10-Q 1 f10q093005.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x

Quarterly Report under Section 13 or 15(D) of the Securities Exchange Act Of 1934

For the quarter ended September 30, 2005

o

Transition Report under Section 13 or 15(D) of the Securities Exchange Act Of 1934 for the transition period

Commission file number 000-32669

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP.

 

Incorporated in Nevada

 

IRS ID No. 91-1918326

 

Suite 1925, 200 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3L6

 

Telephone: 604.693.0177

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.      Yes x     No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)

 

 

Yes []  

No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). .  Yes []  No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

46,737,013 common shares issued and outstanding as of October 21, 2005

 

 



 

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Part 1 - Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

Heartland Oil & Gas Corp.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

 

Balance Sheet

 

 

 

September 30,2005

 

December 31,

2004

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Audited)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

3,752,556

$

13,081,221

Prepaid expense

 

57,259

 

332,021

Other current assets

 

6,558

 

762

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

3,816,373

 

13,414,004

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Property, unproven (Note 3)

 

7,771,069

 

35,559,413

 

 

 

 

 

Advances to Arabian Heartland International Corp. (Note 4 )

 

4,105,500

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment of Arabian Heartland International Corp. advances

 

(4,105,500)

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Property and Equipment (Note 5)

 

186,850

 

228,590

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

$

11,774,292

$

49,202,007

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities And Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

295,309

$

764,790

Due to related parties (Note 6)

 

-

 

10,520

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

295,309

 

775,310

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Debt

 

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligations (Note 7)

 

652,930

 

562,619

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock -       $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized,

 

 

 

 

3,529,412 shares issued and outstanding

 

3,529

 

3,529

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock -       $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized,

 

 

 

 

46,737,013 shares issued and outstanding (Note 6)

(December 31, 2004 – 50,070,347 shares issued, 46,737,013 shares outstanding)

 

46,737

 

46,737

Additional paid-in capital

 

51,712,975

 

51,198,763

Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage

 

(40,937,188)

 

(3,384,951)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,826,053

 

47,864,078

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities And Stockholders’ Equity

$

11,774,292

$

49,202,007

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

 



 

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Heartland Oil & Gas Corp.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

 

Operations Statement

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

2005

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

2004

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2005

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2004

 

Period from

Inception

(August 11,

2000)

Through

September 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration expense

 

21,405,277

 

-

 

31,682,492

 

-

 

31,682,492

Impairment loss on Arabian Heartland Intl.

 


4,105,500

 


-

 


4,105,500

 


-

 


4,105,500

General and administrative

 

503,173

 

252,964

 

1,861,935

 

1,044,259

 

5,316,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expense

 

26,013,950

 

252,964

 

37,649,927

 

1,044,259

 

41,104,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss From Operations

 

(26,013,950)

 

(252,964)

 

(37,649,927)

 

(1,044,259)

 

(41,104,215)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

29,252

 

4,925

 

97,690

 

49,015

 

219,216

Interest expense

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(52,190)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

$

(25,984,698)

$

(248,039)

$

(37,552,237)

$

(995,244)

$

(40,937,189)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic And Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share


$

(0.56)


$

(0.01)


$

(0.80)


$

(0.04)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic And Diluted Weighted Average Number Of Common Shares Outstanding

 

`46,737,013

 

25,188,306

 

46,737,013

 

25,649,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements

 

 



 

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Heartland Oil & Gas Corp.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

 

Cash Flow Statement

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

             2005

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

             2004

 

Period from

Inception

August 11,2000

Through

September 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flow Used In Operating Activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(37,552,237)

$

(995,244)

$

(40,937,188)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accretion expense

 

24,552

 

 

 

34,801

Accrued interest on convertible debentures

 

-

 

-

 

49,061

Stock – based compensation

 

514,212

 

430,649

 

1,955,256

Depreciation and amortization

 

85,621

 

4,601

 

146,237

Exploration expense (non-cash)

 

31,682,492

 

-

 

31,682,492

Impairment loss on Arabian Heartland International

 

4,105,500

 

 

 

4,105,500

Decrease (increase) in other assets

 

(5,796)

 

(649)

 

(6,558)

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expense

 

274,762

 

15,605

 

(57,234)

(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

(469,481)

 

(211,014)

 

524,755

(Decrease) increase in asset retirement obligation

 

(6,575)

 

-

 

(6,575)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activity

 

(1,346,950)

 

(756,052)

 

(2,509,453)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flow Used In Investing Activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

10,480

 

(31,656)

 

(239,936)

Acquisition and exploration of oil and gas property

 

(3,876,176)

 

(28,343,898)

 

(38,922,009)

Advances to Arabian Heartland International Corp.

 

(4,105,500)

 

-

 

(4,105,500)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activity

 

(7,971,196)

 

(28,375,554)

 

(43,267,445)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flow From Financing Activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in due to related parties

 

(10,520)

 

(6,999)

 

221,480

Cash received on recapitalization

 

-

 

-

 

15,896

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering cost

 

-

 

28,034,225

 

39,778,007

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net of offering cost

 

-

 

2,927,871

 

8,927,868

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

-

 

-

 

586,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activity

 

(10,520)

 

30,955,097

 

49,529,453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (Decrease) Increase In Cash

 

(9,328,665)

 

1,823,491

 

3,752,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, beginning of period

 

13,081,221

 

8,279,474

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

$

3,752,556

$

10,102,965

$

3,752,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements

 

 



 

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HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

Note 1 - Organization, Operations and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Organization

On April 10, 2002, Adriatic Holdings Limited ("Adriatic") entered into a letter of intent to acquire all of the common stock of Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Heartland"). Heartland was incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 11, 2000 and its principal business activity consists of exploration and development of oil and gas properties in the United States to determine whether they contain economically recoverable resources. The Company is currently in the exploration stage and has not generated significant revenues from its operations. Effective September 17, 2002, the acquisition of Heartland by Adriatic was completed through the issuance of one share of Adriatic common stock for each share of Heartland common stock outstanding. At the time of the acquisition, Adriatic had 7,090,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Adriatic issued 12,212,429 shares of common stock to the stockholders of Heartland, and as a result, Adriatic had 19,302,429 shares of common stock outstanding immediately after the acquisition. As part of the exchange agreement, Adriatic changed its name to Heartland Oil & Gas Corp. The acquisition of Heartland by Adriatic is considered a reverse acquisition and accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. Under reverse acquisition accounting, Heartland is considered the acquirer for accounting and financial reporting purposes, and acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of Adriatic. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are reported at their historical amounts.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Adriatic since the date of the reverse acquisition (September 17, 2002) and the historical accounts of its wholly owned subsidiary, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. since inception (collectively, the "Company", “we” or “our”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

We have incurred recurring losses from operations and have accumulated a deficit of $40,937,189 since inception on August 11, 2000. At September 30, 2005 we have working capital of $3,521,064. Since inception, we have funded operations through the issuance of capital stock and debt. We plan to continue raising additional funds through future equity or debt financing until it achieves profitable operations from its oil and gas drilling and exploration activities.

