For Questions contact Matt Andre at ProductionGroup@bentekenergy.com Oil & Gas Production Rig Count This Month Last Month National 937 993 PADD I 46 48 71 76 Inside This Issue Marcellus Dry Pg. 9 North PA. Pg. 11 South PA. Pg. 15 WV Dry. Pg. 19 Marcellus Wet & Utica Pg. 22 SW PA... Pg. 24 WV Wet... Pg. 28 Ohio.... Pg. 31 New York.. Pg. 35 Kentucky.. Pg. 37 Virginia.... Pg. 39 PADD I.... Pg. 41 Highlights and Key Points Feature: Expansions for 4Q215 (pg. 4) Projection Methodology (pg. 5) Antero s Realized Gas Price (pg. 5) Producer Updates (pg. 5) Internal Rate of Return Commentary (pg. 5) Internal Rate of Return Play-by-Play (pg. 6) Click here for the PADD 1 Production data file. Click here for the Gas Production data file. October 215 Oil & Gas Production by Area PADD 1 Oil Production (Mb/d) Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 215 216 217 218 219 22 PADD 1 Oil Production 58 59 59 US Total (incl Alaska) 9,37 9,47 9,388 Gas Production (Bcf/d) Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 215 216 217 218 219 22 Current Projection 2.3 2.5 2.3 US L48 Total (Cellcast ) 71.9 72.3 72.2 *CellCast: Bentek s balanced national forecast product Mb/d 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PADD 1 Oil Production Bcf/d 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 Natural Gas Production Historical Projection Interstate Sample Projection Copyright 215 BENTEK Energy www.bentekenergy.com 1-888-251-1264 1
October 215 Oil & Gas Production by Area PADD 1 and OH & KY Oil Production (Mb/d) Producing Region Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 215 216 217 218 219 22 Alabama Florida 2 2 2 Georgia Maryland New York 1 1 1 Pennsylvania 19 19 2 Virginia West Virginia 36 37 37 PADD 1 Total 58 59 59 Ohio 74 76 82 Kentuky 4 4 4 Total 136 139 144 Gas Production (Dry - MMcf/d) Producing Region Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 215 216 217 218 219 22 Kentucky 173 173 172 174 New York 4 39 38 41 Ohio 3,74 3,741 3,761 3,49 Pennsylvania 12,954 13,123 13,284 13,181 Virgina 28 278 276 282 West Virgina 3,152 3,132 3,227 3,23 Total 2,32 2,485 2,758 2,316 PADD 1 Oil Production by Area Natural Gas Production by Area 1 9 8 35 3 7 25 Mb/d 6 5 4 Bcf/d 2 15 3 1 2 1 5 NY PA VA WV Florida KY OH NY PA VA WV Copyright 215 BENTEK Energy www.bentekenergy.com 1-888-251-1264 2
October 215 PADD 1 Active Rigs by Drilling Target PADD 1 Active Rigs by Drilling Orientation 18 18 16 16 14 14 12 12 # of Rigs 1 8 6 4 2 # of Rigs 1 8 6 4 2 Total Gas Oil O&G Total Hor Ver Dir Source: Bentek, RigData Source: Bentek, RigData Active Rigs by Drilling Target Active Rigs by Drilling Orientation 2 2 18 18 16 16 14 14 # of Rigs 12 1 8 # o Rigs 12 1 8 6 6 4 4 2 2 Total Gas Oil O&G Total Hor Ver Dir Active Rig Count by Area for Week: 9/25/15 Well Class Orientation Region Gas Oil Oil/Gas Hor Dir Ver Total North Pennsylvania 14 14 14 South Pennsylvania 7 6 1 7 West Virginia Dry 2 2 2 SW Pennsylvania 1 9 1 1 West Virginia Wet 13 13 13 Ohio 23 2 3 23 New York Kentucky 1 1 1 1 2 Virginia Copyright 215 BENTEK Energy www.bentekenergy.com 1-888-251-1264 3
October 215 4Q215 Expansion Projects In light of the impending (NE) expansion projects expected to commence service in the fourth quarter, this month s feature will focus on the concern of potential underwhelming utilization on future NE take-away capacity projects. As current commodity prices remain suppressed, there is growing speculation that take-away projects will not flow at 1% utilization as they commence service. Rocky Mountain Express East-to-West (REX E2W) expansion, which allows NE gas access to Midwest markets, increased capacity in August to 1.8 Bcf/d but since has been averaging 1.37 Bcf/d (peaking this past week at 1.47 Bcf/d). The chart below (taken from Bentek s Expansion Report) details fourth quarter expansion projects anticipated to bring 2.5 Bcf/d additional capacity online. The projects are broken out into two groups, NE Wet region (supporting eastern Ohio and SW PA), while the other projects are focused on NE PA production. The TETCO OPEN project was intended to come in-service Nov. 1 allowing Utica gas more outlets to neighboring markets. However, on September 15 the pipeline allowed early access to its subscribers providing partial service to the mainline facilities via compressor station upgrades. Initial flows seem to be displacing gas and optimizing transport opposed to bringing on new production. The new production aspect of the expansion intends to follow the original in-service date of Nov. 1 after the completion of the Ohio Extension Lateral allowing 55 MMcf/d take-away capacity onto TETCO. OPEN is 1% producer subscribed with Chesapeake accounting for 35 MMcf/d of the capacity. Chesapeake has curtailed approximately 275 MMcf/d of their Utica production, mentioning anticipation of the OPEN project along with weak in-basin natural gas & NGL prices as culprits. It is expected that the company will utilize capacity as it provides favorable basin transportation rates with delivery access to Gulf Coast markets. 