Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies | 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Description of Operations Samson Oil & Gas Limited along with its consolidated subsidiaries (“Samson” or the “Company”), is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation and development of oil and natural gas properties with a focus on properties in North Dakota and Montana. Going Concern These financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which contemplates the continuity of normal business activities and the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company incurred net losses of $7.4 million and $7.2 million, for the six month period ended December 31, 2019, and fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and had net cash outflows from operating activities of $35,278 and $5.4 million for the six month period ended December 31, 2019, and fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, respectively. At December 31, 2019, the Company’s total current liabilities of $49.9 million exceed its total current assets of $4.6 million. Its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the re-negotiation of debt, the sale of assets and/or raising further capital. These factors raise substantial doubt over the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and therefore whether it will realize its assets and extinguish its liabilities in the normal course of business and at the amounts stated in the financial report. At December 31, 2019, the Company was in breach of several of its covenants related to the Credit Agreement (defined in Note 9 – Credit Facility), resulting in borrowings payable of $33.5 million being classified as current liabilities. The Company is currently negotiating with the Lender in an effort to obtain a waiver for the breach. As of the date of this report, no waiver has been received. The Company is currently negotiating with a prospective party to divest its oil and gas assets, as well as, continuing to execute on its drilling and development plan, which it believes will result in proceeds that will sufficiently cover the Company’s obligations to the Lender and its other creditors. Although the Company is confident it will be able to successfully recognize amounts in excess of the carrying value of its oil and gas assets as a result of its ultimate divestment or, alternatively, through the successful development of its Foreman Butte project, there can be no assurances made that the Company will be able to successfully execute these plans. Given the current financial situation it is possible that the Company may be forced to accept terms on these transactions that are less favorable than would be otherwise available. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Item 210 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2019 is derived from the audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation for the periods presented have been included as required by Regulation S-X, Rule 10-01. Operating results for the six months ended December 31, 2019, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. Principles of Consolidation The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned. Significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain amounts in prior year financial statements have been reclassified to current year presentation, and the reclassification had no impact on net loss. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Items subject to such estimates and assumptions include (1) oil and gas reserves; (2) cash flow estimates used in impairment tests of long–lived assets; (3) depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A”); (4) asset retirement obligations (“ARO”); (5) assigning fair value and allocating purchase price in connection with business combinations; (6) accrued revenue and related receivables; (7) valuation of commodity and interest derivative instruments; (8) certain accrued liabilities; (9) valuation of share-based payments, (10) income taxes and (11) carrying value of exploration and evaluation expenditures. Although management believes these estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from these estimates. The Company has evaluated subsequent events and transactions through the date of this report for matters that may require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements. Revenue from Contract with Customers The Company recognizes its share of revenue from the sale of produced oil, gas, and NGLs in its Rocky Mountain regions. Oil, gas, and NGL production revenue presented within the accompanying statements of operations is reflective of the revenue generated from contracts with customers. The tables below present the disaggregation of oil, gas, and NGL production revenue by product type: r m m M Three Months Ended Six Months Ended December 31, December 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018 OPERATING REVENUES: Oil sales $ 3,266,152 $ 2,919,607 $ 7,083,055 $ 6,454,848 Gas sales 21,772 105,464 52,029 142,741 Other liquids 1,026 4,964 2,442 8,833 Total oil and gas income 3,288,950 3,030,035 7,137,526 6,606,422 The Company recognizes oil, gas, and NGL production revenues at the point in time when control of the product transfers to the customer, which differs depending on the contractual terms of each of the Company’s arrangements. Transfer of control drives the presentation of transportation, gathering, processing, and other post-production expenses (“fees and other deductions”) within the accompanying statements of operations. Fees and other deductions incurred prior to control transfer are recorded within the oil, gas, and NGL production expense line item on the accompanying statements of operations, while fees and other deductions incurred subsequent to control transfer are recorded as a reduction of oil, gas, and NGL production revenue. The Company has two categories under which oil, gas, and NGL production revenue is generated, as summarized below: 1. The Company sells oil production at or near the wellhead and receives an agreed-upon index price from the purchaser, net of basis, quality, and transportation differentials. Under this arrangement, control transfers at or near the wellhead, and 2. The Company sells unprocessed gas to a midstream processor at the wellhead or inlet of the midstream processing facility. The midstream processor gathers and processes the raw gas stream and remits proceeds to the Company from the ultimate sale of the processed NGLs and residue gas to third parties. In such arrangements, the midstream processor obtains control of the product at the wellhead or inlet of the facility and is considered the customer. Proceeds received for unprocessed gas under these arrangements are reflected as gas production revenue and are recorded net of transportation and processing fees incurred by the midstream processor after control has transferred. Significant judgments made in applying the guidance in Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) relate to the point in time when control transfers to customers in gas processing arrangements with midstream processors. The Company does not believe that significant judgments are required with respect to the determination of the transaction price, including amounts that represent variable consideration, as volume and price carry a low level of estimation uncertainty given the precision of volumetric measurements and the use of index pricing with predictable differentials. Accordingly, the Company does not consider estimates of variable consideration to be constrained. The Company’s contractual performance obligations arise upon the production of hydrocarbons from wells in which the Company has an ownership interest. The performance obligations are considered satisfied upon control transferring to a customer at the wellhead or inlet of the midstream processor’s processing facility, or other contractually specified delivery point. The time period between production and satisfaction of performance obligations is generally less than one day; thus, there are no material unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations at the end of the reporting period. Revenue is recorded in the month when contractual performance obligations are satisfied. However, settlement statements from the purchasers of hydrocarbons and the related cash consideration are received 30 to 90 days after production has occurred. As a result, the Company must estimate the amount of production delivered to the customer and the consideration that will ultimately be received for sale of the product. Estimated revenue due to the Company is recorded within accounts receivable on the accompanying balance sheets until payment is received. The accounts receivable balances from contracts with customers within the accompanying balance sheets as of December 31, 2019, and June 30, 2019, were $1.0 million and $1.5 million, respectively. To estimate accounts receivable from contracts with customers, the Company uses knowledge of its properties, historical performance, contractual arrangements, index pricing, quality and transportation differentials, and other factors as the basis for these estimates. Differences between estimates and actual amounts received for product sales are recorded in the month that payment is received from the purchaser. Leases In January 2016, Accounting Standard Codification 842 - Leases was issued, which provides a comprehensive model for the identification of lease arrangements and their treatment in the financial statements for both lessees and lessors. ASC 842 changes the current accounting for leases to eliminate the operating/finance lease designation and require entities to recognize most leases on the statement of financial position, initially recorded at the fair value of unavoidable lease payments, as a right of use asset and respective liability. The entity will then recognize lease expense on a straight-line basis for operating leases and interest and depreciation on lease assets for finance leases on the statement of profit or loss. The Company implemented ASU 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842) (“ASC 842”) as of July 1, 2019, using the “Modified Retrospective Approach” and elected the package of practical expedients within ASU 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842) that allows an entity to not reassess, prior to the effective date, (i) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (ii) the lease classification of any expired or existing leases, or (iii) initial direct costs for any existing leases. Additionally, the Company elected the practical expedient to not evaluate existing or expired land easements not previously accounted for as leases prior to the effective date. The Company has identified each of its leases and determined the impact of this new guidance on each of the identified lease. As a result, the Company recorded a right-of-use asset and liability associated with operating leases of $$179,791 and $205,571 , respectively. The difference between the right-of-use-asset and lease liability of $25,780 , was recorded to accumulated losses at July 1, 2019. Recent Accounting Standards There were no recent accounting pronouncements that impact the Company at December 31, 2019. |