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| We are extremely excited about some of these initial results, and we enjoy being the beneficiary of this potential upside without HighPeak having to spend the risk dollars at this stage |
| We have already drilled a well on the new acreage and additional logging, cuttings, and petrophysical analysis suggest the oil in place is as good or better than our core flat top area |
| Our unhedged fourth quarter EBITDAX margin of $53.20 per BOE was 68% higher than our peer average margin of $31.69 and 30% higher than our closest peer |
| One thing I think's important for our shareholders understand, though, with six rigs, we can be compounding production tremendously |
| We strengthened our balance sheet and our liquidity position with our debt refinancing in '23 |
| The right ROC, productivity, and oil mix with low-cost operations, efficient deployment of capital, drive corporate efficiency and enhanced free cash flow generation |
| Efficiencies enhanced free cash flow generation |
| I would also like to point out that we are not only organically able to grow our production 86% year over year in '23 and not only replenish our inventory, but we increased the number of drillable locations in our primary zones at the end of 2023 |
| We accomplished the major goals that we set out last year, which positioned us as an established player in the Midland Basin |
| Our efficient operations and utilization of our company-owned infrastructure will continue to drive margins higher |
| We are fortunate and happy that we have close to 1.5 decades of delineated high-return inventory, especially at our two-rig cadence |
| They are our two highest rate of return and capitally efficient zones, as well as the cost for services and tangibles are going down as well as the efficiency of the drilling and completion side going up over time |
| I'm extremely excited about what '24 will bring to our shareholders |
| In a market environment where high quality inventory is extremely scarce and companies are paying top dollar for that remaining inventory, our team was able to identify organically acquire high value locations, setting the stage for HighPeak to deliver exceptional returns to shareholders |
| They did a fantastic job of navigating our field operations last year and quickly and efficiently adapting to the changes in our rig cadence |
| It wasn't easy, going from six rigs back down to two rigs, while helping us still achieve an 86% growth in production last year |
| We remain very excited about our recent well results from this area, which are consistent with the performance in our core flat top area, almost 200 additional locations over our -- in our primary operating zones |
| All of these attractive attributes make us firm believers that HighPeak is in an attractive position relative to current M&A activity |
| This system allows us to continue to realize additional cost savings, facilitate our ESG goals, and flex our activity levels up or down without overrunning the system |
| This provides HighPeak with higher operating margins, especially during this period of relatively low natural gas prices |
| As Jack mentioned earlier, we have added 18,000 new acres in our northern flat top areas that we are extremely excited about |
| As I always say, this business is about location, location, location, and our ability to grow the business with this trajectory is the ultimate proof that our ROC in this area is excellent |
| We absolutely have differentiated oil-weighted, high-margin production and reserves, something that will remain extremely valuable over the near to medium term as natural gas prices continue to face major headwinds |
| This gives the established proven position of HighPeak now in the Midland Basin |
| This put HighPeak in an enviable position to drive shareholder value |
| We recently enhanced our value -- return of value to shareholders with a 60% increase in our quarterly dividend and authorized an opportunistic share buyback program |
| This is a testament to the quality of our asset base and the caliber and dedication of our operations team |
| We've increased our acreage position by over 18,000 acres in northern flat top moving from roughly 114,000 to 132,000 net acres now, majority of which is located in this area where we have continued to have success in our primary zones moving north |
| There's no question that we have proven the capability of our asset base to increase production levels quickly and economically |
| We've been able to enjoy that on the way down |
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| Unfortunately, we also had low commodity prices as well |
| Our stock is depressed in our opinion |
| Our fourth quarter production volumes were negatively impacted by weather issues and unforeseen midstream maintenance interruptions, which totaled over 3,000 barrels a day, in addition to our frac hits that just normally happen on a monthly, but our day-to-day monthly basis as we frac additional wells |
| I think you will start to see degrading capital efficiency and almost all shale basins over the next few years as tier one inventory is exhausted and current development cadences |
| Even considering under financial highlights, the slightly reduced sales volumes and lower commodity prices during the fourth quarter compared with the third quarter, our quarterly EBITDAX still approximates $1 billion annual run rate |
| In the post-COVID era, there were extreme inflationary pressures stemming from supply chain constraints and rapid industry-wide acceleration of activity |
| I was on another call with another Permian operator, and they cited decreased prices for tubulars, casing, and chemicals |
| However, given the current commodity price environment, which has been fairly volatile over the past few months due to various geopolitical tensions, anticipated interest rate movements and fragile economies, we've seen oil prices move around from the high 60s to the low 80s |
| This situation is not just a fear factor |
| We achieved our annual production guidance even taking into account the reduction of our rig count and our curtailed production volumes |
| Currently, we're seeing high teens DC&E costs running approximately 7% below those numbers budgeted for 2024 |
| And at some point, in the near future, it will actually start to decline |
| And as we've reduced activity toward the second half of '23 that will allow that base portion of the production to reduce its overall decline rate |
| So as the base production ages, the corporate decline will go down over time |
| And the underlying reason for this scenario is due to the scarcity of remaining high-quality drilling inventory in high-return areas like the Permian |
| So please refer to the cautionary information regarding forward-looking statements and related risks in the company's SEC filings, including the fact that actual results may differ materially from our expectations due to a variety of reasons, many of which are beyond our control |
| In my opinion, HighPeak's margins will continue to dominate the peer group over the next handful of years as natural gas and NGL prices continue to face headwinds |
| So we never approached much above $30,000 today you're down closer to the $28,000, $27,000 range on an average for your higher spec rigs |
| We will make sure that as we adapt to various pricing environments, we will be slow on the gas and quick on the brake |
| And one question that I've already had that I think is important to emphasize is if your production is going to maintain flat to decline with only two rigs, then aren't you going to have a less of a potential sale price on a multiple of EBITDA |
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