Exhibit 99.1

                                  GLOSSARY

ABYSSAL  ADJ.
     Pertaining to the depositional environment of the deepest area of the ocean
     basins,  the  abyss.  The  depositional energy is low, the abyssal plain is
     flat  and nearly horizontal and fine-grained sediments are deposited slowly
     by  waning  turbidity  currents  or from suspension in the water. It is the
     region of the ocean bottom between the bathyal and hadal zones, from depths
     of  approximately  3,000  to  6,000  meters  (10,000  to  20,000  feet).

ABYSSAL  ENTRY  (AE)  N.
     Geological  survey  or  study that pertains to the depths characteristic of
     the  abyss.
     See:  Abyssal.

ABYSSAL  SEISMIC  ENTRY  (ASE)  N.
     Seismic  survey(s) that pertains to the depths characteristic of the abyss.
     See:  Abyssal  and  Seismic.

ACTIVE  WELL  N.
     A  well  in  mechanical  condition  for production or service use (i.e., in
     active  production  or  service  use).

AEROMAGNETIC  SURVEY  N.
     Measurements  of  the  Earth's  magnetic  field  gathered  from  aircraft.
     Magnetometers  towed by an airplane or helicopter can measure the intensity
     of  the Earth's magnetic field. The differences between actual measurements
     and  theoretical  values indicate anomalies in the magnetic field, which in
     turn  represent  changes  in  rock  type  or  in  thickness  of rock units.

AEROSPACE  SURVEY  N.
     The  study of land surface characteristics using satellite images and other
     visual  representations  shot  from  space.

AIRBORNE  GEOPHYSICAL  SURVEY  N.
     The  study  of land surface characteristics by taking photographs and other
     visual  representations  from  an  altitude  (i.e.  from  an  aircraft).

ARRIVAL  N.
     An  event  or  appearance  of  seismic  data  as  a reflection, refraction,
     diffraction  or  other  similar  feature, or the time at which seismic data
     appear.  An  event in a seismic section can represent a geologic interface.

ASSOCIATED  GAS  N.
     Gas  combined  with  oil.  Known  also  as gas cap gas and solution gas, it
     provides  the drive mechanism needed to force oil to the surface of a well.
     Associated  gas is normally present in an oil reservoir in the early stages
     of  production.

BARREL  N.
     The  standard  unit  of  measure  of  liquids in the petroleum industry; it
     contains  42  U.S.  standard  gallons  and  is commonly abbreviated as bbl.

BASIN  N.
     A  depression  of  the  earth's surface into which sediments are deposited,
     usually  characterized  by  sediment  accumulation  over a long interval; a
     broad  area of the earth beneath which layers of rock are inclined, usually
     from  the  sides  toward  the  center.

BOREHOLE  N.
     The  hole  in  the earth made by the drill; the uncased drill hole from the
     surface  to  the  bottom  of  the  well.

DEPTH  POINT  MEASURING  (DPM)  V.
     1.  While  drilling,  is  the  measure of the drilling instrument.
     2.   While  conducting  seismic  survey, is the measure of the signal speed
          when  shot  into  the  ground.

DEVELOPMENT  N.
     Activities  following  exploration including the installation of facilities
     and  the  drilling  and  completion  of  wells  for  production  purposes.

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DISCOVERY  N.
     A  find  of  significant  quantities  of  gas  or  oil.

EXPLORATION  N.
     The  process  of  searching  for  minerals  preliminary  to  development.
     Exploration  activities  include  (1)  geophysical surveys, (2) drilling to
     locate  an  oil  or gas reservoir, and (3) the drilling of additional wells
     after  a  discovery  to  delineate  a  reservoir.  It enables the lessee to
     determine  whether  to  proceed  with  development  and  production.

FARM-IN-PARTNER  N.
     A  party  to  a farm-in agreement, in our case a party who will develop the
     property,  or  farmee.

FARM-IN  AGREEMENT  N.
     A  farm-in/farm-out  is  an  arrangement  in  which  the owner of a working
     interest  assigns  all  or  part of the working interest in the property to
     another party (the farmee) in return for the exploration and development of
     the  property.  Most  common  type  is  when the farmor conveys its working
     interest  to  the  farmee  and  retains  the royalty interest by the way of
     receiving  a  specified  portion of the mineral produced, free and clear of
     any  costs. The farmee in return agrees to pay all of the costs to explore,
     develop,  and  produce the property and receives its share of revenue after
     deducting  the  royalty.

