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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q/A


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


For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010


     .     TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from ________ to ________


Commission File Number: 0-32593


Wentworth Energy, Inc.

(Name of small business issuer in its charter)


Oklahoma, United States

73-1599600

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification Number)


800 N. Church Street, Suite #C, Palestine, Texas 75801

(Address of principal executive offices)


(903) 723-0395

(Issuer’s telephone number)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  X . No      .


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      . No      .


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

      .

Accelerated filer

      .

Non-accelerated filer

      . (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

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      . No  X .


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 154,618,927 shares of common stock as of May 17, 2010.




EXPLANATORY NOTE:  As reported in our Form 8-K filed November 10, 2010, the Board of Directors, based upon a recommendation from management, determined that the Company’s financial statements for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010 should no longer be relied upon and should be restated.  This determination was made based on management’s conclusion that interest expense on the Senior Notes for the above periods were understated as a result of non-accrual of the additional 5.85% default interest amounting to $786,482 and  $1,572,964 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and for the six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively.  As a result, we are filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A to amend and restate in their entirety the following items of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2010 (the “Original Form 10-Q”): (i) Item 1 of Part I “Financial Information,” and (ii) Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities, and we have also updated the signature page, the certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2. No other sections were affected, but for the convenience of the reader, this report on Form 10-Q/A restates in its entirety, as amended, our Original Form 10-Q. This report on Form 10-Q/A is presented as of the filing date of the Original Form 10-Q and does not reflect events occurring after that date, or modify or update disclosures in any way other than as required to reflect the restatement described below.



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Table of Contents


 

Part I

Page

Item 1

Financial Statements

4

Item 2

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

9

Item 4T

Controls and Procedures

11

 

 

 

 

Part II

 

Item 1

Legal Proceedings

12

Item 2

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

13

Item 3

Defaults upon Senior Securities

13

Item 4

(Removed and Reserved)

14

Item 5

Other Information

14

Item 6

Exhibits

14

 

 

 

Signatures

15




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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1. Financial Statements


Wentworth Energy, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)


 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

Cash

$

468,517

$

582,566

Accounts receivable

 

102,344

 

91,488

Prepaid expenses

 

7,583

 

17,333

Total Current Assets

 

578,444

 

691,387

Long Term

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas properties (successful efforts):

 

 

 

 

Royalty interest, net of accumulated depletion of

 

 

 

 

  $162,915 and $154,404, respectively

 

190,973

 

199,484

Proved oil and gas properties, net of accumulated

 

 

 

 

 depletion of $693,246 and $639,733 respectively

 

13,585,176

 

13,638,649

Unproved oil and gas properties, net

 

5,672,784

 

5,672,784

Restricted cash

 

6,000

 

6,000

Other property and equipment, net

 

92,791

 

98,647

Total Assets

$

20,126,168

$

20,306,951

Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

89,344

$

143,844

Accrued interest payable

 

14,051,969

 

12,158,214

Derivative contract liabilities

 

359,471

 

1,284,284

 Convertible debentures payable

 

1,098,414

 

1,163,073

 Senior secured convertible notes payable

 

53,776,572

 

53,776,572

Total Current Liabilities

 

69,375,770

 

68,525,987

Asset retirement obligation

 

87,446

 

85,490

Total Liabilities

 

69,463,216

 

68,611,477

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value

 

 

 

 

2,000,000 shares authorized

 

 

 

 

Nil shares issued and outstanding

 

-

 

-

Common stock, $0.001 par value

 

 

 

 

300,000,000 shares authorized 134,023,689 and

 

 

 

 

87,384,135 issued and outstanding, respectively

 

134,024

 

87,383

Additional paid in capital

 

53,621,376

 

53,541,979

Accumulated Deficit

 

(103,092,448)

 

(101,933,888)

Total Stockholders’ Deficit

 

(49,337,048)

 

(48,304,526)

