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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
(Mark
One)
☒ |
ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 |
For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021
Or
☐ |
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 |
For
the transition period from __________ to __________.
Commission
File Number:
000-17204
AMERICAN NOBLE GAS INC
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada |
|
87-3574612 |
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
|
|
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
|
15612 College Blvd,
Lenexa,
KS
66219
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(913)
948-9512
(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 exchange on which registered |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
|
Trading
Symbol(s) |
|
Name
of exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 |
|
IFNY |
|
OTCQB |
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐
No ☒
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐
No ☒
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
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 such files).
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer,
an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of
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Documents
incorporated by reference:
Certain information
required by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K is incorporated by reference to our definitive
Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days
after the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
Table of Contents
Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K contains certain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created
thereby. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements
by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,”
“anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,”
“continue,” “intends,” and other variations of these words or
comparable words. In addition, any statements that refer to
expectations, projections or other characterizations of events,
circumstances or trends and that do not relate to historical
matters are forward-looking statements. To the extent that there
are statements that are not recitations of historical fact, such
statements constitute forward-looking statements that, by
definition, involve risks and uncertainties. In any forward-looking
statement, where we express an expectation or belief as to future
results or events, such expectation or belief is expressed in good
faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no
assurance that the statement of expectation or belief will be
achieved or accomplished. The actual results or events may differ
materially from those anticipated and as reflected in
forward-looking statements included in this report.
Although
we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements. You should not
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date of this report. Except as required by
law, we do not undertake to update or revise any of the
forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual
results, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking
statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date
hereof. We believe the information contained in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K to be accurate as of the date hereof. Changes may
occur after that date, and we will not update that information
except as required by law.
As
used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, “AMGAS,” the “Company,”
“we,” “us” and “our” refer collectively to American Noble Gas Inc
(f/k/a Infinity Energy Resources, Inc.), its predecessors and
subsidiaries or one or more of them as the context may
require.
Part
I
Item
1. Business.
DESCRIPTION
OF BUSINESS
The
financial statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
as well as the description of our business contained herein, unless
otherwise indicated, principally reflect the status of our business
and the results of our operations as of December 31,
2021.
COVID–19
Pandemic
Since
early 2020, economies throughout the world have been and continue
to be disrupted by the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,
which may limit access to our management, support staff and
professional advisors. In addition, the capital markets have
experienced disruptions and our efforts to raise necessary capital
may be adversely impacted by the continuing effects of the COVID-19
pandemic. We cannot forecast with any certainty when the
disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will cease to impact
our business and the results of our operations. In reading this
Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our discussion of our ability
to continue as a going concern set forth herein, in each case,
consider the additional uncertainties caused by the COVID-19
pandemic. These factors may not only impact our operations,
financial condition and our ability to raise capital to support our
operations but our overall ability to react timely to mitigate the
impact of this event. Furthermore, it may hamper our efforts to
comply with our filing obligations with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”).
Overview
Historically, the
Company has been an oil and natural gas exploration, development
and production company, which was primarily in the business of
drilling and operating oil and gas wells. From 2009 to 2020, the
Company had pursued the exploration of potential oil and gas
resources in the United States and in the Perlas and Tyra
concession blocks in offshore Nicaragua in the Caribbean Sea (the
“Concessions”), which contain a total of approximately 1.4 million
acres. In January 2020, the Company decided to cease its
activities, exploration and production in the
Concessions.
Recently,
the Company has changed its focus to include the exploration and
development of noble gas and rare earth minerals. Noble gases and
rare earth minerals are generally present in either the natural gas
or brine water produced by conventional oil and gas wells.
Therefore, we are now focusing on exploration and development of
areas that may contain noble gas and rare earth mineral reserves in
addition to exploration and development of traditional oil and
gas.
The
Company is assessing various opportunities and strategic
alternatives involving the acquisition, exploration and development
of natural gas and oil properties in the United States that may
include noble gases and rare earth minerals, including the
possibility of acquiring businesses or assets that provide support
services for the production of oil, gas, noble gas and rare earth
minerals in the United States.
Acquisition
of Kansas Oil and Gas Properties
On
April 1, 2021, we completed the acquisition of the production and
mineral rights/leasehold for oil and gas properties, subject to
overriding royalties to third parties, in the Central Kansas Uplift
geological formation covering over 11,000 contiguous acres (the
“Properties”). In addition to the Properties, the assets purchased
included existing production equipment, infrastructure and
ownership of 11 square miles of existing 3-D seismic data on the
acreage. The Properties include a horizontal producing well,
horizontal saltwater injection well, conventional saltwater
disposal well and two conventional vertical producing wells, which
currently produce oil from the Reagan Sand zone (a Cambrian age
formation producing heavy oil) at an approximate depth of 3,600
feet.
We
have commenced with certain rework to the existing production wells
subsequent to the acquisition of the Properties and intend to
continue doing so during 2022. We plan to develop the Properties’
existing oil and gas reserves, including the exploration for the
existence of new oil and gas zones and other mineral reserves, in
particular the Noble gases, that the Properties may
hold.
Farmout
Agreement to Explore and Develop Unconventional Gas and Brine
Materials in the Hugoton Gas Field
On April 4,
2022, the Company acquired a 40% interest in a joint venture (the
“AMGAS JV”) that has a farmout agreement (the “Farmout Agreement”)
with Scout Energy Management, LLC (“Scout”) with regards to the oil
and gas interests of Scout in the Hugoton Gas Field, located in
Haskell and Finney Counties, Kansas. The Farmout Agreement covers
drilling and completion of up to 50 wells, with the first
exploratory well scheduled to begin in April 2022. The AMGAS JV
will utilize Scout’s existing infrastructure assets, including
water disposal, gas gathering and helium processing. In addition,
the Farmout Agreement provides the AMGAS JV with rights to take
in-kind and market its share of helium at the tailgate of Jayhawk
Gas Plant, located in Grant County, Kansas, which will enable the
AMGAS JV to market and sell the helium produced at prevailing
market prices.
The AMGAS JV also acquired the right to all brine minerals, subject
to a ten percent (10%) royalty to Scout, across Finney and Haskell
Counties. Brine minerals are harvested from the formation water
produced from active, and to be drilled, oil and gas wells and may
include a variety of dissolved minerals, including bromine and
iodine. The AMGAS JV plans to target brine minerals with commercial
quantities of bromine and iodine. The AMGAS JV is currently
developing proprietary technology to recover brine minerals,
particularly with respect to bromine, which is well underway and
has demonstrated recovery efficiency and is expected to be
available for use in existing and future development wells. The
Farmout Agreement covers drilling and completion of up to 50 wells,
with the first exploratory well scheduled to be spudded in April
2022. The AMGAS JV will utilize Scout’s existing infrastructure
assets including water disposal, gas gathering and helium
processing as part of the Farmout Agreement. The Farmout Agreement
provides our JV with rights to take in-kind, and market its share
of helium at the tailgate of Jayhawk Gas Plant. AMGAS JV will be
able to market and sell the helium produced at prevailing market
prices by taking its helium in-kind.
Nicaraguan
Concessions
We
began pursuing an oil and gas exploration opportunity in offshore
Nicaragua in the Caribbean Sea in 1999. Since then, we have built
relationships with the Instituto Nicaraguense de Energia (“INE”)
and undertook the geological and geophysical research that helped
us to become one of only six companies qualified to bid on offshore
blocks in the first international bidding round held by INE in
January 2003.
On
March 5, 2009, we acquired the Concessions. After the acquisition
of the Concessions, we conducted an environmental study and
developed geological information from the reprocessing and
additional evaluation of existing 2-D seismic data of the
Concessions. In April 2013, the Nicaraguan government formally
approved our environmental impact assessment, at which time we had
commenced significant activity under an initial work plan involving
the acquisition of new seismic data on the Concessions. We
undertook seismic shoots during late 2013 that resulted in the
acquisition of new 2-D and 3-D seismic data and had reviewed it to
select initial drilling sites for exploratory wells.
We
were in default of various provisions of the Concessions agreements
for several years and the Nicaraguan government subsequently
terminated the Concessions agreements. We had been seeking a
resolution of these defaults, including the ability to renew and/or
renegotiate the terms of the Concessions contracts, with the
Nicaraguan government to permit us to cure such defaults. However,
the Nicaraguan political climate and domestic issues, as well other
factors, caused the Company to abandon such efforts and the
Concessions in 2020. As a result, as of the date of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K, the Concessions agreements are no longer in
effect and the Company has abandoned all of its efforts to renew
and/or renegotiate the terms of the Concessions agreements with the
Nicaraguan government to cure such defaults.
Recent
Developments
Name change
At
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on October 13, 2021, the
stockholders approved an
amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, changing
the Company’s name to American Noble Gas, Inc.
Stockholder Written Consent Amendment
At
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on October 13, 2021, the
stockholders approved an
amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, removing
the provision providing that any action taken by the stockholders
by written consent in lieu of a meeting requires that all of the
Company’s stockholders entitled to vote on such action consent in
writing thereto.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation
Plans
At
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on October 13, 2021, the
stockholders approved the American Noble Gas, Inc. 2021 Stock
Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the “2021 Plan”) and we reserved
5,000,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the 2021
Plan.
Reincorporation in Nevada
On
December 7, 2021, pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger (the
“Agreement and Plan of Merger”), American Noble Gas, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Predecessor”), merged with and into its
wholly owned subsidiary, American Noble Gas Inc, a Nevada
corporation (“AMGAS-Nevada” and/or the “Company”) with AMGAS-Nevada
continuing as the surviving corporation. In conjunction with the
merger, AMGAS-Nevada succeeded to the assets, continued the
business and assumed the rights and obligations of the Predecessor
existing immediately prior to the merger. The merger was
consummated by the filing of a Certificate of Merger on December 7,
2021 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and
Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
Nevada. The Agreement and Plan of Merger and transactions
contemplated thereby were adopted by the holders of a majority of
the outstanding shares of the Predecessor’s common stock, par value
$0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), and/or Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock”), on an as-converted common stock basis, by
written consent in lieu of a special meeting of stockholders, in
accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Pursuant
to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, (i) each outstanding share of
the Predecessor’s common stock automatically converted into one
share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of
AMGAS-Nevada, (ii) each outstanding share of the Predecessor’s
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted into
one share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, of AMGAS-Nevada, and (iii) each outstanding
option, right or warrant to acquire shares of the Predecessor
common stock converted into an option, right or warrant to acquire
an equal number of shares of AMGAS-Nevada common stock under the
same terms and conditions as the original options, rights or
warrants.
Similar
to the shares of common stock of the Predecessor prior to the
merger, the shares of AMGAS-Nevada common stock are quoted on the
OTCQB tier operated by the OTC Markets Group Inc. under the symbol
“IFNY”. In accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, each
outstanding certificate previously representing shares of the
Predecessor’s common stock or Series A Preferred Stock
automatically represents, without any action of the Predecessor’s
stockholders, the same number of shares of AMGAS-Nevada common
stock or Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable.
Pursuant
to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, the directors and officers of
the Predecessor immediately prior to the merger became the
directors and officers of AMGAS-Nevada and continued their
respective directorship or services with the Company on the same
terms as their respective directorship or services with the
Predecessor immediately prior to the merger.
As a
result of the merger, the internal affairs of the Company ceased to
be subject to the Delaware General Corporation Law or governed by
the Predecessor’s Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws. As of
the December 7, 2021, effective date of the merger, the Company is
now subject to the Nevada Revised Statutes and is governed by the
Company’s articles of incorporation (the “Articles of
Incorporation”).
All
references to the Company in this Annual Report on Form 10-K refer
to the Predecessor prior to the merger, and AMGAS-Nevada subsequent
to the merger.
Common Stock
At
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on October 13, 2021, the
stockholders approved an
amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, increasing
the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock, from 75,000,000
shares to 500,000,000 shares.
Issuance of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
On
March 16, 2021, the Company approved and filed a Certificate of
Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock (“COD”). The COD provides for the
issuance of up to 27,778 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock with a stated/liquidation value of $100 per share. Pursuant
to the provisions of the COD, the Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock is convertible, at the option of the holders thereof, at any
time, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations, into
shares of Common Stock determined on a per share basis by dividing
the $100 stated/liquidation value of such share of the Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock by the $0.32 per share conversion
price, which conversion price is subject to certain adjustments. In
addition, the COD provides for the payment of 10% per annum
cumulative dividends, in (i) cash, or (ii) shares of Common Stock,
to the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock based on
the stated/liquidation value, until the earlier of (i) the date on
which the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are
converted to common stock or (ii) date the Company’s obligations
under the COD have been satisfied in full. The shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock also (i) vote on an as-converted to
Common Stock basis, subject to certain beneficial ownership
limitations, (ii) are subject to mandatory conversion into Common
Stock upon the closing of any equity financing transaction
consummated after the original issue date, pursuant to which the
Company raises gross proceeds of not less than $5,000,000, (iii)
rank senior to the Common Stock and any class or series of capital
stock created after the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and
(iv) have a special preference upon the liquidation of the
Company.
On
March 26, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase
Agreement with five (5) accredited investors providing for an
aggregate investment of $2,050,000 by the investors for the
issuance by the Company to them of (i) 22,776 shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock with a stated/liquidation value of $100
per share; and (ii) warrants, with a term of five and a half (5.5)
years, exercisable six (6) months after issuance, to purchase an
aggregate of up to 5,256,410 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $0.39 per share, subject to customary adjustments
thereunder. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible
into an aggregate of up to 7,117,500 shares of Common Stock.
Holders of the warrants may exercise them by paying the applicable
cash exercise price or, if there is not an effective registration
statement for the sale of the warrant shares within six (6) months
following the Closing Date, as defined in the warrants, by
exercising on a cashless basis pursuant to the formula provided in
the warrants. Net proceeds from the issuance of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock totaled $1,929,089 after deducting the
placement agent fee and other expenses of the offering. The Company
used the proceeds of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
offering to complete the acquisition and development of the
Properties, to pay-off the 8% convertible note payable issued in
August 2020 and for general working capital purposes. On July 21,
2021, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 to
register the shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock and the shares of Common Stock
underlying such warrants.
The
holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock agreed to a
4.99% beneficial ownership cap that limits the investors’ ability
to convert its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and/or exercise
its common stock purchase warrants. Such limitation can be raised
to 9.99% upon 60 days advance notice to the Company.
8% Convertible Note Issuances
On
August 30, 2021 and October 29, 2021, the Company entered into two
Securities Purchase Agreements with one and three, respectively,
accredited investors for the Company’s Senior Unsecured Convertible
Promissory Notes due October 29, 2022 (the “8% Notes”), with an
aggregate principal face amount of approximately $650,000. The 8%
Notes are, subject to certain conditions, convertible into an
aggregate of 1,300,000 shares of Common Stock, at a price of $0.50
per share. The Company also issued five and one half-year Common
Stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 1,850,000 shares of
Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, subject to
customary adjustments which are immediately exercisable. The
investors purchased the 8% Notes and the warrants from the Company
for an aggregate purchase price of $650,000 and the proceeds were
used for general working capital purposes. The 8% Notes bear
interest at a rate of 8% per annum. A discount was recorded for the
estimated fair value of the detachable warrants issued, which will
be amortized to interest expense over the term of the 8% Notes
using the interest method.
Debt Settlement Agreements and Issuance of 3% Convertible
Promissory Notes Payable
On
March 31, 2021, the Company entered into debt settlement agreements
(the “Debt Settlement Agreements”) with six creditors (five of
which were related parties), which extinguished accounts payable
and accrued liabilities totaling $2,866,497 in exchange for the
issuance of $28,665 in principal balance of 3% Convertible
Promissory Notes (the “3% Notes”) with detachable warrants to
purchase 5,732,994 shares of Common Stock for $0.50 per share. The
3% Notes allow for prepayment at any time with all principal and
accrued interest becoming due and payable at maturity on March 30,
2026 (“3% Notes Maturity Date”). The 3% Notes are convertible as to
principal and any accrued interest, at the option of the holder,
into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at any time after the
issue date and prior to the close of business on the business day
preceding the 3% Notes Maturity Date at the rate of fifty cents
($0.50) per share, subject to normal and customary
adjustment.
An
aggregate of $2,577,727 of the total accounts payable and accrued
liabilities that were extinguished were with the five related
parties. Such related parties were issued $25,777 principal balance
of the 3% Notes and warrants to purchase 5,155,454 shares of Common
Stock in exchange for the extinguishment of their respective debt
obligations.
Issuance of Shares of Common Stock in April 2021
On
April 1, 2021, the Company and the holder of a $50,000 outstanding
convertible note entered into a settlement agreement, pursuant to
which the Company issued to such holder 145,000 shares of Common
Stock in consideration for the extinguishment of the outstanding
principal and accrued interest on such note and the cancellation of
common stock purchase warrants of the Company issued in connection
with the issuance of such note. The 145,000 shares of Common Stock
issued to such holder pursuant to such settlement agreement were
valued at $40,600, based on the closing market price of the Common
Stock on the date of such extinguishment and
cancellation.
Also
on April 1, 2021, the Company and the holder of a $35,000
outstanding convertible note entered into a settlement agreement
pursuant to which the Company issued to such holder 100,000 shares
of Common stock in consideration for the extinguishment of the
outstanding principal and accrued interest on such note and the
cancellation of common stock purchase warrants of the Company
issued in connection with the issuance of such note. The 100,000
shares of Common Stock issued to such holder pursuant to such
settlement agreement were valued at $28,000, based on the closing
market price of the Common Stock on the date of such extinguishment
and cancellation.
Additional Compensation Paid to Company’s President, Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman
On
April 1, 2021, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”)
authorized the cash payment of $30,000 to Stanton E. Ross, the
Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board, in consideration for the time Mr. Ross devoted to assisting
the acquisition of the Properties and its drilling
program.
Additional Stock Option Grants to Company’s Board of Directors and
Officers
On
June 4, 2021, the Board authorized the grant of stock options to
purchase up to (i) 500,000 shares of Common Stock to Mr. Ross, (ii)
100,000 shares of Common Stock to Leroy C. Richie, a member of the
Board, (iii) 100,000 shares of Common Stock to Daniel F. Hutchins,
the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Corporate
Secretary and member of the Board, (iv) 350,000 shares of Common
Stock to John L. Loeffelbein, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer
and (v) a total of 750,000 shares of Common Stock to three Company
consultants. All such stock options were granted outside the
Company’s 2015 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, vest on June
4, 2022, contingent upon the holder of such options continuing to
serve the Company on such date, have 10-year terms and are
exercisable at $0.50 per share. Such individuals were granted such
stock options in consideration for the time and efforts such
individuals devoted to assisting the acquisition of the Properties
and its drilling program.
Acquisition of Kansas Oil and Gas Properties
On
July 31, 2019, we acquired an option (the “Option”) from Core
Energy, LLC, a closely held company (“Core”), to purchase the
production and mineral rights/leasehold of the Properties. We paid
a non-refundable deposit of $50,000 to bind the Option, which
provided us the right to acquire the Properties for $2.5 million
prior to December 31, 2019, which right was not exercised. On
September 2, 2020, the Company acquired a new option from Core
under similar terms as the previous Option, which permitted the
Company to purchase the Properties at a reduced price of $900,000
at any time prior to November 1, 2020 and the Company agreed to
immediately conduct a capital raise of between approximately $2-10
million to fund its acquisition and development of the Properties.
On December 14, 2020, the parties executed an asset purchase and
sale agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) which extended the
new option to January 11, 2021.
We
and Core, as well as all of the members of Core, Mandalay LLC and
Coal Creek Energy, LLC (entered into a side letter agreement on
September 2, 2020 and a second side letter on March 31, 2021
(collectively, the “Side Letters”), pursuant to which we and Core
agreed to set the closing date of the acquisition of the Properties
under the Asset Purchase Agreement, to April 1, 2021. Pursuant to
the Side Letters, the Company is responsible for reimbursing Core,
Mandalay LLC and Coal Creek Energy, LLC for certain prorated
revenues and expenses from January 1, 2021 through April 1,
2021.
On
April 1, 2021, we completed the acquisition of the Properties,
under the same terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement. The purchase
of the Properties included the existing production equipment,
infrastructure and ownership of 11 square miles of existing 3-D
seismic data on the acreage. The Properties include a horizontal
producing well, horizontal saltwater injection well, conventional
saltwater disposal well and two conventional vertical producing
wells, which currently produce from the Reagan Sand Zone with an
approximate depth of 3,600 feet.
Following
the acquisition, we commenced rework of the existing production
wells of the Properties and have performed testing and evaluation
of the existence of noble gas reserves on the Properties including
helium, argon and other rare earth minerals/gases. Testing of the
Properties for noble gas reserves has provided encouraging but not
conclusive results and the Company has yet to determine the
possibility of commercializing the noble gas reserves on the
Properties. The Company plans to assess the Properties existing oil
and gas reserves while continuing the evaluation of the existence
of new oil and gas zones and other mineral reserves and
specifically the noble gas reserves that the Properties may
hold.
Farmout Agreement to Explore and Develop Unconventional Gas and
Brine Materials in the Hugoton Gas Field
On April 4, 2022, the
Company acquired a 40% interest in the AMGAS JV that holds the
Farmout Agreement with Scout with regards to its oil and gas
interests in the Hugoton Gas Field, located in Haskell and Finney
Counties, Kansas.
The Farmout Agreement covers drilling and completion of up to 50
wells. The AMGAS JV will utilize Scout’s existing infrastructure
assets, including water disposal, gas gathering and helium
processing. In addition, the Farmout Agreement provides the AMGAS
JV with rights to take in-kind and market its share of helium at
the tailgate of Jayhawk Gas Plant, located in Grant County, Kansas,
which will enable the AMGAS JV to market and sell the helium
produced at prevailing market prices.
The AMGAS JV also acquired the right to all brine minerals subject
to a ten percent (10%) royalty to Scout, across Finney and Haskell
Counties. Brine minerals are harvested from the formation water
produced from active, and to be drilled, oil and gas wells and may
include a variety of dissolved minerals including bromine and
iodine. The AMGAS JV plans to target brine minerals with commercial
quantities of bromine and iodine. AMGAS, pursuant to the terms of
the USNG Letter Agreement (as defined below), is currently
developing proprietary technology to recover brine minerals,
particularly with respect to bromine, which is well underway and
has demonstrated recovery efficiency and is expected to be
available for use in existing and future development
wells.
The first exploratory well is scheduled to commence in April 2022
near Garden City, Kansas with a goal to evaluate the first of two
separate silty shale members of the Chase group of formations – the
Gage Shale and the Holmesville Shale. These two shale members have
not previously been targeted for exploration by historical
operations in the field.
The exploration and development activities will be directed and
coordinated under the terms of the USNG Letter Agreement (as
defined below) entered in November 2021 with input from the
Board
of Advisors (as defined below).
USNG Letter Agreement
On
November 9, 2021, the Company entered into a letter agreement (the
“USNG Letter Agreement”) with U.S. Noble Gas, LLC (“USNG”),
pursuant to which USNG would provide consulting services to the
Company for exploration, testing, refining, production, marketing
and distribution of various potential reserves of noble gases and
rare earth element/minerals on the Properties. The USNG Letter
Agreement would cover all of the noble gas, specifically helium,
and rare earth elements/minerals potentially existing on the
Properties and the future acquisitions of the Company, if any,
including the Hugoton Gas Field.
The
USNG Letter Agreement also provided that USNG would supply a large
vessel designed for flows up to 5,000 barrels of water per day at
low pressures, known as a gas extraction/separator unit. The gas
extraction/separator unit is a dewatering vessel that the Company
may use for multiple wells in the future.
The
USNG Letter Agreement required the Company to establish a
four-member board of advisors (the “Board of Advisors”) comprised
of various experts in noble gas and rare earth elements/minerals.
The Board of Advisors will help attract both industry partners and
financial partners for developing a large helium, noble gas and/or
rare earth element/mineral resources that may exist in the region
where the Company currently operates. The industry partners would
include helium, noble gas and/or rare earth element/mineral
purchasers and exploration and development companies from the
energy industry. The financial partners may include large family
offices or small institutions.
The
Company is required to pay USNG a $8,000 monthly cash fee beginning
at the onset of commercial helium or minerals production and sales,
subject to certain thresholds. Such monthly fees will become due
and payable for any month that AMGAS receives cash receipts in
excess of $25,000 derived from the sale of noble gases and/or rare
earth elements/minerals. The Company has not yet achieved the
$25,000 cash receipts threshold, therefore there has been no
payment or accrual liability relative to this cash fee provision as
of December 31, 2021.
[The
USNG
Letter Agreement has an initial term of 5 years, which shall
thereafter continue for successive one-year periods, provided that
there is no uncured breach, unless otherwise terminated by either
party upon a written notice of intent to non-renew.]
In
consideration for the consulting services to be rendered and
pursuant to the terms of the USNG Letter Agreement, the Company
issued warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, 2,060,000 shares of
Common Stock, at an exercise price of $0.50 to three of USNG’s
principal consultants and four third-party service providers. The
Company also issued warrants to purchase, in the aggregate,
1,200,000 shares of Common Stock at $0.50 per share exercise price
to three members of the Board of Advisors. The Company granted a
total of 3,260,000 warrants to purchase its Common Stock with an
exercise price of $0.50 per share in connection with the USNG
Letter Agreement and the arrangements described therein. The
warrants expire five years after the date of the USNG Letter
Agreement.
