ev energy partners investors talk at ipaa ogis san francisco
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Slides from a talk delivered by Mark Houser, president & CEO of EV Energy Partners (a master limited partnership or MLP) on Sept. 30, 2013 at the IPAA Oil & Gas Investment Symposium in San Francisco. Slides #8-#18 in particular are of interest to Marcellus Drilling News readers as they deal with EVEP's Utica Shale investments and plans. Some great charts, maps and pictures of operations in the Ohio Utica Shale!TRANSCRIPT
IPAA’s Oil & Gas Symposium San Francisco
September 30, 2013
Forward-Looking Statement
Statements made in this presentation that are not historical facts are “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include information about the sale of our Utica Shale assets, our midstream investments, future plans and other statements which include words such as “anticipates,” “plans,” “projects,” “expects,” “intends,” “believes,” ”should,” and similar expressions of forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and necessarily involve risks that may affect the business prospects and performance of EV Energy Partners, L.P. Actual results may differ materially from those discussed in this presentation. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, changes in commodity prices, changes in reserve estimates, requirements and actions of purchasers of properties (including the Utica Shale), changes in the metrics and procedures used to value midstream assets, exploration and development activities in the Utica Shale and elsewhere, the availability and cost of financing, the returns on our capital investments and acquisition strategies, the availability of sufficient cash flow to pay distributions and execute our business plan and general economic conditions. Additional information on risks and uncertainties that could affect our business prospects and performance are provided in the most recent reports of EV Energy Partners with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements included in this presentation are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made and EVEP undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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EVEP Overview
Note: Current yield based on $0.769/unit 2Q13 distribution paid on August 14, 2013. Unit price as of September 24, 2013.
▶ Upstream MLP delivering solid returns since IPO September 2006
▶ GP Ownership
♦ EnerVest & Management (76.25%)
♦ Encap (23.75%)
▶ 42.6 million outstanding units
♦ $2.6 billion enterprise value
▶ Current yield of 8.3%
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Why Invest in EVEP?
▶ Solid, long-lived asset base
▶ Synergistic relationship with EnerVest
▶ Significant Utica Shale upside
♦ Acreage, overriding royalty interests, and midstream
▶ Hedging strategy designed to reduce cash flow volatility
▶ Strong long-term performance and growth
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Long-lived, Diverse Asset Base
Total Proved Reserves: 905 Bcfe Percent Developed: 76% Percent Gas: 67% Reserve-Life Index: 15 years 2013E Avg. Production: 166 Mmcfe/d*
Central and East Texas Proved Reserves: 49.4 Bcfe 2012 Production: 18.1 Mmcfe/d
Michigan Proved Reserves: 24.4 Bcfe 2012 Production: 6.5 Mmcfe/d
Mid-Continent Proved Reserves: 70.0 Bcfe 2012 Production: 21.6 Mmcfe/d
San Juan Basin Proved Reserves: 53.5 Bcfe 2012 Production: 8.2 Mmcfe/d
Permian Basin Proved Reserves: 43.2 Bcfe 2012 Production: 6.1 Mmcfe/d
Monroe Field Proved Reserves: 30.7 Bcfe 2012 Production: 7.1 Mmcfe/d
Appalachian Basin Proved Reserves: 100.9 Bcfe 2012 Production: 24.9 Mmcfe/d
Barnett Shale Proved Reserves: 532.5 Bcfe 2012 Production: 70.5 Mmcfe/d
5 * 2013E based on 1H13 actuals and midpoints of 3Q-4Q13 guidance
2013 E&P Capital = $90 - $110 Million
Reserves & Capital Spending
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Estimated Proved Reserves
▶ Base business is performing well
▶ Austin Chalk ♦ Production: ~ 13 Mmcfe/d
♦ Horizontal multistage reentries looking encouraging
♦ A-zone multi stage projects – good results
2 wells drilled
3 additional wells planned by year end
