UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

MARK ONE

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

for the Quarterly Period ended June 30, 2023;

 

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

for the transition period from ________ to ________

 

ZION OIL & GAS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   20-0065053
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
     
12655 N Central Expressway, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX   75243
(Address of principal executive offices)   Zip Code

 

(214) 221-4610

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A   N/A   N/A

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒   No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒   No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
    Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐   No

 

As of August 8, 2023, Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. had outstanding 579,095,530 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDEX PAGE

 

    Page
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     
Item 1 – Financial Statements – Unaudited    
     
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets – June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022   1
     
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022   2
     
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022   3
     
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022   5
     
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements   7
     
Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   34
     
Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   42
     
Item 4 – Controls and Procedures   42
     
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
     
Item 1 – Legal Proceedings   43
     
Item 1A – Risk Factors   43
     
Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   43
     
Item 3 – Defaults upon Senior Securities   43
     
Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosures   43
     
Item 5 – Other Information   43
     
Item 6 – Exhibits   44
     
Exhibit Index   44
     
SIGNATURES   45

 

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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Current assets  (Unaudited)     
Cash and cash equivalents   518    1,735 
Fixed short term bank and escrow deposits – restricted   1,040    1,379 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   394    600 
Other deposits   
-
    483 
Governmental receivables   16    267 
Other receivables   158    143 
Total current assets   2,126    4,607 
           
Unproved oil and gas properties, full cost method (see Note 4)   16,191    15,889 
           
Property and equipment at cost          
Drilling rig and related equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,835 and $1,455 (see note 2I)   5,890    6,281 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $668 and $647   91    112 
    5,981    6,393 
           
Right of Use Lease Assets (see Note 5)   79    202 
           
Other assets          
Assets held for severance benefits   438    424 
Total other assets   438    424 
           
Total assets   24,815    27,515 
           
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity          
           
Current liabilities          
Accounts payable   1,121    2,147 
Lease obligation – current (see Note 5)   67    196 
Asset retirement obligation   571    571 
Accrued liabilities   729    1,032 
Total current liabilities   2,488    3,946 
           
Long-term liabilities          
Lease obligation – non-current (see Note 5)   12    12 
Provision for severance pay   465    457 
Total long-term liabilities   477    469 
           
Total liabilities   2,965    4,415 
           
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 6)   
 
    
 
 
           
Stockholders’ equity          
Common stock, par value $.01; Authorized: 1,200,000,000  shares at June 30, 2023: Issued and outstanding: 560,449,580 and 524,231,493 shares at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively   5,604    5,242 
Additional paid-in capital   299,321    296,460 
Accumulated deficit   (283,075)   (278,602)
Total stockholders’ equity   21,850    23,100 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   24,815    27,515 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

 

   For the three months ended   For the six months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
General and administrative   1,271    1,550    2,774    2,985 
Post impairment of unproved oil and gas properties   48    
-
    93    
-
 
Other   1,016    946    1,599    1,657 
Loss from operations   (2,335)   (2,496)   (4,466)   (4,642)
                     
Other income (expense), net                    
Foreign exchange loss   (2)   (81)   (4)   (90)
Financial income (expenses), net   3    (20)   (3)   (31)
                     
Loss, before income taxes   (2,334)   (2,597)   (4,473)   (4,763)
Income taxes   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
                     
Net loss   (2,334)   (2,597)   (4,473)   (4,763)
                     
Net loss per share of common stock                    
Basic and diluted (in US$)
   (0.004)   (0.01)   (0.008)   (0.01)
                     
Weighted-average shares outstanding                    
Basic and diluted (in thousands)
   542,812    471,946    536,950    439,039 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

Consolidated Condensed Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 

 

   Common Stock   Additional
paid-in
   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amounts   Capital   deficit   Total 
   thousands  

US$

thousands

  

US$

thousands

  

US$

thousands

  

US$

thousands

 
Balances as of December 31, 2022   524,231    5,242    296,460    (278,602)   23,100 
Funds received from sale of DSPP units and shares and exercise of warrants   36,068    360    2,366    
    2,726 
Funds received from option exercises   150    2    10    
    12 
Costs associated with the issuance of shares       
    (173)   
    (173)
Value of options granted to employees, directors and others as non-cash compensation       
    658    
    658 
Net loss       
    
    (4,473)   (4,473)
Balances as of June 30, 2023   560,449    5,604    299,321    (283,075)   21,850 

 

*Less than one thousand.

 

   Common Stock   Additional
paid-in
   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amounts   Capital   deficit   Total 
   thousands   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Balances as of March 31, 2023   533,713    5,337    297,582    (280,741)   22,178 
Funds received from sale of DSPP units and shares and exercise of warrants   26,711    266    1,668    
    1,934 
Funds received from option exercises   25    1    3    
    4 
Costs associated with the issuance of shares       
    (173)   
    (173)
Value of options granted to employees, directors and others as non-cash compensation       
    241    
    241 
Net loss       
    
    (2,334)   (2,334)
Balances as of June 30, 2023   560,449    5,604    299,321    (283,075)   21,850 

 

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For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 

 

   Common Stock   Additional
paid-in
   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amounts   Capital   deficit   Total 
   thousands   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Balances as of December 31, 2021   364,324    3,643    277,258    (223,525)   57,376 
Funds received from sale of DSPP units and shares and exercise of warrants   109,349    1,094    11,899    
    12,993 
Funds received from option exercises   105    1    
    
    1 
Value of options granted to employees, directors and others as non-cash compensation       
    635    
    635 
Net loss       
    
    (4,763)   (4,763)
Balances as of June 30, 2022   473,778    4,738    289,792    (228,288)   66,242 

 

   Common Stock   Additional
paid-in
   Accumulated     
   Shares   Amounts   Capital   deficit   Total 
   thousands   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Balances as of March 31, 2022   466,593    4,666    287,878    (225,691)   66,853 
Funds received from sale of DSPP units and shares and exercise of warrants   7,130    72    1,494    
    1,566 
Funds received from option exercises   55    *    
    
    * 
Value of options granted to employees, directors and others as non-cash compensation       
    420    
    420 
Net loss       
    
    (2,597)   (2,597)
Balances as of June 30, 2022   473,778    4,738    289,792    (228,288)   66,242 

 

*Less than one thousand.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

   For the
six months ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net loss   (4,473)   (4,763)
Adjustments required to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Depreciation   401    392 
Cost of options issued to employees, directors and others as non-cash compensation   658    618 
Post impairment of unproved oil and gas properties   93    
-
 
Change in assets and liabilities, net:          
Other deposits   483    68 
Prepaid expenses and other   206    252 
Governmental receivables   251    36 
Lease obligation – current   (129)   58 
Lease obligation – non current   
-
    (86)
Right of use lease assets   123    (8)
Other receivables   (15)   325 
Severance payable, net   (6)   27 
Accounts payable   (168)   (357)
Accrued liabilities   184    14 
Net cash used in operating activities   (2,392)   (3,424)
           
Cash flows from investing activities          
Acquisition of property and equipment   
-
    (15)
Acquisition of drilling rig and related equipment   
-
    (346)
Investment in unproved oil and gas properties   (1,729)   (8,087)
Net cash used in investing activities   (1,729)   (8,448)
           
Cash flows from financing activities          
Proceeds from exercise of stock options   12    1 
Costs paid related to the issuance of new shares   (173)   
-
 
Proceeds from issuance of stock and exercise of warrants   2,726    12,993 
Net cash provided by financing activities   2,565    12,994 
           
Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   (1,556)   1,122 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – beginning of period   3,114    5,952 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – end of period   1,558    7,074 
           
Supplemental schedule of cash flow information          
           
Non-cash investing and financing activities:          
Unpaid investments in oil & gas properties   806    1,691 
Cost of options issued to employees attributed to oil and gas properties   
-
    17 
New lease accounted for as a right of use lease asset   
-
    136 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, are comprised as follows:

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
   June 30,
2022
   December 31,
2021
 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Cash and cash equivalents   518    1,735    5,755    4,683 
Restricted cash included in fixed short-term bank deposits   1,040    1,379    1,319    1,269 
    1,558    3,114    7,074    5,952 

 

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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1 - Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern

 

A. Nature of Operations

 

Zion Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“we,” “our,” “Zion” or the “Company”) is an oil and gas exploration company with a history of 23 years of oil & gas exploration in Israel. As of June 30, 2023, the Company has no revenues from its oil and gas operations.

 

Zion maintains its corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas. The Company also has branch offices in Caesarea, Israel and Geneva, Switzerland. The purpose of the Israel branch is to support the Company’s operations in Israel, and the purpose of the Switzerland branch is to operate a foreign treasury center for the Company.

 

On January 24, 2020, Zion incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Zion Drilling, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for the purpose of owning a drilling rig, related equipment and spare parts, and on January 31, 2020, Zion incorporated another wholly owned subsidiary, Zion Drilling Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to act as the contractor providing such drilling services. When Zion is not using the rig for its own exploration activities, Zion Drilling Services may contract with other operators in Israel to provide drilling services at market rates then in effect.

 

Zion has the trademark “ZION DRILLING” filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Zion has the trademark filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, pursuant to the Madrid Agreement and Protocol. In addition, Zion has the trademark filed with the Israeli Trademark Office in Israel.

 

Exploration Rights/Exploration Activities

 

New Megiddo License 428 (“NML 428 ”)

 

The New Megiddo License 428 (“NML 428”) was initially awarded on December 3, 2020 for a six-month term and was extended several times before expiring on February 1, 2023. Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. filed an amended application with the Israel Ministry of Energy for a new exploratory license on January 24, 2023 covering the same area as its License No. 428, which expired on February 1, 2023. However, its original application to replace License No. 428 was filed on May 11, 2022, and a revised application was filed on August 29, 2022.

 

Prior to the filing of our last Quarterly Report, we received initial administrative approval from various departments within the Israel Ministry of Energy which puts us in an excellent position to obtain final approval of our license.

  

We continue our exploration focus here based on our studies as it appears to possess the key geologic ingredients of an active petroleum system with significant exploration potential.

 

We have finalized the technical and operational preparations for our re-entry of the MJ-01 well.

 

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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1 - Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern (cont’d)

 

B. Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated condensed financial statements of Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with Article 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals necessary for a fair statement of financial position, results of operations and cash flows, have been included. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The year-end balance sheet data presented for comparative purposes was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the year ending December 31, 2023 or for any other subsequent interim period.

 

C. Going Concern

 

The Company incurs cash outflows from operations, and all exploration activities and overhead expenses to date have been financed by way of equity or debt financing. The recoverability of the costs incurred to date is uncertain and dependent upon achieving significant commercial production of hydrocarbons.

 

The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon obtaining the necessary financing to undertake further exploration and development activities and ultimately generating profitable operations from its oil and natural gas interests in the future. The Company’s current operations are dependent upon the adequacy of its current assets to meet its current expenditure requirements and the accuracy of management’s estimates of those requirements. Should those estimates be materially incorrect, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern may be impaired. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company incurred a net loss of approximately $4.5 million and had an accumulated deficit of approximately $283 million. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date the financials were issued.

 

To carry out planned operations, the Company must raise additional funds through additional equity and/or debt issuances or through profitable operations. There can be no assurance that this capital or positive operational income will be available to the Company, and if it is not, the Company may be forced to curtail or cease exploration and development activities. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

A. Net Loss per Share Data

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) is presented in conformity with ASC 260-10 “Earnings Per Share.” Diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share as the inclusion of 56,933,841 and 56,876,638 and 37,061,435 and 34,216,856 Common Stock equivalents in the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 respectively, would be anti-dilutive.

 

B. Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates and the underlying assumptions affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of expenses. Such estimates include the valuation of unproved oil and gas properties, deferred tax assets, asset retirement obligations, borrowing rate of interest consideration for leases accounting and legal contingencies. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, which management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Company adjusts such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Illiquid credit markets, volatile equity, foreign currency, and energy markets have combined to increase the uncertainty inherent in such estimates and assumptions. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in those estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the consolidated financial statements in future periods.

 

The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may directly or indirectly impact our business, results of operations and financial condition, will depend on future developments that are uncertain, including as a result of new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain it or treat COVID-19, as well as the economic impact on local, regional, national and international markets. We have made estimates of the impact of COVID-19 within our consolidated financial statements, and although there is currently no major impact, there may be changes to those estimates in future periods. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

C. Oil and Gas Properties and Impairment

 

The Company follows the full-cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties. Accordingly, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, including directly related overhead costs, are capitalized.

 

All capitalized costs of oil and gas properties, including the estimated future costs to develop proved reserves, are amortized on the unit-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves. Investments in unproved properties and major development projects are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined or until impairment occurs. If the results of an assessment indicate that the properties are impaired, the amount of the impairment is included in loss from continuing operations before income taxes, and the adjusted carrying amount of the proved properties is amortized on the unit-of-production method.

 

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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)

 

The Company’s oil and gas property represents an investment in unproved properties. These costs are excluded from the amortized cost pool until proved reserves are found or until it is determined that the costs are impaired. All costs excluded are reviewed at least quarterly to determine if impairment has occurred. The amount of any impairment is charged to expense since a reserve base has not yet been established. Impairment requiring a charge to expense may be indicated through evaluation of drilling results, relinquishing drilling rights or other information.

 

During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company testing protocol was concluded at the MJ-02 well. The test results confirmed that the MJ-02 well did not contain hydrocarbons in commercial quantities in the zones tested. As a result, in the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge to its unproved oil and gas properties of $45,615,000.

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recorded post-impairment charges of $48,000 and $93,000, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company did not record any post-impairment charges.

 

Currently, the Company has no economically recoverable reserves and no amortization base. The Company’s unproved oil and gas properties consist of capitalized exploration costs of $16,191,000 and $15,889,000 as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

 

D. Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” as amended by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Financial Staff Position (FSP) No. 157 and related guidance. Those provisions relate to the Company’s financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value and the fair value disclosures related to financial assets and liabilities. ASC 820 defines fair value, expands related disclosure requirements, and specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on the nature of the inputs used to develop the fair value measures. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, assuming the transaction occurs in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability.

 

The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy to classify and disclose all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, in periods subsequent to their initial measurement. The hierarchy requires the Company to use observable inputs when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs, when determining fair value. The three tiers are defined as follows:

 

  Level 1—Observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;

 

  Level 2—Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly in the marketplace for identical or similar assets and liabilities; and

 

  Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions.

 

The Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, are carried at historical cost. At June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the carrying amounts of these instruments approximated their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)

 

E. Stock-Based Compensation

 

ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” prescribes accounting and reporting standards for all share-based payment transactions in which employee services are acquired. Transactions include incurring liabilities, or issuing or offering to issue shares, options, and other equity instruments such as employee stock ownership plans and stock appreciation rights. Share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, are recognized as compensation expense in the consolidated financial statements based on their fair values. That expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period).

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation issued to non-employees and consultants in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718  Measurement of share-based payment transactions with non-employees is based on the fair value of whichever is more reliably measurable: (a) the goods or services received; or (b) the equity instruments issued. The fair value of the share-based payment transaction is determined at the earlier of the performance commitment date or performance completion date.

 

F. Warrants

 

In connection with the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (“DSPP”) financing arrangements, the Company has issued warrants to purchase shares of its common stock. The outstanding warrants are stand-alone instruments that are not puttable or mandatorily redeemable by the holder and are classified as equity awards. The Company measures the fair value of the awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of the measurement date. Warrants issued in conjunction with the issuance of common stock are initially recorded and accounted as a part of the DSPP investment as additional paid-in capital of the common stock issued. All other warrants are recorded at fair value and expensed over the requisite service period or at the date of issuance, if there is not a service period. Warrants granted in connection with ongoing arrangements are more fully described in Note 3, Stockholders’ Equity.

 

G. Related parties

 

Parties are considered to be related to the Company if the parties, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. All transactions with related parties are recorded at fair value of the goods or services exchanged.

 

Zion did not have any related party transactions for the periods covered in this report.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)

 

H. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements  

 

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-03, “Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments”: The amendments in this update are to clarify, correct errors in, or make minor improvements to a variety of ASC topics. The changes in ASU 2020-03 are not expected to have a significant effect on current accounting practices. The ASU improves various financial instrument topics in the Codification to increase stakeholder awareness of the amendments and to expedite the improvement process by making the Codification easier to understand and easier to apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarifications. The ASU is effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 with early application permitted. Zion adopted ASU 2020-03 in the first quarter of 2023. The adoption of this ASU did not have any impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. The ASU requires companies to apply the definition of a performance obligation under ASC 606 to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities relating to contracts with customers acquired in a business combination. Prior to the adoption of this ASU, an acquirer generally recognized assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination, including contract assets and contract liabilities arising from revenue contracts with customers, at fair value on the acquisition date. The ASU results in the acquirer recording acquired contract assets and liabilities on the same basis that would have been recorded by the acquiree before the acquisition under ASC 606. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. Zion adopted ASU 2021-08 in the first quarter of 2023. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements; the impact in future periods will be dependent upon the contract assets acquired and contract liabilities assumed in any future business combinations.

 

In September 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-04, Liabilities – Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50). The ASU requires companies to disclose information about supplier finance programs, including key terms of the program, outstanding confirmed amounts as of the end of the period, a roll forward of such amounts during each annual period, and a description of where the amounts are presented. The new standard does not affect the recognition, measurement, or financial statement presentation of supplier finance obligations. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods, except for roll forward information, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. The adoption of this ASU did not have any impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

Other Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company does not believe that the adoption of any recently issued accounting pronouncements in 2023 had a significant impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flow.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)

 

I. Depreciation and Accounting for Drilling Rig and Related Equipment

 

Zion purchased an onshore oil and gas drilling rig, drilling pipe, related equipment and spare parts for a purchase price of $5.6 million in cash, inclusive of approximately $540,000 allocated in spare parts and $48,000 allocated in additional separate assets. The value of the spare parts and separate assets are captured in separate ledger accounts, but reported as one line item with the drilling rig on the balance sheet. Zion determined that the life of the I-35 drilling rig (the rig Zion purchased), is 10 years. Zion is depreciating the rig on a straight-line basis.

 

Zion uses the First In First Out (“FIFO”) method of accounting for the inventory of spare parts, meaning that the earliest items purchased will be the first item charged to the well in which the inventory of spare parts gets consumed.

 

It is also noteworthy that various components and systems on the rig will be subject to certifications by the manufacturer to ensure that the rig is maintained at optimal levels. Per standard practice in upstream oil and gas, each certification performed on our drilling rig increases the useful life of the rig by five years. The costs of each certification will be added to the drilling rig account, and our straight-line amortization will be adjusted accordingly.

 

See the table below for a reconciliation of the rig-related activity during the quarter ended June 30, 2023:

 

I-35 Drilling Rig & Associated Equipment:

 

   As of June 30, 2023 
   I-35
Drilling
Rig
   Rig
Spare Parts
   Other
Drilling
Assets
   Total 
   US$ thousands   US$ thousands   US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
December 31, 2022   5,225    619    437    6,281 
Asset Additions   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Asset Depreciation   (317)   
-
    (63)   (380)
Asset Disposals for Self-Consumption   
-
    (11)   
-
    (11)
June 30, 2023   4,908    608    374    5,890 

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had depreciation expense of $380,000 and $371,000, respectively. The asset disposal due to self-consumption was not material during the periods.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity

 

The Company’s shareholders approved the amendment of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01, that the Company is authorized to issue from 800,000,000 shares to 1,200,000,000 shares, effective June 7, 2023.

 

A. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Stock Option Plan

 

Effective June 9, 2021, the Company’s shareholders authorized the adoption of the Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Stock Option Plan (“Omnibus Plan”) for employees, directors and consultants, initially reserving for issuance thereunder 38,000,000 shares of common stock.

 

The Omnibus Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, bonus stock, awards in lieu of cash obligations, other stock-based awards and performance units. The plan also permits cash payments under certain conditions.

 

The compensation committee of the Board of Directors (comprised of independent directors) is responsible for determining the type of award, when and to whom awards are granted, the number of shares and the terms of the awards and exercise prices. The options are exercisable for a period not to exceed ten years from the date of grant.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company granted the following options from the 2021 Equity Omnibus Plan for employees, directors and consultants, to purchase shares of common stock as non-cash compensation:

 

  i. Options to purchase 175,000 shares of Common Stock to five senior officers and one staff member at an exercise price of $0.0615 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 4, 2033. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $9,000.

 

ii.Options to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock to one senior officer at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 4, 2033. These options were granted per the provisions of the Israeli Appendix to the Plan. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $1,500.

 

iii.Options to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock to one board member, at an exercise price of $0.07 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through June 8, 2033. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $1,500.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity (cont’d)

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company granted the following options from the 2021 Equity Omnibus Plan for employees, directors and consultants, to purchase shares of common stock as non-cash compensation:

 

  i. Options to purchase 175,000 shares of Common Stock to six senior officers and one staff member at an exercise price of $0.1529 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 4, 2032. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $22,000.

 

  ii. Options to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock to one senior officer at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 4, 2032. These options were granted per the provisions of the Israeli Appendix to the Plan. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $4,000.

 

  iii. Options to purchase 300,000 shares of Common Stock to one senior officer and one staff member at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 5, 2032. These options were granted per the provisions of the Israeli Appendix to the Plan. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $39,000

 

  iv. Options to purchase 200,000 shares of Common Stock to one board member at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 5, 2032. These options were granted per the provisions under the Israeli Appendix to the Plan. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $29,000

 

  v. Options to purchase 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock to five senior officers and four staff members at an exercise price of $0.1529 per share. The options vest on January 5, 2023 (one year from the date of grant) and are exercisable through January 5, 2032. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $209,000, and will be recognized during the years 2022 and 2023.

 

  vi. Options to purchase 1,400,000 shares of Common Stock to seven board members, at an exercise price of $0.1529 per share. The options vest on January 5, 2023 (one year from the date of grant) and are exercisable through January 5, 2032. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $182,000, and will be recognized during the years 2022 and 2023.
     
  vii. Options to purchase 160,000 shares of Common Stock to four staff members, at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 17, 2032. These options were granted per the provisions under the Israeli Appendix to the Plan. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $23,000.
     
  viii. Options to purchase 200,000 shares of Common Stock to six staff members at an exercise price of $0.14 per share. The options vest on January 17, 2023 (one year from the date of grant) and are exercisable through January 17, 2032. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $26,000, and will be recognized during the years 2022 and 2023.
     
  ix. Options to purchase 40,000 shares of Common Stock to two consultants at an exercise price of $0.14 per share. The options vest on January 17, 2023 (one year from the date of grant) and are exercisable through January 17, 2032. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $5,000, and will be recognized during the years 2022 and 2023.

 

  x. Options to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock to one board member, at an exercise price of $0.11 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through April 1, 2032. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $2,000.

 

  xi. Options to purchase 3,210,000 shares of Common Stock to five senior officers, two consultants and ten staff members at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The options vested on April 15, 2023 (in one year) and are exercisable through April 15, 2032. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $394,000, and will be recognized during the years 2022 and 2023.

 

  xii. Options to purchase 1,090,000 shares of Common Stock to one senior officer, one board member and five staff members at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through April 15, 2032. These options were granted per the provisions of the Israeli Appendix to the Plan. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $149,000.

