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ANNUAL
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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True North Energy Corporation
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(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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98-0434820
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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2 Allen Center, 1200 Smith Street, 16
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Floor, Houston, TX
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77002
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Postal Code)
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Item
Number and Caption
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Page
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Forward-Looking
Statements
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2
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PART
I
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3
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1.
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Description
Of Business
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3
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2.
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Description
Of Property
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8
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3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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30
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4.
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Submission
Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders
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30
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PART
II
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31
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5.
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Market
For Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters And Small Business
Issuer
Purchases Of Equity Securities
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31
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6.
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Plan
Of Operation
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36
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7.
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Financial
Statements
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41
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8.
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Changes
In And Disagreements With Accountants On Accounting, And Financial
Disclosure
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41
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8A.
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Controls
And Procedures
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43
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8B.
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Other
Information
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PART
III
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44
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9.
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Directors,
Executive Officers, Promoters And Control Persons and Corporate
Governance; Compliance With Section 16(a) Of The Exchange
Act
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44
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10.
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Executive
Compensation
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48
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11.
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Security
Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners And Management And Related
Stockholder Matters
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50
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12.
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Certain
Relationships And Related Transactions and Director
Independence
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51
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13.
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Exhibits
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52
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14.
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Principal
Accountant Fees And Services
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60
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The
risks associated with oil and gas
exploration;
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Our
ability to raise capital to fund capital
expenditures;
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Our
ability to find, acquire, market, develop and produce new
properties;
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Oil
and gas price volatility;
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Uncertainties
in the estimation of proved reserves and in the projection of future
rates
of production and timing of development
expenditures;
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Operating
hazards attendant to the natural gas and oil
business;
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Downhole
drilling and completion risks that are generally not recoverable
from
third parties or insurance;
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Availability
and cost of material and equipment;
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Delays
in anticipated start-up dates;
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Actions
or inactions of third-party operators of our
properties;
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Our
ability to find and retain skilled
personnel;
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Regulatory
developments;
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Environmental
risks; and
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General
economic conditions.
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| ITEM 1. |
DESCRIPTION
OF BUSINESS
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50,000
shares of our restricted common stock payable at the end of each
year of
service;
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A
quarterly fee consisting of 5,000 shares of our restricted common
stock
payable within ten days of the end of each fiscal quarter; and
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Reimbursement
of all reasonable and customary out of pocket business expenses incurred
in the performance of his duties under the letter agreement. Expenses
in
excess of $5,000 require prior approval by us.
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we
issued common stock purchase warrants to the Purchasers to purchase
up to
an aggregate of 1,953,126 shares of our common stock (the “Company
Warrants”);
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ICF
issued common stock purchase warrants to the Purchasers to purchase
up to
an aggregate of 1,000 shares of common stock of ICF (the “ICF Warrants”);
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ICF
issued to the Purchasers an aggregate 5% overriding royalty interest
in
the oil and gas properties of ICF which reduces to an aggregate 3%
overriding royalty interest upon the payment in full of the Secured
Notes;
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we
and ICF paid to the Purchasers and/or Valens Capital Management,
LLC, the
investment manager for the Purchasers an aggregate of approximately
$336,000 consisting of transaction fees, advance prepayment discount
deposits, due diligence fees and the reimbursement of expenses (including
legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Purchasers in connection
with the
entering into of the Securities Purchase Agreement and related agreements;
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we
and ICF agreed to negative covenants customary for transactions of
this
type;
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we
and ICF granted registration rights to the Purchasers with respect
to the
shares underlying the Company and ICF warrants;
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we
and ICF granted the Purchasers a right of first refusal to provide
additional financing sought by us, ICF, or our respective subsidiaries,
if
any, until such time as all obligations of ours and ICF to the Purchasers
have been paid in full excluding financing for the proposed Powder
River
Transaction, as hereinafter
defined;
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we
and ICF entered into an agreement with the Purchasers to negotiate
the
terms of a shareholders’ agreement between the Purchasers and the then
shareholders of ICF at such time, if ever, that the Purchasers exercise
the ICF warrants, such shareholders agreement to require ICF to seek
the
written approval of the Purchasers before taking certain actions;
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EH&P
Investments AG (“EH&P”), the holder of an aggregate of $500,000 of our
promissory notes entered into a subordination agreement with Valens
US, in
its capacity as agent for the Purchasers in which EH&P agreed to take
a junior position to that of the Purchasers;
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we
utilized approximately $252,384 of the net proceeds from the Secured
Notes
to pay off our August 23, 2007 secured promissory notes in the aggregate
principal amount $250,000;
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we
and ICF entered into a Collateral Assignment with Valens US, in its
capacity as agent for the Purchasers, whereby we and ICF assigned
to
Valens US for the ratable benefit of Valens US and the Purchasers
all of
our rights, but not the obligations, under the Prime Purchase Agreement
and related agreements;
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we
and ICF entered into a Master Security Agreement, dated September
18, 2007
whereby we assigned and granted to Valens US, as Agent, for the ratable
benefit of the Purchasers, a security interest in certain property
now
owned or at any time thereafter acquired by us or ICF, or in which
we or
ICF have or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title,
or
interest;
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we
paid $192,000, agreed to issue 300,000 common stock purchase warrants
with
an exercise price of $0.48 per share and granted piggyback registration
rights with respect to the shares underlying the warrants to a financial
advisor as a finder’s fee; and
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we
and ICF executed a post closing letter dated as of September 18,
2007 with
Valens US, in its capacity as Agent for the Purchasers, in which
Valens US
agreed to allow us to satisfy certain requirements under the Securities
Purchase Agreement on a post closing basis, the failure of which
to
achieve within the applicable time limits contained therein constitutes
an
event of default under the Securities Purchase Agreement and related
agreements.
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meet
our capital needs;
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expand
our systems effectively or efficiently or in a timely manner;
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allocate
our human resources optimally;
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identify
and hire qualified employees or retain valued employees; or
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incorporate
effectively the components of any business that we may acquire in
our
effort to achieve growth.
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Dilution
caused by our issuance of additional shares of common stock and other
forms of equity securities, which we expect to make in connection
with
future capital financings to fund our operations and growth, to attract
and retain valuable personnel, and in connection with future strategic
partnerships with other companies;
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Announcements
of acquisitions, reserve discoveries or other business initiatives
by our
competitors;
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Fluctuations
in revenue from our oil and gas business as new reserves come to
market;
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Changes
in the market for oil and gas commodities and/or in the capital markets
generally;
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Changes
in the demand for oil and gas, including changes resulting from the
introduction or expansion of alternative fuels;
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Quarterly
variations in our revenues and operating expenses;
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Changes
in the valuation of similarly situated companies, both in our industry
and
in other industries;
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Changes
in analysts’ estimates affecting us, our competitors and/or our industry;
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Changes
in the accounting methods used in or otherwise affecting our industry;
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Additions
and departures of key personnel;
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Announcements
of technological innovations or new products available to the oil
and gas
industry;
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Announcements
by relevant governments pertaining to incentives for alternative
energy
development programs; and
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Fluctuations
in interest rates and the availability of capital in the capital
markets.
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| ITEM 2. |
DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTY
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2007-08
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4/30/2008
Proved
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Average
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Production
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Reserves-
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Working
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Developed Acreage
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Undeveloped Acreage
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Total Acreage
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Mcfe
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Mcfe
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Interest
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Gross
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Net
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Gross
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Net
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Gross
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Net
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Alaska
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-
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100.00
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%
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-
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35,000
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35,000
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35,000
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35,000
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Colorado
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100.00
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%
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-
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17,000
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17,000
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17,000
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17,000
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Texas
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143,041
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551,441
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30.14
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%
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1,150
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430
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2,400
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640
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3,550
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1,070
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Total
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143,041
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551,441
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1,150
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430
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54,640
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52,640
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55,550
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53,070
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Year Ended April
30,
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2008
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2007
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Production
volumes:
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Oil
(Bbls)
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1,649
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Natural
gas (Mcf)
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133,147
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Standard
cubic feet of gas equivalent (Mcfe)
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143,041
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Average
sales prices:
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Oil
(per Bbl)
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$
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91.52
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Natural
gas (per Mcf)
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$
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8.07
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Standard
cubic feet of gas equivalent (per Mcfe)
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$
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8.57
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Average
costs (per Mcfe)
(1)
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$
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3.18
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(1)
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Includes
direct lifting costs (labor, repairs and maintenance, materials and
supplies), workover costs and the administrative costs of production
offices, insurance and property and severance
taxes.
