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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 
FORM 10-Q
 
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022
or
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 Commission File Number:  001-35371
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Civitas Resources, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
Delaware 61-1630631
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
410555 17th Street,Suite 14003700
Denver,Colorado 80202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(720) 440-6100(303) 293-9100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareBCEICIVINew York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  ☒ Yes ☐  No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  ☒ Yes  ☐  No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer☐☒Accelerated Filer☒☐
Non-accelerated Filer☐
Emerging growthSmaller reporting company☐Smaller reporting
Emerging growth company☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒  No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. ☒  Yes ☐  No
As of October 25, 2021,May 2, 2022, the registrant had 30,861,32484,967,471 shares of common stock outstanding.


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BONANZA CREEK ENERGY,CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC.
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PART
Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains various statements, including those that express belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not statements of historic fact, that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the words “could,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “continue,” “predict,” “potential,” “project,” “plan,” “will,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current belief, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future events.
Forward-looking statements include statements related to, among other things:
•the Company’s business strategies;
•reserves estimates;
•estimated sales volumes;
•the amount and allocation of forecasted capital expenditures and plans for funding capital expenditures and operating expenses;
•our ability to modify future capital expenditures;
•anticipated costs;
•compliance with debt covenants;
•our ability to fund and satisfy obligations related to ongoing operations;
•compliance with government regulations, including environmental, health, and safety regulations and liabilities thereunder;
•the adequacy of gathering systems and continuous improvement of such gathering systems;
•the impact from the lack of available gathering systems and processing facilities in certain areas;
•the impact of any pandemic or other public health epidemic, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic;
•oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid prices and factors affecting the volatility of such prices;
•the impact of lower commodity prices;
•sufficiency of impairments;
•the ability to use derivative instruments to manage commodity price risk and ability to use such instruments in the future;
•our drilling inventory and drilling intentions;
•the impact of potentially disruptive technologies;
•our estimated revenue gains and losses;
•the timing and success of specific projects;
•our implementation of standard and long reach laterals;
•our intention to continue to optimize enhanced completion techniques and well design changes;
•stated working interest percentages;
•our management and technical team;
•outcomes and effects of litigation, claims, and disputes;
•primary sources of future production growth;
•our ability to replace oil and natural gas reserves;
•our ability to convert proved undeveloped reserves to producing properties within five years of their initial proved booking;
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•our ability to pay future cash dividends on our common stock;
•the impact of the loss a single customer or any purchaser of our products;
•the timing and ability to meet certain volume commitments related to purchase and transportation agreements;
•the impact of customary royalty interests, overriding royalty interests, obligations incident to operating agreements, liens for current taxes, and other industry-related constraints;
•our anticipated financial position, including our cash flow and liquidity;
•the adequacy of our insurance;
•the results, effects, benefits, and synergies of the Extraction Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger, future opportunities for the combined companies, other plans and expectations with respect to the mergers, and the anticipated impact of the mergers on the combined company’s results of operations, financial position, growth opportunities, and competitive position; and
•other statements concerning our anticipated operations, economic performance, and financial condition.
We have based these forward-looking statements on certain assumptions and analyses we have made in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions, and expected future developments as well as other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Many such factors will be important in determining actual future results. The actual results or developments anticipated by these forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and may not be realized or, even if substantially realized, may not have the expected consequences. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the following:
•the risk factors discussed in Part I, - FINANCIAL INFORMATIONItem 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and in Part II, Item 1A of this report;
•declines or volatility in the prices we receive for our oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids;
•general economic conditions, whether internationally, nationally or in the regional and local market areas in which we do business;
•the effects of disruption of our operations or excess supply of oil and natural gas due to world health events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and the actions by certain oil and natural gas producing countries;
•the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any recurrence or the worsening thereof;
•ability of our customers to meet their obligations to us;
•our access to capital;
•our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, borrowings, or other sources to enable us to fully develop our undeveloped acreage positions;
•the presence or recoverability of estimated oil and natural gas reserves and the actual future sales volume rates and associated costs;
•uncertainties associated with estimates of proved oil and gas reserves;
•the possibility that the industry may be subject to future local, state, and federal regulatory or legislative actions (including additional taxes and changes in environmental regulation);
•environmental risks;
•seasonal weather conditions;
•lease stipulations;
•drilling and operating risks, including the risks associated with the employment of horizontal drilling and completion techniques;
•our ability to acquire adequate supplies of water for drilling and completion operations;
•availability of oilfield equipment, services, and personnel;
•exploration and development risks;
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•operational interruption of centralized oil and natural gas processing facilities;
•competition in the oil and natural gas industry;
•management’s ability to execute our plans to meet our goals;
•our ability to attract and retain key members of our senior management and key technical employees;
•our ability to maintain effective internal controls;
•access to adequate gathering systems and pipeline take-away capacity;
•our ability to secure adequate processing capacity for natural gas we produce, to secure adequate transportation for oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids we produce, and to sell the oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids at market prices;
•costs and other risks associated with perfecting title for mineral rights in some of our properties;
•political conditions in or affecting other producing countries, including conflicts in or relating to the Middle East, South America, and Russia (including the current events involving Russia and Ukraine), and other sustained military campaigns or acts of terrorism or sabotage; and
•other economic, competitive, governmental, legislative, regulatory, geopolitical, and technological factors that may negatively impact our businesses, operations, or pricing.
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the filing date of this report. We disclaim any obligation to update or revise these statements unless required by law, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that our plans, intentions, and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements we make in this report are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these plans, intentions, or expectations will be achieved. We disclose important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations under Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors and Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this report. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ItemITEM 1. Financial Statements.Statements
BONANZA CREEK ENERGY,CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
ASSETS  
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents$40,410 $24,743 
Accounts receivable, net:  
Oil and gas sales86,414 32,673 
Joint interest and other14,512 14,748 
Prepaid expenses and other6,421 3,574 
Inventory of oilfield equipment12,161 9,185 
Derivative assets (note 10)— 7,482 
Total current assets159,918 92,405 
Property and equipment (successful efforts method):
  
Proved properties1,707,481 1,056,773 
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization(299,028)(211,432)
Total proved properties, net1,408,453 845,341 
Unproved properties96,419 98,122 
Wells in progress68,013 50,609 
Other property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,256 in 2021 and $3,737 in 20205,562 3,239 
Total property and equipment, net1,578,447 997,311 
Right-of-use assets (note 4)28,046 29,705 
Deferred income tax assets (note 12)165,666 60,520 
Other noncurrent assets5,007 2,871 
Total assets$1,937,084 $1,182,812 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Current liabilities:  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (note 2)$95,051 $37,425 
Oil and gas revenue distribution payable62,644 18,613 
Lease liability (note 4)11,624 12,044 
Derivative liability (note 10)92,784 6,402 
Total current liabilities262,103 74,484 
Long-term liabilities:  
Senior notes (note 5)100,000 — 
Credit facility (note 5)60,000 — 
Lease liability (note 4)16,733 17,978 
Ad valorem taxes and other21,192 15,069 
Derivative liability (note 10)9,044 1,330 
Asset retirement obligations for oil and gas properties (note 9)50,762 28,699 
Total liabilities519,834 137,560 
Commitments and contingencies (note 6)00
Stockholders’ equity:  
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding— — 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 225,000,000 shares authorized, 30,858,813 and 20,839,227 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively4,378 4,282 
Additional paid-in capital1,085,968 707,209 
Retained earnings326,904 333,761 
Total stockholders’ equity1,417,250 1,045,252 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$1,937,084 $1,182,812 
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
ASSETS  
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents$154,349 $254,454 
Accounts receivable, net:  
Oil, natural gas, and NGL sales410,418 362,262 
Joint interest and other72,888 66,390 
Prepaid expenses and other21,891 21,052 
Inventory of oilfield equipment14,557 12,386 
Derivative assets— 3,393 
Total current assets674,103 719,937 
Property and equipment (successful efforts method):
  
Proved properties5,983,892 5,457,213 
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization(608,898)(430,201)
Total proved properties, net5,374,994 5,027,012 
Unproved properties671,538 688,895 
Wells in progress213,153 177,296 
Other property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,403 in 2022 and $4,742 in 202151,046 51,639 
Total property and equipment, net6,310,731 5,944,842 
Right-of-use assets36,054 39,885 
Deferred income tax assets— 22,284 
Other noncurrent assets12,859 14,085 
Total assets$7,033,747 $6,741,033 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Current liabilities:  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$296,433 $246,188 
Production taxes payable188,962 144,408 
Oil and natural gas revenue distribution payable422,854 466,233 
Lease liability18,588 18,873 
Derivative liability384,694 219,804 
Asset retirement obligations24,000 24,000 
Total current liabilities1,335,531 1,119,506 
Long-term liabilities:  
Senior notes492,123 491,710 
Lease liability17,920 21,398 
Ad valorem taxes296,773 232,147 
Derivative liability46,111 19,959 
Deferred income tax liabilities5,805 — 
Asset retirement obligations201,951 201,315 
Total liabilities2,396,214 2,086,035 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)00
Stockholders’ equity:  
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding— — 
Common stock, $.01 par value, 225,000,000 shares authorized, 84,941,558 and 84,572,846 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively4,916 4,912 
Additional paid-in capital4,194,444 4,199,108 
Retained earnings438,173 450,978 
Total stockholders’ equity4,637,533 4,654,998 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$7,033,747 $6,741,033 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BONANZA CREEK ENERGY,CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2021202020212020
Operating net revenues:  
Oil and gas sales$189,963 $58,858 $420,157 $155,455 
Operating expenses: 
Lease operating expense11,560 5,393 28,649 16,887 
Midstream operating expense3,163 3,970 11,314 11,338 
Gathering, transportation, and processing14,105 4,778 32,793 11,970 
Severance and ad valorem taxes9,205 (7,063)23,622 1,588 
Exploration1,513 66 5,156 551 
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization35,604 23,439 89,433 67,306 
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties— 223 2,215 30,589 
Unused commitments3,364 — 7,692 — 
Bad debt expense279 102 279 678 
Merger transaction costs5,580 888 27,121 909 
General and administrative expense (including $2,289, $1,723, $6,096, and $4,436 respectively, of stock-based compensation)11,724 8,031 33,119 25,845 
Total operating expenses96,097 39,827 261,393 167,661 
Other income (expense):  
Derivative gain (loss)(36,224)(10,670)(133,613)64,603 
Interest expense, net(3,025)(356)(6,685)(1,557)
Gain (loss) on property transactions, net951 — 951 (1,398)
Other income (expense)687 (65)964 (1,853)
Total other income (expense)(37,611)(11,091)(138,383)59,795 
Income from operations before taxes56,255 7,940 20,381 47,589 
Income tax expense(15,596)(4,689)(5,160)(4,689)
Net income$40,659 $3,251 $15,221 $42,900 
Comprehensive income$40,659 $3,251 $15,221 $42,900 
Net income per common share:
Basic$1.32 $0.16 $0.55 $2.07 
Diluted$1.31 $0.16 $0.55 $2.06 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic30,849 20,832 27,485 20,753 
Diluted31,138 20,903 27,839 20,826 
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BONANZA CREEK ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except share amounts)
Additional
Common StockPaid-InRetained
SharesAmountCapitalEarningsTotal
Balances, December 31, 202020,839,227 $4,282 $707,209 $333,761 $1,045,252 
Restricted common stock issued109 — — — — 
Stock used for tax withholdings(38)— — — — 
Exercise of stock options429 — 15 — 15 
Stock-based compensation— — 1,612 — 1,612 
Net loss— — — (119)(119)
Balances, March 31, 202120,839,727 4,282 708,836 333,642 1,046,760 
Issuance pursuant to acquisition9,802,166 98 374,835 — 374,933 
Restricted common stock issued261,539 — — — — 
Stock used for tax withholdings(70,330)(2)(2,814)— (2,816)
Exercise of stock options11,523 — 394 — 394 
Stock-based compensation— — 2,195 — 2,195 
Dividends declared— — — (11,033)(11,033)
Net loss— — — (25,319)(25,319)
Balances, June 30, 202130,844,625 4,378 1,083,446 297,290 1,385,114 
Restricted common stock issued5,987 — — — — 
Stock used for tax withholdings(1,725)— (74)— (74)
Exercise of stock options9,926 — 307 — 307 
Stock-based compensation— — 2,289 — 2,289 
Dividends declared— — — (11,045)(11,045)
Net income— — — 40,659 40,659 
Balances, September 30, 202130,858,813 $4,378 $1,085,968 $326,904 $1,417,250 

Balances, December 31, 201920,643,738 $4,284 $702,173 $230,233 $936,690 
Restricted common stock issued13,674 — — — — 
Stock used for tax withholdings(2,330)— (61)— (61)
Stock-based compensation— — 1,239 — 1,239 
Net income— — — 78,551 78,551 
Balances, March 31, 202020,655,082 4,284 703,351 308,784 1,016,419 
Restricted common stock issued228,149 — — — — 
Stock used for tax withholdings(56,904)(2)(951)— (953)
Stock-based compensation— — 1,474 — 1,474 
Net loss— — — (38,902)(38,902)
Balances, June 30, 202020,826,327 4,282 703,874 269,882 978,038 
Restricted common stock issued10,849 — — — — 
Stock used for tax withholdings(3,148)— (60)— (60)
Stock-based compensation— — 1,723 — 1,723 
Net income— — — 3,251 3,251 
Balances, September 30, 202020,834,028 $4,282 $705,537 $273,133 $982,952 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 20222021
Operating net revenues:
Oil, natural gas, and NGL sales$817,810 $74,159 
Operating expenses:
Lease operating expense36,019 5,731 
Midstream operating expense5,712 3,905 
Gathering, transportation, and processing50,403 4,967 
Severance and ad valorem taxes63,304 4,604 
Exploration528 96 
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization184,860 18,823 
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties17,975 — 
Unused commitments776 — 
Merger transaction costs20,534 3,295 
General and administrative expense (including $8,090 and $1,612, respectively, of stock-based compensation)35,720 9,251 
Total operating expenses415,831 50,672 
Other income (expense):
Derivative loss(295,493)(23,419)
Interest expense(9,066)(419)
Gain on property transactions, net16,797 — 
Other income783 188 
Total other expense(286,979)(23,650)
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes115,000 (163)
Income tax benefit (expense)(23,361)44 
Net income (loss)$91,639 $(119)
Comprehensive income (loss)$91,639 $(119)
Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic$1.08 $(0.01)
Diluted$1.07 $(0.01)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic84,840 20,839 
Diluted85,326 20,839 
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CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Additional
Common StockPaid-InRetained
SharesAmountCapitalEarningsTotal
Balances, December 31, 202184,572,846 $4,912 $4,199,108 $450,978 $4,654,998 
Restricted common stock issued579,229 6 — — 6 
Stock used for tax withholdings(215,811)(2)(12,932)— (12,934)
Exercise of stock options5,294 — 178 — 178 
Stock-based compensation— — 8,090 — 8,090 
Cash dividends, $1.2125 per share— — — (104,444)(104,444)
Net income— — — 91,639 91,639 
Balances, March 31, 202284,941,558 $4,916 $4,194,444 $438,173 $4,637,533 

