form10-qsb.htm
United
States
Securities
And Exchange Commission
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-QSB
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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FOR
THE
QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
Commission
File Number: 000-33321
Fellows
Energy Ltd.
(Exact
Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in its Charter)
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Nevada
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33-0967648
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1369
Forest Park Cir. Suite #202
Lafayette,
CO
80026
(Address
of Principal Executive
Offices)
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(303)
926-4415
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check
whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13
or
15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes ¨
No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
¨
Yes x No
State
the
number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity,
as of the latest practicable date: As of November 19, 2007 there were
100,000,000 shares of the issuer’s $.001 par value common stock issued and
outstanding.
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure Format: ¨ Yes x
No
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-QSB for the
Quarterly
Period Ending September 30, 2007
Table
of
Contents
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1. Financial Statements
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September
30, 2007 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2006
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Three
and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
(Unaudited)
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Three
and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
(Unaudited)
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1. Financial
Statements
Fellows
Energy Ltd.
Balance
Sheets
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September
30,
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December
31,
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2007
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2006
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(Unaudited)
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Assets
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Cash
and Cash Equivalents
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$ |
1,732
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$ |
179,926
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Interest
Receivable
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5,823
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2,568
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Accounts
Receivable
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202,220
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80,258
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Note
Receivable
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233,634
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233,634
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Prepaids
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—
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—
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Total
current assets
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443,409
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496,386
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Proved
and unproved oil & gas property
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5,002,034
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7,468,809
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Equipment,
net of $80,727 and $118,651 accumulated depreciation
respectively
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294,830
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1,509,932
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Deposits
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28,000
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Restricted
cash
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160,000
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160,000
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Deferred
financing costs
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152,505
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228,758
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Total
assets
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$ |
6,080,778
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$ |
9,863,885
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Liabilities
And Stockholders’ Equity
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Accounts
payable
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$ |
480,768
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$ |
359,662
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Joint
venture partner interest payable
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—
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99,167
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Taxes
payable
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—
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9,433
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Interest
payable current portion
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273,125
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205,700
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Notes
payable current portion
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511,131
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1,583,111
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Convertible
debenture current portion
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1,901,415
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1,608,433
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Total
current liabilities
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3,166,439
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3,865,506
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Interest
payable – net of current portion
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175,292
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154,819
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Notes
payable – related party
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2,649,343
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1,733,000
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Notes
payable – net of current portion
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—
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428,000
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Convertible
debenture – net of current portion
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—
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1,385,505
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Stockholders’
equity
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Preferred
stock, $.001 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none
outstanding
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—
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—
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Common
stock, $.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 100,000,000
and
73,447,619 shares issued and outstanding
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100,000
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73,447
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Additional
paid-in capital
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22,200,000
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19,963,497
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Stock
issuance obligation
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154,830
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61,055
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Stock
pledged as collateral
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(1,665,000 |
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(1,665,000
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Accumulated
deficit
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(20,700,126 |
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(16,135,944
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Total
stockholders’ equity
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89,704
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2,297,055
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$ |
6,080,778
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$ |
9,863,885
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See
accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements
Statements
of Operations
(Unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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Revenue
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$ |
—
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$ |
110,643
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$ |
454,484
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Operating
expense
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Exploration
and production
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3,122
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125,872
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3,122
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690,068
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General
and administrative
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161,074
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1,065,589
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1,941,278
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3,060,034
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Relinquishment
of Property
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—
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—
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2,075,368
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—
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Operating
(loss)
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(164,196 |
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(1,080,818 |
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(4,019,768 |
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(3,295,618 |
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Other
income (expense)
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Interest
expense
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(957,977 |
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(31,439 |
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(1,735,355 |
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(108,196 |
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Gain
on sale of project
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1,555,318
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1,555,318
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Gain
on extinguishment of debt
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Project
revenue applied as credit to purchase
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—
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—
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—
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198,361
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Note
receivable default penalty
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—
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—
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—
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80,000
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Re-sale
of pipe
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—
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—
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—
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34,644
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Insurance
rebates and project purchase credit
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—
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—
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—
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19,993
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Miscellaneous
income (expense)
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110,966
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47,072
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127,396
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47,437
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Total
other income (expense)
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708,307
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15,633
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(52,641 |
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272,239
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Income
(loss) from continuing operations before income
tax
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544,112
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(1,065,185 |
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(4,072,408 |
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(3,023,379 |
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Income
tax expense
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Deferred
tax benefit
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Income
(loss) from continuing operations
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$ |
544,112
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$ |
(1,065,185 |
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$ |
(4,072,408 |
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$ |
(3,023,379 |
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Revenue
from discontinued operations
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—
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—
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108,344
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—
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Expenses
from discontinued operations
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—
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—
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111,159
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—
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Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
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544,112
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—
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(2,815 |
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—
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Other
comprehensive income (loss)
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Unrealized
holding gains on marketable securities
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—
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—
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—
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4,483
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Comprehensive
Income (loss)
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$ |
544,112
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$ |
(1,065,185 |
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$ |
(4,075,223 |
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$ |
(3,018,896 |
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Basic
and diluted earnings (loss) per share
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$ |
0.01
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$ |
(0.02 |
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$ |
(0.07 |
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$ |
(0.05 |
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Basic
and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
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100,000,000
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65,295,510
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96,290,216
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60,413,244
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See
accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements
Statements
of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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2007
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2006
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Cash
flow from operating activities:
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Net
income (loss)
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$ |
(4,075,223 |
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$ |
(3,023,379 |
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating
activities:
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Loss on
sale of marketable securities
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-
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50,530
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Debt
issue costs and discount amortization
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435,116
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1,305,347
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Depreciation
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(37,923 |
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70,750
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Expenses
paid with stock issuance
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1,581,710
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—
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Expenses
paid with stock issuance obligation
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93,774
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—
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Receivables
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(187,994 |
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(272,387 |
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Prepaid
expense
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(8,065 |
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-
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Deferred
financing costs
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445,672
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228,758
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Accounts
payable
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46,271
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137,666
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Interest
payable
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(17,344 |
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185,700
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Joint
venture partner interest payable
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(0.00 |
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236,786
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Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
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(1,724,007 |
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(1,080,229 |
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Cash
flow from investing activities:
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Proceeds
from sale of marketable securities
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-
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355,026
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Deposits
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(28,000 |
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579,000
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Unproved
oil and gas property additions
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(8,675 |
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(724,315 |
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Unproved
oil and gas property relinquishment
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2,075,368
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—
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Proved
oil and gas property sale
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1,622,708
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Restricted
Cash
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-
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(25,000 |
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Purchase
of equipment
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30,399
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(1,182,911 |
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Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
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3,691,800
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(998,200 |
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Cash
flow from financing activities:
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Proceeds
from issuance of convertible debenture
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714,500
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—
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Payments
on convertible debenture
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(1,897,058 |
) |
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(815,833 |
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Borrowings
on note payable
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548,556
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3,525,896
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Payments
on notes payable
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(1,478,223 |
) |
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(318,417 |
) |
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities:
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(2,112,225 |
) |
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2,391,646
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Net
increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
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(144,432 |
) |
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313,217
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Cash
and equivalents at beginning of period
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179,926
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347,558
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Cash
and equivalents at end of period
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$ |
35,494
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$ |
660,775
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Supplemental
Disclosure of Cash Flow and Non-cash Investing and Financing
Activity:
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Income
tax paid
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$ |
—
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$ |
—
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Interest
paid
|
|
$ |
72,533
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$ |
—
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Non
cash:
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Convertible
debenture paid with stock issuance
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$ |
31,250
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$ |
2,467,283
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Legal
and advisory services in exchange for stock issuance
obligation
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|
$ |
61,055
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$ |
107,504
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Fees
paid with stock
|
|
$ |
1,581,710
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$ |
85,000
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|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements
5
Fellows
Energy Ltd.
