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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

 

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**FORM 10-Q**

 

**x****      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

 

**For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2011**

 

**or**

 

**o****         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

 

**For the Transition Period from                  to                 **

 

**Commission File Number: 000-53795**

 

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**REEF OIL & GAS INCOME AND DEVELOPMENT FUND III, L.P.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

| **Texas**

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)                                      | ** ** | **26-0805120**

(I.R.S. employer

identification no.) |
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| ** **                                                                                                      | ** ** | ** **                                            |
| **1901 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300**

**Richardson, Texas**

(Address of principal executive offices) | ** ** | **75080-3610**

(Zip code)                            |

 

**(972)-437-6792**

(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 o  No x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

| Large accelerated filer o |   | Accelerated filer o         |
|--------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------|
|                           |   |                             |
| Non-accelerated filer o   |   | Smaller reporting company 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

 

As of May 20, 2011, the registrant had 490.9827 units of general partner interest outstanding, 8.9697 units of general partner interest held by the managing general partner, and 397.0172 units of limited partner interest outstanding.

 

 

 

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**Reef Oil & Gas Income and Development Fund III, L.P.**

**Form 10-Q Index**

 
| **PART I —   FINANCIAL INFORMATION** |                                                                                             |       |
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|                                           |                                                                                             |       |   |
| **ITEM   1.**                                  | **Financial Statements (Unaudited)**                                                             | ** ** | ** ** |
|                                           | *Condensed   Balance Sheets*                                                                     |       |   |
|                                           | *Condensed   Statements of Operations*                                                           |       |   |
|                                           | *Condensed   Statements of Cash Flows*                                                           |       |   |
|                                           | *Notes   to Condensed 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 4T.**                                   | **Controls and   Procedures**                                                                    | ** ** | ** ** |
|                                           |                                                                                             |       |   |
| **PART II   — OTHER INFORMATION**    |                                                                                             |       |
|                                           |                                                                                             |       |   |
| **ITEM 1.**                                    | **Legal Proceedings**                                                                            | ** ** | ** ** |
|                                           |                                                                                             |       |   |
| **ITEM 1A.**                                   | **Risk Factors**                                                                                 | ** ** | ** ** |
|                                           |                                                                                             |       |   |
| **ITEM 2.**                                    | **Unregistered   Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds**                                | ** ** | ** ** |
|                                           |                                                                                             |       |   |
| **ITEM 3.**                                    | **Default Upon   Senior Securities**                                                             | ** ** | ** ** |
|                                           |                                                                                             |       |   |
| **ITEM 4.**                                    | **(Removed and Reserved)**                                                                       | ** ** | ** ** |
|                                           |                                                                                             |       |   |
| **ITEM 5.**                                    | **Other Information**                                                                            | ** ** | ** ** |
|                                           |                                                                                             |       |   |
| **ITEM   6.**                                  | **Exhibits**                                                                                     | ** ** | ** ** |
|                                           |                                                                                             |       |   |
| **Signatures**                                 |                                                                                             |       |

 

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**PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION**

 

**Item 1. Financial Statements**

 

**Reef Oil & Gas Income and Development Fund III, L.P.**

**Condensed Balance Sheets**

 
| ** **                                                                       | ** ** | **March 31,********2011** | ** **     | **December 31,********2010** | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                       | ** ** | **(unaudited)**                | ** **     | ** **                        | ** ** |
| **Assets**                                                                       |       |                           |           |                              |       |
|                                                                             |       |                           |           |                              |       |
| **Current assets:**                                                              |       |                           |           |                              |       |
| Cash and cash equivalents                                                        | ** ** | **$**                          | 977,080        | ** **                        | **$**      | 1,136,682 | ** ** |
| Accounts receivable                                                              |       | 769,854                        |           | 832,471                           |       |
| Accounts receivable from affiliates                                              |       | 91,683                         |           | 105,094                           |       |
| **Total current assets**                                                         | ** ** | **1,838,617**                  | ** **     | **2,074,247**                     | ** ** |
|                                                                             |       |                           |           |                              |       |
| **Oil and gas properties, full   cost method of accounting:**                    |       |                           |           |                              |       |
| Proved properties, net of accumulated depletion of   $61,407,232 and $61,089,909 |       | 13,906,943                     |           | 14,318,440                        |       |
| Unproved properties                                                              |       | 1,967,023                      |           | 1,969,433                         |       |
| **Net oil and gas properties**                                                   | ** ** | **15,873,966**                 | ** **     | **16,287,873**                    | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                       | ** ** | ** **                     | ** **     | ** **                        | ** ** |
| **Total assets**                                                                 | ** ** | **$**                          | **17,712,583** | ** **                        | **$**      | **18,362,120** | ** ** |
|                                                                             |       |                           |           |                              |       |
| **Liabilities and partnership   equity**                                         |       |                           |           |                              |       |
|                                                                             |       |                           |           |                              |       |
| **Current liabilities:**                                                         |       |                           |           |                              |       |
| Accounts payable                                                                 | ** ** | **$**                          | 388            | ** **                        | **$**      | 47 | ** ** |
| Accounts payable to affiliates                                                   |       | 29,005                         |           | —                            |       |
| Accrued liabilities                                                              |       | 47,216                         |           | 9,819                             |       |
| Current portion of long-term note payable                                        |       | 950,000                        |           | —                            |       |
| **Total current liabilities**                                                    | ** ** | **1,026,609**                  | ** **     | **9,866**                         | ** ** |
|                                                                             |       |                           |           |                              |       |
| **Long-term liabilities:**                                                       |       |                           |           |                              |       |
| Note payable                                                                     |       | 3,550,000                      |           | 4,750,000                         |       |
| Asset retirement obligation                                                      |       | 917,992                        |           | 903,946                           |       |
| **Total long-term liabilities**                                                  | ** ** | **4,467,992**                  | ** **     | **5,653,946**                     | ** ** |
|                                                                             |       |                           |           |                              |       |
| **Partnership equity**                                                           |       |                           |           |                              |       |
| General partners                                                                 |       | 7,094,487                      |           | 7,336,215                         |       |
| Limited partners                                                                 |       | 5,152,947                      |           | 5,348,414                         |       |
| Managing general partner                                                         |       | (29,452                        | )              | 13,679                            |       |
| **Partnership equity**                                                           | ** ** | **12,217,982**                 | ** **     | **12,698,308**                    | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                       | ** ** | ** **                     | ** **     | ** **                        | ** ** |
| **Total liabilities and   partnership equity**                                   | ** ** | **$**                          | **17,712,583** | ** **                        | **$**      | **18,362,120** | ** ** |

 