(UNAUDITED)
Balances, December 31, 202020,839,227 $4,282 $707,209 $333,761 $1,045,252 
Restricted common stock issued109 — — — — 
Stock used for tax withholdings(38)— — — — 
Exercise of stock options429 — 15 — 15 
Stock-based compensation— — 1,612 — 1,612 
Net loss— — — (119)(119)
Balances, March 31, 202120,839,727 $4,282 $708,836 $333,642 $1,046,760 
(in thousands)
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20212020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$15,221 $42,900 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization89,433 67,306 
Deferred income tax expense5,368 4,689 
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties2,215 30,589 
Stock-based compensation6,096 4,436 
Non-cash lease component14 (168)
Amortization of deferred financing costs963 772 
Derivative (gain) loss133,613 (64,603)
Derivative cash settlement gain (loss)(50,536)42,494 
(Gain) loss on property transactions, net(951)1,398 
Other— (1,166)
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net(17,050)24,262 
Prepaid expenses and other assets2,244 3,364 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities9,504 (41,692)
Settlement of asset retirement obligations(3,891)(3,137)
Net cash provided by operating activities192,243 111,444 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of oil and gas properties(620)(853)
Cash acquired49,827 — 
Exploration and development of oil and gas properties(104,207)(56,216)
Additions to other property and equipment(72)(440)
Proceeds from note receivable204 — 
Net cash used in investing activities(54,868)(57,509)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from credit facility155,000 45,000 
Payments to credit facility(249,000)(105,000)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options716 — 
Payment of employee tax withholdings in exchange for the return of common stock(2,890)(1,074)
Dividends paid(21,598)— 
Deferred financing costs(3,915)(13)
Principal payments on finance lease obligations(21)(71)
Net cash used in financing activities(121,708)(61,158)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash15,667 (7,223)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Beginning of period24,845 11,095 
End of period$40,512 $3,872 
Supplemental cash flow disclosure(1):
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalization$1,684 $1,472 
Receivables exchanged for additional interests in oil and gas properties$— $8,299 
Changes in working capital related to drilling expenditures$(22,175)$610 
(1) Refer to Note 4 - Leases in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for supplemental cash flows related to leases.
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BONANZA CREEK ENERGY,CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20222021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)$91,639 $(119)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization184,860 18,823 
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)23,361 (44)
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties17,975 — 
Stock-based compensation8,090 1,612 
Amortization of deferred financing costs1,078 93 
Derivative loss295,493 23,419 
Derivative cash settlements loss(166,578)(3,791)
Gain on property transactions, net(16,797)— 
Other68 (84)
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net11,906 (5,718)
Prepaid expenses and other assets(2,398)106 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities88,975 9,073 
Settlement of asset retirement obligations(5,131)(406)
Net cash provided by operating activities532,541 42,964 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of oil and natural gas properties(300,087)(180)
Cash acquired44,310 — 
Exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties(260,667)(28,730)
Additions to other property and equipment(68)(38)
Other212 — 
Net cash used in investing activities(516,300)(28,948)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options178 15 
Dividends paid(103,596)— 
Payment of employee tax withholdings in exchange for the return of common stock(12,928)— 
Deferred financing costs— (58)
Other— (21)
Net cash used in financing activities(116,346)(64)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash(100,105)13,952 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Beginning of period254,556 24,845 
End of period(1)
$154,451 $38,797 
Supplemental cash flow disclosure:
Cash paid for interest$(774)$(318)
Cash paid for income taxes$(6,300)$— 
Changes in working capital related to drilling expenditures$(28,015)$4,371 
(1) Includes $0.1 million of restricted cash and consists of funds for road maintenance and repairs that is presented in other noncurrent assets within the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets (“balance sheets”) as of both March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESSSUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Description of Operations
When we use the terms “Civitas,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” we are referring to Civitas Resources, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires. Effective November 1, 2021, Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (“BCEI” or, together with our consolidated subsidiaries,changed its name to Civitas Resources, Inc. Civitas is an independent Denver-based exploration and production company focused on the “Company”) is engaged primarily in acquiring, developing, extracting,acquisition, development, and producingproduction of oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas properties. The Company’s assets and operations are concentrated in the rural portions ofRocky Mountain region, primarily in the Wattenberg Field in Colorado.of the DJ Basin.
Basis of Presentation
NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
TheseThe accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and have been prepared in accordance with U.S.accounting principles generally accepted accounting principlesin the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial statementsinformation, the instructions to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, pursuant to thesuch rules and regulations, of the Securitiescertain notes and Exchange Commission.other financial information included in audited financial statements have been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments asconsidered necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and results of operations.
Theinterim financial information, as ofhave been included. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The December 31, 2020,2021 unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet data has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20202021 (“2020 2021Form 10-K”10-K”), but does not include all disclosures, including notes required by GAAP. As such, this quarterly report should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our 20202021 Form 10-K. The Company follows the same accounting principles for preparing quarterly and annual reports. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.10-K. In connection with the preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company evaluated subsequent events after the balance sheet date of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, through the filing date of this report.
Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated balance sheets (“balance sheets”) include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of oil and gas reserves, assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the balance sheet and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2021. Further these estimates andor any other factors, including those outsidefuture period.
Significant Accounting Policies
The significant accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note 1 - Summary of the Company's control, such as the impact of commodity prices, may impact the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Industry Segment and Geographic Information
The Company operates in 1 industry segment, which is the development and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (“NGLs”), and all of the Company's operations are conductedSignificant Accounting Policies in the continental United States.
Revenue Recognition
Sales of oil, natural gas,2021 Form 10-K and NGLs are recognized when performance obligations are satisfied atsupplemented by the point control of the product is transferrednotes to the customer. The Company's contracts' pricing provisions are tied to a market index, with certain adjustments based on, among other factors, whether a well delivers to a gathering or transmission line, quality of the oil or natural gas, and prevailing supply and demand conditions. As a result, the price of the oil, natural gas, and NGLs fluctuates to remain competitive with other available oil, natural gas, and NGLs supplies.
As further described in Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies, 1 contract with NGL Crude Logistics, LLP (“NGL Crude”, known as the “NGL Crude agreement”) has an additional aspect of variable consideration related to the minimum volume commitments (“MVCs”) as specified in the agreement. On an on-going basis, the Company performs an analysis of expected risk adjusted production applicable to the NGL Crude agreement based on approved production plans to determine if liquidated damages to NGL Crude are probable. As of September 30, 2021, the Company believes that the volumes delivered to NGL Crude will be in excess of the MVCs required based on our approved future production plan. As a result of
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this analysis, to date, no variable consideration related to potential liquidated damages has been considered in the transaction price for the NGL Crude agreement.
Under the oil sales contracts, the Company sells oil production at the wellhead, or other contractually agreed-upon delivery points, and collects an agreed-upon index price, net of pricing differentials. In this scenario, the Company recognizes revenue when control transfers to the purchaser at the wellhead, or other contractually agreed-upon delivery point, at the net contracted price received.
Under the natural gas processing contracts, the Company delivers natural gas to an agreed-upon delivery point. The delivery points are specified within each contract, and the transfer of control varies between the inlet and outlet of the midstream processing facility. The midstream processing entity gathers and processes the natural gas and remits proceeds to the Company for the resulting sales of NGLs and residue gas. For the contracts where the Company maintains control through the outlet of the midstream processing facility, the Company recognizes revenue on a gross basis, with gathering, transportation, and processing fees presented as an expense in the Company's accompanyingunaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) (“statements of operations”). Alternatively, for those contracts where the Company relinquishes control at the inlet of the midstream processing facility, the Company recognizes natural gas and NGLs revenues based on the contracted amount of the proceeds received from the midstream processing entity and, as a result, the Company recognizes revenue on a net basis.    
Under the product sales contracts, the Company invoices customers once the performance obligations have been satisfied, at which point payment is unconditional. Accordingly, the Company's product sales contracts do not give rise to contract assets or liabilities underincluded in this guidance. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company's receivables from contracts with customers were $86.4 million and $32.7 million, respectively. Payment is generally received within 30 to 60 days after the date of production.
The Company records revenue in the month production is delivered to the purchaser. However, as stated above, settlement statements for certain natural gas and NGLs sales may not be received for 30 to 60 days after the date production is delivered, and as a result, the Company is required to estimate the amount of production delivered to the purchaser and the price that will be received for the sale of the product. The Company records the differences between its estimates and the actual amounts received for product sales in the month in which payment is received from the purchaser. For the period from January 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021, revenue recognized in the reporting period related to performance obligations satisfied in prior reporting periods was insignificant.
Revenue attributable to each identified revenue stream is disaggregated below (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2021202020212020
Operating Revenues:
   Crude oil sales$131,360 $47,251 $297,515 $127,331 
   Natural gas sales24,764 5,742 53,064 16,472 
   Natural gas liquids sales33,839 5,865 69,578 11,652 
Oil and gas sales$189,963 $58,858 $420,157 $155,455 
Restricted Cash
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the balance sheets, which sums to the total of such amounts shown in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (“statements of cash flows”) (in thousands):
As of September 30,
20212020
Cash and cash equivalents$40,410 $3,777 
Restricted cash(1)
102 95 
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash$40,512 $3,872 
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(1) Included in other noncurrent assetsRecently Issued and consists of funds for road maintenance and repairs.
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Unproved Property
Unproved oil and gas property costs are evaluated for impairment when there is an indication that the carrying costs may not be fully recoverable. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company incurred zero and $2.2 million, respectively, in abandonment and impairment of unproved properties compared to $0.2 million and $30.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, due to the reassessment of estimated probable and possible reserve locations based primarily upon economic viability and the expiration of non-core leases.
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Accounts payable and accrued expenses contain the following (in thousands):
 As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
Accrued drilling and completion costs$22,628 $453 
Accounts payable trade11,740 1,931 
Accrued general and administrative expense6,667 4,942 
Accrued merger transaction costs991 2,587 
Accrued lease operating expense2,893 1,793 
Accrued interest expense4,359 322 
Accrued oil and gas hedging6,767 — 
Accrued production and ad valorem taxes and other39,006 25,397 
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses$95,051 $37,425 
Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted and IssuedStandards
In March 2020, the FASB issued Update No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), which provides temporary optional guidance to companies impacted by the transition away from the LIBOR. The amendment provides certain expedients and exceptions to applying GAAP in order to lessen the potential accounting burden when contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR as a benchmark rate are modified. Further, in January 2021, the FASB issued Update No. 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), which clarifies the scope of Topic 848 so that derivatives affected by the discounting transition are explicitly eligible for certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848. These amendments are effective upon issuance and expire on December 31, 2022. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the LIBOR transition on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
There are no other accounting standards applicable to the Company that would have a material effect on the Company's condensed consolidatedCompany’s financial statements and disclosures that have been issued but not yet adopted by the Company as of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, and through the filing date of this report.
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NOTE 32 - ACQUISITIONS &AND DIVESTITURES
All mergers and acquisitions disclosed were accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. Accordingly, we conducted assessments of the net assets acquired and recognized amounts for identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated acquisition date fair values, while transaction and integration costs associated with the acquisition were expensed as incurred. The fair value measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed were based on inputs that are not observable in the market, and therefore represent Level 3 inputs. The fair values of crude oil and natural gas properties and asset retirement obligations were measured using valuation techniques that convert future cash flows to a single discounted amount. Significant inputs to the valuation of proved oil and natural gas properties include estimates of reserves, future operating and development costs, future commodity prices, estimated future cash flows, and a market-based weighted-average cost of capital. These inputs required significant judgments and estimates by management at the time of the valuation.
HighPoint AcquisitionMerger
On April 1, 2021, Bonanza CreekCivitas completed its previously announced acquisition of HighPoint Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“HighPoint”), pursuant to the terms of HighPoint’s prepackaged plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Prepackaged Plan”), which was confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on March 18, 2021 pursuant to a confirmation order, and went effective on April 1, 2021 (the “HighPoint Merger”).
The Prepackaged Plan implementsimplemented the merger and restructuring transactions in accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 9, 2020 (the “HighPoint Merger Agreement”), by and among Bonanza Creek,Civitas, HighPoint and Boron Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bonanza CreekCivitas (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Prepackaged Plan and the HighPoint Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the HighPoint Merger (the “Effective“HighPoint Effective Time”) and the effective date under the Prepackaged Plan, Merger Sub merged with and into HighPoint, with HighPoint continuing as the surviving corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Bonanza Creek.Civitas. At the HighPoint Effective Time, each eligible share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of HighPoint (“HighPoint Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the HighPoint Effective Time was automatically converted into the right to receive 0.11464 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Bonanza CreekCivitas (“Bonanza CreekCivitas Common Stock”), with cash paid in lieu of the issuance of any fractional shares. As a result, the CompanyCivitas issued approximately 487,952 shares of Bonanza CreekCivitas Common Stock to former HighPoint stockholders.
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Concurrently with the HighPoint Merger and pursuant to the Prepackaged Plan, and in exchange for the $625$625.0 million in aggregate principal amount outstanding of 7.0% Senior Notes due 2022 of HighPoint Operating Corporation (“HighPoint OpCo”) and 8.75% Senior Notes due 2025 of HighPoint OpCo (collectively, the “HighPoint Senior Notes”), Bonanza CreekCivitas issued to all holders of HighPoint Senior Notes an aggregate of (i) 9,314,214 shares of Bonanza CreekCivitas Common Stock and (ii) $100$100.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.5% Senior Notes due 2026 of Bonanza Creek (“Bonanza Creek 7.5% Senior Notes”). Please refer to Note 5 - Long-term Debt for further discussion of the Bonanza Creek 7.5% Senior Notes.
Immediately after the HighPoint Effective Time, in connection with the HighPoint Merger, Bonanza CreekCivitas entered into the Second Amendment, dated April 1, 2021, to the Credit Facility. Please refer to Note 5 - Long-termLong-Term Debt for further discussion.
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The following tables present the HighPoint Merger consideration and purchase price allocation of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the HighPoint Merger:
Merger Consideration (in thousands, except per share amount)
Shares of Bonanza CreekCivitas Common Stock issued to existing holders of HighPoint Common Stock(1)
488 
Shares of Bonanza CreekCivitas Common Stock issued to existing holders of HighPoint Senior Notes9,314 
Total additional shares of Bonanza CreekCivitas Common Stock issued as merger consideration9,802 
Closing price per share of Bonanza CreekCivitas Common Stock(2)
$38.25 
Merger consideration paid in shares of Bonanza CreekCivitas Common Stock$374,933 
Aggregate principal amount of Bonanza Creekthe 7.5% Senior Notes100,000 
Total merger consideration$474,933 
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(1) Based on the number of shares of HighPoint Common Stock issued and outstanding as of April 1, 2021 and the conversion ratio of 0.11464 per share of Bonanza CreekCivitas Common Stock.
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Purchase Price Allocation (in thousands)
Assets Acquired
Cash and cash equivalents$49,827 
Accounts receivable - oil and natural gas sales26,343 
Accounts receivable - joint interest and other9,161 
Prepaid expenses and other3,608 
Inventory of oilfield equipment4,688 
Proved properties539,820 
Other property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation2,769 
Right-of-use assets4,010 
Deferred income tax assets110,513 
Other noncurrent assets797 
Total assets acquired$751,536 
Liabilities Assumed
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$51,088 
Oil and natural gas revenue distribution payable20,786 
Lease liability7444,010 
Derivative liability13,48118,500 
Current portion of long-term debt154,000 
Lease liability (long-term)3,266 
Ad valorem taxes3,746 
Derivative liability (long-term)5,019 
Asset retirement obligations for oil and gas properties24,473 
Total liabilities assumed276,603 
Net assets acquired$474,933 
As partThe valuation of the HighPoint Merger, the Company obtained net operating losses of $170.6 million. The HighPoint Merger was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. Accordingly, we conducted assessments of the net assets acquired and recognized amounts for identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated acquisition date fair values, while transaction and integration costs associated with the acquisition were expensed as incurred. The fair value measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on inputs that are not observable in the market, and therefore represent Level 3 inputs. The fair values of crudeproved oil and natural gas properties and asset retirement obligations were measured using valuation techniques that convert future cash flows to a single discounted amount. Significant inputs tofor the valuation of proved oil and gas properties include estimates of reserves, future operating and development costs, future commodity prices, estimated future cash flows, andHighPoint Merger applied a market-based weighted-average cost of capital rate of approximately 13%. These inputs require significant judgments and estimates by management at the time of the valuation.
The following unaudited pro forma financial information represents a summary of the consolidated results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, assuming the acquisition had been completed as of January 1, 2020. The financial information for the three months ended September 30, 2021 is included in our statement of operations and therefore does not require a pro forma disclosure. The pro forma financial information includes certain non-recurring pro forma adjustments that were directly attributable to the business combination. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had been effective as of these dates, or of future results.
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Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
202020212020
(in thousands, except per share data)
Total revenue$126,163 $492,176 $345,626 
Net income (loss)16,030 (26,058)(1,007,643)
Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic$0.52 $(0.84)$(32.98)
Diluted$0.52 $(0.84)$(32.98)
Extraction Merger
On May 9,November 1, 2021, Bonanza Creek, Raptor Eagle Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bonanza Creek, andCivitas completed its merger with Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“XOG”Extraction”), entered into anpursuant to the terms of the related Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “XOG“Extraction Merger Agreement”), providing for a merger of equals between Bonanza Creek and XOG (the “XOG“Extraction Merger”). The XOGPursuant to the Extraction Merger is expectedAgreement, at the effective time of the Extraction Merger of November 1, 2021 (the “Extraction Merger Effective Time”), (i) Raptor Eagle Merger Sub merged with and into Extraction, with Extraction continuing its existence as the surviving corporation as a wholly owned subsidiary of Civitas following the Extraction Merger (the “Extraction Surviving Corporation”), (ii) each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Extraction (the “Extraction Common Stock”) issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to close in Novemberthe Extraction Merger Effective Time was converted into the right to receive 1.1711 shares of Civitas Common Stock for each share of Extraction Common Stock (the “Extraction Exchange Ratio”).
Additionally, pursuant to the Extraction Merger Agreement, at the Extraction Merger Effective Time, each award of restricted stock units (including those subject to performance-based vesting conditions) issued pursuant to Extraction’s 2021 contingent uponLong Term Incentive Plan (the “Extraction Equity Plan”) that was outstanding immediately prior to the Extraction Merger Effective Time and that by its terms did not settle by reason of the occurrence of the closing of the Extraction Merger (each, an “Extraction RSU Award”) was assumed by Civitas and converted into a number of factors disclosedrestricted stock units with respect to shares of Civitas Common Stock (such restricted stock unit, a “Converted RSU”) equal to the product of the number of Extraction Common Stock subject to the Extraction RSU Award immediately prior to the Extraction Merger Effective Time multiplied by the Extraction Exchange Ratio, effective as of the Extraction Merger Effective Time.
As of the Extraction Merger Effective Time, each Converted RSU continued to be governed by the same terms and conditions that were applicable to the corresponding Extraction RSU Award immediately prior to the Extraction Merger Effective Time. In addition, Converted RSUs subject to performance-based vesting conditions held by certain Extraction executives provide that, in the XOGevent such individual’s employment is terminated for death, disability, by Civitas for any reason other individual for good reason, in each case, on or within twelve months following the Extraction Merger Effective Time, the portion of such individual’s Converted RSUs subject to performance-based vesting conditions shall, effective as of such individual’s termination date, immediately vest in full based on deemed achievement of any applicable performance goals at the maximum level of performance. Further, effective as of immediately prior to the Extraction Merger Effective Time, each award of deferred stock units granted under the Extraction Equity Plan and held by a member of the Extraction board who was not a designee of Extraction for appointment to Civitas’ board of directors ("Board") as of the Extraction Merger Effective Time immediately vested in full.
Additionally, at the Extraction Merger Effective Time, in accordance with the terms of (i) the Extraction Tranche A warrants to purchase Extraction Common Stock, issued pursuant to that certain Warrant Agreement by and between Extraction and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as warrant agent (“AST”), dated as of January 20, 2021 (the “Tranche A Warrants”), and (ii) the Extraction Tranche B warrants to purchase Extraction Common Stock, issued pursuant to that certain Warrant Agreement by and between Extraction and AST, as warrant agent, dated as of January 20, 2021 (the “Tranche B Warrants,” and, together with the Tranche A Warrants, the “Extraction Warrants”), that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Extraction Merger Effective Time, were cancelled and Civitas executed a replacement warrant agreement for the Tranche A Warrants and a replacement warrant agreement for the Tranche B Warrants (each, a "Replacement Warrant Agreement") and issued to each holder of the Extraction Warrants a replacement warrant (each, a “Replacement Warrant”) that is exercisable for a number of shares of Civitas Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Civitas Common Stock that would have been issued or paid to a holder of the number of shares of Extraction Common Stock into which such Extraction Warrant was exercisable immediately prior to the Extraction Merger Effective Time. Each Replacement Warrant has an exercise price as set forth in the applicable Replacement Warrant Agreement, subject to adjustment as set forth therein.
The Replacement Warrants may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on or before 5:00 p.m., New York time, on (i) January 20, 2025, in the case of the Replacement Warrants for the Tranche A Warrants, or (ii) January 20, 2026, in the case of the Replacement Warrants for the Tranche B Warrants. The number of shares of Civitas Common Stock for which a Replacement Warrant is exercisable, and the exercise price of such Replacement Warrant, are subject to customary adjustments from time to time upon the occurrence of certain events, including the payment of in-kind dividends or distributions, splits, subdivisions or combinations of shares of Civitas Common Stock. A holder of a Replacement Warrant, in its capacity as such, is not entitled to any rights whatsoever as a stockholder of Civitas, except to the extent expressly provided in the applicable Replacement Warrant Agreement. Once closed,3.4 million Tranche A Replacement Warrants and 1.7 million Tranche B Replacement Warrants were issued.
The following tables present the Company intendsmerger consideration and preliminary purchase price allocation of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the Extraction Merger:
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Merger Consideration (in thousands, except per share amount)
Shares of Civitas Common Stock issued as merger consideration(1)
31,095 
Closing price per share of Civitas Common Stock(2)
$56.10 
Merger consideration paid in shares of Civitas Common Stock$1,744,431 
Unvested restricted stock compensation expense as merger consideration$19,338 
Unvested performance restricted stock compensation expense allocated as merger consideration2,897 
Total merger consideration$22,235 
Tranche A Warrants issued as merger consideration$52,164 
Tranche B Warrants issued as merger consideration25,299 
Total warrant merger consideration$77,463 
Total merger consideration$1,844,129 
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(1) Based on the number of shares of Extraction Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 1, 2021 and the conversion ratio of 1.1711 per share of Civitas Common Stock.
(2) Based on the closing stock price of Civitas Common Stock on November 1, 2021.
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation (in thousands)
Assets Acquired
Cash and cash equivalents$106,360 
Accounts receivable - oil and natural gas sales119,585 
Accounts receivable - joint interest and other33,054 
Prepaid expenses and other3,044 
Inventory of oilfield equipment9,291 
Derivative assets5,834 
Proved properties1,876,014 
Unproved properties193,400 
Other property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation40,068 
Right-of-use assets6,883 
Deferred income tax assets49,194 
Other noncurrent assets4,248 
Total assets acquired$2,446,975 
Liabilities Assumed
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$90,353 
Production taxes payable63,572 
Oil and natural gas revenue distribution payable170,002 
Income tax payable14,000 
Lease liability6,883 
Derivative liability100,474 
Ad valorem taxes87,071 
Asset retirement obligations68,741 
Other noncurrent liabilities1,750 
Total liabilities assumed602,846 
Net assets acquired$1,844,129 
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The valuation of proved oil and natural gas properties for the Extraction Merger applied a market-based weighted-average cost of capital rate of approximately 10%.
The purchase price allocation is preliminary, and Civitas is continuing to increase annual dividend paymentsassess the fair values of certain of the Extraction assets acquired and liabilities assumed. In particular, assets and liabilities subject to approximately $1.60 per share.potential adjustment, in amounts that could be material to the pro forma financial statements, include, but are not limited to, proved properties, unproved properties, and accounts payable and accrued expenses related to our continued assessment over the application of lease contracts and related deductions. We cannot reasonably estimate the impact of such conclusions as there is still a high level of uncertainty regarding the underlying terms and application.
Crestone Peak Merger
On June 6,November 1, 2021, Bonanza Creek, Raptor Condor Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiaryCivitas completed its acquisition of Bonanza Creek (“Merger Sub 1”), Raptor Condor Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of BCEI (“Merger Sub 2”), Crestone Peak Resources LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“CPR”), CPPIB Crestone Peak Resources America Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Crestone Peak”), Crestone Peak Resources Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“CPR Management LP”), and, Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation, entered into anpursuant to the terms of the related Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Crestone Peak Merger Agreement”) (the “Crestone Peak Merger”).
The Pursuant to the Crestone Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Crestone Peak Merger Agreement, among other things, provides for the Company's acquisition of Crestone Peak throughNovember 1, 2021, (i) the merger of Merger Sub 1 merged with and into Crestone Peak (the “Merger Sub 1 Merger”), with Crestone Peak continuing its existence as the surviving corporation as a wholly owned subsidiary of Civitas following the Merger Sub 1 Merger (the “Surviving“Crestone Surviving Corporation”), and (ii) subsequently, the subsequent merger of theCrestone Surviving Corporation merged with and into Merger Sub 2 (the “Merger Sub 2 Merger” and together with the Merger Sub 1 Merger, the “Crestone Peak Merger”), with Merger Sub 2 continuing its existence as the surviving entity as a wholly owned subsidiary of Bonanza Creek.Civitas (the “Crestone Surviving Entity”).
Pursuant to the Crestone Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger Sub 1 Merger (the “Merger Sub 1 Merger Effective Time”), the shares of Crestone Peak common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Crestone Peak Common Stock”) (excluding shares of Crestone Peak Common Stock held by Crestone Peak as treasury shares or by Civitas or Merger Sub 1 immediately prior to the Merger Sub 1 Merger Effective Time), issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Merger Sub 1 Merger Effective Time were converted into the right to collectively receive 22.5 million shares of Civitas Common Stock (the “Crestone Peak Merger Consideration”). In addition, at the effective time of the Merger Sub 2 Merger (the “Merger Sub 2 Merger Effective Time”), each share of common stock of the Crestone Surviving Corporation issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Merger Sub 2 Merger Effective Time was automatically cancelled and each unit of Merger Sub 2 issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Sub 2 Merger Effective Time remained issued and outstanding and represents the only outstanding units of the Crestone Surviving Entity immediately following the Merger Sub 2 Merger.
The following tables present the Crestone Peak Merger Consideration and preliminary purchase price allocation of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the Crestone Peak Merger:
Merger Consideration (in thousands, except per share amount)
Shares of Civitas Common Stock issued as merger consideration22,500 
Closing price per share of Civitas Common Stock(1)
$56.10 
Merger consideration paid in shares of Civitas Common Stock$1,262,250 
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Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation (in thousands)
Assets Acquired
Cash and cash equivalents$67,505 
Accounts receivable - oil and natural gas sales81,340 
Accounts receivable - joint interest and other9,917 
Prepaid expenses and other2,929 
Inventory of oilfield equipment11,951 
Proved properties1,797,814 
Unproved properties453,321 
Other property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation7,980 
Right-of-use assets7,934 
Total assets acquired$2,440,691 
Liabilities Assumed
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$134,791 
Production taxes payable52,435 
Oil and natural gas revenue distribution payable83,950 
Lease liability7,934 
Derivative liability338,383 
Credit facility280,000 
Ad valorem taxes66,913 
Deferred income tax liabilities125,086 
Asset retirement obligations88,949 
Total liabilities assumed1,178,441 
Net assets acquired$1,262,250 
The valuation of proved oil and natural gas properties for the Crestone Peak Merger applied a market-based weighted-average cost of capital rate of approximately 10%.
The purchase price allocation is preliminary, and Civitas is continuing to assess the fair values of certain of the Crestone Peak Mergerassets acquired and liabilities assumed. In particular, assets and liabilities subject to potential adjustment, in amounts that could be material to the pro forma financial statements, include, but are not limited to, proved properties, unproved properties, and accounts payable and accrued expenses related to our continued assessment over the application of lease contracts and related deductions. We cannot reasonably estimate the impact of such conclusions as there is expressly conditioned onstill a high level of uncertainty regarding the closingunderlying terms and application.
Revenue and earnings of the previously announced XOG Merger pursuantacquiree
There were no revenue and earnings included in our statement of operations during the three months ended March 31, 2021 related to the XOG Merger Agreement. TheHighPoint, Extraction, and Crestone Peak Merger is expected to close in conjunction withMergers as all mergers were completed after the XOG merger in Novemberthree months ended March 31, 2021.
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Supplemental pro forma financial information
The following unaudited pro forma financial information (in thousands, except per share amounts) represents a summary of the condensed consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021, contingent upon a number of factors disclosed inassuming the HighPoint, Extraction, and Crestone Peak Merger Agreement. Once closed,mergers had been completed as of January 1, 2020. The pro forma financial information includes certain non-recurring pro forma adjustments that were directly attributable to the business combinations. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the mergers had been effective as of this date, or of future results.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
As reported
HighPoint(1)
Extraction(2)
Crestone Peak(2)
Civitas Pro Forma Combined
Total revenue$74,159 $72,019 $292,484 $126,654 $565,316 
Net income (loss)(119)(46,434)983,201 (78,552)858,096 
Net income (loss) per common share - basic$(0.01)$10.19 
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted$(0.01)$10.14 
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(1) Based on a closing date of April 1, 2021.
(2) Based on a closing date of November 1, 2021.
Bison Acquisition
On March 1, 2022, the Company intends to increase annual dividend payments tocompleted the acquisition of privately held DJ Basin operator Bison Oil & Gas II, LLC (“Bison”) for merger consideration of approximately $1.85 per share.$279.7 million (the “Bison Acquisition”). Net assets acquired under the preliminary purchase price allocation were $294.2 million and consequently resulted in a bargain purchase gain of $14.5 million. Because of the immateriality of the Bison Acquisition, the related revenue and earnings, supplemental pro forma financial information, and detailed purchase price allocation are not disclosed.
Merger transaction costs
Merger transaction costs of $5.6$20.5 million and $27.1$3.3 million related to the aforementioned mergers and acquisitions were accounted for separately from the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and are included in merger transaction costs in the Company'saccompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (“statements of operations”) for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Merger transaction costs include $7.6 million and zero of severance payments for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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NOTE 43 - LEASESREVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company's right-of-use assetsOil, natural gas, and lease liabilities are recognized at their discounted present value onnatural gas liquid (“NGL”) sales revenue presented within the balance sheet, which include leases related to the asset classes reflected asaccompanying statements of operations is reflective of the dates indicated in the tablerevenue generated from contracts with customers. Revenue attributable to each identified revenue stream is disaggregated below (in thousands):
September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Operating leases
Field equipment(1)
$20,716 $27,537 
Corporate leases6,519 1,481 
Vehicles811 468 
Total right-of-use asset$28,046 $29,486 
Field equipment(1)
$20,716 $27,537 
Corporate leases6,830 1,900 
Vehicles811 468 
Total lease liability$28,357 $29,905 
Finance leases
Right-of-use asset - field equipment(1)
$— $219 
Lease liability - field equipment(1)
$— $117 
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(1) Includes compressors, certain gas processing equipment, and other field equipment.

