Speaker: Murray Rodgers, President & CEO Canaccord Genuity Global Energy Conference Miami Beach October 12 & 13, 2011 0
Executive Summary Proof Of Concept Identify large scale resource opportunities, acquire right acreage and apply proven Strategy technologies to create exceptional value for shareholders Major Oil Play with Significant Focused on San…
Zodiac Milestones September 2010 Gas Plant Site Lease December 2010 Spud 4-9 test well August 2008 July 2010 February 2011 Initial Funding 18.1 mm 1-10 Permit Filed Acquire Panther 3D September/October 2011 May 2009 April 2010…
Why The San Joaquin Basin Great Geology World class source rocks Stacked resource plays Data indicates excellent rock properties Legacy Vertical Wells have produced Data Delineation De-risking Resource Potential Large…
Zodiac Focus Area Resource Play Check List Well data indicates excellent source rocks and reservoir rock properties Stacked Resource Plays & Conventional Targets Not a binary play (more than one target) Generating Source…
Existing Infrastructure Californias crude pipelines originate principally from Kern County 21 refineries in California with a total input capacity of 2.1 MMBbl/d Pipelines in Kings County flow north to SF Bay area to refineries…
World Class Source Rocks 3 Billion Bbls produced in immediate project area Oil Window Zodiac 4-9 Test Well Wet Gas Gas Oxys Kern Field Potential discovery of 200 MMBoe. Largest discover in California in 35 years…
Oil Charged Fractured System Outcrop Bouguer Gravity Data 3D seismic Mud log shows Photomicrographs Ongoing Outcrop Sandstone showing micro- fractures on grains Studies New Gravity Interpretation 50 sq. miles new…
Resource Potential - Vaqueros TPIIP Equal to or greater than any one of several ENTIRE light oil PLAYS in Western Canada 10,000 25% 9,000 19% 8,000 20% 7,000 Recovery factor - % 6,000 15% 13% 12% 12% mmbbl 5,000…
Resource Potential Large Target Size 2010 Resource Assesment (Sproule) Mean TPIIP 4.2 Billion Bbls Whepley / Vaqueros Formation net 80% to ZEX Kreyenhagen / Monterey / Conventional = large unrecognized upside Zodiac Target…
4-9 Wellbore Completion Program Tested 4 segregated intervals in the well with the goal of: Obtaining reservoir parameters (perm, pressure, etc) Collecting frac data (frac gradient, closure stress, etc) On each zone: DFIT to…
Outcrop Model for the Play 500 bpd 100 bpd 1,000 bpd Fractures Connect Source and Reservoir Rock and Enhance Productivity 13
Organic Rich Shales Feed Oil into Silty Units Bakken-like model Confirmed the Model using a systematic step-wise approach Petrophysical Log and Core Analysis enhance targeting precision (4-9 log suite) Calibration of log…
The Whepley-Allison Model Zodiac 4-9 Test rates of 13 to 30 bopd primarily from shale Best part (silts) 50 not fully tested due to wellbore limitations Upper Whepley Allison Shaly siltstone between laminated organic-rich…
Fractures at the Microscopic Level Plate 1: 13586 Core Depth [13598 Log Depth] Perf Interval: 13590-13620 Log Depth 16
Kreyenhagen Model: Bakken analogue with greater vertical thickness Testing + Core Original Model: Source Core + New Model: Source shales Petrophysical shales act as reservoir Log Evaluation + charge adjacent silty reservoir rocks…
Upper Kreyenhagen One of Several Targets 30 thick First horizontal target; tested 24 bopd to 120 bopd without damage in 4-9 60 thick Eagle Ford Comparison Early Development (12 wells) Vertical Well Hz Well 100 thick EUR Range…
Regional Kreyenhagen Potential 30 30 Kreyenhagen 60 16 Formation thickness is increasing to south 120 100 Silt content increases south and west Maturity increasing southwest 40+ 80 70 19
Sources & Reservoir Targets Whepley and Kreyenhagen are self-sourcing reservoir targets Vaqueros is a reservoir target sourced from Kreyenhagen or Whepley WHEPLEY UPPER VAQUEROS LOWER VAQUEROS UPPER KREYENHAGEN LOWER…
Possible Explanation for Water in Lower Vaqueros in Zodiac 4-9 4-9 1-9 STEPS (FAULTS) Bitumen staining in core 5,000 bbls kill fluid injected 21
Significant Potential in the Vaqueros 4-9 1-10 Vaqueros Formation 100 feet untested oil bearing section in U. & L. Vaqueros; good oil shows in 650 core & mudlogs TEST Domengine 22
Additional Testing Opportunities in the Kreyenhagen Kreyenhagen Formation 800 Domengine 23
Zodiac 1-10 Well Deepened to 16,950 feet Deeper Targets 24
Zodiac Acreage Domengine Moreno 25
Base Kreyenhagen to TD (1,750 feet total section) Hydrocarbon shows over several intervals Base Kreyenhagen / Top Domengine Oil shows Oil Shows from Mudlogs Gatchell Sand Characteristics 400 feet Gas/oil Thick Porous…
Moreno Formation-High Mud Gas and C1-C5 readings Indicator Resistivity Total Gas Porosity Source Gamma Shale Sonic SAN JOAQUIN BASIN GR NPSS DT Log 0 150 0.6 0 120 20 Log Depth(ft) 16680 0 GR 150 0.6…
Next Steps: 1-10 Horizontal Well Drill first horizontal target in the Upper Kreyenhagen silt Run packer/sleeve system in horizontal lateral Multi-Stage Fracture Stimulation 4-9 Minimum 8 stages 1-10 1-10 Trajectory on UK…
Moving Ahead Proof of Concept Phase 4-9 Vertical Test Well Far exceeded expectations Data Quality/Quantity Prospective Targets 1-10 Horizontal Well Identified additional deeper targets below Kreyenhagen Drilling first horizontal…
Board and Management 30
Senior Management Team 30 years worldwide E&P experience and most recently President & CEO of Trident Exploration where he led the companys technical team from start-up to 200 MMcfe/d of gross operated production Murray Rodgers Held…
Board of Directors 32 years worldwide exploration experience 20 years of experience in senior technical and management roles with ExxonMobil and direct Clay Robinson Chairman involvement in the discovery of over one billion barrels…
Shares and Shareholders 33
Shares Outstanding and Ownership Zodiac Exploration Inc. Zodiac Exploration Inc. (millions) (millions) (1) Total Basic Shares Outstanding 359.2 Principals' shares in Escrow 60% 18.4 Dilutive Securities: 2008 Warrants 14.5 Principal…
Contact Information Randy Neely CFO Direct: 403.444.7848 Email: randyzodiacexploration.ca Murray Rodgers President and CEO Direct: 403.444.7844 Email: murrayzodiacexploration.ca Louisa DeCarlo EVP and COO Direct: 403.444.7841 Email:…