 

  xiii. Options to purchase 3,200,000 shares of Common Stock to eight board members at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The options vested on April 15, 2023 (in one year) and are exercisable through April 15, 2023. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $393,000.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity (cont’d)

 

B. Stock Options 

 

The stock option transactions since January 1, 2023 are shown in the table below:

 

    Number of
shares
    Weighted
Average
exercise
price
 
          US$  
Outstanding, December 31, 2022     26,391,250       0.30  
                 
Changes during 2023 to:                
Granted to employees, officers, directors and others     225,000       0.06  
Expired/Cancelled/Forfeited     (25,000     1.33  
Exercised     (150,000 )     0.07  
Outstanding, June 30, 2023     26,441,250       0.30  
Exercisable, June 30, 2023     21,286,250       0.32  

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity (cont’d)

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2023:

 

Shares underlying outstanding options (non-vested)   Shares underlying outstanding options (fully vested) 
Range of
exercise
price
   Number
outstanding
   Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
price
   Range of
exercise
price
   Number
Outstanding
   Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
price
 
US$           US$   US$           US$ 
 0.18    5,155,000    9.24    0.18    0.01    10,000    0.37    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    5,000    0.95    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    20,000    2.93    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    130,000    3.51    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    50,000    3.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    60,000    3.80    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    200,000    3.89    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    40,000    4.26    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    70,000    4.51    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    25,000    4.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    30,000    4.67    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    4,000    4.77    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    25,000    5.53    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    35,000    6.22    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    150,000    6.39    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    35,000    6.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    75,000    7.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    200,000    7.90    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    300,000    8.05    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    10,000    8.18    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    500,000    8.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    55,000    8.56    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    960,000    8.80    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    75,000    9.13    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    10,000    9.18    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    795,000    9.24    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    25,000    9.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.06    50,000    9.52    0.06 
 
    
    
    
    0.07    25,000    9.95    0.07 
 
    
    
    
    0.14    240,000    8.56    0.14 
 
    
    
    
    0.15    3,200,000    8.52    0.15 
 
    
    
    
    0.15    6,410,000    8.80    0.15 
 
    
    
    
    0.16    340,000    2.45    0.16 
 
    
    
    
    0.16    75,000    6.45    0.16 
 
    
    
    
    0.18    25,000    2.43    0.18 
 
    
    
    
    0.24    25,000    9.10    0.24 
 
    
    
    
    0.24    118,000    9.13    0.24 
 
    
    
    
    0.25    50,000    8.18    0.25 
 
    
    
    
    0.25    363,000    8.18    0.25 
 
    
    
    
    0.28    25,000    2.18    0.28 
 
    
    
    
    0.28    25,000    6.18    0.28 
 
    
    
    
    0.29    25,000    3.96    0.29 
 
    
    
    
    0.39    1,435,000    8.03    0.39 
 
    
    
    
    0.59    1,400,000    3.89    0.59 
 
    
    
    
    0.59    1,600,000    7.90    0.59 
 
    
    
    
    0.92    350,000    3.52    0.92 
 
    
    
    
    0.92    550,000    7.52    0.92 
 
    
    
    
    1.38    105,307    1.51    1.38 
 
    
    
    
    1.67    405,943    1.26    1.67 
 
    
    
    
    1.75    250,000    0.02    1.75 
 
    
    
    
    1.78    25,000    1.18    1.78 
 
    
    
    
    2.31    250,000    0.51    2.31 
 
    
    
    
    4.15    25,000    1.01    4.15 
 0.18    5,155,000         0.18    0.01-4.15    21,286,250         0.32 

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity (cont’d)

 

Granted to employees 

 

The following table sets forth information about the weighted-average fair value of options granted to employees and directors during the year, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and the weighted-average assumptions used for such grants:

 

   For the
six months ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022 
Weighted-average fair value of underlying stock at grant date  $0.06   $0.14 
Dividend yields       
 
Expected volatility   136%-137%   127%-135%
Risk-free interest rates   3.87%-3.85%   1.37%-2.79%
Expected lives (in years)   5.00    5.00-5.50 
Weighted-average grant date fair value  $0.06   $0.13 

 

Granted to non-employees

 

The following table sets forth information about the weighted-average fair value of options granted to non-employees during the year, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and the weighted-average assumptions used for such grants:

 

   For the
six months ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022 
Weighted-average fair value of underlying stock at grant date      $0.14 
Dividend yields       
 
Expected volatility   %   103% - 104%
Risk-free interest rates   %   1.78% - 2.83%
Expected lives (in years)       10 
Weighted-average grant date fair value      $0.13 

 

There were no warrants or options granted to non-employees for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods corresponding with the expected life of the options.

 

The expected life represents the weighted average period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The expected life of the options granted to employees and directors is calculated based on the Simplified Method as allowed under Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 (“SAB 110”), giving consideration to the contractual term of the options and their vesting schedules, as the Company does not have sufficient historical exercise data at this time. The expected life of the option granted to non-employees equals their contractual term. In the case of an extension of the option life, the calculation was made on the basis of the extended life.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity (cont’d)

 

C. Compensation Cost for Warrant and Option Issuances  

 

The following table sets forth information about the compensation cost of warrant and option issuances recognized for employees and directors:

 

For the three months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 242    417 

 

The following table sets forth information about the compensation cost of warrant and option issuances recognized for non-employees:

 

For the six months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 656    631 

 

The following table sets forth information about the compensation cost of option issuances recognized for employees and non-employees and capitalized to Unproved Oil & Gas properties:

 

For the three months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 
    3 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 2    4 

 

The following table sets forth information about the compensation cost of option issuances recognized for employees and non-employees and capitalized to Unproved Oil & Gas properties:

 

For the three months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 
    10 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 
    17 

 

As of June 30, 2023, there was $194,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options granted under the Company’s various stock option plans. That cost is expected to be recognized during 2023.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity (cont’d)

 

D. Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (“DSPP”)

 

On March 13, 2014 Zion filed a registration statement on Form S-3 that was part of a replacement registration statement that was filed with the SEC using a “shelf” registration process. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on March 31, 2014. On February 23, 2017, the Company filed a Form S-3 with the SEC (Registration No. 333-216191) as a replacement for the Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-193336), for which the three year period ended March 31, 2017, along with the base Prospectus and Supplemental Prospectus. The Form S-3, as amended, and the new base Prospectus became effective on March 10, 2017, along with the Prospectus Supplement that was filed and became effective on March 10, 2017. The Prospectus Supplement under Registration No. 333-216191 describes the terms of the DSPP and replaces the prior Prospectus Supplement, as amended, under the prior Registration No. 333-193336.

 

On March 27, 2014, we launched our Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “DSPP”) pursuant to which stockholders and interested investors can purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock as well as units of the Company’s securities directly from the Company. The terms of the DSPP are described in the Prospectus Supplement originally filed on March 31, 2014 (the “Original Prospectus Supplement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Company’s effective registration Statement on Form S-3, as thereafter amended.

 

On January 13, 2015, the Company amended the Original Prospectus Supplement (“Amendment No. 3”) to provide for a unit option (the “Unit Option”) under the DSPP comprised of one share of Common Stock and three Common Stock purchase warrants with each unit priced at $4.00. Each warrant afforded the participant the opportunity to purchase the Company’s Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00. Each of the three warrants series had different expiration dates that had been extended.

 

The ZNWAB warrants first became exercisable on May 2, 2016 and, in the case of ZNWAC on May 2, 2017 and in the case of ZNWAD on May 2, 2018, at a per share exercise price of $1.00.

 

As of May 2, 2017, any outstanding ZNWAB warrants expired.

 

As of May 2, 2018, any outstanding ZNWAC warrants expired.

 

On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAD Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of May 2, 2020 to May 2, 2021. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAD Warrant by two (2) years from the expiration date of May 2, 2021 to May 2, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

As of May 2, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAD warrants expired.

 

On November 1, 2016, the Company launched a unit offering under the Company’s DSPP pursuant to which participants could purchase units comprised of seven shares of Common Stock and seven Common Stock purchase warrants, at a per unit purchase price of $10. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAE.”

 

The ZNWAE warrants became exercisable on May 1, 2017 and continued to be exercisable through May 1, 2020 at a per share exercise price of $1.00.

 

On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAE Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of May 1, 2020 to May 1, 2021. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAE Warrant by two (2) years from the expiration date of May 1, 2021 to May 1, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity (cont’d)

 

The warrant terms provide that if the Company’s Common Stock trades above $5.00 per share at the closing price for 15 consecutive trading days at any time prior to the expiration date of the warrant, the Company may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the termination of the warrant upon providing 60 days advanced notice to the warrant holders.

 

As of May 1, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAE warrants expired.

 

On May 22, 2017, the Company launched a new unit offering. This unit offering consisted of a new combination of common stock and warrants, a new time period in which to purchase under the program, and a new unit price, but otherwise the same unit program features, conditions and terms in the Prospectus Supplement applied. The unit offering terminated on July 12, 2017. This program enabled participants to purchase Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing $250.00 (the price of one Unit) by the average of the high and low sale prices of the Company’s Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ on the unit purchase date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional 25 shares of Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00 per share. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAF.”

 

All ZNWAF warrants became exercisable on August 14, 2017 and continued to be exercisable through August 14, 2020 at a per share exercise price of $1.00.

 

On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAF Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of August 14, 2020 to August 14, 2021. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAF Warrant by two (2) years from the expiration date of August 14, 2021 to August 14, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

The warrant terms provide that if the Company’s Common Stock trades above $5.00 per share as the closing price for 15 consecutive trading days at any time prior to the expiration date of the warrant, the Company has the sole discretion to accelerate the termination date of the warrant upon providing 60 days advanced notice to the warrant holders.

 

An Amendment No. 2 to the Prospectus Supplement (as described below) was filed on October 12, 2017.

 

Under Amendment No. 2, the Company initiated another unit offering which terminated on December 6, 2017. This unit offering enabled participants to purchase Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) a certain number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing $250.00 (the price of one Unit) by the average of the high and low sale prices of the Company’s Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ on the unit purchase date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional 15 shares of Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00 per share. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAG.” 

 

The warrants became exercisable on January 8, 2018 and continue to be exercisable through January 8, 2024 at a revised per share exercise price of $.25. The warrant terms provide that if the Company’s Common Stock trades above $5.00 per share as the closing price for 15 consecutive trading days at any time prior to the expiration date of the warrant, the Company has the sole discretion to accelerate the termination date of the warrant upon providing 60 days advanced notice to the warrant holders.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity (cont’d)

 

On December 14, 2022, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAG warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of January 8, 2023 to January 8, 2024. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On February 1, 2018, the Company launched another unit offering which terminated on February 28, 2018. The unit offering consisted of Units of our securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) 50 shares of Common Stock and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional 50 shares of Common Stock. The investor’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock acquired under the Units purchased. Each warrant affords the investor the opportunity to purchase one share of Company Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $5.00. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAH.”

 

The warrants became exercisable on April 2, 2018 and continued to be exercisable through April 2, 2020 at a per share exercise price of $5.00, after the Company, on December 4, 2018, extended the termination date of the Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of April 2, 2019 to April 2, 2020.

 

On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAH Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of April 2, 2020 to April 2, 2021. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAH Warrant by two (2) years from the expiration date of April 2, 2021 to April 2, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

As of April 2, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAH warrants expired.

 

On August 21, 2018, the Company initiated another unit offering, and it terminated on September 26, 2018. The offering consisted of Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) a certain number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing $250.00 (the price of one Unit) by the average of the high and low sale prices of the Company’s publicly traded common stock as reported on the NASDAQ on the Unit Purchase Date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional twenty-five (25) shares of Common Stock. The investor’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock acquired under the Units purchased. Each warrant affords the investor the opportunity to purchase one share of Company Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAJ.”

 

The warrants became exercisable on October 29, 2018 and continued to be exercisable through October 29, 2020 at a per share exercise price of $1.00, after the Company, on December 4, 2018, extended the termination date of the Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of October 29, 2019 to October 29, 2020.

 

On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAJ Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of October 29, 2020 to October 29, 2021. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAJ Warrant by two (2) years from the expiration date of October 29, 2021 to October 29, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On December 10, 2018, the Company initiated another unit offering, and it terminated on January 23, 2019. The offering consisted of Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) two hundred and fifty (250) shares of Common Stock and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional two hundred and fifty (250) shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $0.01. The investor’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants that are acquired under the Units purchased. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $0.01. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAK.”

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity (cont’d)

 

The warrants became exercisable on February 25, 2019 and continued to be exercisable through February 25, 2020 at a per share exercise price of $0.01.

 

On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAK Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of February 25, 2020 to February 25, 2021. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAK Warrant by two (2) years from the expiration date of February 25, 2021 to February 25, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

As of February 25, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAK warrants expired.

 

On April 24, 2019, the Company initiated another unit offering and it terminated on June 26, 2019, after the Company, on June 5, 2019, extended the termination date of the unit offering.

 

The unit offering consisted of Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) two hundred and fifty (250) shares of Common Stock and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional fifty (50) shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $2.00. The investor’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants acquired under the Units purchased. For Plan participants who enrolled into the Unit Program with the purchase of at least one Unit and also enrolled in the separate Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) program at a minimum of $50.00 per month or more, received an additional twenty-five (25) warrants at an exercise price of $2.00 during this Unit Option Program. The twenty-five (25) additional warrants were for enrolling into the AMI program. Existing subscribers to the AMI were entitled to the additional twenty-five (25) warrants once, if they purchased at least one (1) unit during the Unit program. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $2.00. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAL.”

 

The warrants became exercisable on August 26, 2019 and continued to be exercisable through August 26, 2021 at a per share exercise price of $2.00.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAL Warrant by two (2) years from the expiration date of August 26, 2021 to August 26, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed Waiver Term Sheets of a unit option program consisting of a Unit (shares of stock and warrants) of its securities and subsequently an option program consisting of shares of stock to a participant. The participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and warrants that were acquired. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00. The warrant shall have the company notation of “ZNWAM.” The warrants will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market. The warrants became exercisable on January 15, 2021 and continue to be exercisable through July 15, 2023 at a revised per share exercise price of $.05.

 

On March 21, 2022, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAM warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of July 15, 2022 to July 15, 2023 and revised the exercise price to $0.05. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On June 16, 2023, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAM warrant from July 15, 2023 to September 6, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On February 1, 2021, the Company initiated a unit offering and it terminated on March 17, 2021.

 

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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity (cont’d)

 

The unit offering consisted of Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) the number of Common Stock shares represented by the high-low average on the purchase date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional twenty-five (25) shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $1.00. The investor’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants acquired under the Units purchased. For Plan participants who enrolled into the Unit Program with the purchase of at least one Unit or who enrolled in the separate Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) program at a minimum of $50.00 per month or more, received an additional ten (10) warrants at an exercise price of $1.00 during this Unit Option Program. The ten (10) additional warrants were for enrolling into the AMI program. Existing subscribers to the AMI were also entitled to the additional ten (10) warrants once, provided that they purchased at least one (1) unit during the Unit program. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAN.”

 

The warrants became exercisable on May 16, 2021 and continued to be exercisable through May 16, 2023 at a per share exercise price of $1.00.

 

As of May 16, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAN warrants expired.

 

On April 12, 2021, the Company initiated a unit offering and it terminated on May 12, 2021.

 

The unit offering consisted of Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) the number of Common Stock shares represented by the high-low average on the purchase date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional fifty (50) shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $.25. The investor’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants acquired under the Units purchased. For Plan participants who enrolled into the unit offering with the purchase of at least one Unit or who enrolled in the separate Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) program at a minimum of $50.00 per month or more, received an additional fifty (50) warrants at an exercise price of $.25 during this Unit Option Program. The fifty (50) additional warrants were for enrolling into the AMI program. Existing subscribers to the AMI were also entitled to the additional fifty (50) warrants once, provided that they purchased at least one (1) unit during the Unit program. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $.25. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAO.”

 

The warrants became exercisable on June 12, 2021 and continued to be exercisable through June 12, 2023 at a per share exercise price of $.25.

 

As of June 12, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAO warrants expired.

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet for a program consisting of Zion securities to a participant. After conclusion of the program on June 17, 2021, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that were acquired. 

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet of a unit program consisting of units of shares of stock and warrants to a participant. After conclusion of the program on June 18, 2021, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and warrants that were acquired. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $.25. The warrant shall have the company notation of “ZNWAQ.” The warrants will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market. The warrants were issued on May 5, 2022 and were exercisable through July 6, 2023 at a revised per share exercise price of $.05.

 

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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity (cont’d)

 

Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On June 16, 2023, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAQ warrant from July 6, 2023 to September 6, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet to a participant. After conclusion of the program on September 15, 2021, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that were acquired.

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet of a unit program consisting of units of shares of stock and warrants to a participant. After conclusion of the program on November 15, 2021, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and warrants that will be acquired. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00. The warrant shall have the company notation of “ZNWAS.” The warrants will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market. The warrants will be issued and become exercisable on November 15, 2025 and continue to be exercisable through December 31, 2025 at a revised per share exercise price of $.25.

 

On December 9, 2019 Zion filed an Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-235299) solely for the purpose of re-filing a revised Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. This Amendment No. 1 does not modify any provision of the prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement and accordingly, such prospectus has not been included herein.

 

On December 10, 2021 Zion filed an Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-235299) for the purpose of converting the existing Form S-1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3. This Amendment No. 1 does not modify any provision of the prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement and accordingly such prospectus has not been included herein.

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet of a unit program consisting of units of shares of stock and warrants to a participant. After conclusion of the program on September 30, 2022, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants that were acquired. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $.25. The warrant shall have the company notation of “ZNWAT.” The warrants will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market. The warrants will be issued and become exercisable on November 15, 2025 and continue to be exercisable through December 31, 2025 at a per share exercise price of $.25.

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet of a unit program consisting of units of shares of stock and warrants to a participant. After conclusion of the program on December 31, 2022, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants that were acquired. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $.25. The warrant shall have the company notation of “ZNWAU.” The warrants will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market. The warrants will be issued and become exercisable on November 15, 2025 and continue to be exercisable through December 31, 2025 at a per share exercise price of $.25.

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet of a program consisting of shares of stock to a participant. After conclusion of the program on August 31, 2023, the participant’s Plan account will be credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that will be acquired. Additionally, Zion incurred $173,000 in equity issuance costs to an outside party related to this waiver program.

 

On March 13, 2023, Zion filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Amendment No. 2 to the Prospectus Supplement dated as of December 15, 2021 and accompanying base prospectus dated December 1, 2021 relating to the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan. This Amendment No. 2 to Prospectus Supplement amends the Prospectus Supplement. The Prospectus forms a part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-261452), as amended, which was declared effective by the SEC on December 15, 2021.

 

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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity (cont’d)

 

Amendment No. 2 - New Unit Option under the Unit Program

 

Under our Plan, we provided a Unit Option under Amendment No. 2. Our Unit Program consisted of the combination of Common Stock and warrants with basic Unit Program features, conditions and terms outlined in the Original Prospectus Supplement and Amendment No. 1. Amendment No. 2 provided the option period, unit price and the determination of the number of shares of Common Stock and warrants per unit. This Unit Option had up to three tranches of investment, in which the second and third tranches were each subject to termination upon a total of $7,500,000 received from participants by the Company during the first or second tranche. The first tranche period began on March 13, 2023 and terminated on March 26, 2023. The second tranche began on March 27, 2023 and terminated on April 9, 2023 and the third tranche began on April 10, 2023 and terminated on April 27, 2023.

 

The Unit Option consisted of Units of our securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) a certain number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing $250.00 (the price of one Unit) by the average of the high and low sale prices of the Company’s publicly traded common stock as reported on the OTCQX on the Unit Purchase Date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional five hundred (500) shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $0.05. The participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants that were acquired under the Units purchased. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $0.05. The warrant shall have the Company notation of “ZNWAV” under the first tranche, “ZNWAW” under the second tranche and “ZNWAX” under the third tranche. The warrants will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market.

 

Plan participants, who enrolled into the Unit Program with the purchase of at least one Unit and enrolled in the separate Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) program at a minimum of $50.00 per month, received an additional fifty (50) warrants at an exercise price of $0.05 during this Unit Option Program. The fifty (50) additional warrants were for enrolling into the AMI program and shall have the Company notation of “ZNWAY.” Existing subscribers to the AMI are entitled to the additional fifty (50) warrants, if they purchase at least one (1) Unit during the Unit program. Plan participants, who enroll in the AMI at a minimum of $100 per month, will receive one hundred (100) ZNWAY warrants. Plan participants, who enroll in the AMI at a minimum of $250 per month, will receive two hundred and fifty (250) ZNWAY warrants. Plan participants, who enroll in the AMI at a minimum of $500 per month, will receive five hundred (500) ZNWAY warrants. The AMI program requires 90 days of participation to receive the ZNWAY warrants. Existing AMI participants are entitled to participate in this monthly program by increasing their monthly amount above the minimum $50.00 per month.

 

The ZNWAV warrants became exercisable on March 31, 2023 and continued to be exercisable through June 28, 2023 at a per share exercise price of $0.05.

 

As of June 28, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAV warrants expired.

 

The ZNWAW warrants became exercisable on April 14, 2023 and continued to be exercisable through July 13, 2023 at a per share exercise price of $0.05.

 

As of July 13, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAW warrants expired.

 

The ZNWAX warrants became exercisable on May 2, 2023 and continued to be exercisable through July 31, 2023 at a per share exercise price of $0.05.

 

On July 31, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAX warrants expired.

 

The ZNWAY warrants became exercisable on June 12, 2023 and continue to be exercisable through September 10, 2023 at a per share exercise price of $0.05.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity (cont’d)

 

Amendment No. 3 – New Unit Option under the Unit Program

 

Under our Plan, provided a Unit Option under Amendment No. 3. This Unit Option period began on May 15, 2023 and terminated on June 15, 2023.

 

Our Unit Program consisted of the combination of Common Stock and warrants with basic Unit Program features, conditions and terms outlined in the Original Prospectus Supplement and Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No.2. Amendment No. 3 provided the option period, unit price and the determination of the number of shares of Common Stock and warrants per unit. As mentioned above, this Unit Option began on May 15, 2023 and is terminated on June 15, 2023. The Unit Option consisted of Units of our securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) a certain number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing $250.00 (the price of one Unit) by the average of the high and low sale prices of the Company’s publicly traded common stock as reported on the OTCQX on the Unit Purchase Date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional two hundred (200) shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $0.25. The participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants that were acquired under the Units purchased. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $0.25. The warrant shall have the Company notation of “ZNWAZ” and will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market.

 

Plan participants, who enroll into the Unit Program with the purchase of at least one Unit and enroll in the separate Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) program at a minimum of $50.00 per month, will receive an additional three hundred (300) warrants at an exercise price of $0.25 during this Unit Option Program. The three hundred (300) additional warrants are for enrolling into the AMI program and shall receive the above warrant with the Company notation of “ZNWAZ.” Existing subscribers to the AMI were entitled to the additional three hundred (300) warrants, if they purchased at least one (1) Unit during the Unit program.

 

The ZNWAZ warrants became exercisable on July 17, 2023 and continue to be exercisable through July 17, 2024 at a per share exercise price of $0.25.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, approximately $1,761,000, and $2,553,000 were raised under the DSPP program, respectively. The $2,553,000 figure is net of $173,000 in equity issuance costs to an outside party.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, approximately $1,566,000, and $12,993,000 were raised under the DSPP program, respectively.

 

The company raised approximately $921,000 from the period July 1, 2023 through August 8, 2023, under the DSPP program.

 

The warrants represented by the company notation ZNWAA are tradeable on the OTCQX market under the symbol ZNOGW. However, all of the other warrants characterized above, in the table below, and throughout this Form 10-Q, are not tradeable and are used internally for classification and accounting purposes only.

 

E. Warrant Table 

 

The warrants balances at December 31, 2022 and transactions since January 1, 2023 are shown in the table below:

 

Warrants   Exercise
Price
   Warrant
Termination
Date
   Outstanding
Balance,
12/31/2022
   Warrants
Issued
   Warrants
Exercised
   Warrants
Expired
   Outstanding
Balance,
6/30/2023
 
ZNWAA   $2.00   01/31/2024    1,498,804    
-
    
-
    
-
    1,498,804 
ZNWAD   $1.00   05/02/2023    243,853    
-
    
-
    (243,853)   
-
 
ZNWAE   $1.00   05/01/2023    2,144,099    
-
    
-
    (2,144,099)   
-
 
ZNWAF   $1.00   08/14/2023    359,435    
-
    
-
    
-
    359,435 
ZNWAG   $1.00   01/08/2024    240,068    
-
    
-
    
-
    240,068 
ZNWAH   $5.00   04/19/2023    372,400    
-
    
-
    (372,400)   
-
 
ZNWAI   $3.00   06/29/2023    640,710    
-
    (100)   (640,610)   
-
 
ZNWAJ   $1.00   10/29/2023    545,900    
-
    
-
    
-
    545,900 
ZNWAK   $0.01   02/25/2023    424,225    
-
    (9,050)   (415,175)   
-
 
ZNWAL   $2.00   08/26/2023    517,875    
-
    
-
    
-
    517,875 
ZNWAM   $0.05   09/06/2023    4,376,000    
-
    
-
    
-
    4,376,000 
ZNWAN   $1.00   05/16/2023    267,760    
-
    (75)   (267,685)   
-
 
ZNWAO   $0.25   06/12/2023    174,660    
-
    
-
    (174,660)   
-
 
ZNWAQ   $0.05   09/06/2023    23,428,348    
-
    
-
    
-
    23,428,348 
ZNWAV   $0.05   06/28/2023    
-
    288,500    (167,730)   (120,770)   
-
 
ZNWAW   $0.05   07/13/2023    
-
    199,000    (124,500)   
-
    74,500 
ZNWAX   $0.05   07/31/2023    
-
    818,500    (173,253)   
-
    645,247 
ZNWAY   $0.05   09/10/2023    
-
    17,450    (1,650)   
-
    15,800 
Outstanding warrants             35,234,137    1,323,450    (476,358)   (4,379,252)   31,701,977 

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity (cont’d)

 

F. Warrant Descriptions of Current Warrants

 

The price and the expiration dates for the series of warrants to investors are shown in the table below. The listing contains only those warrants with a future expiration date.

