UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007

OR

 

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number 001-16749

GeoPetro Resources Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

(415) 398-8186

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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  x    No  o.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  o                 Accelerated filer  o                    Non-accelerated filer  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  o    No  x.

There were 31,583,007 shares of no par value common stock outstanding on August 14, 2007.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 2. Use of Proceeds
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits
SIGNATURES

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  Financial Statements.

GEOPETRO RESOURCES COMPANY

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2007 (unaudited) and December 31, 2006		4
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 (unaudited)		6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for six months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 (unaudited)		7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		9

 

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GEOPETRO RESOURCES COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

		June 30,			December 31,
		2007			2006
		(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	2,702,934		$	734,561
Accounts receivable — oil and gas sales		702,527			394,337
Accounts receivable — other		70,400			115,770
Related party notes receivable		—			1,000,000
Prepaid expenses		149,642			121,413
Total current assets		3,625,503			2,366,081
Oil and Gas Properties, at cost (full cost method):
Unevaluated properties		4,905,942			4,503,481
Evaluated properties		44,762,076			43,701,510
Less—accumulated depletion and impairments		(12,776,804		)	(11,557,257		)
Net oil and gas properties		36,891,214			36,647,734
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment, at cost, net of depreciation		37,105			41,547
Other Assets		6,869			6,116
Total Assets		$	40,560,691		$	39,061,478
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Trade payables		$	562,143		$	654,427
Short term notes payable		1,827,581			982,301
Interest payable		61,940			73,205
Dividends payable		—			133,438
Production taxes payable		221,590			662,905
Other taxes payable		6,207			9,206
Royalty owners payable		1,204,001			951,271
Net profits interest payable		332,556			137,589
Total current liabilities		4,216,018			3,604,342
Asset Retirement Obligations		51,226			48,842

 

See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.

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		June 30,			December 31,
		2007			2006
		(Unaudited)
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)		—			—
Shareholders’ Equity:
Series AA preferred stock, no par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares after conversion on March 28, 2007 and 1,890,710 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006. Liquidation value was $6,750,923 at December 31, 2006		—			5,924,068
Common stock, no par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized 29,580,408 and 27,423,758 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively		46,656,977			40,112,265
Additional paid-in capital		1,126,726			918,381
Treasury stock, at cost; 1,257,043 shares held at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively		(1,152,435		)	(1,152,435		)
Accumulated deficit		(10,337,821		)	(10,393,985		)
Total shareholders’ equity		36,293,447			35,408,294
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity		$	40,560,691		$	39,061,478

 

See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.

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GEOPETRO RESOURCES COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

		Three Months Ended June 30,						Six months Ended June 30,
		2007			2006			2007			2006
		(Unaudited			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)
Revenues
Oil and gas sales		$	2,388,850		$	1,969,064		$	4,212,192		$	3,467,517
Costs and expenses:
Lease operating expense		418,830			451,706			846,107			717,929
General and administrative		767,563			738,756			1,526,919			1,287,620
Net profits interest		244,384			201,868			428,588			360,471
Depreciation and depletion expense		652,928			700,965			1,229,870			1,106,162
Total costs and expenses		2,083,705			2,093,295			4,031,484			3,472,182
Income (loss) from operations		305,145			(124,231		)	180,708			(4,665		)
Other Income and (Expense):
Interest expense		(92,263		)	(77,481		)	(178,445		)	(126,030		)
Interest income		28,196			91,460			56,201			91,894
Total other expense		(64,067		)	13,979			(122,244		)	(34,136		)
Net Income (Loss) Before Taxes		241,078			(110,252		)	58,464			(38,801		)
Income tax expense		(2,300		)	(7,300		)	(2,300		)	(21,291		)
Net Income (Loss) After Taxes		238,778			(117,552		)	56,164			(60,092		)
Preferred stock dividend		—			(131,988		)	—			(262,525		)
Net Loss Available to Common Shareholders		$	238,778		$	(249,540	)	$	56,164		$	(322,617	)
Earnings (Loss) per Share:
Basic		$	0.01		$	(0.01	)	$	0.00		$	(0.01	)
Diluted		$	0.01		$	(0.01	)	$	0.00		$	(0.01	)
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic		29,483,676			27,348,758			28,510,691			24,609,367
Diluted		32,068,422			27,348,758			30,897,006			24,609,367

 

See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.

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GEOPETRO RESOURCES COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

		Six months ended June 30,
		2007		2006
		(Unaudited)
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)		56,164		(60,092	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and depletion		1,229,870		1,106,162
Stock compensation expense		69,870		140,624
Non-cash interest expense		108,223		88,496
Asset retirement obligations		1,430		1,300
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable		(308,189	)	108,735
(Increase) decrease in other receivables		45,370		(15,901	)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses		(28,229	)	(188,293	)
(Increase) decrease in deposits and other noncurrent assets		(750	)	466
Increase (decrease) in trade payables		(92,289	)	2,103,477
Increase (decrease) in settlement payable		—		1,100,000
Increase (decrease) in interest payable		(11,266	)	37,534
Increase (decrease) in dividends payable		(133,438	)	(1,451	)
Increase (decrease) in production taxes payable		(441,315	)	(73,068	)
Increase (decrease) in other taxes payable		(2,999	)	(16,730	)
Increase in royalty owners payable		252,730		107,366
Increase (decrease) in net profit interest payable		194,968		(55,912	)
Increase in asset retirement obligations		953		—
Net cash provided by operating activities		941,103		4,382,713
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Oil and gas property expenditures		(1,430,493	)	(14,425,098	)
Acquisition of furniture, fixtures & equipment		(5,881	)	(1,580	)
(Increase) decrease in notes receivable		1,000,000		(1,000,000	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(436,374	)	(15,426,678	)

 

See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.

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		Six months ended June 30,
		2007			2006
		(Unaudited)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
(Increase) in restricted cash		—			(2,000,075		)
Proceeds from sale of common shares, option and warrant exercises, net		620,644			16,531,667
Payments of preferred dividends		—			(262,525		)
Proceeds from promissory notes, net		1,000,000			1,900,000
Payments of loan fee		(57,000		)	(30,000		)
Repayments of promissory notes		(100,000		)	—
Deferred offering costs		—			(1,213,789		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		1,463,644			14,925,278
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents:		1,968,373			3,881,313
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
Beginning of period		734,561			914,826
End of period		$	2,702,934		$	4,796,139
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest		$	70,222		$	—
Cash paid for income taxes		$	1,500		$	—

 

See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.

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GEOPETRO RESOURCES COMPANY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)

1.             ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS:

These financial statements are included herein pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The Company believes the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading and recommend that these condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. In the opinion of management, the financial statements herein contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such periods. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full fiscal year.

