10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarter ended June 30, 2020

Commission File No. 000-51638

GULFSLOPE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in its Charter)

	Delaware		16-1689008
(State or Other Jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)
incorporation or organization)

1331 Lamar St., Suite 1665
Houston, Texas 77010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(281) 918-4100
(Issuer’s Telephone Number)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share	GSPE	OTC QB

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

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

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

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

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

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

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value, on August 13, 2020, was 1,250,740,346.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Report“) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this communication, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this communication, the words “could,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “forecast, “may,” “objective,” “plan,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events.

We caution you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks include, but are not limited to, commodity price volatility, inflation, lack of availability of drilling and production equipment and services, environmental risks, drilling and other operating risks, regulatory changes, the uncertainty inherent in estimating reserves and in projecting future rates of production, cash flow and access to capital, the timing of development expenditures, anticipated impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, and other factors that may affect our future results and business, generally, including those discussed in the Company’s periodic reports that are filed with the SEC and available on the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov).

Should one or more of these risks occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this communication.

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PART I – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

June 30, 2020

CONTENTS

PART I – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	4
Item 1. Financial Statements	4
Condensed Unaudited Balance Sheets	4
Condensed Unaudited Statements of Operations	5
Condensed Unaudited Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	6
Condensed Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows	8
Notes to Condensed Unaudited Financial Statements	9
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	18
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	22
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	22
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION	24

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PART I – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Item 1. Financial Statements

GulfSlope Energy, Inc.

Condensed Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

	June 30, 2020			September 30, 2019
Assets
Current Assets
Cash	$	1,059,737		$	1,138,919
Accounts Receivable		341,675			8,493,308
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets		102,748			137,173
Total Current Assets		1,504,160			9,769,400
Property and Equipment, net		8,070			13,014
Oil and Natural Gas Properties, Full Cost Method of Accounting, Unproved Properties		19,059,891			17,338,978
Other Non-Current Assets		24,785			3,662,231
Operating Lease Right of Use Asset		68,558			—
Total Non-Current Assets		19,161,304			21,014,223
Total Assets	$	20,665,464		$	30,783,623
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable	$	2,084,138		$	12,747,382
Related Party Payable		410,544			365,904
Accrued Interest Payable		2,725,253			2,282,217
Accrued Expenses and Other Payables		268,862			1,949,360
Loans from Related Parties		8,725,500			8,725,500
Notes Payable		448,838			267,000
Convertible Notes Payable, net of Debt Discount		2,904,649			1,197,966
Derivative Financial Instruments		2,238,053			3,534,456
Current Portion of Operating Lease Liability		60,955			—
Other		—			42,746
Total Current Liabilities		19,866,792			31,112,531
Operating Lease Liability, net of Current Portion		14,831			—
Total Non-Current Liabilities		14,831			—
Total Liabilities		19,881,623			31,112,531
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Preferred Stock; par value ($0.001); Authorized 50,000,000 shares none issued or outstanding		—			—
Common Stock; par value ($0.001); Authorized 1,500,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 1,236,247,593 and 1,092,266,844 as of June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively		1,236,247			1,092,266
Additional Paid-in-Capital		58,606,569			54,160,836
Accumulated Deficit		(59,058,975	)		(55,582,010	)
Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)		783,841			(328,908	)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	$	20,665,464		$	30,783,623

The accompanying notes are an integral part to these condensed financial statements.

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GulfSlope Energy, Inc.

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Revenues	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Impairment of Oil and Natural Gas Properties		2,124,885			4,252,539			2,124,885			4,252,539
General and Administrative Expenses		325,697			439,242			1,238,940			955,901
Net Loss from Operations		(2,450,582	)		(4,691,781	)		(3,363,825	)		(5,208,440	)
Other Income/(Expenses):
Interest Expense, net		(1,108	)		(1,709,833	)		(15,927	)		(1,730,842	)
Gain (Loss) on Debt Extinguishment		(18,269	)		—			(1,617,036	)		(5,099,340	)
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Financial Instrument		(235,412	)		(106,399	)		1,503,392			(123,391	)
Net Loss Before Income Taxes		(2,705,371	)		(6,508,013	)		(3,493,396	)		(12,162,013	)
Provision for Income Taxes		—			—			—			—
Net Loss	$	(2,705,371	)	$	(6,508,013	)	$	(3,493,396	)	$	(12,162,013	)
Loss Per Share - Basic and Diluted	$	(0.00	)	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.00	)	$	(0.01	)
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding – Basic and Diluted		1,233,094,593			1,090,288,822			1,162,730,812			946,785,438

The accompanying notes are an integral part to these condensed financial statements.

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GulfSlope Energy, Inc.

Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

(unaudited)

	Common Stock				Additional		Accumulated			Total Shareholders’
	Shares		Amount		Paid-In Capital		Deficit			Equity (Deficit)
Balance as of March 31, 2020		1,212,337,346	$	1,212,337	$	57,988,449	$	(56,353,604	)	$	2,847,182
Stock based compensation		—		—		240,166		—			240,166
Warrants issued for debt extension		—		—		19,300		—			19,300
Common stock issued for conversion of convertible note and accrued interest		23,910,247		23,910		358,654		—			382,564
Net Loss		—		—		—		(2,705,371	)		(2,705,371	)
Balance as of June 30, 2020		1,236,247,593	$	1,236,247	$	58,606,569	$	(59,058,975	)	$	783,841

	Common Stock				Additional		Accumulated			Total Shareholders’
	Shares		Amount		Paid-In Capital		Deficit			Equity (Deficit)
Balance as of March 31, 2019		1,089,433,510	$	1,089,433	$	52,794,028	$	(47,512,257	)	$	6,371,204
Stock based compensation		—		—		415,111		—			415,111
Warrants issued for debt extension		—		—		152,078		—			152,078
Warrants issued in debt transaction		—		—		447,383		—			447,383
Warrant Exercise		2,833,334		2,833		82,167		—			85,000
Net Loss		—		—		—		(6,508,013	)		(6,508,013	)
Balance as of June 30, 2019		1,092,266,844	$	1,092,266	$	53,890,767	$	(54,020,270	)	$	962,763

The accompanying notes are an integral part to these condensed financial statements.

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GulfSlope Energy, Inc.

Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

(unaudited)

	Common Stock				Additional Paid-In			Accumulated			Total Shareholders’
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Deficit			Equity (Deficit)
Balance as of September 30, 2019		1,092,266,844	$	1,092,266	$	54,160,836		$	(55,582,010	)	$	(328,908	)
Cumulative adjustment upon ASC 842 adoption		—		—		—			16,431			16,431
Stock based compensation		—		—		968,257			—			968,257
Warrants issued for debt extension		—		—		19,300			—			19,300
Common stock issued for conversion of convertible note and accrued interest		105,557,528		105,558		1,975,068			—			2,080,626
Common stock registration costs		—		—		(15,398	)		—			(15,398	)
Stock issued to extinguish liability		38,423,221		38,423		1,498,506			—			1,536,929
Net Loss		—		—		—			(3,493,396	)		(3,493,396	)
Balance as of June 30, 2020		1,236,247,593	$	1,236,247	$	58,606,569		$	(59,058,975	)	$	783,841

	Common Stock				Additional Paid-In		Accumulated			Total Shareholders’
	Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Equity (Deficit)
Balance as of September 30, 2018		832,013,272	$	832,013	$	36,640,009	$	(41,858,257	)	$	(4,386,235	)
Stock based compensation		—		—		1,217,213		—			1,217,213
Warrants issued for debt extension		—		—		152,078		—			152,078
Warrants issued in debt transaction		—		—		5,090,470		—			5,090,470
Common stock issued for cash		19,325,000		19,325		946,925		—			966,250
Stock issued for warrant exercise		240,928,572		240,928		9,844,072		—			10,085,000
Net Loss		—		—		—		(12,162,013	)		(12,162,013	)
Balance as of June 30, 2019		1,092,266,844	$	1,092,266	$	53,890,767	$	(54,020,270	)	$	962,763

The accompanying notes are an integral part to these condensed financial statements.

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GulfSlope Energy, Inc.

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited) 

	For the Nine Months Ended June 30
	2020			2019
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Loss	$	(3,493,396	)	$	(12,162,013	)
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash Used In Operating Activities:
Impairment of Oil and Natural Gas Properties		2,124,885			4,252,539
Capitalization of Interest Expense		(2,345,278	)		(554,086	)
Depreciation		4,944			3,884
Stock Based Compensation		470,457			558,018
(Gain) Loss on Derivative Financial Instruments		(1,503,392	)		123,391
Debt Discount Amortization		1,690,260			249,670
Non-cash interest expense		32,539			1,726,149
Loss on Debt Extinguishment		1,617,036			5,099,340
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:
Accounts Receivable		4,261,064			(11,552,257	)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets		255,054			120,858
Deposits from Joint Interest Owners		—			(4,078,786	)
Accounts Payable		(3,855,582	)		7,532,813
Accrued Expenses		—			1,238,679
Related Party Payable		44,640			44,638
Accrued Interest		604,951			370,490
Other		(27,834	)		8,788
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities		(119,652	)		(7,017,885	)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Insurance Proceeds Received		1,190,469			660,629
Investments in Oil and Gas Properties		(1,546,210	)		(9,762,984	)
Net Cash Provided By Investing Activities		(355,741	)		(9,102,355	)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Notes Payable Proceeds		535,300			12,819,000
Proceeds from Exercise of Warrants		—			85,000
Payments on Note Payable		(139,089	)		(105,644	)
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities		396,211			12,798,356
Net Increase Decrease in Cash		(79,182	)		(3,321,884	)
Beginning Cash Balance		1,138,919			5,621,814
Ending Cash Balance	$	1,059,737		$	2,299,930
Supplemental Schedule of Cash Flow Activities:
Cash Paid for Interest, Net of Amounts Capitalized	$	5,272		$	3,903
Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities:
Prepaid Asset Financed by Note Payable	$	220,629		$	146,310
Debt Issuance Costs in Accounts Payable	$	—		$	555,923
Stock-Based Compensation Capitalized to Oil and Gas properties	$	497,800		$	659,646
Loans Extinguished through Exercise of Warrants	$	—		$	10,000,000
Oil and Gas Property Additions Included in Accounts Payable	$	480,998		$	3,696,671
Funds Received from Capital Raise Transferred to Equity	$	—		$	965,800
Common Stock Issued upon Conversion of Convertible Notes Payable and Accrued Interest	$	2,080,626		$	—
Derivative Liability Related to Issued Convertible Note	$	433,425		$	3,521,907
Reduction of Oil and Natural Gas Properties due to Credits Received	$	2,053,195		$	—
Accounts Receivable Recovery through Credits Received	$	3,906,972		$	—
Settlement of Accrued Expenses by Issuance of Common Stock	$	1,613,775		$	—
Accounts Receivable Exchanged for Working Interest in Oil and Natural Gas Properties	$	3,629,789		$	—
Warrants issued to extend maturity of debt instrument	$	19,300		$	152,078

The accompanying notes are an integral part to these condensed financial statements.

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GulfSlope Energy, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

June 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS

GulfSlope Energy, Inc. (the “Company“ or “GulfSlope“) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration company whose interests are concentrated in the United States Gulf of Mexico federal waters offshore Louisiana. The Company currently has under lease four federal Outer Continental Shelf blocks (referred to as “prospect,“ “portfolio“ or “leases“) and licensed three-dimensional (3-D) seismic data across its area of concentration.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The condensed financial statements included herein are unaudited. However, these condensed financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments), which, in the opinion of management are necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for an entire year. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s condensed financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Certain information, accounting policies, and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP“) have been omitted pursuant to certain rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC“). The condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2019, which were included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2019.

Cash

GulfSlope considers highly liquid investments with original maturities to the Company of three months or less to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019.

Liquidity/Going Concern

The Company has incurred accumulated losses as of June 30, 2020 of $59.1 million, has negative working capital of $18.4 million and for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 generated losses of $3.5 million. Further losses are anticipated in developing our business. As a result, there exists substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. As of June 30, 2020, we had $1.06 million of unrestricted cash on hand. $0.8 million of this amount is for the payment of joint payables from drilling operations. The Company estimates that it will need to raise a minimum of $10.0 million to meet its obligations and planned expenditures. The $10.0 million is comprised primarily of capital project expenditures as well as general and administrative expenses. It does not include any amounts due under outstanding debt obligations, which amounted to $14.9 million of current principal and accrued interest as of June 30, 2020. The Company plans to finance operations and planned expenditures through the issuance of equity securities, debt financings and farm-out agreements, mergers or other transactions to include the cash settlement of the Company’s insurance claim. The Company also plans to extend the agreements associated with all loans, the accrued interest payable on these loans, as well as the Company’s accrued liabilities. There are no assurances that financing will be available with acceptable terms, if at all or that obligations can be extended. If the Company is not successful in obtaining financing or extending obligations, operations would need to be curtailed or ceased, or the Company would need to sell assets or consider alternative plans up to and including restructuring. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Accounts Receivable

The Company records an accounts receivable for operations expense reimbursements due from joint interest partners. The Company estimates allowances for doubtful accounts based on the aged receivable balances and historical losses. If the Company determines any account to be uncollectible based on significant delinquency or other factors, the receivable and the underlying asset are assessed for recovery. As of June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, no allowance was recorded. Accounts receivable from oil and gas joint operations and joint ventures is $0.3 million and $8.5 million at June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. During the nine months ended June 30, 2020, approximately $3.6 million of accounts receivable from a joint interest partner was exchanged for an 5% additional working interest in the Tau and Canoe wells and accordingly $3.6 million was reclassified to oil and natural gas properties.

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Full Cost Method

The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its oil and gas exploration and development activities. Under the full cost method of accounting, all costs associated with successful and unsuccessful exploration and development activities are capitalized on a country-by-country basis into a single cost center (“full cost pool“). Such costs include property acquisition costs, geological and geophysical (“G&G“) costs, carrying charges on non-producing properties, costs of drilling both productive and non-productive wells. Overhead costs, which includes employee compensation and benefits including stock-based compensation, incurred that are directly related to acquisition, exploration and development activities are capitalized. Interest expense is capitalized related to unevaluated properties and wells in process during the period in which the Company is incurring costs and expending resources to get the properties ready for their intended purpose. For significant investments in unproved properties and major development projects that are not being currently depreciated, depleted, or amortized and on which exploration or development activities are in progress, interest costs are capitalized. Proceeds from property sales will generally be credited to the full cost pool, with no gain or loss recognized, unless such a sale would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and the proved reserves attributable to these costs. A significant alteration would typically involve a sale of 25% or more of the proved reserves related to a single full cost pool. 

Proved properties are amortized on a country-by-country basis using the units of production method (“UOP“), whereby capitalized costs are amortized over total proved reserves. The amortization base in the UOP calculation includes the sum of proved property, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A“), estimated future development costs (future costs to access and develop proved reserves), and asset retirement costs, less related salvage value.

The costs of unproved properties and related capitalized costs (such as G&G costs) are withheld from the amortization calculation until such time as they are either developed or abandoned. Unproved properties and properties under development are reviewed for impairment at least quarterly and are determined through an evaluation that considers, among other factors, seismic data, requirements to relinquish acreage, drilling results, remaining time in the commitment period, remaining capital plan, and political, economic, and market conditions. In countries where proved reserves exist, exploratory drilling costs associated with dry holes are transferred to proved properties immediately upon determination that a well is dry and amortized accordingly. In countries where a reserve base has not yet been established, impairments are charged to earnings.

Companies that use the full cost method of accounting for oil and natural gas exploration and development activities are required to perform a ceiling test calculation each quarter. The full cost ceiling test is an impairment test prescribed by SEC Regulation S-X Rule 4-10. The ceiling test is performed quarterly, on a country-by-country basis, utilizing the average of prices in effect on the first day of the month for the preceding twelve-month period. The cost center ceiling is defined as the sum of (a) estimated future net revenues, discounted at 10% per annum, from proved reserves, (b) the cost of properties not being amortized, if any, and (c) the lower of cost or market value of unproved properties included in the cost being amortized. If such capitalized costs exceed the ceiling, the Company will record a write-down to the extent of such excess as a non-cash charge to earnings. Any such write-down will reduce earnings in the period of occurrence and results in a lower depreciation, depletion and amortization rate in future periods. A write-down may not be reversed in future periods even though higher oil and natural gas prices may subsequently increase the ceiling.

