FORM 51-101F1
STATEMENT OF RESERVES DATA
AND
OTHER OIL AND GAS INFORMATION
UNBRIDLED ENERGY CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abbreviations and Conversion
3
Notes and Definitions
4
Oil and Natural Gas Reserves and Net Present Value of Future Net Revenue
Oil and Natural Gas Reserves - Based on Constant Prices and Cost
12
Net Present Value of Future Net Revenue of Oil and Gas Reserves- Based on
Constant Prices and Costs
12
Total Future Net Revenue (Undiscounted) - Based on Constant Prices and Costs
13
Future Net Revenue by Production Group - Based on Constant Prices and Costs
13
Oil and Natural Gas Reserves - Based on Forecast Prices and Costs
14
Net Present Value of Future Net Revenue of Oil and Gas Reserves- Based on
Forecast Prices and Costs
14
Total Future Net Revenue (Undiscounted) - Based on Forecast Prices and Costs
15
Future Net Revenue by Production Group - Based on Forecast Prices and Costs
15
Pricing Assumptions - Constant Prices and Costs
15
Pricing Assumptions - Forecast Prices and Costs
16
Reconciliations of Changes in Reserves and Future Net Revenue
Reserves Reconciliation - Based on Forecast Prices and Costs
16
Future Net Revenue Reconciliation - Based on Constant Prices and Costs
16
Undeveloped Reserves
Proved Undeveloped Reserves
16
Probable Undeveloped Reserves
16
Significant Factors or Uncertainties Affecting Reserves Data
16
Future Development Costs
17
Oil and Gas Wells
18
Oil and Gas Properties
18
Properties with no Attributed Reserves
18
Forward Contracts
18
Additional Information Concerning Abandonment and Reclamation Costs
18
Tax Horizon
19
Costs Incurred
19
Exploration and Development Activities - Drilling Activity
20
Production Estimates
21
Production History
21
ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVERSION
In this document, the abbreviations set forth below have the following meanings:
Oil and Natural Gas Liquids Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Bbl | barrel | Mcf | thousand cubic feet | |
Bbls | barrels | MMcf | million cubic feet | |
Mbbls | thousand barrels | Mcf/d | thousand cubic feet per day | |
MMbbls | million barrels | MMcf/d | million cubic feet per day | |
Mbbl | 1,000 stock tank barrels | MMBTU | million British Thermal Units | |
Bbls/d | barrels per day | Bcf | billion cubic feet | |
BOPD | barrels of oil per day | GJ | gigajoule | |
NGLs | natural gas liquids | MMcfGE | million cubic feet gas equivalent | |
BBL | stock tank barrels | |||
Other |
API
American Petroleum Institute
°API
an indication of the specific gravity of crude oil measured on the API gravity scale. Liquid petroleum with a specified gravity of 28° API or higher is generally referred to as light crude oil.
ARTC
Alberta Royalty Tax Credit
BOE
barrel of oil equivalent on the basis of 1 BOE to 6 Mcf of natural gas. BOEs may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A BOE conversion ratio of 1 BOE for 6 Mcf is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.
MMscfGE
Million cubic feet of gas equivalent on the basis of 1 BBL to 6 Mcf of natural gas. MMscfGE may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A conversion ratio of 1 BBL for 6 Mcf is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead.
BOE/d
barrel of oil equivalent per day
m3
cubic meters
$000s
thousands of dollars
WTI
West Texas Intermediate, the reference price paid in U.S. dollars at Cushing, Oklahoma for crude oil of standard grade
NOTES AND DEFINITIONS
The determination of oil and gas reserves involves the preparation of estimates that have an inherent degree of associated uncertainty. Categories of proved, probable and possible reserves have been established to reflect the level of these uncertainties and to provide an indication of the probability of recovery.
The estimation and classification of reserves requires the application of professional judgment combined with geological and engineering knowledge to assess whether or not specific reserves classification criteria have been satisfied. Knowledge of concepts including uncertainty and risk, probability and statistics, and deterministic and probabilistic estimation methods is required to properly use and apply reserves definitions.
“Reserves”are estimated remaining quantities of oil and natural gas and related substances anticipated to be recoverable from known accumulations, from a given date forward, based on (a) analysis of drilling, geological, geophysical, and engineering data; (b) the use of established technology; and (c) specified economic conditions, which are generally accepted as being reasonable and shall be disclosed; and (d) a remaining reserve life of 40 years. Reserves are classified according to the degree of certainty associated with the estimates.
“Proved”reserves are those reserves that can be estimated with a high degree of certainty to be recoverable. It is likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will exceed the estimated proved reserves.
“Developed Producing”reserves are those reserves that are expected to be recovered from completion intervals open at the time of the estimate. These reserves may be currently producing or, if shut-in, they must have previously been on production, and the date of resumption of production must be known with reasonable certainty.
“Developed Non-Producing”reserves are those reserves that either have not been on production, or have previously been on production, but are shut-in, and the date of resumption of production is unknown.
