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Asset Retirement Obligations
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Asset Retirement Obligations

15. Asset Retirement Obligations

Asset retirement obligations are estimated by management based on Epsilon’s net ownership interest in all wells and the gathering system, estimated costs to reclaim and abandon such assets and the estimated timing of the costs to be incurred in future periods, and the forecast risk free cost of capital. Epsilon has estimated the value of its total asset retirement obligations to be $3.5 million as of June 30, 2024 ($3.5 million at December 31, 2023). Each year we review, and to the extent necessary, revise our asset retirement obligations estimates in accordance with recent activity and current service costs.

The following tables summarize the changes in asset retirement obligations for the periods indicated:

Six Months Ended

Year ended

June 30, 

December 31, 

2024

    

2023

Balance beginning of period

$

3,502,952

$

2,780,237

Liabilities acquired

21,831

12,437

Liabilities disposed of

(46,961)

Wells plugged and abandoned

(87,284)

(509,802)

Change in estimates

1,178,142

Accretion

90,709

88,899

Balance end of period

$

3,528,208

$

3,502,952