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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

______________________________
ýQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2021
or
¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from  ________ to ________
Commission File Number: 1-13245
______________________________ 
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

______________________________
Delaware75-2702753
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
5205 N. O'Connor Blvd., Suite 200, Irving, Texas75039
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
777 Hidden Ridge
Irving, Texas 75038
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(972) 444-9001
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per sharePXDNew York Stock Exchange
Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes  ý    No   ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Large accelerated filerýAccelerated filer¨
Non-accelerated filer
o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company¨
Emerging growth company¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes   ¨    No  ý
Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 30, 2017                               170,165,265May 6, 2021    243,952,401



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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
The information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Report") contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. When used in this document, the words "believes," "plans," "expects," "anticipates," "forecasts," "intends," "continue," "may," "will," "could," "should," "future," "potential," "estimate" or the negative of such terms and similar expressions as they relate to Pioneer Natural Resources Company ("Pioneer" or the "Company") are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. The forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry in which the Company operates. Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, they involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and, in many cases, beyond the Company's control.
These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, volatility of commodity prices,prices; product supply and demand, competition,demand; the impact of a widespread outbreak of an illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, on global and U.S. economic activity; competition; the ability to obtain environmental and other permits and the timing thereof, other government regulationthereof; the effect of future regulatory or action,legislative actions on Pioneer or the industry in which it operates, including the risk of new restrictions with respect to development activities; the ability to obtain approvals from third parties and negotiate agreements with third parties on mutually acceptable terms, litigation,terms; potential liability resulting from pending or future litigation; the costs and results of drilling and operations,operations; availability of equipment, services, resources and personnel required to perform the Company's drilling and operating activities,activities; access to and availability of transportation, processing, fractionation, refining, storage and refining facilities,export facilities; Pioneer's ability to replace reserves, implement its business plans or complete its development activities as scheduled,scheduled; the risk that the Company will not be able to successfully integrate the business of Double Eagle III Midco 1 LLC or fully or timely realize the expected synergies and accretion metrics from the Parsley Energy, Inc. and Double Eagle III Midco 1 LLC acquisitions; access to and cost of capital,capital; the financial strength of counterparties to Pioneer's credit facility, investment instruments and derivative contracts and purchasers of Pioneer's oil, NGL and gas production,production; uncertainties about estimates of reserves, identification of drilling locations and the ability to add proved reserves in the future,future; the assumptions underlying forecasts, including forecasts of production, forecasts,well costs, capital expenditures, rates of return, expenses, cash flow and cash flow from purchases and sales of oil and gas, net of firm transportation commitments; sources of funding; tax rates; quality of technical data,data; environmental and weather risks, including the possible impacts of climate change,change; cybersecurity risks; the risks associated with the ownership and operation of the Company's industrial sand mining and oilfieldwater services businesses,business and acts of war or terrorism. These and other risks are described in the Company'sPioneer's Annual Report on Form 10-K this and other Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings withfor the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.year ended December 31, 2020. In addition, the Company may be subject to currently unforeseen risks that may have a materially adverse effect on it.
Accordingly, no assurances can be given that the actual events and results will not be materially different than the anticipated results described in the forward-looking statements. See "Part I, Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Part 1, Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" and "Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors" in this Report and "Part I, Item 1. Business — Competition, Markets and Regulations," "Part I, Item 1. Business- Regulation," "Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors," "Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162020 for a description of various factors that could materially affect the ability of Pioneer to achieve the anticipated results described in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The CompanyPioneer undertakes no duty to publicly update these statements except as required by law.


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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
Definitions of Certain Terms and Conventions Used Herein
Within this Report, the following terms and conventions have specific meanings:
"Bbl" means a standard barrel containing 42 United States gallons.
"Bcf" means one billion cubic feet and is a measure of gas volume.
"BOE" means a barrel of oil equivalent and is a standard convention used to express oil and gas volumes on a comparable oil equivalent basis. Gas equivalents are determined under the relative energy content method by using the ratio of six thousand cubic feet of gas to one Bbl of oil or natural gas liquid.
"BOEPD"means BOE per day.
"Brent" means Brent oil price, a major trading classification of light sweet oil that serves as a benchmark price for oil worldwide.
"Btu" means British thermal unit, which is a measure of the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.
"Conway" means the daily average natural gas liquids components as priced in Oil Price Information Service ("OPIS") in the table "U.S. and Canada LP – Gas Weekly Averages" at Conway, Kansas.
"DD&A" means depletion, depreciation and amortization.
"Dutch TTF" means Title Transfer Facility and is a virtual trading hub for gas in the Netherlands and is the primary gas pricing hub for the European gas market.
"GAAP" means accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States of America.
"LIBOR"HH" means London Interbank Offered Rate, which Henry Hub, a distribution hub in Louisiana that serves as the delivery location for gas futures contracts on the NYMEX.
"Houston Ship Channel" is a market rate of interest.
benchmark pricing hub for South Texas gas.
"MBbl" means one thousand Bbls.
"MBOE" means one thousand BOEs.
"Mcf" means one thousand cubic feet and is a measure of gas volume.
"MEH" means Magellan East Houston, an oil index benchmark price of WTI at Magellan East Houston.
"MMBtu" means one million Btus.
"Mont Belvieu"NGLs" means the daily average natural gas liquids, components as priced in OPIS inwhich are the table "U.S.heavier hydrocarbon liquids that are separated from the gas stream; such liquids include ethane, propane, isobutane, normal butane and Canada LP – Gas Weekly Averages" at Mont Belvieu, Texas.
natural gasoline.
"NGL" means natural gas liquid.
"NYMEX" means the New York Mercantile Exchange.
"OPEC" means the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
"Pioneer" or the "Company" means Pioneer Natural Resources Company and its subsidiaries.
"Proved reserves" mean thethose quantities of oil and gas, which, by analysis of geosciencegeosciences and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible – from a given date forward, from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods, and government regulations – prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain, regardless of whether deterministic or probabilistic methods are used for the estimation. The project to extract the hydrocarbons must have commenced or the operator must be reasonably certain that it will commence the project within a reasonable time.
(i) The area of the reservoir considered as proved includes: (A) The area identified by drilling and limited by fluid contacts, if any, and (B) Adjacent undrilled portions of the reservoir that can, with reasonable certainty, be judged to be continuous with it and to contain economically producible oil or gas on the basis of available geoscience and engineering data.
(ii) In the absence of data on fluid contacts, proved quantities in a reservoir are limited by the lowest known hydrocarbons ("LKH") as seen in a well penetration unless geoscience, engineering or performance data and reliable technology establishes a lower contact with reasonable certainty.
(iii) Where direct observation from well penetrations has defined a highest known oil ("HKO") elevation and the potential exists for an associated gas cap, proved oil reserves may be assigned in the structurally higher portions of the reservoir only if geoscience, engineering or performance data and reliable technology establish the higher contact with reasonable certainty.
(iv) Reserves which can be produced economically through application of improved recovery techniques (including, but not limited to, fluid injection) are included in the proved classification when: (A) Successful testing by a pilot project in an area of the reservoir with properties no more favorable than in the reservoir as a whole, the operation of an installed program in the reservoir or an analogous reservoir, or other evidence using reliable technology establishes
the reasonable certainty of the engineering analysis on which the project or program was based; and (B) The project has been approved for development by all necessary parties and entities, including governmental entities.
(v) Existing economic conditions include prices and costs at which economic producibility from a reservoir is to be determined. The price shall be the average during the 12-month period prior to the ending date of the period covered by the report, determined as an unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within such period, unless prices are defined by contractual arrangements, excluding escalations based upon future conditions.
"SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
"SoCal" is a benchmark pricing hub for Southern California gas.
"U.S." means United States.
"WAHA" is a benchmark pricing hub for West Texas gas.
"WTI" means West Texas Intermediate, a light sweet blend of oil produced from fields in western Texas and is a grade of oil used as a benchmark in oil pricing.
With respect to information on the working interest in wells, drilling locations and acreage, "net"net" wells, drilling locations and acres are determined by multiplying "gross"gross" wells, drilling locations and acres by the Company's working interest in such wells, drilling locations or acres. Unless otherwise specified, wells, drilling locations and acreage statistics quoted herein represent gross wells, drilling locations or acres.
Unless otherwise indicated, allAll currency amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Financial Statements
ITEM 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions)
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
 (Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$668 $1,442 
Restricted cash56 59 
Accounts receivable:
Trade, net1,273 695 
Income taxes receivable
Inventories327 224 
Derivatives
Investment in affiliate177 123 
Other41 43 
Total current assets2,552 2,595 
Oil and gas properties, using the successful efforts method of accounting:
Proved properties29,655 23,934 
Unproved properties6,197 576 
Accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization(10,520)(10,071)
Total oil and gas properties, net25,332 14,439 
Other property and equipment, net1,680 1,584 
Operating lease right-of-use assets369 197 
Goodwill261 261 
Derivatives
Other assets154 150 
$30,351 $19,229 
  September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
  (Unaudited)  
ASSETS
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $636
 $1,118
Short-term investments 1,357
 1,441
Accounts receivable:    
Trade, net 649
 517
Due from affiliates 
 1
Income taxes receivable 1
 3
Inventories 187
 181
Derivatives 43
 14
Other 28
 23
Total current assets 2,901
 3,298
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:    
Oil and gas properties, using the successful efforts method of accounting:    
Proved properties 19,630
 18,566
Unproved properties 558
 486
Accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization (8,841) (8,211)
Total property, plant and equipment 11,347
 10,841
Long-term investments 151
 420
Goodwill 270
 272
Other property and equipment, net 1,683
 1,529
Derivatives 7
 
Other assets, net 106
 99
  $16,465
 $16,459


















The financial information included as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2021 has been prepared by management
without audit by independent registered public accountants.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
(in millions, except share data)

March 31, 2021December 31,
2020
 (Unaudited)
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable:
Trade$1,698 $928 
Due to affiliates95 102 
Interest payable27 35 
Income taxes payable11 
Current portion of long-term debt140 
Derivatives871 234 
Operating leases125 100 
Other416 363 
Total current liabilities3,243 1,906 
Long-term debt6,177 3,160 
Derivatives111 66 
Deferred income taxes1,435 1,366 
Operating leases258 110 
Other liabilities981 1,052 
Equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 216,721,541 and 175,525,268 shares issued as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
Additional paid-in capital14,837 9,323 
Treasury stock at cost: 10,601 and 11,047,856 shares as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively(1)(1,234)
Retained earnings3,308 3,478 
Total equity18,146 11,569 
Commitments and contingencies00
$30,351 $19,229 

  September 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
  (Unaudited)  
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable:    
Trade $1,015
 $741
Due to affiliates 90
 134
Interest payable 38
 68
Current portion of long-term debt 449
 485
Derivatives 17
 77
Other 106
 61
Total current liabilities 1,715
 1,566
Long-term debt 2,282
 2,728
Derivatives 12
 7
Deferred income taxes 1,475
 1,397
Other liabilities 384
 350
Equity:    
Common stock, $.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 173,794,108 and 173,221,845 shares issued as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively 2
 2
Additional paid-in capital 8,957
 8,892
Treasury stock at cost: 3,628,843 and 3,497,742 shares as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively (250) (218)
Retained earnings 1,882
 1,728
Total equity attributable to common stockholders 10,591
 10,404
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries 6
 7
Total equity 10,597
 10,411
Commitments and contingencies 

 

  $16,465
 $16,459



















The financial information included as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2021 has been prepared by management
without audit by independent registered public accountants.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
 2021Revised 2020
Revenues and other income:
Oil and gas$1,824 $1,095 
Sales of purchased commodities1,240 915 
Interest and other income (loss), net60 (206)
Derivative gain (loss), net(691)456 
Gain on disposition of assets, net11 
2,444 2,260 
Costs and expenses:
Oil and gas production252 176 
Production and ad valorem taxes113 75 
Depletion, depreciation and amortization474 434 
Purchased commodities1,255 1,028 
Exploration and abandonments19 
General and administrative68 56 
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations
Interest39 27 
Other304 85 
2,525 1,892 
Income (loss) before income taxes(81)368 
Income tax benefit (provision)11 (77)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$(70)$291 
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders$(0.33)$1.75 
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding210 166 
Dividends declared per share$0.56 $0.55 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2017 2016 2017 2016
Revenues and other income:        
Oil and gas $855
 $643
 $2,433
 $1,665
Sales of purchased oil and gas 721
 444
 1,722
 1,062
Interest and other 17
 7
 44
 21
Derivative gains (losses), net (133) 91
 153
 (95)
Gain on disposition of assets, net 
 1
 205
 4
  1,460
 1,186
 4,557
 2,657
Costs and expenses:        
Oil and gas production 152
 141
 440
 438
Production and ad valorem taxes 53
 32
 152
 97
Depletion, depreciation and amortization 355
 386
 1,033
 1,123
Purchased oil and gas 735
 458
 1,769
 1,113
Impairment of oil and gas properties 
 
 285
 32
Exploration and abandonments 18
 19
 78
 96
General and administrative 81
 82
 245
 235
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations 5
 5
 14
 14
Interest 37
 50
 118
 161
Other 58
 69
 176
 223
  1,494
 1,242
 4,310
 3,532
Income (loss) before income taxes (34) (56) 247
 (875)
Income tax benefit (provision) 11
 78
 (79) 362
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $(23) $22
 $168
 $(513)
         
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders $(0.13) $0.13
 $0.98
 $(3.10)
         
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding 170
 170
 170
 165
         
Dividends declared per share $0.04
 $0.04
 $0.08
 $0.08






























The financial information included herein has been prepared by management
without audit by independent registered public accountants.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTSTATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(in millions, except share data and dividends per share)
(Unaudited)
  Equity Attributable To Common Stockholders 
 Shares
Outstanding
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Treasury
Stock
Retained
Earnings
Total Equity
(in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2020164,477 $$9,323 $(1,234)$3,478 $11,569 
Dividends declared ($0.56 per share)— — — — (122)(122)
Cumulative effect of accounting change on convertible senior notes:
Equity component— — (230)— 28 (202)
Deferred tax component— — 50 — (6)44 
Exercise of long-term incentive stock options55 — (2)— 
Purchases of treasury stock(99)— — (13)— (13)
Shares issued or reissued for acquisition51,655 — 5,644 1,238 — 6,882 
Stock-based compensation costs:
Vested compensation awards, net623 — — — — 
Compensation costs included in net loss— — 19 — — 19 
Compensation costs included in net loss associated with acquisition— — 33 — — 33 
Net loss— — — — (70)(70)
Balance as of March 31, 2021216,711 $$14,837 $(1)$3,308 $18,146 
    Equity Attributable To Common Stockholders    
  
Shares
Outstanding
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 Total Equity
  (in thousands)            
Balance as of December 31, 2016 169,724
 $2
 $8,892
 $(218) $1,728
 $7
 $10,411
Dividends declared ($0.08 per share) 
 
 
 
 (14) 
 (14)
Exercise of long-term incentive stock options and employee stock purchases 60
 
 3
 4
 
 
 7
Purchases of treasury stock (191) 
 
 (36) 
 
 (36)
Compensation costs:              
Vested compensation awards 572
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation costs included in net income 
 
 61
 
 
 
 61
Purchase of noncontrolling interest 
 
 1
 
 
 (1) 
Net income 
 
 
 
 168
 
 168
Balance as of September 30, 2017 170,165
 $2
 $8,957
 $(250) $1,882
 $6
 $10,597

















The financial information included herein has been prepared by management
without audit by independent registered public accountants.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSEQUITY (continued)
(in millions)millions, except share data and dividends per share)
(Unaudited)
 Shares
Outstanding
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Treasury
Stock
Revised Retained
Earnings
Total Equity
(in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2019165,547 $$9,161 $(1,069)$4,042 $12,136 
Dividends declared ($0.55 per share)— — — — (91)(91)
Exercise of long-term incentive stock options— (1)— 
Purchases of treasury stock(1,007)— — (122)— (122)
Stock-based compensation costs:
Vested compensation awards, net316 — — — — 
Compensation costs included in net income— — 16 — — 16 
Net income— — — — 291 291 
Balance as of March 31, 2020164,864 $$9,176 $(1,190)$4,242 $12,230 
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2017 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income (loss) $168
 $(513)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depletion, depreciation and amortization 1,033
 1,123
Impairment of oil and gas properties 285
 32
Impairment of inventory and other property and equipment 1
 6
Exploration expenses, including dry holes 19
 41
Deferred income taxes 79
 (340)
Gain on disposition of assets, net (205) (4)
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations 14
 14
Interest expense 4
 11
Derivative related activity (91) 628
Amortization of stock-based compensation 61
 66
Other 48
 50
Change in operating assets and liabilities:    
Accounts receivable (131) (64)
Income taxes receivable 2
 17
Inventories (9) (7)
Derivatives 
 (24)
Investments 5
 
Other current assets (4) (3)
Accounts payable 82
 (8)
Interest payable (30) (26)
Income taxes payable 
 (2)
Other current liabilities (33) (38)
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,298
 959
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Proceeds from disposition of assets, net of cash sold 347
 503
Payments for acquisitions 
 (429)
Proceeds from investments 1,194
 255
Purchase of investments (845) (2,300)
Additions to oil and gas properties (1,703) (1,387)
Additions to other assets and other property and equipment, net (252) (156)
Net cash used in investing activities (1,259) (3,514)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Principal payments on long-term debt (485) (455)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs 
 2,534
Exercise of long-term incentive plan stock options and employee stock purchases 7
 7
Purchases of treasury stock (36) (24)
Dividends paid (7) (7)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (521) 2,055
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (482) (500)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 1,118
 1,391
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $636
 $891













The financial information included herein has been prepared by management
without audit by independent registered public accountants.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2021Revised 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)$(70)$291 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depletion, depreciation and amortization474 434 
Exploration expenses, including dry holes
Deferred income taxes(18)77 
Gain on disposition of assets, net(11)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations
Interest expense
Derivative-related activity370 (415)
Amortization of stock-based compensation52 16 
Investment in affiliate valuation adjustment(54)145 
South Texas contingent consideration valuation adjustment63 
South Texas deficiency fee obligation69 
Other45 31 
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition:
Accounts receivable(330)479 
Inventories(90)16 
Other assets16 21 
Accounts payable265 (284)
Interest payable(57)(35)
Other liabilities(229)(92)
Net cash provided by operating activities377 825 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from disposition of assets23 
Cash acquired, net of cash paid117 
Additions to oil and gas properties(464)(639)
Additions to other assets and other property and equipment(24)(43)
Net cash used in investing activities(348)(681)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net of discount2,497 
Borrowings under credit facility800 
Repayment of credit facility(397)
Repayment of senior notes, including tender offer premiums(2,640)(450)
Payments of other liabilities(140)(146)
Payments of financing fees, net(28)
Purchases of treasury stock(13)(122)
Exercise of long-term incentive plan stock options and employee stock purchases
Dividends paid(91)(73)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(806)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(777)153 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period1,501 705 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$724 $858 





