Credit Facility

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Credit Facility

6.  Credit Facility

The Company has a revolving credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. (the “Agreement”), which provides for a credit facility of $4,900,000 with no monthly commitment reductions and a borrowing base evaluated annually, currently set at $4,900,000. Amounts borrowed under the Agreement are collateralized by the common stock of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries and substantially all of the Company’s oil and gas properties.  Availability of this line of credit at September 30, 2013 was $2,675,000.  No principal payments are anticipated to be required through November 30, 2015.

The Agreement was renewed seven times with the seventh amendment on October 25, 2013, which revised the maturity date to November 30, 2015.  Under the original and renewed agreements, interest on the facility accrues at an annual rate equal to the British Bankers Association London Interbank Offered Rate ("BBA LIBOR") daily floating rate, plus 2.50 percentage points, which was 2.68% on September 30, 2013.  Interest on the outstanding amount under the credit agreement is payable monthly.  In addition, the Company will pay an unused commitment fee in an amount equal to ½ of 1 percent (.5%) times the daily average of the unadvanced amount of the commitment.  The unused commitment fee is payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter.

The Agreement contains customary covenants for credit facilities of this type including limitations on disposition of assets, mergers and reorganizations.  The Company is also obligated to meet certain financial covenants under the Agreement.  The Company is in compliance with all covenants as of September 30, 2013.  In addition, this Agreement prohibits the Company from paying cash dividends on our common stock.  The Agreement does grant the Company permission to enter into hedge agreements; however, the Company is under no obligation to do so.

The amended Agreement allows for up to $500,000 of the facility to be used for outstanding letters of credits.  As of September 30, 2013, a letter of credit for $50,000, in lieu of a plugging bond with the Texas Railroad Commission (“TRRC”) covering the properties the Company operates is outstanding under the facility.  This letter of credit renews annually.  As of October 31, 2013, a second letter of credit for $105,667 in favor of the TRRC, was issued and will also renew annually.  The Company will pay a fee in an amount equal to 1 percent (1.0%) per annum of the outstanding undrawn amount of each standby letter of credit, payable monthly in arrears, on the basis of the face amount outstanding on the day the fee is calculated. 

The balance outstanding on the line of credit as of September 30, 2013 was $2,225,000 and $1,975,000 as of October 31, 2013.

The following table is a summary of activity on the Bank of America, N.A. line of credit for the six months ended September 30, 2013:

	Principal
Balance at March 31, 2013:	$	2,950,000
Borrowings		-
Repayments		(725,000	)
Balance at September 30, 2013:	$	2,225,000