Prairie Operating Co 10-Q for FY2025 Q2
Prairie Operating Co. (PROP)
About this 10-Q
Prairie Operating Co filed this 10-Q on August 12, 2025, covering the quarter ended June 30, 2025 (FY2025 Q2).
Headline figures
Quarter ended June 30, 2025, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $68.1M
- Net income
- $35.68M
- compared with a net loss of $8.51M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.18
- compared with -$3.49 a year earlier
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| PART I | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 4 | |
| Item 1. | Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) | 4 | |
| Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 37 | |
| Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 46 | |
| Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 47 | |
| PART II | OTHER INFORMATION | 47 | |
| Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 47 | |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 47 | |
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 47 | |
| Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 47 | |
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 47 | |
| Item 5. | Other Information | 47 | |
| Item 6. | Exhibits | 48 | |
| SIGNATURES | 51 | ||
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that are forward-looking and as such are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding future financial performance, business strategies, expansion plans, future results of operations, estimated revenues, losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management. These forward-looking statements are based on our management’s current expectations, estimates, projections and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events, and are not guarantees of performance. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, words such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “project” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, statements about:
| ● | estimates of our oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) reserves; | |
| ● | drilling prospects, inventories, projects, and programs; | |
| ● | estimates of our future oil and natural gas production, including estimates of any increases or decreases in our production; | |
| ● | financial strategy, liquidity, and capital required for our development program and other capital expenditures; | |
| ● | the availability and adequacy of cash flow to meet our requirements; | |
| ● | the availability of additional capital for our operations; | |
| ● | changes in our business and growth strategy, including our ability to successfully operate and expand our business; | |
| ● | our financial performance following the Bayswater Acquisition (as defined below), the NRO Acquisition (as defined below), and the other transactions described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q; | |
| ● | our integration of acquisitions, including the Bayswater Acquisition; | |
| ● | changes or developments in applicable laws or regulations, including with respect to taxes; and | |
| ● | actions taken or not taken by third-parties, including our contractors and competitors. |
The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
These risks include, but are not limited to:
| ● | the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024; | |
| ● | our ability to fund our development and drilling plan; | |
| ● | our ability to grow our operations, and to fund such operations, on the anticipated timeline or at all; | |
| ● | uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of oil, natural gas, and NGL reserves and projecting future rates of production and the amount and timing of development expenditures; | |
| ● | commodity price and cost volatility and inflation; | |
| ● | our ability to obtain and maintain necessary permits and approvals to develop our assets; | |
| ● | safety and environmental requirements that may subject us to unanticipated liabilities; | |
| ● | changes in the regulations governing our business and operations, including the businesses, assets, and operations we have acquired or may acquire in the future, such as, but not limited to, those pertaining to the environment, our drilling program, and the pricing of our future production; | |
| ● | our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees, or directors; | |
| ● | general economic, financial, legal, political, and business conditions and changes in domestic and foreign markets; | |
| ● | the risks related to the growth of our business; | |
| ● | our ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Bayswater Acquisition, the NRO Acquisition and the other transactions described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and our ability to grow and manage growth profitably following the Bayswater Acquisition, the NRO Acquisition and such other transactions; | |
| ● | the effects of competition on our future business; and | |
| ● | other factors detailed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” and in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). |
These risks are not exhaustive. Other sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include additional factors that could adversely affect our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors nor can we assess the effects of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in, or implied by, any forward-looking statements.
Our SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
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Prairie Operating Co. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share amounts)
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts receivable: | ||||||||
| Oil, natural gas, and NGL revenue | ||||||||
| Joint interest and other | ||||||||
| Acquisition receivable | ||||||||
| Derivative assets | ||||||||
Inventory | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Note receivable | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Property and equipment: | ||||||||
| Oil and natural gas properties, successful efforts method of accounting including $ | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total property and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Derivative assets | ||||||||
| Debt issuance costs, net | ||||||||
| Operating lease assets | ||||||||
| Other non–current assets | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity, and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Ad valorem and production taxes payable | ||||||||
| Oil, natural gas, and NGL revenue payable | ||||||||
| Senior convertible note, at fair value | ||||||||
| Derivative liabilities | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Long–term liabilities: | ||||||||
| Credit facility | ||||||||
| Subordinated note – related party | ||||||||
| Subordinated note warrants, at fair value – related party | ||||||||
| Series F convertible preferred stock embedded derivatives, at fair value | ||||||||
| Series F convertible preferred stock warrants, at fair value | ||||||||
| SEPA, at fair value | ||||||||
| Derivative liabilities | ||||||||
| Asset retirement obligation | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | ||||||||
| Total long–term liabilities | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) | ||||||||
| Mezzanine equity: | ||||||||
| Series F convertible preferred stock; $ par value; shares authorized, and and shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Series D convertible preferred stock; $ par value; shares authorized, and and shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | ||||||||
| Common stock; $ par value; shares authorized, and and shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | ||||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost; and shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | ( | ) | ||||||
| Additional paid–in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities, mezzanine equity, and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Prairie Operating Co. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share amounts)
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
| Crude oil sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Natural gas sales | ||||||||||||||||
| NGL sales | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Lease operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Gathering, transportation, and processing expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Ad valorem and production taxes | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | ||||||||||||||||
| Accretion of asset retirement obligation | ||||||||||||||||
| Exploration expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Other income (expenses): | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Realized gain on derivatives | ||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on derivatives | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Interest income and other | ||||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expenses) | ||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations before provision for income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Discontinued operations | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss from discontinued operations | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Prairie Operating Co. | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Series F preferred stock declared dividends | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Series F preferred stock undeclared dividends | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Remeasurement of Series F preferred stock | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Prairie Operating Co. common stockholders | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||
| Earnings (loss) per common share | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings (loss) per share | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | ||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | ||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Prairie Operating Co. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share amounts)
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series D Preferred Stock Par value $0.01 | Common Stock Par value $0.01 | Treasury Stock | Additional Paid In | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1, 2025 balance | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of Series D Preferred Stock | ( | ) | — | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of Series F Preferred Stock | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock upon option exercise | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock upon Senior Convertible Note conversion | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock to fund Bayswater Acquisition, net of issuance costs | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock to seller as part of Bayswater Acquisition | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock related to stock–based compensation | — | — | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of treasury stock | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock–based compensation | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock undeclared dividend | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock deemed dividend | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 balance | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of Series F Preferred Stock | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock for Series F Preferred Stock dividends | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock upon option exercise | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock related to stock–based compensation | — | — | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of treasury stock | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock–based compensation | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustment to prior common stock issuance costs | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock declared dividend | — | — | — | ( |
) | ( |
) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock undeclared dividend | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Remeasurement of Series F preferred stock | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2025 balance | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Prairie Operating Co. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share amounts)
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series D Preferred Stock Par value $0.01 | Series E Preferred Stock Par value $0.01 | Common Stock Par value $0.01 | Additional Paid In | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1, 2024 balance | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of Series D Preferred Stock | ( | ) | — | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock upon warrant exercise | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock–based compensation | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2024 balance | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of Series D Preferred Stock | ( | ) | — | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock upon warrant exercise | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Common Stock related to stock–based compensation | — | — | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock–based compensation | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2024 balance | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Prairie Operating Co. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Stock–based compensation | ||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | ||||||||
| Unrealized gain on derivatives | ( | ) | ||||||
| Loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants | ||||||||
| Amortization and expensing of deferred financing costs | ||||||||
| Accretion of asset retirement obligation | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Inventory | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Ad valorem and production taxes payable | ||||||||
| Oil, natural gas, and NGL revenue payable | ||||||||
| Other assets and liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by discontinued operations | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for Bayswater asset purchase | ( | ) | ||||||
| Deposit for Nickel Road asset purchase | ( | ) | ||||||
| Transaction expenses paid related to Nickel Road asset purchase | ( | ) | ||||||
| Development of oil and natural gas properties | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Cash paid for leasehold property purchases | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash received from payment on note receivable related to sale of cryptocurrency miners | ||||||||
| Cash received from sale of cryptocurrency miners | ||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock | ||||||||
| Financing costs associated with issuance of Common Stock | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from the issuance of Series F Preferred Stock | ||||||||
| Financing costs associated with the issuance of Series F Preferred Stock | ( | ) | ||||||
| Borrowings on the Credit Facility | ||||||||
| Debt issuance costs associated with the Credit Facility | ( | ) | ||||||
| Payments of the Subordinated Note – related party | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from option exercise | ||||||||
| Treasury stock repurchased | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from the exercise of Series D and E Preferred Stock warrants | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Refer to Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for supplemental cash flow disclosures.
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Prairie Operating Co. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1 – Organization, Description of Business, and Basis of Presentation
Organization and Description of Business
Prairie Operating Co. (individually or together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is an independent oil and gas company focused on the acquisition and development of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (“NGLs”). The Company’s assets and operations are strategically located in the oil region of rural Weld County, Colorado, within the Denver–Julesburg Basin (the “DJ Basin”). The Company believes that the DJ Basin is one of the premier resource plays in the U.S., as Weld County boasts some of the lowest break-even prices in the U.S., and has a long production history which has proven and consistent results. The productivity of this resource is demonstrated by the integral role that Weld County holds in Colorado’s energy economy, having produced approximately 85% of Colorado’s oil production to date.
As of June 30, 2025, the Company’s assets included
approximately
Bayswater Acquisition
On
February 6, 2025, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Bayswater PSA”)
with Bayswater Resources, LLC, Bayswater Fund III-A, LLC, Bayswater Fund III-B, LLC, Bayswater Fund IV-A, LP, Bayswater Fund IV-B, LP,
Bayswater Fund IV-Annex, LP, and Bayswater Exploration & Production, LLC (collectively, “Bayswater”), pursuant to which
it agreed to acquire certain oil and natural gas assets (the “Bayswater Assets”) from Bayswater for a purchase price of $
The
Company closed the Bayswater Acquisition on March 26, 2025, at which time the Company paid approximately $
Previously, the Company focused on cryptocurrency mining until the sale of its cryptocurrency miners in January 2024. Upon the closing of the Crypto Sale (as defined herein), the Company exited the cryptocurrency mining business. All results and activities from these assets and operations have been classified as discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 4 – Discontinued Operations for a discussion of those discontinued operations.
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q present the Company’s
financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the accounts of the
Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The
Company owns
The condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2025 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 are unaudited. The condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2024 were derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
Certain disclosures have been condensed or omitted from these condensed financial statements; however, management believes the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related note disclosures included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
Liquidity Analysis
During
the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company had net income attributable to Prairie Operating Co.’s common stockholders
of $
On
March 26, 2025, the Company, as borrower, amended and restated its reserve-based credit agreement,
dated as of December 16, 2024 (the “Credit Facility”), with Citibank, N.A. (“Citi”), as administrative agent, and the financial institutions
party thereto (the “Amended & Restated Credit Agreement”). The Credit Facility is scheduled to mature on March 26, 2029,
and the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement provides for a maximum credit commitment of $
On
June 20, 2025, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Truist Securities, Inc., as managers (together, the “Managers”). Pursuant to the
Equity Distribution Agreement, the Company has the option to sell shares of its Common Stock up to an aggregate offering price of $
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The assessment of liquidity requires management to make estimates of future activity and judgments about whether the Company can meet its obligations, have adequate liquidity to operate, and maintain compliance with the applicable financial covenants of its Amended & Restated Credit Agreement, as discussed in Note 10 – Debt. Significant assumptions used in the Company’s forecasted model of liquidity in the next 12 months include its current cash position and ability to manage spending. Based on an assessment of these factors, management expects that the Company’s cash balance, expected revenues from its existing producing wells, including those acquired in the Bayswater Acquisition, and the liquidity available under its Credit Facility, proceeds from the ATM Offering, and potential offerings under the effective Form S-3 registration statement will be sufficient to meet its obligations over the next 12 months and fulfil the financial covenant requirements under its Credit Facility Agreement, as discussed in Note 10 – Debt.
As
discussed above, following the amendment of the Company’s Credit Facility in March 2025, which increased the borrowing base to
$
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
These estimates and assumptions include estimates for reserve quantities and estimated future cash flows associated with proved reserves, reserves of credit losses, accruals for potential liabilities, the valuation of the subordinated promissory note (the “Subordinated Note”) warrants issued in the third quarter of 2024, discussed further in Note 10 – Debt, the valuation of the Series F Preferred Stock, discussed further in Note 13 – Mezzanine Equity, the fair value of commodity derivative instruments, and the realization of deferred tax assets.
Segment Information
The Company operates in one business segment: the acquisition, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs (the “Operating Segment”), primarily in the DJ Basin. This is consistent with the internal reporting provided to the Company’s executive team, which is the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and includes the Chief Operating Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, and Executive Vice President of Operations.
The Company’s Operating Segment produces and sells crude oil, natural gas, and NGL volumes, which is reported as oil, natural gas, and NGL revenue on its consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The Company’s revenue recognition policy and other accounting policies for its Operating Segment are the same as its company-wide accounting policies discussed below in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. The Operating Segment’s major customers during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 are also discussed below in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Additionally, the Company did not have any intra-entity sales or transfers during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 or 2024, and the Operating Segment’s significant expenses are the same as those reported on the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
The CODM assesses the performance of the Operating Segment and decides how to allocate resources based on the Company’s net income (loss), as reported on the consolidated statements of operations. Additionally, net income (loss) on the consolidated statements of operations is used to monitor budget versus actual results of the Operating Segment and to benchmark against the Company’s competitors. The CODM’s measure of the Operating Segment assets is reported as total assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
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Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The Company has provided a full discussion of its significant accounting policies, estimates, and judgments in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in its Annual Report on Form 10–K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The Company has not changed any of its significant accounting policies during the six months ended June 30, 2025.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue from the sales of oil, natural gas, and NGLs at the point that control of the produced oil, natural gas, and NGL volumes are transferred to the customer.
