Johnson Rice Energy Conference September 2014 E XPANDING 2014 Gastar Exploration Inc. O UR H ORIZONS 1
Company Profile Asset Overview (06/30/2014) YTD 06/30 Net Prod. by Region Utica Dry Gas(1) Marcellus Shale Play Mid- Appalachia Continent 9,600 net acres leased 58,900 net acres 5.9 MBoe/d 3.7 MBoe/d 2,100 net acres pending 61%…
Key Investment Criteria Strong drilling results in the Hunton Limestone oil play High-Quality Resource Core development position in the liquids-rich Marcellus Shale Base Significant Utica potential under Marcellus Shale…
Proven Track Record of Growth Significant reserves and production growth through acquisitions and the drill bit Proved Reserves by Product 80.0 64.0 46% 48.0 MMBoe 45% 32.0 28% 54% 16.0 23% 55% 0.7% 72% 77% 99.3%…
Summary Target Economics 685 net locations for Hunton, Marcellus and Utica, additional 512 net locations in Stack Play Operated and Non- Operated Lower Operated WEHLU Operated WEHLU Hunton Upper Hunton Lower Hunton Marcellus Utica…
Capital Budget Focused on Liquids 93% of 2014 and 92% of 2015 D&C and infrastructure budget targets liquids-rich plays 2014 Capital Investment Area Capital (MM) % of Total Infrastructure Mid-Continent 107 48% 6MM Appalachia 71 31%…
HUNTON & STACK PLAYS 2014 Gastar Exploration Inc. 9
Hunton: First Mover Advantage Large, contiguous acreage position with multiple horizontal targets Asset Overview Hunton Asset Map 126,000 net acres CHK acquisition and subsequent non-core lease sale significantly lowered GST…
Oklahoma Hunton Play 3P Resource of 109MMBoe, primarily oil(1) Overview Hunton Activity Map Successful drilling results, leading to development Beckenridge 1-2H Anna Lee 1-30H OKLAHOMA Jam 1-4H Barry 1-6H Falcon 1-5H…
Non-Operated AMI Activity Encouraging results leading to development Overview Non-Operated Activity Map Anna Lee 1-30H AMI established in 2012 to focus on Beckenridge 1-2H Lower Hunton development Jam 1-4H Barry 1-6H AMI Operator…
Non-Operated AMI Average Well Performance Production and % oil averages better than current type curve 800 640 75% (Boe and % Oil) 480 63% 320 77% 80% 82% 68% 70% 63% 63% 63% 63% 160 63% 63% 67% 0…
Operated Hunton Development Development Plan Operated Activity Map Focus is on de-risked high-return WEHLU with one full time rig split between Upper and Lower Hunton OKLAHOMA Lower Hunton Development Burton 16-1H 5 horizontal…
Operated Hunton Potential Hunton offers a substantial source of high return projects Upper Hunton Overview Lower Hunton Overview 61 PUDs on northern WEHLU acreage Previous operator drilled no horizontal producing wells on WEHLU…
Woodford Activity Overview Woodford Activity Map(1) Offset operator IPs up to 1,000 Gastar Prospective Woodford Acreage Boe/d Devon Energy 191 Boe/d (54% Oil) Devon Energy 169 Boe/d (60% Oil) 2 Dorado wells Gastar acreage…
Meramec/Mississippi Lime Activity Overview Meramec / Miss Lime Activity Map(1) Offset operator IPs range up to 1,800+ Boe/d Longfellow 524 Boe/d (81% Oil) Longfellow 1,884 Boe/d Devon Energy 331 Boe/d (69% Oil) (80% Oil)…
Oklahoma Summary 2014 Capital Budget Activity 40.0 (20.1 net) gross wells anticipated to be spud 33.0 gross (13.2 net) non-operated AMI Hunton wells 7.0 gross (6.9 net) operated Hunton wells 2015 Capital Budget Activity 46.0 (28.6…
MARCELLUS AND UTICA 2014 Gastar Exploration Inc. 19
Premier Position in the Marcellus and Utica Acreage position lies near other leading players in the basin Appalachia Overview Marcellus and Utica Map Core acreage proven in both the Utica Marcellus wet gas and the Utica dry gas Dry…
