RIO GRANDE INC /DE/
8-K/A, 1996-05-24
DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS
Previous: UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC, S-3, 1996-05-24
Next: RIO GRANDE INC /DE/, PRE 14A, 1996-05-24



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 8-K/A


                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                                 Date of report
                                  May 24, 1996


                                Rio Grande, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                    Delaware
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)



1-8287                                                               74-1973357
(Commission File Number)                 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)



10101 Reunion Place, Suite 210
San Antonio, Texas                                                   78216-4156
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip Code)


               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (210) 308-8000




<PAGE>



Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

         On March 11, 1996, Rio Grande Drilling Company  ("Drilling"),  a wholly
owned subsidiary of Rio Grande, Inc. (the "Company"),  acquired a 3.125% working
interest in an existing  producing  federal oil and gas lease in South Timbalier
Area, Block 76,  OCS-G-4460  ("Block 76") offshore  Louisiana for an acquisition
price of $900,000.

         This information was previously filed on Form 8-K dated March 26, 1996.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         The following information was not included in the previously filed Form
8-K dated March 26, 1996.

         (a)      Financial Statements

                   Statements of Revenues and Direct Operating  Expenses for the
                   Fortune Properties.

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information

                  Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations

         (c)      Exhibits - None



                                        2

<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirement 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.


                                             RIO GRANDE, INC.



                                             By:     /s/
                                                  Guy Bob Buschman, President


Dated: May 24, 1996



                                        3

<PAGE>



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT


The Board of Directors and shareholders
Rio Grande, Inc.:



We have audited the  accompanying  statements  of revenues and direct  operating
expenses of the oil and gas property  interests  acquired from Fortune Petroleum
Corporation  and  Pendragon  Resources,  L.L.C.   (collectively,   the  "Fortune
Properties")  for each of the years in the two-year  period  ended  December 31,
1995.  These  statements  of  revenues  and direct  operating  expenses  are the
responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these statements of revenues and direct  operating  expenses based on
our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable  assurance  about  whether  the  statements  of  revenues  and direct
operating  expenses  are  free  of  material  misstatement.  An  audit  includes
examining,  on a test basis,  evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the statements of revenues and direct operating expenses. An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the statements of
revenues  and  direct  operating  expenses.  We  believe  that our audits of the
statements of revenues and direct operating  expenses provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.

The accompanying statements were prepared as described in Note I for the purpose
of complying  with certain rules and  regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission  ("SEC") for inclusion in certain SEC regulatory  reports and filings
and are not intended to be a complete financial presentation.

In our opinion,  the  accompanying  statements of revenues and direct  operating
expenses  present  fairly the  revenues  and direct  operating  expenses  of the
Fortune  Properties for each of the years in the two-year  period ended December
31, 1995, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.




                                              KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Houston, Texas
May 15, 1996


                                        4

<PAGE>



                             THE FORTUNE PROPERTIES
              STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES




                                     Year Ended December 31,
                                    --------------------------
                                       1995              1994
                                    --------          --------
Revenues                            $510,769          $399,854
Direct operating expenses             38,226           175,008
                                    --------          --------  
Revenues in excess of
  direct operating expenses         $472,543          $224,846
                                    ========          ========


See  accompanying  notes to the  Statements  of  Revenues  and Direct  Operating
Expenses.


                                        5

<PAGE>



                             THE FORTUNE PROPERTIES

                       NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND
                            DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES

1.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

         Basis of Presentation

         The accompanying  statements  present the revenues and direct operating
         expenses of the  working  interests  in certain oil and gas  properties
         (the Fortune  Properties)  purchased by Rio Grande Drilling Company,  a
         wholly-owned  subsidiary of Rio Grande, Inc. (the Company) from Fortune
         Petroleum  Corporation and Pendragon Resources,  L.L.C.  (collectively,
         "Fortune")  during  March  1996  for  $900,000.  Fortune  acquired  its
         property interests from Petrofina S.A. (Fina) during December 1995. The
         Fortune Properties are located in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

         The accompanying  statements of revenues and direct operating  expenses
         were  derived  from the  historical  accounting  records of the Fortune
         Properties.  Direct operating expenses include payroll,  lease and well
         repairs, maintenance and other direct operating expenses.

