INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Reconciliation Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

a reconciliation between income tax expense computed by applying the federal statutory rate to income before income taxes and our effective income tax expense during the periods indicated:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2022		2021
	(In thousands)
Income tax expense computed by applying the statutory rate	$	31,228	$	12,772
State income tax expense, net of federal benefit	5,538		2,129
Restricted stock shortfall	(723)		—
Non-controlling interest in Superior	(1,428)		(3,046)
Valuation allowance	(43,008)		(16,612)
Warrant liability revaluation	7,184		4,640
Statutory depletion and other	1,542		290
Income tax expense	$	333	$	173

Schedule Of Total Provision For Income Taxes

The following table presents the Company's total provision for income taxes during the periods indicated:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2022		2021
	(In thousands)
Current taxes:
Federal	$	—	$	—
State	333		173
	333		173
Deferred taxes:
Federal	—		—
State	—		—
	—		—
Total provision for income taxes	$	333	$	173

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

net deferred tax assets and liabilities:

	As of December 31,
	2022		2021
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for losses and nondeductible accruals	$	15,662	$	23,819
Net operating loss carryforward	81,199		94,441
Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and impairment	43,172		68,001
Alternative minimum tax and research and development tax credit carryforward	1,738		1,738
	141,771		187,999
Deferred tax liability:
Investment in Superior	(406)		(3,626)
Net deferred tax asset	141,365		184,373
Valuation allowance	(141,365)		(184,373)
Non-current—deferred tax liability	$	—	$	—