Letter of Engagement
On April 1, 2022, the Company engaged Univest Securities, LLC
(“Univest”) to act as the exclusive financial advisor, and the lead
underwriter in a public offering (the “Offering”), of the Company.
The size of the Offering is expected to be between $10,000,000 to
$15,000,000, priced at a per share in order to up-list the Company
onto the Nasdaq market (the “Public Offering Price”) upon closing
of the Offering. The price will be determined by mutual agreement
of the Company and Univest and will be determined at the signing of
the final underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”),
which will based on, among other things, market conditions at the
time of the Offering.
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, Univest will act as
principal, or the representative of a number of broker-dealers,
that will offer the securities in a public offering. The letter of
engagement between the Company and Univest (the “Letter of
Engagement”) anticipates that Univest will receive a gross discount
equal to eight percent (8%) of the Public Offering Price on each
share of the securities being offered. Univest has agreed to
negotiate in good faith with other underwriters who, acting
severally, could contract to act as an underwriter in connection
with the sale of the securities being offered. Univest will also
have the right to re-offer all or any part of the securities being
offered to other broker-dealers. Univest will be entitled to
warrants to purchase common stock representing five percent (5%) of
the amount of securities sold in the Offering with an exercise
price determined to be 110% of the Public Offering Price.
The Company also agreed to reimburse Univest, at and out of the
proceeds of the Offering closings, for all of its reasonable,
out-of-pocket expenses (including, but not limited to, travel, due
diligence expenses, reasonable fees and expenses of its legal
counsel, roadshow and background check on the Company’s principals)
in connection with the performance of its services thereunder not
to exceed an aggregate of $150,000. In addition, at the closing of
the Offering, the Company agreed to reimburse Univest one percent
(1%) of the actual amount of the Offering as nonaccountable expense
of the offering.
The term of the Letter of Engagement expires upon the earlier to
occur of (i) six (6) months from the date of execution or (ii) the
mutual written agreement of the Company and Univest.
Quotation of Common Stock on OTCQB
Effective
July 13, 2021, the Company’s Common Stock was approved for
quotation on the OTCQB® Venture Market under the symbol
“IFNY.”
Principal
Executive Offices
Our
principal executive offices are located at 15612 College Boulevard,
Lenexa, Kansas 66215. Our telephone number is (913) 948-9512. Our
website is https://www.ifnyoil.com/. Information on our website is
not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form
10-K.
Business
Strategy
Our
2021 and 2020 operating objectives have been focused on the
resolution of outstanding and older obligations, some of which were
in default, and the acquisition of mineral rights to properties
primarily in Kansas that may hold commercial reserves of oil, gas,
noble gas and rare earth minerals.
Resolution of outstanding and older obligations
The
Company has spent considerable time and resources negotiating and
settling older outstanding obligations during 2020 and 2021. During
the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded
gains on the extinguishment of liabilities through negotiation of
settlements with certain creditors and through the operation of law
as follows:
|
|
Year ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
Gain (loss) on
Exchange and Extinguishment of Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on exchange and extinguishment of liabilities |
|
$ |
124,177 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Gain from
settlement of litigation |
|
|
23,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Loss from
retirement of convertible note payable |
|
|
(115,805 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Extinguishment of
trade payables |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,840,136 |
|
Gain from exchange
and extinguishment of notes payable |
|
|
55,230 |
|
|
|
1,310,006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
86,602 |
|
|
$ |
6,150,142 |
|
Gain on exchange and extinguishment of liabilities - On
March 31, 2021, the Company entered into Debt Settlement Agreements
with six creditors (five of which were related parties), which
extinguished accounts payable and accrued liabilities totaling
$2,866,497 in exchange for the issuance of $28,665 in principal
balance of the 3% Notes with detachable warrants to purchase
5,732,994 shares of Common Stock for $0.50 per share. The 3% Notes
allow for prepayment at any time with all principal and accrued
interest becoming due and payable at maturity on March 30, 2026,
the 3% Notes Maturity Date. The 3% Notes are convertible as to
principal and any accrued interest, at the option of holder, into
shares of the company’s Common Stock at any time after the issue
date and prior to the close of business on the business day
preceding the 3% Notes Maturity Date at the rate of fifty cents
($0.50) per share, subject to normal and customary
adjustment.
The
warrants to purchase 5,732,994 shares of Common Stock issued
pursuant to the Debt Settlement Agreements were valued at
$1,605,178 using the Black-Scholes methodology.
An
aggregate of $2,577,727 of the total accounts payable and accrued
liabilities that were extinguished were with the five related
parties. Such related parties were issued $25,777 principal balance
of the 3% Notes and warrants to purchase 5,155,454 shares of Common
Stock in exchange for the extinguishment of their respective debt
obligations. The Company recognized a gain on extinguishment of
liabilities for the portion of the extinguishment with non-related
parties. Furthermore, it recognized the portion of the gain on
extinguishment of liabilities with related parties as a
contribution of capital.
The
gain on extinguishment of liabilities from the Debt Settlement
Agreements was determined as follows:
|
|
Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
Total accounts payable and
accrued liabilities extinguished |
|
$ |
2,866,497 |
|
Less: Principal balance of 3%
Convertible Promissory Notes issued |
|
|
(28,665 |
) |
Less: Fair value of warrants to
purchase common stock issued |
|
|
(1,605,178 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total gain on extinguishment of
liabilities |
|
$ |
1,232,654 |
|
Less: Related party amounts reported
as a capital contribution |
|
|
(1,108,477 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on extinguishment of
liabilities |
|
$ |
124,177 |
|
Gain on extinguishment of trade payables - The
Company incurred trade payable obligations totaling $4,840,136
during 2013, which were extinguished in 2020 pursuant to the
relevant statute of limitations.
Acquisition of mineral rights to properties
Acquisition of Kansas Oil and Gas Properties - On April 1,
2021, we completed the acquisition of the Properties in the Central
Kansas Uplift geological formation covering over 11,000 contiguous
acres, subject to overriding royalties to third parties. The
acquisition price aggregated $900,000 in cash and included the
existing production equipment, infrastructure and ownership of 11
square miles of existing 3-D seismic data on the acreage. The
Properties include a horizontal producing well, horizontal
saltwater injection well, conventional saltwater disposal well and
two conventional vertical producing wells, which currently produce
from the Reagan Sand Zone with an approximate depth of 3,600
feet.
We
have commenced with certain rework to the existing production wells
subsequent to the acquisition and have performed testing and
evaluation of the existence of noble gas reserves on the
Properties, including helium, argon and other rare earth
minerals/gases. Testing for noble gas reserves has provided
encouraging but not conclusive results, and we have yet to
determine the possibility of commercializing the noble gas reserves
on the Properties. We plan to assess existing oil and gas reserves
while continuing the evaluation of the existence of new oil and gas
zones and other mineral reserves, specifically the noble gas
reserves, that the Properties may hold.
Hugoton Gas Field Farmout Agreement - On April 4,
2022, the Company acquired a 40% interest in the AMGAS JV that
holds a Farmout Agreement with Scout with regards to its oil and
gas interests in the Hugoton Gas Field, located in Haskell and
Finney Counties, Kansas. The Farmout Agreement covers drilling and
completion of up to 50 wells, with the first exploratory well
scheduled to be spudded in April 2022. The AMGAS JV will utilize
Scout’s existing infrastructure assets including water disposal,
gas gathering and helium processing. The Farmout Agreement provides
the JV with rights to take in-kind and market its share of helium
at the tailgate of Jayhawk Gas Plant, which will enable the AMGAS
JV to market and sell the helium produced at prevailing market
prices. The AMGAS JV also acquired the rights to all brine minerals
subject to a ten percent (10%) royalty to Scout, across Finney and
Haskell Counties.
Competition
We
compete in virtually all facets of our businesses with numerous
other companies in the oil and gas industry, including many that
have significantly greater financial and other resources. Such
competitors will be able to pay more for desirable oil and gas
leases and to evaluate, bid for, and purchase a greater number of
properties than our financial or personnel resources
permit.
Our
business strategy includes highly competitive oil and natural gas
exploration, development and production and the exploration and
development of noble gas and rare earth minerals. We face intense
competition from a large number of independent exploration and
development companies as well as major oil and gas companies in a
number of areas, such as obtaining the capital necessary to pursue
the development of our recently acquired Kansas Oil and Gas
Properties and the Hugoton Gas Field. We may find it difficult to
acquire the services, equipment, labor and materials necessary to
explore, operate and develop those properties with the intense
competition in our industry. Most of our competitors have financial
and technological resources substantially exceeding those available
to us. We cannot be sure that we will be successful in developing
and operating profitably the Kansas Oil and Gas Properties and the
Hugoton Gas Field in the face of this competition.
Government
Regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry
General
Our
business is affected by numerous laws and regulations, including,
among others, laws and regulations relating to energy, environment,
conservation and tax. Failure to comply with these laws and
regulations may result in the assessment of administrative, civil
and/or criminal penalties, the imposition of injunctive relief or
both. Moreover, changes in any of these laws and regulations could
have a material adverse effect on our business. In view of the many
uncertainties with respect to current and future laws and
regulations, including their applicability to us, we cannot predict
the overall effect of such laws and regulations on our future
operations.
The
following is a summary discussion of the framework of key
environmental and land use regulations and requirements affecting
oil and natural gas exploration, development, production and
transportation operations and is qualified as mentioned
above.
Environmental
and Land Use Regulation
Various
federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the
protection of the environment may affect our operations and costs.
The areas affected include:
● |
unit
production expenses primarily related to the control and limitation
of air emissions, spill prevention and the disposal of produced
water; |
|
|
● |
capital
costs to drill development wells resulting from expenses primarily
related to the management and disposal of drilling fluids and other
oil and natural gas exploration wastes; |
|
|
● |
capital
costs to construct, maintain and upgrade equipment and
facilities; |
|
|
● |
operational
costs associated with ongoing compliance and monitoring activities;
and |
|
|
● |
exit
costs for operations that we are responsible for closing, including
costs for dismantling and abandoning wells and remediating
environmental impacts. |
The
environmental and land use laws and regulations affecting oil and
natural gas operations have changed frequently in the past, and in
general, these changes have imposed more stringent requirements
that increase operating costs and/or require capital expenditures
to remain in compliance. Failure to comply with these requirements
can result in civil and/or criminal fines and liability for
non-compliance, clean-up costs and other environmental damages. It
is also possible that unanticipated developments or changes in law
could cause us to make environmental expenditures significantly
greater than those we currently expect.
Operating
Hazards and Insurance
The
oil and natural gas business involves a variety of operating risks.
Historically, we were unable to maintain insurance against such
potential risks and losses. The Company has relevant liability
insurance coverage on its Kansas Oil and Gas Properties which is
maintained by the licensed operator of the lease.
In
addition, pollution and environmental risks are not insured. If a
significant accident or other event occurs that is not covered by
insurance, it could adversely affect us.
Employees
We
have three employees, our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, whose compensations have
primarily been in the form of restricted stock grants. Recurring
cash salaries for our employees were suspended effective January 1,
2018. During 2021, our Chief Executive Officer was awarded a cash
bonus of $30,000. We also use outside contractors to perform
services.
Item
1A. Risk Factors.
Not
applicable.
Item
1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.
Item
2. Properties.
This
section contains an explanation and detail of some of the relevant
project groupings from our overall inventory of projects and
prospects. Our sole focus in previous years has been the
Concessions, located in the Caribbean Sea, offshore Nicaragua,
which we have abandoned all of our efforts in 2020. In 2021 and
2020, we began implementing our strategy to acquire and develop oil
producing properties in the continental United States. In that
regard, we acquired oil and gas leases the Properties of
approximately 11,000 acres located in central Kansas.
Kansas Properties
On
April 1, 2021, we completed the acquisition of the production and
mineral rights/leasehold for oil and gas properties, subject to
overriding royalties to third parties, in the Properties, located
in Central Kansas Uplift geological formation covering over 11,000
contiguous acres. The acquisition price aggregated $900,000 in cash
and included the existing production equipment, infrastructure and
ownership of 11 square miles of existing 3-D seismic data on the
acreage. The Properties include a horizontal producing well,
horizontal saltwater injection well, conventional saltwater
disposal well and two conventional vertical producing wells, which
currently produce from the Reagan Sand Zone with an approximate
depth of 3,600 feet.
We
have commenced with certain rework to the existing production wells
subsequent to the acquisition and have performed testing and
evaluation of the existence of noble gas reserves on the Properties
including helium, argon and other rare earth minerals/gases.
Testing for noble gas reserves has provided encouraging but not
conclusive results, and we have yet to determine the possibility of
commercializing the noble gas reserves on the Properties. We plan
to assess the Properties existing oil and gas reserves while
continuing the evaluation of the existence of new oil and gas zones
and other mineral reserves, specifically the noble gas reserves,
that the Properties may hold.
Proved Reserves Reporting
The
following tables summarize the net ownership interest in the proved
oil and gas reserves and the standardized measure of discounted
future net cash flows related to the proved oil and gas reserves of
the Properties. The estimates were prepared by the Company based on
the reserve reports prepared for the Company for the year ended
December 31, 2021. The standardized measure presented here excludes
income taxes as the tax basis for the Properties is not applicable
due to the substantial net operating loss carryforwards available
to the Company on a go-forward basis. The proved oil and gas
reserve estimates and other components of the standardized measure
were determined in accordance with the authoritative guidance of
the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the SEC.
Proved
Oil and Gas Reserve Quantities
Proved
reserves are those quantities of oil and gas, which, by analysis of
geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable
certainty to be economically producible from a given date forward,
from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions,
operating methods, and government regulations. Proved developed
reserves are proved reserves that can be expected to be recovered
through existing wells with existing equipment and operating
methods or in which the cost of the required equipment is
relatively minor compared to the cost of a new well. Proved
undeveloped reserves are proved reserves that are expected to be
recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing
wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for
recompletion. The net proved oil and gas reserves and changes in
net proved oil and gas reserves attributable to the Properties, all
of which are located in the state of Kansas, are summarized
below:
|
|
Crude Oil Barrels |
|
Proved developed reserves: |
|
|
|
|
At January 1, 2021 |
|
|
— |
|
In-place proved developed reserves acquired |
|
|
26,185 |
|
Extensions and
discoveries |
|
|
— |
|
Revisions of
previous estimates |
|
|
— |
|
Production |
|
|
(3,123 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Proved
developed reserves at end of year – December 31, 2021 |
|
|
23,062 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved undeveloped reserves: |
|
|
|
|
At January 1, 2021 |
|
|
— |
|
In-place proved
undeveloped reserves acquired |
|
|
403,210 |
|
Extensions and
discoveries |
|
|
— |
|
Revisions of
previous estimates |
|
|
— |
|
Production |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved
undeveloped reserves at end of year – December 31, 2021 |
|
|
403,210 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved developed and undeveloped
reserves: |
|
|
|
|
At January 1, 2021 |
|
|
— |
|
In-place proved
developed and undeveloped reserves acquired |
|
|
429,395 |
|
Extensions and
discoveries |
|
|
— |
|
Revisions of
previous estimates |
|
|
— |
|
Other |
|
|
— |
|
Production |
|
|
(3,123 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
End of year – December 31,
2021 |
|
|
426,272 |
|
Standardized
Measure
The
standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows before
income taxes related to the proved oil and gas reserves of the
Properties is as follows:
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
Future cash inflows |
|
$ |
21,955,464 |
|
Future production costs |
|
|
(2,698,409 |
) |
Future
development costs |
|
|
(4,450,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Future net cash flows |
|
|
14,807,055 |
|
Less 10% annual
discount to reflect timing of cash flows |
|
|
(11,166,405 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Standard
measure of discounted future net cash flows |
|
$ |
3,640,650 |
|
Requirements
for oil and gas reserve estimation and disclosure require that
reserve estimates and future cash flows be based on the average
market prices for sales of oil and gas on the first calendar day of
each month during the year. The average prices used for the year
ended December 31, 2021 under these rules were $66.34 for crude
oil.
Future
operating expenses and development costs are computed primarily by
the Company’s petroleum engineers by estimating the expenditures to
be incurred in developing and producing the proved oil and gas
reserves at the end of the year, based on year end costs and
assuming continuation of existing economic conditions. As mentioned
above, the standardized measure presented here does not include the
effects of income taxes as the tax basis for the Properties due to
the substantial tax net operating loss carryforwards available to
the Company which makes its use non-applicable on a go-forward
basis. A discount factor of 10% was used to reflect the timing of
future net cash flows. The standardized measure of discounted
future net cash flows is not intended to represent the replacement
cost or fair value of the Properties of the Company. An estimate of
fair value would also take into account, among other things, the
recovery of reserves not presently classified as proved,
anticipated future changes in prices and costs, and a discount
factor more representative of the time value of money and the risks
inherent in oil and gas reserve estimates.
Production, Prices and Production Costs
We
had no production during the year ended December 31, 2020. We began
production in April 2021 following the acquisition of the
Properties.
Significant
Fields
Oil
and natural gas production for fields containing more than 15% of
the Company’s total proved reserves at each year end are presented
in the table below. The Properties represents our only producing
filed which produces primarily crude oil in the Otis Albert Field
from the Reagan Sand Zone at a depth of 3,600 feet.
Production
and Price History
The
Company produced approximately 1,165 barrels of crude oil during
2021 from the Properties which had a total of 3 producing wells. We
received an average price per barrel of crude oil sold of $67.84
per barrel for 2021.
Production
wells
The
following table sets forth the number of production wells in which
the Company owned a working interest as of December 31, 2021. We
utilize a third-party licensed operator to operate all of our
wells. Productive wells consist of producing wells and wells
capable of producing, including oil wells awaiting connection to
production facilities to commence deliveries. The Company owns 100%
of the working interest in all production wells as of December 31,
2021.
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
Kansas Properties: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conventional production wells |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Horizontal production wells |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total production wells |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Drilling
activity
The
Company did not drill any new wells during the years ended December
31, 2021 and 2020.
Costs Incurred in Oil and Gas Activities
Costs
incurred during the year ended December 31, 2021 in connection with
the Company’s oil and gas acquisition, exploration and development
activities are shown below.
|
|
Year
ended
December
31, 2021
|
|
Property acquisition costs: |
|
|
|
|
Proved |
|
$ |
— |
|
Unproved |
|
|
— |
|
Total property
acquisition costs |
|
|
— |
|
Development costs |
|
|
— |
|
Exploration costs |
|
|
272,799 |
|
Total costs |
|
$ |
272,799 |
|
The
Company incurred $272,799 in exploration costs on the Properties
primarily to assess the potential of noble gas, including helium
and argon, and rare earth mineral reserves, including bromine,
lithium and iodine. The Company is assessing the results of such
tests to determine whether commercial amounts of reserves exist
that can be profitably extracted on the Properties.
Aggregate
capitalized costs relating to the Company’s oil and gas producing
activities, and related accumulated depreciation, depletion,
impairment and amortization are as follows:
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved oil and gas
properties |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Unproved oil and gas properties |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Less accumulated impairment charge on
oil and gas properties |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Less accumulated depreciation,
depletion and amortization |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net capitalized costs |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
The
$900,000 acquisition price of the Properties was allocated to
tangible equipment and seismic data acquired as part of the
acquisition. None of the acquisition costs was allocated to proved
or unproved oil and gas reserves present on the
Properties.
Costs Not Being Amortized
Oil
and gas property costs not being amortized at December 31, 2021 and
2020, costs by year that the costs were incurred, are as
follows:
Year Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
$ |
— |
|
2020 |
|
|
— |
|
Prior |
|
|
— |
|
Total costs not being amortized |
|
$ |
— |
|
Acreage Data
The
following table sets forth the approximate gross and net acres of
developed and undeveloped oil and gas leases we held as of December
31, 2021.
|
|
Developed Acreage |
|
|
Undeveloped Acreage |
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Net |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Onshore U.S. – Otis Albert
Field of the Properties |
|
|
640 |
|
|
|
640
|
|
|
|
10,360
|
|
|
|
10,360 |
|
Other |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total |
|
|
640 |
|
|
|
640
|
|
|
|
10,360
|
|
|
|
10,360 |
|
Item
3. Legal Proceedings.
The
Company is subject to numerous claims and legal actions in which
vendors are claiming breach of contract due to the Company’s
failure to pay amounts due. The Company believes that it has made
adequate provision for these claims in the accompanying financial
statements.
The
Company is currently involved in litigation as follows:
● |
In
October 2012, the State of Texas filed a lawsuit naming Infinity
Oil and Gas of Texas, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company which was sold in 2012 (“Infinity-Texas”), the Company and
the corporate officers of Infinity-Texas, seeking $30,000 of
reclamation costs associated with a single well, in addition to
administrative expenses and penalties. The Company engaged in
negotiations with the State of Texas in late 2012 and early 2013
and reached a settlement agreement that would reduce the aggregate
liability, in this action and any extension of this to other Texas
wells, to $45,103, which amount has been paid. Certain performance
obligations remain which must be satisfied in order to finally
settle and dismiss the matter. |
|
|
|
Pending
satisfactory performance of the performance obligations and their
acceptance by the State of Texas, the officers have potential
liability regarding the above matter, who may be held personally
harmless by indemnification provisions of the Company. Therefore,
to the extent they might actually occur, these liabilities are the
obligations of the Company. Management estimates that the
liabilities associated with this matter will not exceed $780,000,
calculated as $30,000 for each of the 26 Infinity-Texas operated
wells. This related liability, less the payment made to the State
of Texas in 2012 in the amount of $45,103, is included in the asset
retirement obligation on the accompanying balance
sheets. |
|
|
● |
On
September 26, 2014, Cambrian Consultants America, Inc. (“Cambrian”)
filed an action in the District Court of Harris County, Texas,
against the Company resulting from certain professional consulting
services provided for quality control and management of seismic
operations during November and December 2013 on the Concessions.
Cambrian provided these services pursuant to a master consulting
agreement with AMGAS, dated November 20, 2013, and has claimed
breach of contract for failure to pay amounts due. On December 8,
2014, a default judgment was entered against the Company in the
amount of $96,877 plus interest and attorney fees. The Company has
included the impact of this litigation as a liability in its
accounts payable. The Company will seek to settle the default
judgment when it has the financial resources to do so. |
|
|
● |
Torrey
Hills Capital, Inc. (“Torrey”) notified the Company by a letter,
dated August 15, 2014, of its demand for the payment of $56,000,
which it alleged was unpaid and owed under a consulting agreement
dated October 18, 2013. Torrey and the Company entered into a
consulting agreement, pursuant to which Torrey agreed to provide
investor relations services in exchange for payment of $7,000 per
month and the issuance of 15,000 shares of Common Stock. The
agreement was for an initial three month-term with automatic
renewals unless terminated upon 30 days’ written notice by either
party. The Company made payments totaling $14,000 and issued 15,000
shares of Common Stock during 2013. The Company contended that
Torrey breached the agreement by not performing the required
services and that it had provided proper notice of termination to
Torrey. Furthermore, the Company contended that the parties agreed
to settle the dispute on or about June 19, 2014 under which it
would issue 2,800 shares of Common Stock in full settlement of any
balance then owed and final termination of the agreement. Torrey
disputed the Company’s contentions and submitted the dispute to
binding arbitration. The Company was unable to defend itself and
the arbitration panel awarded Torrey a total of $79,594 in damages.
The Company has accrued this amount in accounts payable as of
December 31, 2021 and 2020, which management believes is sufficient
to provide for the ultimate resolution of this dispute. |
● |
On
March 20, 2020, Joseph Ryan (“Ryan”) filed an action in the
District Court of Johnson County, Kansas, against AMGAS resulting
from certain professional consulting services Ryan alleged he
performed for Social, Environmental and Economic Impact Assessments
during July 2012 through September 2015 on the Concessions. Ryan
alleged that such services were provided pursuant to oral
agreements with AMGAS. Ryan claims breach of contract for failure
to pay $12,000 amounts invoiced and due. On December 23, 2020, Ryan
filed a motion for default judgment for $12,000 in unpaid invoices,
plus legal, fees, statutory interest and any expert testimony fees.
The Company has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit because the
claims are barred by the statute of limitations and defective
service. The Company has included the expected impact of this
litigation as a liability in its accounts payable as of December
31, 2021 and 2020. |
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not
applicable.
PART
II
Item
5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder
Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Principal
Market and Price Range of Common Stock
Shares
of our Common Stock are traded on the OTCQB Venture Tier Market
(OTCQB) under the symbol “IFNY”. The following table sets forth the
high and low closing bid prices for AMGAS’s Common Stock as
reported by the OTCQB. The closing price of our Common Stock on
April 5, 2022 was $0.38 per share. The quotations reflect
interdealer bid prices without retail markup, markdown or
commission and may not represent actual transactions.
Year Ended December 31, 2021 |
|
|
High |
|
|
|
Low |
|
1st Quarter |
|
$ |
0.40 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
2nd Quarter |
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
3rd Quarter |
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
4th Quarter |
|
$ |
0.69 |
|
|
$ |
0.28 |
|
Year Ended December 31, 2020 |
|
|
High |
|
|
|
Low |
|
1st Quarter |
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
2nd Quarter |
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
3rd Quarter |
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
4th Quarter |
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
Holders
of Common Stock
At
December 31, 2021, there were approximately 159 stockholders of
record of our Common Stock.
