LLEX Lilis Energy Inc

Item 1. Financial Statements

Lilis Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Debtor in-Possession

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Lilis Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Debtor in-Possession

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Lilis Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Debtor in-Possession

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Lilis Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Debtor in-Possession

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Lilis Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Debtor in-Possession

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION

Lilis Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation, is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company focused on the Delaware Basin in Winkler, Loving, and Reeves Counties, Texas and Lea County, New Mexico. Unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, all references in these notes to “we”, “our”, “Lilis” or the “Company” are to Lilis Energy, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

NOTE 2 - CHAPTER 11 FILING, LIQUIDITY AND GOING CONCERN

Voluntary Petitions under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code

On June 28, 2020 (the “Petition Date”), Lilis Energy, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries Brushy Resources, Inc., ImPetro Operating LLC, ImPetro Resources, LLC, Lilis Operating Company, LLC and Hurricane Resources LLC (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions seeking relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (the “Bankruptcy Court”) commencing cases for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Chapter 11 Cases”). The Chapter 11 Cases are being jointly administered under the caption In re Lilis Energy, Inc., et al., Case No. 20-33274. We are currently operating our business as “debtors-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.

To maintain and continue uninterrupted ordinary course operations during the bankruptcy proceedings, the Debtors filed a variety of “first day” motions seeking approval from the Bankruptcy Court for various forms of customary relief  designed to minimize the effect of bankruptcy on the Debtors’ operations, customers and employees. On June 29, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered orders approving all requested “first day” relief. As a result, we are able to conduct normal business activities and pay all associated obligations for the period following our bankruptcy filing and (subject to caps applicable to payments of certain pre-petition obligations) certain pre-petition obligations, including, but not limited to: employee wages and benefits, pre-petition amounts owed to certain lienholders and critical vendors and funds belonging to third parties, including royalty interest and working interest holders and partners. During the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases, all transactions outside the ordinary course of our business require the prior approval of the Bankruptcy Court.

On June 28, 2020, the Debtors entered into a restructuring support agreement (the “RSA”) with (i) the lenders  under our Revolving Credit Facility (other than Värde) (each as defined below) (the "Consenting RBL Lenders") and (ii) certain investment funds and entities affiliated with Värde Partners, Inc. (collectively, “Värde”) which collectively own all of our outstanding preferred stock and a subordinated participation in that certain Second Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of October 10, 2018 (as amended, the “Revolving Credit Agreement” and the loan facility, the “Revolving Credit Facility”), by and among Lilis Energy, Inc., as borrower, the other Debtors, as guarantors, BMO Harris Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the lenders party thereto (“RBL Lenders”), for the purpose of supporting (a) the implementation of restructuring transactions, including a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization with terms consistent with those set forth in the RSA  (the “Plan”), (b) an initial debtor-in-possession credit agreement (the "Initial DIP Credit Agreement") and related initial DIP credit facility (the “Initial DIP Facility”), (c) the terms of a replacement debtor-in-possession credit agreement (the “Replacement DIP Facility”) and replacement DIP credit facility (the “Replacement DIP Credit Agreement”) and (d) the form of an equity commitment letter contemplating an equity investment by one or more Värde entities in the event that Värde elects in its sole discretion to provide such a commitment to fund the Plan on or before August 18, 2020. If on or prior to August 18, 2020, (i) Värde has not funded the Replacement DIP Facility with sufficient cash such that the lenders’ claims under the Initial DIP Facility have not been repaid in full with proceeds from the Replacement DIP Facility and (ii) Värde has not made a commitment to make the Värde Equity Investment (which, if elected, will be funded on the effective date of the plan of reorganization contemplated by the RSA (the “Plan”)), the Debtors will pursue a sale of substantially all their assets pursuant to bidding procedures agreed to in the RSA to close on or before the 135th day following the Petition Date. See Note 11 - Indebtedness for additional details about the Initial DIP Credit Agreement and Initial DIP Facility. Below is a summary of the treatment that the stakeholders of the Company would receive under the Plan contemplated in the RSA:

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The Plan contemplated in the RSA is contingent upon, among other things, Värde’s election in its sole discretion, on or before August 18, 2020, to provide (i) an agreed commitment (which, if elected, will be funded on the effective date of the Plan) to buy the common stock of the reorganized Lilis for $55.0 million in cash less any funding provided by Värde under the Replacement DIP Facility (but excluding any amount of interest or fees paid-in-kind and capitalized thereunder), and (ii) certain Värde funds to provide for a Replacement DIP Facility.