 

        Period of Grant   US$     Expiration Date
ZNWAA Warrants   B,C,F   March 2013 – December 2014     2.00     January 31, 2024 
ZNWAF Warrants   A,B,C   May 2017 – July 2017     1.00     August 14, 2023
ZNWAG Warrants   C,F   October 2017 – December 2017     1.00     January 08, 2024 
ZNWAJ Warrants   B,C   August 2018 – September 2018     1.00     October 29, 2023 
ZNWAL Warrants   C   July 2019 – August 2019     2.00     August 26, 2023
ZNWAM Warrants   D,G   January 2021 – March 2021     0.05     September 6, 2023 
ZNWAQ Warrants   D,G   June 2021     0.05     September 6, 2023
ZNWAS Warrants   E   August 2021 – March 2022     0.25     December 31, 2025
ZNWAT Warrants   E   August – September 2022     0.25     December 31, 2025
ZNWAU Warrants   E   October – November 2022     0.25     December 31, 2025 
ZNWAY Warrants   H   March – April 2023     0.05    

Sept 10, 2023 

ZNWAZ Warrants   I   May – June 2023     .25     July 17, 2024 

 

A On December 4, 2018, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year.
   
B On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year.
   
C On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by two (2) years.
   
D On March 21, 2022, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year. On June 16, 2023, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants to September 6, 2023.
   
E These warrants will be issued and become exercisable beginning on November 15, 2025 and expire on December 31, 2025.
   
F On December 14, 2022, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year.
   
G The warrant exercise price was lowered to $0.05 on December 28, 2022.
   
H The ZNWAY warrants are associated with Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) connected with participation in the unit offering announced on March 13, 2023.
   
I On May 15, 2023, the Company announced a new Unit Offering and the related ZNWAZ warrant. 

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 4 - Unproved Oil and Gas Properties, Full Cost Method

 

Unproved oil and gas properties, under the full cost method, are comprised as follows:

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Excluded from amortization base:          
Drilling costs, and other operational related costs   2,452    2,362 
Capitalized salary costs   2,394    2,342 
Capitalized interest costs   1,418    1,418 
Legal and seismic costs, license fees and other preparation costs   9,888    9,728 
Other costs   39    39 
    16,191    15,889 

 

Post Impairment of unproved oil and gas properties comprised as follows:

 

   For the three months ended
June 30,
   For the six months ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Excluded from amortization base:                
Drilling costs, and other operational related costs   44    
-
    55    
-
 
Capitalized salary costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Capitalized interest costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Legal costs, license fees and other preparation costs   4    
-
    38    
-
 
Other costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
    48    
   -
    93    
   -
 

 

Changes in Unproved oil and gas properties during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

 

   For the three months ended
June 30,
   For the six months ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Excluded from amortization base:                
Drilling costs, and other operational related costs   82    4,735    145    5,363 
Capitalized salary costs   26    69    52    121 
Capitalized interest costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Legal costs, license fees and other preparation costs   74    347    198    816 
Other costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Impairment of unproved oil and gas properties   (48)   
-
    (93)   
-
 
    
*134
    
*5,151
    
*302
    
*6,300
 

 

* Inclusive of non-cash amounts of approximately $709,000, and $571,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively
   
* Inclusive of non-cash amounts of approximately $806,000, and $1,708,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively

 

Please refer to Footnote 1 – Nature of Operations and Going Concern for more information about Zion’s exploration activities.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 5 - Right of use lease assets and lease obligations 

 

The Company is a lessee in several non-cancellable operating leases for transportation and office space.

 

The table below presents the operating lease assets and liabilities recognized on the balance sheet as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Operating lease assets  $    79   $     202 
           
Operating lease liabilities:          
Current operating lease liabilities  $67   $196 
Non-current operating lease liabilities  $12   $12 
Total operating lease liabilities  $79   $208 

 

The depreciable lives of operating lease assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term.

 

The Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit rate, and therefore the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate when measuring operating lease liabilities. The incremental borrowing rate represents an estimate of the interest rate the Company would incur at lease commencement to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over the term of a lease within a particular currency environment. The Company used incremental borrowing rates as of January 1, 2019 for operating leases that commenced prior to that date.

 

The Company’s weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate for operating leases as of June 30, 2023 are:

 

   June 30,
2023
 
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)   0.6 
Weighted average discount rate   4.9%

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 5 - Right of use lease assets and leases obligations (cont’d)

 

The table below reconciles the undiscounted future minimum lease payments (displayed by year and in the aggregate) under non-cancellable operating leases with terms of more than one year to the total operating lease liabilities recognized on the condensed balance sheets as of June 30, 2023:

 

   US$
thousands
 
2023   68 
2024   11 
2025   
-
 
2026   
-
 
Thereafter   
-
 
Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments   79 
Less: portion representing imputed interest   (1)
Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments   78 

 

Operating lease costs were $57,000 and $126,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

 

Operating lease costs were $68,000 and $137,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. Operating lease costs are included within general and administrative expenses on the statements of operations.

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities was $57,000 and $127,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities was $71,000 and $143,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively These amounts are included in operating activities in the statements of cash flows.

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities were $nil and $nil for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities were $136,000 and $136,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies

 

A. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Investigation 

 

As previously disclosed by the Company, on June 21, 2018, the Fort Worth Regional Office of the SEC informed Zion that it was conducting a formal, non-public investigation and asked that we provide certain information and documents in connection with its investigation, which we did.

 

On April 5, 2023, the Company received from the Fort Worth Regional Office of the SEC written notice to the Company concluding the investigation as to the Company and that the SEC does “not intend to recommend an enforcement action by the Commission against Zion.”

 

B. Litigation 

 

From time to time, the Company may be subject to routine litigation, claims or disputes in the ordinary course of business. The Company defends itself vigorously in all such matters. However, we cannot predict the outcome or effect of any of the potential litigation, claims or disputes. 

 

The Company is not subject to any litigation at the present time. 

 

C. Market Conditions – Coronavirus Pandemic 

 

During March 2020, a global pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization related to the rapidly growing outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”). The pandemic significantly impacted the economic conditions in the United States and Israel, as federal, state and local governments reacted to the public health crisis, creating significant uncertainties in the United States, Israel and world economies. In the interest of public health and safety, jurisdictions (international, national, state and local) where we have operations, restricted travel and required workforces to work from home. However, as of the date of this report, most of our employees are working at our physical offices, but have the ability to work from home as needed. While there are various uncertainties to navigate, the Company’s business activities are continuing. The situation is rapidly changing and additional impacts to the business may arise that we are not aware of currently. We cannot predict whether, when or the manner in which the conditions surrounding COVID-19 will change including the timing of lifting any restrictions or work from home arrangements.

 

The full extent of COVID-19’s impact on our operations and financial performance depends on future developments that are uncertain and unpredictable, including the duration and spread of the pandemic, its impact on capital and financial markets and any new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the virus, its spread to other regions as well as the actions taken to contain it, among others.

 

D. Environmental and Onshore Licensing Regulatory Matters 

 

The Company is engaged in oil and gas exploration and production and may become subject to certain liabilities as they relate to environmental clean-up of well sites or other environmental restoration procedures and other obligations as they relate to the drilling of oil and gas wells or the operation thereof. Various guidelines have been published in Israel by the State of Israel’s Petroleum Commissioner and Energy and Environmental Ministries as it pertains to oil and gas activities. Mention of these older guidelines was included in previous Zion filings.

 

The Company believes that these regulations will result in an increase in the expenditures associated with obtaining new exploration rights and drilling new wells. The Company expects that an additional financial burden could occur as a result of requiring cash reserves that could otherwise be used for operational purposes. In addition, these regulations are likely to continue to increase the time needed to obtain all of the necessary authorizations and approvals to drill and production test exploration wells.

 

As of June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the Company accrued $nil and $nil for license regulatory matters.

 

E. Bank Guarantees 

 

As of June 30, 2023, the Company provided Israeli-required bank guarantees to various governmental bodies (approximately $930,000) and others (approximately $88,000) with respect to its drilling operation in an aggregate amount of approximately $1,018,000. The (cash) funds backing these guarantees are held in restricted interest-bearing accounts in Israel and are reported on the Company’s balance sheets as fixed short-term bank deposits – restricted.

 

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Consolidated Condensed Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies (cont’d)

 

F. Risks

 

Market risk is a broad term for the risk of economic loss due to adverse changes in the fair value of a financial instrument. These changes may be the result of various factors, including interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and/or equity prices. In the normal course of doing business, we are exposed to the risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates and changes in interest rates.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risks. A portion of our expenses, primarily labor expenses and certain supplier contracts, are denominated in New Israeli Shekels (“NIS”). As a result, we have significant exposure to the risk of fluctuating exchange rates with the U.S. Dollar (“USD”), our primary reporting currency. During the period January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023, the USD has fluctuated by approximately 5.1% against the NIS (the USD strengthened relative to the NIS). Also, during the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, the USD fluctuated by approximately 13.2% against the NIS (the USD strengthened relative to the NIS). Continued strengthening of the US dollar against the NIS will result in lower operating costs from NIS denominated expenses. To date, we have not hedged any of our currency exchange rate risks, but we may do so in the future.

 

Interest Rate Risk. Our exposure to market risk relates to our cash and investments. We maintain an investment portfolio of short-term bank deposits and money market funds. The securities in our investment portfolio are not leveraged, and are, due to their very short-term nature, subject to minimal interest rate risk. We currently do not hedge interest rate exposure. Because of the short-term maturities of our investments, we do not believe that a change in market interest rates would have a significant negative impact on the value of our investment portfolio except for reduced income in a low interest rate environment. At June 30, 2023, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term bank deposits of approximately $1,558,000. The weighted average annual interest rate related to our cash and cash equivalents for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, exclusive of funds at US banks that earn no interest, was approximately 4.18% and 3.21%, respectively.

 

The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while at the same time maximizing yields without significantly increasing risk. To achieve this objective, we invest our excess cash in short-term bank deposits and money market funds that may invest in high quality debt instruments.

 

Note 7 - Subsequent Events

 

  (i) Approximately $921,000 was collected through the Company’s DSPP program during the period July 1 through August 8, 2023.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE RELATED NOTES TO THOSE STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS FORM 10-Q. SOME OF OUR DISCUSSION IS FORWARD-LOOKING AND INVOLVES RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. FOR INFORMATION REGARDING RISK FACTORS THAT COULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR BUSINESS, REFER TO THE DISCUSSION OF RISK FACTORS IN THE “DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS” SECTION OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements made in this discussion are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may materially differ from actual results.

 

Forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology and include, without limitation, statements regarding: 

 

  The going concern qualification in our consolidated financial statements;

 

  our ability to obtain new license areas to continue our petroleum exploration program;     ·

 

  our liquidity and our ability to raise capital to finance our overall exploration and development activities within our license area;

 

  our ability to continue meeting the requisite continued listing requirements by OTCQX;

 

  business interruptions from COVID-19 pandemic;

 

  interruptions, increased consolidated financial costs and other adverse impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the drilling and testing of our petroleum exploration program and our capital raising efforts;

 

  our ability to explore for and develop natural gas and oil resources successfully and economically within a license area;

 

  our ability to maintain the exploration license rights to continue our petroleum exploration program;

 

  the availability of equipment, such as seismic equipment, drilling rigs, and production equipment as well as access to qualified personnel;

 

  the impact of governmental regulations, permitting and other legal requirements in Israel relating to onshore exploratory drilling;

 

  our estimates of the time frame within which future exploratory activities will be undertaken;

 

  changes in our exploration plans and related budgets;

 

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  the quality of existing and future license areas with regard to, among other things, the existence of hydrocarbon reserves in economic quantities;

 

  anticipated trends in our business;

 

  our future results of operations;

 

  our capital expenditure program;

 

  future market conditions in the oil and gas industry

 

  the demand for oil and natural gas, both locally in Israel and globally; and

 

  the impact of fluctuating oil and gas prices on our exploration efforts

 

All references in this Quarterly Report to the “Company”, “Zion”, “we”, “us”, or “our”, are to Zion Oil and Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Zion Drilling, Inc. and Zion Drilling Services, Inc. described below.

 

Current Exploration and Operation Efforts

 

Zion Oil and Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is an oil and gas exploration company with a history of 23 years of oil and gas exploration in Israel. We were incorporated in Florida on April 6, 2000 and reincorporated in Delaware on July 9, 2003. We completed our initial public offering in January 2007. Our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) currently trades on the OTCQX marketplace of OTC Markets, Inc. under the symbol “ZNOG” and our Common Stock warrant under the symbol “ZNOGW.” On January 24, 2020, the Company incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Zion Drilling, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for the purpose of owning a drilling rig, related equipment and spare parts, and on January 31, 2020, the Company incorporated another wholly owned subsidiary, Zion Drilling Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to act as the contractor providing such drilling services. When the Company is not using the rig for its own exploration activities, Zion Drilling Services may contract with other operators in Israel to provide drilling services at market rates then in effect.

 

The New Megiddo License 428 (“NML 428”) was initially awarded on December 3, 2020 for a six-month term and was extended several times before expiring on February 1, 2023. Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. filed an amended application with the Israel Ministry of Energy for a new exploratory license on January 24, 2023 covering the same area as its License No. 428, which expired on February 1, 2023. However, its original application to replace License No. 428 was filed on May 11, 2022, and a revised application was filed on August 29, 2022.

 

Prior to the filing of our last Quarterly Report, we received initial administrative approval from various departments within the Israel Ministry of Energy which puts us in an excellent position to obtain final approval of our license.

  

We continue our exploration focus here based on our studies as it appears to possess the key geologic ingredients of an active petroleum system with significant exploration potential.

 

We have finalized the technical and operational preparations for our re-entry of the MJ-01 well.

 

I-35 Drilling Rig & Associated Equipment

 

   Six-month period ended June 30, 2023 
   I-35
Drilling Rig
   Rig
Spare Parts
   Other
Drilling
Assets
   Total 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
December 31, 2022   5,225    619    437    6,281 
Asset Additions   -    -    -    - 
Asset Depreciation   (317)   -    (63)   (380)
Asset Disposals for Self-Consumption   -    (11)   -    (11)
June 30, 2023   4,908    608    374    5,890 

 

Zion’s ability to fully undertake all of these aforementioned activities is subject to its raising the needed capital from its continuing offerings, of which no assurance can be provided.

 

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Map 1. Zion’s New Megiddo License 428 as of June 30, 2023.

 

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Onshore Licensing, Oil and Gas Exploration and Environmental Guidelines

 

The Company is engaged in oil and gas exploration and production and may become subject to certain liabilities as they relate to environmental cleanup of well sites or other environmental restoration procedures and other obligations as they relate to the drilling of oil and gas wells or the operation thereof. Various guidelines have been published in Israel by the State of Israel’s Petroleum Commissioner, the Energy Ministry, and the Environmental Ministry in recent years as it pertains to oil and gas activities. Mention of these guidelines was included in previous Zion Oil & Gas filings.

 

We acknowledge that these new regulations are likely to increase the expenditures associated with obtaining new exploration rights and drilling new wells. The Company expects that additional financial burdens could occur as a result of the Ministry requiring cash reserves that could otherwise be used for operational purposes. 

 

Capital Resources Highlights

 

We need to raise significant funds to finance the continued exploration efforts and maintain orderly operations. To date, we have funded our operations through the issuance of our securities and convertible debt. We will need to continue to raise funds through the issuance of equity and/or debt securities (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities). No assurance can be provided that we will be successful in raising the needed capital on terms favorable to us (or at all).

 

The Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan

 

On March 13, 2014 Zion filed a registration statement on Form S-3 that is part of a replacement registration statement that was filed with the SEC using a “shelf” registration process. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on March 31, 2014. On February 23, 2017, the Company filed a Form S-3 with the SEC (Registration No. 333-216191) as a replacement for the Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-193336), for which the three year period ended March 31, 2017, along with the base Prospectus and Supplemental Prospectus. The Form S-3, as amended, and the new base Prospectus became effective on March 10, 2017, along with the Prospectus Supplement that was filed and became effective on March 10, 2017. The Prospectus Supplement under Registration No. 333-216191 describes the terms of the DSPP and replaces the prior Prospectus Supplement, as amended, under the prior Registration No. 333-193336.

 

On March 27, 2014, we launched our Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “DSPP”) pursuant to which stockholders and interested investors can purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock as well as units of the Company’s securities directly from the Company. The terms of the DSPP are described in the Prospectus Supplement originally filed on March 31, 2014 (the “Original Prospectus Supplement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Company’s effective registration Statement on Form S-3, as thereafter amended.

 

Please see Footnote 3D (“Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (“DSPP”)), which is a part of this Form 10-Q filing, for details about specific stock purchase and unit programs, dates, and filings during the years 2016 through 2023.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, approximately $1,761,000, and $2,553,000 were raised under the DSPP program, respectively. The $2,553,000 figure is net of $173,000 in equity issuance costs to an outside party.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, approximately $1,566,000, and $12,993,000 were raised under the DSPP program, respectively.

 

The warrants balances at December 31, 2022 and transactions since January 1, 2023 are shown in the table below:

 

Warrants   Exercise
Price
   Warrant
Termination
Date
   Outstanding
Balance,
12/31/2022
   Warrants
Issued
   Warrants
Exercised
   Warrants
Expired
   Outstanding
Balance,
6/30/2023
 
ZNWAA   $2.00   01/31/2024    1,498,804    -    -    -    1,498,804 
ZNWAD   $1.00   05/02/2023    243,853    -    -    (243,853)   - 
ZNWAE   $1.00   05/01/2023    2,144,099    -    -    (2,144,099)   - 
ZNWAF   $1.00   08/14/2023    359,435    -    -    -    359,435 
ZNWAG   $1.00   01/08/2024    240,068    -    -    -    240,068 
ZNWAH   $5.00   04/19/2023    372,400    -    -    (372,400)   - 
ZNWAI   $3.00   06/29/2023    640,710    -    (100)   (640,610)   - 
ZNWAJ   $1.00   10/29/2023    545,900    -    -    -    545,900 
ZNWAK   $0.01   02/25/2023    424,225    -    (9,050)   (415,175)   - 
ZNWAL   $2.00   08/26/2023    517,875    -    -    -    517,875 
ZNWAM   $0.05   09/06/2023    4,376,000    -    -    -    4,376,000 
ZNWAN   $1.00   05/16/2023    267,760    -    (75)   (267,685)   - 
ZNWAO   $0.25   06/12/2023    174,660    -    -    (174,660)   - 
ZNWAQ   $0.05   09/06/2023    23,428,348    -    -    -    23,428,348 
ZNWAV   $0.05   06/28/2023    -    288,500    (167,730)   (120,770)   - 
ZNWAW   $0.05   07/13/2023    -    199,000    (124,500)   -    74,500 
ZNWAX   $0.05   07/31/2023    -    818,500    (173,253)   -    645,247 
ZNWAY   $0.05   09/10/2023    -    17,450    (1,650)   -    15,800 
Outstanding warrants        35,234,137    1,323,450    (476,358)   (4,379,252)   31,701,977 

 

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Principal Components of our Cost Structure 

 

Our operating and other expenses primarily consist of the following:

 

  Impairment of Unproved Oil and Gas Properties: Impairment expense is recognized if a determination is made that a well will not be commercially productive. The amounts include amounts paid in respect of the drilling operations as well as geological and geophysical costs and various amounts that were paid to Israeli regulatory authorities.

 

  General and Administrative Expenses: Overhead, including payroll and benefits for our corporate staff, costs of managing our exploratory operations, audit and other professional fees, and legal compliance is included in general and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses also include non-cash stock-based compensation expense, investor relations related expenses, lease and insurance and related expenses.

 

  Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Accretion: The systematic expensing of the capital costs incurred to explore for natural gas and oil represents a principal component of our cost structure. As a full cost company, we capitalize all costs associated with our exploration, and apportion these costs to each unit of production, if any, through depreciation, depletion and amortization expense. As we have yet to have production, the costs of abandoned wells are written off immediately versus being included in this amortization pool.

 

Going Concern Basis

 

Since we have limited capital resources, no revenue to date and a loss from operations, our consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The appropriateness of using the going concern basis is dependent upon our ability to obtain additional financing or equity capital and, ultimately, to achieve profitable operations. Therefore, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date the financials were issued. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

The Impact of COVID-19 

 

During March 2020, a global pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization related to the rapidly growing outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”). The pandemic significantly impacted the economic conditions in the United States and Israel, as federal, state and local governments reacted to the public health crisis, creating significant uncertainties in the United States, Israel and world economies. In the interest of public health and safety, jurisdictions (international, national, state and local) where we have operations, restricted travel and required workforces to work from home. As of the date of this report, the Company adopted a hybrid model whereby many of our employees are working from corporate office two to three days per week and then working remotely two to three days per week. While there are various uncertainties to navigate, the Company’s business activities are continuing.

 

The full extent of COVID-19’s impact on our operations and financial performance depends on future developments that are uncertain and unpredictable, including the duration and spread of the pandemic, its impact on capital and financial markets and any new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the virus, its spread to other regions as well as the actions taken to contain it, among others.

 

The main area in which Zion has experienced COVID-19’s impact has been in supply chain and/or logistics. We work with several suppliers worldwide for the procurement of oil and gas parts, inventory items and related labor for our ongoing operations for the MJ-02 well. Production delays, factory shutdowns and heavy demand by oil and gas operators worldwide for spare parts has created some challenges in obtaining these items in a timely fashion.

 

Critical Accounting Policies 

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expense during the reporting period.

 

We have identified the accounting principles which we believe are most critical to the reported financial status by considering accounting policies that involve the most complex of subjective decisions or assessment.

 

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Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties

 

We follow the full-cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties. Accordingly, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, including directly related overhead costs, are capitalized.

 

All capitalized costs of oil and gas properties, including the estimated future costs to develop proved reserves, are amortized on the unit-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves. Investments in unproved properties and major development projects are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined or until impairment occurs. If the results of an assessment indicate that the properties are impaired, the amount of the impairment is included in income from continuing operations before income taxes, and the adjusted carrying amount of the unproved properties is amortized on the unit-of-production method.

 

Our oil and gas properties represent an investment in unproved properties. These costs are excluded from the amortized cost pool until proved reserves are found or until it is determined that the costs are impaired. All costs excluded are reviewed at least quarterly to determine if impairment has occurred. The amount of any impairment is charged to expense since a reserve base has not yet been established. A further impairment requiring a charge to expense may be indicated through evaluation of drilling results, relinquishing drilling rights or other information.

 

Abandonment of properties is accounted for as adjustments to capitalized costs. The net capitalized costs are subject to a “ceiling test” which limits such costs to the aggregate of the estimated present value of future net revenues from proved reserves discounted at ten percent based on current economic and operating conditions, plus the lower of cost or fair market value of unproved properties. The recoverability of amounts capitalized for oil and gas properties is dependent upon the identification of economically recoverable reserves, together with obtaining the necessary financing to exploit such reserves and the achievement of profitable operations.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively, the Company recorded $48,000 and nil post-impairment charges.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively, the Company recorded $93,000 and nil post-impairment charges.

 

The total net book value of our unproved oil and gas properties under the full cost method is $16,191,000 and $15,889,000 at June 30, 2023 and at December 31, 2022, respectively.

 

Asset Retirement Obligation

 

We record a liability for asset retirement obligation at fair value in the period in which it is incurred and a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related long-lived assets.

 

Fair Value Considerations

 

We follow ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” as amended by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Financial Staff Position (FSP) No. 157 and related guidance. Those provisions relate to the Company’s financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value and the fair value disclosures related to financial assets and liabilities. ASC 820 defines fair value, expands related disclosure requirements, and specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on the nature of the inputs used to develop the fair value measures. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, assuming the transaction occurs in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability.

