UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
x Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008
o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File Number: 0-52718
OSAGE EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 26-0421736 |
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2445 Fifth Avenue, Suite 310, San Diego, California 92101
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone no.: (619) 677-3956
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, par value $0.0001
Indicate by check mark is the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Security Exchange Act of 1934during the preceding 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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K of any amendment to this Form 10-K. x
Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer o Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x
The aggregate market value of the issuer’s Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on March 20, 2009 was approximately $1,253,387 based on the closing price as reported on the NASD’s OTC Electronic Bulletin Board system.
As of March 23, 2009, there were 46,359,775 shares of Osage Exploration and Development, Inc., Common Stock, par value $.0001, outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
A description of "Documents Incorporated by Reference" is contained in Part III, Item 13.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format. Yes o No x
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
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Item 1. | Business | 1 |
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Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 5 |
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Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments | 8 |
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Item 2. | Properties | 8 |
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Item 3. | Legal Proceedings | 10 |
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Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 10 |
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PART II | |
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Item 5. | Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 10 |
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Item 6. | Selected Financial Data | 11 |
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Item 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 11 |
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Item 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 16 |
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Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 18 |
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Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 18 |
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Item 9A. | Controls and Procedures | 18 |
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Item 9A(T). | Controls and Procedures | 18 |
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Item 9B. | Other Information | 19 |
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PART III | |
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Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 20 |
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Item 11. | Executive Compensation | 22 |
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Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 23 |
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Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 24 |
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Item 14. | Principal Accounting Fees and Services | 25 |
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PART IV | |
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Item 15. | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules | 26 |
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Signatures. | 27 |
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Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules | F-1 |
Cautionary Statement
IN ADDITION TO HISTORICAL INFORMATION, THIS ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND THE COMPANY DESIRES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE “SAFE HARBOR” PROVISIONS THEREOF. THEREFORE, THE COMPANY IS INCLUDING THIS STATEMENT FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF AVAILING ITSELF OF THE PROTECTIONS OF SUCH SAFE HARBOR WITH RESPECT TO ALL OF SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THE COMPANY’S CURRENT VIEWS WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE EVENTS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, INCLUDING THOSE DISCUSSED HEREIN, THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM HISTORICAL RESULTS OR THOSE ANTICIPATED. IN THIS REPORT, THE WORDS “ANTICIPATES,” “BELIEVES,” “EXPECTS,” “INTENDS,” “FUTURE” AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. READERS ARE CAUTIONED TO CONSIDER THE SPECIFIC RISK FACTORS DESCRIBED BELOW AND NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN, WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE HEREOF. THE COMPANY UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO PUBLICLY REVISE THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY ARISE AFTER THE DATE HEREOF.
Item 1. Business
Overview
Osage Exploration and Development, Inc., (“Osage” or the “Company”) is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company with proved reserves and existing production in the country of Colombia and the state of Oklahoma. We are headquartered in San Diego, California with a field office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Bogota, Colombia.
Beginning in 2007, our focus has been the country of Colombia and we anticipate most of our future growth and investments will be in Colombia. Colombia accounted for approximately 92% and 0% of our total revenues for 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Rosablanca
In June 2007, we entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with Gold Oil, Plc (“Gold”) and Empesa Petrolera de Servicios y Asesorias, S.A. (“Empesa), whereby we farmed-in to the approximately 165 square mile Rosablanca concession in Colombia awarded by the Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (“ANH”) to Gold in June, 2007. Our decision to pursue the Rosablanca project was based on the seismic data generated by the ANH that revealed multiple target opportunities. Under the Agreement, we are considered the operator of the concession and are obligated to pay all costs associated with drilling and testing of the first well on the Rosablanca project. Revenues generated from the first well were to be allocated 50% to us, 40% to Gold and 10% to Empesa. In March 2009, we entered into an agreement (the “LEC Agreement”) with Lewis Energy (“LEC”) whereby LEC has agreed to provide all of the capital required to drill the first well, up to a maximum of $3,500,000. As part of the $3,500,000 maximum investment amount by LEC, LEC has also agreed to reimburse us for certain amounts we have already spent on the first well. Under the LEC Agreement, we assigned Lewis one-half of our 50% interest in the Rosablanca concession and have made LEC the operator. Under the LEC Agreement, LEC shall recoup two times its investment in the first well (which shall not exceed $7,000,000) before we receive any cash flow derived from the first well. Furthermore, as part of the LEC Agreement, we issued 5,250,000 shares of our common stock to an affiliate of LEC. As a result of the LEC transaction, revenues and investments on all future wells in Rosablanca will be allocated 40% to Gold, 25% to LEC, 25% to us and 10% to Empesa. If any party does not contribute its share of the costs, its revenue interest will automatically be transferred to the party that provides the capital.
In August 2007, we (i) paid $1,200,000 to Gold representing the funds that Gold had previously issued to a trust account established by the ANH to use for drilling the first well for the Rosablanaca concession and (ii) issued a letter of credit in the amount of $144,000 for the benefit of Gold’s bank in Colombia representing the guarantee required by the ANH. We were obligated to commence drilling on the first well by December 26, 2008, which we have done. As of December 31, 2008, we had a balance of $537,665 in the trust account. Under the terms of the concession agreement with the ANH, we have the right to explore for up to six phases, with each phase lasting 12 months. We already performed the first phase which was to drill the first well. Each phase will require us to fund a new trust account and issue a letter of credit as well as perform certain tasks. Phase 2 requires an establishment of a trust account for $790,000, of which our share is $197,500, an issuance of a letter of credit in the amount of $110,000, of which our share is $27,500 and obligated us to perform certain seismic work. Assuming we are still in an exploration stage, Phases 3,4,5 and 6 each require the funding of a trust account in the amount of $1,200,000, of which our share will be $300,000, an issuance of a letter of credit in the amount of $144,0000, of which our share will be $36,000 and the drilling of an additional well in each phase. The exploitation phase of the ANH concession shall remain in effect for up to 24 years, as long as we meet our timely obligations to drill each well that we present to the ANH. The royalty rate under this ANH contract is 8% for up to 5,000 barrels per day, increasing on a sliding scale to 25% if production exceeds 600,000 barrels per day. On March 23, 2009, we announced that we have completed testing on the first well without finding producible hydrocarbons in any of the zones evaluated.
Cimarrona
In February 2008, we entered into a letter of intent and issued a $100,000 deposit to acquire a minority position in certain producing oil and gas assets in Colombia. On April 8, 2008, we entered into a membership interest purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Sunstone Corporation (“Sunstone”) pursuant to which we acquired from Sunstone 100% of the membership interests in Cimarrona Limited Liability company, an Oklahoma limited liability company (“Cimarrona LLC”). Cimarrona LLC is the owner of a 9.4% interest in certain oil and gas assets in the Guaduas field, located in the Dindal and Rio Seco Blocks that consist of twenty-one wells, of which seven are currently producing, that covers 30,665 acres in the Middle Magdalena Valley in Colombia as well as a blending facility and a pipeline with a current capacity of approximately 30,000 barrels of oil per day. The Purchase Agreement was effective as of April 1, 2008.
The purchase price consisted of 2,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and a warrant to purchase 1,125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock exercisable at $1.25 per share and expiring April 8, 2013. The $100,000 deposit was returned to the Company in conjunction with closing of the transaction. In addition, we issued 50,000 shares of common stock to Energy Capital Solutions, LP for their role as financial advisor and $22,500 to an individual, as a finder’s fee. The total purchase price attributable to the Cimarrona acquisition was $2,090,345.
The Cimarrona property, but not the pipeline, is subject to an Ecopetrol Association Contract (the “Association Contract”) whereby we pay Ecopetrol S.A. (“Ecopetrol”) royalties of 20% of the oil produced. The royalty amount is paid in oil. In addition to the royalty, according to the Association Contract, Ecopetrol may, for no consideration, become a 50% partner, once an audit of revenues and expenses indicate that the partners in the Association Contract have a received a 200% reimbursement of all historical costs to develop and operate the Guaduas field. We believe that Ecopetrol could become a 50% partner in 2009 which would effectively reduce the cash flows generated by the property by 50%. In addition, in 2022, the Association Contract with Ecopetrol terminates, at which time we will have no economic interest remaining in this property. The property and the pipeline are both operated by Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (“Pacific Rubiales”), which owns 90.6% of the Guaduas field. Pipeline revenues generated from Cimarrona primarily relate to transportation costs charged to third party oil producers, including Pacific Rubiales.
Osage, Oklahoma
In 2005 we purchased 100 percent of the working interest and became the operator in certain producing oil and natural gas leases located in Osage County, Oklahoma, referred to herein as the Osage Property, which property consists of twenty three wells, ten of which are producing wells, on 480 acres from Conquest Exploration Company, LLC and Esso Oil Company of Oklahoma (“Esso”) for a total consideration of $103,177. Our agreement with Esso, which owned 6.25% of Osage, prior to our purchase, was an oral agreement that was not reduced to writing. As such, Esso could dispute the sale term and third parties may challenge our ownership which would challenge our ability to enforce our rights to the portion purchased from Esso. If Esso challenges the sale, we may be required to retroactively provide Esso with 6.25% of our proceeds received from the sale of oil since 2005 (approximately $45,671 through December 31, 2008) and we may be required to provide Esso with 6.25% of any future proceeds received from sale of oil in this property. In addition, third parties, including regulatory or governmental bodies may challenge our ownership and/or rights in the Osage Property. Management does not believe that there is a material risk that Esso would dispute the sale term. The interest in the Osage Property is held by Osage Energy Company, LLC, our wholly owned subsidiary.
Hansford, Texas
In January 2007, we placed a deposit totaling $82,000 on approximately 85% of the working interest of a natural gas property consisting of 640 acres with proved undeveloped reserves located in Hansford County, Texas, owned by Pearl Resources Corp. The agreement was amended in March 2007 stipulating that unless the Company acquires a contiguous lease by June 1, 2007 for $48,000, a second contiguous lease by August 1, 2007 for $80,000 and place $445,180 in escrow for drilling and completing the first well with actual commencement of drilling prior to September 15, 2007, the seller had the right to refund 90% of all payments received and void the agreement. In September 2007, the seller provided us with an extension until June 30, 2008 to fulfill all of our obligations under the agreement. We have not received an extension from the seller and believe the seller will void the agreement. We do not believe we will receive any of the $82,000 we have invested and accordingly, as of December 31, 2008, we have written down the value of the deposit to zero.
Other
In November 2007, we entered into an agreement to purchase out of bankruptcy a working interest in an oil and gas leasehold and producing wellbore in Louisiana for a purchase price of $1,400,000. Upon the signing of the agreement, we placed a deposit totaling 10% of the total purchase price, or $140,000. The bankruptcy court has decided it is not pursuing the sale and we received our entire $140,000 deposit back in March 2008. We have no further obligations for this property.
We anticipate that will need to raise a minimum of $1,000,000 to provide for our cash requirements for the next twelve months including costs to complete phase 2 and fund the trust account and letter of credit for phase 3 of Rosablanca. If we are unable to raise the entire sum and cannot fulfill our obligations under the Rosablanca concession, we may lose the concession and our ability to participate in other Colombian projects. At present, the revenues generated from Cimarrona and Oklahoma properties are only sufficient to cover field operating expenses and a small portion of our overhead.
Background
We were organized September 9, 2004 as Osage Energy Company, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company. On April 24, 2006 we merged with a non-reporting Nevada corporation trading on the Pink Sheets, Kachina Gold Corporation, which was the entity that survived the merger. The merger was consummated through the issuance of 10,000,000 shares of our Common Stock. The financial records of the company prior to the merger are those of Osage Energy Company, LLC.
The Nevada corporation was incorporated under the laws of Canada on February 24, 2003 as First Mediterranean Gold Resources, Inc. The domicile of the company was changed to the State of Nevada on May 11, 2004. On May 24, 2004, the name of the company was changed to Advantage Opportunity Corp.
On March 4, 2005, the Company changed its name to Kachina Gold Corporation. On April 24, 2006 Kachina Gold Corporation merged with Osage Energy Company, LLC, and on May 15, 2006 changed its name to Osage Energy Corporation. On July 2, 2007, the domicile of the Company was changed to the State of Delaware and in connection therewith the name of the Company was changed to Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. On February 27, 2008, our stock began trading on the NASDAQ OTC Bulletin Board market under the ticker “OEDV.OB”
Our principal office is located at 2445 Fifth Avenue, Suite 310 San Diego, California 92101. Our phone number is (619) 677-3956.
Distribution Methods
We currently generate oil sales from our production operations in Colombia and in the state of Oklahoma. In addition, we generate pipeline revenues from our Cimarrona property in Colombia. All of the oil that we produce in Oklahoma is sold to one customer, Sunoco, Inc. We do not have a written agreement with Sunoco. Sunoco picks up oil from our tanks and pays us according to market prices at the time of pick up. There is significant demand for oil and there are several companies in our area that purchase oil from small oil producers.
Currently, we only sell oil in Colombia from the Guaduas field, where we sell all of our oil production to Hocol, S.A. (“Hocol”). We believe that, in the event Hocol discontinued oil purchases, we will be able to replace this customer with other customers who would purchase the oil at terms standard in the industry. All of our pipeline revenues are generated from sales volumes attributable to Pacific Rubiales, the operator of the Cimarrona property. For 2008, Hocol, Pacific and Sunoco accounted for approximately 57%, 35% and 8%, respectively, of total revenues. For 2007, Sunoco accounted for 100% of our total revenues.
We presently have no sales of natural gas. Should we decide to sell our production of natural gas, we will seek to enter into distribution agreements that would provide for us to tap into the distribution line of a gas distribution company, and we would be paid for our gas at the market price at the time of delivery less any transportation charge from the gas transmission company. These charges can range widely from 5 percent to 30 percent or more of the market value of the gas depending on the availability of competition and other factors.
Research and Development
We have not allocated funds to conducting research and development activities, nor do we anticipate allocating funds to research and development in the future.
Patents, Trademarks, Royalties, Etc.
We have no patents, trademarks, licenses, concessions, or labor contracts. Currently, we only pay royalties on the Osage Property. In Oklahoma, we pay royalties of 18.75% of oil and gas sales, net of taxes, to the Osage Nation. If our production increases to more than 100 barrels of oil per producing well per day, the royalty will increase to 20.0%. The leases do not expire, and royalties are owed as long as there is production on the property.
In Cimarrona, pursuant to an Association Contract with Ecopetrol, we pay royalties of 20.0% of oil produced to Ecopetrol. In the Rosablanca, under the ANH contract, the royalty rate is 8.0% for up to 5,000 barrels per day, increasing to 25.0% once production exceeds 600,000 barrels per day.
Government Approvals
We are required to get approval from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and the Colombian governmental agencies before any work can begin on any well in Oklahoma and Colombia, respectively, and before production can be sold. We have all of the required permits on the properties currently in operation.
Existing or Probable Governmental Regulations
We currently are active in the country of Colombia and the state of Oklahoma. The development and operation of oil and gas properties is highly regulated by states and/or foreign governments. In some areas of exploration and production, the United States government or a foreign governmental agency regulates the industry.
Regulations, whether state or federal or international, control numerous aspects of drilling and operating oil and gas wells, including the care of the environment, the safety of the workers and the public, and the relations with the owners and occupiers of the surface lands within or near the leasehold acreage. The effect of these regulations, whether state or federal or international, is invariably to increase the cost of operations.
The costs of complying with state regulations include a permit for drilling a well before beginning a project. Other compliance matters have to do with keeping the property free of oil spills and the plugging of wells when they no longer produce. If oil spills are not cleaned up on a timely basis fines can range from a few dollars to as high as several thousand dollars. We utilize consultants and independent contractors to visit and monitor our properties in Oklahoma on a regular basis to prevent mishaps and ensure prompt attention and, if necessary, appropriate correction and remedial activity. The other significant cost of compliance with state regulations is the plugging of wells after their useful life. In most instances, there is pumping equipment and pipe which can be salvaged to offset some if not all of that cost. Plugging a well consists of pumping cement into the well bore sufficient to prevent any oil and gas zone from ever leaking and contaminating the fresh water supply.
Costs and Effects of Compliance with Environmental Laws
There is a cost in complying with environmental laws that is associated with each well that is drilled or operated, which cost is added to the cost of the operation. Each well will have an additional cost associated with plugging and abandoning the well when it is no longer commercially viable. The estimated costs of dismantlement and abandonment of depleted wells on our Oklahoma property are estimated to be approximately $92,000. As of December 31, 2008, we have not incurred any dismantlement and abandonment costs. However, we believe that the salvage value of the equipment on the wells will be sufficient in amount to offset some of such costs.
Employees
We currently have three full-time employees, including two executives: Kim Bradford, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Greg Franklin, our Chief Geologist. Laura Bradford, the daughter of our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer serves as our office manager. We also utilize third parties to provide certain operational, technical, accounting, finance and administrative services. As production levels increase, we may need to hire additional personnel or expand the use of third parties.