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(1)
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The
PV-10 value as of April 30, 2008 is pre-tax and was determined by
using
the April 30, 2008 sales prices, which averaged $113.14 per Bbl of
oil and
$11.51 per Mcf of natural gas. Management believes that the presentation
of PV-10 value may be considered a non-GAAP financial measure. Therefore
we have included a reconciliation of the measure to the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measure (standardized measure of discounted
future net cash flows in footnote (2) below). Management believes
that the presentation of PV-10 value provides useful information
to
investors because it is widely used by professional analysts and
sophisticated investors in evaluating oil and natural gas companies.
Because many factors that are unique to each individual Company may
impact
the amount of future income taxes to be paid, the use of the pre-tax
measure provides greater comparability when evaluating companies.
It is
relevant and useful to investors for evaluating the relative monetary
significance of our oil and natural gas properties. Further, investors
may
utilize the measure as a basis for comparison of the relative size
and
value of our reserves to other companies.
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Management
also uses this pre-tax measure when assessing the potential return
on
investment related to its oil and natural gas properties and in evaluating
acquisition candidates. The PV-10 value is not a measure of financial
or
operating performance under GAAP, nor is it intended to represent
the
current market value of the estimated oil and natural gas reserves
owned
by us. The PV-10 value should not be considered in isolation or as
a
substitute for the standardized measure of discounted future net
cash
flows as defined under GAAP.
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(2)
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Future
income taxes and present value discounted (10%) future income taxes
were
$nil and $nil, respectively, due to the Company having sufficient
NOL
carryforwards. Accordingly, the after-tax PV-10 value of Total Proved
Reserves (or “Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows”)
is $4,073,978.
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Year Ended April 30,
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2008
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2007
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Property
acquisition costs:
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Proved
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$
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3,482,558
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$
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Unproved
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1,868,926
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311,626
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Exploration
costs
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314,598
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6,473,608
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Development
costs
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Asset
retirement obligation
(1)
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50,000
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Total
costs incurred
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$
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5,716,082
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$
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6,785,234
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(1)
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Includes
non-cash asset retirement obligations accrued in accordance with
SFAS No.
143 of $50,000 and $nil, respectively, for the years ended April
30, 2008
and 2007, respectively.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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| ITEM 4. |
SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS
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| ITEM 5. |
MARKET
FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
AND SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER PURCHASES OF
EQUITY
SECURITIES
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Quarter Ended
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High Bid
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Low Bid
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April
30, 2008
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$
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0.34
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$
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0.17
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January
31, 2008
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$
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0.44
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$
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0.17
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October
31, 2007
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$
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0.62
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$
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0.28
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July
31, 2007
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$
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0.83
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$
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0.43
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April
30, 2007
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$
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2.67
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$
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0.63
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January
31, 2007
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$
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3.82
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$
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1.48
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October
31, 2006
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$
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6.02
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$
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1.90
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July
31, 2006
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$
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2.15
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$
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1.05
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PLAN
OF OPERATION
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identify
available transactions;
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effectively
evaluate which transactions are most promising;
and
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negotiate
creative transaction
structures.
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production
depletion rates in North America will
accelerate;
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finding,
development and operating costs will continue to increase;
and
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conventional
oil and gas production will soon reach a peak from which there will
be no
recovery, regardless of higher prices or improved
technology.
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Lease
potentially significant productive acreage in under-explored, neglected,
but still highly productive basins such as the Cook Inlet and Beaufort
Sea
areas in Alaska;
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Lease
as much of the potentially productive natural gas acreage in
unconventional gas plays that we can
identify;
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Focus
exclusively onshore in North America (and away from geopolitical
unrest)
where we can benefit from the highly trained and experienced workforce,
large available seismic and well control database, and readily available
drilling and production
technologies;
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Acquire
all of the existing conventional natural gas and oil production and
reserves we can afford; and
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Engage
in low to medium risk exploration and development of oil and gas
reserves
with sophisticated, industry-leading
partners.
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Increasing
development of internally generated prospects and
opportunities;
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Funding
prospects developed by proven
geoscientists;
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Completing
negotiated acquisitions of proved
properties;
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Maintaining
tight control of general and administrative and geological and geophysical
costs by keeping employee levels low and outsourcing as much of our
activities as possible;
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Designing
creative deal structures to access acreage, seismic data, prospects
and
capital;
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Arranging
necessary financing to execute the business plan;
and
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Using
equity ownership incentives to align the interests of our employees
and
management with that of our
shareholders.
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| ITEM 7. |
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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| ITEM 8. |
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING,
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
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internal
controls necessary for us to develop reliable financial statements
did not
exist;
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information
had come to their attention that led them to no longer be able to
rely on
our management’s representations or made them unwilling to be associated
with the financial statements prepared by our management;
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there
was a need to expand significantly the scope of their audit, or that
information had come to their attention during such time periods
that if
further investigated might materially impact the fairness or reliability
of either a previously issued audit report or the underlying financial
statement; or the financial statements issued or to be issued covering
the
fiscal periods subsequent to the date of the most recent financial
statements covered by an audit report; or
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information
had come to their attention that they had concluded materially impacted
the fairness or reliability of either (i) a previously issued audit
report
or the underlying financial statements, or (ii) the financial statements
issued or to be issued covering the fiscal periods subsequent to
the date
of the most recent financial statements covered by an audit report.
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| ITEM 8A. |
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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| ITEM 8B. |
OTHER
INFORMATION
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| ITEM 9. |
DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL
PERSONS
AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; COMPLIANCE WITH
SECTION
16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
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Name
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Positions Held
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Age
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Date of Election
or Appointment
as Director
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John
I. Folnovic
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Chief
Executive Officer, President and Director
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52
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June 1, 2006
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Massimiliano
Pozzoni
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Secretary,
Treasurer, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer and
Director
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32
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January 27, 2006
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| ITEM 10. |
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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Name and
Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
($)
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Bonus
($)
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Stock
Awards
($)
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Option
Awards
($)
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Non-
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($)
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Change in
Pension
Value
and
Non-
qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
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All
Other
Compensation
($)
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Total
($)
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(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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(h)
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(i)
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(j)
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John Folnovic,
(1)
Chief Executive
Officer
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2008
2007
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120,000
117,828
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0
0
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0
0
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0
0
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0
0
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0
0
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0
0
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0
0
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Massimiliano
Pozzoni, Chief
Financial Officer
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2008
2007
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105,000
130,000
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0
0
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0
0
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0
0
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0
0
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0
0
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0
0
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0
0
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(1)
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John
Folnovic has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a Director
since
June 1, 2006.
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(2)
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Massimiliano
Pozzoni served as our sole executive officer and as a Director from
January 27, 2006 until June 1, 2006. From June 1, 2006 to the present,
Mr.
Pozzoni has continued to serve as our Secretary, Treasurer, Chief
Financial and Accounting Officer and as a Director.
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| ITEM 11. |
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
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·
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each
person or entity known by us to be the beneficial owner of more
than 5% of
our common stock;
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·
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each
of our directors;
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·
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each
of our executive officers; and
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·
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all
of our directors and executive officers as a group.
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Name and Address of
Beneficial Owner
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Title of Class
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Amount and
Nature
of Beneficial
Ownership(1)
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Percentage
of
Class(2)
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Massimiliano
Pozzoni
2
Allen Center
1200
Smith Street
16
th
Floor
Houston,
TX 77002
|
Common
Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
|
19,250,000
Shares (Direct)
|
27.49
|
%
|
|||
|
John
Folnovic
2
Allen Center
1200
Smith Street
16
th
Floor
Houston,
TX 77002
|
Common
Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
|
15,500,000
Shares
|
22.14
|
%
|
|||
|
All
officers and directors as a group (2 persons)
|
Common
Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
|
34,750,000
Shares
|
49.63
|
%
|
|
(1)
|
As
used herein, the term beneficial ownership with respect to a security
is
defined by Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as
consisting of sole or shared voting power (including the power to
vote or
direct the vote) and/or sole or shared investment power (including
the
power to dispose or direct the disposition of) with respect to the
security through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship
or
otherwise, including a right to acquire such power(s) during the
next 60
days. Unless otherwise noted, beneficial ownership consists of sole
ownership, voting and investment
rights.
|
|
(2)
|
There
were 71,016,758 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on
July23,
2008.
|
| ITEM 12. |
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND
DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
|
|
Financial
Statements
|
Page
|
|
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
|
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2008 and 2007
|
F-3
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the years ended April 30, 2008 and
2007
|
F-4
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended April 30, 2008 and
2007
|
F-5
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the
years
|
||
|
ended
April 30, 2007 and 2008
|
F-6
|
|
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-7
|
|
Exhibit
No.
|
SEC Report
Reference No.
|
Description
|
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3.1
|
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3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation (1)
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3.2
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3.2
|
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By-Laws
(1)
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3.3
|
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Appendix A
|
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Form
of Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
(2)
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3.4
|
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Appendix A
|
|
Form
of Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
(3)
|
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|
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3.5
|
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3.1
|
|
Certificate
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation as filed with the Nevada
Secretary of State on October 9, 2007 (20)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.1
|
|
4.1
|
|
$500,000
Convertible Promissory Note of Registrant dated March 30, 2007
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.2
|
|
4.1
|
|
Secured
$125,000 Promissory Note of Registrant dated August 20, 2007 issued
to T.
