Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

NOTE 8. ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

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NOTE 8. ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 8. ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

During the calendar years presented, the Company brought a number of oil and gas wells into productive status and will have asset retirement obligations once the wells are permanently removed from service. The primary obligations involve the removal and disposal of surface equipment, plugging and abandoning the wells, and site restoration. For the purpose of determining the fair value of ARO incurred during the calendar years presented, the Company used the following assumptions:

   
December 31, 2013
 
       
Inflation rate (avg.)
   
1.3
%
Estimated asset life
 
35 years
 
         

The following table shows the change in the Company's ARO for 2013 and 2012:

Asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2011
  $ -  
         
Obligations assumed in acquisition
    -  
Additional retirement obligations incurred
    51,095  
Change in estimate
    -  
Accretion expense
    1,549  
Settlements
    -  
         
Asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2012
  $ 52,644  
         
Obligations assumed in acquisition
    -  
Additional retirement obligations incurred
    26,345  
Change in estimate
    (74,777 )
Accretion expense
    8,592  
Settlements
    -  
         
Asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2013
  $ 12,804