*See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements (unaudited).*

 

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**Reef Oil & Gas Income and Development Fund III, L.P.**

**Condensed Statements of Operations**

**(Unaudited)**

 
| ** **                                 | ** ** | **For the three months ended   March 31,** | ** **    |
|--------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| ** **                                 | ** ** | **2011**                                                            | ** **    | **2010** | ** ** |
|                                       |       |                                                                |          |   |   |
| **Revenues**                               |       | $                                                                   | **1,381,043** |   | $ | **1,257,224** |   |
|                                       |       |                                                                |          |   |   |
| **Costs and expenses:**                    |       |                                                                |          |   |   |
| Lease operating expenses                   |       | 662,029                                                             |          | 421,636 |   |
| Production taxes                           |       | 103,876                                                             |          | 75,982 |   |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization   |       | 317,323                                                             |          | 593,856 |   |
| Accretion of asset retirement obligation   |       | 15,189                                                              |          | 16,013 |   |
| Property impairment                        |       | —                                                              |          | 1,452,475 |   |
| General and administrative                 |       | 424,631                                                             |          | 1,136,298 |   |
| **Total costs and expenses**               | ** ** | **1,523,048**                                                       | ** **    | **3,696,260** | ** ** |
|                                       |       |                                                                |          |   |   |
| **Loss from operations**                   | ** ** | **(142,005**                                                        | **)**         | **(2,439,036** | **)** |
|                                       |       |                                                                |          |   |   |
| **Other income (expense):**                |       |                                                                |          |   |   |
| Miscellaneous expense                      |       | 15                                                                  |          | — |   |
| Interest income                            |       | —                                                              |          | 1,389 |   |
| Interest expense                           |       | (59,169                                                             | )             | — |   |
| **Total other income (expense)**           | ** ** | **(59,154**                                                         | **)**         | **1,389** | ** ** |
|                                       |       |                                                                |          |   |   |
| **Net loss**                               |       | $                                                                   | **(201,159**  | **)** | $ | **(2,437,647** | **)** |
|                                       |       |                                                                |          |   |   |
| Net loss per general partner unit          |       | $                                                                   | (226.11       | ) | $ | (2,675.38 | ) |
| Net loss per limited partner unit          |       | $                                                                   | (226.11       | ) | $ | (2,675.38 | ) |
| Net loss per managing general partner unit |       | $                                                                   | (41.16        | ) | $ | (6,901.77 | ) |

 

*See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements (unaudited).*

 

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**Reef Oil & Gas Income and Development Fund III, L.P.**

**Condensed Statements of Cash Flows**

**(Unaudited)**

 
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | **For the three months ended   March 31,** | ** **  |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | **2011**                                                            | ** **  | **2010** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | ** **                                                          | ** **  | ** ** | ** ** |
| **Operating Activities**                                                                    |       |                                                                |        |   |   |
| Net loss                                                                                    | ** ** | **$**                                                               | (201,159    | ) | **$** | (2,437,647 | ) |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash   provided by (used in) operating activities: |       |                                                                |        |   |   |
| ***Adjustments for non-cash   transactions:***                                              |       |                                                                |        |   |   |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization                                                    |       | 317,323                                                             |        | 593,856 |   |
| Property impairment                                                                         |       | —                                                              |        | 1,452,475 |   |
| Accretion of asset retirement obligation                                                    |       | 15,189                                                              |        | 16,013 |   |
| ***Changes in operating assets and   liabilities:***                                        |       |                                                                |        |   |   |
| Accounts receivable                                                                         |       | 62,617                                                              |        | (728,519 | ) |
| Accounts receivable from affiliates                                                         |       | (46,044                                                             | )           | 200,579 |   |
| Accounts payable                                                                            |       | 341                                                                 |        | (496,756 | ) |
| Accounts payable to affiliates                                                              |       | 29,005                                                              |        | 183,749 |   |
| Accrued liabilities                                                                         |       | 37,397                                                              |        | (242,592 | ) |
| **Net cash provided by (used in)   operating activities**                                   | ** ** | **214,669**                                                         | ** **  | **(1,458,842** | **)** |
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | ** **                                                          | ** **  | ** ** | ** ** |
| **Investing Activities**                                                                    | ** ** | ** **                                                          | ** **  | ** ** | ** ** |
| Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties                                                |       | 409,455                                                             |        | — |   |
| Purchase of oil and gas properties                                                          |       | —                                                              |        | (10,705,500 | ) |
| Property development                                                                        |       | (254,559                                                            | )           | (2,812,797 | ) |
| **Net cash provided by (used in)   investing activities**                                   | ** ** | **154,896**                                                         | ** **  | **(13,518,297** | **)** |
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | ** **                                                          | ** **  | ** ** | ** ** |
| **Financing Activities**                                                                    | ** ** | ** **                                                          | ** **  | ** ** | ** ** |
| Payment of note payable                                                                     |       | (250,000                                                            | )           | — |   |
| Partner distributions                                                                       |       | (279,167                                                            | )           | (119,360 | ) |
| **Net cash used in financing   activities**                                                 | ** ** | **(529,167**                                                        | **)**       | **(119,360** | **)** |
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | ** **                                                          | ** **  | ** ** | ** ** |
| **Net decrease in cash and cash   equivalents**                                             | ** ** | **(159,602**                                                        | **)**       | **(15,096,499** | **)** |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                            |       | 1,136,682                                                           |        | 18,243,848 |   |
| **Cash and cash equivalents at   end of period**                                            | ** ** | **$**                                                               | **977,080** | ** ** | **$** | **3,147,349** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | ** **                                                          | ** **  | ** ** | ** ** |
| **Supplemental cash flow   disclosure:**                                                    | ** ** | ** **                                                          | ** **  | ** ** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | ** **                                                          | ** **  | ** ** | ** ** |
| Cash paid for interest expense on note payable                                              |       | $                                                                   | 59,169      |   | $ | — |   |
| ** **                                                                                  | ** ** | ** **                                                          | ** **  | ** ** | ** ** |
| **Supplemental disclosure of   non-cash investing transactions:**                           | ** ** | ** **                                                          | ** **  | ** ** | ** ** |
| Property additions included in accounts payable                                             |       | $                                                                   | —      |   | $ | (29,957 | ) |
| Additions to property and asset retirement   obligation                                     |       | $                                                                   | —      |   | $ | 728,545 |   |

 

*See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements (unaudited).*

 

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**Reef Oil & Gas Income and Development Fund III, L.P.**

**Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)**

 

**1. Organization and Basis of Presentation**

 

The financial statements of Reef Oil & Gas Income and Development Fund III, L.P. (the “Partnership”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. We have recorded all transactions and adjustments necessary to fairly present the financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”). The adjustments are normal and recurring. The following notes describe only the material changes in accounting policies, account details, or financial statement notes during the first three months of 2011. Therefore, please read these condensed financial statements and notes to condensed financial statements together with the audited financial statements and notes to financial statements contained in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2010 (the “Annual Report”).