The Company capitalizes exploratory well costs into oil and gas properties until a determination is made regarding the commerciality of the well. If sufficient proved reserves are found, the capitalized exploratory well costs are reclassified to proved properties. The well costs are charged to expense if the exploratory well is determined to be impaired, since we currently have no proved reserves.

Due to a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and related pressures on the global supply-demand balance for crude oil and related products, commodity prices have significantly declined in recent months, and oil and gas operators have reduced exploration budgets and activity. The Company has evaluated the effect of these factors on its business and the Company has determined that these factors will most likely cause a delay in the Company’s 2020 drilling program. The Company continues to monitor the economic environment and evaluate the impact on the business.

Asset Retirement Obligations

The Company’s asset retirement obligations will represent the present value of the estimated future costs associated with plugging and abandoning oil and natural gas wells, removing production equipment and facilities and restoring the seabed in accordance with the terms of oil and gas leases and applicable state and federal laws. Determining asset retirement obligations requires estimates of the costs of plugging and abandoning oil and natural gas wells, removing production equipment and facilities and restoring the sea bed as well as estimates of the economic lives of the oil and gas wells and future inflation rates. The resulting estimate of future cash outflows will be discounted using a credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate that corresponds with the timing of the cash outflows. Cost estimates will consider historical experience, third party estimates, the requirements of oil and natural gas leases and applicable local, state and federal laws, but do not consider estimated salvage values. Asset retirement obligations will be recognized when the wells drilled reach total depth or when the production equipment and facilities are installed or acquired with an associated increase in proved oil and gas property costs. Asset retirement obligations will be accreted each period through depreciation, depletion and amortization to their expected settlement values with any difference between the actual cost of settling the asset retirement obligations and recorded amount being recognized as an adjustment to proved oil and gas property costs. Cash paid to settle asset retirement obligations will be included in net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations in the statements of cash flows. On a quarterly basis, when indicators suggest there have been material changes in the estimates underlying the obligation, the Company reassesses its asset retirement obligations to determine whether any revisions to the obligations are necessary. At least annually, the Company will assess all of its asset retirement obligations to determine whether any revisions to the obligations are necessary. Future revisions could occur due to changes in estimated costs or well economic lives, or if federal or state regulators enact new requirements regarding plugging and abandoning oil and natural gas wells. The Company drilled two well bores in 2018 and 2019 and these wellbores were both plugged with no further cost required and as such, the asset retirement obligation was completely extinguished.

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Derivative Financial Instruments

The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company record certain embedded conversion options and warrants as liabilities at their fair value as of the inception date of the agreement and at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date with any change in fair value recorded as income or expense. As a result of entering into certain note agreements, for which such instruments contained a variable conversion feature with no floor, the Company has adopted a sequencing policy in accordance with ASC 815-40-35-12 whereby all future instruments may be classified as a derivative liability with the exception of instruments related to share-based compensation issued to employees or directors, as long as the certain variable convertible instruments exist.

Basic and Dilutive Earnings Per Share

Basic income (loss) per share (“EPS“) is computed by dividing net loss (the numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period (denominator). Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding (if dilutive) during each period. Potential common shares include stock options, warrants, and convertible notes payable. The number of potential common shares outstanding relating to stock options and warrants, is computed using the treasury stock method. The number of potential common shares related to convertible notes payable is determined using the if-converted method.

As the Company has incurred losses for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the potentially dilutive shares are anti-dilutive and are thus not added into the loss per share calculations. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, there were 586,722,166 and 357,582,559 potentially dilutive shares, respectively.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases,“ and in March 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-01, “Leases: Codification Improvements“, which updated the accounting guidance related to leases 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. They also clarify implementation issues. These updates are effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods therein. Accordingly, the standard was adopted by the Company on October 1, 2019. The standard was applied utilizing a modified retrospective approach and is reflected in these financial statements. See Note 11.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Nonemployee Share-based Payments (“ASU 2018-07“). This ASU expands the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The amendments in this ASU are effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. The Company adopted this new standard effective October 1, 2019 with no material impact to stock compensation issued to non-employees during the three months ended December 31, 2019.

The Company has evaluated all other recent accounting pronouncements and believes that none of them will have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements.

NOTE 3 – OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES

The Company currently has under lease four federal Outer Continental Shelf blocks and has licensed 2.2 million acres of three-dimensional (3-D) seismic data in its area of concentration.

The Company, as the operator of two wells drilled in the Gulf of Mexico, has incurred tangible and intangible drilling costs for the wells in process and has billed its working interest partners for their respective share of the drilling costs to date. The intangible drilling and all other costs related to the first well have been impaired in the quarter ending June 30, 2020. The second well, Tau, was drilled to a measured depth of 15,254 feet, as compared to the originally permitted 29,857 foot measured depth. Producible hydrocarbon zones were not established to that depth, but hydrocarbon shows were encountered. Complex geomechanical conditions required two by-pass wellbores, one sidetrack wellbore, and eight casing strings to reach that depth. Equipment limitations prevented further drilling. In addition, the drilling rig had contractual obligations related to another operator. The Company elected to plug this well in a manner that would allow for re-entry at a later time. The Company is evaluating various options related to future operations in this wellbore and testing of the deeper Tau prospect. The Company plans to re-drill this prospect within the next twelve months, however, the impact of the CoVid-19 pandemic on offshore operations is still under mitigation by operators and will influence the potential timing of a re-drill.

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In January 2019, the Tau well experienced an underground control of well event and as a result, the Company filed an insurance claim pursuant to its insurance policy with its insurance underwriters (the “Underwriters“). The total amount of the claim was approximately $10.8 million for 100% working interest after the insurance deductible amount. The Company received approximately $2.5 million of this amount and credited wells in process for approximately $0.9 million for the Company’s portion, and recorded an accrued payable for approximately $1.6 million, pending evaluation of distributions to the working interest owners. During the nine months ended June 30, 2020, the accrued payable was settled by the issuance to the working interest partner of approximately 38.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock.

In May 2019, the Tau well experienced a second underground control of well event and as a result, the Company filed an insurance claim. The Underwriters have acknowledged confirmation of coverage, subject to the Policy terms and conditions, related to a subsurface well occurrence that happened during the drilling of the Company‘s Tau well on May 5, 2019, during drilling operations at a measured depth of 15,254 feet. The Company subsequently controlled the occurrence and ceased drilling operations and plugs were placed in the well to meet regulatory requirements prior to rig release. Pursuant to the Policy terms and conditions, the Underwriters were obligated to reimburse GulfSlope for qualified actual costs and expenses incurred to (i) regain control of the well, and (ii) restore or re-drill the well to 15,254 feet. Total costs and expenses to regain control of the well were estimated at approximately $4.8 million (net of deductible) for 100% working interest and approximately $4.8 million had been received as of June 30, 2020. GulfSlope’s share of this amount was approximately $1.2 million. Subsequent to the end of the reporting period, in July 2020, the Company reached agreement with the insurance Underwriters to accept a settlement in lieu of a re-drill (see Note 12 -Subsequent Events, for further discussion of this settlement).

In November 2019, an agreement was reached with a working interest partner whereby the working interest partner re-conveyed to the Company their 5% interest in Tau and Canoe in exchange for the release of claims and the Company foregoing collection of accounts receivable owed by the working interest partner. As a result of this agreement approximately $3.6 million of accounts receivable was reclassed to oil and gas properties – unproved during the nine months ended June 30, 2020.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s oil and natural gas properties consisted of unproved properties, wells in process and no proved reserves. During the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company capitalized approximately $1.2 million and $0.4 million of interest expense to oil and natural gas properties, respectively, and approximately $0.3 million and $0.3 million of general and administrative expenses, capitalized to oil and natural gas properties, respectively. During the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company capitalized approximately $2.3 million and $0.6 million of interest expense to oil and natural gas properties, respectively, and approximately $0.7 million and $0.6 million of general and administrative expenses, capitalized to oil and natural gas properties, respectively. Conversely, during the nine months ended June 30, 2020, the Company received certain credits totaling approximately $2.1 million (net to the Company’s interest) which the Company applied against oil and natural gas properties in the Condensed Balance Sheet.

During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 the Company incurred impairment charges of approximately $2.1 million and $4.3 million, respectively resulting from the expiration of oil and natural gas leases.

NOTE 4 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During April 2013 through September 2017, the Company entered into convertible promissory notes whereby it borrowed a total of $8,675,500 from John Seitz, the chief executive officer (“CEO“). The notes are due on demand, bear interest at the rate of 5% per annum, and $5,300,000 of the notes are convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.12 per share of common stock (the then offering price of shares of common stock to unaffiliated investors). As of June 30, 2020, the total amount owed to John Seitz is $8,675,500. This amount is included in loans from related parties within the condensed balance sheets. There was approximately $2.4 million of unpaid interest associated with these loans included in accrued interest payable within the balance sheet as of June 30, 2020.

On November 15, 2016, a family member of the CEO entered into a $50,000 convertible promissory note with associated warrants (“Bridge Financing“) under the same terms received by other investors (see Note 5).

Domenica Seitz CPA, related to John Seitz, has provided accounting consulting services to the Company. During the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the services provided were valued at approximately $15,000, respectively. During the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the services provided were valued at approximately $45,000, respectively. The amount owed to this related party totals approximately $339,000 and $294,000 as of June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. The Company has accrued these amounts, and they have been reflected in related party payable in the June 30, 2020 financial statements.

NOTE 5 – NOTES PAYABLE

PPP Loan 

On April 16, 2020, GulfSlope Energy, Inc. (the “Company“) entered into a promissory note (the “Note“) evidencing an unsecured $100,300 loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan“). The Paycheck Protection Program was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act“) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The PPP Loan is being made through Zions Bancorporation, N.A. dba Amegy Bank (the “Lender“). The PPP Loan is scheduled to mature on April 16, 2022 and has a 1.00% interest rate. No payments are due on the PPP Loan until November 16, 2020, although interest will continue to accrue during the deferment period. Beginning November 16, 2020, the Company will pay 18 equal monthly installments of principal and interest in the amount necessary to fully amortize the PPP Loan through the maturity date. Under the terms of the CARES Act, all or a portion of the PPP Loan may be forgiven. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds for payroll costs and mortgage interest, rent or utility costs. No assurance is provided that the Company will obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part. At June 30, 2020 accrued interest of approximately $200 was included in accrued interest payable in the June 30, 2020 financial statements.

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NOTE 6 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

Bridge Financing Notes

Between June and November 2016, the Company issued eleven convertible promissory notes (“Bridge Financing Notes“) with associated warrants in a private placement to accredited investors for total gross proceeds of $837,000, including $222,000 from related parties. These notes had a maturity of one year (which has been extended at maturity to April 30, 2020 and was extended again during the nine months ended June 30, 2020 to April 30, 2021), an annual interest rate of 8% and can be converted at the option of the holder at a conversion price of $0.025 per share. In addition, the convertible notes will automatically convert if a qualified equity financing of at least $3 million occurs before maturity and such mandatory conversion price will equal the effective price per share paid in the qualified equity financing. The remaining note balances as of June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 were $277,000, with remaining unamortized debt discounts of approximately $16,000 and $100,000, respectively. Debt discount amortization for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020 was approximately $17,000 and $103,000, respectively. Debt discount amortization for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately $9,000. Accrued interest as of June 30, 2020 related to these notes was approximately $88,000. As noted above, the maturity date related to these notes and associated warrants was extended to April 30, 2021. In consideration for the extension of the notes, the Company extended the term of the related warrants until April 30, 2021 and recognized $19,300 of additional debt discount which represented the incremental value of the modified warrants over the pre-modification warrants.

Delek Note

On March 1, 2019, the Company entered into a term loan agreement with Delek, where Delek agreed to provide the Company with multiple draw term loans in an aggregate stated principal amount of up to $11.0 million, of which $10.0 million was initially advanced and subsequently converted to equity through the exercise of a warrant. The maturity date of the facility was September 4, 2019, and until such time any loans would bear interest at a rate per annum equal to 5.0% or 7% upon the occurrence of default. Amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Agreement are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company. On April 19, 2019, the Company borrowed the remaining $1.0 million under this agreement.

The term loan facility expired as of September 4, 2019, and in October 2019, the Company signed a Post-Drilling Agreement with Delek modifying this arrangement. The Post-Drilling Agreement states that as payoff for the Company’s outstanding obligations of $1,000,000 plus accrued interest (and additional fees of approximately $200,000), the Company shall issue a convertible note payable to Delek in the amount of $1,220,548. The new note is convertible at the option of Delek at a conversion price of $0.05 per share, and in the event of default the conversion rate adjusts to 60% of the lowest volume weighted average price in the previous 20 trading days. Interest on the note accrues at 12% per annum (15% upon default) and the maturity of the note is October 22, 2020. The Company has a right to prepay all principal and accrued interest prior to maturity. As of June 30, 2020, the accrued interest payable related to this note was approximately $103,000.

The Company accounted for the October 2019 transaction as an extinguishment of the prior note given the addition of the substantive conversion feature discussed above. In addition, The Company concluded that the embedded conversion feature within the note requires derivative accounting treatment under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging due to the potential variable conversion feature which lacks an explicit limit on the number of shares that may be required upon conversion. Accordingly, the Company valued the embedded conversion feature and host instrument at their fair values of $479,498 and $1,220,548, respectively, and recognized a loss on extinguishment of $676,785. The fair value of the host note was determined by discounting the future cash flows of the note at a market participant-based rate of interest. Further, since the embedded conversion feature is a derivative liability, it is subsequently remeasured to fair value each reporting period. The fair value of the embedded conversion option was approximately $6,300 as of June 30, 2020.

The fair value of the embedded conversion feature was determined utilizing a Geometric Brownian Motion Stock Path Based Monte Carlo Simulation that utilized the following key assumptions:

	October 17, 2019				June 30, 2020
Stock Price	$	0.041		$	0.008
Fixed Exercise Price	$	0.050		$	0.050
Volatility		138	%		184	%
Term (Years)		1.00			0.30
Risk Free Rate		1.59	%		0.16	%

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June 2019 Convertible Debenture

On June 21, 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement to borrow up to $3,000,000 through the issuance of convertible debentures (“Convertible Debentures”) and associated warrants. On June 21, 2019, approximately $2,100,000 (“Tranche 1”) of Convertible Debentures were purchased with other tranches closing on August 7, 2019 for $400,000 (“Tranche 2”) and November 6, 2019 (“Tranche 3”) for $500,000. All tranches accrue interest at eight percent per annum, and mature one year after each respective closing date, and are convertible at the option of the holder any time after issuance into common stock at a conversion rate of the lesser of: (1) $0.05 per share; or (2) 80% of the lowest volume weighted adjusted price (as reported by Bloomberg, LP) for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding conversion, and in the event of default the conversion rate adjusts to 60% of the lowest volume weighted average price in the previous 20 trading days.

In addition, the holder received warrants to purchase an aggregate of 50 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.04 per share. Such warrants expire on the fifth anniversary of issuance. In total the offering costs incurred related to this Convertible Debenture were approximately $398,000.

The Company evaluated the conversion feature and concluded that it should be bifurcated and accounted for as a derivative liability due to the variable conversion feature which does not contain an explicit limit on the number of shares that are required to be issued upon conversion. In addition, the Company concluded the warrants required treatment as derivative liabilities as the Company could not assert it has sufficient authorized but unissued shares to settle the warrants upon exercise when taking into account other stock-based commitments including the Convertible Debentures. Accordingly, the embedded conversion feature and warrants were recorded at fair value at issuance and are subsequently remeasured to fair value each reporting period. The Company recognized gains of approximately $183,000 and $1,243,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020, related to the change in fair value of the embedded conversion feature and warrants, respectively.

In June 2020, the Company extended the maturity dates of Tranche 1 and Tranche2 to August 21, 2020 in exchange for a cash payment of $50,000. The extension was treated as a modification for accounting purposes which resulted in the $50,000 being recognized as an additional debt discount allocated on a pro-rata basis between Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 and will be amortized using the effective interest method over the remaining life of the respective tranches.