The financial information included herein has been prepared by management
without audit by independent registered public accountants.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NOTE A.1. Organization and Nature of Operations
Pioneer Natural Resources Company ("Pioneer" or the "Company") is a Delaware corporation whose common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange.Exchange (the "NYSE"). The Company is a large independent oil and gas exploration and production company that explores for, develops and produces oil, natural gas liquids ("NGLs") and gas within the United States, with operations primarily in the Permian Basin in West Texas, the Eagle Ford Shale play in South Texas, the Raton field in southeast Colorado and the West Panhandle field in the Texas Panhandle.Texas.
NOTE B.2. Basis of Presentation
Presentation. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2021 and 20162020 include all adjustments and accruals, consisting only of normal, recurring accrual adjustments which areand accruals necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. These interimperiods in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). The operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP")GAAP have been condensed in or omitted from this report pursuant toin accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.2020.
Certain reclassificationsCorrection of previously issued financial statements. During the Company's review of its marketing contracts during the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company identified two long-term marketing contracts that should have been madeaccounted for as derivative contracts. The contracts were entered in October 2019, each with a January 1, 2021 contract commencement date and a December 31, 2026 contract termination date. In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 99, Materiality, and SAB No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, the Company evaluated the misstatements and, based on an analysis of quantitative and qualitative factors, determined that the related impact was not material to the 2016Company's March 31, 2020 consolidated financial statement and footnote amounts in order to conform to the 2017 presentation.
Issuance of common stock. During the first and second quarters of 2016,statements; however, the Company issued 13.8 million and 6.0 million shares of common stock, respectively, and received cash proceeds of $1.6 billion and $937 million, respectively, net of associated underwriter discounts and offering expenses.
New accounting pronouncements. In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, "Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting." ASU 2016-09 simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including accounting for income taxes, forfeitures and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as certain classification changes in the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2017. See Note M for discussion ondetermined that the impact of the adoptionmisstatement to its interim period ending September 30, 2020 was material. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, the Company has corrected the immaterial misstatement for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 by revising the consolidated financial statements appearing herein. The net impact of these immaterial noncash corrections to the Company's income tax provision.previously reported consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 is shown below (in millions, except for per share data):
In February 2016,
March 31, 2020
As ReportedAdjustmentsAs Revised
Oil and gas revenues$1,095 $$1,095 
Derivative gain, net$453 $$456 
Total revenues and other income$2,257 $$2,260 
Total costs and expenses1,892 1,892 
Income before income taxes365 368 
Income tax provision(76)(1)(77)
Net income$289 $$291 
Basic and diluted net income attributable to common stockholders per share$1.74 $0.01 $1.75 
Use of estimates in the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, "Leases." ASU 2016-02 requires the recognitionpreparation of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases currently classified as operating leases and makes certain changes to the accounting for lease expenses. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and for interim periods beginning the following year. This update should be applied using a modified retrospective approach, and early adoption is permitted. The Company anticipates that the adoptionfinancial statements. Preparation of ASU 2016-02 for its leasing arrangements will likely (i) increase the Company's recordedunaudited interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, (ii) increase depreciation, depletionthe disclosure of contingent assets and amortization expense, (iii) increase interest expense and (iv) decrease lease/rental expense. The Company is currently evaluating eachliabilities as of its lease arrangements and has not determined the aggregate amount of change expected for each category.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)," which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition," and most industry-specific guidance. ASU 2014-09 is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, which defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for one year to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. In addition, in May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-11, which rescinds guidance fromfinancial statements and the SEC on accounting for gas balancing arrangementsreported amounts of revenues and will eliminateexpenses during the usereporting periods. Depletion of the entitlements method.
The Company has been working through a project plan for the implementation of Topic 606 and has identified the following revenue streams: oil NGL and gas sales and salesproperties is calculated using estimates of purchasedproved oil and gas. The Company's analysisgas reserves. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in the estimation of contracts with customers

quantities of proved reserves and in the projection of future rates of production and the timing of development expenditures. Similarly, evaluations for impairment of goodwill and proved and unproved oil and gas properties are subject to
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numerous uncertainties including, among others, estimates of proved, probable and possible reserves and commodity price outlooks. Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions utilized.
Adoption of new accounting standards. In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, "Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in accordanceEntity's Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity" ("ASU 2020-06"). ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for certain convertible instruments by removing the separation models for convertible debt with a cash conversion feature or convertible instruments with a beneficial conversion feature. Additionally, ASU 2020-06 amends the requirementsdiluted earnings per share calculation for convertible instruments by requiring the use of Topic 606 is largely complete.the if-converted method. The if-converted method assumes the conversion of convertible instruments occurs at the beginning of the reporting period and diluted weighted average shares outstanding includes the common shares issuable upon conversion of the convertible instruments. The Company has not identified any changesearly adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2021.
Upon issuance of the Company's $1.3 billion principal amount of 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2025 (the "Convertible Notes") in May 2020, the Company bifurcated the debt and equity components of the Convertible Notes to long-term debt and additional paid-in capital in its consolidated balance sheet. The amount recorded to additional paid in capital represented a debt discount that was being amortized to interest expense over the life of the Convertible Notes. Upon adoption of ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2021, the Company (i) reversed the debt discount and related deferred income tax liability recorded to additional paid in capital of $230 million and $50 million, respectively, (ii) recorded a cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU 2020-06 of $22 million to retained earnings, representing a reversal of $28 million of the debt discount that was amortized to interest expense, net of an associated deferred income tax impact of $6 million, in 2020 and (iii) recorded the respective offsets for items (i) and (ii) above, representing the unamortized debt discount attributable to the timingConvertible Notes of revenue recognition based$202 million to long-term debt and the associated deferred tax impact of $44 million to deferred income tax liabilities. See Note 7 for additional information.
Additionally, upon adoption of ASU 2020-06, the requirements of Topic 606 that would have a material impact ontreasury stock method utilized by the Company's consolidated financial statements. The Company plans to utilizecalculate earnings per share through December 31, 2020 will no longer be allowed. As such, the Company has transitioned to the if-converted method utilizing the modified retrospective approach, to adopt the new standards upon their effective dates with a cumulative effect adjustment, if any, recordedfrom the change in accounting principle including the addition of 12 million of incremental shares to retained earningsthe Company's weighted-average diluted shares outstanding as of January 1, 2018. The Company's evaluation of the new disclosure requirements is ongoing.March 31, 2021. See Note 16 for additional information.
NOTE C. Acquisitions3. Acquisition and DivestituresDivestiture
Permian Basin Acquisition. In August 2016,On January 12, 2021, the Company acquired approximately 28,000 net acres inParsley Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation that previously traded on the Permian Basin, with net productionNYSE under the symbol "PE" ("Parsley"), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 20, 2020, among Pioneer, certain of its subsidiaries, Parsley and Parsley's subsidiary, Parsley Energy, LLC (the "Parsley Acquisition"). On the closing date of the Parsley Acquisition, Parsley merged into a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and the subsidiaries of Parsley, including Jagged Peak Energy LLC ("Jagged Peak"), became indirect subsidiaries of the Company.
As part of the Parsley Acquisition, each eligible share of Parsley Class A common stock and each membership interest unit of Parsley Energy, LLC were automatically converted into the right to receive 0.1252 (the "Exchange Ratio") shares of Pioneer common stock. As a result, the Company issued 52 million shares of Pioneer common stock upon the consummation of the Parsley Acquisition, representing total stock consideration transferred of approximately 1,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day ("BOEPD"), from an unaffiliated third party for $428 million, including normal closing adjustments. $7 billion.
The acquisitionParsley Acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method under ASC Topic 805, "BusinessBusiness Combinations," which requires all assets acquired assets and liabilities assumed in the Parsley Acquisition to be recorded at fair value asat the effective time of the acquisition date.
The following table represents the allocation of the acquisition price to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their fair value at the acquisition date (in millions):
Assets acquired: 
Proved properties$79
Unproved properties347
Other property and equipment5
Liabilities assumed: 
Asset retirement obligations(2)
Other liabilities(1)
Net assets acquired$428
Theacquisition. Provisional fair value measurements of the net assets acquired are based on inputs that are not observable in the market and, therefore, represent Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy (see Note Dwere made for a description of the input levels in the fair value hierarchy). The Company calculated the fair values of the acquired proved properties and asset retirement obligations using a discounted future cash flow model that utilizes management's estimates of (i) proved reserves, (ii) forecasted production rates, (iii) future operating, development and plugging and abandonment costs, (iv) future commodity prices and (v) a discount rate of 10 percent for proved properties and seven percent for asset retirement obligations. The Company calculated the fair values of the acquired unproved properties based on the average price per acre in comparable market transactions. The operating results attributable to the acquired assets and liabilities, assumed are includedand adjustments to those measurements may be made in subsequent periods (up to one year from the Company's accompanying consolidated statements of operations sinceacquisition date) as information necessary to complete the date of acquisition.
Divestitures. For the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017, the Company recorded net gains on the disposition of assets of nil and $205 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded net gains on the disposition of assets of $1 million and $4 million, respectively.
In April 2017, the Company completed the sale of approximately 20,500 acres in the Martin County region of the Permian Basin, with net production of approximately 1,500 BOEPD, to an unaffiliated third party for cash proceeds of $266 million, before normal closing adjustments. The sale resulted in a gain of $194 million. In conjunction with the divestiture, the Company reduced the carryingfair value of goodwill by $2 million, reflecting the portion of the Company's goodwill related to the assets sold.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company also completed the sales of other nonstrategic proved and unproved properties in the Permian Basin for cash proceeds of $78 million, which resulted in a gain of $12 million.

analysis is obtained.
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The following table summarizes the provisional fair values assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed (presented in millions):
As of January 12, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents$118 
Accounts receivable248 
Derivatives
Proved properties5,096 
Unproved properties5,647 
Other property and equipment127 
Operating lease right-of-use assets201 
Other assets22 
Total assets acquired11,467 
Accounts payable366 
Interest payable49 
Derivatives318 
Operating leases201 
Deferred income taxes130 
Long-term debt3,238 
Other liabilities282 
Total liabilities assumed4,584 
Net assets acquired$6,883
The following unaudited pro forma summary presents the results of operations as if the Parsley Acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2020. The pro forma summary uses estimates and assumptions based on information available at the time. Management believes the estimates and assumptions to be reasonable; however, actual results may have differed significantly from this pro forma financial information. The pro forma information does not reflect any synergy savings that might have been achieved from combining the operations and is not intended to reflect the actual results that would have occurred had the companies actually been combined during the periods presented.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
(in millions)
Revenues and other income$2,414 $3,441 
Net loss$(136)$(3,201)
Divestiture. In March 2021, the Company sold its well services business to a third party for (i) net cash proceeds of $20 million and (ii) up to $4 million of additional cash proceeds to be earned over the next three years. The Company recorded a gain on sale of $9 million, which is reflected in net gains on disposition of assets in the consolidated statements of operations.
NOTE D.4. Fair Value Measurements
FairThe Company determines fair value is defined asbased on the price that would be received to sellfrom selling an asset or the price paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value measurements are based upon inputs that market participants use in pricing an asset or liability, which are characterized according to a hierarchy that prioritizes those inputs based on the degree to which they are observable. Observable inputs represent market data obtained from independent sources, whereas unobservable inputs reflect a company's own market assumptions, which are used if observable inputs are not reasonably available without undue cost and effort. The three input levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 – quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 – quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g., interest rates) and inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
Level 3 – unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair value input hierarchy level to which an
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asset or liability measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the measurement in its entirety.
The following table presentsthree input levels of the Company'sfair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 – quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 – quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g. interest rates) and inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
Level 3 – unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, typically reflecting management's estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore, determined using model-based techniques, including discounted cash flow models.
Assets and liabilities that aremeasured at fair value on a recurring basis. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 for each of the fair value hierarchy levels:follows:
As of March 31, 2021
 Fair Value Measurement
 Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
(in millions)
Assets:
Commodity price derivatives$$12 $$12 
Deferred compensation plan assets68 68 
Investment in affiliate177 177 
Total assets245 12 257 
Liabilities:
Commodity price derivatives871 871 
Marketing derivatives111 111
Total liabilities871 111 982 
Total recurring fair value measurements$245 $(859)$(111)$(725)
As of December 31, 2020
 Fair Value Measurement
 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
 (in millions)
Assets:
Commodity price derivatives$$$$
Deferred compensation plan assets72 72 
Investment in affiliate123 123 
Total assets195 203 
Liabilities:
Commodity price derivatives209 209 
Marketing derivatives91 91 
Total liabilities209 91 300 
Total recurring fair value measurements$195 $(201)$(91)$(97)
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Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Fair Value as of September 30, 2017
 (in millions)
Assets:       
Commodity derivatives$
 $45
 $
 $45
Interest rate derivatives
 5
 

5
Deferred compensation plan assets90
 
 
 90
Total assets90
 50
 
 140
Liabilities:       
Commodity derivatives
 29
 
 29
Total liabilities
 29
 
 29
Total recurring fair value measurements$90
 $21
 $
 $111

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 Fair Value Measurement as of December 31, 2016 Using  
 Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Fair value as of December 31, 2016
 (in millions)
Assets:       
Commodity derivatives$
 $8
 $
 $8
Interest rate derivatives
 6
 
 6
Deferred compensation plan assets83
 
 
 83
Total assets83
 14
 
 97
Liabilities:       
Commodity derivatives
 84
 
 84
Total liabilities
 84
 
 84
Total recurring fair value measurements$83
 $(70) $
 $13
Commodity price derivatives. The Company's commodity price derivatives represent oil, NGL and gas swap contracts, collar contracts, and collar contracts with short puts.puts, option contracts and basis swap contracts. The asset and liability measurements for thesethe Company's commodity price derivative contracts representare determined using Level 2 inputs in the hierarchy.inputs. The Company utilizes discounted cash flow and option-pricing models for valuing its commodity price derivatives.
The asset and liability values attributable to the Company's commodity price derivatives were determined based on inputs that include (i) the contracted notional volumes, (ii) independent active market price quotes, (iii) the applicable estimated credit-adjusted risk-free rate yield curve and (iv) the implied rate of volatility inherent in the collar contracts and collar contracts with short puts, which is based on active and independent market-quoted volatility factors.
Marketing derivatives. Under the contract terms of the marketing derivatives the Company agreed to purchase and simultaneously sell 50 thousand barrels of oil per day at an oil terminal in Midland, Texas for a six-year term that ends on December 31, 2026. The price the Company pays to purchase the oil volumes under the purchase contract is based on a Midland West Texas Intermediate ("WTI") price and the price the Company receives for the oil volumes sold is a weighted average sales price ("WASP") that the non-affiliated counterparty receives for selling oil through their Gulf Coast storage and export facility at prices that are highly correlated with Brent oil prices during the same month of the purchase. Based on the form of the marketing contracts, the Company determined that the marketing contracts should be accounted for as derivative instruments not designated as hedges. The asset and liability measurements for the Company's marketing derivative contracts are determined using both Level 2 and 3 inputs. The Company utilizes a discounted cash flow model for valuing its marketing derivatives.
The asset and liability values attributable to the Company's marketing derivatives were determined based on Level 2 inputs that include (i) the contracted notional volumes, (ii) independent active market price quotes, (iii) the applicable estimated credit-adjusted risk-free rate yield curve and (iv) stated contractual rates. The Level 3 inputs attributable to the Company's marketing derivatives include the historical monthly differential between Brent oil prices and the corresponding WASP of the counterparty to the marketing derivatives ("WASP Differential Deduction") and, to a lesser extent, an estimated annual cost inflation rate. The average WASP Differential Deduction used in the fair value determination as of March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $2.06 and $1.90 per barrel, respectively. The WASP Differential Deduction and the estimated annual cost inflation rate reflects management's best estimate of future results utilizing historical performance, but these estimates are not observable inputs by a market participant and contain a high degree of uncertainty. The Company could experience significant mark-to-market fluctuations in the fair value of its marketing derivatives based on changes in the WASP Differential Deduction if it deviates from historical levels. For example, a 10 percent increase or decrease in the WASP Differential Deduction would impact the fair value of the Company's marketing derivatives recorded by approximately $20 million as of March 31, 2021.
Deferred compensation plan assets. The Company's deferred compensation plan assets representinclude investments in equity and mutual fund securities that are actively traded on major exchanges. TheseThe fair value of these investments are measuredis determined using Level 1 inputs based on observable prices on major exchanges. As
Investment in affiliate. The Company elected the fair value option for measuring its equity method investment in ProPetro Holding Corp. ("ProPetro"). The fair value of September 30, 2017, the significant inputs to these asset values representedits investment in ProPetro is determined using Level 1 independent active exchange market price inputs.
Interest rate derivatives. The Company's interest rate derivative assets represent interest rate swap contracts. The Company utilizes discounted cash flow models for valuing its interest rate derivatives. The derivative values attributable to the Company's interest rate derivative contracts areinputs based on (i) the contracted notional amounts, (ii) forward active market-quoted London Interbank Offered Rates ("LIBOR")observable prices on a major exchange. See Note 11 and (iii) the applicable credit-adjusted risk-free rate yield curve. The Company's interest rate derivative fair value measurements represent Level 2 inputs in the hierarchy.Note 13 for additional information.    
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis, but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances. These assets and liabilities can include inventory, proved and unproved oil and gas properties, goodwill and other long-lived assets or liabilities that are acquired or written down to fair value when they are impaired or held for sale. See Note C
Parsley Acquisition. The Parsley Acquisition was accounted for information onusing the fair value ofacquisition method under ASC Topic 805, "Business Combinations", which requires all assets acquired and liabilities acquiredassumed in the Permian BasinParsley Acquisition to be recorded at fair values at the effective time of the acquisition.
Proved oil Oil and gas properties. As a result of the Company's proved property impairment assessments, the Company recognized noncash impairment charges to reduce the carrying values of the Raton were valued based on income and West Panhandle fields during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, to their estimated fair values.
The Company calculated the fair values of the Raton and West Panhandle fields using a discounted future cash flow model. Significantmarket based approaches utilizing Level 3 assumptions associated withinputs including internally generated development and production profiles and price and cost assumptions. Debt assumed in the calculations included management's longer-term commodity price outlooks ("Management's Price Outlooks") and management's outlooks for (i) production, (ii) production costs, (iii) capital expenditures and (iv) estimated proved reserves and risk-adjusted probable reserves. Management's Price Outlooks are developedacquisition was valued based on third-party longer-term commodity futures price outlooks as of each measurement date. The expected future net cash flows were discountedLevel 2 inputs that included using an annual rate of 10 percentobservable market prices to determine fair value.

Net derivative liabilities assumed in the acquisition were valued based on Level 2 inputs similar to the Company's other commodity price derivatives. See Note 3for additional information.
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South Texas Divestiture. The following table presents theCompany recorded a deficiency fee obligation and related deficiency fee receivable in conjunction with its 2019 divestiture of its South Texas assets (the "South Texas Divestiture"). The fair value of the deficiency fee obligation and fairdeficiency fee receivable was determined using Level 3 inputs based on a probability-weighted forecast that considers historical results, market conditions and various development plans to arrive at the estimated present value adjustments (in millions) forof the deficiency payments and corresponding receipts. The changes to the Company's 2017 and 2016 proved property impairments, as well as the average oil price per barrel ("Bbl") and gas price per British thermal unit ("MMBtu") utilizedforecasted deficiency fee obligation resulted in the respective Management's Price Outlooks:
       Management's Price Outlooks
 Impairment Date Fair Value Fair Value Adjustment Oil Gas
RatonMarch 2017 $186
 $(285) $53.65
 $3.00
West PanhandleMarch 2016 $33
 $(32) $49.77
 $3.24
It is reasonably possible thatCompany recording a charge of $69 million to other expense during the estimatethree months ended March 31, 2020. The present value of undiscountedthe estimated future net cash flows attributable to these or other properties may change inpayments and expected cash receipts were determined using a 3.6 percent and 3.2 percent discount rate, respectively, based on the future resulting in the need to impair their carrying values. The primary factors that may affect estimatesestimated timing of future cash flows are (i) future adjustments, both positivepayments and negative, to provedreceipts and risk-adjusted probable the Company's counterparty credit risk assessments. See Note 10and possible oil and gas reserves, (ii) results of future drilling activities, (iii) Management's Price Outlooks and (iv) increases or decreases in production and capital costs associated with these reserves.Note 14 for additional information.
Unproved oil and gas properties. During March 2016, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $32 million to write-off the carrying value of its unproved royalty acreage in Alaska (reported in exploration and abandonments in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations) as a result of the operator curtailing operations in the area and Management's Price Outlooks.
Financial instruments not carried at fair value. Carrying values and fair values of financial instruments that are not carried at fair value in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016are as follows:
 As of March 31, 2021As of December 31, 2020
Carrying
Value
Fair
Value
Carrying
Value
Fair
Value
 (in millions)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (a)$668 $668 $1,442 $1,442 
Restricted cash (a)$56 $56 $59 $59 
Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt:
Senior notes (b)$$$140 $140 
Long-term debt:
Convertible senior notes (b)$1,303 $2,068 $1,100 $1,756 
Senior notes (b)$4,874 $4,898 $2,060 $2,230 
______________________
 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair
Value
 (in millions)
Commercial paper, corporate bonds and time deposits$1,508
 $1,506
 $1,906
 $1,901
Current portion of long-term debt$449
 $462
 $485
 $490
Long-term debt$2,282
 $2,495
 $2,728
 $2,956
Commercial paper, corporate bonds and time deposits. Periodically,(a)Fair value approximates carrying value due to the Company invests in commercial paper and corporate bonds with investment grade rated entities. The Company also periodically enters into time deposits with financial institutions. The investments are carried at amortized cost and classified as held-to-maturity as the Company has the intent and ability to hold them until they mature. The carrying values of held-to-maturity investments are adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts over the remaining lifeshort-term nature of the investment. Income related to these investmentsinstruments.
(b)Fair value is recorded in interest and other income in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. The Company's investments in corporate bonds represent Level 1 inputs in the hierarchy, while other investments representdetermined using Level 2 inputs in the hierarchy. Commercial paper and time deposits are included in cash and cash equivalents if they have maturity dates that are less than 90 days at the date of purchase; otherwise, investments are reflected in short-term investments or long-term investments in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets based on their maturity dates. The following table provides the components of the Company's cash and cash equivalents and investments as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
  September 30, 2017
Consolidated Balance Sheet Location Cash Commercial Paper Corporate Bonds 
Time
Deposits
 Total
  (in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents $539
 $
 $
 $97
 $636
Short-term investments 
 124
 741
 492
 1,357
Long-term investments 
 
 151
 
 151
  $539
 $124
 $892
 $589
 $2,144

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  December 31, 2016
Consolidated Balance Sheet Location Cash Commercial Paper Corporate Bonds Time
Deposits
 Total
  (in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents $873
 $45
 $
 $200
 $1,118
Short-term investments 
 368
 691
 382
 1,441
Long-term investments 
 
 420
 
 420
  $873
 $413
 $1,111
 $582
 $2,979
Debt obligations. The Company's debt obligations are composed of its credit facility and senior notes. The fair value of the Company's debt obligations is determined utilizing inputs that are Level 2 measurements in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the Company's credit facility is calculated using a discounted cash flow model based on (i) forecasted contractual interest and fee payments, (ii) forward active market-quoted United States Treasury Bill rates and (iii) the applicable credit-adjustments.inputs. The Company's senior notes represent debt securities that are quoted, but not actively traded on major exchanges. Theexchanges; therefore, fair values of the Company's senior notes arevalue is based on their periodic values as quoted on the major exchanges. See Note 7 for additional information.
The Company has other financial instruments consisting primarily of receivables, payables, and other current assets and liabilities that approximate fair value due to the nature of the instrument and their relatively short maturities. Non-financial assets and liabilities initially measured at fair value include assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination, goodwill and asset retirement obligations.
NOTE E.5. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company primarily utilizes commodity swap contracts, collar contracts, and collar contracts with short puts and basis swap contracts to (i) reduce the effect of price volatility on the commodities the Company produces and sells or consumes, and (ii) support the Company's annual capital budgeting and expenditure plans and (iii) reduce commodity price risk associated with certain capital projects.support the payment of contractual obligations and dividends.
Oil production derivatives. The Company also, from time to time, utilizes interest rate contracts to reducesells its oil production at the effect of interest rate volatility onlease and the Company's indebtedness.
Periodically, the Company may pay a premium to enter into commodity contracts. Premiums paid, if any, have been nominal in relation to the value of the underlying asset in the contract. The Company recognizes the nominal premium payments as an increase to the value of derivative assets when paid. All derivatives are adjusted to fair value as of each balance sheet date.
Oil production derivative activities. All material physical sales contracts governing the Company'ssuch oil production are tied directly to, or are highly correlated with, New York Mercantile Exchange ("NYMEX") West Texas Intermediate ("WTI")NYMEX WTI oil prices. The Company also enters into (i) pipeline capacity commitments in order to secure available oil, NGL and gas transportation capacity from its areas of production and (ii) purchase transactions with third parties and separate sale transactions with third parties to diversify a portion of the Company's oil sales to Gulf Coast refineries or international export markets at prices that are highly correlated to Brent oil prices. As a result, the Company uses a combination of Brent, Magellan East Houston ("MEH") and WTI derivative contracts to manage future oil price volatility and basis swap contracts to reduce basis risk between NYMEX prices and the actual index prices at which the oil is sold.volatility.


