extrapolationspatch will be announcing either a partnership or most likely a buyout in the coming weeks. Looking at their stock price, .40cents looks solid and the ceo has bought recently as high as .65. Assuming the buyout is at least .50 cents (conservative estimate), that brings a market cap (FD) of around 25million (US) for 119 million contingent resources. They hadn't the funds for drilling this season and this resource figure will stay as is. AOS on the other hand, currently has about double the contingent resources of patch (and 4 times the in-place volumes) with a massive exploration program this past season behind them. It should also be noted that the last release stated an average of 4 holes were drilled per section. This is very significant as it will allow them to declare 'reserves' for these sections as opposed to resources. Taking patch's very conservative buyout estimate and calculating AOS's current value (ignoring everything but contingent), you get about .80 cents...a healthy distance from the .56cents it currently trades for. The soon to be buyout of patch will finally put a current figure on contingent value, one that should pop aos by nearly 50%. Once results from the drilling season are released, we could see valuations soar due to the massive increase in contingent and the upgrade for many sections to 'reserve' status (selling at about a buck a barrel).