 

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited and include, in our opinion, all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for fair presentation. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and the related notes included in our December 31, 2004 Form 10-KSB. The financial statements are interim financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and are stated in U.S. dollars.

Oil and Gas Property

We utilize the full cost method to account for our investment in oil and gas property. As of September 30, 2005, we have no property with proven reserves. At March 31, 2005, we recorded an impairment arising from the expiry of certain leases of $13,175, and an impairment of $9,796,352 arising from the Engleke/Soldier Creek and the BTA pilot projects which were located on its northern acreage of the Forest City Basin. In the quarter ended June 30, 2005 the Company recorded a further impairment of $467,000 due to the abandonment of certain leases in the Forest City Basin. In the quarter ended September 30, 2005 we recorded an additional $17,523,851 impairment charge on oil and gas leases we abandoned in the Forest City Basin. We also recorded an impairment of $3,881,427 on two pilots in the southern area based upon a forward looking, independent, engineering assessment.

Stock-Based Compensation

We account for stock-based compensation to employees and directors using Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees ("APB 25") and have adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (Statement 123). Accordingly, we measure compensation cost for stock options at intrinsic value, which is the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of our common stock at the date of the grant over the amount an employee is required to pay for the stock.

 

 



 

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HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

Note 1 - Organization, Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

We account for stock-based compensation issued to non-employees and consultants in accordance with the provisions of Statement 123 and the Emerging Issues Task Force consensus in Issue No. 96-18 ("EITF 96-18"),

Accounting for Equity Instruments that are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services. Under our Amended 2005 Stock Option Plan, up to a maximum of 4,000,000 shares of common stock may be granted to key employees and consultants. The options granted under the plan vest over four years except as stated otherwise in the individual grants, and are for a term not exceeding 10 years. In addition, under our 2004 Stock Option Plan, up to a maximum of 2,000,000 shares of common stock were available for grant.

Had we measured compensation cost based on the fair value of the options at the grant date for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 consistent with the method prescribed by Statement 123, our net loss and loss per common share would have been increased to the pro forma amounts indicated below:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

2005

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

2004

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2005

 

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

2004

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss, as reported

$(25,984,698)

$(248,669)

$(37,552,237)

$ (945,244)

 

 

 

 

 

Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in

 

 

 

 

reported net income, net of related tax effects

119,454

129,598

514,212

430,549

 

 

 

 

 

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense deter-mined under fair-value-based method for all awards, net of

 

 

 

 

related tax effects

(265,465)

(434,259)

(932,671)

(1,219,299)

Pro forma net loss

$(26,130,709)

$(573,330)

$(37,970,696)

$(1,783,894)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Note 1 - Organization, Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)                                                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

Ended

September 30,

2005

Three Months Ended

September 30,

2004

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2005

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

2004

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per share:

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share

 

 

 

 

As reported

$ (0.56)

$ (0.01)

$ (0.80)

$ (0.04)

Pro forma

(0.56)

(0.02)

(0. 81)

(0.07)

 

 

The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions, are fully transferable, and are not subject to trading restrictions or blackout periods. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. Because our employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, it is our opinion that the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of our employee stock options.

 

Asset Retirement Obligations

We account for asset retirement obligations in accordance with the provisions of Statement 143 “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations”. Statement 143 requires us to record the fair value of an asset retirement obligation as a liability in the period in which it incurs a legal obligation associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development and/or normal use of the assets. We recognize asset retirement obligations related to our oil and gas property.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement No. 123 (Revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“Statement 123(R)”), which requires the compensation cost related to share-based payments, such as stock options and employee stock purchase plans, be recognized in the financial statements based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Statement 123(R) is effective for all interim periods beginning after December 15, 2005. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our financial condition and results of operations.

In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement No. 153, “Exchanges of Non-monetary Assets” (“Statement 153”), an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29, “Accounting for Non-monetary Transactions”. Statement 153 requires that exchanges of non-monetary assets are measured based on fair value and eliminates the exception for exchanges of non-monetary, similar productive assets, and adds an exemption for non-monetary exchanges that do not have commercial substance. Statement 153 will be effective for fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. We believe that the adoption of this standard will have no material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Reclassifications

We have reclassified certain data in the financial statements of the prior periods to conform to the current period presentation.

 

Note 2 - Contingencies

 

We have incurred significant losses since inception. We have not sold any hydrocarbons. As of September 30, 2005 we have limited financial resources. The continuation of our company is dependent upon our ability to exploit our mineral holdings, generate revenue from our planned business operations, attain and maintain profitable operations and raise additional capital.

 

 



 

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HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

The issuance of additional equity securities by us could result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.

We cannot assure that we will be able to obtain further funds required for our continued operations, that additional financing will be available to us when needed or, if available, or that we can obtain it on commercially reasonable terms. If we are not able to obtain the additional financing on a timely basis, we may be unable to conduct our operations as planned, and we may not be able to meet our other obligations as they become due. In such event, we would be forced to scale down or perhaps even cease our operations.

 

Note 3 -

Oil and Gas Property, Unproven

 

The total cost incurred and excluded from depletion is summarized as:

 

 

 

Acquisition

Cost

 

Exploration

Cost

 

Impairment

Cost

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost incurred during periods ended:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2005

$

128,570

$

3,765,578

$

(31,682,492)

$

(27,788,344)

December 31, 2004

 

23,187,379

 

8,104,863

 

-

 

31,292,242

December 31, 2003

 

839,081

 

1,278,006

 

-

 

2,117,087

December 31, 2002

 

917,003

 

-   

 

-

 

917,003

December 31, 2001

 

506,253

 

591,875

 

-

 

1,098,128

December 31, 2000

 

110,000

 

24,953

 

-

 

134,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

$

25,688,286

$

13,765,275

$

(31,682,492)

$

7,771,069

Pipeline and marketing In July 2005 we signed contracts to initiate gas sales from our Lancaster CBM pilot located near Paola, Kansas. The agreement is with a subsidiary of Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. to provide for construction of a pipeline tap into a gas transportation line and for gas marketing services. While the gas price is variable, we expect to realize a wellhead price approximating 75% of NYMEX price or mid-continent gas posting. We have started construction and expect first sales from our Lancaster pilot in January 2006.

 

Note 4  - Advances to Arabian Heartland.

On April 20, 2005, the Company and Far East International Petroleum Corp. (FEIPCO), which has its head office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, entered into a joint venture agreement (JVA). Under the terms of the JVA, the parties formed a joint venture (the “Joint Venture”) to pursue specific oil and gas industry opportunities in the Middle East, with the initial focus on securing contracts in Southern Iraq relating to exploration, drilling, production and marketing of hydrocarbons and the procurement or provision of related oilfield services, including drilling and related service contracts and production sharing agreements. Under the JVA the parties were to form a “joint venture” operating company called “Arabian Heartland International Corp (Arabian Heartland), through which all joint venture opportunities were to be pursued.” Under the terms of the JVA, the interests held by the parties in the Joint Venture were FEIPCO as to 60%, Heartland as to 35% (to be held via a newly established subsidiary Heartland International Corp.), and 5% held by the CEO of the Company, all of which was approved by its Board of Directors.

