UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004

 

Or

 

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT 1934

 

For the transition period from            to            

 

Commission File Number: 1-7940

 


 

Goodrich Petroleum Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware 76-0466193

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

ID. No.)

808 Travis Street, Suite 1320, Houston, Texas77002
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

808 Travis Street, Suite 1320, Houston, Texas 77002

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(713) 780-9494

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

None

(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.    x  Yes    ¨  No

 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes    x  No

 

At AugustNovember, 10, 2004, there were 20,380,88520,509,935 shares of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation common stock outstanding.

 



GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

JuneSeptember 30, 2004

 

   Page No.

PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1. Financial Statements.

   

Consolidated Balance Sheets
JuneSeptember 30, 2004 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2003

  3-4

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 and 2003

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003

  5


Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 20036

6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 and 2003

  7

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 and 2003

  8

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  9-169-15

Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

  17-2216-21

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

  23-2422-23

Item 4.Controls and Procedures.

  2524
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION  25

Item 1.Legal Proceedings.

  2625

Item 2.Changes in Securities.

  2625

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

  2625

Item 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

  2625

Item 5.Other Information.

  2625

Item 6.Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

  2625

GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

  

June 30,

2004


 December 31,
2003


   

September 30,

2004


 

December 31,

2003


 
  (unaudited)     (unaudited)   
ASSETS        

CURRENT ASSETS

      

Cash and cash equivalents

  $1,395,339  $1,488,852   $1,760,577  $1,488,852 

Cash held temporarily for stockholders

   389,813   3,886,988    —     3,886,988 

Accounts receivable

      

Trade and other, net of allowance

   6,281,299   3,500,095    9,307,489   3,500,095 

Accrued oil and gas revenue

   2,576,976   2,829,082    2,594,019   2,829,082 

Prepaid insurance and other

   469,694   351,527    815,146   351,527 
  


 


  


 


Total current assets

   11,113,121   12,056,544    14,477,231   12,056,544 
  


 


  


 


PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

      

Oil and gas properties (successful efforts method)

   135,246,650   118,682,309    147,480,323   118,682,309 

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

   737,233   661,842    789,321   661,842 
  


 


  


 


   135,983,883   119,344,151    148,269,644   119,344,151 

Less accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization

   (49,822,466)  (44,381,223)   (53,000,150)  (44,381,223)
  


 


  


 


Net property and equipment

   86,161,417   74,962,928    95,269,494   74,962,928 
  


 


  


 


OTHER ASSETS

      

Restricted cash

   2,039,000   2,039,000    2,039,000   2,039,000 

Deferred taxes

   1,750,000   —   

Other

   100,757   124,096    89,087   124,096 
  


 


  


 


Total other assets

   2,139,757   2,163,096    3,878,087   2,163,096 
  


 


  


 


TOTAL ASSETS

  $99,414,295  $89,182,568   $113,624,812  $89,182,568 
  


 


  


 


 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued)

 

  

June 30,

2004


 December 31,
2003


   

September 30,

2004


 

December 31,

2003


 
  (unaudited)     (unaudited)   
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        

CURRENT LIABILITIES

      

Accounts payable

  $11,851,647  $6,707,583   $15,278,732  $6,707,583 

Accrued liabilities

   1,519,917   1,483,329    4,048,385   1,483,329 

Liability for funds held temporarily for stockholders

   389,813   3,886,988    —     3,886,988 

Fair value of oil and gas derivatives

   2,671,120   1,257,442    6,684,610   1,257,442 

Fair value of interest rate derivatives

   71,076   277,938    147,236   142,515 

Current portion of other non-current liabilities

   91,605   91,600    91,605   91,600 
  


 


  


 


Total current liabilities

   16,595,178   13,704,880    26,250,568   13,569,457 
  


 


  


 


LONG TERM DEBT

   23,000,000   20,000,000    25,500,000   20,000,000 

OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

      

Production payment payable and other

   495,012   704,643    427,468   704,643 

Accrued abandonment costs

   6,896,258   6,509,586    6,921,833   6,509,586 

Fair value of oil and gas derivatives

   961,485   —   

Fair value of interest rate derivatives

   154,266   135,423 

Deferred taxes

   —     204,465    —     204,465 
  


 


  


 


Total liabilities

   46,986,448   41,123,574    60,215,620   41,123,574 
  


 


  


 


STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

      

Preferred stock; authorized 10,000,000 shares:

      

Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share; issued and outstanding 791,968 shares (liquidation preference $10 per share, aggregating to $7,919,680)

   791,968   791,968    791,968   791,968 

Common stock, par value $0.20 per share; authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 19,131,621 and 18,130,011 shares

   3,826,324   3,626,002 

Common stock, par value $0.20 per share; authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 20,433,145 and 18,130,011 shares

   4,086,629   3,626,002 

Additional paid-in capital

   54,292,714   53,359,023    54,253,303   53,359,023 

Accumulated deficit

   (3,640,481)  (8,338,403)

Retained earnings (deficit)

   538,709   (8,338,403)

Unamortized restricted stock awards

   (1,124,954)  (381,598)   (1,160,183)  (381,598)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   (1,717,724)  (997,998)   (5,101,234)  (997,998)
  


 


  


 


Total stockholders’ equity

   52,427,847   48,058,994    53,409,192   48,058,994 
  


 


  


 


TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  $99,414,295  $89,182,568   $113,624,812  $89,182,568 
  


 


  


 


 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

June 30,


   

Three Months Ended

September 30,


  2004

 2003

   2004

  2003

    (restated)      (restated)

REVENUES

         

Oil and gas revenues

  $9,350,878  $7,824,380   $12,152,085  $7,979,339

Other

   15,579   58,360    30,387   15,419
  


 


  

  

Total revenues

   9,366,457   7,882,740    12,182,472   7,994,758
  


 


  

  

EXPENSES

         

Lease operating expense

   1,642,560   1,511,104    1,887,265   1,290,878

Production taxes

   593,929   515,959    889,324   566,864

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

   2,480,350   2,063,791    3,219,746   2,186,782

Exploration

   1,079,978   891,481    1,864,640   384,501

General and administrative

   1,327,377   1,088,901    1,640,513   1,365,446

Interest expense

   254,211   186,354    317,447   324,148
  


 


  

  

Total expenses

   7,378,405   6,257,590    9,818,935   6,118,619
  


 


  

  

LOSS ON SALE OF ASSETS

   (58,845)  (216,185)

GAIN (LOSS) ON SALE OF ASSETS AND LITIGATION JUDGMENT

   2,045,748   8,438
  


 


  

  

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

   1,929,207   1,408,965    4,409,285   1,884,577

Income taxes

   (960,847)  492,638    71,891   659,601
  


 


  

  

NET INCOME

   2,890,054   916,327    4,337,394   1,224,976

Preferred stock dividends

   158,203   158,366    158,201   158,366
  


 


  

  

NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK

  $2,731,851  $757,961   $4,179,193  $1,066,610
  


 


  

  

NET INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC

         

NET INCOME

  $0.15  $0.05   $0.21  $0.07
  


 


  

  

NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK

  $0.14  $0.04   $0.21  $0.06
  


 


  

  

NET INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED

         

NET INCOME

  $0.14  $0.04   $0.21  $0.06
  


 


  

  

NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK

  $0.13  $0.04   $0.20  $0.05
  


 


  

  

AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC

   19,040,347   18,040,141    20,221,358   18,113,947

AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED

   21,038,770   20,388,050    21,091,390   20,587,056

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

  

Six Months Ended

June 30,


   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

  2003

 
    (restated)      (restated) 

REVENUES

         

Oil and gas revenues

  $20,177,404  $14,571,663   $32,329,489  $22,551,001 

Other

   114,318   389,557    144,705   404,976 
  


 


  

  


Total revenues

   20,291,722   14,961,220    32,474,194   22,955,977 
  


 


  

  


EXPENSES

         

Lease operating expense

   3,191,378   3,268,289    5,078,643   4,559,167 

Production taxes

   1,289,001   1,046,863    2,178,325   1,613,727 

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

   5,234,197   4,125,114    8,453,944   6,311,896 

Exploration

   2,016,803   1,444,953    3,881,443   1,829,454 

General and administrative

   2,832,783   2,627,345    4,473,296   3,992,792 

Interest expense

   471,143   421,851    788,590   745,999 
  


 


  

  


Total expenses

   15,035,305   12,934,415    24,854,241   19,053,035 
  


 


  

  


LOSS ON SALE OF ASSETS

   (58,845)  (237,267)

GAIN (LOSS) ON SALE OF ASSETS AND LITIGATION JUDGMENT

   1,986,903   (228,829)
  


 


  

  


INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

   5,197,572   1,789,538    9,606,856   3,674,113 

Income taxes

   183,081   625,836    254,974   1,285,435 
  


 


  

  


NET INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT

   5,014,491   1,163,702    9,351,882   2,388,678 

CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE NET OF TAX

   —     (205,293)   —     (205,293)
  