GeoPetro — GeoPetro Resources Company (“GeoPetro”, “Company” “,”we” or “us”) was originally incorporated as GeoPetro Company under the laws of the State of Wyoming in 1994 to participate in the oil and gas acquisition, exploration, development and production business in the United States and internationally. GeoPetro Company was subsequently merged into GeoPetro Resources Subsidiary Company, a California corporation, on June 28, 1996. GeoPetro’s name was then changed to GeoPetro Resources Company. GeoPetro’s corporate offices are in San Francisco, California. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of GeoPetro and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Operations — Although GeoPetro is not a development stage enterprise, the company has a limited operating history upon which an evaluation of its business prospects can be based. The risks, expense, and difficulties encountered by early stage companies must be considered when evaluating GeoPetro’s business prospects. GeoPetro had net income of $56,164 and incurred a net loss of $322,617 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, and had an accumulated deficit at June 30, 2007 of $10,337,821. GeoPetro expects to make significant capital expenditures in the foreseeable future. Management believes that GeoPetro will be successful in obtaining adequate sources of cash to fund its anticipated capital expenditures through the end of 2007 and to follow through with plans for continued investments in oil and gas properties. GeoPetro’s success, in part, depends on its ability to generate additional financing, farm-out certain of its projects and manage its relations with the companies that provide exploration and development services. GeoPetro’s success also depends on its ability to effectively manage growth and develop proven reserves. Additionally, GeoPetro’s operations are subject to all of the environmental and operational risks normally associated with the oil and gas industry. GeoPetro maintains insurance that is customary in the industry.

Since its inception, GeoPetro has participated as a working interest owner in the acquisition of undeveloped leases, seismic options, lease options and foreign concessions and has participated in seismic surveys and the drilling of test wells on its undeveloped properties. Further leasehold acquisitions and seismic operations are planned for 2007 and future periods. In addition, drilling is scheduled during 2007 and future periods on GeoPetro’s undeveloped properties. It is anticipated that these exploration activities together with others that may be entered into may impose financial requirements which may exceed the existing working capital of GeoPetro. Management may raise additional equity and/or debt capital, and has farmed-out certain of its projects to finance its continued participation in planned activities. In the opinion of GeoPetro management, GeoPetro can continue as a going concern even if additional financing is unavailable. However, if additional financing is not available, GeoPetro may be compelled to reduce the scope of its business activities. If GeoPetro is unable to fund planned expenditures, it may be necessary to:

1.                                       forfeit its interest in wells that are proposed to be drilled;

2.                                       farm-out its interest in proposed wells;

3.                                       sell a portion of its interest in prospects and use the sale proceeds to fund its participation for a lesser interest; and

4.                                       reduce general and administrative expenses.

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In order for GeoPetro to maintain its interest in the Indonesian contract area, certain work and expenditure commitments must be met or an extension must be granted by the applicable governing authority. In the event that GeoPetro does not meet the commitments and no extensions are granted for meeting the commitments, GeoPetro will forfeit its interest in the contract or permit areas requiring an impairment write-down equal to the capitalized costs recorded for the area forfeited. This could have a material adverse impact on GeoPetro’s results of operations in future periods.

In July 2005, GeoPetro entered into agreements with unaffiliated companies that have purchased and are operating a dedicated gas treatment plant and related pipelines to process and transport GeoPetro’s gas from the Madisonville Project in Madison County, Texas. These agreements are discussed in detail in Note 10 to the financial statements included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. In connection with the Madisonville Project, GeoPetro re-completed an existing well (the Magness well) for production from the Rodessa formation interval at approximately 11,800 feet of depth and completed an injection well for disposal of waste gasses from the production well. GeoPetro initiated gas sales from the Madisonville Project in May 2003. A second well (the Fannin #1 well) was drilled, tested and completed during 2004. Two additional development wells (the Wilson #1 and the Mitchell #1 well) were drilled during 2006.  The Fannin #1 and the Mitchell#1 well are presently producing on a restricted rate awaiting a planned expansion of the gas treatment plant.  Another well is planned for drilling during late 2007 or 2008 in the Madisonville Project.

Other than the above work and expenditure commitments, the timing of most of GeoPetro’s capital expenditures is discretionary. GeoPetro has no material long-term commitments associated with its capital expenditure plans or operating agreements. Consequently, GeoPetro has a significant degree of flexibility to adjust the level of such expenditures as circumstances warrant. The level of capital expenditures will vary in future periods depending on the success of exploratory drilling activities, gas and oil price conditions and other related economic factors.

2.                            SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

U.S. GAAP — The Company’s financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted within the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

Use of Estimates and Significant Estimates — Certain amounts in GeoPetro’s financial statements are based upon significant estimates, including oil and gas reserve quantities which form the basis for the calculation of depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment of oil and gas properties. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Oil and Gas Properties — GeoPetro follows the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas producing activities and, accordingly, capitalizes all costs incurred in the acquisition, exploration, and development of proved oil and gas properties, including the costs of abandoned properties, dry holes, geophysical costs, and annual lease rentals. All general corporate costs are expensed as incurred. In general, sales or other dispositions of oil and gas properties are accounted for as adjustments to capitalized costs, with no gain or loss recorded. Amortization of evaluated oil and gas properties is computed on the units of production method based on all proved reserves on a country by country basis. Unevaluated oil and gas properties are assessed for impairment either individually or on an aggregate basis. The net capitalized costs of evaluated oil and gas properties (full cost ceiling limitation) are not to exceed their related estimated future net revenues discounted at 10%, and the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproved properties, net of tax considerations.

Joint Ventures — Some exploration and production activities are conducted jointly with others and, accordingly, the accounts reflect only GeoPetro’s proportionate interest in such activities.

Revenue Recognition — Revenue is recognized upon delivery of oil and gas production and is shown net of applicable royalty payments, processing and transportation fees. In addition, the Company recognizes revenue from the Madisonville Field net of applicable fees to gather, treat and transport the Company’s natural gas production. The applicable fees are paid to unrelated third parties. Revenue from the Madisonville Field is recognized when the price for gas delivered becomes fixed and determinable. The price for gas delivered to the purchaser, Madisonville Gas Processing LP (“MGP”), becomes fixed and determinable after the gas has been gathered, treated, and transported to a common carrier pipeline where it is then resold by MGP to the common carrier pipeline on a spot market basis. The proceeds from the sale of the gas are deposited directly into an escrow account under the joint signature control of the Company and MGP. The fees to gather, treat and transport the gas are distributed to MGP in accordance with agreements between them and the Company. The remaining net proceeds are distributed to the Company.

