UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB/A
(Amendment No. 1)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: June 30, 2004
Commission file number 000-30009
PETROL OIL AND GAS, INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 90-0066187 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization) | Identification Number) |
3161 E. Warm Springs Road |
Suite 300 |
Las Vegas, Nevada | 89120 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(702) 454-7318
(Issuer's telephone number, including area code)
Check mark whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the last 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 ____
The number of shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding on June 30, 2004, was 18,112,466 shares.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one):
Yes No X
* We are filing this Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-QSB to amend our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the period June 30, 2004, (the "Original Filing") filed on August 23, 2004, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to revise Item 3. Controls and Procedures to disclose the conclusions of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer regarding the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Further we have replaced the Section 302 certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to include new Exhibits 31-1 and 31-2.
In conformity with SEC Release 34-47986, we have removed all language from our Chief Executive Officer's and Chief Financial Officer's certifications pertaining to establishing and maintaining internal control over financial reporting.
This Amendment does not amend any other information previously filed in the Original Filing. The Original Filing is hereby supersede and amended with respect to Item 3, and Exhibits 31-1 and 31-2 set forth in this Amendment No. 10
PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Petrol Oil and Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Condensed Balance Sheet
| June 30, 2004 (Unaudited) | December 31, 2003 (Audited) |
Assets | | |
Current assets: | | |
Cash | $ 237,042 | $ 1,059,838 |
Prepaid asset | 33,333 | - |
Investment | 14,882 | 200,000 |
Total current assets | 285,257 | 1,259,838 |
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Equipment | 4,894 | 2,134 |
Vehicles | 28,009 | 28,009 |
Accumulated depreciation | (5,280) | (2,107) |
| 27,623 | 28,036 |
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Other Assets: | | |
Notes and interest receivable from stockholders | 336,267 | - |
Oil and gas properties using full cost accounting: | | |
Properties not subject to amortization | 2,258,174 | 1,289,573 |
Total other assets | 2,594,441 | 1,289,573 |
| $ 2,907,321 | $ 2,577,447 |
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Liabilities and stockholders' equity | | |
Current liabilities: | | |
Current portion of long term debt | $ 4,000 | $ 4,000 |
Notes payable | 250,000 | - |
Accounts payable | 143,522 | 268,071 |
Deposit | 99,965 | - |
Accrued liabilities | 7,110 | 31,316 |
Due to officer | - | 47,500 |
Total current liabilities | 504,597 | 350,887 |
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Long-term debt | 20,189 | 22,923 |
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Contingencies and commitments | | |
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Stockholders' equity: | | |
Preferred stock, $.001 par, authorized 10,000,000 shares; no shares issued | - | - |
Common stock, $.001 par, authorized 100,000,000 shares; 18,112,466 and 17,247,466 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 | 18,112 | 17,247 |
Stock bought for services not issued 474,680 and 160,000 shares at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 | 475 | 160 |
Unamortized cost of stock issued for services | (50) | (1,000) |
Additional paid in capital | 6,844,396 | 4,630,713 |
Deficit accumulated under the development stage | (4,480,398) | (2,443,483) |
Total stockholders' equity | 2,382,535 | 2,203,637 |
| $ 2,907,321 | $ 2,577,447 |
See notes to condensed financial statements.
Petrol Oil and Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Condensed Statement of Operations
Unaudited
| Six Months Ended June 30, | Three Months Ended June 30, | March 3, 2000 (inception) to June 30, |
| 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 |
Revenue: | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - |
| | | | | |
Professional and consulting fees | 867,737 | 168,213 | 315,426 | 82,718 | 2,881,999 |
Office | 110,720 | 27,087 | 94,360 | 10,698 | 178,479 |
Wages | 176,000 | 67,500 | 88,000 | 33,750 | 382,155 |
Travel & Entertainment | 54,227 | 27,157 | 26,554 | 19,183 | 124,380 |
Rent | 25,950 | 1,800 | 9,780 | 900 | 29,750 |
Loan Fee | 132,500 | - | 132,500 | - | 132,500 |
Acquisition of Assets: CBM Energy Inc. | 654,000 | - | - | - | 654,000 |
Miscellaneous expense | 36,733 | 6,094 | 14,949 | 4,117 | 102,999 |
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Loss from operations | (2,057,867) | (297,851) | (681,569) | (151,366) | (4,486,262) |
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Other income (expense): | | | | | |
Interest income | 7,581 | - | 6,376 | - | 8,648 |
Earnings on investment | 15,087 | - | (3,634) | - | 15,087 |
Interest expense | (1,715) | - | (762) | - | (17,871) |
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Other income (expense) | 20,953 | - | 1,980 | - | 5,864 |
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Loss before income tax | (2,036,914) | (297,851) | (679,589) | (151,366) | (4,480,398) |
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Provision for income tax | - | - | - | - | - |
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Net loss | $ (2,036,914) | $ (297,851) | $ (679,589) | $ (151,366) | $ (4,480,398) |
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Basic and diluted earnings per share | $ (0.12) | $ (0.02) | $ (0.04) | $ (0.01) | $ (0.46) |
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Weighted shares outstanding | 16,448,261 | 12,018,857 | 16,448,261 | 12,018,857 | 9,766,535 |
See notes to condensed financial statements.
Petrol Oil and Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
| Six Months Ended June 30, | March 3, 2000 (inception) to June 30, |
| 2004 | 2003 | 2004 |
Operating activities: | | | |
Net loss | $ (2,036,914) | $ (297,851) | $ (4,480,398) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities- | | | |
Depreciation | 3,173 | 80 | 5,280 |
Stock and options issued for services | 913,313 | 90,000 | 2,404,183 |
Stock issued in asset purchase: CBM | 765,000 | - | 765,000 |
Gain on investment net of fees | (14,882) | - | (14,882) |
Change in assets and liabilities- | | | |
Prepaid asset | (33,333) | - | (33,333) |
Accounts payable | (124,549) | (6,559) | 54,141 |
Deposit | 99,965 | - | 99,965 |
Accrued liabilities | (24,206) | - | 7,110 |
Due to officer | (47,500) | 25,000 | - |
Cash used in operating activities | (499,933) | (191,830) | (1,192,934) |
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Investing activities: | | | |
Equipment purchased | (2,760) | (1,600) | (32,903) |
Investment, net | 200,000 | - | - |
Additions to oil & gas properties not subject to amortization | (968,601) | (526,418) | (2,118,212) |
Cash used in investing activities | (771,361) | (528,018) | (2,151,115) |
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Financing activities: | | | |
Stock issued for debt paid by stockholder of Company | - | - | 6,476 |
Exercise of options | 187,500 | - | 187,500 |
Note receivable payments, net | 13,732 | - | 13,732 |
Payments made on long-term debt | (2,734) | - | (3,820) |
Notes payable | 250,000 | 240,000 | 278,009 |
Stock sold | - | 337,500 | 3,099,194 |
Cash provided from financing activities | 448,498 | 577,500 | 3,581,091 |
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Increase (decrease) in cash | (822,796) | (142,348) | 237,042 |
Beginning cash | 1,059,838 | 161,836 | - |
Ending cash | $ 237,042 | $ 19,488 | $ 237,042 |
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Supplemental cash flow information: | | | |
Interest paid | $ 1,715 | $ -- | $ 17,871 |
Income taxes paid | - | - | - |
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Non cash financing activities: | | | |
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Stock issued for assets acquired | $ - | $ - | $ 50,580 |
Addition to oil & gas properties not subject to amortization and accounts payable assumed in asset purchase | - | - | 89,381 |
Stock contributed to paid in capital | - | - | 5,826 |
Unamortized cost of stock issued for services | (950) | 1,000 | 50 |
Stock for services not issued | 475 | 30,000 | 475 |
Stock, warrants and options issued for services | 913,313 | 60,000 | 2,404,183 |
Stock issued on exercise of options for a note receivable | 350,000 | - | 350,000 |
See notes to condensed financial statements.