The Company considers the transfer of control to have occurred when the production is delivered to the purchaser because at that time, the purchaser has the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from, the oil, natural gas, or NGL production. Transfer of control dictates the presentation of the Company’s gathering, transportation, and processing expenses within its consolidated statements of operations. Gathering, transportation, and processing expenses incurred prior to the transfer of control are recorded gross within gathering, transportation, and processing in the accompanying statements of operations.
Additionally, the Company has made an accounting election to exclude certain qualifying taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities from its reported revenues and is presenting those amounts as a component of operating expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The amounts due from purchasers are accrued in oil, natural gas, and NGL revenue accounts receivable on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company records the differences between its estimates and the actual amounts received for product sales in the month that payment is received from the purchaser.
The following table presents the Company’s oil, natural gas, and NGL revenue disaggregated by revenue stream:
Schedule of Disaggregated by Revenue Stream
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 (1) | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Crude oil sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Natural gas sales | ||||||||||||||||
| NGL sales | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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Marketing
One of the Company’s gas gathering and processing agreements requires a monthly minimum payment, which began in October 2019 and continues through September 2029. This monthly minimum payment is intended to reimburse the costs incurred by the counterparty to connect the gathering facility to the covered area. This gas gathering and processing agreement further allocates a portion of the counterparty’s firm commitments to transport natural gas liquids processed by the counterparty to those assets from July 2022 through September 2029. If the Company does not meet the minimum volume commitments under this agreement, it will be required to pay certain deficiency fees.
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Treasury Stock
During
the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company paid $
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
The following table presents non–cash investing and financing activities and supplemental cash flow disclosures relating to the cash paid for interest and income taxes for the periods presented:
Schedule of Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities and Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| Non–cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures included in accrued liabilities | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Equipment purchased in exchange for note payable | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Common Stock issued to Bayswater as part of Bayswater Acquisition purchase price (1) | $ | $ | ||||||
Bayswater transaction costs included in accrued liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
| Common Stock issuance costs included in accrued liabilities (2) | $ | $ | ||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock issuance costs included in accrued liabilities (3) | $ | $ | ||||||
| Common Stock issued upon conversion of Series D Preferred Stock | $ | $ | ||||||
| Common Stock issued upon conversion of Series F Preferred Stock | $ | $ | ||||||
| Common Stock issued upon conversion of Senior Convertible Note (4) | $ | $ | ||||||
| Common Stock issued for Series F Preferred dividends (5) | $ | $ | ||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock undeclared dividends | $ | $ | ||||||
| Remeasurement of Series F preferred stock (6) | $ | $ | ||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives | $ | $ | ||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock warrant liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
| Additions to asset retirement obligation | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosure: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| (1) | |
| (2) | |
| (3) | |
| (4) | |
| (5) | |
| (6) |
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Recent accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.
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Note 3 – Acquisitions
As
discussed in Note 1 – Organization, Description of Business, and Basis of Presentation, on February 6, 2025, the Company
and certain of its subsidiaries entered into the Bayswater PSA with Bayswater, pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire certain
oil and gas assets from Bayswater for a purchase price of $
The
Company closed the Bayswater Acquisition effective March 26, 2025 and paid Bayswater cash for the as-adjusted closing purchase price
of approximately $
The Bayswater Acquisition has been accounted for as an asset acquisition in accordance with ASC Topic 805 - Accounting for Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). The estimated fair value of the consideration paid by the Company and the allocation of that amount to the underlying assets acquired, on a relative fair value basis, are recorded on the Company’s books as March 26, 2025, the closing date of the Bayswater Acquisition. Additionally, costs directly related to the Bayswater Acquisition are capitalized as a component of the Bayswater Purchase Price. The preliminary allocation of the total Bayswater Purchase Price in the Bayswater Acquisition, on a relative fair value basis, is based upon management’s estimates of and assumptions related to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the closing date using currently available information. The preliminary purchase price allocation is subject to change due to several factors, including but not limited to changes in the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the closing date, which could result from changes in future oil and natural gas commodity prices, reserve estimates, interest rates, as well as other factors.
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The following table presents the preliminary allocation of the Bayswater Purchase Price to the net assets acquired on March 26, 2025, the closing date of the Bayswater Acquisition, as adjusted for the closing of the Additional Working Interest Acquisition and the interim settlement statement on June 6, 2025:
Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation
| Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation: | (In thousands) | |||
| Consideration: | ||||
| Cash consideration (1) | $ | |||
| Common stock issued to the sellers (2) | ||||
| Deposits on oil and natural gas properties | ||||
| Direct transaction costs (3) | ||||
| Total consideration | $ | |||
| Assets acquired: | ||||
| Oil and natural gas properties (4) | $ | |||
| Other assets | ||||
| Acquisition receivable (5) | ||||
| Prepaid expenses, third-party JIB receivable, and other | ||||
| Assets acquired | $ | |||
| Liabilities assumed: | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses (6) | $ | ( | ) | |
| Asset retirement obligation, long-term | ( | ) | ||
| Liabilities assumed | $ | ( | ) | |
| (1) | |
| (2) | |
| (3) | |
| (4) | |
| (5) | |
| (6) |
On July 25, 2025, the Company received the final settlement statement from Bayswater; as such, the Company will finalize the preliminary purchase price allocation during the third quarter of 2025.
The consideration is allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis. The fair value measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, on a relative fair value basis, are based on inputs that are not observable in the market and therefore represent Level 3 inputs. The fair value of oil and gas properties and asset retirement obligations were measured using the discounted cash flow technique of valuation. Significant inputs to the valuation of oil and gas properties include estimates of: (i) reserves, (ii) future operating and development costs, (iii) future commodity prices, (iv) future plugging and abandonment costs, (v) estimated future cash flows, and (vi) a market—based weighted average cost of capital rate. These inputs require significant judgments and estimates and are the most sensitive and subject to change.
NRO Acquisition
On
January 11, 2024, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “NRO Agreement”) with Nickel Road Development
LLC, Nickel Road Operating, LLC, (“NRO”) and Prairie LLC to acquire certain assets owned by NRO (the “Central Weld
Assets”) for total consideration of $
On
October 1, 2024, the Company closed the NRO Acquisition and paid $
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The NRO Acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition in accordance with ASC 805. The estimated fair value of the consideration paid by the Company and the allocation of that amount to the underlying assets acquired, on a relative fair value basis, were recorded on the Company’s books as of October 1, 2024, the closing date of the NRO Acquisition. Additionally, costs directly related to the NRO Acquisition were capitalized as a component of the NRO Purchase Price.
The following table presents the allocation of the NRO Purchase Price, adjusted for the final settlement, to the net assets acquired on October 1, 2024, the closing date of the NRO Acquisition:
Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation
| Purchase Price Allocation: | (In thousands) | |||
| Consideration: | ||||
| Cash consideration (1) | $ | |||
| Deposits on oil and natural gas properties (2) | ||||
| Direct transaction costs (3) | ||||
| Total consideration | $ | |||
| Assets acquired: | ||||
| Oil and natural gas properties (4) | $ | |||
| Prepaid expenses, third-party JIB receivable, and other | ||||
| Assets acquired | $ | |||
| Liabilities assumed: | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses (5) | $ | ( | ) | |
| Asset retirement obligation, long-term | ( | ) | ||
| Liabilities assumed | $ | ( | ) | |
| (1) | |
| (2) | |
| (3) | |
| (4) | |
| (5) |
Note 4 – Discontinued Operations
On
January 23, 2024, the Company sold all of its cryptocurrency miners (the “Mining Equipment”) for consideration
consisting of (i) $
The following table presents the major classes of line items constituting the loss from discontinued operations on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations and condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the periods presented:
Schedule of Loss from Discontinued Operations in Financial Statements
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Cryptocurrency mining revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Cryptocurrency mining costs | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Loss from sale of cryptocurrency mining equipment | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss from discontinued operations | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Loss per share – discontinued operations, basic and diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | ) | |||||||||||
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Note 5 – Derivative Instruments
The Company utilizes commodity derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to crude oil, natural gas, and NGL price volatility for a portion of its estimated production from its proved, developed, producing oil and natural gas properties. As of June 30, 2025, the Company only had commodity swap contracts outstanding, which guarantee a fixed price on contracted volumes over specified time periods. However, in the future, the Company may utilize other types of derivative instruments including call and purchased options, put spreads, collars, and three-way collars. All of the Company’s commodity derivative counterparties are large financial institutions with investment-grade credit ratings, as such, the Company believes it does not have any significant credit risk associated with its counterparties and does not currently anticipate any nonperformance from its counterparties.
As of June 30, 2025, the Company had the following outstanding crude oil, natural gas, and NGL derivative contracts in place, which settle monthly and are indexed to NYMEX West Texas Intermediate, NYMEX Henry Hub, and Mount Belvieu OPIS, respectively:
Schedule of Outstanding Crude Oil and Natural Gas Derivative Contracts in Place
| Settling July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 | Settling January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 | Settling January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027 | Settling January 1, 2028 through December 31, 2028 | |||||||||||||
| Crude Oil Swaps: | ||||||||||||||||
| Notional volume (Bbls) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average price ($/Bbl) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Natural Gas Swaps: | ||||||||||||||||
| Notional volume (MMBtus) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average price ($/MMBtu) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Ethane Swaps: | ||||||||||||||||
| Notional volume (Bbls) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average price ($/Bbl) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Propane Swaps: | ||||||||||||||||
| Notional volume (Bbls) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average price ($/Bbl) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Iso Butane Swaps: | ||||||||||||||||
| Notional volume (Bbls) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average price ($/Bbl) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Normal Butane Swaps: | ||||||||||||||||
| Notional volume (Bbls) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average price ($/Bbl) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Pentane Plus Swaps: | ||||||||||||||||
| Notional volume (Bbls) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average price ($/Bbl) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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The Company recognizes all of its derivative instruments at fair value as assets or liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company has not designated any of its derivative instruments as hedges for accounting purposes; therefore, it presents aggregate net gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair values of its outstanding derivatives as unrealized gains on derivatives and aggregate net gains or losses resulting from the settlement of derivative instruments during the period are recognized as realized gain on derivatives on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
The Company typically has numerous hedge positions that span several time periods and often result in both fair value derivative asset and liability positions held with that counterparty. The Company has elected to net its derivative instrument fair values executed with the same counterparty, pursuant to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements, which provide for the net settlement over the term of the contract and in the event of the default or termination of the contract.
Schedule of Derivative Instruments
The following tables present the gross and net fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments recognized on the condensed consolidated balance sheets for the periods presented:
| Gross Amounts Recognized | Gross Amounts Offset in Consolidated Balance Sheet | Net Amounts Presented on the Consolidated Balane Sheet | ||||||||||
| June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Gross Amounts Recognized | Gross Amounts Offset in Consolidated Balance Sheet | Net Amounts Presented on the Consolidated Balane Sheet | ||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Current derivative assets | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
| Long-term derivative assets | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
| Gross Amounts Recognized | Gross Amounts Offset in Consolidated Balance Sheet | Net Amounts Presented on the Consolidated Balane Sheet | ||||||||||
| December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Gross Amounts Recognized | Gross Amounts Offset in Consolidated Balance Sheet | Net Amounts Presented on the Consolidated Balane Sheet | ||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Current derivative liabilities | $ | ( | ) | $ | — | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Long-term derivative liabilities | $ | ( | ) | $ | — | $ | ( | ) | ||||
The following table presents the components of realized gain on derivatives and unrealized gain on derivatives reflected on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the periods presented:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash received (paid) for derivative settlements, net: | ||||||||||||||||
| Crude oil | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Natural gas | ||||||||||||||||
| NGLs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Total cash received for derivative settlements, net: | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Non-cash gain (loss) on derivatives: | ||||||||||||||||
| Crude oil | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Natural gas | ||||||||||||||||
| NGLs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Total non-cash gain on derivatives | ||||||||||||||||
| Total gain on derivatives, net | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Note 6 – Fair Value Measurements
Certain of the Company’s assets and liabilities are carried at fair value and measured on either a recurring or non-recurring basis. Per ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, fair value is defined as an exit price representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market–based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
The GAAP fair value valuation hierarchy categorizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value into one of three levels depending on the observability of the inputs used in determining fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
| ● | Level 1 valuations – Consist of observable inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets as of the reporting date. | |
| ● | Level 2 valuations – Consist of observable market–based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data. These are inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. | |
| ● | Level 3 valuations – Consist of unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data and may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value. |
The classification of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement of an asset or liability requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the fair value asset or liability and its placement within the fair value hierarchy. There have been no transfers between fair value hierarchy levels.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable, and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets approximate fair value because of their short–term nature.
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Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following table summarizes the Company’s liabilities which were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of the periods presented and their classification within the fair value hierarchy:
Schedule of Balance of Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
| Fair Value Measurement as of June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Commodity derivative contracts | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Subordinated note warrants – related party | ||||||||||||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives | ||||||||||||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock warrants | ||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value Measurement as of December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Commodity derivative contracts | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| SEPA | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior convertible note | ||||||||||||||||
| Subordinated note – related party | ||||||||||||||||
| Subordinated note warrants – related party | ||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Commodity
derivative contracts. The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments are measured on a recurring basis using a discounted
cash flow model which considers various inputs such as quoted forward commodity prices, discount rates, and current market and contractual
prices and terms for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant data. These significant inputs are observable in the current
market or can be corroborated by observable active market data and are therefore considered Level 2 inputs within the fair value hierarchy.
