Prairie Operating Co. Expands Core Asset Base
February 05 2024 - 4:10PM
Prairie Operating Co. (Nasdaq: PROP; the “Company” or “Prairie”)
today announced that it has acquired a 1,280 acre drillable spacing
unit (“DSU”) and eight fully permitted proven undeveloped (“PUD”)
drilling locations in the DJ Basin, from a private seller, for
$900,000.
The strategic acquisition of the 1,280 acre DSU
and eight permitted PUDs, when added to the 62 PUDs the Company
expects to acquire from Nickel Road Operating LLC (“NRO”), would
expand Prairie’s permitted drilling inventory to 70 wells.(1) The
oil and gas leases offset Prairie’s existing acreage position in
northern Weld County, Colorado, adding over 2.6 MMboe in reserves
and approximately $40 million in PV10 value to Prairie’s existing
DJ Basin portfolio.(2) The PUDs are also liquids rich, offset by
Niobrara developments yielding 75% oil / 85% liquids, and near
existing midstream infrastructure.
“This acquisition is a prime example of our
commitment to disciplined and opportunistic growth.” stated Ed
Kovalik, Chairman and CEO. “Adding additional drill ready
locations expands our total proven reserves and creates immediate
value for the Company."
- On a pro forma basis following the closing of the NRO
acquisition expected in the first half of this year.
- According to an independent, third-party reserve report of the
newly acquired assets by Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.
(“CG&A”) using SEC pricing as of December 31, 2023 and an
effective date of February 1, 2024 for the leasehold
acquisition.
About Prairie Operating Co.
Prairie Operating Co. (Nasdaq: PROP) is a
Houston-based publicly traded independent energy company engaged in
the development and acquisition of proven, producing oil and
natural gas resources in the United States. The Company’s
assets and operations are concentrated in the oil and liquids-rich
regions of the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin, with a primary focus on
the Niobrara and Codell formations. The Company is committed
to the responsible development of its oil and natural gas resources
and is focused on maximizing returns through consistent growth,
capital discipline, and sustainable cash flow generation. To
learn more, visit www.prairieopco.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
PV10 is derived from the Standardized Measure of
Discounted Future Net Cash Flows (“Standardized Measure”), which is
the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for proved
reserves. PV10 is a computation of the Standardized Measure
on a pre-tax basis. PV10 is equal to the Standardized Measure at
the applicable date, before deducting future income taxes
discounted at 10 percent. We believe that the presentation of
PV10 is relevant and useful to our investors as supplemental
disclosure to the Standardized Measure, or after-tax amount,
because it presents the discounted future net cash flows
attributable to our reserves before considering future corporate
income taxes and our current tax structure. While the standardized
measure is dependent on the unique tax situation of each company,
PV10 is based on prices and discount factors that are consistent
for all companies.
Forward-Looking Statements
The information included herein and in any oral
statements made in connection herewith include “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of
present or historical fact included herein, are forward-looking
statements. When used herein, including any oral statements made in
connection herewith, the words “could,” “should,” “will,” “may,”
“believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,”
the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all
forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These
forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current
expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on
currently available information as to the outcome and timing of
future events. Statements concerning oil and gas reserves also may
be deemed to be forward-looking statements in that they reflect
estimates based on certain assumptions that the resources involved
can be economically exploited. Except as otherwise required by
applicable law, the Company disclaims any duty to update any
forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by
the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances
after the date hereof. The Company cautions you that these
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties,
most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond
the control of the Company. These risks include, but are not
limited to, the ultimate outcome of the acquisition of NRO by the
Company; the Company's ability to consummate the proposed
transaction with NRO; the Company's ability to finance the proposed
transaction with NRO; the possibility that the Company may be
unable to achieve expected free cash flow accretion, production
levels, drilling, operational efficiencies and other anticipated
benefits within the expected time-frames or at all and to
successfully integrate NRO's operations with those of the Company;
that such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or
costly than expected; that operating costs, customer loss and
business disruption may be greater than expected following the
proposed transaction or the public announcement of the proposed
transaction; uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of
oil, natural gas and NGL reserves and projecting future rates of
production and the amount and timing of development expenditures;
commodity price and cost volatility and inflation; general
economic, financial, legal, political, and business conditions and
changes in domestic and foreign markets; the risks related to the
growth of the Company’s business; and the effects of competition on
the Company’s future business. Should one or more of the risks or
uncertainties described herein and in any oral statements made in
connection therewith occur, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from
those expressed in any forward-looking statements. There may be
additional risks not currently known by the Company or that the
Company currently believes are immaterial that could cause actual
results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking
statements. Additional information concerning these and other
factors that may impact the Company’s expectations can be found in
the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”), including the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023, and any
subsequently filed Quarterly Report and Current Report on Form 8-K.
The Company’s SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov.
Reserve Information
The Company obtained the reserve report
information referenced herein from CG&A with respect to the
acquired reserves. The reserves were calculated in accordance with
SEC guidelines using the price of $76.97 per barrel for oil, $2.229
per MCF for gas, and $20.65 per barrel for NGL. The base rates of
oil of $78.22 bbl and gas of $2.637 per million British Thermal
Units (MMBtu) were based upon WTI-Cushing spot prices (EIA) during
2023 and upon Henry Hub spot prices (Platts Gas Daily) during 2023,
respectively. The reserve classifications and the economic
considerations applied in the reserve report conform to the
criteria set forth in the 2018 Petroleum Resources Management
System (PRMS) approved by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
All reserve estimates represent CG&A's best judgment based on
data available at the time of preparation of the reserve report,
and CG&A's assumptions as to future economic and regulatory
conditions. It should be realized that the reserves are actually
recovered, the revenue derived from, and the actual cost incurred
could be more or less than the estimated amounts.
Investor Relations
Contact:Wobbe Ploegsmawp@prairieopco.com832.274.3449
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