Facilities
We lease approximately 1,386 square feet of modern office space in San Diego, CA as corporate headquarters pursuant to a 36 month lease from February 2008. We paid $3,682 per month for the first 12 months, increasing 3.5% in years 2 and 3. In addition, we are responsible for any increases in building operating expenses beyond 2008 base year operating expenses.
We lease approximately 1,000 square feet of modern office space in Oklahoma City, OK consisting of a large conference room, three offices, a drafting room and a storage room. The lease is based on a verbal agreement with a third party on a month-to-month basis for $550.
Available Information
Our Internet website address is www.osageexploration.com. Our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“the Exchange Act”) are available free of charge through our Company’s website as soon as reasonably practical after those reports are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Cautionary Note on Forward Looking Statements
In addition to the other information in this annual report the factors listed below should be considered in evaluating our business and prospects. This annual report contains a number of forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those discussed below and elsewhere herein, that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. In this report, the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “future” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned to consider the specific factors described below and not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements, to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date hereof.
Risks Relating to Our Business
We have a history of losses and may incur future losses
We have incurred significant operating losses in prior years and at December 31, 2008 we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $6.16 million. We had comprehensive losses of approximately $4.25 million and $1.79 million in 2008 and 2007, respectively. To date, we have not achieved profitability and given the level of operating expenditures and the uncertainty of revenues and margins, we may continue to incur losses and negative cash flows in future periods. The failure to obtain sufficient revenues and margins to support operating expenses could harm our business.
We have limited operating capital
In order to continue growth and to fund our expansion plans we will require additional financing. The amount of capital available to us is limited, and may not be sufficient to enable us to fully execute our growth plans without additional fund raising. Additional financing may be required to meet our objectives and provide more working capital for expanding our development and marketing capabilities and to achieve our ultimate plan of expansion and full scale of operations. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such financing on attractive terms, if at all.
We do not intend to pay dividends to our stockholders
We do not currently intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any dividends at any time in the foreseeable future. At present, we will follow a policy of retaining all of our earnings, if any, to finance development and expansion of our business.
Our officers and directors have limited liability, and we are required in certain instances to indemnify our officers and directors for breaches of their fiduciary duties.
We have adopted provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws which limit the liability of our officers and directors and provide for indemnification by us of our officers and directors to the full extent permitted by Delaware corporate law. Our Certificate of Incorporation generally provide that our officers and directors shall have no personal liability to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for breaches of their duties of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, acts involving unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions, or any transaction from which a director derives an improper personal benefit. Such provisions substantially limit our stockholders’ ability to hold officers and directors liable for breaches of fiduciary duty, and may require us to indemnify our officers and directors.
We face great competition.
We compete against many other energy companies, some of which have considerably greater resources and abilities. These competitors may have greater marketing and sales capacity, established distribution networks, significant goodwill and global name recognition.
Our success depends to a significant degree upon the involvement of our management, who are in charge of our strategic planning and operations. We may need to attract and retain additional talented individuals in order to carry out our business objectives. The competition for such persons could be intense and there are no assurances that these individuals will be available to us.
Our business is subject to extensive regulation.
Many of our activities are subject to Colombian, federal, state and/or local regulation, and as these rules are subject to constant change or amendment, there can be no assurance that our operations will not be adversely affected by new or different government regulations, laws or court decisions applicable to our operations.
Government regulation and liability for environmental matters may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Crude oil and natural gas operations are subject to extensive international, federal, state and local government regulations, which may be changed from time to time. Matters subject to regulation include discharge permits for drilling operations, drilling bonds, reports concerning operations, the spacing of wells, unitization and pooling of properties and taxation. From time to time, regulatory agencies have imposed price controls and limitations on production by restricting the rate of flow of crude oil and natural gas wells below actual production capacity in order to conserve supplies of crude oil and natural gas. There are international, federal, state and local laws and regulations primarily relating to protection of human health and the environment applicable to the development, production, handling, storage, transportation and disposal of crude oil and natural gas, byproducts thereof and other substances and materials produced or used in connection with crude oil and natural gas operations. In addition, we may inherit liability for environmental damages caused by previous owners of property we purchase or lease. As a result, we may incur substantial liabilities to third parties or governmental entities. We are also subject to changing and extensive tax laws, the effects of which cannot be predicted. The implementation of new, or the modification of existing, laws or regulations could have a material adverse effect on us.
The reserves we report in our SEC filings are estimates and my prove to be inaccurate
There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating crude oil and natural gas reserves and their estimated values. The reserves we report in our filings with the SEC are only estimates and such estimates may prove to be inaccurate because of these uncertainties. Reservoir engineering is a subjective and inexact process of estimating underground accumulations of crude oil and natural gas that cannot be measured in an exact manner. Estimates of economically recoverable crude oil and natural gas reserves depend upon a number of variable factors, such as historical production from the area compared with production from other producing areas and assumptions concerning effects of regulations by governmental agencies, future crude oil and natural gas prices, future operating costs, severance and excise taxes, development costs and work-over and remedial costs. Some or all of these assumptions may in fact vary considerably from actual results. For these reasons, estimates of the economically recoverable quantities of crude oil and natural gas attributable to any particular group of properties, classifications of such reserves based on risk of recovery, and estimates of the future net cash flows expected there from prepared by different engineers or by the same engineers but at different times may vary substantially. Accordingly, reserve estimates may be subject to downward or upward adjustment. Actual production, revenue and expenditures with respect to our reserves will likely vary from estimates, and such variances may be material.
Crude oil prices are highly volatile in general and low prices will negatively affect our financial results
Our revenues, operating results, profitability, cash flow, future rate of growth and ability to borrow funds or obtain additional capital are substantially dependent upon prevailing prices of crude oil. Lower crude oil and natural gas prices also may reduce the amount of crude oil and natural gas that we can produce economically. Historically, the markets for crude oil and natural gas have been very volatile, and such markets are likely to continue to be volatile in the future. Prices for crude oil and natural gas are subject to wide fluctuation in response to relatively minor changes in the supply of and demand for crude oil and natural gas, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors that are beyond our control, including: worldwide and domestic supplies of crude oil and natural gas; the level of consumer product demand; weather conditions; domestic and foreign governmental regulations; the price and availability of alternative fuels; political instability or armed conflict in oil producing regions; the price and level of foreign imports; and overall domestic and global economic conditions.
At our Oklahoma Property, we sold oil at prices ranging from $30.85 to $142.75 per barrel in 2008 compared to a range of $53.25 to $93.75 per barrel in 2007. In our Cimarrona property in Colombia, we sold oil at prices ranging from $26.84 to $127.19 per barrel in 2008.
Risks Relating to Trading in Our Common Stock
The market price for our common stock may be volatile, and you may not be able to sell our stock at a favorable price or at all.
Many factors could cause the market price of our common stock to rise and fall, including: actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly results of operations; changes in market valuations of companies in our industry; changes in expectations of future financial performance; fluctuations in stock market prices and volumes; issuances of dilutive common stock or other securities in the future; the addition or departure of key personnel; and the increase or decline in the price of oil and natural gas. It is possible that the proceeds from sales of our common stock may not equal or exceed the prices you paid for it plus the costs and fees of making the sales.
Substantial sales of our common stock, or the perception that such sales might occur, could depress the market price of our common stock.
We cannot predict whether future issuances of our common stock or resales in the open market by current stockholders will decrease the market price of our common stock. The impact of any such issuances or resales of our common stock on our market price may be increased as a result of the fact that our common stock is thinly, or infrequently, traded. The exercise of any options, warrants or the vesting of any restricted stock that we may grant to directors, officers, employees and consultants in the future, the issuance of common stock in connection with acquisitions and other issuances of our common stock could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. In addition, future issuances of our common stock may be dilutive to existing stockholders. Any sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales might occur, could lower the market price of our common stock.
Our common stock is considered to be a “penny stock” security under the Exchange Act rules, which may limit the marketability of our securities
Our securities are considered low-priced or "designated" securities under rules promulgated under the Exchange Act. Under these rules, broker/dealers participating in transactions in low-priced securities must first deliver a risk disclosure document which describes the risks associated with such stocks, the broker/dealers’ duties, the customer's rights and remedies, certain market and other information, and make a suitability determination approving the customer for low-priced stock transactions based on the customer's financial situation, investment experience and objectives. Broker/dealers must also disclose these restrictions in writing to the customer and obtain specific written consent of the customer, and provide monthly account statements to the customer. The likely effect of these restrictions is a decrease in the willingness of broker/dealers to make a market in the stock, decreased liquidity of the stock and increased transaction costs for sales and purchases of the stock as compared to other securities.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None
Item 2.Properties
The principal assets of the Company consist of proved and unproved oil and gas properties, a pipeline and oil and gas production related equipment. Our oil and gas properties are located in the country of Colombia and in the state of Oklahoma. Our pipeline is located in Colombia.
Developed oil and gas properties are those on which sufficient wells have been drilled to economically recover the estimated reserves calculated for the property. Undeveloped properties do not presently have sufficient wells to recover the estimated reserves.
The Company's estimated future net recoverable oil and gas reserves from proved reserves, both developed and undeveloped properties, were assembled by independent petroleum engineers, Petrotech Engineering Ltd for the Cimarrona Property as of December 31, 2008, Fletcher Lewis Engineers, Inc. and Raja Reddy Petroleum for the Osage Property for 2008 and 2007, respectively and are as follows:
| | Crude Oil (BBLs) | | | Natural Gas (MCF) | |
| | Colombia | | | United States | | | Total | | | Colombia | | | United States | | | Total | |
December 31, 2008 | | | 327,778 | | | | 44,633 | | | | 372,411 | | | | 590,696 | | | | - | | | | 590,696 | |
December 31, 2007 | | | - | | | | 157,066 | | | | 157,066 | | | | - | | | | 200,922 | | | | 200,922 | |
Using year-end oil and gas prices and lease operating expenses, the estimated value of future net revenues to be derived from the Company’s proved developed oil and gas reserves, discounted at 10%, were $8,295,000 for the Cimarrona Property at December 31, 2008 and $717,906 for the Osage Property at December 31, 2008.
The Company’s net oil and gas production after royalty and other working interests for 2008 and 2007 were as follows:
| | Crude Oil (BBLs) | | | Natural Gas (MCF) | |
| | Colombia | | | United States | | | Total | | | Colombia | | | United States | | | Total | |
December 31, 2008 | | | 23,491 | | | | 3,376 | | | | 26,867 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
December 31, 2007 | | | | | | | 5,649 | | | | 5,649 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
The Company’s average gross sales prices per barrel of crude oil and production costs per equivalent barrel for 2008 and 2007 were as follows:
| | Average Sales Price | | | Average Production Costs | |
| | Colombia | | | United States | | | Combined | | | Colombia | | | United States | | | Combined | |
December 31, 2008 | | $ | 89.37 | | | $ | 99.05 | | | $ | 90.71 | | | $ | 27.66 | | | $ | 19.82 | | | $ | 26.58 | |
December 31, 2007 | | $ | - | | | $ | 67.66 | | | $ | 67.66 | | | | | | | $ | 16.98 | | | $ | 16.98 | |
The following summarizes the developed leasehold acreage held by the Company as of December 31, 2008 and 2007. Gross acres are the total number of acres in which the Company has a working interest. Net acres are the sum of the Company’s fractional interests owned in the gross acres. Developed acreage is acreage in which we have leased the mineral rights for oil & gas and have drilled or re-worked wells.
| | Developed Acreage | | | Developed Acreage | |
| | Gross Acreage | | | Net Acreage | |
| | Colombia | | | United States | | | Combined | | | Colombia | | | United States | | | Combined | |
December 31, 2008 | | | 136,265 | | | | 480 | | | | 136,745 | | | | 55,683 | | | | 480 | | | | 56,163 | |
December 31, 2007 | | | - | | | | 480 | | | | 480 | | | | - | | | | 480 | | | | 480 | |
The following summarizes the Company’s productive oil wells as of December 31, 2007 and 2008. Productive wells are producing wells and wells capable of production. Gross well are the total number of wells in which the Company has an interest. Net wells are the sum of the Company’s fractional interests owned in the gross wells.
| | Productive Wells | | | Productive Wells | |
| | Gross Wells | | | Net Wells | |
| | Colombia | | | United States | | | Combined | | | Colombia | | | United States | | | Combined | |
December 31, 2008 | | | 7.0 | | | | 10.0 | | | | 17.0 | | | | 0.7 | | | | 10.0 | | | | 10.7 | |
December 31, 2007 | | | - | | | | 10.0 | | | | 10.0 | | | | - | | | | 10.0 | | | | 10.0 | |
Productive wells are the wells that are producing oil and/or natural gas. A non-productive well is a well which has a well bore and has not been shut-in (cemented in and capped). This well bore may or may not be some time in the future be a candidate for a work-over. Dry wells are wells which have been drilled and there are no oil and gas shows on the logs. No oil or gas will ever be produced from a dry well.
Exploratory wells are wells which are drilled in a non-proved field. Geological studies may indicate the existence of oil or gas but there has not been any proof by previous drilling in the field. Developmental wells are wells drilled or reworked in a field where there are previous discoveries of oil and natural gas. These wells have a much higher probability of being successful than exploratory wells.
Drilling Activity
In the last three years, we have only drilled Rosablanca #1 in Colombia, which was started in December 2008.
Delivery Commitments
We are not obligated to provide a fixed and determinable quantity of oil or natural gas in the near future under existing contracts or agreements. Further, during the last three years we had no significant delivery commitments.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Neither our Company nor any of its property is a party to, or the subject of, any material pending legal proceedings other than ordinary, routine litigation incidental to our business.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matters were submitted to a vote of our securities holders during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
PART II
Our common stock began trading on April 5, 2005 on the Pink Sheets on an unsolicited basis only and effective February 27, 2008, our common stock began trading on the OTC Bulletin Board. Our stock symbol changed from “OSGE.PK” to “OEDV.PK” on July 17, 2007 and again to OEDV.OB on February 27, 2008. The high and low closing prices, as reported by the Pink Sheets and the OTC Bulletin Board, are as follows for 2007 and 2008. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions.
Year ended December 31, 2007 | | High | | | Low | |
First Quarter | | $ | 3.25 | | | $ | 1.00 | |
Second Quarter | | $ | 3.25 | | | $ | 0.75 | |
Third Quarter | | $ | 2.55 | | | $ | 0.40 | |
Fourth Quarter | | $ | 1.55 | | | $ | 0.50 | |
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Year ended December 31, 2008 | | | | | | | | |
First Quarter | | $ | 1.25 | | | $ | 0.72 | |
Second Quarter | | $ | 0.74 | | | $ | 0.26 | |
Third Quarter | | $ | 0.81 | | | $ | 0.35 | |
Fourth Quarter | | $ | 0.41 | | | $ | 0.12 | |
Dividends
We have declared no cash dividends on our common stock since inception. There are no restrictions that limit our ability to pay dividends on our common stock or that are likely to do so in the future other than the restrictions set forth in Section 170(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law that provides that a company may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock either (1) out of its surplus, as defined in and computed in accordance with Sections 154 and 244 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (2) in case there shall be no such surplus, out of its net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding fiscal year. We have not declared, paid cash dividends, or made distributions in the past. We do not anticipate that we will pay cash dividends or make distributions in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain and reinvest future earnings to finance operations.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
In June 2007, we implemented the 2007 Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. Equity-Based Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) which allows the reservation of 5,000,000 shares under the Plan. Under this Plan, securities issued may include options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and restricted stock. During the year ended December 31, 2007, awards totaling 2,600,000 restricted stock were issued to two of our officers upon entering into employment agreements with them in November 2007. These shares were issued outside of the Plan.
Holders
As of March 23, 2009, there were approximately 280 holders of record of our common stock, which figure does not take into account those stockholders whose certificates are held in the name of broker-dealers or other nominee accounts.
Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities
None.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Not Applicables
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that include, among others, statements of: expectations, anticipations, beliefs, estimations, projections, and other similar matters that are not historical facts, including such matters as: future capital requirements, development and exploration expenditures (including the amount and nature thereof), drilling of wells, reserve estimates (including estimates of future net revenues associated with such reserves and the present value of such future net revenues), future production of oil and gas, repayment of debt, business strategies, and expansion and growth of business operations. These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by our management in light of past experience and perception of: historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments, and other factors that our management believes are appropriate under the circumstances. We caution the reader that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those associated with the financial environment, the regulatory environment, and trend projections, that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those risks and uncertainties identified below.
