Item 1.
Financial Statements.
WHITING USA TRUST II
Statements of Assets,
Liabilities and Trust Corpus (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except unit data)
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June 30,
2013
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December 31,
2012
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ASSETS
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Cash and short-term investments
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$
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198
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$
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161
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Investment in net profits interest, net
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157,953
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171,355
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Total assets
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$
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158,151
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$
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171,516
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LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS
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Reserve for Trust expenses
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$
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198
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$
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161
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Trust corpus (18,400,000 Trust units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012)
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157,953
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171,355
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Total liabilities and Trust corpus
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$
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158,151
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$
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171,516
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Statements of Distributable Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except distributable income per unit data)
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Three Months Ended June 30,
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2013
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2012
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2013
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2012
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Income from net profits interest
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$
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11,937
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$
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18,078
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$
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24,117
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$
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18,078
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General and administrative expenses
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(309
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(331
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(463
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(331
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Cash reserves used (withheld) for current Trust expenses
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9
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(169
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(37
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(169
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State income tax withholding
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(10
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(14
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)
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(15
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)
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(14
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Distributable income
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$
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11,627
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$
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17,564
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$
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23,602
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$
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17,564
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Distributable income per unit
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$
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0.631901
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$
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0.954554
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$
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1.282720
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$
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0.954554
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Statements of Changes in Trust Corpus (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
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Three Months Ended June 30,
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2013
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2012
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2013
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2012
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Trust corpus, beginning of period
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$
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164,481
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$
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193,688
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$
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171,355
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$
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-
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Investment in net profits interest
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-
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-
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-
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194,032
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Distributable income
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11,627
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17,564
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23,602
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17,564
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Distributions to unitholders
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(11,627
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(17,564
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(23,602
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(17,564
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Amortization of investment in net profits interest
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(6,528
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(7,183
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(13,402
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(7,527
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Trust corpus, end of period
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$
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157,953
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$
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186,505
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$
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157,953
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$
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186,505
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these modified cash basis financial statements.
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WHITING USA TRUST II
NOTES TO MODIFIED CASH BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
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ORGANIZATION OF THE TRUST
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Formation of the Trust
Whiting USA Trust II (the Trust) is a statutory trust formed on December 5, 2011 under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, pursuant to a trust
agreement (the Trust agreement) among Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation (Whiting Oil and Gas), as trustor, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the Trustee) and Wilmington Trust, National
Association, as Delaware trustee (the Delaware Trustee). The initial capitalization of the Trust estate was funded by Whiting Petroleum Corporation (Whiting) on December 8, 2011.
The Trust was created to acquire and hold a term net profits interest (NPI) for the benefit of the Trust unitholders pursuant
to a conveyance from Whiting Oil and Gas, a 100%-owned subsidiary of Whiting, to the Trust. The term NPI is an interest in certain of Whiting Oil and Gas properties located in the Rocky Mountains, Permian Basin, Gulf Coast and Mid-Continent
regions (the underlying properties). The NPI is the only asset of the Trust, other than cash reserves held for future Trust expenses. As of December 31, 2012, these oil and gas properties included interests in approximately 1,302
gross (389.1 net) producing oil and gas wells.
The NPI is passive in nature, and the Trustee has no management control over
and no responsibility relating to the operation of the underlying properties. The NPI entitles the Trust to receive 90% of the net proceeds from the sale of production from the underlying properties. The NPI will terminate on the later to occur of
(1) December 31, 2021, or (2) the time when 11.79 MMBOE have been produced from the underlying properties and sold (which amount is the equivalent of 10.61 MMBOE in respect of the Trusts right to receive 90% of the net proceeds from
such reserves pursuant to the NPI), and the Trust will soon thereafter wind up its affairs and terminate, after which it will pay no further distributions. As of June 30, 2013 on a cumulative accrual basis, 2.40 MMBOE (23%) of the
Trusts total 10.61 MMBOE have been produced and sold, and the remaining reserve quantities are projected to be produced prior to December 31, 2021, based on the Trusts reserve report as of December 31, 2012. Since the Trust is
not currently expected to contractually terminate until December 31, 2021, additional reserves and production attributable to the NPI may be available for distribution to unitholders (also based on the year-end reserve report) between the time
that the Trusts minimum 10.61 MMBOE have been produced and sold and the expected December 31, 2021 termination date of the Trust occurs. Accordingly, the Trusts remaining reserves attributable to the 90% NPI were estimated to be
9.46 MMBOE as of December 31, 2012. The Trusts Annual Report on Form 10-K includes additional information on the Trusts reserves as of December 31, 2012.
The Trustee can authorize the Trust to borrow money for the purpose of paying Trust administrative or incidental expenses that exceed cash held by the Trust. The Trustee may authorize the Trust to borrow
from the Trustee, Whiting or the Delaware Trustee as a lender, provided that the terms of the loan are similar to the terms it would grant to a similarly situated commercial customer with whom it did not have a fiduciary relationship. The Trustee
may also deposit funds awaiting distribution in an account with itself, which may be a non-interest bearing account, and make other short term investments with the funds distributable to the Trust.
Initial Issuance of Trust Units and Net Profits Interest Conveyance
On March 21, 2012, the registration
statement on Form S-1/S-3 (Registration No. 333-178586) filed by Whiting and the Trust in connection with the initial public offering of the Trusts units was declared effective by the SEC. On March 28, 2012, the Trust issued
18,400,000 Trust units to Whiting in exchange for the conveyance of the term NPI, which is described above, from Whiting Oil and Gas. Immediately thereafter, Whiting completed an initial public offering of units of beneficial interest in the Trust,
selling 18,400,000 Trust units to the public at $20.00 per unit.
Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited financial information has been prepared by the Trustee in accordance with the instructions to the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q. The accompanying financial information is prepared on a comprehensive basis of accounting other than GAAP. The Trustee believes that the information furnished reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring adjustments) which
are, in the opinion of the Trustee, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
The Trusts 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K includes certain definitions and a summary of significant accounting policies and should be read in conjunction with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Term Net Profits Interest
The Trust uses the modified cash basis of
accounting to report Trust receipts from the term NPI and payments of expenses incurred. The actual cash distributions to the Trust are made based on the terms of the conveyance that created the Trusts NPI. The term NPI entitles the Trust to
receive revenues (oil, gas and natural gas liquid sales) less expenses (the amount by which all royalties; lease operating expenses including well workover costs; development costs; production and property taxes; payments made by Whiting to the
hedge counterparty upon settlements of hedge contracts; maintenance expenses; producing overhead; and amounts that may be reserved for future development, maintenance or operating expenses, which reserve amounts may not exceed $2.0 million, exceed
hedge payments received by Whiting under hedge contracts and other non-production revenue) of the underlying properties multiplied by 90% (term NPI percentage). Actual cash receipts may vary due to timing delays of cash receipts from the property
operators or purchasers and due to wellhead and pipeline volume balancing agreements or practices.
Modified Cash Basis
of Accounting
The financial statements of the Trust, as prepared on a modified cash basis, reflect the Trusts assets, liabilities, Trust corpus, earnings and distributions, as follows:
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Income from net profits interest is recorded when NPI distributions are received by the Trust;
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Distributions to Trust unitholders are recorded when paid by the Trust;
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Trust general and administrative expenses (which include the Trustees fees as well as accounting, engineering, legal, and other professional
fees) are recorded when paid;
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Cash reserves for Trust expenses may be established by the Trustee for certain expenditures that would not be recorded as contingent liabilities
under GAAP;
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Amortization of the investment in net profits interest is calculated based on the units-of-production method. Such amortization is charged directly
to Trust corpus and does not affect cash earnings; and
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f)
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The Trust evaluates impairment of the investment in net profits interest by comparing the undiscounted cash flows expected to be realized from the
investment in net profits interest to the NPI carrying value. If the expected future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value, the Trust recognizes an impairment loss for the difference between the carrying value and the estimated
fair value of the investment in net profits interest. The determination of whether the NPI is impaired requires a significant amount of judgment by the Trustee and is based on the best information available to the Trustee at the time of the
evaluation. If market or oil and natural gas production conditions deteriorate, write-downs could be required in the future.
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While these statements differ from financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, the modified cash basis of reporting revenues and distributions is considered to be the most meaningful for the
Trusts activities and results because quarterly distributions to the Trust unitholders are based on net cash receipts. This comprehensive basis of accounting other than GAAP corresponds to the accounting permitted for royalty trusts by the SEC
as specified by FASB ASC Topic 932,
Extractive Activities Oil and Gas: Financial Statements of Royalty Trusts
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Most accounting pronouncements apply to entities whose financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, directing such entities
to accrue or defer revenues and expenses in a period other than when such revenues are received or expenses are paid. Because the Trusts financial statements are prepared on the modified cash basis as described above, however, most accounting
pronouncements are not applicable to the Trusts financial statements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
There were no accounting pronouncements issued during the six months ended June 30, 2013 applicable to the Trust or its financial statements.
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INVESTMENT IN NET PROFITS INTEREST
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Whiting Oil and Gas conveyed the NPI to the Trust in exchange for 18,400,000 Trust units. The investment in net profits interest was recorded at the historical cost basis of Whiting on March 28,
2012, the date of conveyance (except for the derivatives which are reflected at their fair value as of March 31, 2012), and is calculated as follows (in thousands):
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Oil and gas properties
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$
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368,786
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Accumulated depletion
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(174,626
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Oil and gas properties, net
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194,160
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Derivative liability
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(128
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Net predecessor cost of net profits interest conveyed to the Trust
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$
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194,032
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As of June 30, 2013, accumulated amortization of the investment in net profits interest was $36.1
million.
The Trust is a grantor trust and therefore is not subject to federal income taxes. Accordingly, no recognition is given to federal income taxes in the Trusts financial statements. The Trust
unitholders are treated as the owners of Trust income and corpus, and the entire taxable income of the Trust is reported by the Trust unitholders on their respective tax returns.
For Montana state income tax purposes, Whiting must withhold from its NPI payments to the Trust, an amount equal to 6% of the net amount
payable to the Trust from the sale of oil and gas in Montana. For Arkansas, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota and Oklahoma, neither the Trust nor Whiting is withholding the income tax due such states on distributions made to
an individual resident or nonresident Trust unitholder, as long as the Trust is taxed as a grantor trust under the Internal Revenue Code.
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DISTRIBUTION TO UNITHOLDERS
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Actual cash distributions to the Trust unitholders depend on the volumes of and prices received for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids produced from the underlying properties, among other factors.
Quarterly cash distributions during the term of the Trust are made by the Trustee no later than 60 days following the end of each quarter (or the next succeeding business day) to the Trust unitholders of record on the 50th day following the end of
each quarter. Such amounts equal the excess, if any, of the cash received by the Trust during the quarter, over the expenses of the Trust paid during such quarter, subject to any adjustments for changes made by the Trustee during such quarter in any
cash reserves established for future expenses of the Trust.
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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Plugging and Abandonment
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, Whiting incurred $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of plugging and abandonment
costs on the underlying properties. Pursuant to the terms of the conveyance agreement, plugging and abandonment charges relating to the underlying properties, net of any proceeds received from the salvage of equipment, are funded entirely by Whiting
and are not therefore included as a deduction in the calculation of net proceeds or otherwise deducted from Trust unitholders over the term of the Trust.
