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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
General Discussion of Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]  
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Natural Gas, Oil and Natural Gas Liquids Derivative Instruments
The Company seeks to mitigate risks related to unfavorable changes in natural gas, oil and NGL prices, which are subject to significant and often volatile fluctuation, by entering into over-the-counter fixed price swaps, basis swaps, collars and various types of option contracts. These contracts allow the Company to mitigate the impact of declines in future natural gas, oil and NGL prices by effectively locking in floor price for a certain level of the Company’s production. However, these hedge contracts also limit the benefit to the Company in periods when the future market prices of natural gas, oil and NGL that are higher than the hedged prices.
Fixed price swaps are settled monthly based on differences between the fixed price specified in the contract and the referenced settlement price. When the referenced settlement price is less than the price specified in the contract, the Company receives an amount from the counterparty based on the price difference multiplied by the volume. Similarly, when the referenced settlement price exceeds the price specified in the contract, the Company pays the counterparty an amount based on the price difference multiplied by the volume. The prices contained in these fixed price swaps are based on the NYMEX Henry Hub for natural gas, the NYMEX West Texas Intermediate for oil and Mont Belvieu for propane, pentane and ethane. Below is a summary of the Company’s open fixed price swap positions as of March 31, 2021. 
Location Daily Volume
(MMBtu/day)		 Weighted
Average Price
Remaining 2021 NYMEX Henry Hub 351,316  $ 2.73 
Location Daily Volume
(Bbl/day)		 Weighted
Average Price
Remaining 2021 NYMEX WTI 1,505  $ 53.07 
Location Daily Volume
(Bbl/day)		 Weighted
Average Price
Remaining 2021 Mont Belvieu C3 2,074  $ 27.80 
2022 Mont Belvieu C3 496  $ 27.30 
In the second half of 2019, the Company sold 2022 and 2023 natural gas call options in exchange for a premium, and used the associated premiums to enhance the fixed price on certain natural gas swaps that settled in 2020. Each call option has an established ceiling price of $2.90/MMBtu. If monthly NYMEX natural gas prices settle above the $2.90 ceiling price, the Company is required to pay the option counterparty an amount equal to the difference between the referenced NYMEX natural gas settlement price and $2.90 multiplied by the hedged contract volumes. Below is a summary of the Company's sold call option positions as of March 31, 2021.
Location Daily Volume
(MMBtu/day)		 Weighted Average Price
2022 NYMEX Henry Hub 152,675  $ 2.90 
2023 NYMEX Henry Hub 627,675  $ 2.90 
The Company entered into costless collars based off the NYMEX Henry Hub natural gas index. Each two-way price collar has a set floor and ceiling price for the hedged production. If the applicable monthly price indices are outside of the ranges set by the floor and ceiling prices in the various collars, the Company will cash-settle the difference with the hedge counterparty. Below is a summary of the Company's costless collar positions as of March 31, 2021.
Location Daily Volume (MMBtu/day) Weighted Average Floor Price Weighted Average Ceiling Price
Remaining 2021 NYMEX Henry Hub 390,509  $ 2.54  $ 2.93 
2022 NYMEX Henry Hub 186,438  $ 2.63  $ 3.04 
In addition, the Company entered into natural gas basis swap hedge contracts. If the applicable monthly price indices are outside of the ranges set forth in the various natural gas basis swap contracts, the Company will cash-settle the difference with the hedge counterparty. Below is a summary of the Company's basis swap positions as of March 31, 2021.
Gulfport Pays Gulfport Receives Daily Volume
(MMBtu/day)		 Weighted Average Fixed Spread
Remaining 2021 Rex Zone 3 NYMEX Plus Fixed Spread 85,309  $ (0.22)
Remaining 2021 Tetco M2 NYMEX Plus Fixed Spread 32,384  $ (0.63)
2022 Rex Zone 3 NYMEX Plus Fixed Spread 14,795  $ (0.10)
Balance Sheet Presentation
The Company reports the fair value of derivative instruments on the consolidated balance sheets as derivative instruments under current assets, noncurrent assets, current liabilities and noncurrent liabilities on a gross basis. The Company determines the current and noncurrent classification based on the timing of expected future cash flows of individual trades. The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments on a gross basis at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
(In thousands)
Short-term derivative asset $ 12,422  $ 27,146 
Long-term derivative asset 652  322 
Short-term derivative liability (20,687) (11,641)
Long-term derivative liability (43,267) (36,604)
Total commodity derivative position $ (50,880) $ (20,777)
Gains and Losses
The following table presents the gain and loss recognized in net (loss) gain on natural gas, oil and NGL derivatives in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
Net (loss) gain on derivative instruments
Three months ended March 31,
2021 2020
(In thousands)
Natural gas derivatives $ (25,413) $ 45,853 
Oil derivatives (1,731) 52,874 
NGL derivatives (2,834) 920 
Contingent consideration arrangement —  (1,381)
Total $ (29,978) $ 98,266 
Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities
As noted above, the Company records the fair value of derivative instruments on a gross basis. The following table presents the gross amounts of recognized derivative assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets and the amounts that are subject to offsetting under master netting arrangements with counterparties, all at fair value.
As of March 31, 2021
Gross Assets (Liabilities) Gross Amounts
Presented in the Subject to Master Net
Consolidated Balance Sheets Netting Agreements Amount
(In thousands)
Derivative assets $ 13,074  $ (13,074) $ — 
Derivative liabilities $ (63,954) $ 13,074  $ (50,880)
As of December 31, 2020
Gross Assets (Liabilities) Gross Amounts
Presented in the Subject to Master Net
Consolidated Balance Sheets Netting Agreements Amount
(In thousands)
Derivative assets $ 27,468  $ (25,730) $ 1,738 
Derivative liabilities $ (48,245) $ 25,730  $ (22,515)
Concentration of Credit Risk
By using derivative instruments that are not traded on an exchange, the Company is exposed to the credit risk of its counterparties. Credit risk is the risk of loss from counterparties not performing under the terms of the derivative instrument. When the fair value of a derivative instrument is positive, the counterparty is expected to owe the Company, which creates credit risk. To minimize the credit risk in derivative instruments, it is the Company’s policy to enter into derivative contracts only with counterparties that are creditworthy financial institutions deemed by management as competent and competitive market makers. The Company’s derivative contracts are with multiple counterparties to lessen its exposure to any individual counterparty. Additionally, the Company uses master netting agreements to minimize credit risk exposure. The creditworthiness of the Company’s counterparties is subject to periodic review. None of the Company’s derivative instrument contracts contain credit-risk related contingent features. Other than as provided by the Company’s revolving credit facility, the Company is not required to provide credit support or collateral to any of its counterparties under its derivative instruments, nor are the counterparties required to provide credit support to the Company.