In pursuit of the objectives of the parties stated in the JVA, FEIPCO submitted drill tenders on 64 oil wells to Southern Oil Company, Ministry of Oil Iraq (SOC). As required under the JVA, Heartland advanced $350,000 to FEIPCO, representing Heartland’s proportionate 35% of the $1 million bid bond required by SOC for the 64 well tender.

As set out in the drill tender documents provided by SOC to FEIPCO, all drill tenders were required to include a commitment for the construction and staffing of an oil field camp. As a condition of the JVA, the parties entered

 

 



 

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HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

into a “Camp Construction Contract” which provided for the construction and equipping of an “oil field camp” on lands supplied by SOC to FEIPCO near Basra, Southern Iraq. .

Under the terms of the Camp Contract the Joint Venture retained a third party contractor to undertake the permitting, construction and equipping of a 250 person Oil Field Camp for the “turnkey price of $10.2 mil. After completing the construction and equipping of the Camp, the contractor further agreed to provide all of the subsequent administration, maintenance, housing and food for the estimated 250 camp personnel at an additional cost of $11 mil, to be paid by the parties in 8 equal instalments over a 24 months period commencing from the completion of the camp.

On or about April 24 th 2005, Heartland advanced $3,755,500, representing its 35% proportionate share of the $10.2 mil camp construction and equipping costs to FEIPCO. The contractor then provided FEIPCO and Heartland with an invoice evidencing its receipt of the $10.2 mill and thereafter proceeded with the permitting and construction of the oil field camp.

In September 2005, Heartland received a notice from FEIPCO demanding payment from Heartland of an amount equal to 35% of FEIPCO’s total projected cost of drilling the 64 oil wells earlier bid on by FEIPCO under the JVA and an additional sum equal to 35% of the additional $11 million required under the Camp Contract post construction and completion.

Heartland is in dispute with FEIPCO as it relates to Heartland’s obligation to provide any additional funds to FEIPCO under the JVA or the Camp Contract unless and until FEIPCO can provide evidence that FEIPCO has been awarded any or all of the 64 drill tenders earlier submitted to SOC, and further provides evidence of the status of the construction and equipping of the oil field camp as per the Camp Contract and an accounting of monies expended by FEIPCO thereon. To date Heartland has neither received any such accounting or evidence that any such drill contracts have been awarded by SOC to FEIPCO.

We cannot predict with any certainty, the likely outcome of this dispute at this time. We cannot determine whether we will be able to realize value in connection with our advances to FEIPCO for the construction of the Oil Field Camp or the bid bond. We will continue to cause FEIPCO to account for monies that were advanced by Heartland under the JVA and the Camp Contract, but as FEIPCO had refused or declined to provide any such accounting we have fully impaired the advances at this time.

 

Note 5 – Property and Equipment

 

 

Cost

Accumulated Amortization

September 30,

2005

Net Carrying Value

 

December 31, 2004

Net Carrying Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office furniture and equipment

$          257,728

$       70,878

$         186,850

 

$         228,590

 

Note 6 - Related Party Transactions

 

The amount due to related parties represented non-interest bearing expense reimbursements to directors and officers, which were subsequently paid.

We entered into management consulting agreements dated October 1, 2004, as amended, with a director for the payment of management fees of $7,500 per month, and with our President for the payment of $16,666 per month, respectively, each for a term of one year.

During the nine-months ended September 30, 2005, we incurred $221,112 (2004 - $115,298) in management and consulting fees to our directors and officers.

 

 

 



 

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HEARTLAND OIL & GAS CORP.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Note 7 – Asset Retirement Obligations

 

 

 

 

Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2005

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2004

Beginning asset retirement obligations

$

562,619

$

-

Additions related to new property

 

-

 

276,953

Liabilities incurred

 

72,334

 

275,417

Reductions related to property disposals

 

(6,576)

 

-

Accretion

 

24,552

 

10,249

 

 

 

 

 

Total asset retirement obligations

$

652,930

$

562,619

 

Note 8 - Common Stock

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2004 we issued 60,000 shares of common stock at $0.50 per share for proceeds of $30,000 and 30,000 shares of common stock at $0.35 per share for proceeds of $10,500 from the exercise of stock options.

 

On January 13, 2004 we closed a private placement of 995,305 units at $3.20 per unit for proceeds of $3,184,979, before issue cost. Each unit is one share of convertible Series A Preferred stock and one stock purchase warrant to purchase one-half of one share of common stock for the additional consideration of $3.84 per share. The warrants have a three year life. The preferred shares have been converted into common shares.

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2004 we issued 30,000 shares of common stock at $0.50 per share for proceeds of $15,000 from the exercise of stock options.

 

During the quarter ended September 30, 2005 we issued no shares.

 

 

 



 

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation.

Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks enumerated in the section entitled "Risk Factors", that may cause our actual results or the actual results in our industry, of our levels of activity, performance or achievement to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

As used in this quarterly report, the terms "we", "us", "our" and "Heartland" mean Heartland Oil and Gas Corp., unless otherwise indicated. All dollar amounts refer to US dollars unless otherwise indicated. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs.

Business Development During Last Three Years

General Overview

We are an oil and gas company engaged in the exploration for and development of Coal Bed Methane in the Forest City Basin and Bourbon Arch of northeast Kansas. We also participate in a joint venture to pursue specific oil and gas industry opportunities in Iraq. Our "Soldier Creek" project encompassed approximately 252,583 acres of prospective frontier CBM lands. Our subsidiary, Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., holds the interests in the leases and operates the project. Effective September 27, 2004 we acquired leases covering an additional 766,000 acres of prospective CBM lands, also in the Forest City Basin. We have not renewed some leases and as of September 30, 2005 we have leases covering approximately 130,000 acres in the south (Bourbon Arch) and 884,000 acres in the north (Forest City Basin), which were deemed to be uneconomic.

Corporate History

Our company, Heartland Oil and Gas Corp., was incorporated in the State of Nevada on July 9, 1998, under the name Adriatic Holdings Ltd.

We are an oil and gas exploration company that, prior to our recent acquisition of certain assets from Evergreen Resources, had interests in leases covering approximately 252,583 acres in central Kansas. We have a 100% working interest in all of these leases. Our net revenue interest in these leases is 84.5%. We also participate in a joint venture pursuing specific oil and gas industry opportunities in the Middle East, initially focused on drilling and related service contracts and production sharing agreements in Iraq.

We have not been involved in any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding.

 

 



 

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Our Current Business

We are an exploration stage oil and gas company engaged in the exploration for and development of Coal Bed Methane in the Forest City Basin and Bourbon Arch of northeast Kansas. We also participate in a joint venture pursuing specific oil and gas industry opportunities in the Middle East, initially focused on drilling and related service contracts in Iraq.