7) are fully subscribed by Antero and s to Mexico. ess to ern and Southeastern ounty, AL and is an example of NE The question remains, as these projects commence service, will they run at capacity or slowly ramp up over time? In 214, the NE observed a trend where expansion projects were filling rapidly, conversely in mid-215 REX E2W has been hovering around 75% utilization for the past 2 months. If the NE 4Q215 projects run at 75%, the estimated total of 2.5 Bcf/d, drops to 1.9 Bcf/d. At 5% utilization the additional take-away capacity drops to 1.2 Bcf/d. Oct. 1 witnessed Henry Hub cash reach $2.37/MMbtu, its lowest point since mid-june 212, reinforcing the skepticism. On the demand side, the Southeast has potential for another.5 Bcf/d coal-to-gas switching available. This will not balance supply demand in the U.S., but any help by way of increased demand (or price uplift) would bring much needed relief to NE producers as these 4Q215 expansion projects finish construction. Sustainable demand relies on LNG exports projects expected to start service as early as 1Q216 and grow capacity to 1.1 Bcf/d through 22. Although, there is speculation that U.S. LNG exports will also be underutilized based on international competition, the uncertainty of commodity prices and global demand. Copyright 215 Bentek Energy www.bentekenergy.com 1-888-251-1264 4
October 215 Regional Analysis & IRR Commentary Methodology The dry gas projection methodology leans heavily on Bentek s collection of production sample data, which is close to 96%. Sample data tracks pipelines and natural gas production receipt points giving insight into regional supply. Most production projections assume the current drilling activity and trends will continue into the future. The is unique because it also expects expansion projects (take-away capacity) will be filled by either new production or the stock of well inventory, estimated to be close to 19 Bcf/d. This number is derived by multiplying the 2,5 wells in inventory by an average IP rate of 7,6 Mcf/d for a rough estimation of trapped gas in the. The reason the NE strays from the traditional methodology is due to the lingering issue of pipeline constraints that has capped the NE growth since 213. Bentek assumes a good portion of the inventory is waiting for additional infrastructure to be put in place, but producers have made note that suppressed commodity prices has become a large factor for the inventory build up as well. Realized Gas Price In the current commodity pricing environment, how have producers been able to sustain drilling? One way is by leaning heavily on hedges put in place last year when Henry Hub averaged $4.27/MMbtu. As the year comes to a close and 215 hedges roll-off, producers could start feeling the full weight of the price collapse. Antero, one of the top producers, has observed a substantial drop in its 'average realized gas price' since 1Q215 according to its 215 earnings presentation. This price (factoring regional price and hedges) is a better indication of what producers are realizing for their natural gas as the commodity hits the market and turns the asset into cashflow. Antero s gas marked to Dom South/TETCO realized price has dropped significantly from its 1Q215 price of $2.85/Mcf to its 2Q215 price of $2.26/Mcf. This is in large part due to regional prices dropping 54 cents quarter-over-quarter. Similarly, the company s supply tied to the TCO region is down 47 cents, mainly attributed to NYMEX dropping from $2.98/Mcf to $2.64/Mcf quarter-overquarter. For context, Bentek s 1Q215 IRRs for the Dom South/TETCO region of the Marcellus were estimated at 2.8%. If we assume Antero s realized price, the IRR jumps to 2.9%. In the second quarter, the IRR according to Bentek is.8% and Antero s realized price brings the IRR to 8.2%. Producer News As 215 hedges roll-off, producers will continue to struggle with cashflow and liquidity concerns. Apparent in Chesapeake Energy s announcement on Tuesday to cut 15% of its workforce citing suppressed commodity price environment