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A CONVENTIONAL RESOURCE COMPANY TSX: SGY APRIL, 2020
REASONS TO OWN SURGE – TSX: SGY
Value based with a strong focus on conventional reservoirs
▪ Focus on high quality conventional, large OOIP (1), light/medium gravity crude
oil reservoirs;
▪ Maintains a stable production base with 86% oil & NGL’s and a low corporate
decline rate of 23%;
▪ Drilling inventory of over 800 net locations (>13 years of drilling) (2); and
• >250 of which have an IRR(3) >20%, at $40 WTI(2).
▪ Total Proved Net Asset Value(4) of $2.37 per basic share.
In response to the current volatility in global crude oil markets, Surge
management and Board have suspended its previously announced 2020
guidance and capital program of $98.5 million. Furthermore, the Company has
elected to suspend its dividend until such time as there is a sustainable recovery
in world crude oil pricing.
(1) See Reserves in the Oil and Gas Advisories section at the back of this presentation.
(2) See Drilling Locations in the Oil and Gas Advisories section at the back of this presentation.
(3) See the Additional
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(4) Net Asset Value calculation is detailed on slide 6 – Net Asset Value.
SIGNIFICANT HEDGE POSITION (1)
Robust 2020 hedging program provides balance sheet protection
WTI OIL HEDGES
▪ Well-positioned with ~60% of net
oil production hedged (i.e. >2.4
million barrels) at approximately
CAD $70/bbl for all of 2020,
assuming temporary production
curtailments of 4,400 boepd.
▪ Edmonton Light and WCS oil
differentials protected with
differential hedging strategy and
operational flexibility
▪ Attractive natural gas pricing
hedged in 2020 through a
combination of swaps and collars.
Qtr. 1 2020 Qtr. 2 2020 Qtr. 3 2020 Qtr. 4 2020
Avg. bbls/d Hedged 7,250 6,835 6,500 6,000
Avg. Floor Price $81.02 $73.09 $71.25 $56.93
Note: All USD-denominated WTI hedges have been converted to CAD at a rate of $0.70 USD/CAD in
the above graph and table.
(1) For further details on hedging please see the “Hedging Section” in the Appendix of this presentation.
FOOTNOTES INCLUDED IN THE BACK AS ENDNOTES
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2019 HIGHLIGHTS
Disciplined business strategy provided strong operational and financial results
▪ Average daily production increased by 17% in 2019 to 21,175 boepd,
from 18,058 boepd in 2018;
▪ Increased operating netbacks(1) year over year by >27% to $27.66/boe;
▪ Maintained an all-in payout ratio(1) of 91%;
▪ Reduced net debt(1) by $79 million over the year;
▪ Year end 2019 reserves provide a Total Proved Net Asset Value (2) of
$2.37 per basic share; and
▪ Added 21.6MMboe of Total Proved + Probable reserves over the past 3
years, replacing 109 percent of production.
(1) See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section at the back of this presentation.
(2) Net Asset Value calculation is broken down in slide 5 – Net Asset Value.
FOOTNOTES INCLUDED IN THE BACK AS ENDNOTES
4
2019 YEAR END RESERVES
>$1.6 Billion of Total Proved plus Probable Reserves Value (NPVBT10)
2019 Year End Reserves(1)(2) ▪ Increased Total Proved
reserves per debt adjusted
Oil & NGLs Gas Total NPVBT10 share by 4% in 2019;
Reserve Category (3)
(Mbbl) (MMcf)(4) (Mboe) ($MM)(5)
Proved Producing 34,505 31,104 39,689 $603
▪ Added 21.6 MMboe of Total
Proved Non-Producing 253 217 289 $4 Proved + Probable reserves
Proved Undeveloped 31,589 35,146 37,446 $416 over the last three years,
Total Proved (1P) 66,346 66,467 77,424 $1,023
replacing 109% of production;
and
Probable 34,082 32,006 39,417 $621
Total Proved + Probable (2P) 100,428 98,474 116,841 $1,644
▪ Maintained a 2P reserve life
2019 Reserves (MMboe) 2019 Reserves Value index of 15 years.
(NPVBT10 $MM)
(1) See the Reserves section of the Oil and Gas Advisories at the back of this presentation.
(2) Amounts may not add due to rounding.
(3) Includes light, medium, heavy and natural gas liquids.
(4) Includes conventional
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(5) Total ADR (Abandonment, Decommissioning, Reclamation) is included in the reserves report, as it is best practice stated in the COGE Handbook.
