Organization and Nature of Operations	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Organization And Nature Of Operations
Organization and Nature of Operations	Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations Arête Industries, Inc. ("Arête" or the "Company"), is a Colorado corporation that was incorporated on July 21, 1987. The Company seeks to focus on acquiring interests in traditional oil and gas ventures, and seek properties that offer profit potential from overlooked and by-passed reserves of oil and natural gas, which may include shut-in wells, in-field development, stripper wells, re-completion and re-working projects. In addition, the Company's strategy includes purchase and sale of acreage prospective for oil and natural gas and seeking to obtain cash flow from the sale and farm out of such prospects.

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