The Consenting RBL Lenders and Värde have the right to terminate the RSA, and their support for the restructuring contemplated by the RSA (the “Restructuring”), for customary reasons, including, among others, the failure to timely achieve any of the milestones for the progress of the Chapter 11 Cases that are in the RSA, which include the dates by which the Debtors are required to, among other things, obtain certain court orders and consummate the Restructuring.

There can be no assurance that the Debtors will confirm and consummate the Plan as contemplated by the RSA or complete an alternative plan of reorganization. For the duration of our Chapter 11 Cases, our operations and our ability to develop and execute a business plan are subject to risks and uncertainties associated with bankruptcy.

Initial DIP Facility, Replacement DIP Facility and Exit Facility.

The RSA contemplates that, upon the interim approval of the Bankruptcy Court, the Debtors, as borrower and guarantors, the Consenting RBL Lenders (in that capacity, “Initial DIP Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent would enter into a Senior Secured Super-Priority Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement (the “Initial DIP Credit Agreement”), under which the Initial DIP Lenders would provide a super-priority senior secured debtor-in-possession credit facility providing for an aggregate principal amount of (i) $15.0 million of new money revolving commitments, of which up to $5.0 million would be available upon entry of an interim order, with the remainder available upon entry of a final order, plus (ii) a tranche of roll-up term loans to refinance $15.0 million of the outstanding loans under the Revolving Credit Facility, including $1.5 million pre-petition bridge loans that the Non-Affiliate RBL Lenders advanced to the Company on June 17, 2020, of which $1.5 million of roll-up term loans would be incurred upon entry of an interim order, with the remaining $13.5 million to be incurred upon entry of a final order. On June 29, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “Interim DIP Order”) granting interim approval of the Initial DIP Facility, thereby permitting the Company to incur up to $5.0 million new money loans on an interim basis. The Initial DIP Credit Agreement was entered into on June 30, 2020. A final hearing on the Initial DIP Facility and Initial DIP Credit Agreement is scheduled for August 18, 2020.

Subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, the proceeds of the Initial DIP Facility will be used to pay fees, expenses and other expenditures of the Debtors to be set forth in rolling budgets prepared as part of the Chapter 11 Cases, subject to approval by the Initial DIP Lenders. Closing the Initial DIP Facility is contingent on the satisfaction of customary conditions, including receipt of a final order by the Bankruptcy Court approving the Initial DIP Facility and the Initial DIP Credit Agreement.

The RSA further contemplates that Värde may elect, in its sole discretion and on or prior to August 18, 2020, to provide the Debtors with a Replacement DIP Facility or the Värde Equity Investment or both. Among other things, Värde’s notification to the Administrative Agent or Debtors of its intention not to provide the Replacement DIP Facility or the Värde Equity Investment will constitute a termination event for the RSA. If Värde elects to provide a Replacement DIP Facility, the RSA contemplates that the Replacement DIP Facility will consist of a senior secured super-priority debtor-in-possession term loan facility providing for $20 million new money loans. The proceeds of the Replacement DIP Facility will be used to refinance in full the outstanding obligations under the Initial DIP Facility, including accrued and unpaid interest and the fees and expenses of the DIP Lenders, and pay fees, expenses and other expenditures of the Debtors during the Chapter 11 Cases. Upon the Debtors’ emergence from the Chapter 11 Cases and to the extent any claims under the Replacement DIP Facility have not otherwise been repaid, each holder of an allowed claim under the Replacement DIP Facility will receive its pro rata share of a certain percentage of the new common stock of the reorganized Lilis (subject to dilution from the Värde Equity Investment, if applicable) such that Värde and its affiliates will collectively own 100%

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of the outstanding common stock of the reorganized Lilis on account of its claims under the Revolving Credit Facility and the Replacement DIP Facility. In addition, Värde may elect, in its sole discretion and on or prior to August 18, 2020, to purchase, upon the Debtors’ emergence from the Chapter 11 Cases, 100% of the common stock of the reorganized Lilis in exchange for $55.0 million in cash (less any funding provided by Värde pursuant to the Replacement DIP Facility (but excluding any amount of interest or fees paid-in-kind and capitalized thereunder)) (the “Värde Equity Investment”). The proceeds of the Värde Equity Investment will be used to repay a portion of the claims of the Non-Affiliate RBL Lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility on the effective date, to fund other distributions under the Plan, and to fund the working capital of the reorganized Debtors.

