KeyBanc Capital Markets Permian Bus Tour 2012 July 12, 2012
Corporate Profile NYSE: XEC Shares outstanding 85.7 MM Proved reserves3.. 2.05 Tcfe Market cap1... 4.4 B % Natural gas 59% Long-term debt 2.. 0.8 B % Proved developed 82% Enterprise value 5.2 B R/P Ratio.. 9.5x Stockholders' equity3…
Cimarex Strategy Grow through the drill-bit Portfolio approach Keep a mix of opportunitiesgas/oil; low- medium-higher risk projects; seek geologic and geographic diversity Rate of return based decisions Underpin with low/moderate…
Core Operating Areas YE 2011 Proved Reserves 2.05 Tcfe 82% Proved Developed By Region Mid-Continent Permian Gulf Coast By Product 5
2012 Capital Investment 2011 E&D Capital 2012E E&D Capital 1.58 B 1.4-1.6 B E&D Well Count E&D Well Count Capital Gross Net Capital Gross Net ( MM) (Drilled & Completed) ( MM) (Drilled & Completed) (MidPt. Est.) PB 731 140 100…
Mid-Continent Region Summary Statistics Proved reserves (YE 11) 1,375.7 (Bcfe) 32% liquids; 72% proved developed Production (Q1 12) 313.9 (MMcfe/d) 31% liquids Net acres (YE 11) 729 (000s) Mid-Continent Capital Investment 2012E…
Cana-Woodford Shale Drilled or non-op in 366 wells through Q1 2012 Strong land position: 120,000 net acres w/ 75,000 Acres NRIs 81% (Liquids Rich) Liquids Rich Area - Net acres: 75,000 45,000 Acres - Gross pay: 100 300 (Gas…
Cana-Woodford Infill Development Infill drilling in liquids- Canadian River rich core XEC River 4-7 operated rigs Access Drilling off two well pads XEC Infill Row with 9 wells/section Began frac of infill wells late…
Cana-Woodford Summary Q1 2012 production: Infill row looking east Gas (MMcf/d) 108.3 67% NGLs (b/d) 6,668 25% Oil (b/d) 2,175 8% Equivalent (MMcfe/d) 161.3 100% Significant resource potential: % Net Net Net Resource…
Gulf Coast Summary Statistics Proved reserves (YE 11) 49.0 (Bcfe) Production (Q1 12) 49.3 (MMcfe/d) Net acres (YE 11) 81 (000s) Capital Investment 2012E 2011A Gulf Coast E&D Capital ( MM) 80 95 Wells drilled - gross 8 11 net 6…
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Agenda Infill row looking east Introduction NM & TX BSPG Horizontal Oil Lee Catalano & Michael Swain Kim Nordstog & Floyd Hammond NM & TX Wolfcamp Horizontal Dave Rittersbacher & Michael DeShazer 13
Permian Basin Summary Statistics Proved reserves (YE 11) 620.4 (Bcfe) 60% liquids; 99% proved developed Production (Q1 12) 240.3 (MMcfe/d) 60% liquids Net acres (YE 11) 438 (000s) Permian Capital Investment 2012E 2011A E&D…
Permian Basin Rig Count Overview Permian Basin Total 498 active rigs 150 Horizontal 348 Vertical Midland Basin & CBP: 328 active rigs 50 Horizontal 278 Vertical Delaware Basin: 170 active rigs 100 Horizontal 70 Vertical…
Permian Region Properties Infill row looking east 19
2012 Permian Programs (projected) Infill row looking east 2012 Oil/Gas Ratio = 73/27 20
2006 to 2012 Wells Drilled Infill row looking east 21
2006 to 2012 Drilling Investment Infill row looking east 22
Permian Basin - Regional Setting Abo & Paddock Bone Spring Shelf Edge Shelf to Basin Midland Central Basin Basin Platform Delaware Basin Shale Deep Basin System Series Northern Shelf Delaware Basin Bone Spring Deep Basin
Lower Permian Correlation Chart Infill row looking east 24
Permian Basin Prolific multi-pay Abo/Paddock basin Strong position in New Mexico Bone Spring multiple plays in the Delaware Basin: - New Mexico Bone Spring 65,000 net acres New Mexico Texas/New Mexico Texas Unconventional -…
Permian Bone Spring Bone Spring Sandstones Depositional Model LOBE COMPLEX 3 miles Thick-bedded Lobe Sandstones Thin-bedded Lobe Fringe Deposits Basinal Mudstones 26
Permian 2nd Bone Spring New Mexico 2nd BSPG 0.3 DPHI NPHI -0.1 0.2 RS LLS 2000 Type Log & Reservoir Data 0 GR 100 0.3 0.3 XPHI -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.2 LLD 2000 2000 - Sand Reservoir 7450 7500 - 11% Porosity /…
