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Mineral Rights and Properties
9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2019
Extractive Industries [Abstract]  
Mineral Rights and Properties

Beauregard Parish, Louisiana - North High Prospect

 

On December 7, 2018, the Company entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with EnergyFunders, LLC to set forth the terms and conditions to jointly operate and pursue oil & gas projects. It was mutually agreed to create EF NMEX 18, LP, in order to jointly promote domestic oil and gas drilling projects. The first project in which EnergyFunders and NMEX will participate is the drilling of a seismic structure in the Beauregard Parish of Louisiana, known as the Northside High Prospect. The target depth is 7,300 feet to test the Cockfield (Yegua) Sand. Notable wells in the area have produced more than 200,000 barrels of oil from a single well. Drilling of this well is scheduled to begin during the summer of 2019. NMEX has agreed to provide certain completion costs to acquire up to 8% of the working interest in this well.

 

Coleman County, Texas – J.E. Richey Lease

 

On October 14, 2014, the Company entered into a Terms of Farm-out Agreement with Copper Basin Oil & Gas Inc. to acquire a working interest in an oil and gas lease in the J.E. Richey lease, which had 3 fully equipped wells, production flow lines, injection flow line, Tank battery consisting of two 300 BBL tanks, one 210 BBL tank with two separators. The Company agreed to acquire a 75% working interest in the lease including the existing wells and equipment.

 

The total consideration that the Company must pay to acquire the 75% working interest is estimated at $336,000, which amount includes all work requirements, and common stock valued at $0.10 based upon our current share price of $0.11 as at October 14, 2014. The Net Revenue Interest is 56.25% and consists of approximately 206.5 acres, more or less, in Coleman County, Texas. This lease has no depth limit.

 

On March 20, 2015, the Company entered into a multi-well purchase and sale agreement with EF VC2, LLC to sell a 37.5% working interest (“WI”) in the 3 wells for total consideration of $180,000. Under the terms of the agreement both parties will receive a 50.0% of the WI revenue from these three wells until EF VC2 recaptures their investment of $180,000 (defined as “Payout”). After Payout EF VC2 will revert to a 37.5% of the WI revenue for the remaining life of the production from the three wells.

 

We were successful in the re-completion of the Concho Richey #1 well on the J.E. Richey Lease in the Gray formation in July 2015. The Concho Richey well came in with initial production rates of 65 barrels of oil per day and 100 MCF of gas per day. We hold a 25% working interest in one producing well (“Concho Richey #1”) on the lease and a 100% working interest in the remainder of the 206-acre J. E Richey Lease.

 

The Concho Richey well was shut in due to a hole coming in to the casing which was repaired in the quarter ended October 31, 2016. No revenues were received during the quarter from the Concho Richey well, subsequently repairs were made to the well. Repairs made to the well to squeeze off the holes in the casing were successful. Revenues from the sale of oil and gas resumed during the year ended July 31, 2017. The Concho Richey #1 well is currently producing 5 barrels of oil and 31 MCF of gas per day.

 

During August 2017 further work was conducted on the J.E. Richey #1 well during August 2017, which determined the casing in this well was beyond being repaired. A decision was made to plug this well. The Richey #1 well was plugged on January 3, 2018.

 

Further work is planned during the next fiscal year on the J. E. Richey lease on well #3 in an effort to improve its production. No work was conducted on the J.E. Richey Lease during the nine months ended April 30, 2019.

 

Humbolt County, Nevada - Winnemucca Mountain Property

 

As previously announced, on September 14, 2012, we entered into an option agreement (as last amended on February 11, 2016) with AHL Holdings Ltd., and Golden Sands Exploration Inc., wherein we acquired an option to purchase an 80% interest in and to certain mining claims, which claims form the Winnemucca Mountain Property in Humboldt County, Nevada (“Property”). This Winnemucca Mountain property currently is comprised of 138 unpatented mining claims covering approximately 2700 acres.

 

On July 23, 2018, the Company entered into a New Option Agreement with AHL Holding Ltd & Golden Sands Exploration Inc. (“Optionors”). This agreement provided for the payment of $25,000 and the issuance of 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and work commitments. The Company issued the shares and made the initial payment of $25,000 per the terms of the July 31, 2018 agreement. The second payment of $25,000 per the terms of the agreement was not paid when it became due on August 31, 2018 causing the Company to default on the terms of the July 23, 2018 agreement.

 

On March 25, 2019 the Company entered into a New Option Agreement with the Optionors. As stated in the New Option Agreement the Company has agreed to certain terms and conditions to have the right to earn an 80% interest in the Property, these terms include cash payments, issuance of common shares of the Company and work commitments.

