UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-K
[ X ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File No. 000-18774
SPINDLETOP OIL & GAS CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas |
75-2063001 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) |
(IRS
Employer
Identification No.) |
|
|
12850
Spurling Rd., Suite 200, Dallas, TX |
75230 |
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
(Zip
Code) |
|
|
(972)
644-2581 |
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code) |
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|
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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of each class |
Trading
Symbol(s) |
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of each exchange on
which registered |
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Stock |
SPND |
OTC
Markets - Pink |
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§293.405 of this chapter) is not
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statements incorporated by reference in Part III of the Form 10-K
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State
the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common
equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at
which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked
price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the
registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.
$2,590,818 based upon a total of 909,059 shares held as of June 30,
2019 by persons believed to be non-affiliates of the Registrant;
the basis of the calculation does not constitute a determination by
the Registrant as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, that such calculation, if made as of a date
within 60 days of this filing, would yield a different value.
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classes of common, as of the latest practicable date.
Common
Stock, $0.01 par value |
6,809,602 |
(Class) |
(Outstanding
at March 30, 2020) |
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None
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PART I
Item 1. Description of Business
GENERAL
Spindletop Oil & Gas Co. is an independent oil and gas company
engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition
of oil and natural gas; the rental of oilfield equipment; and
through one of its subsidiaries, the gathering and marketing of
natural gas. The terms the "Company", "We", "Us" or “Spindletop”
are used interchangeably herein to refer to Spindletop Oil &
Gas Co. (“Spindletop”, “SOG”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries,
Spindletop Drilling Company ("SDC"), and Prairie Pipeline Co.
(“PPC”).
The
Company has focused its oil and gas operations principally in
Texas, although we operate properties in six states including:
Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas. We
operate a majority of our projects through the drilling and
production phases. Our staff has a great deal of experience in the
operations arena. We have traditionally leveraged the risks
associated with drilling by obtaining industry partners to share in
the costs.
In
addition, the Company, through PPC, owns several miles of pipelines
associated with Company operated oil and natural gas properties in
Texas and other states, which are used for the gathering of natural
gas. These gathering lines are located primarily in the Fort Worth
Basin and are being utilized to transport the Company's natural gas
as well as natural gas produced by third parties.
Website Access to Our Reports
We
make available free of charge through our website,
www.spindletopoil.com, our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all
amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after
such material is electronically filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Information on our website is not a part of
this report.
Operating Approach
We
believe that a major attribute of the Company is its long history
with, and extensive knowledge of, the Fort Worth Basin of Texas.
Our technical staff has an average of over 26 years oil and gas
experience, most of it in the Fort Worth Basin.
One
of our strengths has been the ability of the Company to look at
cost effective ways to grow our production. We have traditionally
increased our reserve base in one of two ways. Initially, in the
1970s and 1980s, the Company obtained its production through an
exploration and development drilling program focused principally in
the Fort Worth Basin of North Texas. Today, the Company has
retained many of these wells as producing properties and holds a
large amount of acreage by production in that Basin.
From
the 1990s through 2003, the Company took advantage of the lower
product prices by cost effectively adding to its reserve base
through value-priced acquisitions. We found that through selective
purchases we could make producing property acquisitions that were
more cost effective than drilling.
During this time period, the Company acquired a large number of
operated and non-operated oil and gas properties in various
states.
From
2003 through the fourth quarter of 2008, we returned our focus to a
strategy of development drilling with an emphasis on our Barnett
Shale acreage. Since 2009, our focus has evolved to seek
value-priced acquisitions combined with the development of
economically feasible drilling prospects. Currently we are
continuing our efforts to acquire producing properties and develop
our leasehold acreage. We are pursuing controlled growth primarily
through acquisitions of good quality producing properties. With
current oil and natural gas prices and high costs to produce, we
believe that it is prudent to carefully evaluate all our options
and make sure that each transaction can be supported in today’s
price environment.
Strategic Business Plans
One
of our key strategies is to attempt to maintain shareholder value
through implementation of plans for selective drilling and value
priced acquisitions to the extent the economics of such projects
work in this low energy price
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environment and development of assets. The Company's long-term
focus is to grow its oil and natural gas production through a
strategic combination of selected property acquisitions,
divestitures, and a development program primarily based on
developing its leasehold acreage. Additionally, the Company plans
to continue to rework existing wells to increase production and
reserves when feasible.
The
Company's primary area of operation has been in the State of Texas
with an emphasis in the geological province known as the Fort Worth
Basin. We plan to continue to focus on operations in Texas, and we
want to capitalize on our strengths which include an extensive
knowledge of the various reservoirs in Texas, experience in
operations in this geographic area, development of lease holdings,
and utilization of existing infrastructure to minimize costs.
The
Company will continue to generate and evaluate prospects using its
own technical staff. The Company intends to fund operations
primarily from cash flow generated by its operations.
Project Significant Areas
The
Company owns various interests in wells located in 14 states and
the Company’s operations are currently located in 6 of those states
which include Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico
and Texas.
The
Company holds approximately 84,248 gross acres under lease in 14
states. The majority of the leases are held by production. A
breakout of the Company’s leasehold acreage by geographic area is
as follows:
|
|
Operated |
|
Non-Operated |
|
|
|
|
|
Percent |
|
|
Properties |
|
Properties |
|
Total |
|
of Total |
|
|
Gross |
|
Net |
|
Gross |
|
Net |
|
Gross |
|
Net |
|
Gross |
|
Net |
Geographic Area |
|
Acres |
|
Acres |
|
Acres |
|
Acres |
|
Acres |
|
Acres |
|
Acres |
|
Acres |
North
Texas (1) |
|
|
7,993 |
|
|
|
7,510 |
|
|
|
6,759 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
14,752 |
|
|
|
7,844 |
|
|
|
17.52 |
% |
|
|
38.81 |
% |
East Texas |
|
|
3,200 |
|
|
|
2,780 |
|
|
|
9,011 |
|
|
|
1,050 |
|
|
|
12,211 |
|
|
|
3,830 |
|
|
|
14.49 |
% |
|
|
18.95 |
% |
Gulf Coast
Texas |
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
2,250 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
2,290 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
2.72 |
% |
|
|
0.49 |
% |
South Texas |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
540 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
540 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
0.64 |
% |
|
|
0.26 |
% |
West Texas |
|
|
1,115 |
|
|
|
988 |
|
|
|
2,390 |
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
3,505 |
|
|
|
1,151 |
|
|
|
4.16 |
% |
|
|
5.69 |
% |
Texas
Panhandle |
|
|
1,760 |
|
|
|
1,195 |
|
|
|
1,520 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
3,280 |
|
|
|
1,299 |
|
|
|
3.89 |
% |
|
|
6.43 |
% |
Alabama |
|
|
1,160 |
|
|
|
634 |
|
|
|
2,498 |
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
3,658 |
|
|
|
803 |
|
|
|
4.34 |
% |
|
|
3.97 |
% |
Arkansas |
|
|
1,286 |
|
|
|
1,141 |
|
|
|
2,957 |
|
|
|
109 |
|
|
|
4,243 |
|
|
|
1,250 |
|
|
|
5.04 |
% |
|
|
6.18 |
% |
Louisiana |
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
3,058 |
|
|
|
213 |
|
|
|
3,253 |
|
|
|
357 |
|
|
|
3.86 |
% |
|
|
1.77 |
% |
New Mexico |
|
|
2,600 |
|
|
|
1,835 |
|
|
|
796 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
3,396 |
|
|
|
1,864 |
|
|
|
4.03 |
% |
|
|
9.22 |
% |
Oklahoma |
|
|
317 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
26,071 |
|
|
|
536 |
|
|
|
26,388 |
|
|
|
721 |
|
|
|
31.32 |
% |
|
|
3.57 |
% |
Colorado |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.28 |
% |
|
|
0.00 |
% |
Kansas |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
640 |
|
|
|
184 |
|
|
|
640 |
|
|
|
184 |
|
|
|
0.76 |
% |
|
|
0.91 |
% |
Michigan |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
0.28 |
% |
|
|
0.03 |
% |
Mississippi |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
0.17 |
% |
|
|
0.03 |
% |
Montana |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
0.01 |
% |
|
|
0.01 |
% |
North Dakota |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,142 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
1,142 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
1.36 |
% |
|
|
0.68 |
% |
Utah |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,520 |
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
2,520 |
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
2.99 |
% |
|
|
2.34 |
% |
Wyoming |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,800 |
|
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
1,800 |
|
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
2.14 |
% |
|
|
0.66 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
19,666 |
|
|
|
16,447 |
|
|
|
64,582 |
|
|
|
3,765 |
|
|
|
84,248 |
|
|
|
20,212 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
100.00 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) North Texas includes the Fort Worth Basin
& Bend Arch |
The
majority of the Company’s net acres (70.63%) are located in Texas.
A breakout
of the Company's most significant oil and gas reserves by
geographic area is as follows:
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|
|
BOE |
|
% Total |
North
Texas including the Fort Worth Basin & Bend Arch |
|
|
656,182 |
|
|
|
66.82 |
% |
East Texas |
|
|
174,352 |
|
|
|
17.75 |
% |
Panhandle
Texas |
|
|
23,475 |
|
|
|
2.39 |
% |
West Texas |
|
|
13,788 |
|
|
|
1.40 |
% |
Gulf
Coast Texas |
|
|
3,210 |
|
|
|
0.33 |
% |
Total Texas |
|
|
871,007 |
|
|
|
88.69 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alabama |
|
|
54,931 |
|
|
|
5.59 |
% |
Oklahoma |
|
|
16,039 |
|
|
|
1.63 |
% |
Kansas |
|
|
1,448 |
|
|
|
0.15 |
% |
New Mexico |
|
|
5,450 |
|
|
|
0.55 |
% |
Louisiana |
|
|
29,563 |
|
|
|
3.01 |
% |
Mississippi |
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
% |
Montana |
|
|
3,369 |
|
|
|
0.34 |
% |
Total Other States |
|
|
111,020 |
|
|
|
11.31 |
% |
Total |
|
|
982,027 |
|
|
|
100.00 |
% |
North Texas - Fort Worth Basin & Bend Arch
The
Fort Worth Basin-Bend Arch Province has been a focal point of the
Company since its inception. Our technical personnel have an
average of over 26 years of exploration, drilling, completing, and
production experience extracting natural gas and oil from both
conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon deposits found across
the basin. Furthermore, the Company maintains comprehensive and
extensive dossiers of geologic and engineering data gathered from
the province.
The
Fort Worth Basin-Bend Arch Province is a major United States
onshore natural gas-prone expanse containing multiple pay zones
that range in depth from one thousand to nine thousand
(1,000-9,000) feet. Improved technical advances in fracturing and
stimulation technologies have helped unlock natural gas and oil
reserves from the hydrocarbon bearing Barnett Shale Formation; and
thus, continue to bolster vigorous exploration and development
activities that target these conventional and unconventional
reservoir reserves throughout the province.
The
Barnett Shale is a thick natural gas and oil bearing stratigraphic
zone found throughout the Fort Worth Basin-Bend Arch Province. The
natural gas reserves in place are significant; however, as a
consequence of the extreme low permeability character of the
shales, it has been technically challenging to produce these
reserves. According to the United States Geological Survey
assessment, an estimated 26.7 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of
undiscovered natural gas, 98.5 MMBO of undiscovered oil, as well as
a mean of 1.1 BBNGL of undiscovered natural gas liquids reserves
remain within the 54,000 square mile Fort Worth Basin-Bend Arch
Province. More than 98 percent or approximately 26.2 TCF of the
undiscovered natural gas is contained in the organic-rich
Mississippian Barnett Shale. Combined, recent advances in hydraulic
fracturing, completion procedures, and improvements in pump
technology, as well as refined horizontal well drilling
technologies, continue to enable the economic recovery of natural
gas and oil reserves from tight low-permeability reservoirs found
throughout the Fort Worth Basin-Bend Arch Province. Undiscovered
conventional reservoir natural gas reserves are estimated to be 467
billion cubic feet of gas (BCFG), the majority of which is
dissolved in conventional oil accumulations (source: United States
Geological Survey Energy Resource Program).
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The
Company has 14,752
gross acres under lease across the prolific Fort Worth Basin-Bend
Arch Province, the majority of which is held by production from the
more shallow producing zones. The Company uses recent and emerging
technologies, as well as proven industry practices, to develop and
produce oil and natural gas from its properties. Additionally, the
Company has a dedicated and well-trained team of employees and
professional staff that continually seek out low-risk profitable
drilling and acquisition opportunities throughout the Fort Worth
Basin-Bend Arch Province.
North Texas
Subsequent to year end, effective January 1, 2020, the Company
acquired additional working interests of 2.00% with net revenue
interests of 1.50% in seven of its operated Olex wells located in
the Newark East Barnett Block of Denton County, Texas. The
Company’s working interests range from 58.75% to 60.00% with net
revenue interests ranging from 43.75% to 45.00%, after the addition
of these interests.
Subsequent to year end, effective January 1, 2020, the Company sold
eleven of its operated wells. Seven of the wells were located in
Palo Pinto County, Texas with working interests ranging from 100%
to 89%. Three of the wells were located in Jones County, Texas with
working interests ranging from 100% to 77%. One of the wells was
located in Comanche County, Texas with a working interest of
78.42%.
East Texas
Effective April 1, 2019, the Company sold its interest in the J. M.
Watts Gas Unit #1 and associated leases.
West Texas
Effective August 1, 2019, the Company acquired a 0.28% royalty
interest in two wells located in Howard County, Texas. In addition,
the Company acquired a 0.17% royalty interest in two other wells
also located in Howard County, Texas.
The
Company sold its interest in approximately 16.77 net leasehold
acres located in Loving County, Texas.
Oklahoma
Subsequent to year end, effective January 1, 2020, the Company
acquired additional working interests of 7.5% with net revenue
interests of 5.93% in its operated Cook 1-17 well located in Harper
County, Oklahoma. The acquisition brings the Company’s total
working interest in the well to 68.40% with a net revenue interest
of 54.01%.
New Mexico
Effective June 19, 2019, the Company sold its interest in
approximately 182 net leasehold acres located in Eddy County, New
Mexico.
Oil and Natural Gas Reserves
The
Company’s net proved oil and natural gas reserves have been
estimated by Company personnel. (See footnote 17 to the financial
statements). No separate independent reserve report analysis has
been prepared by an independent third party.
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The
net proved crude oil and natural gas reserves of the Company as of
December 31, 2019 were
228,747 barrels of oil and condensate and 4.520 BCF of natural gas. Based on
SEC guidelines, the reserves were classified as follows:
|
|
Barrels
of Oil |
|
BCF
Gas |
Proved Developed Producing |
|
|
228,747 |
|
|
|
4.520 |
|
Proved Developed
Non-Producing |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Proved
Undeveloped |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total
Proved Reserves |
|
|
228,747 |
|
|
|
4.520 |
|
Only
reserves that fell within the Proved classification were
considered. Other categories such as Probable or Possible Reserves
were not considered. No value was given to the potential future
development of behind pipe reserves, untested fault blocks, or the
potential for deeper reservoirs underlying the Company's
properties. Shut-in uneconomic wells and insignificant non-operated
interests were excluded.
On a
BOE (barrel of oil equivalent) basis (6 MCF/BOE), the net reserves
are:
|
|
Barrels of
Oil
Equivalent
(BOE) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas Reserves |
|
|
753,280 |
|
|
|
77 |
% |
Oil
Reserves |
|
|
228,747 |
|
|
|
23 |
% |
Total Reserves |
|
|
982,027 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved Developed
Producing |
|
|
982,027 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
Proved Developed
Non-Producing |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0 |
% |
Proved
Undeveloped |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0 |
% |
Total Proved Reserves |
|
|
982,027 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
The
Company has operational control over the majority of these reserves
and can therefore to a large extent control the timing of
development and production.
|
|
Barrels of
Oil
Equivalent
(BOE) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operated Wells |
|
|
740,470 |
|
|
|
75 |
% |
Non-Operated Wells |
|
|
241,557 |
|
|
|
25 |
% |
Total |
|
|
982,027 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
Financial Information Relating to Industry Segments
The
Company has three identifiable business segments: (1) exploration,
acquisition, development and production of oil and natural gas, (2)
natural gas gathering, and (3) commercial real estate investment.
Footnote 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements filed herein
sets forth the relevant information regarding revenues, income from
operations, and identifiable assets for these segments.
Narrative Description of Business
The
Company is engaged in the exploration, development, acquisition and
production of oil and natural gas, and the gathering and marketing
of natural gas. The Company is also engaged in commercial real
estate leasing through leasing office space to non-related third
party tenants in the Company’s corporate headquarters office
building.
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Principal Products, Distribution and Availability
The
principal products marketed by the Company are crude oil and
natural gas which are sold to major oil and gas companies, brokers,
pipelines and distributors, and oil and natural gas properties
which are acquired and sold to oil and natural gas development
entities. Reserves of oil and natural gas are depleted upon
extraction, and the Company is in competition with other entities
for the discovery of new prospects.
The
Company is also engaged in the gathering and marketing of natural
gas through its subsidiary PPC, which owns several miles of
pipelines in various states. Natural gas is gathered for a fee.
Substantially all of the natural gas gathered by the Company is
produced from wells that the Company operates and in which it owns
a working interest.
The
Company owns land and a two story commercial office building in
Dallas, Texas, which it uses as its principal headquarters office.
The Company leases the remainder of the building to non-related
third party commercial tenants at prevailing market rates.
Patents, Licenses and Franchises
Oil
and natural gas leases of the Company are obtained from the owner
of the mineral estate. The leases are generally for a primary term
of one or more years, and often have extension options for an
equivalent period as the original primary term for payment of
additional bonus consideration. The leases customarily provide for
extension beyond their primary term for as long as oil and natural
gas are produced in commercial quantities or other operations are
conducted on such leases as provided by the terms of the
leases.
The
Company currently holds interests in producing and non-producing
oil and natural gas leases. The existence of the oil and natural
gas leases and the terms of the oil and natural gas leases are
important to the business of the Company because future additions
to reserves will come from oil and natural gas leases currently
owned by the Company, and others that may be acquired, when they
are proven to be productive. The Company is continuing to purchase
oil and natural gas leases in areas where it currently has
production, and also in other areas.
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Dependence on Customers
The
following is a summary of a partial list of purchasers / operators
(listed by percent of total oil and natural gas sales) from oil and
natural gas produced by the Company for the three-year period ended
December 31, 2019.
Purchaser / Operator |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Sunoco Partners Marketing |
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
18 |
% |
|
|
18 |
% |
Targa Midstream
Services, LLC |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
13 |
% |
Bedrock
Production LLC |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Enlink Gas
Marketing, LTD. |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
13 |
% |
ETX Energy, LLC
formerly New Gulf Resources |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
7 |
% |
Eastex Crude
Company |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
7 |
% |
Barnett
Gathering, LP |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
ACE Gathering,
Inc. |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
Peveler Pipeline,
LP |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Shell Trading
(US) Company |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
Pruet Production
Co. |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
Phillips 66 |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
Hunt Crude Oil
Supply |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
ETC Texas
Pipeline, Ltd |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
Midcoast Energy
Partners LP |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
Land and Natural
Resource Development |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Enlink Crude
Purchasing, LLC |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
FDL Operating
LLC |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Valero Energy
Corporation |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
Empire Pipeline
Corp. |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
DCP Midstream,
LP |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
XTO Energy,
Inc. |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
OXY USA,
Inc. |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
Range Resources
Corporation |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
Sandridge Energy,
Inc. |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
White Knight
Production, LLC |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Webb Energy
Resources, Inc. |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
Enervest
Operating, LLC |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
Courson Oil &
Gas, Inc. |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
LPC Crude Oil
Marketing LLC |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
Lucid
Energy Group II (Formerly Agave Energy Co.) |
0 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
Enterprise Crude
Oil, LLC |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Ward Petroleum
Corporation |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
Oil
and natural gas is sold to approximately 106 different
purchasers under market sensitive, short-term contracts
computed on a month to month basis.
Except as set forth above, there are no other customers of the
Company that individually accounted for more than one percent (1%)
of the Company's oil and natural gas revenues during the three
years ended
December 31, 2019.
The
Company currently has no hedged contracts.
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Prospective Drilling Activities
The
Company's primary oil and natural gas prospect generation and
acquisition efforts have been in known producing areas in the
United States with emphasis devoted to Texas.
The
Company intends to use a portion of its available funds to
participate in drilling activities. The Company does not own any
drilling rigs. Independent drilling contractors perform all
drilling activity. The Company does not refine or otherwise process
its oil and natural gas production.
Exploration for oil and natural gas is normally conducted with the
Company acquiring undeveloped oil and natural gas leases under
prospects, and carrying out exploratory drilling on the prospective
leasehold with the Company retaining a majority interest in the
prospect. Interests in the property are sometimes sold to key
employees and associated companies at cost. Also, interests may be
sold to third parties with the Company retaining an overriding
royalty interest, carried working interest, or a reversionary
interest.
A
prospect is a geographical area designated by the Company for the
purpose of searching for oil and natural gas reserves and
reasonably expected by it to contain at least one oil or natural
gas reservoir. The Company utilizes its own funds along with the
issuance of common stock and options to purchase common stock in
some limited cases, to acquire oil and gas leases covering the
lands comprising the prospects. These leases are selected by the
Company and are obtained directly from the landowners, as well as
from land men, geologists, other oil companies, some of whom may be
affiliated with the Company, and by direct purchase, farm-in, or
option agreements. After an initial test well is drilled on a
property, any subsequent development drilling of such prospect will
normally require the Company to fund the development
activities.
Employees
As of
December 31, 2019, the Company employed or contracted for the
services of a total of approximately 47 people. Of this total,
20 are full-time employees, and the remainder are part-time
employees or independent contractors. We believe that our
relationships with our employees are good.
