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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENTtruefalsefalse1false falsefalseFrom2013-01-01to2013-03-31http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001075773duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-03-31T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00Other property, plant and equipment consist principally of drilling rigs, and office furniture and equipment.  Historical cost and accumulated depreciation are as follows:   <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; line-height: 115%">03/31/13</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; line-height: 115%">12/31/12</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF"> <td style="width: 78%; line-height: 115%"> Drilling rigs and related equipment</td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%">$</td> <td style="width: 8%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">841,647</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%">$</td> <td style="width: 8%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">835,146</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> Office equipment</td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%">5,165</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%">5,165</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> Furniture and fixtures</td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%">1,049</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%">1,049</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> Vehicles</td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%">188,541</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%">188,521</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> Equipment</td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">24,598</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">24,598</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> Total property, plant and equipment - at cost</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%">1,061,000</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%">1,054,479</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> Less: accumulated depreciation</td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">(285,815</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%">)</td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">(218,170</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%">)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> Net property, plant and equipment - other</td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt double; line-height: 115%">$</td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt double; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">775,185</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt double; line-height: 115%">$</td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1.5pt double; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">836,309</td> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> </table>   Assets other than drilling equipment and vehicles generally have estimated useful lives of three years.  Estimated useful lives of drilling equipment and vehicles is five years.  Depreciation for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was $64,971 and $28,194, respectively.  falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 5 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. 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