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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2010
GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-19514 | 73-1521290 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 14313 North May Avenue Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK |
73134 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip code) | |||
(405) 848-8807
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01. Other Information.
In response to a comment letter received by Gulfport Energy Corporation (the “Company”) from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) regarding certain of its filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Comment Letter”), the Company is filing herewith the following table providing a summary of the Company’s production, average sales prices and average production costs for oil and gas fields containing 15% or more of the Company’s total proved reserves as of December 31, 2009:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||
|
WCBB |
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| Net Production |
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| Oil (MBbls) |
1,209 | 1,220 | 1,330 | |||||||||
| Natural gas (MMcf) |
192 | 356 | 479 | |||||||||
| NGL (Mgal) |
— | — | — | |||||||||
| Total (Mboe) |
1,241 | 1,280 | 1,410 | |||||||||
| Average Sales Price: |
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| Oil (per Bbl) |
$ | 52.39 | $ | 80.20 | $ | 65.19 | ||||||
| Natural gas (per Mcf) |
$ | 4.44 | $ | 10.48 | $ | 7.82 | ||||||
| NGL (per Gal) |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
| Average Production Cost (per BOE) |
$ | 8.54 | $ | 10.86 | $ | 8.98 | ||||||
| Permian Basin |
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| Net Production |
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| Oil (MBbls) |
118 | 134 | 3 | |||||||||
| Natural gas (MMcf) |
236 | 234 | 14 | |||||||||
| NGL (Mgal) |
2,694 | 2,579 | — | |||||||||
| Total (Mboe) |
221 | 234 | 6 | |||||||||
| Average Sales Price: |
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| Oil (per Bbl) |
$ | 55.19 | $ | 94.42 | $ | 91.67 | ||||||
| Natural gas (per Mcf) |
$ | 3.72 | $ | 7.57 | $ | 6.80 | ||||||
| NGL (per Gal) |
$ | 0.73 | $ | 1.26 | $ | — | ||||||
| Average Production Cost (per BOE) |
$ | 10.71 | $ | 11.59 | $ | — | ||||||
In response to the Comment Letter, the Company is also filing herewith as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, the revised reports from Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. and Pinnacle Energy Services, LLC, together with their respective consents filed as Exhibits 23.1 and 23.2. To address certain of the SEC comments, each revised report discloses the relevant average prices weighted by production over the remaining lives of the properties covered by such reserve report. The revised reports also contain certain other changes or additions to the text of the reports previously filed. The revised reports, however, do not change any of the reserve information previously disclosed by the Company.
In addition, in response to the Comment Letter, the Company is filing herewith as Exhibit 10.1 a summary of the oral employment agreement with its Chief Executive Officer, which agreement was previously disclosed in the Company’s filings with the SEC.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Number |
Exhibit | |
| 10.1 | Summary of Oral Employment Agreement with James D. Palm. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. | |
| 23.2 | Consent of Pinnacle Energy Services, LLC. | |
| 99.1 | Report of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. | |
| 99.2 | Report of Pinnacle Energy Services, LLC. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: December 7, 2010 | By: | /s/ MICHAEL G. MOORE | ||||
| Michael G. Moore | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| Number |
Exhibit | |
| 10.1 | Summary of Oral Employment Agreement with James D. Palm. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. | |
| 23.2 | Consent of Pinnacle Energy Services, LLC. | |
| 99.1 | Report of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. | |
| 99.2 | Report of Pinnacle Energy Services, LLC. | |