Pursuant to the RSA, on the effective date of the Plan, the Consenting RBL Lenders will provide a revolving credit facility to the reorganized Debtors in a principal amount of $55.0 million, with a 36-month term to maturity and a 9-month borrowing base redetermination holiday (the “Exit Facility”). The proceeds of the Exit Facility will be used to repay a portion of the Non-Affiliate RBL Lenders’ claims under the Revolving Credit Facility.

Acceleration of Our Existing Debt and Automatic Stay Due to Chapter 11 Filing

As of June 30, 2020, we had $88.4 million of indebtedness outstanding under our Revolving Credit Agreement including $25.7 million of such principal held by an affiliate of Värde which was subordinated to the indebtedness of the other RBL Lenders under the Revolving Credit Agreement.   

On June 5, 2020, the Debtors, the Administrative Agent, and certain lenders entered into a Limited Forbearance Agreement to the Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Forbearance Agreement”).

Pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders agreed to refrain from exercising certain of their rights and remedies under the Revolving Credit Agreement and related documents arising solely as a result of the occurrence or continuance of certain specified defaults and events of default under the Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Specified Defaults”) during the Forbearance Period (as defined below). The Specified Defaults include the Company’s failure to make the borrowing base deficiency payment due June 5, 2020, deliver certain financial statements when due, failure to comply with requirements related to the status of trade payables and related liens and failure to maintain the leverage ratio and asset coverage ratio required by the Revolving Credit Agreement as of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020.  The “Forbearance Period” expired on June 26, 2020. The Company did not make the borrowing base deficiency payment.

The Forbearance Agreement also deferred the scheduled spring redetermination of the borrowing base under the Revolving Credit Agreement from on or about June 5, 2020 to on or about June 26, 2020.  The redetermination did not happen as a result of the Chapter 11 filing.

The Forbearance Agreement permitted the lenders under the Revolving Credit Agreement, or the RBL Lenders, in their capacity as counterparties to the Company’s commodity swap agreements to unwind and liquidate such swap arrangements during the Forbearance Period and to apply any net proceeds to pay down the outstanding obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement. The swap positions of such lenders were liquidated on June 9, 2020, for net proceeds of approximately $9.3 million, which was applied to reduce the outstanding obligations of the Company under the Revolving Credit Agreement. On June 17, 2020, certain of the RBL Lenders permitted the Company to borrow $1.5 million under the Revolving Credit Agreement.  As of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the remaining outstanding principal on our Revolving Credit Agreement was $89.9 million, including $25.7 million of such principal held by an affiliate of Värde which was subordinated to the indebtedness of the other RBL Lenders under the Revolving Credit Agreement.

Our remaining derivative contracts were with counterparties that were not our RBL Lenders are governed by master agreements which generally specify that a default under any of our indebtedness as well as any bankruptcy filing is an event of default which may result in early termination of the derivative contracts. As a result of our debt defaults and our bankruptcy petition, we are currently in default under these remaining derivative contracts. In July, the remaining derivative contracts were terminated in conjunction with our bankruptcy proceedings. Furthermore, since we are in default on our indebtedness and have a bankruptcy filing, we will no longer be able to represent that we comply with the credit default or bankruptcy covenants under our derivative master agreements and thus may not be able to enter into new hedging transactions.

The commencement of a voluntary proceeding in bankruptcy constitutes an immediate event of default under the Revolving Credit Agreement, resulting in the automatic and immediate acceleration of all of the Company’s outstanding debt. The Company has classified its outstanding balance under the Revolving Credit Facility as liabilities subject to compromise on its condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2020.

Subject to certain exceptions, under the Bankruptcy Code, the filing of the bankruptcy petitions on the Petition Date automatically enjoined, or stayed, the continuation of most judicial or administrative proceedings or the filing of other actions against

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the Debtors or their property to recover, collect or secure a claim arising prior to the Petition Date. Creditors are stayed from taking any actions against the Debtors as a result of debt defaults, subject to certain limited exceptions permitted by the Bankruptcy Code

Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

We have experienced losses and working capital deficiencies, and in the past, significant negative cash flows from operations.  Additionally, our liquidity and operating forecasts have been negatively impacted by the recent decrease in commodity prices and resulting temporary shut-in of wells, which has negatively impacted our ability to comply with debt covenants under our Revolving Credit Agreement.  Commodity price volatility, as well as concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, has significantly decreased worldwide demand for oil and natural gas. These factors have restricted our access to liquidity and lead the company to seek relief through filing our Chapter 11 cases.  As a result, the Company has concluded these matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a twelve-month period following the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements.

