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Ridgewood Energy U Fund LLC – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/23

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM  i 10-Q

or

Commission File No.  i 000-52583

 i Ridgewood Energy U Fund, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 i 14 Philips Parkway,  i Montvale,  i NJ   i 07645

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 i (800)  i 942-5550

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 i Yes x     No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    i Yes x     No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o  i No x

As of November 6, 2023, there were  i 486.4825 shares of LLC Membership Interest outstanding.

Table of Contents

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RIDGEWOOD ENERGY U FUND, LLC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

RIDGEWOOD ENERGY U FUND, LLC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

RIDGEWOOD ENERGY U FUND, LLC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES

IN MEMBERS’ CAPITAL

(in thousands, except share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

RIDGEWOOD ENERGY U FUND, LLC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

RIDGEWOOD ENERGY U FUND, LLC

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) and the documents Ridgewood Energy U Fund, LLC (the “Fund”) has incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to the Fund’s business plans, strategies, objectives and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. You are therefore cautioned against relying on any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by words such as “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “plan,” “target,” “pursue,” “may,” “will,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions and references to future periods. Examples of events that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated include the impact on the Fund’s business and operations of any future widespread health emergencies or public health crises such as pandemics and epidemics, weather conditions, such as hurricanes, changes in market and other conditions affecting the pricing, production and demand of oil and natural gas, the cost and availability of equipment, the military conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Hamas and the global response to such conflicts, and changes in domestic and foreign governmental regulations. Examples of forward-looking statements made herein include statements regarding projects, investments, insurance, capital expenditures and liquidity. Forward-looking statements made in this document speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Fund undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

There were no changes to the Fund’s critical accounting policies and estimates from those disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Overview of the Fund’s Business

The Fund was organized primarily to acquire interests in oil and natural gas properties located in the United States offshore waters of Texas, Louisiana and Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to generate cash flow for distribution to its shareholders by generating returns across a portfolio of oil and natural gas projects. Distributions to shareholders are made in accordance with the Fund’s limited liability company agreement (the “LLC Agreement”).

Ridgewood Energy Corporation (the “Manager”) is the Manager, and as such, has direct and exclusive control over the management of the Fund’s operations. The Manager performs, or arranges for the performance of, the management, advisory and administrative services required for the Fund’s operations. As compensation for its services, the Manager is entitled to receive an annual management fee, payable monthly, equal to 1% of the total capital contributions made by the Fund’s shareholders, net of cumulative dry-hole well costs incurred by the Fund and fully depleted project investments. The Fund does not currently, nor is there any plan to, operate any project in which the Fund participates. The Manager enters into operating agreements with third-party operators for the management of all exploration, development and producing operations, as appropriate. The Manager also participates in distributions.

Market Conditions

Although oil and natural gas commodity prices during the first half of 2023 have been steady compared to 2022, oil prices have pushed steadily upward during the third quarter of 2023. Despite the rise in oil prices, the outlook for the oil and gas market continues to be volatile. Oil prices are constantly adjusting to reflect changes in both the current status of, as well as expectations regarding the future of supply/demand balance, which is impacted by the following factors: (i) sentiments regarding current and future global economic activity, whether robust or tepid; (ii) upstream investment activity by the energy industry, which itself reflects the price of oil, as well as access to investment capital; (iii) governmental energy policy in the U.S. and abroad; (iv) the levels of crude oil in commercial storage and global strategic petroleum reserves, which buffer imbalances in daily supply and demand; (v) changing policy out of OPEC Plus aimed to directly manage the global supply/demand balance for crude throughout coordinated output quotas; and (vi) fluctuations in the global purchasing power of the U.S. Dollar, the value of which is inversely related to the price of oil. In addition, ongoing geopolitical conditions, including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the evolving Israel-Hamas conflict, will continue to dictate oil and natural gas commodity prices. The impact of these matters on global financial and commodity markets and their corresponding effect on the Fund remains uncertain. However, because the Fund owns its oil and gas properties with no debt and these projects are long-lived assets that are expected to produce over many years with relatively low operating costs, the Fund believes that it is positioned to weather this period of uncertainty and volatility in the global oil and gas market.

