Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Open Commodity Derivatives

As of March 31, 2013, our open commodity derivatives were as follows:

 

     Swaps – Oil  
     Priced off Brent (ICE)      Priced off WTI (NYMEX)  

Termination Period

   Notional
Quantity (Bbls)
     Weighted
Average

Contract  Price
     Notional
Quantity (Bbls)
     Weighted
Average

Contract  Price
 

2013:     2nd quarter

     668,700       $ 106.48         244,000       $ 97.25   

              3rd quarter

     405,800         103.85         185,000         97.13   

              4th quarter

     294,400         101.98         520,000         97.38   

2014:     1st quarter

     180,000         97.38         59,000         97.02   

              2nd quarter

     172,900         97.38         —           —     

              3rd quarter

     165,600         97.38         —           —     

              4th quarter

     156,400         97.37         —           —     
  

 

 

       

 

 

    
     2,043,800       $ 102.30         1,008,000       $ 97.28   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    
Estimated Fair Value of Derivative Contracts

The following balance sheet line items included amounts related to the estimated fair value of our open derivative contracts as indicated in the following table (in thousands):

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Prepaid and other assets

   $ 867       $ —     

Accrued liabilities

     6,938         6,355   

Other liabilities (noncurrent)

     2,427         3,046   
Changes in Fair Value of Commodity Derivative Contracts Recognized in Earnings

Changes in the fair value of our commodity derivative contracts are recognized currently in earnings and were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

Derivative (gain) loss:

    

Realized

   $ 4,271      $ 5,800   

Unrealized

     (903     33,834   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,368      $ 39,634