“Undeveloped”reserves are those reserves expected to be recovered from know accumulations where a significant expenditure (e.g., when compared to the cost of drilling a well) is required to render them capable of production. They must fully meet the requirements of the reserves classification (proved, probable, possible) to which they are assigned.
In multi-well pools, it may be appropriate to allocate total pool reserves between the developed and undeveloped categories or to sub-divide the developed reserves for the pool between developed producing and developed non-producing. This allocation should be based on the estimator’s assessment as to the reserves that will be recorded from specific wells, facilities and completion intervals in the pool and their respective development and production status.
“Probable”reserves are those additional reserves that are less certain to be recovered than proved reserves. It is equally likely that the actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater or less than the sum of the estimated proved + probable reserves.
The following terms, used in the preparation of the Schlumberger Data & Consulting Services Report (as defined herein) and this document have the following meanings:
“Associated gas”means the gas cap overlying a crude oil accumulation in a reservoir.
“Constant prices and costs”means prices and costs used in an estimate that are:
(a)
the Corporation’s prices and costs as at the effective date of the estimation held constant throughout the estimated lives of the properties to which the estimate applies;
(b)
if, and only to the extent that, there are fixed or presently determinable future prices or costs to which the Corporation is legally bound by a contractual or other obligation to supply a physical product, including those for an extension period of a contract that is likely to be extended, those prices or costs rather than the prices and costs referred to in paragraph (a).
For the purpose of paragraph (a), the reporting issuer’s prices will be the posted price for oil and the spot price for gas, after historical adjustments for transportation, gravity and other factors.
“Corporation”or“Unbridled Energy Corporation”.
“Crude oil”or“Oil”means a mixture that consists mainly of pentanes and heavier hydrocarbons, which may contain sulphur and other non-hydrocarbon compounds, that is recoverable at a well from an underground reservoir and that is liquid at the conditions under which its volume is measured or estimated. It does not include solution gas or natural gas liquids.
“Development costs”means costs incurred to obtain access to reserves and to provide facilities for extracting, treating, gathering and storing the oil and gas from the reserves. More specifically, development costs, including applicable operating costs of support equipment and facilities and other costs of development activities, are costs incurred to:
(a)
gain access to and prepare well locations for drilling, including surveying well locations for the purpose of determining specific development drilling sites, clearing ground, draining, road building, and relocating public roads, gas lines and power lines, to the extent necessary in developing the reserves;
(b)
drill and equip development wells, development type stratigraphic test wells and service wells, including the costs of platforms and of well equipment such as casing, tubing, pumping equipment and the wellhead assembly;
(c)
acquire, construct and install production facilities such as flow lines, separators, treaters, heaters, manifolds, measuring devices and production storage tanks, natural gas cycling and processing plants, and central utility and waste disposal systems; and
(d)
provide improved recovery systems.
“Development well”means a well drilled inside the established limits of an oil or gas reservoir, or in close proximity to the edge of the reservoir, to the depth of a stratigraphic horizon known to be productive.
“Exploration costs”means costs incurred in identifying areas that may warrant examination and in examining specific areas that are considered to have prospects that may contain oil and gas reserves, including costs of drilling exploratory wells and exploratory type stratigraphic test wells. Exploration costs may be incurred both before acquiring the related property (sometimes referred to in part as “prospecting costs”) and after acquiring the property. Exploration costs, which include applicable operating costs of support equipment and facilities and other costs of exploration activities, are:
(a)
costs of topographical, geochemical, geological and geophysical studies, rights of access to properties to conduct those studies, and salaries and other expenses of geologists, geophysical crews and others conducting those studies (collectively sometimes referred to as “geological and geophysical costs”);
(b)
costs of carrying and retaining unproved properties, such as delay rentals, taxes (other than income and capital taxes) on properties, legal costs for title defense, and the maintenance of land and lease records;
(c)
dry hole contributions and bottom hole contributions;
(d)
costs of drilling and equipping exploratory wells; and
(e)
costs of drilling exploratory type stratigraphic test wells.
“Exploratory well”means a well that is not a development well, a service well or a stratigraphic test well.
“Field”means an area consisting of a single reservoir or multiple reservoirs all grouped on or related to the same individual geological structural feature and/or stratigraphic condition. There may be two or more reservoirs in a field that are separated vertically by intervening impervious strata or laterally by local geologic barriers, or both. Reservoirs that are associated by being in overlapping or adjacent fields may be treated as a single or common operational field. The geological terms “structural feature” and “stratigraphic condition” are intended to denote localized geological features, in contrast to broader terms such as “basin”, “trend”, “province”, “play” or “area of interest”.
“Future prices and costs” means future prices and costs that are:
(a)
generally accepted as being a reasonable outlook of the future;
(b)
if, and only to the extent that, there are fixed or presently determinable future prices or costs to which the Corporation issuer is legally bound by a contractual or other obligation to supply a physical product, including those for an extension period of a contract that is likely to be extended, those prices or costs rather than the prices and costs referred to in paragraph (a).