Pursuant to several oil and gas leases entered into with various parties prior to our recent acquisitions of further leases from Evergreen Resources, Inc., our "Soldier Creek" project encompassed approximately 252,583 acres of prospective frontier coal bed methane lands. We have a 100% working interest in all of these leases. Our net revenue interest in these leases is 84.5%, so as a result our net acreage is approximately 213,000 acres. Our "working interest" consists of our share of gross production, revenue, burdens, field operating cost and gathering and processing fees before deduction of royalties. Our "net revenue interest" means our working interest less the royalties that are payable. Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. holds the interests in the leases for the lands and operates the project. The expiration dates for the leases range from dates in 2005 through 2012. Certain of our leases may be extended upon the exercise of options on the leases. In 2005-2006 we expect to spend $100,000 on new lease acquisitions in the south. In addition, we are obligated to pay delay rentals on certain leases of approximately $75,000 in 2005 and 2006.

From 2000 through 2004 we acquired our acreage position in the Forest City Basin and conducted extensive exploration activity. While we are venting quantities of gas in the Bourbon Arch that are commercial at today’s gas prices, we are awaiting connection to a pipeline in order to market our gas, and have not yet recorded proved CBM reserves. In the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we recorded an impairment of $17,523,851 arising from the uneconomic pilot projects in our northern acreage of the Forest City Basin.

We have commenced plugging and location reclamation activities on 64 wells drilled in the original Heartland acreage position (“Soldier Creek”) and the northern Evergreen acreage block. To date, these pilots have failed to produce economic quantities of gas.

We have shifted our primary Kansas focus to the southern acreage in the Bourbon Arch which we acquired from Evergreen Resources. The majority of this acreage is located in Miami and Linn counties, Kansas.

Acquisition of Assets from Evergreen Resources, Inc.

On September 27, 2004 we completed the acquisition of the "Forest City Basin" assets from Evergreen Resources, Inc. for a purchase price of $22,000,000. The Forest City Basin assets consist of all of Evergreen Resources, Inc.'s interest in certain undeveloped oil and gas leases for approximately 766,000 acres located in north-eastern Kansas, together with 60 well bores and all surface equipment, gathering and surface facilities and all geological, engineering, land and accounting data and records pertaining to these leases and assets.

As of August 1, 2005, we have drilled eleven additional CBM wells in our Southern acreage, of which five have been completed in our Lancaster pilot area. The remaining six wells are have been completed. Two of the six wells have initial flow rates that we believe may be economic. The other four wells are venting gas and while we are encouraged, their ultimate commerciality is speculative.

We are increasing our focus on the southern acreage position, and are currently testing 24 pilot wells in four pilot areas located near Paola, Kansas. The four pilots are informally referred to as Lancaster (16 wells), Jake (one well), Osawatamie (four wells), and Beagle (three wells). We have been successful in cutting cost and improving the per-well performance from when we first acquired the acreage from Evergreen Resources. The changes we implemented in the completion programs at throughout all the pilots have increased production from an average of 3 to 5 thousand cubic feet of gas per day (mcfpd) to 20 to 22 mcfpd, and reduced cost by some 40% per well.

 

The original nine wells drilled at Lancaster are on 80 acre spacing and are currently averaging 21 Mcfd. We have 8 wells testing/producing in other pilots. In the aggregate, we have 24 well currently testing at an average rate of 22 mcfd per well.

 

 



 

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Net of fuel gas, the Lancaster pilot is currently producing approximately 350 mcfpd. In addition, we have initiated production operations on eight wells in three previously shut-in pilots. We expect dewatering of the new wells to begin immediately.

Pipeline and Marketing

 

In July 2005 we signed contracts to initiate gas sales from our Lancaster pilot. The agreement is with a subsidiary of Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. to provide for construction of a pipeline tap into a gas transportation line and for gas marketing services. While the gas price is variable, we expect to realize a wellhead price approximating 75% of NYMEX price. Construction has been started, with first gas sales from the Lancaster pilot expected on January 2, 2006. Lancaster pilot is currently producing 350 mcfd and sales are expected to exceed 260 mcfd net of fuel gas, shrinkage, and CO2 extraction. The system will be sized to support the production from Lancaster and from other pilots capable of economic production.

 

We believe current production rates at Lancaster justify the cost of constructing a pipeline. We hope to see additional production gains as gas sales allow us to continue to dewater and further optimize operational practices. We believe we will have established an asset base with potential to grow reserves, production, and cash flow. This growth will require the installation of additional gas gathering infrastructure, leasing of land, and drilling operations.

The Coal Bed Methane Industry

During the past decade coal bed methane has emerged as a viable source of natural gas compared to the late 1980s when there was no significant production outside of the still dominant San Juan Basin, in north western New Mexico, and the Black Warrior Basin in Alabama and Mississippi. As noted in USGS Fact Sheet FS-123-00 of October 2000, coal bed methane production accounted for 7% of US natural gas production or approximately 3.6 billion cubic feet (BCF) of gas per day or an annual 1.35 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of gas from over 14,000 producing wells.

We believe the success of coal bed methane developments has been largely the result of improved drilling and completion techniques, better hydraulic fracture designs and significant cost reductions as a result of highly dependable gas content and coal bed methane reservoir performance analysis. Also aiding this sector's growth is the apparent shortage of quality domestic conventional exploration and development projects. In comparison, according to USGS Fact Sheet FS-123-00 of October 2000, total "unconventional" coal bed methane resource across America's 25 basins (lower US) is estimated to be roughly 700 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of which 14% or 100 Tcf is considered technically recoverable with existing technology. Technically recoverable gas volumes do not necessarily qualify as proved reserves and we do not have any proved coal bed methane reserves at this time. We also believe that propelling the coal bed methane production growth is its relatively low finding and development costs. Coal bed methane fields are often found where deeper conventional oil and gas reservoirs have already been developed, therefore, considerable exploration-cost-reducing geologic information is often readily available. This available geological information, combined with coal bed methane reservoirs' comparatively shallow locations, reduces finding and developing cost.

Coal Bed Methane

Natural gas normally consists of 80% or more methane with the balance comprising such hydrocarbons as C4+, butane, ethane and propane. In some cases natural gas may contain minute quantities of highly poisonous hydrogen sulfide, referred to as "sour gas", nitrogen, and CO2. Coal bed methane is, generally, a sweet gas consisting of 95% methane and thus is normally of pipeline quality. Coal bed methane is considered an unconventional natural gas resource because it does not rely on 'conventional' trapping mechanisms, such as a fault or anticline, or stratigraphic traps. Instead coal bed methane is "adsorbed" or attached to the molecular structure of the coal - an efficient storage mechanism as coal bed methane coal can contain as much as seven times the amount of gas typically stored in a conventional natural gas reservoir such as sandstone or shale. The adsorbed coal bed methane is kept in place as a result of a pressure equilibrium often from the presence of water. Thus the production of coal bed methane in many cases requires the dewatering of the coals to be exploited. This process usually requires the drilling of adjacent

 

 



 

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wells and from 6 to 36 months to complete. Coal bed methane production typically has a low rate of production decline and an economic life typically from 10 to 20 years.

