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Exhibit 99.1
 
ROSETTA RESOURCES INC.
4th Annual Canaccord Genuity Global Energy Conference
&
J. P. Morgan Chase SMid Cap Conference
December 2010
 
 

 
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All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this presentation are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not
historical facts, such as expectations regarding drilling plans, changes in acreage positions, and expected capital expenditures.
The assumptions of management and the future performance of the Company are subject to a wide range of business risks and
uncertainties and there is no assurance that these statements and projections will be met. Factors that could affect the
Company's business include, but are not limited to: the risks associated with drilling of oil and natural gas wells; the Company's
ability to find, acquire, market, develop, and produce new reserves; the risk of drilling dry holes; oil and natural gas price
volatility; uncertainties in the estimation of proved, probable, and possible reserves and in the projection of future rates of
production and reserve growth; inaccuracies in the Company's assumptions regarding items of income and expense and the level
of capital expenditures; uncertainties in the timing of exploitation expenditures; operating hazards attendant to the oil and
natural gas business; drilling and completion losses that are generally not recoverable from third parties or insurance; potential
mechanical failure or underperformance of significant wells; pipeline construction difficulties; climatic conditions; availability and
cost of material and equipment; the risks associated with operating in a limited number of geographic areas; availability of
capital; regulatory developments; environmental risks; general economic and business conditions (including the effects of the
worldwide economic recession); industry trends; and other factors detailed in the Company's most recent Form 10-K and other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize (or the
consequences of such a development change), or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary
materially from those forecasted or expected. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-
looking statements except as required by law.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
 

 
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Cautionary Statement Concerning Resources
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose
only proved, probable and possible reserves that a company anticipates as of a given date to be economically and legally
producible by application of development projects to known accumulations. We may use certain terms in this presentation, such
as “Risked Project Inventory,” “Project Counts,” “Net Risked Resources,” “Total Resources,” “Unrisked Potential,” “Unrisked
Original Resources in Place,” and “Unrisked EUR Potential” that the SEC's guidelines strictly prohibit us from including in filings
with the SEC. These estimates are by their nature more speculative than estimates of proved reserves and accordingly are
subject to substantially greater risk of actually being realized.
For filings reporting year-end 2009 reserves, the SEC permits the optional disclosure of probable and possible reserves.  The
Company has elected not to report probable and possible reserves in its filings with the SEC.  We use the term “net risked
resources” to describe the Company’s internal estimates of volumes of natural gas and oil that are not classified as proved
reserves but are potentially recoverable through exploratory drilling or additional drilling or recovery techniques.  Estimates of
unproved resources are by their nature more speculative than estimates of proved reserves and accordingly are subject to
substantially greater risk of actually being realized by the Company.  Estimates of unproved resources may change significantly as
development provides additional data, and actual quantities that are ultimately recovered may differ substantially from prior
estimates.
We use the term “BFIT NPV10” to describe the Company’s estimate of before income tax net present value discounted at 10
percent resulting from project economic evaluation. The net present value of a project is calculated by summing future cash
flows generated by a project, both inflows and outflows, and discounting those cash flows to arrive at a present value.  Inflows
primarily include revenues generated from estimated production and commodity prices at the time of the analysis.  Outflows
include drilling and completion capital and operating expenses.  Net present value is used to analyze the profitability of a
project.  Estimates of net present value may change significantly as additional data becomes available, and with adjustments in
prior estimates of actual quantities of production and recoverable reserves, commodity prices, capital expenditures, and/or
operating expenses.
Forward-Looking Statements (Cont.)
 