NET ASSET VALUE
High quality conventional reservoirs continue to deliver value to shareholders
2019 NAV per Share
PDP TP TPP
Reserve Value NPV10 BT ($MM) $603 $1,023 $1,644
Undeveloped Land and Seismic ($MM) (1) $131 $131 $131
Net Debt ($MM) $(382) $(382) $(382)
Total Net Assets ($MM) $352 $772 $1,393
Basic Shares Outstanding (MM) 326 326 326
Estimated NAV per Basic Share ($/share) $1.08/ sh. $2.37/ sh. $4.27/ sh.
(1) Internally estimated and includes $95 million for non-reserve assigned lands and $36 million for seismic
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OPERATIONS FOCUSED IN 4 CORE AREAS
Large OOIP pools in established conventional reservoir trends
Greater Sawn:
Total: ~5,000 boe/d
(93% Oil & NGL’s)
Average Area Production
Total: 21,000 boe/d
(86% Oil & NGL’s)
Valhalla: Advisory
Total: ~4,500 boe/d Surge has elected to temporarily curtail up
(65% Oil & NGL’s) to 4,400 boepd of lower margin production
in various areas.
Sparky:
Total: ~9,000 boe/d
(93% Oil & NGL’s)
Shaunavon:
Total: ~2,000 boe/d
(100% Oil & NGL’s)
Minors:
Total: ~500 boe/d
(50% Oil & NGL’s)
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NET OOIP OF >2.5 BILLION BARRELS
Large OOIP, with low recovery factors - focused in conventional reservoirs
SGY Net CTD(2) Total Booked Net
Total Net drilling
Estimated Net Oil Independent Recovery
Core Area Formations Locations Avg. WI
OOIP Recovery Factor P+P
(MMbbls) (Booked)(1) Factor (% OOIP)
Sparky Formation + >500
Sparky Core >1,000 92% 8.2% 11.8%
Mannville Group (185)
Doig / Montney / >75
Valhalla >200 84% 4.6% 9.5%
Charlie Lake (44)
>150
Greater Sawn Slave Point >700 90% 5.0% 8.6%
(84)
Shaunavon >125
Shaunavon >400 100% 1.9% 4.7%
(Upper & Lower) (92)
(3) >800
TOTALS : >2,500 91% 5.6% 9.0%
(428)
>2.5 Billion barrels of net internally estimated OOIP under ownership;
Current net recovery factor ~5.6%.
>250 locations have >20% IRR at $40 WTI
(> 4 years of drilling)(1)
(1) See the Drilling Locations in the Oil & Gas Advisories section at the back of the presentation.
(2) CTD means cumulative oil produced to date and is effective to December 31, 2019.
(3) Totals doINCLUDED
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TARGETING CONVENTIONAL OIL RESERVOIRS
Surge focuses on high quality reservoirs at the conventional end of the permeability spectrum
Recovery factors, internal rates of return (IRR),
decline rate, and profit to investment ratio
(PIR)(1) improves as reservoir quality improves.
Ultimate Oil
Recovery
PIR
&
IRR
High Risk Low Risk
High Decline CAPITAL / BUSINESS / OPERATIONAL RISK
Low Decline
Unconventional
Conventional Reservoirs
Reservoirs
Extremely Tight Very Tight Tight Low Moderate High
Slave Point
Bakken
Permian Valhalla Doig
Shaunavon
Montney Viking-Cardium
Duvernay
Resource Halo Sparky
0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100
Source: Modified from US Department of Energy Study
Permeability (mD)
Average Surge Permeability
(1) See the Additional Metrics section of the Oil and Gas Advisories at the back of this presentation. 9SPARKY – A DOMINANT POSITION
Applying modern technology to a prolific Western Canadian formation
AB SK ▪ The Sparky is a large, well established, prolific oil
producing formation in Western Canada.
▪ Surge holds a dominant land position in the medium /
light gravity oil window, and is applying modern
horizontal multi-stage fracturing technology.
Key Sparky Value Drivers:
• Shallow depth (700-900m).
• Low cost drilling (D,C&E at $1.2MM per well).
• Surge continues to improve costs and efficiencies with the
implementation of pad drilling.
• Low geological risk due to 3D seismic and thousands of
vertical penetrations.
• Focus on lighter oil gravity (23-31° API) = higher netbacks.
• Proven waterflood potential (Wainwright pool at >35%
recovery factor(1)).
