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SPINDLETOP OIL & GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||
FORM 10-Q | ||||
For the quarter ended March 31, 2025 | ||||
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules | ||||
Part I – Financial Information: | Page | |||
Item 1. – Financial Statements | ||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||
March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2024 | 4 - 5 | |||
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) | 6 | |||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 | ||||
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) | 7 | |||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 | ||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow (Unaudited) | ||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 | 8 | |||
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 9 | |||
Item 2. – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial | ||||
Condition and Results of Operations | 10 | |||
Item 4. – Controls and Procedures | 14 | |||
Part II – Other Information: | ||||
Item 5. – Other Information | 16 | |||
Item 6. – Exhibits | 17 | |||
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Part I - Financial Information
Item 1. - Financial Statements
SPINDLETOP OIL & GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
Restricted cash | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | ||||||||
Income tax receivable | ||||||||
Total Current Assets | ||||||||
Property and Equipment - at cost | ||||||||
Oil and gas properties (full cost method) | ||||||||
Rental equipment | ||||||||
Gas gathering system | ||||||||
Other property and equipment | ||||||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Total Property and Equipment | ||||||||
Real Estate Property - at cost | ||||||||
Land | ||||||||
Commercial office building | ||||||||
Accumulated depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Total Real Estate Property | ||||||||
Other Assets | ||||||||
Deferred Income Tax Asset | ||||||||
Other long-term investments | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Total Other Assets | ||||||||
Total Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. | ||||||||
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SPINDLETOP OIL & GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Noncurrent Liabilities | ||||||||
Asset retirement obligation | ||||||||
Total Noncurrent Liabilities | ||||||||
Total Liabilities | ||||||||
Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||
Common stock, | par value, shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and outstanding at December 31, 2023.||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Retained earnings | ||||||||
Total Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
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SPINDLETOP OIL & GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||
(Unaudited) | ||
Three Months Ended , | ||||||||
March 31 , | March 31 , | |||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||||
Revenues | ||||||||
Oil and gas revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
Revenue from lease operations | ||||||||
Gas gathering, compression, equipment rental | ||||||||
Real estate rental income | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Total Revenues | ||||||||
Expenses | ||||||||
Lease operations | ||||||||
Production taxes, gathering and marketing | ||||||||
Pipeline and rental operations | ||||||||
Real estate operations | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
ARO accretion expense | ||||||||
General and administrative | ||||||||
Total Expenses | ||||||||
(Loss) from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Other Revenue | ||||||||
Interest Income | ||||||||
Total Other Revenue and Expense | ||||||||
Income before income tax | ||||||||
Current income tax provision | ||||||||
Deferred income tax provision (benefit) | ( | ) | ||||||
Total income tax provision | ||||||||
Net Income | $ | $ | ||||||
Earnings per Share of Common Stock | ||||||||
Earnings per Share of Common Stock Basic and diluted | $ | $ | ||||||
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding | ||||||||
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding Basic and diluted | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. | ||||||||
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SPINDLETOP OIL & GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024 | ||||||
(Unaudited) |
Common Stock Shares | Common Stock Amount | Additional Paid-In Capital | Treasury Stock Shares | Treasury Stock Amount | Retained Earnings | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Income | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Net (Loss) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
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SPINDLETOP OIL & GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||
(Unaudited) | ||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | March 31, | |||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities | ||||||||
Net Income | $ | $ | ||||||
Reconciliation of net Income to net cash | ||||||||
Reconciliation of net Income to net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
Accretion of asset retirement obligation | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties | ||||||||
Changes in accounts receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
Changes in income tax receivable | ||||||||
Changes in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | ||||||||
Changes in deferred Income tax asset | ( | ) | ||||||
Changes in deferred Income tax payable | ||||||||
Net cash provided for operating activities | ||||||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities | ||||||||
Capitalized acquisition, exploration and development | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Changes in other long-term investments | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties | — | — | ||||||
Capitalized tenant improvements and broker fees | — | — | ||||||
Net cash provided (used) for Investing activities | ||||||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities | ||||||||
Purchase of treasury stock | — | — | ||||||
Net cash used for financing activities | ||||||||
Increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | ||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | ||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. |
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SPINDLETOP OIL & GAS CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ORGANIZATION
The accompanying financial statements are presented in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q and consequently do not include all of the disclosures normally required by generally accepted accounting principles or those normally made in the Company's annual Form 10-K filing. Accordingly, the reader of this Form 10-Q may wish to refer to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, for further information.
