CORPORATE OVERVIEW

Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd.

www.petrelrob.com Worldwide Petroleum Consulting

PRCL – Corporate Profile

Canada’s leading petroleum geoscience consultancy

Founded in 1985 in Calgary, Alberta

Predecessors Robertson Research Canada and Petrel Consultants

Experienced core of petroleum geoscience professionals,

augmented by a network of supporting consultants
Multidisciplinary teams are tailored to address diverse projects and
challenges

Extensive Canadian and international experience

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Management and Advisors

Brad J. Hayes (PhD, PGeol) – President

35 years – Shell, Canadian Hunter, Dorset, Chauvco

Alula Damte (PhD, PGeol) – Chairman

20 years – Mobil, Central European Petroleum

Kathleen Dorey (B.Sc., PGeoph) – Chief Geophysicist

30 years – Texaco, Conoco, Ulster, BG International

Tony Fogarassy, M.Sc., LL.M. (VP Business Development)

25 years – Shell, Chevron, Mobil, KazCanadian

David D. Johnson (PhD, PGeol) – Advisor

30 years – Shell, ExxonMobil, Husky, Sagres, KUFPEC
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Key Business Areas

Exploration Advice, Assessment and Planning

“Exploration Department for Hire”

Exploitation / Development Planning

Integrated / Multidisciplinary Reservoir Studies

Operational Support

Asset Evaluations

Petroleum Geoscience Consulting Services

Advanced Petroleum Geoscience Training

Expert Witness Services

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PRCL Clients

Multinational oil companies

Large independents

Industry producer groups

Junior producers

National oil companies

Aboriginal corporations

Banks / investment houses

Canadian and international government and regulatory agencies

Law firms
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PRCL Geoscience Skills
Reservoir characterization Subsurface Mapping

Core Logging
Seismic Acquisition
Stratigraphic and sedimentologic
Seismic Interpretation analysis

Petrography
Geostatistical Reservoir
Modeling Structural Geology

Field Mapping
Quantitative Petrophysical Analysis
Geological database construction /
management

Hydrogeology

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Operations and Strategic Support

Extensive operating company experience

Geoscience and business advice supporting exploration and
development strategy, land, drilling, and completions activities

Recent and current projects:

Canadian shale gas exploration
East Germany (exploration)
Pakistan (strategic exploration support)
New Zealand (gas development)
Hibernia (offshore development)
Oil sands assessment and exploration
(U.S., Canada, international)
Canadian junior gas development

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Geophysics

2D / 3D seismic survey design

Land / Marine acquisition management
Seismic processing management
2D-4D seismic interpretation
Compressional/Shear wave analysis
Velocity modelling/ depth conversion
AVO / Pre-stack inversion
Attribute Analysis
Fracture Analysis / AVAZ
EM / Gravity / Magnetics
SeisWare, Kingdom, Winpics, Petrel
Project data conversion
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Unconventional Reservoirs

Regional assessment of shale and tight gas and oil

opportunities in Western Canada, Northwest
Territories, and Yukon
Resource oil prospecting, NEBC

Resource assessment, onshore Nova Scotia

Reservoir characterization – mapping, petrography,

resource potential

Fractured reservoir evaluation

Senior advisory roles

Nova Scotia Expert Panel on Hydraulic Fracturing
Canada Trade Commission
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Aquifer Characterization

Characterize and map deep saline and shallow

non-saline aquifers
Water supply and disposal for unconventional oil
and gas development
Regional assessment projects in western and
northern Canada establish PRCL as a water
resource authority
Support strategic water planning for industry

Leverage regional knowledge into local water

resource planning for operators and service
companies

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Geocellular Modeling

Geocellular models represent

reservoir characteristics in three
dimensions

PRCL builds models in Petrel™

software, using data derived from well
logs, core, and seismic
Interpretive geological input is critical
to optimize accuracy of structural and
stratigraphic reservoir relationships

PRCL works with affiliated reservoir

engineering consultants to populate
reservoir simulation (fluid flow)
models with geocellular results
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Quantitative Petrophysics

PRCL interprets petrophysical data in

various software packages
HDS 2008 and Prizm (Geographix)

Conventional play analysis

Incorporate interpretive geology

Unconventional play analysis

Tie to specialized core and sample
analysis, including mineralogy and
geochemistry / maturity data

Populate geocellular models with

purpose-built processed log curves
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Mapping / GIS Systems

Western and Northern Canada: geoSCOUT

Mapping grids
Comprehensive well database
Raster and digital log data

GeoGraphix
Comprehensive mapping and database capabilities
support construction of highly customized maps

ESRI / ArcGIS
Digital geographic datasets to support map creation

Petrel
Geocellular modeling; spatial representations
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Petroleum Geoscience Training