Asset Retirement Obligation — In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations (“SFAS 143”), the fair value of an asset retirement cost, and corresponding liability,

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should be recorded as part of the cost of the related long-lived asset and subsequently allocated to expense using a systematic and rational method. GeoPetro recorded an asset retirement obligation to reflect GeoPetro’s legal obligations related to future plugging and abandonment of its oil and gas wells. GeoPetro estimated the expected cash flow associated with the obligation and discounted the amount using a credit-adjusted, risk-free interest rate. At least annually, GeoPetro reassesses the obligation to determine whether a change in the estimated obligation is necessary. GeoPetro evaluates whether there are indicators that suggest the estimated cash flows underlying the obligation have materially changed. Should those indicators suggest the estimated obligation has materially changed, GeoPetro will accordingly update its assessment.

 

Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment — Furniture, fixtures and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided on furniture, fixtures and equipment using the straight-line method over an estimated service life of three to seven years.

Income Taxes — GeoPetro accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method wherein deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Because management has determined that realization of deferred tax assets is not likely, the net deferred tax assets are fully reserved.

Concentrations of Credit Risk — Credit risk represents the accounting loss that would be recognized at the reporting date if counterparties failed completely to perform as contracted. Concentrations of credit risk (whether on or off balance sheet) that arise from financial instruments exist for groups of customers or counterparties when they have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions described below. The credit risk amounts for cash and accounts receivable do not take into account the value of any collateral or security.

GeoPetro maintains several cash accounts with three financial institutions. Accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $100,000. As of June 30, 2007, the uninsured bank balance was $3,057,166. GeoPetro has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk.

For the six months ended June 30, 2007 and year ended December 31, 2006, the Company had sales to customers exceeding 10% of total sales as follows:

 

At June 30, 2007, the Company had accounts receivable balances from Customer A of  $702,527, or 91%, and  $394,337 or 77% at December 31, 2006 of total accounts receivable respectively.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts — Trade accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value. If the financial condition of GeoPetro’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. Delinquent trade accounts receivable are charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts once uncollectibility has been determined. The allowance is determined through an analysis of the past-due status of accounts receivable and assessments of risk that are based on historical trends and an evaluation of the impact of current and projected economic conditions. There was no activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments — The estimated fair values for financial instruments are determined at discrete points in time based on relevant market information. These estimates involve uncertainties and cannot be determined with precision. For certain of GeoPetro’s financial instruments, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and current portion of notes payable, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their maturities.

Stock-Based Compensation — Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard 123(R) “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”) using the modified prospective transition method. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 “Share-Based Payment” (“SAB 107”) in March 2005, which provides supplemental SFAS 123(R) application guidance based on the views of the SEC. Under the modified prospective transition method, compensation cost recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2007 includes: (a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted beginning January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, results for prior periods have not been restated.

The adoption of SFAS 123(R) resulted in stock compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2007 $69,870 to income from continuing operations and income before income taxes, of which the entire amount was recorded to general and administrative expenses. The Company did not recognize a tax benefit from the stock compensation expense because the Company considers it is more likely than not that the related deferred tax assets, which have been reduced by a full valuation allowance, will not be realized.

The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions used for grants in 2003 and 2005: risk-free, weighted-average interest rates ranging from 2.52 to 3.75 percent, expected dividend yield of 0 percent, expected life of 5 years from the date of grant, and expected volatility of 10 and 25 percent. After the initial public offering on March 30, 2006, an expected volatility factor of 58% was used for the newly issued common stock options and the extension of common stock options and warrants. A newly issued stock option is an option that was granted on or after March 30, 2006 or a previously granted stock option that is modified on or after March 30, 2006. The fair value of all newly issued stock options grants in 2006 is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants and modifications of prior grants made on or after March 30, 2006 for the six months ended June 30, 2007: risk-free, weighted average interest rate of 4.9 percent based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant, expected dividend yield of 0 percent, expected life of 5 years from the date of grant (the remaining term of the option in the case of option extensions), and expected volatility of 58%. GeoPetro selected 10 publicly traded “small cap” companies whose primary business is oil and gas exploration and production.  Small cap, for purposes of this analysis, is defined as companies with a market capitalization under $1 billion.  From this peer group of similar companies, GeoPetro randomly selected 10 companies and derived expected volatility factors for the most recent completed fiscal years for each entity as reported in their recently filed 10K or 10KSB Annual Reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Where the expected volatilities were expressed as a range, a simple average of the range is used as an expected volatility for that entity.

A description of the common stock options outstanding as of June 30, 2007 are included in Note 6.

Income (Loss) Per Common Share — Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is calculated by dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared from the earnings of the entity. Potential common shares for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006 were excluded from the earnings per share computation because the Company incurred net losses and were anti-dilutive.

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Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts held in banks and highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less.

New Accounting Pronouncements --- In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48). It became effective for the Company on January 1, 2007. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold that a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 also provides guidance on measurement, classification, interim accounting and disclosure. We adopted FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007 (See Note 8).

In September 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure requirements regarding fair value measurement. Where applicable, this statement simplifies and codifies fair value related guidance previously issued within GAAP. Although this statement does not require any new fair value measurements, its application may, for some entities, change current practice. SFAS No. 157 will be effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items 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 applies to all entities and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Adoption of SFAS No. 159 is not required for these financial statements, and we are currently determining the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 159 will have on our future financial statements.

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3.                              SHORT TERM NOTES PAYABLE:

Short term notes payable at six months ended June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted of the following:

 

(a)      The Company issued a $1,000,000 short term promissory note on January 31, 2006 with a maturity date of January 31, 2007.  The note may be repaid at any time without penalty.  In the event the note is not repaid by the maturity date, the Company has agreed to dedicate 5% of the net cash flow from the Madisonville Project in Texas toward the repayment of the note and any accrued interest thereon.  In connection with the note, the Company paid a loan origination fee of $30,000 and granted a three-year warrant exercisable to purchase 150,000 Common Shares at $3.50 per share. The fair value of the warrants on the date of issuance, $182,390, as well as the $30,000 loan origination fee, was recorded as a debt discount and is being amortized over the life of the promissory note. On February 1, 2007, the maturity date was extended to October 31, 2007. The Company has paid $80,000 accrued interest thru January 31, 2007. In connection with the extension, the Company paid a loan extension fee of $30,000 and granted a three-year warrant exercisable to purchase 50,000 Common Shares at $3.50 per share. The fair value of the warrants on the date of issuance, $57,242, together with the $30,000 loan extension fee, were recorded as a debt discount and are being amortized over the life of the promissory note.  As of June 30, 2007, the unamortized debt discount was $38,774.

