Annual Report to Security Holders (ars)

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY

6801 Broadway Ext. Suite 300

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116-9092

SECURTIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington DC

Dear Sir:

Forwarded herewith is the Annual Report to security holders for the year ended December 31, 2019, to be mailed to the security holders along with proxy material on or about April 16, 2020. No changes were made from 2018 in accounting principles or practices, or in the methods of application of those principles or practices.

	Very truly yours,

	THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY

Date: April 16, 2020	/s/ Lawrence R. Francis

	Lawrence R. Francis
	1^st Vice President

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 0-8157

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

DELAWARE	73-0237060
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6801 Broadway ext., Suite 300 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116-9037 (405) 848-7551
(Address and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
None	None	None

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

COMMON STOCK ($0.50 PAR VALUE)

(Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☐ Yes ☑ No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Yes ☑ No

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, a 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 ☐	Non-accelerated filer ☑		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 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

As of June 30, 2019 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter), the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock of the registrant held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $20,836,014, as computed by reference to the last reported sale which was on June 5, 2019.

As of March 20, 2020, there were 156,615 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) relating to the registrant’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 19, 2020, which will be filed within 120 days of the end of the registrant’s year ended December 31, 2019, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K to the extent described therein.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
Forward-Looking Statements		3

PART I
Item 1.	Business	3
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	5
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	5
Item 2.	Properties	5
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	6
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	6

PART II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	7
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	7
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	7
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	14
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	14
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	36
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	36
Item 9B.	Other Information	37

PART III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	37
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	37
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	37
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence	37
Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	37

PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	38
Item 16.	Form 10-K Summary	38

Forward-Looking Statements

This Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements. Actual events and/or future results of operations may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. See Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for a summation of some of the risks and uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements. Readers should consider the risks and uncertainties described in connection with any forward-looking statements that may be made in this Form 10-K. Readers should carefully review this Form 10-K in its entirety including, but not limited to, the Company's financial statements and the notes thereto and the risks and uncertainties described herein. Forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K speak only as of the date of this Form 10-K. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.

PART I

Item 1.

Business

Overview

The Reserve Petroleum Company (the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) is engaged principally in managing its owned mineral properties and the exploration for and the development of oil and natural gas properties. Other business segments are not significant factors in our operations. The Company is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1931.

Oil and Natural Gas Properties

For a summary of certain data relating to the Company’s oil and gas properties including production, undeveloped acreage, producing and dry wells drilled and recent activity, see Item 2, “Properties.” For a discussion and analysis of current and prior years’ revenue and related costs of oil and gas operations and a discussion of liquidity and capital resource requirements, see Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

Owned Mineral Property Management

The Company owns non-producing mineral interests in 256,461 gross acres equivalent to 88,239 net acres. These mineral interests are located in ten different states in the north and south central United States. A total of 81,105 (92%) net acres are located in the states of Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas, the areas of concentration for the Company in our exploration and development programs.

The Company has several options relating to the exploration and/or development of our owned mineral interests. Management continually reviews various industry reports and other sources for activity (leasing, drilling, significant discoveries, etc.) in areas where the Company has mineral ownership. Based on our analysis of any activity and assessment of the potential risk relative to the particular area, management may negotiate a lease or farmout agreement and accept a royalty interest, or we may choose to participate as a working interest owner and pay our proportionate share of any exploration or development drilling costs.

A substantial amount of the Company’s oil and gas revenue has resulted from our owned mineral property management. In 2019, $2,541,341 (39%) of oil and gas sales was from royalty interests versus $3,149,054 (41%) in 2018. As a result of our mineral ownership, the Company had royalty interests in 21 gross (0.21 net) wells, which were drilled and completed as producing wells in 2019. This resulted in an average royalty interest of about 1% for these 21 new wells. The Company has very little control over the timing or extent of the operations conducted on our royalty interest properties. See the following paragraphs for a discussion of mineral interests in which the Company chooses to participate as a working interest owner.

Development Program

Development drilling by the Company is usually initiated in one of three ways. The Company may participate as a working interest owner with a third party operator in the development of non-producing mineral interests, which it owns; with a joint interest operator, we may participate in drilling additional wells on our producing leaseholds; or if our exploration program, discussed below, results in a successful exploratory well, we may participate in the drilling of additional wells on the exploratory prospect. In 2019, the Company participated in the drilling of 2 development wells with both (0.28 net) completed as producers.

Exploration Program

The Company’s exploration program is normally conducted by purchasing interests in prospects developed by independent third parties; participating in third party exploration of Company-owned non-producing minerals; developing our own exploratory prospects; or a combination of the above.

The Company normally acquires interests in exploratory prospects from someone in the industry with whom management has conducted business in the past and/or if management has confidence in the quality of the geological and geophysical information presented for evaluation to Company personnel. If evaluation indicates the prospect is within our risk limits, we may negotiate to acquire an interest in the prospect and participate in a non-operating capacity.

The Company develops exploratory drilling prospects by identification of an area of interest, development of geological and geophysical information and purchase of leaseholds in the area. The Company may then attempt to sell an interest in the prospect to one or more companies in the petroleum industry with one of the purchasing companies functioning as operator. In 2019, we participated in the drilling of 8 exploratory wells with 5 wells (0.63 net) completed as producers, 2 wells (0.28 net) in progress at the end of 2019 and 1 well (0.08 net) completed as a dry hole.

For a summation of exploratory and development wells drilled in 2019 or planned for in 2020, see Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” subheading “Update of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Activity from December 31, 2018.”

Customers

In 2019, the Company had two customers whose total purchases were greater than 10% of revenues from oil and gas sales. Redland Resources, LLC purchases were $1,100,765 or 17% of total oil and gas sales and Luff Exploration Company purchases were $663,150 or 10% of total oil and gas sales. The Company sells most of its oil and gas under short-term sales contracts that are based on the spot market price.

Competition

The oil and gas industry is highly competitive in all of its phases. There are numerous circumstances within the industry and related market place that are out of the Company’s control such as cost and availability of alternative fuels, the level of consumer demand, the extent of other domestic production of oil and gas, the price and extent of importation of foreign oil and gas, the cost of and proximity of pipelines and other transportation facilities, the cost and availability of drilling rigs, regulation by state and federal authorities, and the cost of complying with applicable environmental regulations.

The Company does not operate any of the wells in which we have an interest; rather, we partner with companies that have the resources, staff, and experience to operate wells both in the drilling and production phases. The Company uses its strong financial base and its mineral and leasehold acreage ownership, along with its own geologic and economic evaluations, to participate in drilling operations with these companies. This methodology allows us to participate in exploration and development activities we could not undertake on our own due to financial and personnel limits and allows us to maintain low overhead costs.

Regulation

The Company’s operations are affected in varying degrees by political developments and federal and state laws and regulations. Although released from federal price controls, interstate sales of natural gas are subject to regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Oil and gas operations are affected by environmental laws and other laws relating to the petroleum industry, and both are affected by constantly changing administrative regulations. Rates of production of oil and gas have, for many years, been subject to a variety of conservation laws and regulations, and the petroleum industry is frequently affected by changes in the federal tax laws.

Generally, the respective state regulatory agencies supervise various aspects of oil and gas operations within their states and the transportation of oil and gas sold intrastate.

Environmental Protection and Climate Change

The operation of the various producing properties, in which the Company has an interest, is subject to federal, state, and local provisions regulating discharge of materials into the environment, the storage of oil and gas products, and the contamination of subsurface formations. The Company’s lease operations and exploratory activity have been and will continue to be affected by existing regulations in future periods. However, the known effect to date has not been material as to capital expenditures, earnings, or industry competitive position. Environmental compliance expenditures produce no increase in productive capacity or revenue and require more of management’s time and attention at a cost which cannot be estimated with any assurance or certainty.

In 2009, the EPA officially published its findings that greenhouse gas emissions present an endangerment to human health and the environment. According to the EPA, these emissions are contributing to global warming and climate change. These findings allowed the EPA to adopt and implement regulations in recent years to restrict these emissions under existing provisions of the Federal Clean Air Act.

The Company may be, directly and indirectly, subject to the effects of climate change and may, directly or indirectly, be affected by government laws and regulations related to climate change. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty what effect, if any, climate change and government laws and regulations related to climate change will have on the Company and our business, whether directly or indirectly. While we believe that it is difficult to assess the timing and effect of climate change and pending legislation and regulation related to climate change on our business, we believe that those laws and regulations may affect, directly or indirectly, (i) the costs associated with drilling and production operations in which we participate; (ii) the demand for oil and natural gas; (iii) insurance premiums, deductibles and the availability of coverage; and (iv) the cost of utilities paid by the Company. In addition, climate change may increase the likelihood of property damage and the disruption of operations of wells in which we participate. As a result, our financial condition could be negatively impacted, but we are unable to determine at this time whether that impact would be material.

Other Business

See Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” subheading “Equity Method and Other Investments” and Item 8, Notes 2 and 7 to the accompanying financial statements for a discussion of other business including guarantees.

Employees

At December 31, 2019, the Company had seven employees, including officers. See the Proxy Statement for additional information. During 2019, all of our employees devoted a portion of their time to duties with affiliated companies, and we were reimbursed for the affiliates’ share of compensation directly from those companies. See Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” subheading “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and Item 8, Note 12 to the accompanying financial statements for additional information.

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

Not applicable.

ITEM 1B.

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

Item 2.