The principal sources of coal bed methane are either biogenic, producing a dry gas which is generated from bacteria in organic matter, typically at depths less than 1000 feet, or thermogenic, which is a deeper wet gas, formed when organic matter is broken down by temperature and pressure.

The three main factors that determine whether or not gas can be economically recovered from coal beds are: the gas content of the coal; the permeability or flow characteristics of the coal; and, the thickness of the coal bed. Gas content is measured in terms of standard cubic feet (SCF) per ton and varies widely from 430 SCF per ton in the deep (2,000 to 3,500 feet) San Juan, New Mexico thermogenic coals, and only 60 SCF per ton for the shallow (300 to 700 feet deep) Powder River, Wyoming biogenic coals. The San Juan coals are considered to have the industry's highest permeability. Relatively high permeability, which can affect the ability of gas to easily travel to the borehole, is an important factor for the success of a coal bed methane well, but is not absolutely required. The thickness of coal beds from which coal bed methane is economically being produced varies from as little as a few feet in some areas of the gas rich (300 Scf) Raton Basin to as much as 75 net feet of coal bed thickness at the relatively gas poor Powder River Basin.

FEIPCO Iraq Joint Venture

On April 20, 2005, the Company and Far East International Petroleum Corp. (FEIPCO), which has its head office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, entered into a joint venture agreement (JVA). Under the terms of the JVA, the parties formed a joint venture (the “Joint Venture”) to pursue specific oil and gas industry opportunities in the Middle East, with the initial focus on securing contracts in Southern Iraq relating to exploration, drilling, production and marketing of hydrocarbons and the procurement or provision of related oilfield services, including drilling and related service contracts and production sharing agreements. Under the JVA the parties were to form a “joint venture” operating company called “Arabian Heartland International Corp (Arabian Heartland), through which all joint venture opportunities were to be pursued.” Under the terms of the JVA, the interests held by the parties in the Joint Venture were FEIPCO as to 60%, Heartland as to 35% (to be held via a newly established subsidiary Heartland International Corp.), and 5% held by the CEO of the Company, all of which was approved by its Board of Directors.

In pursuit of the objectives of the parties stated in the JVA, FEIPCO submitted drill tenders on 64 oil wells to Southern Oil Company, Ministry of Oil Iraq (SOC). As required under the JVA, Heartland advanced $350,000 to FEIPCO, representing Heartland’s proportionate 35% of the $1 million bid bond required by SOC for the 64 well tender.

As set out in the drill tender documents provided by SOC to FEIPCO, all drill tenders were required to include a commitment for the construction and staffing of an oil field camp. As a condition of the JVA, the parties entered into a “Camp Construction Contract” which provided for the construction and equipping of an “oil field camp” on lands supplied by SOC to FEIPCO near Basra, Southern Iraq. .

Under the terms of the Camp Contract the Joint Venture retained a third party contractor to undertake the permitting, construction and equipping of a 250 person Oil Field Camp for the “turnkey price of $10.2 mil. After completing the construction and equipping of the Camp, the contractor further agreed to provide all of the subsequent administration, maintenance, housing and food for the estimated 250 camp personnel at an additional cost of $11 mil, to be paid by the parties in 8 equal instalments over a 24 months period commencing from the completion of the camp.

On or about April 24 th 2005, Heartland advanced $3,755,500, representing its 35% proportionate share of the $10.2 mil camp construction and equipping costs to FEIPCO. The contractor then provided FEIPCO and Heartland with an invoice evidencing its receipt of the $10.2 mill and thereafter proceeded with the permitting and construction of the oil field camp.

 

 



 

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In September 2005, Heartland received a notice from FEIPCO demanding payment from Heartland of an amount equal to 35% of FEIPCO’s total projected cost of drilling the 64 oil wells earlier bid on by FEIPCO under the JVA and an additional sum equal to 35% of the additional $11 million required under the Camp Contract post construction and completion.

Heartland is in dispute with FEIPCO as it relates to Heartland’s obligation to provide any additional funds to FEIPCO under the JVA or the Camp Contract unless and until FEIPCO can provide evidence that FEIPCO has been awarded any or all of the 64 drill tenders earlier submitted to SOC, and further provides evidence of the status of the construction and equipping of the oil field camp as per the Camp Contract and an accounting of monies expended by FEIPCO thereon. To date Heartland has neither received any such accounting or evidence that any such drill contracts have been awarded by SOC to FEIPCO.

We cannot predict with any certainty, the likely outcome of this dispute at this time. We cannot determine whether we will be able to realize value in connection with our advances to FEIPCO for the construction of the Oil Field Camp or the bid bond. We will continue to cause FEIPCO to account for monies that were advanced by Heartland under the JVA and the Camp Contract, but as FEIPCO had refused or declined to provide any such accounting we have fully impaired the advances at this time.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

For the next 12 months we plan to continue to evaluate the coal bed methane potential of the Lancaster pilot area and focus on establishing gas sales. We have no drilling obligations or commitments, so all our activity is discretionary. We contemplate our evaluation program to include completion of pipeline construction and well connections at Lancaster. In addition, we plan to evaluate our alternatives with respect to resolving our dispute with Far East International Oil Company.

We will require additional funds to implement our growth strategy in our gas exploration operations. These funds may be raised through equity financing, debt financing, or other sources, which may result in further dilution in the equity ownership of our shares. There is still no assurance that we will be able to maintain operations at a level sufficient for an investor to obtain a return on his investment in our common stock. Further, we may continue to be unprofitable.       

On January 13, 2004 we closed a private placement for the issuance and sale of 995,305 units at a purchase price of $3.20 per unit for total aggregate proceeds of $3,184,979. Each unit was comprised of one share of Series A Preferred Convertible Stock and one stock purchase warrant to purchase one-half of one share of common stock for the additional consideration of $3.84 per share for a period of three years. The preferred shares have been converted into common shares.

Effective September 27, 2004, we entered into subscription agreements with 48 investors, whereby we issued a total of 23,260,909 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $1.50 per share for total aggregate proceeds of $34,891,363. However, one subscriber for 3,333,334 common shares, for proceeds of $5,000,000, has not yet completed their purchase and provided the purchase price. Subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2004, the 3,333,334 common shares were returned to treasury. We agreed to pay a commission of 6% of the gross proceeds realized from the sale of the securities to C.K. Cooper & Company, which will be split 55% to C.K. Cooper & Company and 45% to Sterne Agee & Leach, Inc.

Effective September 30, 2004 we entered into subscription agreements with two investors, whereby we issued 3,529,412 series B convertible preferred shares at a purchase price of $1.70 per share for total aggregate proceeds of $6,000,000.