In addition, during the nine months ended June 30, 2020, the lender converted approximately $1,100,000 of principal of Tranche 1 and approximately $139,000 of accrued interest into common stock. The common stock issued was recorded at its fair value on the dates of conversion which totaled approximately $2.1 million and a loss on extinguishment of debt and related derivative liability was recognized for approximately $1.0 million.

The fair value of the embedded conversion feature was determined utilizing a Geometric Brownian Motion Stock Path Based Monte Carlo Simulation that utilized the following key assumptions:

	Conversions for the nine months ended June 30, 2020				June 30, 2020
Stock Price	$	0.014 – 0.034		$	0.008
Fixed Exercise Price	$	0.050		$	0.05
Volatility		77-284%	%		203	%
Term (Years)		0.01 - 0.62			0.14
Risk Free Rate		0.13 – 1.62	%		0.16	%

In addition to the fixed exercise price noted above, the model incorporates the variable conversion price which is simulated as 80% of the lowest trading price within the ten consecutive days preceding presumed conversion.

The Company’s convertible promissory notes consisted of the following as of June 30, 2020.

	Notes		Discount		Notes, Net of Discount
Convertible Notes Payable	$	3,347,549	$	(442,900)	$	2,904,649
Total	$	3,347,549	$	(442,900)	$	2,904,649

NOTE 7 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. The Company considers active markets as those in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

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Level 2:

Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. This category includes those derivative instruments that the Company values using observable market data. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the term of the derivative instrument, can be derived from observable data, or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. Instruments in this category include non-exchange traded derivative financial instruments as well as warrants to purchase common stock and long-term incentive plan liabilities calculated using the Black-Scholes model to estimate the fair value as of the measurement date.

Level 3:

Measured based on prices or valuation models that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and less observable from objective sources (i.e. supported by little or no market activity).

As required by ASC 820-10, financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company’s derivative financial instruments that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2020:

Description	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total Fair Value as of
Derivative Financial Instrument	$	—	$	2,238,053	$	—	$	2,238,053

The change in derivative financial instruments for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows:

September 30, 2019 balance	$	3,534,456
New derivative instruments issued		880,462
Derivative instruments converted/extinguished		(673,473	)
Change in fair value		(1,503,392	)
June 30, 2020 balance	$	2,238,053

Non-recurring fair value assessments include impaired oil and natural gas property assessments and stock-based compensation. During the nine months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $2,124,885 and stock-based compensation expense of approximately $968,000, of which approximately $498,000 was capitalized to oil and gas properties.

NOTE 8 – COMMON STOCK/PAID IN CAPITAL

As discussed in Note 6, the Company issued approximately 106 million common shares with a fair value of approximately $2.1 million upon partial conversions of the notes and related accrued interest during the nine months ended June 30, 2020. The common shares were valued based upon the closing common share prices on the respective conversion dates.

In addition, during the nine months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 38,423,221 common shares with a fair value of $1,536,929 to extinguish an accrued expense that totaled $1,613,775. The common shares were valued based upon the closing common share price on the date of settlement resulting in a gain on the extinguishment of the obligation of approximately $77,000.

NOTE 9 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

During the nine months ended June 30, 2020, upon the passing of a member of the management team, the Company modified the vesting terms of a stock option grant previously made to this individual which vested the instrument immediately. The option was for three million shares and was originally granted in June 2018. The Company recorded approximately $8,000 in additional compensation expense related to this modification.

Stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award using the Black Scholes option pricing model, and is recognized over the vesting period. The Company recognized approximately $240,000 and $393,000 in stock-based compensation expense for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. A portion of these costs, approximately $124,000 and $207,000 were capitalized to unproved properties for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, with the remainder recorded as general and administrative expenses for each respective period. The Company recognized approximately $968,000 and $802,000 in stock-based compensation expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. For the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 approximately $498,000 and $542,000, respectively was capitalized to unproved properties. The Company did not issue any new stock option grants during the nine months ended June 30, 2020.

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The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity during the nine months ended June 30, 2020:

	Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (In years)
Outstanding at September 30, 2019		104,500,000	$	0.0605
Granted		—		—
Exercised		—		—
Cancelled		—		—
Outstanding at June 30, 2020		104,500,000	$	0.0605		1.58
Vested and expected to vest		104,500,000	$	0.0605		1.58
Exercisable at June 30, 2020		104,500,000	$	0.0565		1.58

As of June 30, 2020, there was no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense.

NOTE 10 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company reached an agreement in August 2018 for the settlement of approximately $1 million in debt. Payment of approximately $0.16 million in cash and 10 million shares of common stock was made. The agreement contains a provision that upon the sale of the common stock if the original debt is not fully satisfied, full payment will be made under a mutually agreed payment plan. If the stock is sold for a gain any surplus in excess of $1.3 million shall be a credit against future purchases. The agreement was determined to meet the definition of a derivative in accordance with ASC 815. At June 30, 2020, there is a derivative financial instrument liability recorded of approximately $0.8 million related to this agreement.

In November 2019, the Company purchased a directors and officers’ insurance policy for approximately $241,000 and financed approximately $220,000 of the premium by executing a note payable at an interest rate of 5.6%. The balance of the note payable as of June 30, 2020, is approximately $82,000 and is included in the Notes Payable balance in the Condensed Balance Sheet.

NOTE 11 – LEASES

Effective October 1, 2019, we adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), and all related amendments (“ASC 842“) using the modified retrospective approach. In July 2018, the FASB approved an optional transition method that removed the requirement to restate prior period financial statements upon adoption of the standard with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings in the period of adoption and we elected to apply this transition method. As a result, the comparative period information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for the period presented. The adoption of ASC 842 had no impact to our previously reported results of operations or cash flows. 

The following table depicts the cumulative effect of the changes made to our September 30, 2019 balance sheet for the adoption of ASC 842 effective on October 1, 2019:

	Balance at September 30, 2019		Impact of Adoption of ASC 842		Adjusted Balance at October 1, 2019
Assets:
Operating lease right of use assets	$	—	$	104,363	$	104,363
Current Liabilities:
Other (Deferred Credit Office Lease)	$	42,746	$	(42,746)		—
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$	—	$	74,114	$	74,114
Noncurrent Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities	$	—	$	56,565	$	56,565
Equity:
Accumulated Deficit	$	(55,582,010)	$	16,431	$	(55,565,581)

The adoption of ASC 842 primarily resulted in the recognition of operating lease liabilities totaling $130,679, based upon the present value of the remaining minimum rental payments using discount rates as of the adoption date. In addition, we recorded corresponding right-of-use assets totaling $104,363 based upon the operating lease liabilities adjusted for deferred rent and lease incentives. In addition, we recorded a $16,431 cumulative effect of initially adopting ASC 842 as an adjustment to the opening balance of accumulated deficit.

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NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Due to a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and related pressures on the global supply-demand balance for crude oil and related products, commodity prices have significantly declined in recent months, and oil and gas operators have reduced exploration budgets and activity. The Company has evaluated the effect of these factors on its business and the Company has determined that these factors will most likely cause a delay in the Company’s 2020 drilling program. The Company continues to monitor the economic environment and evaluate the impact on the business.

On July 27, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with holders of the Convertible Debentures to modify the existing arrangement. At the date of modification, the remaining principal under the Convertible debentures was $1.9 million. Pursuant to the modified agreement, the payment terms were changed to as follows:

● $50,000 on the date of the Agreement;

● $700,000 on or before August 21, 2020;

● $750,000 on or before September 30, 2020; and

● Any remaining principal amount outstanding on or before November 30, 2020.

Upon the timely payment by the Company of the amounts set forth above, all other amounts due on the Debentures, including any interest or fees accrued or that will accrue or become due or payable on the Debentures, will be extinguished.

In addition, the holder agreed to limit their conversion right to $300,000 of outstanding principal between the date of modification and November 30, 2020. The Company further agreed to reduce the exercise price on the warrants to purchase 50,000,000 shares of common stock held by the holder from $0.04 per share to $0.02 per share. The Company plans to use a portion of the proceeds from the insurance settlement, discussed below, to make the payments set forth above.

On July 27, 2020, the Company entered into a settlement with the Underwriters of a well control events insurance policy covering certain claims associated with the drilling of the Company’s Tau Prospect during May 2019. In accordance with the settlement, in lieu of the insurer paying for the redrill of the well and for a complete release of any further liability under the insurance policy, the Company will receive $6,575,000 in cash net to its 25% working interest. Approximately $6.0 million of this amount has been received through the filing date of this report. The Company intends to apply the proceeds from the insurance settlement to pay amounts due on the Convertible Debentures and other payables, as well as fund other general corporate purposes including expenditures associated with the Company’s drilling program.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward-looking Statements

The following discussion highlights the principal factors that have affected our financial condition and results of operations as well as our liquidity and capital resources for the periods described. This discussion contains forward-looking statements. Please see “Forward-Looking Statements“ above.

Historical Operations

GulfSlope Energy, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company whose interests are concentrated in the United States, Gulf of Mexico federal waters offshore Louisiana in 450 feet or less of water depth. The Company has under lease four federal Outer Continental Shelf blocks (referred to as “leases“ in this report) and licensed 2.2 million acres of three-dimensional (3-D) seismic data in its area of concentration. Approximately half of this data has been reprocessed utilizing Reverse Time Migration (RTM) to more accurately define the imaging below salt. Since March 2013, we have been singularly focused on identifying high-potential oil and natural gas prospects located on the shelf in the U.S. GOM. We have evaluated our licensed 3-D seismic data using advanced interpretation technologies. As a result of these analyses, we have identified and acquired leases on multiple prospects that we believe may contain economically recoverable hydrocarbon deposits, and we plan to continue to conduct more refined analyses of our prospects as well as target additional lease and property acquisitions. We have given preference to areas with water depths of 450 feet or less where production infrastructure already exists, which will allow for any discoveries to be developed rapidly and cost effectively with the goal to reduce economic risk while increasing returns. Actions of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM“) have reduced the royalty rate for leases acquired after August 2017 in water depths of less than 200 meters (approximately 656 feet) from 18.75% to 12.5%, which further enhances the economics for the drilling of any leases acquired after August 2017 in these water depths. This reduced royalty applies to three of the Company’s leases.

The Company has invested significant technical person hours in the reprocessing and interpretation of seismic data. We believe the proprietary reprocessing and interpretation and the contiguous nature of our licensed 3-D seismic data gives us an advantage over other exploration and production (“E&P”) companies operating in our core area.

We have historically operated our business with working capital deficits and these deficits have been funded by equity and debt investments and loans from management. As of June 30, 2020, we had $1.06 million of cash on hand, $0.8 million of this amount is for the payment of joint payables from drilling operations. The Company estimates that it will need to raise a minimum of $10.0 million to meet its obligations and planned expenditures through August 2021. The Company plans to finance operations and planned expenditures through equity and/or debt financings, farm-out agreements, and/or other transactions. There are no assurances that financing will be available with acceptable terms, if at all.

Competitive Advantages

Experienced management. Our management has significant experience in finding and developing oil and natural gas. Our team has a track record of discovering and developing multi-billion dollar projects worldwide. The Company’s management team has over 200 years of combined industry experience exploring, discovering, and developing oil and natural gas. We successfully deployed a technical team with over 150 years of combined industry experience exploring for and developing oil and natural gas in the development and execution of our technical strategy. We believe the application of advanced geophysical techniques on a specific geographic area with unique geologic features such as conventional reservoirs whose trapping configurations have been obscured by overlying salt layers provides us with a competitive advantage.

Advanced seismic image processing. Commercial improvements in 3-D seismic data imaging and the development of advanced processing algorithms, including pre-stack depth, beam, and reverse time migration have allowed the industry to better distinguish hydrocarbon traps and identify previously unknown prospects. Specifically, advanced processing techniques improve the definition of the seismic data from a scale of time to a scale of depth, thus correctly locating the images in three dimensions. Our technical team has significant experience utilizing advanced seismic image processing techniques in our core area, and we apply the industry’s most advanced noise reduction technology to generate clearer images. In addition, having drilled two wells in our core area, we have the advantage of proprietary velocity information which further enhances our depth migration of 3D seismic data. This enables more accurate subsurface imaging.

Industry leading position in our core area. We have licensed 2.2 million acres of 3D seismic data which covers over 440 OCS Federal lease blocks on the highly prolific Louisiana outer shelf, offshore Gulf of Mexico. We believe the proprietary and state-of-the-art reprocessing of our licensed 3-D seismic data, along with our proprietary and leading-edge geologic depositional reservoir sand and petroleum trapping models, gives us an advantage in assembling a high-quality drilling portfolio in our core area. We continuously work to identify additional leasing opportunities to further enhance our drilling portfolio.

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Technical Strategy

We believe that a major obstacle to identifying potential hydrocarbon accumulations globally has been the inability of seismic technology to accurately image deeper geologic formations because of overlying massive, extensive, and complex salt bodies. Large and thick laterally extensive subsurface salt layers highly distort the seismic ray paths traveling through them, which often has led to misinterpretation of the underlying geology and the potential major accumulations of oil and gas. We believe the opportunity exists for a technology-driven company to extensively apply advanced seismic acquisition and processing technologies, with the goal of achieving attractive commercial discovery rates for exploratory wells, and their subsequent appraisal and development, potentially having a very positive impact on returns on invested capital. These tools and techniques have been proven to be effective in deep water exploration and production worldwide, and we are using them to drill targets below the salt bodies in an area of the shallower waters of the GOM where industry activity has largely been absent for over 20 years. In fact, GulfSlope management led the early industry teams in their successful efforts to discover and develop five new fields below the extensive salt bodies in our core area during the 1990’s, which have produced over 125 million barrels of oil equivalent. 

Our technical approach to exploration and development is to deploy a team of highly experienced geo-scientists who have current and extensive understanding of the geology and geophysics of the petroleum system within our core area, thereby decreasing the traditional timing and execution risks of advancing up a learning curve. For data licensing, re-processing and interpretation, our technical staff has prioritized specific geographic areas within our 2.2 million acres of seismic coverage, with the goal to optimize initial capital outlays.

Modern 3-D seismic datasets with acquisition parameters that are optimal for improved imaging at multiple depths are readily available in many of these sub-basins across our core area, and they can be licensed on commercially reasonable terms. The application of state-of-the-art seismic imaging technology is necessary to optimize delineation of prospective structures and to detect the presence of hydrocarbon-charged reservoirs below many complex salt bodies. An example of such a seismic technology is reverse time migration, which we believe to be the most accurate, fastest, and yet affordable, seismic imaging technology for critical depth imaging available today.

Lease and Acquisition Strategy

Our prospect identification and analytical strategy is based on a thorough understanding of the geologic trends within our core area. Exploration efforts have been focused in areas where lease acquisition opportunities are readily available. We entered into two master 3-D license agreements, together covering approximately 2.2 million acres and we have completed advanced processing on select areas within this licensed seismic area exceeding one million acres. We can expand this coverage and perform further advanced processing, both with currently licensed seismic data and seismic data to be acquired. We have sought to acquire and reprocess the highest resolution data available in the potential prospect’s direct vicinity. This includes advanced imaging information to further our understanding of a particular reservoir’s characteristics, including both trapping mechanics and fluid migration patterns. Reprocessing is accomplished through a series of model building steps that incorporate the geometry of the geology to optimize the final image. Our integration of existing geologic understanding and enhanced seismic processing and interpretation provides us with unique insights and perspectives on existing producing areas and especially underexplored formations below and adjacent to salt bodies that are highly prospective for hydrocarbon production.

We currently hold four leases that comprise three prospects and we intend to evaluate additional potential sources for growth opportunities with companies that hold active leases in our core area. Our leases have a five-year primary term, expiring in 2022 and 2023 and 2025. BOEM’s regulatory framework provides multiple options for leaseholders to apply to receive extensions of lease terms under specified conditions. GulfSlope is exploring all options contained in BOEM’s regulatory framework to extend the terms of the leases. Additional prospective acreage can be obtained through lease sales, farm-in, or purchase. As is consistent with a prudent and successful exploration approach, we believe that additional seismic licensing, acquisition, processing, and/or interpretation may become highly advantageous, in order to more precisely define the most optimal drillable location(s), particularly for development of discoveries.

