NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note
1 – Organization, Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Norris
Industries, Inc. (“NRIS” or the “Company”) (formerly International Western Petroleum, Inc.), was incorporated
on February 19, 2014, as a Nevada corporation. The Company was formed to conduct operations in the oil and gas industry. The Company’s
principal operating properties are in the Ellenberger formation in Coleman County, and in Jack County and Palo-Pinto County, Texas. The
Company’s production operations are all located in the State of Texas.
On
April 25, 2018, the Company incorporated a Texas registered subsidiary, Norris Petroleum, Inc., as an operating entity.
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (“GAAP”) and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and should
be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s annual report filed with
the SEC on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2021. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring
adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented
have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected
for the full year. The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries
and entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have
been eliminated in consolidation.
Liquidity
and Capital Considerations
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates
the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business for the twelve-month period following
the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements.
The
Company’s business and operations have been adversely affected by and are expected to continue to be adversely affected by the
recent COVID-19 outbreak and may be adversely affected in the future by other similar outbreaks.
As
a result of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, including voluntary and mandatory quarantines, travel restrictions and other restrictions,
the Company’s operations, and those of its subcontractors, customers and suppliers, have and are anticipated to continue to experience
delays or disruptions and temporary suspensions of operations. In addition, the Company’s financial condition and results of operations
have been and are likely to continue to be adversely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
The
timeline and potential magnitude of the COVID-19 outbreak is currently unknown. The continuation or amplification of this virus could
continue to more broadly affect the United States and global economy, including our business and operations, and the demand, for oil
and gas.
The
Company has incurred continuing losses since 2016, including a loss of $1,109,792 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021 and $233,052
for the three months ended May 31, 2021. During the three months ended May 31, 2021, the Company received $100,000 in funding from its
credit line and incurred cash losses of approximately $175,000 from its operating activities. The Company has availability of $900,000
on its new $1,000,000 credit line entered into May 1, 2021. As of May 31, 2021, the Company had and a cash balance of approximately $85,686
and negative working capital of approximately $3,300,000. The Company expects to renegotiate the terms, or to extend the maturity
date on or before the due date of May 31, 2022.
The
Company’s principal capital and exploration expenditures during next fiscal year are expected to relate to selected well workovers
on its Jack and Palo Pinto County acreages. The Company believes that it has the ability to fund its costs for such expenditures from
cash on-hand and available funds from its line of credit.
In
the event that the Company requires additional capital to fund higher operational losses or oil and gas property lease purchases for
fiscal year ending February 28, 2022, the Company expects to seek additional capital from one or more sources via restricted private
placement sales of equity and debt securities from those other than its current primary lender JBB Partners, Inc. (“JBB”)
an investment entity controlled by the majority owner of the Company. However, there can be no assurance that the Company would be able
to secure the necessary capital to fund its costs on acceptable terms, or at all. If, for any reason, the Company is unable to fund its
operations, it would have to undertake other aggressive cost cutting measures and then be subject to possible loss of some of its rights
and interests in prospects to curtail operations and forced to forego opportunities or in worst case, cease operations.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expense during the period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Risks
and Uncertainties
The
Company’s operations are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including financial, operational, technological, and other
risks associated with operating an emerging business, including the potential risk of business failure.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of the year or less to be cash equivalents. The Company
has not experienced any losses on its deposits of cash and cash equivalents.
Oil
and Gas Properties, Full Cost Method
The
Company follows the full cost method of accounting for its oil gas properties, whereby all costs incurred in connection with the acquisition,
exploration for and development of petroleum and natural gas reserves are capitalized. Such costs include lease acquisition, geological
and geophysical activities, rentals on non-producing leases, drilling, completing and equipping of oil wells and administrative costs
directly attributable to those activities and asset retirement costs. Disposition of oil properties are accounted for as a reduction
of capitalized costs, with no gain or loss recognized unless such adjustment would significantly alter the relationship between capital
costs and proved reserves of oil and gas, in which case the gain or loss is recognized in the statement of operations.
Depletion
and depreciation of proved oil properties are calculated on the units-of-production method based upon estimates of proved reserves. Such
calculations include the estimated future costs to develop proved reserves. Costs of unproved properties are not included in the costs
subject to depletion. These costs are assessed periodically for impairment.
At
the end of each quarter, the unamortized cost of oil and gas properties, net of related deferred income taxes, is limited to the sum
of the estimated future after-tax net revenues from proved properties, after giving effect to cash flow hedge positions, discounted at
10%, and the lower of cost or fair value of unproved properties, adjusted for related income tax effects. Costs in excess of the present
value of estimated future net revenues are charged to impairment expense. This limitation is known as the “ceiling test,”
and is based on SEC rules for the full cost oil and gas accounting method.