The consolidated financial statements presented herein include the accounts of Spindletop Oil & Gas Co., a Texas corporation ("the Company") and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Prairie Pipeline Co., a Texas corporation and Spindletop Drilling Company, a Texas corporation. All significant inter-company transactions and accounts have been eliminated.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements contain all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial condition, the results of operations and changes in cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the interim periods presented. Although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information and footnote disclosures, including a description of significant accounting policies normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.
2. CONTINGENCIES
On July 23, 2020, a subsidiary of the Company received notice of a lawsuit filed in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana against the Company’s subsidiary and numerous other oil and gas companies alleging a pollution claim for properties operated by the defendants in Louisiana, and the Company’s subsidiary filed an answer. The Plaintiffs filed a First Supplemental and Amending Petition for Damages on January 21, 2021. This litigation was dismissed without prejudice as to the Company’s subsidiary on the plaintiff’s motion, by Order of Dismissal dated February 20, 2025.
On December 11, 2024, a subsidiary of the Company received notice of a new lawsuit filed in LaFourche Parish, Louisiana against one of the Company’s subsidiaries and numerous other oil and gas companies alleging pollution claims for properties operated by defendants in Louisiana and the Company’s subsidiary filed an answer. The litigation is in the early stages. Management is assessing the lawsuit, and it will have regular litigation reviews, including updates from corporate and outside counsel, to assess the need for accounting recognition or disclosure of contingencies for litigation. The Company plans to defend its subsidiary vigorously in this matter.
Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through May 20, 2025, the date on which the financial statements were available to be issued.
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Item 2. - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
This Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, principally, but not only, under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We caution investors that any forward-looking statements in this report, or which management may make orally or in writing from time to time, are based on management’s beliefs and on assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. When used, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “result” and similar expressions which do not relate solely to historical matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties, and factors that are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, or projected. We caution you that while forward-looking statements reflect our good faith beliefs when we make them, they are not guarantees of future performance and are impacted by actual events when they occur after we make such statements. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on past forward-looking statements, which are based on results and trends at the time they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.
Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among others, the factors listed and described at Item 1A “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which investors should review. There have been changes to the risk factors previously described in the Company’s Form 10-K. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Form 10-K”), including significant global economic and pandemic factors occurring during 2024 and continuing into 2025 which are described in the following paragraphs.
Prices for oil and natural gas fluctuate widely. Among the interrelated factors that can or could cause these price fluctuations are:
· | the duration and economic and financial impact of epidemics, pandemics or other public health issues, such as the COVID-19 pandemic; |
· | domestic and worldwide supplies of, and consumer and industrial/commercial demand for oil and natural gas; |
· | domestic and international drilling activity; |
· | the actions of other oil producing and exporting nations, including the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; |
· | worldwide economic conditions, geopolitical factors and political conditions, including, but not limited to, the imposition of tariffs or trade or other economic sanctions, political instability or armed conflict in oil and gas producing regions; |
· | the availability, proximity and capacity of appropriate transportation, gathering, processing, compression, storage, and refining and export facilities; |
· | the price and availability of, and demand for, competing energy sources, including alternative energy sources; |
· | the effect of worldwide energy conservation measures, alternative fuel requirements and climate change-related legislation, policies, initiatives and developments. |
· | technological advances and consumer and industrial/commercial behavior, preferences and attitudes, in each case affecting energy generation, transmission, storage and consumption: |
· | the nature and extent of governmental regulation, including environmental and other climate change-related regulation, regulation of financial derivative transactions and hedging activities, tax laws, regulations and laws, and regulations with respect to the import and export of oil, and natural gas and related commodities: |
· | the level and effect of trading in commodity futures markets, including trading by commodity price speculators and others; and |
· | natural disasters, weather conditions and changes in weather patterns. |
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The above-described factors and the volatility of commodity prices make it difficult to predict oil and natural gas prices in 2025 and thereafter. As a result, there can be no assurance that the prices for oil and/or natural gas will sustain, or increase from, their current levels, nor can there be any assurance that the prices for oil and/or natural gas will not decline. The Company continues to assess and monitor the impact of these factors and consequences on the Company and its operations.