Notes
to
Unaudited Financial Statements
September 30,
2007
Note
1—Basis of Presentation and Nature of
Operations
We
have
prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and item 310(b)
of Regulation S-B. They do not include all information and notes required by
generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
You
should read these financial statements with our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
for
the year ended December 31, 2006, as well as the 10-QSB for the quarters
ended September 30, 2007, June 30, 2007, and March 31, 2007. In our
opinion, we have included all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation. Operating results
for
the quarters presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that you
may expect for the full year.
We
are
engaged in the exploration, extraction, processing and reclamation of coal
bed
methane, natural gas, and oil projects in the western United States. We were
incorporated in the state of Nevada on April 9, 2001 as Fuel Centers, Inc.
On
November 12, 2003, we changed our name to Fellows Energy Ltd. Our principal
offices are located in Broomfield, Colorado.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
statements.
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated
other comprehensive income reflects changes in equity that result from
transactions and economic events from non-operating sources. For the Company,
such items consisted of unrealized holding gains and losses on market securities
for the current period.
Earnings
(Loss) per share
We
compute basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share as net income or loss
divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding
for
the period. Diluted earnings per share is similar to basic earnings per share
but also presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of securities
convertible into common shares (e.g. stock options, warrants and other
convertible securities) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the
periods presented. In periods in which we incur losses we exclude potential
shares from convertible securities from the computation of diluted loss per
share as their effect is antidilutive in those periods.
Stock
Options
On
October 9, 2003, we adopted an incentive stock option plan, pursuant to which
shares of our common stock are reserved for issuance to satisfy the exercise
of
options. The plan authorizes up to 2,000,000 shares of authorized common stock
to be purchased pursuant to the exercise of options. Our stockholders approved
the plan on November 10, 2003. On September 15, 2004, we granted an option
for
200,000 shares to our CEO, 150,000 shares to our vice president and 125,000
shares to an employee. These options are exercisable at $0.80 per share, the
price of our stock on the grant date. The options vested 50% on the grant date
and vest 50% on September 15, 2005. On October 3, 2005, we granted an option
for
100,000 shares to our CEO, 150,000 to our Vice President and 175,000 and 200,000
shares to two employees respectively. On November 1, 2006, we granted an option
for 300,000 shares to our Vice President of Business
Development.
In
December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No.
123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”), which is a revision of SFAS No.
123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. SFAS 123(R) is effective for
public companies for the first fiscal year beginning after June 15, 2005,
supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (“APB 25”), Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees, and amends SFAS 95, Statement of Cash Flows. SFAS
123(R) eliminates the option to use APB 25’s intrinsic value method of
accounting and requires recording expense for stock compensation based on a
fair
value based method.
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Energy Ltd.
Notes
to
Unaudited Financial Statements
September 30,
2007
On
July
1, 2005, the Company adopted the “modified prospective method” which requires
the Company to recognize compensation costs, for all share-based payments
granted, modified or settled, in financial statements issued subsequent to
July
1, 2005, as well as for any awards that were granted prior to the adoption
date
for which the required service has not yet been performed. The adoption of
SFAS
123(R) did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or
results of operations because subsequent to July 1, 2005, the Company did not
enter into any share-based transactions.
Prior
to
July 1, 2005, the Company accounted for its stock-based compensation using
APB
25 and related interpretations. Under APB 25, compensation expense was
recognized for stock options with an exercise price that was less than the
market price on the grant date of the option. For stock options with exercise
prices at or above the market value of the stock on the grant date, the Company
adopted the disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”) for the
stock options granted to the employees and directors of the Company.
Accordingly, no compensation cost was recognized for these options prior to
June
30, 2005.
Compensation
expense has been recognized in the accompanying financial statements for stock
options that were issued to our outside consultants. Had compensation expense
for the options granted to our employees and directors been determined based
on
the fair value at the grant date for options, consistent with the provisions
of
SFAS 123, the Company’s net (loss) income and net (loss) income per share for
the six months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 would have been the pro
forma amounts indicated below.
We
estimate the fair value of the options we grant at the date of grant using
a
Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions for the quarter ended September 30, 2007: a risk-free interest
rate of 4.37%; no expected dividend; a volatility factor of 97.5%; and a
maturity date of ten years.
For
purposes of pro forma disclosures, we amortize to expense the estimated fair
value of the options over the options’ vesting period. Our pro forma information
for the third quarter of 2007 is as follows (in thousands, except per share
amounts).
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The
Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the
fair
value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions, are fully
transferable, and are not subject to trading restrictions or blackout periods.
In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective
assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. Because our employee
stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded
options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially
affect the fair value estimate, it is our opinion that the existing models
do
not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of our
employee stock options.
Reclassifications
We
have
made certain reclassifications to the 2006 financial statements to conform
with
the 2007 financial statement presentation.
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Fellows
Energy Ltd.
Notes
to
Unaudited Financial Statements
September 30,
2007
Note
2 – Asset Retirement Obligation
The
Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 143,
“Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations”, which requires that the
fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recognized
in
the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can
be
made. The associated asset retirement costs are capitalized as part of the
carrying amount of the long-lived asset. The increase in carrying value of
a property associated with the capitalization of an asset retirement cost is
included in proved oil and gas properties in the consolidated balance
sheets.
The
Company depletes the amount added to proved oil and gas property costs.
The future cash outflows for oil and gas properties associated with settling
the
asset retirement obligations that have been accrued in the accompanying balance
sheets are excluded from the ceiling test calculations. The Company’s
asset retirement obligation consists of costs related to the plugging of wells
and removal of facilities and equipment on its oil and gas properties. The
asset retirement liability is allocated to operating expenses using a systematic
and rational method. At September 30, 2007, the asset retirement obligation
and accretion expense were not considered to be material.
Note
3—Going Concern
As
shown
in the accompanying financial statements, we have incurred significant operating
losses since inception and previously incurred a loss on our discontinued
automotive fuel business. As of September 30, 2007, we have limited
financial resources until such time that we are able to generate positive cash
flow from operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability
to
continue as a going concern. Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability
and positive cash flow is dependent upon our ability to locate profitable
mineral properties, generate revenue from our planned business operations,
and
control exploration cost. Management plans to fund its future operation by
joint
venturing, obtaining additional financing, and attaining additional commercial
production. However, there is no assurance that we will be able to obtain
additional financing from investors or private lenders, or that additional
commercial production can be attained. Although management believes
that production from the Carbon County and Creston projects will generate
revenues sufficient to sustain the Company, no assurance can be given that
such
revenues will be generated from the projects.
Note
4—Deposits
In
March
of 2006, we acquired the interests in one producing property and maintained
our
interest in three other exploration oil and gas properties. The project we
acquired is known as the Carbon County project. As of September 30, 2007,
we have $28,000 held on deposit for properties.