Petrol Oil and Gas, Inc.
Notes To Condensed Financial Statements
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation
The unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and reflect all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year. Certain amounts in the prior year statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentations. These statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003.
Note 2 - Going Concern
The accompanying condensed financial statements have been prepared using the generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. For us to continue as a going concern we must seek additional sources of capital, and we must attain future profitable operations. We are currently initiating our business plan and are in the process of raising additional capital. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
Note 3 -Stock Transactions, Consulting and other Agreements
On April 13, 2004, a consultant exercised 250,000 warrants for cash consideration of $187,500. As of June 30, 2004 the shares were not issued and the par value of the shares ($250) is recorded as stock bought for services not issued.
On May 3, 2004, we issued 100,000 shares of our common stock to CPA Directed Investments (CDI) pursuant to a $250,000 secured promissory note agreement dated May 5, 2004. CDI will return 50,000 shares for cancellation at such time the loan and interest are paid in full. The remaining 50,000 shares will be retained by CDI as a loan fee. The loan fee expense was determined based on the market value of our stock on the date of the agreement and totaled $132,500.
On May 19, 2004 we entered into a consulting agreement with Tom Bibiyan of Florence Equity, LLC. The agreement was for 90 days and we paid a fee of $50,000. The remaining unamortized portion of the fee ($33,333) is recorded as a prepaid asset. The remaining balance will be amortized in the third quarter.
On June 17, 2004, we issued 120,000 shares of our restricted common stock to XXR Consulting Inc. pursuant to a consulting agreement we executed on June 4, 2004. The value of the stock as determined by the market price of our stock on the day of the agreement was $276,000 and this was recorded as professional and consulting fee expense in June 2004.
On June 15, 2004, we agreed to issue shares of our common stock at a value of $6,000 and a fee of $4,000 to ECON Investor Relations, Inc pursuant to a consulting agreement. The fees are monthly and the agreement is for one year with either party able to terminate the agreement based on 30 days written notice. The shares were not issued at June 30, 2004 and the par value of the stock $3 was recorded as stock bought for services not issued.
A supplier has agreed to be paid in stock for 10% of any invoice. Stock owed but not issued to the supplier at June 30, 2004 was under 100 shares.
On July 26, 2004 we acquired oil properties leases consisting of 640 acres with 25 well heads located in Franklin County, Kansas from RWJ Oil LC. In addition we acquired related equipment.
As of June 30, 2004, we had recorded a deposit (liability) on our financial statements of $99,965, which represents funds we received from outside investors to be used towards the formation of a new limited liability company ("LLC"), whereby we will contribute certain assets to the LLC in exchange for 20% membership interest in the LLC and the outside investors will receive 80% membership interest in the LLC for cash of $350,000.
Note 4 - Note Payable
We acquired a truck on September 10, 2003 and financed the purchase with a five-year loan from Mayse Automotive Group. Interest is 8.74% and the first payment was October 10, 2003.
Note 5 - Related Party Transactions
We paid a loan fee of $132,500 in the quarter-ended June 30, 2004 to CPA Directed Investments, a stockholder of ours.
Note 6-Subsequent Events
We entered into a consulting agreement with Investsource, Inc. on July 9, 2004. The initial fee was $7,500.
We entered into a financial advisory agreement with Energy Capital Solutions on July 13, 2004. The initial fee paid was $15,000 with additional fees owed pending the receipt of equity capital.
On July 26, 2004 we acquired oil properties leases consisting of 640 acres with 25 well heads located in Franklin County, Kansas from RWJ Oil LC. In addition we acquired related equipment.
On July 23, 2004, we formed Petrol Oil, II LLC and contributed certain assets acquired in the RWJ acquisition, including producing oil wells and other assets associated with the wells, in exchange for a 20% membership interest in the LLC. Outside investors provided $350,000 in cash for the remaining 80% membership interest.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact are "forward-looking statements" for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objections of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.
Forward-looking statements may include the words "may," "could," "will," "estimate," "intend," "continue," "believe," "expect" or "anticipate" or other similar words. These forward-looking statements present our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. Except for our ongoing securities laws, we do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in any of our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any or our forward-looking statements. Our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties. The factors impacting these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
increased competitive pressures from existing competitors and new entrants;
increases in interest rates or our cost of borrowing or a default under any material debt agreements;
deterioration in general or regional economic conditions;
adverse state or federal legislation or regulation that increases the costs of compliance, or adverse findings by a regulator with respect to existing operations;
loss of customers or sales weakness;
inability to achieve future sales levels or other operating results;
the unavailability of funds for capital expenditures;
operational inefficiencies in distribution or other systems; and
volatility in the oil and gas markets.
For a detailed description of these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, please see "Factors That May Affect Our Plan of Operation" in this document and "Material Risks" in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003.
Item 2. Plan of Operation.
Overview
Petrol Oil and Gas, Inc., formerly named Euro Technology Outfitters, was incorporated in Nevada on March 3, 2000. We are an oil and gas exploration and development company. Our primary business objective is to produce economic quantities of natural gas from buried coal seams, denoted as CBM and other gas bearing formations, as well as the production of oil. Our
long term corporate strategy has been to consolidate a strong lease position in CBM that contains quality gas reserves, position our leases near interstate pipeline systems that would provide a ready sales market for our gas and ultimately produce and develop these valuable resources.
We have just begun to generate revenues post quarter end from one of our exploratory wells in Woodson County Kansas. This well was drilled to assess the CBM potential in this southern most area of our Coal Creek project. Pleased with the CBM test results, we subsequently converted the well to an oil producer. Nevertheless there is a substantial going concern issue as to whether we will ever be able to commercialize our oil and natural gas production and generate sufficient, if any, revenues to satisfy our working capital requirements. Since inception, we have been dependent on the sale of our equity securities and loans from affiliates and other outside parties to satisfy our working capital requirements. We continue to have a working capital deficiency that raises substantial concern regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.
