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16. Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for income taxes
   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
Current taxes  $   $ 
Deferred tax provision (benefit)   (6,593,040)   2,559,195 
Valuation allowance        
Net income tax provision (benefit)  $(6,593,040)  $2,559,195 
Tax rate reconciliation
   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
Federal statutory income tax rate   35.00%    35.00% 
State income taxes   4.13%    2.09% 
Effect of statutory rate change on deferred taxes   (0.44%)   (0.35%)
Permanent differences   0.00%   0.07% 
Change in valuation allowance   (30.12%)   0.22% 
Net effective income tax rate   8.57%    37.03% 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
Deferred tax assets:          
Federal and state net operating loss carryovers  $9,294,824   $10,438,275 
Stock compensation   2,531,641    1,558,409 
Ceiling test impairment, intangible drilling costs and other exploration costs capitalized for financial reporting purposes   12,186,927     
Derivative liabilities        
Reorganization costs   52,415    49,693 
Asset retirement obligation   144,005    106,377 
Total deferred tax assets  $24,209,812   $12,152,754 
           
Deferred tax liabilities:          
Ceiling test impairment, intangible drilling costs and other exploration costs capitalized for financial reporting purposes  $   $(15,344,769)
Derivative assets   (451,628)   (2,811,366)
Property and equipment   (7,006)   (10,107)
Total deferred liabilities   (458,634)   (18,166,242)
           
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)   23,751,178    (6,013,488)
Less: valuation allowance   (23,751,178)   (579,552)
Deferred tax assets (liabilities)  $   $(6,593,040)