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CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY
3 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2011
CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY
NOTE 3. CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY

The Company has elected to adopt the “Successful Efforts Method of Accounting” for accounting of its oil and gas activities, effective June 1, 2011.   The change from the Full Cost Method to Successful Efforts Method is a change in accounting principle.  This change in accounting principle is deemed to be material in reporting our Financial Statements and therefore the change must be retrospectively adjusted for the cumulative effective for the prior year.    The Company believes the Successful Efforts Method of Accounting provides more transparency in presenting the Company’s successes or failures and will more fairly reflect the true cost of its properties and the reserves directly associated with those properties.  Further, the Successful Efforts Method of Accounting is the preferred method of accounting for oil and gas properties. Under this method, property acquisition costs, whether the property is proved or unproved, are capitalized as incurred.  For other costs incurred under this method, a direct relationship between costs incurred and specific reserves discovered is required before costs are permitted to be capitalized.  Costs that cannot be directly related to the discovery of specific oil and gas reserves are expensed immediately as incurred.

The change resulted in a decrease in depletion expense and accumulated depletion of $260,619 and $109,254 for the quarters ending August 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  There was no change in gross oil and gas properties between the two methods, because Black Rock had incurred no geological costs, dry holes or impairment.   The change increased income from operations by $216,285 as reported on the Statement of Operations and increased retained earnings by $216,285 as reported on the Balance Sheet and Statement of Changes in Stockholders Equity.   The change did not impact cash flows from operations, investing or financing activities.

A comparison of the Company’s net income, earnings per share, oil and gas properties and accumulated deficit under the S uccessful Efforts Method of Accounting and the full cost method as disclosed herein, as follows:


Income Statement
 
As computed
   
As computed
   
Effect
 
Three Months Ended August 31, 2011
 
Under
   
Under
   
of
 
   
Full Cost
   
Successful Efforts
   
Change
 
                   
Revenue:
                 
Oil and Gas Sales
  $ 1,124,871     $ 1,124,871     $ -  
                         
Operating Expenses:
                       
Exploration Expense
    3,750       3,750       -  
Production Taxes
    53,409       53,409       -  
Lease Operating Expenses
    79,540       79,540       -  
Gas Transportation and Marketing expenses
    52,935       52,935       -  
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
    500,271       283,985       (216,286 )
Acretion Expense
    4,342       4,342       -  
General and administrative expense
    639,960       639,960       -  
Total Operating Expense
    1,334,207       1,117,921       (216,286 )
                         
Income (loss) from operations
    (209,336 )     6,950       216,286  
                         
Total Other Expense
    (3,184,827 )     (3,184,827 )     -  
                         
Loss from Operations before income tax expense
    (3,394,163 )     (3,177,877 )     216,286  
                         
Income Tax Provision
    -       -       -  
                         
Net Loss
    (3,394,163 )     (3,177,877 )     216,286  
                         
Basis and Diluted earnings per share
  $ (0.06 )   $ (0.06 )     -  
Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
    56,882,671       56,882,671       -  

Income Statement
 
As computed
   
As computed
   
Effect
 
Three Months Ended August 31, 2010
 
Under
   
Under
   
of
 
   
Full Cost
   
Successful Efforts
   
Change
 
                   
Revenue:
                 
Oil and Gas Sales
  $ 921,675     $ 921,675     $ -  
                         
Operating Expenses:
                       
Exploration Expense
                    -  
Production Taxes
    60,373       60,373       -  
Lease Operating Expenses
    32,513       32,513       -  
Gas Transportation and Marketing expenses
    54,075       54,075       -  
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
    269,404       160,150       (109,254 )
General and administrative expense
                    -  
Total Operating Expense
    416,365       307,111       (109,254 )
                         
Income from operations
    505,310       614,564       109,254  
                         
Total Other Expense
    (45,395 )     (45,395 )     -  
                         
Income from operations before income tax expense
    459,915       569,169       109,254  
                         
Income Tax Provision
    -       -       -  
                         
Net Income
    459,915       569,169       109,254  
                         
Basis and Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.02     $ 0.02       0.00  
Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding
    27,000,000       27,000,000       -  


Balance Sheet
 
As computed
   
As computed
   
Effect
 
August 31, 2011
 
Under
   
Under
   
of
 
   
Full Cost
   
Successful Efforts
   
Change
 
                   
Total Current Assets
    1,578,678       1,578,678       -  
Total Long Term Investments
    4,763,915       4,763,915       -  
Oil and Gas Properties
    14,654,493       14,654,493       -  
Other Property, Plant & Equipment
    211,008       211,008       -  
Less Accumulated Depreciation and Depletion
    1,473,596       (997,062 )     476,534  
Other Assets
    50,479       50,479       -  
Total Assets
    19,784,977       20,261,511       476,534  
                         
Total Current Liabilities
    9,066,873       9,066,873       -  
Total Non Current Liabilities
    261,648       261,648       -  
                         
Common Stock
    707       707       -  
Additional Paid In Capital
    11,369,702       11,369,702       -  
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
    (2,200,438 )     (1,723,904 )     476,534  
Accumulated Comprehensive Income
    1,286,485       1,286,485       -  
Total Stockholder's Equity
    10,456,456       10,932,990       476,534  
Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity
    19,784,977       20,261,511       476,534  

Balance Sheet
 
As computed
   
As computed
   
Effect
 
May 31, 2011
 
Under
   
Under
   
of
 
   
Full Cost
   
Successful Efforts
   
Change
 
                   
Total Current Assets
    662,051       662,051       -  
Total Long Term Investments
    6,067,959       6,067,959       -  
                         
Oil and Gas Properties
                    -  
Proved oil and gas properties     9,532,190       9,292,797       (239,393 )
Unproved Property     -       239,393       239,393  
Less Accumulated Depreciation and Depletion
    (977,274 )     (716,655 )     260,619  
Oil and Gas Properties, net
    8,554,916       8,815,535       260,619  
Other Assets
    10,805       10,805       -  
Total Assets
    15,295,731       15,556,350       260,619  
                         
Total Current Liabilities
    9,020,368       9,020,368       -  
Total Non Current Liabilities
    2,243,130       2,243,130       -  
Stockholder's Equity
    4,032,233       4,292,852       260,619  
Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity
    15,295,731       15,556,350       260,619