Note
5—Notes Receivable
In
August
and September 2005 as part of our earn-in arrangement, we agreed to advance
Mountain Oil and Gas a total of $66,000 for purposes of working capital in
exchange for oilfield and rig services. Originally this balance was
classified as a deposit, and has since been reclassified as a note
receivable. As indicated in the agreement, in the event that
sufficient services were not performed, the amount was to be treated as a loan,
and would take on a 12% interest payable beginning February of
2006. The amount is secured with field equipment including a pumping
unit, engine, treater, and rods. As of October 2007, we have reached
a settlement agreement with regards to the above note, which is further
described in Note 11, Subsequent Events.
In
October 2005, we entered into an agreement to obtain up to a 75% working
interest in certain well bores owned by Mountain Oil and Gas. In
connection with this, we agreed to advance Mountain Oil and Gas a total of
$100,000 for the purpose of well bonding and working capital. This
was due and payable back to the Company on December 30, 2005 either in cash
or
labor towards the workover of the well bore. In the event that we were not
paid
by December 30, 2005, we were entitled to $160,000 of the net revenues from
the
1-16A1E well beginning January 1, 2006. Repayment was secured by a
pumping unit located on the Dye-Hall well for the value of the working capital
and well bonding. As of September 30, 2007, we have collected
$20,000 on the note, and reached a settlement agreement with regards to the
above note, as of October 2007, which is further described in Note 11,
Subsequent Events.
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Fellows
Energy Ltd.
Notes
to
Unaudited Financial Statements
September 30,
2007
Note
6—Notes Payable
At September
30, 2007, we owed $2,649,000 on an unsecured 8% demand note payable to an entity
controlled by our CEO.
In
2006,
we obtained $1.25 million in industry partner financing to carry the Creston
project forward, in exchange for 1.6 million shares of restricted common stock
and warrants to purchase 1.8 million shares at $0.70 per share. The repayment
of
the $1.25 million in financing is secured with 1.6 million shares of restricted
stock held in escrow and is personally guaranteed by George S. Young, our CEO,
and by his private company, Diamond Oil and Gas Corporation. As of
September 2007, we owed $511,000 on the note.
In
March
2006, we borrowed $750,000 on a secured 12% note payable for a period of 36
months in exchange for a 5% overriding royalty interest in Carbon County, as
well as the right to participate in any future exploration activities on the
project on the basis of a 10% working interest. As of June 30, 2007, we had
paid
$226,000 towards the principal and interest. On August 6, 2007, we entered
into
a purchase and sale agreement for the sale of our interests in the Carbon County
project to our joint venture partner Thunderbird Energy, Inc. Under
the terms of the sale, Thunderbird assumed the remaining liability of this
note.
In
May
2006, we borrowed $500,000 at 12% interest in exchange for a 2% overriding
royalty interest in Carbon County as well as 50,000 shares of common
stock. As of June 30, 2007, we have paid $170,000 towards the
principal and interest. On August 6, 2007, we entered into a purchase and sale
agreement for the sale of our interests in the Carbon County project to our
joint venture partner Thunderbird Energy, Inc. Under the terms of the
sale, Thunderbird assumed the remaining liability of this note.
Note
7—Related Party Transactions
At September
30, 2007 we owed $2,649,000 on an unsecured, 8% demand note payable to an entity
controlled by our CEO.
In
2006,
we obtained $1.25 million in industry partner financing to carry the Creston
project forward, in exchange for 1.6 million shares of restricted common stock
and warrants to purchase 1.8 million shares at $0.70 per share. The repayment
of
the $1.25 million in financing is secured with 1.6 million shares of restricted
stock held in escrow and is personally guaranteed by George S. Young, our CEO,
and by his private company, Diamond Oil and Gas Corporation. As of
September 2007, we owed $511,000 on the note.
Note
8 —Common Stock
We
issued
11,189,947 shares of common stock in the first quarter of 2007, for the debt
service of our convertible debentures. The first quarter redemption
share payments amounted to 1,075,343 shares, 118,057 shares, and 9,996,547
shares.
In
addition to the redemption issuances above, we issued 5,454,546 at $0.1375,
1,449,825 at $0.09, and 6,458,063 at $0.09 in connection with the convertible
debenture restructuring.
In
January 2007, we issued 2,000,000 shares to
our
legal counsel as payment for services relating to the debenture restructuring
as
well as outstanding legal fees.
We
issued
no stock during the second or third quarter of 2007, as all authorized stock
is
issued and outstanding.
Note
9 —Convertible Debentures Restructuring
On
February 15, 2007, we entered into a series of transactions to restructure
securities issued pursuant to securities purchase agreements dated June 17,
2005
and September 21, 2005.
Background
June
2005 Financing
On
June
17, 2005, we closed a financing pursuant to a securities purchase agreement
with
three accredited investors, Palisades Master Fund, L.P. (“Palisades”), Crescent
International Ltd. (“Crescent”) and JGB Capital L.P. (“JGB”) for the issuance of
$5,501,200 in face amount of debentures maturing September 17, 2007 (the
“June Debentures”). The June Debentures were unsecured and we were obligated to
pay 1/24th of the face amount of the debenture on the first of every month,
starting October 1, 2005, which payment could be made in cash or in shares
of
our common stock. We could pay this amortization payment in cash or in stock
at
the lower of $0.60 per share or 80% of the volume weighted average price
of our
stock for the five trading days prior to the repayment date. In the event
that
we made the payment in cash, we paid 110% of the monthly redemption
amount.
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Energy Ltd.
Notes
to
Unaudited Financial Statements
September 30,
2007
In
addition, we issued warrants to the investors, expiring June 17, 2007, to
purchase 4,584,334 shares of restricted common stock, exercisable at a per
share
of $0.649 (the “June Warrants”). In addition, the exercise price of the June
Warrants would be adjusted in the event we issued common stock at a price
below
the exercise price, with the exception of any securities issued pursuant
to a
stock or option plan adopted by our board of directors, issued in connection
with the debentures issued pursuant to the securities purchase agreement,
or
securities issued in connection with acquisitions or strategic
transactions.
If
in any
period of 20 consecutive trading days our stock price exceeds 250% of the June
Warrants’ exercise price, all of the June Warrants shall expire on the 30th
trading day after we send a call notice to the June Warrant holders. If at
any
time after one year from the date of issuance of the June Warrants there is
not
an effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus
available for, the resale of the shares underlying the June Warrants, then
the
holder may exercise the June Warrant at such time by means of a cashless
exercise.
September
2005 Financing
On
September 21, 2005, we closed a financing pursuant to a securities purchase
agreement with two accredited investors, Palisades and Crescent for the issuance
of $3,108,000 in face amount of debentures maturing December 20, 2007 (the
“September Debentures” and together with the June Debentures, the “Old
Debentures”). The September
Debentures
were unsecured and we were obligated to pay 1/24th of the face amount of the
debenture on the first of every month, starting January 1, 2006, which payment
could be made in cash or in shares of our common stock. We could pay this
amortization payment in cash or in stock at the lower of $0.75 per share or
80%
of the volume weighted
average
price of our stock for the five trading days prior to the repayment date. In
the
event that we made the payment in cash, we paid 110% of the monthly redemption
amount.