(b)     The Company issued a $500,000 short term promissory note payable on February 1, 2007 with a maturity date of October 31, 2007.  The note may be repaid at any time without penalty.  The principal plus accrued interest on the note are due on the maturity date. In connection with the note, the Company paid a loan origination fee of $15,000 and granted a three-year exercisable warrant to purchase 25,000 Common Shares at $3.50 per share. The fair value of the warrants on the date of issuance, $27,072, as well as the $15,000 loan origination fee, was recorded as a debt discount and is being amortized over the life of the promissory note. As of June 30, 2007, the unamortized debt discount was $18,699.

(c)      The Company issued a $300,000 short term promissory note payable on February 6, 2007 with a maturity date of October 31, 2007.  The note may be repaid at any time without penalty. The principal plus accrued interest on the note are due on the maturity date. In connection with the note, the Company paid a loan origination fee of $9,000 and granted a three-year exercisable warrant to purchase 15,000 Common Shares at $3.50 per share. The fair value of the warrants on the date of issuance, $16,214, as well as the $9,000 loan origination fee, was recorded as a debt discount and is being amortized over the life of the promissory note. As of June 30, 2007, the unamortized debt discount was $11,206.

(d)     The Company issued a $100,000 short term promissory note payable on February 1, 2007 with a maturity date of October 31, 2007.  The note may be repaid at any time without penalty. The principal plus accrued interest on the note are due on the maturity date. In connection with the note, the Company paid a loan origination fee of $3,000 and granted a three-year exercisable warrant to purchase 5,000 Common Shares at $3.50 per share. The fair value of the warrants on the date of issuance, $5,414, as well as the $3,000 loan origination fee, was recorded as a debt discount and is being amortized over the life of the promissory note. As of June 30, 2007, the unamortized debt discount was $3,740.

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4.                              RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

There were no material changes in related party transactions from those disclosed in the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006, except:

On April 25, 2007, May 9, 2007, and June 13, 2007, an officer and director, exercised warrants to purchase 80,000, 70,000 and 33,333 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00, $2.00 and $4.00 per share, respectively. The warrants were granted on June 18, 2000 and had an expiration dates of between June 18  and June 30, 2007.

On February 12, 2007, Stuart J. Doshi, President and CEO, loaned $100,000 to the Company.  The note bore interest at 8% annually and was payable on demand.  The note plus accrued interest was repaid on March 28, 2007.

On June 7, 2006, the Company loaned $1,000,000 to G. Carter Sedanoui, a 5% shareholder, evidenced by a short term promissory note payable to the Company with an original maturity date of March 31, 2007. On March 30, 2007, the Company extended the maturity date of the note to June 30, 2007. The note plus the accrued interest was paid in full on June 29, 2007.

5.                              SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

GeoPetro’s articles of incorporation allow for the issuance of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, 1,000,000 shares of Series A preferred stock (“Series A Stock”), 5,000,000 shares of Series AA preferred stock (“Series AA Stock”), and an additional 44,000,000 shares of preferred stock which may be issued from time to time in one or more series.

During the six  months ended June 30, 2007, the following issuances of common stock were made:

 

Conversion of Series A Stock — On March 28, 2007, all 1,890,710 of the Company’s outstanding shares of Series AA Stock automatically converted into 1,890,710 shares of our common stock, no par value per share.  Under the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, and as more fully described in Note 7 included in our Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2006, the Series AA stock automatically converted into common shares on a one-for-one share basis effective the first trading day after the reported high selling price for our common shares was at least $5.25 per share for any consecutive ten trading days, which condition was met on March 27, 2007.  Dividends accrued on the Series AA Stock at a rate of $0.28 per annum, per share, while the Series AA Stock was outstanding.  In 2006, dividends paid on the Series AA Stock totaled $529,400. Pursuant to the terms of the Series AA Stock, no dividends were payable for the first quarter of 2007.

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6.                              COMMON STOCK OPTIONS:

There were no material changes to common stock options from those disclosed in the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006.  The options outstanding as of June 30, 2007 have the following contractual lives:

 

As of June 30, 2007, there are 3,458,000 options which are exercisable. The remaining 502,000 options will become exercisable ratably over the next four years.

7.                            COMMON STOCK WARRANTS:

On February 12, 2007, the Company issued a two-year exercisable common stock warrant to purchase 20,000 Common Shares at $3.50 per share to an unaffiliated third party for geophysical services. The purchase right under the warrant has an expiration dates of February 12, 2009 unless terminated earlier in accordance with the stock warrant purchase agreement.

On February 28, 2007, the Company issued a two-year exercisable common stock warrant to purchase 5,000 Common Shares at $4.51 per share to the same party as above for geophysical services. The purchase right under the warrant has an expiration date of February 28, 2009 unless terminated earlier in accordance with the stock warrant purchase agreement.

The fair value of the warrants totalled $32,533 and was capitalized in oil and gas properties as part of the U.S. cost pool.

In addition, during the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company issued common stock warrants in connection with promissory notes payable.  These warrant issuances are discussed in Note 3.

8.                              INCOME TAXES:

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, on January 1, 2007. As a result of the adoption of FIN 48, the Company has unrecognized tax benefits of $86,000 as of the date of adoption. No corresponding interest and penalties have been accrued as the Company is in a net operating loss position.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states.  There is currently a federal income tax audit for the 2004 tax year in progress.   There are currently no other federal or state income tax examinations underway for these jurisdictions.  Furthermore, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations by the Internal Revenue service for tax years before 2003 and for state and local tax authorities for years before 2002.  The Company does, however, have net operating losses generated in tax years 1995 and after, which remain open for examination.

The Company provides for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (“SFAS 109”).  SFAS 109 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of the assets and liabilities.  Where it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized, a valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the deferred tax asset to its realizable value.

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A valuation allowance has been provided against the Company’s net deferred tax assets as the Company believes that it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will not be realized.  As a result of this valuation allowance, the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006 is zero percent.

9.                              COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

There were no material changes to commitments and contingencies from those disclosed in the audited annual   consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006 except as disclosed in Note 8 herein, and as follows:

Salary Increases — On December 18, 2006, the independent members of the board of directors, acting on the recommendations of Stuart J. Doshi, the President and CEO, voted to increase the salaries of Messrs. Creel and Steinhauser, officers of the Company, to $163,200 annually effective January 1, 2007.

Sale of Australian Interests, EP 381 & EP 408 - On June 20, 2007, the Company agreed to sell and transfer all of its remaining property interests in Australia to an unrelated party for cash consideration and a Petroleum Sales Royalty Payment equal to 25% of the future annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization  from the property interests.  The agreement is subject to satisfaction of certain terms and conditions.  Specifically, the agreement provides that the Company will be paid consideration for the sale and transfer of its property interests as follows:

1.                                       Initial cash consideration of $175,000 subject to certain closing conditions;

2.                                       a  second cash payment of $175,000 upon a successful flow test of petroleum from a well located on the property interests.  A successful flow test is defined for purposes of this agreement to be a test of at least 7 million standard cubic feet of natural gas for a continuous and uninterrupted 24 hour period (or an equivalent oil/condensate rate based on a conversion ratio of 6000 cubic feet of gas to a barrel of oil or condensate); and,

3.                                       a Petroleum Sales Royalty Payment equal to 25% of the future annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization from the property interests up to a total amount of $2,200,000.