Medium / Light Gravity
Oil Window Sparky Formation Facts(1)
>20° API First Production May 1922
Original Oil in Place > 11 Bbbls
Cum Production > 1 Bbbls
Recovery Factor 20,000
Hz Wells / Multi-Stage Hz /
Surge Multi-Stage Hz
>650 / >200 / >130
(1) Data sourced from Canadian Discovery and GeoScout
FOOTNOTES INCLUDED IN THE BACK AS ENDNOTES
102019 SPARKY DRILLING RESULTS
Production results continue to outperform internal type curve expectations
Wainwright
Betty
Lake
Silver
Macklin
Lakeview Provost
▪ 24 horizontal Sparky wells drilled and on production in 2019:
Sounding
• Normalized average production is well above Surge’s internal type curve
Lake Eyehill
• 12 wells were brought on production in Q4
Eyehill
Sounding
▪ Surge is realizing top tier capital efficiencies of 1.0 Bbbls Net OOIP
down to $1.05 million per well as compared to a budgeted
>500 Drilling Locations
$1.25MM per well). (>10 year inventory, 90% Oil)
Surge Operated Wells
>9,000 boepd currently
2019 Sparky Drills
(1) See the INCLUDED
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IN THEsection
BACK ofASthe Oil and Gas Advisories at the back of this presentation.
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11EYEHILL – A CASE STUDY
Increased production and cashflow over 380% in 3 years
YE 2015 Maintain Flat Production
as per Divco Model
Surge Eyehill:
▪ >200MMbbls net OOIP
▪ >65 net locations remain
(45 net booked)
Source: GeoScout
• Surge had only 15 horizontal wells producing 500
boepd (80% oil) at year end 2015.
• Surge has drilled an average of 14 wells per year (12
per year excluding acquisitions), increasing
R3W4
production by 400% – inclusive of lost production
associated with water injector conversions.
• Of the 72 operated horizontal wells at Eyehill, Surge drilled 60
and acquired 12. • To date 9 of the 72 wells drilled have been converted
to water injection, providing pressure support and
• Peak production of 2,950 boepd was reached in May 2017.
lowering the pool decline (i.e. Divco model).
TPP TPP
Net OOIP # of producing # of Hz Wtr Production CF/Yr @
% Oil Reserves NPV10
(MMbbl) Hz's Injectors (boepd) US$60 WTI
(Mboe) ($MM)
YE 2015 70 15 1 500 80% $7.0 4,089 $49
YE 2019 200 59 9 2,500 83% $33.7 15,029 $231
4 Yr Change +130 +44 +8 +2,000 +3% $26.7 +10,940 $182
12
+186%
FOOTNOTES INCLUDED IN THE BACK AS ENDNOTES +293% +400% +381% +268% +371%GREATER SAWN - CONCENTRATED LIGHT OIL
>600MMbbls net OOIP in concentrated Slave Point reservoirs
Sawn ▪ OOIP of >700 MMbbls net of light oil
OOIP: >200 MMbbl net
(35-42° API).
Red Earth ▪ Development inventory of 150 net locations
OOIP: >250 MMbbl net
(84 net booked).
▪ Key Slave Point Attributes:
Evi / Otter • 6% recovery to date.
OOIP: >150 MMbbl net • 18% base decline; waterflooded.
• Production derived primarily from large multi-cycle
reef complexes (pay(1) thickness of up to 18
meters).
▪ Active Slave Point Waterfloods:
• Sawn
• Red Earth
Nipisi & Nipisi South • Evi/Otter
OOIP: ~100 MMbbl net
• Nipisi
(1) ) See the Additional Metrics section of the Oil and Gas Advisories at the back of this presentation. 13VALHALLA – STACKED MULTI-ZONE POTENTIAL
Multiple large OOIP light oil reservoirs provide a sustainable drilling inventory and production base
▪ >200MMbbls of net combined OOIP.
▪ Doig wells continue to be among the most
prolific oil producers in Western Canada.
Montney
▪ Recently drilled a horizontal well into the
Company’s large OOIP Montney (turbidite) light
oil pool, with initial production rates exceeding
1,400 bopd.
▪ Drilling inventory includes >75 net locations in
Charlie Lake multiple horizons (44 net booked).
IP30: >200 bopd Doig
▪ Light oil gravity (~40° API) and extensive
infrastructure in the area = attractive netbacks.
