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UNITED STATES

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2010

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                to               .

 

Commission File Number: 000-8532

 

OAKRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Utah

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

87-0287176

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

4613 Jacksboro Highway

Wichita Falls, Texas

(Address of principal executive offices)

 


76302

(Zip Code)

 

(940) 322-4772

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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 registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x  No o

 

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).  Yes  o  No o

 

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” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company x

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  o No x

 

As of January 13, 2011, 4,030,345 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $.04 per share, were outstanding.

 

 

 



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INDEX

 

 

 

Page

Part I — Financial Information

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheets at

 

 

November 30, 2010 (Unaudited) and February 28, 2010

1

 

 

 

 

Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

 

 

For the Three and Nine Months Ended November 30, 2010 and 2009

3

 

 

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended November 30, 2010 and 2009

4

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

5

 

 

 

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

8

 

 

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

13

 

 

 

Part II — Other Information

 

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

14

 

 

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

14

 

 

 

Signatures

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

OAKRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

 

BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

November 30,
2010

 

February 28,
2010

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

795,593

 

$

1,480,775

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

117,018

 

129,797

 

Investment securities available for sale

 

217,658

 

128,030

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

11,051

 

16,715

 

Certificates of deposit

 

306,273

 

204,399

 

Total current assets

 

1,447,593

 

1,959,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas properties, at cost, using the successful efforts method of accounting, net of accumulated depletion and depreciation of $6,895,700 and $6,886,657, respectively

 

334,475

 

346,577

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal and gravel properties, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,589,936

 

260,488

 

260,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $297,548 and $291,948, respectively

 

101,532

 

107,132

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate held for sale

 

3,168,107

 

3,168,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

919,366

 

754,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-current assets

 

446,367

 

446,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

6,677,928

 

$

7,042,886

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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OAKRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

 

BALANCE SHEETS (continued)

 

 

 

November 30,
2010

 

February 28,
2010

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

166,296

 

$

210,784

 

Accrued expenses

 

131,602

 

45,172

 

Current portion of asset retirement obligations

 

81,696

 

81,696

 

Total current liabilities

 

379,594

 

337,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

421,385

 

413,149

 

Total liabilities

 

800,979

 

750,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $.04 per share, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 10,157,803 shares issued

 

406,312

 

406,312

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

805,092

 

805,092

 

Retained earnings

 

15,521,619

 

15,809,759

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

30,981

 

13,913

 

Stockholders’ equity before treasury stock

 

16,764,004

 

17,035,076

 

Less treasury stock, at cost; 6,126,776 shares and 6,071,689 shares, respectively

 

10,887,055

 

10,742,991

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

5,876,949

 

6,292,085

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

6,677,928

 

$

7,042,886

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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OAKRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
November 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
November 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Oil and gas revenues

 

$

256,444

 

$

259,844

 

$

844,006

 

$

754,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas

 

240,194

 

210,623

 

733,589

 

655,548

 

Coal and gravel

 

33,542

 

2,104

 

43,406

 

24,671

 

Real estate development

 

55,229

 

61,213

 

132,954

 

202,694

 

General and administrative

 

103,393

 

121,667

 

405,566

 

420,289

 

Gain on sale of property

 

(726

)

(14,395

)

(2,268

)

(74,325

)

Total operating expenses

 

431,632

 

381,212

 

1,313,247

 

1,228,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

(175,188

)

(121,368

)

(469,241

)

(474,425

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other, net

 

549

 

1,087

 

12,093

 

15,489

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(174,639

)

(120,281

)

(457,148

)

(458,936

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax benefit

 

64,564

 

44,469

 

169,008

 

169,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(110,075

)

$

(75,812

)

$

(288,140

)

$

(289,267

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(0.03

)

$

(0.02

)

$

(0.07

)

$

(0.07

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

4,045,038

 

4,101,838

 

4,061,950

 

4,182,715

 

 

Comprehensive loss for the three months ended November 30, 2010 and 2009 was $69,118 and $42,403, respectively.  Comprehensive loss for the nine months ended November 30, 2010 and 2009 was $271,072 and $211,088, respectively.  Included in comprehensive loss is the change in available for sale securities, net of tax.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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OAKRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

 

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended November 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(288,140

)

$

(289,267

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depletion and depreciation

 

14,643

 

15,615

 

Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations

 

11,321

 

1,656

 

Gain on sale of investment securities available for sale

 

(9,245

)

 