Goodwin Prospect, Central Alberta, Canada — On June 21, 2007, the Company entered into a participation agreement wherein it acquired a 50% non-operated working interest in the Goodwin Prospect, which is located in the Central Alberta Basin, Canada.  A total of 12,000 acres can be earned by the Company by the drilling of wells.  On July 2, 2007, the Company advanced US $477,050 to be applied toward the drilling and completion of the first well in the prospect, the Nexstar Goodwin 16-19-58-12 Well.

10.       SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

Common Stock Offering – On August 13, 2007, the Company entered into agreements to sell, pursuant to a private placement, 2,002,599 units of the Company at a subscription price of $3.85 per Unit for total gross proceeds of $7,710,006. Each unit consists of one share of common stock of the Company and three-tenths common share purchase warrant of the Company.  Each one whole warrant shall entitle the holder to acquire one share of common stock at a price of $4.50 per share for a period of five years from the closing date.  The units have been purchased by a group of private investors, subject to customary closing conditions on August 13, 2007. The Company will file a registration statement covering the common shares.  The gross proceeds of the sale of common shares will be used to fund the Company's exploration and development program and for general working capital purposes.

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ITEM 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with accompanying financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. It contains forward looking statements that reflect our future plans, estimates, beliefs and expected performance. The forward looking statements are dependent upon events, risks and uncertainties that may be outside our control. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, market prices for natural gas and oil, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory changes, estimates of proved reserves, potential failure to achieve production from development drilling projects, capital expenditures and other uncertainties, as well as those factors discussed below and elsewhere in this report, particularly in “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Notes Regarding Forward Looking Statements”, all of which are difficult to predict and which expressly qualify all subsequent oral and written forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward looking events discussed may not occur. We do not have any intention or obligation to update forward-looking statements included in this report after the date of this report, except as required by law.

Overview

GeoPetro Resources Company (the “Company”, “we” or “us”) is a California incorporated oil and gas company in the business of exploring and developing oil and natural gas reserves on a worldwide basis. Since inception, we have conducted leasehold acquisition, exploration and drilling activities on our North American, Australian and Indonesian prospects. These projects currently encompass approximately 1.03 million gross (236,170 net) acres, consisting of mineral leases, production sharing contract and exploration permits that give us the right to explore for, develop and produce oil and natural gas. Some of these properties are in the exploration, appraisal or development drilling phase and have not begun to produce revenue from the sale of oil and natural gas. Excluding minor interest and dividend income, our only significant cash inflows until 2003 were the recovery of capital invested in projects through sale or other divestiture of interests in oil and gas prospects to industry partners.

Since 2003, substantially all of our revenue has been generated from natural gas sales derived from the Magness #1, the Fannin#1, and the Mitchell#1 wells in the Madisonville Field in East Texas under spot gas purchase contracts at market prices. Natural gas sales from the Madisonville Field are expected to account for substantially all of our revenues for 2007. We expect the majority of our capital expenditures in 2007 to be the costs of drilling and completing wells in the Madisonville Field.

Results of Operations

The financial information with respect to the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 that is discussed below is unaudited. In the opinion of management, such information contains all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such periods. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full fiscal year.

		Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
		2007			2006			2007			2006
		(Unaudited)						(Unaudited)
Statement of Operations
Revenues, net of royalties		2,388,850			1,969,064			4,212,192			3,467,517
Income (loss) from operations		305,145			(124,231		)	180,708			(4,665		)
Net income (loss) available to holders of Common Shares		238,778			(249,540		)	56,164			(322,617		)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per diluted share		$	0.01		$	(0.00	)	$	0.01		$	(0.00	)
Net income (loss) available to holders of Common Shares per diluted share		$	0.01		$	(0.01	)	$	0.00		$	(0.01	)

 

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Revenue and Operating Trends in 2007

As discussed in the “Properties — Texas — Madisonville Project” section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, in order to produce the gas reserves from the Rodessa Formation, we developed an onsite plan to treat and remove impurities from the Madisonville Project natural gas in order to meet pipeline-quality specifications. In 2003, the construction and installation of a natural gas treatment plant with a designed capacity of 18 million cubic feet of gas per day (“MMcf/d”) and associated pipeline and gathering facilities were completed.  The treatment plant and associated pipeline and gathering facilities are owned by an unaffiliated third party.

In 2005 we secured a commitment from MGP to install and make operational additional treating facilities capable of treating 50 MMcf/d, which combined with the capacity of the current in-service treating facilities will represent a total designed treating capacity of 68 MMcf/d for the Madisonville treatment plant.    Representatives of MGP have indicated that they expect the full expansion of the treatment plant to 68 MMcf/d capacity can be in place and operational by the third quarter of 2007.

Upon completion of the plant expansion, we expect to produce our Fannin Well and Mitchell Well at a higher rate as the well rate has previously been restricted due to capacity limitations in the gas treatment plant.  The Mitchell Well was placed in production in June 2007.  In addition, later in 2007 we expect to fracture stimulate the Wilson Well, and provided such stimulation is successful, we will place the Wilson Well on production.

In addition, our contract with MGP provides that for the first 18,000 Mcf/d of gas measured and delivered to the inlet flange of the gas treatment plant, MGP will receive a treating fee of $1.50 per thousand cubic feet (“Mcf”) (this fee is presently $1.55 per Mcf adjusted for inflation).  For any gas volumes in excess of 18,000 Mcf/d of gas delivered to the inlet flange of the gas treatment plant, the treating fee received by MGP is reduced from $1.50 to $1.10 per Mcf ($1.14 per Mcf adjusted for inflation).  We record our revenues net of these treating fees.  Thus, if we are able to increase our inlet production volumes over 18 MMcf/d on a sustained basis, we expect to experience a disproportionately higher increase in revenue due to lower average treating fees per Mcf.

While there can be no assurance, the higher production rates from our wells combined with the lower average treating fees per Mcf, may result in higher net production and increased revenue during later periods in 2007 as compared to the second quarter of 2007 and prior periods.

Industry Overview for the six months ended June 30, 2007

The six months ended June 30, 2007 saw strengthening natural gas prices. The Houston Ship Channel price, the index price prevailing in the locale of our Madisonville Project in Madison County, Texas, as quoted in Gas Daily as of June 29, 2007, was $6.66 versus  $5.40 as of December 29, 2006.  Natural gas prices improved during the quarter due to higher demand induced by cold temperatures experienced in many parts of the United States, among other factors.