 


  

  


NET INCOME

   5,014,491   958,409    9,351,882   2,183,385 

Preferred stock dividends

   316,569   316,732    474,770   475,098 
  


 


  

  


NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK

  $4,697,922  $641,677   $8,877,112  $1,708,287 
  


 


  

  


NET INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC

         

NET INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT

  $0.27  $0.06   $0.49  $0.13 

CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING

   —     (0.01)   —     (0.01)
  


 


  

  


NET INCOME

  $0.27  $0.05   $0.49  $0.12 
  


 


  

  


NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK

  $0.25  $0.04   $0.46  $0.09 
  


 


  

  


NET INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED

         

NET INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT

  $0.24  $0.06   $0.47  $0.12 

CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING

   —     (0.01)   —     (0.01)
  


 


  

  


NET INCOME

  $0.24  $0.05   $0.47  $0.11 
  


 


  

  


NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK

  $0.23  $0.03   $0.44  $0.08 
  


 


  

  


AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC

   18,726,959   18,005,931    19,228,728   18,042,332 

AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED

   20,695,895   20,265,610    20,044,793   20,363,832 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

  

Six Months Ended

June 30,


   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

 
    (restated)     (restated) 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

      

Net income

  $5,014,491  $958,409   $9,351,882  $2,183,385 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities

   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

   

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

   5,234,197   4,125,114    8,453,944   6,311,896 

Deferred income taxes

   183,081   515,292    254,974   1,174,893 

Dry hole costs

   —     675,000    —     809,249 

Amortization of leasehold costs

   537,808   267,334    1,013,482   361,863 

Non-cash charge for stock issued for cancelled options

   —     403,006    —     403,006 

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

   —     315,835    —     315,835 

Loss on sale of assets

   58,845   237,267    63,097   228,829 

Other non-cash items

   89,005   313,974 

Other items, net

   (129,860)  364,622 

Net change in:

      

Accounts receivable

   (2,529,098)  (1,440,925)   (5,572,331)  (2,290,967)

Prepaid insurance and other

   (118,167)  (85,155)   (463,619)  (499,417)

Accounts payable

   5,144,064   (105,213)   8,571,149   982,790 

Accrued liabilities

   36,588   18,642    2,565,056   523,271 
  


 


  


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

   13,650,814   6,198,580    24,107,774   10,869,255 
  


 


  


 


INVESTING ACTIVITIES

      

Capital expenditures

   (16,387,300)  (10,672,182)   (28,808,528)  (15,371,275)

Proceeds from sale of assets

   —     283,561    8,895   341,176 
  


 


  


 


Net cash used in investing activities

   (16,387,300)  (10,388,621)   (28,799,633)  (15,030,099)
  


 


  


 


FINANCING ACTIVITIES

      

Principal payments of bank borrowings

   (1,000,000)  —      (1,000,000)  —   

Proceeds from bank borrowings

   4,000,000   1,500,000    6,500,000   3,100,000 

Exercise of stock warrants

   122,897   10,000 

Exercise of stock options and warrants

   169,251   122,324 

Production payments

   (163,355)  (218,087)   (230,897)  (307,411)

Preferred stock dividends

   (316,569)  (316,732)   (474,770)  (475,098)
  


 


  


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

   2,642,973   975,181    4,963,584   2,439,815 
  


 


  


 


NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

   (93,513)  (3,214,860)

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

   271,725   (1,721,029)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

   1,488,852   3,351,380    1,488,852   3,351,380 
  


 


  


 


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

  $1,395,339  $136,520   $1,760,577  $1,630,351 
  


 


  


 


 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income

SixNine Months Ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 and 2003

(Unaudited)

 

  

Series A

Preferred Stock


  Common Stock

  Additional
Paid - In
Capital


  Accumulated
Deficit


  

Unamortized
Restricted
Stock

Awards


   Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income


   Total
Stockholders’
Equity


  

Series A

Preferred Stock


 Common Stock

 

Additional

Paid – In

Capital


  

Retained

Earnings

(Deficit)


  

Unamortized

Restricted

Stock

Awards


  

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income


  

Total

Stockholders’

Equity


 
  Shares

  Amount

  Shares

  Amount

      Shares

 Amount

 Shares

 Amount

 
                (Restated)         (Restated)        (Restated)     (Restated) 

Balance at December 31, 2002

  791,968  $791,968  17,914,325  $3,582,864  $52,333,738  $(11,422,436) $—     $(679,094)  $44,607,040  791,968 $791,968 17,914,325 $3,582,864 $52,333,738  $(11,422,436) $—    $(679,095) $44,607,039 

Net Income

  —     —    —     —     —     958,409   —      —      958,409  —    —   —    —    —     2,183,385   —     —     2,183,385 

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss); Net of Tax

                      

Net Derivative (Loss), net of tax of $339,607

  —     —    —     —     —     —     —      (630,699)   (630,699)

Reclassification Adjustment, net of tax of $219,846

  —     —    —     —     —     —     —      408,285    408,285 
                    


Total Comprehensive Income

                     735,995 

Issuance and Amortization of Restricted Stock

  —     —    —     —     483,000   —     (415,917)   —      67,083 

Issuance of Common Stock

  —     —    135,157   27,032   385,974   —     —      —      413,006 

Preferred Stock Dividends

  —     —    —     —     —     (316,732)  —      —      (316,732)
  
  

  
  

  


 


 


  


  


Balance at June 30, 2003

  791,968  $791,968  18,049,482  $3,609,896  $53,202,712  $(10,780,759) $(415,917)  $(901,508)  $45,506,392 
  
  

  
  

  


 


 


  


  


Balance at December 31, 2003

  791,968  $791,968  18,130,011  $3,626,002  $53,359,023  $(8,338,403) $(381,598)  $(997,998)  $48,058,994 

Net Income

  —     —    —     —     —     5,014,491   —      —      5,014,491 

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss); Net of Tax

                     

Net Derivative (Loss)

  —     —    —     —     —     —     —      (2,600,172)   (2,600,172) —    —   —    —    —     —     —     (1,271,238)  (1,271,238)

Reclassification Adjustment

  —     —    —     —     —     —     —      1,880,446    1,880,446  —    —   —    —    —     —     —     1,634,006   1,634,006 
                    


 


Total Comprehensive Income

                     4,294,765   2,546,153 

Issuance and Amortization of Restricted Stock

  —     —    4,331   866   1,010,250   —     (743,356)   —      267,760  —    —   —    —    517,650   —     (407,428)  —     110,222 

Exercise of Stock Warrants

  —     —    997,279   199,456   (76,559)  —     —      —      122,897 

Issuance of Common Stock

 —    —   125,157  25,032  377,974   —     —     —     403,006 

Exercise of Stock Options and Warrants

 —    —   88,029  17,606  104,718   —     —     —     122,324 

Preferred Stock Dividends

  —     —    —     —     —     (316,569)  —      —      (316,569) —    —   —    —    —     (475,098)  —     —     (475,098)
  
  

  
  

  


 


 


  


  


 
 

 
 

 


 


 


 


 


Balance at June 30, 2004

  791,968  $791,968  19,131,621  $3,826,324  $54,292,714  $(3,640,481) $(1,124,954)  $(1,717,724)  $52,427,847 

Balance at September 30, 2003

 791,968 $791,968 18,127,511 $3,625,502 $53,334,080  $(9,714,149) $(407,428) $(316,327) $47,313,646 
  
  

  
  

  


 


 


  


  


 
 

 
 

 


 


 


 


 


Balance at December 31, 2003

 791,968 $791,968 18,130,011 $3,626,002 $53,359,023  $(8,338,403) $(381,598) $(997,998) $48,058,994 

Net Income

 —    —   —    —    —     9,351,882   —     —     9,351,882 

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss); Net of Tax

 

Net Derivative (Loss), net of tax of $3,404,407

 —    —   —    —    —     —     —     (6,322,471)  (6,322,471)

Reclassification Adjustment, net of tax of $1,194,973

 —    —   —    —    —     —     —     2,219,235   2,219,235 
 


Total Comprehensive Income

  5,248,646 

Issuance and Amortization of Restricted Stock

 —    —   4,331  866  1,184,790   —     (778,585)  —     407,071 

Exercise of Stock Options and Warrants

 —    —   2,298,803  459,761  (290,510)  —     —     —     169,251 

Preferred Stock Dividends

 —    —   —    —    —     (474,770)  —     —     (474,770)
 
 

 
 

 


 


 


 


 


Balance at September 30, 2004

 791,968 $791,968 20,433,145 $4,086,629 $54,253,303  $538,709  $(1,160,183) $(5,101,234) $53,409,192 
 
 

 
 

 


 


 


 


 


 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2004 and 2003

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE A - Basis of Presentation

 

The consolidated financial statements of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (“Goodrich” or “the Company”) included in this Form 10-Q have been prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and, accordingly, certain information normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States has been condensed or omitted. The consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

The results of operations for the six-monthnine-month period ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for deferred income taxes prescribed by SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. The statement provides for the recognition of a deferred tax asset for deductible temporary timing differences, capital and operating loss carryforwards, statutory depletion carryforward and tax credit carryforwards, net of a “valuation allowance”. The valuation allowance is provided for that portion of the asset for which it is deemed more likely than not that it will not be realized.

