Disclaimer
Thefollowinginformationcontainsforward-lookingstatementswithinthemeaningofthePrivateSecuritiesLitigationReformActof1995.Theseforward-lookingstatementsarebasedon
Management’s
currentexpectationsandbeliefs,aswellasanumberofassumptionsconcerningfutureevents.ThesestatementsarebasedoncertainassumptionsandanalysesmadebyManagementinlightofitsexperienceanditsperceptionofhistoricaltrends,currentconditionsandexpectedfuturedevelopmentsaswellasotherfactorsitbelievesareappropriateinthecircumstances.However,whetheractualresultsanddevelopmentswillconformwith
Management’s
expectationsandpredictionsissubjecttoanumberofrisksanduncertainties,generaleconomic,marketorbusinessconditions;theopportunities(orlackthereof)thatmaybepresentedtoandpursuedbyPetroleumDevelopmentCorporation;actionsbycompetitors;changesinlawsorregulations;andotherfactors,manyofwhicharebeyondthecontrolofPetroleumDevelopmentCorporation.Youarecautionednottoputunduerelianceonsuchforward-lookingstatementsbecauseactualresultsmayvarymateriallyfromthoseexpressedorimplied,asmorefullydiscussedinoursafeharborstatementsfoundinourSECfilings,including,withoutlimitation,thediscussionundertheheading
“RiskFactors”
inthe
Company’s
2009annualreportonForm10-KandinsubsequentForm10-Qs.Allforward-lookingstatementsarebasedoninformationavailabletoManagementonthisdateandPetroleumDevelopmentCorporationassumesnoobligationto,andexpresslydisclaimsanyobligationto,updateorreviseanyforwardlookingstatements,whetherasaresultofnewinformation,futureeventsorotherwise.TheSECpermitsoilandgascompaniestodiscloseintheirfilingswiththeSECprovedreserves,probablereservesandpossiblereserves.SECregulationsdefine
“provedreserves”
asthosequantitiesofoilorgaswhich,byanalysisofgeosciencesandengineeringdata,canbeestimatedwithreasonablecertaintytobeeconomicallyproducibleinfutureyearsfromknownreservoirsunderexistingeconomicconditions,operatingmethodsandgovernmentregulations;
“probablereserves”
asunprovedreserveswhich,togetherwithprovedreserves,areaslikelyasnottoberecovered;and
“possiblereserves”
asunprovedreserveswhicharelesscertaintoberecoveredthanprobablereserves.EstimatesofprobableandpossiblereserveswhichmaypotentiallyberecoverablethroughadditionaldrillingorrecoverytechniquesarebynaturemoreuncertainthanestimatesofprovedreservesandaccordinglyaresubjecttosubstantiallygreaterriskofnotactuallybeingrealizedbytheCompany.Inaddition,the
Company’s
reservesandproductionforecastsandexpectationsforfutureperiodsaredependentuponmanyassumptions,includingestimatesofproductiondeclineratesfromexistingwellsandtheundertakingandoutcomeoffuturedrillingactivity,whichmaybeaffectedbysignificantcommoditypricedeclinesordrillingcostincreases.Thismaterialalsocontainscertainnon-GAAPfinancialmeasuresasdefinedundertheSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionrules.211/3/2010