We continue to evaluate potential producing property acquisitions in the offshore GOM, taking advantage of our highly specialized subsurface and engineering capabilities, knowledge, and expertise to identify attractive opportunities. Any merger or acquisition is likely to be financed through a combination of debt and equity.

Outlook

In the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak spread quickly across the globe. Federal, state and local governments mobilized to implement containment mechanisms and minimize impacts to their populations and economies. Various containment measures, such as stay-at-home orders, closures of restaurants and banning of group gatherings have resulted in a severe drop in general economic activity, as well as a corresponding decrease in global energy demand. Additionally, the risks associated with COVID-19 have impacted our workforce and the way we meet our business objectives. Due to concerns over health and safety, we have asked the vast majority of our corporate workforce to work remotely as we begin to plan a process to phase employees to return to the office. Working remotely has not significantly impacted our ability to maintain operations, or caused us to incur significant additional expenses; however, we are unable to predict the duration or ultimate impact of these measures. In addition, actions by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other high oil exporting countries like Russia (“OPEC+”) have negatively impacted crude oil prices. These rapid and unprecedented events have pushed crude oil storage near capacity and driven prices down significantly. These events have been the primary cause of the significant supply-and-demand imbalance for oil, significantly lowering oil pricing. These conditions may continue to exist in future periods. The Company has evaluated the effect of these factors on its business and the Company has determined that these factors will most likely cause a delay in the Company’s 2020 drilling program. The Company continues to monitor the economic environment and evaluate its continuing impact on the business.

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Drilling and other Exploratory and Development Strategies

With our success in the leasing of our targeted prospects, our plan has been to partner with other entities which could include oil and gas companies and/or financial investors. Our goal is to diversify risk and minimize capital exposure to exploration drilling costs. We expect a portion of our exploration costs to be paid by our partners through these transactions, in return for our previous investment in prospect generation and delivery of an identified prospect on acreage we control. Such arrangements are a commonly accepted industry method of proportionately recouping pre-drill cost outlays for seismic, land, and associated interpretation expenses. We cannot assure you, however, that we will be able to enter into any such arrangements on satisfactory terms. In any drilling, we expect that our retained working interest will be adjusted based upon factors such as geologic risk and well cost. Early monetization of a discovered asset or a portion of a discovered asset is an option for the Company as a means to fund development or additional exploration projects as an alternative to potential equity or debt offerings. However, if a reasonable value were not received from the market at the discovery stage, then we may elect to retain (subject to lease terms) the discovery asset undeveloped, until a reasonable offer is received in line with our perceived market value, or we may elect to seek development partners on a promoted basis in order to substantially reduce capital development requirements. We will also evaluate and seek to acquire producing properties that have a strategic relationship to our core area.

Current Operations

The Company has been conducting pre-drill operations for the Tau prospect which is anticipated to be re-drilled to a total depth of approximately 21,000 feet. The Exploration Plan and the APD for this well have been filed with BOEM, the Exploration Plan has been approved and the APD is pending approval.

The Company continues to be active in the evaluation of potential mergers and producing property acquisitions that it deems to be attractive opportunities. Any such merger or acquisition is likely to be financed through a combination of debt and equity.

The Tau Prospect is located approximately six miles northeast of the Mahogany Field, discovered in 1993. The Mahogany Field is recognized as the first commercial discovery below allocthonous salt in the Gulf of Mexico. The Tau Prospect is defined by mapping of 3D seismic reprocessed by RTM methods. Drilling operations on the Tau subsalt prospect commenced in September 2018. The wellbore was designed to test multiple Miocene horizons trapped against a well-defined salt flank, including equivalent reservoir sands discovered and developed at the nearby Mahogany Field. The surface location for Tau was located in 305 feet of water. In January 2019, the Tau well experienced an underground control of well event and as a result, an insurance claim was filed with the insurance Underwriters for a net amount of approximately $10.8 million for 100% working interest. The insurance claim was subsequently approved. On May 13, 2019, GulfSlope announced the Tau well was drilled to a measured depth of 15,254 feet, as compared to the originally permitted 29,857 foot measured depth. Producible hydrocarbon zones were not established to that depth, but hydrocarbon shows were encountered. Complex geomechanical conditions required two by-pass wellbores, one sidetrack wellbore, and eight casing strings to reach the depth of 15,254 feet. Equipment limitations prevented further drilling at that time. In addition, the drilling rig had contractual obligations related to another operator. Due to these factors, the Company elected to temporarily plug the well in a manner that would allow for re-entry at a later time. Planning is underway for a re-drill of the Tau prospect.

Significant Accounting Policies

The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its oil and gas exploration and development activities. Under the full cost method of accounting, all costs associated with successful and unsuccessful exploration and development activities are capitalized on a country-by-country basis into a single cost center (“full cost pool“). Such costs include property acquisition costs, geological and geophysical (“G&G“) costs, carrying charges on non-producing properties, costs of drilling both productive and non-productive wells. Overhead costs, which includes employee compensation and benefits including stock-based compensation, incurred that are directly related to acquisition, exploration and development activities are capitalized. Interest expense is capitalized related to unevaluated properties and wells in process during the period in which the Company is incurring costs and expending resources to get the properties ready for their intended purpose. For significant investments in unproved properties and major development projects that are not being currently depreciated, depleted, or amortized and on which exploration or development activities are in progress, interest costs are capitalized. Proceeds from property sales will generally be credited to the full cost pool, with no gain or loss recognized, unless such a sale would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and the proved reserves attributable to these costs. A significant alteration would typically involve a sale of 25% or more of the proved reserves related to a single full cost pool.

Proved properties are amortized on a country-by-country basis using the units of production method (“UOP“), whereby capitalized costs are amortized over total proved reserves. The amortization base in the UOP calculation includes the sum of proved property, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A“), estimated future development costs (future costs to access and develop proved reserves), and asset retirement costs, less related salvage value.

The costs of unproved properties and related capitalized costs (such as G&G costs) are withheld from the amortization calculation until such time as they are either developed or abandoned. Unproved properties and properties under development are reviewed for impairment at least quarterly and are determined through an evaluation considering, among other factors, seismic data, requirements to relinquish acreage, drilling results, remaining time in the commitment period, remaining capital plan, and political, economic, and market conditions. In countries where proved reserves exist, exploratory drilling costs associated with dry holes are transferred to proved properties immediately upon determination that a well is dry and amortized accordingly. In countries where a reserve base has not yet been established, impairments are charged to earnings.

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Companies that use the full cost method of accounting for oil and natural gas exploration and development activities are required to perform a ceiling test calculation each quarter. The full cost ceiling test is an impairment test prescribed by SEC Regulation S-X Rule 4-10. The ceiling test is performed quarterly, on a country-by-country basis, utilizing the average of prices in effect on the first day of the month for the preceding twelve month period. The cost center ceiling is defined as the sum of (a) estimated future net revenues, discounted at 10% per annum, from proved reserves, (b) the cost of properties not being amortized, if any, and (c) the lower of cost or market value of unproved properties included in the cost being amortized. If such capitalized costs exceed the ceiling, the Company will record a write-down to the extent of such excess as a non-cash charge to earnings. Any such write-down will reduce earnings in the period of occurrence and results in a lower depreciation, depletion and amortization rate in future periods. A write-down may not be reversed in future periods even though higher oil and natural gas prices may subsequently increase the ceiling.

The Company capitalizes exploratory well costs into oil and gas properties until a determination is made that the well has either found proved reserves or is impaired. If proved reserves are found, the capitalized exploratory well costs are reclassified to proved properties. Since we currently have no proved reserves, the well costs are charged to expense if the exploratory well is determined to be impaired.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s oil and gas properties consisted of wells in process, capitalized exploration and acquisition costs for unproved properties and no proved reserves.

Property and equipment are carried at cost. We assess the carrying value of our property and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.

There has been no change to our critical accounting policies as included in our annual report on Form 10-K as of September 30, 2019, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2019.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2019

There was no revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. We incurred approximately $2.1 million of impairment of oil and natural gas properties for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and $4.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. This is due to the expiration of oil and gas leases for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. General and administrative expenses were approximately $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to approximately $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. Net interest expense was approximately $1,100 with interest expense of approximately $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 net of approximately $1,000 of interest income and approximately $1.2 million of interest expense capitalized to unevaluated oil and natural gas properties, as compared to approximately $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 with interest expense of approximately $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 net of approximately $17,000 of interest income and approximately $0.4 million of interest expense capitalized to unevaluated oil and natural gas properties. Loss on debt extinguishment was approximately $18,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and nil for the three months ended June 30, 2019. This was primarily due to convertible note and accrued interest conversions in exchange for the issuance of common stock for the three months ended June 30, 2020. Loss on derivative financial instrument was $0.2 million and a $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which was caused by the change in fair value of the underlying derivative financial instruments.

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020 Compared to Nine Months Ended June 30, 2019

There was no revenue during the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. We incurred approximately $2.1 million of impairment of oil and natural gas properties for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and $4.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019. This is due to the expiration of oil and gas leases for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. General and administrative expenses were approximately $1.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020, compared to approximately $1.0 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019. Interest expense was approximately $16,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2020, with interest expense of approximately $2.4 million net of interest income of approximately $22,000 and capitalized interest of approximately $2.4 million compared to approximately $1.7 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 with interest expense of approximately $2.4 million net of interest income of approximately $65,000 and capitalized interest of approximately $0.6 million. Loss on debt extinguishment was approximately $1.6 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and $5.1 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019. This was primarily due to convertible note and accrued interest conversions for the nine months ended June 30, 2020, and to loan and subsequent warrant exercise resulting in loan extinguishment for the nine months ended June 30, 2019. Gain on derivative financial instrument was $1.5 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and a loss of approximately $0.1 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019, which was caused by the change in fair value of the underlying derivative financial instruments.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company has incurred accumulated losses for the period from inception to June 30, 2020, of approximately $59.1 million, and has a negative working capital of $18.4 million. For the nine months ended June 30, 2020, the Company has generated losses of $3.5 million and net cash used in operations of $0.1 million. As of June 30, 2020, there was $1.06 million of cash on hand, $0.8 million of this amount is for joint payables from drilling operations. The Company estimates that it will need to raise a minimum of $10 million to meet its obligations and planned expenditures through August 2021. The $10 million is comprised primarily of capital project expenditures as well as general and administrative expenses. It does not include any amounts due under outstanding debt obligations, which amounted to $14.9 million as of June 30, 2020. The Company plans to finance operations and planned expenditures through the issuance of equity securities, debt financings, farm-out agreements, mergers or other transactions to include the cash settlement of the Company’s insurance claim. Our policy has been to periodically raise funds through the sale of equity on a limited basis, to avoid undue dilution while at the early stages of execution of our business plan. Short term needs have been historically funded through loans from executive management. There are no assurances that financing will be available with acceptable terms, if at all. If the Company is not successful in obtaining financing, operations would need to be curtailed or ceased. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. In July 2020, the Company reached agreement with the Underwriters to accept a settlement in lieu of a re-drill (See Note 12 - Subsequent Events).

For the nine months ended June 30, 2020, the Company used approximately $0.1 million of net cash from operating activities, compared with approximately $7.0 million of net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2019. For the nine months ended June 30, 2020, we used approximately $0.4 million of cash in investing activities compared with approximately $9.1 million of cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2019. For the nine months ended June 30, 2020, we received approximately $0.4 million of net cash from financing activities, compared with approximately $12.8 million received in financing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2019. These amounts are from loan proceeds of approximately $0.5 million received from the issuance of Convertible Debentures and the execution of a PPP loan during the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and $12.8 million of loan proceeds received for the nine months ended June 30, 2019.

We will need to raise additional funds to cover planned expenditures, as well as any additional, unexpected expenditures that we may encounter. Future equity financings may be dilutive to our stockholders. Alternative forms of future financings may include preferences or rights superior to our common stock. Debt financings may involve a pledge of assets and will rank senior to our common stock. We have historically financed our operations through private equity and debt financings. We do not have any credit or equity facilities available with financial institutions, stockholders or third-party investors, and will continue to rely on best efforts financings. The failure to raise sufficient capital could cause us to cease operations, or the Company would need to sell assets or consider alternative plans up to and including restructuring.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

None.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Due to the historical volatility of commodity prices, if and when we commence production, our financial condition, results of operations and capital resources will be highly dependent upon the prevailing market prices of oil and natural gas. These commodity prices are likely to continue to be subject to wide fluctuations and market uncertainties due to a variety of factors that are beyond our control. In the future, we may enter into various derivative instruments to manage our exposure to volatility of commodity market prices. We may use options (including floors and collars) and fixed price swaps to mitigate the impact of downward swings in commodity prices to our cash flow. All contracts will be settled with cash and would not require the delivery of physical volumes to satisfy settlement. While in times of higher commodity prices this strategy may result in our having lower net cash inflows than we would otherwise have if we had not utilized these instruments, management believes the risk reduction benefits of such a strategy would outweigh the potential costs.

At June 30, 2020, we had approximately $12.4 million of fixed-rate debt outstanding. All fixed-rate debt has a weighted average interest rate of 6.2%. Although near term changes in interest rates may affect the fair value of our fixed-rate debt, they do not expose us to the risk of earnings or cash flow loss.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in rules and forms adopted by the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive and principal financial officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive and principal financial officers, our management evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive and principal financial officers concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at a reasonable assurance level to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

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As noted in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019, the design and operating effectiveness of our controls were inadequate to ensure that certain account analysis and accounting judgments related to certain estimates throughout the year were properly accounted for and reviewed in a timely manner.

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the reliability of the Company’s financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is in the process of adding additional resources with expertise in accounting for complex accounting matters, including timely review and is investigating expansion of the accounting department in its ongoing remediation efforts of the material weaknesses reported by management in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other than the ongoing remediation efforts, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business. No legal proceedings, government actions, administrative actions, investigations or claims are currently pending against us or involve the Company.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are attached hereto or are incorporated by reference:

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of GulfSlope Energy, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K filed May 24, 2018.
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of GulfSlope Energy, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.
4.1	Common Stock Specimen, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2012.
31.1(1)	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2(1)	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1(2)	Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2(2)	Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS(3)	XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH(3)	XBRL Schema Document.
101.CAL(3)	XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF(3)	XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB(3)	XBRL Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE(3)	XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document.

(1)	Filed herewith.
(2)	Furnished herewith.
(3)	Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

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SIGNATURES

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

GULFSLOPE ENERGY, INC.

(Issuer)

Date:	08/14/2020	By:	/s/ John N. Seitz
			John N. Seitz, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman

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SIGNATURES

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

GULFSLOPE ENERGY, INC.