 

There are three levels of inputs to fair value measurements – Level 1, meaning the use of quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets; Level 2, meaning the use of quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active or are directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, meaning the use of unobservable inputs. We use Level 1 inputs for fair value measurements whenever there is an active market, with actual quotes, market prices, and observable inputs on the measurement date. We use Level 2 inputs for fair value measurements whenever there are quoted prices for similar securities in an active market or quoted prices for identical securities in an inactive market. We use observable market data whenever available.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

   For the three months ended
June 30,
   For the six months ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
   (US $ in thousands)   (US $ in thousands) 
Operating costs and expenses:                
General and administrative expenses   1,271    1,550    2,774    2,985 
Other   1,016    946    1,599    1,657 
Impairment of unproved oil and gas properties   48    -    93    - 
Subtotal Operating costs and expenses   2,335    2,496    4,466    4,642 
                     
Other expense (income), net   (1)   101    7    121 
                     
Net loss   2,334    2,597    4,473    4,763 

 

Revenue. We currently have no revenue generating operations.

 

Operating costs and expenses. Operating costs and expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 were $2,335,000 and $4,466,000, respectively, compared to $2,496,000 and $4,642,000, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses (“G&A expenses”) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 were $1,271,000 and $2,774,000, respectively, compared to $1,550,000 and $2,985,000, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. This expense grouping includes salaries, benefits, stock option expenses and professional fees. G&A expenses decreased $279,000, or 18%, during the most recent quarter versus the prior year primarily due to lower salaries expenses, legal fees and expenses associated with stock option grants. G&A expenses decreased $211,000, or 7%, during the first six months of 2023 as compared to the six months of 2022, primarily due to lower salaries expenses and expenses associated with stock option grants.

 

Other expense. Other expenses during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 were $1,016,000 and $1,599,000, respectively, compared to $946,000 and $1,657,000, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. Other general and administrative expenses are comprised of non-compensation and non-professional expenses incurred. Other expenses increased $70,000, or about 7%, for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as a result of higher annual meeting expenses in 2023 with a partial offset of lower travel expenses. Other expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 were lower by $58,000, or about 3.5%, and this variance is fairly minimal.

 

Impairment of unproved oil and gas properties. Impairment of unproved oil and gas properties expenses during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 were $48,000 and $93,000 compared to nil and nil for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. The expenses recorded in 2023 are post impairment charges to the impairment recorded during 2022 related to the MJ-2 well.

 

Other expense (income), net. Other expenses (income) during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 were ($1,000) and $7,000, respectively, compared to $101,000 and $121,000, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. The expenses in this category are comprised of foreign currency exchange costs, primarily the New Israeli Shekel (NIS) to the US dollar, and the financial expenses/income. Overall, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, total expenses in this category are $114,000 lower due to the relative strengthening of the USD to the NIS during 2023.

 

Net Loss. Net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 were $2,334,000 and $4,473,000 compared to $2,597,000 and $4,763,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity is a measure of a company’s ability to meet potential cash requirements. As discussed above, we have historically met our capital requirements through the issuance of common stock as well as proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options to purchase common shares.

 

Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon obtaining the necessary financing to complete further exploration and development activities and generate profitable operations from our oil and natural gas interests in the future. Our current operations are dependent upon the adequacy of our current assets to meet our current expenditure requirements and the accuracy of management’s estimates of those requirements. Should those estimates be materially incorrect, our ability to continue as a going concern will be impaired. Our financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2023 have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. We have incurred a history of operating losses and negative cash flows from operations. Therefore, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date the financials were issued.

 

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At June 30, 2023, we had approximately $518,000 in cash and cash equivalents compared to $1,735,000 at December 31, 2022, which does not include any restricted funds. Our working capital (current assets minus current liabilities) was ($362,000) at June 30, 2023 and $661,000 at December 31, 2022.

 

As of June 30, 2023, we provided bank guarantees to various governmental bodies (approximately $930,000) and others (approximately $88,000) in respect of our drilling operation in the aggregate amount of approximately $1,018,000. The (cash) funds backing these guarantees are held in restricted interest-bearing accounts in Israel and are reported on the Company’s balance sheets as fixed short-term bank deposits restricted.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, cash used in operating activities totaled $2,392,000. Cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $2,565,000 and is primarily attributable to proceeds received from the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “DSPP” or the “Plan”). Net cash used in investing activities such as unproved oil and gas properties, equipment and spare parts was $1,729,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, cash used in operating activities totaled $3,424,000. Cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $12,994,000 and is primarily attributable to proceeds received from the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “DSPP” or the “Plan”). Net cash used in investing activities such as unproved oil and gas properties, equipment and spare parts was $8,448,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

 

Accounting standards require management to evaluate our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year subsequent to the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q. We expect to incur additional significant expenditures to further our exploration and development programs. While we raised approximately $921,000 during the period July 1, 2023 through August 8, 2023, we will need to raise additional funds in order to continue our exploration and development activities in our license area. Additionally, we estimate that, when we are not actively drilling a well, our expenditures are approximately $600,000 per month excluding exploratory operational activities. However, when we are actively drilling a well, we estimate an additional minimum expenditure of approximately $2,500,000 per month. The above estimates are subject to change. Subject to the qualifications specified below, management believes that our existing cash balance, excluding anticipated proceeds under the DSPP, will be sufficient to finance our plan of operations through August 2023.

 

The outbreak of the coronavirus has to date significantly disrupted business operations, including our operations, and resulted in significantly increased unemployment in the general economy. The extent to which the coronavirus impacts our operations, specifically our capital raising efforts, as well as our ability to continue our exploratory efforts, will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the duration of the outbreak, new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the coronavirus and the actions to contain the coronavirus or treat its impact, among others.

 

No assurance can be provided that we will be able to raise the needed operating capital.

 

Even if we raise the needed funds, there are factors that can nevertheless adversely impact our ability to fund our operating needs, including (without limitation), unexpected or unforeseen cost overruns in planned non-drilling exploratory work in existing license areas, the costs associated with extended delays in undertaking the required exploratory work, and plugging and abandonment activities which is typical of what we have experienced in the past. 

 

The financial information contained in these consolidated financial statements has been prepared on a basis that assumes that we will continue as a going concern for one year from the date the financials were issued, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. This financial information and these condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not currently use any off-balance sheet arrangements to enhance our liquidity or capital resource position, or for any other purpose.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company does not believe that the adoption of any recently issued accounting pronouncements in 2023 had a significant impact on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flow.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Market risk is a broad term for the risk of economic loss due to adverse changes in the fair value of a financial instrument. These changes may be the result of various factors, including interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and/or equity prices. In the normal course of doing business, we are exposed to the risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates and changes in interest rates.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risks. A portion of our expenses, primarily labor expenses and certain supplier contracts, are denominated in New Israeli Shekels (“NIS”). As a result, we have significant exposure to the risk of fluctuating exchange rates with the U.S. Dollar (“USD”), our primary reporting currency. During the period January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023, the USD has fluctuated by approximately 5.1% against the NIS (the USD strengthened relative to the NIS). Also, during the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, the USD fluctuated by approximately 13.2% against the NIS (the USD strengthened relative to the NIS). Continued strengthening of the US dollar against the NIS will result in lower operating costs from NIS denominated expenses. To date, we have not hedged any of our currency exchange rate risks, but we may do so in the future.

 

Interest Rate Risk. Our exposure to market risk relates to our cash and investments. We maintain an investment portfolio of short-term bank deposits and money market funds. The securities in our investment portfolio are not leveraged, and are, due to their very short-term nature, subject to minimal interest rate risk. We currently do not hedge interest rate exposure. Because of the short-term maturities of our investments, we do not believe that a change in market interest rates would have a significant negative impact on the value of our investment portfolio except for reduced income in a low interest rate environment. At June 30, 2023 we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term and long-term bank deposits, including restricted Israeli deposits, of approximately $1,558,000. The weighted average annual interest rate related to our cash and cash equivalents for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, exclusive of funds at US banks that earn no interest, was approximately 4.18% and 3.21%, respectively. 

 

The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while at the same time maximizing yields without significantly increasing risk. To achieve this objective, we invest our excess cash in short-term bank deposits and money market funds that may invest in high quality debt instruments.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. As of June 30, 2023, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2023.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Investigation

 

As previously disclosed by the Company, on June 21, 2018, the Fort Worth Regional Office of the SEC informed Zion that it was conducting a formal, non-public investigation and asked that we provide certain information and documents in connection with its investigation, which we did.

 

On April 5, 2023, the Company received from the Fort Worth Regional Office of the SEC written notice to the Company concluding the investigation as to the Company and that the SEC does “not intend to recommend an enforcement action by the Commission against Zion.”

 

Litigation

 

From time to time, the Company may be subject to routine litigation, claims or disputes in the ordinary course of business. The Company defends itself vigorously in all such matters. However, we cannot predict the outcome or effect of any of the potential litigation, claims or disputes. 

 

The Company is not subject to any litigation at the present time. 

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, there were no material changes to the risk factors previously reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. 

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION:

 

None.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Index:

 

31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 under the Exchange Act
     
31.2   Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 under the Exchange Act
     
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished only)
     
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished only)
     
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
     
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
     
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

ZION OIL & GAS, INC.    
(Registrant)    
     
By: /s/ Robert W.A. Dunn   By: /s/ Michael B. Croswell Jr.
  Robert W. A. Dunn     Michael B. Croswell Jr.
  Chief Executive Officer     Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)     (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
         
Date: August 10, 2023   Date: August 10, 2023

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

 

I, Robert W. A. Dunn, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 10, 2023  
   
/s/ Robert W. A. Dunn  
Robert W. A. Dunn, Chief Executive Officer  
(Principal Executive Officer)  

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

 

I, Michael B. Croswell Jr, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))for the registrant and have:

 

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 10, 2023  
   
/s/ Michael B. Croswell Jr.  
Michael B. Croswell Jr, Chief Financial Officer  
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)  

EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Zion Oil and Gas, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Robert W.A. Dunn, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

(1)the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods presented in the Report.

 

/s/ Robert W. A. Dunn  
Robert W. A. Dunn  
Chief Executive Officer  
(Principal Executive Officer)  
   
August 10, 2023  

EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Annual Report of Zion Oil and Gas, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Michael B. Croswell Jr., Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

(1)the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods presented in the Report.

 

/s/ Michael B. Croswell Jr.  
Michael B. Croswell Jr.  
Chief Financial Officer  
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)  
   
August 10, 2023  

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Jun. 30, 2023
Aug. 08, 2023
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Dec. 31, 2022
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
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Fixed short term bank and escrow deposits – restricted 1,040 1,379
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 394 600
Other deposits 483
Governmental receivables 16 267
Other receivables 158 143
Total current assets 2,126 4,607
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Property and equipment at cost    
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $668 and $647 91 112
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Right of Use Lease Assets (see Note 5) 79 202
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Asset retirement obligation 571 571
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Commitments and contingencies (see Note 6)
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Additional paid-in capital 299,321 296,460
Accumulated deficit (283,075) (278,602)
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 24,815 $ 27,515
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Dec. 31, 2022
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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]        
General and administrative $ 1,271 $ 1,550 $ 2,774 $ 2,985
Post impairment of unproved oil and gas properties 48 93
Other 1,016 946 1,599 1,657
Loss from operations (2,335) (2,496) (4,466) (4,642)
Other income (expense), net        
Foreign exchange loss (2) (81) (4) (90)
Financial income (expenses), net 3 (20) (3) (31)
Loss, before income taxes (2,334) (2,597) (4,473) (4,763)
Income taxes
Net loss $ (2,334) $ (2,597) $ (4,473) $ (4,763)
Net (loss), gain per share of common stock, Basic (in Dollars per share) $ (4.000) $ (10.00) $ (8.000) $ (10.00)
Weighted-average shares outstanding Basic (in Shares) 542,812 471,946 536,950 439,039
v3.23.2
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares
shares in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]        
Net (loss), gain per share of common stock, diluted $ (4) $ (10) $ (8) $ (10)
Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted 542,812 471,946 536,950 439,039
v3.23.2
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
Common Stock
Additional paid-in Capital
Accumulated deficit
Total
Balances at Dec. 31, 2021 $ 3,643 $ 277,258 $ (223,525) $ 57,376
Balances (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2021 364,324      
Funds received from sale of DSPP units and shares and exercise of warrants $ 1,094 11,899 12,993
Funds received from sale of DSPP units and shares and exercise of warrants (in Shares) 109,349      
Funds received from option exercises $ 1 1
Funds received from option exercises (in Shares) 105      
Value of options granted to employees, directors and others as non-cash compensation 635 635
Net loss (4,763) (4,763)
Balances at Jun. 30, 2022 $ 4,738 289,792 (228,288) 66,242
Balances (in Shares) at Jun. 30, 2022 473,778      
Balances at Mar. 31, 2022 $ 4,666 287,878 (225,691) 66,853
Balances (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2022 466,593      
Funds received from sale of DSPP units and shares and exercise of warrants $ 72 1,494 1,566
Funds received from sale of DSPP units and shares and exercise of warrants (in Shares) 7,130      
Funds received from option exercises [1] [1]
Funds received from option exercises (in Shares) 55      
Value of options granted to employees, directors and others as non-cash compensation 420 420
Net loss (2,597) (2,597)
Balances at Jun. 30, 2022 $ 4,738 289,792 (228,288) 66,242
Balances (in Shares) at Jun. 30, 2022 473,778      
Balances at Dec. 31, 2022 $ 5,242 296,460 (278,602) 23,100
Balances (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2022 524,231      
Funds received from sale of DSPP units and shares and exercise of warrants $ 360 2,366 2,726
Funds received from sale of DSPP units and shares and exercise of warrants (in Shares) 36,068      
Funds received from option exercises $ 2 10 12
Funds received from option exercises (in Shares) 150      
Costs associated with the issuance of shares (173) (173)
Value of options granted to employees, directors and others as non-cash compensation 658 658
Net loss (4,473) (4,473)
Balances at Jun. 30, 2023 $ 5,604 299,321 (283,075) 21,850
Balances (in Shares) at Jun. 30, 2023 560,449      
Balances at Mar. 31, 2023 $ 5,337 297,582 (280,741) 22,178
Balances (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2023 533,713      
Funds received from sale of DSPP units and shares and exercise of warrants $ 266 1,668 1,934
Funds received from sale of DSPP units and shares and exercise of warrants (in Shares) 26,711      
Funds received from option exercises $ 1 3 4
Funds received from option exercises (in Shares) 25      
Costs associated with the issuance of shares (173) (173)
Value of options granted to employees, directors and others as non-cash compensation 241 241
Net loss (2,334) (2,334)
Balances at Jun. 30, 2023 $ 5,604 $ 299,321 $ (283,075) $ 21,850
Balances (in Shares) at Jun. 30, 2023 560,449      
[1] Less than one thousand.
v3.23.2
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities    
Net loss $ (4,473) $ (4,763)
Adjustments required to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:    
Depreciation 401 392
Cost of options issued to employees, directors and others as non-cash compensation 658 618
Post impairment of unproved oil and gas properties 93
Change in assets and liabilities, net:    
Other deposits 483 68
Prepaid expenses and other 206 252
Governmental receivables 251 36
Lease obligation – current (129) 58
Lease obligation – non current (86)
Right of use lease assets 123 (8)
Other receivables (15) 325
Severance payable, net (6) 27
Accounts payable (168) (357)
Accrued liabilities 184 14
Net cash used in operating activities (2,392) (3,424)
Cash flows from investing activities    
Acquisition of property and equipment (15)
Acquisition of drilling rig and related equipment (346)
Investment in unproved oil and gas properties (1,729) (8,087)
Net cash used in investing activities (1,729) (8,448)
Cash flows from financing activities    
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 12 1
Costs paid related to the issuance of new shares (173)
Proceeds from issuance of stock and exercise of warrants 2,726 12,993
Net cash provided by financing activities 2,565 12,994
Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (1,556) 1,122
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – beginning of period 3,114 5,952
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – end of period 1,558 7,074
Non-cash investing and financing activities:    
Unpaid investments in oil & gas properties 806 1,691
Cost of options issued to employees attributed to oil and gas properties 17
New lease accounted for as a right of use lease asset $ 136
v3.23.2
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Jun. 30, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 518 $ 1,735 $ 5,755 $ 4,683
Restricted cash included in fixed short-term bank deposits 1,040 1,379 1,319 1,269
Total $ 1,558 $ 3,114 $ 7,074 $ 5,952
v3.23.2
Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern [Abstract]  
Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern

Note 1 - Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern

 

A. Nature of Operations

 

Zion Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“we,” “our,” “Zion” or the “Company”) is an oil and gas exploration company with a history of 23 years of oil & gas exploration in Israel. As of June 30, 2023, the Company has no revenues from its oil and gas operations.

 

Zion maintains its corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas. The Company also has branch offices in Caesarea, Israel and Geneva, Switzerland. The purpose of the Israel branch is to support the Company’s operations in Israel, and the purpose of the Switzerland branch is to operate a foreign treasury center for the Company.

 

On January 24, 2020, Zion incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Zion Drilling, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for the purpose of owning a drilling rig, related equipment and spare parts, and on January 31, 2020, Zion incorporated another wholly owned subsidiary, Zion Drilling Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to act as the contractor providing such drilling services. When Zion is not using the rig for its own exploration activities, Zion Drilling Services may contract with other operators in Israel to provide drilling services at market rates then in effect.

 

Zion has the trademark “ZION DRILLING” filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Zion has the trademark filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, pursuant to the Madrid Agreement and Protocol. In addition, Zion has the trademark filed with the Israeli Trademark Office in Israel.

 

Exploration Rights/Exploration Activities

 

New Megiddo License 428 (“NML 428 ”)

 

The New Megiddo License 428 (“NML 428”) was initially awarded on December 3, 2020 for a six-month term and was extended several times before expiring on February 1, 2023. Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. filed an amended application with the Israel Ministry of Energy for a new exploratory license on January 24, 2023 covering the same area as its License No. 428, which expired on February 1, 2023. However, its original application to replace License No. 428 was filed on May 11, 2022, and a revised application was filed on August 29, 2022.

 

Prior to the filing of our last Quarterly Report, we received initial administrative approval from various departments within the Israel Ministry of Energy which puts us in an excellent position to obtain final approval of our license.

  

We continue our exploration focus here based on our studies as it appears to possess the key geologic ingredients of an active petroleum system with significant exploration potential.

 

We have finalized the technical and operational preparations for our re-entry of the MJ-01 well.

 

B. Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated condensed financial statements of Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with Article 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals necessary for a fair statement of financial position, results of operations and cash flows, have been included. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The year-end balance sheet data presented for comparative purposes was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the year ending December 31, 2023 or for any other subsequent interim period.

 

C. Going Concern

 

The Company incurs cash outflows from operations, and all exploration activities and overhead expenses to date have been financed by way of equity or debt financing. The recoverability of the costs incurred to date is uncertain and dependent upon achieving significant commercial production of hydrocarbons.

 

The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon obtaining the necessary financing to undertake further exploration and development activities and ultimately generating profitable operations from its oil and natural gas interests in the future. The Company’s current operations are dependent upon the adequacy of its current assets to meet its current expenditure requirements and the accuracy of management’s estimates of those requirements. Should those estimates be materially incorrect, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern may be impaired. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company incurred a net loss of approximately $4.5 million and had an accumulated deficit of approximately $283 million. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date the financials were issued.

 

To carry out planned operations, the Company must raise additional funds through additional equity and/or debt issuances or through profitable operations. There can be no assurance that this capital or positive operational income will be available to the Company, and if it is not, the Company may be forced to curtail or cease exploration and development activities. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

v3.23.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

A. Net Loss per Share Data

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) is presented in conformity with ASC 260-10 “Earnings Per Share.” Diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share as the inclusion of 56,933,841 and 56,876,638 and 37,061,435 and 34,216,856 Common Stock equivalents in the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 respectively, would be anti-dilutive.

 

B. Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates and the underlying assumptions affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of expenses. Such estimates include the valuation of unproved oil and gas properties, deferred tax assets, asset retirement obligations, borrowing rate of interest consideration for leases accounting and legal contingencies. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, which management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Company adjusts such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Illiquid credit markets, volatile equity, foreign currency, and energy markets have combined to increase the uncertainty inherent in such estimates and assumptions. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in those estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the consolidated financial statements in future periods.

 

The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may directly or indirectly impact our business, results of operations and financial condition, will depend on future developments that are uncertain, including as a result of new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain it or treat COVID-19, as well as the economic impact on local, regional, national and international markets. We have made estimates of the impact of COVID-19 within our consolidated financial statements, and although there is currently no major impact, there may be changes to those estimates in future periods. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

C. Oil and Gas Properties and Impairment

 

The Company follows the full-cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties. Accordingly, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, including directly related overhead costs, are capitalized.

 

All capitalized costs of oil and gas properties, including the estimated future costs to develop proved reserves, are amortized on the unit-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves. Investments in unproved properties and major development projects are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined or until impairment occurs. If the results of an assessment indicate that the properties are impaired, the amount of the impairment is included in loss from continuing operations before income taxes, and the adjusted carrying amount of the proved properties is amortized on the unit-of-production method.

 

The Company’s oil and gas property represents an investment in unproved properties. These costs are excluded from the amortized cost pool until proved reserves are found or until it is determined that the costs are impaired. All costs excluded are reviewed at least quarterly to determine if impairment has occurred. The amount of any impairment is charged to expense since a reserve base has not yet been established. Impairment requiring a charge to expense may be indicated through evaluation of drilling results, relinquishing drilling rights or other information.

 

During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company testing protocol was concluded at the MJ-02 well. The test results confirmed that the MJ-02 well did not contain hydrocarbons in commercial quantities in the zones tested. As a result, in the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge to its unproved oil and gas properties of $45,615,000.

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recorded post-impairment charges of $48,000 and $93,000, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company did not record any post-impairment charges.

 

Currently, the Company has no economically recoverable reserves and no amortization base. The Company’s unproved oil and gas properties consist of capitalized exploration costs of $16,191,000 and $15,889,000 as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

 

D. Fair Value Measurements

 

The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” as amended by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Financial Staff Position (FSP) No. 157 and related guidance. Those provisions relate to the Company’s financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value and the fair value disclosures related to financial assets and liabilities. ASC 820 defines fair value, expands related disclosure requirements, and specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on the nature of the inputs used to develop the fair value measures. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, assuming the transaction occurs in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability.

 

The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy to classify and disclose all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, in periods subsequent to their initial measurement. The hierarchy requires the Company to use observable inputs when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs, when determining fair value. The three tiers are defined as follows:

 

  Level 1—Observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;

 

  Level 2—Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly in the marketplace for identical or similar assets and liabilities; and

 

  Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions.

 

The Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, are carried at historical cost. At June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the carrying amounts of these instruments approximated their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

E. Stock-Based Compensation

 

ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” prescribes accounting and reporting standards for all share-based payment transactions in which employee services are acquired. Transactions include incurring liabilities, or issuing or offering to issue shares, options, and other equity instruments such as employee stock ownership plans and stock appreciation rights. Share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, are recognized as compensation expense in the consolidated financial statements based on their fair values. That expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period).

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation issued to non-employees and consultants in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718  Measurement of share-based payment transactions with non-employees is based on the fair value of whichever is more reliably measurable: (a) the goods or services received; or (b) the equity instruments issued. The fair value of the share-based payment transaction is determined at the earlier of the performance commitment date or performance completion date.

 

F. Warrants

 

In connection with the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (“DSPP”) financing arrangements, the Company has issued warrants to purchase shares of its common stock. The outstanding warrants are stand-alone instruments that are not puttable or mandatorily redeemable by the holder and are classified as equity awards. The Company measures the fair value of the awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of the measurement date. Warrants issued in conjunction with the issuance of common stock are initially recorded and accounted as a part of the DSPP investment as additional paid-in capital of the common stock issued. All other warrants are recorded at fair value and expensed over the requisite service period or at the date of issuance, if there is not a service period. Warrants granted in connection with ongoing arrangements are more fully described in Note 3, Stockholders’ Equity.

 

G. Related parties

 

Parties are considered to be related to the Company if the parties, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. All transactions with related parties are recorded at fair value of the goods or services exchanged.

 

Zion did not have any related party transactions for the periods covered in this report.

