AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Jones Energy, Inc. (NYSE: JONE) (“Jones Energy” or “the Company”) today
announced financial and operating results for the quarter and nine
months ended September 30, 2014. For the quarter ended September 30,
2014, the Company reported net income of $52.2 million, adjusted net
income of $16.3 million, and EBITDAX of $78.8 million.
2014 Third Quarter Highlights
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Average daily net production for the quarter was 24.5 MBoe/d (top end
of guidance range).
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Cleveland 20x3 frack trial wells have now produced on average 9,800
incremental barrels of oil through the first 300 days of production.
Early indications from the new cemented sliding sleeve wells show oil
production which is at or above the frack trial oil production curve.
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Leased an additional 6,924 net acres since June 30th
providing approximately 50 additional Cleveland net drilling
locations. Average leasehold acquisition cost for the year is less
than $1,500 per net acre. Cleveland net drilling locations acquired
year to date now total approximately 130, which is nearly double the
number of budgeted locations to be drilled in 2014.
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Signed a 10-year oil gathering and transportation agreement to
transport our oil to both Plains and Valero market points. The
gathering system is expected to begin operations during the second
quarter of 2015.
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Increased borrowing base for senior secured revolving credit facility
from $550 to $625 million.
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Increased hedge positions for crude oil to 150% of proved developed
producing (“PDP”) reserves in 2015 and roughly 200% in 2016. For both
oil and natural gas, approximately 60% of forecasted production from
proved reserves is hedged through year-end 2016.
Jonny Jones
, the Company’s Founder, Chairman and CEO, commented, “During
the third quarter, we were very active with eleven rigs running in the
Anadarko and Arkoma basins. We continued to implement our new cemented
sliding sleeve technique for the completions on all Anadarko wells and
have deployed more than 1,000 frack stages with a 99% success rate thus
far. During the fourth quarter, we are bringing in an additional frack
crew to help reduce the backlog of drilled wells awaiting completion
that were carried over from the third quarter. As we catch up on
completions, we expect the impact of our new technique should begin to
become more apparent as we move into early 2015. Our early drilling
results in the Tonkawa have shown that we are on track to meet and
potentially beat the target AFE of $3.5 million we established for the
program. We also continued to be very active in our leasing program,
adding another 50 net drilling locations in the Cleveland at very
competitive prices.” Mr. Jones went on to say, “The market reaction to
the recent decline in oil prices reflects investor uncertainty regarding
the growth and profitability of the entire sector. We believe Jones is
well positioned moving forward due to our very strong hedge book,
significant liquidity and our commitment to operational excellence. We
have always tried to take price risk off the table and during times like
these, we are well prepared with more than 150% of our forecasted
production from PDP reserves hedged through 2016. In addition, we
continue to maintain solid liquidity and do not plan to access capital
markets unless the right situations arise. As we begin our 2015
budgeting process, our opportunities are ample and we will be judicious
in selecting the uses of capital we believe provide our investors with
the best return for their investment. We have historically thrived
during times like these and we expect that will continue to be the case.”
Financial Results
Total operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2014
increased by $31.4 million to $100.3 million as compared to $68.9
million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The increase was
due to increased production volumes for all commodities.
Total operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2014
increased by $14.8 million to $71.6 million as compared to $56.8 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2013, primarily due to the
increase in production volumes.
Adjusted net income for the three months ended September 30, 2014
increased by $3.2 million to $16.3 million as compared to $13.1 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2013, primarily due to the
increase in production volumes and a small increase in the average
realized price, partially offset by an increase in lease operating
expenses and depletion, depreciation and amortization expense.
Operational Results
Cleveland
The Company spud 27 wells and completed 19 wells in the Cleveland in the
third quarter of 2014. As of September 30, 2014, 11 wells were in
various stages of completion, and 9 wells were drilling.
Daily net production in the Cleveland was 18.3 MBoe/d in the third
quarter of 2014, up 9% from the second quarter of 2014 and up 73% from
the third quarter of 2013. Oil production volumes were relatively flat
compared to the previous quarter due to temporary operational issues.
During the quarter, the Company encountered batch frack scheduling
issues, a delay in bringing an additional frack crew online in the
Cleveland, and sand flow back issues which delayed initial production on
certain wells. We have recently secured two full time frack crews and
are bringing in a third crew in December to reduce the back log of wells
awaiting frack operations. We expect to be caught up sometime near the
end of the year. Altogether, these factors resulted in the delay of
initial production for 10 Cleveland wells for an average of two weeks
each. Seven of those wells were deferred until after the end of the
quarter. While less impactful, the first five wells completed during the
quarter using the cemented sliding sleeve technique only incorporated 20
sleeves in order to provide a comparable to our previous 20 stage
open-hole technique and thus did not provide the expected oil uplift of
our new increased frack density. Our realized average drilling and
completion cost since implementing the new cemented sliding sleeve
design has been very close to our target AFE of $4.3 million with a few
early exceptions. As more wells are drilled and completed, we expect to
achieve, on average, our target well cost.