PropertIES

The Company’s principal properties are oil and natural gas properties. We have interests in approximately 945 producing properties with 40% of them being working interest properties and the remaining 60% being royalty interest properties. About 82% of all properties are located in Oklahoma and Texas and account for approximately 75% of our annual oil and gas sales. About 14% of the properties are located in Arkansas, Kansas and South Dakota and account for approximately 23% of our annual oil and gas sales. The remaining 4% of these properties are located in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska and New Mexico and account for about 2% of our annual oil and gas sales. No individual property provides more than 10% of our annual oil and gas sales. See discussion of revenues from Robertson County, Texas, royalty interest properties in Item 7, “Operating Revenues” for additional information about significant properties.

OIL AND NATURAL GAS OPERATIONS

Oil and Gas Reserves

Reference is made to the Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information beginning on Page 32 for working interest reserve quantity information.

Since January 1, 2019, the Company has not filed any reports with any federal authority or agency, which included estimates of total proved net oil or gas reserves, except for its 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K and federal income tax return for the year ended December 31, 2018. Those reserve estimates were identical.

Production

The average sales price of oil and gas production for the Company’s royalty and working interests, as well as the average working interest production cost (lifting cost) per equivalent thousand cubic feet (MCF) of gas, are presented in the table below for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017. Equivalent MCF was calculated using approximate relative energy content.

	Royalties				Working Interests
	Sales Price				Sales Price				Average Production
	Oil		Gas		Oil		Gas		Cost per
	Per Bbl		Per MCF		Per Bbl		Per MCF		Equivalent MCF
2019	$	56.00	$	2.53	$	52.39	$	1.99	$	2.56
2018	$	62.48	$	2.93	$	60.87	$	2.79	$	2.72
2017	$	47.95	$	2.91	$	46.00	$	2.91	$	2.25

At December 31, 2019, the Company had working interests in 169 gross (22.52 net) wells producing primarily gas and 244 gross (25.59 net) wells producing primarily oil. These interests were in 64,393 gross (7,732 net) producing acres. These wells include 47 gross (1.61 net) wells associated with secondary recovery projects.

Undeveloped Acreage

The Company’s undeveloped acreage consists of non-producing mineral interests and undeveloped leaseholds. The following table summarizes the Company’s gross and net acres in each at December 31, 2019.

	Acreage
	Gross		Net
Non-producing Mineral Interests		256,461		88,239
Undeveloped Leaseholds		43,225		9,036

Net Productive and Dry Wells Drilled

The following table summarizes the net wells drilled, in which the Company had a working interest for the years ended December 31, 2017 and thereafter, as to net productive and dry exploratory wells drilled and net productive and dry development wells drilled. Net exploratory and development totals for 2019 include the 2 exploratory wells and 2 development wells still drilling at the end of 2018. As indicated in the “Exploration Program” on Page 4, 2 exploratory wells were still in progress at the time of this Form 10-K.

	Number of Net Working Interest Wells Drilled
	Exploratory				Development
	Productive		Dry		Productive		Dry
2019		0.63		0.08		0.28		---
2018		0.18		0.24		0.68		---
2017		0.50		0.95		0.35		---

Recent Activities

See Item 7, under the subheading “Update of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Activity from December 31, 2018” for a summary of recent activities related to oil and natural gas operations.

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

There are no material legal proceedings pending affecting the Company or any of its properties.

Item 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

PART II

Item 5.

Market for REGISTRANT’S Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The Company’s stock is dually traded in the Pink Sheet Electronic Quotation Service and the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “RSRV.” The following high and low bid information was quoted on the Pink Sheets OTC Market Report. Prices reflect inter-dealer prices without retail markup, markdown, or commission and may not reflect actual transactions.

	Quarterly Ranges
Quarter Ending	High Bid		Low Bid
03/31/18	$	220	$	201
06/30/18	$	212	$	182
09/30/18	$	207	$	180
12/31/18	$	212	$	178
03/31/19	$	200	$	187
06/30/19	$	206	$	193
09/30/19	$	210	$	194
12/31/19	$	210	$	190

There was limited public trading in the Company’s common stock in 2019 and 2018. There were 2 brokered trades appearing in the Company’s transfer ledger for 2019 and 5 in 2018.

At March 20, 2020, the Company had approximately 1,652 record holders of its common stock. The Company paid dividends on its common stock in the amount of $7.00 per share in the second quarter of 2019 and $5.00 per share in the second quarter of 2018. See the “Financing Activities” section of Item 7 below for more information about dividends paid. Management will review the amount of the annual dividend to be paid in 2020, if any, with the Board of Directors for its approval.

ITEM 6.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Not applicable.

ITEM 7.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Please refer to the financial statements and related notes in Item 8 of this Form 10-K to supplement this discussion and analysis.

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, from time to time the Company may publish forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements provide the reader with management’s current expectations of future events. They include statements relating to such matters as anticipated financial performance, business prospects such as drilling of oil and gas wells, technological development, and similar matters.

Although management believes that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, a variety of factors could cause the Company’s actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company’s forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may affect the operations, performance, development, and results of our business include, but are not limited to, the following:

●

The Company’s future operating results will depend upon management’s ability to employ and retain quality employees, generate revenues, and control expenses. Any decline in operating revenues, without corresponding reduction in operating expenses, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

●

The Company has no significant long-term sales contracts for either oil or gas. For the most part, the price we receive for our product is based upon the spot market price, which in the past has experienced significant fluctuations. Management anticipates price fluctuations will continue in the future, making any attempt at estimating future prices subject to significant uncertainty. In March 2020, oil prices dropped significantly, to their lowest levels in 18 years. These depressed oil prices will result in a significant reduction of our revenues. To the extent oil and gas prices remain depressed or decline further, the Company’s results of operation and financial condition will continue to be adversely impacted.

●

Exploration costs have been a significant component of the Company’s capital expenditures in the past and are expected to remain so in the near term. Under the successful efforts method of accounting for oil and gas properties which the Company uses, these costs are capitalized if drilling is successful or charged to operating costs and expenses if unsuccessful. Estimating the amount of future costs which may relate to successful or unsuccessful drilling is extremely imprecise at best.

The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the filing date of this Form 10-K. Readers should carefully review the information described in other documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q to be filed by the Company in 2020 and any Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company.

Critical Accounting Estimates

	●	Estimates of future revenues from oil and gas sales are derived from a combination of factors which are subject to significant fluctuation over any given period of time. Reserve estimates, by their nature, are subject to revision in the short-term. The evaluating engineer considers production performance data, reservoir data, and geological data available to the Company, as well as makes estimates of production costs, sale prices, and the time period the property can be produced at a profit. A change in any of the above factors can significantly change the timing and amount of net revenues from a property. The Company’s producing properties are composed of many small working interest and royalty interest properties. As a non-operating owner, we have limited access to the underlying data from which working interest reserve estimates are calculated, and estimates of royalty interest reserves are not made because the information required for the estimation is not available to the Company. While reserve estimates are not accounting estimates, they are the basis for impairment, depreciation, depletion, and amortization described below. Additionally, the estimated economic life for each producing property from the reserve estimates is used in the calculation of asset retirement obligations.

	●	Reserves relating to the Company’s proved properties may become uneconomic to produce resulting in impairment of proved properties.

●

The provisions for depreciation, depletion, and amortization of oil and gas properties all constitute critical accounting estimates. Non-producing leaseholds are amortized over the life of the leases using a straight line method; however, when leases are impaired or condemned, an appropriate adjustment to the provision is made at that time.

●

The provision for impairment of long-lived assets is determined by review of the estimated future cash flows from the individual properties. A significant, unforeseen downward adjustment in future prices and/or potential reserves could result in a material change in estimated long-lived assets impairment. We may be required to recognize significant impairment of our long-lived assets as a result of the significant decrease in oil and gas prices in March 2020.

●

Depletion and depreciation of oil and gas properties are computed using the units-of-production method. A significant, unanticipated change in volume of production or estimated reserves would result in a material, unexpected change in the estimated depletion and depreciation provisions.

●

The Company has significant obligations to remove tangible equipment and facilities associated with oil and gas wells and to restore land at the end of oil and gas production operations. Removal and restoration obligations are most often associated with plugging and abandoning wells. Estimating the future restoration and removal costs is difficult and requires estimates and judgments because most of the removal obligations will take effect in the future. Additionally, these operations are subject to private contracts and government regulations that often have vague descriptions of what is required. Asset removal technologies and costs are constantly changing as are regulatory, political, environmental, and safety considerations. Inherent in the present value calculations are numerous assumptions and judgments including the ultimate removal cost amounts, inflation factors, and discount rate.

●

The estimation of the amounts of income tax to be recorded by the Company involves interpretation of complex tax laws and regulations as well as the completion of complex calculations, including the determination of the Company’s percentage depletion deduction, if any. To calculate the exact excess percentage depletion allowance, a well-by-well calculation is, and can only be, performed at the end of each year. During interim periods, a high-level estimate is made taking into account historical data and current pricing. Although our management believes its income tax accruals are adequate, differences may occur in the future depending on the resolution of pending and new tax matters.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

The Company is affiliated by common management and ownership with Mesquite Minerals, Inc. (Mesquite), Mid-American Oil Company (Mid-American) and Lochbuie Limited Liability Company (LLTD). The Company also owns interests in certain producing and non-producing oil and gas properties as tenants in common with Mesquite, Mid-American and LLTD.

Jerry Crow, a director of the Company, is a director of Mesquite and Mid-American. Kyle McLain and Cameron McLain are brothers and directors of the Company. Kyle McLain and Cameron McLain each own more than 7% of the common stock of the Company and are officers. Kyle McLain and Cameron McLain are officers and directors of Mesquite and Mid-American. Kyle McLain and Cameron McLain each own an approximate 11% interest in LLTD.

The above named officers, directors, and employees as a group beneficially own approximately 19% of the common stock of the Company, approximately 13% of the common stock of Mesquite, and approximately 10% of the common stock of Mid-American. Each of these three corporations have only one class of stock outstanding. See Item 8, Note 12 to the accompanying financial statements for additional disclosures regarding these relationships.

