OIL AND GAS CONCESSIONS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

OIL AND GAS CONCESSIONS [Abstract]

Analysis of cost of oil and gas concessions

The following is an analysis of the cost of oil and gas concessions at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011:

	June 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
DRSTP concession	$	2,840,700	$	2,839,500
Chad concession		1,792,600		1,760,000
Kenya concession		310,000		-
Pending concessions in other African countries		70,430		21,031
	$	5,013,730	$	4,620,531

Surface fees per square kilometer [Text Block]

Additionally, ERHC will pay surface fees per square kilometer per annum as follows:

	USD
Initial Exploration Term	$	5.00
First Additional Exploration Period		10.00
Second Additional Exploration Period		15.00
Development and Production Periods		100.00

ERHC rights in JDZ and EEZ blocks

The following represents ERHC's current rights in the JDZ and EEZ blocks:

Block	ERHC Original Participating Interest	ERHC Joint Bid Participating Interest	Participating Interest(s) Sold	Current ERHC  Retained Participating Interest	Remaining Cost Allocated to Blocks
JDZ 2	30.00%	35.00%	43.00%	22.00%	$	-
JDZ 3	20.00%	5.00%	15.00%	10.00%		-
JDZ 4	25.00%	35.00%	40.50%	19.50%		-
JDZ 5	15.00%	-	-	15.00% (in arbitration)		567,900
JDZ 6	15.00%	-	-	15.00% (in arbitration)		567,900
JDZ 9	20.00%	-	-	20.00%		567,900
EEZ 4	100.00%					567,900
EEZ 11	100.00%					567,900