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September 30, 2017March 31, 2021
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The following table sets forth the volumes per day associated with the Company's outstanding oil derivative contracts as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2021 and the weighted average oil prices per barrel for those contracts:contracts are as follows:
2021Year Ending December 31, 2022
Second QuarterThird QuarterFourth Quarter
Brent swap contracts:
Volume per day (Bbl)102,000 17,000 17,000 
Price per Bbl$46.48 $44.45 $44.45 $
MEH swap contracts:
Volume per day (Bbl)54,000 43,000 43,000 2,055 
Price per Bbl$41.85 $40.52 $40.52 $42.80 
Midland WTI swap contracts:
Volume per day (Bbl)5,000 5,000 5,000 
Price per Bbl$40.50 $40.50 $40.50 $
Brent call contracts sold:
Volume per Bbl (a)20,000 20,000 20,000 
Price per Bbl$69.74 $69.74 $69.74 $
Brent collar contracts:
Volume per day (Bbl)— — — 10,000 
Price per Bbl:
Ceiling$— $— $— $60.32 
Floor$— $— $— $50.00 
Brent collar contracts with short puts:
Volume per day (Bbl)90,000 110,000 90,000 57,000 
Price per Bbl:
Ceiling$50.74 $54.46 $50.74 $64.41 
Floor$45.11 $47.82 $45.11 $50.18 
Short put$35.07 $36.87 $35.07 $38.25 
MEH collar contracts with short puts:
Volume per day (Bbl)20,187 9,446 9,446 
Price per Bbl:
Ceiling$59.39 $51.29 $51.29 $
Floor$49.30 $41.55 $41.55 $
Short put$39.30 $31.55 $31.55 $
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 2017 Year Ending December 31, 2018
 Fourth Quarter 
Collar contracts (a):   
Volume (Bbl)6,000
 
Price per Bbl:   
Ceiling$70.40
 $
Floor$50.00
 $
Collar contracts with short puts (b):   
Volume (Bbl)155,000
 150,781
Price per Bbl:   
Ceiling$62.12
 $57.70
Floor$49.82
 $47.39
Short put$41.02
 $37.35
Basis swap contracts:   
Midland-Cushing index swap volume (Bbl)6,630
 
Price differential ($/Bbl) (c)$(1.09) $
(a)The referenced call contracts were sold in exchange for higher ceiling prices on certain 2020 collar contracts with short puts.
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(a)Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the Company entered into additional collar contracts for 3,000 Bbls per day of 2018 production with a ceiling price of $58.05 per Bbl and a floor price of $45.00 per Bbl.
(b)Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the Company entered into additional collar contracts with short puts for 2,000 Bbls per day of 2018 production with a ceiling price of $59.25 per Bbl, a floor price of $45.00 per Bbl and a short put price of $35.00 per Bbl.
(c)Represents the basis differential between Midland, Texas oil prices and WTI oil prices at Cushing, Oklahoma.

NGL production derivative activities.derivatives. All material physical sales contracts governing the Company's NGL production are tied directly or indirectly to either Mont Belvieu, Texas or Conway, Kansas NGL component product prices. The Company uses derivative contracts to manage the volatility of NGL component price volatility.

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September 30, 2017
(Unaudited)

The following table sets forthMarch 31, 2021, the volumes per day associated with the Company's outstandingCompany did not have any NGL derivative contracts as of September 30, 2017 and the weighted average NGL prices for those contracts:outstanding.
 2017 Year Ending December 31,
 Fourth Quarter 2018 2019
Ethane collar contracts (a):     
Volume (Bbl)3,000
 
 
Price per Bbl:     
Ceiling$11.83
 $
 $
Floor$8.68
 $
 $
Ethane basis swap contracts (b):     
Volume (MMBtu)6,920
 6,920
 6,920
Price differential ($/MMBtu)$1.60
 $1.60
 $1.60
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(a)Represent collar contracts that reduce the price volatility of ethane forecasted for sale by the Company at Mont Belvieu, Texas-posted prices.
(b)Represent basis swap contracts that reduce the price volatility of ethane forecasted for sale by the Company at Mont Belvieu, Texas-posted prices. The basis swap contracts fix the basis differential on a NYMEX Henry Hub ("HH") MMBtu equivalent basis. The Company will receive the HH price plus the price differential on 6,920 MMBtu per day, which is equivalent to 2,500 Bbls per day of ethane.
Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the Company entered into propane swap contracts for 2,500 Bbls per day of November and December 2017 production with a fixed price of $37.80 per Bbl.
Gas production derivative activities.derivatives. All material physical sales contracts governing the Company's gas production are tied directly or indirectly to HHNYMEX Henry Hub ("HH") gas prices or regional index prices (e.g. WAHA, SoCal and Houston Ship Channel) where the gas is sold. To diversify the gas prices it receives to international market prices, the Company sells a portion of its gas production at Dutch Title Transfer Facility ("Dutch TTF") prices. The Company uses derivative contracts to manage gas price volatility and basis swap contracts to reduce basis risk between HH prices and actual index prices at which the gas is sold.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2017March 31, 2021
(Unaudited)

The following table sets forth the volumes per day associated with the Company's outstanding gas derivative contracts as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2021 and the weighted average gas prices per MMBtu for those contracts:contracts are as follows:
2021Year Ending December 31, 2022
Second QuarterThird QuarterFourth Quarter
NYMEX swap contracts:
Volume per day (MMBtu) (a)20,000 20,000 20,000 
Price per MMBtu$2.81 $2.81 $2.81 $
Dutch TTF swap contracts:
Volume per day (MMBtu)30,000 30,000 30,000 
Price per MMBtu$5.07 $5.07 $5.07 $
WAHA swap contracts:
Volume per day (MMBtu)116,484 116,304 116,304 4,932 
Price per MMBtu$2.36 $2.36 $2.36 $2.46 
NYMEX collar contracts:
Volume per day (MMBtu) (b)200,000 200,000 200,000 
Price per MMBtu:
Ceiling$3.18 $3.18 $3.18 $
Floor$2.56 $2.56 $2.56 $
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 2017 Year Ending December 31,
 Fourth Quarter 2018 2019
Swap contracts:     
Volume (MMBtu) (a)
 30,000
 
Price per MMBtu$
 $3.08
 $
Collar contracts with short puts:     
Volume (MMBtu)300,000
 62,329
 
Price per MMBtu:     
Ceiling$3.60
 $3.56
 $
Floor$2.96
 $2.91
 $
Short put$2.47
 $2.37
 $
Basis swap contracts:     
Mid-Continent index swap volume (MMBtu) (b)45,000
 
 
Price differential ($/MMBtu)$(0.32) $
 $
Permian Basin index swap volume (MMBtu) (c)26,522
 51,671
 70,000
Price differential ($/MMBtu)$0.30
 $0.30
 $0.30
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(a)Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the Company entered into additional swap contracts for 70,000 MMBtu per day of April through December 2018 production with a price of $3.00 per MMBtu.
(b)Represent swap contracts that fix the basis differentials between the index price at which the Company sells its Mid-Continent gas and the HH index price used in collar contracts with short puts.
(c)Represent swap contracts that fix the basis differentials between Permian Basin index prices and southern California index prices for Permian Basin gas forecasted for sale in southern California. Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the Company entered into additional basis swap contracts for (i) 20,000 MMBtu per day of November 2017 through March 2018 production with a price of $0.49 per MMBtu and (ii) 10,000 MMBtu per day of 2019 production with a price of $0.32 per MMBtu.
Marketing derivatives.Periodically,(a)Subsequent to March 31, 2021, the Company entersentered into buy and sell marketing arrangements to fulfill firm pipeline transportation commitments. Associated with these marketing arrangements, the Company may enter into index swaps that mitigate price risk. As of September 30, 2017, the Company was party to (i) oil indexadditional NYMEX swap contracts for 10,000 Bbls20,000 MMBtu per day of November andJune 2021 through December 2017 transportation commitments2021 production with aan average fixed price differential of $4.18$3.01 per Bbl betweenMMBtu.
(b)Subsequent to March 31, 2021, the Company entered into additional NYMEX WTI and Louisiana Light Sweet oil ("LLS") and (ii) oil index swapcollar contracts for 10,000 Bbls20,000 MMBtu per day of JanuaryJune 2021 through August 2018 transportation commitmentsDecember 2021 production with a ceiling price differential of $3.18$3.31 per Bbl between NYMEX WTIMMBtu and LLS.a floor price of $2.75 per MMBtu.
Interest rate derivative activities. As of September 30, 2017, the Company was party to interest rate derivativeMarketing derivatives. The Company's marketing derivatives reflect two long-term marketing contracts that were entered in October 2019 whereby the Company will receiveagreed to purchase and simultaneously sell 50 thousand barrels of oil per day at an oil terminal in Midland, Texas for a six-year term that began on January 1, 2021 and ends on December 31, 2026. The price the three-month LIBOR rateCompany pays to purchase the oil volumes under the purchase contract is based on a Midland WTI price and the price the Company receives for the 10-year period from December 2017oil volumes sold is a WASP that a non-affiliated counterparty receives for selling oil through December 2027 in exchange for paying a fixed interest ratetheir Gulf Coast storage and export facility at prices that are highly correlated with Brent oil prices during the same month of 1.81 percentthe purchase. Based on a notional amountthe form of $100 million on December 15, 2017. Subsequent to September 30, 2017,the marketing contracts, the Company liquidateddetermined that the marketing contracts should be accounted for as derivative instruments. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded noncash derivative losses of $20 million and noncash derivative gains of $6 million, respectively, and cash payments of $7 million and no cash payments or receipts, respectively, related to its interest rate derivative contracts for cash proceeds of $5 million.marketing derivatives.
Tabular disclosure of derivative financial instruments. All of theDerivative accounting. The Company's derivatives are accounted for as non-hedge derivatives as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and therefore all changes in the fair values of its derivative contracts are recognized as gains or losses in the earnings of the periods in which they occur. The Company classifies the fair value amounts of derivative assets and liabilities as net current or noncurrent derivative assets or net current or noncurrent derivative liabilities, whichever the case may be, byenters into commodity and counterparty. The Company enters intoprice derivatives under master netting arrangements, which, in an event of default, allows the Company to offset payables to and receivables from the defaulting counterparty.

Contingent consideration. The Company's right to receive contingent consideration in conjunction with the South Texas Divestiture was determined to be a derivative financial instrument that is not designated as a hedging instrument. Prior to its settlement in July 2020, the contingent consideration was revalued using an option pricing model each reporting period based on forecasted oil and NGL prices during each of the five years from 2020 to 2024. See Note 13 for additional information.
Noncash gains and losses associated with the Company's (i) commodity price derivatives and marketing derivatives and (ii) contingent consideration are separately presented in operating activities within the consolidated statements of cash flows.
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September 30, 2017March 31, 2021
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Fair value.The aggregate fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets by typenot designated as hedging instruments is as follows:
As of March 31, 2021
TypeConsolidated
Balance Sheet
Location
Fair
Value
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
Net Fair Value
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
  (in millions)
Assets:
Commodity price derivativesDerivatives - current$$$
Commodity price derivativesDerivatives - noncurrent$$$
Liabilities:
Commodity price derivativesDerivatives - current$829 $$829 
Marketing derivativesDerivatives - current$42 $$42 
Commodity price derivativesDerivatives - noncurrent$42 $$42 
Marketing derivativesDerivatives - noncurrent$69 $$69 

As of December 31, 2020
TypeConsolidated
Balance Sheet
Location
Fair
Value
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
Net Fair Value
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
  (in millions)
Assets:
Commodity price derivativesDerivatives - current$$$
Commodity price derivativesDerivatives - noncurrent$$$
Liabilities:
Commodity price derivativesDerivatives - current$198 $$198 
Marketing derivativesDerivatives - current$36 $$36 
Commodity price derivativesDerivatives - noncurrent$11 $$11 
Marketing derivativesDerivatives - noncurrent$55 $$55 
Fair value. Gains and counterparty, including the classification between current and noncurrent assets and liabilities, consists of the following:
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2017
Type 
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
Location
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
Net Fair Value
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    (in millions)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments      
Asset Derivatives:      
Commodity price derivatives Derivatives - current $50
 $(12) $38
Interest rate derivatives Derivatives - current $5
 $
 5
Commodity price derivatives Derivatives - noncurrent $10
 $(3) 7
        $50
Liability Derivatives: 
    
Commodity price derivatives Derivatives - current $29
 $(12) $17
Commodity price derivatives Derivatives - noncurrent $15
 $(3) 12
        $29
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2016
Type 
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
Location
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
 
Net Fair Value
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
    (in millions)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments      
Asset Derivatives:      
Commodity price derivatives Derivatives - current $33
 $(25) $8
Interest rate derivatives Derivatives - current $6
 $
 6
        $14
Liability Derivatives:      
Commodity price derivatives Derivatives - current $102
 $(25) $77
Commodity price derivatives Derivatives - noncurrent $7
 $
 7
        $84
losses recorded on derivative financial instruments not designated as hedging instruments are as follows:
Derivatives Not Designated 
as Hedging Instruments
Location of Gain/(Loss) Recognized
in Earnings on Derivatives
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
  (in millions)
Commodity price derivativesDerivative gain (loss), net$(664)$472 
Marketing derivativesDerivative gain (loss), net$(27)$
Interest rate derivativesDerivative gain (loss), net$$(22)
Contingent considerationInterest and other income (loss), net$$(63)
The Company uses credit and other financial criteria to evaluate the credit standing of, and to select, counterparties to its derivative instruments. Although the Company does not obtain collateral or otherwise secure the fair value of its derivative instruments, associated credit risk is mitigated by the Company's credit risk policies and procedures.
The following table details the location of gains and losses recognized on the Company's derivative contracts in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations:
Derivatives Not Designated as Location of Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Earnings Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Hedging Instruments on Derivatives 2017 2016 2017 2016
    (in millions)
Commodity price derivatives Derivative gains (losses), net $(133) $91
 $154
 $(87)
Interest rate derivatives Derivative gains (losses), net 
 
 (1) (8)
Total $(133) $91
 $153
 $(95)

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NOTE F.6. Exploratory Costs
The Company capitalizes exploratory well and project costs until a determination is made that the well or project has either found proved reserves, is impaired or is sold. The Company's capitalized exploratory well and project costs are presented included
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March 31, 2021
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in proved properties in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. If the exploratory well or project is determined to be impaired, the impaired costs are charged to exploration and abandonments expense.
The following table reflects the Company'schanges in capitalized exploratory well and project activity during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017:costs are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
(in millions)
Beginning capitalized exploratory well costs$498 
Additions to exploratory well costs pending the determination of proved reserves505 
Additions to capitalized exploratory well costs from acquisitions183 
Reclassification due to determination of proved reserves(544)
Ending capitalized exploratory well costs$642 
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
 (in millions)
Beginning capitalized exploratory well costs$443
 $323
Additions to exploratory well costs pending the determination of proved reserves474
 1,369
Reclassification due to determination of proved reserves(482) (1,247)
Exploratory well costs charged to exploration and abandonment expense(1) (11)
Ending capitalized exploratory well costs$434
 $434
The following table provides an aging as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016Aging of capitalized exploratory costs and the number of projects for which exploratory well costs have been capitalized for a period greater than one year, based on the date drilling was completed:completed, are as follows:
As of
March 31, 2021
As of
December 31, 2020
(in millions, except well counts)
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been suspended:
   One year or less$568 $495 
   More than one year74 
$642 $498 
Number of wells or projects with exploratory well costs that have been
   suspended for a period greater than one year (a)
17
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 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
 (in millions, except well counts)
Capitalized exploratory well costs that have been suspended:   
One year or less$422
 $318
More than one year12
 5
 $434
 $323
Number of wells or projects with exploratory well costs that have been suspended for a period greater than one year7
 3
The seven(a)13 of the 17 wells that werehave been suspended for a period greater than one year aswere acquired from Parsley and all suspended wells are scheduled to be completed by the end of September 30, 2017 are in the Eagle Ford Shale area. The Company expects to complete all seventhird quarter of these wells in 2018.2021.
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NOTE G.7. Long-term Debt
The components of long-term debt, including the effects of issuance costs and issuance discounts, are as follows:
 
As of
March 31, 2021
As of
December 31, 2020
 (in millions)
Outstanding debt principal balances:
3.45% senior notes due 2021$$140 
3.95% senior notes due 2022244 244 
0.75% senior callable notes due 2024750 
0.25% convertible senior notes due 20251,323 1,323 
1.125% senior notes due 2026750 
4.45% senior notes due 2026500 500 
5.625% senior notes due 2027179 
7.20% senior notes due 2028241 241 
4.125% senior notes due 2028138 
1.90% senior notes due 20301,100 1,100 
2.15% senior notes due 20311,000 
6,225 3,548 
Issuance costs and discounts(48)(248)
Total debt6,177 3,300 
Less current portion of long-term debt(140)
Long-term debt$6,177 $3,160 
Credit facility. The Company's long-term debt consists of senior notes,Company maintains a revolving corporate credit facility (the "Credit Facility") and the effects of issuance costs and discounts. The Credit Facility is maintained with a syndicate of financial institutions and has aggregate loan commitments of $2.0 billion. On January 12, 2021, Pioneer entered into the First Amendment to Credit Agreement (the "Amendment") with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other agents and lenders party thereto. The primary changes attributable to the Amendment were to increase the aggregate loan commitments from $1.5 billion that expire in August 2020.to $2.0 billion, extend the maturity of the Credit Facility to January 12, 2026 and to nominally adjust the drawn and undrawn pricing. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2021, the Company had no0 outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility and was in compliance with its debt covenants.
Assumption of Parsley notes and payoff of Parsley revolving credit facility. In connection with the completion of the Parsley Acquisition, the Company assumed Parsley's long-term debt of $2.7 billion in aggregate principal amount (with a fair value of $2.8 billion), as well as Parsley's credit facility, which had an outstanding balance of $397 million. The Company repaid Parsley's revolving credit facility and terminated the Parsley revolving credit facility agreement on January 12, 2021.
Senior notes. In January 2021, the Company issued $750 million of 0.750% Senior Callable Notes that will mature January 15, 2024, $750 million of 1.125% Senior Notes that will mature January 15, 2026 and $1 billion of 2.150% Senior Notes that will mature January 15, 2031 (the "January 2021 Senior Notes Offering"). The Company's 6.65%Company received proceeds, net of $24 million of issuance costs and discounts, of $2.5 billion. Interest on each of the new notes will be payable on January 15 and July 15 of each year. The senior notes (the "6.65% Senior Notes") and 5.875%are unsecured obligations ranking equally in right of payment with all other senior notes (the "5.875% Senior Notes") matured and were repaid in March 2017 and July 2016, respectively. unsecured indebtedness of the Company.
The Company funded bothused the $485 million repayment ofproceeds from the 6.65%January 2021 Senior Notes Offering to pay (i) $1.6 billion to redeem Parsley's 5.250% Senior Notes due 2025, Parsley's 5.375% Senior Notes due 2025 and the $455 million repayment of theJagged Peak's 5.875% Senior Notes with cash on hand. The Company's 6.875% senior notes (the "6.875% Senior Notes"), with an outstanding debt principal balancedue 2026 and (ii) $852 million to purchase a portion of $450 million, will mature in May 2018. The 6.875%Parsley's 5.625% Senior Notes are classified as current indue 2027 and Parsley's 4.125% Senior Notes due 2028 pursuant to a cash tender offer. In connection with the accompanying consolidated balance sheets astender offers, the Company also obtained the requisite consents from holders of September 30, 2017.