EQUITY METHOD AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

For equity method investments, the Company records the original investment in the entities as an asset and adjusts the asset balance for the Company’s share of any income or loss, as well as any additional contributions to or distributions from the entities. The Company does not have actual or effective control of the entities. The management of the entities could, at any time, make decisions in their own best interests that could affect the Company’s net income or the value of the Company’s investments. These investments include Broadway Sixty-Eight, LLC (“Broadway”), Grand Woods Development, LLC (the “LLC”), and QSN Office Park (“QSN”).

Other Investments are mostly investments in limited liability companies (“LLC’s”) with smaller ownership interests that do not allow the Company to significantly influence the operations or management of the LLC’s. These investments are recorded at cost, less any impairment, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. Cash distributions from the investment are recognized as income when received. These investments include OKC Industrial Properties (“OKC”), Bailey Hilltop Pipeline (“Bailey”), Cloudburst Solutions (“Solutions”), now Cloudburst International (“Cloudburst”), and Ocean’s NG (“Ocean”).

See Item 8, Note 7 to the accompanying financial statements for related disclosures and additional information regarding all investments.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

To supplement the following discussion, please refer to the balance sheets and the statements of cash flows included in this Form 10-K.

In 2019, as in prior years, the Company funded its business activity through the use of internal sources of capital. For the most part, these internal sources are cash flows from operations, cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale debt securities. When cash flows from operating activities are in excess of those needed for other business activities, the remaining balance is used to increase cash, cash equivalents and/or available-for-sale debt securities. When cash flows from operating activities are not adequate to fund other business activities, withdrawals are made from cash, cash equivalents and/or available-for-sale debt securities. Cash equivalents are highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less. All of the available-for-sale debt securities are U.S. Treasury Bills.

In 2019, net cash provided by operating activities was $2,855,424. Sales (including lease bonuses), net of production costs and general and administrative costs were $2,484,708, which accounted for 87% of net cash provided by operations. The remaining components provided 13% of cash flow. In 2019, net cash applied to investing activities was $4,286,780. In 2019, dividend payments and treasury stock purchases totaled $2,258,805 and accounted for all of the cash applied to financing activities.

Other than cash and cash equivalents, other significant changes in working capital include the following:

Equity securities increased $91,017 (20%) to $545,075 in 2019 from $454,058 in 2018. The net increase is due to $101,247 in unrealized gains, which represent the change in the fair value of the securities from their original cost, less $10,230 of 2019 losses on sales.

Refundable income taxes increased $105,656 to $122,043 from $16,387 in 2018.

Accounts payable decreased $161,619 (51%) to $156,768 in 2019 from $318,387 in 2018, due to decreased drilling activity.

Discussion of Selected Material Line Items in Cash Flows.

The following is a discussion of material changes in cash flow by activity between the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. Also, see the discussion of changes in operating results under “Results of Operations” below in this Item 7.

Operating Activities

As noted above, net cash flows provided by operating activities in 2019 were $2,855,424, which, when compared to the $4,846,100 provided in 2018, represents a net decrease of $1,990,676. The decrease was mostly due to a decrease in lease bonus cash flows of $424,957 and a decrease in oil and gas sales of $1,397,529. Additional discussion of the significant items follows.

The $1,397,529 (18%) decrease in cash received from oil and gas sales to $6,392,842 in 2019 from $7,790,371 in 2018 was the result of a decrease in oil and gas sales prices and a decrease in gas sales volumes, partially offset by an increase in oil sales volumes. See “Results of Operations” below for a price/volume analysis and the related discussion of oil and gas sales.

Cash received for lease bonuses decreased $424,957 (76%) to $137,227 in 2019 from $562,184 in 2018.

The 2019 cash distribution of $49,500 from our equity method investment in Broadway Sixty-Eight, LLC was primarily for our share of operating profits versus $24,750 in 2018. See Item 8, Note 7 to the accompanying financial statements for additional information regarding Broadway Sixty-Eight, LLC.

Investing Activities

Net cash applied to investing activities increased $2,125,672 (98%) to $4,286,780 in 2019 from $2,161,108 in 2018. This increase was primarily due to an increase in purchases of available-for-sale debt securities of $5,031,961 and a decrease in property dispositions of $565,893, offset by an increase in the maturity of available-for-sale debt securities of $2,641,337 and a decrease in property purchases of $704,047. See “Equity Method and Other Investments” discussion on page 9 for additional information regarding the investments purchased in 2019 and 2018.

In 2019, the Company received $43,158 for a 2018 Note Receivable.

Financing Activities

Cash applied to financing activities increased $1,234,502 (121%) to $2,258,805 in 2019 from $1,024,303 in 2018. Cash applied to financing activities consist of cash dividends on common stock and cash used for the purchase of treasury stock. In 2019, cash dividends paid on common stock amounted to $1,479,081 as compared to $959,499 in 2018. Dividends of $7.00 per share were paid in 2019 compared to $5.00 per share paid in 2018. Dividends payable of $687,048 represents dividends due to shareholders held by the Company’s transfer agent. Cash applied to purchase treasury stock increased $27,872 to $92,676 in 2019 from $64,804 in 2018.

Forward-Looking Summary

The Company’s latest estimate of business to be done beyond 2019 indicates the projected activity can be funded from cash flow from operations and other internal sources, including net working capital. The Company is engaged in exploratory drilling. If this drilling is successful, substantial development drilling may result. Also, should other exploration projects which fit the Company’s risk parameters become available or other investment opportunities become known, capital requirements may be more than the Company has available. If so, the Company could require external sources of financing.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

As disclosed in the statements of operation in Item 8 of this Form 10-K, in 2019 the Company had a net loss of $(266,763) as compared to net income of $2,313,692 in 2018. Net income/(loss) per share, basic and diluted, was $(1.70) in 2019, a decrease of $16.39 per share from $14.69 in 2018. Material line item changes in the statements of operation will be discussed in the following paragraphs.

Operating Revenues

Operating revenues decreased $1,699,209 to $6,628,289 in 2019 from $8,327,498 in 2018. Oil and gas sales decreased $1,274,252 (16%) to $6,491,062 in 2019 from $7,765,314 in 2018. Lease bonuses and other revenues decreased $424,957 (76%) to $137,227 in 2019 from $562,184 in 2018. The decrease in oil and gas sales is discussed in the following paragraphs.

The $1,274,252 decrease in oil and gas sales was the result of a $581,340 decrease in gas sales, a $605,034 decrease in oil sales and an $87,878 decrease in miscellaneous oil and gas product sales. The following price and volume analysis is presented to explain the changes in oil and gas sales from 2018 to 2019. Miscellaneous oil and gas product sales of $180,051 in 2019 and $267,929 in 2018 are not included in the analysis.

(in thousands, except per Unit prices)			Variance
Production	2019		Price			Volume			2018
Gas –
MCF		815					(22	)		837
$	$	1,806	$	(520	)	$	(62	)	$	2,388
Unit Price	$	2.22	$	(0.63	)				$	2.85
Oil –
Bbls		84					1			83
$	$	4,505	$	(661	)	$	56		$	5,110
Unit Price	$	53.59	$	(7.86	)				$	61.45

The $581,340 (24%) decrease in natural gas sales to $1,806,271 in 2019 from $2,387,611 in 2018 was the result of a decrease in gas sales volumes and a decrease in the average price received per thousand cubic feet (MCF). The average price per MCF of natural gas sales decreased $0.63 per MCF to $2.22 per MCF in 2019 from $2.85 per MCF in 2018, resulting in a negative gas price variance of $519,532. A negative volume variance of $61,808 was the result of a decrease in natural gas volumes sold of 21,687 MCF to 815,251 MCF in 2019 from 836,938 MCF in 2018. The decrease in the volume of gas production was the net result of new 2019 production of about 17,000 MCF, offset by a decline of about 39,000 MCF in production from previous wells. As disclosed in Supplemental Schedule 1 of the Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information included in Item 8 below, working interests in natural gas extensions and discoveries were not adequate to replace working interest reserves produced in 2019 or 2018.

The gas production for 2019 and 2018 includes production from about 105 royalty interest properties drilled by various operators in Robertson County, Texas. These properties accounted for approximately 233,000 MCF and $653,000 of the 2019 gas sales and approximately 277,000 MCF and $802,000 of the 2018 gas sales. These properties accounted for about 34% of the Company’s gas revenues in 2019 versus 35% in 2018. The Company has no control over the timing of future drilling on the acreage in which we hold mineral interests.

The $605,034 (12%) decrease in crude oil sales to $4,504,739 in 2019 from $5,109,773 in 2018 was the result of a decrease in the average price per barrel (Bbl) and an increase in oil sales volumes. The average price received per Bbl of oil decreased $7.86 to $53.59 in 2019 from $61.45 in 2018, resulting in a negative oil price variance of $660,738. An increase in oil sales volumes of 907 Bbls to 84,057 Bbls in 2019 from 83,151 Bbls in 2018 resulted in a positive volume variance of $55,704. The increase in the oil volume production was the net result of new 2019 production of about 4,000 Bbls, offset by a 3,100 Bbl decline in production from previous wells. As disclosed in Supplemental Schedule 1 of the Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information included below in Item 8, working interests in oil extensions and discoveries were not adequate to replace working interest reserves produced in 2019 or 2018.

For both oil and gas sales, the price change was mostly the result of a change in the spot market prices upon which most of the Company’s oil and gas sales are based. These spot market prices have had significant fluctuations in the past and these fluctuations are expected to continue.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Operating costs and expenses increased $1,263,589 (20%) to $7,633,745 in 2019 from $6,370,156 in 2018, primarily due to an increase in exploration expense and an increase in lease impairment. The material components of operating costs and expenses are discussed below.