Depth Net OOIP Capital IP180 IP 180 Prod Eff
Formation
(m) (MMbbl) ($MM/well) (boe/d) ($/boepd)
Charlie Lk. 1900 >40 $3.0 270 $11,100
Doig 2050 >150 $4.0 450 $8,900
Montney 2200 >40 $4.0 370 $10,800
FOOTNOTES INCLUDED IN THE BACK AS ENDNOTES
14SHAUNAVON
>400 MMbbl net OOIP on Surge lands in the Upper and Lower Shaunavon
▪ Shaunavon produces 100% high netback, low decline
oil.
▪ Upper Shaunavon net OOIP is estimated to be
>200MMbbl.
• >65 net locations – (35 net booked).
• 10 horizontal wells converted to water injection.
• Current recovery in the Upper Shaunavon is ~1%.
▪ Lower Shaunavon net OOIP is estimated to be
>200MMbbl.
• >70 net locations – (57 net booked).
• Surge recently drilled and completed 6 Lower
Shaunavon wells using cemented liner, plug and
perf methodology with 100% success rate.
• Current recovery in the Lower Shaunavon is ~3%.
FOOTNOTES INCLUDED IN THE BACK AS ENDNOTES
15CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
Surge is taking a proactive approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance issues
Environmental Social Governance
▪ Surge abandoned 149 ▪ Surge employs a pro- ▪ Surge is committed to
wells in 2019 which is active safety culture and diversity in the workplace
over 4X the number of is proud to be over 4 and on its Board of
wells Surge drilled. years without a lost-time Directors.
incident. ▪ Surge increased the gender
diversity on the Board of
▪ Surge has joined the Directors to 33% from 22% in
Alberta Energy ▪ Surge is proud to be a 2019.
Regulators Area Based Gold Level sponsor of the ▪ Surge’s Board independence
increased to 78% from 71% in
Closure Program, La Glace regional 2019.
allowing Surge to focus recreation centre – ▪ The average age of Surge
on abandoning and providing a new Board members is currently 59
reclaiming entire areas community centre and ice years.
versus single wells, rink to the town of La
greatly increasing the Glace, Alberta.
capital efficiencies of
these projects.
FOOTNOTES INCLUDED IN THE BACK AS ENDNOTES
16APPENDIX
FOOTNOTES INCLUDED IN THE BACK AS ENDNOTES
17OIL HEDGING
Qtr. 1 2020 Qtr. 2 2020 Qtr. 3 2020 Qtr. 4 2020 Qtr.1 2021
Avg. bbls./d Hedged 7,250 6,835 6,500 6,000 3,500
Avg. Floor Price(1)(2) $ 81.02 $ 73.09 $ 71.25 $ 56.93 $ 52.72
(1) All USD-denominated WTI hedges have been converted to CAD at a rate of $0.70 USD/CAD in the above table and graph.
(2) WTI 3-way hedges consist of a sold put, a bought put and a sold call. Using Q1 2021 as an example ($44/$52/$60), Surge
FOOTNOTES INCLUDED IN THE when
BACK WTI
AS ENDNOTES
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receives WTI+$8/bbl is at or below $44/bbl; Surge receives $52/bbl when WTI is between $44/bbl and $52/bbl; Surge
receives WTI when WTI is between $52/bbl and $60/bbl; and Surge receives $60/bbl when WTI is above $60/bbl.RISK MANAGEMENT / HEDGING STRATEGY
The Company has an on-going, risk management / hedging program. Below is a list of Surge’s current WTI hedges:
WTI Hedges - Swaps
Quarter Volume Swap (USD)
Qtr. 1 2020 3,250 $ 58.17
Qtr. 2 2020 2,835 $ 51.17
Qtr. 3 2020 2,000 $ 38.72
Qtr. 4 2020 2,000 $ 33.42
Qtr. 1 2021 2,000 $ 33.62
Qtr. 2 2021 750 $ 33.07
WTI Hedges - Collars
Quarter Volume Bought Put (USD) Sold Call (USD)
Qtr. 1 2020 4,000 $ 55.53 $ 65.74
Qtr. 2 2020 4,000 $ 55.41 $ 65.34
WTI Hedges – 3 Ways
Quarter Volume Bought Put (USD) Sold Call (USD) Sold Put (USD)
Qtr. 1 2020 - $- $- $-
Qtr. 2 2020 - $- $- $-
Qtr. 3 2020 4,500 $ 54.83 $ 64.98 $ 46.61
Qtr. 4 2020 4,000 $ 43.06 $ 49.64 $ 33.81
Qtr. 1 2021 1,500 $ 41.33 $ 46.87 $ 32.00
FOOTNOTES INCLUDED IN THE BACK AS ENDNOTES
19RISK MANAGEMENT / HEDGING STRATEGY
The Company has an on-going, risk management / hedging program. Below is a list of Surge’s current WTI hedges:
WCS Oil Differential Hedges Natural Gas Hedges
Floor Ceiling Type Term Volume Currency Floor Ceiling
Type Term bbl/d Currency
(per bbl) (per bbl)
US$WTI less April –
WCS Swap 1H 2020 1,000 USD - Chicago 3,000 $2.05 per
$16.50 October USD -
Swap MMBTU/d MMBTU
2020
Q2 – Q4 US$WTI less US$WTI less
WCS Collar 1,500 USD Chicago Dec 2019 – 3,000 $3.08 per
2020 $15.50 $20.00 USD -
Swap March 2020 MMBTU/d MMBTU