 

As discussed in Note F of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company established a deferred tax valuation allowance of $17.5 million as of December 31, 2003. The Company revised theits deferred tax valuation allowance in the second quarter ofnine months ended September 30, 2004 in the amount of $1,636,000,$3,106,000, based on the anticipated reversal of temporary differences.differences and utilization of tax operating loss carryforwards.

 

Restatement of 2003 Financial Statements

 

In the course of preparing its 2003 year-end financial statements, the Company discovered a systematic error in the calculations of its non-cash depletion, depreciation and amortization expense since 1997. Essentially, the Company had been allocating the acquisition and development costs of its oil and gas properties over total proved reserves in each field rather than segregating the costs between those costs to be allocated over proved developed reserves versus those costs to be allocated over total proved reserves. Accordingly, the Company has restated its previously reported depletion, depreciation and amortization expense for the three months and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003. Such restated amounts reflect reallocations of the purchase price of three oil and gas property acquisitions completed prior to January 1, 2001, based upon analyses of contemporaneous documentation from the time of the acquisitions. The tax-effected amounts of the adjustments resulted in changes in the Company’s previously reported Statement of Operations as follows:

 

  

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2003


  

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2003


  

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2003


  

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2003


  

As

Reported


  

As

Restated


  

As

Reported


  

As

Restated


  

As

Reported


  

As

Restated


  

As

Reported


  

As

Restated


Depletion, Depreciation and Amortization

  $1,608,391  $2,063,791  $3,185,630  $4,125,114  $1,704,263  $2,186,782  $4,889,893  $6,311,896

Income Taxes

   652,028   492,638   954,657   625,836   828,483   659,601   1,783,640   1,285,435

Net Income

   1,212,337   916,327   1,569,070   958,409   1,538,613   1,224,976   3,107,183   2,183,385

Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Stock

   1,053,971   757,961   1,252,338   641,677

Basic Income (Loss) per Average Common Share

   0.06   0.04   0.07   0.04

Diluted Income (Loss) per Average Common Share

   0.05   0.04   0.06   0.03

Net Income Applicable to Common Stock

   1,380,247   1,066,610   2,632,085   1,708,287

Net Income per Average Common Share (Basic)

   0.08   0.06   0.15   0.09

Net Income per Average Common Share (Diluted)

   0.07   0.05   0.13   0.08

The tax-adjusted cumulative effect of the error on non-cash depletion, depreciation and amortization expense in years prior to December 31, 2002 resulted in a reduction of stockholders’ equity as of January 1, 2003 in the amount of $2,199,077. The restatement adjustments had no impact on cash flow from operating, investing or financing activities.

 

NOTE B – New Accounting Pronouncements

 

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted SFAS No. 143,Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations. SFAS No. 143 requires the Company to record a liability equal to the fair value of the estimated cost to retire an asset. The asset retirement liability must be recorded in the periods in which the obligation meets the definition of a liability, which is generally when the asset is placed in service. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 143, the Company recorded liabilities for the abandonment of oil and gas properties only in its two largest fields, with such liabilities amounting to $4,881,000 as of December 31, 2002. In accordance with the transition provisions of SFAS No. 143, the Company recorded an adjustment to recognize additional estimated liabilities for the abandonment of oil and gas properties, as of January 1, 2003, in the amount of $1,408,000, and additional oil and gas properties, net of accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization, in the amount of $1,092,000. Any subsequent difference between costs incurred upon settlement of an asset retirement obligation and the recorded liability will be recognized as a gain or loss in the Company’s earnings. To recognize the cumulative effect of this change in accounting principle, the Company recorded a charge to earnings as of January 1, 2003 in the amount of $205,000, reflecting the $316,000 difference between the adjustments to the liability and asset accounts, net of the related income tax effect. For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 and 2003, the Company recorded the following activity in the abandonment liability:

 

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,


 
   2004

  2003

 

Beginning balance

  $6,601,186  $6,289,065 

Accretion of liability

   155,752   189,000 

Liability for newly added wells

   230,925   64,000 

Abandonment costs incurred or sold

   —     (19,000)
   


 


Ending balance

   6,987,863   6,523,065 

Less: current portion

   (91,605)  (125,000)
   


 


   $6,896,258  $6,398,065 
   


 


In July 2003, the FASB undertook to review whether leasehold interests in properties held by oil and gas companies should be recorded and disclosed as intangible assets under the guidance of SFAS No. 141,Business Combinations, and SFAS No. 142,Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Under SFAS No. 141

and SFAS No. 142, intangible assets should be separately reported on the Balance Sheet, with accompanying disclosures in the notes to the financial statements. SFAS No. 142 does not change the accounting prescribed in SFAS No. 19,Financial Accounting and Reporting by Oil and Gas Producing Companies, and is silent about whether its disclosure provisions apply to oil and gas companies. The Company does not believe that SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 142 change the classification and disclosure of oil and gas mineral leases and it continues to classify these assets as part of Property and Equipment in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and it does not provide the additional disclosures for these assets. Should its oil and gas leases be reported as intangible assets, the Company would reclassify $10,104,000 and $6,409,000 as intangible undeveloped mineral interests at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively, and would reclassify $6,312,000 and $5,879,000 as intangible developed mineral interests at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively. Both intangible assets would be presented net of accumulated amortization. Historically, undeveloped oil and gas leases have been amortized over the life of the lease period, while developed leases have been amortized using the units of production method over the expected life of proved reserves. If oil and gas leases are deemed to be intangible assets in accordance with SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 142:

These assets would not be included in Property and Equipment on the Consolidated Balance Sheet

The Company does not believe that its net income or cash flows from operations would be materially affected because the amortization of these assets would not be different than the method currently used by the Company

Disclosures required by SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 142 relative to intangible assets would be included in the notes to the financial statements
   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


 
   2004

  2003

 

Beginning balance

  $6,601,186  $6,289,065 

Accretion of liability

   238,711   286,000 

Liability for newly added wells

   314,334   296,000 

Abandonment costs incurred or sold

   (140,793)  (220,780)
   


 


Ending balance

   7,013,438   6,650,285 

Less: current portion

   (91,605)  (125,000)
   


 


   $6,921,833  $6,525,285 
   


 


 

In March 2004, the FASB issued an exposure draft on accounting for stock-based compensation. The exposure draft reflects the FASB’s tentative conclusion that the fair value of stock options should be expensed in companies’ financial statements for years ending after December 31, 2004. TheIn October 2004, the FASB announced that it would defer the effective date for the expensing of stock options as proposed in the exposure draft also includes the FASB’s tentative decisions regarding how equity-based awards are likely to be valued, expensed, and classified.for at least six months. The Company will continue to monitor developments with respect to the exposure draft to determine the potential impact on its financial statements.

NOTE C – Senior Credit Facility

 

On November 9, 2001, the Company established a three-year $50,000,000 senior credit facility with BNP Paribas, with an initial borrowing base of $25,000,000. In December 2003, the borrowing base was redetermined to be $28,000,000 and BNP Paribas and the Company agreed to extend the term of the senior credit facility to December 29, 2006, subject to periodic redeterminations of the borrowing base. The Company anticipates thatIn August 2004, the next borrowing base redetermination willwas redetermined to be completed in the third quarter of 2004 once BNP Paribas evaluates production information on several recently completed oil and gas wells.$32,000,000. Borrowings outstanding under the senior credit facility as of JuneSeptember 30, 2004 were $23,000,000.$25,500,000.

 

Interest on borrowings under the senior credit facility accrue at a rate calculated, at the option of the Company, at either the BNP Paribas base rate plus 0.00% to 0.50%, or LIBOR plus 1.50%—2.50%, depending on borrowing base utilization. Interest on LIBOR-rate borrowings is due and payable on the last day of its respective interest period. Accrued interest on each base-rate borrowing is due and payable on the last day of each quarter. The credit facility requires that the Company pay a 0.375% per annum commitment fee, payable in quarterly installments based on the Company’s borrowing base utilization. Prior to maturity, no payments are required so long as the maximum borrowing base amount exceeds the amounts outstanding under the credit facility. The credit facility requires the Company to monitor tangible net worth and maintain certain financial statement ratios at certain levels. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2004, the Company was in compliance with all such requirements. Substantially all the Company’s assets are pledged to secure the senior credit facility.

As indicated in Note D, the Company entered into three separate interest rate swaps with BNP Paribas in February 2003, covering a three year period commencing in February 2003, and in February 2004, the Company entered into another interest rate swap with BNP Paribas, covering a one year period commencing in February 2006.

