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ACCOUNTING FOR ASSET RETIREMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL OBLIGATIONS
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2025
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
ACCOUNTING FOR ASSET RETIREMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL OBLIGATIONS

NOTE 4 – ACCOUNTING FOR ASSET RETIREMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL OBLIGATIONS

 

The Company accounts for its asset retirement obligations in accordance with Accounting for Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations. This requires that legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets be recognized at fair value when incurred and capitalized as part of the related long-lived asset. Over time, the liability is accreted to its present value each period, and the capitalized asset is depreciated over the useful life of the long-lived asset. 

 

In the absence of quoted market prices, the Company estimates the fair value of our asset retirement obligations using present value techniques, in which estimates of future cash flows associated with retirement activities are discounted using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate. The Company’s estimated liability could change significantly if actual costs vary from assumptions or if governmental regulations change significantly. 

 

As of May 31, 2024 the Company’s asset retirement obligations were recorded in connection with the Olfert 11-4 well as well as the working interest in the Texacoma wells. The Company established an additional asset retirement obligation in July 2024, when it commenced drilling the Reddig well in the Hell Creek Crude oil field. At that time, the initial asset retirement obligation asset and related liability were recorded at the net present value totaling $88,883 utilizing the Company’s cash flow estimate based on the assumption a 25-year expected life of the well discounted using a credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate of 4%. When the Reddig well was shut-in, the Company revalued the estimated asset retirement obligation. The revalued asset retirement obligation asset totaling $121,358, net of depreciation was written off to impairment expense. The revised asset retirement was calculated utilizing the Company’s updated cash flow estimate assumption of a 2-year expected life of the well, inflation rate of 2.7%, discounted using a credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate of 4%. 

 

The asset retirement obligation for all wells totaled $285,092 and $157,394 as of May 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. 

 

   May 31, 2025   May 31, 2024 
Olfert 11-4 well   114,896    114,896 
Reddig 11-21 well   127,698    - 
Texakoma wells (15% net working interest)   42,498    42,498 
           
Total  $285,092   $157,394