Plan of Operation
During the next twelve months we plan to continue to focus our efforts on beginning the sustained development and production of our CBM reserves on our existing properties, raising additional capital to facilitate that development and furthering our business plan. With the signing of a gas sales contract with a local gas gathering system, Big Creek Field Services LLC, we are now able to begin the continuous dewatering of some of our exploratory wells in the Coal Creek project and begin selling the produced gas.
We intend to fund portions of our field operations and development program through capital raising and from revenues obtained from sales of our CBM gas and oil production, if any. To accelerate the development program we plan to take on Joint Venture (JV) or Working Interest (WI) partners that will contribute to the capital costs of drilling and completion and then share in revenues derived from production. This economic strategy may allow us to utilize our own financial assets toward the growth of our leased acreage holdings, pursue the acquisition of strategic oil and gas producing properties or companies and generally expand our existing operations.
Because of our limited operating history we have yet to generate any significant revenues from the sale of oil or natural gas. Our activities have been limited to the negotiation of WI agreements, mineral lease acquisition and preliminary analysis of reserves and production capabilities from our exploratory test wells. Consequently, we have incurred the expenses of start-up.
Our future financial results will depend primarily on: (i) the ability to continue to source and screen potential projects; (ii) the ability to discover commercial quantities of natural gas and oil; (iii) the market price for oil and gas; and (iv) the ability to fully implement our exploration and development program, which is dependent on the availability of capital resources. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in any of these respects, that the prices of oil and gas prevailing at the time of production will be at a level allowing for profitable production, or that we will be able to obtain additional funding to increase our currently limited capital resources.
On July 26, 2004 we acquired oil properties leases consisting of 640 acres with 25 well heads located in Franklin County, Kansas from RWJ Oil LC. In addition we acquired related equipment.
Satisfaction of our cash obligation for the next 12 months.
A critical component of our operating plan impacting our continued existence is the ability to obtain additional capital through additional equity and/or debt financing and JV or WI partnerships. We do not anticipate enough positive internal operating cash flow until such time as we can generate substantial revenues, which may take the next few years to fully realize. In the event we cannot obtain the necessary capital to pursue our strategic plan, we may have to cease or significantly curtail our operations. This would materially impact our ability to continue operations.
Through our registered offering (declared effective by the SEC on July 29, 2003) we successfully raised approximately $2,350,473. As of June 30, 2004, all of the net proceeds were used.
Since inception, we have financed cash flow requirements through debt financing and issuance of common stock for cash and services. As we expand operational activities, we may continue to experience net negative cash flows from operations, pending receipt of sales or development fees, and will be required to obtain additional financing to fund operations through common stock offerings and debt borrowings to the extent necessary to provide working capital.
Over the next twelve months we believe that existing capital and anticipated funds from operations will not be sufficient to sustain operations and planned expansion. Consequently, we will be required to seek additional capital in the future to fund growth and expansion through additional equity or debt financing or credit facilities. On July 13, 2004, we entered into a letter agreement with Energy Capital Solutions, LLC, wherein they agreed to assist us with respect to a private placement of our equity securities. No assurance can be made that such financing would be available, and if available it may take either the form of debt or equity. In either case, the financing could have a negative impact on our financial condition and our Stockholders.
On May 5, 2004, we entered into a Secured Promissory Note with CPA Directed Investments ("CPA"), pursuant to a loan of $250,000, which CPA provided to us. We promised to pay CPA the $250,000 with interest at the rate of 10% per annum. The term of the loan shall be 120 days from the date the full loan amount is transferred to us. We pledged 100,000 shares of our common stock as collateral for the loan. CPA will keep 50,000 shares as a loan fee and return the additional 50,000 shares to us when we repay the obligation.
We anticipate incurring operating losses over the next twelve months. Our lack of operating history makes predictions of future operating results difficult to ascertain. Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in their early stage of development, particularly companies in the oil and gas exploration industry. Such risks include, but are not limited to, an evolving and unpredictable business model and the management of growth. To address these risks we must, among other things, implement and successfully execute our business and marketing strategy, continue to develop and upgrade technology and products, respond to competitive developments, and attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in addressing such risks, and the failure to do so can have a material adverse effect on our business prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
Under our current plan of operation, we are required to make certain lease payments to maintain our rights to develop and drill for oil and gas. These lease payments are material obligations to us and our lease holdings are our biggest asset.
As of June 30, 2004, we had assets of $2,907,321, and $524,786 in liabilities (total current liabilities of $504,597). Resulting in a stockholder's equity of $2,382,536.
Going Concern
The financial statements included in this filing have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles that contemplate the continuance of the Company as a going concern. The Company's cash position may be inadequate to pay all of the costs associated with testing, production and exploration activities. Management intends to use borrowings and security sales to mitigate the effects of its cash position, however no assurance can be given that debt or equity financing, if and when required will be available. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue existence.
Summary of product and research and development that we will perform for the term of our plan.
Field Development
Our original plan of operation for field development started with identifying the most promising and cost-effective drill sites on our current leased acres, drilling and testing wells to prove reserves, completing the more promising test wells, extracting the oil, gas and other hydrocarbons that we find, and delivering them to market. Although we believe that we have leased enough land to move forward with our field development, we will have to obtain additional financing before we can fully implement this next phase of our operations which is large field scale development.
During our two year exploration and development phase of our plan of operation, we have drilled and tested a total of 18 CBM wells on selected leases in our Kansas and Missouri projects. These drilling and testing efforts provide our geologists and engineers with data that support the quantitative determination as to whether there are commercially producible hydrocarbons present, such as oil, CBM or other types of natural gas. Twelve of these exploratory/test wells are contained within our Coal Creek project in Coffey county, Kansas. Most are in proximity to an existing interstate gas pipeline and one is already included in our recent gas sales contract with Big Creek Field Services, LLC. The total drilling depth for our Kansas project wells is approximately 1700 ft. One additional exploratory well, located in Woodson county Kansas, was converted to an oil producer following the acquisition of our CBM test data and subsequent to quarter end began producing modest revenues to the company.
The remaining five exploratory/test wells were drilled on our Missouri Project in Cass County Missouri. Again most were located in close proximity to an interstate gas pipeline system. Since the Cherokee basin dips to the west the CBM formations in Missouri are considerably shallower than in Kansas, with total depths being about 700 ft.
Field exploration and development operations began in August 2002, with the drilling and logging of three exploratory/test wells. Each exploratory/test well is located on a separate mineral lease in the southwest portion of Coffey County. These drill sites were selected based on a variety of factors, including information gathered from historic records and drill logs (depth, and thickness of coal seams and the results of electric gamma ray readings), proximity to existing interstate distribution pipelines, ease of access for drilling equipment, the presence of oil and natural gas in the immediate vicinity, and consultations with our geologist and driller. Since these are considered to be exploratory or test wells they have only been partially completed in order to allow us to investigate the production capacity of selected coal intervals, and to obtain important technical information related to stimulation activities that are almost always required to make CBM wells commercially productive. Thus we do not presently have any estimates of oil and gas reserves on these properties. Consequently we have not reported our reserve estimates to any state or federal authority.