 

NOTE D – Hedging Activities

 

The Company utilizes commodity hedges in the form of fixed price swaps, whereby the Company receives a fixed price and pays a floating price based on NYMEX quoted prices. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2004, the Company’s open forward position on its outstanding natural gas and crude oil hedging contracts, and its interest rate swap contracts, all of which were with BNP Paribas, were as follows:

 

Natural Gas
Natural Gas  4th Qtr 2004

  1st Qtr 2005

  2nd Qtr 2005

  3rd Qtr 2005

  4th Qtr 2005

   Qty*

  Price

  Qty*

  Price

  Qty*

  Price

  Qty*

  Price

  Qty*

  Price

   3,000  $5.00  6,000  $6.27  4,000  $6.03  4,000  $6.03  4,000  $6.03
   3,000  $5.94  2,000  $7.70  2,000  $6.50  2,000  $6.50  2,000  $6.70

*  Quantity in MMBtu per day.

                                   
Crude Oil  4th Qtr 2004

  1st Qtr 2005

  2nd Qtr 2005

  3rd Qtr 2005

  4th Qtr 2005

   Qty**

  Price

  Qty**

  Price

  Qty**

  Price

  Qty**

  Price

  Qty**

  Price

   700  $28.20  500  $33.28  500  $35.00  500  $34.65  500  $34.50
   300  $30.25  500  $35.73  500  $37.18  500  $36.18  500  $39.20


**Quantity in Barrels per day.

3,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $5.00 for July 2004 through December 2004;

3,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $5.41 for July 2004 through October 2004;

3,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $6.20 for November 2004 through December 2004; and

6,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $6.27 for January 2005 through March 2005;

Crude Oil

700 barrels of oil per day “swap” at fixed price of $28.20 for July 2004 through December 2004;

300 barrels of oil per day “swap” at fixed price of $30.25 for July 2004 through December 2004; and

500 barrels of oil per day “swap” at fixed price of $33.28 for January 2005 through March 2005

The fair value of the natural gas and oil hedging contracts in place at JuneSeptember 30, 2004, resulted in a liability of $2,671,120.$7,646,095. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2004, $1,671,524$4,281,073 (net of $900,052$2,305,193 in income taxes) of deferred losses on derivative instruments accumulated in other comprehensive income are expected to be reclassified into earnings during the next twelve months. In the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004, $1,821,876$3,306,950 in realized losses was reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to oil and gas sales as the cash flow of the hedged items was recognized. For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 and 2003, the Company’s earnings were not materially affected by cash flow hedging ineffectiveness arising from the oil and gas hedging contracts. Subsequent to JuneSeptember 30, 2004, the Company entered into the following crude oilnatural gas hedging contracts with BNP Paribas:

 

500 barrels of oil2,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $35.73$8.14 for January 2005 through March 2005; and

500 barrels of oil3,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $35.00$6.55 for April 2005 through June 2005; and

500 barrels of oil3,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $37.18$6.50 for AprilJuly 2005 through JuneSeptember 2005; and

500 barrels of oil3,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $34.65 for July 2005 through September 2005; and

500 barrels of oil per day “swap” at fixed price of $36.18 for July 2005 through September 2005; and

500 barrels of oil per day “swap” at fixed price of $34.50 for October 2005 through December 2005; and

250 barrels of oil per day “swap” at fixed price of $37.72$6.75 for October 2005 through December 2005

 

Interest Rate Swaps

 

The Company has a variable-rate debt obligation that exposes the Company to the effects of changes in interest rates. To partially reduce its exposure to interest rate risk, the Company entered into three separate interest rate swaps with BNP Paribas in February 2003 covering a three year period which are designated as cash flow hedges (one of the interest rate swaps has now expired). The first interest rate swap, which had an

effective date of February 26, 2003, expired on its maturity date of February 26, 2004, and was for $18,000,000 with a LIBOR swap rate of 1.53%. The second interest rate swap, which has an effective date of February 26, 2004 and a maturity date of November 8, 2004, is for $18,000,000 with a LIBOR swap rate of 2.25%. The third interest rate swap, which has an effective date of November 8, 2004 and a maturity date of February 26, 2006, is for $18,000,000 with a LIBOR swap rate of 3.46%. In February 2004, the Company entered into a fourth interest rate swap contract with BNP Paribas, which has an effective date of February 26, 2006 and a maturity date of February 26, 2007, for $23,000,000 with a LIBOR swap rate of 4.08%. The fair value of the interest rate swap contracts in place at JuneSeptember 30, 2004, resulted in a liability of $71,076.$301,502. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2004, $88,258$95,703 (net of $47,524$51,333 in income taxes) of deferred losses on derivative instruments accumulated in other comprehensive income are expected to be reclassified into earnings during the next twelve months. In the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004, $58,570$107,258 of previously deferred losses was reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense as the cash flow of the hedged items was recognized. For the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 and 2003, the Company’s earnings were not significantly affected by cash flow hedging ineffectiveness of interest rates.

 

NOTE E – Net Income Per Share

 

Net income was used as the numerator in computing basic and diluted income per common share for the three months and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 and 2003. The following table reconciles the weighted-average shares outstanding used for these computations.

  

Three Months Ended

June 30,


  

Six Months Ended

June 30,


  

Three Months Ended

September 30,


  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


  2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

Basic Method

  19,040,347  18,040,141  18,726,959  18,005,931  20,221,358  18,113,947  19,228,728  18,042,332

Dilutive Stock Warrants

  1,705,576  2,241,297  1,691,086  2,171,070  522,008  2,382,368  509,743  2,255,168

Dilutive Stock Options and Restricted Stock

  292,847  106,612  277,850  88,609  348,024  90,741  306,322  66,332
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Diluted Method

  21,038,770  20,388,050  20,695,895  20,265,610  21,091,390  20,587,056  20,044,793  20,363,832
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

The computation of earnings per share for the three months and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 and 2003 considered exercisable stock warrants, stock options and restricted share awardsstock to the extent that the exercise of such securities would have been dilutive, however, such computation did not consider preferred stock which is convertible into shares of common stock because the effect of such conversion would have been antidilutive. In January and April 2004,Pursuant to a May 2003 stock purchase agreement, the holders of 319,387 and 685,0552,369,527 warrants to purchase common stock elected a cashless exercise of such warrants resulting in the issuance of 252,033 and 620,9352,109,169 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively. Subsequent to June 30, 2004, the holders of 1,365,085 warrants to purchase common stock elected a cashless exercise of such warrants resulting in the issuance of 1,236,201 shares of the Company’s common stock in three separate installments which closed in January, April, and July 20042004. There are no further exercises of warrants to be made pursuant to the stock purchase agreement (see Note G).

 

In February 2003, the Company issued 125,157 shares of its common stock to employees holding 1,016,500 outstanding stock options in exchange for the cancellation of such options (at the time of cancellation, the options were antidilutive). Based on the value of the Company’s common stock at the time of the exchange, the Company recorded a non-cash charge to earnings in February 2003 in the amount of $403,000 related to the issuance of shares in lieu of cancelled options. At the same time, the Company commenced granting a series of restricted share awards, with three year vesting periods, to its employees under a stockholder approved equity compensation plan. Based on the value of the Company’s common stock at the time of the grants, those awards resulted in charges to a contra equity account and credits to additional paid-in capital in the following amounts:

 

$483,000 for 150,000 restricted share awards granted in February 2003;

$54,000 for 11,500 restricted share awards granted in July and October 2003; and

 

$1,134,000 for 166,300 restricted share awards granted in February 2004.2004; and

$209,100 for 19,500 restricted share awards granted in July through September 2004

 

The charges to the contra equity account are being amortized to earnings as non-cash charges to general and administrative expenses over the three year vesting period of each restricted share award and resulted in non-cash charges to earnings of $67,000$110,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003 and $268,000$407,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004. In the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004, the Company recorded a credit to the contra equity account and a charge to additional paid-in capital in the amount of $123,000$158,000 for the value of 22,91828,918 non-vested restricted share awards that were forfeited by terminated employees. The amortization to earnings of restricted share awards has been adjusted to reflect such forfeitures. Assuming no additional restricted share awards or forfeitures, the Company will be required to record recurring non-cash charges to earnings of approximately $130,000$145,000 per quarter, related to the periodic vesting of the restricted share awards that have been issued to date.

 

The Company applies APB Opinion No. 25 in accounting for its stock compensation plans and, accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for its stock options in the financial statements. Had the Company determined compensation cost based on the fair value at the grant date for its stock options under SFAS No. 123, net income for the three months and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 and 2003 would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated below.

