Problem
A mining company pays $10,000,000 for a piece of land that they estimate has a recoverable reserve of oil equal to 1,500,000 barrels. They estimate that they will be able to sell the land for $500,000 after they have extracted all of the oil. In year one, the company extracts 300,000 barrels of oil. They have made no prior entries for the removal of this oil. Record the journal entry to recognize the removal of this oil.