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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS  
10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 6, 2020 the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Empire Texas, LLC, entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (“the Agreement”) with Pardus Oil & Gas, LLC and Pardus Oil & Gas Operating GP, LLC (collectively “the Seller”) to purchase certain oil and natural gas properties in Texas comprising 139 gross wells and approximately 30,000 net acres, 77.3 miles of gathering lines and pipelines and related facilities and equipment, and all general and limited partner interest in Pardus Oil & Gas Operating, LP. The purchase price included the assumption of certain obligations and a contingent payment not to exceed $2,000,000 reduced by certain revenue suspense amounts. The primary liability assumed is the asset retirement obligation for the properties, which the Company is in the process of evaluating. The contingent payment is based on oil production in excess of a specified level from the purchased properties and an average realized oil price of $40 or more per barrel of oil through December 31, 2022. The transaction closed on April 7, 2020.

 

On May 5, 2020, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Pardus Oil & Gas Operating, LP, received a SBA Payroll Protection Plan (“PPP”) loan for $160,700. The loan matures on May 5, 2022 and has an interest rate of 1%. There are no payments due until November 5, 2020 at which time the payment amount will be determined based on the portion of the loan which has not been forgiven under criteria established by the SBA, using an eighteen-month amortization.