UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

☒     QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2020

 

OR

 

☐     TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _______ to _______.

 

Commission file number: 000-29219

 

VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.

(Formerly Viking Investments Group, Inc.) (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada		98-0199508
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

15915 Katy Freeway, Suite 450

Houston, TX 77094

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(281) 404 4387

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

____________________________________________________________

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

 

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Not applicable.	Not applicable.	Not applicable.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒     No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒     No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer	☐	Accelerated Filer	☐
Non-Accelerated Filer	☒	Smaller Reporting Company	☒
		Emerging Growth Company	☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐     No ☒

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

 

As of May 5, 2020, the registrant had 130,049,851 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

  

VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.

 

Part I – Financial Information
Item 1	Financial Statements
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2020 (unaudited) and December 31, 2019		3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)		4
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)		5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)		6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)		7
Item 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		24
Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		31
Item 4	Controls and Procedures		31
Part II – Other Information
Item 1	Legal Proceedings		32
Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		32
Item 3	Defaults Upon Senior Securities		32
Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosures		32
Item 5	Other Information		32
Item 6	Exhibits		33

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

		March 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
		(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash		$	1,614,251			$	1,761,495
Restricted cash			4,650,864				3,877,229
Accounts receivable – oil and gas - net			4,620,305				2,864,114
Prepaid expenses			104,272				168,994
Total current assets			10,989,692				8,671,832
Oil and gas properties, full cost method
Proved developed producing oil and gas properties, net			89,452,026				68,924,441
Proved undeveloped and non-producing oil and gas properties, net			58,944,434				50,817,675
Total oil and gas properties, net			148,396,460				119,742,116
Fixed assets, net			483,830				509,934
Derivative asset			17,720,622				-
Deposits			119,190				2,821,594
TOTAL ASSETS		$	177,709,794			$	131,745,476
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	1,999,431			$	3,791,894
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			4,467,469				3,229,594
Undistributed revenues and royalties			2,671,862				2,247,678
Derivative liability			-				5,158,822
Amount due to director			590,555				590,555
Current portion of long-term debt and other short-term borrowings – net of debt discount			21,098,455				19,225,045
Total current liabilities			30,827,772				34,243,588
Long term debt - net of current portion and debt discount			112,077,985				84,988,117
Operating lease liability			292,528				308,279
Asset retirement obligation			5,178,585				3,538,637
TOTAL LIABILITIES			148,376,870				123,078,621
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 28,092 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019			28				28
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 126,925,314 and 124,198,309 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 respectively.			126,925				124,198
Additional paid-in capital			39,239,575				38,825,392
Accumulated deficit			(10,990,773	)			(30,282,763	)
Equity attributable to Viking Energy Group, Inc.			28,375,755				8,666,855
Noncontrolling interest			957,169				-
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY			29,332,924				8,666,855
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY		$	177,709,794			$	131,745,476

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

 

		Three months ended
		March 31,
		2020				2019
Revenue
Oil and gas sales		$	11,787,952			$	9,346,592
Operating expenses
Lease operating costs			3,759,203				2,599,394
General and administrative			1,284,647				1,033,345
Stock based compensation			253,750				39,582
Depreciation, depletion and amortization			3,177,202				2,370,688
Accretion - ARO			125,620				82,546
Total operating expenses			8,600,422				6,125,555
Income from operations			3,187,530				3,221,037
Other income (expense)
Interest expense			(4,583,560	)			(3,131,393	)
Amortization of debt discount			(1,235,530	)			(2,278,959	)
Change in fair value of derivatives			22,879,444				(9,745,583	)
Interest and other income			1,275				3,417
Total other income (expense)			17,061,629				(15,152,518	)
Net income (loss) before income taxes			20,249,159				(11,931,481	)
Income tax benefit (expense)			-				-
Net income (loss)			20,249,159				(11,931,481	)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest			(957,169	)			-
Net income (loss) attributable to Viking Energy Group, Inc.		$	19,291,990			$	(11,931,481	)
Earnings (loss) per common share
Basic and Diluted		$	0.15			$	(0.13	)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic and Diluted			125,320,234				91,103,394

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

  

For the three months ended March 31, 2020

 

																						Retained
																		Additional				Earnings								Total
		Preferred Stock								Common Stock								Paid-in				(Accumulated				Noncontrolling				Stockholders'
		Number				Amount				Number				Amount				Capital				Deficit)				Interest				Equity
Balances at December 31, 2019			28,092			$	28				124,198,309			$	124,198			$	38,825,392			$	(30,282,763	)		$	-			$	8,666,855
Shares issued for services											1,512,755				1,513				252,237												253,750
Warrant exercise											416,250				416				37,584												38,000
Warrants exercised to reduce debt											150,000				150				14,850												15,000
Shares issued as debt discouint											648,000				648				109,512												110,160
Net income																							19,291,990				957,169				20,249,159
Balances at March 31, 2020			28,092			$	28				126,925,314			$	126,925			$	39,239,575			$	(10,990,773	)		$	957,169			$	29,332,924

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2019

 

																						Retained
																		Additional				Earnings								Total
		Preferred Stock								Common Stock								Paid-in				(Accumulated				Noncontrolling				Stockholders'
		Number				Amount				Number				Amount				Capital				Deficit)				Interest				Equity
Balances at December 31, 2018			28,092			$	28				90,989,025			$	90,989			$	32,015,913			$	(10,891,913	)		$	-			$	21,215,017
Shares issued for services											198,056				198				39,384												39,582
Net loss																							(11,931,481	)							(11,931,481	)
Balances at March 31, 2019			28,092			$	28				91,187,081			$	91,187			$	32,055,297			$	(22,823,394	)		$	-			$	9,323,118

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2020				2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)		$	20,249,159			$	(11,931,481	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities:
Change in fair value of derivative liability			(22,879,444	)			9,745,583
Stock based compensation			253,750				39,582
Depreciation, depletion and amortization			3,177,202				2,370,688
Amortization of operational right-of-use assets			768				1,286
Accretion – Asset retirement obligation			125,620				82,546
Amortization of debt discount			1,235,530				2,278,959
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable			(1,756,191	)			(2,781,548	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			17,126				(17,611	)
Accounts payable			(1,792,463	)			(263,807	)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			1,008,761				917,665
Undistributed revenues and royalties			424,184				(74,952	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			64,002				366,910
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in and acquisition of oil and gas properties			(811,276	)			(493,126	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(811,276	)			(493,126	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from long term debt			3,773,679				-
Proceeds from exercise of warrants			38,000				-
Short term advance			-				693,706
Repayment of long-term debt			(2,438,014	)			(332,332	)
Net cash provided by financing activities			1,373,665				361,374
Net increase in cash			626,391				251,158
Cash and Restricted Cash, beginning of period			5,638,724				4,009,892
Cash and Restricted Cash, end of period		$	6,265,115			$	4,245,050
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for:
Interest		$	3,531,095			$	2,239,731
Income taxes		$	-			$	-
Supplemental disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Recognition of asset retirement obligation		$	1,514,328			$	-
Recognition of right-of-use asset and lease liability		$	-			$	367,365
Amortization of right-of-use asset and lease liability		$	15,751			$	14,292
Purchase of transportation equipment through direct financing		$	-			$	56,760
Issuance of warrant shares as reduction of debt		$	15,000			$	-
Issuance of shares as discount on debt		$	110,160			$	-
Private placement debt exchanged for new private placement debt		$	654,000			$	-
Purchase of working interest through new debt		$	29,496,356			$	-
Accrued interest rolled into new private placement		$	39,592			$	-

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Note 1 Nature of Business and Going Concern 

 

Viking Energy Group, Inc. (“Viking” or the “Company”) is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas properties, both individually and through collaborative partnerships with other companies in this field of endeavor.  Since the beginning of 2019 the Company has had the following related activities:

 

	·	On May 1, 2019, the Company’s subsidiary, Mid-Con Development, LLC sold all of its interests in the oil and gas assets Mid-Con Development, LLC owned in Ellis and Rooks Counties, Kansas, consisting of working interests in approximately 41 oil leases comprising several thousand acres.
	·	On May 10, 2019, Petrodome Louisiana Pipeline LLC ("Petrodome LA"), a subsidiary of the Company’s subsidiary, Petrodome Energy, LLC, acquired a majority working interest in 6 gas wells (including 2 producing gas wells), 1 producing oil well and 1 salt water disposal well located in the East Mud Lake Field in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, with leases to mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 765 acres.
	·	On February 3, 2020, Elysium Energy, LLC (“Elysium”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viking’s majority-owned subsidiary, Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC (“Elysium Holdings”), acquired interests in certain oil and gas properties located in Texas and Louisiana. The assets purchased included leases, working interests, and over-riding royalty interests in oil and gas properties in Texas (approximately 72 wells) and Louisiana (approximately 55 wells), along with associated equipment. On February 4, 2020, Elysium hedged 75% of the estimated oil and gas production associated with the newly acquired assets for 2020, 60% of the estimated production for 2021 and 50% of the estimated production for the period between January 2022 to July 2022. Theses hedges have a floor of $45 and a ceiling ranging from $52.70 to $56 for oil, and a floor of $2 and a ceiling of $2.425 for natural gas

 

These accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company generated net income of $19,291,990 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to a net loss of $11,931,481 for the three months ended March 31, 2019.  As of March 31, 2020, the Company has a working capital deficiency in excess of $19,000,000. The largest components of current liabilities creating this deficiency are (a) notes payable with a face value aggregating approximately $12.5 million as of March 31, 2020, due in August of 2020 and (b) other debtor obligations requiring principal payments of approximately $8.5 million in 2020.

