SUNTRUST APPALACHIAN MINI-CONFERENCE February 3, 2014 NASDAQ:PDCE
Company Overview NASDAQ:PDCE Strategic Core Areas Market cap 1.8 Billion(1) Colorado and Appalachian Basin Enterprise value 2.2 Billion WATTENBERG UTICA Proved reserves (YE2013) 266 MMBoe 98,000 Net Acres Liquid 48,000 Net Acres…
The Geology of the Point Pleasant Play With an Emphasis on the Southern Portion of the Play 1) What is the Point Pleasant - the big picture 2) Where is PDC active in the play (and why) 2/3/2014 4
What is the Point Pleasant The Big Picture and Historical Context Productive for more than 100 years Well-known Source Rock with many Marathon HQ Standard HQ published studies SPE, AAPG, etc. Source Rock for an 1.2 billion…
What is the Point Pleasant Its really old (not just from a geologic perspective) 2/3/2014 6
Utica: Regional Stratigraphic Column The Ordovician aged Point Pleasant is an admixture of mudstones and carbonates characterized by low water saturations (5-15%), moderate clay content (15-30%), and high TOCs (2.5-4.8%, across…
The Point Pleasant What it is & Where it is Core showing shale and interbedded limestone Patchen et al., 2006; Pope and Read, 1997; and Wickstrom et al. (2012) 2/3/2014 8
Utica: Local Stratigraphy Southern Ohio 1. Queenston Shale Classic Mudstone Null TOC & low resistivity 2. Upper Utica Shale Mudstone with null limestone content Some TOC & low resistivity High clay content Lower Youngs Modulus…
Utica Open Hole Log Response Comparison Palmer Onega Commissioners Hickenbottom A Morgan County Guernsey County Belmont County A Utica Pt. Pleasant Trenton Resistivity (ohmm) 800 2,000 1,000 2,000+ 1,000 2,000+ Rock…
Micro CT & SEM 2 Well Comparison from Joel Walls, DUG East 2012 2/3/2014 11
Where is PDC active in the play (and why) 2/3/2014 12
Utica Leasehold and Activity drilled and/or completed planned 2014 spud 11 Wells to sales by YE 2013 Oil Wet Gas Condensate Dry 25% acreage in Guernsey & N. Noble Counties Gas Onega-Comm 14-25H 1 75% acreage in Washington, S. Noble,…
Why We Are Active Where We Are Specifically, why the South and Washington County Aero Magnetic Data Regional picture shows structural sweet spots or areas where natural fracturing is more likely (30,000 view) AeroMag data is commonly…
Why We Are Active Where We Are Specifically, why the South and Washington County Historical Data Well drilled in 1994 for deeper target that was wet Patricia Hein Well Northern Washington County, Ohio Wet Gas Window Operator…
Why We Are Active Where We Are Specifically, why the South Seismic Data Seismic data confirms the presence of numerous faults over Southern portion of the play Natural fracturing and higher permeabilities very likely Next…
Geothermal Gradient Image Courtesy of Dolan Integration Group (DIG) 2/3/2014 17
Summary & Conclusions The Southern portion of the play, particularly Northern Washington County, is more structurally complex than more Northern portions of the play This is evident in: An elevated Geothermal Gradient The…
Investor Relations Mike Edwards, Senior Director Investor Relations michael.edwardspdce.com Marti Dowling, Manager Investor Relations marti.dowlingpdce.com Corporate Headquarters PDC Energy, Inc. 1775 Sherman Street Suite 3000…