Cardinal Energy Ltd. · TSX:CJ

Cardinal Energy — Investor Presentation (April 2017)

26 slides from Cardinal Energy's investor presentation, April 2017

  1. Slide 1: Built to Last

    BUILT TO LAST April 2017

  2. Slide 2: Built to Last

    Built to Last Low Risk Low Decline Strong Capital Efficiencies 2

  3. Slide 3: Cardinal Profile

    Cardinal Profile Shares Outstanding TSX: CJ Basic (post acquisition) 79.3MM Fully Diluted (excluding debentures) 82.9MM Annual Dividend ($/share) $0.42 2016 average production (boe/d) 14,611 2017 forecast average production (83% liquids) (boe/d) 16,800 – 17,300 Reserves (Mboe)(1)(2) Total Proved and

  4. Slide 4: 2017 Guidance

    2017 Guidance Operational 2017e(1) 2016 2015 Average WTI oil price $ 55 $ 43 $ 49 Average annual production (boe/d) 16,800 – 17,300 14,611 11,838 Development capital ($MM) $ 58 $ 41 $ 37 Corporate decline <15% <10% <10% Capital efficiency (drilling) $18,000 $9,000 $12,000 Production growth 15-18% 23

  5. Slide 5: 2017 Capital Budget

    2017 Capital Budget Total development capital $58MM 5

  6. Slide 6: Sustainability Analysis

    Sustainability Analysis Commodity Sensitivity (unhedged) Run Rate 17,000 boe/d WTI (USD) $/bbl 50.00 55.00 60.00 65.00 FX US$/C$ 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.74 WTI (CAD) $/bbl 67.56 74.32 81.08 87.84 WCS Differential $/bbl 19 19 19 19 Run Rate Adjusted Funds Flow $ MM 87 116 146 175 Capex $ MM 58 58 58 58 Divi

  7. Slide 7: Disciplined Debt Management

    Disciplined Debt Management  Targeting net bank debt to adjusted funds flow of less than 1.0x  Borrowing base $250MM  Bank debt  2016 exit $61.3MM  Facility $150MM  41% drawn 7

  8. Slide 8: Risk Management Hedging

    Risk Management Hedging 1. Natural gas - 7,333 gj/d at 2.45 for 2017 and 6,333 gj/d at $2.40 for 2018. 2. WCS differential - 6,500 bbl/d for 2017 at $18.87 and 833 bbl/d for 2018 at $19.75. 8

  9. Slide 9: Reserves Growth

    Reserves Growth 2016 F&D / FD&A Costs* Incl FDC ( $/BOE) F&D (E&D CAPEX) $5.80 FD&A (Total CAPEX, $7.26 Including acquisitions) F&D Operating Recycle Ratio 2.4 x  12.7 year P+P reserve life index**  13% year over year reserve growth  Replaced 250% of 2016 production LONG-TERM RESERVES GROWTH *E&D

  10. Slide 10: Reserve Comparison

    Reserve Comparison 3,300 boed 4,825 boed 4,825 boed(1) Peer’s FDC is 4.8x 2017 forecast adjusted funds flow CJ’s FDC is 0.7x 2017 forecast adjusted funds flow 1,525 1,525boed boed(1) Proved Developed Producing Proved producing RLI, (yrs)(1) 8.5 RLI increase of 4% Y/Y on a PDP basis Proved Undevelope

  11. Slide 11: FD&A costs

    FD&A costs 3,300 boed 4,825 boed 4,825 boed(1) 1,525 1,525boed boed(1) 1,085/boed(1) 1,525 boed(1) 1,525 boed(1) 11

  12. Slide 12: Reserve Summary

    Reserve Summary Company WI Reserves Before Royalties MBOE Prov & PDP Proved Probable Probable 31-Dec-15 41,469 43,990 15,535 59,525 3,300 boed Extensions 1,361 1,233 425 1,657 Other Additions/Revisions 5,897 7,488 1,496 8,984 Acquisitions 2,030 2,081 569 2,650 Production (5,340) (5,340) - (5,340) 31

  13. Slide 13: Production Growth and Capex

    Production Growth and Capex Y/Y E&D Capital Production Production Y/Y PPS CAPEX Intensity Year (boe/d) Growth(1) Growth(1) ($MM)) ($/boe/d)(2) 2014 7,815 469% 58% 38 4,862 2015 11,838 51% 12% 37 3,126 2016 14,611 23% 4% 41 2,806 2017F 16,800 - 17,300 18% 6% 58 3,353 1. Production and production per

