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1 Stimulation Vessels- Gulf of Mexico Technologies, Practices, Challenges, and Risk Exposure

2 Unconventional Frac Location 9 Frac Tanks 4,500 bbls of fluid 7 Proppant Containers 650,000 lbs 20 Pumps = 40,000 HHP Total Job 3 Wells on this pad 36,000,000 lbs of proppant ~ 32,250,000 bbls of fluid 80 bbl/min 10,000 PSI 2

3 Frac Tanks 3

4 Proppant Storage 4

5 FB4K Blender 5

6 Fracturing Pumps Q-10 HT

7 Wellhead and Manifold Iron 7

8 Technical Command Center (TCC) 8

9 Stim Star IV Stimulation Vessel Fluids Holds 17,400 bbls of fluid Proppant Containers 4,000,000 lbm proppant 8 Pumps Qty 3 4 Coflex hoses Total Job 5 zones on vessel 3,000,000 lbs of proppant ~ 40,000 bbls of fluid 40 bbl/min 13,000 PSI 9

10 Stim Star IV Stimulation Vessel Fluids Holds 17,400 bbls of fluid Proppant Containers 4,000,000 lbm proppant 8 Pumps Qty 3 4 Coflex hoses Total Job 5 zones on vessel 3,000,000 lbs of proppant ~ 40,000 bbls of fluid 40 bbl/min 13,000 PSI 10

11 Stim Star IV Stimulation Vessel Fluids Holds 4,500 17,400 bbls bbls of of fluid fluid Proppant Proppant Containers Containers 4,000,000 lbm proppant Holds ~ 650,000 lbs 8 Pumps Pumps = 40,000 HHP Qty 3 4 Coflex hoses Total Job Total Job zones on vessel 5 zones on vessel 3,000,000 lbs of proppant 3,000,000 lbs of proppant ~ 40,000 32,250,000 bbls bbls of fluid of fluid bbl/min bbl/min 13,000 PSI 11

12 Stim Star IV Stimulation Vessel Fluids Holds 17,400 bbls of fluid Proppant Containers 4,000,000 lbm proppant 8 Pumps Qty 3 4 Coflex hoses Total Job 5 zones on vessel 3,000,000 lbs of proppant ~ 40,000 bbls of fluid 40 bbl/min 13,000 PSI 12

13 Stim Star IV Stimulation Vessel Fluids Holds 17,400 bbls of fluid Proppant Containers 4,000,000 lbm proppant 8 Pumps Qty 3 4 Coflex hoses Total Job 5 zones on vessel 3,000,000 lbs of proppant ~ 40,000 bbls of fluid 40 bbl/min 13,000 PSI 13

14 Stim Star IV Stimulation Vessel Fluids Holds 17,400 bbls of fluid Proppant Containers 4,000,000 lbm proppant 8 Pumps Qty 3 4 Coflex hoses Total Job 5 zones on vessel 3,500,000 lbs of proppant ~ 40,000 bbls of fluid 40 bbl/min 13,000 PSI 14

15 Vessel at Service

16 Dynamic Positioning Positioning system to steer vessels in a controlled fashion Logic routine for maintaining station Redundancy GPS Optic Radar Maintenance and performance managed by Coast Guard 16

17 Operational Safety 1. Coordination 2. Pre-job 3. Operation 1. Vessel personnel will rig up flexible treating hose and flush/test 2. Pump stimulation treatment - 8 hr. 3. Rig down hose 17

18 Communications Stim Vessel Captain Drillship Captain Vessel Dynamic Positioning Rig Dynamic Positioning Stimulation Pumping Personnel Rig Completion Personnel 18

19 What if DP System Cannot Hold Station? Drillship and Vessel are continuously monitoring position and power required to maintain position At any sign of performance concern, job is halted; hose is placed back on vessel Emergency situations require immediate disconnect of the hose. The hose is released from the reel and hangs from engineered anchor to the rig. 19

20 Stimulation Fluids Deepwater Gulf of Mexico 95% Sea-Water or brine High Viscosity Prevent leakoff Suspend and carry proppant Degradation Exposure to formation temperature Injected fluid properties reduced to water and produced back through production facility and processed All additives are non-priority pollutant Compliant with Static Sheen Oil and Grease 20

21 Summary

22 22

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