Gastar Exploration USA Inc (GST) SEC Quarterly Report (10-Q) for Q3 2016

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED September 30, 2016

OR

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO

Commission File Number: 001-35211

GASTAR EXPLORATION INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(713) 739-1800

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes   ☒    No   ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 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   ☒

The total number of outstanding common shares, $0.001 par value per share, as of November 1, 2016 was 131,723,116.

GASTAR EXPLORATION INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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On November 14, 2013, Gastar Exploration Ltd., an Alberta, Canada corporation, changed its jurisdiction of incorporation to the State of Delaware and changed its name to "Gastar Exploration, Inc."  On January 31, 2014, Gastar Exploration, Inc. merged with and into Gastar Exploration USA, Inc., its direct subsidiary, as part of a reorganization to eliminate Gastar Exploration, Inc.'s holding company corporate structure.  Pursuant to the merger agreement, shares of Gastar Exploration, Inc.'s common stock were converted into an equal number of shares of commo n stock of Gastar Exploration USA, Inc., and Gastar Exploration USA, Inc. changed its name to "Gastar Exploration Inc." Gastar Exploration Inc. owns and continues to conduct Gastar Exploration, Inc.'s business in substantially the same manner as was being conducted prior to the merger.

Unless otherwise indicated or required by the context, (i) for any date or period prior to the January 31, 2014 merger described above, "Gastar," the "Company," "we," "us," "our" and similar terms refer collectively to Gastar Exploration, Inc.(formerly known as Gastar Exploration Ltd.) and its subsidiaries, including Gastar Exploration Inc. (formerly known as Gastar Exploration USA, Inc.), and for any date or period after January 31, 2014, such terms refer collectively to Gastar Exploration Inc. and its subsidiaries and (ii) all dollar amounts appearing in this Form 10-Q are stated in United States dollars ("U.S. dollars") unless otherwise noted and (iii) all financial data included in this Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP").

General information about us can be found on our website at www.gastar.com. The information available on or through our website, or about us on any other website, is neither incorporated into, nor part of, this report.  Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings that we make with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), as well as any amendments and exhibits to those reports, will be available free of charge through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we file or furnish them to the SEC.  Information is also available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov for our U.S. filings.

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Glossary of Terms

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PART I. FINANCI AL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

GASTAR EXPLORATION INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

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GASTAR EXPLORATION INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

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

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GASTAR EXPLORATION INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

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

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GASTAR EXPLORATION INC.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Gastar Exploration Inc. (the "Company" or "Gastar") is a pure play Mid-Continent independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil, condensate, natural gas and NGLs. Gastar's principal business activities include the identification, acquisition, and subsequent exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties with an emphasis on unconventional reserves, such as shale resource plays. Gastar holds a concentrated acreage position in what is believed to be the core of the STACK Play, an area of central Oklahoma which is home to multiple oil and natural gas-rich reservoirs including the Oswego limestone, Meramec and Osage bench formations within the Mississippi Lime, the Woodford shale and Hunton limestone formations.   On April 8, 2016, Gastar sold substantially all of its producing assets and proved reserves and a significant portion of its undeveloped acreage in the Appalachian Basin for an adjusted sales price of $75.7 million, net of $3.5 million of suspense liability transferred to buyer, with an effective date of January 1, 2016 (the "Appalachian Basin Sale").  

For any date or period prior to January 31, 2014, "Gastar," the "Company," "we," "us," "our" and similar terms refer collectively to Gastar Exploration, Inc. (formerly known as Gastar Exploration Ltd.) and its subsidiaries, including Gastar Exploration Inc. (formerly known as Gastar Exploration USA, Inc.), and for any date or period after January 31, 2014, such terms refer collectively to Gastar Exploration Inc. and its subsidiaries.

The accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in the notes to the Company's audited consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the "2015 Form 10-K") filed with the SEC. Please refer to the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in the 2015 Form 10-K for additional details of the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. No material item included in those notes has changed except as a result of normal transactions in the interim or as disclosed within this report.

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company included herein are stated in U.S. dollars and were prepared from the records of the Company by management in accordance with U.S. GAAP applicable to interim financial statements and reflect all normal and recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to provide a fair presentation of the results of operations and financial position for the interim periods. Such financial statements conform to the presentation reflected in the 2015 Form 10-K. The current interim period reported herein should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes, including Item 8. "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," included in the 2015 Form 10-K.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates with regard to these financial statements include the estimate of proved oil and natural gas reserve quantities and the related present value of estimated future net cash flows.