Gain on settlement of asset retirement obligation

 

 

(34,116

)

Loss on certificates of deposit

 

 

2,871

 

Gain on sales of oil and gas properties

 

(2,268

)

(74,325

)

Deferred income taxes

 

(173,659

)

(176,877

)

Change in reclamation bond liability

 

 

(25,307

)

Abandoned leaseholds

 

5,191

 

377

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

12,779

 

44,890

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

5,664

 

6,841

 

Accounts payable

 

(44,488

)

(169,571

)

Accrued expenses

 

86,430

 

158,292

 

Asset retirement obligation

 

(3,085

)

(48,439

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(384,857

)

(587,360

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to investment securities available for sale

 

(160,088

)

(100,343

)

Additions to oil and gas properties

 

(3,008

)

(13,876

)

Purchases of certificates of deposit

 

(101,874

)

(251,524

)

Proceeds from maturities of certificates of deposit

 

 

2,632,000

 

Proceeds from sale of investment securities available for sale

 

105,565

 

 

Proceeds from sales of oil and gas properties

 

3,144

 

74,325

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(156,261

)

2,340,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activity

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of treasury stock

 

(144,064

)

(356,241

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(685,182

)

1,396,981

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

1,480,775

 

207,244

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

795,593

 

$

1,604,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

6,057

 

$

7,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Information

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gain on investment securities, net of tax

 

$

17,068

 

$

78,179

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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OAKRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

A.            Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-K for the three and nine month periods ended November 30, 2010 and 2009 and reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, which are of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such periods.  The foregoing financial statements do not include all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.  However, except as disclosed herein, there has been no material change in the information disclosed in the notes to the financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Oakridge Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  The interim unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010.  Operating results for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2011.  The Company’s operating segments are set forth in the annual financial statements and accompanying notes for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010.

 

B.            Fair Value

 

Effective March 1, 2008, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements (“FASB ASC Topic 820”).  FASB ASC Topic 820 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.  As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability.

 

FASB ASC Topic 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

 

·                  Level 1 — Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

·                  Level 2 — Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

·                  Level 3 — Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

 

The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  The Company’s cash

 

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equivalents, certificates of deposit and marketable securities are classified within Level 1 assets and are summarized below at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement at
November 30, 2010 Using:

 

 

 

November 30,
2010

 

Quoted Prices In
Active Markets
For Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant 
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

719,662

 

$

719,662

 

$

 

$

 

Investment securities available for sale

 

217,658

 

217,658

 

 

 

Certificates of deposit

 

306,273

 

306,273

 

 

 

Non-current certificates of deposit

 

405,834

 

405,834

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,649,427

 

$

1,649,427

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement at
February 28, 2010 Using:

 

 

 

February 28,
2010

 

Quoted Prices In
Active Markets
For Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

1,401,601

 

$

1,401,601

 

$

 

$

 

Investment securities available for sale

 

128,030

 

128,030

 

 

 

Certificates of deposit

 

204,399

 

204,399

 

 

 

Non-current certificates of deposit

 

405,834

 

405,834

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,139,864

 

$

2,139,864

 

$

 

$

 

 

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C.            Segment Information

 

Information regarding operations and assets by segment is as follows:

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended
November 30,

 

For the Nine Months Ended
November 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Business segment revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas

 

$

256,444

 

$

259,844

 

$

844,006

 

$

754,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business segment profit (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas

 

$

16,976

 

$

63,616

 

$

112,685

 

$

173,229

 

Coal and gravel

 

(33,542

)

(2,104

)

(43,406

)

(24,671

)

Real estate development

 

(55,229

)

(61,213

)

(132,954

)

(202,694

)

General corporate

 

(103,393

)

(121,667

)

(405,566

)

(420,289

)

Loss from operations

 

(175,188

)

(121,368

)

(469,241

)

(474,425

)

Interest income and other, net

 

549

 

1,087

 

12,093

 

15,489

 

Loss before income taxes

 

$

(174,639

)

$

(120,281

)

$

(457,148

)

$

(458,936

)

 

 

 

As of
November 30, 2010

 

As of
February 28, 2010

 

Total assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas

 

$

2,730,916

 

$

3,084,610

 

Coal and gravel

 

260,488

 

260,488

 

Real estate held for sale

 

3,168,107

 

3,168,107

 

General corporate

 

518,417

 

529,681

 

 

 

$

6,677,928

 

$

7,042,886

 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010 and the Notes to Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Results of Operations