  

Three Months Ended

June 30,


 

Six Months Ended

June 30,


   

Three Months Ended

September 30,


 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


 
  2004

 2003

 2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

 2004

 2003

 
    (Restated)   (Restated)     (Restated)   (Restated) 

Net income

      

As reported

  $2,890,054  $916,327  $5,014,491  $958,409   $4,337,394  $1,224,976  $9,351,882  $2,183,385 

Restricted stock compensation expense included in net income, net of tax

   130,122   40,249   267,760   67,083    139,311   43,139   407,071   110,222 

Stock based compensation expense at fair value, net of tax

   (131,857)  (45,367)  (271,229)  (77,320)   (140,976)  (84,086)  (412,065)  (140,932)
  


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


Pro forma

  $2,888,319  $911,209  $5,011,022  $948,172   $4,335,729  $1,184,029  $9,346,888  $2,152,675 
  


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


Net income applicable to common stock

      

As reported

  $2,731,851  $757,961  $4,697,922  $641,677   $4,179,193  $1,066,610  $8,877,112  $1,708,287 

Restricted stock compensation expense included in net income, net of tax

   130,122   40,249   267,760   67,083    139,311   43,139   407,071   110,222 

Stock based compensation expense at fair value, net of tax

   (131,857)  (45,367)  (271,229)  (77,320)   (140,976)  (84,086)  (412,065)  (140,932)
  


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


Pro forma

  $2,730,116  $752,843  $4,694,453  $631,440   $4,177,528  $1,025,663  $8,872,118  $1,677,577 
  


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


Net income per share

   

Net income applicable to common stock per share

   

As reported, basic

  $0.15  $0.05  $0.27  $0.05   $0.21  $0.06  $0.46  $0.09 

Pro forma, basic

   0.15   0.05   0.27   0.05    0.21   0.06   0.46   0.09 

As reported, diluted

   0.14   0.05   0.24   0.05    0.20   0.05   0.44   0.08 

Pro forma, diluted

   0.14   0.04   0.24   0.05    0.20   0.05   0.44   0.08 

 

NOTE F - Commitments and Contingencies

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has identified the Company as a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) for the cost of clean-up of “hazardous substances” at an oil field waste disposal site in

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. The Company estimates that the remaining cost of long-term clean-up of the site will be approximately $3.5 million, with the Company’s percentage of responsibility estimated to be approximately 3.05%. As of June 30, 2004, the Company had paid $321,000 in costs related to this matter and accrued $122,500 for the remaining liability. These costs have not been discounted to their present value. The EPA and the PRPs will continue to evaluate the site and revise estimates for the long-term clean-up of the site. There can be no assurance that the cost of clean-up and the Company’s percentage responsibility will not be higher than currently estimated. In addition, under the federal environmental laws, the liability costs for the clean-up of the site is joint and several among all PRPs. Therefore, the ultimate cost of the clean-up to the Company could be significantly higher than the amount presently estimated or accrued for this liability.

 

In connection with the acquisition of its Burrwood and West Delta fields, the Company secured a performance bond and established an escrow account to be used for the payment of obligations associated with the plugging and abandonment of the wells, salvage and removal of platforms and related equipment, and the site restoration of the fields. Required escrowed outlays included an initial cash payment of $750,000 and monthly cash payments of $70,000 beginning June 1, 2000 and continuing until June 1, 2005. The escrow agreement was amended in the fourth quarter of 2001 to suspend monthly cash payments and cap the escrow account at its current balance of $2,039,000.

 

On February 8, 2000, the Company commenced a suit against the operator and joint owner of the Lafitte field, alleging certain items of misconduct and violations of the agreements associated primarily with the joint acquisition of and unfettered access to a license to 3-D seismic data over the field. The operator counter-claimed against Goodrich on the grounds that Goodrich was obligated to post a bond to secure the plugging and abandonment obligations in the field. On November 1, 2002 the 125th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, ruled in favor of the Company stating (1) The Sale and Assignment between the Company and the operator assigned the same rights to the 3-D seismic data that the operator had pursuant to the operator’s data use license agreement from Texaco Exploration and Production, Inc. (“TEPI”); and (2) Also pursuant to the terms of the Sale and Assignment, Goodrich is required to post 49% of the bond liability to TEPI at such time that TEPI requests it. A jury trial commenced in September 2003. On October 29, 2003, the jury found the operator and joint owner to be in breach of the Sale and Assignment and awarded a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company monetary damages as well as recovery of attorneys’ fees. On May 28, 2004, the trial court ordered a final judgment which awarded the Company a net sum of approximately $2,065,000 as follows:

 

 1.$538,000 in damages;

 2.$1,515,000 in recovery of plaintiff’s attorneys’ fees; and

 

 3.Pre-judgment interest of approximately $115,000, which was calculated on the damages at a rate of 5%, per annum, compounded annually, from the date of the filing of the lawsuit on February 8, 2000 through May 27, 2004, the day preceding the date of the final judgment.

 

The trial court also ordered the Company to pay $103,000 to the operator in recovery of defendant’s attorneys’ fees reducingand provided for post-judgment interest to accrue on the Company’s net amount awarded to approximately $2,065,000.damages and both parties’ attorneys’ fees through the date of ultimate payment. Either party may appealcould have appealed the final judgment or filefiled a motion for a new trial within ninety days from the date of the final judgment. In September 2004, the time period for either party to appeal the judgment elapsed, therefore, the Company has not recognizedaccrued a non-recurring gain in the effectquarter ended September 30, 2004 in the amount of $2,050,000, reflecting the anticipated payment of the final judgment by the operator less the Company’s estimated expenses of the final judgment. In October 2004, the operator remitted a total of $2,118,000 to the Company in full satisfaction of the judgment, in its financial statements. The timingincluding the net amount of the decision regarding appeal or a motion for a new trial is presently uncertain, however, the Company does not anticipate that the result of such a decision will ultimately have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s operations or financial position.

post-judgment interest.

The Company is party to additional lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. The Company intends to defend these actions vigorously and believes, based on currently available information, that adverse results or judgments from such actions, if any, will not be material to its financial position or results of operations.

 

NOTE G – Funds Held Temporarily for Stockholders

 

Pursuant to a May 2003 stock purchase agreement, the Company acted as agent for certain stockholders to facilitate a sale of shares in three installments in January 2004, April 2004, and July 2004. In that capacity, the Company temporarily received funds totaling $3,886,988 from the purchasing stockholders in December 2003, which are reflected on the Company’s December 31, 2003 balance sheet in both cash and current liabilities. In accordance with the stock purchase agreement, the Company transferred the funds to the selling stockholders in January 2004 upon the sale of the shares. Similarly, the Company temporarily received additional funds for the final installment sale totaling $389,813 from the purchasing stockholders in June 2004, which are reflected on the Company’s June 30, 2004 balance sheet in both cash and current liabilities. In accordance with the stock purchase agreement, the Company transferred the funds to the selling stockholders in July 2004 upon the sale of the shares. A portion of the shares of common stock sold by the selling stockholders in January 2004, April 2004, and July 2004 resulted from the cashless exercise of warrants to purchase common stock. There are no further exercises of warrants to be made pursuant to the stock purchase agreement (see Note E).

NOTE H – Subsequent Event

In October 2004, the Company sold its interests in several non-core properties in West Texas for gross proceeds of $2,175,000. The Company expects to report a non-recurring gain of approximately $850,000 on the sale of these properties in the fourth quarter of 2004.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial

Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion is intended to assist in understanding the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for each of the periods presented. The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 includes a description of the Company’s critical accounting policies, estimates and other information that should be referred to in conjunction with the following discussion.

 

Changes in Results of Operations

 

Three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 versus three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003

 

Total revenues for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 amounted to $9,366,000$12,182,000 compared to $7,883,000$7,995,000 for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003. Oil and gas sales for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 were $9,351,000$12,152,000 compared to $7,824,000$7,979,000 for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003. This increase resulted from a 23%30% increase in oil and gas production volumes, due to severala number of successful well completions since the first quarter of 2003, partially offset by higher hedge settlement payments.as well as an increase in average oil prices. Additionally, oil and gas revenues include sales of natural gas liquids in the amount of $608,000$578,000 in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 compared to $86,000$306,000 in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, resulting from processing a portion of the Company’s natural gas production beginning in May 2003.July 2003 (sales of natural gas liquids are reflected in the calculation of average gas prices shown below). The following table presents the production volumes and pricing information for the comparative periods, with the average oil and gas prices reflecting the results of the Company’s commodity hedging program as further described under “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk – Commodity Hedging Activity.”

 

  

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2004


  

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2003


  

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2004


  

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2003


  Production

  Average Price

  Production

  Average Price

  Production

  Average Price

  Production

  Average Price

Gas (Mcf)

  1,020,746  $5.88  748,113  $6.16  1,439,698  $5.42  814,198  $5.48

Oil (Bbls)

  109,360  $25.07  102,859  $31.30  120,904  $35.99  141,843  $24.79

 

Other revenues for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 were $16,000$30,000 compared to $58,000$15,000 for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, with the decreaseincrease primarily due to a reduction inhigher interest income and miscellaneous income.