The lease amounts disclosed are presented on a gross basis. A portion of these costs may have been or will be billed to other working interest owners, and the Company's net share of these costs, once paid, are included in various line items on the statements of operations or capitalized to oil and gas properties or other property and equipment, as applicable.
The Company recognizes operating lease expense on a straight-line basis. Finance lease expense is recognized based on the effective interest method for the lease liability and straight-line amortization for the right-of-use asset, resulting in more cost being recognized in earlier lease periods. Short-term and variable lease payments are recognized as incurred. Short-term lease cost represents payments for leases with a lease term of one year or less, excluding leases with a term of one month or less. Short-term leases include drilling rigs and other equipment. Drilling rig contracts are structured based on an allotted number of wells to be drilled consecutively at a daily operating rate. Short-term drilling rig costs include a non-lease labor component, which is treated as a single lease component.

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Operating net revenues:
Oil sales$549,502 $50,064 
Natural gas sales113,161 13,132 
NGL sales155,147 10,963 
Oil, natural gas, and NGL sales$817,810 $74,159 
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The following table summarizesCompany recognizes revenue from the componentssale of produced oil, natural gas, and NGL at the point in time when control of produced oil, natural gas, or NGL volumes transfer to the purchaser, which may differ depending on the applicable contractual terms. The Company considers the transfer of control to have occurred when the purchaser has the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the Company's gross lease costsremaining benefits from, the oil, natural gas, or NGL production. Transfer of control dictates the presentation of gathering, transportation, and processing expenses within the accompanying statements of operations. Gathering, transportation, and processing expenses incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2021202020212020
Operating lease cost(1)
$3,635 $3,462 $10,529 $10,560 
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets— 6 3 13 
Interest on lease liabilities— 1 1 3 
Short-term lease cost281 129 492 2,011 
Variable lease cost(2)
(9)(89)56 (133)
Sublease income(3)
(91)(89)(274)(267)
Total lease cost$3,816 $3,420 $10,807 $12,187 
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(1) Includes office rent expense of $0.5 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $1.3 million and $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(2) Variable lease cost represents differences between lease obligations and actual costs incurred for certain leases that do not have fixed payments related to both lease and non-lease components. Such incremental costs include lease payment increases or decreases driven by market price fluctuations and leased asset maintenance costs.
(3) The Company has subleased a portion of 1 of its office spaces for the remainder of the office lease term.