Swanson, Inc. (16)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.3
|
|
4.2
|
|
Secured
$125,000 Promissory Note of Registrant dated August 20, 2007 issued
to
Uphill Limited Liability Company, Steven J. Revenig, Trustee
(16)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.4
|
|
4.1
|
|
Convertible
$250,000 Promissory Note of Registrant dated April 10, 2007 issued
to
EH&P Investments AG (18)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.5
|
|
4.2
|
|
Convertible
$250,000 Promissory Note of Registrant dated May 15, 2007 issued
to
EH&P Investments AG (18)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.6
|
|
4.3
|
|
Warrant
of Registrant dated August 30, 2007 issued to EH&P Investments AG for
the exercise of 182,249 shares (18)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.7
|
|
4.4
|
|
Warrant
of Registrant dated August 30, 2007 issued to EH&P Investments AG for
the exercise of 298,330 shares (18)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.8
|
|
4.1
|
|
$1,874,596
Secured Term Note of Registrant and ICF Energy Corp. dated September
18,
2007 issued to Valens Offshore SPV II, Corp.
(19)
|
|
4.9
|
|
4.2
|
|
$1,875,404
Secured Term Note of Registrant and ICF Energy Corp. dated September
18,
2007 issued to Valens Offshore SPV I, LLC (19)
|
|
4.10
|
|
4.3
|
|
Warrant
of Registrant dated September 18, 2007 issued to Valens Offshore
SPV II,
Corp. for the exercise of 976,353 shares (19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.11
|
|
4.4
|
|
Warrant
of Registrant dated September 18, 2007 issued to Valens U.S. SPV
I, LLC
for the exercise of 976,773 shares (19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.12
|
|
4.5
|
|
Warrant
of ICF Energy Corporation dated September 18, 2007 issued to Valens
Offshore SPV II, Corp. for the exercise of 499 shares
(19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.13
|
|
4.6
|
|
Warrant
of ICF Energy Corporation dated September 18, 2007 issued to Valens
U.S.
SPV I, LLC for the exercise of 501 shares (19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.14
|
|
4.1
|
|
Warrant
of Registrant dated September 19, 2007 issued to Energy Capital Solutions,
LP for the exercise of 300,000 shares (20)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.15
|
4.1
|
$1,964.195.80
Amended and Restated Secured Term Note of Registrant and ICF Energy
Corp.
dated March 31, 2008 issued to Valens Offshore SPV II, Corp.
(22)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.16
|
4.2
|
$1,967,687.04
Amended and Restated Secured Term Note of Registrant and ICF Energy
Corp.
dated March 31, 2008 issued to Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC
(22)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.1
|
|
10.1
|
|
Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated January 23, 2006 among Registrant, Massimiliano
Pozzoni and Kevin Moe (5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.2
|
|
10.2
|
|
Purchase
Agreement dated as of May 9, 2006 between Registrant and Daniel K.
Donkel
and Samuel H. Cade (6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.3
|
|
10.1
|
|
Employment
Agreement dated as of June 1, 2006 between Registrant and John Folnovic
(7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.4
|
|
10.1
|
|
Participation
Agreement effective as of June 7, 2006 between Registrant and Bayou
City
Exploration Inc. regarding the Frost National Bank Deep Prospect
(8)
|
|
10.5
|
|
10.2
|
|
Participation
Agreement effective as of June 7, 2006 between Registrant and Bayou
City
Exploration Inc. regarding the Windfall Prospect (8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.6
|
|
10.3
|
|
Participation
Agreement effective as of June 7, 2006 between Registrant and Bayou
City
Exploration Inc. regarding the Zodiac II Prospect (8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.7
|
|
10.1
|
|
Participation
Agreement effective as of July 28, 2006 between Registrant and Whitmar
Exploration Company regarding the Deweyville Prospect
(9)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.8
|
|
10.2
|
|
Amendment
to Purchase Agreement dated July 31, 2006 between Registrant and
Daniel K.
Donkel and Samuel H. Cade (9)
|
|
10.9
|
|
10.1
|
|
Development
Agreement effective as of October 1, 2006 between Registrant and
BP
America Production Company (10)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.10
|
|
10.1
|
|
Form
of Engagement Letter Agreement with Advisory Board Members dated
October
5, 2006 (11)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.11
|
|
10.2
|
|
Letter
Agreement dated November 13,2 006 (executed November 22, 2006) with
Savant
Alaska LLC regarding Kupcake Prospect (11)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.12
|
|
10.3
|
|
Letter
Agreement dated December 1, 2006 with BP America Production Company
(11)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.13
|
|
10.1
|
|
Development
Agreement effective as of January 1, 2007 between Registrant and
BP
America Production Company (12)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.14
|
|
10.1
|
|
Letter
Agreement dated March 20, 2007 between Registrant and BP America
Production Company (13)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.15
|
|
10.2
|
|
Letter
Agreement dated March 27, 2007 between Registrant and BP America
Production Company (13)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.16
|
|
10.1
|
|
Letter
of Intent dated March 20, 2007 between Registrant and each of Angel
LLC,
CN Energy LLC, Swanson Energy Company, LLC, Fuel Exploration, LLC,
MHBL
Energy, LLC and Rocky Mountain Rig, LLC (4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.17
|
|
10.1
|
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement dated June 21, 2007 between Registrant and Constance
Knight (14)
|
|
10.18
|
|
10.18
|
|
Amendment
to Executive Employment Agreement between Registrant and John Folnovic
made as of May 28, 2007 (15)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.19
|
|
10.1
|
|
Purchase
and Sale Agreement made as of August 31, 2007 by and between Prime
Natural
Resources, Inc. and ICF Energy Corporation (17)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.20
|
|
10.01
|
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement dated as of September 18, 2007 among Registrant,
ICF
Energy Corporation, Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC as Agent and Valens U.S.
SPV I,
LLC and Valens Offshore SPV II, Corp. as Purchasers
(19)
|
|
10.21
|
|
10.02
|
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of September 18, 2007 between Registrant
and
Valens Offshore SPV II, Corp. (19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.22
|
|
10.03
|
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of September 18, 2007 between Registrant
and
Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC. (19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.23
|
|
10.04
|
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of September 18, 2007 between ICF Energy
Corp.
and Valens Offshore SPV II, Corp. (19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.24
|
|
10.05
|
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of September 18, 2007 between ICF Energy
Corp.
and Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC. (19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.25
|
|
10.06
|
|
Stock
Pledge Agreement dated as of September 18, 2007 between Valens U.S.
SPV I,
LLC, as Agent, and Registrant. (19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.26
|
|
10.07
|
|
Subordination
Agreement dated as of September 18, 2007 among EH&P Investments AG,
Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC, as Agent, Registrant, and ICF Energy Corporation.
(19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.27
|
|
10.08
|
|
Assignment,
Bill of Sale and Conveyance dated September 18, 2007 between Prime
Natural
Resources, Inc. and ICF Energy Corporation. (19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.28
|
|
10.09
|
|
Collateral
Assignment dated as of September 18, 2007 among Registrant, ICF Energy
Corporation and Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC, as Agent.
(19)
|
|
10.29
|
|
10.10
|
|
Master
Security Agreement dated as of September 18, 2007 among Registrant,
ICF
Energy Corporation and Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC, as Agent.