Operating Overhead
Pursuant to the terms of its applicable joint operating agreements, Whiting deducts from the gross oil and gas sales proceeds an overhead fee to operate
those underlying properties for which Whiting has been designated as the operator. Additionally, with respect to those underlying properties for which Whiting is the operator but where there is no operating agreement in place, Whiting deducts from
the gross proceeds an overhead fee calculated in the same manner that Whiting allocates overhead to other similarly owned properties, which is customary practice in the oil and gas industry. Operating overhead activities include various engineering,
legal, and administrative functions. The fee is adjusted annually pursuant to COPAS guidelines and will increase or decrease each year based on changes in the year-end index of average weekly earnings of crude petroleum and natural gas workers. The
following table presents the Trusts portion of these overhead charges for the distribution made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013:
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Three Months Ended June 30,
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2013
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2012
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2013
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2012
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Total overhead charges
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$
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410,442
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$
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506,600
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$
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812,667
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$
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506,600
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Overhead charge per month per active operated well
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$
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418
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$
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386
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$
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414
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$
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386
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Administrative Services Fee
Under the terms of the administrative services
agreement, the Trust is obligated to pay a quarterly administration fee of $50,000 to Whiting 60 days following the end of each calendar quarter. General and administrative expenses in the Trusts statements of distributable income for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2013 includes $50,000 and $100,000, respectively, for quarterly administrative fees paid to Whiting. General and administrative expenses in the Trusts statements of distributable income for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2012 include $50,000 for quarterly administrative fees paid to Whiting.
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Trustee Administrative Fee
Under the terms of the Trust
agreement, the Trust pays an annual administrative fee to the Trustee of $175,000, which is paid in four quarterly installments of $43,750 each and is billed in arrears. Starting in 2017, such fee escalates by 2.5% each year. General and
administrative expenses in the Trusts statements of distributable income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 includes $43,750 and $87,500, respectively, for quarterly administrative fees paid to the Trustee. General and
administrative expenses in the Trusts statements of distributable income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 include $43,750 for quarterly administrative fees paid to the Trustee.
Letter of Credit
In June 2012, Whiting established a $1.0 million letter of credit for the Trustee in order
to provide it with a mechanism to pay the operating expenses of the Trust, in the event that Whiting should fail to lend funds to the Trust if requested to do so by the Trustee. This letter of credit will not be used to fund NPI distributions to
unitholders, and Whiting has no obligation to lend funds to the Trust. If the Trustee were to draw on the letter of credit or borrow funds from Whiting or otherwise, no further distributions would be made to unitholders until all such amounts have
been repaid by the Trust.
On August 7, 2013, the Trustee announced the Trust distribution of net profits for the second quarterly payment period in 2013. Unitholders of record on August 19, 2013 are expected to receive a
distribution of $0.739362 per Trust unit, which is payable on or before August 29, 2013. This aggregate distribution to all Trust unitholders is expected to consist of net cash proceeds of $13.8 million paid by Whiting to the Trust, less a
provision of $200,000 for estimated Trust expenses and $9,832 for Montana state income tax withholdings. There were no realized gains or losses on hedge settlements during the second quarterly payment period of 2013.
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PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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The following unaudited pro forma statement of distributable income assumes that the conveyance of the term NPI occurred on December 5, 2011, the Trusts formation date, reflecting only pro
forma adjustments that are (i) directly attributable to the transaction, (ii) expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results, and (iii) factually supportable. This unaudited pro forma financial statement is for
informational purposes only and does not purport to present the results that would have actually occurred had the NPI conveyance been completed on the assumed date or for the periods presented or which may be realized in the future.
To produce the pro forma financial information, management made certain estimates and assumptions. These estimates are based on the most
recently available information. To the extent there are significant changes in these amounts, the assumptions and estimates herein could change significantly. The unaudited pro forma statement of distributable income should be read in conjunction
with Trustees Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation included in this Form 10-Q and the historical financial statements of the Trust, including the related notes, included in this Form 10-Q.
WHITING USA TRUST II
Pro Forma Statement of Distributable Income
(In thousands, except
distributable income per unit data)
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
2012
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Historical Results
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Distributable income, as reported
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$
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17,564
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Pro Forma Adjustments
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Income from net profits interest
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18,238
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(a)
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Less:
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Trust general and administrative expenses
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(94
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(b)
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State income tax withholding
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(26
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(c)
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Distributable income
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$
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35,682
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Distributable income per unit
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$
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1.939217
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(a)
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The Trust uses the modified cash basis of accounting, and revenues are therefore recorded when received. The pro forma statement of distributable
income assumes (i) that the conveyance of the term NPI occurred on December 5, 2011 (the inception date of the Trust), and (ii) that the NPI was effective for oil and gas production from the underlying properties beginning in 2011.
Because quarterly cash distributions to the Trust will be made by Whiting no later than 60 days following the end of each quarter, this adjustment assumes that the first quarterly NPI distribution to the Trust during 2012 would have occurred by
February 29, 2012 (covering net cash proceeds received by Whiting for oil sales from October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011 and gas sales from September 1, 2011 through November 30, 2011) and the second complete quarterly
NPI distribution would have occurred by May 30, 2012 (covering net cash proceeds received by Whiting for oil sales from January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2012 and gas sales from December 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012).
Since the Trusts historical income from net profits interest already represented cash proceeds received by Whiting for oil sales from January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2012 and gas sales for January and February 2012, this amount
also includes an adjustment to the Trusts historical results for the May 30, 2012 distribution in order to include net proceeds attributable to natural gas sales for December of 2011.