As of June 30, 2025, the fair value of the Company’s commodity derivative contracts was an asset of $
At the time of issuance, the Company determined that certain features of each of the financial instruments listed below required bifurcation and separate accounting as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). As a result, the Company elected the fair value option for the financial instruments listed below, and as such, it reflects these financial instrument liabilities at their fair value on its consolidated balance sheet and reflects the changes in the fair values of the liabilities as loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants on its consolidated statements of operations. The following table presents the changes in the Company’s financial instruments presented at fair value for the periods presented:
Schedule of Financial Instrument Presented at Fair Value
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| SEPA, at the beginning of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| (Gain) loss on adjustment to fair value | ( | ) | ||||||
| SEPA, at the end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Senior convertible note, at the beginning of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Borrowing | ||||||||
| Repayments | ( | ) | ||||||
| Conversions | ( | ) | ||||||
| Loss on adjustment to fair value | ||||||||
| Senior convertible note, at the end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Subordinated note – related party, at the beginning of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Borrowing | ||||||||
| Repayments | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Loss on issuance of debt | ||||||||
| Loss on adjustment to fair value | ||||||||
| Subordinated note – related party, at the end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Subordinated note warrants – related party, at the beginning of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Loss on issuance of debt | ||||||||
| (Gain) loss on adjustment to fair value | ( | ) | ||||||
| Subordinated note warrants – related party, at the end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives, at the beginning of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Embedded derivatives recognized at issuance of Series F Preferred Stock | ||||||||
| Gain on adjustment to fair value | ( | ) | ||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives, at the end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock warrants, at the beginning of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Issuance of Series F Preferred Stock | ||||||||
| Loss on adjustment to fair value | ||||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock warrants, at the end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
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The following table presents the face value and fair value of each financial instrument presented at fair value on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of the periods presented:
Schedule of Fair Value on Financial Instrument Balance Sheets
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Face Value | Fair Value | Face Value | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| SEPA | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Senior convertible note | ||||||||||||||||
| Subordinated note – related party | ||||||||||||||||
| Subordinated note warrants – related party | ||||||||||||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives | ||||||||||||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock warrants | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Standby Equity Purchase Agreement. On September 30, 2024, the Company entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “SEPA”) with Yorkville, whereby, subject to certain conditions, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Yorkville shares up to $ million shares of Common Stock, at any time and in the amount as specified in the Company’s request (“Advance Notice”), during the commitment period commencing on September 30, 2024 (the “SEPA Effective Date”) and terminating on September 30, 2026. The Company determined that the SEPA represents a derivative instrument pursuant to ASC 815, which should be recorded at fair value at inception and remeasured at fair value each reporting period with changes in the fair value recognized in earnings. As of December 31, 2024, the fair value of the SEPA was determined by a third-party using a Monte Carlo simulation model and significant inputs which were based on unobservable market data and are therefore considered Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy.
Pursuant
to the Prairie Operating Co. Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series F Convertible Preferred
Stock (the “Series F Certificate of Designation”), the Company may only request an Advance Notice on the SEPA if the
Series F Preferred Stock is fully converted or redeemed. As such, the Company has determined that the fair value of the SEPA as of
June 30, 2025 is $
Senior
Convertible Note. On September 30, 2024, the Company issued the Senior Convertible Note to Yorkville, with an interest rate of
The
Senior Convertible Note was fully converted throughout the first quarter of 2025. As a result, the Company recognized a loss on adjustment
to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants of $
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Subordinated
Promissory Note. On September 30, 2024, the Company entered into the Subordinated Note with First Idea Ventures LLC and The Hideaway
Entertainment LLC (together, the “Noteholders”), in a principal amount of $
On
March 26, 2025, in connection with the closing and financing of the Bayswater Acquisition, the Company paid $
Subordinated
Note Warrants. As discussed in Note 10 – Debt below, pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Note, the Company issued
to the Noteholders warrants (the “Subordinated Note Warrants”) to purchase up to
As of June 30, 2025, the fair value of the Subordinated Note Warrants was determined by a third-party using a Monte Carlo simulation model using the significant inputs listed below, which are based on unobservable market data and are therefore considered Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy.
Schedule of Fair Value Instruments Unobservable Market
| Subordinated Note Warrants – Monte Carlo Simulation Model | Key Inputs | |||
| Time to termination (years) | ||||
| Stock price – as of June 30, 2025 | $ | |||
| Exercise price | $ | |||
| Risk-free rate | % | |||
| Equity volatility rate | % | |||
As
of June 30, 2025, the fair value of the Subordinated Note Warrants was $
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Series
F Preferred Stock. On March 24, 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an investor (“the Series
F Preferred Stockholder”), pursuant to which the Series F Preferred Stockholder agreed to purchase for an aggregate of $
As of June 30, 2025, the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives was determined by a third-party using a Monte Carlo simulation model using the significant inputs listed below, which are based on unobservable market data and are therefore considered Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy.
| Series F Preferred Stock Embedded Derivatives – Monte Carlo Simulation Model | Key Inputs | |||
| Time to termination (years) | ||||
| Stock price – as of June 30, 2025 | $ | |||
| Conversion rate | ||||
| Stated dividend rate | % | |||
| Risk-free rate | % | |||
| Preferred equity volatility rate | % | |||
As
of June 30, 2025, the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives was $
Series F Preferred Stock Warrants. As discussed above, upon the one-year anniversary of the issue date of the Series F Preferred Stock, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, the Series F Preferred Stockholder will receive warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock. The Company has determined that the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants are not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock because the potential number of common shares to be issued upon the exercise of such warrants will vary based on the amount of Series F Preferred Stock outstanding on March 26, 2026. As such, the Company has determined that the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants should be accounted for as liabilities pursuant to ASC 480. In accordance with ASC 815, the Company recorded the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants at fair value and will remeasure the fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in earnings.
As of June 30, 2025, the fair value of Series F Preferred Stock Warrants was determined by a third-party using a Monte Carlo simulation model using the significant inputs listed below, which are based on unobservable market data and are therefore considered Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy.
| Series F Preferred Stock Warrants – Monte Carlo Simulation Model | Key Inputs | |||
| Time to termination (years) | ||||
| Stock price – as of June 30, 2025 | $ | |||
| Exercise price | $ | |||
| Future value of one Series F Preferred Stock Warrant share | $ | |||
| Risk-free rate | % | |||
| Equity volatility rate | % | |||
As
of June 30, 2025, the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants was $
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non–Recurring Basis
Acquisition assets and liabilities. The fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in an acquisition are measured on a non–recurring basis on the acquisition or merger date. If the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are current and short–term in nature, the Company uses their approximate carrying values as their fair values, which is considered a Level 1 input in the fair value hierarchy. If the assets acquired are not short–term in nature, then the fair value is determined using the estimated replacement values of the same or similar assets and, as such, are considered Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. Refer to Note 3 – Acquisitions for a further discussion of the Company’s acquisitions.
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Note 7 – Property and Equipment, net
The Company’s property and equipment, net consisted of the following for the periods presented:
Schedule of Property and Equipment, net
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| Oil and natural gas properties: | ||||||||
| Unproved properties | $ | $ | ||||||
| Properties in development | ||||||||
| Proved properties | ||||||||
| Total oil and natural gas properties | ||||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Oil and natural gas properties, net | ||||||||
| Other property and equipment | ||||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other property and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Total property and equipment, net | $ | $ | ||||||
As
of June 30, 2025, the properties in development balance includes $
Note 8 – Asset Retirement Obligation
The following table presents the changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the periods presented:
Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligation
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| Asset retirement obligation, at the beginning of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities assumed in acquisitions | ||||||||
| Liabilities incurred through development activities | ||||||||
| Accretion of asset retirement obligation | ||||||||
| Asset retirement obligation, at the end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
As of June 30, 2025, the asset retirement obligations liabilities assumed in acquisitions fully relate to the Bayswater Acquisition. Refer to Note 3 – Acquisitions for a discussion of the Bayswater Acquisition. As of June 30, 2025, the asset retirement obligations liabilities incurred through development activities fully relate to the wells which came online in February 2025.
Note 9 – Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
The Company’s accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following for the periods presented:
Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued capital expenditures | ||||||||
Accrued operating expenses (1) | ||||||||
| Accrued transaction and financing costs (2) | ||||||||
| Incentive compensation | ||||||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| (1) | |
| (2) | Accrued transaction and financing costs as of June 30, 2025 are comprised of the remaining costs incurred to close and fund the Bayswater Acquisition during the first quarter. Refer to Note 3 – Acquisitions for a discussion of the Bayswater Acquisition. |
Note 10 – Debt
The Company’s debt balances consisted of the following for the periods indicated:
Schedule of Debt Balances
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| Credit facility | $ | $ | ||||||
| SEPA | $ | $ | ||||||
| Fair value adjustment | ||||||||
| SEPA, at fair value | $ | $ | ||||||
| Senior convertible note | $ | $ | ||||||
| Fair value adjustment | ||||||||
| Senior convertible note, at fair value | $ | $ | ||||||
| Subordinated note – related party | $ | $ | ||||||
| Fair value adjustment | ||||||||
| Subordinated note – related party | $ | $ | ||||||
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Credit Facility
On
December 16, 2024, the Company, as borrower, entered into a reserve-based credit agreement with Citi, as administrative agent and the
financial institution party thereto (the “Credit Facility Agreement”). The Credit Facility is guaranteed by all of the Company’s
restricted subsidiaries and is secured by a first-priority security interest on substantially all of its oil and natural gas properties
and substantially all of its personal property assets, subject to customary exceptions. On February 3, 2025, the Company entered into
the first amendment to the Credit Facility Agreement, which among other things, increased the borrowing
base and the aggregate elected commitments to $
On
March 26, 2025, the Company, as borrower, entered into the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement with Citi, as administrative
agent, and the financial institutions party thereto. On June 6, 2025, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Amended
& Restated Credit Agreement, which added Bank of America N.A. and West Texas National Bank as lenders under the Credit Facility. The
Credit Facility is scheduled to mature on
As
of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $
The
Company is subject to certain financial covenants under the Credit Facility, which require the Company to maintain, for each fiscal quarter
commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025, a
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Additionally, the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement contains various restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit the Company’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to, subject to certain exceptions: (i) incur indebtedness; (ii) incur liens; (iii) declare or pay dividends, make distributions or make other restricted payments; (iv) repay or redeem other indebtedness; (v) make investments; (vi) change the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ respective lines of business or acquire or make any expenditures in oil and gas properties outside the United States; (vii) sell or discount receivables; (viii) acquire or merge with any other company; (ix) sell assets or equity interests of the Company’s subsidiaries; (x) enter into or terminate certain hedge agreements; (xi) enter into transactions with affiliates; (xii) own any subsidiary that is not organized in the United States; (xiii) enter into certain contracts or agreements that prohibit or restrict liens on property in favor of the administrative agent or restrict any restricted subsidiary from paying dividends or making distributions; (xiv) allow gas imbalances, take-or-pay or other prepayments with respect to the Company’s proved oil and gas properties; (xv) engage in certain marketing activities; (xvi) enter into sale and leasebacks; and (xvii) make or incur any capital expenditure or leasing or acquisition expenditure in oil and gas properties that are not borrowing base properties.
As
of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $
Standby Equity Purchase Agreement
On
September 30, 2024, the Company entered into the SEPA with Yorkville, whereby, subject to certain conditions, the Company has the right,
but not the obligation, to sell to Yorkville up to $
In connection with the SEPA, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with Yorkville pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a registration statement registering the resale of the Common Stock shares underlying the SEPA.
The
Company determined that the SEPA represents a derivative instrument pursuant to ASC 815, which should be recorded at fair value at
inception and remeasured at fair value each reporting period with changes in the fair value recognized in earnings. As of December
31, 2024, the Company recorded the SEPA at its fair value of $
Pursuant
to the Series F Certificate of Designation, the Company may only request an Advance Notice on the SEPA if the Series
F Preferred Stock is fully converted or redeemed. As such, the Company has determined that the fair value of the SEPA as of June 30,
2025 is $
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Senior Convertible Note
On
September 30, 2024, Yorkville advanced the Pre-Paid Advance to the Company, and the Company issued the Senior Convertible Note to Yorkville,
with an interest rate of
At the time of issuance, the Company determined that certain features of the Senior Convertible Note required bifurcation and separate accounting as embedded derivatives. As such, the Company elected the fair value option to account for the Senior Convertible Note; therefore, in accordance with ASC 815, the Company recorded the Senior Convertible Note at fair value and remeasured the fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in earnings.
In
December 2024, and in conjunction with the Credit Facility Agreement, the Company made a $
During
the first quarter of 2025, Yorkville converted the remaining $
Subordinated Promissory Note
On
September 30, 2024 (the “Subordinated Note Effective Date”), the Company entered into the Subordinated Note with the Noteholders
in a principal amount of $
Pursuant
to the terms of the Subordinated Note, the Company issued the Subordinated Note Warrants to purchase up to
Pursuant to the Subordinated Note, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the “SPA Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Noteholders pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a registration statement registering the resale of the Common Stock underlying the Subordinated Note Warrants. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on December 20, 2024.