(19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.30
|
|
10.11
|
|
Funds
Escrow Agreement dated as of September 18, 2007 among Registrant,
ICF
Energy Corporation, Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC, as Agent, Valens Offshore
SPV
II, Corp. and Loeb & Loeb, LLP. (19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.31
|
|
10.12
|
|
Agreement
to Execute Shareholders’ Agreement dated as of September 18, 2007 among
Registrant, ICF Energy Corporation and Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC and
Valens
Offshore SPV II, Corp. (19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.32
|
|
10.13
|
|
Post
Closing Letter Agreement dated as of September 18, 2007 between Registrant
and Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC. (19)
|
|
10.33
|
|
10.14
|
|
Piggyback
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of September 18, 2007 between
Registrant and Prime Natural Resources, Inc. (19)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.34
|
|
10.1
|
|
Notes
Amendment Agreement dated as of December 7, 2007 by and among Registrant,
ICF Energy Corporation, Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC and Valens Offshore
SPV II,
Corp. (20)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.35
|
|
10.2
|
|
Pooling
Agreement effective as of July 1, 2007 between Savant Alaska, LLC
and
Registrant (20)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.36
|
|
10.36
|
|
Consulting
Agreement dated December 21, 2007 between Prime Natural Resources,
Inc.
and Registrant (21)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.37
|
|
10.37
|
|
Acreage
Contribution Contract effective as of January 23, 2008 between Savant
Alaska, LLC and Registrant (21)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.38
|
*
|
Consulting
Agreement dated June 30, 2008 between Prime Natural Resources, Inc.
and
Registrant
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.39
|
10.1
|
Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 among Registrant, Valens
Offshore SPV II, Corp. and Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC (22)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.40
|
10.2
|
Funds
Escrow Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 among Registrant, ICF
Energy
Corporation, Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC, Valens Offshore SPV II, Corp.
and
Loeb & Loeb, LLP. (22)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
*
|
|
List
of Subsidiaries of Registrant
|
|
23.1
|
*
|
Consent
of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31.1
|
*
|
Rule
13(a) – 14(a) / 15(d) – 14(a) Certification of Principal
Executive Officer
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31.2
|
*
|
Rule
13(a) – 14(a) / 15(d) – 14(a) Certification of Principal Financial
Officer
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32.1
|
*
|
Rule
1350 Certificate of Chief Executive Officer
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32.2
|
*
|
Rule
1350 Certificate of Chief Financial Officer
|
||
|
99.1
|
*
|
Estimated
Reserves and Future Net Revenue Report prepared by Netherland, Sewell
& Associates, Inc.
|
|
Fee Category
|
Fiscal year ended
April 30, 2008
|
Fiscal year ended
April 30, 2007
|
|||||
|
Audit
fees (1)
|
$
|
90,516
|
$
|
53,800
|
|||
|
Audit-related
fees (2)
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
|
Tax
fees (3)
|
0
|
0
|
|||||
|
All
other fees (4)
|
0
|
1,200
|
|||||
|
Total
fees
|
$
|
90,516
|
$
|
55,000
|
|||
|
TRUE NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
|
|||
|
Dated: July 29, 2008
|
By:
|
/a/ John Folnovic
|
|
|
John I. Folnovic, President and
|
|||
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
|||
|
/s/
John Folnovic
|
||
|
John
I. Folnovic, President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
|
||
|
/s/
Massimiliano Pozzoni
|
||
|
Massimiliano
Pozzoni, Secretary, Treasurer, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer
and
Director
|
||
|
PAGE
|
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2008 and 2007
|
F-3
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the years ended April 30, 2008 and
2007
|
F-4
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended April 30, 2008 and
2007
|
F-5
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended April
30, 2007 and 2008
|
F-6
|
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-7
|
|
April 30,
|
|||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
|
Assets
|
|||||||
|
Current
assets:
|
|||||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
228,094
|
$
|
267,845
|
|||
|
Accounts
receivable
|
274,669
|
-
|
|||||
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
231,888
|
385,009
|
|||||
|
Note
receivable
|
-
|
180,000
|
|||||
|
Total
current assets
|
734,651
|
832,854
|
|||||
|
Website
development, net of accumulated amortization of $17,150 and $9,172,
respectively
|
6,776
|
14,754
|
|||||
|
Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,611 and
$
1,875, respectively
|
6,613
|
9,349
|
|||||
|
Oil
and gas properties, using successful efforts accounting
method,
including unproven properties of $2,152,068 and $685,400, respectively
(net of accumulated amortization of $756,879 and $-0-,
respectively)
|
4,927,747
|
685,400
|
|||||
|
Deferred
financing costs, net
|
554,055
|
-
|
|||||
|
Total
assets
|
$
|
6,229,842
|
$
|
1,542,357
|
|||
|
Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
|
|||||||
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|||||||
|
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
105,680
|
$
|
43,912
|
|||
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
1,157,511
|
98,546
|
|||||
|
Stock
compensation payable
|
52,117
|
161,171
|
|||||
|
Current
portion of notes payable
|
711,121
|
196,656
|
|||||
|
Total
current liabilities
|
2,026,429
|
500,285
|
|||||
|
Notes
payable
|
2,707,834
|
250,000
|
|||||
|
Asset
retirement obligation
|
54,622
|
-
|
|||||
|
Total
liabilities
|
4,788,885
|
750,285
|
|||||
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Stockholders’
Equity:
|
|||||||
|
Preferred
Stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares
issued
or outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Common
Stock, par value $.0001; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 71,016,758
and
64,662,700 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
|
7,102
|
6,466
|
|||||
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
22,439,642
|
10,007,662
|
|||||
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(21,005,787
|
)
|
(9,222,056
|
)
|
|||
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
1,440,957
|
792,072
|
|||||
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
6,229,842
|
$
|
1,542,357
|
|||
|
Year Ended April 30,
|
|||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
|
Revenues
|
$
|
1,225,735
|
$
|
-
|
|||
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|||||||
|
Lease
operating expenses
|
533,427
|
107,616
|
|||||
|
Exploration
costs
|
314,598
|
6,473,608
|
|||||
|
Accretion
expense
|
4,622
|
-
|
|||||
|
General
and administrative:
|
|||||||
|
Compensation
and benefits
|
9,270,008
|
1,650,439
|
|||||
|
Legal
and accounting
|
433,847
|
274,920
|
|||||
|
Advisory
board fees
|
81,444
|
210,636
|
|||||
|
Investor
relations
|
59,221
|
152,240
|
|||||
|
Other
G&A expenses
|
259,170
|
197,903
|
|||||
|
Unsuccessful
merger and acquisition costs
|
402,258
|
-
|
|||||
|
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization
|
767,593
|
8,638
|
|||||
|
Total
costs and expenses
|
12,126,188
|
9,076,000
|
|||||
|
Loss
from operations
|
(10,900,453
|
)
|
(9,076,000
|
)
|
|||
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|||||||
|
Interest
and other income
|
4,089
|
10,876
|
|||||
|
Interest
expense
|
(887,367
|
)
|
(3,986
|
)
|
|||
|
Loss
before income taxes
|
(11,783,731
|
)
|
(9,069,110
|
)
|
|||
|
Income
taxes
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Net
loss
|
$
|
(11,783,731
|
)
|
$
|
(9,069,110
|
)
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted loss per common share
|
$
|
(0.17
|
)
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
|
|
Weighted-average
common shares outstanding
|
67,839,554
|
63,111,430
|
|||||
|
Year Ended April 30,
|
|||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
|
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
|
|||||||
|
Net
loss
|
$
|
(11,783,731
|
)
|
$
|
(9,069,110
|
)
|
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|||||||
|
Depreciation,
depletion and
amortization
|
767,593
|
8,638
|
|||||
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
9,096,776
|
1,637,636
|
|||||
|
Amortization
of deferred financing costs and debt discount
|
516,156
|
-
|
|||||
|
Unsuccessful
merger and acquisition costs
|
402,258
|
-
|
|||||
|
Dry
hole costs
|
287,468
|
6,196,019
|
|||||
|
Accretion
expense
|
4,622
|
-
|
|||||
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
|
Accounts
receivable
|
(274,669
|
)
|
-
|
||||
|
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
85,138
|
(133,673
|
)
|
||||
|
Accounts
payable
|
61,768
|
45,834
|
|||||
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
352,183
|
65,525
|
|||||
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(484,438
|
)
|
(1,249,131
|
)
|
|||
|
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
|
|||||||
|
Additions
to oil and gas properties
|
(2,930,361
|
)
|
(6,507,644
|
)
|
|||
|
Advances
to seller in connection with acquisition of oil and gas
properties
|
-
|
(180,000
|
)
|
||||
|
Purchases
of property and equipment
|
-
|
(11,224
|
)
|
||||
|
Website
development
|
-
|
(16,700
|
)
|
||||
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(2,930,361
|
)
|
(6,715,568
|
)
|
|||
|
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
|
|||||||
|
Proceeds
from issuance of notes payable
|
4,675,000
|
250,000
|
|||||
|
Payments
on notes payable
|
(708,573
|
)
|
(54,679
|
)
|
|||
|
Increase
in deferred financing costs
|
(591,379
|
)
|
-
|
||||
|
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
-
|
8,000,000
|
|||||