 

Lease operating expense was $1,643,000 for$1,887,000 in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 versus $1,511,000 for$1,291,000 in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, resulting from cost increases experienced primarily in the Burrwood/West Delta and Lafitte fields as well as from having a larger number of producing wells. Production taxes were $594,000$889,000 in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 compared to $516,000$567,000 in the secondthird quarter of 2003, due to higher oil and gas sales in the 2004 period. Depletion, depreciation and amortization expense was $2,480,000$3,220,000 for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 versus $2,064,000$2,187,000 for the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, with the increase due to higher equivalent units of production, and higher depletion rates. Exploration expense in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 was $1,080,000, primarily reflecting seismic costs in the Plumb Bob field,$1,865,000 compared to $891,000$385,000 in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, which largely consisted of dry hole cost.with the increase primarily due to seismic costs in the St. Gabriel field and higher non-producing leasehold amortization expense.

 

General and administrative expenses amounted to $1,327,000$1,641,000 in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 versus $1,089,000$1,365,000 in the secondthird quarter of 2003. The most significant factor in this variance resulted from an increase in the Company’s payroll and employee benefits expense to $742,000$1,074,000 in the three months ended June

September 30, 2004 from $521,000$616,000 in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, primarily due to an increase in the number of employees. Additionally, non-cash charges for employee equity compensation programs increased to $133,000$139,000 in the secondthird quarter of 2004 from $40,000$43,000 in the secondthird quarter of 2003. Partially offsetting these increases were relatively small net decreases in legal fees and other administrative expenses.

Interest expense was $254,000$317,000 in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 compared to $186,000$324,000 in the secondthird quarter of 2003, with the increasedecrease primarily attributable toresulting from a higher level of borrowingsdecline in the second quarteramortization of 2004.prepaid debt costs.

 

Income taxesGains and losses on asset sales and litigation judgement were a benefitnet gain of $961,000$2,046,000 in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 compared to an expense of $493,000$8,000 in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, with the increase due to a non-recurring gain resulting from the final judgment ordered by the trial judge in favor of the Company in its litigation against the operator of the Lafitte field.

Income tax expense was $72,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2004 compared to $660,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2003. The Company revised its deferred tax valuation allowance in the secondthird quarter of 2004 in the amount of $1,636,000,$1,471,000, based primarily on the anticipated reversalutilization of temporary differences,tax operating loss carryforwards, whereas in the three months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003 income tax expense represented 35% of pre-tax income.

 

SixNine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 versus sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003

 

Total revenues for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 amounted to $20,292,000$32,474,000 compared to $14,961,000$22,956,000 for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003. Oil and gas sales for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 were $20,177,000$32,329,000 compared to $14,572,000$22,551,000 for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003. This increase resulted from a 26% increase in oil and gas production volumes, due to severala number of successful well completions since the first quarter of 2003, as well as a smallan increase in average oil and gas prices. Additionally, oil and gas revenues include sales of natural gas liquids in the amount of $839,000$1,417,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 compared to $86,000$306,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, resulting from processing a portion of the Company’s natural gas production beginning in May 2003.July 2003 (sales of natural gas liquids are reflected in the calculation of average gas prices shown below). The following table presents the production volumes and pricing information for the comparative periods, with the average oil and gas prices reflecting the results of the Company’s commodity hedging program as further described under “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk – Commodity Hedging Activity.”

 

  

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2004


  

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2003


  

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2004


  

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2003


  Production

  Average Price

  Production

  Average Price

  Production

  Average Price

  Production

  Average Price

Gas (Mcf)

  2,018,188  $5.87  1,479,142  $5.23  3,457,886  $5.91  2,306,721  $5.26

Oil (Bbls)

  245,391  $30.55  213,625  $31.98  366,295  $32.35  366,310  $28.30

 

Other revenues for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 were $114,000$145,000 compared to $390,000$405,000 for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, with the decrease of $276,000$260,000 primarily due to the absence of prospect fees received on two drilling prospects in the first quarter of 2003.

 

Lease operating expense was $3,191,000 for$5,079,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 versus $3,268,000 for$4,559,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, with the decreaseincrease resulting largely due to the Company’s ongoing efforts to reduce costs on its operated properties notwithstandingfrom an increase in the number of producing wells. Production taxes were $1,289,000$2,178,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 compared to $1,047,000$1,614,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, due to higher oil and gas sales in the 2004 period. Depletion, depreciation and amortization expense was $5,234,000$8,454,000 for the sixnine months ended June

September 30, 2004 versus $4,125,000$6,312,000 for the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, with the increase due to higher equivalent units of production, and higher depletion rates. Exploration expense in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 was $2,017,000,$3,881,000 compared to $1,829,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2003, with the increase primarily reflectingdue to seismic costs in the Plumb Bob field, compared to $1,445,000and St. Gabriel fields and higher non-producing leasehold amortization expense, partially offset by a decrease in the six months ended June 30, 2003, which largely consisted of two exploratory dry holes.hole costs.

 

General and administrative expenses amounted to $2,833,000$4,473,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 versus $2,627,000$3,993,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003. The most significant factor in this variance resulted from an increase in the Company’s payroll and employee benefits expense to $1,425,000$2,360,000 in the sixnine months ended

June September 30, 2004 from $948,000$1,523,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, primarily due to an increase in the number of employees. Partially offsetting this increase waswere decreases in legal fees and certain other administrative expenses as well as a decrease in non-cash charges for employee equity compensation programs to $268,000$407,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 from $470,000$513,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003. In the 2004 period, these non-cash charges consisted solely of vesting of restricted stock grants in the amount of $268,000,$407,000, whereas in the 2003 period, such amounts included charges of $403,000 related to the February 2003 issuance of 125,157 shares of common stock in lieu of 1,016,500 cancelled stock options and $67,000$110,000 related to the vesting of restricted stock grants.

 

Interest expense was $471,000$789,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 compared to $422,000$746,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, with the increase primarily attributable to a higher level of borrowings in the 2004 period.

 

Gains and losses on asset sales and litigation judgement were a net gain of $1,987,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 compared to a net loss of $229,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2003, with the increase due to a non-recurring gain resulting from the final judgment ordered by the trial judge in favor of the Company in its litigation against the operator of the Lafitte field.

Income tax expense was $183,000$255,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 compared to $626,000$1,285,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003. The Company revised its deferred tax valuation allowance in the second quarter ofnine months ended September 30, 2004 in the amount of $1,636,000,$3,106,000, based on the anticipated reversal of temporary differences and utilization of tax operating loss carryforwards, whereas in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003 income tax expense represented 35% of pre-tax income.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $13,651,000$24,108,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004, compared to $6,199,000$10,869,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003. The increase in the 2004 period reflects higher oil and gas revenues, and lower lease operating expenses, partially offset by an increase in lease operating expenses, production taxes, and exploration expenses. The operating cash flow amounts are net of changes in working capital, which resulted in an increase in operating cash flow of $2,533,000$5,100,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004, compared to a decrease of $1,613,000$1,284,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $16,387,000$28,800,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004, compared to $10,389,000$15,030,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003. In the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004 capital expenditures totaled $16,387,000,$28,809,000, as the Company participated in the drilling of two successful exploratory wells and one successful sidetrack well in the Burrwood/West Delta 83 field and incurred substantial drilling and leasehold acquisition costs in East Texas and Northwest Louisiana (see “Cotton Valley Drilling Program”). Offsetting these capital expenditures was a minor property sale in the amount of $9,000. In the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, capital expenditures totaled $10,672,000$15,371,000 and were partially offset by the sale of the Company’s interest in the South Drew field resulting in proceeds of $284,000.$341,000.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $2,643,000$4,964,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004, compared to $975,000$2,440,000 in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003. In the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2004, net borrowings under the Company’s senior credit facility provided cash of $3,000,000$5,500,000 and exercises of stock options and warrants provided cash of $123,000,$169,000, while preferred stock dividends and production payments used cash of $480,000.$705,000. In the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, net borrowings under the Company’s senior credit facility provided cash of $1,500,000$3,100,000 and exercises of stock warrants provided cash of $10,000,$122,000, while preferred stock dividends and production payments used cash of $535,000.$782,000.

 

In July 2004, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved an increase in the Company’s 2004 capital expenditure budget from $25 million up to $45 million. The Board approved the increase in order to accelerate the development of the Company’s acreage in the Cotton Valley trend of East Texas and Northwest Louisiana (see “Cotton Valley Drilling Program”) and due to the Company’s improving projections for cash flow from operations. The Company expects to finance its remaining 2004 capital expenditures through a combination of cash flow from operations and borrowings under existing and, possibly, expanded bank credit facilities (see “Senior Credit Facility”). Approximately two-thirds50% of the 2004 capital expenditure budget has been designated for exploration and development drilling activities in the Cotton Valley trend.

