Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense
For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, components of our provision for (benefit from) income taxes are as follows:
Provision for Income Taxes 2022 2021 2020
Federal deferred tax $ 6,437,680  $ —  $ (6,001,176)
State deferred tax 1,971,044  90,342  — 
Provision for (Benefit From) Income Taxes $ 8,408,724  $ 90,342  $ (6,001,176)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The following is a reconciliation of income taxes computed using the U.S. federal statutory rate to the provision for (benefit from) income taxes:
Rate Reconciliation 2022 2021 2020
Pre-tax book income (loss) $ 147,043,749  $ 3,413,234  $ (259,413,004)
Tax at federal statutory rate $ 30,879,187  $ 716,779  $ (54,476,731)
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises and restricted stock vesting (312,268) (175,187) (1,109,379)
Adjust prior estimates to tax return 214,740  2,938,948  (1,930,994)
States taxes, net of federal benefit 1,443,145  430,654  (964,393)
Valuation allowance (24,151,242) (3,827,194) 52,161,412 
Non-deductible expenses and other 335,162  6,342  318,909 
Provision for (Benefit From) Income Taxes $ 8,408,724  $ 90,342  $ (6,001,176)
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The Company's deferred tax position reflects the net tax effects of the temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax reporting. The net deferred taxes consisted of the following as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:
12/31/2022
Total
12/31/2021
Total
Deferred Tax Assets
Net operating loss (NOL) carryforward 70,564,004  60,155,112 
Equity compensation 1,554,680  691,076 
Asset retirement obligation 6,635,099  3,348,875 
Fair market value of derivatives 2,827,202  6,403,745 
§163(j) business interest expense carryforward 4,917,358  — 
Others 1,173,441  61,077 
Gross Deferred Tax Assets 87,671,784  70,659,885 
Less: valuation allowance (24,182,975) (48,334,217)
Net Deferred Tax Assets 63,488,809  22,325,668 
Deferred Tax Liabilities
Property and equipment (71,402,820) (22,415,959)
Other (585,005) — 
Net Deferred Liabilities (71,987,825) (22,415,959)
Net Deferred Tax Liabilities (8,499,016) (90,292)