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Interim Financial Statements
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Interim Financial Statements  
Interim Financial Statements

(1) Interim Financial Statements:

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of PrimeEnergy Corporation ("PEC" or the "Company") have not been audited by independent public accountants. During the interim periods, the Company follows the same accounting policies as used and described in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. In accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rules and regulations, the accompanying interim financial statements do not include all disclosures presented in annual financial statements and the reader should refer to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on April 7, 2011. In the opinion of management, the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements contain all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2011, and the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. Certain amounts presented in prior period financial statements have been reclassified for consistency with current period presentation. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of annual results. For purposes of disclosure in the consolidated financial statements, subsequent events have been evaluated through the date the statements were issued.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-04 "Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in US GAAP and IFRSs". This ASU amends previously issued authoritative guidance and requires new disclosures, clarifies existing disclosures and is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Early application by public entities is not permitted. The amendments change requirements for measuring fair value and disclosing information about those measurements. Additionally, this ASU clarifies the FASB's intent regarding the application of existing fair value measurement requirements and changes certain principles or requirements for measuring fair value or disclosing information about its measurements. For many of the requirements, the FASB does not intend the amendments to change the application of the existing Fair Value Measurements guidance. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, "Presentation of Comprehensive Income", which amends current comprehensive income guidance. This accounting update eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of shareholders' equity. Instead, the Company must report comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income which contains two sections, net income and other comprehensive income, or in two separate but consecutive statements. The new requirements are effective for public entities for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this ASU will not have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as it only requires a change in the format of the current presentation.