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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
þ   Quarterly Report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2011
     
o   Transition Report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Transition Period from                      to                     
Commission file number: 001-32624
FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
     
Colorado   84-0811034
     
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)   Identification No.)
1703 Edelweiss Drive
Cedar Park, Texas 78613
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(512) 250-8692
(Issuer’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the 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 þ 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 definition 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 þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of November 14, 2011, the number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s $.01 par value common stock was 7,983,175.
 
 

 

 


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PART I
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4
PART II
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities
Item 4. Removed and Reserved
Item 5. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
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PART I
Item 1.  
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
ASSETS
 
               
CURRENT ASSETS:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 2,684,569     $ 984,770  
Short-term investments
    44,458       44,422  
Accounts receivable:
               
Oil and natural gas sales
    710,852       723,218  
Joint interest billings, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $99,000 each period
    209,474       246,655  
Current derivative asset
    164,000        
Deferred income tax asset
          99,000  
Prepaid income taxes
    332,134       206,000  
Prepaid drilling expense
    975,538       975,538  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    67,850       76,433  
 
           
Total current assets
    5,188,875       3,356,036  
 
               
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
               
Oil and natural gas properties (successful efforts method)
    24,206,053       24,434,664  
Other equipment
    52,113       89,248  
Less accumulated depletion and depreciation
    (9,504,889 )     (9,318,340 )
 
           
Net property and equipment
    14,753,277       15,205,572  
 
           
 
               
Total assets
  $ 19,942,152     $ 18,561,608  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 341,302     $ 553,760  
Oil and natural gas revenues payable
    240,392       198,247  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    581,694       752,007  
LONG-TERM DEBT
    6,740,000       6,740,000  
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
    1,671,000       1,033,000  
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
    1,468,002       1,405,002  
 
           
Total liabilities
    10,460,696       9,930,009  
 
               
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Common stock, $.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized; 8,910,175 shares issued and 7,997,175 and 8,077,175 outstanding, each period, respectively
    89,101       89,101  
Additional paid-in capital
    4,573,580       4,573,580  
Retained earnings
    6,750,490       5,577,260  
Treasury stock, 913,000 and 833,000 shares, at cost
    (1,931,715 )     (1,608,342 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    9,481,456       8,631,599  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 19,942,152     $ 18,561,608  
 
           
See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
REVENUE:
                               
Oil and natural gas sales
  $ 1,707,210     $ 1,642,692     $ 5,283,169     $ 5,174,715  
Well operational and pumping fees
    17,067       17,067       51,199       51,199  
Disposal fees
    12,000       12,000       46,269       52,213  
 
                       
Total revenue
    1,736,277       1,671,759       5,380,637       5,278,127  
 
                               
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
                               
Production expense
    684,391       717,492       1,904,218       1,766,228  
Depletion and depreciation
    302,500       270,000       793,500       835,000  
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations
    21,000       20,000       63,000       60,000  
General and administrative
    209,556       207,277       674,480       688,591  
 
                       
Total costs and expenses
    1,217,447       1,214,769       3,435,198       3,349,819  
 
                               
OPERATING INCOME
    518,830       456,990       1,945,439       1,928,308  
 
                               
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
                               
Interest income
    1,503       1,710       3,522       4,270  
Interest expense
    (58,528 )     (64,598 )     (179,679 )     (188,409 )
Unrealized gain on commodity derivatives
    232,000             164,000        
Loss on sale and abandonment of oil and gas property
    (69,771 )           (80,441 )      
Miscellaneous expense
                (6,611 )      
 
                       
Total other income (expense)
    105,204       (62,888 )     (99,209 )     (184,139 )
 
                       
 
                               
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    624,034       394,102       1,846,230       1,744,169  
 
                               
Income tax benefit (provision) — current
    194,000       (39,000 )     (23,000 )     (231,000 )
Income tax provision (provision) — deferred
    (433,000 )     (115,000 )     (650,000 )     (400,000 )
 
                       
TOTAL INCOME TAX PROVISION
    (239,000 )     (154,000 )     (673,000 )     (631,000 )
 
                       
 
                               
NET INCOME
  $ 385,034     $ 240,102     $ 1,173,230     $ 1,113,169  
 
                       
 
