Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION

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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
NOTE 9 — ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
The Company records 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 costs or timing estimates. The asset retirement obligation is incurred using an annual credit-adjusted risk-free discount rate at the applicable dates. A reconciliation for the asset retirement obligation during the three months ended March 31, 2025 is as follows:
Balance, December 31, 2024 $ 26,382,517 
Liabilities acquired 2,587,179 
Liabilities incurred 16,867 
Liabilities settled (44,763)
Accretion expense 326,549 
Balance, March 31, 2025
$ 29,268,349 
The following table presents the Company's current and non-current asset retirement obligation balances as of the periods specified.
March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024
Asset retirement obligations, current $ 441,611  $ 517,674 
Asset retirement obligations, non-current 28,826,738  25,864,843 
Asset retirement obligations $ 29,268,349  $ 26,382,517