DEEP WELL OIL & GAS INC - Quarter Report: 2007 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
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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
June 30, 2007
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or
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o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the transition period from
________to________
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Commission file number
0-24012
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DEEP
WELL OIL & GAS, INC.
(formerly
ALLIED DEVICES CORPORATION)
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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13-3087510
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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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Suite 700, 10150 - 100 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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T5J 0P6
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (780) 409-8144
Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report.
Former
Address: Suite 510 Royal Bank Building, 10117 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 1W8
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 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. Yes o
No þ
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated file,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Large accelerated filer o
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Accelerated filer o
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Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller reporting company þ
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
APPLICABLE
ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS
DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports
required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a
court. Yes o No
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APPLICABLE
ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Number of
shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2009:
106,774,258
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
Number
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PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM
1.
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CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
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5
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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7
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Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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8
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ITEM
2.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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23
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ITEM
3.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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27
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ITEM
4.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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27
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PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM
1.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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27
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ITEM
1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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27
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ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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27
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ITEM
3.
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DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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28
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ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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28
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ITEM
5.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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28
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ITEM
6.
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EXHIBITS
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30
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SIGNATURES
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31
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2
DEEP
WELL OIL & GAS, INC. (AND SUBSIDIARIES)
(Exploration
Stage Company)
(Unaudited)
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
June
30, 2007 and September 30, 2006
June
30,
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September
30,
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2007
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2006
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(Unaudited)
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(Audited)
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ASSETS
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Current
Assets
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 6,061,451 | $ | 50,324 | ||||
Accounts
receivable
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92,370 | 59,273 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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132,959 | 61,376 | ||||||
Total
Current Assets
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6,286,780 | 170,973 | ||||||
Oil and gas properties
(Note 4)
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4,353,826 | 4,353,826 | ||||||
Equipment net of depreciation
(Note 5)
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3,321 | 3,325 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$ | 10,643,927 | $ | 4,528,124 | ||||
LIABILITIES
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Current
Liabilities
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 57,043 | $ | 207,890 | ||||
Accounts
payable – related parties (Note 7)
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620,342 | 465,737 | ||||||
Note
payable (Note 6)
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11,250 | 11,250 | ||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
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688,635 | 684,877 | ||||||
Loan payable (Note
8)
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303,309 | 287,406 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
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991,944 | 972,283 | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
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Common Stock: (Note
9)
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Authorized:
300,000,000 shares at $0.001 par value
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Issued
and outstanding: 83,312,622 shares
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(September 2006 – 62,979,289)
(Note 9)
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83,312 | 62,979 | ||||||
Additional
paid in capital
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14,432,309 | 6,513,620 | ||||||
Capital
stock subscriptions received
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(September
2006 – 5,400,000 shares)
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– | 739,827 | ||||||
Deficit
(dated September 10, 2003)
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(4,863,638 | ) | (3,760,585 | ) | ||||
Total
Shareholder’s Equity
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9,651,983 | 3,555,841 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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$ | 10,643,927 | $ | 4,528,124 |
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
3
DEEP
WELL OIL & GAS, INC. (AND SUBSIDIARIES)
(Exploration
Stage Company)
(Unaudited)
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
For
the Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 and the Period September
10, 2003
(Inception
of Exploration Stage) to June 30, 2007
Three Months
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Three Months
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Nine Months
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Nine Months
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September 10,
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Ended
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Ended
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Ended
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Ended
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2003 to June 30,
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June 30, 2007
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June 30, 2006
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June 30, 2007
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June 30, 2006
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2007
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Revenue
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$
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–
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$
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–
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$
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–
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$
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–
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$
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–
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Expenses
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Administrative
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42,835
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326,389
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824,549
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946,034
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3,932,878
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Share
based compensation
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51,970
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124,132
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213,645
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495,076
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772,527
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Net
loss from operations
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(94,805
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)
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(450,521
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(1,038,194
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(1,441,110
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(4,705,405
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Other
income and expenses
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Interest
income
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118
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591
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7,142
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2,456
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23,112
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Interest
expense
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(30,969
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)
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(7,039
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)
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(72,001
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)
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(21,070
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(206,211
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)
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Settlement
of debt
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–
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–
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–
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–
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24,866
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Net
loss and comprehensive loss
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$
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(125,656
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)
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$
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(456,969
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)
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$
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(1,103,053
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)
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$
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(1,459,724
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)
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$
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(4,863,638
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)
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Net
Loss Per Common Share
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Basic
and Diluted
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$
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(0.00
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$
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(0.01
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)
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$
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(0.02
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$
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(0.03
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)
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Weighted
Average Outstanding
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||||||||||||||||
Shares – stated in
1,000’s
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Basic
and Diluted
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72,507
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37,714
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66,535
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57,468
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See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
4
DEEP
WELL OIL & GAS, INC. (AND SUBSIDIARIES)
(Exploration
Stage Company)
(Unaudited)
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
For
the Period September 10, 2003 (Inception of Exploration Stage) to June 30,
2007
Common Shares
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Capital
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||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional
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Stock
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Paid in
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Subscriptions
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Accumulated
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Received
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Deficit
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Total
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Balance at September 10,
2003
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991,912 | $ | 992 | $ | (992 | ) | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | |||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock pursuant to bankruptcy agreement September 10,
2003
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36,019,556 | 36,019 | 13,981 | – | – | 50,000 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net
operating loss for the period September 10 to September 30,
2003
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– | – | – | – | (50,000 | ) | (50,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2003
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37,011,468 | 37,011 | 12,989 | – | (50,000 | ) | – | ||||||||||||||||
Return
and cancellation of common shares
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(5,775,000 | ) | (5,775 | ) | 5,775 | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
Net
operating loss for the year ended September 30, 2004
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– | – | – | – | (525,754 | ) | (525,754 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2004
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31,236,468 | 31,236 | 18,764 | – | (575,754 | ) | (525,754 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock
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Private
placement March 10, 2005
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-
Shares
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1,875,000 | 1,875 | 527,940 | – | – | 529,815 | |||||||||||||||||
- Warrants (787,500)
(Note 9)
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– | – | 205,185 | – | – | 205,185 | |||||||||||||||||
Share
exchange June 7, 2005
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-
Shares
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18,208,875 | 18,209 | 2,476,497 | – | – | 2,494,706 | |||||||||||||||||
-
Conversion rights of preferred
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shares
of subsidiary
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– | – | – | 1,777,639 | – | 1,777,639 | |||||||||||||||||
Private
placement August 12, 2005
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-
Shares
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710,946 | 711 | 151,638 | – | – | 152,349 | |||||||||||||||||
- Warrants (710,946)
(Note 9)
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– | – | 132,030 | – | – | 132,030 | |||||||||||||||||
Common
stock subscription received
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– | – | – | 250,000 | – | 250,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Net
operating loss for the year ended September 30, 2005
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– | – | – | – | (1,262,549 | ) | (1,262,549 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2005
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52,031,289 | 52,031 | 3,512,054 | 2,027,639 | (1,838,303 | ) | 3,753,421 |
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
5
DEEP
WELL OIL & GAS, INC. (AND SUBSIDIARIES)
(Exploration
Stage Company)
(Unaudited)
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Continued)
For
the Period September 10, 2003 (Inception of Exploration Stage) to June 30,
2007
Common
Shares
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Capital
|
||||||||||||||||||
Additional
|
Stock
|
||||||||||||||||||
Paid
in
|
Subscriptions
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Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Received
|
Deficit
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Total
|
||||||||||||||
Balance
carried forward
|
|||||||||||||||||||
September
30, 2005
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52,031,289
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52,031
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3,512,054
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2,027,639
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(1,838,303
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)
|
3,753,421
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||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Private
placement October 11, 2005
|
|||||||||||||||||||
-
Shares
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3,150,000
