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8-K - 20120814 8K ROSE INVESTOR RELATIONS PRESENTATION - NBL Texas, LLCrose8k_irpresentation.htm
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BUILDING VALUE IN UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES
Investor Presentation
AUGUST 2012
 
 

 
This presentation includes forward-looking statements, which give the Company's current expectations or forecasts of future
events based on currently available information. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts,
such as expectations regarding drilling plans, including the acceleration thereof, production rates and guidance, resource
potential, incremental transportation capacity, exit rate guidance, net present value, development plans, progress on
infrastructure projects, exposures to weak natural gas prices, changes in the Company's liquidity, changes in acreage
positions, expected expenses, expected capital expenditures, and projected debt balances. 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;
derivative transactions (including the costs associated therewith and the abilities of counterparties to perform thereunder);
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; availability and limitations of capacity in midstream
marketing facilities, including processing plant and pipeline construction difficulties and operational upsets; climatic
conditions; availability and cost of material, supplies, equipment and services; the risks associated with operating in a limited
number of geographic areas; actions or inactions of third-party operators of the Company's properties; the Company's ability
to retain skilled personnel; diversion of management's attention from existing operations while pursuing acquisitions or
dispositions; availability of capital; the strength and financial resources of the Company's competitors; regulatory
developments; environmental risks; uncertainties in the capital markets; 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, Form 10-Q 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 changes), 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 and Terminology Used
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For filings reporting year-end 2011 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 and Terminology Used (cont.)
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Company Profile
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 Leverage high-graded asset base
  Strengthen position as a leading pure Eagle Ford shale player
  Develop and convert inventory of over 500 MMBoe with 15 years of drilling ahead
  Expand production base with less than 10% of inventory developed
 Successfully execute business plan
  Grow total production and liquids volumes
  Lower overall cost structure and improve margins
  Capture firm transportation and processing capacity
 Test future growth opportunities
  Evaluate previously untested Eagle Ford acreage
  Continue testing optimal Eagle Ford well spacing
  Pursue new growth targets through blend of acquisitions and new ventures
 Financial strength and flexibility
  Low leverage
  Sizable liquidity
Company Strategy
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LEVERAGE HIGH-GRADED ASSET BASE
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 Since 2009, proved reserves more
 than doubled; total risked resources
 nearly tripled
  Total project inventory, including
 PUDs, grew from 150 MMBoe to
 520 MMBoe
  Less than 10% of inventory
 developed and on production
 Growth driven by Eagle Ford Shale
 Total proved liquids mix transformed
  2009: 15%
  2010: 40%
  2011: 54%
 From 2009 through 2011, divested
 25 MMBoe of proved reserves for
 properties that no longer fit operating
 model; divested another 11 MMBoe
 non-core in first half 2012
Significant Growth in Asset Net Resources
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Quarterly Production Performance
% Liquids:   14     19     24    29      33    46     51      49     52     59    60    61
% Oil:          5         7       10    12     15 18     19       22     22      24
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SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE BUSINESS PLAN
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Includes capitalized interest and other corporate costs
Excludes New Ventures and A&D
By Region
By Category
2012E Capital - $640 Million
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 Run four- to five-rig program in Eagle Ford area
  60 completions for year
  Liquids-rich development
  Additional focus on Karnes Trough area and
 Briscoe Ranch
 Fund base capital program from internally-
 generated cash flow supplemented by
 borrowings under current credit facility and
 divestitures
 
 

 
Eagle Ford Growth Profile
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Eagle Ford production averaged
32.2 MBoe/d (96% of Rosetta’s
total production) during 2Q 2012
  • 60% total liquids
  • 24.3% oil / 35.6% NGLs
MBoe/d
Exit Rate
Guidance
39 - 44 MBoe/d
 
 

 
Top 20 Eagle Ford Operators
% of Eagle Ford Shale Production
Gross Boe/d per Well
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Data Source: IHS, Inc., majority of reported February 2012 production (as of 5/30/2012); gross 8/8ths production.
Top 20 Eagle Ford Operators include APC, BHP, CHK, COP, CRK, CRZO, EP, EOG, GeoSouthern, Lewis, MRO, MUR, PVA, PXD, PXP, ROSE, SFY, SM, TLM, XOM.
 
 

 
Gates Ranch
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Summary
 26,500 net acres in Webb County
 72 completions as of 6/30/2012
  1Q 2012: 10 completions
  2Q 2012: 6 completions
 356 well locations remaining under current
 spacing assumptions
Average Well Characteristics
 Well Costs: $7.5 - $8.0 million
 Spacing: 475 feet apart or 55 acres
 Composite EUR: 1.67 MMBoe
 F&D Costs: $4.65/Boe
 Condensate Yield = 64 Bbls/MMcf
 NGL Yield = 100 Bbls/MMcf
 Shrinkage = 20%
 Mix: Oil 23%, NGLs 32%
 
 

