Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible assets

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Intangible assets
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible assets

6. Intangible assets

The following table summarizes the components of our intangible assets as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021:

 

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

(In thousands)

 

Gross

Book

Value

 

 

Less:

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net Book

Value

 

 

Gross

Book

Value

 

 

Less:

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net

Book

Value

 

Electric frac licenses

 

$

22,500

 

 

$

 

 

$

22,500

 

 

$

22,500

 

 

$

 

 

$

22,500

 

Acquired technology

 

 

7,144

 

 

 

(963

)

 

 

6,181

 

 

 

5,905

 

 

 

(589

)

 

 

5,316

 

Intangible assets, net

 

$

29,644

 

 

$

(963

)

 

$

28,681

 

 

$

28,405

 

 

$

(589

)

 

$

27,816

 

 

    

Intangible assets are amortized over the period the Company expects the asset to generate cash flows. As such, we amortize each electric frac license through the remaining license period, beginning when the initial fleet built under each license is placed into service, a period we estimate to be 17 years. For technology acquired during 2021, we estimated this period to be seven years. For technology acquired in 2022 related to the acquisition of FTS International Inc., we estimated the period to be three years. Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $0.4 million and zero for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.