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OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES | 9 Months Ended
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Oil and Natural Gas Properties [Abstract] |
OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES | OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES Fiscal 2023 Investments and Acquisitions In December 2022, Barnwell Texas, LLC (“Barnwell Texas”), a new wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a purchase and sale agreement with an independent third party whereby Barnwell Texas acquired a 22.3% non-operated working interest in oil and natural gas leasehold acreage in the Permian Basin in Texas for cash consideration of $806,000. In connection with the purchase of such leasehold interests, Barnwell Texas acquired a 15.4% non-operated working interest in two oil wells in the Wolfcamp Formation in Loving and Ward Counties, Texas and has paid $4,293,000 for its share of the costs to drill, complete and equip the wells through the nine months ended June 30, 2023. The two Texas wells began producing in late April 2023. Additionally, in connection with the entry into this agreement, the Company is obligated to pay a broker’s fee of 5.0% of the capital invested under this arrangement to Four Pines Exploration LLC - Exploration - Series 1 (“Four Pines”). Four Pines is controlled by Mr. Colin O’Farrell who is an affiliate of Teton Barnwell (see Note 17 for additional details). As of June 30, 2023, the Company has paid $255,000 in broker fees to Four Pines related to this arrangement. Fiscal 2022 Acquisitions In the quarter ended December 31, 2021, Barnwell acquired working interests in oil and natural gas properties located in the Twining area of Alberta, Canada, for cash consideration of $317,000. In the quarter ended March 31, 2022, Barnwell acquired additional working interests in oil and natural gas properties located in the Twining area of Alberta, Canada for consideration of $1,246,000. The purchase price per the agreement was adjusted for customary purchase price adjustments to reflect the economic activity from the effective date to the closing date. Barnwell also assumed $1,500,000 in asset retirement obligations associated with the acquisition.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for properties used in normal conduct of oil and gas exploration and producing operations. This disclosure may include property accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Topic 932 -SubTopic 360 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//932-360/tableOfContent + Details
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