Commodity Price Changes

Changes in oil and natural gas commodity prices may significantly affect liquidity and expected operating results. Significant declines in oil and natural gas commodity prices not only reduce revenues and profits but could also reduce the quantities of reserves that are commercially recoverable and result in non-cash charges to earnings due to impairment and higher depletion rates.

Oil and natural gas commodity prices have been subject to significant volatility most recently due to the factors impacting market conditions described above. The Fund anticipates price cyclicality in its planning and believes it is well positioned to withstand price volatility. The Fund will continue to closely manage and coordinate its capital spending estimates within its expected cash flows to provide for future development costs of its producing projects, as budgeted. See “Results of Operations” under this Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report for more information on the average oil and natural gas prices received by the Fund during the three and nine months, ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and the effect of such average prices on the Fund’s results of operations.

Market pricing for oil and natural gas is volatile and is likely to continue to be volatile in the future. This volatility is caused by numerous factors and market conditions that the Fund cannot control or influence. Therefore, it is impossible to predict the future price of oil and natural gas with any certainty. Factors affecting market pricing for oil and natural gas include:

Business Update

Information regarding the Fund’s current projects, all of which are located in the United States offshore waters in the Gulf of Mexico, is provided in the following table. See “Liquidity Needs” under this Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report for information regarding the funding of the Fund’s capital commitments.

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the Fund’s results of operations during the three and nine months, ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements and notes thereto included within Item 1. “Financial Statements” in Part I of this Quarterly Report.

Overview.  The following table provides information related to the Fund’s oil and natural gas production and oil and gas revenue during the three and nine months, ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. Natural gas liquid sales are included within gas sales.

The production related increases noted in the table above were primarily attributable to one well in the Marmalard Project, which was shut-in for the majority of first quarter 2022 due to a mechanical issue. The well returned to production in early-March 2022. These increases were partially offset by one well in the Diller Project, which was shut-in in early-April 2023 due to a mechanical issue. The well did not resume production. See additional discussion in “Business Update” section above.

Oil and Gas Revenue. Oil and gas revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $0.9 million, a decrease of $0.3 million from the three months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease was primarily attributable to decreased oil and gas prices.

Oil and gas revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $2.7 million, a decrease of $0.9 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease was attributable to decreased oil and gas prices totaling $1.1 million, partially offset by increased sales volume totaling $0.2 million.

See “Overview” above for factors that impact the oil and gas revenue volume and rate variances.

Depletion and Amortization. Depletion and amortization during the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $0.2 million, an increase of $0.1 million from the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase was primarily attributable to an adjustment to the asset retirement obligation related to a fully depleted property during the three months ended September 30, 2023.

Depletion and amortization during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $0.4 million, an increase of $0.1 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase was primarily attributable to an adjustment to the asset retirement obligation related to a fully depleted property totaling $0.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, partially offset by a decrease in the average depletion rate totaling $0.1 million. The decrease in the average depletion rate was primarily attributable to the changes in reserves estimates provided annually by the Fund’s independent petroleum engineers.

See “Overview” above for certain factors that impact the depletion and amortization volume and rate variances.

Operating Expenses. Operating expenses represent costs specifically identifiable or allocable to the Fund’s wells, as detailed in the following table.

Lease operating expense and transportation and processing expense relate to the Fund’s producing projects. Workover expense represents costs to restore or stimulate production of existing reserves. Insurance expense represents premiums related to the Fund’s projects, which vary depending upon the number of wells producing or drilling. Accretion expense relates to the asset retirement obligations established for the Fund’s oil and gas properties.

Production costs, which include lease operating expense, transportation and processing expense and insurance expense, were $0.1 million ($8.13 per barrel of oil equivalent or “BOE”) and $0.3 million ($7.83 per BOE) during the three and nine months, ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $0.1 million ($8.63 per BOE) and $0.4 million ($9.42 per BOE) during the three and nine months, ended September 30, 2022, respectively.

Production costs were relatively consistent during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Production costs per BOE were relatively consistent during the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease in production costs per BOE during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily attributable to the Diller and Marmalard projects as a result of the termination of the fixed lateral fees effective August 2022 through the end of the projects' productive lives. The fixed lateral fees, which were contractually payable for the use of the facility terminated in August 2022, seven years from the date all anchor producers had delivered first production to the Delta House production facility. In addition, one well in the Marmalard Project was shut-in for the majority of first quarter 2022 due to a mechanical issue.