During the third quarter, deployment of the new sliding sleeve
completion technique continued with nearly 1,500 sleeves now installed
and more than 1,000 individual stages completed. Our frack initiation
success rate continues to be 99%. As mentioned in the last quarterly
earnings update, our expectations are that wells completed utilizing the
new cemented sliding sleeve technique will yield greater than 30% uplift
in oil production when compared to our historic 20 stage open-hole
performance. Although we have limited data at this time, early results
from the cemented sliding sleeve wells suggest equal or better results
when compared to the oil decline curve plotted for the 20x3 Cleveland
frack trial wells. As a reminder, the 20x3 frack trial wells have now
produced on average 9,800 incremental barrels of oil through the first
300 days when compared to our historic 20 stage open-hole performance.
As previously stated, we believe that the oil uplift resulting from
increased frack density in our new completion design has caused the
value of our entire Cleveland drilling portfolio to increase
significantly.
Tonkawa
During the third quarter, the Company drilled four wells targeting the
Tonkawa formation. The first two Tonkawa wells began producing, the
third well was fracked and placed on flow back, and the fourth well
reached TD and was awaiting completion. Well costs have improved with
the third and fourth wells expected to average just over $3.6 million
versus $4.0 million for the first Tonkawa well drilled. Our target well
cost for the Tonkawa is still $3.5 million, which is $1 million less
than the estimated industry average cost of $4.5 million. Plans at this
time are to continue the Tonkawa drilling program through year end and
provide an updated look at 2015 activity once the budgeting process has
been completed.
Woodford
The Company spud 4 wells and completed 6 wells in the Woodford in the
third quarter of 2014. As of September 30, 2014, 5 wells were in various
stages of completion, and 2 wells were drilling.
Net production in the Woodford was 4.0 MBoe/d in the third quarter of
2014 compared to 4.0 MBoe/d in the third quarter of 2013 and 4.2 MBoe/d
in the second quarter of 2014. As noted in our second quarter 2014
earnings release, certain wells drilled during the second quarter, which
began producing in the third quarter, saw greater geologic complexity
resulting in shorter laterals in the productive zone. These wells
brought online early in the third quarter were the primary factor
driving lower than expected production from the Woodford.
The Company has seen measurable improvements in the drilling costs of
the most recent five Woodford wells. The average well cost is projected
to be just under $4.1 million beating the average pre-drill AFE of $4.4
million. The lower cost is primarily due to improved drilling
operations, less geologic complexity of the sections drilled, minor
changes to well design, and some improvement in process efficiencies.
The company is currently drilling the final planned Woodford well for
2014 which is expected to reach TD during November.
Oil Gathering and Transportation Agreement
The Company recently signed a 10-year oil gathering and transportation
agreement with Monarch Oil Pipeline LLC, which will build at its expense
a new oil gathering system and connect to all dedicated Jones lease
locations. The system is expected to begin service during the second
quarter of 2015 and will provide transport to both Plains and Valero
market points. The agreement provides pipeline gathering services at
Jones well pads, provides greater flow assurance (versus trucking)
during inclement weather, reduces the need for truck hauling services,
and lessens the burden of operational coordination of those services. In
addition, the wells tied to the gathering system are expected to see an
improvement in net oil pricing. The gathering system provides
connectivity to both the regional refinery market as well as the Cushing
market hub. Jones Energy has reserved capacity of up to 12,000 barrels
per day on the system with the potential to increase throughput at a
future date.
Leasing
For the year to date, the Company has added a total of 16,924 net acres,
nearly all of which is in the Company’s primary area of operations in
the Anadarko basin. The Company has spent a total of approximately $22
million on leasehold acquisition, resulting in a cost per acre of less
than $1,500. The recent additions bring the new total acquired net
drilling locations in the Cleveland formation to 130 for the year. This
is nearly double the number of net Cleveland wells budgeted for drilling
during 2014. The Company continues to see additional lease opportunities
and expects to continue to acquire additional acreage during the
remainder of the year.
Liquidity and Hedging
As of September 30, 2014, the Company held $32.8 million in unrestricted
cash and had an undrawn credit facility balance of $280 million. On
November 5, 2014, the Company’s borrowing base on its senior secured
revolving credit facility was increased to $625 million.
As part of its normal course of business, the Company has continued to
add additional hedge positions. Currently, 150% of the 2015 and nearly
200% of the 2016 forecasted production from proved developed producing
oil reserves has been hedged. A table providing the latest summary hedge
positions is shown below.