In
order to effectively utilize our resources, we employ the services
of independent consultants and contractors to perform a variety of
professional, technical, and field services, including in the areas
of lease acquisition, land related documentation and contracts,
drilling and completion work, pumping, inspection, testing,
maintenance and specialized services. We believe that it can be
more cost effective to utilize the services of consultants and
independent contractors for some of these services.
We
depend to a large extent on the services of certain key management
personnel and officers, and the loss of any these individuals could
have a material adverse effect on our operations. The Company does
not maintain key-man life insurance policies on its employees.
Financial information about foreign and domestic operations and
export sales
All
of the Company's business is conducted domestically, with no export
sales.
Compliance with Environmental Regulations
Our
oil and natural gas operations are subject to numerous United
States federal, state, and local laws and regulations relating to
the protection of the environment, including those governing the
discharge of materials into the water and air, the generation,
management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, and
clean-up of contaminated sites. We could incur material costs,
including clean-up costs, fines, civil and criminal sanctions, and
third party claims for property damage and personal injury as a
result of violations of, or liabilities under, environmental laws
and regulations. Such laws and regulations not only expose us to
liability for our own activities, but may also expose us to
liability for the conduct of others or for actions by us that were
in compliance with all applicable laws at the time those actions
were taken. In addition, we could incur substantial expenditures
complying with environmental laws and regulations, including future
environmental laws and regulations which may be more stringent.
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Glossary of Oil and Gas Terms
The
following are abbreviations and definitions of terms commonly used
in the oil and gas industry that are used in this Report. The terms
defined herein may be found in this report in both upper and lower
case or a combination of both.
"BBL"
means a barrel of 42 U.S. gallons.
“BBNGL” means billion barrels of natural gas liquids.
“BCF”
or “BCFG” means billion cubic feet.
"BOE"
means barrels of oil equivalent; converting volumes of natural gas
to oil equivalent volumes using a ratio of six Mcf of natural gas
to one Bbl of oil.
“BOPD” means barrels of oil per day.
"BTU"
means British Thermal Units. British Thermal Unit means the
quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of
water by one degree Fahrenheit.
“BSWPD” means barrels of salt water per day.
"Completion" means the installation of permanent equipment for the
production of oil or natural gas.
"Development Well" means a well drilled within the proved area of
an oil or natural gas reservoir to the depth of a strata graphic
horizon known to be productive.
"Dry
Hole" or "Dry Well" means a well found to be incapable of producing
hydrocarbons in sufficient quantities such that proceeds from the
sale of such production exceed production expenses and taxes.
"Exploratory Well" means a well drilled to find and produce oil or
natural gas reserves not classified as proved, to find a new
production reservoir in a field previously found to be productive
of oil or natural gas in another reservoir or to extend a known
reservoir.
"Farm-Out" means an agreement pursuant to which the owner of a
working interest in an oil and natural gas lease assigns the
working interest or a portion thereof to another party who desires
to drill on the leased acreage. Generally, the assignee is required
to drill one or more wells in order to earn its interest in the
acreage. The assignor usually retains a royalty or reversionary
interest in the lease. The interest received by an assignee is a
"farm-in" and the assignor issues a "farm-out."
"Farm-In" see "Farm-Out" above.
"Gas"
means natural gas.
"Gross" when used with respect to acres or wells, refers to the
total acres or wells in which we have a working interest.
"Infill Drilling" means drilling of an additional well or wells
provided for by an existing spacing order to more adequately drain
a reservoir.
"MCF"
or “MCFG” means thousand cubic feet.
“MCFGPD” means thousand cubic feet of natural gas per day.
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"MCFE" means MCF of natural gas equivalent; converting volumes of
oil to natural gas equivalent volumes using a ratio of one BBL of
oil to six MCF of natural gas.
“MD”
means measured depth.
“MMBO” means million barrels of oil.
"MMBTU" means one million BTUs.
"Net"
when used with respect to acres or wells, refers to gross acres or
wells multiplied, in each case, by the percentage working interest
owned by the Company.
"Net
Production" means production that is owned by the Company less
royalties and production due others.
"Non-Operated" or "Outside Operated" means wells that are operated
by a third party.
“Oil
and Gas” means oil and natural gas.
"Operator" means the individual or company responsible for the
exploration, development, production and management of an oil or
gas well or lease.
“Overriding Royalty” means a royalty interest which is usually
reserved by an owner of the leasehold in connection with a transfer
to a subsequent owner.
"Present Value" ("PV") when used with respect to oil and natural
gas reserves, means the estimated future gross revenues to be
generated from the production of proved reserves calculated in
accordance with the guidelines of the SEC, net of estimated
production and future development costs as of the date of
estimation without future escalation, and discounted using an
annual discount rate of 10%. Prices are not escalated and are
computed using a 12-month average price, calculated as the
un-weighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the month price
for each month of the year (except to the extent a contract
specifically provides otherwise). No effect is given to
non-property related expenses such as general and administrative
expenses, debt service, future income tax expense and depreciation,
depletion and amortization.
"Productive Wells" or "Producing Wells" consist of producing wells
and wells capable of production, including wells waiting on
pipeline connections.
"Proved Developed Reserves" means reserves that can be expected to
be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and
operating methods. Additional oil and natural gas expected to be
obtained through the application of fluid injection or other
improved recovery techniques for supplementing the natural forces
and mechanisms of primary recovery will be included as "proved
developed reserves" only after testing by a pilot project or after
the operation of an installed program has confirmed through
production response that increased recovery will be achieved.
"Proved Reserves" means the estimated quantities of crude oil and
natural gas which upon analysis of geological and engineering data
appear with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years
from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating
conditions, i.e., prices and costs as of the date the estimate is
made. Prices include consideration of changes in existing prices
provided only by contractual arrangements, but not on escalations
based upon future conditions.
(i) Reservoirs are considered proved if either actual production or
conclusive formation
tests support economic producability. The area of a reservoir
considered proved
includes (A) that portion delineated by drilling and defined by
gas-oil and/or oil-water
contacts, if any; and (B) the immediately adjoining portions not
yet drilled, but which
can be reasonably judged as economically productive on the basis of
available geological
and engineering data. In the absence of information on fluid
contacts, the lowest known
structural occurrence of hydrocarbons controls the lower proved
limit of the reservoir.
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(ii) Reserves which can be produced economically through
application of improved recovery
techniques (such as fluid injection) are included in the "proved"
classification when successful
testing by a pilot project, or the operation of an installed
program in the reservoir, provides
support for the engineering analysis on which the project or
program was based.
(iii) Estimates of proved reserves do not include the following:
(A) oil that may become
available from known reservoirs but is classified separately as
"indicated additional reserves";
(B) crude oil and natural gas, the recovery of which is subject to
reasonable doubt because of
uncertainty as to geology, reservoir characteristics or economic
factors; (C) crude oil and
natural gas that may occur in undrilled prospects; and (D) crude
oil and natural gas that may
be recovered from oil shales, coal, gilsonite and other such
resources.
"Proved Undeveloped Reserves" means reserves that are recovered
from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a
relatively major expenditure is required for completion. Reserves
on undrilled acreage shall be limited to those drilling units
offsetting productive units that are reasonably certain of
production when drilled. Proved reserves for other undrilled units
can be claimed only where it can be demonstrated with certainty
that there is continuity of production from the existing productive
formation. Under no circumstances should estimates for proved
undeveloped reserves be attributable to any acreage for which an
application of fluid injection or other improved recovery technique
is contemplated, unless such techniques have been proved effective
by actual tests in the area and in the same reservoir.
"Recompletion" means the completion for production of an existing
well bore in another formation from that in which the well has been
previously completed.
"Reserves" means proved reserves.
"Reservoir" means a porous and permeable underground formation
containing a natural accumulation of producible oil and/or gas that
is confined by impermeable rock or water barriers and is individual
and separate from other reservoirs.
"Royalty" means an interest in an oil and natural gas lease that
gives the owner of the interest the right to receive a portion of
the production from the leased acreage (or of the proceeds of the
sale thereof), but generally does not require the owner to pay any
portion of the costs of drilling or operating the wells on the
leased acreage. Royalties may be either landowner's royalties,
which are reserved by the owner of the leased acreage at the time
the lease is granted, or overriding royalties, which are usually
reserved by an owner of the leasehold in connection with a transfer
to a subsequent owner.
“TCF”
means trillion cubic feet.
“TD”
means total depth.
“TVD”
means true vertical depth,
"2-D
Seismic" means an advanced technology method by which a
cross-section of the earth's subsurface is created through the
interpretation of reflecting seismic data collected along a single
source profile.
"3-D
Seismic" means an advanced technology method by which a three
dimensional image of the earth's subsurface is created through the
interpretation of reflection seismic data collected over a surface
grid. 3-D seismic surveys allow for a more detailed understanding
of the subsurface than do conventional surveys and contribute
significantly to field appraisal, development and production.
"Working Interest" means an interest in an oil and natural gas
lease that gives the owner of the interest the right to drill for
and produce oil and gas on the leased acreage and requires the
owner to pay a share of the costs of drilling and production
operations. The share of production to which a working interest
owner is entitled will always be smaller than the share of costs
that the working interest owner is required to bear, with the
balance of the production accruing to the owners of royalties.
"Workover" means operations on a producing well to restore or
increase production.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Risks related directly to our Company
One
should carefully consider the following risk factors, in addition
to the other information set forth in this Report, before investing
in shares of our common stock. Each of these risk factors could
adversely affect our business, operating results and financial
condition, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment
in our common stock. Some information in this Report may contain
"forward-looking" statements that discuss future expectations of
our financial condition and results of operation. The risk factors
noted in this section and other factors could cause our actual
results to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statements.
We
are exposed to global health economic and market risks that are
beyond our control, which could adversely affect our financial
results and capital requirements.
At
the end of 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was
reported in China. Subsequent to year end and continuing currently,
COVID-19 has spread to other countries including the U.S. This
pandemic has weakened the global demand for oil, putting pressure
on the price of oil. In addition, the failure of the Organization
of Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia to agree on production
cuts, have caused oil prices to drop dramatically around $20.00 per
barrel which is approximately one-third of the oil price at the
beginning of 2020.
During the first quarter of 2020, attempts at containment of
COVID-19 have resulted in decreased economic activity which has
adversely affected the broader global economy. As the economy
slows, the demand for oil and natural gas softens. Many countries
around the world as well as the majority of the states in the
United States have ordered their citizens to stay home in order to
contain the spread of the virus. As part of the “shelter in place”
and “stay at home” orders, fewer businesses than normal are open
and less people are going to work which has reduced the demand for
oil and natural gas. Airlines have dramatically cut back on flights
as the number of passengers has fallen off. Fewer cars on the road
and planes in the sky means far less demand for oil. At this time,
the full extent to which COVID-19 will negatively impact the global
economy and our business is uncertain, but pandemics or other
significant public health events will most likely have a material
adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Uncertainties regarding the global economic and financial
environment could lead to an extended national or global economic
recession. A slowdown in economic activity caused by a recession
would likely reduce national and worldwide demand for oil and
natural gas and result in lower commodity prices for long periods
of time. Costs of exploration, development and production have not
yet adjusted to current economic conditions, or in proportion to
the significant reduction in product prices.
In the past several years, capital and credit markets have
experienced volatility and disruption. Given the levels of market
volatility and disruption, the availability of funds from those
markets may diminish substantially. Further, arising from concerns
about the stability of financial markets generally and the solvency
of borrowers specifically, the cost of accessing the credit markets
has increased as many lenders have raised interest rates, enacted
tighter lending standards, or altogether ceased to provide funding
to borrowers.
Due
to these potential capital and credit market conditions, the
Company cannot be certain that funding will be available in amounts
or on terms acceptable to the Company. The Company is evaluating
whether current cash balances and cash flow from operations alone
would be sufficient to provide working capital to fully fund the
Company's operations. Accordingly, the Company is evaluating
alternatives, such as joint ventures with third parties, or
sales of interests in one or more of its properties. Such
transactions, if undertaken, could result in a reduction in the
Company's operating interests or require the Company to relinquish
the right to operate the property. There can be no assurance that
any such transactions can be completed or that such transactions
will satisfy the Company's operating capital requirements. If the
Company is not successful in obtaining sufficient funding or
completing an alternative transaction on a timely basis on terms
acceptable to the Company, the Company would be required to curtail
its expenditures or restructure its operations, and the Company
would be unable to continue its exploration, drilling, and
recompletion program, any of which would have a material adverse
effect on its business, financial condition, and results of
operations.
We face significant competition, and many of our competitors
have resources in excess of our available resources.
The
oil and natural gas industry is highly competitive. We encounter
competition from other oil and gas companies in all areas of our
operations, including the acquisition of producing properties and
sale of crude oil and natural gas. Our competitors include major
integrated oil and gas companies and numerous independent oil and
gas companies, individuals, and drilling agreater number of
properties and prospects than our financial or human resources
permit.
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Our
ability to acquire additional properties and to discover reserves
in the future will depend upon our ability to evaluate and select
suitable properties and to consummate transactions in this highly
competitive environment income programs. Many of our competitors
are large, well-established companies with substantially larger
operating staffs and greater capital resources than us. Such
companies may be able to pay more for productive oil and gas
properties and exploratory prospects and to define, evaluate, bid
for and purchase a greater number of properties and prospects than
our financial or human resources permit. Our ability to acquire
additional properties and to discover reserves in the future will
depend upon our ability to evaluate and select suitable properties
and to consummate transactions in this highly competitive
environment.
Exploratory drilling is a speculative activity that may not
result in commercially productive reserves and may require
expenditures in excess of budgeted amounts.
Drilling activities are subject to many risks, including the risk
that no commercially productive oil or natural gas reservoirs will
be encountered. There can be no assurance that new wells drilled by
us will be productive or that we will recover all or any portion of
our investment. Drilling for oil and natural gas may involve
unprofitable efforts, not only from dry wells, but also from wells
that are productive but do not produce sufficient net revenues to
return a profit after drilling, operating and other costs. The cost
of drilling, completing and operating wells is often uncertain. Our
drilling operations may be curtailed, delayed or canceled as a
result of a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our
control, including economic conditions, mechanical problems,
pressure or irregularities in formations, title problems, weather
conditions, compliance with governmental requirements, and
shortages in or delays in the delivery of equipment and services.
In today's environment, shortages make drilling rigs, labor and
services difficult to obtain and could cause delays or inability to
proceed with our drilling and development plans. Such equipment
shortages and delays sometimes involve drilling rigs where
inclement weather prohibits the movement of land rigs causing a
high demand for rigs by a large number of companies during a
relatively short period of time. Our future drilling activities may
not be successful. Lack of drilling success could have a material
adverse effect on our financial condition and results of
operations.
Our
operations are also subject to all the hazards and risks normally
incident to the development, exploitation, production and
transportation of, and the exploration for, oil and natural gas,
including unusual or unexpected geologic formations, pressures,
down hole fires, mechanical failures, blowouts, explosions,
uncontrollable flows of oil, natural gas or well fluids and
pollution and other environmental risks. These hazards could result
in substantial losses to us due to injury and loss of life, severe
damage to and destruction of property and equipment, pollution and
other environmental damage and suspension of operations. We
participate in insurance coverage maintained by the operator of its
wells, although there can be no assurances that such coverage will
be sufficient to prevent a material adverse effect to us in such
events.
The
vast majority of our oil and natural gas reserves are classified as
proved reserves. Recovery of the Company's future proved
undeveloped reserves will require significant capital expenditures.
Our management estimates that additional capital expenditures will
be required to fully develop some of these reserves in the next
twelve month period. No assurance can be given that our estimates
of capital expenditures will prove accurate, that our financing
sources will be sufficient to fully fund our planned development
activities or that development activities will be either successful
or in accordance with our schedule. Additionally, any significant
decrease in oil and natural gas prices or any significant increase
in the cost of development could result in a significant reduction
in the number of wells drilled and/or reworked. No assurance can be
given that any wells will produce oil or natural gas in
commercially profitable quantities.
We are subject to uncertainties in reserve estimates and
future net cash flows.
This
annual report contains estimates of our oil and natural gas
reserves and the future net cash flows from those reserves. These
estimates have been prepared by Company personnel for 2019, 2018
and 2017. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating
quantities of reserves of oil and natural gas and in projecting
future rates of production and the timing of development
expenditures, including many factors beyond our control. The
reserve estimates in this annual report are based on various
assumptions, including decline curve analysis, constant oil and
natural gas prices, operating expenses, capital expenditures and
the availability of funds, and therefore, are inherently imprecise
indications of future net cash flows. Actual future production,
cash flows, taxes, operating expenses, development expenditures and
quantities of recoverable oil and gas reserves may vary
substantially from those assumed in the estimates. Any significant
variance in these assumptions could materially affect the estimated
quantity and value of reserves set forth in this annual report.
Additionally, our reserves may be subject to downward or upward
revision based upon actual production performance, results of
future development and exploration, prevailing oil and natural gas
prices and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.
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The
present value of future net reserves discounted at 10% (the
"PV-10") of proved reserves referred to in this annual report
should not be construed as the current market value of the
estimated proved reserves of oil and gas attributable to our
properties. In accordance with applicable requirements of the SEC,
the estimated discounted future net cash flows from proved reserves
are generally based on prices using a 12-month average price,
calculated as the un-weighted arithmetic average of the
first-day-of-the month price for each month of each year, and costs
as of the date of the estimate, whereas actual future prices and
costs may be materially higher or lower. Actual future net cash
flows also will be affected by: (i) the timing of both production
and related expenses; (ii) changes in consumption levels; and (iii)
governmental regulations or taxation. In addition, the calculation
of the present value of the future net cash flows using a 10%
discount as required by the SEC is not necessarily the most
appropriate discount factor based on interest rates in effect from
time to time and risks associated with our reserves or the oil and
gas industry in general. Furthermore, our reserves may be subject
to downward or upward revision based upon actual production,
results of future development, supply and demand for oil and
natural gas, prevailing oil and natural gas prices and other
factors. See "Properties - Oil and Gas Reserves."
Unless we replace our oil and natural gas reserves, our
reserves and production will decline, which would adversely affect
our cash flows and income.
Unless we conduct successful development, exploitation and
exploration activities or acquire properties containing proved
reserves, our proved reserves will decline as those reserves are
produced. Producing oil and natural gas reservoirs generally are
characterized by declining production rates that vary depending
upon reservoir characteristics and other factors. Our future oil
and natural gas reserves and production, and, therefore our cash
flow and income, are highly dependent on our success in efficiently
developing and exploiting our current reserves and economically
finding or acquiring additional recoverable reserves. We may be
unable to make such acquisitions because we are:
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If we
are unable to develop, exploit, find or acquire additional reserves
to replace our current and future production, our cash flow and
income will decline as production declines, until our existing
properties would be incapable of sustaining commercial
production.
There are risks in acquiring producing oil and natural gas
properties, including difficulties in integrating acquired
properties into our business, additional liabilities and expenses
associated with acquired properties, diversion of management
attention, increasing the scope, geographic diversity and
complexity of our operations.
One
of our business strategies includes growing our reserve base
through acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties. Our failure
to integrate acquired properties successfully into our existing
business, or the expense incurred in consummating future
acquisitions, could result in unanticipated expenses and losses. In
addition, we may assume environmental cleanup or reclamation
obligations or other unanticipated liabilities in connection with
these acquisitions. The scope and cost of these obligations may
ultimately be materially greater than estimated at the time of the
acquisition.
We
are continually investigating opportunities for acquisitions. In
connection with future acquisitions, the process of integrating
acquired operations into our existing operations may result in
unforeseen operating difficulties and may require significant
management attention and financial resources that would otherwise
be available for the ongoing development or expansion of existing
operations. Our ability to make future acquisitions may be
constrained by our ability to obtain additional financing.
Possible future acquisitions could result in our incurring debt,
contingent liabilities and expense, all of which could have a
material effect on our financial condition and operating
results.
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Acquisitions may prove to be worth less than we paid because
of uncertainties in evaluating recoverable reserves and potential
liabilities.
Successful acquisitions require an assessment of a number of
factors, including estimates of recoverable reserves, exploration
potential, recovery applicability from water flood and Enhanced Oil
Recovery techniques (“EOR”), future oil and natural gas prices,
operating costs and potential environmental and other liabilities.
Such assessments are inexact and their accuracy is inherently
uncertain. In connection with our assessments, we perform a review
of the acquired properties which we believe is generally consistent
with industry practices. However, such a review will not reveal all
existing or potential problems. In addition, our review may not
permit us to become sufficiently familiar with the properties to
fully assess their deficiencies and capabilities. We do not inspect
every well or property. Even when we inspect a well or property, we
do not always discover structural, subsurface and environmental
problems that may exist or arise. We are generally not entitled to
contractual indemnification for pre-closing liabilities, including
environmental liabilities. Normally, we acquire interests in
properties on an “as is” basis with limited remedies for breaches
of representations and warranties. As a result of these factors, we
may not be able to acquire oil and natural gas properties that
contain economically recoverable reserves or be able to complete
such acquisitions on acceptable terms.
Additionally, significant acquisitions can change the nature of our
operations and business depending upon the character of the
acquired properties, which may have substantially different
operating and geological characteristics or be in different
geographic locations than our existing properties. It is our
current intention to continue focusing on acquiring properties with
development and exploration potential located in onshore United
States. To the extent that we acquire properties substantially
different from the properties in our primary operating regions or
acquire properties that require different technical expertise, we
may not be able to realize the economic benefits of these
acquisitions as efficiently as in our prior acquisitions.
We cannot control activities on properties we do not operate.
Failure to fund capital expenditure requirements may result in
reduction or forfeiture of our interests in some of our
non-operated projects.
We do
not operate some of the properties in which we have an interest and
we have limited ability to exercise influence over operations for
these properties or their associated costs. As of December 31,
2019, approximately 25% of our crude oil and natural gas proved
reserves were operated by other companies. Our dependence on other
operators and other working interest owners for these projects and
our limited ability to influence operations and associated costs
could materially adversely affect the realization of our targeted
return on capital in drilling or acquisition activities and our
targeted production growth rate. The success and timing of
drilling, development and exploitation activities on properties
operated by others depend on a number of factors that are beyond
our control, including the operator’s expertise and financial
resources, approval of other participants for drilling wells and
utilization of technology.
