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B. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – continued
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are stated at amounts management expects to collect from outstanding balances. The Company’s accounts receivable are due from purchasers of oil and natural gas or operators of the Company’s oil and natural gas properties. Oil and natural gas revenue receivables are generally unsecured. Receivables are considered past due if full payment is not received by the contractual due date. Past due accounts are generally written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts only after all collection attempts have been exhausted. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, credit losses had not occurred and an allowance for doubtful accounts was not recorded.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consists principally of cash, accounts receivable, and revenue.
The Company derived its revenue from operators in the oil and gas industry. These industry concentrations have the potential to impact the Company’s overall exposure to credit risk, either positively or negatively, in that its operations could be affected by similar changes in economic, industry, or other conditions. However, the Company believes that the credit risk, posed by this industry concentration is offset by the creditworthiness of its operator base. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2018, three operators accounts for approximately 80% and 75% of the Company’s revenue, respectively. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017, four operators accounts for approximately 75% and 80% of the Company’s revenue, respectively.
Oil and Natural Gas Properties
The Company follows the full-cost method of accounting for its oil and natural gas properties. Accordingly, all costs associated with the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties, including the cost of undeveloped leaseholds, dry holes, and leasehold equipment, are capitalized. All costs related to production activities, including workover costs, are charged to expense as incurred. Capitalized costs are depleted on a compositeunit-of-production method based on proved oil and natural gas reserves.
Proceeds from the sale of properties are accounted for as reductions of capitalized costs unless such sales involve a significant change in the Company’s proved reserves. The Company had no significant sales during the period ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. The costs of unproved properties are excluded from depletion until the properties are evaluated. During the period ended September 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company had no unproved properties.
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