EX-1
from SC 13G
1 page
Exhibit 1 Agreement of Joint Filing Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended, the Undersigned Hereby Consent to the Joint Filing on Their Behalf of a Single Schedule 13g and Any Amendments Thereto, With Respect to the Beneficial Ownership by Each of the Undersigned of Shares of Common Stock, No Par Value, of Greka Energy Corporation, a Colorado Corporation. the Undersigned Hereby Further Agree That This Statement May Be Executed in Any Number of Counterparts, Each of Which When So Executed Shall Be Deemed to Be an Original, but All of Which Counterparts Shall Together Constitute One and the Same Instrument. Dated: November 8, 2002 Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, General Partner By:/S/Nelson Obus Nelson Obus, Co-Managing Member Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, General Partner By:/S/Nelson Obus Nelson Obus, Co-Managing Member Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. By: Wynnefield Capital, Inc. By:/S/Nelson Obus Nelson Obus, President Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC By: /S/Nelson Obus Nelson Obus, Co-Managing Member Wynnefield Capital, Inc. By: /S/Nelson Obus Nelson Obus, President
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EX-1
from 8-K/A
1 page
<page> Exhibit 1 Hein & Associates Llp Certified Public Accountants and Consultants Denver, Houston, Dallas, Southern California January 7, 2002 Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Ladies and Gentlemen: We Were Previously Principal Accountants for Greka Energy Corporation (The "Company"), However, We Have Never Reported on the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company. We Have Read the Company's Statements Included Under Item 4 of Its Form 8-K Dated December 26, 2002 ('Item 4'), and We Agree With Such Statements, Except as Set Forth Below. (I) We Are Not in a Position to Agree or Disagree With the Company's Statements in the First Paragraph of Item 4 That the Change in Accountants Was Approved by the Audit Committee, and That Deloitte & Touche Llp Was Appointed as Independent Public Accountants on December 26, 2001. (II) We Believe That the Discussions Described in the Fourth Paragraph of Item 4 Constitutes a Disagreement as the Term Is Defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K. (III) We Are Not in a Position to Agree or Disagree With the Company's Statements in the Seventh Paragraph of Item 4 That Deloitte & Touche Llp Was Not Consulted Regarding the Application of Accounting Principles to a Specified Transaction, the Type of Audit Opinion That Might Be Rendered on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements, or Any Matter That Was the Subject of a Disagreement or a Reportable Event. Very Truly Yours, Hein & Associates Llp
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EX-1
from S-4/A
1 page
Exhibit 5.1 February 8, 1999 Horizontal Ventures, Inc. 630 Fifth Street, Suite 1501 New York, New York 10111 Re: Common Stock to Be Issued by the Agreement and Plan of Merger With Saba Petroleum Company Gentlemen: We Have Acted as Your Counsel in Connection With the Proposed Issuance of Shares of Common Stock by the Agreement and Plan of Merger Dated December 18, 1998 (The "Merger Agreement") Whereby Saba Petroleum Company, a Delaware Corporation, Will Be Merged With and Into a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Horizontal Ventures, Inc., as More Fully Described in the Registration Statement on Form S-4, as Amended (Registration No. 333-69523) (The "Registration Statement"), Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission Under the Securities Act of 1933, as Amended. in That Connection, We Have Examined Originals and Copies, Certified or Otherwise Identified to Our Satisfaction, of Such Documents, Corporate Records and Other Instruments as We Have Deemed Necessary for the Purposes of the Opinion Expressed Below, Including but Not Limited to the Merger Agreement and the Registration Statement. Based Upon the Foregoing, We Are of the Opinion That the Shares of Common Stock to Be Issued by You by the Merger Agreement Have Been Duly Authorized And, When Duly Executed, Delivered and When Issued in Accordance With the Terms of the Merger Agreement, and Upon Satisfaction of All Applicable Conditions, Will Be Duly and Validly Issued, Fully Paid and Nonassessable. We Express No Opinion Concerning the Laws of Any Jurisdiction Other Than the Laws of the United States and the Laws of the State of Colorado. We Hereby Consent to the Filing of This Opinion as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the Reference to This Firm Under the Caption "Legal Matters" in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus Forming a Part of the Registration Statement. Very Truly Yours, /S/ Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll Llp
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