In the field development stages of our plan each new well will be drilled and tested individually. If commercially producible amounts of gas are present, the well will be fully completed and a local distribution pipeline installed. Completed wells that are producing and connected to distribution pipelines will begin generating revenues as soon as they begin pumping although these revenues may be realized on a quarterly basis.
Once we have identified a proposed drilling site, we as a licensed operator in the State of Kansas and Missouri, will be engaged in all aspects of well site operations. As the operator we will be responsible for permitting the well, which will include obtaining permission from the Kansas Oil and Gas commission or Missouri relative to spacing requirements and any other state and federal environmental clearances required at the time that the permitting process commences. Additionally, we will formulate and deliver to all interest owners an operating agreement establishing each participant's rights and obligations in that particular well based on the location of the well and the ownership. In addition to the permitting process, we as the operator will be responsible for hiring the driller, geologist and land men to make final decisions relative to the zones to be targeted, confirming that we have good title to each leased parcel covered by the spacing permit and to actually drill the well to the target zones. Should the well be successful, we will be responsible for completing the well and connecting it to the most appropriate transmission facility for the hydrocarbons produced.
As the operator we will be the caretaker of the well once production has commenced. We have no formal experience in well operations and will have to hire or retain professionals to assist us in our efforts. As the operator, we will be responsible for paying bills related to the well, billing working interest owners for their proportionate expenses in drilling and completing the well, and selling the production from the well. Again, we have no experience in operating an oil or gas production company, therefore, we will be forced to hire experienced operation staff, when needed. Once the production has been sold, we anticipate that the purchaser thereof will carry out its own research with respect to ownership of that production and will send out a division order to confirm the nature and amount of each interest owned by each interest owner. Once a division order has been established and confirmed by the interest owners, the production purchaser will issue the checks to each interest owner in accordance with its appropriate interest. From that point forward, we as operator will be responsible for maintaining the well and the wellhead site during the entire term of the production or until such time as we have been replaced or the site appropriately abandoned. We anticipate hiring professionals to assist us in our operations until such time as our management has sufficient knowledge and operations ability.
We had a one-year consulting agreement with Mr. William Stoeckinger, a Certified Petroleum Geologist, from Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Mr. Stoeckinger provided geological services both in the assessment process and in the development program. On January 31, 2004, the term of the agreement expired, however Mr. Stoeckinger continues to provide geologic consulting services on an as needed basis. To date, Mr. Stoeckinger has reported good gas shows in a number of the coal seams contained in the Cherokee Group, the primary source of CBM production in the area.
On January 15, 2004, we completed the acquisition of certain oil and gas mineral leases from CBM Energy Inc. in and around Franklin, Coffey, Woodson, Lyon and Greenwood Counties, Kansas, amounting to approximately 36,000 acres in exchange for 765,000 shares of our unregistered restricted common stock.
On January 15, 2004, we executed an agreement with John Haas, Mark Haas and W.B. Mitchell, wherein they agreed to grant us access to 10,000 acres of leased mineral rights. Pursuant to the agreement we received access to the acreage for the purpose of evaluating and exploring for CBM gas production.
Kansas Geologic Society (KGS) has joined us in our scientific effort designed to assess the gas reserves from our CBM exploratory/test wells in eastern Kansas. KGS took samples from coal beds from our wells in Coffey County, Kansas. Their preliminary laboratory test results yielded similar gas content values to those obtained by our geologist, Mr. William Stoeckinger, that were derived from sampling of our other exploratory/test wells. We view these independent gas content values quite favorably since they indicate quantitative similarities to the CBM producing coal beds found in Woodson and other counties to the south. Woodson county being adjacent to Coffey county.
Based on our first series of exploratory/test wells we anticipate that each well in our targeted area will cost approximately $30,000 to locate, drill and test, an additional $80,000 to complete, plus an additional $350 per month per well to pay for electricity, pulling and repairs, pumping and other miscellaneous charges. In support of these operations we have working agreements with local third parties to monitor and maintain our wells and perform drilling and work-over activities.
If any of our wells prove to hold commercially producible gas, we will continue to add wells to our gas sales agreement with Big Creek Field Services or install our own distribution infrastructure to transport our gas from the wellhead to one of the major distribution pipelines. We have identified several major interstate distribution pipelines that operate within and pass through the counties in which we have lease holdings. These include pipelines owned and operated by Southern Star, CMS Energy, Enbridge and Kinder Morgan. We have initiated contact with two of these companies to ascertain the specific locations of their pipelines, their requirements to purchase gas from us (including volume of gas and quality of gas), and the costs to connect to their pipelines. Traditionally, the major distribution of gas in the United States have purchased production from anyone who can get sufficient quantities of quality gas to their distribution pipeline. Because some of these companies have purchased coal-bed methane from producing wells in the southern part of Kansas, we believe that if the gas produced from wells drilled in our targeted area meets their criteria in both quantity and quality, they will purchase our gas at market prices. To date, we have not entered into any purchase agreements nor have we received assurances from anyone that they will enter into such agreements with us in the future.
Presently, we cannot accurately predict the costs of transporting our gas products to these existing interstate pipelines. The cost of installing a distribution infrastructure or local gathering system will vary depending upon the distance the gas must travel from its wellhead to the compressor station and high pressure pipeline tap, and whether the gas must be treated to meet the purchasing company's quality standards. However, based on the close proximity of several major distribution pipelines to our leased properties, plus our intent to drill as close to these pipelines as practicable, we anticipate that the total cost of installing a distribution infrastructure for a group of about 50 producing wells will be approximately $6,500 each plus a one-time expense of $5,000 per well to tap into the high pressure interstate pipeline and support a compressor and monitoring system.
The prices obtained for oil and gas are dependent on numerous factors beyond our control, including domestic and foreign production rates of oil and gas, market demand and the effect of governmental regulations and incentives. We do not have any delivery commitments with respect to any oil or gas produced from any properties that we acquire. However, due to the U.S. government's recent push toward increased domestic production of energy sources, and the high demand for natural gas, we do not anticipate any difficulties in selling any oil and gas we produce, once it has been delivered to a distribution facility.
The success of this phase of our plan of operation is dependent upon our ability to obtain additional capital to drill exploratory and test wells and also upon our successfully finding commercially producible amounts of coal-bed methane gas or other hydrocarbons in the wells that we drill. We cannot assure you that we will obtain the necessary capital or that we will find commercially producible amounts of gas if our drilling operations commence.
The timing of most of our capital expenditures is discretionary. Currently there are no material long-term commitments associated with our capital expenditure plans. Consequently, we have a significant degree of flexibility to adjust the level of such expenditures as circumstances warrant. The level of our capital expenditures will vary in future periods depending on energy market conditions and other related economic factors.