Significant factors that could prevent us from achieving our stated goals include: declines in the market prices for oil and gas, adverse changes in the regulatory environment affecting us, the inherent risks involved in the evaluation of properties targeted for acquisition, our dependence on key personnel, the availability of capital resources at terms acceptable to us, the uncertainty of estimates of proved reserves and future net cash flows, the risk and related cost of replacing produced reserves, the high risk in exploratory drilling and competition. You should consider the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this report in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that may be issued. We undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
In June 2007, we entered into the Agreement with Gold and Empesa, whereby we farmed-in to the approximately 165 square mile Rosablanca concession in Colombia awarded by the ANH to Gold in June, 2007. Our decision to pursue the Rosablanca project was based on the seismic data generated by the ANH that revealed multiple target opportunities. Under the Agreement, we are considered the operators of the concession and are obligated to pay all costs associated with drilling and testing of the first well on the Rosablanca project. Revenues generated from the first well were to be allocated 50% to us, 40% to Gold and 10% to Empesa. In March 2009, we entered into the LEC Agreement with LEC whereby LEC has agreed to provide all of the capital required to drill the first well, up to a maximum of $3,500,000. As part of the $3,500,000 maximum investment amount by LEC, LEC has also agreed to reimburse us for certain amounts we have already spent on the first well. Under the LEC Agreement, we assigned Lewis one-half of our 50% interest in the Rosablanca concession and have made LEC the operator. Under the LEC Agreement, LEC shall recoup two times its investment in the first well (which shall not exceed $7,000,000) before we receives any cash flow derived from the first well. Furthermore, as part of the LEC Agreement, we issued 5,250,000 shares of our common stock to an affiliate of LEC. As a result of the LEC transaction, revenues and investments on all future wells in Rosablanca will be allocated 40% to Gold, 25% to LEC, 25% to us and 10% to Empesa. If any party doesn’t contribute its share of the costs, its revenue interest will automatically be transferred to the party that provides the capital.
In August 2007, we (i) paid $1,200,000 to Gold representing the funds that Gold had previously issued to a trust account established by the ANH to use for drilling the first well for the Rosablanaca concession and (ii) issued a letter of credit in the amount of $144,000 for the benefit of Gold’s bank in Colombia representing the guarantee required by the ANH. We were obligated to commence drilling on the first well by December 26, 2008, which we have done. As of December 31, 2008, we had a balance of $537,665 in the trust account. Under the terms of the concession agreement with the ANH, we have the right to explore for up to six phases, with each phase lasting 12 months. We have already performed the first phase which was to drill the first well. Each phase will require us to fund a new trust account, and issue a letter of credit as well as perform certain tasks. Phase 2 required an establishment of a trust account for $790,000, of which our share is $197,500, and an issuance of a letter of credit in the amount of $110,000, of which our share is $27,500 and obligated us to perform certain seismic work. In the first quarter of 2009, we funded both the trust account and the letter of credit. Phases 3,4,5 and 6, assuming that we are still in exploration, each require the funding of a trust account in the amount of $1,200,000, of which our share will be $300,000, an issuance of a letter of credit in the amount of $144,0000, of which our share will be $36,000 and the drilling of an additional well in each phase. The exploitation phase of the concession with the ANH shall remain in effect for up to 24 years as long as we meet our timely obligations to drill each well that we present to the ANH. The royalty rate under this ANH contract is 8% for up to 5,000 barrels per day, increasing to 25% if production exceeds 600,000 barrels per day. On March 23, 2009, we announced that we have completed testing on the first well without finding producible hydrocarbons in any of the zones evaluated.
In February 2008, we entered into a letter of intent and issued a $100,000 deposit to acquire a minority position in certain producing oil and gas assets in Colombia. On April 8, 2008, we entered into (the Purchase Agreement with Sunstone pursuant to which we acquired from Sunstone 100% of the membership interests in Cimarrona LLC, the owner of a 9.4% interest in certain oil and gas assets in the Guaduas field, located in the Dindal and Rio Seco Blocks that consist of twenty-one wells, of which seven are currently producing, that covers 30,665 acres in the Middle Magdalena Valley in Colombia as well as a pipeline with a current capacity in excess of 30,000 barrels of oil per day. The Purchase Agreement was effective as of April 1, 2008.
The purchase price consisted of 2,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and a warrant to purchase 1,125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock exercisable at $1.25 per share and expiring April 8, 2013. The $100,000 deposit was returned to the Company in conjunction with closing of the transaction. In addition, we issued 50,000 shares of common stock to Energy Capital Solutions, LP for their role as financial advisor and $22,500 to Larry Ray, an individual, as a finder’s fee.
The Cimarrona property, but not the pipeline, is subject to an Ecopetrol Association Contract (the “Association Contract”) whereby we pay Ecopetrol S.A. (“Ecopetrol”) royalties of 20% of the oil produced. The royalty amount is paid in oil. In addition to the royalty, according to the Association Contract, Ecopetrol may, for no consideration, become a 50% partner, once an audit of revenues and expenses indicate that the partners in the Association Contract have a received a 200% reimbursement of all historical costs to develop and operate the Guaduas field. We believe that Ecopetrol could become a 50% partner in 2009 which would effectively reduce the cash flows generated by the property by 50%. In addition, in 2022, the Association Contract with Ecopetrol terminates, at which time we will have no economic interest remaining in this property. The property and the pipeline are both operated by Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (“Pacific Rubiales”), which owns 90.6% of the Guaduas field. Pipeline revenues generated from Cimarrona primarily relate to transportation costs charged to third party oil producers, including Pacific Rubiales.
We anticipate that we will need to raise a minimum of $1,000,000 to provide for the cash requirements for the next twelve months including costs to complete phase 2 and fund the trust account and letter of credit for phase 3 of Rosablanca. If we are unable to raise the entire sum and cannot fulfill our obligations under the Rosablanca concession, we may lose the concession and our ability to participate in other Colombian projects. At present, the revenues generated from Cimarrona and Oklahoma properties are only sufficient to cover field operating expenses and a small portion of our overhead.
We have undertaken steps as part of a plan to improve operations with the goal of sustaining our operations for the next twelve months and beyond. These steps include (a) raising additional capital and/or obtaining financing; (b) increasing our current production in the Osage and Cimarrona properties and (c) controlling overhead and expenses.
There can be no assurance we will successfully accomplish these steps and it is uncertain we will achieve a profitable level of operations and/or obtain additional financing. There can be no assurance that any additional financings will be available to us on satisfactory terms and conditions, if at all. In the event we are unable to continue as a going concern, we may elect or be required to seek protection from our creditors by filing a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or may be subject to an involuntary petition in bankruptcy. To date, management has not considered this alternative, nor does management view it as a likely occurrence.
Results of Operations
Year ended December 31, 2008 compared to year ended December 31, 2007
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | Change | |
| | Amount | | | Percentage | | | Amount | | | Percentage | | | Amount | | | Percentage | |
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Oil & Gas Sales | | $ | 2,006,094 | | | | 64.6 | % | | $ | 288,255 | | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 1,717,839 | | | | 595.9 | % |
Pipeline Sales | | | 1,099,982 | | | | 35.4 | % | | | - | | | | 0.0 | % | | | 1,099,982 | | | | N/A | |
Total Revenues | | | 3,106,076 | | | | 100.0 | % | | | 288,255 | | | | 100.0 | % | | | 2,817,821 | | | | 977.5 | % |
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Operating Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating Expenses | | | 823,327 | | | | 26.5 | % | | | 95,893 | | | | 33.3 | % | | | 727,434 | | | | 758.6 | % |
Stock Based Compensation Expense | | | 3,410,708 | | | | 109.8 | % | | | 239,799 | | | | 83.2 | % | | | 3,170,909 | | | | 1322.3 | % |
Depreciation , Depletion and Accretion | | | 172,405 | | | | 5.6 | % | | | 7,966 | | | | 2.8 | % | | | 164,439 | | | | 2064.3 | % |
General & Administrative Expenses | | | 1,713,560 | | | | 55.2 | % | | | 748,860 | | | | 259.8 | % | | | 964,700 | | | | 128.8 | % |
Total Operating Costs and Expenses | | | 6,120,000 | | | | 197.0 | % | | | 1,092,518 | | | | 379.0 | % | | | 5,027,482 | | | | 460.2 | % |
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Operating Loss | | | (3,013,924 | ) | | | -97.0 | % | | | (804,263 | ) | | | -279.0 | % | | | (2,209,661 | ) | | | 274.7 | % |
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Other Expenses | | | (728,419 | ) | | | -23.5 | % | | | (960,944 | ) | | | -333.4 | % | | | 232,525 | | | | -24.2 | % |
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Loss before Income Taxes | | | (3,742,343 | ) | | | -120.5 | % | | | (1,765,207 | ) | | | -612.4 | % | | | (1,977,136 | ) | | | 112.0 | % |
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Provision for Income Taxes | | | - | | | | 0.0 | % | | | - | | | | 0.0 | % | | | - | | | | N/A | |
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Net Loss | | $ | (3,742,343 | ) | | | -120.5 | % | | $ | (1,765,207 | ) | | | -612.4 | % | | $ | (1,977,136 | ) | | | 112.0 | % |
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Comprehensive Loss | | $ | (4,250,215 | ) | | | -136.8 | % | | $ | (1,794,138 | ) | | | -622.4 | % | | $ | (2,456,077 | ) | | | 136.9 | % |
Oil and Gas Sales
Revenues from oil sales were $2,006,094, an increase of $1,717,839, or 595.9%, in 2008 compared to $288,255 in 2007. Approximately 88% of the oil revenues in 2008 were derived from the Cimarrona property which we acquired on April 1, 2008. In 2008, we sold 24,376 barrels (“BBLs”) at an average gross price of $90.71 compared to 5,649 BBBls at an average gross price of $67.66 in 2007.
Pipeline Sales
Pipeline sales from our Cimarrona property accounted for 35.4% and 0% of total revenues in 2008 and 2007, respectively. In 2008, we recognized pipeline sales of $1,099,982 from the transportation of approximately 5.96 million barrels (of which our share was approximately 560,000 barrels). No pipeline sales were recognized in 2007 as Cimarrona was acquired on April 1, 2008.
Total Revenues
Total revenues were $3,106,076, an increase of $2,817,821, or 977.5%, in 2008 compared to $288,255 in the 2007. Approximately 92% of our 2008 revenues were derived from our Cimarrona property which we acquired on April 1, 2008. Oil and gas sales comprised 64.6% of total revenues in 2008 compared to 100% in 2007, due to the inclusion of the Cimarrona pipeline sales in 2008.
Operating Expenses
Our operating expenses were $823,327 in 2008 with approximately $530,174 attributable to our Cimarrona property, compared to operating expenses of $95,893 in 2007, which were entirely attributable to our Osage property. Operating expenses as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 26.5% in 2008 from 33.3% in 2007.
Stock Based Compensation Expense
Stock based compensation expense was $3,410,708 and $239,799 in 2008 and 2007. 2008 Stock based compensation expense relates to $2,742,708 for the amortization of the value of shares issued in November 2007 to two employees which vested on January 2009 and $668,000 of the value of the shares issued to three consultants in 2008. 2007 Stock based compensation expense relates to the 2007 amortization of the value of shares issued in November 2007. All shares were valued based on the stock price at the date of issuance.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses were $1,713,560 and $748,460 in 2008 and 2007, respectively. The $964,700 increase, or 128.8%, is primarily attributable to increased expenses in Colombia relating to the Rosablanca Property and the Cimarrona property which was acquired April 1, 2008 as well as increased compensation expense. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 55.2% in 2008 from 259.8% in 2007, primarily due to the increase in revenues.
Depreciation, depletion and accretion
Depreciation, depletion and accretion were $172,405 in 2008 compared to $7,966 in 2007, primarily due to depreciation and depletion relating to the Cimarrona property which we acquired in April 1, 2008.
Loss from Operations
Loss from operations was $3,013,924 and $804,263 in 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $754,617 and $1,050,628 in 2008 and 2007, respectively. Interest expense in 2008 consisted primarily of the amortization of the beneficial conversion feature of the $1,100,000 Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note, which converted into shares of common stock in September 2008. 2007 interest expense consisted primarily of the amortization of the beneficial conversion feature of the $1,100,000 Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note as well as the amortization of shares issued with the $250,000 Secured Convertible Debenture.
Net Loss
Net loss was $3,742,343 and $1,765,207 in 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Foreign Currency Translation
Foreign currency translation loss was $507,872 and $28,931 in 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Colombian Peso to Dollar Exchange Rate averaged 1,969 and 2,050 in 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Colombian Peso to Dollar Exchange Rate was 2,247 and 2,020 at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss was $4,250,215 and $1,794,138 in 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We had a working capital deficit of $307,599 at December 31, 2008, compared to a working capital of $1,611,744 at December 31, 2007. Working capital at December 31, 2008 consisted primarily of $2,128,915 of accounts payable, mostly related to drilling of Rosablanca #1 which commenced at the end of 2008, offset by $988,508 of cash, $537,665 in a trust account in Colombia and $145,632 in a bank certificate of deposit pledged for letters of credit.
At December 31, 2008, we had no debt on our balance sheet. We have raised in excess of $2,500,000 in gross proceeds through various debt and equity financings since January 1, 2007 and have used the majority of the net proceeds for costs related to our Rosablanca project in Colombia, as well as for working capital purposes and professional fees.
Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $66,049 for 2008 compared to net cash used by operating activities of $545,453 for 2007. The major components of the net cash provided by operating activities for 2008 were the $2,742,708 amortization of deferred compensation, the $668,000 of the value of shares issued for services to consultants and the $652,753 beneficial conversion feature of the Convertible Debenture, offset by the net loss of $3,742, 343 and a $358,536 increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses. The major components of the net cash used in operating activities for 2007 were the net loss of $1,765,207, offset by $659,511 amortization of beneficial conversion feature issued with various debt financings, $250,000 for the amortization of the value of the shares issued in February 2007 with the Secured Convertible Debenture and $239,799 of stock based compensation expense.
Net cash used in investing activities totaled $111,174 and $1,490,628 for 2008 and 2007, respectively. Net cash used in investing activities in 2008 consisted primarily of $803,819 investments in Colombian oil properties offset by $491,936 of payments from the Colombian trust account for the Rosablanca well, while net cash used in investing activities in 2007, consisted primarily of $1,029,601 in deposits in the trust account for our Rosablanca concession as well as $150,464 for investments in Colombian oil properties.
Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $851,960 in 2008 and consisted primarily of $483,414 of beginning cash balance and $205,123 of the maturity of Colombian bonds that we acquired with Cimarrona in April 2008. Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $2,754,557 in 2007 and consisted primarily of $1,100,000 from the issuance of Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note due September 30, 2008, $860,250 from the issuance of 925,000 units, consisting of 925,000 shares and 1,387,500 warrants, and $427,500 from the issuance of common stock and the proceeds of the $250,000 Secured Convertible Debenture, which converted in July 31, 2007.
Net operating revenues from our oil production are very sensitive to changes in the price of oil making it very difficult for management to predict whether or not we will be profitable in the future.
We conduct no product research and development. Any expected purchase of significant equipment is directly related to drilling operations and the completion of successful wells. .
We operate our Osage Property through independent contractors that operate producing wells for several small oil companies. Pacific Rubiales, which owns 90.6% of the Guaduas field, is the operator, while LEC, which owns 25% of the Rosablanca concession, is the operator of Rosablanca.
We are responsible for any contamination of land we own or lease. However, we carry pollution liability insurance policies, which may limit some potential contamination liabilities as well as claims for reimbursement from third parties.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We have no material exposure to interest rate changes. We are subject to changes in the price of oil and exchange rates of the Colombian Peso, which are out of our control. In our Oklahoma property, we sold oil at prices ranging from $30.85 to $142.75 per barrel in 2008 compared to a range of $53.25 to $93.75 per barrel in 2007. In our Cimarrona property in Colombia, we sold oil at prices ranging from $26.84 to $127.19 per barrel in 2008. The Colombian Peso to Dollar Exchange Rate averaged approximately 1,969 and 2,050 in 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Colombian Peso to Dollar Exchange Rate was 2,247 and 2,020 at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Effect of Changes in Prices
Changes in prices during the past few years have been a significant factor in the oil and gas industry. The price received for the oil produced by us fluctuated significantly during the last year. Changes in the price that we receive for our oil and gas is set by market forces beyond our control as well as governmental intervention. Average price received by us for a barrel of oil equivalent (“BOE”) were $90.71 and $67.66 in 2008 and 2007, respectively. The volatility and uncertainty in oil and gas prices have made it more difficult for a company like us to increase our oil and gas asset base and become a significant participant in the oil and gas industry. We currently sell all of our oil and gas production to Sunoco in the United States and to Hocol in Colombia. However, in the event these customers discontinued oil and gas purchases, we believe we can replace these customers with other customers who would purchase the oil and gas at terms standard in the industry.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, recovery of oil and gas reserves, financing operations, and contingencies and litigation.
