March 9-11, 2011 FirstEnergy/Soci?t? G?n?rale East Coast Energy Conference
ARC RESOURCES ? Launched July 1996 as ARC Energy Trust - 20% annual return since inception (to February 28) - $26.28 per unit in total distributions (to February 28) -Total distributions of $3.8 billion (to February 28) - Converted…
Proved Undeveloped 20% INCOME AND GROWTH BOTH ARE POSSIBLE ? ARC has a 14 year history of risk managed value creation - Provided a 20% annual return since inception - Distributed $3.8 billion in total distributions - $26.28 / unit…
$0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 FD&A ? Replaced 502% of production in 2010 at an all in FD&A of $9.21/boe ? Drill bit F&D was $6.47/boe EXCELLENT FD&A PERFORMANCE
0% 100% 200% 300% 400% 500% 600% 700% 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Development Acquisitions ? Third successive year of greater than 200% reserve replacement from the drill bit ? Proved…
0 100 200 300 400 500 Gas Liquids KEY RESERVE INFORMATION 19% COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH ? Reserves as of December 31, 2010* (mmboe) - Proved Producing 213 (104 mmboe liquids, 652 bcf gas) - Total Proved 336 (124 mmboe liquids,…
10% COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH IN RESERVES PER UNIT (ADJUSTED) ? An investor who participated in the distribution re-investment plan since inception would have enjoyed a 10% compound annual growth in the reserves attributed to their…
2011 CAPITAL PROGRAM TARGETS 12 PER CENT GROWTH 2009 (a) 2010(a) 2011(b) Development 187 354 409 Development ? Facilities 73 72 54 Maintenance 11 15 29 Optimization 8 11 18 Land & Seismic 11 65 17 Unconventional Gas 16 1 5…
2011 BUDGET - UNCONVENTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FORM THE BASE NEBCNWAB $228 MM 35,400 boe/d 35 wells NORTHAB $122.7 MM 10,100 boe/d 19 wells PEMBINA $89.5 MM 7,800 boe/d 42 wells REDWATER $22.2 MM 4,400 boe/d 14 wells…
2011 BUDGET ? 86% of WELLS DRILLED WILL BE HORIZONTAL NORTH AB REDWATER NE BC/NW AB PEMBINA CENTRAL AB SE AB/SW SK SE SK/MB 28 7 18 1 41 1 2 1 13 1 2 3 38 10 142 24 TOTAL OPERATED 2011 86% of wells are Horizontal…
Proved Undeveloped 20% ARC RESOURCES TOP TIER GROWTH PLUS INCOME ? According to recent Credit Suisse estimates, ARC has one of the highest expected total returns as measured by organic growth rate plus free cash flow yield in the…
MONTNEY LANDS MAJOR GROWTH ENGINE ? Dawson and the West Montney lands are a significant growth engine for ARC ? With greater than 10 Tcf of gas classified as DGIIP, ARC?s current plans call for the construction of three 60…
MONTNEY LANDS MAJOR GROWTH ENGINE ? ARC had our independent reserves evaluator assess the resource potential of our main BC Montney lands, excluding Attachie [1] Discovered Gas Initially in Place (?DGIIP?) is the quantity of gas that…
MONTNEY LANDS RESERVE GROWTH OVER TIME ? The first horizontal well was drilled in 2005. Success of this well lead to the recognition that considerably more gas could be accessed then had previously been thought. Over time, ARC has…
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 1 51 101 151 201 251 301 351 401 451 501 Production Rate (mcf/d) ARC Others HORIZONTAL WELLS ? 30 DAY IP RATES MARCH 2011: Glacier - Town P50 ARC P50 P50 ? All Wells 3.3 mmcf/d ? Dawson/…
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 1 21 41 61 Production Rate (mcf/d) HORIZONTAL WELLS ? 30 DAY IP RATES MARCH 2011 ? ARC ONLY ARC P50
DAWSON PRODUCTION TARGET 165 MMCF/D IN Q2 2011 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0 120.0 Gas MMcf/d ? First 60 mmcf/d gas plant on stream May 2010, second 60 mmcf/d gas plant under construction ? April 1, 2011 start-up date targeted…
RECENT WELL PERFORMANCE REMAINS STRONG ? ARC constrains production to approximately 5.3 mmcf/d to limit abrasion on pipes and fittings ? this results in productive capacity being understated, but lengthens the time that wells will…
DAWSON DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ? Deep drill royalty credit ~1$MM applied to all cases ? Assumes one month lag from capital spend to production date ? Off lease tie-in well ? No liquids included in economics, E&P tax rates starting in…
DAWSON 2011 BUDGET PLANS Capital: ? Total Capital $98 MM Drilling (14 wells): ? Horizontal 13 ? Vertical 1 ? Oil/Gas 0/14 Production: ? Year End 2010 110 mmcf/d ? Year End 2011 165 mmcf/d ? Year Average 150 mmcf/d Strategy: ?…
2010 DAWSON GAS PLANT ? Dawson 5-35 Gas Plant (Phase 2) ? Mechanical construction complete ? Electrical wiring complete ? Tie-in of Phase 2 facilities to Phase 1 facilities is in final stages ? On track for an early April 2011…
PARKLAND ? LIQUIDS RICH GAS 0.8 TCF GAS ? 0.8 Tcf of gas classified as DGIIP - P+P Reserves of 227 Bcfe booked on 17 net sections ? Current production of 40 mmcf/d plus 1,200 b/d liquids *Swan & Septimus as per Peters & Co Montney…
