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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
NOTE 9 — ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
The Company records the obligation to plug and abandon oil and gas wells at the dates properties are either acquired or the wells are drilled. The asset retirement obligation is adjusted each quarter for any liabilities incurred or settled during the period, accretion expense and any revisions made to the costs or timing estimates. The asset retirement obligation is incurred using an annual credit-adjusted risk-free discount rate at the applicable dates. A reconciliation for the asset retirement obligation during the six months ended June 30, 2026 is as follows:
Balance, December 31, 2025$30,390,955 
Liabilities acquired— 
Liabilities incurred26,854 
Liabilities sold(51,635)
Liabilities settled(281,953)
Revision of estimate (1)
233,184 
Accretion expense797,440 
Balance, June 30, 2026
$31,114,845 
(1) The revisions recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2026 consisted of additional acquired working interests in certain wells.
The following table presents the Company's current and non-current asset retirement obligation balances as of the periods specified.
June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Asset retirement obligations, current$291,844 $418,526 
Asset retirement obligations, non-current30,823,001 29,972,429 
Asset retirement obligations$31,114,845 $30,390,955