Expected purchase or sale of plant and significant equipment.
We do not anticipate the purchase or sale of any plant or significant equipment, as such items are not required by us at this time or anticipated to be needed in the next twelve months.
Significant changes in the number of employees.
We currently have two full time employees and two part time employees. As drilling production activities commence, we intend to hire additional technical, operational and administrative personnel as appropriate. We do not expect a significant change in the number of full time employees over the next 12 months. We intend to use the services of independent consultants and contractors to perform various professional services, particularly in the area of land services, drilling, water hauling, pipeline construction, well design, well-site monitoring and surveillance, permitting and environmental assessment. We believe that this use of third-party service providers may enhance our ability to contain general and administrative expenses.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results or operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT OUR PLAN OR OPERATION
We are a development stage company, with a minimal operating history, which raises substantial doubt as to our ability to successfully develop profitable business operations.
We have a limited operating history. Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered in establishing a business in the oil and natural gas industries. As a result of our recent acquisition of mineral leases we have yet to generate revenues from operations and have been focused on organizational, start-up, market analysis, exploratory drilling and fund raising activities. There is nothing at this time on which to base an assumption that our business operations will prove to be successful or that we will ever be able to operate profitably. Our future operating results will depend on many factors, including:
our ability to raise adequate working capital;
success of our development and exploration;
demand for natural gas and oil;
the level of our competition;
our ability to attract and maintain key management and employees; and
our ability to efficiently explore, develop and produce sufficient quantities of marketable natural gas or oil in a highly competitive and speculative environment while maintaining quality and controlling costs.
To achieve profitable operations, we must, alone or with others, successfully execute on the factors stated above, along with continually developing ways to enhance our production efforts, when commenced. Despite our best efforts, we may not be successful in our development efforts or obtain required regulatory approvals. There is a possibility that some, or all, of our wells may never produce natural gas or oil. Since inception, we have incurred a net loss of $(4,480,398) and at June 30, 2004 our assets exceeded our liabilities by $2,382,536.
At this stage of our business operations, even with our good faith efforts, potential investors have a high probability of losing their investment.
Because the nature of our business is expected to change as a result of shifts in the market price of oil and natural gas, competition, and the development of new and improved technology, management forecasts are not necessarily indicative of future operations and should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance.
While Management believes its estimates of projected occurrences and events are within the timetable of its business plan, our actual results may differ substantially from those that are currently anticipated.
We will need additional capital in the future to finance our planned growth, which we may not be able to raise or it may only be available on terms unfavorable to us or our stockholders, which may result in our inability to fund our working capital requirements and harm our operational results.
We have and expect to continue to have substantial capital expenditure and working capital needs. We believe that current cash on hand and the other sources of liquidity are only sufficient enough to fund our operations through December 2004. After that time we will need to raise additional funds to fund our operations, to fund our anticipated reserve replacement needs and implement our growth strategy, or to respond to competitive pressures and/or perceived opportunities, such as investment, acquisition, exploration and development activities.
If low natural gas and oil prices, operating difficulties or other factors, many of which are beyond our control, cause our revenues or cash flows from operations, if any, to decrease, we may be limited in our ability to spend the capital necessary to complete our development, exploitation and exploration programs. If our resources or cash flows do not rapidly commence, we will require additional financing, in addition to anticipated cash generated from our operations, to fund our planned growth. Additional financing might not be available on terms favorable to us, or at all. If adequate funds were not available or were not available on acceptable terms, our ability to fund our operations, take advantage of unanticipated opportunities, develop or enhance our business or otherwise respond to competitive pressures would be significantly limited. In such a capital restricted situation, we may curtail our acquisition, drilling, development, and exploration activities or be forced to sell some of our assets on an untimely or unfavorable basis.
If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our stockholders would be reduced, and these newly issued securities might have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing stockholders.
Because our common stock is deemed a low-priced "Penny" stock, an investment in our common stock should be considered high risk and subject to marketability restrictions.
Since our common stock is a penny stock, as defined in Rule 3a51-1 under the Securities Exchange Act, it will be more difficult for investors to liquidate their investment even if and when a market develops for the common stock. Until the trading price of the common stock rises above $5.00 per share, if ever, trading in the common stock is subject to the penny stock rules of the Securities Exchange Act specified in rules 15g-1 through 15g-10. Those rules require broker-dealers, before effecting transactions in any penny stock, to:
Deliver to the customer, and obtain a written receipt for, a disclosure document;
Disclose certain price information about the stock;
Disclose the amount of compensation received by the broker-dealer or any associated person of the broker-dealer;
Send monthly statements to customers with market and price information about the penny stock; and
In some circumstances, approve the purchaser's account under certain standards and deliver written statements to the customer with information specified in the rules.
Consequently, the penny stock rules may restrict the ability or willingness of broker-dealers to sell the common stock and may affect the ability of holders to sell their common stock in the secondary market and the price at which such holders can sell any such securities. These additional procedures could also limit our ability to raise additional capital in the future.
We may incur substantial write-downs of the carrying value of our gas and oil properties, which would adversely impact our earnings.
We intend to periodically review the carrying value of our gas and oil properties under the full cost accounting rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under these rules, capitalized costs of proved gas and oil properties may not exceed the present value of estimated future net revenues from proved reserves, discounted at an annual rate of 10%. Application of this "ceiling" test requires pricing future revenue at the un-escalated prices in effect as of the end of each fiscal quarter and requires a write-down for accounting purposes if the ceiling is exceeded, even if prices were depressed for only a short period of time. We may be required to write down the carrying value of our gas and oil properties when natural gas and oil prices are depressed or unusually volatile, which would result in a charge against our earnings. Once incurred, a write-down of the carrying value of our natural gas and oil properties is not reversible at a later date.
Competition in our industry is intense. We are very small and have an extremely limited operating history as compared to the vast majority of our competitors, and we may not be able to compete effectively.
We intend to compete with major and independent natural gas and oil companies for property acquisitions. We will also compete for the equipment and labor required to operate and to develop natural gas and oil properties. The majority of our anticipated competitors have substantially greater financial and other resources than we do. In addition, larger competitors may be able to absorb the burden of any changes in federal, state and local laws and regulations more easily than we can, which would adversely affect our competitive position. These competitors may be able to pay more for natural gas and oil properties and may be able to define, evaluate, bid for and acquire a greater number of properties than we can. Our ability to acquire additional properties and develop new and existing properties in the future will depend on our ability to conduct operations, to evaluate and select suitable properties and to consummate transactions in this highly competitive environment. In addition, some of our competitors have been operating in our core areas for a much longer time than we have and have demonstrated the ability to operate through industry cycles.
We are highly dependent on Paul Branagan, our CEO, president and chairman. The loss of Mr. Branagan, whose knowledge, leadership and technical expertise upon which we rely, would harm our ability to execute our business plan.