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3,150
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667,266
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(250,000
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)
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–
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420,416
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||||||||||||
- Warrants (3,150,000)
(Note 9)
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–
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–
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553,584
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–
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–
|
553,584
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|||||||||||||
Private
placement January 13, 2006
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|||||||||||||||||||
-
Shares
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73,000
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73
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55,345
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–
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–
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55,418
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|||||||||||||
- Warrants (73,000)
(Note 9)
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–
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–
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46,402
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–
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–
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46,402
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Exercise
option agreement
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February
23, 2006
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-
Shares
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4,707,750
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4,708
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640,277
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(644,985
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)
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–
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–
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||||||||||||
Exercise
option agreement
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|||||||||||||||||||
June
13, 2006
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|||||||||||||||||||
-
Shares
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2,867,250
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2,867
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389,960
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(392,827
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)
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–
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–
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||||||||||||
Warrants
exercised July 28, 2006
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100,000
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100
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59,900
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–
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–
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60,000
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|||||||||||||
Warrants
exercised September 11, 2006
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50,000
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50
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29,950
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–
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–
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30,000
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|||||||||||||
Options
granted for services
|
–
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–
|
558,882
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–
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–
|
558,882
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|||||||||||||
Net
operating loss for the year ended
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|||||||||||||||||||
September
30, 2006
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–
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–
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–
|
–
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(1,922,282
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)
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(1,922,282
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)
|
|||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2006
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62,979,289
|
62,979
|
6,513,620
|
739,827
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(3,760,585
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)
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3,555,841
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||||||||||||
Settlement
Agreement January 22, 2007
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-
Shares
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1,600,000
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1,600
|
433,950
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–
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–
|
435,550
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|||||||||||||
Exercise
option agreement April 4, 2007
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|||||||||||||||||||
-
Shares
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5,400,000
|
5,400
|
734,427
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(739,827
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)
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–
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–
|
||||||||||||
Private
placement May 25, 2007
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|||||||||||||||||||
-
Shares
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5,000,000
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5,000
|
1,086,348
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–
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–
|
1,091,348
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|||||||||||||
- Warrants (5,000,000)
(Note 9)
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–
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–
|
758,652
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–
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–
|
758,652
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|||||||||||||
Private
placement June 22, 2007
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|||||||||||||||||||
-
Shares
|
8,333,333
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8,333
|
2,731,300
|
–
|
–
|
2,739,633
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|||||||||||||
- Warrants (8,333,333)
(Note 9)
|
–
|
–
|
1,676,492
|
–
|
–
|
1,676,492
|
|||||||||||||
- Special warrants (1,000,000)
(Note 9)
|
–
|
–
|
283,875
|
–
|
–
|
283,875
|
|||||||||||||
Options
granted for services
|
–
|
–
|
213,645
|
–
|
–
|
213,645
|
|||||||||||||
Net
operating loss for the period ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
June
30, 2007
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
(1,103,053
|
)
|
(1,103,053
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2007
|
83,312,622
|
$
|
83,312
|
$
|
14,432,309
|
$
|
–
|
$
|
(4,863,638
|
)
|
$
|
9,651,983
|
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
6
DEEP
WELL OIL & GAS, INC. (AND SUBSIDIARIES)
(Exploration
Stage Company)
(Unaudited)
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
For
the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 and the Period September 10, 2003
(Inception of
Exploration
Stage) to June 30, 2007
Nine
Months
|
Nine
Months
|
September
10,
|
||||||||||
Ended
|
Ended
|
2003
to
|
||||||||||
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Cash
Provided by (Used in):
|
||||||||||||
Operating
Activities
|
||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(1,103,053
|
)
|
$
|
(1,459,724
|
)
|
$
|
(4,863,638
|
)
|
|||
Items
not affecting cash:
|
||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation
|
213,645
|
495,076
|
772,527
|
|||||||||
Bad
debts
|
–
|
–
|
170,084
|
|||||||||
Amortization
|
808
|
640
|
1,722
|
|||||||||
Settlement
of lawsuit
|
435,550
|
–
|
435,550
|
|||||||||
Commissions
withheld from loans proceeds
|
–
|
–
|
121,000
|
|||||||||
Net
changes in non-cash working capital (Note 11)
|
(100,922
|
)
|
(41,116
|
)
|
278,543
|
|||||||
(553,972
|
)
|
(1,005,124
|
)
|
(3,084,212
|
)
|
|||||||
Investing
Activities
|
||||||||||||
Purchase
of equipment
|
(804
|
)
|
(3,637
|
)
|
(4,774
|
)
|
||||||
Purchase
of oil and gas properties
|
–
|
–
|
(111,392
|
)
|
||||||||
Cash
from acquisition of subsidiary
|
–
|
–
|
11,141
|
|||||||||
Return
of costs from Farmout Agreement
|
–
|
961,426
|
961,426
|
|||||||||
(804
|
)
|
957,789
|
856,401
|
|||||||||
Financing
Activities
|
||||||||||||
Loan
payable
|
15,903
|
1,460
|
291,755
|
|||||||||
Loan
advance – related parties
|
–
|
(64,288
|
)
|
(811,746
|
)
|
|||||||
Note
payable repayment
|
–
|
(31,910
|
)
|
(100,056
|
)
|
|||||||
Debenture
advance (repayment)
|
–
|
(1,021,463
|
)
|
(1,004,890
|
)
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from issuance from common stock
|
6,550,000
|
1,075,820
|
9,035,199
|
|||||||||
Proceeds
from debenture net of commissions
|
–
|
–
|
879,000
|
|||||||||
6,565,903
|
(40,381
|
)
|
8,289,262
|
|||||||||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
6,011,127
|
(87,716
|
)
|
6,061,451
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
50,324
|
135,879
|
–
|
|||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
|
6,061,451
|
$
|
48,163
|
$
|
6,061,451
|
||||||
Supplemental
Cash Flow Information:
|
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Interest
expense
|
$
|
72,001
|
$
|
21,070
|
$
|
206,211
|
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
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DEEP
WELL OIL & GAS, INC. (AND SUBSIDIARIES)
(Exploration
Stage Company)
(Unaudited)
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2007
1. Nature
of Business
Allied
Devices Corporation (“Allied”) and its former subsidiaries were engaged in the
manufacture and distribution of standard and custom precision mechanical
assemblies and components throughout the United States.
On
February 19, 2003, Allied filed a petition for bankruptcy in the United States
Bankruptcy Court under Chapter 11 in the Eastern District of New York titled
“Allied Devices Corporation, Case No. 03-80962-511.” The company emerged from
bankruptcy pursuant to a Bankruptcy Court Order entered on September 10, 2003,
with no remaining assets or liabilities.
The terms
of the bankruptcy settlement included: (1) a reverse common stock split of 30
shares of outstanding stock for 1 share; (2) increasing the authorized common
capital stock from 25,000,000 to 50,000,000 shares with a par value of $0.001;
(3) a change in the name of the company from “Allied Devices Corporation” to
“Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc.” (“Deep Well”); and (4) the authorization for the
issuance of 2,000,000 post split restricted common shares and 4,000,000 post
split common shares in exchange for $50,000, which was paid into the bankruptcy
court by the recipients of the shares.
Restated
and amended articles of incorporation completing the terms of the bankruptcy
have been filed in the state of Nevada.
Upon
emergence from Chapter 11 proceedings, Deep Well adopted fresh-start reporting
in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Statement of Position 90-7, Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization
Under the Bankruptcy Code (SOP 90-7). In connection with the adoption of
fresh-start reporting, a new entity was deemed created for financial reporting
purposes. For financial reporting purposes, Deep Well adopted the provisions of
fresh-start reporting effective September 10, 2003. In adopting the requirements
of fresh-start reporting as of September 10, 2003, the company was required to
value its assets and liabilities at fair value and eliminate any accumulated
deficit as of September 10, 2003. Deep Well emerged from Chapter 11 proceedings
with no assets and liabilities pursuant to the Bankruptcy Order. Because the
current business, heavy oil and gas exploration, has no relevance to the
predecessor company, there is no basis for financial comparisons between Deep
Well’s current operations and the predecessor company.
Subsequent
to the bankruptcy on February 27, 2004, Deep Well completed a forward stock
split of two shares for each outstanding share.
This
report has been prepared showing the name “Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc. (and
Subsidiaries)” (“the Company”) and the post split common stock, with $0.001 par
value, from inception. The accumulated deficit has been restated to
zero and dated September 10, 2003, with the statement of operations to begin on
that date.
2. Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of Presentation
The
interim financial statements included herein have been prepared by the company,
without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) have
been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the
company believes that the disclosures are adequate so as to make the information
presented not misleading.
These
interim financial statements follow the same significant accounting policies and
methods of application as the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements
for the year ended September 30, 2006.
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These
statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments
which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of
the information contained therein. However, the results of operations for the
interim periods may not be indicative of results to be expected for the full
fiscal year. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in
conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
included in the Company’s Form 10-KSB for the year ended September 30,
2006.
Basis
of Consolidation
These
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of: (1) Northern Alberta
Oil Ltd. (“Northern”), from the date of acquisition, being June 7, 2005,
incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta), Canada; and (2) Deep
Well Oil & Gas (Alberta) Ltd., incorporated under the Business Corporations
Act (Alberta), Canada on September 15, 2005. As of June 30, 2007, Deep Well
owned 100% (2006 – 100%) of the Northern common shares and owns 100% (2006 –
58%) of the Northern preferred shares. All inter-company balances and
transactions have been eliminated. The Company has received “Capital stock
subscriptions” of $nil (2006 - $739,827) relating to the Northern preferred
shares for which Deep Well has exclusive rights to call in the future. The
information furnished includes the financial results of Northern, with effect
from June 7, 2005 (see Note 3 – “Business Combination” to the Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements).
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three months
or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents. Cash also consists of
cash held in trust.
Equipment
Equipment
is stated at cost. Amortization expense is computed using the declining balance
method over the estimated useful life of the asset. The following is a summary
of the estimated useful lives used in computing amortization
expense.
- 30 | % | |||
Software
|
- 100 | % |
Expenditures
for major repairs and renewals that extend the useful life of the asset are
capitalized. Minor repair expenditures are charged to expense as
incurred.
Long-Lived
Assets
The
Company reviews for the impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not
be recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated
undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and
its eventual disposition is less than its carrying amount.
Asset
Retirement Obligations
The
Company accounts for asset retirement obligations by recording the estimated
future cost of the Company’s plugging and abandonment obligations when incurred,
which is at the time the well is completely drilled. Upon initial recognition of
an asset retirement obligation, the Company increases the carrying amount of the
long-lived asset by the same amount as the liability. Over time, the liabilities
are accreted for the change in their present value through charges to oil and
gas production and well operations costs. The initial capitalized costs are
depleted over the useful lives of the related assets through charges to
depreciation, depletion and amortization. If the fair value of the estimated
asset retirement obligation changes, an adjustment is recorded to both the asset
retirement obligation and the asset retirement cost. Revisions in estimated
liabilities can result from revisions of estimated inflation rates, escalating
retirement costs and changes in the estimated timing of settling asset
retirement obligations. As at June 30, 2007, no asset retirement obligations
exist.
Foreign
Currency Translation
The
functional currency of the Canadian subsidiaries is the United States dollar;
however, the Canadian subsidiaries transact in Canadian dollars. Consequently,
monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured into United States dollars at the
exchange rate on the balance sheet date and non-monetary items are remeasured at
the rate of exchange in effect when the assets are acquired or obligations
incurred. Revenues and expenses are remeasured at the average exchange rate
prevailing during the period. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are
included in results of operations.
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Accounting
Methods
The
Company recognizes income and expenses based on the accrual method of
accounting.
Dividend
Policy
The
Company has not yet adopted a policy regarding payment of
dividends.
Financial
and Concentrations Risk
The
Company does not have any concentration or related financial credit risk except
that cash is maintained in banks over the insured amounts of $100,000 CDN;
however, the amounts are maintained in banks of high quality.
Income
Taxes
The
Company utilizes the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the
liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on
the differences between financial reporting and the tax bases of the assets and
liabilities, and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be
in effect, when the differences are expected to reverse. An allowance against
deferred tax assets is recorded, when it is more likely than not, that such tax
benefits will not be realized.
Due to
the uncertainty regarding the Company’s profitability, the future tax benefits
of its losses have been fully reserved for and no net benefit has been recorded
in the financial statements.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company is in the business of exploring for, developing, producing and selling
crude oil and natural gas. Crude oil revenue is recognized when the product is
taken from the storage tanks on the lease and delivered to the purchaser.
Natural gas revenues are recognized when the product is delivered into a third
party pipeline downstream of the lease. Occasionally the Company may sell
specific leases and the gain or loss associated with these transactions will be
shown separately from the profit or loss from the operations or sales of oil and
gas products.
Advertising
and Market Development
The
Company expenses advertising and market development costs as
incurred.