US$WTI less US$WTI less
WCS Collar 2020 1,000 USD AECO Nov 2019 – 3,000 $1.98 per
$14.60 $19.95 CAD -
Swap Dec 2020 GJ/d GJ
Q2 – Q3 US$WTI less Chicago Nov 2019 – 3,000 $2.25 per $2.90 per
WCS Swap 1,500 USD - USD
2020 $16.40 Collar Oct 2020 MMBTU/d MMBTU MMBTU
US$WTI less AECO 4,000 $1.45 per
WCS Swap 2H 2020 1,000 USD - Cal 2020 CAD -
$17.50 Swap GJ/d GJ
WCS Swap Q3 2020 500 USD
US$WTI less
- Chicago Nov 2020 – 3,000 $2.15 per $2.90 per
$16.45 USD
Collar Oct 2021 MMBTU/d MMBTU MMBTU
MSW Oil Differential Hedges
Floor Ceiling
Type Term bbl/d Currency
(per bbl) (per bbl)
US$WTI less
MSW Swap Q2 2020 1,500 USD -
$5.75
Q2 – Q3 US$WTI less
MSW Swap 3,500 USD -
2020 $4.94
FOOTNOTES INCLUDED IN THE BACK AS ENDNOTES
20INTEREST RATE AND FX HEDGING & CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE
INTEREST RATE HEDGE
Notional Amount Surge
Type Term Surge Pays Fixed Rate Surge Pays
(CAN$) Receives
Semi-Annual Step Up
• Beginning at 1.786%
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Swap Feb 2018 to Feb 2023 $100,000,000 Floating Rate Fixed Rate
• Ending at 2.714%
• Averaging 2.479%
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Swap July 2019 – June 2024 $50,000,000 Floating Rate Fixed Rate 1.785%
FIXING INTEREST COSTS IN A RISING RATE ENVIRONMENT
Notional Amount Surge Surge
Type Term Effective Fixed Rate Surge Pays
(CAN$) Receives Pays
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Swap Feb 2018 to Feb 2023 $100,000,000 Floating Rate Fixed Rate Effective All in Rate 4.73% (1)
July 2019 – June
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Swap $50,000,000 Floating Rate Fixed Rate Effective All in Rate 4.04% (1)
2024
Convertible Debenture
Nov 2017 to Dec 2022 $44,500,000 Floating Rate Fixed Rate Effective All in Rate 5.75%
Issuance
Convertible Debenture May 2019 to June
$34,500,000 Floating Rate Fixed Rate Effective All in Rate 6.75%
Issuance 2024
Total $229,000,000 Weighted Average All in Rate of 5.08%
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE HEDGE
Type Term Notional Amount (USD) Rate
FX average Rate Fund Q2 2020 – Q4 2020 $1,000,000 per month Swap at $1.3245
(1) Based on projected borrowing spread as of December 31, 2019
FOOTNOTES INCLUDED IN THE BACK AS ENDNOTES
21ANALYST COVERAGE
Financial Institution Analyst Email Address
Acumen Capital Partners Trevor Reynolds treynolds@acumencapital.com
BMO Capital Markets Ray Kwan ray.kwan@bmo.com
Canaccord Genuity Anthony Petrucci apetrucci@canaccordgenuity.com
CIBC Dave Popowich dave.popowich@cibc.com
Clarus Securities Inc. Robert Pare rpare@clarussecurities.com
Cormark Securities Inc. Garett Ursu gursu@cormark.com
Eight Capital Adam Gill agill@viiicapital.com
GMP FirstEnergy Robert Fitzmartyn rjfitzmartyn@gmpfirstenergy.com
Industrial Alliance Securities Michael Charlton mcharlton@iagto.ca
Laurentian Bank Securities Todd Kepler KeplerT@lb-securities.ca
National Bank Financial Dan Payne Dan.payne@nbc.ca
Peters & Co. Limited Cindy Mah cmah@petersco.com
Raymond James Jeremy McCrea Jeremy.McCrea@raymondjames.ca
Schachter Asset Management Josef I. Schachter josef@e-sami.com
Scotia Capital Inc. Cameron Bean cameron.bean@scotiacapital.com
TD Securities Juan Jarrah Juan.Jarrah@tdsecurities.com
22CORPORATE PARTNERS
Advisors
National Bank of Canada
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Montreal
ATB Financial
Bankers Syndicate: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Toronto-Dominion Bank
HSBC Bank Canada
BDC Capital
Goldman Sachs
Auditor: KPMG LLP
Legal Counsel: McCarthy Tétrault
Evaluation Engineers: Sproule
Registrar & Transfer Agent: Computershare Canada
Paul Colborne, President & CEO
Investor Contacts:
Jared Ducs, CFO
2100, 635 – 8th Ave. SW, Calgary Alberta T2P 3M3
T: 403.930.1010 F: 403.930.1011
www.surgeenergy.ca
FOOTNOTES INCLUDED IN THE BACK AS ENDNOTES
23FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
More particularly, this presentation contains statements concerning: Management’s expectations and plans with respect to the development of its assets and the timing thereof;
