, natural gas and NGL reserves in the Anadarko Basin region of Western Oklahoma, Southern Kansas and the panhandle of Texas.
Following the Offering and Corporate Reorganization (as defined below), the Company became a holding partnership whose sole material asset consists of membership interests in Mach Natural Resources Intermediate LLC (“Intermediate”). Intermediate wholly owns Mach Natural Resources Holdco LLC (“Holdco”), and Holdco wholly owns each of the Company’s three operating subsidiaries, BCE-Mach LLC (“BCE-Mach”), BCE-Mach II LLC (“BCE-Mach II”) and BCE-Mach III LLC (collectively, the “Mach Companies”). BCE-Mach III LLC (the “Predecessor”) is the accounting predecessor to the Company for all periods prior to the Offering as discussed herein.
The Company’s operations are governed by the provisions of its partnership agreement, executed by its general partner, Mach Natural Resources GP LLC (the “General Partner”) and the limited partners. The General Partner is managed and operated by the board of directors and executive officers of the General Partner. The members of the board of directors of the General Partner are appointed by the members of the General Partner, BCE-Mach Aggregator and Mach Resources in proportion to their respective limited partnership ownership in the Company.
Management has evaluated how the Company is organized and managed and identified a single reportable segment, which is the exploration and production of oil, natural gas and NGLs. Management considers the Company’s gathering, processing and marketing functions as ancillary to its oil and gas producing activities. All of the Company’s operations and assets are located in the United States, and its revenues are attributable to United States customers.
Corporate Reorganization
On October 25, 2023, the Company underwent a corporate reorganization (the “Corporate Reorganization”) whereby (a) the existing owners who directly held membership interests in the Mach Companies prior to the Offering (the “Existing Owners”) contributed 100% of their membership interests in the Mach Companies for a pro rata allocation of 100% of the limited partner interests in the Company to effectuate a merger of such entities into the Company with BCE-Mach III determined as the accounting acquirer, (b) the Company contributed 100% of its membership interests in the Mach Companies to Intermediate in exchange for 100% of the membership interests in Intermediate, and (c) Intermediate contributed 100% of its membership interests in the Mach Companies to Holdco in exchange for 100% of the membership interests in Holdco.
Initial Public Offering
On October 27, 2023, the Company completed the Offering of 10,000,000 common units at a price of $19.00 per unit to the public. The sale of Company’s common units resulted in gross proceeds of $190.0 million to the Company and net proceeds of $168.5 million, after deducting underwriting fees and offering expenses. The material terms of the Offering are described in the Company’s final prospectus, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 26, 2023, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
The Company used $102.2 million of the proceeds to pay down the existing credit facilities of its operating subsidiaries (the “Pre-IPO Credit Facilities”) and $66.3 million of the proceeds to purchase 3,750,000 common units from the existing common unit owners on a pro rata basis. After giving effect to the Offering and the transactions related thereto, the Company had 95,000,000 common units issued and outstanding.
- Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein were prepared from records of the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“US GAAP”) and include accounts of our wholly owned subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2023, as included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2024. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals that are considered necessary for a fair statement of the financial information, have been included.
Our historical financial data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 reflects BCE-Mach III LLC, the accounting predecessor of Mach Natural Resources LP.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, if any, at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Although management believes these estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from these estimates. The Company evaluates these estimates on an ongoing basis, using historical experience, consultation with experts and other methods the Company considers reasonable in the particular circumstances. Nevertheless, actual results may differ significantly from the Company’s estimates. Any effects on the Company’s business, financial position or results of operations resulting from revisions to these estimates are recorded in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known.
Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, estimates of proved oil and natural gas reserves and related present value estimates of future net cash flows therefrom, the fair value determination of acquired assets and liabilities assumed in business combinations and the fair value estimates of commodity derivatives.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial statement presentation. These reclassifications had an immaterial effect on the previously reported total assets, total liabilities, partners’ capital, results of operations or cash flows.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents for purposes of the financial statements. The Company maintains cash at financial institutions which may at times exceed federally insured amounts. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk in this area.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable primarily consists of receivables from joint interest owners on properties the Company operates and from sales of oil and natural gas production delivered to purchasers. The purchasers remit payment for production directly to the Company. Most payments for production are received within three months after the production date.