 

Net Income (Loss).  The Company had a net loss of $110,075 ($0.03 per share) in the three months ended November 30, 2010 (the “three month 2010 period”) compared to a net loss of $75,812 ($0.02 per share) in the three months ended November 30, 2009 (the “three month 2009 period”) as a result of the items discussed below. In the nine months ended November 30, 2010 (the “nine month 2010 period” and together with the three month 2010 period, the “2010 periods”), the Company had a net loss of $288,140 ($0.07 per share) compared to a net loss of $289,267 ($0.07 per share) in the nine months ended November 30, 2009 (the “nine month 2009 period” and together with the three month 2009 period, the “2009 periods”) as a result of the items discussed below.

 

Revenues. Combined oil and gas revenues for the three month 2010 period were $256,444 compared to $259,844 for the three month 2009 period, representing a decrease of $3,400 (1.3%). Combined oil and gas revenues for the nine month 2010 period were $844,006 compared to $754,452 for the nine month 2009 period, representing an increase of $89,554 (11.9%). The changes in the 2010 periods as compared to the 2009 periods were due to an increase in the Company’s average price received for oil and gas, which was partially offset by a decline in oil and gas sales volumes. The following tables compare the Company’s oil and gas revenues, sales volumes and average prices received during the 2010 periods with those during the 2009 periods:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
 November 30, 2010

 

Three Months Ended
November 30, 2009

 

Percentage
Difference

 

Oil:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

228,374

 

$

230,679

 

(1.0

)%

Volume (Bbls.)

 

2,933

 

3,204

 

(8.5

)%

Average Price (per Bbl.)

 

$

77.87

 

$

72.00

 

8.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

19,071

 

$

20,015

 

(4.7

)%

Volume (MCF)

 

4,393

 

5,660

 

(22.4

)%

Average Price (per MCF)

 

$

4.34

 

$

3.54

 

22.6

%

 

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Nine Months Ended
November 30, 2010

 

Nine Months Ended
November 30, 2009

 

Percentage
Difference

 

Oil:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

752,914

 

$

673,902

 

11.7

%

Volume (Bbls.)

 

9,879

 

11,028

 

(10.4

)%

Average Price (per Bbl.)

 

$

76.22

 

$

61.11

 

24.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

61,108

 

$

53,100

 

15.1

%

Volume (MCF)

 

13,456

 

17,086

 

(21.2

)%

Average Price (per MCF)

 

$

4.54

 

$

3.11

 

46.0

%

 

Non-material amounts of natural gas liquids revenues and sales are excluded from the foregoing tables.

 

Madison County, Texas Property. The Company’s oil and gas property in Madison County, Texas (the “Madison County, Texas Property”) continues to be waterflooded.  Oil and gas revenue received from the Madison County, Texas Property decreased $5,018 (3.4%) for the three month 2010 period as compared to the three month 2009 period.  Average oil prices received by the Company from the Madison County, Texas Property increased $5.49 per barrel (7.7%) in the three month 2010 period compared to the three month 2009 period, however, oil sales volumes decreased 163 barrels (8.5%) in the three month 2010 period as compared to the three month 2009 period, resulting in a decrease in revenue.  Operating expenses on the Madison County, Texas Property increased $10,396 (8.4%) for the three month 2010 period as compared to the three month 2009 period resulting in net income from the property for the three month 2010 period in the amount of approximately $7,900 as compared to approximately $23,300 in net income for the three month 2009 period.

 

Oil and gas revenue received from the Madison County, Texas Property increased $39,775 (9.2%) for the nine month 2010 period as compared to the nine month 2009 period.  Average oil prices received by the Company from the Madison County, Texas Property increased $14.93 per barrel (24.6%) in the nine month 2010 period as compared to the nine month 2009 period, which was partially offset by decreased oil sales volumes of 856 barrels (12.7%) in the nine month 2010 period as compared to the corresponding 2009 period.  Operating expenses on the Madison County, Texas Property decreased $67,701 (15.7%) for the nine month 2010 period as compared to the nine month 2009 period due to decreased repairs, well servicing and tubing replacement costs. The Company received net income from the property of approximately $108,300 for the nine month 2010 period as compared to approximately $800 in net income for the nine month 2009 period.

 

Gravel.  The Company’s gravel property is located on the Company’s land in La Plata County, Colorado.  There are no current operations on the gravel property.

