(NYSE AMEX: PDC) www.pioneerdrlg.com Simmons & Company International March 9-10, 2010
Overview Ticker Symbol: PDC Market Cap: 403 million (March 5, 2010) Stock price: 7.45 (March 5, 2010) Average 3-month daily 636,000 shares trading volume: Public float: Approximately 54 million shares Employees: 1,700…
Pioneer Drilling Overview 4
Investment Considerations Rig fleet trading at a significant discount to replacement value Focused on protecting cash flow from softening gas prices 50% of working rigs on term contracts(1) 43% of working rigs in shale plays(1)…
Overview of Pioneer 9th largest contract driller, 6th largest well services provider and a significant open hole wireline provider in the U.S. 71 high-quality and well-maintained land drilling rigs among the youngest in the…
Corporate Strategy Focused on value-added organic growth in three core businesses: land drilling, well services and wireline Maintaining emphasis on new-build equipment and state-of-the-art technology Focused on increasing mix of…
Recent Developments Focused on the most attractive shale plays and oil markets Position rigs to achieve highest risk-adjusted returns Balanced mix of oil and natural gas exposure Locking in rig utilization with term contracts…
Strong Utilization Through the Cycles Averaged 85% utilization through cycles since 2001, comparing favorably to peers Execution of risk-reducing strategy achieved through customer focus and asset quality Utilization has rebounded…
Modern, Efficient Drilling Fleet 50 50 Series Series Rig Rig Over 75% of fleet is shale capable 31 new builds (44%) since 2001 with most constructed during 2004 - 2006 69% with 1,000 HP - 2,000 HP 23 rigs with top drives…
60 Series Rig Mast Traveling Power Equipment SCR House Package Drawworks Fuel-Water Tank Accumulator Suitcases Handling Mud Pumps Equipment Pipe Racks Mud Tanks Mud Cleaning Equipment Choke Gas Buster Manifold 12
Workover Fleet Overview One of the newest and most highly capable workover fleets in the industry Sixty-nine 550 HP rigs and four 600 HP rigs with an average age of 2.4 years Initial entry via WEDGE acquisition in 2008 with…
Wireline and Fishing & Rental Overview Overview Locations Wireline Services Open and cased-hole wireline services Cut Bank Havre Williston Billings Dickinson 65 trucks with an average age of 4.3 Casper Punxsutawney years…
Blue Chip Customers & Strong Safety Record Long-standing Relationships Safety Key component of employee culture Strengthens customer relationships Consistently beat the IADC average for recordable incidents Total recordable…
Industry and Market Conditions 16
Recovery in U.S. Land Rig Count Steady rig count improvement during the second half of 2009 and 2010 YTD Horizontal and oil rig counts have returned to Fall 2008 peak levels Land Rig Count Horizontal & Oil Rig Count Horizontal…
Benefits of Growing Shale Plays Service firms stand to benefit from shale production due to its lower risk development and increased service intensity (up to 3 - 5x conventional) Reintroduction of the Majors should provide increased…
Conclusion: Improving Oil Service Outlook North American oilfield services pricing and activity appear to have bottomed Most analysts expect a moderate recovery in upstream spending and drilling activity over the next few years…
Colombia: Strong, Growing Country World Bank Business Rankings Exports ( in billions) S. & Central America 2008 Production 37.6 Business Rank MBoe/d 30.0 Puerto Rico 1 1 26.8 24.4 St. Lucia 2 0 21.2 25.4 Colombia 3 601 16.8 22.7…
Financials 21
High Yield Highlights Priced an offering for 250MM of senior unsecured notes due 2018 Yield of 10.677% (coupon 9.875%) Scheduled to close March 11th Will utilize proceeds to pay down revolver from 258MM to 23MM High yield offering…
Pro Forma Capitalization ( in millions) Actual Pro Forma 12/31/2009 Adjustments 12/31/2009 Cash 40.4 40.4 Revolving Credit Facility (325 / 225)(1) 257.5 (234.8) 22.7 New Sr. Unsecured Notes - 239.4 239.4 Other 4.6 4.6 Total Debt 262.1…
Segment Financials Drilling Services Avg Number of Rigs and Utilization Revenues and Op Costs per Day 96% 95% 95% 25 100 89% 89% 100% 21 21 20 19 80 71 80% 20 71 ( in thousands) 66 67 16 61 56% 14 60 52 60% 15 13 41% 12 12…
Segment Financials Production Services Workover Rigs and Wireline Units Revenue and Division Margin 90 75 60% 74 74 49% 50% 48% 75 65 45% 50% 59 60 55 50 ( in millions) 60 36% 36% 37% 43 47 33% 40% 45 45 45 30% 27 29 27…
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Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income We define EBITDA as earnings (loss) before interest income (expense), taxes, depreciation, amortization and impairments. Although not prescribed under GAAP, we believe the presentation of EBITDA is…