Oil and Gas Properties
We follow the "successful efforts" method of accounting for our oil and gas exploration and development activities, as set forth in the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 19, as amended, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Under this method, we initially capitalize expenditures for oil and gas property acquisitions until they are either determined to be successful (capable of commercial production) or unsuccessful. The carrying value of all undeveloped oil and gas properties is evaluated periodically and reduced if such carrying value appears to have been impaired. Leasehold costs relating to successful oil and gas properties remain capitalized while leasehold costs which have been proven unsuccessful are charged to operations in the period the leasehold costs are proven unsuccessful. Costs of carrying and retaining unproved properties are expensed as incurred.
The costs of drilling and equipping development wells are capitalized, whether the wells are successful or unsuccessful. The costs of drilling and equipping exploratory wells are capitalized until they are determined to be either successful or unsuccessful. If the wells are successful, the costs of the wells remain capitalized. If, however, the wells are unsuccessful, the capitalized costs of drilling the wells, net of any salvage value, are charged to operations in the period the wells are determined to be unsuccessful.
The provision for depreciation and depletion of oil and gas properties is computed on the unit-of-production method. Under this method, we compute the provision by multiplying the total unamortized costs of oil and gas properties including future development, site restoration, and dismantlement abandonment costs, but excluding costs of unproved properties by an overall rate determined by dividing the physical units of oil and gas produced during the period by the total estimated units of proved oil and gas reserves. This calculation is done on a country-by-country basis. As of December 31, 2008, our oil production operations were conducted in Colombia and in the United States of America. At December 31, 2007, all of our oil production operations were conducted in the United States of America. The cost of unevaluated properties not being amortized, to the extent there is such a cost, is assessed quarterly to determine whether the value has been impaired below the capitalized cost. The cost of any impaired property is transferred to the balance of oil and gas properties being depleted. The costs associated with unevaluated properties relate to projects which were undergoing exploration or development activities or in which we intend to commence such activities in the future. We will begin to amortize these costs when proved reserves are established or impairment is determined.
In accordance with SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations," we report a liability for any legal retirement obligations on our oil and gas properties. The asset retirement obligations represent the estimated present value of the amounts expected to be incurred to plug, abandon, and remediate the producing properties at the end of their productive lives, in accordance with state laws, as well as the estimated costs associated with the reclamation of the property surrounding. The Company determines the asset retirement obligations by calculating the present value of estimated cash flows related to the liability. The asset retirement obligations are recorded as a liability at the estimated present value as of the asset's inception, with an offsetting increase to producing properties. Periodic accretion of the discount related to the estimated liability is recorded as an expense in the statement of operations.
The estimated liability is determined using significant assumptions, including current estimates of plugging and abandonment costs, annual inflation of these costs, the productive lives of wells, and a risk-adjusted interest rate. Changes in any of these assumptions can result in significant revisions to the estimated asset retirement obligations. Revisions to the asset retirement obligations are recorded with an offsetting change to producing properties, resulting in prospective changes to depletion and depreciation expense and accretion of the discount. Because of the subjectivity of assumptions and the relatively long lives of most of the wells, the costs to ultimately retire the Company's wells may vary significantly from prior estimates.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue upon transfer of ownership of the product to the customer which occurs when (i) the product is physically received by the customer, (ii) an invoice is generated which evidences an arrangement between the customer and us, (iii) a fixed sales price has been included in such invoice and (iv) collection from such customer is probable.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Our Company has not entered into any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement with an entity unconsolidated with us under which we have
· | an obligation under a guarantee contract, |
· | a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to the unconsolidated entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity for such assets, |
· | any obligation, including a contingent obligation, under a contract that would be accounted for as a derivative instrument, or |
· | any obligation, including a contingent obligation, arising out of a variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that is held by us and material to us where such entity provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support to, or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us. |
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
See Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page F-1
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9A(T). Controls and Procedures
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial offer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective for the purpose of ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial offers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The internal control process has been designed under our supervision to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, utilizing a top-down, risk based approach described in SEC Release No. 34-55929 as suitable for smaller public companies. Based on this assessment, management determined that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008 is not effective. Based on this assessment, management determined that, as of December 31, 2008, there were material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. The material weaknesses identified during management's assessment was the lack of independent oversight by an audit committee of independent members of the Board of Directors. As defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 5, a material weakness is a deficiency or a combination of deficiencies, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. Given the difficulty of finding qualified individuals who are willing to serve as independent directors, there has been no change in the audit committee.
Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that accurately and fairly reflect, in reasonable detail, transactions and dispositions of assets; and provide reasonable assurances that: (1) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; (2) receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of the Company; and (3) unauthorized acquisitions, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material affect on the Company’s financial statements are prevented or timely detected.
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparations and presentations. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
(c) Changes to Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
Except as indicated herein, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended December 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonable likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
The following table sets forth the names, ages, and offices held by our directors and executive officers:
| | | |
Name | Position | Director Since | Age |
Kim Bradford | President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Director | February 2007 | 56 |
Greg Franklin | Chief Geologist, Director | May 2005 | 52 |
A list of current officers and directors appears above. The directors of the Company are elected annually by the stockholders. The officers serve at the pleasure of the board of directors. The directors do not receive fees or other remuneration for their services, but are reimbursed for their out-of-pocket expenses to attend board meetings. All officers have employment contracts with compensation arrangements if they resign, retire or are terminated or such events occur as a result of a change in control of the Company.
The principal occupation and business experience during at least the last five years for each of the present directors and executive officers of the Company are as follows:
Kim Bradford: Mr. Bradford was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in January 2007 and elected to our board as Chairman effective February 2007. Mr. Bradford also served as our Chief Financial Officer and Secretary from January 2007 through November 9, 2007. In September 2008, Mr. Bradford once again became our Chief Financial Officer. In August 2005, Mr. Bradford co-founded Catalyst Consulting Partners LLC, a California based consulting firm that advises publicly traded companies and their management teams on executive search, shareholder communications, general media consulting, investor relations, website design, and other corporate matters. In 2001, Mr. Bradford co-founded Decision Capital Management, LLC, the successor firm to Decision Capital Management LP, a Registered Investment Advisor firm which he founded in 1999. Prior to founding Decision Capital, Mr. Bradford has been involved in the brokerage business for over 25 years, both as an employee of major Wall Street firms, such as Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, and as a principal in a NASD broker dealer firm specializing exclusively in natural resource based investments, such as oil and gas and precious metals mining.
Greg L. Franklin: Mr. Franklin has been our Chief Geologist since November 9, 2007 and a director of the Company since May 2005. Mr. Franklin previously served as a consultant to the Company in the role of a petroleum geologist since February 2005. Mr. Franklin has 25 years experience in the search, discovery, management and production of Oil and Gas. From March 1999 to February 2005 Mr. Franklin was a staff geologist for Barbour Energy. Mr. Franklin’s previous experience includes positions as Vice President for Gulf Coast Exploration and Development Company and geologist with Conoco. Mr. Franklin Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Oklahoma State University 1980.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of the Company’s common stock, to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership with the SEC. Executive officers, directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based upon a review of the copies of such forms furnished to us and written representations from our executive officers and directors, we believe that during the year ended December 31, 2008, the officers and directors filed all of their respective Section 16(a) reports on a timely basis.
Audit Committee
We do not have an Audit Committee, as our board of directors during 2008 performed the same functions of an Audit Committee, such as: recommending a firm of independent certified public accountants to audit the annual financial statements; reviewing the independent auditors independence, the financial statements and their audit report; and reviewing management's administration of the system of internal accounting controls. We do not currently have a written audit committee charter or similar document.
Nominating Committee
We do not have a Nominating Committee or Nominating Committee Charter. Our Board of Directors performed some of the functions associated with a Nominating Committee. We have elected not to have a Nominating Committee at this time, however, our Board of Directors intend to continually evaluate the need for a Nominating Committee.
Code of Conduct
We have adopted a written code of conduct that governs all of our officers, directors, employees and contractors. The code of conduct relates to written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
| (1) | Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; |
| (2) | Full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that are filed with, or submitted to, the Commission and in other public communications made by an issuer; |
| (3) | Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; |
| (4) | The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code; and |
| (5) | Accountability for adherence to the code. |
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
No director, person nominated to become a director, executive officer, promoter or control persons of our company has been involved during the last five years in any of the following events that are material to an evaluation of his ability or integrity:
| · | Bankruptcy petitions filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time. |
| · | Conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses). |
| · | Being subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring or suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities, or |
| · | Being found by a court of competition jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated. |
Compensation Committee
We currently do not have a compensation committee of the Board of Directors. Until a formal committee is established, if at all, our entire board of directors will review all forms of compensation provided to our executive officers, directors, consultants and employees including stock compensation and loans.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
During the last three fiscal years, the following executive officers of our company have received total annual salary and bonus exceeding $100,000:
SU7MMARY COMPENSATION TABLE | |
Name and principal position | Year | | Salary | | | Bonus | | | Stock Awards | | | Nonequity incentive plan compensation | | | Nonqualified deferred compensation earnings | | | All other compensation (1) | | | Total | |
Kim Bradford | 2008 | | $ | 144,000 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 144,000 | |
President, CEO and CFO | 2007 | | $ | 16,615 | | | $ | 150,000 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 166,615 | |
Greg Franklin | 2008 | | $ | 120,000 | | | $ | 50,000 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 170,000 | |
Chief Geologist | 2007 | | $ | 13,846 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 2,300,000 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 54,000 | | | $ | 2,367,846 | |
Ran Furman | 2008 | | $ | 102,000 | | | $ | 50,000 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 152,000 | |
CFO (2) | 2007 | | $ | 11,769 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 690,000 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 62,500 | | | $ | 764,269 | |
Charles F. Volk, Jr | 2008 | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
President & CEO | 2007 | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
| 2006 | | $ | 126,142 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 126,142 | |
(1) | Represents amounts earned by Mr. Franklin and Mr. Furman as consultants to the Company prior to becoming employees. |
(2) | Mr. Furman resigned as CFO effective September 8, 2009. |
On November 9, 2007, the Company entered into employment agreements with Kim Bradford to serve as President and Chief Executive Office, Greg Franklin to serve as Chief Geologist and Ran Furman to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. All of the agreements are for two years ending November 30, 2009 (“Employment Period”) and all allow the officers to be eligible for an annual bonus as determined by the Board of Directors. In the event that any officer’s employment is terminated for a Change of Control, then he shall be eligible to receive, in one lump payment, the greater of (i) annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control and (ii) the remaining base salary in effect immediately prior to the Change of control owed to the officer until the end of the Employment Period.
Mr. Bradford’s employment agreement included an annual base salary of $144,000 and a signing bonus of $150,000. Mr. Franklin’s employment included an annual base salary of $120,000 and a signing bonus of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Stock, which vested as to 100% on January 1, 2009. Mr. Furman’s employment agreement included an annual base salary of $102,000 and a signing bonus of 600,000 shares of the Company’s Stock, which vested as to 100% of January 1, 2009. Mr. Furman resigned as CFO and director of the Company effective September 8, 2008.
We do not have any other contractual arrangements with our executive officers, promoters or directors, nor do we have any compensatory arrangements with our executive officers, promoters or directors other than as described below.
Charles Volk, Jr. resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on January 23, 2007. Mr. Volk, Jr. is considered a promoter of the Company and has received a total of 4,301,501 shares from the Company. Of these shares, Mr. Volk, Jr. received 3,942,501 shares of stock in conjunction with the acquisition of Osage Energy Company, LLC.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
| Option Awards | | Stock Awards | |
Name (a) | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable (b) | | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable (c) | | | Equity Incentive Plan Awards Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) (d) | | Option Exercise Price ($) (e) | Option Expiration Date (f) | | Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) (g) | | | Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) (h) | | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) (i) | | Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($) (j) | |
Greg Franklin | | | | -- | | | | -- | | | | | | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 280,000 | | | | | -- | |
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The following table shows information as of March 15, 2009 with respect to each beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Company’s Common Stock:
Name and Address of | | Common Stock | | | Percent | |
Beneficial Owner | | Beneficially Owned | | | of Class | |
Kim Bradford [1] | | | 6,055,000 | | | | 13.1 | % |
2445 5th Avenue, Suite 310 |
San Diego, CA 92101 |
E. Peter Hoffman, Jr. [2] | | | 6,040,000 | | | | 13.0 | % |
6301 N. Western |
Suite 260 |
Oklahoma City, OK 73118 |
Mustang Capital Venture, LLC [4] | | | 5,250,000 | | | | 11.3 | % |
10101 Reunion Place, Suite 1000 |
San Antonio, TX 78216 |
Sunstone Corporation [3] | | | 3,875,000 | | | | 8.1 | % |
101 N. Robinson, Suite 800 |
Oklahoma City, OK 73102 |
Charles F. Volk, Jr.[5] | | | 2,733,896 | | | | 5.9 | % |
29 Lupine Ave. #C |
San Francisco, CA 94118 |
Greg L. Franklin | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 6.5 | % |
2445 5th Avenue, Suite 310 |
San Diego, CA 92131 |
The percentage ownership is based on 46,359,775 shares outstanding at March 23, 2009
[1] Kim Bradford was elected CEO and President of the Company on January 23, 2007 and then elected to be Chairman of the Board of Directors effective February 7, 2007. Mr. Bradford has also been serving as Chief Financial Officer since September 8, 2008.
[2] Information is derived from Schedule 13D filed by Mr. Hoffman, Jr.
[3] Information is derived from Schedule 13D filed by Sunstone Corporation. Includes 1,250,000 warrants to purchase shares of common stock exercisable within 60 days.
[4] Information is derived from Schedule 13D filed by Mustang Capital Venture, LLC.
[5] Information is derived from NOBO list dated 03/12/2009 and shareholder list dated 03/23/2009 provided by Company's transfer agent.
The following table shows information as of March 23, 2009 with respect to each of the beneficial owners of the Company’s Common Stock by its executive officers, directors and nominee individually and as a group:
Name and Address | Position | Common Stock Beneficially Owned | Percent of Shares | Term of Office |
Kim Bradford [1] 2445 5th Avenue, Suite 310 San Diego, CA 92131 | President, CEO, CFO and Chairman of the Board of Directors | 6,055,000 | 13.1% | November 2009 |
| | | | |
Greg L. Franklin [2] 2445 5th Avenue, Suite 310 San Diego, CA 92131 | Chief Geologist and Director | 3,000,000 | 6.5% | November 2009 |
| | | | |
Officers and directors as a group (2 persons) | | 9,055,000 | 19.6% | |
The percentage ownership is based on 46,359,775 shares outstanding at March 23, 2009.
[1] Kim Bradford was elected CEO and President of the Company on January 23, 2007 and then elected to be Chairman of the Board of Directors effective February 7, 2007. Mr. Bradford has also been serving as Chief Financial Officer since September 4, 2008.
[2] Greg Franklin was elected to the board effective May 5, 2005 and became our Chief Geologist on November 9, 2007
There are no family relationships among the directors and executive officers.
Changes in Control
On December 28, 2006, a change of control occurred when Kim Bradford, our CEO, President, CFO and Chairman, along with Paul DiFrancesco, a former partner of Mr. Bradford in Catalyst Consulting Partners, LLC and Decision Capital Management, LLC, along with Ran Furman, our former CFO and director and other investors entered into a transaction with the Company whereby for a $470,875 promissory note, the Company issued a total of 18,835,000 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 64% of the total shares outstanding. The shares were valued based on the approximate asset value per share prior to the transaction. Of the $470,875 promissory notes issued by the investor to the Company, Mr. Bradford, Mr. DiFrancesco and Mr. Furman issued a note in the amount of $151,375, $78,500 and $9,375, respectively, for the purchase of 6,055,000, 3,140,000 and 375,000 shares respectively. In December 2007, Mr. Bradford and Mr. Furman paid in full their notes plus accrued interest. In June 2008, Mr. DiFranceso paid in full his note plus accrued interest. In conjunction with this change of control in 2006, two of our three directors, Charles Volk and Charles Lamberson, resigned, and Kim Bradford and Ran Furman were elected as directors.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Prior to entering into an employment agreement with Mr. Franklin in November 2007, Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. as well as Osage Energy Company LLC have utilized the services of Greg Franklin for various geological and administrative services. On January 1, 2007, the Company entered into a 12 month geological consulting agreement with Mr. Franklin for various geological and operational advisory services at a cost of $6,000 per month, which as of August 1, 2007, was increased to $8,000 per month, which the Company believes is equivalent to those it may receive from an unaffiliated third party. Effective November 9, 2007, Mr. Franklin became our Chief Geologist pursuant to an employment agreement as more fully described above in item 10.
On February 1, 2007, the Company entered into a month-to-month lease on its corporate headquarters with Catalyst Consulting Partners, LLC, a company owned in part by Kim Bradford, our President, CEO, CFO and Chairman, at a cost of $500 per month, which the Company believes to be at market rate. Mr. DiFrancesco, a principal shareholder, was a partner in Catalyst Consulting Partners, LLC. Effective February, 2008, we terminated this lease.