 

 
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 Upgraded Eagle Ford outlook
  Gates Ranch EUR revised upward
  Light Ranch discovery announced
  Pipeline and processing capacity expanded
  Inventory in excess of 1TCFE
  Shift to liquids accelerates
 Bakken evaluation continues
  Six wells drilled
  Additional five wells to be drilled by early 2011
  Completions planned for 2011
 Legacy gas assets do not compete on returns vs. new inventory
 Additional asset sales scheduled
 $310 million Capital Budget in 2010
  75% of program is liquids-directed
  Critical for maintaining and building momentum on NAV
 Strong alignment with stakeholders remains fundamental driver
Taking it Up a Notch
 
 

 
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Rosetta Asset Portfolio Status
 
 

 
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Eagle Ford - Gates Ranch
 
 

 
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 4th Quarter 2007
  Rosetta begins to focus on source rocks and unconventional resources in South Texas
  Rosetta has more than 100,000 net acres being developed in the Wilcox sands of South Texas
 EOY 2007
  Rosetta has 5,000 net acres under lease with Eagle Ford potential
 EOY 2008
  Rosetta has 25,000 net acres under lease with Eagle Ford potential
  Rosetta completes vertical pilot drilling program to understand resource potential
 EOY 2009
  Rosetta has 61,000 net acres under lease with Eagle Ford potential
  Rosetta drills its successful horizontal discovery well in Springer Ranch (14,000 net acres)
  Rosetta drills its successful horizontal discovery well in Gates Ranch Area (29,500 net acres)
 Third Quarter 2010
  Rosetta has 65,000 net acres under lease with Eagle Ford potential
  Rosetta begins full delineation of Gates Ranch to ascertain the continuity of well performance
  Rosetta has drilled its 22nd horizontal well at Gates Ranch with 100% success rate
  Gates Ranch EUR revised to 7.2 Bcfe
Rosetta had accumulated roughly 40% of its 65,000 acre position before year-end
2008 and 94% before year-end 2009…
 
 

 
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Rosetta’s drilling focus has been primarily on our Gates Ranch Area, however, we
have embarked on the delineation of our other liquids-rich areas…
Area
Hydrocarbon Window
Net Acres
Gates Ranch Area
Condensate
29,960
Central Dimmit
Oil
7,450
Encinal Area
Dry Gas
14,500
Gonzales Area
Oil
6,500
NE LaSalle Area
Oil
3,450
Western Webb
Condensate
3,000
Total
77% liquids
64,860
 
 

 
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Gates Ranch Area
 
 

 
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Gates Ranch Delineation
Initial horizontal wells were strategically located to delineate the asset
Delineation Wells
 Gates 05D 9-5
 Gates 05D 3-19
 Gates 05D 4-19
 Gates 05D 13-1287
 Gates 05D 7-7A
 Gates 05D 6-6A
 Gates 09 Rose B 1-23
 Gates 05D 1-2
 Gates 09 Rose B 2-24
 Gates 05D 6-12
 Gates 09 Rose A BVP-2
 Gates 05D 7-15
 Gates 09 Rose A BVP-1
 Gates 09 Rose B 1-26
 Gates 10 Rose A 571-1
 
 

 
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Delineation Wells
 Gates 05D 9-5
 Gates 05D 3-19
 Gates 05D 4-19
 Gates 05D 13-1287
 Gates 05D 7-7A
 Gates 05D 6-6A
 Gates 09 Rose B 1-23
 Gates 05D 1-2
 Gates 09 Rose B 2-24
 Gates 05D 6-12
 Gates 09 Rose A BVP-2
 Gates 05D 7-15
 Gates 09 Rose A BVP-1
 Gates 09 Rose B 1-26
 Gates 10 Rose A 571-1
Development Wells
 Gates 05D 6-8
 Gates 05D 2-20
 Gates 09 Rose B 1-1
 Gates 09 Rose B 2-23
 Gates 09 Rose A BVP-3
 Gates 05D 1-8A
 Gates 10 Rose A 1000-1
Planned Wells (Drilled by YE 2010)
 Gates 05D 2-8A
 Gates 05D 8-15
 Gates 09 Rose B 2-1
 Gates 09 Rose B 2-26
Including our initial Gates Ranch discovery well, we have drilled 22 horizontal wells in the
field to date…averaging roughly 5,000 feet of horizontal length per well…
 
 

 
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Gates Ranch New Type Curve
Based on actual well performance, the average EUR has been revised from 4.0 BCFE to 7.2 BCF
 
 