 

Management has evaluated these conditions and has developed a plan which, in part, address these obligations as follows:

 

	·	The acquisition of Petrodome Energy LLC in 2017 and the oil and gas expertise retained by Petrodome at the end of 2017 provided an internal lease operating company to efficiently evaluate development opportunities.
	·	The Ichor Energy Acquisition at the end of 2018 is believed to provide cash flow sufficient to not only satisfy the Company’s debt service associated with this acquisition, but to also fund a work over program to increase this purchased production beyond its current average daily production of 2,000 BOE and provide a quicker principal reduction, resulting in an increased equity position relative to these assets. Cash generated from the operation of these assets is restricted to lease operating expenses, the payment of debt service on the associated term loan, and distributions to Viking of $65,000 per month for general and administrative expenses, and a quarterly tax distribution at the current statutory rates if applicable. On a quarterly basis after appropriate distributions to the Company, any cash in excess of $2,000,000 plus unfunded approved development projects is swept by the term loan lender as an additional principal payment on the debt.

 

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	·	The Company has a revolving credit facility with CrossFirst Bank, which was approved for $30,000,000. The balance outstanding at March 31, 2020 is approximately $7,390,000 with a maturity date of May 10, 2021. Additional funds could be made available from this facility for projects reviewed and approved by the lender.
	·	The Elysium Energy Acquisition on February 3, 2020 is believed to provide cash flow sufficient to not only satisfy the Company’s debt service associated with this acquisition, but to also fund a development program to increase this purchased production beyond its current average daily production of 2,700 BOE and provide a quicker principal reduction, resulting in an increased equity position relative to these assets. Cash generated from the operation of these assets is restricted to lease operating expenses, the payment of debt service on the associated term loan, certain oil and gas development projects approved by the lender, and a cost allocation for general and administrative expenses of $150,000 per month. Additionally, to the extent that Elysium has excess cash flow (as specified in the term loan agreement), the Company is required to make mandatory prepayments of the term loan, without penalty or premium, equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of such Excess Cash Flow.
	·	With respect to the approximately $12.5 million in notes payable due in August of 2020 as of March 31, 2020, the Company has offered noteholders to exchange all or a portion of their principal and/or accrued interest into a new subordinated, secured, convertible debt offering. The new offering commenced on February 18, 2020, and includes equity incentives, a conversion entitlement, additional security and a maturity date of February 11, 2022.

 

Additionally, recent oil and gas price volatility as a result of geopolitical conditions and the global COVID-19 pandemic have already had, are expected to continue to have a negative impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations. Negative impacts could include but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to sell our oil and gas production, reduction in the selling price of the Company’s oil and gas, failure of a counterparty to make required hedge payments, possible disruption of production as a result of worker illness or mandated production shutdowns, the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with loan covenants and/or refinance existing indebtedness, and access to new capital and financing.

 

These conditions raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to utilize the resources in place to generate future profitable operations, to develop additional acquisition opportunities, and to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from business operations when they come due. Management believes the Company will be able to continue to develop new opportunities, and will be able to obtain additional funds through debt and / or equity financings to facilitate its development strategy; however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recorded assets or liabilities that might be necessary should the Company have to curtail operations or be unable to continue in existence.

 

Note 2   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 

 

a) Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and the interim reporting rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in Viking’s latest Annual Report filed with the SEC on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments (unless otherwise indicated), necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

 

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b) Basis of Consolidation

 

The financial statements presented herein reflect the consolidated financial results of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, Viking Oil & Gas (Canada) ULC, a Canadian corporation formed to provide a base of operations for properties in Canada; Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC, Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, and Mid-Con Development, LLC, which were all formed to provide a base of operations for properties in the Central United States, and Petrodome Energy, LLC, Ichor Holdings, LLC, Ichor Energy, LLC, Ichor Energy (TX), LLC, and Ichor Energy (LA), LLC., and its majority owned (75%) subsidiary, Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC, and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Elysium Energy, LLC, Elysium Energy TX, LLC, Elysium Energy LA, LLC, Pointe A La Hache, L.L.C., Potash, L.L.C., Ramos Field, L.L.C., and Turtle Bayou, L.L.C., all based in Houston, Texas which provides a base of operations to facilitate property acquisitions in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.  The noncontrolling interest (25%) of Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries is separately stated in stockholders’ equity in the consolidated balance sheet and the net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest is stated separately in the consolidated statement of operations.   All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.    

 

c) Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and timing of revenues and expenses, the reported amounts and classification of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to impairment of long-lived assets, fair value of commodity derivatives, stock-based compensation, asset retirement obligations, and the determination of expected tax rates for future income tax recoveries.

 

The estimates of proved, probable and possible oil and gas reserves are used as significant inputs in determining the depletion of oil and gas properties and the impairment of proved and unproved oil and gas properties. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in the estimation of quantities of proved, probable and possible reserves and in the projection of future rates of production and the timing of development expenditures. Similarly, evaluations for impairment of proved and unproved oil and gas properties are subject to numerous uncertainties including, among others, estimates of future recoverable reserves and commodity price outlooks. Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions utilized.

 

d) Financial Instruments

 

Accounting Standards Codification, “ASC” Topic 820-10, “Fair Value Measurement” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Company. ASC Topic 820-10, defines fair value, and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurement. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for deposits, accrued expenses and other current liabilities, accounts payable, derivative liabilities, amount due to director, and convertible notes each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

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Level 1: inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

•

Level 2: inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

 

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Level 3: inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

  

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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2020 are classified below based on the three fair value hierarchy described above:

 

Description		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)				Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)				Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)				Total Gains (Losses)
Financial Assets
Commodity Derivative			-				17,720,622				-				22,879,444
		$	-			$	17,720,622			$	-			$	22,879,444
Financial liabilities
Commodity Derivative			-				-				-				-
		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-

 

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of December 31, 2019 are classified below based on the three fair value hierarchy described above:

 

Description		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)				Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)				Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)				Total Gains (Losses)
Financial Assets
Commodity Derivative			-				-				-				-
		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-
Financial liabilities
Commodity Derivative			-				5,158,822				-				(3,308,880	)
		$	-			$	5,158,822			$	-			$	(3,308,880	)

 

The Company has entered into certain commodity derivative instruments containing swaps and collars, which management believes are effective in mitigating commodity price risk associated with a portion of its future monthly natural gas and crude oil production and related cash flows. The Company does not designate its commodities derivative instruments as hedges and therefore does not apply hedge accounting. Changes in fair value of derivative instruments subsequent to the initial measurement are recorded as change in fair value on derivative liability, in other income (expense). The estimated fair value amounts of the Company’s commodity derivative instruments have been determined at discrete points in time based on relevant market information which resulted in the Company classifying such derivatives as Level 2. Although the Company’s commodity derivative instruments are valued using public indices, as well as the Black-Sholes model, the instruments themselves are traded with unrelated counterparties and are not openly traded on an exchange.

 

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In a commodities swap agreement, the Company trades the fluctuating market prices of oil or natural gas at specific delivery points over a specified period, for fixed prices. As a producer of oil and natural gas, the Company holds these commodity derivatives to protect the operating revenues and cash flows related to a portion of its future natural gas and crude oil sales from the risk of significant declines in commodity prices, which helps reduce exposure to price risk and improves the likelihood of funding its capital budget. If the price of a commodity rises above what the Company has agreed to receive in the swap agreement, the amount that it agreed to pay the counterparty is expected to be offset by the increased amount it received for its production.

 

The Company has also entered into collar agreements related to oil and gas production with established floors and ceilings. Upon settlement, if the current market price of the commodity is below the floor, the Company receives the difference. Conversely, if the current market price of the commodity is above the ceiling at settlement, the Company pays the excess over the ceiling price.

 

Although the Company is exposed to credit risk to the extent of nonperformance by the counterparties to these derivative contracts, the Company does not anticipate such nonperformance and monitors the credit worthiness of its counterparties on an ongoing basis.

