Transactions with Affiliates	6 Months Ended
Transactions with Affiliates	Jun. 30, 2013
Transactions with Affiliates
Transactions with Affiliates	3. Transactions with Affiliates The Partnership has no employees. Reef Exploration, L.P. (“RELP”), an affiliate of Reef, the managing general partner of the Partnership, employs a staff including geologists, petroleum engineers, landmen and accounting personnel who administer all of the Partnership’s operations. The Partnership reimburses RELP for technical and administrative services at cost. During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, the Partnership incurred administrative costs totaling $5,824 and $13,574, respectively. During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, the Partnership incurred administrative costs totaling $7,840 and $21,075, respectively. The Partnership incurred no technical services costs during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. Administrative costs are included as general and administrative expenses on the condensed statements of operations. RELP processes joint interest billings and revenue payments on behalf of the Partnership. At June 30, 2013, the Partnership owed RELP $13,706 for joint interest and general and administrative charges processed in excess of net revenues. At December 31, 2012, RELP owed the Partnership $40,789 for net revenues processed in excess of joint interest and general and administrative 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. The Partnership settles its balances with Reef and RELP on at least a semi-annual basis. The balance owed to RELP as of June 30, 2013 was paid by the Partnership during July 2013. The Partnership reimbursed to Reef legal fees totaling $7,122 and $10,605, respectively, during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and $2,993 and $4,790, respectively, during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 pertaining to the ongoing “Stevenson” litigation matter described in Note 4 below. The partners who brought the lawsuit are partners in several Reef affiliates, including this Partnership, and their claims involve their participation in these partnerships, including this Partnership. Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement of the Partnership, Reef is indemnified against litigation such as this, and the associated legal fees are being reimbursed to Reef by each of the partnerships involved on a quarterly basis.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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