Cotton Valley Drilling Program

 

In the first quarter of 2004, the Company commenced what it believes is a relatively low risk drilling initiative which is focused on the Cotton Valley trend in the East Texas Basin in and around Rusk, Panola and Smith Counties, Texas, and DeSoto and Caddo Parishes, Louisiana. As of JulyOctober 31, 2004, the Company had acquired or farmed in leases totaling approximately 40,00045,000 gross acres, with an average working interest of approximately 80%, and is attempting to acquire additional acreage in the area. The Company has successfully drilled a total of four8 operated wells targeting the Cotton Valley formation and presently has two drillings rigs under contractprojects that it will drill a total of 14 to 15 such wells by the end of 2004. For the wells completed to date, the Company estimates that the initial 30 day average gross production rate per well is approximately 900 Mcf of gas per day. This estimated average production rate for the initial 30 day period is consistent with the range originally projected by the Company prior to commencing its drilling activities in the East Texas/Northwest Louisiana areaCotton Valley trend. Initial production from the Cotton Valley wells commenced in June 2004, and anticipatestaking into account the possibilityexpected decline following the initial 30 day period, the current gross production from the 8 successfully completed wells is approximately 5,200 Mcf of adding a third rig ingas per day, or 3,500 Mcf of gas per day net to the second half of 2004.Company.

 

In East Texas, the Company commenced a drilling program in April 2004 and has drilled a total of three6 successful wells on its operated acreage targeting the Cotton Valley formation. Two of the drilled wells, in which theThe Company has a 100% working interest have beenin four of the completed wells and placed on production and a third well, in which the Company has an 85% working interest in two of the completed wells. The Company currently has been loggedengaged two drilling rigs which are drilling new wells on its operated acreage in East Texas and is awaiting completion operations. Additionally, the Company has a 40% working interest in an adjacent East Texas exploratory well which has been drilled by another operator and is presently awaiting further evaluation.third rig under contract.

 

In Northwest Louisiana, the Company commenced a drilling program targeting the Cotton Valley formation in the first quarter of 2004 and has successfully completed one well,two wells, which is awaiting a gas meter installation, and is presently drilling another well.are currently in production. The Company’s initiative in this area began in the third quarter of 2003, when it obtained, via farmout, exploration rights to approximately 18,000 gross acres in the Bethany-Longstreet field (excluding the Crane zone of the Pettit formation). The Company will retain continuous drilling rights to the entire block so long as it drills at least one well every 120 days. For each productive well drilled under the agreement, the Company will earn an assignment to 160 acres. The Company began exploration and development drilling activities in the field and completed three successful wells in the Hosston formation in the fourth quarter of 2003. The Company has a 70% working interest in the five Bethany-Longstreet wells drilled (or drilling)completed to date and anticipates that its working interests in the additional wells to be drilled in the field will range between 50% and 70%.

South Louisiana Operations

 

Burrwood/West Delta 83 Fields

 

In the second quarter of 2004, the Company successfully completed two exploratory wells in the Burrwood/West Delta 83 fields in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The first well was the Company’s initial Dempsey Prospect well, in which it has a 70% working interest. This well is now onlineinterest and the current gross production is approximately 8,000 Mcf of gas per day and 350 barrels of oil per day. The second well was the Company’s initial Norton Prospect well, in which it has a 65% working interest. This well is now online andAdditionally, in the current gross production is approximately 420 barrelsthird quarter of oil per day and 650 Mcf of gas per day. The2004, the Company is currently drillingdrilled a successful sidetrack well to one of its other existing producing wells in the field, in which it has a 65% working interest. The Company’s share of the current production from these three wells is approximately 4,300 Mcf of gas per day and 425 barrels of oil per day. In the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company anticipates drilling an additional exploratory well on a prospect with a 42% working interest.

 

Plumb Bob Field

 

In the third quarter of 2003, the Company obtained certain rights in the Plumb Bob field located in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. The rights include a 70% working interest in oil and gas leases covering approximately 450 acres, 3-D seismic permits with oil and gas lease options covering approximately 17,000 acres, seven existing shut-in wellbores, where the Company identified recompletion projects, and the rights to acquire related production facilities and pipelines upon establishment of production. In the fourth quarter of 2003, the Company began workover drilling activities in the field and restored production capability in three wells. In the fourth quarter of 2003,

the Company also commenced a 3230 square mile 3-D seismic survey which was completed in the second quarter of 2004. Processing and evaluation of the seismic data will take place in the second half of 2004. Based on the evaluation of the seismic data, the Company will determine the extent of its drilling and remaining workover plans in the field.

 

St. Gabriel Field

 

In July 2004, the Company announced that it has entered into 3-D seismic permits and oil and gas lease options to acquire an approximate 30 square mile 3-D seismic survey over the St. Gabriel field in Ascension and Iberville Parishes, Louisiana. The Company commenced shooting the 3-D seismic survey in July 20042004. Data acquisition was recently completed and the Company expects to receive the processed data by the end of the year. The Company has an approximate 70% working interest in the project and has budgeted a total of approximately $1.75 million for the acquisition of the rights and the 3-D seismic survey.survey in 2004. Post 3-D development drilling activities are not expected to occur prior to 2005.

 

Senior Credit Facility

 

On November 9, 2001, the Company established a three-year $50,000,000 senior credit facility with BNP Paribas, with an initial borrowing base of $25,000,000. In December 2003, the borrowing base was redetermined to be $28,000,000 and BNP Paribas and the Company agreed to extend the term of the senior credit facility to December 29, 2006, subject to periodic redeterminations of the borrowing base. The Company anticipates thatIn August 2004, the next borrowing base redetermination willwas redetermined to be completed in the third quarter of 2004 once BNP Paribas evaluates production information on several recently completed oil and gas wells.$32,000,000. Borrowings outstanding under the senior credit facility were $23,000,000$25,500,000 as of JuneSeptember 30, 2004 and $24,000,000 as of AugustNovember 10, 2004 and the Company expects to have continuing liquidity to meet its working capital needs and capital expenditures. The Company has also entered into a non-binding agreement for a subordinated bank credit facility of up to $15 million that would be available to finance the increased capital expenditures related to development of the Company’s acreage in the Cotton Valley trend (see “Liquidity and Capital Resources”).

 

Interest on borrowings under the existing senior credit facility accrue at a rate calculated, at the option of the Company, as either the BNP Paribas base rate plus 0.00% to 0.50%, or LIBOR plus 1.50% to 2.50%,

depending on borrowing base utilization. Interest on LIBOR-rate borrowings is due and payable on the last day of its respective interest period. Accrued interest on each base-rate borrowing is due and payable on the last day of each quarter. The credit facility requires that the Company pay a 0.375% per annum commitment fee, payable in quarterly installments based on the Company’s borrowing base utilization. Prior to maturity, no payments are required so long as the maximum borrowing base amount exceeds the amounts outstanding under the credit facility. The credit facility requires the Company to monitor tangible net worth and maintain certain financial statement ratios at certain levels. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2004, the Company was in compliance with all such requirements. Substantially all the Company’s assets are pledged to secure the senior credit facility.

 

In February 2003, the Company entered into three separate interest rate swaps with BNP Paribas, covering a three year period commencing in February 2003, and in February 2004, the Company entered into a fourth interest rate swap with BNP Paribas, covering a one year period commencing in February 2006 (see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk – Debt and debt-related derivatives”).

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted SFAS No. 143,Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations. SFAS No. 143 requires the Company to record a liability equal to the fair value of the estimated cost to retire an asset. The asset retirement liability must be recorded in the periods in which the obligation meets the definition of a liability, which is generally when the asset is placed in service. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 143, the Company recorded liabilities for the abandonment of oil and gas

properties only in its two largest fields, with such liabilities amounting to $4,881,000 as of December 31, 2002. In accordance with the transition provisions of SFAS No. 143, the Company recorded an adjustment to recognize additional estimated liabilities for the abandonment of oil and gas properties, as of January 1, 2003, in the amount of $1,408,000, and additional oil and gas properties, net of accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization, in the amount of $1,092,000. Any subsequent difference between costs incurred upon settlement of an asset retirement obligation and the recorded liability will be recognized as a gain or loss in the Company’s earnings. To recognize the cumulative effect of this change in accounting principle, the Company recorded a charge to earnings as of January 1, 2003 in the amount of $205,000, reflecting the $316,000 difference between the adjustments to the liability and asset accounts, net of the related income tax effect.