Our cash flows, financial condition and results of operations depend to a great extent on prevailing commodity prices. Accordingly, substantial and extended declines in commodity prices can materially and adversely affect the amount of cash flows we have available for our capital expenditures and operating costs; the terms on which we can access the credit and capital markets; our results of operations; and our financial condition. As a result, the trading price of our common stock may be materially and adversely affected. Lower commodity prices can also reduce the amount of oil and natural gas that we can produce economically. Substantial and extended declines in the prices of these commodities can render uneconomic a portion of our exploration and development projects, resulting in our having to make downward adjustments to our estimated reserves and also possibly shut in or plug and abandon certain wells. In addition, significant prolonged decreases in commodity prices may cause the expected future cash flows from our properties to fall below their respective net book values, which would require us to write down the value of our properties. Such reserve write-downs and asset impairments can materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial position and, in turn, the trading price of our common stock.
Rising inflation and other uncertainties regarding the global economy, financial environment, and global conflict could lead to an extended national or global economic recession. A slowdown in economic activity caused by a recession would likely reduce national and worldwide demand for oil and natural gas and result in lower commodity prices. Prolonged, substantial decreases in oil and natural gas prices would likely have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations, and could further limit the Company's access to liquidity and credit and could hinder its ability to satisfy its capital requirements.
In the past several years, capital and credit markets have experienced volatility and disruption. Given the levels of market volatility and disruption, the availability of funds from those markets may diminish substantially. Further, arising from concerns about the stability of financial markets generally and the solvency of borrowers specifically, the cost of accessing the credit markets has increased as many lenders have raised interest rates, enacted tighter lending standards, or altogether ceased to provide funding to borrowers.
Due to these potential capital and credit market conditions, the Company cannot be certain that funding will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to the Company. The Company is evaluating whether current cash balances and cash flow from operations alone would be sufficient to provide working capital to fully fund the Company's operations. Accordingly, the Company is evaluating alternatives, such as joint ventures with third parties, or sales of interest in one or more of its properties. Such transactions, if undertaken, could result in a reduction in the Company's operating interests or require the Company to relinquish the right to operate the property. There can be no assurance that any such transactions can be completed or that such transactions will satisfy the Company's operating capital requirements. If the Company is not successful in obtaining sufficient funding or completing an alternative transaction on a timely basis on terms acceptable to the Company, the Company would be required to curtail its expenditures or restructure its operations, and the Company would be unable to continue its exploration, drilling, and recompletion program, any of which would have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, and results of operations.
A negative shift in some of the public’s attitudes toward the oil and natural gas industry could adversely affect the Company’s ability to raise debt and equity capital. Certain segments of the investment community have developed negative sentiments about investing in the oil and natural gas industry. Recent equity returns in the sector versus other industry sectors have led to lower oil and natural gas representation in certain key equity market indices. In addition, some investors, including investment advisors and certain wealth funds, pension funds, university endowments and family foundations, have stated policies to disinvest in the oil and natural gas sector based on their social and environmental considerations. Certain other stakeholders have also pressured commercial and investment banks to halt financing oil and natural gas production and related infrastructure projects. Such developments, including environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) activism and initiatives aimed at limiting climate change and reducing air pollution, could result in downward pressure on the stock prices of oil and natural gas companies. The Company’s stock price could be adversely affected by these developments. This may also potentially result in a reduction of available capital funding for potential development projects, impacting the Company’s future financial results.
