Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Property, Plant and Equipment

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Property, Plant and Equipment
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment     
Property, plant and equipment include the following:
 
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
Useful Life
 
2017
 
2016
Land
 
 
$
2,010,555

 
$
2,010,555

Land improvements
15 years or life of lease
 
3,640,976

 
3,640,976

Buildings
15-20 years
 
42,461,037

 
42,191,745

Drilling rigs and related equipment
3-15 years
 
139,101,541

 
138,526,519

Pressure pumping equipment
3-5 years
 
101,580,322

 
96,500,592

Coil tubing equipment
4-10 years
 
28,006,153

 
28,019,217

Other machinery and equipment
7-20 years
 
36,171,379

 
35,548,357

Vehicles, trucks and trailers
5-10 years
 
30,041,893

 
29,964,148

Other property and equipment
3-12 years
 
11,437,020

 
11,416,334

 
 
 
394,450,876

 
387,818,443

Deposits on equipment and equipment in process of assembly
 
 
39,144,915

 
8,701,725

 
 
 
433,595,791

 
396,520,168

Less: accumulated depreciation
 
 
189,574,094

 
175,272,940

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
 
$
244,021,697

 
$
221,247,228



Depreciation expense was $14,626,027 and $15,145,841 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Proceeds from customers for horizontal and directional drilling services equipment, damaged or lost down-hole are reflected in revenue with the carrying value of the related equipment charged to cost of service revenues and are reported as cash inflows from investing activities in the statement of cash flows. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, proceeds from the sale of equipment damaged or lost down-hole were $347,844 and gain on sales of equipment damaged or lost down-hole was $242,723. There were no proceeds from the sale of equipment damaged or lost down-hole for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Deposits on equipment and equipment in process of assembly represents deposits placed with vendors for equipment that is in the process of assembly and purchased equipment that is being outfitted for its intended use. The equipment is not yet placed in service.