Delphi Energy Releases Year End 2015 Reserves

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Feb 29, 2016) - Delphi Energy Corp. ("Delphi" or the "Company") (DEE.TO) is pleased to report its crude oil and natural gas reserves information for the year ended December 31, 2015.

While remaining focused on its large-scale Montney project at Bigstone, the Company successfully streamlined its business in 2015 through two major asset dispositions. The dispositions represented approximately 26 percent of the Company's total proved plus probable reserves at December 31, 2014, and 2,600 barrels of oil equivalent per day ("boe/d") or 26 percent of the Company's production capability in 2015 and resulted in a 30 percent reduction in debt to $121.7 million at December 31, 2015.

At December 31, 2015, the Montney reserves at Bigstone represent approximately 95 percent of the Company's total proved and total proved plus probable reserves and approximately 90 percent of its current production capability.

Highlights

  • Achieved average corporate production in 2015 of 9,469 boe/d with the Montney representing 70 percent or 6,590 boe/d. Fourth quarter corporate production averaged 8,814 boe/d with the Montney representing 79 percent or 6,924 boe/d;

  • Invested capital of $50.6 million drilling 6.0 gross (5.3 net) Montney horizontal wells during 2015. The capital program was directed at infill locations to minimize capital spending on infrastructure. All Montney locations drilled were previously booked as undeveloped locations. Disposition proceeds during the year totaled $60.7 million;

  • Reduced total future development costs ("FDC") for total proved and total proved plus probable reserves by $122.1 million and $147.6 million, respectively, as a result of dispositions, reserve category reclassifications resulting from the infill drilling program, undeveloped locations removed from the report due to economic considerations and realized capital cost reductions;

  • Added 5.4 million boe (3.9 million boe after technical revisions) of proved producing reserves through its 2015 capital program. Excluding reserves associated with the dispositions, the Company replaced 110 percent of the 3.5 million boe produced in 2015. Proved producing Montney reserves increased 19 percent to 11.6 million boe;

  • Achieved corporate finding and development costs ("F&D"), including changes in FDC, of $12.04 per boe for proved producing reserves compared to the 2013-15 three year average of $14.54 per boe. With a realized operating netback(1) of $16.45 per boe, achieved a proved producing recycle ratio(2) of 1.4 times;

  • For the Montney program, Delphi achieved F&D costs, including changes in FDC, of $10.12 per boe for proved producing reserves compared to the 2013-15 three year average of $13.41 per boe; and

  • Achieved gross average drill and complete costs on the 6 wells drilled in 2015 of $8.1 million per well compared to a gross average of $10.2 million per well in 2014. Costs have been further reduced to an average of $7.0 million on the most recent three wells.

    (1) Operating netback is calculated by subtracting royalties, operating and transportation costs from revenues and includes hedging gains or losses.
    (2) Recycle ratio is calculated as operating netback per boe divided by F&D or FD&A costs, including change in FDC, per boe.