“Future income tax expenses”means future income tax expenses estimated (generally, year-by-year):
(a)
making appropriate allocations of estimated unclaimed costs and losses carried forward for tax purposes, between oil and gas activities and other business activities;
(b)
without deducting estimated future costs (for example, Crown royalties) that are not deductible in computing taxable income;
(c)
taking into account estimated tax credits and allowances (for example, royalty tax credits); and
(d)
applying to the future pre-tax net cash flows relating to the reporting issuer’s oil and gas activities the appropriate year-end statutory tax rates, taking into account future tax rates already legislated.
“Future net revenue”means the estimated net amount to be received with respect to the development and production of reserves (including synthetic oil, coal bed methane and other non-conventional reserves) estimated using constant prices and costs or forecast prices and costs.
“Gross”means:
(a)
in relation to the Corporation’s interest in production or reserves, its “Corporation gross reserves”, which are its working interest (operating or non-operating) share before deduction of royalties and without including any royalty interests of the corporation;
(b)
in relation to wells, the total number of wells in which the Corporation has an interest ; and
(c)
in relation to properties, the total area of properties in which the Corporation has an interest.
“Natural gas” means the lighter hydrocarbons and associated non-hydrocarbon substances occurring naturally in an underground reservoir, which under atmospheric conditions are essentially gases but which may contain natural gas liquids. Natural gas can exist in a reservoir either dissolved in crude oil (solution gas) or in a gaseous phase (associated gas or non-associated gas). Non-hydrocarbon substances may include hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
“Natural gas liquids”means those hydrocarbon components that can be recovered from natural gas as liquids including, but not limited to, ethane, propane, butanes, pentanes plus, condensate and small quantities of non-hydrocarbons.
“Net”means
(a)
in relation to the Corporation’s interest in production or reserves its working interest (operating or non operating) share after deduction of royalty obligations, plus its royalty interests in production or reserves;
(b)
in relation to the Corporation’s interest in wells, the number of wells obtained by aggregating the Corporation’s working interest in each of its gross wells; and
(c)
in relation to the Corporation’s interest in a property, the total area in which the Corporation has an interest multiplied by the working interest owned by the Corporation.
“Non-associated gas”means an accumulation of natural gas in a reservoir where there is no crude oil.
“Operating costs” or “production costs”means costs incurred to operate and maintain wells and related equipment and facilities, including applicable operating costs of support equipment and facilities and other costs of operating and maintaining those wells and related equipment and facilities.
“Production”means recovering, gathering, treating, field or plant processing (for example, processing gas to extract natural gas liquids) and field storage of oil and gas.
“Property”includes:
(a)
fee ownership or a lease, concession, agreement, permit, license or other interest representing the right to extract oil or gas subject to such terms as may be imposed by the conveyance of that interest;
(b)
royalty interests, production payments payable in oil or gas, and other non-operating interests in properties operated by others; and
(c)
an agreement with a foreign government or authority under which a reporting issuer participates in the operation of properties or otherwise serves as “producer” of the underlying reserves (in contrast to being an independent purchaser, broker, dealer or importer).
A property does not include supply agreements, or contracts that represent a right to purchase, rather than extract, oil or gas.
“Property acquisition costs”means costs incurred to acquire a property (directly by purchase or lease or indirectly by acquiring another corporate entity with an interest in the property), including:
(a)
costs of lease bonuses and options to purchase or lease a property;
(b)
the portion of the costs applicable to hydrocarbons when land including rights to hydrocarbons is purchased in fee;
(c)
brokers’ fees, recording and registration fees, legal costs and other costs incurred in acquiring properties.
“Proved property”means a property or part of a property to which reserves have been specifically attributed.
“Reservoir”means a porous and permeable underground formation containing a natural accumulation of producible oil or gas that is confined by impermeable rock or water barriers and is individual and separate from other reservoirs.
“Service well”means a well drilled or completed for the purpose of supporting production in an existing field. Wells in this class are drilled for the following specific purposes: gas injection (natural gas, propane, butane or flue gas), water injection, steam injection, air injection, salt-water disposal, water supply for injection, observation, or injection for combustion.
“Solution gas” means natural gas dissolved in crude oil.
“Stratigraphic test well”means a drilling effort, geologically directed, to obtain information pertaining to a specific geologic condition. Ordinarily, such wells are drilled without the intention of being completed for hydrocarbon production. They include wells for the purpose of core tests and all types of expendable holes related to hydrocarbon exploration. Stratigraphic test wells are classified as (a) exploratory type” if not drilled into a proved property; or (b) “development type”, if drilled into a proved property. Development type stratigraphic wells are also referred to as “evaluation wells”.
“Support equipment and facilities”means equipment and facilities used in oil and gas activities, including seismic equipment, drilling equipment, construction and grading equipment, vehicles, repair shops, warehouses, supply points, camps, and division, district or field offices.
“Unproved property”means a property or part of a property to which no reserves have been specifically attributed.