Production Costs. Production costs decreased $57,403 (2%) to $2,334,253 in 2019 from $2,391,656 in 2018. The decrease was the result of a $59,756 (15%) decrease in gross production tax to $330,807 in 2019 from $390,563 in 2018. Gross production taxes are state taxes, which are calculated as a percentage of gross proceeds from the sale of products from each producing oil and gas property, therefore, they fluctuate with the change in the dollar amount of revenues from oil and gas sales.

Exploration and Development Costs. Under the successful efforts method of accounting used by the Company, geological and geophysical costs are expensed as incurred as are the costs of unsuccessful exploratory drilling. The costs of successful exploratory drilling and all development costs are capitalized. Total costs of exploration and development, excluding asset retirement obligations but inclusive of geological and geophysical costs, were $1,082,804 in 2019 and $2,392,239 in 2018. See Item 8, Note 8 to the accompanying financial statements for a breakdown of these costs. Exploration and acquisition costs charged to operations were $709,753 in 2019 and $195,111 in 2018, inclusive of geological and geophysical costs of $54,317 in 2019 and $162,514 in 2018, and mineral acquisition costs of $471,251 in 2019. Mineral acquisition costs for 2019 were costs associated with unsuccessful efforts in 2018 and 2019.

Update of Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Activity from December 31, 2018. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company participated in the drilling of 8 gross exploratory working interest wells (including 2 in progress at the end of 2018) and 2 gross development working interest wells (both in progress at the end of 2018), with working interests ranging from a high of 18% to a low of 8.4%. Of the 8 exploratory wells, 5 were completed as producing wells, 1 as a dry hole and 2 were in progress. Both development wells were completed as producing wells.

The following is a summary as of March 20, 2020, updating both exploration and development activity from December 31, 2018, for the period ended December 31, 2019.

The Company participated with a 9.5% working interest in the completion of a development well that was drilled in 2018 on a Woods County, Oklahoma prospect. The well is a commercial oil and gas producer. Capitalized costs for the period were $37,989.

The Company is participating with its 14% interest in the acquisition of additional leasehold and exploratory drilling on a Creek County, Oklahoma 3-D seismic project. There are currently seven active prospects within the project. Exploratory wells were drilled on two of the prospects. One well has been completed as a commercial oil and gas producer and a completion is in progress on the other. Five additional exploratory wells are planned for 2020. Leasehold costs for the period were $9,800. Additional capitalized costs were $63,665.

The Company owns a 35% interest in 16,472.55 net acres of leasehold on a Crockett and Val Verde Counties, Texas prospect. The Company and its partners entered into an agreement with a third party to drill two strat tests on the prospect, earning the option to drill three additional wells, purchase a 50% interest in the acreage and conduct a thermal recovery pilot test. The strat tests were drilled, but the third party decided not to proceed with additional drilling. A new partner group is in place, and the Company will participate with a 10.5% interest in the drilling of two additional test wells with the intention of conducting a pilot test at one of the locations.

The Company is participating with a 13% interest in a 3-D seismic project covering approximately 35,000 acres in San Patricio County, Texas. A 3-D seismic survey of the project area has been completed and fourteen prospects have been identified. Exploratory wells were drilled on two of the prospects. One well was completed as a commercial oil and gas producer and the other as a commercial gas and condensate producer. Leasing is complete on six additional prospects and exploratory wells have been proposed on two, with additional proposals anticipated. Lease acquisition is in progress on two other prospects. Leasehold costs for the period were $93,220. Additional capitalized costs were $313,906.

The Company has been participating with a 50% interest in an attempt to develop oil prospects in the Permian Basin. Lease acquisition is in progress on four prospects, one in Crane County, Texas, two in Crockett County, Texas and one in Nolan County, Texas. Most of the effort has been concentrated on the Nolan County prospect and the Company is currently involved in negotiations to sell a portion of its interest in that prospect. Geological costs for the period were $53,680 and leasehold costs were $100,836.

The Company participated with its 16% working interest in the drilling of an exploratory well on a Barber County, Kansas prospect. The well was completed as a commercial oil producer. Capitalized costs for the period were $68,542.

In October 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire mineral rights in Tyler, Doddridge and Ritchie Counties, West Virginia. The Company funded the acquisition of the mineral rights, which were then sold to a third party for a profit, with the Company retaining an interest in the minerals. Several small tracts were acquired and sold, but high title and acquisition costs coupled with a precipitous drop in natural gas prices have made the project unviable, and it has been terminated. Costs for the period, net of sales proceeds, were $298,031, and an expense of $471,251 was taken against the project.

The Company participated with its 10.5% working interest in the completion of an exploratory well on an Oldham County, Texas prospect as a marginal oil producer. The well was drilled in 2018. Capitalized costs for the period were $168,682, including $17,897 of additional leasehold costs, and an impairment expense of $300,000 was taken against the well.

The Company participated with 17.1% and 17.5% working interests in successful recompletions of two wells on a McClain County, Oklahoma prospect. Capital costs for the period were $15,596.

In June 2019, the Company purchased a 10.5% interest in 100 net acres of leasehold, five producing wells and two salt water disposal wells on a Murray County, Oklahoma prospect for $231,000. The Company participated in the drilling of a step-out well on the prospect that was initially completed as a commercial oil producer but has since started producing almost all water. Efforts are underway to restore commercial production. Additional capitalized costs for the period were $104,907.

In October 2019, the Company purchased an 8.4% interest in 998.33 net acres of leasehold on a Custer County, Oklahoma prospect for $18,935. An exploratory horizontal well was drilled on the prospect and completed as a dry hole. Dry hole costs for the period were $149,847.

It is likely that some or all of the planned activity discussed above will be postponed due to the collapse of oil prices, however, there are no definite plans for postponement at this time.

Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Valuation Provisions (DD&A). Major DD&A components are the provision for impairment of undeveloped leaseholds, provision for impairment of long-lived assets, depletion of producing leaseholds and depreciation of tangible and intangible lease and well costs. Undeveloped leaseholds are amortized over the life of the leasehold (most are 3 years) using a straight line method, except when the leasehold is impaired or condemned by drilling and/or geological interpretation of seismic data; if so, an adjustment to the provision is made at the time of impairment. The provision for impairment of undeveloped leaseholds was $928,524 in 2019, of which $811,903 were specific impairments, versus $240,635 in 2018.

As discussed in Item 8, Note 10 to the accompanying financial statements, accounting principles require the recognition of an impairment loss on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present. Impairment evaluation is a two-step process. The first step is to measure when the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets, determined on a well basis, is less than the assets’ carrying amounts. Those assets meeting the first criterion are adjusted to estimated fair value. Evaluation for impairment was performed in both 2019 and 2018. The 2019 impairment loss was $912,045 and the 2018 impairment loss was $832,651.

The depletion and depreciation of oil and gas properties are computed by the units-of-production method. The amount expensed in any year will fluctuate with the change in estimated reserves of oil and gas, a change in the rate of production or a change in the basis of the assets. The provision for depletion and depreciation was $997,043 in 2019 and $1,000,945 in 2018. The provision also includes $88,816 for 2019 and $65,615 for 2018 for the amortization of the asset retirement costs. See Item 8, Note 2 to the accompanying financial statements for additional information regarding the asset retirement obligation.

Other Income, Net. See Item 8, Note 11 to the accompanying financial statements for an analysis of the components of this line item for 2019 and 2018. Other income, net decreased $225,534 (27%) to $603,180 in 2019 from $828,714 in 2018. The line items responsible for this net increase are described below.

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities increased $199,337 to a net gain of $90,469 in 2019 from a net loss of $(108,868) in 2018. Realized gains or losses result when an equity security is sold. Unrealized gains or losses result from adjusting the Company’s carrying amount in equity securities owned at the reporting date to estimated fair value. In 2019, the Company had realized losses of $(10,778) and unrealized gains of $101,247. In 2018, the Company had realized gains of $72,950 and unrealized losses of $(181,818).

Income from other investments decreased $8,000 to $8,500 in 2019 from $16,500 in 2018.

Gains on asset sales decreased $593,171 to $18,110 in 2019 from $611,281 in 2018.

Interest income increased $171,704 to $520,319 in 2019 from $348,615 in 2018. This increase was the result of a rise in the average interest rate and an increase in the average balance of cash equivalents and average balance of available-for-sale debt securities from which most of the interest income is derived. The average interest rate increased from 1.56% in 2018 to 1.96% in 2019. The average balance outstanding increased $2,301,327 to $21,347,268 in 2019 from $19,045,941 in 2018.

Provision/(Benefit) for Income Taxes. In 2019, the Company had an estimated income tax benefit of $223,075 as the result of a deferred tax benefit of $292,906 and a current tax provision of $69,831. In 2018, the Company had an estimated income tax provision of $387,880 as the result of a deferred tax provision of $292,221 and a current tax provision of $95,659. See Item 8, Note 6 to the accompanying financial statements for an analysis of the various components of income taxes and a discussion of the federal tax rate change.

ITEM 7A.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALiTATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS

Not applicable.

ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Index to Financial Statements
	Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, HoganTaylor LLP	15
Balance Sheets – December 31, 2019 and 2018	16
Statements of Operation – Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018	18
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity – Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018	19
Statements of Cash Flows – Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018	20
Notes to Financial Statements	22
Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information	31

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors

of The Reserve Petroleum Company

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of The Reserve Petroleum Company (the Company) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related statements of operation, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements (collectively, the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2009.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

March 30, 2020

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY
BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS

	December 31,
	2019		2018
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents (Note 2)	$	2,738,338	$	6,428,499
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities (Notes 2, 5 & 9)		18,517,910		16,249,414
Equity Securities (Notes 2, 5 & 9)		545,075		454,058
Refundable Income Taxes		109,999		16,387
Accounts Receivable (Note 2)		968,382		846,419
Notes Receivable (Note 7)		---		218,158
Total Current Assets		22,879,704		24,212,935

Investments:
Equity Method Investments (Notes 2 & 7)		744,798		881,860
Other Investments (Notes 2 & 7)		1,898,347		1,689,249
Total Investments		2,643,145		2,571,109

Property, Plant and Equipment (Notes 2, 8 & 10):
Oil and Gas Properties, at Cost,
Based on the Successful Efforts Method of Accounting –
Unproved Properties		2,727,857		2,249,113
Proved Properties		54,451,862		54,789,836
Oil and Gas Properties, Gross		57,179,719		57,038,949

Less – Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Valuation Allowance		47,852,157		46,008,467

Oil and Gas Properties, Net		9,327,562		11,030,482

Other Property and Equipment, at Cost		466,728		403,718

Less – Accumulated Depreciation		279,892		249,333

Other Property and Equipment, Net		186,836		154,385

Total Property, Plant and Equipment		9,514,398		11,184,867

Other Assets		687,048		---

Total Assets	$	35,724,295	$	37,968,911

See Accompanying Notes

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY
BALANCE SHEETS

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

	December 31,
	2019		2018
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable	$	156,768	$	318,387
Other Current Liabilities		25,243		25,243
Total Current Liabilities		182,011		343,630

Long-Term Liabilities:
Asset Retirement Obligation (Note 2)		1,821,527		1,774,114
Dividends Payable (Note 3)		676,148		1,057,483
Deferred Tax Liability, Net (Note 6)		917,365		1,210,271
Total Long-Term Liabilities		3,415,040		4,041,868
Total Liabilities		3,597,051		4,385,498


Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2 & 7)

Stockholders’ Equity (Notes 3 & 4):
Common Stock		92,368		92,368
Additional Paid-in Capital		65,000		65,000
Retained Earnings		33,660,169		35,023,662
Stockholders’ Equity Before Treasury Stock		33,817,537		35,181,030

Less – Treasury Stock, at Cost		1,690,293		1,597,617

Total Stockholders’ Equity		32,127,244		33,583,413

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	35,724,295	$	37,968,911

See Accompanying Notes

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF OPERATION

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019			2018
Operating Revenues:
Oil and Gas Sales (Note 2)	$	6,491,062		$	7,765,314
Lease Bonuses and Other		137,227			562,184
Total Operating Revenues		6,628,289			8,327,498

Operating Costs and Expenses:
Production		2,334,253			2,391,656
Exploration		709,753			195,111
Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Valuation Provisions (Note 10)		2,868,171			2,103,882
General, Administrative and Other		1,721,568			1,679,507
Total Operating Costs and Expenses		7,633,745			6,370,156
Income/(Loss) from Operations		(1,005,456	)		1,957,342
Equity Loss in Investees (Note 7)		(87,562	)		(84,484	)
Other Income, Net (Note 11)		603,180			828,714
Income/(Loss) Before Income Taxes		(489,838	)		2,701,572
Income Tax Provision/(Benefit) (Notes 2 & 6)		(223,075	)		387,880
Net Income/(Loss)	$	(266,763	)	$	2,313,692


Per Share Data (Note 2):
Net Income/(Loss), Basic and Diluted	$	(1.70	)	$	14.69

Cash Dividends	$	7.00		$	5.00

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted		156,769			157,458

See Accompanying Notes

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY

STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings			Treasury Stock			Total

Three Months Ended December 31, 2019
Balance as of September 30, 2019	$	92,368	$	65,000	$	34,802,351		$	(1,690,293	)	$	33,269,426
Net Income/(Loss)		---		---		(1,142,182	)		---			(1,142,182	)
Dividends Declared		---		---		---			---			0
Purchase of Treasury Stock		---		---		---			---			0
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	92,368	$	65,000	$	33,660,169		$	(1,690,293	)	$	32,127,244

Three Months Ended December 31, 2018
Balance as of September 30, 2018	$	92,368	$	65,000	$	35,264,503		$	(1,591,618	)	$	33,830,253
Net Income/(Loss)		---		---		(240,841	)		---			(240,841	)
Dividends Declared		---		---		---			---			0
Purchase of Treasury Stock		---		---		---			(5,999	)		(5,999	)
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$	92,368	$	65,000	$	35,023,662		$	(1,597,617	)	$	33,583,413

Year Ended December 31, 2019
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$	92,368	$	65,000	$	35,023,662		$	(1,597,617	)	$	33,583,413
Net Income/(Loss)		---		---		(266,763	)		---			(266,763	)
Dividends Declared		---		---		(1,096,730	)		---			(1,096,730	)
Purchase of Treasury Stock		---		---		---			(92,676	)		(92,676	)
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	92,368	$	65,000	$	33,660,169		$	(1,690,293	)	$	32,127,244

Year Ended December 31, 2018
Balance as of December 31, 2017	$	92,368	$	65,000	$	33,497,463		$	(1,532,813	)	$	32,122,018
Net Income		---		---		2,313,692			---			2,313,692
Dividends Declared		---		---		(787,493	)		---			(787,493	)
Purchase of Treasury Stock		---		---		---			(64,804	)		(64,804	)
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$	92,368	$	65,000	$	35,023,662		$	(1,597,617	)	$	33,583,413

See Accompanying Notes

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019			2018
Cash from Operating Activities:
Cash Received –
Oil and Gas Sales	$	6,392,842		$	7,790,371
Lease Bonuses and Other		137,227			562,184
Sale of Equity Securities		1,120,176			1,514,362
Interest Received		473,835			315,146
Agricultural Rentals and Other		11,476			6,008
Dividends Received on Equity Securities		463			2,902
Cash Distributions from Equity Method Investments		49,500			24,750
Income Tax Refunds, Net of Income Taxes Paid		---			214,784
Cash Paid –
Production Costs		(2,323,196	)		(2,391,711	)
General Suppliers, Employees and Taxes, Other than Income Taxes		(1,722,165	)		(1,674,759	)
Purchase of Equity Securities		(1,120,724	)		(1,517,352	)
Income Taxes Paid, Net of Income Tax Refunds		(163,443	)		---
Farm Expense and Other		(567	)		(585	)

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities		2,855,424			4,846,100



Cash Provided by/(Applied to) Investing Activities:
Maturity of Available-for-Sale Debt Securities		35,427,891			32,786,554
Purchase of Available-for-Sale Debt Securities		(37,696,386	)		(32,664,425	)
Proceeds from Disposal of Property, Plant and Equipment		21,515			587,408
Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment		(2,083,991	)		(2,788,038	)
Cash Distributions from Other Investments		8,500			16,500
Purchase of Other Investments		(7,467	)		(55,949	)
Notes Receivable		43,158			(43,158	)

Net Cash Applied to Investing Activities		(4,286,780	)		(2,161,108	)

See Accompanying Notes

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019			2018
Cash Applied to Financing Activities:
Dividends Paid/Escheated	$	(1,479,081	)	$	(959,499	)
Dividends Payable to Stockholders		(687,048	)		---
Purchase of Treasury Stock		(92,676	)		(64,804	)

Total Cash Applied to Financing Activities		(2,258,805	)		(1,024,303	)


Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents		(3,690,161	)		1,660,689

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year		6,428,499			4,767,810

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year	$	2,738,338		$	6,428,499



Reconciliation of Net Income/(Loss) to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Net Income/(Loss)	$	(266,763	)	$	2,313,692
Net Income/(Loss) Increased (Decreased) by Net Change in –
Net Unrealized Holding (Gains)/Losses on Equity Securities		(101,247	)		181,818
Accounts Receivable		(98,220	)		25,057
Interest and Dividends Receivable		(19,854	)		(33,469	)
Refundable Income Taxes		(93,612	)		310,443
Accounts Payable		10,460			4,692
Equity Securities		10,230			(75,940	)
Deferred Taxes		(292,906	)		292,221
Other Liabilities		111,123			(12,030	)
Changes in Equity Method and Other Investments		52,432			67,984
Cash Distribution from Equity Method Investments		49,500			24,750
Exploration Costs		744,446			205,671
Disposition of Property, Plant and Equipment		(29,520	)		(562,671	)
Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Valuation Provisions		2,779,355			2,103,882

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	$	2,855,424		$	4,846,100

See Accompanying Notes

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS

The Company is engaged in oil and natural gas exploration and development and minerals management with areas of concentration in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas and South Dakota, a single business segment.

Note 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Investments

Marketable Securities:

The Company classifies its debt and marketable equity securities in one of two categories: equity or available-for-sale. Equity securities are bought and held principally for the purposes of selling them in the near term. All other securities are classified as available-for-sale debt securities. Equity securities and available-for-sale debt securities are recorded at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on equity securities are reported in current earnings. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities, which consist entirely of U.S. Government securities, are reported as a component of other comprehensive income when significant to the financial statements. There are no significant cumulative unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale debt securities as of December 31, 2019 or 2018.

Equity Method and Other Investments:

The Company accounts for its non-marketable investment in partnerships on the equity method if ownership allows the Company to exercise significant influence.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”). The Company early adopted ASU 2016-01 effective July 1, 2018. ASU 2016-01 applies to all entities that hold financial assets or owe financial liabilities and is intended to provide more useful information on the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. Among other things, ASU 2016-01 (i) requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income; (ii) simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment; (iii) eliminates the requirement to disclose the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost for entities that are not public business entities; (iv) eliminates the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet; (v) requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes; (vi) requires an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments; (vii) requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (that is, securities or loans and receivables) on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements; and (viii) clarifies that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity’s other deferred tax assets. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operation or cash flows.

