Exhibit 99.2
Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.
PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS
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| 1000 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 625 | | 306 WEST SEVENTH STREET, SUITE 302 | | 9601 AMBERGLEN BLVD., SUITE 117 |
| HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-5008 | | FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102-4987 | | AUSTIN, TEXAS 78729-1106 |
| 713-651-9944 | | 817-336-2461 | | 512-249-7000 |
| FAX 713-651-9980 | | FAX 817-877-3728 | | FAX 512-233-2618 |
February 25, 2011
Mr. Robert Anderson
Vice President – Business Development, A&D
GeoResources, Inc.
110 Cypress Station Dr. Suite 220
Houston, Texas 77090
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| Re: | | Evaluation Summary – SEC Price Case |
| | GeoResources, Inc. Interests |
| | Total Proved Reserves |
| | Certain Oil & Gas Properties in Various States |
| | As of January 1, 2011 |
Dear Mr. Anderson:
As requested, we are submitting our estimates of total proved reserves and forecasts of economics attributable to theGeoResources, Inc.interests in certain oil and gas properties located in various states within the United States. This report, completed February 25, 2011 covers 100% of the proved reserves for GeoResources, Inc. The results of this evaluation are presented below:
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Developed
Producing | | | Proved
Developed
Non-Producing | | | Proved
Undeveloped | | | Total
Proved | |
Net Reserves | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Oil | | - Mbbl | | | 8,893.5 | | | | 2,337.9 | | | | 3,161.5 | | | | 14,392.9 | |
Gas | | - MMcf | | | 31,044.2 | | | | 5,398.1 | | | | 17,921.9 | | | | 54,364.3 | |
NGL | | - Mbbl | | | 319.9 | | | | 122.6 | | | | 89.1 | | | | 531.7 | |
Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Oil | | - M$ | | | 642,933.4 | | | | 171,573.5 | | | | 224,373.8 | | | | 1,038,880.7 | |
Gas | | - M$ | | | 118,625.6 | | | | 21,480.7 | | | | 65,932.6 | | | | 206,038.8 | |
NGL | | - M$ | | | 13,166.5 | | | | 5,096.3 | | | | 3,496.5 | | | | 21,759.2 | |
Hedge | | - M$ | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | |
Other | | - M$ | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | |
Severance Taxes | | - M$ | | | 65,716.2 | | | | 19,151.1 | | | | 25,802.3 | | | | 110,669.6 | |
Ad Valorem Taxes | | - M$ | | | 10,827.5 | | | | 995.7 | | | | 2,228.5 | | | | 14,051.7 | |
Operating Expenses | | - M$ | | | 269,508.7 | | | | 25,032.8 | | | | 36,422.8 | | | | 330,964.4 | |
Workover Expenses | | - M$ | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | |
3rd Party COPAS | | - M$ | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | |
Other Deductions | | - M$ | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | |
Investments | | - M$ | | | 3,036.7 | | | | 12,697.1 | | | | 75,079.8 | | | | 90,813.6 | |
Net Operating Income | | - M$ | | | 425,636.4 | | | | 140,273.7 | | | | 154,269.5 | | | | 720,179.6 | |
Discounted @ 10% | | - M$ | | | 239,580.5 | | | | 68,532.1 | | | | 70,186.2 | | | | 378,298.8 | |
The discounted cash flow value shown above should not be construed to represent an estimate of the fair market value by Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc. (“CG&A”)
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Hydrocarbon Pricing
As requested for the SEC Price scenario, oil and gas prices were adjusted to the following index prices.
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Year | | WTI
Oil Price
$/BBL | | | HH
Gas Price
$/MMBTU | |
2011 | | | 79.43 | | | | 4.37 | |
In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission guidelines, these prices are determined as an unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month of 2010. Prices were not escalated in the SEC scenario. Adjustments to oil and gas prices were made based upon data provided by your office. These adjustments include treating cost, transportation charges and/or crude quality and gravity corrections.
Expenses and Taxes
Lease operating expenses and investments were forecast as furnished by your office and were not escalated. Severance tax values were determined by applying normal state severance tax rates. Ad valorem tax rates were forecast as provided by your office.
Miscellaneous
An on-site field inspection of the properties hasnot been performed nor has the mechanical operation or condition of the wells and their related facilities been examined, nor have the wells been tested by Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc. Possible environmental liability related to the properties hasnot been investigated nor considered. The salvage value of equipment at abandonment and the cost of plugging at abandonment have been included in the evaluation as requested by your office.
The proved reserve classifications used conform to the criteria of theSecurities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The estimates were prepared based on the definitions and regulations contained in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting; Final Rule, Title 17 CFR Parts 210, 211 et al. released January 14, 2009 in the Federal Register. Proved oil and gas reserves are those quantities of oil and gas, which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible from a given date forward. The reserves and economics are predicated on regulatory agency classifications, rules, policies, laws, taxes and royalties in effect as noted herein. The possible effects of changes in legislation or other Federal or State restrictive actions have not been considered. All reserve estimates represent our best judgment based on data available at the time of preparation, and assumptions as to future economic and regulatory conditions. It should be realized that the reserves actually recovered, the revenue derived therefrom and the actual cost incurred could be more or less than the estimated amounts.
The reserve estimates and forecasts were based upon interpretations of factual data furnished by your office and available from our files. Ownership information and economic factors such as liquid and gas prices, price differentials, expenses, investments and tax rates were furnished by your office and were accepted as furnished. To some extent, information from public records was used to check and/or supplement these data. The basic engineering and geological data were utilized subject to third party
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reservations and qualifications. Nothing has come to our attention, however, that would cause us to believe that we are not justified in relying on such data.
Our work papers and related data are available for inspection and review by authorized, interested parties. The professional qualifications of the undersigned, the technical person primarily responsible for the preparation of this report, are included as an attachment to this letter.
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| Yours very truly, |
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| Robert D. Ravnaas, P.E. |
| Executive Vice President |
| Cawley, Gillespie & Associates |
| Texas Registered Engineering Firm F-693 |
Professional Qualifications of Robert D. Ravnaas, P.E.
Executive Vice President of Cawley, Gillespie & Associates
Mr. Ravnaas has been a Petroleum Consultant for Cawley, Gillespie & Associates (CG&A) since 1983, and became Executive Vice President in 1999. He has completed numerous field studies, reserve evaluations and reservoir simulation, waterflood design and monitoring, unit equity determinations and producing rate studies. He has testified before the Texas Railroad Commission in unitization and field rules hearings. Prior to CG&A he worked as a Production Engineer for Amoco Production Company. Mr. Ravnaas received a B.S. with special honors in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a M.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas, No. 61304, and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Society of Professional Well Log Analysts.