Accounts receivable are stated at amounts due from joint interest owners or purchasers, net of an allowance for credit losses. The Company extends credit to joint interest owners and generally does not require collateral, but typically has the ability to withhold future revenue disbursements to recover any non-payment of joint interest billings. Accounts receivable outstanding longer than the contractual payment terms are considered past due.
The Company establishes its allowance for credit losses equal to the estimable portions of accounts receivable for which failure to collect is expected to occur primarily based on a historical loss rate analysis. The Company estimates uncollectible amounts based on a number of factors, including the length of time accounts receivable are past due, the Company’s previous loss history, the debtor’s expected ability to pay its obligation to the Company, the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole. The Company considers forecasts of future economic conditions in its estimate of expected credit losses and adjusts its allowance for expected credit losses when necessary. The Company writes off specific accounts receivable when they become uncollectible, and payments subsequently received on such receivables are credited to the allowance for credit losses. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the allowance for credit losses related to joint interest receivables were $3.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively, and the credit losses related to sales of oil and natural gas were not material.
Derivative Instruments
The Company is required to recognize its derivative instruments on the balance sheet as assets or liabilities at fair value with such amounts classified as current or long-term based on their anticipated settlement dates. The accounting for the changes in fair value of a derivative depends on the intended use of the derivative and resulting designation. The Company has not designated its derivative instruments as hedges for accounting purposes and, as a result, marks its derivative instruments to fair value and recognizes the cash and non-cash change in fair value on derivative instruments in the statement of operations. The cash and non-cash change in fair value on derivative instruments are included in the operating activities section in the statement of cash flows.
Oil and Natural Gas Operations
The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its exploration and development activities. Under this method of accounting, costs of both successful and unsuccessful exploration and development activities are capitalized as proved oil and natural gas properties. This includes any internal costs that are directly related to exploration and development activities, but does not include any costs related to production, general corporate overhead or similar activities, which are expensed as incurred. Capitalized costs are depreciated using the unit of production method. Under this method, depletion is computed at the end of each period by multiplying total production for the period by a depletion rate. The depletion rate is determined by dividing the total unamortized cost base plus future development costs by a net equivalent proved reserves at the beginning of the period. The average depletion rate per barrel equivalent unit of production was $7.97 and $6.52 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The average depletion rate per barrel equivalent unit of production was $8.17 and $6.64 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense for oil and natural gas properties was$189.3 million and $86.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense for oil and natural gas properties was $61.5 million and $30.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Under the full cost method, capitalized costs of oil and natural gas properties, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization, may not exceed the full cost “ceiling” at the end of each reporting period. The ceiling is calculated based on the present value of estimated future net cash flows from proved oil and gas reserves, discounted at 10%. The estimated future net revenues exclude future cash outflows associated with settling asset retirement obligations included in the net book value of oil and natural gas properties. Estimated future net cash flows are calculated using the preceding 12-months’ average price based on closing prices on the first day of each month. The net book value is compared to the ceiling limitation on a quarterly basis. The excess, if any, of the net book value above the ceiling limitation is charged to expense in the period in which it occurs and is not subsequently reinstated. The ceiling limitation computation is determined without regard to income taxes due to the Internal Revenue Service recognition of the Company as a flow-through entity. No impairments on proved oil and natural gas properties were recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Costs associated with unevaluated properties are excluded from the full cost pool until the Company has made a determination as to the existence of proved reserves. The Company assesses all items classified as unevaluated property on a quarterly basis for possible impairment. The Company assesses properties on an individual basis or as a group if properties are individually insignificant. The assessment includes consideration of the following factors, among others: intent to drill; remaining lease term; geological and geophysical evaluations; drilling results and activity; the assignment of proved reserves; and the economic viability of development if proved reserves are assigned. During any period in which these factors indicate an impairment, the cumulative drilling costs incurred to date for such property and all or a portion of the associated leasehold costs are transferred to the full cost pool and are then subject to amortization. As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Company had no properties excluded from the full cost pool.
