ITEM 1. BUSINESS
History
Polar Petroleum was incorporated in the State of Nevada on March 22, 2011 as Post Data, Inc. We were previously a development stage company formed for purposes of decommissioning electronic data storage devices for permanent inoperability and unrecoverability of electronic data contained therein. On July 30, 2012, our board and management changed, and our board determined that we would enter into the oil and gas business to engage in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas properties primarily in the State of Alaska.
On August 22, 2012, we formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Polar Petroleum (AK) Corp., in the State of Alaska (the “Subsidiary”) for purposes of operating our oil and gas business in the State of Alaska.
On October 24, 2012, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Nevada Secretary of State to change our company name from “Post Data, Inc.” to “Polar Petroleum Corp.” (the “Name Change”) in order to better reflect the change in our business plan to oil and gas exploration, development and production. The effective date of the Name Change was November 2, 2012.
On October 24, 2012, we also filed a Certificate of Change pursuant to Section 78.209 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “Certificate of Change”) with the Nevada Secretary of State to effect a seven-for-one forward stock split of our common stock (the “Forward Stock Split”). The Certificate of Change increased the number of authorized shares of our common stock from 100,000,000 to 700,000,000 and the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock for shareholders of record as of November 1, 2012, from 5,845,000 shares to 40,915,000 shares. The effective date of the Forward Stock Split with the Nevada Secretary of State was November 2, 2012. The Name Change and the Forward Split took effect in the OTC markets at the open of business on November 6, 2012.
First Purchase of Oil & Gas Leases
On November 5, 2012, our Subsidiary entered into and closed a lease purchase agreement (the “Hemi/Franklin Purchase Agreement”) with Daniel K. Donkel and Samuel H. Cade (together, the “Sellers”) pursuant to which our Subsidiary acquired 100% of the record title of the Sellers to 17 onshore oil and gas leases located in in the North Slope region of the State of Alaska, which include both the Hemi Springs Project and the Franklin Bluffs Project, while reserving a royalty of 16.67% for the State of Alaska and an overriding royalty of 4% for the Sellers, in exchange for a total purchase price of $1,250,000, with $150,000 of the purchase price paid in cash at closing and the remaining $1,100,000 due in accordance with the terms of a promissory note between our Subsidiary and the Sellers (the “First Promissory Note”).
These leases cover an aggregate of approximately 46,399 acres located in the North Slope region of the State of Alaska, encompassing State of Alaska Oil and Gas Leases ADL numbers
390939, 391544, 391545, 391750, 391757, 391758, 391766, 391767, 391774, 391775, 391777, 391778, 392104, 392109, 392768, 391759 and 391776. Three of the 17 properties (the Test Well Leases (as defined below)) have been transferred to the Company, while the remaining 14 are contingent on drilling the Test Well and repaying the First Promissory Note (each as defined below).
The Hemi/Franklin Purchase Agreement also provides that our Subsidiary is required to drill a test well (the “Test Well”) to a depth of at least 8,000 feet on one of three designated Leases, ADL 390939, 391544 and 391545 (the “Test Well Leases”) within two years of the closing of the Hemi/Franklin Purchase Agreement and, upon such drilling of the Test Well, our Subsidiary will assign a 20% working interest in the Test Well Lease so drilled to Donkel Oil & Gas, LLC (“DOG LLC”). After the first Test Well is drilled DOG LLC will bear its proportionate share (20%) of any infrastructure cost items related to discovery of the well, and if the Test Well is drilled on a Test Well Lease, DOG LLC will also bear its proportionate share of any taxes upon production from that well. Failure to complete drilling of the Test Well will result in our Subsidiary’s forfeiture of its interest in all of the Leases. Until full payment of the First Promissory Note, we may not encumber, license, lease, transfer, dispose of or burden any of the leases.
The Hemi/Franklin Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by our Subsidiary and the Sellers.
First Promissory Note
The First Promissory Note is due on October 31, 2014, and bears interest at 0.3% per annum (10% after a default). We are obligated to pay $125,000.00 (plus accrued interest) every three months for the first twelve months, $100,000 (plus accrued interest) every three months for the 13
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months, and $300,000 (plus accrued interest) by the maturity date. The amounts due under the First Promissory Note may be accelerated in the event of any default in payment. We may prepay at any time in minimum amounts of $100,000 without premium or penalty. Upon written of Sellers while the Second Promissory Note remains unpaid, we have agreed to execute and deliver to the Sellers such documents or instruments to secure payment of the Second Promissory Note (including, without limitation, a mortgage, security agreement or other collateral document), in form and substance satisfactory to Sellers, on the Test Well Leases for the benefit of the Sellers to secure payment of the Second Promissory Note.
Escrow Agreement
In connection with the Hemi/Franklin Purchase Agreement, our Subsidiary entered into an Escrow Agreement with the Sellers pursuant to which our Subsidiary executed and delivered to the escrow agent assignments to re-assign 100% of its record title to the Test Well Leases back to the Sellers as collateral and security for our Subsidiary’s performance pursuant to the terms of the Hemi/Franklin Purchase Agreement. In the event our Subsidiary fails to drill the Test Well, the assignments will be delivered by the escrow agent to the Sellers for filing with the State of Alaska.
Second Purchase of Oil and Gas Leases
On May 31, 2013, our Subsidiary entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “North Point Thomson Purchase Agreement”) with Daniel K. Donkel and Samuel H. Cade to acquire a 100% working interest in twelve offshore oil and gas leases in the property known as the North Point Thomson Property. Seven of the leases are subject to a 12.5% royalty retained by the State of Alaska and the rest are subject to a royalty of 16.67% retained by the State of Alaska, and all of them carry an overriding royalty of 4% for the Sellers. The North Point Thomson Property comprises approximately 19,662 acres, located in Alaska’s North Slope region, encompassing State of Alaska Oil and Gas Leases ADL numbers 392123 - 392134. The aggregate purchase price was $1,100,000, $100,000 payable at closing and $1,000,000 evidenced by a promissory note between our Subsidiary and the Sellers (the “Second Promissory Note”). Until full payment of the Second Promissory Note, we may not encumber, license, lease, transfer, dispose of or burden any of the leases.
Three of the twelve properties (ADL 392131, 392133 or 392134) are in the process of being transferred to the Company, while the remaining nine are contingent on repaying the Second Promissory Note (as defined below).
The North Point Thomson Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by our Subsidiary and the Sellers.
Second Promissory Note
The Second Promissory Note is due on June 14, 2015, and bears interest at 0.3% per annum (12% after a default). We are obligated to pay $125,000 (plus accrued interest) every three months during the term and on the maturity date. The amounts due under the Second Promissory Note may be accelerated in the event of any default in payment. We may prepay at any time in minimum amounts of $100,000 without premium or penalty. Upon written demand of Sellers while the Second Promissory Note remains unpaid, we have agreed to execute and deliver to the Sellers such documents or instruments to secure payment of the Second Promissory Note (including, without limitation, a mortgage, security agreement or other collateral document), in form and substance satisfactory to Sellers, on the leases ADL 392131, 392133 or 392134 for the benefit of the Sellers to secure payment of the Second Promissory Note.
Escrow Agreement
In connection with the North Point Thomson Purchase Agreement, our Subsidiary entered into an Escrow Agreement with the Sellers, pursuant to which our Subsidiary executed and delivered to the escrow agent assignments to re-assign 100% of its record title to the leases ADL 392131, 392133 or 392134 back to the Sellers as collateral and security for our Subsidiary’s performance pursuant to the terms of the North Point Thomson Purchase Agreement. In the event our Subsidiary defaults under the agreement, the assignments will be delivered by the escrow agent to the Sellers for filing with the State of Alaska.
Other than as described above, we have not undertaken any material reclassification, merger, consolidation, or purchase or sale of a significant amount of assets not in the ordinary course of our business. We have not been a party to any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding
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Other than as described above, we have not undertaken any material reclassification, merger, consolidation, or purchase or sale of a significant amount of assets not in the ordinary course of our business. We have not been a party to any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding
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Industry Introduction
The oil and gas industry is a complex, multi-discipline sector that varies greatly across geographies. As a heavily regulated industry, operating conditions are subject to political regimes and changing legislation. Governments can either induce or deter investment in exploration and production, depending on legal requirements, fiscal and royalty structures, and regulation. Beyond the political considerations, exploration and production for hydrocarbons is an extremely risky business with countless perils, both endogenous and exogenous to the core business. Exploration and production wells require substantial amounts of investment and are long-term projects, sometimes exceeding twenty to thirty years. Regardless of the efforts spent on an exploration or production prospect, success is difficult to attain. Even though modern equipment including seismic and advanced software has helped geologists find producing sands and map reservoirs, they do not guarantee any particular outcome. Early oil and gas explorers relied on surface indicators to find reservoirs. Drilling is the only method to determine whether a prospect will be productive, and even then many complications can arise during drilling (e.g., those relating to drilling depths, pressure, porosity, weather conditions, permeability of the formation and rock hardness). Typically, there is a significant probability that a particular prospect will turn-up a dry-well, leaving investors with the cost of seismic and a dry well which during current times can total in the millions of dollars. Even if oil is produced from a particular well, there is always the possibility that treatment, at additional cost, may be required to make production commercially viable.
Furthermore, most production profiles decline over time, which hinders any cost-benefit analysis. In sum, oil and gas is an industry with high risks and high entry barriers but significant potential for success.
Oil and gas prices determine the commercial feasibility of a project. Certain projects may become feasible with higher prices or, conversely, may falter with lower prices. Volatility in the pricing of oil, gas, and other commodities has sharpened during the last few years, and particularly in the last year, complicating the practicability of a proper assessment of revenue projections. Most governments have enforced strict regulations to uphold the highest standards of environmental awareness, thus, holding companies to the highest degree of responsibility and sensibility vis a vis protecting the environment. Aside from such environmental factors, oil and gas drilling is often conducted in populated areas. For a company to be successful in its drilling endeavors, working relationships with local communities are crucial, to promote its business strategies and to avoid any repercussions of disputes that might arise over local business operations.