 

**2. Summary of Accounting Policies**

 

**Oil and Gas Properties**

 

The Partnership follows the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties. Under this method, all direct costs and certain indirect costs associated with acquisition of properties and successful as well as unsuccessful exploration and development activities are capitalized. Depreciation, depletion, and amortization of capitalized oil and gas properties and estimated future development costs, excluding unproved properties, are based on the unit-of-production method using estimated proved reserves, as determined by independent petroleum engineers.  For these purposes, proved natural gas reserves are converted to equivalent barrels of crude oil at a rate of 6 Mcf to 1 Bbl.

 

In applying the full cost method, the Partnership performs a quarterly ceiling test on the capitalized costs of oil and gas properties, whereby the capitalized costs of oil and gas properties are limited to the sum of the estimated future net revenues from proved reserves using prices that are the 12-month un-weighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for crude oil and natural gas held constant and discounted at 10%, plus the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproved properties, if any. If capitalized costs exceed the ceiling, an impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the capitalized costs exceed the ceiling, and is shown as a reduction of oil and gas properties and as property impairment expense on the Partnership’s statements of operations. No gain or loss is recognized upon sale or disposition of oil and gas properties, unless such a sale would significantly alter the rate of depletion and amortization. During the three month period ended March 31, 2011, the Partnership recognized property impairment expense of proved properties totaling $0. During the three month period ended March 31, 2010, the Partnership recognized property impairment expense of proved properties totaling $1,452,475.

 

At December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2011, unproved properties consist of capitalized costs associated with undrilled infill and offset drilling locations associated with the Azalea Acquired Properties. Unproved properties are assessed for impairment quarterly as of the balance sheet date by considering drilling activity in the area of the unproved properties and other information.  Any impairment resulting from this quarterly assessment is reported as property impairment expense in the current period, as appropriate. During the three months ended December 31, 2010, the Partnership fully impaired its unproved properties associated with the Slaughter Dean project by recognizing $53,166,873 of property impairment expense. During the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Partnership recognized no impairment of unproved properties.

 

**Estimates of Proved Oil and Gas Reserves**

 

Estimates of the Partnership’s proved reserves at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 have been prepared and presented in accordance with SEC rules and accounting standards which require SEC reporting entities to prepare their reserve estimates using pricing based upon the un-weighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month commodity prices over the preceding 12-month period and current costs. Future prices and costs may be materially higher or lower than these prices and costs, which would impact the estimate of reserves and future cash flows.

 

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Reserves and their relation to estimated future net cash flows impact the Partnership’s depletion and impairment calculations. As a result, adjustments to depletion and impairment are made concurrently with changes to reserve estimates. If proved reserve estimates decline, the rate at which depletion expense is recorded increases, reducing net income. A decline in estimated proved reserves and future cash flows also reduces the capitalized cost ceiling and may result in increased impairment expense.

 

**Restoration, Removal, and Environmental Liabilities**

 

The Partnership is subject to extensive Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. These laws regulate the discharge of materials into the environment and may require the Partnership to remove or mitigate the environmental effects of the disposal or release of petroleum substances at various sites. Environmental expenditures are expensed or capitalized depending on their future economic benefit. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations and that have no future economic benefit are expensed.

 

Liabilities for expenditures of a non-capital nature are recorded when environmental assessments and/or remediation is probable, and the costs can be reasonably estimated. Such liabilities are generally undiscounted values unless the timing of cash payments for the liability or component is fixed or reliably determinable.

 

Asset retirement costs and liabilities associated with future site restoration and abandonment of long-lived assets are initially measured at fair value, which approximates the cost a third party would incur in performing the tasks necessary to retire such assets. The fair value is recognized in the financial statements as the present value of expected future cash expenditures for site restoration and abandonment. Subsequent to the initial measurement, the effect of the passage of time on the liability for the net asset retirement obligation (accretion expense) and the amortization of the asset retirement cost are recognized in the results of operations.

 

The following table summarizes the Partnership’s asset retirement obligation for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010.

 
| ** **                                | ** ** | **Three months ended   March 31, 2011** | ** ** | **Year ended   December 31, 2010** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------|
| Beginning asset retirement obligation     | ** ** | **$**                                                       | 903,946    | ** **                                        | **$**      | 248,912 | ** ** |
| Additions related to new properties       |       | —                                                      |       | 668,800                                           |       |
| Retirement related to sales of properties |       | (1,143                                                      | )          | (76,156                                           | )          |
| Accretion expense                         |       | 15,189                                                      |       | 62,390                                            |       |
| Ending asset retirement obligation        | ** ** | **$**                                                       | 917,992    | ** **                                        | **$**      | 903,946 | ** ** |

 

**Fair Value of Financial Instruments**

 

The estimated fair values for financial instruments have been determined at discrete points in time based on relevant market information. These estimates involve uncertainties and cannot be determined with precision. The estimated fair value of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates their carrying value due to their short-term nature. The fair market value of the Partnership’s long-term debt approximates the carrying value at March 31, 2011 as it yields interest at rates currently available in the market.

 

**3. Long-Term Debt**

 

On June 30, 2010, the Partnership and Texas Capital Bank, N.A. (“TCB”) entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) which currently has a $5,000,000 borrowing base, and a related promissory note and security agreement for purposes of funding the acquisition of oil and gas properties purchased from Lett by RCWI and assigned to the Partnership under the Assignment, Conveyance and Bill of Sale described in Note 2 above.  The per annum interest rate is equal to the U.S. prime rate as published by the Wall Street Journal’s “Monday Rates” plus 0.5%, with a minimum interest rate of 5%, payable monthly.  The obligations of TCB to the Partnership under the Credit Agreement expire on June 30, 2013, at which point the promissory note matures, and any unpaid principal and interest becomes due and payable.  The Credit Agreement is a reducing revolving credit facility, and is subject to semi-annual redetermination of the borrowing base in accordance with the TCB’s customary practices for oil and

 

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gas loans.  At June 30, 2010, the borrowing base was equal to $5,000,000.  The Partnership borrowed $5,000,000 from TCB under the Credit Agreement which was paid directly to Lett to satisfy the closing obligations of RCWI under the Lett Purchase Agreement.  The principal and accrued interest thereon may generally be prepaid by the Partnership in whole or in part at any time and without premium or penalty.  As of March 31, 2011, the Partnership has prepaid $500,000 of principal to TCB, and TCB has reduced the borrowing base to $4,500,000.