 

Coal.  The Company’s Carbon Junction Coal Mine permit covers 192 acres and is

 

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located in La Plata County, Colorado.  Currently, the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the “CDRMS”) holds a $405,834 financial warranty on the property.

 

On July 30, 2008, the Company submitted a Phase III final bond release application to the CDRMS seeking final reclamation liability release and monetary release of the remaining financial warranty.  On May 14, 2009, the CDRMS advised the Company that it had not demonstrated that one of the approved post-mining land uses (residential) had “substantially commenced” to the satisfaction of the CDRMS.  The CDRMS advised that the Phase III bond release application would be held pending further information from the Company.  In May 2010, the Company submitted additional information to the CDRMS; however, the CDRMS concluded that the Company still had not adequately demonstrated substantial commencement of the residential post-mining land use. The full release of the Company’s remaining $405,834 financial warranty (and legal reclamation liability) is subject to the CDRMS’s confirmation that the residential post-mining land use has been implemented.  On September 30, 2010, the CDRMS proposed denial of the Company’s Phase III final bond release or approval of a lesser release by the deadline of November 1, 2010.  In response, the Company employed legal counsel to evaluate its options in response to the proposed denial of the bond release application and the position of the CDRMS regarding post-mining land use.  The November 1, 2010 deadline has passed and the Company anticipates a draft decision from the CDRMS in January 2011.  The Company is also in discussions with the Colorado State Attorney General’s Office regarding the bond release application.

 

Expenses. The Company’s oil and gas operating expenses for the three month 2010 period were $240,194 compared to $210,623 for the three month 2009 period, representing an increase of $29,571 (14.0%). The Company’s oil and gas operating expenses for the nine month 2010 period were $733,589 compared to $655,548 for the nine month 2009 period, representing an increase of $78,041 (11.9%).  Increases in lease operating expense, ad valorem taxes and accretion of the asset retirement obligation were the primary reasons for the increased oil and gas operating expenses for the three month 2010 period as compared to the three month 2009 period.  The primary reasons for increases in oil and gas operating expenses for the nine month 2010 period as compared to the nine month 2009 period were increases in lease operating expenses, accretion of the asset retirement obligation, increased production taxes and write-offs of abandoned leasehold interests.  The Company also recognized a gain in the nine month 2009 period related to the completion of a plugging program on certain previously abandoned North Texas oil and gas properties in the amount of $34,116.  No such gain was recognized in the nine month 2010 period.  The Company did not incur any exploration expenses or dry hole expenses during the 2009 periods or the 2010 periods.

 

The Company’s coal operating expenses for the three month 2010 period were $33,542 as compared to $2,104 for the three month 2009 period, representing an increase of $31,438 (1,494.2%). The Company’s coal operating expenses for the nine month 2010 period were $43,406 as compared to $24,671 for the nine month 2009 period, representing an increase of $18,735 (75.9%). The increases in the three month 2010 period as compared to the three month 2009 period were due to increased reclamation costs, legal fees related to reclamation bond release and increased CDRMS compliance and site inspection costs.  The increases in the nine month 2010 period as compared to the nine month 2009 period were due to increased legal fees

 

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related to reclamation bond release and CDRMS compliance and site inspection costs which were partially offset by decreased reclamation costs.  These expenses are expected to continue until final reclamation of the Carbon Junction Coal Mine and full release of the financial warranty required under the mine permit is obtained from the CDRMS.

 

Real estate development expenses were $55,229 for the three month 2010 period as compared to $61,213 for the three month 2009 period, representing a decrease of $5,984 (9.8%).  The Company’s real estate development expenses for the nine month 2010 period were $132,954 as compared to $202,694 for the nine month 2009 period, representing a decrease of $69,740 (34.4%).  Decreased ad valorem taxes which were partially offset by increases in location maintenance, including road repair, were the primary reasons for the decreases in real estate development expenses in both 2010 periods as compared to the 2009 periods.  The ad valorem taxes decreased as a result of a successful ad valorem protest to the La Plata County Assessor.

 

General and administrative expenses for the three month 2010 period were $103,393 as compared to $121,667 for the three month 2009 period, representing a decrease of $18,274 (15.0%).  General and administrative expenses for the nine month 2010 period were $405,566 compared to $420,289 for the nine month 2009 period, representing a decrease of $14,723 (3.5%).  Decreases in both 2010 periods as compared to the 2009 periods are primarily due to decreased payroll costs which were partially offset by repair costs associated with the Company’s headquarters.