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the consolidated accounts of all of its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Certain reclassifications of prior year balances have been made to conform to the current year presentation; these reclassifications have no impact on net income (loss).

The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2016.

Subsequent Events

In preparing these financial statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued and has disclosed certain subsequent events in these condensed consolidated financial statements, as appropriate.

Revolving Credit Facility

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On October 14, 2016, the Company, together with the parties thereto, entered into Amendment No. 9 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement ("Amendment No. 9"), which amended the Re volving Credit Facility to, among other things:

Development Agreement

On October 14, 2016, the Company executed a definitive agreement with STACK Exploration LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (the "Investor") to jointly develop up to 60 Gastar operated wells in the STACK Play in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma (the "Development Agreement").  The drilling program (the "Drilling Program") will target the Meramec and Osage formations within the Mississippi Lime on a contract area within three townships covering approximately 18,000 undeveloped net mineral acres under leases held by the Company. The Company will be the operator of all wells jointly developed under the Development Agreement.  

Under the Development Agreement, the Investor will fund 90% of Gastar's working interest portion of drilling and completion costs to initially earn 80% of Gastar's working interest in each new well (in each case, proportionately reduced by other participating working interests in the well).  As a result, Gastar will pay 10% of its working interest portion of such costs for 20% of its original working interest.  

The proposed Drilling Program wells will be mutually developed in three tranches of 20 wells each.  The locations of the first 20 wells, comprised of 18 Meramec formation wells and two Osage formation wells, have been mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Investor.  Participation in the second tranche of 20 Drilling Program wells will be at the election of the Investor and the third tranche of 20 wells will require mutual consent.  With respect to each 20 well tranche, when the Investor has achieved an aggregate 15% internal rate of return ("IRR") for its investment in the tranche, its interest will be reduced from 80% to 40% of Gastar's original working interest and Gastar's working interest increases from 20% to 60% of Gastar's original working interest.  When a tranche IRR of 20% is achieved by the Investor, its working interest decreases to 10% and Gastar's working interest increases to 90% of the working interest originally owned by Gastar.  The parties to the Development Agreement can mutually agree to expand the contract area and drilling formation focus.

Canadian County Property Sale

On October 19, 2016, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement to sell certain non-core leasehold interests in approximately 25,300 net acres of which only 19,100 net acres was ascribed allocated value and interests in 25 gross (11.2 net) wells primarily in northeast Canadian County and also in southeast Kingfisher County, Oklahoma to Red Bluff Resources Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ("Red Bluff") for approximately $71.0 million (of which up to $10.0 million is contingent upon the satisfaction of certain conditions), subject to certain adjustments.  The transaction is expected to close on or before November 18, 2016, with a property sale effective date of August 1, 2016.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are reported net of the allowance for doubtful accounts.  The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined based on a review of the Company's receivables.  Receivable accounts are charged off when collection efforts have failed or the account is deemed uncollectible.  During the quarter ended June 30, 2016, the Company determined that a receivable account from a third-party natural gas and NGLs purchaser would no longer be collectible as a result of the third-party purchaser filing for bankruptcy.  A summary of the activity related to the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows:

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Recent Accounting Developments

The following recently issued accounting pronouncements may impact the Company in future periods:

Statement of Cash Flows. In August 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance associated with the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows. The amended guidance addresses specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing existing diversity in practice. The amendments in this update apply to all entities required to present a statement of cash flows.  The amendments in this update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period.  If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period.  An entity that elects early adoption must adopt all of the amendments in the same period.  Amendments should be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented.  If it is impracticable to apply the amendments retrospectively for some of the issues, the amendments for those issues would be applied prospectively as of the earliest date practicable.  The Company has not yet determined what the effects of adopting this updated guidance will be on its statement of cash flows.    

Compensation – Stock Compensation.   In March 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance as part of its simplification initiative which is intended to simplify several aspects of the accounting for stock-based compensation transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows.  For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods.  Early adoption is permitted for any entity in any interim or annual period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. An entity that elects early adoption must adopt all of the amendments in the same period.  Amendments related to the timing of when excess tax benefits are recognized, minimum statutory withholding requirements, forfeitures, and intrinsic value should be applied using a modified retrospective transition method by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of the beginning of the period in which the guidance is adopted.  Amendments related to the presentation of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares to meet the minimum statutory withholding requirement should be applied retrospectively.  Amendments requiring recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement and the practical expedient for estimating expected term should be applied prospectively.  An entity may elect to apply the amendments related to the presentation of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows using either a prospective transition method or a retrospective transition method. The Company has not yet determined what the effects of adopting this updated guidance will be on its consolidated financial statements.