In
addition, we issued warrants to the investors, expiring September 21, 2008,
to
purchase 2,172,000 shares of restricted common stock, exercisable at a per
share
of $0.80 (the “September Warrants” and together with the June Warrants, the “Old
Warrants”). In addition, the exercise price of the September Warrants would be
adjusted in the event we issued common stock at a price below the exercise
price, with the exception of any securities issued pursuant to a stock or option
plan adopted by our board of directors, issued in connection with the debentures
issued pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, or securities issued
in
connection with acquisitions or strategic transactions.
If
in any
period of 20 consecutive trading days our stock price exceeds 250% of the
September Warrants’ exercise price, all of the September Warrants shall expire
on the 30th trading day after we send a call notice to the September Warrant
holders. If at any time after one year from the date of issuance of the
September Warrants there is not an effective registration statement registering,
or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the shares underlying
the
September Warrants, then the holder may exercise the September Warrant at such
time by means of a cashless exercise.
Restructuring
On
February 15, 2007, the following transactions took place with regards to
the Old
Debentures and Old Warrants:
1) JGB
entered into an assignment
agreement with Crescent, pursuant to which Crescent purchased from JGB the
June
Debentures issued to JGB. The face value of the June Debentures
issued to JGB at the time of the transaction was $333,333 and Crescent paid
$250,000 to JGB for the assignment;
2) We
entered into a settlement agreement
with JGB for the sum of $83,333. We amended the terms of the Old
Warrants held by JGB to remove the ratchet and call provisions and JGB agreed
to
release any shares reserved for issuance of the Old Warrants and to not exercise
such Old Warrants until we obtain an increase in the authorized shares of
common
stock. Upon obtaining the increase in authorized shares, we agreed to
issue JGB 500,000 shares of restricted common stock;
3) We
entered into a first amendment and
waiver agreement with Palisades for the amendment of the Old Debentures issued
to Palisades (the “Palisades Amendment Agreement”); and
4) We
entered into a first amendment and
waiver agreement with Crescent for the amendment of the Old Debentures issued
to
JGB (and purchased by Crescent) and Crescent (the “Crescent Amendment Agreement”
and together with the Palisades Amendment Agreement, the “Restructuring
Amendments”).
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Fellows
Energy Ltd.
Notes
to
Unaudited Financial Statements
September 30,
2007
Palisades
and Crescent agreed to amend the Old Debentures to remove the mandatory monthly
liquidation provision and to amend the fixed conversion price of the Old
Debentures to $0.1375 (the “Fixed Conversion Price”). As a result,
the principal amount remaining on the Old Debentures is now due and payable
at
maturity, unless sooner converted into shares of common stock by the investors,
at the Fixed Conversion Price. Palisades and Crescent further agreed
to waive any and all existing defaults under the Old Debentures.
Pursuant
to the Palisades Amendment Agreement, we agreed to issue 7,025,789 shares of
common stock (the “Monthly Redemption Shares”) to Palisades upon conversion of
$608,433 in principal amount of the Old Debentures. Such Monthly
Redemption Shares were issued as payment for monthly redemptions owed to
Palisades on December 1, 2006 and January 1, 2007 and February 1, 2007 pursuant
to the Old Debentures. These Monthly Redemption Shares were not
issued while we negotiated the terms of a potential buy-out or restructuring
of
the Old Debentures. The Monthly Redemption Shares were previously
registered for resale pursuant to resale registration statements filed with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission and represent the remaining shares of common
stock registered thereunder for Palisades pursuant to the Old
Debentures. As a result of the Monthly Redemption Shares, the
exercise price of the Old Warrants was reduced to $0.0866, which Palisades
exercised on a cashless basis and received 2,970,758 shares of common stock
which were previously registered for resale pursuant to resale registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We
agreed
to pay Palisades a forbearance fee of $150,000 a month, for six months, which
fee was paid in shares of common stock at an issuance price of $0.1375, for
a
total issuance of 5,454,546 shares of restricted common stock. In
addition, we agreed to issue Palisades 1,449,825 shares of common stock as
a
commitment fee for the restructuring of the Old Debentures.
In
connection with the sale of our Carbon County
prospect, we paid off the outstanding June Debenture of $333,333.33 held
by
Crescent, which was purchased from JGB. In addition, we paid
Palisades $516,305.06 of principal on the September Debenture, and paid
Crescent $84,375 of principal on the June Debenture, leaving a balance of
$196,875 on the Crescent June Debenture. During the quarter, we negociated
to pay the balance at a fifty percent discount in exchange for the
extinguishment of the remainder of the Crescent June Debenture, and recorded
a
$98,000 gain on the extinguishment. In addition, we paid off the entire
$714,500 amount of the new debenture in full. However, in view of the
fact that shareholder approval was not obtained for an increase in authorized
shares, we have not been able to pay the balance due to Palisades on the
debentures, and have attempted to negociate another arrangement to make
payment
on the old debentures. The obligations are now categorized as current
liabilities, and the balance to the Palisades June Debenture is past
due.
New
Financing
On
February 15, 2007, we closed a financing pursuant to a securities purchase
agreement with Palisades for the issuance of a $714,500 face amount debenture
maturing September 15, 2007 (the “New Debenture”). The New Debenture does not
accrue interest and the investors paid $500,000 for the New Debenture. We
paid a
commission of $100,000 to HPC Capital Management (a registered broker-dealer)
in
connection with the transaction, resulting in net proceeds to us of $400,000
before our legal fees. We used the net proceeds to pay our settlement agreement
payment to JGB, repayment of a bridge loan to Petro Capital Securities, LLC
and
the remainder for general working capital purposes. We also issued
HPC Capital Management 6,458,063 shares of restricted common stock and agreed
to
issue an additional 1,041,937 shares of restricted common stock upon obtaining
an increase in our authorized shares of common stock, which shares are
additional compensation for its services in connection with the transaction
with
the investors.
The
convertible debentures are secured and are convertible into our common stock,
at
Palisades option, at a fixed conversion price of $0.1375. Based on this
conversion price, the $714,500 secured convertible debenture is convertible
into
5,196,364 shares of our common stock.
New
Financing Payment and Retirement
In
connection with the sale of our Carbon County prospect, we paid off the
New
Debenture of $714,500 held by Palisades. As a result of our inability to
obtain
an increase in the number of shares of authorized common stock, we are
negotiating an amendment to our prior deal.
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Energy Ltd.
Notes
to
Unaudited Financial Statements
September 30,
2007
Note
10—Proved and Unproved Oil and Gas Property
Carbon
County Project, Utah
On
September 12, 2005, we entered into an option agreement to purchase a gas field
in Carbon County, Utah which was producing approximately 30 million cubic feet
of natural gas per month. The field comprises 5,953 gross acres (2,440 net
acres) with three gas wells currently producing and has an additional five
wells
drilled that are presently shut-in. Production is derived from the Ferron
Sandstone formation, and the gas is marketed into the adjacent gas pipeline
operated by Questar Gas Resources. The acquisition included an associated gas
gathering system and a 6 mile pipeline and compression facility servicing the
project and adjacent production. The field has potential for 20 additional
well
sites on 160 acre spacing on the undeveloped acreage. The property is adjacent
to our Gordon Creek project and to the very successful Drunkards Wash field
originally developed by River Gas Corp.
The
purchase option called for an acquisition price of $3 million, and we closed
the
purchase of the acquisition on March 13, 2006 with an industry partner,
Thunderbird Energy Corporation (“TBD”) formerly MBA Resource Corp. of Canada.