 

Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, on June 30, 2010 the Partnership paid TCB a facility fee of $50,000 (one percent (1.00%) of the initial borrowing base) and is obligated to further pay, upon each determination of an increase in the borrowing base, a facility fee in the amount of one percent (1.00%) of the amount by which the borrowing base is increased over that in effect on the date of determination.  On June 30, 2010, the Partnership also paid TCB an engineering fee in the amount of $5,000, and is obligated to further pay additional engineering fees in the amount of $5,000 if TCB’s internal engineers perform the engineering review of the collateral; or the actual fees and expenses of any third-party engineers retained by TCB to prepare an engineering report, payable at the time of a redetermination of the borrowing base.

 

The Credit Agreement is guaranteed by RCWI and RCWI GP LLC. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are secured by a first priority lien on no less than 90% of the oil and gas properties utilized in determining the borrowing base, based on the net present value of the crude oil and natural gas to be produced from the oil and gas properties calculated using a discount rate of nine percent (9.00%) per annum.

 

The Credit Agreement contains various covenants, including among others:

 

·                  restrictions on liens;

 

·                  restrictions on incurring other indebtedness without the lenders’ consent;

 

·                  restrictions on distributions and other restricted payments;

 

·                  maintenance of a current ratio as of the end of each fiscal quarter commencing September 30, 2010 of not less than 1.0 to 1.0, as adjusted; and

 

·                  maintenance of an interest coverage ratio of cash flow to fixed charges as of the end of each fiscal quarter commencing September 30, 2010, to be at least 3.0 to 1.0.

 

All outstanding amounts owed under the Credit Agreement become due and payable upon the occurrence of certain usual and customary events of default, including among others:

 

·                  failure to make payments under the Credit Agreement;

 

·                  non-performance of covenants and obligations continuing beyond any applicable grace period; and

 

·                  the occurrence of a “Change in Control” (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

 

At March 31, 2011, the Partnership was not in compliance with certain financial covenants under the Credit Agreement, for which it obtained a waiver from the lender.

 

**4****. Transactions with Affiliates**

 

Reef Exploration, L.P. (“RELP”), an affiliate of Reef Oil & Gas Partners, L.P. (“Reef”), the managing general partner of the Partnership, currently serves as the operator of the Slaughter Dean Project and receives drilling compensation in an amount equal to 15% of the total well costs paid by the Partnership.  RELP also receives drilling compensation in an amount equal to 5% of the total well costs paid by the Partnership for non-operated wells included in the Azalea Acquired Properties and the Lett Acquired Properties. All of the wells included in these two purchases are non-operated. Total well costs include all drilling and equipment costs, including intangible 

 

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development costs, surface facilities, and costs of pipelines necessary to connect the well to the nearest delivery point.  In addition, total well costs also include the costs of all developmental activities on a well, such as reworking, working over, deepening, sidetracking, fracturing a producing well, installing pipeline for a well or any other activity incident to the operations of a well, excluding ordinary well operating costs after completion.  Total well costs do not include costs relating to lease acquisitions.  During the three month period ended March 31, 2011, RELP received $6,396 in drilling compensation. During the year ended December 31, 2010, RELP received $232,775 in drilling compensation.  Drilling compensation payments are included in oil and gas properties in the financial statements.

 

Additionally, Reef and its affiliates are reimbursed for direct costs and all documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of the Partnership. During the three month period ended March 31, 2011, Reef and its affiliates received total reimbursements for direct costs and other documented out-of-pocket expenses of $120,737 and $315, respectively. During the three month period ended March 31, 2010, Reef and its affiliates received total reimbursements for direct costs and other documented out-of-pocket expenses of $92,893 and $4,535, respectively.

 

RELP receives an administrative fee to cover all general and administrative costs in an amount equal to 1/12 th of 1% of all capital raised payable monthly.  During the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, RELP received $224,220 and $224,220, respectively, in administrative fees. Administrative fees are included in general and administrative expense in the financial statements. RELP’s general and administrative costs include all customary and routine expenses, accounting, office rent, telephone, secretarial, salaries and other incidental expenses incurred by RELP or its affiliates that are necessary to the conduct of the Partnership’s business, whether generated by RELP, its affiliates or by third parties, but excluding direct costs and operating costs.

 

RELP processes joint interest billings and revenues on behalf of the Partnership. At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, RELP owed the Partnership $91,683 and $45,640, respectively, for net revenues processed in excess of joint interest and technical and administrative services charges. The cash associated with net revenues processed by RELP is normally received by RELP from oil and gas purchasers 30-60 days after the end of the month to which the revenues pertain.

 

In December 2010, the Partnership sold its interests in certain oil and gas properties in the Lusk Field in Lea County, New Mexico, to Reef 2010 Drilling Fund, L.P., a Reef affiliate. These interests were sold primarily due to the planned or actual drilling of exploratory wells on the acreage involved.  In accordance with its stated objectives, the Partnership will not participate in exploratory drilling activities.  The sale included the Partnership’s interests in five existing wells, as well as the undeveloped acreage upon which an exploratory well is intended to be drilled.  The Partnership accepted a sales price of $59,455 in exchange for these interests, of which the entire amount was included in accounts receivable from affiliates on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2010.  The Partnership received the entire sales price of $59,455 in cash during the three month period ended March 31, 2011.

 

In January 2011, the Partnership sold a portion of its interests in the Thums Long Beach Unit to Reef Oil & Gas 2010-A Income Fund, L.P., a Reef affiliate.  The Thums Long Beach Unit is a long-lived waterflood project in the Wilmington Field, located underneath the Long Beach Harbor in southern California. The Partnership received $350,000 in cash in exchange for these interests.

 

**5. Commitments and Contingencies**

 

None.

