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Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc.

Petroquest Energy Inc. · Feb 24, 2010 · 31 slides

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  1. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 1
    January 2010
  2. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 2
    Corporate Characteristics Historically, the Company has been successful in growing through the drill bit and strategic acquisitions 10-year(1) historical drilling success rate 91% Consummated reserve and leasehold acquisitions in…
  3. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 3
    Focused Effort to Fund Drilling with Cash Flow 350 Direct CapEx (excluding acq.) 300 Cash Flow (1) 250 MM (1) 2008 includes proceeds from sale of gathering system 200 (2) See reconcilation between cash flow from…
  4. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 4
    Ten(1) Years of Growth Reserves 30% CAGR Production 36% CAGR Cash Flow 103% CAGR Stockholders Equity 29% CAGR Stock price 24% CAGR (1) Begins in 1999 4
  5. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 5
    Resuming Operational Activity (Growth) Four Woodford wells completed during the 4Q09 Average IP rate of 6.4 MMcf/d Capital Expenditures budget expected to increase in 2010 Large operated position allows for control of timing of…
  6. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 6
    Our Properties PQ operated Non-operated Tulsa Arkoma Arkoma Basin Basin PQ Office Locations East East Texas Texas (1) As of December 31, 2008 68% Reserves (1) 68% Reserves (1) Lafayette 32% Reserves (1) 32% Reserves…
  7. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 7
    Our Portfolio UNCONVENTIONAL PLAYS Three separate Three separate basins all EAST TX ARKOMA basins all core poised for growth to PQ Gulf Coast South Offshore Louisiana GOM CONVENTIONAL PLAYS Unrisked Drilling Estimated 1P…
  8. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 8
    Arkoma Basin Approximately 46,000 net acres in the Woodford Shale Approximately 18,000 net acres in the Fayetteville Shale Current production in excess of 36,000 Mcf/day net 8
  9. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 9
    Woodford Shale Recent Activity Four Woodford wells completed in 4Q09; Continuous drilling activity expected during 2010 Estimated locations: 360+ on 80 acre spacing; 720+ on 40 acre spacing Continued improvement in IP rates and…
  10. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 10
    3D Seismic Based Drilling PQ 27 PQ 9 6000 ne Limesto ka anuc Wap 7000 e Shal dford Woo 8000 IP 12.5 MMcfe IP 2.9 MMcfe Section Section Section Line Line Line 9000 3D Seismic Profile 10
  11. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 11
    Gross Woodford Production (PQ Operated) Resumed Drilling 70,000 Operations Mcf/d Drilling Completed four Drilling Operations Operations 60,000 Suspended wells during Dec 09 Suspended 50,000 40,000 First Rig Second Rig…
  12. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 12
    Woodford Shale PQ Delivers Top Max Monthly Rate Horizontal Woodford Shale Completions PQ WOODFORD PROGRAM PQ delivered highest maximum monthly initial Max Monthly Gas Rate, Mcfd 4,500 production rate of any company 15%…
  13. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 13
    IRR Woodford Horizontal Well Economics /Mcf Capital (M) Assumptions: Price* 4,000 5,000 6,000 IP Rate 5.0 MMcfd 4 14.3% 7.3% 3.0% IRR % /Mcf EUR 4.6 Bcf 6 46.7% 31.4% 21.9% Well Cost - 4.0 to 6.0 MM 8 81.2% 58.4%…
  14. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 14
    Woodford Shale - Upside Leverage Ticker Woodford Acres Acres/EV (1) PQ 46,000 83.5 NFX 165,000 19.6 DVN XTO Macintosh SM 49,000 18.7 Hughes PQ PQ Haskell Pittsburg CLR 47,000 6.0 Latimer XTO 160,000 4.4 CLR Pontotac DVN…
  15. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 15
    Fayetteville Shale Approximately 18,000 net acres Estimated locations: 2,000+ on 80-acre spacing Current production approximately 6,000 Mcf/day net 15
  16. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 16
    Fayetteville Shale Extended Laterals & Lower Costs Improving Economics 16
  17. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 17
    Fayetteville Shale - Upside Leverage Ticker Fayetteville Acres Acres/EV (1) CHK HK SWN SWN 857,000 49.8 Stone PQ 18,000 32.7 XTO PQ HK 157,000 16.5 Van Buren Pope SWN CHK 415,000 15.0 HK Cleburne CHK XTO 380,000 10.3 (1)…
  18. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 18
    East Texas Haynesville/Bossier Upside CHK Haynesville Tests IPs 15 MMCFD EP (PQ 5% Override) Haynesville Test IP =10 MMCFD PQ Carthage 23,900 net acres LEGEND Bossier Tests IPs = 9 12 MMCFD Source: JPMorgan…
  19. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 19
    Near-Term Gulf Coast Drilling Inventory Focus near term capital on low cost recompletion opportunities, low risk development projects and select high impact drilling prospects 19
  20. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 20
    Consistent Approach Through Price Cycles Actively manage capital expenditures to align with cash flow Economic reserve and production growth Balanced portfolio of projects Focus on cost control 20
  21. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 21
    Capital Discipline Strengthens Balance Sheet Focused effort to keep capital expenditures below cash flow has generated substantial liquidity Note: In thousands of dollars 147% Increase (1) Repaid 30 million of bank debt in…
  22. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 22
    Growth in Reserves 200 180 160 140 120 100 Bcfe 80 60 40 20 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Arkoma East Texas Gulf Coast 22
  23. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 23
    Growth in Production 40 35 30 3 6% 25 G R CA Guidance Bcfe 20 Arkoma 15 East Texas Gulf Coast 10 5 0 (1) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 (1) Based upon the midpoint of production…
  24. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 24
    Cash Flow Growth in millions 250 225 200 175 03% 150 R 1 G 125 CA 100 75 50 25 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 CFFO(1) 0.9 4.4 22.8 40.9 29.2 34.2 70.3 73.2 119.4 223.7 169.1…
  25. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 25
    Capital Investment Program Diversification Reduces Risk 2002 2008 2009E GOM, 75% Gulf Coast Gulf Coast 12% Arkoma 21% Arkoma GOM 55% 52% Gulf Coast, 25% 18% GOM E. TX E. TX 15% 22% 5% 64 million 280 million 60 million…
  26. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 26
    Conservative Financial Philosophy Fund drilling expenditures with internal cash flow Target conservative leverage ratios Net debt / EBITDA < 2.0x (1x using 9/30/09 TTM) EBITDA / Interest 8.0x (8x using 9/30/09 TTM) No high yield…
  27. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 27
    Hedging Positions Target of hedging 40%-50% of annual production approximately 66% of the 2009 production is hedged (based on mid-point of production guidance) Estimated fair value of hedge positions at 11/30/09 was 13.4 MM Oil…
  28. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 28
    Summary and Outlook Consistently focused effort to drill within cash flow Actively manage Capex to stay aligned with cash flow Inventory and capability to continue production and reserve growth Operational and cost improvements in…
  29. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 29
    Appendix 29
  30. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 30
    Appendix - 1 ( in thousands) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 9M09 Net income (loss) (16,240) (310) 9,924 11,645 2,307 3,640 16,348 21,417 23,986 40,619 (96,960) (50,904) Reconciling items: Deferred tax…
  31. Q4 2009 Earnings Call – Petroquest Energy Inc. – slide 31
    400 East Kaliste Saloom Road, Suite 6000 Lafayette, Louisiana 70508 Phone: (337) 232-7028 Fax: (337) 232-0044 www.petroquest.com NYSE: PQ

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