The Company does not have any leases with an implicit interest rate that can be readily determined. As a result, the Company usedprior to the incremental borrowing rate, basedtransfer of control are recorded gross within the gathering, transportation, and processing line item on the Credit Facility benchmark rate, adjusted for facility utilizationaccompanying statements of operations. Conversely, gathering, transportation, and lease term,processing expenses incurred by the Company subsequent to calculate the respective discount rates.transfer of control are recorded net within the oil, natural gas, and NGL sales line item on the accompanying statements of operations. Please refer to Note 51 - Long-term Debt Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the 2021 Form 10-Kfor additional information.more information regarding the types of contracts under which oil, gas, and NGL sales revenue is generated.
The Company has certain lease agreements that providerecords revenue in the month production is delivered and control is transferred to the purchaser. However, settlement statements and payment may not be received for 30 to 60 days after the optiondate production is delivered and control is transferred. Until such time settlement statements and payment are received, the Company records a revenue accrual based on, amongst other factors, an estimate of the volumes delivered at estimated prices as determined by the applicable contractual terms. The Company records the differences between its estimates and the actual amounts received for product sales in the month in which payment is received from the purchaser. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, revenue recognized in the reporting period related to extend, purchase, or terminate early, whichperformance obligations satisfied in prior reporting periods was evaluated on each lease to arrive atinsignificant. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the proper lease term. ThereCompany's receivables from contracts with customers were some leases for which$410.4 million and $362.3 million, respectively.
NOTE 4 - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses contain the option to extend or purchase was factored into the resulting lease term. There were no leases where early termination was factored into the resulting lease term. The Company's weighted-average remaining lease terms and discount rates for operating leasesfollowing as of September 30, 2021 are as follows:
Operating Leases
Weighted-average lease term (years)3.2
Weighted-average discount rate3.97%
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the followingdates indicated (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2021202020212020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases$3,293 $3,187 $9,783 $9,599 
Operating cash flows from finance leases— 1 1 3 
Financing cash flows from finance leases— 31 21 71 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations$3,136 $918 $8,635 $8,306 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease obligations— — — 219 
 March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Accounts payable trade$29,425 $19,623 
Accrued drilling and completion costs101,415 129,430 
Accrued lease operating expense and gathering, transportation, and processing53,597 19,077 
Accrued general and administrative expense12,873 21,163 
Accrued merger transaction costs3,206 1,475 
Accrued oil and NGL hedging65,418 26,601 
Accrued interest expense13,516 6,303 
Accrued settlement15,541 20,791 
Other accrued expenses1,442 1,725 
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses$296,433 $246,188 
NOTE 5 - LONG-TERM DEBT
5.0% Senior Notes
On October 13, 2021, the Company issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.0% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “5.0% Senior Notes”) pursuant to an indenture (the “5.0% Indenture”), among Civitas Resources, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, and the guarantors party thereto. The Company used the net proceeds and cash on hand to repay all borrowings under the Credit Facility (as defined below), all borrowings outstanding under the Crestone Peak credit facility, and for general corporate purposes. Interest accrues at the rate of 5.0% per annum and is payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, which payments commenced on April 15, 2022.
The 5.0% Indenture contains covenants that limit, among other things, the Company’s ability to: (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; (ii) create liens securing indebtedness; (iii) pay dividends on or redeem or repurchase stock or subordinated debt; (iv) make specified types of investments and acquisitions; (v) enter into or permit to exist contractual limits on the ability of the Company’s subsidiaries to pay dividends to Civitas Resources; (vi) enter into transactions with affiliates; and (vii) sell assets or merge with other companies. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the 5.0% Indenture as of March 31, 2022, and through the filing of this report. In addition, certain of these covenants will be terminated before the 5.0% Senior Notes mature if at any time no default or event of default exists under the 5.0% Indenture and the 5.0% Senior Notes receive an investment-grade rating from at least 2 ratings agencies. The 5.0% Indenture also contains customary events of default.
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AsAt any time prior to October 15, 2023, the Company may redeem the 5.0% Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of September 30, 2021, future commitments by year(i) the principal amount thereof, plus (ii) the “make-whole” premium at the redemption date, plus (iii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any. On or after October 15, 2023, the Company may redeem all or part of the 5.0% Senior Notes at redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount redeemed) equal to (i) 102.5% for the Company's operatingtwelve-month period beginning on October 15, 2023; (ii) 101.25% for the twelve-month period beginning on October 15, 2024; and (iii) 100.0% for the twelve-month period beginning October 15, 2025 and at any time thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
The Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 5.0% Senior Notes at any time prior to October 15, 2023 with an amount not to exceed the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a lease termredemption price equal to 105.0% of one year or more are presented in the table below. Such commitments are reflectedprincipal amount of the 5.0% Senior Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, provided, however, that (i) at undiscounted values and are reconciled toleast 65.0% of the discounted present value recognizedaggregate principal amount of the 5.0% Senior Notes originally issued on the balance sheet as follows (in thousands):
Operating Leases
Remainder of 2021$3,557 
202211,594 
20237,509 
20243,564 
20251,290 
Thereafter2,765 
Total lease payments30,279 
Less: imputed interest(1,922)
Total lease liability$28,357 
issue date (but excluding 5.0% Senior Notes held by the Company) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (unless all such 5.0% Senior Notes are redeemed substantially concurrently) and (ii) the redemption occurs within 180 days after the date of the closing of such equity offering.
The 5.0% Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of Civitas' existing subsidiaries.
NOTE 5- LONG-TERM DEBT
7.5% Senior Notes
In conjunction with the HighPoint Merger, Bonanza Creekthe Company issued $100$100.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.5% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “7.5% Senior Notes”) pursuant to an indenture, (the “Indenture”), dated April 1, 2021 (the “7.5% Indenture”), by and among Bonanza Creek,Civitas Resources, U.S. Bank National Association , as trustee, (the “Trustee”), and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto. Interest accrues at the rate of 7.5% per annum is payable semiannually in arrears on April 30 and October 31 of each year.
The Bonanza Creek 7.5% Senior Notes are the senior unsecured obligations of Bonanza Creek and the subsidiaries of Bonanza Creek that are guarantors of the Bonanza Creek 7.5% Senior Notes. The Indenture contains restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, restrict the Company’s ability of Bonanza Creek and each of its restricted subsidiaries to: (i) incur additional indebtedness and issue preferred stock; (ii) pay dividends or make other distributions in respect of Bonanza Creekthe Company's common stock; (iii) make other restricted payments and investments; (iv) create liens; (v) restrict distributions or other payments from Bonanza Creek’sCivitas' restricted subsidiaries; (v)(vi) sell assets, including capital stock of restricted subsidiaries; (vi)(vii) merge or consolidate with other entities; and (vi)(viii) enter into transactions with affiliates. These restrictive covenants are subject to a number of important qualificationslimitations and limitations.exceptions. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the 7.5% Indenture as of March 31, 2022, and through the filing of this report. In addition, certain of these restrictive covenants will be suspended before the Bonanza Creek 7.5% Senior Notes mature if at any time no default or event of default exists under the 7.5% Indenture and the Bonanza Creek 7.5% Senior Notes receive an investment grade rating from at least two2 ratings agencies. The 7.5% Indenture also contains customary events of default.
The Bonanza Creek 7.5% Senior Notes will beare redeemable at the Company’s option (an “Optional Redemption”), in whole or in part, prior to April 30, 2022 at a redemption price equal to 107.5% of the aggregate principal to be redeemed, plus unpaid accrued interest, if any, through the Optional Redemption date. On or after April 30, 2022, the Optional Redemption price will be equal to 100.00%100.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonanza Creek 7.5% Senior Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid accrued interest, if any, through the Optional Redemption date.
The Bonanza Creek 7.5% Senior Notes will beare fully and unconditionally guaranteed jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by each restricted subsidiary that guarantees a credit facility (as defined inall of Civitas' existing subsidiaries.
On May 1, 2022 (the “Redemption Date”), the Indenture)Company exercised its Optional Redemption of Bonanza Creek.
Immediately afterall of the Effective Time, HighPoint, HighPoint OpCo,issued and Fifth Pocket Production, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (collectively, the “HighPoint guarantors”), Bonanza Creek,outstanding 7.5% Senior Notes. The 7.5% Senior Notes were redeemed at 100.0% of their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and the Trustee entered into a first supplemental indenture (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), dated April 1, 2021,unpaid interest thereon to the Indenture, pursuant to which such HighPoint guarantors unconditionally guaranteed allRedemption Date.
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The 7.5% Senior Notes and 5.0% Senior Notes are recorded net of unamortized deferred financing costs within the Indenture.Senior notes line item on the accompanying balance sheets. There were no discounts or premiums associated with the either issuance. The tables below present the related carrying values as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
As of March 31, 2022
Principal AmountUnamortized Deferred Financing CostsNet Amount
7.5% Senior Notes$100,000 $— $100,000 
5.0% Senior Notes$400,000 $7,877 $392,123 
As of December 31, 2021
Principal AmountUnamortized Deferred Financing CostsNet Amount
7.5% Senior Notes$100,000 $— $100,000 
5.0% Senior Notes$400,000 $8,290 $391,710 
Credit Facility
In December 2018, the Company entered into a reserve-based revolving facility, as the borrower, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as the administrative agent, and a syndicate of financial institutions (the “Lender Syndicate”), as lenders, (thethat mature on December 7, 2023 (with all subsequent amendments as defined below, the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility has a maturity date of December 7, 2023. The April 2021 redetermination as part of the Second Amendment (defined below) resulted in a borrowing base of $500.0 million, with elected commitments set at $400.0 million. The most recent redetermination was concluded in July 2021, resulting in a reaffirmation of the borrowing base at $500.0 million and aggregate elected commitments at $400.0 million. The next redetermination is set to occur in November 2021, unless otherwise redetermined through the closing of the XOG and Crestone Peak mergers.
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The Credit Facility is guaranteed by all wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company (each, a “Guarantor” and, together with the Company, the “Credit Parties”), and is secured by first priority security interests on substantially all assets of each Credit Party, subject to customary exceptions.
The Credit Facility contains customary representations and affirmative covenants. The Credit Facility also contains customary negative covenants, which, among other things, and subject to certain exceptions, include restrictions on (i) liens, (ii) indebtedness, guarantees and other obligations, (iii) restrictions in agreements on liens and distributions, (iv) mergers or consolidations, (v) asset sales, (vi) restricted payments, (vii) investments, (viii) affiliate transactions, (ix) change of business, (x) foreign operations or subsidiaries, (xi) name changes, (xii) use of proceeds, letters of credit, (xiii) gas imbalances, (xiv) hedging transactions, (xv) additional subsidiaries, (xvi) changes in fiscal year or fiscal quarter, (xvii) operating leases, (xviii) prepayments of certain debt and other obligations, (xix) sales or discounts of receivables, (xx) dividend payment thresholds, and (xi) cash balances. The Credit Parties areIn addition, the Company is subject to certain financial covenants under the Credit Facility, as tested on the last day of each fiscal quarter, including, without limitation, (i)(a) a maximum ratio of the Company's consolidated indebtedness (subject to certain exclusions) to earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, depletion, and amortization, exploration expense, and other non-cash charges (“EBITDAX”) and (ii)(b) a current ratio, as defined in the agreement, inclusive of the unused commitments then available to be borrowed, to not be less than 1.00 to 1.00.1. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Facility as of March 31, 2022, and through the filing of this report.
Under the terms of the Credit Facility, as amended in June 2020 (the “First Amendment”), borrowings bore interest at a per annum rate equal to, at the option of the Company, either (i) a LIBOR, subject to a 0% LIBOR floor plus a margin of 2.00% to 3.00%, based on the utilization of the Credit Facility (the “Eurodollar Rate”) or (ii) a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate, (b) the rate of interest published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate, (c) the rate of interest published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the overnight bank funding rate, or (d) a LIBOR offered rate for a one-month interest period, subject to a 0% LIBOR floor plus a margin of 1.00% to 2.00%, based on the utilization of the Credit Facility (the “Reference Rate”). Interest on borrowings that bear interest at the Eurodollar Rate shall be payable on the last day of the applicable interest period selected by the Company, which shall be one, two, three, or six months, and interest on borrowings that bear interest at the Reference Rate shall be payable quarterly in arrears. 
On April 1, 2021, in conjunction with the HighPoint Merger, the Company together with certain of its subsidiaries, entered into the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Credit Facility (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified)(the “Second Amendment”) to, among other things: (i) increase the aggregate maximum commitment amount from $750.0 million to $1.0 billion; (ii) increase the available borrowing base from $260.0 million to $500.0 million; (iii) increase the Eurodollar Rate margin to 3.00% to 4.00%; (iv) increase the Reference Rate margin to 2.00% to 3.00%; (v) increase (A) the LIBOR floor from 0% to .50% and (B) the alternate base rate floor from 0% to 1.50%; (vi) decrease for any fiscal quarter ending on or after April 1, 2021, the maximum permitted net leverage ratio from 3.50 to 3.0; and (viii) amend certain other covenants and provisions.
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On November 1, 2021, the Company, JPMorgan, and the Lender Syndicate entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), having an aggregate maximum commitment amount of $2.0 billion. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among other things: (i) increased the aggregate elected commitments to from $400.0 million to $800.0 million, (ii) increased the available borrowing base from $500.0 million to $1.0 billion, (iii) extended the maturity date of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to November 1, 2025 and (iv) amended the borrowing base adjustment provisions such that, between borrowing base determinations, downward adjustments related to the incurrence of certain permitted indebtedness will only occur if either (A) such indebtedness exceeds $500.0 million and the Company’s pro-forma leverage ratio is less than or equal to 1.50 to 1, or (B) the Company's pro-forma leverage ratio is greater than 1.50 to 1.
Under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Credit Facility is guaranteed by all restricted domestic subsidiaries of the Company, wasand is secured by first priority security interests on substantially all assets, including a mortgage on at least 90% of the total value of the proved oil and natural gas properties evaluated in compliancethe most recently delivered reserve reports prior to the amendment effective date, including any engineering reports relating to the oil and natural gas properties of the Extraction Surviving Corporation, the Crestone Surviving Entity, their respective subsidiaries, of each of the Company, all restricted domestic subsidiaries of the Company, the Extraction Surviving Corporation and the Crestone Surviving Entity, in each case, subject to customary exceptions.
On December 21, 2021, the Company, JPMorgan, and the Lender Syndicate, entered into a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the parties agreed that the minimum hedging covenant with all covenantsrespect to projected oil and gas production will not apply if the Company’s leverage ratio is less than 1.00 to 1 as of September 30, 2021,the applicable quarterly test date, until the next such test date.
On April 20, 2022, the Company, JPMorgan, and through the filing dateLender Syndicate, entered into a Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and as part of this report.
Asthe regularly scheduled, semi-annual borrowing base redetermination, the Company's borrowing base was increased from $1.0 billion to $1.7 billion, and the aggregate elected commitment amount was increased from $800.0 million to 1.0 billion. The borrowing base increase was primarily driven by the increased value of September 30, 2021 andthe Company’s estimated proved reserves at December 31, 2020, the Company had $60.0 million and zero, respectively, outstanding on the Credit Facility. As of the2021. The next scheduled borrowing base redetermination date of this filing,is set to occur in October 2022.
The following table presents the outstanding balance, was zero. The Company'stotal amount of letters of credit outstanding, and available borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility approximates fair value as of the applicable interest rates are floating.dates indicated (in thousands):
May 4, 2022March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Revolving credit facility$— $— $— 
Letters of credit12,393 12,393 21,656 
Available borrowing capacity987,607 787,607 778,344 
Total aggregate elected commitments$1,000,000 $800,000 $800,000 
In connection with the Second Amendment and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Company capitalized an incrementala total of approximately $3.9 million and $6.8 million, respectively, in deferred financing costs. Of the total post-amortization net capitalized deferred financing costs,amounts, (i) $2.2$6.9 million and $0.7$7.5 million are presented within the other noncurrent assets line item on the accompanying balance sheets as of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively, areand (ii) $2.7 million is presented within other noncurrent assets and (ii) $1.8 million and $0.4 million, as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, are presented withinthe prepaid expenses and other line items initem on the accompanying balance sheets.sheets at both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Interest Expense
For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, the Company incurred interest expense of $3.7$9.1 million and $0.7$0.4 million, respectively, andrespectively. No interest was capitalized $0.6 million and $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2020, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred interest expense of $7.9 million and $3.3 million, respectively, and capitalized $1.2 million and $1.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.2021.
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NOTE6- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Proceedings 
From time to time, the Company is involved in various commercial and regulatory claims, litigation, and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business. The Company assesses these claims in an effort to determine the degree of probability and range of possible loss for potential accrual in its condensed consolidated financial statements. In accordance with authoritative accounting guidance, an accrual is recorded for a loss contingency when its occurrence is probable and damages can be reasonably estimated based on the most likely anticipated outcome or the minimum amount within a range of possible outcomes. Because legal proceedings are inherently unpredictable and unfavorable resolutions could occur, assessing contingencies is highly subjective and requires judgments about uncertain future events. When evaluating contingencies, the Company may be unable to provide a meaningful estimate due to a number of factors, including the procedural status of the matter in question, the presence of complex or novel legal theories, and/or the ongoing discovery and development of information important to the matters. The Company regularly reviews contingencies to determine the adequacy of its accruals and related disclosures. No claims have been made, nor is the Company aware of any material uninsured liability which the Company may have, as it relates to any environmental cleanup, restoration, or the violation of any rules or regulations.
Upon closing of the HighPoint, Extraction, and Crestone Peak Mergers, the Company assumed all obligations, whether asserted or unasserted, of HighPoint, Extraction, and Crestone Peak. As of the filing date of this report, there were no probable, material pending, or overtly threatened legal actions against the Company of which it was aware.
Upon closing of the HighPoint Merger, the Company assumed all obligations, whether asserted or unasserted, of HighPoint Resources Corporation. As of the filing date of this report, there were no probable, material pending, or overtly threatened legal actions against the Company that were associated with HighPoint of which it was aware, other than the following:
On June 15, 2020, Sterling Energy Investments LLCBoulder County. As of the date of this filing, there is ongoing litigation between Boulder County and Extraction which has been previously disclosed as having the potential to prevent oil and gas operations for the development minerals contained within Boulder County, Colorado. As noted below, this matter remains pending, but the substantive issues have been fully addressed by the appellate court in the Company’s favor and the Company is awaiting a dismissal from the trial court.
Boulder County initiated suit in District Court for Boulder County, Colorado in case no. 2018CV030925. The action was primarily a contract case, where the relevant contracts are the conservation easement (“Sterling”CE”) filedover the Blue Paintbrush location, Extraction’s Surface Use Agreement (“SUA”) for the Blue Paintbrush location, and the leases that Boulder owns within the Blue Paintbrush drilling and spacing unit. Boulder sought invalidation of these leases in the litigation.
Boulder argued that the lease underlying the CE only authorize the extraction of minerals underneath the CE property. Boulder took issue with the planned 32 wells for the location and argued that only the number of wells necessary to extract the minerals underlying the CE property should be allowed. Boulder also argued that Extraction induced a complaint against HighPoint OpCo, a subsidiary of HighPoint Resources Corporation, for breach of contract related to a Gas Purchase Agreement, effective November 1, 2017. Sterling allegesthe CE by contracting with the CE property owner for the SUA. Boulder argued that HighPoint OpCothe terms of the SUA violate the CE because the SUA allows for development in excess of that allowed under the underlying lease. Boulder’s argument was based on its assertion that the lease underlying the CE property only allows for the extraction of minerals underneath the CE property.
Boulder’s remaining claims asserted that Extraction breached the contractterms of leases Boulder owns in the drilling and spacing unit by failing to use reasonable commercial efforts to deliver to Sterling at Sterling’s receipt points all quantities of gas not otherwise dedicated to other gas purchase agreements. HighPoint Resources OpCo filedestablishing the Blue Paintbrush drilling and spacing unit. Specifically, Boulder’s leases within the Blue Paintbrush drilling and spacing unit have a counterclaim against Sterling for breach of Sterling’s obligationsclause that states that a unit must be the “minimum size tract on which a well may be drilled under the laws, rules, or regulations in force at the time of such pooling or unitization.” Boulder argued that no drilling and spacing unit including acreage covered by these leases can be greater than 80 acres because Colorado Oil and Gas Purchase Agreement.Conservation Commission ("COGCC") Order 407 established 80-acre drilling and spacing units for the Codell and COGCC Order 407-87 established 80-acre drilling and spacing unit for the Niobrara.
On September 25, 2018, Extraction prevailed before the district court on all issues. The casedistrict court’s order was adjudicated in Julyappealed, was fully briefed on appeal, and was argued before the Colorado Court of Appeals on December 14, 2021 - Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. 8 North and Extraction Oil & Gas, Case No. 2019CA001896 (Colorado Court of Appeals). On March 3, 2022, the Colorado Court of Appeals issued a decision wasunanimous opinion rejecting Boulder County's claims. Under the Colorado Rules of Appellate Procedure, Boulder County had forty-two days to petition the Colorado Supreme Court for certiorari. This date passed, and on April 25, 2022, the Court of Appeals issued on October 25, 2021, finding in favora mandate affirming the judgment of HighPointthe District Court of Boulder County. There are no outstanding issues for consideration by the trial court, and awarding approximately $2.4 million in damages with respectthe Company is authorized to HighPoint’s counterclaim.rely upon the Colorado Court of Appeals mandate.
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Enforcement. Disclosure of certain environmental matters is required when a governmental authority is a party to the proceedings and the proceedings involve potential monetary sanctions that the Company believes could exceed $0.3 million. HighPoint Resources CorporationThe Company has received Notices of Alleged Violations (“NOAV”) from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (“COGCC”)COGCC alleging violations of various Colorado statutes and COGCC regulations governing oil and gas operations. The Company has further received notices from the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division. The Company continues to engage in discussions regarding resolution of the alleged violations. There were approximately $0.9 million worth of NOAVs dismissed by the COGCC during the quarter ended September 30, 2021. As of September 30,March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company has recognizedaccrued approximately $0.9$1.0 million associated with the NOAVs and Colorado Air Pollution Control Division notices, as they are probable and reasonably estimable.
Commitments
Firm Transportation Agreements. As part of the HighPoint Merger, the Company became party to 2 firm transportation contracts. Both firm transportation contracts required the pipeline to provide a guaranteed outlet for production through July 2021. The Company did not utilize the firm capacity on the natural gas pipelines and incurred deficiency payments totaling $3.4 million and $7.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, which are included in unused commitments expense in the statements of operations.
Additionally, the Company is party to 1 firm pipeline transportation contract to provide a guaranteed outlet for production on an oil pipeline system. The contract requires the Company to pay minimum volume transportation charges on 8,500 gross barrels per day through April 2022 and 12,500 barrels per day thereafter through April 2025, regardless of the amount of pipeline capacity utilized by the Company. The aggregate financial commitment fee over the remaining term was $49.6$44.7 million as of September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. The Company expects to utilize most, if not all, of the firm capacity on the oil pipeline system.
Minimum Volume Agreements.Agreement - Oil. The Company is party to a purchase agreement to deliver fixed and determinable quantities of crude oil to NGL Crude. The NGL Crudeoil. This agreement includes defined volume commitments over a term ending in 2023. Under the terms of the NGL Crude agreement, the Company is required to make periodic deficiency payments for any shortfalls in delivering minimum gross volume commitments, which are set in six-month periods. The minimum gross volume commitment will increase approximately 3% each year for the remainder of the contract, to a maximum of approximately
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16,000 gross barrels per day. The aggregate financial commitment fee over the remaining term was $41.7is $31.7 million as of September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. Upon notifying NGL Crudethe purchaser at least twelve months prior to the expiration date of the NGL Crude agreement, the Company may elect to extend the term of the NGL Crude agreement for up to three additional years. Since the commencement of the NGL Crude agreement and through the remainder of theits term, of the agreement, the Company has not and does not expect to incur any deficiency payments.
Minimum Volume Agreement - Gas and Other. The Company is party to a long-term gas gathering and processing agreement (the “Gathering Agreement”) with a third-party midstream provider over a term ending in 2029 with an annual minimum volume commitment of 13.0 billion cubic feet of natural gas (“Bcf”). The Gathering Agreement also includes a commitment to sell take-in-kind NGLs from other processing agreements of 7,500 barrels a day through year seven of the Gathering Agreement with the ability to roll forward up to a 10% shortfall in a given month to the subsequent month. The aggregate financial commitment fee over the remaining term is $145.5 million as of March 31, 2022. The Company has not and does not expect to incur any deficiency payments.
Additionally, the Company is also party to a gas gathering and processing agreement with several third-party producers and a third-party midstream provider to deliver to 2 different plants over terms that end in August 2025 and July 2026. The Company’s share of these commitments requires an incremental 51.5 and 20.6 MMcf per day, respectively, over a baseline volume of 65 MMcf per day for a period of seven years following the in-service dates of the plants. The Company may be required to pay a shortfall fee for any incremental volume deficiencies under these commitments. These contractual obligations can be reduced by the Company’s proportionate share of the collective volumes delivered to the plants by other incremental third-party volumes available to the midstream provider that are in excess of the total commitments. Because of the third-party producer reduction provision, we believe that the aggregate financial commitment fee over the remaining term is zero as of March 31, 2022. The Company has not and does not expect to incur any deficiency payments.
The Company is also party to minimum volume commitments to purchase fresh water from water suppliers as well as 1 minimum volume commitment for the delivery of natural gas volumes to a midstream entity for gathering and processing. These commitments2 additional agreements that require the Company to pay a fee associated with the minimum volumes regardless of the amount delivered. The aggregate financial commitment fee over the remaining term for these contracts was $3.0$12.5 million as of September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022.
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The minimum annual payments under the these agreements for the next five years as of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 are presented below (in thousands):
Firm Transportation
Minimum Volume(1)
Firm Transportation
Minimum Volume(1)
Remainder of 2021$2,502 $6,209 
202213,064 29,207 
Remainder of 2022Remainder of 2022$10,616 $42,589 
2023202314,600 9,314 202314,600 32,241 
2024202414,640 — 202414,640 22,298 
202520254,800 — 20254,800 20,400 
2026 and thereafter— — 
20262026— 19,553 
2027 and thereafter2027 and thereafter— 52,716 
TotalTotal$49,606 $44,730 Total$44,656 $189,797 
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(1)The above calculation is based on the minimum volume commitment schedule (as defined in the relevant agreements)agreement) and applicable differential fees.
There have been noOther commitments. The Company is party to a drilling commitment agreement with a third-party midstream provider such that the Company is required to drill a total of 106 horizontal wells, whereby a minimum number of wells out of the total must be drilled by a deadline occurring every two years over a period ending December 31, 2026. The drilling commitment agreement provides for, among other material changes fromthings, a number of specifications such as minimum consecutive days of production, well performance, and lateral length. Wells operated by others can satisfy this commitment, subject to limitations. If the commitments disclosedCompany were to fail to complete the wells by the applicable deadline, it would be in breach of the notesagreement and the third-party midstream provider could attempt to assert damages against Civitas and its affiliates. As of the Company's consolidated financial statements included in our 2020 Form 10-K. date of filing, the Company cannot reasonably estimate how much, if any, damages will be paid.
Refer to Note 413 - Leases, for lease commitments.
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NOTE 7 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Long Term Incentive Plans
In April 2017, the Company adopted athe 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan (“2017 LTIP”), which allowsprovides for the issuance of restricted stock units, (“RSUs”), performance stock units, (“PSUs”), and stock options, and reserved 2,467,430 shares of common stock. Additionally, inIn June 2021, the Company adopted the 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan (“2021 LTIP”), which reserved an incremental 700,000 shares of common stock in addition to those previously reserved under the 2017 LTIP. Finally, pursuant to the Extraction Merger Agreement, Civitas assumed the Extraction Equity Plan, which reserved 3,305,080 shares of common stock now issuable by Civitas. The 2017 LTIP, and 2021 LTIP, shall beand Extraction Equity Plan are collectively referred to herein as the “LTIP”. See below for further discussion
In November 2021, the Company adopted a non-employee director compensation program (the “Director Compensation Program”), which provides that non-employee directors will receive grants of deferred stock units (“DSUs”). In connection with the adoption of the Director Compensation Program, the Company adopted a First Amendment to the 2021 LTIP that, among other things, allows the Company to determine whether dividend rights granted pursuant to the LTIP should be reinvested, paid currently or paid in accordance with the terms of an associated award.
The Company records compensation expense associated with the issuance of awards granted under the LTIP.LTIP based on the fair value of the awards as of the date of grant within general and administrative expense. The following table outlines the compensation expense recorded by type of award (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Restricted and deferred stock units$5,265 $1,321 
Performance stock units2,825 291 
Total stock-based compensation$8,090 $1,612 
The Company recordedAs of March 31, 2022, unrecognized compensation expense related to the awards granted under the LTIP as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2021202020212020
Restricted stock units$1,561 $1,350 $4,628 $3,935 
Performance stock units728 373 1,468 375 
Stock options— — — 126 
Total stock-based compensation$2,289 $1,723 $6,096 $4,436 
As of September 30, 2021, unrecognized compensation expense will be amortized through the relevant periods as follows (in thousands):
Unrecognized Compensation ExpenseFinal Year of Recognition
Restricted stock units$8,886 2024
Performance stock units4,911 2023
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Unrecognized Compensation ExpenseFinal Year of Recognition
Restricted and deferred stock units$21,532 2025
Performance stock units15,685 2024
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation$37,217 
Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) and Deferred Stock Units
The LTIP allows for the issuance ofCompany typically grants RSUs to members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”)officers, directors, and employees and DSUs to directors as part of the Company at the discretion of the Board. its LTIP.Each RSU and DSU represents a right to receive 1 share of the Company's common stock to be released from restriction upon completionsettlement of the award at the end of the specified vesting period. The awards typically
RSUs generally vest and settle either over a (i) one-year vesting period, with the entire grant vesting and settling on the anniversary date or (ii) three-year vesting period, with one-third of the total grant vesting and settling on each anniversary date. DSUs generally vest in one-third incrementsquarterly installments over three years. The RSUs are valued ata one-year period following the grant date share pricedate.DSUs are settled in shares of the Company's common stock upon the director’s separation of service from the Board. The Company records compensation expense associated with the issuance of RSUs and are recognized as general and administrative expenseDSUs on a straight-line basis over the vesting period ofbased on the award.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company granted 178,567 RSUs with a fair value of $6.1 million. the awards as of the date of grant within general and administrative expense. The fair value of RSUs and DSUs is equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant.
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A summary of the status and activity of non-vested restricted stock unitsRSUs and DSUs for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 is presented below:
Restricted Stock UnitsWeighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value RSUs and DSUsWeighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested, beginning of yearNon-vested, beginning of year550,056 $20.30 Non-vested, beginning of year815,062 $42.18 
GrantedGranted178,567 34.35 Granted388,937 45.92 
VestedVested(267,635)21.12 Vested(444,556)48.25 
ForfeitedForfeited(23,586)17.25 Forfeited(9,745)40.71 
Non-vested, end of quarter437,402 $25.69 
Non-vested, end of yearNon-vested, end of year749,698 $40.54 
Cash flows resulting from excess tax benefits areThe fair value of the RSUs and DSUs granted under the LTIP during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $17.9 million.
Performance Stock Units (“PSUs”)
The Company grants PSUs to be classifiedofficers as part of cash flows from operating activities. Excess tax benefits are realized tax benefits from tax deductions for vested restricted stock in excess of the deferred tax asset attributable to stock compensation costs for such restricted stock. The Company recorded no excess tax benefits for the periods presented.
Performance Stock Units
The LTIP allows for the issuance of PSUs to employees at the sole discretion of the Board.its LTIP. The number of shares of the Company'sCompany’s common stock that may be issued to settle PSUs ranges from zero to 2 times the number of PSUs awarded. Thegranted and is determined based on performance achievement against certain criteria over a three-year performance period. PSUs generally vest in their entirety atand settle on the endthird anniversary of the three-year performance period.date of the grant.
Performance achievement is determined based on 1 to 2 criteria. The first criterion is based on either, or a comparisoncombination of, the Company'sCompany’s absolute and relative total shareholder return (“TSR”) forover the performance period. Absolute TSR is determined based upon the performance of the Company's common stock over the performance period relative to the price of the Company's common stock at the grant date. For awards with a relative TSR component, the Company's absolute TSR is compared with the absolute TSRs of a group of peer companies forover the same performance period. The absolute TSR for the Company and each of the peer companies is determined by dividing (A) (i) the volume-weighted average share price for the last 30 trading days of the performance period, minus (ii) the volume-weighted average share price for the 30 trading days preceding the beginning of the performance period, plus (iii) dividends paid by (B) the volume-weighted average share price for the 30 trading days preceding the beginning of the performance period. The second criterion, whenif applicable, is based on the Company's annual return on average capital employed (“ROCE”) for each year during the three-year performance period.
The total number of PSUs granted under the LTIP was split as follows for the relevant grant years:
202120202019202220212020
TSRTSR100 %67 %50 %TSR100 %100 %67 %
ROCEROCE— %33 %50 %ROCE— %— %33 %
Compensation expense associated withAs the 2020 PSUs is recognized as general and administrative expense over the performance period. Because these awards depend on a combination of performance-based and market-based settlement criteria,criterion, compensation expense may be adjusted in future periods as the number of units expected to vest increases or decreases based on the Company'sCompany’s expected ROCE performance. As of September 30, 2021,
Of the Company does not expect any of the ROCE portion of the PSUs granted in 2019 to vest and has accordingly adjusted the related compensation expense.
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Thegrant-date fair value, of the PSUs was measured at the grant date. The portion of the PSUs tied to the TSR performance required a stochastic process method using a Brownian Motion simulation. A stochastic process is a mathematically defined equation that can create a series of outcomes over time. These outcomes are not deterministic in nature, which means that by iterating the equations multiple times, different results will be obtained for those iterations. In the case of the Company's TSRs,PSUs tied to TSR performance, the Company could not predict with certainty the path its stock price or the stock prices of its peers would take over the performance period. By using a stochastic simulation, the Company created multiple prospective stock pathways, statistically analyzed these simulations, and ultimately made inferences regarding the most likely path the stock price would take. As such, because future stock prices are stochastic, or probabilistic with some direction in nature, the stochastic method, specifically the Brownian Motion Model, was deemed an appropriate method by which to determine the fair value of the portion of the PSUs tied to the TSR.TSR performance. Significant assumptions used in this simulation include the Company'sCompany’s expected volatility, risk-free interest rate based on U.S. Treasury yield curve rates with maturities consistent with the performance period, as well as the volatilities for each of the Company'sCompany’s peers.
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company granted 64,258 PSUs with a fair valueTable of $4.4 million. The PSUs granted in 2018 expired as of December 31, 2020, with zero distribution of shares to the recipients, as neither the TSR nor the ROCE performance criteria were met. Contents
A summary of the status and activity of performance stock unitsnon-vested PSUs for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 is presented below:
Performance Stock Units(1)
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
PSUs (1)
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested, beginning of yearNon-vested, beginning of year185,588 $22.63 Non-vested, beginning of year319,367 $57.58 
GrantedGranted64,258 68.99 Granted129,676 56.43 
VestedVested— — Vested(91,523)32.49 
Forfeited— — 
Non-vested, end of quarter249,846 $34.56 
ExpiredExpired(41,955)22.77 
Non-vested, end of yearNon-vested, end of year315,565 $69.01 
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(1)The number of awards assumes that the associated performance condition is met at the target amount.amount (multiplier of 1). The final number of shares of the Company'sCompany’s common stock issued may vary depending on the performance multiplier, which ranges from zero to 2, depending on the level of satisfaction of the performance condition.
The fair value of the PSUs granted under the LTIP during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $7.3 million.
The PSUs tied to TSR performance granted in 2019 vested as of December 31, 2021 and were released during the three months ended March 31, 2022 with a 200% distribution of shares to the recipients. The PSUs tied to ROCE performance granted in 2019 expired, with zero distribution of shares to the recipients.
Stock Options
The LTIP allows for the issuance of stock options to the Company's employees at the sole discretion of the Board. Options expire ten years from the grant date unless otherwise determined by the Board. Compensation expense on the stock options is recognized as general and administrative expense over the vesting period of the award.
There were noStock options are valued using a Black-Scholes Model where expected volatility is based on an average historical volatility of a peer group selected by management over a period consistent with the expected life assumption on the grant date, the risk-free rate of return is based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturity yield on the grant date with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the awards, and the Company’s expected life of stock options granted duringoption awards is derived from the nine months ended September 30, 2021. midpoint of the average vesting time and contractual term of the awards.
A summary of the status and activity of non-vested stock options for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 is presented below:
Stock OptionsWeighted-Average Exercise PriceWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) Stock OptionsWeighted-
Average
Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding, beginning of yearOutstanding, beginning of year72,368 $34.36 Outstanding, beginning of year25,549 $34.36 
Granted— — 
ExercisedExercised(21,878)34.36 Exercised(5,294)34.36 
ForfeitedForfeited(510)34.36 Forfeited(111)34.36 
Outstanding, end of quarter49,980 $34.36 5.6$677 
Number of options outstanding and exercisable49,980 $34.36 5.6$677 
Outstanding, end of yearOutstanding, end of year20,144 $34.36 5.1$511 
Options outstanding and exercisableOptions outstanding and exercisable20,144 $34.36 5.1$511 
The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 was $0.2$0.1 million.
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NOTE8 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company follows authoritative accounting guidance for measuring the fair value measurement authoritative guidance, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for using fair value to measureof assets and liabilities and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The authoritative accountingin its financial statements. This guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The statementFurther, this guidance establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available.
The fair value hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of the inputs as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities 
Level 2: Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable
Level 3: Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable
Financial and non-financial assets and liabilities are to be classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.hierarchy.
Derivatives
FairThe Company uses Level 2 inputs to measure the fair value of all derivative instruments areoil, gas, and NGL commodity price derivatives. The fair value of the Company's commodity price derivatives is estimated withusing industry-standard models that considercontemplate various assumptions,inputs including, quotedbut not limited to, the contractual price of the underlying position, current market prices, forward prices for commodities,commodity price curves, volatility factors, time value of money, volatility factors, and current marketthe credit risk of both the Company and contractual pricesits counterparties. We validate our fair value estimate by corroborating the original source of inputs, monitoring changes in valuation methods and assumptions, and reviewing counterparty mark-to-market statements and other supporting documentation. Refer to Note 9 - Derivatives for more information regarding the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. All valuations were compared against counterparty statements to verify the reasonableness of the estimate. The Company’s commodity swaps, collars, and puts were validated by observable transactions for the same or similar commodity options using the NYMEX futures index and were designated as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy. derivative instruments.
The following tables present the Company'sCompany’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and their classification within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):
 As of September 30, 2021March 31, 2022
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Derivative liabilitiesassets$— $101,828— $— 
Derivative liabilities$— $430,805 $— 
 As of December 31, 20202021
 Level 1Level 2Level 3
Derivative assets$— $7,4823,393 $— 
Derivative liabilities$— $7,732239,763 $— 
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Senior Notes
The Bonanza Creek 7.5% Senior Notes of $100.0 million, issued on April 1, 2021,and 5.0% Senior Notes are recorded at carrying value. There were no debt issuance costs, discounts or premiums associated withcost, net of any unamortized deferred financing costs. As of March 31, 2022, the Bonanza Creek 7.5% Senior Notes. The estimated fair value ofvalues for the Bonanza Creek 7.5% Senior Notes of $100.8and 5.0% Senior Notes were $100.3 million as of September 30, 2021 wasand $396.4 million, respectively. These fair values are based on quoted market prices, and as such, isare designated as Level 1 within the valuationfair value hierarchy. The recorded value of the Credit Facility approximates its fair value as it bears interest at a floating rate that approximates a current market rate. Please refer to Note 5 - Long-Term Debt for additional information.
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Warrants
As discussed in Note 2 - Acquisitions and GasDivestitures, the Company issued warrants in connection with the Extraction Merger. The warrants issued are indexed to the Company’s common stock and are required to be net share settled via a cashless exercise. The Company evaluated the warrants under authoritative accounting guidance and determined that they should be classified as equity instruments. The Company's share price traded below the exercise price of the replacement warrants and therefore were not exercisable during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
The fair value of the warrants on the issuance date was determined using Level 3 inputs including, but not limited to, volatility, risk-free rate, and dividend yield under the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial option pricing model. The warrants were included as a component of merger consideration and are recorded within additional paid-in capital on the accompanying balance sheets at a fair value of $77.5 million, with no recurring fair value measurement required. There have been no changes to the initial carrying amount of the warrants since issuance.
Acquisitions and Impairments of Proved Properties
We utilize the acquisition method to account for acquisitions of businesses. Pursuant to this method, we allocate the cost of the acquisition, or purchase price, to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on fair values as of the acquisition date. Proved oil and gas property costsunproved properties are evaluated for impairmentvalued based on a nonrecurring basisdiscounted cash flow approach utilizing Level 3 inputs, including, amongst other things, reserve quantities and reduced toclassification, pace of drilling plans, future commodity prices, future development and lease operating costs, and discount rates using a market-based weighted average cost of capital determined at the time of the acquisition. When estimating the fair value when there is an indicationof unproved properties, additional risk-weighting adjustments are applied to probable and possible reserves. Net derivative liabilities assumed are valued based on Level 2 inputs similar to the Company's other commodity price derivatives.
Whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying costs exceed the sumvalue of the undiscounted cash flows of the underlying oil and gas reserves. Depending on the availability of data,proved properties may not be recoverable, the Company uses Level 3 inputs and either the income valuation technique, which converts future amounts to a single present value amount to measure theand record impairment at fair value of proved properties through an application of risk-adjusted discount rates and price forecasts selected by the Company’s management, or the market valuation approach. The calculation of the risk-adjusted discount rate is a significant management estimate based on the best information available. Management believes that the risk-adjusted discount rate is representative of current market conditions and reflects the following factors: estimates of future cash payments, expectations of possible variations in the amount and/or timing of cash flows, the risk premium, and nonperformance risk. The price forecast is based on the Company's internal budgeting model derived from the NYMEX strip pricing, adjusted for management estimates and basis differentials. Future operating costs are also adjusted as deemed appropriate for these estimates. Proved properties classified as held for sale are valued using a market approach, based on an estimated selling price, as evidenced by the most current bid prices received from third parties. If a relevant estimated selling price is not available, the Company utilizes the income valuation technique discussed above.value. There were no proved oil and gas property impairments during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2020.2021.
Impairments of Unproved Properties
NOTE9- ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
The Company recognizes anUnproved properties are routinely evaluated for continued capitalization or impairment. On a quarterly basis, management assesses undeveloped leasehold costs for impairment by considering, among other things, remaining lease terms, future drilling plans and capital availability to execute such plans, commodity price outlooks, recent operational results, reservoir performance and geology, and estimated liability for future costs to abandon its oil and gas properties. The fairacreage value of the asset retirement obligation is recorded as a liability when incurred, which is typically at the time the asset is acquired or placed in service. There is a corresponding increase to the carrying value of the asset, which is included in the proved properties line item in the accompanying balance sheets. The Company depletes the amount added to proved properties and recognizes expense in connection with accretion of the discounted liability over the remaining estimated economic lives of the properties.
The Company’s estimated asset retirement obligation liability is based on historical experience in abandoning wells, estimated economic lives, estimated costs to abandonprices received for similar, recent acreage transactions by the wells,Company or other market participants. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and regulatory requirements. The liability is discounted using2021, the credit-adjusted risk-free rate estimated at the time the liability is incurred.
A roll-forwardCompany incurred abandonment and impairment of the Company's asset retirement obligation is as follows (in thousands):
Amount
Beginning balance as of December 31, 2020$28,699 
Liabilities settled(3,885)
Additions24,658 
Accretionunproved properties expense1,290 
Ending balance as of September 30, 2021$50,762 
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$18.0 million and zero, respectively.
NOTE 109 - DERIVATIVES
The Company periodically enters into commodity derivative contracts to mitigate a portion of its exposure to potentially adverse market changes in commodity prices for its expected future oil, natural gas, and NGL production and the associated impact on cash flows. AllThe Company's commodity derivative contracts consist of swap and collar arrangements as well as roll differential swaps. As of March 31, 2022, all derivative counterparties were members of the Credit Facility lender group and all commodity derivative contracts are entered into for other-than-trading purposes. The Company’s derivatives include swaps, collars, and puts for oil and natural gas, and none of theCompany does not designate its commodity derivative instruments qualifycontracts as having hedging relationships.instruments.
In a typical commodity fixed-price swap agreement,arrangement, if the agreed upon published third-party index price (“index price”) is lower than the swap strikefixed contract price at the time of settlement, the Company receives the difference between the index price and the agreed upon swap strikefixed contract price. If the index price is higher than the swap strikefixed contact price at the Company paystime of settlement, the difference. A swaption allows the counterparty, on a specific date, to extend an existing fixed-price swap for a certain period of time or to increase the notional volumes of an existing fixed-price swap.
A basis swap arrangement guarantees a price differential from a specified delivery point to an agreed upon reference point. The Company receives the difference between the price differential and the stated terms, if the price differential is greater than the stated terms. The Company pays the difference between the index price differential and the stated terms, if the stated terms are greater than the price differential.
Certain NYMEX calendar month average (“CMA”) settlement contracts contain a “CMA Roll Adjustment,” the calculation of which includes futures prices for contracts deliverable in, at the time, two forward months. The physical trade month average is compared to the prompt month futures contracts and weighted to reflect the amount of time during the delivery month that the forward months traded as the prompt month. The weighted adjustment values are added to the basic calendar month average to arrive at the Roll Adjusted settlement price for the month. “Oil roll swaps” fix the value of the roll adjustment. If the futures curve becomes more backwardated after entering the oil roll swap, we will pay the difference between the CMA Roll Adjustment and the oil roll swap price. If the futures curve becomes more in contango, we will receive the difference between the CMA Roll Adjustment and the oil roll swapfixed contract price.
A cashlesstypical collar arrangement effectively establishes a floor and ceiling price on future oilcontracted volumes through the use of a short call and gas production.a long put (“two-way collar”). When the settlementindex price is above the ceiling price at the time of settlement, the Company pays the difference between the settlementindex price and the ceiling price. When the settlementindex price is below the floor price at the time of settlement, the Company receives the difference between the settlementindex price and floor price. InWhen the event that the settlementindex price is between the floor price and ceiling and the floor,price, no payment or receipt occurs.
A minority of our collar arrangements combine a two-way collar with a short put givesthat holds an exercise price below the owner the right to sell the underlying commodity at a setfloor price over the term of the contract. If(“three-way collar”). In these arrangements, when the index settlement price is higher thanbelow the put fixedfloor price at the put will expire worthless. If thetime of settlement, price is lower than the put fixed price, the Company will exercise the put and receivereceives the difference between the settlementindex price and the put fixed price.
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As of September 30, 2021floor price, capped at the difference between the floor price and the filing dateexercise price of this report,the short put.
The Company has also entered into crude oil swap contracts to fix the differential in pricing between the NYMEX calendar month average and the physical crude oil delivery month (“Roll Differential”) in which the Company had entered intopays the following commodity derivative contracts:
Crude Oil
(NYMEX WTI)		Natural Gas
(NYMEX Henry Hub)		Natural Gas
(CIG Basis)		Natural Gas
(CIG)
Bbls/dayWeighted Avg. Price per BblMMBtu/dayWeighted Avg. Price per MMBtuMMBtu/dayWeighted Avg. Basis Differential to CIG Price per MMBtuMMBtu/dayWeighted Avg. Price per MMBtu
4Q21
Cashless Collar10,500 $48.81/$67.6320,000 $2.25/$2.52— —20,000 $2.15/$2.75
Swap8,000 $54.49— —20,000 $0.4313,370 $2.13
Oil Roll Swap(1)
4,500 $0.16— —— —— —
1Q22
Cashless Collar6,500 $35.10/$59.44— —— —20,000 $2.15/$2.75
Swap1,000 $50.15— —— —10,000 $2.13
Oil Roll Swap(1)
2,000 $0.22— —— —— —
Swaptions4,000 $55.06— —— —— —
2Q22
Cashless Collar5,000 $36.64/$63.52— —— —20,000 $2.15/$2.75
Swap1,000 $50.15— —— —10,000 $2.13
Oil Roll Swap(1)
2,000 $0.22— —— —— —
Swaptions4,000 $55.06— —— —— —
3Q22
Cashless Collar4,200 $40.64/$67.7420,000 $2.80/$4.20— —— —
Swap1,000 $50.15— —— —10,000 $2.13
Oil Roll Swap(1)
2,000 $0.22— —— —— —
Swaptions2,000 $55.13— —— —— —
4Q22
Cashless Collar3,700 $41.40/$69.5020,000 $2.80/$4.20— —— —
Swap1,000 $50.15— —— —10,000 $2.13
Oil Roll Swap(1)
2,000 $0.22— —— —— —
Swaptions2,000 $55.13— —— —— —

