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Exhibit 99.1

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January 21, 2020

 

 

Harvest Oil & Gas Corp.

1001 Fannin St., Suite 800

Houston, TX 77002

 

Attention:  Mr. Terry Wagstaff

 

 

 

SUBJECT:

Evaluation of Oil and Gas Reserves

 

To the Interests of Harvest Oil & Gas Corp.

 

In Certain Properties Located in Various States

 

Pursuant to the Requirements of the

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

 

Effective January 1, 2020

 

Job 19.2084

 

At the request of Harvest Oil & Gas Corp. (Harvest), Wright & Company, Inc. (Wright) has performed an evaluation to estimate proved reserves and associated cash flow and economics from certain properties to the subject interests.  This evaluation was authorized by Mr. Terry Wagstaff of Harvest.  Projections of the reserves and cash flow to the evaluated interests were based on specified economic parameters, operating conditions, and government regulations considered applicable at the effective date.  This reserves evaluation is pursuant to the financial reporting requirements of the United States (U.S.) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as specified in Regulation S-X, Rule 4-10(a) and Regulation S-K, Rule 1202(a)(8).  It is the understanding of Wright that the purpose of this evaluation is for inclusion in relevant registration statements or other filings to the SEC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.  The effective date of this report is January 1, 2020.  The report was completed January 21, 2020.  The following is a summary of the results of the evaluation.

 

Harvest Oil & Gas Corp.

Pursuant to SEC

Proved Developed

Total

Proved

(PDP & PDNP)

Producing

(PDP)

Nonproducing (PDNP)

Net Reserves to the

 

 

 

 Evaluated Interests

 

 

 

   Oil, Mbbl:

5,530.080
13.091
5,543.171

   Gas, MMcf:

116,263.248
1,772.522
118,035.776

   NGL, Mbbl:

748.317
0.000
748.317

   Gas Equivalent, MMcfe:

153,933.630
1,851.068
155,784.704

     (1 bbl = 6 Mcfe)

 

 

 

Cash Flow (BTAX), M$

 

 

 

   Undiscounted:

223,796.432
2,149.134
225,945.568

   Discounted at 10%

 

 

 

     Per Annum:

109,599.512
859.859
110,459.392

 

 

Please note numbers in table may not add due to rounding techniques in the ARIES™ petroleum software program.

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Brentwood, TN  37027

(615) 370-0755    Fax (615) 370-0756

www.wrightandcompany.com

 

Mr. Terry Wagstaff

Harvest Oil & Gas Corp.

January 21, 2020

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The properties evaluated in this report are located in the states of Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia.  It is the understanding of Wright that Harvest may own interests in other properties that are not included in this report.  According to Harvest, the total proved reserves included in this evaluation represent approximately 100 percent of the reported total proved reserves of Harvest. 

 

Proved oil and gas reserves are those quantities of oil and gas that can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible under existing economic conditions, operating methods, and government regulations.  As specified by the SEC regulations, when calculating economic producibility, the base product price must be the 12-month average price, calculated as the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the prior 12-month period.  The benchmark base prices used for this evaluation were $55.69 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate oil at Cushing, Oklahoma, and $2.578 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) for natural gas at Henry Hub, Louisiana.  These benchmark base prices were adjusted for energy content, quality, and basis differential, as appropriate.  The resultant average adjusted product prices are $52.59 per barrel of oil, $2.61 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of gas, and $17.63 per barrel of natural gas liquids (NGL).  The product prices and adjustments were held constant for the life of the properties. 

 

Oil and other liquid hydrocarbon volumes are expressed in thousands of U.S. barrels (Mbbl) of 42 U.S. gallons.  Gas volumes are expressed in millions of standard cubic feet (MMcf) at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and at the legal pressure base that prevails in the state in which the reserves are located.  For purposes of this report, quantities of barrels of oil and NGL are converted into equivalent quantities of natural gas at the ratio of 1 bbl = 6 Mcfe.  No adjustment of the individual gas volumes to a common pressure base has been made. 

 

Net income to the evaluated interests is the cash flow after consideration of royalty revenue payable to others, state and county taxes, state fees, operating expenses, investments, salvage values, and abandonment costs, as applicable.  The cash flow is before federal income tax (BTAX) and excludes consideration of any encumbrances against the properties if such exist.  The cash flow (BTAX) was discounted monthly at an annual rate of 10.0 percent in accordance with the reporting requirements of the SEC.

