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1. Organization of The Company and Significant Accounting Policies: Oil and Gas Properties Policy (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Policies  
Oil and Gas Properties Policy

 

Oil and Gas Activities  The Company uses the successful efforts method of accounting for oil and gas producing activities.  Under this method, acquisition costs for proved and unproved properties are capitalized when incurred.  Exploration costs, including geological and geophysical costs, the costs of carrying and retaining unproved properties and exploratory dry hole drilling costs are expensed.  Development costs, including the costs to drill and equip developmental wells, and successful exploratory drilling costs to locate proved reserves are capitalized.

 

Exploratory drilling costs are capitalized when incurred pending the determination of whether a well has found proved reserves. A determination of whether a well has found proved reserves is made shortly after drilling is completed. The determination is based on a process which relies on interpretations of available geologic, geophysic, and engineering data.  If a well is determined to be unsuccessful, the capitalized drilling costs will be charged to expense in the period the determination is made.  If an exploratory well requires a major capital expenditure before production can begin, the cost of drilling the exploratory well will continue to be carried as an asset pending determination of whether proved reserves have been found only as long as: i) the well has found a sufficient quantity  of reserves to justify its completion as a producing well if the required capital expenditure is made, and: ii) drilling of the additional exploratory well is under way or firmly planned for the near future.  If drilling in the area is not under way or firmly planned, or if the well has not found a commercially producible quantity of reserves, the exploratory well is assumed to be impaired, and its costs are charged to expense.

 

In the absence of a determination as to whether the reserves that have been found can be classified as proved, the cost of drilling such an exploratory well is not carried as an asset for more than one year following completion of drilling.  If after that year is passed, a determination that proved reserves exist cannot be made, the well is assumed impaired and it’s costs are charged to expense.  Its costs can, however, continue to be capitalized if a sufficient quantity of reserves is discovered in the well to justify its completion as a producing well and sufficient progress is made in assessing the reserves and the well’s economic and operating feasibility.

 

The impairment of unamortized capital costs is measured at a lease level and is reduced to fair value if it is determined that the sum of expected future net cash flows is less than the net book value. The Company determines if impairment has occurred through either adverse changes or as a result of the annual review of all fields.