Our Business
We are an exploration stage company focused on exploration, production and development of oil and natural gas in the United States. We currently own interests in certain oil and gas drilling areas and land leases located in the North Slope region of the State of Alaska.
Our oil and gas interests consist of 29 oil and gas land leases covering approximately 66,061 acres located in the North Slope region of the State of Alaska. We are currently developing our plan of operation for the leases and intend to begin the process of obtaining all necessary governmental approvals and permits in order to commence our operations. We have conducted only limited exploration on our Hemi/Franklin leases and none on our North Point Thomson leases, and to date we have not conducted any drilling activities on any of our leased properties.
The North Slope Petroleum Province
The Arctic Alaska Petroleum Province, encompassing all the lands and adjacent continental shelf areas north of the Brooks Range-Herald arch, is one of the most petroleum productive areas in the United States, having produced about 15 BBO thus far. According to the US Energy Information Administration, Alaska’s North Slope contains 14 of the 100 largest oil fields in the United States, and five of the 100 largest natural gas fields. Seven unitized oil fields currently contribute to production, and three additional oil fields have been unitized but are not yet producing. Most known petroleum accumulations involve structural or combination structural- stratigraphic traps related to closure along the Barrow arch, a regional basement high, which has focused regional hydrocarbon migration since Early Cretaceous time. Several oil accumulations in stratigraphic traps have been developed in recent years. In addition to three small gas fields producing for local consumption, more than 20 additional oil and gas discoveries remain undeveloped.
This geologically complex region includes prospective strata within passive-margin, rift, and foreland-basin sequences. Oil and gas were generated from multiple source rocks throughout the region. Although some reservoired oils appear to be derived from a single source rock, evidence for significant mixing of hydrocarbons from multiple source rocks indicates a composite petroleum system. Both extensional and contractional tectonic structures provide ample exploration targets, and recent emphasis on stratigraphic traps has demonstrated a significant resource potential in shelf and turbidite sequences of Jurassic through Tertiary age.
Recent estimates of the total mean volume of undiscovered resources in the Arctic Alaska Petroleum Province by the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Minerals Management Service are more than 50 billion barrels of oil and natural-gas liquids and 227 trillion cubic feet of gas, distributed approximately equally between Federal offshore and combined onshore and State offshore areas.
At present the main thrust of exploration in the North Slope is focused in the Prudhoe Bay area; accordingly, we believe our leases located in the North Slope region may offer potential opportunities for further investigation and exploration.
In order to evaluate the potential of our leases in the North Slope region, we will require further investigation and exploration. We believe our Alaska leases are in areas that are potentially promising for gas production as indicated by data from ExxonMobil’s Point Thomson Unit and its current construction of a 22-mile pipeline. The Company does not, however, make any representations as to their future production, if any. Furthermore, any oil and gas recovered from our Hemi/Franklin Leases and North Point Thomson Property, may not be salable until it is determined which infrastructure will be needed to get the product to market.
General Location of Our Leases
Hemi Springs and Franklin Bluff Projects
On November 5, 2012, our Subsidiary entered into and closed the Hemi/Franklin Purchase Agreement as described above.
We refer to our 17
leases in this region as the Hemi/Franklin Leases. These seventeen leases were issued by the Alaska Department of Land (the “ADL”): ADL numbers 390939, 391544, 391545, 391750, 391757 - 391759, 391766 - 391768, 391774 - 391778, and un-issued leases 392104 and 392109. The Hemi/Franklin Leases cover 46,399 acres in the North Slope Region of Alaska. All of the leases are subject to a 16.67% royalty retained by the State of Alaska and a 4% overriding royalty retained by the sellers. We have conducted limited exploration work on the properties. We acquired aeromagnetic data, which we are currently analyzing and have also completed well analysis of four wells in the area to try to better understand the geology of the area.
The Hemi/Franklin Leases are located in Alaska’s North Slope region.
Hemi Springs Project Acreage (shown in purple as Donkel/Cade leases)
Franklin Bluffs Project Acreage (shown in purple as Donkel/Cade lease)
The breakdown of the acreage, working interest and net revenue interest, that are related to our Hemi/Franklin Leases is set forth in the table below. Each year the State of Alaska sends an annual lease statement to the Company for the Hemi/Franklin Leases. Mr. Donkel and Mr. Cade receive the lease statement, for the Hemi/Franklin Leases that are in their name and then they forward the lease statements on to the Company. Failure to pay the leases on time will amount to a forfeiting of the unpaid leases.
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ADL 390939; Tract NS2006-0480
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T. 6N, R: 13E, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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5,701.00
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1/31/2014
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Sec. 19, Unsurveyed, All;
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618.00
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Sec. 20, Unsurveyed, All;
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640.00
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Sec. 21, Unsurveyed, All;
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640.00
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Sec. 28, Unsurveyed, All;
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640.00
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Sec. 29, Unsurveyed, All;
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640.00
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Sec. 30, Unsurveyed, All;
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620.00
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Sec. 31, Unsurveyed, All;
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623.00
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Sec. 32, Unsurveyed, All, and;
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640.00
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Sec. 33, Unsurveyed, All.
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640.00
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ADL 391544; Tract 984
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T. 010N, R: 012E, Tract A, Umiat Meridian: Alaska;
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2,501.00
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6/30/2017
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Sec. 5, Unsurveyed, All;
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640.00
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Sec. 6, Unsurveyed, All;
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609.00
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Sec. 7, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes, and;
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612.00
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Sec. 8, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes.
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640.00
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ADL 391545; Tract 987
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T. 010N, R: 012E, Tract A, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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2,512,00
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6/30/2017
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Sec. 17, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes;
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640.00
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Sec. 18, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes;
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615.00
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Sec. 19, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes, and;
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617.00
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Sec. 20, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes
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640.00
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ADL 391750; Tract 813
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T. 009N, R: 012E, Tract A, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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2,560.00
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4/30/2018
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Sec. 1, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes;
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640.00
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Sec. 2, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the unnamed lake;
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640.00
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Sec. 11, Unsurveyed, All, and;
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640.00
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Sec. 12 Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes.
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640.00
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ADL 391757; Tract 822
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T: 009N, R: 013E, Tract A, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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2,560.00
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4/30/2018
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Sec. 1, Unsurveyed, All;
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640.00
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640.00
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Sec. 11, Unsurveyed, All, and;
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640.00
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Sec. 12, Unsurveyed, All.
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640.00
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ADL 391758, Tract 823
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T: 009N, R: 013E, Tract A, Umiat Meridian, Alaska
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2,560.00
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4/30/2018
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Sec. 3, Unsurveyed, All;
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640.00
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Sec. 4, Unsurveyed, All;
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640.00
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Sec. 9, Unsurveyed, All, and;
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640.00
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Sec. 10, Unsurveyed, All.
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640.00
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ADL391759; Tract 824;
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T. 009N, R: 013E, Tract A, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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2,533.00
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4/30/2018
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Sec. 5, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the unnamed lake;
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640.00
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Sec. 6, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes;
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625.00
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Sec. 7, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes, and;
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628.00
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Sec. 8, Unsurveyed, All.
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640.00
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8.
ADL 391766; Tract 833
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T. 009N, R: 014E, Tract A, Umiat Meridian: Alaska;
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2,533.00
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79.33
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4/30/2018
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Sec. 5, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the unnamed lake;
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640.00
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Sec. 6, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the unnamed lake;
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625.00
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Sec. 7, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the unnamed lake, and;
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628.00
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Sec. 8, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the unnamed lake.
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640.00
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9.
ADL 391767; Tract 835
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T. 009N, R: 014E, Tract A, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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2,560.00
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79.33
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4/30/2018
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Sec. 15, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the unnamed lake;
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640.00
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Sec. 16, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the unnamed lake;
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640.00
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Sec. 21, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the unnamed lake, and;
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640.00
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Sec. 22, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the unnamed lake.
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640.00
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10.
ADL 392768; Tract 836
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T. 009N, R: 014E, Tract A, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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2,544.00
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79.33
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%
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4/30/2018
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Sec. 17, Unsurveyed, All;
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640.00
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Sec. 18, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the unnamed lake;
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631.00
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Sec. 19, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes, and;
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640.00
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Sec. 20, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the unnamed lake.
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640.00
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11.
ADL 391774; Tract 985
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T: 010N, R: 012E, Tract A, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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2,560.00
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100
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79.33
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%
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4/30/2018
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Sec. 13, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the Kuparuk River and the unnamed lake;
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640.00
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Sec. 14, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the Kuparuk River;
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640.00
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Sec. 23, Unsurveyed, All including the bed of the Kuparuk River, and;
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640.00
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Sec. 24, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes.
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640.00
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12.
ADL 391775; Tract 986
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T: 010N, R: 012E, Tract A, Umiat Meridian: Alaska.
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2,560.00
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100
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%
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79.33%
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4/30/2018
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Sec. 15, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the Kuparuk River and the unnamed lakes;
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640.00
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Sec 16, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes;
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640.00
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Sec 21, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes, and;
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640.00
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Sec. 22, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the Kuparuk River and the unnamed lakes.
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640.00
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13.
ADL391776; Tract 988;
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T. 010N, R: 012E, Tract A, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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2,560.00
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100
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%
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79.33
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%
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4/30/2018
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Sec. 25, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes;
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640.00
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Sec. 26, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the Kuparuk River and the unnamed lakes;
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640.00
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Sec. 35, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the Kuparuk River and the unnamed lakes, and;
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640.00
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Sec. 36, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes.
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640.00
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14.
ADL 391777; Tract 998
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T. 010N, R: 013E, Tract A, Umiat Meridian: Alaska;
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2,560.00
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100
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%
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79.33
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%
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4/30/2018
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Sec. 27, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the unnamed lake;
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640.00
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Sec. 28, Unsurveyed, All;
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640.00
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Sec. 33, Unsurveyed, All, and;
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640.00
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Sec. 34, Unsurveyed, All, including the bed of the unnamed lake.