 

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**6.  Partnership Equity**

 

Information regarding the number of units outstanding and the net income (loss) per type of Partnership unit for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 is detailed below:

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011

 
| **Type of Unit** | ** ** | **Number of   Units** | ** ** | **Net loss** | ** ** | **Net loss per   unit** | ** ** |
|----------------------------|------------|----------------------------|------------|-------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|------------|
| Managing general partner   |       | 8.9697                     |       | $                 | (369       | )                                 | $          | (41.16 | ) |
| General partner            |       | 490.9827                   |       | (111,018          | )          | $                                 | (226.11    | ) |
| Limited partner            |       | 397.0172                   |       | (89,772           | )          | $                                 | (226.11    | ) |
| Total                      |       | 896.9696                   |       | $                 | (201,159   | )                                 |       |   |

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2010

 
| **Type of Unit** | ** ** | **Number of   Units** | ** ** | **Net loss** | ** ** | **Net loss per   unit** | ** ** |
|----------------------------|------------|----------------------------|------------|-------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|------------|
| Managing general partner   |       | 8.9697                     |       | $                 | (61,907    | )                                 | $          | (6,901.77 | ) |
| General partner            |       | 490.9827                   |       | (1,313,567        | )          | $                                 | (2,675.38  | ) |
| Limited partner            |       | 397.0172                   |       | (1,062,173        | )          | $                                 | (2,675.38  | ) |
| Total                      |       | 896.9696                   |       | $                 | (2,437,647 | )                                 |       |   |

 

**7. Subsequent Events**

 

During April 2011, the Partnership made an additional prepayment of principal to TCB in the amount of $400,000, reducing the outstanding balance of the note payable to $4,100,000. On May 20, 2011, the Partnership entered into the First Amendment to Credit Agreement ("Amendment") with TCB. Under the Amendment, the borrowing base is reduced to $4,100,000.  In addition, effective June 1, 2011, the borrowing base is reduced by $55,000 per month.  As such, the Partnership has recognized $950,000 of the outstanding amount as current liability as of March 31, 2011 in the accompanying balance sheet. 

 

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

 

The following is a discussion of the Partnership’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes thereto, included in the Annual Report.

 

This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  You should exercise extreme caution with respect to all forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report.  Specifically, the following statements are forward-looking:

 

·                                     statements regarding the state of the oil and gas industry and the opportunity to profit within the oil and gas industry, competition, pricing, level of production, or the regulations that may affect the Partnership;

 

·                                     statements regarding the plans and objectives of Reef for future operations, including, without limitation, the uses of Partnership funds and the size and nature of the costs the Partnership expects to incur and people and services the Partnership may employ;

 

·                                     any statements using the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect” and similar such phrases or words; and

 

·                                     any statements of other than historical fact.

 

Reef believes that it is important to communicate its future expectations to the partners.  Forward-looking statements reflect the current view of management with respect to future events and are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, without limitation, the risk factors listed in the section captioned “RISK FACTORS” contained in the Partnership’s Annual Report. Although Reef believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, Reef can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct.  Should any one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results are likely to vary materially from those described herein.  There can be no assurance that the projected results will occur, that these judgments or assumptions will prove correct or that unforeseen developments will not occur.

 

Reef does not intend to update its forward-looking statements.  All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Reef or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the applicable cautionary statements.

 

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**Overview**

 

Reef Oil & Gas Income and Development Fund III, L.P. is a Texas limited partnership. The primary objectives of the Partnership are to purchase working interests in oil and gas properties with the purposes of (i) growing the value of properties through the development of proved undeveloped reserves, (ii) generating revenue from the production of crude oil and natural gas, (iii) distributing cash to the partners of the Partnership, and (iv) selling the properties no later than 2015, in order to maximize return to the partners of the Partnership.  Reef is the managing general partner of the Partnership.

 

On properties purchased by the Partnership, the Partnership plans to produce existing proved reserves and develop any proved undeveloped reserves, but does not expect to engage in exploratory drilling for unproved reserves, should acreage purchased by the Partnership be deemed to contain unproved drilling locations.  Drilling locations for unproved reserves, if any, may be farmed out or sold to third parties or other partnerships formed by Reef.

 

The Partnership purchased an initial 41% working interest in a producing oil property located in the Slaughter Field in Cochran County, Texas, approximately 50 miles southwest of Lubbock, Texas (the “Slaughter Dean Project”), in January 2008 from Sierra-Dean Production Company, L.P. (“Sierra Dean”).  Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, each month thereafter additional working interests are purchased based on the amount the Partnership spends developing the project through January 2013.  Under the acquisition agreement the Partnership generally pays 82% of all drilling, development and repair costs (including amounts allocable to the working interest initially retained by Sierra Dean), and Sierra Dean conveys additional working interests to the Partnership each month in payment of its share of such costs. In a separate transaction in May 2008, the Partnership purchased 11% of the 18% working interest in the Slaughter Dean Project owned by Davric Corporation (“Davric”).

 

The management of the operations and other business of the Partnership is the responsibility of Reef.  Reef Exploration, L.P. (“RELP”), an affiliate of Reef, serves as the operator of the Slaughter Dean Project. This relationship with the Partnership is governed by two operating agreements.  One operating agreement (the “Sierra-Dean Operating Agreement” is between the Partnership, RELP and Sierra Dean.  The other operating agreement is between the Partnership, RELP, and Davric (the “Davric Operating Agreement”).

 

The Partnership has been advised that Davric, who is unrelated to Reef and owns a 7% working interest in the Dean Unit and the Dean “B” unit, was unable to pay $538,443 of its share of costs incurred subsequent to February 28, 2009.  Pursuant to the Davric Operating Agreement, the Partnership assumed the 7% working interest of Davric and Davric is now a non-consenting working interest owner. The unpaid costs have been recorded as property additions and operating costs on the books of the Partnership, and the Partnership will retain the Davric 7% working interest until the net revenues related to this interest exceed the unpaid costs, plus penalties ranging from 300% to 450% of the amount in default.

 

On January 19, 2010, RCWI, an affiliate of the Partnership, completed the acquisition of certain working interests in oil and gas properties from Azalea Properties Ltd.  for a purchase price of $21,610,116 pursuant to the Azalea Purchase Agreement.  The Azalea Purchase Agreement was subject to three Side Letter Agreements regarding the post-closing acquisition of proven undeveloped properties, the post-closing resolution of properties with title defects, and the post-closing resolution of third-party consents for certain properties.

 

Subsequently, RCWI entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with the Partnership, dated January 19, 2010, to sell portions of the working interests acquired from Azalea Properties Ltd. to the Partnership.  The Partnership acquired 61% of the working interests initially acquired by RCWI from Azalea Properties Ltd. for a purchase price of $13,182,171 in cash subject to post-closing adjustments.  RCWI also assigned portions of the acquired working interests to other affiliates of RCWI and the Partnership on the same terms. The Azalea Acquired Properties cover more than 400 properties, including more than 1,400 wells, located in Texas, California, New Mexico, Louisiana, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Mississippi, Alabama, Kansas, Montana, Colorado, and Arkansas, and include undrilled infill and offset locations.  The acquired working interests represent minority non-operated interests.  The properties are operated by more than 100 different operators, none of which are affiliates of the Partnership or Reef. Approximately $10.7 million of the purchase price is associated with proved developed reserves.

