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Note 3 - Company Operations
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
3.
Company Operations
 
The Company
’s operations are classified into
three
principal operating segments that are all located in the United States: oil and gas, timber and surface. The Company’s reportable business segments are strategic business units that offer income from different products all of which are derived from the Company lands. They are managed separately due to the unique aspects of each area.
 
Following is a summary of segment
ed operations information for the
nine
months ended
September 30, 2017
and
2016,
respectively:
 
   
201
7
   
20
16
 
Revenues
:
               
Oil and Gas
  $
465,710
    $
359,951
 
Timber
   
8,966
     
125,860
 
Surface
   
318,423
     
152,188
 
Total
   
793,099
     
637,999
 
Cost and Expenses
:
               
Oil and Gas
   
46,717
     
43,009
 
Timber
   
8,883
     
23,018
 
Surface
   
37,277
     
55,501
 
Total
   
92,877
     
121,528
 
Income from Operations
:
               
Oil and Gas
   
418,993
     
316,942
 
Timber
   
83
     
102,842
 
Surface
   
281,146
     
96,687
 
Total
   
700,222
     
516,471
 
 
 
Other
Expense before Income Taxes:
  $
(303,676
)   $
(354,737
)
Income before Income Taxes
   
396,546
     
161,734
 
                 
Identifiable Assets
, net of accumulated depreciation:
               
Oil and Gas
   
--
     
--
 
Timber
   
2,111,302
     
2,064,058
 
Surface
   
--
     
--
 
General Corporate Assets
   
12,537,150
     
12,314,402
 
Total
   
14,648,452
     
14,378,460
 
                 
Capital Expenditures
:
               
Oil and Gas
   
--
     
--
 
Timber
   
38,934
     
519,721
 
Surface
   
--
     
--
 
General Corporate Assets
:
   
88,788
     
1,881,319
 
Total
   
127,722
     
2,401,040
 
                 
Depreciation
and Depletion:
               
Oil and Gas
   
--
     
--
 
Timber
   
--
     
1,751
 
Surface
   
--
     
--
 
General Corporate Assets
   
701
     
236
 
Total
  $
701
    $
1,987
 
 
There are
no
intersegment sales reported in the accompanying income statements. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies
in the Company’s Form
10
-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016.
The Company evaluates performance based on income or loss from operations before income taxes excluding any nonrecurring gains and losses on securities held available-for-sale. Income before income tax represents net revenues less costs and expenses less other income and expenses of a general corporate nature. Identifiable assets by segment are those assets used solely in the Company's operations within that segment.
 
Revenue from customers representing
5%
or more of total revenue for the
nine
months ended
September 30, 2017
and
2016,
respectively are:
 
Count
 
201
7
   
201
6
 
1
  $
179,292
    $
112,835
 
2
   
100,322
     
97,135
 
3
   
88,284
     
63,449
 
4
   
56,008
     
52,063
 
5
   
45,443
     
51,020
 
6
   
40,655
     
47,666