 

The derivative assets were $17,720,622 and $0 as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 respectively, and the derivative liabilities were $0 and $5,158,822 as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and 2018 respectively. The change in the fair value of the derivative assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 consisted of an increase of $19,531,850 associated with commodity derivatives existing at the beginning of 2020 and an increase of $3,347,594 associated with the new commodity derivative related to Elysium’s’ acquisition on February 3, 2020.

 

The table below is a summary of the Company’s commodity derivatives as of March 31, 2020:

 

Natural Gas		Period		Average MMBTU per Month		Fixed Price per MMBTU
Swap		Dec-18 to Dec-22		118,936		$2.715
Collar		Mar 20 / Aug 22		196,078		$2.00 / $2.43
Crude Oil		Period		Average BBL per Month		Price per BBL
Swap		Dec-18 to Dec- 22		24,600		$ 50.85
Swap		Jan-20 to Jun-20		1,400		$ 52.71
Collar		Dec-17 to Jun-20		4,000		$55.00 / $72.00
Collar		Feb 20 to Dec 20		16,278		$45.00 / $54.20
Collar		Jan 21 to Dec 21		10,135		$45.00 / $56.00
Collar		Jan 22 to July 22		6,934		$45.00 / $52.70

 

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e) Cash and Cash Equivalents 

 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in banks and highly liquid investment securities that have original maturities of three months or less. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company has cash deposits in excess of FDIC insured limits in the amounts of $4,163,474 and $4,163,360 respectively.

 

Restricted cash in the amount of $4,650,864 as of March 31, 2020 consists of $2,571,026 held by Ichor Energy, LLC and/or its subsidiaries and $2,079,838 held Elysium Energy, LLC and/or its subsidiaries.  

 

Pursuant to the Term Loan Credit Agreement to which Ichor Energy LLC and its subsidiaries are parties, following March 31, 2019 the company is required at all times to maintain a minimum cash balance of $2,000,000 (the “MLR”). Within 30 days of the end of each quarter, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the company is required to pay the lenders, as an additional principal payment on the debt, any cash in excess of (i) the MLR and (ii) any funds necessary for the capital expenditures contemplated to be expended in the next six month period by an approved plan of development (“APOD Capex Amount”). At March 31, 2020, the restricted cash did not exceed the MLR and the APOD Capex Amount.

 

Pursuant to the Term Loan Credit Agreement to which Elysium Energy, LLC and its subsidiaries are parties, all receipts are to be deposited to a lockbox account under the control of the administrative agent, and then subsequently transferred for operations to the company’s bank accounts, all of which are subject to deposit account control agreements.  Commencing with the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the company is required to make mandatory prepayments of principal equal to 75% of Excess Cash Flow as defined in the agreement.

 

f) Accounts receivable

 

Accounts receivable consist of oil and gas receivables.  The Company evaluates these accounts receivable for collectability and, when necessary, records allowances for expected unrecoverable amounts. The Company has recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts of $217,057 at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 respectively. 

 

g) Oil and Gas Properties

 

The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its investment in oil and natural gas properties. Under this method of accounting, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, including directly related overhead costs, are capitalized. General and administrative costs related to production and general overhead are expensed as incurred.

  

All capitalized costs of oil and gas properties, including the estimated future costs to develop proved reserves, are amortized on the unit of production method using estimates of proved reserves. Disposition of oil and gas properties are accounted for as a reduction of capitalized costs, with no gain or loss recognized unless such adjustment would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves of oil and gas, in which case the gain or loss is recognized in operations. Unproved properties and major development projects are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined or until impairment occurs. If the results of an assessment indicate that the properties are impaired, the amount of the impairment is included in loss from operations before income taxes and the adjusted carrying amount of the unproved properties is amortized on the unit-of-production method.

 

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h) Limitation on Capitalized Costs

 

Under the full-cost method of accounting, we are required, at the end of each reporting date, to perform a test to determine the limit on the book value of our oil and natural gas properties (the “Ceiling” test). If the capitalized costs of our oil and natural gas properties, net of accumulated amortization and related deferred income taxes, exceed the Ceiling, this excess or impairment is charged to expense. The expense may not be reversed in future periods, even though higher oil and natural gas prices may subsequently increase the Ceiling. The Ceiling is defined as the sum of:

 

	(a)	the present value, discounted at 10 percent, and assuming continuation of existing economic conditions, of 1) estimated future gross revenues from proved reserves, which is computed using oil and natural gas prices determined as the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the 12-month hedging arrangements pursuant to SAB 103, less 2) estimated future expenditures (based on current costs) to be incurred in developing and producing the proved reserves, plus
	(b)	the cost of properties not being amortized; plus
	(c)	the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproven properties included in the costs being amortized, net of
	(d)	the related tax effects related to the difference between the book and tax basis of our oil and natural gas properties.

 

i) Oil and Gas Reserves

 

Reserve engineering is a subjective process that is dependent upon the quality of available data and the interpretation thereof, including evaluations and extrapolations of well flow rates and reservoir pressure. Estimates by different engineers often vary sometimes significantly. In addition, physical factors such as the results of drilling, testing and production subsequent to the date of an estimate, as well as economic factors such as changes in product prices, may justify revision of such estimates. Because proved reserves are required to be estimated using recent prices of the evaluation, estimated reserve quantities can be significantly impacted by changes in product prices.

 

j) Income (loss) per Share

 

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and adjusted by any effects of warrants and options outstanding during the period, if dilutive.  For the three months ended March 31, 2020 there were approximately 102,438,703 common stock equivalents that were omitted from the calculation of diluted income per share as they were not dilutive.  There were approximately 92,274,782 common stock equivalents that were anti-dilutive for the three months ended March 31, 2019. 

 

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k) Revenue Recognition 

 

Sales of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) are included in revenue when production is sold to a customer in fulfillment of performance obligations under the terms of agreed contracts. Performance obligations primarily comprise delivery of oil, gas, or NGLs at a delivery point, as negotiated within each contract. Each barrel of oil, million BTU (MMBtu) of natural gas, or other unit of measure is separately identifiable and represents a distinct performance obligation to which the transaction price is allocated. Performance obligations are satisfied at a point in time once control of the product has been transferred to the customer. The Company considers a variety of facts and circumstances in assessing the point of control transfer, including but not limited to: whether the purchaser can direct the use of the hydrocarbons, the transfer of significant risks and rewards, the Company’s right to payment, and transfer of legal title.  In each case, the time between delivery and when payments are due is not significant.

 

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by source for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

		Three months ended
		March 31,
		2020				2019
Oil		$	9,525,764			$	7,732,163
Natural gas and natural gas liquids			2,262,188				1,614,429
		$	11,787,952			$	9,346,592

 

l) Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial statements. Under this method, the Company determines deferred tax assets and liabilities on the basis of the differences between the consolidated financial statements and the tax basis of assets and liabilities by using estimated tax rates for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.

  

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities to the extent that we believe that these assets and/or liabilities are more likely than not to be realized.  In making such a determination, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies, and results of recent operations. If we determine that the Company would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, we would make an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.

 

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In assessing the realizability of its deferred tax assets, management evaluated whether it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of its deferred tax assets, will be realized. The realization of its deferred tax assets relates directly to the Company’s ability to generate taxable income. The valuation allowance is then adjusted accordingly.

 

The Company has estimated net operating losses in excess of $20,000,000 at March 31, 2020. The potential benefit of these net operating losses has not been recognized in these financial statements because the Company cannot be assured it is more likely than not that it will utilize the net operating losses carried forward in future years. In December 2017, tax legislation was enacted limiting the deduction for net operating losses from taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 to 80% of current year taxable income and eliminating net operating loss carrybacks for losses arising in taxable years ending after December 31, 2017.  On March 27, 2020 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act was enacted which modified the prior legislation to allow 100% of the net operating losses arising in tax years 2018, 2019, and 2020 to be carried back five years.  The Company does not have taxable income available in the carryback period.   Net operating losses originating in taxable years beginning prior to January 1, 2018 are still subject to former carryover rules. The net operating loss carryforwards generated prior to this date of approximately $11,000,000, will expire between 2019 through 2038.

 

m) Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company may issue stock options to employees and stock options or warrants to non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs.  The cost of stock options and warrants issued to employees and non-employees is measured on the grant date based on the fair value. The fair value is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The resulting amount is charged to expense on the straight-line basis over the period in which the Company expects to receive the benefit, which is generally the vesting period.

 

The fair value of stock options and warrants is determined at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option model requires management to make various estimates and assumptions, including expected term, expected volatility, risk-free rate, and dividend yield. The expected term represents the period of time that stock-based compensation awards granted are expected to be outstanding and is estimated based on considerations including the vesting period, contractual term and anticipated employee exercise patterns. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in relation to the contractual life of stock-based compensation instrument. The dividend yield assumption is based on historical patterns and future expectations for the Company dividends.