         Omitted Historical Financial Information

         Full historical financial  statements,  including  exploration expense,
         general and  administrative  expenses,  interest expense and income tax
         expense,  have not been  presented  because they have not  historically
         been allocated at this level. Historical depletion expense has not been
         included in such statements as the Company will adjust the basis in its
         purchase price  allocation and the historical  depletion will no longer
         be relevant.

         Accrual Basis Statements

         Memorandum  adjustments  have  been made to the  financial  information
         derived from the predecessor owner in order to present the accompanying
         statements of revenues and direct operating expenses in accordance with
         generally accepted accounting principles.

         Use of Estimates

         Management   of  the  Company  has  made  a  number  of  estimates  and
         assumptions  relating to the reporting of revenues and direct operating
         expenses to prepare  these  financial  statements  in  conformity  with
         generally accepted accounting  principles.  Actual results could differ
         from those estimates.

         Related Party Transactions

         All of the  production  from  the  Fortune  Properties  was  sold  to a
         subsidiary of Fina during 1994 and 1995.  Gas  production  was sold for
         average  prices  of $1.69  and $2. 1 0 per Mcf  during  1995 and  1994,
         respectively.  Oil production was sold for average prices of $15.23 and
         $14.15 during 1995 and 1994, respectively.


                                        6

<PAGE>



2.       Gas Balancing Positions

         The Fortune  Properties  have an  immaterial  imbalance  position as of
         December  31,  1995.  The  entitlements  method  is  used;   therefore,
         production  imbalances are recorded at the sales price in effect at the
         time of  production.  Substantially  all of the  imbalance  position is
         anticipated to be settled with production in future periods.

3.       Supplemental Oil and Gas Reserve Information (Unaudited)

         Total proved and proved  developed  oil and gas reserves of the Fortune
         Properties  at December 31, 1995 have been  estimated  based on reserve
         estimates  prepared by Huddleston & Co., Inc. as of January 1, 1996. No
         comparable  estimates  were  available  for prior  periods.  Therefore,
         reserves  for 1995 and 1994  have  been  calculated  by  adjusting  the
         January 1, 1996  amounts for prior  period  producing  activities  and,
         consequently,  no revisions of previous  estimates have been reflected.
         All reserve  estimates are based on economic and  operating  conditions
         existing at January 1, 1996. The future net cash flows from  production
         of these proved reserve  quantities  were computed by applying  current
         prices of oil and gas (with  consideration of price changes only to the
         extent provided by contractual  arrangements)  as of January 1, 1996 to
         estimated  future  production  of proved oil and gas reserves  less the
         estimated future expenditures (based on current costs) as of January 1,
         1996, to be incurred in developing  and producing the proved  reserves.
         Income taxes were calculated at statutory  rates without  consideration
         of any remaining  historical tax basis of the Fortune  Properties.  The
         Fortune Properties are located in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.
         Exploration and development costs incurred during 1994 and 1995 are not
         available.

Estimated Quantities of Oil and Gas Reserves:




                                                Year Ended December 31,
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                              1995                   1994
                                       -------------------     ----------------
                                          Oil         Gas      Oil         Gas
                                        (Mbbl)      (Mmcf)    (Mbbl)      (Mmcf)
                                       --------    -------    ------      ------
Proved reserves:
   Beginning of year                        54        897         63      1,030
   Production                              (12)      (194)        (9)      (133)
                                        ------     ------     ------     ------
   End of year                              42        703         54        897
                                        ======     ======     ======     ======
Proved developed reserves:
   Beginning of year
   End of year                              54        897         63      1,030
                                        ------     ------     ------     ------
                                            42        703         54        897
                                        ======     ======     ======     ======




