2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | 6 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2013 |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | Vadda Energy Corporation (“Vadda”) was originally incorporated in Florida in 1997. The foregoing consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Vadda, its wholly owned subsidiary, Mieka Corporation (“Mieka”) and Mieka LLC, a variable interest entity (“VIE”), which collectively are referred to as the “Company”. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated and all normal recurring adjustments have been recorded that are necessary for a fair presentation of the information contained herein. |
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The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and are expressed in U.S dollars, and have been prepared by the Company without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnotes have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, and notes thereto contained in the Company’s audited financial statements filed as part of its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The results of operations for such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for a full year or any future period. |
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The Company is an independent developer and producer of natural gas and oil, with operations in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and New York. |
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NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
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Oil and Gas Producing Activities |
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The Company’s oil and gas producing activities were accounted for using the successful efforts method of accounting. Costs to acquire leasehold rights in oil and gas properties, to drill and equip exploratory wells that find proved reserves, to drill and equip development wells and costs of support equipment and facilities are capitalized. Costs to drill exploratory wells that do not find proved reserves, delay rentals and geological and geophysical costs are expensed. |
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The Company earns carried working interests in wells drilled by joint ventures that it manages. Upon the successful completion of a well, the joint ventures are assigned leasehold rights on acreage that comprises the legal spacing for the well. When a joint venture sells ownership interests in excess of the total offering amount, such additional interests reduce the Company’s carried working interest. The joint ventures typically pay 100% of the drilling and completion costs. The Company also intends to have ownership in wells drilled on leases in which the joint ventures do not participate. |
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Turnkey Drilling Revenue Recognition |
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In its role as the managing venturer of various oil and gas drilling joint ventures, the Company enters into turnkey drilling agreements with operators whereby a profit is earned by arranging the drilling and completion of prospect wells funded by the individual joint ventures. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition,” revenue is deferred until wells are completed as producing wells or determined to be nonproductive. The associated drilling costs of wells are deferred until revenue is recognized. The Company did not recognize any turnkey drilling revenue or turnkey drilling costs on completed wells during the six months ended June 30, 2013. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized $2,664,474 of turnkey drilling revenue and $1,268,976 of turnkey drilling costs on two completed gas wells. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had $7,838,223 and $5,796,556, respectively, in deferred turnkey drilling revenue. The Company had deferred drilling costs related to turnkey agreements in the amount of $1,252,737 and $455,009, respectively, as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. |
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No drilling costs are incurred by the Company for its carried working interests retained in wells drilled by managed joint ventures. |
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Depletion and Depreciation |
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Estimates of natural gas and oil reserves utilized in the calculation of depletion are prepared using certain assumptions. Reserve estimates are based upon existing economic and operating conditions with no provision for price and cost escalations except by contractual arrangements. Natural gas and oil reserve estimates are inherently imprecise and are subject to change as more current information becomes available. Capitalized costs are depleted and amortized using the units of production method, based upon reserve estimates. |
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Impairments |
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The carrying value of oil and gas properties is assessed for possible impairment on at least an annual basis, or as circumstances warrant, based on geological analysis or changes in proved reserve estimates. When impairment occurs, an adjustment is recorded as a reduction of the asset carrying value. |
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Asset Retirement Obligations |
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A provision has been recorded for the estimated liability for the plugging and abandonment of natural gas and oil wells at the end of their productive lives. The liability and the associated increase in the related asset are recorded in the period in which the asset retirement obligation, or ARO, is incurred. The liability is accreted to its present value each period and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset. |
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The estimated liability is calculated annually using the estimated remaining lives of the wells based on reserve estimates and federal and state regulatory requirements. The liability is discounted using an assumed credit-adjusted risk-free rate. At the time of abandonment, the Company recognizes a gain or loss on abandonment to the extent that actual costs do not equal the estimated costs. |
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The Company recognized $2,562 and $5,124 of accretion expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, and $13,126 and $26,251 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. |
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Recently Issued Accounting Standards |
The SEC and FASB continually adopt new reporting requirements and makes revisions to existing disclosures required for oil and gas companies, which are intended to provide investors with a more meaningful and comprehensive understanding of such information. No new pronouncements were issued that would impact the Company’s financial position or operations as of June 30, 2013. |