                               
NET INCOME PER SHARE:
                               
BASIC
  $ 0.05     $ 0.03     $ 0.15     $ 0.14  
 
                       
DILUTED
  $ 0.05     $ 0.03     $ 0.15     $ 0.14  
 
                       
 
                               
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
                               
BASIC
    7,997,175       8,143,173       8,026,060       8,232,302  
 
                       
DILUTED
    7,997,175       8,143,173       8,026,060       8,232,302  
 
                       
See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
                 
    For the Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,  
    2011     2010  
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
               
Net income
  $ 1,173,230     $ 1,113,169  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Loss on sale and abandonment of oil and gas property
    80,441        
Unrealized gain on commodity derivatives
    (164,000 )      
Depletion and depreciation
    793,500       835,000  
Deferred income tax expense
    650,000       400,000  
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations
    63,000       60,000  
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    49,547       37,582  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (117,550 )     (190,084 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (125,459 )     (25,529 )
Oil and natural gas revenues payable
    42,145       (3,106 )
Other
    (36 )     (86 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    2,444,818       2,226,946  
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Additions to oil and natural gas properties
    (462,491 )     (393,218 )
Proceeds from the sale of oil and natural gas properties
    68,330        
Acquisition of transportation equipment
    (27,485 )      
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (421,646 )     (393,218 )
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Purchase of treasury shares
    (323,373 )     (623,315 )
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (323,373 )     (623,315 )
 
           
 
               
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    1,699,799       1,210,413  
 
               
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of the period
    984,770       657,942  
 
           
 
               
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of the period
  $ 2,684,569     $ 1,868,355  
 
           
See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Nature of Business, Organization and Basis of Preparation and Presentation
FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”, “our”, or “we”) is incorporated under the laws of the state of Colorado. The Company is engaged in the acquisition, operation and development of oil and natural gas properties, which are located in Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming.
The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company, 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 generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (which consist only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented have been made. You should read these condensed consolidated financial statements in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K filing for the year ended December 31, 2010.
2. Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share are computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share take common stock equivalents (such as options and warrants) into consideration. The Company had no dilutive or potentially dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2011 or 2010.
3. Treasury Stock Repurchase Program
We repurchased a total of 80,000 common shares with an aggregate cost of $323,373 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. We repurchased a total of 235,800 common shares with an aggregate cost of $623,315 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
4. Related Party Transactions
The Company leases office space from its president. Rent expense for this month-to-month lease was $22,500 for each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and $7,500 for each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The Company also paid Roger Bryant, and Karl Reimers, both directors, $2,500 and $500, respectively, in consulting fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. None were paid in 2011.
5. Prepaid Drilling Expense
Prepaid drilling expense at September 30, 2011 includes the amount paid related to a non-operated well expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2011.

 

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6. Long-Term Debt
On October 17, 2011, we entered into the fourth amendment to our loan agreement with citibank which extended the maturity date to Oct 18, 2014 and decreased our borrowing base from $9,250,000 to $8,500,000.
7. Sale of Property
We sold our Whistler property during the first quarter 2011 for approximately $68,000, which resulted in a loss on the sale of $10,670. We abandoned unproved leases totalling $69,771 in the third quarter of 2011.
8. Commodity Derivatives
In June 2011, we entered into the following commodity derivative positions to hedge our oil production price risk. These positions were outstanding at September 30, 2011:
                                 
    Volume (Barrels)     $/Barrel  
Description and Period   Daily     Total     Floor     Ceiling  
 
                               
NYMEX —WTI Collars October 2011 — December 2011
    200       18,400     $ 85.00     $ 102.50  
The following table summarizes the fair value of our open commodity derivatives as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
                     
    Liability Derivatives  
        Fair Value  
    Balance Sheet   September 30,     December 31,  
    Location   2011     2010  
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
                   
 
                   
Commodity derivatives
  Current Assets   $ 164,000     $  
                                     
        Fair Value  
        3 Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    Income Statement   September 30,     September 30,  
    Location   2011     2010     2011     2010  
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
                                   
 
                                   
Commodity derivatives
  Other Income (Expense)   $ 232,000     $     $ 164,000     $  