 

The following table represents stock warrant activity as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2020:

 

		Number of Shares				Weighted Average Exercise Price				Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life				Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Warrants Outstanding – December 31, 2019			44,629,939				0.26			6.0 years					-
Granted			-				0.22			4.9 years					-
Exercised			675,000				-				-				-
Forfeited/expired/cancelled			-								-				-
Warrants Outstanding – March 31, 2020			43,954,939			$	0.25			5.2 years				$	-
Outstanding Exercisable – March 31, 2020			43,954,939			$	0.25			5.2 years				$	-

 

The Company issued 566,250 common shares from the exercise of 675,000 warrants during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

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n) Impairment of long-lived assets 

 

The Company is required to review its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the assets. Whenever any such impairment exists, an impairment loss will be recognized for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value.

 

Assets are grouped and evaluated at the lowest level for their identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. The Company considers historical performance and future estimated results in its evaluation of potential impairment and then compares the carrying amount of the asset to the future estimated cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds estimated expected undiscounted future cash flows, the Company measures the amount of impairment by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to its fair value. The estimation of fair value is generally determined by using the asset's expected future discounted cash flows or market value. The Company estimates fair value of the assets based on certain assumptions such as budgets, internal projections, and other available information as considered necessary. There is no impairment of long-lived assets during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

o) Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations

 

Asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) primarily represent the estimated present value of the amount the Company will incur to plug, abandon and remediate its producing properties at the projected end of their productive lives, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Company determined its ARO by calculating the present value of estimated cash flows related to the obligation. The retirement obligation is recorded as a liability at its estimated present value as of the obligation’s inception, with an offsetting increase to proved properties.

 

The following table describes the changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2020: 

 

		Three months ended March 31, 2020
Asset retirement obligation – beginning		$	3,538,637
Oil and gas purchases			1,514,328
Accretion expense			125,620
Asset retirement obligation – ending		$	5,178,585

 

p) Undistributed Revenues and Royalties

 

The Company records a liability for cash collected from oil and gas sales that have not been distributed. The amounts get distributed in accordance with the working interests of the respective owners.

  

q) Subsequent events

 

The Company has evaluated all subsequent events from March 31, 2020 through the date of filing this report.

 

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Note 3.   Business Acquisition 

 

As discussed in Note 1, on February 3, 2020, the Company, through its subsidiary Elysium Energy, LLC (“Elysium Energy”) completed an acquisition of working interests in certain oil and gas leases in Texas and Louisiana.  The aggregate consideration transferred for the working interests of $29,496,356 substantially consisted of (i) the net proceeds from the Company’s borrowings on February 3, 2020 with various lenders represented by 405 Woodbine, LLC and Camber Energy, Inc. less (ii) the net effect of the resolution on February 3, 2020 on all amounts outstanding under the Company’s December 2018 promissory note with RPM Investments in exchange for a new note with EMC Capital Partners, LLC (including the pay-down of such new note as a result of the post-closing adjustments).  See Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements for further information on all of these borrowings.  The aggregate consideration has been provisionally allocated to the fair value of assets and liabilities as follows:

 

Provisional Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Oil and Gas Properties		$	31,010,684
Asset retirement obligations assumed			(1,514,328	)
		$	29,496,356

 

Proforma unaudited condensed selected financial data for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as though the Elysium Energy Acquisition had taken place at January 1, 2019 are as follows:

 

		Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Revenues		$	12,586,114
Net loss		$	(12,608,099	)
Net loss per share		$	(0.13	)

 

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Note 4. Oil and Gas Properties

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s oil and gas activities by classification and geographical cost center for the three months ended March 31, 2020:

 

		December 31, 2019				Adjustments				Impairments				March 31, 2020
Proved developed producing oil and gas properties
United States cost center		$	76,532,985			$	22,580,153			$	-			$	99,113,138
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization			(7,608,544	)			(2,052,568	)			-				(9,661,112	)
Proved developed producing oil and gas properties, net		$	68,924,441			$	20,527,585			$	-			$	89,452,026
Undeveloped and non-producing oil and gas properties
United States cost center		$	56,168,428			$	9,235,973			$	-			$	65,404,401
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization			(5,350,753	)			(1,109,214	)			-				(6,459,967	)
Undeveloped and non-producing oil and gas properties, net		$	50,817,675			$	8,126,759			$	-			$	58,944,434
Total Oil and Gas Properties, Net		$	119,742,116			$	28,654,344			$	-			$	148,396,460

 

Note 5.   Related Party Transactions  

 

The Company’s CEO and director, James Doris has incurred expenses on behalf of, and made advances to, the Company in order to provide the Company with funds to carry on its operations. Additionally, Mr. Doris has made several loans through promissory notes to the Company, all accruing interest at 12%, and payable on demand. As of March 31, 2020, the total amount due to Mr. Doris for these loans is $590,555. Accrued interest of $100,173 is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities at March 31, 2020,

 

The Company’s CFO, Frank W. Barker, Jr., renders professional services to the Company through FWB Consulting, Inc., an affiliate of Mr. Barker’s. As of March 31, 2020, the total amount due to FWB Consulting, Inc. is $194,468 and is included in accounts payable.

 

Note 6. Equity 

 

(a) Preferred Stock  

 

The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of which 50,000 have been designated as Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”). Pursuant to the amended Certification of Designation of the Series C Preferred Stock filed on September 5, 2019, each share of Series C Preferred Stock entitles the holder thereof to 32,500 votes on all matters submitted to the vote of the stockholders of the Company.  Each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time after the date of issuance of such share, at the office of the Company or any transfer agent for such stock, into one share of fully paid and non-assessable common stock.

 

(b) Common Stock  

 

On November 5, 2018, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock the Company is authorized to issue from 100,000,000 to 500,000,000.

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company issued shares of its common stock as follows:

 

	·	1,512,755 shares of common stock issued for services valued at fair market value on the date of the transactions, totaling $253,750
	·	566,250 shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise of 675,000 warrants.
	·	648,000 shares of common stock issued as discount on debt valued at fair market value on the date of the transaction totaling $110,160.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company issued shares of its common stock as follows:

 

·

198,056 shares of common stock issued for services valued at fair market value on the date of the transaction totaling $39,582.

 

(c) Noncontrolling Interest

 

As described in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements, on February 3, 2020 Viking borrowed $5.0 million from Camber Energy, Inc.  As additional consideration for this loan, Viking assigned Camber 25% of the membership interests in Elysium Holdings, LLC.  At the time of assignment, the fair value of such interest was zero. 

 

The following schedule discloses the effects of changes in the Company’s ownership interest in its subsidiaries on the Company’s equity for the three months ended March 31, 2020:

 

Noncontrolling interest - December 31, 2019		$	-
Transfers to the noncontrolling interest
Recognition of noncontrolling interest at fair value			-
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest			(957,169	)
Change from net income attibutable to Viking Energy Group, Inc and transfers to from noncontrolling interest		$	(957,169	)

 

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Note 7. Long Term Debt and other short-term borrowings

 

Long term debt and other short-term borrowings consisted of the following at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

		March 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
Long-term debt:
During June through December of 2018, the Company borrowed $9,459,750 from private lenders, and exchanged $5,514,000 of amounts due lenders from prior borrowings as well as $191,250 in accrued interest, pursuant to a 10% Secured Promissory Note with 50% of the principal convertible into the Company’s common stock at $0.20 per share, all principal and accrued interest payable on the maturity date of August 31, 2020. The notes are secured by the Company’s membership interests in the following subsidiaries: Petrodome Energy, LLC, Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC, Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, and Mid-Con Development, LLC. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $1,308,030 at March 31, 2020 and $2,086,008 at December 31, 2019. A majority of these lenders are also Viking shareholders.			11,272,335				11,163,357
On June 13, 2018, the Company borrowed $12,400,000 pursuant to a revolving line of credit facility with a maximum principal amount of $30,000,000 from Crossfirst Bank, bearing interest 1.5% above a base rate equal to the prime rate of interest published by the Wall Street Journal, interest only for June and July of 2018, at which time Principal is payable at $100,000 monthly through the maturity date of May 10, 2021, at which time all remaining unpaid principal and accrued interest shall be due. The loan is secured by a mortgage on all of the oil and gas leases of Petrodome Energy, LLC and its subsidiaries, a security agreement covering all of Petrodome Energy, LLC’s assets and a guaranty by Viking Energy Group, Inc.  The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $17,205 at March 31, 2020 and $34,411 at December 31, 2019			7,372,794				7,655,589
On December 28, 2018, to facilitate the acquisition of certain oil and gas assets, the Company, through its subsidiary, Ichor Energy LLC, entered into a Term Loan Credit Agreement with various lenders represented by ABC Funding, LLC as administrative agent. The agreement provided for a total loan amount of $63,592,000, bearing interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) a floating rate of interest equal to 10% plus LIBOR, and (ii) a fixed rate of interest equal to 12%, payable monthly on the last day of each calendar month, commencing January 31, 2019. Principal payments are made quarterly at 1.25% of the initial loan amount, commencing on the last business day of the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2019. Cash generated from the operation of these assets is restricted to lease operating expenses, the payment of debt service on the Term Loan, approximately $12,000,000 of oil and gas development projects approved by the lender, and distributions to the Company of $65,000 per month for general and administrative expenses, and a quarterly tax distribution at the current statutory rates. Within 30 days of the end of each quarter, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019, Ichor Energy, LLC is required to pay, as an additional principal payment on the debt, any cash in excess of the MLR and the APOD Capex Amount. To the extent not previously paid, all loans under the Loan Agreement shall be due and payable on the December 28, 2023 (the Maturity Date). The loan agreement contains prepayment penalties through December 28, 2021 and “make-whole” obligations through December 28, 2020.  In addition, at maturity (or sooner under certain circumstances which include prepayment of the loan or sale of Ichor Energy, LLC) the lenders will receive a payment approximating 5% of the fair value of Ichor Energy, LLC at that time; such amount is not estimable. Obligations under the loan agreement are secured by mortgages on the oil and gas leases of Ichor Energy, LLC and all of its subsidiaries, a security agreement covering all assets of Ichor Energy, LLC, and a pledge by Ichor Holdings of all if the membership interests in Ichor Energy LLC.  The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $3,288,455 at March 31, 2020 and $3,507,364 at December 31, 2019.			53,123,950				53,699,940

