FOREST OIL CORPORATION THE INTERVAL FACTOR BMO Capital Markets 9th Annual Unconventional Resource Conference January 10, 2011
Forest Oil Snapshot Market Capitalization: ( 1/05/12 ) 1.6 Billion Enterprise Value: 3.2 Billion 12/31/10 Est. Proved Reserves: 1.9 Tcfe Granite Wash R/P Ratio: 15 Years East Texas 2012 Net Sales 2012 E&D Capital / North…
2012 Detailed Guidance Production & Guidance Guidance Capital Expenditures & Guidance Guidance Differentials Low High Expenses Low* High* Net Sales Volumes (MMcfe/d) 350 355 Capital Budget (MM) 550 600 % Natural Gas 70 70 Total Cash…
2011 Forest Highlights & 2012 Strategy 2011 Highlights 2012 Strategy Completed IPO and spin-off of Test additional zones in our bread Canadian subsidiary Lone Pine and butter multi-stacked pay Resources plays in the Texas Panhandle…
Focused Plan for 2012 Rig Counts In Core Areas Estimated 2012 total capital budget of 550 600 million (E&D capital budget of 480 520 million) 7 Majority of 2012 E&D capital allocated 6 to organic production growth engines in the…
Portfolio Focused Prospect Inventory Other Identified Land Access Net Acres PUD Locations Lantern Drilling Infrastructure In Area Locations Liquids Target For (November 1, 2011) (December 31, 2010) Utilization Place (December 31,…
Texas Panhandle: Unique Knowledge Base Panhandle Geologic Zones Knowledge Based Exploitation P Douglas Large database (650+ wells) creates e n Tonkawa Missourian Wash unique and extensive knowledge base n Cleveland Lansing -…
Texas Panhandle: The Geology Acreage Multiplier (Interval Factor) Stacked pay sands provide opportunity for multiple wells from the same location creating acreage multiplier Up to eleven intervals prospective for horizontal…
Granite Wash: Geologic Introduction Industry HZ Application Basic Geologic Facts Granite Wash extends from the Des Moines to the Atoka Des Moines Britt Granite Wash A Btu content ranging from 1,020 to 1,350 Granite Wash B Granite…
Texas Panhandle Granite Wash: Overview Results Ochiltree Lipscomb Operated Wells Gross Gas* Gross Liquids* Equivalent* ( Program Average ) ( MMcf/d ) ( Bbls/d ) ( MMcfe/d ) KELLN 47 9.0 1,838 20 Hemphill 7 wells drilled in the 3rd…
Eagle Ford Shale: Status Targeting different sections of Eagle Ford (upper to lower) to increase IPs and EURs while decreasing completion costs Positive results from most recent completion testing the uppermost member of the Eagle…
Eagle Ford Shale: Oil Window Position Validate 128,000 gross (118,000 net) 4 acres prospective for the Eagle Ford Shale 2 Majority of leases extend into 3 1 2013 Industry activity has expanded 5 successful Eagle Ford…
Stimulation Cost Improvement 700,000 600,000 620,128 582,944 500,000 546,220 495,624 400,000 436,766 415,415 386,513 363,712 300,000 324,584 327,109 338,093 281,587 200,000 217,208 100,000 0 Well 1 Well 2 Well 3 Well 4…
Eagle Ford Shale: Completion Optimization Initial Completion Optimized Completion Current Completion Number of Fracs 10 15 19 Lateral Length 3,200 4,500 5,500 Landing Section Completion Evolution 16
Granite Wash & Eagle Ford Shale: Superior Economics Major Plays Breakeven Wellhead Price at 10% ROR* ( /Mcfe ) 6.00 4.92 5.00 4.48 4.48 4.16 3.98 3.98 4.12 4.00 3.62 3.72 3.74 3.18 3.22 2.98 3.04 3.00 2.76 2.24 2.00 1.54 1.64…
Wolfcamp Shale Oil Play New Oil Play Overview Entered play in early 2011 for less than 1,000 per acre - Recent acreage sale went for 5,000 + per acre 3,057 Per Acre Prospective for the Wolfcamp UT Land Lease Sale 119 Shale oil…
Industry Rig Utilization Current Rig Utilization By Horsepower Class Required Horsepower Per Day Wolfcamp Eagle Ford Oil Rig Oil Rig 100% 3,000,000 90% 2,500,000 80% 70% 2,000,000 60% 50% 1,500,000 40% 1,000,000 30% 20%…
Forest Investment Proposition Oil focused transformation focused on capturing higher commodity price margins Proven success in horizontal drilling results in improved performance and cost efficiencies Focus on profitable organic…