(1)periodic variable Roll Differential and receives a weighted-average fixed price differential. The weighted averageweighted-average differential represents the amount of reduction to NYMEX WTI prices for the notional volumes covered by the swap contracts.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had entered into the following commodity price derivative contracts:
Contract Period
Q2 2022Q3 2022Q4 2022Q1 2023Q2 - Q4 20232024
Oil Derivatives (volumes in Bbls/day and prices in $/Bbls)
Swaps
NYMEX WTI Volumes11,30010,5079,538457392479
Weighted-Average Contract Price$49.56 $47.00 $46.84 $45.42 $46.59 $53.96 
Two-Way Collars
NYMEX WTI Volumes9,7758,2967,3931,054——
Weighted-Average Ceiling Price$65.66 $68.43 $69.63 $72.70 $— $— 
Weighted-Average Floor Price$38.75 $40.66 $40.97 $40.00 $— $— 
Three-Way Collars
NYMEX WTI Volumes3,6422,2411,7381,7211,303143
Weighted-Average Ceiling Price$59.54 $58.03 $57.78 $58.75 $57.26 $56.25 
Weighted-Average Floor Price$48.96 $48.59 $48.42 $49.31 $48.32 $45.00 
Weighted-Average Sold Put Price$38.96 $38.59 $38.42 $39.25 $38.01 $35.00 
Roll Differential Swaps (1)
NYMEX WTI Volumes2,0002,0002,000———
Weighted-Average Contract Price$0.22 $0.22 $0.22 $— $— $— 
Natural Gas Derivatives (volumes in MMBtu/day and prices in $/MMBtu)
Swaps
NYMEX HH Volumes55,61854,95254,78344,64143,88322,309
Weighted-Average Contract Price$2.76 $2.76 $2.76 $2.51 $2.51 $2.57 
CIG Volumes10,00010,00010,000———
Weighted-Average Contract Price$2.13 $2.13 $2.13 $— $— $— 
Two-Way Collars
NYMEX HH Volumes63,11381,01879,1489,5581,7361,033
Weighted-Average Ceiling Price$3.49 $3.68 $3.69 $3.23 $2.91 $3.05 
Weighted-Average Floor Price$2.50 $2.59 $2.60 $2.03 $2.32 $2.38 
CIG Volumes20,000—————
Weighted-Average Ceiling Price$2.75 $— $— $— $— $— 
Weighted-Average Floor Price$2.15 $— $— $— $— $— 
Three-Way Collars
NYMEX HH Volumes148136127899167303
Weighted-Average Ceiling Price$2.74 $2.74 $2.74 $3.19 $3.33 $3.49 
Weighted-Average Floor Price$2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 
Weighted-Average Sold Put Price$2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 
NGL Derivatives (volumes in Bbls/day and prices in $/Bbl)
Swaps
OPIS Basket Volumes4,0004,0004,000———
Weighted-Average Contract Price$20.22 $20.22 $20.22 $— $— $— 
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(1) The weighted-average differential represents the amount of reduction to NYMEX WTI prices for the notional volumes covered by the swap contracts.

The Company did not enter into any commodity price derivative contracts subsequent to March 31, 2022 through the filing of this report.
Derivative Assets and Liabilities Fair Value
The Company’s commodity price derivatives are measured at fair value and are included in the accompanying balance sheets as derivative assets and liabilities. The following table contains a summary of all the Company’s derivative positions reported on the accompanying balance sheets as well as a reconciliation between the gross assets and liabilities and the potential effects of master netting arrangements on the fair value of the dates indicated in the table belowCompany’s commodity derivative contracts as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
 September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Derivative Assets: 
Commodity contracts – current$— $7,482 
Commodity contracts – noncurrent— — 
Derivative Liabilities:  
Commodity contracts – current(92,784)(6,402)
Commodity contracts – noncurrent(9,044)(1,330)
Total derivative assets (liabilities), net$(101,828)$(250)
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March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Derivative Assets: 
Commodity contracts - current$— $3,393 
Commodity contracts - noncurrent— — 
Total derivative assets— 3,393 
Amounts not offset in the accompanying balance sheets— (3,393)
Total derivative assets, net$— $— 
Derivative Liabilities:  
Commodity contracts - current$(384,694)$(219,804)
Commodity contracts - long-term(46,111)(19,959)
Total derivative liabilities(430,805)(239,763)
Amounts not offset in the accompanying balance sheets— 3,393 
Total derivative liabilities, net$(430,805)$(236,370)
The following table summarizes the components of the derivative gain (loss)loss presented on the accompanying statements of operations for the periods below (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2021202020212020
Derivative cash settlement gain (loss): 
Oil contracts$(19,838)$9,165 $(41,454)$42,088 
Gas contracts(6,708)(538)(9,082)406 
Total derivative cash settlement gain (loss)(1)
(26,546)8,627 (50,536)42,494 
Change in fair value gain (loss)(9,678)(19,297)(83,077)22,109 
Total derivative gain (loss)(1)
$(36,224)$(10,670)$(133,613)$64,603 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Derivative cash settlement loss:
Oil contracts$(125,162)$(2,822)
Gas contracts(28,784)(969)
NGL contracts(12,632)— 
Total derivative cash settlement loss(166,578)(3,791)
Change in fair value loss(128,915)(19,628)
Total derivative loss$(295,493)$(23,419)

(1)
Total derivative gain (loss)
NOTE 10 - ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
The Company recognizes an estimated liability for future costs associated with the abandonment of its oil and total derivative cash settlement gain (loss)gas properties, including facilities requiring decommissioning. A liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2021fair value of an asset retirement obligation and 2020corresponding increase to the carrying value of the related long-lived asset are reportedrecorded at the time a well is drilled or acquired, or a facility is constructed. The increase in carrying value is included in the derivative (gain) loss line itemproved oil and derivative cash settlement gain (loss)gas properties line item in the accompanying statementsbalance sheets. The Company depletes the amount added to proved oil and gas property costs and recognizes expense in connection with the accretion of cash flows, withinthe discounted liability over the remaining estimated economic lives of the respective long-lived assets. Cash paid to settle asset retirement obligations is included in the cash flows from operating activities. activities section of the accompanying statements of cash flows.
The Company’s estimated asset retirement obligation liability is based on historical experience plugging and abandoning wells, estimated economic lives, estimated plugging and abandonment cost, and regulatory requirements. The liability is discounted using the credit-adjusted risk-free rate estimated at the time the liability is incurred or revised.
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A roll-forward of the Company's asset retirement obligation is as follows (in thousands):
Amount
Balance as of December 31, 2021$225,315 
Additional liabilities incurred1,748 
Accretion expense4,019 
Liabilities settled(5,131)
Balance as of March 31, 2022$225,951 
Current portion24,000 
Long-term portion$201,951 
NOTE 11- EARNINGS PER SHARE
Earnings per basic and diluted share are calculated under the treasury stock method. Basic net income (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the basic weighted-average common shares outstanding for the respective period. Diluted net income (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding, which includes the effect of potentially dilutive securities. Potentially dilutive securities for this calculation consist of unvested RSUs, DSUs, PSUs as well as outstanding in-the-money stock options and warrants. When the Company recognizes a loss from continuing operations, all potentially dilutive shares are anti-dilutive and are consequently excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share.
The Company issues RSUs and DSUs, which represent the right to receive, upon vesting, one1 share of the Company's common stock. The number of potentially dilutive shares related to unvested RSUs and DSUs is based on the number of shares, if any, that would be issuable at the end of the respective reporting period, assuming that date was the end of the vesting period. The Company issues PSUs, which represent the right to receive, upon settlement of the PSUs, a number of shares of the Company's common stock that ranges from zero to 2 times the number of PSUs granted on the award date. The number of potentially dilutive shares related to PSUs is based on the number of shares, if any, that would be issuable at the end of the respective reporting period, assuming that date was the end of the performance period applicable to such PSUs. The Company has also issued stock options and warrants, which both represent the right to purchase the Company's common stock at a specified exercise price. The number of potentially dilutive shares related to the stock options and warrants is based on the number of shares, if any, that would be exercisable at the end of the respective reporting period, assuming thatthe date was the end of such stock options' or warrants' term.
Stock options and warrants are only dilutive when the average price of the common stock during the period exceeds the exercise price. Please refer to Note 7 -Stock-Based Compensation for additional discussion.
The Company usesfollowing table sets forth the treasury stock method to calculate earningscalculations of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share as shown in the following table (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2021202020212020
Net income$40,659 $3,251 $15,221 $42,900 
Basic net income per common share$1.32 $0.16 $0.55 $2.07 
Diluted net income per common share$1.31 $0.16 $0.55 $2.06 
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic30,849 20,832 27,485 20,753 
Add: dilutive effect of contingent stock awards276 71 343 73 
Add: dilutive effect of exercisable stock options13 — 11 — 
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted31,138 20,903 27,839 20,826 
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Net income (loss)$91,639 $(119)
Basic net income (loss) per common share$1.08 $(0.01)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share$1.07 $(0.01)
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic84,840 20,839 
Add: dilutive effect of contingent stock awards486 — 
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted85,326 20,839 
There were 115,44818,436 and 549,967807,782 shares that were anti-dilutive for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively, and 81,142 and 427,857 that were anti-dilutive for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. respectively.
The exercise price of the Company's stock warrants werewas in excess of the Company's stock price during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020;March 31, 2022; therefore, they were excluded from the earnings per share calculation. The Company's warrants expired on April 30, 2020.
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NOTE 12 - INCOME TAXES
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured by applying the provisions of enacted tax laws to determine the amount of taxes payable or refundable currently or in future years related to cumulative temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and amounts reported in the Company'saccompanying balance sheets. The tax effect of the net change in the cumulative temporary differences during each period in the deferred tax assets and liabilities determines the periodic provision for deferred taxes.
The following table outlines the Federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards acquired and deferred tax assets and liabilities recorded as a result of the mergers that closed in 2021 (in millions):
HighPoint MergerExtraction MergerCrestone Peak Merger
Federal NOL carryforwards$219.0 $479.9 $555.7 
Deferred tax asset (liability)$110.5 $49.2 $(125.1)
Valuation allowance(48.1)— — 
Net$62.4 $49.2 $(125.1)
The Company assesses the recoverability of its deferred tax assets each period by considering whether it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will be realized. In making such determination, the Company considers all available (both positive and negative) evidence, including future reversals of temporary differences, tax-planning strategies, projected future taxable income, and results of operations. TheAs a result of the HighPoint Merger, the Company has cumulative book income for the prior three years and is forecasting future book income, which resulted in the fullrecorded a valuation allowance being removedof $48.1 million during 2021 against certain acquired net operating losses and other tax attributes due to the limitation on realizability caused by the change of ownership provisions of Section 382 of the Code. The net deferred tax liability as of March 31, 2022 was $5.8 million, and the net deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2020.2021 was $22.3 million. The Company will continue to monitor facts and circumstances in the reassessment of the likelihood that the deferred tax assets will be realized.
Federal income tax expense differs from the amount that would be provided by applying the statutory United States federal income tax rate of 21% to income before income taxes primarily due to the effect of state income taxes, changes in valuation allowances,equity-based compensation, and other permanent differences.differences including bargain purchase gain. During the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded income tax expense of $15.6$23.4 million and $5.2 million, respectively, compared to $4.7 million of income tax expense for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.benefit of less than $0.1 million, respectively.
As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, theThe Company had no unrecognized tax benefits.benefits as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The Company's management does not believe that there are any new items or changes in facts or judgments that would impact the Company's tax position taken thus far in 2021.

NOTE 13 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
5.0% Senior Notes due 2026

On October 13, 2021, Bonanza Creek completed its previously announced offering (the “Offering”) of $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.0% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Bonanza Creek 5.0% Senior Notes”). Following the closing of the Offering, the Company used the net proceeds from the Offering and cash on hand to repay all borrowings under the Credit Facility and expects to use the remainder to repay all borrowings outstanding under the Crestone Peak credit facility and for general corporate purposes.
The Bonanza Creek 5.0% Senior Notes are subject to a special mandatory redemption (a “Special Mandatory Redemption”) in the event that the consummation of the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger, and, collectively, the “Mergers” does not occur on or before December 31, 2021 or if Bonanza Creek notifies the trustee that it will not pursue the consummation of the Mergers. In the event of a Special Mandatory Redemption, Bonanza Creek is required to redeem the Bonanza Creek 5.0% Senior Notes then outstanding at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Special Mandatory Redemption date.
At any time prior to October 15, 2023, Bonanza Creek may redeem the Bonanza Creek 5.0% Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the principal amount thereof, plus (ii) the “make-whole” premium at the redemption date, plus (iii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption (subject to the right of the noteholders on the relevant record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date). On or after October 15, 2023, Bonanza Creek may redeem all or part of the Bonanza Creek 5.0% Senior Notes at redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount redeemed) equal to (i) 102.5% for the twelve-month period beginning on October 15, 2023; (ii) 101.25% for the twelve-month period beginning on October 15, 2024; and (iii) 100.0% for the twelve-month period beginning October 15, 2025 and at any time thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of the noteholders on the relevant record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date).
Bonanza Creek may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonanza Creek 5.0% Senior Notes at any time prior to October 15, 2023 with an amount not to exceed the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 105.0% of the principal amount of the Bonanza Creek 5.0% Senior Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including, the redemption date, provided, however, that (i) at least 65.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonanza Creek 5.0% Senior Notes originally issued on the issue date (but excluding Bonanza Creek 5.0% Senior Notes held by BCEI and its subsidiaries) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (unless all such Bonanza Creek 5.0% Senior Notes are redeemed substantially concurrently) and (ii) the redemption occurs within 180 days after the date of the closing of such equity offering.
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The Bonanza Creek 5.0% Senior Notes were issued by Bonanza Creek pursuant to an indenture, dated October 13, 2021, among BCEI, the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of Bonanza Creek’s existing subsidiaries that incur or guarantee indebtedness under the Credit Facility and will be guaranteed by the entities that will become guarantors under the Credit Facility upon consummation of the Mergers as well as by certain other future subsidiaries that may be required to guarantee the Bonanza Creek 5.0% Senior Notes.
The Bonanza Creek 5.0% Senior Notes will mature on October 15, 2026. Interest on the Bonanza Creek 5.0% Senior Notes will accrue at the rate of 5.0% per annum and will be payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15, commencing on April 15, 2022.
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NOTE 13 - LEASES
The Company’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized on the accompanying balance sheets based on the present value of the expected lease payments over the lease term. The following table summarizes the asset classes of the Company's operating leases (in thousands):
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Operating Leases
Field equipment(1)
$26,470 $29,312 
Corporate leases8,666 9,484 
Vehicles918 1,089 
Total right-of-use asset$36,054 $39,885 
Field equipment(1)
$26,470 $29,312 
Corporate leases9,120 9,870 
Vehicles918 1,089 
Total lease liability$36,508 $40,271 
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(1) Includes compressors, certain natural gas processing equipment, and other field equipment.