 

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On December 28, 2018, the Company issued a 10% secured promissory note in the amount of $23,777,948, payable to RPM Investments, secured by 100% of the membership interests of Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC. All accrued interest and unpaid principal were due on the earlier of (i) the date the Company or one of its affiliates completes an acquisition with one or more of the sellers for a purchase price equal to or greater than $50,000,000 or (ii) January 31, 2020. This note was secured by a pledge of all of the membership interests of Viking’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC. On February 3, 2020 in connection with an acquisition of oil and gas interests this note (including all unpaid accrued interest of $2,625,346) was settled and replaced with a new note.			-				23,777,948
On February 14, 2019, the Company executed a promissory note payable to CrossFirst Bank in the amount of $56,760 for the purchase of transportation equipment, bearing interest at 7.15%, payable in 60 installments of $1,130, secured by a vehicle, with a maturity date of February 14, 2024.			45,326				48,658
On July 24, 2019, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC, executed a promissory note payable to Cornerstone Bank in the amount of $2,241,758, bearing interest at 6%, payable interest only for the first year, then payable in 59 installments of $43,438, with a final payment due on a maturity date of July 24, 2025.  The note is secured by a first mortgage on all of the assets of Mid-Con Petroleum, LLC and a guarantee of payment by Viking Energy Group, Inc.. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $25,349 at March 31, 2020 and $26,538 at December 31, 2019.			2,216,409				2,215,221
On July 24, 2019, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mid-Con Drilling, LLC, executed a promissory note payable to Cornerstone Bank in the amount of $1,109,341, bearing interest at 6%, payable interest only for the first year, then payable in 59 installments of $21,495, with a final payment due on a maturity date of July 24, 2025. The note is secured by a first mortgage on all of the assets of Mid-Con Drilling, LLC and a guarantee of payment by Viking Energy Group, Inc.The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $25,279 at March 31, 2020 and $26,464 at December 31, 2019.			1,033,400				1,032,215
On February 3, 2020, the Company executed a promissory note payable to Camber Energy, Inc. in the amount of $5,000,000, bearing interest at 10.5% payable quarterly with a maturity date of February 3, 2022.  The note is generally convertible into common shares of Viking at a conversion price of $0.24 per share subject to certain restrictions.  The terms of the note provide Camber with a security interest (subject to certain prerequisites) in Viking’s 75% ownership of Elysium Holdings, LLC and 100% of Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC.  Additionally, Viking provided Camber a junior security interest in the membership or common stock of ownership interests of all of Viking’s other existing and future, directly-owned or majority-owned subsidiaries.			5,000,000				-
On February 3, 2020, in connection with an acquisition of oil and gas interests, the Company executed a secured promissory note in the amount of $20,869,218, payable to EMC Capital Partners, LLC, subject to revision to the extent of any post-closing adjustment payments in connection with the acquisition.  Such payments were to be applied to reduce the balance owing under the promissory note. During April 2020 the Company received post-closing adjustment payments in the amount of $5,277,589 which were applied to the note balance.  This note replaced the secured promissory dated December 18, 2018 in favor of RPM Investments.  This note bears interest at 10% and is payable along with the full amount of principal on June 1, 2021 and is secured by a pledge of all of the membership interests of Viking’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC.  If the note is paid in full on or before the 150th day following the date of its issuance, all interest will be waived.			15,591,629				-
On February 3, 2020, to facilitate the acquisition of certain oil and gas assets, the Company, through one of its subsidiaries, Elysium Energy LLC, entered into a Term Loan Credit Agreement with various lenders represented by 405 Woodbine, LLC as administrative agent. The agreement provides for a total loan amount of $35,000,000 at a 4.0% original issue discount. bearing interest at the prime rate plus seven and three quarters percent (7.75%) payable monthly.  Principal payments are due beginning on May 1, 2020, and on each month thereafter at one percent (1%) of the then-outstanding balance, and to the extent not paid on the maturity date of August 3, 2022. Cash generated from the operation of these assets is restricted to lease operating expenses, the payment of debt service on the Term Loan, oil and gas development projects approved by the lender, and a cost allocation of $150,000 per month for general and administrative expenses of the Company.  The Borrower shall have the right at any time to prepay all or a portion of the Loan Balance.  The loan agreement contains a prepayment penalty of 5% of any voluntary prepayment of principal through February 3, 2021 and 3% of  any voluntary prepayment of principal on or between February 3, 2021 and February 3, 2022. Commencing with the quarter ended September 30, 2020 the Borrower is required to make mandatory prepayments of principal equal to 75% of Excess Cash Flow as defined in the agreement without any prepayment penalty fees.  The loans are secured by mortgages on the oil and gas leases of Elysium Energy LLC and its subsidiaries, a security agreement covering all assets of Elysium and its subsidiaries, and a pledge of all of Elysium’s membership interests. The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $4,079,645 at March 31, 2020.			32,378,688				-

 

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On or about February 18, 2020, the Company commenced an offering of securities consisting of a subordinated, secured, convertible debt instrument with equity features; during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the Company borrowed $1,080,000 under this offering from private lenders.  The notes bear interest at 12%, payable quarterly, contain a conversion entitlement to convert all or a portion of the amount outstanding into common shares of the Company at $0.175 per share, and provide for the issuance of 60,000 common shares of the Company for every $100,000 exchanged or advanced.  As security, the holders received, pari passu with all other holders, a pledge of the Company’s membership interest in Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC, and, as soon as the Company’s obligations to EMC Capital Partners, LLC are satisfied, a pledge of the Company’s membership interest in Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC.  Any unpaid principal and interest is due on the maturity date of February 11, 2022.  The balance shown is net of unamortized discount of $118,543.			961,457				-
			128,995,988				99,592,928
Other short-term borrowings:
On September 30, 2019, the Company received $910,000 under an agreement that requires the Company to make 28 weekly payments aggregating $1,237,600 through April 13, 2020. On December 23, 2019, the Company received an additional $242,750 under a replacement agreement that requires the Company to make 25 weekly payments aggregating $1,620,000 through June 15, 2020. The agreement provides discounts for early payment. The balance shown is net of the maximum discount of $200,384 at March 31, 2020 and $413,445 at December 31, 2019.			923,603				1,141,755
On October 3, 2019, the Company received $480,200 under an agreement that requires the Company to make 28 weekly payments aggregating $666,400 through April 20, 2020. The agreement provides discounts for early payment. The balance shown is net of the maximum discount of $4,351 at March 31, 2020 and $132,289 at December 31, 2019.			108,021				423,111
On December 23, 2019, the Company received $2,939,970 under an agreement that requires the Company to make 25 weekly payments aggregating $4,050,000 through June 15, 2020. The agreement provides discounts for early payment. The balance shown is net of the maximum discount of $511,139 at March 31, 2020 and $1,110,030 at December 31, 2019.			2,373,828				2,855,368
On November 26, 2019, the Company received $200,000 from an individual. The advance was non-interest bearing and payable on demand.			-				200,000
On February 7, 2020, the Company received $900,000 from a company.  The advance is non-interest bearing and payable on demand.			775,000				-
Total long-term debt and other short-term borrowings			133,176,440				104,213,162
Less current portion			(21,098,455	)			(19,225,045	)
		$	112,077,985			$	84,988,117