  14. Slide 14: Operating Costs

    Operating Costs oe ENERGY LTD. $30.00 5 ; $120.00 OPERATING COSTS VS WTI $29.00 + $28.00 - + $100.00 $27.00 - $26.00 - $25.00 - $24.00 +4 mmm Operating Costs ($/boe) $23.00 - —WwTl (USD) + $60.00 ($/boe) $22.00 ~ wT (USD) $21.00 ~ $20.00 - $19.00 ~ $18.00 - + $40.00 : + $20.00 $15.00 r T r r T S- $1

  15. Slide 15: Core Operating Areas

    Core Operating Areas Solid Base of Oil Production 2016 Average 2017 Budgeted Production Production North (Slave Lake) 3,600 boe/d 5,300 - 5,400 boe/d Central (Wainwright) 5,200 boe/d 5,600 – 5,700 boe/d South (Bantry) 5,800 boe/d 5,900-6,200 boe/d 15

  16. Slide 16: North

    North  Comprises the Mitsue Gilwood unit and approximately 1,200 Boe/d of non operated (primarily 5,300 – 5,400 boe/d 75% working interest) production  Light sweet 41˚ API oil  Existing infrastructure and land sets up half cycle economics  Inventory in excess of 90 locations 16

  17. Slide 17: Mitsue Gilwood Unit

    Mitsue Gilwood Unit  Stabilizing reservoir without drilling  Water flood management  Well reactivations  Increasing total fluid  Increasing oil and gas rates  Result ~2MMboe of reserves in 8% 9% 2016  3 new drills on production in Q2, 2017 17

  18. Slide 18: Central

    Central  Area growth thru tuck-in acquisitions  By pass uphole oil drilling targets  40 unbooked drilling locations  First 2 Waseca wells to be drilled in 2017 Waseca Drilling(1) CAPEX $1.2 MM 5,600 – 5,700 Payout 1.3 Years boe/d Capital Efficiencies $21,000 F&D Costs $10/boe EUR 119 mbbl IP 365

  19. Slide 19: Wainwright Decline

    Wainwright Decline  No new drilling  Less than 5% decline  Result ~4MMboe of reserves in 2016 19

  20. Slide 20: Bantry Type Curve

    Bantry Type Curve Drill Economics* Capex $1.8 MM Payout 1.0 yrs Capital $11,000 Efficiency F&D $12.00 EUR 150 mbbl IP365 163 boe/d * Based on Sproule YE 2016 prices. 20

  21. Slide 21: 2017 – 2018 Strategy

    2017 – 2018 Strategy 1. Build Cash Flow Base  Organic growth  A&D if Accretive on all metrics 2. Begin transition to longer life oil projects 3. Build on drilling inventory 4. Reduce debt and ARO obligations 21

  22. Slide 22: Corporate Information

    Corporate Information Corporate Headquarters Cardinal Energy Ltd. 600, 400 – 3rd Avenue S.W. Calgary, AB T2P 4H2 Bankers ATB Financial CIBC World Markets Inc. RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Scotia Capital Inc. National Bank of Canada Auditors KPMG LLP Legal Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLP Reserves Sprou

  23. Slide 23: Analyst Coverage

    Analyst Coverage Firm Analyst Phone Email BMO Nesbitt Burns Ray Kwan 403-515-1500 Ray.kwan@bmo.com Canaccord Genuity Corp. Sam Roach 403-691-7809 sroach@canaccordgenuity.com Clarus Securities Inc. Robert Pare 403-767-0823 rpare@clarussecurities.com FirstEnergy Capital Corp. Cody Kwong 403-262-0600 c

  24. Slide 24: Advisory

    Advisory Forward-looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively "forward-looking information") within the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to the Cardinal's plans and other aspects of Cardinal's anticipated future

  25. Slide 25: Advisory

    Advisory This presentation contains future-oriented financial information and financial outlook information (collectively, "FOFI") about our prospective results of operations, cash flows, payout ratio and components thereof, all of which are subject to the same assumptions, risk factors, limitations

  26. Slide 26: Advisory

    Advisory Advisory Regarding Oil and Gas Information The crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid reserves and related future net revenue of Cardinal presented herein were evaluated by Sproule Associates Limited ("Sproule") and GLJ Petroleum Consultants (“GLJ“), Cardinal's independent reserves e

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