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640.00
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15.
ADL 391778; Tract 999
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T. 010N, R: 013E, Tract A, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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2,523.00
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100
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%
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79.33
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%
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4/30/2018
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Sec. 29, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes;
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640.00
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Sec. 30, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes;
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620.00
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Sec. 31, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes, and;
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623.00
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Sec. 32, Unsurveyed, All, including the beds of the unnamed lakes.
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640.00
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16.
ADL 392104; Tract 976
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T.010, R; 011E, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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2,560.00
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100
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%
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79.33
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%
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11/30/2022
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Sec. 13
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640.00
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Sec. 14
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640.00
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Sec. 23
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640.00
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Sec. 24
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640.00
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17.
ADL 392109; Tract 996
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T. 010N, R: 013E, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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2,512.00
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100
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%
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79.33
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%
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11/30/2022
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Sec. 17
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640.00
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Sec. 18
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615.00
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Sec. 19
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617.00
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Sec. 20
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640.00
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(1)
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Note:
According to the Hemi/Franklin Purchase Agreement, our Subsidiary is required to drill a test well (the “Test Well”) to a depth of at least 8,000 feet on one of three designated Leases, ADL 390939, 391544 and 391545 (the “Test Well Leases”) within two years of the closing of the Purchase Agreement. Upon drilling the Test Well, the Subsidiary is also required to assign a 20% working interest in the Test Well Lease to Donkel Oil and Gas, LLC.
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The following table provides by specific dates, the total amount of rental payments which are due and payable on certain number of our Hemi/Franklin Alaska oil and gas leases containing the indicated total acreage, based on the indicated rental amount per acre:
Hemi/Franklin Leases Rental Due Dates
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Number of Leases
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Total Acreage
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Rental Rate/Acre
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Total Rental Payment Amt.
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2/1/2013
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1
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5,701.00
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$3.00
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$17,103.00
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5/1/2013
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12
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30,613.00
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$2.00
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$61,226.00
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7/1/2013
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2
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5,013.00
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$2.00
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$10,026.00
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5/1/2014
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12
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30,613.00
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$2.50
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$76,532.00
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7/1/2014
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2
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5,013.00
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$2.50
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$12,532.00
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Limited exploration work has been conducted by the Company on the Hemi/Franklin Leases. We are, however, in discussion with consulting groups to design and implement devised work program.
We acquired aeromagnetic data which we are currently analyzing and have also completed well log analysis of the Franklin Bluffs project area, as well as are in the process of completing well log analysis of three wells in the Hemi Springs project area to try to better understand the geology of the area. We are also in discussions to acquire seismic data for the Hemi Springs Project.
Hemi/Franklin
Leases Geology
Hemi Springs Project Geology
The Hemi Springs Project lies to the immediate east of where Eni's now-dissolved Rockflour Unit was originally formed, and completely overlies the location of Pioneer Natural Resources' now-dissolved NE Storms Unit.
In the project's surrounding vicinity, past hydrocarbon tests and shows have included those at Hemi Spr. #1, Hemi Spr. #3-9-11, Hemi Spr. Unit #3, Hemi Spr. Sag R. #1 and Burglin #33-1.
A total of three wells were drilled in the now-defunct Hemi Springs Unit, one of which (i.e., Pioneer Natural Resource's Hailstorm #1) is located on what are now the Company's Hemi Springs Project leases.
Of those three Hemi Springs Unit wells, the key well was the ARCO Hemi Springs State #1.
The well was directionally drilled in 1984 to a depth of 10,937' (10,370' TVD) from a surface location in the extreme southeast corner of a ConocoPhillips/Pioneer lease with the well's bottomhole location being 648' inside the Company's Hemi Springs Project lease ADL391544.
The well was originally Certified Capable of Producing in Paying Quantities (CCPPQ) in June 1984. In March 1995, ARCO requested an extension of its suspended status, citing its productive potential.
The Lower Cretaceous Kuparuk C Sand earned the well its CCPPQ designation by yielding oil and gas at rates in excess of 500 bopd at 26 to 35 API gravity and up to 1.9 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd) in several tests at depths between 7,190' and 7,220' MD.
Below the Kuparuk, the L. Triassic Sadlerochit is an additional exploration target in the Hemi Springs Project area. This horizon is a prolific producer in the adjacent Prudhoe Bay Field.
The Sadlerochit is also associated with hydrocarbon tests and shows at two wells: the Mobil/Sohio Hurl State 5-10-13 well (nine miles to east-northeast of State #1 well) and the Placid PB State No. 1 well (two miles further east).
Franklin Bluffs Project Geology
The relevant formations are the Canning Fm. (6,005' MD), Torok Fm. (9,752' MD), Hue Shale (10,040' MD), GRZ (10,070' MD), Pebble Shale (10,252'), Kemik/Kuparuk "C" (10,320' MD), and the L. Cretaceous Unconformity/Kingak Shale (10,354' MD).
Directly west of the project, Unocal drilled multiple wells on their now defunct White Hills Exploration project. Two of the wells – Muskoxen 36-7-8 and Bluebuck 6-7-9 – are only 25 miles west-northwest of the Franklin Bluffs Project lease.
These wells were drilled to shallow depths (4,500' and 5,000' respectively) into the Campanian-Paleocene Ugnu-Schrader Bluff sequence.
Suggestions of heavy oil were found in the deeper Schrader Bluff in both wells, and rotary sidewall cores contained oil at 3,960' MD (28 API) in the Muskoxen 36-7-8 and at 4,014' MD (31 API) in the Bluebuck 6-7-9.
Meanwhile, an Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) report from 2009 of the geology in the Sagavanirktok quadrangle, 22 miles to the south, identified large anticlinal structures showing significant variability in their plunge, suggesting a likely hydrocarbon trapping mechanism.
North Point Thomson Property
On May 31, 2013, our Subsidiary entered into the North Point Thomson Purchase Agreement the North Point Thomson Property as described above.
We refer to our twelve leases in this region as the North Point Thomson Property. These twelve leases were issued by the Alaska Department of Land (the “ADL”): ADL numbers 392123 - 392134. The leases cover approximately 19,662 acres in the North Point Thomson Property in the North Slope Region of Alaska. Seven of the leases are subject to a 12.5% royalty retained by the State of Alaska and a 4% overriding royalty retained by the sellers, and the other five of the leases are subject to a 16.67% royalty retained by the State of Alaska and a 4% overriding royalty retained by the sellers. We have conducted no exploration work on the properties.
The North Point Thomson Property is located in Alaska’s North Slope region.
North Point Thomson Project Acreage
(shown in purple as Donkel/Cade leases)
The breakdown of the acreage, working interest and net revenue interest, that are related to our North Point Thomson Property is set forth in the table below. Each year the State of Alaska sends an annual lease statement to the Company for the North Point Thomson Leases associated with the Company. Mr. Donkel and Mr. Cade receive the lease statement, for the North Point Thomson Leases that are in their name and then they forward the lease statements on to the Company. Failure to pay the leases on time will amount to a forfeiting of the unpaid leases.
Lease (ADL
Lease
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Revenue
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ADL392123; Tract 85;
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T. 010N, R: 024E, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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1,625.06
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Sec. 3, Protracted, All tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original;
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106.05
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Sec. 4, Protracted All, tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original;
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239.01
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Sec. 9, Protracted All, and ;
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640.00
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Sec. 10 Protracted All.
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ADL 392124; Tract 88
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T. 010N, R: 024E, Umiat Meridian: Alaska;
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911.60
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Sec. 15, Protracted N1/2, S1/2 excluding oil and gas lease ADL 31866;
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452.75
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Sec. 16, Protracted N1/2, S1/2 excluding oil and gas lease ADL 31866, and;
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408.92
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Sec. 22, Protracted E1/2, E1/2 excluding oil and gas leases ADL 31866 and 343109.
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49.93
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ADL 392125; Tract 94
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T. 010N, R: 023E, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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911.60
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Sec. 3, Protracted All;
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640.00
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Sec. 4, Protracted All;
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640.00
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Sec. 9, Protracted, N1/2 N1/2 excluding oil and gas lease ADL 389730, and;
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42.92
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Sec. 10, Protracted, N1/2 N1/1 excluding oil and gas lease ADL 389730.
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49.93
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4.
ADL 392126; Tract 95
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T. 010N, R: 023E, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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1,313.02
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Sec. 5, Protracted All;
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640.00
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Sec. 6, Protracted All;
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609.00
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Sec. 7, Protracted, N1/2 N1/2 excluding oil and gas lease ADL 312862, and;
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28.12
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Sec. 8, Protracted, N1/2 N1/2 excluding oil and gas leases ADL 312862 and ADL 389730.
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35.90
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ADL 392127; Tract 102
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T: 011N, R: 03E, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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1,431.02
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83.5
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Sec. 27, Protracted All, tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original;
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3.90
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Sec.28, Protracted All, tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original;
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162.94
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Sec. 33, Protracted All;
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640.00
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Sec. 34, Protracted All, tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original, and;
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520.10
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Sec. 35, Protracted All, tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original.
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104.08
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6.
ADL 392128, Tract 103
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T: 011N, R: 023E, Umiat Meridian, Alaska
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2,047.61
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83.5
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Sec. 29, Protracted, All tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original;
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Sec. 30, Protracted, All tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original;
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Sec. 31, Protracted, All, and;
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607.00
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Sec. 32, Protracted, All.
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ADL392129; Tract 104;
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T. 010N, R: 022E, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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1,321.26
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79.33
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Sec. 1, Protracted, All
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640.00
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Sec. 2, Protracted, All;
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640.00
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Sec. 11, Protracted, N1/2 N1/2 excluding oil and gas leases ADL 312862 and ADL377017, and;
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17.78
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Sec. 10 Protracted. N1/2 N1/2 excluding oil and gas lease ADL 312862.