   

Principal maturities of long-term debt for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:

 

Twelve month period ended March 31,
		Principal				Unamortized Discount				Net
2021		$	25,090,437			$	3,991,982			$	21,098,455
2022			35,112,384				2,663,401				32,448,983
2023			32,515,124				1,532,212				30,982,912
2024			48,397,531				662,399				47,735,132
2025			744,038				9,529				734,509
Thereafter			179,432				2,983				176,449
		$	142,038,946			$	8,862,506			$	133,176,440

 

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Note 8. Commitments and contingencies

 

Office lease

 

In April 2018, the Company’s subsidiary, Petrodome Energy, LLC entered into a 66-month lease for 4,147 square feet of office space for the Company’s corporate office in Houston, Texas. The annual base rent commenced at $22.00 per square foot, and escalates at $0.50 per foot each year through expiration of the lease term. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Operating lease expense was $24,096 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

Pending Merger

 

On February 3, 2020, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Camber Energy, Inc.  The Merger Agreement provides that a newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary of Camber will merge with and into Viking, with Viking surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Camber.  The proposed merger contemplates Camber issuing newly-issued shares of common stock, with the equity holders of Viking having an 80% interest in the post-closing entity. The merger, if completed, will provide the opportunity for our common stock to be listed on the NYSE American.

 

The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, that the board of directors of the combined company will be comprised of five directors, one to be appointed by Camber and four to be appointed by Viking. The Merger Agreement also provides that James A. Doris, the Chief Executive Officer of Viking, shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the combined company. The combined company will have its headquarters in Houston, Texas.

 

The completion of the Merger is subject to numerous conditions including (i) the effectiveness of a registration statement registering the shares of Camber common stock to be issued to Viking’s shareholders in the merger and (ii) shareholder approval of the merger transactions by Camber’s shareholders and Viking’s shareholders. Additional closing conditions include (i) that in the event the NYSE American determines that the merger constitutes, or will constitute, a “back-door listing”/”reverse merger”, Camber (and its common stock) is required to qualify for initial listing on the NYSE American, and (ii) that the only loan obligations with a maturity date in 2020 that Viking shall have at closing shall be the $13.5 million of convertible debt issued in December of 2018.

 

The Merger can be terminated under various conditions or circumstances. The Merger Agreement contains customary indemnification obligations of the parties and representations and warranties. Upon consummation of the merger, Viking will be deemed the acquirer for accounting purposes.

  

Legal matters

 

From time to time the Company may be a party to litigation involving commercial claims against the Company. Management believes that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

The staff (the “Staff”) of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement has notified the Company, that the Staff has made a preliminary determination to recommend that the SEC file an enforcement action against the Company, as well as against its CEO and it CFO, for alleged violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder during the period from early 2014 through late 2016. The Staff’s notice is not a formal allegation or a finding of wrongdoing by the Company, and the Company is in dialogue with the Staff regarding its preliminary determination. The Company believes it has adequate defenses and intends to vigorously defend any enforcement action that may be initiated by the SEC.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  In preparing the management’s discussion and analysis, the registrant presumes that you have read or have access to the discussion and analysis for the preceding fiscal year.

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This document includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or the Reform Act.   All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, any projections of earning, revenue or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions of performance; and statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.  Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: our ability to raise capital and the terms thereof; ability to gain an adequate player base to generate the expected revenue; competition with established gaming websites; adverse changes in government regulations or polices; and other factors referenced in this Form 10-Q.

 

The use in this Form 10-Q of such words as “believes”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These forward-looking statements present the Company’s estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this Report.  Except for the Company’s ongoing obligation to disclose material information as required by the federal securities laws, the Company does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statements.

 

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in any of the forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed or any of the Company’s forward-looking statements.  The Company’s future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties.

 

PLAN OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview  

 

Viking Energy Group, Inc. (“Viking” or the “Company”) is an independent exploration and production company engaged in the sale of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, focused on the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Gulf Coast and Mid-Continent regions of the United States. The Company owns oil and gas leases in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Kansas.  The Company targets under-valued assets with realistic appreciation potential. 

 

The Company's business plan is to engage in the acquisition, exploration, development ofand production from oil and natural gas properties, both individually and through collaborative partnerships with other companies in this field of endeavor. Viking has relationships with industry experts and formulated an acquisition strategy, with emphasis on acquiring under-valued, producing properties from distressed vendors or those deemed as non-core assets by larger sector participants. The Company does not focus on speculative exploration programs, but rather targets oil and gas properties with current production and untapped reserves. The Company’s growth strategy includes the following key initiatives:

 

	·	Acquisition of under-valued producing oil and gas assets
	·	Employ enhanced recovery techniques to maximize production: and
	·	Implement responsible, lower-risk drilling programs on existing assets
	·	Aggressively pursue cost-efficiencies
	·	Opportunistically explore strategic mergers and/or acquisitions
	·	Actively hedge to mitigate commodity risk

 

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The following overview provides a background for the current acquisition strategy being implemented by management:

 

On December 22, 2017, the Company completed an acquisition of 100% of the membership interests of Petrodome Energy, LLC, a privately-owned company, with working interests in multiple oil and gas fields across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, comprising approximately 11,700 acres.

 

As a part of this acquisition, the Company retained an operational office in Houston, Texas that includes several senior level professionals with over 100 years of combined oil and gas experience which provides the Company the capability of operating many of its own wells internally. This expertise has since been utilized to evaluate potential oil and gas acquisitions, evaluate the management of the Company’s oil and gas assets, and evaluate and develop new drilling prospects.

 

On December 28, 2018, the Company, through its newly formed Ichor Energy subsidiaries completed an acquisition (the “Ichor Energy Acquisition”) of working interests in oil and gas leases in Texas (primarily in Orange and Jefferson Counties) and Louisiana (primarily in Calcasiue Parish), which included 58 producing wells and 31 salt water disposal wells. The properties produce hydrocarbons from known reservoirs/sands in the on-shore Gulf Coast region, with an average well depth in excess of 10,600 feet, and daily production volumes averaging in excess of 2,000 BOE. This acquisition of these assets is consistent with the location of the Company’s Petrodome assets and the acquired assets are effectively managed from the Company’s Houston office.

 

On May 10, 2019, Petrodome Louisiana Pipeline LLC ("Petrodome LA"), a subsidiary of the Company’s subsidiary, Petrodome Energy, LLC, acquired a majority working interest in 6 gas wells (including 2 producing gas wells), 1 producing oil well and 1 salt water disposal well located in the East Mud Lake Field in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, with leases to mineral rights (oil and gas) concerning approximately 765 acres.

 

On February 3, 2020, the subsidiary of the the Company’s 75% owned subsidiary, Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC , acquired interests in oil and gas properties located in Texas and Louisiana, which included leases, working interests, and over-riding royalty interests in oil and gas properties in Texas (approximately 72 wells in 11 counties) and Louisiana (approximately 55 wells in 6 parishes), along with associated equipment. On February 4, 2020, Elysium hedged 75% of the estimated oil and gas production associated with the newly acquired assets for 2020, 60% of the estimated production for 2021 and 50% of the estimated production for the period between January, 2022 to July, 2022. Theses hedges have a floor of $45 and a ceiling ranging from $52.70 to $56.00 for oil, and a floor of $2.00 and a ceiling of $2.425 for natural gas.

 

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Pending Merger

 

On February 3, 2020, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Camber Energy, Inc.  The Merger Agreement provides that a newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary of Camber will merge with and into Viking, with Viking surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Camber.  The proposed merger contemplates Camber issuing newly-issued shares of common stock, with the equity holders of Viking having an 80% interest in the post-closing entity. The merger, if completed, will provide the opportunity for our common stock to be listed on the NYSE American.

 

The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, that the board of directors of the combined company will be comprised of five directors, one to be appointed by Camber and four to be appointed by Viking. The Merger Agreement also provides that James A. Doris, the Chief Executive Officer of Viking, shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the combined company. The combined company will have its headquarters in Houston, Texas.

 

The completion of the Merger is subject to numerous conditions including (i) the effectiveness of a registration statement registering the shares of Camber common stock to be issued to Viking’s shareholders in the merger and (ii) shareholder approval of the merger transactions by Camber’s shareholders and Viking’s shareholders. Additional closing conditions include (i) that in the event the NYSE American determines that the merger constitutes, or will constitute, a “back-door listing”/”reverse merger”, Camber (and its common stock) is required to qualify for initial listing on the NYSE American, and (ii) that the only loan obligations with a maturity date in 2020 that Viking shall have at closing shall be the $13.5 million of convertible debt issued in December of 2018.

 

The Merger can be terminated under various conditions or circumstances. The Merger Agreement contains customary indemnification obligations of the parties and representations and warranties. Upon consummation of the merger, Viking will be deemed the acquirer for accounting purposes.