Basic
and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic net
income (loss) per share amounts are computed based on the weighted average
number of shares actually outstanding. Diluted net income (loss) per share
amounts are computed using the weighted average number of common shares and
common equivalent shares outstanding as if shares had been issued on the
exercise of the common share rights unless, the exercise becomes antidilutive
and then only the basic per share amounts are shown in the report.
Financial
Instruments
Fair
Values
The fair
values of the Corporation's accounts receivable, accounts payable, accounts
payable - related parties, note and accrued interest payable and loan payable
approximate their carrying values due to the short-term nature of these
financial instruments.
Environmental
Requirements
At the
report date environmental requirements related to the mineral claims acquired
are unknown and therefore an estimate of any future cost cannot be
made.
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Recently
Adopted Accounting Standards
Effective
October 1, 2005, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment (revised
2004). Pursuant to SFAS No. 123R the Company is required to recognize in
the financial statements, based on fair value, compensation expense for all
vested stock options and other equity-based awards as of October 1, 2005. For
equity-based compensation awards granted or modified subsequent to October 1,
2005, compensation expense, based on the fair value on the date of grant or
modification, will be recognized in the financial statements on a straight-line
basis over the vesting period for the entire award.
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards
In July
2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109, which prescribes a
comprehensive model for accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. FIN No. 48
provides that the tax effects from an uncertain tax position can be recognized
in the financial statements based on the technical merits of the position only
if the position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit by the
Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). The provisions of FIN No. 48 become effective
for the Company on October 1, 2007, and are not expected to result in any change
to the consolidated financial statements.
In May
2007, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FIN No. 48-1, Definition of Settlement in FASB
Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN No. 48-1”). FIN No. 48-1 amends FIN No. 48 to
provide guidance on how an entity should determine whether a tax position is
effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously unrecognized tax
benefits. The term “effectively settled” replaces the term “ultimately settled”
when used to describe recognition, and the terms “settlement” or “settled”
replace the terms “ultimate settlement” or “ultimately settled” when used to
describe measurement of a tax position under FIN No. 48. FIN No. 48-1 clarifies
that a tax position can be effectively settled upon the completion of an
examination by a taxing authority without being legally extinguished. For tax
positions considered effectively settled, an entity would recognize the full
amount of tax benefit even if the tax position is not considered more likely
than not to be sustained based solely on the basis of its technical merits and
the statute of limitations remains open. The adoption of FIN No. 48-1, becomes
effective October 1, 2007, and is not expected to have an effect on the
consolidated financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Accounting for Fair Value
Measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework
for measuring fair value within generally accepted accounting principles and
expands required disclosure about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not
expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. SFAS No. 157 is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007. However, on February 12, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”)
SFAS No. 157-2, Effective Date
of FASB Statement No.157, which delayed the effective date of SFAS No.
157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except those
that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a
recurring basis (at least annually). This FSP partially defers the effective
date of SFAS No. 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and
interim periods within those fiscal years for items within the scope of this
FSP. Effective October 1, 2009, the Company will adopt SFAS No. 157 except as it
applies to those non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities as noted in
FSP FAS No. 157-b. The Company is evaluating the effect that these new standards
will have, if any, in the consolidated financial statements when
adopted.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose
to measure, at fair value, many financial instruments and certain other items
that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The objective is
to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to
mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and
liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting
provisions. SFAS No. 159 establishes presentation and disclosure requirements
designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different
measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. The
statement will be effective as of the beginning of the entity’s first fiscal
year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is evaluating the effect
that SFAS No. 159 will have, if any, in the consolidated financial statements
when it is adopted in 2008.
Estimates
and Assumptions
Management
uses estimates and assumptions in preparing financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles. Those estimates and assumptions
affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities, the disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported revenues and expenses.
Actual results could vary from the estimates that were assumed in preparing
these financial statements.
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3. Business
Combination
On June
7, 2005, Deep Well completed its acquisition (as fully described in the
Company’s 2005 Annual Report filed on Form 10-KSB) of Northern Alberta Oil Ltd.
by way of a share exchange agreement whereby Deep Well would acquire all the
outstanding common shares of Northern by giving up newly issued restricted
shares of Deep Well common stock. In addition, Deep Well also has exercised
options to acquire all of the preferred shares of Northern through a similar
share exchange. As consideration, Northern shareholders received three (3)
shares of Deep Well common stock for every one (1) share of Northern common
stock and each preferred Northern stock holder received thirty (30) shares of
Deep Well common stock for every one (1) preferred Northern Share held. The
Northern preferred shares were converted into 12,975,000 Deep Well common shares
as of April of 2007, resulting in 100% ownership in Northern.
4. Oil
and Gas Properties
The
Company has acquired an 80% interest in certain oil and gas properties which,
after a Farmout Agreement entered into on February 25, 2005, (“Farmout
Agreement”) the Company’s interest was reduced to 40% on 12 sections as
described below in the November 26, 2007 settlement. These certain properties
are located in North Central Alberta, Canada with a life of 15 years from the
start dates which range from April 2003 to August 2004. The terms include
certain commitments related to oil sand leases which require the payments of
rents as long as the leases are non-producing. As of June 30, 2007, the payments
due in Canadian dollars under this commitment are as follows:
2007
|
$ | 12,455 | ||
2008
|
$ | 49,818 | ||
2009
|
$ | 45,158 | ||
2010
|
$ | 45,158 | ||
2011
|
$ | 45,359 | ||
Subsequent
|
$ | 338,330 |
The
Government of Alberta owns this land and the Company has acquired the rights to
perform oil and gas activities on these lands. If the Company meets the
conditions of the 15-year leases the Company will then be permitted to drill on
and produce oil from the land into perpetuity. These conditions give the Company
until the expiration of the leases to meet the following
requirements.
|
a)
|
drill
70 wells throughout the 69.5 sections;
or
|
|
b)
|
drill
42 wells within the 69.5 sections with the balance of the undrilled
sections having acquired and processed 2 miles of seismic on each
undrilled section.
|
The
Company plans to meet the second of these conditions.
The
Company follows the successful efforts method of accounting for costs of oil and
gas properties. Under this method, acquisition costs of oil and gas properties
and costs of drilling and equipping development wells are capitalized. Costs of
drilling exploratory wells are initially capitalized and, if subsequently
determined to be unsuccessful, are charged to expenses. All other exploration
costs, including geological and geophysical costs and carrying and maintenance
costs, are charged to exploration expenses when incurred. Producing properties,
non-producing and unproven properties are assessed annually, or more frequently
as economic events indicate, for potential impairment.
This
consists of comparing the carrying value of the asset with the asset’s expected
future undiscounted cash flows without interest costs. Estimates of expected
future cash flows represent management’s best estimate based on reasonable and
supportable assumptions. Proven oil and gas properties are reviewed for
impairment on a field-by-field basis. In addition, management evaluates the
carrying value of non-producing properties and may deem them impaired for lack
of drilling activities. No impairment losses were recognized for the period
ended June 30, 2007 (2006 - $nil).
Capitalized
costs of proven oil and gas properties are depleted using the unit-of-production
method when the property is placed in production.
Substantially
all of the Company’s oil and gas activities are conducted jointly with others.
The accounts reflect only the Company’s proportionate interest in such
activities.
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On
November 15, 2005, the Company’s subsidiary received 80% of an additional 6.5
sections which consist of a five year oil sand permit rights which were part of
the subsidiaries original purchase agreement.
On
November 15, 2005, the Company and its subsidiary entered into an agreement to
amend a Farmout Agreement with Signet Energy Inc. (“Signet”), a private company
owned by Surge Global Energy, Inc. (“Surge”). Under this new amended Farmout
Agreement, (“Amended Farmout Agreement”) Signet, as operator, assumed the
farmout obligations including completing, at its expense, the drilling of 10
wells to earn up to a 40% working interest in the Sawn Lake Oil Sands
Project.
On
November 15, 2005, as part of the settlement of a legal action the Company and
its subsidiary and Surge agreed to amend a Farmout Agreement signed on February
25, 2005, between the Company and Surge that had previously been terminated by
the Company (disclosed on Form 8-K on September 29, 2005). The amendments to the
agreement provided that: (1) all conditions of the Farmout Agreement will be
deemed to have been satisfied on September 25, 2005; (2) the earning period
(i.e. the period during which Signet has to drill 10 wells) under the agreement
will be extended until February 25, 2008; (3) Signet will have until September
25, 2006 to drill an option well; (4) an additional 6.5 sections of land will be
added to the land subject to the agreement; (5) Signet will pay the Company
$1,000,000 on November 15, 2005, in satisfaction of the prospect fee
outstanding, instead of after drilling the second well as stated in the Farmout
Agreement; and (6) no shares of Surge will be issued to the Company. Instead,
the Company or its subsidiaries will receive 7,550,000 common shares of
Signet.
As of the
statement date of this report the Company owns an 80% working interest in 51
contiguous sections of oil sands development leases and 6.5 sections of oil
sands permits in the Sawn lake heavy oil area in North Central Alberta. The
Company has an additional 40% working interest in another 12 sections of oil
sands development leases of which Signet has earned 40% from the
Company.
On
November 26, 2007, the Company entered into a settlement with Signet and Andora
Energy Corporation and resolved their differences and certain collateral
matters. The settlement includes but is not limited to:
|
a)
|
The
Farmout Agreement dated February 25, 2005, and the Amended Farmout
Agreement being effectively terminated concurrently with the execution of
the settlement in regards to the Settlement
Agreement;
|
|
b)
|
Signet
being regarded as having earned a 40% working interest in a total of
twelve sections;
|
|
c)
|
Signet
will reconvey registered title to 57.5 unearned sections of the Farmout
Lands, as defined in the Farmout Agreement, back to the
Company.
|
5. Equipment
June
30, 2007
|
||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
Net
Book
|
|||||||||||
Cost
|
Amortization
|
Value
|
||||||||||
Equipment
|
$ | 4,775 | $ | 1,454 | $ | 3,321 | ||||||
Software
|
269 | 269 | – | |||||||||
$ | 5,044 | $ | 1,723 | $ | 3,321 |
September
30, 2006
|
||||||||||||
Accumulated
|
Net
Book
|
|||||||||||
Cost
|
Amortization
|
Value
|
||||||||||
Equipment
|
$ | 3,970 | $ | 645 | $ | 3,325 | ||||||
Software
|
269 | 269 | – | |||||||||
$ | 4,239 | $ | 914 | $ | 3,325 |
6. Note
Payable
The
Company has loans outstanding of $11,250 (2006 - $11,250) due on demand, is
unsecured and bears no interest.