Dividend
Policy
Holders
of Common Stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be
declared by our Board. We have not declared or paid and do not
anticipate declaring or paying any dividends on our Common Stock in
the near future. Any future determination as to the declaration and
payment of dividends will be at the discretion of our Board and
will depend on then-existing conditions, including our financial
condition, results of operations, contractual restrictions, capital
requirements, business prospects and such other factors as the
board deems relevant.
Holders
of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to receive the
payment of 10% per annum cumulative dividends, in (i) cash, or (ii)
shares of Common Stock, based on the stated/liquidation value of
the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The holders of such
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were paid dividends in 2021 of
$174,449 and $-0- in 2020.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation
Plans
At
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on October 13, 2021, the
stockholders approved the 2021 Plan and we reserved 5,000,000
shares of Common Stock for issuance under the 2021 Plan. At the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on September 25, 2015, the
stockholders approved the 2015 Stock Option and Restricted Stock
Plan (the “2015 Plan”) and we reserved 500,000 shares of Common
Stock for issuance under the 2015 Plan.
Under
the 2021 Plan and the 2015 Plan, both incentive and non-statutory
stock options may be granted to employees, officers, non-employee
directors and consultants. Options granted under the 2021 Plan and
2015 Plan allow for the purchase of shares of Common Stock at
prices not less than the fair market value of such stock at the
date of grant, become exercisable immediately or as directed by the
Company’s Board and expire ten years after the date of grant. The
Company has issued stock options and restricted stock awards that
are outside of a formal plan with terms similar to the 2021 Plan
and 2015 Plan as described in this Annual Report on Form
10-K.
As of
December 31, 2021, an aggregate 5,500,000 shares were available for
future grants under the 2021 Plan and the 2015 Plan. All other
Plans have now expired.
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding our stock
option plans as of December 31, 2021:
|
|
Number
of securities
to
be issued upon
exercise
of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
|
|
|
Weighted-average
exercise
price of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
|
|
|
Number
of
securities
remaining
available
for future
issuance
under
equity
compensation
plans
(excluding
securities
reflected
in
column (a))
|
|
Plan category |
|
(a) |
|
|
(b) |
|
|
(c) |
|
Equity compensation plans
approved by stockholders |
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
5,500,000 |
|
Option grants not issued under a plan
approved by stockholders |
|
|
1,892,000 |
|
|
|
1.93 |
|
|
|
n/a |
|
Total |
|
|
1,892,000 |
|
|
$ |
1.93 |
|
|
|
5,500,000 |
|
Recent
Issuances of Unregistered Securities
During
the last three (3) years, we have sold the following unregistered
securities:
On
May 23, 2019, we and an investor (“May 2019 Investor”) entered into
an exchange agreement (“May 2019 Exchange Agreement”) and a
side-letter agreement (“Side-Letter Agreement”) related to the
private placement of a $12.0 million principal amount secured
convertible note and a warrant to purchase 1,800,000 shares of
Common Stock in May 2015 (the “May 2015 Private Placement”). Under
the May 19 Exchange Agreement, the May 2019 Investor exchanged all
of its rights under the original securities issued in the May 2015
Private Placement for 770,485 shares of Common Stock (which was
amended to 605,816 shares of Common Stock pursuant to Amendment
No.1 to the May 2019 Exchange Agreement, dated May 30, 2019) and
certain rights to acquire additional securities in the future,
which may be exercised for additional shares of Common Stock.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Side-Letter Agreement, dated
November 23, 2019, the parties agreed to the issuance of 567,348
shares of Common Stock and a warrant to purchase up to 61,380
shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share,
which expires on June 19, 2026. Pursuant to the Side-Letter
Agreement, we also agreed that from the execution date of the May
2019 Exchange Agreement until twelve (12) months from such date, we
will not raise capital at a price that is below $0.10 per share of
Common Stock (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, stock
combinations, recapitalizations and similar events) without the
consent of the May 2019 Investor. Such shares of Common Stock and
rights to acquire additional securities were issued in reliance on
Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.
On
June 4, 2019, we and WestPark Capital, Inc. (“WestPark”) executed
an exchange agreement, pursuant to which WestPark received a new
warrant to purchase up to 50,000 shares of Common Stock (post-split
basis) with an exercise price of $0.50 per share and a seven-year
term in exchange for its original warrant in connection with the
May 2015 Private Placement. The new warrant does not contain any
price protection provisions. Such new warrant was issued in
reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.
On
June 19, 2019, we and a private, third-party lender entered into an
exchange agreement whereby such lender received a warrant to
purchase up to 570,000 shares of Common Stock (post-split basis)
with an exercise price of $0.50 per share and a seven-year term in
exchange for its two convertible notes payable issued on November
8, 2016 and November 7, 2017, respectively, and accrued interest
thereon. The warrant does not contain any price protection
provisions. Such warrant was issued in reliance on Section 3(a)(9)
of the Securities Act.
During
August 2019 through October 2019, we issued a total of 1,425,000
shares of Common Stock at $0.10 per share for a total of $142,500
pursuant to a private placement memorandum to certain accredited
investors. We used the proceeds to pay the $50,000 nonrefundable
deposit required for the Option from Core, to purchase the
production and mineral rights/leasehold on the Properties and for
general working capital purposes. We relied on the exemption
provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D
thereunder in issuing the shares of Common Stock in the private
placement. We paid no commission or other similar compensation in
connection with the transactions.
On
August 19, 2020, we entered into a securities purchase agreement
(the “August Purchase Agreement”) with one investor (the “August
Investor”), pursuant to which we issued to the August Investor, in
consideration for an aggregate of $325,000, (i) a senior unsecured
convertible note payable due August 19, 2021 (the “August Note”),
which was, subject to certain conditions, convertible into an
aggregate of 3,943,820 shares of Common Stock, at a price of $0.10
per share; and (ii) a common stock purchase warrant (the “August
Warrant”), which is immediately exercisable upon issuance and on a
cashless basis if the August Warrant has not been registered 180
days after the date of issuance for up to 800,000 shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, subject to customary
adjustments. Pursuant to the August Purchase Agreement, the August
Note and August Warrant were issued to the August Investor in a
private placement transaction pursuant to an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act provided in Section
4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated
thereunder. Pursuant to the August Purchase Agreement, the August
Investor was also granted certain piggy-back registration rights,
whereby we agreed to register the resale of the shares of Common
Stock underlying the August Warrant and the August Note. We repaid
the August Note on March 26, 2021. On August 5, 2021, the Company
has filed a registration statement on Form 424B4 to register for
resale all of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
the August Warrant issued to the August Investor.
The
exercise of the August Warrant is subject to a beneficial ownership
limitation such that the August Investor may not exercise the
August Warrant to the extent that such exercise would result in the
August Investor being the beneficial owner in excess of 4.99% (or,
upon election of the August Investor, 9.99%) of the number of
shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving
effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such
exercise, which beneficial ownership limitation may be increased or
decreased up to 9.99% upon notice to us, provided that any increase
in such limitation will not be effective until 61 days following
notice to us.
Additionally,
pursuant to the August Purchase Agreement, for so long as the
August Note or August Warrant is outstanding, the August Investor
has a right to participate in any issuance of the Common Stock,
Common Stock Equivalents (as defined in the August Purchase
Agreement), conventional debt, or a combination of such securities
and/or debt (a “Subsequent Financing”), up to an amount equal to
35% of the Subsequent Financing.
We
used the proceeds of the August Note to pay off $60,125 in
principal balance of notes payable that were in default, to pay the
$100,000 required by the SKM Exchange Agreement (as defined below)
and for general working capital.
On
August 19, 2020, we granted certain of our executive officers,
directors and affiliate thereof and consultant, outside of our
existing equity compensation plans, and pursuant to the August 2020
Restricted Stock Agreements, an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, subject to the restrictions contained therein, as
compensation for their services to the Company. Such individuals
were granted such shares pursuant to the exemption provided by
Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
On
September 24, 2020, we entered into an exchange and settlement
agreement (the “SKM Exchange Agreement”) with SKM Partnership, Ltd.
(“SKM”), pursuant to which SKM agreed to exchange an 8% promissory
note issued by us to SKM, dated as of December 27, 2013, in the
original principal amount of $1,050,000, representing outstanding
principal balance of $1,000,000 and accrued and unpaid interest
thereon of $481,000, for (i) a cash payment in the amount of
$100,000 and (ii) 737,532 newly issued shares of Common Stock. The
issuance of the 737,532 shares is being made without any
restrictive legends upon reliance on the exemptions from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Section
3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and Rule 144 promulgated thereunder.
The closing of the exchange occurred on September 24,
2020.
On
March 26, 2021, we entered into securities purchase agreements
(collectively, the “March Purchase Agreements”) with certain
investors (the “March Investors”), pursuant to which, in
consideration for an aggregate of $2,050,000, we issued an
aggregate of 22,776 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and common
stock purchase warrants (the “March Warrants”) exercisable for up
to 5,256,410 shares of Common Stock six (6) months following
issuance and for five (5) years after such date. Holders of the
March Warrants may exercise them on a cashless basis pursuant to
the formula provided in the March Warrants if there is not an
effective registration statement for the sale of the shares of
Common Stock underlying the March Warrants within six (6) months
following the Closing Date, as defined in the March Warrants. Such
securities were issued to March Investors in a private placement
transaction pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act provided in Section 4(a)(2) of
the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated
thereunder.
In
connection with the March Purchase Agreement, we and the March
Investors entered into that certain registration rights agreement
(the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which we agreed
to file a registration statement to register such shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and
such shares of Common Stock underlying the March Warrants. In order
to satisfy such obligations, on August 5, 2021, the Company filed a
registration statement to register for resale all of the Preferred
Shares and Warrant Shares issuable upon conversion of the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the March Warrants
issued to the March Investors.
The
closing of the private placement in connection with the March
Purchase Agreements took place on March 26, 2021.
We
used the proceeds of the offering of the Series A Preferred Stock
to complete the acquisition of the Properties and intend to use the
remaining proceeds to complete development of the Properties, to
pay-off all outstanding convertible notes payable and for general
working capital.
On
March 31, 2021, we entered into entered into the Debt Settlement
Agreements with six creditors of the Company (collectively, the
“Creditors”), pursuant to which the Creditors agreed to extinguish
an aggregate of $2,866,497 of debt and liabilities of the Company
owed to such Creditors in consideration for the issuance to each
Creditor of (i) an aggregate of approximately $28,665 in the 3%
Notes , which are, subject to certain conditions, convertible at
any time at the option of the Creditors into an aggregate of 65,930
shares of Common Stock (including accruable interest), at a price
of $0.50 per share and (ii) common stock purchase warrants (the
“Creditor Warrants”) which are immediately exercisable for up to an
aggregate of 5,732,994 shares of Common Stock and for five (5)
years thereafter. We also granted the Creditors certain piggy-back
registration rights pursuant to the Notes and the Creditor
Warrants, which were satisfied by the Company filing the
registration statement on Form 424B4 on August 5, 2021. Such
securities were issued to the Creditors in a private placement
transaction pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act provided in Section 4(a)(2) of
the Securities Act.
The
3% Notes bear interest at a rate of 3% per annum, may be
voluntarily repaid in cash in full or in part by us at any time in
an amount equal to the face amount plus any accrued and unpaid
interest on the 3% Notes (or portion thereof) being prepaid, and
mature on March 30, 2026.
On
April 1, 2021, the Company and the holder of a $50,000 outstanding
convertible note (the “April 2021 Creditor #1”) entered into a
settlement agreement pursuant to which the Company issued to such
holder 145,000 shares of Common Stock in consideration for the
extinguishment of the outstanding principal and accrued interest on
such note and the cancellation of common stock purchase warrants of
the Company issued in connection with the issuance of such note.
The 145,000 shares of Common Stock issued to such holder pursuant
to such settlement agreement were valued at $40,600 based on the
closing market price of the Common Stock on the date of such
extinguishment and cancellation. Such securities were issued to the
April 2021 Creditor #1 in a private placement transaction pursuant
to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act provided in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act.
Also
on April 1, 2021, the Company and the holder of a $35,000
outstanding convertible note (the “April 2021 Creditor #2”) entered
into a settlement agreement pursuant to which the Company issued to
such holder 100,000 shares of Common Stock in consideration for the
extinguishment of the outstanding principal and accrued interest on
such note and the cancellation of common stock purchase warrants of
the Company issued in connection with the issuance of such note.
The 100,000 shares of Common Stock issued to such holder pursuant
to such settlement agreement were valued at $28,000 based on the
closing market price of the Common Stock on the date of such
extinguishment and cancellation. Such securities were issued to the
April 2021 Creditor #2 in a private placement transaction pursuant
to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act provided in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act.
On
June 4, 2021, our Board authorized the grant of stock options to
purchase up to (i) 500,000 shares of Common Stock to Mr. Ross, (ii)
100,000 shares of Common Stock to Mr. Richie, (iii) 100,000 shares
of Common Stock to Mr. Hutchins, (iv) 350,000 shares of Common
Stock to Mr. Loeffelbein, and (v) a total of 750,000 shares of
Common Stock to three Company consultants. All such stock options
vest on June 4, 2022, contingent upon the holder of such options
continuing to serve the Company on such date, have 10-year terms
and are exercisable at $0.50 per share. Such individuals were
granted such stock options pursuant to the exemption provided by
Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act in consideration for the time
and efforts such individuals devoted to assisting the acquisition
of the Properties and its drilling program.
On
August 30, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with an
accredited investor (the “8% Note Investor”) for the Company’s 8%
Note, with an aggregate principal face amount of $100,000. The 8%
Note is, subject to certain conditions, convertible into an
aggregate of 200,000 shares of Common Stock, at a price of $0.50
per share. The Company also issued a five-and-one-half-year common
stock purchase warrant to purchase up to 200,000 shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, subject to customary
adjustments (the “8% Note Warrant”), which is immediately
exercisable. The 8% Note Investor purchased the 8% Note and 8% Note
Warrant from the Company for an aggregate purchase price of
$100,000. The Company also granted the 8% Note Investor certain
piggy-back registration rights whereby the Company has agreed to
register for resale the shares underlying the 8% Note Warrant and
the conversion of the 8% Note unless the shares of the Company
commences trading on the NYSE American; the Nasdaq Capital Market;
the Nasdaq Global Market; the Nasdaq Global Select Market; or the
New York Stock Exchange, within 120 days after the closing date of
such transaction.
The
8% Note bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum, may be
voluntarily repaid in cash in full or in part by the Company at any
time in an amount equal to 120% of the principal amount of the 8%
Note and any accrued and unpaid interest. 50% of the 8% Note shall
be mandatorily repaid in cash in an amount equal to 120% of the
principal amount of the 8% Note and any accrued and unpaid interest
in the event of the consummation by the Company of any public or
private offering or other financing pursuant to which the Company
receives gross proceeds of at least $2,000,000 and 100% of the 8%
Note, plus accrued interest shall be mandatorily repaid in an
amount equal to 120% of outstanding principal and interest in cases
in which the Company receives gross proceeds of at least
$3,000,000. In addition, pursuant to the 8% Note, so long as the 8%
Note remains outstanding, the Company cannot enter into any
financing transactions pursuant to which the Company sells its
securities at a price lower than $0.50 per share without written
consent of the 8% Note Investor.
The
conversion of the 8% Note and the exercise of the 8% Note Warrant
are each subject to its applicable beneficial ownership
limitation.
The
8% Note and the 8% Note Warrant were issued to the 8% Note Investor
pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, because the 8%
Note Investor represented that it had sufficient sophistication and
knowledge of the Company, and the issuance did not involve any form
of general solicitation or general advertising. Furthermore, the 8%
Note Investor made representations that the securities issued to
extinguish the obligations were taken for investment purposes and
not with a view to resale.
On
October 29, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement (the “November Purchase Agreement”) with three additional
accredited investors (the “November Investors”) for the Company’s
Senior Unsecured Convertible Promissory Notes due October 29, 2022
(the “November Notes”), with an aggregate principal face amount of
$550,000. The November Notes are, subject to certain conditions,
convertible into 1,100,000 shares (the “November Conversion
Shares”) of Common Stock, at a price per share of $0.50 (“November
Conversion Price”). Pursuant to the November Purchase Agreement,
the Company also issued a five-and-one-half-year common stock
purchase warrant (the “November Warrant”) to purchase up to
1,650,000 shares of Common Stock (the “November Warrant Shares” and
collectively with the November Notes, the November Conversion
Shares, and the November Warrant, the “November Securities”) at an
exercise price of $0.50 per share, subject to customary
adjustments. The November Investors purchased the November
Securities for an aggregate purchase price of $850,000. The Company
has also granted the November Investors certain piggy-back
registration rights whereby the Company has agreed to register the
resale by the November Investors of the November Warrant Shares and
November Conversion Shares. The Company relied on the exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, provided
in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
The
November Notes bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum, may be
voluntarily repaid in cash in full or in part by the Company at any
time (subject to the occurrence of an event of default) in an
amount equal to 120% of the principal amount of each November Note
and any accrued and unpaid interest, and shall be mandatorily
repaid in cash in an amount equal to a) 50% of the then outstanding
principal amount equal to 120% of the principal amount of each
November Note and any accrued and unpaid interest in the event of
the consummation by the Company of any public or private offering
or other financing pursuant to which the Company receives gross
proceeds of at least $2,000,000 but not greater than $3,000,000; or
b) 100% of the then outstanding principal amount equal to 120% of
the principal amount of a November Note and any accrued and unpaid
interest in the event of the consummation by the Company of any
public or private offering or other financing pursuant to which the
Company receives gross proceeds of in excess of $3,000,000. In
addition, pursuant to the November Notes, so long as a November
Note remains outstanding, the Company shall not enter into any
financing transactions pursuant to which the Company sells its
securities at a price lower than the November Conversion Price,
subject to certain adjustments, without written consent of the
November Investors.
The
conversion of the November Notes and the exercise of the November
Warrants are each subject to Beneficial Ownership
Limitation.
Pursuant
to the November Purchase Agreement, for a period of twelve (12)
months after the Closing Date (as defined in the November Purchase
Agreement), the November Investors have a right to participate in
Subsequent Financing, up to an amount equal to thirty-five percent
(35%) of the Subsequent Financing. The transaction completed by the
November Purchase Agreement closed on November 1, 2021.
On
November 9, 2021, the Company entered into a USNG Letter Agreement,
pursuant to which USNG will provide consulting services to the
Company for exploration, testing, refining, production, marketing
and distribution of various potential reserves of noble gases and
rare earth element/minerals on the Properties. The USNG Letter
Agreement would cover all of the noble gas, specifically helium,
and rare earth elements/minerals potentially existing on the
Properties and the future acquisitions of the Company, if
any.
The
USNG Letter Agreement required the Company to establish a
four-member Board of Advisors, which will help attract both
industry partners and financial partners for developing a large
helium, noble gas and/or rare earth element/mineral resources that
may exist in the region where the Company currently operates. The
industry partners would include helium, noble gas and/or rare earth
element/mineral purchasers and exploration and development
companies from the energy industry. The financial partners may
include large family offices or small institutions.
The
Company also is required to pay USNG a $8,000 monthly cash fee
beginning at the onset of commercial helium or minerals production
and sales, subject to certain thresholds. Such monthly fees will
become due and payable for any month that AMGAS receives cash
receipts in excess of $25,000 derived from the sale of noble gases
and/or rare earth elements/minerals.
In
consideration of the foregoing and pursuant to the terms of the
USNG Letter Agreement, on November 9, 2021, the Company also issued
warrants (the “November 9 Warrants”), exercisable for five (5)
years, to purchase, in the aggregate, 2,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, subject to
customary adjustments (the “November 9 Exercise Price”) to three of
USNG’s principal consultants. The Company also issued November 9
Warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, 1,200,000 shares of Common
Stock at the November 9 Exercise Price to the four members of the
Board of Advisors and options to acquire 60,000 shares of Common
Stock to various support personnel at the November 9 Exercise
Price. The Company therefore granted a total of 3,260,000 November
9 Warrants to purchase its Common Stock for a price of
approximately $1.6 million in connection with the USNG Letter
Agreement and the arrangements described therein. In issuing the
November 9 Warrants, the Company relied on an exemption from
registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Each
holder of the November 9 Warrants has advised the Company that they
are sophisticated and can bear the risks associated with the
November 9 Warrants, and the Company has not engaged in general
solicitation in connection with the offer or sale of the November 9
Warrants.
Item
6. [Reserved.]
Item
7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operation.
The
following information should be read in conjunction with the
Financial Statements and Notes presented elsewhere in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K. See Note 1 – “Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies,” to the Financial Statements for the Years
Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Overview
The
Company is an oil and gas exploration, development and production
company, which is primarily in the business of drilling and
operating oil and gas wells. From 2009 to 2020, the Company had
pursued the exploration of potential oil and gas resources in the
Concession – Perlas and Tyra concession blocks offshore Nicaragua
in the Caribbean Sea, containing a total of approximately 1.4
million acres. However, in January 2020, the Company abandoned the
Concessions.
On
April 1, 2021, we completed the acquisition of the Properties,
under the same terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement which provided
a purchase price of $900,000. The Company raised approximately
$2.05 million on March 26, 2021 through the issuance of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock with detachable common stock purchase
warrants.
The
purchase of the Properties included the existing production
equipment, infrastructure and ownership of 11 square miles of
existing 3-D seismic data on the acreage. The Properties include a
horizontal producing well, horizontal saltwater injection well,
conventional saltwater disposal well and two conventional vertical
producing wells, which currently produce from the Reagan Sand Zone
with an approximate depth of 3,600 feet.
We
have commenced rework of the existing production wells immediately
after the acquisition of the Properties and have performed testing
and evaluation of the existence of noble gas reserves on the
Properties, including helium, argon and other rare earth minerals
and gases. Testing of the Properties for noble gas reserves has
provided encouraging but not yet conclusive results and the Company
has yet to determine the possibility of commercializing the noble
gas reserves on the Properties. The Company plans to assess the
existing oil and gas reserves on the Properties, while continuing
the evaluation of the existence of new oil and gas zones and other
mineral reserves and specifically the noble gas reserves that the
Properties may hold.
We
may find it necessary to obtain new sources of debt and/or equity
capital to fund the exploration and development of the Properties
enumerated above, as well as to satisfy our existing debt
obligations. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to
obtain sufficient new debt/equity capital to fund our planned
development of the Properties.
Name Change and Reincorporation Matters
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on October 13, 2021, the
stockholders approved an
amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, changing
the Company’s name to American Noble Gas, Inc. The
stockholders also approved an
amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, removing
the provision providing that any action taken by the stockholders
by written consent in lieu of a meeting requires that all of the
Company’s stockholders entitled to vote on such action consent in
writing thereto. Finally, the stockholders approved the 2021
Plan and we reserved 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance
under the 2021 Plan.
Reincorporation in Nevada
On December 7, 2021, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
the Predecessor merged with and into its wholly owned subsidiary,
AMGAS-Nevada with AMGAS-Nevada continuing as the surviving
corporation. In conjunction with the merger, AMGAS-Nevada succeeded
to the assets, continued the business and assumed the rights and
obligations of the Predecessor existing immediately prior to the
merger. The merger was consummated by the filing of a Certificate
of Merger on December 7, 2021 with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware and Articles of Merger with the Secretary of
State of the State of Nevada. The Agreement and Plan of Merger and
transactions contemplated thereby were adopted by the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of the Predecessor’s Common
Stock and/or Series A Convertible Preferred Stock on an
as-converted common stock basis, by written consent in lieu of a
special meeting of stockholders, in accordance with the Delaware
General Corporation Law.
Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, (i) each outstanding
share of the Predecessor’s common stock automatically converted
into one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of
AMGAS-Nevada, (ii) each outstanding share of the Predecessor’s
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted into
one share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, of AMGAS-Nevada, and (iii) each outstanding
option, right or warrant to acquire shares of the Predecessor
common stock converted into an option, right or warrant to acquire
an equal number of shares of AMGAS-Nevada common stock under the
same terms and conditions as the original options, rights or
warrants.
Similar to the shares of common stock of the Predecessor prior to
the merger, the shares of AMGAS-Nevada common stock are quoted on
the OTCQB tier operated by the OTC Markets Group Inc. under the
symbol “IFNY”. In accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
each outstanding certificate previously representing shares of the
Predecessor’s common stock or Series A Preferred Stock
automatically represents, without any action of the Predecessor’s
stockholders, the same number of shares of AMGAS-Nevada common
stock or Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable.
Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, the directors and
officers of the Predecessor immediately prior to the merger became
the directors and officers of AMGAS-Nevada and continued their
respective directorship or services with the Company on the same
terms as their respective directorship or services with the
Predecessor immediately prior to the merger.
As a result of the merger, the internal affairs of the Company
ceased to be subject to the Delaware General Corporation Law or
governed by the Predecessor’s Certificate of Incorporation and
bylaws. As of the December 7, 2021, effective date of the merger,
the Company is now subject to the Nevada Revised Statutes and is
governed by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.
All references to the Company in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
refer to the Predecessor prior to the merger, and AMGAS-Nevada
subsequent to the merger.