Our success depends heavily upon the continued contributions of Paul Branagan, whose knowledge, leadership and technical expertise would be difficult to replace, and on our ability to retain and attract experienced engineers, geoscientists and other technical and professional staff. We have entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Branagan; however, maintain no key person insurance on Mr. Branagan. In addition, Mr. Branagan is an officer and director of other public companies, which may impact the amount of his time spent on our business matters. If we were to lose his services, our ability to execute our business plan would be harmed and we may be forced to cease operations until such time as we could hire suitable replacement for Mr. Branagan.
Our management, officers and directors have no previous oil and gas experience, therefore investors should not rely on our management, officers or directors as being experts in the area of oil and gas exploration and production, which is our business focus.
Our management, officers and directors have no previous oil and gas experience. All business decisions made by them regarding oil and gas exploration and production will be in reliance on the advice of others due to this lack of experience. If reliable advice is not available, it is unlikely our business will succeed.
Gas and Oil prices are volatile. This volatility may occur in the future, causing material adverse effects to our business.
Our future revenues, profitability, future growth and the carrying value of our properties is anticipated to depend substantially on the prices we may realize for our natural gas and oil production. Our realized prices may also affect the amount of cash flow available for capital expenditures and our ability to borrow and raise additional capital.
Natural gas and oil prices are subject to wide fluctuations in response to relatively minor changes in or perceptions regarding supply and demand. Historically, the markets for natural gas and oil have been volatile, and they are likely to continue to be volatile in the future. For example, natural gas and oil prices declined significantly in late 1998 and 1999 and, for an extended period of time, remained substantially below prices obtained in previous years. Among the factors that can cause this volatility are:
worldwide or regional demand for energy, which is affected by economic conditions;
the domestic and foreign supply of natural gas and oil;
weather conditions;
domestic and foreign governmental regulations;
political conditions in natural gas and oil producing regions;
the ability of members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to agree upon and maintain oil prices and production levels; and
the price and availability of other fuels.
It is impossible to predict natural gas and oil price movements with certainty. Lower natural gas and oil prices may not only decrease our future revenues on a per unit basis but also may reduce the amount of natural gas and oil that we can produce economically. A substantial or extended decline in natural gas and oil prices may materially and adversely affect our future business enough to force us to cease our business operations. In addition, our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and ability to finance planned capital expenditures will also suffer in such a price decline. Further, natural gas and oil prices do not necessarily move together.
Drilling wells is speculative, often involving significant costs that may be more than our estimates, and may not result in any addition to our production or reserves. Any material inaccuracies in drilling costs, estimates or underlying assumptions will materially affect our business.
Developing and exploring for natural gas and oil involves a high degree of operational and financial risk, which precludes definitive statements as to the time required and costs involved in reaching certain objectives. The budgeted costs of drilling, completing and operating wells are often exceeded and can increase significantly when drilling costs rise due to a tightening in the supply of various types of oilfield equipment and related services. Drilling may be unsuccessful for many reasons, including title problems, weather, cost overruns, equipment shortages and mechanical difficulties. Moreover, the successful drilling of a natural gas or oil well does not ensure a profit on investment. Exploratory wells bear a much greater risk of loss than development wells. A variety of factors, both geological and market-related, can cause a well to become uneconomical or only marginally economic. Our initial drilling and development sites, and any potential additional sites that may be developed, require significant additional exploration and development, regulatory approval and commitments of resources prior to commercial development. Any success that we may have with these wells or any future drilling operations will most likely not be indicative of our current or future drilling success rate, particularly, because we intend to emphasize on exploratory drilling. If our actual drilling and development costs are significantly more than our estimated costs, we may not be able to continue our business operations as proposed and would be forced to modify our plan of operation.
Development of our reserves, when and if established, may not occur as scheduled and the actual results may not be as anticipated. Drilling activity may result in downward adjustments in reserves or higher than anticipated costs. Our estimates will be based on various assumptions, including assumptions required by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to natural gas and oil prices, drilling and operating expenses, capital expenditures, taxes and availability of funds. The process of estimating our natural gas and oil reserves is anticipated to be extremely complex, and will require significant decisions and assumptions in the evaluation of available geological, geophysical, engineering and economic data for each reservoir. Due to our inexperience in the oil and gas industry and development stage operations, our estimates may not be reliable enough to allow us to be successful in our intended business operations. Our actual production, revenues, taxes, development expenditures and operating expenses will likely vary from those anticipated. These variances may be material.
The natural gas and oil business involves numerous uncertainties and operating risks that can prevent us from realizing profits and can cause substantial losses.
Our development, exploitation and exploration activities may be unsuccessful for many reasons, including weather, cost overruns, equipment shortages and mechanical difficulties. Moreover, the successful drilling of a natural gas and oil well does not ensure a profit on investment. A variety of factors, both geological and market-related, can cause a well to become uneconomical or only marginally economic. In addition to their cost, unsuccessful wells can hurt our efforts to replace reserves.
The natural gas and oil business involves a variety of operating risks, including:
fires;
explosions;
blow-outs and surface cratering;
uncontrollable flows of oil, natural gas, and formation water;
natural disasters, such as hurricanes and other adverse weather conditions;
pipe, cement, or pipeline failures;
casing collapses;
embedded oil field drilling and service tools;
abnormally pressured formations; and
environmental hazards, such as natural gas leaks, oil spills, pipeline ruptures and discharges of toxic gases.
If we experience any of these problems, it could affect well bores, gathering systems and processing facilities, which could adversely affect our ability to conduct operations. We could also incur substantial losses as a result of:
injury or loss of life;
severe damage to and destruction of property, natural resources and equipment;
pollution and other environmental damage;
clean-up responsibilities;
regulatory investigation and penalties;
suspension of our operations; and
repairs to resume operations.
Because we intend to use third-party drilling contractors to drill our wells, we may not realize the full benefit of worker compensation laws in dealing with their employees. Our insurance does not protect us against all operational risks. We do not carry business interruption insurance at levels that would provide enough funds for us to continue operating without access to other funds. For some risks, we may not obtain insurance if we believe the cost of available insurance is excessive relative to the risks presented. In addition, pollution and environmental risks generally are not fully insurable. If a significant accident or other event occurs and is not fully covered by insurance, it could impact our operations enough to force us to cease our operations.
The unavailability or high cost of drilling rigs, equipment, supplies, personnel and other services could adversely affect our ability to execute on a timely basis our development, exploitation and exploration plans within our budget.
Shortages or an increase in cost of drilling rigs, equipment, supplies or personnel could delay or interrupt our operations, which could impact our financial condition and results of operations. Drilling activity in the geographic areas in which we conduct drilling activities may increase, which would lead to increases in associated costs, including those related to drilling rigs, equipment, supplies and personnel and the services and products of other vendors to the industry. Increased drilling activity in these areas may also decrease the availability of rigs. We do not have any contracts with providers of drilling rigs and we cannot assure you that drilling rigs will be readily available when we need them. Drilling and other costs may increase further and necessary equipment and services may not be available to us at economical prices.