Fluctuations in oil and natural gas prices have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and quantities of oil, natural gas and NGL reserves that may be economically produced. Historically, oil and natural gas prices have been volatile, and may be subject to wide fluctuations in the future. If continued depressed prices persist, the Company will continue to experience impairment of oil and natural gas properties, operating losses, negative cash flows from operating activities, and negative working capital.

We face uncertainty regarding the adequacy of our liquidity and capital resources and have extremely limited access to additional financing. The Interim DIP Order entered by the Bankruptcy Court on June 29, 2020 approved the Initial DIP Facility on an interim basis, thereby allowing us to borrow up to $5.0 million under the Initial DIP Facility which we borrowed June 30, 2020. Our ability to borrow the additional $10.0 million new money loans under the Initial DIP Facility is contingent on the satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Initial DIP Credit Agreement, including receipt of a final order by the Bankruptcy Court approving the Initial DIP Facility and the Initial DIP Credit Agreement. In addition to the cash requirement necessary to fund ongoing operations, we have incurred significant professional fees and other costs in connection with preparation for the Chapter 11 Cases and expect that we will continue to incur significant professional fees, costs and other expenses throughout our Chapter 11 Cases.

As part of the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company entered into the RSA described above. The Company’s operations and its ability to develop and execute its business plan are subject to a high degree of risk and uncertainty associated with the Chapter 11 Cases. The outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and is dependent upon factors that are outside of the Company’s control, including actions of the Bankruptcy Court and the Company’s creditors. There can be no assurance that the Company will confirm and consummate a Plan as contemplated by the RSA or complete another plan of reorganization with respect to the Chapter 11 Cases.  

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and other commitments in the normal course of business for the twelve-month period following the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of assets and their carrying amount, or the amount and classification of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

COVID-19

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) announced a global health emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak, which originated in Wuhan, China, and the risks to the international community as the virus spreads globally beyond its point of origin. In March 2020, the WHO classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, based on the rapid increase in exposure globally.

In addition, in March 2020, members of OPEC failed to agree on production levels which has caused increased supply and led to a substantial decrease in oil prices and an increasingly volatile market.  The oil price war ended with a deal to cut global petroleum output but did not go far enough to offset the impact of COVID-19 on demand. If depressed pricing continues for an extended period it will lead to i) reductions in availability under any reserve-based lending arrangements we may enter into, ii) additional reductions in reserves, and iii) additional impairment of proved and unproved oil and gas properties.  We also expect disclosures of supplemental oil and gas information to be impacted by price declines.

The substantial decrease in oil prices has resulted in a full-cost ceiling impairment of $32.7 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2020.

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In response to recent commodity prices and our efforts to strengthen our capital through reducing operating costs, during April 2020 the Company elected to shut-in 12 wells which were identified as uneconomic as a result of the continued decline in commodity prices in 2020 and 19 additional wells were identified for short term shut-in through May and June.  In late May, 16 of the shut-in wells were back on production.  Another 12 shut-in wells were back on production in early June.  In June 2020, the Company also laid off a significant number of employees to further reduce general and administrative costs.

The full impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and the oversupply of oil and resulting decrease in oil prices continues to evolve as of the date of these financial statements. As such, it is uncertain as to the full magnitude that they will have on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, and future results of operations.

Management is actively monitoring the global situation on its financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry, and workforce. Given the daily evolution of the COVID-19 outbreak and the global responses to curb its spread, the Company is not able to estimate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on its results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity for fiscal year 2020.

These matters could have a continued material adverse impact on economic and market conditions and trigger a period of global economic slowdown, which the Company expects would further impair the Company’s asset values, including reserve estimates.  Further, consumer demand has decreased since the spread of the outbreak and new travel restrictions placed by governments in an effort to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. Although the Company cannot estimate the length or gravity of the impacts of these events at this time, if the pandemic and/or decreased oil prices continue, they will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of future operations, financial position, and liquidity in fiscal year 2020.

NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Bankruptcy Accounting

As discussed in Note 2, on June 28, 2020, the Debtors filed voluntary petitions seeking relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division commencing cases for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. During the Chapter 11 proceedings, the Debtors operate their businesses as “debtors-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared as if the Company is a going concern and reflect the application of Accounting Standards Codification 852 “Reorganizations” (“ASC 852”). ASC 852 requires that the financial statements, for periods subsequent to the Chapter 11 filing, distinguish transactions and events that are directly associated with the reorganization from the ongoing operations of the business. Accordingly, certain expenses, gains and losses that are realized or incurred in the bankruptcy proceedings are recorded in “reorganization items, net” on our statements of operations. In addition, prepetition unsecured and under-secured obligations that may be impacted by the bankruptcy process have been classified as “liabilities subject to compromise” on our balance sheet at June 30, 2020. These liabilities are reported at the amounts expected to be allowed as claims by the Bankruptcy Court, although they may be settled for less. The accompanying financial statements do not purport to reflect or provide for the consequences of the Chapter 11 proceedings. In particular, the financial statements do not purport to show: (i) the realizable value of assets on a liquidation basis or their availability to satisfy liabilities; (ii) the amount of prepetition liabilities that may be allowed for claims or contingencies, or the status and priority thereof; (iii) the effect on stockholders’ deficit accounts of any changes that may be made to our capitalization; or (iv) the effect on operations of any changes that may be made to our business. While operating as debtor-in-possession under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, we may sell or otherwise dispose of or liquidate assets or settle liabilities in amounts other than those reflected on its consolidated financial statements, subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court or otherwise as permitted in the ordinary course of business. Further, a plan of reorganization could materially change the amounts and classifications on our historical financial statements.

Principles of Consolidation and Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Brushy Resources, Inc., ImPetro Operating, LLC, ImPetro Resources, LLC, Lilis Operating Company, LLC, and Hurricane Resources LLC. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP which requires the Company to make a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities; disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements; the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period; and the quantities and values of proved oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid (“NGL”) reserves used in calculating depletion and assessing impairment of its oil and natural gas properties. The most significant estimates pertain to the evaluation of unproved properties for

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impairment, proved oil and natural gas reserves and related cash flow estimates used in the depletion and impairment of oil and natural gas properties; the timing and amount of transfers of our unevaluated properties into our amortizable full cost pool; the fair value of embedded derivatives and commodity derivative contracts, accrued oil and natural gas revenues and expenses, valuation of options and warrants, and common stock; and the allocation of general and administrative expenses. Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates.

Reclassification

Certain amounts on the condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity (deficit) have been conformed to the June 30, 2020 presentation.

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (the “CARES Act”).  The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations, increased limitations on qualified charitable contributions, and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property.

It also appropriated funds for the SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans that are forgivable in certain situations to promote continued employment, as well as Economic Injury Disaster Loans to provide liquidity to small businesses harmed by COVID-19. The Company was not eligible for these loans.

The CARES Act has not had a significant impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which modifies the fair value disclosure requirements based on application of the disclosure framework. The provisions removed or amended certain disclosures and in some cases, the ASU requires additional disclosures.  The standard is effective for the Company for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019.  The Company has adopted ASU 2018-13 and did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides temporary accounting relief for contract modifications to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to a new alternative reference rate. Interest on borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility is calculated based upon LIBOR.  ASU 2020-04 can be applied as of the beginning of the interim period that includes March 12, 2020 or any date thereafter. ASU 2020-04 will generally no longer be available to apply after December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which replaces the currently required incurred loss methodology with an expected loss methodology. This new methodology requires that a financial asset measured at amortized cost be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The update is intended to provide financial statement users with more useful information about expected credit losses on financial instruments. The amended standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2023, with early adoption permitted, and shall be applied using a modified retrospective approach resulting in a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings upon adoption. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2016-13 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

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Liabilities Subject to Compromise

Liabilities subject to compromise at June 30, 2020 represented the Debtors’ prepetition liabilities that have been allowed or that the Debtors anticipate will be allowed as claims in its Chapter 11 cases. The amounts represent the estimated obligations to be resolved in connection with the Chapter 11 proceedings. The differences between the estimate and the claims filed will be evaluated and resolved in connection with the claims resolution process during the Chapter 11 proceedings.

The components of liabilities subject to compromise are as follows as of June 30, 2020 (in thousands):

Restructuring Charges

ASC 852 requires that the financial statements, for periods subsequent to the Chapter 11 filing, distinguish transactions and events that are directly associated with the reorganization from the ongoing operations of the business. Accordingly, certain expenses, gains and losses that are realized or incurred in the bankruptcy proceedings are recorded in “reorganization items, net” on our statements of operations.  The components of restructuring charges are as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 (in thousands):

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On February 28, 2020, the Company closed on the sale of approximately 1,185 undeveloped net acres in Lea County, New Mexico, for net cash proceeds of approximately $24.1 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, $6.0 million and $11.4 million, respectively, of unproved property costs were transferred to proved properties due to the uncertainty that the Company will have access to necessary funding to either extend the leases expiring through the first half of 2021 or begin drilling before their expiration dates. The reclassification for the 2019 period was the result of defective titles and lease expirations. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, leases holding 1,285 net acres in Reeves County and 1,095 net acres in Winkler County expired which were previously impaired.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense related to proved properties was approximately $2.4 million and $9.2 million, respectively for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.  For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, depreciation, depletion, amortization expense related to proved properties were $5.5 million and $17.3 million, respectively.  

