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NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2012 acre
Working Interest, Dansville Prospect	43.75%
Acreage of Dansville Prospect (in Acres)	1,343
Working Interest, Option Prospects	50.00%
Working Interest, Magnolia Prospects	1.40%
Acreage of UK Onshore Block SU97 (in Acres)	24,700
Concentration Risk, one customer, Percentage of Outstanding Receivables	100.00%

Number of acres in the Dansville Prospect.

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Number of acres of an onshore exploration prospect located in the Weald Basin in Windsor, United Kingdom.

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Company had one customer that accounted for 100% of its outstanding receivables.

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Percentage of working interest in three separate oil and gas leases in Ingham County, Michgan (the "Dansville Prospect").

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Percentage of working interest in certain oil and gas leases in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma (the “Magnolia Prospect”).

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Percentage of working interest in three prospects located in Trenton Township, Washtenaw County, Trenton Township, Jackson County, and Kinneville Township, Ingham County, Michigan (the “Option Prospects”).

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American Energy Development Corp. 10-Q