(Issuer)

Date:	08/14/2020	By:	/s/ John H. Malanga
			John H. Malanga, Chief Financial Officer,
			and Chief Accounting Officer

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EX-31.1

GulfSlope Energy, Inc. 10-Q

Exhibit 31.1

Certification Pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(18 U.S.C. Section 7241)

I, John N. Seitz, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 of GulfSlope Energy, Inc.;
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
	(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
	(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
	(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 14, 2020

/s/ John N. Seitz

John N. Seitz, Principal Executive Officer

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EX-31.2

GulfSlope Energy, Inc. 10-Q

Exhibit 31.2

Certification Pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(18 U.S.C. Section 7241)

I, John H. Malanga, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 of GulfSlope Energy, Inc.;
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
	(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
	(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
	(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
	(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
	(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
	(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 14, 2020

/s/ John H. Malanga

John H. Malanga, Principal Financial Officer

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EX-32.1

GulfSlope Energy, Inc. 10-Q

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

In connection with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of GulfSlope, Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), John N. Seitz, Principal Executive Officer, certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his knowledge:

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

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

Date: August 14, 2020

/s/ John N. Seitz

John N. Seitz, Principal Executive Officer

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EX-32.2

GulfSlope Energy, Inc. 10-Q

Exhibit 32.2

Certification Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
(18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

In connection with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of GulfSlope, Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), John H. Malanga, Principal Financial Officer, certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his knowledge:

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

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

Date: August 14, 2020

/s/ John H. Malanga

John H. Malanga, Principal Financial Officer

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Cover - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Aug. 13, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	GULFSLOPE ENERGY, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001341726
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2020
Entity File Number	000-51638
Entity Incorporation, State Code	DE
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,250,740,346
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020

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Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Current Assets
Cash	$ 1,059,737	$ 1,138,919
Accounts Receivable	341,675	8,493,308
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets	102,748	137,173
Total Current Assets	1,504,160	9,769,400
Property and Equipment, net	8,070	13,014
Oil and Natural Gas Properties, Full Cost Method of Accounting, Unproved Properties	19,059,891	17,338,978
Other Non-Current Assets	24,785	3,662,231
Operating Lease Right of Use Asset	68,558
Total Non-Current Assets	19,161,304	21,014,223
Total Assets	20,665,464	30,783,623
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable	2,084,138	12,747,382
Related Party Payable	410,544	365,904
Accrued Interest Payable	2,725,253	2,282,217
Accrued Expenses and Other Payables	268,862	1,949,360
Loans from Related Parties	8,725,500	8,725,500
Notes Payable	448,838	267,000
Convertible Notes Payable, net of Debt Discount	2,904,649	1,197,966
Derivative Financial Instruments	2,238,053	3,534,456
Current Portion of Operating Lease Liability	60,955
Other		42,746
Total Current Liabilities	19,866,792	31,112,531
Operating Lease Liability, net of Current Portion	14,831
Total Non-Current Liabilities	14,831
Total Liabilities	19,881,623	31,112,531
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Preferred Stock; par value ($0.001); Authorized 50,000,000 shares none issued or outstanding
Common Stock; par value ($0.001); Authorized 1,500,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 1,236,247,593 and 1,092,266,844 as of June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively	1,236,247	1,092,266
Additional Paid-in-Capital	58,606,569	54,160,836
Accumulated Deficit	(59,058,975)	(55,582,010)
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)	783,841	(328,908)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)	$ 20,665,464	$ 30,783,623

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Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, issued	0	0
Preferred stock, outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, authorized	1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000
Common stock, issued	1,236,247,593	1,092,266,844
Common stock, outstanding	1,236,247,593	1,092,266,844

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Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues
Impairment of Oil and Natural Gas Properties	2,124,885	$ 4,252,539	$ 2,124,885	$ 4,252,539
General and Administrative Expenses	325,697	439,242	1,238,940	955,901
Net Loss from Operations	(2,450,582)	(4,691,781)	(3,363,825)	(5,208,440)
Other Income/(Expenses):
Interest Expense, net	(1,108)	(1,709,833)	(15,927)	(1,730,842)
Gain (Loss) on Debt Extinguishment	(18,269)		(1,617,036)	(5,099,340)
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Financial Instrument	(235,412)	(106,399)	1,503,392	(123,391)
Net Loss Before Income Taxes	(2,705,371)	(6,508,013)	(3,493,396)	(12,162,013)
Provision for Income Taxes
Net Loss	$ (2,705,371)	$ (6,508,013)	$ (3,493,396)	$ (12,162,013)
Loss Per Share - Basic and Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ (0.01)	$ 0.00	$ (0.01)
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding - Basic and Diluted (in shares)	1,233,094,593	1,090,288,822	1,162,730,812	946,785,438

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Condensed Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit (unaudited) - USD ($)	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Total
Balance at beginning at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 832,013	$ 36,640,009	$ (41,858,257)	$ (4,386,235)
Balance at beginning (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018	832,013,272
Stock based compensation		1,217,213		1,217,213
Common stock issued for cash	$ 19,325	946,925		966,250
Common stock issued for cash (in shares)	19,325,000
Warrants issued for debt extension		152,078		152,078
Warrants issued in debt transaction		5,090,470		5,090,470
Stock issued for warrant exercise	$ 240,928	9,844,072		10,085,000
Stock issued for warrant exercise (in shares)	240,928,572
Net Loss			(12,162,013)	(12,162,013)
Balance at end at Jun. 30, 2019	$ 1,092,266	53,890,767	(54,020,270)	962,763
Balance at end (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019	1,092,266,844
Balance at beginning at Mar. 31, 2019	$ 1,089,433	52,794,028	(47,512,257)	6,371,204
Balance at beginning (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019	1,089,433,510
Stock based compensation		415,111		415,111
Warrants issued for debt extension		152,078		152,078
Warrants issued in debt transaction		447,383		447,383
Stock issued for warrant exercise	$ 2,833	82,167		85,000
Stock issued for warrant exercise (in shares)	2,833,334
Net Loss			(6,508,013)	(6,508,013)
Balance at end at Jun. 30, 2019	$ 1,092,266	53,890,767	(54,020,270)	962,763
Balance at end (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019	1,092,266,844
Balance at beginning at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 1,092,266	54,160,836	(55,582,010)	$ (328,908)
Balance at beginning (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019	1,092,266,844			1,092,266,844
Cumulative adjustment upon ASC 842 adoption			16,431	$ 16,431
Stock based compensation		968,257		968,257
Common stock issued for conversion of convertible note payable and accrued interest	$ 105,558	1,975,068		2,080,626
Common stock issued for conversion of convertible note payable and accrued interest (in shares)	105,557,528
Common stock registration costs		(15,398)		(15,398)
Stock Issued to extinguish liability	$ 38,423	1,498,506		1,536,929
Stock Issued to extinguish liability (in shares)	38,423,221
Warrants issued for debt extension		19,300		19,300
Net Loss			(3,493,396)	(3,493,396)
Balance at end at Jun. 30, 2020	$ 1,236,247	58,606,569	(59,058,975)	$ 783,841
Balance at end (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020	1,236,247,593			1,236,247,593
Balance at beginning at Mar. 31, 2020	$ 1,212,337	57,988,449	(56,353,604)	$ 2,847,182
Balance at beginning (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020	1,212,337,346
Stock based compensation		240,166		240,166
Common stock issued for conversion of convertible note payable and accrued interest	$ 23,910	358,654		382,564
Common stock issued for conversion of convertible note payable and accrued interest (in shares)	23,910,247
Warrants issued in debt transaction		19,300		19,300
Net Loss			(2,705,371)	(2,705,371)
Balance at end at Jun. 30, 2020	$ 1,236,247	$ 58,606,569	$ (59,058,975)	$ 783,841
Balance at end (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020	1,236,247,593			1,236,247,593

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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Loss	$ (3,493,396)	$ (12,162,013)
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash Used In Operating Activities:
Impairment of Oil and Natural Gas Properties	2,124,885	4,252,539
Capitalization of Interest Expense	(2,345,278)	(554,086)
Depreciation	4,944	3,884
Stock Based Compensation	470,457	558,018
(Gain) Loss on Derivative Financial Instruments	(1,503,392)	123,391
Debt Discount Amortization	1,690,260	249,670
Non-cash interest expense	32,539	1,726,149
Loss on Debt Extinguishment	1,617,036	5,099,340
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:
Accounts Receivable	4,261,064	(11,552,257)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets	255,054	120,858
Deposits from Joint Interest Owners		(4,078,786)
Accounts Payable	(3,855,582)	7,532,813
Accrued Expenses		1,238,679
Related Party Payable	44,640	44,638
Accrued Interest	604,951	370,490
Other	(27,834)	8,788
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities	(119,652)	(7,017,885)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Insurance Proceeds Received	1,190,469	660,629
Investments in Oil and Gas Properties	(1,546,210)	(9,762,984)
Net Cash Provided By Investing Activities	(355,741)	(9,102,355)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Notes Payable Proceeds	535,300	12,819,000
Proceeds from Exercise of Warrants		85,000
Payments on Note Payable	(139,089)	(105,644)
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities	396,211	12,798,356
Net Increase Decrease in Cash	(79,182)	(3,321,884)
Beginning Cash Balance	1,138,919	5,621,814
Ending Cash Balance	1,059,737	2,299,930
Supplemental Schedule of Cash Flow Activities:
Cash Paid for Interest, Net of Amounts Capitalized	5,272	3,903
Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities:
Prepaid Asset Financed by Note Payable	220,629	146,310
Debt Issuance Costs in Accounts Payable		555,923
Stock-Based Compensation Capitalized to Oil and Gas properties	497,800	659,646
Loans Extinguished through Exercise of Warrants		10,000,000
Oil and Gas Property Additions Included in Accounts Payable	480,998	3,696,671
Funds Received from Capital Raise Transferred to Equity		965,800
Common Stock Issued upon Conversion of Convertible Notes Payable and Accrued Interest	2,080,626
Derivative Liability Related to Issued Convertible Note	433,425	3,521,907
Reduction of Oil and Natural Gas Properties due to Credits Received	2,053,195
Accounts Receivable Recovery through Credits Received	3,906,972
Settlement of Accrued Expenses by Issuance of Common Stock	1,613,775
Accounts Receivable Exchanged for Working Interest in Oil and Natural Gas Properties	3,629,789
Warrants issued to extend maturity of debt instrument	$ 19,300	$ 152,078

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ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS 

GulfSlope Energy, Inc. (the “Company“ or “GulfSlope“) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration company whose interests are concentrated in the United States Gulf of Mexico federal waters offshore Louisiana. The Company currently has under lease four federal Outer Continental Shelf blocks (referred to as “prospect,“ “portfolio“ or “leases“) and licensed three-dimensional (3-D) seismic data across its area of concentration.

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The condensed financial statements included herein are unaudited. However, these condensed financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments), which, in the opinion of management are necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for an entire year. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s condensed financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Certain information, accounting policies, and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP“) have been omitted pursuant to certain rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC“). The condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2019, which were included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2019.

Cash

GulfSlope considers highly liquid investments with original maturities to the Company of three months or less to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019.

Liquidity/Going Concern

The Company has incurred accumulated losses as of June 30, 2020 of $59.1 million, has negative working capital of $18.4 million and for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 generated losses of $3.5 million. Further losses are anticipated in developing our business. As a result, there exists substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. As of June 30, 2020, we had $1.06 million of unrestricted cash on hand. $0.8 million of this amount is for the payment of joint payables from drilling operations. The Company estimates that it will need to raise a minimum of $10.0 million to meet its obligations and planned expenditures. The $10.0 million is comprised primarily of capital project expenditures as well as general and administrative expenses. It does not include any amounts due under outstanding debt obligations, which amounted to $14.9 million of current principal and accrued interest as of June 30, 2020. The Company plans to finance operations and planned expenditures through the issuance of equity securities, debt financings and farm-out agreements, mergers or other transactions to include the cash settlement of the Company’s insurance claim. The Company also plans to extend the agreements associated with all loans, the accrued interest payable on these loans, as well as the Company’s accrued liabilities. There are no assurances that financing will be available with acceptable terms, if at all or that obligations can be extended. If the Company is not successful in obtaining financing or extending obligations, operations would need to be curtailed or ceased, or the Company would need to sell assets or consider alternative plans up to and including restructuring. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Accounts Receivable

The Company records an accounts receivable for operations expense reimbursements due from joint interest partners. The Company estimates allowances for doubtful accounts based on the aged receivable balances and historical losses. If the Company determines any account to be uncollectible based on significant delinquency or other factors, the receivable and the underlying asset are assessed for recovery. As of June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, no allowance was recorded. Accounts receivable from oil and gas joint operations and joint ventures is $0.3 million and $8.5 million at June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. During the nine months ended June 30, 2020, approximately $3.6 million of accounts receivable from a joint interest partner was exchanged for an 5% additional working interest in the Tau and Canoe wells and accordingly $3.6 million was reclassified to oil and natural gas properties.

Full Cost Method

The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its oil and gas exploration and development activities. Under the full cost method of accounting, all costs associated with successful and unsuccessful exploration and development activities are capitalized on a country-by-country basis into a single cost center (“full cost pool“). Such costs include property acquisition costs, geological and geophysical (“G&G“) costs, carrying charges on non-producing properties, costs of drilling both productive and non-productive wells. Overhead costs, which includes employee compensation and benefits including stock-based compensation, incurred that are directly related to acquisition, exploration and development activities are capitalized. Interest expense is capitalized related to unevaluated properties and wells in process during the period in which the Company is incurring costs and expending resources to get the properties ready for their intended purpose. For significant investments in unproved properties and major development projects that are not being currently depreciated, depleted, or amortized and on which exploration or development activities are in progress, interest costs are capitalized. Proceeds from property sales will generally be credited to the full cost pool, with no gain or loss recognized, unless such a sale would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and the proved reserves attributable to these costs. A significant alteration would typically involve a sale of 25% or more of the proved reserves related to a single full cost pool. 

Proved properties are amortized on a country-by-country basis using the units of production method (“UOP“), whereby capitalized costs are amortized over total proved reserves. The amortization base in the UOP calculation includes the sum of proved property, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A“), estimated future development costs (future costs to access and develop proved reserves), and asset retirement costs, less related salvage value.

The costs of unproved properties and related capitalized costs (such as G&G costs) are withheld from the amortization calculation until such time as they are either developed or abandoned. Unproved properties and properties under development are reviewed for impairment at least quarterly and are determined through an evaluation that considers, among other factors, seismic data, requirements to relinquish acreage, drilling results, remaining time in the commitment period, remaining capital plan, and political, economic, and market conditions. In countries where proved reserves exist, exploratory drilling costs associated with dry holes are transferred to proved properties immediately upon determination that a well is dry and amortized accordingly. In countries where a reserve base has not yet been established, impairments are charged to earnings.

Companies that use the full cost method of accounting for oil and natural gas exploration and development activities are required to perform a ceiling test calculation each quarter. The full cost ceiling test is an impairment test prescribed by SEC Regulation S-X Rule 4-10. The ceiling test is performed quarterly, on a country-by-country basis, utilizing the average of prices in effect on the first day of the month for the preceding twelve-month period. The cost center ceiling is defined as the sum of (a) estimated future net revenues, discounted at 10% per annum, from proved reserves, (b) the cost of properties not being amortized, if any, and (c) the lower of cost or market value of unproved properties included in the cost being amortized. If such capitalized costs exceed the ceiling, the Company will record a write-down to the extent of such excess as a non-cash charge to earnings. Any such write-down will reduce earnings in the period of occurrence and results in a lower depreciation, depletion and amortization rate in future periods. A write-down may not be reversed in future periods even though higher oil and natural gas prices may subsequently increase the ceiling.

The Company capitalizes exploratory well costs into oil and gas properties until a determination is made regarding the commerciality of the well. If sufficient proved reserves are found, the capitalized exploratory well costs are reclassified to proved properties. The well costs are charged to expense if the exploratory well is determined to be impaired, since we currently have no proved reserves.

Due to a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and related pressures on the global supply-demand balance for crude oil and related products, commodity prices have significantly declined in recent months, and oil and gas operators have reduced exploration budgets and activity. The Company has evaluated the effect of these factors on its business and the Company has determined that these factors will most likely cause a delay in the Company’s 2020 drilling program. The Company continues to monitor the economic environment and evaluate the impact on the business.

Asset Retirement Obligations

The Company’s asset retirement obligations will represent the present value of the estimated future costs associated with plugging and abandoning oil and natural gas wells, removing production equipment and facilities and restoring the seabed in accordance with the terms of oil and gas leases and applicable state and federal laws. Determining asset retirement obligations requires estimates of the costs of plugging and abandoning oil and natural gas wells, removing production equipment and facilities and restoring the sea bed as well as estimates of the economic lives of the oil and gas wells and future inflation rates. The resulting estimate of future cash outflows will be discounted using a credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate that corresponds with the timing of the cash outflows. Cost estimates will consider historical experience, third party estimates, the requirements of oil and natural gas leases and applicable local, state and federal laws, but do not consider estimated salvage values. Asset retirement obligations will be recognized when the wells drilled reach total depth or when the production equipment and facilities are installed or acquired with an associated increase in proved oil and gas property costs. Asset retirement obligations will be accreted each period through depreciation, depletion and amortization to their expected settlement values with any difference between the actual cost of settling the asset retirement obligations and recorded amount being recognized as an adjustment to proved oil and gas property costs. Cash paid to settle asset retirement obligations will be included in net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations in the statements of cash flows. On a quarterly basis, when indicators suggest there have been material changes in the estimates underlying the obligation, the Company reassesses its asset retirement obligations to determine whether any revisions to the obligations are necessary. At least annually, the Company will assess all of its asset retirement obligations to determine whether any revisions to the obligations are necessary. Future revisions could occur due to changes in estimated costs or well economic lives, or if federal or state regulators enact new requirements regarding plugging and abandoning oil and natural gas wells. The Company drilled two well bores in 2018 and 2019 and these wellbores were both plugged with no further cost required and as such, the asset retirement obligation was completely extinguished.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company record certain embedded conversion options and warrants as liabilities at their fair value as of the inception date of the agreement and at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date with any change in fair value recorded as income or expense. As a result of entering into certain note agreements, for which such instruments contained a variable conversion feature with no floor, the Company has adopted a sequencing policy in accordance with ASC 815-40-35-12 whereby all future instruments may be classified as a derivative liability with the exception of instruments related to share-based compensation issued to employees or directors, as long as the certain variable convertible instruments exist.