Company Overview for the six months ended June 30, 2007

Our net income after taxes for six months ended June 30, 2007 was $56,164.  From our inception, through mid-2003, we only received nominal revenues from our oil and natural gas activities, while incurring substantial acquisition and exploration costs and overhead expenses which have resulted in an accumulated deficit through June 30, 2007 of $10,337,821. Commencing in May 2003, we placed our Madisonville Project into production. Substantially all of our oil and natural gas sales for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were derived from our Madisonville Project, from three producing wells, the UMC Ruby Magness #1 well (the “Magness Well”), the Angela Farris Fannin #1 well (the “Fannin Well”) and the Mitchell #1 well (the “Mitchell Well”).

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Comparison of Results of Operations for three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

Oil and gas revenue for the second quarter of 2007 increased 21% to $2,388,850 from $1,969,064 for the second quarter of 2006 in spite of a 5% decrease in gas production (net production of 583,486 Mcf in second quarter of 2007 compared to 616,106 Mcf in the same period of 2006).

  The lease operating expense for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007 was $418,830 compared to the same period of 2006 of $451,706. The average lifting cost per Mcf for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was $0.72 versus $0.73 for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The lease operating expense comparisons between these two quarters were consistent.

The total net profits interest expense for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007 was $244,384 versus $201,868 in the same quarter of 2006.  The 21% increase resulted from higher gas prices in the three months ended June 30, 2007 versus 2006. The net profits interest is 12.5% of the net operating profits from our Magness, Fannin, and Mitchell wells.

For the second quarter ended June 30, 2007, consolidated general and administrative (“G&A”) expense was $767,563 as compared to $738,756 for the same quarter in 2006. The G&A cost comparisons between these two quarters were consistent.

On the quarterly basis, the 2007 second quarter depreciation, depletion and amortization expense (DD&A) was $652,928 as compared to $700,965 for the 2006 second quarter.  The decrease in DD&A was due to the lower gas production of 32,620 Mcf in second quarter of 2007 (net production of 583,486 Mcf in second quarter of 2007 compared to 616,106 Mcf in the same period of 2006).

For the second quarter ended June 30, 2007, the income from operations was $305,145 versus a loss of $124,231 for the same period in 2006. The increase in the income from operations was due primarily to higher oil and gas sales.

The interest income for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007 was $28,196 as compared to $91,460 in the same quarter of 2006.  The reason for the decreased interest income was lower average cash and cash equivalent balances during the 2007 period as compared to 2006 period.

Interest expense was $92,263 in the second quarter ended June 30, 2007 versus $77,481 in the same quarter of 2006. The primary reason for the 19% increase was due to short term borrowings which were incurred in 2007 to complete the Mitchell well.

During the second quarter ended June 30, 2007, the net income before tax was $241,078 as compared to a net loss of $110,252 in the same quarter of 2006. The net income during three months ended June 30, 2007 was primarily due to higher oil and gas sales.

During the second quarter ended June 30, 2007, the income tax expense was $2,300 as compared to $7,300 in the same quarter of 2006.  The income tax expense comparison between these two quarters was consistent.

Comparison of Results of Operations for six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we had oil and natural gas revenues of $4,212,192. Our net production was 1,108,338 Mcf of natural gas at an average price of $3.80 per Mcf.  During the six months ended June 30, 2006, we had oil and natural gas revenues of $3,467,517.  Our net production for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was 1,084,684 Mcf at an average price of $3.20 per Mcf.  Revenues increased in the six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the prior year period due to higher gas

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prices and 2% higher production volumes.  Prices were approximately 19% higher for the six months ended June 30, 2007 versus the same period in 2006.

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we incurred lease operating expense of $846,107. Our average lifting cost for the 2007 period was $0.76 per Mcf.  During the six months ended June 30, 2006, we incurred lease operating expense of $717,929. Our average lifting cost for the 2006 period was $0.66 per Mcf. The higher average lifting cost for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was due to a workover performed on the Magness well and higher production taxes attributable to the Fannin and Mitchell wells.

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we incurred net profits interest expense of $428,588 associated with the Magness, the Fannin, and the Mitchell wells as compared to $360,471 during the six months ended June 30, 2006. The 19% increase resulted from higher gas prices as well as slightly higher production volumes in the six months ended June 30, 2007 versus 2006.

General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were $1,526,919 compared to $1,287,620 for the six months ended June 30, 2006. This represents a $239,299 increase over the prior year period due primarily to U.S. and Canada public company filling fees, and costs associated with our SEC registration statement, listing on the American Stock Exchange and ongoing filing requirements.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense (“DD&A”) for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $1,229,870 as compared to $1,106,162 in the same period of 2006, which amounts primarily represent amortization of the U.S. full cost pool for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase was due to higher net production in the six months period of 2007 and an increase in the amount of capitalized cost in the U.S. full cost pool.

Earning from operations totaled $180,708 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to loss from operations of $4,665 for the six months ended June 30, 2006. The increase in the income from operations was due primarily to higher gas prices as well as slightly higher production volumes in the six months ended June 30, 2007 versus 2006.

Other income for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 consisted of interest income in the amount of $56,201 and $91,894, respectively. The reason for the decreased interest income was lower average cash and cash equivalent balances during the 2007 period as compared to 2006 period.

During the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, we incurred interest expense of $178,445 and $126,030, respectively. The higher interest expense in the current period was due to short-term borrowings which were incurred in 2007 to complete the Mitchell well as well as a workover performed on the Magness well.

Net income before taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $58,464  as compared to net loss before taxes of $38,801 for the six months ended June 30, 2006. The increase in net income during the six months ended June 30, 2007 was primarily due to higher gas prices as well as slightly higher production volumes in the six months ended June 30, 2007 versus 2006.

Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $2,300 compared to $21,291 in the same period of 2006. The decrease in income tax expense was due to estimated 2005 tax return paid in 2006.

Recent Developments

In February 2007, we borrowed $900,000 pursuant to three promissory notes bearing interest at 8% per annum.  The notes mature on October 31, 2007.  In connection with these notes, we paid loan origination fees totaling $27,000 and issued three year warrants exercisable to purchase 45,000 shares of our common stock at $3.50 per share which expire in February 2009.

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In February 2007, we received an extension of the maturity date of our promissory note for $1,000,000 payable to Pine Hill Capital, LLC to October 31, 2007.  In connection with the extension, we paid a loan extension fee of $30,000 and granted a three-year warrant to purchase 50,000 shares of our common stock at $3.50 per share.  If we do not repay the note by October 31, 2007, we are required to dedicate 5% of our net cash flow from the Madisonville Project located in Madison County, Texas, toward the unpaid principal and all accrued and unpaid interest on the note, until all such amounts are paid in full.  Net cash flow means our gross revenues, less royalties, production taxes and net profits interest expense.