 

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Unrealized gains and losses, at fair value, are included on our consolidated balance sheets as current or non-current assets or liabilities based on the anticipated timing of cash settlements under the related contracts. Changes in the fair value of our commodity derivative contracts are recorded in earnings as they occur and included in other income (expense) on our consolidated statements of operations. We estimate the fair values of collar contracts based on the present value of the difference in exchange-quoted forward price curves and contractual settlement prices multiplied by notional quantities. We internally valued the option contracts using industry-standard option pricing models and observable market inputs. We use our internal valuations to determine the fair values of the contracts that are reflected on our consolidated balance sheets. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are also included in other income (expense) on our consolidated statements of operations.
We are exposed to credit losses in the event of non-performance by the counterparties on our commodity derivatives positions and have considered the exposure in our internal valuations. However, we do not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties over the term of the commodity derivatives positions.
To estimate the fair value of our commodity derivatives positions, we use market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated or generally unobservable. We primarily apply the market approach for recurring fair value measurements and attempt to use the best available information. We determine the fair value based upon the hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). The three levels of fair value hierarchy are as follows:
   
Level 1 — Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. At September 30, 2011, we had no Level 1 measurements
   
Level 2 — Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. These models are primarily industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value, volatility factors and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Our derivatives, which consist of commodity collars, are valued using commodity market data which is derived by combining raw inputs and quantitative models and processes to generate forward curves. Where observable inputs are available, directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability, the instrument is categorized in Level 2. At September 30, 2011, all of our commodity derivatives were valued using Level 2 measurements.
   
Level 3 — Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally less observable from objective sources. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value. At September 30, 2011, we had no Level 3 measurements.
9. Subsequent Events
Subsequent to September 30, 2011, we repurchased in market transactions a total of 14,000 shares of common stock totalling approximately $35,168.
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PART I
Item 2
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and respective notes thereto, included elsewhere herein. The information below should not be construed to imply that the results discussed herein will necessarily continue into the future or that any conclusion reached herein will necessarily be indicative of actual operating results in the future. Such discussion represents only the best present assessment of the management of FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation.
General
FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation derives its revenues from its operating activities including sales of oil and natural gas and operating oil and natural gas properties. The Company’s capital for investment in producing oil and natural gas properties has been provided by cash flow from operating activities and bank financing. The Company categorizes its operating expenses into the categories of production expenses and other expenses.
Results of Operations
Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
                 
    Quarter Ended September 30,  
    2011     2010  
Revenue:
               
Oil sales
  $ 1,486,546     $ 1,496,520  
Natural gas sales
    220,664       146,172  
 
           
Total oil and natural gas sales revenue
  $ 1,707,210     $ 1,642,692  
 
           
 
               
Sales volume:
               
Oil (Bbls)
    17,203       19,089  
Natural gas (Mcf)
    50,300       39,653  
 
           
Total sales volume (BOE)
    25,586       25,698  
 
           
 
               
Average sales prices:
               
Oil ($/Bbl)
  $ 86.41     $ 78.40  
Natural gas ($/Mcf)
  $ 4.39     $ 3.69  
Average total sales price ($/BOE)
  $ 66.72     $ 63.92  
 
               
Costs and expenses ($/BOE):
               
Lease operating expense
  $ 26.75     $ 27.92  
Depletion and depreciation
    11.82       10.51  
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations
    0.82       0.78  
General and administrative
    8.19       8.07  
 
           
Total costs and expenses ($/BOE):
  $ 47.58     $ 47.28  
 
           

 