When
we are not the majority owner or operator of a particular crude oil
or natural gas project, we may have no control over the timing or
amount of capital expenditures associated with such project. If we
are not willing or able to fund our capital expenditures relating
to such projects when required by the majority owner or operator,
our interests in these projects may be reduced or forfeited.
We are subject to risks associated with the current United
States Government Administration’s possible budget
features.
Future legislation may set forth budget proposals which if passed,
would significantly curtail our ability to attract investors and
raise capital. Future possible changes in the Federal income tax
laws which would eliminate or reduce the percentage depletion
deduction and the deduction for intangible drilling and development
costs for small independent producers will likely significantly
reduce the investment capital available to those in the industry as
well as our Company. Lengthening the time to expense seismic costs
would likely also have an adverse effect on our ability to explore
and find new reserves.
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We are subject to various operating and other casualty risks
that could result in liability exposure or the loss of production
and revenues.
Our
oil and gas business involves a variety of operating risks,
including, but not limited to, unexpected formations or pressures,
uncontrollable flows of oil, natural gas, brine or well fluids into
the environment (including groundwater contamination), blowouts,
fires, explosions, pollution and other risks, any of which could
result in personal injuries, loss of life, damage to properties and
substantial losses. Although we carry insurance at levels that we
believe are reasonable, we are not fully insured against all risks.
We do not carry business interruption insurance. Losses and
liabilities arising from uninsured or under-insured events could
have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and
operations.
From
time to time, due primarily to contract terms, pipeline
interruptions or weather conditions, the producing wells in which
we own an interest have been subject to production curtailments.
The curtailments range from production being partially restricted
to wells being completely shut-in. The duration of curtailments
varies from a few days to several months. In most cases, we are
provided only limited notice as to when production will be
curtailed and the duration of such curtailments. We are not
currently experiencing any material curtailment of our
production.
We
intend to increase to some extent our development and, to a lesser
extent, exploration activities. Exploration drilling and, to a
lesser extent, development drilling of oil and gas reserves involve
a high degree of risk that no commercial production will be
obtained and/or that production will be insufficient to recover
drilling and completion costs. The cost of drilling, completing and
operating wells is often uncertain. Our drilling operations may be
curtailed, delayed or canceled as a result of numerous factors,
including title problems, weather conditions, compliance with
governmental requirements and shortages or delays in the delivery
of equipment. Furthermore, completion of a well does not assure a
profit on the investment or a recovery of drilling, completion and
operating costs.
We depend on our key management personnel and technical
experts and the loss of any of these individuals could adversely
affect our business.
If we
lose the services of our key management personnel, technical
experts or are unable to attract additional qualified personnel,
our business, financial condition, results of operations,
development efforts and ability to grow could suffer. We have
assembled a team of engineers and geologists who have considerable
experience in applying advanced drilling and completion techniques
to explore for and to develop crude oil and natural gas. We depend
upon the knowledge, skill and experience of these experts to assist
us in improving the performance and reducing the risks associated
with our participation in crude oil and natural gas exploration and
development projects. In addition, the success of our business
depends, to a significant extent, upon the abilities and continued
efforts of our management, particularly Chris Mazzini, our Chief
Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board. We do not
have an employment agreement with or key-man life insurance on Mr.
Mazzini or any of our other employees.
The inability to continue to hire, train and retain
operational, technical and managerial personnel could adversely
affect our results of operations.
The
average age of the employee base of the Company has been increasing
for a number of years, with a number of employees becoming eligible
to retire within the next five to ten years. If we were unable to
hire appropriate personnel to fill future needs, the Company could
encounter operating challenges and increased costs, primarily due
to a loss of knowledge, errors due to inexperience or the lengthy
time period typically required to adequately train replacement
personnel. In addition, higher costs could result from the
increased use of contractors to replace retiring employees, loss of
productivity or increased safety compliance issues. The inability
to hire, train and retain new operational, technical and managerial
personnel adequately and to transfer institutional knowledge and
expertise could adversely affect our ability to manage and operate
our business. If we were unable to hire, train and retain
appropriately qualified personnel, our results of operations could
be adversely affected.
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The costs of providing health care benefits to our employees
may increase substantially.
We
provide health care benefits to eligible full-time employees. The
costs of providing health care benefits to our employees could
significantly increase over time due to rapidly increasing health
care inflation, and any future legislative changes related to the
provision of health care benefits. The impact of additional costs
which are likely to be passed on to the Company are difficult to
measure at this time. Further, our costs of providing such benefits
are also subject to a number of factors, including (i) changing
demographics; and (ii) future government regulation.
Certain of our affiliates control a majority of our
outstanding common stock, which may affect your vote as a
shareholder.
Our
executive officers, directors and their affiliates as of December
31, 2019 hold approximately 86.65% of our outstanding shares of
common stock. As a result, officers, directors and their affiliates
and such shareholders have the ability to exert significant
influence over our business affairs, including the ability to
control the election of directors and results of voting on all
matters requiring shareholder approval. This concentration of
voting power may delay or prevent a potential change in
control.
Certain of our affiliates have engaged in business
transactions with the Company, which may result in conflicts of
interest.
Certain officers, directors and related parties, including entities
controlled by Mr. Mazzini, the President and Chief Executive
Officer, have engaged in business transactions with the Company
which were not the result of arm's length negotiations between
independent parties. Our management believes that the terms of
these transactions were as favorable to us as those that could have
been obtained from unaffiliated parties under similar
circumstances. All future transactions between us and our
affiliates will be on terms no less favorable than could be
obtained from unaffiliated third parties and will be approved by a
majority of the disinterested members of our Board of
Directors.
Our common stock is traded on the Over-the-Counter market and
is currently quoted on the OTC Market (Other), symbol
"SPND".
The
liquidity of our common stock may be adversely affected, and
purchasers of our common stock may have difficulty selling our
common stock, if our common stock does not continue to trade in
that or another suitable trading market.
There
is presently only a limited public market for our common stock, and
there is no assurance that a ready public market for our securities
will develop. It is likely that any market that develops for our
common stock will be highly volatile and that the trading volume in
such market will be limited. The trading price of our common stock
could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to
quarter-to-quarter variations in our operating results,
announcements of our drilling results and other events or factors.
In addition, the United States stock market has from time to time
experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have
affected the market price for many companies and which often have
been unrelated to the operating performance of these companies.
These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market
price of our securities.
We do not intend to declare dividends in the foreseeable
future.
Our
Board of Directors presently intends to retain all of our earnings
for the expansion of our business. We therefore do not anticipate
the distribution of cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any
future decision of our Board of Directors to pay cash dividends
will depend, among other factors, upon our earnings, financial
position and cash requirements.
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We are subject to certain title risks.
Our
company employees and contract land professionals have reviewed
title records or other title review materials relating to
substantially all of our producing properties. The title
investigation performed by us prior to acquiring undeveloped
properties is thorough, but less rigorous than that conducted prior
to drilling, consistent with industry standards. We believe we have
satisfactory title to all our producing properties in accordance
with standards generally accepted in the oil and gas industry. Our
properties are subject to customary royalty interests, liens
incident to operating agreements, liens for current taxes and other
burdens, which we believe do not materially interfere with the use
of or affect the value of such properties. At December 31, 2019,
our leaseholds for some of our net acreage were being kept in force
by virtue of production on that acreage in paying quantities. The
remaining net acreage was held by lease rentals and similar
provisions and requires production in paying quantities prior to
expiration of various time periods to avoid lease termination.
We
expect to make acquisitions of oil and gas properties from time to
time subject to available resources. In making an acquisition, we
generally focus most of our title and valuation efforts on the more
significant properties. It is generally not feasible for us to
review in-depth every property we purchase and all records with
respect to such properties. However, even an in-depth review of
properties and records may not necessarily reveal existing or
potential problems, nor will it permit us to become familiar enough
with the properties to assess fully their deficiencies and
capabilities. Evaluation of future recoverable reserves of oil and
gas, which is an integral part of the property selection process,
is a process that depends upon evaluation of existing geological,
engineering and production data, some or all of which may prove to
be unreliable or not indicative of future performance. To the
extent the seller does not operate the properties, obtaining access
to properties and records may be more difficult. Even when problems
are identified, the seller may not be willing or financially able
to give contractual protection against such problems, and we may
decide to assume environmental and other liabilities in connection
with acquired properties.
Our
business is highly capital-intensive, requiring continuous
development and acquisition of oil and gas reserves. In addition,
capital is required to operate and expand our oil and natural gas
field operations and purchase equipment. At December 31, 2019, we
had working capital of $13,292,000. We anticipate that we will be
able to meet our cash requirements for the next 12 months. However,
if such plans or assumptions change or prove to be inaccurate, we
could be required to seek additional financing sooner than
currently anticipated.
We
have funded our operations, acquisitions and expansion costs
primarily through our internally generated cash flow. Our success
in obtaining the necessary capital resources to fund future costs
associated with our operations and expansion plans is dependent
upon our ability to: (i) increase revenues through acquisitions and
recovery of our proved producing and proved developed non-producing
oil and gas reserves; and (ii) maintain effective cost controls at
the corporate administrative office and in field operations.
However, even if we achieve some success with our plans, there can
be no assurance that we will be able to generate sufficient
revenues to achieve significant profitable operations or fund our
expansion plans.
We have substantial capital requirements necessary for
undeveloped properties for which we may not be able to obtain
adequate financing.
Development of our properties will require additional capital
resources. We have no commitments to obtain any additional debt or
equity financing and there can be no assurance that additional
financing will be available, when required, on favorable terms to
us. The inability to obtain additional financing could have a
material adverse effect on us, including requiring us to curtail
significantly our oil and gas acquisition and development plans or
farm-out development of our properties. Any additional financing
may involve substantial dilution to the interests of our
shareholders at that time.
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Oil and natural gas prices fluctuate widely and low prices
could have a material adverse impact on our business and financial
results.
Our
revenues, profitability and the carrying value of our oil and gas
properties are substantially dependent upon prevailing prices of,
and demand for, oil and natural gas and the costs of acquiring,
finding, developing and producing reserves. Our ability to obtain
borrowing capacity, to repay future indebtedness, and to obtain
additional capital on favorable terms is also substantially
dependent upon oil and natural gas prices. Historically, the
markets for oil and natural gas have been volatile and are likely
to continue to be volatile in the future. Prices for oil and
natural gas are subject to wide fluctuations in response to: (i)
relatively minor changes in the supply of, and demand for, oil and
natural gas; (ii) market uncertainty; and (iii) a variety of
additional factors, all of which are beyond our control. These
factors include domestic and foreign political conditions, the
price and availability of domestic and imported oil and natural
gas, the level of consumer and industrial demand, weather, domestic
and foreign government relations, the price and availability of
alternative fuels and overall economic conditions. Furthermore, the
marketability of our production depends in part upon the
availability, proximity and capacity of gathering systems,
pipelines and processing facilities. Volatility in oil and natural
gas prices could affect our ability to market our production
through such systems, pipelines or facilities. As of December 31,
2019, approximately 95% of our oil and natural gas production is
currently sold to 26 purchasing firms on a month-to-month basis at
prevailing spot market prices. Oil prices remained subject to
unpredictable political and economic forces during 2019, 2018, and
2017, and experienced fluctuations similar to those seen in natural
gas prices for the year. We believe that oil prices will continue
to fluctuate in response to changes in the policies of the
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ("OPEC"), changes in
demand from many Asian countries, current events in the Middle East
and Eastern Europe, security threats to the United States, and
other factors associated with the world political and economic
environment. As a result of the many uncertainties associated with
levels of production maintained by OPEC and other oil producing
countries, the availabilities of worldwide energy supplies and
competitive relationships and consumer perceptions of various
energy sources, we are unable to predict what changes will occur in
crude oil and natural gas prices.
At
the end of 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was
reported in China. Subsequent to year end and continuing currently,
COVID-19 has spread to other countries including the U.S. This
pandemic has weakened the global demand for oil, putting pressure
on the price of oil. In addition, the failure of the Organization
of Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia to agree on production
cuts, have caused oil prices to drop dramatically around $20.00 per
barrel which is approximately one-third of the oil price at the
beginning of 2020.
During the first quarter of 2020, attempts at containment of
COVID-19 have resulted in decreased economic activity which has
adversely affected the broader global economy. As the economy
slows, the demand for oil and natural gas softens. Many countries
around the world as well as the majority of the states in the
United States have ordered their citizens to stay home in order to
contain the spread of the virus. As part of the “shelter in place”
and “stay at home” orders, fewer businesses than normal are open
and less people are going to work which has reduced the demand for
oil and natural gas. Airlines have dramatically cut back on flights
as the number of passengers has fallen off. Fewer cars on the road
and planes in the sky means far less demand for oil. At this time,
the full extent to which COVID-19 will negatively impact the global
economy and our business is uncertain, but pandemics or other
significant public health events will most likely have a material
adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Gathering and transporting natural gas involve risks that may
result in accidents and additional operating costs.
Our
natural gas pipeline business involves a number of hazards and
operating risks that cannot be completely avoided, such as leaks,
accidents and operational problems, which could cause loss of human
life, as well as substantial financial losses resulting from
property damage, damage to the environment and to our operations.
We maintain liability and property insurance coverage in place for
many of these hazards and risks. However, because some of our
pipelines are near or are in populated areas, any loss of human
life or adverse financial results resulting from such events could
be large. If these events were not fully covered by our general
liability and property insurance, which policies are subject to
certain limits and deductibles, our operations or financial results
could be adversely affected. Our pipelines are aging, and we will
be responsible for eventually replacing these lines. The costs of
maintaining and replacing our aging pipeline infrastructure may
have a material adverse impact on our operating costs and financial
results.
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We will be responsible for additional costs in connection
with abandonment of properties.
We
are responsible for payment of plugging and abandonment costs on
our oil and gas properties pro rata to our working interest. Based
on our experience, we anticipate that in most cases, the costs of
abandoning such properties will range from $20,000 to $100,000 or
more per well. In addition, abandonment costs and their timing may
change due to many factors, including actual production results,
inflation rates and changes in environmental laws and
regulations.
Risks that Involve the Oil & Gas Industry in
General.
We are subject to various governmental regulations which may
cause us to incur substantial costs.
Our
operations are affected from time to time in varying degrees by
political developments and federal, state, and local laws and
regulations. In particular, oil and natural gas production-related
operations are or have been subject to price controls, taxes and
other laws and regulations relating to the oil and gas industry.
Failure to comply with such laws and regulations can result in
substantial penalties. The regulatory burden on the oil and gas
industry increases our cost of doing business and affects our
profitability. Although we believe we are in substantial compliance
with all applicable laws and regulations, because such laws and
regulations are frequently amended or reinterpreted, we are unable
to predict the future cost or impact of complying with such laws
and regulations.
Sales
of natural gas by us are not regulated and are generally made at
market prices. However, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
("FERC") regulates interstate natural gas transportation rates and
service conditions, which affect the marketing of natural gas
produced by us, as well as the revenues received by us for sales of
such production. Sales of our natural gas currently are made at
uncontrolled market prices, subject to applicable contract
provisions and price fluctuations that normally attend sales of
commodity products.
Since
the mid-1980s, the FERC has issued a series of orders, culminating
in Order Nos. 636, 636-A and 636-B ("Order 636"), that have
significantly altered the marketing and transportation of natural
gas. Order 636 mandated a fundamental restructuring of interstate
pipeline sales and transportation service, including the unbundling
by interstate pipelines of the sale, transportation, storage and
other components of the city-gate sales services such pipelines
previously performed. One of the FERC's purposes in issuing the
orders was to increase competition within all phases of the natural
gas industry. Order 636 and subsequent FERC orders issued in
individual pipeline restructuring proceedings have been the subject
of appeals, and the courts have largely upheld Order 636. Because
further review of certain of these orders is still possible, and
other appeals may be pending, it is difficult to exactly predict
the ultimate impact of the orders on us and our natural gas
marketing efforts. Generally, Order 636 has eliminated or
substantially reduced the interstate pipelines' traditional role as
wholesalers of natural gas, and has substantially increased
competition and volatility in natural gas markets.
While
significant regulatory uncertainty remains, Order 636 may
ultimately enhance our ability to market and transport our natural
gas, although it may also subject us to greater competition, more
restrictive pipeline imbalance tolerances and greater associated
penalties for violation of such tolerances.
The
FERC has announced several important transportation-related policy
statements and proposed rule changes, including the appropriate
manner in which interstate pipelines release capacity under Order
636 and, more recently, the price which shippers can charge for
their released capacity. In addition, in 1995, the FERC issued a
policy statement on how interstate natural gas pipelines can
recover the costs of new pipeline facilities. In January 1997, the
FERC issued a policy statement and a request for comments
concerning alternatives to its traditional cost-of-service rate
making methodology. A number of pipelines have obtained FERC
authorization to charge negotiated rates as one such alternative.
While any additional FERC action on these matters would affect us
only indirectly, these policy statements and proposed rule changes
are intended to further enhance competition in natural gas markets.
We cannot predict what the FERC will take on these matters, nor can
we predict whether the FERC's actions will achieve its stated goal
of increasing competition in natural gas markets. However, we do
not believe that we will be treated materially differently than
other natural gas producers and marketers with which we
compete.
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The
price we receive from the sale of oil is affected by the cost of
transporting such products to market. Effective January 1, 1995,
the FERC implemented regulations establishing an indexing system
for transportation rates for oil pipelines, which, generally, would
index such rates to inflation, subject to certain conditions and
limitations. These regulations could increase the cost of
transporting oil by interstate pipelines, although the most recent
adjustment generally decreased rates. These regulations have
generally been approved on judicial review. We are not able to
predict with certainty the effect, if any, of these regulations on
its operations. However, the regulations may increase
transportation costs or reduce wellhead prices for oil.
The
State of Texas and many other states require permits for drilling
operations, drilling bonds and reports concerning operations and
impose other requirements relating to the exploration for and
production of oil and natural gas. Such states also have statutes
or regulations addressing conservation matters, including
provisions for the unitization or pooling of oil and gas
properties, the establishment of maximum rates of production from
wells and the regulation of spacing, plugging and abandonment of
such wells. The statutes and regulations of certain states limit
the rate at which oil and gas can be produced from our properties.
However, we do not believe we will be affected materially
differently by these statutes and regulations than any other
similarly situated oil and gas company.
We may not have enough insurance to cover all of the risks we
face, which could result in significant financial
exposure.
We
maintain insurance coverage against some, but not all, potential
losses in order to protect against the risks we face. We may elect
not to carry insurance if our management believes that the cost of
insurance is excessive relative to the risks presented. If an event
occurs that is not covered, or not fully covered, by insurance, it
could harm our financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows. In addition, we cannot fully insure against pollution and
environmental risks.
Future new technologies could make the products we sell
obsolete.
Future alternative technologies could dramatically impact the
demand for the natural gas and crude oil we sell thereby causing a
material adverse impact on our operations and financial results.
Such alternative technologies could also cause a material adverse
impact on the value of our oil and natural gas properties.
Cyber-attacks or acts of cyber-terrorism could disrupt our
business operations and information technology systems or result in
the loss or exposure of confidential or sensitive customer,
employee or Company information.
Our
business operations and information technology systems may be
vulnerable to an attack by individuals or organizations intending
to disrupt our business operations and information technology
systems, even though the Company has implemented policies,
procedures and controls to prevent and detect these activities. We
use our information technology systems to manage our oil and gas
operations and other business processes. Disruption of those
systems could adversely impact our ability to safely operate our
wells, operate our pipelines or otherwise run our business.
Accordingly, if such an attack or act of terrorism were to occur,
our operations and financial results could be adversely affected.
In addition, we use our information technology systems to protect
confidential or sensitive employee and Company information
developed and maintained in the normal course of our business. Any
attack on such systems that would result in the unauthorized
release of employee or other confidential or sensitive data could
have a material adverse effect on our business reputation, increase
our costs and expose us to additional material legal claims and
liability. If such an attack or act of terrorism were to occur, our
operations and financial results would be adversely affected since
we may not maintain insurance coverage to cover these risks.
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Natural disasters, terrorist activities or other significant
events could adversely affect our operations or financial
results.
Natural disasters are always a threat to our assets and operations.
In addition, the threat of terrorist activities could lead to
increased economic instability and volatility in the price of
natural gas that could affect our operations. Also, companies in
our industry may face a heightened risk of exposure to actual acts
of terrorism, which could subject our operations to increased
risks. As a result, the availability of insurance covering such
risks may become more limited, which could increase the risk that
an event could adversely affect our operations or financial
results.
The operations and financial results of the Company could be
adversely impacted as a result of climate changes or related
additional legislation or regulation in the future.
To
the extent climate changes occur, our businesses could be adversely
impacted, although we believe it is likely that any such resulting
impacts would occur very gradually over a long period of time and
thus would be difficult to quantify with any degree of specificity.
To the extent climate changes would result in warmer temperatures
in our areas of operations, financial results could be adversely
affected through lower gas volumes and revenues. In addition, there
have been a number of federal and state legislative and regulatory
initiatives proposed in recent years in an attempt to control or
limit the effects of global warming and overall climate change,
including greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide. The
adoption of this type of legislation by Congress or similar
legislation by states or the adoption of related regulations by
federal or state governments mandating a substantial reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions in the future could have far-reaching and
significant impacts on the energy industry. Such new legislation or
regulations could result in increased compliance costs for us or
additional operating restrictions on our business, affect the
demand for natural gas, or impact the prices we charge to our
customers. At this time, we cannot predict the potential impact of
such laws or regulations that may be adopted on our future
business, financial condition or financial results.
We are subject to various environmental risks which may cause
us to incur substantial costs.