“Well abandonment costs”means costs of abandoning a well and surface lease reclamation. They do not include costs of abandoning the gathering system, suspended wells, batteries, plants, or processing facilities.
OIL AND NATURAL GAS RESERVES AND NET PRESENT VALUE OF FUTURE NET REVENUE
In accordance with National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities, Schlumberger Data & Consulting Services (“SLB DCS”) prepared a report (the “SLB DCS Report”) dated March 11, 2009. The SLB DCS Report evaluated, as of December 31, 2008, Unbridled Energy Corporation’s oil and natural gas reserves in the state of New York (NY), USA. SLB DCS prepared the report for Unbridled Energy New York LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unbridled Energy USA Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Unbridled Energy Corporation. The tables below are a summary of the oil and natural gas reserves of the Corporation and the net present value of future net revenue attributable to such reserves as evaluated in the SLB DCS Report based on constant and forecast price and cost assumptions. The tables summarize the data contained in the SLB DCS Report and as a result m ay contain slightly different numbers than such report due to rounding. Also due to rounding, certain columns may not add exactly.The net present value of future net revenue attributable to the Corporation’s reserves is stated without provision for interest costs and general and administrative costs, but after providing for estimated royalties, production costs, development costs, other income, and future capital expenditures for only those wells assigned reserves by SLB DCS. Well abandonment costs are not included because the salvage value is often close to the abandonment cost in the Appalachian Basin. It should not be assumed that the undiscounted or discounted net present value of future net revenue attributable to the Corporation’s reserves estimated by SLB DCS represent the fair market value of those reserves. Other assumptions and qualifications relating to costs, prices for future production and other matters are summarized herein. The recovery and reserve estimates of the Corpora tion’s oil, NGL and natural gas reserves provided herein are estimates only and there is no guarantee that the estimated reserves will be recovered. Actual reserves may be greater than or less than the estimates provided herein.
The SLB DCS Report is based on certain factual data supplied by the Corporation and SLB DCS’s opinion of reasonable practice in the industry. The extent and character of ownership and all factual data pertaining to the Corporation’s petroleum properties and contracts (except for certain information residing in the public domain) were supplied by the Corporation to SLB DCS and accepted without any further investigation. SLB DCS accepted this data as presented and neither title searches nor field inspections were conducted.
PART 1
RELEVANT DATES
Item 1.1
Effective Date:
The effective date of the reserves estimates and revenue projection in this report is December 31, 2008. This is also the Company’s year-end financial date.
Item 1.2
Data Date:
Estimates of reserves and projections of production were generally prepared using data through October 2008. Unbridled Energy Corporation (the “Corporation”) has provided Data & Consulting Services Division of Schlumberger Technology Corporation (“DCS”) with a representation letter confirming that complete and correct information has been provided to DCS. Oil and gas leases, rights of way and associated assets, including reserves, in New York are owned by Unbridled Energy New York LLC. Unbridled Energy New York LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Unbridled Energy USA, Inc., which is in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of Unbridled Energy Corporation.
Item 1.3
Preparation Date:
The preparation date of this report is March 11, 2009. As of the preparation date, the Corporation and its independent reserves evaluator, DCS are not aware of any new information (other than commodity pricing assumptions which may differ from those used in this analysis) which could materially impact this evaluation.
PART 2
DISCLOSURE OF RESERVES DATA
All prices and values are in $US. Both constant and forecast prices and costs are provided.
Item 2.1
Reserves Data (Forecast Prices and Costs)
Summary of Oil and Gas Reserves and Net Present Values of Future Net Revenue (Forecasted Pricing)
All Reserves are attributable to the Appalachian Basin, New York, USA.
