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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
x
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Quarterly
Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended: September 30,
2009
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o
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Transition
Report pursuant to 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
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For
the transition period ___________ to __________
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Commission
File Number: 000-52001
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Delta Oil & Gas,
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado
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91-2102350
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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Suite 604 – 700 West Pender Street, Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada V6C 1G8
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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866-355-3644
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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_______________________________________________________________
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(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the
past 90 days. xYes o No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). ý
Yes ¨ No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”
“accelerated filer,” “non-accelerated filer,” and “a smaller reporting company”
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer o Accelerated
filer o
Non-accelerated
filer o Smaller
reporting company x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o
Yes xNo
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date:
Class
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Outstanding
at October 29, 2009
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Common
Stock, $0.001 par value
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13,557,107
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial
Statements.
Our
unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 are as
follows:
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F-1
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Unaudited
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2009 and September 30,
2008;
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F-2
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Unaudited
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 and from inception on January 9, 2001 to
September 30, 2009;
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F-3
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Unaudited
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 and from inception on January 9, 2001 to
September 30, 2009;
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F-4
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Unaudited
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity from inception
on January 9, 2001 to September 30, 2009;
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F-5
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Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial
Statements;
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These
unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
for interim financial information and the SEC instructions to Form
10-Q. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered
necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating
results for the interim period ended September 30, 2009 are not necessarily
indicative of the results that can be expected for the full year.
DELTA
OIL & GAS, INC.
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(A
Development Stage Company)
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
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September
30,
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December
31,
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2009
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2008
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ASSETS
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(Unaudited)
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(Audited)
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Current
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 465,686 | $ | 980,562 | ||||
Accounts
receivable
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48,694 | 65,614 | ||||||
Franchise
tax prepaid
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1,004 | - | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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109,286 | 11,193 | ||||||
624,670 | 1,057,369 | |||||||
Natural
Gas And Oil Properties
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Proved
property
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1,171,458 | 892,096 | ||||||
Unproved
property
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706,937 | 630,376 | ||||||
1,878,395 | 1,522,472 | |||||||
Capital
Assets, Net
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3,456 | 172 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$ | 2,506,521 | $ | 2,580,013 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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LIABILITIES
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Current
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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$ | 29,356 | $ | 26,553 | ||||
Long
Term
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Asset
retirement obligation
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22,696 | 23,604 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
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52,052 | 50,157 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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Share
Capital
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Preferred
Shares, 25,000,000 shares authorized of $0.001
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par
value of which none have been issued
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Common
stock, 100,000,000 shares authorized of $0.001
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par
value, 13,557,107 and 9,368,102 shares issued
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and
outstanding, respectively
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13,557 | 9,368 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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6,971,313 | 6,088,272 | ||||||
Cumulative
Other Comprehensive Income/(loss)
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96,538 | 5,978 | ||||||
Deficit
Accumulated During The Development Stage
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(4,723,053 | ) | (3,573,762 | ) | ||||
2,358,355 | 2,529,856 | |||||||
Noncontrolling
Interest
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96,114 | - | ||||||
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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2,454,469 | 2,529,856 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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$ | 2,506,521 | $ | 2,580,013 | ||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
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DELTA
OIL & GAS, INC.
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(A
Development Stage Company)
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Consolidated
Statements Of Operations
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(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
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(Unaudited)
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CUMULATIVE
PERIOD
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FROM
INCEPTION
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JANUARY
9, 2001
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THREE
MONTHS ENDED
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NINE
MONTHS ENDED
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TO
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SEPTEMBER
30,
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SEPTEMBER
30,
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SEPTEMBER
30,
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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2009
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Revenue
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Natural
gas and oil sales
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$ | 101,491 | $ | 190,076 | $ | 233,582 | $ | 773,216 | $ | 2,618,612 | ||||||||||
Gain
on sale of natural gas and oil properties
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- | $ | 719,146 | 142,481 | 719,146 | 2,271,087 | ||||||||||||||
101,491 | 909,222 | 376,063 | 1,492,362 | 4,889,699 | ||||||||||||||||
Costs
And Expenses
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Natural
gas and oil operating costs
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25,495 | 48,516 | 98,671 | 179,626 | 656,052 | |||||||||||||||
General
and administrative
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147,141 | 158,457 | 439,363 | 344,090 | 3,480,040 | |||||||||||||||
Accretion
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815 | 3,354 | 2,363 | 10,062 | 9,768 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and depletion
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5,739 | 39,820 | 31,443 | 200,767 | 1,470,401 | |||||||||||||||
Impairment
of natural gas and oil properties
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7,867 | - | 210,353 | 388,702 | 3,337,466 | |||||||||||||||
Loss
on sale of natural gas and oil properties
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- | - | 750,305 | - | 750,305 | |||||||||||||||
187,057 | 250,147 | 1,532,498 | 1,123,247 | 9,704,032 | ||||||||||||||||
Net
Operating Income (Loss)
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(85,566 | ) | 659,075 | (1,156,435 | ) | 369,115 | (4,814,333 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other
Income And (Expense)
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Forgiveness
of debt
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- | - | - | - | 39,933 | |||||||||||||||
Interest
income
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2,160 | 1,213 | 7,832 | 1,465 | 76,026 | |||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
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- | (1,598 | ) | - | (5,016 | ) | (5,016 | ) | ||||||||||||
2,160 | (385 | ) | 7,832 | (3,551 | ) | 110,943 | ||||||||||||||
Income
(Loss) Before Income Taxes
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(83,406 | ) | 658,690 | (1,148,603 | ) | 365,564 | (4,703,390 | ) | ||||||||||||
Income
taxes
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- | - | 5,205 | - | 24,180 | |||||||||||||||
Net
Income (Loss)
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(83,406 | ) | 658,690 | (1,153,808 | ) | 365,564 | (4,727,570 | ) | ||||||||||||
Less:
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest
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196 | - | 4,517 | - | 4,517 | |||||||||||||||
Net
Income (Loss) Attributable to Delta Oil and Gas, Inc.
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$ | (83,210 | ) | $ | 658,690 | $ | (1,149,291 | ) | $ | 365,564 | $ | (4,723,053 | ) | |||||||
Basic
And Diluted Loss Per Common Share
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$ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | 0.01 | ||||||||||
Weighted
Average Number Of
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Common
Shares Outstanding
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13,557,107 | 9,368,102 | 12,246,684 | 9,219,634 | ||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
Statement of Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
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Comprehensive
(Loss)
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Net
Loss
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$ | (83,406 | ) | $ | 658,690 | $ | (1,153,808 | ) | $ | 365,564 | $ | (4,727,570 | ) | |||||||
Other
Comprehensive Loss
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Foreign
Currency Translation
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58,366 | (7,412 | ) | 90,560 | (17,664 | ) | 96,538 | |||||||||||||
Comprehensive
(Loss)
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$ | (25,040 | ) | $ | 651,278 | $ | (1,063,248 | ) | $ | 347,900 | $ | (4,631,032 | ) | |||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
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DELTA
OIL & GAS, INC.
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(A
Development Stage Company)
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Consolidated
Statements Of Cash Flows
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(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
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(Unaudited)
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CUMULATIVE
PERIOD
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FROM
INCEPTION
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JANUARY
9, 2001
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NINE
MONTHS ENDED
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SEPTEMBER
30,
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SEPTEMBER
30,
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2009
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2008
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2009
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Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
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Net
loss for the period
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$ | (1,149,291 | ) | $ | (217,194 | ) | $ | (4,723,053 | ) | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash
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used
in operating activities:
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Accretion
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2,363 | 11,993 | 9,768 | |||||||||
Depreciation
and depletion
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31,443 | 365,971 | 1,470,401 | |||||||||
Impairment
of natural gas and oil properties
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210,353 | 711,563 | 3,337,466 | |||||||||
Loss
on sale of natural gas and oil properties
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750,305 | - | 750,305 | |||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
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13,750 | 123,724 | 621,833 | |||||||||
Shares
issued to President & CEO for servicess rendered
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30,000 | 26,500 | 516,500 | |||||||||
Shares
issued to CFO for services rendered
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12,000 | 21,200 | 170,700 | |||||||||
Shares
issued to Investor Relations Services Inc for services
rendered
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- | - | 40,800 | |||||||||
Realized
foreign exchange loss
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90,560 | (20,170 | ) | 93,326 | ||||||||
Net
loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest
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(4,517 | ) | - | (4,517 | ) | |||||||
Gain
on sale of natural gas and oil properties
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(142,481 | ) | (719,146 | ) | (2,271,087 | ) | ||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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GIC
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- | 236,112 | - | |||||||||
Accounts
receivable
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16,920 | (48,260 | ) | (48,694 | ) | |||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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2,803 | (115,176 | ) | (86,667 | ) | |||||||
Due
to related party
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- | 19,559 | - | |||||||||
Franchise
tax prepaid
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(1,004 | ) | - | (1,004 | ) | |||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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(98,093 | ) | (63,045 | ) | (109,286 | ) | ||||||
Net
Cash Generated/(Used) In Operating Activities
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(234,889 | ) | 333,631 | (233,209 | ) | |||||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
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Purchase
of other equipment
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(4,886 | ) | - | (9,369 | ) | |||||||
Sale
proceeds of natural gas and oil working interests
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407,629 | 1,309,826 | 3,217,455 | |||||||||
Investment
in natural gas and oil working interests
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(634,685 | ) | (729,402 | ) | (7,264,704 | ) | ||||||
Net
Cash Generated /(Used) In Investing Activities
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(231,942 | ) | 580,424 | (4,056,618 | ) | |||||||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
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Registration
of shares under Form S-4
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- | (95,414 | ) | - | ||||||||
Share
issue expenses
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(48,045 | ) | - | (180,334 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
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- | 25,000 | 4,935,847 | |||||||||
Net
Cash Provided/(Used) By Financing Activities
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(48,045 | ) | (70,414 | ) | 4,755,513 | |||||||
Net
Increase/(Decrease) In Cash And Cash Equivalents
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(514,876 | ) | 843,641 | 465,686 | ||||||||
Cash
And Cash Equivalents At Beginning Of Period
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(Excess
Of Deposits Over Checks Issued)
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980,562 | 238,351 | - | |||||||||
Cash
And Cash Equivalents At End Of Period
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$ | 465,686 | $ | 1,081,992 | $ | 465,686 | ||||||
Supplemental
Disclosures Of Non-Cash Financing Activities
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200,000
shares issued to the President & CEO as part of their
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$ | 30,000 | $ | 26,500 | $ | 516,500 | ||||||
compensation
package
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80,000
shares issued to the CFO for services rendered
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$ | 12,000 | $ | 21,200 | $ | 170,700 | ||||||
10,000
shares issued to Investor Relations Services Inc.,
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for
services rendered.
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | 40,800 | ||||||
3,909,005
shares issued for the acquisition of Oil and Gas
properties
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$ | 879,526 | $ | - | $ | 879,526 | ||||||
Supplemental
Disclosures Of Non-Cash Transactions
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Income
taxes paid
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$ | 5,205 | $ | - | $ | 24,180 | ||||||
Investment
in natural gas and oil working interests included in
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | 116,023 | ||||||
accounts
payable
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
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DELTA
OIL & GAS INC.