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7. Significant
Transactions With Related Parties
Accounts
payable – related parties of $620,342 (2006 - $465,737) results from directors
fees and other fees payable by the Company. Accounts payable – related parties
are unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no fixed terms of
repayment.
Officers,
directors, their families and their controlled entities have acquired 6.47% of
the Company’s outstanding common capital stock.
8. Loan
Payable
Loan
payable consisted of an amount due to a former director of the Company and a
company controlled by the former director. This amount is currently in dispute
and is not expected to be repaid. The amount is unsecured, bears no interest and
has no fixed terms of repayment.
9. Share
Capital
On
February 27, 2004, the Board of Directors unanimously approved a forward stock
split of common stock at a ratio of two (2) shares for every one (1) share held.
The forward split became effective March 10, 2004. After the split, the Company
had 12,337,156 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. Prior to the
effective date of the split, the Company had 6,168,578 shares of common stock
outstanding.
In
connection with the stock split, the Company increased its authorized common
shares in proportion to the forward stock split. The Company authorized common
stock after the forward stock split which consists of 100,000,000 shares of
common stock. Prior to the split, the Company was authorized to issue 50,000,000
shares of common stock. In connection with the forward split, the Company
amended its articles of incorporation with the state of Nevada. The Company did
not obtain a shareholder vote of the forward stock split and a shareholder vote
was not required by Nevada law.
On May 7,
2004, the Company filed a Form 8-K that reported that on May 4, 2004, the Board
of Directors unanimously approved a forward stock split of the common stock at a
ratio of three (3) shares for every one (1) share held. The forward split became
effective on May 14, 2004. After the split, the Company had 37,011,468 shares of
common stock issued and outstanding. Prior to the effective date of the split,
the Company had 12,337,156 shares of common stock outstanding. In connection
with the stock split, the Company increased the authorized common shares in
proportion to the forward stock split. The authorized common stock after the
forward stock split consists of 300,000,000 shares of common stock. Prior to the
split, the Company was authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock.
In connection with the forward split, the articles of incorporation were amended
with the State of Nevada. The Company did not obtain a shareholder vote of the
forward stock split and a shareholder vote was not required by Nevada
law.
On March
10, 2005, the Company closed on a transaction pursuant to a certain Securities
Purchase Agreement (“SPA”), with two accredited investors for an aggregate
purchase price of $735,000 pursuant to which the Company sold an aggregate of
(1) 1,875,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
at a purchase price of $0.40 per share, and (2) 750,000 warrants, of which each
of the warrants is exercisable from March 10, 2005 until March 9, 2010, at an
exercise price equal to $0.50 per share. The Company issued the aforementioned
securities to the investors pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D as promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or Section 4(2) of the Act. In
connection with the SPA, a finder’s fee of $75,000 was paid and 37,500 warrants
were issued. The exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted from time to
time upon the occurrence of certain events, as provided in the warrants, and as
a result of the issuance of common stock on May 25, 2007, and pursuant to the
SPA and Form of Warrant dated March 10, 2005, entered into by and among the
Company and the investors (the “Warrant Holders”), the Company issued an
adjustment to the Warrant Holders. The original warrant dated March 10, 2005,
contained a price adjustment if the Company sells, issues or grants additional
shares of its common stock at a price per share less than the exercise price. In
the event of a price adjustment, the number of shares exercisable under the
warrant would also increase. Therefore, the exercise price of the original
warrant has been adjusted from $0.50 to $0.40 per common share. The Company has
granted the Warrant Holders new warrants to purchase an additional 196,875
common shares for a total of 984,375 shares of the Company’s common stock at an
adjusted exercise price of $0.40 per share under the same terms as the original
warrant. The Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (“RRA”) with
the investors, dated as of March 10, 2005, pursuant to which the Company was
obligated to prepare and file a registration statement no later than 45 days
after the closing date registering the number of shares of the Company’s common
stock which was at least equal to (1) the aggregate number of shares of common
stock issued under the SPA; and (2) 125% of the aggregate number of shares of
common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The Company must use its
reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective
as soon as practicable following the filing, but in no event later than 120 days
after the closing date. If the registration statement is not filed within 45
days after the closing date or declared effective within the time specified in
the preceding paragraph, the Company was required to make payments to the
investors equal to 2% of the purchase price and an additional 2% of the purchase
price for each subsequent 30-day period as to which the registration statement
was not filed or declared effective. Effective on January 22, 2007, the Company
entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims (the “Settlement
Agreement”) with the investors who were in receipt of the above issued shares
with respect to allegations made by the investors that the Company had breached
the SPA and RRA.
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The
Settlement Agreement provides, without any party acknowledging any liability,
for:
-
|
the
amendment of the SPA to delete certain restrictions on the Company’s
ability to enter into any future
financing;
|
-
|
the
termination of the RRA;
|
-
|
the
issuance to the Investors of an aggregate of 1,600,000 (one million six
hundred thousand) shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”),
including the granting of certain piggyback registration rights related
thereto; and
|
-
|
the
full and final settlement of all existing or potential claims between the
Company and the Investors arising under the SPA and the
RRA.
|
On June
7, 2005, pursuant to the share exchange agreement entered into on that date (see
Note 3), the Company issued 18,208,875 common shares in exchange for 6,069,625
common shares of Northern. As at June 7, 2005, all Northern common shares have
been converted into Deep Well common shares resulting in Deep Well owning 100%
of Northern common shares. The value of the Deep Well common shares issued was
calculated to be $2,494,706.
On June
7, 2005, pursuant to an exercise option agreement entered into on that date (see
Note 3), the Company calculated the value of its 12,975,000 common shares to be
given up as consideration for the exchange to be $1,777,639 and included the
amount as a capital stock subscription received.
As of
April 4, 2007, all the Northern preferred shares have been converted into Deep
Well common stock.
On August
12, 2005, the Company completed a private placement of 500,000 units at a price
of $0.40 per unit for $200,000. Each unit consists of one common share and one
common share purchase warrant, with each warrant entitling its holder to acquire
one share of its common stock at an exercise price of $0.60. The exercise price
of the warrants will be adjusted from time to time upon the occurrence of
certain events, as provided in the warrants. The warrants expire on August 12,
2008. In addition, on August 12, 2005, pursuant to a Debt Settlement Agreement,
one holder of $84,378.40 of the Company’s indebtedness exchanged its debt for
210,946 units at a price of $0.40 per unit. Each unit consists of one common
share and one common share purchase warrant with each warrant entitling the
holder to acquire one common share of the Company at $0.60 per share. The
exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted from time to time upon the
occurrence of certain events, as provided in the warrants. The warrants expire
on August 12, 2008.
On
October 11, 2005, the Company completed a private placement of 3,150,000 units
at a price of $0.40 per unit for $1,260,000. Each unit consists of one common
share and one common share purchase warrant, with each warrant entitling its
holder to acquire one share of its common stock at a price of $0.60 per share.
The exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted from time to time upon the
occurrence of certain events, as provided in the warrants. The warrants expire
on October 11, 2008. In connection with the private placement a finder’s fee of
$36,000 was paid.
On
January 13, 2006, the Company completed a private placement of 51,200 units at a
price of $1.50 per unit, for $76,800. Each unit consists of one common share and
one common share purchase warrant, with each warrant entitling its holder to
acquire one share of its common stock at an exercise price of $2.25 per common
share. The exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted from time to time
upon the occurrence of certain events, as provided in the warrants. The warrants
expire on January 13, 2009. In addition, on January 12, 2006, pursuant to a Debt
Settlement Agreement, one holder of $38,293 of the Company’s indebtedness
exchanged its debt for 21,800 units at a price of $1.50 per unit valued at
$32,700. Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase
warrant, with each warrant entitling its holder to acquire one common share of
the Company at a price of $2.25. The exercise price of the warrants will be
adjusted from time to time upon the occurrence of certain events, as provided in
the warrants. The warrants expire on January 13, 2009. In connection with the
private placement a finder’s fee of $7,680 was paid.
On
February 23, 2006, pursuant to an exercise option agreement the Company entered
into on June 7, 2005 (see Note 3), the Company issued 4,707,750 of its common
shares in exchange for 156,925 of the outstanding preferred shares of
Northern.
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On June
13, 2006, pursuant to an exercise option agreement the Company entered into on
June 7, 2005 (see Note 3), the Company issued 2,867,250 common shares in
exchange for 95,575 of the outstanding preferred shares of
Northern.
On July
28, 2006, a warrant holder of the Company exercised 100,000 warrants for 100,000
common shares at an exercise price of $0.60 per common share for total gross
proceeds to the Company of $60,000.
On
September 11, 2006, a warrant holder of the Company exercised 50,000 warrants
for 50,000 common shares at an exercise price of $0.60 per common share for
total gross proceeds to the Company of $30,000.
On
January 22, 2007, the Company reached a settlement and a release of all claims
with Grey K Fund LP, Grey K Offshore Fund Ltd., Provident Premier Master Fund
Ltd., Atlas Master Fund Ltd. and Gemini Master Fund, Ltd. for 1,600,000 units at
a price of approximately $0.27 per unit for $435,550. Each unit consists of one
common share.
On April
4, 2007, pursuant to an exercise option agreement the Company entered into on
June 7, 2005 (see Note 3), the Company issued 5,400,000 common shares in
exchange for 180,000 of the outstanding preferred shares of Northern. As of
April 4, 2007, all Northern preferred shares have been converted into Deep Well
common shares resulting in Deep Well owning 100% of Northern preferred
shares.
On May
25, 2007, the Company completed a private placement of 5,000,000 units at a
price of $0.40 per unit for $2,000,000. Each unit consists of one common share
and once common share purchase warrant, with each warrant entitling its holder
to acquire one share of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.60 per
share. The exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted from time to time
upon the occurrence of certain events, as provided in the warrants. The warrants
expire on May 25, 2010. In connection with the private placement a finder’s fee
of $150,000 was paid.
