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Lucas Energy, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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001-32508
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98-0417780
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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3555 Timmons Lane,
Suite 1550, Houston, Texas
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77027
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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EXHIBIT NO.
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DESCRIPTION
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99.1*
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PowerPoint Presentation
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99.2*
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Press Release
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LUCAS ENERGY, INC.
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By: /s/ William A. Sawyer
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Name: William A. Sawyer
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Title: President & CEO
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Safe Harbor
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Executive Summary
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Lucas Energy, Inc. (AMEX: LEI)
● Independent oil & gas producer
– Houston based
– Founded 2004, public 2006
● 19,200 gross acres; 14,200 net acres
– Primary: Gonzales and Wilson counties, TX
– Secondary: Karnes, Atascosa, Sabine counties, TX
● Strategy: Acquire and Exploit
– Acquire, revitalize, and develop undervalued,
under performing oil & gas assets
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Investment Highlights
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• Eagle Ford underlies 100% of Lucas acreage
– One of foremost plays in US
– Positioned in high value Eagle Ford oil window
– Acreage acquired for $300-400/acre, now selling >$10,000
• Liquids focus vs. natural gas
– Over 99% of revenue from oil
• Respected JV partners
– Hilcorp Energy , Hall Phoenix Energy
• Accelerating production
– Hilcorp Eagle Ford production targeted for January 2011
• Low risk, steady growth “acquire & exploit” strategy
– Develop existing wells, stimulate and drill laterals
– Inventory of 113 new laterals and work-over projects
• Undervalued compared to Net Asset Value and Peers
– NAV: $5.98/share
– TEV/PV-10: Peers: 2.3x Lucas: 0.5x
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Lucas Eagle Ford Position
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• One of foremost plays in US
– Trend from Mexican border into
East Texas
– 99 current rigs; 15 in Jan. 2009
• Lucas assets in coveted liquids window
– most Eagle Ford activity in gas
window
• Local well characteristics
– Production rates up to 1,000 BOPD
– High permeability/porosity
– Shallower than other shale plays
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Eagle Ford - Recent Deal Activity
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• 6/2010 - KKR Financial (NYSE: KFN)
invests in 100,000 acres with Hilcorp
Energy for $6k/acre
• 6/2010- Reliance Industries invests in
125,000 acres from Pioneer (NYSE:
PXD) for $11k/ acre
• 10/2010 - Statoil (NYSE: STO)and
Talisman Energy (NYSE: TLM) acquire
97,000 acres from Enduring
Resources for $10,900/acre
• 10/2010 - CNOOC Ltd.(CEO) invests at
$10,800 per acre with Chesapeake
(NYSE: CHK )
• 10/2010 - Plains Exploration (PXP)
acquires 60,000 acres for $9,600/acre
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Low Risk Strategy - Exploit v. Explore
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• Avoid exploration risk
– Acquire and rework existing shut-in and stripper wells
– Operate in proven areas with known geology and production history
– existing well bores lower access cost to undeveloped pay zones
• Aggregate small leaseholds
– Overlooked by well financed buyers
– Landowners prefer smaller players over “one size fits all” approach
• Custom deal terms
• Ability to offer stock compensation and shared upside for acreage
• Acquire detailed data
– Map the trend
– Acquire proprietary knowledge; run tests and logs
– Hire local staff with knowledge of area wells and effective local recovery techniques
• JV with credible partners to reduce execution risk
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– Criteria for partners:
• Active in the JV area
• Well-financed
• Solid industry reputation
• Ability to operate new drills
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Hilcorp Energy JV - Lucas' Strategy Illustrated
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Hilcorp Energy JV
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First Lucas Eagle Ford Well Drilled in Gonzales County
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• Hagen EF No.1H
– 14,000 ft measured depth
– 9,500 ft vertical depth
– 5,300 ft lateral extension
– 5.5 inch casing
• Working Interest: 15%
• Spud Date: October 20, 2010
• Drilling End Date: November 9, 2010
• Initial Production: Expect 500 bbls/day in early 2011
• Status: Fracture stimulation after completion of Hagen Ranch EF No. 2H
• Total Hilcorp cost for 2 horizontal wells and fracturing: ~$15m
– Lucas carried on first 2 wells
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![]() Hilcorp-Hagen EF No.1H well
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Reserve Analysis - Incremental NAV Growth
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Net Asset Value at September 30, 2010
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PV10 Reserve Potential
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$ | 83.65 |
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Current Assets
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2.09 |
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Current Liabilities
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3.36
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Asset Retirement Obligation
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0.38 |
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Net Asset Value (millions)
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$ | 82.0 |
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# Shares outstanding
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13.71 |
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NAV per Share
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$ | 5.98 |
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Eagle Ford Reserve Study
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Reserve Analysis - PDP Growth
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Asset Overview - Gonzales & Wilson County
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Gonzales 2011 Planned Wells
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Wilson 2011 Planned Wells
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• Drilling budget: $5.8MM
• PV-10 reserve potential: $14MM
– 3 Austin Chalk
• Average depth: 7000 – 8000 ft
– 4 Eagle Ford
• Average depth: 8000 – 8100 ft
– 6 Buda
• Average depth: 8100 – 8200 ft
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• Drilling budget: $1.6MM
• PV-10 reserve potential: $8.7MM
– 3 Austin Chalk
• Average depth: 6500 – 7500 ft
– 6 Buda
• Average depth: 7500 – 7600 ft
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Development Plan
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Development Plan
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• Focus on oil window of Eagle Ford trend
– Detailed interpreted log data
• Add contiguous acreage for Hilcorp JV
• Add non-contiguous acreage outside JV
• Deepen existing wells
– Kifer well
– H.O.P.E. well
– Mills well
– Wright well
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• Focus on Buda trend re-entries
– Detailed Buda data
– Acquire EF data
• Recompletions and work-over of existing
well bores
• Perforate for new lateral extensions
– Bates
– Wiatrek
– Ebrom
– Stobb
– Snoga
– Eschenburg
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Management
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Board of Directors and Advisors
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Fred Hofheinz – Chairman of Board
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Texas E&P veteran,
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President, Energy Assets International (now subsidiary of Torch Energy Advisors)
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Director, XCL Ltd.
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Founder/director, Carpatsky Petroleum
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Former Houston Mayor
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Former President, Texas Municipal League
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Peter Grunebaum – Director, Chair of Audit Committee
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40 years energy and E&P experience as independent investment banker
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Director, Prepaid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE:PPD) and Stonemor Partners LP. (NASDAQ: STON)
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W. Andrew Krusen - Director, Chair of Compensation Committee
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Chairman & CEO, Dominion Financial
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30 years private equity experience
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Director: Raymond James Trust Company, PetroCom, S&P Cellular, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Highpine Oil & Gas, C2C Fiber Networks, and Beall's Inc
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Investment Considerations
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South Texas oil pure-play with high value Eagle Ford exposure
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Accelerating production
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Top tier JV partners
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Low risk “acquire & exploit” growth strategy
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Undervalued compared to Net Asset Value and Peers
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John O’Keefe
Lucas Energy, Inc.
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(713) 528-1881
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Michael Brette,J.D. [mikebrette@gmail.com]
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