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
3,375,048
|
8,195,321
|
|||||
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(39,751
|
)
|
230,622
|
||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
267,845
|
37,223
|
|||||
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
|
228,094
|
$
|
267,845
|
|||
|
Supplemental
Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
|
|||||||
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
$
|
256,275
|
$
|
3,986
|
|||
|
Income
taxes
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Non-Cash
Investing and Financing Activities
|
|||||||
|
Common
stock issued for oil and gas leases
|
$
|
1,988,626
|
$
|
-
|
|||
|
Discount
on notes for relative fair value
|
909,508
|
-
|
|||||
|
Common
stock issued to lenders
|
328,652
|
||||||
|
Discount
on notes for overriding royalty interest granted to
lenders
|
200,000
|
-
|
|||||
|
Asset
retirement obligation
|
50,000 | - | |||||
|
Assumed
liabilities
|
343,000 | - | |||||
|
Common
stock issued for deposit on common stock
|
-
|
50,000
|
|||||
|
Common Stock
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
Accumulated
|
Total
Stockholders’
|
|||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Deficit
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||
|
Balance,
April 30, 2006
|
60,100,000
|
$
|
6,010
|
$
|
481,654
|
$
|
(152,946
|
)
|
$
|
334,718
|
||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock from deposit on stock purchase
|
100,000
|
10
|
49,990
|
-
|
50,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of units consisting of one share of common stock and one
warrant
|
4,405,555
|
441
|
7,999,559
|
-
|
8,000,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock at prices ranging from $0.77 to $3.11 per share in
exchange for advisory board services
|
57,145
|
5
|
101,459
|
-
|
101,464
|
|||||||||||
|
Restricted
stock grants
|
-
|
-
|
1,375,000
|
-
|
1,375,000
|
|||||||||||
|
Net
loss for the year ended
April
30, 2007
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(9,069,110
|
)
|
(9,069,110
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance,
April 30, 2007
|
64,662,700
|
6,466
|
10,007,662
|
(9,222,056
|
)
|
792,072
|
||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock for oil and gas properties
|
3,761,144
|
376
|
1,988,250
|
-
|
1,988,626
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock to lenders
|
1,839,130
|
184
|
328,468
|
-
|
328,652
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock warrants to lenders and others
|
-
|
-
|
909,508
|
-
|
909,508
|
|||||||||||
|
Issuance
of common stock at prices ranging from $0.26 to $0.47 per share in
exchange for advisory board services
|
350,000
|
35
|
153,463
|
-
|
153,498
|
|||||||||||
|
Restricted
stock grants
|
403,784
|
41
|
119,791
|
-
|
119,832
|
|||||||||||
|
Stock
compensation
|
-
|
-
|
8,932,500
|
-
|
8,932,500
|
|||||||||||
|
Net
loss for the year ended
April
30, 2008
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(11,783,731
|
)
|
(11,783,731
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Balance,
April 30, 2008
|
71,016,758
|
$
|
7,102
|
$
|
22,439,642
|
$
|
(21,005,787
|
)
|
$
|
1,440,957
|
||||||
|
Years Ended April 30,
|
|||||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
|
Revenues
|
$
|
2,484,041
|
$
|
3,011,670
|
|||
|
Net
loss
|
$
|
(11,087,665
|
)
|
$
|
(8,937,948
|
)
|
|
|
Loss
per share – basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.16
|
)
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
|
|
Balance
as of
April 30, 2007
|
Increases
|
Decreases
|
Balance
as of
April 30, 2008
|
||||||||||
|
Insurance
notes payable
|
$
|
196,656
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(196,656
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
||||
|
Convertible
Notes
|
250,000
|
250,000
|
-
|
500,000
|
|||||||||
|
Bridge
Notes
|
-
|
250,000
|
(250,000
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
|
Secured
Notes
|
-
|
4,175,000
|
(261,917
|
)
|
3,913,083
|
||||||||
|
446,656
|
4,675,000
|
(708,573
|
)
|
4,413,083
|
|||||||||
|
Debt
discount
|
-
|
(1,277,276
|
)
|
283,148
|
(994,128
|
)
|
|||||||
|
Carrying
value of debt
|
$
|
446,656
|
$
|
3,397,724
|
$
|
(425,425
|
)
|
$
|
3,418,955
|
||||
|
Total
notes payable
|
$
|
3,418,955
|
|||||||||||
|
Less
current portion
|
(711,121
|
)
|
|||||||||||
|
Long-term
notes payable
|
$
|
2,707,834
|
|||||||||||
|
Year
Ending April 30:
|
||||
|
2009
|
$
|
1,200,000
|
||
|
2010
|
1,510,000
|
|||
|
2011
|
2,839,467
|
|||
|
2012
and thereafter
|
-
|
|||
|
5,549,467
|
||||
|
Less:
interest
|
(1,136,384
|
)
|
||
|
$
|
4,413,083
|
|||
|
Warrant
|
Relative Fair Value
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Date
|
Number
Of Units
|
Price
Per Unit
|
Total Proceeds
|
Exercise
Price
|
Common
Stock
|
C/S Purchase
Warrants
|
|||||||||||||
|
May
9, 2006
|
1,250,000
|
$
|
.80
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
$
|
1.60
|
$
|
618,000
|
$
|
382,000
|
||||||||
|
July
27, 2006
|
650,000
|
1.00
|
650,000
|
1.70
|
381,000
|
269,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
August
11, 2006
|
350,000
|
1.00
|
350,000
|
1.70
|
198,000
|
152,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
August
28, 2006
|
555,555
|
3.60
|
2,000,000
|
5.00
|
1,198,000
|
802,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
October
2, 2006
|
400,000
|
2.50
|
1,000,000
|
3.50
|
580,000
|
420,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
November
13, 2006
|
400,000
|
2.50
|
1,000,000
|
3.50
|
580,000
|
420,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
January
24, 2007
|
800,000
|
2.50
|
2,000,000
|
3.50
|
1,179,000
|
821,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total
|
4,405,555
|
$
|
8,000,000
|
$
|
4,734,000
|
$
|
3,266,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Number of
Warrants
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
||||||
|
Outstanding
at April 30, 2007
|
4,405,555
|
$
|
2.74
|
||||
|
Granted
|
2,733,705
|
0.65
|
|||||
|
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Outstanding
at April 30, 2008
|
7,139,260
|
$
|
1.94
|
||||
|
Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable
|
||||||||||
|
Range of Warrant Exercise Price
|
Number of
Warrants
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Life
|
|||||||
|
Less
than $1.00
|
2,253,126
|
$
|
0.48
|
4.4
|
||||||
|
$1.00
to $2.00
|
2,730,579
|
1.61
|
1.3
|
|||||||
|
More
than $2.00
|
2,155,555
|
3.89
|
1.5
|
|||||||
|
Outstanding
at April 30, 2008
|
7,139,260
|
|||||||||
|
Deferred
Tax Assets
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
|
Net
operating loss carryforwards
|
$
|
4,093,859
|
$
|
3,130,623
|
|||
|
Oil
and gas properties
|
6,215
|
-
|
|||||
|
Property
and equipment
|
(22
|
)
|
68
|
||||
|
Gross
deferred tax assets
|
4,100,052
|
3,130,691
|
|||||
|
Valuation
allowance
|
(4,100,052
|
)
|
(3,130,691
|
)
|
|||
|
Net
deferred tax assets
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||
|
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
Property
acquisition costs:
|
|
|
|||||
|
Proved
|
$
|
3,482,558
|
$
|
-
|
|||
|
Unproved
|
1,868,926
|
311,626
|
|||||
|
Exploration
costs
|
314,598
|
6,473,608
|
|||||
|
Development
costs (asset retirement obligations)
|
50,000
|
-
|
|||||
|
Total
costs incurred
|
$
|
5,716,082
|
$
|
6,785,234
|
|||
|
Oil (Bbls)
|
Gas (Mcf)
|
||||||
|
Total
proved reserves – April 30, 2006
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Purchases
of reserves in-place
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Production
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Extensions
and discoveries
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Sales
of reserves in place
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Revisions
of previous estimates
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Total
proved reserves – April 30, 2007
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Purchases
of reserves in-place
|
9,251
|
646,266
|
|||||
|
Production
|
(1,649
|
)
|
(133,147
|
)
|
|||
|
Extensions
and discoveries
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Sales
of reserves in place
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Revisions
of previous estimates
|
805
|
(12,120
|
)
|
||||
|
Total
proved reserves – April 30, 2008
|
8,407
|
500,999
|
|||||
|
Proved
developed reserves
|
|||||||
|
April
30, 2007
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
April
30, 2008
|
8,407
|
500,999
|
|||||
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
|
Future
cash inflows
|
$
|
6,748,200
|
$
|
-
|
|||
|
Future
operating expenses
|
(1,741,700
|
)
|
-
|
||||
|
Future
development costs
|
(54,622
|
)
|
-
|
||||
|
Future
income tax expense
|
-
|
- | |||||
|
10%
annual discount for estimating timing of cash flow
|
(877,900
|
)
|
-
|
||||
|
Standardized
measure of discounted future net cash flows
|
$
|
4,073,978
|
$
|
-
|
|||
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
|
Changes
due to current-year operations:
|
|||||||
|
Sale
of oil and gas, net of operating expenses
|
$
|
(692,308
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
||
|
Extensions
and discoveries
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Development
costs incurred
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Purchase
of oil and gas properties
|
2,992,517
|
-
|
|||||
|
Changes
due to revisions in standardized variables
|
|||||||
|
Prices
and operating expenses
|
1,998,337
|
-
|
|||||
|
Income
taxes
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Estimated
future development costs
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Revision
of quantities
|
(13,703
|
)
|
-
|
||||
|
Sales
of reserves in place
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
Accretion
of discount
|
187,032
|
-
|
|||||
|
Production
rates, timing and other
|
(397,897
|
)
|
-
|
||||
|
Net
changes
|
4,073,978
|
-
|
|||||
|
Beginning
of year
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
|
End
of year
|
$
|
4,073,978
|
$
|
-
|
|||
|
TRUE
NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
|
PRIME
NATURAL
|
|||
|
RESOURCES,
INC.