Surge’s assets and the characteristics thereof; Surge’s declared focus and primary goals; Surge’s annual exploration and development capital expenditure program and budget
and its flexibility to make adjustments thereto; commodity prices and management’s ability to react to changes thereto; drilling inventory; Surge’s hedging strategy; maintenance
of Surge’s decline rate; export pipelines; and Surge’s dividend policy and expectations for future dividends.
The forward-looking statements are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by Surge, including expectations and assumptions the performance of existing
wells and success obtained in drilling new wells; anticipated expenses, cash flow and capital expenditures; the application of regulatory and royalty regimes; prevailing
commodity prices and economic conditions; development and completion activities; the performance of new wells; the successful implementation of waterflood programs; the
availability of and performance of facilities and pipelines; the geological characteristics of Surge’s properties; the successful application of drilling, completion and seismic
technology; the determination of decommissioning liabilities; prevailing weather conditions; exchange rates; licensing requirements; the impact of completed facilities on
operating costs; the availability and costs of capital, labour and services; and the creditworthiness of industry partners.
Although Surge believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the
forward-looking statements because Surge can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by
their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These
include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the condition of the global economy, including trade, public health and other geopolitical risks; risks associated with the oil
and gas industry in general (e.g., operational risks in development, exploration and production; delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or
capital expenditures; the uncertainty of reserve estimates; the uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to production, costs and expenses, and health, safety and
environmental risks); commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations and constraint in the availability of services, adverse weather or break-up conditions; uncertainties resulting
from potential delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures; and failure to obtain the continued support of the lenders
under Surge’s bank line. Certain of these risks are set out in more detail in Surge’s MD&A dated March 9, 2020 and in Surge’s AIF for the period ended December 31, 2019,
which have both been filed on SEDAR and can be accessed at www.sedar.com.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and Surge undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-
looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required byapplicable securities laws.
FOOTNOTES INCLUDED IN THE BACK AS ENDNOTES
24OIL AND GAS ADVISORIES
The term “boe” means barrel of oil equivalent on the basis of 1 boe to 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas. Boe may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A boe conversion ratio of 1 boe for 6,000 cubic
feet of natural gas is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Given that the value ratio based on
the current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different from the energy equivalency of 6:1, utilizing a conversion on a 6:1 basis may be misleading as an indication of value. Boe/d
and boepd means barrel of oil equivalent per day. Bbl means barrel of oil. NGLs means natural gas liquids.
In this presentation: (i) mcf means thousand cubic feet; (ii) mcf/d means thousand cubic feet per day (iii) MMcf means million cubic feet; (iv) MMcf/d means million cubic feet per day; (v) bbls means barrels;
(vi) Mbbls means thousand barrels; (vii) MMbbls means million barrels; (viii) bbls/d means barrels per day; (ix) bcf means billion cubic feet; (x) Mboe means thousand barrels of oil equivalent; (xi) MMboe
means million barrels of oil equivalent and (xii) boe/d means barrels of oil equivalent per day.
