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Note 4 - Oil and Gas Properties
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Note 4 - Oil and Gas Properties:  
Note 4 - Oil and Gas Properties

NOTE 4 – OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES

 

On February 13, 2012, Spectral Capital Corporation (the "Company") closed its planned purchase of an oil and gas property in the Red Earth Region of Alberta, Canada, which property Spectral purchased from receivership though its newly formed Canadian subsidiary, Shamrock Oil & Gas Ltd. Spectral is the 60% owner of the Canadian subsidiary and its Canadian joint venture partner owns 40% of the subsidiary. The total purchase price for the property was $2,134,949, in the form of the assumption of secured and unsecured claims on the property. Additionally, Spectral has advanced $750,000 in working capital to its Canadian subsidiary to operate the property and service the assumed debts.  Spectral has the right, but not the obligation, to fund the project’s requirements on a first position secured creditor basis for up to $17,500,000 at 10% annual interest.  If Spectral fails to provide such financing within 24 months, Spectral’s operating joint venture partner may seek co-dilutive financing with Spectral having a right of first refusal on such financing.

 

The Carrying value of the Company’s oil and gas properties are attributable to unproved properties.  As exploration and development work progresses and the reserves on the properties are proven, capitalized costs attributable to the properties will be reclassified to producing properties and subject to depletion. If the exploration and development work were to be unsuccessful, the capitalized costs of the properties related to this unsuccessful work would be expensed in the year in which the determination was made.  The timing of any write downs of these unproved properties, if warranted, depends upon the nature, timing and extent of future exploration and development activities and their results.  The Company believes its exploration and development efforts will allow it to realize the unproved property balance.