Sales of oil and natural gas properties being amortized are accounted for as adjustments to the full cost pool, with no gain or loss recognized, unless the adjustments would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved oil, natural gas, and NGL reserves. A significant alteration would not ordinarily be expected to occur upon the sale of reserves involving less than 25% of the proved reserve quantities of a cost center.
Other Property and Equipment, Net
Other property and equipment primarily consists of gathering systems, processing plants, and salt water disposal systems. Property and equipment are capitalized and recorded at cost, while maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation of such property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range fromtwo to 39 years. Depreciation expense for other property and equipment was $6.7 million and $4.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Depreciation expense for other property and equipment was$2.3 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Impairment losses are recorded on property and equipment used in operations and other long-lived assets held and used when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets’ carrying amount. Impairment is measured based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the asset. No impairment of other property and equipment was recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 or 2023.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value and consist of production and midstream equipment not placed in service as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company’s production equipment is primarily comprised of oil and natural gas drilling or repair items such as tubing, casing and pumping units, as well as pipe for midstream operations.
Debt Issuance Costs
Other assets include capitalized costs related to the Revolving Credit Agreement of $2.6 million, net of accumulated amortization of $2.0 millionas of September 30, 2024. As of December 31, 2023, other assets include capitalized costs related to the Revolving Credit Agreement of $2.2 million, net of accumulated amortization of $1.6 million. These costs are being amortized over the terms of the related credit agreements and are reported as interest expense on the Company’s statement of operations.
Debt issuance costs and the discount associated with the Company’s term loan are presented as a reduction of the carrying value of long-term debt on the Company’s balance sheet. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had unamortized debt issuance costs and discount of $13.6 million and $18.0 million, respectively, in relation to the term loan.
Income Taxes
The Company is a limited partnership treated as a partnership for federal and state income tax purposes, with the exception of the state of Texas, with income tax liabilities and/or benefits of the Company passed through to partners. As such, with the exception of the state of Texas, we are not a taxable entity, we do not directly pay federal and state income tax and recognition has not been given to federal and state income taxes for our operations, except as described below.
Limited partnerships are subject to state income taxes in the state of Texas. Due to immateriality, income taxes related to the Texas franchise tax have been included in general and administrative expenses on the statement of operations and no deferred tax amounts were calculated.
The Company disallows the recognition of tax positions not deemed to meet a “more-likely-than not” threshold of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. The Company’s policy is to reflect interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in general and administrative expense, when and if they become applicable. The Company has not recognized any potential interest or penalties in its financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company’s tax years 2023, 2022, and 2021 remain open for examination by state authorities.
Asset Retirement Obligations
The Company records the fair value of the future legal liability for an asset retirement obligation (“ARO”) in the period in which the liability is incurred (at the time the wells are drilled or acquired), with the offsetting increase to property cost. These property costs are depreciated on a unit-of-production basis within the full cost pool. The liability accretes each period until it is settled or the well is sold, at which time the liability is satisfied.
The Company estimates a fair value of the obligation on each well in which it owns an interest by identifying costs associated with the future downhole plugging, dismantlement and removal of production equipment and facilities, and the restoration and reclamation of a field’s surface to a condition similar to that existing before oil and natural gas extraction or salt water disposal began.
In general, the amount of ARO and the costs capitalized will be equal to the estimated future cost to satisfy the abandonment obligation using current prices that are escalated by an assumed inflation factor up to the estimated settlement date, which is then discounted back to the date that the abandonment obligation was incurred using an estimated credit adjusted rate. If the estimated ARO changes materially, an adjustment is recorded to both the ARO and the long-lived asset. Revisions to estimated AROs can result from changes in retirement cost estimates, revisions to estimated inflation rates and changes in the estimated timing of abandonment. The following is a reconciliation of ARO for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
| September 30,2024 | September 30,2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Asset retirement obligation at beginning of period | $85,094 | $52,359 |
| Liabilities assumed in acquisitions | 9,115 | 214 |
| Liabilities incurred | 546 | 284 |
| Liabilities settled | (559) | (479) |
| Liabilities revised | — | 313 |
| Accretion expense | 5,184 | 3,282 |
| Asset retirement obligation at end of period | $99,380 | $55,973 |
Revenue Recognition
Sales of oil, natural gas and NGL are recognized when production is sold to a purchaser at a fixed or determinable price, delivery has occurred, control has transferred and collectability of the revenue is probable. The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied at a point in time. This occurs when control is transferred to the purchaser upon delivery of contract specified production volumes at a specified point. The pricing provisions in the Company’s contracts are tied to a market index, with certain adjustments based on, among other factors, whether a well delivers to a gathering or transmission line, the quality of the oil or natural gas and the prevailing supply and demand conditions. As a result, the price of the oil, natural gas and NGL fluctuates to remain competitive with other available oil, natural gas and NGL supplies.