Full-cost ceiling impairments totaling $32.7 million were recorded for three and six months ended June 30, 2020.   For the six months ended June 30, 2019, no such impairments were recognized.  The impairment charges recognized in the second quarter of 2020 were the result of a decrease in crude oil and natural gas prices used in preparation of the proved reserves estimate.

NOTE 5 - ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

Divestitures During 2020

On February 28, 2020, the Company closed on the sale of approximately 1,185 undeveloped net acres in Lea County, New Mexico, for net cash proceeds of approximately $24.1 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments (the “Marlin Disposition”), of which, $17.3 million was used to satisfy a substantial portion of the then-existing borrowing base deficiency.

NOTE 6 - ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

The Company’s asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) represent the present value of the estimated cash flows expected to be incurred to plug, abandon and remediate producing properties, excluding salvage values, at the end of their productive lives in accordance with applicable laws. Revisions in estimated liabilities during the period relate primarily to changes in estimates of asset retirement costs. Revisions in estimated liabilities can also include, but are not limited to, revisions of estimated inflation rates, changes in property lives and expected timing of settlement.

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s ARO for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2019:

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NOTE 7 - REVENUE

Revenue is recognized when control passes to the purchaser, which generally occurs when production is transferred to the purchaser. The Company measures revenue as the amount of consideration it expects to receive in exchange for the commodities transferred. All of the Company’s revenues from contracts with customers represent products transferred at a point in time as control is transferred to the customer.

The Company records revenue based on consideration specified in its contracts with its customers. The amounts collected on behalf of third parties are recorded in revenue payable. The Company recognizes revenue in the amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for transferring control of those goods to the customer. The contract consideration in the Company’s variable price contracts is typically allocated to specific performance obligations in the contract according to the price stated in the contract. Payment is generally received one or two months after the sale has occurred.

Crude Oil Revenues

Crude oil from our operated properties is produced and stored in field tanks. The Company recognizes crude oil revenue when control passes to the purchaser. Effective January 1, 2019 through February 28, 2019, the Company’s crude oil was sold under a single short-term contract. The purchaser’s commitment included all quantities of crude oil from the leases that were covered by the contract, with no quantity-based restrictions or variable terms. Pricing was based on posted indexes for crude oil of similar quality, less a negotiable fees deduction of $5.15 per barrel.

Effective March 1, 2019 through May 8, 2020, the Company’s crude oil was sold under a single long-term contract. The purchaser’s commitment had a quantity-based minimum set forth in the contract, measured in barrels per day, with the minimum quantity commitment increasing at periodic intervals over the life of the contract to coincide with the Company’s expected growth in production.

Pursuant to the long-term contract, pricing was based on posted indexes for crude oil of similar quality, with a differential based on pipeline delivery to Houston, as opposed to the previous contract differential based on truck delivery to Midland-Cushing, along with a differential basis reduction of $9.25 per barrel that was effective from March 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019, which decreased to $6.50 per barrel for the period of July 1, 2019 through May 8, 2020. The posted index prices and differentials change monthly based on the average of daily index price points for each sales month. The purchaser’s affiliate shipper also charged a tariff fee of $0.75 as a deduction from the received price (see Note 19 – Commitments and Contingencies).  On May 8, 2020 the Company terminated the firm sales contract in accordance with the Company’s rights in the agreement.

Effective May 9, 2020, the Company’s crude oil is sold under a single month-to-month contract. The purchaser’s commitment includes all quantities of crude oil from the leases covered by the contract, with no quantity-based restrictions or variable terms. Pricing is based on posted indexes for crude oil of similar quality, less a per barrel reduction for gathering.