Light and Medium | Natural Gas | Natural Gas | ||||
Oil |
| Equivilant | ||||
Gross | Net | Gross | Net | Gross | Net | |
(Mbbl) | (Mbbl) | (MMcf) | (MMcf) | (MMcfGE) | (MMcfGE) | |
Proved Developed Producing | 0.43 | 0.18 | 2,017.23 | 819.30 | 2,019.81 | 820.38 |
Proved Developed Non-Producing | 8.98 | 3.82 | 952.81 | 404.94 | 1,006.69 | 427.86 |
Proved Undeveloped | 0 | 0 | 4,646.98 | 1,974.97 | 4,646.98 | 1,947.97 |
Total Proved | 9.41 | 4.00 | 7,617.01 | 3,199.21 | 7,673.47 | 3,223.21 |
Total Probable | 8.90 | 3.78 | 10,564.97 | 4,490.11 | 10,618.37 | 4,512.79 |
Total Proved Plus Probable | 18.31 | 7.78 | 18,181.98 | 7,689.32 | 18,291.84 | 7,736.00 |
NET PRESENT VALUES OF FUTURE NET REVENUE
BASED ON FORECAST PRICES AND COSTS
Before Deducing Income Taxes | After Deducting Income Taxes | |||||||||
Discounted At | Discounted At | |||||||||
0% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | 0% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | |
($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | |
Proved Developed Producing | 6,036.75 | 3,926.42 | 2,890.93 | 2,292.33 | 1,906.12 | 3,984.26 | 2,591.44 | 1,908.01 | 1,512.94 | 1,258.04 |
Proved Developed Non-Producing | 3,022.90 | 2,219.76 | 1,704.02 | 1,351.10 | 1,097.25 | 1,995.11 | 1,465.04 | 1,124.65 | 891.73 | 724.19 |
Proved Undeveloped | 12,898.41 | 8,112.91 | 5,333.90 | 3,561.71 | 2,357.20 | 8,512.95 | 5,354.52 | 3,520.37 | 2,350.73 | 1,555.75 |
Total Proved | 21,958.06 | 14,259.10 | 9,928.85 | 7,205.13 | 5,360.57 | 14,492.32 | 9,411.01 | 6,553.04 | 4,755.39 | 3,537.98 |
Total Probable | 29,630.33 | 18,432.65 | 11,935.25 | 7,885.14 | 5,223.58 | 19,556.02 | 12,165.55 | 7,877.27 | 5,204.19 | 3,447.56 |
Total Proved Plus Probable | 51,588.39 | 32,691.75 | 21,864.10 | 15,090.27 | 10,584.15 | 34,048.34 | 21,576.56 | 14,430.31 | 9,959.58 | 6,985.54 |
NET PRESENT VALUES OF FUTURE NET REVENUE
BASED ON FORECAST PRICES AND COSTS
DIVIDED BY NET RESERVES
AT 10% DISCOUNT RATE
BEFORE DEDUCTING INCOME TAX EXPENSE
Before Deducting Income Taxes
(Discounted at 10%)
Net
(MMcfGE)
Proved Developed Producing
3.52
Proved Developed Non-Producing
3.98
Proved Undeveloped
2.70
Total Proved
3.08
Total Probable
2.64
Total Proved Plus Probable
2.83
TOTAL FUTURE NET REVENUE (UNDISCOUNTED)
BASED ON FORECAST PRICES AND COSTS
Revenue | Royalties | Operating Costs | Development Costs | Abandonment And Reclamation Costs | Future Net Revenue Before Income Taxes | Income Taxes | Future Net Revenue After Income Taxes | |
($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | |
Total Proved | 35,105.94 | 2,808.48 | 6,689.10 | 6,458.78 | 0 | 21,958.06 | 7,465.74 | 14,492.32 |
Total Probable | 50,083.81 | 4,006.70 | 6,960.77 | 13,492.71 | 0 | 29,630.33 | 10,074.31 | 19,556.02 |
Total Proved Plus Probable | 85,189.75 | 6,815.18 | 13,649.87 | 19,951.49 | 0 | 51,588.39 | 17,540.05 | 34,048.34 |
FUTURE NET REVENUE BY PRODUCTION GROUP
BASED UPON FORECAST PRICES AND COSTS
Production Group | Future Net Revenue Before Income Taxes (Discounted at 10%/Year) ($000) | NET UNIT VALUE ($/MMcfGE) | |
Total Proved | Associated gas and non-associated gas, Light and medium crude oil | 9,928.85 | 3.08 |
Total Probable | Associated gas and non-associated gas, Light and medium crude oil | 11,935.25 | 2.64 |
Total Proved plus Probable | Associated gas and non-associated gas, Light and medium crude oil | 21,864.10 | 2.83 |
Item 2.2
Reserves Data (Constant Prices and Costs)
Summary of Oil and Gas Reserves and Net Present Values of Future Net Revenue
(Constant Case).
All Reserves are attributable to the Appalachian Basin, New York, USA.