Basic and Dilutive Earnings Per Share

Basic income (loss) per share (“EPS“) is computed by dividing net loss (the numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period (denominator). Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding (if dilutive) during each period. Potential common shares include stock options, warrants, and convertible notes payable. The number of potential common shares outstanding relating to stock options and warrants, is computed using the treasury stock method. The number of potential common shares related to convertible notes payable is determined using the if-converted method.

As the Company has incurred losses for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the potentially dilutive shares are anti-dilutive and are thus not added into the loss per share calculations. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, there were 586,722,166 and 357,582,559 potentially dilutive shares, respectively.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases,“ and in March 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-01, “Leases: Codification Improvements“, which updated the accounting guidance related to leases 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. They also clarify implementation issues. These updates are effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods therein. Accordingly, the standard was adopted by the Company on October 1, 2019. The standard was applied utilizing a modified retrospective approach and is reflected in these financial statements. See Note 11.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Nonemployee Share-based Payments (“ASU 2018-07“). This ASU expands the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The amendments in this ASU are effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. The Company adopted this new standard effective October 1, 2019 with no material impact to stock compensation issued to non-employees during the three months ended December 31, 2019.

The Company has evaluated all other recent accounting pronouncements and believes that none of them will have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements.

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OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industries Disclosures [Abstract]

OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES

NOTE 3 – OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES

The Company currently has under lease four federal Outer Continental Shelf blocks and has licensed 2.2 million acres of three-dimensional (3-D) seismic data in its area of concentration.

The Company, as the operator of two wells drilled in the Gulf of Mexico, has incurred tangible and intangible drilling costs for the wells in process and has billed its working interest partners for their respective share of the drilling costs to date. The intangible drilling and all other costs related to the first well have been impaired in the quarter ending June 30, 2020. The second well, Tau, was drilled to a measured depth of 15,254 feet, as compared to the originally permitted 29,857 foot measured depth. Producible hydrocarbon zones were not established to that depth, but hydrocarbon shows were encountered. Complex geomechanical conditions required two by-pass wellbores, one sidetrack wellbore, and eight casing strings to reach that depth. Equipment limitations prevented further drilling. In addition, the drilling rig had contractual obligations related to another operator. The Company elected to plug this well in a manner that would allow for re-entry at a later time. The Company is evaluating various options related to future operations in this wellbore and testing of the deeper Tau prospect. The Company plans to re-drill this prospect within the next twelve months, however, the impact of the CoVid-19 pandemic on offshore operations is still under mitigation by operators and will influence the potential timing of a re-drill.

In January 2019, the Tau well experienced an underground control of well event and as a result, the Company filed an insurance claim pursuant to its insurance policy with its insurance underwriters (the “Underwriters“). The total amount of the claim was approximately $10.8 million for 100% working interest after the insurance deductible amount. The Company received approximately $2.5 million of this amount and credited wells in process for approximately $0.9 million for the Company’s portion, and recorded an accrued payable for approximately $1.6 million, pending evaluation of distributions to the working interest owners. During the nine months ended June 30, 2020, the accrued payable was settled by the issuance to the working interest partner of approximately 38.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock.

In May 2019, the Tau well experienced a second underground control of well event and as a result, the Company filed an insurance claim. The Underwriters have acknowledged confirmation of coverage, subject to the Policy terms and conditions, related to a subsurface well occurrence that happened during the drilling of the Company‘s Tau well on May 5, 2019, during drilling operations at a measured depth of 15,254 feet. The Company subsequently controlled the occurrence and ceased drilling operations and plugs were placed in the well to meet regulatory requirements prior to rig release. Pursuant to the Policy terms and conditions, the Underwriters were obligated to reimburse GulfSlope for qualified actual costs and expenses incurred to (i) regain control of the well, and (ii) restore or re-drill the well to 15,254 feet. Total costs and expenses to regain control of the well were estimated at approximately $4.8 million (net of deductible) for 100% working interest and approximately $4.8 million had been received as of June 30, 2020. GulfSlope’s share of this amount was approximately $1.2 million. Subsequent to the end of the reporting period, in July 2020, the Company reached agreement with the insurance Underwriters to accept a settlement in lieu of a re-drill (see Note 12 -Subsequent Events, for further discussion of this settlement).

In November 2019, an agreement was reached with a working interest partner whereby the working interest partner re-conveyed to the Company their 5% interest in Tau and Canoe in exchange for the release of claims and the Company foregoing collection of accounts receivable owed by the working interest partner. As a result of this agreement approximately $3.6 million of accounts receivable was reclassed to oil and gas properties – unproved during the nine months ended June 30, 2020.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s oil and natural gas properties consisted of unproved properties, wells in process and no proved reserves. During the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company capitalized approximately $1.2 million and $0.4 million of interest expense to oil and natural gas properties, respectively, and approximately $0.3 million and $0.3 million of general and administrative expenses, capitalized to oil and natural gas properties, respectively. During the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company capitalized approximately $2.3 million and $0.6 million of interest expense to oil and natural gas properties, respectively, and approximately $0.7 million and $0.6 million of general and administrative expenses, capitalized to oil and natural gas properties, respectively. Conversely, during the nine months ended June 30, 2020, the Company received certain credits totaling approximately $2.1 million (net to the Company’s interest) which the Company applied against oil and natural gas properties in the Condensed Balance Sheet.

During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 the Company incurred impairment charges of approximately $2.1 million and $4.3 million, respectively resulting from the expiration of oil and natural gas leases.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 4 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During April 2013 through September 2017, the Company entered into convertible promissory notes whereby it borrowed a total of $8,675,500 from John Seitz, the chief executive officer (“CEO“). The notes are due on demand, bear interest at the rate of 5% per annum, and $5,300,000 of the notes are convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.12 per share of common stock (the then offering price of shares of common stock to unaffiliated investors). As of June 30, 2020, the total amount owed to John Seitz is $8,675,500. This amount is included in loans from related parties within the condensed balance sheets. There was approximately $2.4 million of unpaid interest associated with these loans included in accrued interest payable within the balance sheet as of June 30, 2020.

On November 15, 2016, a family member of the CEO entered into a $50,000 convertible promissory note with associated warrants (“Bridge Financing“) under the same terms received by other investors (see Note 5). 

Domenica Seitz CPA, related to John Seitz, has provided accounting consulting services to the Company. During the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the services provided were valued at approximately $15,000, respectively. During the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the services provided were valued at approximately $45,000, respectively. The amount owed to this related party totals approximately $339,000 and $294,000 as of June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. The Company has accrued these amounts, and they have been reflected in related party payable in the June 30, 2020 financial statements

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NOTES PAYABLE

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes Payable [Abstract]

NOTES PAYABLE

NOTE 5 – NOTES PAYABLE 

PPP Loan  

On April 16, 2020, GulfSlope Energy, Inc. (the “Company“) entered into a promissory note (the “Note“) evidencing an unsecured $100,300 loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan“). The Paycheck Protection Program was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act“) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The PPP Loan is being made through Zions Bancorporation, N.A. dba Amegy Bank (the “Lender“). The PPP Loan is scheduled to mature on April 16, 2022 and has a 1.00% interest rate. No payments are due on the PPP Loan until November 16, 2020, although interest will continue to accrue during the deferment period. Beginning November 16, 2020, the Company will pay 18 equal monthly installments of principal and interest in the amount necessary to fully amortize the PPP Loan through the maturity date. Under the terms of the CARES Act, all or a portion of the PPP Loan may be forgiven. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds for payroll costs and mortgage interest, rent or utility costs. No assurance is provided that the Company will obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part. At June 30, 2020 accrued interest of approximately $200 was included in accrued interest payable in the June 30, 2020 financial statements.

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CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

NOTE 6 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

Bridge Financing Notes

Between June and November 2016, the Company issued eleven convertible promissory notes (“Bridge Financing Notes“) with associated warrants in a private placement to accredited investors for total gross proceeds of $837,000, including $222,000 from related parties. These notes had a maturity of one year (which has been extended at maturity to April 30, 2020 and was extended again during the nine months ended June 30, 2020 to April 30, 2021), an annual interest rate of 8% and can be converted at the option of the holder at a conversion price of $0.025 per share. In addition, the convertible notes will automatically convert if a qualified equity financing of at least $3 million occurs before maturity and such mandatory conversion price will equal the effective price per share paid in the qualified equity financing. The remaining note balances as of June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 were $277,000, with remaining unamortized debt discounts of approximately $16,000 and $100,000, respectively. Debt discount amortization for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020 was approximately $17,000 and $103,000, respectively. Debt discount amortization for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2019 was approximately $9,000. Accrued interest as of June 30, 2020 related to these notes was approximately $88,000. As noted above, the maturity date related to these notes and associated warrants was extended to April 30, 2021. In consideration for the extension of the notes, the Company extended the term of the related warrants until April 30, 2021 and recognized $19,300 of additional debt discount which represented the incremental value of the modified warrants over the pre-modification warrants.

Delek Note

On March 1, 2019, the Company entered into a term loan agreement with Delek, where Delek agreed to provide the Company with multiple draw term loans in an aggregate stated principal amount of up to $11.0 million, of which $10.0 million was initially advanced and subsequently converted to equity through the exercise of a warrant. The maturity date of the facility was September 4, 2019, and until such time any loans would bear interest at a rate per annum equal to 5.0% or 7% upon the occurrence of default. Amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Agreement are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company. On April 19, 2019, the Company borrowed the remaining $1.0 million under this agreement.

The term loan facility expired as of September 4, 2019, and in October 2019, the Company signed a Post-Drilling Agreement with Delek modifying this arrangement. The Post-Drilling Agreement states that as payoff for the Company’s outstanding obligations of $1,000,000 plus accrued interest (and additional fees of approximately $200,000), the Company shall issue a convertible note payable to Delek in the amount of $1,220,548. The new note is convertible at the option of Delek at a conversion price of $0.05 per share, and in the event of default the conversion rate adjusts to 60% of the lowest volume weighted average price in the previous 20 trading days. Interest on the note accrues at 12% per annum (15% upon default) and the maturity of the note is October 22, 2020. The Company has a right to prepay all principal and accrued interest prior to maturity. As of June 30, 2020, the accrued interest payable related to this note was approximately $103,000.

The Company accounted for the October 2019 transaction as an extinguishment of the prior note given the addition of the substantive conversion feature discussed above. In addition, The Company concluded that the embedded conversion feature within the note requires derivative accounting treatment under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging due to the potential variable conversion feature which lacks an explicit limit on the number of shares that may be required upon conversion. Accordingly, the Company valued the embedded conversion feature and host instrument at their fair values of $479,498 and $1,220,548, respectively, and recognized a loss on extinguishment of $676,785. The fair value of the host note was determined by discounting the future cash flows of the note at a market participant-based rate of interest. Further, since the embedded conversion feature is a derivative liability, it is subsequently remeasured to fair value each reporting period. The fair value of the embedded conversion option was approximately $6,300 as of June 30, 2020.

The fair value of the embedded conversion feature was determined utilizing a Geometric Brownian Motion Stock Path Based Monte Carlo Simulation that utilized the following key assumptions:

	October 17, 2019				June 30, 2020
Stock Price	$	0.041		$	0.008
Fixed Exercise Price	$	0.050		$	0.050
Volatility		138	%		184	%
Term (Years)		1.00			0.30
Risk Free Rate		1.59	%		0.16	%

June 2019 Convertible Debenture

On June 21, 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement to borrow up to $3,000,000 through the issuance of convertible debentures (“Convertible Debentures”) and associated warrants. On June 21, 2019, approximately $2,100,000 (“Tranche 1”) of Convertible Debentures were purchased with other tranches closing on August 7, 2019 for $400,000 (“Tranche 2”) and November 6, 2019 (“Tranche 3”) for $500,000. All tranches accrue interest at eight percent per annum, and mature one year after each respective closing date, and are convertible at the option of the holder any time after issuance into common stock at a conversion rate of the lesser of: (1) $0.05 per share; or (2) 80% of the lowest volume weighted adjusted price (as reported by Bloomberg, LP) for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding conversion, and in the event of default the conversion rate adjusts to 60% of the lowest volume weighted average price in the previous 20 trading days.

In addition, the holder received warrants to purchase an aggregate of 50 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.04 per share. Such warrants expire on the fifth anniversary of issuance. In total the offering costs incurred related to this Convertible Debenture were approximately $398,000.

The Company evaluated the conversion feature and concluded that it should be bifurcated and accounted for as a derivative liability due to the variable conversion feature which does not contain an explicit limit on the number of shares that are required to be issued upon conversion. In addition, the Company concluded the warrants required treatment as derivative liabilities as the Company could not assert it has sufficient authorized but unissued shares to settle the warrants upon exercise when taking into account other stock-based commitments including the Convertible Debentures. Accordingly, the embedded conversion feature and warrants were recorded at fair value at issuance and are subsequently remeasured to fair value each reporting period. The Company recognized gains of approximately $183,000 and $1,243,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020, related to the change in fair value of the embedded conversion feature and warrants, respectively.

In June 2020, the Company extended the maturity dates of Tranche 1 and Tranche2 to August 21, 2020 in exchange for a cash payment of $50,000. The extension was treated as a modification for accounting purposes which resulted in the $50,000 being recognized as an additional debt discount allocated on a pro-rata basis between Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 and will be amortized using the effective interest method over the remaining life of the respective tranches.

In addition, during the nine months ended June 30, 2020, the lender converted approximately $1,100,000 of principal of Tranche 1 and approximately $139,000 of accrued interest into common stock. The common stock issued was recorded at its fair value on the dates of conversion which totaled approximately $2.1 million and a loss on extinguishment of debt and related derivative liability was recognized for approximately $1.0 million.

The fair value of the embedded conversion feature was determined utilizing a Geometric Brownian Motion Stock Path Based Monte Carlo Simulation that utilized the following key assumptions:

	Conversions for the nine months ended June 30, 2020				June 30, 2020
Stock Price	$	0.014 – 0.034		$	0.008
Fixed Exercise Price	$	0.050		$	0.05
Volatility		77-284%	%		203	%
Term (Years)		0.01 - 0.62			0.14
Risk Free Rate		0.13 – 1.62	%		0.16	%

In addition to the fixed exercise price noted above, the model incorporates the variable conversion price which is simulated as 80% of the lowest trading price within the ten consecutive days preceding presumed conversion.

The Company’s convertible promissory notes consisted of the following as of June 30, 2020.

	Notes		Discount		Notes, Net of Discount
Convertible Notes Payable	$	3,347,549	$	(442,900)	$	2,904,649
Total	$	3,347,549	$	(442,900)	$	2,904,649

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

NOTE 7 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. The Company considers active markets as those in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2:

Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. This category includes those derivative instruments that the Company values using observable market data. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the term of the derivative instrument, can be derived from observable data, or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. Instruments in this category include non-exchange traded derivative financial instruments as well as warrants to purchase common stock and long-term incentive plan liabilities calculated using the Black-Scholes model to estimate the fair value as of the measurement date.

Level 3:

Measured based on prices or valuation models that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and less observable from objective sources (i.e. supported by little or no market activity).

As required by ASC 820-10, financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company’s derivative financial instruments that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2020:

Description	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total Fair Value as of
Derivative Financial Instrument	$	—	$	2,238,053	$	—	$	2,238,053

The change in derivative financial instruments for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows:

September 30, 2019 balance	$	3,534,456
New derivative instruments issued		880,462
Derivative instruments converted/extinguished		(673,473	)
Change in fair value		(1,503,392	)
June 30, 2020 balance	$	2,238,053

Non-recurring fair value assessments include impaired oil and natural gas property assessments and stock-based compensation. During the nine months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $2,124,885 and stock-based compensation expense of approximately $968,000, of which approximately $498,000 was capitalized to oil and gas properties.