Natural Gas and NGL Revenues

Natural gas from our properties is produced and transported via pipelines to gas processing facilities. NGLs are extracted from the natural gas at the processing facilities and processed natural gas and NGLs are marketed and sold separately on the Company’s behalf after processing. All our operated natural gas production is sold under one of two natural gas contracts, both of which are long-term in nature; however, one of these natural gas contracts includes 30-day cancellation provisions, and the Company therefore classifies such contract as short-term. The processor’s commitment to sell on the Company’s behalf includes all quantities of natural gas and NGLs produced from specific wellbores or dedicated acreage with no quantity-based restrictions or variable terms. Pricing under the gas contracts is generally market-based pricing less adjustments for transportation and processing fees. A portion of natural gas delivered to the processing plants is used as fuel at the processing plant without reimbursement. The Company recognizes revenue for natural gas and NGLs when control passes at the tailgate of the processing plant.

Gathering, Processing and Transportation

Natural gas must be transported to a gas processing plant facility for treatment and to extract NGLs, then the final residue gas and liquid products are marketed for sale to end users at the tailgate of the plant.  As a result of these activities, the Company incurs costs that are contractually passed to it from the gatherer per customary industry practice. Such costs include fees for gathering the gas and moving it from wellhead to plant inlet, plant electricity usage, inlet compression, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide treatments, processing tax, fuel usage, and marketing at the tailgate. Gathering, processing and transportation costs are presented as operating expenses in the consolidated statement of operations.

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Imbalances

Natural gas imbalances occur when the Company sells more or less than its entitled ownership percentage of total natural gas production. Any amount received in excess of its share is treated as a liability. If the Company receives less than its entitled share, the under production is recorded as a receivable. The Company did not have any significant natural gas imbalance positions as of June 30, 2020 and 2019.

Contract balances and prior period performance obligations

The Company is entitled to payment from purchasers once its performance obligations have been satisfied upon delivery of the product, at which point payment is unconditional, and the Company records these invoiced amounts as accounts receivable in its condensed consolidated balance sheets. To the extent actual volumes and prices of oil and natural gas are unavailable for a given reporting period because of timing or information not received from third parties, the expected sales volumes and prices for those properties are estimated and also recorded as accounts receivable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. In this scenario, payment is unconditional, as the Company has satisfied its performance obligations through delivery of the relevant product. As a result, the Company has concluded that its product sales do not give rise to contract assets or liabilities.

The Company records revenue in the month production is delivered to the purchaser. However, settlement statements for certain oil, natural gas and NGL sales may not be received for 30 to 60 days after the date production is delivered, and as a result, the Company is required to estimate the amount of production that was delivered to the customer and the price that will be received for the sale of the product. Additionally, to the extent actual volumes and prices of oil, natural gas and NGLs are unavailable for a given reporting period because of timing or information not received from third-party purchasers, the expected sales volumes and prices for those barrels of oil, cubic feet of gas and gallons of NGL are also estimated. The Company records the differences between its estimates and the actual amounts received for product sales in the month that payment is received from the purchaser. The Company has existing internal controls in place for its estimation process, and any identified differences between its revenue estimates and actual revenue received historically have not been significant.

Significant judgments

The Company engages in various types of transactions in which midstream entities process its gas and subsequently market resulting NGLs and residue gas to third-party customers on the Company’s behalf per gas purchase contracts. These types of transactions require judgment to determine whether the Company is the principal or the agent in the contract and, as a result, whether revenues are recorded gross or net. The Company maintains control of the natural gas and NGLs during processing and considers itself the principal in these arrangements.

Practical expedients

A significant number of the Company’s product sales are short-term in nature with contract term of one year or less. For those contracts, the Company utilizes the practical expedient that exempts the Company 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 contract terms less than one year, the Company utilizes the practical expedient in the new revenue standard that states that it 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. Under these sales contracts, each unit of product 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.

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by contract type (in thousands) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020:

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Customer Credit Risk

Our principal exposure to credit risk is through receivables from the sale of our oil and natural gas production of approximately $4.8 million and $9.1 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31 2019, respectively, and through actual and accrued receivables from our joint interest partners of approximately $4.1 million and $9.5 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. We are subject to credit risk due to the concentration of our oil and natural gas receivables with our most significant customers. We do not require our customers to post collateral, and the inability of our significant customers to meet their obligations to us or their insolvency or liquidation may adversely affect our financial results.

NOTE 8 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company measures the fair value of its financial assets on a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

Determination of the fair values of our derivative contracts incorporates various factors, including not only the impact of our non-performance risk on our liabilities, but also the credit standing of the counterparties involved. The Company utilizes counterparty rate of default values to assess the impact of non-performance risk when evaluating both our liabilities to, and receivables from, counterparties.