 

Going Concern Qualification

 

These accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.  The Company generated a net income of $19,291,990 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to a net loss of $11,931,481 for the three months ended March 31, 2019.  As of March 31, 2020, the Company has a working capital deficiency in excess of $19,000,000. The largest components of current liabilities creating this deficiency are (a) notes payable with a face value aggregating approximately $12.5 million as of March 31, 2020, due in August of 2020 and (b) other debtor obligations requiring principal payments of approximately $8.5 million in 2020.

 

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Management has evaluated these conditions and has developed a plan which, in part, address these obligations as follows:

 

	·	The acquisition of Petrodome Energy LLC in 2017 and the oil and gas expertise retained by Petrodome at the end of 2017 provided an internal lease operating company to efficiently evaluate development opportunities.
	·	The Ichor Energy Acquisition at the end of 2018 is believed to provide cash flow sufficient to not only satisfy the Company’s debt service associated with this acquisition, but to also fund a work over program to increase this purchased production beyond its current average daily production of 2,000 BOE and provide a quicker principal reduction, resulting in an increased equity position relative to these assets. Cash generated from the operation of these assets is restricted to lease operating expenses, the payment of debt service on the associated term loan, and distributions to Viking of $65,000 per month for general and administrative expenses, and a quarterly tax distribution at the current statutory rates if applicable. On a quarterly basis after appropriate distributions to the Company, any cash in excess of $2,000,000 plus unfunded approved development projects is swept by the term loan lender as an additional principal payment on the debt.
	·	The Company has a revolving credit facility with CrossFirst Bank, which was approved for $30,000,000. The balance outstanding at March 31, 2020 is approximately $7,390,000 with a maturity date of May 10, 2021. Additional funds could be made available from this facility for projects reviewed and approved by the lender.
	·	The Elysium Energy Acquisition on February 3, 2020 is believed to provide cash flow sufficient to not only satisfy the Company’s debt service associated with this acquisition, but to also fund a development program to increase this purchased production beyond its current average daily production of 2,700 BOE and provide a quicker principal reduction, resulting in an increased equity position relative to these assets. Cash generated from the operation of these assets is restricted to lease operating expenses, the payment of debt service on the associated term loan, certain oil and gas development projects approved by the lender, and a cost allocation for general and administrative expenses of $150,000 per month. Additionally, to the extent that Elysium has excess cash flow (as specified in the term loan agreement), the Company is required to make mandatory prepayments of the term loan, without penalty or premium, equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of such Excess Cash Flow.
	·	With respect to the approximately $12.5 million in notes payable due in August of 2020 as of March 31, 2020, the Company has offered noteholders to exchange all or a portion of their principal and/or accrued interest into a new subordinated, secured, convertible debt offering. The new offering commenced on February 18, 2020, and includes equity incentives, a conversion entitlement, additional security and a maturity date of February 11, 2022.

 

Additionally, recent oil and gas price volatility as a result of geopolitical conditions and the global COVID-19 pandemic have already had, and are expected to continue to have a negative impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations. Negative impacts could include but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to sell its oil and gas production, reduction in the selling price of the Company’s oil and gas, failure of a counterparty to make required hedge payments, possible disruption of production as a result of worker illness or mandated production shutdowns, the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with loan covenants and/or refinance existing indebtedness, and the Company’s access to new capital and financing..

 

These conditions raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to utilize the resources in place to generate future profitable operations, to develop additional acquisition opportunities, and to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from business operations when they come due. Management believes that the Company will be able to continue to develop new opportunities, and will be able to obtain additional funds through debt and / or equity financings to facilitate its development strategy; however, there is no assurance of additional funding being available. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recorded assets or liabilities that might be necessary should the Company have to curtail operations or be unable to continue in existence.

 

RESULTS OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operation of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the Company had $6,265,115 (of which $4,650,864 is restricted) and $5,638,724 (of which $3,877,229 is restricted) in cash holdings, respectively. 

 

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Restricted cash in the amount of $4,650,864 as of March 31, 2020, consists of $2,571,026 held by Ichor Energy, LLC, and/or its subsidiaries and $2,079,838 held Elysium Energy, LLC and/or its subsidiaries. 

 

Pursuant to the Term Loan Credit Agreement to which the Company’s subsidiary, Ichor Energy LLC and its subsidiaries are parties, following March 31, 2019 the company is required at all times to maintain a minimum cash balance of $2,000,000 (the “MLR”). Within 30 days of the end of each quarter, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the borrower is required to pay the lenders, as an additional principal payment on the debt, any cash in excess of (i) the MLR and (ii) any funds necessary for the capital expenditures contemplated to be expended in the next six month period by an approved plan of development (“APOD Capex Amount”). At March 31, 2020, the restricted cash did not exceed the MLR and the APOD Capex Amount.

 

Pursuant to the Term Loan Credit Agreement to which the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, Elysium Energy, LLC and its subsidiaries are parties, all receipts are to be deposited to a lockbox account under the control of the administrative agent, and then subsequently transferred for operations to the company’s bank accounts, all of which are subject to deposit account control agreements.  Commencing with the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the company is required to make mandatory prepayments of principal equal to 75% of excess cash flow as specified in the agreement.

 

As of March 31, 2020, the Company has total long-term debt and other short-term borrowings of $133,176,440, with a current portion of $21,098,455.  The current portion consists primarily of (a) notes payable with a face value aggregating approximately $12.5 million due in August of 2020 and (b) other debtor obligations requiring principal payments of approximately $8.5 million in 2020. (see Going Concern Qualification in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein).

 

Three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019

 

Revenue

 

The Company had gross revenues of $11,787,952 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to $9,346,592 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, reflecting an increase in excess of 26% or $2,441,360.  This increase in revenue is primarily a result of the increased production from the oil and gas assets acquired in February of 2020, and to a lesser extent new drilling and enhancements to existing wells.

 

Expenses

 

The Company’s operating expenses increased by approximately 40%, or $2,474,867 to $8,600,422 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, from $6,125,555 in the corresponding prior period.  Lease operating costs increased by approximately 45%, or $1,159,809, to 3,759,203 from $2,599,394 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019.  DD&A expense, a non-cash expense, increased by $806,514, to $3,177,202 from $2,370,688 for the corresponding period in 2019. These expense increases were primarily the result of acquiring additional oil and gas assets during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.  General and administrative expenses reflected an increase of approximately 15%, to $1,284,647, when compared to $1,033,345 in the corresponding prior period. 

 

Income (loss) from Operations

 

The Company, through the increased production coming from its latest acquisition, and controlling the cost of operations and administration, has generated an income from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 of $3,187,530, when compared to income from operations of $3,221,037 for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

The Company had other income of $17,061,628 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to other expense of $(15,152,518) for the three months ended March 31, 2019.  This significant difference is primarily a result of a gain on the Company’s commodity derivatives offset by increased interest expense and amortization of debt discount due to increased debt associated with acquisitions.      

 

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Net Income (Loss)

 

The Company had net income of $20,249,159 during the three-month period ended March 31, 2020, compared with a net loss of $(11,931,481) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019, a $32,180,639 difference primarily as a result of the items discussed above.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

 

We prepare our financial statements in conformity with GAAP, which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions and apply judgments. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience, current trends and other factors that management believes to be important at the time the financial statements are prepared and actual results could differ from our estimates and such differences could be material. Due to the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain, materially different amounts could be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. On a regular basis, we review our critical accounting policies and how they are applied in the preparation of our financial statements, as well as the sufficiency of the disclosures pertaining to our accounting policies in the footnotes accompanying our financial statements. Described below are the most significant policies we apply in preparing our consolidated financial statements, some of which are subject to alternative treatments under GAAP. We also describe the most significant estimates and assumptions we make in applying these policies. See “Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our consolidated financial statements.

 

Oil and Gas Property Accounting

 

The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its investment in oil and natural gas properties. Under this method of accounting, all costs of acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties (including such costs as leasehold acquisition costs, geological expenditures, dry hole costs, tangible and intangible development costs and direct internal costs) are capitalized as the cost of oil and natural gas properties when incurred.

 

The full cost method requires the Company to calculate quarterly, by cost center, a “ceiling,” or limitation on the amount of properties that can be capitalized on the balance sheet. To the extent capitalized costs of oil and natural gas properties, less accumulated depletion and related deferred taxes exceed the sum of the discounted future net revenues of proved oil and natural gas reserves, the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproved not properties subject to amortization, the cost of properties not being amortized, and the related tax amounts, such excess capitalized costs are charged to expense.