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Oil and natural gas sales revenue increased 4% or $64,518 to $1,707,210 for the three month period ended September 30, 2011 from the comparable 2010 period. This was due to higher oil and natural gas commodity prices. Average oil sales prices increased 10% to $86.41 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 compared to $78.40 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2010. Average natural gas sales prices increased 19% to $4.39 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 compared to $3.69 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2010. The higher commodity prices accounted for approximately $173,000 of the increase in revenue but were offset by approximately $108,000 due to slightly lower sales volumes on a BOE basis in the three-month period ending September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. We anticipate volumes to remain stable in the coming quarters as additional remedial work is completed.
Lease operating expenses decreased 5% or $33,101 to $684,391 for the three month period ended September 30, 2011 from the comparable 2010 period. This was primarily due to lower workover expense and remedial repairs in 2011 as compared to 2010. Lifting cost per BOE decreased by 4% or $1.17 to $26.75 for the period. We anticipate lease operating expenses to increase over the following quarters due to additional remedial repairs and workover expenses.
Depletion and depreciation increased 11% or $32,500 to $302,500 for the three month period ended September 30, 2011 versus $270,000 in the 2010 comparable period. This was due to increases in production primarily from the Bilbrey well which was previously down for repairs.
General and administrative overhead cost increased 1% or $2,279 to $209,556 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 from the three-month period ended September 30, 2010. This was primarily attributable to an increase in professional services such as consulting and administration services. At this time due to the growth of the Company, we anticipate general and administrative expenses to increase in the coming quarters.
Other income, net for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, was $105,204 compared to other expenses, net of $62,888 for 2010. During the 2011 period, the net increase was primarily due to an unrealized gain of $164,000 on commodity derivatives. We anticipate oil prices to trade in the range of our collar during the fourth quarter of 2011, and thus anticipate the unrealized gain recognized in the third quarter of 2011 will reverse in the fourth quarter of 2011.

 

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Results of Operations
Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2011     2010  
Revenue:
               
Oil sales
  $ 4,771,225     $ 4,500,354  
Natural gas sales
    511,944       674,361  
 
           
Total oil and natural gas sales revenue
  $ 5,283,169     $ 5,174,715  
 
           
 
               
Sales volume:
               
Oil (Bbls)
    51,213       58,824  
Natural gas (Mcf)
    105,519       120,968  
 
           
Total sales volume (BOE)
    68,800       78,985  
 
           
 
               
Average sales price:
               
Oil ($/Bbl)
  $ 93.16     $ 76.51  
Natural gas ($/Mcf)
  $ 4.85     $ 5.57  
Average total sales prices ($/BOE)
  $ 76.79     $ 65.52  
 
               
Costs and expenses ($/BOE):
               
Lease operating expense
  $ 27.68     $ 22.36  
Depletion and depreciation
    11.53       10.57  
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations
    0.92       0.76  
General and administrative
    9.80       8.72  
 
           
Total costs and expenses ($/BOE)
  $ 49.93     $ 42.41  
 
           
Oil and natural gas sales revenues increased 2% or $108,454 to $5,283,169 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011 from $5,174,715 for the comparable 2010 period. This was due primarily to the overall increase in oil and natural gas commodity pricing offset by a decline in production. Sales volumes decreased 13% on a BOE basis, primarily due to downtime on wells waiting for repairs and to natural declines. Average oil sales prices increased 22% to $93.16 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 compared to $76.51 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. Average natural gas sales prices decreased 13% to $4.85 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 compared to $5.57 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. The overall higher commodity prices accounted for an increase of approximately $776,000 in revenue but were offset by approximately $667,000 as a result of lower sales volumes. We anticipate volumes to remain stable in the coming quarters as additional remedial work is complete.
Lease operating expenses increased 8% or $137,990 to $1,904,218 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 from the comparable 2010 period. This was primarily due to the increase in additional repairs, workover expenses and production expenses on properties in 2011. Lifting cost per BOE increased 24% or $5.32 to $27.68 for the period. We anticipate lease operating expense to increase over the following quarters due to additional remedial repairs and workover expenses.
Depletion and depreciation expense decreased 5% to $793,500, compared to $835,000 for the comparable 2010 period. This was primarily due to lower production in the 2011 period.

 

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General and administrative overhead cost decreased 2% or $14,111 to $674,480 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 from the comparable 2010 period. This was attributable primarily to a decrease in administrative services such as contract labor and administrative services. In the coming quarters we anticipate general and administrative expenses to increase.
Other expense, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, was $99,209 compared to other expense, net of $184,139 for the comparable 2010 period. The decrease in other expense, net was primarily due to the unrealized gain on derivatives of $164,000 during 2011. We anticipate oil prices to trade in the range of our collar during the fourth quarter of 2011, and thus anticipate the unrealized gain recognized in the third quarter of 2011 will reverse in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash flow provided by operating activities was $2,444,817 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, as compared to cash flow provided by operating activities of $2,226,946 in the comparable 2010 period. The increase in cash flows from operating activities was primarily due to changes in current assets and liabilities in 2011.
Cash flow used in investing activities was $421,646 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 as compared to $393,218 in the comparable period primarily due to the additions to oil and natural gas properties and equipment in each period.
Cash flow used in financing activities was used to repurchase 80,000 shares of common stock for a total of $323,373 during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. Cash flow was used in financing activities to repurchase 235,800 common shares with an aggregate cost of $623,315 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
We may continue to raise financing through draws from our line of credit. Effective October 17, 2011, the borrowing base under our line of credit with Citibank, N.A. was decreased to $8.5 million. We anticipate our operating cash flow and other capital resources, including our Citibank revolving credit facility, if needed, will adequately fund planned capital expenditures and other capital uses over the near term. Based on industry outlook for the remainder of 2011, prices for oil and natural gas could remain higher than the prior year.

 

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PART I
Item 3
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We periodically enter into certain commodity price risk management transactions to manage our exposure to oil and natural gas price volatility. These transactions may take the form of futures contracts, swaps or options. All data relating to our derivative positions is presented in accordance with requirements of FASB ASC Topic No. 815. Accordingly, unrealized gains and losses related to the change in fair market value of derivative contracts that qualify and are designated as cash flow hedges are recorded as other comprehensive income or loss and such amounts are reclassified to oil and natural gas sales revenues as the associated production occurs. Derivative contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment are recorded as derivative assets and liabilities at market value in the consolidated balance sheet, and the associated unrealized gains and losses are recorded as current expense or income in the consolidated statement of operations. While such derivative contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting, management believes these contracts can be utilized as an effective component of commodity price risk management activities. At September 30, 2011, there were no open positions. We have an unrealized gain of $232,000 and $164,000 on commodity derivative transactions during the three-month and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2011 respectively. We did not have any derivative transactions in 2010.
PART I
Item 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
a)  
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
   
The Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, Ray Reaves, has established and is currently maintaining disclosure controls and procedures for the Company. The disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
   
The Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer conducted a review and evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and have concluded, based on his evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Report, that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and we refer you to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e).

 

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b)  
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
   
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
c)  
Limitations of any Internal Control Design
 
   
Our principal executive and financial officer do not expect that our disclosure controls or internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. Although our disclosure controls and procedures were designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our principal executive and financial officer have determined that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at doing so, a control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute assurance that the objectives of the system are met. 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 the 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 if there exists in an individual a desire to do so. There can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

 

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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.  
Legal Proceedings
None.
Item 1A.  
Risk Factors
None.
Item 2.  
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
There were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the period ended September 30, 2011. The following table sets forth our repurchases in market transactions of shares of our common stock during the periods ended September 30, 2011:
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
                                 
                            (d) Maximum  
                            Number (or  
                            Approximate  
                    (c) Total Number     Dollar Value) of  
                    of Shares (or     Shares (or Units)  
                    Units) Purchased     that May Yet Be  
    (a) Total Number     (b) Average Price     as Part of Publicly     Purchased Under  
    of shares (or     Paid per Share (or     Announced Plans     the Plans or  
Period   Units) Purchased     Unit)     or Programs     Programs  
4/1/11 — 4/30/11
    38,000     $ 4.37       38,000     $ 84,391  
5/1/11 — 5/31/11
    23,000     $ 3.35       23,000     $ 7,443  
6/1/11 — 6/30/11
    2,000     $ 3.32       2,000     $ 797  
 
                       
TOTAL
    63,000               63,000          
 
                       
Item 3.  
Default Upon Senior Securities
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Item 4.  
Removed and Reserved
Item 5.  
Other Information
None.
Item 6.  
Exhibits
         
Exhibits    
  10.1    
Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement with Citibank, N.A.
  31    
Certification
  32    
Certification Pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
Date: November 14, 2011  By:   /s/ Ray Reaves    
    Ray Reaves, President, Chief Executive   
    Officer, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   

 

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