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(A
Development Stage Company)
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Consolidated
Statement Of Changes In Stockholders' Equity
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Period
From Inception, January 9, 2001, to September
30, 2009
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(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
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(Unaudited)
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DEFICIT
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COMMON
STOCK
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ACCUMULATED
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NUMBER
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SHARE
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SHARE
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DURING
THE
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CUMULATIVE
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OF
COMMON
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PAR
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ADDITIONAL
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SUBSCRIPTIONS
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SUBSCRIPTIONS
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DEVELOPMENT
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COMPREHENSIVE
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NONCONTROLLING
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SHARES
VALUE
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VALUE
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PAID-IN
CAPITAL
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RECEIVED
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RECEIVABLE
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STAGE
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INCOME/(LOSS)
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INTEREST
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TOTAL
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Shares
issued for cash at $0.00018
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2,750,000 | $ | 2,750 | $ | (250 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued for cash at $0.0036
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5,500,000 | 5,500 | 94,500 | - | - | - | - | - | 100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued for cash at $0.045
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9,350 | 9 | 2,116 | - | - | - | - | - | 2,125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) for the period ended
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- | - | - | - | - | (184,407 | ) | - | - | (184,407 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2001
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8,259,350 | 8,259 | 96,366 | - | - | (184,407 | ) | - | - | (79,782 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) for the year
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- | - | - | - | - | (62,760 | ) | - | - | (62,760 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2002
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8,259,350 | 8,259 | 96,366 | - | - | (247,167 | ) | - | - | (142,542 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) for the year
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- | - | - | - | - | (24,423 | ) | - | - | (24,423 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2003
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8,259,350 | 8,259 | 96,366 | - | - | (271,590 | ) | - | - | (166,965 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share
subscriptions received
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- | - | - | 160,000 | - | - | - | - | 160,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) for the year
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- | - | - | - | - | (31,574 | ) | - | - | (31,574 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2004
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8,259,350 | 8,259 | 96,366 | 160,000 | - | (303,164 | ) | - | - | (38,539 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Units
issued for cash at $1.00, net
of share issuance cost
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496,797 | 497 | 2,483,228 | (160,000 | ) | - | - | - | - | 2,323,725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options
exercised for cash at $0.8
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49,000 | 49 | 195,951 | - | (16,000 | ) | - | - | - | 180,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
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- | - | 370,267 | - | - | - | - | - | 370,267 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) for the year
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- | - | - | - | - | (570,050 | ) | - | - | (570,050 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2005
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8,805,147 | 8,805 | 3,145,812 | - | (16,000 | ) | (873,214 | ) | - | - | 2,265,403 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subscriptions
receivable
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- | - | - | - | 16,000 | - | - | - | 16,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options
exercised for cash at $0.8
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61,000 | 61 | 243,939 | - | - | - | - | - | 244,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options
exercised for cash at $1.00
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2,500 | 3 | 12,498 | - | - | - | - | - | 12,501 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued for cash at $2.75,
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145,455 | 145 | 1,849,850 | - | - | - | - | - | 1,849,995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
net
of finders fee
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Stock-based
compensation
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- | - | 195,719 | - | - | - | - | - | 195,719 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) for the year
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- | - | - | - | - | (234,763 | ) | - | - | (234,763 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
9,014,102 | 9,014 | 5,447,818 | - | - | (1,107,977 | ) | - | - | 4,348,855 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options
exercised for cash at $0.75
|
12,000 | 12 | 44,988 | - | - | - | - | - | 45,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued to President & CEO as
part of his
compensation package
at $0.92
|
100,000 | 100 | 459,900 | - | - | - | - | - | 460,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued to Investor Relations
Services,
Inc. as part of the agreement
|
12,000 | 12 | 40,788 | - | - | - | - | - | 40,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued to CFO for services rendered
|
50,000 | 50 | 137,450 | - | - | - | - | - | 137,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
- | - | 42,097 | - | - | - | - | - | 42,097 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
Income/(loss):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative
translation adjustment
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | 187,348 | - | 187,348 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) for the year
|
- | - | - | - | - | (2,249,959 | ) | - | - | (2,249,959 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
(loss)
|
(2,062,611 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
9,188,102 | 9,188 | 6,173,041 | - | - | (3,357,936 | ) | 187,348 | - | 3,011,641 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued to President & CEO & CFO as part
of their compensation package at $0.053
|
180,000 | 180 | 47,520 | - | - | - | - | - | 47,700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Registration
of shares under Form S-4
|
- | - | (132,289 | ) | - | - | - | - | - | (132,289 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative
translation adjustment
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | (181,370 | ) | - | (181,370 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year
|
- | - | - | - | - | (215,826 | ) | - | - | (215,826 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
(397,196 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2008
|
9,368,102 | 9,368 | 6,088,272 | - | - | (3,573,762 | ) | 5,978 | - | 2,529,856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued for acquisition of oil & gas
|
3,909,005 | 3,909 | 875,616 | - | - | - | - | - | 879,525 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
properties
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Registration
of shares under Form S-4
|
- | - | (48,045 | ) | - | - | - | - | - | (48,045 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling
interest in subsidiary
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100,631 | 100,631 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
issued to President, CEO & CFO as part
of his compensation package at $0.03
|
280,000 | 280 | 41,720 | - | - | - | - | - | 42,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options
issued to CEO
|
- | - | 13,750 | - | - | - | - | - | 13,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative
translation adjustment
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | 90,560 | - | 90,560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
- | - | - | - | - | (1,149,291 | ) | - | (4,517 | ) | (1,153,808 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
(1,063,248 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
September 30, 2009
|
13,557,107 | $ | 13,557 | $ | 6,971,313 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (4,723,053 | ) | $ | 96,538 | $ | 96,114 | $ | 2,454,469 | ||||||||||||||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
|
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
1. BASIS
OF PRESENTATION
The
unaudited consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2009 included
herein have been prepared without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and
footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals)
considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. It
is suggested that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction
with the December 31, 2008 audited financial statements and notes
thereto. The results of the operations for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 are not indicative of the results that may be expected for
the year.
2. OPERATIONS
a)
|
Organization
|
Delta Oil
& Gas, Inc. (“the Company”) was incorporated as a Colorado corporation on
January 9, 2001.
The
Company is a development stage, independent natural gas and oil company engaged
in the exploration, development and acquisition of natural gas and oil
properties in the United States and Canada. The Company’s entry into
the natural gas and oil business began on February 8, 2001.
The
Company is subject to several categories of risk associated with its development
stage activities. Natural gas and oil exploration and production is a
speculative business, and involves a high degree of risk. Among the
factors that have a direct bearing on the Company’s prospects are uncertainties
inherent in estimating natural gas and oil reserves, future
hydrocarbon production, and cash flows, particularly with respect to wells that
have not been fully tested and with wells having limited production histories;
access to additional capital; changes in the price of natural gas and oil;
availability and cost of services and equipment; and the presence of competitors
with greater financial resources and capacity.
The oil
and gas industry is subject, by its nature, to environmental hazards and
clean-up costs. At this time, management knows of no substantial
costs from environmental accidents or events for which the Company may be
currently liable. In addition, the Company’s oil and gas business
makes it vulnerable to changes in prices of crude oil and natural
gas. Such prices have been volatile in the past and can be expected
to be volatile in the future. By definition, proved reserves are
based on current oil and gas prices and estimated reserves. Price
declines reduce the estimated quantity of proved reserves and increase annual
depletion expense (which is based on proved reserves).
b)
|
Business
acquisition
|
On March
26, 2009, the Company acquired 80.31% of The Stallion Group (“Stallion”), a
Nevada corporation, whose principal business is in the identification,
acquisition and exploration of oil and gas properties. To fund the acquisition
of the Common Stock, the Company issued 3,909,005 shares of common stock and
paid $46,908 in cash to the holders of the Stallion’s common stock that was
tendered for a value of $0.04. Each common share of Stallion was
exchangeable for 0.333333 of the Company’s common shares and $0.0008 in
cash. As of March 26, 2009, the Company owned 58,635,139 shares of
Common Stock, which represents approximately 80.31% of the shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding. Following is a summary of purchase
price allocation:
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
2. OPERATIONS
(continued)
b)
|
Business
acquisition (continued)
|
March
26, 2009
|
||||
Purchase
price:
|
||||
Share
consideration – issued 3,909,005 common shares at $0.225 per
share
|
$ | 879,526 | ||
Cash
payment - $0.0008 for 58,653,139 common shares
|
46,908 | |||
Fair
value of Non-Controlling Interests
|
100,631 | |||
Total
|
$ | 1,027,065 | ||
Represented
By:
Net
assets purchased
|
(45,399 | ) | ||
Increase
in Oil and Gas Properties
|
(970,535 | ) | ||
Net
Assets attributable to Non-Controlling Interests
|
(11,131 | ) | ||
$Nil | ||||
Purchase
Price Allocation:
|
||||
Share
capital
|
$ | 3,495,046 | ||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(3,452,287 | ) | ||
Cumulative
translation adjustment
|
13,771 | |||
Total
|
$ | 56,530 | ||
Investment
in Subsidiary – 80.31%
|
$ | 45,399 | ||
Non-Controlling
Interest – 19.69%
|
$ | 11,131 |
As the
acquisition was completed on March 26, 2009, the net loss of $18,422 of Stallion
was included in the consolidated financial statements as of September 30,
2009.
The
following table summarizes the net assets acquired upon the acquisition of The
Stallion Group:
Cash
& cash Equivalents
|
$ | 565 | ||
Accounts
receivable
|
13,712 | |||
Prepaid
Expenses
|
3,001 | |||
Natural
gas and oil properties
|
194,670 | |||
Capital
Assets, Net
Total
Assets
|
4,190 | |||
$ | 216,138 | |||
Current
Liabilities
|
$ | (144,144 | ) | |
Asset
Retirement Obligation
Total
Net Assets
Total
Net Assets purchased – 80.31%
|
(15,464 | ) | ||
$ | 56,530 | |||
$ | 45,399 |
c)
|
Going
Concern
|
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern.
As shown
in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred
a net loss of $4,723,053 since inception. To achieve profitable
operations, the Company requires additional capital for obtaining producing oil
and gas properties through either the purchase of producing wells or successful
exploration activity. Management believes that sufficient funding
will be available to meet its business objectives including anticipated cash
needs for working capital and is currently evaluating several financing
options.
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
2.
OPERATIONS (continued)
c) Going
Concern
However,
there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain sufficient
funds to continue the development of its properties and, if successful, to
commence the sale of its projects under development. As a result of
the foregoing, there exists substantial doubt the Company’s ability to continue
as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not
include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
3. SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
a)
|
Basis
of Consolidation
|
The
consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States and include the financial
statements of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Delta Oil & Gas
(Canada) Inc. and 80.31% of The Stallion Group. All significant
inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.
b)
|
Use
of Estimates
|
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those
estimates. Significant estimates with regard to these financial
statements include the estimate of proved natural gas and oil reserve quantities
and the related present value of estimated future net cash flows there
from.
c)
|
Natural
Gas and Oil Properties
|
The
Company accounts for its oil and gas producing activities using the full cost
method of accounting as prescribed by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, all costs associated with the
acquisition of properties and exploration with the intent of finding proved oil
and gas reserves contribute to the discovery of proved reserves, including the
costs of abandoned properties, dry holes, geophysical costs, and annual lease
rentals are capitalized. All general corporate costs are expensed as
incurred. In general, sales or other dispositions of oil and gas
properties are accounted for as adjustments to capitalized costs, with no gain
or loss recorded. Amortization of evaluated oil and gas properties is
computed on the units of production method based on all proved reserves on a
country-by-country basis. The net capitalized costs of evaluated oil
and gas properties (full cost ceiling limitation) are not to exceed their
related estimated future net revenues from proved reserves discounted at 10%,
and the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproved properties, net of tax
considerations. These properties are included in the amortization
pool immediately upon the determination that the well is dry.
Unproved
properties consist of lease acquisition costs and costs on wells currently being
drilled on the properties. The recorded costs of the investment in
unproved properties are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the
projects can be determined or until they are impaired. Unevaluated
oil and gas properties are assessed at least annually for impairment either
individually or on an aggregate basis.