as the main culprit. Chesapeake is the #2 natural gas producer in the U.S. and employs over 5,5 people. The company currently owns ~3, net acres within the dry gas window of the Utica basin, as the area has been part of their growth plan for the past two years. This is one area they could contemplate selling non-core acreage if they are looking to alleviate some of the cashflow and debt burden, a dilemma affecting nearly all producers in 215. IRR Texas Continues to Lead the Stack With prices for oil, gas and NGLs remaining relatively flat month-over-month, there has been little to no change to the IRR stack for October when compared to last month. October s average 12-month forward curve for Henry Hub is currently $2.85/MMbtu, down $.4/MMbtu from last month. On the oil side, the current WTI 12-month forward curve for October is $47/b, largely unchanged from a month ago. The 12-month forward curve price for an average NGL barrel is $19.25/b. This is derived from taking a weighted NGL price based on each region s unique NGL barrel composition. The Permian Delaware basin located in West Texas still leads the stack with a typical well earning a 23% return. The Delaware boasts an average oil IP rate of 55 b/d which represents 75% of the production mix. The oil window of the Eagle Ford is second on the stack with an IRR of 17%. A typical well in the Eagle Ford oil window has an oil IP rate of 6 b/d, accounting for 73% of the production mix. The major disparity between the plays is the price differential received on their crude oil, with the Eagle Ford product discounted about $6/b to the Permian Delaware due to the differences in quality. The Eagle Ford typically produces a much lighter grade of crude that often requires blending to run through Gulf Coast refineries. Drilling and completion costs for the two plays are close with the Eagle Ford estimated at $6.2MM and the Permian Delaware $6.6MM per a well. The IRR graph (on page 6) displays the production mix for a typical well in each play. The black diamond represents the IRR for the respective play (see the scale on the right hand side of the graph). It is clear the plays more heavily weighted towards oil (production mix) continue to earn the highest rates of return. The gas-rich plays, Marcellus and Utica, continue to hover close to breakeven as prices remain suppressed. Copyright 215 Bentek Energy www.bentekenergy.com 1-888-251-1264 5
October 215 Marcellus/ Utica Regional Map Copyright 215 BENTEK Energy www.bentekenergy.com 1-888-251-1264 6
October 215 Midstream Infrastructure Map Copyright 215 BENTEK Energy www.bentekenergy.com 1-888-251-1264 7
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BENTEK collects and monitors natural-gas pipeline nominations as posted on individual pipeline electronic bulletin boards (EBBs). BENTEK has assigned geographic and usage descriptions, such as state, province, county, production region, customer type and connected party to more than 26, pipeline points. The descriptions assigned to these pipeline data points enable users to monitor and forecast U.S. production, U.S. imports, U.S. LNG sendout, demand from multiple sectors and storage injection and withdrawal activity. BENTEK's PRODUCTION PROJECTIONS are based on state wellhead production data provided by HPDI, LLC. Each projection starts from the last completed dataset and then projects production into the future using type-curves for each basin based on drilling orientation and resource target. BENTEK does not assume a base decline rate in its production projections. Production is forecasted on a well-by-well basis based on the current producing age of each well and where production from that well is on its current decline curve. Well counts are assumed to be flat from the previous month's drilling level, except where noted due to basins with an inventory of wells that are awaiting pipeline expansions and/or completions. INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (IRR) ANALYSIS: BENTEK has developed a financial model to calculate a representative internal rate of return (IRR) for a typical well in each of the major plays in the United States. Company financials, including 1Qs, 1Ks, investor presentations, news releases and transcripts from earnings calls are reviewed and production data is collected for each play. This producer-reported data is collected for each component of the IRR analysis, including drilling and completion costs, operating expenses, initial production rates, BTU content, decline curves, production taxes and royalty