Our major market risk exposure is in the pricing applicable to our oil, natural gas, and NGL production. Realized pricing is primarily driven by the prevailing worldwide price for crude oil and spot market prices applicable to our natural gas and NGL production. Pricing for oil, natural gas and NGL production has been volatile and unpredictable for several years, and the Company expects this volatility to continue in the future. The prices the Company receives for production depend on many factors outside of our control. See Note 7 for a discussion of the Company’s management of price volatility.
Oil Sales
The Company’s oil sales contracts are structured where it delivers oil to the purchasers at the wellhead, where the purchaser takes custody, title and risk of loss of the product. Under this arrangement, the Company recognizes revenue when control transfers to the purchaser at the delivery point based on the price received from the purchaser. Oil revenues are recorded net of any third-party transportation fees and other applicable differentials in the Company’s statement of operations.
Natural Gas and NGL Sales
Under the Company’s natural gas and NGL sales contracts, it first delivers wet natural gas to a midstream processing entity. After processing, the residue gas is transported to the purchaser at the inlet to certain natural gas pipelines, where the purchaser takes control, title and risk of loss of the product. The NGL is delivered to the purchaser at the tailgate of the midstream processing plant, where the purchaser takes control, title and risk of loss of the product. For both natural gas sales and NGL sales, the Company evaluates whether it is the principal or the agent in the transaction. For those contracts where the Company has concluded it is the principal and the ultimate third party is its customer, the Company recognizes revenue on a gross basis, with gathering and processing fees presented as an expense in its statement of operations.
Midstream Revenue and Product Sales
The Company’s gathering and processing revenue is generated from owned gathering and compression systems and processing plants acquired in the Company’s acquisitions. The Company charges a gathering, compression and processing rate per MMBtu transported through the gathering system and processing plant. The Company also gathers and disposes of salt water from producing wells through an owned pipeline system and disposal wells. The Company charges a fixed rate per barrel of water for disposal. Fees are recognized as revenue based on measured volume at the specified delivery points
when the associated service is performed.
Product sales are generated from the Company’s sale of natural gas, oil and NGL production purchased from third parties and subsequently gathered and processed through the Company’s owned midstream facilities. Product sales includes activity from certain third-party percent-of-proceeds contracts where the Company keeps a contractually based percentage of proceeds from the sale of natural gas and NGL production, as payment for processing natural gas from the third parties. The Company retains control of the purchased natural gas and NGLs prior to delivery to the purchaser and satisfies its
performance obligations by transferring control of the product at the delivery point and recognizes revenue based on the
contract price received from the purchaser. The costs of buying natural gas, oil and NGL production from third party shippers are included as costs of product sales on the statement of operations.
Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations
For the Company’s product sales that are short-term in nature with a contract term of one year or less, the Company has utilized the practical expedient that exempts it from disclosure of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations if the performance obligation is part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less. For the Company’s product sales that have a contract term greater than one year, the Company has utilized the practical expedient, which states that a company is not required to disclose the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations if the variable consideration is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation. Each unit of product delivered to the customer represents a separate performance obligation; therefore, future volumes are wholly unsatisfied and disclosure of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations is not required.
Prior-Period Performance Obligations
The Company records revenue in the month production is delivered and control passes to the customer. However, settlement statements and payment may not be received for 30 to 90 days after the date production occurs, and as a result, the Company is required to estimate the amount of production that was delivered and the price that will be received for the sale of the product. The Company records variances between its estimates and actual amounts received in the month payment is received and such variances have historically not been significant.