 
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Area
Initial
Gas Rate
(mmcfpd)
Initial
Oil Rate
(bopd)
EUR
(bcfe)
NPV Per
Well
BFIT10
($MM)
Discounted
Payout
(years)
Post 2010
Inventory
(Net Wells)
NPV Per Area
BFIT10
($)
Gates North Type Curve
5.0
450
6.7
13.0
1.6
150
$1.950 billion
Gates South Type Curve
7.0
350
8.1
14.1
1.4
90
$1.269 billion
Gates Ranch Type Curve
5.7
412
7.2
13.4
1.5
240
$3.219 billion
Notes:
 Gates Ranch proper only (26,500 net acres)
 100 acre well spacing
 $8.25 mm total well cost
 Strip pricing effective 10/26/2010
 ‘Per area’ values are ‘per well’ values multiplied by post 2010 net inventory
Gates Ranch Valuation
On average, a typical well has a 7.2 BCFE EUR and a BFIT NPV of $13.4 million…
 
 

 
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Although the Gates Ranch Area offers us more than 18 rig years...we are defining
Inventory beyond Gates Ranch Area…
Central Dimmit Area
 
 

 
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Central Dimmit Discovery Well
Initial Test
 
 

 
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With less than 5% of our Gates Ranch Area inventory drilled and producing, we have built a
legacy asset from scratch that is currently producing more than 70 MMcfe/d…
 
 

 
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Eagle Ford Pipeline Projects
DOS HERMANAS
To HPL
Legend
 Dos Hermanas
 
 

 
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 Alberta Basin Bakken specifics
  Devonian Shale oil play in NW Montana
  Williston Basin analog
  Depths ranging from 4,500’ to 7,500’ TVD
  Over-pressured reservoirs
 Rosetta’s current Bakken position
  300,000 undeveloped net acres
  13 - 15 MMBoe per square mile of resource in
 place
 Rosetta’s assessment to date
  Drilled 5 exploratory delineation wells
  2 wells on strike 28 miles apart
  1 well 8 miles downdip
  Drilled a north east extension into interesting
 Banff-Big Rock 29-13
  Drilled a middle of area well established
 continuity-Little Rock Coulee 27-16
  Confirmed significant oil hydrocarbons in place
 and over-pressured reservoirs
  Conducted vertical tests in several zones
 Multi-well vertical program underway
Alberta Basin Bakken Opportunity is Unique
 
 

 
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Exploratory Drilling & Testing
Vertical Well Drilling & Testing - 2H’10/1H’11
Vertical Exploration
Area
Locations
 Big Rock
1
 Love Rock
1
 Little Rock Coulee
1
 West Gunsight
1
 Antelope Butte
1
 Gunsight
1
Total
6
 
 

 
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Acres
Lessor
Terms
200,000
Blackfeet Indian Nation
 Five year option with 2 well per year drilling requirement for 10 well total.
 With each commercial well, Rosetta earns the right to lease 20,000 acres
 surrounding that well for a 10 year term.
 Continuous drilling obligation of 1 well per 9 months beginning on the 4th
 year.
30,000
WAVE
 Terms similar to option acreage.
52,000
Allottee (Blackfeet Families)
 Typically 5 year lease terms, with option to extend term at the end of the
 primary period.
18,000
Fee Acreage
 
Southern Alberta Basin
Acreage Recap
 
 

 
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Financial Strategy
 Bias for conservative and disciplined approach to financial
 management
 Actively manage and monitor use of debt
  Debt to book cap < 40%
  Debt to EBITDAX < 1.75x
  Attempt to maintain high level of liquidity throughout cycles
 Selective hedging program:
  Gas hedges of 55,000 MMBtu/d in 2H’10 and 50,000 MMBtu/d in 2011
  Oil hedges of 800 Bbl/d in 2011/ 600 Bbl/d in 2012
  NGL Hedges of 700 Bbl/d in 2011/  450 Bbl/d in 2012
 Asset sales to “balance” 2010 capital program
1 Adjusted for the high yield offering
 
 