On June
22, 2007, the Company completed a private placement of 8,333,333 units at a
price of $0.60 per unit for $5,000,000. Each unit consists of one common share
and one common share purchase warrant and another twelve one-hundredths common
share purchase warrant (“Special Warrant”). Each warrant entitles the holder to
purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.90 per common share for a
period of three years for the dated of closing. Each Special Warrant entitles
the holder to purchase a common share at a price of $1.20 for a period of five
years from the date of closing. The exercise price of the warrants and the
Special Warrants will be adjusted from time to time upon the occurrence of
certain events, as provided in the warrants. The warrants expire on June 22,
2010, and the Special Warrants expire on June 22, 2012. In connection with the
private placement a finder’s fee of $300,000 was paid.
The
warrants outstanding as of June 30, 2007 were 18,904,779 (2006 - 4,571,446) and
are valued at $3,656,220 (2006 - $937,201).
10. Stock
Options
On
November 28, 2005, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Deep Well adopted the
Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc. Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan has not
yet been ratified by the shareholders, which it must be to become effective. The
Plan, which will be administered by the Board, permits options to acquire shares
of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Shares”) to be granted to directors,
senior officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as
certain consultants and other persons providing services to the Company or its
subsidiaries.
The
maximum number of shares, which may be reserved for issuance under the Plan, may
not exceed 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares, subject to
adjustment as contemplated by the Plan. The aggregate number of Common Shares
with respect to which options may be granted to any one person (together with
their associates) in any one year, together will all other incentive plans of
the Company, may not exceed 500,000 Common Shares, and in total may not exceed
2% of the total number of Common Shares outstanding.
On
November 28, 2005, the Company granted its directors, Donald E.H. Jones and
Cyrus Spaulding, options to purchase 375,000 shares each of common stock at an
exercise price of $0.71 per share, 75,000 vesting immediately and the remaining
vesting one-third on June 29, 2006, one-third on June 29, 2007 and one-third on
June 29, 2008, with a five-year life.
On
November 28, 2005, the Company granted its directors, Horst A. Schmid and Curtis
Sparrow, options to purchase 375,000 shares each of common stock at an exercise
price of $0.71, per share 175,000 vesting immediately and the remaining vesting
one-half on February 6, 2006 and one-half on February 6, 2007, with a five-year
life.
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On
November 28, 2005, the Company granted a director of a subsidiary of the
Company, Moses Ling, options to purchase 187,500 shares of common stock at an
exercise price of $0.71 per share, 37,500 vesting immediately and the remaining
vesting one-third on June 6, 2006, one-third on June 6, 2007 and one-third on
June 6, 2008, with a five-year life.
On
November 28, 2005, the Company granted Trebax Projects Ltd., a corporation
providing consulting services to the Company or its subsidiary and wholly owned
by a director, options to purchase 390,000 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $0.71, per share vesting one-third on September 1, 2006, one-third on
September 1, 2007 and one-third on September 1, 2008, with a five-year
life.
On
November 28, 2005, the Company granted Portwest Investments Ltd., a corporation
providing consulting services to the Company or its subsidiary and wholly owned
by a director, options to purchase 390,000 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $0.71 per share, vesting one-third on July 1, 2006, one-third on July
1, 2007 and one-third on July 1, 2008, with a five-year life.
On
November 28, 2005, the Company granted Concorde Consulting, a corporation
providing consulting services to the Company or its subsidiary and wholly owned
by a director, options to purchase 390,000 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $0.71 per share, vesting one-third on July 1, 2006, one-third on July
1, 2007 and one-third on July 1, 2008, with a five-year life.
On
October 25, 2006, the Company granted its director David Roff options to
purchase 375,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.71 per share,
75,000 vesting immediately and the remaining one-third on April 6, 2007,
one-third on April 6, 2008 and one-third on April 6, 2009, with a five-year
life.
For the
period ended June 30, 2007, the Company recorded $213,645 (2006 - $495,076) of
compensation expense based on its use of the Black-Scholes model to estimate the
grant-date fair value of these unit option awards. No options were exercised
during the period ended June 30, 2007; therefore, the intrinsic value of the
options exercised during 2007 is nil. As of June 30, 2007, there was a total of
$87,675 of unrecognized compensation cost related to the non-vested portion of
these unit option awards. At June 30, 2007, this cost was expected to be
recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.52 years. Compensation
expense is based upon straight-line amortization of the grant-date fair value
over the vesting period of the underlying unit option. Since the Company is a
relatively new public company and has minimal trading history, it has used an
estimated volatility of approximately 160% for the period based on the trading
history available.
Shares Underlying
Options Outstanding
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Shares Underlying
Options Exercisable
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Range of Exercise Prices
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Shares
Underlying
Options
Outstanding
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Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
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Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
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Shares
Underlying
Options
Exercisable
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Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
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$0.71
at June 30, 2007
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3,102,500 | 3.52 | $ | 0.71 | 1,952,500 | $ | 0.71 |
The
aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable options as of June 30, 2007, was
$143,550 (2006 - $nil).
The
Company has used a weighted average risk-free rate of 4.28% in its Black-Scholes
calculation of grant-date fair value, which is based on U.S. Treasury interest
rates at the time of the grant whose term is consistent with the expected life
of the stock options. Expected life represents the period of time that options
are expected to be outstanding and is based on the Company’s best estimate. The
Company has also discounted the fair value of the stock options calculated using
the Black-Scholes model using a discount rate determined by comparing the
trading price of the shares with the deemed price of shares on private
placements closed during the year. The following table represents the weighted
average assumptions used for the Black-Scholes option pricing
model:
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June
30, 2007
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Average
risk-free interest rates
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4.28 | % | ||
Average
expected life (in years)
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5 | |||
Volatility
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160 | % |
The
following is a summary of stock option activity for the period ended June 30,
2007:
Number of
Shares
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Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
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Weighted
Average Fair
Market
Value
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Balance,
September 30, 2005
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– | $ | – | $ | – | |||||||
Options
granted November 28, 2005
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2,857,500 | 0.71 | 0.27 | |||||||||
Balance,
September 30, 2006
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2,857,500 | 0.71 | 0.27 | |||||||||
Options
granted October 25, 2006
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375,000 | 0.71 | 0.38 | |||||||||
Balance,
June 30, 2007
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3,232,500 | $ | 0.71 | $ | 0.28 | |||||||
Exercisable,
June 30, 2007
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2,002,500 | $ | 0.71 | $ | 0.28 |
The
following table summarizes the status of the Company’s non-vested stock options
since October 1, 2005:
Non-Vested Options
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Number of
Shares
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Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
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Non-vested
at October 1, 2005
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– | $ | – | |||||
Granted
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2,857,500 | 0.71 | ||||||
Vested
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(1,377,500 | ) | 0.71 | |||||
Non-vested
at September 30, 2006
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1,480,000 | 0.71 | ||||||
Granted
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375,000 | 0.71 | ||||||
Vested
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(625,000 | ) | 0.71 | |||||
Non-vested
at June 30, 2007
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1,230,000 | $ | 0.71 |
Measurement
Uncertainty
The
Black-Scholes option pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair
value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully
transferable. Stock options and the warrants attached to the units issued by the
Company are non-transferable. Option pricing models require the input of
subjective assumptions including expected share price volatility. The fair value
estimate can vary materially as a result of changes in the
assumptions.
11. Changes
in Non-Cash Working Capital
Nine Months
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Nine Months
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Ended June 30, 2007
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Ended June 30, 2006
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Accounts
receivable
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$ | (33,097 | ) | $ | (266 | ) | ||
Prepaid
expenses
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(71,583 | ) | (40,057 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable
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3,758 | (793 | ) | |||||
$ | (100,922 | ) | $ | (41,116 | ) |
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12. Commitments
Compensation
to Directors
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On
November 28, 2005, the Company adopted a stock-based compensation plan,
under which each director would receive 75,000 options upon becoming a
director and an additional 100,000 shares for each year or part of a year
served as a director. Directors of subsidiaries who were not already
directors of the Company would receive 37,500 options upon becoming a
director and an additional 50,000 options for each year or part of a year
served as a director.
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Since
the acquisition of Northern Alberta Oil Ltd., the Company and Northern
have entered into the following contracts with the following companies for
the services of their officers:
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1)
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Portwest
Investments Ltd., a company owned 100% by Dr. Horst A. Schmid, for
providing services to the Company as Chief Executive Officer and President
for $12,500 Cdn per month.
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2)
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Concorde
Consulting, a company owned 100% by Mr. Curtis J. Sparrow, for providing
services as Chief Financial Officer to the Company for $15,000 Cdn per
month.
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3)
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Trebax
Projects Ltd., a company 100% owned by Mr. Cyrus Spaulding for providing
services as Chief Operating Officer for the Company for $130 Cdn per
hour.
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4)
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Brave
Consulting, a company 50% owned by Mr. David Roff, for providing
consulting services to the Company for $8,000 Cdn per month. As of August
2007 the amount has increased to $12,000 per
month.
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On
November 28, 2005, the Board granted 390,000 options to each of the first three
companies listed above to be vested one third each year over three years to
acquire a total of 1,170,000 common shares of the Company at an options price of
$0.71, with an expiration date of five years from November 28,
2005.
13. Subsequent
Events
On July
11, 2007, the Company completed a private placement of 323,333 units at a price
of $0.60 per unit for $194,000. Each unit consists of one common share and one
common share purchase warrant and another twelve one-hundredths common share
purchase warrant (“Special Warrant”). Each warrant entitles the holder to
purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.90 per common share for a
period of three years from the date of closing. Each Special Warrant entitles
the holder to purchase a common share at a price of $1.20 for a period of five
years from the date of closing. The exercise price of the warrants and the
Special Warrants will be adjusted from time to time upon the occurrence of
certain events, as provided in the warrants. The warrants expire on July 11,
2010, and the Special Warrants expire on July 11, 2012. In connection with the
private placement a finder’s fee of $9,700 was paid.
On
September 4, 2007, pursuant to the warrant issuance on March 10, 2005, 500,000
common share warrants with an exercise price of $0.50 per common share were
exchanged for 625,000 common share warrants with an exercise price of $0.40 per
common share. The warrants were revalued as at September 4, 2007 to reflect the
new terms.
On
September 10, 2007, pursuant to the warrant issuance on March 10, 2005, 287,500
common share warrants with an exercise price of $0.50 per common share were
exchanged for 359,375 common share warrants with an exercise price of $0.40 per
common share. The warrants were revalued as at September 10, 2007 to reflect the
new terms.
On
September 20, 2007, the Company entered into a consulting contract with R.N.