In February 2007, Stuart J. Doshi, President and CEO, loaned $100,000 to us pursuant to a promissory note bearing interest at 8% per annum, payable upon demand. We repaid the note plus accrued interest on March 28, 2007.

On June 7, 2006, we loaned $1,000,000 to G. Carter Sednaoui, a 5% shareholder, evidenced by a full-recourse short-term promissory note payable to us with an original maturity date of March 31, 2007.  On March 30, 2007, we extended the maturity date of the note to June 30, 2007. On June 29, 2007, we received the full payment of the note plus accrued interest.

On March 28, 2007, all 1,890,710 of our outstanding shares of our Series AA Stock automatically converted into 1,890,710 shares of our common stock. Under our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the Series AA stock automatically converts into common shares on a one-for-one share basis effective the first trading day after the reported high selling price for our common shares is at least $5.25 per share for any consecutive ten trading days, which condition was met on March 27, 2007. As a result of the conversion of our Series AA stock to common stock on March 28, 2007, dividends on the Series AA Stock ceased accruing on December 31, 2006. In 2006, dividends paid on the Series AA Stock totaled $529,400.

On April 25, 2007, May 9, 2007, and June 13, 2007, an officer and director, exercised warrants to purchase 80,000, 70,000 and 33,333 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00, $2.00 and $4.00 per share, respectively. The warrants were granted on June 18, 2000 and had expiration dates of between June 18 and June 30, 2007.

On May 11 and May 14, 2007, we issued 12,357 and 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.50 per share in connection with warrant exercises.

On June 20, 2007, we agreed to sell and transfer all of our remaining property interests in Australia  to an unrelated party for cash consideration and a Petroleum Sales Royalty Payment equal to 25% of the future annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization from the property interests.  The agreement is subject to satisfaction of certain terms and conditions.  Specifically, the agreement provides that we will be paid consideration for the sale and transfer of our property interests as follows:

1.                 Initial cash consideration of $175,000 subject to certain closing conditions;

2.                 a  second cash payment of $175,000 upon a successful flow test of petroleum from a well located on the property interests.  A successful flow test is defined for purposes of this agreement to be a test of at least 7 million standard cubic feet of natural gas for a continuous and uninterrupted 24 hour period (or an equivalent oil/condensate rate based on a conversion ratio of 6000 cubic feet of gas to a barrel of oil or condensate); and,

3.                 a Petroleum Sales Royalty Payment equal to 25% of the future annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization from the property interests up to a total amount of $2,200,000.

On June 21, 2007, the Company entered into a participation agreement wherein it acquired a 50% non-operated working interest in the Goodwin Prospect, which is located in the Central Alberta Basin, Canada.  A total of 12,000 acres can be earned by the Company by the drilling of wells.  On July 2, 2007, the company advanced US $477,050 to be

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applied toward the drilling and completion of the first well in the prospect, the Nexstar Goodwin 16-19-58-12 Well.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We had a working capital deficit of $590,515 versus $1,238,261 at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. Our working capital increased during six months ended June 30, 2007 due primarily to higher oil and gas income for the six months ended June 30, 2007 in spite of increase costs associated with our SEC registration, our listing on the American Exchange and the Mitchell well’s hookup costs.

We have historically financed our business activities through June 30, 2007 principally through issuances of common shares, promissory notes and common stock purchase warrants in private placements. These financings are summarized as follows:

 

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The net proceeds of our financings have been primarily invested in oil and natural gas properties totaling $1,430,493, and $14,425,098 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Our cash balance at June 30, 2007 was $2,702,934 compared to a cash balance of $734,561 at December 31, 2006. The change in our cash balance is summarized as follows:

Cash balance at December 31, 2006		$	734,561
Sources of cash:
Cash provided by operating activities		941,103
Cash provided by financing activities		1,463,644
Cash provided by payment of notes receivable		1,000,000
Total sources of cash including cash on hand		4,139,308
Uses of cash:
Cash used in investing activities:
Oil and natural gas property expenditures		(1,430,493		)
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		(5,881		)
Total uses of cash		(1,436,374		)
Cash balance at June 30, 2007		$	2,702,934

 

Our current cash and cash equivalents and anticipated cash flow from operations may not be sufficient to meet our working capital, capital expenditures and growth strategy requirements for the foreseeable future.  See “Outlook for 2007” for a description of our expected capital expenditures for 2007. If we are unable to generate revenues necessary to finance our operations over the long-term, we may have to seek additional capital through the sale of our equity or borrowing. As noted in “Recent Developments,” we periodically borrow funds pursuant to short term promissory notes to finance our activities.

Contractual Obligations

We have assumed various contractual obligations and commitments in the normal course of our operations and financing activities. We have described these obligations and commitments in our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. There were no material changes to our contractual obligations since December 31, 2006.

Income Taxes

As of December 31, 2006, we had net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards of approximately $22,932,000 for federal income tax purposes beginning to expire in 2010 and $10,926,000 for state income tax purposes which began to expire in 2006.

A significant change in our ownership may limit our ability to use these NOL carryforwards. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, requires that the tax benefit of such net operating loss be recorded as an asset. At December 31, 2006, we had net deferred tax assets of approximately $3.7 million related to the NOL and other temporary differences. We have recorded a full valuation allowance of $3.7 million at December 31, 2006, due to uncertainties surrounding the realizability of the deferred tax asset.

Effective January 1, 2007, we adopted the provisions of FASB interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, the detail of which is included in Note 8.

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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2007, we had no off balance sheet arrangements.

Financial Instruments

We have not committed any forward sales of our natural gas and do not employ any other financial instruments.

Outlook for 2007

Depending on capital availability, we are forecasting capital spending of up to approximately $15.0 million during the remainder of 2007, allocated as follows:

1.                                       Madisonville Project, Madison County, Texas. Approximately $13.0 million will be expended in the Madisonville Field area as follows: $10,000,000 to drill a deep well location, $2,000,000 toward the fracture stimulation and hook up costs of the Wilson Well, and $1,000,000 to be utilized for land acquisition, engineering and permitting.

2.                                       Central Alberta Reef Project. Up to approximately $2.0 million will be expended to drill exploratory wells and acquire 3-D seismic data.

We may, in our discretion, decide to allocate resources towards other projects in addition to or in lieu of, those listed above should other opportunities arise and as circumstances warrant.

