RIO GRANDE INC /DE/
8-K/A, 1997-03-31
CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
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                       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
                                 March 31, 1997


                                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



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Item 2.           Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

         On  January  16,  1997,  Rio  Grande  Offshore,  Ltd.,  a  wholly-owned
affiliate of Rio Grande,  Inc. (the  "Company")  acquired  producing oil and gas
properties in the Righthand Creek Field ("Righthand Creek  Properties")  located
in Allen Parish,  Louisiana from Brechtel Energy  Corporation for  approximately
$15.3 million.

         This  information  was  previously  filed on Form 8-K dated January 31,
1997.


Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits

         The following information was not included in the previously filed Form
8-K dated January 31, 1997.

         (a)      Financial Statements

                  Statements of Revenues and Direct  Operating  Expenses for the
                  Righthand Creek Properties.

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information

                  Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations

                  Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet

         (c)      Exhibits - None.



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                                   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: March 31, 1997


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              STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
                        OF CERTAIN OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES
                         OF BRECHTEL ENERGY CORPORATION



                           DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995


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                          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  Brechtel  Energy
Corporation (collectively, the "Righthand Creek Properties") for the years ended
December 31, 1996 and 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 financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The accompanying statements were prepared as described in Note 1 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
Righthand  Creek  Properties  for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.



                                                 KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



San Antonio, Texas
March 31, 1997


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                   STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING
                  EXPENSES OF CERTAIN OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES OF
                           BRECHTEL ENERGY CORPORATION



                                                             Nine Months Ended
                                Year Ended December 31,         October 31,
                                ----------------------     ---------------------
                                  1996         1995         1996         1995
                                  ----         ----         ----         ----
                                                         (unaudited) (unaudited)

Revenues                       $5,143,400    2,079,679    3,777,278    1,474,131

Direct operating expenses       1,396,943      467,211    1,108,706      325,109
                               ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
Excess of revenues over
direct operating expenses      $3,746,457    1,612,468    2,668,572    1,149,022
                               ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========






















See accompanying notes to statements of revenues and direct operating expenses.

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                   NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND DIRECT
             OPERATING EXPENSES OF CERTAIN OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES OF
                           BRECHTEL ENERGY CORPORATION


(1)      Basis of Presentation

         On January 16, 1997, Rio Grande Offshore,  Ltd. ("Offshore")  completed
the  acquisition  of  producing  oil and gas  properties  from  Brechtel  Energy
Corporation  ("Brechtel")  in the  Righthand  Creek  Field  ("Righthand  Creek")
located in Allen Parish,  Louisiana.  The effective date of the Righthand  Creek
acquisition was November 1, 1996. The acquisition  price for Righthand Creek was
approximately $15.3 million for total proved reserves of approximately 2 million
barrels of oil and 2.7 Bcf natural gas net to Offshore's interest. The Righthand
Creek  acquisition was funded by approximately $9 million borrowed from Comerica
Bank - Texas and  approximately  $6 million  of the  proceeds  of a $10  million
private placement of preferred stock to Koch Exploration  Company  ("Koch"),  an
affiliate of Koch  Industries,  Inc. Rio Grande Drilling Company is the operator
for the seven existing wells in the Righthand Creek properties.

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

         Full historical financial  statements,  including exploration expenses,
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.

         The  information  presented  for the nine months ended October 31, 1996
and 1995 is unaudited, but in the opinion of Management includes all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring  accruals)  necessary for a fair presentation of
the results of  operations.  Results of  operations  for the nine  months  ended
October 31, 1996 and 1995 are not  necessarily  indicative  of the results to be
expected for the full year.





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                   NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND DIRECT
                    OPERATING EXPENSES OF CERTAIN OIL AND GAS
                    PROPERTIES OF BRECHTEL ENERGY CORPORATION


(2)      Supplemental Oil and Gas Reserve Information (Unaudited)

         Total proved and proved developed oil and gas reserves of the Righthand
         Creek  Properties  at December  31, 1996 have been  estimated  based on
         reserve  estimates  prepared as of December  31,  1996.  No  comparable
         estimates  were available for prior  periods.  Therefore,  reserves for
         1995 have been  calculated  by adjusting  the December 31, 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 December 31,
         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 December 31, 1996 to estimated future
         production  of proved oil and gas reserves  less the  estimated  future
         expenditures  (based on current  costs) as of December 31, 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 Righthand Creek Properties.  The
         Righthand  Creek  Properties are located in Louisiana.  Exploration and
         development costs incurred during 1996 and 1995 are not available.