At
the time of issuance, the Company determined that certain features of the Subordinated Note and the Subordinated Note Warrants required
bifurcation and separate accounting as embedded derivatives. As such, the Company elected the fair value option to account for the Subordinated
Note and the Subordinated Note Warrants; therefore, in accordance with ASC 815, the Company recorded the Subordinated Note and the Subordinated
Note Warrants at fair value and remeasured the fair values each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. As
of December 31, 2024, the fair value of the Subordinated Note was $
On
March 26, 2025, in connection with the closing and financing of the Bayswater Acquisition, the Company paid $
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Note 11 – Leases
The Company determines if a contract contains a lease at its inception or as a result of an acquisition and makes certain assumptions and judgments when determining its right–of–use assets and lease liabilities. When determining whether a contract contains a lease, the Company considers whether there is an identified asset that is physically distinct, whether the supplier has substantive substitution rights, whether the Company has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the asset, and whether it has the right to control the asset. Certain lease agreements could include options to renew the lease, terminate the lease early, or purchase the underlying asset(s). The Company determines the lease term at the lease commencement date as the non–cancelable period of the lease, including any options to extend or terminate the lease when such an option is reasonably certain to be exercised. The Company recognizes variable lease payments in the period they are incurred. Certain leases contain both lease and non–lease components, which the Company has chosen to account for separately. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, all of the Company’s leases were operating leases.
The Company capitalizes its operating right–of–use assets and corresponding lease liabilities separately on its consolidated balance sheets, using the present value of the remaining lease payments over the determined lease term applying the implicit rate of the lease.
The following table presents the components of the Company’s operating leases on its consolidated balance sheets for the periods presented:
Schedule of Operating Leases Right of Use Asset
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
Operating leases: | ||||||||
| Office space | $ | $ | ||||||
| Vehicles and equipment | ||||||||
| Total right–of–use asset | $ | $ | ||||||
| Office space | $ | $ | ||||||
| Vehicles and equipment | ||||||||
| Total lease liability | $ | $ | ||||||
The Company’s weighted–average remaining lease terms and discount rates as of June 30, 2025 are as follows:
Schedule of Weighted-average Remaining Lease Terms and Discount Rates
| Operating Leases | ||||
| Weighted–average lease term (years) | ||||
| Weighted–average discount rate | % | |||
The Company has several operating leases for office spaces, vehicles, and equipment used in its daily operations, under non–cancelable operating leases expiring through 2030. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight–line basis. The following table presents the components of the Company’s lease costs during the periods presented:
Schedule of Lease costs
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease cost | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Short–term lease cost (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Variable lease cost (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total lease cost | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| (1) | |
| (2) |
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The Company’s supplemental cash flow disclosures related to operating leases are presented below for the periods indicated:
Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Related to Leases
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities – operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | $ | ||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is subject to various litigation, claims and proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company recognizes a liability for such loss contingencies when it believes it is probable that a liability has been incurred, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If some amount within a range of loss appears at the time to be a better estimate than any other amount within the range, the Company accrues that amount. When no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount the Company accrues the minimum amount in the range. The outcomes of any such currently pending matters are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
Note 13 – Mezzanine Equity
The following table presents the changes in the Company’s mezzanine equity during the six months ended June 30, 2025:
Schedule of Changes in Mezzanine Equity
| Series F Preferred Stock | ||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2025 | $ | |||||||
| Issuance of Series F Preferred Stock | ||||||||
| Issuance costs | ( | ) | ||||||
| Adjustment to fair value at issuance date | ( | ) | ||||||
| Conversion of Series F Preferred Stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Adjustment to maximum redemption value | ||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2025 | $ | |||||||
Series F Preferred Stock
On
March 24, 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with the Series F Preferred Stockholder, pursuant to which the
Series F Preferred Stockholder agreed to purchase for an aggregate of $
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Subject to the terms, conditions and certain exceptions set forth in the Series F Certificate of Designation, the Company will have the right to redeem all of the then-outstanding shares of Series F Preferred Stock for a cash redemption price per share of Series F Preferred Stock equal to the Company Redemption Price (as defined in the Series F Certificate of Designation). If a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Series F Certificate of Designation) occurs, the Series F Preferred Stockholder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the shares of the Series F Preferred Stock for a cash purchase price equal to the Fundamental Change Redemption Price (as defined in the Series F Certificate of Designation).
With
respect to the Standard Conversion or a redemption of the Series F Preferred Stock, the Series F Preferred Stockholder will be entitled
to receive an additional payment (the “Additional Payment”) in an amount equal to $
The
Company has determined that the Series F Preferred Stock should be classified as mezzanine equity because it is currently redeemable
at the Series F Preferred Stockholder’s option. Additionally, the Company determined that certain features of the Series F
Preferred Stock require bifurcation and separate accounting as embedded derivatives. On the date of issuance, in accordance with ASC
815, the Company recorded a liability of $
Note 14 – Stockholders’ Equity
Series D Preferred Stock
The
Company has authorized shares of Series D preferred stock with a par value of $ and a stated value of $
Each
share of Series D Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into the number of shares of Common Stock determined
by dividing the stated value of such share of $
The
Company received an aggregate of $
In January 2025, Narrogal Nominees Pty Ltd ATF Gregory K O’Neill Family Trust (the “O’Neill Trust”) converted shares of Series D Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock. As a result, the O’Neill Trust no longer holds any Series D Preferred Stock. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, there were conversions of shares of Series D Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock. There were conversions during the three months ended June 30, 2025. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, there were conversions of and shares of Series D Preferred Stock, respectively, into and shares of Common Stock, respectively. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were and shares, respectively, of Series D Preferred Stock outstanding.
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Series E Preferred Stock
The
Company has authorized shares of Series E preferred stock with a par value of $ and a stated value of $
Each
share of Series E Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into the number of shares of Common Stock determined
by dividing the stated value of such share of $
The
Company received an aggregate of $
The Company’s obligations under the Series E Preferred Stock and the Series E PIPE Warrants were secured by a lien on the assets acquired in the Second Exok Asset Purchase (as defined herein) as described under the Deed of Trust, Mortgage, Assignment of As–Extracted Collateral, Security Agreement, Fixture Filing and Financing Statement, dated August 15, 2023 (“Deed of Trust”). On August 15, 2024, the lien on the assets acquired in the Second Exok Asset Purchase under the Deed of Trust was released in accordance with the terms and procedures set forth therein pursuant to the Consent and Agreement (as defined herein). Refer to Note 18 – Related Party Transactions for a further discussion of the Consent and Agreement with the O’Neill Trust.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, in connection with the Consent and Agreement, all of the Series E Preferred Stock shares outstanding were converted intoshares of Common Stock. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were shares of Series E Preferred Stock outstanding.
Common Stock
The Company has authorized shares of Common Stock with a par value of $ per share. The holders of the Company’s Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share and the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting. The Company’s common stockholders are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) out of legally available funds. However, the current policy of the Board is to retain earnings, if any, for the Company’s operations and expansion. Upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding–up, the holders of the Company’s Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all of its assets which are legally available for distribution, after payment of or provision for all liabilities. The Company’s common stockholders have no preemptive, subscription, redemption, or conversion rights. The rights, preferences and privileges of the Company’s common stockholders are subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that the Company may designate and issue.
On September 30, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement to sell shares of Common Stock (the “Acquired Shares”) to an investor for $ per share. Concurrent with the issuance of the Acquired Shares, the Company entered into the SPA Registration Rights Agreement with the investor pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a registration statement registering the resale of the Acquired Shares. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on December 20, 2024.
On
March 24, 2025, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global
Markets Inc., as representative of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the
“Underwriters”), providing for the offer and sale (the “Common Stock Offering”) by the Company, and the
purchase by the Underwriters, of
shares of Common Stock, at a price to the public of $
per share ($
per share net of underwriting discounts and commissions). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company also granted the
Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional
shares of Common Stock on the same terms as above (the “Over-Allotment Option”). The Common Stock Offering was
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3. On March 25, 2026, the
Underwriters exercised the Over-Allotment Option with respect to
shares of Common Stock. On March 26, 2025, the Company issued
shares of Common Stock in connection with the Common Stock Offering, for proceeds of $
At-the-Market Offering
On
June 20, 2025, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and Truist Securities,
Inc., as managers. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company has the option to sell shares of its Common Stock up to an aggregate
offering price of $
The Company currently anticipates any net proceeds from the ATM Offering will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, advancing its development and drilling program, repayment of existing indebtedness or financing potential acquisition opportunities. Additionally, as discussed in Note 13 – Mezzanine Equity, per the Series F Certificate of Designation, the Series F Preferred Stockholder could require the Company to use a portion of the net proceeds from sales of the ATM Offering to redeem a number of shares of its Series F Preferred Stock. As of June 30, 2025, the Company has not issued any shares under the ATM Offering.
Treasury Stock
During
the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company paid $
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Note 15 – Common Stock Options and Warrants
Merger Options
On May 3, 2023, the Company completed its merger with Prairie LLC, pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 3, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Creek Road Merger Sub, LLC (“Merger Sub”), and Prairie LLC, pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub merged with and into Prairie LLC, with Prairie LLC surviving and continuing to exist as a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). Upon consummation of the Merger, the Company changed its name from “Creek Road Miners, Inc.” to “Prairie Operating Co.”
On
August 31, 2022, Prairie LLC entered into agreements with its members whereby each member was provided non–compensatory options
to purchase a
On
May 3, 2023, prior to the closing of the Merger, Prairie LLC entered into a non–compensatory option purchase agreement with its
members, Bristol Capital, LLC (“Bristol Capital”), which manages Bristol Investment described above, and BOKA Energy LP (“BOKA”),
a third–party investor, pursuant to which Bristol Capital and BOKA purchased non–compensatory options for $
Upon the Merger, the Company converted the non–compensatory options to purchase the outstanding and unexercised membership interests of Prairie LLC, as of immediately prior to the Merger, into options to acquire an aggregate of shares of Common Stock for an exercise price of $ per share (the “Merger Options”), which are only exercisable if the production hurdles noted above are achieved. The Company achieved all of these production milestones upon the closing of the Bayswater Acquisition on March 26, 2025; as such, all of the Merger Options are now exercisable.
Subsequent to the Merger, the Company entered into amended and restated non–compensatory option agreements (the “Option Agreements”) with each of Gary C. Hanna, Edward Kovalik, Bristol Capital, and BOKA. An aggregate of Merger Options are subject to be transferred to the Series D PIPE Investors, based on their then-percentage ownership of the Series D Preferred Stock to the aggregate Series D Preferred Stock outstanding and held by all Series D PIPE Investors as of the May 3, 2023, if the Company does not meet certain performance metrics by May 3, 2026.
On
August 30, 2023, the Company, Gary C. Hanna, Edward Kovalik, Bristol Capital, and Georgina Asset Management entered into a non–compensatory
option purchase agreement, pursuant to which Georgina Asset Management agreed to purchase, and each of the sellers agreed to sell to
Georgina Asset Management, the Merger Options to acquire an aggregate of shares of Common Stock, for an exercise price of $
per share for an aggregate purchase price of $
On September 30, 2024, the Company, BOKA, Rose Hill Holdings Limited (“Rose Hill”), Anchorman Holdings Inc. (“Anchorman”), and Blackstem Forest, LLC (“Blackstem” and, together with Rose Hill and Anchorman, the “Option Purchasers”) entered into a non-compensatory option purchase agreement, pursuant to which each of the Option Purchasers agreed to purchase, and BOKA agreed to sell to the Option Purchasers, Merger Options to acquire an aggregate of shares of Common Stock, for an exercise price of $ per share. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the transfer of the Merger Options and the terms of the Option Agreements were not amended, modified, or changed in any way in connection with the transfers.
On
March 31, 2025, Bristol Capital paid $
Legacy Warrants
Upon
the Merger, the Company assumed warrants to purchase
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Series D PIPE Warrants
The
Series D PIPE Warrants, upon issuance, provided the warrant holders with the right to purchase an aggregate of
On
April 8, 2024, the Company entered into an Amendment and Waiver of Exercise Limitations Letter Agreement (the “Letter Agreement”)
with Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd. (“Bristol Investment”) to amend certain terms of the Series D A Warrants and Series D
B Warrants held by Bristol Investment. Each of the Series D PIPE Warrants held by Bristol Investment is subject to a limitation on exercise
if as a result of such exercise or conversion,
Series D A Warrants were exercised during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 or 2024. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31,
2024, Series D A Warrants providing the right to purchase
During
the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, Series D B Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock were exercised for total
proceeds to the Company of $
Series E PIPE Warrants
The
Series E PIPE Warrants provide the warrant holders with the right to purchase
As
of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, Series E A Warrants providing the right to purchase
During
the year ended December 31, 2024, all of the Series E B Warrants were exercised, resulting in the issuance of shares of Common
Stock, for total proceeds to the Company of $
Exok Warrants
Upon
closing of the Merger, the Company consummated the purchase of oil and gas leases from Exok, Inc. (“Exok”), including
all of Exok’s right, title, and interest in, to and under certain undeveloped oil and gas leases located in Weld County,
Colorado, together with certain other associated assets, data, and records, for $
Subordinated Note Warrants
As
discussed in Note 10 – Debt above, pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Note, the Company issued the Subordinated Note
Warrants to purchase up to shares of Common Stock to the Noteholders. Upon vesting, the Subordinated Note Warrants will be
exercisable at any time until September 30, 2029, at an exercise price of $
The
Company has determined that the Subordinated Note Warrants should be accounted for as a liability pursuant to ASC 480. In accordance
with ASC 815, the Company recorded the Subordinated Note Warrants at fair value and will remeasure the fair value each reporting period
with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of the Subordinated Note
Warrants is $
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As
of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, Subordinated Note Warrants providing the right to purchase
Series F Preferred Stock Warrants
As
discussed in Note 13 – Mezzanine Equity above pursuant to
If issued, the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants would be immediately exercisable and would expire on the fifth anniversary of the Original Issuance Date. The Series F Preferred Stock Warrants would have an initial exercise price per share equal to 110% of the average of the 10 daily per share volume-weighted average prices of the Common Stock during the 10 trading days prior to the Original Issuance Date. The exercise price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting the Common Stock and also upon any distributions of assets, including cash, stock or other property to the Company’s stockholders.
