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4. ALANCO ENERGY SERVICES
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
ALANCO ENERGY SERVICES

During fiscal 2012, the Company formed Alanco Energy Services, Inc. (“AES”), a wholly-owned subsidiary, and in April 2012 executed an agreement with TC Operating, LLC ("TCO") of Grand Junction, CO to transfer a land lease for approximately 24 acres near Grand Junction, CO and all related assets to AES with the intent for AES to construct facilities for the treatment and disposal of large quantities of produced water generated by oil and natural gas producers in Western Colorado. The site was chosen due to its unique ability to meet stringent government requirements for disposal of the high saline water produced as a by-product of oil and gas production, and termed "produced water". The agreement included the transfer of all related tangible and intangible assets as well as Federal, State and County permits (issued or in process) required to construct the facilities. The lease terms payable to the landlord include a minimum monthly lease payment of $100 per acre ($2,400 per month) during the initial ten year term of the lease, plus approximately $0.25 per barrel of produced water received at the site.

 

The design and construction of the Deer Creek water disposal facility required certain changes to the Goodwin Solid Waste facility (“Goodwin”) resulting in extra costs to the landlord, who also owned Goodwin. As incentive for the landlord to approve the facility design, AES agreed to limit landlord construction improvement costs related to the leased land to $200,000. Included in the $200,000 limited amount was $100,000 of landlord improvement costs to be paid by AES and reimbursed through a 50% credit against the $0.25 per barrel royalty payments due landlord discussed above. AES recorded the $100,000 payment as prepaid royalties which expired on August 31, 2015 under terms of the agreement and therefore had a zero balance at June 30, 2016. The prepaid balance June 30, 2015 was $5,100.

 

TCO can also earn additional purchase price payments based upon a percentage of the net cumulative EBITDA (net of all related AES capital investments) over a period of approximately 10 years (contingent purchase price), approximately the initial term of the lease. As of June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company had no liability recorded for the contingent purchase price based on the probability of the contingent payment being realized.

 

During April 2012, AES also entered into a definitive agreement with Deer Creek Disposal, LLC ("DCD") whereby AES acquired a 160 acre site near Grand Junction, CO, for additional expansion to the proposed water treatment and disposal facility. As consideration for the land purchase, AES paid $500,000 at the April 13, 2012 closing and assumed a non-interest bearing, secured, $200,000 note due November 15, 2012, which was repaid upon maturity. AES has also agreed to potential additional quarterly earn-out payments to DCD up to a maximum total of $800,000, generally determined as 10% of quarterly revenues in excess of operating expenses up to $200,000 per quarter (contingent land payment). See Note 8 - Contingent Payments for additional discussion of the contingent land payment. The land, known as Indian Mesa, is currently undeveloped. In June 2014 AES received final construction approval from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) for twelve produced water disposal ponds. During fiscal year 2016, the Company implemented a plan to divest the undeveloped Indian Mesa facility. See Note 5 – Assets Held for Sale for additional discussion.

 

Related to the treatment and disposal facilities, in fiscal year 2012 AES entered into a management agreement with TCO to manage the project for a monthly management fee of $10,000 initially and $20,000 after final permits for the Deer Creek operation were obtained in May 2012. The management agreement expired in January 2013 and continued on a month to month basis through March 31, 2015, at which time the Company elected not to continue the month to month arrangement. Effective April 1, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement for operations management services for the Deer Creek facility with a separate management company. The agreement is cancellable by either party at any time and was cancelled by the Company subsequent to year end. The Company continues to have one employee who is responsible for accepting deliveries at the site.