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit

$

20,126,168

$

20,306,951


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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Wentworth Energy, Inc,

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)


 

 

Three Months Ended March 31

 

 

2010

 

2009

Revenue

 

(Restated)

 

 

Oil and gas revenue

$

172,872

$

190,408

Total revenue

 

172,872

 

190,408

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

Lease operating expenses

 

37,682

 

41,587

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

67,840

 

73,078

General and administrative

 

196,042

 

388,390

Total operating expenses

 

301,564

 

503,055

Loss from operations

 

(128,692)

 

(312,647)

Other Income (Expense)

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

453

 

40

Interest and finance costs

 

(1,893,755)

 

(1,877,411)

Other income

 

-

 

18,110

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative contracts

 

863,434

 

(1,231,302)

Total other expense

 

(1,029,868)

 

(3,090,563)

Loss from continuing operations

 

(1,158,560)

 

(3,403,210)

Loss from discontinued operations

 

-

 

(359,775)

Net Loss

$

 (1,158,560)

$

 (3,762,985)

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share – Basic and diluted

 

 

 

 

Continuing operation

$

(0.01)

$

(0.06)

Discontinued operations

$

-

$

(0.01)

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

117,176,734

 

57,193,056


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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Wentworth Energy, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)


 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(1,158,560)

$

(3,762,985)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and depletion

 

67,840

 

73,078

Accretion of asset retirement obligation

 

1,956

 

3,204

Stock-based compensation

 

-

 

4,223

(Gain) loss on derivative contracts

 

(863,434)

 

1,231,302

Loss on sale of equipment

 

-

 

81

Impairment of equipment

 

-

 

359,775

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(10,856)

 

92,884

Prepaid expenses

 

9,750

 

8,250

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

(54,500)

 

73,293

Accrued interest payable

 

1,893,755

 

1,877,411

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(114,049)

 

(39,484)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

-

 

475

Change in restricted cash, net

 

-

 

(5,000)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

-

 

(4,525)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

 

(114,049)

 

(44,009)

Cash at beginning of period

 

582,566

 

533,692

Cash at end of period

$

468,517

$

489,683

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

$

-

$

-

Income taxes paid

 

-

 

-

Supplemental non-cash information

 

 

 

 

Debt converted to common stock

$

64,659

$

72,900

Derivative liability removed due to exercise of warrants

 

61,379

 

-


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



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Wentworth Energy, Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2010


1. Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation


Wentworth Energy, Inc. (“Wentworth” or the “Company”) is an exploration and production company engaged in oil and gas exploration and production primarily in the East Texas area. The Company’s strategy is to lease all of its property in exchange for royalty interests and working interest participation in shallow zones.


The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Wentworth Energy, Inc. have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the SEC and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in Wentworth Energy’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed on April 15, 2010. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009, as reported in the Form 10-K have been omitted.


Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements


In January 2010, the FASB issued revised authoritative guidance that requires more robust disclosures about the different classes of assets and liabilities measured at fair value, the valuation techniques and inputs used, the activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, and the transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009 (which is January 1, 2010 for the Company) except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years (which is January 1, 2011 for the Company). The revised guidance was adopted as of January 1, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.


No other accounting standards or interpretations issued recently are expected to a have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, operations or cash flows.


2. Going Concern


The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles applicable to a going concern. Accordingly, they do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern, and therefore be required to realize its assets and retire its liabilities in other than the normal course of business and at amounts different from those in the accompanying financial statements. However, the Company has incurred significant, recurring losses from operations, has a working capital deficiency, and is in default of the terms of its senior secured convertible notes and convertible debentures. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.


The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon achieving profitable operations, receiving deferrals of the interest payments due and a waiver of its defaults of the amended debt agreements from its senior secured convertible note holders and convertible debenture holder, and injection of additional capital. The outcome of these matters cannot be predicted at this time. Management of the Company is actively seeking potential partners who possess the necessary resources to assist the Company in developing its remaining properties in order to secure additional funds through lease bonuses and overriding royalty interests.


3. Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements


The financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and related disclosures in this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been restated in accordance with the changes described below.


On November 10, 2010, the Board of Directors, based upon a recommendation from management, determined that the Company’s financial statements for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010 should no longer be relied upon and should be restated.  This determination was made based on management’s conclusion that interest expense on the Senior Notes for the above period was understated as a result of non-accrual of the additional 5.85% default interest amounting to $786,482 for the three months ended March 31, 2010.   



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The financial statements and other financial information in this Amendment No. 1 to the March 31, 2010 Form 10-Q have been restated accordingly.


A summary of the effects of this restatement is shown in the following table:



Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As previously

Reported

Adjustment

As

restated

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest payable

 

$      13,265,487

$      786,482

$    14,051,969

Total current liabilities

 

68,589,288

786,482

69,375,770

Total Liabilities

 

68,676,734

786,482

69,463,216

Accumulated deficit

 

(102,305,966)

(786,482)

(103,092,448)

Total Stockholders' Deficit

 

(48,550,566)

(786,482)

(49,337,048)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As previously

reported

Adjustment

As

restated

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and finance costs

 

$     (1,107,273)

$     (786,482)

$     (1,893,755)

Total other expense

 

(243,386)

(786,482)

(1,029,868)

Loss from continuing operations

 

(372,078)

(786,482)

(1,158,560)

Net loss

 

(372,078)

(786,482)

(1,158,560)

Net loss per share – Basic and diluted

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

(0.00)

(0.01)

                 (0.01)


The adjustment to the consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2010 did not result in any changes to the amounts previously reported for net cash used in operating activities, investing activities or financing activities.


4. Embedded Derivative Contract Liabilities


As of March 31, 2010, the Company had the following embedded derivative contract liabilities outstanding:


 

Convertible

Debentures

Senior Secured

Convertible Notes

Private

Placement

Warrants

Total

Derivative

Contract

Liabilities

 

Conversion

Feature

Warrants

Conversion

Feature

Warrants

Derivative contract liabilities, December 31, 2009

$1,131,469

$           -

$               -

$152,766

$49

$1,284,284

Elimination of derivative liability due to the exercise of warrants

(61,379)

-

-

-

-

(61,379)

Unrealized (gains) losses included in other revenue (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations

(837,058)

-

-

(26,345)

(31)

(863,434)

Derivative contract liabilities, March 31, 2010

$  233,032

$           -

$               -

$126,421

$18

$  359,471


Each reporting period, the above derivative liabilities are fair valued with the non-cash gain or loss recorded in the period as a gain or loss on derivatives. The above derivative instruments are not designated as hedging instruments.


The valuation of the Company’s embedded derivatives and warrant derivatives are determined primarily using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. To determine the fair value of the derivatives, the Company evaluates assumptions regarding the probability of certain future events. No dividends were assumed due to the nature of the Company’s current business strategy. The fair values of the derivatives as of March 31, 2010 were estimated using the Black-Sholes model with the following assumption: $0.0025 quoted stock price; $0.001 to $8.00 exercise price; 176.10% to 205.46% volatility; 1.22 to 4.59 years estimated life; zero dividends and a 0.91 to 2.61% discount rate.



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5. Fair Value Measurements


Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. A fair value hierarchy is used which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value are described as follows:


Level 1 – Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.


Level 2 – Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).


Level 3 – Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset of liability since limited market data exists. These inputs are developed based on the best information available, using internal and external data.


The following table sets forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value as of March 31, 2010.


 

 

March 31, 2010

Recurring Fair Value Measures

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities from derivative contracts

$

-

$

-

$

359,471

$

359,471


6. Debt


For the quarter ended March 31, 2010, convertible debentures amounting to $64,659 were converted into 46,639,554 shares of common stock. This conversion resulted in $46,640 of additional common stock and $18,019 of additional paid in capital.