Dell Energy Ltd. (“R.N. Dell”), a company owned 100% by Mr. Ed Howard, to
provide geological services to the Company for $17,700 Cdn per month. In
addition, the Company granted R.N. Dell options to purchase 240,000 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $0.47 per share, vesting at a rate of
20,000 per month commencing October 31, 2007, with a five-year
life.
On
September 20, 2007, the Company granted one of its employees, Maureen Griffiths,
options to purchase 36,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.47
per share, 8,000 vesting immediately and the remainder vesting at a rate of
2,000 per month commencing September 30, 2007, with a five-year
life.
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On
December 4, 2007, Deep Well amicably resolved all outstanding issues with their
Sawn Lake heavy oil project partner, Andora Energy Corporation (“Andora”), to
both company’s operational and commercial satisfaction. The settlement includes
the following key points:
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Deep
Well has confirmed that Andora has earned a 40% working interest (“WI”) in
12 sections (the “Earned Sections”) of oil sands development leases by way
of the Farmout Agreement entered into between Deep Well and Signet Energy
Inc. (Signet was subsequently acquired by Andora in September 2007). Six
of these sections have already been conveyed to Andora (Signet at the
time) with the final six sections to be
transferred.
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·
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Andora
has been confirmed as the operator of the 12 sections earned under the
Farmout Agreement. Deep Well will be the operator on its other
sections.
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·
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Andora
has acknowledged that Deep Well is not responsible for any royalty assumed
by Deep Well on behalf of Signet in the Farmout
Agreement.
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·
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A
joint discontinuance of the remaining minor litigation issues amongst the
two parties.
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On March
18, 2008, the 6.5 section oil sands permit which was originally scheduled to
expire on April 9, 2008, was extended for one year pursuant to an application
made by Northern.
On April
2, 2008, Deep Well participated in a public offering of Crown Petroleum and
Natural Gas Rights held by the Alberta Department of Energy, in which the
Company successfully bid on 1 Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights parcel covering
3,795 gross acres (1,536 gross hectares) for a total of six sections in the
Ochre area. Deep Well acquired an undivided 100% working interest in these six
sections located in the Peace River Oil Sands area approximately fourteen miles
west of the Sawn Lake properties.
On April
7, 2008, Deep Well announced that it has filed a complaint (the “Complaint”)
with the United States District Court for the District of Nevada alleging that
Tamm Oil and Gas Corp. (“Tamm”) has violated United States federal and Nevada
state law in connection with Tamm’s recent public statements and activities
related to Deep Well, its operations and the ownership of its common
shares.
Since
December 2007, Tamm and its agents have issued multiple public statements with
respect to Tamm’s acquisition of a significant interest in Deep Well and the
Sawn Lake heavy oil region of North Central Alberta.
Deep Well
is not, and has not been, a party to any of Tamm’s public statements or
purported acquisition of Deep Well common shares. Deep Well alleges that Tamm’s
recent public statements contain materially false or misleading statements about
Tamm’s ownership interests in Deep Well and Sawn Lake, and that such statements
and Tamm’s activities with respect to Deep Well and its common shares violate
United States federal and Nevada state law.
In order
to assist in protecting Deep Well and its shareholders, Deep Well commenced the
Complaint, which alleges that:
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·
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Tamm’s
public statements about and purported acquisitions of Deep Well common
shares constitute an illegal tender offer in violation of Section 14(d) of
the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”);
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·
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Tamm’s
public statements about Deep Well and the acquisition of Deep Well common
shares contain materially false and/or misleading statements or omissions,
in violation of United States federal securities laws and Nevada state
law;
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·
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Tamm
failed to timely file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a
required statement of beneficial ownership on Schedule 13D, and
subsequently filed a materially deficient Schedule 13D;
and
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·
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Tamm
has defamed Deep Well by making false statements concerning Deep Well and
its interests in Sawn Lake that were published to the public and/or third
parties without permission by Deep Well; and Tamm has violated the Lanham
Act by making false and misleading representations of fact in connection
with its and Deep Well’s business in the oil and gas industry and its
tender offer for Deep Well shares or solicitation of shareholders in favor
of its tender offer.
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Deep Well
is seeking injunctive relief and/or other damages in connection with the
Complaint; however, the amount of damages received or the likelihood of success
is indeterminable.
On August
14, 2008, the Company completed a private placement of 10,638,297 units at a
price of $0.47 per unit for $5,000,000. Each unit consists of one common share,
one common share purchase warrant and a fractional warrant for an aggregate of
2,000,000 common shares. Each warrant entitled the holder to purchase one
additional common share at a price of $0.71 per common share for a period of
three years from the date of closing. Each of the 2,000,000 fractional warrants
entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.95
per common share for a period of three years from the date of closing. The
warrants and fractional warrants expire on August 14, 2011.
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On
October 31, 2008, the Company completed a private placement of 12,500,000 units
at a price of $0.40 per unit for $5,000,000. Each unit consists of one common
share, one common share purchase warrant and a fractional warrant for an
aggregate of 2,000,000 common shares. Each warrant entitles the holder to
purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.60 per common share for a
period of three years from the date of closing. Each of the 2,000,000 fractional
warrants entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price
of $0.80 per common share for a period of three years from the date of closing.
The warrants and fractional warrants expire on October 31, 2011.
14. Legal
Actions
I.G.M.
Resources Corp vs. Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc., et al
On March
10, 2005, I.G.M. Resources Corp. (”the Plaintiff") filed against Classic Energy
Inc., 979708 Alberta Ltd., Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc., Nearshore Petroleum
Corporation, Mr. Steven P. Gawne, Rebekah Gawne, Gawne Family Trust, 1089144
Alberta Ltd., John F. Brown, Diane Lynn McClaflin, Cassandra Doreen Brown,
Elissa Alexandra Brown, Brown Family Trust, Priority Exploration Ltd., Northern
Alberta Oil Ltd. and Gordon Skulmoski (“the Defendant”) a Statement of Claim in
the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta Judicial District of Calgary. This suit is
a part of a series of lawsuits or actions undertaken by the Plaintiff against
some of the other above defendants.
The
Plaintiff was and still is a minority shareholder of 979708 Alberta Ltd.
("979708"). 979708 was in the business of discovering, assembling and acquiring
oil and gas prospects. In 2002 and 2003, 979708 acquired oil and gas prospects
in the Sawn Lake area of Alberta. On or about the 14th of
July, 2003, all or substantially all the assets of 979708 were sold to Classic
Energy Inc. The Plaintiff claims the value of the assets sold was far in excess
of the value paid for those assets. On April 23, 2004 Northern Alberta Oil Ltd.,
purchased Classic Energy Inc.'s assets, some of which are under dispute by the
Plaintiff. On June 7, 2005 Deep Well acquired all of the common shares of
Northern thereby giving Deep Well an indirect beneficial interest in the assets
the Plaintiff is claiming an interest in.
The
Plaintiff seeks an order setting aside the transaction and returning the assets
to 979708, compensation in the amount of $15,000,000 Cdn, a declaration of trust
declaring that Northern and Deep Well, hold all of the assets acquired from
979708 and any property acquired by use of such assets, or confidential
information of 979708, in trust for the Plaintiff.
This
lawsuit has been stayed pending the outcome of the other litigation by the
Plaintiff against some of the above defendants other than Deep Well and
Northern. The Company believes the claims are without merit and will vigorously
defend against them.
Hardie
& Kelly vs. Brown et al
On June
2, 2006, Hardie and Kelly (“the Plaintiff”), Trustee of the Estate of John
Forbes Brown filed against John Forbes Brown, a bankrupt, Diane Lynn McClaflin,
1089144 Alberta Ltd., and Deep Well (“the Defendants”) an Amended Statement of
Claim in the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta Judicial District of
Calgary. John Forbes Brown was a former officer and then
sub-contractor of Deep Well before and during the time he was assigned into
bankruptcy on July 12, 2004. The Plaintiff claims, in addition to
other issues unrelated to Deep Well, that John Forbes Brown received 4,812,500
Deep Well shares as a result of his employment in Deep Well and that John Forbes
Brown improperly assigned these shares to the numbered company as a ruse entered
into on the eve of insolvency by John Forbes Brown in order to facilitate the
hiding of assets from his creditors and the trustee of his
bankruptcy. The Plaintiff further claims that on August 23, 2004,
John Forbes Brown advised the Plaintiff that he in fact owned the above shares
and did not disclose this ownership in his filed bankruptcy statement of
affairs. The Plaintiff further claims that John Forbes Brown would lodge the
said shares with his lawyer until such time as these shares could be transferred
to the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff further claims that unbeknownst to
them John Forbes Brown surreptitiously removed the shares from his lawyer's
office and delivered them to Deep Well so that Deep Well could cancel
them. The Plaintiff claims that Deep Well conspired with John Forbes
Brown to defraud the creditors of John Forbes Brown by taking receipt and
cancelling the said shares. The Plaintiff claims that consideration
paid by Deep Well for the said shares was invested in the home owned by John
Forbes Brown and his wife. The Plaintiff seeks: (1) an accounting of
the proceeds and benefits derived by the dealings of the shares; (2) the home
owned by John Forbes Brown and his wife, to be held in trust on behalf of the
Plaintiff and an accounting of proceeds related to this trust; (3) damages from
the Defendants because of their actions; (4) a judgement for $15,612,645 Cdn;
(5) an order to sell John Forbes Brown's home; and (6) interest and
costs.
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Deep Well
believes it did not conspire with John Forbes Brown to defraud John Forbes
Brown's creditors and further Deep Well did not receive nor give John Forbes
Brown any consideration in regards to the cancelling of said
shares. Deep Well plans to vigorously defend itself against the
Plaintiff's claims.
15. Comparative
Figures
Certain
comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with the presentation
adopted in the current year.
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ITEM
2.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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You
should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our
Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes. For the purpose
of this discussion, unless the context indicates another meaning, the terms:
“Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc. and its
subsidiaries. This discussion includes forward-looking statements that reflect
our current views with respect to future events and financial performance that
involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results, performance or achievements
could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements
as a result of certain factors including risks discussed in Management’s
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations – “Forward-Looking Statements”
below and elsewhere in this report, and under the heading “Risk Factors” in our
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 2006, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17, 2008.
Our consolidated financial
statements and information are reported in U.S. dollars and are prepared based
upon United States generally accepted accounting
principles.