The Company incurred gross short-term lease costs of $9.0 million and less than $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. A portion of these costs may have been or will be billed to other working interest owners, and the Company's net share of these costs, once paid, are capitalized to property and equipment or recognized as expense.
Future commitments by year for the Company's leases with a lease term of one year or more as of March 31, 2022 are presented in the table below. Such commitments are reflected at undiscounted values and are reconciled to the discounted present value recognized on the accompanying balance sheets as follows (in thousands):
Operating Leases
Remainder of 2022$15,271 
202313,389 
20245,333 
20251,695 
20261,195 
Thereafter1,586 
Total lease payments38,469 
Less: imputed interest(1,961)
Total lease liability$36,508 

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

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in our Annual Report on2021 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,, as well as the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Executive Summary
We are an independent Denver-based exploration and production company focused on the acquisition, development, and extractionproduction of oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas in the United States. Our oil and liquids-weighted assets and operations are concentratedRocky Mountain region, primarily in the rural portions of the Wattenberg Field in Colorado. Our development and extraction activities are primarily directed at the horizontal development of the Niobrara and Codell formations in the Denver-Julesburg (“DJ”) Basin.Basin of Colorado. We believe our acreage in the DJ Basin has been significantly delineated by our own drilling success and by the success of offset operators, providing confidence that our inventory is repeatable and will continue to generate economic returns. The majority of our revenues are generated through the sale of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids production.
The Company’s primary objective is to maximize shareholder returns by responsibly developing our oil and natural gas resources, paying down debt, and returning excess cash via dividends. We seek to balance production and company growth with maintaining a conservative balance sheet.resources. Key aspects of our strategy include well-balanced asset mergers and acquisitions, multi-well pad development across our leasehold, enhanced completions through continuous design evaluation, utilization of scaled infrastructure, continuous safety improvement, strict adherence to health and safety regulations, environmental stewardship, disciplined approach to acquisitions and environmental stewardship.divestitures and capital allocation, and prudent risk management.
Financial and Operating Results
Our financial and operational results include:
•Crude oil equivalent sales volumes increased 67%663% for the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 when compared to the same period in 2020during 2021 primarily due to the HighPoint, Merger;
•Lease operating expense increased in line with expectations by 29% per Boe forExtraction, and Crestone Peak mergers as well as the three months ended September 30, 2021 when compared to the same period in 2020;Bison Acquisition;
•General and administrative expense per Boe decreased by 13% per Boe49% for the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 when compared to the same period in 2020;during 2021 due to the synergies achieved through the HighPoint, Extraction, and Crestone Peak mergers;
•Borrowings under our Credit Facility were reducedLease operating expense per Boe decreased by $95.0 million to $60.0 million during17% for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021 fromMarch 31, 2022 when compared to the $155.0 million borrowed at the closing of the HighPoint Merger to pay down the HighPoint credit facility, and were further reduced to zero outstanding as of the date of this filing;same period during 2021;
•Total liquidity of $372.4 millionwas $0.9 billion at September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, consisting of cash on hand plus funds available under our Credit Facility, after giving effect to an aggregate of $12.4 million of undrawn letters of credit. Please refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources below for additional discussion;
•Cash dividends of $21.6$103.6 million, or $0.35$1.2125 per share, declared and paid during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021;March 31, 2022;
•Cash flows provided by operating activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 were $192.2$532.5 million, as compared to $111.4$43.0 million during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. Please refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources below for additional discussion; and
•Capital expenditures, inclusive of accruals, of $128.5were $234.5 million during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022.

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Rocky Mountain InfrastructureMidstream Assets
The Company's midstream assets provide reliable gathering, treating, and storage for the Company’s operated production facilities, maintained under its Rocky Mountain Infrastructure, LLC (“RMI”) subsidiary, provide many operational benefitswhile reducing facility site footprints, leading to the Companymore cost-efficient operations and provide cost economies of a centralized system. The RMI facilities reduce gathering system pressures at the wellhead, thereby improving hydrocarbon recovery.reduced emissions and surface disturbance per Boe produced. Additionally, with eleven interconnects to four different natural gas processors, RMIthis infrastructure helps ensure that the Company's production is not constrained by any single midstream service provider. Furthermore,
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Rocky Mountain Infrastructure (“RMI”), together with adjacent gathering assets acquired from HighPoint, serves the Company’s eastern acreage position with multiple interconnects to four different natural gas processors. Significant cost and operational synergies have been realized with the combination of RMI and HighPoint midstream assets. Additionally, in 2019, the Company installed a new oil gathering line to Riverside Terminal (on the Grand Mesa Pipeline), which resulted in a corresponding $1.25 to $1.50 per barrel reduction to our oil differentials for barrels transported on such gathering line. Additionally, theThe Company commenced construction ofcompleted an additional oil interconnect in late JuneSeptember 2021, thus providing additional outlets tothat provide flow assurance and minimize differentials.
As a result of the Crestone Peak Merger, the Company acquired a gas gathering system that serves the Company's southern acreage position and an oil gathering system that serves a portion of the Company's western acreage. The total valuegas gathering system ensures reliable, low-pressure service at the wellhead. The capacity of reducedthis system is in the process of being expanded with the addition of another compressor station. The oil differentials duringgathering system gathers, treats, and stores oil and water from multiple nearby producing pads and subsequently delivers each to downstream outlets. The Company is in the nine months ended September 30, 2021process of adding an oil gathering system in the southern acreage position and 2020 was approximately $3.3 millionhas also acquired an oil terminal that collects and $4.7 million, respectively. Finally, the RMI system reduces facility site footprints, leadingstores product for subsequent delivery to more cost-efficient operations and reduced emissions and surface disturbance. downstream outlets.
The net book value of the Company's RMImidstream assets was $196.7$286.0 million as of September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022.
Current Events and Outlook
TheOil and natural gas prices continue to be impacted by the efforts to contain COVID-19, the pace of economic recovery, and changes to OPEC+ production levels. There is increased economic optimism as governments worldwide outbreakcontinue to distribute the COVID-19 vaccines. However, although vaccination campaigns are underway, several regions continue to deal with a rising number of COVID-19 the uncertainty regarding the impactcases. In addition, Russia’s invasion of COVID-19, and various governmental actions takenUkraine has led to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, resulted in an unprecedented decline in demand for oil and natural gas. At the same time, the decision by Saudi Arabia in March 2020 to drastically reduceregional instability, Although Russian export prices and increase oil production further increased the excess supplyvolumes of oil and gas have been only modestly impacted so far, uncertainty regarding potential future impacts of sanctions and buyer aversion to Russian hydrocarbons presents significant risk to future supply and demand balances. The foregoing destabilizing factors have caused dramatic fluctuations in global financial markets and uncertainty about world-wide oil supply and demand, which in turn has increased the volatility of oil, natural gas, throughout 2020. However,and NGL prices. West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) oil prices have recovered to pre-pandemic levels, averaging approximately $94 per barrel during 2021, expectations surroundingthe first quarter of 2022. With the current shortage of other sources of energy, and the economic growth associated with what appears to be a global emergence from the pandemic, the demand for and price of oil and natural gas stimulated a rise in oil and natural gas prices.
The COVID-19 outbreak and its development into a pandemic in March 2020 also required that we take precautionary measures intended to help minimize the risk to our business, employees, customers, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. Our operational employees are currently still able to work on site. However, we have taken various precautionary measures with respect to our operational employees such as requiring them to verify they have not experienced any symptoms consistent with COVID-19, or been in close contact with someone showing such symptoms, before reporting to the work site, quarantining any operational employees who have shown signs of COVID-19 (regardless of whether such employee has been confirmed to be infected), and imposing social distancing requirements on work sites, all in accordance with the guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We have not experienced any material operational disruptions (including disruptions from our suppliers and service providers) as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak.
The Company's stand-alone first quarter 2021 capital budget of $35 million to $40 million and combined second through fourth quarter 2021 capital budget (reflecting the closing of the HighPoint Merger on April 1, 2021) of $115 million to $130 million includes completing 45 gross (39.9 net) drilled, uncompleted wells, and picking up a drilling rig in the fourth quarter of 2021, with completions of those newly drilled wells to begin in 2022. Actual capital expenditures could vary significantly based on, among other things, market conditions, commodity prices, drilling and completion costs, and well results.increased.
On April 1, 2021, we completed the previously announced acquisition of HighPoint. WhileHighPoint, and on November 1, 2021, we have already achieved significant synergies across several areascompleted the previously announced mergers with Extraction and Crestone Peak. Additionally, on March 1, 2022, we completed the previously announced acquisition of theBison. The Company there is an expected delay in realizing certain synergies and benefits due to the time and effort required to renegotiate and wait out certain contracts and integrate the formerly stand-alone companies. Consequently, the financial and operating results of the combined companies for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 reflect a slightly higher cost metric that we anticipate will decline through the end of 2021. Additionally, while the significant curtailment of the respective drilling and completion programs during 2020, in response to the drop in commodity prices, resulted in an overall decline in combined companies' sales volumes period over period, we expect sales volumes will recover considerably through 2021 completion activity as well as the return of a drilling rig in the fourth quarter of 2021.
The Companybelieves it has successfully integrated the operations, production and accounting databases derived from the HighPoint Merger. each of these mergers and acquisitions.
The Company is confident it has the appropriate levelCompany's 2022 drilling and completion capital budget of skills$825 million to $950 million contemplates running an average of 3.5 operated rigs and personnel3 operated crews that will drill 190 to successfully integrate the XOG210 and Crestone Peak mergers. The go-forward Companycomplete 165 to 175 gross operated wells. Additionally, we intend to invest approximately $70 million to $90 million in land, midstream, and other capital activity that will incorporate the best practicessupport our acreage positions and processes from each organization.overall infrastructure.
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Results of Operations
The following table summarizes our product revenues, sales volumes, and average sales prices for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020ChangePercent Change 20222021ChangePercent Change
Revenues (in thousands):Revenues (in thousands):  Revenues (in thousands): 
Crude oil sales(1)
Crude oil sales(1)
$131,103 $46,808 $84,295 180 %
Crude oil sales(1)
$548,966 $49,800 $499,166 1,002 %
Natural gas sales(2)
Natural gas sales(2)
23,387 4,803 18,584 387 %
Natural gas sales(2)
112,430 12,286 100,144 815 %
Natural gas liquids salesNatural gas liquids sales33,838 5,866 27,972 477 %Natural gas liquids sales155,147 10,963 144,184 1,315 %
Product revenueProduct revenue$188,328 $57,477 $130,851 228 %Product revenue$816,543 $73,049 $743,494 1,018 %
Sales Volumes:Sales Volumes:Sales Volumes:
Crude oil (MBbls)Crude oil (MBbls)2,036.4 1,284.0 752.4 59 %Crude oil (MBbls)6,123.5 942.7 5,180.8 550 %
Natural gas (MMcf)Natural gas (MMcf)6,647.5 3,629.3 3,018.2 83 %Natural gas (MMcf)26,786.4 3,213.9 23,572.5 733 %
Natural gas liquids (MBbls)Natural gas liquids (MBbls)880.2 524.9 355.3 68 %Natural gas liquids (MBbls)3,722.7 398.1 3,324.6 835 %
Crude oil equivalent (MBoe)(3)
Crude oil equivalent (MBoe)(3)
4,024.5 2,413.8 1,610.7 67 %
Crude oil equivalent (MBoe)(3)
14,310.6 1,876.5 12,434.1 663 %
Average Sales Prices (before derivatives):  
Average Sales Prices (before derivatives)(4):
Average Sales Prices (before derivatives)(4):
 
Crude oil (per Bbl)Crude oil (per Bbl)$64.38 $36.45 $27.93 77 %Crude oil (per Bbl)$89.65 $52.83 $36.82 70 %
Natural gas (per Mcf)Natural gas (per Mcf)$3.52 $1.32 $2.20 167 %Natural gas (per Mcf)$4.20 $3.82 $0.38 10 %
Natural gas liquids (per Bbl)Natural gas liquids (per Bbl)$38.44 $11.18 $27.26 244 %Natural gas liquids (per Bbl)$41.68 $27.54 $14.14 51 %
Crude oil equivalent (per Boe)(3)
Crude oil equivalent (per Boe)(3)
$46.80 $23.81 $22.99 97 %
Crude oil equivalent (per Boe)(3)
$57.06 $38.93 $18.13 47 %
Average Sales Prices (after derivatives)(4):
Average Sales Prices (after derivatives)(4):
Average Sales Prices (after derivatives)(4):
Crude oil (per Bbl)Crude oil (per Bbl)$54.64 $43.59 $11.05 25 %Crude oil (per Bbl)$69.21 $49.83 $19.38 39 %
Natural gas (per Mcf)Natural gas (per Mcf)$2.51 $1.18 $1.33 113 %Natural gas (per Mcf)$3.12 $3.52 $(0.40)(11)%
Natural gas liquids (per Bbl)Natural gas liquids (per Bbl)$38.44 $11.18 $27.26 244 %Natural gas liquids (per Bbl)$38.28 $27.54 $10.74 39 %
Crude oil equivalent (per Boe)(3)
Crude oil equivalent (per Boe)(3)
$40.20 $27.39 $12.81 47 %
Crude oil equivalent (per Boe)(3)
$45.42 $36.91 $8.51 23 %
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(1)Crude oil sales excludes $0.2$0.5 million and $0.4$0.3 million of oil transportation revenues from third parties, which do not have associated sales volumes, for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively.
(2)Natural gas sales excludes $1.4$0.7 million and $1.0$0.8 million of gas gathering revenues from third parties, which do not have associated sales volumes, for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively.
(3)Determined using the ratio of 6 Mcf of natural gas to 1 Bbl of crude oil.
(4)Derivatives economically hedge the price we receive for crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas.NGL. For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022, the derivative cash settlement loss for oil, natural gas, and NGLs was $125.2 million, $28.8 million, $12.6 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the derivative cash settlement loss for oil and natural gas contracts was $19.8$2.8 million and $6.7$1.0 million, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, the derivative cash settlement gain for oil contracts was $9.2 million, and the derivative cash settlement loss for natural gas contracts was $0.5 million. Please refer to Note 109 - Derivatives ofunder Part I, Item 1 of this report for additional disclosures.
Product revenues increased by 228%1,018% to $188.3$816.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 compared to $57.5$73.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. The drivers of theincrease was largely due to a 663% increase in revenue are the 97%,sales volumes and an $18.13, or $22.99 per Boe,47%, increase in oil equivalent pricing, andexcluding the 67% increase in sales volumes.impact of derivatives. The increase in sales volumes is primarily due to the HighPoint Merger that closed on April 1, 2021.2021, the Extraction and Crestone Peak mergers that closed on November 1, 2021, and the Bison Acquisition that closed on March 1, 2022. Additionally, we turned 3049 gross wells to sales during the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2021.three months ended March 31, 2022.
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The following table summarizes our operating expenses for the periods indicated:indicated (in thousands, except per Boe amounts):
Three Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020ChangePercent Change 20222021ChangePercent Change
Expenses (in thousands):  
Operating Expenses:Operating Expenses: 
Lease operating expenseLease operating expense$11,560 $5,393 $6,167 114 %Lease operating expense$36,019 $5,731 $30,288 528 %
Midstream operating expenseMidstream operating expense3,163 3,970 (807)(20)%Midstream operating expense5,712 3,905 1,807 46 %
Gathering, transportation, and processingGathering, transportation, and processing14,105 4,778 9,327 195 %Gathering, transportation, and processing50,403 4,967 45,436 915 %
Severance and ad valorem taxesSeverance and ad valorem taxes9,205 (7,063)16,268 230 %Severance and ad valorem taxes63,304 4,604 58,700 1,275 %
ExplorationExploration1,513 66 1,447 2,192 %Exploration528 96 432 450 %
Depreciation, depletion, and amortizationDepreciation, depletion, and amortization35,604 23,439 12,165 52 %Depreciation, depletion, and amortization184,860 18,823 166,037 882 %
Abandonment and impairment of unproved propertiesAbandonment and impairment of unproved properties— 223 (223)(100)%Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties17,975 — 17,975 100 %
Unused commitmentsUnused commitments3,364 — 3,364 100 %Unused commitments776 — 776 100 %
Bad debt expense279 102 177 174 %
Merger transaction costsMerger transaction costs5,580 888 4,692 528 %Merger transaction costs20,534 3,295 17,239 523 %
General and administrative expenseGeneral and administrative expense11,724 8,031 3,693 46 %General and administrative expense35,720 9,251 26,469 286 %
Operating Expenses$96,097 $39,827 $56,270 141 %
Operating expensesOperating expenses$415,831 $50,672 $365,159 721 %
Selected Costs ($ per Boe):Selected Costs ($ per Boe):  Selected Costs ($ per Boe): 
Lease operating expenseLease operating expense$2.87 $2.23 $0.64 29 %Lease operating expense$2.52 $3.05 $(0.53)(17)%
Midstream operating expenseMidstream operating expense0.79 1.64 (0.85)(52)%Midstream operating expense0.40 2.08 (1.68)(81)%
Gathering, transportation, and processingGathering, transportation, and processing3.50 1.98 1.52 77 %Gathering, transportation, and processing3.52 2.65 0.87 33 %
Severance and ad valorem taxesSeverance and ad valorem taxes2.29 (2.93)5.22 (178)%Severance and ad valorem taxes4.42 2.45 1.97 80 %
ExplorationExploration0.38 0.03 0.35 1,167 %Exploration0.04 0.05 (0.01)(20)%
Depreciation, depletion, and amortizationDepreciation, depletion, and amortization8.85 9.71 (0.86)(9)%Depreciation, depletion, and amortization12.92 10.03 2.89 29 %
Abandonment and impairment of unproved propertiesAbandonment and impairment of unproved properties— 0.09 (0.09)(100)%Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties1.26 — 1.26 100 %
Unused commitmentsUnused commitments0.84 — 0.84 100 %Unused commitments0.05 — 0.05 100 %
Bad debt expense0.07 0.04 0.03 75 %
Merger transaction costsMerger transaction costs1.39 0.37 1.02 276 %Merger transaction costs1.43 1.76 (0.33)(19)%
General and administrative expenseGeneral and administrative expense2.91 3.33 (0.42)(13)%General and administrative expense2.50 4.93 (2.43)(49)%
Operating Expenses$23.89 $16.49 $7.40 45 %
Operating expensesOperating expenses$29.06 $27.00 $2.06 8 %
Lease operating expense. Our lease operating expense increased by $6.2$30.3 million, or 114%528%, to $11.6$36.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 from $5.4$5.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, and 29%decreased 17% on an equivalent basis per Boe. Lease operating expense on an aggregate basis increased as a result of the HighPoint, Merger. Additionally, our overall leaseExtraction, and Crestone Peak mergers as well as the Bison Acquisition. Lease operating expense during the three months ended September 30, 2020 was at an unprecedented low due to the Company's concerted effort to reduce costs in response to the decline in commodity pricing during the 2020 period. The increase in lease operating expense outpaced the increase in sales volumes causing the per Boe to increase, which is within expectations and guidance ondecreased as a per Boe basis.result of the synergies achieved through the aforementioned mergers.
Midstream operating expense. Our midstream operating expense decreasedincreased $1.8 million, or 46%, to $3.2$5.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $4.0March 31, 2022 from $3.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, and decreased 52%81% on aan equivalent basis per Boe basis during the comparable periods.Boe. The aggregate decreaseincrease is due to reduced compression rentals resulting from the acquisition of a significant number of owned compressorscertain midstream assets through the HighPointCrestone Peak Merger. Additionally, Conversely, while certain midstream operating expenses correlate to sales volumes,volumes, the majority of the costs, such as compression, are fixed and thereby result in a decrease in midstream operating expense per Boe period over period.
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Gathering, transportation, and processing. Gathering, transportation, and processing expense increased by $9.3$45.4 million, or 915%, to $14.1$50.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022 from $4.8$5.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, and increased 77%33% on aan equivalent basis per Boe basis during the comparable periods.Boe. Natural gas and NGLsNGL sales volumes have a direct correlation to gathering, transportation, and processing expense, and naturalexpense. Natural gas and NGLsNGL sales volumes increased 76%777% during the comparable periods. Additionally, our value-based percentage of proceeds sales contract, is now our largest sales contract post the HighPoint Merger, which tracks solely with natural gas and NGLs pricing. Natural gas and NGLsNGL pricing, increased atis now our largest sales contract as a faster pace thanresult of the natural gas and NGLs sales volumes associated with said pricing causing the per Boe to increase.mergers completed in 2021.
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Severance and ad valorem taxes.  Our severance and ad valorem taxes increased $58.7 million, or 1,275%, to $9.2$63.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022 from a credit of $7.1$4.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021, and increased 80% on an equivalent basis per Boe. Severance and ad valorem taxes primarily correlate to revenues, and revenueswhich increased by 228% during the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020. Offsetting this increase is a decrease in the Company's overall severance and ad valorem tax rates as a result of the HighPoint Merger, due to HighPoint having a substantial amount of wells in lower taxing districts. Finally, we refined our tax estimate based on then mill levies, taxing districts, and company results based on commodity prices during the third quarter 2020, which resulted in a one-time adjustment of $12.6 million. Excluding this adjustment, our severance and ad valorem taxes were $5.5 million1,018% for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
Exploration.  Our exploration expense increased to $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, from $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 primarily dueMarch 31, 2022 when compared to the initiation of geologic science studies on certain locations to determine drilling viability.same period in 2021.
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization.  Our depreciation, depletion, and amortization expense increased 52%$166.0 million, or 882%, to $35.6$184.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022 from $23.4$18.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, and decreased 9%increased 29% on aan equivalent basis per Boe basis during the comparable periods.Boe. The increase in depreciation, depletion, and amortization expense duringis the comparable periods is due toresult of (i) a $655.5 million$4.9 billion increase in the depletable property base primarily due to the HighPoint, Merger. The decrease onExtraction, and Crestone Peak mergers as well as the Bison Acquisition and (ii) a per Boe basis is663% increase in production between the comparable periods.
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we incurred $18.0 million and zero, respectively, in abandonment and impairment of unproved properties due to a decrease in the depletion rate.Company's assessment of its locations and replacement of non-core legacy locations with newly acquired locations.
Unused commitments. During the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, we incurred $3.4$0.8 million and zero, respectively, in unused commitments. As part of the HighPoint Merger, we assumed two firm natural gas pipeline transportation contractscommitments primarily due to providecertain deficiency payments incurred under a guaranteed outlet for production from properties HighPoint had previously sold. Both firm transportation contracts required the pipeline to provide transportation capacity and required us to pay transportation charges regardless of the amount of pipeline capacity utilized. The agreements expired July 31, 2021.minimum volume water commitment.
Merger transaction costs. Our mergerDuring the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we incurred $20.5 million and $3.3 million, respectively, in legal, advisor, and other costs associated with the HighPoint, Extraction, and Crestone Peak mergers as well as the Bison Acquisition. Merger transaction costs include $7.6 million and zero of severance payments for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
General and administrative expense. Our general and administrative expense increased by $4.7$26.5 million, or 286%, to $35.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2020 due to the closed HighPoint Merger and the anticipated XOG and Crestone Peak mergers.
General and administrative. Our general and administrative expenseMarch 31, 2022 from $9.3 million for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2021, increased to $11.7 million compared to $8.0 million for three months ended September 30, 2020, and decreased 13%49% on aan equivalent basis per Boe basis.Boe. The primary drivers of the aggregate increase relate to an increase in salaries, benefits, and stock compensation expense due to the HighPoint Merger. Additionally, certain one-time nonrecurring fees were incurred as it relates to the HighPoint Merger as further discussed in Note 3 - Acquisitions & Divestitures of Part I, Item 1 of this report.aforementioned mergers. General and administrative expense per Boe decreased due to oil equivalent sales volumes being 67%663% higher during the three months ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2020.2021.
Derivative gain (loss).loss.  Our derivative lossesloss for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020March 31, 2022 was $295.5 million as compared to a loss of $36.2$23.4 million and $10.7 million, respectively, werefor the three months ended March 31, 2021. Our derivative loss is due to settlements and fair market value adjustments caused by market prices being higher than our contracted hedge prices. Please refer to Note 109 - Derivatives ofunder Part I, Item 1 of this report for additional discussion.
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Interest expense. Our interest expense for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 was $3.0$9.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively. No interest was capitalized during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. Average debt outstanding for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 was $86.8$500.0 million and $54.1 million,zero, respectively. The components of interest expense for the periods presented are as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Senior Notes$1,875 $— 
Credit Facility777 334 
Commitment and letter of credit fees under the Credit Facility577 264 
Amortization of deferred financing costs437 92 
Capitalized interest(641)(334)
Total interest expense, net$3,025 $356 