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Derivative assets and liabilities include unsettled amounts related to commodity derivative positions, including swaps and collars, as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The fair value of the Company’s derivatives is based on third-party pricing models which utilize inputs that are either readily in the public market or which can be corroborated from active markets of broker quotes. Swaps and collars generally have observable inputs and these instruments are measured using Level 2 inputs.

In addition, derivative liabilities as of December 31, 2019 include an embedded derivative associated with the ARM sales agreement (see Note 19 - Commitments and Contingencies). As a result of the cancelation of the ARM sales agreement on May 8, 2020, the Company recognized a gain in change of fair value of financial instruments of $20.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. This embedded derivative had fewer observable inputs from objective sources and are therefore measured using Level 3 inputs.  The fair value of the net settlement provisions under the agreement was determined based on certain assumptions including (1) forward pricing for crude oil basis differentials, (ii) future LIBOR rates and (iii) the Company’s implied credit rating.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, except for the commodity derivatives classified as Level 2, as disclosed in Note 9, as of June 30, 2020 and 2019:

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⁽⁴⁾ The fair value of outstanding commodity derivative contracts as of June 30, 2020 is classified as liabilities subject to compromise in the consolidated balance sheets.

Embedded Derivatives

As discussed in Note 19 - Commitments and Contingencies, the ARM sales agreement contained minimum quantity commitments. Should the Company be unable to meet those minimum commitments, the agreement contained a two way make whole provision that allowed for net settlement.  The net settlement feature for remaining future minimum commitment volumes was considered embedded derivatives that was recorded, with changes in fair value included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

As of December 31, 2019, the derivative liability associated with the ARM sales agreement was approximately $3.2 million with $0.8 million recorded in current derivative instruments and $2.4 million recorded in long-term derivative instruments on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  On May 8, 2020, the Company terminated this agreement with ARM which resulted in a change in fair value of the embedded derivative of $20.6 million during the three ended June 30, 2020.  The change in fair value of embedded derivative liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $3.2 million.  See Note 19 - Commitments and Contingencies for additional information.

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Commodity Derivatives

To reduce the impact of fluctuations in oil and natural gas prices on the Company’s revenues and to protect the economics of property acquisitions, the Company periodically enters into derivative contracts with respect to a portion of its projected oil and natural gas production through various transactions that fix or modify the future prices to be realized. The derivative contracts may include fixed-for-floating price swaps (whereby, on the settlement date, the Company will receive or pay an amount based on the difference between a pre-determined fixed price and a variable market price for a notional quantity of production), put options (whereby the Company pays a cash premium in order to establish a fixed floor price for a notional quantity of production and, on the settlement date, receives the excess, if any, of the fixed floor price over a variable market price), and costless collars (whereby, on the settlement date, the Company receives the excess, if any, of a variable market price over a fixed floor price up to a fixed ceiling price for a notional quantity of production).

Our hedging activities are intended to support oil and natural gas prices at targeted levels and manage exposure to oil and natural gas price fluctuations, as well as to meet our obligations under our Revolving Credit Agreement (as defined in Note 11 - Indebtedness). It is our policy to enter into derivative contracts only with counterparties that are creditworthy and competitive market makers. All of our derivatives are designated as unsecured. Certain of our derivative counterparties may require the posting of cash collateral under certain conditions. The Company does not enter into derivative contracts for speculative trading purposes.

All of our derivatives are accounted for as mark-to-market activities. Under Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” these instruments are recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at fair value as either short-term or long-term assets or liabilities based on their anticipated settlement date. The Company nets derivative assets and liabilities by commodity for counterparties where a legal right to such offset exists. Because the Company has elected not to designate its current derivative contracts as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes, changes in the fair values of the derivatives are recognized in current earnings.

As a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, our ability to enter into derivatives is limited.

The Forbearance Agreement permitted the lenders under the Revolving Credit Agreement, or the RBL Lenders, in their capacity as counterparties to the Company’s commodity swap agreements to unwind and liquidate such swap arrangements during the Forbearance Period and to apply any net proceeds to pay down the outstanding obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement. The swap positions of such lenders were liquidated on June 9, 2020, for net proceeds of approximately $9.3 million, which was applied to reduce the outstanding obligations of the Company under the Revolving Credit Agreement.  As a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases the remaining outstanding derivative contracts were in default and the remaining counterparties terminated all outstanding contracts in July for the final settlement amount of $1.9 million which is included in liabilities subject to compromise.

The following table presents the Company’s derivative position for the production periods indicated as of June 30, 2020:

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