General
Overview
Deep Well
Oil and Gas, Inc. (“Deep Well”), along with its subsidiaries, is an emerging
independent junior oil and gas exploration and development company headquartered
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Our Company’s immediate corporate focus is to
develop the existing land base that it presently controls in the Peace River Oil
Sands area in Alberta, Canada. Our principal office is located at Suite 700,
10150 - 100 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0P6, our telephone number is (780)
409-8144, and our fax number is (780) 409-8146. Our Company also has an
exploration office in Calgary, Alberta. Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc. is a
Nevada corporation based in Alberta, Canada, and trades on the pink sheets under
the symbol DWOG. We maintain a website at www.deepwelloil.com.
Our
Company successfully completed its winter drilling program and met its
objectives by drilling 6 wells, 3 of which were drilled on our oil sands permit
in order to provide technical data to support the required Department of Energy
regulation to convert our 5-year oil sands permit into a 15-year primary lease.
In addition, three wells were drilled further to the North of the
above-mentioned 3 wells and the 3 horizontal wells previously drilled by our
former Farmout partner. These three northern wells continued the delineation of
the main reservoir trend and confirmed that the main reservoir continues north.
We are evaluating the many options for production now available to us to decide
the best course of action. Drilling on these 80% owned lands has opened new
avenues for testing and further development of the Sawn Lake project. On the 12
sections of the jointly held lands, in which we have a 40% working interest, our
Company is exploring different plans of action with Andora Energy Corporation,
the operator of these 12 sections. The focus of our Company’s drilling program
is to define the heavy oil reservoir to establish reserves and to determine the
best technology under which oil can be produced from the Sawn Lake project in
order to initiate production and generate a cash flow.
Currently,
Deep Well and its subsidiaries Northern Alberta Oil Ltd., which we refer to as
“Northern”, and Deep Well Oil & Gas (Alberta) Ltd. have a 100% working
interest in 15 sections of Petroleum and Natural Gas licences (“P&NG”) in
the Peace River area of Alberta, Canada, an 80% working interest in 56
contiguous sections of oil sands development leases, and a 40% working interest
in an additional 12 contiguous sections of oil sands development leases in the
Peace River oil sands area of Alberta, Canada. Our P&NG licences and oil
sands development leases cover 52,504 gross acres (21,248 gross
hectares).
On April
2, 2008, our Company participated in a public offering of Crown Petroleum and
Natural Gas Rights held by the Alberta Department of Energy, in which we
successfully bid on 1 P&NG Rights parcel covering 3,795 gross acres (1,536
gross hectares) for a total of 6 sections in the Ochre area. Our Company
acquired an undivided 100% working interest in these 6 sections located in the
Peace River Oil Sands area approximately fourteen miles west of our Sawn Lake
properties.
On
December 4, 2008, we successfully spudded the first well of six wells to be
drilled in our 2008/2009 winter drilling program. This well is located at
12-14-092-13W5 in North Central Alberta and was drilled to a vertical depth of
680 meters. The well was logged, cased, and completed for bluesky heavy oil
production, with perforated intervals from 644.5m to 649.5m. This well is
currently being tested.
On
December 15, 2008, we successfully spudded the second well of our six well
2008/2009 winter drilling program. This well is located at 9-16-092-13W5 in
North Central Alberta and was drilled to a vertical depth of 680 meters. The
well was logged, cased, and completed for bluesky heavy oil production, with
perforated intervals from 638.5m to 643.5m. This well is currently being
tested.
On
January 8, 2009, we successfully spudded the third well of our six well
2008/2009 winter drilling program. This well is located at 10-33-091-13W5 in
North Central Alberta and was drilled to a vertical depth of 708 meters. This
well determined the southern edge of the Bluesky reservoir of our Sawn Lake
Project.
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On
January 16, 2009, we successfully spudded the fourth well of our six well
2008/2009 winter drilling program. This well is located at 7-5-092-13W5 in North
Central Alberta and was drilled to a vertical depth of 718 meters. The well was
logged and cased for bluesky heavy oil production, and is currently
suspended.
On
January 25, 2009, we successfully spudded the fifth well of our six well
2008/2009 winter drilling program. This well is located at 8-4-092-13W5 in North
Central Alberta and was drilled to a vertical depth of 725 meters. The well was
logged and cased for bluesky heavy oil production, and is currently
suspended.
On
February 2, 2009, we successfully spudded the sixth well of our six well
2008/2009 winter drilling program. This well is located at 6-22-092-13W5 in
North Central Alberta and was drilled to a vertical depth of 660 meters. The
well was logged and cased for bluesky heavy oil production, and is currently
suspended.
In
conjunction with our recent drilling program, our Company acquired existing road
infrastructure on our properties as follows: effective December 1, 2008, we
acquired 6 P&NG properties of which 2 were expected to immediately expire,
covering 11,386 gross acres (gross 4,608 hectares) from Paramount Resources Ltd.
(“Paramount”). Included in this land acquisition, Paramount transferred 7
mineral surface leases (proposed well sites or “MSLs”) and 4 licences of
occupation, totaling 12 km of roads (access roads or “LOCs”). Along with this
acquisition we acquired 2 wells. Of the 2 wells, one was drilled to a vertical
depth of 737 meters on our existing oil sands lease and subsequent to the
drilling and logging operations; this well was cased for bluesky heavy oil
production. Perforated intervals were from 681.5m to 684.5m and 684.5m to
685.0m. This well’s status is still drilled and cased for future bitumen
production. The estimated cost to drill this well would have been approximately
$1.4 million dollars in drilling and completion costs, which does not include
the costs associated to construct the existing access roads that we have
acquired from Paramount. Paramount used these access roads, which our Company
now owns, to access their properties to drill their wells and prepare some of
their MSLs for future drilling.
Effective
February 1, 2009, we also acquired from Penn West Petroleum Ltd. an LOC that
totaled 8.7 km of an existing road.
On May 5,
2009, our Company was informed by the Alberta Department of Energy that they had
approved our application to convert 5 sections of our oil sands permit to a
15-year primary lease. By drilling on these lands, where the permits were set to
expire, we have preserved title to 5 sections and now have a primary lease,
which is valid for an additional 15 years.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
As of
June 30, 2007, our Company’s total assets were $10,643,927, compared to
$4,598,431 as of June 30, 2006, and our total liabilities as of June 30, 2007,
were $991,944 compared with $733,838 as of June 30, 2006. The increase in our
total assets was due primarily to our Company successfully raising funds through
private offerings of our common stock. The increase in our total liabilities was
due primarily to accounts payable.
Our
working capital (current liabilities subtracted from current assets) is as
follows.
As
of
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As
of
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Year
Ending
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June 30, 2007
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June
30, 2006
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September
30, 2006
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Current
Assets
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$ | 6,286,780 | $ | 165,114 | $ | 170,973 | ||||||
Current
Liabilities
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688,635 | 446,420 | 684,877 | |||||||||
Working
Capital
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$ | 5,598,145 | $ | (281,306 | ) | $ | (513,904 | ) |
As of
June 30, 2007, our Company had a working capital of $5,598,145 compared to our
working capital deficit of $281,306 as of June 30, 2006. Our working capital
increase was due primarily to the increase in cash associated with our Company
successfully raising funds through two separate private offerings of our common
stock. Currently we have no long-term debt and our estimated working capital
surplus, as of June 30, 2009, is estimated to be $1.62 million.
Our cash
and cash equivalents for the nine months ending June 30, 2007, was 6,061,451,
compared to $48,163 for the comparable six months ending June 30, 2006. Our
Company successfully raised sufficient funds to conduct our near-term operations
during the fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. During the fiscal years
2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, we financed our business operations through a loan,
fees derived from the farmout of some of our lands, private offerings of our
common stock, and the exercise of certain warrants, realizing gross proceeds of
$14,570,799. In these offerings, we sold units comprised of common stock and
warrants to purchase additional common stock, and as a result of these
offerings, we had an aggregate of 31,541,138 outstanding warrants with exercise
prices ranging from $0.40 to $2.25, as at September 30, 2008. If all of the
warrants, excluding the expired ones which amount to 560,946 warrants, were sold
in these offerings, we may realize aggregate proceeds of approximately $23.9
million. However, the warrant holders have complete discretion as to when or if
the warrants are exercised before they expire and we cannot guarantee that the
warrant holders will exercise any of the warrants.
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On
October 31, 2008, our Company successfully raised another $5,000,000 from one
investor through a private placement offering as Filed on Form 8-K dated
November 7, 2008. With this private placement, we have the funds anticipated to
complete our near term business plan.
For our
long term operations we anticipate that, among other options, we will raise
funds during the next twenty-four months through private placements of our
common stock under exemptions from the registration requirements provided by
Canadian, United States, and state and provincial securities laws. The
purchasers and manner of issuance will be determined according to our financial
needs and the available exemptions. We also note that if we issue more shares of
our common stock, our stockholders may experience dilution in the percentage of
their ownership of common stock. We may not be able to raise sufficient funding
from stock sales for long-term operations and if so, we may be forced to delay
our business plans until adequate funding is obtained. We believe debt financing
will not be an alternative for funding in the exploration stage of our Company
due to the risky nature of this business. However, at this time, because we are
not generating any revenues, our external sources of liquidity are the sale of
our capital stock, and once our Company achieves the production it expects then
we may consider the alternative of debt financings.
Results of Operations for
the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2007
Our
Company is an exploration stage company and as such does not have commercial
production at any of its properties and, accordingly, it currently does not
generate cash from operations. Since the inception of our current business plan,
our operations have consisted primarily of various exploration and start-up
activities relating to our properties, which included acquiring lease holdings
by acquisitions and public offerings, seeking institutional investors, locating
joint venture partners, acquiring and analyzing seismic data, engaging various
firms to comply with leasehold conditions and environmental regulations as well
as project management, and developing our long term business strategies. For the
nine months ended June 30, 2007, and for the comparable period, we generated no
revenues from operations.
