U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
0-20915
SEC FILE NUMBER
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
37246F 102
CUSIP NUMBER
FORM 10-KSB
For period ended December 31, 1996
Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the
Commission has verified any information contained herein.
Part I--Registrant Information
Full name of Registrant: Geo Petroleum, Inc.
No former name.
25660 Crenshaw Boulevard, Suite 201
Torrance, CA 90505
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Address of principal executive office.
Part II--Rules 12b-25 (b) and (c)
Not applicable, except that the subject annual report on Form
10-KSB will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day
following the prescribed due date.
Part III--Narrative
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Form 10-KSB
could not be filed within the prescribed period:
The Company's audit report was received on March 28, 1997,
later than expected, and the text of the Form could have been
completed timely but for a failure in the equipment which was to
be used for transmitting the audit report and the draft text to
the Company's attorney, a sole practitioner, who is located in a
distant city. By the time it was possible to deliver personally
the text and software to the attorney, he advised that it was too
late to prepare the documents in acceptable form, have them
Edgarized, and transmitted in time. Geo Petroleum is a small
company without previous experience in preparing and filing a
Form 10-KSB and did not know to allow more time in the event of
an unexpected malfunction, such as actually happened.
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Part IV--Other Information
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard
to this notification.
Gerald T. Raydon, 310-539-8191
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(2) Have all other periodic reports required under 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 been filed?
(x) Yes
(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of
operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year
will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in
the subject report?
Yes.
Is so attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both
narratively and quantitatively.
There was a reported gain for 1995 of $153,401, but a loss in
1996 of $430,559. The loss was due to a decrease in revenues
resulting from a temporary reduction in the number of producing
oil wells, some of which were idled by mechanical problems.
Expenses increased due to the company's efforts to obtain
financing and become a reporting company. These efforts were not
successful until year-end.
Geo Petroleum, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as specified in charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Date 3/31/97 By GERALD T. RAYDON
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Gerald T. Raydon, President
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