|
||||
|
By:
|
/s/
John
Folnovic
|
/s/
John R.
Hager
|
||
|
Name:
John
Folnovic
|
Name:
|
John
R.
Hager
|
||
|
Title:
President
|
Title:
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
||
|
/s/
John Folnovic
|
|||
|
John
I. Folnovic
Principal
Executive Officer
|
|
Date:
July 29, 2008
|
/s/
Massimiliano Pozzoni
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The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
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The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
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Name:
John I. Folnovic
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Date:
July 29, 2008
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The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
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The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
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Name:
Massimiliano Pozzoni
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Date:
July 29, 2008
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July 17, 2008
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Mr. John Folnovic
True North Energy Corporation 1400 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 530 The Woodlands, Texas 77380 |
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Dear Mr. Folnovic:
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In accordance with your request, we have estimated the proved developed producing and probable reserves and future revenue, as of April 30, 2008, to the True North Energy Corporation (True North) interest in certain oil and gas properties located in Old Ocean Field, Brazoria County, Texas, as listed in the accompanying tabulations. This report has been prepared using constant prices and costs, as discussed in subsequent paragraphs of this letter. The estimates of proved reserves and future revenue in this report have been prepared in accordance with the definitions and guidelines of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and conform to the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 69, except that per-well overhead expenses and future income taxes are excluded for all properties. Definitions are presented immediately following this letter. Inasmuch as the SEC does not recognize probable reserves, the sections of this report dealing with such reserves should not be used in filings with the SEC.
As presented in the accompanying summary projections, Tables I and II, we estimate the net reserves and future net revenue to the True North interest in these properties, as of April 30, 2008, to be:
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| Proved Developed Producing | 08,407 | 500,999 | 05,006,500 | 4,128,600 | ||||
| Probable | 82,595 | 512,936 | 11,789,800 | 6,425,900 | ||||
The oil reserves shown include crude oil and condensate. Oil volumes are expressed in barrels that are equivalent to 42 United States gallons. Gas volumes are expressed in thousands of cubic feet (MCF) at standard temperature and pressure bases.
The estimates shown in this report are for proved developed producing and probable reserves. Our study indicates that there are no proved developed non-producing or proved undeveloped reserves for these properties at this time. No study was made to determine whether possible reserves might be established for these properties. This report does not include any value that could be attributed to interests in undeveloped acreage beyond those tracts for which undeveloped reserves have been estimated. Reserves categorization conveys the relative degree of certainty; reserves subcategorization is based on development and production status. The estimates of reserves and future revenue included herein have not been adjusted for risk. For each reserves category this report includes one-line summaries of reserves, economics, and basic data by lease.
Future gross revenue to the True North interest is prior to deducting state production taxes and ad valorem taxes. Future net revenue is after deductions for these taxes, future capital costs, and operating expenses but before consideration of federal income taxes. The future net revenue has been discounted at an annual rate of 10 percent to determine its present worth. The present worth is shown to indicate the effect of time on the value of money and should not be construed as being the fair market value of the properties.
For the purposes of this report, we did not perform any field inspection of the properties, nor did we examine the mechanical operation or condition of the wells and their related facilities. We have not investigated possible environmental liability related to the properties; therefore, our estimates do not include any costs due to such possible liability. Also, our estimates do not include any salvage value for the lease and well equipment or the cost of abandoning the properties.
Oil prices used in this report are based on a April 30, 2008, West Texas Intermediate posted price of $110.00 per barrel and are adjusted by lease for quality, transportation fees, and regional price differentials. Gas prices used in this report are based on a April 30, 2008, Henry Hub spot market price of $10.935 per MMBTU and are adjusted by lease for energy content, transportation fees, and regional price differentials. All prices are held constant throughout the lives of the properties.
Lease and well operating costs used in this report are based on operating expense records of True North and include only direct lease- and field-level costs. As requested, these costs do not include the per-well overhead expenses allowed under joint operating agreements, nor do they include the headquarters general and administrative overhead expenses of True North. Lease and well operating costs are held constant throughout the lives of the properties. Capital costs are included as required for workovers, a new development well, and production equipment. The future capital costs are held constant to the date of expenditure.
We have made no investigation of potential gas volume and value imbalances resulting from overdelivery or underdelivery to the True North interest. Therefore, our estimates of reserves and future revenue do not include adjustments for the settlement of any such imbalances; our projections are based on True North receiving its net revenue interest share of estimated future gross gas production.
The reserves shown in this report are estimates only and should not be construed as exact quantities. The reserves may or may not be recovered; if they are recovered, the revenues therefrom and the costs related thereto could be more or less than the estimated amounts. Because of governmental policies and uncertainties of supply and demand, the sales rates, prices received for the reserves, and costs incurred in recovering such reserves may vary from assumptions made while preparing this report. Also, estimates of reserves may increase or decrease as a result of future operations.
In evaluating the information at our disposal concerning this report, we have excluded from our consideration all matters as to which the controlling interpretation may be legal or accounting, rather than engineering and geologic. As in all aspects of oil and gas evaluation, there are uncertainties inherent in the interpretation of engineering and geologic data; therefore, our conclusions necessarily represent only informed professional judgment.
The titles to the properties have not been examined by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., nor has the actual degree or type of interest owned been independently confirmed. The data used in our estimates were obtained from True North Energy Corporation, public data sources, and the nonconfidential files of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. and were accepted as accurate. Supporting geologic, field performance, and work data are on
file in our office. We are independent petroleum engineers, geologists, geophysicists, and petrophysicists; we do not own an interest in these properties and are not employed on a contingent basis.
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Sincerely,
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NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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/s/ C.H. (Scott) Rees III, P.E.
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By:
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C.H. (Scott) Rees III, P.E.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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/s/ Danny D. Simmons, P.E.
By: Danny D. Simmons, P.E. President and Chief Operating Officer Date Signed: July 17, 2008 |
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/s/ David E. Nice, P.G.