Nine
Months
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Nine
Months
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September
10,
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Ended
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Ended
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2003
to
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June 30, 2007
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June
30, 2006
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June
30, 2007
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Revenue
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$ | – | $ | – | $ | – | ||||||
Expenses
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Administrative
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$ | 824,549 | $ | 946,034 | $ | 3,932,878 | ||||||
Share
Based Compensation
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213,645 | 495,076 | 772,527 | |||||||||
Net
Loss from Operations
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(1,038,194 | ) | (1,441,110 | ) | (4,705,405 | ) | ||||||
Other
Income and Expenses
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Interest
Income
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7,142 | 2,456 | 23,112 | |||||||||
Interest
Expense
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(72,001 | ) | (21,070 | ) | (206,211 | ) | ||||||
Settlement
of Debt
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– | – | 24,866 | |||||||||
Net
Loss and Comprehensive Loss
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$ | (1,103,053 | ) | $ | (1,459,724 | ) | $ | (4,863,638 | ) |
Our net
loss and comprehensive loss for the nine months ended June 30, 2007, was
$1,103,053 compared to a net loss and comprehensive loss of $1,459,724 for the
nine months ended June 30, 2006. This difference was due primarily to a decrease
of $121,485 in general and administrative costs and a decrease of $281,431 in
stock based compensation expense to the comparable quarter. Part of the reason
for the difference in the stock based compensation expense between these two
comparable quarters was that some of the first stock options granted under the
Plan in the first quarter of 2005 were immediately vested, compensating for the
time a director, employee, or consultant had been working for our Company prior
to the adoption of the Plan. For further information regarding stock based
compensation see Note 10 of the consolidated financial statements disclosed in
this report.
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For the
nine months ended June 30, 2007, interest income increased by $4,686, compared
to the nine months ended June 30, 2006, due primarily to finance charges related
to outstanding accounts receivables. For the nine months ended June 30, 2007,
interest expense increased by $50,931, compared to the nine months ended June
30, 2006, due primarily to accrued interest payable.
Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangements
Our
Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including all referenced exhibits, contains
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States federal
securities laws. The words "may," "believe," "will," "anticipate," "expect,"
"estimate," "project," "future," and other expressions that are predictions of
or indicate future events and trends and that do not relate to historical
matters, identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in
this quarterly report on Form 10-Q include, among others, statements with
respect to:
·
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our
current business strategy;
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·
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our
projected sources and uses of
cash;
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·
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our
plan for future development and
operations;
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·
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our
drilling and testing plans;
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·
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the
sufficiency of our capital in order to execute our business
plan;
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·
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resource
estimates; and
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·
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the
timing and sources of our future
funding.
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Reliance
should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which may cause the actual
results to differ materially from the anticipated future results expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those set forward in the forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to:
·
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changes
in general business or economic
conditions;
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·
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changes
in legislation or regulation that affect our
business;
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·
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our
ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and
permits;
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·
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opposition
to our regulatory requests by various third
parties;
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·
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actions
of aboriginals, environmental activists and other industrial
disturbances;
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·
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the
costs of environmental reclamation of our
lands;
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·
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availability
of labor or materials or increases in their
costs;
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·
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the
availability of sufficient capital to finance our business plans on terms
satisfactory to us;
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·
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adverse
weather conditions and natural
disasters;
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·
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risks
associated with increased insurance costs or unavailability of adequate
coverage;
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·
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volatility
of oil and natural gas
prices;
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·
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competition;
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·
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changes
in labor, equipment and capital
costs;
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·
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future
acquisitions or strategic
partnerships;
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·
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the
risks and costs inherent in
litigation;
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·
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imprecision
in estimates of reserves, resources and recoverable quantities of oil and
natural gas;
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·
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product
supply and demand;
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·
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fluctuations
in currency and interest
rates;
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·
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the
additional risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control,
referred to elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, in our Form 10-KSB for the year
ended September 30, 2006, and in our other SEC
filings.
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Except as
required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects
in subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and any other SEC filing should
be consulted.
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ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The
Company is a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the
Exchange Act and is therefore not required to provide the information required
under this item.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and
Procedures
As of the
end of our fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007, an evaluation of the
effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is
defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) as amended, was carried out under the supervision and with the
participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial
officer. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and
principal financial officer have concluded that as of the end of that quarter,
our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit
under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and (ii) accumulated
and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer
and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
It should
be noted that while our management, including our principal executive officer
and principal financial officer, believe our disclosure controls and procedures
provide a reasonable level of assurance that such controls and procedures are
effective, they do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or
internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no
matter how well conceived or operated, can provide only reasonable, not
absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are
met.
Changes in Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting
During
the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007, there were changes in our internal
control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting. During the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007 we continued to
implement our formalization and centralization of our accounts payable functions
and multi-currency accounting software.
PART II. OTHER
INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
There
have been no new material developments in our litigation proceedings since our
last filed 10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 2006, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17, 2008.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
There
have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our
2006 Form 10-KSB, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December
17, 2008.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Sales of Unregistered
Securities
On July
11, 2007, pursuant to subscription agreements, our Company completed a private
placement of 323,333 units at a price of $0.60 per unit for $194,000. Each unit
consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant and another
twelve one-hundredths common share purchase warrant (“Special Warrant”). Each
warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price
of $0.90 per common share for a period of three years from the date of closing.
Each Special Warrant entitles the holder to purchase a common share at a price
of $1.20 for a period of five years from the date of closing. The exercise price
of the warrants and the Special Warrants will be adjusted from time to time upon
the occurrence of certain events, as provided in the warrants and Special
Warrants. The warrants expire on July 11, 2010 and the Special Warrants expire
on 11, 2012. In connection with the private placement a finder’s fee of $9,700
was paid. The units were issued pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933
Act.
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In
September 2007, our Company issued an adjustment to three existing warrant
holders. The original warrants, dated March 10, 2005, contained a price
adjustment in the event that our Company sold, issued or granted additional
shares of its common stock at a price per share less than the exercise price of
the warrants. In the event of a price adjustment, the number of shares
exercisable under the warrant would also increase. Therefore, the exercise price
of the original warrant has been adjusted from $0.50 to $0.40 per common share.
Our Company has granted the warrant holders new warrants to purchase an
additional 196,875 common shares for a total of 984,375 shares of our Company's
common stock at an adjusted exercise price of $0.40 per share under the same
terms as the original warrant. The warrants were issued pursuant to Section 4(2)
of the 1933 Act.
On August
14, 2008, pursuant to a subscription agreement, our Company completed a private
placement to one investor of 10,638,297 units at a price of $0.47 per unit, for
total gross proceeds of $5,000,000. Each unit is comprised of one common share,
one common share purchase warrant (“Whole Warrant”) and 0.188000015 of one
common share purchase warrant (“Additional Fractional Warrant”). Each Whole
Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.71 per
common share for a period of three years from the date of closing. Each
Additional Fractional Warrant entitles the holder to purchase 0.188000015 of one
common share at a price of $0.95 for a period of three years from the date of
closing. The Whole Warrants and the Additional Fractional Warrants expire on
August 14, 2011. The units were issued pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933
Act.
On
October 31, 2008, we completed the second tranche of the private placement
initially completed on august 14, 2008. In connection with the second tranche,
we sold to one subscriber 12,500,000 units at a price of $0.40 per unit, for
total gross proceeds of $5,000,000. Each unit is comprised of one (1) common
share, one (1) common share purchase warrant and 0.16 of one common share
purchase warrant (“Additional Fractional Warrant”). Each whole warrant entitles
the holder to purchase one (1) common share at a price of $0.60 per common share
for a period of three years from the date of closing. Each Additional Fractional
Warrant entitles the holder to purchase 0.16 of one common share at a price of
$0.80 for a period of three years from the date of closing. The warrants and the
Additional Fractional Warrants expire on October 31, 2011. The units were issued
pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
ITEM
5. OTHER
INFORMATION
(a) Information Required To Be
Disclosed In A Report On Form 8-K, But Not Reported
Deep Well
reported all information that was required to be disclosed during the period
covered by this Form 10-Q in a subsequent report on Form 10-KSB and/or Form
10-QSB. Subsequent events not reported on Form 8-K during the period covered by
this Form 10-Q but reported in a subsequent report on Form 10-KSB are as
follows:
Subsequent
Events Not Reported on Form 8-K during this quarter covered by this
report
On April
4, 2007, pursuant to an exercise option agreement the Company entered into on
June 7, 2005, the Company issued 5,400,000 common shares in exchange for 180,000
of the outstanding preferred shares of Northern. As of April 4, 2007, all
Northern preferred shares have been converted into Deep Well common shares
resulting in Deep Well owning 100% of Northern preferred shares. For further
information see Note 3 of this report.
On June
22, 2007, the Company completed a private placement of 8,333,333 units at a
price of $0.60 per unit for $5,000,000. Each unit consists of one common share
and one common share purchase warrant and another twelve one-hundredths common
share purchase warrant (“Special Warrant”). Each warrant entitles the holder to
purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.90 per common share for a
period of three years from the date of closing. Each Special Warrant entitles
the holder to purchase a common share at a price of $1.20 for a period of five
years from the date of closing. The exercise price of the warrants and the
Special Warrants will be adjusted from time to time upon the occurrence of
certain events, as provided in the warrants. The warrants expire on June 22,
2010, and the Special Warrants expire on June 22, 2012. In connection with the
private placement a finder’s fee of $300,000 was paid. Filed with Form 8-K on
July 5, 2007.
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(b) Item 407(c)(3) of
Regulation S-K)
We do not
have a nominating committee. The entire board of directors of our Company
participates in the consideration of director nominees. It is anticipated that
in preparation of our Company’s next meeting of stockholders, it will consider
stockholder proposals for nominations to the board of directors. Any such
proposal must comply with the proxy rules under the Exchange Act, including Rule
14a-8.
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ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
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Description
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4.1
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Form
of Warrant issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreement dated June 22,
2007 by and among our Company with one investor related to the Private
Placement offering, filed with Form 8-K on July 5, 2007, and incorporated
herein by reference.
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4.2
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Form
of Special Warrant issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreement dated
June 22, 2007 by and among our Company with one investor related to the
Private Placement offering, filed with Form 8-K on July 5, 2007, and
incorporated herein by reference.
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10.1
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Form
of Subscription Agreement dated June 22, 2007 by and among our Company
with one investor, filed with Form 8-K on July 5, 2007, and incorporated
herein by reference.
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31.1
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Certification
of President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule
13a-14(a).
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
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32.1
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Certification
of President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350
|
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32.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
DEEP
WELL OIL & GAS, INC.
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By
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/s/
Horst A. Schmid
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Dr.
Horst A. Schmid
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Chief
Executive Officer and President
|
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(Principal
Executive Officer)
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Date
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August
24, 2009
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By
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/s/
Curtis James Sparrow
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Mr.
Curtis James Sparrow
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Chief
Financial Officer
|
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(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Date
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August
24, 2009
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