Other investments, without readily determinable fair values, that are not accounted for under the equity method are measured at cost, less any impairment, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. Management reviews our other investments and the underlying projects and activity periodically and assesses the need for any impairment. Management does not believe any investments need to be impaired at the present time.

See Note 7 for additional information on investments.

Receivables and Revenue Recognition

Oil and gas sales and resulting receivables are recognized when the product is delivered to the purchaser and title has transferred. Sales are to credit-worthy major energy purchasers with payments generally received within 60 days of transportation from the well site. Historically, the Company has had little, if any, uncollectible receivables; therefore, an allowance for uncollectible accounts has not been provided.

The FASB issued Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) superseding virtually all existing revenue recognition guidance. We adopted this new standard in the first quarter of 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. Adoption of the new standard did not require an adjustment to the opening balance of equity and did not have an impact on income from operations, earnings per share or cash flows.

The Company’s revenues are primarily derived from its interests in the sale of oil and natural gas production. Each barrel of oil or thousand cubic feet of natural gas delivered is considered a separate performance obligation. The Company recognizes revenue from its interests in the sales of oil and natural gas in the period that its performance obligations to provide oil and natural gas to customers are satisfied. Performance obligations are satisfied when the Company has no further obligations to perform related to the sale and the customer obtains control of product. The sales of oil and natural gas are made under contracts which the third-party operators of the wells have negotiated with customers, which typically include variable consideration that is based on pricing tied to local indices and volumes delivered in the current month. The Company receives payment from the sale of oil and natural gas production from one to three months after delivery. At the end of each month, as performance obligations are satisfied, the variable consideration can be reasonably estimated and amounts due from customers are accrued in accounts receivable in the balance sheets. Variances between the Company’s estimated revenue and actual payments are recorded in the month the payment is received; however, differences have been and are insignificant. Accordingly, the variable consideration is not constrained. A portion of oil and gas sales recorded in the statements of operation are the result of estimated volumes and pricing for oil and gas product not yet received for the period. For the periods ending December 31, 2019 and 2018, that estimate represented approximately $366,148 and $346,711, respectively, of accrued oil and gas sales included in the statements of operation.

The Company’s contracts with customers originate at or near the time of delivery and transfer of control of oil and natural gas to the purchasers. As such, the Company does not have significant unsatisfied performance obligations.

The Company’s oil is typically sold at delivery points under contract terms that are common in our industry. The Company's natural gas produced is delivered by the well operators to various purchasers at agreed upon delivery points under a limited number of contract types that are also common in our industry. However, under these contracts, the natural gas may be sold to a single purchaser or may be sold to separate purchasers. Regardless of the contract type, the terms of these contracts compensate the well operators for the value of the oil and natural gas at specified prices, and then the well operators will remit payment to the Company for its share in the value of the oil and natural gas sold.

The Company’s disaggregated revenue has two primary revenue sources which are oil sales and natural gas sales. The following is an analysis of the components of oil and gas sales:

	Year Ended December 30,
	2019		2018
Oil Sales	$	4,504,738	$	5,109,773
Natural Gas Sales		1,806,272		2,387,612
Miscellaneous Oil and Gas Product Sales		180,052		267,929
	$	6,491,062	$	7,765,314

The Company recognizes revenue from lease bonuses when it has received an executed lease agreement with a third party transferring the rights to explore for and produce any oil or gas they may find within the term of the lease, the payment has been collected, and the Company has no obligation to refund the payment. The Company recognizes the lease bonus as a cost recovery with any excess above its cost basis in the mineral properties being treated as income.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Oil and gas properties are accounted for on the successful efforts method. The acquisition, exploration and development costs of producing properties are capitalized. The Company has not historically had any capitalized exploratory drilling costs that are pending determination of reserves for more than one year. All costs relating to unsuccessful exploratory wells, geological and geophysical costs, delay rentals, and abandoned properties are expensed. Lease costs related to unproved properties are amortized over the life of the lease and are assessed for impairment when indicators of impairment are present. Any impairment of value is charged to expense.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization of producing properties is computed on the units-of-production method on a property-by-property basis. The units-of-production method is based primarily on estimates of proved reserve quantities. Due to uncertainties inherent in this estimation process, it is at least reasonably possible that reserve quantities will be revised in the near term. Changes in estimated reserve quantities are applied to depreciation, depletion and amortization computations prospectively.

Other property and equipment are depreciated on the straight-line, declining-balance, or other accelerated methods as appropriate.

The following estimated useful lives are used for property and equipment:

	In years
Office furniture and fixtures	5	to	10
Automotive equipment	5	to	8

Impairment losses are recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present. The Company uses its oil and gas reserve reports to test each producing property for impairment quarterly. See Note 10 for discussion of impairment losses.

Income Taxes

The Company utilizes an asset/liability approach to calculating deferred income taxes. Deferred income taxes are provided to reflect temporary differences in the basis of net assets and liabilities for income tax and financial reporting purposes. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if a determination is made that it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred assets will not be realized based on the weight of all available evidence.

The Company recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, based upon the technical merits of the position. The Company will record the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement with taxing authorities.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. There were no uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. The federal income tax returns for 2016, 2017 and 2018 are subject to examination.

Earnings Per Share

Accounting guidance for Earnings Per Share (EPS) establishes the methodology of calculating basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share. The calculations of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share differ in that instruments convertible to common stock (such as stock options, warrants, and convertible preferred stock) are added to weighted average shares outstanding when computing diluted earnings per share. For 2019 and 2018, the Company had no dilutive shares outstanding; therefore, basic and diluted earnings per share are the same.

Concentrations of Credit Risk and Major Customers

The Company’s receivables relate primarily to sales of oil and natural gas to purchasers with operations in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and South Dakota. The Company had two purchasers in both 2019 and 2018 whose purchases were 27% and 30%, respectively, of total oil and gas sales.

The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts, and believes that it is not exposed to any significant credit risk with respect to cash and cash equivalents.

The Company’s investment in marketable equity securities consists of equity interests in both U.S. and international entities involved in a broad range of industries. These marketable equity securities are subject to overall market risks, which could result in a temporary or permanent decline in the fair value of these securities.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates include oil and natural gas reserve quantities that form the basis for the calculation of amortization of oil and natural gas properties. Management emphasizes that reserve estimates are inherently imprecise and that estimates of more recent reserve discoveries are more imprecise than those for properties with long production histories. Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements.

Gas Balancing

Gas imbalances are accounted for under the sales method whereby revenues are recognized based on production sold. A liability is recorded when the Company’s excess takes of natural gas volumes exceed our estimated remaining recoverable reserves (over-produced). No receivables are recorded for those wells where the Company has taken less than our ownership share of gas production (under-produced).

Guarantees

At the inception of a guarantee or subsequent modification, the Company records a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing the guarantee. The Company records a liability for its obligations when it becomes probable that the Company will have to perform under the guarantee. The Company has issued guarantees associated with the Company’s equity method investments.

Asset Retirement Obligation

The Company records the fair value of its estimated liability to retire its oil and natural gas producing properties in the period in which it is incurred (typically the date of first sales). The estimated liability is calculated by obtaining current estimated plugging costs from the well operators, inflating it over the life of the property and discounting the estimated obligation to its present value. Current year inflation rate used is 4.08%. When the liability is first recorded, a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset is also recorded. Subsequently, the asset is amortized to expense over the life of the property and the liability is increased annually for the change in its present value, which is currently 3.25%.

The following table summarizes the asset retirement obligation for 2019 and 2018:

	2019			2018
Beginning balance at January 1	$	1,774,114		$	1,774,634
Liabilities incurred		44,994			11,386
Liabilities settled (wells sold or plugged)		(24,148	)		(64,129	)
Accretion expense		45,590			47,139
Revision to estimate		(19,023	)		5,084
Ending balance at December 31	$	1,821,527		$	1,774,114

New Accounting Pronouncements

On January 16, 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01, Investments—Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815)—Clarifying the Interactions between Topic 321, Topic 323, and Topic 815. This ASU among other things clarifies that a company should consider observable transactions that require a company to either apply or discontinue the equity method of accounting under Topic 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures, for the purposes of applying the measurement alternative in accordance with Topic 321 immediately before applying or upon discontinuing the equity method. The new ASU clarifies that, when determining the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options a company should not consider, whether upon settlement or exercise, if the underlying securities would be accounted for under the equity method or fair value option. The ASU is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Early application is permitted, including early adoption in an interim period for: 1. Public business entities for periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued, and 2. All other entities for periods for which financial statements have not yet been made available for issuance. An entity should apply ASU No. 2020-01 prospectively at the beginning of the interim period that includes the adoption date. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of this update to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On December 18, 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-19, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. This ASU removes specific exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). It eliminates the need for an organization to analyze whether the following apply in a given period:

Exception to the incremental approach for intraperiod tax allocation; exceptions to accounting for basis differences when there are ownership changes in foreign investments; and exception in interim period income tax accounting for year-to-date losses that exceed anticipated losses.

The ASU also improves financial statement preparers’ application of income tax-related guidance and simplifies GAAP for:

Franchise taxes that are partially based on income; transactions with a government that result in a step up in the tax basis of goodwill; separate financial statements of legal entities that are not subject to tax; and enacted changes in tax laws in interim periods.