We are subject to complex laws and regulations, including environmental regulations, which can adversely affect the cost, manner or feasibility of doing business.
Development, production and sale of natural gas and oil in the United States are subject to extensive laws and regulations, including environmental laws and regulations. We may be required to make large expenditures to comply with environmental and other governmental regulations. Matters subject to regulation include:
location and density of wells;
the handling of drilling fluids and obtaining discharge permits for drilling operations;
accounting for and payment of royalties on production from state, federal and Indian lands;
bonds for ownership, development and production of natural gas and oil properties;
transportation of natural gas and oil by pipelines;
operation of wells and reports concerning operations; and
taxation.
Under these laws and regulations, we could be liable for personal injuries, property damage, oil spills, discharge of hazardous materials, remediation and clean-up costs and other environmental damages. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations also may result in the suspension or termination of our operations and subject us to administrative, civil and criminal penalties. Moreover, these laws and regulations could change in ways that substantially increase our costs. Accordingly, any of these liabilities, penalties, suspensions, terminations or regulatory changes could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations enough to possibly force us to cease our business operations.
Our oil and gas operations may expose us to environmental liabilities.
Any leakage of crude oil and/or gas from the subsurface portions of our wells, our gathering system or our storage facilities could cause degradation of fresh groundwater resources, as well as surface damage, potentially resulting in suspension of operation of the wells, fines and penalties from governmental agencies, expenditures for remediation of the affected resource, and liabilities to third parties for property damages and personal injuries. In addition, any sale of residual crude oil collected as part of the drilling and recovery process could impose liability on us if the entity to which the oil was transferred fails to manage the material in accordance with applicable environmental health and safety laws.
Our lease ownership may be diluted due to financing strategies we may employ in the future due to our lack of capital.
To accelerate our development efforts we plan to take on working interest partners that will contribute to the costs of drilling and completion and then share in revenues derived from production. In addition, we may in the future, due to a lack of capital or other strategic reasons, establish joint venture partnerships or farm out all or part of our development efforts. These economic strategies may have a dilutive effect on our lease ownership and will more than likely reduce our operating revenues.
Item 3. Controls and Procedures.
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods. As of the end of the period covered by this report, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation, which disclosed no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II--OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
None.
Item 2. Changes in Securities.
In April 2004, we filed a post-effective amendment to our SB-2 Registration Statement to deregister the 2,649,527 shares which remained unsold at the termination of the offering.
Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities
Our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-102643), related to our initial public offering, was declared effective by the SEC on July 29, 2003. A total of 5,000,000 shares maximum and 500,000 shares minimum of Common Stock were registered with the SEC with an aggregate offering price of $5,000,000 maximum and $500,000 minimum. All of these shares were registered on our behalf. The offering commenced in August and terminated in December 2003. We sold 2,350,473 shares of common stock, which resulted in $2,350,473 of proceeds to the Company with no commissions paid on funds raised.
We incurred offering expenses of approximately $64,375 in connection with the offering. Thus the net offering proceeds to us (after deducting offering expenses) were approximately $2,286,098. No offering expenses were paid directly or indirectly to any of our directors or officers (or their associates), persons owning ten percent (10%) or more of any class of our equity securities or to any other affiliates.
As of December 31, 2003, approximately $1,227,000 of the net proceeds had been used, leaving approximately $1,059,000 of the proceeds for future use. As of June 30, 2004, the remaining net proceeds had been used. During the six month period ended June 30, 2004, approximately $1,412 was used to repay short-term debt, approximately $157,978 was used as general working capital and approximately $1,067,610 was used for our drilling and development program.
Except for prior payments to David Polay, our previous CFO, and salaries paid to officers as part of our working capital, no offering proceeds were paid directly or indirectly to any of our directors or officers (or their associates), persons owning ten percent (10%) or more of any class of our equity securities or to any other affiliates.
Stock Issuances
On March 19, 2004, Larry Kehoe exercised 325,000 options at a price of $.50 per share, Cody Felton exercised 325,000 options at a price of $.50 per share and Russell Frierson exercised 50,000 options at a price of $.50 per share. The options were exercised with a note due to the Company for the strike price. 50% of the stock will be issued and 50% of the stock will issued and held as collateral for the notes. Subsequent to the quarter end Kehoe paid his note to the Company in full and his collateral shares were released to him. The Company forgave the interest due on the note. Subsequent to the quarter end Felton paid $65,000 off the principal of his note to the Company and 50,000 shares were released to him. The Company holds 112,500 shares as collateral until the balance of the note is paid in full. All of the shares were issued as of June 30, 2004 without restriction as set forth in the S-8 Registration Statement filed with the SEC on April 1, 2004..
On April 13, 2004, Goran Blagojevic exercised 250,000 warrants at a price of $0.75 per share. As of June 30, 2004 the shares have not been issued. We will issue the 250,000 shares without restriction as setforth in the S-8 registration statement filed with the SEC on April 1, 2004. The shares were not issued as of June 30, 2004.
On May 3, 2004, we issued 100,000 shares of our common stock to CPA Directed Investments pursuant to a Secured Promissory Note Agreement dated May 5, 2004. CPA will return 50,000 shares for cancellation at such time as the loan and interest are paid in full. We believe that the issuance of the shares was exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue of Section 4(2).
On June 17, 2004, we issued 120,000 shares of our common stock to XXR Consulting Inc. pursuant to a consulting agreement we executed on June 4, 2004. We believe that the issuance of the shares was exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue of Section 4(2).
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None
Item 5. Other Information.
New Corporate Office
On April 2, 2004, we executed a thirty-nine (39) month lease for new corporate office space located at 3161 East Warm Springs Road, Suite 300, Las Vegas, Nevada 89120. The space consists of approximately 1,864 square feet, which houses administrative and corporate offices. The monthly rental for the space is not to exceed $3,450 per month commencing April 15, 2004 and ending June 30, 2007 with the first three months free.
Addendum #2 to Employment Agreement of Paul Branagan
On April 20, 2004, we amended Paul Branagan's Employment Agreement to amend the royalty provision as follows:
1. Mr. Branagan shall receive a 1/100 Over Riding Royalty on production from any wells completed on Employer leased acreage.
2. The term of the payment of the Over Riding Royalty shall be in perpetuity.
A copy of the Addendum to the Employment Agreement was attached as an exhibit to Form 10-QSB filed on May 17, 2004.
Secured Promissory Note
On May 5, 2004, we entered into a Secured Promissory Note with CPA Directed Investments ("CPA"), pursuant to a loan of $250,000, which CPA provided to us. We promise to pay CPA the $250,000 with interest at the rate of 10% per annum. The term of the loan shall be 120 days from the date the full loan amount is transferred to us. To secure payment of the note we agreed to issue two certificates each in the amount of 50,000 shares (100,000 shares total) of our common stock to CPA. CPA will hold one of the certificates until such time as the loan and interest are paid in full, at which time CPA will surrender the certificate for cancellation. The other certificate will be provided to CPA for making the loan.