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The Company faces various risks associated with increased negative attitudes toward oil and natural gas exploration and development activities. Opposition to oil and natural gas drilling and development activities has been growing globally and is expanding in the United States. Companies in the oil and natural gas industry are often the target of efforts from both individuals and nongovernmental organizations regarding safety, human rights, climate change, environmental matters, sustainability, and business practices. Anti-development groups are working to reduce access to federal and state government lands and delay or cancel certain operations such as drilling and development along with other activities. Opposition to oil and natural gas activities could materially and adversely impact the Company’s ability to operate our business and raise capital.
here could be adverse legislation which if passed, would significantly curtail our ability to attract investors and raise capital. Proposed changes in the Federal income tax laws which would eliminate or reduce the percentage depletion deduction and the deduction for intangible drilling and development costs for small independent producers, will significantly reduce the investment capital available to those in the industry as well as our Company. Lengthening the time to expense seismic costs will also have an adverse effect on our ability to explore and find new reserves.
Other factors that may affect the demand for oil and natural gas, and therefore impact our results, include technological improvements in energy efficiency; seasonal weather patterns; increased competitiveness of, or government policy support for, alternative energy sources; changes in technology that alter fuel choices, such as technological advances in energy storage that make wind and solar more competitive for power generation; changes in consumer preferences for our products, including consumer demand for alternative fueled or electric transportation or alternatives to plastic products; and broad-based changes in personal income levels.
Commodity prices and margins also vary depending on a number of factors affecting supply. For example, increased supply from the development of new oil and gas supply sources and technologies to enhance recovery from existing sources tend to reduce commodity prices to the extent such supply increases are not offset by commensurate growth in demand.
Other sections of this report may also include suggested factors that could adversely affect our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in an extremely competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such matters; nor can we assess the impact of all such matters on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Investors should also refer to our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for future periods and current reports on Form 8-K as we file them with the SEC, and to other materials we may furnish to the public from time to time through Forms 8-K or otherwise.
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Results of Operations
Three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024
Oil and gas revenues for the first three months of 2025 were $1,052,000, as compared to $892,000 for the same period in 2024 an increase of approximately $160,000 or 17.9%, due primarily to higher gas production and higher natural gas prices between years.
Oil sales for the first three months of 2025 were approximately $533,000 compared to approximately $594,000 for the first three months of 2024, a decrease of approximately $61,000 or 10.3%. Oil sales volumes for the first three months of 2025 were approximately 6,734 bbls, compared to approximately 7,478 bbls during the same period in 2024, a decrease of approximately 744 bbls, or 10.0%,
Average oil prices received were $72.85 per bbl in the first three months of 2025 compared to $72.96 per bbl in the first three months of 2024, a decrease of approximately $0.11 per bbl or 0.15%.
Natural gas revenues for the first three months of 2025 were $519,000 compared to $298,000 for the same period in 2024, an increase of approximately $221,000 or 74.2%. Natural gas sales volumes for the first three months of 2025 were approximately 145,000 mcf compared to approximately 109,000 mcf during the first three months of 2024, an increase of approximately 36,000 mcf or 33.0%.
Average gross natural gas prices received were $3.58 per mcf in the first three months of 2025 as compared to $2.73 per mcf in the same time period in 2024, an increase of approximately $0.85 per mcf or 31.1%..
Revenues from lease operations were $43,000 in the first three months of 2025 compared to $40,000 in the first three months of 2024, an increase of approximately $3,000 or 7.5%. Revenues from lease operations are derived from field supervision charged to operated leases along with operator overhead charged to operated leases.