▶ Barnett Shale ♦ Production: ~ 78 Mmcfe/d
Purchase agreement for ~13 Mmcf/d additional production
♦ Dropped from 3 to 2 rigs with same expected exit rate for 2013
Reduced refracs, lowered cost on overall drilling
Drilling and completion costs 9% lower
Recent initial production rates over 20% higher than AFE
♦ ~ 70 gross wells planned for 2013
46 drilled
Operational Performance
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Recent Developments in the Utica
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▶ Overall Utica Activity * ♦ 870 wells permitted
♦ 526 wells drilled
♦ 125 wells producing
▶ CHK/EV/Total Joint Venture ♦ 9 rigs expected to run through end of year
♦ Completing wells with more stages, shorter cluster spacing, fewer clusters per stage
♦ Initial production rates significantly improving
♦ 540 total wells projected to be drilled through 2014
▶ Midstream bottleneck disappearing ♦ Natrium plant online in May +200 MMCFED
♦ Initial Utica East Ohio capacity online in July +200 MMCFED
♦ Other midstream capacity forthcoming
* Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources as of July 31, 2013
Our Position in the Utica Shale
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▶ EVEP and EnerVest combined have one of the largest positions in Ohio ♦ > 900,000 HBP acres
♦ Participation in CHK/EV/Total Joint Venture
▶ EVEP’s diversified interest ♦ 177,000 net working interest
acres
♦ Overriding royalty interests
♦ Participation in midstream projects through Utica East Ohio and Cardinal Gas Services investments
CHK/EV/TOT Joint Venture
Black Oil Volatile Oil
Wet Gas
Dry Gas
Black Oil
Volatile Oil
Wet Gas
Dry Gas
EVEP WI Acreage
CHK/EV/Total JV
EVEP’s Appalachian Evolution
Pre-Utica Appalachia
Utica East Ohio Midstream Overriding
Royalty Interest
Conventional Production
Cardinal Gas Services
Midstream
Working Interest Acreage
Current Appalachia
Conventional Production
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Utica Working Interest Acreage
11 Note: The total combined EnerVest and EVEP net acreage is 769,700 in Ohio and 156,600 in Pennsylvania. Acreage in pending sale is included in totals.
Black Oil
Volatile Oil
Wet Gas
Dry Gas
EVEP Net Acres (In thousands)
County Wet Gas Vol. Oil Other Total ASHTABULA 21 21
CARROLL 11 11 CUYAHOGA 1 1
GEAUGA 2 2 GUERNSEY 3 2 5 HARRISON 2 2 LAWRENCE 7 7 MAHONING 4 4
MUSKINGUM 6 6 NOBLE 1 1
PORTAGE 3 1 4 STARK 3 38 41
SUMMIT 2 2 TRUMBULL 2 8 2 12
TUSCARAWAS 6 18 24 WASHINGTON 5 5
Other OH 1 3 9 13
TOTAL OH 45 78 38 161
CRAWFORD, PA 1 1 ERIE, PA 3 3
MCKEAN, PA 2 2 MERCER, PA 8 8 WARREN, PA 1 1
Other PA 1 1
TOTAL PA 9 1 6 16
Total 54 79 44 177
Black Oil
Volatile Oil
Wet Gas
Dry Gas
EVEP WI Acreage
CHK/EV/Total JV
Marketing wet gas window acres &
pursuing JV opportunities in
volatile oil window
▶ Agreement signed for 22,535 net EnerVest acres in the southern Utica wet-gas window ♦ Includes 4,345 net EVEP acres
▶ EVEP will receive $56 million, subject to purchase price adjustments ♦ Average price of $12,900 per
acre
▶ Initial closing at end of third quarter
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Utica Acreage Sale Overview
EVEP Acreage
Utica Overriding Royalty Interest Acreage
▶ Overriding Royalty Interest (ORRI) acreage is mostly in wet gas and oil windows ♦ ~880,000 gross acres
▶ Average 2.7% ORRI on ~ 415,000 operated gross acres
▶ Average 1.3% ORRI on ~ 465,000 non-operated gross acres
▶ Significant future cash flow potential as Utica acreage is developed
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Utica Midstream Activity
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Utica Midstream Investments
Utica East Ohio Midstream – EVEP owns 21% ▶ Gather, process and fractionate wet gas from CHK/EV/Total
JV production ♦ 800 MMcf/d of processing & 135 MBbls/d of fractionation capacity
♦ Onsite working storage of ~870 MBbls of purity components
♦ ~ 1 million dedicated working interest acres
▶ Initially online July 2013 ♦ Kensington – 200 MMcf/d of gas processing capacity
♦ Harrison – 45 MBbls/d of fractionation capacity
▶ Upside potential as development drilling expands
Cardinal Gas Services – EVEP owns 9% ▶ Low-pressure gathering and compression of wet gas from