 

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On June 15, 2010, Income Fund IV, an affiliate of Reef, paid $1,252,844 to Azalea Properties Ltd. for the post closing settlement related to the Side Letter Agreements which were a part of the original Azalea Purchase Agreement. The Partnership reimbursed Income Fund IV $764,235 for its 61% of the post closing settlement amount. There was no additional payment for undeveloped properties; the entire post closing settlement is associated with proved developed reserves related to seventeen properties that were not included in the January 19, 2010 closing as a result of title issues and preferential purchase rights held by other parties that were unresolved at January 19, 2010.

 

On June 23, 2010, RCWI entered into the Lett Purchase Agreement for certain oil and gas property interests owned by Lett Oil & Gas, L.P. for a purchase price of $6,000,000.  The Lett Acquired Properties are located in the Thums Long Beach Unit and include approximately 870 producing wells and 485 injection wells.  The entire $6,000,000 purchase price is associated with proved developed reserves. The Thums Long Beach Unit is a long-lived waterflood project in the Wilmington Field, located underneath the Long Beach Harbor in southern California.  The Lett Purchase Agreement acknowledged two $500,000 deposits which were refundable to RCWI only upon certain terms set forth in the agreement and which were credited towards the purchase price at closing.  The Partnership advanced the two $500,000 deposits as well as the remaining $5,000,000 of the purchase price payable at closing by RCWI under the Lett Purchase Agreement.  The oil and gas properties included in the purchase transaction were acquired by RCWI for benefit of the Partnership and were assigned directly to the Partnership at closing pursuant to an Assignment, Conveyance and Bill of Sale dated June 30, 2010, but effective June 1, 2010. Revenues and expenses related to June 2010 are treated as a purchase price adjustment.

 

In December 2010, the Partnership sold its interests in certain oil and gas properties in the Granite Wash formation located in Wheeler County, Texas and Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, to Reef 2010 Drilling Fund, L.P., a Reef affiliate.  These interests were sold primarily due to the intended or actual drilling of exploratory wells on the acreage involved.  In accordance with its stated objectives, the Partnership will not participate in exploratory drilling activities. The sale included the Partnership’s interests in nine existing wells, as well as the undeveloped acreage on which additional wells are intended to be drilled.  The Partnership received a cash payment of $933,300 during December 2010 in exchange for these interests.

 

In December 2010, the Partnership sold its interests in certain oil and gas properties in the Lusk Field in Lea County, New Mexico, to Reef 2010 Drilling Fund, L.P., a Reef affiliate. These interests were sold primarily due to the planned or actual drilling of exploratory wells on the acreage involved.  In accordance with its stated objectives, the Partnership will not participate in exploratory drilling activities.  The sale included the Partnership’s interests in five existing wells, as well as the undeveloped acreage upon which an exploratory well is intended to be drilled.  The Partnership received $59,455 in exchange for these interests, which is included in accounts receivable from affiliates on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2010. This amount has been paid in cash to the Partnership during the first quarter of 2011.

 

In January 2011, the Partnership sold a portion of its interests in the Thums Long Beach Unit to Reef Oil & Gas 2010-A Income Fund, L.P., a Reef affiliate.  The Thums Long Beach Unit is a long-lived waterflood project in the Wilmington Field, located underneath the Long Beach Harbor in southern California. The Partnership received $350,000 in cash in exchange for these interests.

 

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The table below summarizes Partnership expenditures for property purchases, development, and waterflood enhancement by type and classification of well as of March 31, 2011.

 
| ** **                | ** ** | **Leasehold   Costs** | ** ** | **Drilling and   Facilities Costs** | ** ** | **Workovers** | ** ** | **Total Costs** | ** ** |
|---------------------------|------------|-----------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|---------------|------------|----------------------|------------|
| Purchase Existing Wells   |       | $                     | 34,908,658 |                                          |       |          |       |                 | 34,908,658 |   |
|                      |       |                  |       |                                          |       |          |       |                 |       |
| New Wells                 |       |                  |       |                                          |       |          |       |                 |       |
| Producing Wells           |       | 24,304                |       | 27,674,427                                    |       |          |       | 27,698,731           |       |
| Waterflood Injector Wells |       |                  |       | 5,149,620                                     |       |          |       | 5,149,620            |       |
| Facilities                |       |                  |       | 1,795,397                                     |       |          |       | 1,795,397            |       |
|                      |       |                  |       |                                          |       |          |       |                 |       |
| Existing Wells            |       |                  |       |                                          |       | 6,919,362     |       | 6,919,362            |       |
|                      |       |                  |       |                                          |       |          |       |                 |       |
| Total                     |       | $                     | 34,932,962 |                                          | 34,619,444 |          | 6,919,362  |                 | 76,471,768 |   |

 

With the acquisition of the Lett Acquired Properties, the Partnership has expended all of its available capital, and no additional property purchases are anticipated.

 

**Critical Accounting Policies**

 

There have been no changes from the Critical Accounting Policies described in the Annual Report.

 

**Liquidity and Capital Resources**

 

The Partnership was funded with initial capital contributions totaling $89,410,519 from both non-Reef partners and Reef.  Non-Reef partners purchased 490.9827 general partner units and 397.0172 limited partner units for $88,648,094, net of adjustments for sales to brokers for their own accounts, who were permitted to buy Units at a price net of the commission that they would normally earn on sales of Units. Reef contributed $762,425 for the purchase of 8.9697 general partner units at a price of $85,000 per unit, which is net of all offering costs. Organization and offering costs totaled $13,168,094, leaving capital contributions of $76,242,425 available for Partnership activities. As of March 31, 2011, the Partnership has expended $56,983,203 on property acquisitions and development costs related to the Slaughter Dean Project, $13,723,207 on property acquisitions and development related to the Azalea Properties, and $5,765,358 related to the Lett Acquired Properties.

 

The Partnership had working capital of $1,762,008 at March 31, 2011. The Partnership has expended $76,471,768 on the property acquisitions and development costs detailed above. Expenditures in excess of available capital have been financed through debt or recovered from cash flows by reducing Partnership distributions. Subsequent to expending the initial available Partnership capital contributions on property acquisitions and development, the Partnership working capital consists primarily of cash flows from productive properties utilized to pay cash distributions to investors.  Sources of future funding consist of cash on hand, cash flow from operations, and sales of properties.  The Partnership may not be able to sell properties at the values desired.  As a result, the Partnership’s future ability to participate in the further development of properties in which the Partnership holds an interest may be restricted, unless the Partnership chooses to utilize cash flows from operations available for distributions to investors.