 

H. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements  

 

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-03, “Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments”: The amendments in this update are to clarify, correct errors in, or make minor improvements to a variety of ASC topics. The changes in ASU 2020-03 are not expected to have a significant effect on current accounting practices. The ASU improves various financial instrument topics in the Codification to increase stakeholder awareness of the amendments and to expedite the improvement process by making the Codification easier to understand and easier to apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarifications. The ASU is effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 with early application permitted. Zion adopted ASU 2020-03 in the first quarter of 2023. The adoption of this ASU did not have any impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. The ASU requires companies to apply the definition of a performance obligation under ASC 606 to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities relating to contracts with customers acquired in a business combination. Prior to the adoption of this ASU, an acquirer generally recognized assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination, including contract assets and contract liabilities arising from revenue contracts with customers, at fair value on the acquisition date. The ASU results in the acquirer recording acquired contract assets and liabilities on the same basis that would have been recorded by the acquiree before the acquisition under ASC 606. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. Zion adopted ASU 2021-08 in the first quarter of 2023. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements; the impact in future periods will be dependent upon the contract assets acquired and contract liabilities assumed in any future business combinations.

 

In September 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-04, Liabilities – Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50). The ASU requires companies to disclose information about supplier finance programs, including key terms of the program, outstanding confirmed amounts as of the end of the period, a roll forward of such amounts during each annual period, and a description of where the amounts are presented. The new standard does not affect the recognition, measurement, or financial statement presentation of supplier finance obligations. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods, except for roll forward information, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. The adoption of this ASU did not have any impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

Other Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company does not believe that the adoption of any recently issued accounting pronouncements in 2023 had a significant impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flow.

 

I. Depreciation and Accounting for Drilling Rig and Related Equipment

 

Zion purchased an onshore oil and gas drilling rig, drilling pipe, related equipment and spare parts for a purchase price of $5.6 million in cash, inclusive of approximately $540,000 allocated in spare parts and $48,000 allocated in additional separate assets. The value of the spare parts and separate assets are captured in separate ledger accounts, but reported as one line item with the drilling rig on the balance sheet. Zion determined that the life of the I-35 drilling rig (the rig Zion purchased), is 10 years. Zion is depreciating the rig on a straight-line basis.

 

Zion uses the First In First Out (“FIFO”) method of accounting for the inventory of spare parts, meaning that the earliest items purchased will be the first item charged to the well in which the inventory of spare parts gets consumed.

 

It is also noteworthy that various components and systems on the rig will be subject to certifications by the manufacturer to ensure that the rig is maintained at optimal levels. Per standard practice in upstream oil and gas, each certification performed on our drilling rig increases the useful life of the rig by five years. The costs of each certification will be added to the drilling rig account, and our straight-line amortization will be adjusted accordingly.

 

See the table below for a reconciliation of the rig-related activity during the quarter ended June 30, 2023:

 

I-35 Drilling Rig & Associated Equipment:

 

   As of June 30, 2023 
   I-35
Drilling
Rig
   Rig
Spare Parts
   Other
Drilling
Assets
   Total 
   US$ thousands   US$ thousands   US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
December 31, 2022   5,225    619    437    6,281 
Asset Additions   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Asset Depreciation   (317)   
-
    (63)   (380)
Asset Disposals for Self-Consumption   
-
    (11)   
-
    (11)
June 30, 2023   4,908    608    374    5,890 

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had depreciation expense of $380,000 and $371,000, respectively. The asset disposal due to self-consumption was not material during the periods.

v3.23.2
Stockholders' Equity
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity

Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity

 

The Company’s shareholders approved the amendment of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01, that the Company is authorized to issue from 800,000,000 shares to 1,200,000,000 shares, effective June 7, 2023.

 

A. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Stock Option Plan

 

Effective June 9, 2021, the Company’s shareholders authorized the adoption of the Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Stock Option Plan (“Omnibus Plan”) for employees, directors and consultants, initially reserving for issuance thereunder 38,000,000 shares of common stock.

 

The Omnibus Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, bonus stock, awards in lieu of cash obligations, other stock-based awards and performance units. The plan also permits cash payments under certain conditions.

 

The compensation committee of the Board of Directors (comprised of independent directors) is responsible for determining the type of award, when and to whom awards are granted, the number of shares and the terms of the awards and exercise prices. The options are exercisable for a period not to exceed ten years from the date of grant.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company granted the following options from the 2021 Equity Omnibus Plan for employees, directors and consultants, to purchase shares of common stock as non-cash compensation:

 

  i. Options to purchase 175,000 shares of Common Stock to five senior officers and one staff member at an exercise price of $0.0615 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 4, 2033. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $9,000.

 

ii.Options to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock to one senior officer at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 4, 2033. These options were granted per the provisions of the Israeli Appendix to the Plan. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $1,500.

 

iii.Options to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock to one board member, at an exercise price of $0.07 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through June 8, 2033. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $1,500.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company granted the following options from the 2021 Equity Omnibus Plan for employees, directors and consultants, to purchase shares of common stock as non-cash compensation:

 

  i. Options to purchase 175,000 shares of Common Stock to six senior officers and one staff member at an exercise price of $0.1529 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 4, 2032. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $22,000.

 

  ii. Options to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock to one senior officer at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 4, 2032. These options were granted per the provisions of the Israeli Appendix to the Plan. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $4,000.

 

  iii. Options to purchase 300,000 shares of Common Stock to one senior officer and one staff member at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 5, 2032. These options were granted per the provisions of the Israeli Appendix to the Plan. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $39,000. 

 

  iv. Options to purchase 200,000 shares of Common Stock to one board member at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 5, 2032. These options were granted per the provisions under the Israeli Appendix to the Plan. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $29,000. 

 

  v. Options to purchase 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock to five senior officers and four staff members at an exercise price of $0.1529 per share. The options vest on January 5, 2023 (one year from the date of grant) and are exercisable through January 5, 2032. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $209,000, and will be recognized during the years 2022 and 2023.

 

  vi. Options to purchase 1,400,000 shares of Common Stock to seven board members, at an exercise price of $0.1529 per share. The options vest on January 5, 2023 (one year from the date of grant) and are exercisable through January 5, 2032. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $182,000, and will be recognized during the years 2022 and 2023.
     
  vii. Options to purchase 160,000 shares of Common Stock to four staff members, at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 17, 2032. These options were granted per the provisions under the Israeli Appendix to the Plan. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $23,000.
     
  viii. Options to purchase 200,000 shares of Common Stock to six staff members at an exercise price of $0.14 per share. The options vest on January 17, 2023 (one year from the date of grant) and are exercisable through January 17, 2032. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $26,000, and will be recognized during the years 2022 and 2023.
     
  ix. Options to purchase 40,000 shares of Common Stock to two consultants at an exercise price of $0.14 per share. The options vest on January 17, 2023 (one year from the date of grant) and are exercisable through January 17, 2032. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $5,000, and will be recognized during the years 2022 and 2023.

 

  x. Options to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock to one board member, at an exercise price of $0.11 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through April 1, 2032. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $2,000.

 

  xi. Options to purchase 3,210,000 shares of Common Stock to five senior officers, two consultants and ten staff members at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The options vested on April 15, 2023 (in one year) and are exercisable through April 15, 2032. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $394,000, and will be recognized during the years 2022 and 2023.

 

  xii. Options to purchase 1,090,000 shares of Common Stock to one senior officer, one board member and five staff members at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The options vested upon grant and are exercisable through April 15, 2032. These options were granted per the provisions of the Israeli Appendix to the Plan. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $149,000.

 

  xiii. Options to purchase 3,200,000 shares of Common Stock to eight board members at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The options vested on April 15, 2023 (in one year) and are exercisable through April 15, 2023. The fair value of the options at the date of grant amounted to approximately $393,000.

 

B. Stock Options 

 

The stock option transactions since January 1, 2023 are shown in the table below:

 

    Number of
shares
    Weighted
Average
exercise
price
 
          US$  
Outstanding, December 31, 2022     26,391,250       0.30  
                 
Changes during 2023 to:                
Granted to employees, officers, directors and others     225,000       0.06  
Expired/Cancelled/Forfeited     (25,000     1.33  
Exercised     (150,000 )     0.07  
Outstanding, June 30, 2023     26,441,250       0.30  
Exercisable, June 30, 2023     21,286,250       0.32  

 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2023:

 

Shares underlying outstanding options (non-vested)   Shares underlying outstanding options (fully vested) 
Range of
exercise
price
   Number
outstanding
   Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
price
   Range of
exercise
price
   Number
Outstanding
   Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
price
 
US$           US$   US$           US$ 
 0.18    5,155,000    9.24    0.18    0.01    10,000    0.37    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    5,000    0.95    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    20,000    2.93    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    130,000    3.51    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    50,000    3.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    60,000    3.80    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    200,000    3.89    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    40,000    4.26    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    70,000    4.51    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    25,000    4.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    30,000    4.67    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    4,000    4.77    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    25,000    5.53    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    35,000    6.22    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    150,000    6.39    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    35,000    6.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    75,000    7.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    200,000    7.90    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    300,000    8.05    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    10,000    8.18    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    500,000    8.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    55,000    8.56    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    960,000    8.80    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    75,000    9.13    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    10,000    9.18    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    795,000    9.24    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    25,000    9.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.06    50,000    9.52    0.06 
 
    
    
    
    0.07    25,000    9.95    0.07 
 
    
    
    
    0.14    240,000    8.56    0.14 
 
    
    
    
    0.15    3,200,000    8.52    0.15 
 
    
    
    
    0.15    6,410,000    8.80    0.15 
 
    
    
    
    0.16    340,000    2.45    0.16 
 
    
    
    
    0.16    75,000    6.45    0.16 
 
    
    
    
    0.18    25,000    2.43    0.18 
 
    
    
    
    0.24    25,000    9.10    0.24 
 
    
    
    
    0.24    118,000    9.13    0.24 
 
    
    
    
    0.25    50,000    8.18    0.25 
 
    
    
    
    0.25    363,000    8.18    0.25 
 
    
    
    
    0.28    25,000    2.18    0.28 
 
    
    
    
    0.28    25,000    6.18    0.28 
 
    
    
    
    0.29    25,000    3.96    0.29 
 
    
    
    
    0.39    1,435,000    8.03    0.39 
 
    
    
    
    0.59    1,400,000    3.89    0.59 
 
    
    
    
    0.59    1,600,000    7.90    0.59 
 
    
    
    
    0.92    350,000    3.52    0.92 
 
    
    
    
    0.92    550,000    7.52    0.92 
 
    
    
    
    1.38    105,307    1.51    1.38 
 
    
    
    
    1.67    405,943    1.26    1.67 
 
    
    
    
    1.75    250,000    0.02    1.75 
 
    
    
    
    1.78    25,000    1.18    1.78 
 
    
    
    
    2.31    250,000    0.51    2.31 
 
    
    
    
    4.15    25,000    1.01    4.15 
 0.18    5,155,000         0.18    0.01-4.15    21,286,250         0.32 

 

Granted to employees 

 

The following table sets forth information about the weighted-average fair value of options granted to employees and directors during the year, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and the weighted-average assumptions used for such grants:

 

   For the
six months ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022 
Weighted-average fair value of underlying stock at grant date  $0.06   $0.14 
Dividend yields       
 
Expected volatility   136%-137%   127%-135%
Risk-free interest rates   3.87%-3.85%   1.37%-2.79%
Expected lives (in years)   5.00    5.00-5.50 
Weighted-average grant date fair value  $0.06   $0.13 

 

Granted to non-employees

 

The following table sets forth information about the weighted-average fair value of options granted to non-employees during the year, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and the weighted-average assumptions used for such grants:

 

   For the
six months ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022 
Weighted-average fair value of underlying stock at grant date      $0.14 
Dividend yields       
 
Expected volatility   %   103% - 104%
Risk-free interest rates   %   1.78% - 2.83%
Expected lives (in years)       10 
Weighted-average grant date fair value      $0.13 

 

There were no warrants or options granted to non-employees for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods corresponding with the expected life of the options.

 

The expected life represents the weighted average period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The expected life of the options granted to employees and directors is calculated based on the Simplified Method as allowed under Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 (“SAB 110”), giving consideration to the contractual term of the options and their vesting schedules, as the Company does not have sufficient historical exercise data at this time. The expected life of the option granted to non-employees equals their contractual term. In the case of an extension of the option life, the calculation was made on the basis of the extended life.

 

C. Compensation Cost for Warrant and Option Issuances  

 

The following table sets forth information about the compensation cost of warrant and option issuances recognized for employees and directors:

 

For the three months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 242    417 

 

The following table sets forth information about the compensation cost of warrant and option issuances recognized for non-employees:

 

For the six months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 656    631 

 

The following table sets forth information about the compensation cost of option issuances recognized for employees and non-employees and capitalized to Unproved Oil & Gas properties:

 

For the three months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 
    3 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 2    4 

 

The following table sets forth information about the compensation cost of option issuances recognized for employees and non-employees and capitalized to Unproved Oil & Gas properties:

 

For the three months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 
    10 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 
    17 

 

As of June 30, 2023, there was $194,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options granted under the Company’s various stock option plans. That cost is expected to be recognized during 2023.

 

D. Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (“DSPP”)

 

On March 13, 2014 Zion filed a registration statement on Form S-3 that was part of a replacement registration statement that was filed with the SEC using a “shelf” registration process. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on March 31, 2014. On February 23, 2017, the Company filed a Form S-3 with the SEC (Registration No. 333-216191) as a replacement for the Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-193336), for which the three year period ended March 31, 2017, along with the base Prospectus and Supplemental Prospectus. The Form S-3, as amended, and the new base Prospectus became effective on March 10, 2017, along with the Prospectus Supplement that was filed and became effective on March 10, 2017. The Prospectus Supplement under Registration No. 333-216191 describes the terms of the DSPP and replaces the prior Prospectus Supplement, as amended, under the prior Registration No. 333-193336.

 

On March 27, 2014, we launched our Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “DSPP”) pursuant to which stockholders and interested investors can purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock as well as units of the Company’s securities directly from the Company. The terms of the DSPP are described in the Prospectus Supplement originally filed on March 31, 2014 (the “Original Prospectus Supplement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Company’s effective registration Statement on Form S-3, as thereafter amended.

 

On January 13, 2015, the Company amended the Original Prospectus Supplement (“Amendment No. 3”) to provide for a unit option (the “Unit Option”) under the DSPP comprised of one share of Common Stock and three Common Stock purchase warrants with each unit priced at $4.00. Each warrant afforded the participant the opportunity to purchase the Company’s Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00. Each of the three warrants series had different expiration dates that had been extended.

 

The ZNWAB warrants first became exercisable on May 2, 2016 and, in the case of ZNWAC on May 2, 2017 and in the case of ZNWAD on May 2, 2018, at a per share exercise price of $1.00.

 

As of May 2, 2017, any outstanding ZNWAB warrants expired.

 

As of May 2, 2018, any outstanding ZNWAC warrants expired.

 

On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAD Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of May 2, 2020 to May 2, 2021. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAD Warrant by two (2) years from the expiration date of May 2, 2021 to May 2, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

As of May 2, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAD warrants expired.

 

On November 1, 2016, the Company launched a unit offering under the Company’s DSPP pursuant to which participants could purchase units comprised of seven shares of Common Stock and seven Common Stock purchase warrants, at a per unit purchase price of $10. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAE.”

 

The ZNWAE warrants became exercisable on May 1, 2017 and continued to be exercisable through May 1, 2020 at a per share exercise price of $1.00.

 

On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAE Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of May 1, 2020 to May 1, 2021. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAE Warrant by two (2) years from the expiration date of May 1, 2021 to May 1, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

The warrant terms provide that if the Company’s Common Stock trades above $5.00 per share at the closing price for 15 consecutive trading days at any time prior to the expiration date of the warrant, the Company may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the termination of the warrant upon providing 60 days advanced notice to the warrant holders.

 

As of May 1, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAE warrants expired.

 

On May 22, 2017, the Company launched a new unit offering. This unit offering consisted of a new combination of common stock and warrants, a new time period in which to purchase under the program, and a new unit price, but otherwise the same unit program features, conditions and terms in the Prospectus Supplement applied. The unit offering terminated on July 12, 2017. This program enabled participants to purchase Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing $250.00 (the price of one Unit) by the average of the high and low sale prices of the Company’s Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ on the unit purchase date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional 25 shares of Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00 per share. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAF.”

 

All ZNWAF warrants became exercisable on August 14, 2017 and continued to be exercisable through August 14, 2020 at a per share exercise price of $1.00.

 

On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAF Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of August 14, 2020 to August 14, 2021. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAF Warrant by two (2) years from the expiration date of August 14, 2021 to August 14, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

The warrant terms provide that if the Company’s Common Stock trades above $5.00 per share as the closing price for 15 consecutive trading days at any time prior to the expiration date of the warrant, the Company has the sole discretion to accelerate the termination date of the warrant upon providing 60 days advanced notice to the warrant holders.

 

An Amendment No. 2 to the Prospectus Supplement (as described below) was filed on October 12, 2017.

 

Under Amendment No. 2, the Company initiated another unit offering which terminated on December 6, 2017. This unit offering enabled participants to purchase Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) a certain number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing $250.00 (the price of one Unit) by the average of the high and low sale prices of the Company’s Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ on the unit purchase date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional 15 shares of Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00 per share. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAG.” 

 

The warrants became exercisable on January 8, 2018 and continue to be exercisable through January 8, 2024 at a revised per share exercise price of $.25. The warrant terms provide that if the Company’s Common Stock trades above $5.00 per share as the closing price for 15 consecutive trading days at any time prior to the expiration date of the warrant, the Company has the sole discretion to accelerate the termination date of the warrant upon providing 60 days advanced notice to the warrant holders.

 

On December 14, 2022, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAG warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of January 8, 2023 to January 8, 2024. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On February 1, 2018, the Company launched another unit offering which terminated on February 28, 2018. The unit offering consisted of Units of our securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) 50 shares of Common Stock and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional 50 shares of Common Stock. The investor’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock acquired under the Units purchased. Each warrant affords the investor the opportunity to purchase one share of Company Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $5.00. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAH.”

 

The warrants became exercisable on April 2, 2018 and continued to be exercisable through April 2, 2020 at a per share exercise price of $5.00, after the Company, on December 4, 2018, extended the termination date of the Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of April 2, 2019 to April 2, 2020.

 

On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAH Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of April 2, 2020 to April 2, 2021. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAH Warrant by two (2) years from the expiration date of April 2, 2021 to April 2, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

As of April 2, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAH warrants expired.

 

On August 21, 2018, the Company initiated another unit offering, and it terminated on September 26, 2018. The offering consisted of Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) a certain number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing $250.00 (the price of one Unit) by the average of the high and low sale prices of the Company’s publicly traded common stock as reported on the NASDAQ on the Unit Purchase Date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional twenty-five (25) shares of Common Stock. The investor’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock acquired under the Units purchased. Each warrant affords the investor the opportunity to purchase one share of Company Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAJ.”

 

The warrants became exercisable on October 29, 2018 and continued to be exercisable through October 29, 2020 at a per share exercise price of $1.00, after the Company, on December 4, 2018, extended the termination date of the Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of October 29, 2019 to October 29, 2020.

 

On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAJ Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of October 29, 2020 to October 29, 2021. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAJ Warrant by two (2) years from the expiration date of October 29, 2021 to October 29, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On December 10, 2018, the Company initiated another unit offering, and it terminated on January 23, 2019. The offering consisted of Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) two hundred and fifty (250) shares of Common Stock and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional two hundred and fifty (250) shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $0.01. The investor’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants that are acquired under the Units purchased. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $0.01. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAK.”

 

The warrants became exercisable on February 25, 2019 and continued to be exercisable through February 25, 2020 at a per share exercise price of $0.01.

 

On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAK Warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of February 25, 2020 to February 25, 2021. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAK Warrant by two (2) years from the expiration date of February 25, 2021 to February 25, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

As of February 25, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAK warrants expired.

 

On April 24, 2019, the Company initiated another unit offering and it terminated on June 26, 2019, after the Company, on June 5, 2019, extended the termination date of the unit offering.

 

The unit offering consisted of Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) two hundred and fifty (250) shares of Common Stock and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional fifty (50) shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $2.00. The investor’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants acquired under the Units purchased. For Plan participants who enrolled into the Unit Program with the purchase of at least one Unit and also enrolled in the separate Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) program at a minimum of $50.00 per month or more, received an additional twenty-five (25) warrants at an exercise price of $2.00 during this Unit Option Program. The twenty-five (25) additional warrants were for enrolling into the AMI program. Existing subscribers to the AMI were entitled to the additional twenty-five (25) warrants once, if they purchased at least one (1) unit during the Unit program. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $2.00. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAL.”

 

The warrants became exercisable on August 26, 2019 and continued to be exercisable through August 26, 2021 at a per share exercise price of $2.00.

 

On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAL Warrant by two (2) years from the expiration date of August 26, 2021 to August 26, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed Waiver Term Sheets of a unit option program consisting of a Unit (shares of stock and warrants) of its securities and subsequently an option program consisting of shares of stock to a participant. The participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and warrants that were acquired. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00. The warrant shall have the company notation of “ZNWAM.” The warrants will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market. The warrants became exercisable on January 15, 2021 and continue to be exercisable through July 15, 2023 at a revised per share exercise price of $.05.

 

On March 21, 2022, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAM warrant by one (1) year from the expiration date of July 15, 2022 to July 15, 2023 and revised the exercise price to $0.05. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On June 16, 2023, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAM warrant from July 15, 2023 to September 6, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On February 1, 2021, the Company initiated a unit offering and it terminated on March 17, 2021.

 

The unit offering consisted of Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) the number of Common Stock shares represented by the high-low average on the purchase date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional twenty-five (25) shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $1.00. The investor’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants acquired under the Units purchased. For Plan participants who enrolled into the Unit Program with the purchase of at least one Unit or who enrolled in the separate Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) program at a minimum of $50.00 per month or more, received an additional ten (10) warrants at an exercise price of $1.00 during this Unit Option Program. The ten (10) additional warrants were for enrolling into the AMI program. Existing subscribers to the AMI were also entitled to the additional ten (10) warrants once, provided that they purchased at least one (1) unit during the Unit program. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAN.”

 

The warrants became exercisable on May 16, 2021 and continued to be exercisable through May 16, 2023 at a per share exercise price of $1.00.

 

As of May 16, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAN warrants expired.

 

On April 12, 2021, the Company initiated a unit offering and it terminated on May 12, 2021.

 

The unit offering consisted of Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) the number of Common Stock shares represented by the high-low average on the purchase date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional fifty (50) shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $.25. The investor’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants acquired under the Units purchased. For Plan participants who enrolled into the unit offering with the purchase of at least one Unit or who enrolled in the separate Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) program at a minimum of $50.00 per month or more, received an additional fifty (50) warrants at an exercise price of $.25 during this Unit Option Program. The fifty (50) additional warrants were for enrolling into the AMI program. Existing subscribers to the AMI were also entitled to the additional fifty (50) warrants once, provided that they purchased at least one (1) unit during the Unit program. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $.25. The warrant is referred to as “ZNWAO.”

 

The warrants became exercisable on June 12, 2021 and continued to be exercisable through June 12, 2023 at a per share exercise price of $.25.

 

As of June 12, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAO warrants expired.

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet for a program consisting of Zion securities to a participant. After conclusion of the program on June 17, 2021, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that were acquired. 

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet of a unit program consisting of units of shares of stock and warrants to a participant. After conclusion of the program on June 18, 2021, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and warrants that were acquired. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $.25. The warrant shall have the company notation of “ZNWAQ.” The warrants will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market. The warrants were issued on May 5, 2022 and were exercisable through July 6, 2023 at a revised per share exercise price of $.05.

 

Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

On June 16, 2023, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAQ warrant from July 6, 2023 to September 6, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet to a participant. After conclusion of the program on September 15, 2021, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that were acquired.

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet of a unit program consisting of units of shares of stock and warrants to a participant. After conclusion of the program on November 15, 2021, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and warrants that will be acquired. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00. The warrant shall have the company notation of “ZNWAS.” The warrants will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market. The warrants will be issued and become exercisable on November 15, 2025 and continue to be exercisable through December 31, 2025 at a revised per share exercise price of $.25.

 

On December 9, 2019 Zion filed an Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-235299) solely for the purpose of re-filing a revised Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. This Amendment No. 1 does not modify any provision of the prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement and accordingly, such prospectus has not been included herein.

 

On December 10, 2021 Zion filed an Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-235299) for the purpose of converting the existing Form S-1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3. This Amendment No. 1 does not modify any provision of the prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement and accordingly such prospectus has not been included herein.