 

During the quarter ended April 30, 2019 the Company engaged an independent geologist to conduct geological studies to prepare a recommendation of a work program for the Winnemucca Property.

 

Jones County, Texas – Olson Lease

 

We had a 100% interest in the 160-acre oil and gas Olsen lease located in the north central part of Jones County, Texas. The principal target formation is the Palo Pinto Reef. The Palo Pinto Reef is a known productive formation in the area with a high yield of cumulative oil production. An example in the area is the Strand Oil Field which is a Palo Pinto Reef Oil Field. The field discovered in 1940, consists of only 8 wells on approximately 160 acres produced a total of 1,700,000 barrels of oil, an average of 212,500 barrels of oil per oil well. The 160 Olson Lease lies approximately 1.5 miles southeast of the Strand Palo Pinto Reef Oil Field. We hold 100% of the working interest in this lease. The lease expired on April 27, 2019. No work was conducted on the Olson lease during the quarter ended April 30, 2019. The Company had agreed to assign its interest and rights to the 160-acre Olson Lease to Kathis Energy LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company in exchange for a $60,500 loan.

 

Shackleford County, Texas – Guy Ranch Lease

 

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2016 the Company acquired a 100% working interest in a 692-acre Guy Ranch Lease divided into two tracts. Tract 1 covers 480 acres and Tract 2 covers 212 acres. The Ranch has 32 wind turbines on it representing it is at a structurally higher elevation. The principal targets for this drilling prospect is the Patio (aka Palo Pinto Sand) and Morris Sands the area is also known to be productive from three other formations on the Guy Ranch acreage.

 

The first project on the Guy Ranch was to re-complete a cased well in the Morris formation that was reportedly untested. The structure of the deal was for a third party to pay 100% of the costs re-complete the cased well in the Morris formation allocating 20 acres out of the 450 acres in order to earn a 75% working interest in the cased well. All records filed with the Texas Railroad Commission supported that no attempt to produce from the Morris had been performed. However, it was subsequently found out that in fact an attempt was made to re-complete in Morris formation and such attempt was unsuccessful due to an over stimulation of the Morris with a large frac at high pumping rate. The well produced mostly water. The 20 acres around the well was not assumed by the Company or its third-party investors. The unused funds provided by the third party will be allocated to a new well on the Guy Ranch Lease with the third party being responsible for providing the balance of the funds to drill and complete a new well in order to earn 75% of the working interest.

 

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018 the Company agreed to convey the Guy Ranch lease to Kathis Energy LLC, its wholly owned subsidiary, for its drilling program for the consideration of $66,500.

 

In March 2018 Kathis Energy LLC, our wholly owned subsidiary, staked two drilling locations on the Guy Ranch and prepared one drilling location. This drilling location is a direct offset to a Patio Sand well that came in at 140 barrels per day. The Patio Sand is one of the main producing formations in the area generally averages between 25,000 and 75,000 barrels oil per well. The Morris Sand a notable gas producer is known to produce up to 1.4 BCF gas from one well and the Gardner is noted in this area to produce between 50,000 and 110,000 barrels per well. The Net Revenue Interest for the Guy Ranch lease is 75%. The Guy Ranch Lease expired on December 16, 2018.

 

Shackelford County, Texas 89 Guy #4 Well – Cased Well

 

The 89 Guy Well #4 is located on the Guy Ranch property in Shackelford County. The well is an abandoned cased well that was drilled in October 2010 and completed in the Patio Sand at the interval of 3,144’ - 3,154’. This interval produced 2 barrels of oil and 20 thousand cubic feet of natural gas from a 100 sac gel frac. The interval perforated (3,144 – 3,154’) is above the best productive part of the formation. The cased well was purchased from the mineral owner through an independent geologist followed by an application to the Texas Railroad Commission to assume liability of the case well. The application is still pending approval.

 

Kathis Energy has a 80% net revenue interest in the 20 acre lease with the cased well and owns 100% of the working interest. Kathis has until April 17, 2019 to bring the well back into production. Kathis paid $22,500 for the cased well. No work was conducted on the Guy Ranch cased well 89 Guy #4 during the nine months ended April 30, 2019.

 

Palo Pinto County, Texas - McClure 2B – Gas Well 

 

On February 6, 2018 the Company acquired the McClure # 2B producing gas well on a 40 -acre oil & gas lease located in Palo Pinto County near the Community of Graford, Texas. The McClure 2B well was drilled in 2006 to a total depth of 4,739’ and was re-completed in the Strawn formation in January 2011. The McClure 2B gas well is among a large number of gas wells that are producing in the area from the Strawn formation.