2021
Operational and Financial Objectives
COVID–19 PANDEMIC
The
financial statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
as well as the description of our business contained herein, unless
otherwise indicated, principally reflect the status of our business
and the results of our operations as of December 31, 2021.
Economies throughout the world have been and continue to be
disrupted by the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,
including the recent rise of the new Omicron variant. In
particular, the oil and gas market has been severely adversely
impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic because of the
substantial and abrupt decrease in the demand for oil and gas
globally followed by the recent resurgence in oil and natural gas
prices. In addition, the capital markets have experienced periods
of disruption and our efforts to raise necessary capital in the
future may be adversely impacted by the continuing effects of the
COVID-19 pandemic and investor sentiment and we cannot forecast
with any certainty when the lingering uncertainty caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic will cease to impact our business and the results
of our operations. In reading this Annual Report on Form 10-K,
including our discussion of our ability to continue as a going
concern set forth herein, in each case, consider the additional
uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Corporate
Activities
The
Company’s 2021 operating objectives have focused on: 1) raising the
necessary funds to complete the acquisition of the Properties, 2)
completing the acquisition of the Properties, 3) commencing rework
on the Properties, including testing and evaluation of noble gas
reserves in additional to the oil and gas producing zones and 4)
resolving obligations in default and/or past due.
Recent financings –
Issuance of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock - On March 26, 2021, the
Company issued Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, with an
aggregate principal face amount of up to approximately $2,500,000
subject to a 10% original issue discount. The Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock is, subject to certain conditions, convertible into
shares of Common Stock at a rate of $0.32 per share and will be
subject to a 10% dividend rate per annum, payable quarterly in cash
or registered Common Stock, subject to equity conditions. The
holders were also granted demand registration rights. The Company
also issued warrants along-side of the Convertible Preferred Stock
investors to purchase up to 6,410,250 shares (assuming the $2.5
million offering is fully subscribed) of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $0.39 per share, subject to customary
adjustments. The common stock purchase warrants are exercisable
commencing six (6) months after issuance on a cashless basis at the
holders’ discretion with a term of five (5) years. On March 26,
2021, investors purchased Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with
an aggregate cash purchase price of $2,050,000 together with
warrants to purchase a total of 5,256,410 shares of Common
Stock.
Net
proceeds from the issuance of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
was $1,929,089 after deducting the placement agent fee and other
expenses of the offering. The Company used the proceeds of the
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock offering to complete the
acquisition and development of the Properties, to pay-off all
outstanding convertible notes payable and for general working
capital.
Issuance of 8% Note with
Detachable Warrants – On August 30, 2021, the
Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with the 8%
Note Investor for the Company’s 8% Note, with an aggregate
principal face amount of approximately $100,000. The 8% Note is,
subject to certain conditions, convertible into an aggregate of
200,000 shares of Common Stock, at a price of $0.50 per share. The
Company also issued a 8% Note Warrant to purchase up to 200,000
shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. 8%
Note Investor purchased the 8% Note and 8% Note Warrant from the
Company for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000. The Company
also granted the 8% Note Investor certain piggy-back registration
rights whereby the Company has agreed to register the resale by the
8% Note Investor of the shares underlying the 8% Note Warrant and
the conversion of the 8% Note unless the Company commences to trade
on the NYSE American; the Nasdaq Capital Market; the Nasdaq Global
Market; the Nasdaq Global Select Market; or the New York Stock
Exchange, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing
Date, as defined in the 8% Note and 8% Note Warrant.
Issuance of 3% Notes with
Detachable Warrants - On March 31, 2021, the Company
entered into Debt Settlement Agreements with six creditors (five of
which were related parties) which extinguished accounts payable and
accrued liabilities totaling $2,866,497 in exchange for the
issuance of $28,665 in principal balance of the 3% Notes with
detachable warrants to purchase 5,732,994 shares of Common Stock
for $0.50 per share. The 3% Notes allows for prepayment at any time
with all principal and accrued interest becoming due and payable at
maturity on March 30, 2026. The 3% Notes are convertible as to
principal and any accrued interest, at the option of holder, into
shares of the Common Stock at any time after the issue date and
prior to the close of business on the business day preceding March
30, 2026 at the rate of fifty cents ($0.50) per share, subject to
normal and customary adjustments. The warrants to purchase
5,732,994 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Debt
Settlement Agreements were valued at $1,605,178 using the
Black-Scholes methodology.
Issuance of August
Notes - On August 19, 2020, we entered into the
August Purchase Agreement with the August Investor for August Note,
with an aggregate principal face amount of approximately $365,169.
The August Note is, subject to certain conditions, convertible into
an aggregate of 3,943,820 shares of Common Stock, at a price of
$0.10 per share (the “Fixed Conversion Price”). We also issued the
five-year August Warrant to purchase up to 800,000 shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. The August Investor
purchased such securities from the Company for an aggregate
purchase price of $325,000. We also granted the August Investor
certain automatic and piggy-back registration rights whereby we
agreed to register the resale by the August Investor of the shares
underlying the August Warrant and the conversion of the August
Note, which was satisfied on August 5, 2021 by filing a
registration statement on Form 424B4 to register for resale all of
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the August
Warrant issued to the August Investor
The
August Note bears interest at a rate of eight percent (8%) per
annum with 12 months guaranteed, may be voluntarily repaid in cash
in full or in part by us at any time in an amount equal to 115% of
the principal amount of the August Note and any accrued and unpaid
interest, and shall be mandatorily repaid in cash in an amount
equal to 115% of the principal amount of the August Note and any
accrued and unpaid interest in the event of the consummation by us
of any public or private offering or other financing pursuant to
which we receive gross proceeds of at least $2,500,000. The August
Note is convertible at any time by the August Investor and we shall
have the right to request that the August Investor convert the
August Note in full or in part at the Fixed Conversion Price in the
event that the VWAP (as defined in the August Note) of the Common
Stock exceeds $0.75 for twenty consecutive trading days. In
addition, pursuant to the August Note, so long as the August Note
remains outstanding, we shall not enter into any financing
transactions pursuant to which the Company sells its securities at
a price lower than the Fixed Conversion Price, without written
consent of the August Investor.
The
conversion of the August Note and the exercise of the August
Warrant are each subject to beneficial ownership limitations such
that the August Investor may not convert the August Note or
exercise the August Warrant to the extent that such conversion or
exercise would result in the August Investor being the beneficial
owner in excess of 4.99% (or, upon election of the August Investor,
9.99%) of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding
immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon such conversion or exercise, which beneficial
ownership limitation may be increased or decreased up to 9.99% upon
notice to us, provided that any increase in such limitation will
not be effective until 61 days following notice to us.
We
used the proceeds of the August Note to pay off $60,125 in
principal balance of notes payable that were in default, to pay the
$100,000 required by the SKM Exchange Agreement and for general
working capital.
On
March 26, 2021, the Company exercised its right to retire the
August Note in conjunction with the issuance of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock. In accordance with the prepayment
provisions contained in the August Note, the Company paid all
principal, accrued interest and the 15% prepayment premium which
totaled $453,539.
Extinguishment
of liabilities –
Debt Settlement
Agreements - On March 31, 2021, the Company entered
into Debt Settlement Agreements with six creditors (five of which
were related parties) which extinguished accounts payable and
accrued liabilities totaling $2,866,497 in exchange for the
issuance of $28,665 in principal balance of 3% Notes with
detachable warrants to purchase 5,732,994 shares of Common Stock
for $0.50 per share. The 3% Notes allow for prepayment at any time
with all principal and accrued interest becoming due and payable at
maturity on March 30, 2026. The 3% Notes are convertible as to
principal and any accrued interest, at the option of holder of the
3% Notes, into shares of the Common Stock at any time after the
issue date and prior to the close of business on the business day
preceding March 30, 2026 at the rate of fifty cents ($0.50) per
share, subject to normal and customary adjustment. The warrants to
purchase 5,732,994 shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the
Debt Settlement Agreements were valued at $1,605,178 using the
Black-Scholes methodology.
Extinguishment of
Convertible Note Payable - On March 26, 2021, the
Company exercised its right to retire the August Note issued in
August 2020 in conjunction with the issuance of the Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock. In accordance with the prepayment
provisions contained in the August Note, the Company paid $453,539
to retire all principal, accrued interest and the 15% prepayment
premium.
Extinguishment of Notes
Payable – On April 1, 2021, the Company and the
holder of a $50,000 outstanding convertible note reached a
settlement, pursuant to which the Company issued to such holder a
total of 145,000 shares of Common Stock in exchange for the
extinguishment of the outstanding principal, accrued interest and
associated common stock purchase warrants, which totaled $72,874 as
of April 1, 2021. The 145,000 shares of Common Stock issued to
extinguish the debt obligations were valued at $40,600 based on the
closing market price on the date of the extinguishment. The
extinguishment of the debt obligations resulted in a gain of
$32,274, which was recorded in the year ended December 31,
2021.
On
April 1, 2021, the Company and the holder of the $35,000
outstanding convertible note reached a settlement, pursuant to
which the Company issued a total of 100,000 shares of Common Stock
in exchange for the extinguishment of the outstanding principal,
accrued interest and associated common stock purchase warrants,
which totaled $50,956 as of April 1, 2021. The 100,000 shares
issued to extinguish the debt obligations were valued at $28,000
based on the closing market price on the date of the
extinguishment. The extinguishment of the debt obligations resulted
in a gain of $22,956, which was recorded in the year ended December
31, 2021.
Acquisition
of Oil and Gas Properties –
On
July 31, 2019, we acquired the Option from Core to purchase the
production and mineral rights/leasehold for the Properties. We paid
a non-refundable deposit of $50,000 to bind the Option, which
provided us the right to acquire the Properties for $2.5 million
prior to December 31, 2019. The Company was not able to exercise
the Option prior to December 31, 2019. On September 2, 2020, the
Company acquired a new option from Core under similar terms as the
Option. The newly acquired option, however, now permits the Company
to purchase the Properties at a reduced price of $900,000 at any
time prior to November 1, 2020 and the Company has agreed to
immediately conduct a capital raise of between approximately $2 to
$10 million to fund its acquisition and development of the
Properties. On December 14, 2020, the parties executed the Asset
Purchase and Sale Agreement, which extended the new option to
January 11, 2021, which has expired.
We,
Core, and Seller entered into the Side Letters on September 2, 2020
and March 31, 2021, pursuant to which we and Core agreed to set the
closing date of the acquisition of the Properties under the Asset
Purchase Agreement to April 1, 2021. Pursuant to the Side Letters,
the Company is responsible for reimbursing Core for certain
prorated revenues and expenses from January 1, 2021 through April
1, 2021.
On
April 1, 2021, we completed the acquisition of the Properties,
under the same terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, which
provided a purchase price of $900,000.
The
acquisition included the existing production equipment,
infrastructure and ownership of 11 square miles of existing 3-D
seismic data on the acreage. The Properties include a horizontal
producing well, horizontal saltwater injection well, conventional
saltwater disposal well and two conventional vertical producing
wells, which currently produce from the Reagan Sand Zone with an
approximate depth of 3,600 feet.
Following
the acquisition, we have commenced rework of the existing
production wells and have performed testing and evaluation of the
existence of noble gas reserves on the Properties, including
helium, argon and other rare earth minerals/gases. Testing of the
Properties for noble gas reserves has provided encouraging but not
conclusive results and the Company has yet to determine the
possibility of commercializing the noble gas reserves on the
Properties. The Company plans to assess the existing oil and gas
reserves on the Properties while continuing the evaluation of the
existence of new oil and gas zones and other mineral reserves and
specifically the noble gas reserves that the Properties may
hold.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do
not have any off-balance sheet debt, nor did we have any
transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent
obligations) or other relationships with any unconsolidated
entities or other persons that may have a material current or
future effect on our financial conditions, changes in our financial
conditions, or our results of operations, liquidity, capital
expenditures, capital resources, or significant components of
revenue or expenses.
For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and
2020
Results
of Operations
Revenue
The
Company began generating revenues from the production and sale of
crude oil since the acquisition of the Properties on April 1, 2021.
Revenues totaled $79,002 for the year ended December 31, 2021. The
Company had no revenues in 2020 as it focused on identification of
acquisition targets of domestic oil and gas producing
properties.
On
April 1, 2021, we completed the acquisition of the Properties,
under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement which provided a
purchase price of $900,000. The purchase of the Properties included
the existing production equipment, infrastructure and ownership of
11 square miles of existing 3-D seismic data on the acreage. The
Properties include a horizontal producing well, horizontal
saltwater injection well, conventional saltwater disposal well and
two conventional vertical producing wells, which currently produce
from the Reagan Sand Zone with an approximate depth of 3,600
feet.
Following
the acquisition, we have commenced rework of the existing
production wells and have performed testing and evaluation of the
existence of noble gas reserves on the Properties including helium,
argon and other rare earth minerals/gases. Testing of the
Properties for noble gas reserves has provided encouraging but not
conclusive results and the Company has yet to determine the
possibility of commercializing the noble gas reserves on the
Properties. The Company plans to assess the existing oil and gas
reserves on the Properties while continuing the evaluation of the
existence of new oil and gas zones and other mineral reserves and
specifically the noble gas reserves that the Properties may
hold.
Oil
and Gas Lease Operating Expenses
The
Company began generating revenues from the production and sale of
crude oil since the acquisition of the Properties on April 1, 2021.
Total oil and gas lease operating expenses totaled $530,118 for the
year ended December 31, 2021.
We
commenced rework of the existing production wells on the Properties
in order to restore the three producing wells to full operational
condition. All such rework costs were expensed as routine
maintenance instead of capitalized to oil and gas properties and
equipment under the full-cost method. In addition, we have
performed certain exploration, including testing and evaluation for
the existence of noble gas reserves on the Properties, including
helium, argon and other rare earth minerals/gases. Testing of the
Properties for noble gas reserves has provided encouraging but not
conclusive results and the Company has yet to determine the
possibility of commercializing the noble gas reserves on the
Properties. The Company plans to assess the existing oil and gas
reserves on the Properties while continuing the evaluation of the
existence of new oil and gas zones and other mineral reserves and
specifically the noble gas reserves that the Properties may
hold.
The
Company had no oil and gas lease operating expenses in 2020 as it
held no oil and gas producing properties.
Depreciation,
Depletion and Amortization
The
Company began generating revenues from the production and sale of
crude oil resulting since the acquisition of the Properties on
April 1, 2021, which was acquired for $900,000 cash plus the
assumption of asset retirement obligations of $13,425. The Company
allocated the purchase price of $913,425 to oil and gas properties
and equipment, which is subject to depreciation, depletion and
amortization as the acquisition qualified as an asset acquisition.
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization was $92,502 for the
year ended December 31, 2021. There was no depreciation, depletion
and amortization for the year ended December 31, 2020 as the
Company held no properties for the year ended December 31,
2020.
Capitalized
costs to acquire oil and natural gas properties are depreciated and
depleted on a units-of-production basis based on estimated proved
reserves. Capitalized costs of exploratory wells and development
costs are depreciated and depleted on a units-of-production basis
based on estimated proved developed reserves. Under this method,
the sum of the full cost pool, excluding the book value of unproved
properties, and all estimated future development costs are divided
by the total estimated quantities of proved reserves. This rate is
applied to our total production for the year ended December 31,
2021, and the appropriate expense is recorded. Support equipment
and other property, plant and equipment related to oil and gas
producing activities, as well as property, plant and equipment
unrelated to oil and gas producing activities, are recorded at cost
and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful
lives of the assets.
Accretion
of Asset Retirement Obligation
Total
expense for the accretion of asset retirement obligations was $836
and $-0- for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020,
respectively. The Company determined the amount of the asset
retirement obligation assumed to be $13,425 as of April 1, 2021,
the date of the acquisition of the Properties. The obligation
relates to legal requirements associated with the retirement of
long-lived assets that result from the acquisitions, construction,
development, or normal use of the asset. The obligation relates
primarily to the requirement to plug and abandon oil and natural
gas wells and support wells at the conclusion of their useful
lives.
Oil
and Gas Production Related Taxes
The
Company began generating revenues from the production and sale of
crude oil since the acquisition of the Properties on April 1, 2021.
Oil and gas production related taxes totaled $1,060 and $-0- for
the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Such taxes
are deducted from gross oil and gas revenue by the crude oil
purchaser upon payment to the Company and include primarily
severance taxes imposed by the State of Kansas and Kansas
conservation assessment fees. Revenues totaled $79,002 for the year
ended December 31, 2021, which resulted in the deduction of $1,060
in production related taxes. The Company has received notice of an
exemption from the State of Kansas, which exempted the Company form
paying severance taxes due to the existing wells production levels.
Therefore, production related taxes should decline as a percentage
of revenue in 2022 and beyond. The Company had no revenues in 2020
and therefore there was no deduction for production related taxes
in Kansas.
Other
General and Administrative Expenses
Other
general and administrative expenses were $1,036,996 for the year
ended December 31, 2021, an increase of $720,697, or 228%, from
other general and administrative expenses of $316,299 for the year
ended 2020. The increase in other general and administrative
expenses is primarily attributable to an increase of $314,643 in
stock-based compensation due to the noncash compensation for its
executives and Board members in 2021. The increase in other general
and administrative expenses is also attributable to an increase
$193,834 for legal fees, $37,705 for geological services and a
$34,500 increase in auditor fees as the Company began operating the
Properties, which required various capital raises and other filings
with the SEC. In addition, the increase in other general and
administrative expenses were attributable to the $75,000 charge-off
of the option to acquire the Properties which expired, a $30,000
bonus paid to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer attributable to
his efforts in the acquisition of the Properties. The $314,643
increase in stock-based compensation was related to the
amortization of the stock option grants in June 2021, the warrants
issued to USNG and the Advisory Board, and the restricted stock
grants in August 2020.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense decreased to $108,052 for the year ended December 31, 2021,
compared to $210,931 for the in the year ended December 31, 2020, a
decline of $102,879, or 49%. Interest expense declined during the
year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to the pay-off of the
convertible note payable issued in August 2019, which had a stated
principal balance of $365,169 and bore interest at an 8% rate until
it was retired on March 26, 2021. The retirement of the two notes
payable totaled $85,000 on April 1, 2021 and the August Note on
March 31, 2021 resulted in less interest expense being reported
during the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the year
ended December 31, 2020.
On
March 31, 2021, the Company issued $28,665 principal balance of 3%
Notes in connection with the Debt Settlement Agreements, which bear
interest at 3%. Interest expense totaled $643 related to these 3%
Notes during the year ended December 31, 2021 and will continue to
affect interest expense in future quarters.
On
April 1, 2021, the Company and the holder of the $50,000
outstanding convertible note reached a settlement, pursuant to
which the Company issued a total of 145,000 shares of Common Stock
in exchange for the extinguishment of the outstanding principal,
accrued interest and associated common stock purchase warrants,
which totaled $72,874 as of April 1, 2021. In addition, on April 1,
2021, the Company and the holder of the $35,000 outstanding
convertible note reached a settlement, pursuant to which the
Company issued a total of 100,000 shares of Common Stock in
exchange for the extinguishment of the outstanding principal,
accrued interest and associated common stock purchase warrants,
which totaled $50,956 as of April 1, 2021. The 100,000 shares
issued to extinguish the debt obligations were valued at $28,000
based on the closing market price on the date of the
extinguishment. Accordingly, there was less interest related to
these notes in the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to in
the year ended December 31, 2020.
On
August 30, 2021 and October 29, 2021, the Company entered into two
Securities Purchase Agreements with one and three, respectively,
accredited investors agreed for the 8% Notes, with an aggregate
principal face amount of approximately $650,000. The 8% Notes are,
subject to certain conditions, convertible into an aggregate of
1,300,000 shares of Common Stock, at a price of $0.50 per share.
The Company also issued five and one half-year common stock
purchase warrants to purchase up to 1,850,000 shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, subject to customary
adjustments which are immediately exercisable. The investors
purchased the 8% Notes and the warrants from the Company for an
aggregate purchase price of $650,000 and the proceeds were used for
general working capital purposes. The 8% Notes bear interest at 8%,
however a discount was recorded for the on the relative estimated
fair value of the detachable warrants issued, which will be
amortized to interest expense over the term of the 8% Notes using
the interest method. Total interest expense was $62,170 during the
year ended December 31, 2021 and will continue to affect interest
expense in future quarters.
Gain
on Extinguishment of Liabilities
The
Company reported a gain on exchange and extinguishment of
liabilities of $86,602 and $6,150,142 in the years ended December
31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
On
April 1, 2021, the Company and the holder of the $50,000
outstanding convertible note reached a settlement, pursuant to
which the Company issued a total of 145,000 shares of Common stock
in exchange for the extinguishment of the outstanding principal,
accrued interest and associated common stock purchase warrants,
which totaled $72,874 as of April 1, 2021. The 145,000 shares
issued to extinguish the debt obligations were valued at $40,600
based on the closing market price on the date of the
extinguishment. The extinguishment of the debt obligations resulted
in a gain of $32,274, which was recorded in the year ended December
31, 2021.
On
April 1, 2021, the Company and the holder of the $35,000
outstanding convertible note reached a settlement, pursuant to
which the Company issued a total of 100,000 shares of Common stock
in exchange for the extinguishment of the outstanding principal,
accrued interest and associated common stock purchase warrants
which totaled $50,956 as of April 1, 2021. The 100,000 shares
issued to extinguish the debt obligations were valued at $28,000
based on the closing market price on the date of the
extinguishment. The extinguishment of the debt obligations resulted
in a gain of $22,956, which was recorded in the year ended December
31, 2021.
On
March 31, 2021, the Company recorded a net gain on extinguishment
of liabilities totaling $31,372, which was attributable to six
transactions that extinguished outstanding liabilities during the
year ended December 31, 2021. The Debt Settlement Agreements
extinguished accounts payable and accrued liabilities with a total
outstanding balance of $2,866,497, for the issuance of $28,665 in
principal balance of the 3% Notes with detachable warrants to
purchase 5,732,994 shares of Common Stock for $0.50 per share,
which was valued at $1,605,178, which resulted in a total gain of
$1,232,654 of which $124,177 was reported as a gain on
extinguishment of liabilities and $1,108,477 was reported as a
capital contribution. The $23,000 gain from settlement of
litigation extinguished $33,000 of trade payables for a cash
payment of $10,000. The loss of $115,805 is related to the early
retirement of $365,169 principal balance of August 2020
Note.
For
the
year ended December 31, 2020, the gain on extinguishment of
liabilities was attributable to two transactions that extinguished
outstanding liabilities; (i) the SKM Exchange Agreement, which
extinguished a promissory note with an outstanding principal
balance of $1,000,000, $542,762 in accrued interest and other
obligations previously outstanding and resulting in a total gain of
$1,310,006, and (ii) the extinguishment of trade payable
obligations totaling $4,840,136 that arose during 2013, which were
extinguished in 2020 pursuant to the relevant statute of
limitations.
Change
in Derivative Fair Value
The
conversion feature in certain outstanding promissory notes and
common stock purchase warrants issued in connection with short-term
notes outstanding during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
were treated as derivative instruments because such notes and
warrants contained ratchet and anti-dilution provisions. The
mark-to-market process resulted in a gain of $199 during the year
ended December 31, 2021, compared to a gain of $795 during the year
ended December 31, 2020. All short-term notes and their related
derivative warrants have been terminated as of December 31,
2021.
Income
Tax
The
Company recorded no income tax benefit (expense) in the years ended
December 31, 2021 and 2020. The Company has been in a cumulative
tax loss position and has substantial net operating loss
carryforwards available for its utilization at December 31, 2021.
The Company has continued to carry a 100% reserve on its net
deferred tax assets and therefore recorded no income tax expense or
benefit on its income (loss) before income taxes during the years
ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Net
Income (Loss)
The
Company reported a net loss of $1,603,761 for the year ended
December 31, 2021, compared to net income of $5,623,707 for the
year ended December 31, 2020. This represents a decrease of
$7,227,468 for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the
year ended December 31, 2020.
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock Dividends
The
Company recorded $174,449 and $-0- in convertible preferred stock
dividends in the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020,
respectively. On March 26, 2021, the Company issued and classified
its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as equity securities in
the balance sheet. Series A Convertible Preferred Stock bears a
cumulative dividend at a 10% rate based on its stated/liquidation
value. There were no outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock during the year ended December 31, 2020.
Net
Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Stockholders
The
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issued on March 26, 2021 has a
preference over Common Stock and therefore such accrued dividend
amounts have been deducted from net income (loss) to report net
income (loss) applicable to common stockholders of $(1,778,210) and
$5,623,707 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020,
respectively.
Basic
and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders
per Share
Basic
net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders per share is
computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common
stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss)
attributable to common stockholders per share is computed by
dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
by the weighted-average number of shares of Common Stock and
dilutive Common Stock Equivalents outstanding during the period.
Common Stock Equivalents included in the diluted net income (loss)
attributable to common stockholders per share computation represent
shares of Common Stock issuable upon the assumed conversion of
Convertible Promissory Notes, Convertible Preferred Stock and the
assumed exercise of stock options and warrants using the treasury
stock and “if converted” method. For periods in which net losses
attributable to common stockholders are incurred, weighted average
shares outstanding is the same for basic and diluted loss per share
calculations, as the inclusion of Common Stock Equivalents would
have an anti-dilutive effect. In addition, in periods in which
there is net income attributable to common stockholders and the
effect of including Common Stock Equivalents in the diluted per
share calculations would be anti-dilutive (such as when the
conversion or exercise price of the common stock equivalents are
higher than the average closing market price per share) such
anti-dilutive Common Stock Equivalents would also be excluded from
the calculation of basic and diluted weighted average shares of
Common Stock outstanding.