The
Company capitalizes pre-acquisition costs directly identifiable with specific properties when the acquisition of such properties is probable.
Capitalized pre-acquisition costs are presented in the balance sheet.
Equipment
Equipment
is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Renewals and betterments
which extend the life or improve existing equipment are capitalized. Upon disposition or retirement of equipment, the cost and related
accumulated depreciation are removed and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line
method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are 3 to 10 years.
Income
Taxes
Income
taxes are accounted for in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic No. 740. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for
the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities
and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable
income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and
liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are
established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.
Revenue
Recognition
ASU
2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, supersedes the revenue recognition requirements and
industry-specific guidance under Revenue Recognition (Topic 605). Topic 606 requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers
promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange
for those goods or services. The Company adopted Topic 606 on March 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method applied to contracts
that were not completed as of March 1, 2018. Under the modified retrospective method, prior period financial positions and results were
not adjusted. The cumulative effect adjustment recognized in the opening balances included no significant changes as a result of this
adoption.
The
Company’s revenue is comprised entirely of revenue from exploration and production activities. The Company’s oil is sold
primarily to wholesalers and others that sell product to end use customers. Natural gas is sold primarily to interstate and intrastate
natural-gas pipelines, various end-users, local distribution companies, and natural-gas marketers. NGLs are sold primarily to various
end-users. Payment is generally received from the customer in the month following delivery.
Contracts
with customers have varying terms, including spot sales or month-to-month contracts, or contracts with a finite term, where the production
from a well or group of wells is sold to one or more customers. The Company recognizes sales revenues for oil, natural gas, and NGLs
based on the amount of each product sold to a customer when control transfers to the customer. Generally, control transfers at the time
of delivery to the customer at a pipeline interconnect, the tailgate of a processing facility, or as a tanker lifting is completed. Revenue
is measured based on the contract price, which may be index-based or fixed, and may include adjustments for market differentials and
downstream costs incurred by the customer, including gathering, transportation, and fuel costs.
Revenues
are recognized for the sale of the Company’s net share of production volumes. Sales on behalf of other working interest owners
and royalty interest owners are not recognized as revenues. The Company does not hedge nor forward sell any of its current production
via derivative financial contracts.
Net
Loss per Common Share
Basic
net loss per common share amounts are computed by dividing the net loss available to Norris Industries, Inc. shareholders by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding over the reporting period. In periods in which the Company reports a net loss, dilutive securities
are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive. The following table summarizes
the common stock equivalents excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per common share as the inclusion of these shares would
be anti-dilutive for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020:
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock
|
|
|
66,666,667
|
|
|
|
66,666,667
|
|
Convertible
debt
|
|
|
16,500,000
|
|
|
|
13,500,000
|
|
Total
common shares to be issued
|
|
|
83,166,667
|
|
|
|
80,166,667
|
|
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk include cash deposits placed with financial institutions.
The Company maintains its cash in bank accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits as guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). At May 31, 2021, $0 of the Company’s cash balances was uninsured. The Company has not
experienced any losses on such accounts.
Recent
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses
on Financial Instruments. The standard replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current U.S. GAAP with a methodology
that reflects expected credit losses on instruments within its scope, including trade receivables. This update is intended to provide
financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses. The effective date of ASU No. 2016-13
will be the first quarter of the Company’s fiscal 2022 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact
of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 on its consolidated financial statements.
The
Company does not expect the adoption of any other recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on its financial
position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Subsequent
Events
The
Company has evaluated all transactions through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued for subsequent event disclosure
consideration.
Note
2 – Revenues from Contracts with Customers
Disaggregation
of Revenues from Contracts with Customers
The
following table disaggregates revenue by significant product types for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020:
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2020
|
|
Oil
sales
|
|
$
|
100,886
|
|
|
$
|
27,771
|
|
Natural
gas sales
|
|
|
25,755
|
|
|
|
3,175
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
126,641
|
|
|
$
|
30,946
|
|
There
were no significant contract liabilities or transaction price allocations to any remaining performance obligations as of May 31, 2021
and February 28, 2021.
Note
3 – Oil and Gas Properties
The
following table summarizes the Company’s oil and gas activities by classification for the three months ended May 31, 2021:
|
|
February
28, 2021
|
|
|
Additions
|
|
|
Change
in Estimates
|
|
|
May
31, 2021
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil
and gas properties, subject to depletion
|
|
$
|
2,930,237
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
2,930,237
|
|
Asset
retirement costs
|
|
|
58,919
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
576
|
|
|
|
59,495
|
|
Accumulated
depletion and impairment
|
|
|
(2,768,306
|
)
|
|
|
(44,337
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(2,812,643
|
)
|
Total
oil and gas assets
|
|
$
|
220,850
|
|
|
$
|
(44,337
|
)
|
|
$
|
576
|
|
|
$
|
177,089
|
|
The
depletion recorded for production on proved properties for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020, amounted to $44,337 and $230,848,
respectively. During the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no ceiling test write-downs of the Company’s oil
and gas properties.