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Senior Notes$6,875 $— 
Commitment fees on available borrowing base under the Credit Facility982 326 
Letter of credit fees under the Credit Facility131 — 
Amortization of deferred financing costs1,078 93 
Total interest expense$9,066 $419 
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The following table summarizes our product revenues, sales volumes, and average sales prices for the periods indicated:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20212020ChangePercent Change
Revenues (in thousands):  
Crude oil sales(1)
$296,826 $125,956 $170,870 136 %
Natural gas sales(2)
50,451 13,696 36,755 268 %
Natural gas liquids sales69,578 11,652 57,926 497 %
Product revenue$416,855 $151,304 $265,551 176 %
Sales Volumes:
Crude oil (MBbls)4,884.3 3,787.6 1,096.7 29 %
Natural gas (MMcf)16,267.0 10,490.6 5,776.4 55 %
Natural gas liquids (MBbls)2,156.9 1,399.9 757.0 54 %
Crude oil equivalent (MBoe)(3)
9,752.4 6,935.9 2,816.5 41 %
Average Sales Prices (before derivatives):  
Crude oil (per Bbl)$60.77 $33.25 $27.52 83 %
Natural gas (per Mcf)$3.10 $1.31 $1.79 137 %
Natural gas liquids (per Bbl)$32.26 $8.32 $23.94 288 %
Crude oil equivalent (per Boe)(3)
$42.74 $21.81 $20.93 96 %
Average Sales Prices (after derivatives)(4):
Crude oil (per Bbl)$52.28 $44.37 $7.91 18 %
Natural gas (per Mcf)$2.54 $1.34 $1.20 90 %
Natural gas liquids (per Bbl)$32.26 $8.32 $23.94 288 %
Crude oil equivalent (per Boe)(3)
$37.56 $27.94 $9.62 34 %
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(1)Crude oil sales excludes $0.7 million and $1.4 million of oil transportation revenues from third parties, which do not have associated sales volumes, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(2)Natural gas sales excludes $2.6 million and $2.8 million of gas gathering revenues from third parties, which do not have associated sales volumes, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(3)Determined using the ratio of 6 Mcf of natural gas to 1 Bbl of crude oil.
(4)Derivatives economically hedge the price we receive for crude oil and natural gas. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the derivative cash settlement loss for oil and natural gas contracts was $41.5 million and $9.1 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the derivative cash settlement gain for oil and natural gas contracts was $42.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Please refer to Note 10 - Derivatives of Part I, Item 1 of this report for additional disclosures.
Product revenues increased by 176% to $416.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $151.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The primary drivers of the increase in revenue are the 96%, or $20.93 per Boe, increase in oil equivalent pricing and the 41% increase in sales volumes. The increase in sales volumes is due to turning 30 gross wells to sales during the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2021 as well as the HighPoint Merger that closed on April 1, 2021.
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The following table summarizes our operating expenses for the periods indicated:
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20212020ChangePercent Change
Expenses (in thousands):  
Lease operating expense$28,649 $16,887 $11,762 70 %
Midstream operating expense11,314 11,338 (24)— %
Gathering, transportation, and processing32,793 11,970 20,823 174 %
Severance and ad valorem taxes23,622 1,588 22,034 1,388 %
Exploration5,156 551 4,605 836 %
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization89,433 67,306 22,127 33 %
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties2,215 30,589 (28,374)(93)%
Unused commitments7,692 — 7,692 100 %
Bad debt expense279 678 (399)(59)%
Merger transaction costs27,121 909 26,212 2,884 %
General and administrative expense33,119 25,845 7,274 28 %
Operating Expenses$261,393 $167,661 $93,732 56 %
Selected Costs ($ per Boe):  
Lease operating expense$2.94 $2.43 $0.51 21 %
Midstream operating expense1.16 1.63 (0.47)(29)%
Gathering, transportation, and processing3.36 1.73 1.63 94 %
Severance and ad valorem taxes2.42 0.23 2.19 952 %
Exploration0.53 0.08 0.45 563 %
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization9.17 9.70 (0.53)(5)%
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties0.23 4.41 (4.18)(95)%
Unused commitments0.79 — 0.79 100 %
Bad debt expense0.03 0.10 (0.07)(70)%
Merger transaction costs2.78 0.13 2.65 2,038 %
General and administrative expense3.40 3.73 (0.33)(9)%
Operating Expenses$26.81 $24.17 $2.64 11 %
Lease operating expense. Our lease operating expense increased 70% to $28.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 from $16.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and increased 21% on an equivalent basis per Boe. Lease operating expense on an aggregate basis increased as a result of the HighPoint Merger. Additionally, our overall lease operating expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was at an unprecedented low due to the Company's concerted effort to reduce costs in response to the decline in commodity pricing during the 2020 period. The increase in lease operating expense outpaced the increase in sales volumes causing the per Boe to increase, which is within expectations and guidance on a per Boe basis.
Midstream operating expense. Our midstream operating expense remained relatively consistent at $11.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and decreased 29% on a per Boe basis during the comparable periods. While certain midstream operating expenses correlate to sales volumes, the majority of the costs, such as compression, are fixed and result in a decrease in midstream operating expense per Boe period over period.
Gathering, transportation, and processing. Gathering, transportation, and processing expense increased by $20.8 million, or 174%, to $32.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, from $12.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Generally, natural gas and NGLs sales volumes have a direct correlation to gathering, transportation, and processing expense. Natural gas and NGLs sales volumes increased 55% during the comparable periods. Additionally, our value-based percentage of proceeds sales contract is now our largest sales contract post the HighPoint Merger, which tracks solely with natural gas and NGLs pricing. Natural gas and NGLs pricing increased at a faster pace than the natural gas and NGLs sales volumes associated with said pricing causing the per Boe to increase.
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Severance and ad valorem taxes.  Our severance and ad valorem taxes increased to $23.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, from $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Severance and ad valorem taxes primarily correlate to revenues, and revenues increased by 176% during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Offsetting this increase is a decrease in the Company's overall severance and ad valorem tax rates as a result of the HighPoint Merger, due to HighPoint having a substantial amount of wells in lower taxing districts. Finally, we refined our tax estimate based on current mill levies, taxing districts, and company results based on commodity prices during the third quarter 2020, which resulted in a one-time adjustment of $12.6 million. Excluding this adjustment, our severance and ad valorem taxes were $14.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Exploration.  Our exploration expense increased to $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, from $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 primarily due to a one-time purchase of seismic and core data as well as the initiation of geologic science studies on certain locations to determine drilling viability.
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization.  Our depreciation, depletion, and amortization expense increased 33% to $89.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, from $67.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and decreased 5% on a per Boe basis during the comparable periods. The increase in depreciation, depletion, and amortization expense during the comparable periods is due to a $655.5 million increase in the depletable property base primarily due to the HighPoint Merger. The decrease on a per Boe basis is due to a decrease in the depletion rate.
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we incurred $2.2 million and $30.6 million, respectively, in abandonment and impairment of unproved properties primarily due to the reassessment of estimated probable and possible reserve locations based primarily upon economic viability and the expiration of non-core leases.
Unused commitments. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we incurred $7.7 million and zero, respectively, in unused commitments. As part of the HighPoint Merger, we assumed two firm natural gas pipeline transportation contracts to provide a guaranteed outlet for production from properties HighPoint had previously sold. Both firm transportation contracts required the pipeline to provide transportation capacity and required us to pay transportation charges regardless of the amount of pipeline capacity utilized. The agreements expired July 31, 2021.
Merger transaction costs. Our merger transaction costs increased by $26.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020 largely due to the closed HighPoint Merger and, to a lesser degree, the anticipated XOG and Crestone Peak mergers.
General and administrative. Our general and administrative expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased to $33.1 million, from $25.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and decreased 9% on a per Boe basis. The primary drivers of the increase relate to an increase in salaries, benefits, and stock compensation expense due to the HighPoint Merger. Additionally, certain one-time nonrecurring fees were incurred as it relates to the HighPoint Merger as further discussed in Note 3 - Acquisitions & Divestitures of Part I, Item 1 of this report. General and administrative expense per Boe decreased due to sales volumes being 41% higher in the later period as a result of the HighPoint Merger.
Derivative gain (loss).  Our derivative loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $133.6 million due to settlements and fair market value adjustments caused by market prices being higher than our contracted hedge prices. Our derivative gain of $64.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was due to settlements and fair market value adjustments caused by market prices being lower than our contracted hedge prices. Please refer to Note 10 - Derivatives of Part I, Item 1 of this report for additional discussion.
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Interest expense. Our interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $6.7 million and $1.6 million, respectively. Average debt outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $70.3 million and $67.5 million, respectively. The components of interest expense for the periods presented are as follows (in thousands):
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Senior Notes$3,750 $— 
Credit Facility1,937 1,701 
Commitment and letter of credit fees under the Credit Facility1,232 785 
Amortization of deferred financing costs963 772 
Capitalized interest(1,197)(1,701)
Total interest expense, net$6,685 $1,557 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company's anticipated sources of liquidity include cash from operating activities, borrowings under the Credit Facility, potential proceeds from sales of assets, and potential proceeds from capitalequity and/or debt markets.capital markets transactions. Our cash flows from operating activities are subject to significant volatility due to changes in commodity prices, as well as variations in our production. The prices for these commodities are driven by a number of factors beyond our control, including global and regional product supply and demand, weather, product distribution, refining and processing capacity, regulatory constraints, and other supply chain dynamics, among other factors. To mitigate some
Although we cannot provide any assurance, we believe cash flows from operating activities and availability under our Credit Facility should be sufficient to meet our cash requirements inclusive of, but not limited to, normal operating needs, debt service obligations, planned capital expenditures and commitments for at least the pricing risk, as of September 30, 2021, we have hedged approximately 18,500 Bbls per daynext twelve months and, based on current expectations, for the remainder of 2021, representing almost 84% of our oil sales volume during the three months ended September 30, 2021.long term.
As of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, our liquidity was $372.4 million,$0.9 billion, consisting of $40.4 million of cash on hand of $154.3 million and $332.0 million$0.8 billion of available borrowing capacity on theour Credit Facility, after giving effect to an aggregate of $8.0$12.4 million of undrawn letters of credit. Please refer to Note 5 - Long-Term Debt under Part I, Item 1 of this report for additional discussion.
Our weighted-average interest rate on borrowings from the Credit Facility was 3.5%not applicable for the three months ended September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022 as there were no borrowings on our Credit Facility during the period. As of September 30, 2021both March 31, 2022 and as of the date of this filing, we had $60.0 million and zero respectively, outstanding on our Credit Facility.
On April 1, 2021, in conjunction with the HighPoint Merger, the Company, together with certain of its subsidiaries,20, 2022, we entered into the Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Facility.Facility to increase our borrowing base from $1.0 billion to $1.7 billion and the aggregate elected commitment amount from $0.8 billion to $1.0 billion. Additionally, on May 1, 2022, we exercised the Optional Redemption on the 7.5% Senior Notes to redeem the full amount outstanding of $100.0 million. Please refer to Note 35 - Acquisitions and DivestituresLong-Term Debt under Part I, Item 1 of this report for additional information.
The following table summarizes our cash flows and other financial measures for the periods indicated (in thousands):
Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020 20222021
Net cash provided by operating activitiesNet cash provided by operating activities$192,243 $111,444 Net cash provided by operating activities$532,541 $42,964 
Net cash used in investing activitiesNet cash used in investing activities(54,868)(57,509)Net cash used in investing activities(516,300)(28,948)
Net cash used in financing activitiesNet cash used in financing activities(121,708)(61,158)Net cash used in financing activities(116,346)(64)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cashCash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash40,512 3,872 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash154,451 38,797 
Acquisition of oil and gas propertiesAcquisition of oil and gas properties(620)(853)Acquisition of oil and gas properties(300,087)(180)
Exploration and development of oil and gas propertiesExploration and development of oil and gas properties(104,207)(56,216)Exploration and development of oil and gas properties(260,667)(28,730)
Cash flows provided by operating activities
Our cash flows forFor the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020 includethe cash receipts and disbursements were attributable to our normal operating cycle.See Results of Operations above for more information on the factors driving these changes.
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Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
Net cash used in investing activities
Expenditures for developmentthe three months ended March 31, 2022 was primarily driven by $300.1 million of acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties, are the primary usepartially offset by cash acquired of our capital resources. The Company$44.3 million. Additionally, we spent $104.2$260.7 million and $56.2$28.7 million on the exploration and development of oil and gas properties during the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively. Partially offsetting these cash outflows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is the $49.8 million of cash acquired through the HighPoint Merger.
Cash flows provided byused in financing activities
Net cash used in financing activities for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 was $121.7$116.3 million and $61.2$0.1 million, respectively. The change was primarily due to a $34.0 million increase in net payments on our Credit Facility between the comparable periods as well as the dividends paid totaling $103.6 million and the payment of employee tax withholdings in June and September 2021exchange for the return of common stock totaling $21.6$12.9 million.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDAX represents earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, depletion, and amortization, exploration expense, and other non-cash and non-recurring charges. Adjusted EBITDAX excludes certain items that we believe affect the comparability of operating results and can exclude items that are generally non-recurring in nature or whose timing and/or amount cannot be reasonably estimated. Adjusted EBITDAX is a non-GAAP measure that we present because we believe it provides useful additional information to investors and analysts, as a performance measure, for analysis of our ability to internally generate funds for exploration, development, and acquisitions, and to service debt. We are also subject to financial covenants under our Credit Facility based on adjusted EBITDAX ratios as further described above in Note 5 - Long-Term DebtLiquidity and Capital Resources in Part I, Item I of this document.. In addition, adjusted EBITDAX is widely used by professional research analysts and others in the valuation, comparison, and investment recommendations of companies in the oil and gas exploration and production industry. Adjusted EBITDAX should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, income from operations, net cash provided by operating activities, or other profitability or liquidity measures prepared under GAAP. Because adjusted EBITDAX excludes some, but not all items that affect net income (loss) and may vary among companies, the adjusted EBITDAX amounts presented may not be comparable to similar metrics of other companies.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measure of net income to the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjustedadjusted EBITDAX (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2021202020212020
Net income$40,659 $3,251 $15,221 $42,900 
Exploration1,513 66 5,156 551 
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization35,604 23,439 89,433 67,306 
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties— 223 2,215 30,589 
Unused commitments3,364 — 7,692 — 
Stock-based compensation (1)
2,289 1,723 6,096 4,436 
Non-recurring general and administrative expense (1)
150 140 1,444 1,337 
Merger transaction costs5,580 888 27,121 909 
(Gain) loss on property transactions, net(951)— (951)1,398 
Interest expense, net3,025 356 6,685 1,557 
Severance and ad valorem taxes adjustment (2)
— (12,586)— (12,586)
Derivative (gain) loss36,224 10,670 133,613 (64,603)
Derivative cash settlements gain (loss)(26,546)8,627 (50,536)42,494 
Income tax expense15,596 4,689 5,160 4,689 
Adjusted EBITDAX$116,507 $41,486 $248,349 $120,977 
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(1) Included as a portion of general and administrative expense in the accompanying statements of operations.
(2) Included as a portion of severance and ad valorem taxes in the accompanying statements of operations.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Net income (loss)$91,639 $(119)
Exploration528 96 
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization184,860 18,823 
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties17,975 — 
Stock-based compensation(1)
8,090 1,612 
Non-recurring general and administrative expense(1)
2,886 — 
Merger transaction costs20,534 3,295 
Unused commitments776 — 
Gain on property transactions, net(16,797)— 
Interest expense9,066 419 
Derivative loss295,493 23,419 
Derivative cash settlements loss(166,578)(3,791)
Income tax (benefit) expense23,361 (44)
Adjusted EBITDAX$471,833 $43,710 
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New Accounting Pronouncements 
Please refer to Note 2 —1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Basis of Presentationunder Part I, Item 1 of this report and Note 2 - Basis of Presentation in the 2021 Form 10-Kfor any recently issued or adopted accounting standards.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Information regarding our critical accounting policies and estimates is contained in Part II, Item 7 of our 20202021 Form 10-K.10-K. During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, there were no significant changes in the application of critical accounting policies.

