NuLoch Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NLR.A) (TSX VENTURE: NLR.B)
(OTCQX: NULCF) advises that it has filed its unaudited interim
financial statements as at March 31, 2010 and for the quarter then
ended along with the associated Management Discussion and Analysis
at www.sedar.com and on the company's website at www.nuloch.ca. The
Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held on
May 26, 2010 at 10:00 am at the Westin Calgary, 320 4th Avenue
S.W., Calgary.
Production averaged 837 boe/d in Q1 2010 and, currently, is in
excess of 1,000 boe/d with a 2010 exit target of 1,800 boe/d.
Monetary amounts are presented in Canadian dollars unless otherwise
indicated.
2010 Q1 Accomplishments
Production increase
Increased production 63% to average 837 boe/d in Q1 2010
compared to 515 boe/d in Q1 2009;
Oil production weighting
Moved to 59% oil production weighting in Q1 2010 compared to 31%
in year-ago period;
Funds flow increase
Q1 2010 funds flow from operations increased to $1.8 million
compared to $0.5 million in Q1 2009;
Petroleum property acquisition
Acquired 8,500 net undeveloped acres in Burke County, North
Dakota in January 2010 that are prospective in the Bakken and Three
Forks Sanish formations bringing total for Williston Basin to
65,000 net acres;
Market capitalization
NuLoch's market capitalization increased from $75.7 million on
December 31, 2009 to finish Q1 2010 at $147.7 million;
Equity financing
A $23.0 million equity financing at $1.45 per Class A share was
completed in March 2010; and
Line of Credit
NuLoch has an $8.5 million credit facility with a Canadian
chartered bank that is undrawn. The Company had positive working
capital of $9.3 million at March 31, 2010.
HIGHLIGHTS
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2010 2009
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OPERATING
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Production - daily average
Oil and NGL (bbls/d) 495 159
Natural gas (Mcf/d) 2,047 2,140
Combined oil equivalent (boe/d)(1) 837 515
Average sales prices
Oil and NGL ($/bbl) 77.17 46.01
Natural gas ($/Mcf) 4.98 5.06
Combined oil equivalent ($/boe) 57.89 35.19
FINANCIAL
($ thousands except per share amounts)
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Petroleum and natural gas revenue 4,360 1,632
Funds flow from operations(2) 1,770 469
Per share - basic 0.02 0.01
Per share - diluted 0.02 0.01
Net loss (280) (614)
Per share - basic - (0.02)
Per share - diluted - (0.02)
Working capital (deficiency) - end of period 9,323 (4,470)
Line of credit available 8,500 5,700
Capital expenditures 14,988 525
COMMON SHARES
(thousands)
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Class A, end of period 95,499 30,780
Class B, end of period 653 653
Options, end of period 9,498 3,143
Basic, weighted average combined 88,075 37,305
Diluted, weighted average 88,075 37,305
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(1) Six Mcf of natural gas is considered equivalent to 1 barrel of oil (see
Advisories).
(2) Cash flow from operations before changes in non-cash operating working
capital (see Advisories).
Outlook
NuLoch is encouraged by recent developments in its Bakken and
Three Forks Sanish prospects in the Williston Basin:
- First two Saskatchewan wells have higher initial production rates (IP's)
than expected;
- Continuing 100% success rate on North Dakota lands; and
- High prices paid for offsetting acreage at recent land sales.
Over the past several months, NuLoch has had a series of
positive 30-day IP's in the Three Forks Sanish formation that are
confirming the potential for its 65,000 net acres (over 100 net
sections) in the Williston Basin in Saskatchewan and North Dakota.
At Tableland Saskatchewan, the first two wells produced crude oil
at an average of 205 barrels per day (bopd) and 186 bopd,
respectively, over 30 day periods. They both exceeded the 150 bopd
IP rate assumed by the Company in formulating its investment
decisions. In North Dakota, the IP rates have averaged 300 bopd for
the last five wells (0.5 net) developed on 640 acre (one-mile)
spacing. The most recent of those averaged 450 bopd and it was an
infill well on the same section as a well that achieved a 240 bopd
IP in 2008.