By: David E. Nice, P.G. Vice President Date Signed: July 17, 2008 |
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DEFINITIONS OF OIL AND GAS RESERVES
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Adapted from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X Rule 4-10(a) and the 2007 Petroleum Resources Management System Approved by the Society of Petroleum Engineers
PROVED RESERVES
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The following definitions of proved reserves are set forth in U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) Regulation S-X Section 210.4 -10(a). Also included (in italics) are certain subsequent interpretations set forth in the SEC's Corporate Finance Accounting Interpretations and Guidance [SEC Interpretations]; SEC Staff
Accounting Bulletins: Topic 12 [SEC Topic 12]; the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 69 [FASB 69]; and the 2007 Petroleum Resources Management System prepared by the Oil and Gas Reserves Committee of the Society of Petroleum Engineers
(SPE) and reviewed and jointly sponsored by the World Petroleum Council (WPC), the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), and the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (SPEE) [SPE-PRMS].
Proved Oil and Gas Reserves. Proved oil and gas reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, i.e., prices and costs as of the date the estimate is made. Prices include consideration of changes in existing prices provided only by contractual arrangements, but not on escalations based upon future conditions.
The determination of reasonable certainty is generated by supporting geological and engineering data. There must be data available which indicate that assumptions such as decline rates, recovery factors, reservoir limits, recovery mechanisms and volumetric estimates, gas-oil ratios or liquid yield are valid. If the area in question is new to exploration and there is little supporting data for decline rates, recovery factors, reservoir drive mechanisms etc., a conservative approach is appropriate until there is enough supporting data to justify the use of more liberal parameters for the estimation of proved reserves. The concept of reasonable certainty implies that, as more technical data becomes available, a positive, or upward, revision is much more likely than a negative, or downward, revision.
Existing economic and operating conditions are the product prices, operating costs, production methods, recovery techniques, transportation and marketing arrangements, ownership and/or entitlement terms and regulatory requirements that are extant on the effective date of the estimate. An anticipated change in conditions must have reasonable certainty of occurrence; the corresponding investment and operating expense to make that change must be included in the economic feasibility at the appropriate time. These conditions include estimated net abandonment costs to be incurred and duration of current licenses and permits.
If oil and gas prices are so low that production is actually shut-in because of uneconomic conditions, the reserves attributed to the shut-in properties can no longer be classified as proved and must be subtracted from the proved reserve data base as a negative revision. Those volumes may be included as positive revisions to a subsequent year's proved reserves only upon their return to economic status. [SEC Interpretations]
A standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to an enterprise's interests in (a) proved oil and gas reserves (paragraph 10) and (b) oil and gas subject to purchase under long-term supply, purchase, or similar agreements and contracts in which the enterprise participates in the operation of the properties on which the oil or gas is located or otherwise serves as the producer of those reserves (paragraph 13) shall be disclosed as of the end of the year. The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to those two types of interests in reserves may be combined for reporting purposes. The following information shall be disclosed in the aggregate and for each geographic area for which reserve quantities are disclosed in accordance with paragraph 12:
| a. | Future cash inflows. These shall be computed by applying year-end prices of oil and gas relating to the enterprise's proved reserves to the year-end quantities of those reserves. Future price changes shall be considered only to the extent provided by contractual arrangements in existence at year-end. |
| b. | Future development and production costs. These costs shall be computed by estimating the expenditures to be incurred in developing and producing the proved oil and gas reserves at the end of the year, based on year-end costs and assuming continuation of existing economic conditions. If estimated development expenditures are significant, they shall be presented separately from estimated production costs. |
| c. | Future income tax expenses. These expenses shall be computed by applying the appropriate year-end statutory tax rates, with consideration of future tax rates already legislated, to the future pretax net cash flows relating to the enterprise's proved oil and gas reserves, less the tax basis of the properties involved. The future income tax expenses shall give effect to permanent differences and tax credits and allowances relating to the enterprise's proved oil and gas reserves. |
| d. | Future net cash flows. These amounts are the result of subtracting future development and production costs and future income tax expenses from future cash inflows. |
| e. | Discount. This amount shall be derived from using a discount rate of 10 percent a year to reflect the timing of the future net cash flows relating to proved oil and gas reserves. |
| f. | Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows. This amount is the future net cash flows less the computed discount. [FASB 69] |
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DEFINITIONS OF OIL AND GAS RESERVES
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Adapted from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X Rule 4-10(a) and the 2007 Petroleum Resources Management System Approved by the Society of Petroleum Engineers
Reservoirs are considered proved if economic producibility is supported by either actual production or conclusive formation test. The area of a reservoir considered proved includes (A) that portion delineated by drilling and defined by gas-oil and/or oil-water contacts, if any; and (B) the immediately adjoining portions not yet drilled, but which can be reasonably judged as economically productive on the basis of available geological and engineering data. In the absence of information on fluid contacts, the lowest known structural occurrence of hydrocarbons controls the lower proved limit of the reservoir.
Proved reserves may be attributed to a prospective zone if a conclusive formation test has been performed or if there is production from the zone at economic rates. It is clear to the SEC staff that wireline recovery of small volumes (e.g. 100 cc) or production of a few hundred barrels per day in remote locations is not necessarily conclusive. Analyses of open-hole well logs which imply that an interval is productive are not sufficient for attribution of proved reserves. If there is an indication of economic producibility by either formation test or production, the reserves in the legal and technically justified drainage area around the well projected down to a known fluid contact or the lowest known hydrocarbons, or LKH may be considered to be proved.
In order to attribute proved reserves to legal locations adjacent to such a well (i.e. offsets), there must be conclusive, unambiguous technical data which supports reasonable certainty of production of such volumes and sufficient legal acreage to economically justify the development without going below the shallower of the fluid contact or the LKH. In the absence of a fluid contact, no offsetting reservoir volume below the LKH from a well penetration shall be classified as proved.
Upon obtaining performance history sufficient to reasonably conclude that more reserves will be recovered than those estimated volumetrically down to LKH, positive reserve revisions should be made. [SEC Interpretations]
Economic producibility of estimated proved reserves can be supported to the satisfaction of the Office of Engineering if geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty that those reserves can be recovered in future years under existing economic and operating conditions. The relative importance of the many pieces of geological and engineering data which should be evaluated when classifying reserves cannot be identified in advance. In certain instances, proved reserves may be assigned to reservoirs on the basis of a combination of electrical and other type logs and core analyses which indicate the reservoirs are analogous to similar reservoirs in the same field which are producing or have demonstrated the ability to produce on a formation test. [SEC Topic 12]
Reserves which can be produced economically through application of improved recovery techniques (such as fluid injection) are included in the "proved" classification when successful testing by a pilot project, or the operation of an installed program in the reservoir, provides support for the engineering analysis on which the project or program was based.
If an improved recovery technique which has not been verified by routine commercial use in the area is to be applied, the hydrocarbon volumes estimated to be recoverable cannot be classified as proved reserves unless the technique has been demonstrated to be technically and economically successful by a pilot project or installed program in that specific rock volume. Such demonstration should validate the feasibility study leading to the project. [SEC Interpretations]
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Estimates of proved reserves do not include the following:
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| (A) | oil that may become available from known reservoirs but is classified separately as "indicated additional reserves"; |
| (B) | crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, the recovery of which is subject to reasonable doubt because of uncertainty as to geology, reservoir characteristics, or economic factors; |
| (C) | crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, that may occur in undrilled prospects; and |
| (D) | crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, that may be recovered from oil shales, coal, gilsonite and other such sources. |
Geologic and reservoir characteristic uncertainties such as those relating to permeability, reservoir continuity, sealing nature of faults, structure and other unknown characteristics may prevent reserves from being classified as proved. Economic uncertainties such as the lack of a market (e.g. stranded hydrocarbons), uneconomic prices and marginal reserves that do not show a positive cash flow can also prevent reserves from being classified as proved. Hydrocarbons "manufactured" through extensive treatment of gilsonite, coal and oil shales are mining activities reportable under Industry Guide 7. They cannot be called proved oil and gas reserves. However, coal bed methane gas can be classified as proved reserves if the recovery of such is shown to be economically feasible.
In developing frontier areas, the existence of wells with a formation test or limited production may not be enough to classify those estimated hydrocarbon volumes as proved reserves. Issuers must demonstrate that there is reasonable certainty that a market exists for the hydrocarbons and that an economic method of extracting, treating and transporting them to market exists or is feasible and is likely to exist in the near future. A commitment by the company to develop the necessary production, treatment and transportation infrastructure is essential to the attribution of proved undeveloped reserves. Significant lack of progress on the development of such reserves may be evidence of a lack of such commitment.