Reserves
Reserves disclosed in this presentation are derived from a third party external evaluation done by Sproule using standard practices as prescribed in the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluations Handbook and
account for associated proved and/or probable reserves, as applicable. Reserves referenced in this presentation reflect the bookings that existed as of December 31, 2019 and do not account for Surge’s
Acquisitions and Divestiture activity to date.
For the purpose of this presentation, Original Oil in Place (“OOIP”) means Discovered Petroleum Initially In Place (“DPIIP”) as at December 31st, 2019. DPIIP is derived by Surge’s internal Qualified Reserve
Evaluators (“QRE”) and prepared in accordance with National Instrument 51-101 and the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluations Handbook (“COGEH”). DPIIP, as defined in COGEH, is that quantity of petroleum
that is estimated, as of a given date, to be contained in known accumulations prior to production. The recoverable portion of DPIIP includes production, reserves and Resources Other Than Reserves
(ROTR). The OOIP/DPIIP and potential recovery rate estimates are as at December 31st, 2019 and are based on current recovery technologies and have been prepared by Surge’s internal QRE. There is
significant uncertainty as to the ultimate recoverability and commercial viability of any of the resource associated with the OOIP/DPIIP estimates, and as such a recovery project cannot be defined for this
volume of OOIP/DPIIP at this time.
The estimated values of the future net reserves of the reserves disclosed in this presentation do not represent the market value of such reserves. The estimates of reserves and future net reserve for
individual properties may not reflect the same confidence level as estimates of reserves and future net reserve for all properties due to the effects of aggregation.
Drilling Locations
This presentation discloses drilling locations in two categories: (i) booked locations; and (ii) unbooked locations. Booked locations are proved locations and probable locations derived from a third party
external evaluation done by Sproule using standard practices as prescribed in the COGEH and account for drilling locations that have associated proved and/or probable reserves, as applicable.
Unbooked locations are internal estimates based on prospective acreage and assumptions as to the number of wells that can be drilled per section based on industry practice and internal review. Unbooked
locations do not have attributed reserves or resources. Unbooked locations have been identified by Surge’s internal QREs as an estimation of our multi-year drilling activities based on evaluation of
applicable geologic, seismic, engineering, production and reserves information. There is no certainty that the Company will drill all unbooked drilling locations and if drilled there is no certainty that such
locations will result in additional oil and gas reserves, resources or production. The drilling locations on which the Company actually drills wells will ultimately depend upon the availability of capital, regulatory
approvals, seasonal restrictions, oil and natural gas prices, costs, actual drilling results, additional reservoir information that is obtained and other factors. While certain of the unbooked drilling locations have
been de-risked by drilling existing wells in relative close proximity to such unbooked drilling locations, the majority of other unbooked drilling locations are farther away from existing wells where management
has less information about the characteristics of the reservoir and therefore there is more uncertainty whether wells will be drilled in such locations and if drilled there is more uncertainty that such wells will
result in additional oil and gas reserves, resources or production.
Assuming a Jan 1, 2020 reference date, the company will have over >800 gross (>800 net) drilling locations identified herein, of these >400 gross (>400 net) are unbooked locations. Of the 428 net booked
locations identified herein 330 net are Proved locations and 98 net are Probable locations based on Sproule’s 2019YE reserves .
Type curve economics referenced on “Surge’s Economic Inventory > 20% IRR” slide, were constructed using a representative, fac tual and balanced analog data set, as of August 31, 2019, and a reference
date of Jan 1, 2020. All locations were risked appropriately, and EUR’s were measured against OOIP estimates to ensure a rea sonable recovery factor was being achieved based on the respective spacing
assumption. Other assumptions, such as capital, operating expenses, wellhead offsets, land encumbrances, working interests an d NGL yields were all reviewed and accounted for on a well by well basis by
Surge’s QRE’s. Over 95% of the locations used in the economic inventory slide were represented by type curves developed by Su rge’s QRE’s, the remaining locations were represented using Sproule’s
2018YE type curves. All type curves fully comply with Part 5.8 of the Companion Policy 51 – 101CP. Type Curve economics were run at US$50/bbl, US$60/bbl, US$70/bbl and US$80/bbl WTI, with
differential assumptions of US$16/bbl WCS and US$5/bbl EDMN, and a 0.75 USD/CAD FX.