Our
operations and properties are subject to extensive and changing
federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to
environmental protection, including the generation, storage,
handling and transportation of oil and natural gas and the
discharge of materials into the environment, and relating to safety
and health. The recent trend in environmental legislation and
regulation generally is toward stricter standards, and this trend
will likely continue. These laws and regulations may require the
acquisition of a permit or other authorization before construction
or drilling commences and for certain other activities; limit or
prohibit construction, drilling and other activities on certain
lands lying within wilderness and other protected areas; and impose
substantial liabilities for pollution resulting from our
operations. The permits required for our various operations are
subject to revocation, modification and renewal by issuing
authorities. Governmental authorities have the power to enforce
compliance with their regulations, and violations are subject to
fines, penalties or injunctions. In the opinion of management, we
are in substantial compliance with current applicable environmental
laws and regulations, and we have no material commitments for
capital expenditures to comply with existing environmental
requirements. Nevertheless, changes in existing environmental laws
and regulations or in interpretations thereof could have a
significant impact on us. The impact of such changes, however,
would not likely be any more burdensome to us than to any other
similarly situated oil and gas company.
The
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act ("CERCLA"), also known as the "Superfund" law, and similar
state laws impose liability, without regard to fault or the
legality of the original conduct, on certain classes of persons
that are considered to have contributed to the release of a
"hazardous substance" into the environment. These persons include
the owner or operator of the disposal site or sites where the
release occurred and companies that disposed or arranged for the
disposal of the hazardous substances found at the site. Persons who
are or were responsible for releases of hazardous substances under
CERCLA may be subject to joint and several liabilities for the
costs of cleaning up the hazardous substances that have been
released into the environment and for damages to natural resources.
Furthermore, neighboring landowners and other third parties may
file claims for personal injury and property damage allegedly
caused by the hazardous substances released into the
environment.
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We
generate typical oil and gas field wastes, including hazardous
wastes that are subject to the Federal Resources Conservation and
Recovery Act and comparable state statutes. The United States
Environmental Protection Agency and various state agencies have
limited the approved methods of disposal for certain hazardous and
non-hazardous wastes. Furthermore, certain wastes generated by our
oil and gas operations that are currently exempt from regulation as
"hazardous wastes" may in the future be designated as "hazardous
wastes", and therefore be subject to more rigorous and costly
operating and disposal requirements.
The
Oil Pollution Act ("OPA") imposes a variety of requirements on
responsible parties for onshore and offshore oil and gas facilities
and vessels related to the prevention of oil spills and liability
for damages resulting from such spills in waters of the United
States. The "responsible party" includes the owner or operator of
an onshore facility or vessel or the lessee or permittee of, or the
holder of a right of use and easement for, the area where an
onshore facility is located. OPA assigns liability to each
responsible party for oil spill removal costs and a variety of
public and private damages from oil spills. Few defenses exist to
the liability for oil spills imposed by OPA. OPA also imposes
financial responsibility requirements. Failure to comply with
ongoing requirements or inadequate cooperation in a spill event may
subject a responsible party to civil or criminal enforcement
actions.
We
own or lease properties that for many years have produced oil and
natural gas. We also own natural gas gathering systems. It is not
uncommon for such properties to be contaminated with hydrocarbons.
Although we or previous owners of these interests may have used
operating and disposal practices that were standard in the industry
at the time, hydrocarbons or other wastes may have been disposed of
or released on or under the properties or on or under other
locations where such wastes have been taken for disposal. These
properties may be subject to federal or state requirements that
could require us to remove any such wastes or to remediate the
resulting contamination. In addition to properties that we operate,
we have interests in many properties which are operated by third
parties over whom we have limited control. Notwithstanding our lack
of control over properties operated by others, the failure of the
previous owners or operators to comply with applicable
environmental regulations may, in certain circumstances, adversely
impact us.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None
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Item 2. Properties
OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES
The
following table sets forth pertinent data with respect to the
Company-owned oil and gas properties, all located within the
continental United States, as estimated by the Company:
|
|
Years Ended
December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Gas and Oil
Properties, net (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved
developed gas reserves-Mcf (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved developed producing |
|
|
4,520,000 |
|
|
|
6,849,000 |
|
|
|
7,173,000 |
|
Proved
developed non-producing |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Proved undeveloped gas reserves-Mcf (3) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total proved gas reserves-Mcf |
|
|
4,520,000 |
|
|
|
6,849,000 |
|
|
|
7,173,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved Developed
Crude Oil and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Condensate reserves-Bbls (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved
developed producing |
|
|
229,000 |
|
|
|
262,000 |
|
|
|
309,000 |
|
Proved
developed non-producing |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Proved
Undeveloped crude oil and |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Condensate reserves-Bbls (3) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
229,000 |
|
|
|
262,000 |
|
|
|
309,000 |
|
(1)
The estimate of the net proved oil and natural gas reserves, future
net revenues, and the present value of future net revenues.
(2)
"Proved Developed Oil and Natural gas Reserves" are reserves that
can be expected to be recovered through existing wells with
existing equipment and operating methods.
(3)
"Proved Undeveloped Reserves" are 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. See Footnote 17 to the Financial Statements,
Supplemental Reserve Information (Unaudited), for further
explanation of the changes for 2017 through 2019.
(4)
Reserve amounts are rounded to the nearest thousand.
Productive Wells
The
following table sets forth our domestic productive wells, shut-in
wells, and includes both operated wells and wells operated by third
parties at December 31, 2019.
|
Gas Wells |
|
|
|
Oil Wells |
|
|
|
Total Wells |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
282 |
|
|
|
98.12 |
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
67.44 |
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
|
165.56 |
|
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Acreage
The
following table sets forth our undeveloped and developed gross and
net leasehold acreage for our operated and non-operated wells at
December 31, 2019. Undeveloped acreage includes leased acres on
which wells have not been drilled or completed to a point that
would permit the production of commercial quantities of oil and
gas, regardless of whether or not such acreage contains proved
reserves. Undeveloped acreage should not be confused with undrilled
acreage held by Production under the terms of a lease. Undrilled
acreage held by production under the terms of a lease is included
in the Developed Acreage category total shown below.
|
Undeveloped
Acreage |
|
|
|
Developed
Acreage |
|
|
|
Total Acreage |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,615 |
|
|
|
1,477 |
|
|
|
84,248 |
|
|
|
20,212 |
|
|
|
88,863 |
|
|
|
21,689 |
|
All
the leases for the undeveloped acreage summarized in the preceding
table will expire at the end of their respective primary terms
unless prior to that date, the existing leases are renewed or
production has been obtained from the acreage subject to the lease,
in which event the lease will remain in effect until the cessation
of production. As is customary in the industry, we generally
acquire oil and gas acreage without any warranty of title except as
to claims made by, through or under the transferor. Although we
have title to developed acreage examined prior to acquisition in
those cases in which the economic significance of the acreage
justifies the cost, there can be no assurance that losses will not
result from title defect or from defects in the assignment of
leasehold rights.
Wells Drilled and Completed
The
Company's working interests in both operated and outside operated
exploration and development wells completed during the years
indicated were as follows:
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
|
Gross |
|
Net |
|
Gross |
|
Net |
|
Gross |
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploratory Wells
(1): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Productive |
|
|
1.000 |
|
|
|
0.014 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Non-Productive |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total |
|
|
1.000 |
|
|
|
0.014 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Developed Wells
(2): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Productive |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Non-Productive |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Exploration
& Development Wells: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Productive |
|
|
1.000 |
|
|
|
0.014 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Non-Productive |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total |
|
|
1.000 |
|
|
|
0.014 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
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(1)
An exploratory well is a well drilled to find and produce oil or
natural gas in an unproved area, to find a new reservoir in a field
previously found to be productive of oil or natural gas in another
reservoir, or to extend a known reservoir.
(2) A
development well is a well drilled within the proved area of an oil
or natural gas reservoir to the depth of a stratigraphic horizon
known to be productive.
The
following tables set forth additional data with respect to
production from Company-owned oil and gas operated and non-operated
properties, all located within the continental United States:
|
|
For the years
ended December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and Gas
Production, net: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas (Mcf) |
|
|
916,456 |
|
|
|
874,812 |
|
|
|
619,654 |
|
|
|
582,348 |
|
|
|
730,709 |
|
Crude
Oil & Condensate (Bbl) |
|
|
41,919 |
|
|
|
43,136 |
|
|
|
51,082 |
|
|
|
50,248 |
|
|
|
64,207 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Sales Price per Unit
Produced |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural
Gas (Mcf) |
|
$ |
2.08 |
|
|
$ |
2.86 |
|
|
$ |
2.87 |
|
|
$ |
2.08 |
|
|
$ |
2.51 |
|
Crude
Oil & Condensate (Bbl) |
|
$ |
55.76 |
|
|
$ |
62.09 |
|
|
$ |
47.70 |
|
|
$ |
37.49 |
|
|
$ |
44.77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
Production Cost per Equivalent Barrel (1) (2) |
|
$ |
13.26 |
|
|
$ |
13.18 |
|
|
$ |
13.33 |
|
|
$ |
13.04 |
|
|
$ |
15.94 |
|
(1)
Includes severance taxes and ad valorem taxes.
(2)
Natural gas production is converted to equivalent barrels at the
rate of six MCFG per barrel, representing relative energy content
of natural gas to oil.
The
Company owns producing royalties and overriding royalties under
properties located in Texas. The revenue from these properties is
not significant.
The
Company is not aware of any major discovery or other favorable or
adverse event that is believed to have caused a significant change
in the estimated proved reserves since December 31, 2019.
OFFICE SPACE
The
Company owns a commercial office building. The property is a two
story multi-tenant, garden office building with a sub-grade parking
garage. The building was built in 1983 and contains approximately
46,286 rentable square feet, sitting on a 1.4919 acre block of land
situated in north Dallas, Texas in close proximity to hotels,
restaurants and shopping areas (the Galleria Mall) with easy access
to Interstate Highway 635 (LBJ Freeway) and Dallas Parkway (North
Dallas Toll Road). The Company occupies approximately 12,759
rentable square feet of the building as its primary office
headquarters, and leases the remaining space in the building to
non-related third party commercial tenants at prevailing market
rates.
The
address of the Company's principal executive offices is One
Spindletop Centre, 12850 Spurling Road, Suite 200, Dallas, Texas
75230. The telephone number is (972) 644-2581.
PIPELINES
The
Company owns, through its subsidiary, PPC, several miles of natural
gas pipelines in Texas and other states. These pipelines are steel
and polyethylene and range in size from two inches to four inches.
These pipelines primarily gather natural gas from wells operated by
the Company and in which the Company owns a working interest, and
may also gather for other parties.
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The
Company normally does not purchase and resell natural gas, but
gathers natural gas for a fee. The fees charged in some cases are
subject to regulations by the State of Texas and the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission.
Oilfield Production Equipment
The
Company owns various natural gas compressors, pumping units,
dehydrators and various other pieces of oilfield production
equipment.
Substantially all of the equipment is located on oil and gas
properties operated by the Company and in which it owns a working
interest. The rental fees are charged as lease operating fees to
each property and each owner.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Neither the Registrant nor its subsidiaries nor any officers or
directors is a party to any material pending legal proceedings for
or against the Company or its subsidiaries, nor are any of their
properties subject to any proceedings.
During the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this
report, no proceeding previously reported was terminated.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable
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PART II
Item 5. Market For The Company's Common Equity, Related
Stockholder Matters And Issuer Purchases Of Equity
Securities.
The
Company's common stock trades Over-The-Counter under the symbol
"SPND".
Prior
to 2004, no significant public trading market had been established
for the Company's common stock. The Company does not believe that
listings of bid and asking prices for its stock are indicative of
the actual trades of its stock, since trades are made infrequently.
The following table shows high and low trading prices for each
quarter in 2019, 2018, and 2017 as aggregated by Yahoo!.com from
various OTC sources.
|
|
Price Per
Share |
|
|
High |
|
Low |
|
|
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter |
|
$ |
3.97 |
|
|
$ |
2.60 |
|
Second
Quarter |
|
$ |
3.70 |
|
|
$ |
2.12 |
|
Third
Quarter |
|
$ |
3.00 |
|
|
$ |
1.63 |
|
Fourth
Quarter |
|
$ |
2.35 |
|
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First
Quarter |
|
$ |
3.86 |
|
|
$ |
2.00 |
|
Second
Quarter |
|
$ |
3.98 |
|
|
$ |
2.11 |
|
Third
Quarter |
|
$ |
3.95 |
|
|
$ |
3.25 |
|
Fourth
Quarter |
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
|
$ |
2.09 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First
Quarter |
|
$ |
3.48 |
|
|
$ |
2.40 |
|
Second
Quarter |
|
$ |
3.46 |
|
|
$ |
3.05 |
|
Third
Quarter |
|
$ |
3.46 |
|
|
$ |
2.70 |
|
Fourth
Quarter |
|
$ |
3.91 |
|
|
$ |
3.11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During the First Quarter of 2020 subsequent to year
end, the following high and low prices were recorded for the
Company's common stock. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Price Per
Share |
|
|
|
|
High |
|
|
|
Low |
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First
Quarter |
|
$ |
2.86 |
|
|
$ |
1.01 |
|
There
is no amount of common stock that is subject to outstanding
warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into, common stock
of the Company.
According to the transfer records of the Company at March 30, 2020,
common stock of the Company was held by approximately 536 known
holders of record.
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The
following chart compares the yearly percentage change in the
cumulative total stockholder return on the Company's Common Stock
during the five years ended December 31, 2019 with the cumulative
total return of the Standard and Poor's 500 Stock Index and of the
Dow Jones U.S. Exploration and Production Index (formerly Dow Jones
Secondary Oil Stock Index). The comparison assumes $100 was
invested on December 31, 2014 in the Company's Common Stock and in
each of the foregoing indices and assumes reinvestment of
dividends. The Company paid no dividends on its Common Stock during
the five-year period. Figures shown are past results and are not
predictive of results in future periods.
Stock Performance Chart
Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return Among
Spindletop Oil & Gas Co., S&P 500 Index and
the Dow Jones U.S. Exploration and Production Index
The
Company has not paid any dividends since its reorganization and it
is not contemplated that it will pay any dividends on its Common
Stock in the foreseeable future.
The
Registrant currently serves as its own stock transfer agent and
registrar.
The
Company has not approved nor authorized any standing repurchase
program for its common stock.
During the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31,
2018, the Company made the following one-time repurchase of its
common stock:
Effective December 6, 2018, the Company repurchased 126,667 shares
of its common stock as a “block” from a single stockholder at its
request for a purchase price of $269,801 or $2.13 per share.
The
repurchased shares are held as Treasury Stock.
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The
selected financial information presented should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the
related notes thereto.
|
|
For the years
ended December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Revenue |
|
$ |
5,587,000 |
|
|
$ |
6,734,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,604,000 |
|
|
$ |
4,515,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,944,000 |
|
Net Income
(Loss) |
|
|
(646,000 |
) |
|
|
264,000 |
|
|
|
(3,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,329,000 |
) |
|
|
(5,777,000 |
) |
Earnings (Loss) per Share |
|
($ |
0.09 |
) |
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
($ |
0.19 |
) |
|
($ |
0.83 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the years
ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
23,898,000 |
|
|
$ |
24,398,000 |
|
|
$ |
24,132,000 |
|
|
$ |
23,365,000 |
|
|
$ |
25,889,000 |
|
Long-Term
Debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Item 7. Management's Discussion And Analysis Of Financial
Condition And
Results Of Operations
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the
financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this
report.
This
Report on Form 10-K may contain forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the federal securities laws, principally, but not
only, under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We caution
investors that any forward-looking statements in this report, or
which management may make orally or in writing from time to time,
are based on management’s beliefs and on assumptions made by, and
information currently available to, management. When used, the
words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,”
“plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “result” and
similar expressions which do not relate solely to historical
matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These
statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions and
are not guarantees of future performance, which may be affected by
known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties, and factors, that
are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or
uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those
anticipated, estimated, or projected. We caution you that while
forward-looking statements reflect our good faith beliefs when we
make them, they are not guarantees of future performance and are
impacted by actual events when they occur after we make such
statements. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update our
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. Accordingly, investors should use
caution in relying on past forward-looking statements, which are
based on results and trends at the time they are made, to
anticipate future results or trends.
Some
of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results,
performance or achievements to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among
others, the factors listed and described at Item 1A “Risk Factors”
in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K discussed above, which
investors should review.
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Other
sections of this report may also include suggested factors that
could adversely affect our business and financial performance.
Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing
environment. New risks may emerge from time to time and it is not
possible for management to predict all such matters; nor can we
assess the impact of all such matters on our business or the extent
to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, investors
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a
prediction of actual results. Investors should also refer to our
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for future periods and current
reports on Form 8-K as we file them with the SEC, and to other
materials we may furnish to the public from time to time through
Forms 8-K or otherwise.
Oil and Gas Properties
The
Company follows the full cost method of accounting for its oil and
gas properties. Accordingly, all costs associated with acquisition,
exploration and development of oil and natural gas reserves are
capitalized in cost centers on a country-by-country basis. For each
cost center, capitalized costs, less accumulated amortization and
related deferred income taxes, shall not exceed an amount (the cost
center ceiling) equal to the sum of:
|
a) |
The
present value of estimated future net revenues computed by applying
current prices of oil and natural gas reserves (with consideration
of price changes only to the extent provided by contractual
arrangements) to estimated future production of proved oil and gas
reserves as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, less
estimated future expenditures (based on current costs) to be
incurred in developing and producing the proved reserves computed
using a discount factor of ten percent and assuming continuation of
existing economic conditions; plus |
|
b) |
The
cost of properties not being amortized; plus |
|
c) |
The
lower of cost or estimated fair market value of unproven properties
included in the costs being amortized; less |
|
d) |
Income
tax effects related to differences between the book and tax basis
of the properties. |
If
unamortized costs capitalized within a cost center, less related
deferred income taxes, exceed the cost center ceiling (as defined),
the excess is charged to expense and separately disclosed during
the period in which the excess occurs. Amounts required to be
written off will not be reinstated for any subsequent increase in
the cost center ceiling. All of the Company’s oil and gas
properties are located within the United States and are accounted
for in one cost center.
In
order to test the cost center ceiling, the Company prepares a
“Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows and
Changes Therein Relating to Proved Oil and Natural Gas Reserves
(Unaudited)” as of the end of each calendar year (“the Reserve
Report”). The Company prepared its annual Reserve Report as of
December 31, 2019.
Reserve estimates are prepared in accordance with standard Security
and Exchange Commission guidelines. The estimated net future net
cash flows for 2019, 2018, and 2017, were computed using a 12-month
average price, calculated as the un-weighted arithmetic average of
the first-day-of-the month price for each month of the year. Lease
operating costs, compression, dehydration, transportation, ad
valorem taxes, severance taxes, and federal income taxes were
deducted. Costs and prices were held constant and were not
escalated over the life of the properties. No deductions were made
for interest. The annual discount of estimated future cash flows is
defined, for use herein, as future cash flows discounted at 10% per
year, over the expected period of realization.
These
Reserve Reports do not purport to present the fair market value of
a company's oil and gas properties. An estimate of such value
should consider, among other factors, anticipated future prices of
oil and natural gas, the probability of recoveries in excess of
existing proved reserves, the value of probable reserves and
acreage prospects, and perhaps different discount rates.
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It
should be noted that estimates of reserve quantities, especially
from new discoveries, are inherently imprecise and subject to
substantial revision. Accordingly, the estimates are expected to
change as more current information becomes available. It is
reasonably possible that, because of changes in market conditions
or the inherent imprecision of these reserve estimates, that the
estimates of future cash inflows, future gross revenues, the amount
of oil and natural gas reserves, the remaining estimated lives of
the oil and natural gas properties, or any combination of the above
may be increased or reduced in the near term. If reduced, the
carrying amount of capitalized oil and gas properties may be
reduced materially in the near term.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, average quarterly natural
gas prices per mcf for the Company were $2.64, $2.10, $1.62, and
$2.07 respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2018,
average quarterly natural gas prices per mcf for the Company were
$3.03, $2.55, $2.74, and $2.93 respectively. Average quarterly
natural gas prices per mcf for the Company for the year ended
December 31, 2017 were $2.25, $2.79, $2.83, and $2.82
respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, average quarterly crude
oil prices per bbl for the Company were $48.27, $54.67, $54.84, and
$51.42 respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2018,
average quarterly crude oil prices per bbl for the Company were
$51.95, $65.00, $57.61, and $52.48 respectively. Average quarterly
crude oil prices per bbl for the Company for the year ended
December 31, 2017 were $46.24, $44.42, $44.06, and $49.72
respectively.
The
increases or decreases in the Company’s product prices have a
direct effect on its cash flow, profits, projected development and
drilling schedules, and the estimated net present value of its
proved reserves. Prolonged, substantial decreases in oil and
natural gas prices would likely have a material adverse effect on
the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of
operations, and could further limit the Company's access to
liquidity and credit, and could hinder its ability to satisfy its
capital requirements.
We
may incur impairments to our crude oil and natural gas properties
in 2020 if prices do not increase. The possibility and amount of
any future impairment is difficult to predict, and will depend, in
part, upon future crude oil and natural gas prices to be utilized
in the ceiling test, estimates of proved reserves and future
capital expenditures and operating costs. We cannot assure you that
we will not experience write-downs in the future. If commodity
prices decline or if any of our proved reserves are revised
downward, a write-down of the carrying value of our oil and gas
properties may be required.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The
Company's operating capital needs, as well as its capital spending
program, are generally funded from cash flow generated by
operations. Because future cash flow is subject to a number of
variables, such as the level of production and the sales price of
oil and natural gas, the Company can provide no assurance that its
operations will provide cash sufficient to maintain current levels
of capital spending. Substantial decreases in crude oil and natural
gas prices would likely have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations,
and could further limit the Company's access to liquidity and
credit, and could hinder its ability to satisfy its capital
requirements. Accordingly, the Company may be required to seek
additional financing from third parties in order to fund its
exploration and development programs.