As of September 30, 2005 we had working capital of $3,521,064. Over the next twelve months we intend to use all available funds to produce our Lancaster Prospect as shown below:

Estimated Expenditures During the Next Twelve Months

 

 

 

 



 

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General and Administrative

$1,350,000

Land

 

 

Plugging and reclamation of northern wells

691,000

 

New leases

10,000

Operations

 

 

New drilling

0

 

Gathering and Pipelines

850,000

 

Lease Operating Expense

600,000

 

 

 

 

Total

$3,501,000

Related to performing the work described above we are planning to raise additional capital. We may not be able to do so. Should we not be able to do so we may reduce the scope of our activities.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2005 we spent $1,143,549 on exploration and acquisition of oil and gas property. We spent $311,000 to initiate pipeline construction.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2005 we spent $3,895,000 on exploration and acquisition of our oil and gas property, $129,000 was acquisition cost and $3,766,000 was exploration cost.

At September 30, 2005, we had $295,000 in current liabilities, compared to $775,000 at December 31, 2004. Our total liabilities at September 30, 2005 were $948,000, compared to $1,338,000 at December 31, 2004. The decreases occurred because we paid down our accounts payable from $765,000 as at December 31, 2004 to $295,000,000 at September 30, 2005.

Results of Operations

Quarter ended September 30, 2005 compared to quarter ended September 30, 2004 We incurred a net loss of $25,924 for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared to a net loss of $248,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. As a result, our accumulated net loss increased to $40,937,000 during the period from inception to September 30, 2005. Our loss increased primarily as a result of a $17,524,000 exploration expense on oil and gas leases we abandoned in the Forest City Basin, additional exploration expense of $3,881,000 for the southern oil and gas leases and $4,106,000 in impairment for the middle east project.

Nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2004 We incurred a net loss of $37,552,237 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to a net loss of $995,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. Our 2005 loss was primarily caused by $31,682,000 exploration expense on our oil and gas property. The expense occurred primarily from the Engelke/Soldier Creek pilots and the BTA pilot projects were located on our northern acreage in Brown County, Kansas. We had implemented a completion program in the Engleke/Soldier Creek and the BTA pilot projects. The results of the completions did not result in any increase in production from the wells tested. Rather than implementing further completion or drilling programs on our northern acreage, we determined that it is best to focus our efforts on our southern acreage acquired from Evergreen Resources, and if successful, to later implement some of the same lower cost and seemingly more effective completion procedures on our northern acreage. Accordingly, we will be shutting in, plugging, and reclaiming all the northern pilots located in Forest City Basin.

We have incurred recurring losses from operations. Our continuation is dependent upon a successful program of acquisition and exploration, and achieving a profitable level of operations. It is likely we will need additional financing for ongoing operations. We have raised additional capital through the equity offerings noted above. The issuance of additional equity securities by us could result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders. Obtaining loans, assuming those loans would be available, would increase our liabilities and future cash commitments. We cannot assure that we will be able to obtain further funds we desire for our continuing operations or, if available, that funds can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. If we are not able to obtain

 

 



 

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additional financing on a timely basis, we may be unable to conduct our operations as planned. In such event, we would have to scale down or perhaps even cease our operations.

Other

Product Research and Development

Our business plan is focused on a strategy for maximizing the long-term exploration and development of our CBM Prospect in northeastern Kansas, and fulfilling the commitments of our Iraqi joint venture. To date, execution of our business plan has largely focused on acquiring prospective CBM leases and drilling test wells on our CBM acreage from which to establish an ongoing exploration and development plan. We are currently constructing a natural gas sales pipeline from our Lancaster pilot to a tie in with Enbridge. Gas sales are are expected in the first quarter of 2006. We also plan to pursue resolution of disputes relating to our Iraqi joint venture.

Purchase of Significant Equipment

Except as may be required under our joint venture commitments with FEIPCO, we do not intend to purchase any significant equipment (excluding oil and gas activity) over the year ending September 30, 2006.

Employees

Currently we have six full time employees other than our officers and directors. We do not expect material changes in the number of employees over the next year. We do and will continue to outsource contract employment as needed. It should be noted that Charles B. Willard, our Vice President of Operations, resigned effective October 1, 2005, but has agreed to support Heartland’s efforts in a consulting role.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Financial Accounting Standard No. 123 (Revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (Statement 123(R)), which requires the compensation cost related to share-based payments, such as stock options and employee stock purchase plans, be recognized in the financial statements based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Statement 123(R) is effective for all interim periods beginning after December 15, 2005. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our financial condition and results of operations.

In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement No. 153, Exchanges of Non-monetary Assets(Statement 153), an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29, Accounting for Non-monetary Transactions. Statement 153 requires that exchanges of non-monetary assets are measured based on fair value and eliminates the exception for exchanges of non-monetary, similar productive assets, and adds an exemption for non-monetary exchanges that do not have commercial substance. Statement 153 will be effective for fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. We do not believe that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Critical Accounting Policies

We presented our critical accounting policies in our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB. We did not change our critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

 

In accordance with Statement No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, we review the carrying amount of long-lived assets when facts and circumstances suggest they may be impaired.  If this review indicates long-lived assets will not be recoverable as determined based on the undiscounted cash flow estimated to be generated by these assets, we reduce the carrying amount of these long-lived assets to estimated fair value or discounted cash flow, as appropriate.  As part of our preparation of these financial statements, we recognized impairment charges of $31,682,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2005, as discussed above.

 

 



 

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Risk Factors

Much of the information included in this registration statement includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other "forward looking statements". Such forward looking statements include any projections or estimates made by us and our management in connection with our business operations. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein.

Those forward-looking statements also involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause or contribute to such differences include those specific risks and uncertainties discussed below and those discussed in our Form 10-KSB Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2004. The cautionary statements made in this document should be read as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this document.

Our common shares are considered speculative during the development of our new business operations. Prospective investors should consider carefully the risk factors set out below.

Risks Related To Our Business

We have had negative cash flow from operations and if we are not able to continue to obtain further financing our business operations may fail.

To date we have had negative cash flow from operations and we have been dependent on sales of our equity securities and debt financing to meet our cash requirements and have incurred net losses totalling $25,984,698 for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, and cumulative net losses of $40,937,190 from inception to September 30, 2005. As of September 30, 2005 we had working capital of $3,521,000. We do not expect positive cash flow from operations in the near term. There is no assurance that actual cash requirements will not exceed our estimates. In particular, additional capital may be required in the event that:

- the cost to acquire further acreage is more than we currently anticipate;

- drilling and completion cost for further wells increase beyond our expectations;

- we encounter greater cost associated with general and administrative expense or offering cost; or

- we require additional funding for our joint venture project in Iraq.

The occurrence of any of the aforementioned events could adversely affect our ability to meet our business plans.

We will depend almost exclusively on outside capital to pay for the continued exploration and development of our properties. Such outside capital may include the sale of additional stock and/or commercial borrowing. Capital may not continue to be available if necessary to meet these continuing development costs or, if the capital is available, that it will be on terms acceptable to us. The issuance of additional equity securities by us would result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.

