Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies Finance Leases On August 9, 2024, our subsidiary White Claw Colorado City, LLC (“WCCC”), entered into a supplement (“Supplement No. 4”) to an existing Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with Maxus Capital Group, LLC (“Maxus”). Under Supplement No. 4, Maxus agreed to finance approximately $2.1 million for the build-out of certain equipment and facilities related to a pipeline extension at our WCCC facility in Texas. Once the relevant equipment is constructed Maxus will own the addition and we will lease these additions from Maxus under the terms of Supplement No. 4. Under the terms of the lease, we expect our lease payments to Maxus to be approximately $32,161 per month over four years, with an early buyout option or option at the end of the base term to purchase the wash plant equipment for approximately $374,702 or lease-end option to purchase the facilities for the fair market value. We anticipate that the lease will commence in the first quarter of 2025. On June 18, 2024, our subsidiary WCCC, entered into a supplement (“Supplement No. 3”) to an existing Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with Maxus. Under Supplement No. 3, Maxus agreed to finance approximately $1 million for the build-out of certain equipment and facilities related to the wash plant we are in the process of constructing on land leased by our subsidiary, VivaVentures Remediation Corp., in Houston, Texas. Once the relevant equipment is constructed Maxus will own the equipment and we will lease these additions to our wash plant facility from Maxus under the terms of Supplement No. 3. Under the terms of the lease, we expect our lease payments to Maxus to be approximately $58,595 per month over four years, with an early buyout option or option at the end of the base term to purchase the wash plant equipment for approximately $683,000 or lease-end option to purchase the facilities for the fair market value. We anticipate that the lease will commence in the first quarter of 2025. As previously disclosed, on May 23, 2023 we entered into a supplement (“Supplement No. 2”) to the Master Agreement Maxus, under which Maxus funded approximately $2.2 million to finance the build-out of other Houston wash plant equipment additions, which such lease was anticipated to commence in the second quarter of 2024. As of September 30, 2024, we anticipate that this lease will now commence in the first quarter of 2025. Under the terms of this lease, we expect our lease payments to Maxus under the supplement to be approximately $57,962 per month over four years, with an early buyout option of approximately $685,000 or lease-end option to purchase the facilities for the fair market value. Because we were involved in the construction of the wash plant and the Texas pipeline extension, and were responsible for paying a portion of the construction costs, we evaluated the control criteria in ‘build to suit’ lease accounting guidance under GAAP ASC 842 (Leases) where the Company was deemed, for accounting purposes, to have control of the wash plant and pipeline extension during the construction period. Accordingly, the Company recorded project construction costs incurred during the construction period for the wash plant and pipeline extension incurred by the landlord as a construction-in-process asset and a related financing obligation on our consolidated balance sheets. The total of the projects’ construction costs have been capitalized and recorded to construction-in-process within ‘Property and equipment, net’. The total $3.9 million of construction costs funded by Maxus have been recorded as a component of ‘Accounts payable and accrued expenses. Employment Agreements On August 22, 2024, we entered into a new executive employment agreement with our Vice President, Marketing. Pursuant to the new employment agreement, our Vice President, Marketing will receive $200,000 annually (the “Base Salary”), which after the first annual anniversary the Base Salary may increase to $350,000 contingent upon the Company achieving net profitability of $500,000 of all commodity trades by the Vice President, Marketing. In addition, the employment agreement provides for annual incentive cash and equity compensation of up to $440,000 based on certain performance goals as further set forth therein. As an inducement to enter into the executive employment agreement, the Vice President, Marketing is entitled to receive a one-time signing grant of Company common stock equivalent in value to $150,000, which are priced per share based on the closing price on the day of such grant (calculated to be 71,090 shares based on the effective date of the executive employment agreement). The signing bonus has not been issued and is due not later than thirty (30) calendar days after we file an amended Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering shares under a Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”), and the shares will only vest as set forth in the LTIP.

Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies

Finance Leases

On August 9, 2024, our subsidiary White Claw Colorado City, LLC (“WCCC”), entered into a supplement (“Supplement No. 4”) to an existing Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with Maxus Capital Group, LLC (“Maxus”). Under Supplement No. 4, Maxus agreed to finance approximately $2.1 million for the build-out of certain equipment and facilities related to a pipeline extension at our WCCC facility in Texas. Once the relevant equipment is constructed Maxus will own the addition and we will lease these additions from Maxus under the terms of Supplement No. 4. Under the terms of the lease, we expect our lease payments to Maxus to be approximately $32,161 per month over four years, with an early buyout option or option at the end of the base term to purchase the wash plant equipment for approximately $374,702 or lease-end option to purchase the facilities for the fair market value. We anticipate that the lease will commence in the first quarter of 2025.

On June 18, 2024, our subsidiary WCCC, entered into a supplement (“Supplement No. 3”) to an existing Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with Maxus. Under Supplement No. 3, Maxus agreed to finance approximately $1 million for the build-out of certain equipment and facilities related to the wash plant we are in the process of constructing on land leased by our subsidiary, VivaVentures Remediation Corp., in Houston, Texas. Once the relevant equipment is constructed Maxus will own the equipment and we will lease these additions to our wash plant facility from Maxus under the terms of Supplement No. 3. Under the terms of the lease, we expect our lease payments to Maxus to be approximately $58,595 per month over four years, with an early buyout option or option at the end of the base term to purchase the wash plant equipment for approximately $683,000 or lease-end option to purchase the facilities for the fair market value. We anticipate that the lease will commence in the first quarter of 2025.

As previously disclosed, on May 23, 2023 we entered into a supplement (“Supplement No. 2”) to the Master Agreement Maxus, under which Maxus funded approximately $2.2 million to finance the build-out of other Houston wash plant equipment additions, which such lease was anticipated to commence in the second quarter of 2024. As of September 30, 2024, we anticipate that this lease will now commence in the first quarter of 2025. Under the terms of this lease, we expect our lease payments to Maxus under the supplement to be approximately $57,962 per month over four years, with an early buyout option of approximately $685,000 or lease-end option to purchase the facilities for the fair market value.

Because we were involved in the construction of the wash plant and the Texas pipeline extension, and were responsible for paying a portion of the construction costs, we evaluated the control criteria in ‘build to suit’ lease accounting guidance under GAAP ASC 842 (Leases) where the Company was deemed, for accounting purposes, to have control of the wash plant and pipeline extension during the construction period. Accordingly, the Company recorded project construction costs incurred during the construction period for the wash plant and pipeline extension incurred by the landlord as a construction-in-process asset and a related financing obligation on our consolidated balance sheets. The total of the projects’ construction costs have been capitalized and recorded to construction-in-process within ‘Property and equipment, net’. The total $3.9 million of construction costs funded by Maxus have been recorded as a component of ‘Accounts payable and accrued expenses.

Employment Agreements

On August 22, 2024, we entered into a new executive employment agreement with our Vice President, Marketing. Pursuant to the new employment agreement, our Vice President, Marketing will receive $200,000 annually (the “Base Salary”), which after the first annual anniversary the Base Salary may increase to $350,000 contingent upon the Company achieving net profitability of $500,000 of all commodity trades by the Vice President, Marketing. In addition, the employment agreement provides for annual incentive cash and equity compensation of up to $440,000 based on certain performance goals as further set forth therein. As an inducement to enter into the executive employment agreement, the Vice President, Marketing is entitled to receive a one-time signing grant of Company common stock equivalent in value to $150,000, which are priced per share based on the closing price on the day of such grant (calculated to be 71,090 shares based on the effective date of the executive employment agreement). The signing bonus has not been issued and is due not later than thirty (30) calendar days after we file an amended Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering shares under a Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”), and the shares will only vest as set forth in the LTIP.