Parsley's 5.625% Senior Notes due 2027 and 4.125% Senior Notes due 2028 to amend the indentures pursuant to which the notes were issued to, among other things, (i) eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants and related
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provisions and certain events of default contained in each indenture and (ii) shorten the minimum notice requirement for optional redemptions to three days.
The Company's 3.45% senior notes with a debt principal balance of $140 million matured and were repaid in January 2021. The Company funded the repayment with cash on hand.
Convertible senior notes. In May 2020, the Company issued $1.3 billion principal amount of 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2025. The Convertible Notes bear a fixed interest rate of 0.25% per year with interest payable semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on November 15, 2020. The Convertible Notes will mature on May 15, 2025, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased or converted. The Convertible Notes are unsecured obligations ranking equally in right of payment with all other senior unsecured indebtedness of the Company.
The Convertible Notes are convertible into shares of the Company's common stock at an initial conversion rate of 9.1098 shares of the Company's common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes (subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms of the notes indenture, the "Conversion Rate"), which represents an initial conversion price of $109.77 per share (subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms of the notes indenture, the "Conversion Price"). Upon conversion, the Convertible Notes will be settled in cash, shares of the Company's common stock or a combination thereof, at the Company's election.
Holders of the Convertible Notes may convert their notes at their option prior to February 15, 2025 under the following circumstances:
during the quarter following any quarter during which the last reported sales price of the Company's common stock exceeds 130 percent of the Conversion Price for at least 20 trading days;
during the five-day period following any five consecutive trading day period when the trading price of the Convertible Notes is less than 98 percent of the price of the Company's common stock times the Conversion Rate;
upon notice of redemption by the Company; or
upon the occurrence of specified corporate events, including certain consolidations or mergers.
On or after February 15, 2025, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert their notes at any time. The Company may not redeem the Convertible Notes prior to May 20, 2023, and after such date, may redeem the Convertible Notes only if the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock has been at least 130 percent of the Conversion Price for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides the notice of redemption. The redemption price is equal to 100 percent of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
During the first quarter of 2021, the last reported sales prices of the Company's common stock exceeded 130 percent of the Conversion Price for at least 20 trading days, causing the Convertible Notes to become convertible at the option of the holders during the three month period ending June 30, 2021. If converted by the holder, upon conversion, the Convertible Notes will be settled in cash, shares of the Company's common stock or a combination thereof, at the Company's election.
The Company early adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2021. Upon issuance of the Convertible Notes in May 2020, the Company bifurcated the debt and equity components of the Convertible Notes between long-term debt and additional paid-in capital in its consolidated balance sheet. The amount recorded to additional paid-in capital represented a debt discount that was being amortized to interest expense over the life of the Convertible Notes. Upon adoption of ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2021, the Company (i) reversed the debt discount and related deferred income tax liability recorded to additional paid-in capital of $230 million and $50 million, respectively, (ii) recorded a cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU 2020-06 of $22 million to retained earnings, representing the reversal of the $28 million debt discount that was amortized to interest expense, net of an associated deferred income tax impact of $6 million, in 2020 and (iii) recorded the respective offsets for items (i) and (ii) above, representing the unamortized debt discount attributable to the Convertible Notes of $202 million to long-term debt and the associated deferred tax impact of $44 million to deferred income tax liabilities. See Note 2 for additional information.
As of March 31, 2021, the Convertible Notes had an outstanding principal balance of $1.3 billion and unamortized issuance costs of $20 million. The issuance costs will be amortized to interest expense at an effective interest rate of 0.6 percent over five years. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded total interest expense related to the
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Convertible Notes of $2 million comprised of contractual coupon interest of $1 million and the amortization of issuance costs of $1 million.
Capped call transactions. In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain financial institution counterparties (the "Capped Call"), the purpose of which was to reduce the potential dilution to the Company's common stock upon conversion of the Convertible Notes and/or offset any cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of such converted notes, with such reduction and offset subject to a capped price. The Capped Call transactions have a strike price of $109.77 per share of common stock and a capped price of $156.21 per share of common stock. The net costs of $113 million incurred to purchase the Capped Call transactions were recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital. The closing price of the Company's common stock at March 31, 2021 was $158.82 which exceeded the capped price. Therefore, if the Convertible Notes were converted and settlement of the capped call transaction had occurred on March 31, 2021, the Company would have been entitled to receive $559 million in cash or approximately 3.5 million shares of the Company's common stock, or a combination thereof.
NOTE H.8. Incentive Plans
Stock-based compensation. ForIn connection with the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,Parsley Acquisition, the Company recorded $21 millionassumed all rights and $78 million, respectively,obligations under the Amended and Restated Parsley Energy, Inc. 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "2014 Parsley Plan") and the Jagged Peak Energy Inc. 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Jagged Peak Plan") and together with the 2014 Parsley Plan, (the "Parsley Plans"). The awards outstanding under the Parsley Plans were assumed by the Company and were automatically converted into an award with the right to receive a number of stock-basedshares of Pioneer common stock that is equal to the product of the number of shares of Parsley common stock subject to such award under the Parsley Plans as of the acquisition date and the Exchange Ratio (0.1252). As a result, 37,299 shares of Pioneer common stock are issuable by the Company upon settlement of the outstanding Parsley awards granted under the 2014 Parsley Plan and 1,166 shares of Pioneer common stock are issuable by the Company upon settlement of the outstanding Parsley awards granted under the Jagged Peak Plan.
The number of shares available for grant pursuant to the awards issued under the Company's Amended and Restated 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") is as follows:

As of
March 31, 2021
Approved and authorized awards12,600,000 
2014 Parsley Plan awards available to the LTIP (a)879,575 
Awards issued under the plan(9,300,390)
Awards available for future grant4,179,185 
______________________
(a) Under New York Stock Exchange rules, the Company added shares that were available under the 2014 Parsley Plan to the LTIP. These shares can only be used for grants to employees who were not employed or engaged by Pioneer or any of its subsidiaries immediately before the Parsley Acquisition and such awards may only be granted through May 22, 2024, the date that the 2014 Parsley Plan would have otherwise expired.
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Stock-based compensation expense for all plans,is as comparedfollows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
 (in millions)
Restricted stock - equity awards$11 $11 
Restricted stock - liability awards (a)
Restricted stock and performance units - Parsley awards (b)33 
Performance unit awards
Employee stock purchase plan
$58 $16 
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(a)Liability Awards are expected to $31 millionbe settled on their vesting date in cash. As of March 31, 2021 and $84December 31, 2020, accounts payable – due to affiliates included $7 million for each period of liabilities attributable to Liability Awards.
(b)Represents expense related to accelerated vesting of Parsley restricted stock equity awards and performance units upon completion of the same respective periodsParsley Acquisition that was recorded to other expense in 2016. the consolidated statements of operations.
As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2021, there was $113$107 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested share-based compensation plans,awards, including $24$21 million attributable to stock-based awards that are expected to be settled on their vesting date in cash, rather than in equity shares ("Liability Awards").shares. The unrecognized compensation expense will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the remaining vesting periods of the awards, which is a period of less than three years on a weighted average basis. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, accounts payable – due to affiliates included $13 million and $22 million, respectively, of liabilities attributable to Liability Awards.
The following table summarizes the activity that occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2017Activity for restricted stock awards, and performance units issued by Pioneer:
 
Restricted
Stock Equity
Awards
 
Restricted
Stock Liability
Awards
 
Performance
Units
Outstanding as of December 31, 20161,077,227
 290,552
 178,556
Awards granted332,635
 118,003
 59,044
Awards forfeited(31,426) (15,956) 
Awards vested(454,898) (134,381) 
Outstanding as of September 30, 2017923,538
 258,218
 237,600

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company also had 159,378 stock options outstandingis as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Restricted
Stock Equity
Awards
Restricted
Stock Liability
Awards
Performance
Units
Stock Options
Beginning incentive compensation awards765,981 221,353 207,430 86,332 
Awards granted107,967 3,085 173,423 
Awards assumed (a) (c)255,379 100,056 
Awards forfeited(1,484)(2,055)
Awards vested (b) (c)(410,987)(42,499)(100,056)
Options exercised(55,173)
Options expired— — — (415)
Ending incentive compensation awards716,856 179,884 380,853 30,744 
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(a)Awards assumed as a result of the Parsley Acquisition.
(b)Per the terms of award agreements and exercisable. There were noelections, the issuance of common stock may be deferred for certain restricted stock equity awards, performance units and stock options exercisedthat vest during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.period.
(c)The amounts presented include the assumption and accelerated vesting of 216,914 Parsley restricted stock equity awards and 100,056 of Parsley performance units, both of which vested upon completion of the Parsley Acquisition.
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NOTE I.9. Asset Retirement Obligations
The Company'schanges in asset retirement obligations primarily relateare as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
(in millions)
Beginning asset retirement obligations$282 
Liabilities assumed in the Parsley Acquisition73 
New wells placed on production
Changes in estimates (a)
Liabilities settled(6)
Accretion of discount
Ending asset retirement obligations353 
Less current portion of asset retirement obligations(56)
Asset retirement obligations - noncurrent$297 
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(a)Changes in estimates are determined based on several factors, including updating abandonment cost estimates using recent actual costs incurred to the future pluggingabandon wells, credit-adjusted risk-free discount rates, economic well life estimates and abandonmentforecasted timing of wells and related facilities. The following table summarizes the Company's asset retirement obligation activity during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:abandoning wells.
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (in millions)
Beginning asset retirement obligations$294
 $281
 $297
 $285
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions
 3
 
 3
New wells placed on production
 
 2
 
Changes in estimates
 
 7
 
Dispositions
 
 (7) 
Liabilities settled(7) (8) (21) (21)
Accretion of discount5
 5
 14
 14
Ending asset retirement obligations$292
 $281
 $292
 $281
The Company records the current and noncurrent portions of asset retirement obligations in other current liabilities and other liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the current portion of the Company's asset retirement obligations was $42 million and $39 million, respectively.
NOTE J.10. Commitments and Contingencies
In addition to the legal action described below, theLegal actions. The Company is a party to othervarious proceedings and claims incidental to its business. While many of these matters involve inherent uncertainty, the Company believes that the amount of the liability, if any, ultimately incurred with respect to suchthese proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial

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position as a whole or on its liquidity, capital resources or future annual results of operations. The Company records reserves for contingencies when information available indicates that a loss is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") potential enforcement action.Indemnifications.The Company has been advisedagreed to indemnify its directors and certain of its officers, employees and agents with respect to claims and damages arising from acts or omissions taken in such capacity, as well as with respect to certain litigation.
Environmental. Environmental expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations and that have no future economic benefits are expensed. Environmental expenditures that extend the EPAlife of the related property or mitigate or prevent future environmental contamination are capitalized. Liabilities for expenditures that will not qualify for capitalization are recorded when environmental assessment and/or remediation is probable and the agencycosts can be reasonably estimated. Such liabilities are undiscounted unless the timing of cash payments for the liability is considering an enforcement action againstfixed or reliably determinable. Environmental liabilities normally involve estimates that are subject to revision until settlement or the remediation occurs.
Firm purchase, gathering, processing, transportation, fractionation and storage commitments.From time to time, the Company enters into, and may seek monetary sanctionsas of March 31, 2021 was a party to, take-or-pay agreements, which include contractual commitments (i) to purchase sand, water and diesel for alleged failures to prevent emissions occurring atuse in the Company's Fain gas plant indrilling and completion operations, (ii) with midstream service companies and pipeline carriers for future gathering, processing, transportation, fractionation and storage and (iii) with oilfield services companies that provide drilling and pressure pumping services. These commitments are normal and customary for the West Panhandle region of Texas on five separate occasions. The Company has asserted defenses to the EPA's allegations and is in discussions with the EPA regarding these matters. Although the Company cannot predict the outcome of these discussions with any certainty, the Company believes such monetary sanctions will not exceed $45,000 for any single event, but could exceed $100,000 in the aggregate.Company's business activities.
Obligations following divestitures.In connection with its divestiture transactions, the Company may retain certain liabilities and provide the purchaser certain indemnifications, subject to defined limitations, which may apply to identified pre-closing matters, including matters of litigation, environmental contingencies, royalty obligations and income taxes. Also associated with its divestiture transactions, the Company has issued and received guarantees to facilitate the transfer of contractual obligations, such as firm transportation agreements or gathering and processing arrangements. The Company does not believe these obligations are probable of havingrecognize a material impact on its liquidity, financial position or future results of operations.
Lease agreements. In June 2017,liability if the Company entered into a 20-year operating lease for the Company's new corporate headquarters that is currently being constructed in Irving, Texas. Annual base rent is expected to be $33 million and lease payments are expected to commence once the building is complete, which is anticipated to occur during the second half of 2019. The Company has a variable equity interest in the entity that is constructing the building. The Company is not the primary beneficiaryfair value of the variable interest entityobligation is immaterial and only has a profit sharing interest after certain economic returns are achieved. The Company has no exposure to the variable interest entity's losses or future liabilities, if any. The Companylikelihood of making payments under these guarantees is the deemed owner of the building (for accounting purposes) during the construction period and is following the build-to-suit accounting guidance. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2017, the Company has capitalized $36 million of construction costs within other property and equipment and has recognized a corresponding build-to-suit lease liability. The recording of these assets and liabilities are considered noncash investing and financing items, respectively, for purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows.
NOTE K. Interest and Other Income
The following table provides the components of the Company's interest and other income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:remote.
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 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (in millions)
Interest income$9
 $5
 $25
 $14
Severance and sales tax refunds5
 
 13
 
Deferred compensation plan income1
 
 3
 2
Other income2
 2
 3
 5
Total interest and other income$17
 $7
 $44
 $21

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NOTE L. Other Expense
The following table providesSouth Texas Divestiture. In conjunction with the components2019 divestiture of the Company's South Texas assets, the Company transferred its long-term midstream agreements and associated minimum volume commitments ("MVC's") to the buyer. However, the Company retained the obligation to pay 100 percent of any deficiency fees associated with the MVC's from January 2019 through July 2022. The buyer is required to reimburse the Company for 18 percent of the deficiency fees paid by the Company from January 2019 through July 2022; such reimbursement will be paid by the buyer in installments beginning in 2023 through 2025. Assuming 100 percent of the MVC's are paid as deficiency fees, the maximum amount of future payments for this obligation would be approximately $270 million as of March 31, 2021. The Company's estimated deficiency fee obligation as of March 31, 2021 is $201 million, of which $133 million is included in other expensecurrent liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The deficiency fee receivable from the buyer of $76 million is included in noncurrent other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has credit support for the threedeficiency fee receivable of up to $100 million.
Raton transportation commitments. In July 2018, the Company completed the sale of its gas field assets in the Raton Basin to an unaffiliated third party and ninetransferred certain gas transportation commitments, which extend through 2032, to the buyer for which the Company has provided a guarantee. Assuming 100 percent of the remaining commitments are paid by the Company under its guarantee, the maximum amount of future payments would be approximately $76 million as of March 31, 2021. The Company has received credit support for the commitments of up to $50 million. The Company paid $2 million in gas transportation fees associated with the transferred commitment for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2021 and 2016:was fully reimbursed.
West Eagle Ford Shale commitments. In April 2018, the Company completed the sale of its West Eagle Ford Shale gas and liquids field to an unaffiliated third party and transferred certain gas and liquids transportation commitments, which extend through 2022, to the buyer for which the Company has provided a guarantee. Assuming 100 percent of the remaining commitments are paid by the Company under its guarantee, the maximum amount of future payments would be approximately $19 million as of March 31, 2021. The Company has received credit support for the commitments of up to $19 million.
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (in millions)
Transportation commitment charges (a)$45
 $27
 $127
 $77
Loss from vertical integration services (b)
 17
 11
 46
Idle drilling and well service equipment charges (c)
 10
 
 57
Other13
 15
 38
 43
Total other expense$58
 $69
 $176
 $223
Certain contractual obligations were retained by the Company after the South Texas Divestiture, the Raton Basin asset sale, the divestiture of the Company's pressure pumping assets and the decommissioning of the Company's sand mine operations in Brady, Texas. These contracts were primarily related to firm transportation and storage agreements in which the Company is unlikely to realize any benefit. The estimated obligations are included in other current or noncurrent liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The changes in contract obligations are as follows:
 ____________________
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
(in millions)
Beginning contract obligations$360 
(a)Liabilities settledPrimarily represents firm transportation payments on excess pipeline capacity commitments.(142)
Accretion of discount
(b)Ending contract obligationsLoss from vertical integration services primarily represents net margins (attributable to third party working interest owners) that result from Company-provided fracture stimulation and well service operations, which are ancillary to and supportive of the Company's oil and gas joint operating activities, and do not represent intercompany transactions. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, these vertical integration net margins included $42 million and $84 million, respectively, of revenues and $42 million and $95 million, respectively, of costs and expenses. For the same respective periods in 2016, these vertical integration net margins included $19 million and $144 million of revenues and $36 million and $190 million of costs and expenses.$
220 
(c)Primarily represents expenses attributable to idle drilling rig fees that are not chargeable to joint operations and charges to terminate rig contracts that were not required to meet planned drilling activities.
NOTE M. Income Taxes11. Related Party Transactions
In December 2018, the Company completed the sale of its pressure pumping assets to ProPetro in exchange for 16.6 million shares of ProPetro common stock and $110 million of cash that was received during the first quarter of 2019. ProPetro is considered a related party as the shares received represent 16 percent of ProPetro's outstanding common stock. In addition to the sale of equipment and related facilities, the Company entered into a long-term agreement with ProPetro for it to provide pressure pumping and related services. The Company's income tax benefit (provision) consisted costs of these services are capitalized in oil and gas properties as incurred.
In October 2019, Phillip A. Gobe, a nonemployee member of the following forCompany's board of directors, was appointed by the threeboard of directors of ProPetro to serve as its Executive Chairman, and nine months ended September 30, 2017in March 2020 he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and 2016:
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (in millions)
Current tax benefit$
 $22
 $
 $22
Deferred tax benefit (provision)11
 56
 (79) 340
Income tax benefit (provision)$11
 $78
 $(79) $362
ForChairman of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,Board of Directors. Mark S. Berg, the Company's effective tax rate, excluding income attributable to noncontrolling interests, was 34 percent and 32 percent, respectively,Executive Vice President, Corporate Operations, serves as compared to an effective rate of 140 percent and 41 percent for the same respective periods in 2016. The Company's effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 differs from the U.S. statutory rate of 35 percent primarily due to recognizing excess tax benefits of $8 million associated with the adoption of ASU 2016-09, "Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting," which requires excess tax benefits or deficiencies associated with the vesting of long-term incentive awards to be recorded as income tax expense or benefit in the statement of operations rather than as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital in the balance sheet. The Company's effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 differ from the U.S. statutory rate of 35 percent primarily due to recognizing research and experimental expenditure credits of $59 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016.
The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities based upon the technical meritsa member of the position. AsProPetro board of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,directors under the Company's right to designate a director to the board of directors of ProPetro so long as the Company had unrecognized tax benefitsowns 5 percent or more of $123 million and $112 million, respectively, resulting from research and experimental expenditures related to horizontal drilling and completions innovations. If all or a portion of the unrecognized tax benefit is sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, the tax benefit will be recognized as a reduction to the Company's deferred tax liability and will affect the Company's effective tax rate in the period it is recognized. The Company expects to substantially resolve the uncertainties associated with the unrecognized tax benefit by December 2018.

ProPetro's outstanding common stock.
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September 30, 2017March 31, 2021
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Transactions and balances with ProPetro are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
(in millions)
Pressure pumping and related services charges (a)$56 $67 
____________________
(a)Includes $4 million and $1 million of idle frac fleet fees for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively.
As of
March 31, 2021
As of
December 31, 2020
(in millions)
Accounts payable - due to affiliate (a)$47 $45 
____________________
(a)Represents pressure pumping and related services provided by ProPetro as part of a long-term agreement.