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COMMON STOCK/PAID IN CAPITAL

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

COMMON STOCK/PAID IN CAPITAL

NOTE 8 – COMMON STOCK/PAID IN CAPITAL

As discussed in Note 6, the Company issued approximately 106 million common shares with a fair value of approximately $2.1 million upon partial conversions of the notes and related accrued interest during the nine months ended June 30, 2020. The common shares were valued based upon the closing common share prices on the respective conversion dates. 

In addition, during the nine months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 38,423,221 common shares with a fair value of $1,536,929 to extinguish an accrued expense that totaled $1,613,775. The common shares were valued based upon the closing common share price on the date of settlement resulting in a gain on the extinguishment of the obligation of approximately $77,000.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

NOTE 9 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

During the nine months ended June 30, 2020, upon the passing of a member of the management team, the Company modified the vesting terms of a stock option grant previously made to this individual which vested the instrument immediately. The option was for three million shares and was originally granted in June 2018. The Company recorded approximately $8,000 in additional compensation expense related to this modification.

Stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award using the Black Scholes option pricing model, and is recognized over the vesting period. The Company recognized approximately $240,000 and $393,000 in stock-based compensation expense for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. A portion of these costs, approximately $124,000 and $207,000 were capitalized to unproved properties for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, with the remainder recorded as general and administrative expenses for each respective period. The Company recognized approximately $968,000 and $802,000 in stock-based compensation expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. For the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 approximately $498,000 and $542,000, respectively was capitalized to unproved properties. The Company did not issue any new stock option grants during the nine months ended June 30, 2020.

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity during the nine months ended June 30, 2020: 

	Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (In years)
Outstanding at September 30, 2019		104,500,000	$	0.0605
Granted		—		—
Exercised		—		—
Cancelled		—		—
Outstanding at June 30, 2020		104,500,000	$	0.0605		1.58
Vested and expected to vest		104,500,000	$	0.0605		1.58
Exercisable at June 30, 2020		104,500,000	$	0.0565		1.58

As of June 30, 2020, there was no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 10 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company reached an agreement in August 2018 for the settlement of approximately $1 million in debt. Payment of approximately $0.16 million in cash and 10 million shares of common stock was made. The agreement contains a provision that upon the sale of the common stock if the original debt is not fully satisfied, full payment will be made under a mutually agreed payment plan. If the stock is sold for a gain any surplus in excess of $1.3 million shall be a credit against future purchases. The agreement was determined to meet the definition of a derivative in accordance with ASC 815. At June 30, 2020, there is a derivative financial instrument liability recorded of approximately $0.8 million related to this agreement.

In November 2019, the Company purchased a directors and officers’ insurance policy for approximately $241,000 and financed approximately $220,000 of the premium by executing a note payable at an interest rate of 5.6%. The balance of the note payable as of June 30, 2020, is approximately $82,000 and is included in the Notes Payable balance in the Condensed Balance Sheet.

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LEASES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

LEASES

NOTE 11 – LEASES

Effective October 1, 2019, we adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), and all related amendments (“ASC 842“) using the modified retrospective approach. In July 2018, the FASB approved an optional transition method that removed the requirement to restate prior period financial statements upon adoption of the standard with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings in the period of adoption and we elected to apply this transition method. As a result, the comparative period information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for the period presented. The adoption of ASC 842 had no impact to our previously reported results of operations or cash flows. 

The following table depicts the cumulative effect of the changes made to our September 30, 2019 balance sheet for the adoption of ASC 842 effective on October 1, 2019:

	Balance at September 30, 2019		Impact of Adoption of ASC 842		Adjusted Balance at October 1, 2019
Assets:
Operating lease right of use assets	$	—	$	104,363	$	104,363
Current Liabilities:
Other (Deferred Credit Office Lease)	$	42,746	$	(42,746)		—
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$	—	$	74,114	$	74,114
Noncurrent Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities	$	—	$	56,565	$	56,565
Equity:
Accumulated Deficit	$	(55,582,010)	$	16,431	$	(55,565,581)

The adoption of ASC 842 primarily resulted in the recognition of operating lease liabilities totaling $130,679, based upon the present value of the remaining minimum rental payments using discount rates as of the adoption date. In addition, we recorded corresponding right-of-use assets totaling $104,363 based upon the operating lease liabilities adjusted for deferred rent and lease incentives. In addition, we recorded a $16,431 cumulative effect of initially adopting ASC 842 as an adjustment to the opening balance of accumulated deficit.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Due to a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and related pressures on the global supply-demand balance for crude oil and related products, commodity prices have significantly declined in recent months, and oil and gas operators have reduced exploration budgets and activity. The Company has evaluated the effect of these factors on its business and the Company has determined that these factors will most likely cause a delay in the Company’s 2020 drilling program. The Company continues to monitor the economic environment and evaluate the impact on the business.

On July 27, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with holders of the Convertible Debentures to modify the existing arrangement. At the date of modification, the remaining principal under the Convertible debentures was $1.9 million. Pursuant to the modified agreement, the payment terms were changed to as follows:

● $50,000 on the date of the Agreement;

● $700,000 on or before August 21, 2020;

● $750,000 on or before September 30, 2020; and

● Any remaining principal amount outstanding on or before November 30, 2020.

Upon the timely payment by the Company of the amounts set forth above, all other amounts due on the Debentures, including any interest or fees accrued or that will accrue or become due or payable on the Debentures, will be extinguished.

In addition, the holder agreed to limit their conversion right to $300,000 of outstanding principal between the date of modification and November 30, 2020. The Company further agreed to reduce the exercise price on the warrants to purchase 50,000,000 shares of common stock held by the holder from $0.04 per share to $0.02 per share. The Company plans to use a portion of the proceeds from the insurance settlement, discussed below, to make the payments set forth above.

On July 27, 2020, the Company entered into a settlement with the Underwriters of a well control events insurance policy covering certain claims associated with the drilling of the Company’s Tau Prospect during May 2019. In accordance with the settlement, in lieu of the insurer paying for the redrill of the well and for a complete release of any further liability under the insurance policy, the Company will receive $6,575,000 in cash net to its 25% working interest. Approximately $6.0 million of this amount has been received through the filing date of this report. The Company intends to apply the proceeds from the insurance settlement to pay amounts due on the Convertible Debentures and other payables, as well as fund other general corporate purposes including expenditures associated with the Company’s drilling program.

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Cash

Cash

GulfSlope considers highly liquid investments with original maturities to the Company of three months or less to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019.

Liquidity/Going Concern

Liquidity/Going Concern

The Company has incurred accumulated losses as of June 30, 2020 of $59.1 million, has negative working capital of $18.4 million and for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 generated losses of $3.5 million. Further losses are anticipated in developing our business. As a result, there exists substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. As of June 30, 2020, we had $1.06 million of unrestricted cash on hand. $0.8 million of this amount is for the payment of joint payables from drilling operations. The Company estimates that it will need to raise a minimum of $10.0 million to meet its obligations and planned expenditures. The $10.0 million is comprised primarily of capital project expenditures as well as general and administrative expenses. It does not include any amounts due under outstanding debt obligations, which amounted to $14.9 million of current principal and accrued interest as of June 30, 2020. The Company plans to finance operations and planned expenditures through the issuance of equity securities, debt financings and farm-out agreements, mergers or other transactions to include the cash settlement of the Company’s insurance claim. The Company also plans to extend the agreements associated with all loans, the accrued interest payable on these loans, as well as the Company’s accrued liabilities. There are no assurances that financing will be available with acceptable terms, if at all or that obligations can be extended. If the Company is not successful in obtaining financing or extending obligations, operations would need to be curtailed or ceased, or the Company would need to sell assets or consider alternative plans up to and including restructuring. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

The Company records an accounts receivable for operations expense reimbursements due from joint interest partners. The Company estimates allowances for doubtful accounts based on the aged receivable balances and historical losses. If the Company determines any account to be uncollectible based on significant delinquency or other factors, the receivable and the underlying asset are assessed for recovery. As of June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, no allowance was recorded. Accounts receivable from oil and gas joint operations and joint ventures is $0.3 million and $8.5 million at June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. During the nine months ended June 30, 2020, approximately $3.6 million of accounts receivable from a joint interest partner was exchanged for an 5% additional working interest in the Tau and Canoe wells and accordingly $3.6 million was reclassified to oil and natural gas properties.

Full Cost Method

Full Cost Method

The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its oil and gas exploration and development activities. Under the full cost method of accounting, all costs associated with successful and unsuccessful exploration and development activities are capitalized on a country-by-country basis into a single cost center (“full cost pool“). Such costs include property acquisition costs, geological and geophysical (“G&G“) costs, carrying charges on non-producing properties, costs of drilling both productive and non-productive wells. Overhead costs, which includes employee compensation and benefits including stock-based compensation, incurred that are directly related to acquisition, exploration and development activities are capitalized. Interest expense is capitalized related to unevaluated properties and wells in process during the period in which the Company is incurring costs and expending resources to get the properties ready for their intended purpose. For significant investments in unproved properties and major development projects that are not being currently depreciated, depleted, or amortized and on which exploration or development activities are in progress, interest costs are capitalized. Proceeds from property sales will generally be credited to the full cost pool, with no gain or loss recognized, unless such a sale would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and the proved reserves attributable to these costs. A significant alteration would typically involve a sale of 25% or more of the proved reserves related to a single full cost pool. 

Proved properties are amortized on a country-by-country basis using the units of production method (“UOP“), whereby capitalized costs are amortized over total proved reserves. The amortization base in the UOP calculation includes the sum of proved property, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A“), estimated future development costs (future costs to access and develop proved reserves), and asset retirement costs, less related salvage value.

The costs of unproved properties and related capitalized costs (such as G&G costs) are withheld from the amortization calculation until such time as they are either developed or abandoned. Unproved properties and properties under development are reviewed for impairment at least quarterly and are determined through an evaluation that considers, among other factors, seismic data, requirements to relinquish acreage, drilling results, remaining time in the commitment period, remaining capital plan, and political, economic, and market conditions. In countries where proved reserves exist, exploratory drilling costs associated with dry holes are transferred to proved properties immediately upon determination that a well is dry and amortized accordingly. In countries where a reserve base has not yet been established, impairments are charged to earnings.

Companies that use the full cost method of accounting for oil and natural gas exploration and development activities are required to perform a ceiling test calculation each quarter. The full cost ceiling test is an impairment test prescribed by SEC Regulation S-X Rule 4-10. The ceiling test is performed quarterly, on a country-by-country basis, utilizing the average of prices in effect on the first day of the month for the preceding twelve-month period. The cost center ceiling is defined as the sum of (a) estimated future net revenues, discounted at 10% per annum, from proved reserves, (b) the cost of properties not being amortized, if any, and (c) the lower of cost or market value of unproved properties included in the cost being amortized. If such capitalized costs exceed the ceiling, the Company will record a write-down to the extent of such excess as a non-cash charge to earnings. Any such write-down will reduce earnings in the period of occurrence and results in a lower depreciation, depletion and amortization rate in future periods. A write-down may not be reversed in future periods even though higher oil and natural gas prices may subsequently increase the ceiling.

The Company capitalizes exploratory well costs into oil and gas properties until a determination is made regarding the commerciality of the well. If sufficient proved reserves are found, the capitalized exploratory well costs are reclassified to proved properties. The well costs are charged to expense if the exploratory well is determined to be impaired, since we currently have no proved reserves.

Due to a combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and related pressures on the global supply-demand balance for crude oil and related products, commodity prices have significantly declined in recent months, and oil and gas operators have reduced exploration budgets and activity. The Company has evaluated the effect of these factors on its business and the Company has determined that these factors will most likely cause a delay in the Company’s 2020 drilling program. The Company continues to monitor the economic environment and evaluate the impact on the business.

Asset Retirement Obligations

Asset Retirement Obligations 

The Company’s asset retirement obligations will represent the present value of the estimated future costs associated with plugging and abandoning oil and natural gas wells, removing production equipment and facilities and restoring the seabed in accordance with the terms of oil and gas leases and applicable state and federal laws. Determining asset retirement obligations requires estimates of the costs of plugging and abandoning oil and natural gas wells, removing production equipment and facilities and restoring the sea bed as well as estimates of the economic lives of the oil and gas wells and future inflation rates. The resulting estimate of future cash outflows will be discounted using a credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate that corresponds with the timing of the cash outflows. Cost estimates will consider historical experience, third party estimates, the requirements of oil and natural gas leases and applicable local, state and federal laws, but do not consider estimated salvage values. Asset retirement obligations will be recognized when the wells drilled reach total depth or when the production equipment and facilities are installed or acquired with an associated increase in proved oil and gas property costs. Asset retirement obligations will be accreted each period through depreciation, depletion and amortization to their expected settlement values with any difference between the actual cost of settling the asset retirement obligations and recorded amount being recognized as an adjustment to proved oil and gas property costs. Cash paid to settle asset retirement obligations will be included in net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations in the statements of cash flows. On a quarterly basis, when indicators suggest there have been material changes in the estimates underlying the obligation, the Company reassesses its asset retirement obligations to determine whether any revisions to the obligations are necessary. At least annually, the Company will assess all of its asset retirement obligations to determine whether any revisions to the obligations are necessary. Future revisions could occur due to changes in estimated costs or well economic lives, or if federal or state regulators enact new requirements regarding plugging and abandoning oil and natural gas wells. The Company drilled two well bores in 2018 and 2019 and these wellbores were both plugged with no further cost required and as such, the asset retirement obligation was completely extinguished.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments 

The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company record certain embedded conversion options and warrants as liabilities at their fair value as of the inception date of the agreement and at fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date with any change in fair value recorded as income or expense. As a result of entering into certain note agreements, for which such instruments contained a variable conversion feature with no floor, the Company has adopted a sequencing policy in accordance with ASC 815-40-35-12 whereby all future instruments may be classified as a derivative liability with the exception of instruments related to share-based compensation issued to employees or directors, as long as the certain variable convertible instruments exist. 

Basic and Dilutive Earnings Per Share

Basic and Dilutive Earnings Per Share

Basic income (loss) per share (“EPS“) is computed by dividing net loss (the numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period (denominator). Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding (if dilutive) during each period. Potential common shares include stock options, warrants, and convertible notes payable. The number of potential common shares outstanding relating to stock options and warrants, is computed using the treasury stock method. The number of potential common shares related to convertible notes payable is determined using the if-converted method.

As the Company has incurred losses for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the potentially dilutive shares are anti-dilutive and are thus not added into the loss per share calculations. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, there were 586,722,166 and 357,582,559 potentially dilutive shares, respectively.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases,“ and in March 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-01, “Leases: Codification Improvements“, which updated the accounting guidance related to leases 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. They also clarify implementation issues. These updates are effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods therein. Accordingly, the standard was adopted by the Company on October 1, 2019. The standard was applied utilizing a modified retrospective approach and is reflected in these financial statements. See Note 11.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718), Improvements to Nonemployee Share-based Payments (“ASU 2018-07“). This ASU expands the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The amendments in this ASU are effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. The Company adopted this new standard effective October 1, 2019 with no material impact to stock compensation issued to non-employees during the three months ended December 31, 2019.

The Company has evaluated all other recent accounting pronouncements and believes that none of them will have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements.

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CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of fair value of the embedded conversion feature

The fair value of the embedded conversion feature was determined utilizing a Geometric Brownian Motion Stock Path Based Monte Carlo Simulation that utilized the following key assumptions: 

	October 17, 2019				June 30, 2020
Stock Price	$	0.041		$	0.008
Fixed Exercise Price	$	0.050		$	0.050
Volatility		138	%		184	%
Term (Years)		1.00			0.30
Risk Free Rate		1.59	%		0.16	%

The fair value of the embedded conversion feature was determined utilizing a Geometric Brownian Motion Stock Path Based Monte Carlo Simulation that utilized the following key assumptions: 

	Conversions for the nine months ended June 30, 2020				June 30, 2020
Stock Price	$	0.014 – 0.034		$	0.008
Fixed Exercise Price	$	0.050		$	0.05
Volatility		77-284%	%		203	%
Term (Years)		0.01 - 0.62			0.14
Risk Free Rate		0.13 – 1.62	%		0.16	%

Schedule of convertible promissory notes

The Company’s convertible promissory notes consisted of the following as of June 30, 2020. 

