Marcellus Shale 11/2013 Ryan Horvat Vice President, Energy Research Manuj Nikhanj, CFA, FRM Managing Director, Head of Energy Research Gillian Surbey Senior Associate, Energy Research Alex Ljubojevic Associate, Energy Research…
Agenda Where Are We Today Current EURs and economics based off 2012+ data Where Are We Going Latest completion technologies Future EUR and economic predictions How Much Is There Resource and production estimates Additional zones…
Where Are We Today Marcellus Shale 11/2013 Slide No. 3
Marcellus Activity Wells Drilled, Gas-In-Place, Rigs Source: ITG IR, Range Resources company presentation, raw data provided by didesktop and state agencies Marcellus Shale 11/2013 Slide No. 4
Current Production All-Time High of 12 Bcf/d, 80 Rigs Running 14,000,000 160 Various Counties / WV Various Counties / PA Wyoming / PA 12,000,000 Washington / PA 140 Tioga / PA Doddridge / WV Marshall / WV 120 10,000,000 Luzerne…
EURs by Operator COG Is Still the Best-In-Class 50 No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data 4,841 4,603 6,018 7,240 5,316 5,077 4,283 5,350 4,473 3,997 4,435 4,066 5,023 4,862…
Best Wells in 2012-2013 9+ Bcf in 512 Days 10 9 8 Cumulative Production (Bcf) 7 6 512 Days 5 380 Days 510 Days 4 203 Days 380 Days 473 Days 365 Days 505 Days 484 Days 203 Days 473 Days 473 Days…
Break-Even NYMEX Gas Price (/Mcf) (25:1 NYMEX-to-WTI Ratio) 0 5 10 15 20 25 Mckean (PA) 16.78 3,487 Lewis (WV) 11.67 No Data Blair (PA) 11.53 3,875 Clearfield (PA) 10.03 5,128 Jefferson (PA) 8.81 5,277 Somerset (PA) 7.83…
Break-Even NYMEX Gas Price (/Mcf) (25:1 NYMEX-to-WTI Ratio) 0 5 10 15 20 25 EOG 10.63 5,338 XOM 6.56 4,300 WPX 6.09 4,862 RDS 5.98 5,023 GST 5.34 No Data XCO 5.33 4,435 Marcellus Shale CVX 5.26 4,066 CNX…
Where Are We Going Marcellus Shale 11/2013 Slide No. 11
With Longer Laterals Come Bigger EURs Marcellus 14,000 y = 1.5441x - 58516 12,000 R = 0.12957 Lateral Length (ft) 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Jul-09 Jan-10 Aug-10 Feb-11 Sep-11 Apr-12 Oct-12 May-13 Nov-13 First…
EQT: Longer Laterals Drive Better Returns Source: ITG IR, raw data provided by state agencies Marcellus Shale 11/2013 Slide No. 13
EUR per 1,000 feet of Lateral Multiplication Effect of Going Long Source: ITG IR, RRC company presentation, raw data provided by didesktop and state agencies, Marcellus Shale 11/2013 Slide No. 14
Geosteering Staying in Zone Can Be Key Depth (ft) Lateral Length (ft) Source: Blue Dragon Geoscience, LLC Marcellus Shale 11/2013 Slide No. 15
Shorter Stage Lengths and Reduced Clusters Who Is Using It COG: we certainly have seen an improvement and thats the reason why were moving our program to the reduced spacing for the fracs. the 2013 program is going to have the 200 foot…
Case Study on SSL and RCS COG Versus CHK in SW Susquehanna Average Average EUR Average Total Average Ticker Per 1,000 ft Lateral Proppant Spacing Lateral Length (ft) (lbs) COG 4.3 3,180 4,842,912 247 CHK 2.6 5,019 5,781,004…
Improving Results Across the Play 800,000 Dry Gas 400,000 Average Cumulative Production (Mcfe) 0 500,000 Wet Gas 250,000 0 800,000 Super Rich 400,000 0 0 to 50 Days 50 to 100 Days 100 to 150 Days 150 to 184…
What Does the Future Hold 20 5.00 Breakeven NYMEX Gas Price (/Mcf) (25:1 NYMEX to WTI Ratio) 18 4.50 16 4.00 3.82 3.81 3.80 3.74 14 3.35 3.50 3.21 Wellhead EUR (Bcfe) 3.05 3.00 2.98 12 3.00 2.55 2.55 2.54 10 2.46…
How Much Is There Marcellus Shale 11/2013 Slide No. 20
Marcellus Locations Not Even Close to Drilled Up Source: ITG IR, raw data provided by didesktop and state agencies Marcellus Shale 11/2013 Slide No. 21
Potential Marcellus Upside Downspacing and Additional Marcellus Zones Additional drilling in the Upper Marcellus where it is the thickest Downspacing from current estimates 3,000 2,500 Wells spaced at 500 feet 2,000 versus…
Additional Zones Utica: Will Washington Be Another Susquehanna Utica: 140 to 180 GIP (Bcf) Marcellus Utica Net Operator Net Acreage Acres RRC 1,000,000 302,500 REXX 66,300 41,636 CHK 385,000 23,100 CVX 700,000…
Companies Mentioned ADDITIONAL COMPANIES MENTIONED IN THIS REPORT Name of Company Ticker Exchange Recent Price Antero Resources AR NYSE 53.80 Cabot Oil & Gas COG NYSE 33.16 Chesapeake Energy CHK NYSE 25.95 Chevron CVX NYSE 119.56 EQT…