 

Interest and Other Income. Interest and other income for the three month 2010 period was $549 compared to $1,087 for the three month 2009 period, representing a decrease of $538 (49.5%).  Interest and other income for the nine month 2010 period was $12,093 compared to $15,489 for the nine month 2009 period, representing a decrease of $3,396 (21.9%). Interest income decreased in both 2010 periods primarily due to lower interest rates and smaller principal amounts. However, the increased interest income in the nine month 2009 period was partially offset by a loss on the sale of certificates of deposit realized during the nine month 2009 period.  A gain on the sale of securities available for sale recognized in the nine month 2010 period partially offset the decrease in interest income for that period.

 

The Company repurchased 25,000 shares of its common stock during the three month 2010 period at an average price of $2.05 per share.

 

Financial Condition and Liquidity

 

During the nine month 2010 period, operating activities were net users of funds primarily due to the Company’s net loss and related change in deferred income taxes for the nine month 2010 period. During the nine month 2010 period, investing activities were net users of funds primarily due to the purchase of certificates of deposit and the purchase of investment securities available for sale in excess of proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale.  In addition, during the nine month 2010 period, the Company used $144,064 to repurchase shares of its common stock.  As a result, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents decreased by $685,182 for the nine month 2010 period.  At November 30, 2010, the Company had no

 

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indebtedness, and had cash and cash equivalents and certificates of deposit of $795,593 and $306,273, respectively.

 

The Company expects to fund its contemplated operations and any purchases of shares of the Company’s common stock it makes, if any, during the remainder of fiscal 2011 from its cash and cash equivalents and any cash flow from its operations.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The Company did not have any material changes in critical accounting policies or in significant accounting estimates during the nine months ended November 30, 2010.  Please see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2010 for a detailed discussion of the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates.

 

Recent Updates

 

On September 27, 1010, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Arbie M. Ray as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company to fill the vacancies resulting from the passing of Sandra Pautsky on September 22, 2010.  Ms. Ray’s extensive knowledge and long-term involvement in the day-to-day operations of the Company are expected to facilitate her succession into these positions.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other materials filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) contain forward-looking statements relating to the Company’s operations and the oil and gas industry. Such forward-looking statements are based on management’s current projections and estimates and are identified by words such as “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates” and similar words.  These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially from what is expressed in such forward-looking statements.

 

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are oil and gas price fluctuations, failure to achieve expected production and the timing of receipt of revenues from existing and future exploration and development projects (including, particularly, the secondary waterflooding recovery project on the Madison County, Texas Property), changes in oil and gas regulations, higher than estimated oil and gas and coal reclamation costs and delays with respect to, or failure to obtain, governmental permits and approvals necessary to proceed with real estate development. In addition, these forward-looking statements may be affected by general domestic and international economic and political conditions.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The term “disclosure controls and procedures” is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  This term refers to the controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms.  In designing and evaluating the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures.

 

The Company’s management, namely the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Based upon that evaluation, the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer has concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q because of the following deficiency involving internal control over financial reporting that constituted a material weakness as discussed below.

 

The material weakness identified was that the Company does not have the required technical expertise to properly calculate complex oil and gas required disclosures for FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“FASB ASC Topic 740”) and relies on outside sources for that calculation.

 

The Company has not implemented a control to mitigate the material weakness related to FASB ASC Topic 740 calculations and disclosures.  At any time, if it appears that a control can be implemented in a cost-effective manner for the Company to mitigate such material weakness, the Company expects to implement the control.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

During the three month 2010 period, the Company repurchased 25,000 shares of its common stock in private transactions based upon the closing stock price on the day of the transactions. The following table summarizes the transactions.

 

Period

 

Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased

 

Average
Price
Paid Per
Share

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs

 

Maximum
Number of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plans or
Programs

 

September 1-September 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

October 1-October 31, 2010

 

25,000

 

$

2.05

 

 

 

November 1-November 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

25,000

 

$

2.05

 

 

 

 

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

 

(31.1)                   Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of Arbie M. Ray, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, filed herewith.

 

(31.2)                   Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of Arbie M. Ray, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, filed herewith.

 

(32)                            Section 1350 Certification of Arbie M. Ray, Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company, filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

OAKRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

Date: January 14, 2011

 

By:

/s/ Arbie M. Ray

 

 

Arbie M. Ray, President, Chief

 

 

Executive Officer and Chief Financial

 

 

Officer of Oakridge Energy, Inc.

 

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