(1) AEZ, ARD, BEXP, CPE, CRZO, CWEI, MCF, DPTR, DBLE, EPEX, GSX, GMXR, GDP, TMR, NGAS, PLLL, PETD, HAWK, PQ, TXCO, WRES, excludes EV/NPR in excess of $10/Mcfe
(2) Capital required $1.8 billion – volumes and resultant values are mid-point of range
Slide 6: Production / Reserves
Proved Reserves – 99 Bcfe (1)
Net Production – 21 MMcfepd (2)
Pie chart = Wyoming 2%, South Texas 31%, West Texas 67%
3P Reserves – 298 Bcfe (3)
Pie chart = Wyoming 3%, South Texas 13%, West Texas 84%
| (3) | As of 12/31/06, 2P & 3P as of 12/31/05 |
Slide 7: | Acreage / Projects |
Net Undeveloped Acres ~ 64,300 (1)
Pie chart = Wyoming 67%, South Texas 5%, West Texas 28%
233 3P Projects (2) plus, numerous incremental projects
Pie chart = Wyoming 12%, South Texas 13%, West Texas 75%
| (1) | as of 12/31/06, includes mineral interest |
| (2) | as of 12/31/06, 2P & 3P as of 12/31/05 |
Slide 8: | Operational Goals |
Increase Shareholder Value
through...
Drill Bit Growth targeting Conventional Reservoirs & emerging Resource Plays
Reserve Ratio Improvement by converting proved undeveloped (and probable / possible) reserves to the proved developed category
Slide 9: | Reserve Ratio Improvement |
2006 CapEx
Pie chart = PUD 26%, Probable 12%, Possible 23%, Incremental 3%, Land / G&G 7%, Maintenance 29%
2007 CapEx
Pie chart = PUD 40%, Probable 11%, Possible 14%, Incremental 21%, Land / G&G 9%, Maintenance 5%
Slide 10: | Production Growth |
...100% through the drill bit
Bar chart of MMcfepd production for 2005 and 2006, by area, with a notation for the Three Rivers Divestiture and 28% (1) increase
(1) 26% excluding Three Rivers Divestiture
Slide 11: | Areas of Operations |
Wyoming – Powder River Basin – Converse & Niobrara Counties |
West Texas – Delaware Basin – Pecos, Reeves & Ward Counties
| - Eastern Shelf – Coke, Dawson, Howard, Martin, Mitchell & Scurry Counties |
South Texas – Gulf Coast Basin – DeWitt, Goliad, Lavaca & San Patricio Counties
Map of the United States highlighting Wyoming and Texas
Slide 12: | Conventional Reservoirs |
Map of Texas highlighting certain counties in Texas
Developing Existing Proved Reserves
Projects for 2007 and beyond...”the low hanging fruit”
IRA
| Clearfork / Strawn Reef / Spraberry |
Delaware
| Atoka-Wolfcamp / Mississippian / |
Devonian / Montoya / Ellenburger
Cherry Canyon
Oates SW
Edwards
Wilcox
| Wilcox / Reklaw / Mackhank |
Portilla
Slide 13: | Conventional & Resource |
Map of Texas highlighting Pecos County in West Texas
38 sq. miles of proprietary 3-D, plus > 40 sq. miles from offset operators
~15,000 acres
Focus – Conventional Reservoir
DEVONIAN
4 wells producing – 1 awaiting completion
2007 – drill horizontal re-entry
Hudgins 34-2H: Devonian - <1.0 MMcfepd
La Escalera 1AH: Devonian - < 7.0 MMcfepd
Hudgins 37-1H: Devonian – on-line – needs fracture stimulation
Elsinore Cattle 56: Devonian - ~0.2 MMcfepd
Manzanita: 2007 Devonian horizontal re-entry
Secondary – Resource Play
WOODFORD SHALE
Woodford – 1 well producing
Hudgins 11-1: Woodford – producing small amount of dry gas
La Escalera 5-1: Lower Wolfcamp – not commercial
Lease map of Oates SW Field area with well locations, outline of 3-D seismic surveys, current activity and available wellbores.