TBD paid $1.5 million and arranged third party financing of $750,000 toward
the
$3 million purchase price in exchange for a 50% interest in the project. We
previously paid a deposit toward the purchase price and received production
credits since October 1, 2005. We thus acquired a 50% interest in the project
with only an additional payment of $241,000. Together with TBD we formed Gordon
Creek, LLC, a joint operating company incorporated in the state of Utah to
carry
out gas production and drilling operations as well as gas gathering activities
for both project gas and adjacent third party production.
On
August
6, 2007, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement for the sale of our
interests in the Carbon County project to our joint venture partner
Thunderbird Energy, Inc. for a total purchase price of $3 million.
Thunderbird paid $1.65 million in cash directly to our debenture holders,
approximately $12,800 to Thames River, LLC for services rendered,
and assumed $1.1 million in liabilities from the Company. Thunderbird
will also pay approximately $237,000 to the Company.
Uintah
Basin, Utah
On
October 25, 2005, we announced that we had entered into a participation
agreement with Mountain Oil and Gas, Inc., Creston Resources Ltd, and Homeland
Gas and Oil Ltd. (collectively “Creston”), and completed arrangements with
private investors, whereby we were to supply operating expertise and program
supervision to earn working interests in up to 45 producing oil wells in
the
Uintah Basin of Utah. We have since discontinued working with Creston in
this
program due to its inability to administer working arrangements with
drilling rigs and refineries, and have negociated a settlement with Creston
regarding work done to date. We expect to renew our efforts to
perform work in operations in the Uinta Basin in our new arrangements with
Dolar Energy, LLC.
Weston
County, Wyoming
In
November 2004 we executed a joint venture agreement with JMG Exploration,
to
drill our Weston County and Gordon Creek projects. Under the agreement,
JMG
Exploration will receive a 50% interest in exchange for spending $2,000,000
in
exploration and drilling activity on the two projects by November 7, 2005.
In
addition, JMG Exploration loaned $1,500,000 to us with a short-term note.
In
connection with repayment of the JMG Exploration loan, we have assigned
the
remaining 50% interest in the Weston County project to JMG Exploration,
subject
to our right to reacquire those interests for approximately $391,000 by
June 30,
2005, which right has been exercised. As part of the full settlement of
the
$1,500,000 note, JMG Exploration’s commitment to spend $2,000,000 in exploration
and drilling activity by November 7, 2005 has been terminated. In connection
with this transaction, we recorded a gain from extinguishment of debt of
$383,531.
The
Weston County project is a 19,290-acre project on the east flank of the
Powder
River Basin. The prospect is a potential extension of an existing producing
field. We are continuing our work and evaluation with JMG Exploration on
permitting and other pre-drilling activities. In addition, we are targeting
nearby locations with potential in the Minnelusa sandstone and Dakota channel
sandstone formations.
During
the second quarter of 2007, we have agreed for the expenditure of funds
by a
Thunderbird Energy Corp for the drilling and completion of three wells
to the
Dakota formation. We estimate that the cost of such drilling will be
approximately $3.5 million. Upon the completion of such expenditures within
the
next 24 months, Thunderbird will receive an additional 25% working interest
in
the Weston County project. We will reserve the option to commence drilling
under
the previous joint venture structure if Thunderbird does not commence drilling
by May 31, 2008.
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Energy Ltd.
Notes
to
Unaudited Financial Statements
September 30,
2007
Gordon
Creek, Utah
JMG
Exploration will also drill on the 5,242-acre Gordon Creek project, which we
acquired from The Houston Exploration Company for $288,000. The Gordon Creek
project is in an area of known coal resources in Carbon County in eastern Utah
near other operating coal bed methane projects, such as the Drunkard’s Wash
Project, which our project personnel successfully drilled previously for River
Gas Corporation.
Based
on
exploration results, JMG Exploration has indicated its intent to sell a portion
of its working interest to Enterra Energy Trust in an arrangement under which
JED Oil, Inc. under a development agreement with Enterra, will complete any
development programs on the projects. The Company now anticipates
that Thunderbird Energy Inc. (its former joint venture partner on the adjacent
Carbon County project) will acquire the interests of JMG Exploration and
proceed
with development jointly with the Company on the Gordon Creek project in
response to favorable results on the Carbon County
project.
Carter
Creek, Wyoming
In
2004
we purchased the 10,678-acre Carter Creek Project in the southern Powder
River
Basin. Although we previously contemplated drilling on the
project, and we believe much of the project acreage is drill-ready, we have
not
yet commenced any drilling activities, and during the quarter, we dropped
the
project due to capital constraints. This amounted to
$2,075,368.
Overthrust,
Utah and Wyoming
The
Overthrust coal bed methane project was an unconventional play with 183,000
gross and 118,950 net acres targeting coal bed natural gas in southwestern
Wyoming and northeastern Utah that we entered into with Quaneco, LLC in
2004.
This project also had the potential for conventional oil and gas.
As
of
December 31, 2006, due to a technical reanalysis of the project, new data
relating to seismic work done in the area, capital constraints, and the
inability to renegotiate with Quaneco and the leaseholders a more workable
framework to carry forward with this early-stage project, we determined
to
relinquish our rights to the project and pursue more advance-stage projects
in
producing areas in the Uintah Basin and elsewhere. As such, we
recorded a charge in the amount of $1,025,092 for the year ended December
31,
2006.
Bacaroo,
Colorado
In
2004
we optioned the Bacaroo project in Colorado through our affiliation with
Thomasson Partner Associates. We believe the project is an opportunity
to
establish conventional oil and gas production with comparatively inexpensive
drilling in areas of established production, while other projects being
reviewed
offer longer term, larger potential exploration opportunities. We are acquiring
acreage in the prospect prior to commencing drilling operations.
Leasing
and seismic evaluation activities continue. One entire target area is now
under
lease, and two additional areas are now undergoing leasing. We will perform
additional geologic evaluation and permitting work in preparation for drilling
in 2008.
Johns
Valley Project, Utah
In
2004,
we acquired an agreement with Johns Valley Limited Partnership whereby
we have
the option to earn a 70% working interest in 25,201 acres of oil and gas
leases
from the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration. Due
to
permitting delays and other operating parameters in the field, we negotiated
to
restructure the potential option and the timing and amounts of our work
commitments as provided under the option assignment agreement. During the
fourth
quarter of 2006, due to capital constraints, we determined not to pursue
the
option on this project and relinquished our rights related
thereto.
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Energy Ltd.
Notes
to
Unaudited Financial Statements
September
30, 2007
Note
11: - Subsequent Events.
On
October 30th, 2007, we entered into an agreement to provide for (1) the earn-in
on the Divide, Pinedale and Wilkens Ridge projects; (2) the hiring of Mark
S.
Dolar and Ken Allen into the management, and their appointment as directors;
and
(3) to provide for the potential growth of the Company through a joint venture
or other financing arrangement, or a potential business combination
whereby we would merge with a new company to be named Moose Mountain
Energy, Inc., through a reverse merger with the new company. It is expected
that either we or Moose Mountain Energy, Inc. would continue to
conduct the business of Fellows and of Dolar and would raise capital through
a
joint venture, or other financing, or in connection with a merger with the
new
company and to acquire and/or develop the assets.
