Second Quarter 2018 Operating Results
Total production in the second quarter of 2018 increased 39% from the first quarter of 2018, to approximately 2.0 million BOE, or 22,200 BOEPD (74% oil). Oil production grew 33% over first quarter of 2018 levels to 16,465 barrels of oil per day.
Penn Virginia drilled and turned to sales 20 gross (16.9 net) wells during the second quarter of 2018, all in the Eagle Ford. The Company currently has three rigs active with two completion spreads, one of which operates on apad-by-pad basis.
The Company turned to sales seven pads in the second quarter of 2018, three of which were in Area 2. Descriptions of pads turned to sales in Area 2 are highlighted in the table below.
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Pad Name | | Working Interest | | | 30-Day IP (BOEPD) | | | Average Lateral Length – Feet | | | Percent Oil | |
Schacherl-Effenberger – 2 wells | | | 71 | % | | | 2,117 | | | | 6,050 | | | | 89 | % |
Lott – 3 wells | | | 100 | % | | | 2,958 | | | | 6,876 | | | | 90 | % |
Medina – 3 wells | | | 100 | % | | | 3,827 | | | | 6,135 | | | | 65 | % |
The Company recently turned to sales thetwo-well Hawn Holt pad. This pad includes the Hawn Holt 19H which is the Company’s longest lateral drilled to date at over 11,100 feet.
In Area 2 North, optimized completions along with a conservative choke management protocol have improved early life well performance and the Company is increasing its Area 2 EURs by approximately 8%.
As of August 3, 2018, the Company had 97,900 gross (84,060 net) acres pro forma for the sale of the Company’s Oklahoma assets. Approximately 92% of Penn Virginia’s acreage is held by production. During the first six months of 2018, the Company has either leased or renewed approximately 3,788 gross (3,574 net) acres.
Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results
Direct operating expenses, which consist of LOE, gathering, processing and transportation (“GPT”) expenses, production and ad valorem taxes, and cash general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses, were $23.5 million, or $11.66 per BOE, in the second quarter of 2018, as compared to $19.6 million, or $13.52 per BOE, in the first quarter of 2018. Total G&A expenses for the second quarter of 2018 were $2.63 per BOE, which include $0.9 million ofnon-cash share-based compensation and $0.1 million associated withnon-recurring transaction costs. For the second quarter of 2018, Adjusted cash G&A(5) which excludes those items was $2.17 per BOE, compared to $2.90 per BOE in the first quarter of 2018. Adjusted direct operating expenses(4)per BOE, excluding the aforementionednon-cash andnon-recurring G&A items were $11.63 for the second quarter of 2018, compared to $13.05 per BOE in the previous quarter. For the second quarter 2018, LOE was $4.32 per BOE, a decrease of almost 14% from the first quarter of 2018.
Net loss for the second quarter of 2018 was $2.5 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to net income of $10.3 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2018. Adjusted net income(1) was $37.4 million, or $2.46 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2018, versus $22.3 million, or $1.48 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2018.