 

**Results of Operations**

 

The following is a comparative discussion of the results of operations for the periods indicated. It should be read in conjunction with the condensed financial statements and the related notes to the condensed financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.

 

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The following table provides information about sales volumes and crude oil and natural gas prices for the periods indicated. Equivalent barrels of oil (“EBO”) are computed by converting 6 Mcf of natural gas to 1 barrel of crude oil.

 
| ** **                     | ** ** | **For the three months   ended March 31,** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                     | ** ** | **2011**                                                            | ** ** | **2010** | ** ** |
| Sales volumes:                 |       |                                                                |       |   |   |
| Oil (Barrels)                  |       | 15,544                                                              |       | 13,517 |   |
| Natural gas (Mcf)              |       | 41,069                                                              |       | 44,094 |   |
|                           |       |                                                                |       |   |   |
| Average sales prices received: |       |                                                                |       |   |   |
| Oil (Barrels)                  |       | $                                                                   | 73.43      |   | $ | 72.62 |   |
| Natural gas (Mcf)              |       | $                                                                   | 5.84       |   | $ | 5.23 |   |

 

The estimated net proved crude oil and natural gas reserves as of March 31, 2011 and 2010 are summarized below. The quantities of proved crude oil and natural gas reserves discussed in this section include only the amounts which the Partnership reasonably expects to recover in the future from known oil and gas reservoirs under the current economic and operating conditions. Proved reserves include only quantities that the Partnership expects to recover commercially using current prices, costs, existing regulatory practices, and technology. Therefore, any changes in future prices, costs, regulations, technology or other unforeseen factors could materially increase or decrease the proved reserve estimates.

 
| **Net proved reserves** | ** ** | **Oil (Bbl)** | ** ** | **Gas (Mcf)** | ** ** |
|-----------------------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|
| March 31, 2011                    |       | 782,996            |       | 1,187,042          |       |
| March 31, 2010                    |       | 426,644            |       | 1,528,942          |       |

 

**Three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010**

 

The Partnership had a net loss of $201,159 for the three month period ended March 31, 2011, compared to a net loss of $2,437,647 for the three month period ended March 31, 2010.

 

Partnership revenues totaled $1,381,043 for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 compared to $1,257,224 for the comparable period in 2010.  Overall, oil sales volumes increased during the three month period ended March 31, 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010, due primarily to the Partnership’s purchase in June 2010 of the Lett Acquired Properties.  Approximately 92% of production from the Lett Acquired Properties consists of oil volumes..  Gas volumes from the Slaughter Dean Field and the Azalea Acquired Properties declined from 2010 levels. Average crude oil prices increased by 1.1% and average natural gas prices increased by 11.7% during the three month period ended March 31, 2011 compared to the three month period ended March 31, 2010.  The increase in gas prices is primarily due to the fact that because of its lower quality, Slaughter Dean gas is sold at a heavily discounted price, while gas from the newly acquired Azalea and Lett properties is sold at a higher price.

 

Lease operating expenses increased from $421,636 for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 to $662,029 for the three month period ended March 31, 2011, and production taxes increased from $75,982 for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 to $103,876 for the three month period ended March 31, 2011. These increases are primarily due to the Partnership’s purchase of the Lett Properties in June 2010, as well as the Partnership’s assumption of Davric’s 7% working interest in Slaughter Dean during the second quarter of 2010.

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization decreased from $593,856 for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 to $317,323 for the three month period ended March 31, 2011. This decrease is due to the combination of rising oil prices as well as a lower property depletable basis between the two periods.  In addition, the Partnership recognized impairment expense of $1,452,475 during the three month period ended March 31, 2010 compared to no impairment expense during the three month period ended March 31, 2011.  The impairment recognized during the first three month period of 2010 was primarily related to the Azalea Acquired Properties, for which the quarterly ceiling test was calculated using prices that were the 12-month un-weighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for crude oil and natural gas held constant and discounted at 10% for the entire life of these very long-lived properties, as opposed to using the prices in effect at the time of the transactions.  No impairment was necessary during the first quarter of 2011 due to rising commodity prices.

 

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General and administrative costs incurred during the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 decreased from $1,136,298 in 2010 to $424,631 in 2011. This decrease is primarily due to acquisition costs of approximately $730,000 related to the Azalea Acquired Properties that were expensed during the first quarter of 2010.

 

Total other income and expense for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 decreased from interest income of $1,389 in 2010 to interest expense of $59,155 in 2011.  Interest income decreased from $1,389 to $0 due to the fact that the Partnership spent its remaining capital available during 2010 to acquire the Azalea Acquired Properties and the Lett Acquired Properties. In addition, the Partnership was charged interest expense of $59,169 during the first quarter of 2011 related to its borrowings under the Credit Agreement for financing the acquisition of the Lett Acquired Properties, as described in Note 3 to the financial statements.

 

**Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk**

 

The Partnership is a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and as such, is not required to provide the information required under this Item.

 

**Item 4T. Controls and Procedures**

 

**Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures**

 

As the managing general partner of the Partnership, Reef maintains a system of controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the reliability of the financial statements and other disclosures included in this report, as well as to safeguard assets from unauthorized use or disposition. The Partnership, under the supervision and with participation of its management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its “disclosure controls and procedures” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on that evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and includes controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in such reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding financial disclosure.

 

**Changes in Internal Controls**

 

There have not been any changes in the Partnership’s internal controls over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

**PART II — OTHER INFORMATION**

 

**Item 1.  Legal Proceedings**

 

None.

 

**Item 1A.  Risk Factors**

 

There were no material changes in the Risk Factors applicable to the Partnership as set forth in the Annual Report.

 

**Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds**

 

None.

 

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**Item 3.  Default Upon Senior Securities**

 

None.

 

**Item 4.  (Removed and Reserved)**

 

**Item 5.  Other Information**

 

None.