The
Company incurred a net loss attributable to common stockholders
during the year ended December 31, 2021, therefore all Common Stock
Equivalents were considered anti-dilutive and excluded from diluted
net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders per share
computations. The basic and diluted net income (loss) attributable
to common stockholders per share were $(0.09) for the year ended
December 31, 2021.
During
the year ended December 31, 2020, the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the August Note were considered Common
Stock equivalents and therefore the dilutive effect of such
issuance was included in the computation of diluted income (loss)
per share. All shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
convertible debt (other than the August Note) and the exercise of
outstanding stock options and warrants were antidilutive, and,
therefore, not included in the computation of diluted income (loss)
per share for the year ended December 31, 2020. The basic net
income (loss) attributable to common stockholders per share was
$0.39 and the diluted net income (loss) attributable to common
stockholders per share was $0.36 for the year ended December 31,
2020.
Potential
Common Stock Equivalents as of December 31, 2021 totaled 27,728,864
shares of Common Stock, which included 1,357,330 shares of Common
Stock underlying the Convertible Promissory Notes, 6,898,750 shares
of Common Stock underlying the conversion of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, 17,580,784 shares of Common Stock underlying
outstanding warrants and 1,892,000 shares of Common Stock
underlying outstanding stock options.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources; Going Concern–
We
have had a history of losses and have generated little or no
operating revenues for a number of years, as we concentrated on the
development of our Concessions, which was a long-term,
high-risk/reward exploration project in an otherwise unproven part
of the world. We abandoned the Concessions in early 2020 due to the
challenging economic and political issues in Nicaragua and the oil
and gas industry in general. We have been assessing various
opportunities and strategic alternatives involving the acquisition,
exploration and development of gas and oil properties in the United
States, including the possibility of acquiring businesses or assets
that provide support services for the production of oil and gas in
the United States. As a result, we completed the purchase of the
Properties on April 1, 2021 and have commenced certain rework to
the existing producing wells and intend to perform workovers and
other develop activities on the Properties during 2022. We plan to
evaluate the Properties for additional reserves of noble gases,
which may change our development plans should we determine that
reserves of noble gases exist on the Properties at commercial
quantities. The planned development of the Properties will require
us to raise additional capital to accomplish our operating plan,
which cannot be assured. Historically, we financed our operations
through the issuance of equity and various short and long-term debt
financing that contained some level of detachable warrants to
provide the holders with a level of equity
participation.
Capital Raised
Historically,
we have raised funds through various equity and debt instruments
through private transactions. The following summarizes the sources
of significant liquidity raised during the years ended December 31,
2021 and 2020:
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
Capital raised: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock with detachable common stock purchase
warrants |
|
$ |
1,929,089 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Issuance of Convertible Promissory
Notes with detachable common stock purchase warrants |
|
|
650,000 |
|
|
|
325,000 |
|
Issuance of note payable-related
party |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
41,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total costs |
|
$ |
2,579,089 |
|
|
$ |
366,000 |
|
The
Company has been able to raise the liquidity during 2021 and 2020
through the issuance of debt and equity in private transactions
with accredited investors. These financial instruments generally
require the Company to register the Common Stock underlying the
conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the
convertible notes, provide the holders with a right to participate
in future capital raises and require their approval for the future
issuance of securities at rates less than $0.50 per share. The
holders have also agreed that the conversion of the Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, the convertible promissory notes and
the exercise of the underlying warrants are generally subject to
beneficial ownership limitations such that each holder of the
financial instruments individually may not convert the underlying
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, convertible notes or exercise
the underlying warrants to the extent that such conversion or
exercise would result in any of the holders individually being the
beneficial owner in excess of 4.99% (or, upon election of the
holders, 9.99%) of the number of shares of the Common Stock
outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion or exercise,
which beneficial ownership limitation may be increased or decreased
up to 9.99% upon notice to the Company, provided that any increase
in such limitation will not be effective until 61 days following
notice to the Company.
We
will likely continue to issue such convertible instruments with
detachable warrants to acquire Common Stock to fund our operational
and capital expenditure plans for 2022.
Letter of Engagement
On
April 1, 2022, the Company engaged Univest to act as the exclusive
financial advisor, and the lead underwriter in the Offering. The
size of the Offering is expected to be between $10,000,000 to
$15,000,000 upon closing of the Offering. The Public Offering Price
will be determined by mutual agreement of the Company and Univest
and will be determined at the signing of the final Underwriting
Agreement, which will based on, among other things, market
conditions at the time of the Offering.
Pursuant
to the Underwriting Agreement, Univest will act as principal, or
the representative of a number of broker-dealers that will offer
the securities in a public offering. The Letter Of Engagement
anticipates that Univest will receive a gross discount equal to
eight percent (8%) of the Public Offering Price on each share of
the securities being offered. Univest has agreed to negotiate in
good faith with other underwriters who, acting severally, could
contract to act as an underwriter in connection with the sale of
the securities being offered. Univest will also have the right to
re-offer all or any part of the securities being offered to other
broker-dealers. Univest will be entitled to warrants to purchase
common stock representing five percent (5%) of the amount of
securities sold in the Offering with an exercise price determined
to be 110% of the Public Offering Price.
The Company also agreed to reimburse Univest, at and out of the
proceeds of the Offering closings, for all of its reasonable,
out-of-pocket expenses (including, but not limited to, travel, due
diligence expenses, reasonable fees and expenses of its legal
counsel, roadshow and background check on the Company’s principals)
in connection with the performance of its services hereunder not to
exceed an aggregate of $150,000. In addition, at the closing of the
Offering, the Company agreed to reimburse Univest one percent (1%)
of the actual amount of the Offering as nonaccountable expense of
the offering.
The term of the Letter of Engagement expires upon the earlier to
occur of (i) six (6) months from the date of execution or (ii) the
mutual written agreement of the Company and Univest.
Capital Expenditures
Acquisition
of the Oil and Gas Properties in Central Kansas Uplift - On
July 31, 2019, we acquired the option from Core to purchase the
production and mineral rights/leasehold for the Properties. We paid
a non-refundable deposit of $50,000 to bind the option, which
provided us the right to acquire the Properties for $2.5 million
prior to December 31, 2019. The Company was not able to exercise
the option prior to December 31, 2019. On September 2, 2020, the
Company acquired a new option from Core under similar terms as the
previous option. the newly acquired option, however, permits the
Company to purchase the Properties at a reduced price of $900,000
at any time prior to November 1, 2020 and the Company agreed to
immediately conduct a capital raise of between approximately $2-10
million to fund its acquisition and development of the Properties.
On December 14, 2020 the parties executed the Asset Purchase
Agreement which extended the new option to January 11, 2021, which
has expired.
We,
Core, and Seller entered into the Side Letters on September 2, 2020
and March 31, 2021, pursuant to which we and Core agreed to set the
closing date of the acquisition of the Properties under the Asset
Purchase Agreement to April 1, 2021. Pursuant to the Side Letters,
the Company is responsible for reimbursing Core for certain
prorated revenues and expenses from January 1, 2021 through April
1, 2021.
On
April 1, 2021, we completed the acquisition of the Properties,
under the same terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement for
$900,000.
The
purchase of the Properties included the existing production
equipment, infrastructure and ownership of 11 square miles of
existing 3-D seismic data on the acreage. The Properties include a
horizontal producing well, horizontal saltwater injection well,
conventional saltwater disposal well and two conventional vertical
producing wells, which currently produce from the Reagan Sand Zone
with an approximate depth of 3,600 feet.
Farmout
Agreement to Explore and Develop Unconventional Gas and Brine
Materials in the Hugoton Gas Field- On April 4, 2022, the Company acquired a 40%
joint venture interest in the AMGAS JV that holds a Farmout
Agreement with Scout with regards to its oil and gas interests in
the Hugoton Gas Field, located in Haskell and Finney counties,
Kansas.
The Farmout Agreement covers drilling and completion of up to 50
wells, with the first exploratory well scheduled to begin in April
2022. The AMGAS JV will utilize Scout’s existing infrastructure
assets including water disposal, gas gathering and helium
processing. The Farmout Agreement provides the JV with rights to
take in-kind and market its share of helium at the tailgate of
Jayhawk Gas Plant, which will enable the AMGAS JV to market and
sell the helium produced at prevailing market prices.
The AMGAS JV also acquired the right to all brine minerals subject
to a ten percent (10%) royalty to Scout, across Finney and Haskell
Counties. Brine minerals are harvested from the formation water
produced from active, and to be drilled, oil and gas wells and may
include a variety of dissolved minerals including bromine and
iodine. The AMGAS JV plans to target brine with commercial
quantities of bromine and iodine. AMGAS is currently developing
proprietary technology to recover brine minerals, particularly with
respect to bromine, which is well underway and has demonstrated
recovery efficiency and is expected to be available for use in
existing and future development wells.
We
will likely find it necessary to obtain new sources of debt and/or
equity capital to fund the exploration and development of the
Properties and the Hugoton Gas Field, as well as to satisfy our
existing debt obligations. We can provide no assurance that we will
be able to obtain sufficient new debt/equity capital to fund our
planned development of the Properties or the Hugoton Gas
Field.
Going Concern
The
Company must raise substantial amounts of debt and equity capital
from other sources in the future in order to fund the (i)
development of the Properties acquired on April 1, 2021; (ii) to
fund our exploration and development obligations under the Farmout
Agreement in the Hugoton Gas Field; (iii) normal day-to-day
operations and corporate overhead; and (iv) outstanding debt and
other financial obligations including the payment of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock dividends and the repayment of the
convertible notes payable as they become due. These are substantial
operational and financial concerns that must be successfully
addressed during 2022.
The
Company has made substantial progress in resolving many of its
existing financial obligations during the year ended December 31,
2021. In that regard, on March 31, 2021, the Company and six
creditors entered into Debt Settlement Agreements, which
extinguished accounts payable and accrued liabilities totaling
$2,866,497 in exchange for the issuance of $28,665 in principal
balance of 3% Notes with detachable warrants to purchase 5,732,994
shares of Common Stock for $0.50 per share. On April 1, 2021, the
Company and the holders of two notes payable that were in default
reached a settlement whereby the Company issued a total of 245,000
shares of Common Stock in exchange for the extinguishment of the
outstanding principal, accrued interest and associated common stock
purchase warrants which totaled $123,830 as of April 1, 2021. The
Company has made substantial progress in resolving its financial
obligations; however, there is in excess of $1.9 million of old
unpaid accounts payable and accrued liabilities that the Company
believes that it may not have to pay based on the relevant Statute
of Limitations on repayment.
The
Company will have significant financial commitments to execute its
planned exploration and development of the Properties and the
Hugoton Gas Field. The Company may find it necessary to raise
substantial amounts of debt or equity capital to fund such
exploration and development activities and may seek offers from
industry operators and other third parties for interests in the
Properties in exchange for cash and a carried interest in
exploration and development operations or other joint venture
arrangement. There can be no assurance that it will be able to
obtain such new funding or be able to reach agreements with
industry operators and other third parties or on what
terms.
Due
to the uncertainties related to the foregoing matters, our
independent registered accounting firm has expressed the option
that there exists substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern within one year after the date these
financials are issued. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of
asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of
liabilities that might result should the Company be unable to
continue as a going concern.
Cash
and cash equivalents balances-
As of
December 31, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents with an
aggregate balance of $260,590, an increase from a balance of
$11,042 as of December 31, 2020. Summarized immediately below and
discussed in more detail in the subsequent subsections are the main
elements of the $249,548 net increase in cash during the year ended
December 31, 2021:
|
● |
Operating
activities: |
$801,553
of net cash used in operating activities. Net cash used in
operating activities was $801,553 and $196,618 for the years ended
December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, a deterioration of
$604,935. The [deterioration] was primarily the result of our
operating results for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to
2020. The Company reported net income (loss) of $(1,603,761) for
the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to $5,623,707 for the
year ended December 31, 2020. We acquired the Properties in 2021
and have expended substantial amounts during 2021 on well workovers
and exploration/evaluation of potential noble gas reserves on the
Properties, which has contributed to the increased usage of cash
flow in operating activities. |
|
|
|
|
|
● |
Investing
activities: |
$900,000
of net cash used in investing activities. Cash used in
investing activities was $900,000 for the year ended December 31,
2021 compared to $-0- for the year ended December 31, 2020. We
completed the acquisition of the Properties during
2021. |
|
|
|
|
|
● |
Financing
activities: |
$1,951,101
of net cash provided by financing activities. Cash provided
by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 was
$1,951,101 compared to cash provided by financing activities of
$205,875 for the year ended December 31, 2020. The Company raised
$1,929,089 through the issuance of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock, raised $650,000 through the issuance of convertible
promissory notes, repaid $453,539 of convertible notes payable and
paid dividends of $174,449 during 2021. |
The
net result of these activities was a $249,548 increase in cash and
cash equivalents from $11,042 as of December 31, 2020 to $260,590
as of December 31, 2021.
Commitments:
Capital Expenditures. We had no material commitments for
capital expenditures at December 31, 2021. The Farmout Agreement
that we entered into in April 2022 required us to drill at least
one production well in 2022. We expect to begin in April 2022 and
estimate that the expenses related to the drilling program to be
approximately $350,000 for drilling of the initial well.
Repayment of Debt. Debt obligations is comprised of the
following at December 31, 2021 and 2020:
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
Notes payable: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3%
Convertible promissory notes payable |
|
$ |
28,665 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
8% Convertible
promissory notes payable (less discount of $494,861 and $-0- as of
December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively) |
|
|
155,139 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Convertible note
payable, (less discount of $-0- and $231,606 as of December 31,
2021 and 2020, respectively) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
133,563 |
|
Note payable |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Note payable |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
35,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total notes payable |
|
|
183,804 |
|
|
|
218,563 |
|
Less: Long-term
portion |
|
|
28,665 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Notes payable, short-term |
|
$ |
155,139 |
|
|
$ |
218,563 |
|
Debt
obligations become due and payable as follows:
Years ended |
|
Principal
balance
due
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022 |
|
$ |
155,139 |
|
2023 |
|
|
— |
|
2024 |
|
|
— |
|
2025 |
|
|
— |
|
2026 |
|
|
28,665 |
|
2027 |
|
|
— |
|
Total |
|
$ |
183,804 |
|
Open Litigation.
The
Company is subject to various claims and legal actions in which
vendors are claiming breach of contract due to the Company’s
failure to pay amounts due. The Company believes that it has made
adequate provision for these claims in the accompanying financial
statements.
The
Company is currently involved in litigation as follows:
● |
In
October 2012, the State of Texas filed a lawsuit naming
Infinity-Texas, the Company and the corporate officers of
Infinity-Texas, seeking $30,000 of reclamation costs associated
with a single well, in addition to administrative expenses and
penalties. The Company engaged in negotiations with the State of
Texas in late 2012 and early 2013 and reached a settlement
agreement that would reduce the aggregate liability, in this action
and any extension of this to other wells in Texas, to $45,103,
which amount has been paid. Certain performance obligations remain
which must be satisfied in order to finally settle and dismiss the
matter. |
|
Pending
satisfactory performance of the performance obligations and their
acceptance by the State of Texas, the officers have potential
liability regarding the above matter, who may be held personally
harmless by indemnification provisions of the Company. Therefore,
to the extent liabilities might actually occur, these are the
obligations of the Company. Management estimates that the
liabilities associated with this matter will not exceed $780,000,
calculated as $30,000 for each of the 26 wells operated by Infinity
Texas. Theses related liabilities, less the payment made to the
State of Texas in 2012 in the amount of $45,103, are included in
the asset retirement obligation on the accompanying balance
sheets. |
|
|
● |
On
September 26, 2014, Cambrian filed an action in the District Court
of Harris County, Texas, against the Company resulting from certain
professional consulting services provided for quality control and
management of seismic operations during November and December 2013
on the Concessions. Cambrian provided these services pursuant to a
master consulting agreement with the Company, dated November 20,
2013, and has claimed breach of contract for failure to pay amounts
due. On December 8, 2014, a default judgment was entered against
the Company in the amount of $96,877 plus interest and attorney
fees. The Company has included the impact of this litigation as a
liability in its accounts payable. The Company will seek to settle
the default judgment when it has the financial resources to do
so. |
|
|
● |
Torrey
notified the Company by a letter, dated August 15, 2014, of its
demand for the payment of $56,000, which it alleged was unpaid and
owed under a consulting agreement dated October 18, 2013. Torrey
and the Company entered into a consulting agreement, pursuant to
which Torrey agreed to provide investor relations services in
exchange for payment of $7,000 per month and the issuance of 15,000
shares of Common Stock. The agreement was for an initial three
month-term with automatic renewals unless terminated upon 30 days’
written notice by either party. The Company made payments totaling
$14,000 and issued 15,000 shares of Common Stock during 2013. The
Company contended that Torrey breached the agreement by not
performing the required services and that it had provided proper
notice of termination to Torrey. Furthermore, the Company contended
that the parties agreed to settle the dispute on or about June 19,
2014 under which it would issue 2,800 shares of Common Stock in
full settlement of any balance then owed and final termination of
the agreement. Torrey disputed the Company’s contentions and
submitted the dispute to binding arbitration. The Company was
unable to defend itself and the arbitration panel awarded Torrey a
total of $79,594 in damages. The Company has accrued this amount in
accounts payable as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, which management
believes is sufficient to provide for the ultimate resolution of
this dispute. |
|
|
● |
On
March 20, 2020, Ryan filed an action in the District Court of
Johnson County, Kansas, against the Company resulting from certain
professional consulting services Ryan alleged he performed for
Social, Environmental and Economic Impact Assessments during July
2012 through September 2015 on the Concessions. Ryan alleged that
such services were provided pursuant to oral agreements with the
Company. Ryan claims breach of contract for failure to pay $12,000
amounts invoiced and due. On December 23, 2020, Ryan filed a motion
for default judgment for $12,000 in unpaid invoices, plus legal,
fees, statutory interest and any expert testimony fees. The Company
has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit because the claims are
barred by the statute of limitations and defective service. The
Company has included the expected impact of this litigation as a
liability in its accounts payable as of December 31, 2021 and
2020. |
Contractual
Obligations
USNG Letter Agreement - The Company is required to pay USNG
a $8,000 monthly cash fee beginning at the onset of commercial
helium or minerals production and sales, subject to certain
thresholds. Such monthly fees will become due and payable for any
month that AMGAS receives cash receipts in excess of $25,000
derived from the sale of noble gases and/or rare earth
elements/minerals. The Company has not yet achieved the $25,000
cash receipts threshold, therefore there has been no payment or
accrual liability relative to this cash fee provision as of
December 31, 2021. [The USNG Letter Agreement has an initial term
of 5 years, which shall thereafter continue for successive one-year
periods, provided that there is no uncured breach, unless otherwise
terminated by either party upon a written notice of intent to
non-renew.]
Farmout Agreement to Explore and Develop Unconventional Gas and
Brine Materials in the Hugoton Gas Field - On April 4, 2022, the Company acquired a 40% interest
in the AMGAS JV that holds the Farmout Agreement with Scout with
regards to its oil and gas interests in the Hugoton Gas Field,
located in Haskell and Finney Counties, Kansas. The Farmout
Agreement covers drilling and completion of up to 50 wells. The
AMGAS JV will utilize Scout’s existing infrastructure assets,
including water disposal, gas gathering and helium processing. In
addition, the Farmout Agreement provides the AMGAS JV with rights
to take in-kind and market its share of helium at the tailgate of
Jayhawk Gas Plant, located in Grant County, Kansas, which will
enable the AMGAS JV to market and sell the helium produced at
prevailing market prices. The first exploratory well is scheduled
to commence in April 2022 near Garden City, Kansas with a goal to
evaluate the first of two separate silty shale members of the Chase
group of formations – the Gage Shale and the Holmesville Shale.
These two shale members have not previously been targeted for
exploration by historical operations in the
field.
Inflation
and Seasonality
Inflation
has not materially affected us during the past fiscal year;
however, we do believe that inflation may significantly impact our
business in 2022. We do not believe that our business is seasonal
in nature.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and fairly
present our financial position and results of operations. The
preparation of the financial statements requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. The Company bases its accounting estimates on historical
experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be
reasonable under the circumstances and evaluates its estimates on
an ongoing basis. The following section identifies and summarizes
those accounting policies considered by management to be the most
critical to understanding the judgments that are involved in the
preparation of our financial statements and the uncertainties that
could impact our results of operations, financial position and cash
flows. The application of these accounting policies requires
judgment and use of assumptions as to future events and outcomes
that are uncertain and, as a result, actual results could differ
from these estimates. Refer to Note
1 – Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies for all relevant accounting
policies.
Accounting for Income Taxes. Accounting for income taxes
requires significant estimates and judgments on the part of
management. Such estimates and judgments include, but are not
limited to, the effective tax rate anticipated to apply to tax
differences that are expected to reverse in the future, the
sufficiency of taxable income in future periods to realize the
benefits of net deferred tax assets and net operating losses
currently recorded and the likelihood that tax positions taken in
tax returns will be sustained on audit.
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, we reduced our valuation
allowance on net deferred tax assets by $736,000 while the
valuation allowance remained at 100% of all net deferred tax assets
as of December 31, 2021. We have incurred net taxable losses for 11
of the last 14 years and continue to be in a cumulative loss
position at December 31, 2021. In addition, there exists
substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern
within one year after the date these financials are issued due to
operational and financing uncertainties. Accordingly, we have
determined there was not sufficient positive evidence regarding our
potential for future profits to outweigh the negative evidence of
our three-year cumulative loss position under the guidance provided
in ASC 740. Therefore, we have determined to continue to provide a
100% valuation allowance on our net deferred tax assets. We expect
to continue to maintain a full valuation allowance until we
determine that we can sustain a level of profitability that
demonstrates its ability to realize these assets. To the extent we
determine that the realization of some or all of these benefits is
more likely than not based upon expected future taxable income, a
portion or all of the valuation allowance will be
reversed.
For
income tax purposes, hawse have net operating loss carry-forwards
of approximately $62,990,000 as of December 31, 2021, which expire
beginning in 2025 through 2041.
We
have recently completed the filing of tax returns for the tax years
2012 through 2020. Therefore, all such tax returns are open to
examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
The
Internal Revenue Code contains provisions under Section 382 which
limit a company’s ability to utilize net operating loss
carry-forwards in the event that it has experienced a more than 50%
change in ownership over a three-year period. Management has
completed its review of whether such ownership changes have
occurred, and based upon such review, management believes that the
Company is not currently subject to an annual limitation or the
possibility of the complete elimination of the net operating loss
carry- forwards. In addition, the Company may be limited by
additional ownership changes which may occur in the
future
Determination of Fair Value for Financial Instruments and
Derivatives.
The
estimated fair value of our derivative liabilities, all of which
are related to the detachable warrants issued in connection with
various notes payable, were estimated using a closed-ended option
pricing model utilizing assumptions related to the contractual term
of the instruments, estimated volatility of the price of our Common
Stock and interest rates. The detachable warrants issued in
connection with the two short-term notes payable (See Note 3)
contained full-ratchet, anti-dilution provisions that remain in
effect during the term of the warrants while the ratchet and
anti-dilution provisions of the other notes payable cease when the
related note payable is extinguished. When the related notes
payable containing such ratchet and anti-dilution provisions is
extinguished, the derivative liability will be adjusted to fair
value and the resulting derivative liability will be transitioned
from a liability to equity as of such date.
On
April 1, 2021, the outstanding warrants treated as derivatives and
the related notes payable containing such ratchet and anti-dilution
provisions were extinguished through an exchange transaction as
described in Note 3. Therefore, the derivative liability was
adjusted to fair value and extinguished and included in the gain on
extinguishment of notes payable as of the termination date (See
Note 10).
A
comparison of the assumptions used in calculating estimated fair
value of such derivative liabilities as of the April 1, 2021
termination date and December 31, 2020 is as follows:
|
|
As
of
April
1, 2021 (termination date)
|
|
|
As
of
December
31, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Volatility – range |
|
|
373.9 |
% |
|
|
379.4 |
% |
Risk-free rate |
|
|
0.92 |
% |
|
|
0.38 |
% |
Contractual term |
|
|
0.2
years |
|
|
|
0.5 –
0.8 years |
|
Exercise price |
|
$ |
5.60 |
|
|
$ |
5.60 |
|
Number of warrants in aggregate |
|
|
8,500 |
|
|
|
17,000 |
|
The
following table provides a summary of the changes in fair value,
including net transfers in and/or out, of the derivative financial
instruments, measured at fair value on a recurring basis using
significant unobservable inputs for both open and closed
derivatives:
|
|
Amount |
|
Balance at December 31,
2020 |
|
$ |
321 |
|
Unrealized
derivative gains included in other income/expense for the
period |
|
|
(199 |
) |
Extinguishment
of derivative liability as part of the exchange of debt for common
stock (See Notes 3 and 6) |
|
|
(122 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2021 |
|
$ |
— |
|
ASC
820 utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to
valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad
levels. The following is a brief description of those three
levels:
● |
Level
1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and
liabilities |
|
|
● |
Level
2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices in
active markets for similar assets or liabilities) |
|
|
● |
Level
3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Company’s own
assumptions in determining the fair value) |
The
following table represents the Company’s hierarchy for its
financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a
recurring basis as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:
December 31, 2021 |
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative liabilities |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative
liabilities |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
321 |
|
|
$ |
321 |
|
Determination of Fair Value for Detachable Common Stock Purchase
warrants issued in connection with Convertible Notes
Payable.