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet of a unit program consisting of units of shares of stock and warrants to a participant. After conclusion of the program on September 30, 2022, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants that were acquired. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $.25. The warrant shall have the company notation of “ZNWAT.” The warrants will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market. The warrants will be issued and become exercisable on November 15, 2025 and continue to be exercisable through December 31, 2025 at a per share exercise price of $.25.

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet of a unit program consisting of units of shares of stock and warrants to a participant. After conclusion of the program on December 31, 2022, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants that were acquired. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $.25. The warrant shall have the company notation of “ZNWAU.” The warrants will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market. The warrants will be issued and become exercisable on November 15, 2025 and continue to be exercisable through December 31, 2025 at a per share exercise price of $.25.

 

Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet of a program consisting of shares of stock to a participant. After conclusion of the program on August 31, 2023, the participant’s Plan account will be credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that will be acquired. Additionally, Zion incurred $173,000 in equity issuance costs to an outside party related to this waiver program.

 

On March 13, 2023, Zion filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Amendment No. 2 to the Prospectus Supplement dated as of December 15, 2021 and accompanying base prospectus dated December 1, 2021 relating to the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan. This Amendment No. 2 to Prospectus Supplement amends the Prospectus Supplement. The Prospectus forms a part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-261452), as amended, which was declared effective by the SEC on December 15, 2021.

 

Amendment No. 2 - New Unit Option under the Unit Program

 

Under our Plan, we provided a Unit Option under Amendment No. 2. Our Unit Program consisted of the combination of Common Stock and warrants with basic Unit Program features, conditions and terms outlined in the Original Prospectus Supplement and Amendment No. 1. Amendment No. 2 provided the option period, unit price and the determination of the number of shares of Common Stock and warrants per unit. This Unit Option had up to three tranches of investment, in which the second and third tranches were each subject to termination upon a total of $7,500,000 received from participants by the Company during the first or second tranche. The first tranche period began on March 13, 2023 and terminated on March 26, 2023. The second tranche began on March 27, 2023 and terminated on April 9, 2023 and the third tranche began on April 10, 2023 and terminated on April 27, 2023.

 

The Unit Option consisted of Units of our securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) a certain number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing $250.00 (the price of one Unit) by the average of the high and low sale prices of the Company’s publicly traded common stock as reported on the OTCQX on the Unit Purchase Date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional five hundred (500) shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $0.05. The participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants that were acquired under the Units purchased. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $0.05. The warrant shall have the Company notation of “ZNWAV” under the first tranche, “ZNWAW” under the second tranche and “ZNWAX” under the third tranche. The warrants will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market.

 

Plan participants, who enrolled into the Unit Program with the purchase of at least one Unit and enrolled in the separate Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) program at a minimum of $50.00 per month, received an additional fifty (50) warrants at an exercise price of $0.05 during this Unit Option Program. The fifty (50) additional warrants were for enrolling into the AMI program and shall have the Company notation of “ZNWAY.” Existing subscribers to the AMI are entitled to the additional fifty (50) warrants, if they purchase at least one (1) Unit during the Unit program. Plan participants, who enroll in the AMI at a minimum of $100 per month, will receive one hundred (100) ZNWAY warrants. Plan participants, who enroll in the AMI at a minimum of $250 per month, will receive two hundred and fifty (250) ZNWAY warrants. Plan participants, who enroll in the AMI at a minimum of $500 per month, will receive five hundred (500) ZNWAY warrants. The AMI program requires 90 days of participation to receive the ZNWAY warrants. Existing AMI participants are entitled to participate in this monthly program by increasing their monthly amount above the minimum $50.00 per month.

 

The ZNWAV warrants became exercisable on March 31, 2023 and continued to be exercisable through June 28, 2023 at a per share exercise price of $0.05.

 

As of June 28, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAV warrants expired.

 

The ZNWAW warrants became exercisable on April 14, 2023 and continued to be exercisable through July 13, 2023 at a per share exercise price of $0.05.

 

As of July 13, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAW warrants expired.

 

The ZNWAX warrants became exercisable on May 2, 2023 and continued to be exercisable through July 31, 2023 at a per share exercise price of $0.05.

 

On July 31, 2023, any outstanding ZNWAX warrants expired.

 

The ZNWAY warrants became exercisable on June 12, 2023 and continue to be exercisable through September 10, 2023 at a per share exercise price of $0.05.

 

Amendment No. 3 – New Unit Option under the Unit Program

 

Under our Plan, provided a Unit Option under Amendment No. 3. This Unit Option period began on May 15, 2023 and terminated on June 15, 2023.

 

Our Unit Program consisted of the combination of Common Stock and warrants with basic Unit Program features, conditions and terms outlined in the Original Prospectus Supplement and Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No.2. Amendment No. 3 provided the option period, unit price and the determination of the number of shares of Common Stock and warrants per unit. As mentioned above, this Unit Option began on May 15, 2023 and is terminated on June 15, 2023. The Unit Option consisted of Units of our securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) a certain number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing $250.00 (the price of one Unit) by the average of the high and low sale prices of the Company’s publicly traded common stock as reported on the OTCQX on the Unit Purchase Date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional two hundred (200) shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $0.25. The participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants that were acquired under the Units purchased. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $0.25. The warrant shall have the Company notation of “ZNWAZ” and will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market.

 

Plan participants, who enroll into the Unit Program with the purchase of at least one Unit and enroll in the separate Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) program at a minimum of $50.00 per month, will receive an additional three hundred (300) warrants at an exercise price of $0.25 during this Unit Option Program. The three hundred (300) additional warrants are for enrolling into the AMI program and shall receive the above warrant with the Company notation of “ZNWAZ.” Existing subscribers to the AMI were entitled to the additional three hundred (300) warrants, if they purchased at least one (1) Unit during the Unit program.

 

The ZNWAZ warrants became exercisable on July 17, 2023 and continue to be exercisable through July 17, 2024 at a per share exercise price of $0.25.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, approximately $1,761,000, and $2,553,000 were raised under the DSPP program, respectively. The $2,553,000 figure is net of $173,000 in equity issuance costs to an outside party.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, approximately $1,566,000, and $12,993,000 were raised under the DSPP program, respectively.

 

The company raised approximately $921,000 from the period July 1, 2023 through August 8, 2023, under the DSPP program.

 

The warrants represented by the company notation ZNWAA are tradeable on the OTCQX market under the symbol ZNOGW. However, all of the other warrants characterized above, in the table below, and throughout this Form 10-Q, are not tradeable and are used internally for classification and accounting purposes only.

 

E. Warrant Table 

 

The warrants balances at December 31, 2022 and transactions since January 1, 2023 are shown in the table below:

 

Warrants   Exercise
Price
   Warrant
Termination
Date
   Outstanding
Balance,
12/31/2022
   Warrants
Issued
   Warrants
Exercised
   Warrants
Expired
   Outstanding
Balance,
6/30/2023
 
ZNWAA   $2.00   01/31/2024    1,498,804    
-
    
-
    
-
    1,498,804 
ZNWAD   $1.00   05/02/2023    243,853    
-
    
-
    (243,853)   
-
 
ZNWAE   $1.00   05/01/2023    2,144,099    
-
    
-
    (2,144,099)   
-
 
ZNWAF   $1.00   08/14/2023    359,435    
-
    
-
    
-
    359,435 
ZNWAG   $1.00   01/08/2024    240,068    
-
    
-
    
-
    240,068 
ZNWAH   $5.00   04/19/2023    372,400    
-
    
-
    (372,400)   
-
 
ZNWAI   $3.00   06/29/2023    640,710    
-
    (100)   (640,610)   
-
 
ZNWAJ   $1.00   10/29/2023    545,900    
-
    
-
    
-
    545,900 
ZNWAK   $0.01   02/25/2023    424,225    
-
    (9,050)   (415,175)   
-
 
ZNWAL   $2.00   08/26/2023    517,875    
-
    
-
    
-
    517,875 
ZNWAM   $0.05   09/06/2023    4,376,000    
-
    
-
    
-
    4,376,000 
ZNWAN   $1.00   05/16/2023    267,760    
-
    (75)   (267,685)   
-
 
ZNWAO   $0.25   06/12/2023    174,660    
-
    
-
    (174,660)   
-
 
ZNWAQ   $0.05   09/06/2023    23,428,348    
-
    
-
    
-
    23,428,348 
ZNWAV   $0.05   06/28/2023    
-
    288,500    (167,730)   (120,770)   
-
 
ZNWAW   $0.05   07/13/2023    
-
    199,000    (124,500)   
-
    74,500 
ZNWAX   $0.05   07/31/2023    
-
    818,500    (173,253)   
-
    645,247 
ZNWAY   $0.05   09/10/2023    
-
    17,450    (1,650)   
-
    15,800 
Outstanding warrants             35,234,137    1,323,450    (476,358)   (4,379,252)   31,701,977 

 

F. Warrant Descriptions of Current Warrants

 

The price and the expiration dates for the series of warrants to investors are shown in the table below. The listing contains only those warrants with a future expiration date.

 

        Period of Grant   US$     Expiration Date
ZNWAA Warrants   B,C,F   March 2013 – December 2014     2.00     January 31, 2024 
ZNWAF Warrants   A,B,C   May 2017 – July 2017     1.00     August 14, 2023
ZNWAG Warrants   C,F   October 2017 – December 2017     1.00     January 08, 2024 
ZNWAJ Warrants   B,C   August 2018 – September 2018     1.00     October 29, 2023 
ZNWAL Warrants   C   July 2019 – August 2019     2.00     August 26, 2023
ZNWAM Warrants   D,G   January 2021 – March 2021     0.05     September 6, 2023 
ZNWAQ Warrants   D,G   June 2021     0.05     September 6, 2023
ZNWAS Warrants   E   August 2021 – March 2022     0.25     December 31, 2025
ZNWAT Warrants   E   August – September 2022     0.25     December 31, 2025
ZNWAU Warrants   E   October – November 2022     0.25     December 31, 2025 
ZNWAY Warrants   H   March – April 2023     0.05    

Sept 10, 2023 

ZNWAZ Warrants   I   May – June 2023     .25     July 17, 2024 

 

A On December 4, 2018, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year.
   
B On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year.
   
C On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by two (2) years.
   
D On March 21, 2022, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year. On June 16, 2023, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants to September 6, 2023.
   
E These warrants will be issued and become exercisable beginning on November 15, 2025 and expire on December 31, 2025.
   
F On December 14, 2022, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year.
   
G The warrant exercise price was lowered to $0.05 on December 28, 2022.
   
H The ZNWAY warrants are associated with Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) connected with participation in the unit offering announced on March 13, 2023.
   
I On May 15, 2023, the Company announced a new Unit Offering and the related ZNWAZ warrant. 
v3.23.2
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties, Full Cost Method
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties, Full Cost Method [Abstract]  
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties, Full Cost Method

Note 4 - Unproved Oil and Gas Properties, Full Cost Method

 

Unproved oil and gas properties, under the full cost method, are comprised as follows:

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Excluded from amortization base:          
Drilling costs, and other operational related costs   2,452    2,362 
Capitalized salary costs   2,394    2,342 
Capitalized interest costs   1,418    1,418 
Legal and seismic costs, license fees and other preparation costs   9,888    9,728 
Other costs   39    39 
    16,191    15,889 

 

Post Impairment of unproved oil and gas properties comprised as follows:

 

   For the three months ended
June 30,
   For the six months ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Excluded from amortization base:                
Drilling costs, and other operational related costs   44    
-
    55    
-
 
Capitalized salary costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Capitalized interest costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Legal costs, license fees and other preparation costs   4    
-
    38    
-
 
Other costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
    48    
   -
    93    
   -
 

 

Changes in Unproved oil and gas properties during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:

 

   For the three months ended
June 30,
   For the six months ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Excluded from amortization base:                
Drilling costs, and other operational related costs   82    4,735    145    5,363 
Capitalized salary costs   26    69    52    121 
Capitalized interest costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Legal costs, license fees and other preparation costs   74    347    198    816 
Other costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Impairment of unproved oil and gas properties   (48)   
-
    (93)   
-
 
    
*134
    
*5,151
    
*302
    
*6,300
 

 

* Inclusive of non-cash amounts of approximately $709,000, and $571,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively
   
* Inclusive of non-cash amounts of approximately $806,000, and $1,708,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively

 

Please refer to Footnote 1 – Nature of Operations and Going Concern for more information about Zion’s exploration activities.

v3.23.2
Right of Use Lease Assets and Lease Obligations
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Right of Use Lease Assets and Lease Obligations [Abstract]  
Right of use lease assets and lease obligations

Note 5 - Right of use lease assets and lease obligations 

 

The Company is a lessee in several non-cancellable operating leases for transportation and office space.

 

The table below presents the operating lease assets and liabilities recognized on the balance sheet as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

 

   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Operating lease assets  $    79   $     202 
           
Operating lease liabilities:          
Current operating lease liabilities  $67   $196 
Non-current operating lease liabilities  $12   $12 
Total operating lease liabilities  $79   $208 

 

The depreciable lives of operating lease assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term.

 

The Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit rate, and therefore the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate when measuring operating lease liabilities. The incremental borrowing rate represents an estimate of the interest rate the Company would incur at lease commencement to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over the term of a lease within a particular currency environment. The Company used incremental borrowing rates as of January 1, 2019 for operating leases that commenced prior to that date.

 

The Company’s weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate for operating leases as of June 30, 2023 are:

 

   June 30,
2023
 
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)   0.6 
Weighted average discount rate   4.9%

 

The table below reconciles the undiscounted future minimum lease payments (displayed by year and in the aggregate) under non-cancellable operating leases with terms of more than one year to the total operating lease liabilities recognized on the condensed balance sheets as of June 30, 2023:

 

   US$
thousands
 
2023   68 
2024   11 
2025   
-
 
2026   
-
 
Thereafter   
-
 
Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments   79 
Less: portion representing imputed interest   (1)
Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments   78 

 

Operating lease costs were $57,000 and $126,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

 

Operating lease costs were $68,000 and $137,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. Operating lease costs are included within general and administrative expenses on the statements of operations.

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities was $57,000 and $127,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities was $71,000 and $143,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively These amounts are included in operating activities in the statements of cash flows.

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities were $nil and $nil for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities were $136,000 and $136,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

v3.23.2
Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies

 

A. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Investigation 

 

As previously disclosed by the Company, on June 21, 2018, the Fort Worth Regional Office of the SEC informed Zion that it was conducting a formal, non-public investigation and asked that we provide certain information and documents in connection with its investigation, which we did.

 

On April 5, 2023, the Company received from the Fort Worth Regional Office of the SEC written notice to the Company concluding the investigation as to the Company and that the SEC does “not intend to recommend an enforcement action by the Commission against Zion.”

 

B. Litigation 

 

From time to time, the Company may be subject to routine litigation, claims or disputes in the ordinary course of business. The Company defends itself vigorously in all such matters. However, we cannot predict the outcome or effect of any of the potential litigation, claims or disputes. 

 

The Company is not subject to any litigation at the present time. 

 

C. Market Conditions – Coronavirus Pandemic 

 

During March 2020, a global pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization related to the rapidly growing outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”). The pandemic significantly impacted the economic conditions in the United States and Israel, as federal, state and local governments reacted to the public health crisis, creating significant uncertainties in the United States, Israel and world economies. In the interest of public health and safety, jurisdictions (international, national, state and local) where we have operations, restricted travel and required workforces to work from home. However, as of the date of this report, most of our employees are working at our physical offices, but have the ability to work from home as needed. While there are various uncertainties to navigate, the Company’s business activities are continuing. The situation is rapidly changing and additional impacts to the business may arise that we are not aware of currently. We cannot predict whether, when or the manner in which the conditions surrounding COVID-19 will change including the timing of lifting any restrictions or work from home arrangements.

 

The full extent of COVID-19’s impact on our operations and financial performance depends on future developments that are uncertain and unpredictable, including the duration and spread of the pandemic, its impact on capital and financial markets and any new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the virus, its spread to other regions as well as the actions taken to contain it, among others.

 

D. Environmental and Onshore Licensing Regulatory Matters 

 

The Company is engaged in oil and gas exploration and production and may become subject to certain liabilities as they relate to environmental clean-up of well sites or other environmental restoration procedures and other obligations as they relate to the drilling of oil and gas wells or the operation thereof. Various guidelines have been published in Israel by the State of Israel’s Petroleum Commissioner and Energy and Environmental Ministries as it pertains to oil and gas activities. Mention of these older guidelines was included in previous Zion filings.

 

The Company believes that these regulations will result in an increase in the expenditures associated with obtaining new exploration rights and drilling new wells. The Company expects that an additional financial burden could occur as a result of requiring cash reserves that could otherwise be used for operational purposes. In addition, these regulations are likely to continue to increase the time needed to obtain all of the necessary authorizations and approvals to drill and production test exploration wells.

 

As of June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the Company accrued $nil and $nil for license regulatory matters.

 

E. Bank Guarantees 

 

As of June 30, 2023, the Company provided Israeli-required bank guarantees to various governmental bodies (approximately $930,000) and others (approximately $88,000) with respect to its drilling operation in an aggregate amount of approximately $1,018,000. The (cash) funds backing these guarantees are held in restricted interest-bearing accounts in Israel and are reported on the Company’s balance sheets as fixed short-term bank deposits – restricted.

 

F. Risks

 

Market risk is a broad term for the risk of economic loss due to adverse changes in the fair value of a financial instrument. These changes may be the result of various factors, including interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and/or equity prices. In the normal course of doing business, we are exposed to the risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates and changes in interest rates.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risks. A portion of our expenses, primarily labor expenses and certain supplier contracts, are denominated in New Israeli Shekels (“NIS”). As a result, we have significant exposure to the risk of fluctuating exchange rates with the U.S. Dollar (“USD”), our primary reporting currency. During the period January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023, the USD has fluctuated by approximately 5.1% against the NIS (the USD strengthened relative to the NIS). Also, during the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, the USD fluctuated by approximately 13.2% against the NIS (the USD strengthened relative to the NIS). Continued strengthening of the US dollar against the NIS will result in lower operating costs from NIS denominated expenses. To date, we have not hedged any of our currency exchange rate risks, but we may do so in the future.

 

Interest Rate Risk. Our exposure to market risk relates to our cash and investments. We maintain an investment portfolio of short-term bank deposits and money market funds. The securities in our investment portfolio are not leveraged, and are, due to their very short-term nature, subject to minimal interest rate risk. We currently do not hedge interest rate exposure. Because of the short-term maturities of our investments, we do not believe that a change in market interest rates would have a significant negative impact on the value of our investment portfolio except for reduced income in a low interest rate environment. At June 30, 2023, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term bank deposits of approximately $1,558,000. The weighted average annual interest rate related to our cash and cash equivalents for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, exclusive of funds at US banks that earn no interest, was approximately 4.18% and 3.21%, respectively.

 

The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while at the same time maximizing yields without significantly increasing risk. To achieve this objective, we invest our excess cash in short-term bank deposits and money market funds that may invest in high quality debt instruments.

v3.23.2
Subsequent Events
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events

Note 7 - Subsequent Events

 

  (i) Approximately $921,000 was collected through the Company’s DSPP program during the period July 1 through August 8, 2023.
v3.23.2
Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Net Loss per Share Data

A. Net Loss per Share Data

Basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) is presented in conformity with ASC 260-10 “Earnings Per Share.” Diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share as the inclusion of 56,933,841 and 56,876,638 and 37,061,435 and 34,216,856 Common Stock equivalents in the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 respectively, would be anti-dilutive.

Use of Estimates

B. Use of Estimates

The preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates and the underlying assumptions affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of expenses. Such estimates include the valuation of unproved oil and gas properties, deferred tax assets, asset retirement obligations, borrowing rate of interest consideration for leases accounting and legal contingencies. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, which management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Company adjusts such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Illiquid credit markets, volatile equity, foreign currency, and energy markets have combined to increase the uncertainty inherent in such estimates and assumptions. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in those estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the consolidated financial statements in future periods.

The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may directly or indirectly impact our business, results of operations and financial condition, will depend on future developments that are uncertain, including as a result of new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain it or treat COVID-19, as well as the economic impact on local, regional, national and international markets. We have made estimates of the impact of COVID-19 within our consolidated financial statements, and although there is currently no major impact, there may be changes to those estimates in future periods. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Oil and Gas Properties and Impairment

C. Oil and Gas Properties and Impairment

The Company follows the full-cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties. Accordingly, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, including directly related overhead costs, are capitalized.

All capitalized costs of oil and gas properties, including the estimated future costs to develop proved reserves, are amortized on the unit-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves. Investments in unproved properties and major development projects are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined or until impairment occurs. If the results of an assessment indicate that the properties are impaired, the amount of the impairment is included in loss from continuing operations before income taxes, and the adjusted carrying amount of the proved properties is amortized on the unit-of-production method.

 

The Company’s oil and gas property represents an investment in unproved properties. These costs are excluded from the amortized cost pool until proved reserves are found or until it is determined that the costs are impaired. All costs excluded are reviewed at least quarterly to determine if impairment has occurred. The amount of any impairment is charged to expense since a reserve base has not yet been established. Impairment requiring a charge to expense may be indicated through evaluation of drilling results, relinquishing drilling rights or other information.

During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company testing protocol was concluded at the MJ-02 well. The test results confirmed that the MJ-02 well did not contain hydrocarbons in commercial quantities in the zones tested. As a result, in the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge to its unproved oil and gas properties of $45,615,000.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recorded post-impairment charges of $48,000 and $93,000, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company did not record any post-impairment charges.

Currently, the Company has no economically recoverable reserves and no amortization base. The Company’s unproved oil and gas properties consist of capitalized exploration costs of $16,191,000 and $15,889,000 as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Fair Value Measurements

D. Fair Value Measurements

The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” as amended by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Financial Staff Position (FSP) No. 157 and related guidance. Those provisions relate to the Company’s financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value and the fair value disclosures related to financial assets and liabilities. ASC 820 defines fair value, expands related disclosure requirements, and specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on the nature of the inputs used to develop the fair value measures. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, assuming the transaction occurs in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability.

The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy to classify and disclose all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, in periods subsequent to their initial measurement. The hierarchy requires the Company to use observable inputs when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs, when determining fair value. The three tiers are defined as follows:

  Level 1—Observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;
  Level 2—Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly in the marketplace for identical or similar assets and liabilities; and
  Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions.

The Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, are carried at historical cost. At June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the carrying amounts of these instruments approximated their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

E. Stock-Based Compensation

ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” prescribes accounting and reporting standards for all share-based payment transactions in which employee services are acquired. Transactions include incurring liabilities, or issuing or offering to issue shares, options, and other equity instruments such as employee stock ownership plans and stock appreciation rights. Share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, are recognized as compensation expense in the consolidated financial statements based on their fair values. That expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period).

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation issued to non-employees and consultants in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718  Measurement of share-based payment transactions with non-employees is based on the fair value of whichever is more reliably measurable: (a) the goods or services received; or (b) the equity instruments issued. The fair value of the share-based payment transaction is determined at the earlier of the performance commitment date or performance completion date.

Warrants

F. Warrants

In connection with the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (“DSPP”) financing arrangements, the Company has issued warrants to purchase shares of its common stock. The outstanding warrants are stand-alone instruments that are not puttable or mandatorily redeemable by the holder and are classified as equity awards. The Company measures the fair value of the awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of the measurement date. Warrants issued in conjunction with the issuance of common stock are initially recorded and accounted as a part of the DSPP investment as additional paid-in capital of the common stock issued. All other warrants are recorded at fair value and expensed over the requisite service period or at the date of issuance, if there is not a service period. Warrants granted in connection with ongoing arrangements are more fully described in Note 3, Stockholders’ Equity.

Related parties

G. Related parties

Parties are considered to be related to the Company if the parties, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. All transactions with related parties are recorded at fair value of the goods or services exchanged.