Light and Medium | Natural Gas | Natural Gas | ||||
Oil |
| Equivilant | ||||
Gross | Net | Gross | Net | Gross | Net | |
(Mbbl) | (Mbbl) | (MMcf) | (MMcf) | (MMcfGE) | (MMcfGE) | |
Proved Developed Producing | 0.04 | 0.02 | 1,958.91 | 794.51 | 1,959.15 | 794.63 |
Proved Developed Non-Producing | 8.98 | 3.82 | 947.74 | 402.79 | 1,001.62 | 425.71 |
Proved Undeveloped | 0 | 0 | 4,638.94 | 1,971.55 | 4,638.94 | 1,971.55 |
Total Proved | 9.02 | 3.83 | 7,545.58 | 3,168.85 | 7,599.70 | 3,191.83 |
Total Probable | 8.90 | 3.78 | 10,546.46 | 4,482.25 | 10,599.86 | 4,504.93 |
Total Proved Plus Probable | 17.92 | 7.61 | 18,092.04 | 7,651.10 | 18,199.56 | 7,696.76 |
NET PRESENT VALUES OF FUTURE NET REVENUE
BASED ON CONSTANT PRICES AND COSTS
Before Deducing Income Taxes | After Deducting Income Taxes | |||||||||
Discounted At | Discounted At | |||||||||
0% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | 0% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | |
($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | |
Proved Developed Producing | 3,234.90 | 2,256.40 | 1,747.35 | 1,438.90 | 1,232.27 | 2,135.03 | 1,489.22 | 1,153.25 | 949.67 | 813.30 |
Proved Developed Non-Producing | 1,611.43 | 1,177.68 | 890.69 | 689.77 | 542.73 | 1,063.54 | 777.27 | 587.86 | 455.25 | 358.20 |
Proved Undeveloped | 5,741.52 | 3,238.67 | 1,742.69 | 774.23 | 112.49 | 3,789.40 | 2,137.52 | 1,150.18 | 510.99 | 74.24 |
Total Proved | 10,587.85 | 6,672.74 | 4,380.73 | 2,902.90 | 1,887.49 | 6,987.98 | 4,404.01 | 2,891.28 | 1,915.91 | 1,245.74 |
Total Probable | 12,332.63 | 6,724.08 | 3,466.72 | 1,461.64 | 176.86 | 8,139.54 | 4,437.89 | 2,288.04 | 964.68 | 116.73 |
Total Proved Plus Probable | 22,920.48 | 13,396.82 | 7,847.45 | 4,364.54 | 2,064.35 | 15,127.52 | 8,841.90 | 5,179.32 | 2,880.59 | 1,362.47 |
NET PRESENT VALUES OF FUTURE NET REVENUE
BASED ON CONSTANT PRICES AND COSTS
DIVIDED BY NET RESERVES
AT 10% DISCOUNT RATE
BEFORE DEDUCTING INCOME TAX EXPENSE
Before Deducting Income Taxes
(Discounted at 10%)
Net
(MMcfGE)
Proved Developed Producing
2.20
Proved Developed Non-Producing
2.09
Proved Undeveloped
0.88
Total Proved
1.37
Total Probable
0.77
Total Proved Plus Probable
1.02
TOTAL FUTURE NET REVENUE (UNDISCOUNTED)
BASED ON CONSTANT PRICES AND COSTS
Revenue | Royalties | Operating Costs | Development Costs | Abandonment And Reclamation Costs | Future Net Revenue Before Income Taxes | Income Taxes | Future Net Revenue After Income Taxes | |
($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | |
Total Proved | 20,808.05 | 1,664.64 | 3,870.20 | 6,350.00 | 0 | 10,587.85 | 3,599.87 | 6,987.98 |
Total Probable | 29,423.07 | 2,353.85 | 4,090.44 | 13,000.00 | 0 | 12,332.63 | 4,193.09 | 8,139.54 |
Total Proved Plus Probable | 50,231.12 | 4,018.49 | 7,960.64 | 19,350.00 | 0 | 22,920.48 | 7,792.96 | 15,127.52 |
FUTURE NET REVENUE BY PRODUCTION GROUP
BASED UPON CONSTANT PRICES AND COSTS
Production Group | Future Net Revenue Before Income Taxes (Discounted at 10%/Year) ($000) | UNIT VALUE ($/MMcfGE) | |
Total Proved | Associated gas and non-associated gas, Light and medium crude oil | 4,380.73 | 1.37 |
Total Probable | Associated gas and non-associated gas, Light and medium crude oil | 3,466.72 | 0.77 |
Total Proved plus Probable | Associated gas and non-associated gas, Light and medium crude oil | 7,847.45 | 1.02 |
Item 2.3
Accounting Practices
The Company files consolidated financial statements. 100% of the Company’s reserves are attributed to Unbridled Energy NY LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Unbridled Energy USA Inc, which is in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Unbridled Energy Corporation.
PART 3
PRICING ASSUMPTIONS
Item 3.1
Constant Prices Used in Estimates
For the Constant Price Case, the gas price was $6.136/MMBtu plus a differential of +$0.40/MMbtu on the last trading day of 2008, December 31, 2008. Built into the gas price, and applied to 60% of the gas volumes from existing wells, is a two-year contract with National Fuel Resources of $8.27/MMBtu for the period March 2008 through February 2010. The oil price used was $32.87/bbl. The gas is priced based on the Niagara Hub where it is sold.
Item 3.2
Forecast Prices Used in Estimates
For the Forecast Price Case, the gas price used was that shown below,plus a differential. The basis for this forecast is the report issued by McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. Effective January 1, 2009, their published Henry Hub prices were then adjusted to estimates for Niagara prices and West Texas Intermediate crude.
Forecast Case Prices
Gas Price
Oil Price
Year $/MMBtu
$/bbl
2009
7.79
54.25
2010
8.29
65.65
2011
9.14
77.45
2012
9.89
84.45
2013
10.64
91.65
2014
10.84
93.65
2015
11.04
95.65
2016
11.24
97.65
2017
11.44
99.65
2018
11.69
101.85
2019
11.89
103.95
2020
12.14
106.15
2021
12.34
108.35
2022
12.59
110.65
2023
12.84
113.05
Thereafter Escalate @ 2.0% per annum Escalate @ 2.0% per annum
PART 4
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES IN GROSS RESERVES
The Gross and Net Proved reserves were improved in 2009 compared to 2008 due to drilling 6 new wells and recompleting 4 wells. However, the Proved Developed Non-Producing reserves were reduced based on further review in existing wells. The Possible reserves were reduced due to higher well costs affecting well recoveries. Most of the reserves are gas, thus the limited oil volumes were changed into equivalent gas.
