Gastar Exploration Ltd. NYSE Amex: GST & GST.PRA Pritchard Capital Partners Energize 2012 J. Russell Porter, President & CEO
Key Investment Considerations Two core areas Marcellus Shale Development program underway with positive early results 74,400 net acres provides scale Atinum JV provides funds East Texas Legacy Bossier position Possible…
Gastar Overview Our assets provide significant exploitation opportunities and long-term growth potential Common Exchange / Ticker: NYSE AMEX: GST Share Price(1): 3.10/share Common Shares Outstanding: 64.7 million Market…
GST.PRA Summary Terms GASTAR EXPLORATION USA, INC. SERIES A CUMULATIVE PREFERRED SECURITIES Issuer: Gastar Exploration USA, Inc. Symbol: GST.PRA on the NYSE Amex Guarantor: Gastar Exploration Ltd. Securities Offered: Up to 100…
Marcellus Shale Overview 74,400 net acres with Marcellus exposure Two rigs operating in the Marcellus Marshall & Wetzel 7,700 net acres (15,300 JV net acres) Atinum JV partner Focus of initial development program Ultra rich gas…
Marshall & Wetzel 15,300 joint venture net acres Full development planned and drilling program underway Position characterized by high Btu gas and high condensate yields (30 to 40 bbls/MMcf) Promising preliminary drilling results…
Marshall & Wetzel 6,700 net acres (13,400 joint venture net acres) Simms Pad Corley Pad Hendrickson Pad Wengerd Pad 10
Marshall & Wetzel 6,700 net acres (13,400 joint venture net acres) Simms Pad Corley Pad Hendrickson Pad Wengerd Pad 11
Event Analysis All Wells-All stages Depth View Looking North 100 ft 500 ft Depth view of the well. The grid size is 100 feet in depth Events colored by stage and sized by energy (compressed dynamic range) 2011 Microseismic.…
Pennsylvania 9,800 net acres (19,600 JV net acres) Butler County 2,450 net acres (4,900 JV net acres) Btu rich gas Rex Energy operator 3 wells completed in 2011 and 4 wells to be completed in 2012 Fayette & Somerset 3,400…
Marcellus East 54,500 net acres Acquired assets in November 2011 Gastar tested Marcellus potential in two vertical wells prior to exercising option to purchase Tucker/Preston area tested at 1.1 MMCFD from vertical Marcellus…
East Texas (Bossier) Overview Significant Consolidated Acreage Position Leon 19,400 net acres with 50-67% WI 100% Operated Prolific, Deep Bossier Production Individual well IPs 20 MMcfe/day; Strong IRRs Robertson Multiple stacked…
Deep Bossier Development Plans Hilltop Area East Texas Gastar has successfully implemented development program Lower Bossier Offset Locations Initial GST Deep Bossier well completed in 2004 Successfully drilled 25 out of 27 wells…
GST Acreage within Eagle Ford Oil Window 19
Eagle Ford / Woodbine Possible Locations 160 AC Horizontal Drilling Location Map 20
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet September 30, ( in millions) ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 7.0 Other current assets 22.0 Total current assets 29.0 Total property, plant and equipment, net 266.3 Other assets 6.3 Total…
Drilling Program 2011 Capital Expenditures Allocation ( in millions) 2011 Drilling Program Project Area Operator Gross Net Net Capital (MM) Capitalized Costs(3) 1.4 Bossier GST 2.0 1.3 19.2 Land & Seismic Glen Rose - Oil GST 2.0…
Hedging Overview Hedging Summary December 31, 2011 Average Total of Base Settlement Derivative Daily Notional Fixed Floor Short Call Ceiling Period Instrument Volume Volume Price (Long) Put (Long) (Short) (in MMBtu's) 2012 Put…
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Key Investment Considerations Two core areas Marcellus Shale Development program underway with positive early results 74,400 net acres provides scale Atinum JV provides funds East Texas Legacy Bossier position Possible…
Gastar Exploration Ltd. (NYSE Amex: GST & GST.PRA) Gastar Exploration Ltd. J. Russell Porter CEO Michael Gerlich CFO 1331 Lamar, Suite 650 Houston, TX 77010 (713) 739-1800 28