Zion did not have any related party transactions for the periods covered in this report.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

H. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements  

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-03, “Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments”: The amendments in this update are to clarify, correct errors in, or make minor improvements to a variety of ASC topics. The changes in ASU 2020-03 are not expected to have a significant effect on current accounting practices. The ASU improves various financial instrument topics in the Codification to increase stakeholder awareness of the amendments and to expedite the improvement process by making the Codification easier to understand and easier to apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarifications. The ASU is effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 with early application permitted. Zion adopted ASU 2020-03 in the first quarter of 2023. The adoption of this ASU did not have any impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. The ASU requires companies to apply the definition of a performance obligation under ASC 606 to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities relating to contracts with customers acquired in a business combination. Prior to the adoption of this ASU, an acquirer generally recognized assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination, including contract assets and contract liabilities arising from revenue contracts with customers, at fair value on the acquisition date. The ASU results in the acquirer recording acquired contract assets and liabilities on the same basis that would have been recorded by the acquiree before the acquisition under ASC 606. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. Zion adopted ASU 2021-08 in the first quarter of 2023. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements; the impact in future periods will be dependent upon the contract assets acquired and contract liabilities assumed in any future business combinations.

In September 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-04, Liabilities – Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50). The ASU requires companies to disclose information about supplier finance programs, including key terms of the program, outstanding confirmed amounts as of the end of the period, a roll forward of such amounts during each annual period, and a description of where the amounts are presented. The new standard does not affect the recognition, measurement, or financial statement presentation of supplier finance obligations. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods, except for roll forward information, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. The adoption of this ASU did not have any impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Other Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company does not believe that the adoption of any recently issued accounting pronouncements in 2023 had a significant impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flow.

 

Depreciation and Accounting for Drilling Rig and Related Equipment

I. Depreciation and Accounting for Drilling Rig and Related Equipment

Zion purchased an onshore oil and gas drilling rig, drilling pipe, related equipment and spare parts for a purchase price of $5.6 million in cash, inclusive of approximately $540,000 allocated in spare parts and $48,000 allocated in additional separate assets. The value of the spare parts and separate assets are captured in separate ledger accounts, but reported as one line item with the drilling rig on the balance sheet. Zion determined that the life of the I-35 drilling rig (the rig Zion purchased), is 10 years. Zion is depreciating the rig on a straight-line basis.

Zion uses the First In First Out (“FIFO”) method of accounting for the inventory of spare parts, meaning that the earliest items purchased will be the first item charged to the well in which the inventory of spare parts gets consumed.

It is also noteworthy that various components and systems on the rig will be subject to certifications by the manufacturer to ensure that the rig is maintained at optimal levels. Per standard practice in upstream oil and gas, each certification performed on our drilling rig increases the useful life of the rig by five years. The costs of each certification will be added to the drilling rig account, and our straight-line amortization will be adjusted accordingly.

See the table below for a reconciliation of the rig-related activity during the quarter ended June 30, 2023:

I-35 Drilling Rig & Associated Equipment:

   As of June 30, 2023 
   I-35
Drilling
Rig
   Rig
Spare Parts
   Other
Drilling
Assets
   Total 
   US$ thousands   US$ thousands   US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
December 31, 2022   5,225    619    437    6,281 
Asset Additions   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Asset Depreciation   (317)   
-
    (63)   (380)
Asset Disposals for Self-Consumption   
-
    (11)   
-
    (11)
June 30, 2023   4,908    608    374    5,890 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had depreciation expense of $380,000 and $371,000, respectively. The asset disposal due to self-consumption was not material during the periods.

v3.23.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of drilling rig & associated equipment See the table below for a reconciliation of the rig-related activity during the quarter ended June 30, 2023
   As of June 30, 2023 
   I-35
Drilling
Rig
   Rig
Spare Parts
   Other
Drilling
Assets
   Total 
   US$ thousands   US$ thousands   US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
December 31, 2022   5,225    619    437    6,281 
Asset Additions   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Asset Depreciation   (317)   
-
    (63)   (380)
Asset Disposals for Self-Consumption   
-
    (11)   
-
    (11)
June 30, 2023   4,908    608    374    5,890 
v3.23.2
Stockholders' Equity (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Stockholders' Equity (Tables) [Line Items]  
Schedule of stock option transactions The stock option transactions since January 1, 2023 are shown in the table below:
    Number of
shares
    Weighted
Average
exercise
price
 
          US$  
Outstanding, December 31, 2022     26,391,250       0.30  
                 
Changes during 2023 to:                
Granted to employees, officers, directors and others     225,000       0.06  
Expired/Cancelled/Forfeited     (25,000     1.33  
Exercised     (150,000 )     0.07  
Outstanding, June 30, 2023     26,441,250       0.30  
Exercisable, June 30, 2023     21,286,250       0.32  

 

Schedule of stock options outstanding The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2023:
Shares underlying outstanding options (non-vested)   Shares underlying outstanding options (fully vested) 
Range of
exercise
price
   Number
outstanding
   Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
price
   Range of
exercise
price
   Number
Outstanding
   Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
price
 
US$           US$   US$           US$ 
 0.18    5,155,000    9.24    0.18    0.01    10,000    0.37    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    5,000    0.95    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    20,000    2.93    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    130,000    3.51    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    50,000    3.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    60,000    3.80    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    200,000    3.89    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    40,000    4.26    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    70,000    4.51    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    25,000    4.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    30,000    4.67    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    4,000    4.77    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    25,000    5.53    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    35,000    6.22    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    150,000    6.39    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    35,000    6.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    75,000    7.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    200,000    7.90    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    300,000    8.05    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    10,000    8.18    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    500,000    8.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    55,000    8.56    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    960,000    8.80    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    75,000    9.13    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    10,000    9.18    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    795,000    9.24    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.01    25,000    9.52    0.01 
 
    
    
    
    0.06    50,000    9.52    0.06 
 
    
    
    
    0.07    25,000    9.95    0.07 
 
    
    
    
    0.14    240,000    8.56    0.14 
 
    
    
    
    0.15    3,200,000    8.52    0.15 
 
    
    
    
    0.15    6,410,000    8.80    0.15 
 
    
    
    
    0.16    340,000    2.45    0.16 
 
    
    
    
    0.16    75,000    6.45    0.16 
 
    
    
    
    0.18    25,000    2.43    0.18 
 
    
    
    
    0.24    25,000    9.10    0.24 
 
    
    
    
    0.24    118,000    9.13    0.24 
 
    
    
    
    0.25    50,000    8.18    0.25 
 
    
    
    
    0.25    363,000    8.18    0.25 
 
    
    
    
    0.28    25,000    2.18    0.28 
 
    
    
    
    0.28    25,000    6.18    0.28 
 
    
    
    
    0.29    25,000    3.96    0.29 
 
    
    
    
    0.39    1,435,000    8.03    0.39 
 
    
    
    
    0.59    1,400,000    3.89    0.59 
 
    
    
    
    0.59    1,600,000    7.90    0.59 
 
    
    
    
    0.92    350,000    3.52    0.92 
 
    
    
    
    0.92    550,000    7.52    0.92 
 
    
    
    
    1.38    105,307    1.51    1.38 
 
    
    
    
    1.67    405,943    1.26    1.67 
 
    
    
    
    1.75    250,000    0.02    1.75 
 
    
    
    
    1.78    25,000    1.18    1.78 
 
    
    
    
    2.31    250,000    0.51    2.31 
 
    
    
    
    4.15    25,000    1.01    4.15 
 0.18    5,155,000         0.18    0.01-4.15    21,286,250         0.32 

 

Schedule of the compensation cost of warrant and option issuances The following table sets forth information about the compensation cost of warrant and option issuances recognized for employees and directors:
For the three months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 242    417 
For the six months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 656    631 
For the three months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 
    3 
For the six months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 2    4 
For the three months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 
    10 
For the six months ended June 30, 
2023   2022 
US$ thousands   US$ thousands 
 
    17 
Schedule of warrants transactions The price and the expiration dates for the series of warrants to investors are shown in the table below. The listing contains only those warrants with a future expiration date.
        Period of Grant   US$     Expiration Date
ZNWAA Warrants   B,C,F   March 2013 – December 2014     2.00     January 31, 2024 
ZNWAF Warrants   A,B,C   May 2017 – July 2017     1.00     August 14, 2023
ZNWAG Warrants   C,F   October 2017 – December 2017     1.00     January 08, 2024 
ZNWAJ Warrants   B,C   August 2018 – September 2018     1.00     October 29, 2023 
ZNWAL Warrants   C   July 2019 – August 2019     2.00     August 26, 2023
ZNWAM Warrants   D,G   January 2021 – March 2021     0.05     September 6, 2023 
ZNWAQ Warrants   D,G   June 2021     0.05     September 6, 2023
ZNWAS Warrants   E   August 2021 – March 2022     0.25     December 31, 2025
ZNWAT Warrants   E   August – September 2022     0.25     December 31, 2025
ZNWAU Warrants   E   October – November 2022     0.25     December 31, 2025 
ZNWAY Warrants   H   March – April 2023     0.05    

Sept 10, 2023 

ZNWAZ Warrants   I   May – June 2023     .25     July 17, 2024 
A On December 4, 2018, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year.
   
B On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year.
   
C On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by two (2) years.
   
D On March 21, 2022, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year. On June 16, 2023, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants to September 6, 2023.
   
E These warrants will be issued and become exercisable beginning on November 15, 2025 and expire on December 31, 2025.
   
F On December 14, 2022, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year.
   
G The warrant exercise price was lowered to $0.05 on December 28, 2022.
   
H The ZNWAY warrants are associated with Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) connected with participation in the unit offering announced on March 13, 2023.
   
I On May 15, 2023, the Company announced a new Unit Offering and the related ZNWAZ warrant. 
Dividend Reinvestment And Stock Purchase Plan [Member]  
Stockholders' Equity (Tables) [Line Items]  
Schedule of warrants transactions The warrants balances at December 31, 2022 and transactions since January 1, 2023 are shown in the table below:
Warrants   Exercise
Price
   Warrant
Termination
Date
   Outstanding
Balance,
12/31/2022
   Warrants
Issued
   Warrants
Exercised
   Warrants
Expired
   Outstanding
Balance,
6/30/2023
 
ZNWAA   $2.00   01/31/2024    1,498,804    
-
    
-
    
-
    1,498,804 
ZNWAD   $1.00   05/02/2023    243,853    
-
    
-
    (243,853)   
-
 
ZNWAE   $1.00   05/01/2023    2,144,099    
-
    
-
    (2,144,099)   
-
 
ZNWAF   $1.00   08/14/2023    359,435    
-
    
-
    
-
    359,435 
ZNWAG   $1.00   01/08/2024    240,068    
-
    
-
    
-
    240,068 
ZNWAH   $5.00   04/19/2023    372,400    
-
    
-
    (372,400)   
-
 
ZNWAI   $3.00   06/29/2023    640,710    
-
    (100)   (640,610)   
-
 
ZNWAJ   $1.00   10/29/2023    545,900    
-
    
-
    
-
    545,900 
ZNWAK   $0.01   02/25/2023    424,225    
-
    (9,050)   (415,175)   
-
 
ZNWAL   $2.00   08/26/2023    517,875    
-
    
-
    
-
    517,875 
ZNWAM   $0.05   09/06/2023    4,376,000    
-
    
-
    
-
    4,376,000 
ZNWAN   $1.00   05/16/2023    267,760    
-
    (75)   (267,685)   
-
 
ZNWAO   $0.25   06/12/2023    174,660    
-
    
-
    (174,660)   
-
 
ZNWAQ   $0.05   09/06/2023    23,428,348    
-
    
-
    
-
    23,428,348 
ZNWAV   $0.05   06/28/2023    
-
    288,500    (167,730)   (120,770)   
-
 
ZNWAW   $0.05   07/13/2023    
-
    199,000    (124,500)   
-
    74,500 
ZNWAX   $0.05   07/31/2023    
-
    818,500    (173,253)   
-
    645,247 
ZNWAY   $0.05   09/10/2023    
-
    17,450    (1,650)   
-
    15,800 
Outstanding warrants             35,234,137    1,323,450    (476,358)   (4,379,252)   31,701,977 

 

Employees [Member]  
Stockholders' Equity (Tables) [Line Items]  
Schedule of weighted-average fair value of options granted using black-scholes option pricing model The following table sets forth information about the weighted-average fair value of options granted to employees and directors during the year, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and the weighted-average assumptions used for such grants:
   For the
six months ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022 
Weighted-average fair value of underlying stock at grant date  $0.06   $0.14 
Dividend yields       
 
Expected volatility   136%-137%   127%-135%
Risk-free interest rates   3.87%-3.85%   1.37%-2.79%
Expected lives (in years)   5.00    5.00-5.50 
Weighted-average grant date fair value  $0.06   $0.13 
   For the
six months ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022 
Weighted-average fair value of underlying stock at grant date      $0.14 
Dividend yields       
 
Expected volatility   %   103% - 104%
Risk-free interest rates   %   1.78% - 2.83%
Expected lives (in years)       10 
Weighted-average grant date fair value      $0.13 
v3.23.2
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties, Full Cost Method (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties, Full Cost Method [Abstract]  
Schedule of unproved oil and gas properties Unproved oil and gas properties, under the full cost method, are comprised as follows:
   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Excluded from amortization base:          
Drilling costs, and other operational related costs   2,452    2,362 
Capitalized salary costs   2,394    2,342 
Capitalized interest costs   1,418    1,418 
Legal and seismic costs, license fees and other preparation costs   9,888    9,728 
Other costs   39    39 
    16,191    15,889 
Schedule of changes in Unproved oil and gas properties Post Impairment of unproved oil and gas properties comprised as follows:
   For the three months ended
June 30,
   For the six months ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Excluded from amortization base:                
Drilling costs, and other operational related costs   44    
-
    55    
-
 
Capitalized salary costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Capitalized interest costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Legal costs, license fees and other preparation costs   4    
-
    38    
-
 
Other costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
    48    
   -
    93    
   -
 
Schedule of changes in Unproved oil and gas properties Changes in Unproved oil and gas properties during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
   For the three months ended
June 30,
   For the six months ended
June 30,
 
   2023   2022   2023   2022 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Excluded from amortization base:                
Drilling costs, and other operational related costs   82    4,735    145    5,363 
Capitalized salary costs   26    69    52    121 
Capitalized interest costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Legal costs, license fees and other preparation costs   74    347    198    816 
Other costs   
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Impairment of unproved oil and gas properties   (48)   
-
    (93)   
-
 
    
*134
    
*5,151
    
*302
    
*6,300
 
* Inclusive of non-cash amounts of approximately $709,000, and $571,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively
   
* Inclusive of non-cash amounts of approximately $806,000, and $1,708,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively
v3.23.2
Right of Use Lease Assets and Lease Obligations (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Right of Use Lease Assets and Lease Obligations [Abstract]  
Schedule of operating lease assets and liabilities The table below presents the operating lease assets and liabilities recognized on the balance sheet as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
   June 30,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
   US$
thousands
   US$
thousands
 
Operating lease assets  $    79   $     202 
           
Operating lease liabilities:          
Current operating lease liabilities  $67   $196 
Non-current operating lease liabilities  $12   $12 
Total operating lease liabilities  $79   $208 
Schedule of weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate for operating leases The Company’s weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate for operating leases as of June 30, 2023 are:
   June 30,
2023
 
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)   0.6 
Weighted average discount rate   4.9%

 

Schedule of future minimum lease payments The table below reconciles the undiscounted future minimum lease payments (displayed by year and in the aggregate) under non-cancellable operating leases with terms of more than one year to the total operating lease liabilities recognized on the condensed balance sheets as of June 30, 2023:
   US$
thousands
 