As
noted in our Results of Operations discussion below, the Company
has focused on lowering costs through headcount reduction by
attrition and spending only on essential general and administrative
expenditures. In order to raise additional revenue, the Company is
pursuing the acquisition of new operated and non-operated reserves
through acquisitions of producing properties and drilling ventures.
The Company believes that it is well positioned to take advantage
of the declining prices for existing wells with its cash reserves
and ability to borrow in order to effect any acquisition.
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Results of Operations
2019 Compared to 2018
Oil
and natural gas revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019 were
$4,631,000 compared to $5,848,000 for the year ended December 31,
2018, a decrease of $1,217,000 or 20.8%.
Oil
revenue for 2019 was approximately $2,726,000 compared to
$3,350,000 for 2018, a decrease of approximately $624,000 or 18.6%.
Oil prices decreased to an average of $55.76 per barrel in 2019
from an average of $62.09 per barrel in 2018, a decrease of $6.33
per barrel or 10.2%. Oil sales decreased to 41,919 barrels from
approximately 43,136 barrels in 2018, a decrease of 1,217 barrels
or 2.8%.
Natural gas revenue for 2019 was approximately $1,905,000 compared
to $2,498,000 for 2018, a decrease of approximately $593,000 or
23.7%. Natural gas sales increased to approximately 916,000 mcf in
2019 from approximately 875,000 mcf in 2018, an increase of
approximately 41,000 mcf or 4.7%. Natural gas prices decreased to
an average of $2.08 per mcf in 2019, a decrease of $0.78 or 27.3%
from an average of $2.86 per mcf in 2018.
The
decrease in oil revenue is due to a decrease in crude oil prices
and a decrease in volumes sold during 2019 compared to 2018. Oil
production from operated properties increased slightly during 2019,
but decreases in oil production on non-operated properties
contributed to the overall production decrease. The decrease in
natural gas revenue during 2019 is due to the decrease in natural
gas pricing. Natural gas volumes sold increased during 2019
compared to 2018; however, the 27% decrease in pricing resulted in
an overall decrease in natural gas revenue.
Revenue from lease operations was approximately $315,000 for 2019,
compared to approximately $258,000 in 2018, an increase of
approximately $57,000 or 22.1%. Revenue from lease operations
results from field supervision charges on operated wells as well as
administrative overhead billed to working interest owners.
Revenues from gas gathering, compression, and equipment rental for
2019 were approximately $125,000, a decrease of $11,000 or 8.1%
from approximately $136,000 in 2018. The decrease was due primarily
to a decrease in natural gas volume sold through PPC as wells were
shut in due to low natural gas pricing. Equipment rental revenue
also decreased as wells were shut in during 2019.
Real
estate rental revenue for 2019 was approximately $248,000, an
increase of $16,000 or 6.9% from approximately $232,000 in 2018.
The increase was due to scheduled tenant rent increases at the
Company’s corporate office building.
Interest income for 2019 was approximately $193,000, an increase of
$12,000 from approximately $181,000 in 2018 or 6.6%. The increase
in interest income was due to the Company investing its funds in
both long-term and short-term certificates of deposit and
depository accounts paying higher rates of interest than those
received in prior years.
Other
revenue for 2019 was $75,000, as compared to $79,000 in 2018, a
decrease of $4,000 or 5.1%.
Lease operating expenses 2019 were
$1,754,000 as compared to $1,656,000 in 2018, a net increase of
approximately $98,000, or 5.9%. There were both increases and
decreases within different segment categories of lease operating
expenses. Amounts billed by third-party operators as operating
expenses on non-operated properties increased by approximately
$77,000 due to large workovers and unitization expenses. The
remaining increase of $21,000 represents net increases and
decreases on various properties due to general price fluctuations
and levels of operation activity.
Production taxes, gathering, and marketing expenses for 2019 were
approximately $828,000 compared to $835,000 in 2018, a decrease of
approximately $7,000, or 0.8%. This decrease was directly related
to the decrease in oil and natural gas production and revenues.
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Pipeline and rental expenses for 2019 were $32,000 compared to
$49,000 for 2018, a decrease of $17,000, or 34.7%. The decrease is
primarily due to substantially lower levels of compressor repairs
in 2019 as compared to 2018.
Real
estate expenses in 2019 were approximately $179,000 compared to
$196,000 during the same period in 2018, a decrease of
approximately $17,000 or 8.7%. The decrease is primarily due to
lower property taxes and utilities in 2019 as compared to 2018.
Depreciation and amortization expense for 2019 was $456,000
compared to $499,000 for 2018, a decrease of $43,000 or 8.6%.
Amortization of the full cost pool of oil and natural gas assets
for 2019 was $394,000 compared to $439,000 for the year ended 2018,
a decrease of $45,000 or 10.3%. The Company re-evaluated its proved
oil and gas reserves as of December 31, 2019, and decreased its
estimated total proved reserves by approximately 421,000 BOE to
982,000 BOE at the end of 2019 compared to 1,403,000 BOE at the end
of 2018, a decrease of approximately 30.0%. Sales of oil and
natural gas products during 2019 increased by approximately 6,000
BOE from approximately 195,000 BOE in 2019 to approximately 189,000
BOE in 2018, an increase of 3.2 %. (See Footnote 17 to the
Financial Statements). This resulted in an increase in the
depletion rate factor from 11.868% in 2018 on an unamortized full
cost pool base of $3,700,000 to a depletion rate factor of 16.543%
on an unamortized full cost pool base of $2,382,000 in 2019. The
net decrease in the unamortized full cost pool base of $1,318,000
was due in part to accumulated depletion of $439,000 from 2018. In
addition, $918,000 of proceeds from sales of properties was
credited to the full cost pool in accordance with GAAP.
Asset Retirement Obligation (“ARO”) accretion expense for 2019 was
$120,000 down from $189,000 in 2018, a decrease of $69,000 or
36.5%. The ARO calculation is based on the Company’s annual reserve
report and takes into consideration the changes between years of
the Company’s estimated obligation to plug its interests in
existing wells. This estimated future cost is discounted using a
10% discount factor based on the estimated life of each property.
Changes are incorporated as applicable into the full cost pool and
the carrying value of the liability. Accretion expense measures and
incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying
amount of the liability.
General and administrative expenses for 2019 were approximately
$2,967,000 as compared to approximately $2,943,000 for 2018, an
increase of approximately $24,000 or 0.8%.
2018 Compared to 2017
Oil
and natural gas revenues for the year ended December 31, 2018 were
$5,848,000 compared to $4,495,000 for the year ended December 31,
2017, an increase of $1,353,000 or 30.1%.
Oil
revenue for 2018 was approximately $3,350,000 compared to
$2,717,000 for 2017, an increase of approximately $633,000 or
23.3%. Average oil prices increased to an average of $62.09 per
barrel in 2018 from an average of $47.70 per barrel in 2017, an
increase of $14.39 per barrel or 30.2%. Oil sales decreased to
43,136 barrels from approximately 51,082 barrels in 2017, a
decrease of 7,946 barrels or 15.6%.
Natural gas revenue for 2018 was approximately $2,498,000 compared
to $1,778,000 for 2017, an increase of approximately $720,000 or
40.5%. Natural gas sales increased to approximately 875,000 mcf in
2018 from approximately 620,000 mcf in 2017, an increase of
approximately 255,000 mcf or 41.1%. Natural gas prices decreased to
an average of $2.86 per mcf in 2018, a decrease of $0.01 or 0.3%
from an average of $2.87 per mcf in 2017.
The
increase in oil revenue is predominantly due to an increase in
crude oil prices during 2018 compared to 2017. In addition, the
increase in natural gas revenue is primarily due to natural gas
production increases related to producing wells acquired during the
fourth quarter of 2017.
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Revenue from lease operations was approximately $258,000 for 2018,
compared to approximately $394,000 in 2017, a decrease of
approximately $136,000 or 34.5%. Revenue from lease operations
results from field supervision charges on operated wells as well as
administrative overhead billed to working interest owners.
Revenues from gas gathering, compression, and equipment rental for
2018 were approximately $136,000, an increase of $10,000 or 7.9%
from approximately $126,000 in 2017. The increase was due primarily
to an increase in natural gas volume sold through PPC.
Real
estate rental revenue for 2018 was approximately $232,000, a
decrease of $42,000 or 15.3% from approximately $274,000 in 2017.
The decrease was due to an increase in vacancies at the Company’s
corporate office building.
Interest income for 2018 was approximately $181,000, an increase of
$14,000 from approximately $167,000 in 2017 or 8.4%. The increase
in interest income was due to the Company investing its funds in
both long-term and short-term certificates of deposit and
depository accounts paying higher rates of interest than those
received in prior years.
Other
revenue for 2018 was $79,000, as compared to $148,000 in 2017, a
decrease of $69,000 or 46.6%. The reduction in 2018 is due in part
to the recognition of fees earned under a marketing agreement
during 2017.
Lease operating expenses 2018 were
$1,656,000 as compared to $1,542,000 in 2017, a net increase of
approximately $114,000, or 7.4%. There were both increases
and decreases within different segment categories of lease
operating expenses. Amounts billed by third-party operators as
operating expenses on non-operated properties decreased by
approximately $50,000. There was an approximate $114,000 increase
in expenses due to several wells that were acquired during late
2017. Workover expenses decreased approximately $73,000 between
years. There was an increase of approximately $151,000 in 2018 over
the prior year which included recovery through insurance proceeds.
The remaining $28,000 represents net increases and decreases on
various properties due to general price fluctuations and levels of
operation activity.
Production taxes, gathering, and marketing expenses for 2018 were
approximately $835,000 compared to $515,000 in 2017, an increase of
approximately $320,000, or 62.1%. This increase was directly
related to the increase in oil and natural gas production and
revenues, which have been partially offset by a decrease in overall
gathering and marketing expenses for non-operated leases.
Pipeline and rental expenses for 2018 were $49,000 compared to
$40,000 for 2017, an increase of $9,000, or 22.5%.
Real
estate expenses in 2018 were approximately $196,000 compared to
$183,000 during the same period in 2017, an increase of
approximately $13,000 or 7.1%.
Depreciation and amortization expense for 2018 was $499,000
compared to $522,000 for 2017, a decrease of $23,000 or 4.4%.
Amortization of the full cost pool of oil and natural gas assets
for 2018 was $439,000 compared to $457,000 for the year ended 2017,
a decrease of $18,000 or 3.9%. The Company re-evaluated its proved
oil and gas reserves as of December 31, 2018, and decreased its
estimated total proved reserves by approximately 102,000 BOE to
1,403,000 BOE at the end of 2018 compared to 1,505,000 BOE at the
end of 2017, a decrease of approximately 6.8%. Sales of oil and
natural gas products during 2018 increased by 35,000 BOE from
approximately 154,000 BOE in 2017 to approximately 189,000 BOE in
2018, an increase of approximately 22.7 %. (See Footnote 17 to the
Financial Statements). This resulted in an increase in the
depletion rate factor from 9.305% in 2017 on an unamortized full
cost pool base of $4,922,000 to a depletion rate factor of 11.868%
on an unamortized full cost pool base of $3,700,000 in 2018. The
net decrease in the unamortized full cost pool base of $1,222,000
was due to accumulated depletion of $457,000 from 2017. In
addition, $965,000 of proceed from sales of properties was credited
to the full cost pool in accordance with GAAP. Proceeds from the
sales of properties were used to acquire new properties whose
purchase prices totaling $21,000 was added to the full cost pool.
Other capitalized additions during 2018 of $179,000 were also
added.
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Asset Retirement Obligation (“ARO”) accretion expense for 2018 was
$189,000 up from $12,000 in 2017, an increase of $177,000 or
1475.0%. The ARO calculation is based on the Company’s annual
reserve report and takes into consideration the changes between
years of the Company’s estimated obligation to plug its interest in
existing wells. This estimated future cost is discounted using a
10% discount factor based on the estimated life of each property.
Changes are incorporated as applicable into the full cost pool and
the carrying value of the liability. Accretion expense measures and
incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying
amount of the liability.
General and administrative expenses for 2018 were approximately
$2,943,000 as compared to approximately $2,560,000 for 2017, an
increase of approximately $383,000 or 15.0%. The increase was
primarily due to increased salary, wages and employee benefits as
new employees were added in late 2017 and during 2018. The Company
also saw a significant increase in health insurance costs in
2018.
Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules Index at
Page 44
Item 9. Changes In And Disagreements With Accountants On
Accounting And Financial Disclosure
None
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management,
including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Manager, we conducted an evaluation of the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rule 13a-15(e)) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we
file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the
SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include,
without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we
file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and
communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive
Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Manager, as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure. Based on this evaluation, our Principal Executive
Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Manager concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of
the end of the period covered by this report.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining
adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company.
Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles. There are inherent
limitations to the effectiveness of any system of internal control
over financial reporting. These limitations include the possibility
of human error, the circumvention of overriding of the system and
reasonable resource constraints. Because of its inherent
limitations, our internal control over financial reporting may not
prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that
controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or
that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may
deteriorate.
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Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal
controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019. In
making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth in
Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(COSO). Based on management’s assessments and those criteria,
management has concluded that Company’s internal control over
financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2019.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the
Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal
control over financial report. Management’s report was not subject
to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm
pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that
permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this
annual report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In preparation for management’s report on internal control over
financial reporting, we documented and tested the design and
operating effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting. There were no changes in our internal controls over
financial reporting (as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule
13a-15(f)) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2019
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
Not
Applicable
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate
Governance
The
Directors and Executive Officers of the Company and certain
information concerning them is set forth below: |
|
|
|
Name |
Age |
Position |
|
|
|
Chris
G. Mazzini |
62 |
Chairman
of the Board, Director, and President |
|
|
|
Michelle
H. Mazzini |
58 |
Director,
Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer |
|
|
|
Ted R.
Munselle |
64 |
Director |
All
directors hold offices until the next annual meeting of the
shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and
qualified. Officers of the Company serve at the discretion of the
Board of Directors.
Business Experience
Chris
Mazzini, Chairman of the Board of Directors and President,
graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1979 with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Geology. He started his career in the
oil and gas industry in 1978, and began as a Petroleum Geologist
with Spindletop in 1979, working the Fort Worth Basin of North
Texas. He became Vice President of Geology at Spindletop in 1982
and served in that capacity until he left the Company in 1985 when
he founded Giant Energy Corp. ("Giant"). Mr. Mazzini has served as
President of Giant since then. He rejoined the Company in December,
1999 when he, through Giant, purchased controlling interest. Mr.
Mazzini has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and President
of the Company since 1999 and is a Certified and Licensed Petroleum
Geologist. Mr. Mazzini has worked numerous geological basins
throughout the United States with an emphasis on the Fort Worth
Basin. He is responsible for several new field discoveries in the
Fort Worth Basin.
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Michelle Mazzini, Vice President and General Counsel, received her
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (Major:
Accounting) from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now
named University of Louisiana at Lafayette) where she graduated
magna cum laude in 1985. She earned her law degree from Louisiana
State University where she graduated Order of the Coif in 1988. Ms.
Mazzini began her career with Thompson & Knight, a large law
firm in Dallas, where she focused her practice on general corporate
and finance transactions. She also worked as Corporate Counsel for
Alcatel USA, a global telecommunications manufacturing corporation
where her practice was broad-based. Ms. Mazzini serves as Vice
President and General Counsel of the Company.
Mr.
Ted R. Munselle has been a member of the Board of Directors of
Spindletop Oil & Gas Co. since 2012. Mr. Munselle is Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer (since October 1998) of
Landmark Nurseries, Inc. He is a Certified Public Accountant (since
1980) who was employed as an Audit Partner in two Dallas, Texas
based CPA firms (1986 to 1998), as an Audit Manager at Grant
Thornton, LLP (1983 to 1986) and as Audit Staff to Audit Supervisor
at Laventhol & Horwath (1977 to 1983). Mr. Munselle
is also a director (since February 2004) of American Realty
Investors, Inc. and Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc., both
of which are Nevada corporations which have their common stock
listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), as well
as a director (since May 2009) of Income Opportunity Realty
Investors, Inc., a Nevada corporation which has its common stock
listed and traded on the NYSE American.
Key and Technical Employees
In
addition to the services provided by Mr. Mazzini and Ms. Mazzini
(both of whom have biographies listed above), the Company also
relies extensively on the key and the technical employees
identified below.
Dave
Chivvis, Petroleum Engineer, joined the Company in May, 2008. Mr.
Chivvis earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum
Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1993. After
graduation, he worked for Cox Resources Corporation, an independent
oil and gas company located in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Chivvis worked in
various engineering areas from operations to acquisitions of oil
and gas properties in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas. He
then moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to pursue other opportunities
before moving back to Texas to join the Company.
Charles (Chuck) D. Howell, Jr., Geologist, joined the Company in
April, 2008. Mr. Howell earned a Bachelor of Science in Geology
from Southern Methodist University in 1999. Currently, he is
finishing his Ph.D. in Geology at the University of Texas at
Dallas. Mr. Howell has been in the energy industry since 2003. He
began his career at Pioneer Natural Resources working in the Gulf
of Mexico. During 2005, Mr. Howell was an Independent Consulting
Geologist for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and worked on
development of the historic Salt Creek Oil Field. In 2007,
immediately before joining Spindletop Oil and Gas Company, he was a
Geologist for Chevron Energy Technology Company in Houston, Texas
and was part of a team of stratigraphic specialists for the West
Coast of Africa. Mr. Howell is a long-standing and active member of
the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Society for
Sedimentary Geology, the Geological Society of America, the
International Association of Sedimentologists, and remains
associated with the Ichnology Research Group.
Dick
A. Mastin, Petroleum Landman, has been a full-time employee of the
Company since February, 2006. Mr. Mastin graduated cum laude from
Stephen F. Austin State University in 1980 with a Bachelor of
Science in Forestry and a minor in General Business. From September
of 1980 until December of 1985, Mr. Mastin worked for Spindletop
Oil & Gas Co. as a Petroleum Landman. He received his Masters
of Science in Management and Administrative Sciences from the
University of Texas at Dallas in 1990. In January of 1987, he took
a position with the Dallas office of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. After a year with the Bureau, he accepted a position
with the Internal Revenue Service as a Revenue Agent. Fifteen of
his eighteen years with the Service were spent in the Large and
Mid-Sized Business unit auditing tax returns of the largest
business entities.
Glenn
E. Sparks is the Land Director and also acts as Associate General
Counsel to the Company. Mr. Sparks was previously employed as a
Landman by the Company from 1982 through 1986, prior to attending
law school. Mr. Sparks holds a B.B.A. with a concentration in
Finance from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a J.D. from
Texas Tech University School of Law. From 1990 to 2005, Mr. Sparks
practiced law in a private practice focusing primarily on oil and
gas law and real estate, as a partner in the law firm of Logan
& Sparks, PLLC, and has acted as outside legal counsel for the
Company in numerous oil and gas transactions during his years in
private practice. Mr. Sparks left his private law practice and
joined the Company again as an employee in his current position in
2005. Mr. Sparks is Board Certified in Oil & Gas Mineral Law by
the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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Christine L. Tesdall, Accounting Manager, joined the Company in
August, 2013. Ms. Tesdall graduated from Texas A&M
University in 1989 with a BBA degree in Accounting and began her
accounting career as an auditor with Coopers & Lybrand. Ms.
Tesdall has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1991.
Family Relationships
Michelle Mazzini, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and General
Counsel, is the wife of Chris Mazzini, Chairman of the Board and
President.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
None
of the directors or executive officers of the Registrant, during
the past five years, has been involved in any civil or criminal
legal proceedings, bankruptcy filings or has been the subject of an
order, judgment or decree of any Federal or State authority
involving Federal or State securities laws.
Board Meetings,
Committees, and Corporate
Governance
The
Board of Directors met one time in 2019. The Board has established
an audit committee. The Board is small and all members of the Board
serve on the audit committee. The function of the audit committee
is to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities
by reviewing the financial information that will be provided to the
shareholders and others, the systems of internal controls that
management and the Board of Directors have established, and the
audit process. During 2019, Mr. Munselle was Chairman of the Audit
Committee. Mr. Munselle is qualified as
an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of SEC
Regulations.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Cash Compensation
Cash
compensation including salaries and bonuses, of $227,959, $227,389,
and $221,114 was paid to Mr. Mazzini in 2019, 2018, and 2017
respectively. Cash compensation including salaries and bonuses of
$182,493, $157,558, and $155,336 was paid to Ms. Mazzini in 2019,
2018, and 2017 respectively.
The
Company has no stock option or incentive plan, does not grant any
plan-based awards or awards of equity securities. The Company has
no pension plan for its employees.
Compensation Pursuant to Plan
None
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Other Compensation
Key
employees and officers of the Company may sometimes be assigned
overriding royalty interests and/or carried working interests in
prospects acquired by or generated by the Company. These interests
normally vary from less than one percent to three percent for each
employee or officer. There is no set formula or policy for such
program, and the frequency and amounts are largely controlled by
the economics of each particular prospect. We believe that these
types of compensation arrangements enable us to attract, retain and
provide additional incentives to qualified and experienced
personnel.
Compensation of Directors
Directors who are employees
of the Company are not currently compensated for their services on
the Board. Mr. Munselle was paid a director’s fee of $10,000
in 2019, $10,000 in 2018 and $10,000 in 2017 to compensate him for
his position as the Board of Directors’ Financial Expert. Mr.
Munselle also receives $2,500 for each Board of Directors’ meeting
during the year other than the annual meeting.
Termination of Employment and Change of Control
Arrangement
There
are no plans or arrangements for payment to officers or directors
upon resignation or a change in control of the Registrant.
Item 12. Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners And
Management
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Managers
The
table below sets forth the information indicated regarding
ownership of the Registrant's common stock, $.01 par value, the
only outstanding voting securities, as of April 2, 2020 with
respect to: (i) any person who is known to the Registrant to be the
owner of more than five percent of the Registrant's common stock;
(ii) the common stock of the Registrant beneficially owned by each
of the directors of the Registrant, and (iii) by all officers and
directors as a group. Each person has sole investment and voting
power with respect to the shares indicated, except as otherwise set
forth in the footnotes to the table.