On
October 19, 2007, we entered into a settlement agreement with Alpha Capital
in
connection with the May 2005 equity financing which provides for the issuance
of
the equivalent of $200,000 in common stock should an increase in authorized
shares become effective, or $200,000 in stock in cash in the event we enter
into a merger with a third party as contemplated by the Dolar transaction.
On
October 15, 2007, we entered into a settlement agreement with Creston Resources
Ltd (successor in interest to Mountain Oil and Gas, Inc.) to settle the notes
receivable owed to us, as mentioned in Note 5 above. The settlement
agreement releases all claims by either party except; $83,358 as consideration
for oil sales on the 1-34B well payable to us, and a promissory note for the
amount of $300,000 payable to us without interest (except in case of default)
in
twelve equal monthly installments of $25,000. The first payment was due
and payable on October 15, 2007, and payable on the 15th of each month
thereafter until paid in full.
Item 2. Management’s
Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
report includes certain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
are statements that predict the occurrence of future events and are not based
on
historical fact. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology, such as “may”, “shall”, “will”, “could”, “expect”,
“estimate”, “anticipate”, “predict”, “probable”, “possible”, “should”,
“continue”, or similar terms, variations of those terms or the negative of those
terms. We have written the forward-looking statements specified in the following
information on the basis of assumptions we consider to be reasonable. However,
we cannot predict our future operating results. Any representation, guarantee,
or warranty should not be inferred from those forward-looking
statements.
The
assumptions we used for purposes of the forward-looking statements specified
in
the following information represent estimates of future events and are subject
to uncertainty in economic, legislative, industry, and other circumstances.
As a
result, judgment must be exercised in the identification and interpretation
of
data and other information and in their use in developing and selecting
assumptions from and among reasonable alternatives. To the extent that the
assumed events do not occur, the outcome may vary substantially from anticipated
or projected results. Accordingly we express no opinion on the achievability
of
those forward-looking statements. We cannot guarantee that any of the
assumptions relating to the forward-looking statements specified in the
following information are accurate. We assume no obligation to update any such
forward-looking statements.
Overview
On
January 5, 2004, we began operations as an oil and gas exploration company.
We
acquired interests in certain assets owned by Diamond Oil & Gas Corporation,
in exchange for 3,500,000 shares of common stock. The transaction was deemed
to
have a value of $6,405,000. The assets included certain oil and gas projects,
as
well as the right to enter into the Exploration Services Funding Agreement
with
Thomasson Partner Associates, Inc. of Denver, Colorado. Diamond is controlled
by
our CEO, George S. Young. Our goal is to discover substantial commercial
quantities of oil and gas, including coalbed methane, on the properties as
well
as to acquire and explore additional property.
Projects
acquired from Thomasson Partner Associates under the Exploration Services
Funding Agreement (as Amended) include the Weston County project in Wyoming,
the
Gordon Creek project in Utah, the Carter Creek project in Wyoming, the Circus
project in Montana, the Bacaroo project in Colorado, the Platte project in
Nebraska, and the Badger project in South Dakota. During the
year ended December 31, 2006, we abandoned the Platte and Badger
projects. As of December 31, 2006, we terminated our formal agreement
with Thomasson Partner Associates, and will continue accessing projects
informally, without having any first right to any project.
On
August 6,
2007, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement for the sale of our
interests in the Carbon County project to our joint venture partner
Thunderbird Energy, Inc. for a total purchase price of $3 million.
Thunderbird paid $1.65 million in cash directly to our debenture holders,
approximately $12,800 to Thames River, LLC for services rendered,
and assumed $1.1 million in liabilities from us. Thunderbird will
also pay approximately $237,000 to the us in cash.
On
October
30th, 2007, we entered into an agreement to provide for (1) the earn-in on
the
Divide, Pinedale and Wilkens Ridge projects; (2) the hiring of Mark S. Dolar
and
Ken Allen into the management, and their appointment as directors; and (3)
to
provide for the potential growth of the Company through a joint venture or
other
financing arrangement, or a potential business combination whereby we would
merge with a new company to be named Moose Mountain Energy, Inc., through a
reverse merger with the new company. It is expected that either we or Moose
Mountain Energy, Inc. would continue to conduct the business of Fellows and
of Dolar and would raise capital through a joint venture, or other financing,
or
in connection with a merger with the new company and to acquire and/or
develop the assets.
Plan
of Operations
During
the next twelve months, we expect to pursue oil and gas operations on some
or
all of our property, including the acquisition of additional acreage through
leasing, farm-out or option and participation in the drilling of oil and
gas
wells. We intend to pursue the Dolar transactions until completion,
including the possible merger or acquisition as contemplated in the Dolar
transaction. We also intend
to
continue to evaluate additional opportunities in areas where we feel there
is
potential for oil and gas reserves and production, and may participate in
areas
other than those already identified, although we cannot assure that additional
opportunities will be available, or if we participate in additional
opportunities, that those opportunities will be successful.
Our
current cash position is not sufficient to fund our cash requirements during
the
next twelve months, including operations and capital expenditures. We intend
to
continue joint venture or equity and/or debt financing efforts to support
our
current and proposed oil and gas operations and capital expenditures. We
may
sell interests in our properties. We cannot assure that continued funding
will
be available.
We
have
not entered into commodity swap arrangements or hedging transactions. Although
we have no current plans to do so, we may enter into commodity swap and/or
hedging transactions in the future in conjunction with oil and gas production.
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Our
future financial results continue to depend primarily on (1) our ability to
discover or purchase commercial quantities of oil and gas; (2) the market price
for oil and gas; (3) our ability to continue to source and screen potential
projects and finance them through joint ventures and potential business
combinations; and (4) our ability to fully implement our exploration and
development program with respect to these and other matters. We cannot assure
that we will be successful in any of these activities or that the prices of
oil
and gas prevailing at the time of production will be at a level allowing for
profitable production.
Results
of Operations
For
the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to
the three months ended September 30, 2006.
Revenue.
For the three months ended September 30, 2007, we earned $0 from our
Carbon County project, compared to $111,000 in revenue for the three months
ended September 30, 2006. This difference relates to the
sale of the Carbon County project effective June
2007.
Operating
expense. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, our
operating expense was approximately $164,000, compared to $1,081,000 for the
three months ended September 30, 2006. The expenses came from oil and gas
exploration and production, salaries, business advisory services, legal and
professional fees, travel, investor relations expense, and debt service.
Primarily the difference between the two periods relates to lower exploration
and production costs, legal, business advisory, and stock issuance costs
associated with the convertible debentures for the three months
ended September 30, 2006. Expenses for the three months
ended September 30, 2007 consisted of $121,000 in legal, consulting, and
audit services, $9,000 in payroll, $17,000 in insurance costs, and
$14,000 in other costs including rent, bank fees, travel, and telephone
expenses.
Interest
expense. We incurred interest expense of $958,000 for the three
months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $31,000 for the three months
ended September 30, 2006. Interest expense for the quarter primarily
consisted of amortized convertible debenture discount and deferred debt issue
costs in the amounts of $446,000 and $435,000 respectively.
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the nine
months ended September 30, 2006.
Revenue.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we had no further
revenue earned after the sale of the Carbon County project, which has been
classified as discontinued operations, in comparison to
$454,000 in revenue for the nine months ended September 30,
2006.
Operating
expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007,
our operating expense was approximately $4,020,000, compared to $3,296,000
for
the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The expenses came from oil and
gas exploration and production, salaries, business advisory services, legal
and
professional fees, travel, investor relations expense, and debt service.