         Estimated Quantities of Oil and Gas Reserves:


                                                   Year Ended December 31,
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                1996                  1995
                                          -----------------     ----------------
                                           Oil        Gas        Oil       Gas
                                          (Mbbl)     (Mmcf)     (Mbbl)    (Mmcf)
                                          -----      ------     -----      -----
Proved Reserves:
 Beginning of year                        2,204      2,916      2,322      2,916
 Production                                 223        182        118        -0-
                                          -----      -----      -----      -----
 End of year                              1,981      2,734      2,204      2,916
                                          =====      =====      =====      =====
Proved Developed Reserves:
 Beginning of year                        1,873      2,458      1,991      2,458
                                          =====      =====      =====      =====
 End of year                              1,650      2,276      1,873      2,458
                                          =====      =====      =====      =====





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

                                                           As of December 31,
                                                           1996           1995
                                                           ----           ----

Future cash inflows                                      $ 60,803        65,946
Future production costs                                   (13,553)      (14,950)
Future development costs                                   (1,245)       (1,245)
                                                         --------      --------
  Future cash flows before income taxes                    46,005        49,751
Income taxes                                              (15,642)      (16,915)
                                                         --------      --------
  Future net cash flows                                    30,363        32,836
10% discount factor                                        (7,869)       (8,510)
                                                         --------      --------
  Standardized measure of discounted future net
    cash flows                                           $ 22,494        24,326
                                                         ========      ========



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

                                                           As of December 31,
                                                          1996            1995
                                                          ----            ----

Standardized measure, beginning of year                 $ 24,326         25,114
  Sales, net of production costs                          (3,746)        (1,612)
  Net change in income taxes                               1,273            548
  Accretion of discount                                      641            276
                                                        --------       --------
Standardized measure, end of year                       $ 22,494         24,326
                                                        ========       ========




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


         The  accompanying  pro forma  condensed  combined  balance  sheet as of
October 31, 1996 has been  prepared as if the  acquisition  of producing oil and
gas properties from Brechtel Energy Corporation was consummated on that date.

         The accompanying pro forma condensed  combined  statement of operations
for the year ended  January  31, 1996 has been  prepared as if the  acquisitions
from  Fortune  Petroleum  Corporation,  Belle  Oil,  Inc.  and  Brechtel  Energy
Corporation  had  occurred  at the  beginning  of the  respective  periods.  The
historical  amounts for Fortune  Petroleum  Corporation,  Belle Oil,  Inc.,  and
Brechtel  Energy  Corporation  are for the year ended  December  31,  1995.  The
acquisition from Fortune  Petroleum  Corporation  occurred on March 11, 1996 and
was previously  reported on Form 8-K on March 26, 1996 and Form 8-K/A on May 24,
1996. The  acquisition  from Belle Oil, Inc.  occurred on April 12, 1996 and was
previously  reported  on Form 8-K on April 29,  1996 and Form  8-K/A on June 26,
1996.

         The accompanying pro forma condensed  combined  statement of operations
for the nine months ended October 31, 1996 reflect the acquisition from Brechtel
Energy Corporation.  The pro forma adjustments for the nine months ended October
31, 1996 do not include the pro forma affects of the  acquisitions  from Fortune
Petroleum Corporation and Belle Oil, Inc. as these amounts are not significant.

         The  pro  forma  financial  information  may not be  indicative  of the
results that would have occurred if the  acquisition  had been  effective on the
dates  indicated or of the results  that may be obtained in the future.  The pro
forma  financial  information  should be read in conjunction  with the financial
statements and notes thereto of the Company.


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                        RIO GRANDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)


                         Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 1996 ($000's)
                       ---------------------------------------------------------
                                Historical
                       -----------------------------------
                        Rio     Fortune   Belle   Brechtel
                      Grande,  Petroleum   Oil,    Energy  Pro Forma   Pro Forma
                        Inc.     Corp.     Inc.     Corp.  Adjustments  Balances

Net revenues     $     3,632      511     1,277    2,080       -0-        7,500
                       -----    -----     ------   ------      ----       ------

Costs and expenses

Operating expense      2,278       38       561      467       -0-        3,344
Depreciation,
 depletion and
 amortization          1,171      -0-       -0-      -0-     1,376 (c)    2,547
Provision for
 abandonment             180      -0-       -0-      -0-       -0-          180
General and
 administrative        1,336      -0-       -0-      -0-        57 (h)    1,393
                       -----    ------    ------   ------    -----        ------
Total costs and
 expenses              4,965       38       561      467     1,433        7,464
                       -----    ------    ------   ------    -----        ------
Earnings (loss)
 from operations      (1,333)     473       716    1,613    (1,433)          36
Interest expense        (318)     -0-       -0-      -0-    (1,318) (d)  (1,636)
Interest income           59      -0-       -0-      -0-       -0-           59
Gain on sale of
 assets                1,259      -0-       -0-      -0-       -0-        1,259
Minority interest
 of limited partners    (129)     -0-       -0-      -0-       -0-         (129)
                       ------   ------    ------   ------   ------       -------
Earnings (loss) before
 income taxes           (462)     473       716    1,613    (2,751)        (411)
Income taxes               3      -0-       -0-      -0-       -0-  (j)       3
                        -----   ------    ------   ------   -------      -------
Net earnings (loss)     (465)     473       716    1,613    (2,751)        (414)
Dividends                -0-      -0-       -0-      -0-    (1,487)      (1,487)
                        -----   ------    ------   ------   -------      -------
Net earnings (loss)
 applicable to
 common stock    $      (465)     473       716    1,613    (4,238)      (1,901)
                        =====   ======    ======   =======  =======      =======
Net loss per common
 share           $     (0.08)                                          $  (0.34)
                        =====                                            =======
Weighted average
 common shares
 outstanding        5,552,760                                     (i) 5,552,760
                    =========                                         ==========


See Notes to the Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements.

