The Oil & Gas Conference Denver, Colorado August 19, 2014 E X PA N D I N G 2014 Gastar Exploration Inc. O U R H O R I Z O N S 1
Overview Company Profile Gastar Exploration Inc. is a Houston-based independent energy company currently developing: Liquids-rich natural gas in the Marcellus Shale in West Virginia Hunton Limestone horizontal oil play in…
Key Investment Criteria World-class development position in the liquids-rich Marcellus Shale High-Quality Resource Strong drilling results in the Hunton Limestone exploitation oil play Base Significant Utica potential under…
Asset Overview YTD 2014 Net Production by Region Utica Dry Gas Marcellus Shale Mid-Continent 11,700 net acres(2) 3.7 Mboe/d 59,000 net acres(1) 39% Appalachia 5.9 Mboe/d 61% Hunton Limestone Oil Play 9.6 MBoe/d 126,000 net…
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 prospective in both the Utica Marcellus wet gas and the Utica dry Dry…
Hunton: First Mover Advantage Large, contiguous acreage position with multiple horizontal targets Asset Overview Hunton Asset Map 126,000 net acres Gastar/Husky AMI 176 MMBoe of risked net unbooked Hunton and Stack Play…
Proven Track Record of Growth Significant reserves and production growth through acquisitions and the drill bit Proved Reserves by Type MMBoe 80.0 60.0 62% 30% 40.0 7% 2% 34% 20.0 17% 15% 27% 63% 18% 36% 14% 50% 59%…
Capital Budget Focused on Liquids 93% of 2014 D&C and infrastructure budget targets liquids-rich plays Capital % of 2014 Capital Investment Area (MM) Total Capitalized Mid-Continent 106 47% Costs Land 5MM West Appalachia 71 32%…
MARCELLUS AND UTICA 2014 Gastar Exploration Inc. 13
Marcellus Shale Activity concentrated in ultra liquids-rich portion of the play Marshall & Wetzel Counties, W. Va. Marcellus Activity Map 11,700 net acres (27% HBP) prospective for Marcellus 50% WI, 41.5% NRI Atinum 50% JV…
Marshall & Wetzel Production Overview Consistent production and excess takeaway capacity Third party infrastructure operational issues resolved late 2013 Arbitration settled in Q2 2014 Gross Marcellus Production Last well…
Infrastructure Overview OHIO WEST VIRGINIA Operational Improved run-time No flow restrictions expected Marshall Processing Monroe Fort Beeler capacity 520 MMBtu/d Total system capacity growing to +1 BCF/d Central receipt point…
Liquids-Rich Window of Marshall & Wetzel Counties Marshall Co. Marcellus Wells High Btu gas and condensate yields OHIO W. VIRGINIA Producing 57 Future Drilling Locations 114 3040 Bbls/MMcf condensate 2014 Drilling 4050…
Utica Overview Overview Utica Activity Map Underlies core 11,700 acre Marcellus Rice IP: 42 MMcfe/d GPOR 2 wells Hess 1 well (Bigfoot 9H) IP: 2945 MMcfe/d IP: 25 MMcfe/d position in Marshall and Wetzel Counties OHIO GPOR 30…
Utica Position in Marshall & Wetzel Counties Initial Utica Well Simms U-5H completed well soaking OHIO W. VIRGINIA Marshall Co. Utica Wells Future Drilling Locations 79* 2014 Drilling Flowback late August Blake Utica Test Gross…
Utica Acreage is the 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 PRESSRURE,…
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…
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…
Utica Marshall & Wetzel Counties Economics 15.0 Bcfe EUR(1) Daily Peak Rate 20 MMcf/d 100% Gas (dry) 25% IRR(1) Cost 12.0MM (5,000 lateral) 0.98/Mcfe F&D Costs PV10 7.3MM per well (100% WI) Est. Average Cum. Daily Rate: 1st…
HUNTON & STACK PLAYS 2014 Gastar Exploration Inc. 27
