U.S. Bakken The Game Plan Dana W. Johnson, President, U.S. Operations
U.S. Bakken Regional Overview Enerplus land Enerplus land Source: RSEG, Oct. 2010 1
Bakken & Three Forks Geology Middle Bakken Upper Three Forks Geological Age Mississippian Devonian Depth 10,500 11,000 ft 10,600 11,000 ft Thickness 35 45 ft 30- 45 ft Porosity 5 - 6% 6 - 10% Overpressure 0.6 0.8 psi/ft 0.6 0.8…
Fort Berthold Reserves vs. Contingent Resource Almost 3x P+P 22.4 MMBOE P+P reserves reserve upside 24 booked drilling locations Less than 1 years drilling locations 60 MMBOE of best estimate contingent resource from the Bakken…
Fort Berthold, North Dakota Key Facts Net Acreage 74,500 (116 sections) Current Production 4,000 BOE/day P+P Reserves (Dec. 31, 2010) 22.4 million BOE Contingent Resource Est. (Best) 60 million BOE Bakken & Three Forks…
Recoveries Improving Over Time ERF Improving recoveries at Fort Berthold due 8 Wells Ave. 6.9 to longer laterals, more frac stages and MM/Well better completions Peak * 4 Wells Peak * Ave. 6.1 5 Wells MM/Well Ave. 5.5…
Fort Berthold Bakken Results to Date Long Laterals Short Laterals (9,000 ft. 24 frac stages) (4,500 ft. 12 frac stages) Type Actual Type Actual Curve 4 Well avg Curve 5 Well avg Average 30 day initial production (bbls/day) 1,100…
Fort Berthold Results Long laterals are 35% ahead of the average type well prediction Short laterals are 45% ahead of the average type well prediction cumulative short type well cumulative long type well days producing Barrells boe…
Enerplus Well Design Methodology Typical rigs are 1,000 1,600 hp with top drive to improve performance; 2 of 4 drilling rigs in fleet are self moving (walkers) Measured depth of wells are 20,000 (TVD 10,700) and drill in…
Fort Berthold Well Costs Total Cost 8.5 MM Total Cost 5.7 MM Completions - 125,000 lbs of proppant/stage, 1.3 - 1.5 MM for ceramic proppant - Water: 2,500 3,000 bbls/stage, 3 - 6/bbl for trucking & disposal fees Tie-in -…
Current Development Plans 1280 acres B TF B TF Maximize long horizontals Develop from pads: 2 Bakken/2 Three Forks 1320 1320 1320 Tie in as soon as possible Test inter-well spacing Work with other operators to time development…
Well Timeline 10 12 months Well application / permit Waiting on Frac Site Build Drilling Fracing approval Crews 4-6 months 1 month 1 month /well 2 months 1-2 weeks Environmental assessment Cannot begin Multi-well required on…
2011 Fort Berthold Bakken Plans 2011 capital program - 230 million 32 net operated wells, 75% long horizontals Targeting Bakken primarily; 3 to 8 Three Forks wells planned Production 3 to 4 rigs working in the play grows from…
Execution Capability 4 rigs under contract 2 active at present; 2 moving in March / April, conditions permitting Upgrading process 2 walkers focused on pad drilling Expect to sign at least one incremental rig by September Frac…
Fort Berthold Production - Gathering Enerplus has committed to a field gathering system at the Fort Berthold Reservation which will: Aggregate production at a central collection point off the Reservation that will provide flexible…
U.S. Bakken Infrastructure Capacity 800,000 Current U.S. Bakken Plains Bakken Proposal 700,000 Keystone XL Market Link 50k production is 400 600,000 100k MBOE/day Belle Fourche Proposal Enbridge Bakken 60k 500 MBOE/day in 2011…
Fort Berthold Production Enerplus Regional Transportation Current Transportation / Sales Arrangements in Place for Fort Berthold Development 25 Middle Pace (6 Rigs) 25 Basic 4 Rig Program 20 20 / day bbls/day 15 15 3rd…
Sleeping Giant Overview Key Facts Net Acreage 45,000 acres Current Production 7,800 BOE/day P+P Reserves (Dec. 31, 2010) 33.1 million BOE 2011 Capital Plans 22.4 million 4 net wells Acquired in 2005 Producing 42 light sweet…
Sleeping Giant Technology Enhancing Results Normalized Type Well Performance (3rd Wells per Section) Sleeping Giant 400 Average Type Performance - New Style Completions - Multi-Stage Frac AverageType Performance - Old Style…
U.S. Bakken Summary Strategic asset for Enerplus for near-term growth and cash flow Economics are best in our portfolio Execution capability is critical Three Forks potential Managing the challenges while growing our…