The
Company has raised capital through the issuance of convertible debt
instruments with detachable warrants to acquire common stock which
require an allocation of the proceeds between the debt and equity
components of such instruments. The Company has applied ASU-2020-06
to all outstanding financial instruments as of January 1, 2021,
(the date of adoption of ASU 2020-06) and those entered into after
January 1, 2021 including the 8% Notes issued during the year ended
December 31, 2021. As a result, such convertible notes were
required to be separated into their debt and equity components
because of the issuance of detachable warrants together with the
convertible notes. Accordingly, the Company allocated the proceeds
of the 8% Notes as follows:
|
|
Amount |
|
Proceeds allocated to 8%
Notes |
|
$ |
44,000 |
|
Proceeds
allocated to detachable warrants to purchase Common Stock |
|
|
606,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
proceeds |
|
$ |
650,000 |
|
The
8% Notes issued in August 2021 (the “August 8% Notes”) and the 8%
Notes issued in October 2021 (the “October 8% Notes”; collectively
with the August 8% Notes, the “8% Notes”)) were recorded at their
par value less the discount established at their respective
origination date. The note discount is amortized over the term of
the convertible note utilizing the level-interest method. The
following is the assumptions used in calculating the estimated
grant-date fair value of the detachable warrants to purchase Common
Stock granted in connection with the 8% Notes during the year ended
December 31, 2021:
|
|
As
of
August 30, 2021
(issuance
date)
|
|
|
As
of
October 30, 2021
(issuance
date)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Volatility – range |
|
|
369.4 |
% |
|
|
367.7 |
% |
Risk-free rate |
|
|
0.77 |
|
|
|
1.18 |
|
Contractual term |
|
|
5.5
years |
|
|
|
5.5
years |
|
Exercise price |
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
Number of warrants in aggregate |
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
1,650,000 |
|
Following
is a summary of activity relative to the 8% Notes as for the year
ended December 31, 2021:
|
|
Amount |
|
Balance December 31, 2020 – 8%
Notes |
|
$ |
— |
|
Issuance of August 8%
Notes, at par |
|
|
100,000 |
|
Discount on August
8% Notes at issuance date |
|
|
(56,000 |
) |
Issuance of October 8% Notes, at
par |
|
|
550,000 |
|
Discount on
October 8% Notes at issuance date |
|
|
(550,000 |
) |
Amortization of
discount during the period to interest expense |
|
|
111,139 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance December 31, 2021 - 8% Notes |
|
$ |
155,139 |
|
Going Concern Analysis.
In
accordance with ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial
Statements- Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40) – Disclosure of
Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going
Concern, we are required to evaluate whether there are conditions
or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one
year after the date that our financials are issued. When management
identifies conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about
their ability to continue as a going concern it should consider
whether its plans to mitigate those relevant conditions or events
will alleviate the substantial doubt. If conditions or events raise
substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going
concern, but the substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of
management’s plans, the entity should disclose information that
enables user of financial statements to understand the principal
events that raised the substantial doubt, management’s evaluation
of the significance of those conditions or events, and management’s
plans that alleviated substantial doubt about the entity’s ability
to continue as a going concern.
We
performed the analysis and our overall assessment was there were
conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, which raised
substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern
within the next year, but such doubt was not adequately mitigated
by our plans to address the substantial doubt as disclosed in Note
1: Going Concern.
Stock-based
compensation
We
grant share-based compensation awards in exchange for employee,
director and consultant services, including a stock option plan,
grants of restricted stock and common stock purchase warrants
issued for services that vest over future periods considering the
grantee remains as an employee or service provider to the Company.
The fair value of awards granted under the plans are recognized in
the Statements of Income (Loss) over the related service
period. The fair values of stock options are estimated at the time
of each grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, and the
fair values of restricted stock grants are measured at each grant
date using the closing market price on the day of grant. The fair
value estimates may be impacted by certain variables including, but
not limited to, stock price volatility, employee stock option
exercise behaviors, additional stock option grants, estimates of
forfeitures, the Company’s performance, and the Company’s
performance in relation to its peers. Refer to Note 4 – Stock
Based Compensation for further information regarding our
outstanding stock options and restricted stock grants and Note 7
– Warrants for further information regarding our outstanding
warrants issued for services.
Item
7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk.
Not
applicable.
Item
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
American
Noble Gas Inc (formerly Infinity Energy Resources,
Inc.)
Financial
Statements and Accompanying Notes
December
31, 2021 and 2020
Table
of Contents
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To
the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
American
Noble Gas Inc
(formerly
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc.)
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We
have audited the accompanying balance sheets of American Noble Gas
Inc (formerly Infinity Energy Resources, Inc.) (the “Company”) as
of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related statements of
operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the
two years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related
notes and schedules (collectively referred to as the financial
statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the
Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the
period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
Substantial
doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going
Concern
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that
the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note
1 to the accompanying financial statements, the Company must raise
significant funds in order to pay its outstanding debt and meet its
other obligations, has a stockholders’ deficit and has a
significant working capital deficit. These conditions raise
substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a
going concern. Management’s evaluation of the events and conditions
and management’s plans regarding these matters are also described
in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis
for Opinion
These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public
accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be
independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S.
federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to
perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.
As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding
of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly,
we express no such opinion.
Our
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of
material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to
error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those
risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis,
evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
Critical
Audit Matters
Critical
audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of
the financial statements that were communicated or required to be
communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to
accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial
statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective,
or complex judgments.
We
determined that there are no critical audit matters.
/s/
RBSM LLP
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2014.
New
York, NY
April
6, 2022
PCAOB ID Number
587
AMERICAN
NOBLE GAS INC
(formerly
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc.)
Balance
Sheets
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
AMERICAN
NOBLE GAS INC
(formerly
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc.)
Statements
of Operations
For
the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
AMERICAN
NOBLE GAS INC
(formerly
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc.)
Statements
of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
AMERICAN NOBLE GAS INC
(formerly
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc.)
Statements
of Cash Flows
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
For
the Years Ended
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
Cash flows from operating
activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) income |
|
$ |
(1,603,761 |
) |
|
$ |
5,623,707 |
|
Adjustments to
reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating
activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair
value of derivative liability |
|
|
(199 |
) |
|
|
(795 |
) |
Stock-based
compensation |
|
|
550,868 |
|
|
|
236,225 |
|
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization |
|
|
92,502 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Accretion of asset
retirement obligations |
|
|
836 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Gain on settlement
of litigation |
|
|
(23,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Gain on exchange
and extinguishment of liabilities |
|
|
(179,407 |
) |
|
|
(6,150,142 |
) |
Loss on retirement
of convertible note payable |
|
|
115,805 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Expiration and
charge-off of deposit to acquire oil & gas properties |
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Amortization of
discount on convertible note payable |
|
|
87,993 |
|
|
|
133,563 |
|
Change in
operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions of
business: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in
accounts receivable |
|
|
(10,998 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Increase in
prepaid expenses |
|
|
(13,090 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable |
|
|
97,303 |
|
|
|
(61,008 |
) |
Decrease in
accrued liabilities |
|
|
(450 |
) |
|
|
(40,000 |
) |
Increase in accrued interest |
|
|
9,045 |
|
|
|
61,832 |
|
Net
cash used in operating activities |
|
|
(801,553 |
) |
|
|
(196,618 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of oil and gas properties and equipment |
|
|
(900,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net
cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(900,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing
activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends
paid on preferred stock |
|
|
(174,449 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Repayment of
convertible note payable |
|
|
(453,539 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net proceeds from
issuance of convertible preferred stock |
|
|
1,929,089 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Issuance of
convertible promissory note with detachable warrants to purchase
common stock |
|
|
650,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Repayment of notes
payable pursuant to exchange agreements |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(100,000 |
) |
Proceeds from
issuance of note payable-related party |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
41,000 |
|
Repayment of notes
payable - related party |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(41,000 |
) |
Repayment of note
payable |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(19,125 |
) |
Net
proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
325,000 |
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
1,951,101 |
|
|
|
205,875 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in
cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
249,548 |
|
|
|
9,257 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning |
|
|
11,042 |
|
|
|
1,785 |
|
Ending |
|
$ |
260,590 |
|
|
$ |
11,042 |
|
Supplemental cash flow
information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest |
|
$ |
17,737 |
|
|
$ |
15,536 |
|
Cash
paid for taxes |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash
investing and financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assumption of asset retirement obligation related to the purchase
of oil and gas properties and equipment |
|
$ |
13,425 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Issuance of convertible promissory notes pursuant to debt
settlement agreements |
|
$ |
28,665 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Issuance of detachable common stock purchase warrants pursuant to
debt settlements agreements |
|
$ |
1,605,178 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Capital contribution attributable to related party debt
extinguishment |
|
$ |
1,108,477 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Issuance of common stock pursuant to debt settlement
agreements |
|
$ |
68,600 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2020-06 |
|
$ |
160,900 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Issuance of convertible note payable with detachable warrants to
purchase common stock |
|
$ |
335,896 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Conversion of Preferred Stock to Common Stock |
|
$ |
22 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Issuance of common shares pursuant to exchange agreements |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
132,756 |
|
Beneficial conversion feature on issuance of convertible note
payable with detachable warrants to purchase common stock |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
325,000 |
|
Issuance of common shares for deposit to acquire oil and gas
property |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
75,000 |
|
Issuance of restricted common stock |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
500 |
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
AMERICAN NOBLE GAS INC
(formerly
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc.)
Notes
to Financial Statements
December
31, 2021
Note
1 – Nature of
Operations, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies
Name
change
At
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on October 13, 2021 the
stockholders approved an
amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended, changing the Company’s name from Infinity Energy
Resources, Inc. to American Noble Gas Inc “AMGAS,” the
“Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refers collectively to American
Noble Gas Inc, (formerly Infinity Energy Resources, Inc.), its
predecessors and subsidiaries or one or more of them as the context
may require.
Reincorporation in
Nevada
On
December 7, 2021, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger,
American Noble Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation, merged with and
into its wholly owned subsidiary, American Noble Gas Inc, a Nevada
corporation (“AMGAS-Nevada” and/or the “Company”) with AMGAS-Nevada
continuing as the surviving corporation. In conjunction with the
merger, AMGAS-Nevada succeeded to the assets, continued the
business and assumed the rights and obligations of the predecessor
Delaware corporation existing immediately prior to the merger. The
merger was consummated by the filing of a certificate of merger on
December 7, 2021 with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware and articles of merger with the Secretary of State of the
State of Nevada. The Agreement and Plan of Merger and transactions
contemplated thereby were adopted by the holders of a majority of
the outstanding shares of the predecessor company’s common stock,
par value, $0.0001 per share and/or
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, on an
as-converted common stock basis, by written consent in lieu of a
special meeting of stockholders, in accordance with the Delaware
General Corporation Law.
Pursuant
to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, (i) each outstanding share of
predecessor’s common stock automatically converted into one share
of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of
AMGAS-Nevada, (ii) each outstanding share of the predecessor’s
series A convertible preferred stock automatically converted into
one share of series A convertible preferred stock, par value
$0.0001 per share of
AMGAS-Nevada, and (iii) each outstanding option, right or warrant
to acquire shares of predecessor common stock converted into an
option, right or warrant to acquire an equal number of shares of
AMGAS-Nevada common stock under the same terms and conditions as
the original options, rights or warrants.
Similar
to the shares of predecessor common stock prior to the merger, the
shares of AMGAS-Nevada common stock are quoted on the OTCQB tier
operated by the OTC Markets Group Inc. under the symbol “IFNY”. In
accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, each outstanding
certificate previously representing shares of the predecessor’s
common stock or series A preferred stock automatically represents,
without any action of the predecessor’s stockholders, the same
number of shares of AMGAS-Nevada common stock or series A preferred
stock, as applicable.
Pursuant
to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, the directors and officers of
the predecessor company immediately prior to the merger became the
directors and officers of AMGAS-Nevada and continued their
respective directorship or services with the Company on the same
terms as their respective directorship or service with the
predecessor registrant immediately prior to the merger.
As a
result of the merger, the internal affairs of the Company ceased to
be subject to the Delaware General Corporation Law or governed by
the predecessor’s Delaware Certificate of Incorporation, as amended
and its bylaws. As of the December 7, 2021 merger date, the Company
is now subject to the Nevada Revised Statutes and is governed by
the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as filed in the
State of Nevada.
Quotation of Common
Stock on OTCQB
Effective,
July 13, 2021, the Company’s Common Stock was approved for
quotation on the OTCQB® Venture Market under the symbol
“IFNY.”
Nature of
Operations
Since
2009, we had planned to pursue the exploration of potential oil and
gas resources in the United States and in the Perlas and Tyra
concession blocks offshore Nicaragua in the Caribbean Sea (the
“Nicaraguan Concessions” or “Concessions”), which contain a total
of approximately 1.4 million acres. Civil unrest within Nicaragua
and difficulties encountered with negotiations on extensions and
the issuance of permits to drill with the Nicaraguan government
made the exploration and development of the underlying concessions
problematic. In addition, the Company was in technical default of
the certain terms of the Nicaraguan Concession and the Nicaraguan
government terminated both of the underlying Concessions. As a
result, the Company abandoned all of its efforts to explore and
develop the Nicaraguan Concessions effective January 1,
2020.
We
sold our wholly-owned subsidiary, Infinity Oil and Gas of Texas,
Inc. (“Infinity Texas”) in 2012 and its wholly-owned subsidiary,
Infinity Oil and Gas of Wyoming, Inc. (“Infinity Wyoming”), was
administratively dissolved in 2009.
Subsequent
to the termination of the Nicaraguan Concessions, we began
assessing various opportunities and strategic alternatives
involving the acquisition, exploration and development of gas and
oil properties in the United States, including the possibility of
acquiring businesses or assets that provide support services for
the production of oil and gas in the United States. As a result, on
July 31, 2019, we acquired an option (the “Option”) from Core
Energy, LLC, a closely held company (“Core”), to purchase the
production and mineral rights/leasehold for oil & gas
properties, subject to overriding royalties to third parties, in
the Central Kansas Uplift geological formation covering over
11,000
contiguous acres (the “Properties”). We paid a non-refundable
deposit of $50,000 to bind the Option,
which provided us the right to acquire the Properties for
$2.5 million
prior to December 31, 2019. The Company was not able to exercise
the Option prior to December 31, 2019. On September 2, 2020, the
Company acquired a new Option from Core under similar terms as the
previous Option, however the newly acquired Option permitted the
Company to purchase the Properties at a reduced price of $900,000 at any
time prior to November 1, 2020 and the Company agreed to
immediately conduct a capital raise of between approximately
$2-10 million to
fund its acquisition and development of the Properties. On December
14, 2020 the parties executed an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement
which extended the new Option to January 11, 2021, which
expired.
We,
Core, and Seller entered into the Side Letters on September 2, 2020
and March 31, 2021, pursuant to which we and Core agreed to set the
closing date of the acquisition of the Properties under the Asset
Purchase Agreement to April 1, 2021. Pursuant to the Side Letters,
the Company is responsible for reimbursing Core for certain
prorated revenues and expenses from January 1, 2021 through April
1, 2021.
On
April 1, 2021 we completed the acquisition of the Properties, under
the same terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement which provided a
purchase price of $900,000. The Company raised
approximately $2.05
million on March 26, 2021 through the issuance of Convertible
Preferred Stock with detachable common stock purchase warrants. The
funds raised pursuant to the Convertible Preferred Stock issuance
were used to complete the acquisition of the Properties on April 1,
2021 and to retire all outstanding Convertible Notes
Payable.
The
purchase of the Properties included the existing production
equipment, infrastructure and ownership of 11 square miles of
existing 3-D seismic data on the acreage. The Properties include a
horizontal producing well, horizontal saltwater injection well,
conventional saltwater disposal well and two conventional vertical
producing wells, which currently produce from the Reagan Sand Zone
with an approximate depth of 3,600 feet.
We
commenced rework of the existing production wells after completion
of the acquisition of the Properties and have performed testing and
evaluation of the existence of noble gas reserves on the Properties
including helium, argon and other rare earth minerals/gases.
Testing of the Properties for noble gas reserves has provided
encouraging but not conclusive results and the Company has yet to
determine the possibility of commercializing the noble gas reserves
on the Properties. The Company plans to assess the Properties
existing oil and gas reserves while continuing the evaluation of
the existence of new oil and gas zones and other mineral reserves
and specifically the noble gas reserves that the Properties may
hold.
We
may find it necessary to obtain new sources of debt and/or equity
capital to fund the exploration and development of the Properties
enumerated above, as well as satisfying our existing debt
obligations. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to
obtain sufficient new debt/equity capital to fund our planned
development of the Properties.
COVID–19
Pandemic
The
financial statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
as well as the description of our business contained herein, unless
otherwise indicated, principally reflect the status of our business
and the results of our operations as of December 31, 2021.
Economies throughout the world continue to suffer disruptions by
the effects of the quarantines, business closures and the
reluctance of individuals to leave their homes as a result of the
outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) including the recent rise of
the new Omicron variant. In particular, the oil and gas market has
been severely impacted by the negative effects of the coronavirus
because of the substantial and abrupt decrease in the demand for
oil and gas globally followed by the recent resurgence in oil and
natural gas prices. In addition, the capital markets have
experienced periods of disruption and our efforts to raise
necessary capital in the future may be adversely impacted by the
pandemic and investor sentiment and we cannot forecast with any
certainty when the lingering uncertainty caused by the COVID-19
pandemic will cease to impact our business and the results of our
operations. In reading this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including
our discussion of our ability to continue as a going concern set
forth herein, in each case, consider the additional uncertainties
caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.
Going
Concern
The
Company has incurred net losses from operations, has a net
stockholders’ deficit, incurred net cash used in operating
activities and has a significant working capital deficit as of and
for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company must raise
substantial amounts of debt and equity capital from other sources
in the future in order to fund the (i) development of the
Properties acquired on April 1, 2021; (ii) funding our obligations
for exploration and development under the Farmout Agreement; (iii)
normal day-to-day operations and corporate overhead; and (iv)
outstanding debt and other financial obligations as they become
due, as described below. These are substantial operational and
financial issues that must be successfully addressed during 2022
and beyond.
The
Company has made substantial progress in resolving many of its
existing financial obligations during the year ended December 31,
2021. In that regard, on March 31, 2021, the Company and six
creditors entered into Debt Settlement Agreements which
extinguished accounts payable and accrued liabilities totaling
$2,866,497 in exchange
for the issuance of $28,665 in principal
balance of 3%
Notes with detachable warrants to purchase 5,732,994 shares
of Common Stock for $0.50 per share. On April 1,
2021, the Company and the holders of two notes payable that were in
default reached a settlement whereby the Company issued a total of
245,000
shares of Common Stock in exchange for the extinguishment of the
outstanding principal, accrued interest and associated common stock
purchase warrants which totaled $123,830 as of April
1, 2021. The
Company has made substantial progress in resolving its financial
obligations: however, there is in excess of $1.9 million of old
unpaid accounts payable and accrued liabilities that the Company
believes that it may not have to pay based on the relevant Statute
of Limitations on repayment.
The
Company will have significant financial commitments to execute its
planned exploration and development of the Properties and the
Hugoton Gas Field. The Company may find it necessary to raise
substantial amounts of debt or equity capital to fund such
exploration and development activities and may seek offers from
industry operators and other third parties for interests in the
Properties in exchange for cash and a carried interest in
exploration and development operations or other joint venture
arrangement. There can be no assurance that it will be able to
obtain such new funding or be able to reach agreements with
industry operators and other third parties or on what
terms.
Due
to the uncertainties related to the foregoing matters, there exists
substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a
going concern within one year after the date the financials are
issued. The financial statements do not include any adjustments
relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying
amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might
result should the Company be unable to continue as a going
concern.
Revenue
Recognition
On
January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue
from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” and the series of
related accounting standard updates that followed, using the
modified retrospective method of adoption. Adoption of the ASU did
not require an adjustment to the opening balance of equity and did
not change the Company’s amount and timing of revenues.
The
Company’s revenues are primarily derived from its interests in the
sale of oil and natural gas production. To date, such revenues have
only included the sale of oil however the Company expects to begin
generating revenues from the sale of natural gas and noble gases in
the future. The Company recognizes revenue from its interests in
the sales of oil and gas in the period that its performance
obligations are satisfied. Performance obligations are satisfied
when the customer obtains control of product, when the Company has
no further obligations to perform related to the sale, when the
transaction price has been determined and when collectability is
probable. The sales of oil and gas are made under contracts which
the third-party operators of the wells have negotiated with
customers, which typically include variable consideration that is
based on pricing tied to local indices and volumes delivered in the
current month. The Company receives payment from the sale of oil
and gas production from one to three months after delivery. At the
end of each month when the performance obligation is satisfied, the
variable consideration can be reasonably estimated and amounts due
from customers are accrued in trade receivables, net in the balance
sheets. Variances between the Company’s estimated revenue and
actual payments are recorded in the month the payment is received,
however, differences have been and are insignificant. The Company’s
oil is typically sold at delivery points under contracts terms that
are common in our industry.
Management
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Significant
estimates include, but are not limited to, oil and gas reserves;
depreciation, depletion and amortization of proved oil and gas
properties; future cash flows from oil and gas properties;
impairment of long-lived assets; fair value of derivatives; fair
value of equity compensation; the realization of deferred tax
assets; fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in
business combinations.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
For
purposes of reporting cash flows, cash consists of cash on hand and
demand deposits with financial institutions. The Company’s policy
is that all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of
three months or less when purchased would be cash equivalents and
would be included along with cash as cash and
equivalents.
The
Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents in banks insured by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in accounts that
at times may be in excess of the federally insured limit of
$250,000 per bank. The Company minimizes this risk by placing its
cash deposits with several financial institutions. At December 31,
2021 and December 31, 2020, the uninsured balance amounted to
$10,504 and $-0-, respectively.
Oil and gas
properties
On
April 1, 2021 we completed the acquisition of the Properties, under
the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement which provided a purchase
price of $900,000. The purchase of the
Properties included the existing production equipment,
infrastructure and ownership of 11 square miles of existing 3-D
seismic data on the acreage. The Properties include a horizontal
producing well, horizontal saltwater injection well, conventional
saltwater disposal well and two conventional vertical producing
wells, which currently produce from the Reagan Sand Zone with an
approximate depth of 3,600 feet.
The
Company has performed workovers of the wells subsequent to the
Properties purchase which was necessary to put the lease back into
production status. Therefore, these tangible and intangible
workover costs were expensed as lease operating expenses rather
than capitalized in the full cost pool in the years ended December
31, 2021. In addition, the Company is currently evaluating the
Properties for oil and gas reserves and specifically the potential
for noble gas reserves such as helium, argon and krypton. Based on
these evaluations, the Company may redirect its efforts to the
production of noble gases rather than crude oil on the Properties.
These noble gas evaluation costs have also been expensed as lease
operating costs during the year ended December 31, 2021.
The
accounting for, and disclosure of, oil and gas producing activities
require that we choose between two GAAP alternatives: the full cost
method or the successful efforts method. We adopted and use the
full cost method of accounting, which involves capitalizing all
exploration, exploitation, development and acquisition costs. Once
we incur costs, they are recorded in the depletable pool of proved
properties or in unproved properties, collectively, the full cost
pool. Our unproved property costs, which include unproved oil and
gas properties, properties under development, and major development
projects, which were zero at December 31, 2021 and 2020, and are
not subject to depletion. We review our unproved oil and gas
property costs on a quarterly basis to assess for impairment and
transfer unproved costs to proved properties as a result of
extensions or discoveries from drilling operations or determination
that no proved reserves are attributable to such costs. We expect
these costs to be evaluated in one to seven years and transferred
to the depletable portion of the full cost pool during that time.
The full cost pool is comprised of intangible drilling costs, lease
and well equipment and exploration and development costs incurred
plus acquired proved and unproved leaseholds.
When
we acquire significant amounts of undeveloped acreage, we
capitalize interest on the acquisition costs in accordance with
FASB ASC Subtopic 835-20 for Capitalization of Interest. We
capitalize interest upon identification and development of shale
resource opportunities in the Haynesville and Marcellus areas. When
the unproved property costs are moved to proved developed and
undeveloped oil and gas properties, or the properties are sold, we
cease capitalizing interest.
Capitalized
costs to acquire oil and natural gas properties are depreciated and
depleted on a units-of-production basis based on estimated proved
reserves. Capitalized costs of exploratory wells and development
costs are depreciated and depleted on a units-of-production basis
based on estimated proved developed reserves. Under this method,
the sum of the full cost pool, excluding the book value of unproved
properties, and all estimated future development costs are divided
by the total estimated quantities of proved reserves. This rate is
applied to our total production for the quarter, and the
appropriate expense is recorded. Support equipment and other
property, plant and equipment related to oil and gas producing
activities, as well as property, plant and equipment unrelated to
oil and gas producing activities, are recorded at cost and
depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful
lives of the assets.