Oklahoma Hunton Limestone Play Exposure to over 130MMBOE of net reserve potential, primarily oil Overview Hunton Activity Map 126,000 net acres (28% HBP) Primary targets: Lower and Upper Hunton OKLAHOMA Additional horizons: Stack…
Gastar/Husky AMI Horizontal Well Activity Lower Hunton Gastar / Husky AMI Activity Map OKLAHOMA Drilling Flowback Awaiting Completion Producing Encouraging results leading to full scale development 2014 Gastar…
Gastar/Husky Lower Hunton Drilling Overview Gastar/Husky Wells Cumulative Production Averages(2) Date Flowback Current 5 Day Approx. NRI % Commenced IP Rate(1) 30 Day 60 Day 90 Day 180 Day 270 Day 360 Day Average(3) % Oil(4)…
Hunton Well Activity Current Approx. AFE Working Lateral Length Costs (1) Well Name Interest (in feet) (MM) Status Hobbs Ranch 1-19H 29.50% 4,400 5.0 WOC Yeti 1-29H 32.80% 5,300 5.0 WOC Cline 1-13H 54.30% 5,100 5.0 WOC…
Gastar/Husky AMI Drilling Results Lower Hunton Wells are currently outperforming type curve 300,000 15 13 12 240,000 12 11 10 9 180,000 9 WELL COUNT 8 CUM (BOE) 7 6 120,000 6 5 4 3 60,000 3 0 0…
WEHLU Upper Hunton Potential single well reserves in excess of 167 MBoe WEHLU discovered in 1943 Produced 100+ MMBbl 80% from Upper Hunton 62 PUDs on northern WEHLU acreage No value assigned to southern WEHLU potential Operated…
WEHLU Hunton Development Previous operator drilled 12 horizontal and 12 vertical wells Other Operator EUR range: Horizontal 31-243 MBoe Vertical 15-205 MBoe All horizontals drilled in the upper Hunton except one No horizontal…
WEHLU Lower Hunton Potential Potential single well reserves in excess of 250 MBoe Not been developed horizontally Targeting both secondary (fractures) and primary porosity Operated well completed: Easton 22-1H Current 5 day…
Woodford Activity Woodford Activity Map IPs up to 1000+ Boe/d Gastar acreage unexplored Other operator activity de-risking the play Non-operated participation Checkerboard farm out Initial well spud August 2014 Net potential…
Meramec/Mississippi Lime Activity Meramec / Miss Lime Activity Map IPs range up to 1800+ Boe/d Meramec play naturally fractured carbonate like Hunton Other operator activity de-risking the play Net potential acres 60,000 Est.…
Oklahoma Summary 2014 Capital Activity 36 (18.7 net) gross wells 29 gross (11.9 net) non-operated AMI Hunton wells 7 gross (6.8 net) operated Hunton wells Net Drilling Locations 542 net locations on existing acreage Exposure to…
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 2014 Gastar Exploration Inc. 42
Financial Strategy Grow NAV and reserves per share through exploitation of existing assets Target Appropriate Target Net Debt-to-EBITDA < 3.0x Leverage Ratios and Strong interest and dividend coverage (EBITDA-to-Interest 3.0x)…
Balance Sheet Assets ( in millions) As of 6/30/2014 Cash and cash equivalents 24.8 Other current assets 21.6 Total current assets 46.4 Total property, plant and equipment, net 567.8 Other assets 12.4 Total assets 626.5…
Hedge Detail Natural Gas Oil Period Contract Type Volume Hedged Price Period Contract Type Volume Hedged Price Aug - Dec 14 NYMEX Swap 9,196 MMBtu/d 4.06 Aug - Dec 14 NYMEX Swap 750 Bbl/d 90.35 Aug - Dec 14 NYMEX Swap 2,000 MMBtu/d…
References Cornell, S. R. 2000. Sequence Stratigraphy and Event Correlations of upper Black River and lower Trenton Group Carbonates of northern New York State and southern Ontario, Canada, unpublished M.S. Thesis, University of…