 
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Rosetta Resources - 2010 Highlights
 Capital spending of $310 million
  ~10% increase going entirely to liquids programs
  High return / high value programs receiving vast majority of funding
  Capital exceeds internal cash flows, but expect to balance with asset
 sales
 Production growth
  Annual production rate of 135 to 140 MMcfe/d
  Exit rate of 145-155 MMcfe/d
  Eagle Ford exit rate of 80-90 MMcfe/d
 Reserve growth
  Double digit reserve growth rate
 
 

 
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 Develop high return Eagle Ford inventory
 Divest additional legacy assets to fund development
 Simplify and reduce unit cost structure
 Focus on returns
 Test Southern Alberta Bakken position
2011 Preview
 
 

 
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Appendix 1 of 5: 3-Stream Process Flow - Gates Ranch
Note: This example describes the 3-streams of production from the average 2010 Gates Ranch horizontal wells
(based on completions as of July, 2010) and also provides a “rule of thumb” factor to convert “net Rosetta sales
volumes” (measured in Mcfe/d) to “gross wellhead gas” (measured in Mcf/d.) This is important for understanding
Rosetta’s takeway capacity situation. As described, gross wellhead gas, and therefore takeaway capacity, is
multiplied by ~1.3 to determine net sales to Rosetta.
 
 

 
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Appendix 2 of 5: Converting Wellhead to Sales
 
Well Head
Production
Effect of
Processing
Mcfe
Equivalent
Gas
4,430 Wet Mcf/d
3,100 Lean Mcf/d
3,100 Mcfe/d
NGL
--
500 Bbl/d
3,000 Mcfe/d
Condensate
320 Bbl/d
320 Bbl/d
1,920 Mcfe/d
   
Gross Production
8,020 Mcfe/d
   
Net Production
6,015 Mcfe/d
 
6,015 Net
 
 
Uplift
 
=
1.36
 
4,430 Gross
 
 
Note: This example describes the 3-streams of production from the average 2010 Gates Ranch horizontal wells (based
on completions as of July 2010) and also provides a “rule of thumb” factor to convert “net Rosetta sales volumes”
(measured in Mcfe/d) to “gross wellhead gas” (measured in Mcf/d). This is important for understanding Rosetta’s
takeaway capacity situation. As described, gross wellhead gas, and therefore takeaway capacity, is multiplied by ~1.3
to determine net sales to Rosetta.
 
 

 
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Appendix 3 of 5: Converting to Net 3-Stream Volumes
 
Well Head
Production
Effect of
Processing
Mcfe
Equivalent
Gas
85,000 Wet Mcf/d
59,481 Lean
59,481 Mcfe/d
NGL
--
9,594 Bbl/d
57,564 Mcfe/d
Condensate
2,889 Bbl/d
6,139 Bbl/d
36,834 Mcfe/d
   
Gross Production
153,879 Mcfe/d
   
Net Production
115,409 Mcfe/d
 
115,409 Net
 
 
Uplift
 
=
1.36
 
85,000 Gross
 
 
Note: This example describes the 3-streams of production from the average 2010 Gates Ranch horizontal wells (based
on completions as of July 2010) and also provides a “rule of thumb” factor to convert “net Rosetta sales volumes”
(measured in Mcfe/d) to “gross wellhead gas” (measured in Mcf/d). This is important for understanding Rosetta’s
takeaway capacity situation. As described, gross wellhead gas, and therefore takeaway capacity, is multiplied by ~1.3
to determine net sales to Rosetta.
 
 

 
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Appendix 4 of 5: Gates Ranch NGL Breakdown
 
 

 
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Appendix 5 of 5: NGL Hedge Detail
Barrel Component
% of Bbl
% WTI
Hedged
Volume
$/GAL
$/Bbl
Ethane
50%
25%
-
-
-
Propane
25%
50%
350
1.00
41.92
Butane (I&N)
17%
86%
210
1.33
55.50
Natural Gasoline
8%
92%
140
1.68
70.61
Avg. Price per Bbl
 
47%
700
1.23
51.74