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The Trust is obligated to pay a quarterly administrative fee to Whiting of $50,000 60 days following the end of each quarter and an annual
administrative fee to the Trustee of $175,000, which is paid in four quarterly installments of $43,750 each and is billed in arrears. The Trusts historical distributable income for the six months ended June 30, 2012 already includes one
payment of $50,000 for Whitings quarterly administrative fee and $43,750 for one quarterly installment of the Trustees annual administrative fee.
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(c)
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For Montana state income tax purposes, Whiting must withhold from its NPI payments to the Trust, an amount equal to 6% of the net amount payable to
the Trust from the sale of oil and gas in Montana. For Arkansas, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota and Oklahoma, neither the Trust nor Whiting is withholding the income tax due such states on distributions made to an
individual resident or nonresident Trust unitholder, as long as the Trust is taxed as a grantor trust under the Internal Revenue Code.
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Item 2.
Trustees Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
References to the Trust in this document refer to Whiting USA Trust II.
References to Whiting in this document refer to Whiting Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiaries. References to Whiting Oil and Gas in this document refer to Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation, a 100%-owned subsidiary of
Whiting Petroleum Corporation.
The following review of the Trusts financial condition and results of operations should
be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto, as well as the Trustees discussion and analysis contained in the Trusts 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Trusts Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports are available on the SECs website
www.sec.gov
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Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of
historical facts included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including without limitation the statements under Trustees Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are forward-looking statements. No
assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. When used in this document, the words believes, expects, anticipates, intends or similar expressions are intended to
identify such forward-looking statements. The following important factors, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, could affect the future results of the energy industry in general, and Whiting and the Trust
in particular, and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements:
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the effect of changes in commodity prices and conditions in the capital markets;
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uncertainty of estimates of oil and natural gas reserves and production;
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risks incident to the operation and drilling of oil and natural gas wells;
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future production and development costs;
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the inability to access oil and natural gas markets due to market conditions or operational impediments;
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failure of the underlying properties to yield oil or natural gas in commercially viable quantities;
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the effect of existing and future laws and regulatory actions;
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competition in the energy industry;
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risks arising out of the hedge contracts;
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inflation or deflation; and
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other risks described under the caption Risk Factors in the Trusts 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Whiting or the Trust or persons
acting on behalf of Whiting or the Trust are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. The Trustee assumes no obligation, and disclaims any duty, to update these forward-looking statements.
Overview and Trust Termination
The Trust was formed on December 5, 2011. The conveyance of the NPI, however, did not occur until March 28, 2012. As a result, the Trust did not recognize any income or make any distributions
during 2011 or during the first quarter of 2012. The NPI was conveyed effective for production from the underlying properties starting from January 1, 2012. Therefore, the Trusts first quarterly distribution paid on May 30, 2012
consisted of an amount in cash paid by Whiting for net proceeds generated from the underlying properties since the January 1, 2012 effective date through March 31, 2012.
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The Trust does not conduct any operations or activities. The Trusts purpose is, in
general, to hold the NPI, to distribute to unitholders cash that the Trust receives in respect of the NPI, and to perform certain administrative functions in respect of the NPI and the Trust units. The Trust derives substantially all of its income
and cash flows from the NPI, which is in turn subject to commodity hedge contracts through December 31, 2014. The NPI entitles the Trust to receive 90% of the net proceeds from the sale of production from the underlying properties.
Oil and gas prices historically have been volatile and may fluctuate widely in the future. The table below highlights these price trends
by listing quarterly average NYMEX crude oil and natural gas prices for the periods indicated through June 30, 2013. The May 2013 distribution in the second quarter of 2013 was mainly affected, however, by January 2013 through March 2013 oil
prices and December 2012 through February 2013 natural gas prices.
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2011
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2012
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2013
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Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Q1
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Q2
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Crude Oil (per Bbl)
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$
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94.25
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$
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102.55
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$
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89.81
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$
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94.02
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$
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102.94
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$
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93.51
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$
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92.19
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$
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88.20
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$
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94.34
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$
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94.23
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Natural Gas (per MMBtu)
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$
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4.10
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$
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4.32
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$
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4.20
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$
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3.54
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$
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2.72
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$
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2.21
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$
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2.81
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$
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3.41
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$
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3.34
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$
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4.10
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Lower oil and gas prices on production from the underlying properties could cause the following:
(i) a reduction in the amount of net proceeds to which the Trust is entitled; (ii) a reduction in the amount of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids that is economic to produce from the underlying properties; and (iii) an
extension of the length of time required to produce 11.79 MMBOE (10.61 MMBOE at the 90% NPI) due to some wells thereby reaching their economic limits sooner. Alternatively, higher oil and natural gas prices may potentially result in the following:
(i) an increase in the amount of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids that is economic to produce from the underlying properties, and (ii) cash settlement losses on commodity derivatives.
Trust termination.
The NPI will terminate on the later to occur of (1) December 31, 2021, or (2) the time when
11.79 MMBOE have been produced from the underlying properties and sold (which amount is the equivalent of 10.61 MMBOE in respect of the Trusts right to receive 90% of the net proceeds from such reserves pursuant to the NPI), and the Trust will
soon thereafter wind up its affairs and terminate, after which it will pay no further distributions. Since the assets of the Trust are depleting assets, a portion of each cash distribution paid on the Trust units should be considered by investors as
a return of capital, with the remainder being considered as a return on investment or yield. As a result, the market price of the Trust units will decline to zero at termination of the Trust. As of June 30, 2013 on a cumulative accrual basis,
2.40 MMBOE (23%) of the Trusts total 10.61 MMBOE have been produced and sold (of which proceeds from the sale of 372 MBOE, which is 90% of 413 MBOE, will be distributed to the unitholders in the Trusts forthcoming August 2013
distribution). The remaining reserve quantities are projected to be produced prior to December 31, 2021, based on the Trusts reserve report as of December 31, 2012. Since the Trust is not currently expected to contractually terminate
until December 31, 2021, additional reserves and production attributable to the NPI may be available for distribution to unitholders (also based on the year-end reserve report) between the time that the Trusts minimum 10.61 MMBOE have
been produced and sold and the expected December 31, 2021 termination date of the Trust occurs.