Leases.   In February 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and enhance disclosures regarding key information about leasing arrangements.  Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for all leases. The new lease guidance also simplified the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. The amendments in this update are effective beginning on January 1, 2019 and should be applied through a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company has not yet determined what the effects of adopting this updated guidance will be on its consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes.   In November 2015, the FASB issued updated guidance as part of its simplification initiative for the presentation of deferred taxes.  Current U.S. GAAP requires an entity to separate deferred income tax liabilities and assets into current and noncurrent amounts in a classified statement of financial position where such classification generally does not align with the time period in which the recognized deferred tax amounts are expected to be recovered or settled.  To simplify the presentation of deferred income taxes, the amendments in this update require that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position and apply to all entities that present a classified statement of financial position, resulting in the alignment of the U.S. GAAP presentation of deferred income tax assets and liabilities with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). IAS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements.  This guidance is effective for public business entities for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods.  Earlier application is permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period and can be applied either prospectively or

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retrospecti vely to all periods presented.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to materially impact its consolidated financial statements.

Going Concern.   In August 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance related to determining whether substantial doubt exists about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern.  The amendment provides guidance for determining whether conditions or events give rise to substantial doubt that an entity has the ability to continue as a going concern within one year following the date of issuance of annual and interim financial statements, and requires specific disclosures regarding the conditions or events leading to substantial doubt.  The updated guidance is effective for annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016 and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter.  Earlier adoption is permitted, but the Company has not elected to adopt the updated guidance early.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition.   In May 2014, the FASB issued an amendment to previously issued guidance regarding the recognition of revenue, which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition," and most industry-specific guidance.  The FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board initiated a joint project to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and to develop a common standard that would (i) remove inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements, (ii) provide a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues, (iii) improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets, (iv) provide more useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements and (v) simplify the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer.  The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  To achieve this core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: (1) identify the contract(s) with the customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.  This guidance supersedes prior revenue recognition requirements and most industry-specific guidance throughout the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.  This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period.  In April 2015, the FASB proposed to delay the effective date one year, beginning in fiscal year 2018 and such proposal was subsequently adopted by the FASB in August 2015.  The Company is evaluating the new guidance and has not yet determined the impact this new standard may have on its consolidated financial statements or decided upon its method of adoption.

The amount capitalized as oil and natural gas properties was incurred for the purchase and development of various properties in the U.S., located in the states of Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.  On April 8, 2016, the Company sold substantially all of its producing assets and proved reserves and a significant portion of its undeveloped acreage in Pennsylvania and West Virginia comprising the Company's Appalachian Basin assets.

The following table summarizes the components of unproved properties excluded from amortization at the dates indicated:

The full cost method of accounting for oil and natural gas properties requires a quarterly calculation of a limitation on capitalized costs, often referred to as a full cost ceiling calculation. The ceiling is the present value (discounted at 10% per annum) of estimated future cash flow from proved oil, condensate, natural gas and NGLs reserves reduced by future operating expenses, development expenditures, abandonment costs (net of salvage) to the extent not included in oil and natural gas properties pursuant to authoritative guidance and estimated future income taxes thereon. To the extent that the Company's capitalized costs (net of accumulated depletion and deferred taxes) exceed the ceiling at the end of the reported period, the excess must be written off to expense for such period. Once incurred, this impairment of oil and natural gas properties is not reversible at a later date even if oil and natural gas prices increase. The ceiling calculation is determined using a mandatory trailing 12-month unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month commodities pricing and costs in effect at the end of the period, each of which are held constant indefinitely (absent specific contracts with respect to future prices and costs) with respect to valuing future net cash flows from proved reserves for this purpose.  The 12-month unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month commodities prices are

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adjusted for basis and quality differentials in determining the present value of the proved reserv es.  The table below sets forth relevant pricing assumptions utilized in the quarterly ceiling test computations for the respective periods noted before adjustment for basis and quality differentials:

The Company could potentially incur further ceiling test impairments in 2016 should commodities prices decline. However, it is difficult to project future impairment charges in light of numerous variables involved.

