Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) | 6 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Policies | ' |
Principles of Consolidation | ' |
Principles of Consolidation |
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The condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our Subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Management evaluates its investments on an individual basis for purposes of determining whether or not consolidation is appropriate. |
Basic and Diluted Earnings (loss) Per Share | ' |
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share |
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Earnings per share is calculated in accordance with the ASC 260-10, “Earnings Per Share.” Basic earnings-per-share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and includes the automatically converted shares of Series B preferred stock on a retroactive basis. Diluted earnings-per-share is based on the assumption that all dilutive convertible preferred shares, stock options and warrants were converted or exercised. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method. Under this method, options and warrants are assumed to be exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. The following potentially dilutive shares were excluded from the shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. |
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| 2014 | 2013 |
Options | 700,000 | 700,000 |
Warrants | 11,452,992 | 9,958,000 |
Convertible notes | 1,250,000 | 600,000 |
Total | 13,402,992 | 11,258,000 |
Management Estimates | ' |
Management Estimates |
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The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles 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. Significant estimates reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, amortization and depletion allowances, the recoverability of the carrying amount and estimated useful lives of long-lived assets, asset retirement obligations, the valuation of equity instruments issued in connection with financing transactions, and share-based compensation costs. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
Full Cost Method of Accounting For Oil and Gas Properties | ' |
Full Cost Method of Accounting for Oil and Gas Properties |
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The Company has elected to utilize the full cost method of accounting for its oil and gas activities. In accordance with the full cost method of accounting, the Company capitalizes all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas reserves, including leasehold acquisition costs, geological and geophysical expenditures, lease rentals on undeveloped properties and costs of drilling of productive and non-productive wells into the full cost pool on a country by country basis. Capitalized costs of oil and gas properties, including the estimated future costs to develop proved reserves, are amortized on the unit-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves once proved reserves are determined to exist. |
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Oil and gas properties without estimated proved reserves are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the properties can be determined or until impairment occurs. At the end of each reporting period, the unamortized costs of oil and gas properties are subject to a “ceiling test” which limits capitalized costs to the sum of the estimated future net revenues from proved reserves, discounted at 10% per annum to present value, based on current economic and operating conditions, adjusted for related income tax effects. |
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The Company assesses oil and gas properties at least annually to ascertain whether impairment has occurred. In assessing impairment, the Company considers factors such as historical experience and other data such as primary lease terms of the property, average holding periods of unproved property, and geographic and geologic data. Through June 30, 2014, the Company has not experienced any impairment of its capitalized oil and gas properties. |
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The Company recorded depletion expense of $28,224 and $37,608 for three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, and $46,945 and $51,937 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively. |
Asset Retirement Obligation | ' |
Asset Retirement Obligation |
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The Company accounts for its future asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) by recording the fair value of the liability during the period in which it was incurred. The associated asset retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the long-lived asset. The increase in carrying value of a property associated with the capitalization of an ARO is included in proven oil and gas properties in the balance sheets. The ARO consists of costs related to the plugging of wells, removal of facilities and equipment, and site restoration on its oil and gas properties. The asset retirement liability is accreted to operating expense over the useful life of the related asset. As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had an ARO of $80,280 and $76,457, respectively. |
Oil and Gas Revenue | ' |
Oil and Gas Revenue |
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Revenues are recognized when hydrocarbons have been delivered, the customer has taken title and collection is reasonably assured. |
Share-based Compensation | ' |
Share-Based Compensation |
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The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants to employees and non-employees in capital raising transactions, for services and for financing costs. The Company accounts for share-based payments under the guidance as set forth in the Share-Based Payment Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees, officers, directors, and consultants, including employee stock options, based on estimated fair values. The Company estimates the fair value of share-based payment awards to employees and directors on the date of grant using an option-pricing model, and the value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the required service period in the Company's Statements of Operations. The Company accounts for stock option and warrant grants issued and vesting to non-employees in accordance with the authoritative guidance where the value of the stock compensation is based upon the measurement date as determined at either a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or b) the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is complete. Stock-based compensation is based on awards ultimately expected to vest and is reduced for estimated forfeitures. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, as necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. |
Fair Value Measurements | ' |
Fair Value Measurements |
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The Company applies the provisions of ASC 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” ASC 820-10 defines fair value, and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows: |
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| · | Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. |
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| · | Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. |
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| · | Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. |
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For certain financial instruments, the carrying amounts reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents and current liabilities, including notes payable and convertible notes, each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. |
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We did not identify any other non-recurring assets and liabilities that are required to be presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value in accordance with ASC 815. |
Concentrations | ' |
Concentrations |
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The future results of the Company’s oil and natural gas operations will be affected by the market prices of oil and natural gas. The availability of a ready market for oil and natural gas products in the future will depend on numerous factors beyond the control of the Company, including weather, imports, marketing of competitive fuels, proximity and capacity of oil and natural gas pipelines and other transportation facilities, any oversupply or undersupply of oil, natural gas and liquid products, the regulatory environment, the economic environment, and other regional and political events, none of which can be predicted with certainty. |
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One customer accounts for 100% of oil sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. The Company’s oil and gas properties are located in Illinois. |
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements | ' |
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements |
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In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-08, "Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment (Topic 360)." ASU 2014-08 amends the requirements for reporting discontinued operations and requires additional disclosures about discontinued operations. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations or that have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results should be presented as discontinued operations. This new accounting guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2014-08 on the Company's results of operations or financial condition. |
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In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2014-09), which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing U.S. GAAP. The standard is |
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effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods therein, using either of the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standard in each prior reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients, or (ii) a retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of adoption (which includes additional footnote disclosures). Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2014-09 on its consolidated financial statements and has not yet determined the method by which it will adopt the standard beginning January 1, 2017. |
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Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future financial statements. |