Note
4 – Asset Retirement Obligations
The
following table summarizes the change in the Company’s asset retirement obligations during the three months ended May 31, 2021:
Asset
retirement obligations as of February 28, 2021
|
|
$
|
96,010
|
|
Additions
|
|
|
2,735
|
|
Current
year revision of previous estimates
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accretion
adjustment during the three months ended May 31, 2021
|
|
|
576
|
|
Asset
retirement obligations as of May 31, 2021
|
|
$
|
99,321
|
|
During
the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized accretion expense of $2,735 and $7,648, respectively.
Note
5 – Related Party Transactions
Promissory
Note to JBB
On
December 28, 2017, the Company borrowed $1,550,000 from JBB to complete the purchases of a series of oil and gas leases (“Loan
Note”). The loan has an interest rate of 3% per annum, a maturity date of December 28, 2018 and is secured by all assets of the
Company. The loan is convertible to the Company’s common stock at the conversion rate of $0.20 per share.
On
June 26, 2018, the Company and JBB entered into a modification of the existing Loan Note, to add provisions to permit the Company to
obtain additional advances under the Loan Note up to a maximum of $1,000,000. The Company may request an advance in increments of $100,000
no more frequently than every 30 days, provided that (i) it provides a description of the use of proceeds for the advance reasonably
acceptable to JBB, and (ii) the Company is not otherwise in default of the Loan Note. The original loan amount and the advances are secured
by all the assets of the Company and are convertible into common stock of the Company at the rate of $0.20 per share, subject to adjustment
for any reverse and forward stock splits. The Loan Note may be repaid at any time, without penalty, however, any advance that is repaid
before maturity may not be re-borrowed as a further advance.
On
October 11, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment of its promissory note to JBB to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2019.
On May 21, 2019, the Company entered into an extension agreement with JBB to extend the maturity of its outstanding promissory note to
September 30, 2020.
On
June 13, 2019, JBB lent the Company $250,000 under a secured promissory note. The funds were used to acquire the remaining working interest
in the Marshall Walden oil and gas property from Odyssey Enterprises LLC. The loan has an interest rate of 5% per annum, a maturity date
of June 30, 2022, and is secured by all assets of the Company. The loan is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a conversion
rate of $0.20 per common share.
On
October 1, 2019, the Company entered into another amendment of its Loan Note with JBB to increase the line of credit by an additional
$500,000, for a total of $1,500,000, and extend the maturity date for the original note and line of credit to December 31, 2020.
On
May 29, 2020, the Company entered into an extension agreement with JBB to extend the maturity of its outstanding Loan Note to September
30, 2021.
On
December 22, 2020, the Company entered into an extension agreement with JBB to extend the maturity of all its outstanding indebtedness
under credit line and Loan Note to May 31, 2022, while there can be no guarantees the Company expects to renegotiate the terms, or to
extend the maturity date on or before the due date of May 31, 2022.
As
of February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, the Company has borrowed $3,200,000 and $2,700,000, respectively, from JBB. During the three
months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020, JBB advanced $100,000 to the Company. The Company recognized interest expense of $25,671 and $21,693
for the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of May 31, 2021, there was $3,300,000 outstanding under this note.
On May 1, 2021, the Company entered into a new funding agreement with a maturity date of May 31, 2022 and an interest rate of five percent
annual percentage rate (5% APR) with JBB for a further $1 million drawable in $100,000 increments at the discretion of JBB to cover the
Company’s current and projected working capital requirements in near-term. The Company has availability of $900,000 on its new
$1,000,000 credit line entered into May 1, 2021.
Note
6 – Commitments and Contingencies
Office
Lease
In
September 2018, the Company moved to the offices of International Western Oil (“IWO”) in Weatherford, TX that is being rented
on a month-to-month sublease basis at rate of $950 per month from IWO. During the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company
incurred $2,850 of rent expense under this lease, that are included in general and administrative expenses on the statements of operations
in both periods.
Leasehold
Drilling Commitments
The
Company’s oil and gas leasehold acreage is subject to expiration of leases if the Company does not drill and hold such acreage
by production or otherwise exercises options to extend such leases, if available, in exchange for payment of additional cash consideration.
In the King County, Texas lease acreage, 640 acres are due to expire in June 2021. The Company plans to hold significantly all of this
acreage through a program of drilling and completing producing wells. Where the Company is not able to drill and complete a well before
lease expiration, the Company may seek to extend leases where it is able.