Concentrations
The Company is subject to risk resulting from the concentration of its crude oil and natural gas sales and receivables with several significant purchasers. The following purchasers each accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Philips 66 Company | 35.9% | 60.2% | 32.0% | 53.6% |
| Shell Oil Company | 16.5% | * | 17.0% | * |
| ONEOK Hydrocarbon L.P. | 10.9% | * | * | 10.7% |
| NextEra Energy Marketing LLC | * | * | * | 13.2% |
- Purchaser did not account for greater than 10% of oil, natural gas, and NGL sales for the period.
The Company’s receivables as of September 30, 2024 and 2023 from oil and gas sales are concentrated with the same counterparties noted above. The Company does not believe the loss of any single purchaser would materially impact its operating results, as crude oil and natural gas are fungible products with well-established markets and numerous purchasers.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had one customer that represented approximately 27.3% of our total joint interest receivables. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had three customers that represented approximately 23.5%,16.2%, and 12.6% of our total joint interest receivables.
Revenue Disaggregation
The following table displays the revenue disaggregated and reconciles disaggregated revenue to the revenue reported for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Revenues: | ||||
| Oil | $125,970 | $112,970 | $420,499 | $321,056 |
| Natural gas | 45,813 | 36,564 | 148,748 | 106,263 |
| NGL | 40,912 | 17,017 | 135,106 | 51,561 |
| Gross oil, natural gas, and NGL sales | 212,695 | 166,551 | 704,353 | 478,880 |
| Transportation, gathering and marketing | (3,530) | 155 | (8,409) | 439 |
| Net oil, natural gas, and NGL sales | $209,165 | $166,706 | $695,944 | $479,319 |
Earnings per Common Unit
The Company’s basic earnings per unit (“EPU”) is computed based on the weighted average number of common units outstanding for the period. Diluted EPU includes the effect of the Company’s phantom units if the inclusion of these units is dilutive. See Note 13 for additional information on the Company’s EPU.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Supplemental disclosures to the statements of cash flows are presented below for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||
| Cash paid for interest | $75,392 | $5,326 |
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions: | ||
| Change in accrued capital expenditures | $7,290 | $(13,263) |
| Asset retirement cost capitalized | $546 | $284 |
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities | $2,792 | $6,449 |
| Change in accrued distributions | $(1,740) | $— |
| Change in accrued offering costs | $822 | $— |
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280) – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures,” which updates reportable segment disclosure requirements primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses and information used to assess segment performance. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Management is currently evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures, but does not believe the adoption of the update will impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
- Acquisitions and Divestitures
Acquisitions
Western Kansas Acquisition
On August 9, 2024, the Company executed a purchase and sale agreement to purchase certain oil and gas properties in Kansas and Oklahoma for consideration of $38.0 million in cash, subject to certain customary purchase price adjustments (the “Western Kansas Acquisition”). The transaction closed on September 25, 2024. This purchase was accounted for as an asset acquisition as substantially all of the fair value of acquired assets could be allocated to a single identified asset group of proved oil and natural gas properties. Below is a reconciliation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
| Assets acquired and liabilities assumed: | |
|---|---|
| Oil and natural gas properties | $45,582 |
| Other property and equipment | 400 |
| Other assets | 123 |
| Revenue suspense | (333) |
| Asset retirement obligations assumed | (9,115) |
| Total assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed | $36,657 |
Cash paid to acquire the assets as of September 30, 2024 was $36.7 million, inclusive of capitalized transaction costs of $0.1 million.
Paloma Partners IV, LLC
On November 10, 2023, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the “Paloma PSA”) with Paloma Partners IV, LLC pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase certain interests in oil and gas properties, rights and related assets located in Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Grady, Kingfisher and McClain Counties, Oklahoma (the “Paloma Assets”).
On December 28, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of the Paloma Assets (the “Paloma Acquisition”) in accordance with the terms of the Paloma PSA for a purchase price of approximately $815,000,000 in cash. The Company utilized borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement to fund the Paloma Acquisition.
