RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 9 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2013 |
Notes to Financial Statements | ' |
Note 3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | ' |
The Company entered into a short-term loan with ASPS Energy Investments, Ltd., on September 7, 2012, for the principal sum of $50,000, with interest rate of 3%. The note was payable on September 6, 2013, when the outstanding amount of principal and interest was due in full. The Company is negotiating with ASPS Energy Investments, Ltd. to extend the due date on this loan for three (3) months. |
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On November 13, 2012, the Company entered into a Farm-In agreement with Avere Energy Corp (“Avere”), a wholly owned subsidiary of East West Petroleum Corp. According to the provisions of the agreement, Avere was to fund $300,000 for overhead, which was funded at 100% as of May 1, 2013. The Company shall return this funding to Avere from future production revenues or from investments from third parties, minus any realized overhead per the Joint Operating Agreement, whichever comes first. At September 30, 2013 the Company has realized overhead costs per the JOA in the amount of $92,949 thereby reducing the loan to $207,051. |
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Additionally, Avere has provided $1,300,000 to finance the drilling of Well 77-20 in exchange for a 25% working interest in the Tejon Extension. Well 77-20 has been drilled, and is currently shut in while reviewing additional testing possibilities. |
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Through the Farm-In agreement Avere is to fund $347,500 in total to acquire the White Wolf Prospect in exchange for a 50% working interest. As of September 30, 2013 Lani secured 4,663 gross acres, 2,239 net acres, at an average cost per net acre of $135.18. The total costs for the White Wolf leasing acquisition program to date is $365,904, with $88,904 expended for delay rents, and $277,000 expended in brokerage fees. |
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On February 1, 2013, the Company entered into a consulting contract with a Board Director, Cosimo Damiano. The consulting contract is for twelve months at a rate of $5,000 per month, and covers a variety of consulting activities in the management and operations of the Company. For the nine (9) month period ending September 30, 2013 the Company incurred consulting fees totaling $20,000, $10,000 of which is included in accounts payable as of September 30, 2013, with eight (8) months remaining on this contract as of September 30, 2013. |
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On April 1, 2013 Donald Boyd, Operations Manager, and Robert Skerry Hoar, Managing Geologist, agreed to termination or services as full time employees, and signed Consulting Agreement contracts with the Company this same date. The contracts stipulate $5,000 per month fixed compensation for consulting services in the ongoing operations of Lani. |