SM Energy Managing a Cyclical Business Preserve balance sheet strength Improve the portfolio Core up Build a strong hedge position Mid-cycle Preserve liquidity Improve well results and capture cost savings Build on quality…
Managing to the Long-term Driving Shareholder Value 9 of 23 peers are expected to exceed 4 times debt:EBITDAX year-end 2016 20 of 23 peers have issued equity, diluting their long-term shareholders SM only company expected to be below…
Balance Sheet and Liquidity Ample liquidity with 0.2 B drawn on 1.5 B Commitments and 2.0 B Borrowing Base No bond maturities until 2021 Coverage - Debt:TTM Adjusted EBITDAX 2.3 times*; 2016/17 Plan expected to stay below 4.0…
Hedging Provides Cash Flow Stability 55% of 2016 production volumes hedged (at the midpoint of guidance) Approximately 40% of oil, 60% of natural gas and 65% of NGLs 35% of 2017 production hedged (assuming similar production level to…
SM Portfolio 2016 Development Plan Williston Basin - Bakken/Three Forks 90 MMBoe (net) 430 gross locations Midland Basin - Wolfcamp/Spraberry 110 MMBoe (net) 350 gross locations Maverick Basin - Eagle Ford 900 MMBoe 780…
2016 Capital Program Capex cut 46% from 2015; spending less than projected EBITDAX 705 MM TOTAL CAPITAL BUDGET: 2016 PLAN: Financial strategy to preserve liquidity and maintain debt:EBITDAX < 4.0 times Permian 30% Operating…
2016 Activity Reducing Rigs and Increasing Completions Driving capital efficiency in 2016 with more completions 8 160 7 140 Drilled but Uncompleted Gross Operated Wells 6 120 5 100 Operated Rigs 4 80 3 60 2 40…
Permian Midland Basin Prime location; significant value potential through proving up additional intervals 2015 Top Midland Basin well performance TEXAS Net Acreage: 16,000 Improved completions, leading to better wells at lower…
Leader in Midland Basin Well Performance Top Midland Basin IP Performance Wolfcamp B Midland Basin 1,800 19 15 1 1,600 1 1,400 Normalized to 7500 lateral length 24 Hr IP (BOEPD) 2 1,200 22 15 180 6 21 50 28 1,000…
Wolfcamp B Performance v. Peers 300 Wolfcamp B Normalized Production SP: 5,000' 1,540 SP: 5,000' 1,897 SP: 5,000' 1,869-ZIP 250 SP: 7,500' 1,617 SP: 7,500' 1,884-SW SP: 7,500' 2,500 Operator A Operator B 200 Operator C…
Lower Spraberry Rate of Return Sensitivity to Flat Oil Price Continuing to lower well costs 70% Lateral Length: 7,600 60% 50% 2016 Cost: 5.3 MM 40% IRR % 30% 2015 Cost: 6.5 MM 20% 10% 0% 40 50 60 NYMEX WTI 2015…
Bakken/Three Forks DIVIDE 2015 NORTH DAKOTA Production up 25% GOOSENECK Added Bakken inventory 120,000 net acres RAVEN / BEAR DEN Costs down to 4.5MM for a 10,000 ft WILLIAMS 44,000 net acres lateral in Divide County, North…
Optimization: Continued Success with Plug-and-Perf Completions Plug-and-perf completions have been employed by SM in both Divide County and Raven/Bear Den programs in the Williston Basin Divide TFS Results Raven/BD Bakken Results…
Divide County Rate of Return Sensitivity to Flat Oil Price 45% 40% 2016 Divide County Three Forks Well Cost: 4.5 MM Lateral Length: 10,000 35% 30% 25% IRR % 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 40 50 60 NYMEX WTI DIVIDE COUNTY -…
Operated Eagle Ford 2015 Production up 19% D& C costs declined more than 40%* Improved completions; established NORTH AREA Upper Eagle Ford; testing down- spacing and in-fill drilling EAST AREA Mexico MEXICO MEXICO 2016…
Eagle Ford Driving Inventory Growth Thickness allows for joint development of Upper and Lower Eagle Ford 8 - 10 Wells / Section Pre 2015 Assumptions Austin Chalk Zone F7 Improved completion designs Zone F6 allow for reduced LEF 500…
Operated Eagle Ford Driving Capital Costs Down Total D&C Cost per Lateral Foot 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 1/1/2014 4/11/2014 7/20/2014 10/28/2014 2/5/2015 5/16/2015 8/24/2015 12/2/2015…