 

The estimates of reserves contained in this report were determined by accepted industry methods, and the procedures used are appropriate for the purpose served by the report.  Where sufficient production history and other data were available, reserves for producing properties were determined by extrapolation of historical production or sales trends.  Analogy to similar producing properties was used for development projects and for those properties that lacked sufficient production history to yield a definitive estimate of reserves.  When appropriate, Wright may have also considered volumetric calculations, log correlations, target zone, and geosteering in the determination of estimated ultimate recovery (EUR).  These calculations are often based upon limited log and/or core analysis data and incomplete formation fluid and rock data.  Since these limited data must frequently be extrapolated over an assumed drainage area, subsequent production performance trends or material balance calculations may cause the need for significant revisions to

Mr. Terry Wagstaff

Harvest Oil & Gas Corp.

January 21, 2020

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the estimates of reserves.    Wright has used all methods and procedures as it considered necessary under the circumstances to prepare this report.

Oil, gas, and other liquid hydrocarbon reserves were evaluated for the proved developed producing (PDP) and proved developed nonproducing (PDNP) categories.  The summary classification of total proved reserves combines the PDP and PDNP categories.  Wright evaluated approximately 385 uneconomic PDNP wells that are not included in this report in accordance with the instructions of Harvest.  In preparing this evaluation, no attempt has been made to quantify the element of uncertainty associated with any category.  Reserves were assigned to each category as warranted.  Wright is not aware of any local, state, or federal regulations that would preclude Harvest from continuing to produce from currently active wells or to fully develop those properties included in this report.

 

There are significant uncertainties inherent in estimating reserves, future rates of production, and the timing and amount of future costs. The estimation of oil and gas reserves must be recognized as a subjective process that cannot be measured in an exact way, and estimates of others might differ materially from those of Wright.  The accuracy of any reserves estimate is a function of the quantity and quality of available data and of subjective interpretations and judgments.  It should be emphasized that production data subsequent to the date of these estimates or changes in the analogous properties may warrant revisions of such estimates.  Accordingly, reserves estimates are often different from the quantities of oil and gas that are ultimately recovered.

 

All data utilized in the preparation of this report were provided by Harvest.  No inspection of the properties was made as this was not considered to be within the scope of this evaluation.  Wright has not independently verified the accuracy and completeness of information and data furnished by Harvest with respect to ownership interests, oil and gas production or sales, historical costs of operation and development, product prices, or agreements relating to current and future operations and sales of production.  Wright requested and received detailed information allowing Wright to check and confirm any calculations provided by Harvest with regard to product pricing, appropriate adjustments, lease operating expenses, and capital investments.  Furthermore, if in the course of Wright’s examination something came to our attention that brought into question the validity or sufficiency of any information or data, Wright did not rely on such information or data until we had satisfactorily resolved our questions relating thereto or independently verified such information or data.  In accordance with the requirements of the SEC, all operating costs were held constant for the life of the properties.

 

In accordance with the instructions of Harvest, the cost of abandonment and the salvage value of equipment at abandonment have been included on all commercial wells in this evaluation at the end of the economic life.  According to Harvest, the cost and liability for any noncommercial wells are included in their Asset Retirement Obligations as reported to the SEC.  Wright has not performed a detailed study of the abandonment costs nor the salvage values and offers no opinion as to Harvest’s calculations and assumptions or any abandonment liabilities.

 

Wright is not aware of any potential environmental liabilities that may exist concerning the properties evaluated.  There are no costs included in this evaluation for potential property restoration, liability, or clean up of damages, if any, that may be necessary due to past or future operating practices.

Mr. Terry Wagstaff

Harvest Oil & Gas Corp.

January 21, 2020

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Wright is an independent petroleum consulting firm founded in 1988 and owns no interests in the oil and gas properties covered by this report.  No employee, officer, or director of Wright is an employee, officer, or director of Harvest, nor does Wright or any of its employees have direct financial interest in Harvest.  Neither the employment of nor the compensation received by Wright is contingent upon the values assigned or the opinions rendered regarding the properties covered by this report.

 

This report is prepared for the information of Harvest, its shareholders, and for the information and assistance of its independent public accountants in connection with their review of and report upon the financial statements of Harvest and for reporting disclosures as required by the SEC.  This report is also intended for public disclosure as an exhibit in filings made to the SEC by Harvest.

 

Based on data and information provided by Harvest, and the specified economic parameters, operating conditions, and government regulations considered applicable at the effective date, it is Wright’s conclusion that this report provides a fair and accurate representation of the oil and gas reserves to the interests of Harvest in those certain properties included in this report.

 

The professional qualifications of the petroleum consultants responsible for the evaluation of the reserves and economics information presented in this report meet the standards of Reserves Estimator as defined in the Standards Pertaining to the Estimating and Auditing of Oil and Gas Reserves Information as promulgated by the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

 

It has been a pleasure to serve you by preparing this evaluation.  All related data will be retained in our files and are available for your review.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

Wright & Company, Inc.

 

TX Reg. No. F-12302

 

 

 

By:

/s/ D. Randall Wright

 

 

D. Randall Wright

 

 

President