Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION

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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
On February 4, 2021, the Company disposed of the ARO upon providing the GIGS asset as partial consideration for the Crimson Transaction. Refer to Note 5 ("Leased Properties And Leases") for further details.
A component of the consideration exchanged to purchase the GIGS assets in June 2015 was the assumption of the seller's ARO associated with such assets. The ARO represents the estimated costs of decommissioning the GIGS pipelines and onshore oil receiving and separation facilities in Grand Isle, Louisiana at retirement. The Company recognized the ARO at its estimated fair value on the date of acquisition with a corresponding ARO asset capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the related long-lived assets to be depreciated over the assets' remaining useful lives.
The Company's former tenant, EGC Tenant, had an ARO related to the platform which was attached to the GIGS pipelines. If EGC Tenant was unable to fulfill their obligation, the Company would have been required to assume the liability for the related asset removal costs.
In periods subsequent to the initial measurement of an ARO, the Company recognized changes in the liability resulting from (a) the passage of time through accretion expense and (b) revisions to either the timing or the amount of the estimate of undiscounted cash flows based on periodic revaluations. Future expected cash flows were based on subjective estimates and assumptions, which inherently included significant uncertainties which were beyond the Company's control. These assumptions represent Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. The Company has no assets that are legally restricted for purposes of settling asset retirement obligations.
In 2020, the Company revised its estimates to reflect a decrease in timing of the cash flows due to a change in the useful life of the ARO segments identified during the GIGS asset impairment discussed in Note 5 ("Leased Properties And Leases").
The following table is a reconciliation of the ARO as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:
Asset Retirement Obligation
For the Years Ended December 31,
2022 2021
Beginning asset retirement obligation $ —  $ 8,762,579 
ARO accretion expense —  40,546 
ARO disposed —  (8,803,125)
Ending asset retirement obligation $ —  $ —