Material Commitments
There have been no significant changes from our 20202021 Form 10-K in our obligations and commitments, other than what is disclosed within Note 4 - Leases andItem1, Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies under Part I,and Item 1, Note 13 - Leases of this report.
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains various statements, including those that express belief, expectation, or intention, as well as those that are not statements of historic fact, that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the words “could,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “continue,” “predict,” “potential,” “project,” “plan,” “will,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current belief, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future events.
Forward-looking statements include statements related to, among other things:
•the Company's business strategies;
•reserves estimates;
•estimated sales volumes;
•amount and allocation of forecasted capital expenditures and plans for funding capital expenditures and operating expenses;
•ability to modify future capital expenditures;
•anticipated costs;
•compliance with debt covenants;
•ability to fund and satisfy obligations related to ongoing operations;
•compliance with government regulations, including environmental, health, and safety regulations and liabilities thereunder;
•adequacy of gathering systems and continuous improvement of such gathering systems;
•impact from the lack of available gathering systems and processing facilities in certain areas;
•impact of any pandemic or other public health epidemic, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic;
•natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquid prices and factors affecting the volatility of such prices;
•impact of lower commodity prices;
•sufficiency of impairments;
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•the ability to use derivative instruments to manage commodity price risk and ability to use such instruments in the future;
•our drilling inventory and drilling intentions;
•impact of potentially disruptive technologies;
•our estimated revenue gains and losses;
•the timing and success of specific projects;
•our implementation of standard and long reach laterals;
•our use of multi-well pads to develop the Niobrara and Codell formations;
•intention to continue to optimize enhanced completion techniques and well design changes;
•stated working interest percentages;
•management and technical team;
•outcomes and effects of litigation, claims, and disputes;
•primary sources of future production growth;
•full delineation of the Niobrara B, C, and Codell benches in our legacy, French Lake, and northern acreage;
•our ability to replace oil and natural gas reserves;
•our ability to convert proved undeveloped reserves to producing properties within five years of their initial proved booking;
•impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements;
•impact of the loss a single customer or any purchaser of our products;
•timing and ability to meet certain volume commitments related to purchase and transportation agreements;
•the impact of customary royalty interests, overriding royalty interests, obligations incident to operating agreements, liens for current taxes, and other industry-related constraints;
•our financial position;
•our cash flow and liquidity;
•the adequacy of our insurance;
•the expected timetable for completing the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger, the results, effects, benefits and synergies of the mergers, future opportunities for the combined company, other plans and expectations with respect to the mergers, and the anticipated impact of the mergers on the combined company’s results of operations, financial position, growth opportunities and competitive position; and
•other statements concerning our operations, economic performance, and financial condition.
We have based these forward-looking statements on certain assumptions and analyses we have made in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions, and expected future developments as well as other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Many such factors will be important in determining actual future results. The actual results or developments anticipated by these forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and may not be realized or, even if substantially realized, may not have the expected consequences. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. 
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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the following: 
•the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and in Part II, Item 1A of this report;
•further declines or volatility in the prices we receive for our oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas;
•general economic conditions, whether internationally, nationally or in the regional and local market areas in which we do business;
•the effects of disruption of our operations or excess supply of oil and natural gas due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions by certain oil and natural gas producing countries;
•the scope, duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any recurrence, as well as the timing of the economic recovery following the pandemic;
•ability of our customers to meet their obligations to us;
•our access to capital;
•our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, borrowings, or other sources to enable us to fully develop our undeveloped acreage positions;
•the presence or recoverability of estimated oil and natural gas reserves and the actual future sales volume rates and associated costs;
•uncertainties associated with estimates of proved oil and gas reserves;
•the possibility that the industry may be subject to future local, state, and federal regulatory or legislative actions (including additional taxes and changes in environmental regulation);
•environmental risks;
•seasonal weather conditions;
•lease stipulations;
•drilling and operating risks, including the risks associated with the employment of horizontal drilling and completion techniques;
•our ability to acquire adequate supplies of water for drilling and completion operations;
•availability of oilfield equipment, services, and personnel;
•exploration and development risks;
•operational interruption of centralized gas and oil processing facilities;
•competition in the oil and natural gas industry;
•management’s ability to execute our plans to meet our goals;
•our ability to attract and retain key members of our senior management and key technical employees;
•our ability to maintain effective internal controls;
•access to adequate gathering systems and pipeline take-away capacity;
•our ability to secure adequate processing capacity for natural gas we produce, to secure adequate transportation for oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids we produce, and to sell the oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids at market prices;
•costs and other risks associated with perfecting title for mineral rights in some of our properties;
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•continued hostilities in the Middle East, South America, and other sustained military campaigns or acts of terrorism or sabotage; and
•other economic, competitive, governmental, legislative, regulatory, geopolitical, and technological factors that may negatively impact our businesses, operations, or pricing.
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. We disclaim any obligation to update or revise these statements unless required by law, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that our plans, intentions, and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements we make in this report are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these plans, intentions, or expectations will be achieved. We disclose important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations under Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors and Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this report. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf. 
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Oil and Natural Gas Price Risk
Our financial condition, results of operations, and capital resources are highly dependent upon the prevailing market prices of oil and natural gas. These commodity prices are subject to wide fluctuations and market uncertainties due to a variety of factors that are beyond our control. Factors influencing oil and natural gas prices include the level of global demand for oil and natural gas, the global supply of oil and natural gas, the establishment of and compliance with production quotas by oil exporting countries, weather conditions which determine the demand for natural gas, the price and availability of alternative fuels, local and global politics, and overall economic conditions. It is impossible to predict future oil and natural gas prices with any degree of certainty. Sustained weakness in oil and natural gas prices may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations, and may also reduce the amount of oil and natural gas reserves that we can produce economically. Any reduction in our oil and natural gas reserves, including reductions due to price fluctuations, can have an adverse effect on our ability to obtain capital for our exploration and development activities. Similarly, any improvements in oil and natural gas prices can have a favorable impact on our financial condition, results of operations, and capital resources.
Commodity Price Derivative Contracts
Our primary commodity risk management objective is to protect the Company’s balance sheet via the reduction in cash flow volatility. We enter into derivative contracts for oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids using NYMEX futures or over-the-counter derivative financial instruments. The types of derivative instruments that we use include swaps, collars, and puts.
Upon settlement of the contract(s), if the relevant market commodity price exceeds our contracted swap price, or the collar’s ceiling strike price, we are required to pay our counterparty the difference for the volume of production associated with the contract. Generally, this payment is made up to 15 business days prior to the receipt of cash payments from our customers. This could have an adverse impact on our cash flows for the period between derivative settlements and payments for revenue earned.
While we may reduce the potential negative impact of lower commodity prices, we may also be prevented from realizing the benefits of favorable commodity price changes.changes in the physical market.
Presently, our derivative contracts have been executed with eight10 counterparties, all of which are members of our Credit Facility syndicate. We enter into contracts with counterparties whom we believe are well capitalized. However, if our counterparties fail to perform their obligations under the contracts, we could suffer financial loss.
Please refer to the Note 109 - Derivativesin Part I, Item 1 of this report for summary derivative activity tables.
Interest Rates
As of September 30, 2021At March 31, 2022 and on the filing date of this report, we had $60.0 million anda zero respectively, outstanding underbalance on our Credit Facility. Borrowings under our Credit Facility bear interest at a fluctuating rate that is tied to an adjusted Base Rate or LIBOR, at our option. Any increases in these interest rates can have an adverse impact on our results of operations and cash flow.flows. As of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022 and through the filing date of this report, the Company was in compliance with all financial and non-financial covenants in the Credit Facility.covenants.
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Counterparty and Customer Credit Risk
In connection with our derivatives activity, we have exposure to financial institutions in the form of derivative transactions. EightPresently, our derivative contracts have been executed with 10 counterparties, all of which are members of our Credit Facility syndicate aresyndicate. All counterparties on our derivative instruments currently in place and currently have investment grade credit ratings.
We are also subject to credit risk due to concentration of our oil and natural gas receivables with certain significant customers. The inability or failure of our significant customers to meet their obligations to us or their insolvency or liquidation may adversely affect our financial results. We review the credit rating, payment history, and financial resources of our customers, but we do not require our customers to post collateral.
Marketability of Our Production
The marketability of our production depends in part upon the availability, proximity, and capacity of third-party refineries, access to regional trucking, pipeline and rail infrastructure, natural gas gathering systems, and processing facilities. We deliver crude oil and natural gas produced through trucking services, pipelines, and rail facilities that we do not own. The lack of availability or capacity on these systems and facilities could reduce the price offered for our production or result in the shut-in of producing wells or the delay or discontinuance of development plans for properties.
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A portion of our production may also be interrupted, or shut in, from time to time for numerous other reasons, including as a result of accidents, weather, or field labor issues or strikes, or we might voluntarily curtail production in response to market conditions. If a substantial amount of our production is interrupted at the same time, it could adversely affect our cash flow.
Currently, there are no pipeline systems that service wells in our French Lake area of the Wattenberg Field. If neither we nor a third-party constructs the required pipeline system, we may not be able to fully test or develop our resources in French Lake.
There have not been material changes to the interest rate risk analysis or oil and gas price sensitivity analysis disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures 
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers and internal audit function, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level. 
Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. To assist management, we have established an internal audit function to verify and monitor our internal controls and procedures. The Company’s internal control system is supported by written policies and procedures, contains self-monitoring mechanisms, and is audited by the internal audit function. Appropriate actions are taken by management to correct deficiencies as they are identified.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting 
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management’s evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act during the quarter ended September 30, 2021March 31, 2022 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Information regarding our legal proceedings can be found in Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies of Part I, Item 1 of this report.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Our business faces many risks. Any of the risk factors discussed in this report or our other SEC filings could have a material impact on our business, financial position, or results of operations. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also impair our business operation. For a discussion of our potential risks and uncertainties, see the risk factors in Part I, Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, together with other information in this report and other reports and materials we file with the SEC. We have identified these risk factors as important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any written or oral forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf.
Risks Relating to the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger
The XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger are subject to a number of regulatory approvals and conditions to the obligations of the parties, which may delay the XOG Merger, the Crestone Peak Merger or both, result in additional expenditures of money and resources, or reduce the anticipated benefits or result in termination of the XOG Merger Agreement, the Crestone Peak Merger Agreement, or both.
The completion of the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger are subject to antitrust review in the United States. The waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, expired for the XOG Merger on June 21, 2021 and for the Crestone Peak Merger on July 26, 2021. Nevertheless, the DOJ or the FTC, or any state, could take such action under the antitrust laws as it deems necessary or desirable in the public interest, including seeking to enjoin the completion of the XOG Merger, the Crestone Peak Merger or both. Private parties may also seek to take legal action under the antitrust laws under certain circumstances.
Our obligations and the obligations of XOG and Crestone Peak to consummate the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger, respectively, are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by all parties, to the extent permissible under applicable laws) of a number of conditions described in the XOG Merger Agreement and the Crestone Peak Merger Agreement, including the approval of the XOG Merger by our and the XOG stockholders and the approval of the Crestone Peak Merger by our stockholders. Many of the conditions to completion of the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger are not within our control and we cannot predict when, or if, these conditions will be satisfied. If any of these conditions are not satisfied or waived prior to the outside date, as such term is defined in the XOG and Crestone Peak Merger Agreements, it is possible that the XOG Merger Agreement, the Crestone Peak Merger Agreement or both may be terminated.
Although the parties have agreed to use reasonable best efforts, subject to certain limitations, to complete the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger as promptly as practicable, these and other conditions may fail to be satisfied. In addition, completion of each merger may take longer, and could cost more, than we expect. The requirements for obtaining the required clearances and approvals could delay the completion of the XOG Merger, the Crestone Peak Merger or both for a significant period of time or prevent them from occurring. Any delay in completing the XOG Merger or the Crestone Peak Merger may adversely affect the cost savings and other benefits that we expect to achieve if the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger and the integration of businesses are completed within the expected timeframe.
Each of the XOG Merger Agreement and the Crestone Peak Merger Agreement subject us to restrictions on our business activities prior to closing the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger, respectively.
Each of the XOG Merger Agreement and the Crestone Peak Merger Agreement subject us to restrictions on our business activities prior to closing the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger, respectively. Each of the XOG Merger Agreement and the Crestone Peak Merger Agreement obligate us to generally conduct our businesses in the ordinary course until the closing and to use our reasonable best efforts to (i) preserve substantially intact our present business organization, goodwill and assets, (ii) keep available the services of our current officers and employees and (iii) preserve our existing relationships with governmental entities and significant customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors, lessors and others having significant business dealings with us. These restrictions could prevent us from pursuing certain business opportunities that arise prior to the closing and are outside the ordinary course of business.
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We may not realize anticipated benefits and synergies expected from acquisitions, including the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger.
We seek to complete acquisitions in order to strengthen our position and to create the opportunity to realize certain benefits, including, among other things, potential cost savings. Achieving the benefits of acquisitions depends in part on successfully consolidating functions and integrating operations and procedures in a timely and efficient manner, as well as being able to realize the anticipated growth opportunities and synergies from combining the acquired businesses and operations. We may fail to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies expected from acquisitions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.Acquisitions could also result in difficulties in being able to hire, train or retain qualified personnel to manage and operate such properties.
With respect to the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger, we believe that the addition of XOG and Crestone Peak will complement our strategy by providing operational and financial scale, increasing free cash flow, and enhancing our corporate rate of return. However, achieving these goals requires, among other things, realization of the targeted cost synergies expected from the merger, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully integrate XOG's and Crestone Peak’s assets or otherwise realize the expected benefits of the transaction. This growth and the anticipated benefits of the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger may not be realized fully or at all, or may take longer to realize than expected. Difficulties in integrating XOG and Crestone Peak may result in the combined company performing differently than expected, or in operational challenges or failures to realize anticipated efficiencies. Potential difficulties in realizing the anticipated benefits of the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger include:
•disruptions of relationships with customers, distributors, suppliers, vendors, landlords, joint venture partners and other business partners as a result of uncertainty associated with the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger;
•difficulties integrating our business with the business of XOG and Crestone Peak in a manner that permits us to achieve the full revenue and cost savings anticipated from the transaction;
•complexities associated with managing a larger and more complex business, including difficulty addressing possible inconsistencies in, standards, controls or operational philosophies and the challenge of integrating complex systems, technology, networks and other assets of each of the companies in a seamless manner that minimizes any adverse impact on customers, suppliers, employees and other constituencies;
•difficulties realizing anticipated operating synergies;
•difficulties integrating personnel, vendors and business partners;
•loss of key employees of XOG or Crestone Peak who are critical to our future operations due to uncertainty about their roles within our company following the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger or other concerns regarding the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger;
•potential unknown liabilities and unforeseen expenses;
•performance shortfalls at one or more of the companies as a result of the diversion of management’s attention to integration efforts; and
•disruption of, or the loss of momentum in, each company’s ongoing business.
We have also incurred, and expect to continue to incur, a number of costs associated with completing the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger and combining the businesses of XOG, Crestone Peak and Bonanza Creek. The elimination of duplicative costs, as well as the realization of other efficiencies related to the integration of the two companies, may not initially offset integration-related costs or achieve a net benefit in the near term, or at all. Matters relating to the mergers (including integration planning) require substantial commitments of time and resources by our management, which may result in the distraction of management from ongoing business operations and pursuing other opportunities that could have been beneficial to us.
Our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to manage our expanded business by, among other things, integrating the assets, operations and personnel of XOG, Crestone Peak and Bonanza Creek in an efficient and timely manner; consolidating systems and management controls; and successfully integrating relationships with customers, vendors and business partners. Failure to successfully manage the combined company may have an adverse effect on our business, reputation, financial condition and results of operations.
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The XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger will trigger a limitation on the utilization of our historic U.S. net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”), XOG’s NOLs and Crestone Peak’s NOLs.
Our ability to utilize NOLs (including NOLs of XOG and Crestone Peak) to reduce future taxable income following the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger depends on many factors, including our future income, which cannot be assured. Section 382 of the Code generally imposes an annual limitation upon the occurrence of an “ownership change” resulting from issuances of a company’s stock or the sale or exchange of such company’s stock by certain stockholders if, as a result, there is an aggregate change of more than 50% in the beneficial ownership of such company’s stock by such stockholders within a rolling three-year period. The limitation with respect to such loss carryforwards generally would be equal to (i) the fair market value of the company’s equity immediately prior to the ownership change multiplied by (ii) a percentage approximately equivalent to the yield on long-term tax-exempt bonds during the month in which the ownership change occurs. Based on the information currently available, we believe that the transactions in connection with the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger, if consummated, will result in an ownership change with respect to us, XOG, and Crestone Peak, which would trigger a limitation (calculated as described above) on our ability to utilize any historic NOLs following the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger. XOG’s NOLs are already limited under Section 382 of the Code as a result of an ownership change that occurred in connection with XOG’s Chapter 11 cases.
The market price for our common stock following the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger may be affected by factors different from those that historically have affected or currently affect our common stock.
Our financial position following the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger may differ from our financial position before the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger, and the results of operations of the combined company may be affected by factors that are different from those currently affecting the results of our operations. Accordingly, the market price and performance of our common stock is likely to be different from the performance of our common stock in the absence of the XOG Merger and the Crestone Peak Merger.
Our stockholders, XOG stockholders and Crestone Peak stockholders, in each case as of immediately prior to the mergers, will have reduced ownership in the combined company.
We anticipate issuing 30,936,254 shares of Common Stock to XOG stockholders pursuant to the XOG Merger Agreement and 22,500,000 shares of Common Stock to Crestone Peak stockholders pursuant to the Crestone Peak Merger Agreement. The issuance of these new shares could have the effect of depressing the market price of our Common Stock, through dilution of earnings per share or otherwise. Any dilution of, or delay of any accretion to, our earnings per share could cause the price of our Common Stock to decline or increase at a reduced rate.
Following the completion of the XOG Merger, assuming the Crestone Peak Merger is not consummated, it is anticipated that persons who were stockholders of Bonanza Creek and XOG immediately prior to the XOG Merger will own approximately 50% and 50% of the combined company, respectively. Following the completion of the Crestone Peak Merger, it is anticipated that persons who were stockholders of Bonanza Creek, XOG and Crestone Peak immediately prior to the Crestone Peak Merger will own approximately 37%, 37% and 26% of the combined company, respectively. As a result, our current stockholders, XOG’s current stockholders and Crestone Peak’s stockholders will have less influence on the policies of the combined company than they currently have on our policies and the polices of Extraction and Crestone Peak, respectively.
The Kimmeridge Fund will become a significant holder of our Common Stock following completion of the XOG Merger.
Upon completion of the XOG Merger, assuming there is no decrease in the Kimmeridge Fund’s holdings of XOG common stock prior to completion of the XOG Merger, the Kimmeridge Fund would be expected to own approximately 19% of our Common Stock, representing approximately 19% of our combined voting power (That percentage would be reduced to approximately 14% if the Crestone Peak Merger closes.). In addition, upon completion of the XOG Merger, Mr. Benjamin Dell, independent chairman of the XOG board and a Managing Director of the Kimmeridge Fund, will serve as chairman of the board of directors of the combined company. As a result, we believe that the Kimmeridge Fund may or will have some ability to influence our management and affairs. Further, the existence of a new significant stockholder may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers, delaying or preventing changes in control or changes in management, or limiting the ability of our other stockholders to approve transactions that they may view as being in their best interests or in our best interests.
In the event that the Kimmeridge Fund becomes and continues to be the owner of a significant amount of our Common Stock, the prospect that it may be able to influence matters requiring stockholder approval may continue. In any of these matters, the interests of the Kimmeridge Fund and of our other stockholders may differ or conflict. Moreover, in the event that the Kimmeridge Fund becomes and continues to be the owner of a significant concentration of our Common Stock, such an ownership stake may also adversely affect the trading price of our Common Stock to the extent investors perceive a disadvantage in owning stock of a company with a significant stockholder.
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CPPIB Crestone Peak Resources Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation (the “Crestone Peak Stockholder”) will become a significant holder of our Common Stock following completion of the Crestone Peak Merger.
Upon completion of the Crestone Peak Merger, assuming there is no decrease in the Crestone Peak Stockholder’s holdings of Crestone Peak common stock prior to completion of the Crestone Peak Merger, the Crestone Peak Stockholder would be expected to own approximately 25% of our Common Stock, representing approximately 25% of our combined voting power. As a result, we believe that the Crestone Peak Stockholder may have some ability to influence our management and affairs. Further, the existence of a new significant stockholder may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers, delaying or preventing changes in control or changes in management, or limiting the ability of our other stockholders to approve transactions that they may view as being in their best interests or in our best interests.
In the event that the Crestone Peak Stockholder becomes and continues to be the owner of a significant amount of our Common Stock, the prospect that it may be able to influence matters requiring stockholder approval may continue. In any of these matters, the interests of the Crestone Peak Stockholder may differ or conflict from those of our other stockholders. Moreover, in the event that the Crestone Peak Stockholder becomes and continues to be the owner of a significant concentration of our Common Stock, such an ownership stake may also adversely affect the trading price of our Common Stock to the extent investors perceive a disadvantage in owning stock of a company with a significant stockholder.


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Risks Relating to the HighPoint Merger

We may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the HighPoint Merger.
The success of the HighPoint Merger will depend, in part, on our ability to realize the anticipated benefits and cost savings from combining our and HighPoint’s businesses, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to realize the anticipated benefits of the HighPoint Merger. The combined company may perform differently than expected, face operational challenges, or fail to realize anticipated expense-related efficiencies. Potential difficulties that may be encountered in the integration process include, among others:

•complexities associated with managing a larger, more complex, integrated business;
•not realizing anticipated operating synergies;
•potential unknown liabilities and unforeseen expenses associated with the HighPoint Merger; and
•managing expanded environmental and other regulatory compliance obligations related to HighPoint's facilities and operations.

Our results may suffer if we do not effectively manage our expanded operations following the HighPoint Merger.
Following completion of the HighPoint Merger, the size of our business has increased significantly. Our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to manage this expanded business, which poses numerous risks and uncertainties, including the need to integrate the operations and business of HighPoint into our existing business in an efficient and timely manner, to combine systems and management controls and to integrate relationships with various business partners. Failure to successfully manage the combined company may have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Following the HighPoint Merger, we are proportionately more exposed to regulatory and operational risks associated with oil and gas operations in Colorado and other risks associated with a more geographically-concentrated asset base.
Substantially all of HighPoint’s properties, production and reserves immediately prior to the HighPoint Merger were located in Colorado. As a result of the HighPoint Merger, the amount of our properties, production and reserves that are located in Colorado have increased and our exposure to the risk of unfavorable regulatory developments in the state have therefore increased as well. The increase of our combined production located in the Wattenberg Field following the HighPoint Merger has proportionately increased our exposure to this risk, as well as other risks associated with operating in a more concentrated geographic area.

The market price of our common stock will continue to fluctuate, and may decline if the benefits of the HighPoint Merger do not meet the expectations of financial analysts.
The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly, including if we do not achieve the anticipated benefits of the HighPoint Merger as rapidly, or to the extent anticipated by, financial analysts or if the effect of the HighPoint Merger on our financial results is not consistent with the expectations of financial analysts.
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Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Unregistered sales of securities. There were no sales of unregistered equity securities during the three month period ended September 30, 2021.March 31, 2022.
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Issuer purchasesPurchases of equity securitiesEquity Securities.. The following table contains information about acquisitionsour acquisition of our equity securities during the three month periodmonths ended September 30, 2021:March 31, 2022.
Total Number of SharesMaximum Number of
Total NumberPurchased as Part ofShares that May Be
of SharesAverage PricePublicly Announced Purchased Under Plans
Purchased(1)
Paid per SharePlans or Programsor Programs
July 1, 2021 - July 31, 20211,388 $40.32 — — 
August 1, 2021 - August 31, 2021337 $38.47 — — 
September 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021— $— — — 
Total1,725 $40.06 — — 
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Total Number of SharesMaximum Number of
Total NumberPurchased as Part ofShares that May Be
of SharesAverage PricePublicly AnnouncedPurchased Under Plans
Purchased(1)
Paid per SharePlans or Programsor Programs
January 1, 2022 - January 31, 2022149,126 $54.92 — — 
February 1, 2022 - February 28, 202266,685 $52.07 — — 
March 1, 2022 - March 31, 2022— $— — — 
Total215,811 $54.56 — — 
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(1)RepresentsRepresent shares that employees surrendered back to us that equaled in value the amount of taxes requiredneeded for payroll tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of equity awards under the LTIP.restricted stock awards. These repurchases were not part of a publicly announced plan or program to repurchase shares of our common stock, nor do we have a publicly announced plan or program to repurchase shares of our common stock.
OurDividend Policy. On May 3, 2021, we announced the initiation of an annual cash dividend in the amount of $1.40 per share of our common stock payable quarterly, which began on July 14, 2021. Beginning with the fourth quarter of 2021, the annual cash dividend was increased to $1.85 per share of our common stock, and, in March 2022, the Board approved the initiation of a quarterly variable cash dividend, equal to 50% of free cash flow after the fixed cash dividend for the preceding twelve-month period and pro forma for all acquisition and divestiture activity, assuming pro forma compliance with certain leverage targets. The Company’s inaugural quarterly variable cash dividend has been declared at $0.75 per share and was paid in combination with the fixed cash dividend on March 30, 2022 to shareholders of record on March 18, 2022, resulting a total quarterly dividend of $1.2125 per share. The decision to pay any future dividends is solely within the discretion of, and subject to approval by, the Board. The Board's’ determination with respect to any such dividends, including the record date, the payment date and the actual amount of the dividend, will depend upon our profitability and financial condition, contractual restrictions, restrictions imposed by applicable law and other factors that the Board deems relevant at the time of such determination. Additionally, covenants contained in our Credit Facility contains restrictive thresholds onand the indentures governing our senior notes restrict the payment of dividends.cash dividends on our common stock, as discussed further in Note 5 - Long-Term Debt under Part I, Item 1 of this report.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Number
Description of Exhibit
3.1
3.2
4.13.3
3.4
10.1*
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5†
10.6†
10.7†
10.8
4.231.1†
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31.2*31.2†
32.1**32.1†
32.2**32.2†
101.INS*101.INS†XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH†
101.SCH*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL*101.CAL†XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF†
101.DEF*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB†
101.LAB*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE*101.PRE†XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)
__________________________________________
*Filed with this report
**Furnished with this report
†Management Contract or Compensatory Plan or Agreement
_________________________
*            Management Contract or Compensatory Plan or Arrangement
†            Filed or furnished herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
   BONANZA CREEK ENERGY,CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC.
    
Date:October 28, 2021May 4, 2022    By:/s/ Eric T. GreagerChris Doyle
    Eric T. GreagerChris Doyle
    President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal (principal executive officer)
     
   By:/s/ Brant DeMuthMarianella Foschi
    Brant DeMuthMarianella Foschi
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal (principal financial officer)
By:/s/ Sandi K. Garbiso
 Sandi K. Garbiso
 Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(chief and Treasurer (chief accounting officer)

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