Capital Expenditure Activities
The primary goals of the planned capital expenditures relative to the underlying properties are to convert proved
undeveloped reserves and developed non-producing properties to producing properties and to make the capital expenditures with a goal of mitigating a portion of the natural decline in production from producing properties. The underlying properties
have a capital expenditure budget per the December 31, 2012 reserve report of $26.3 million estimated to be spent over 9 years. No assurance can be given, however, that any such expenditures will result in the production of commercially paying
amounts, if any, or that the characteristics of any newly developed well will match the characteristics of existing wells on the underlying properties or the operators historical drilling success rate. With respect to fields for which Whiting
is not the operator, Whiting will have limited control over the timing and amount of capital expenditures relative to such fields. Please read the Trusts Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012,
Item 1A. Risk Factors Whiting has limited control over activities on the underlying properties that Whiting does not operate, which could reduce production from the underlying properties, increase capital expenditures and reduce cash
available for distribution to Trust unitholders.
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During each twelve-month period beginning on the later to occur of
(1) December 31, 2017 and (2) the time when 8.24 MMBOE have been produced from the underlying properties and sold (which is the equivalent of 7.41 MMBOE attributable to the 90% NPI) (in either case, the capital expenditure
limitation date), the sum of the capital expenditures and amounts reserved for approved capital expenditure projects for such twelve-month period may not exceed the average annual capital expenditure amount. The average annual capital
expenditure amount means the quotient of (x) the sum of the capital expenditures and amounts reserved for approved capital expenditure projects with respect to the three twelve-month periods ending on the capital expenditure limitation
date, divided by (y) three. Commencing on the capital expenditure limitation date, and each anniversary of the capital expenditure limitation date thereafter, the average annual capital expenditure amount will be increased by 2.5% to account
for expected increased costs due to inflation.
The following table presents capital expenditures applicable to the underlying
properties relative to the February 2013 distribution and the May 2013 distribution (in thousands):
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Region
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2013
Capital
Expenditures
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Permian Basin
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$
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3,120
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Rocky Mountains
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2,886
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Gulf Coast
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45
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Mid-Continent
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6
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Total
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$
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6,057
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Results of Trust Operations
Results of the Trust for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 Compared to the Pro Forma Results of the Trust for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
Presented below is a summary of the Trusts income from net profits interest and distributable income for the six months ended
June 30, 2013, consisting of the February 2013 distribution and May 2013 distribution received by the Trust. In addition, because the Trust had not engaged in any activities during the three months ended March 31, 2012 other than
organizational activities, pro forma income from net profits interest and distributable income for the Trust for the six months ended June 30, 2012 has been presented, so that investors can review comparative results of operations for the Trust
for the 2013 and 2012 periods. The Trusts pro forma results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2012 have been presented on a modified cash basis of accounting in the table below. This basis of presentation is consistent with
the Trusts financial statements, which have also been prepared on a modified cash basis as described in Note 1 to the Trusts financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
The pro forma income from net profits interest, distributable income, and related financial data presented below assume (i) that the
conveyance of the NPI in the underlying properties occurred on December 5, 2011, and (ii) that the NPI was effective for oil and gas production from the underlying properties beginning in 2011. The pro forma financial information below has
been derived from the unaudited pro forma financial statements, as included in Note 8 to the Trusts financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Trust believes that the assumptions used to prepare this pro forma
data provide a reasonable basis for presenting the effects directly attributable to these transactions. However, the pro forma amounts set forth in the table below are for informational purposes only and do not purport to present the results that
would have actually occurred had the Trust formation and net profits interest conveyance been completed on December 5, 2011 or for the period presented or which may be realized in the future.
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Trust Results (Dollars in thousands, except per
Bbl, per Mcf and per BOE amounts)
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Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
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Pro Forma Six
Months Ended June
30,
2012
(e)
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Sales volumes:
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Oil from underlying properties (Bbl)
(a)
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657,290
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(c)
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649,604
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(f)
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Natural gas from underlying properties (Mcf)
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1,197,418
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(c)
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1,343,438
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(f)
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|
|
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Total production (BOE)
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856,860
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|
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873,510
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Average sales prices:
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Oil (per Bbl)
(a)
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$
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79.52
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$
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90.42
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Natural gas (per Mcf)
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$
|
4.63
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(d)
|
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$
|
5.76
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(d)
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Costs (per BOE):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Lease operating expenses
|
|
$
|
25.66
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|
|
$
|
20.89
|
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Production taxes
|
|
$
|
3.47
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|
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$
|
4.24
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Revenues:
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|
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Oil sales
(a)
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$
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52,269
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(c)
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$
|
58,739
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(f)
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Natural gas sales
|
|
|
5,547
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(c)
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|
|
7,734
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(f)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total revenues
|
|
|
57,816
|
|
|
|
66,473
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Costs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease operating expenses
|
|
|
21,987
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|
|
|
18,246
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Production taxes
|
|
|
2,975
|
|
|
|
3,703
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Development costs
|
|
|
6,057
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|
|
|
4,173
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Realized (gains) losses on hedging settlements
(b)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total costs
|
|
|
31,019
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|
|
|
26,122
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net proceeds
|
|
|
26,797
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|
|
|
40,351
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Net profits percentage
|
|
|
90
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%
|
|
|
90
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%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Income from net profits interest
|
|
|
24,117
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|
|
|
36,316
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Provision for estimated Trust expenses
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|
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(500
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)
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|
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(594
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)
(g)
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Montana state income tax withheld
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|
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(15
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)
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|
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(40
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)
(h)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributable income
|
|
$
|
23,602
|
|
|
$
|
35,682
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(a)
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Oil includes natural gas liquids.
