6. Leases

We lease offices in Hesperia, CA and Houston, TX under operating lease agreements, which expire in February 2024 and December 2024, respectively. In June 2022, we entered into a three-year operating lease for the field office we have been utilizing in Newberry Springs, CA. Previously, the field office was leased on a month-to-month basis and was classified as a short-term lease. Other operating leases include lodging for employees working in the field.

A summary of our leases including short-term leases follows.

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

 

 

Average

 

Cash Paid for Rent

 

 

Rent Expense

 

 

 

Lease

 

Lease Term

 

 

Discount

 

Year ended,

 

 

 

Inception

 

(in years)

 

 

Rate

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 Operating leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 Office space

 

2021 - 2022

 

 

1.5

 

 

1.80%

 

$

165

 

 

$

92

 

 

$

165

 

 

$

93

 

 Other operating leases

 

2021

 

 

0.0

 

 

0.07%

 

 

3

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

32

 

Total operating leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short term leases

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

15

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total for all leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

183

 

 

$

181

 

 

$

183

 

 

$

182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Reported rent expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

60

 

 

$

57

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

125

 

 

Future minimum annual lease payments under our existing lease agreements are as follows.

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 Fiscal year 2024

 

$

140

 

 Fiscal year 2025

 

 

74

 

Total

 

 

214

 

Less imputed interest

 

 

(4

)

Net lease liability

 

 

210

 

Current portion

 

 

136

 

Long-term portion

 

$

74

 

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About Leases Disclosures

Lease disclosures under ASC 842 provide a comprehensive view of a company's leased asset portfolio, including the split between operating and finance leases, discount rates used to present-value future payments, and the maturity schedule of lease obligations. This section reveals a significant source of off-balance-sheet commitments that were largely hidden before the current standard.

Key signals: the weighted-average discount rate affects the size of recorded lease liabilities — a higher rate reduces the reported obligation, so compare the chosen rate against the company's incremental borrowing rate. The operating versus finance lease mix affects both EBITDA and operating income presentation. Watch the maturity table for concentration risk: large payment cliffs in specific years may create cash flow pressure. Variable lease payments excluded from the liability measurement represent real obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet. Compare total lease costs against prior-year operating lease expense to assess the true economic burden.