The Company's proved reserves estimates and their estimated discounted value and standardized measure will also be impacted by changes in lease operating costs, future development costs, production, exploration and development activities.  The ceiling limitation calculation is not intended to be indicative of the fair market value of the Company's proved reserves or future results.

Development Agreement

On October 14, 2016, the Company executed the Development Agreement with the Investor to jointly develop up to 60 Gastar operated wells in the STACK Play in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.  The Drilling Program will target the Meramec and Osage formations within the Mississippi Lime in a contract area within three townships covering approximately 18,000 undeveloped net mineral acres under leases held by the Company. The Company will be the operator of all wells jointly developed under the Development Agreement.  

Under the Development Agreement, the Investor will fund 90% of Gastar's working interest portion of drilling and completion costs to initially earn 80% of Gastar's working interest in each new well (in each case, proportionately reduced by other participating working interests in the well).  As a result, Gastar will pay 10% of its working interest portion of such costs for 20% of its original working interest.  

The proposed Drilling Program wells will be mutually developed in three tranches of 20 wells each.  The locations of the first 20 wells, comprised of 18 Meramec formation wells and two Osage formation wells, have been mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Investor.   Participation in the second tranche of 20 Drilling Program wells will be at the election of the Investor and the third tranche of 20 wells will require mutual consent.  With respect to each 20 well tranche, when the Investor has achieved an aggregate 15% IRR for its investment in the tranche, its interest will be reduced from 80% to 40% of Gastar's original working interest and Gastar's working interest increases from 20% to 60% of Gastar's original working interest.  When a tranche IRR of 20% is achieved by the Investor, its working interest decreases to 10% and Gastar's working interest increases to 90% of the working interest originally owned by Gastar.  The parties to the Development Agreement can mutually agree to expand the contract area and drilling formation focus.

Canadian County Property Sale

On October 19, 2016, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement to sell certain non-core leasehold interests in approximately 25,300 net acres of which only 19,100 net acres was ascribed allocated value and interests in 25 gross (11.2 net) wells

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primarily in northeast Canadian County and also in southea st Kingfisher County, Oklahoma to Red Bluff for approximately $71.0 million (of which up to $10.0 million is contingent upon the satisfaction of certain conditions), subject to certain adjustments.  The transaction is expected to close on or before Novembe r 18, 2016, with a property sale effective date of August 1, 2016.

Appalachian Basin Sale

On February 19, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its producing assets and proved reserves and a significant portion of its undeveloped acreage in the Appalachian Basin for $80.0 million, subject to customary closing adjustments.  Pursuant to the agreement, on April 8, 2016, the Company completed the Appalachian Basin Sale for an adjusted sales price of $75.7 million, net of $3.5 million of suspense liability transferred to buyer.  The Appalachian Basin Sale is reflected as a reduction to the full cost pool and the Company did not record a gain or loss related to the divestiture as it was not determined to be significant to the full cost pool and did not result in a significant change to the depletion rate.  

Appalachian Basin Sale Pro Forma Operating Results

The following unaudited pro forma results for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 show the effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations as if the Appalachian Basin Sale had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented. The pro forma results are the result of excluding from the statement of operations of the Company the revenues and direct operating expenses for the properties divested adjusted for (1) the reduction in ARO liabilities and accretion expense for the properties divested,  (2) the reduction in depreciation, depletion and amortization expense as a result of the divestiture and (3) the reduction in interest expense as a result of the pay down of debt under the Revolving Credit Facility in conjunction with the closing of the Appalachian Basin Sale. As a result, certain estimates and judgments were made in preparing the pro forma adjustments.

The pro forma information above includes numerous assumptions, is presented for illustrative purposes only and may not be indicative of the future results or results of operations that would have actually occurred had the Appalachian Basin Sale occurred as presented. In addition, future results may vary significantly from the results reflected in such pro forma information.

Husky Acquisition

On December 16, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of additional working and net revenue interests in 103 gross (10.2 net) producing wells and certain undeveloped acreage in the STACK Play and Hunton limestone formations in its existing AMI from its AMI co-participant Husky Ventures, Inc. ("Husky"), Silverstar of Nevada, Inc., Maximus Exploration, LLC and Atwood Acquisitions, LLC for an adjusted purchase price of approximately $42.7 million, net of $358,000 of revenue suspense liability assumed by the Company, reflecting adjustment for an acquisition effective date of July 1, 2015 and which includes a $715,000 deposit into escrow pending the resolution of title defects by the seller recorded to other assets at September 30, 2016, and the

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conveyance of approximately 11,000 net non-core, non-producing acres in Blaine, Major and Kingfisher Counties, Oklahoma to the sellers, subject to certain adjustments and customary closing conditions (the "Husky Acquisition").  In connection with the acquisition, the AMI participation agreements with the Company's AMI co-participant were dissolved.