Name and Address
of Beneficial Owner |
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Number
of Shares |
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Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership * |
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Percent Based on
Outstanding
Percent of
Class ** |
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Chris Mazzini and Michelle Mazzini |
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5,900,543 |
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(1 |
) |
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86.65 |
% |
12850 Spurling Rd., Suite 200 |
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Dallas, Texas 75230 |
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All officers and directors as a group |
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5,900,543 |
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86.65 |
% |
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*
“Beneficial Ownership” means the sole or shared power to vote, or
direct the voting of, a security or investment power with respect
to a security, or any combination thereof.
**
Percentages are based upon 6,809,602 shares of Common Stock
outstanding at March 30, 2020.
(1)
Chris Mazzini directly owns 39,654 shares (0.5823%). Giant Energy
Corp. directly owns 5,860,889 shares (86.0680%). Chris Mazzini owns
100% of the common stock of Giant Energy Corp.
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Changes in control
The
Company is not aware of any arrangements or pledges with respect to
its securities that may result in a change in control of the
Company.
Item 13. Certain Relationships And Related Transactions and
Director Independence
Transactions with management and others
Certain officers, directors and related parties, including entities
controlled by Mr. Mazzini, the President and Chief Executive
Officer, have engaged in business transactions with the Company
which were not the result of arm's length negotiations between
independent parties. Our management believes that the terms of
these transactions were as favorable to us as those that could have
been obtained from unaffiliated parties under similar
circumstances. All future transactions between us and our
affiliates will be on terms no less favorable than could be
obtained from unaffiliated third parties and will be approved by a
majority of the disinterested members of our Board of
Directors.
Certain Business Relationships
On
October 1, 2008, Giant entered into an Administrative Services
Agreement with the Company whereby Giant pays the Company $250 per
month for the Company providing administrative services to Giant.
On October 1, 2008, the Company entered into a similar agreement
with Giant NRG, LP (“NRG”) a limited partnership with Chris Mazzini
and Michelle Mazzini as limited partners. Under this agreement NRG
paid a monthly fee of $2,500 to the Company in exchange for the
Company providing certain administrative services to NRG. Effective
August 1, 2016, this administrative services fee was reduced to
$1,500 per month. The Company has entered into a similar
arrangement with Peveler Pipeline, LP ("Peveler"), whereby Peveler
pays the Company a monthly charge of $250 in exchange for the
Company providing administrative services to Peveler. Chris and
Michelle Mazzini are the owners of Peveler Pipeline, LP, a limited
partnership which owns a pipeline gathering system servicing wells
owned by Giant, another related entity, described elsewhere in this
report. The Company entered into a similar agreement with M-R
Ventures, LLC (“MRV”) a limited liability company that operates
some wells in Michigan, and that is owned by Chris and Michelle
Mazzini. Pursuant to this agreement, MRV pays the Company a monthly
fee in the amount of $500 for certain administrative services that
the Company provides to MRV. The Company entered into a similar
agreement with Reserve Royalty Company (“Reserve”) a sole
proprietorship that holds some royalty interests owned by Chris and
Michelle Mazzini. Pursuant to this agreement, Reserve pays the
Company a monthly fee in the amount of $350 for certain
administrative services that the Company provides to Reserve. See
also note 5 to the Financial Statements.
Director Independence
Although the Company is not a listed issuer, the Board of Directors
has determined to utilize a definition of independence from the
NYSE American exchange standard. Utilizing that standard, the Board
of Directors, which consists of only three individuals, two of whom
are also executive officers of the Company, has determined that
Director Ted R. Munselle, is “independent”, utilizing the standards
of the NYSE American exchange.
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Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The
following table sets forth the aggregate fees for professional
services rendered to Spindletop Oil & Gas Co. and Subsidiaries
for the years 2019 and 2018 by accounting firm, Farmer, Fuqua,
& Huff, P.C.
Type of Fees |
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2019 |
|
2018 |
Audit
Fees |
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
$ |
47,500 |
|
Audit Related
Fees |
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|
— |
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— |
|
Tax Fees |
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— |
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— |
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All other
fees |
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— |
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— |
|
Members of the Board of Directors (the "Board") fulfill the
responsibilities of an audit committee and have established
policies and Procedures for the approval and pre-approval of audit
services and permitted non-audit services. The Board has the
responsibility to engage and terminate Farmer, Fuqua, & Huff,
P.C. an independent registered public accounting firm, to
pre-approve their performance of audit services and permitted
non-audit services, to approve all audit and non-audit fees, and to
set guidelines for permitted non-audit services and fees. All the
fees for 2019 and 2018 were pre-approved by the Board or were
within the pre-approved guidelines for permitted non-audit services
and fees established by the Board, and there were no instances of
waiver of approved requirements or guidelines during the same
periods.
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PART IV
Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
a. |
The
following documents are filed as a part of this report: |
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(1)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: The following financial statements
of the Registrant and Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm therein are filed as part of this Report on Form
10-K: |
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Page |
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Report
of Farmer, Fuqua & Huff, P.C
Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm |
49-50 |
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets |
51-52 |
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations |
53 |
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Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity |
54 |
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows |
55 |
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements |
56 |
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(2)
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES: |
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Schedule
II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts |
74 |
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Schedule
III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation |
74-75 |
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Other
financial statement schedules have been omitted because the
information required to be set forth therein is not applicable, is
immaterial or is shown in the consolidated financial statements or
notes thereto. |
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(b)
The Index of Exhibits is included following the Financial Statement
Schedules beginning at page 74
of this Report.
(c)
The Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplemental
Schedules is included following the signatures, beginning at page
47 of this Report
(d)
Supplemental Reserve Information (unaudited) is included in Note 17
to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
Optional and not included herein.
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SIGNATURES |
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Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to
be been signed in its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized. |
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SPINDLETOP
OIL & GAS CO. |
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Date:
April 2, 2020 |
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By:/s/
Chris G. Mazzini |
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Chris
G. Mazzini |
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President,
Principal Executive Officer |
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
Report has been signed below by the following on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated. |
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Signatures |
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Principal
Executive Officers |
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Capacity |
Date |
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/s/ Chris
Mazzini |
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President,
Director |
April
2, 2020 |
Chris
Mazzini |
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(Chief
Executive Officer |
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/s/ Michelle
Mazzini |
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Vice
President, Secretary, |
April
2, 2020 |
Michelle
Mazzini |
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Treasurer,
Director |
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/s/ Ted
R. Munselle |
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Director |
April
2, 2020 |
Ted R.
Munselle |
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/s/
Christine L. Tesdall |
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Principal
Financial Officer |
April
2, 2020 |
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and
Accounting Manager |
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Christine
L. Tesdall |
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SPINDLETOP
OIL & GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Index
to Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules |
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Page |
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
49-50 |
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets - December 31, 2019 and 2018 |
51-52 |
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the years ended |
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December
31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 |
53 |
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Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity |
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for
the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 |
54 |
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows |
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for
the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 |
55 |
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements |
56 |
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Schedules
for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 |
|
II -
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts |
74 |
III -
Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation |
74-75 |
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All
other schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable,
not required, or the information has been supplied in the
consolidated financial statements or notes thereto. |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Shareholders of Spindletop Oil & Gas Co.
Opinion of the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Spindletop Oil & Gas Co. (A Texas Corporation) and subsidiaries
as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019,
and the related notes and schedules (collectively referred to as
the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the
consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31,
2019 and 2018, and the results of operations and its cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2019, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
Basis of Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of
the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on the Company’s consolidated 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 consolidated
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 consolidated 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
consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Supplemental Information
Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the
basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. The
schedules listed in the index of the consolidated financial
statements are presented for purposes of complying with the
Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and are not part of the
basic consolidated financial statements. Spindletop Oil & Gas
Co.’s management is responsible for the schedules. These schedules
have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the
audits of the basic consolidated financial statements and, in our
opinion, fairly state, in all material respects, the financial data
required to be set forth therein in relation to the basic
consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.
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We are uncertain as to the year our predecessor firm began serving
as the auditor of the Company’s consolidated financial statements;
however, we are aware that we have been the Company’s auditor
consecutively since at least 1995.
/s/ Farmer, Fuqua & Huff, P.C.
Richardson, Texas
April
2, 2020
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SPINDLETOP
OIL & GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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December
31, |
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December
31, |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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ASSETS |
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Current
Assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
15,229,000 |
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$ |
14,036,000 |
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Restricted cash |
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795,000 |
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363,000 |
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Accounts
receivable |
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3,190,000 |
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2,615,000 |
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Income tax receivable |
|
|
83,000 |
|
|
|
235,000 |
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Total Current Assets |
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|
19,297,000 |
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17,249,000 |
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Property
and Equipment - at cost |
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Oil and
gas properties (full cost method) |
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26,938,000 |
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27,892,000 |
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Rental
equipment |
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|
412,000 |
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|
412,000 |
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Gas
gathering system |
|
|
115,000 |
|
|
|
115,000 |
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Other property and equipment |
|
|
315,000 |
|
|
|
296,000 |
|
|
|
|
27,780,000 |
|
|
|
28,715,000 |
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Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
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(25,664,000 |
) |
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(25,256,000 |
) |
Total Property and Equipment |
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2,116,000 |
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3,459,000 |
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Real
Estate Property - at cost |
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Land |
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688,000 |
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|
688,000 |
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Commercial office building |
|
|
1,580,000 |
|
|
|
1,580,000 |
|
Accumulated depreciation |
|
|
(992,000 |
) |
|
|
(945,000 |
) |
Total Real Estate Property |
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|
1,276,000 |
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|
|
1,323,000 |
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Other
Assets |
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|
|
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|
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Deferred
Income Tax Asset |
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|
56,000 |
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|
— |
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Other
long-term investments |
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|
1,150,000 |
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|
|
2,358,000 |
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Other |
|
|
3,000 |
|
|
|
9,000 |
|
Total Other Assets |
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|
1,209,000 |
|
|
|
2,367,000 |
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
23,898,000 |
|
|
$ |
24,398,000 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these statements. |
51
SPINDLETOP OIL & GAS Co. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
|
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
December
31, |
|
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
$ |
6,005,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,857,000 |
|
Total Current Liabilities |
|
|
6,005,000 |
|
|
|
5,857,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncurrent Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation |
|
|
1,408,000 |
|
|
|
1,324,000 |
|
Total Noncurrent Liabilities |
|
|
1,408,000 |
|
|
|
1,324,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred Income Tax Payable |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
86,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities |
|
|
7,413,000 |
|
|
|
7,267,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders' Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock,
$.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 7,677,471 shares
issued and 6,809,602 shares outstanding at December 31, 2019 and at
December 31, 2018. |
|
|
77,000 |
|
|
|
77,000 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
943,000 |
|
|
|
943,000 |
|
Treasury
stock, at cost |
|
|
(1,806,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,806,000 |
) |
Retained earnings |
|
|
17,271,000 |
|
|
|
17,917,000 |
|
Total Shareholders' Equity |
|
|
16,485,000 |
|
|
|
17,131,000 |
|
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity |
|
$ |
23,898,000 |
|
|
$ |
24,398,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these statements. |
52
SPINDLETOP OIL & GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
Years Ended
December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and gas revenues |
|
$ |
4,631,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,848,000 |
|
|
$ |
4,495,000 |
|
Revenue
from lease operations |
|
|
315,000 |
|
|
|
258,000 |
|
|
|
394,000 |
|
Gas
gathering, compression, equipment rental |
|
|
125,000 |
|
|
|
136,000 |
|
|
|
126,000 |
|
Real
estate rental income |
|
|
248,000 |
|
|
|
232,000 |
|
|
|
274,000 |
|
Interest
Income |
|
|
193,000 |
|
|
|
181,000 |
|
|
|
167,000 |
|
Other |
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
79,000 |
|
|
|
148,000 |
|
Total Revenues |
|
|
5,587,000 |
|
|
|
6,734,000 |
|
|
|
5,604,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease
operations |
|
|
1,754,000 |
|
|
|
1,656,000 |
|
|
|
1,542,000 |
|
Production taxes, gathering and marketing |
|
|
828,000 |
|
|
|
835,000 |
|
|
|
515,000 |
|
Pipeline
and rental operations |
|
|
32,000 |
|
|
|
49,000 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
Real
estate operations |
|
|
179,000 |
|
|
|
196,000 |
|
|
|
183,000 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
456,000 |
|
|
|
499,000 |
|
|
|
522,000 |
|
ARO
accretion expense |
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
189,000 |
|
|
|
12,000 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
2,967,000 |
|
|
|
2,943,000 |
|
|
|
2,560,000 |
|
Total Expenses |
|
|
6,336,000 |
|
|
|
6,367,000 |
|
|
|
5,374,000 |
|
Income
(Loss) Before Income Tax |
|
|
(749,000 |
) |
|
|
367,000 |
|
|
|
230,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current income
tax provision (benefit) |
|
|
39,000 |
|
|
|
224,000 |
|
|
|
44,000 |
|
Deferred income tax provision (benefit) |
|
|
(142,000 |
) |
|
|
(121,000 |
) |
|
|
189,000 |
|
Total income tax provision (benefit) |
|
|
(103,000 |
) |
|
|
103,000 |
|
|
|
233,000 |
|
Net Income (Loss) |
|
$ |
(646,000 |
) |
|
$ |
264,000 |
|
|
$ |
(3,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (Loss) per Share of Common
Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and Diluted |
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average Shares
Outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and Diluted |
|
|
6,809,602 |
|
|
|
6,925,511 |
|
|
|
6,936,269 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these statements. |
53
SPINDLETOP OIL & GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY |
For the Years Ended
December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock
Shares |
|
|
|
Common
Stock
Amount |
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital |
|
|
|
Treasury
Stock
Shares |
|
|
|
Treasury
Stock
Amount |
|
|
|
Retained
Earnings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance December 31,
2016 |
|
|
7,677,471 |
|
|
$ |
77,000 |
|
|
$ |
943,000 |
|
|
|
741,202 |
|
|
$ |
(1,536,000 |
) |
|
$ |
17,656,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,000 |
) |
Balance December 31, 2017 |
|
|
7,677,471 |
|
|
|
77,000 |
|
|
|
943,000 |
|
|
|
741,202 |
|
|
|
(1,536,000 |
) |
|
|
17,653,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of 126,667 shares of
Common Stock as Treasury Stock |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
126,667 |
|
|
|
(270,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
264,000 |
|
Balance December 31, 2018 |
|
|
7,677,471 |
|
|
|
77,000 |
|
|
|
943,000 |
|
|
|
867,869 |
|
|
|
(1,806,000 |
) |
|
|
17,917,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(646,000 |
) |
Balance
December 31, 2019 |
|
|
7,677,471 |
|
|
$ |
77,000 |
|
|
$ |
943,000 |
|
|
|
867,869 |
|
|
$ |
(1,806,000 |
) |
|
$ |
17,271,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these statements. |
54
SPINDLETOP OIL
& GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Cash Flows from
Operating Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) |
|
$ |
(646,000 |
) |
|
$ |
264,000 |
|
|
$ |
(3,000 |
) |
Reconciliation of net Income (Loss) to net cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
provided
by operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
456,000 |
|
|
|
499,000 |
|
|
|
522,000 |
|
Impairment of oil and gas properties |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Accretion of asset retirement obligation |
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
189,000 |
|
|
|
12,000 |
|
Insurance
proceeds received for environmental remediation |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
278,000 |
|
Gain on
insurance proceeds received |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(157,000 |
) |
Changes
in accounts receivable |
|
|
(325,000 |
) |
|
|
(16,000 |
) |
|
|
(671,000 |
) |
Changes
in income tax receivable |
|
|
152,000 |
|
|
|
24,000 |
|
|
|
668,000 |
|
Changes in
accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
148,000 |
|
|
|
249,000 |
|
|
|
222,000 |
|
Changes
in deferred Income tax asset |
|
|
(56,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Changes
in deferred Income tax payable |
|
|
(86,000 |
) |
|
|
(121,000 |
) |
|
|
189,000 |
|
Changes in other assets |
|
|
6,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net
cash provided (used) for operating activities |
|
|
(231,000 |
) |
|
|
1,088,000 |
|
|
|
1,060,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from
Investing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capitalized
acquisition, exploration and development |
|
|
(251,000 |
) |
|
|
(320,000 |
) |
|
|
(192,000 |
) |
Purchase
of other property and equipment |
|
|
(19,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Changes
in Other long-term investments |
|
|
1,208,000 |
|
|
|
308,000 |
|
|
|
(1,116,000 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties |
|
|
918,000 |
|
|
|
1,523,000 |
|
|
|
934,000 |
|
Net
cash provided for investing activities |
|
|
1,856,000 |
|
|
|
1,511,000 |
|
|
|
(374,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from
Financing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of 126,667 shares of treasury stock |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(270,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net
cash used for financing activities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(270,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Increase in cash,
cash equivalents, and restricted cash |
|
|
1,625,000 |
|
|
|
2,329,000 |
|
|
|
686,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of
period |
|
|
14,399,000 |
|
|
|
12,070,000 |
|
|
|
11,384,000 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period |
|
$ |
16,024,000 |
|
|
$ |
14,399,000 |
|
|
$ |
12,070,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these statements. |
55
SPINDLETOP OIL & GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ORGANIZATION
Merger and Basis of Presentation
On
July 13, 1990, Prairie States Energy Co., a Texas corporation, (the
Company) merged with Spindletop Oil & Gas Co., a Utah
corporation (the Acquired Company). The name of Prairie States
Energy Co. was changed to Spindletop Oil & Gas Co., a Texas
corporation at the time of the merger.
Organization and Nature of Operations
The
Company was organized as a Texas corporation in September 1985, in
connection with the Plan of Reorganization ("the Plan"), effective
September 9, 1985, of Prairie States Exploration, Inc.,
("Exploration"), a Colorado corporation, which had previously filed
for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In connection with the Plan, Exploration
was merged into the Company, with the Company being the surviving
corporation.
Spindletop Oil & Gas Co. is engaged in the exploration,
development and production of oil and natural gas; and through one
of its subsidiaries, the gathering and marketing of natural
gas.
The
Company owns land along with a commercial office building which
contains approximately 46,286 of rentable square feet, of which the
Company occupies approximately 12,759 rentable square feet as its
corporate office headquarters. The Company leases the remaining
space in the building to non-related third party commercial tenants
at prevailing market rates.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A
summary of the significant accounting policies consistently applied
in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements
follows:
Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Spindletop Oil & Gas Co. and its wholly owned subsidiaries,
Prairie Pipeline Co. and Spindletop Drilling Company. All
significant inter-company transactions and accounts have been
eliminated.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid instruments with a maturity of
three months or less at time of original issuance to be cash
equivalents.
Other Investments
Other
short-term and long-term investments consist of certificates of
deposit with maturities of more than three months. Carrying amounts
approximate fair value.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The
Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts equal to the
estimated uncollectible portion of accounts receivable. This
estimate is based on historical collection experience and a review
of the current status of accounts receivable.
56
Oil and Gas Properties
The
Company follows the full cost method of accounting for its oil and
gas properties. Accordingly, all costs associated with acquisition,
exploration and development of oil and natural gas reserves are
capitalized and accounted for in cost centers, on a
country-by-country basis. For each cost center, capitalized costs,
less accumulated amortization and related deferred income taxes,
shall not exceed an amount (the cost center ceiling) equal to the
sum of:
|
a) |
The
present value of estimated future net revenues computed by applying
current prices of oil and natural gas reserves (with consideration
of price changes only to the extent provided by contractual
arrangements) to estimated future production of proved oil and gas
reserves as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, less
estimated future expenditures (based on current costs) to be
incurred in developing and producing the proved reserves computed
using a discount factor of ten percent and assuming continuation of
existing economic conditions; plus |
|
b) |
The
cost of properties not being amortized; plus |
|
c) |
The
lower of cost or estimated fair market value of unproven properties
included in the costs being amortized; less |
|
d) |
Income
tax effects related to differences between the book and tax basis
of the properties. |
If
unamortized costs capitalized within a cost center, less related
deferred income taxes, exceed the cost center ceiling (as defined),
the excess is charged to expense and separately disclosed during
the period in which the excess occurs. Amounts required to be
written off will not be reinstated for any subsequent increase in
the cost center ceiling.
Depreciation and amortization for each cost center are computed on
a composite unit-of-production method, based on estimated proven
reserves attributable to the respective cost center. All costs
associated with oil and gas properties are currently included in
the base for computation and amortization. Such costs include all
acquisition, exploration, development costs and estimated future
expenditures for proved undeveloped properties as well as estimated
dismantlement and abandonment costs as calculated under the asset
retirement obligation category, net of salvage value. All of the
Company's oil and gas properties are located within the continental
United States.
Gains
and losses on sales of oil and gas properties are treated as
adjustments of capitalized costs. Gains or losses on sales of
property and equipment, other than oil and gas properties, are
recognized as part of operations. Expenditures for renewals and
improvements are capitalized, while expenditures for maintenance
and repairs are charged to operations as incurred.
Property and Equipment
The
Company, as operator, leases equipment to owners of oil and gas
wells, on a month-to-month basis.
The
Company, as operator, transports natural gas through its natural
gas gathering systems, in exchange for a fee.
Depreciation is provided in amounts sufficient to relate the cost
of depreciable assets to operations over their estimated service
lives (5 to 10 years for rental equipment and natural gas gathering
systems, 4 to 5 years for other property and equipment). The
straight-line method of depreciation is used for financial
reporting purposes, while accelerated methods are used for tax
purposes.
Real Estate Property
The
Company owns land along with a two-story commercial office building
which is situated thereon. The Company occupies a portion of the
building as its primary corporate headquarters, and leases the
remaining space in the building to non-related third party
commercial tenants at prevailing market rates. The Company
depreciates the commercial office building using the straight-line
method of depreciation for financial statement and income tax
purposes.