 
Composite Type Curve - 1.7 MMBoe
(23% Oil / 32% NGLs)
South Type Curve - 1.9 MMBoe
North Type Curve - 1.4 MMBoe
Gates Ranch Well Performance - North and South Areas
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Eagle Ford Multiple Takeaway Options
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 Gas Transportation Capacity
 Firm gross wellhead gas takeaway
  195 MMcf/d today
  245 MMcf/d in April 2013
 Four processing options - Gathering (Plant)
  Regency (Enterprise Plants)
  Energy Transfer “ETC” Dos Hermanas (King Ranch)
  Eagle Ford Gathering (Copano Houston Central)
  ETC Rich Eagle Ford Mainline (LaGrange/Jackson)
Net 3-stream takeaway increases with higher
contribution of oil-weighted volumes
 Oil Transportation Capacity
 Gates Ranch, Briscoe Ranch and Central Dimmit Co.
  Plains Crude Gathering - Firm gathering capacity of
 25,000 Bbls/d to Gardendale hub with up to 60,000 Bbls
 storage; started operation in April 2012
  Access to truck and rail loading and pipeline
 connections
 Karnes Trough
  Rosetta-owned oil truck-loading facility began operation
 in late July 2012
  Trucking readily available
 Pricing assumptions included in Appendix
Well-positioned to move
new production to
market with access to
multiple midstream
service providers
 
 

 
TEST FUTURE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
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Area
Window
Net
Acreage
Gates Ranch
Liquids
26,500
Non-Gates Ranch
Liquids
23,500
Encinal Area
Dry Gas
15,000
TOTAL
 
65,000
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Eagle Ford Shale Activity
Current Drilling Activity Area
 
 

 
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Briscoe Ranch
Summary
 3,545 net acres in southern Dimmit
 County
 1 completion as of 6/30/2012
 67 well locations remaining
Average Well Characteristics
 Well Costs: $7.5 - $8.0 million
 Spacing: 425 feet apart or 50 acres
 Condensate Yield: 76 Bbls/MMcf
 NGL Yield: 121 Bbls/MMcf
 Shrinkage: 20%
Future Activity
 Completion of first 3-well pad ongoing in
 3Q 2012
 Planned full development activity will last
 well into 2016
Discovery Well Initial Rate* - 10/2011
1,990 Boe/d, 68% Liquids
(850 Bo/d, 490 B/d NGLs, 3,900 Mcf/d)
*Seven-day stabilized rate
 
 

 
Briscoe Ranch Type Curve
 
 

 
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Karnes Trough Area
 SUMMARY
  1,900 net acres; located in oil window
  10 total completions as of 6/30/2012
  1Q 2012: 2 completions
  2Q 2012: 7 completions
  12 well locations remaining
  Well Costs: $8.5 - $9.0 million
  Activity planned through 2013
 Klotzman (Dewitt County)
  8 total completions as of 6/30/2012
  1Q 2012: 1 completion
  2Q 2012: 6 completions
  Rosetta-owned oil truck terminal started
 operation in late July
 Reilly (Gonzales County)
  2 completions as of 6/30/2012
  1Q 2012: 1 completion
  2Q 2012: 1 completion
Klotzman 1H
Discovery Well Initial Rate* - 11/2011
3,033 Boe/d, 81% Oil
(2,450 Bo/d, 250 B/d NGLs, 2,000 Mcf/d)
Adele Dubose 1H
Delineation Well Initial Rate* - 2/2012
1,463 Boe/d, 76% Oil
(1,109 Bo/d, 153 B/d NGLs, 1,200 Mcf/d)
*Seven-day stabilized rate
 
 

 
Klotzman Type Curve
 
 

 
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Central Dimmit County Area
 Summary
  8,100 net acres in Dimmit County
  4 completions as of 6/30/2012
  2Q 2012: 2 completions
  123 well locations remaining
  Well Costs: $7.5 - $8.0 million
Light Ranch 1H
Discovery Well Initial Rate* - 10/2010
987 Boe/d, 78% Liquids
(510 Bo/d, 260 B/d NGLs, 1,300 Mcf/d)
Vivion 1H
Discovery Well Initial Rate* - 9/2011
680 Boe/d, 89% Liquids
(506 Bo/d, 102 B/d NGLs, 436 Mcf/d)
 Light Ranch
  3 total completions as of 6/30/2012
  2Q 2012: 2 completions
 Vivion
  1 completion as of 6/30/2012
 Lasseter & Eppright
  3Q 2012: 1 well in progress
*Seven-day stabilized rate
 
 

 
Eagle Ford Inventory
+/- 900 net wells remaining as of 6/30/2012
* Denotes roughly 10,000 net acres in the liquids window of the play in Webb (~3,000), LaSalle (~3,500), and Gonzales (~3,000) counties.
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FINANCIAL STRENGTH
AND FLEXIBILITY
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Margin Expansion
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1. Total cash costs (a non-GAAP measure) is calculated as the sum of all average costs per Boe, excluding DD&A and stock-based compensation. Management believes this
 presentation may be helpful to investors as it represents average cash costs incurred by our oil, NGL and natural gas producing activities. This measure is not intended to
 replace GAAP statistics but rather to provide additional information that may be helpful in evaluating trends and performance.
 