rates. This production data is then reviewed in order to determine a representative set of assumptions for each play. The IRR model is a discounted cash flow model and uses a 1% discount rate to calculate the IRR for a typical well in each play. Price assumptions are noted on the IRR charts. The IRR analysis does not take into account full-cycle costs, such as acreage acquisition and exploration costs, as BENTEK considers these expenses to be sunk costs. CellCast: The methodology and modeling behind CellCast data is designed to provide historical estimates and forecasts of natural gas production in each BENTEK Cell region; imports and exports among Canada, the U.S. and Mexico; gas flows among regions; regional LNG imports (sendout) and exports; and demand from power, industrial, residential, commercial and industrial facilities. BENTEK utilizes pipeline flow data as its primary information source, but in order to produce estimated historical data and forecasts, additional sources are required, including state production data, federal supply and demand data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) and other agencies, weather data, data from the Mexican government, PEMEX, the Canadian provinces and the Canadian government, and other sources. Estimates of regional gas production are based on the relationship between monthly state production data from HPDI and daily nominations on pipelines. Dry gas estimates also are based on BENTEK's estimated NGL/Other shrink by basin. Copyright 215 BENTEK Energy www.bentekenergy.com 1-888-251-1264 8
Rig Count Oil & Gas Production Marcellus Dry North/Central & South PA and WV Dry October 215 Rig Count This Month Last Month 23 25 and Crude Oil Projections (Mb/d) Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 215 216 217 218 219 22 Oil Production 8 8 8 9 and Gas Projections (MMcf/d) Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 215 216 217 218 219 22 Current Projection 12,946 13,34 13,172 13,168 Interstate Sample* 1,91 11,31 1,83 - * BENTEK Flow Sample 82% of Actual 12 Oil Production 2 Gas Production 1 18 16 Mb/d 8 6 4 Bcf/d 14 12 1 8 6 2 4 2 Historical Projection Interstate Sample Projection Year-to-Date New Well Starts Horizontal Vertical Directional Total Gas Oil & Gas Oil Gas Oil & Gas Oil Gas Oil & Gas Oil Operator 215 214 215 214 215 214 215 214 215 214 215 214 215 214 215 214 215 214 215 214 Equitable 13 69 2 5 15 74 Southwestern Energy 74 72 74 72 National Fuel Exploration 64 44 1 65 44 Cabot Oil & Gas 61 74 1 61 75 Chevron 31 42 1 32 42 Consol Gas 25 43 25 43 Talisman Energy 24 2 24 2 Chesapeake 21 78 21 78 Range Resources 19 19 19 19 Vantage Energy Appalachia 16 2 16 2 Other Operators 13 189 3 5 5 5 21 59 3 135 258 Total 541 67 4 5 6 6 21 59 5 5 577 745 Change from last year -19% -2% n/a % n/a -64% % n/a n/a -23% Copyright 215 BENTEK Energy www.bentekenergy.com 1-888-251-1264 9
Rig Count Oil & Gas Production Marcellus Dry October 215 Top Operators - Ranked on Active Rig Count Week: 9/25/15 Well Class Orientation Operator Gas Oil Oil/Gas Hor Dir Ver Total Equitable 5 4 1 5 Cabot Oil & Gas 3 3 3 National Fuel Exploration 3 3 3 Shell 2 2 2 SWN Production Company 2 2 2 Talisman Energy 1 1 1 Vantage Energy Appalachia 1 1 1 Natural Energy 1 1 1 P L RESOURCES 1 1 1 Range Resources 1 1 1 Chesapeake 1 1 1 Chevron 1 1 1 JKLM ENERGY LLC 1 1 1 - - - Total 23 22 1 23 14 Active Rigs by Drilling Target 14 Active Rigs by Well Orientation 12 12 1 1 # of Rigs 8 6 # of Rigs 8 6 4 4 2 2 Total Gas Oil O&G Total Hor Ver Dir Rig Count Summary Active Rigs Operator Peak Prior 4 Week Week Ending 9/24/1 Average 9/4/15 9/11/15 9/18/15 9/25/15 Equitable 5 5 7 6 5 5 National Fuel Exploration 4 3 3 3 3 3 Cabot Oil & Gas 7 3 3 3 3 3 SWN Production Company 1 3 3 3 2 Shell 2 2 3 2 2 2 Vantage Energy Appalachia 1 1 1 1 1 Natural Energy 1 1 1 1 Range Resources 2 1 1 1 1 1 Chesapeake 22 1 1 1 1 1 JKLM ENERGY LLC 1 1 1 Other Operators 84 5 5 5 5 3 TOTAL 126 24 27 26 26 23 Percent Change From Peak -82% Copyright 215 BENTEK Energy www.bentekenergy.com 1-888-251-1264 1
The following sections were omitted from this SAMPLE edition of Bentek s Oil and Gas Production North Pennsylvania South Pennsylvania Dry West Virginia Dry Marcellus Wet and Utica Southwest Pennsylvania Wet South Pennsylvania Wet West Virginia Wet Ohio Utica Watch New York Kentucky Virginia PADD 1 (Supply) PADD 1 (Imports/Refinery) To subscribe to the complete edition of this report, please contact your BENTEK account representative, call BENTEK Sales at 72 264 66 or email info@bentekenergy.com.