Outside of the above transactions, there have been no transactions during the last two years, or proposed transactions, to which we were or are to be a party in which any of the following persons had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest:
| · | any officer or director; |
| · | any nominee for election as a director; |
| · | any beneficial owner of more than five percent of our voting securities; |
| · | any member of the immediate family of any of the above persons. |
Director Independence
Our Board of Directors is made up of Kim Bradford, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Greg Franklin, our Chief Geologist. Our common stock trades on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. Because we are traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, we are not currently subject to corporate governance standards of listed companies, which require, among other things, that the majority of the board of directors be independent.
Since we are not currently subject to corporate governance standards relating to the independence of our directors, we choose to define an "independent" director in accordance with applicable independence standards required of issuers listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4200(a)(15) defines an "Independent director" as a person other than an executive officer or employee of the company or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the issuer's board of directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. At this time, the Board has determined that none of its employee directors are independent under the above definition.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Selection of our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm is made by the Board of Directors. GPKM LLP has been selected as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the current fiscal year. All audit and non-audit services provided by GPKM LLP are pre-approved by the Board of Directors which gives due consideration to the potential impact of non-audit services on auditor independence.
In accordance with Independent Standard Board Standards No. 1 (Independence Discussion with Audit Committees), we received a letter and verbal communication from GPKM LLP that it knows of no state of facts which would impair its status as our independent public accountants. The Board of Directors has considered whether the non-audit services provided by GPKM LLP are compatible with maintaining its independence and has determined that the nature and substance of the limited non-audit services have not impaired GPKM LLP s status as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
AUDIT FEES
The aggregate fees billed and anticipated by our auditor for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and for the reviews of the financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB during 2008 and 2007 were approximately $85,000 and $67,500, respectively.
TAX FEES
Our auditors did not bill us for any tax services during 2008 and 2007.
ALL OTHER FEES
Our auditors did not bill us for any other services during 2008 and 2007.
Part IV
Item 15. Exhibit, Financial Statements Schedules
Exhibit No. | Description |
2.1 | Plan of Reorganization and Agreement of Merger, dated June 18, 2007 (1) |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation of Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. (1) |
3.2 | Bylaws of Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. (1) |
10.1 | Agreement for Acquisition of Oil and Gas Leaseholds between Conquest Exploration Company, LLC, David Farmer, Charles Volk, Jr. and Osage Energy Company, LLC dated November 10, 2004. (1) |
10.2 | Assignment and Bill of Sale between Conquest Exploration Company, LLC and Osage Energy Company, LLC dated January 24, 2005. (1) |
10.3 | $250,000 Note and Security Agreement with Vision Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. dated February 13, 2007. (1) |
10.4 | $1,100,000 Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note with Marie Baier Foundation dated July 16, 2007. (2) |
10.5 | Form of Warrant issued to Marie Baier Foundation in connection with the $1,100,000 Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note. (2) |
10.6 | Rosa Blanca Carried Interest Agreement dated June 21, 2007. (3) |
10.7 | 2007 Equity Based Compensation Plan (4) |
10.8 | Purchase and Sale Agreement for the purchase of the Hansford Property (4) |
10.8.1 | Extension Agreement with Pearl Resources, Corp. for the Hansford Property (5) |
10.8.2 | Letter from Charles Volk regarding Ownership of the Hansford Property (6) |
10.9 | Consulting Agreement dated January 1, 2007 with Greg Franklin (4) |
10.10 | Consulting Agreement dated February 1, 2007 with Ran Furman (4) |
10.11 | Form of Stock Subscription Receivable dated December 28, 2006 (4) |
10.11.1 | Form of Amendment #1 to Stock Subscription Receivable dated August 1, 2007 (4) |
10.12 | Oil and Gas Mining Lease with the Osage Nation dated July 21, 1999 (4) |
10.13 | Office lease agreement with Catalyst Consulting Partners, LLC (4) |
10.14 | Employment Agreement with Kim Bradford, President and CEO (7) |
10.15 | Employment Agreement with Greg Franklin, Chief Geologist (7) |
10.15.1 | Restricted Stock Agreement with Greg Franklin, Chief Geologist (7) |
10.16 | Employment Agreement with Ran Furman, Chief Financial Officer (7) |
10.16.1 | Restricted Stock Agreement with Ran Furman, Chief Financial Officer (7) |
10.17 | Office Lease, dated February 1, 2008, by and between Osage Exploration & Development, Inc. and Fifth & Laurel Associates, LLC. (8) |
10.18 | Membership Purchase Interest between Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. and Sunstone Corporation dated April 8, 2008 (9) |
10.18.1 | Warrant to purchase 1,125,000 shares of common stock of Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. issued to Sunstone Corporation dated April 8, 2003 (9) |
10.19 | Independent Contractor Agreement between Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. and E. Peter Hoffman, Jr. dated July 2, 2008 (10) |
10.20 | Agreement between Lewis Energy Colombia, Inc., Gold Oil Plc Sucursal Colombia and Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. and Osage Exploration and Development, Inc., Sucrusal Colombia dated March 3, 2009 (11) |
21.1 | List of Subsidiaries (4) |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14(a), promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14(a), promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
32.1 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer) |
32.2 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial Officer) |
(1) Incorporated by reference to Osage’s Form 10-SB filed July 6, 2007
(2) Incorporated by reference to Osage’s Form 8-k filed July 17, 2007
(3) Incorporated by reference to Osage’s Form 8-k filed August 13, 2007
(4) Incorporated by reference to Osage’s Form 10-SB Amendment No. 1 filed August 27, 2007
(5) Incorporated by reference to Osage’s Form 10-SB Amendment No. 2 filed October 15, 2007
(6) Incorporated by reference to Osage’s Form 10-SB Amendment No. 3 filed November 19, 2007
(7) Incorporated by reference to Osage’s Form 10-SB Amendment No. 5 filed December 28, 2007
(8) Incorporated by reference to Osage’s Form 8-k filed March 4, 2008
(9) Incorporated by reference to Osage’s Form 8-k filed April 10, 2008
(10) Incorporated by reference to Osage’s Form 8-k filed July 7, 2008
(10) Incorporated by reference to Osage’s Form 8-k filed March 5, 2009
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
OSAGE EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT, INC.
BY: /S/ KIM BRADFORD
Kim Bradford
President and C.E.O.
Dated: March 24, 2009
BY: /S/ KIM BRADFORD
Kim Bradford
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: March 24, 2009
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | Title | Date |
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/s/ KIM BRADFORD Kim Bradford | President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman (Principal Executive and Financial Officer) | March 24, 2009 |
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/s/ GREG FRANKLIN Greg Franklin | Chief Geologist and Director | March 24, 2009 |
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OSAGE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, INC.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Set forth below are the following consolidated financial statements for our company for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007:
Page
Report of Independent Accountant | F-1 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 | F-2 |
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Loss for Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 | F-3 |
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 | F-4 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 | F-5 |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-6 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. and Subsidiaries
San Diego, CA
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. and Subsidiaries (Company), as of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the two years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has an accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2008. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Goldman Parks Kurland Mohidin, LLP
Goldman Parks Kurland Mohidin, LLP
Encino, California
March 14, 2009
OSAGE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
ASSETS | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Current Assets: | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 988,508 | | | $ | 689,545 | |
Colombian Deposits (Note 5) | | | 537,665 | | | | 1,029,601 | |
Accounts Receivable | | | 64,658 | | | | 11,541 | |
Bank CD pledged for Letter of Credit (Note 7) | | | 145,632 | | | | 147,043 | |
Other Current Assets | | | 110,986 | | | | - | |
Prepaid Expenses | | | 65,380 | | | | 64,632 | |
Deposits (Note 6) | | | - | | | | 140,000 | |
Deferred Financing Costs | | | - | | | | 33,638 | |
Total Current Assets | | | 1,912,829 | | | | 2,116,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Property and Equipment, at cost (Note 4): | | | | | | | | |
Oil and gas properties and equipment | | | 4,920,550 | | | | 253,641 | |
Capitalized asset retirement costs | | | 13,675 | | | | 13,675 | |
Other property & equipment | | | 46,222 | | | | 23,520 | |
| | | 4,980,447 | | | | 290,836 | |
Less: accumulated depletion, depreciation | | | | | | | | |
and amortization | | | (183,166 | ) | | | (10,761 | ) |
| | | 4,797,281 | | | | 280,075 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Deposits (Note 6) | | | - | | | | 82,000 | |
Bank CD pledged for Bond | | | 30,000 | | | | 30,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Assets | | $ | 6,740,110 | | | $ | 2,508,075 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Current Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 2,128,915 | | | $ | 53,491 | |
Accrued Expenses | | | 87,941 | | | | | |
Current Maturity of Promissory Note (Note 11) | | | 3,572 | | | | 3,518 | |
Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note, net of $0 and $652,753 | | | | | | | | |
of unamortized discount as of December 31, 2008 and | | | | | | | | |
December 31, 2007, respectively (Note 10) | | | - | | | | 447,247 | |
Total Current Liabilities | | | 2,220,428 | | | | 504,256 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Promissory Note, net of Current Maturity (Note 11) | | | 3,283 | | | | 7,289 | |
Liability for Asset Retirement Obligations (Note 17) | | | 18,203 | | | | 16,547 | |
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Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12) | | | | | | | | |
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Stockholders' Equity: | | | | | | | | |
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 190,000,000 shares | | | | | | | | |
authorized; 40,959,775 and 35,959,775 shares issued and | | | 4,095 | | | | 3,595 | |
outstanding as of December 31, 2008 and | | | | | | | | |
December 31, 2007, respectively. | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Additional-Paid-in-Capital | | | 11,336,613 | | | | 7,478,768 | |
Deferred Compensation | | | (7,493 | ) | | | (2,750,201 | ) |
Stock Purchase Notes Receivable | | | (142,500 | ) | | | (309,875 | ) |
Accumulated Deficit | | | (6,155,716 | ) | | | (2,413,373 | ) |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - | | | | | | | | |
Currency Translation (Loss)/Gain | | | (536,803 | ) | | | (28,931 | ) |
| | | 4,498,196 | | | | 1,979,983 | |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | | $ | 6,740,110 | | | $ | 2,508,075 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. | |
OSAGE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Operating Revenues | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Sales | | $ | 2,006,094 | | | $ | 288,255 | |
Pipeline Revenues | | | 1,099,982 | | | | - | |
Total Operating Revenues | | | 3,106,076 | | | | 288,255 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Operating Costs and Expenses | | | | | | | | |
Operating Expenses | | | 823,327 | | | | 95,893 | |
Depreciation, Depletion and Accretion | | | 172,405 | | | | 7,966 | |
Stock Based Compensation Expense | | | 3,410,708 | | | | 239,799 | |
General and Administrative Expenses | | | 1,713,560 | | | | 748,860 | |
Total Operating Costs and Expenses | | | 6,120,000 | | | | 1,092,518 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Operating (Loss) | | | (3,013,924 | ) | | | (804,263 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Income (Expenses): | | | | | | | | |
Interest Income | | | 134,108 | | | | 89,684 | |
Interest Expense | | | (754,617 | ) | | | (1,050,628 | ) |
Other | | | (107,910 | ) | | | | |
(Loss) before Income Taxes | | | (3,742,343 | ) | | | (1,765,207 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Provision for Income Taxes (Note 14) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net (Loss) | | | (3,742,343 | ) | | | (1,765,207 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax: | | | | | | | | |
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment | | | (507,872 | ) | | | (28,931 | ) |
Other Comprehensive Loss | | | (507,872 | ) | | | (28,931 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Comprehensive (Loss) | | $ | (4,250,215 | ) | | $ | (1,794,138 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Basic and Diluted Loss per Share | | $ | (0.10 | ) | | $ | (0.06 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Weighted average number of common share | | | | | | | | |
and common share equivalents used to | | | | | | | | |
compute basic and dilluted Loss per Share | | | 39,193,382 | | | | 32,002,893 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. | | | | | | | | |
OSAGE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
| | Common Stock | | | | | | | | | Note | | | Accumulated | | | Deferred | | | | | | Total | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Capital | | | Receivable | | | Deficit | | | Compensation | | | Loss | | | Equity | |
Balance at December 31, 2006 | | | 29,484,858 | | | $ | 2,948 | | | $ | 1,226,691 | | | $ | (470,875 | ) | | $ | (648,166 | ) | | | | | $ | - | | | $ | 110,598 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued for Convertible Debenture | | | 362,417 | | | | 36 | | | | 382,664 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 382,700 | |
Sahres issued with Secured Convertible Debt | | | 300,000 | | | | 30 | | | | 249,970 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 250,000 | |
Payment on Stock Purchase Notes Receivable | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 161,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 161,000 | |
Issue of Shares | | | 1,187,500 | | | | 119 | | | | 427,381 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 427,500 | |
Issue of Shares in Unit Offering | | | 925,000 | | | | 93 | | | | 860,158 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 860,250 | |
Beneficial Conversion of Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note | | | | | | | | | | | 1,067,274 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,067,274 | |
Issue of Shares for Note and accrued interest conversion | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 110 | | | | 274,890 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 275,000 | |
Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (28,931 | ) | | | (28,931 | ) |
Issue of Shares - Compensation Expense | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 260 | | | | 2,989,740 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,990,000 | |
Deferred Compensation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2,750,201 | ) | | | | | | | (2,750,201 | ) |
Net (Loss) for the year | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,765,207 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (1,765,207 | ) |
Balance at December 31, 2007 | | | 35,959,775 | | | $ | 3,596 | | | $ | 7,478,768 | | | $ | (309,875 | ) | | $ | (2,413,373 | ) | | $ | (2,750,201 | ) | | $ | (28,931 | ) | | $ | 1,979,983 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payment on Stock Purchase Notes Receivable | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 167,375 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 167,375 | |
Issuance of Shares for Professional Services | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 160 | | | | 667,840 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 668,000 | |
Cancellation of Shares Issued for Professional Services | | | (500,000 | ) | | | (50 | ) | | | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Deferred Compensation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,742,708 | �� | | | | | | | 2,742,708 | |
Foreign Exchange Translation Adjustment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (507,872 | ) | | | (507,872 | ) |
Purchase of Cimarrona | | | 2,800,000 | | | | 280 | | | | 2,090,065 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,090,345 | |
Issuance of Shares for Note conversion | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 110 | | | | 1,099,890 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,100,000 | |
Net (Loss) for the year | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3,742,343 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (3,742,343 | ) |
Balance at December 31, 2008 | | | 40,959,775 | | | $ | 4,096 | | | $ | 11,336,613 | | | $ | (142,500 | ) | | $ | (6,155,716 | ) | | $ | (7,493 | ) | | $ | (536,803 | ) | | $ | 4,498,196 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OSAGE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
| | | | | | |
Cash flows from Operating Activities: | | | | | | |
Net (Loss) | | $ | (3,742,343 | ) | | $ | (1,765,207 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash | | | | | | | | |
provided/(used) sed by operating activites: | | | | | | | | |
Beneficial Conversion of Convertible Debenture | | | 652,753 | | | | 659,511 | |
Amortization of shares issued with Secured Convertible Debenture | | | | | | | 250,000 | |
Amortization of Warrants issued with Convertible Debenture | | | | | | | 111,481 | |
Amortization of Deferred Compensation | | | 2,742,708 | | | | 239,799 | |
Increase/(Decrease) in accrued interest | | | | | | | (20,307 | ) |
Shares issued for services | | | 668,000 | | | | | |
Accretion of Asset Retirment Obligation | | | 1,656 | | | | 1,504 | |
Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs | | | 33,638 | | | | (33,638 | ) |
Issuance of shares for Accrued Interest | | | | | | | 58,700 | |
Provision for depletion, depreciation | | | | | | | | |
amortization and valuation allowance | | | 172,405 | | | | 7,966 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabitlies: | | | | | | | | |
(Increase) in accounts receivable | | | (53,117 | ) | | | 2,858 | |
(Increase) in other current assets | | | (50,367 | ) | | | | |
(Increase) in prepaid expenses | | | (748 | ) | | | (64,632 | ) |
Increase/(Decrease) in bank overdraft | | | | | | | (4,138 | ) |
Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | (358,536 | ) | | | 10,650 | |
Net cash provided/(used) by operating activities | | $ | 66,049 | | | $ | (545,453 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash flows used in Investing Activities: | | | | | | | | |
Bank CD pledged for Letter of Credit | | | | | | | (144,000 | ) |
Investments in Oil & Gas Properties | | | (803,819 | ) | | | (150,464 | ) |
Loss of Deposit on Oil & Gas Property | | | 82,000 | | | | | |
Deposit made on Oil & Gas Property | | | | | | | (140,000 | ) |
Return of deposit made on Oil & Gas Property | | | 140,000 | | | | | |
Purchase of Non Oil & Gas property | | | (22,702 | ) | | | (23,520 | ) |
Interest earned on Bank CD pledged for Letter of Credit | | | 1,411 | | | | (3,043 | ) |
Payments from/ (into) Colombian Trust Account | | | 491,936 | | | | (1,029,601 | ) |
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities | | | (111,174 | ) | | | (1,490,628 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash flows provided by Financing Activities: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from issuance of Stock and Warrant Units | | | | | | | 860,250 | |
Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock | | | | | | | 427,500 | |
Proceeds from issuance of Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note | | | | | | | 1,100,000 | |
Payment of Debt Offering Costs | | | | | | | (55,000 | ) |
Proceeds from payment on Stock Purchase Notes Receivable | | | 167,375 | | | | 161,000 | |
Cash balances at Cimarrona at Acquisition | | | 483,414 | | | | | |
Maturity of Colombian Peace Bonds | | | 205,123 | | | | | |
Proceeds from issuance of Secured Convertible Debenture | | | | | | | 250,000 | |
Proceeds from issuance of Promissory Note | | | | | | | 13,046 | |
Payments on Promissory Notes | | | (3,952 | ) | | | (2,239 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 851,960 | | | | 2,754,557 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents | | | (507,872 | ) | | | (28,931 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | | 298,963 | | | | 689,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash and Cash equivalents beginning of year | | $ | 689,545 | | | $ | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cash and Cash equivalents at end of year | | $ | 988,508 | | | $ | 689,545 | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | |
Cash Payment for Interest | | | | | | | 43,684 | |
Cash Payment for Taxes | | | | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Non-Cash Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Shares issued with Secured Convertible Debenture | | | | | | | 250,000 | |
Shares issued upon conversion of Secured Convertible Debenture | | | | | | | | |
and accrued interest | | | | | | | 275,000 | |
Purchase of Truck for Promissory Note | | | | | | | 13,046 | |
Shares and Warrants issued in connection with | | | | | | | | |
acquisition of Cimarrona | | | 2,090,345 | | | | | |
Shares issued upon conversion of Unsecured Convertible | | | | | | | | |
Promissory Note | | | 1,100,000 | | | | | |
Oil & Gas Investments obligations included in accounts payable | | | 2,128,392 | | | | | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. | | | | | | | | |
OSAGE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS COMBINATION
Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. ("Osage" or "the Company") is an independent energy company engaged primarily in the acquisition, development, production and the sale of oil, gas and natural gas liquids. The Company's production activities are located in the country of Colombia and in the state of Oklahoma. The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 2445 Fifth Avenue, Suite 310, San Diego, CA 92101. Osage was organized September 9, 2004 as Osage Energy Company, LLC, (“Osage LLC”) an Oklahoma limited liability company. On April 24, 2006 we merged with a non-reporting, Nevada corporation trading on the pink sheets, Kachina Gold Corporation, which was the entity that survived the merger, through the issuance of 10,000,000 shares of our Common Stock. The merger has been accounted for as a recapitalization of Osage LLC rather than a business combination. Accordingly, no pro forma disclosure is made. The historical financial statements are those of Osage LLC.