7. Related Party Transactions


The Company entered into transactions with related parties as follows. These amounts were recorded at the exchange amount, being the amount agreed to by the parties for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009:


Three Months ended March 31, 2010:

 

The Company paid management and consulting fees to its Directors, persons related to Directors or entities controlled by Directors. The total expense for these fees during the three months ended March 31, 2010 was $63,000. As of March 31, 2010, the outstanding balance owed related to these fees was $0.


8. Warrants and Stock-Based Compensation


There were no warrants issued, exercised or expired during the three months ended March 31, 2010. Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2010 totaling 73,169,125 have a weighted average remaining life of 4.42 years and have an intrinsic value of $77,251.


The Company utilizes stock options to compensate key employees, directors, officers and consultants. There were no options granted, exercised, forfeited or expired during the three months ended March 31, 2010. Total stock based compensation expense was $0 and $4,223 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 respectively. There was no unrecognized stock-based compensation as of March 31, 2010. Options outstanding as of March 31, 2010 totaling 15,096,000 have a weighted average remaining life of 2.11 years and have an intrinsic value of zero.



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9. Asset Retirement Obligation


The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligation during the periods ended:


 

 

March 31,

2010

 

December 31,

2009

Asset retirement obligation, beginning of period

$

85,490

$

136,174

Asset retirement obligations incurred in the current period

 

-

 

-

Asset retirement obligations settled in the current period

 

-

 

-

Accretion expense

 

1,956

 

12,461

Revisions in estimated cash flows

 

-

 

(63,145)

Asset retirement obligation, end of period

$

87,446

$

85,490


10. Subsequent Events


During the months of April and May, 2010, 20,595,238 shares of common stock were issued upon the conversion of $33,700 of convertible debentures.



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


The following discussion should be read in conjunction with Item 6 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and the Notes to the Financial Statements contained in this report. Our financial statements and the accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contain additional information that should be referred to when reviewing this material. Certain statements in this discussion may be forward-looking. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in this report.


Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements


Various statements in this report, including those that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements may include projections and estimates concerning the timing and success of specific projects and our future reserves, production, revenues, income and capital spending. When we use the words “will,” “believe,” “intend,” “expect,” “may,” “should,” “anticipate,” “could,” “estimate,” “plan,” “predict,” “project” or their negatives, other similar expressions or the statements that include those words, it usually is a forward-looking statement.


The forward-looking statements contained in this report are largely based on our expectations, which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management. These estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on currently known market conditions and other factors. Although we believe such estimates and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. In addition, management’s assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate. We caution all readers that the forward-looking statements contained in this report are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure any reader that such statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and circumstances will occur. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements due to the factors detailed below and discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on April 15, 2010. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. We do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf. The risks, contingencies and uncertainties relate to, among other matters, the following:


·

our business strategy,

·

estimated quantities of gas and oil reserves,

·

uncertainty of commodity prices in oil and gas,

·

our financial position,

·

our cash flow and liquidity,

·

replacing our gas and oil reserves,

·

our ability or inability to retain and attract key personnel,

·

uncertainty regarding our future operating results,

·

our ability or inability to obtain additional financing necessary to fund our operations and capital expenditures and to meet our other obligations,

·

competition in the oil and gas industry,

·

the effects of government regulation, permitting and other legal requirements,

·

plans, objectives, expectations and intentions contained in this report that are not historical, and other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and filed with the SEC on April 15, 2010.


Results of Operations


Overview


We had a net loss of $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to a net loss of $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The decrease in the net loss was principally due to the increase in the non-cash gain on the derivative liabilities as a result of the change in their fair values. There was a non-cash gain of $.86 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to a loss of $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. There was also a decrease in impairment of oil and gas properties ($0.4 million), and a decrease in general and administrative expense ($0.2 million) as more fully explained below.