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
3. SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
d)
|
Asset
Retirement Obligations
|
The
Company has adopted “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations” of the FASB
Accounting Standards Codification, which requires that asset retirement
obligations (“ARO”) associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived
asset, including natural gas and oil properties, be recognized as liabilities in
the period in which it is incurred and becomes determinable, with an offsetting
increase in the carrying amount of the associated assets. The cost of tangible
long-lived assets, including the initially recognized ARO, is depleted, such
that the cost of the ARO is recognized over the useful life of the assets. The
ARO is recorded at fair value, and accretion expense is recognized over time as
the discounted cash flows are accreted to the expected settlement value. The
fair value of the ARO is measured using expected future cash flow, discounted at
the Company’s credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate.
e)
|
Joint
Ventures
|
All
exploration and production activities are conducted jointly with others and,
accordingly, the accounts reflect only the Company’s proportionate interest in
such activities.
f)
|
Revenue
Recognition
|
Revenue
from sales of crude oil, natural gas and refined petroleum products are recorded
when deliveries have occurred and legal ownership of the commodity transfers to
the customers. Title transfers for crude oil, natural gas and bulk
refined products generally occur at pipeline custody points or when a tanker
lifting has occurred. Revenues from the production of oil and natural
gas properties in which the Company shares an undivided interest with other
producers are recognized based on the actual volumes sold by the Company during
the period. Gas imbalances occur when the Company’s actual sales
differ from its entitlement under existing working interests. The
Company records a liability for gas imbalances when it has sold more than its
working interest of gas production and the estimated remaining reserves make it
doubtful that the partners can recoup their share of production from the field.
At September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company had no overproduced
imbalances.
g)
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalent
|
Cash
consists of cash on deposit with high quality major financial institutions, and
to date has not experienced losses on any of its balances. The
carrying amounts approximated fair market value due to the liquidity of these
deposits. For purposes of the balance sheet and statements of cash
flows, the Company considers all highly liquid instruments with maturity of
three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash
equivalents.
h) Concentration
of Credit Risk
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and
cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company
maintains cash at one financial institution. The Company periodically
evaluates the credit worthiness of financial institutions, and maintains cash
accounts only in large high quality financial institutions, thereby minimizing
exposure for deposits in excess of federally insured amounts. The
Company believes credit risk associated with cash and cash equivalents to be
minimal. Deposits are insured up to $93,397, the amount that may be
subject to credit risk for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 is
$372,289.
The
Company has recorded trade accounts receivable from the business operations.
Management periodically evaluates the collectability of the trade receivables
and believes that the Company’s receivables are fully collectable and that the
risk of loss is minimal.
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
3. SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
i)
|
Environmental
Protection and Reclamation Costs
|
The
operations of the Company have been, and may be in the future be affected from
time to time in varying degrees by changes in environmental regulations,
including those for future removal and site restorations costs. Both
the likelihood of new regulations and their overall effect upon the Company may
vary from region to region and are not predictable.
j)
|
Environmental
Protection and Reclamation Costs
(Continued)
|
The
Company’s policy is to meet or, if possible, surpass standards set by relevant
legislation, by application of technically proven and economically feasible
measures. Environmental expenditures that relate to ongoing
environmental and reclamation programs will be charged against statements of
operations as incurred or capitalized and amortized depending upon their future
economic benefits. The Company does not currently anticipate any
material capital expenditures for environmental control facilities because all
property holdings are at early stages of exploration. Therefore,
estimated future removal and site restoration costs are presently considered
minimal.
k)
|
Foreign
Currency Translation
|
United
States funds are considered the Company’s functional
currency. Transaction amounts denominated in foreign currencies are
translated into their United States dollar equivalents at exchange rates
prevailing at the transaction date. Monetary assets and liabilities
are adjusted at each balance sheet date to reflect exchange rates prevailing at
that date, and non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the
historical rate of exchange. Gains and losses arising from
restatement of foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities at each year-end
are included in other comprehensive income.
l)
|
Other
Equipment
|
Computer
equipment is stated at cost. Provision for depreciation on computer
equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful
life of three years.
m)
|
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
|
In the
event that facts and circumstances indicate that the costs of long-lived assets,
other than oil and gas properties, may be impaired, and evaluation of
recoverability would be performed. If an evaluation is required, the
estimated future undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset would be
compared to the asset’s carrying amount to determine if a write-down to market
value or discounted cash flow value is required. Impairment of oil
and gas properties is evaluated subject to the full cost ceiling as described
under Natural Oil and Gas Properties.
n)
|
Loss
Per Share
|
In
February 1997, as required by the “Earnings Per Share” Topic of the FASB
Accounting Standards Codification, basic and diluted earnings per share are to
be presented. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income
available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding in the period. Diluted earnings per share takes into
consideration common shares outstanding (computed under basic earnings per
share) and potentially dilutive common shares.
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
3. SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
o)
|
Income
Taxes
|
The
Company follows the liability method of accounting for income taxes under which
deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax
consequences of (i) temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and
liabilities, and their reported amounts in the financial statements, and (ii)
operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards for tax
purposes. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance
when, based upon management’s estimates, it is more likely than not that a
portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized in a future
period.
p)
|
Financial
Instruments
|
The
Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalent, accounts
receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
It is
management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest or
credit risks arising from these financial instruments. The fair value
of these financial instruments is approximated to their carrying
values.
q) Comprehensive
Loss
Reporting
Comprehensive Income Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification
establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive loss and
its components in the financial statements. The Company is disclosing this
information on its Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
and Consolidated Statement of Operations.
r) Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with Share-Based Payments
of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, which requires the measurement
and recognition of compensation expense based on estimated fair values for all
share-based awards made to employees and directors, including stock
options.
Shared
Based Payments requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based
awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The Company uses the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model as its method of determining fair value. This
model is affected by the Company’s stock price as well as assumptions regarding
a number of subjective variables. These subjective variables include, but are
not limited to the Company’s expected stock price volatility over the term of
the awards, and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors.
The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is
recognized as an expense in the statement of operations over the requisite
service period.
All
transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the
issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the
consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued,
whichever is more reliably measurable.
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
4. NATURAL
GAS AND OIL PROPERTIES
a)
|
Proved
Properties
|
Properties
|
December
31, 2008
|
Additions
|
Disposals
|
Depletion
for the period
|
Impairment
|
September
30, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||
USA
properties
|
$ | 866,781 | $ | 1,319,587 | $ | (808,861 | ) | $ | (22,670 | ) | $ | (202,486 | ) | $ | 1,152,351 | |||||||||
Canada
properties
|
25,315 | 16,554 | (7,725 | ) | (7,170 | ) | (7,867 | ) | 19,107 | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 892,096 | $ | 1,336,141 | $ | (816,586 | ) | $ | (29,840 | ) | $ | (210,353 | ) | $ | 1,171,458 |
Properties in U.S.A.
i.
|
Oklahoma,
USA
|
In April
2007, the Company entered into the 2006-3 Drilling Program for a buy-in cost of
$113,700 which will provide 12.5% Before Casing Point (“BCP”) working interest
and After Casing Point (“ACP”) working interest of 10%. In September
2007, Wolf#1-7 was abandoned. Its costs amount to $68,118 was moved to the
proven cost pool for depletion. In October 2007, Ruggles #1-15 was
also abandoned and the cost of $84,328 was moved to the proven cost pool for
depletion.
In the
2006-3 Drilling Program, Elizabeth #1-25 was plugged abandoned on February 7,
2008. Its cost amounted to $127,421 was moved to the proven cost pool
for depletion. Plaster #1-11 and Dale #1-15 started producing in
January and February 2008, respectively, total cost of $205,064 was moved to the
proven cost pool.
In the
2007-1 Drilling Program, Pollack #1-35 was plugged and abandoned on January 19,
2008. Its cost amounted to $150,841 was moved to the proven cost pool
for depletion. Hulsey #1-8 started producing in February 2008; the
cost of $161,039 was moved to the proven cost pool. River #1-28
started producing in June 2008; the cost of $150,582 was moved to the proven
cost pool. Hulsey #2-8 started producing in January 2009; its cost amounted to
$139,674 was moved to the proven cost pool for depletion.
|
ii.
|
Palmetto
Point Prospect, Mississippi, USA
|
On
February 21, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with
0743608 B.C. Ltd., (“Assignor”) a British Columbia, Canada based oil and gas
exploration company, in order to accept an assignment of the Assignor’s ten
percent (10%) gross working and revenue interest in a ten-well drilling program
(the “Drilling Program”) to be undertaken by Griffin & Griffin Exploration
L.L.C., (“Griffin”) a Mississippi based exploration company. Under
the terms of the Agreement, the Company paid the Assignor $425,000 as payment
for the assignment of the Assignor’s 10% gross working and revenue interest in
the Drilling Program. The Company also entered into a joint Operating
Agreement directly with Griffin on February 24, 2006.
The
Drilling Program on the acquired property interests was initiated by Griffin in
May 2006 and was substantially completed by Griffin by December 31,
2006. The prospect area owned or controlled by Griffin on which the
ten wells were drilled, is comprised of approximately 1,273 acres in Palmetto
Point, Mississippi.
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
4.
|
NATURAL
GAS AND OIL PROPERTIES (Continued)
|
|
a)
|
Proved
Properties - Descriptions
|
Properties
in U.S.A.
ii.
|
Palmetto
Point Prospect, Mississippi, USA
(Continued)
|
During
the year ended of December 31, 2007, eight wells were found to be proved wells,
and two wells, PP F-7 and PP F-121 were abandoned due to no apparent gas or oil
shows present. The costs of abandon properties were added to the
capitalized cost in determination of the depletion expense.
On August
4, 2006, the Company elected to participate in additional two wells program in
Mississippi owned by Griffin & Griffin Exploration and paid
$70,000. These wells were found to be proved in December
2008.
On
October 10, 2007, the Company elected to participate in the drilling of PP F-12
and PP F-12-3 in Mississippi operated by Griffin & Griffin
Exploration. The Company’s 10% of the estimated drilling costs was
$88,783. PP F-12 started production from October 2007, and PP F-12-3 started
production from November 2007. Additional AFE in the amount of
$36,498 for workovers on the PP F-12, PP F-12-3 was paid on January 31,
2008.
On
January 11, 2008, the Company paid $11,030 for PP F-41salt water disposal
well.
iii.
|
Mississippi
II, Mississippi, USA
|
In August
2006, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Griffin &
Griffin Exploration, LLC. to acquire an interest in a drilling program comprised
of up to 50 natural gas and/or oil wells. The area in which the wells are
to be drilled is comprised of approximately 300,000 gross acres of land located
between Southwest Mississippi and North East Louisiana. The wells are targeting
the Frio and Wilcox Geological formations. The Company has agreed to pay
10% of all prospect fees, mineral leases, surface leases and drilling and
completion costs to earn a net 8% share of all production zones to the base of
the Frio formation and 7.5% of all production to the base of the Wilcox
formation. In January 2007, the well CMR USA 39-14 was found to be
proved. The cost of $35,126 was added to the proven cost
pool. Dixon#1 was abandoned in January 2007, its costs amounted to
$40,605 was moved to the proven cost pool for depletion. Randall#1
was abandoned in June 2007, its costs amounted to $26,918 was moved to the
proven cost pool for depletion. BR F-24 was abandoned and its cost
amounted to $41,999 was moved to the proven cost pool for
depletion. Faust #1, USA 1-37 and BR F-33 were found to be proven and
the total cost of $129,360 was added to the proven cost pool.
