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Productive well.
A well that is found to be capable of producing hydrocarbons in
sufficient quantities such that proceeds from the sale of such
production exceed production expenses and taxes.
Proved developed nonproducing
reserves. Proved developed reserves expected to be recovered
from zones behind casing in existing wells.
Proved developed
producing reserves. Proved
developed reserves that are expected to be recovered from completion
intervals currently open in existing wells and able to produce
to market.
Proved developed reserves.
Proved reserves that can be expected to be recovered from existing
wells with existing equipment and operating methods.
Proved reserves.
The estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural
gas liquids that geological and engineering data demonstrate with
reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known
reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions.
Proved undeveloped
location. A site on which a development well can be drilled
consistent with spacing rules for purposes of recovering proved
undeveloped reserves.
Proved undeveloped
reserves. Proved reserves that are expected to be recovered
from new wells on undrilled acreage or from existing wells where
a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion.
PV-10 Value. The
present value of estimated future revenues to be generated from
the production of proved reserves calculated in accordance with
Securities and Exchange Commission guidelines, net of estimated
production and future development costs, using prices and costs
as of the date of estimation without future escalation, without
giving effect to non-property related expenses such as general
and administrative expenses, debt service, future income tax expense
and depreciation, depletion and amortization, and discounted using
an annual discount rate of 10 percent.
Recompletion. The
completion for production of an existing well bore in another
formation from that in which the well has been previously completed.
Reservoir. A porous
and permeable underground formation containing a natural accumulation
of producible oil and/or gas that is confined by impermeable rock
or water barriers and is individual and separate from other reservoirs.
Royalty interest.
An interest in an oil and natural gas property entitling the owner
to a share of oil or gas production free of costs of production.
3-D seismic data.
Three-dimensional pictures of the subsurface created by collecting
and measuring the intensity and timing of sound waves transmitted
into the earth as they reflect back to the surface.
Undeveloped acreage.
Lease acreage on which wells have not been drilled or completed
to a point that would permit the production of commercial quantities
of oil and natural gas regardless of whether such acreage contains
proved reserves.
Working interest.
The operating interest that gives the owner the right to drill,
produce and conduct operating activities on the property and a
share of production.
Workover. Operations
on a producing well to restore or increase production.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the
Company is party to certain legal actions and claims arising in
the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these events
cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not expect
these matters to have a materially adverse effect on the financial
position or results of operations of the Company.
Settlement of Litigation.
The Company, as one of three plaintiffs, filed a lawsuit against
BNP Petroleum Corporation ("BNP"), Seiskin Interests, LTD, Pagenergy
Company, LLC and Gap Marketing Company, LLC, as defendants, in
the 229th Judicial District Court of Duval County, Texas, for
fraud and breach of contract in connection with an agreement between
plaintiffs and defendants whereby the defendants were obligated
to drill a test well in an area known as the Slick Prospect in
Duval County, Texas. The allegations of the Company in this litigation
were that BNP gave the Company inaccurate and incomplete information
on which the Company relied in making its decision not to participate
in the test well and the prospect, resulting in the loss of the
Company's
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