The Company accounted for the acquisition as a business combination and therefore, recorded the assets acquired at their estimated acquisition date fair values.  The Company incurred a total of $1.5 million of transaction and integration costs associated with the acquisition since closing and expensed these costs as incurred as general and administrative expenses.  The Company utilized relevant market assumptions to determine fair value and allocate the purchase price, such as future commodity prices, projections of estimated natural gas and oil reserves, expectations for future development and operating costs, projections of future rates of production, expected recovery rates and market multiples for similar transactions. Many of the assumptions used are unobservable and as such, represent Level 3 inputs under the fair value hierarchy as described in Note 5, "Fair Value Measurements." The Company's preliminary assessment of the fair value of the Husky Acquisition assets resulted in a fair market valuation of $44.6 million.  As the fair market valuation varied less than 6% from the purchase price allocation recorded, no adjustment was made to the purchase price allocation.

Husky Acquisition Pro Forma Operating Results

The following unaudited pro forma results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 show the effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations as if the Husky Acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the period presented. The pro forma results are the result of combining the statement of operations of the Company with the statements of revenues and direct operating expenses for the properties acquired from Husky adjusted for (1) assumption of ARO liabilities and accretion expense for the properties acquired and (2) additional depreciation, depletion and amortization expense as a result of the Company's increased ownership in the acquired properties. The statements of revenues and direct operating expenses for the Husky Acquisition assets exclude all other historical expenses of Husky. As a result, certain estimates and judgments were made in preparing the pro forma adjustments.

The pro forma information above includes numerous assumptions, is presented for illustrative purposes only and may not be indicative of the future results or results of operations that would have actually occurred had the Husky Acquisition occurred as presented. Further, the above pro forma amounts do not consider any potential synergies or integration costs that may result from the transaction. In addition, future results may vary significantly from the results reflected in such pro forma information.

Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility

On June 7, 2013, the Company entered into the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender and Issuing Lender and the lenders named therein (the "Revolving Credit Facility"). At the Company's election, borrowings bear interest at the reference rate or the Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin.  The reference rate is the greater of (i) the rate of interest publicly announced by the administrative agent, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 50 basis points and (iii) LIBOR plus 1.0%.  The applicable interest rate margin varies from 1.0% to 2.0% in the case of borrowings based on the reference rate and from 2.0% to 3.0% in the case of borrowings based on the Eurodollar rate, depending on the utilization percentage in relation to the borrowing base and subject to adjustments based on the Company's leverage ratio.  An annual commitment fee of 0.5% is payable quarterly on the unutilized balance of the borrowing base.  The Revolving Credit Facility has a scheduled maturity of November 14, 2017.

The Revolving Credit Facility will be guaranteed by all of the Company's future domestic subsidiaries formed during the term of the Revolving Credit Facility.  Borrowings and related guarantees are secured by a first priority lien on certain domestic oil and natural gas properties currently owned by or later acquired by the Company and its subsidiaries, excluding de minimis value properties as determined by the lender.  The Revolving Credit Facility is secured by a first priority pledge of the capital stock of each

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domestic subsidiary, a first priority interest on all accounts receivable, notes receivable, inventory, contract rights, general intangibles and mate rial property of the issuer and 65% of the stock of any foreign subsidiary of the Company.

The Revolving Credit Facility contains various covenants, including, among others:

All outstanding amounts owed become due and payable upon the occurrence of certain usual and customary events of default, including, among others:

On December 22, 2015, the Company, together with the parties thereto, entered into Amendment No. 6 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement ("Amendment No. 6").  Amendment No. 6 amended the Revolving Credit Facility to permit the Company to exchange its outstanding Notes constituting Second Lien Debt under the Revolving Credit Facility for equity interests in the Company.