In
connection with the acquisition of Stallion, the Company acquired an additional
30% of the drilling programs.
|
iv.
|
Mississippi
III, Mississippi, USA
|
During
August to December 2007, five additional wells, PP F-90, PP F-100, PP F-111, PP
F-6A, and PP F-83 were drilled in the area. These wells were
abandoned due to modest gas shows and a total drilling cost of $110,729 was
added to the capitalized costs in determination of depletion
expense.
On April
3, 2009, the Company sold its Working Interest in the Mississippi project and
the surrounding lands for $200,367 plus a monthly $500 payment for 48 months of
production.
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
4.
|
|
NATURAL
GAS AND OIL PROPERTIES (Continued)
|
|
a)
|
Proved
Properties - Descriptions
|
Properties
in U.S.A.
v.
|
Willows
Gas Field, California, U.S.A
|
Through
the Company’s subsidiary, Stallion, the Company acquired a well working interest
in California, U.S.A. On October 15, 2007, Stallion agreed to
participate in the drilling program to be conducted by Production Specialties
Company (“PSC”). Stallion shall pay for the initial test well, 12.5%
of 100% of all costs and expenses of drilling, completing, testing and equipping
the Wilson Creek #1-27, to earn 6.25% working interest. As of
September 30, 2009, Stallion has expended $195,971 for the costs of Wilson Creek
#1-27 and $60,000 for 3D seismic in the prospect area. Wilson Creek
#1-27 started producing gas from April 2008. The well has been temporarily shut
in pending an increase in natural gas commodity prices.
Properties
in Canada
|
vi.
|
Wordsworth
Prospect, Saskatchewan, Canada
|
On April
10, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with Petrex
Energy Ltd., for a participation and Farmout agreement where the Company will
participate for 15% gross working interest before payout (BPO) and 7.5% gross
working interest after pay out (APO) in a proposed four well horizontal drilling
program in the Wordsworth area in Southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. The well, HZ
1C2-23 was drilled in September 2008 also started production from November
2008. As at September 30, 2009, the Company had advanced $338,967 as
its share of the costs in this Agreement.
On June
1, 2009, the Company sold 2.5% of its 7.5% Working Interest for
CAD$250,000.
vii. Todd
Creek, Alberta, Canada
In
January 2005, the Company acquired a 20% working interest in 13.75 sections
(8,800 acres) of land in Todd Creek, Alberta, Canada, at a cost of
$597,263. One of the well 13-28-9-2W5M has had production since
October 2006.
The
Company paid $314,959 (CDN$352,376) on October 27, 2006 for well
13-33-8-2W5M. It was abandoned and the cost was moved to the proved
properties cost pool for depletion. During the year ended of December
31, 2007, the remaining wells at Todd Creek were abandoned and the cost was
moved to proven cost pool for depletion.
viii. Hillspring,
Alberta, Canada
In
January 2005, the Company acquired a 10% working interest in 1 section (64
acres) of land in Hillspring, Alberta, Canada, at a cost of
$414,766. During the year ended of December 31, 2007, it was
abandoned and the cost was moved to proven cost pool for depletion.
ix. Strachan
Prospect, Alberta, Canada
In
September 2005, the Company entered into a participation and farm-out agreement
with Odin Capital Inc. (“Odin”) where the Company will participate for 4% share
of the costs of drilling a test well in certain lands located in the Leduc
formation, Alberta, Canada. In exchange for the participation costs,
the Company will earn interests in certain petroleum and natural gas wells
ranging from 1.289% to 4.0%. The Company has advanced $388,662 as its
share of the costs in the Leduc formation property. The well was
abandoned in the three month ended of March 31, 2008; the cost of $388,662 was
moved to the proven cost pool for depletion.
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
4.
|
NATURAL
GAS AND OIL PROPERTIES (Continued)
|
b) Unproved
Properties
Properties
|
December
31, 2008
|
Addition
|
Disposals
|
Transfer
to proved properties
|
September
30, 2009
|
|||||||||||||||
USA
properties
|
$ | 430,311 | $ | 374,715 | $ | (154,671 | ) | $ | (139,673 | ) | $ | 510,682 | ||||||||
Canada
properties
|
200,065 | 60,156 | (63,966 | ) | - | 196,255 | ||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 630,376 | $ | 434,871 | (218,637 | ) | $ | (139,673 | ) | $ | 706,937 |
|
Unproved
Properties - Descriptions
|
|
Properties
in U.S.A.
|
|
i.
|
Oklahoma,
USA
|
In April
2007, the Company entered into the 2006-3 Drilling Program for a buy-in cost of
$113,700 which will provide 12.5% Before Casing Point (“BCP”) working interest
and After Casing Point (“ACP”) working interest of 10%.
In
September 2007, the Company entered into the 2007-1 Drilling Program for a
buy-in cost of $77,100 which will provide 25% Before Casing Point (“BCP”)
working interest and 20% After Casing Point (“ACP”) working
interest. During August to September 2008, the Company paid estimated
drilling costs of $82,830 and estimated completion costs of $80,905 for the
well, Hulsey #2-8. Hulsey #2-8 started producing in January 2009; its
cost amounted to $139,674 was moved to the proven cost pool for
depletion.
On July
27, 2009, the Company entered into the 2009-1 Drilling Program for five wells
which will provide 5.714286% Before Casing Point (“BCP”) working interest and
5.00% After Casing Point (“ACP”) working interest. The Company’s
buy-in costs for each well is $2,625. During the three months
to September 2009, the Company had paid buy-in, estimated drilling
and completion costs for three wells; Saddle #1-18, Saddle #2-18 and Saddle
#3-18. The total of the costs were $90,217.
In August
2009, the Company entered into the 2009-3 Drilling Program for a total buy-in
cost of $37,775 which will provide 6.25% Before Casing Point (“BCP”) working
interest and 5.00% After Casing Point (“ACP”) working
interest. During the three months to September 2009, the Company paid
estimated drilling costs of $78,090.
|
ii.
|
Mississippi
II, Mississippi, USA
|
In
August, 2006, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with
Griffin & Griffin Exploration, LLC. to acquire an interest in a drilling
program comprised of up to 50 natural gas and/or oil wells. The area in
which the wells are to be drilled is comprised of approximately 300,000 gross
acres of land located between Southwest Mississippi and North East Louisiana.
The wells are targeting the Frio and Wilcox Geological formations. The
Company has agreed to pay 10% of all prospect fees, mineral leases, surface
leases and drilling and completion costs to earn a net 8% share of all
production zones to the base of the Frio formation and 7.5% of all production to
the base of the Wilcox formation.
On April
3, 2009, the Company sold its Working Interest in the Mississippi project and
the surrounding lands for $200,367 and $500 per month for 48 months of
production.
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
4.
|
NATURAL
GAS AND OIL PROPERTIES (continued)
|
|
Unproved
Properties - Descriptions
|
|
Properties
in U.S.A.
|
|
iii.
|
King
City, California, USA
|
On May
25, 2009, the Company entered into a Farm-out agreement with Sunset Exploration
(“Sunset”) to participate in a drilling and exploration of lands located in
California, USA. The Company paid $100,000 to Sunset towards the
permitting and processing of lands and the costs of a gravity survey and a 2D
seismic program. The Company shall pay 66.67% pro rata share of 100%
of all costs associated in the initial test well. If the test well is
capable of producing hydrocarbons, then the Company shall pay its working
interest pro rata share of all completion costs. The Company’s
working interest is 40% of 100% in the Area of Mutual Interest.
|
iv.
|
Texas
Prospect, Texas, USA
|
On July
15, 2009, the Company successfully obtained the leases on certain lands in
Texas, USA. These leases will provide the Company with the ability to
drill up to 3 exploration wells. The costs of the leases were
$169,566.
Properties
in Canada
|
iv.
|
Wordsworth
Prospect, Saskatchewan, Canada
|
In April
2007, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with Petrex Energy
Ltd., for a participation and Farmout agreement where the Company will
participate for 15% gross working interest before payout (BPO) and 7.5% gross
working interest after pay out (APO) in a proposed four well horizontal drilling
program in the Wordsworth area in Southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. As
at March 31, 2009, the Company had expended $162,996 of the well
3B9-23/3A11. In March 2009, the Company joined the drilling of a new
well, 2 HZ 3B9 LEG. In June 2009, the Company joined the drilling of
a new well, HZ 1B1-23/3B8, and paid CAD$49,826 for 5% working
interest.
5.
|
NATURAL
GAS AND OIL EXPLORATION RISK
|
a)
Exploration
Risk
The
Company’s future financial condition and results of operations will depend upon
prices received for its natural gas and oil production and the cost of finding,
acquiring, developing and producing reserves. Substantially all of
its production is sold under various terms and arrangements at prevailing market
prices. Prices for natural gas and oil are subject to fluctuations in
response to changes in supply, market uncertainty and a variety of other factors
beyond its control. Other factors that have a direct bearing on the
Company’s prospects are uncertainties inherent in estimating natural gas and oil
reserves and future hydrocarbon production and cash flows, particularly with
respect to wells that have not been fully tested and with wells having limited
production histories; access to additional capital; changes in the price of
natural gas and oil; availability and cost of services and equipment; and the
presence of competitors with greater financial resources and
capacity.
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
5.
|
NATURAL
GAS AND OIL EXPLORATION RISK
(continued)
|
b) Distribution
Risk
The
Company is dependent on the operator to market any oil production from its wells
and any subsequent production which may be received from other wells which may
be successfully drilled on the Prospect. It relies on the operator’s
ability and expertise in the industry to successfully market the
same. Prices at which the operator sells gas/oil both in intrastate
and interstate commerce will be subject to the availability of pipe lines,
demand and other factors beyond the control of the operator. The
Company and the operator believe any oil produced can be readily sold to a
number of buyers.
c)
|
Credit
Risk
|
A
substantial portion of the Company’s accounts receivable is with joint venture
partners in the oil and gas industry and is subject to normal industry credit
risks.
d)
|
Foreign
Operations Risk
|
The
Company is exposed to foreign currency fluctuations, political risks, price
controls and varying forms of fiscal regimes or changes thereto which may impair
its ability to conduct profitable operations as it operates internationally and
holds foreign denominated cash and other assets.
6.
|
ASSET
RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
|
The
Company follows the Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations Topic of the
FASB Accounting Standards Codification. This addresses financial
accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of
tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement
costs. It also requires recognition of the present value of
obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets in the
period in which it is incurred. As of September 30, 2009 and December
31, 2008, the Company recognized the future cost to plug and abandon the gas
wells over the estimated useful lives of the wells in accordance with Asset
Retirement Obligations of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification
. The liability for the fair value of an asset retirement obligation
with a corresponding increase in the carrying value of the related long-lived
asset is recorded at the time a well is completed and ready for
production. The Company amortizes the amount added to the oil and gas
properties and recognizes accretion expense in connection with the discounted
liability over the remaining life of the respective well. The
estimated liability is based on historical experience in plugging and abandoning
wells, estimated useful lives based on engineering studies, external estimates
as to the cost to plug and abandon wells in the future and federal and state
regulatory requirements. The liability is a discounted liability
using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate of 12%.
Revisions
to the liability could occur due to changes in plugging and abandonment costs,
well useful lives or if federal or state regulators enact new guidance on the
plugging and abandonment of wells.
The
information below reflects the change in the asset retirement obligations during
the nine months period ended September 30, 2009 and year ended December 31,
2008:
September
30, 2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||
Balance,
beginning of the period
|
$ | 23,604 | $ | 111,803 | ||||
Liabilities
assumed
|
- | 8,898 | ||||||
Revisions
|
(3,271 | ) | (99,626 | ) | ||||
Accretion
expense
|
2,363 | 2,529 | ||||||
Balance,
end of the period
|
$ | 22,696 | $ | 23,604 |
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
7.
|
SHARE
CAPITAL
|
On
September 25, 2009, the Company’s shareholders voted for a 1 for 5 reverse
split. On October 21, 2009 the Company changed its Articles of
Incorporation to reflect the 1 for 5 reverse share split. The
Company’s financial statements reflect the changes in its share capital
retroactively and prospectively. Hence the Company’s outstanding
warrants and options have been adjusted accordingly.
|
i.
|
Common
Stock
|
On
January 11, 2006, the Company issued 15,000 common shares for exercise of stock
options at $4.00 per share.
