Fourth Quarter 2018 Operating and Financial Update February 2019 NYSE: WLL 1
Strategic Vision MAXIMIZE ECONOMIC RETURNS AT THE DRILLING SPACING UNIT LEVEL Strategic Initiatives 1 Industry-leading capital efficiency as measured by cost to add oil-weighted reserves and production Achieve Industry- REDUCE…
Four Pillars of Executive Responsibility Brad Holly Mike Stevens Chip Rimer Tim Sulser CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER A corporate leadership division A financial…
Added High Quality Talent in Key Positions Shane Fross SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS 2018 was about getting the right people in the right seats. Jason Finch VICE PRESIDENT Brad Marvin VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS PLANNING…
2018 Scorecard Grow Generate Free Lower Cost Grow Oil Add Top-Tier Production Cash Flow Structure Volumes Inventory Full Year 2018 Daily 2018 Net Cash 2018 Full Year LOE Q4 2018 Daily Oil Added Top-tier Production Provided by and…
Balanced 2019 Capital Plan 2019 Capital Plan Williston Basin Non-Op Land Other (1) Total Capex of 800 - 840 Million 88 702 Million Development 30 Plan to Drill 132 gross wells 40 Plan to Complete 154 gross wells Plan to Put on…
Consistently Generating Free Cash Flow 2018 Free Cash Flow, Millions (1) 280 104 91 66 19 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2018 2018 Total (1) For reconciliation of free cash flow to the applicable GAAP measure, see the…
Leading in Operating Cash Flow in Excess of Capex(1) 300.0 209.4 198.6 200.0 Q1 - Q3 2018 Cash Flow From Operations Less 100.0 46.6 0.0 (7.9) (100.0) (37.0) (67.0) (81.9) Capital Expenditures (111.5) (200.0) (159.6)…
A Generation Ahead of the Competition High Intensity Near-Wellbore Completion: Concentrating more of the stimulation near Generation 5.0 the new infill well, lower sand loading, more entry points, more diversion techniques…
The Optimum Frac Design for Each Specific Area Differences in reservoir and mechanical properties exist Example of Multivariate Analysis across the Williston Basin. for a Specific Region Every area requires a customized completion…
Superior Completion Efficiency Monthly Pumping Hours Beating the Benchmark in Completion Execution 400 350 348 5% 365 300 29% In 2018 Whiting had 29% better pumping efficiency than the 250 269 North Dakota industry average based…
North Williston Team Overview 2019 Capital Plan Capex of 216 Million Plan to Drill 19 gross wells WILDROSE Plan to Complete 57 gross wells Plan to Put on Production 57 gross wells 2019 Drilling Catalysts CASSANDRA Cassandra…
Cassandra Generation 4.0 Wells Outperform Offsets Periot wells are outperforming the nearby offset wells 200,000 completed by other operators in the area. Periot Bakken Well 180,000 Periot Three Forks Well Cassandra Periot wells…
East Williston Team Overview 2019 Capital Plan POD 9 PROJECT SANISH / Capex of 180 Million PARSHALL POD 8 Plan to Drill 60 gross wells PROJECT Plan to Complete 40 gross wells Plan to Put on Production 37 gross wells MCNAMARA…
Pod 8 Infill Wells Outperform Parent Wells 12,000 Project Goals Drill Four Bakken infill wells and complete utilizing Whiting optimized 10,000 Pod 8 Infill Wells completions. Cumulative Oil per 1,000 Lateral Feet Maximize…
McNamara Results A Catalyst for Future Development 1.7 MMBBLs produced in 500 days. Recovery factor of unit is projected to double. Pump-ins successful in protecting Bakken parent wells from negative impacts. Risk reduced on 192…
Western Sanish Generation 4.0 Bakken Wells Outperform by 83% 12,000 Bartelson Bakken wells demonstrate Bartelson Bakken Wells strong results on the western side of 10,000 Whitings Sanish acreage. Generation Cumulative Oil per 1,000…
South Williston Team 2019 Capital Plan Capex of 266 Million EAST MISSOURI Plan to Drill 53 gross wells BREAKS Plan to Complete 57 gross wells Plan to Put on Production 52 gross wells 2019 Drilling Catalysts Stenehjem well…
Gen 5.0 Completions Drive Stenehjem Performance 30,000 LOKEN 41-17H LOKEN 41-17-2H Stenehjem Generation 5.0 MALLOW 34-8H 25,000 STENEHJEM 44-7H Stenehjem Gen 5 Completion tests outperform Mallow STENEHJEM 44-7-2H and Loken…
Unlocking Value at Foreman Butte Acquisition Acquisition 130 million purchase price funded from free cash flow. Closed July 31, 2018. LOKEN 54,833 net acres overlap in Hidden Bench and East WELLS Missouri Breaks acreage. 1,290…
Driving Cash Costs Down 20.00 18.73 18.00 3.80 16.28 16.00 15.47 14.65 Established pipe gathering systems for 13.65 14.00 4.83 produced water 3.68 4.67 3.70 12.00 Renegotiated low rates for existing produced 3.57…
Continuous Improvement in Operations 35 CONTINUALLY IMPROVING DRILLING EFFICIENCY Drilling 30 Industry leading in drilling performance with 60% reduction in SPUD to Spud to TD - Days 25 23.0 21.7 TD since 2011. 20 17.2…
Optimization Efforts Lead to Decreased Downtime NORTHERN ROCKIES DOWNHOLE FAILURE CONTINUES TO DECREASE Optimizing Production and Reducing LOE 1.20 Implemented advanced well monitoring and intervention 1.04 techniques utilizing…
Why Whiting 1 Projecting growth and free cash flow in 2019. 2 Top-tier people in unconventional resource development. 3 Managing the asset portfolio to maximize capital efficiency and corporate level returns. 4 A technology…
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Top Acreage Position across the Core Williston Basin WILDROSE CASSANDRA Gross Net Net Wells POLAR SANISH / Area Acres (1) Acres (1) Drilled(1) PARSHALL EAST Cassandra 28,502 13,792 30 MISSOURI BREAKS East Missouri Breaks…
Capital Efficiency Through Smarter Completions NYSE: WLL 30
Capital Efficiency Through Smarter Completions NYSE: WLL 31
Hedge Position (1) Volumes Hedged by Month 1,200,000 Weighted Average As a Percentage of 1,000,000 Derivative Hedge Contracted Crude NYMEX Price December 2018 Instrument Period (Bbls per Month) (Per Bbl) Oil Production 800,000…
Strong Balance Sheet Liquidity and Financial Flexibility 1.75 billion of bank credit commitments on a 2.4 billion borrowing base. BOND MATURITY PROFILE AS OF 12/31/2018 ( MILLIONS) No borrowings outstanding as of 12/31/2018. Bank…
Slower Activity Build Means Less Cost Pressure Change in Rig Count from January 1, 2016 80.0% North Dakota 60.0% +59% Change in Rig Count from January 1, 2016 Texas 40.0% Oklahoma +37% 20.0% +7.5% 0.0% (20.0%) (40.0%)…
Oil Takeaway Sufficient; Gas & NGL Outlook Improving Local Refinery Demand, Pipeline Capacity and Rail Capacity Multiple New Processing Additions Expected to Provide 2 MMBbls of Takeaway Potential Alleviate Basin Constraints…
Reconciliation of Discretionary Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow and Operating Cash Flow in Excess of Capex Three Months Ended Mar. 31, June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, 2018 2018 2018 2018 Total Net cash provided by operating activities…