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Oil and Natural Gas Production Activities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Oil and Gas Property [Abstract]  
Oil and Natural Gas Production Activities

6. OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES

 

Divestitures

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, The Company sold approximately 12 acres of undeveloped acreage in Midland County, Texas for approximately $30 thousand. There were no divestures of oil and natural gas producing properties during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Ceiling Test and Impairment

 

The Company did not record ceiling test write-write down of its oil and natural gas properties during the three months ended March 31, 2021 or 2020. The reserves used in the ceiling test incorporate assumptions regarding pricing and discount rates over which management has no influence in the determination of present value. In the calculation of the ceiling test as of March 31, 2021, the Company used $40.01 per barrel for oil and $2.16 per one million British Thermal Units (MMbtu) for natural gas (as further adjusted for property, specific gravity, quality, local markets and distance from markets) to compute the future cash flows of the Company’s producing properties. The discount factor used was 10%.