On January 29, 2016, the Company, together with the parties thereto, entered into Limited Waiver and Amendment No. 7 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement ("Amendment No. 7").  Pursuant to Amendment No. 7, the Company obtained (i) a waiver until March 10, 2016 of any potential defaults at December 31, 2015 of its leverage ratio and senior secured leverage ratio under the Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) a permanent waiver of any defaults of the restricted payment covenant under the Revolving Credit Facility resulting from (a) cash distributions paid on December 31, 2015 in respect of its Series A Preferred Stock and its Series B Preferred Stock and (b) the issuance on January 28, 2016, as a dividend on the Company' common stock, of the right to purchase Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock pursuant to the Company's Rights Agreement dated as of January 18, 2016 (the "Rights Agreement") as part of the Company's previously disclosed tax benefits preservation plan.  The Revolving Credit Facility was also amended to permit the Company to make dividends and distributions of preferred equity interests or rights to purchase certain preferred equity interests.  The entry into Amendment No. 7 permitted the Company to pay monthly cash dividends on its Series A Preferred Stock and its Series B Preferred Stock on February 1, 2016.

On March 9, 2016, the Company, together with the parties thereto, entered into Waiver and Amendment No. 8 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement ("Amendment No. 8").  Pursuant to Amendment No. 8, the Company obtained the following relief with respect to its financial covenant compliance:

As consideration for the financial covenant relief provided for in Amendment No. 8, the Revolving Credit Facility was also amended to, among other things:

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On October 14, 2016, the Company, together with the parties thereto, entered into Amendment No. 9, which amended the Revolving Credit Facility to, among other things:

Borrowing base redeterminations are scheduled semi-annually in May and November of each calendar year.  The Company and its lenders may each request one additional unscheduled redetermination during any six-month period between scheduled redeterminations.  The next borrowing base redetermination is scheduled for November 2016.  In connection with Amendment No. 8 and in conjunction with the closing of the Appalachian Basin Sale, the borrowing base was reduced from $180.0 million to $100.0 million on April 8, 2016.  The borrowing base was reaffirmed at $100.0 million on October 14, 2016 in connection with Amendment No. 9.  At September 30, 2016, the Revolving Credit Facility had a borrowing base of $100.0 million, with $99.6 million borrowings outstanding and $370,000 of letters of credit issued under the Revolving Credit Facility.  As of November 1, 2016, there were $99.6 million borrowings outstanding and $370,000 of letters of credit issued under the Revolving Credit Facility.  Future increases in the borrowing base in excess of the original $50.0 million are limited to 17.5% of the increase in adjusted consolidated net tangible assets as defined in the indenture pursuant to which the Company's senior secured notes are issued (as discussed below in "Senior Secured Notes").

On May 10, 2016, the requisite lenders under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement permanently waived an unintended technical default under the Revolving Credit Facility resulting from the timing of the last monthly cash dividend payments made by the Company in March 2016 on the Company's two outstanding classes of preferred stock.  

At September 30, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Revolving Credit Facility.

Senior Secured Notes

The Company has $325.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due May 15, 2018 (the "Notes") outstanding under an indenture (the "Indenture") by and among the Company, the Guarantors named therein (the "Guarantors"), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (in such capacity, the "Trustee") and Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the "Collateral Agent").  The Notes bear interest at a rate of 8.625% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year.  The Notes mature on May 15, 2018.  Effective May 17, 2016, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association resigned as Trustee and Collateral Agent and Wilmington Trust was appointed Trustee and Collateral Agent pursuant to the Indenture.

In the event of a change of control, as defined in the Indenture, each holder of the Notes have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of their notes at an offer price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.

The Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by certain future domestic subsidiaries (the "Guarantees").  The Notes and Guarantees rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company's and the Guarantors' future subordinated indebtedness and equal in right of payment to all of the Company's and the Guarantors' existing and future senior indebtedness.  The Notes and Guarantees also are effectively senior to the Company's unsecured indebtedness and effectively subordinated to the Company's and Guarantors' under the Revolving Credit Facility, any other indebtedness secured by a first-

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priority lien on the same collateral and any other indebtedness secured by assets other than the collateral, in each case to the extent of the value of the assets securing such obligation.

The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, limit the Company's ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to:

Covenants in the Indenture also limit the Company's ability to borrow on a first priority lien secured basis, including its ability to refinance the full amount of currently outstanding borrowings under its Revolving Credit Facility or to re-borrow on such facility in the event current borrowings thereunder are paid down.  These and other covenants that are contained in the Indenture are subject to important limitations and qualifications that are described in the Indenture.