The Paloma Acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition as substantially all of the gross fair value of the Paloma Assets was concentrated in proved oil and natural gas properties, which were considered to be a group of similar identifiable assets. The table below reflects the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. See Note 8 for additional information regarding fair value measurements. Below is a reconciliation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
| Initial · As ofSeptember 30, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Paloma Acquisition | Adjustments | Paloma Acquisition | |
| Consideration transferred: | |||
| Cash consideration | $748,587 | $(23,756)(a) | $724,831 |
| Capitalized transaction costs | 1,695 | 1,295(a) | 2,990 |
| Less: purchase price adjustment receivable | (15,160) | 15,160(a) | — |
| Total acquisition consideration | $735,122 | $(7,301) | $727,821 |
| Assets acquired: | |||
| Accounts receivable | $4,239 | $— | $4,239 |
| Inventories | 166 | — | 166 |
| Proved oil and natural gas properties | 750,476 | 268(a) | 750,744 |
| Total assets to be acquired | 754,881 | 268 | 755,149 |
| Liabilities assumed: | |||
| Revenue payable | 18,295 | 7,569(a) | 25,864 |
| Asset retirement obligations | 1,464 | — | 1,464 |
| Total liabilities assumed | 19,759 | 7,569 | 27,328 |
| Net assets acquired | $735,122 | $(7,301) | $727,821 |
a. Adjustment reflects additional accounting data received and processed subsequent to the acquisition date. The initial purchase price allocation considered available data at the time of disclosure.
BCE-Mach LLC and BCE-Mach II LLC
On October 25, 2023, as part of the Corporate Reorganization, the Existing Owners contributed all of their equity interests in BCE-Mach, BCE-Mach II and BCE-Mach III to the Company in exchange for 100% of the limited partnership interests in the Company to effectuate the acquisition. While there was a high degree of common ownership, the Mach Companies were not under common control for financial reporting purposes. BCE-Mach III LLC has been identified as the accounting acquirer of BCE-Mach and BCE-Mach II which have been accounted for as business combinations under the acquisition method of accounting under U.S. GAAP.
The following table presents the fair value of consideration transferred by the Company as a result of the acquisitions (amounts in thousands, except unit and per unit amounts):
| BCE-Mach LLC | BCE-Mach II LLC | |
|---|---|---|
| Common units issued for acquisition | 7,765,625 | 4,215,625 |
| Offering price of common units | $19.00 | $19.00 |
| Total acquisition consideration | $147,547 | $80,097 |
The table below reflects the fair value estimates of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. See Note 8 for additional information regarding fair value measurements. Below is a reconciliation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
| BCE-Mach LLC | BCE-Mach II LLC | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets acquired: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $30,350 | $8,803 |
| Accounts receivable | 32,042 | 11,541 |
| Other current assets | 18,303 | 2,331 |
| Proved oil and natural gas properties | 184,840 | 98,800 |
| Other long-term assets | 11,176 | 7,811 |
| Total assets to be acquired | 276,711 | 129,286 |
| Liabilities assumed: | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 17,312 | 3,659 |
| Revenue payable | 29,390 | 15,317 |
| Other current liabilities | 1,361 | 446 |
| Long-term debt | 65,000 | 17,100 |
| Asset retirement obligations | 14,369 | 11,589 |
| Other long-term liabilities | 1,732 | 1,078 |
| Total liabilities assumed | 129,164 | 49,189 |
| Net assets acquired | $147,547 | $80,097 |
Proved properties were valued using an income approach based on underlying reserves projections as of the acquisition date. The income approach is considered a Level 3 fair value estimate and includes significant assumptions of future production, commodity prices, operating and capital cost estimates, the weighted average cost of capital for industry peers, which represents the discount factor, and risk adjustment factors based on reserve category. Price assumptions were based on observable market pricing, adjusted for historical differentials, while cost estimates were based on current observable costs inflated based on historical and expected future inflation.
Hinkle Oil and Gas, Inc.
On June 28, 2023, the Company executed a purchase and sale agreement with Hinkle Oil and Gas, Inc. for the sale of certain oil and gas properties in Oklahoma for $20.0 million, subject to certain customary adjustments. The transaction closed on August 11, 2023. This purchase was accounted for as an asset acquisition as substantially all of the fair value of acquired assets could be allocated to a single identified asset group of proved oil and natural gas properties.
Divestitures
On June 26, 2024, the Company executed a purchase and sale agreement to sell certain acreage not attributable to the Company’s proved developed reserves. The proceeds from the sale were approximately $38.0 million, and were applied as a credit against the full cost pool with no gain or loss recognized.
