Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

COMMITMENTS

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COMMITMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS COMMITMENTS
Firm Transportation and Gathering Agreements
    The Company has contractual commitments with midstream and pipeline companies for future gathering and transportation of natural gas from the Company's producing wells to downstream markets. Under certain of these agreements, the Company has minimum daily volume commitments. The Company is also obligated under certain of these arrangements to pay a demand charge for firm capacity rights on pipeline systems regardless of the amount of pipeline capacity utilized by the Company. If the Company does not utilize the capacity, it often can release it to other counterparties, thus reducing the cost of these commitments. Working interest owners and royalty interest owners, where appropriate, will be responsible for their proportionate share of these costs. Commitments related to future firm transportation and gathering agreements are not recorded as obligations in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets; however, costs associated with utilized future firm transportation and gathering agreements are reflected in the Company's estimates of proved reserves.
A summary of these commitments at December 31, 2023, are set forth in the table below (in thousands):
2024 $ 219,367 
2025 137,728 
2026 134,257 
2027 136,425 
2028 136,581 
Thereafter 600,031 
Total $ 1,364,389 
Other Operational Commitments
The Company entered into various contractual commitments to purchase inventory and other material to be used in future activities. The Company's commitment to purchase these materials spans 2024, with approximately $28.9 million remaining.
Contributions to 401(k) Plan
Gulfport sponsors a 401(k) plan under which eligible employees may contribute a portion of their total compensation up to the maximum pre-tax threshold through salary deferrals. The plan is considered a Safe Harbor 401(k) and provides a company match on 100% of salary deferrals that do not exceed 6% of compensation. The Company may also make discretionary elective contributions to the plan. The following table summarizes the contributions expenses related to this plan for the years ended December 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, Prior Successor Period and Prior Predecessor Period (in thousands):
Successor Predecessor
Year Ended December 31, 2023 Year Ended December 31, 2022 Period from May 18, 2021 through December 31, 2021 Period from January 1, 2021 through May 17, 2021
Contributions expense $ 1,549  $ 1,386  $ 683  $ 721