The ASU is effective for public business entities, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. An entity that elects early adoption in an interim period should reflect any adjustments as of the beginning of the annual period that includes that interim period. Additionally, an entity that elects early adoption should adopt all the amendments in the same period. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of this update to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Pronouncements Adopted in 2019

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. The Company currently has no significant financing or operating leases. The new guidance is not applicable for leases with a term of 12 months or less, nor is it applicable for oil and gas leases. The Company’s building lease is a month to month contract. The new guidance does not have any impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

There were no other accounting pronouncements issued or that have become effective since December 31, 2018, other than those discussed in Note 2, which were directly applicable to the Company or will have any material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 3 – DIVIDENDS PAYABLE

Dividends payable includes amounts that are due to stockholders whom the Company has been unable to locate, stockholders’ heirs pending ownership transfer documents, or uncashed dividend checks of other stockholders. Funds required to satisfy dividends payable are held in custody of the Company’s transfer agent and are included in Other Assets on the Company’s balance sheet.

Note 4 – COMMON STOCK

The following table summarizes the changes in common stock issued and outstanding:

			Shares of
	Shares		Treasury		Shares
	Issued		Stock		Outstanding
January 1, 2018, $.50 par value stock, 200,000 shares authorized		184,735		27,070		157,665
Purchase of stock		---		432		(432	)

December 31, 2018, $.50 par value stock, 200,000 shares authorized		184,735		27,502		157,233
Purchase of stock		---		618		(618	)

December 31, 2019, $.50 par value stock, 200,000 shares authorized		184,735		28,120		156,615

Note 5 – MARKETABLE SECURITIES

At December 31, 2019, available-for-sale debt securities, consisting entirely of U.S. government securities, are due within one year or less by contractual maturity.

For equity securities, in 2019 the Company recorded realized losses of $(10,778) and unrealized gains of $101,247. In 2018 the Company recorded realized gains of $72,950 and unrealized losses of $(181,818).

Note 6 – INCOME TAXES

Components of deferred taxes are as follows:

	December 31,
	2019			2018
Assets:
Net Leasehold Impairment Reserves	$	257,389		$	127,906
Gas Balance Receivable		32,352			32,352
Long-Lived Asset Impairment		806,364			936,272
Deferred Geological and Geophysical Expense		17,087			38,367
Other		318,734			224,670
Total Assets		1,431,926			1,359,567
Liabilities:
Receivables		76,891			72,807
Intangible Drilling Costs		1,546,222			1,741,413
Depletion, Depreciation and Other		726,178			755,618
Total Liabilities		2,349,291			2,569,838
Net Deferred Tax Liability	$	(917,365	)	$	(1,210,271	)

The decrease in the deferred tax liability for 2019 reflected in the above table is primarily the result of the decrease in intangible drilling costs.

The following table summarizes the current and deferred portions of income tax expense:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019			2018
Current Tax Provision/(Benefit):
Federal	$	68,198		$	96,443
State		1,633			(784	)
Total Current Provision		69,831			95,659
Deferred Tax Provision/(Benefit)		(292,906	)		292,221
Total Provision/(Benefit)	$	(223,075	)	$	387,880

The total income tax provision/(benefit) expressed as a percentage of income before income tax was 46% for 2019 and 14% for 2018. These amounts differ from the amounts computed by applying the statutory U.S. federal enacted income tax rate of 21% for 2019 and 2018 as summarized in the following reconciliation:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019			2018
Computed Federal Tax Provision/(Benefit)	$	(102,866	)	$	567,330
Increase (Decrease) in Tax From:
Allowable Depletion in Excess of Basis		(60,224	)		(192,979	)
Dividend Received Deduction		(4,443	)		(305	)
State Income Tax Provision/(Benefit)		(1,633	)		784
Other		(53,909	)		13,050
Income Tax Provision/(Benefit)	$	(223,075	)	$	387,880
Effective Tax Rate		46	%		14	%

Excess federal percentage depletion, which is limited to certain production volumes and by certain income levels, reduces estimated taxable income projected for any year. When a provision for income taxes is recorded, federal excess percentage depletion benefits decrease the effective tax rate. When a benefit for income taxes is recorded, federal excess percentage depletion benefits increase the effective tax rate. The benefit of federal excess percentage depletion is not directly related to the amount of pre-tax income recorded in a period. Accordingly, in periods where a recorded pre-tax income is relatively small or a pre-tax loss, the proportional effect of these items on the effective tax rate may be significant.

Note 7 – EQUITY METHOD AND OTHER INVESTMENTS AND RELATED COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES INCLUDING GUARANTEES

The Company’s Equity Method Investments include:

Broadway Sixty-Eight, LLC (“Broadway”), an Oklahoma limited liability company, with a 33% ownership. Broadway owns and operates an office building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Company leases its corporate office from Broadway on a month-to-month basis under the terms of the modified lease agreement. Rent expense for lease of the corporate office from Broadway was approximately $35,000 and $32,000 for 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company’s investment in Broadway totaled $157,911 and $172,722 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Grand Woods Development, LLC (the “LLC”), an Oklahoma limited liability company, with a 47% ownership, was acquired in 2015. The LLC owns approximately 26.56 acres of undeveloped real estate in northeast Oklahoma City. The Company has guaranteed $1,200,000 of a $1,755,000 loan for which the proceeds were used to purchase a portion of the undeveloped real estate acreage. The loan matures October 31, 2020. The Company’s investment in the LLC totaled $316,384 and $438,303 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

QSN Office Park (“QSN”), an Oklahoma limited liability company, with a 20% ownership, was acquired in 2016. QSN is constructing and selling office buildings in a new office park. The Company has guaranteed a $1,300,000 loan for which a portion of the proceeds were used to build a speculative office building. The loan matures March 26, 2021. The Company’s investment in QSN totaled $270,503 and $270,835 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The Company’s Other Investments primarily include:

OKC Industrial Properties (“OKC”), with a 10% ownership, was acquired in 1992. OKC originally owned approximately 260 acres of undeveloped land in north Oklahoma City and over time has sold all but approximately 46 acres. The Company’s investment in OKC totaled $56,164 at December 31, 2019 and 2018.

Bailey Hilltop Pipeline (“Bailey”), with a 10% ownership, was acquired in 2008. Bailey is a gas gathering system pipeline for the Bailey Hilltop Prospect oil and gas properties in Grady County, Oklahoma. The Company’s investment in Bailey totaled $80,377 at December 31, 2019 and 2018.

Cloudburst Solutions (“Solutions”), with an 11.9375% ownership, was acquired with an initial investment of $500,000 in 2014, and additional investments of $750,000 and $44,375 in 2016 and 2018, respectively. The Company held a Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $175,000 from Solutions until October 4, 2019, at which time all principal and accrued interest unpaid of $26,632 were converted into 1.3125% of additional equity in Solutions. Effective November 5, 2019, the Company’s interest in Cloudburst Solutions was converted to a new entity, Cloudburst International, Inc. (“Cloudburst”). The Company was issued 95,500 shares equaling 11.9375% of Cloudburst shares outstanding. Cloudburst owns exclusive rights to a water purification process technology that is being developed and currently tested. The Company’s investment in Cloudburst totaled $1,496,007 and $1,294,375 at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Ocean’s NG (“Ocean”), with a 12.44% ownership, was acquired in 2015. Ocean is developing an underground Compressed Natural Gas (“CNG”) storage and delivery system for retail sales of CNG. The Company’s investment in Ocean totaled $225,485 and $218,018 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Note 8 – COSTS INCURRED IN OIL AND GAS PROPERTY ACQUISITION, EXPLORATION, AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

All of the Company’s oil and gas operations are within the continental United States. In connection with its oil and gas operations, the following costs were incurred:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019		2018
Acquisition of Properties:
Unproved	$	513,309	$	485,348
Proved		231,000		---
Exploration Costs		970,994		1,770,215
Development Costs		111,810		622,024
Asset Retirement Obligation		1,823		16,470

Note 9 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Inputs used to measure fair value are organized into a fair value hierarchy based on how observable the inputs are. Level 1 inputs consist of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Level 2 inputs are inputs, other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs. During 2019 and 2018 there were no transfers into or out of Level 2 or Level 3.

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

Certain of the Company’s assets are reported at fair value in the accompanying balance sheets on a recurring basis. The Company determined the fair value of the available-for-sale debt securities using quoted market prices for securities with similar maturity dates and interest rates. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company’s assets reported at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized as follows:

	2019
	Level 1 Inputs		Level 2 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs
Financial Assets:
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities –
U.S. Treasury Bills Maturing in 2020	$	---	$	18,517,910	$	---
Equity Securities –
Domestic Equities		364,171		---		---
International Equities		110,629		---		---
Others		70,275		---		---
	$	545,075	$	18,517,910	$	---

	2018
	Level 1 Inputs		Level 2 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs
Financial Assets:
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities –
U.S. Treasury Bills Maturing in 2019	$	---	$	16,249,414	$	---
Equity Securities –
Domestic Equities		259,843		---		---
International Equities		179,083		---		---
Others		15,132		---		---
	$	454,058	$	16,249,414	$	---

Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company’s asset retirement obligation incurred annually represents non-recurring fair value liabilities. The fair value of the non-financial liabilities incurred was $44,994 in 2019 and $11,386 in 2018 and was calculated using Level 3 inputs. See Note 2 for more information about this liability and the inputs used for calculating fair value.

The fair value of oil and gas properties used in estimating impairment losses of $912,045 for 2019 and $832,651 for 2018 were based on Level 3 inputs. See Note 10 for the procedure used for calculating these expenses.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, trade and notes receivables, marketable securities, trade payables, and dividends payable. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the historical cost of cash and cash equivalents, trade and notes receivables, trade payables, and dividends payable are considered to be representative of their respective fair values due to the short-term maturities of these items.