The Nevada shell corporation had been incorporated under the laws of Canada on February 24, 2003 as First Mediterranean Gold Resources, Inc. The domicile of the Company was changed to the State of Nevada on May 11, 2004. On May 24, 2004, the name of the Company was changed to Advantage Opportunity Corp. On March 4, 2005, the Company changed its name to Kachina Gold Corporation (“KGC”). On April 24, 2006 Kachina Gold Corporation merged with Osage Energy Company, LLC, and on May 15, 2006 changed its name to Osage Energy Corporation. On July 2, 2007, the Company changed its name to Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. and changed its domicile to the State of Delaware. On February 27, 2008, the Company’s common stock began trading on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “OEDV.OB.”
The Company has incurred significant losses and had negative cash flow from operations in each of the last three years and has an accumulated deficit of $6,155,716 at December 31, 2008 and $2,413,373 at December 31, 2007. Substantial portions of the losses are attributable to legal and professional fees as well as interest expense. The Company's operating plans require additional funds that may take the form of debt or equity financings. There can be no assurance that any additional funds will be available. The Company's ability to continue as a going concern is in substantial doubt and is dependent upon achieving a profitable level of operations and obtaining additional financing.
Management of our Company has undertaken steps as part of a plan to improve operations with the goal of sustaining our operations for the next twelve months and beyond. These steps include (a) raising additional capital and/or obtaining financing ; (b) increasing our current production; and (c) controlling overhead and expenses.
There can be no assurance the Company can successfully accomplish these steps and it is uncertain the Company will achieve a profitable level of operations and obtain additional financing. There can be no assurance that any additional financings will be available to the Company on satisfactory terms and conditions, if at all. In the event we are unable to continue as a going concern, we may elect or be required to seek protection from our creditors by filing a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or may be subject to an involuntary petition in bankruptcy. To date, management has not considered this alternative, nor does management view it as a likely occurrence.
These consolidated financial statements do not give effect to any adjustments which would be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern and therefore be required to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in other than the normal course of business and at amounts different from those reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Osage and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Osage Energy Company, LLC and Cimarrona, LLC. Accordingly, all references herein to Osage or the Company include the consolidated results. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions were eliminated in consolidation.
RISK FACTORS RELATED TO CONCENTRATION OF SALES AND PRODUCTS
The Company's future financial condition and results of operations will depend upon prices received for its oil and natural gas and the costs of finding, acquiring, developing and producing reserves. Prices for oil and natural gas are subject to fluctuations in response to changes in supply, market uncertainty and a variety of other factors beyond the Company's control. These factors include worldwide political instability (especially in the Middle East), the foreign supply of oil and natural gas, the price of foreign imports, the level of consumer product demand and the price and availability of alternative fuels.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management used significant estimates in determining the carrying value of its oil and gas producing assets and the associated depreciation and depletion expense related to sales' volumes. The significant estimates included the use of proved oil and gas reserve volumes and the related present value of estimated future net revenues there-from (See Note 21: Supplemental Information About Oil and Gas Producing Activities).
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash and cash equivalents consist of short-term, highly liquid investments readily convertible into cash with an original maturity of three months or less.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company measures its financial assets and liabilities in accordance with US GAAP. For certain of the Company's financial instruments, including accounts receivable (trade and related party), notes receivable and accounts payable (trade and related party), and accrued expenses, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. The amounts owed for notes payable also approximate fair value because interest rates and terms offered to the Company are at current market rates.
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are: cash and accounts receivable arising from its normal business activities. The Company places its cash in what it believes are credit-worthy financial institutions. However, the Company’s cash balances have exceeded the FDIC insured levels at various times during 2007 and 2008. At December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had $275,142 and $580,539 in cash in excess of federally insured limits, respectively. The Company maintains cash accounts only at large, high quality financial institutions and believes the credit risk associated with cash held in back exceeding the FDIC insured levels is remote.
In the U.S., the Company currently sells all of its oil production to one customer, Sunoco, Inc. In Colombia, the Company currently sells all of its oil production to one customer, Hocol, S.A. and has only one customer for its pipeline, Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. However, the Company believes it can sell all its production to many different purchasers, most of whom pay similar prices that vary with the international spot market prices. The Company controls credit risk related to accounts receivable through credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. The Company routinely assesses the financial strength of its customers and, based upon factors surrounding the credit risk, establishes an allowance, if required, for uncollectible accounts and, as a consequence, believes that its accounts receivable credit risk exposure beyond such allowance is limited. The Company had no allowance as of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. The analysis was based on its evaluation of specific customers' balances and the collectability thereof.
OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES
Osage is an exploration and production oil and natural gas company with proved reserves and existing production in Oklahoma and in the country of Colombia. In 2005 we purchased 100% of the working interest in certain producing oil and natural gas leases located in Osage County, Oklahoma, referred to herein as the Osage Property, which property consists of twenty three wells, ten of which are producing, on 480 acres. We operate this property and in 2006, begun a secondary recovery program to increase current production.
In June 2007, we entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with Gold Oil, Plc (“Gold”) and Empesa Petrolera de Servicios y Asesorias, S.A. (“Empesa), whereby we farmed-in to the approximately 165 square mile Rosablanca concession in Colombia awarded by the Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (“ANH”) to Gold in June, 2007. We based our decision to pursue the Rosablanca project based on the seismic data generated by the ANH that revealed multiple target opportunities. Under the Agreement, we are considered the operators of the concession and will pay all costs associated with drilling and testing of the first well on the Rosablanca project. Revenues generated from the first well were to be allocated 50% to us, 40% to Gold and 10% to Empesa. In March 2009, we entered into an agreement (the “LEC Agreement”) with Lewis Energy (“LEC”) whereby LEC shall provide all of the capital required to drill the first well, up to a maximum of $3,500,000. As part of the $3,500,000 maximum investment amount by LEC, LEC has also agreed to reimburse us for certain amounts we have already spent on the first well. Under the LEC Agreement, we assigned Lewis 50% of our 50% interest in the Rosablanca concession and have made LEC the operator. In addition, LEC shall recoup two times its investment in the first well (which shall not exceed $7,000,000) before Osage receives any cash flow derived from the first well. Furthermore, as part of the LEC Agreement, we issued 5,250,000 shares of our common stock to an affiliate of LEC. As a result of the LEC transaction, revenues and investments on all future wells in Rosablanca will be allocated 40% to Gold, 25% to LEC, 25% to us and 10% to Empesa. If any party doesn’t contribute its share of the costs, its revenue interest will automatically be transferred to the party that provides the capital.
In February 2008, we entered into a letter of intent and issued a $100,000 deposit to acquire a minority position in certain producing oil and gas assets in Colombia. On April 8, 2008, we entered into a membership interest purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Sunstone Corporation (“Sunstone”) pursuant to which we acquired from Sunstone 100% of the membership interests in Cimarrona Limited Liability company, an Oklahoma limited liability company (“Cimarrona LLC”). Cimarrona LLC is the owner of a 9.4% interest in certain oil and gas assets in the Guaduas field, located in the Dindal and Rio Seco Blocks that consist of twenty one wells, of which seven are currently producing, that covers 30,665 acres in the Middle Magdalena Valley in Colombia as well as a pipeline with a current capacity of approximately 30,000 barrels of oil per day. The Purchase Agreement was effective as of April 1, 2008.
The purchase price consisted of 2,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and a warrant to purchase 1,125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock exercisable at $1.25 per share and expiring April 8, 2013. The $100,000 deposit was returned to the Company in conjunction with closing of the transaction. In addition, we issued 50,000 shares of common stock to Energy Capital Solutions, LP for their role as financial advisor and $22,500 to an individual, as a finder’s fee.
The Cimarrona property, but not the pipeline, is subject to an Ecopetrol Association Contract (the “Association Contract”) whereby we pay Ecopetrol S.A. (“Ecopetrol”) royalties of 20% of the oil produced. The royalty amount is paid in oil. In addition to the royalty, according to the Association Contract, Ecopetrol may, for no consideration, become a 50% partner, once an audit of revenues and expenses indicate that the partners in the Association Contract have a received a 200% reimbursement of all historical costs to develop and operate the Guaduas field. We believe that Ecopetrol could become a 50% partner in 2009 which would effectively reduce our cash flows by 50%. In addition, in 2022, the Association Contract with Ecopetrol terminates, at which time we will have no economic interest remaining in this property. The property and the pipeline are both operated by Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (“Pacific Rubiales”), which owns 90.6% of the Guaduas field. Pipeline revenues generated from Cimarrona primarily relate to transportation costs charged to third party oil producers, including Pacific Rubiales.
The Company follows the "successful efforts" method of accounting its oil and gas exploration and development activities, as set forth in the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 19, as amended, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Under this method, the Company initially capitalizes expenditures for oil and gas property acquisitions until they are either determined to be successful (capable of commercial production) or unsuccessful. The carrying value of all undeveloped oil and gas properties is evaluated periodically and reduced if such carrying value appears to have been impaired. Leasehold costs relating to successful oil and gas properties remain capitalized while leasehold costs which have been proved unsuccessful are charged to operations in the period the leasehold costs are proved unsuccessful. Costs of carrying and retaining unproved properties are expensed as incurred.
The costs of drilling and equipping development wells are capitalized, whether the wells are successful or unsuccessful. The costs of drilling and equipping exploratory wells are capitalized until they are determined to be either successful or unsuccessful. If the wells are successful, the costs of the wells remain capitalized. If, however, the wells are unsuccessful, the capitalized costs of drilling the wells, net of any salvage value, are charged to operations in the period the wells are determined to be unsuccessful.
The provision for depreciation and depletion of oil and gas properties is computed by the unit-of-production method. Under this method, the Company computes the provision by multiplying the total unamortized costs of oil and gas properties including future development, site restoration, and dismantlement abandonment costs, but excluding costs of unproved properties by an overall rate determined by dividing the physical units of oil and gas produced during the period by the total estimated units of proved oil and gas reserves. This calculation is done on a country-by-country basis. As of December 31, 2008, the Company's oil production operations are conducted in the United States of America and in the country of Colombia. The cost of unevaluated properties not being amortized, to the extent there is such a cost, is assessed quarterly to determine whether the value has been impaired below the capitalized cost. The costs associated with unevaluated properties relate to projects which were undergoing exploration or development activities or in which the Company intends to commence such activities in the future. The Company will begin to amortize these costs when proved reserves are established or impairment is determined. Management believes no such impairment exists at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
In accordance with SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations", the Company reports a liability for any legal retirement obligations on its oil and gas properties. The asset retirement obligations represent the estimated present value of the amounts expected to be incurred to plug, abandon, and remediate the producing properties at the end of their productive lives, in accordance with state laws, as well as the estimated costs associated with the reclamation of the property surrounding. The Company determines the asset retirement obligations by calculating the present value of estimated cash flows related to the liability. The asset retirement obligations are recorded as a liability at the estimated present value as of the asset's inception, with an offsetting increase to producing properties. Periodic accretion of the discount related to the estimated liability is recorded as an expense in the statement of operations.
The estimated liability is determined using significant assumptions, including current estimates of plugging and abandonment costs, annual inflation of these costs, the productive lives of wells, and a risk-adjusted interest rate. Changes in any of these assumptions can result in significant revisions to the estimated asset retirement obligations. Revisions to the asset retirement obligations are recorded with an offsetting change to producing properties, resulting in prospective changes to depletion and depreciation expense and accretion of the discount. Because of the subjectivity of assumptions and the relatively long lives of most of the wells, the costs to ultimately retire the Company's wells may vary significantly from prior estimates.
OTHER PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Non-oil and gas producing properties and equipment are stated at cost; major renewals and improvements are charged to the property and equipment accounts; while replacements, maintenance and repairs, which do not improve or extend the lives of the respective assets, are expensed currently. At the time property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the asset and related accumulated depreciation accounts are relieved of the applicable amounts. Gains or losses from retirements or sales are credited or charged to operations.
Depreciation for non-oil and gas properties is recorded on the straight-line method at rates based on estimated useful lives ranging from three to fifteen years of the assets.
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS
Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS 144”), which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and supersedes SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of,” and the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, “Reporting the Results of Operations for a Disposal of a Segment of a Business.” The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used in accordance with SFAS 144. SFAS 144 requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets’ carrying amounts. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived assets. Loss on long-lived assets to be disposed of is determined in a similar manner, except that fair market values are reduced for the cost of disposal. Based on its review, the Company believes that, as of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, there were no significant impairments of its long-lived assets.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company recognizes revenue upon transfer of ownership of the product to the customer which occurs when (i) the product is physically received by the customer, (ii) an invoice is generated which evidences an arrangement between the customer and the Company, (iii) a fixed sales price has been included in such invoice, and (iv) collection from such customer is probable.
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment, an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 123.” The Company recognizes in the statement of operations the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees and non-employees. For stock-based awards the value is based on the market value for the stock on the date of grant and if the stock has restrictions as to transferability a discount is provided for lack of tradability. Stock option awards are valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For shares issued for services or property, the value is based on the market value for the stock on the date of grant.
In 2008, we issued a total of 1,600,000 shares to three consultants. The shares were valued at the stock price at the time of issuance with a total value of $668,000. All of the shares vested immediately and were recorded as stock based compensation expense in 2008. In 2008, we cancelled 500,000 of these shares that were originally valued at $140,000.
In 2007, we issued 2,600,000 shares of restricted stock to two employees. The shares were valued at $1.15 per share, the stock price at the time of issuance, for a total value of $2,900,000. As the shares vested on January 1, 2009, we recorded compensation expense of $2,747,207 and $239,799 in 2008 and 2007, respectively. At December 31, 2008, we had unrecognized deferred compensation of $7,949, which will all be expensed in the first quarter of 2009. At December 31, 2007, we had unrecognized deferred compensation of $2,750,201.
INCOME TAXES
The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, on January 1, 2008. As a result of implementing FIN 48, the Company performed a comprehensive review of its portfolio of income tax positions in accordance with recognition standards established by FIN 48. As a result of implementing FIN 48, the Company recognized no material adjustments to liabilities or stockholders equity.