 

The location of the McClure 2B gas well is 1 mile southwest of the Community of Graford, Texas in Palo Pinto County on a 40 acre tract. The lease is off a main county road and the lease road can have washouts depending on the amount of rain as the McClure 2B gas well is on top of a hill. There are two natural gas lines 1) high pressure and the 2) is low pressure.

 

The Company paid $25,000 for this gas well. The Net Revenue Interest for the McClure lease is 75% and the lease is held by existing production. The Company entered into an agreement with a third party to acquire and rework/re-complete the well in one or more of the other intervals in the Strawn formation in the well. As of the date of this report no work has been conducted toward the reworking/re-completing in this well. Upon the third party recovering its investment the Company will receive 40% of the Net Revenue Interest. No work was conducted on the McClure 2B, gas well, during the nine months ended April 30, 2019

 

Callahan County, Texas Carter & Foster Wells – Producing:

 

History and Background:

 

The wells on the Carter and Foster leases were drilled in 1992-93. Most of the wells were treated with 5,000 gallons of 21% acid and yielded initial rates of production of 40 barrels of oil per day then gradually declined to 3 barrels per day by the end of the first year. The wells now are 25 plus years old and are producing 90% or better oil cut in the fluid being produced. The production is very nominal at the present time however no secondary acid stimulation has been conducted since they were originally brought into production in the early 1990s. All four wells on the Carter and Foster leases are fully equipped and have their own production facilities and have electricity to each of the wells. These wells are marginal producing oil wells producing approximately 20 barrels per month with little to no formation water. The objective is to conduct a large multiple stage acid job on three of the four wells to significantly enhance daily production rates.

  

The Carter and Foster wells are located west of the Community of Atwell, Texas in Callahan County. The Carter lease consists of 40 acres and has one well. The Foster lease has 10 acres around each well of the three wells, all of which are fully equipped with surface and subsurface equipment. The Carter and Foster have good access to an all-weather county road and the lease roads provide good access to each well.

 

The Net Revenue Interest for the Carter lease is 75% and the lease is held by existing production. The Net Revenue Interest for the Foster lease is 60% and the lease is held by existing production. The Company entered into an agreement with a third party to acquire and rework Palo Pinto formation by conducting the multiple staged acid jobs on three wells. During the year the Company has placed new electric motors on all four wells, changed out the down hole pumps and placed the wells into production. As of the date of this report the Company has not conduced the multiple staged acid job on any of the three wells. Upon the third party recovering its investment the Company will receive 40% of the Net Revenue Interest. The Carter and Foster leases/wells were acquired from an Officer of the Company for total consideration of $1.00. No work was conducted on the Carter/Foster leases during the nine months ended April 30, 2019

 

Reeves Lease – Palo Pinto Reef – Jones County, Texas

 

The Company has paid for the geological prospecting fees for a Palo Pinto Reef prospect in Jones County. The Reeves lease covers 160 acres and is located near Noodle, Texas in Jones County. The projected depth of the Palo Pinto Reef is 4,300’. Excellent well control by 6 Strawn wells provides evidence of a Palo Pinto Reef showing a structure 48’ high to other wells. The nearest Palo Pinto Reef well to the Reeves Lease made more than 150,000 barrels from one well.

 

The lease bonus money of $28,000 was provided by a third party for a two-year lease and the Company paid the geological prospect fee of $10,000. It was verbally understood between the Company and third party to promote this drilling prospect seeking to retain a carried interest plus recoup the lease and prospect monies.

 

The Net Revenue of the lease is 80%. The lease term is 2 years. Plans are to deliver a 75% net revenue lease to a drilling partner retaining an overriding royalty and a carried working interest in the drilling in the well. During the quarter ended April 30, 2019, it was discovered that not all of the minerals were leased resulting in the lease not being available for transfer to a drilling partner. Lease bonus money and geological fees paid are being recaptured by both the Company and the third party during the third quarter.

 

Riverside Prospects, Runnels County, Texas

 

On October 20, 2017 the Company entered into an exclusive option agreement with Murphree Oil Company to acquire drilling prospects on four leases in Runnels County near the City of Ballinger, known as the Riverside Prospects. During the quarter ended April 30, 2018, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Kathis Energy LLC, (“Kathis”) paid the lease bonuses for extending the oil and gas lease period on 548.76 acres covering the Riverside Prospects. On November 2, 2018 a fresh option agreement was entered into for the Riverside Leases. This acreage consists of 4 leases in a well established area where oil and gas production was discovered during 1978 – 1983. The option expired on December 31, 2018. All associated expenditures have been fully expensed.