Note 10 – LONG-LIVED ASSETS IMPAIRMENT LOSS

Certain oil and gas producing properties have been deemed to be impaired because the assets, evaluated on a property-by-property basis, are not expected to recover their entire carrying value through future cash flows. Impairment losses totaling $912,045 for 2019 and $832,651 for 2018 are included in the statements of operation in the line item Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Valuation Provisions. The impairments for 2019 and 2018 were calculated by reducing the carrying value of the individual properties to an estimated fair value equal to the discounted present value of the future cash flow from these properties. Forward pricing was used for calculating future revenue and cash flow.

Note 11 – OTHER INCOME, NET

The following is an analysis of the components of Other Income, Net:

	2019			2018
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Equity Securities	$	90,469		$	(108,868	)
Gains on Asset Sales		18,110			611,281
Interest Income		520,319			348,615
Settlements of Class Action Lawsuits		---			408
Agricultural Rental Income		11,476			5,600
Dividend Income		463			2,902
Income from Other Investments		8,500			16,500
Interest and Other Expenses		(46,157	)		(47,724	)
Other Income, Net	$	603,180		$	828,714

Note 12 – CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Mesquite, Mid-American and LLTD share facilities and employees including executive officers with the Company. The Company has been reimbursed for services, facilities, and miscellaneous business expenses incurred in 2019 in the amount of $199,116 each by Mesquite, Mid-American and LLTD. Reimbursements in 2018 were $192,629 each by Mesquite, Mid-American and LLTD. Included in the 2019 amounts, Mesquite, Mid-American and LLTD each paid $135,778 for their share of salaries. In 2018, the share of salaries paid by Mesquite, Mid-American and LLTD was $135,693 each.

Note 13 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS, RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The Company’s impairment assessment of proved and unproved properties is based on several factors including oil and gas spot market prices and estimated futures prices that existed at December 31, 2019. On March 8, 2020, crude oil prices in both the spot market and futures market experienced significant declines. The Company’s 2019 financial statements are not required to be, and have not been, adjusted to reflect any effects on depreciation, depletion and amortization or impairment due to the subsequent declines in crude oil prices. Further, the effect of lower crude prices on the Company’s future financial position or results of operations is not currently determinable due to broader economic and industry uncertainties, including the impact to the operators and other working interest owners of the properties in which the Company owns interests.

UNAUDITED SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE 1

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY
WORKING INTEREST RESERVE QUANTITY INFORMATION
(Unaudited)

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019			2018
Oil and Condensate (Bbls)
Proved Developed and Undeveloped Reserves:
Beginning of Year		363,198			376,396
Revisions of Previous Estimates		(4,587	)		26,063
Extensions and Discoveries		9,383			13,699
Purchase of Reserves		19,219			---
Production		(56,051	)		(52,960	)
End of Year		331,162			363,198

Proved Developed Reserves:
Beginning of Year		326,752			341,152
End of Year		314,932			326,752

Gas (MCF)
Proved Developed and Undeveloped Reserves:
Beginning of Year		2,831,861			3,191,511
Revisions of Previous Estimates		(281,944	)		75,610
Extensions and Discoveries		377,521			8,094
Purchase of Reserves		7,860			---
Production		(474,865	)		(443,354	)
End of Year		2,460,433			2,831,861

Proved Developed Reserves:
Beginning of Year		2,576,738			2,944,804
End of Year		2,298,135			2,576,738

See notes on next page.

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE 1

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY

WORKING INTEREST RESERVE QUANTITY INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

Notes:

Estimates of royalty interests’ reserves, on properties in which the Company does not own a working interest, have not been included because the information required for the estimation of such reserves is not available. The Company’s share of production from its net royalty interests was 28,006 Bbls of oil and 340,386 MCF of gas for 2019 and 30,191 Bbls of oil and 393,584 MCF of gas for 2018.

The preceding table sets forth estimates of the Company’s proved oil and gas reserves, together with the changes in those reserves, as prepared by the Company’s engineer for 2019 and 2018. The Company engineer’s qualifications set forth in the Proxy Statement and as incorporated into Item 10 of this Form 10-K, are incorporated herein by reference. All reserves are located within the United States.

The Company emphasizes that the reserve volumes shown are estimates, which by their nature are subject to revision in the near term. The estimates have been made by utilizing geological and reservoir data, as well as actual production performance data available to the Company. These estimates are reviewed annually and are revised upward or downward as warranted by additional performance data. The Company’s engineer is not independent, but strives to use an objective approach in calculating the Company’s working interest reserve estimates.

The Company’s internal controls relating to the calculation of its working interests’ reserve estimates include review and testing of the accounting data flowing into the calculation of the reserve estimates. In addition, the average oil and natural gas product prices calculated in the engineer’s 2019 summary reserve report was tested by comparison to 2019 average sales price information from the accounting records.

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE 2

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY
STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF DISCOUNTED FUTURE NET CASH FLOWS
RELATING TO PROVED WORKING INTEREST
OIL AND GAS RESERVES
(Unaudited)

	At December 31,
	2019			2018
Future Cash Inflows	$	21,416,636		$	28,398,588
Future Production and Development Costs		(11,272,849	)		(14,212,906	)
Future Asset Retirement Obligation		(1,788,739	)		(1,873,939	)
Future Income Tax Expense		(294,018	)		(701,106	)
Future Net Cash Flows		8,061,030			11,610,637
10% Annual Discount for Estimated Timing of Cash Flows		(2,581,559	)		(3,749,911	)
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows	$	5,479,471		$	7,860,726

Estimates of future net cash flows from the Company’s proved working interests in oil and gas reserves are shown in the table above. These estimates, which by their nature are subject to revision in the near term, were based on an average monthly product price received by the Company for 2018 and 2019, with no escalation. The development and production costs are based on year-end cost levels, assuming the continuation of existing economic conditions. Cash flows are further reduced by estimated future asset retirement obligations and estimated future income tax expense calculated by applying the current statutory income tax rates to the pretax net cash flows, less depreciation of the tax basis of the properties and depletion applicable to oil and gas production.

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE 3

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY
CHANGES IN STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF
DISCOUNTED FUTURE NET CASH FLOWS FROM
PROVED WORKING INTEREST RESERVE QUANTITIES
(Unaudited)

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019			2018
Standardized Measure, Beginning of Year	$	7,860,726		$	7,061,938
Sales and Transfers, Net of Production Costs		(1,836,618	)		(2,430,324	)
Net Change in Sales and Transfer Prices, Net of Production Costs		(1,962,275	)		2,156,124
Extensions, Discoveries and Improved Recoveries,
Net of Future Production and Development Costs		816,539			332,441
Revisions of Quantity Estimates		(259,068	)		442,030
Accretion of Discount		1,020,105			923,952
Purchases of Reserves in Place		318,332			---
Net Change in Income Taxes		276,171			(225,892	)
Net Change in Asset Retirement Obligation		1,823			(47,659	)
Changes in Production Rates (Timing) and Other		(756,264	)		(351,884	)
Standardized Measure, End of Year	$	5,479,471		$	7,860,726

ITEM 9.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), the term "disclosure controls and procedures" means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management of the Company, with the participation of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2019.

Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. This system is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The Company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements, and provide reasonable assurance as to the detection of fraud.

Because of its inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Further, because of changes in conditions, effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting may vary over time.

With the participation of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, the Company’s management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, based on the framework and criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s management concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2019.

This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. As the Company is a Smaller Reporting Company, Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management of the Company, with the participation of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, evaluated the internal control over financial reporting and concluded that no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B.

OTHER INFORMATION

None.

PART III

ITEM 10.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Information regarding directors and executive officers, Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance, the Company’s Code of Ethics, Corporate Governance, and any other information called for by this item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement.

ITEM 11.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Information regarding executive compensation called for by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement.

ITEM 12.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and related stockholder matters called for by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement.

ITEM 13.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

See Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Item 8, Note 12 to Financial Statements. Information regarding the independence of our directors and other information called for by this Item is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement.

ITEM 14.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Information regarding fees billed to the Company by its independent registered public accounting firm is incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement.

PART IV

ITEM 15.

EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

The following documents are exhibits to this Form 10-K. Each document marked by an asterisk is filed electronically herewith.

Exhibit Number		Description

3.1		Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated June 1, 2012 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of The Reserve Petroleum Company’s Annual Report 10-K (Commission File No. 0-8157) filed March 28, 2013.

3.2		Amended By-Laws dated November 16, 2004, are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of The Reserve Petroleum Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB (Commission File No. 0-8157) filed March 31, 2006.

14		Code of Ethics for Senior Officers incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 of The Reserve Petroleum Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB (Commission File No. 0-8157) filed March 31, 2006, amended January 1, 2018.

31.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

31.2*		Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

32*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

101.INS*		XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL*		XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF*		XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB*		XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE*		XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

		* Filed electronically herewith.

ITEM 16.

FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None.

SIGNATURES

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


		THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY
		(Registrant)

Date: March 30, 2020

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Reserve Petroleum (PK) (USOTC:RSRV)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024

Click Here for more Reserve Petroleum (PK) Charts.

Reserve Petroleum (PK) (USOTC:RSRV)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024

Market Data

News

Trading Tools

Markets

Discover

Hot Features

Follow Feed

Options Flow

Monitor

RSRV Reserve Petroleum Co (PK)

Latest RSRV Messages

Loading Messages....

Reserve Petroleum Co News

Loading Messages....

Your Recent History

Company

Business

Popular

Get The App

Trending Now

Toplists

Market Data

News

Trading Tools

Markets

Discover

Hot Features

Follow Feed

Options Flow

Monitor

RSRV Reserve Petroleum Co (PK)

Latest RSRV Messages

Loading Messages....

Reserve Petroleum Co News

Loading Messages....

Your Recent History

Company

Business

Popular

Get The App