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24.48
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ADL 392130; Tract 105
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T. 010N, R: 022E, Umiat Meridian: Alaska;
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1,300.29
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79.33
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Sec. 3, Protracted, All;
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640.00
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Sec. 2, Protracted, All.
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640.00
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Sec. 9, Protracted N1/2 N1/2 excluding oil and gas lease ADL 377017, and;
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7.75
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Sec. 10, Protracted, N1/2 N1/2 excluding oil and gas lease ADL 377017.
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12.54
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ADL 392131; Tract 106
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T. 010N, R: 022E, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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1,252.00
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12/31/2022
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Sec. 5, Protracted, All;
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640.00
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Sec. 6, Protracted, N1/2, N1/2 S1/2 excluding oil and gas lease ADL 377016;
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608.36
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Sec. 7, Protracted, N1/2 N1/2 excluding oil and gas lease ADL 3377016, and;
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0.24
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Sec. 8, Protracted, N1/2 N1/1 excluding oil and gas lease ADL 377017.
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3.40
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ADL 392132; Tract 113
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T. 011N, R: 022E, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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2,151.93
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12/31/2022
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Sec. 25, Protracted, All tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original;
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452.95
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Sec. 26, Protracted, All tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original;
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418.98
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Sec. 35, Protracted, All, and;
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640
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Sec. 8, Protracted, All.
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640.00
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ADL 392133; Tract 114
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T: 011N, R: 022E, Umiat Meridian: Alaska
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2,378.83
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12/31/2022
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Sec. 27, Protracted All, tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original;
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522.46
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Sec.28, Protracted All, tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original;
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576.37
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Sec. 33, Protracted, All, and;
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640.00
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Sec. 34, Protracted, All.
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640.00
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ADL 392134; Tract 115
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T: 011N, R: 022E, Umiat Meridian: Alaska.
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2,556.45
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12/31/2022
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Sec. 19, Protracted, All tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original;
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43.64
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Sec 20, Protracted, All tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original
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21.92
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Sec 29, Protracted, All tide and submerged land shoreward of or located within the line fixed by coordinates found in Exhibit A
(1)
of the final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original;
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639.89
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Sec. 30, Protracted, All;
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604.00
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Sec. 31, Protracted, All, and;
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607.00
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Sec. 32, Protracted, All.
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640.00
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(1)
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Note: The final decree in U.S. v. Alaska, No. 84 Original, fixed the offshore boundary between the United States and the State of Alaska in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. The acreage figures were taken from the State township diagrams depicting the offshore Federal/State boundary approved by the State of Alaska on February 28, 1997.
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The following table provides by specific dates, the total amount of rental payments which are due and payable on certain number of our North Point Thomson Alaska oil and gas leases containing the indicated total acreage, based on the indicated rental amount per acre:
North Point Thomson Rental Due Dates
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Number of Leases
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Total Acreage
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Rental Rate/Acre
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Total Rental Payment Amt.
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01/01/2014
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6
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12,190.90
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$ 1.50
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$ 18,286.35
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03/01/2014
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1,373.25
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$ 1.50
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$ 2,059.88
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03/01/2014
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5
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6,098.17
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$10.00
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$ 60,981.70
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01/01/2015
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6
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12,190.90
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$ 2.00
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$ 24,381.80
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03/01/2015
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1
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1,373.25
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$ 2.00
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$ 2,746.50
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03/01/2015
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5
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6,098.17
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$10.00
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$ 60,981.70
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No exploration work has been conducted by the Company on the North Point Thomson Property. We are, however, in discussion with consulting groups to design and implement devised work program, including an initial technical assessment, purchasing and then the interpretation of gravity-magnetic data information, and obtaining well log analysis and interpretation, as well as seismic data acquisition.
North Point Thomson Geology
The North Point Thomson Project sits in the middle of several Tertiary shelf-slope oil accumulations that progress from older to younger moving from southwest to northeast.
The band of oldest accumulations is anchored on the west by the turbidites of the Badami Unit and proposed Telemark Unit, and on the east by the discoveries at Yukon Gold (120 MMBO) and Sourdough (100 MMBO).
The project's acreage is in the next band, younger and to the northeast, which is represented towards its east end by the U. Paleocene Flaxman Sands (PTU) and by the Base Eocene Sand (150 MMBO assigned) in the Stinson #1 discovery well.
The youngest band lies nine miles northeast of the project at the site of Unocal/Shell's Hammerhead-Sivulliq discovery, with reserves of 100 to 200 MMBO in Brookian-aged sands.
In 1992, ARCO drilled three wells along trend to the east, making the Kuvlum discovery (160-300 MMBO) when its #1 well flowed 3,400 BOPD (34 API) from highly-faulted Oligocene sands.
The Company believes, based upon currently available geological data and maps from the public domain that our lease prospect contains the Thomson Sand Reservoir (Department of Natural Resources, State of Alaska, Point Thomson Unit Application for the Second Expansion and Third Contraction of the Unit Area, May 24, 2002), and additional targets for the North Point Thomson project include the Pre-Mississippian of the 1990 ARCO Stinson oil discovery.
Reserves
Reserves are estimated remaining quantities of oil and gas and related substances anticipated to be economically producible, as of a given date, by application of development projects to known accumulations. In addition, there must exist, or there must be a reasonable expectation that there will exist, the legal right to produce or a revenue interest in the production, installed means of delivering oil and gas or related substances to market, and all permits and financing required to implement the project.
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Proved oil and gas reserves are those quantities of oil and gas, which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods, and government regulations. The project to extract the hydrocarbons must have commenced or the operator must be reasonably certain that it will commence the project within a reasonable time.
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Probable reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than proved reserves but which, together with proved reserves, are as likely as not to be recovered.
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Possible reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than probable reserves.
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The Company has no proved oil and natural gas reserves. The Company, has conducted an initial technical assessment, the purchase and interpretation of magnetic data for the Hemi/Franklin Leases, well log analysis and interpretation on the Franklin Bluffs project and is interpreting the well log analysis on the Hemi Springs Project. On our North Point Thomson Leases, we are in the process of our completing the initial technical assessment on the property, and are in the process of purchasing gravity-magnetic data and well log analysis for the North Point Thomson Leases.
The Company currently does not have sufficient production records, geoscience and engineering data or other information, nor are there installed means of delivering oil and gas or related substances from our properties to market, to enable us to compute quantities of proved, probable or possible oil and gas reserves, and there can be no assurance that our properties contain recoverable, economically producible oil or gas resources.
Business Strategy
Our strategy is to increase shareholder value through strategic acquisitions, appraisal drilling and development. We are focused on the acquisition, appraisal, development and exploitation of oil and gas properties. We are also searching for possible joint-ventures and new prospects that fit our strategic focus.
The Company is currently focused on investing in and acquiring potential oil and gas reserves within the United States. The Company’s strategy consists of the following key elements:
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Acquire on- or offshore domestic production and drilling opportunities;
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Initiate development drilling program;
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Initial focus on drilling prospect along North Slope Region of Alaska;
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Exploit management team’s experience in this region.
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Though it is possible to finance and drill an oil or gas resource property that hosts an oil or gas deposit into production, the costs for doing so are considerable, and the subsequent potential return on investment for our shareholders would be very risky. Therefore, in order to reduce that risk we hope to develop joint ventures or strategic partnerships or sell a portion of any oil or gas deposits that we may discover to another oil and gas company. It is customary in the oil and gas industry in North America for smaller entities to “farm-out” a portion of a proposed drilling program. In the “farm-out” process a company that holds oil and gas rights disposes of a portion of its interest in those rights to another entity that then becomes responsible for all or part of the financial commitment for the drilling and exploration well. The second aspect of this strategy involves “promotion,” which refers to the spread between the proportion of the farm-out and the proportion of revenue, if any, received by the company farming-in. By way of example, a company farming-in may pay for 80% of the cost of a well but receive only 56% of the revenue. The company farming in participates at an 80% level (funds 80% of the cost of drilling the well) but receives 56% of the net revenue (known as a 56% working interest). In other words, the company farming-in receives $0.70 in working interest for each dollar of participation interest (the 56% is calculated by multiplying 80% at a $.70 per dollar to arrive at a net 56% working interest). The difference is called promotion and is a common way for smaller, less capitalized companies to advance their properties to the drilling stage. The “farm-out” example provided is an example of the type of arrangement that can be made in the industry. The amount of working interest received varies on the merits of the property and the ability of each side to negotiate. The principal is that the company owning the property receives a benefit by virtue of its ownership.
Currently we do not have any such arrangements under contract.
By farming-out a proportion of our Leases, it would provide an immediate return to our shareholders without us having to bear the full cost of drilling wells. This strategy also would allow the Company to conserve capital in order to allow us to continue operations.
Contemplated Activities
We are continually evaluating other drilling and acquisition opportunities for possible participation. Generally, at any one time, we are engaged in various stages of evaluation in connection with one or more drilling or acquisition opportunities. Unless required by applicable law, our policy is generally to not disclose the specifics of any such opportunity until such time as that transaction is finalized and we have entered into a definitive agreement regarding the same and then, only when such transaction is material to our business. Similarly, we do not speculate on the outcome of such ventures until the drilling, production or other results are available and have been verified by us.
We may alter or vary all or part of these contemplated activities based upon changes in circumstances, including, but not limited to, unforeseen opportunities, inability to negotiate favorable acquisitions, farmouts, joint ventures, or divestitures, commodity prices, lack of cash flow, lack of funding and/or other events which we are not able to anticipate.
Alaska Fiscal Regime
Two distinct oil and gas fiscal regimes exist in Alaska, one of which governs exploration and production (“E&P”) operations on the North Slope. The fiscal regime involves cash rebates from the State based on a percentage of exploration costs.
Steady production declines from legacy brownfields such as Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk have led to significant operational challenges for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (“TAPS”). In response, the Alaska legislature passed a generous fiscal incentive program for North Slope E&P operations in April 2013. This legislation provides cash reimbursements for approximately 85% of exploration drilling expenditures through January 1, 2016, in the form of two distinct programs:
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Cash rebates for 40% of exploration and appraisal costs. Development, facilities and infrastructure expenditures are not eligible.
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Carried forward losses (“CFLs”) reimbursed as cash rebates that cover up to 45% of exploration costs. An operator only qualifies for CFLs prior to reaching profitability, typically at first oil. But rather than accumulating as a deduction to be claimed at first oil, the legislation allows operators to now claim CFLs early as a direct cash rebate that is for all material intents and purposes identical to the 40% exploration cost rebate program. The CFL amount goes down to 35% beginning January 1, 2016.
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Both our Hemi/Franklin and our North Point Thomson Property E&P campaigns may be eligible for both cash rebate programs, but at this time we cannot give assurance this will be so. Our business plan to explore our properties was developed before this legislation was adopted, and so is not dependent on the availability of these reimbursements. However, the credits, should they be available, would likely have a material impact on our results of operations and cash flows.
Competition
We compete with other companies for financing and for the acquisition of new oil and gas properties. Many of the oil and gas exploration companies with whom we compete have greater financial and technical resources than those available to us. Accordingly, these competitors may be able to spend greater amounts on acquisitions of oil and gas properties of merit, on exploration of their properties and on development of their properties. In addition, they may be able to afford more geological and other technical expertise in the targeting and exploration of oil and gas properties. This competition could result in competitors having properties of greater quality and interest to prospective investors who may finance additional exploration and development. This competition could have an adverse impact on our ability to achieve the financing necessary for us to conduct further exploration of our acquired properties.
We will also compete with other junior oil and gas exploration companies for financing from a limited number of investors that are prepared to make investments in junior oil and gas exploration companies. The presence of competing junior oil and gas exploration companies may have an adverse impact on our ability to raise additional capital in order to fund our exploration programs if investors are of the view that investments in competitors are more attractive based on the merit of the oil and gas properties under investigation and the price of the investment offered to investors.
Oil and Gas Regulation
The governmental laws and regulations which could have a material impact on our Company are as follows:
Drilling and Production
These types of regulation include permit requirements for the drilling of wells, drilling bonds and reports concerning operations. Most states regulate one or more of the following: (i) the location of wells; (ii) the method of drilling and casing wells; (iii) the rates of production or "allowables"; (iv) the surface use and restoration of properties upon which wells are drilled; (v) the plugging and abandoning of wells; and (vi) notice to surface owners and other third parties.
State laws may regulate the size and shape of drilling and spacing units or proration units governing the pooling of oil and natural gas properties. Some states allow forced pooling or integration of tracts to facilitate exploration while other states rely on voluntary pooling of lands and leases. In some instances, forced pooling or unitization may be implemented by third parties and may reduce our interest in the unitized properties. In addition, state conservation laws establish maximum rates of production from oil and natural gas wells generally prohibit the venting or flaring of natural gas and impose requirements regarding the ratability of production. These laws and regulations may limit the amount of natural gas and oil we can produce from our wells or limit the number of wells or the locations at which we can drill. Moreover, each state generally imposes a production or severance tax with respect to the production and sale of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids within its jurisdiction.
Environmental Regulation
Our activities will be subject to existing federal, state and local laws and regulations governing environmental quality and pollution control. Our operations will be subject to stringent environmental regulation by state and federal authorities including the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"). Such regulation can increase the cost of such activities. In most instances, the regulatory requirements relate to water and air pollution control measures.
Waste Disposal
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"), and comparable state statutes, affect oil and gas exploration and production activities by imposing regulations on the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal and cleanup of "hazardous wastes" and on the disposal of non-hazardous wastes. Under the auspices of the EPA, the individual states administer some or all of the provisions of RCRA, sometimes in conjunction with their own, more stringent requirements. Drilling fluids, produced waters, and most of the other wastes associated with the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy constitute "solid wastes", which are regulated under the less stringent non-hazardous waste provisions, but there is no guarantee that the EPA or the individual states will not adopt more stringent requirements for the handling of non-hazardous wastes or categorize some non-hazardous wastes as hazardous for future regulation.
Air Emissions
Our operations are subject to local, state and federal regulations for the control of emissions of air pollution. Major sources of air pollutants are subject to more stringent, federally imposed permitting requirements. Administrative enforcement actions for failure to comply strictly with air pollution regulations or permits are generally resolved by payment of monetary fines and correction of any identified deficiencies. Alternatively, regulatory agencies could require us to forego construction, modification or operation of certain air emission sources.
Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act imposes restrictions and controls on the discharge of produced waters and other wastes into navigable waters. Permits must be obtained to discharge pollutants into state and federal waters and to conduct construction activities in waters and wetlands. The Clean Water Act requires us to construct a fresh water containment barrier between the surface of each drilling site and the underlying water table. This involves the insertion of a seven-inch diameter steel casing into each well, with cement on the outside of the casing. Certain state regulations and the general permits issued under the Federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program prohibit the discharge of produced waters and sand, drilling fluids, drill cuttings and certain other substances related to the oil and natural gas industry into certain coastal and offshore waters. Further, the EPA has adopted regulations requiring certain oil and natural gas exploration and production facilities to obtain permits for storm water discharges. Costs may be associated with the treatment of wastewater or developing and implementing storm water pollution prevention plans.
The Clean Water Act and comparable state statutes provide for civil, criminal and administrative penalties for unauthorized discharges for oil and other pollutants and impose liability on parties responsible for those discharges for the costs of cleaning up any environmental damage caused by the release and for natural resource damages resulting from the release. We will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Clean Water Act and state statutes enacted to control water pollution.
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operations will also be subject to laws and regulations requiring removal and cleanup of environmental damages under certain circumstances. Laws and regulations protecting the environment have generally become more stringent in recent years, and may in certain circumstances impose “strict liability,” rendering a corporation liable for environmental damages without regard to negligence or fault on the part of such corporation. Such laws and regulations may expose us to liability for the conduct of operations or conditions caused by others, or for acts which may have been in compliance with all applicable laws at the time such acts were performed. The modification of existing laws or regulations or the adoption of new laws or regulations relating to environmental matters could have a material adverse effect on our operations.
Subsidiarie
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We wholly own and operate Polar Petroleum (AK) Corp., an Alaska corporation.
Employees
We have no employees other than Daniel Walker, our sole officer and director.
We plan to outsource independent consultant engineers and geologists on a part time basis to conduct specific corporate business and exploration programs on our properties in order to carry out our plan of operations
for the foreseeable future. Consultants will be retained on the basis of ability and experience.
Intellectual Property
We do not own any copyrights, patents or trademarks.
Internet Website
Our website is located at
www.polarpetro.com
Research and Development
The Company conducts oil and gas exploration activities on oil and gas properties in order to assess whether these claims possess commercially exploitable oil and gas deposits. Otherwise, we do not spend any significant amount of time in research and development activities.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this report before making an investment decision with regard to our securities. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, and/or results of operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. You should only purchase our securities if you can afford to suffer the loss of your entire investment.
Risks Related to our Business:
We have a limited operating history upon which an evaluation of our prospects can be made.
We were incorporated in March 2011, and we recently entered the oil and gas business. Our lack of operating history makes an evaluation of our business and prospects very difficult. Our prospects must be considered speculative, considering the risks, expenses, and difficulties frequently encountered in the establishment of a new business. We cannot be certain that our business will be successful or that we will generate significant revenues.
We have limited revenues to sustain our operations.
We are currently developing our business and have not generated any revenues to date. We are not able to predict whether we will be able to develop our business and generate any significant revenues. If we are not able to complete the successful development of our business plan, generate significant revenues and attain sustainable operations, then our business will fail.
We will need additional financing to execute our business plan.
We have no revenues from our current operations to support our operating costs and anticipated drilling programs. We will need substantial additional funds to:
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effectuate our business plan;
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fund the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in the future;
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fund future drilling programs; and
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hire and retain key employees.
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We may seek funds through public or private equity or debt financing, via strategic transactions, and/or from other sources. There are no assurances that future funding will be available on favorable terms or at all. If additional funding is not obtained, we may need to reduce, defer or cancel drilling programs, planned initiatives, or overhead expenditures to the extent necessary. The failure to fund our operating and capital requirements could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Failure to successfully complete the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Escrow Agreement and Promissory Note will adversely effect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
As part of the Purchase Agreement, that our wholly-owned subsidiary Polar Petroleum (AK) Corp., entered into with Mr. Donkel and Mr. Cade, we are required to make certain payments on a quarterly basis. The required payments are $125,000 a quarter for the first twelve (12) months, then $100,000 a quarter for the second twelve (12) months, and a $300,000 payment on or before the last day of the twenty-fourth (24) month after the date of the Promissory Note that was entered into as part of the Purchase Agreement. The Company is also required within the first two (2) years after closing the Purchase Agreement to drill at least one, eight thousand (8,000) foot deep test well, on one of the three designated leases, or the Company will forfeit the Company’s interest in all the leases. If the Company fails to either make the required payments or fails to drill the required eight thousand (8,000) foot test well as per the Purchase Agreement, the Company will be materially negatively affected, all money and effort put into the Leases will be lost, and the Company may cease operations entirely.
Failure to successfully complete the terms of the Purchase Agreements , Escrow Agreements and Promissory Notes will adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
As part of the two Purchase Agreements that our wholly-owned subsidiary, Polar Petroleum (AK) Corp., entered into with Mr. Donkel and Mr. Cade, we are required to make certain payments on a quarterly basis as described above . The Company is also required within the first two years after closing the Hemi/Franklin Purchase Agreement to drill at least one 8,000 foot deep test well, on one of the three designated leases, or the Company will forfeit the Company’s interest in all the leases. If the Company fails to either make the required payments or fails to drill the required 8,000 foot test well as per the Hemi/Franklin Purchase Agreement, the Company will be materially negatively affected, all money and effort put into the Hemi/Franklin Leases will be lost, and the Company may cease operations entirely. Likewise, if we fail to pay the First or Second Promissory Notes in accordance with their terms, we may lose the leases, which would have a material adverse effect and could cause the Company to cease operations entirely.
Additional capital may be costly or difficult to obtain.
Additional capital, whether through the offering of equity or debt securities, may not be available on reasonable terms or at all, especially in light of the current economy and dislocations in the credit and capital markets. If we are unable to obtain required additional capital, we may have to curtail our plans or cut back on existing business and, further, we may not be able to continue operating if we do not generate sufficient revenues from operations needed to stay in business. We may incur substantial costs in pursuing future capital financing, including investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting fees, securities law compliance fees, printing and distribution expenses and other costs. We may also be required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securities we issue, such as convertible notes and warrants, which may adversely impact our financial condition.
Because we are small and have limited access to additional capital, we may have to limit our exploration and development activity, which may result in a loss of investment.
We have a small asset base and limited access to additional capital. Accordingly, we must limit our exploration and development activity. As such, we may not be able to complete an exploration and development program that is as thorough as our management would like. In that event, existing resources may go undiscovered. Without finding resources, we will not be able to generate revenues and investors may lose their investment.
State of Alaska Incentive Program
We anticipate that the Company should be entitled to an effective cash reimbursement of a significant proportion of certain of its exploration costs pursuant to certain tax laws of the State of Alaska. We have made certain assumptions concerning the availability and timing of certain estimated cash payments to which we believe the Company should or may be entitled pursuant to such tax laws. The detailed conditions required to be fulfilled in order to qualify for either tax credits or the purchase by the State of Alaska of such tax credits remain the subject of further investigation and analysis by the Company. There can be no certainty or guarantee that such tax credits or the whole or any part of the sums that we currently anticipate and assume will become available to the Company, either within the time period anticipated by us or at all.
Oil exploration and development activities are subject to many risks which may affect our ability to obtain any level of commercial success.
Oil exploration may involve unprofitable efforts, not only from dry wells, but from wells that are productive but do not produce sufficient net revenues to return a profit after drilling, operating and other costs. Completion of a well does not assure a profit on the investment or recovery of drilling, completion and operating costs. In addition, drilling hazards or environmental damage could greatly increase the cost of operations, and various field operating conditions may negatively affect the production from successful wells. These conditions include delays in obtaining governmental approvals or consents, shut-ins of connected wells resulting from extreme weather conditions, insufficient storage or transportation capacity or other geological and mechanical conditions. Production delays and declines from normal field operating conditions cannot be eliminated and can be expected to negatively affect revenue and cash flow levels to varying degrees.
Our commercial success depends on our ability to find, acquire, develop and commercially produce oil and natural gas resources.
Our ability to generate revenues will depend not only on our ability to explore and develop any properties we may acquire, but also on our ability to select and acquire suitable producing properties or prospects. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to locate satisfactory properties for acquisition or participation. Moreover, if such acquisitions or participations are identified, we may determine that current markets, terms of acquisition and participation or pricing conditions make such acquisitions or participations economically disadvantageous. In addition, because we have limited capital, we may not be able to complete an exploration program as thorough as our management would like. We cannot guarantee that commercial quantities of oil will be discovered or acquired by us.
Our operations may rely extensively on third-parties who, if not successful, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operation.
Our current ability to develop and grow our operations depends on the success of our consultants and drilling partners. As a result, we do not control the timing or success of the development, exploitation, production and exploration activities relating to our leasehold interests. If our consultants and drilling partners are not successful in such activities relating to our leasehold interests, or are unable or unwilling to perform, our financial condition and results of operation would be materially adversely affected. As of the date of this filing, the Company has not entered into any third-party arrangements or agreements.
Our oil and gas operations are subject to operating hazards that may increase our operating costs to prevent such hazards, or may materially affect our operating results if any of such hazards were to occur.
Oil and natural gas exploration, development and production operations are subject to all the risks and hazards typically associated with such operations, including hazards such as fire, explosion, blowouts, cratering, unplanned gas releases and spills, each of which could result in substantial damage to our wells, production facilities, other property and the environment or in personal injury. Oil and gas production operations are also subject to all the risks typically associated with such operations, including encountering unexpected formations or pressures, premature decline of reservoirs and the invasion of water into hydrocarbon producing formations. Losses resulting from the occurrence of any of these risks could negatively affect our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.
To date, we have not generated any revenues from our oil lease interests. In addition, we will not have revenues to support our activities should the wells drilled or properties acquired prove not to be commercially viable. We cannot guarantee that commercial quantities of oil and gas will be successfully produced as a result of our exploration and development efforts. Further there is no guarantee that we will generate sufficient revenues from current production.
Our exploration and development activities will depend in part on the evaluation of data obtained through geophysical testing and geological analysis, as well as test drilling activity.
The results of geophysical testing and geological analysis are subjective, and we cannot guarantee that the exploration and development activities we conduct based on positive analysis will produce oil or gas in commercial quantities or costs. As we perform developmental and exploratory activities, further data required for evaluation of our oil and gas interests will become available. The exploration and development activities that will be undertaken by us are subject to greater risks than those associated with the acquisition and ownership of producing properties. The drilling of development wells, although generally consisting of drilling to reservoirs believed to be productive, may result in dry holes or a failure to produce oil or gas in commercial quantities. Moreover, any drilling of exploratory wells is subject to significant risk of dry holes.
We may depend on the services of third parties for material aspects of our operations, including drilling operators, and accordingly if we cannot obtain certain third party services, we may not be able to operate.
We may rely on third parties to operate the assets in which we possess an interest. Assuming the presence of commercial quantities of oil on our property, the success of the oil operations, whether considered on the basis of drilling operations or production operations, will depend largely on whether the operator of the property properly fulfills our obligations. As a result, our ability to exercise influence over the operation of these assets or their associated costs may be extremely limited. Our performance will therefore depend upon a number of factors that may be outside of our control, including the timing and amount of capital expenditures, the operator’s expertise and financial resources, the approval of other participants, the selection of technology, and risk management practices. The failure of third party operators and their contractors to perform their services in a proper manner will negatively affect our operations.
Our lack of diversification will increase the risk of an investment in us, and our financial condition and results of operations may deteriorate if we fail to diversify.
Our current business focus is on the oil and gas industry in the State of Alaska. Larger companies have the ability to manage their risk by diversification. However, we currently lack diversification, in terms of both the nature and geographic scope of our business. As a result, we will likely be impacted more acutely by factors affecting our industry or the regions in which we operate, than we would if our business were more diversified, enhancing our risk profile.
If we are unable to successfully compete with the large number of oil and natural gas producers in our industry, we may not be able to achieve profitable operations.
Oil and natural gas exploration is intensely competitive in all its phases and involves a high degree of risk. We compete with numerous other participants in the search for and the acquisition of oil and natural gas properties and in the marketing of oil and natural gas. Our competitors include energy companies that have substantially greater financial resources, staff and facilities than us. Our ability to succeed in the future will depend not only on our ability to explore and develop our existing properties, but also on our ability to select and acquire suitable producing properties or prospects for exploratory drilling. Competitive factors in the distribution and marketing of oil and natural gas include price and methods and reliability of delivery. Competition may also be presented by alternate fuel sources.
We are highly dependent on our strategic relationships, which are subject to change.
Our ability to successfully acquire additional properties, to participate in drilling opportunities and to identify and enter into commercial arrangements will depend on developing and maintaining close working relationships with industry participants and our ability to select and evaluate suitable properties and to consummate transactions in a highly competitive environment. Our inability to maintain close working relationships with industry participants or continue to acquire suitable property may impair our ability to execute our business plan.
To develop our business, we need to continue to foster the business relationships of our management to enter into strategic relationships, which may take the form of joint ventures with other private parties and contractual arrangements with other crude oil and natural gas companies. We may not be able to establish these strategic relationships, or if established, we may not be able to maintain them. In addition, our relationships with strategic partners may require us to incur expenses or undertake activities we would not otherwise be inclined to in order to fulfill our obligations to these partners or maintain our relationships. If sufficient strategic relationships are not established and maintained, our business prospects, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected.
Our property is held in the form of leases and working interests in leases. If the specific requirements of such leases and working interests are not met, the instrument may terminate or expire.
Our property is held under interests in oil and gas leases and working interests in leases. If we fail to meet the specific requirements of each lease or working interest, especially future drilling and production requirements, the lease may be terminated or otherwise expire. We cannot be assured that we will be able to meet our obligations under each lease and working interest. The termination or expiration of our working interest relating to any lease would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Current global financial conditions have been characterized by increased volatility which could negatively impact our business and future prospects.
Current global financial conditions and recent market events have been characterized by increased volatility and the resulting tightening of the credit and capital markets has reduced the amount of available liquidity and overall economic activity. We cannot guarantee that debt or equity financing, the ability to borrow funds or cash generated by operations will be available or sufficient to meet or satisfy our initiatives, objectives or requirements. Our inability to access sufficient amounts of capital on terms acceptable to us for our operations will negatively impact our business, prospects, liquidity and financial condition.
Our officers and directors are engaged in other activities that could conflict with our interests. Therefore, our officers and directors may not devote sufficient time to our affairs, which may affect our ability to conduct business activities and generate revenues.
Our officers and directors have existing responsibilities and may have additional responsibilities to provide management and services to other entities. As a result, conflicts of interest between us and the other activities of those entities may occur from time to time, in that our officers and directors shall have conflicts of interest in allocating time, services, and functions between the other business ventures in which they may be or become involved and our affairs.
We depend on the efforts and abilities of our sole officer and director.