The
Company has determined that the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants are not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock because
the potential number of common shares to be issued upon the exercise of such warrants will vary based on the amount of Series F Preferred
Stock outstanding on March 26, 2026. As such, the Company has determined that the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants should be accounted
for as liabilities pursuant to ASC 480. In accordance with ASC 815, the Company has recorded the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants at
fair value and will remeasure the fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. As of June 30,
2025, the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants was $
Incentive Award Plan
The Company’s long–term incentive plan for employees, directors, consultants, and other service providers (as amended and restated effective as of September 5, 2024, and as may be further amended from time to time, the “LTIP”) provides for the grant of all or any of the following types of equity–based awards: (i) incentive stock options qualified as such under U.S. federal income tax laws; (ii) stock options that do not qualify as incentive stock options; (iii) stock appreciation rights; (iv) restricted stock awards; (v) restricted stock units (“RSUs”), which may also include performance stock awards (“PSUs”); (vi) stock awards; (vii) dividend equivalents; (viii) other stock–based awards; (ix) cash awards; and (x) substitute awards. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company received shareholder approval to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the LTIP, resulting in the reservation of total shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to awards under the LTIP. As of June 30, 2025, shares are available for grant under the LTIP.
Stock–Based Compensation
The Company’s stock–based compensation awards are classified as either equity awards or liability awards in accordance with GAAP. The fair value of an equity–classified award is determined at the grant date and is amortized to general and administrative expense on a graded attribution basis over the vesting period of the award. The Company accounts for forfeitures of stock–based compensation awards as they occur. The fair value of a liability–classified award is determined on a quarterly basis beginning at the grant date until final vesting. Changes in the fair value of liability–classified awards are recorded to general and administrative expense over the vesting period of the award.
RSUs and PSUs granted under the LTIP can immediately vest (A) upon a termination due to (i) death, (ii) disability, or (iii) retirement, in the case of employee awards, or (B) in connection with a change in control; provided that for employee RSU or PSU awards, such accelerated vesting upon a change in control only applies to the extent no provision is made in connection with a change in control for the assumption of awards previously granted or there is no substitution of such awards for new awards. To the extent an employee’s RSU or PSU award is assumed or substituted in connection with the change in control, if a participant is terminated by the Company without “cause” or the employee terminates for “good reason” (each as defined in the applicable award agreement), then each RSU or PSU award will become fully vested.
Equity–Classified Restricted Stock Units
The Company has granted RSUs to employees which primarily vest ratably over a three-year period beginning on the date the award is granted, subject to the employees’ continued service through each applicable vesting date. The Company has also granted RSUs to directors and advisors which primarily vest one year following the grant date, subject to the director’s or advisor’s continued service through the vesting date. The fair values of these RSU awards are based on the price of the Company’s Common Stock as of each relevant grant date.
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The following table presents the Company’s equity–classified RSU activity for the six months ended June 30, 2025:
Schedule of Restricted Stock Units
| Number of RSUs | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||||
| Unvested units as of December 31, 2024 | $ | |||||||
| Vested | ( | ) | $ | |||||
| Forfeitures | ( | ) | $ | |||||
| Unvested units as of June 30, 2025 | $ | |||||||
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recognized stock–based compensation costs of $1.3 million and $ million, respectively, related to its equity–classified RSUs. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized stock–based compensation costs of $ million and $ million, respectively, related to its equity–classified RSUs.
As of June 30, 2025, there was $ million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to the Company’s unvested equity–classified RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted–average period of years.
Equity–Classified Performance Stock Units
In September 2024, the Company granted PSUs to certain of its employees. The PSUs vest and become earned upon the achievement of certain performance goals based on the Company’s relative total shareholder return as compared to the performance peer group during the performance period, in each case, at the end of a three-year performance period, and generally subject to the employees continued service throughout the performance period. Per the PSU agreements, these awards can be settled in either stock or cash, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”); however, unless the Committee determines otherwise, these PSUs will be settled in stock; therefore, the Company classified these PSUs as equity awards. The number of shares of Common Stock that a holder of the PSUs earns at the end of the performance period may range from 0% to 200% of the target number of PSUs granted, as determined by the Company’s total shareholder return relative to a group of peers over the performance period, which represents a market condition per ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. The fair value of these PSUs awards is determined by a third party using a Monte Carlo simulation model as of the grant date.
Schedule of Restricted Stock Units
| Number of PSUs | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||||
| Unvested units as of December 31, 2024 | $ | |||||||
| Vested | ) | $ | ||||||
| Forfeitures | ( | ) | $ | |||||
| Unvested units as of June 30, 2025 | $ | |||||||
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recognized stock–based compensation costs of $ million and $ million, respectively, related to its equity–classified PSUs. During each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized stock–based compensation costs of $ million related to its equity–classified PSUs.
As of June 30, 2025, there was $ million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to the Company’s unvested equity–classified PSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted–average period of years.
Liability–Classified Restricted Stock Units
The following table presents the Company’s liability–classified RSU activity for the six months ended June 30, 2025:
Schedule of Restricted Stock Units
| Number of RSUs | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||||
| Unvested units as of December 31, 2024 | $ | |||||||
| Forfeitures | ( | ) | $ | |||||
| Unvested units as of June 30, 2025 | $ | |||||||
All of the liability-classified RSUs will vest early in the third quarter of 2025.
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The Company’s Series D Preferred Stock, unvested RSUs, and unvested PSUs are considered participating securities, as such, basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated using the two–class method, which proportionally allocates net income (loss) attributable to Prairie Operating Co. common stockholders between the Common Stock and the participating securities on an “as–converted” basis. However, the Series D Preferred Stock, RSU, and PSU holders do not have a contractual obligation to share in the Company’s losses, therefore, in periods of a net loss, no portion of such losses are allocated to the participating securities.
The following table presents the calculations of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the periods presented:
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Prairie Operating Co. common stockholders | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) allocated to participating securities | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Prairie Operating Co. common stockholders– basic | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding – basic | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings (loss) per share | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | ||||||
| Diluted: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Prairie Operating Co. common stockholders – basic | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | ||||||
Adjustment for Series F Preferred Stock dividends due to assumption all shares are converted |
( |
) | ||||||||||||||
| Reallocated undistributed earnings for participating securities | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Prairie Operating Co. common stockholders– diluted | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding – basic | ||||||||||||||||
| Effects of dilutive securities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Series D Preferred Stock | ||||||||||||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Effects of dilutive securities (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted | ||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | ||||||
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The following table presents the potentially dilutive securities which were not included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share for the periods presented because their inclusion would be anti–dilutive:
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Anti-dilutive securities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Merger Options (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock and performance stock units (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Common stock warrants (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Series D Preferred Stock | ||||||||||||||||
| Series E Preferred Stock | ||||||||||||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| Anti-dilutive securities: | ||||||||||||||||
| (1) | |
| (2) | |
| (3) | |
| (4) |
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Note 18 – Related Party Transactions
Common Stock Options. As described in Note 15 – Common Stock Options and Warrants, upon consummation of the Merger, the Company entered into Option Agreements with each of Gary C. Hanna, Edward Kovalik, Paul L. Kessler, who is a former Director of the Company, and BOKA. Erik Thoresen, a director of the Company, is affiliated with BOKA.
On August 30, 2023, the Company, Gary C. Hanna, Edward Kovalik, Bristol Capital, and Georgina Asset Management entered into a non–compensatory option purchase agreement, pursuant to which Georgina Asset Management agreed to purchase, and each of the sellers agreed to sell to Georgina Asset Management, non–compensatory options to acquire an aggregate of shares of Common Stock for the option purchase. In December 2023, Mr. Hanna assigned all of his remaining options to Gracemont Enterprises LP, an entity controlled by Mr. Hanna. In January 2024, Georgina Asset Management transferred its options to Westwood pursuant to an assignment. In September 2024, Mr. Kovalik assigned all of his remaining options to Blue Trail Partners, LLC, an entity controlled by Mr. Kovalik.
On September 30, 2024, the Company, BOKA, Rose Hill, Anchorman, and Blackstem entered into a non-compensatory option purchase agreement, pursuant to which each of the Option Purchasers agreed to purchase, and BOKA agreed to sell to the Option Purchasers, Merger Options to acquire an aggregate of shares of Common Stock, for an exercise price of $ per share. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the transfer of the Merger Options and the terms of the Option Agreements were not amended or modified in any way in connection with the transfers. Refer to Note 15 – Common Stock Options and Warrants for a further discussion of these options.
Series
D PIPE. As described in Note 14 – Stockholders’ Equity, Bristol Investment, an entity affiliated with Paul L.
Kessler, who is a former Director of the Company, purchased $
Series
E PIPE. As described in Note 15 – Common Stock Options and Warrants, to fund the Second Exok Asset Purchase, the Company
entered into a securities purchase agreement with the Series E PIPE Investor, the O’Neill Trust, on August 15, 2023, pursuant to
which the Series E PIPE Investor agreed to purchase, and the Company agreed to sell to the Series E PIPE Investor, for an aggregate of
$
Consent
and Agreement. On August 15, 2024,
In
connection with the increase to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation Ceiling, the O’Neill Trust agreed pursuant to the Consent and
Agreement that (i) until its remaining Series D Preferred Stock, Series D PIPE Warrants, and Series E PIPE Warrants are exercised or
converted, as applicable, it will not acquire any other shares of Common Stock of the Company, and (ii) for a period of ten years following
the date of the Consent and Agreement, it will not, directly or indirectly, acquire by means of public equity trading markets, any Common
Stock or other securities with underlying Common Stock, to the extent the O’Neill Trust would beneficially own the voting, investment
or economic control over
The
O’Neill Trust further agreed that if at any time it beneficially owns, or exercises control over, shares of Common Stock with voting
rights that exceed
Subordinated
Promissory Note and Subordinated Note Warrants. As described in Note 10 – Debt, on September 30, 2024, the Company
issued the Subordinated Note in a principal amount of $
Note 19 – Subsequent Events
Edge Acquisition
On
July 2, 2025, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets from Edge Energy II LLC (“Edge Energy”)
for a total purchase price of $
Third Exok Asset Purchase
On August 8, 2025, the Company completed the third portion of the
original Exok Asset Purchase and acquired approximately
Bayswater Acquisition Final Settlement
On July 25, 2025, the Company received the final settlement statement from Bayswater, which will be reflected in the third quarter financial statements. Refer to Note 3 – Acquisitions for a full discussion of the Bayswater Acquisition.
Series F Preferred Conversions
Throughout July 2025, the Series F Preferred Stockholder converted shares of Series F Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock using the Alternative Conversion. Refer to Note 13 – Mezzanine Equity for a full discussion of the Series F Preferred Stock.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes to those financial statements that are included elsewhere in this report, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes and the related “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results or Operations” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Additionally, refer to “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements” at the beginning of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as otherwise indicated or required by the context, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or similar terms refer to Prairie Operating Co.
Overview
We are an independent oil and gas company focused on the acquisition and development of crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs. Our assets and operations are strategically located in the oil region of rural Weld County, Colorado, within the DJ Basin. We believe that the DJ Basin is one of the premier resource plays in the U.S., as Weld County boasts some of the lowest break-even prices in the U.S., and has a long production history which has proven and consistent results. The productivity of this resource is demonstrated by the integral role that Weld County holds in Colorado’s energy economy, having produced approximately 85% of Colorado’s oil production to date.
As of June 30, 2025, our assets included approximately 50,000 net leasehold acres in, on and under approximately 70,000 gross acres. We strive to deliver energy in an environmentally efficient manner by deploying next-generation technology and techniques. In addition to growing production through our drilling operations, we intend to continue growing our business through accretive acquisitions, such as the NRO Acquisition, which closed in October 2024, and the Bayswater Acquisition, which closed in March 2025, focusing on assets with the following criteria: (i) producing reserves, with opportunities to add accretive, undeveloped bolt–on acreage; (ii) ample, high rate–of–return inventory of drilling locations that can be developed with cash flow reinvestment; (iii) strong well–level economics; (iv) liquids–rich assets; and (v) accretive valuation.
Recent Developments
Bayswater Acquisition and Funding Transactions
On February 6, 2025, we and certain of our subsidiaries entered into the Bayswater PSA with Bayswater, pursuant to which we and certain of our subsidiaries agreed to acquire the Bayswater Assets from Bayswater for a purchase price of $602.8 million, subject to certain closing price adjustments.
On March 26, 2025, we amended and restated our Credit Facility Agreement. The Credit Facility is scheduled to mature on March 26, 2029, and the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement provides for a maximum credit commitment of $1.0 billion under the Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2025, the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement had a borrowing base of $475.0 million and an aggregate elected commitment of $475.0 million. Further, on March 26, 2025, we issued Common Stock in a public offering, resulting in proceeds of $41.4 million, net of $2.4 million of underwriting discounts and commissions, and issued the Series F Preferred Stock, resulting in approximately $137.2 million of net proceeds, after deducting the advisor fees and offering expenses.