 

**Item 6.  Exhibits**

 

Exhibits

 
| 10.1   | Purchase   and Sale Agreement, dated January 19, 2010, by and between Azalea Properties   Ltd. and RCWI, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the   Partnership’s Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on January 22, 2010).                                                                                                                                   |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10.2   | Purchase   and Sale Agreement, dated January 19, 2010, by and between RCWI, L.P., and   Reef Oil & Gas Income and Development Fund III, L.P. (incorporated by   reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Partnership’s Form 8-K, as filed with the   SEC on January 22, 2010).                                                                                              |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10.3   | Side   Letter Agreement, dated January 19, 2010, between RCWI, L.P. and Azalea   Properties Ltd. Regarding Post Closing PUDs (incorporated by reference to   Exhibit 10.3 to the Partnership’s Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on January   22, 2010).                                                                                                                  |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10.4   | Side   Letter Agreement, dated January 19, 2010, between RCWI, L.P. and Azalea   Properties Ltd. Regarding Post Closing Properties/Title Defect Notice   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Partnership’s Form 8-K, as   filed with the SEC on January 22, 2010).                                                                                        |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10.5   | Side   Letter Agreement, dated January 19, 2010, between RCWI, L.P. and Azalea   Properties Ltd. Regarding Third Party Consents (incorporated by reference to   Exhibit 10.5 to the Partnership’s Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on January   22, 2010).                                                                                                               |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10.6   | Purchase   and Sale Agreement by and between Lett Oil & Gas, L.P., as seller and   RCWI, L.P., as buyer dated as of June 23, 2010 (incorporated by reference to   Exhibit 10.1 to the Partnership’s Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on July 9,   2010).                                                                                                             |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10.7   | Assignment,   Conveyance and Bill of Sale between Lett Oil & Gas, L.P. (“Assignor”) and   Reef Oil & Gas Income and Development Fund III, L.P. (“Assignee”)   executed June 30, 2010 and dated effective June 1, 2010 (incorporated by   reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Partnership’s Form 8-K, as filed with the   SEC on July 9, 2010). |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10.8   | $50,000,000   Credit Agreement dated June 30, 2010 between Reef Oil & Gas Income and   Development Fund III, L.P., as borrower and Texas Capital Bank, N.A., as   lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Partnership’s Form   8-K, as filed with the SEC on July 9, 2010).                                                                        |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10.9   | Form   of Security Agreement (General) dated June 30, 2010 by Reef Oil & Gas   Income and Development Fund III, L.P., in favor of Texas Capital Bank, N.A., as   lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Partnership’s Form   8-K, as filed with the SEC on July 9, 2010).                                                                         |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10.10  | Promissory   Note in the principal amount of up to $50,000,000 dated June 30, 2010 payable   to Texas Capital Bank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the   Partnership’s Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on July 9, 2010).                                                                                                                            |

 

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| 31.1   | Certification   of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley   Act of 2002.*     |
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|   |                                                                                                             |
| 31.2   | Certification   of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley   Act of 2002.*     |
|   |                                                                                                             |
| 32.1   | Certification   of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the   Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* |
|   |                                                                                                             |
| 32.2   | Certification   of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the   Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* |

 

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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.

 
|                  | REEF   OIL & GAS INCOME AND DEVELOPMENT FUND III, L.P. |
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|                  |                                                       | By: | Reef   Oil & Gas Partners, L.P. |
|                  |                                                       |   | Managing   General Partner |
|                  |                                                       |   |   |
|                  |                                                       | By: | Reef   Oil & Gas Partners, GP, LLC, |
|                  |                                                       |   | its   general partner |
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| Dated:   May 20, 2011 |                                                       | By: | /s/   Michael J. Mauceli |
|                  |                                                       |   | **Michael   J. Mauceli** |
|                  |                                                       |   | Manager   and Member |
|                  |                                                       |   | *(Principal   Executive Officer)* |
|                  |                                                       |   |   |
|                  |                                                       |   |   |
| Dated:   May 20, 2011 |                                                       | By: | /s/   Daniel C. Sibley |
|                  |                                                       |   | **Daniel   C. Sibley** |
|                  |                                                       |   | Chief   Financial Officer and General Counsel of |
|                  |                                                       |   | Reef   Exploration, L.P. |
|                  |                                                       |   | *(Principal   Financial and Accounting Officer)* |

 

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Table of Contents

 

**EXHIBIT INDEX**

 

Exhibits

 
| 10.1   | Purchase   and Sale Agreement, dated January 19, 2010, by and between Azalea Properties   Ltd. and RCWI, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the   Partnership’s Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on January 22, 2010).                                                                                                                                   |
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| 10.2   | Purchase   and Sale Agreement, dated January 19, 2010, by and between RCWI, L.P., and   Reef Oil & Gas Income and Development Fund III, L.P. (incorporated by   reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Partnership’s Form 8-K, as filed with the   SEC on January 22, 2010).                                                                                              |
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| 10.3   | Side   Letter Agreement, dated January 19, 2010, between RCWI, L.P. and Azalea   Properties Ltd. Regarding Post Closing PUDs (incorporated by reference to   Exhibit 10.3 to the Partnership’s Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on January   22, 2010).                                                                                                                  |
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| 10.4   | Side   Letter Agreement, dated January 19, 2010, between RCWI, L.P. and Azalea   Properties Ltd. Regarding Post Closing Properties/Title Defect Notice   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Partnership’s Form 8-K, as   filed with the SEC on January 22, 2010).                                                                                        |
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| 10.5   | Side   Letter Agreement, dated January 19, 2010, between RCWI, L.P. and Azalea   Properties Ltd. Regarding Third Party Consents (incorporated by reference to   Exhibit 10.5 to the Partnership’s Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on January   22, 2010).                                                                                                               |
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| 10.6   | Purchase   and Sale Agreement by and between Lett Oil & Gas, L.P., as seller and   RCWI, L.P., as buyer dated as of June 23, 2010 (incorporated by reference to   Exhibit 10.1 to the Partnership’s Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on July 9,   2010).                                                                                                             |
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| 10.7   | Assignment,   Conveyance and Bill of Sale between Lett Oil & Gas, L.P. (“Assignor”) and   Reef Oil & Gas Income and Development Fund III, L.P. (“Assignee”)   executed June 30, 2010 and dated effective June 1, 2010 (incorporated by   reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Partnership’s Form 8-K, as filed with the   SEC on July 9, 2010). |
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| 10.8   | $50,000,000   Credit Agreement dated June 30, 2010 between Reef Oil & Gas Income and   Development Fund III, L.P., as borrower and Texas Capital Bank, N.A., as   lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Partnership’s Form   8-K, as filed with the SEC on July 9, 2010).                                                                        |
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| 10.9   | Form   of Security Agreement (General) dated June 30, 2010 by Reef Oil & Gas   Income and Development Fund III, L.P., in favor of Texas Capital Bank, N.A.,   as lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Partnership’s   Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on July 9, 2010).                                                                         |
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| 10.10  | Promissory   Note in the principal amount of up to $50,000,000 dated June 30, 2010 payable   to Texas Capital Bank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the   Partnership’s Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on July 9, 2010).                                                                                                                            |
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| 31.1   | Certification   of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley   Act of 2002.*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| 31.2   | Certification   of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley   Act of 2002.*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| 32.1   | Certification   of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the   Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| 32.2   | Certification   of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the   Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

 

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