SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE OF ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS |
For
the purpose of determining the fair value of AROs incurred during the years presented, the Company used the following assumptions:
SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE OF ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
|
|
September 30, 2023 |
|
Inflation rate |
|
|
1.92
- 2.15 |
% |
Estimated asset life |
|
|
12-21 years |
|
|
SCHEDULE OF CHANGE IN ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS |
The
following table shows the change in the Company’s ARO liability:
SCHEDULE OF CHANGE IN ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
|
|
Canadian
properties
|
|
|
United States
properties |
|
|
Total |
|
Asset retirement obligations, December 31, 2021 |
|
$ |
1,186,297 |
|
|
$ |
1,070,730 |
|
|
$ |
2,257,027 |
|
Accretion expense |
|
|
145,191 |
|
|
|
28,412 |
|
|
|
173,603 |
|
Disposition |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(47,624 |
) |
|
|
(47,624 |
) |
Foreign currency translation |
|
|
(81,671 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(81,671 |
) |
Asset retirement obligations, December 31, 2022 |
|
$ |
1,249,817 |
|
|
$ |
1,051,518 |
|
|
$ |
2,301,335 |
|
Accretion expense |
|
|
116,663 |
|
|
|
26,806 |
|
|
|
143,469 |
|
Foreign currency translation |
|
|
1,652 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,652 |
|
Asset retirement obligations, September 30, 2023 |
|
$ |
1,368,132 |
|
|
$ |
1,078,324 |
|
|
$ |
2,446,456 |
|
|