We closed the Bayswater Acquisition on March 26, 2025, paying approximately $482.5 million in cash to Bayswater, $15.0 million of which was deposited in escrow pending the completion of the Additional Working Interest Acquisition, which Bayswater acquired and assigned to us on April 11, 2025, and issuing 3,656,099 shares of our Common Stock to Bayswater. We funded the cash portion of the Bayswater Purchase Price with cash on hand, the proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock and the issuance of the Series F Preferred and borrowings under our Credit Facility. On June 6, 2025, we received an interim settlement payment from Bayswater of $30.7 million, $16.1 million of which related to the time period between the post effective date to the close date of the acquisition, which resulted in a decrease to the purchase price. Refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources - Significant Sources of Liquidity below for a further discussion of issuance of the Series F Preferred Stock and Credit Facility.
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Drilling and Completion Activities
On April 1, 2025, we launched the development program at our Rusch pad development in Weld County, which consists of 11 two-mile lateral wells. As of June 30, 2025, drilling operations have been completed at the Rusch pad and completion operations are underway. We anticipate initial production to come online in the third quarter of 2025.
On April 28, 2025, we announced our plan to begin completions on nine previously drilled but uncompleted wells acquired in the recent Bayswater Acquisition. Completion activities at the Opal Coalbank pad began in May 2025, and the wells came online mid-July 2025.
On June 1, 2025, after we completed drilling at our Rusch pad, we moved the drilling rig to our Noble pad development in Weld County, which consists of 7 wells. As of July 1, 2025, drilling operations have been completed at the Noble pad and initial production from the Noble pad is expected to come online late in the third quarter of 2025.
Edge Acquisition
On July 2, 2025, we entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets from Edge Energy for a purchase price of $12.5 million. The Edge Acquisition consists of 47 operated and non-operated wells on approximately 11,000 net acres. We expect to close the Edge Acquisition in the third quarter and plan to fund the closing by borrowing on our Credit Facility. Additionally, the Edge Acquisition assets include the fully permitted Simpson pad, which we expect to begin developing in August 2025, as well as 7 other fully permitted locations.
Third Exok Asset Purchase
On August 8, 2025, we completed the third portion of the original Exok Asset Purchase and acquired approximately 5,500 net acres from Exok for $1.3 million.
At-the-Market Offering
On June 20, 2025, we entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Truist Securities, Inc., as managers. Pursuant to the agreement, we have the option to sell shares of Common Stock up to an aggregate offering price of $75.0 million through the Managers. The Common Shares sold under the ATM Offering, if any, will be made under our Registration Statement on Form S-3 which was declared effective on May 2, 2025.
We anticipate the net proceeds from the ATM Offering will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, advancing our development and drilling program, repayment of existing indebtedness, or financing potential acquisition opportunities. As of June 30, 2025, we have not issued any shares under the ATM Offering.
Factors Affecting the Comparability of Financial Results
Commodity Prices
Since oil, natural gas, and NGL prices are the most significant factors impacting our results of operations, continued price variations can have a material impact on our financial results and capital expenditures. In an effort to reduce the impact of price volatility, and in compliance with requirements under our Amended & Restated Credit Agreement, we enter into derivative contracts to economically hedge a portion of our estimated production from our proved, developed, producing oil and natural gas properties against adverse fluctuations in commodity prices. By doing so, we believe we can mitigate, but not eliminate, the potential negative effects of decreases in oil, natural gas, and NGL prices on our cash flows from operations. However, our hedging activity could reduce our ability to benefit from increases in oil, natural gas, and NGL prices. Further, we could sustain losses to the extent our oil, natural gas, and NGL derivative contract prices are lower than market prices and, conversely, we could recognize gains to the extent our oil, natural gas, and NGL derivative contract prices are higher than market prices. Refer to Results of Operations - Other income and expenses below for a discussion of our recognized gains or losses on derivative contracts.
As of June 30, 2025, we had the following outstanding crude oil, natural gas, and NGL derivative contracts in place, which settle monthly and are indexed to NYMEX West Texas Intermediate, NYMEX Henry Hub, and Mount Belvieu OPIS, respectively:
| Settling July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 | Settling January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 | Settling January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027 | Settling January 1, 2028 through December 31, 2028 | |||||||||||||
| Crude Oil Swaps: | ||||||||||||||||
| Notional volume (Bbls) | 1,542,652 | 2,241,616 | 1,592,503 | 471,907 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average price ($/Bbl) | $ | 68.04 | $ | 64.42 | $ | 64.16 | $ | 63.47 | ||||||||
| Natural Gas Swaps: | ||||||||||||||||
| Notional volume (MMBtus) | 6,285,244 | 11,413,134 | 9,874,626 | 4,406,357 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average price ($/MMBtu) | $ | 4.30 | $ | 4.08 | $ | 4.07 | $ | 4.00 | ||||||||
| Ethane Swaps: | ||||||||||||||||
| Notional volume (Bbls) | 178,406 | 288,956 | 232,375 | 51,809 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average price ($/Bbl) | $ | 11.91 | $ | 11.54 | $ | 11.05 | $ | 11.28 | ||||||||
| Propane Swaps: | ||||||||||||||||
| Notional volume (Bbls) | 310,017 | 509,724 | 417,744 | 94,220 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average price ($/Bbl) | $ | 28.74 | $ | 26.36 | $ | 26.51 | $ | 26.00 | ||||||||
| Iso Butane Swaps: | ||||||||||||||||
| Notional volume (Bbls) | 39,012 | 63,185 | 50,812 | 11,328 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average price ($/Bbl) | $ | 35.62 | $ | 33.92 | $ | 30.22 | $ | 29.63 | ||||||||
| Normal Butane Swaps: | ||||||||||||||||
| Notional volume (Bbls) | 107,931 | 174,809 | 140,580 | 31,343 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average price ($/Bbl) | $ | 38.32 | $ | 35.24 | $ | 31.37 | $ | 30.37 | ||||||||
| Pentane Plus Swaps: | ||||||||||||||||
| Notional volume (Bbls) | 80,461 | 130,321 | 104,802 | 23,366 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average price ($/Bbl) | $ | 46.17 | $ | 53.05 | $ | 52.40 | $ | 52.49 | ||||||||
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Bayswater Acquisition
As discussed above, we closed the Bayswater Acquisition on March 26, 2025, for total cash consideration $482.5 million, $15.0 million of which was deposited in escrow pending the completion of the Additional Working Interest Acquisition, which Bayswater acquired and assigned to us on April 11, 2025, and we issued the Equity Consideration to Bayswater. On June 6, 2025, we received an interim settlement payment from Bayswater of $30.7 million, $16.1 million of which related to the time period between the post effective date to the close date of the acquisition, resulting in a decrease in the purchase price.
NRO Acquisition
As discussed above, on January 11, 2024, we entered into the NRO Agreement to acquire the Central Weld Assets, located in the DJ Basin in Weld County, Colorado for total consideration of $94.5 million, subject to certain closing price adjustments and other customary closing conditions. Pursuant to the NRO Agreement, we deposited $9.0 million of the NRO Purchase Price into an escrow account on January 11, 2024. On August 15, 2024, we and NRO agreed to amend certain terms of the NRO Agreement, pursuant to which total consideration of the NRO Acquisition was reduced to $84.5 million in cash, subject to certain closing price adjustments and other customary closing conditions. Additionally on August 15, 2024, $6.0 million of the Deposit was released to NRO and the remaining $3.0 million was returned to us.
On October 1, 2024, we closed the NRO Acquisition and paid $49.6 million to NRO in cash, using cash on hand, the proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock, and a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Convertible Note. We completed the final settlement with NRO in December 2024, which resulted in a final purchase price of $55.5 million.
Crypto Sale
As previously discussed, we acquired our cryptocurrency mining operations in May 2023, concurrent with the Merger. On January 23, 2024, we sold all of our Mining Equipment for consideration consisting of (i) $1.0 million in cash and (ii) $1.0 million in deferred cash payments, to be paid out of (a) 20% of the monthly net revenues received by the buyer associated with or otherwise attributable to the Mining Equipment until the aggregate amount of such payments equals $250,000 and (b) thereafter, 50% of the monthly net revenues received by the buyer associated with or otherwise attributable to the Mining Equipment until the aggregate amount of such payments equals the Deferred Purchase Price, plus accrued interest. As of June 30, 2025, we have received $0.5 million of the Deferred Purchase Price.
Results of Operations
Revenue, Production, and Average Realized Price
The following table presents the components of our revenue, production, and average realized sales price for the periods indicated:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 (1) | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Crude oil sales | $ | 57,941 | $ | — | $ | 68,729 | $ | — | ||||||||
| Natural gas sales | 6,084 | — | 6,533 | — | ||||||||||||
| NGL sales | 4,075 | — | 5,653 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 68,100 | $ | — | $ | 80,915 | $ | — | ||||||||
| Production: | ||||||||||||||||
| Oil (MBbls) | 883 | — | 1,043 | — | ||||||||||||
| Natural gas (MMcf) | 3,388 | — | 3,825 | — | ||||||||||||
| NGL (MBbls) | 469 | — | 530 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total production (MBoe) (2) | 1,916 | — | 2,211 | — | ||||||||||||
| Average sales volumes per day (Boe/d) | 21,052 | — | 12,213 | — | ||||||||||||
| Average sales price (excluding effects of derivatives): | ||||||||||||||||
| Oil (per MBbl) | $ | 65.66 | $ | — | $ | 65.87 | $ | — | ||||||||
| Natural gas (per MMcf) | $ | 1.80 | $ | — | $ | 1.71 | $ | — | ||||||||
| NGL (per MBbl) | $ | 8.70 | $ | — | $ | 10.67 | $ | — | ||||||||
| Average price (per MBoe) | $ | 35.55 | $ | — | $ | 36.60 | $ | — | ||||||||
| Average sales price (including effects of derivatives) (3): | ||||||||||||||||
| Oil (per MBbl) | $ | 70.36 | $ | — | $ | 69.35 | $ | — | ||||||||
| Natural gas (per MMcf) | $ | 2.16 | $ | — | $ | 1.96 | $ | — | ||||||||
| NGL (per MBbl) | $ | 7.78 | $ | — | $ | 9.86 | $ | — | ||||||||
| Average price (per MBoe) | $ | 38.13 | $ | — | $ | 38.49 | $ | — | ||||||||
| (1) | Total revenues and production for the six months ended June 30, 2025, include revenue and production volumes from the assets acquired from Bayswater beginning on March 26, 2025, the closing date of the acquisition, through June 30, 2025. |
| (2) | MBoe is calculated using six MMcf of natural gas equivalent to one MBbl of oil. |
| (3) | Inclusive of settlements for volumes in excess of the total production during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. |
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For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the majority of our total production and revenues were attributable to properties acquired in the Bayswater Acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2025. As such, our production and revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2025 include the production and resulting revenue from the Bayswater Acquisition from March 26, 2025 through June 30, 2025. Additionally, we did not have any production or revenue prior to the NRO Acquisition, which closed in October 2024.
Operating expenses
The following table presents the components of our operating expenses for the periods indicated:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per Boe amounts) | ||||||||||||||||
| Lease operating expenses | $ | 11,348 | $ | — | $ | 13,361 | $ | — | ||||||||
| Gathering, transportation, and processing | 2,234 | — | 2,367 | — | ||||||||||||
| Ad valorem and production taxes | 6,416 | — | 7,374 | — | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | 12,199 | — | 14,315 | — | ||||||||||||
| Accretion of asset retirement obligation | 66 | — | 71 | — | ||||||||||||
| Exploration expenses | 458 | 57 | 745 | 498 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 16,443 | 8,512 | 21,995 | 16,115 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 49,164 | $ | 8,569 | $ | 60,228 | $ | 16,613 | ||||||||
| Operating expenses per Boe: | ||||||||||||||||
| Lease operating expenses | $ | 5.92 | NM | $ | 6.04 | NM | ||||||||||
| Gathering, transportation, and processing | 1.17 | NM | 1.07 | NM | ||||||||||||
| Ad valorem and production taxes | 3.35 | NM | 3.34 | NM | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | 6.37 | NM | 6.48 | NM | ||||||||||||
| Accretion of asset retirement obligation | 0.03 | NM | 0.03 | NM | ||||||||||||
| Exploration expenses | 0.24 | NM | 0.34 | NM | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 8.58 | NM | 9.95 | NM | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 25.66 | NM | $ | 27.25 | NM | ||||||||||
NM: A per Boe calculation is not meaningful due to a zero-value denominator.
Lease operating expenses. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, lease operating expenses (“LOE”) increased $11.3 million and $13.4 million, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2024. These increases in LOE were primarily driven by increased production as a result of our Bayswater Acquisition and NRO Acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2025 and October 1, 2024, respectively. We did not incur any LOE prior to the closing of the NRO Acquisition on October 1, 2024.
Gathering, transportation, and processing expenses. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, gathering, transportation, and processing expenses increased $2.2 million and $2.4 million, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2024. These increases were mostly attributable to increased production driven by our Bayswater Acquisition and NRO Acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2025 and October 1, 2024, respectively. We did not incur any gathering, transportation, and processing expenses prior to the closing of the NRO Acquisition on October 1, 2024.
