Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 12 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
 
Standby Letters of Credit
– A commercial bank has issued a standby letter of credit on behalf of the Company to the state of Texas for $250,000 to allow the Company to do business in that state. The Company intends to renew the standby letter of credit for as long as the Company does business in that state. No amounts have been drawn under the standby letters of credit.
 
Operating leases 
– The following table summarizes our future estimated office lease payments for periods subsequent to December 31, 2018. The leases pertain to approximately 15,000 square feet of space for our corporate headquarters in Midland, Texas, approximately 3,700 square feet of office space for our accounting offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma and approximately 2,000 square feet of office space for our field office in Andrews, Texas. The Company incurred lease expenses of $524,060, $543,770 and $527,582 for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The following table reflects the future minimum lease payments under the operating leases as of December 31, 2018.
 
 
Year
 
Lease Obligation
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
$
539,675
 
2020
 
 
125,325
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
665,000