Proved Reserves History Production Replacement Ratio averages 347% Reserve CAGR 23% since 2010 Reserve History 600 548 500 471 400 429 (MMBOE) 300 293 200 210 164 100 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Production…
Reserves Better Wells, Lower Costs Successful 2015 testing and enhanced completions grow reserves +47 MMBOE Positive Performance Revision Largest in Company History Plug-N-Perf completions and lower operating costs in Bakken/Three…
Proved Reserves By Region Year-end 2015 Proved Reserves South Texas & Rocky Permian Total Gulf Coast Mountain Oil (MMbl) 43.6 88.2 13.4 145.3 Gas (Bcf) 1,116.9 102.9 44.2 1,264.0 NGL (MMBbl) 112.6 2.8 - 115.4 Total (MMBOE) 342.4 108.1…
Drilling Inventory Substantial Growth in 2015 Continuing to drive value from current asset base More upside potential to realize 1,775 1,800 150 1,600 235 1,400 1,200 1,100 1,000 110 MMBOE 1,000 Permian 95 90…
2016 Guidance Capital FY 2016 Total Capital, before acquisitions (MM) 705 Production FY 2016 Total Production (MMBOE) 51 55 Costs LOE, including Ad Valorem (/BOE) 4.10 - 4.50 Transportation (/BOE) 6.10 - 6.30 Production taxes…
4th Quarter and Full Year 2015 Performance Production 4Q15 FY 2015 Total Production (MMBOE) 14.9 64.2 Average Daily Production (MBOE/d) 162.1 175.9 Pre-Hedge Realized Price (/BOE) 20.03 23.36 Post-Hedge Realized Price (/BOE) 28.40…
4Q15 Regional Realizations Pricing NYMEX WTI Oil (/Bbl) 42.02 NYMEX LLS Oil (/Bbl) 43.51 NYMEX Henry Hub Gas (/MMBTU) 2.11 Hart Composite NGL (/Bbl) 18.48 Production Volumes Eagle Ford* Rockies** Permian SM Total Oil (MBbls) 1,715…
Regional Leasehold Summary* As of 12/31/15 Gross Acres Net Acres Eagle Ford Operated 166,951 161,474 Non-Operated 237,363 35,958 Rockies Divide 185,992 117,286 Raven/Bear Den 80,529 44,417 Powder River Basin 268,850 204,381…
Adjusted Net Income Reconciliation Reconciliation of net income (loss) (GAAP) to adjusted net loss (Non-GAAP): Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended (in thousands, except per share data) December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 Reported Net…
Adjusted EBITDAX(1) Reconciliation Reconciliation of net income (GAAP) to Adjusted EBITDAX (non-GAAP) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended to net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP): (in thousands) December 31, 2015 December…
Total Capital Spend Reconciliation Reconciliation of Cost Incurred in Oil and gas Activities (GAAP) to Total Twelve Months Ended Capital Spend (Non-GAAP)(1) December 31, 2015 Development costs (2) 1,234,114 Exploration costs 132,465…
Summary Derivative Positions By Quarter Through 2017 as of March 15, 2016* Oil Gas NGL**** Volume Volume Volume Period (MBbls) /Bbl** (BBTU) /MMBTU** (MBbls) /Bbl*** 1Q16 1,868 86.93 23,341 3.82 2,303 15.81 2Q16 1,752 86.73 20,780…
NGL Derivative Position Detail** NGL Swaps OPIS Eth Purity Mt Belv NGL Swaps OPIS IsoButane Mt Belv Non TET Period Volume (MBbls) /Bbl* Period Volume (MBbls) /Bbl* 1Q16 926 8.29 1Q16 146 25.33 2Q16 828 8.28 2Q16 174 24.68 3Q16 751 8.70…
NGL Realizations 4Q15 benefited 0.61/Bbl from propane and butane hedges SM NGL price realizations are predominantly tied to Mont Belvieu, fee-based contracts Differential reflects NGL barrel product mix and transportation and…
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Eagle Ford Peer Operators APC APC APC CHK APC SN Lewis SM EF North APC CHK NBL (ROSE) SM EF East SM EF South SFY Note: SM is a working interest partner in APC acreage with working interests that range from…
Divide Peer Operators Canada AE CPEG BH HES CPEG SRC MV MV CLR MRX HNT NP Divide Williams CLR CLR CPEG HES Source: IHS Inc. November 2015 41
Raven/Bear Den Peer Operators STO HES XTO EOG SLN Raven Bear Den HES CLR WLL OAS OAS Williams NFX COP STO McKenzie XTO WLL OAS EOG OAS CLR HES STO SLN XTO XTO OAS NFX CLR COP QEP WLL HES XTO…