2023   68 
2024   11 
2025   
-
 
2026   
-
 
Thereafter   
-
 
Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments   79 
Less: portion representing imputed interest   (1)
Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments   78 
v3.23.2
Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern (Details)
$ in Millions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
USD ($)
Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern [Abstract]  
Net loss $ 4.5
Accumulated deficit $ 283.0
v3.23.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Dec. 31, 2022
Jun. 07, 2023
Mar. 12, 2020
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]                
Common stock, par value (in Dollars per share) $ 0.01     $ 0.01   $ 0.01 $ 0.01  
Common stock equivalents (in Shares)   56,933,841 37,061,435 56,876,638 34,216,856      
Oil and gas properties           $ 45,615,000    
Post-impairment charges $ 48,000     $ 93,000        
Capitalized exploration costs       16,191,000   15,889,000    
Allocated in additional separate assets $ 48,000     48,000        
Depreciation expense       $ 380,000   $ 371,000    
Common Stock [Member]                
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]                
Common stock, par value (in Dollars per share) $ 0.01     $ 0.01        
Purchase and Sale Agreement [Member]                
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]                
Purchase price               $ 5,600,000
v3.23.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of drilling rig & associated equipment
$ in Thousands
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
USD ($)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of drilling rig & associated equipment [Line Items]  
Balance beginning $ 6,281
Asset Additions
Asset Depreciation (380)
Asset Disposals for Self-Consumption (11)
Balance Ending 5,890
I-35 Drilling Rig [Member]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of drilling rig & associated equipment [Line Items]  
Balance beginning 5,225
Asset Additions
Asset Depreciation (317)
Asset Disposals for Self-Consumption
Balance Ending 4,908
Rig Spare Parts [Member]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of drilling rig & associated equipment [Line Items]  
Balance beginning 619
Asset Additions
Asset Depreciation
Asset Disposals for Self-Consumption (11)
Balance Ending 608
Other Drilling Assets [Member]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of drilling rig & associated equipment [Line Items]  
Balance beginning 437
Asset Additions
Asset Depreciation (63)
Asset Disposals for Self-Consumption
Balance Ending $ 374
v3.23.2
Stockholders' Equity (Details)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Jun. 09, 2021
shares
Aug. 21, 2018
$ / shares
Apr. 02, 2018
$ / shares
Dec. 06, 2017
$ / shares
Aug. 09, 2023
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2018
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jun. 30, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
$ / item
shares
Jun. 30, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
Jun. 30, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
$ / item
shares
Jun. 30, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2025
$ / shares
Jul. 17, 2024
$ / shares
Sep. 10, 2023
$ / shares
Jul. 15, 2023
$ / shares
Jun. 28, 2023
$ / shares
Jun. 12, 2023
$ / shares
Jun. 07, 2023
$ / shares
shares
May 02, 2023
$ / shares
Apr. 13, 2023
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2022
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 28, 2022
$ / shares
Mar. 21, 2022
$ / shares
May 16, 2021
$ / shares
Sep. 15, 2020
Aug. 14, 2020
$ / shares
Apr. 02, 2020
Aug. 26, 2019
$ / shares
May 29, 2019
Feb. 25, 2019
$ / shares
Dec. 10, 2018
$ / shares
Dec. 04, 2018
Oct. 29, 2018
$ / shares
May 02, 2018
$ / shares
May 22, 2017
$ / shares
May 01, 2017
$ / shares
Nov. 01, 2016
$ / shares
Jan. 13, 2015
$ / shares
shares
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Common stock, par value               $ 0.01   $ 0.01               $ 0.01     $ 0.01                                  
Shares authorized to issue (in Shares) | shares               1,200,000,000   1,200,000,000                     1,200,000,000                                  
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                   25,000                                                        
Exercise price per Share               $ 0.07   $ 0.07                                       $ 0.01                
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                   $ 1,500                                                        
Unrecognized compensation cost (in Dollars) | $                   $ 194,000                                                        
Warrant exercise price     $ 1         1   $ 1                                               $ 1     $ 10  
Exercise price per share               0.25   0.25       $ 0.05   $ 0.05     $ 0.05 $ 0.05     $ 0.05 $ 1       $ 2         $ 1.00     $ 1    
Expiration term                                                         1 year                  
Securities priced per unit     250         250   250                                         $ 250       $ 250      
Common stock, par value               $ 250   250                                                 $ 250      
Warrant exercise price                   $ 1                                                        
Purchase amount (in Dollars) | $               $ 250   $ 250                                                        
Consecutive trading days         15 days                                                                  
Exercise price per Warrant       $ 5                                                                    
Offering cost (in Dollars) | $             $ 250                                                              
CommonStockPrice     $ 250                                                                      
Investments per unit                   $ 50                                                        
Exercise warrant price                   1                                                        
Price per share               $ 50   $ 50                                                        
Stock issuance costs (in Dollars) | $ $ 173,000                                                                          
Tranches termination amount (in Dollars) | $               $ 7,500,000   $ 7,500,000                                                        
Participants investment received amount description                   Plan participants, who enroll in the AMI at a minimum of $100 per month, will receive one hundred (100) ZNWAY warrants. Plan participants, who enroll in the AMI at a minimum of $250 per month, will receive two hundred and fifty (250) ZNWAY warrants. Plan participants, who enroll in the AMI at a minimum of $500 per month, will receive five hundred (500) ZNWAY warrants. The AMI program requires 90 days of participation to receive the ZNWAY warrants. Existing AMI participants are entitled to participate in this monthly program by increasing their monthly amount above the minimum $50.00 per month.                                                        
Automatic monthly investments (in Dollars per Item) | $ / item               50   50                                                        
Raised amount (in Dollars) | $               $ 2,553,000 $ 12,993,000 $ 1,761,000 $ 1,566,000                                                      
Common Stock [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Common stock, par value               $ 0.01   $ 0.01                                                        
Exercise price per Share                                                                           $ 1
Share issued (in Shares) | shares                                                                           1
Exercise price per share               0.25   0.25                                                        
ZNWAE warrants [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Expiration term                                                         1 year                  
ZNWAZ Warrants [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Warrant exercise price [1]               0.25   0.25                                                        
Exercise price per share                         $ 0.25                                                  
Warrant [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Exercise price per Share                                                             0.01             $ 4
Share issued (in Shares) | shares                                                                           3
Warrant exercise price               5   $ 5             $ 0.25                                          
Expiration term                                                 2 years   1 year   1 year     1 year            
Stock or Unit Option Plan Expense (in Dollars) | $                   $ 250                                                        
Warrant [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Warrant exercise price                                           $ 0.05                                
Expiration term                                             1 year   2 years       1 year     1 year            
Subsequent Event [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Raised amount (in Dollars) | $                                                                          
Subsequent Event [Member] | Warrant [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Warrant exercise price                             $ 0.05                                              
Five Senior Officers [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                   175,000                                                        
Exercise price per Share               0.0615   $ 0.0615                                                        
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                   $ 9,000                                                        
Exercise price per share                                                             $ 0.01              
One Senior Officer [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                   25,000 25,000                                                      
Exercise price per Share               0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.01                                                      
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                   $ 1,500 $ 4,000                                                      
Six Senior Officers [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                     175,000                                                      
One Senior Officer and One Staff [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                     300,000                                                      
Exercise price per Share                 0.01   $ 0.01                                                      
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                     $ 39,000                                                      
One Board [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                     25,000                                                      
Exercise price per Share                 0.11   $ 0.11                                                      
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                     $ 2,000                                                      
Five Senior Officers and Four Staff [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                     1,600,000                                                      
Exercise price per Share                 0.1529   $ 0.1529                                                      
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                   209,000 $ 209,000                                                      
Seven Board [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                     1,400,000                                                      
Exercise price per Share                 0.1529   $ 0.1529                                                      
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                   $ 182,000 $ 182,000                                                      
Four Staff [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                     160,000                                                      
Exercise price per Share                 0.01   $ 0.01                                                      
Stock option plan, exercisable date                   January 17, 2032                                                        
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                   $ 23,000                                                        
Six Staff [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                   200,000                                                        
Exercise price per Share               0.14   $ 0.14                                                        
Eight Board [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                     3,200,000                                                      
Exercise price per Share                 0.15   $ 0.15                                                      
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                     $ 393,000                                                      
New Unit Program [Member] | Znwaf [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Exercise price per Share                                                   $ 1                        
Forecast [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Warrant exercise price                       $ 0.25                                                    
Forecast [Member] | Warrant [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Warrant exercise price                       $ 0.25                                                    
2021 Omnibus Incentive Stock Option Plan [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares of common stock (in Shares) | shares   38,000,000                                                                        
Exercisable period   10 years                                                                        
2021 Omnibus Incentive Stock Option Plan [Member] | Five Senior Officers [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                     3,210,000                                                      
Exercise price per Share                 0.15   $ 0.15                                                      
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                   $ 394,000 $ 394,000                                                      
2021 Omnibus Incentive Stock Option Plan [Member] | One Staff [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Stock option plan, exercisable date                   vested upon grant and are exercisable through January 4, 2033.                                                        
2021 Omnibus Incentive Stock Option Plan [Member] | One Senior Officer [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                     1,090,000                                                      
Exercise price per Share                 0.01   $ 0.01                                                      
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                     $ 149,000                                                      
2021 Omnibus Incentive Stock Option Plan [Member] | Six Senior Officers [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Exercise price per Share                 0.1529   $ 0.1529                                                      
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                     $ 22,000                                                      
2021 Omnibus Incentive Stock Option Plan [Member] | One Board [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                     200,000                                                      
Exercise price per Share                 0.01   $ 0.01                                                      
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                     $ 29,000                                                      
2021 Omnibus Incentive Stock Option Plan [Member] | Six Staff [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                   $ 26,000 $ 26,000                                                      
2021 Omnibus Incentive Stock Option Plan [Member] | Two Consultants [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares purchased under option plan (in Shares) | shares                     40,000                                                      
Exercise price per Share                 $ 0.14   $ 0.14                                                      
Fair value of stock options granted (in Dollars) | $                   $ 5,000 $ 5,000                                                      
2011 Equity Incentive Stock Option Plan [Member] | Six Senior Officers [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Stock option plan, exercisable date                   January 4, 2032                                                        
Minimum [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Stock issuance costs (in Dollars) | $                   $ 173,000                                                        
Maximum [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Stock issuance costs (in Dollars) | $                   $ 2,553,000                                                        
Znwaf [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Common stock, par value               $ 5   $ 5                                                        
Common Stock [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares of common stock (in Shares) | shares             50                                                              
Purchase amount (in Dollars) | $               $ 250   $ 250                                                        
Exercise price per Warrant         $ 5                                                                  
Purchase of additional shares (in Shares) | shares             50                                                              
Stock or Unit Option Plan Expense (in Dollars) | $                   $ 250                                                        
Common Stock [Member] | Warrant [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Warrant exercise price               $ 0.25   $ 0.25                                                        
Additional shares (in Shares) | shares                   200                                                        
ZNWAG [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Exercise price per Warrant         $ 1                                                                  
ZNHAH [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Exercise price per Warrant             $ 5                                                              
ZNWAH [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Expiration term                                                 2 years       1 year                  
ZNWAL [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Warrant exercise price               2   $ 2                                                        
Offering cost, description                   The unit offering consisted of Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) two hundred and fifty (250) shares of Common Stock and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional fifty (50) shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $2.00. The investor’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants acquired under the Units purchased. For Plan participants who enrolled into the Unit Program with the purchase of at least one Unit and also enrolled in the separate Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) program at a minimum of $50.00 per month or more, received an additional twenty-five (25) warrants at an exercise price of $2.00 during this Unit Option Program. The twenty-five (25) additional warrants were for enrolling into the AMI program.                                                        
ZNWAO [Member                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Warrant exercise price               0.25   $ 0.25                                                        
ZNWAS [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Expiration date, description                   Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet of a unit program consisting of units of shares of stock and warrants to a participant. After conclusion of the program on June 18, 2021, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and warrants that were acquired. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $.25. The warrant shall have the company notation of “ZNWAQ.” The warrants will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market. The warrants were issued on May 5, 2022 and were exercisable through July 6, 2023 at a revised per share exercise price of $.05. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.On June 16, 2023, the Company extended the termination date of the ZNWAQ warrant from July 6, 2023 to September 6, 2023. Zion considers this warrant as permanent equity per ASC 815-40-35-2. As such, there is no value assigned to this extension.Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet to a participant. After conclusion of the program on September 15, 2021, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that were acquired.Under our Plan, the Company under a Request For Waiver Program executed a Waiver Term Sheet of a unit program consisting of units of shares of stock and warrants to a participant. After conclusion of the program on November 15, 2021, the participant’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and warrants that will be acquired. Each warrant affords the participant the opportunity to purchase one share of our Common Stock at a warrant exercise price of $1.00. The warrant shall have the company notation of “ZNWAS.” The warrants will not be registered for trading on the OTCQX or any other stock market or trading market. The warrants will be issued and become exercisable on November 15, 2025 and continue to be exercisable through December 31, 2025 at a revised per share exercise price of $.25.                                                        
ZNWAU Warrants [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Warrant exercise price               0.25   $ 0.25                                                        
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares authorized to issue (in Shares) | shares                                   800,000,000                                        
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Shares authorized to issue (in Shares) | shares                                   1,200,000,000                                        
ZNWAM Warrant [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Expiration term                                             1 year                              
ZNWAL [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Warrant exercise price               1   1                                                        
Exercise price per share               1   1                                                        
Securities priced per unit               250   250                                                        
Investments per unit                   $ 50                                                        
ZNWAL [Member] | Common Stock [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Offering cost, description                   The unit offering consisted of Units of the Company’s securities where each Unit (priced at $250.00 each) was comprised of (i) the number of Common Stock shares represented by the high-low average on the purchase date and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase an additional fifty (50) shares of Common Stock at a per share exercise price of $.25. The investor’s Plan account was credited with the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants acquired under the Units purchased. For Plan participants who enrolled into the unit offering with the purchase of at least one Unit or who enrolled in the separate Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) program at a minimum of $50.00 per month or more, received an additional fifty (50) warrants at an exercise price of $.25 during this Unit Option Program. The fifty (50) additional warrants were for enrolling into the AMI program.                                                        
Znwao Warrant [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Exercise price per share               0.25   $ 0.25                                                        
Securities priced per unit               250   250                                                        
OTCQX warrants [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Exercise price per share               0.05   $ 0.05                                                        
Additional shares (in Shares) | shares                   (500)                                                        
OTCQX warrants [Member] | Common Stock [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Warrant exercise price               0.25   $ 0.25                                                        
ZNWAV Warrants [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Warrant exercise price               0.05   0.05                                                        
ZNWAY [Member]                                                                            
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]                                                                            
Warrant exercise price               $ 0.05   $ 0.05                                                        
[1] On May 15, 2023, the Company announced a new Unit Offering and the related ZNWAZ warrant.
v3.23.2
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of stock option transactions - Employee Stock Option [Member] - $ / shares
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of stock option transactions [Line Items]  
Number of shares, Outstanding, Beginning 26,391,250
Weighted Average exercise price, Outstanding, Beginning $ 0.3
Number of shares, Granted to employees, officers, directors and others 225,000
Weighted Average exercise price, Granted to employees, officers, directors and others $ 0.06
Number of shares, Expired/Cancelled/Forfeited (25,000)
Weighted Average exercise price, Expired/Cancelled/Forfeited $ 1.33
Number of shares, Exercised (150,000)
Weighted Average exercise price, Exercised $ 0.07
Number of shares, Outstanding, Ending 26,441,250
Weighted Average exercise price, Outstanding, Ending $ 0.3
Number of shares, Exercisable 21,286,250
Weighted Average exercise price, Exercisable $ 0.32
v3.23.2
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of stock options outstanding
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
$ / shares
shares
Non-vested [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.18
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 5,155,000
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.18
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges One [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.18
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 5,155,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 9 years 2 months 26 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.18
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Two [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Three [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Four [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Five [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Six [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Seven [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Eight [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Nine [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Ten [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Eleven [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Twelve [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Thirteen [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Fourteen [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Fifteen [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Sixteen [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Seventeen [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Eighteen [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Nineteen [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty One [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Two [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Three [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Four [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Five [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Six [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Seven [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Eight [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Nine [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty One [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Two [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Three [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Four [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Five [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Six [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Seven [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Eight [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Nine [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Fourty [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Range Fourty One [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Fourty Two [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Range Fourty Three [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Range Fourty Four [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Range Fourty Five [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Range Fourty Six [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Range Fourty Seven [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Fourty Eight [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Fourty Nine [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Fifty [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Fifty One [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Fifty Two [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Non-vested [Member] | Ranges Fifty Three [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted Average Exercise price
Vested [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 21,286,250
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.32
Vested [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price 0.01
Vested [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price 4.15
Vested [Member] | Ranges One [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 10,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 4 months 13 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Two [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 5,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 11 months 12 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Three [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 20,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 2 years 11 months 4 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Four [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 130,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 3 years 6 months 3 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Five [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 50,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 3 years 6 months 7 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Six [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 60,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 3 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Seven [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 200,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 3 years 10 months 20 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Eight [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 40,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 4 years 3 months 3 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Nine [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 70,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 4 years 6 months 3 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Ten [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 25,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 4 years 6 months 7 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Eleven [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 30,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 4 years 8 months 1 day
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Twelve [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 4,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 4 years 9 months 7 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Thirteen [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 25,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 5 years 6 months 10 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Fourteen [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 35,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 6 years 2 months 19 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Fifteen [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 150,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 6 years 4 months 20 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Sixteen [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 35,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 6 years 6 months 7 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Seventeen [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 75,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 7 years 6 months 7 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Eighteen [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 200,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 7 years 10 months 24 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Nineteen [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 300,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 8 years 18 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 10,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 8 years 2 months 4 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty One [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 500,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 8 years 6 months 7 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Two [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 55,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 8 years 6 months 21 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Three [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 960,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 8 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Four [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 75,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 9 years 1 month 17 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Five [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 10,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 9 years 2 months 4 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Six [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 795,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 9 years 2 months 26 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Seven [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.01
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 25,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 9 years 6 months 7 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.01
Vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Eight [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.06
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 50,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 9 years 6 months 7 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.06
Vested [Member] | Ranges Twenty Nine [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.07
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 25,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 9 years 11 months 12 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.07
Vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.14
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 240,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 8 years 6 months 21 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.14
Vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty One [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.15
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 3,200,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 8 years 6 months 7 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.15
Vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Two [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.15
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 6,410,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 8 years 9 months 18 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.15
Vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Three [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.16
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 340,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 2 years 5 months 12 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.16
Vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Four [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.16
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 75,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 6 years 5 months 12 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.16
Vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Five [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.18
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 25,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 2 years 5 months 4 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.18
Vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Six [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.24
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 25,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 9 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.24
Vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Seven [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.24
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 118,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 9 years 1 month 17 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.24
Vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Eight [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.25
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 50,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 8 years 2 months 4 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.25
Vested [Member] | Ranges Thirty Nine [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.25
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 363,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 8 years 2 months 4 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.25
Vested [Member] | Ranges Fourty [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.28
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 25,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 2 years 2 months 4 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.28
Vested [Member] | Range Fourty One [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.28
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 25,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 6 years 2 months 4 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.28
Vested [Member] | Ranges Fourty Two [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.29
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 25,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 3 years 11 months 15 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.29
Vested [Member] | Range Fourty Three [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.39
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 1,435,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 8 years 10 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.39
Vested [Member] | Range Fourty Four [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.59
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 1,400,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 3 years 10 months 20 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.59
Vested [Member] | Range Fourty Five [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.59
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 1,600,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 7 years 10 months 24 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.59
Vested [Member] | Range Fourty Six [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.92
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 350,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 3 years 6 months 7 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.92
Vested [Member] | Range Fourty Seven [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 0.92
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 550,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 7 years 6 months 7 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 0.92
Vested [Member] | Ranges Fourty Eight [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 1.38
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 105,307
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 1 year 6 months 3 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 1.38
Vested [Member] | Ranges Fourty Nine [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 1.67
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 405,943
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 1 year 3 months 3 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 1.67
Vested [Member] | Ranges Fifty [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 1.75
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 250,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 7 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 1.75
Vested [Member] | Ranges Fifty One [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 1.78
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 25,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 1 year 2 months 4 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 1.78
Vested [Member] | Ranges Fifty Two [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 2.31
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 250,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 6 months 3 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 2.31
Vested [Member] | Ranges Fifty Three [Member]  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]  
Range of exercise price $ 4.15
Number Outstanding (in Shares) | shares 25,000
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 1 year 3 days
Weighted Average Exercise price $ 4.15
v3.23.2
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of weighted-average fair value of options granted using black-scholes option pricing model - $ / shares
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Employee [Member]    
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of weighted-average fair value of options granted using black-scholes option pricing model [Line Items]    
Weighted-average fair value of underlying stock at grant date (in Dollars per share) $ 0.06 $ 0.14
Dividend yields  
Expected lives (in years) 5 years  
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in Dollars per share) $ 0.06 $ 0.13
Non-Employees [Member]    
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of weighted-average fair value of options granted using black-scholes option pricing model [Line Items]    
Weighted-average fair value of underlying stock at grant date (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.14
Dividend yields  
Expected lives (in years)   10 years
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.13
Minimum [Member] | Employee [Member]    
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of weighted-average fair value of options granted using black-scholes option pricing model [Line Items]    
Expected volatility 136.00% 127.00%
Risk-free interest rates 3.87% 1.37%
Expected lives (in years)   5 years
Minimum [Member] | Non-Employees [Member]    
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of weighted-average fair value of options granted using black-scholes option pricing model [Line Items]    
Expected volatility   103.00%
Risk-free interest rates   1.78%
Maximum [Member] | Employee [Member]    
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of weighted-average fair value of options granted using black-scholes option pricing model [Line Items]    
Expected volatility 137.00% 135.00%
Risk-free interest rates 3.85% 2.79%
Expected lives (in years)   5 years 6 months
Maximum [Member] | Non-Employees [Member]    
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of weighted-average fair value of options granted using black-scholes option pricing model [Line Items]    
Expected volatility   104.00%
Risk-free interest rates   2.83%
v3.23.2
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of the compensation cost of warrant and option issuances - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of the compensation cost of warrant and option issuances [Line Items]        
Compensation cost of warrant and option issuances $ 10 $ 17
Employees And Directors [Member]        
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of the compensation cost of warrant and option issuances [Line Items]        
Compensation cost of warrant and option issuances 242 417    
Non-employees [Member]        
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of the compensation cost of warrant and option issuances [Line Items]        
Compensation cost of warrant and option issuances     656 631
Unproved Oil & Gas properties [Member]        
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of the compensation cost of warrant and option issuances [Line Items]        
Compensation cost of warrant and option issuances $ 3 $ 2 $ 4
v3.23.2
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of warrants transactions - $ / shares
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   35,234,137
Warrants Issued 1,323,450  
Warrants Exercised (476,358)  
Warrants Expired (4,379,252)  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance 31,701,977  
ZNWAA Warrants [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 2
Warrant Termination Date   Jan. 31, 2024
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   1,498,804
Warrants Issued  
Warrants Exercised  
Warrants Expired  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance 1,498,804  
ZNWAD Warrants [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 1
Warrant Termination Date   May 02, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   243,853
Warrants Issued  
Warrants Exercised  
Warrants Expired (243,853)  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance  
ZNWAE Warrants [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 1
Warrant Termination Date   May 01, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   2,144,099
Warrants Issued  
Warrants Exercised  
Warrants Expired (2,144,099)  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance  
ZNWAF [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 1
Warrant Termination Date   Aug. 14, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   359,435
Warrants Issued  
Warrants Exercised  
Warrants Expired  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance 359,435  
ZNWAG [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 1
Warrant Termination Date   Jan. 08, 2024
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   240,068
Warrants Issued  
Warrants Exercised  
Warrants Expired  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance 240,068  
ZNWAH [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 5
Warrant Termination Date   Apr. 19, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   372,400
Warrants Issued  
Warrants Exercised  
Warrants Expired (372,400)  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance  
ZNWAI Warrants [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 3
Warrant Termination Date   Jun. 29, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   640,710
Warrants Issued  
Warrants Exercised (100)  
Warrants Expired (640,610)  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance  
ZNWAJ Warrants [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 1
Warrant Termination Date   Oct. 29, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   545,900
Warrants Issued  
Warrants Exercised  
Warrants Expired  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance 545,900  
ZNWAK Warrants [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.01
Warrant Termination Date   Feb. 25, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   424,225
Warrants Issued  
Warrants Exercised (9,050)  
Warrants Expired (415,175)  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance  
ZNWAL Warrants [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 2
Warrant Termination Date   Aug. 26, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   517,875
Warrants Issued  
Warrants Exercised  
Warrants Expired  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance 517,875  
ZNWAM Warrants [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.05
Warrant Termination Date   Sep. 06, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   4,376,000
Warrants Issued  
Warrants Exercised  
Warrants Expired  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance 4,376,000  
ZNWAN Warrants [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 1
Warrant Termination Date   May 16, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   267,760
Warrants Issued  
Warrants Exercised (75)  
Warrants Expired (267,685)  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance  
ZNWAO Warrant [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.25
Warrant Termination Date   Jun. 12, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   174,660
Warrants Issued  
Warrants Exercised  
Warrants Expired (174,660)  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance  
ZNWAQ Warrant [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.05
Warrant Termination Date   Sep. 06, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance   23,428,348
Warrants Issued  
Warrants Exercised  
Warrants Expired  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance 23,428,348  
ZNWAV Warrant [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.05
Warrant Termination Date   Jun. 28, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance  
Warrants Issued 288,500  
Warrants Exercised (167,730)  
Warrants Expired (120,770)  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance  
ZNWAW Warrant [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.05
Warrant Termination Date   Jul. 13, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance  
Warrants Issued 199,000  
Warrants Exercised (124,500)  
Warrants Expired  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance 74,500  
ZNWAX Warrant [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.05
Warrant Termination Date   Jul. 31, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance  
Warrants Issued 818,500  
Warrants Exercised (173,253)  
Warrants Expired  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance 645,247  
ZNWAY Warrant [Member] | Warrant Transactions [Member]    
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]    
Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.05
Warrant Termination Date   Sep. 10, 2023
Outstanding warrants, Beginning Balance  
Warrants Issued 17,450  
Warrants Exercised (1,650)  
Warrants Expired  
Outstanding warrants, Ending Balance 15,800  
v3.23.2
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Schedule of warrants description
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
$ / shares
ZNWAZ Warrants [Member]  
Schedule of Warrants Description [Abstract]  
Period of Grant May – June 2023 [1]
Exercise Price $ 0.25 [1]
Expiration Date July 17, 2024 [1]
Investor [Member] | ZNWAA Warrants [Member]  
Schedule of Warrants Description [Abstract]  
Period of Grant March 2013 – December 2014 [2],[3],[4]
Exercise Price $ 2 [2],[3],[4]
Expiration Date January 31, 2024 [2],[3],[4]
Investor [Member] | ZNWAF Warrants [Member]  
Schedule of Warrants Description [Abstract]  
Period of Grant May 2017 – July 2017 [3],[4],[5]
Exercise Price $ 1 [3],[4],[5]
Expiration Date August 14, 2023 [3],[4],[5]
Investor [Member] | ZNWAG Warrants [Member]  
Schedule of Warrants Description [Abstract]  
Period of Grant October 2017 – December 2017 [2],[4]
Exercise Price $ 1 [2],[4]
Expiration Date January 08, 2024 [2],[4]
Investor [Member] | ZNWAJ Warrants [Member]  
Schedule of Warrants Description [Abstract]  
Period of Grant August 2018 – September 2018 [3],[4]
Exercise Price $ 1 [3],[4]
Expiration Date October 29, 2023 [3],[4]
Investor [Member] | ZNWAL Warrants [Member]  
Schedule of Warrants Description [Abstract]  
Period of Grant July 2019 – August 2019 [4]
Exercise Price $ 2 [4]
Expiration Date August 26, 2023 [4]
Investor [Member] | ZNWAM Warrants [Member]  
Schedule of Warrants Description [Abstract]  
Period of Grant January 2021 – March 2021 [6],[7]
Exercise Price $ 0.05 [6],[7]
Expiration Date September 6, 2023 [6],[7]
Investor [Member] | ZNWAX Warrants [Member]  
Schedule of Warrants Description [Abstract]  
Period of Grant June 2021 [6],[7]
Exercise Price $ 0.05 [6],[7]
Expiration Date September 6, 2023 [6],[7]
Investor [Member] | ZNWAS Warrants [Member]  
Schedule of Warrants Description [Abstract]  
Period of Grant August 2021 – March 2022 [8]
Exercise Price $ 0.25 [8]
Expiration Date December 31, 2025 [8]
Investor [Member] | ZNWAT Warrants [Member]  
Schedule of Warrants Description [Abstract]  
Period of Grant August – September 2022 [8]
Exercise Price $ 0.25 [8]
Expiration Date December 31, 2025 [8]
Investor [Member] | ZNWAU Warrants [Member]  
Schedule of Warrants Description [Abstract]  
Period of Grant October – November 2022 [8]
Exercise Price $ 0.25 [8]
Expiration Date December 31, 2025 [8]
Investor [Member] | ZNWAY Warrants [Member]  
Schedule of Warrants Description [Abstract]  
Period of Grant March – April 2023 [9]
Exercise Price $ 0.05 [9]
Expiration Date Sept 10, 2023 [9]
[1] On May 15, 2023, the Company announced a new Unit Offering and the related ZNWAZ warrant.
[2] On December 14, 2022, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year.
[3] On May 29, 2019, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year.
[4] On September 15, 2020, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by two (2) years.
[5] On December 4, 2018, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year.
[6] On March 21, 2022, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants by one (1) year. On June 16, 2023, the Company extended the expiration date of the Warrants to September 6, 2023.
[7] The warrant exercise price was lowered to $0.05 on December 28, 2022.
[8] These warrants will be issued and become exercisable beginning on November 15, 2025 and expire on December 31, 2025.
[9] The ZNWAY warrants are associated with Automatic Monthly Investments (“AMI”) connected with participation in the unit offering announced on March 13, 2023.
v3.23.2
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties, Full Cost Method (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties, Full Cost Method [Abstract]        
Inclusive of non-cash amounts $ 709,000 $ 571,000 $ 806,000 $ 1,708,000
v3.23.2
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties, Full Cost Method (Details) - Schedule of unproved oil and gas properties - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Schedule of unproved oil and gas properties [Abstract]    
Drilling costs, and other operational related costs $ 2,452 $ 2,362
Capitalized salary costs 2,394 2,342
Capitalized interest costs 1,418 1,418
Legal and seismic costs, license fees and other preparation costs 9,888 9,728
Other costs 39 39
Total unproved oil and gas properties $ 16,191 $ 15,889
v3.23.2
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties, Full Cost Method (Details) - Schedule of impairment of unproved oil and gas properties - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Schedule Of Impairment Of Unproved Oil And Gas Properties Abstract        
Drilling costs, and other operational related costs $ 44 $ 55
Capitalized salary costs
Capitalized interest costs
Legal costs, license fees and other preparation costs 4 38
Other costs
Total unproved oil and gas properties $ 48 $ 93
v3.23.2
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties, Full Cost Method (Details) - Schedule of changes in Unproved oil and gas properties - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Schedule Of Changes In Unproved Oil And Gas Properties Abstract        
Drilling costs, and other operational related costs $ 82 $ 4,735 $ 145 $ 5,363
Capitalized salary costs 26 69 52 121
Capitalized interest costs
Legal costs, license fees and other preparation costs 74 347 198 816
Other costs
Impairment of unproved oil and gas properties (48) (93)
Total unproved oil and gas properties [1] [2] [1] [2]
[1] Inclusive of non-cash amounts of approximately $709,000, and $571,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively
[2] Inclusive of non-cash amounts of approximately $806,000, and $1,708,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively
v3.23.2
Right of Use Lease Assets and Lease Obligations (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Right of Use Leases Assets and Leases Obligations [Abstract]        
Operating lease costs $ 57,000 $ 68,000 $ 126,000 $ 137,000
Operating lease liabilities 57,000 71,000 127,000 143,000
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities $ 136,000 $ 136,000
v3.23.2
Right of Use Lease Assets and Lease Obligations (Details) - Schedule of operating lease assets and liabilities - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Schedule Of Operating Lease Assets And Liabilities Abstract    
Operating lease assets $ 79 $ 202
Operating lease liabilities:    
Current operating lease liabilities 67 196
Non-current operating lease liabilities 12 12
Total operating lease liabilities $ 79 $ 208
v3.23.2
Right of Use Lease Assets and Lease Obligations (Details) - Schedule of weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate for operating leases
Jun. 30, 2023
Schedule Of Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term And Weighted Average Discount Rate For Operating Leases [Abstract]  
Weighted average remaining lease term (years) 7 months 6 days
Weighted average discount rate 4.90%
v3.23.2
Right of Use Lease Assets and Lease Obligations (Details) - Schedule of future minimum lease payments
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2023
USD ($)
Schedule Of Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Non Cancellable Operating Leases [Abstract]  
2023 $ 68
2024 11
2025
2026
Thereafter
Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments 79
Less: portion representing imputed interest (1)
Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments $ 78
v3.23.2
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]      
Accrued license costs  
Bank guarantees to government $ 930,000 930,000  
Aggregate guarantee amount 1,018,000 $ 1,018,000  
Risk percentage   5.10% 13.20%
Short-term bank deposits $ 1,558,000 $ 1,558,000  
Weighted average annual interest rate 4.18% 3.21%  
Product Concentration Risk [Member]      
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]      
Bank guarantees to others $ 88,000 $ 88,000  

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