Revenues from gas gathering, compression and equipment rental for the first three months of 2025 were $18,000 compared to $16,000 for the same period in 2024, an increase of approximately $2,000 or 12.5%. These revenues are derived from gas volumes produced and transported through the Company owned gas gathering systems.
Real estate revenue was approximately $71,000 during the first three months of 2025 compared to $61,000 for the first three months of 2024, an increase of approximately $10,000, or 16.4%.
Interest income was $208,000 during the first three months of 2025 as compared to $227,000 during the same period in 2024, a decrease of approximately $19,000 or 8.4%. Interest income is due to the Company investing its funds in both long-term and short-term certificates of deposit accounts paying higher rates of interest than those received in money market accounts.
Other revenues for the first three months of 2025 were $11,000 as compared to $12,000 for the same period in 2024, a decrease of approximately $1,000 or 8.3%.
Lease operating expenses in the first three months of 2025 were approximately $290,000 as compared to $209,000 in the first three months of 2024, a net increase of approximately $81,000, or 38.8%.
Production taxes, gathering and marketing expenses in the first three months of 2025 were approximately $141,000 as compared to $134,000 for the first three months of 2024, an increase of approximately $7,000 or 5.2%.
Pipeline and rental expenses for the first/ three months of 2025 were $13,000 compared to $6,000 for the same time period in 2024, an increase of $7,000 or 116.7%.
Real estate expenses in the first three months of 2025 were approximately $25,000 compared to $16,000 during the same period in 2024, an increase of approximately $9,000 or 56.3%.
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Depreciation, depletion, and amortization expenses for the first three months of 2025 were $46,000 as compared to $38,000 for the same period in 2024, an increase of $8,000, or 21.1%. Amortization of the amount for the full cost pool for the first three months of 2025 was $17,000 compared to $14,000 for the same period of 2024. The Company re-evaluated its proved oil and natural gas reserve quantities as of December 31,2024. This re-evaluated reserve base was reduced for oil and gas reserves that were produced or sold during the first three months of 2025 and adjusted for newly acquired reserves or for changes in estimated production curves and future price assumptions. A year-to-date depletion rate of 2.266% for the three months ended 2025 was applied to the Company’s full cost pool of un-depleted capitalized oil and natural gas properties compared to a year-to-date rate of 5.831% for the same period in 2024.
There was no additional adjustment to Asset Retirement Obligation (“ARO”) expense for the first three months of 2025 as compared to an adjustment of approximately $100,000 for the same period in 2024, a decrease of approximately $100,000. The ARO expense is calculated to be the discounted present value of the estimated future cost to plug and abandon the Company’s wells.
General and administrative expenses for the first three months of 2025 were approximately $721,000 as compared to approximately $664,000 for the same period of 2024, an increase of approximately $57,000 or 8.6%.
Financial Condition and Liquidity
The Company's operating capital needs, as well as its capital spending program are generally funded from cash flow generated by operations. Because future cash flow is subject to several variables, such as the level of production and the sales price of oil and natural gas, the Company can provide no assurance that its operations will provide cash sufficient to maintain current levels of capital spending. Accordingly, the Company may be required to seek additional financing from third parties to fund its exploration and development programs.
Item 4. - Controls and Procedures
(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, Spindletop Oil & Gas Co. carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon the evaluation, the Company's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by the report.
(b) There have been no changes in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company's internal controls over financial reporting.
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Part II - Other Information
Item 1. – Legal Proceedings
On July 23, 2020, a subsidiary of the Company received notice of a lawsuit filed in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana against the Company’s subsidiary and numerous other oil and gas companies alleging a pollution claim for properties operated by the defendants in Louisiana, and the Company’s subsidiary filed an answer. The Plaintiffs filed a First Supplemental and Amending Petition for Damages on January 21, 2021. This litigation was dismissed without prejudice as to the Company’s subsidiary on the plaintiff’s motion, by Order of Dismissal dated February 20, 2025.
