Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION

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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 nine months ended September 30, 2025 is as follows:
Balance, December 31, 2024 $ 26,382,517 
Liabilities acquired 2,721,571 
Liabilities incurred 77,323 
Liabilities sold (65,129)
Liabilities settled (218,254)
Accretion expense 1,099,363 
Balance, September 30, 2025
$ 29,997,391 
The following table presents the Company's current and non-current asset retirement obligation balances as of the periods specified.
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Asset retirement obligations, current $ 418,526  $ 517,674 
Asset retirement obligations, non-current 29,578,865  25,864,843 
Asset retirement obligations $ 29,997,391  $ 26,382,517