Note 5 - Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Notes to Financial Statements

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Advances from Related Party

The Company received advances from AEI Management, Inc., a Company owned by a significant shareholder, totaling $0 and $88,956 during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The advances are unsecured, non-interest bearing and are payable on demand. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company repaid $10,000 of the advances and converted $413,206 of advances to a senior secured convertible note due February 24, 2024.

The Company received advances from Jay Leaver, President of the Company, totaling $0 and $31,280 during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The advances are unsecured, non-interest bearing and is payable on demand. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company converted $325,580 of advances to a senior secured convertible note due February 24, 2024.

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Related Parties

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was $354,260 of accounts payable related parties which consisted of $328,375 due to Leaverite Exploration, Inc. d/b/a Leaverite Consulting (“Leaverite Exploration”), a corporation wholly-owned by our President, Jay Leaver pursuant to a consulting agreement.

Senior Secured Convertible Notes Payable – Related Party

On February 25, 2022, the Company entered into secured senior secured convertible note for the purchase and sale of convertible promissory notes (“Convertible Note”) in the principal amount of $5,000,000. The Senior Convertible Note is convertible at any time after the date of issuance into shares of the Company’s common stock at a fixed conversion price of $5.00 per share. Upon conversion of the convertible note into the Company’s common stock, the noteholder would be issued 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Interest on the Convertible Note shall be paid to the investors at a rate of 7.25% per annum, paid on a quarterly basis, and the maturity date of the Convertible Note is two years after the issuance date. The Convertible Note purports to be secured by certain oil and gas leases, lands, minerals and other properties of the Company, subject to prior liens and security interests. See Note 5 – Related Party Transactions. $413,206 from a related party were exchanged for a Convertible Note. Due to the variable conversion price in the convertible credit line, this fixed senior secured convertible note is treated as derivatives due to the possibility of insufficient shares available at conversion to settle the notes. The day one derivative liability was $65,262, which was recorded as a discount on the senior secured convertible notes payable. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company amortized $8,046 of the discount as interest expense. As of March 31, 2023, the unamortized discount was $29,592. The outstanding principal balance on the senior secured convertible notes payable as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 amounted to $413,206.

On February 25, 2022, Mr. Leaver assigned a $406,750 promissory note and advances of $500,000 to 20 Shekels, an affiliated Company. On the same day, the assigned promissory note and advance totaling $906,750 were transferred into a secured senior secured convertible note. The convertible note bears interest at 7.25% and matures on February 25, 2024. The note is convertible into shares of the Company at $5.00 per share. Due to the variable convertible credit line, this fixed senior secured convertible note are treated as derivatives due to the possibility of insufficient shares available at conversion to settle the notes. The day one derivative liability was $143,214, which was recorded as a discount on the senior secured convertible notes payable. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company amortized $17,757 of the discount as interest expense. As of December 31, 2022, the unamortized discount was $64,836. The outstanding principal balance on the senior secured convertible notes payable as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 amounted to $906,754.

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the senior secured convertible notes payable balance, net of discount was $1,225,432 with accrued interest of $23,596 and $0, respectively.