 

Proved Reserves

 

Estimates of our proved reserves included in this report are prepared in accordance with U.S. SEC guidelines for reporting corporate reserves and future net revenue. The accuracy of a reserve estimate is a function of:

 

i.	the quality and quantity of available data;

 

ii.	the interpretation of that data;

 

iii.	the accuracy of various mandated economic assumptions; and

 

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Our proved reserve information included in this report was predominately based on estimates. Because these estimates depend on many assumptions, all of which may substantially differ from future actual results, reserve estimates will be different from the quantities of oil and gas that are ultimately recovered. In addition, results of drilling, testing and production after the date of an estimate may justify material revisions to the estimate.

 

In accordance with SEC requirements, we based the estimated discounted future net cash flows from proved reserves on the unweighted arithmetic average of the prior 12-month commodity prices as of the first day of each of the months constituting the period and costs on the date of the estimate.

 

The estimates of proved reserves materially impact depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion (“DD&A”) expense. If the estimates of proved reserves decline, the rate at which we record DD&A expense will increase, reducing future net income. Such a decline may result from lower market prices, which may make it uneconomic to drill for and produce from higher-cost fields.

 

Asset Retirement Obligation

 

Asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) primarily represent the estimated present value of the amount we will incur to plug, abandon and remediate our producing properties at the projected end of their productive lives, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We determined our ARO by calculating the present value of estimated cash flows related to the obligation. The retirement obligation is recorded as a liability at its estimated present value as of the obligation’s inception, with an offsetting increase to proved properties. Periodic accretion of discount of the estimated liability is recorded as accretion expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

ARO liability is determined using significant assumptions, including current estimates of plugging and abandonment costs, annual inflation of these costs, the productive lives of wells and a risk-adjusted interest rate. Changes in any of these assumptions can result in significant revisions to the estimated ARO.

  

Commodity derivatives

 

The Company does not designate its commodities derivative instruments as hedges and therefore does not apply hedge accounting. Changes in fair value of derivative instruments subsequent to the initial measurement are recorded as change in fair value on derivative liability, in other income (expense). The estimated fair value amounts of the Company’s commodity derivative instruments have been determined at discrete points in time based on relevant market information which resulted in the Company classifying such derivatives as Level 2. Although the Company’s commodity derivative instruments are valued using public indices, as well as the Black-Sholes model, the instruments themselves are traded with unrelated counterparties and are not openly traded on an exchange.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

As a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company is not required to provide the information under this item.

 

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company does not currently maintain controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified by the Commission’s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures would include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2020, have been evaluated, and, based upon this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer has concluded that these controls and procedures are not effective in providing reasonable assurance of compliance.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Management and directors will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the Company's internal controls and procedures and the Company's internal controls over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and are committed to taking further action and implementing additional enhancements or improvements, as necessary and as funds allow.  There were no changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time, the Company may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of commercial operations in the normal course of business.  As of March 31, 2020, there were no pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the results of operations.

 

In April of 2019, the staff (the “Staff”) of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement notified the Company that the Staff had made a preliminary determination to recommend that the SEC file an enforcement action against the Company, as well as against its CEO and its CFO, for alleged violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder during the period from early 2014 through late 2016. The Staff’s notice is not a formal allegation or a finding of wrongdoing by the Company, and the Company has communicated with the Staff regarding its preliminary determination.  The Company believes it has adequate defenses and intends to vigorously defend any enforcement action that may be initiated by the SEC.

 

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

 

As a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company is not required to provide the information under this item.

 

ITEM 2.   UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the Company issued common shares as follows:

 

	·	1,512,755 common shares to business consultants for services;
	·	566,250 common shares from the exercise of warrants; and
	·	648,000 common shares as a debt discount associated with funds raised through a private placement.

 

The shares described above were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration requirements relying on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder as there was no general solicitation, and the transactions did not involve a public offering.

 

ITEM 3.   DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.   MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

None.

 

ITEM 5.   OTHER INFORMATION 

 

None.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Number		Description
2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 3, 2020, by and between Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Camber Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2020)
3.1		Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to our Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed on October 14, 2008)
3.2		Bylaws (incorporated by reference to our Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed on October 14, 2008)
3.3		Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 6, 2018)
3.4		Certificate of Amendment to Designation - After Issuance of Class or Series (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2019)
10.1		Term Loan Agreement, dated December 22, 2017, by the Borrowers listed therein, 405 Petrodome LLC, as Administrative Agent, and 405 Petrodome LLC and Cargill, Incorporated, as Lenders (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2017)
10.2		Purchase and Sale Agreement, executed as of September 1, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2018)
10.3		First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, executed as of November 1, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 5, 2018)
10.4		Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, executed as of November 1, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)
10.5		Collateral Agreement to Purchase and Sale Agreement, executed as of December 26, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)
10.6		Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2018, by and among Ichor Energy Holdings, LLC, Ichor Energy, LLC, ABC Funding, LLC, as Administrative Agent, and the Lender Parties (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)

 

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10.7		10% Secured Promissory Note, dated December 27, 2018, issued by Viking Energy Group, Inc. to RPM Investments, a Division of Opus Bank, in favor of Sellers (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)
10.8		Security and Pledge Agreement, executed as of December 27, 2018, by and among Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Bodel Holdings, L.L.C., Cleveland Holdings, L.L.C., Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., DeQuincy Holdings, L.L.C., Gulf Coast Working Partners, L.L.C., Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., SamJam Energy, L.L.C., and Perry Point Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018)
10.9		Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2019, by and among Elysium Energy, LLC, 5Jabor, LLC, Bass Petroleum, L.L.C., Bodel Holdings, LLC, Delbo Holdings, L.L.C., James III Investments, L.L.C., JamSam Energy, LLC, Lake Boeuf Investments, LLC, Oakley Holdings, L.L.C., and Plaquemines Holdings, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2019)
10.10		First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, effective as of December 23, 2019, by and among 5Jabor, LLC; Bass Petroleum, L.L.C.; Bodel Holdings, LLC; Delbo Holdings, L.L.C.; James III Investments, LLC; JamSam Energy, L.L.C.; Lake Boeuf Investments, LLC; Oakley Holdings, L.L.C.; Plaquemines Holdings, L.L.C.; Elysium Energy, LLC; Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Five JAB, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 30, 2019)
10.11		Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement and Waiver, effective as of February 2, 2020, by and among 5Jabor, LLC; Bass Petroleum, L.L.C.; Bodel Holdings, LLC; Delbo Holdings, L.L.C.; James III Investments, LLC; JamSam Energy, L.L.C.; Lake Boeuf Investments LLC; Oakley Holdings, L.L.C.; Plaquemines Holdings, L.L.C. and Elysium Energy, LLC (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2020)
10.12		Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2020, by and among Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC; Elysium Energy, LLC; Elysium Energy LA, LLC; Elysium Energy TX, LLC; Pointe a la Hache, L.L.C.; Turtle Bayou, L.L.C.; Potash, L.L.C.; Ramos Field, L.L.C.; 405 Woodbine LLC, as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders signatory thereto. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2020)
10.13		Security Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2020, by and among Elysium Energy, LLC; Elysium Energy LA, LLC; Elysium Energy TX, LLC; Pointe a la Hache, L.L.C.; Turtle Bayou, L.L.C.; Potash, L.L.C.; Ramos Field, L.L.C. and 405 Woodbine LLC (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2020)
10.14		Guarantee and Pledge Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2020, by Elysium Energy Holdings, LLC and 405 Woodbine LLC (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2020)
10.15		Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2020, by and between Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Camber Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2020)

 

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10.16		$5,000,000 10.5% Secured Promissory Note, dated as of February 3, 2020, Issued by Viking Energy Group, Inc. to Camber Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2020)
10.17		Security and Pledge Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2020, by and between Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Camber Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2020)
10.18		Security and Pledge Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2020, by and between Viking Energy Group, Inc. and Camber Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2020)
10.19		Assignment of Membership Interests by Viking Energy Group, Inc. in favor of Camber Energy, Inc. dated February 3, 2020 (incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2020)
10.20		Employment Agreement with Timothy Swift dated as of March 19, 2018 (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 21, 2018)
10.21		Restricted Stock Agreement with Timothy Swift dated as of April 1, 2018 (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 21, 2018)
10.22		Employment Agreement with Mark Finckle dated as of September 9, 2019 (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 12, 2019)
10.23		Restricted Stock Agreement with Mark Finckle dated as of September 9, 2019 (incorporated by reference to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 12, 2019)
31.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(1) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*		Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer required by Rule 13a-14(1) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 1350 of 18 U.S.C. 63
32.2*		Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 1350 of 18 U.S.C. 63
101.INS**		XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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* Filed herewith

** XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

 

ITEM 7.   OFF BALANCE-SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

None.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	VIKING ENERGY GROUP, INC. (Registrant)
Date: May 15, 2020		/s/ James Doris
		Principal Executive Officer
Date: May 15, 2020		/s/ Frank W. Barker, Jr.
		Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

 

 

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