57
Investments in Real Estate
All
investments in real estate holdings are stated at cost or adjusted
carrying value. ASC Topic 360, “Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, requires that a property be
considered impaired if the sum of the expected future cash flows
(undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the
carrying amount of the property. If impairment exists, an
impairment loss is recognized by a charge against earnings equal to
the amount by which the carrying amount of the property exceeds
fair market value less cost to sell the property. If impairment of
a property is recognized, the carrying amount of the property is
reduced by the amount of the impairment, and a new cost for the
property is established. Depreciation is provided over the
properties estimated remaining useful life. There was no charge to
earnings during 2019, 2018, or 2017 due to impairment of real
estate holdings.
Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations
The
Company adopted ASC Topic 410-20, "Accounting for Asset Retirement
Obligations" on December 31, 2005. This statement requires the
recording of a liability in the period in which an asset retirement
obligation ("ARO") is incurred, in an amount equal to the
discounted estimated fair value of the obligation that is
capitalized. Thereafter, each quarter, this liability is accreted
up to the final retirement cost. The determination of the ARO is
based on an estimate of the future cost to plug and abandon our oil
and gas wells. The actual costs could be higher or lower than
current estimates.
The
following table reflects the changes of the asset retirement
obligations during the period ending December 31;
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
Carrying amount of asset retirement obligation |
|
$ |
1,324,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,180,000 |
|
Liabilities
added |
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
54,000 |
|
Liabilities
divested or settled |
|
|
(146,000 |
) |
|
|
(99,000 |
) |
Current period accretion expenses |
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
189,000 |
|
Carrying
amount as of December 31, |
|
$ |
1,408,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,324,000 |
|
Revenue Recognition
The
Company follows the “sales” (takes or cash) method of accounting
for oil and natural gas revenues. Under this method, the Company
recognizes revenues on oil and natural gas production as it is
taken and delivered to the purchasers. The volumes sold may be more
or less than the volumes the Company is entitled to take based on
our ownership in the property. These differences result in a
condition known as a production imbalance. Our crude oil and
natural gas imbalances are insignificant.
Income Taxes
In
June, 2006, an interpretation of ASC Topic 740-10, “Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes” was issued. The interpretation creates
a single model to address accounting for uncertainty in tax
positions. Specifically, the pronouncement prescribes a recognition
threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to
be taken in a tax return. The interpretation also provides guidance
on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties,
accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition of certain
tax positions. Federal and state tax authorities generally have the
right to examine and audit the previous three years of tax returns
filed.
The
Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to ASC Topic 740-10
"Accounting for Income Taxes" , which requires the recognition of
deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax
consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company's
financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred
tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the difference
between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax bases of
assets and liabilities, using enacted tax rates in effect in the
years in which the differences are expected to reverse. The
temporary differences primarily relate to depreciation, depletion
and intangible drilling costs.
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Use of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U. S.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles 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.
Share-Based Payments
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted ASC Topic 718-10,
“Share-Based Payment". ASC Topic 718-10 requires compensation costs
related to share-based payments to be recognized in the income
statement over the requisite service period. The amount of the
compensation cost is to be measured based on the grant-date fair
value of the instrument issued. ASC Topic 718-10 is effective for
awards granted or modified after the date of adoption and for
awards granted prior to that date that have not vested. ASC Topic
718-10 does not materially change the Company's existing accounting
practices or the amount of share-based compensation recognized in
earnings.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No.
2016-02: Leases (Topic 842). The FASB issued this Update to
increase transparency and comparability among organizations by
recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet
and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The
accounting for Lessees relates primarily to finance leases and for
operating leases. The Company does not currently have any finance
or operating leases as a lessee. The accounting applied by a lessor
is largely unchanged from that applied under previous GAAP. Under
GAAP accounting, lessors should continue to recognize lease income
for those leases on a generally straight-line basis over the lease
term. The Company does lease space in its commercial office
building to third-party tenants under rental lease agreements as
the lessor, and recognizes lease income from tenants on a
straight-line basis. The amendments in this Update are effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including
interim periods within those fiscal years for public business
entities. The Company does not anticipate that this new guidance
will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
position or results of operations for the periods presented.
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, Revenue from
Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) ("ASU 2014-09"), which
supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under
existing generally accepted accounting principles. This
new standard is based upon the principal that revenue is recognized
to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an
amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects
to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09
also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount,
timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from
customer contracts. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual and interim
periods beginning after December 15, 2017.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Sales of oil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids
(“NGLs”) are recognized at the time control of the products are
transferred to the customer. Based upon the Company’s current
purchasers’ past experience and expertise in the market,
collectability is probable, and there have not been payment issues
with the Company’s purchasers over the past year or currently.
Generally, the Company’s gas processing and purchase agreements
indicate that the processors take control of the gas at the inlet
of the plant and that control of residue gas is returned to the
Company at the outlet of the plant. The midstream processing entity
gathers and processes the natural gas and remits proceeds to the
Company for the resulting sales of NGLs. The Company delivers oil
and condensate to the purchaser at a contractually agreed-upon
delivery point at which the purchaser takes custody, title and risk
of loss of the product.
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When sales volumes exceed the Company’s entitled share, a
production imbalance occurs. If production imbalance exceeds the
Company’s share of the remaining estimated proved natural gas
reserves for a given property, the Company records a liability.
Production imbalances have not had and currently do not have a
material impact on the financial statements, and this did not
change with the adoption of ASC 606.
Generally, the Company’s contracts have an initial term of one year
or longer but continue month to month unless written notification
of termination in a specified time period is provided by either
party to the contract. The Company has used the practical expedient
in ASC 606 which states that the Company is not required to
disclose that transaction price allocated to remaining performance
obligations if the variable consideration is allocated entirely to
a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation. Future volumes are
wholly unsatisfied, and disclosure of the transaction price
allocated to remaining performance obligation is not required.
Contract Balances
The Company receives purchaser statements from the majority of its
customers but there are a few contracts where the Company prepares
the invoice. Payment is unconditional upon receipt of the statement
or invoice. Accordingly, the Company’s product sales contracts do
not give rise to contract assets or liabilities under ASC 606. The
majority of the Company’s contract pricing provisions are tied to a
market index, with certain adjustments based on, among other
factors, whether a well delivers to a gathering or transmission
line, quality of the oil or natural gas, and supply and demand
conditions. The price of these commodities fluctuates to remain
competitive with supply.
Prior Period Performance Obligations
The Company records revenue in the month production is delivered to
the purchaser. Settlement statements may not be received for 30 to
90 days after the date production is delivered, and therefore the
Company is required to estimate the amount of production delivered
to the purchaser and the price that will be received for the sale
of the product. Differences between the Company’s estimates and the
actual amounts received for product sales are generally recorded in
the following month that payment is received. Any differences
between the Company’s revenue estimates and actual revenue received
historically have not been significant. The Company has internal
controls in place for its revenue estimation accrual process.
Impact of Adoption of ASC 606
The Company has completed its review of its primary oil and natural
gas marketing agreements in order to assess the impact of adoption,
and it has assessed that adoption of this standard will not have a
material impact on the Company's financial statements because
revenue will continue to be recognized as production is
delivered. The Company adopted this standard in the
first quarter of 2018 utilizing the modified retrospective
method.
In August 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No
2016-15: Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Classification of
Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. The FASB issued this
Accounting Standards Update to address eight specific cash flow
issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in
practice. The amendments in this Update are effective for public
entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and
interim periods within those fiscal years.
Currently, there are no other new accounting pronouncements that
were issued to be effective in 2019 or subsequent thereto that
would have a material impact on the Company’s financial
reporting.
Subsequent Events
The
Company has evaluated subsequent events through the issuance date
of April 2, 2020.
At
the end of 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was
reported in China. Subsequent to year end and continuing currently,
COVID-19 has spread to other countries including the U.S. This
pandemic has weakened the global demand for oil, putting pressure
on the price of oil. In addition, the failure of the Organization
of Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia to agree on production
cuts, have caused oil prices to drop dramatically around $20.00 per
barrel which is approximately one-third of the oil price at the
beginning of 2020.
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During the first quarter of 2020, attempts at containment of
COVID-19 have resulted in decreased economic activity which has
adversely affected the broader global economy. As the economy
slows, the demand for oil and natural gas softens. Many countries
around the world as well as the majority of the states in the
United States have ordered their citizens to stay home in order to
contain the spread of the virus. As part of the “shelter in place”
and “stay at home” orders, fewer businesses than normal are open
and less people are going to work which has reduced the demand for
oil and natural gas. Airlines have dramatically cut back on flights
as the number of passengers has fallen off. Fewer cars on the road
and planes in the sky means far less demand for oil. At this time,
the full extent to which COVID-19 will negatively impact the global
economy and our business is uncertain, but pandemics or other
significant public health events will most likely have a material
adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Subsequent to year end, oil and natural gas prices have fallen
dramatically. The company is forecasting that its expenses will
exceed its oil and gas revenues for the first quarter of 2020. In
an effort to reduce expenses, the Company reduced the number of
employees in its workforce by 22%, effective March 31, 2020.
Additionally, the Company is implementing company-wide reductions
in compensation for Company employees including key and technical
employees and officers to take effect April 1, 2020. In further
efforts to reduce expenses, the Company is shutting-in wells that
are not profitable in this current low price environment. The
Company is forecasting that oil and natural gas prices will remain
low for the second quarter of 2020, which the Company believes
would cause an operating loss for the second quarter of 2020 which
is likely to continue despite the Company’s cost cutting measures
until oil and natural gas prices sustain a substantial and
continued increase.
3.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade |
|
$ |
129,000 |
|
|
$ |
118,000 |
|
Accrued
receivable |
|
|
2,826,000 |
|
|
|
2,512,000 |
|
Qualified Intermediary |
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
3,205,000 |
|
|
|
2,630,000 |
|
Less:
Allowance for losses |
|
|
(15,000 |
) |
|
|
(15,000 |
) |
|
|
$ |
3,190,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,615,000 |
|
Receivable from Qualified Intermediary is funds on deposit related
to sale proceeds for which the Company is pursuing treatment under
IRC Section 1031-Like Kind Exchange. These funds are released as
the 180 day replacement period expires.
Accrued receivables are receivables from purchasers of oil and gas.
These revenues are booked from check stub detail after receipt of
the check for sales of oil and natural gas products. These payments
are for sales of oil and natural gas produced in the reporting
period, but for which payment has not yet been received until after
the closing date of the reporting period. Therefore these sales are
accrued as receivables as of the balance sheet date. Revenues for
oil and natural gas production that has been sold but for which
payment has not yet been received is accrued in the period
sold.
4.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade
payables |
|
$ |
2,271,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,166,000 |
|
Production
proceeds payable |
|
|
3,341,000 |
|
|
|
3,016,000 |
|
Prepaid drilling costs |
|
|
393,000 |
|
|
|
675,000 |
|
|
|
$ |
6,005,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,857,000 |
|
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5.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On
October 1, 2008, Giant entered into an Administrative Services
Agreement with the Company whereby Giant pays the Company $250 per
month for the Company providing administrative services to Giant.
On October 1, 2008, the Company entered into a similar agreement
with Giant NRG, LP (“NRG”) a limited partnership with Chris Mazzini
and Michelle Mazzini as limited partners. Under this agreement NRG
pays a monthly fee of $2,500 to the Company in exchange for the
Company providing certain administrative services to NRG. Effective
August 1, 2017, this administrative services fee was reduced to
$1,500 per month. The Company has entered into a similar
arrangement with Peveler Pipeline, LP ("Peveler"), whereby Peveler
pays the Company a monthly charge of $250 in exchange for the
Company providing administrative services to Peveler. Chris and
Michelle Mazzini are the owners of Peveler Pipeline, LP, a limited
partnership which owns a pipeline gathering system servicing wells
owned by Giant, another related entity, described elsewhere in this
report. The Company entered into a similar agreement with M-R
Ventures, LLC (“MRV”) a limited liability company that operates
some wells in Michigan, and that is owned by Chris and Michelle
Mazzini. Pursuant to this agreement, MRV pays the Company a monthly
fee in the amount of $500 for certain administrative services that
the Company provides to MRV. The Company entered into a similar
agreement with Reserve Royalty Company (“Reserve”) a sole
proprietorship that holds some royalty interests owned by Chris and
Michelle Mazzini. Pursuant to this agreement, Reserve pays the
Company a monthly fee in the amount of $350 for certain
administrative services that the Company provides to Reserve.
6.
COMMON STOCK
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted ASC Topic 718-10,
"Share-Based Payment". ASC Topic 718-10 requires compensation costs
related to share-based payments to be recognized in the income
statement over the requisite service period. The amount of the
compensation cost is to be measured based on the grant date fair
value of the instrument issued. ASC Topic 718-10 is effective for
awards granted or modified after the date of adoption and for
awards granted prior to that date that have not vested. ASC Topic
718-10 does not materially change the Company's existing accounting
practices or the amount of share-based compensation recognized in
earnings.
During the three year period ending December 31, 2019, the Company
did not issue any compensation related to share-based payments.
The
Company has not approved nor authorized any standing repurchase
program for its common stock.
During the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31,
2018, the Company made the following repurchase of its common
stock:
Effective December 6, 2018, the Company repurchased 126,667 shares
of its common stock as a one-time transaction for a purchase price
of $269,801 or $2.13 per share.
The
repurchased shares are held as Treasury Stock.
7.
INCOME TAXES
The
Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to ASC Topic 740-10,
"Accounting for Income Taxes". ASC Topic 740-10 utilizes the
liability method of computing deferred income taxes.
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Income tax differed from the amounts computed by applying an
effective United States federal income tax rate of 21% to pretax
income in 2019 and 2018, and a rate of 34% to pretax income in
2017, as a result of the following:
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Computed expected tax expense (benefit) |
|
$ |
(157,000 |
) |
|
$ |
77,000 |
|
|
$ |
78,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Miscellaneous
timing differences |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
related
to book and tax depletion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
differences and the expensing of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
intangible drilling costs |
|
|
(9,000 |
) |
|
|
(233,000 |
) |
|
|
(89,000 |
) |
NOL
Carryforward |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(106,000 |
) |
Gain on sale of
oil and gas properties' |
|
|
193,000 |
|
|
|
303,000 |
|
|
|
235,000 |
|
Expired and
surrendered leases |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
(74,000 |
) |
Correction of
prior year estimate |
|
|
12,000 |
|
|
|
77,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected Federal income tax expense |
|
$ |
39,000 |
|
|
$ |
224,000 |
|
|
$ |
44,000 |
|
Income Tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2019,
2018, and 2017 consisted of the following:
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Federal income taxes |
|
$ |
39,000 |
|
|
$ |
224,000 |
|
|
$ |
44,000 |
|
State
income taxes |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Current income tax provision |
|
$ |
39,000 |
|
|
$ |
224,000 |
|
|
$ |
44,000 |
|
Deferred income taxes reflect the effects of temporary differences
between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and the reported
amounts of those assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes. Deferred income taxes also reflect the value of
investment tax credits and an offsetting valuation allowance. The
Company's total deferred tax assets and corresponding valuation
allowance at December 31, 2019 and 2018 consisted of the
following:
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
Deferred tax
assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depletion and amortization |
|
|
152,000 |
|
|
|
282,000 |
|
Expired
leasehold |
|
|
145,000 |
|
|
|
134,000 |
|
Other,
net |
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
47,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total deferred tax assets |
|
|
348,000 |
|
|
|
420,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax
liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible drilling costs |
|
|
(292,000 |
) |
|
|
(482,000 |
) |
Depreciation |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(24,000 |
) |
Total deferred tax liability |
|
|
(292,000 |
) |
|
|
(506,000 |
) |
Net deferred income tax asset (payable) |
|
$ |
56,000 |
|
|
$ |
(86,000 |
) |
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On
December 22, 2017, the U.S. Congress enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs
Act (the “Act”) which made significant changes to U.S. federal
income tax law, including lowering the federal statutory corporate
income tax rate to 21% beginning January 1, 2018. The income tax
effects of changes in tax laws are recognized in the period when
enacted. The Company re-measured its deferred tax balances by
applying the reduced rate and recorded a provisional deferred tax
expense of $189,000 during the year ended December 31, 2017. The
change in the deferred tax balances due to the rate reduction has
been calculated to comprise $128,000 of the $189,000 reported in
the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended
December 31, 2017.
The
Company's estimate does not reflect effects of any state tax law
changes and uncertainties regarding interpretations that may arise
as a result of federal tax reform.
8.
CASH FLOW INFORMATION
The
Company does not consider any of its assets, other than cash and
certificates of deposit shown as cash on the balance sheet, to meet
the definition of a cash equivalent.
Net
cash provided by operating activities includes cash payments for
the following:
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes |
|
$ |
60,000 |
|
|
$ |
200,000 |
|
|
$ |
130,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excluded from the Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows were the effects of certain non-cash investing and financing
activities, as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Addition
(Reduction) of oil & gas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
properties by recognitions of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
asset retirement obligation |
|
$ |
(36,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(45,000 |
) |
|
$ |
251,184 |
|
|
|
$ |
(36,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(45,000 |
) |
|
$ |
251,184 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from
sales of oil and gas properties |
|
$ |
1,168,000 |
|
|
$ |
965,000 |
|
|
$ |
4,767,000 |
|
Less: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
acquisition under IRC Section 1031 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(21,000 |
) |
|
|
(3,228,000 |
) |
Qualified
Intermediary accounts receivable |
|
|
(250,000 |
) |
|
|
579,000 |
|
|
|
(579,000 |
) |
Negotiated settlements |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(26,000 |
) |
|
|
$ |
918,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,523,000 |
|
|
$ |
934,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Earnings per share ("EPS") are calculated in accordance with ASC
Topic 260-10, "Earnings per Share", which was adopted in 1997 for
all years presented. Basic EPS is computed by dividing income
available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding during the period. The adoption of ASC
Topic 260-10 had no effect on previously reported EPS. Diluted EPS
is computed based on the weighted number of shares outstanding,
plus the additional common shares that would have been issued had
the options outstanding been exercised.
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10.
CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
Deposits held in non-interest-bearing transaction accounts at the
same institution are now aggregated with any interest-bearing
deposits the owner may hold in the same ownership category, and the
combined total insured up to at least $250,000.
As of
December 31, 2019 the Company had approximately $5,543,000 in checking and money
market accounts at one bank, $6,091,000 at a second bank,
$2,256,000 and $377,000 invested at two other banks. The Company
also had approximately $1,150,000 of long-term certificates of
deposit invested at these banks. Cash amounts on deposit at these
institutions exceeded current per account FDIC protection limits by
approximately $7,799,000.
Most
of the Company's business activity is located in Texas. Accounts
receivable as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 are due from both
individual and institutional owners of joint interests in oil and
gas wells as well as purchasers of oil and natural gas. A portion
of the Company's ability to collect these receivables is dependent
upon revenues generated from sales of oil and natural gas produced
by the related wells.
11.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The
estimated fair value of the Company's financial instruments at
December 31, 2019 and 2018 follows:
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
|
Carrying
Amount |
|
Fair
Value |
|
Carrying
Amount |
|
Fair
Value |
Cash |
|
$ |
15,229,000 |
|
|
$ |
15,229,000 |
|
|
$ |
14,036,000 |
|
|
$ |
14,036,000 |
|
Restricted
cash |
|
|
795,000 |
|
|
|
795,000 |
|
|
|
363,000 |
|
|
|
363,000 |
|
Long-term
investments |
|
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
|
1,150,000 |
|
|
|
2,358,000 |
|
|
|
2,358,000 |
|
Accounts
receivable |
|
|
3,190,000 |
|
|
|
3,190,000 |
|
|
|
2,615,000 |
|
|
|
2,615,000 |
|
The
fair value amounts for each of the financial instruments listed
above approximate carrying amounts due to the short maturities of
these instruments.
12.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The
Company's oil and gas exploration and production activities are
subject to Federal, State and environmental quality and pollution
control laws and regulations. Such regulations restrict emission
and discharge of wastes from wells, may require permits for the
drilling of wells, prescribe the spacing of wells and rate of
production, and require prevention and clean-up of pollution.
Although the Company has not in the past incurred substantial costs
in complying with such laws and regulations, future environmental
restrictions or requirements may materially increase the Company's
capital expenditures, reduce earnings, and delay or prohibit
certain activities.
At
December 31, 2019 the Company has acquired bonds and letters of
credit issued in favor of various state regulatory agencies as
mandated by state law in order to comply with financial assurance
regulations required to perform oil and gas operations within the
various state jurisdictions.
The Company has seven $5,000 single-well bonds totaling $35,000 and
one $10,000 single well bond with an insurance company, for wells
the Company operates in Alabama. The $5,000 bonds are written
for a three year period and have expiration dates of August 1,
2022. The $10,000 bond is written for a one year period
and expired February 16, 2020. Subsequent to year-end, this
bond has been extended through February 16, 2021.
The Company has seven letters of credit from a bank issued for the
benefit of various state regulatory agencies in Texas, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, and Louisiana, ranging in amounts from $25,000 to
$100,000 and totaling $295,000. These letters of credit are
fully secured by funds on deposit with the bank in business money
market accounts and automatically extend for a period of one year
unless cancelled by the beneficiary.
65
The Company also has six letters of credit secured with six
certificates of deposit at a second bank totaling $500,000.
The letters of credit have expiration dates ranging from March 31,
2020 to August 15, 2024.
13.
ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS AND BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
Certain information about the Company's operations for the years
ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 follows.