Sales,
dispositions and other oil and gas property retirements are
accounted for as adjustments to the full cost pool, with no
recognition of gain or loss, unless the disposition would
significantly alter the amortization rate and/or the relationship
between capitalized costs and Proved Reserves.
Pursuant
to Rule 4-10(c)(4) of Regulation S-X, at the end of each quarterly
period, companies that use the full cost method of accounting for
their oil and gas properties must compute a limitation on
capitalized costs, or ceiling test. The ceiling test involves
comparing the net book value of the full cost pool, after taxes, to
the full cost ceiling limitation defined below. In the event the
full cost ceiling is less than the full cost pool, we must record a
ceiling test write-down of our oil and gas properties to the value
of the full cost ceiling. The full cost ceiling limitation is
computed as the sum of the present value of estimated future net
revenues from our proved reserves by applying average prices as
prescribed by the SEC Release No. 33-8995, less estimated future
expenditures (based on current costs) to develop and produce the
proved reserves, discounted at 10%, plus the cost of properties not
being amortized and the lower of cost or estimated fair value of
unproved properties included in the costs being amortized, net of
income tax effects.
The
ceiling test is computed using the simple average spot price for
the trailing twelve-month period using the first day of each month.
For the period ended December 31, 2021, the trailing twelve-month
reference price was $67.99 per barrel for the West Texas
Intermediate oil at Cushing, Oklahoma. This reference price for oil
is further adjusted for quality factors and regional differentials
to derive estimated future net revenues. Under full cost accounting
rules, any ceiling test write-downs of oil and gas properties may
not be reversed in subsequent periods. There were no ceiling test
write-downs for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The
ceiling test calculation is based upon estimates of proved
reserves. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating
quantities of proved reserves, in projecting the future rates of
production and in the timing of development activities. The
accuracy of any reserve estimate is a function of the quality of
available data and of engineering and geological interpretation and
judgment. Results of drilling, testing and production subsequent to
the date of the estimate may justify revision of such estimate.
Accordingly, reserve estimates are often different from the
quantities of oil and gas that are ultimately recovered.
Convertible
Instruments
In
August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, “Debt – Debt with
Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470- 20) and Derivatives and
Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)”
which is intended to reduce complexity in applying GAAP to certain
financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and
equity. The guidance in ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for
convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock by
removing the existing guidance in ASC 470-20, Debt: Debt with
Conversion and Other Options, that requires entities to account for
beneficial conversion features and cash conversion features in
equity, separately from the host convertible debt or preferred
stock. The guidance in ASC 470-20 applies to convertible
instruments for which the embedded conversion features are not
required to be bifurcated from the host contract and accounted for
as derivatives. In addition, the amendments revise the scope
exception from derivative accounting in ASC 815-40 for freestanding
financial instruments and embedded features that are both indexed
to the issuer’s own stock and classified in stockholders’ equity,
by removing certain criteria required for equity classification.
These amendments are expected to result in more freestanding
financial instruments qualifying for equity classification (and,
therefore, not accounted for as derivatives), as well as fewer
embedded features requiring separate accounting from the host
contract. The amendments in ASU 2020-06 further revise the guidance
in ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, to require entities to calculate
diluted earnings per share (EPS) for convertible instruments by
using the if-converted method. In addition, entities must presume
share settlement for purposes of calculating diluted EPS when an
instrument may be settled in cash or shares.
The
amendments in ASU 2020-06 are effective for public entities that
meet the definition of an SEC filer, excluding smaller reporting
companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2021. For all other entities, the amendments are
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. Early
adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2020.
The
Company early adopted ASU 2020-06 effective January 1, 2021 and has
applied its effects to the 3% Convertible
Promissory Notes issued on March 31, 2021 and the 8% Convertible
Promissory Note issued on August 30, 2021(See Note 3). The Company
elected to adopt ASU 2020-06 using the modified retrospective
method which enables entities to apply the transition requirements
in this ASU at the effective date of ASU 2020-06 (rather than as of
the earliest comparative period presented) with the effect of
initially adopting ASU 2020-06 recognized as a cumulative-effect
adjustment to retained earnings (accumulated deficit) on the first
day of the period adopted. Therefore, this transition method
applies the amendments in ASU 2020-06 to outstanding financial
instruments as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption
(January 1, 2021), with the cumulative effect of the change
recognized as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained
earnings (accumulated deficit) as of the date of adoption. In
accordance with the modified retrospective method, no adjustment
was made to the comparative-period information including earnings
(loss) per share.
The
Company applied ASU-2020-06 to all outstanding financial
instruments as of January 1, 2021, (the date of adoption of ASU
2020-06). The convertible notes payable issued on August 19, 2020
was the only outstanding financial instrument effected by this new
accounting standard as of January 1, 2021. Therefore the
application of ASU-2020-06 to this convertible note payable was
used to determine the cumulative effect of the adoption of the new
accounting standard. The cumulative effect of the adoption of the
new accounting standard was determined and recognized as an
adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings (accumulated
deficit) which resulted in an increase to the carrying value of
convertible notes payable as of January 1, 2021 by $160,900,
a decrease to additional paid in capital of $252,961 and a
decrease to accumulated deficit of $92,061. See Note
3.
Prior
to the adoption of ASU 2020-06, the Company applied the existing
accounting standards for derivatives and hedging and for
distinguishing liabilities from equity when accounting for hybrid
contracts that feature conversion options. The accounting standards
require companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host
instruments and account for them as free-standing derivative
financial instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria
includes circumstances in which (i) the economic characteristics
and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and
closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the
host contract, (ii) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the
embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not
re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally
accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported
in earnings as they occur and (iii) a separate instrument with the
same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be
considered a derivative instrument. The derivative is subsequently
marked to market at each reporting date based on current fair
value, with the changes in fair value reported in results of
operations.
Conversion
options that contain variable settlement features such as
provisions to adjust the conversion price upon subsequent issuances
of equity or equity linked securities at exercise prices more
favorable than that featured in the hybrid contract generally
result in their bifurcation from the host instrument.
Issuance of Debt
Instruments With Detachable Stock Purchase
Warrants
Proceeds
from the issuance of a debt instrument with stock purchase warrants
(detachable call options) are allocated to the two elements based
on the relative fair
values of the debt instrument without the warrants and of
the warrants themselves at time of issuance. The portion of the
proceeds so allocated to the warrants are recorded as additional
paid-in capital. The remainder of the proceeds are allocated to the
debt instrument portion of the transaction. Such issuances
generally result in a discount (or, occasionally, a reduced
premium) relative to the debt instrument, which is amortized to
interest expense using the effective interest rate
method.
The
Company records estimated future asset retirement obligations
pursuant to the provisions of ASC 410. ASC 410 requires entities to
record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement
obligation in the period in which it is incurred with a
corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related
long-lived asset. Subsequent to initial measurement, the asset
retirement liability is required to be accreted each period. The
Company’s asset retirement obligations consist of costs related to
the plugging of wells, the removal of facilities and equipment, and
site restoration on oil and gas properties.
During
the year ended 2021, the Company acquired the Kansas Properties and
assumed the related asset retirement obligation existing at the
date of acquisition. The asset retirement obligation assumed for
the Kansas Properties relates to the plug and abandonment costs
when the wells acquired are no longer useful. The Company
determined the value of the liability by obtaining quotes for this
service and estimated the increased costs that the Company will
face in the future. We then discounted the future value based on an
intrinsic interest rate that is appropriate for us. If costs rise
more than what we have expected there could be additional charges
in the future, however, we monitor the costs of the abandoned wells
and we will adjust this liability if necessary.
As of
December 31, 2020, the Company had divested all of its domestic oil
properties that contain operating and abandoned wells in Texas,
Colorado and Wyoming. The Company may have obligations related to
the divestiture of certain abandoned non-producing domestic
leasehold properties should the new owner not perform its
obligations to reclaim abandoned wells in a timely manner.
Management believes the Company has been relieved from asset
retirement obligation related to Infinity-Texas because of the sale
of its Texas oil and gas properties in 2011 and its sale of 100% of
the stock in Infinity-Texas in 2012. The Company has recognized an
additional liability of $734,897 related to
its former Texas oil and gas producing properties (included in
asset retirement obligations) to recognize the potential personal
liability of the Company and its officers for the Infinity-Texas
oil and gas properties should the new owner not perform its
obligations to reclaim abandoned wells in a timely manner. In
addition, management believes the Company has been relieved from
asset retirement obligations related to Infinity-Wyoming because of
the sale of its Wyoming and Colorado oil and gas properties in
2008; however, the Company has recognized since 2012 an additional
liability of $981,106
related to its former Wyoming and Colorado oil and gas producing
properties (included in asset retirement obligations) to recognize
the potential liability of the Company and its officers should the
new owner not perform its obligations to reclaim abandoned wells in
a timely manner.
Derivative
Instruments
The
Company accounts for derivative instruments or hedging activities
under the provisions of ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging. ASC
815 requires the Company to record derivative instruments at their
fair value. If the derivative is designated as a fair value hedge,
the changes in the fair value of the derivative and of the hedged
item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings. If
the derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective
portions of changes in the fair value of the derivative are
recorded in other comprehensive earnings (loss) and are recognized
in the statement of earnings when the hedged item affects earnings.
Ineffective portions of changes in the fair value of cash flow
hedges, if any, are recognized in earnings. Changes in the fair
value of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge treatment are
recognized in earnings.
The
purpose of hedging is to provide a measure of stability to the
Company’s cash flows in an environment of volatile oil and gas
prices and to manage the exposure to commodity price risk. As of
December 31, 2021 and 2020 and during the years then ended, the
Company had no oil and natural gas derivative arrangements
outstanding.
As a
result of certain terms, conditions and features included in
certain common stock purchase warrants issued by the Company (Note
3), those warrants were required to be accounted for as derivatives
at estimated fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in
operations.
Fair Value of
Financial Instruments
The
carrying values of the Company’s accounts payable, accrued
liabilities and short-term notes represent the estimated fair value
due to the short-term nature of the accounts.
In
accordance with ASC Topic 820 — Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures (“ASC 820”), the Company utilizes the market
approach to measure fair value for its financial assets and
liabilities. The market approach uses prices and other relevant
information generated by market transactions involving identical or
comparable assets, liabilities or a group of assets or liabilities,
such as a business.
ASC
820 utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to
valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad
levels. The following is a brief description of those three
levels:
|
● |
Level
1 — |
Quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets and
liabilities. |
|
|
|
|
|
● |
Level
2 — |
Other
significant observable inputs (including quoted prices in active
markets for similar assets or liabilities). |
|
|
|
|
|
● |
Level
3 — |
Significant
unobservable inputs (including the Company’s own assumptions in
determining the fair value. |
The
estimated fair value of various derivative liabilities, which are
related to detachable warrants issued in connection with various
notes payable, were estimated using a closed-ended option pricing
model utilizing assumptions related to the contractual term of the
instruments, estimated volatility of the price of the Company’s
common stock, and current interest rates. The fair values for the
warrant derivatives as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 were
classified under the fair value hierarchy as Level 3.
The
following table represents the Company’s hierarchy for its
financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a
recurring basis as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured
at Fair Value on Recurring Basis
December 31, 2021 |
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative liabilities |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
Level
1 |
|
|
Level
2 |
|
|
Level
3 |
|
|
Total |
|
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative
liabilities |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
321 |
|
|
$ |
321 |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
321 |
|
|
$ |
321 |
|
There
were no changes in valuation techniques or reclassifications of
fair value measurements between Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the years
ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Income
Taxes
The
Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for
income taxes. This method requires the recognition of deferred tax
liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of
temporary differences between financial accounting bases and tax
bases of assets and liabilities. The tax benefits of tax loss
carryforwards and other deferred taxes are recorded as an asset to
the extent that management assesses the utilization of such assets
to be more likely than not. Management routinely assesses the
realizability of the Company’s deferred income tax assets, and a
valuation allowance is recognized if it is determined that deferred
income tax assets may not be fully utilized in future periods.
Management considers future taxable earnings in making such
assessments. Numerous judgments and assumptions are inherent in the
determination of future taxable earnings, including such factors as
future operating conditions. When the future utilization of some
portion of the deferred tax asset is determined not to be more
likely than not, a valuation allowance is provided to reduce the
recorded deferred tax asset. When the Company can project that a
portion of the deferred tax asset can be realized through
application of a portion of tax loss carryforward, the Company will
record that utilization as a deferred tax benefit and recognize a
deferred tax asset in the same amount. There can be no assurance
that facts and circumstances will not materially change and require
the Company to adjust its deferred income tax asset valuation
allowance in a future period. The Company recognized a deferred tax
asset, net of valuation allowance, of $-0-
at December 31, 2021 and 2020.
The
Company is potentially subject to taxation in many jurisdictions,
and the calculation of income tax liabilities (if any) involves
dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex income tax
laws and regulations in various taxing jurisdictions. It recognizes
certain income tax positions that meet a more-likely-than not
recognition threshold. If the Company ultimately determines that
the payment of these liabilities will be unnecessary, it will
reverse the liability and recognize an income tax benefit. No
liability for unrecognized tax benefit was recorded as of December
31, 2021 and 2020.
Stock-based
compensation
The
Company applies ASC 718, Stock Compensation, which requires
companies to recognize compensation expense for share-based
payments based on the estimated fair value of the awards. ASC 718
also requires tax benefits relating to the deductibility of
increases in the value of equity instruments issued under
share-based compensation arrangements to be presented as financing
cash inflows in the statement of cash flows. Compensation cost is
recognized based on the grant-date fair value for all share-based
payments granted and is estimated in accordance with the provisions
of ASC 718.
Basic and Diluted
Income (Loss) Per Share
Net
income (loss) per share is calculated in accordance with FASB ASC
260, Earnings Per Share, for the periods presented. Basic net loss
per share is based upon the weighted average number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding. Diluted net earnings (loss) per share is
based on the assumption that all dilutive convertible shares,
warrants and stock options were converted or exercised or excluded
from the calculations if their inclusion would be antidilutive.
Dilution is computed by applying the if-converted/treasury stock
method. Under this method, options and warrants are assumed
exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of
issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to
purchase shares of Common Stock at the average market price during
the period. The Company has outstanding convertible promissory
notes payable and Convertible Preferred Stock both of which is
potentially dilutive. Such potential dilutive effect is included in
diluted earnings (loss) per share at the beginning of the period
(or at the time of issuance, if later) if they have a dilutive
effect or such potentially dilutive securities are excluded from
the calculations if their inclusion would be
antidilutive.
The
Company has outstanding convertible promissory notes payable and
convertible preferred stock both of which is potentially dilutive.
The adoption of ASU 2020-06 requires the Company to assume share
settlement when an instrument can be settled in cash or shares at
the entity’s option. This applies both to convertible instruments
and freestanding arrangements that could result in cash or share
settlement. ASU 2020-06 also stipulates that an average market
price for the period should be used in the computation of the
diluted earnings (loss) per share denominator in cases when the
exercise price of an instrument may change based on an entity’s
share price or changes in the entity’s share price may affect the
number of shares that would be used to settle a financial
instrument. Lastly, an entity should use the weighted-average share
count from each quarter when calculating the year-to-date weighted
average share count for all potentially dilutive
securities.
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company had outstanding the
following securities that were potentially dilutive; 1) Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, 2) Convertible Note Payable through
its retirement on March 26, 2021, 3) 3% Convertible Promissory
Notes issued on March 31, 2021, 4) 8% Convertible Promissory Note
issued on August 30, 2021, 5) 8% Convertible Promissory Notes
issued on October 29, 2021, 6) Common Stock purchase warrants and
7) stock purchase options. The inclusion of all potentially
dilutive securities in diluted income (loss) for the year ended
December 31, 2021 were excluded because of their anti-dilutive
effect because of the net loss reported for the year ended December
31, 2021.
During
the year ended December 31, 2020, the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the August Note were considered Common
Stock equivalents and therefore the dilutive effect of such
issuance was included in the computation of diluted income (loss)
per share. All shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
convertible debt (other than the August Note) and the exercise of
outstanding stock options and warrants were antidilutive, and,
therefore, not included in the computation of diluted income (loss)
per share for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Gain on Extinguishment
of Liabilities / Troubled Debt
Restructuring:
In
accordance with ASC 470, the Company assesses restructuring of debt
as troubled debt restructuring if the creditor for economic or
legal reasons related to the debtor’s financial difficulties grant
a concession to the debtor that it would not otherwise consider.
The Company records a gain on restructuring of payables when it
transfers its assets to a creditor to fully settle a payable. The
gain is measured by the excess of the carrying amount of the
payable over the fair value of the assets transferred or fair value
of equity interest granted.
Gain on Extinguishment
of Payables:
In
accordance with ASC 405, a debtor shall derecognize a liability if
and only if it has been extinguished. A liability has been
extinguished if either of the following conditions is
met:
a.
The debtor pays the creditor and is relieved of its obligation for
the liability. Paying the creditor includes the
following:
|
1. |
Delivery
of cash |
|
|
|
|
2. |
Delivery
of other financial assets |
|
|
|
|
3. |
Delivery
of goods or services |
|
|
|
|
4. |
Reacquisition
by the debtor of its outstanding debt securities whether the
securities are cancelled or held as so-called treasury
bonds. |
b.
The debtor is legally released from being the primary obligor under
the liability, either judicially or by the creditor. For purposes
of applying this Subtopic, a sale and related assumption
effectively accomplish a legal release if nonrecourse debt (such as
certain mortgage loans) is assumed by a third party in conjunction
with the sale of an asset that serves as sole collateral for that
debt.”
Related
Parties:
We
follow ASC 850, “Related Party Disclosures,” for the identification
of related parties and disclosure of related party
transactions.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
Reference
Rate Reform. - In March 2020, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued an accounting standard update
which provides optional expedients and expectations for applying
GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions to
ease financial reporting burdens to the expected market transition
from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another
reference rate to alternative reference rates. The amendments in
this accounting standards update became effective March 12, 2020,
and an entity may elect to apply the amendments prospectively
through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the
impact this guidance may have on the Company’s financial
statements.
Income
Taxes – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. In
December 2019, the FASB issued an accounting standard update which
simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain
exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. This accounting
standards update removes the following exceptions: (i) exception to
the incremental approach for intraperiod tax allocation when there
is a loss from continuing operations and income or a gain from
other items; (ii) exception to the requirements to recognize a
deferred tax liability for equity method investments when a foreign
subsidiary becomes an equity method investment; (iii) exception to
the ability not to recognize a deferred tax liability for a foreign
subsidiary when a foreign equity method investment becomes a
subsidiary; and (iv) exception to the general methodology for
calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date
loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. The amendments in
the accounting standards update also improve consistency and
simplify other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending
existing guidance. The guidance became effective for interim and
annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early
adoption permitted. The Company adopted the guidance effective
January 1, 2021, with all of the anticipated and applicable effects
to be required on a prospective basis. The adoption of this
guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated
financial statements.
Other
accounting standards that have been issued by the FASB or other
standards-setting bodies are not expected to have a material impact
on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash
flows.
Note
2 – Oil and Gas
Properties and Equipment
Oil and gas properties and equipment is comprised of the following
at December 31, 2021 and 2020:
Schedule of Oil and
Gas Properties and Equipment
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
Oil and
gas production equipment |
|
$ |
913,425 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
|
(92,502 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Oil and gas
properties and equipment, net |
|
$ |
820,923 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
On
April 1, 2021, the Company completed the previously announced
acquisition of certain oil and gas properties and interests from
Core Energy, LLC, effective as of January 1, 2021 (the “Oil &
Gas Properties Acquisition”). On December 14, 2020, the Company
entered into an asset purchase and sale agreement (the “Agreement”)
with Core Energy, as well as all of the members of Core, Mandalay
LLC and Coal Creek Energy, LLC, to purchase certain oil and gas
properties in the Central Kansas Uplift geological formation,
covering over 11,000
contiguous acres, including, among other things, the production and
mineral rights to and a leasehold interest in the Oil & Gas
Properties and all contracts, agreements and instruments. The
Agreement provided for an aggregate purchase price consisting of
$900,000
in cash at closing.
The
following represents the purchase price allocation for the Oil
& Gas Properties Acquisition for $900,000
in cash. The Oil & Gas Property Acquisition qualify as an asset
acquisition. As such, AMGAS recognized the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed at their fair values as of April 1, 2021, the
date of closing. The fair value of the Oil & Gas Properties
acquired approximate the value of the consideration paid, and the
asset retirement obligation to be assumed, which management has
concluded approximates the fair value that would be paid by a
typical market participant. As a result, neither goodwill nor a
bargain purchase gain will be recognized related to the
acquisition.
The
Company determined the amount of the asset retirement obligation
assumed to be $13,425
as of the date of acquisition. The obligation relates to legal
requirements associated with the retirement of long-lived assets
that result from the acquisitions, construction, development, or
normal use of the asset. The obligation relates primarily to the
requirement to plug and abandon oil and natural gas wells and
support wells at the conclusion of their useful lives.
The
following table summarizes the allocation of the assets acquired
and the liabilities assumed related to the Oil & Gas
Properties:
Schedule of Oil and Gas Properties Acquired
|
|
Amount |
|
Oil and gas properties,
subject to depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
$ |
913,425 |
|
Asset
retirement obligation assumed |
|
|
(13,425 |
) |
Total purchase
price of the Oil & Gas Properties |
|
$ |
900,000 |
|
Note
3 – Debt
Obligations
Debt
obligations is comprised of the following at December 31, 2021 and
2020:
Schedule of Debt
Outstanding
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
Notes payable: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
28,665 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
3% Convertible promissory notes payable |
|
$ |
28,665 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
8% Convertible promissory notes payable (less discount of
$273,726
and $-0-
as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively) |
|
|
376,274 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Convertible note
payable, (less discount of $-0-
and $231,606
as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
133,563 |
|
Note payable |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Note
payable |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
35,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total notes payable |
|
|
404,939 |
|
|
|
218,563 |
|
Less:
Long-term portion |
|
|
28,665 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Notes payable,
short-term |
|
$ |
376,274 |
|
|
$ |
218,563 |
|
Debt
obligations become due and payable as follows:
Schedule of Debt Obligations
Maturities
Years ended |
|
Principal
balance
due
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022 |
|
$ |
376,274 |
|
2023 |
|
|
— |
|
2024 |
|
|
— |
|
2025 |
|
|
— |
|
2026 |
|
|
28,665 |
|
2027 |
|
|
— |
|
Total |
|
$ |
404,939 |
|
3% Convertible Promissory Notes Payable
On
March 31, 2021, the Company entered into Debt Settlement Agreements
with six creditors (five of which were related parties) which
extinguished accounts payable and accrued liabilities totaling
$2,866,497 in exchange
for the issuance of $28,665
in principal balance of 3%
Convertible Promissory Notes (the “3% Notes”) with detachable
warrants to purchase 5,732,994
shares of Common Stock for $0.50 per share.
The 3%
Notes allow for prepayment at any time with all principal and
accrued interest becoming due and payable at maturity on March 30, 2026
(“Maturity Date”). The 3% Notes are convertible as to
principal and any accrued interest, at the option of the holder,
into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at any time after the
issue date and prior to the close of business on the business day
preceding the Maturity Date at the rate of fifty cents ($0.50)
per share, subject to normal and customary adjustment.
An
aggregate of $2,577,727 of the
total accounts payable and accrued liabilities that were
extinguished were with five related parties. Such related parties
were issued $25,777 principal
balance of the 3%
Convertible Promissory Notes and warrants to purchase 5,155,454
shares of Common Stock in exchange for the extinguishment of their
respective debt obligations. See Note 10.
8% Convertible Promissory Notes Payable
On
August 30, 2021, the Company and an accredited investor (the “8%
Note Investor”) agreed whereby the Company issued an unsecured
convertible note due October 29, 2022 (the
“8% Note”), with an aggregate principal face amount of
approximately $100,000. The 8% Note
is, subject to certain conditions, convertible into an aggregate of
200,000 shares
of Common Stock, at a price of $0.50 per share. The
Company also issued a five and one half-year common stock purchase
warrant to purchase up to 200,000 shares
of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share,
subject to customary adjustments (the “8% Note Warrants”) which are
immediately exercisable. The 8% Note Investor purchased the 8% Note
and 8% Note Warrant from the Company for an aggregate purchase
price of $100,000 and the
proceeds were used for general working capital purposes. The
Company also granted the 8% Note Investor certain piggy-back
registration rights whereby the Company has agreed to register for
resale the shares underlying the 8% Note Warrant and the conversion
of the 8% Note unless the shares of the Company commences to trade
on the NYSE American; the
Nasdaq Capital Market; the Nasdaq Global Market; the Nasdaq Global
Select Market; or the New York Stock Exchange, within one hundred
twenty (120) days after the Closing Date.
