Approach Resources Inc. EnerComs The Oil & Services Conference IX February 22, 2011
Company overview Enterprise value (EV) (MM) 893 Areas of operation Proved reserves 6/30/10 (MMBoe) 46.4 EV per proved Boe (/Boe) 19.25 AREX highlights 4.5 MBoe/d Q3 2010 production 46.4 MMBoe proved reserves 95% Permian Basin…
Key investor highlights Concentrated geographic footprint focused on West Texas Permian Basin oil/liquids rich plays 113,000+ net, primarily contiguous acres, 100% operated More than 400 wells drilled by Approach since 2004, with a…
Strong track record of reserve and production growth Reserve growth Production growth 50% 50 Oil & 6.0 NGLs 2004-Mid Year 2010 2004-2011E CAGR: 32% CAGR: 41% 5.3 23% 5.0 40 18% Oil & Oil & NGLs NGLs 4.3 11% 23.1 4.0 4.0 Oil…
2011 Capital budget - 100 MM 2011 Plan Targeting 20%+ Production Growth 2011 capital budget of 100 million 5.3 6 Substantially all of 2011 budget allocated to Project 5 4.3 Pangea: 4 Production (MBoe/d) One rig to drill 11…
2011 Plan What are our objectives 2011 Objectives Delineate Wolffork oil shale play across Project Pangea with a combination of vertical, horizontal and recompletion projects Improve initial production rates by refining our…
Overview of AREXs Permian Basin assets Proved reserves: Overview 43.9 MMBoe Project Pangea Net acres: 113,000 REAGAN IRION Recent acreage acquisitions increase Permian acreage position to 113,000 net acres with multiple pay zones…
AREX acreage is favorably located in Southern Midland Basin Wolfberry Well Winkler Midland Ector Sterling Coke Glasscock Midland Basin Wolfberry Play Upton Eastern Delaware Ward Shelf Basin Crane Wolfberry Play Tom Green…
Industry activity in Southern Midland Basin Recent activity in Southern Midland Basin University 43-10 1H Munson 2701H 64-728 BOEPD 1/2011-2/2011 Noelke A 1H REAGAN Faudree 1 IRION University 40 A 1H Linthicum 5H University…
Wolffork play recognition Why didnt others recognize the play Crockett County has been viewed as a gassy area when oil and gas price ratio ranges from 16 to 20, operators are pursuing oily plays Almost all published, regional maps…
AREX Wolfcamp producers and shows Existing producers and show wells suggest that the Wolfcamp is hydrocarbon-charged AREX - Cinco Terry AREX Ozona Northeast Wolfcamp Pilot Recompletions Wolfcamp Pilot Recompletions Addie Clayton…
AREX shale play evaluation process Creating value through detailed technical evaluation TOC Hydrocarbon generating potential R0 - Tmax - TAI Thermal maturity for hydrocarbon generation Shale Rock Properties Storage capacity…
Creating value through detailed technical evaluation of Wolfcamp shale World class source rock in oil window Significant oil & gas storage space TOC for Wolfcamp Shale from whole core of Baker A112: Oil & gas storage criteria for…
Creating value through detailed technical evaluation of Wolfcamp shale (contd) Hydrocarbon pathway to wellbore Wolfcamp shale components Depth (feet) W E likely high fracture density areas Porosity 4,000 7.0% Carbonate 26.2%…
Regional correlation University 40-13 1H 12.5 miles Baker A 112 Bailey 310 12.8 miles SW Irion Co Cinco Terry Ozona NE DPHI DPHI DPHI 0.3 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 GR API NPHI GR API NPHI GR API NPHI 0 200 0.3 -0.1 0 200 0.3 -0.1 0…
Over 2,500 feet of gross pay in the Wolffork AREX Baker A 112 LLD OHMM DPHI BVW 0.2 20 200 2,000 0.3 -0.1 0.2 0 GR API MSFL OHMM NPHI Free Hydrocarbon 0 200 0.2 20 200 2,000 0.3 -0.1 0.2 0 0.2 20 200 2,000 0.3 -0.1 0.2 0 GR API…
Technical analysis is supported by early drilling and recompletion results Wolfcamp horizontal (EOG 40-13-1H) Wolfcamp vertical recompletion (AREX U42-15-2) Estimated EURs, related oil and gas in place, recovery factors and…
Wolffork economics summary (estimated) Approachs technical evaluation yields Original Oil & Gas in Place resource per section of 118 MMboe for Wolfcamp shale and 63 MMboe for Dean/Clearfork EUR estimates support conservative recovery…
Wolffork economics (estimated) Further opportunity for improvement on EURs and well costs Wolffork recompletion IRR sensitivity Canyon Wolffork new drill IRR sensitivity EUR improvement EUR improvement Improvement (25%) 0% +25% +50%…
Oil shale play comparison How does the Wolffork play stack up against other commercial shale oil plays Barnett Oil SHALE Wolffork Bakken Eagle Ford Niobrara Combo BASIN Midland Williston Fort Worth South Texas DJ Basin Late…
Technical evaluation derisks Wolffork play concept Creating value through detailed technical evaluation TOC Hydrocarbon generating potential R0 - Tmax - TAI Thermal maturity for hydrocarbon generation Shale Rock Properties…
Key takeaways The WOLFCAMP Is a world class source rock with significant hydrocarbon-generating potential thermally matured and currently located in peak oil generation and early gas generation window The WOLFCAMP Has storage…
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Structural cross-section across Big Lake Fault N S Union Oil Co of Cal Texas Gulf Inc Texas Gulf Inc Borden Sam H John R Scott Etal D 2 TXL 1 Wolters D 1 Wolters 1 13,973 5,022 7,275 Spraberry Dean Wolfcamp Cisco…
Hydrocarbons in place estimate & potential vertical well recovery Vertical well GIP (Gas in Place) / Potential Gas 640 Acre Recovery Factor Well Spacing Formation Recoverable / Well GAS Reservoir Bscf % Acre Mcf Wolfcamp 164 10%…
Hydrocarbons in place estimate & potential horizontal well recovery Horizontal well GIP / 640 Acre Potential Gas Recovery Factor Well Spacing Recoverable / Well Reservoir Formation GAS Bscf % Acre Bcf Wolfcamp 164 10% 40 1.03…
Liquidity Liquidity as of 12/31/2010 Borrowing base increased by 35 MM to 150 MM in October 2010 (in thousands) 12/31/2010 Cash and cash equivalents 23.5 Borrowings under credit facility 0.0 Total credit facility 150.0 %…
2011 Guidance 2011 Production and expenses guidance 2011 Guidance Production Total (MBoe) 1,870 2,015 Percent oil and NGLs 53% Operating costs and expenses (per Boe) Lease operating 5.10 5.70 Severance and production taxes…
F&D costs reconciliation (unaudited) We believe that providing measures of finding and Natural Gas Oil & NGLs Total development, or F&D, cost is useful to assist an evaluation of AREX Historical Reserve Summary (Mmcf) (MBbl) (MMboe) how…