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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Organization - The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada on July 30, 2004 and currently has a 25% working interest (18¾% net revenue interest) in an oil and gas lease comprising 440 total acres located in Howard County, Texas. The Company has completed one well on this property; however, the Company elected not to pursue further development thereof and therefore, the receipt of future oil production from this well is doubtful. During the three month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company entered into an LOI described in Note 4 to these financial statements, and paid a non-refundable transaction fee of $250,000.

 

Financial Statement Presentation – Certain reclassifications to the presentation of prior financial statements have been made to correspond to the Company’s current financial statement format. As a result of these reclassifications, total equity and net income are unchanged.

 

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Fair Value Accounting – The carrying value of certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, deposits, prepaid expenses, and current liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term maturities. The Company utilized Level 1 inputs to value the aforementioned assets and liabilities at the balance sheet dates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents – The Company considers all highly liquid financial instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The carrying value approximates the fair value of these financial instruments. All cash deposits are held in one financial institution with amounts exceeding $250,000 not being federally insured.

 

Depreciation – The Company maintains office furniture that is recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over a seven year period. Accumulated depreciation of $3,497 and $2,597 was recorded at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

 

Oil and Gas Properties – The Company utilizes the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties. Under this method all costs associated with the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties, including equipping of productive wells, are capitalized and are subject to amortization and/or periodic impairment. The unit-of-production method was utilized to amortize the Company’s cost of its oil and gas properties subsequent to their initial impairment and until such time that the properties were fully impaired.

 

During the three month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company entered into an LOI to acquire an entity holding oil and gas properties. The transaction is described in further detail in Note 4 to these financial statements. In conjunction therewith the Company paid a non-refundable transaction fee of $250,000 which was charged to expense.

 

Net Loss per Common Share, basic and diluted - The computation of net loss per common share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods presented. No potentially dilutive securities or derivative instruments are outstanding.

 

Income Taxes – The Company follows the provisions of uncertain tax positions as addressed in ASC 740-10-65-1 and uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and the tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. An allowance against deferred tax assets is recorded when it is more likely than not that such tax benefits will not be realized.

 

At September 30, 2011, the Company has a net operating loss carry forward of approximately $1,004,000 that expires if unused from 2027 through 2031, and a deferred tax asset of approximately $231,000. No tax benefit has been reported in the financial statements since the potential tax benefit is offset by a valuation allowance of approximately the same amount. The Company recognized no increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits. The Company has no tax position at September 30, 2011 for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. The Company did not recognize any accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits or operating expenses as a result of penalties during the periods presented.