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                        RIO GRANDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)



                                    Nine Months Ended October 31, 1996
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                                Historical
                        --------------------------
                                         Brechtel
                          Rio Grande      Energy        Pro Forma     Pro Forma
                             Inc.          Corp.       Adjustments     Balances
                         ------------   ---------      -----------    ----------
Net revenues           $  3,732,930      3,777,278           -0-      7,510,208
                          ---------      ---------     ---------      ----------
Costs and expenses:
Operating expense         2,020,071      1,108,706           -0-      3,128,777
Depreciation, depletion
  and amortization          857,073            -0-     1,175,974 (c)  2,033,047
Provision for abandonment    60,000            -0-           -0-         60,000
General and administrative  934,900            -0-           -0-        934,900
                          ---------      ---------     ----------     ----------
  Total costs and
   expenses               3,872,044      1,108,706     1,175,974      6,156,724
                          ---------      ---------     ----------     ----------
Earnings (loss) from
 operations                (139,114)     2,668,572    (1,175,974)     1,353,484
Interest expense           (488,624)           -0-      (387,959)(d)   (876,583)
Interest income              56,579            -0-           -0-         56,579
Gain on sale of assets      361,128            -0-           -0-        361,128
Minority interest of
 limited partners           (64,944)           -0-           -0-        (64,944)
                          ----------     ----------    ----------     ----------
  Earnings (loss) before
   income taxes            (274,975)     2,668,572    (1,563,933)       829,664

Income taxes                  5,648            -0-           -0- (j)      5,648
                          ----------     ----------    ----------     ----------
 Net earnings (loss)       (280,623)     2,668,572    (1,563,933)       824,016

Dividends                       -0-            -0-    (1,105,875)(f) (1,105,875)
                          ----------     ----------    ----------    -----------
Net earnings (loss)
 applicable to common
 stock                 $   (280,623)     2,668,572    (2,669,808)      (281,859)
                          ==========     ===========   ==========    ===========
Net loss per common
 share                 $      (0.05)                                 $    (0.05)
                          ==========                                 ===========
Weighted average common
 shares outstanding       5,552,760                              (i)  5,552,760
                          ==========                                 ===========




See Notes to the Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations.

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                        RIO GRANDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
                                OCTOBER 31, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)




                               Rio Grande  Pro Forma               Pro Forma
                                  Inc.    Adjustments               Balances

ASSETS

Current assets               $ 1,361,997    1,958,580 (a)(b)(g)     3,320,577
Property & equipment, net      8,031,186   14,534,924 (g)          22,566,110
Abandonment escrow fund        1,002,294          -0-               1,002,294
Other assets, net                300,547      506,496 (a)(b)          807,043
                               ---------   ----------              -----------
     Total Assets            $10,696,024   17,000,000              27,696,024
                              ==========   ==========              ===========

LIABILITIES &
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities            2,443,535    2,223,909 (a)(e)        4,667,444
Accrued platform
  abandonment expense            984,391          -0-                 984,391
Minority interest                102,523          -0-                 102,523
Long-term debt, excluding
  current installments         5,589,769    4,776,091 (a)(e)       10,365,860
Redeemable preferred stock           -0-   10,000,000 (b)          10,000,000
Stockholders' equity           1,575,806          -0-               1,575,806
                               ---------   ----------              -----------
  Total Liabilities and
   Stockholders' Equity      $10,696,024   17,000,000              27,696,024
                              ==========   ==========              ===========




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                        RIO GRANDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED
                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


(a)      To record loan proceeds received from Comerica Bank - Texas.

(b)      To  record  Redeemable  Preferred  Stock  issued  to  Koch  Exploration
         Company.

(c)      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.

(d)      To provide for the additional interest expense for the debt incurred in
         the acquisitions.

(e)      To adjust current and long-term portion of long-term debt.

(f)      To record the stock and cash dividends on Redeemable Preferred Stock.

(g)      To record the acquisition of Righthand Creek properties.

(h)      To provide for additional  personnel  resulting from the acquisition of
         Belle properties.

(i)      Net loss per common share is computed using the weighted average shares
         of common stock outstanding applied to net earnings (loss) after giving
         affect to dividends on Redeemable Preferred Stock.

(j)      Due to significant tax carryforwards  available to reduce the Company's
         future  tax  liability,  there  is no tax  effect  as a  result  of the
         acquisitions.


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