On
January 24, 2006, the Company issued 46,000 common shares for exercise of stock
options at $4.00 per share.
On
January 25, 2006, the Company issued 2,500 common shares for exercise of stock
options at $5.00 per share.
On April
25, 2006, the Company issued 145,455 common shares pursuant to a private
placement at $13.75 per share.
On
January 23, 2007, the Company issued 12,000 common shares for exercise of stock
options at $3.75 per share.
On March
1, 2007, the Company issued 100,000 common shares to the President and CEO as
part of his compensation package. The price of the share as of March
1, 2007 was $4.60.
On May 1,
2007, the Company issued 12,000 common shares to Investor Relations Services,
Inc. as part of the investor relation services and consulting
agreement. The price of the share as of May 1, 2007 was
$6.40.
On July
8, 2007, the Company issued 50,000 common shares to its Chief Financial Officer
as part of his services rendered and in lieu of cancellation of stock
options. The price of the share was $2.75. It was the
average of the share price of July 6 and July 9, 2007.
On August
13, 2008, the Company issued 180,000 common shares to the Officers of the
Company as part of their compensation package. The price of the share
as of August 13, 2008 was $0.265.
On March
26, 2009, the Company issued 3,909,005 common shares for the acquisition of
80.31% for oil and gas properties.
On April
6, 2009, the Company issued 280,000 common shares to the Officers of the Company
as part of their compensation package. The price of the share as of
April 6, 2009 was $0.15.
Preferred
Stock
The
Company did not issue any preferred stock during the nine months period ended
September 30, 2009 (December 31, 2008 - Nil).
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
7.
|
SHARE
CAPITAL (continued)
|
|
ii.
|
Stock
Options
|
Compensation
expense related to incentive stock options granted is recorded at their fair
value as calculated by the Black-Scholes option pricing
model. Compensation expense of $13,750 was recorded during the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 (September 30, 2008 – 123,724) related to
options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008. The changes in stock options are as follows:
NUMBER
|
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE
EXERCISE
PRICE
|
||
Balance
outstanding, December 31, 2008
Granted
Expired
Exercised
Balance
outstanding, September 30, 2009
|
48,000
100,000
(48,000)
-
|
$ 3.75
0.15
-
-
|
|
100,000
|
$ 0.15
|
The
weighted average assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock options
granted and vested using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model are as follows:
September
30, 2009
|
September
30, 2008
|
|||||||
Risk-fee
interest rate
|
1.00 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||
Expected
life of the option
|
3
years
|
0
year
|
||||||
Expected
volatility
|
199.13 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||
Expected
dividend yield
|
- | - |
The
following table summarized information about the stock options outstanding as at
September 30, 2009:
Options
outstanding
|
Options
exercisable
|
|||
Exercise
price
|
Number
of shares
|
Remaining
contractual life (years)
|
Number
of shares
|
|
$0.15
|
100,000
|
2.52
|
100,000
|
|
iii.
|
Common
Stock Share Purchase Warrants
|
As at
September 30, 2009, share purchase warrants outstanding for the purchase of
common shares as follows:
Warrants
outstanding
Exercise
price
|
Number
of shares
|
Expiry
date
|
$
7.50
|
497,997
|
February
1, 2010
|
No
warrants were issued during the nine months period ended September 30,
2009.
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009
(Stated
in U.S. Dollars)
8.
|
RELATED
PARTIES
|
During
the nine months period ended September 30, 2009, the Company paid $146,243
(September 30, 2008 - $129,564) for consulting fees and $27,578 (September 30,
2008 - $30,919) for accounting services to Companies controlled by directors and
officers of the Company. Amounts paid to related parties are based on
exchange amounts agreed upon by those related parties.
On April
3, 2009, the Company issued 280,000 shares of common stock in consideration for
services rendered to Officers of the Company. The price of the share
as of April 3, 2009 was $0.15. The total cost of $42,000 was recorded
in the compensation expense for shares granted and was included in the general
and administration expense.
On April
3, 2009, the Company granted 100,000 stock options in consideration for services
rendered to the Officer of the Company. The price of the share as of
April 3, 2009 was $0.15. The total cost of $13,750 was recorded in
the compensation expense for options granted and was included in the general and
administration expense.
These
shares were issued pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
9.
|
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
|
On
October 21st,
2009, the Company filed its Articles of Amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation of the Company in order to affect a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of
all the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the
Company. The Company’s shares of common stock will trade on the OTC
Bulletin Board under the symbol “DLTA” at the start of trading on Tuesday,
27th
October 2009.
As a
result of the reverse stock split, every five (5) shares of the Company issued
and outstanding common stock will be combined into one (1) share of common
stock. The reverse stock split will not change the number of
authorized shares of the Company’s common stock. Following the
reverse stock split, the Company expects to have approximately 13,557,107 shares
of common stock outstanding. The reverse stock split will affect all
shares of the Company’s common stock, including common stock underlying stock
options and warrants outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the
reverse stock split.
The
financial statements have been prepared to reflect the reverse stock split as
the shareholders approved the reverse split on September 25, 2009.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements regarding our
business, financial condition, results of operations and
prospects. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,”
“plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions or variations
of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not
deemed to represent an all-inclusive means of identifying forward-looking
statements as denoted in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q. Additionally, statements concerning future matters are
forward-looking statements.
Although
forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect the
good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on
facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking
statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results
and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or
anticipated by the forward-looking statements. We caution the reader
that numerous important factors, including those factors discussed in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, which
are incorporated herein by reference, could affect our actual results and could
cause our actual consolidated results to differ materially from those expressed
in any forward-looking statement made by, or on behalf of, Delta
Oil. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q. We file reports with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”). We make available on our
website under "Investors/SEC Filings,” free of charge, our annual reports on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and
amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we
electronically file such materials with or furnish them to the SEC. Our website
address is www.deltaoilandgas.com. You
can also read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC's Public
Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549. You can obtain
additional information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by
calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an
internet site (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information
statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically
with the SEC, including us.
We
undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in
order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Readers are urged to carefully review and
consider the various disclosures made throughout the entirety of this Quarterly
Report, which attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that
may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and
prospects.
As used
in this Quarterly Report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and “Delta Oil” mean
Delta Oil & Gas, Inc. and our subsidiaries unless otherwise
indicated.
Business
of Delta Oil
We are an
exploration company focused on developing North American oil and natural gas
reserves. Our current focus is on the exploration of our land
portfolio comprised of working interests in acreage in King City, California;
Southern Saskatchewan, Canada; and South Central, Oklahoma. As a
result of our acquisition of a controlling interest in The Stallion Group, a
Nevada corporation, which is discussed below, we expanded our property interests
to include acreage in the North Sacramento Valley, California.
Reverse Stock
Split
On
October 21, 2009, we filed Articles of Amendment to our Articles of
Incorporation in order to effect a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of all of our
issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Our shares of common
stock are now quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
"DLTA".
As a
result of the reverse stock split, every five (5) shares of our issued and
outstanding common stock will be combined into one (1) share of common
stock. The reverse stock split will not change the number of
authorized shares of our common stock.
No
fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse stock
split. If, as a result of the reverse stock split, a stockholder
would have otherwise held a fractional share, the number of shares to be
received by such stockholder was rounded up to the next whole
number.
Following
the effectiveness of the reverse stock split, we had approximately 13,557,107
shares of common stock outstanding. The reverse stock split affected
all shares of the our common stock, including common stock underlying stock
options and warrants that are outstanding immediately prior to the effective
time of the reverse stock split.
Additional
information about the reverse stock split is available in the our definitive
proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10,
2009.
Acquisition of Controlling
Interest in the Stallion Group
On
October 7, 2008, we announced the commencement of our offer to purchase (the
“Offer”) all of the outstanding common shares of The Stallion Group, a Nevada
corporation (the “Stallion Group”), in exchange for 0.333333 shares of our
common stock and $0.0008 in cash per share of the Stallion Group, upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in the prospectus accompanying the
Offer.
The Offer
expired on March 26, 2009 and thereafter we notified the depository to take and
pay for all of the shares of the Stallion Group that were validly tendered in
connection with our previously-announced Offer. The depository
advised us that, as of the expiration of the Offer, 58,635,139 shares of
the Stallion Group common stock had been validly tendered, representing 80.31%
of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Stallion Group.
All
validly tendered common shares of the Stallion Group were accepted for payment
in accordance with the terms of the Offer, pursuant to which each validly
tendered common share of the Stallion Group was exchanged for 0.333333 of a
share of our common stock and $0.0008 in cash.
Based on
the number of common shares validly tendered in the Offer and the exchange ratio
set forth above, we issued 3,909,005 shares of
our common stock and paid $46,908 in cash pursuant to the Offer.
Hillspring
Prospect
On
November 26, 2004, through our wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, Delta Oil &
Gas (Canada), Inc., we entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") with Win
Energy Corporation, ("Win Energy"), an Alberta based oil & gas exploration
company, in order to acquire an interest in leases owned by Win
Energy. On or about January 25, 2005, we paid Win Energy $414,766 in
exchange for a 10% working interest in one section of land (640 acres) in
Hillspring located approximately 90 miles south of Calgary, Alberta in the
Southern Alberta Foothills belt. During the three months ended March
31, 2009, management reassessed its participation in this project and determined
to abandon this project due to concerns regarding its
profitability. We did not incur any costs in connection with our
abandonment of this project and do not anticipate incurring any future
costs.
Strachan
Prospect
On
September 23, 2005, we entered into the Farmout Agreement with Odin Capital Inc.
(“Odin Capital”), a Calgary, Alberta corporation. A former member of
our board of directors, Mr. Philipchuk, maintains a 50% ownership interest in
Odin Capital. Odin Capital had the right to acquire an oil and gas
leasehold interests in certain lands located in Section 9, Township 38, Range 9,
West of the 5th Meridian, Alberta, Canada (“Section 9”) upon incurring
expenditures for drilling and testing on the property.
In
exchange for us paying 4.0% of all costs associated with drilling, testing, and
completing the test well on the property which we refer to as the Leduc
formation test well, we will have earned:
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the Spacing Unit for the Earning Well:
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2.0% interest in the petroleum and natural gas below the base of the
Mannville, excluding natural gas in the Leduc formation;
and
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4.0% interest in the natural gas in the Leduc formation before payout,
subject to payment of the Overriding Royalty which is convertible upon
payout at royalty owners option to 50% of our Interest;
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1.6% interest in the rights below the base of the Shunda formation in
Section 10, Township 38, Range 9W5M; and
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1.289% interest in the rights below the base of the Shunda formation in
Section 15 and 16, Township 38, Range 9W5M, down to the base of the
deepest formation penetrated.
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On
October 6, 2005, drilling commenced on the Leduc formation test
well. Under the terms of the Farmout Agreement, we advanced 110% of
the anticipated costs prior to drilling. The total costs advanced by
us prior to drilling were $347,431. The well was drilled to the
targeted depth of 13,650 feet. During the three month period ended
September 30, 2007, we paid additional drilling costs of $41,231 and have since
incurred no additional drilling costs.
Based on
results indicating the presence of a potential gas well, the operator inserted
casing into the total depth of the well in July 2006 and we committed to perform
a full testing program. During the three months ended March 31, 2008,
testing showed that no economic hydrocarbons were present, the well was
abandoned and the costs of $388,662 was transferred to the proven cost pool for
depletion.
Palmetto Point Prospect - 12
Wells Phase - I
On
February 21, 2006, we entered into an agreement with 0743608 B.C. Ltd.,
(“Assignor”), a British Columbia based oil and gas exploration company, in order
to accept an assignment of the Assignor’s 10% gross working and revenue interest
in a ten-well drilling program (the “Drilling
Program”)
to be undertaken by Griffin & Griffin Exploration L.L.C. (“Griffin
Exploration”), a Mississippi based exploration company. Under the
terms of the agreement, we paid the Assignor $425,000 as payment for the
assignment of the Assignor’s 10% gross working and revenue interest in the
Drilling Program. We also entered into a Joint Operating Agreement
directly with Griffin Exploration on February 24, 2006.
The
initial Drilling Program on ten wells on the acquired property interest was
completed by Griffin Exploration. On August 4, 2006, we paid $70,000
to Griffin Exploration in exchange for our participation in an additional two
well program, which has also been completed. The prospect area owned
or controlled by Griffin Exploration on which the wells were drilled is
comprised of approximately 1,273 acres in Palmetto Point,
Mississippi. Twelve wells had been drilled resulting in seven
producing wells. We anticipated that three additional wells would be
producing subsequent to being tied into the pipeline and two wells were not
commercially viable and were plugged and abandoned. We refer to this
drilling program as Palmetto Point Phase I.
In
October 2007, as part of Palmetto Point Phase I, we drilled a well (the "PP
F-12") on the prospect. Subsequent testing revealed that the PP F-12
well contained oil reserves suitable for commercial production. The
PP F-12 well began producing on October 2, 2007. This well is
situated in what is known as the Belmont Lake Oil Field. Based on the
positive results from the PP F-12 well, the operator suggested drilling an
additional two development wells in the immediate vicinity in which we would
participate. In November 2007, we participated in the drilling of a
step-out well from the PP F-12 (the “PP F-12 #2”). This well was
drilled to total depth, logged, tested and cased. The PP F-12 #2
encountered approximately three feet of hydrocarbon showings and as such the
operator recommended re-entering the well and directionally drilling on an angle
toward the PP F-12. Upon completion and testing of this re-entry (the
“PP F-12 #2-3”), the operator encountered approximately 32 feet of hydrocarbon
pay and the well was connected to a nearby pipeline to commence oil
production.
Effective
February 1, 2009, we disposed of our interests in the Palmetto Point Prospect -
12 Wells Phase - I project described above. These interests were
disposed of together with the interests in the Palmetto Point Prospect – 50
Wells Phase II project described below.
Palmetto Point Prospect - 50
wells – Phase II
During
the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006, we entered into a joint venture
agreement to acquire an interest in a drilling program comprised of up to fifty
natural gas and/or oil wells. The area in which the wells are being
drilled is approximately 300,000 gross acres located between Southwest
Mississippi and Northeastern Louisiana. Drilling commenced in
September 2006. The site of the first twenty wells is located within
range to tie into existing pipeline infrastructure should the wells be suitable
for commercial production. The drilling program was conducted by
Griffin Exploration in its capacity as operator. We agreed to pay 10%
of all prospect fees, mineral leases, surface leases, and drilling and
completion costs to earn a net 8.0% share of all production zones to the base of
a geological formation referred to as the Frio formation and 7.5% of all
production to the base of a geological formation referred to as the Wilcox
formation. The cost during the quarter ending September 30, 2006
amounted to $100,000. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, we
made additional payments of $300,000 that was employed in the further
development of prospects on lands in Mississippi and Louisiana in accordance
with the terms of the operating agreement.
We
acquired, through our acquisition of a controlling interest of the Stallion
Group in March 2009, an additional interest in this same drilling
program. Pursuant to the agreement entered into by the Stallion Group
with Griffin Exploration on August 2, 2006, the Stallion Group agreed to pay 30%
of all prospect fees, mineral leases, surface leases, and drilling and
completion costs to earn a net 19.2% share of all production zones to the base
of a geological formation referred to as the Frio formation and
17.25%
of all
production to the base of a geological formation referred to as the Wilcox
formation. The Stallion Group’s cost during the quarter ending
September 30, 2006 amounted to $300,000. During the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2006, the Stallion Group made additional payments of $600,000 that were
employed in the further development of prospects on lands in Mississippi and
Louisiana in accordance with the terms of the operating agreement. As
a result of our acquisition of a controlling interest of the Stallion Group in
March 2009 pursuant to our tender offer, we became obligated to pay 40% of all
prospect fees, mineral leases, surface leases, and drilling and completion costs
to earn a net 27.2% share of all production zones to the base of a geological
formation referred to as the Frio formation and 24.75% of all production to the
base of a geological formation referred to as the Wilcox formation
Neither
we nor the Stallion Group incurred any additional payments other than drilling
costs for these prospects in 2008 or 2007.
Effective
February 1, 2009, we disposed of all of our interests in the Palmetto Point
Prospect - 50 Wells Phase - II project described above, including those
previously held by the Stallion Group. These interests were disposed
of together with the interests in the Palmetto Point Prospect – 12 Wells Phase I
for consideration of $200,367 plus a monthly payment of $500 for each monthly
period that these wells are in production up to a maximum of forty-eight
months.
Wordsworth
Prospect
On April
10, 2006, we entered into a farmout, option and participation letter agreement
(“FOP Agreement”) where we acquired a 15% working interest in certain leasehold
interests located in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada, referred to as the
Wordsworth area, for the purchase price of $152,724. We are
responsible for our proportionate share of the costs associated with drilling,
testing, and completing the first test well on the property. In
exchange for us paying our proportionate share of the costs associated with
drilling, testing, and completing the first test well on the property, we earned
a 15% working interest before payout and a 7.5% working interest after payout on
the Wordsworth prospect. Payout refers to the return of our initial
investment in the property. In addition, we also acquired an option
to participate and acquire a working interest in a vertical test well drilled to
1200 meters to test the Mississippian (Alida) formation in LSD 13 of section 24,
township 7, range 3 W2. Our total costs as of December 31, 2007 were
$222,649.
During
June 2006, the first well was drilled to a horizontal depth of 2033 meters in
the Wordsworth prospect. The initial drilling of this well and
subsequent testing revealed that this well contained oil reserves suitable for
commercial production. In June 2006, this initial well began
producing as an oil well. In December 2008, a second well was drilled
and completed, which started production in January 2009.
The
second horizontal well was drilled in May 2007 at a cost of
$198,152. Initial logs indicated hydrocarbon showings in an
oil-bearing zone estimated to be approximately 770 feet in the horizontal
section. However, due to the high water content in fluid removed from
this well, the operator determined that it was not commercially productive and
it was plugged and abandoned.
In April
2008, the operator recommended re-entering the second horizontal well with a
view to drilling horizontally in a different direction starting at the base of
the vertical portion of that well. We elected to participate in this re-entry on
the same terms and conditions as the previous wells. This well was
drilled at a cost of $33,812. No economic hydrocarbons were found and
this well was plugged and abandoned.
Total
revenue received from these wells for the three months ended September 30, 2009
was $49,554, as compared to $33,406 for the three months ended September 30,
2008. Total revenue
received
from these wells for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $126,670, as
compared to $88,921 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The increase in revenue
was caused by the addition of a new successful well which started production in
January 2009; however, this was partially offset by the disposal of 2.5% of our
interest in the Wordsworth Prospect for $214,961, which was effective on June 1,
2009, thereby reducing our interest from 7.5% to 5.0%.
We will
continue to hold a 5.0% working interest in our existing wells on the Wordsworth
Prospect and any future wells which we elect to participate on the Wordsworth
Prospect. On November 2, 2009 we announced the completion and
production of a third well at the location 2A2-23-7-3W2. The total
cost of this well was CDN$67,253. The well has started production and
we began receiving royalties from this well during November 2009.
Owl Creek
Prospect
On June
1, 2006, we entered into an assignment agreement with Brinx Resources, Ltd.,
(“Brinx Resources”), a Nevada oil & gas exploration company, in order to
acquire a working interest in lands and leases owned by Brinx Resources in
Oklahoma. The purchase price of $300,000 for the assignment and
options to acquire future interests has been paid in full. We paid a
further $68,987 for our proportion of costs associated with the completion of
the first well. The lands are located in Garvin and McClain counties
in Oklahoma and we refer to the lands as the “Owl Creek Prospect.”
Pursuant
to the terms of the assignment agreement with Brinx Resources, we acquired a 20%
working interest in an oil well drilled at the Owl Creek Prospect (the “Powell
#2”). The Powell #2 was drilled to total depth of 5,617 feet on May
18, 2006 and underwent testing. Based upon the positive result of the
testing of the Powell #2, this well was completed and commercial production
commenced in August 2006. Under the terms of the assignment
agreement, we are responsible for our proportionate share of the costs of
completion and tie-in for production of the Powell #2, which was $68,987 and was
paid. Initially, the Powell #2 began flowing oil and natural gas
under its own pressure without the assistance of a pump. In July
2008, the Company disposed of its holdings in Powell #2 and the surrounding area
for aggregate consideration of $760,438.
As part
of the assignment agreement, we were granted an option to earn a 20% working
interest in any future wells drilled on the 1,120 acres of land, which make up
the Owl Creek Prospect. Lastly, we received an option to earn a 20%
working interest in any future wells to be drilled on any land of mutual
interest acquired by the Owl Creek participants in and around the same area. The working
interest in future wells is earned by paying 20% of the costs of drilling and
completing each additional well. Prior to drilling, we are provided
an invoice for the anticipated costs of each proposed well and given the option
to participate.
Based
upon the positive results of the Powell #2, an additional well (the “Isbill
#1-36”) was drilled and reached targeted depth in September
2006. However, test results showed that the well was not commercially
viable and it was plugged and abandoned in September 2006. Costs of
$80,738 were transferred to proved reserves and subsequently depleted in
accordance with our accounting policy.
In
January 2007, we commenced drilling of another well (the “Isbill
#2-36”). Our 20% working interest in the Isbill #2-36 cost $157,437
for both drilling and completion. The Isbill #2-36 was drilled to
approximately 5,900 feet and encountered two potential pay zones and is a direct
offset well to the Powell #2 which is currently producing. In July
2008, the Company disposed of its holdings in Isbill #2-36 and the surrounding
area for aggregate consideration of $549,388.
In July
2008, we sold both the Powell #2 and Isbill #2-36 wells and all interest in the
Owl Creek Prospect for gross proceeds of $1,309,826. We realized a
gain on sale of the property of $1,067,447. We decided to dispose of
the property based on the declining rates of production experienced by the
operator and the reasonable offer for both wells and the surrounding lands of
1,120 acres.
2006-3 Drilling
Program
On April
17, 2007, we entered into an agreement with Ranken Energy Corporation (“Ranken
Energy”) to participate in a five well drilling program in Garvin and Murray
counties in Oklahoma (the “2006-3 drilling Program”). The leases
secured and/or lands to be pooled for this drilling program total approximately
820 net acres. We agreed to take a 10% working interest in this
program. To date, we have paid Ranken the sum of
$514,619.
Three
wells drilled (the "Wolf #1-7", the "Loretta #1-22" and the “Ruggles #1-15")
were deemed by the operator to not be commercially viable and as such, were
plugged and abandoned in September 2007. The proportionate costs
associated with these abandoned wells amounted to $244,989, which were moved to
the proved properties cost pool for depletion.
Three
other wells drilled (the “Elizabeth #1-25”, the “Plaster #1-1” and the “Dale #1
re-entry”) were deemed by the operator to be commercially viable and production
casing was set in each. The Elizabeth #1-25 located in the Meridian
Prospect cost $99,129, the Plaster #1-1 located in the Plaster Prospect cost
$116,581, and re-entry into the Dale #1 located in the Dale Prospect cost
$18,150, all of which was paid August and September ,
2007. Subsequent to the completion of these wells, two remain
economically viable at this time. The Plaster #1 encountered
hydrocarbon showings and is producing natural gas with amounts of associated oil
as of January, 2008. The Dale #1 re-entry has been producing in the
range of 2 to 3 barrels of oil per day. The Elizabeth #1-25 has been
plugged and abandoned as of February 7, 2008.
Total
revenue received from these wells for the three months ended September 30, 2009
was $1,821, as compared to $638 for the three months ended September 30,
2008. Total revenue received from these wells for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 was $4,707, as compared to $46,430 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008. The reduction in revenue was caused by a
suspension of production in the Dale #1 and a decline in oil prices in the
reporting period ended September 30, 2009, as compared to the reporting period
ended September 30, 2008.
The
operator, Ranken Energy, is reviewing the productivity levels from these wells
and may propose the drilling of additional wells in the Dale Prospect and the
Crazy Horse Prospect. We anticipate that we would participate in
these wells to the same extent as in the original drilling program, which is a
10% working interest.
2007-1 Drilling Program - 3
Wells
On
September 10, 2007, we entered into an agreement with Ranken Energy to
participate in a three well drilling program in Garvin County, Oklahoma (the
“2007-1 Drilling Program”). We purchased a 20% working interest in
the 2007-1 Drilling Program for $77,100. Drilling of the first and
second wells (the “Pollock #1-35” and the “Hulsey #1”) has been completed in the
N.E. Anitoch Prospect and the Washington Creek Prospect
respectively. The Pollock #1-35 did not prove to be commercially
viable, but the Hulsey #1 has been producing in the range of 50 to 60 barrels of
oil per day with approximately 50 Mcf of natural gas per day since February
2008.
Hulsey
#1-8 started producing during the first quarter of 2008 and the total revenue
received from the Hulsey #1-8 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was
$30,609, as compared to $38,273 for the three months ended September 30,
2008. The total revenue received from the Hulsey #1-8 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 was $46,498, as compared to $57,178 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008. The significant decrease
in revenue received from the Hulsey #1-8 is attributable to a decline in
hydrocarbons recovered from the well and the reduction in natural gas and oil
commodity prices.
Drilling
of the third well in this drilling program (the “River #1”) was completed during
the three months ended September 30, 2008 and generated revenue for the three
and nine month period ended September 30, 2008 of $75,231. The total
revenue received from the River #1 for the three months ended September 30, 2009
was $11,842 and $33,148 for the nine months ended September 30,
2009. The decrease in revenue was caused by a significant reduction
in natural gas prices.
Hulsey
#2-8 commenced production during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and
produced $5,764 in oil revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2009
and $14,020 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Our
proportionate costs associated with the Hulsey #2-8 well amounted to $139,674,
which was moved to the proved properties cost pool for depletion.
2009-1 Drilling Program - 5
Wells
On July
27, 2009, we entered into an agreement with Ranken Energy to participate in a
five well drilling program in Garvin County, Oklahoma (the “2009-1 Drilling
Program”). We have agreed to take a 5.0% working interest in the
2009-1 Drilling Program in exchange for our payment of a total of $13,125 in
buy-in costs, which equates to $2,625 in buy-in costs for each well, plus our
proportionate shares of the drilling and completion costs. During the
three months ended September 30, 2009, we paid estimated drilling and completion
costs of $90,217 for three wells, which we refer to as Saddle #1-18, Saddle
#2-18 and Saddle #3-18. The 2009-1 Drilling Program has
already commenced and we currently anticipate that we will have the results
prior to the end of the fiscal year.
2009-3 Drilling Program - 4
Wells
On August
7, 2009, we entered into an agreement with Ranken Energy to participate in a
four well drilling program in Garvin County, Oklahoma (the “2009-3 Drilling
Program”). We purchased a 6.25% working interest before casing point
and 5.0% working interest after casing point in the 2009-3 Drilling Program for
$37,775. In addition to the total buy-in cost of $37,775, we will be
responsible for our proportionate share of the drilling and completion
costs. During the three months to September 2009, we paid the total
buy-in cost of $37,775 and advanced estimated drilling costs in the amount of
$78,090.
Willows Gas
Field
On
February 15, 2008, the Stallion Group entered into a farm out agreement with
Production Specialties Company (“Production Specialties”) for participation in a
natural gas prospect area located in the North Sacramento Valley,
California. The Stallion Group participated in the drilling of the
first well (“Wilson Creek #1-27”) on the prospect area and encountered a number
of prospective pay zones. Testing was completed and stabilized flow rates
exceeded a combined 1.5 million cubic feet per day of sweet high quality
gas. Thereafter, the Wilson Creek #1-27 was connected to a nearby
pipeline and begun producing natural gas in April 2008.
On October
15, 2007, the Stallion Group drilled its first prospect well, paying
12.5% of the costs of the first well to earn a 6.25% working
interest. Thereafter, the Stallion Group will pay 6.25% of the costs
of future wells to earn 6.25% working interest. As of September 30, 2009,
$195,971 was expended for the costs of the Wilson Creek #1-27 and $60,000 was
expended for 3D seismic in the prospect area. In light of the current
natural gas commodity prices, we reviewed the future economic viability of this
well during the prior reporting period ended June 30, 2009 and decided to
suspend production until further notice in order to determine whether production
of this well will be profitable.
King City,
California
On May
25, 2009, we entered into a farm-out agreement with Sunset Exploration
(“Sunset”), a California corporation, to participate in the drilling and
exploration of lands located in Monterey County, California. The
prospect area where the drilling and exploration will take place is comprised of
approximately 10,000 acres. We are obligated to pay 66.67% of the
costs of the initial test well up to casing point, in order to earn a 40.0%
working interest. Thereafter, we will be obligated to pay 40.0% of
the costs of any future wells which we elect to participate in order to earn a
40.0% working interest. We paid Sunset $100,000 as an advance towards
the permitting and processing of lands and the costs of a gravity survey and a
2D seismic program. We commenced a gravity
survey and 2D seismic program in August 2009. Following receipt of
the results from the gravity survey and 2D seismic program, the Company has
decided to pursue further 2D seismic analysis in order to identify viable
hydrocarbon targets for its first test well..
Texas
Prospect
On July
15, 2009, we entered into an assignment agreement with
Mr. Barry Lasker (the “Assignor”) and was assigned all of Assignor’s
rights and obligations under two oil, gas and liquid hydrocarbon lease
agreements, each dated March 26, 2009 (the “Leases”) covering an aggregate area
of approximately 243 acres in Newton County, Texas (the “Texas
Prospect”). The assignment of the Leases and the assumption of the
Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Leases is conditioned upon the
written consent of each lessor, which has not yet been received. We
are attempting to secure the consent of each lessor to the Assignor’s assignment
of the Leases to us and anticipate that we will be successful in securing such
approvals.
We are
also in the process of negotiating a definitive agreement with the Assignor
whereby it is contemplated that the Assignor will participate with us in the
drilling of 3 exploration wells on the Texas Prospect on terms that have not
been specified. In connection with the assignment of the Leases to us
and with the expectation that we will secure the written consent of each lessor
and successfully negotiate a definitive agreement with the Assignor, we have
advanced lease costs of $169,566 to the Assignor relating to the Texas Prospect
during the reporting period.
For the Three and Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
Revenues
We
generated total revenue of $101,491 for the three months ended September 30,
2009, a decrease from revenues of $909,222 for the three months ended September
30, 2008. Our revenues generated during the three months ended
September 30, 2009 were entirely attributable to natural gas and oil
sales. Whereas during the three months ended September 30, 2008, we
generated revenue of $190,076 from natural gas and oil sales and $719,146 from a
gain on the disposition of our interest in the Owl Creek
Prospect. The 47% decrease in revenues from natural gas and oil sales
for the three months ended September 30, 2009, when compared to the three months
ended September 30, 2008, was attributable a decline in natural gas and oil
prices and the lack of revenues from the Owl Creek Prospect that was disposed of
during the three months ended September 30, 2008.
We
generated total revenue of $376,063 for the nine months ended September 30,
2009, a decrease from revenues of $1,492,362 for the nine months ended September
30, 2008. The decrease in revenues for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, when compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2008,
was attributable a decline in natural gas and oil prices, the lack of revenues
from the Owl Creek Prospect that was disposed of during the three months ended
September 30, 2008 and lower gains reported from the disposition of natural gas
and oil properties. Revenue generated from natural gas
and oil
sales was $233,582 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of
approximately 70% from $773,216 for the nine months ended September 30,
2008. The decrease in revenues from natural gas and oil sales for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, when compared to the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, was attributable a decline in natural gas and oil prices and
the lack of revenues from the Owl Creek Prospect that was disposed of in July
2008. We reported a gain of $142,481on the sale of natural gas and
oil properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 relating to our
disposition of 2.5% of our interest in the Wordsworth Prospect and a gain of
$719,146 on the sale of natural gas and oil properties during the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 relating to our disposition of our interest in the Owl
Creek Prospect.
Costs
and Expenses
We
incurred costs and expenses in the amount of $187,057 for the three months ended
September 30, 2009, a 25% decrease from costs and expenses of $250,147 for three
months ended September 30, 2008. The decrease in costs was
attributable to a reduction in natural gas and oil operating costs and a
reduction in the depreciation and depletion costs. Both items were
caused by the sale of our interests in the Owl Creek Prospect during the three
months ended September 30, 2008. The decrease in costs and expenses
for the three months ended September 30, 2009, when compared the three months
ended September 30, 2008, is primarily attributable to the following
factors:
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General
and administrative costs for the three months ended September 30, 2009
decreased to $147,141 from $158,457 for the three months ended
September 30, 2008, a decrease of 7%. The decrease was
caused as by a reduction in insurance and investor relations expenses;
however, this was partially offset by the inclusion of costs associated
with an increase in personnel resulting from our acquisition of a majority
interest in the Stallion Group, an increase in stock
based compensation and an increase in audit and accounting
fees.
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Natural
gas and oil operating costs for the three months ended September 30, 2009
decreased to $25,495 from $48,516 for the three months ended September 30,
2009, a decrease of 47%. The reduction in operating expenses
was caused by the sale of our interests in the Owl Creek Prospect during
the three months ended September 30,
2008.
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Depreciation
and depletion costs for the three months ended September 30, 2009
decreased to $5,739 from $39,820. The decrease was caused by
the sale of our interests in the Owl Creek Prospect during the three
months ended September 30, 2009. This resulted in a reduction
in production which resulted in a reduced depletion
charge.
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We incurred costs and expenses in the
amount of $ $1,532,498 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a 36%
increase from costs and expenses of $1,123,247 for nine months ended
September 30, 2008. The increase in costs and expenses for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009, when compared the nine months ended September
30, 2008, is primarily attributable to a loss on sale of natural gas and oil
properties we experienced for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 of
$750,305 from the disposal of Palmetto Point Prospect 12 Wells Phase - I and 50
wells – Phase II projects.
Changes
in other costs and expenses line items for the nine months ended September 30,
2009, when compared the nine months ended September 30, 2008, is primarily
attributable to the following factors:
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General
and administrative costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
increased to $439,363 from $344,090 for the nine months ended September
30, 2008, an increase of 28%. The increases in
general and administration costs were caused by increases in foreign
exchange losses increasing to $90,560, from a foreign exchange gains of
$20,170 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, resulting from the
strengthening of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar, an increase
in personnel resulting from our acquisition of a majority interest in the
Stallion Group and an increase in audit and accounting fees. This was
partially offset by a reduction in stock based compensation expense
attributable to the issuances of stock options and shares of common
stock. Stock based compensation expense for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 was $55,750, as compared to $171,424 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008.