The Company discloses ProPetro's summarized financial information on a one-quarter lag as it enables the Company to report its quarterly results independent from the timing of when ProPetro reports its results. Summarized financial information for ProPetro is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
20202019
(in millions)
Revenue - Service revenue$789 $2,052 
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)$584 $1,470 
Net income (loss)$(107)$163 
NOTE 12. Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.
Disaggregated revenue from contracts with purchasers.Revenues on sales of oil, NGLs, gas and purchased oil, gas and diesel are recognized when control of the product is transferred to the purchaser and payment can be reasonably assured. Sales prices for oil, NGLs, gas and diesel are negotiated based on factors normally considered in the industry, such as an index or spot price, distance from the well to the pipeline or market, commodity quality and prevailing supply and demand conditions. Accordingly, the prices received by the Company for oil, NGLs, gas and diesel sales generally fluctuate similar to changes in the relevant market index prices.
Disaggregated revenue from contracts with purchasers by product type is as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
 (in millions)
Oil sales$1,435 $924 
NGL sales246 111 
Gas sales143 60 
Total commodities sales1,824 1,095 
Sales of purchased oil1,221 902 
Sales of purchased gas13 
Sales of purchased diesel15 
Total sales of purchased commodities1,240 915 
Total revenue from contracts with purchasers$3,064 $2,010 
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March 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the accounts receivable balance representing amounts due or billable under the terms of contracts with purchasers was $1.2 billion and $661 million, respectively.
NOTE 13. Interest and Other Income (Loss), Net
The components of net interest and other income (loss) are as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
 (in millions)
Investment in affiliate fair value adjustment (Note 4)
$54 $(145)
Deferred compensation plan income (loss)(3)
Interest income
Contingent consideration fair value adjustment (Note 5)
(63)
Other
$60 $(206)

NOTE 14. Other Expense
The components of other expense are as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
 (in millions)
Parsley Acquisition transaction costs (a)$197 $
Winter Storm Uri gas commitments (b)80 
Unoccupied facility expense (c)
Transportation commitment charges (d)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (Note 7)
Termination and idle drilling and frac equipment charges (e)
South Texas deficiency fee obligation (Note 4)
69 
Vertical integration services income, net (f)(4)(4)
Other
$304 $85 
____________________
(a)Represents costs associated with the Parsley Acquisition, which includes $121 million of employee-related costs and $76 million of transaction fees.
(b)Represents costs related to the Company's fulfillment of certain firm gas commitments during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021.
(c)Primarily includes certain acquired Parsley offices which are no longer occupied.
(d)Primarily represents firm transportation payments on excess pipeline capacity commitments.
(e)Includes idle frac fleet fees, stacked drilling rig charges and drilling rig early termination charges.
(f)Primarily represents net margins (attributable to third party working interest owners) that result from Company-provided vertically integrated services, which are ancillary to and supportive of the Company's oil and gas joint operating activities, and do not represent intercompany transactions. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, these vertical integration net margins included $12 million and $11 million of gross vertical integration revenues, respectively, and $8 million and $7 million of total vertical integration costs and expenses, respectively.
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NOTE 15. Income Taxes
For federal income tax purposes, the Parsley Acquisition qualified as a tax-free merger whereby the Company acquired carryover tax basis in Parsley's assets and liabilities. The Company recorded a deferred tax liability of $130 million associated with the acquired assets. Included in the deferred tax liability are deferred tax asset attributes acquired from Parsley, which primarily consist of net operating loss carryforwards of $2 billion that are subject to an annual limitation under Internal Revenue Code Section 382. The Company believes it is more likely than not that the acquired net operating loss carryforwards will be utilized before they expire.
Enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the "Act"). The Act includes many tax provisions, including the extension of various expiring provisions, extensions and expansions of certain earlier pandemic tax relief provisions, among other things. The Act did not have a material impact on the Company's current or prior year tax provision or the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"). The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. The CARES Act did not have a material impact on the Company's current or prior year tax provision or the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Income tax benefit (provision) and effective tax rate are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
(in millions)
Current tax provision$(7)$
Deferred tax benefit (provision)18 (77)
Income tax benefit (provision)$11 $(77)
Effective tax rate14 %21 %
The Company evaluates and updates its annual effective income tax rate on an interim basis based on current and forecasted earnings and tax laws. The mix and timing of the Company's actual earnings compared to annual projections can cause interim effective tax rate fluctuations. The Company's interim effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21 percent primarily due to forecasted state income taxes.
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Internal Revenue Service has closed examinations of the 20122018 and prior tax years and, with few exceptions, the Company believes that it is no longer subject to examinations by state and foreign tax authorities for years before 2011.2012. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2021, no adjustments had been proposed in any jurisdiction that would have a significant effect on the Company's liquidity, future results of operations or financial position.
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March 31, 2021
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NOTE N.16. Net Income (Loss) Per Share
The following table reconciles the Company's net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders tocomponents of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders forare as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
 (in millions)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$(70)$291 
Participating share-based earnings(1)
Basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$(70)$290 
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding210 166 
The Convertible Notes were excluded from the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 (in millions)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$(23) $22
 $168
 $(513)
Participating share-based earnings
 
 (1) 
Basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$(23) $22
 $167
 $(513)
Basic and diluted loss per share calculation because they would have been anti-dilutive to the calculation. However, had they not been anti-dilutive, the weighted average common shares outstanding were 170would have increased by 12 million for bothshares to reflect the dilutive effect that would have resulted if the Convertible Notes had been converted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2021.
Stock repurchase program. In December 2018, the Company's board of directors authorized a $2 billion common stock repurchase program. Under this stock repurchase program, the Company may repurchase shares at management's discretion in accordance with applicable securities laws. In addition, the Company may repurchase shares pursuant to a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Act of 1934, which would permit the Company to repurchase shares at times that may otherwise be prohibited under the Company's insider trading policy. The stock repurchase program has no time limit and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time by the board of directors. The Company repurchased 919,794 shares under the stock repurchase program for $110 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020. NaN shares were repurchased under the stock repurchase program during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
As of March 31, 2021, $1.1 billion remains available for use to repurchase shares under the Company's common stock repurchase program.
NOTE 17. Subsequent Events
DoublePoint Acquisition. On May 4, 2021, the Company acquired Double Eagle III Midco 1 LLC ("DoublePoint") pursuant to a definitive membership interest purchase agreement to acquire DoublePoint dated April 1, 2021 (the "DoublePoint Acquisition") in exchange for consideration valued at approximately $6.2 billion, which is comprised of 27.2 million shares of Pioneer common stock, $1 billion of cash and the assumption of approximately $890 million of debt.
The DoublePoint Acquisition will be accounted for as compareda business combination, with the fair value of consideration allocated to 170 millionthe acquisition date fair value of assets and 165 millionliabilities acquired. DoublePoint's post-acquisition date results of operations will be included in the Company's interim consolidated financial statements beginning in May 2021.
In conjunction with the DoublePoint Acquisition, the Company delivered a notice of conditional redemption for all of the outstanding 7.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (the "Notes") of Double Point and Double Eagle Finance Corporation (together, the "Issuers"). The redemption date for the same respective periodsNotes provided in 2016.


the notice of conditional redemption is expected to be on May 18, 2021 (the "Redemption Date"). The redemption of the Notes is conditioned upon the successful completion by Pioneer of an investment grade public debt financing transaction of at least $650 million by the Redemption Date; provided that at the discretion of the Issuers, the Redemption Date may be delayed until such time as any or all conditions shall be satisfied or waived (provided that in no event shall such Redemption Date be delayed to a date later than July 3, 2021).
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ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Item 2.Management's DiscussionParsley and AnalysisDoublePoint Acquisitions
The Company completed the Parsley Acquisition on January 12, 2021. The Parsley Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, with the fair value of the acquisition consideration allocated to the acquisition date fair value of assets and liabilities acquired. Parsley's post-acquisition date results of operations were included in the Company's interim consolidated financial statements beginning on January 12, 2021. See Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial ConditionStatements included in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for additional information.
On May 4, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of DoublePoint for total consideration valued at approximately $6.2 billion, which was comprised of 27.2 million shares of Pioneer common stock, $1 billion of cash and Resultsthe assumption of Operationsapproximately $890 million of debt. Although this Form 10-Q is being filed following the completion of the DoublePoint Acquisition, unless otherwise specifically noted, information set forth herein only relates to the period as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and therefore does not include information relating to DoublePoint or its subsidiaries as of and for such periods. Accordingly, unless otherwise specifically noted, references herein to "Pioneer" or the "Company" refer only to Pioneer and its subsidiaries prior to the DoublePoint Acquisition and do not include DoublePoint or its subsidiaries.
The DoublePoint Acquisition will be accounted for as a business combination, with the fair value of the acquisition consideration allocated to the acquisition date fair value of assets and liabilities acquired. DoublePoint's post-acquisition date results of operations will be included in the Company's interim consolidated financial statements beginning in May 2021. See Note 17 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for additional information.
Financial and Operating Performance
The Company's financial and operating performance for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2021 included the following highlights:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2021 was $23$70 million ($0.130.33 per diluted share), as compared to net income of $22$291 million ($0.131.75 per diluted share) for the same period in 2016.2020. The primary components of the $361 million decrease in net incomeearnings attributable to common stockholders include:
a $224 million$1.15 billion decrease in net derivative gains,results, primarily as a result ofdue to changes in forward commodity prices and the Company's portfoliocash settlement of derivatives;derivative positions in accordance with their terms;
a $67$219 million decreaseincrease in other expense, primarily due to $197 million of transaction costs related to the Parsley Acquisition and $80 million of costs related to covering firm gas commitments during a winter weather event that brought abnormally cold temperatures, along with snow and icy conditions across the state of Texas in February 2021 known as Winter Storm Uri as compared to a $69 million noncash charge for estimated deficiency payments related to the Company's income tax benefit, primarily as a result of the tax credits recognized2019 South Texas Divestiture during the three months ended September 30, 2016 associated with research and experimental expenditures related to horizontal drilling and completions innovations; andMarch 31, 2020;
a $32$114 millionincrease in total oil and gas production costs, andincluding taxes, primarily attributable to (i) an increase in production and ad valorem taxes as a result of a 15 percent increase in sales volumes and a 1533 percent increase in average realized commodity prices per BOE;BOE and (ii) increased costs attributable to production added from the Parsley Acquisition;
a $40 million increase in DD&A expense, primarily due to an increase in sales volumes from the Parsley Acquisition and the Company's successful horizontal drilling program in the Permian Basin;
a $12 million increase in general and administrative expense primarily due to the reinstatement of certain employee benefits during 2021 that were suspended during 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic;
partially offset by
by:
a $212$729 million increase in oil and gas revenues due to a 33 percent increase in average realized commodity prices per BOE and a 26 percent increase in daily sales volumes due to additional production from the Parsley Acquisition and the Company's successful horizontal drilling program in the Permian Basin;
a $266 million increase in net interest and other income (loss), primarily due to (i) noncash gains attributable to the aforementioned increase in sales volumes and commodity prices;
a $31 million decrease in DD&A expense, primarily attributable to (i) commodity price increases and the Company's cost reduction initiatives, both of which had the effect of adding proved reserves by lengthening the economic livesfair value of the Company's producing wells and (ii) additions to proved reserves attributable to the Company's successful Spraberry/Wolfcamp horizontal drilling program; and
a $13investment in affiliate of $54 million decrease in interest expense, primarily due to the repayment of both the Company's 6.65% senior notes, which matured in March 2017, and the Company's 5.875% senior notes, which matured in July 2016.
Duringduring the three months ended September 30, 2017, average daily sales volumes increased by 15 percent to 275,711 BOEPD,March 31, 2021 as compared to 238,878 BOEPD duringa noncash loss of $145 million for the same period in 2016. The increase2020 and (ii) a $63 million noncash decrease in average daily sales volumesthe fair value of the divestiture contingent consideration associated with the South Texas Divestiture for the three months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2020;
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a $98 million increase in net sales of purchased commodities primarily due to an increase during the first quarter of 2021 in downstream oil margins on the Company's Gulf Coast refinery and export sales; and
an $88 million decrease in the Company's income tax provision due to the decrease in earnings during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2016, is primarily2020.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, average daily sales volumes increased by 26 percent to 473,937 BOEPD, as compared to 375,163 BOEPD during the same period in 2020, due to additional production from the Parsley Acquisition and the Company's successful Spraberry/Wolfcamp horizontal drilling program.
program in the Permian Basin, partially offset by a 45 MBOEPD loss in sales volumes due to Winter Storm Uri in February 2021.
Average oil and NGL prices per Bbl and average gas prices per Mcf increased to $56.71, $25.90 and $3.04, respectively, during the three months ended September 30, 2017 to $45.35 per Bbl, $18.96 per Bbl and $2.58 per Mcf, respectively,March 31, 2021 as compared to $41.44 per Bbl, $12.46 per Bbl$45.60, $14.52 and $2.43 per Mcf,$1.61, respectively, for the same period in 2016.
2020.
Net cashCash provided by operating activities increased to $455 million fordecreased during the three months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2021 to $377 million as compared to $441$825 million for the same period in 2016.2020. The $14 million increase in net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016, isdecrease was primarily due to increases(i) additional cash used in the Company'sderivative activities, (ii) increased accounts receivables and commodity inventories as a result of higher commodity prices, (iii) one-time cash Parsley transaction costs and (iv) cash paid to fulfill certain gas commitments during Winter Storm Uri, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable as a result of increased drilling and operational activity and an increase in oil and gas revenues as a result of increasesdue to the aforementioned increase in commodity prices and sales volumes, partially offset by a $156 million reduction in cash provided by commodity derivatives.
prices.
As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company's net debt to book capitalization was five23 percent and 14 percent, respectively.
Winter Storm Uri
During February 2021, the Company's operations in West Texas were significantly impacted by Winter Storm Uri. The extreme winter weather impacted production operations, midstream infrastructure and power providers throughout the state, along with many other services. As a result, most of the Company's production was offline for about a week, which negatively impacted first quarter 2021 production by approximately 45 MBOEPD.
Early in the weather event, the Company attempted to perform or otherwise satisfy its firm gas sales commitments, but as comparedthe impacts of the winter weather became clearer, the Company subsequently issued force majeure notices to two percentits customers given the inability to perform such contracts for a variety of reasons, including significant production being offline, interruptions to midstream operations, the inability to flow gas to markets due to infrastructure downtime and compliance with government orders to direct any available gas volumes towards supporting power generation. Certain of the Company's customers have alleged that the Company's force majeure notices were improper under the applicable contracts. The Company incurred incremental cash costs of $80 million in connection with its firm gas sales commitments early in the weather event.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a severe worldwide economic downturn, significantly disrupting the demand for oil throughout the world, and has created significant volatility, uncertainty and turmoil in the oil and gas industry. The decrease in demand for oil combined with pressures on the global supply-demand balance for oil and related products, resulted in oil prices declining significantly beginning in late February 2020. The length of this demand disruption is unknown, and there is significant uncertainty regarding the long-term impact to global oil demand, which will ultimately depend on various factors and consequences beyond the Company's control, such as the duration and scope of the pandemic, the length and severity of the worldwide economic downturn, the ability of OPEC, Russia and other oil producing nations to manage the global oil supply, additional actions by businesses and governments in response to the pandemic, the economic downturn and the decrease in oil demand, the speed and effectiveness of responses to combat the virus, and the time necessary to balance oil supply and demand to restore oil pricing.
The Company continues to assess the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and may modify its plans as the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 continue to evolve.
Second Quarter 2021 Outlook
The Company's operating and financial results for the second quarter of 2021 and beyond are uncertain and will depend on various factors beyond the Company's control, such as: the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the speed and effectiveness of vaccine distributions to combat the virus; environmental and trade policies; fiscal challenges facing the United States federal government; geopolitical issues globally, especially in the Middle East; the extent to which OPEC members and some nonmembers, including Russia, adhere to and agree to extend cuts to their oil production quotas; uncertainty in oil
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demand fundamentals associated with governmental policy aimed at December 31, 2016.redirecting fossil fuel consumption towards lower carbon energy, and the success of the integration of DoublePoint.
Fourth Quarter 2017 Outlook
Based on current estimates, the Company expects the following operating and financial results for the second quarter ending December 31, 2017:of 2021, which includes the effects of theDoublePoint Acquisition from the date of acquisition:
Production is forecasted to average 292,000 to 302,000 BOEPD.
Production costs (including production and ad valorem taxes and transportation costs) are expected to average $7.50 to $9.50
Three Months Ending June 30, 2021
Guidance
($ in millions, except per BOE amounts)
Average daily production (MBOE)606 - 632
Average daily oil production (MBO)352 - 367
Production costs per BOE$6.75 - $8.25
DD&A per BOE$10.75 - $12.75
Exploration and abandonments expense$10 - $20
General and administrative expense$67 - $77
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations$2 - $5
Interest expense$43 - $48
Other expense$15 - $30
Cash flow impact from firm transportation (a)$(70) - $(40)
Current income tax provision$5 - $10
Effective tax rate21% - 25%
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(a)The cash flow impact from firm transportation is primarily based on current NYMEX strip commodity prices. DD&A expense isthe forecasted differential between WTI oil prices and Brent oil prices less the costs to transport purchased oil from the areas of the Company's production to the Gulf Coast. To the extent that the Company's Gulf Coast sales of purchased oil does not cover the purchase price and associated firm transport costs, the Company's results of operations will reflect the negative cashflow impact attributable to its firm transportation commitments. It also includes the expected to average $13.50 to $15.50 per BOE.cash flow impact from the Company's firm transportation marketing contracts that are accounted for as derivatives.
Total exploration2021 Revised Capital Budget
With the completion of the DoublePoint Acquisition, the Company's capital budget for 2021 has been revised and abandonment expense is expected to be $20in the range of $3.1 billion to $3.4 billion, consisting of $2.9 billion to $3.1 billion for drilling and completion related activities, including additional tank batteries and saltwater disposal facilities, $150 million to $30of estimated Parsley and DoublePoint integration costs and $90 million for water infrastructure and vehicles. The Company's capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $605 million. GeneralThe 2021 capital budget and actual capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2021 excludes acquisitions, asset retirement obligations, capitalized interest, geological and geophysical general and administrative expense and corporate facilities.
The 2021 capital budget is expected to be $80 million to $85 million. Interest expense is expected to be $34 million to $39 million,funded from operating cash flow, and, other expense is expected to be $60 million to $70 million. Other expense is expected to include (i) $45 million to $55 million of charges associatedif necessary, from cash and cash equivalents on hand or borrowings under the Company's Credit Facility.

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with excess firm gathering and transportation commitments and (ii) other miscellaneous charges. Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations is expected to be $4 million to $7 million.
The Company's effective income tax rate is expected to range from 35 percent to 40 percent. Current income taxes are expected to be less than $5 million.
Operations and Drilling Highlights
The following table summarizes the Company's averageAverage daily oil, NGL and gas and total production by asset area during the nine months ended September 30, 2017:
  Oil (Bbls) NGLs (Bbls) Gas (Mcf) Total (BOE)
Permian Basin 141,428
 42,168
 188,587
 215,027
South Texas - Eagle Ford Shale 7,033
 6,758
 41,776
 20,753
Raton Basin 
 
 89,220
 14,870
West Panhandle 1,743
 3,391
 6,197
 6,167
South Texas - Other 1,230
 201
 18,370
 4,493
Other 4
 1
 56
 15
   Total 151,438
 52,519
 344,206
 261,325
sales volumes are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Oil (Bbls)281,017 
NGL (Bbls)105,675 
Gas (Mcf)523,467 
Total (BOE)473,937 
The Company's liquids production increased to 78was 82 percent of total production on a BOE basis for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to 75 percent for the same period last year.
The following table summarizes by geographic area the Company's finding and development costs incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2017:March 31, 2021.
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  Acquisition Costs 
Exploration
Costs
 
Development
Costs
 Total
  Proved Unproved   
  (in millions)
Permian Basin $7
 $125
 $1,349
 $403
 $1,884
South Texas - Eagle Ford Shale 
 
 67
 26
 93
Raton Basin 
 
 
 2
 2
West Panhandle 
 
 1
 6
 7
South Texas - Other 
 
 
 5
 5
Other 
 
 4
 
 4
Total $7
 $125
 $1,421
 $442
 $1,995
The following table summarizes the Company's development and exploration/extension drilling activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017:
  Development Drilling
  
Beginning Wells
in Progress
 
Wells
Spud
 
Successful
Wells
 
Ending Wells
in Progress
Permian Basin 8
 15
 6
 17
South Texas - Eagle Ford Shale 4
 1
 5
 
South Texas - Other 
 2
 
 2
Total 12
 18
 11
 19
  Exploration/Extension Drilling
  
Beginning Wells
in Progress
 
Wells
Spud
 
Successful
Wells
 
Unsuccessful
Wells
 
Ending Wells
in Progress
Permian Basin 119
 163
 150
 1
 131
South Texas - Eagle Ford Shale 14
 10
 6
 1
 17
Total 133
 173
 156
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Costs incurred are as follows:
Permian Basin area.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
(in millions)
Proved property acquisition costs (a)$5,096 
Unproved property acquisitions (a)5,659 
Exploration/extension costs480 
Development costs118 
Asset retirement obligations
$11,355 
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(a) Includes proved and unproved acquisition costs related to the Parsley Acquisition of $5.1 billion and $5.6 billion, respectively.
Development and exploration/extension drilling activity is as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
DevelopmentExploration/Extension
Beginning wells in progress210 
Wells spud11 96 
Acquired wells in progress— 59 
Successful wells— (106)
Ending wells in progress20 259 
The Company is currently operating 26 drilling rigs and nine frac fleets in the Spraberry/Wolfcamp field. The Company will continue to evaluate its drilling and completions program with future activity levels assessed regularly.
During 2017,the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company expected to place approximately 260 horizontal wells on production, weighted heavily to the second half of the year. However, due to unforeseen drilling delays during the first half of the year, the Company revised this forecast during the second quarter of 2017 and now expects to place approximately 230 horizontal wells on production (190successfully completed 77 horizontal wells in the northern portion of the play and 40Midland Basin, 25 horizontal wells in the southern portion of the play). During 2017, approximately 55 percent of the horizontal wells are planned to be drilled in the Wolfcamp B interval, 30 percent in the Wolfcamp A intervalMidland Basin and 15 percent in the Lower Spraberry Shale interval. During the first nine months of 2017, the Company successfully completed 137four horizontal wells in the northern portion of the play and 19 horizontal wells in the southern portion of the play.Delaware Basin. In the northern portion of the play,Midland Basin, approximately 4546 percent of the horizontal wells placed on production were Wolfcamp BA interval wells, approximately 4035 percent were Wolfcamp AB interval wells and the remaining 1519 percent were Lowerprimarily Spraberry Shaleand Wolfcamp D interval wells. The majority of wells placed on production inIn the southern portion of the playMidland Basin, the majority of the wells placed on production were Wolfcamp A and B interval wells. In the Delaware Basin, approximately 75 percent were in the Bone Spring interval and the remaining 25 percent were in Wolfcamp A interval.
Results of Operations
Oil and gas revenues.
Average daily sales volumes are as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020% Change
Oil (Bbls)281,017 222,657 26 %
NGL (Bbls)105,675 84,358 25 %
Gas (Mcf)523,467 408,893 28 %
Total (BOEs)473,937 375,163 26 %
The Company continues to utilize its integrated services to control well costs and operating costsincrease in addition to supporting the execution of its drilling and production activities in the Spraberry/Wolfcamp field. Duringaverage daily BOE sales volumes for the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Company utilized up to seven of its eight Company-owned fracture stimulation fleets to support its drilling operations in the Spraberry/Wolfcamp field. The Company also owns other field service equipment that supports its drilling and production operations, including pulling units, fracture stimulation tanks, water transport trucks, hot oilers, blowout preventers, construction equipment and fishing tools. In addition, Pioneer Sands LLC (the Company's wholly-owned sand mining subsidiary) is supplying high-quality brown sand for proppant, which is being used to fracture stimulate horizontal wells in the Spraberry and Wolfcamp Shale intervals.
The Company has been and continues to pursue initiatives to improve drilling and completion efficiencies and reduce costs. The Company's long-term growth plan also continues to focus on optimizing the development of the field and addressing the future requirements for water sourcing and disposal, field infrastructure, gas processing, sand, pipeline takeaway capacity for its products, oilfield services, tubulars, electricity, buildings, roads and labor.
The Company is constructing a field-wide water distribution system to reduce the cost of water for drilling and completion activities and to ensure that adequate supplies of water are available to support the Company's long-term growth plan for the Spraberry/Wolfcamp field. During 2017 the Company has expanded its mainline system, subsystems and frac ponds to efficiently deliver water to Pioneer's drilling locations. The Company signed an agreement with the city of Midland to upgrade the city's wastewater treatment plant in return for a dedicated long-term supply of water from the plant. The 2017 program includes $10 million of engineering capital to begin work on this upgrade. Pioneer expects to spend approximately $110 million over the 2017 through 2019 period for the Midland plant upgrade. In return, the Company will receive approximately two billion barrels of low-cost, non-potable water over a 28-year contract period (up to 240 thousand barrels per day) to support its completion operations.
The Company's sand mine in Brady, Texas, which is strategically located within close proximity (approximately 190 miles) of the Spraberry/Wolfcamp field, provides a secure sand source for the Company's horizontal drilling program. During 2017 the Company completed an optimization project of its existing sand mining facilities that improved yields and reduced the Company's overall cost of sand supplies.
Eagle Ford Shale area. During 2017, the Company operated two rigs in the Eagle Ford Shale area and drilled 11 new Eagle Ford wells. The objective of this drilling program was to test longer laterals with wider spacing and higher intensity completions in the new wells. The Company's 2017 completion plans included completing the 11 new Eagle Ford Shale wells and nine wells that were drilled but not completed in 2016. All nine of the wells that were drilled but not completed in 2016 and two of the 11 wells drilled in 2017 were placed on production during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The remaining nine wells are expected to be placed on production during the three months ended DecemberMarch 31, 2017.
West Panhandle area. During the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Company experienced unplanned downtime due to a fire at a third-party gas processing plant, where liquids-rich gas from the Company's West Panhandle field is processed into gas and NGLs. As a result of the fire, West Panhandle field production was shut in. Repairs to the plant are underway, but it is expected to be several months before the plant can be placed back into service. As a result, the third party and Pioneer have made modifications to their respective facilities to enable field production to resume, with the gas volumes being rerouted to another gas processing facility operated by the third party. Production from the field resumed in late October.