When tax returns are filed, it is highly likely that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination. The Company is not currently subject to any income tax examinations.
Interest associated with unrecognized tax benefits are classified as interest expense and penalties are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the statements of income.
Our provision for income taxes on a consolidated basis was $0 in 2008 and 2007, respectively. Due to a history of operating losses, the Company records a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets and therefore has recorded no tax provision related to its US operations for the current period.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Company uses SFAS No. 128, "Earnings Per Share" for calculating the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share. Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Due to the net loss reported by the Company, the effect of including shares attributable to the exercise of warrants would have been antidilutive. Common stock equivalents are excluded from the calculation when a loss is incurred as their effect would be anti-dilutive.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Recent Pronouncements
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133." SFAS 161 changes the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Based on current conditions, the Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 161 to have a significant impact on its results of operations or financial position.
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, "The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles." SFAS 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States (the GAAP hierarchy). SFAS 162 will not have an impact on the Company's financial statements.
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 163, "Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60." The scope of SFAS 163 is limited to financial guarantee insurance (and reinsurance) contracts, as described in this Statement, issued by enterprises included within the scope of Statement 60. Accordingly, SFAS 163 does not apply to financial guarantee contracts issued by enterprises excluded from the scope of Statement 60 or to some insurance contracts that seem similar to financial guarantee insurance contracts issued by insurance enterprises (such as mortgage guaranty insurance or credit insurance on trade receivables), SFAS 163 also does not apply to financial guarantee insurance contracts that are derivative instruments included within the scope of FASB Statement No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." SFAS 163 will not have an impact on the Company's financial statements.
In 2005 we purchased 100% of the working interest in certain producing oil and natural gas leases located in Osage County, Oklahoma, referred to herein as the Osage Property, which property consists of ten wells on 480 acres for a total consideration of $103,177. We operate this property and in 2006, begun a secondary recovery program to increase current production.
3. GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
The following table sets forth revenues for the periods reported and assets by geographic location:
| | Colombia | | | United States | | | Consolidated | |
December 31, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
Total Revenues | | $ | 2,860,625 | | | $ | 245,451 | | | $ | 3,106,076 | |
% of Total | | | 92.1 | % | | | 7.9 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
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Long Lived Assets | | $ | 4,774,751 | | | $ | 205,696 | | | $ | 4,980,447 | |
% of Total | | | 95.9 | % | | | 4.1 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
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December 31, 2007 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Revenues | | $ | - | | | $ | 288,255 | | | $ | 288,255 | |
% of Total | | | 0.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
Long Lived Assets | | | 150,464 | | | | 140,372 | | | | 290,836 | |
% of Total | | | 51.7 | % | | | 48.3 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
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4. OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES
Oil and gas properties consisted of the following as of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
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Properties subject to amortization | | $ | 2,239,193 | | | $ | 103,177 | |
Properties not subject to amortization | | | 2,681,357 | | | | 150,464 | |
Capitalized asset retirement costs | | | 13,675 | | | | 13,675 | |
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Accumulated depreciation and depletion | | | (143,290 | ) | | | (4,751 | ) |
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Oil & Gas Properties, Net | | $ | 4,790,935 | | | $ | 262,565 | |
Depreciation and depletion expense for oil & gas properties totaled $138,539 and $3,324 in 2008 and 2007, respectively.
5. COLOMBIAN DEPOSITS
In August 2007, we (i) paid $1,200,000 to Gold representing the funds Gold had previously issued to a trust established by the ANH to use for drilling the first well for the Rosablanaca concession and (ii) issued a letter of credit of $144,000 for the benefit of Gold’s bank in Colombia representing the guarantee required by the ANH. We were obligated to commence drilling on the first well by December 26, 2008, which we have done. As of December 31, 2008, we had a balance of $537,665 in the trust account. Under the terms of the concession agreement with the ANH, we are required to perform six phases, with each phase lasting 12 months. We have already performed the first phase which was to drill the first well. Each phase will require us to fund a new trust account and issue a letter of credit as well as perform certain tasks. Phase 2 required an establishment of a trust account for $790,000, of which our share is $197,500, and an issuance of a letter of credit in the amount of $110,000, of which our share is $25,000 and obligated us to perform certain seismic work. Phases 3,4,5 and 6 each require the funding of a trust account in the amount of $1,200,000, of which our share will be $300,000 and an issuance of a letter of credit in the amount of $144,0000, of which our share will be $35,000 and the drilling of an additional well in each phase. The concession with the ANH shall remain in effect as long as we meet our timely obligations to drill each well that we present to the ANH.
6. DEPOSITS
In January 2007, we placed a deposit totaling $82,000 on approximately 85% of the working interest of a natural gas property consisting of 640 acres with proved undeveloped reserves located in Hansford County, Texas, owned by Pearl Resources Corp. The agreement was amended in March 2007 stipulating that unless the Company acquires a contiguous lease by June 1, 2007 for $48,000, a second contiguous lease by August 1, 2007 for $80,000 and place $445,180 in escrow for drilling and completing the first well with actual commencement of drilling prior to September 15, 2007, the seller has the right to refund 90% of all payments received and void the agreement. In September 2007, the seller provided us with an extension until June 30, 2008 to fulfill all of our obligations under the agreement. We have not received an extension from the seller and believe the seller will void the agreement. We do not believe we will receive any of the $82,000 we have invested and accordingly, as of December 31, 2008, we have written down the value of the deposit to zero.
In November 2007, we entered into an agreement to purchase out of bankruptcy a working interest in an oil & gas leasehold and producing wellbore in Louisiana for a purchase price of $1,400,000. Upon the signing of the agreement, we placed a deposit totaling 10% of the total purchase price, or $140,000. The bankruptcy court decided it is not pursuing the sale at this moment and we received our deposit of $140,000 back on March 1, 2008. We have no further obligations for this property.
7. BANK CD PLEDGED FOR LETTER OF CREDIT
In August 2007, we placed $144,000 in a certificate of deposit with a bank as collateral for the $144,000 letter of credit required by the ANH as more fully described in footnote 5 above. In June 2008, we received an extension from the ANH until December 26, 2008 to drill our first well. Accordingly, in December 2008, the CD was extended until March 25, 2009. We were obligated to drill the first well in the Rosablanca concession by December 26, 2008 in order to not lose our interest in the concession and this CD. As we completed our obligation on the first well by December 26, 2008, we anticipate that the letter of credit will expire on March 25, 2009 and we will redeem the CD at that time. The balance in the Bank CD pledged for the letter of credit as of December 31, 2008 is $145,632.
8. CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
From February 2006 through October 2006, we issued convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures”) with three-year detachable warrants to accredited investors for gross proceeds of $349,000. The Convertible Debentures mature one year from issuance, carried a 10% interest rate and were convertible at $1.20 per share for $263,000 of the Convertible Debentures, $0.75 as to $50,000 of the Convertible Debentures and $0.80 as to $36,000 of the Convertible Debentures. All of the Convertible Debentures, including accrued interest on $337,000 of the Convertible Debentures, converted in January and February 2007 into 362,417 shares of our Common Stock. In May 2007, we paid $1,200 of interest on $12,000 of the Convertible Debentures.
Pursuant to EITF 98-5, "Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios" and EITF 00-27, “Application of Issue No. 98-5 in Certain Convertible Instruments,” based on relative fair values of the warrant and the debt, the proceeds from the debt were allocated to the warrant and the debt on a relative fair value basis. We recorded $209,014 upon the issuance of the Convertible Debentures attributable to the beneficial conversion feature as additional paid in capital. The discount was being amortized using the effective interest rate method over the term of the indebtedness. The warrants are exercisable for a period of three years with an exercise price of $2.40 expiring February to October 2009, for $299,000 of the Convertible Debentures, and $1.50 as to $50,000 of the Convertible Debenture. Using the Black Scholes pricing model, with volatility of 80.0%, risk-free rate of 4.61% to 5.15% and a 0% dividend yield, the warrants were determined to have a fair value of $138,604 and were recorded as additional paid in capital. The balance of the unamortized discount at the date of conversion was expensed.
9. SECURED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE
On February 16, 2007, we issued a $250,000 secured convertible debenture (the “Secured Convertible Debenture”) and 300,000 shares of common stock to an institutional investor for gross proceeds of $250,000. The Secured Convertible Debenture matured July 31, 2007, had a 10% interest rate with a minimum interest amount of $25,000 due at maturity, and was convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of common stock at a conversion price $0.25 per share. The 300,000 shares issued in conjunction with the Secured Convertible Debenture were valued at $250,000 based on the price of the stock issued at the most recent private placement offering and were recorded as additional paid in capital. The discount of $250,000 was amortized using the effective interest rate method over the term of the indebtedness. Pursuant to EITF 98-5, "Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios", we recorded an interest expense of $0 upon the issuance of the Secured Convertible Debentures attributable to the beneficial conversion feature as the value of the shares exceeded the face value of the Secured Convertible Debenture. On July 31, 2007, the Secured Convertible Debenture along with accrued interest converted into 1,100,000 shares of common stock. The effective interest rate, which includes the value of the shares as well as the minimum interest amount of $25,000, was 241.5%.
10. UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
In July 2007, we issued a $1,100,000 unsecured convertible promissory note (“Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note”) to one institutional investor for gross proceeds of $1,100,000. The Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note matured September 30, 2008, had an 8% interest rate, payable in cash quarterly, and was convertible, in whole or in part, into units, with each unit (“Unit”) priced at $1.00 and consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant, exercisable at $1.25 per share maturing three years from issuance. We had the option to prepay the Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note at any time prior to maturity with no penalty. We had the option, but only at maturity, to repay the Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note in Units. At September 30, 2008, we elected to repay in full the Unsecured Convertible Promissory note by issuing 1,100,000 Units. As such, the balance of the Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note at December 31, 2008 is zero. Pursuant to EITF 98-5, "Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios" and EITF 00-27, “Application of Issue No. 98-5 in Certain Convertible Instruments,” we recorded $1,067,274 upon the issuance of the Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note attributable to the beneficial conversion feature as additional paid in capital. The discount was amortized using the effective interest rate method over the term of the indebtedness.
11. PROMISSORY NOTE
On April 27, 2007, we purchased a truck to be used by our pumper in our Oklahoma properties by issuing a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to a bank secured by the truck. The Promissory Note matures October 27, 2010, has a variable interest rate of Prime plus 1.0%, and has monthly principal and interest payments totaling $366. As of December 31, 2008, the interest rate on the Promissory Note was 5.0%.
The following table summarizes the balance of the note at December 31, 2008:
Promissory Note Outstanding at December 31, 2008 | | $ | 6,855 | |
Less Current Portion | | | 3,572 | |
| | | | |
| | $ | 3,283 | |
12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Under the terms of the Rosablanca concession agreement with the ANH, we are required to perform six phases, with each phase lasting 12 months. We performed the first phase which was to drill the first well. Each phase will require us to fund a new trust account and issue a letter of credit as well as perform certain tasks. Phase 2 requires an establishment of a trust account for $790,000, of which our share is $197,500, an issuance of a letter of credit in the amount of $110,000, of which our share is $25,000 and obligated us to perform certain seismic work. Phases 3,4,5 and 6 each require the funding of a trust account in the amount of $1,200,000, of which our share will be $300,000, an issuance of a letter of credit in the amount of $144,0000, of which our share will be $35,000 and the drilling of an additional well in each phase. The concession with the ANH shall remain in effect for up to 24 years as long as we meet our timely obligations to drill each well that we present to the ANH.
ENVIRONMENT
Osage, as owner and operator of oil and gas properties, is subject to various federal, state, and local laws and regulations relating to discharge of materials into, and protection of, the environment. These laws and regulations may, among other things, impose liability on the owner of real property and the lessee under oil and gas leases for the cost of pollution clean-up resulting from operations, subject the owner/lessee to liability for pollution damages and impose restrictions on the injection of liquids into subsurface strata.
Although Company environmental policies and practices are designed to ensure compliance with these laws and regulations, future developments and increasing stringent regulations could require the Company to make additional unforeseen environmental expenditures.
The Company maintains insurance coverage that it believes is customary in the industry, although it is not fully insured against all environmental risks.
The Company is not aware of any environmental claims existing as of December 31, 2008, that would have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations. There can be no assurance, however, that current regulatory requirements will not change, or past non-compliance with environmental laws will not be discovered on the Company's property.
LAND RENTALS AND OPERATING LEASES
In February 2008, the Company entered into a 36 month lease for its corporate offices in San Diego. The lease is initially for $3,682 per month for the first year, increasing to $3,800 and $3,923 in the second and third year respectively. The lease is guaranteed by Mr. Bradford, our President and CEO. No compensation was given to Mr. Bradford for his guarantee. In addition, the Company is responsible for all operating expenses and utilities. Outside of the San Diego lease, the Company’s Oklahoma office and all equipment leased are under month-to-month operating leases.
Future minimum rental payments required as of December 31, 2008 under operating leases are as follows by year:
Year | | Amount | |
2009 | | $ | 45,484 | |
2010 | | $ | 46,950 | |
2011 | | $ | 3,923 | |
Totals | | $ | 96,357 | |
Rental expense charged to operations totaled $45,607 and $12,225 in 2008 and 2007, respectively.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is not a party to any litigation that has arisen in the normal course of its business and that of its subsidiaries.
13. EQUITY TRANSACTIONS
2007 Unit Offering
In June 2007 and July 2007, for gross proceeds of $925,000, we issued 925,000 shares of common stock and 1,387,500 warrants, exercisable at $1.50 per share expiring on June 30, 2010 to one accredited investor and two institutional investors.
Common Stock Offering
In April and May 2007, we issued 1,187,500 shares of our common stock at a price per share of $0.40 to six accredited investors and entities for a total consideration of $475,000.
In all instances of the above sales, the sales were made under the exemption from registration provided by Regulation D, Rule 506.
STOCK OPTIONS
In June 2007, Osage implemented the 2007 Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. Equity Based Compensation plan (“2007 Plan”). As of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, no shares or options have been issued under the 2007 Plan. In 2007, we issued 2,600,000 shares to two of our officers in conjunction with their employment agreement outside of the 2007 Plan.
OTHER DILUTIVE SECURITIES
As of December 31, 2008, Osage has outstanding dilutive securities consisted entirely of warrants issued in various financings. A summary of such securities follows:
| | Underlying shares | | | | | | Average Remaining | | |
| | of Common Stock | | | Exercise Price | | | Contractual Life | | |
| | | 3,612,500 | | | $ | 1.25 | | | | 2.74 | | years |
| | | 73,333 | | | $ | 1.50 | | | | 0.20 | | years |
| | | 274,084 | | | $ | 2.40 | | | | 0.43 | | years |
| | | 22,000 | | | $ | 3.00 | | | | 0.45 | | years |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Totals | | | 3,981,917 | | | $ | 1.34 | | | | 2.52 | | years |
As of December 31, 2007, Osage had the following dilutive securities:
| | | Underlying shares | | | | | | Average Remaining | | |
| | | of Common Stock | | | Exercise Price | | | Contractual Life | | |
| | | | 1,387,500 | | | $ | 1.25 | | | | 3.05 | | years |
| | | | 73,333 | | | $ | 1.50 | | | | 1.21 | | years |
| | | | 274,084 | | | $ | 2.40 | | | | 1.43 | | years |
| | | | 22,000 | | | $ | 3.00 | | | | 1.46 | | years |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Totals | | | | 1,756,917 | | | $ | 1.46 | | | | 2.27 | | years |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note: | | | | | | |
| (1) | | | 1,100,000 | | | $ | 1.25 | | | 3 years from conversion |
| (1) | | | 1,100,000 | | | $ | 1.00 | | | 3 years from conversion |
| | | | 2,200,000 | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | The Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note matured September 30, 2008 and converted on September 30, 2008 into 1,100,000 units, with each unit (“Unit”) consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant, exercisable at $1.25 per share maturing three years from issuance. |
14. INCOME TAXES
The total provision for income taxes consists of the following in 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Current Taxes: | | | | | | |
Federal | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
State | | | | | | | | |
Foreign | | | 570 | | | | | |
| | | 570 | | | | - | |
Deferred Taxes: | | | | | | | | |
Federal | | | 1,374 | | | | - | |
State | | | 258 | | | | - | |
Foreign | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Valuation Allowance | | | (1,632 | ) | | | - | |
| | | 570 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Totals | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Following is a reconciliation of the Federal statutory rate to the effective income tax rate for 2008 and 2007:
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Computed tax provision at statutory Federal rates | | | 34.0 | % | | | 34.0 | % |
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from: | | | | | | | | |
State taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit | | | 5.0 | % | | | 6.0 | % |
Other expenses | | | -10.0 | % | | | | |
Valuation Allowance | | | -44.0 | % | | | -40.0 | % |
| | | -15.0 | % | | | 0.0 | % |
At December 31, 2008, the Company had net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $$6.8 million which expire at various dates through 2026.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of Osage’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (in thousands):
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Deferred tax liability: | | | | | | |
Net operating loss carry forward | | $ | 1,380 | | | $ | - | |
Other | | | 1,099 | | | | - | |
Valuation allowance | | | (2,479 | ) | | | - | |
Net deferred tax liability | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
The non-current portions of the deferred tax asset and the deferred tax liability accounts offset each other in the Company's consolidated balance sheet.
