UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 13, 2019
FOOTHILLS EXPLORATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-55872 | 27-3439423 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
10940 Wilshire Blvd., 23rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(424) 901-6655
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01.Other Events
Foothills Exploration, Inc. (“Foothills” or the “Company”) is hereby presenting information regarding its oil and natural gas reserves as of August 1, 2019, for recently acquired natural gas properties located in the Green River Basin, Wyoming.
Reserves Information
Foothills’ oil and gas reserves were independently prepared by MHA Petroleum Consultants, LLC, a Sproule Company (“MHA”).
See “Glossary” below for definitions of industry terms and abbreviations.
The following table sets forth Foothills’ estimated reserves and future net income attributable to the Company’s interests in the Point of Rocks, South Black Rock, and Deadman Wash gas fields located Sweetwater County Wyoming. This report includes 22 proved developed producing (“PDP”) wells and 3 recompletions (proved behind pipe, “PBP”).
This reserve report is compliant with SEC regulations, has an effective date of August 1, 2019, utilized a constant gas price of $2.973/Mmbtu, and assumed constant costs and expenses.
Net reserves and income for the subject properties are summarized in Table 1 below.
Table 1: Point of Rocks, South Black Rock, and Deadman Wash Gas Fields
Net Proved Reserves & Associated Income
as of August 1, 2019
| Reserve | Net Oil, | Net Gas, | Undiscounted | PV10 NCF, | ||||||||||||
| Category | MSTB | MMCF | NCF M$ | M$ | ||||||||||||
| PDP | 0 | 1,918.7 | $ | 2,954.7 | $ | 1,972.9 | ||||||||||
| PBP | 0 | 251.4 | $ | 210.6 | $ | 8.0 | ||||||||||
| Total Proved | 0 | 2,170.1 | $ | 3,165.3 | $ | 1,980.8 | ||||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| Exhibit No | Description | |
| 99.1 | ||
99.2
| Excerpt of Foothills Exploration, Inc.’s Estimated Reserves and Associated Net Income for Certain Properties in Sweetwater County, Wyoming as of August 1, 2019 |
Oil and Gas Disclaimer:
BOEs have been converted on the basis of 6 thousand cubic feet (“Mcf”) of natural gas to 1 bbl. BOEs may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A BOE conversion ratio of 6 Mcf: 1 barrel is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. In addition, given that the value ratio based on the current price of oil as compared with natural gas is significantly different from the energy equivalent of six to one, utilizing a BOE conversion ratio of 6 Mcf: 1 barrel would be misleading as an indication of value.
Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosures and risk factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in the other reports and filings with the SEC, available from the Company’s offices or website. These forms can also be obtained from the SEC via the internet atwww.sec.gov.
Glossary of Oil and Gas Terms:
In this document, the abbreviations set forth below have the following meanings:
| BOE | barrels of oil equivalent | BOPD | barrels of oil per day |
| Bbl | barrel | Bcf | billion cubic feet |
| BOEPD | barrels of oil equivalent per day | BTU | British Thermal Unit |
| BPD | barrels per day | GWR | Gas water ratio |
| Mcf | thousand cubic feet | Mmcf | million cubic feet |
| MSTB | thousand stock tank barrels | MMbbl | million barrels |
| Mcf/Stb | thousand cubic feet per stock tank barrels | MBOE | thousand barrels of oil equivalent |
| Mmbtu | millions British Thermal Units (BTU) | NGL | natural gas liquids |
| NCF | net cash flow | OGIP | original gas in place |
| PBP | proved behind pipe | PDP | proved developed producing |
| PoR | Point of Rocks | PUD | proved undeveloped |
| PV10 | present value at 10% discount rate | SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| % yr | percent (decline) per year |
Gas volumes are converted to BOE at the rate of 6 Mcf of gas per bbl of oil, based upon the approximate relative energy content of gas and oil. The rate is not necessarily indicative of the relationship between oil and gas prices. BOEs may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A BOE conversion ratio of 6 Mcf:1 bbl is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.
Below are explanations of some commonly used terms in the oil and gas business and in this report.
Field.An area consisting of a single reservoir or multiple reservoirs all grouped on or related to the same individual geological structural feature and/or stratigraphic condition.
Possible reserves.Possible reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than probable reserves. The SEC provides a complete definition of possible reserves in Rule 4-10(a)(17) of Regulation S-X.
Probable reserves.Probable reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than proved reserves but that, together with proved reserves, are as likely as not to be recovered. The SEC provides a complete definition of probable reserves in Rule 4-10(a)(18) of Regulation S-X.
Proved developed reserves.In general, reserves that can be expected to be recovered from existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods. The SEC provides a complete definition of developed oil and gas reserves in Rule 4-10(a)(6) of Regulation S-X.
Proved reserves.Those quantities of oil and natural gas, which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under existing economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain, regardless of whether deterministic or probabilistic methods are used for the estimation. The project to extract the hydrocarbons must have commenced or the operator must be reasonably certain that it will commence the project within a reasonable time.
(i) The area of the reservoir considered as proved includes:
(A) The area identified by drilling and limited by fluid contacts, if any, and
(B) Adjacent undrilled portions of the reservoir that can, with reasonable certainty, be judged to be continuous with it and to contain economically producible oil or gas on the basis of available geoscience and engineering data.
(ii) In the absence of data on fluid contacts, proved quantities in a reservoir are limited by the lowest known hydrocarbons (LKH) as seen in a well penetration unless geoscience, engineering, or performance data and reliable technology establishes a lower contact with reasonable certainty.
(iii) Where direct observation from well penetrations has defined a highest known oil (HKO) elevation and the potential exists for an associated gas cap, proved oil reserves may be assigned in the structurally higher portions of the reservoir only if geoscience, engineering, or performance data and reliable technology establish the higher contact with reasonable certainty.
(iv) Reserves which can be produced economically through application of improved recovery techniques (including, but not limited to, fluid injection) are included in the proved classification when:
(A) Successful testing by a pilot project in an area of the reservoir with properties no more favorable than in the reservoir as a whole, the operation of an installed program in the reservoir or an analogous reservoir, or other evidence using reliable technology establishes the reasonable certainty of the engineering analysis on which the project or program was based; and
(B) The project has been approved for development by all necessary parties and entities, including governmental entities.
(v) Existing economic conditions include prices and costs at which economic producibility from a reservoir is to be determined.
Proved undeveloped reserves.In general, reserves that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion. The SEC provides a complete definition of undeveloped oil and gas reserves in Rule 4-10(a)(31) of Regulation S-X.
Reserves.Reserves are estimated remaining quantities of oil and gas and related substances anticipated to be economically producible, as of a given date, by application of development projects to known accumulations. In addition, there must exist, or there must be a reasonable expectation that there will exist, the legal right to produce or a revenue interest in the production, installed means of delivering oil and gas or related substances to market, and all permits and financing required to implement the project.
Working interest.The operating interest that gives the owner the right to drill, produce and conduct operating activities on the property and a share of production and requires the owner to pay a share of the costs of drilling and production operations.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 17, 2019
FOOTHILLS EXPLORATION, INC.
| By: | /s/ B. P. Allaire | |
| B. P. Allaire | ||
| Chief Executive Officer |