 

 
Commodity Derivatives Position - June 30, 2012
Note: NGL derivatives exclude the Ethane component; fixed price is based on weighted average of remaining components of the NGL barrel.
$63.77
$63.00
$64.48
$81.58
X
$117.78
$81.01
X
$118.86
$82.50
X
$111.95
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Debt and Capital Structure
350
250
883
879
27
310
1042
Note: As of August 1, 2012, total debt is $340 million.
($MM)
 
 

 
Adequate liquidity available to fund 2012
$640 million capital program
  • Borrowing base raised in April, 2012 based
    on performance
  • $505 million of $625 million borrowing base
    available as of August 1st
  • Lobo and Olmos divestiture ($83 million, net
    proceeds collected as of June 30th)
In low-price environment, $250 million in
capital required to maintain 2012
production level flat versus 2011 exit
rate
Liquidity
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342
237
595
550
 
 

 
Asset Base High-Graded
 Focused on liquids-rich targets in Eagle Ford with significant project inventory
 Completed divestiture program; redeployed proceeds
Executing Business Plan
 Doubled proved reserves since 12/31/2010
 Increased Gates Ranch recoveries
 Increased firm take-away capacity
 Projected strong 2012 growth and exit rates
Testing Growth Opportunities
 Increased Gates Ranch well density
 Three discoveries in other Eagle Ford areas
 Pursue new growth targets through blend of acquisitions and new ventures
Financial Strength and Flexibility
 Debt-to-capitalization ratio around 30%
 Approximately $550 million in liquidity as of early August 2012
Summary
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APPENDIX
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2012 Full Year
 
 
 
Production, MBoe/d (60% liquids)
 
35
-
38
 
 Exit Rate, MBoe/d (61% liquids)
 
39
-
44
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$/BOE
 
 
 
 
 
Direct Lease Operating Expense
 
$ 2.15
-
$ 2.20
 
Workover Expenses
 
 
-
 
 
Insurance
 
 0.10
-
 0.11
 
Ad Valorem Tax
 
 0.75
-
 0.85
 
Treating and Transportation
 
 3.85
-
 4.25
 
Production Taxes
 
 1.20
-
 1.25
 
DD&A
 
 11.30
-
 12.00
 
G&A, excluding Stock-Based Compensation
 
 3.60
-
 4.00
 
Interest Expense
 
 1.90
-
 1.95
 
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Annual Guidance
 
 

 
 Volumes (Full Year 35 - 38 MBoe/d)
  2Q 2012: 33.4 MBoe/d with 32.2 MBoe/d from Eagle Ford
  “Lumpy” quarterly production
  Back-end loaded oil production ramp-up to match timing of start-up of Klotzman oil facilities
 Product Mix (Full Year 60% total liquids)
  2Q 2012: Oil 24%, NGLs 35% (Eagle Ford only - Oil 24%, NGLs 36%)
  Oil percentage ramp-up back-end loaded to 3rd and 4th quarters; timing of oilier production
 contributions from Karnes Trough area and Briscoe Ranch
  Treating & Transportation fees impacted by mix changes
 Crude Oil Pricing
  2012E: 70% WTI less 5-10% for gravity & transportation / 30% LLS less 10%
 NGL pricing (Mount Belvieu Benchmark)
  Firm fractionation capacity
  Adjust for fractionation fees approximately $3 to $4 per barrel
  Adjust for reported derivative activity, excluding ethane
  Pricing estimates based on % of WTI not as correlative
Annual Guidance - Framing For Quarterly Models
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1st Half 2012
2011
2010
Daily rate (MBoe/d)
33.6
27.6
22.9
Oil% / NGLs%
23% / 32%
18% / 26%
9% / 13%
 
$/Boe
$/Boe
$/Boe
Average realized price (without realized derivatives)
$40.64
$42.45
$32.98
Average realized price (with realized derivatives)
$42.15
$44.18
$36.85
 Direct lease operating expense
$2.20
$2.72
$4.52
 Workovers / Insurance / Ad valorem tax
0.86
0.75
1.58
Lease operating expense
$3.06
$3.47
$6.10
Treating and transportation
4.01
2.22
0.83
Production taxes
1.00
1.20
0.71
General and administrative costs¹
3.76
4.59
5.04
Interest expense
1.96
2.11
3.23
 Total cash costs2
$13.79
$13.59
$15.91
Cash Margin2 (without realized derivatives)
$26.85
$28.86
$17.07
Cash Margin2 (with realized derivatives)
$28.36
$30.59
$20.94
Margin Improvement
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1. Excludes stock-based compensation expense
2. Total cash costs (a non-GAAP measure) is calculated as the sum of all average costs per Boe, excluding DD&A and stock-based compensation. Cash Margin (a non-GAAP measure) is
 calculated as the difference between average realized equivalent price and total cash costs. Management believes this presentation may be helpful to investors as it represents average
 cash costs incurred by our oil, NGL and natural gas producing activities as compared to average realized price based on revenue generated. These measures are not intended to replace
 GAAP statistics but rather to provide additional information that may be helpful in evaluating trends and performance.
 
 

 
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