PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT | NOTE 4 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Oil and Gas Properties Camber uses the full cost method of accounting for oil and natural gas producing activities. Costs to acquire mineral interests in oil and natural gas properties, to drill and equip exploratory wells used to find proved reserves, and to drill and equip development wells including directly related overhead costs and related asset retirement costs are capitalized. Under this method, all costs, including internal costs directly related to acquisition, exploration and development activities are capitalized as oil and natural gas property costs on a country-by-country basis. Costs not subject to amortization consist of unproved properties that are evaluated on a property-by-property basis. Amortization of these unproved property costs begins when the properties become proved or their values become impaired. Camber assesses overall values of unproved properties, if any, on at least an annual basis or when there has been an indication that impairment in value may have occurred. Impairment of unproved properties is assessed based on management’s intention with regard to future development of individually significant properties and the ability of Camber to obtain funds to finance their programs. If the results of an assessment indicate that the properties are impaired, the amount of the impairment is added to the capitalized costs to be amortized. Sales of oil and natural gas properties are accounted for as adjustments to the net full cost pool with no gain or loss recognized, unless the adjustment would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves. If it is determined that the relationship is significantly altered, the corresponding gain or loss will be recognized in the statements of operations. Costs of oil and natural gas properties are amortized using the units of production method. Amortization expense calculated per equivalent physical unit of production amounted to $1.21 and $4.36 per barrel of oil equivalent for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. All of Camber’s oil and natural gas properties are located in the United States. Costs being amortized at June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019 are as follows: At June 30, 2019 At March 31, 2019 Oil and gas properties subject to amortization $ 50,352,306 $ 50,352,306 Oil and gas properties not subject to amortization 28,016,989 28,016,989 Capitalized asset retirement costs 184,907 176,649 Total oil & natural gas properties 78,554,202 78,545,944 Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and impairment (78,337,739 ) (78,333,628 ) Net Capitalized Costs $ 216,463 $ 212,316 Impairments For the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded no impairments. For the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recorded impairments totaling $531,657 which were due to lease expirations. Additions and Depletion During the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred costs of approximately, $0 and $0.8 million, respectively, for technical and other capital enhancements to extend the lives of the Company’s wells. Additionally, the Company recorded approximately $4,000 and $325,000 for depletion for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Disposition of Oil and Natural Gas Properties On July 12, 2018, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (as amended by the First Amendment to the Sale Agreement dated August 3, 2018 and the Second Amendment to Sale Agreement dated September 24, 2018, the “ Sale Agreement Disposed Assets Capital Leases During March and April 2018, the Company purchased certain equipment pursuant to capital leases. The effective borrowing rate was approximately 35%, and all obligations were due by December 2018. In conjunction with the assignment of the liabilities owed under the IBC Bank loan agreements to N&B Energy in September 2018, as discussed under “ Note 2 – Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations – Assumption Agreement Office Lease In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016.02 “ Leases (Topic 842) Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements In addition, the Company elected practical expedients provided by the new standard, and the Company has elected to not reassess its prior conclusions about lese identification, lease classification, and initial direct costs and to retain off-balance sheet treatment of short-term leases (i.e., 12 months or less which do not contain purchase options that the Company is reasonable likely to exercise). As a result of the short-term expedient election, the Company does not have leases that require the recording of a net lease asset and lease liability on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet or have a material impact on consolidated earnings or cash flows as of June 30, 2019. Moving forward, the Company will evaluate any new lease commitments for application of topic 842. In October 2018, the Company entered into a settlement agreement for the unexpired lease term of the Houston office and agreed to pay the landlord $100,000 plus $10,000 per month for each of the next 20 months. In the event that an aggregate of $150,000 was paid by April 15, 2019, in addition to the $100,000 payment made in October 2018, the remaining $50,000 of payments would be forgiven and waived. The Company made the payments prior to March 31, 2019, resulting in no remaining unpaid amounts at March 31, 2019. See also “ Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies – Legal Proceedings – MidFirst Effective October 1, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to sublease space on a month-to-month basis in San Antonio, Texas from RAD2 Minerals, Ltd., an entity owned and controlled by Mr. Azar, the Company’s former Interim Chief Executive Officer and former Director. Monthly rent through December 2017 was $5,000 per month, increasing to $7,500 per month effective January 2018. The lease agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2018. The Company agreed under a verbal contract to lease the same space on a month-to-month basis for $2,500 per month beginning effective July 1, 2018, which was terminated July 31, 2018. Effective August 1, 2018 entered into a month-to-month lease at 1415 Louisiana, Suite 3500 Houston, Texas 77002. The entity providing use of the space without charge is affiliated with the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. |