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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: OIL AND GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Policies  
OIL AND GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES

OIL AND GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES

 

The Company uses the successful efforts method of accounting for its oil and natural gas properties. Exploration costs such as exploratory geological and geophysical costs and delay rentals are charged against earnings as incurred The costs to acquire, drill and equip exploratory wells are capitalized pending determinations of whether development reserves can be attributed to the Company’s interests as a result of drilling the well. If management determines that commercial quantities of oil and natural gas have not been discovered, costs associated with exploratory wells are charged to exploration expense. Costs to acquire mineral interests, to drill and equip development wells, to drill and equip exploratory wells that find development reserves, and related costs to plug and abandon wells and costs of site restoration are capitalized.

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A”) of oil and gas properties is computed using the unit-of-production method based on recoverable reserves as estimated by the Company’s independent reservoir engineers. Capitalized acquisition costs are depleted based on total estimated proved developed and proved undeveloped reserve quantities. Capitalized costs to drill and equip wells are depreciated and amortized based on total estimated proved developed reserve quantities. Investments in Exploratory properties are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the prospects can be determined or until impairment occurs. Oil and natural gas properties are periodically assessed for impairment. If the unamortized capitalized costs of proved properties are in excess of estimated undiscounted future cash flows before income taxes, the property is impaired. Estimated future cash flows are determined using management’s best estimates and may be calculated using prices consistent with management expectations for the Company’s future oil and natural gas sales. Exploratory oil and natural gas properties are also periodically assessed for impairment, and a valuation allowance is provided if impairment is indicated. Impairment costs are included in exploration expense. Costs of expired or abandoned leases are charged against the valuation allowance. Costs of properties that become productive are transferred to proved oil and natural gas properties.

 

Exploratory oil and gas properties that are individually significant are periodically assessed for impairment of value and a loss is recognized at the time of impairment by providing an impairment allowance. Other Exploratory properties are amortized based on the Company’s experience of successful drilling and average holding period.

 

Capitalized costs of producing oil and gas properties, after considering estimated residual salvage values, are depreciated and depleted by the unit-of-production method. Support equipment and other property and equipment are depreciated over their estimated useful lives.

 

On the sale or retirement of a complete unit of a proved property, the cost and related accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization are eliminated from the property accounts, and the resultant gain or loss is recognized. On the retirement or sale of a partial unit of proved property, the cost is charged to accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization with a resulting gain or loss recognized in income.

 

On the sale of an entire interest in an Exploratory property for cash or cash equivalent, gain or loss on the sale is recognized, taking into consideration the amount of any recorded impairment if the property has been assessed individually. If a partial interest in an Exploratory property is sold, the amount received is treated as a reduction of the cost of the interest retained.

 

Pursuant to ASC 932-235-50-1, the following disclosures for exploratory activity are made.

 

a. The amount of capitalized exploratory well costs that is pending the determination of proved reserves. An entity also shall separately disclose for each annual period that an income statement is presented changes in those capitalized exploratory well costs resulting from all of the following:

 

1. Additions to capitalized exploratory well costs that are pending the determination of proved reserves -

 

2. Capitalized exploratory well costs that were reclassified to wells, equipment, and facilities based on the determination of proved reserves

 

3. Capitalized exploratory well costs that were charged to expense.

 

Management has assessed this for the company and it is not relevant or applicable to our operations.

 

b. The amount of exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for a period of greater than one year after the completion of drilling at the most recent   balance sheet date and the number of projects for which those costs relate.

 

Additionally, for exploratory well costs that have been capitalized for   periods greater than one year at the most recent balance sheet date, an entity shall provide an aging of those amounts by year, or by using a range of years, and the number of projects to which those costs relate.

 

Management has assessed this for the company and it is not relevant or applicable to our operations.

 

c. For exploratory well costs that continue to be capitalized for more than one year after the completion of drilling at the most recent balance sheet date, a description of the projects and the activities that the entity has undertaken to date in order to evaluate the reserves and the projects, and   the remaining activities required to classify the associated reserves as  proved. Management has assessed this for the company and it is not relevant or applicable to our operations.