We expect commodity prices to be volatile, reflecting the current tight supply and demand fundamentals for North American natural gas and world crude oil. Political events around the world, which are difficult to predict, will continue to influence both oil and gas prices. Higher prices for oil and gas often lead to higher levels of drilling activity which in turn lead to higher costs to explore, develop and acquire oil and gas reserves due to greater competition for resources and supplies. These higher costs could affect the returns on our capital expenditures. Higher crude prices could also help keep natural gas prices high by keeping alternative fuels, such as heating oil and residual fuel, expensive.

Impact of Inflation & Changing Prices

We are highly dependent upon natural gas pricing.  A material decrease in current and projected natural gas prices could impair our ability to raise additional capital on acceptable terms.  Likewise, a material decrease in current and projected natural gas prices could also impact our revenues and cash flows.  This could impact our ability to fund future activities.

Changing prices have had a significant impact on costs of drilling and completing wells, particularly in the Madisonville Field area where we are currently the most active.  The impact is due to higher costs associated with tubular goods, well equipment, and day rates for drilling contracts, among other factors.  These higher costs have impacted and will continue to impact our income from operations in the form of higher depletion expense.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with U.S. GAAP.  We refer you to the corresponding section in Part II, Item 7 and the notes to the consolidated financial statements of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 for a description of critical accounting policies and estimates.

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Risks and Uncertainties

There are a number of risks that face participants in the U.S., Canadian and international oil and natural gas industry, including a number of risks that face us in particular.  Accordingly, there are risks involved in an ownership of our securities.  See “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 for a description of the principal risks faced by us.

Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to market risks arising from fluctuating prices of crude oil, natural gas and interest rates as discussed below.

Commodity Risk.   Our major commodity price risk exposure is to the prices received for our natural gas production. Realized commodity prices received for our production are the spot prices applicable to natural gas in the East Texas region. Prices received for natural gas are volatile and unpredictable and are beyond our control. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, a 10% change in the prices received for natural gas production would have had an approximate $400,000 impact on our revenues.

Currency Translation Risk.   Because our revenues and expenses are primarily in U.S. dollars, we have little exposure to currency translation risk, and, therefore, we have no plans in the foreseeable future to implement hedges or financial instruments to manage international currency changes.

Hedging. We did not enter into any hedging transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended December 31 2006.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Based on an evaluation carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer believe that our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), were, as of the end of the period covered by this report effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the six months ended June 30, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.        Legal Proceedings.

From time to time, we are party to litigation or other legal and administrative proceedings that we consider to be a part of the ordinary course of our business. Currently, we are not involved in any legal proceedings nor are we party to any pending or threatened claims that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, cash flow or results of operations.

Item 1A.     Risk Factors.

As of the date of this filing, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, referred to as our 2006 Annual Report. An investment in our securities involves various risks. When considering an investment in our company, you should consider carefully all of the risk factors described in our 2006 Annual Report. These risks and uncertainties are not the only ones facing us and there may be

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additional matters that we are unaware of or that we currently consider immaterial. All of these could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and, thus, the value of an investment in our company.

Item 2.    Use of Proceeds.

Our registration statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-135485) registered up to 16,499,991 shares of our common stock, no par value per share, including 5,825,498 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants and options, for resale by selling shareholders. The registration statement was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 2007. The offering commenced on February 8, 2007 and has not terminated. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of our common stock by the selling shareholders under the registration statement; however if all warrants and options to acquire our common stock being registered thereunder are exercised, we will realize cash proceeds of approximately $13,931,169, which we expect to use for general working capital purposes and the drilling of wells in our Texas, Alaska, California, Canadian and Indonesian prospects.

If less than the $13,931,169 proceeds are realized from the exercise of such warrants and options, the proceeds will be spent in the following order of priority:

1.    Alaska Cook Inlet Project, up to approximately $3.0 million will be expended for the drilling of pilot program wells.

2.    Madisonville Project, Madison County, Texas. Up to approximately $10 million will be expended in the Madisonville Field area towards the drilling and completion of one deep exploratory well location to an estimated depth of 18,000 feet.

3.    General working capital.

We do not know if, or how many, of the warrants or options will be exercised. This is our best estimate of our use of proceeds generated from the possible exercise of warrants or options based on the current state of our business operations, our current plans and current economic and industry conditions. Any changes in the projected use of proceeds will be made at the sole discretion of our board of directors.

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of the Security Holders.

Not applicable.

Item 5.    Other Information.

Not applicable.

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Item 6.     Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
3.1**		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of GeoPetro Resources Company
3.2***		Amended and Restated Bylaws of the GeoPetro Resources Company
4.1**		Form of Warrant issued by GeoPetro Resources Company to various investors on various dates.
4.2**		Specimen Common Stock Certificate
10.1**		Joint Venture Agreement Bengara II, Dated January 1, 2000
10.2**		Production Sharing Contract Bengara II, Dated December 4, 1997
10.3**		Joint Venture Agreement—Whicher Range, Dated October 28, 1996
10.4**		Exploration Permit #408, Dated July 2, 1997
10.5**		Madisonville Field Development Agreement Dated August 1, 2005
10.6**		Alaska Cook Inlet Option dated April 20, 2005
10.7**†		The 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
10.8**†		The 2004 Stock Option and Appreciation Rights Plan
10.9**†		Stuart Doshi Employment Agreement, Dated July 28, 1997 (effective July 1, 1997) and amendments dated January 11, 2001, July 1, 2003, April 20, 2004, May 9, 2005, July 28, 2005 and January 30, 2006
10.10**†		David Creel Employment Agreement, Dated April 28, 1998 and amendments dated June 15, 2000, May 12, 2003 and January 1, 2005
10.11**†		J. Chris Steinhauser Employment Agreement, Dated June 19, 2000 and amendments dated December 12, 2002 and January 1, 2005
10.12**		Office Lease Agreement, Dated effective March 1, 2004
10.13**		Promissory Note to Pinehill Capital Inc., Dated January 31, 2006
10.14**		Form of Subscription Agreement for GeoPetro Resources Company stock executed by various investors on various dates.
10.15**		Promissory Note between GeoPetro Resources Company and G. Carter Sednaoui, Dated June 7, 2006
10.16**		Flow-Through Share Agreement between GeoPetro Resources Company and GeoPetro Canada Ltd., Dated March 30, 2006
10.17**		Form of Flow-Through Share Agreement between GeoPetro Resources Company and various investors, Dated March 30, 2006
10.18**		Promissory Notes between GeoPetro Resources Company and Stuart J. Doshi, various dates
10.19**		Shares Sale & Purchase Agreement Dated September 29, 2006
21.1***		List of Subsidiaries of GeoPetro
31.1*		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
31.2*		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
32.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of GeoPetro Resources Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

 

*                    Filed herewith

**             Filed as the identically numbered exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (No. 333-135485), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.

*** Filed as the identically numbered exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference.

†                     Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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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.

 

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