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(b)
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As discussed in Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, all costless collar
hedge contracts terminate as of December 31, 2014, at which time there will be no further cash settlement gains or losses on commodity hedges, and the Trust will have increased exposure to oil and natural gas price volatility.
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(c)
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Oil and gas sales volumes and related revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2013 (consisting of Whitings February 2013 distribution
and May 2013 distribution to the Trust) generally represent crude oil production from October 2012 through March 2013 and natural gas production from September 2012 through February 2013.
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(d)
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The average sales price of natural gas for the gas production months within the distribution period exceeded the average NYMEX gas prices for those
same months within the period due to the liquids rich content of a portion of the natural gas volumes produced by the underlying properties.
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(e)
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Pro forma sales volumes, average sales prices, costs and revenue data have been derived from the historical accounting records of the underlying
properties. Such amounts were prepared by adjusting the accrual basis information from the historical revenue and direct operating expenses of the underlying properties to a modified cash basis of accounting.
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(f)
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Pro forma oil and gas sales volumes and related revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2012 (consisting of Whitings pro forma
February 2012 distribution and May 2012 distribution to the Trust) generally represent crude oil production from October 2011 through March 2012 and natural gas production from September 2011 through February 2012.
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(g)
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Pro forma provision for estimated Trust expenses assumes a quarterly administrative fee paid to Whiting of $50,000 and a quarterly administrative
fee paid to the Trustee of $43,750. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, expenses from the May 2012 distribution were $500,000 and the pro forma provision for estimated Trust expenses for quarterly administrative fees paid to Whiting and the
Trustee were assumed to be $50,000 and $43,750, respectively.
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(h)
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Pro forma Montana state income tax withheld assumes that for Montana state income tax purposes, Whiting must withhold from its NPI payments to the
Trust, an amount equal to 6% of the net amount payable to the Trust from the sale of oil and gas in Montana.
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Income from Net Profits Interest.
Income from net profits interest is recorded on a cash basis when NPI proceeds are received by
the Trust from Whiting. NPI proceeds that Whiting remits to the Trust are based on the oil and gas production Whiting has received payment for within one month following the end of the most recent fiscal quarter. Whiting receives payment for its
crude oil sales generally within 30 days following the month in which it is produced, and Whiting receives payment for its natural gas sales generally within 60 days following the month in which it is produced. Income from net profits interest is
generally a function of oil and gas revenues, lease operating expenses, production taxes and development costs as follows:
Revenues.
Oil and natural gas revenues were $8.7 million (or 13%) lower for the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the same pro forma 2012 period. Sales revenue is a function of
average commodity prices realized and oil and gas volumes sold. The decrease in revenue between periods was due to lower sales prices realized for oil and natural gas and lower natural gas production volumes during 2013 as compared to 2012. The
average sales price realized declined for crude oil by 12% and for natural gas by 20% between periods. Gas volumes declined by 146,020 Mcf (or 11%) when comparing 2013 actual production to 2012 pro forma production volumes. Based on the
December 31, 2012 reserve report, overall production attributable to the underlying properties is expected to decline at an average year-over-year rate of approximately 9% from 2013 through the estimated December 31, 2021 Trust termination
date. Gas volume decreases during the first half of 2013 were primarily related to i) normal field production decline, and ii) differences in timing associated with revenues distributed and received from non-operated properties. Additionally, there
was a well that was shut-in for a portion of the period covered by the February 2013 distribution but which had consistent production again by the end of that distribution period. These factors that together decreased oil and gas revenues when
comparing the six months ended June 30, 2013 to the same pro forma 2012 period, were partially offset by the increase in oil production of 7,686 Bbl (or 1%) between periods. Oil production volumes increased slightly between periods primarily
due to differences in timing associated with revenues distributed and received from non-operated properties.
Lease Operating Expenses.
Lease operating expenses (LOE) increased $3.7 million (or 21%) during the
first six months of 2013 compared to the same pro forma 2012 period primarily due to $1.7 million in higher ad valorem taxes and $1.8 million in higher oilfield goods and services costs (which includes workover activity) caused by increased demand
in the oil and gas industry. These increases in LOE coupled with the decrease in overall production volumes between periods resulted in higher LOE of 23% on a per BOE basis, from $20.89 during the pro forma first six months of 2012 to $25.66 for the
same period in 2013.
Production Taxes
. Production taxes are typically calculated as a percentage of
oil and gas revenues, and production taxes as a percent of revenues remained relatively consistent for the first six months of 2013 and pro forma 2012 at 5.1% and 5.6%, respectively. Overall production taxes for the first six months of 2013,
however, decreased $0.7 million (or 20%) as compared to the 2012 pro forma amounts, primarily due to lower oil and natural gas sales revenue between periods.
Development Costs
. Development costs for the six months ended June 30, 2013 were $1.9 million (or 45%) higher as compared to 2012 pro forma development costs for the same period. This increase
was primarily driven by $1.3 million in capital expenditures incurred at the Sandtank Bone Spring field in connection with a new drilling project in this area. Also contributing to higher development costs between periods was an increase in capital
expenditures at the Rangely Weber field of $0.8 million related to new drilling and facility expansions being carried out at this project.
Provision for Estimated Trust Expenses.
The provision for estimated Trust expenses in the first six months of 2013 was $93,750 lower than this same provision included in the 2012 pro forma results.
This decrease was mainly due to the fact that the Trusts aggregate general and administrative costs in 2012 encompassed higher than normal legal fees and other administrative costs chargeable to the Trust due to initial start-up fees, whereas
the 2013 provision for Trust expenses only included on-going legal fees, accounting fees, engineering fees and printing costs. Additionally, the cash reserves withheld for future Trust expenses decreased from $169,487 for the pro forma period ended
June 30, 2012 to $37,239 for the six months ended June 30, 2013.
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Distributable Income
. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Trusts
actual distributable income was $23.6 million and was based on income from net profits interest of $24.1 million, reduced by a provision for estimated Trust expenses of $500,000 and Montana state income tax withholdings of $15,311. This compares to
pro forma distributable income for the first six months of 2012 of $35.7 million, which was based on pro forma income from net profits interest of $36.3 million, reduced by $593,750 for pro forma Trust administrative expenses and $40,628 in pro
forma Montana state income tax withholdings.
Results of the Trust for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 Compared
to the Results of the Trust for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
The following is a summary of income from the
net profits interest received by the Trust for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, consisting of the May 2013 distribution and the May 2012 distribution for each respective year (dollars in thousands, except per Bbl, per Mcf and per
BOE amounts):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
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2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
Sales volumes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil from underlying properties (Bbl)
(a)
|
|
|
317,211
|
(c)
|
|
|
301,325
|
(e)
|
Natural gas from underlying properties (Mcf)
|
|
|
600,939
|
(c)
|
|
|
456,862
|
(e)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total production (BOE)
|
|
|
417,368
|
|
|
|
377,469
|
|
Average sales prices:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil (per Bbl)
(a)
|
|
$
|
79.40
|
|
|
$
|
93.00
|
|
Natural gas (per Mcf)
|
|
$
|
4.59
|
(d)
|
|
$
|
5.29
|
(d)
|
Costs (per BOE):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease operating expenses
|
|
$
|
23.53
|
|
|
$
|
19.26
|
|
Production taxes
|
|
$
|
3.44
|
|
|
$
|
4.31
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil sales
(a)
|
|
$
|
25,187
|
(c)
|
|
$
|
28,023
|
(e)
|
Natural gas sales
|
|
|
2,760
|
(c)
|
|
|
2,418
|
(e)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
27,947
|
|
|
|
30,441
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease operating expenses
|
|
|
9,823
|
|
|
|
7,269
|
|
Production taxes
|
|
|
1,434
|
|
|
|
1,628
|
|
Development costs
|
|
|
3,427
|
|
|
|
1,457
|
|
Realized (gains) losses on hedging settlements
(b)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total costs
|
|
|
14,684
|
|
|
|
10,354
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds
|
|
|
13,263
|
|
|
|
20,087
|
|
Net profits percentage
|
|
|
90
|
%
|
|
|
90
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from net profits interest
|
|
|
11,937
|
|
|
|
18,078
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for estimated Trust expenses
|
|
|
(300
|
)
|
|
|
(500
|
)
|
Montana state income tax withheld
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributable income
|
|
$
|
11,627
|
|
|
$
|
17,564
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Oil includes natural gas liquids.
|
|
(b)
|
As discussed in Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, all costless collar
hedge contracts terminate as of December 31, 2014, at which time there will be no further cash settlement gains or losses on commodity hedges, and the Trust will have increased exposure to oil and natural gas price volatility.
|
|
(c)
|
Oil and gas sales volumes and related revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2013 (consisting of Whitings May 2013 distribution to
the Trust) generally represent crude oil production from January 2013 through March 2013 and natural gas production from December 2012 through February 2013.
|
|
(d)
|
The average sales price of natural gas for the gas production months within the distribution period exceeded the average NYMEX gas prices for those
same months within the period due to the liquids rich content of a portion of the natural gas volumes produced by the underlying properties.
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Oil and gas sales volumes and related revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2012 (consisting of the May 2012 distribution) generally
represent crude oil production from January 2012 through March 2012 and natural gas production from January 2012 through February 2012.
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Income from Net Profits Interest.
Income from net profits interest is recorded on a cash basis when NPI proceeds are received by the Trust from Whiting. NPI proceeds that Whiting remits to the
Trust are based on the oil and gas production Whiting has received payment for within one month following the end of the most recent fiscal quarter. Whiting receives payment for its crude oil sales generally within 30 days following the month in
which it is produced, and Whiting receives payment for its natural gas sales generally within 60 days following the month in which it is produced. Income from net profits interest is generally a function of oil and gas revenues, lease operating
expenses, production taxes and development costs as follows:
Revenues.
Oil and natural gas revenues
were $2.5 million (or 8%) lower for the three months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the same 2012 period. Sales revenue is a function of average commodity prices realized and oil and gas volumes sold. The average sales price realized
declined for crude oil by 15% and for natural gas by 13% between periods. However, gas production volumes increased by 144,077 Mcf (or 32%) and oil volumes increased by 15,886 Bbl (or 5%) when comparing the second quarter of 2013 to the same period
in 2012. Gas volume increases during the second quarter of 2013 were primarily related to i) the May 2012 distribution excluding December 2011 gas production because the effective date of the Trust was January 1, 2012, and ii) differences in
timing associated with revenues distributed and received from non-operated properties. Additionally, there was one newly drilled well and one shut-in well that came online and began generating gas sales proceeds during the production months covered
by the May 2013 distribution. As for oil production, crude oil volumes increased between periods primarily due to one recently drilled well and one additional workover well that came online during the period covered by the May 2013 distribution.
This oil volume increase was also positively impacted between reporting periods by differences in timing associated with revenues distributed and received from non-operated properties. These positive production effects were largely offset, however,
by normal field production decline and a shut-in well, which was off-line during the first quarter of 2013 and during portions of the second quarter of 2013. This well is expected to return to normal production during the third quarter of 2013.