GEOCHEMISTRY  SURVEY  N.
     Study  of  a  territory  by  collecting  earth  samples and analyzing their
     composition  as  separate  micro  elements.

GEO-DYNAMIC  TESTING  V.
     Any  survey  or  test involving the study of dynamics or shapes of geologic
     structures  being  targeted.

GEOLOGIC  SURVEY  N.
     A  survey  or investigation of the Earth, of the physical changes which the
     Earth's  crust  has undergone or is undergoing, and of the causes producing
     those  changes.

GEOLOGICAL  MAP  N.
     A  map  showing  the  structure  and  composition  of  the  Earth's  crust.

GEOLOGY  N.
     The  study of the Earth-its history, structure, composition, life forms and
     the  processes  that  continue  to  change  it.

GRAVIMETRIC  SURVEY  N.
     A survey made to determine the acceleration of gravity at various places on
     the  Earth's  surface.

GRAVIMETRY  N.
     The  measurement  of  gravity  or  the  study  of  its  variations.

GRAVITATIONAL  SURVEY  N.
     Study  of  a  territory  with  the  objective  of  studying  gravitational
     characteristics  of  rock formations (densities of earth layers). Also see:
     Gravimetry.

GRAVITY  PROSPECTING  V.
     In  gravity  prospecting,  geophysicists  measure  minute variations in the
     force  of gravity from rocks up to a few miles beneath the earth's surface.
     Different  types  of  rocks  have  different densities and oil exists where
     porous rock exists which has a lesser density and the denser rocks have the
     greater  gravitational  attraction.

HIGH-SPEED  DRILLING  V.
     Standard  rotary  drilling  of  boreholes.

INITIAL  ARRIVAL  N.
     First  arrival.
     See:  Arrival.

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LOCAL  TECTONIC  TESTING  V.
     Any  survey  or test involving the study of tectonics performed locally, as
     opposed  to  globally.
     See:  Tectonic.

MAGNETICS  N.
     The  study of the Earth's magnetic field, a branch of geophysics that began
     with  the  observation  by British scientist William Gilbert (1544 to 1603)
     that the Earth is a magnet. Variations in the magnetic field can be used to
     determine the extent of sedimentary basins and the depth to basement rocks,
     as  well  as to differentiate between igneous rocks and certain sedimentary
     rocks  such  as  salt. High-resolution magnetic surveys can also be used to
     determine  the  locations  of  oil  pipelines  and  production  equipment.

MAGNETIC  SURVEY  N.
     A  survey  which  involves  the  study  of  magnetics.
     See:  Magnetics.

MICROBIOLOGIC  OIL  GEOLOGY  N.
     Encompasses  all  types of methods researched under the microbiologic study
     of  geology.  Microbiology  is  a  branch  of  biology  that  deals  with
     microorganisms  and  their  effects  on  other  living  organisms.
     See:  Geology.

PARAMETRIC  ADJ.
     1.  Pertaining to variation of the frequency while maintaining the geometry
     of  electromagnetic  surveying.  In contrast, geometric pertains to keeping
     the  same  geometry  while  varying  the  frequency.

     2.  Pertaining  to a method of seismic inversion to separate wave fields by
     iteratively  developing  a  model of the data that conforms to the recorded
     data.  Parametric  inversion  is  used  in  processing  vertical  seismic
     profile(VSP)  data.

PARAMETRIC  DRILLING  V.
     Drilling  of  a  well with the objective of studying the overall geological
     characteristics  of  a  territory  or  a  region.

PRODUCTION  N.
     The  phase  of oil and gas operations involved with well fluids extraction,
     separation,  treatment,  measurement,  etc.

PROLIFIC  WELL  N.
     A  well  with  high  debits;  a  well  that  produces  high  volumes.


PROVED  OIL  AND  GAS  RESERVES  N.
     Proved  oil  and  gas  reserves  are the estimated quantities of crude oil,
     natural  gas, and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data
     demonstrate  with  reasonable  certainty  to be recoverable in future years
     from  known  reservoirs  under  existing economic and operating conditions,
     i.e.,  prices and costs as of the date the estimate is made. Prices include
     consideration  of  changes  in existing prices provided only by contractual
     arrangements,  but  not  on  escalations  based  upon  future  conditions.