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Natural
gas and oil operating costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
decreased to $98,671 from $179,626 for the nine months ended September 30,
2008, a decrease of 45%. The decrease in natural gas and oil operating
costs is attributable to lower costs resulting from disposal of our
interests in the Owl Creek Prospect in July 2008, the Palmetto
Point Prospect 12 Wells Phase - I and 50 wells – Phase II projects during
the three months ended March 31, 2009 and our disposition of 2.5% of our
interest in the Wordsworth Prospect on June 1,
2009.
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Depreciation
and depletion expense for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 decreased to $31,443 from $200,767 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of 84%. The
decrease in depreciation and depletion expense is attributable to the
disposal of our interests in the Owl Creek Prospect and Palmetto Point
Prospect 12 Wells Phase - I and 50 wells – Phase II projects, which was
partially offset by additional uneconomic wells that were moved to the
proved property pool for depletion;
and
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Impairment
of natural gas and oil properties expense for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 decreased to $210,353 from $388,702 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008, an decrease of 46%. The decrease in
impairment of natural gas and oil properties expense for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009, as compared to the nine months ended September
30, 2008, is attributable to a decline in natural gas and oil prices,
which adversely impacts the third party valuation of our properties
resulting in a reduction in carrying value of
reserves.
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Net
Operating Loss
The net
operating loss for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $85,566,
compared to a net operating profit of $659,075 for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 due to the factors described above. The net
operating loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $1,156,435,
compared to a net operating profit of $369,115 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 due to the factors described above.
Other
Income and Expense
We
reported other net income of $2,160 for the three months
ended September 30, 2009, as compared to other expense of $385 in the three
months ended September 30, 2008. We reported other net
income of $7,832 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared
to other expense of $3,551 in the nine months ended September 30,
2008. Other income was attributable to interest received on bank
deposits.
Net
Loss
As a
result of the above, net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was
$83,210, compared to a net profit of $658,690 for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 and net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was
$1,149,291, compared to a net profit of $365,564 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2008.
There are
material events and uncertainties which could cause our reported financial
information to not to be indicative of future operating results or financial
condition. Our inability to successfully identify, execute or
effectively integrate future acquisitions may negatively affect our results of
operations. The success of any acquisition depends on a number of
factors beyond our control, including the ability to estimate accurately the
recoverable volumes of reserves, rates of future production and future net
revenues attainable from the reserves and to assess possible environmental
liabilities. Drilling for oil and natural gas may also involve
unprofitable efforts, not only from dry wells but also from wells that are
productive but do not produce sufficient net reserves to return a profit after
deducting operating and other costs. In addition, wells that are profitable may
not achieve our targeted rate of return. Our ability to achieve our
target results are also dependent upon the current and future market prices for
crude oil and natural gas, costs associated with producing oil and natural gas
and our ability to add reserves at an acceptable cost. We do not
operate the properties in which we have an interest and we have limited ability
to exercise influence over operations for these properties or their associated
costs. Our dependence on the operator and other working interest
owners for these projects and our limited ability to influence operations and
associated costs could materially adversely affect the realization of our
returns on capital in drilling or acquisition activities and our targeted
production growth rate. As a result, our historical results should not be
indicative of future operations.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As of
September 30, 2009, we had total current assets of $624,670 and total current
liabilities in the amount of $29,356. As a result, we had working
capital of $595,314 as of September 30, 2009.
The
revenue we currently generate from natural gas and oil sales does not exceed our
operating expenses. As such, we anticipate that we will require
additional financing activities including issuance of our equity or debt
securities to fund our operations and proposed drilling activities beyond the
year ended December 31, 2009. During the nine months September 30,
2009, we received $-0- from financing activities involving loan issuances, as
compared to $25,000 during the nine months ended September 30,
2008. We incurred expenses of $48,045 from a Form S-4 registration of
shares in connection with the Offer to acquire shares of the Stallion Group, for
the nine months September 30, 2009, compared to $95,414 for the nine months
September 30, 2008.
We will
require additional funds to expand our acquisition, exploration and production
of natural oil and gas properties. Our management also anticipates
that the current cash on hand may not be sufficient to fund our continued
operations at the current level for the next twelve
months. Additional capital will be required to effectively expand our
operations through the acquisition and drilling of new prospects and to
implement our overall business strategy. It is uncertain whether we
will be able to obtain financing when sought or obtain it on terms acceptable to
us. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, the full
implementation of our ability to expand our operations will be
impaired. Any additional equity financing may involve substantial
dilution to our then existing shareholders.
Cash
Used in Operating Activities
Operating
activities used $234,889 in cash for the nine months September 30, 2009,
compared to $333,631 in cash generated from operating activities for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008. Our negative cash flow for the nine
months September 30, 2009 was caused by a decline in revenues earned during such
period.
Cash
Used in / Provided by Investing Activities
Cash
flows used by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
was $231,942, compared to $580,424 cash generated by investing activities for
the nine months ended September 30, 2008. All cash used in investment
activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 related to
investments in natural gas and oil working interests. The increase in
net cash used was caused by the Company’s investment in oil and gas properties
which was partially offset by the sale of 2.5% of it’s interest in
the Wordsworth prospect.
Cash
from Financing Activities
Cash
flows used by financing activities for the nine months September 30, 2009
primarily consisted of $48,045 related to the cost of registration of shares
under the Form S-4 in relation to the Offer to acquire shares of the Stallion
Group, compared to $70,414 in cash provided from financing activities for the
nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do not
have any off-balance sheet debt nor did we have any transactions, arrangements,
obligations (including contingent obligations) or other relationships with any
unconsolidated entities or other persons that may have material current or
future effect on financial conditions, changes in the financial conditions,
results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital resources, or
significant components of revenue or expenses.
Going
Concern
As shown
in the accompanying financial statements, we have incurred a net loss of
$4,723,053 since inception. To achieve profitable operations, we
require additional capital for obtaining producing oil and gas properties
through either the purchase of producing wells or successful exploration
activity. We believe that we will be able to obtain sufficient
funding to meet our business objectives, including anticipated cash needs for
working capital and are currently evaluating several financing
options. However, there can be no assurances offered in this
regard. As a result of the foregoing, there exists substantial doubt
about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Critical
Accounting Policies
In
December 2001, the SEC requested that all registrants list their most “critical
accounting polices” in the Management Discussion and Analysis. The
SEC indicated that a “critical accounting policy” is one which is both important
to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and results, and requires
management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result
of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently
uncertain. We believe that the following accounting policies fit this
definition.
Oil and
Gas Joint Ventures
All
exploration and production activities are conducted jointly with others and,
accordingly, the accounts reflect only our proportionate interest in such
activities.
Natural
Gas and Oil Properties
We
account for our oil and gas producing activities using the full cost method of
accounting as prescribed by the FASB Accounting Standards
Codifications. Accordingly, all costs associated with the acquisition
of properties and exploration with the intent of finding proved oil and gas
reserves contribute to the discovery of proved reserves, including the costs of
abandoned properties, dry holes, geophysical costs, and annual lease rentals are
capitalized. All general corporate costs are expensed as incurred. In
general, sales or other dispositions of oil and gas properties are accounted for
as adjustments to capitalized costs, with no gain or loss
recorded. Amortization of evaluated oil and gas properties is
computed on the units of production method based on all proved reserves on a
country-by-country basis. Unevaluated oil and gas properties are
assessed at least annually for impairment either individually or on an aggregate
basis. The net capitalized costs of evaluated oil and gas properties
(full cost ceiling limitation) are not to exceed their related estimated future
net revenues from proved reserves discounted at 10%, and the lower of cost or
estimated fair value of unproved properties, net of tax
considerations. These properties are included in the amortization
pool immediately upon the determination that the well is dry.
Unproved
properties consist of lease acquisition costs and costs on well currently being
drilled on the properties. The recorded costs of the investment in
unproved properties are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the
projects can be determined or until they are impaired.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
from sales of crude oil, natural gas and refined petroleum products are recorded
when deliveries have occurred and legal ownership of the commodity transfers to
the customers. Title transfers for crude oil, natural gas and bulk refined
products generally occur at pipeline custody points or when a tanker lifting has
occurred. Revenues from the production of oil and natural gas
properties in which we share an undivided interest with other producers are
recognized based on the actual volumes sold by us during the
period. Gas imbalances occur when our actual sales differ from its
entitlement under existing working interests. We record a liability
for gas imbalances when we have sold more than our working interest of gas
production and the estimated remaining reserves make it doubtful that the
partners can recoup their share of production from the field. At June
30, 2009 and 2008, we had no overproduced imbalances.
Item 3. Quantitative and
Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
(Not
Applicable).
Item 4T. Controls and
Procedures.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of
our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of September 30, 2009. This evaluation
was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief
Executive Officer, Mr. Christopher Paton-Gay, and our Chief Financial Officer,
Mr. Kulwant Sandher. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2009,
our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or
submitted under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and
forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without
limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required
to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and
communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Limitations on the
Effectiveness of Internal Controls
Our
management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our
internal control over financial reporting will necessarily prevent all fraud and
material error. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed
to provide reasonable assurance of achieving our objectives and our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures are effective at that reasonable assurance
level. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact
that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be
considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent
limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide
absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any,
within our company have been detected. These inherent limitations
include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that
breakdowns can occur because of simple error or
mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual
acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management
override of the internal control. The design of any system of
controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of
future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in
achieving its stated goals under all potential future
conditions. Over time, control may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or
procedures may deteriorate.
Changes in Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting
There
have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during
the quarter ended September 30, 2009 that have materially affected or are
reasonably likely to materially affect such controls.
PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are
not a party to any pending legal proceeding. We are not aware of any pending
legal proceeding to which any of our officers, directors, or any beneficial
holders of 5% or more of our voting securities are adverse to us or have a
material interest adverse to us.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
(Not
Applicable).
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior
Securities.
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote
of Security Holders.
We held
our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on September 25, 2009. The
director nominees named below were each elected to a term expiring at the 2010
Annual Meeting of Shareholders by the indicated votes cast for and withheld with
respect to each nominee.
Name
of Nominee
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For
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Withheld
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Christopher
Paton-Gay
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37,088,756
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1,739,669
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Douglas
N. Bolen
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37,028,694
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1,799,731
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Kulwant
Sandher
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37,071,053
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1,757,372
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All of
the other proposals, as set forth in our proxy statement for the 2009 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, were approved by our shareholders as
follows:
For
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Against
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Abstain
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Approval
of a reverse stock split of all our issued and outstanding common stock on
a one-for-five basis.
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34,163,061
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4,371,563
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293,801
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Ratification
of the selection of STS Partners LLP., Chartered Accountants to serve as
our independent registered public accounting firm for
2009.
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37,877,438
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636,594
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314,393
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Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
See the
Exhibit Index following the signatures page of this report, which is
incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
Delta
Oil & Gas, Inc.
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Date:
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November
20, 2009
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By:
/s/ Christopher
Paton-Gay
Christopher
Paton-Gay
Title: Chief
Executive Officer and Director
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Date:
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November
20, 2009
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By:
/s/ Kulwant
Sandher
Kulwant
Sandher
Title: Chief
Financial Officer and Director
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DELTA
OIL & GAS, INC.
(the
“Registrant”)
(Commission
File No. 000-52001)
Exhibit Index
to
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Incorporated
Herein
by
Reference
to
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Filed
Herewith
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3.1
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Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Delta Oil & Gas,
Inc.
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Exhibit
3.1 of Form 8-K
filed
on October 26, 2009
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10.1
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X
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10.2
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X
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X
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31.2
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X
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32.1
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X
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