Asset Retirement Obligations

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Asset Retirement Obligations

3. Asset Retirement Obligations

The Company’s asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) relate to the plugging of wells, the removal of facilities and equipment, and site restoration on oil and gas properties. The fair value of a liability for an ARO is recorded in the period in which it is incurred, discounted to its present value using the credit adjusted risk-free interest rate, and a corresponding amount capitalized by increasing the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. The liability is accreted each period, and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset. The ARO is included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets with the current portion being included in the accounts payable and other accrued expenses.

The following table provides a rollforward of the AROs for the first nine months of fiscal 2017:

Carrying amount of asset retirement obligations as of April 1, 2016	$	1,221,077
Liabilities incurred		5,247
Liabilities settled		(282,738	)
Accretion expense		26,939
Carrying amount of asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2016		970,525
Less: Current portion		10,000
Non-Current asset retirement obligation	$	960,525