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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss The following table indicates the Company's provisions for bad debt expense associated with its joint interest billing receivables during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023.
For the Three Months Ended
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
Bad debt expense $ 8,817  $ 19,656  $ 187,594  $ 41,865 
Schedule of Joint Interest Billing Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses
The following table reflects the Company's joint interest billing receivables and allowance for credit losses as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
September 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Joint interest billing receivables $ 1,552,281  $ 2,480,843 
Allowance for credit losses (208,480) (58,569)
Joint interest billing receivables, net $ 1,343,801  $ 2,422,274 
Schedule of Depletion and Depletion Rate per Barrel of Oil Equivalents The following table shows total depletion and the depletion per barrel-of-oil-equivalent rate, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
For the Three Months Ended
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
Depletion $ 25,302,058  $ 21,711,123  $ 73,056,856  $ 63,203,473 
Depletion rate, per barrel-of-oil-equivalent (Boe) $ 13.68  $ 13.48  $ 13.57  $ 13.09 
Schedule of Property Plant and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives
Depreciation of buildings, equipment, software, leasehold improvements, automobiles, buildings and structures is calculated using the straight-line method based upon the following estimated useful lives:
Leasehold improvements
3‑5 years
Office equipment and software
3‑7 years
Equipment
5‑10 years
Automobiles 4 years
Buildings and structures 7 years
Schedule of Useful Lives
The following table provides information on the Company's depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
For the Three Months Ended
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
Depreciation $ 102,043  $ 80,690  $ 306,752  $ 277,420 
Schedule of Weighted Average Notes Payable
The following table reflects the weighted average notes payable balances and the weighted average interest rate on the weighted average notes payable outstanding during the period as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
Weighted average notes payable balance
$ 1,181,511  $ 1,228,923  $ 616,090  $ 651,564 
Weighted average interest rate on weighted average notes payable 8.16  % 7.25  % 8.76  % 7.21  %
Schedule of Interest Paid Related to Notes Payable
The following table shows interest paid related to notes payable for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. This interest is included within "Interest (expense)" in the Condensed Statements of Operations.
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
Interest paid for notes payable $ 24,115  $ 22,286  $ 40,481  $ 35,211 
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense
The Company recorded the following federal and state income tax benefits (provisions) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
For the Three Months Ended
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
Deferred federal income tax benefit (provision) $ (9,637,849) $ 3,381,104  $ (17,617,436) $ 8,492,595 
Current state income tax benefit (provision) (74,899) (165,780) (329,917) (264,261)
Deferred state income tax benefit (provision) (375,206) 196,012  (689,972) (490,646)
Benefit from (Provision for) Income Taxes $ (10,087,954) $ 3,411,336  $ (18,637,325) $ 7,737,688 
Effective tax rate (1)
22.94%
31.15%
23.17%
16.74%

(1) The Company’s overall effective tax rate is calculated as Benefit from (Provision for) Income Taxes divided by Income Before Benefit from (Provision for) Income Taxes. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was higher than the federal statutory corporate tax rate primarily due to nondeductible expenses and state income taxes. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company's overall effective tax rates were primarily impacted by the release of valuation allowance on its federal net deferred tax asset. A tax benefit of $10.5 million was recorded as a discrete item in the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Schedule of Noncash Share-Based Payment Arrangements The following table summarizes the Company's share-based compensation, included with General and administrative expense within our Condensed Statements of Operations, incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
Share-based compensation $ 32,087  $ 2,170,735  $ 3,833,697  $ 6,374,743 
Share-based compensation expense for share-based awards during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was as follows. These amounts are included in General and administrative expense in the Condensed Statements of Operations.
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023 September 30, 2024 September 30, 2023
Share-based compensation $ 32,087  $ 2,170,735  $ 3,833,697  $ 6,374,743