Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION

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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 6 – ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
 
The Company provides for the obligation to plug and abandon oil and gas wells at the dates properties are either acquired or the wells are drilled. The asset retirement obligation is adjusted each quarter for any liabilities incurred or settled during the period, accretion expense and any revisions made to the estimated cash flows. The asset retirement obligation incurred at the time of drilling was computed using the annual credit-adjusted risk-free discount rate at the applicable dates. Changes in the asset retirement obligation were as follows:
 
Balance, December 31, 2016
 
$
7,957,035
 
Liabilities incurred
 
 
846,868
 
Liabilities settled
 
 
(605,432)
 
Accretion expense
 
 
420,723
 
Balance, September 30, 2017
 
$
8,619,194
 
 
It is anticipated that 23 wells will be plugged within the next 12 months at an average cost of $18,000 per well for an aggregate of $414,000.