NuLoch's first phase of drilling at Tableland, consisting of
nine horizontal wells, is expected to be complete in July, 2010. To
date, the IP's of two (1.7 net) producing wells have been disclosed
while four wells (2.8 net) are in the early stages of production or
completion. One well (0.7 net) has been rig-released with two more
(1.4 net) planned to spud in Q2. The Company will evaluate this
group in detail as it formulates its go-forward drilling plans at
Tableland.
The North Dakota properties are non-operated and the Company
expects to participate in drilling 24 (2.5 net) wells in 2010. The
five one-mile wells with IP's averaging 300 bopd discussed above
were drilled in the last half of 2009. Two (0.2 net) one-mile wells
drilled in 2010 are in the early stages of production or completion
and one (0.1 net) is drilling. NuLoch is also participating in
long-reach two-mile wells on 1280 acre spacing. While the Company's
working interest in two 2009 two-mile wells is small at
approximately 1%, they are providing valuable information from
their early production results. A third long-reach horizontal well
with a 10% working interest has recently been fracture stimulated
in 30 stages with 68 tonnes of sand per stage. A fourth and fifth
well (4.5% and 0.7%, respectively) are drilled or being
drilled.
Recent offerings of government owned mineral leases that offset
NuLoch lands in Saskatchewan and North Dakota were acquired by
industry at high prices. 221 sections to the west of Tableland,
Saskatchewan were sold for an average of $900 per acre while
considerable North Dakota acreage in Divide and Burke counties
attracted average prices of US$1,360 to US$1,490 per acre,
respectively. The highest prices paid were $3,200 per acre in
Divide and $3,700 per acre in Burke. NuLoch's investments in these
areas over the past two years were made at fractions of these
values.
In Q1 2010, NuLoch invested $15 million in its capital program.
The capital expenditure budget for all of 2010 is $40 - $50 million
and leads to a target exit rate for 2010 of 1,800 boe/d (83% crude
oil).
Advisories
Use of Barrels of Oil Equivalent (boe)
Disclosure provided herein in respect of boe units may be
misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion
ratio of 6 Mcf of natural gas to 1 bbl of crude oil is based on an
energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the
burner tip and may not represent a value equivalency at the
wellhead.
Non-GAAP Measurement - Funds Flow
Funds flow from operations, calculated as cash flow from
operating activities before changes in non-cash working capital, is
used by the Company as a key measure of performance. Funds flow
from operations does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by
Canadian GAAP and therefore may not be comparable with the
calculation of similar measures for other companies. Funds flow
from operations as presented is not intended to represent operating
profits for the period, nor should it be viewed as an alternative
to cash provided by operating activities, net earnings or other
measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with
GAAP. Many of the Company's peers in the oil and natural gas
industry use the same definition and, therefore, disclosure herein
enhances comparability with those peers. Funds flow from operations
per share is calculated using the same share bases which are used
in the determination of earnings per share.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this document or incorporated herein by
reference constitute "forward-looking statements". These
forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such
because of the context of the statements, including words
indicating that the Company "believes", "anticipates", "expects",
"plans" or words of a similar nature. Such forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such
factors include, among others, the following: general economic and
business conditions which will, among other things, impact demand
for and market prices of the Company's products; industry capacity;
the ability of the Company to implement its business strategy,
including exploration and development activities; the ability of
the Company to complete its capital programs; successful
negotiations with bankers and other third parties; the success of
exploration and development activities; production levels;
government regulations and the expenditures required to comply with
them (especially safety and environmental laws and regulations);
asset retirement obligations; and other circumstances affecting
revenues and expenses.
Common Shares Outstanding
Class A : 95,448,538
Class B : 652,500
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Contacts: NuLoch Resources Inc. R. Glenn Dawson President and
CEO (403) 920-0455 (403) 920-0457 (FAX) nuloch@nuloch.ca NuLoch
Resources Inc. 2200, 444 - 5th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P
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