Slide 14: | Delaware Basin Shale Play |
Map of Texas highlighting Pecos County in West Texas with well locations and acreage positions depicted
Reliance / CHK / PXD – 3-D seismic & data swap
PXD (1 drilling & 1 permitted)
CHK 50% / Petro-Hunt 50% ~100,000 acres – 3-D seismic swap
Petro-Hunt (1 flowing gas & 2 permitted)
ABP: Oates SW Field
~15,000 acres
(gained valuable reservoir knowledge & producing small amount of dry gas)
Slide 15: | Gas Shale Play Comparison |
Map of Texas highlighting Delaware Basin Shale & Ft. Worth Barnett Shale
Delaware Basin Shale Players:
ABP, COP, CHK, CRZO, CWEI, DVN, ECA, EOG, FST, KWK, PPP, PXD, RRC, SWN, XTO, Reliance and Petro-Hunt
Barnett Shale Players:
BEXP, COP, CHK, CRZO, DNR, DVN, ECA, EOG, IFNY, KWK, PPPL, RRC, XTO
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Sources:
(1) Natexis Bleichroeder Inc., CHK and internal estimates
(2) Pickering Energy Partners
Slide 16: | Mowry Shale Oil Play |
Map of Wyoming highlighting certain counties in east central Wyoming & detailed map of Converse & Niobrara Counties, Wyoming with well locations, 3-D seismic survey and acreage positions depicted.
Brooks Draw
~50,000 acres (1)
Converse & Niobrara Counties, Wyoming
ABP: Brooks Draw 10 wells (5 horizontal / 5 vertical)
3 vertical wells producing from Mowry (commingled with other zones)
2007 Plans
Permitting 6 wells (full-scale technical evaluation of our acreage)
AEZ/BEXP: Krejci
Horizontal Mowry Shale ~15 miles to the SE of Brooks Draw
1st well: ~150 BOPD
2nd well: completing
(1) Gross acres (>92% MI), 12,000 HBP
Slide 17: | Oil Shale Play Comparison |
Map of Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota highlighting Mowry Shale & Bakken Shale
Mowry Shale Players:
ABP, AEZ, BEXP
Bakken Shale Players:
BBG, BEXP, COP, EOG, MRO, SM, WLL and several privately-held companies
Mowry Shale (1) | | Bakken Shale (2) |
Lower Cretaceous | Geologic age | Upper Devonian / Lower Mississippian |
Siliceous silty shale | Reservoir Rock | Dolomitic siltstone |
7,500’ – 10,000’ | Depth (feet) | 10,000’ - 11,000’ |
110’ - 175’ | Thickness (feet) | 10’ - 50’ |
150 – 500 | Potential EUR (MBOE) per well | 200 - 500 |
160 | Well spacing (acres) | 640 |
2.0 – 3.0 | Average well cost ($MM) | 3.0 – 4.5 |
Sources:
(1) AEZ/BEXP, Powder River Energy Partners, R.P. Nixon paper and internal estimates
(2) EOG, BEXP, OG Journal, Landmark, F.F. Meissner paper
Slide 18: | Exploratory Plays |
Map of Texas highlighting Bee, Karnes and Live Oak Counties
Potentially High Impact
Targeting the Wilcox Formation
Janssen Prospect, Karnes County
Goebel Prospect, Live Oak County
Plummer & Tuleta Prospects, Bee County
Slide 19: | Capture the Upside |
Increase shareholder value
Continue to improve balance sheet
Maintain financial flexibility and liquidity
Prioritize large opportunity set of projects
Line chart of ABP share price and NYMEX gas from January 2005 to current
Slide 20: 2007 Budget
Capital Expenditure Budget | ($MM) | 27-44 |
2006 Year-End Results: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Niche exploitation and production company
High quality assets with substantial upside
Goals:
| • | Increase Shareholder Value |
| • | Drill Bit Growth / Reserve Ratio Improvement |
Slide 22: | www.abraxaspetroleum.com |
Picture: | Hudgins Ranch, Delaware Basin, West Texas |