On December 11, 2024, a subsidiary of the Company received notice of a new lawsuit filed in LaFourche Parish, Louisiana against one of the Company’s subsidiaries and numerous other oil and gas companies alleging pollution claims for properties operated by defendants in Louisiana and the Company’s subsidiary filed an answer. The litigation is in the early stages. Management is assessing the lawsuit, and it will have regular litigation reviews, including updates from corporate and outside counsel, to assess the need for accounting recognition or disclosure of contingencies for litigation. The Company plans to defend its subsidiary vigorously in this matter.
Item 1A. - Risk Factors
The Company’s stock is currently traded on OTC Markets Pink Current market. By Notice dated January 14, 2025, OTC Markets advised the Company that OTC Markets will discontinue the Pink Current market at the end of June 2025. OTC Markets advised the Company that the Pink Current market is to be replaced with a new market to be called OTCID. According to OTC Markets, there is to be a required application as well as a number of other items (including fees, and additional disclosures) required in order for entities to be admitted to OTCID by OTC Markets. OTC Markets has stated that under the new market structure, a new Pink Limited market will identify entities that have not been admitted to OTCID which will have their market quotations marked with a Yield sign to warn investors of heightened risk. According to OTC Markets, it appears that the Company’s only option is to either apply for admission and be accepted to the OTCID or the quotations for the Company’s stock will be downgraded to either the OTC Markets Pink Limited market or OTC Markets Expert market, which would likely adversely impact an investor’s ability to trade the Company’s stock. Management is currently reviewing the new OTC Markets OTCID market application, requirements, disclosures, fees and associated costs, but at this time, management does not have any plans to apply for the new OTCID market created by OTC Markets.
The liquidity of our common stock will likely be adversely affected, and purchasers of our common stock could have difficulty selling our common stock if our common stock is downgraded to either the OTC Markets Pink Limited market or OTC Markets Expert market.
There is presently only a limited public market for our common stock, and there is no assurance that a ready public market for our securities will develop. It is likely that any market that develops for our common stock will be highly volatile and that the trading volume in such market will be limited. The trading price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to quarter-to-quarter variations in our operating results, announcements of our drilling results, fluctuations in oil and natural gas prices, and other events or factors. In addition, the United States stock market has from time-to-time experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected the market price for many companies and which often have been unrelated to the operating performance of these companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our securities.
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Item 5. – Other Information
Oklahoma
During the first quarter of 2025, the Company participated in the drilling of a new horizontal well in Major County, OK, targeting the Mississippian Lime. The Fort 22.27-H well was spud on 2/28/2025 and was drilled to an approximate true vertical depth (TVD) of 9,250 ft and a measured depth of 14,444 ft. The well was cased on 4/01/2025 and is currently awaiting completion. The Company owns a 2.34375% non-operated working interest with a 2.0039% net revenue interest.
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Item 6. - Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as indicated.
Exhibit Designation |
Exhibit Description | |
3.1 (a) | Amended Articles of Incorporation of Spindletop Oil & Gas Co. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the General Form for Registration of Securities on Form 10, filed with the Commission on August 14, 1990) | |
3.2 | Bylaws of Spindletop Oil & Gas Co. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the General Form for Registration of Securities on Form 10, filed with the Commission on August 14, 1990) | |
31.1 * | Certification pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. | |
31.2 * | Certification pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
32.1 * | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 | |
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* filed herewith
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
SPINDLETOP OIL & GAS CO. | |
(Registrant) | |
Date: May 20, 2025 | By:/s/ Chris G. Mazzini |
Chris G. Mazzini | |
President, Principal Executive Officer | |
Date: May 20, 2025 | By:/s/ Michelle H. Mazzini |
Michelle H. Mazzini | |
Vice President, Secretary | |
Date: May 20, 2025 | By:/s/ Robert E. Corbin |
Robert E. Corbin | |
Principal Financial Officer and | |
Accounting Manger | |