Dependence on Customers
The
following is a summary of a partial list of purchasers / operators
(listed by percent of total oil and natural gas sales) from oil and
natural gas produced by the Company for the three-year period ended
December 31, 2019:
Purchaser / Operator |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Sunoco Partners Marketing |
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
18 |
% |
|
|
18 |
% |
Targa Midstream
Services, LLC |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
13 |
% |
Bedrock
Production LLC |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Enlink Gas
Marketing, LTD. |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
13 |
% |
ETX Energy, LLC
formerly New Gulf Resources |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
7 |
% |
Eastex Crude
Company |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
7 |
% |
Barnett
Gathering, LP |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
ACE Gathering,
Inc. |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
Peveler Pipeline,
LP |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Shell Trading
(US) Company |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
Pruet Production
Co. |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
Phillips 66 |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
Hunt Crude Oil
Supply |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
ETC Texas
Pipeline, Ltd |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
Midcoast Energy
Partners LP |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
Land and Natural
Resource Develomeent |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Enlink Crude
Purchasing, LLC |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
FDL Operating
LLC |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Valero Energy
Corporation |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
Empire Pipeline
Corp. |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
DCP Midstream,
LP |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
XTO Energy,
Inc. |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
OXY USA,
Inc. |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
Range Resources
Corporation |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
Sandridge Energy,
Inc. |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
White Knight
Production, LLC |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Webb Energy
Resources, Inc. |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
Enervest
Operating, LLC |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
Courson Oil &
Gas, Inc. |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
LPC Crude Oil
Marketing LLC |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
Lucid Energy
Group II (Formerly Agave Energy Co.) |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
Enterprise Crude
Oil, LLC |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Ward Petroleum
Corporation |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
1 |
% |
66
Oil
and natural gas is sold to approximately 106 different
purchasers under market sensitive, short-term contracts
computed on a month to month basis.
Except as set forth above, there are no other customers of the
Company that individually accounted for more than one percent (1%)
of the Company's oil and gas revenues during the three years
ended
December 31, 2019.
The
Company currently has no hedged contracts.
Certain revenues, costs and expenses related to the Company's oil
and gas operations are as follows:
|
|
Year Ended December
31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Capitalized costs
relating to oil and gas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
producing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unproved properties |
|
$ |
1,876,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,896,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,891,000 |
|
Proved properties |
|
|
25,062,000 |
|
|
|
25,996,000 |
|
|
|
26,675,000 |
|
Total
capitalized costs |
|
|
26,938,000 |
|
|
|
27,892,000 |
|
|
|
28,566,000 |
|
Accumulated amortization |
|
|
(24,848,000 |
) |
|
|
(24,454,000 |
) |
|
|
(24,015,000 |
) |
Total capitalized costs, net |
|
$ |
2,090,000 |
|
|
|
3,438,000 |
|
|
|
4,551,000 |
|
|
|
Year Ended December
31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Costs incurred in
oil and gas property |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
acquisitions, exploration and development: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of properties |
|
$ |
214,000 |
|
|
$ |
354,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,629,000 |
|
Development costs |
|
|
72,000 |
|
|
|
191,000 |
|
|
|
856,000 |
|
Total costs incurred |
|
$ |
286,000 |
|
|
$ |
545,000 |
|
|
$ |
4,485,000 |
|
|
|
Year Ended December
31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Results of operations from producing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales of oil and gas |
|
$ |
4,631,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,848,000 |
|
|
$ |
4,495,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production costs |
|
|
2,582,000 |
|
|
|
2,491,000 |
|
|
|
2,058,000 |
|
Amortization of oil and gas properties |
|
|
394,000 |
|
|
|
439,000 |
|
|
|
458,000 |
|
Total production costs |
|
|
2,976,000 |
|
|
|
2,930,000 |
|
|
|
2,516,000 |
|
Total net revenue |
|
$ |
1,655,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,918,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,979,000 |
|
67
|
|
Year Ended December
31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Sales price per equivalent Mcf |
|
$ |
3.97 |
|
|
$ |
5.16 |
|
|
$ |
4.85 |
|
Production costs per equivalent Mcf |
|
$ |
2.21 |
|
|
$ |
2.20 |
|
|
$ |
2.22 |
|
Amortization per equivalent Mcf |
|
$ |
0.34 |
|
|
$ |
0.39 |
|
|
$ |
0.49 |
|
|
|
Year Ended December
31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Results of operations from gas gathering |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and equipment
rental activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
125,000 |
|
|
$ |
136,000 |
|
|
$ |
126,000 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
32,000 |
|
|
|
49,000 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
Total costs |
|
|
34,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
45,000 |
|
Total net revenue |
|
$ |
91,000 |
|
|
$ |
86,000 |
|
|
$ |
81,000 |
|
14.
BUSINESS SEGMENTS
The
Company's three business segments are (1) oil and gas exploration,
acquisition, production and operations, (2) transportation and
compression of natural gas, and (3) commercial real estate
investment. Management has chosen to organize the Company into the
three segments based on the products or services provided. The
following is a summary of selected information for these segments
for the
three-year period ended December 31, 2019:
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Revenues: (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and gas exploration, production |
|
$ |
4,946,000 |
|
|
$ |
6,106,000 |
|
|
$ |
4,889,000 |
|
and
operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gas
gathering, compression and |
|
|
125,000 |
|
|
|
136,000 |
|
|
|
126,000 |
|
equipment rental |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real estate rental |
|
|
248,000 |
|
|
|
232,000 |
|
|
|
274,000 |
|
|
|
$ |
5,319,000 |
|
|
$ |
6,474,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,289,000 |
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Depreciation,
depletion, and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
amortization
expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and gas exploration, production |
|
$ |
408,000 |
|
|
$ |
461,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,043,000 |
|
and
operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment of oil and gas assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
695,000 |
|
Gas
gathering, compression and |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
13,000 |
|
|
|
13,000 |
|
equipment rental |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real estate rental |
|
|
47,000 |
|
|
|
48,000 |
|
|
|
48,000 |
|
|
|
$ |
456,000 |
|
|
$ |
522,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,799,000 |
|
68
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Income (loss)
from operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and gas exploration, production |
|
$ |
1,836,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,975,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,359,000 |
|
and
operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gas
gathering, compression and |
|
|
92,000 |
|
|
|
86,000 |
|
|
|
73,000 |
|
equipment rental |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Real estate rental |
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
(11,000 |
) |
|
|
43,000 |
|
|
|
|
1,950,000 |
|
|
|
3,050,000 |
|
|
|
2,475,000 |
|
Corporate and other (2) |
|
|
(2,596,000 |
) |
|
|
(2,786,000 |
) |
|
|
(2,478,000 |
) |
Consolidated net income (loss) |
|
$ |
(646,000 |
) |
|
$ |
264,000 |
|
|
$ |
(3,000 |
) |
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Identifiable assets net of DDA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and
gas exploration, production |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and operations |
|
$ |
2,108,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,449,000 |
|
|
$ |
4,574,000 |
|
Gas
gathering, compression and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
equipment rental |
|
|
8,000 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
Real estate rental |
|
|
1,276,000 |
|
|
|
1,323,000 |
|
|
|
1,371,000 |
|
|
|
|
3,392,000 |
|
|
|
4,782,000 |
|
|
|
5,950,000 |
|
Corporate and other (3) |
|
|
20,506,000 |
|
|
|
19,616,000 |
|
|
|
18,182,000 |
|
Consolidated total assets |
|
$ |
23,898,000 |
|
|
$ |
24,398,000 |
|
|
$ |
24,132,000 |
|
Note
(1): All reported revenues are from external customers.
Note
(2): Corporate and other includes general and administrative
expenses,
other
non-operating income and expense and income taxes.
Note
(3): Corporate and other includes cash, accounts and notes
receivable,
inventory, other property and equipment and intangible assets.
15.
SUPPLEMENTARY INCOME STATEMENT INFORMATION
The
following items were charged directly to expense:
|
|
Year Ended December
31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Maintenance and repairs |
|
$ |
29,000 |
|
|
$ |
47,000 |
|
|
$ |
38,000 |
|
Production
taxes |
|
|
203,000 |
|
|
|
242,000 |
|
|
|
154,000 |
|
Taxes, other than
payroll and income taxes |
|
|
18,000 |
|
|
|
14,000 |
|
|
|
11,000 |
|
69
16.
QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED)
The
table below reflects selected quarterly information for the years
ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2019 |
|
|
|
First
Quarter |
|
|
|
Second
Quarter |
|
|
|
Third
Quarter |
|
|
|
Fourth
Quarter |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
1,395,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,487,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,340,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,365,000 |
|
Expense |
|
|
(1,441,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,714,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,566,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,615,000 |
) |
Operating income
(loss) |
|
|
(46,000 |
) |
|
|
(227,000 |
) |
|
|
(226,000 |
) |
|
|
(250,000 |
) |
Current tax
(provision) benefit |
|
|
(4,000 |
) |
|
|
24,000 |
|
|
|
(58,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,000 |
) |
Deferred tax (provision) benefit |
|
|
71,000 |
|
|
|
80,000 |
|
|
|
98,000 |
|
|
$ |
(107,000 |
) |
Net
income (loss) |
|
$ |
21,000 |
|
|
$ |
(123,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(186,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(358,000 |
) |
Earnings (loss) per share of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
common
stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2018 |
|
|
|
First
Quarter |
|
|
|
Second
Quarter |
|
|
|
Third
Quarter |
|
|
|
Fourth
Quarter |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
1,631,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,063,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,479,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,561,000 |
|
Expense |
|
|
(1,381,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,574,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,304,000 |
) |
|
|
(2,108,000 |
) |
Operating income
(loss) |
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
489,000 |
|
|
|
175,000 |
|
|
|
(547,000 |
) |
Current tax
(provision) |
|
|
(66,000 |
) |
|
|
(17,000 |
) |
|
|
(98,000 |
) |
|
|
(43,000 |
) |
Deferred tax (provision) benefit |
|
|
121,000 |
|
|
|
230,000 |
|
|
|
(172,000 |
) |
|
|
(58,000 |
) |
Net
income (loss) |
|
$ |
305,000 |
|
|
$ |
702,000 |
|
|
$ |
(95,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(648,000 |
) |
Earnings (loss) per share of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
common
stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted |
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2017 |
|
|
|
First
Quarter |
|
|
|
Second
Quarter |
|
|
|
Third
Quarter |
|
|
|
Fourth
Quarter |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
1,294,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,327,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,274,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,709,000 |
|
Expense |
|
|
(1,272,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,442,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,317,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,343,000 |
) |
Operating income
(loss) |
|
|
22,000 |
|
|
|
(115,000 |
) |
|
|
(43,000 |
) |
|
|
366,000 |
|
Current tax
(provision) benefit |
|
|
(5,000 |
) |
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
(44,000 |
) |
Deferred tax (provision) benefit |
|
|
185,000 |
|
|
|
249,000 |
|
|
|
287,000 |
|
|
|
(910,000 |
) |
Net
income (loss) |
|
$ |
202,000 |
|
|
$ |
138,000 |
|
|
$ |
245,000 |
|
|
$ |
(588,000 |
) |
Earnings (loss) per share of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
common
stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted |
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
70
17.
SUPPLEMENTAL RESERVE INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
The
Company’s net proved oil and natural gas reserves as of December
31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, have been estimated by Company
personnel.
All
estimates are in accordance generally accepted petroleum
engineering and evaluation principles and definitions and with
guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All of the Company’s reserves are located in the United States of
America and accounted for under one cost center.
Our
policies and practices regarding internal control over the
estimating of reserves are structured to objectively and accurately
estimate our oil and natural gas reserve quantities and present
values in compliance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) regulations and accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America. We maintain an internal
staff of petroleum engineers and geosciences professionals who work
closely with the accounting and financial departments to insure the
integrity, accuracy and timeliness of data used in the estimation
process. The data used in our reserve estimation process is based
on historical results for production, oil and natural gas prices
received, lease operating expenses and development costs incurred,
ownership interest and other required data. Historical oil and
natural gas prices, lease operating expenses, and ownership
interests are provided by and verified by the Company’s accounting
department.
The
Petroleum Engineer responsible for the supervision and preparation
of the Company’s internally generated reserve report has a Bachelor
of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from a major university
and has experience in preparing economic evaluations and reserve
estimates. He meets the requirements regarding qualifications,
objectivity and confidentiality set forth in the Standards
Pertaining to the Engineering and Auditing of Oil and Gas Reserves
Information promulgated by the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
The
Company has established a written internal control procedure to
verify that the data entered into our engineering evaluation
software is complete and correct. These internal control procedures
establish the source of the data both internally and externally,
the personnel that will collect the data and testing of the data
collected to ensure its accuracy.
The
following reserve estimates were based on existing economic and
operating conditions. Oil and natural gas prices for 2019, 2018,
and 2017 were calculated using a 12-month average price, calculated
as the un-weighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the month
price for each month of each year. Operating costs, production and
ad valorem taxes and future development costs were based on current
costs with no escalation.
There
are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of
proved reserves and in projecting the future rates of production
and timing of development expenditures. The following reserve data
represents estimates only and should not be construed as being
exact. Moreover, the present values should not be construed as the
current market value of the Company's oil and natural gas reserves
or the costs that would be incurred to obtain equivalent
reserves.
71
Changes in Estimated Quantities of Proved Oil and Gas Reserves
(Unaudited):
Quantities of Proved Reserves: |
|
Crude Oil
Bbls |
|
Natural
Gas
Mcf |
Balance December 31, 2016 |
|
|
313,280 |
|
|
|
3,842,989 |
|
Sales of
reserves in place |
|
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
(54,210 |
) |
Acquired
properties |
|
|
24,800 |
|
|
|
3,589,330 |
|
Extensions and discoveries |
|
|
630 |
|
|
|
310,000 |
|
Revisions of previous estimates * |
|
|
21,392 |
|
|
|
104,975 |
|
Production |
|
|
(51,082 |
) |
|
|
(619,654 |
) |
Balance December
31, 2017 |
|
|
308,940 |
|
|
|
7,173,430 |
|
Sales of
reserves in place |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Acquired
properties |
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
3,020 |
|
Extensions and discoveries |
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
325,070 |
|
Revisions of previous estimates * |
|
|
(5,634 |
) |
|
|
222,642 |
|
Production |
|
|
(43,136 |
) |
|
|
(874,812 |
) |
Balance December
31, 2018 |
|
|
261,500 |
|
|
|
6,849,350 |
|
Sales of
reserves in place |
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
(27,530 |
) |
Acquired
properties |
|
|
780 |
|
|
|
6,970 |
|
Extensions and discoveries |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
121,400 |
|
Revisions of previous estimates * |
|
|
8,446 |
|
|
|
(1,514,053 |
) |
Production |
|
|
(41,919 |
) |
|
|
(916,456 |
) |
Balance December 31, 2019 |
|
|
228,747 |
|
|
|
4,519,681 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
* May
also include divestitures, not only changes in engineering. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved Developed
Reserves: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance December
31, 2017 |
|
|
308,940 |
|
|
|
7,173,430 |
|
Balance December
31, 2018 |
|
|
261,500 |
|
|
|
6,849,350 |
|
Balance December
31, 2019 |
|
|
228,747 |
|
|
|
4,519,681 |
|
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows and
Changes Therein Relating to Proved Oil and Natural Gas Reserves
(Unaudited)
The
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows and
Changes Therein Relating to Proved Oil and Natural Gas Reserves
("Standardized Measures") does not purport to present the fair
market value of a company's oil and gas properties. An estimate of
such value should consider, among other factors, anticipated future
prices of oil and natural gas, the probability of recoveries in
excess of existing proved reserves, the value of probable reserves
and acreage prospects, and perhaps different discount rates. It
should be noted that estimates of reserve quantities, especially
from new discoveries, are inherently imprecise and subject to
substantial revision.
Reserve estimates were prepared in accordance with standard
Security and Exchange Commission guidelines. The future net cash
flow for 2019, 2018, and 2017, was computed using a 12-month
average price, calculated as the un-weighted arithmetic average of
the first-day-of-the month price for each month of the year. Lease
operating costs, compression, dehydration, transportation, ad
valorem taxes, severance taxes, and federal income taxes were
deducted. Costs and prices were held constant and were not
escalated over the life of the properties. No deduction has been
made for interest. The annual discount of estimated future cash
flows is defined, for use herein, as future cash flows discounted
at 10% per year, over the expected period of realization.
72
Proved Developed Reserves were calculated based on Decline Curve
Analysis on 34 operated wells
and 57 non-operated wells. Materially insignificant operated
and non-operated wells were excluded from the reserve estimate.
The
Company emphasizes that reserve estimates are inherently imprecise.
Accordingly, the estimates are expected to change as more current
information becomes available. It is reasonably possible that,
because of changes in market conditions or the inherent imprecision
of these reserve estimates, that the estimates of future cash
inflows, future gross revenues, the amount of oil and natural gas
reserves, the remaining estimated lives of the oil and natural gas
properties, or any combination of the above may be increased or
reduced in the near term. If reduced, the carrying amount of
capitalized oil and gas properties may be reduced materially in the
near term.
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Future production revenue |
|
$ |
22,235,000 |
|
|
$ |
35,572,000 |
|
|
$ |
33,992,000 |
|
Future
development costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Future
production costs |
|
|
(9,167,000 |
) |
|
|
(17,830,000 |
) |
|
|
(18,700,000 |
) |
Future net cash
flow before Federal income taxes |
|
|
13,068,000 |
|
|
|
17,742,000 |
|
|
|
15,292,000 |
|
Future
income taxes |
|
|
(1,960,000 |
) |
|
|
(2,661,000 |
) |
|
|
(3,211,000 |
) |
Future net cash
flows |
|
|
11,108,000 |
|
|
|
15,081,000 |
|
|
|
12,081,000 |
|
Effect
of 10% annual discounting |
|
|
(5,010,000 |
) |
|
|
(4,030,000 |
) |
|
|
(2,287,000 |
) |
Standardized measure of discounted cash flows |
|
$ |
6,098,000 |
|
|
$ |
11,051,000 |
|
|
$ |
9,794,000 |
|
Changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash
flows:
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
Beginning of the year |
|
$ |
11,051,000 |
|
|
$ |
9,794,000 |
|
|
$ |
6,023,000 |
|
Sales of oil and
gas, net of production costs |
|
|
(1,950,000 |
) |
|
|
(3,194,000 |
) |
|
|
(2,318,000 |
) |
Net changes in
prices and production costs |
|
|
(3,558,000 |
) |
|
|
2,171,000 |
|
|
|
721,000 |
|
Extensions,
discoveries, additions less related costs |
|
|
17,000 |
|
|
|
475,000 |
|
|
|
211,000 |
|
Development costs
incurred |
|
|
68,000 |
|
|
|
181,000 |
|
|
|
415,000 |
|
Net changes in
future development cost |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Revisions of
previous quantity estimates |
|
|
203,000 |
|
|
|
284,000 |
|
|
|
698,000 |
|
Net change in
purchase and sales of minerals in place |
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
33,000 |
|
|
|
3,103,000 |
|
Accretion of discount |
|
|
1,105,000 |
|
|
|
979,000 |
|
|
|
602,000 |
|
Net change in
income taxes |
|
|
(276,000 |
) |
|
|
(103,000 |
) |
|
|
(250,000 |
) |
Other |
|
|
(582,000 |
) |
|
|
431,000 |
|
|
|
589,000 |
|
End of
year |
|
$ |
6,098,000 |
|
|
$ |
11,051,000 |
|
|
$ |
9,794,000 |
|
73
SPINDLETOP OIL & GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, 2018, AND 2017
SCHEDULE I
I |
|
|
|
|
Balance |
|
|
|
Costs
&
Expenses |
|
|
|
Deductions |
|
|
|
Ending
Balance |
|
Allowance for
doubtful accounts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2019 |
|
$ |
15,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
15,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2018 |
|
$ |
15,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
15,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2017 |
|
$ |
15,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
15,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHEDULE
III |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SPINDLETOP
OIL & GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
REAL
ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Initial
Cost to Corporation |
Total
Cost |
Description |
|
Encumbrances |
Land |
Buildings |
Subsequent
to Acquisition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Two
story multi-tenant garden office building with sub-grade parking
garage located in Dallas, Texas |
(b) |
$ 688,000 |
$
1,298,000 |
$ 282,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
amounts at which carried at close of year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land |
Buildings |
Total |
Accumulated
Depreciation |
Life
on which
Depreciation
Calculated |
Date
Acquired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 688,000 |
$1,580,000 |
$ 2,268,000 |
$ 992,000 |
(a) |
12/27/2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes
to Schedule III |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) See
Footnote 2 to the Financial Statements outlining depreciation
methods and lives. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b) None |
|
(c) The
reconciliation for investments in real estate and
accumulated depreciation for the years ended December
31, 2019 are as follows |
74
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments
in
Real Estate |
|
|
|
Accumulated
Depreciation |
|
Balance, December 31,
2005 |
|
$ |
1,986,000 |
|
|
$ |
49,000 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
210,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,000 |
|
Balance, December 31, 2006 |
|
|
2,196,000 |
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
34,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
84,000 |
|
Balance, December 31, 2007 |
|
|
2,230,000 |
|
|
|
204,000 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
38,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
96,000 |
|
Balance, December 31, 2008 |
|
|
2,268,000 |
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
Balance, December 31, 2009 |
|
|
2,268,000 |
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
101,000 |
|
Balance, December 31, 2010 |
|
|
2,268,000 |
|
|
|
501,000 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
Balance, December 31, 2011 |
|
|
2,268,000 |
|
|
|
601,000 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,000 |
|
Balance, December 31, 2012 |
|
|
2,268,000 |
|
|
|
652,000 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
52,000 |
|
Balance,
December 31, 2013 |
|
|
2,268,000 |
|
|
|
704,000 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
52,000 |
|
Balance,
December 31, 2014 |
|
|
2,268,000 |
|
|
|
756,000 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
47,000 |
|
Balance,
December 31, 2015 |
|
|
2,268,000 |
|
|
|
803,000 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
47,000 |
|
Balance,
December 31, 2016 |
|
|
2,268,000 |
|
|
|
850,000 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
47,000 |
|
Balance,
December 31, 2017 |
|
|
2,268,000 |
|
|
|
897,000 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,000 |
|
Balance,
December 31, 2018 |
|
|
2,268,000 |
|
|
|
945,000 |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
47,000 |
|
Balance,
December 31, 2019 |
|
$ |
2,268,000 |
|
|
$ |
992,000 |
|
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