Largest Bone Spring Producer and Most Active Bone Spring Driller in Basin 35,000 Gross BOPD XEC Operated Bone Spring Production Gross MCFD 30,000 25,000 Gross BOPD/Gross MCFD 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000…
COMPLETION DESIGN CHANGE HAS INCREASED RESERVES 50% 2nd BSPG CHRONOLOGICAL RESERVES RESERVES MBOE 650 MBOE AVERAGE 400 MBOE AVERAGE 4-2009 Wells 9-2011 30
Permian Basin Prolific multi-pay Abo/Paddock basin Strong position in New Mexico Bone Spring multiple plays in the Delaware Basin: - New Mexico Bone Spring 65,000 net acres New Mexico Texas/New Mexico Texas Unconventional -…
Permian Bone Spring Bone Spring Sandstones Depositional Model LOBE COMPLEX 3 miles Thick-bedded Lobe Sandstones Thin-bedded Lobe Fringe Deposits Basinal Mudstones 32
Permian 3rd Bone Spring Texas 3rd BSPG 0.3 DPHI -0.1 0.2 RS 2000 NPHI LLS Type Log & Reservoir Data GR 0.3 XPHI -0.1 0.2 LLD 2000 0 150 0.3 -0.1 0.2 2000 - Sand Reservoirs with Organic Shales 10950 11000 - 11%…
COMPLETION DESIGN CHANGE HAS INCREASED RESERVES 60% 3rd BSPG CHRONOLOGICAL RESERVES 730 MBOE AVERAGE RESERVES MBOE 450 MBOE AVERAGE 5-2006 Wells 9-2011 35
Permian Delaware Bone Spring 2011 Drilling: 80 Bone Spring wells First-quarter 2012 drilled and 63 New Mexico completed 18 gross (11 net) 17 Texas Bone Spring wells - 13 gross (6 net) in New Mexico - 5 gross (5 net) in Texas…
Future BSPG Development Oil Window 173 Bone Spring HZ Wells Drilled to Date - Most in Industry - Longest Production History Over 200 Remaining Locations in Focus Areas - Expanding to Other Areas of Our Acreage - Aggressively…
Wolfcamp Paleogeography : Early Permian North America (Laurentia) Delaware Basin South America, Africa, et al (Gondwana) After R. Blakey, NAU 2010
Delaware Basin Regional Setting Guadalupe Mountains White City New Mexico Texas Culberson N
Focused Ion Beam / Scanning Electron Microscope Image
Permian Horizontal Wolfcamp White City/northern Culberson Cty. Focus area 80,000 net acres White City Eddy Organic-rich shale Depth: 8,500-10,000 New Mexico Texas Gross thickness: 600 700 Total organic carbon: 2 - 4%…
Permian Horizontal Wolfcamp Drilled and completed 20 horizontal Wolfcamp wells Triple Crown to date White City 34 miles 12 pipeline First 30-day production per well average: 6.6 MMcfe/d Comprised of : 47% gas, 23% oil and 30%…
Permian Horizontal Wolfcamp Drilling Days Spud to Rig Release Drilling Days Reduced Over Time 47
Permian Horizontal Wolfcamp Significant investment in infrastructure in 2011/2012 - Support full development of Wolfcamp and other regional shale plays - No acreage dedications, flexibility to access markets Triple Crown…
Permian Horizontal Wolfcamp Net Operated Production* Growth *Assumes Full NGL Recovery New Pipeline In Place Drilling and Completion Delays Due to Pipeline Constraints 49
Key Investment Considerations Diversified drilling program - Well positioned in multi-pay Permian Basin and Mid-Continent areas which underpin long-term growth and value - Oil and NGLs focus - Quickly adaptable to economic…
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Hedges Oil Average Price Daily (2) Period Index Type Volume(1) Floor Ceiling Mar - Dec 2012 WTI Collar 14,000 80.00 119.35 (1) Oil volume = bbls/d (2) WTI = NYMEX West Texas Intermediate price. 52
Non-GAAP Reconciliation Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA ( in Millions) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Net income (loss) 345 (902) (312) 575 530 Income tax expense (benefit) 197 (529) (177) 339 312 Interest expense,…
Non-GAAP Reconciliation Reconciliation of cash flow from operations Debt/Cap Calculation Quarter ended YE March 31, 2012 2011 (in millions) (in millions) Pro Forma long-term debt 750 Net cash provided by operating activities…