Reconciliation Using Forecast Prices and Gross Reserves, MMcfGE for Unbridled New York | ||||
Proved | Probable | Proved Plus Probable | ||
2008 | 7,425.62 | 11,734.29 | 19,159.91 | |
2009 | 7,673.47 | 10,618.37 | 18,291.84 | |
Difference | 242.85 | (1,115.920) | (868.07 |
PART 5
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO RESERVES DATA
Item 5.1
Undeveloped Reserves
Proved and Probable undeveloped reserves have been estimated in accordance with procedures and standards contained in the COGE Handbook. All of the reserves are attributable to the Company’s properties in the Appalachian Basin in New York in the United States. The significant majority of the undeveloped reserves are scheduled to be developed within the next three years of the effective date, December 31, 2008. The Proved Undeveloped and the Probable reserves are fairly similar to the last reporting period of December 31, 2007.
Item 5.2
Significant Factors or Uncertainties Affecting Reserves Data
The process of estimating reserves is complex. It requires significant judgments and decisions based on available geological, geophysical, engineering, and economic data. These estimates may change substantially as additional data from ongoing development activities and production performance becomes available and as economic conditions impacting oil and gas prices and costs change. The reserve estimates contained herein are based on current production forecasts, prices and economic conditions. The Company’s reserves are evaluated by SLB DCS.
As circumstances change and additional data become available, reserve estimates also change. Estimates made are reviewed and revised, either upward or downward, as warranted by the new information. Revisions are often required due to changes in well performance, prices, economic conditions and governmental restrictions.
Although every reasonable effort is made to ensure that reserves estimates are accurate, reserve estimation is an inferential science. As a result, the subjective decisions, new geological or production information and a changing environment may impact these estimates. Revisions to reserve estimates can arise from changes in year-end oil and gas prices, and reservoir performance. Such revisions can be either positive or negative.
Item 5.3
Future Development Costs
The table below sets out the development costs deducted in the estimation of future net revenue attributable to proved reserves and proved plus probable reserves using forecast prices and costs.
| Total Development Costs for Proved Reserves Estimated Using Forecast Prices and Costs ($000) | Total Development Costs for Proved Plus Probable Estimated Using Forecast Prices and Costs ($000) | |
2009 | 3,271.28 | 3,423.52 | |
2010 | 3,187.50 | 7,046.47 | |
2011 | 0 | 9,481.50 | |
Total for all years undiscounted | 6,458.78 | 19,951.49 |
Unbridled Energy Corporation has three sources of funding to finance its capital expenditure programs: internally generated cash flow from operations, debt financing when appropriate, and new equity issues, if available on favorable terms. Unbridled Energy Corporation expects to fund its future capital needs from these sources similar to similar oil and gas companies.
PART 6
OTHER OIL AND GAS INFORMATION
Item 6.1
Oil and Gas Properties and Wells
The Company has 67 gross and approximately 32.0 net wells in New York in approximately 15,000 gross ac. Of this number, 65 gross and approximately 31.6 net were producing and 2 gross and approximately 1 net were non-producing wells as of the effective date. All wells are in the Appalachian Basin in the state of New York, USA. The two shut-in wells are recompletion candidates.
The Company also has 3 gross wells in the Alberta Basin, Canada, in the Chambers/Ferrior property. No reserves have been attributed to the Canadian wells, however, one of the Chambers wells (16-21-41-11 W5 ) was acid treated in March 2009 and tested after 3 days at 2300 Mcf/d at 1300 psi flowing pressure. The well is shut in for a mandatory pressure buildup test. Reserves will be booked after the buildup data is analyzed. A pipeline must be run to the well. The Company owns a second well (3-17-41-11 W5) that produced throughout 2008. The completed interval is depleted and the well is scheduled for recompletion in 2009. The Company owns a third well in Chambers (7-18) that is capable of production, but a pipeline must also be run to it.
In 2008, the Company owned 50% WI in approximately 30,000 acres in Jackson County Ohio. The Company calls this area the Ohio River project. The average NRI is between 84% and 85%. Three horizontal test wells were drilled in 2008. The production results were uneconomical at current gas prices. The Company entered into a Joint Venture agreement with Equitable Production Company where they earned a 50% WI in the acquired acreage.
| Producing | Non-Producing | ||
Property Description | Gross | Net | Gross | Net |
Appalachian Basin, New York, USA Chambers Property, Alberta, Canada | 67 0 | 29.65 .22 | 2 3 | 1 1.2 |
Item 6.2
Properties with No Attributed Reserves
The gross area of all oil and gas properties with no attributed oil or gas reserves in which the Company has an interest is:
1.