Primarily the difference between the two periods relates to higher exploration
and production costs, legal, business advisory, and stock issuance costs
associated with the convertible debentures for the period ended September
30, 2006, as well as the relinquishment of property options during the second
quarter of 2007. In addition to the $2,075,000 in property option
relinquishment, expenses for nine months ending September 30, 2007
consisted of $876,000 in legal, consultant, and audit services, $156,000
in
depreciation, depletion, and amortization, $344,000 in production costs,
and
$303,000 in payroll, $106,000 in payroll taxes, $124,000 in insurance, $28,000
in rent, and $8,000 in other utilities and office expenses.
Interest
expense. We incurred interest expense of $1,735,000 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $108,000 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2006. This difference
primarily relates to convertible debenture interest incurred. Interest
expense for the year primarily consisted of amortized convertible debenture
discount and deferred debt issue costs.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
For
the
quarter ended September 30, 2007, we had net income of $446,000. For
the quarter ended September 30, 2006, we incurred a net loss of $1,065,000.
At September 30, 2007, we had $1,700 of cash and cash equivalents, total
current assets of $443,000, and current liabilities of $3,265,000 for a working
capital deficit of $2,822,000.
Based
upon our significant operating losses from inception, there is substantial
doubt
as to our ability to continue as a going concern. Our audited and unaudited
financial statements have been prepared on a basis that contemplates our
continuation as a going concern and the realization of assets and liquidation
of
liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Our audited and unaudited
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating
to the
recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts
and
classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable
to
continue as a going concern.
At
this
point, we have not generated sufficient oil and gas sales to sustain our
operations. To fully carry out our business plans we need to increase production
revenues, raise a substantial amount of additional capital, sell project
assets,
or obtain industry joint venture financing, which we are currently seeking.
We
can give no assurance that we will be able to increase production or raise
such
capital. We have limited financial resources until such time that we are
able to
generate such additional financing or additional cash flow from operations.
Our
ability to obtain profitability and positive cash flow is dependent upon
our
ability to exploit our mineral holdings, generate revenue from our planned
business operations and control our exploration cost. To fully carry out
our
business plans we need to raise a substantial amount of additional capital,
which we are currently seeking. We can give no assurance that we will be
able to
raise such capital. We have limited financial resources until such time that
we
are able to generate positive cash flow from operations. Our ability to maintain
profitability and positive cash flow is dependent upon our ability to locate
profitable natural gas or oil properties, generate revenue from our planned
business operations, and control exploration cost. Should we be unable to
raise
adequate capital or to meet the other above objectives, it is likely that
we
would have to substantially curtail our business activity, and that our
investors would incur substantial losses of their investment.
On
February 15, 2007, we entered into a series of transactions to restructure
securities issued pursuant to securities purchase agreements dated June 17,
2005
and September 21, 2005.
Background
June
2005 Financing
On
June
17, 2005, we closed a financing pursuant to a securities purchase agreement
with
three accredited investors, Palisades Master Fund, L.P. (“Palisades”), Crescent
International Ltd. (“Crescent”) and JGB Capital L.P. (“JGB”) for the issuance of
$5,501,199.95 in face amount of debentures maturing September 17, 2007 (the
“June Debentures”). The June Debentures were unsecured and we were obligated to
pay 1/24th of the face amount of the debenture on the first of every month,
starting October 1, 2005, which payment could be made in cash or in shares
of
our common stock. We could pay this amortization payment in cash or in stock
at
the lower of $0.60 per share or 80% of the volume weighted average price of
our
stock for the five trading days prior to the repayment date. In the event that
we made the payment in cash, we paid 110% of the monthly redemption
amount.
In
addition, we issued warrants to the investors, expiring June 17, 2007, to
purchase 4,584,334 shares of restricted common stock, exercisable at a per
share
of $0.649 (the “June Warrants”). In addition, the exercise price of the June
Warrants would be adjusted in the event we issued common stock at a price
below
the exercise price, with the exception of any securities issued pursuant
to a
stock or option plan adopted by our board of directors, issued in connection
with the debentures issued pursuant to the securities purchase agreement,
or
securities issued in connection with acquisitions or strategic
transactions.
If
in any
period of 20 consecutive trading days our stock price exceeds 250% of the
June
Warrants’ exercise price, all of the June Warrants shall expire on the 30th
trading day after we send a call notice to the June Warrant holders. If at
any
time after one year from the date of issuance of the June Warrants there
is not
an effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus
available for, the resale of the shares underlying the June Warrants, then
the
holder may exercise the June Warrant at such time by means of a cashless
exercise.
September
2005 Financing
On
September 21, 2005, we closed a financing pursuant to a securities purchase
agreement with two accredited investors, Palisades and Crescent for the
issuance
of $3,108,000 in face amount of debentures maturing December 20, 2007 (the
“September Debentures” and together with the June Debentures, the “Old
Debentures”). The September Debentures were unsecured and we were obligated to
pay 1/24th of the face amount of the debenture on the first of every month,
starting January 1, 2006, which payment could be made in cash or in shares
of
our common stock. We could pay this amortization payment in cash or in
stock at
the lower of $0.75 per share or 80% of the volume weighted average price
of our
stock for the five trading days prior to the repayment date. In the event
that
we made the payment in cash, we paid 110% of the monthly redemption
amount.
In
addition, we issued warrants
to the investors, expiring September 21, 2007, to purchase 2,172,000 shares
of
restricted common stock, exercisable at a per share of $0.80 (the “September
Warrants” and together with the June Warrants, the “Old Warrants”). In addition,
the exercise price of the September Warrants would be adjusted in the event
we
issued common stock at a price below the exercise price, with the exception
of
any securities issued pursuant to a stock or option plan adopted by our board
of
directors, issued in connection with the debentures issued pursuant to the
securities purchase agreement, or securities issued in connection with
acquisitions or strategic transactions.
If
in any
period of 20 consecutive trading days our stock price exceeds 250% of the
September Warrants’ exercise price, all of the September Warrants shall expire
on the 30th trading day after we send a call notice to the September Warrant
holders. If at any time after one year from the date of issuance of the
September Warrants there is not an effective registration statement registering,
or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the shares underlying
the
September Warrants, then the holder may exercise the September Warrant at
such
time by means of a cashless exercise.
Restructuring
On
February 15, 2007, the following transactions took place with regards to the
Old
Debentures and Old Warrants:
1) JGB
entered into an assignment
agreement with Crescent, pursuant to which Crescent purchased from JGB the
June
Debentures issued to JGB. The face value of the June Debentures
issued to JGB at the time of the transaction was $333,333.33 and Crescent paid
$250,000 to JGB for the assignment;
2) We
entered into a settlement agreement
with JGB for the sum of $83,333.33. We amended the terms of the Old
Warrants held by JGB to remove the ratchet and call provisions and JGB agreed
to
release any shares reserved for issuance of the Old Warrants and to not exercise
such Old Warrants until we obtain an increase in the authorized shares of common
stock. Upon obtaining the increase in authorized shares, we agreed to
issue JGB 500,000 shares of restricted common stock;
3) We
entered into a first amendment and
waiver agreement with Palisades for the amendment of the Old Debentures issued
to Palisades (the “Palisades Amendment Agreement”); and
4) We
entered into a first amendment and
waiver agreement with Crescent for the amendment of the Old Debentures issued
to
JGB (and purchased by Crescent) and Crescent (the “Crescent Amendment Agreement”
and together with the Palisades Amendment Agreement, the “Restructuring
Amendments”).