          1.  Reservoirs  are  considered  proved  if  economic producibility is
          supported  by  either  actual production or conclusive formation test.
          The  area  of  a reservoir considered proved includes (A) that portion
          delineated  by  drilling  and  defined  by  gas-oil  and/or  oil-water
          contacts,  if  any, and (B) the immediately adjoining portions not yet
          drilled, but which can be reasonably judged as economically productive
          on  the  basis  of  available  geological and engineering data. In the
          absence  of information on fluid contacts, the lowest known structural
          occurrence  of  hydrocarbons  controls  the  lower proved limit of the
          reservoir.

          2.  Reserves which can be produced economically through application of
          improved recovery techniques (such as fluid injection) are included in
          the  proved classification when successful testing by a pilot project,
          or  the  operation  of an installed program in the reservoir, provides
          support  for  the engineering analysis on which the project or program
          was  based.

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PROVED  DEVELOPED  OIL  AND  GAS  RESERVES  N.
     Proved  developed oil and gas reserves are reserves that can be expected to
     be  recovered  through existing wells with existing equipment and operating
     methods.  Additional  oil  and  gas  expected  to  be  obtained through the
     application  of  fluid  injection or other improved recovery techniques for
     supplementing  the natural forces and mechanisms of primary recovery should
     be  included  as  proved  developed  reserves only after testing by a pilot
     project  or  after  the  operation  of  an  installed program has confirmed
     through  production  response  that  increased  recovery  will be achieved.

PROVED  UNDEVELOPED  RESERVES  N.
     Proved  undeveloped  oil and gas reserves are reserves that are expected to
     be  recovered  from  new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells
     where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion. Reserves
     on  undrilled  acreage  shall be limited to those drilling units offsetting
     productive  units  that  are reasonably certain of production when drilled.
     Proved  reserves for other undrilled units can be claimed only where it can
     be  demonstrated with certainty that there is continuity of production from
     the  existing productive formation. Under no circumstances should estimates
     for proved undeveloped reserves be attributable to any acreage for which an
     application  of  fluid  injection  or  other improved recovery technique is
     contemplated,  unless  such techniques have been proved effective by actual
     tests  in  the  area  and  in  the  same  reservoir.

SEISMIC  ADJ.
     Pertaining  to waves of elastic energy, such as that transmitted by P-waves
     and  S-waves,  in the frequency range of approximately 1 to 100 Hz. Seismic
     energy  is  studied  by  scientists  to  interpret  the  composition, fluid
     content, extent and geometry of rocks in the subsurface. "Seismic," used as
     an  adjective,  is  preferable  to  "seismics," although "seismics" is used
     commonly  as  a  noun.

STRATIGRAPHIC  ANALYSIS  N.
     See:  Stratigraphy.

STRATIGRAPHY  N.
     The  study  of  the history, composition, relative ages and distribution of
     strata,  and  the  interpretation of strata to elucidate Earth history. The
     comparison,  or correlation, of separated strata can include study of their
     lithology,  fossil  content,  and  relative  or  absolute  age.

TECTONIC  ADJ.
     Pertaining  to  the  structure  or movement of the earth's crust; "tectonic
     plates";  "tectonic  valleys".

TEST  WELL  N.
     A prospecting well drilled on a selected site for exploratory purposes - to
     verify  the  presence  of  mineral  resources.

THERMAL  SURVEY  N.
     Study  of  thermal  (heat)  currents  migrating  from  subsurface.

TWO-DIMENSIONAL  SURVEY  N.
     Seismic  data  or  a group of seismic lines acquired individually such that
     there  typically  are  significant  gaps  (commonly  1  km or more) between
     adjacent  lines.  A  2D  survey  typically contains numerous lines acquired
     orthogonally  to  the  strike  of geological structures (such as faults and
     folds)  with  a minimum of lines acquired parallel to geological structures
     to  allow  line-to-line  tying  of  the seismic data and interpretation and
     mapping  of  structures.

VAPOR  CHROMATOGRAPHY  N.
     A  method  of  thermal  survey  which detects the chemical composition of a
     thermal  (heat)  current  that  migrates  from  subsurface.

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WELL  N.
     A  hole drilled or bored into the earth, usually cased with metal pipe, for
     the  production  of  gas or oil. A hole for the injection under pressure of
     water  or  gas  into  a  subsurface  rock  formation.

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