See “Overview” above for factors that impact oil and natural gas production.

Management Fees to Affiliate. An annual management fee, totaling 1% of total capital contributions, net of cumulative dry-hole well costs incurred by the Fund and fully depleted project investments, is paid monthly to the Manager. All or a portion of such fee may be temporarily waived by the Manager to accommodate the Fund’s short-term commitments.

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses represent costs specifically identifiable or allocable to the Fund, such as accounting and professional fees and insurance expenses.

Dividend Income.  Dividend income is related to the Fund’s investment in Delta House.

Interest Income. Interest income is comprised of interest earned on cash and cash equivalents and salvage fund.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Operating Cash Flows

Cash flows provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were $2.0 million, primarily related to revenue received of $2.8 million and interest income received of $0.1 million, partially offset by operating expenses of $0.5 million, management fees of $0.2 million and general and administrative expenses of $0.1 million.

Cash flows provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were $3.1 million, primarily related to revenue received of $3.8 million, partially offset by operating expenses of $0.5 million, management fees of $0.2 million and general and administrative expenses of $0.1 million.

Investing Cash Flows

Cash flows used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were $0.6 million, primarily related to capital expenditures for oil and gas properties of $0.5 million, inclusive of advances, and investments in salvage fund of $0.1 million.

Cash flows used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were $25 thousand, related to investments in salvage fund of $21 thousand and capital expenditures for oil and gas properties of $4 thousand.

Financing Cash Flows

Cash flows used in financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were $1.7 million, related to manager and shareholder distributions.

Cash flows used in financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were $2.8 million, related to manager and shareholder distributions.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures for oil and gas properties have been funded with the capital raised by the Fund in its private placement offering. The Fund’s capital has been fully invested and as a result, the Fund will not invest in any new projects and will limit its investment activities, if any, to those projects in which it currently has a working interest. Such investment activities, which include estimated capital spending on planned well recompletions and ongoing development of the Fund’s producing projects, are expected to be funded from cash flows from operations and existing cash-on-hand and not from equity, debt or off-balance sheet financing arrangements.

See “Business Update” under this Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report for information regarding the Fund’s current projects. See “Liquidity Needs” below for additional information.

Liquidity Needs

The Fund’s primary short-term and long-term liquidity needs are to fund its operations and capital expenditures for its oil and gas properties. Such needs are funded utilizing operating income and existing cash on-hand. 

As of September 30, 2023, the Fund’s estimated capital commitments related to its oil and gas properties were $4.6 million (which include asset retirement obligations for the Fund’s projects of $1.9 million), of which $1.0 million is expected to be spent during the next twelve months. Future results of operations and cash flows are dependent on the revenues from production and sale of oil and gas from the Fund’s producing projects. In addition, cash flow from operations may be impacted by fluctuations in oil and natural gas commodity prices. Based upon its current cash position, salvage fund and its current reserves estimates, the Fund expects cash flow from operations to be sufficient to cover its commitments and ongoing operations. Reserves estimates are projections based on engineering data that cannot be measured with precision, require substantial judgment, and are subject to frequent revision.

The Manager is entitled to receive an annual management fee from the Fund regardless of the Fund’s profitability in that year. However, pursuant to the terms of the LLC Agreement, the Manager is also permitted to waive all or a portion of the management fee at its own discretion.

Distributions, if any, are funded from available cash from operations, as defined in the LLC Agreement, and the frequency and amount are within the Manager’s discretion. However, distributions may be impacted by amounts of future capital required for the ongoing development of the Fund’s producing projects, as budgeted, as well as the funding of estimated asset retirement obligations. Distributions may also be impacted by fluctuations in oil and natural gas commodity prices.

Contractual Obligations

The Fund enters into participation and joint operating agreements with operators. On behalf of the Fund, an operator enters into various contractual commitments pertaining to exploration, development and production activities. The Fund does not negotiate such contracts. No contractual obligations exist as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, other than those discussed in “Capital Expenditures” above.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 1 of “Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements” - “Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” contained in Item 1. “Financial Statements” within Part I of this Quarterly Report for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.

Not required.

In accordance with Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Fund’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2023.

There has been no change in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

None.

Not required.

None.

None.

None.

None.

SIGNATURES

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.

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