In July 2003, the FASB undertook to review whether leasehold interests in properties held by oil and gas companies should be recorded and disclosed as intangible assets under the guidance of SFAS No. 141,Business Combinations, and SFAS No. 142,Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Under SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 142, intangible assets should be separately reported on the Balance Sheet, with accompanying disclosures in the notes to the financial statements. SFAS No. 142 does not change the accounting prescribed in SFAS No. 19,Financial Accounting and Reporting by Oil and Gas Producing Companies, and is silent about whether its disclosure provisions apply to oil and gas companies. The Company does not believe that SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 142 change the classification and disclosure of oil and gas mineral leases and it continues to classify these assets as part of Property and Equipment in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and it does not provide the additional disclosures for these assets. Should its oil and gas leases be reported as intangible assets, the Company would reclassify $10,104,000 and $6,409,000 as intangible undeveloped mineral interests at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively, and would reclassify $6,312,000 and $5,879,000 as intangible developed mineral interests at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively. Both intangible assets would be presented net of accumulated amortization. Historically, undeveloped oil and gas leases have been amortized over the life of the lease period, while developed leases have been amortized using the units of production method over the expected life of proved reserves. If oil and gas leases are deemed to be intangible assets in accordance with SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 142:

These assets would not be included in Property and Equipment on the Consolidated Balance Sheet

The Company does not believe that its net income or cash flows from operations would be materially affected because the amortization of these assets would not be different than the method currently used by the Company

Disclosures required by SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 142 relative to intangible assets would be included in the notes to the financial statements

 

In March 2004, the FASB issued an exposure draft on accounting for stock-based compensation. The exposure draft reflects the FASB’s tentative conclusion that the fair value of stock options should be expensed in companies’ financial statements for years ending after December 31, 2004. TheIn October 2004, the FASB announced that it would defer the effective date for the expensing of stock options as proposed in the exposure draft also includes the FASB’s tentative decisions regarding how equity-based awards are likely to be valued, expensed, and classified.for at least six months. The Company will continue to monitor developments with respect to the exposure draft to determine the potential impact on its financial statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Commodity Hedging Activity

 

The Company enters into futures contracts or other hedging agreements from time to time to manage the commodity price risk for a portion of its production. The Company considers these to be hedging activities and, as such, monthly settlements on these contracts are reflected in its oil and natural gas sales. The Company’s strategy, which is administered by the Hedging Committee of the Board of Directors, and reviewed periodically by the entire Board of Directors, has been to hedge between 30% and 70% of its production. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2004, all of the commodity hedges utilized by the Company were in the form of fixed price swaps, where the Company receives a fixed price and pays a floating price based on NYMEX quoted prices. The basis risk for the pricing differentials between the points the Company sells its production and the NYMEX locations is not hedged. Changes in the basis during the term of a hedge may cause ineffectiveness of the hedge. As of JuneSeptember 30, 2004, the Company’s open forward position on its outstanding commodity hedging contracts, all of which were with BNP Paribas, was as follows:

 

Natural Gas  4th Qtr 2004

  1st Qtr 2005

  2nd Qtr 2005

  3rd Qtr 2005

  4th Qtr 2005

   Qty*

  Price

  Qty*

  Price

  Qty*

  Price

  Qty*

  Price

  Qty*

  Price

   3,000  $5.00  6,000  $6.27  4,000  $6.03  4,000  $6.03  4,000  $6.03
   3,000  $5.94  2,000  $7.70  2,000  $6.50  2,000  $6.50  2,000  $6.70

*  Quantity in MMBtu per day.

                                   
Crude Oil  4th Qtr 2004

  1st Qtr 2005

  2nd Qtr 2005

  3rd Qtr 2005

  4th Qtr 2005

   Qty**

  Price

  Qty**

  Price

  Qty**

  Price

  Qty**

  Price

  Qty**

  Price

   700  $28.20  500  $33.28  500  $35.00  500  $34.65  500  $34.50
   300  $30.25  500  $35.73  500  $37.18  500  $36.18  500  $39.20

Natural Gas

3,000 MMBtu** Quantity in Barrels per day “swap” at fixed price of $5.00 for July 2004 through December 2004;

3,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $5.41 for July 2004 through October 2004;

3,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $6.20 for November 2004 through December 2004; and

6,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $6.27 for January 2005 through March 2005

Crude Oil

700 barrels of oil per day “swap” at fixed price of $28.20 for July 2004 through December 2004;

300 barrels of oil per day “swap” at fixed price of $30.25 for July 2004 through December 2004; and

500 barrels of oil per day “swap” at fixed price of $33.28 for January 2005 through March 2005day.

 

The fair value of the natural gas and oil hedging contracts in place at JuneSeptember 30, 2004, resulted in a liability of $2,671,000.$7,646,000. Based on oil and gas pricing in effect at JuneSeptember 30, 2004, a hypothetical 10% increase in oil and gas prices would have increased the liability to $4,546,000$11,963,000 while a hypothetical 10% decrease in oil and gas prices would have decreased the liability to $796,000.$3,329,000. Subsequent to JuneSeptember 30, 2004, the Company entered into the following crude oilnatural gas hedging contracts with BNP Paribas:

 

500 barrels of oil2,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $35.73$8.14 for January 2005 through March 2005; and

500 barrels of oil3,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $35.00$6.55 for April 2005 through June 2005; and

500 barrels of oil3,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $37.18$6.50 for AprilJuly 2005 through JuneSeptember 2005; and

500 barrels of oil3,000 MMBtu per day “swap” at fixed price of $34.65 for July 2005 through September 2005; and

500 barrels of oil per day “swap” at fixed price of $36.18 for July 2005 through September 2005; and

500 barrels of oil per day “swap” at fixed price of $34.50 for October 2005 through December 2005; and

250 barrels of oil per day “swap” at fixed price of $37.72$6.75 for October 2005 through December 2005

 

Debt and debt-related derivatives

 

In February 2003, the Company entered into three separate interest rate swaps with BNP Paribas covering a three year period (one of the interest rate swaps has now expired). The first interest rate swap, which had an effective date of February 26, 2003, expired on its maturity date of February 26, 2004, and was for $18,000,000 with a LIBOR swap rate of 1.53%. The second interest rate swap, which has an effective date of

February 26, 2004 and a maturity date of November 8, 2004, is for $18,000,000 with a LIBOR swap rate of

2.25%. The third interest rate swap, which has an effective date of November 8, 2004 and a maturity date of February 26, 2006, is for $18,000,000 with a LIBOR swap rate of 3.46%. In February 2004, the Company entered into a fourth interest rate swap contract with BNP Paribas, which has an effective date of February 26, 2006 and a maturity date of February 26, 2007, for $23,000,000 with a LIBOR swap rate of 4.08%. The fair value of the interest rate swap contracts in place at JuneSeptember 30, 2004, resulted in a liability of $71,000.$302,000. Based on interest rates in effect at JuneSeptember 30, 2004, a hypothetical 10% increase or decrease in interest rates would not have a material effect on the liability.

 

Price fluctuations and the volatile nature of markets

 

Despite the measures taken by the Company to attempt to control price risk, the Company remains subject to price fluctuations for natural gas and oil sold in the spot market. Prices received for natural gas sold on the spot market are volatile due primarily to seasonality of demand and other factors beyond the Company’s control. Domestic oil and gas prices could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and quantities of reserves recoverable on an economic basis.

 

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statement

 

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding future expectations and plans for future activities may be regarded as “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. They are subject to various risks, such as financial market conditions, operating hazards, drilling risks and the inherent uncertainties in interpreting engineering data relating to underground accumulations of oil and gas, as well as other risks discussed in detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

The Company, under the direction of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has established controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries is made known to the officers who certify the company’s financial reports and to other members of senior management and the Board of Directors.

 

Based on their evaluation as of JuneSeptember 30, 2004, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) were effective as of JuneSeptember 30, 2004 to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by Goodrich Petroleum Corporation in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.

 

Except for changes implemented by the Company to correct the material weakness in internal controls reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December, 31, 2003, there were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect those controls subsequent to the date of their most recent evaluation.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

See Note F to Consolidated Financial Statements

Item 2. Changes in Securities.

None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on June 8, 2004. Set forth below is a brief description of each matter acted upon at the meeting and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, and abstaining or not voting as to each matter.

Election of Class III Directors

   FOR

  WITHHELD

Walter G. Goodrich

  17,215,328  303,269

John T. Callaghan

  17,261,577  257,020

Arthur A. Seeligson

  17,249,429  269,168

Approval of amendments to the Company’s 1997 Nonemployee Directors Stock Option Plan

FOR


  AGAINST

  

NON VOTE /

WITHHELD


11,859,534

  459,164  5,199,899

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2004

FOR


  AGAINST

  WITHHELD

17,463,350

  21,906  33,341

Item 5. Other Information.

Not applicable

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

Item 1.Legal Proceedings.
See Note F to Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 2.Changes in Securities.
None
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None
Item 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None
Item 5.Other Information.
Not applicable
Item 6.Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a)Exhibits

31.1 Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1 Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
  On AprilAugust 16, 2004, the Company filed a Form 8-K report containing its Year-End 2003 Earnings Release.
On May 17, 2004, the Company filed a Form 8-K report containing its FirstSecond Quarter 2004 Earnings Release.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

  

GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION

(Registrant)

August 11,November 10, 2004


Date

 

/s/ Walter G. Goodrich


Date

Walter G. Goodrich,

Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

August 11,November 10, 2004


Date

 

/s/ D. Hughes Watler, JrJr.


Date

D. Hughes Watler, Jr.,

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

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