Lease Operating Expenses.
Lease operating expenses (LOE) increased $2.6 million (or 35%)
during the second quarter of 2013 compared to the same 2012 period primarily due to a $2.4 million increase in the cost of oilfield goods and services (which includes workover activity) caused by increased demand in the oil and gas industry. These
increases also resulted in higher LOE of 22% on a per BOE basis, from $19.26 during the second quarter of 2012 to $23.53 for the same period in 2013.
Production Taxes
. Production taxes are typically calculated as a percentage of oil and gas revenues, and production taxes as a percent of revenues remained relatively consistent for the three
months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 at 5.1% and 5.3%, respectively. Overall production taxes for the second quarter of 2013, however, decreased $0.2 million (or 12%) as compared to the same period in 2012, primarily due to lower oil sales
revenue between periods.
Development Costs
. Development costs for the three months ended June 30,
2013 were $2.0 million (or 135%) higher as compared to 2012 development costs for the same period. This increase was primarily driven by $1.3 million in capital expenditures incurred at the Sandtank Bone Spring field in connection with a new
drilling project in this area. Also contributing to higher development costs between periods was an increase in capital expenditures at the Rangely Weber field of $0.7 million related to new drilling and facility expansions being carried out at this
project.
Provision for Estimated Trust Expenses.
The provision for estimated Trust expenses in the second quarter of
2013 was $200,000 lower than this same provision included in the 2012 results. This decrease was mainly due to the fact that cash reserves for future Trust expenses declined from a withholding of $169,487 for the second quarter of 2012 to no
withholding, but rather cash reserves used of $9,271, for the same period in 2013.
Distributable Income.
For the three
months ended June 30, 2013, the Trusts actual distributable income was $11.6 million and was based on income from net profits interest of $11.9 million, reduced by a provision for estimated Trust expenses of $300,000 and Montana state
income tax withholdings of $9,646. This compares to distributable income for the three months ended June 30, 2012 of $17.6 million, which was based on income from net profits interest of $18.1 million, reduced by $500,000 for Trust
administrative expenses and $14,398 in Montana state income tax withholdings.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Trust has no source of liquidity or capital resources other than cash flows from the NPI. Other than Trust administrative expenses,
including any reserves established by the Trustee for future liabilities, the Trusts only use of cash is for distributions to Trust unitholders. Administrative expenses include payments to the Trustee and the Delaware Trustee, a quarterly fee
to Whiting pursuant to an administrative services agreement, and expenses in connection with the discharge of the Trustees duties, including third party engineering, audit, accounting and legal fees. Each quarter, the Trustee determines the
amount of funds available for distribution to unitholders. Available funds are the excess cash, if any, received by the Trust from the NPI and other sources (such as interest earned on any amounts reserved by the Trustee) that quarter, over the
Trusts expenses for that quarter. Available funds are reduced by any cash the Trustee decides to hold as a reserve against future liabilities. The Trustee may borrow funds required to pay liabilities if the Trustee determines that the cash on
hand and the cash to be received are insufficient to cover the Trusts liabilities. If the Trustee borrows funds, the Trust unitholders will not receive distributions until the borrowed funds are repaid.
Income to the Trust from the NPI is based on the calculation and definitions of gross proceeds and net proceeds
contained in the conveyance agreement, which is listed as an exhibit to this report, and reference is hereby made to such conveyance agreement for the actual definitions of gross proceeds and net proceeds.
Whiting may reserve from the gross proceeds amounts up to a total of $2.0 million at any time for future development, maintenance or
operating expenses. However, Whiting has not funded such a reserve since the inception of the Trust, including during the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. Instead, Whiting deducted from the gross proceeds only actual costs paid
for development, maintenance and operating expenses.
Plugging and abandonment costs related to the underlying properties, net
of any proceeds received from the salvage of equipment, cannot be included as a deduction in the calculation of net proceeds pursuant to the terms of the conveyance agreement. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, Whiting
incurred $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of plugging and abandonment charges on the underlying properties that were not passed on to the unitholders of the Trust.
In June 2012, Whiting established a letter of credit in the amount of $1.0 million in favor of the Trustee to provide a mechanism for the Trustee to pay the operating expenses of the Trust, in the event
that Whiting should fail to lend funds to the Trust if requested to do so by the Trustee. This letter of credit will not be used to fund NPI distributions to unitholders, and Whiting has no obligation to lend funds to the Trust. If the Trustee were
to draw on the letter of credit or borrow funds from Whiting or otherwise, no further distributions would be made to unitholders until all such amounts have been repaid by the Trust.
The Trust does not have any transactions, arrangements or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or persons that could
materially affect the Trusts liquidity or the availability of capital resources.
Future Trust Distributions to Unitholders
On August 7, 2013, the Trustee announced the Trust distribution of net profits for the second quarterly payment
period in 2013. Unitholders of record on August 19, 2013 are expected to receive a distribution of $0.739362 per Trust unit, which is payable on or before August 29, 2013. This aggregate distribution to all Trust unitholders is expected to
consist of net cash proceeds of $13.8 million paid by Whiting to the Trust, less a provision of $200,000 for estimated Trust expenses and $9,832 for Montana state income tax withholdings. There were no realized gains or losses on hedge settlements
during the second quarterly payment period of 2013.
New Accounting Pronouncements
There were no accounting pronouncements issued during the six months ended June 30, 2013 applicable to the Trust or its financial
statements.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
A disclosure of critical accounting policies and the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the Trusts
financial statements is included in Item 7 of the Trusts Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. There have been no significant changes to the critical accounting policies during the six months ended
June 30, 2013.