Amendment 1 to Business Partnership Term Sheet of John Haas, Mark Haas, and W.B. Mitchell
On May 18, 2004, we amended John Haas, Mark Haas, and W.B. Mitchell's Business Partnership Term Sheet wherein we have access to 10,000 acres of leased mineral rights in Coffey and Woodson Counties, Kansas, to extend the term of the agreement to August 1, 2005.
Letter Agreement with Tom Bibiyan of Florence Equity, LLC
On May 21, 2004, we executed a letter agreement with Tom Bibiyan of Florence Equity, LLC ("Florence"), wherein Florence agreed to provide various investor relations and/or public relations services to the Company. The term of the agreement was for three months beginning on the first of June 2004. We agreed to compensate Florence $50,000, with $25,000 due on June 1, 2004 and the other $25,000 due on July 1, 2004.
Resignation and Appointment of Officer
Effective June 1, 2004, David Polay resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Subsequently, on July 18, 2004 we executed an employment agreement with John C. Garrison, wherein he agrees to be the Company's Chief Financial Officer. We agreed to compensate Mr. Garrison an hourly rate of $150.00 with the expectation that the Company will require about 40 hours of Mr. Garrison's services a month.
John C. Garrison, is Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Garrison graduated from Kansas State University of Manhattan, Kansas with a B.S. in Business Administration and Accounting. Mr. Garrison is a certified public accountant with over twenty-five years of progressive experience in accounting, auditing and financial management. From 1990 to the present Mr. Garrison serves as the Certified Public Accountant for many companies, providing financial management and accounting. From 1998 to present Mr. Garrison serves as a Director and consultant for Quest Resource Corporation, a publicly held company. From 1994 through 1999 Mr. Garrison served as Chief Accounting Officer and Director for Infinity, Inc., a publicly held company. From 1986 through 1990 Mr. Garrison served as Chief Financial Officer for Burnox, Inc., a multi-location industrial distribution company. From 1976 through 1985, Mr. Garrison served as a Certified Public Accountant, providing tax and audit staff of national and local accounting firms.
Consulting Agreements
XXR Consulting, Inc.: On June 4, 2004, we executed a Consulting Agreement with XXR Consulting, Inc., a New York based agency that provides a variety of custom services for public companies seeking results-oriented investor relations programs. XXR will assist and advise us in identifying investor relations and/or public relations and/or market relations organizations to be utilized by us. The term of the agreement is for 6 months and commenced on the effective date of May 21, 2004. We agreed to compensate XXR a total of 120,000 shares of our restricted common stock (issued on June 17, 2004).
ECON Investor Relations Inc.: On June 15, 2004, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with ECON Investor Relations Inc. ECON agreed to provide us with the following services: Investor Relations, Public Relations, Corporate Strategies, Industry Research, and Customized Corporate Programs. The term of the agreement commenced on June 15, 2004 and will continue for one year with an option to renew. We agreed to pay the consultant (based on current cash flow), a fee of $4,000 per month for the services rendered. In addition to the fees set above we will issue (if applicable) shares of our common stock equivalent to $6,000 per month to the consultant. The shares will be issued quarterly. As of the date of this filing the shares have not been issued
Subsequent Events
Gas Purchase and Sale Agreement
On July 7, 2004, we entered into a Gas Purchase and Sale Agreement with Big Creek Field Services, LLC, a Kansas limited liability company, wherein we agreed to sell and Big Creek agreed to purchase our available supply of gas. The term of the agreement is for 10 years and shall continue year-to-year thereafter, unless terminated by either party
Consulting Agreement with Investsource, Inc.
Investsource, Inc.: On July 9, 2004, we entered into a Consulting Services Agreement with Investsource, Inc., wherein Investsource agreed to be engaged on a non-exclusive basis to be our financial consultant and render advice, consultation, information, and services to our Directors and/or Officers regarding general financial and business matters. The term of the agreement commenced on July 9, 2004 and continued for thirty (30) days. The agreement may be extended upon agreement by both parties. We agreed to compensate the consultant $7,500 for it's services (paid on July12, 2004).
Letter Agreement with Energy Capital Solutions, LLC ("ECS")
On July 13, 2004, we entered into a letter agreement with ECS, wherein ECS agreed to act as our financial advisor and assist us with respect to a proposed private placement of our equity securities with institutional investors. The term of the agreement is for twelve (12) months from the date of the letter and may be extended by mutual consent of the parties. In consideration for the services provided by ECS, we agreed to compensate ECS a retainer fee of $15,000 (paid on July 8, 2004), 7.0% of the gross proceeds raised from the Private Placement, and concurrently upon completion of the offering, we will sell to ECS common stock purchase warrants covering shares of common stock equal to 10% of the total equity of securities actually sold in the placement.
Petrol Oil, II LLC
On or about July 23, 2004, we received a 20% membership interest in Petrol Oil, II LLC, a limited liability company, in exchange for contributing certain producing wells, and other assets received in the RWJ Oil acquisition to the LLC. Outside investors received the remaining 80% in exchange for a contribution of $350,000. Pursuant to the terms of the LLC operating agreement, we will manage the production of the wells and the net revenues well be directed to Petrol Oil, II LLC for distribution.
Press Releases
On July 20, 2004, we issued a press release to announce that we have signed a multi-year contract for the sale of Coal Bed Methane and other natural gas from wells on our Coal Creek project in southeastern Kansas. We expect to begin selling gas to Big Creek Gas Field Services, LLC under the terms of our contract within 30 days of the press release.
On August 2, 2004, we issued a press release to announce the appointment of John C. Garrison, CPA, as our new chief financial officer.
Copies of the press releases are attached hereto as exhibits.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports of Form 8-K.
(a) Exhibits
31.1* | Certification of Paul Branagan pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
31.2* | Certification of John C. Garrison pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
32.1** | Certification of Paul Branagan pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
32.2** | Certification of John C. Garrison pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
99.1** | Press Release dated July 20, 2004 - Petrol Oil and Gas Announces Signing a Long-Term Sales Contract for CBM and Other Natural Gas |
99.2** | Press Release dated August 2, 2004 - Appointment of Seasonal Oil and Gas CPA to CFO Post |
* Filed herewith
** Filed in Form 10-QSB on August 23, 2004
(b) Form 8-K
8-K Report filed on April 2, 2004, Notification of trading on the OTC:BB.
8-K Report filed on April 28, 2004, Press Release, New Corporate Office and Regulation FD Disclosure.
8-K Report filed on July 9, 2004, Press Release dated 7/07/04.
8-K Report filed on July 14, 2004, Press Release dated 7/12/04.
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.
PETROL OIL AND GAS, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /S/John C. Garrison
John C. Garrison, Chief Financial Officer
(On behalf of the registrant and as
principal accounting officer)
Date: December 16, 2004