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DEFINITIONS OF OIL AND GAS RESERVES
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Adapted from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X Rule 4-10(a) and the 2007 Petroleum Resources Management System Approved by the Society of Petroleum Engineers
Affirmation of this commitment may take the form of signed sales contracts for the products; request for proposals to build facilities; signed acceptance of bid proposals; memos of understanding between the appropriate organizations and governments; firm plans and timetables established; approved authorization for expenditures to build facilities; approved loan documents to finance the required infrastructure; initiation of construction of facilities; approved environmental permits etc. Reasonable certainty of procurement of project financing by the company is a requirement for the attribution of proved reserves. An inordinately long delay in the schedule of development may introduce doubt sufficient to preclude the attribution of proved reserves.
The history of issuance and continued recognition of permits, concessions and commerciality agreements by regulatory bodies and governments should be considered when determining whether hydrocarbon accumulations can be classified as proved reserves. Automatic renewal of such agreements cannot be expected if the regulatory body has the authority to end the agreement unless there is a long and clear track record which supports the conclusion that such approvals and renewal are a matter of course. [SEC Interpretations]
Companies should report reserves of natural gas liquids which are net to their leasehold interests, i.e., that portion recovered in a processing plant and allocated to the leasehold interest. It may be appropriate in the case of natural gas liquids not clearly attributable to leasehold interests ownership to follow instructions to Item 3 of Securities Act Industry Guide 2 and report such reserves separately and describe the nature of the ownership. [SEC Topic 12]
Proved Developed Oil and Gas Reserves. Proved developed oil and gas reserves are reserves that can be expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods. Additional oil and gas expected to be obtained through the application of fluid injection or other improved recovery techniques for supplementing the natural forces and mechanisms of primary recovery should be included as "proved developed reserves" only after testing by a pilot project or after the operation of an installed program has confirmed through production response that increased recovery will be achieved.
Currently producing wells and wells awaiting minor sales connection expenditure, recompletion, additional perforations or bore hole stimulation treatment would be examples of properties with proved developed reserves since the majority of the expenditures to develop the reserves has already been spent.
Proved developed reserves from improved recovery techniques can be assigned after either the operation of an installed pilot program shows a positive production response to the technique or the project is fully installed and operational and has shown the production response anticipated by earlier feasibility studies. In the case with a pilot, proved developed reserves can be assigned only to that volume attributable to the pilot's influence. In the case of the fully installed project, response must be seen from the full project before all the proved developed reserves estimated can be assigned. If a project is not following original forecasts, proved developed reserves can only be assigned to the extent actually supported by the current performance. An important point here is that attribution of incremental proved developed reserves from the application of improved recovery techniques requires the installation of facilities and a production increase. [SEC Interpretations]
Developed Producing Reserves. Developed Producing Reserves are expected to be recovered from completion intervals that are open and producing at the time of the estimate. Improved recovery reserves are considered producing only after the improved recovery project is in operation.
Developed Non-Producing Reserves. Developed Non-Producing Reserves include shut-in and behind-pipe Reserves. Shut-in Reserves are expected to be recovered from (1) completion intervals which are open at the time of the estimate but which have not yet started producing, (2) wells which were shut-in for market conditions or pipeline connections, or (3) wells not capable of production for mechanical reasons. Behind-pipe Reserves are expected to be recovered from zones in existing wells which will require additional completion work or future recompletion prior to start of production. In all cases, production can be initiated or restored with relatively low expenditure compared to the cost of drilling a new well. [SPE-PRMS]
Proved Undeveloped Reserves. Proved undeveloped oil and gas reserves are reserves that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion. Reserves on undrilled acreage shall be limited to those drilling units offsetting productive units that are reasonably certain of production when drilled. Proved reserves for other undrilled units can be claimed only where it can be demonstrated with certainty that there is continuity of production from the existing productive formation. Under no circumstances should estimates for proved undeveloped reserves be attributable to any acreage for which an application of fluid injection or other improved recovery technique is contemplated, unless such techniques have been proved effective by actual tests in the area and in the same reservoir.
The SEC staff points out that this definition contains no mitigating modifier for the word certainty. Also, continuity of production requires more than the technical indication of favorable structure alone (e.g. seismic data) to meet the test for
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DEFINITIONS OF OIL AND GAS RESERVES
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Adapted from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X Rule 4-10(a) and the 2007 Petroleum Resources Management System Approved by the Society of Petroleum Engineers
proved undeveloped reserves. Generally, proved undeveloped reserves can be claimed only for legal and technically justified drainage areas offsetting an existing productive well (but structurally no lower than LKH). If there are at least two wells in the same reservoir which are separated by more than one legal location and which show communication (reservoir continuity), proved undeveloped reserves could be claimed between the two wells, even though the location in question might be more than an offset well location away from any of the wells. In this illustration, seismic data could be used to help support this claim by showing reservoir continuity between the wells, but the required data would be the conclusive evidence of communication from production or pressure tests. The SEC staff emphasizes that proved reserves cannot be claimed more than one offset location away from a productive well if there are no other wells in the reservoir, even though seismic data may exist. The use of high-quality, well calibrated seismic data can improve reservoir description for performing volumetrics (e.g. fluid contacts). However, seismic data is not an indicator of continuity of production and, therefore, can not be the sole indicator of additional proved reserves beyond the legal and technically justified drainage areas of wells that were drilled. Continuity of production would have to be demonstrated by something other than seismic data.
In a new reservoir with only a few wells, reservoir simulation or application of generalized hydrocarbon recovery correlations would not be considered a reliable method to show increased proved undeveloped reserves. With only a few wells as data points from which to build a geologic model and little performance history to validate the results with an acceptable history match, the results of a simulation or material balance model would be speculative in nature. The results of such a simulation or material balance model would not be considered to be reasonably certain to occur in the field to the extent that additional proved undeveloped reserves could be recognized. The application of recovery correlations which are not specific to the field under consideration is not reliable enough to be the sole source for proved reserve calculations.
Reserves cannot be classified as proved undeveloped reserves based on improved recovery techniques until such time that they have been proved effective in that reservoir or an analogous reservoir in the same geologic formation in the immediate area. An analogous reservoir is one having at least the same values or better for porosity, permeability, permeability distribution, thickness, continuity and hydrocarbon saturations.
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| In certain instances, proved reserves may be assigned to reservoirs on the basis of a combination of electrical and other type logs and core analyses which indicate the reservoirs are analogous to similar reservoirs in the same field which are producing or have demonstrated the ability to produce on a formation test. | |
If the combination of data from open-hole logs and core analyses is overwhelmingly in support of economic producibility and the indicated reservoir properties are analogous to similar reservoirs in the same field that have produced or demonstrated the ability to produce on a conclusive formation test, the reserves may be classified as proved. This would probably be a rare event especially in an exploratory situation. The essence of the SEC definition is that in most cases there must at least be a conclusive formation test in a new reservoir before any reserves can be considered to be proved. [SEC Interpretations]
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PROBABLE AND POSSIBLE RESERVES
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The SPE-PRMS sets forth additional categorizations beyond proved reserves. However, inasmuch as the SEC does not recognize probable or possible reserves, the sections of this report dealing with such reserves should not be used in filings with the SEC.
Probable Reserves. Probable Reserves are those additional Reserves which analysis of geoscience and engineering data indicate are less likely to be recovered than Proved Reserves but more certain to be recovered than Possible Reserves.
It is equally likely that actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater than or less than the sum of the estimated Proved plus Probable Reserves (2P). In this context, when probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 50% probability that the actual quantities recovered will equal or exceed the 2P estimate. Probable Reserves may be assigned to areas of a reservoir adjacent to Proved where data control or interpretations of available data are less certain. The interpreted reservoir continuity may not meet the reasonable certainty criteria. Probable estimates also include incremental recoveries associated with project recovery efficiencies beyond that assumed for Proved.
Possible Reserves. Possible Reserves are those additional reserves which analysis of geoscience and engineering data indicate are less likely to be recoverable than Probable Reserves.
The total quantities ultimately recovered from the project have a low probability to exceed the sum of Proved plus Probable plus Possible (3P), which is equivalent to the high estimate scenario. When probabilistic methods are used, there should be at least a 10% probability that the actual quantities recovered will equal or exceed the 3P estimate. Possible Reserves may be assigned to areas of a reservoir adjacent to Probable where data control and interpretations of available data are progressively less certain. Frequently, this may be in areas where geoscience and engineering data are unable to clearly define the area and vertical reservoir limits of commercial production from the reservoir by a defined project. Possible estimates also include incremental quantities associated with project recovery efficiencies beyond that assumed for Probable.
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