Ad valorem and production taxes. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, ad valorem and production taxes increased $6.4 million and $7.4 million, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2024. These increases in ad valorem and production taxes were mostly driven by increased production as a result of our Bayswater Acquisition and NRO Acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2025 and October 1, 2024, respectively. We did not incur any ad valorem and production taxes prior to the closing of the NRO Acquisition on October 1, 2024.
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, depreciation, depletion, and amortization (“DD&A”) expenses increased $12.2 million and $14.3 million, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2024. These increases in DD&A were largely attributable to increased production as a result of our Bayswater Acquisition and NRO Acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2025 and October 1, 2024, respectively. We did not recognize any DD&A related to oil and natural gas properties prior to the closing of the NRO Acquisition on October 1, 2024.
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Exploration expenses. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 exploration expenses increased $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2024, primarily driven by increased seismic costs incurred during the period.
General and administrative expenses. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, general and administrative expenses increased $7.9 million compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024. This increase was partially driven by a $2.9 million increase in non-cash stock–based compensation and employee and benefit expenses and a $2.0 million increase in investor relations costs. Additionally, we incurred $1.1 million incremental professional services costs during the period, a portion of which relates to the transaction agreement service costs associated with the Bayswater Acquisition. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, general and administrative expenses increased $5.9 million compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024. This increase was partially driven by a $1.7 million increase in non-cash stock–based compensation and employee and benefit expenses and a $1.4 million increase in professional services costs, a portion of which relates to the transaction agreement service costs associated with the Bayswater Acquisition.
Other income (expenses)
The following table presents the components of our other income (expenses) for the periods indicated:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | (9,124 | ) | $ | — | $ | (10,502 | ) | $ | — | ||||||
| Realized gain on derivatives | 4,944 | — | 4,162 | — | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on derivatives | 23,206 | — | 23,090 | — | ||||||||||||
| Loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants | (2,373 | ) | — | (4,537 | ) | — | ||||||||||
| Interest income and other | 94 | 55 | 166 | 107 | ||||||||||||
| Other income (expenses) | $ | 16,747 | $ | 55 | $ | 12,379 | $ | 107 | ||||||||
Interest expense. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, interest expense increased $9.1 million and $10.5 million compared to the same periods of 2024, respectively, mostly driven by interest on the Credit Facility incurred during the periods. Refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources - Significant Sources of Liquidity below for a further discussion of the Credit Facility.
Realized gain on derivatives. For the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the realized gain on derivatives was $4.9 million and $4.2 million, respectively, driven by favorable changes in cash settlements during the period. We did not have any outstanding derivative contracts during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024; therefore, we did not recognize any realized gain or loss on derivatives for the period. Refer to Factors Affecting the Comparability of Financial Results – Commodity Prices above for a further discussion of our derivative contracts.
Unrealized gain on derivatives. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the unrealized gain on derivatives was $23.2 million and $23.1 million, respectively, driven by favorable changes in the fair value of our open derivative contracts as of June 30, 2025. We did not have any outstanding derivative contracts during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024; therefore, we did not recognize any unrealized gain or loss on derivatives for the period. Refer to Factors Affecting the Comparability of Financial Results – Commodity Prices above for a further discussion of our derivative contracts.
Loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants. We have several financial instruments that are or were previously valued at fair value on a recurring basis; therefore, we recognize the changes in fair value at each remeasurement period as a loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants on our consolidated statements of operations for the period. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants reflects a loss on fair value of $21.6 million for the Series F Preferred Stock warrants, partially offset with gains on fair value of $18.1 million for the Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives and $1.1 million for the Subordinated Note. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants reflects losses on fair value of $21.6 million for the Series F Preferred warrants, $5.5 million for the Senior Convertible Note, and $0.1 million for the Subordinated Note which were partially offset by gains on fair value of $18.2 million for the Series F Preferred embedded derivatives, $3.6 million for the Subordinated Note Warrants, and $0.8 million for the SEPA recognized during the period. Refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources - Significant Sources of Liquidity below for a further discussion of the SEPA, the Senior Convertible Note, the Subordinated Note, and the Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives.
Discontinued operations
The following table presents the components of our net loss from discontinued operations for the periods indicated:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Cryptocurrency mining revenue | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 193 | ||||||||
| Cryptocurrency mining costs | — | — | — | (55 | ) | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | — | — | — | (102 | ) | |||||||||||
| Loss from sale of cryptocurrency mining equipment | — | — | — | (1,081 | ) | |||||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes | — | — | — | (1,045 | ) | |||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Net loss from discontinued operations | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,045 | ) | |||||||
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For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the net loss from discontinued operations decreased $1.0 million compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024. As discussed above, we completed the Crypto Sale in January 2024; therefore, we only had cryptocurrency mining revenue or related expenses during a portion of the six months ended June 30, 2024. However, we recognized a $1.1 million loss on the sale of cryptocurrency mining equipment. Refer to Factors Affecting the Comparability of Financial Results – Crypto Sale above for a further discussion of the Crypto Sale.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is used by management to evaluate the performance of our business, make operational decisions, and assess our ability to generate cashflows. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA provides investors with helpful information to better understand the underlying performance trends of our business, facilitate period-to-period comparisons, and assess the company’s operating results.
Adjusted EBITDA is derived from net income (loss) from continuing operations and is adjusted for income tax expense, depreciation, depletion, and amortization, accretion of asset retirement obligations, non-cash stock-based compensation, interest expense (income), net, non-cash loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants, and unrealized gain on derivatives, all as applicable. We adjust net income (loss) from continuing operations for the items listed above to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially between periods and companies within our industry depending upon accounting methods, book values of assets, capital structures, and the method by which assets were acquired. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, including that it excludes certain items that affect our reported financial results. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income calculated in accordance with GAAP or as an indicator of our operating performance or liquidity. Additionally, our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
The following table presents the reconciliation of Net income (loss) from continuing operations to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 (1) | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | 35,683 | $ | (8,514 | ) | $ | 33,066 | $ | (17,550 | ) | ||||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | 12,199 | — | 14,315 | — | ||||||||||||
| Accretion of asset retirement obligations | 66 | — | 71 | — | ||||||||||||
| Non-cash stock-based compensation | 2,419 | 1,511 | 3,786 | 3,626 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense (income), net | 9,030 | (55 | ) | 10,336 | 52 | |||||||||||
| Non-cash loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants (2) | 2,373 | — | 4,537 | — | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on derivatives | (23,206 | ) | — | (23,090 | ) | — | ||||||||||
| Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 38,564 | $ | (7,058 | ) | $ | 43,021 | $ | (13,872 | ) | ||||||
| (1) | Net income (loss) from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2025 includes revenue and related expenses attributable to the assets acquired from Bayswater beginning on March 26, 2025, the closing date of the acquisition, through June 30, 2025. |
| (2) | Reflects the changes in the fair values of the financial instruments for which we have elected to value at fair value on a recurring basis and the Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives. Refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources - Significant Sources of Liquidity below for a further discussion. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Our E&P activities will require us to make significant operating and capital expenditures. In 2024, our primary sources of liquidity were proceeds from the issuances of Common Stock, the Senior Convertible Note, and the Subordinated Note, which were primarily used to fund the NRO Acquisition in October 2024. Additionally, in December 2024, our Form S-3 registration statement became effective, and we entered into a reserve-based Credit Facility with Citi.
Additionally, as discussed above, on March 26, 2025, we amended and restated our Credit Facility, which now has a maximum credit commitment of $1.0 billion and is scheduled to mature on March 26, 2029. As of June 30, 2025, the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement had a borrowing base of $475.0 million and an aggregate elected commitment of $475.0 million. Further, we issued Common Stock in a public offering, resulting in proceeds of $41.4 million, net of $2.4 million of underwriting discounts and commissions and issued the Series F Preferred Stock, resulting in approximately $137.2 million of net proceeds, after deducting the advisor fees and offering expenses. We used cash on hand, the proceeds from the Common Stock and Series F Preferred Stock issuances, and borrowings under the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement to close the Bayswater Acquisition on March 26, 2025. At the closing of the Bayswater Acquisition, we paid Bayswater approximately $482.5 million in cash, $15.0 million of which was deposited in escrow pending the Additional Working Interest Acquisition, which Bayswater acquired and assigned to us on April 11, 2025, and issued 3,656,099 shares of Common Stock to Bayswater.
Additionally, on June 20, 2025, we entered into the ATM Offering, which allows us to sell shares of our Common Stock up to an aggregate offering price of $75.0 million through the Managers. Sales of the shares of Common Stock sold under the ATM Offering, if any, will be made under our Registration Statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective by the SEC on May 2, 2025. As of June 30, 2025, we have not issued any shares under the ATM Offering.
Management expects that our cash balance, expected revenues from the producing Bayswater wells, and liquidity available under the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement, proceeds from the ATM Offering, and potential offerings under our effective Form S-3 registration statement will be sufficient to fund our development program and operations.
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Our development program is dependent upon our cash flow from operations generated from our assets and our ability to obtain additional financing through our Credit Facility. Additionally, we could obtain additional financing through public and private capital markets; however, the availability of additional capital would be subject to numerous factors outside of our control including prices of oil and natural gas and the overall health of the U.S. and global economic environments. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such additional capital. The amount and allocation of future capital expenditures will depend upon a number of factors, including the amount and timing of cash flows from operations, investing and financing activities, and the timing and cost of additional capital sources.
We currently plan to be the operator on substantially all of our acreage. As a result, we anticipate that the timing and level of our capital spending will largely be discretionary and within our control. We could choose to defer a portion of our planned capital expenditures depending on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the receipt and timing of required regulatory permits and approvals, seasonal conditions, drilling and acquisition costs, the level of participation by other working interest owners, the success of our drilling activities, prevailing and anticipated prices for oil, natural gas, and NGLs, and the availability of necessary equipment, infrastructure and capital.
Working Capital
We define working capital as current assets less current liabilities. As of June 30, 2025, we had a working capital deficit of $64.2 million and cash and cash equivalents of $10.7 million and as of December 31, 2024, we had a working capital deficit of $44.7 million and cash and cash equivalents of $5.2 million.
Cash Flows from Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:
| Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 9,722 | $ | (8,448 | ) | |||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (522,289 | ) | (11,841 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 518,028 | 9,478 | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 5,461 | (10,811 | ) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period | 5,192 | 13,037 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period | $ | 10,653 | $ | 2,226 | ||||
Operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $9.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and net cash used in operating activities totaled $8.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. The $18.2 million increase in our net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to increased revenue during the period, partially offset by increased operating expenses, largely driven by the Bayswater Acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2025. Additionally, we did not have any revenue prior to the NRO Acquisition, which closed in October 2024.
Investing activities. Net cash used in investing activities totaled $522.3 million and $11.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The $510.4 million increase in our net cash used in investing activities was largely driven by cash paid for the Bayswater Acquisition of $467.5 million. Additionally, our expenditure for the development of oil and natural gas properties increased $50.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024.
Financing activities. Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $518.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, driven by $43.8 million from the issuance of Common Stock, net of related issuance costs of $3.3 million, $148.3 million from the issuance of the Series F Preferred Stock, net of related issuance costs of $11.1 million, $359.0 million from borrowings under the Credit Facility, net of related issuance costs of $15.7 million, and $0.6 million of cash received for option exercises during the period. These increases were slightly offset with a $3.2 million repayment of the Subordinated Note. Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $9.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, which was fully comprised of the proceeds from the exercise of Series D B Warrants.
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Significant Sources of Liquidity
Credit Facility. On December 16, 2024, we, as borrower, entered into the Credit Facility Agreement with Citi, as administrative agent and the financial institution party. The Credit Facility is guaranteed by all of our restricted subsidiaries and is secured by a first-priority security interest on substantially all of our oil and natural gas properties and substantially all of our personal property assets, subject to customary exceptions. On February 3, 2025, we entered into the first amendment to the Credit Facility Agreement, which among other things, increased the borrowing base and the aggregate elected commitments to $60.0 million.
On March 26, 2025, we entered into the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement with Citi, as administrative agent, and the financial institutions party thereto, pursuant to which the Credit Facility Agreement was amended and restated. On June 6, 2025, we entered into the First Amendment to our Amended & Restated Credit Agreement, which added Bank of America N.A. and West Texas National Bank as lenders under the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility is scheduled to mature on March 26, 2029, and the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement provides for a maximum credit commitment of $1.0 billion under the Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2025, the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement had a borrowing base of $475.0 million and an aggregate elected commitment of $475.0 million. The Amended & Restated Credit Agreement includes a $47.5 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. The borrowing base is subject to semi-annual redeterminations based upon the value of our oil and gas properties as determined in a reserve report dated as of January and July of each year, subject to certain interim redeterminations.
We are subject to certain financial covenants and customary restrictive covenants under the Credit Facility. The financial covenants require us to maintain, for each fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025, a Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement) of no greater than 3.00 to 1.00 and a Current Ratio (as defined in the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement) of at least 1.00 to 1.00.
As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had $387.0 million and $28.0 million, respectively, of revolving borrowings and no letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility, resulting in $88.0 million and $7.2 million, respectively, of availability for future borrowings and letters of credit. Additionally, as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had $14.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively, of unamortized deferred financing costs associated with our Credit Facility, which is presented as a non-current asset on the consolidated balance sheet. These costs will be amortized to interest expense on the accompanying statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the life of the Credit Facility.