JV production into Utica East Ohio infrastructure ♦ JV firm drilling schedule calls for 540 wells by year end 2014
♦ Plans for ~ 4,600 gross wells over 18 years
♦ Over 1 Bcf/d expected within 5 years
♦ Over 200 wells connected to date
▶ Upside potential as development drilling expands
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Utica Midstream Capital and EBITDAX
▶ Capital investment of $335-395 million, net to EVEP, over 5 years ▶ Stable, long-term cash flow stream ▶ UEO has fee structure defined by contract
♦ Fees for gathering, compression, processing, NGL transport, fractionation and storage
▶ CGS has cost-of-services arrangement with fixed IRR ♦ Gathering fee re-calculated annually to provide target IRR
♦ Operating costs are pass-through costs not subject to IRR calculation
▶ Financed to date with bank debt
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Midstream EBITDAX Range Midstream Capital Range
UEO – Kensington – July 2013
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Inlet Metering and
Liquid Handling
Facilities
Processing
Train #3
Processing
Train #2
Future
Processing
Train #4
Processing
Train #1
Facility
Sub-station
Residue
Compressors
Inlet
Compressors
Condensate
Stabilizer
UEO – Harrison Hub – June 2013
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(20) 90,000
gallon C3 & C4
bullet tanks
(2) 60,000 barrel
floating roof natural
gasoline tanks
50,000 barrel
pressurized C4
sphere
(4) 750 barrel C5+tanks
(2) 200,000 barrel
refrigerated C3 tanks
(2) 125,000 barrel
refrigerated C4 tanks
16 total loading racks
(8 C3, 4 C4, 4 C5+)
10 total tracks
(4 loading tracks, 3
storage tracks,
3 inbound / outbound
/ runaround tracks)
Rail cars on site
Flare Fractionation trains 2 & 3 site work
Fractionation train 1
Fire water tank
Barnett Shale Acquisition
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▶ Joint purchase with EnerVest Institutional Partnerships ♦ EVEP purchase price of $67.6 million for
31% of total assets purchased
♦ Qualifies for like-kind exchange toward recent Utica acreage sale
♦ Expected to close by October 31
▶ Reserves ♦ Located primarily in Tarrant Co.
♦ 62.3 Bcf proved and 30.7 Bcf probable reserves*
♦ 100% natural gas
♦ 58% proved developed
♦ ~ 13 Mmcf/d current net production
♦ 82 active wells; 90% operated
♦ 71 PUD and probable drilling locations
▶ Total Acreage Position ♦ ~ 17,000 gross acres
♦ ~ 9,500 net acres (~ 2950 net to EVEP)
* Based on recent strip prices.
Existing Acreage
Acquisition Acreage
Dry Gas
Wet Gas
Oil
Long-term Performance & Growth
Average Daily Production (Mmcfe/d) Capital ($ million)
Adjusted EBITDAX ($ million) Distribution Coverage
20 Note: 2013E based on 1H13 actuals and midpoints of 3Q-4Q13 guidance.
Capital Structure
($ millions)
Bank Debt @ 6/30 $ 520
Senior Notes Due 2019 $ 500
Equity Market Capitalization $ 1,605
Enterprise Value $ 2,625
Note: Equity market capitalization based on unit price at September 24, 2013. 21
▶ Hedges used to reduce the effects of commodity price volatility and support initial acquisition economics
▶ Hedged approximately 90% for 2013, 80% for 2014 and 70% for 2015
Active Commodity Hedging Strategy
22 Note: Percentage hedged based on the midpoint of 3Q-4Q 2013 annual production guidance.
Gas Prices Hedged ($/MMbtu) Gas Volume Hedged (MMbtu/d)
Note: Estimated NYMEX Henry Hub equivalent with basis differentials of: Dominion Appalachia ($0.50), MichCon Citygate $0.26, Houston Ship Channel $0.04 and El Paso Permian ($0.02), El Paso San Juan ($0.03), NGPL TX/OK ($0.04) and TCO ($0.04).
Commodity Hedging: Natural Gas
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Oil Prices Hedged ($/Bbl) Oil Volume Hedged (Bbl/d)
Commodity Hedging: Oil
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Why Invest in EVEP?
▶ Solid, long-lived asset base
▶ Synergistic relationship with EnerVest
▶ Significant Utica Shale upside
♦ Acreage, overriding royalty interests, and midstream
▶ Hedging strategy designed to reduce cash flow volatility
▶ Strong long-term performance and growth
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IPAA’s Oil & Gas Symposium San Francisco
September 30, 2013