	Notes		Discount		Notes, Net of Discount
Convertible Notes Payable	$	3,347,549	$	(442,900)	$	2,904,649
Total	$	3,347,549	$	(442,900)	$	2,904,649

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of fair value on recurring basis

The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company’s derivative financial instruments that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2020:

Description	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total Fair Value as of
Derivative Financial Instrument	$	—	$	2,238,053	$	—	$	2,238,053

The change in derivative financial instruments for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows:

September 30, 2019 balance	$	3,534,456
New derivative instruments issued		880,462
Derivative instruments converted/extinguished		(673,473	)
Change in fair value		(1,503,392	)
June 30, 2020 balance	$	2,238,053

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule for summary of stock options activity

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity during the nine months ended June 30, 2020: 

	Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (In years)
Outstanding at September 30, 2019		104,500,000	$	0.0605
Granted		—		—
Exercised		—		—
Cancelled		—		—
Outstanding at June 30, 2020		104,500,000	$	0.0605		1.58
Vested and expected to vest		104,500,000	$	0.0605		1.58
Exercisable at June 30, 2020		104,500,000	$	0.0565		1.58

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LEASES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of the cumulative effect of the changes made to our September 30, 2019 balance sheet for the adoption of ASC 842

The following table depicts the cumulative effect of the changes made to our September 30, 2019 balance sheet for the adoption of ASC 842 effective on October 1, 2019:

	Balance at September 30, 2019		Impact of Adoption of ASC 842		Adjusted Balance at October 1, 2019
Assets:
Operating lease right of use assets	$	—	$	104,363	$	104,363
Current Liabilities:
Other (Deferred Credit Office Lease)	$	42,746	$	(42,746)		—
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$	—	$	74,114	$	74,114
Noncurrent Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities	$	—	$	56,565	$	56,565
Equity:
Accumulated Deficit	$	(55,582,010)	$	16,431	$	(55,565,581)

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ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS (Details Narrative)	Jun. 30, 2020 Number
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of leased federal outer continental shelf blocks	4

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Number shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) Number shares	Oct. 02, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
General and Administrative Expenses		$ 325,697	$ 439,242	$ 1,238,940	$ 955,901
Net Loss		(2,705,371)	$ (6,508,013)	(3,493,396)	$ (12,162,013)
Accumulated losses		$ (59,058,975)		(59,058,975)		$ (55,565,581)	$ (55,582,010)
Accounts receivable - joint interest partner				$ 3,600,000
Percentage of working interest		5.00%		5.00%
Antidilutive securities excluded from EPS calculation | shares				586,722,166	357,582,559
Number of wellbores drilled | Number				2	2
Amount of working capital		$ (18,400,000)		$ (18,400,000)
Short-term debt		14,900,000		14,900,000
Unrestricted cash		1,059,737		1,059,737			1,138,919
Payment of joint payables from drilling operations				800,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Minimum capital which company estimated to raise to meet its obligations and planned expenditures	$ 10,000,000
Oil and Gas Joint Operations [Member]
Accounts receivable, net		$ 300,000		300,000			$ 8,500,000
Accounts receivable - joint interest partner				$ 3,600,000

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OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES (Details Narrative)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2019	May 31, 2019 ft	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Number	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) a Number ft	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) Number
Acres of three-dimensional (3-D) seismic data | a						2,200,000
Received insurance claim						$ 1,200,000
Wells in process						900,000
Interest expense capitalized				$ 38,400,000		$ 38,400,000
Accrued payable							$ 1,238,679
Number of leased federal outer continental shelf blocks | Number				4		4
Number of wellbores drilled | Number						2	2
Accounts receivable reclassified to oil and gas properties - unproved						$ 3,600,000
Impairment charges						$ 2,124,885
Gulf of Mexico Wells [Member]
Percent of working interest		100.00%	100.00%			100.00%
Percent of working interest returned to company	5.00%
Estimated insurance claim			$ 10,800,000
Total depth of first drilled well | ft		15,254
Depth of second drilled well | ft						15,254
Depth of originally permitted second drilled well | ft						29,857
Received insurance claim						$ 2,500,000
Total costs and expenses						$ 4,800,000
Number of wellbores drilled | Number						2
Oil and Natural Gas Properties [Member]
Amount of interest expense capitalized during period				$ 1,200,000	$ 400,000	$ 2,300,000	$ 600,000
Amount of general and administrative expenses capitalized during period				$ 300,000	$ 300,000	$ 700,000	600,000
Number of leased federal outer continental shelf blocks | Number				4		4
Impairment charges						$ 2,100,000	$ 4,300,000
Credits to Company's interest in properties				$ 2,100,000		$ 2,100,000

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		54 Months Ended
	Nov. 15, 2016	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2019
Debt face amount		$ 3,347,549		$ 3,347,549
John Seitz, CEO [Member] | Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]
Debt face amount						$ 8,675,500
Interest rate						5.00%
Debt conversion, price per share						$ 0.12
Debt maturity date				due on demand
Amount owed to related party		8,675,500		$ 8,675,500
Value of stock issued in conversion of notes payable						$ 5,300,000
Accrued interest payable		2,400,000		2,400,000
Related party [Member] | Promissory Notes [Member]
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes and warrants	$ 50,000
Accounting Consulting Service [Member]
Amount owed to related party		339,000		339,000			$ 294,000
Accounting consulting services, included in related party payables		$ 15,000	$ 15,000	$ 45,000	$ 45,000

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NOTES PAYABLE (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 16, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Nov. 30, 2016
Principal amount		$ 3,347,549
Description of payment		In June 2020, the Company extended the maturity dates of Tranche 1 and Tranche2 to August 21, 2020 in exchange for a cash payment of $50,000.
Unsecured Promissory Note [Member]
Principal amount	$ 100,300	$ 277,000	$ 277,000
Maturity date	Apr. 16, 2022	Apr. 30, 2021
Interest rate	1.00%			8.00%
Description of payment	Beginning November 16, 2020, the Company will pay 18 equal monthly installments of principal and interest in the amount necessary to fully amortize the PPP Loan through the maturity date.

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CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Details) - Delek Note [Member] - Number	Jun. 30, 2020	Oct. 17, 2019
Stock Price [Member]
Debt, measurement input	0.008	0.041
Fixed Exercise Price [Member]
Debt, measurement input	0.050	0.050
Price Volatility [Member]
Debt, measurement input	1.84	1.38
Expected Term [Member]
Debt term	3 months 18 days	1 year
Risk Free Interest Rate [Member]
Debt, measurement input	0.0016	0.0159

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CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Details 1) - June 2019 Convertible Debenture [Member]	Jun. 30, 2020 Number $ / shares
Stock Price | $ / shares	$ 0.008
Minimum [Member]
Stock Price | $ / shares	0.014
Maximum [Member]
Stock Price | $ / shares	$ 0.034
Fixed Exercise Price [Member]
Debt, measurement input	0.050
Expected Term [Member]
Debt term	1 month 20 days
Expected Term [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt term	4 days
Expected Term [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt term	7 months 13 days
Risk Free Interest Rate [Member]
Debt, measurement input	0.0016
Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt, measurement input	0.0013
Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt, measurement input	0.0162
Price Volatility [Member]
Debt, measurement input	2.03
Price Volatility [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt, measurement input	0.77
Price Volatility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt, measurement input	2.84

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CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Details 2)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Notes	$ 3,347,549
Discount	(442,900)
Notes, Net of Discount	2,904,649
Convertible Debentures [Member]
Notes	3,347,549
Discount	(442,900)
Notes, Net of Discount	$ 2,904,649

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CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Details Narrative)					1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 04, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 07, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 21, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 16, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) Number $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Apr. 19, 2019 USD ($)
Common stock par value (in dollars per shares) | $ / shares							$ 0.001			$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Loss on Debt Extinguishment							$ (18,269)			$ (1,617,036)	$ (5,099,340)
Principal amount							3,347,549			3,347,549
Stock issued for extinguishment of debt										$ 1,536,929
Percentage of variable conversion price										80.00%
Amortization of debt discount										$ 1,690,260	249,670
Gain on change in fair value of warrants										$ 1,503,392	(123,391)
Description of payment										In June 2020, the Company extended the maturity dates of Tranche 1 and Tranche2 to August 21, 2020 in exchange for a cash payment of $50,000.
Bridge Financing Notes [Member]
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes									$ 837,000
Number of convertible promissory notes issued | Number									11
Maturity term									1 year
Description of maturity									These notes had a maturity of one year (which has been extended at maturity to April 30, 2020 and was extended again during the nine months ended June 30, 2020 to April 30, 2021).
Interest rate					1.00%				8.00%
Qualified equity financing amount									$ 3,000,000
Remaining debt unamortized discount												$ 100,000
Unamortized debt discount							43,000			$ 43,000
Debt amount converted							17,000	$ 9,000		103,000	$ 9,000
additional debt discount										19,300
Accrued interest amount converted										88,000
Principal amount					$ 100,300		277,000			$ 277,000		$ 277,000
Maturity date					Apr. 16, 2022					Apr. 30, 2021
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares									$ 0.025
Description of payment					Beginning November 16, 2020, the Company will pay 18 equal monthly installments of principal and interest in the amount necessary to fully amortize the PPP Loan through the maturity date.
Bridge Financing Notes [Member] | Related Parties [Member]
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes									$ 222,000
Unsecured Promissory Note [Member]
Remaining debt unamortized discount							16,000			$ 16,000
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Convertible Debentures [Member]
Interest rate			8.00%
Loss on Debt Extinguishment										100,000
Principal amount			$ 3,000,000
Stock issued for extinguishment of debt										2,100,000
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 0.05
Offering costs										65,000
Gain on change in fair value of embedded feature							183,000			183,000
Gain on change in fair value of warrants							1,243,000			1,243,000
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Convertible Debentures [Member] | Warrants [Member]
Number of warrants issued | shares			50,000,000
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 0.04
Conversion rate			60.00%
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Convertible Debentures [Member] | Tranche One [Member]
Purchase of convertible debentures			$ 2,100,000
Accrued interest amount converted										1,100,000
Cumulative accrued interest										139,000
Percentage of variable conversion price			80.00%
Maturity date			Jun. 21, 2020
Offering costs			$ 398,000
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Convertible Debentures [Member] | Tranche Three [Member]
Purchase of convertible debentures	$ 500,000
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Convertible Debentures [Member] | Tranche Two [Member]
Purchase of convertible debentures		$ 400,000
Post Drilling Agreement [Member] | Delek GOM Investments, LLC [Member]
Interest rate						12.00%
Outstanding debt amount						$ 479,498
Principal amount						1,220,548
Term Loan Payoff						$ 1,220,548
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares						$ 0.05
Post Drilling Agreement [Member] | Delek GOM Investments, LLC [Member]
Accrued interest amount converted						$ 1,000,000
Loss on Debt Extinguishment						$ 676,785
Default interest rate						15.00%
Maturity date						Oct. 22, 2020
Legal fees						$ 200,000
Conversion rate						60.00%
Term Loan Agreement [Member] | Delek GOM Investments, LLC [Member]
Principal amount				$ 11,000,000									$ 1,000,000
Initially advanced				$ 10,000,000
Interest rate				5.00%
Default interest rate				7.00%
Maturity date				Sep. 04, 2019
Post Drilling Agreement [Member] | Delek GOM Investments, LLC [Member]
Accrued interest payable										103,000
Post Drilling Agreement [Member] | Delek GOM Investments, LLC [Member]
Principal amount							$ 6,300			$ 6,300

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Change in fair value	$ (1,503,392)	$ 123,391
Recurring [Member]
Derivative Financial Instrument, beginning	3,534,456
New derivative instruments issued	880,462
Derivative instruments converted/extinguished	(673,473)
Change in fair value	(1,503,392)
Derivative Financial Instrument, ending	2,238,053
Recurring [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
New derivative instruments issued
Derivative Financial Instrument, ending	$ 2,238,053

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Impairment charge			$ 2,124,885
Stock based compensation	$ 240,166	$ 415,111	968,257	$ 1,217,213
Fair value of oil and gas properties	$ 498,000		$ 498,000

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COMMON STOCK/PAID IN CAPITAL (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Number of shares issued for partial conversions of the notes		106,000,000
Number of shares issued for partial conversions of the notes, value		$ 2,100,000
Number of shares issued, value			$ 966,250
Gain on extinguishment of debt	$ (18,269)	(1,617,036)	$ (5,099,340)
Stock Issued to extinguish liability		1,536,929
Debt amount extinguised		1,613,775
Common Stock [Member]
Number of shares issued			19,325,000
Number of shares issued, value			$ 19,325
Gain on extinguishment of debt		77,000
Stock Issued to extinguish liability		$ 38,423
Stock Issued to extinguish liability (in shares)		38,423,221

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 $ / shares shares
Number of Options
Outstanding at beginning of period | shares	104,500,000
Outstanding at end of period | shares	104,500,000
Vested and expected to vest | shares	104,500,000
Exercisable at end of period | shares	104,500,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of period | $ / shares	$ 0.0605
Outstanding at end of period | $ / shares	0.0605
Vested and expected to vest | $ / shares	0.0605
Exercisable at end of period | $ / shares	$ 0.0565
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Outstanding at end of period	1 year 6 months 29 days
Vested and expected to vest	1 year 6 months 29 days
Exercisable at end of period	1 year 6 months 29 days

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 240,000	$ 393,000	$ 968,000	$ 802,000
Additional compensation expense			8,000
Stock-based compensation expense capitalized to unproved properties	$ 124,000	$ 207,000	$ 498,000	$ 542,000

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2020
Principal amount			$ 3,347,549
Fair value liability			800,000
Vendor [Member]
Principal amount		$ 1,000,000
Repayment of debt		160,000
Common stock issued to vendor for settlement of debt		10,000,000
Vendor [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Gain on sale of stock by vendor in excess of		$ 1,300,000
Directors and Officers [Member] | Note Payable [Member]
Insurance policy	$ 241,000
Insurance policy premium	$ 220,000
Balance amount of debt			$ 82,000
Interest rate	5.60%

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LEASES (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020	Oct. 02, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Assets:
Operating lease right of use assets	$ 68,558	$ 104,363
Current Liabilities:
Other (Deferred Credit Office Lease)			$ 42,746
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	60,955	74,114
Noncurrent Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities	14,831	56,565
Equity:
Accumulated Deficit	$ (59,058,975)	$ (55,565,581)	(55,582,010)
Impact of Adoption of ASC 842 [Member]
Assets:
Operating lease right of use assets			104,363
Current Liabilities:
Other (Deferred Credit Office Lease)			(42,746)
Current portion of operating lease liabilities			74,114
Noncurrent Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities			56,565
Equity:
Accumulated Deficit			$ 16,431

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LEASES (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020	Oct. 02, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Operating lease right of use assets	$ 68,558	$ 104,363
Accumulated Deficit	$ (59,058,975)	$ (55,565,581)	$ (55,582,010)
Impact of Adoption of ASC 842 [Member]
Operating lease liabilities			130,679
Operating lease right of use assets			104,363
Accumulated Deficit			$ 16,431

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Principal amount		$ 3,347,549
Description of payment		In June 2020, the Company extended the maturity dates of Tranche 1 and Tranche2 to August 21, 2020 in exchange for a cash payment of $50,000.
Percentage of working interest		5.00%
Common Stock [Member]
Number of shares purchased (in shares)			19,325,000
Agreement [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Number of shares purchased (in shares)	50,000,000
Decrese in warrant price	$ 0.02
Previous warrant excercise price	$ 0.04
Agreement [Member] | Convertible Debentures [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Principal amount	$ 1,900,000
Description of payment	Pursuant to the modified agreement, the payment terms were changed to as follows: ● $50,000 on the date of the Agreement; ● $700,000 on or before August 21, 2020; ● $750,000 on or before September 30, 2020; and ● Any remaining principal amount outstanding on or before November 30, 2020.
Description of conversion rights	The holder agreed to limit their conversion right to $300,000 of outstanding principal between the date of modification and November 30, 2020.
Settlement amount	$ 6,575,000
Percentage of working interest	25.00%
Transaction amount received	$ 6,000,000