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Three Months Ended March 31, 2010, Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2009


Revenues


Revenue from oil and gas sales was $172,872 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $190,408 for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The decrease in production revenue was primarily due to a decrease in production due to the natural decline in the wells offset by slightly higher prices.


Operating Expenses


Our operating costs totaled $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The $0.2 million decrease in expenses was primarily due to a decrease of $0.2 million in general and administrative expenses.


General and Administrative


Total general and administrative costs were $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The $0.2 million decrease was due to lower legal and accounting fees because of less activity.


Interest and Finance Costs


Interest and finance costs were $1.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Interest and finance costs relate primarily to interest accrued on our senior secured convertible notes and our convertible debentures.


Other (Income) Expense


We had $0.2 million of other expense for the three months ended March 31, 2010, versus $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009. In addition to the interest and finance costs discussed above, unrealized gains and (losses) related to the change in the fair value of the derivative contract liability went from a loss of $1.2 million at March 31, 2009 to a non-cash gain of .9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The derivative contract liabilities relate to the fair value of the beneficial conversion feature of our convertible debentures and senior secured convertible notes issued in 2006, and the fair value of the related warrants. Under guidance ASC 815-15, ASC 815-40 and ASC 470-30, the Company is required to report the liability at fair value and record the fluctuation in the fair value to current operations.


Liquidity and Capital Resources


We have incurred significant losses from operations and we are in default on the terms of our senior secured convertible notes and convertible debentures as of October 1, 2008. These factors have raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial position is critically dependent upon the following: (1) successful discovery and economical recovery of adequate hydrocarbons on our properties; (2) access to additional equity and/or other forms of funding; (3) finding a joint venture partner to farm-in and develop our properties; and (4) obtaining a forbearance and deferral of interest and principal payments from the holders of our senior secured convertible notes and convertible debentures. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in any of these matters. As the Company has no debt or equity funding commitments, we will need to rely upon best efforts financings. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in raising the required capital. The failure to raise sufficient capital through future debt or equity financings or otherwise may force us to curtail operations, sell assets, or it may result in the failure of our business.


Item 4T. Controls and Procedures


Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures


Disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company is collected and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation as of March 31, 2010 that, as a result of the following material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting as described further in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2010, disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective in providing reasonable assurance that material information is made known to them by others within the Company:



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a) We do not maintain sufficient personnel with an appropriate level of technical accounting knowledge, experience, and training in the application of generally accepted accounting principles commensurate with our complexity and our financial accounting and reporting requirements. We have limited experience in the areas of financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. Also, we do not have an independent audit committee. As a result, there is a lack of monitoring of the financial reporting process and there is a reasonable possibility that material misstatements of the consolidated financial statements, including disclosures, will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis; and


b) Due to our small size, we do not have a proper segregation of duties in certain areas of our financial reporting process. The areas where we have a lack of segregation of duties include cash receipts and disbursements, approval of purchases and approval of accounts payable invoices for payment. This control deficiency, which is pervasive in nature, results in a reasonable possibility that material misstatements of the financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.


Changes in internal control over financial reporting


Our internal control over financial reporting has been modified during our most recent year by adding additional advisors to address deficiencies in the financial closing, review and analysis process, which has improved our internal control over financial reporting. On January 15, 2010 we hired a new Chief Financial Officer to further strengthen our internal controls.


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1. Legal Proceedings


The Company is a party to various material proceedings, which are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2009 under the caption “Item 3. Legal Proceedings.” During the three month period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company has not been named in any new material legal proceeding, and there have been no material developments in the previously reported legal proceedings.


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


The following table describes all securities we issued during the period covered by this report without registering the securities under the Securities Act.


Date

Description

Number

Purchaser

Proceeds

($)

Consideration

Exemption

(A)

January 8,

2010

Common

stock

4,264,706

YA Global Investments, L.P. (f/k/a Cornell Capital, L.P.)