Field Seminars
Field relationships illustrate reservoir
models and stratigraphy in modern
and ancient environments

Core Seminars
Core illustrates reservoir
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Expert Witness Services

Regulatory Issues
Gas over bitumen hearings
Determination of P&NG ownership by geological criteria

Civil lawsuits
Valuation of exploration / development acreage
Geological / operational issues

Financial / valuation advice

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“Worldwide Petroleum Consulting”

Western Canada

Expertise in conventional reservoirs throughout Western

Canada petroleum basins

Non-exclusive regional exploration studies

Heavy oil and bitumen

Regional SAGD screening studies
Reservoir modeling and property assessments
Strategic planning, land sale evaluations

Unconventional Oil and Gas

Deep Basin tight gas resource assessments
Shale gas exploration and reservoir characterization
Characterizing subsurface aquifers to supply
water needs for drilling and completions
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“Worldwide Petroleum Consulting”

Canada – Northern and Frontiers

Northwest Territories
Regional exploration studies – Mackenzie Valley and Delta
Regional unconventional resource assessment

Nunavut
Exploration assessment – Baffin Island / Lancaster Sound

Eastern Canada
Development / operational support, Hibernia Field
Regional exploration assessment – Labrador Shelf
Regional and local exploration assessments – Scotian Shelf through
Jeanne d’Arc Basin
Unconventional gas – Maritimes Basin
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“Worldwide Petroleum Consulting”
International
Asia
Pakistan – Indus Basin reservoir and petroleum systems assessment
India – Geological model assessment, east coast offshore
Laos – Seismic and geological mapping for prospect generation
Kazakhstan – Exploration / development assessment and operations
recommendations

Middle East
Kurdistan – Erbil seismic mapping and resource assessment
Yemen – Geoscience evaluation and reservoir assessment

Africa
Tanzania / Mozambique – Exploration support, reserves assessment
Libya – Field modeling
Cameroon – Rio del Rey basin, prospectivity evaluation
Algeria – Exploration assessment Berkine and northern Algeria basins
Tunisia – Ghadamas Basin exploration and operations support
Egypt – onshore/offshore Nile Delta
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International
South America
Argentina – San Jorge Basin mapping and resource assessment
Chile – Andean foreland exploration mapping
Colombia – Middle Magdalena Basin mapping and assessment
Australia
Exploration assessment of major basins, offshore and onshore
Queensland – Bowen Basin deep unconventional gas
New Zealand
Onshore development support, offshore exploration evaluations
Europe
Germany – onshore and offshore exploration support
Poland – regional exploration assessment
France/Spain – Exploration assessments of Pyrenees and Paris Basin
Albania – Reserves determination, Patos Marinza Field
Hungary – Pannonian Basin exploration assessment
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International
North America (United States and Mexico)
Exploration prospecting – Montana
Property assessments – various states
Mexico – Global Shale Plays LLC – shale resource characterization
Northern Mexico – conventional exploration
Tajon and Mayacaste – project assessment
Onshore Burgos Basin, offshore Gulf of Campeche

Water Resource Assessment Projects - Mexico

Lead Canadian consulting / academic partner
Currently securing Mexican partners

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Affiliated Consultants

PRCL has built a diverse and highly experienced

team of Affiliated Consultants, who contribute a
huge variety of geoscience and engineering skill sets.

We can build the best team to address a broad

spectrum of strategic and technical issues in the
petroleum industry, anywhere in the world.

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Affiliated Consultants
Petroleum Engineering
Hydrogeology
RPS Energy Canada
ELcral Ltd. Waterline Resources
GLJ Petroleum Consultants Isobrine Solutions
M. Zubkow, P.Eng.
Howard Anderson, P.Eng.

Geoscience and Related Specialists

Foundry Spatial – Surface Waters and GIS

Dr. Brian Zaitlin – Stratigraphy / Reservoir
Dr. Nick Harris – Reservoir Characterization
Sherwood Consulting – Structural Geology
Dr. Ben Rostron – Water Chemistry and Hydrogeology
Dr. Murray Gingras – Ichnology
Dr. John Pantano – Basin Modeling
Dr. John Lorenz – Fractured Reservoirs
Dr. Graham Dolby – Biostratigraphy
JC Consultants – Reservoir Characterization

Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd.
Suite 500, 736 – 8th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 1H4
Main: 403-215-7950
Fax: 403-262-9135
www.petrelrob.com
Brad Hayes, President
Direct: 403-218-1607
bhayes@petrelrob.com
Kathleen Dorey,
Chief Geophysicist
Direct: 403-218-1627
kdorey@petrelrob.com
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