If we are unable to obtain financing in the amounts and on terms deemed acceptable to us, we may be unable to continue our business and as a result may be required to scale back or cease operations for our business, the result of which would be that our stockholders would lose some or all of their investment.

 

 



 

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A decline in the price of our common stock could affect our ability to raise further working capital and adversely impact our operations.

A prolonged decline in the price of our common stock could result in a reduction in the liquidity of our common stock and a reduction in our ability to raise capital. Because our operations have been primarily financed through the sale of equity securities, a decline in the price of our common stock could be especially detrimental to our liquidity and our continued operations. Any reduction in our ability to raise equity capital in the future would force us to reallocate funds from other planned uses and would have a significant negative effect on our business plans and operations, including our ability to develop new products and continue our current operations. If our stock price declines, we may not be able to raise additional capital or generate funds from operations sufficient to meet our obligations.

If we issue additional shares in the future this may result in dilution to our existing stockholders.

Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Our board of directors have the authority to issue additional shares up to the authorized capital stated in the certificate of incorporation. Our board of directors may choose to issue some or all of such shares to acquire one or more businesses or to provide additional financing in the future. The issuance of any such shares may result in a reduction of the book value or market price of the outstanding shares of our common stock. If we do issue any such additional shares, such issuance also will cause a reduction in the proportionate ownership and voting power of all other stockholders. As a result of such dilution, if you acquire shares from the selling shareholders, your proportionate ownership interest and voting power will be decreased accordingly. Further, any such issuance may result in a change of control of our corporation.

We have a history of losses and fluctuating operating results which raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Since inception through September 30, 2005, we have incurred aggregate net losses of $40,937,190. There is no assurance that we will operate profitably or will generate positive cash flow in the future. In addition, our operating results in the future may be subject to significant fluctuations due to many factors not within our control, such as the unpredictability of when customers will purchase our services, the size of customers' purchases, the demand for our services, and the level of competition and general economic conditions. If we cannot generate positive cash flow in the future, or raise sufficient financing to continue our normal operations, then we may be forced to scale down or even close our operations.

Until such time as we generate revenue, we expect an increase in development costs and operating costs. Consequently, we expect to incur operating losses and negative cash flow until our properties enter commercial production.

Our stock is a penny stock. Trading of our stock may be restricted by the SEC's penny stock regulations which may limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock.

Our stock is a penny stock. The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines "penny stock" to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and "accredited investors". The term "accredited investor" refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer's confirmation. In

 

 



 

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addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.

NASD sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock.

In addition to the "penny stock" rules described above, the NASD has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, the NASD believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The NASD requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.

We have a limited operating history and if we are not successful in continuing to grow our business, then we may have to scale back or even cease our ongoing business operations.

We have no history of revenues from operations and have no significant tangible assets. We have yet to generate positive earnings and there can be no assurance that we will ever operate profitably. Our company has a limited operating history and must be considered in the development stage. The success of the company is significantly dependent on a successful acquisition, drilling, completion and production program. Our company's operations will be subject to all the risks inherent in the establishment of a developing enterprise and the uncertainties arising from the absence of a significant operating history. We may be unable to locate recoverable reserves or operate on a profitable basis. We are in the development stage and potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by enterprises in the development stage. If our business plan is not successful, and we are not able to operate profitably, investors may lose some or all of their investment in our company.

A majority of our directors and officers are outside the United States, with the result that it may be difficult for investors to enforce within the United States any judgments obtained against us or any of our directors or officers.

A majority of our directors and officers are nationals and/or residents of countries other than the United States, and all or a substantial portion of such persons' assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process on our directors or officers, or enforce within the United States or Canada any judgments obtained against us or our officers or directors, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof. Consequently, you may be effectively prevented from pursuing remedies under U.S. federal securities laws against them. In addition, investors may not be able to commence an action in a Canadian court predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States. The foregoing risks also apply to those experts identified in this prospectus that are not residents of the United States.

Because of the early stage of development and the nature of our business, our securities are considered highly speculative.

Our securities must be considered highly speculative, generally because of the nature of our business and the early stage of its development. We are engaged in the business of exploring and, if warranted, developing commercial reserves of oil and gas. Our properties are in the exploration stage only and are without known reserves of oil and gas. Accordingly, we have not generated any revenue nor have we realized a profit from our operations to date and there is little likelihood that we will generate any revenue or realize any profits in the short term. Any profitability in the future from our business will be dependent upon locating and developing economic reserves of oil and gas, which itself is subject to numerous risk factors as set forth herein. Since we have not generated any revenue, we will

 

 



 

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have to raise additional monies through the sale of our equity securities or debt in order to continue our business operations.

As our properties are in the exploration and development stage there can be no assurance that we will establish commercial discoveries on our properties.

Exploration for economic reserves of oil and gas is subject to a number of risk factors. Few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing oil and/or gas wells. Our properties are in the exploration and development stage only and are without proven reserves of oil and gas. We may not establish commercial discoveries on any of our properties.

The potential profitability of oil and gas ventures depends upon factors beyond the control of our company.

The potential profitability of oil and gas properties is dependent upon many factors beyond our control. For instance, world prices and markets for oil and gas are unpredictable, highly volatile, potentially subject to governmental fixing, pegging, controls, or any combination of these and other factors, and respond to changes in domestic, international, political, social, and economic environments. Additionally, due to worldwide economic uncertainty, the availability and cost of funds for production and other expenses have become increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to project. These changes and events may materially affect our financial performance.

Adverse weather conditions can also hinder drilling operations. A productive well may become uneconomic in the event water or other deleterious substances are encountered which impair or prevent the production of oil and/or gas from the well. In addition, production from any well may be unmarketable if it is impregnated with water or other deleterious substances. The marketability of oil and gas which may be acquired or discovered will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include the proximity and capacity of oil and gas pipelines and processing equipment, market fluctuations of prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, allowable production and environmental protection. These factors cannot be accurately predicted and the combination of these factors may result in our company not receiving an adequate return on invested capital.

Competition in the oil and gas industry is high and there is no assurance that we will be successful in acquiring the leases.

The oil and gas industry is intensely competitive. We compete with numerous individuals and companies, including many major oil and gas companies, which have substantially greater technical, financial and operational resources and staffs. Accordingly, there is a high degree of competition for desirable oil and gas leases, suitable properties for drilling operations and necessary drilling equipment, as well as for access to funds. We cannot predict if the necessary funds can be raised or that any projected work will be completed. Our budget anticipates our acquisition of additional acreage in the Forest City basin. This acreage may not become available or if it is available for leasing, that we may not be successful in acquiring the leases. There are other competitors that have operations in the Forest City basin and the presence of these competitors could adversely affect our ability to acquire additional leases.

The marketability of natural resources will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control which may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested capital to be profitable or viable.

The marketability of natural resources which may be acquired or discovered by us will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include market fluctuations in oil and gas pricing and demand, the proximity and capacity of natural resource markets and processing equipment, governmental regulations, land tenure, land use, regulation concerning the importing and exporting of oil and gas and environmental protection regulations. The exact effect of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, but the combination of these factors may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested capital to be profitable or viable.