Nil

Issuance of common stock upon conversion of $5,800 of convertible debentures

Sec. 4(2)

January 12,

2010

Common

stock

4,454,545

YA Global Investments, L.P. (f/k/a Cornell Capital, L.P.)

Nil

Issuance of common stock upon conversion of $4,900 of convertible debentures

Sec. 4(2)

January 21,

2010

Common

stock

4,636,364

YA Global Investments, L.P. (f/k/a Cornell Capital, L.P.)

Nil

Issuance of common stock upon conversion of $5,100 of convertible debentures

Sec. 4(2)

January 22,

2010

Common

stock

4,909,091

YA Global Investments, L.P. (f/k/a Cornell Capital, L.P.)

Nil

Issuance of common stock upon conversion of $5,400 of convertible debentures

Sec. 4(2)

January 26,

2010

Common

stock

5,144,545

YA Global Investments, L.P. (f/k/a Cornell Capital, L.P.)

Nil

Issuance of common stock upon conversion of $5,659 of convertible debentures

Sec. 4(2)

January 27,

2010

Common

stock

5,363,636

YA Global Investments, L.P. (f/k/a Cornell Capital, L.P.)

Nil

Issuance of common stock upon conversion of $5,900 of convertible debentures

Sec. 4(2)

February 3,

2010

Common

stock

5,666,667

YA Global Investments, L.P. (f/k/a Cornell Capital, L.P.)

Nil

Issuance of common stock upon conversion of $8,500 of convertible debentures

Sec. 4(2)

February 25,

2010

Common

stock

5,941,176

YA Global Investments, L.P. (f/k/a Cornell Capital, L.P.)

Nil

Issuance of common stock upon conversion of $10,100 of convertible debentures

Sec. 4(2)

March 8,

2010

Common

stock

6,258,824

YA Global Investments, L.P. (f/k/a Cornell Capital, L.P.)

Nil

Issuance of common stock upon conversion of $13,300 of convertible debentures

Sec. 4(2)



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(A) With respect to sales designated by “Sec. 4(2),” these shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 as privately negotiated, isolated, non-recurring transactions not involving any public offer or solicitation. Each purchaser represented that such purchaser’s intention to acquire the shares for investment only and not with a view toward distribution. We requested our stock transfer agent to affix appropriate legends to the stock certificate issued to each purchaser and the transfer agent affixed the appropriate legends. Each purchaser was given adequate access to sufficient information about us to make an informed investment decision. None of the securities were sold through an underwriter and accordingly, there were no underwriting discounts or commissions involved.


Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities


The Company is in default of the terms of its senior secured convertible notes and convertible debentures. The default was effective on October 1, 2008 due to our inability to make interest payments on the senior secured convertible notes that were due October 1, 2008, January 1, 2009, April 1, 2009, July 1, 2009 and October 1, 2009. This resulted in a cross-default under the terms of our convertible debentures. The principal amount of the senior secured convertible notes and convertible debentures is $53.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2010. Accrued interest on these amounts totaled approximately $14.0 million as of March 31, 2010. Upon an event of default, the note holders and debenture holders may require the Company to redeem all or a portion of the notes and debentures.


Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)


Item 5. Other Information


None.


Item 6. Exhibits


The following exhibits are attached hereto or are incorporated by reference:


Exhibit Number

 

Description

Exhibit 31.1 *

 

Rule 13a-14a/15d-14(a) Certification by Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2 *

 

Rule 13a-14a/15d-14(a) Certification by Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.1 *

 

Section 1350 Certification by Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 32.2 *

 

Section 1350 Certification by Chief Financial Officer

* Filed herewith



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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.


WENTWORTH ENERGY, INC.


Date: January 4, 2011


/s/ DAVID W. STEWARD                            

David W. Steward, duly authorized officer

and Principal Executive Officer



Date: January 4, 2011


/s/ ALLEN MCGEE                                    

Allen McGee, Principal Financial Officer



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