Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION

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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
NOTE 9 — ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
The Company records the obligation to plug and abandon oil and gas wells at the dates properties are either acquired or the wells are drilled. The asset retirement obligation is adjusted each quarter for any liabilities incurred or settled during the period, accretion expense and any revisions made to the costs or timing estimates. The asset retirement obligation is incurred using an annual credit-adjusted risk-free discount rate at the applicable dates. A reconciliation for the asset retirement obligation during the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows:
Balance, December 31, 2023 $ 28,248,084 
Liabilities acquired — 
Liabilities incurred 168,848 
Liabilities sold — 
Liabilities settled (422,564)
Revision of estimate — 
Accretion expense 350,834 
Balance, March 31, 2024
$ 28,345,202 
The following table presents the Company's current and non-current asset retirement obligation balances as of the periods specified.
March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Asset retirement obligations, current $ 36,318  $ 165,642 
Asset retirement obligations, non-current 28,308,884  28,082,442 
Asset retirement obligations $ 28,345,202  $ 28,248,084