Torchlight Energy
       
Full Cost Ceiling Test
       
Year Ended December 31, 2012
       
         
         
   
12/31/2012
   
         
Total Capitalized Costs
  $ 4,013,576    
           
Less Accumulated DD&A
    (551,890 )  
           
Net Capitalized Costs
    3,461,686    
           
           
PV-10 Value of Proved Reserves
    3,299,600  
Per NSAI Reserve Report
           
Less Income Tax Effects (Discounted)
    (391,000 )
From SMOG Calculation
           
Plus Unevaluated Costs
    577,658  
Primarily Coulter #1
           
Add Back Asset Retirement Obligation
    11,521  
To Prevent Double Counting
           
Full Cost Ceiling
    3,497,779    
           
           
Cushion / (Writedown Indicated)
    36,093    
 
 
 
 
1

 
 
Torchlight Energy
                 
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows
       
Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves
             
Year Ended December 31, 2012
                 
                   
                   
   
After-Tax
   
W-Out Tax
   
Diff
 
                   
Future cash flows
    41,103       41,103       -  
                         
Future production costs
    (12,413 )     (12,413 )     -  
Future development costs
    (18,755 )     (18,755 )     -  
                         
Future net cash flows
    9,935       9,935       -  
                         
Less Existing Tax Basis
    (3,436 )     -       (3,436 )
Less Future Percentage Depletion
    (3,606 )     -       (3,606 )
                         
Future Taxable Expense
    2,893       -       2,893  
                         
Tax at Statutory Rates (35%)
    (1,012 )     -       (1,012 )
                         
Future Net Cash Flows Undiscounted
    8,923       9,935       (1,012 )
                         
Adjustment for 10% Discount
    (6,014 )     (6,635 )     621  
                         
Standardized Measure of FNCF
    2,909       3,300       (391 )
                         
                         
Ratio of Discounted to Undiscounted
    32.6 %     33.2 %     38.6 %
 
 
 
 
 
2

 
 
Torchlight Energy
     
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash
 
Flows Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves
 
Year Ended December 31, 2012
     
       
   
2012
 
   
($000's)
 
       
Future cash flows
  $ 41,103  
         
Future production costs
    (12,413 )
Future development costs
    (18,755 )
Future income tax expense
    (1,012 )
         
Future net cash flows
    8,923  
         
10% annual discount for estimated
       
  timing of cash flows
    (6,014 )
         
Standardized measure of discounted
       
  future net cash flows
  $ 2,909  
 
 
 
 
 
 
3

 
 
Torchlight Energy, Inc.
                                                       
Discounted Tax Calculation for SMOG
                                                   
Year Ended December 31, 2012
                                                       
                                                           
     
Discount
                 
Est Tax
                 
Tax
     
Discount
   
     
Factor
                 
Basis
                 
Rate
     
Factor
   
       10%                   $3,436.0                    35%        10%    
                                           
Post-Depletion
           
     
Discounted
     
Future
 
Estimated
 
Cumulative
 
Cumulative
 
Taxable
 
Estimated
 
Cumulative
 
Taxable
 
Future
 
Future
 
Discounted
   
 
Future
 
Future
 
# of
 
Gross
 
Percentage
 
Percentage
 
Taxable
 
Income
 
Depletion
 
Depletion
 
Income
 
Income
 
Cash Flows
 
After Tax
 
# of
 
Cash Flows
 
Cash Flows
 
Periods
 
Revenue
 
Depletion
 
Depletion
 
Income
 
by Year
 
Deduction
 
Deduction
 
by Year
 
Tax
 
After Tax
 
Cash Flows
 
Periods
                                                                   
12/31/2013
$ (6,065.0 ) $ (5,790.7 ) $ 0.5   $ 1,064.5   $ -   $ -   $ (9,501.0 ) $ -   $ -   $ -   $ -   $ -   $ (6,065.0 ) $ (5,790.7 )   0.5
12/31/2014
  (2,100.8 )   (1,828.4 )   1.5     7,981.3     -     -     (11,601.8 )   -     -     -     -     -     (2,100.8 )   (1,828.4 )   1.5
12/31/2015
  3,245.9     2,575.2     2.5     6,888.8     775.0     775.0     (8,355.9 )   -     -     -     -     -     3,245.9     2,575.2     2.5
12/31/2016
  3,696.8     2,673.6     3.5     4,641.3     522.1     1,297.1     (4,659.1 )   -     -     -     -     -     3,696.8     2,673.6     3.5
12/31/2017
  2,523.4     1,663.6     4.5     3,366.7     378.8     1,675.9     (2,135.7 )   -     -     -     -     -     2,523.4     1,663.6     4.5
12/31/2018
  1,866.6     1,121.8     5.5     2,653.5     298.5     1,974.4     (269.1 )   -     -     -     -     -     1,866.6     1,121.8     5.5
12/31/2019
  1,443.1     790.6     6.5     2,193.1     246.7     2,221.1     1,174.0     1,174.0     763.1     763.1     410.9     143.8     1,299.3     711.8     6.5
12/31/2020
  1,145.9     572.3     7.5     1,870.2     210.4     2,431.5     2,319.9     1,145.9     744.8     1,507.9     401.1     140.4     1,005.5     502.2     7.5
12/31/2021
  925.5     421.3     8.5     1,631.0     183.5     2,615.0     3,245.4     925.5     601.6     2,109.5     323.9     113.4     812.1     369.7     8.5
12/31/2022
  755.6     313.6     9.5     1,435.6     161.5     2,776.5     4,001.0     755.6     491.1     2,600.7     264.5     92.6     663.0     275.2     9.5
12/31/2023
  611.5     231.3     10.5     1,268.0     142.7     2,919.2     4,612.5     611.5     397.5     2,998.1     214.0     74.9     536.6     203.0     10.5
12/31/2024
  507.9     175.1     11.5     1,140.7     128.3     3,047.5     5,120.4     507.9     330.1     3,328.3     177.8     62.2     445.7     153.7     11.5
12/31/2025
  395.7     124.4     12.5     990.4     111.4     3,158.9     5,516.1     395.7     257.2     3,585.5     138.5     48.5     347.2     109.2     12.5
12/31/2026
  326.4     93.5     13.5     898.8     101.1     3,260.0     5,842.5     326.4     21.0     3,606.5     305.4     106.9     219.5     62.9     13.5
12/31/2027
  251.0     65.6     14.5     789.7     88.8     3,348.9     6,093.5     251.0     -     3,606.5     251.0     87.9     163.2     42.6     14.5
Remainder
  405.5     96.6     15.5     2,289.9     257.6     3,606.5     6,499.0     405.5     -     3,606.5     405.5     141.9     263.6     62.8     15.5
                                                                                         
  $ 9,935.0   $ 3,299.5         $ 41,103.5   $ 3,606.5   $ 3,606.5   $ 6,499.0   $ 6,499.0   $ 3,606.5   $ 3,606.5   $ 2,892.5   $ 1,012.4   $ 8,922.6   $ 2,908.2      
                                                                                         
% Disc to Undisc
    33.2%                                                                       32.6%      
 
 
 
 
 
 
4