PARKLAND ? TIGHT OIL OPPORTUNITY ? Northern portion of the Parkland property is in liquids window ? Several vertical wells swabbed light oil on test ? ARC plans to drill a well in Q1 to better understand the development…
PARKLAND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ? Condensate 13 bbls/MMcf, Propane 13 bbls/MMcf, Butane 10 bbls/MMcf ? Royalties noted (26%) based on approximate subsequent year royalty rate after $850 MM credit is drawn down ? Assumes one month lag…
Capital: ? Total Capital $67 MM Drilling (13 wells): ? Horizontal 11 ? Vertical 2 ? Oil/Gas 0/13 Production: ? Year-End 2010 8,000 boe/d ? Year-End 2011 10,070 boe/d ? Year Average 8,435 boe/d Strategy: ? Grow production. ?…
REGIONAL SCHEMATIC CROSS SECTION Total Net Pay>3% (m) 103 78 43 36 Total Net Pay>6% (m) 30 2 23 4 DGIIP (BCF/Section)* 100 60 45 20 Upper Montney Lower Montney A B A B [1] Discovered Gas Initially in Place (?DGIIP?) is the…
WEST MONTNEY RESOURCE 5.5 TCF GAS ? 5.5 Tcf of gas classified as DGIIP - P+P Reserves of 253 Bcf at year-end 2010 (approximately 5 per cent of DGIIP) ? Current production of approximately 7 mmcf/d net to ARC through small,…
SUNRISE/SUNSET 2011 BUDGET PLANS Capital: ? Total Capital $25 MM Drilling (3 wells): ? Horizontal 2 ? Vertical 1 ? Oil/Gas 0/3 Production: ? Year End 2010 0 boe/d ? Year End 2011 2,301 boe/d ? Year Average 609 boe/d…
ATTACHIE ? NEW OPPORTUNITY UNDEFINED POTENTIAL ? Prospective land base of 101 sections ? Land offsets a 13 mmcf/d Montney test from a third party ? ARC plans to drill 4 verticals and 2 horizontals by the end of 2011 13 mmcfd test
ANTE CREEK ASSET DETAILS ? Current production 8,000 boe/d ? Reserves 47 mmboe ? Working interest ?98% ? Reserve life index 16 years (based on current production) ? Production split 42% oil & NGLs / 58% natural gas ? ARC owns a…
ANTE CREEK MEASURED INITIAL PRESSURE @ HORIZONTAL WELLS 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 Jan-94 Jan-96 Jan-98 Jan-00 Jan-02 Jan-04 Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12 Pressure (kPa) Test Date AnteCreek North…
? Land holding of 245 gross and 238 net sections - post closing ? Horizontal multi stage completions have been very successful ? 30 day production rates have averaged 360 boe/d ? as opposed to 100 boe/d for a vertical well ? Over…
ANTE CREEK DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 Normalized Production Rate (BOE/d) Months TypeCurve Top3Wells Bottom3Wells Payout Type Curve based on Average of 17 HWells drilled…
PEMBINA ARC?s HOLDINGS Gross Operated Wells in the Pembina Cardium # Wells Penn West 2,458 39% ARC 1,423 23% Bonterra 694 11% Imperial 362 6% Enerplus 334 5% PetroBakken 118 2% ? ARC is the second largest operator in the…
PEMBINA ? CARDIUM STRUCTURAL CROSS SECTION CARDIUM UNIT Twp 48 Twp 47 Twp 49 5 km Rge 8 Rge 7 Rge 6W5 Conglomerate unit Upper Sand Unit Middle Unit Lower Sand Unit A A 1375m 1494m
PEMBINA HORIZONTAL DRILLING PLANS ? 2010 drilled 25 horizontals and 3 vertical wells ? Initial production results are encouraging ? average IP rates are 150 ? 200 boe/d but with variability ? Geology of the Pembina field is quite…
PEMBINA ? 30 DAY INITIAL PRODUCTION RATES ? ALL WELLS ARC?s Wells Median Well ? approximately 150 boe/d
PEMBINA ? 30 DAY INITIAL PRODUCTION RATES ? CORE WELLS ARC?s Wells Median Well ? approximately 120 boe/d
HORIZONTAL WELL RESULTS ? Given the vertical and horizontal variability in the reservoir, it is not surprising that there is great variability in production results Which is the ?type curve??
HORIZONTAL WELL RESULTS ARC WELLS ONLY
PEMBINA OPPORTUNITY ? ARC is optimistic about the opportunity for increased recovery at Pembina from the application of horizontal drilling and completion technology: ? In the ?heart? of Pembina, excluding the ?halo? lands, a 1%…
WHERE TO FROM HERE? ? Our vision remains the same: ? Leading oil and gas entity as measured by: ? Quality of assets ? Leadership ? Long-term return to investors ? Risk managed value creation ? We expect to continue to provide both…
2010 OPERATING PERFORMANCE 2010 2009 Change Production ? full year (boe/d) 4th Quarter 73,954 84,686 63,538 62,520 16% 35% Cash flow from operating activities Per share 186 0.66 143 0.60 +30% +10% Operating Income Per…
HEDGING UPDATE As Of Jan. 31, 2011 Liquids 2011 2012 Oil (bbls/d) 20,000 16,000 Sold Call ($US/bbl)* 89.43 90.00 Bought Put ($US/bbl) 84.43 90.00 Sold Put (partial volumes) 61.04 60.00 Gas 2011 2012 Gas (mcf/d) 162,800 66,500…
PEMBINA ? 90 DAY INITIAL PRODUCTION RATES ? ALL WELLS ARC?s Wells Median Well ? proximately 130 boe/d
PEMBINA ? 90 DAY INITIAL PRODUCTION RATES ? CORE WELLS ARC?s Wells Median Well ? approximately 150 boe/d