 

 



 

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Oil and gas operations are subject to comprehensive regulation which may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated causing an adverse effect on our company.

Oil and gas operations are subject to federal, state, and local laws relating to the protection of the environment, including laws regulating removal of natural resources from the ground and the discharge of materials into the environment. Oil and gas operations are also subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations which seek to maintain health and safety standards by regulating the design and use of drilling methods and equipment. Various permits from government bodies are required for drilling operations to be conducted; no assurance can be given that such permits will be received. Environmental standards imposed by federal, provincial, or local authorities may be changed and any such changes may have material adverse effects on our activities. Moreover, compliance with such laws may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated, thus causing an adverse effect on us. Additionally, we may be subject to liability for pollution or other environmental damages which it may elect not to insure against due to prohibitive premium costs and other reasons. To date we have not been required to spend any material amount on compliance with environmental regulations. However, we may be required to do so in future and this may affect our ability to expand or maintain our operations.

Exploration and production activities are subject to certain environmental regulations which may prevent or delay the commencement or continuance of our operations.

In general, our exploration and production activities are subject to certain federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental quality and pollution control. Such laws and regulations increase the costs of these activities and may prevent or delay the commencement or continuance of a given operation. Compliance with these laws and regulations has not had a material effect on our operations or financial condition to date. Specifically, we are subject to legislation regarding emissions into the environment, water discharges and storage and disposition of hazardous wastes. In addition, legislation has been enacted which requires well and facility sites to be abandoned and reclaimed to the satisfaction of state authorities. However, such laws and regulations are frequently changed and we are unable to predict the ultimate cost of compliance. Generally, environmental requirements do not appear to affect us any differently or to any greater or lesser extent than other companies in the industry.

We believe that our operations comply, in all material respects, with all applicable environmental regulations. However, we are not fully insured against all possible environmental risks.

Exploratory drilling involves many risks and we may become liable for pollution or other liabilities which may have an adverse effect on our financial position.

Drilling operations generally involve a high degree of risk. Hazards such as unusual or unexpected geological formations, power outages, labor disruptions, blow-outs, sour gas leakage, fire, inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment or labour, and other risks are involved. We may become subject to liability for pollution or hazards against which we cannot adequately insure or which we may elect not to insure. Incurring any such liability may have a material adverse effect on our financial position and operations.

Any change to government regulation/administrative practices may have a negative impact on our ability to operate and our profitability.

The laws, regulations, policies or current administrative practices of any government body, organization or regulatory agency in the United States or any other jurisdiction, may be changed, applied or interpreted in a manner which will fundamentally alter the ability of our company to carry on our business.

The actions, policies or regulations, or changes thereto, of any government body or regulatory agency, or other special interest groups, may have a detrimental effect on us. Any or all of these situations may have a negative impact on our ability to operate and/or our profitably.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

 



 

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We currently invest our excess cash balances in money market accounts, and short-term and long-term investments that are subject to interest rate risk.  The amount of interest income we earn on these funds will change as interest rates in general change.  Our investments are subject to a loss of principal if market interest rates increase and they are sold prior to maturity.  However, due to the short-term nature of the majority of our investments, the high credit quality of our portfolio and our ability to hold our investments until maturity, an immediate 1% change in interest rates would not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flow.

 Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our company's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, being September 30, 2005. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our company's management, including our company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer. Based upon that evaluation, our company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our company's reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our company's reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our company's president and chief executive officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met.  In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events.  Because of these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.

Part II - Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

We know of no material, active or pending legal proceedings against our company, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceedings or pending litigation, except as disclosed or as may be arise from events disclosed elsewhere in these materials. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

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Item 5. Other Information.

Effective July 19, 2005 Robert L. Poley was appointed as our Chief Financial Officer. Effective October 5, 2005 Mr. Poley resigned as Chief Financial Officer. He continues to consult with us.

Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-B

Exhibit Number/Description

The following Exhibits are filed with this Quarterly Report:

Exhibit
Number


Description

3.1

Articles of Incorporation (1)

3.2

Bylaws of Adriatic Holdings Ltd. (1)

3.3

Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation effective November 4, 2002 (2)

3.4

Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation effective December 10, 2003 (9)

3.5

Certificate of Designation for shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, effective December 18, 2003 (6)

3.6

Certificate of Designation for shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, effective October 1, 2004 (9)

4.1

2005 Stock Option Plan (10)

10.1

Form of Oil and Gas Lease (3)

10.2

Letter Agreement between Topeka-Atchison Gas & Illuminating LLC with Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., dated August 25, 2000 (5)

10.3

Form of Oil and Gas Lease with Option (4)

10.4

Form of Subscription Agreement in connection with private placement of Series A Preferred shares, dated September 24, 2003 (7)

10.5

Purchase and Sale Agreement between Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. and Evergreen Resources, Inc, dated effective September 27, 2004 (9)

10.6

Form of Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with private placement of Series B Preferred shares, dated October 1, 2004 (8)

10.7

Form of Subscription Agreement in connection with the private placement on September 27, 2004 (9)

10.8

Amended Consulting Agreement dated November 1, 2004 with Richard Coglon (10)

10.9

Amended Consulting Agreement dated November 1, 2004 with Donald Sharpe (10)

 

 

 



 

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10.160

Joint Venture Agreement dated April 20, 2005 between Far East International Petroleum Company (11)

10.11

Agreement for Services dated July 19, 2005 with Robert Poley (12)

14.1

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (10)

21.1

Heartland Oil and Gas Inc., a company incorporated pursuant to the laws of the State of Nevada

 

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer (pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) *

31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer (pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) *

32.1#

Certification of Chief Executive Officer (pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. Section 1350)) *

32.2#

Certification of Chief Financial Officer (pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. Section 1350)) *

 

* Filed herewith

 

#              This certification “accompanies” the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

 

(1)                         Incorporated by reference to the company's Form SB-2 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23, 2001.

 

(2)                         Incorporated by reference to the company's Form 10-QSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2002.

 

(3)                         Incorporated by reference to the company's Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2003.

 

(4)                         Incorporated by reference to the company's Form 10-KSB/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2003.

 

(5)                         Incorporated by reference to the company's Form SB-2 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2003, as amended.

 

(6)                         Incorporated by reference to the company's Form SB-2 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2004.

 

(7)                         Incorporated by reference to the company's Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2004, as amended on May 27, 2004.

 

(8)                         Incorporated by reference to the company's Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 6, 2004.

 

 

 



 

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(9)                         Incorporated by reference to the company's Form SB-2 Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2004.

 

(10)                       Incorporated by reference to the company's Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2005.

 

(11)                       Incorporated by reference to the company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2005.

 

(12)                       Incorporated by reference to the company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 21, 2005.

 

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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.

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP.

/s/ Richard Coglon

 

Richard Coglon, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer and Acting Principal Accounting Officer)

November 15, 2005