A summary of the Notes balance for the periods indicated is as follows:

The Company's financial assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company discloses its recognized non-financial assets and liabilities, such as asset retirement obligations, unproved properties and other property and equipment, at fair value on a non-recurring basis. For non-financial assets and liabilities, the Company is required to disclose information that enables users of its financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop these measurements. The Company assesses its unproved properties for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying value of those properties may not be recoverable. The fair value of the unproved properties is measured using an income approach based upon internal estimates of future production levels, current and future prices, drilling and operating costs, discount rates, current drilling plans and favorable and unfavorable drilling activity on the properties being evaluated and/or adjacent properties or estimated market data based on area transactions, which are Level 3 inputs. There was no impairment of unproved properties for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, due to continued lower natural gas prices for dry gas and no current plans to drill or extend leases in Marcellus East, management's evaluation of unproved properties resulted in impairment and the Company reclassified an immaterial amount of costs from unproved to proved properties for each period.  As no other fair value measurements are required to be recognized on a non-recurring basis at September 30, 2016, no additional disclosures are provided at September 30, 2016.

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As defined in the guidance, fair value is the amount 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 (an exit price). To estimate fair value, the Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participa nts would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated or generally unobservable. The guidance establish es a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities ("Level 1") and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs ("Level 3"). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

As required, financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety 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 fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels. The determination of the fair values below incorporates various factors, including the impact of the counterparty's non-performance risk with respect to the Company's financial assets and the Company's non-performance risk with respect to the Company's financial liabilities. The Company has not elected to offset the fair value amounts recognized for multiple derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty, but reports them gross on its consolidated balance sheets.

Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels during the 2016 and 2015 periods.

The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company's financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

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The table below presents a reconciliation of the assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. Level 3 instruments presented in the table consist of net derivatives that, in management's opinion, reflect the assumptions a marketplace participant would have used at September 30, 2016 and 2015.

At September 30, 2016, the estimated fair value of accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts and revenue payables and accrued liabilities approximates their carrying value due to their short-term nature. The estimated fair value of the Company's long-term debt at September 30, 2016 was $366.3 million based on quoted market prices of the Notes (Level 1) and the respective carrying value of the Revolving Credit Facility because the interest rate approximates the current market rate (Level 2).

The Company has consistently applied the valuation techniques discussed above in all periods presented.

The fair value guidance, as amended, establishes that every derivative instrument is to be recorded on the balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at fair value. See Note 6, "Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity."

The Company maintains a commodity price risk management strategy that uses derivative instruments to minimize significant, unanticipated earnings fluctuations that may arise from volatility in commodity prices. The Company uses costless collars, index, basis and fixed price swaps and put and call options to hedge oil, condensate, natural gas and NGLs price risk.

All derivative contracts are carried at their fair value on the balance sheet and all changes in value are recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations in (loss) gain on commodity derivatives contracts. For the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company reported a loss of $3.1 million and a gain of $4.5 million, respectively, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations related to the change in the fair value of its commodity derivative contracts still held at September 30, 2016 and 2015.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company reported a loss of $13.0 million and a gain of $986,000, respectively, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations related to the change in the fair value of its commodity derivative contracts still held at September 30, 2016 and 2015.

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As of September 30, 2016, the following crude derivative transactions were outstanding with the associated notional volumes and weighted average underlying hedge prices:

As of September 30, 2016, the following natural gas derivative transactions were outstanding with the associated notional volumes and weighted average underlying hedge prices:

As of September 30, 2016, the following NGLs derivative transactions were outstanding with the associated notional volumes and weighted average underlying hedge prices:

As of September 30, 2016, all of the Company's economic derivative hedge positions were with large financial institutions, which are not known to the Company to be in default on their derivative positions. The Company is exposed to credit risk to the

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extent of non-performance by the counterparties in the derivative contracts discussed above; however, the Company does not anticipate non-performance by such counterparties. None of the Company's derivative instruments contain credit-risk related con tingent features.

In conjunction with certain derivative hedging activity, the Company has deferred the payment of certain put premiums for the production month period October 2016 through December 2018. The put premium liabilities become payable monthly as the hedge production month becomes the prompt production month. The Company amortizes the deferred put premium liabilities as they become payable. The following table provides information regarding the deferred put premium liabilities for the periods indicated:

The following table provides information regarding the amortization of the deferred put premium liabilities by year as of September 30, 2016: