Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies Tables  
Financial Assets and liabilities measured at fair value

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of June 30, 2017 are classified below based on the three fair value hierarchy described above:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets

(Level 1)

   

Significant Other Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

   

Significant Unobservable Inputs

(Level 3)

    Total Gains
(Losses)
 
                         
Financial Assets                        
Long term investment   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1,446  
Commodity Derivative     -       43,203       -       104,264  
    $ -     $ 43,203     $ -     $ 105,710  
                                 
Financial liabilities                                
Derivative liabilities   $ -     $ -     $ 689,767     $ 350,834  
    $ -     $ -     $ 689,767     $ 350,834  

 

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of December 31, 2016 are classified below based on the three fair value hierarchy described above:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets

(Level 1)

   

Significant Other Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

   

Significant Unobservable Inputs

(Level 3)

    Total Gains
(Losses)
 
                         
Financial Assets                        
Long term investment   $ 106,930     $ -     $ -     $ 156,978  
    $ 106,930     $ -     $ -     $ 156,978  
                                 
Financial liabilities                                
Derivative liabilities   $ -     $ -     $ 1,075,833     $ 265,448  
Commodity Derivative     -       61,061       -       (61,061 )
    $ -     $ 61,061     $ 1,075,833     $ 204,387  

Schedule of Prepaid equity based compensation expenses

    June 30,
2017
    December 31,
2016
           
In March 2016, three one-year consulting agreements with three unrelated parties for services related to the petroleum industry for a combined total amount of $800,000.     -       35,068
               
In January 2017, a six-month consulting agreement for services related to marketing and promotion of the Company on various platforms associated with the petroleum industry and the financial markets for a total amount of $660,000.     32,818       -
               
In February 2017, a one-year consulting agreement for services related to investor relations, market exposure and content development for a total amount of $44,160.     28,674       -
               
In April 2017, a one-year consulting agreement comprised of four quarterly incremental installments for services related to analysis of potential oil and gas acquisitions, for an initial quarterly amount of $40,250.     7,961       -
               
In June 2017, a six-month consulting agreement for services related to investor relations and social media for a total amount of $65,136.     59,797       -
               
    $ 129,250     $ 35,068

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense

Oil and Gas Properties by Geographical Cost Center  
    Three months ended     Six months ended,  
    June 30, 2017     June 30,  
Cost Center   2017     2016     2017     2016  
                         
Canada   $ 221       3,348     $ 17,228     $ 5,412  
United States     35,388       24,902       69,663       43,204  
                                 
    $ 35,609     $ 28,250     $ 86,891     $ 48,616  

Stock-Based Compensation

    Number of
Shares
   

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

   

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 
                         
Warrants Outstanding – December 31, 2016     5,720,834       0.19     4.0 years       -  
Granted     -       -       -       -  
Exercised     -       -       -       -  
Forfeited/expired/cancelled     -               -       -  
Warrants Outstanding – June 30, 2017     5,720,834     $ 0.19     4.0 years     $ -  
Outstanding Exercisable – December 31, 2016     5,720,834     $ 0.19     4.0 years     $ -  
Outstanding Exercisable – June 30, 2017     5,720,834     $ 0.19     4.0 years     $ -  

Summury of changes in the Company's asset retirement obligations

   

Six months ended

June 30, 2017

    Year ended December 31, 2016
           
Asset retirement obligation – beginning   $ 833,017     $ 416,246
Oil and gas purchases     -       393,808
Accretion expense     18,641       22,963
               
Asset retirement obligation - ending   $ 851,658     $ 833,017