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Results of Operations
Oil and gas revenues. Oil and gas revenues totaled $855 million and $2.4 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to $643 million and $1.7 billion for the same respective periods in 2016.
The increase in oil and gas revenues during the three months ended September 30, 2017,2021, as compared to the same period in 2016, is primarily due to increases of nine percent, 52 percent and six percent in oil, NGL and gas prices, respectively, and increases of 20 percent, 16 percent and two percent in daily oil, NGL and gas sales volumes, respectively. The increase in oil and gas revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016, is primarily due to increases of 25 percent, 49 percent and 36 percent in oil, NGL and gas prices, respectively, and increases of 16 percent and 21 percent in daily oil and NGL sales volumes, respectively.
The following table provides average daily sales volumes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2017 2016 2017 2016
Oil (Bbls) 161,634
 134,240
 151,438
 130,602
NGLs (Bbls) 57,346
 49,235
 52,519
 43,252
Gas (Mcf) 340,384
 332,415
 344,206
 343,828
Total (BOEs) 275,711
 238,878
 261,325
 231,158
Average daily BOE sales volumes increased by 15 percent and 13 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to the same respective periods in 2016, principally2020 was due to the Company's successful Spraberry/Wolfcamp horizontal drilling program.program and the Parsley Acquisition, partially offset by the 45 MBOEPD production loss due to Winter Storm Uri in February 2021.
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The oil, NGL and gas prices that the Company reports are based on the market prices received for each commodity. The following table provides the Company's average prices for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:are as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020% Change
Oil per Bbl$56.71 $45.60 24 %
NGL per Bbl$25.90 $14.52 78 %
Gas per Mcf$3.04 $1.61 89 %
Total per BOE$42.75 $32.08 33 %
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2017 2016 2017 2016
Oil (per Bbl) $45.35
 $41.44
 $46.41
 $37.27
NGL (per Bbl) $18.96
 $12.46
 $18.38
 $12.37
Gas (per Mcf) $2.58
 $2.43
 $2.66
 $1.96
Total (per BOE) $33.72
 $29.24
 $34.10
 $26.29
Sales of purchased oil and gas. Purchased commodities. The Company periodically enters into pipeline capacity commitments in order to secure available oil, NGLNGLs and gas transportation capacity from the Company’sCompany's areas of production.production and secure diesel supply from the Gulf Coast to the Company's operations in the Permian Basin. The Company enters into purchase transactions with third parties and separate sale transactions with third parties to diversify a portion of the Company's WTI oil and gas sales to a(i) Gulf Coast market pricerefineries, (ii) Gulf Coast and West Coast gas markets and (iii) international oil markets, and to satisfy unused gas pipeline capacity commitments.
Revenues and expenses from these transactions are generally presented on a gross basis in sales of purchased commodities and purchased commodities in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations as the Company acts as a principal in the transaction by assuming both the riskrisks and rewards of ownership, including credit risk, of the commodities purchased and the responsibility to deliver the commodities sold. The Company has also entered into long-term marketing contracts, which are accounted for as derivatives, to similarly diversify its oil sales to Gulf Coast and international markets. The gains and losses associated with the Company's marketing derivatives are recognized in net effectderivative gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of operations. In conjunction with the Company's downstream sales, the Company also enters into pipeline capacity commitments in order to secure available oil, NGL and gas transportation capacity from the Company's areas of production to downstream sales points. The transportation costs associated with sales of purchased commodities are included in purchased commodities expense. See Consolidated Statements of Operations included in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for additional information.
The net effects of third party purchases and sales of oilcommodities and gasassociated marketing contracts are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020Change
(in millions)
Sales of purchased commodities$1,240 $915 $325 
Purchased commodities1,255 1,028 227 
Net effect(15)(113)98 
Realized marketing derivative losses(7)— (7)
$(22)$(113)$91 
The increase in net sales of purchased commodities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was a loss of $14 million and $47 million, respectively,March 31, 2021, as compared to a loss of $14 million and $51 million for the same respective periods in 2016.2020, was primarily due to an increase in first quarter of 2021 downstream oil margins on the Company's Gulf Coast refinery and export sales.
Firm transportation payments on excess pipeline capacity commitments are included in other expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. See Note L14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for additional information on transportation commitment charges.information.
Interest and other income.Interest and other income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $17 million and $44 million, respectively, as compared to $7 million and $21 million for the same respective periods in 2016. (loss), net.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020Change
(in millions)
Interest and other income (loss), net$60 $(206)$266 
The increase in net interest and other income during(loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2021, as compared to the same respective periodsperiod in 2016,2020, was primarily due to (i) increasesa noncash gain of $4$54 million attributable to the increase in fair value of the Company's investment in affiliate during the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to a noncash loss of $145 million attributable to the decrease in fair value of the Company's investment in affiliate and $11a $63 million noncash loss attributable to the decrease in the fair value of divestiture contingent consideration associated with the South Texas Divestiture for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, in interest income on short-term and long-term investments and (ii) severance and sales tax refundsMarch 31, 2020.
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Derivative gains (losses)gain (loss), net.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020Change
(in millions)
Commodity derivatives:
Noncash derivative gain (loss), net$(350)$409 $(759)
Cash receipts (payments) on settled derivative instruments, net(314)63 (377)
Total commodity derivative gain (loss), net(664)472 (1,136)
Marketing derivatives:
Noncash derivative gain (loss), net(20)(26)
Cash payments on settled derivative instruments, net(7)— (7)
Total marketing derivative gain (loss), net(27)(33)
Interest rate derivatives:
Cash payments on settled derivative instruments, net— (22)22 
Total interest rate derivative gain (loss), net— (22)22 
Derivative gain (loss), net$(691)$456 $(1,147)
The Company primarily utilizes commodity swap contracts, collar contracts, and collar contracts with short puts and basis swap contracts to (i) reduce the effect of price volatility on the commodities the Company produces and sells or consumes, (ii) support the Company's annual capital budgeting and expenditure plans and (iii) reduce commodity price risk associated with certain capital projects. Duringsupport the threepayment of contractual obligations and nine months ended September 30, 2017, thedividends. The Company recorded $133 million of netalso uses marketing derivatives to diversify its oil sales to Gulf Coast and international markets.
Commodity derivative losses and $153 million of net derivative gains, respectively, on commodity price, diesel price and interest rate derivatives, of which $28 million and $62 million, respectively, represented net cash receipts. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded $91 million of net derivative gains and $95 million of net derivative losses, respectively, on commodity price, diesel price and interest rate derivatives, of which $184 million and $533 million, respectively, represented net cash receipts.
The following tables detail the net cash receipts (payments) on the Company's commodity derivativessettlements and the relativerelated price impact (per Bbl or Mcf) are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
2020
Net cash paymentsPrice impact
(in millions)
Oil derivative payments (a)$(293)$(11.58)per Bbl
Gas derivative payments(8)$(0.16)per Mcf
Total net commodity derivative payments$(301)
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(a)Excludes the effect of liquidating certain of the Company's 2022 WTI swap contracts for cash payments of $13 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:March 31, 2021.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Net cash receiptsPrice impact
(in millions)
Oil derivative receipts$63 $3.12 per Bbl
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2017Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
  Net cash receipts (payments) Price impact Net cash receipts (payments) Price impact
  (in millions)    (in millions)   
Oil derivative receipts $29
 $1.94
per Bbl $61
 $1.48
per Bbl
NGL derivative payments (2) $(0.27)per Bbl (1) $(0.08)per Bbl
Gas derivative receipts 1
 $0.04
per Mcf 1
 $0.01
per Mcf
Total net commodity derivative receipts $28
    $61
   
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2016Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
  Net cash receipts Price impact Net cash receipts Price impact
  (in millions)    (in millions)   
Oil derivative receipts $168
 $13.59
per Bbl $471
 $13.16
per Bbl
NGL derivative receipts 2
 $0.40
per Bbl 6
 $0.54
per Bbl
Gas derivative receipts 14
 $0.48
per Mcf 56
 $0.59
per Mcf
Total net commodity derivative receipts $184
    $533
   
The Company's open derivative contracts are subject to continuing market risk. See Note E of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Item 1. Financial Statements" and "Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" for additional information regarding the Company's derivative contracts.
Gain on disposition of assets, net. The Company recorded net gains on the disposition of assets of nil and $205 million for the threeNote 4 and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to $1 million and $4 million for the same respective periods in 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company's gain on disposition of assets is primarily due to a gain of $194 million recognized on the sale of approximately 20,500 acres in the Martin County region of the Permian Basin. See Note C5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for additional information regarding the Company'sinformation.
Gain on disposition of assets, net.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020Change
(in millions)
Gain on disposition of assets, net$11 $— $11 
The increase in gain on disposition of assets.assets for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the same periods in 2020, was primarily due to recognizing a gain of $9 million associated with the sale of the Company's well services
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business to a third party for (i) net cash proceeds of $20 million and (ii) an earnout of up to $4 million cash to be earned over the next three years.
Oil and gas production costs. The Company recognized oil
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020Change
(in millions)
Oil and gas production costs$252 $176 $76 
Oil and gas production costs of $152 million and $440 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively,per BOE are as compared to $141 million and $438 million during the same respective periods in 2016. follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020% Change
Lease operating expense per BOE (a)$3.47 $3.32 %
Gathering, processing and transportation expense per BOE (b)3.05 2.52 21 %
Workover costs per BOE (a)0.43 0.44 (2 %)
Net natural gas plant income per BOE (c)(1.05)(1.14)(8 %)
$5.90 $5.14 15 %
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(a)Lease operating expensesexpense and workover costsexpense represent the components of oil and gas production costs over which the Company has management control, while third-partycontrol.
(b)Gathering, processing and transportation charges representexpense represents the costcosts to gather, process, transport volumes producedand fractionate the Company's gas and NGLs to a sales point. point of sale.
(c)Net natural gas plant/gathering charges representplant income represents the net costs toearnings from the Company's ownership share of gas processing facilities that gather and process the Company's gas, reduced by net revenues earned from gathering and processingthird party gas.
Although the Company continues to realize the benefit of third-party gas in Company-owned facilities.
Total oil and gaslower production costs per BOE forin 2021 due to the Company's cost saving initiatives, the Company realized higher than expected production costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 decreased by six percent and 11 percent, respectively, asMarch 31, 2021 compared to the same respective periodsperiod in 2016. The decrease in lease2020 due to the following:
Lease operating expensesexpense per BOE duringincreased due to an increase in electricity costs, increased maintenance and repair costs and lower production associated with the threeimpact Winter Storm Uri had on the Company's operations in February 2021;
Gathering, processing and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the same respective periods in 2016, wastransportation expense per BOE increased primarily due to a greater proportion of(i) transportation costs related to new pipeline takeaway capacity for the Company's gas and NGL production, coming from horizontal wells in Spraberry/Wolfcamp area that have lower per BOE lease operating costs(ii) increased gas processing and cost reduction initiatives. The decrease in third-party transportation costs per BOEas a result of higher electricity costs during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021 and (iii) increased gas and NGL prices during the threefirst quarter of 2021 that resulted in increased gas processing costs for those contractual volumes retained by the processor as payment for their services; and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the same respective periods in 2016, was due to a lower proportion of the Company's total production being subject to higher Eagle Ford Shale transportation costs. The net
Net natural gas plant income per BOE during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to net natural gas plant charges for the same respective periods in 2016, is primarily reflective of increased earnings on third-party volumes that are

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processed in Company-owned facilities due to higher NGL and gas prices. The increase in workover costs per BOE during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the same respective periods in 2016, wasdecreased primarily due to an increase in Permian vertical well workover activity due to the improvement in commodityprocessing facility revenues being impacted by Winter Storm Uri, partially offset by improved gas and NGL prices.
The following table provides the components of the Company's oil and gas production costs per BOE for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2017 2016 2017 2016
Lease operating expenses $4.48
 $4.72
 $4.74
 $5.03
Third-party transportation charges 0.80
 1.31
 0.87
 1.51
Net natural gas plant (income) charges (0.29) 0.02
 (0.25) 0.07
Workover costs 1.02
 0.37
 0.80
 0.30
Total production costs $6.01
 $6.42
 $6.16
 $6.91
Production and ad valorem taxes. The Company's production and ad valorem taxes were $53 million and $152 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to $32 million and $97 million for the same respective periods in 2016.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020Change
(in millions)
Production and ad valorem taxes$113 $75 $38 
In general, production taxes and ad valorem taxes are directly related to commodity price changes; however, Texas ad valorem taxes are based upon prior year commodity prices, whereas production taxes are based upon current year commodity prices.
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Production and ad valorem taxes per BOE are as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020% Change
Production taxes per BOE$1.98 $1.44 38 %
Ad valorem taxes per BOE0.66 0.73 (10 %)
$2.64 $2.17 22 %
The increase in production taxes per BOE for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, was primarily due to increases in oil, NGL and gas commodity prices. The decrease in ad valorem taxes per BOE for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2021, as compared to the same respective periodsperiod in 2016, is2020, was primarily due the increase into lower prior year commodity prices and, for ad valorem tax purposes, the higher valuation attributable to the Company’s successful Spraberry/Wolfcamp horizontal drilling program.
The following table provides the Company's production andwhich ad valorem taxes per BOE for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:are based upon.
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2017 2016 2017 2016
Production taxes $1.54
 $1.07
 $1.52
 $1.03
Ad valorem taxes 0.56
 0.36
 0.61
 0.50
Total production and ad valorem taxes $2.10
 $1.43
 $2.13

$1.53
Depletion, depreciation and amortization expense. The Company's
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020Change
(in millions)
Depletion, depreciation and amortization$474 $434 $40 
Total DD&A expense was $355 million ($14.01 per BOE) and $1.0 billion ($14.48 per BOE) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to $386 million ($17.54 per BOE) and $1.1 billion ($17.73 per BOE) during the same respective periods in 2016. The change in per BOE DD&A expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the same respective periods in 2016, is primarily due to a decrease in depletion expense per BOE on oil and gas properties.is as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020% Change
DD&A per BOE$11.11 $12.71 (13 %)
Depletion expense per BOE$10.54 $12.09 (13 %)
Depletion expense on oil and gas properties was $13.55 and $13.99The decrease in DD&A per BOE during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to $17.05 and $17.21depletion expense per BOE during the same respective periods in 2016. The change in per BOE depletion expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the same respective periods in 2016, iswas primarily due to (i) commodity price increases and cost reduction initiatives, both of which had the effect of adding proved reserves by lengthening the economic lives of the Company's producing wells and (ii)incremental additions to proved reserves attributabledue to new wells from the Company's successful Spraberry/Wolfcamp horizontal drilling program.
Impairment of oilprogram, improved commodity prices and gas properties. The Company performs assessments of its long-lived assets to be held and used, including oil and gas properties, whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of those assets may not be recoverable. To the extent such assessments indicate a reduction of the estimated useful life or estimated future cash flows of the Company's oil and gas properties, the carrying value may not be recoverable and therefore an impairment charge would be required to reduce the carrying value ofrecognizing the proved propertiesreserves attributable to their fair value.the Parsley Acquisition.
Exploration and abandonments expense. Geological and geophysical costs and lease abandonments and other exploration expenses are as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020Change
(in millions)
Geological and geophysical$16 $$
Leasehold abandonments and other
$19 $$10 
The cash flow modelincrease in geological and geophysical costs for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, was primarily due to relicensing certain seismic data in connection with the Parsley Acquisition.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company uses to assess proved properties for impairment includes numerous assumptions. The primary factors that may affect estimatesdrilled and evaluated 106 exploration/extension wells, of future cash flows are (i) future reserve adjustments, both positivewhich 100 percent were successfully completed as discoveries. During the same period in 2020, the Company drilled and negative, to proved reservesevaluated 83 exploration/extension wells, of which 100 percent were successfully completed as discoveries.
General and appropriate risk-adjusted probable and possible reserves, (ii) results of future drilling activities, (iii) Management's Price Outlook and (iv) increases or decreases in production costs and capital costs associated with those reserves. All inputs to the cash flow model are evaluated at each measurement date.

administrative expense.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020Change
(in millions)
Noncash general and administrative expense$12 $$
Cash general and administrative expense56 51 
$68 $56 $12 
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Total general and administrative expense per BOE is as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020% Change
Noncash general and administrative expense per BOE$0.28 $0.15 87 %
Cash general and administrative expense per BOE1.32 1.50 (12 %)
$1.60 $1.65 (3 %)
AsThe change in noncash general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, is primarily due to market fluctuations in the Company's deferred compensation obligation as a result of mark-to-market valuation changes attributable to the Company's proved property impairment assessments,deferred compensation plan assets.
The increase in cash general and administrative expense for the Company recognized noncash impairment chargesthree months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to reduce the carrying valuessame period in 2020, was primarily due to the reinstatement of (i)certain employee benefits during 2021 that were temporarily suspended during 2020 in response to the Raton fieldCOVID-19 pandemic.
Interest expense.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020Change
(in millions)
Noncash interest expense$$$
Cash interest expense33 22 11 
$39 $27 $12 
The increase in cash interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2017 ($285 million impairment charge)2021, as compared to the same respective period in 2020, is primarily due to (i) the changes in long-term debt as a result of the Parsley Acquisition (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources" below for further information) and (ii) the issuance in May 2020 and August 2020, respectively, of $1.3 billion of the Convertible Notes and $1.1 billion of 1.90% senior notes due 2030, partially offset by (a) the partial repayment of $360 million of the Company's 3.45% senior notes due 2021, $356 million of its West Panhandle field3.95% senior notes due 2022 and $9 million of its 7.20% senior notes due 2028 as a result of the Company's tender offer for these notes in May 2020 and (b) the repayment of its 3.45% senior notes that matured in January 2021.
The weighted average cash interest rate on the Company's indebtedness for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was 2.0 percent, as compared to 4.4 percent for the same period in 2020. See Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for additional information.
Other expense.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020Change
(in millions)
Other expense$304 $85 $219 
The increase in other expense during the three months ended March 31, 2016 ($322021, as compared to the same respective period in 2020, was primarily due to the following:
$80 million impairment charge)of losses related to theirthe Company's fulfillment of certain firm gas purchase commitments during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021; and
$197 million of one-time Parsley Acquisition related costs for the three months ended March 31, 2021; as compared to
a $69 million charge for estimated fair values. deficiency payments related to the Company's South Texas Divestiture for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
See Note D14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for additional information.
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Income tax benefit (provision).
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020Change
(in millions)
Income tax benefit (provision)$11 $(77)$88 
Effective tax rate14 %21 %(7 %)
The change in income tax benefit (provision) during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, was primarily due to a $449 million decrease in income before income taxes. The Company evaluates and updates its annual effective income tax rate on an interim basis based on current and forecasted earnings and tax laws. The mix and timing of the Company's actual earnings compared to annual projections can cause interim effective tax rate fluctuations. The Company's interim effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21 percent primarily due to forecasted state income taxes. See Note15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for additional information regardinginformation.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity. The Company's primary sources of short-term liquidity are (i) cash and cash equivalents, (ii) net cash provided by operating activities, (iii) sales of investments, (iv) unused borrowing capacity under its Credit Facility, (v) issuances of debt or equity securities and (vi) other sources, such as sales of nonstrategic assets. In January 2021, Pioneer entered into the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, with the primary changes being to increase the aggregate loan commitments from $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion, extend the maturity of the Credit Facility to January 12, 2026 and to nominally adjust the drawn and undrawn pricing.
The Company's provedshort-term and long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of (i) capital expenditures, (ii) acquisitions of oil and gas property impairment charges.
Explorationproperties, (iii) payments of contractual obligations, including debt maturities, (iv) dividends and abandonments expense. The following table providesshare repurchases, (v) working capital obligations and (vi) funding the cash portion of the consideration in the DoublePoint Acquisition and retiring the outstanding balance under the DoublePoint credit facility. Funding for these requirements may be provided by any combination of the Company's geological and geophysical costs, exploratory dry holes expenses and lease abandonments and other exploration expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2017 2016 2017 2016
  (in millions)
Geological and geophysical $17
 $18
 $59
 $55
Exploratory well costs 1
 1
 11
 1
Leasehold abandonments and other 
 