We have one full time employee, Daniel Walker. Outside demands on his time may prevent him from devoting sufficient time to our operations. In addition, the demands on his time will increase because of our status as a public company. Mr. Walker has very limited experience managing a public company, which may impact our ability to meet our financial and business objectives as potential investors may not want to invest in a company whose management has limited public company experience. The interruption of the services of our management could significantly hinder our operations, profits and future development, if suitable replacements are not promptly obtained. We cannot guarantee that our management will remain with us.
Seasonal weather conditions and other factors could adversely affect our ability to conduct drilling activities.
Our operations could be adversely affected by seasonal weather conditions and wildlife restrictions on federal leases. In some areas, certain drilling and other oil and gas activities can only be conducted during limited times of the year, typically during the summer months. This would limit our ability to operate in these areas and could intensify competition during those times for drilling rigs, oil field equipment, services, supplies and qualified personnel, which may lead to periodic shortages. These constraints and the resulting shortages or high costs could delay our operations and materially increase our operating and capital costs, which could have a material adverse effect upon us and our results of operations.
We are subject to various regulatory requirements, including environmental regulations, and may incur substantial costs to comply and remain in compliance with those requirements.
Our operations in the United States are subject to regulation at the federal, state and local levels, including regulation relating to matters such as the exploration for and the development, production, marketing, pricing, transmission and storage of oil and gas, as well as environmental and safety matters. Failure to comply with applicable regulations could result in fines or penalties being owed to third parties or governmental entities, the payment of which could negatively impact our financial condition or results of operations. Our operations are subject to significant laws and regulations, which may negatively affect our ability to conduct business or increase our costs. Extensive federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to health and environmental quality in the United States affect nearly all of our operations. These laws and regulations set various standards regulating various aspects of health and environmental quality, provide for penalties and other liabilities for the violation of these standards, and in some circumstances, establish obligations to remediate current and former facilities and off-site locations.
Environmental legislation provides for, among other things, restrictions and prohibitions on spills, releases or emissions of various substances produced in association with oil and gas operations. The legislation also requires that wells and facility sites be operated, maintained, abandoned and reclaimed to the satisfaction of the applicable regulatory authorities. Compliance with such legislation can require significant expenditures and a breach may result in the imposition of fines and penalties, some of which may be material. Environmental legislation is evolving in a manner expected to result in stricter standards and enforcement, larger fines and liability and potentially increased capital expenditures and operating costs. The discharge of oil or other pollutants into the air, soil or water may give rise to liabilities to governments and third parties and may require us to incur costs to remedy such discharge. No assurance can be given that environmental laws will not result in a curtailment of production or a material increase in the costs of production, development or exploration activities or otherwise adversely impact our financial condition, results of operations or prospects. We could incur significant liability for damages, clean-up costs and/or penalties in the event of discharges into the environment, environmental damage caused by us or previous owners of our property or non-compliance with environmental laws or regulations. In addition to actions brought by governmental agencies, we could face actions brought by private parties or citizens groups.
Moreover, we cannot predict what legislation or regulations will be enacted in the future or how existing or future laws or regulations will be administered, enforced or made more stringent. Compliance with more stringent laws or regulations, or more vigorous enforcement policies of the regulatory agencies, could require us to make material expenditures for the installation and operation of systems and equipment for remedial measures, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
The market for oil and natural gas is subject to a number of factors that are beyond our control, and may adversely impact our ability to generate significant revenues, or to achieve profitability.
The marketability and price of oil and natural gas that may be acquired or discovered by us will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control. Our ability to generate revenues may depend upon acquiring space on pipelines that deliver hydrocarbons to commercial markets. We may be affected by deliverability uncertainties related to the proximity of our properties to pipelines and processing facilities, by operational problems with such pipelines and facilities, and by government regulation relating to price, taxes, royalties, land tenure, allowable production, the export of oil and gas and by many other aspects of the oil and gas business.
Our ability to generate revenues and grow our operations are substantially dependent on prevailing prices of oil and natural gas. Our ability to borrow and to obtain additional capital on attractive terms is also substantially dependent upon oil and natural gas prices. Prices for oil and natural gas are subject to large fluctuations in response to relatively minor changes in the supply of and demand for oil and natural gas, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors beyond our control. These factors include economic conditions in the United States, the actions of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, governmental regulation, political stability in the Middle East and elsewhere, the foreign supply of oil, the price of foreign imports and the availability of alternative fuel sources. Any substantial and extended decline in the price of oil and natural gas would have an adverse effect on our borrowing capacity, revenues, profitability and cash flows from operations.
Volatile commodity prices make it difficult to estimate the value of producing properties for acquisition and often cause disruption in the market for producing properties, as buyers and sellers have difficulty agreeing on such value. Price volatility also makes it difficult to budget for and project the return on acquisitions and development and exploitation projects.
The potential profitability of oil and gas properties depends upon factors beyond our control.
The potential profitability of oil and gas properties is dependent upon many factors beyond our control. For instance, world prices and markets for oil and gas are unpredictable, highly volatile, potentially subject to governmental fixing, pegging, controls, or any combination of these and other factors, and respond to changes in domestic, international, political, social, and economic environments. Additionally, due to worldwide economic uncertainty, the availability and cost of funds for production and other expenses have become increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to project. These changes and events may materially affect our financial performance. In addition, a productive well may become uneconomic in the event that water or other deleterious substances are encountered which impair or prevent the production of oil and/or gas from the well. In addition, production from any well may be unmarketable if it is impregnated with water or other deleterious substances. These factors cannot be accurately predicted and the combination of these factors may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested capital.
The costs to meet our reporting requirements as a public company subject to the Exchange Act of ‘34 will be substantial and may result in us having insufficient funds to operate our business.
We will incur ongoing expenses associated with professional fees for accounting and legal expenses associated with being a public company. We estimate that these costs will range up to $150,000 per year for the next few years. Those fees will be higher if our business volume and activity increases. Those obligations will reduce and possibly eliminate our ability and resources to fund our operations and may prevent us from meeting our normal business obligations.
Risks Related to our Common Stock
Trading in our Common Stock was temporarily suspended by the SEC, and we have been and may continue to be subject to regulatory actions that have a material adverse effect on the liquidity and price of our Common Stock, directly or indirectly through the effect of such actions on investor confidence.
On June 10, 2013, the SEC announced the suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Exchange Act, of trading in the securities of the Company, commencing at 9:30 a.m. EDT on June 10, 2013, and terminating at 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 21, 2013. The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of Polar because of questions regarding the accuracy and adequacy of assertions by Polar, and by others, to investors in press releases and promotional material concerning, among other things, the company’s assets, operations, and financial condition. This order was entered pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act.
Following this type of trading suspension, a broker-dealer generally may not solicit investors to buy or sell the previously-suspended over-the-counter stock until certain requirements are met. A broker-dealer must file and clear with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) a Form 211 representing that it has satisfied all applicable requirements, including those of Rule 15c2-11 and FINRA Rule 6432. Rule 15c2-11 requires, among other things, that broker-dealers review and maintain certain information regarding an issuer and have a reasonable basis under the circumstances for believing that the information is accurate in all material respects and the sources of the information are reliable.
Although we continue to seek to have our common stock quoted, we have not yet retained a broker-dealer to file a Form 211 with the FINRA, and we do not know when, if at all, any quotation of our securities will again be entered. We therefore expect the liquidity and price of our Common Stock to materially decrease. Additionally, there can be no assurance that the SEC or other regulators or third parties will not take further regulatory or legal action against the Company. Any such action, and lack of investor confidence, would have a material adverse effect on the Company, and the liquidity and price of the Common Stock.
The Company has been informed that the SEC has issued an order directing a private investigation to determine whether (a) Polar, its officers, directors, employees, partners, subsidiaries and/or affiliates, or other persons or entities, may have been or may be offering to sell, selling and delivering after sale to the public, or offering to sell or to buy, certain securities, including, but not limited to Polar common stock, as to which no registration statement was or is in effect and for which no exemption from registration was or is available; (b) Polar, its officers, directors, employees, partners, subsidiaries and/or affiliates, and/or other persons or entities, in the offer or sale or in connection with the purchase or sale of certain securities, may have been or may be employing devices, schemes or artifices to defraud, obtaining money or property by means of untrue statements of material fact or omitting to state material facts necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not misleading, or engaging in transactions, acts, practices or courses of business which operated, operate, or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person; (c) consultants, partners and/or affiliates of Polar, and/or others, may have published, given publicity to, or circulated any notice, circular, advertisement, newspaper, article, letter, investment service or communication which, though not purporting to offer Polar’s securities for sale, describes such security for a consideration received or to be received, directly or indirectly, from Polar, without fully disclosing the receipt of such consideration and the amount thereof; or (d) Polar, its officers, directors, employees, partners, subsidiaries and/or affiliates may have been or may be filing or causing to be filed with the SEC annual reports on Form 10-K, current reports on Form 8-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q that may have contained untrue statements of material fact or may have omitted and may omit to state material facts necessary, or may have failed to add such further material information as may be necessary, in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not misleading. The SEC has issued to the Company a subpoena for documents and ordered the deposition of Company officers.
The Company is unaware of any of the purported actions and omissions referred to above and is cooperating fully with the SEC’s staff in their investigation. There has been no change to the Company’s business plan.
While the Company intends to work diligently to resolve any issues with the SEC, there can be no assurance that the SEC or other regulators or third parties will not take further regulatory or legal action against the Company. Any such action, and lack of investor confidence, would have a material adverse effect on the Company, and the liquidity and price of our securities.
There Is No Present Market for Our Stock and No Assurance That Any Future Market Will Develop.
Our common stock is currently a grey market stock not eligible for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board. There is no market maker for our common stock. Grey market stocks are not traded or quoted on an exchange or inter-dealer quotation system, but are reported by broker-dealers to their self-regulatory organization (SRO) and the SRO distributes the trade data to market data vendors and financial websites. Since grey market securities are not traded or quoted on an exchange or inter-dealer quotation system, investor's bids and offers are not collected in a central spot, so market transparency is diminished and Best Execution of orders, or any execution at all, is difficult. Because our common stock is not listed on any securities exchange or quoted on an inter-dealer quotation system, our stock has very limited liquidity and may receive less coverage by security analysts and news media, and generate lower prices than might otherwise be obtained if they were listed on a national securities exchange.
Our stock price may be volatile, which may result in losses to our stockholders.
Even if a market for our common stock develops, our stock price may be volatile. The stock markets have experienced significant price and trading volume fluctuations, and the market prices of companies quoted on the over-the-counter markets generally have been very volatile and have experienced sharp share-price and trading-volume changes. If a market for our common stock develops, the trading price of our common stock is likely to be volatile and could fluctuate widely in response to many of the following factors, some of which are beyond our control:
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Domestic and international stock markets often experience significant price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations, as well as general economic and political conditions unrelated to our performance, may adversely affect the price of our common stock. In particular, following initial public offerings, the market prices for stocks of companies often reach levels that bear no established relationship to the operating performance of these companies. These market prices are generally not sustainable and could vary widely. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a public company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been initiated.
Our board of directors has the authority, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with terms that may not be beneficial to common stockholders and may grant voting powers, rights and preference that differ from or may be superior to those of the registered shares.
Our articles of incorporation allow us to issue 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock without any vote or further action by our stockholders. Our board of directors has the authority to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of preferred stock. Our board of directors also has the authority to issue preferred stock without further stockholder approval, including large blocks of preferred stock. Furthermore, Daniel Walker serves as our sole director and, therefore, has the ability to issue preferred stock without shareholder approval, especially in the event the offering is not subscribed sufficiently to constitute a majority of the issue and outstanding shares of common stock. As a result, our sole director could authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock that would grant to holders the preferred right to our assets upon liquidation, the right to receive dividend payments before dividends are distributed to the holders of common stock and the right to the redemption of the shares, together with a premium, prior to the redemption of our common stock.
Investors should not look to dividends as a source of income.
We do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, any economic return will initially be derived, if at all, from appreciation in the fair market value of our stock, and not as a result of dividend payments.
Our common shares are thinly-traded, and in the future, may continue to be thinly-traded, and you may be unable to sell at or near ask prices or at all if you need to sell your shares to raise money or otherwise desire to liquidate such shares.
We cannot predict the extent to which an active public market for our common stock will develop or be sustained due to a number of factors, including the fact that we are a small company that is relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors, and others in the investment community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if we came to the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and would be reluctant to follow an unproven company such as ours or purchase or recommend the purchase of our shares until such time as we became more seasoned and viable. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on share price. We cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more active public trading market for our common stock will develop or be sustained, or that current trading levels will be sustained.
The market price for our common stock may be particularly volatile given our status as a relatively small company and lack of significant revenues that could lead to wide fluctuations in our share price. You may be unable to sell your common stock at or above your purchase price if at all, which may result in substantial losses to you.
The market for our common shares may be characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. The potential volatility in our share price is attributable to a number of factors. First, as noted above, our common shares may be sporadically and/or thinly traded. As a consequence of this lack of liquidity, the trading of relatively small quantities of shares by our stockholders may disproportionately influence the price of those shares in either direction. The price for our shares could, for example, decline precipitously in the event that a large number of our common shares are sold on the market without commensurate demand, as compared to a seasoned issuer that could better absorb those sales without adverse impact on its share price. Secondly, an investment in us is a speculative or “risky” investment due to our lack of revenues or profits to date. As a consequence of this enhanced risk, more risk-adverse investors may, under the fear of losing all or most of their investment in the event of negative news or lack of progress, be more inclined to sell their shares on the market more quickly and at greater discounts than would be the case with the stock of a seasoned issuer.
Volatility in our common stock price may subject us to securities litigation.
The market for our common stock is characterized by significant price volatility when compared to seasoned issuers, and we expect that our share price will continue to be more volatile than a seasoned issuer for the indefinite future. In the past, plaintiffs have often initiated securities class action litigation against a company following periods of volatility in the market price of its securities. We may, in the future, be the target of similar litigation. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and liabilities and could divert management’s attention and resources.
Volatility of stock price may restrict sale opportunities.
Our stock price is affected by a number of factors, including stockholder expectations, financial results, the introduction of new products by us and our competitors, general economic and market conditions, estimates and projections by the investment community and public comments by other persons, and many other factors, many of which are beyond our control. We may be unable to achieve analysts’ revenue or earnings forecasts, which may be based on projected volumes and sales of many product types and/or new products, certain of which are more profitable than others. There can be no assurance that we will achieve projected levels of revenues. As a result, our stock price is subject to significant volatility and stockholders may not be able to sell our stock at attractive prices.
Our common stock is subject to penny stock rules, which may make it more difficult for our stockholders to sell their common stock.
Broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in “penny stocks” are regulated by certain penny stock rules adopted by the SEC. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 per share. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a purchase or sale of a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver to the customer a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. In addition, the penny stock rules generally require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock the broker-dealer make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for a stock that becomes subject to the penny stock rules.
We will need additional capital, and the sale of additional shares or other equity securities could result in additional dilution to our stockholders.
Our current cash and cash equivalents are not sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for the near future. We will require additional cash resources for investments and acquisitions we may decide to pursue. If our resources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we will seek to sell additional equity or debt securities. The sale of additional equity securities could result in additional dilution to our stockholders. The incurrence of additional indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations. We cannot assure you that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
Restrictions on the reliance of Rule 144 by former shell companies.
Prior to November 5, 2012, the Company had been a “shell company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to Rule 144(i), restricted and control securities issued by a current or former shell company (such as our common stock) that otherwise meet the holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 nevertheless cannot be sold in reliance on Rule 144 until one year after the Company (a) is no longer a shell company; and (b) has filed current “Form 10 information” (as defined in Rule 144(i)) with the SEC reflecting that it is no longer a shell company, and provided that at the time of a proposed sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and has filed all reports and other materials required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 8-K reports.
We are a voluntary filer of reports with the SEC and are not currently subject to the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. While we intend in the future to register our common stock under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and thus become subject to the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, we cannot assure when this will occur.
Consequently, restricted and control shares of our common stock (e.g., those issued in a business combination or an unregistered private placement of securities) cannot currently be sold in reliance upon Rule 144. Even after we have met the criteria above, any restrictive legends on certificates for our common stock cannot be removed except in connection with an actual sale meeting the foregoing requirements or pursuant to an effective registration statement.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
Our oil and gas interests consist of 29 oil and gas leases covering approximately 66,061acres located in the North Slope region. We are currently developing our plan of operation for the leases and intend to begin the process of obtaining all necessary governmental approvals and permits in order to commence our operations. The descriptions of our oil and gas leases contained in Item 1, “Business,” above are incorporated herein by reference.
Office Lease
Our office is located at 4300 B Street, Suite 505, Anchorage, Alaska, and our telephone number is (907) 561-3001. We currently pay approximately $1,000 a month to lease this space, and our lease is for a period of one year. As of the date of this filing, the Company has not sought to move our office. Additional space may be required as the Company expands its operations. Management does not foresee any significant difficulties in obtaining any required additional space. The Company currently does not own any real property. We have described our oil and gas leases above.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of our business, we may from time to time become subject to routine litigation or administrative proceedings that are incidental to our business. We are not a party to nor are we aware of any existing, pending or threatened lawsuits or other legal actions involving us.
On June 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued an order suspending trading in our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board and OTC Markets for a period of eleven days ending on June 21, 2013. In its order, the SEC alleged that there was “a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of [Polar Petroleum] because of questions regarding the adequacy and accuracy of assertions by Polar, and by others, to investors in press releases and promotional material concerning, among other things, the [C]ompany’s assets, operations, and financial condition.” Neither the Company nor any of its officers or directors has issued, produced, authorized or paid for any promotional materials concerning the Company, its securities, assets, operations or financial condition, nor is any of them aware of the identity of any persons who have issued, produced, authorized or paid for any such promotional materials. With respect to its press releases, the Company is not aware of any untrue statements of material fact or any omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
The Company has been informed that the SEC has issued an order directing a private investigation to determine whether (a) Polar, its officers, directors, employees, partners, subsidiaries and/or affiliates, or other persons or entities, may have been or may be offering to sell, selling and delivering after sale to the public, or offering to sell or to buy, certain securities, including, but not limited to Polar common stock, as to which no registration statement was or is in effect and for which no exemption from registration was or is available; (b) Polar, its officers, directors, employees, partners, subsidiaries and/or affiliates, and/or other persons or entities, in the offer or sale or in connection with the purchase or sale of certain securities, may have been or may be employing devices, schemes or artifices to defraud, obtaining money or property by means of untrue statements of material fact or omitting to state material facts necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not misleading, or engaging in transactions, acts, practices or courses of business which operated, operate, or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person; (c) consultants, partners and/or affiliates of Polar, and/or others, may have published, given publicity to, or circulated any notice, circular, advertisement, newspaper, article, letter, investment service or communication which, though not purporting to offer Polar’s securities for sale, describes such security for a consideration received or to be received, directly or indirectly, from Polar, without fully disclosing the receipt of such consideration and the amount thereof; or (d) Polar, its officers, directors, employees, partners, subsidiaries and/or affiliates may have been or may be filing or causing to be filed with the SEC annual reports on Form 10-K, current reports on Form 8-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q that may have contained untrue statements of material fact or may have omitted and may omit to state material facts necessary, or may have failed to add such further material information as may be necessary, in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not misleading. The SEC has issued to the Company a subpoena for documents and ordered the deposition of Company officers.
The Company is unaware of any of the purported actions and omissions referred to above and is cooperating fully with the SEC’s staff in their investigation. There has been no change to the Company’s business plan.
While the Company intends to work diligently to resolve any issues with the SEC, there can be no assurance that the SEC or other regulators or third parties will not take further regulatory or legal action against the Company. Any such action, and lack of investor confidence, would have a material adverse effect on the Company, and the liquidity and price of our securities.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.