12,800 gross and 4,470 net (more or less) acres onshore in the Chambers/Ferrier area in the Province of Alberta, Canada.
2.
30,000 gross and 15,000 net (more or less) acres onshore in the Ohio River project.
Item 6.3
Forward Contracts
The Company has a gas contract with National Fuel Resources through February 2010 for $8.27 plus a $0.42 premium basis for 60% of its current production in New York. The remaining 40% is sold on the spot market monthly. The Company sells based on the Niagara Hub price.
Item 6.4
Abandonment and Reclamation Costs
The Company estimates well abandonment costs on an area by area basis. These costs were not included in the SLB DCS Report as a deduction in arriving at future net revenue because historical abandonment costs are close to the salvage value from tubulars and equipment recovered and sold from the well. In addition, the well life of Appalachian Basin wells, and those in New York, can be over 75 years. There are no plans to abandon any of the Company’s wells in the near future.
Item 6.5
Tax Horizon
The Company does not anticipate paying taxes in 2009. The Company has a large tax loss carry forward in Canada and in the US. The Company does not anticipate paying taxes until after 2009.
Item 6.6
Costs Incurred by Country
The net costs incurred between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008 by the Company to the Company’s participating interest share of its oil and gas properties in Canada based on the Company’s most recently completed financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2008 are as follows.
$M - Year Ended December 31, 2007 | |||||||||
United | |||||||||
In Thousands | States | Canada | Total | ||||||
Acquisitions: | |||||||||
Producing properties | |||||||||
Undeveloped acreage | 818 | ||||||||
Total acquisitions | 818 | 818 | |||||||
Exploration and development: | |||||||||
Land and seismic | 32 | 10 | 42 | ||||||
Drilling, facilities and equipment | 1,413 | 502 | 1,915 | ||||||
Capitalized overhead | |||||||||
Total exploration and development | 1,445 | 512 | 1,957 | ||||||
Asset retirement obligations | 17 | 143 | 160 | ||||||
Other property and equipment | |||||||||
Total capital expenditures | 2,280 | 655 | 2,935 | ||||||
Dispositions | -11,002 | -11,002 | |||||||
Net capital expenditures | 2,280 | -10,347 | -8,067 |
Item 6.7
Exploration and Development Activities
The Company is the operator in the Chambers/Ferrior property in Alberta Province. During 2008, the Company’s 3-17-41-11 well was productive, but the well stopped producing recently due to depletion and is scheduled to be recompleted. The Company successfully drilled a new well, the 16-21-41-11 W5M, in the 3rd calendar quarter of 2007. The well was completed into the Elkton formation, acidized and flow tested at 2.3 MMscf/d in March 2008. The well is undergoing a mandatory pressure buildup test, which will be used to book reserves. The Company owns a 28% WI and a 19% NRI in the 16-21 well. Importantly, Unbridled, the operator, paid 100% of the stimulation expenses in the 16-21 well and expects to yield, net of royalties, 100% of the cash flow of this well, for the medium term, due to one non-performing partner and two partners electing non-participation, by way of a 500% penalty. A pipeline must be run from the well to the Conoco Phillips sales line before gas sales can begin.
The company’s most important current and short-term future planned oil and gas exploration and development activities, consist of:
a) At Chambers/Ferrier, the Company expects to run a pipeline and tie-in the 16-21 well and participate with its partners in possibly drilling one or two new wells in the Chambers property in 2009/2010, depending on gas prices and capital availability. A new shale interval is scheduled to be tested in the 3-17 well in 2009, since the current interval is depleted. The completed Elkton interval is likely to be stimulated in the 7-18 well, then run a pipeline in 2009/2010 if economical.
b) The Company and its partner may drill wells in 2009 depending on gas prices and capital availability in its New York property. The Company plans to test a shale interval in an existing well. A deep exploratory test well was spudded in April 2009 using funds from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Unbridled controls the well and any completions resulting from encountering producible gas.
c) The Company is currently negotiating on several joint venture opportunities to drill wells into the Marcellus Shale formation in the Appalachian Basin, USA.
Item 6.8
Production Estimates
Based on the SLB DCS report for the New York properties, the Company’s forecasted gross production in 2009 in the Proved Reserves category is 333.26 MMcf and 4.63 Mbbl under the forecast price scenario. The forecasted gross production in 2009 in the Probable Reserves category is 14.26 MMcf and 6.49 Mbbl under the forecast price scenario.
Item 6.9
Production History
The production information for the Company’s New York properties are shown below. Note the production in the summer months was low due to disruptions from the sales pipeline. Production expenses were high since the Company worked over and repaired many wells and facilities that were neglected by the prior operator. A different compressor was also installed to handle higher production volumes from the new wells. This increased operating expenses.
Net Production History for Unbridled New York in 2009
UNBRIDLED ENERGY CORPORATION
Unbridled Energy Corporation
President & CEO
April 20, 2009