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Commodity Hedge Positions (1)
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2015
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2016
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Oil (Mbbls)
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2,066
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1,786
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NGL (Mbbls) (2)
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1,500
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238
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Natural Gas (MMcf)
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15,283
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11,880
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Oil ($/bbl)
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$
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85.89
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$
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83.90
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NGL ($/bbl) (2)
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$
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40.90
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$
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49.82
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Natural Gas ($/Mcf)
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$
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4.63
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$
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4.73
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(1)
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All hedges shown are swaps and prices represent weighted average
contract price for the year denoted
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(2)
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Hedging levels by product vary from year to year
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Capital Expenditures
During the third quarter of 2014, the Company spent $131.2 million, of
which $120.0 million was related to drilling and completing wells,
representing 91% of total capital expenditures in the quarter. The table
below summarizes the Company’s capital investment by area:
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Capital Expenditure Summary
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Three months ended
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Nine months ended
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Sept 30, 2014
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Sept 30, 2014
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Cleveland
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$
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96.7
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$
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273.6
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Woodford
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17.6
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52.9
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Other Areas & Non-Op
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5.7
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8.2
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Total Drilling and Completion
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120.0
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334.7
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Leasehold & Other
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11.2
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34.0
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Total Capital Expenditures
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$
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131.2
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$
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368.7
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Guidance
The Company is providing guidance for the fourth quarter and affirming
guidance for the full year 2014 as follows:
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4Q14E
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Full Year 2014E
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Total Production (MMBoe)
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2.25 – 2.30
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8.4 – 8.8
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Average Daily Production (MBoe/d)
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24.5 – 25.0
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23.0 – 24.0
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Lease Operating Expenses ($/Boe)
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$5.00 - $5.50
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$5.00 - $5.50
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Capital Spending ($ in millions)
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$460
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Conference Call Details
Jones Energy will host a conference call for investors and analysts to
discuss its results for the third quarter on Thursday, November 6, 2014
at 10:30 a.m. ET (9:30 a.m. CT). The conference call can be accessed via
webcast through the Investor Relations section of Jones Energy’s
website, www.jonesenergy.com,
or by dialing (877) 201-0168 (for domestic U.S.) or (647) 788-4901
(International) and entering conference code 21669762. A telephonic
replay will be available approximately two hours after the call on
November 6, 2014 through Thursday, November 13, 2014. Participants may
access this replay by dialing (855) 859-2056 (for domestic U.S.) or
(404) 537-3406 (International) and entering conference code 21669762. A
replay of the conference call may also be found on the Company’s website.
About Jones Energy
Jones Energy, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged
in the development and acquisition of oil and natural gas properties in
the Anadarko and Arkoma basins of Texas and Oklahoma. Additional
information about Jones Energy may be found on the Company’s website at: www.jonesenergy.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than
statements of historical facts, included in this press release that
address activities, events or developments that the Company expects,
believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are
forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, forward-looking statements contained in this press release
specifically include the expectations of plans, strategies, objectives
and anticipated financial and operating results of the Company,
including guidance regarding the timing and location of our anticipated
drilling and completion activity and ability to acquire additional
acreage, results of our new cemented sliding sleeve technique in the
Cleveland formation, including projected uplifts in oil production and
the potential impact on the value of our Cleveland drilling portfolio,
our ability to mitigate commodity price risk through our hedging
program, our expected average well cost for the Tonkawa and Woodford
formations, expected improvements in net oil pricing as a result of the
Monarch oil gathering and transportation agreement, our ability to
successfully execute our 2014 development plan and guidance for the
third quarter and full year 2014. These statements are based on certain
assumptions made by the Company based on management's experience and
perception of historical trends, current conditions, anticipated future
developments and other factors believed to be appropriate. Such
statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company,
which may cause actual results to differ materially from those implied
or expressed by the forward-looking statements. These include, but are
not limited to, changes in oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas
prices, weather and environmental conditions, the timing of planned
capital expenditures, availability of acquisitions, uncertainties in
estimating proved reserves and forecasting production results,
operational factors affecting the commencement or maintenance of
producing wells, customers’ elections to reject ethane and include it as
part of the natural gas stream for the remainder of 2014, the proximity
to and capacity of transportation facilities, and uncertainties
regarding environmental regulations or litigation and other legal or
regulatory developments affecting the Company's business and other
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected as described in the Company's reports filed with
the SEC.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such
statement is made and the Company undertakes no obligation to correct or
update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
applicable law.
Explanatory Note
The historical financial information contained in this report relates to
periods both prior to and after the completion of the initial public
offering (“the Offering”) of 12,500,000 shares of Class A common stock
of Jones Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) at a price of $15.00 per share.
The Company’s Class A common stock began trading on the New York Stock
Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “JONE” on July 24, 2013, and the
Offering closed on July 29, 2013. The consolidated financial statements
and related discussion of financial condition and results of operations
contained in this report relating to periods prior to the Offering
pertain to Jones Energy Holdings LLC (“JEH”). In connection with the
completion of the Offering, the Company became a holding company whose
sole material asset consists of JEH LLC Units. As the sole managing
member of JEH LLC, the Company is responsible for all operational,
management and administrative decisions relating to JEH LLC’s business
and consolidates the financial results of JEH LLC and its subsidiaries.
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Jones Energy, Inc.
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Consolidated Statement of Operations
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Three Months Ended September 30,
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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(in thousands of dollars except per share data)
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2014
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2013
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2014
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2013
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Operating revenues
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Oil and gas sales
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$
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99,707
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$
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68,625
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$
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303,370
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$
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