Standby Equity Purchase Agreement. On September 30, 2024, we entered into the SEPA with Yorkville, whereby, subject to certain conditions, we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Yorkville up to $40.0 million shares of Common Stock, at any time and in an amount as specified in the applicable Advance Notice, during the commitment period commencing on the SEPA Effective Date and terminating on September 30, 2026. Each Advance by us under the SEPA is subject to a maximum limit equal to 100% of the aggregate volume traded of our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market during the five trading days immediately prior to the date of the Advance Notice. The shares will be issued and sold to Yorkville at a per share price equal to 97% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price of Common Stock for three consecutive trading days commencing on the trading day immediately following Yorkville’s receipt of an Advance Notice. On September 30, 2024, pursuant to the SEPA, we paid Yorkville a structuring fee of $25,000 and a Commitment Fee by issuing Yorkville 100,000 shares of Common Stock.
Pursuant to the SEPA, we may issue up to a total of 4,198,343 shares of Common Stock within the cap of 19.99% of our issued and outstanding Common Stock as of the SEPA Effective Date through Advances under the SEPA, upon conversion of the Senior Convertible Note or through any other issuances of Common Stock thereunder. However, per the Series F Certificate of Designation, we may only request an Advance Notice on the SEPA if the Series F Preferred Stock is fully converted or redeemed.
We have determined that the SEPA represents a derivative instrument pursuant to ASC 815, which should be recorded at fair value at inception and remeasured at fair value each reporting period with changes in the fair value recognized in earnings. As of December 31, 2024, we had recorded the SEPA at its fair value of $0.8 million and recorded the corresponding $0.8 million change in fair value as a component of loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants on our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024. Since we do not have the ability to request an Advance Notice on the SEPA if the Series F Preferred Stock is outstanding, we have determined that the fair value of the SEPA as of June 30, 2025 is $0, resulting in a gain of $0.8 million, which is presented in loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants on our consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2025
Senior Convertible Note. On September 30, 2024, Yorkville advanced the Pre-Paid Advance of $15.0 million to us, and we issued the Senior Convertible Note to Yorkville, with an interest rate of 8.00% and a maturity date of September 30, 2025. Yorkville had the option to convert the Pre-Paid Advance into shares of Common Stock at any time at the conversion price (as defined in the Senior Convertible Note agreement). We had the option to, at any time, redeem all or a portion of the amounts outstanding under the Senior Convertible Note at 105% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Additionally, we had the option to convert the Pre-Paid Advance into shares of Common Stock at any time at the conversion price (as defined in the Senior Convertible Note agreement), however, a conversion requested by us would not result in us receiving cash but instead would be applied towards reducing the outstanding balance of the Senior Convertible Note.
On the issuance date, we determined that certain features of the Senior Convertible Note required bifurcation and separate accounting as embedded derivatives and had elected the fair value option to account for the Senior Convertible Note; therefore, in accordance with ASC 815, we recorded the Senior Convertible Note at fair value.
In December 2024, and in conjunction with the Credit Facility Agreement, we made a $3.7 million payment on the Senior Convertible Note, resulting in a principal balance of $11.3 million as of December 31, 2024. However, due to the election of the fair value option, we reported the Senior Convertible Note at its fair value of $12.6 million on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024.
During the first quarter of 2025, Yorkville converted the remaining $11.3 million of the Senior Convertible Note in exchange for 2.1 million shares of Common Stock, resulting in a principal balance of $0 as of June 30, 2025. As a result, we recognized loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants of $5.5 million on our consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2025.
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Subordinated Promissory Note and Subordinated Note Warrants. On September 30, 2024, we entered into the Subordinated Note with the Noteholders in a principal amount of $5.0 million, which has a maturity date of March 17, 2027. The Noteholders are entities controlled by Jonathan H. Gray, who is a director of the Company, therefore the Subordinated Note and Subordinated Note Warrants are presented as related-party on our consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The Subordinated Note has an interest rate of 10.00% and the Noteholders are entitled to a minimum return on capital of up to 2.0x upon the repayment, prepayment or acceleration of the obligations, or the occurrence of certain other triggering events under the Subordinated Note. In December 2024, and in conjunction with the Credit Facility Agreement, we made a $1.8 million payment on the Subordinated Note, resulting in a principal balance of $3.2 million as of December 31, 2024.
Pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Note, we issued the Subordinated Note Warrants to purchase up to 1,141,552 shares of Common Stock to the Noteholders, which vest in tranches based on the date of repayment of the Subordinated Note. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, Subordinated Note Warrants providing the right to purchase 570,778 shares of Common Stock had vested and were outstanding.
At the time of issuance, we determined that certain features of the Subordinated Note and the Subordinated Note Warrants required bifurcation and separate accounting as embedded derivatives and elected the fair value option to account for the Subordinated Note and the Subordinated Note Warrants; therefore, in accordance with ASC 815, we recorded the Subordinated Note and the Subordinated Note Warrants at fair value and remeasured the fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. As of December 31, 2024, the fair value of the Subordinated Note was $4.6 million.
On March 26, 2025, in connection with the closing and financing of the Bayswater Acquisition, we paid $3.2 million of the outstanding balance under the Subordinated Note. Pursuant to the terms of the payoff letter, we and the Noteholders agreed that the remaining $1.5 million outstanding Subordinated Note balance would be converted to principal, will accrue interest at a rate of 15% of per annum, and all principal and other amounts owed (other than interest) pursuant to the Subordinated Note will not be redeemable for any reason so long as the any Series F Preferred Stock remains outstanding. Therefore, we have determined that changes to the Subordinated Note included in the payoff letter qualify as an extinguishment of debt and therefore elected to forgo the previous fair value option election. As such, we now present the Subordinated Note at its face value of $1.5 million as of June 30, 2025.
Series F Preferred Stock and Series F Preferred Stock Warrants. On March 24, 2025, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with the Series F Preferred Stockholder, pursuant to which the Series F Preferred Stockholder agreed to purchase for an aggregate of $148.3 million (i) 148,250 shares of Series F Preferred Stock, with a Stated Value of $1,000 per share, convertible into shares of Common Stock and (ii) upon the one-year anniversary of the issue date of the Series F Preferred Stock, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants to purchase shares of common stock. The Series F Preferred Offering closed on March 26, 2025, and we received approximately $137.2 million of net proceeds, after deducting advisor fees and offering expenses. We used the proceeds from the Series F Preferred Offering to fund a portion of the Bayswater Acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2025.
The Series F Preferred Stockholder is entitled to receive, on a cumulative basis, dividends on each share of Series F Preferred Stock at a rate per annum equal to 12%, payable in cash on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each calendar year, beginning on June 1, 2025. Alternatively, according to the Series F Certificate of Designation, we may elect to pay the dividends entirely or partially in shares of Common Stock. Additionally, the Series F Certificate of Designation states that six months after the anniversary date of the maturity of our Amended & Restated Credit Agreement the dividend rate will increase to 25%. We elected to pay the June 1, 2025 dividend by issuing the Series F Preferred Stockholder 1,305,000 shares of Common Stock.
The Series F Preferred Stockholder may convert all or a portion its shares of Series F Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock at any time at a Standard Conversion rate of 202.0202 shares of Common Stock per share of Series F Preferred Stock, subject to certain adjustments as described in the Series F Certificate of Designation. The Series F Preferred Stockholder also has the option to convert all or a portion of its shares of Series F Preferred Stock using an Alternative Conversion Rate (as defined in the Series F Certificate of Designation) in lieu of the conversion rate, subject to an Alternative Conversion Cap (as defined in the Series F Certificate of Designation) for each quarter. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, 2,250 and 3,250 shares of Series F Preferred Stock, respectively, were converted into 774,000 and 1,026,000 shares of Common Stock, respectively, using the Alternative Conversion.
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We have determined that the Series F Preferred Stock should be classified as mezzanine equity because it is currently redeemable at the Series F Preferred Stockholder’s option. Additionally, we determined that certain features of the Series F Preferred Stock require bifurcation and separate accounting as embedded derivatives and that the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants should be accounted for as liabilities because they are not considered indexed to our stock since the potential number of common shares to be issued upon the exercise of such warrants will vary based on the amount of Series F Preferred Stock outstanding on March 26, 2026. On the date of issuance, in accordance with ASC 815, we recorded a liability of $19.4 million for the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives and a liability of $22.1 million for the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock. As a result, on March 26, 2025, we recognized the Series F Preferred Stock in mezzanine equity based on its relative fair value of $98.8 million, after allocating $41.5 million of the proceeds to the embedded derivative features and the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants. Additionally, we recorded issuance costs of $12.2 million as a reduction to the allocated proceeds.
As of June 30, 2025, in accordance with ASC 480, we adjusted the value of the Series F Preferred Stock to reflect its maximum redemption amount of $164.6 million resulting in a $17.5 million decretion of the remeasurement of Series F Preferred Stock presented on the consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and a $73.1 million accretion of the remeasurement of Series F Preferred Stock presented on the consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2025.
At-the-Market Sales Agreement. On June 20, 2025, we entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Truist Securities, Inc., as managers. Pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement, we have the option to sell shares of our Common Stock up to an aggregate offering price of $75.0 million through the Managers. All Common Stock sold under the Equity Distribution Agreement, if any, will be made under our Registration Statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective on May 2, 2025.
We currently anticipate any net proceeds from the ATM Offering will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, advancing our development and drilling program, repayment of existing indebtedness, or financing potential acquisition opportunities. Additionally, per the Series F Certificate of Designation, the Series F Preferred Stockholder could require us to use a portion of the net proceeds from sales of the ATM Offering to redeem a number of shares of its Series F Preferred Stock. As of June 30, 2025, we have not issued any shares under the ATM Offering.
Liquidity Analysis
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, we had net income attributable to Prairie Operating Co.’s common stockholders of $48.5 million and a net loss attributable to Prairie Operating Co.’s common stockholders of $45.0 million, respectively. We cannot predict if we will be able to sustain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis and extended periods of losses and negative cash flow may prevent us from successfully operating and expanding our business. As of June 30, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $10.7 million, a working capital deficit of $64.2 million, and an accumulated deficit of $86.7 million.
The assessment of liquidity requires management to make estimates of future activity and judgments about whether we can meet our obligations, have adequate liquidity to operate, and maintain compliance with the applicable financial covenants of our Amended & Restated Credit Agreement, as discussed above. Significant assumptions used in our forecasted model of liquidity in the next 12 months include our current cash position and our ability to manage spending. Based on an assessment of these factors, management expects that our cash balance, expected revenues from our existing producing wells, and liquidity available under the Credit Facility, proceeds from the ATM Offering, and potential offerings under our effective Form S-3 registration statement will be sufficient to meet our obligations over the next 12 months and fulfill the financial covenant requirements under our Amended & Restated Credit Agreement.
As discussed above, following the amendment of our Credit Facility in March 2025, which increased the borrowing base to $475.0 million, our Form S-3 registration statement becoming effective in December 2024, and the launch of the ATM Offering in June 2025, we have the ability to access funds through various sources to meet our working capital needs. Our ability to borrow under our Amended & Restated Credit Agreement does not require action on the part of management, other than requesting the borrowing. As of June 30, 2025, we have availability of $88.0 million under the Credit Facility, which is more or equal to our liquidity needs; therefore, substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern does not exist.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. These financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reports for assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management believes its estimates and assumptions to be reasonable under these circumstances. Certain estimates and assumptions are inherently unpredictable and actual results could differ from those estimates. We have provided a full discussion of our significant accounting policies, estimates, and judgments in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10–K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. We have not changed any of our significant accounting policies, estimates, or judgements during the six months ended June 30, 2025.
Off–Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off–balance sheet arrangements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not required.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q. For purposes of this section, the term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), 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.
Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2025 our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.
Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
Management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control systems are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost–effective control system, no evaluation of internal control over financial reporting can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been or will be detected.
These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision–making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the six months ended June 30, 2025 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company is not involved in any material legal proceedings or other proceedings described in Item 303 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q, we refer you to Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10–K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q, there have been no material changes in the risk factors disclosed in our filings listed above.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
There were no unregistered sales of the Company’s equity securities during the quarter ended June 30, 2025, that were not otherwise disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8–K.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
During
the six months ended June 30, 2025, no director or officer of the Company
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Item 6. Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| * | Filed herewith |
| ** | Furnished herewith |
| # | Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements |
| + | Certain exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S–K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted exhibit or schedule to the SEC upon its request. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| PRAIRIE OPERATING CO. | ||
| By: | /s/ Edward Kovalik | |
| Edward Kovalik | ||
| Date: August 12, 2025 | Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| By: | /s/ Gregory S. Patton | |
| Gregory S. Patton | ||
| Date: August 12, 2025 | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES–OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Edward Kovalik, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10–Q of Prairie Operating Co.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: August 12, 2025 | By: | /s/ Edward Kovalik |
| Edward Kovalik | ||
| Principal Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES–OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Gregory S. Patton, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10–Q of Prairie Operating Co.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: August 12, 2025 | By: | /s/ Gregory S. Patton |
| Gregory S. Patton | ||
| Principal Financial and Accounting Officer |
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
THE SARBANES–OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with this Quarterly Report of Prairie Operating Co. (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Edward Kovalik, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Sec. 906 of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| (1) | Such Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and | |
| (2) | The information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
| Date: August 12, 2025 | By: | /s/ Edward Kovalik |
| Edward Kovalik | ||
| Principal Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
THE SARBANES–OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with this Quarterly Report of Prairie Operating Co. (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Gregory S. Patton, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Company, certify to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Sec. 906 of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| (1) | Such Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and | |
| (2) | The information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
| Date: August 12, 2025 | By: | /s/ Gregory S. Patton |
| Gregory S. Patton | ||
| Principal Financial and Accounting Officer |