 8
 40
  $18
 $19
 $78
 $96
The geological and geophysical expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were primarily related to geological and geophysical personnel costs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016,sources of liquidity. Although the Company incurred leasehold abandonments primarily relatedexpects that its sources of funding will be adequate to fund its 2021 liquidity requirements, no assurance can be given that such funding sources will be adequate to meet the abandonment of unproved properties in the Permian Basin and unproved acreage in Alaska in which the Company held an overriding royalty interest.Company's future needs.
During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2021, the Company drilledenhanced its liquidity position by refinancing a portion of the debt acquired in the Parsley Acquisition, issuing new debt and evaluated 158 exploration/extension wells, 156increasing borrowing capacity under the Company's Credit Facility with the combined objective of which were successfully completed as discoveries. Duringincreasing liquidity, extending the same period in 2016,Company's debt maturities and lowering the Company's future cash interest expense on long-term debt.
The Company funded the purchase of DoublePoint with $1 billion of cash and by issuing 27.2 million shares of the Company's common stock. The Company also repaid DoublePoint's credit facility of $241 million on the acquisition date. In conjunction with the DoublePoint Acquisition, the Company drilled and evaluated 150 exploration/extension wells,delivered a notice of conditional redemption for all of which were successfully completed as discoveries.
General and administrative expense. General and administrative expensethe Notes. The redemption date for the threeNotes provided in the notice of conditional redemption is expected to be on May 18, 2021 (the "Redemption Date"). The redemption of the Notes is conditioned upon the successful completion by Pioneer of an investment grade public debt financing transaction of at least $650 million by the Redemption Date; provided that at the discretion of the Issuers, the Redemption Date may be delayed until such time as any or all conditions shall be satisfied or waived (provided that in no event shall such Redemption Date be delayed to a date later than July 3, 2021).
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Capital resources. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under its Credit Facility, leaving $2.0 billion of unused borrowing capacity. The Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants as of March 31, 2021. The Company also had unrestricted cash on hand of $668 million as of March 31, 2021.
Cash flows from operating, investing and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $81 million ($3.18 per BOE) and $245 million ($3.44 per BOE), respectively, as compared to $82 million ($3.72 per BOE) and $235 million ($3.72 per BOE) for the same respective periods in 2016.financing activities are summarized below.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020Change
(in millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities$377 $825 $(448)
Net cash used in investing activities$(348)$(681)$(333)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities$(806)$$815 
Operating activities. The decrease in general and administrative expense per BOE during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the same respective periods in 2016, was primarily due to increases of 15% and 13% in sales volumes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the same respective periods in 2016.
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations. Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations was $5 million and $14 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to $5 million and $14 million for the same respective periods in 2016. See Note I of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for information regarding the Company's asset retirement obligations.
Interest expense. Interest expense was $37 million and $118 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to $50 million and $161 million for the same respective periods in 2016. The decrease in interest expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the same respective periods in 2016, was primarily due to the repayment of both the Company's 6.65% Senior Notes, which matured in March 2017, and the Company's 5.875% Senior Notes that matured in July 2016. The weighted average interest rates on the Company's indebtedness for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, including the effects of capitalized interest, was 5.6 percent and 5.7 percent, respectively, as compared to 5.9 percent and 6.1 percent for the same respective periods in 2016.
Other expense. Other expense was $58 million and $176 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to $69 million and $223 million during the same respective periods in 2016. The decrease in other expensenet cash flow provided by operating activities for the three months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2016,2020, was primarily due to (i) additional cash used in derivative activities, (ii) increased accounts receivables and commodity inventories as a decreaseresult of $17 million in net losses from Company-provided fracture stimulationhigher commodity prices, (iii) one-time cash Parsley transaction costs and related service operations that are provided(iv) cash paid to third party working interest owners and (ii) a decrease of $10 million in idle drilling and well service equipment charges,fulfill certain gas commitments during Winter Storm Uri, partially offset by (iii) an increase in accounts payable as a result of $18 millionincreased drilling and operational activity and an increase in unused firm transportation costs.oil and gas revenues due to the aforementioned increase in commodity prices.
Investing activities. The decrease in other expensenet cash used in investing activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2016,2020, was primarily due toa result of (i) a decrease of $57 million in idle drilling and well service equipment charges and (ii) a decrease of $35 million in net losses from Company-provided fracture stimulation and related service operations that are provided to third party working interest owners, partially offset by (iii) an increase of $50 million in unused firm transportation costs.

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The Company expects to continue to incur charges associated with excess firm gathering and transportation commitments until commodity prices improve, allowing the Company to increase its drilling activities, or the contractual obligations expire. Based on current drilling plans, the Company does not expect to incur any idle drilling rig charges. See Note L of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for additional information.
Income tax benefit (provision). The Company recognized an income tax benefit of $11 million and provision of $79 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to an income tax benefit of $78 million and $362 million for the same respective periods in 2016. The Company's effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was 34 percent and 32 percent, respectively, as compared to 140 percent and 41 percent for the same respective periods in 2016. The Company's effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 differs from the U.S. statutory rate of 35 percent primarily due to recognizing excess tax benefits of $8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 associated with the adoption of ASU 2016-09, "Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting," which requires excess tax benefits or deficiencies associated with the vesting of long-term incentive awards to be recorded as income tax expense or benefit in the statement of operations rather than as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital in the balance sheet. The Company's effective tax rates for the three and nine ended September 30, 2016 differ from the U.S. statutory rate of 35 percent primarily due to recognizing research and experimental expenditure credits of $59 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016.
As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits of $123 million and $112 million respectively, resulting from research and experimental expenditures related to horizontal drilling and completions innovations. If all or a portion of the unrecognized tax benefit is sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, the tax benefit will be recognized as a reduction to the Company's deferred tax liability and will affect the Company's effective tax ratecost reduction efforts with decreases in the period it is recognized. The Company expectsadditions to substantially resolve the uncertainties associated with the unrecognized tax benefit by December 2018. See Note M of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for additional information regarding the Company's income taxes.
Capital Commitments, Capital Resources and Liquidity
Capital commitments. The Company's primary needs for cash are for capital expenditures and acquisition expenditures on oil and gas properties and related vertical integrationadditions to other assets and facilities, paymentother property and equipment of contractual obligations, including debt maturities, dividends$175 million and working capital obligations. Funding for these$19 million, respectively, (ii) $117 million of cash needs may be provided by any combination of internally-generated cash flow, cashacquired in the Parsley Acquisition and cash equivalents on hand, sales of short-term and long-term investments,(iii) an increase in proceeds from divestituresdisposition of nonstrategic assets or external financing sources as discussed in "Capital resources" below.of $22 million primarily related to the sale of the Company's well services business.
Financing activities.The Company's capital budget for 2017 is $2.75 billion (excluding acquisitions, asset retirement obligations, capitalized interest, geological and geophysical administrativesignificant financing activities are as follows:
2021: The Company (i) received proceeds from the January 2021 Senior Notes Offering, net of $24 million of issuance costs and information technology system upgrades), consistingdiscounts, of $2.475$2.5 billion, for drilling operations and $275(ii) repaid $140 million for water infrastructure, vertical integration and field facilities. The Company's capital expenditures duringassociated with the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $2.1 billion, consistingmaturity of $1.8 billion for drilling operations (excluding acquisitions, asset retirement obligations, capitalized interest and geological and geophysical administrative costs) and $245 million for water infrastructure, vertical integration, system upgrades and other plant and equipment additions. Based on results forits 3.45% senior notes due in January 2021, (iii) used the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and Management's Price Outlook, the Company expects its net cash flows from operating activities, cash and cash equivalents on hand, sales of short-term and long-term investments, proceeds from divestituresthe January 2021 Senior Notes Offering to pay $1.6 billion to redeem Parsley's 5.250% Senior Notes due 2025, Parsley's 5.375% Senior Notes due 2025 and Jagged Peak's 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026, (iv) paid $852 million to purchase a portion of nonstrategic assetsParsley's 5.625% Senior Notes due 2027 and if necessary, availabilityParsley's 4.125% Senior Notes due 2028 pursuant to a cash tender offer, (v) repaid Parsley's credit facility, which had an outstanding balance of $397 million, (vi) paid $140 million of other liabilities and (vii) paid dividends of $91 million.
2020: The Company (i) borrowed $800 million under the Credit Facility, to be sufficient to fund its planned capital expenditures, acquisitions and contractual obligations, including debt maturities.
Investing activities. Investing activities used $1.3 billion of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $3.5 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016, is primarily due to proceeds from(ii) repaid $450 million associated with the maturity of investments (commercial paper, corporate bondsits 7.50% senior notes, (iii) paid $146 million of other liabilities, (iv) purchased $122 million of treasury stock and time deposits)(v) paid dividends of $1.2 billion during$73 million.
Dividends/distributions. During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $255March 31, 2021, the Company paid dividends of $91 million, duringor $0.55 per share. In February 2021, the same period in 2016, and investment purchasesboard of $845 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $2.3 billion during the same period in 2016. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017,directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.56 per share on the Company's expenditures for investing activities were primarily funded by net cash provided by operating activities.
Dividends/distributions. During February and Augustoutstanding common stock, payable on April 14, 2021, to stockholders of 2017 andrecord on March and August of 2016, the Board declared semiannual dividends of $0.04 per common share.31, 2021. Future dividends are at the discretion of the Board,Company's board of directors, and, if declared, the Boardboard of directors may change the current dividend amount based on the Company's liquidity and capital resources at thethat time.
Contractual obligations, including off-balanceOff-balance sheet obligations. The Company's contractual obligations include long-term debt, operating leases, drilling commitments (primarily relatedarrangements. From time to commitments to pay day rates for contracted drilling rigs), capital

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funding obligations, derivative obligations, firm transportation and fractionation commitments, minimum annual gathering, processing and transportation commitments and other liabilities (including postretirement benefit obligations).
From time-to-time,time, the Company enters into arrangements and transactions that can give rise to material off-balance sheet obligations of the Company.obligations. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2021, the material off-balance sheet arrangements and transactions that the Company had entered into included (i) operating lease agreements, (ii) drilling commitments, (iii) firm purchase, transportation, storage and fractionation commitments, (iv)(ii) open purchase commitments and (v)(iii) contractual obligations for which the ultimate settlement amounts are not fixed and determinable. The contractual obligations for which the ultimate settlement amounts are not fixed and determinable include (i)(a) derivative contracts that are sensitive to future changes in commodity prices or interest rates, (ii)(b) gathering, processing (primarily treating and fractionation) and transportation commitments on uncertain volumes of future throughput (iii) open delivery commitments and (iv)(c) indemnification obligations following certain divestitures.
In connection with its divestiture transactions, the Company may retain certain liabilities and provide the purchaser certain indemnifications, subject to defined limitations, which may apply to identified pre-closing matters, including matters of litigation, environmental contingencies, royalty and income taxes. Also associated with its divestiture transactions, the
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Company has issued and received guarantees to facilitate the transfer of contractual obligations, such as firm transportation agreements or gathering and processing arrangements. The Company does not recognize a liability if the fair value of the obligation is immaterial and the likelihood of making payments under these guarantees is remote.
Other than the off-balance sheet arrangements described above, the Company has no transactions, arrangements or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other partiespersons that are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company's liquidity or availability of or requirements for capital resources. The Company expects to enter into similar contractual arrangements in the future, including incremental derivative contracts and additional firm purchase, transportation, storage and transportationfractionation arrangements, in order to support the Company’sCompany's business plans.
There were no material changes to the Company's contractual obligations during the first nine months of 2017 other than the repayment of the Company's 6.65% Senior Notes in March 2017 See "Contractual obligations" below and the commitment to a 20-year operating lease for the Company's new corporate headquarters in June 2017. Annual base rent is expected to be $33 million and lease payments are expected to commence once the building is complete, which is anticipated to occur during the second half of 2019. See Note J10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for additional information aboutinformation.
Contractual obligations. The Company's contractual obligations include long-term debt, leases (primarily related to contracted drilling rigs, equipment and office facilities), capital funding obligations, derivative obligations, firm transportation, storage and fractionation commitments, minimum annual gathering, processing and transportation commitments and other liabilities (including postretirement benefit obligations). Other joint owners in the properties operated by the Company could incur portions of the costs represented by these commitments.
The Company has short-term and long-term firm purchase, gathering, processing, transportation, fractionation and storage commitments representing take-or-pay agreements, which include contractual commitments (i) to purchase sand, water and diesel for use in the Company's operating leasedrilling and completion operations, (ii) with midstream service companies and pipeline carriers for future gathering, processing, transportation, fractionation and storage and (iii) with oilfield services companies that provide drilling and pressure pumping services. The Company does not expect to be able to fulfill all of its new headquarters.short-term and long-term firm transportation volume obligations from projected production of available reserves; consequently, the Company plans to purchase third party volumes to satisfy its firm transportation commitments if it is economic to do so; otherwise, it will pay demand fees for any commitment shortfalls.
The Company's commodity and interest ratemarketing derivative contracts are periodically measured and recorded at fair value and continue to be subject to market and credit risk. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2021, these contracts represented net assetsliabilities of $21 million.$970 million. The ultimate liquidation value of the Company's commodity and interest rate derivatives will be dependent upon actual future commodity prices, and interest rates, which may differ materially from the inputs used to determine the derivatives' fair values as of September 30, 2017.March 31, 2021. See Note E5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Item 1. Financial Statements" and "Item"Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk"Risk" for additional information about the Company's derivative instruments and market risk.information.
Capital resources. The Company's primary capital resources are cash and cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments, net cash provided by operating activities, proceeds from divestitures and proceeds from financing activities (principally borrowings under the Company's Credit Facility or issuances of debt or equity securities). If internal cash flows do not meet the Company's expectations, the Company may reduce its level of capital expenditures, and/or fund a portion of its capital expenditures (i) using cash on hand, (ii) through sales of short-term and long-term investments, (iii) with borrowings under the Company's Credit Facility, (iv) through issuances of debt or equity securities or (v) through other sources, such as sales of nonstrategic assets.New Accounting Pronouncements
Operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $1.3 billion, as compared to $959 million during the same period in 2016. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016, is primarily due to increases in the Company's oil and gas revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as a result of increases in commodity prices and sales volumes, partially offset by a $472 million reduction in cash provided by commodity derivatives during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016.
Financing activities. Net cash used by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $521 million, as compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $2.1 billion during the same period in 2016. The decrease in net cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016, is primarily due to the Company's issuance of 19.8 million shares of common stock during 2016 for cash proceeds of $2.5 billion.
As the Company pursues its strategy, it may utilize various financing sources, including fixed and floating rate debt, convertible securities, preferred stock or common stock. The Company cannot predict the timing or ultimate outcome of any such actions as they are subject to market conditions, among other factors. The Company may also issue securities in exchange for oil and gas properties, stock or other interests in other oil and gas companies or related assets. Additional securities may be of a class preferred to common stock with respect to such matters as dividends and liquidation rights and may also have other rights and preferences as determined by the Board.
Liquidity. The Company's principal sources of short-term liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, sales of short-term and long-term investments and unused borrowing capacity under its Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under its Credit Facility, leaving $1.5 billion of unused borrowing capacity. The Company was in

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compliance with all of its debt covenants as of September 30, 2017. The Company also had cash on hand of $636 million, short-term investments of $1.4 billion and long-term investments of $151 million as of September 30, 2017. If internal cash flows do not meet the Company's expectations, the Company may fund a portion of its capital expenditures using cash on hand, sales of short-term and long-term investments, availability under its Credit Facility, issuances of debt or equity securities or other sources, such as sales of nonstrategic assets and/or reduce its level of capital expenditures or reduce dividend payments. The Company cannot provide any assurance that needed short- term or long-term liquidity will be available on acceptable terms or at all. Although the Company expects that the combination of internal operating cash flows, cash and cash equivalents on hand, sales of short-term and long-term investments, proceeds from divestitures of nonstrategic assets and, if necessary, available capacity under the Company's Credit Facility will be adequate for the remainder of 2017 to fund planned capital expenditures, acquisitions, dividend payments and provide adequate liquidity to fund other needs, no assurances can be given that such funding sources will be adequate to meet the Company's future needs.
Debt ratings. The Company is rated as mid-investment grade by three credit rating agencies. The Company receives debt credit ratings from several of the major ratings agencies, which are subject to regular reviews. The Company believes that each of the rating agencies considers many factors in determining the Company's ratings including: (i) production growth opportunities, (ii) liquidity, (iii) debt levels, (iv) asset composition and (v) proved reserve mix. A reduction in the Company's debt ratings could increase the interest rates that the Company incurs on Credit Facility borrowings and could negatively impact the Company's ability to obtain additional financing or the interest rate, fees and other terms associated with such additional financing.
Book capitalization and current ratio. The Company's net book capitalization as of September 30, 2017 was $11.2 billion, consisting of $636 million of cash and cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments of $1.5 billion, debt of $2.7 billion and equity of $10.6 billion. The Company's net debt to net book capitalization increased to five percent as of September 30, 2017 from two percent as of December 31, 2016. The Company's ratio of current assets to current liabilities decreased to 1.69:1 as of September 30, 2017, as compared to 2.11:1 as of December 31, 2016, primarily due to the reclassification of the Company's 6.875% Senior Notes to a current liability.
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ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Item 3.QuantitativeIn the normal course of business, the Company's financial position is routinely subject to a variety of risks, including market risks associated with changes in commodity prices, interest rate movements on outstanding debt and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

credit risks. These risks are mitigated through the Company's risk management program, which includes the use of derivative financial instruments and selling purchased oil and gas outside of the Permian Basin. The following quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk are supplementary to the quantitative and qualitative disclosures provided in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. As such, the information contained herein should be read in conjunction with the related disclosures in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
The primary objective of the following information is provided about financial instruments to provide forward-looking quantitative and qualitative information about the Company's potential exposure to market risks. The term "market risks," insofar as it relates to currently anticipated transactions ofwhich the Company refers towas a party as of March 31, 2021, and from which the risk of loss arisingCompany may incur future gains or losses from changes in commodity prices andor interest rates. These disclosures areThe Company does not meant to be precise indicatorsenter into any financial instruments, including derivatives, for speculative or trading purposes.
Interest rate risk. As of expected future losses, but rather indicators of reasonably possible losses. This forward-looking information provides indicators regarding howMarch 31, 2021, the Company viewshad no variable rate debt outstanding under the Credit Facility and, manages ongoing market risk exposures. Noneconsequently, no related exposure to interest rate risk. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $6.2 billion of fixed rate long-term debt outstanding with a weighted average effective interest rate of 2.0 percent. Although changes in interest rates may affect the fair value of the Company's marketfixed rate long-term debt, any changes would not impact earnings or expose the Company to the risk sensitiveof cash flow losses. The Company did not have any interest rate derivative instruments are enteredoutstanding as of March 31, 2021; however, it may enter into for speculative purposes.
The following table reconciles the changes that occurredsuch instruments in the fair values of the Company's open derivative contracts during the nine months ended September 30, 2017:
  Derivative Contract Net Assets
  Commodities Interest Rates Total
  (in millions)
Fair value of contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2016 $(76) $6
 $(70)
Changes in contract fair value 154
 (1) 153
Contract maturity receipts (60) 
 (60)
Contract termination receipts (2) 
 (2)
Fair value of contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2017 $16
 $5
 $21
Interestfuture to mitigate interest rate sensitivity.risk. See Note G4 and Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for additional information.
Commodity price risk. The Company's primary market risk exposure is related to the price it receives from the sale of its oil, NGLs and Capital Commitments, Capital Resourcesgas production. Realized pricing is volatile and Liquidity includedis determined by market prices that fluctuate with changes in "Item 2. Management's Discussionsupply and Analysisdemand for these products throughout the world. The price the Company receives for its production depends on many factors outside of Financial Condition and Resultsthe control of Operations" for information regarding the Company's long-term debt.