Palisades
and Crescent agreed to amend the Old Debentures to remove the mandatory monthly
liquidation provision and to amend the fixed conversion price of the Old
Debentures to $0.1375 (the “Fixed Conversion Price”). As a result,
the principal amount remaining on the Old Debentures is now due and payable
at
maturity, unless sooner converted into shares of common stock by the investors,
at the Fixed Conversion Price. Palisades and Crescent further agreed
to waive any and all existing defaults under the Old Debentures.
Pursuant
to the Palisades Amendment Agreement, we agreed to issue 7,025,789 shares
of
common stock (the “Monthly Redemption Shares”) to Palisades upon conversion of
$608,433 in principal amount of the Old Debentures. Such Monthly
Redemption Shares were issued as payment for monthly redemptions owed to
Palisades on December 1, 2006 and January 1, 2007 and February 1, 2007 pursuant
to the Old Debentures.
These
Monthly Redemption Shares were not issued while we negotiated the terms
of a
potential buy-out or restructuring of the Old Debentures. The Monthly
Redemption Shares were previously registered for resale pursuant to resale
registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and
represent the remaining shares of common stock registered thereunder for
Palisades pursuant to the Old Debentures. As a result of the Monthly
Redemption Shares, the exercise price of the Old Warrants was reduced to
$0.0866, which Palisades exercised on a cashless basis and received 2,970,758
shares of common stock which were previously registered for resale pursuant
to
resale registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
We
agreed
to pay Palisades a forbearance fee of $150,000 a month, for six months,
which
fee was paid in shares of common stock at an issuance price of $0.1375,
for a
total issuance of 5,454,546 shares of restricted common stock. In
addition, we agreed to issue Palisades 1,449,825 shares of common stock
as a
commitment fee for the restructuring of the Old Debentures.
In
connection with the restructuring, we executed a security agreement (the
“Security Agreement”) in favor of Palisades and JGB granting them a first
priority security interest in all of our goods, inventory, contractual rights
and general intangibles, receivables, documents, instruments, chattel paper,
and
intellectual property, except for our Carbon County prospect, which Palisades
and JGB took a second priority interest and for our Carter Creek and Weston
County prospects, which the investors were not granted any security
interest. The Security Agreements state that if an event of default
occurs under the Old Debentures or Security Agreement, the Investors have
the
right to take possession of the collateral, to operate our business using
the
collateral, and have the right to assign, sell, lease or otherwise dispose
of
and deliver all or any part of the collateral, at public or private sale
or
otherwise to satisfy our obligations under these agreements.
In
connection with the sale of our Carbon County prospect, we paid off the
outstanding June Debenture of $333,333.33 held by Crescent, which was purchased
from JGB. In addition, we paid Palisades $516,305.06 of
principal on the September Debenture, and paid Crescent $84,375 of
principal on the June Debenture, leaving a balance of $196,875 on the
Crescent June Debenture. During the quarter, we negociated to pay the
balance at a fifty percent discount in exchange for the extinguishment of
the
remainder of the Crescent June Debenture, and recorded a $98,000 gain on
the
extinguishment. In addition, we paid off the entire $714,500 amount of the
new debenture in full. However, in view of the fact that shareholder
approval was not obtained for an increase in authorized shares, we have not
been
able to pay the balance due to Palisades on the debentures, and have attempted
to negociate another arrangement to make payment on the old debentures.
The obligations are now categorized as current liabilities, and the balance
to
the Palisades June Debenture is past due.
New
Financing
On
February 15, 2007, we closed a financing pursuant to a securities purchase
agreement with Palisades for the issuance of a $714,500 face amount debenture
maturing September 15, 2007 (the “New Debenture”). The New Debenture does not
accrue interest and the investors paid $500,000 for the New Debenture. We paid
a
commission of $100,000 to HPC Capital Management (a registered broker-dealer)
in
connection with the transaction, resulting in net proceeds to us of $400,000
before our legal fees. We used the net proceeds to pay our settlement agreement
payment to JGB, repayment of a bridge loan to Petro Capital Securities, LLC
and
the remainder for general working capital purposes. We also issued
HPC Capital Management 6,458,063 shares of restricted common stock and agreed
to
issue an additional 1,041,937 shares of restricted common stock upon obtaining
an increase in our authorized shares of common stock, which shares are
additional compensation for its services in connection with the transaction
with
the investors.
The
convertible debentures are secured and are convertible into our common stock,
at
Palisades option, at a fixed conversion price of $0.1375. Based on this
conversion price, the $714,500 secured convertible debenture is convertible
into
5,196,364 shares of our common stock.
New
Financing Payment and Retirement
In
connection with the sale of our Carbon County prospect, we paid off the
New
Debenture of $714,500 held by Palisades. As a result of our inability to
obtain
an increase in the number of shares of authorized common stock, we are
negotiating an amendment to our prior deal.
Cash
Flow
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we used $1,724,000 in
our operating activities. We obtained $3,692,000 in investing activity for
our property and interest disposition, and used $2,014,000 in
financing activity from making payments on capital obtained through financings.
We decreased our December 31, 2006 cash balance of $180,000 to $1,700
at September 30, 2007.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations section discusses our consolidated financial statements, which
have
been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the
United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us
to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of
revenue and expense during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, we
evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue
recognition, accrued expense, financing operations, contingencies and
litigation. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience
and on
various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Our estimates and judgments form the basis for determining the carrying value
of
assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Actual
results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or
conditions. These carrying values are some of the most significant accounting
estimates inherent in the preparation of our financial statements. These
accounting policies are described in relevant sections in this discussion
and in
the notes to the financial statements included in our December 31, 2006 Form
10-KSB Annual Report.
(a)
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
Our
management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
as
of September 30, 2007. In designing and evaluating the disclosure
controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures,
no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance
of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of
disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource
constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating
the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their
costs.
Based
on our evaluation, our chief
executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are
effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required
to
disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in
Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information
is
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive
officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
(b)
Changes in internal control over financial reporting.
We
regularly review our system of internal control over financial reporting and
make changes to our processes and systems to improve controls and increase
efficiency, while ensuring that we maintain an effective internal control
environment. Changes may include such activities as implementing new, more
efficient systems, consolidating activities, and migrating
processes.
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
control over financial reporting.
From
time
to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which
arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to
inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may
arise from time to time that may harm our business. Except as described in
our
annual report on Form 10-KSB, filed with the Commission on April 20, 2007,
we
are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe
will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse affect on our
business, financial condition or operating results.
Item 2. Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
Our
annual meeting, scheduled for June 27, 2007, was adjourned for lack of a
quorum. No new meeting date, time or place has been
established.
Item 5. Other
Information
None.
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14(a),
promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d 14(a),
promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive
Officer)
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial
Officer)
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In
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
FELLOWS
ENERGY LTD.
Date: November
19, 2007
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By:
/s/ GEORGE S. YOUNG
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George
S. Young
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Chief
Executive Officer ( Principal Executive
Officer)
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Date: November
19, 2007
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By:
/s/ BROOKE E. HORSPOOL
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Brooke
E. Horspool
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Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial
Officer)
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