- Property and Equipment
The Company’s property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
| September 30,2024 | December 31,2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oil and natural gas properties | ||
| Proved properties | $2,275,042 | $2,097,540 |
| Accumulated depreciation and depletion | (455,164) | (265,895) |
| Oil and natural gas properties, net | 1,819,878 | 1,831,645 |
| Other property and equipment | ||
| Gas gathering system | 34,474 | 32,873 |
| Gas processing plants | 35,790 | 34,888 |
| Water disposal assets | 28,641 | 26,088 |
| Other assets | 15,257 | 11,453 |
| Total other property and equipment | 114,162 | 105,302 |
| Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization | (21,767) | (15,642) |
| Total other property and equipment, net | $92,395 | $89,660 |
- Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
| September 30,2024 | December 31,2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating expenses | $13,075 | $15,686 |
| Capital expenditures | 12,581 | 15,042 |
| Payroll costs | 4,755 | 5,989 |
| Severance and other tax | 11,072 | 3,438 |
| Midstream shipper payable | 1,061 | 1,247 |
| General, administrative, and other | 7,274 | 3,127 |
| Total accrued liabilities | $49,818 | $44,529 |
- Long-Term Debt
Term Loan Credit Agreement and Revolving Credit Agreement
On December 28, 2023, the Company entered into (i) a senior secured term loan credit agreement (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto, Texas Capital Bank, as agent, and Chambers Energy Management, LP, as arranger, and (ii) a senior secured revolving credit agreement (the “Revolving Credit Agreement,” and together with the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the “Credit Agreements”) with a syndicate of lenders, including MidFirst Bank as the administrative agent.
Loans advanced to the Company under the Term Loan Credit Agreement are secured by a first-priority security interest on substantially all of our assets. The Term Loan Credit Agreement has (i) an aggregate principal amount of $825.0 million, (ii) a maturity date of December 31, 2026 and (iii) an interest rate equal to the three-month SOFR plus 6.50% plus a credit spread adjustment equal to 0.15%, provided that the three-month SOFR will not be less than 3.00%. The Term Loan Credit Agreement includes customary covenants, mandatory repayments and events of default of financings of this type. Mandatory repayments of principal of $20.6 million, $82.5 million, and $680.6 million are due in the years 2024, 2025, and 2026, respectively. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were $783.8 million and $825.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, respectively, and the Company was compliant with all debt covenants. The effective interest rate as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was 13.0% and 13.1%, respectively.
Loans advanced to the Company under the Revolving Credit Agreement are secured by a super-priority security interest on substantially all of our assets. The Revolving Credit Agreement has (i) a maximum available principal amount of $75.0 million, with maximum commitments currently equal to $75.0 million, (ii) a maturity date of December 28, 2026 and (iii) an interest rate equal to the one, three, or six month SOFR, at the Company’s election, plus a credit spread adjustment equal to 0.10%,0.15%, or 0.25%, respectively, in each case, plus 3.00%, provided that the applicable tenor SOFR will not be less than 3.50%. The Revolving Credit Agreement includes customary covenants, mandatory repayments and events of default of financings of this type. The Company is also required to pay a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on the average daily unused portion of the current aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Agreement. The Company used borrowings from the Term Loan Credit Agreement, together with cash on hand, to repay the November 2023 Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Revolving Credit Agreement was undrawn, and there were $5.0 million in outstanding letters of credit, which reduce the amount available to borrow under the Revolving Credit Agreement.
On August 26, 2024, the Company entered into the first amendment (the “Term Loan First Amendment”) to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, which provided for an increase to aggregate commitments of $75.0 million. The Term Loan First Amendment has since terminated in accordance with its terms with no increase in commitments realized.
On August 26, 2024, the Company also entered into the first amendment to the Revolving Credit Agreement in order to permit the increase to commitments under the Term Loan First Amendment. Such amendment to the Revolving Credit Agreement remains in effect as of the date hereof though no such increase to commitments was realized.
We have not guaranteed the debt or obligations of any other party, nor do we have any other arrangements or relationships with other entities that could potentially result in consolidated debt or losses.
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