Infrastructure Overview Operational Improved run-time No flow restrictions expected Processing Fort Beeler capacity 520 MMBtu/d Total system capacity growing to +1 Bcf/d Central receipt point capacity 140 MMBtu/d Adequate…
Marcellus Shale Activity concentrated in liquids-rich portion of the play Marshall & Wetzel Counties, W. Va. Gross Marcellus Production Atinum 50% JV Partner High Btu gas and condensate yields Last well completed 3040 Bbls/MMcf…
Marcellus Shale Development Development Plan Marcellus Drilling Locations Gastar has drilled 57 gross (27 net) Marshall Co. Marcellus Wells Producing 57 horizontal wells and one vertical Future Drilling Locations 114 2014 Drilling…
Utica Shale Acreage position lies in core of the Dry Gas Window Overview Utica Activity Map(2) Underlies core 11,700 acre Marcellus Rice GPOR Hess 2 wells 1 well position IP: 42 MMcfe/d (Bigfoot 9H) IP: 2945 MMcfe/d IP: 25…
Utica Shale Development Simms U-5H one of the most productive wells in the area Simms U-5H Utica Dry Gas Comparative Statistics(1) 48-hour sales rate of Lateral 29.4MMcf/d Operator / IP Rate Length IP / 1000' Well Name County…
Utica Acreage is the dry gas Core of the Core Point Pleasant Shale Point Pleasant Shale Porosity Cross-Section Porosity Cross-Section A A GASTAR SIMMS U-5H 4-6% Porosity Up to 17% Porosity VERY HIGH Landing point…
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 2014 Gastar Exploration Inc. 28
Financial Strategy Goal: Grow NAV and reserves per share through exploitation of existing assets Target leverage of < 3.0x Leverage Ratios and Strong interest and dividend coverage (Interest coverage 3.0x) Liquidity Financial…
Production Growth Production growth is anticipated to increase cash flow, reserves and NAV Total Daily Production(1) 20.0 16.8 16.0 Proj. Dec14 Avg. Rate 13.5 44% to 12.0 48% MBoe/d 9.6 10.4 Liquids 45% to 8.0 21% 45%…
Capitalization and Liquidity Capitalization(1) ( in millions) 6/30/2014 Adjusted Cash 106.0 Long Term Debt Senior Secured Notes due 2018 314.1 Revolving Credit Facility 0.0 Total Debt 314.1 Total Stockholders Equity 312.2 Total…
Key Investment Criteria Strong drilling results in the Hunton Limestone oil play High-Quality Resource Core development position in the liquids-rich Marcellus Shale Base Significant Utica potential under Marcellus Shale…
APPENDIX 2014 Gastar Exploration Inc. 34
Lower Hunton Non-Operated Drilling Overview Hunton Wells Cumulative Production Averages(2) Approx. Date Flowback Peak Current 5 Day NRI % Commenced Rate(1) 30 Day 60 Day 90 Day 180 Day 270 Day 360 Day Average(3) % Oil(4) (Boe/d)…
AMI Drilling Results Lower Hunton Wells are currently outperforming type curve 300,000 20 Thrasher -1H Bledsoe 1-28H 17 Gritz 1-7H 16 Henley 1-11H 240,000 15 16 State School Land 1-36H 14 Stevens 1-36H 13 Jet 1-12H 12…
Lower/Upper Hunton Drilling Overview Hunton Wells Cumulative Production Averages(2) Approx. Date Flowback Peak Current 5 Day NRI % Commenced Rate(1) 30 Day 60 Day 90 Day 180 Day 270 Day 360 Day Average(3) % Oil(4) (Boe/d) Lower…
Point Pleasant Paleography and SSTVD Structure East and West Appalachian Acreage on same shelf with similar features Point Pleasant Paleogeography Point Pleasant SSTVD Structure Higher porosities in Pleasant Point are Structure is…
Simms/Dangel Cross-Section Statoil USA Onshore Prop Inc Dangel 1-H Gastar Simms U-5H 5 Miles to west of Gastars acreage Target Depth: 11,350 TVD Porosity: 6 12% Porosity: Avg. 11% (up to 17%) Net pay of +/- 74 Net pay of 92…