15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In January 2007, the Company entered into a twelve-month consulting agreement with Mr. Franklin for geological services at a cost of $6,000 per month, which as of August 1, 2007, was increased to $8,000 per month, which the Company believes is equivalent to those it may receive from an unaffiliated third party. Effective November 9, 2007, Mr. Franklin became our Chief Geologist pursuant to an employment agreement.
On February 1, 2007, the Company entered into a month-to-month lease on its corporate headquarters with a company then owned in part by Kim Bradford, our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman, at $500 per month, which the Company believes to be at market rate. The lease was terminated in February 2008.
On December 28, 2006, Mr. Bradford, Mr. DiFrancesco, a former partner of Mr. Bradford in Catalyst Consulting Partners and Decision Capital Management, LP and Mr. Furman, one former CFO and director purchased 6,055,000, 3,140,000 and 375,000 shares of our Common Stock, respectively by issuing notes to us in the amounts of $151,375, $78,500 and $9,375, respectively. As a result of this transaction, a total of $239,250 of the $470,875 note, is due from related parties. In December 2007, Mr. Bradford and Mr. Furman paid in full their notes plus accrued interest. In June 2008, Mr. DiFrancesco paid in full his note plus accrued interest.
16. MAJOR CUSTOMERS
During 2008, the Company had three customers that accounted for all of its sales. Hocol, Pacicic and Sunoco, each accounted for 57%,35% and 8% of total revenues. For 2007, one customer, Sunoco, Inc., accounted for 100.0% of our oil and gas sales.
17. ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
The Company recognizes a liability at discounted fair value for the future retirement of tangible long-lived assets and associated assets retirement cost associated with the petroleum and natural gas properties. The fair value of the liability is capitalized as part of the cost of the related asset and amortized to expense over its useful life. The liability accretes until the date of expected settlement of the retirement obligations. The related accretion expense is recognized in the statement of operations. The provision will be revised for the effect of any changes to timing related to cash flow or undiscounted abandonment costs. Actual expenditures incurred for the purpose of site reclamation are charged to the asset retirement obligations to the extent that the liability exists on the balance sheet. Differences between the actual costs incurred and the fair value of the liability recorded are recognized in income in the period the actual costs are incurred.
There are no legally restricted assets for the settlement of asset retirement obligations. No income tax is applicable to the asset retirement obligation as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, because the Company records a valuation allowance on deductible temporary differences due to the uncertainty of its realization. A reconciliation of the Company's asset retirement obligations from the periods presented is as follows:
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Beginning Balance | | $ | 16,547 | | | $ | 15,043 | |
Incurred during the period | | | | | | | | |
Additions for new wells | | | | | | | | |
Accretion expense | | | 1,656 | | | | 1,504 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Ending Balance | | $ | 18,203 | | | $ | 16,547 | |
18. CHANGE IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT
On December 28, 2006, a change of control occurred when Kim Bradford, our CEO and President, along with Ran Furman, our former CFO and a director, and Paul DiFrancesco, a partner of Kim Bradford in Catalyst Consulting Partners and Decision Capital Management, LP and other investors entered into a transaction with the Company whereby for a $470,875 promissory note, the Company issued a total of 18,835,000 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 64% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of December 31, 2006. The promissory notes carry an 8% interest rate, with interest and principal due at maturity, December 2009 and are secured by a pledge of shares issued. In December 2007, Mr. Bradford and Mr. Furman paid in full their notes plus accrued interest. In June 2008, Mr. DiFrancesco paid in full his note plus accrued interest. In conjunction with the change of control, on January 23, 2007, Mr. Volk, Jr. resigned as President and CEO of the Company and Mr. Bradford was elected as President and CEO of the Company for a one year term.
19. CHANGE IN DIRECTORS OF REGISTRANT
Effective February 7, 2007, Mr. Lamberson resigned as director of the Company and Mr. Volk and Mr. Franklin elected Mr. Bradford to fill the director vacancy created. Mr. Volk then resigned as a director of the Company and Mr. Bradford and Mr. Franklin elected Mr. Furman to fill the director vacancy created. Mr. Franklin and Mr. Furman then elected to Mr. Bradford to the chairman of the board of the company. Effective September 8, 2008, Mr. Furman resigned as director of the Company.
20. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In January 2009, we issued a total of 150,000 shares to two consultants. The shares were valued at the stock price at the time of issuance with a total value of $30,000. All of the shares vested immediately and will be recorded as stock based compensation expense in the first quarter of 2009.
In March 2009, we entered into an agreement (the “LEC Agreement”) with Lewis Energy (“LEC”) whereby LEC shall provide all of the capital required to drill the first well, up to a maximum of $3,500,000. As part of the $3,500,000 maximum investment amount by LEC, LEC has also agreed to reimburse us for certain amounts we have already spent on the first well. Under the LEC Agreement, we assigned Lewis 50% of our 50% interest in the Rosablanca concession and have made LEC the operator. In addition, LEC shall recoup two times its investment in the first well (which shall not exceed $7,000,000) before Osage receives any cash flow derived from the first well. Furthermore, as part of the LEC Agreement, we issued 5,250,000 shares of our common stock to an affiliate of LEC. As a result of the LEC transaction, revenues and investments on all future wells in Rosablanca will be allocated 40% to Gold, 25% to LEC, 25% to us and 10% to Empesa. If any party doesn’t contribute its share of the costs, its revenue interest will automatically be transferred to the party that provides the capital. On March 23, 2009, we announced that we have completed testing on the first well without finding producible hydrocarbons in any of the zones evaluated.
21. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ABOUT OIL AND GAS PRODUCING ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED)
Petrotech Engineering, Ltd, and Fletcher Lewis Engineering, Inc. prepared reserve estimates for the year-end reports for 2008 for the Cimarrona Property and Osage Property, respectively. Raja Reddy Petroleum prepared the 2007 report. Management cautions that there are many inherent uncertainties in estimating proved reserve quantities and related revenues and expenses, and in projecting future production rates and the timing and amount of development expenditures. Accordingly, these estimates will change, as future information becomes available.
Proved oil and gas reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, i.e. prices and costs as of the date the estimate is made. Prices include consideration of changes in existing prices provided only by contractual agreements, but not on escalations based upon future conditions
Proved developed reserves are those reserves expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods.
SFAS No. 19, "Financial Accounting and Reporting by Oil and Gas Producing Companies", as amended, requires disclosure of certain financial data for oil and gas operations and reserve estimates of oil and gas. This information, presented here, is intended to enable the reader to better evaluate the operations of the Company. All of the Company's oil and gas reserves are located in the United States.
The aggregate amounts of capitalized costs relating to oil and gas producing activities and the related accumulated depletion, depreciation, and amortization and valuation allowances as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
| | Colombia | | | USA | | | Combined | | | Colombia | | | USA | | | Combined | |
Proved Properties | | | 2,091,908 | | | $ | 145,799 | | | | 2,237,707 | | | | | | $ | 103,177 | | | $ | 103,177 | |
Unproved properties being amortized | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Unproved properties not being amortized | | | 2,682,843 | | | | | | | | 2,682,843 | | | | 150,464 | | | | | | | | 150,464 | |
Capitalized asset retiremet costs | | | | | | | 13,675 | | | | 13,675 | | | | | | | | 13,675 | | | | 13,675 | |
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
amortization and valuation allowances | | | (157,549 | ) | | | (8,589 | ) | | | (166,138 | ) | | | | | | | (5,435 | ) | | | (5,435 | ) |
| | $ | 4,617,202 | | | $ | 150,885 | | | $ | 4,768,087 | | | $ | 150,464 | | | $ | 111,417 | | | $ | 261,881 | |
Estimated quantities of proved developed and undeveloped reserves of crude oil and natural gas, as well as changes in proved developed and undeveloped reserves during the past two years are indicated below:
| | 2008 Oil (BBLs) | | | 2008 Gas (MCF) | |
| | Colombia | | | USA | | | Combined | | | Colombia | | | USA | | | Combined | |
Proved developed and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
undeveloped reserves: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | - | | | | 157,066 | | | | 157,066 | | | | - | | | | 200,922 | | | | 200,922 | |
Revisions of previous estimates | | | | | | | (109,057 | ) | | | (109,057 | ) | | | | | | | (200,922 | ) | | | (200,922 | ) |
Improved recovery | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Purchases of Minerals in place | | | 351,269 | | | | | | | | 351,269 | | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Extensions and discoveries | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Production | | | (23,491 | ) | | | (3,376 | ) | | | (26,867 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Sales of minerals in place | | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
End of year | | | 327,778 | | | | 44,633 | | | | 372,411 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proved developed reserves: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | - | | | | 157,066 | | | | 157,066 | | | | - | | | | 200,922 | | | | 200,922 | |
End of year | | | 327,778 | | | | 44,633 | | | | 372,411 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | 2007 Oil (BBLs) | | | 2007 Gas (MCF) | |
| | Colombia | | | USA | | | Combined | | | Colombia | | | USA | | | Combined | |
Proved developed and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
undeveloped reserves: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | | | | 159,717 | | | | 159,717 | | | | | | | 200,439 | | | | 200,439 | |
Revisions of previous estimates | | | | | | 2,999 | | | | 2,999 | | | | | | | 483 | | | | 483 | |
Improved recovery | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Purchases of Minerals in place | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Extensions and discoveries | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Production | | | | | | (5,650 | ) | | | (5,650 | ) | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Sales of minerals in place | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
End of year | | | - | | | | 157,066 | | | | 157,066 | | | | - | | | | 200,922 | | | | 200,922 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proved developed reserves: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | - | | | | 159,717 | | | | 159,717 | | | | - | | | | 200,439 | | | | 200,439 | |
End of year | | | - | | | | 157,066 | | | | 157,066 | | | | - | | | | 200,922 | | | | 200,922 | |
The foregoing estimates have been prepared by the Company from data prepared by independent petroleum engineers in respect to certain producing properties. Revisions in previous estimates as set forth above resulted from analysis of new information, as well as from additional production experience or from a change in economic factors. The reserve estimates are believed to be reasonable and consistent with presently known physical data concerning size and character of the reservoirs and are subject to change as additional knowledge concerning the reservoirs becomes available.
There Colombian reserves are attributable entirely to the Guaduas field, which we hold through our Cimarrona subsidiary, which owns 9.4% of the Guaduas field as of December 31, 2008. There are no reserves attributable to partnership or minority interests at December 31, 2007.
The present value of estimated future net revenues of proved developed reserves, discounted at 10%, were as follows:
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
| | USA | | | Colombia | | | Combined | | | USA | | | Colombia | | | Combined | |
Proved developed and undeveloped reserves | | $ | 717,906 | | | $ | 8,295,070 | | | $ | 9,012,976 | | | $ | 7,788,051 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 7,788,051 | |
(Present Value before income taxes)
Depletion, depreciation and accretion per equivalent unit of production was $0.53 and $0.47 for 2008 and 2007 in the United States. In Colombia, the depletion, depreciation and accretion per equivalent unit was $0.55 for 2008 and zero for 2007.
SFAS No. 69, "Disclosures About Oil and Gas Producing Activities", requires certain disclosures of the costs and results of exploration and production activities and established a standardized measure of oil and gas reserves and the year-to-year changes therein.
In addition to the foregoing disclosures, SFAS No. 69 established a "Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows and Changes Therein Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves".
Costs incurred, both capitalized and expensed, for oil and gas property acquisition, exploration and development 2008 and 2007 are as follows:
December 31, 2008 | | USA | | | Colombia | | | Combined | |
Property acquisition costs | | | | | | 2,090,345 | | | | 2,090,345 | |
Exploration costs | | | | | | 873,648 | | | | 873,648 | |
Development costs | | | 42,622 | | | | 299,699 | | | | 342,321 | |
Asset retirement costs | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
December 31, 2007 | | USA | | | Colombia | | | Combined | |
Property acquisition costs | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Exploration costs | | | | | | | 150,464 | | | | 150,464 | |
Development costs | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Asset retirement costs | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
The results of operations for oil and gas producing activities for 2008 and 2007 were as follows:
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
| | USA | | | Colombia | | | Combined | | | USA | | | Colombia | | | Combined | |
Sales | | | 245,451 | | | | 1,760,643 | | | | 2,006,094 | | | | 288,255 | | | | - | | | | 288,255 | |
Production Costs | | | 112,965 | | | | 710,632 | | | | 823,597 | | | | 95,893 | | | | - | | | | 95,893 | |
Exploration Costs | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | - | |
Depletion, depreciation, amortization | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and valuation allowance | | | 1,786 | | | | 136,753 | | | | 138,539 | | | | 3,324 | | | | - | | | | 3,324 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income Tax Provision | | | 52,280 | | | | 365,303 | | | | 417,583 | | | | 75,615 | | | | - | | | | 75,615 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Results of Operations from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Production activities | | | 78,420 | | | | 547,955 | | | | 626,375 | | | | 113,423 | | | | - | | | | 113,423 | |
The following information at December 31, 2008 and for 2008 and 2007, sets forth standardized measures of the discounted future net cash flows attributable to the Company's proved oil and gas reserves.
Future cash inflows were computed by applying year-end prices of oil and gas (with consideration of price changes only to the extent provided by contractual arrangements) and using the estimated future expenditures to be incurred in developing and producing the proved reserves, assuming continuation of existing economic conditions.
Future income tax expenses were computed by applying statutory income tax rates to the difference between pretax net cash flows relating to the Company's proved oil and gas reserves and the tax basis of proved oil and gas properties and available operating loss and excess statutory depletion carryovers reduced by investment tax credits. Discounting the annual net cash flows at 10% illustrates the impact of timing on these future cash flows.
The following table presents the standardized measure of discounted estimated net cash flows relating to proved oil and gas reserves for 2008 and 2007:
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
| | USA | | | Colombia | | | Combined | | | USA | | | Colombia | | | Combined | |
Future cash inflows | | | 1,854,501 | | | | 20,251,810 | | | | 22,106,311 | | | | 13,185,804 | | | | - | | | | 13,185,804 | |
Furture production costs | | | (645,502 | ) | | | (7,930,310 | ) | | | (8,575,812 | ) | | | (2,354,360 | ) | | | - | | | | (2,354,360 | ) |
Future development costs | | | (250,000 | ) | | | (1,305,110 | ) | | | (1,555,110 | ) | | | (175,000 | ) | | | - | | | | (175,000 | ) |
Future abanonment costs | | | (92,000 | ) | | | (53,000 | ) | | | (145,000 | ) | | | (92,000 | ) | | | - | | | | (92,000 | ) |
Future income tax expenses | | | (346,800 | ) | | | (4,385,356 | ) | | | (4,732,156 | ) | | | (4,225,778 | ) | | | - | | | | (4,225,778 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Future net cash flow | | | 520,199 | | | | 6,578,034 | | | | 7,098,233 | | | | 6,338,666 | | | | - | | | | 6,338,666 | |
10% annual discount for estimated | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
timing of cash flows | | | (130,778 | ) | | | (1,856,386 | ) | | | (1,987,165 | ) | | | (2,514,204 | ) | | | - | | | | (2,514,204 | ) |
Standardized measure of discounted | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
future net cash flow | | | 389,421 | | | | 4,721,648 | | | | 5,111,069 | | | | 3,824,462 | | | | - | | | | 3,824,462 | |
The principal changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows during 2008 were as follows:
| | 2008 | |
| | USA | | | Colombia | | | Combined | |
Extensions | | | | | | | | | - | |
Revisions of previous estimates | | | | | | | | | | |
Price changes | | | (1,492,974 | ) | | | | | | (1,492,974 | ) |
Quantity Changes | | | (5,419,491 | ) | | | | | | (5,419,491 | ) |
Changes in production rates, timing and other | | | (151,446 | ) | | | | | | (151,446 | ) |
Development costs incurred | | | (42,622 | ) | | | (299,699 | ) | | | (342,321 | ) |
Changes in estaimted future development costs | | | (75,000 | ) | | | | | | | (75,000 | ) |
Purchase of Minterals in place | | | | | | | 6,071,358 | | | | | |
Sales of oil and gas, net of production costs | | | (132,486 | ) | | | (1,050,011 | ) | | | (1,182,497 | ) |
Accretion of discount | | | | | | | | | | | - | |
Net change in income taxes | | | 3,878,978 | | | | | | | | 3,878,978 | |
Net increase/ (decrese) | | | (3,435,041 | ) | | | 4,721,648 | | | | (4,784,751 | ) |