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The following table provides information about financial instrumentsmarket index prices. Reducing the Company's exposure to which the Company was a party as of September 30, 2017 and that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. The table presents debt maturities by expected maturity dates, the weighted average interest rates expectedprice volatility helps secure funds to be paid onused in its capital program and to fund general working capital needs, debt obligations, dividends and share repurchases, among other uses. The Company mitigates its commodity price risk through the debt given current contractual terms and market conditions and the aggregate estimated fair valueuse of the Company's outstanding debt. For fixed rate debt, the weighted average interest rates represent the contractual fixed rates that the Company was obligated to periodically pay on the debt as of September 30, 2017. Although the Company had no outstanding variable rate debt as of September 30, 2017, the average variable contractual rates for its Credit Facility (that matures in August 2020) projected forward proportionate to the forward yield curve for LIBOR on October 30, 2017 is presented in the table below.
 Three Months Ending December 31, Year Ending December 31,     Asset (Liability) Fair Value at September 30,
 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total 2017
 (dollars in millions)
Total Debt:               
Fixed rate principal maturities (a)$
 $450
 $
 $450
 $500
 $1,350
 $2,750
 $(2,957)
Weighted average fixed interest rate5.31% 5.11% 5.00% 4.42% 4.72% 5.49%    
Average variable interest rate3.01% 3.28% 3.55% 3.71% 

 

    
Interest Rate Swaps:               
Notional debt amount (b)$100
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
   $5
Fixed rate payable (%)1.81%              
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(a)Represents maturities of principal amounts, excluding debt issuance costs and debt issuance discounts.
(b)As of September 30, 2017, the Company was party to interest rate derivative contracts whereby the Company will receive the three-month LIBOR rate for the 10-year period from December 2017 through December 2027 in exchange for paying a fixed interest rate of 1.81 percent on a notional amount of $100 million on December 15, 2017. Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the Company liquidated its interest rate derivative contracts for cash proceeds of $5 million.
Commodity derivative instruments and price sensitivity. The following table provides information about the Company's oil, NGL and gas derivative financial instruments and sales of purchased oil and gas.
Derivative financial instruments. The Company's decision on the quantity and price at which it executes derivative contracts is based in part on its view of current and future market conditions. The Company may choose not to enter into derivative positions for expected production if the commodity price forecast for certain time periods is deemed to be unfavorable. Additionally, the Company may choose to liquidate existing derivative positions prior to the expiration of their contractual maturity in order to monetize gain positions or minimize loss positions if it is anticipated that were sensitivethe commodity price forecast is expected to changes in oil, NGL and gas prices asimprove. Proceeds, if any, can be used for the purpose of September 30, 2017. Although mitigated byfunding the Company's capital program, general working capital needs, debt obligations, dividends and share repurchases, among other uses. While derivative activities, declines in oil, NGL and gas prices would reducepositions limit the Company's revenues.
downside risk of adverse price movements, they also limit future revenues from upward price movements. The Company manages commodity price risk with the following types of commodity derivative contracts, such as swap contracts, collar contracts and collar contracts with short put options. Swap contracts providecontracts:
Swaps. The Company receives a fixed price forand pays a floating market price to the counterparty on a notional amount of sales volumes. volumes, thereby fixing the price for the commodity sold.
Collars. Collar contracts provide minimum ("floor" or "long put") and maximum ("ceiling") prices on a notional amount of sales volumes, thereby allowing some price participation if the relevant index price closes above the floor price but below the ceiling price.
Collar contracts with short put options. Collar contracts with short put options differ from other collar contracts by virtue of the short put option price, below which the Company's realized price will exceed the variable market prices by the long put-to-short put price differential.
Basis swaps. Basis swap contracts fix the basis differentials between the index price at which the Company sells its production and the index price used in swap or collar contracts.
Options. Selling individual call options can enhance the market price by the premium received or, alternatively, the premium received can be utilized to improve swap or collar contract prices. Purchased put options establish a minimum floor price (less any premiums paid) and allow participation in higher prices when prices close above the floor price.
The Company has entered into commodity derivative contracts for a portion of forecasted 2021 and 2022 production; consequently, if commodity prices decline, the Company could realize lower prices for volumes not protected by the Company's derivative activities and could see a reduction in derivative contract prices on additional volumes in the future. As a result, the Company's internal cash flows will be negatively impacted by a reduction in commodity prices.
The average forward prices based on March 31, 2021 market quotes were as follows:
2021Year Ending December 31, 2022
Second QuarterThird
Quarter
Fourth
Quarter
Average forward Brent oil price$62.32 $61.06 $59.86 $57.92 
Average forward WTI Midland oil price$59.70 $58.56 $57.26 $54.90 
Average forward MEH oil price$60.23 $59.06 $57.76 $55.40 
Average forward NYMEX gas price$2.64 $2.74 $2.85 $2.64 
Average forward DUTCH TTF gas price$6.54 $6.54 $6.91 $6.30 
Average forward WAHA gas price$2.46 $2.67 $2.76 $2.42 
WTI Midland/Brent oil basis differentials:
Average forward basis differential price (a)$(2.62)$(2.50)$(2.60)$(3.02)
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The average forward prices based on May 4, 2021 market quotes are as follows:
2021Year Ending December 31, 2022
Second QuarterThird
Quarter
Fourth
Quarter
Average forward Brent oil price$68.67 $67.51 $66.10 $63.66 
Average forward WTI Midland oil price$66.00 $64.96 $63.47 $60.51 
Average forward MEH oil price$66.52 $65.59 $64.08 $61.09 
Average forward NYMEX gas price$2.97 $3.01 $3.10 $2.77 
Average forward DUTCH TTF gas price$8.14 $8.09 $8.41 $7.13 
Average forward WAHA gas price$2.80 $3.00 $3.06 $2.52 
WTI Midland/Brent oil basis differentials:
Average forward basis differential price (a)$(2.67)$(2.55)$(2.63)$(3.15)
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(a)Based on market quotes for basis differentials between Midland oil index prices and the Brent oil index price.
See Notes DNote 4 and ENote 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for a description of the accounting procedures followed by theCompany's open derivative positions and additional information.
Sales of purchased oil and gas. The Company for its derivative financial instrumentsenters into purchase transactions with third parties and for specific information regarding the termsseparate sale transactions with third parties to diversify a portion of the Company's derivative financial instrumentsoil and gas sales to (i) Gulf Coast refineries, (ii) Gulf Coast and West Coast gas markets and (iii) international oil markets and to satisfy unused gas pipeline capacity commitments.
Marketing derivatives. The Company's marketing derivatives reflect two long-term marketing contracts that were entered in October 2019 whereby the Company agreed to purchase and simultaneously sell 50 thousand barrels of oil per day at an oil terminal in Midland, Texas for a six-year term that began on January 1, 2021 and ends on December 31, 2026. The price the Company pays to purchase the oil volumes under the purchase contract is based on a Midland WTI price and the price the Company receives for the oil volumes sold is a WASP that a non-affiliated counterparty receives for selling oil through their Gulf Coast storage and export facility at prices that are sensitivehighly correlated with Brent oil prices during the same month of the purchase. Based on the form of the marketing contracts, the Company determined that the marketing contracts should be accounted for as derivative instruments. Similar to changes insales of purchased commodities, these marketing derivatives allow the Company to diversify a portion of its oil NGL orsales from its area of production to Gulf Coast and international markets.
The average forward prices based on March 31, 2021 market quotes are as follows:
Year Ending
December 31, 2021December 31, 2022December 31, 2023December 31, 2024December 31, 2025December 31, 2026
Average forward Brent oil price$61.08 $57.92 $55.89 $54.52 $53.60 $52.93 
Average forward WTI Midland oil price$58.51 $54.90 $52.25 $50.58 $49.57 $48.86 
Average forward basis differential price (a)$(2.57)$(3.02)$(3.64)$(3.94)$(4.03)$(4.07)
The average forward prices based on May 4, 2021 market quotes are as follows:
Year Ending
December 31, 2021December 31, 2022December 31, 2023December 31, 2024December 31, 2025December 31, 2026
Average forward Brent oil price$67.43 $63.66 $60.99 $59.37 $58.49 $58.07 
Average forward WTI Midland oil price$64.81 $60.51 $57.21 $55.32 $54.37 $53.79 
Average forward basis differential price (a)$(2.62)$(3.15)$(3.78)$(4.05)$(4.12)$(4.28)
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(a)Based on market quotes for basis differentials between Midland oil index prices and the Brent oil index price.
Credit risk. The Company's primary concentration of credit risks are associated with the collection of receivables resulting from the sale of oil and gas prices.






production and purchased oil and gas, and the risk of a counterparty's failure to meet its obligations under derivative contracts with the Company.
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 2017 Year Ending December 31, Asset (Liability) Fair Value at September 30, 2017 (a)
 Fourth Quarter 2018 2019 
       (in millions)
Oil Derivatives:       
Average daily notional Bbl volumes:       
Collar contracts (b)6,000
 
 
 $1
Weighted average ceiling price per Bbl$70.40
 $
 $
  
Weighted average floor price per Bbl$50.00
 $
 $
  
Collar contracts with short puts (c)155,000
 150,781
 
 $14
Weighted average ceiling price per Bbl$62.12
 $57.70
 $
  
Weighted average floor price per Bbl$49.82
 $47.39
 $
  
Weighted average short put price per Bbl$41.02
 $37.35
 $
  
Average forward NYMEX oil prices (d)$54.15
 $53.98
 $
  
Midland-Cushing index swap contracts (e)6,630
 
 
 
Weighted average price differential per Bbl$(1.09) $
 $
  
Average forward basis differential prices (f)$0.44
 $
 $
  
NGL Derivatives (g):       
Ethane collar contracts (Bbl) (h)3,000
 
 
 $
Weighted average ceiling price per Bbl$11.83
 $
 $
  
Weighted average floor price per Bbl$8.68
 $
 $
  
Average forward ethane prices (d)$11.55
 $
 $
  
Ethane basis swap contracts (MMBtu) (i)6,920
 6,920
 6,920
 $
Weighted average price differential per MMBtu$1.60
 $1.60
 $1.60
  
Average forward NYMEX gas prices (d)$2.97
 $3.00
 $2.91
  
Gas Derivatives:       
Average daily notional MMBtu volumes:       
Swap contracts (j)
 30,000
 
 $
Weighted average fixed price per MMBtu$
 $3.08
 $
  
Collar contracts with short puts300,000
 62,329
 
 $2
Weighted average ceiling price per MMBtu$3.60
 $3.56
 $
  
Weighted average floor price per MMBtu$2.96
 $2.91
 $
  
Weighted average short put price per MMBtu$2.47
 $2.37
 $
  
Average forward NYMEX gas prices (d)$2.97
 $3.00
 $
  
Basis swap contracts:      $(1)
Mid-Continent index swap contracts (k)45,000
 
 
  
Weighted average fixed price per MMBtu$(0.32) $
 $
  
Average forward basis differential prices (l)$(0.25) $
 $
  
Permian Basin index swap contracts (m)26,522
 51,671
 70,000
  
Weighted average fixed price per MMBtu$0.30
 $0.30
 $0.30
  
Average forward basis differential prices (n)$0.63
 $0.38
 $0.38
  
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(a)In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ASC 210-20 and ASC 815-10, the Company classifies the fair value amounts of derivative assets and liabilities executed under master netting arrangements as net derivative assets or net derivative liabilities, as the case may be. The net asset and liability amounts shown above have been provided on a commodity contract-type basis, which may differ from their master netting arrangements classifications.
(b)Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the Company entered into additional collar contracts for 3,000 Bbls per day of 2018 production with a ceiling price of $58.05 per Bbl and a floor price of $45.00 per Bbl.
(c)Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the Company entered into additional collar contracts with short puts for 2,000 Bbls per day of 2018 production with a ceiling price of $59.25 per Bbl, a floor price of $45.00 per Bbl and a short put price of $35.00 per Bbl.
(d)The average forward NYMEX oil, ethane and gas prices are based on October 30, 2017 market quotes.
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(f)The average forward basis differential prices are based on October 30, 2017 market quotes for basis differentials between Midland, Texas oil prices and WTI prices at Cushing, Oklahoma.
(g)Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the Company entered into propane swap contracts for 2,500 Bbls per day of November and December 2017 production with a fixed price of $37.80 per Bbl.
(h)Represent collar contracts that reduce the price volatility of ethane forecasted for sale by the Company at Mont Belvieu, Texas-posted prices.
(i)Represent basis swap contracts that reduce the price volatility of ethane forecasted for sale by the Company at Mont Belvieu, Texas-posted prices. The basis swap contracts fix the basis differential on a HH MMBtu equivalent basis. The Company will receive the HH price plus the price differential on 6,920 MMBtu per day, which is equivalent to 2,500 Bbls per day of ethane.
(j)Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the Company entered into additional swap contracts for 70,000 MMBtu per day of April through December 2018 production with a price of $3.00 per MMBtu.
(k)Represent swap contracts that fix the basis differentials between the index prices at which the Company sells its Mid-Continent gas and the HH index price used in collar contracts with short puts.
(l)The average forward basis differential prices are based on October 30, 2017 market quotes for basis differentials between the Mid-Continent index prices and the NYMEX-quoted forward prices.
(m)Represent swap contracts that fix the basis differentials between Permian Basin index prices and southern California index prices for Permian Basin gas forecasted for sale in southern California. Subsequent to September 30, 2017, the Company entered into additional basis swap contracts for (i) 20,000 MMBtu per day of November 2017 through March 2018 production with a price of $0.49 per MMBtu and (ii) 10,000 MMBtu per day of 2019 production with a price of $0.32 per MMBtu.
(n)The average forward basis differential prices are based on October 30, 2017 market quotes for basis differentials between Permian Basin index prices and southern California index prices.
Marketing derivatives. Periodically,The Company's commodities are sold to various purchasers who must be prequalified under the Company's credit risk and procedures. The Company monitors exposure to counterparties primarily by reviewing credit ratings, financial criteria and payment history. Where appropriate, the Company enters into buyobtains assurances of payment, such as a guarantee by the parent company of the counterparty, a letter of credit or other credit support. Historically, the Company's credit losses on commodities receivables have not been material.
The Company uses credit and sell marketing arrangementsother financial criteria to fulfill firm pipeline transportation commitments. Associated with these marketing arrangements,evaluate the credit standing of, and to select, counterparties to its derivative instruments. Although the Company may enter into index swaps that mitigate price risk. As of September 30, 2017,does not obtain collateral or otherwise secure the Company was party to (i) oil index swap contracts for 10,000 Bbls per day of November and December 2017 transportation commitments with a price differential of $4.18 per Bbl between NYMEX WTI and Louisiana Light Sweet oil ("LLS") and (ii) oil index swap contracts for 10,000 Bbls per day of January through August 2018 transportation commitments with a price differential of $3.18 per Bbl between NYMEX WTI and LLS. As of September 30, 2017, these positions had fair value of nil. Based on October 30, 2017 market quotes,its derivative instruments, associated credit risk is mitigated by the average forward basis differential price was $6.05 per BblCompany's credit risk policies and procedures.
The Company has entered into International Swap Dealers Association Master Agreements ("ISDA Agreements") with each of its derivative counterparties. The terms of the ISDA Agreements provide the Company and the counterparties with right of set off upon the occurrence of defined acts of default by either the Company or a counterparty to a derivative contract, whereby the party not in default may set off all derivative liabilities owed to the defaulting party against all derivative asset receivables from the defaulting party. See Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for December 2017 and $4.50 per Bbl for January through August 2018 between the relevant quoted forward oil index prices.additional information.


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Item 4.Controls and Procedures
ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. The Company's management, with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated, as required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based on that evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, including that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
ChangesRemediation of Previously Disclosed Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. As previously disclosed in Item 9A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, management identified a material weakness as of such date. The identified material weakness was in connection with the Company's controls over the review of material marketing contracts that could have elements of a derivative. Management of the Company therefore concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2020 and that the Company's internal control over financial reporting. There havereporting was not effective at a reasonable assurance level at December 31, 2020.
In response to the material weakness referred to above, with the oversight of the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors, the Company performed a second review of all material third-party marketing contracts and implemented changes to its internal control over financial reporting, which included the implementation of controls (i) to ensure that the Company has identified all new or amended marketing contracts for review on a monthly basis and (ii) to provide a structured procedure for review of new or amended marketing contracts for terms that may require derivative accounting by employees with the appropriate knowledge. Based on the evidence obtained in validating the effectiveness of the implemented controls, the Company has concluded that the previously disclosed material weakness has been no changesremediated as of March 31, 2021.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. The change described under "Remediation of Previously Disclosed Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting" above represents a change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2021 that havehas materially affected, or areis reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings

ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is party to the legal proceeding described in Note J of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements." The Company is also party to various proceedings and claims incidental to its business. While many of these matters involve inherent uncertainty, the Company believes that the amount of the liability, if any, ultimately incurred with respect to these proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position as a whole or on its liquidity, capital resources or future annual results of operations. 
Item 1A. Risk Factors
ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS
In addition to the information set forth in this Report, the risks that are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2020, under the headings "Part I, Item 1. Business – Competition, Markets and Regulations," "Part I. Item 1. Business - Regulation," "Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors" andFactors," "Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,"Risk" should be carefully considered, as such risks could materially affect the Company's business, financial condition or future results. ThereOther than described below, there has been no material change in the Company's risk factors from thosethat were described in the Company's 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
These risks are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company or that it currently deems to be immaterial also may have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition or future results.
The financial and operational synergies attributable to the DoublePoint Acquisition may vary from expectations.

Pioneer may fail to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies expected from the DoublePoint Acquisition, which could adversely affect its business, financial condition and operating results. The success of the DoublePoint Acquisition will depend, in significant part, on Pioneer's ability to successfully integrate the acquired business and realize the anticipated strategic benefits and synergies from the combination. Pioneer believes that the addition of DoublePoint will complement Pioneer's strategy by providing operational and financial scale, increasing free cash flow and enhancing Pioneer's corporate rate of return. However, achieving these goals requires, among other things, realization of the targeted cost synergies expected from the DoublePoint Acquisition. The anticipated benefits of the transaction may not be realized fully or at all, or may take longer to realize than expected. Actual operating, technological, strategic and revenue opportunities, if achieved at all, may be less significant than expected or may take longer to achieve than anticipated. If Pioneer is not able to achieve these objectives and realize the anticipated benefits and synergies expected from the DoublePoint Acquisition within the anticipated timing or at all, Pioneer's business, financial condition and operating results may be adversely affected.
The Company may be unable to integrate the business of DoublePoint successfully and/or realize the anticipated benefits of the DoublePoint Acquisition.
The DoublePoint Acquisition involves the combination of companies that operated as independent companies. The combination of independent businesses is complex, costly and time consuming, and the Company will be required to devote significant management attention and resources to integrating the business practices and operations of DoublePoint with those of the Company. Potential difficulties that the Company may encounter as part of the integration process include the following:
the inability to successfully integrate DoublePoint in a manner that permits the Company to achieve, on a timely basis or at all, the enhanced revenue opportunities, cost savings and other benefits anticipated to result from the acquisition;
complexities associated with managing the combined business, including difficulty addressing possible differences in operational philosophies and the challenge of integrating complex systems, technology, networks and other assets of each of the companies in a seamless manner that minimizes any adverse impact on the customers, suppliers, employees and other constituencies;
the assumption of contractual obligations with less favorable or more restrictive terms;
potential unknown liabilities and unforeseen increased expenses associated with the DoublePoint Acquisition;
diversion of the attention of the Company's management; and
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Any of these issues could adversely affect the Company's ability to maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and other constituencies or achieve the anticipated benefits of the DoublePoint Acquisition, or could reduce the Company's earnings or otherwise adversely affect the Company's business and financial results.
The Company's future results will suffer if it does not effectively manage its expanded operations.
As a result of the DoublePoint Acquisition, the size and geographic footprint of the Company's business has increased. The Company's future success will depend, in part, upon its ability to manage this expanded business, which may pose substantial challenges for management, including challenges related to the management and monitoring of new operations and associated increased costs and complexity. The Company may also face increased scrutiny from governmental authorities as a result of the increase in the size of its business. There can be no assurances that the Company will be successful or that it will realize the expected operating efficiencies, cost savings, revenue enhancements or other benefits currently anticipated from the DoublePoint Acquisition.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
ITEM 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
The following table summarizesPurchases of the Company's purchases of treasurycommon stock under plans or programsare as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
PeriodTotal Number of
Shares Purchased (a)
Average Price 
Paid per Share
Total Number of
Shares 
Purchased As Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
Approximate Dollar
Amount of Shares that
May Yet Be Purchased
under Plans or
Programs (b)
January 202133,682 $114.38 — $1,090,693,887 
February 202164,200 $142.10 — $1,090,693,887 
March 20211,509 $162.85 — $1,090,693,887 
99,391 — 
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(a)Includes shares purchased from employees in order for employees to satisfy income tax withholding payments related to share-based awards that vested during the three months ended September 30, 2017:period.
Period 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased (a)
 
Average Price 
Paid per Share
 
Total Number of
Shares 
Purchased As Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
 
Approximate Dollar
Amount of Shares that
May Yet Be Purchased
under Plans or
Programs
July 2017 225
 $161.75
 
  
August 2017 2,216
 $133.79
 
  
September 2017 139
 $131.78
 
  
Total 2,580
 $136.12
 
 $
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(a)Consists of shares purchased from employees in order for the employee to satisfy tax withholding payments related to share-based awards that vested during the period.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures
(b)In December 2018, the Company's board of directors authorized a $2 billion common stock repurchase program. The Company's sand mines are subject to regulationstock repurchase program has no time limit and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Actboard of 1977, as amended by the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006. Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95.1 to this Report.

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Item 6.Exhibits
Exhibits
ITEM 6.EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
2.1
Exhibit
Number3.1
Description
10.13.2(a) —
4.1
4.2
4.3
10.1
10.2
10.3(a)
12.131.1 (a)(a) —
31.1(a) —
31.2 (a)(a) —
32.1 (b)(b) —
32.2 (b)(b) —
95.1101.INS (a)(a) —Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.INS101.SCH (a)(a) —XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH(a) —Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.Schema Document.
101.CAL (a)(a) —Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF (a)(a) —Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB (a)(a) —Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE (a)(a) —Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
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(a)104Filed herewith.
(b)Furnished herewith.Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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(a)Filed herewith.
(b)Furnished herewith.

*    Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish to the SEC a copy of any omitted schedule upon request.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
May 7, 2021PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANYBy:/s/ Neal H. Shah
Neal H. Shah
Date: November 3, 2017By:/s/    RICHARD P. DEALY
Richard P. Dealy,
ExecutiveSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 3, 2017May 7, 2021By:/s/ MARGARET M. MONTEMAYOR
Margaret M. Montemayor
Margaret M. Montemayor
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
 

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