Following the collapse of oil prices, Surge has subsequently tested their economic inventory at $40 WTI, and estimate over 25 0 locations still have an IRR > 20%.
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25NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Certain secondary measures in this presentation are disclosed for the purpose of providing investors with additional insight as to how the Company evaluates the management of its capital
and analyze business performance. Non-GAAP financial measures are used by management to analyze cash flow generated from the Company's principal business activities and it may be
useful to investors on the same basis. Non-GAAP financial measures are not used to enhance the Company's reported financial performance or position.
Non-GAAP financial measures do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. They
are common in the reports of other companies but may differ by definition and application. All secondary measures in this document are defined below:
All-in Payout Ratio
All-in payout ratio is calculated using the sum of total exploration and development capital, plus dividends paid, divided by cash flow from operating activities less payments on lease
obligations. For the purpose of 2020e all-in payout ratio calculations, payments on lease obligations of $10.8 million is assumed. This non-GAAP measure is used by management to
analyze allocated capital in comparison to the cash being generated by the principal business activities. This measure is provided to allow readers to quantify the amount of cash flow
from operations that is being used to either: i) pay dividends; or ii) deployed into the Company's development and exploration program. A ratio of less than 100% indicates that a portion
of the cash flow from operations is being retained by the Company and can be used to fund items such as asset abandonment, repayment of debt, fund acquisitions or the costs related
thereto, withholding tax obligations on stock based compensation or other items.
Net Debt
There is no comparable measure in accordance with IFRS for net debt. Net debt is calculated as bank debt plus the liability component of the convertible debentures plus or minus
working capital, however, excluding the fair value of financial contracts and other long term liabilities. This metric is used by management to analyze the level of debt in the Company
including the impact of working capital, which varies with timing of settlement of these balances.
($000s) As at Dec 31, 2019 As at Dec 31, 2018
Bank debt $ (316,404) $ (408,593)
Accounts receivable 41,486 21,084
Prepaid expenses and deposits 4,875 9,222
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (40,848) (42,350)
Convertible debentures (68,699) (37,973)
Dividends payable (2,719) (2,577)
Total $ (382,309) $ (461,187)
Operating Netback
Operating netback is a financial measure of petroleum and natural gas revenue and processing and other income net of royalties, operating expenses, transportation expenses and
realized gain (loss on financial contracts). This financial measure is used to benchmark and compare performance of the Company’s assets between time periods, operating areas and
competitors. Most often this is shown as a per barrel or per boe measurement.
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26ADDITIONAL METRICS
Additional Metrics
This presentation contains additional metrics commonly used in the oil and natural gas industry. These terms have been calculated by Management and do not have a standardized
meaning. Management uses these oil and gas metrics to further analyze the performance of the Company over time and to compare the results of the Company with others in the industry.
Additional metrics used in this presentation are as follows:
• Net Present Value (NPV) is the present value of cash inflows less present value of cash outflows. NPV10 assumes a discount rate of 10%.
• Free cash flow from operating activities yield is calculated by taking cash flow from operating activities and subtracting exploration and development capital, dividends, and payments on
lease obligations divided by common shares outstanding.
• Production Replacement is calculated as the total organic reserves additions (i.e., excluding acquisitions and dispositions) divided by annual production (also excluding acquisitions and
dispositions).
• Capital efficiencies is calculated as total exploration and development expenditures during the period, divided by an initial production rate for a specified number of days (i.e., $98.5 MM /
(21,000 BOEPD multiplied by 23% corporate decline). Management uses Capital efficiency to understand the amount of development and exploration capital expenditures are required to
add an additional boe of production per day.
• Internal rate of return (IRR) is the discount rate that makes the NPV of all cash flows from a given project equal to zero.
• Profit to investment ratio (PIR) is calculated as the NPV from a project divided by the capital investment ascribed to that project.
• Recovery factor is defined as the percentage of hydrocarbons currently recovered or potentially recoverable from a known accumulation of such hydrocarbons.
• Pay, for the purpose of this presentation, is defined as hydrocarbons located in the subsurface as determined by Surge’s internal QRE. The overall interval in which pay sections occur is
the gross pay; the smaller portions of the gross pay that meet local criteria for pay (such as minimum porosity, permeability and hydrocarbon saturation) are net pay.
• References to initial production (IP) rates found in this press release are useful for determining the presence of hydrocarbons. There is no assurance as to the length of time that wells will
produce at such rates, and consideration must be given to natural declines thereafter. As such, readers are cautioned when using these production rates to aggregate Surge’s production.
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