On
October 29, 2021, the Company and three accredited investors (the
“October 8% Note Investors”) agreed whereby the Company issued an
unsecured convertible note due October 29, 2022 (the
“October 8% Note”), with an aggregate principal face amount of
approximately $550,000. The October 8%
Notes are, subject to certain conditions, convertible into an
aggregate of 1,100,000
shares of Common Stock, at a price of $0.50 per share. The
Company also issued five and one half-year common stock purchase
warrants to purchase up to 1,650,000
shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share,
subject to customary adjustments (the “October 8% Note Warrants”)
which are immediately exercisable. The October 8% Note Investors
purchased the October 8% Notes and October 8% Note Warrants from
the Company for an aggregate purchase price of $550,000 and the
proceeds were used for general working capital purposes. The
Company also granted the October 8% Note Investors certain
piggy-back registration rights whereby the Company has agreed to
register for resale the shares underlying the October 8% Note
Warrants and the conversion of the October 8% Notes unless the
shares of the Company commences to trade on the NYSE American; the Nasdaq Capital Market;
the Nasdaq Global Market; the Nasdaq Global Select Market; or the
New York Stock Exchange, within one hundred twenty (120) days after
the Closing Date.
The 8% Note and the October 8%
Notes all bear interest at a rate of eight percent (8%) per annum,
may be voluntarily repaid in cash in full or in part by the Company
at any time in an amount equal to 120% of the principal amount of
the underlying notes and any accrued and unpaid interest. Fifty
percent (50%) of the 8% Note and the October 8% Notes shall be
mandatorily repaid in cash in an amount equal to 120% of the
principal amount of the underlying notes and any accrued and unpaid
interest in the event of the consummation by the Company of any
public or private offering or other financing pursuant to which the
Company receives gross proceeds of at least $2,000,000 and
one-hundred percent (100%) of the underlying notes plus accrued
interest shall be mandatorily repaid in an amount equal to 120% of
outstanding principal and interest in cases in which the Company
receives gross proceeds of at least $3,000,000. In addition,
pursuant to the 8% Notes and the October 8% Notes, so long as the
underlying notes remain outstanding, the Company cannot enter into
any financing transactions pursuant to which the Company sells its
securities at a price lower than $0.50 cents per share without the
written consent of the 8% Note Investors.
The conversion of the 8% Note
and the October 8% Notes and the exercise of the underlying
warrants are each subject to beneficial ownership limitations such
that the 8% Note Investor and the October 8% Note Investors may not
convert the underlying notes or exercise the underlying warrants to
the extent that such conversion or exercise would result in any of
the investors being the beneficial owner in excess of 4.99% (or,
upon election of the investors, 9.99%) of the number of shares of
the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the
issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion or
exercise, which beneficial ownership limitation may be increased or
decreased up to 9.99% upon notice to the Company, provided that any
increase in such limitation will not be effective until 61 days
following notice to the Company.
The
Company and the 8% Note Investor and the October 8% Note Investors
agreed that for so long as the underlying warrants remain
outstanding, the investor have the right to participate in any
issuance of Common Stock, conventional debt, or a combination of
such securities and/or debt, up to an amount equal to thirty-five
percent (35%) of such subsequent financing.
The
underlying notes and warrants contain customary events of default,
representations, warranties, agreements of the Company and the
investors and customary indemnification rights and obligations of
the parties thereto, as applicable.
As
described in Note 1 the Company elected to early adopt ASU 2020-06
using the modified retrospective method which enables entities to
apply the transition requirements in this ASU at the effective date
of ASU 2020-06 (rather than as of the earliest comparative period
presented) with the effect of initially adopting ASU 2020-06
recognized as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings
(accumulated deficit) on the first day of the period
adopted.
The
Company has applied ASU-2020-06 to all outstanding financial
instruments as of January 1, 2021, (the date of adoption of ASU
2020-06) and those entered into after January 1, 2021 including the
8% Note. As a result, the 8% Note and October 8% Notes were
required to be separated into its debt and equity components based
on their relative fair values because of the issuance of detachable
warrants together with the 8% Note and the October 8% Notes.
Accordingly, the Company allocated the proceeds of the 8% note as
follows:
Schedule of Convertible Promissory Note with
Detachable Warrants to Purchase Common Stock
|
|
Amount |
|
Proceeds allocated to
8%
convertible note |
|
$ |
314,104 |
|
Proceeds
allocated to detachable warrants to purchase common stock |
|
|
335,896 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
proceeds |
|
$ |
650,000 |
|
The
8% Note and October 8% Notes were recorded at their par value less
the discount established at its origination date. The note discount
is amortized over the term of the convertible note utilizing the
level-interest method. The following is the assumptions used in
calculating the estimated grant-date fair value of the detachable
warrants to purchase common stock granted in connection with the 8%
Note and the October 8% Note during the year ended December 31,
2021:
Schedule of Fair Value of Detachable Warrants
to Purchase Common Stock Granted
|
|
As
of
August 30, 2021
(issuance
date)
|
|
|
As
of
October 30, 2021
(issuance
date)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Volatility – range |
|
|
369.4 |
% |
|
|
367.7 |
% |
Risk-free rate |
|
|
0.77 |
% |
|
|
1.18 |
% |
Contractual term |
|
|
5.5 years |
|
|
|
5.5 years |
|
Exercise price |
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
Number of warrants in aggregate |
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
1,650,000 |
|
Following
is a summary of activity relative to the 8% Note and October 8%
Notes as for the year ended December 31, 2021:
Schedule of Convertible
Debt
|
|
Amount |
|
Balance December 31, 2020 – 8% Convertible Notes |
|
$ |
— |
|
Issuance of 8% Note, at
par |
|
|
100,000 |
|
Discount on 8%
Note at issuance date |
|
|
(35,897 |
) |
Issuance of October 8% Notes, at
par |
|
|
550,000 |
|
Discount on
October 8% Notes at issuance date |
|
|
(299,999 |
) |
Amortization of discount during the period to interest expense |
|
|
62,170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance December 31, 2021 - 8%
Convertible Notes |
|
$ |
376,274 |
|
Convertible Note Payable
On
August 19, 2020, the Company entered into a securities purchase
agreement with an accredited investor (the “August Investor”) for
the Company’s senior unsecured convertible note due August 19, 2021
(the “August Note”), with an aggregate principal face amount of
approximately $365,169. The August
Note was, subject to certain conditions, convertible into an
aggregate of 3,943,820
shares of Common Stock, at a price of $0.10 per share. The
Company also issued a five-year common stock purchase warrant to
purchase up to 800,000 shares of
Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share,
subject to customary adjustments (the “August Warrant”). The August
Warrant is immediately exercisable and on a cashless basis if the
shares underlying such warrant have not been registered within 180
days after the date of issuance. The August Investor purchased such
securities from the Company for an aggregate purchase price of
$325,000. The Company
also granted the August Investor certain automatic and piggy-back
registration rights whereby the Company has agreed to register the
resale by the August Investor of the shares underlying the August
Warrant and the conversion of the August Note.
The August Note bore interest
at a rate of eight percent (8%) per annum with 12 months
guaranteed, may be voluntarily repaid in cash in full or in part by
the Company at any time in an amount equal to 115% of the principal
amount of the August Note and any accrued and unpaid interest, and
shall be mandatorily repaid in cash in an amount equal to 115% of
the principal amount of the August Note and any accrued and unpaid
interest in the event of the consummation by the Company of any
public or private offering or other financing pursuant to which the
Company receives gross proceeds of at least $2,500,000. In
addition, pursuant to the August Note, so long as the August Note
remained outstanding, the Company could not enter into any
financing transactions pursuant to which the Company sells its
securities at a price lower than ten cents per share without
written consent of the August Investor.
The conversion of the August
Note and the exercise of the August Warrant are each subject to
beneficial ownership limitations such that the August Investor may
not convert the August Note or exercise the August Warrant to the
extent that such conversion or exercise would result in the August
Investor being the beneficial owner in excess of 4.99% (or, upon
election of the August Investor, 9.99%) of the number of shares of
the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the
issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion or
exercise, which beneficial ownership limitation may be increased or
decreased up to 9.99% upon notice to the Company, provided that any
increase in such limitation will not be effective until 61 days
following notice to the Company.
The
Company and the August Investor agreed that for so long as the
August Note and August Warrant remains outstanding, the August
Investor has a right to participate in any issuance of Common
Stock, conventional debt, or a combination of such securities
and/or debt, up to an amount equal to thirty-five percent (35%) of
such subsequent financing.
The
August Note and August Warrant each contain customary events of
default, representations, warranties, agreements of the Company and
the August Investor and customary indemnification rights and
obligations of the parties thereto, as applicable.
As
described in Note 1 the Company elected to early adopt ASU 2020-06
using the modified retrospective method which enables entities to
apply the transition requirements in this ASU at the effective date
of ASU 2020-06 (rather than as of the earliest comparative period
presented) with the effect of initially adopting ASU 2020-06
recognized as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings
(accumulated deficit) on the first day of the period
adopted.
The
Company applied ASU-2020-06 to all outstanding financial
instruments as of January 1, 2021, (the date of adoption of ASU
2020-06). The convertible notes payable issued on August 19, 2020
was the only outstanding financial instrument effected by this new
accounting standard as of January 1, 2021. Therefore the
application of ASU-2020-06 to this convertible note payable was
used to determine the cumulative effect of the adoption of the new
accounting standard. The cumulative effect of the adoption of the
new accounting standard was determined and recognized as an
adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings (accumulated
deficit) which resulted in an increase to the carrying value of
convertible notes payable as of January 1, 2021 by $160,900, a
decrease to additional paid in capital of $252,961 and a
decrease to accumulated deficit of $92,061. See Note
1.
On
March 26, 2021, the Company exercised its right to retire the
August Note in conjunction with the issuance of Convertible
Preferred Stock (See Note 3 and 10). In accordance with the
prepayment provisions contained in the August Note, the Company
paid all principal, accrued interest and the 15% prepayment premium as
follows:
Schedule of Prepayment of
Note
|
|
Amount |
|
Principal balance at par |
|
$ |
365,169 |
|
Remaining discount
included in principal balance |
|
|
(44,883 |
) |
Accrued
interest |
|
|
17,448 |
|
Prepayment premium (including remaining discount due to early
retirement) |
|
|
115,805 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total payment
to retire the August Note |
|
$ |
453,539 |
|
The
prepayment premium was charged to non-operating expense as a loss
from retirement of convertible note payable (See Note
10).
Following
is a summary of the August Note as for the year ended December 31,
2021:
Summary of Amortization and Retirement of
Note
|
|
Amount |
|
Balance December 31,
2020 - August Note |
|
$ |
133,563 |
|
Cumulative effect
of adoption of ASU 2020-06 |
|
|
160,900 |
|
Amortization of
discount through the March 26, 2021 retirement date |
|
|
25,823 |
|
Remaining discount
recognized as a loss from retirement of convertible note
payable |
|
|
44,883 |
|
Retirement of
August Note at par value on March 26, 2021 |
|
|
(365,169 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance December 31, 2021 -
August Note |
|
$ |
— |
|
Note Payable – Short-term
On
December 27, 2013, the Company borrowed $1,050,000
under an unsecured credit facility with a private, third-party
lender. The facility is
represented by a promissory note (the “December 2013 Note”) with an
original maturity date of March 12, 2014.
In
connection with the December 2013 Note, the Company granted the
lender a warrant (the “December 2013 Warrant”) exercisable to
purchase 100,000
shares of its Common Stock at an exercise price of $15.00 per share.
In connection with an extension to April 2015, the Company and such
lender amended the date for exercise of the December 2013 Warrant
to be a period commencing April 7, 2015 and expiring on the third
anniversary of such date. The Company issued no additional warrants
to the lender in connection with the extension of the December 2013
Note to the new April 2015 maturity date (the “New Maturity Date”).
If the Company failed to pay the December 2013 Note on or before
the New Maturity Date, the number of shares issuable under the
December 2013 Warrant increases to 1,333,333 and the
exercise price drops to $0.75
per share. All other terms of the December 2013 Warrant remained
the same. The December 2013 Warrant has been treated as a
derivative liability whereby the value of December 2013 Warrant is
estimated at the date of grant and recorded as a derivative
liability and as a discount on the note payable. The warrant
liability is revalued to fair value at each reporting date with the
corresponding income (loss) reflected in the statement of
operations as change in derivative liability. The discount is
amortized ratably through the original maturity date and each of
the extended maturity dates. The December 2013 Warrant expired as
of December 31, 2020 and is no longer exercisable.
In
connection with an additional extension of the December 2013 Note
to April 7, 2016, the Company agreed to enter into a definitive
revenue sharing agreement with the lender (the “Revenue Sharing
Agreement”) to grant the lender under the Revenue Sharing Agreement
an irrevocable right to receive a monthly payment equal to one half
of one percent (1/2%) of the gross revenue derived from the share
of all hydrocarbons produced at the wellhead from the Nicaraguan
Concessions and any other oil and gas concessions that the Company
and its affiliates may acquire in the future. This percentage
increased to one percent (1%) when the Company did not pay the
December 2013 Note in full by August 7, 2014. Therefore, the
Revenue Sharing Agreement is fixed at one percent (1%). The value
of the one percent (1.0%) definitive Revenue Sharing Agreement
granted to the lender as consideration for the extension of the
maturity date to December 7, 2014 was estimated to be $964,738. Such amount was
recorded as a reduction of oil and gas properties and as a discount
on the December 2013 Note and amortized ratably over the extended
term of such note. Such prospective Revenue Sharing Agreement is
void with the abandonment of the Nicaraguan Concessions.
In
connection with the extension of the maturity date of the December
2013 Note to April 7, 2016, the Company also (i) issued the lender
20,000 shares of
restricted Common Stock; (ii) decreased the exercise price of the
December 2013 Warrant to $5.00 per share and
extended the term of the December 2013 Warrant to a period
commencing on the New Maturity Date and expiring on the third
anniversary of such date; and (iii) paid $50,000 toward amounts due under
the December 2013 Note. The Company issued no
additional warrants to the lender in connection with the extension
of the December 2013 Note to the New Maturity Date. If the Company
failed to pay the December 2013 Note on or before the New Maturity
Date, the number of shares issuable under the December 2013 Warrant
increases to 1,333,333 and the
exercise price drops to $0.75
per share. All other terms of the warrant remained the same. The
Company failed to make the required payment previously described
and the reset of the terms of the December 2013 Warrant occurred,
however such warrant expired in March 2017 unexercised. The
December 2013 Note may be prepaid without penalty at any
time. The December 2013 Note is subordinated to all existing
and future senior indebtedness, as such terms are defined in the
December 2013 Note. The December 2013 Note was in default and the
parties agreed to a resolution to this default, including
completing the extinguishment of the note balance, accrued interest
and revenue sharing agreement through an exchange agreement which
is further described below.
The
December 2013 Warrant was treated as a derivative liability whereby
the value of the December 2013 Warrant is estimated at the date of
grant and recorded as a derivative liability and as a discount on
the note payable. The warrant liability was revalued to fair value
at each reporting date with the corresponding income (loss)
reflected in the statement of operations as change in derivative
liability. The December 2013 Warrant expired in 2019 and is not
deemed outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. The discount
was amortized ratably through the original maturity date and each
of the extended maturity dates. The Company recognized the value of
the 20,000 shares of Common
Stock issued ($104,000) and the
increased value of the outstanding warrants due to the decrease in
their exercise price ($68,716)
as an additional discount on the December 2013 Note to be amortized
ratably over the extended term of such note.
On
September 24, 2020, the Company entered into an Exchange and
Settlement Agreement (the “September Exchange Agreement”) with the
December 2013 Note holder (the “Holder”), pursuant to which the
Holder agreed to exchange the December 2013 Note in the original
principal amount of $1,050,000, representing
outstanding principal balance of $1,000,000 and
accrued and unpaid interest thereon (which totaled $542,762 as of September
24, 2020), for (i) a cash payment in the amount of $100,000 and (ii)
737,532 newly issued shares
of Common Stock (the “Exchange”).
In
connection with the September Exchange Agreement, the Company and
the Holder agreed to terminate the following agreements: (i) the
preemptive rights agreement, dated as of December 27, 2013, between
the Company and the Holder, (ii) the revenue sharing agreement,
dated as of May 30, 2014, between the Company and the Holder, and
(iii) the indemnity agreement, dated as of December 27, 2013,
between the Company and the Holder. Additionally, pursuant to the
September Exchange Agreement, the Holder acknowledged the
expiration on March 12, 2017, by its terms, of a common stock
purchase warrant, issued to the Holder, for the purchase of up to
100,000
shares of Common Stock. The Company and the Holder also agreed to
provide mutual limited releases, releasing each of them from all
liabilities and obligations to the other, as between them with
respect to claims relating to the December 2013 Note, such
preemptive rights agreement, the Holder’s warrant and all other
agreements relating thereto.
The
closing of the Exchange occurred concurrently with the execution of
the September Exchange Agreement. At the closing, the Company made
the $100,000 cash payment and
issued 737,532 shares of Common
Stock (valued at $132,756 based on the
closing market price of the Common Stock on the date of the
Exchange) to the Holder and the underlying documents and
obligations summarized above were surrendered and/or
cancelled.
A
summary of the gain on exchange and extinguishment of debt and the
related accrued interest as of and for the year ended December 31,
2020 follows:
Schedule of Gain on Extinguishment of
Debt
|
|
Amount |
|
Principal balance of December 2013 Note extinguished as a result of
the Exchange |
|
$ |
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest extinguished as a result of the Exchange |
|
|
542,762 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total obligations
extinguished as a result of the Exchange |
|
|
1,542,762 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash payment to
Holder as a result of the Exchange |
|
|
(100,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Value
of Common Stock issued as a result of the Exchange |
|
|
(132,756 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on
extinguishment of debt and related accrued interest |
|
$ |
1,310,006 |
|
Gain on
extinguishment of debt and related accrued interest – per basic
share |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
Gain on
extinguishment of debt and related accrued interest – per
fully-diluted share |
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
Other notes payable
The
Company had short-term notes outstanding with entities or
individuals as follows:
|
● |
On
July 7, 2015, the Company borrowed a total of $50,000 from an
individual under a convertible note payable with the conversion
rate of $5.60 per share. The
term of such note was for a period of 90 days and bears interest at
8% per annum. In connection with the loan and subsequent
extensions, the Company issued the individual a warrant for the
purchase of 5,000 shares of
Common Stock at $5.60
per share for a period of five years from the date of such note
and/or extensions. The ratchet provision in such warrant requires
that such warrant be accounted for as derivative liability. The
related warrant derivative liability balance was $72 and $189 as of April 1, 2021 (the
extinguishment date) and December 31, 2020, respectively. See Note
6. |
|
|
|
|
|
On
April 1, 2021, the Company and the holder of the $50,000 note payable
that was in default reached a settlement whereby the Company issued
a total of 145,000 shares of Common
stock in exchange for the extinguishment of the outstanding
principal, accrued interest and associated common stock purchase
warrants which totaled $72,874 as of April 1,
2021. The 145,000 shares issued to
extinguish the debt obligations were valued at $40,600 based on the
closing market price on the date of the extinguishment. The
extinguishment of the debt obligations resulted in a gain of
$32,274 which
was recorded in the year ended December 31, 2021. |
|
|
|
|
● |
On
July 15, 2015, the Company borrowed a total of $35,000 from an
individual under a convertible note payable with the conversion
rate of $5.60 per share. The
term of such note was for a period of 90 days and bears interest at
8% per annum. In connection with the loan and subsequent
extensions, the Company issued the individual a warrant for the
purchase of 3,500 shares of
Common Stock at $5.60
per share for a period of five years from the date of such note
and/or extensions. The ratchet provision in such warrant requires
that such warrant be accounted for as derivative liability. The
related warrant derivative liability balance was $50 and $132 as of April 1, 2021 (the
extinguishment date) and December 31, 2020, respectively. See Note
6. |
|
|
|
|
|
On
April 1, 2021, the Company and the holder of the $35,000 note payable
that was in default reached a settlement whereby the Company issued
a total of 100,000 shares of Common
stock in exchange for the extinguishment of the outstanding
principal, accrued interest and associated common stock purchase
warrants which totaled $50,956 as of April 1,
2021. The 100,000 shares issued to
extinguish the debt obligations were valued at $28,000 based on the
closing market price on the date of the extinguishment. The
extinguishment of the debt obligations resulted in a gain of
$22,956 which
was recorded in the year ended December 31, 2021. |
Note
4 – Accrued
liabilities
Accrued
liabilities consist of the following at December 31, 2021 and
2020:
Schedule of Accrued
Liabilities
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
Accrued compensation (see
Notes 3 and 13) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,425,708 |
|
Accrued board of director fees (see
Notes 3 and 13) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
363,500 |
|
Accrued accounting services – Related
party (see Notes 3 and 13) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
762,407 |
|
Accrued rent |
|
|
614,918 |
|
|
|
614,918 |
|
Accrued Nicaragua Concession fees |
|
|
544,485 |
|
|
|
544,485 |
|
Accrued financing costs – Related
party (see Notes 3 and 13) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
26,113 |
|
Accrued
franchise taxes |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total accrued
liabilities |
|
$ |
1,159,403 |
|
|
$ |
3,737,580 |
|
The
accrued rent balances relate to unpaid rent for the Company’s
previous headquarters in Denver Colorado and represents unpaid
rents and related costs for the period June 2006 through November
2008. The Company has not had any correspondence with the landlord
for several years and will seek to settle and/or negotiate the
matter when it has the financial resources to do so.
The
accrued Nicaraguan Concession fees were accrued during the time the
Concessions had lapsed and the Company was attempting to negotiate
extensions to the underlying concessions with the Nicaraguan
government which were unsuccessful. The Company abandoned all
efforts to negotiate an extension to the Concessions effective
January 1, 2020 and ceased the accrual of all related fees at that
time.
On
March 31, 2021, the Company and six creditors entered into Debt
Settlement Agreements which extinguished accounts payable and
accrued liabilities totaling $2,866,497 in exchange
for the issuance of $28,665 in
principal balance of 3% Convertible Promissory Notes
with detachable warrants to purchase
5,732,994 shares of Common Stock for $0.50
per share. Such creditors included those described in the above
table as: 1) accrued compensation, 2) accrued board of director’s
fees, 3) accrued accounting services and 4) accrued financing
costs. (See Note 3, 7 and 13)
Note
5 – Stock-Based
Compensation
Total
stock-based compensation is comprised of the following for the
years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
Schedule of Stock-based
Compensation
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
Stock-based compensation –
stock option grants |
|
$ |
178,498 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation – restricted
stock grants |
|
|
325,000 |
|
|
|
236,225 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based
compensation – warrants issued for services pursuant to USNG Letter
Agreement (See Note 7) |
|
|
47,370 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
stock-based compensation |
|
$ |
550,868 |
|
|
$ |
236,225 |
|
The
Company applies ASC 718, Stock Compensation, which requires
companies to recognize compensation expense for share-based
payments based on the estimated fair value of the awards. ASC 718
also requires tax benefits relating to the deductibility of
increases in the value of equity instruments issued under
share-based compensation arrangements to be presented as financing
cash inflows in the statement of cash flows. Compensation cost is
recognized based on the grant-date fair value for all share-based
payments granted and is estimated in accordance with the provisions
of ASC 718.
At
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on October 13, 2021 and the
stockholders approved the 2021 Plan and the Company reserved
5,000,000 shares
for issuance under the 2021 Plan. At the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held on September 25, 2015 and the stockholders
approved the 2015 Plan and the Company reserved
500,000 shares
for issuance under the 2015 Plan.
The
2021 Plan and the 2015 Plan provide for under which both incentive
and non-statutory stock options may be granted to employees,
officers, non-employee directors and consultants. An aggregate of
5,500,000
shares of the Company’s Common Stock is reserved for issuance under
the 2021 and 2015 Plan. Options granted under the 2021 Plan and
2015 Plan allow for the purchase of shares of Common Stock at
prices not less than the fair market value of such stock at the
date of grant, become exercisable immediately or as directed by the
Company’s Board of Directors and generally expire ten years after
the date of grant. The Company has issued stock options and
restricted stock awards that are not pursuant to a formal plan with
terms similar to the 2021 and 2015 Plans.
As of
December 31, 2021, 5,500,000
shares were available for future grants under the 2021 Plan and the
2015 Plan. All other Plans have now expired.
The
fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant
using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires the
input of subjective assumptions, including the expected term of the
option award, expected stock price volatility and expected
dividends. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the
application of management judgment. For purposes of estimating the
expected term of options granted, the Company aggregates option
recipients into groups that have similar option exercise behavioral
traits. Expected volatilities used in the valuation model are based
on the expected volatility based on historical volatility. The
risk-free rate for the expected term of the option is based on the
U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The
Company’s forfeiture rate assumption used in determining its
stock-based compensation expense is estimated based on historical
data. The actual forfeiture rate could differ from these estimates.
There were 1,800,000 options granted
during the year ended December 31, 2021 and there were no stock options granted during
the year ended December 31, 2020.
Stock option grants
The
following table summarizes stock option activity for years ended
December 31, 2021 and 2020:
Summary of Stock Option
Activity
|
|
Number of Options |
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
Per
Share
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
|
|
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2019 |
|
|
332,000 |
|
|
$ |
41.86 |
|
|
|
2.29 years |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Granted |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2020 |
|
|
332,000 |
|
|
$ |
41.86 |
|
|
|
1.28 years |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Granted |
|
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
|
0.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
|