                                        7

<PAGE>



Standardized  Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Oil
and Gas Reserves (in 000s):


                                                             As of December 31,
                                                            -------------------
                                                             1995         1994
                                                            -------    --------
Future cash inflow                                          $ 2,335     $ 2,846
Future production costs                                        (366)       (404)
Future development costs                                        (50)        (50)
                                                            -------     -------
Future net inflows before income taxes                        1,919       2,392
Income taxes                                                   (672)       (837)
                                                            -------     -------
Future net cash flows                                         1,247       1,555
10% discount factor                                            (377)       (469)
                                                            -------     -------
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash
   flows                                                    $   870     $ 1,086
                                                            =======     =======



Changes in Standardized  Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to
Proved Oil and Gas Reserves (in 000s):



                                                            As of December 31,
                                                         ----------------------
                                                          1995           1994
                                                         -------        -------
Standardized measure, beginning of year                  $ 1,086        $ 1,187
Sales, net of production costs                              (473)          (225)
Net change in income taxes                                   115             55
Changes in timing and other                                   34            (50)
Accretion of discount                                        108            119
                                                         -------        -------
Standardized measure, end of year                        $   870        $ 1,086
                                                         =======        =======






                                        8

<PAGE>



                        RIO GRANDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

          The following pro forma  combined  condensed  statements of operations
for the year ended  January 31, 1996 give effect to the  acquisition  of oil and
gas properties  purchased from Fortune Petroleum  Corporation in March 1996. The
pro forma  information  for revenues and direct  operating  expenses is based on
historical  information  of the  oil  and  gas  properties  acquired  as if such
acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of the respective periods.  These pro
forma  financial  statements  may not be indicative of the results that actually
would have occurred had the transactions taken place on the dates indicated.


                                        Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 1996
                                        Historical
                                    -------------------
                                                         Pro Forma    Pro Forma
                                    Rio Grande  Fortune  Adjustments   Balances
Revenues
  Oil and gas sales               $ 3,632,171   510,769      --       4,142,940
                                    ---------   -------   --------   ----------
Costs and Expenses:
Operating expenses                  2,278,276    38,226      --       2,316,502
Depreciation, depletion and
  amortization                      1,171,042      --     250,680(a)  1,421,722
Provision for abandonment
  expense                             180,000      --        --         180,000
General and administrative          1,336,309      --        --       1,336,309
                                    ---------   -------   --------    ---------
  Total costs and expenses          4,965,627    38,226   250,680     5,254,533
                                    ---------   -------   --------   ----------
Earnings (loss) from operations    (1,333,456)  472,543   250,680)   (1,111,593)
                                    ---------   -------   --------   ----------
Other income (expense): 
Interest expense                     (318,222)     --     (83,250)(b)  (401,472)
Interest income                        59,629      --        --          59,629
Gain on sale of assets              1,258,688      --        --       1,258,688
Minority interest of limited
  partners                           (128,794)     --        --        (128,794)
                                    ---------    -------   -------   ----------

  Total other income (expense)        871,301      --     (83,250)      788,051
                                    ---------    -------  --------   ----------
Earnings (loss) before income
  taxes                              (462,155)   472,543 (333,930)     (323,542)
Income taxes                            2,924      --        --           2,924
                                    ---------    -------  --------   ----------
Net earnings (loss)               $  (465,079)   472,543 (333,930)     (326,466)
                                  ============  ========  ========   ==========
Net earnings (loss) per common
and common equivalent share      ($    0.09)                         ($    0.06)
Weighted average common and
   common equivalent shares
   outstanding                      5,231,177                         5,231,177



                                        9

<PAGE>



NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(a)      To provide for depreciation,  depletion and amortization of the oil and
         gas  properties  and other assets  acquired  based on their  production
         during the  respective  periods  after  giving  effect to the  purchase
         price.

(b)      To provide for the  additional  interest  expense for the $900,000 bank
         debt incurred in the acquisition.







                                       10

<PAGE>




© 2022 IncJournal is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission