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BUSINESS DESCRIPTION AND PRESENTATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
BUSINESS DESCRIPTION AND PRESENTATION  
BUSINESS DESCRIPTION AND PRESENTATION

NOTE A – BUSINESS DESCRIPTION AND PRESENTATION

 

The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries Mountaineer State Energy, Inc. and Mountaineer State Operations, LLC, operates oil and gas wells and mineral leases in Athens and Meigs Counties in Ohio and in Calhoun, Jackson and Roane Counties in West Virginia. As of December 31, 2015 the Company has 153 producing oil & gas wells, 31 non-producing wells and related equipment and mineral leases covering approximately 20,000 acres.

 

The Company engaged the firm of independent oil and gas engineers Lee Keeling & Associates, Inc. to estimate the net oil and gas reserves.  On the basis of their study, the estimates of future net revenues using a present value discount of 10% were estimated to be $5.9 million at December 31, 2015.

 

NCE also leases and operates a retirement community in King City Oregon, with a capacity of 114 residents.

 

In February 2014 the Company acquired 7.4 acres of undeveloped land in Desoto TX. For $624,000. The Company believes the highest and best use of this property is for the construction and development of multifamily housing. The Company acquired the property for investment purposes. This investment is included in other assets on the balance sheet.