Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Components Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
     2011     2010     2009  

Current:

      

State

   $ —        $ 40,000      $ 28,000   

Federal

     282,000        95,000        32,000   

Deferred:

      

State

     —          —          —     

Federal

     (372,000     (95,000     (32,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income tax expense (benefit) provision

   $  (90,000   $ 40,000      $ 28,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Reconciliation Of Statutory Federal Income Tax Amount
     2011     2010     2009  

Income before federal income taxes

   $  108,332,000      $ 47,403,000      $ 23,655,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expected income tax at statutory rate

     37,916,000        16,591,000        8,279,000   

State income taxes

     4,227,000        2,378,000        1,370,000   

Other differences

     (146,000     (111,000     (891,000

Changes in valuation allowance

     (42,087,000     (18,818,000     (8,730,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit) recorded

   $ (90,000   $ 40,000      $ 28,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities
     2011     2010     2009  

Deferred tax assets:

      

Net operating loss carryforward

   $ 40,880,000      $ 20,967,000      $ 22,268,000   

Oil and gas property basis difference

     —          32,054,000        49,638,000   

FASB ASC 718 compensation expense

     520,000        347,000        341,000   

Investment in pass through entities

     78,000        722,000        528,000   

AMT credit

     1,000,000        693,000        598,000   

Non-oil and gas property basis difference

     103,000        279,000        316,000   

Charitable contributions carryover

     3,000        —          —     

State net operating loss carryover

     6,410,000        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

     48,994,000        55,062,000        73,689,000   

Deferred tax liabilities:

      

Oil and gas property basis difference

     35,637,000        —          —     

Investment in pass through entities

     —          —          —     

Unrealized gain on hedging activities

     10,000        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     35,647,000        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax asset

     13,347,000        55,062,000        73,689,000   

Valuation allowance

     (12,347,000     (54,434,000     (73,156,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 1,000,000      $ 628,000      $ 533,000