Calfrac Well Services: Shale Fracturing Operations, Technical Expertise & Achievements. VP, Sales, Mkting & Engineering, Cdn Division

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1 Calfrac Well Services: Shale Fracturing Operations, Technical Expertise & Achievements Alberto Bertolini Gary Rokosh Bernie Schulmeister Director General, Latin America VP, Sales, Mkting & Engineering, Cdn Division Manager, Laboratory Services

2 Overview Introduction to Calfrac Shale Experience in North America Technology and Engineering Other Calfrac Efficiencies Industry Challenges Horn River Shale Project Plan for Growth in Argentina Discussion

3 Calfrac Well Services Industry-leading pressure pumping company Fracturing, Coiled Tubing, Nitrogen, Cementing Services Presence in Canada, United States, Russia, Latin America Focused on Technology R & D facilities / Proprietary chemistries and processes Key Elements of Execution Safety is priority number one Service quality excellence Secure supply of materials Awarded Shell s 2009 Supplier of the Year for the Americas

4 Calfrac s HSE Culture Emphasis on 12 Life Saving Rules We stress Consequence Management We address more than the circumstances; we change the culture to prevent repetition (behavior-based) We encourage operators to actively participate in HSE programs We value our association with safety-conscious operators

5 Pressure Pumping Focus Revenue by Service Line 2011 Fracturing has been and will continue to be our focus Fracturing is the key technology to facilitate unconventional development Coiled Tubing 6% Cementing 2% Fracturing has evolved from being 10-15% of the well cost to between 30-50% of the well cost in many unconventional wells Fracturing 92% Coiled tubing and cementing have been entry points into other international markets 5

6 Worldwide Operations Exit 2012 Canada Equipment Fleet: 17 fracturing spreads totaling 400,000 horsepower 21 coiled tubing crews RUSSIA CANADA UNITED STATES MEXICO COLOMBIA Latin America Equipment Fleet: 5 fracturing spreads totaling 100,000 horsepower 10 cementing crews 2 coiled tubing crews United States Equipment Fleet: 15 fracturing spreads totaling 490,000 horsepower 14 cementing crews 4 coiled tubing crew ARGENTINA Russia Equipment Fleet: 5 fracturing spreads totaling 45,000 horsepower 7 deep coiled tubing crews 6

7 Unconventional Experience in N.A. Fort Nelson Dawson Creek Grande Prairie Edson Red Deer Calgary Medicine Hat Horn River ALBERTA Montney Deep Basin Dunvernay Cardium Estevan Williston Viking Lower Shaunavon Bakken NORTH DAKOTA Green River Jonah Denver Julesburg Uintah Niobrara Grand Junction Platteville Piceance Denver COLORADO Granite Wash Permian TEXAS Fayetteville OKLAHOMA Beebe ARKANSAS Barnett Eagle Ford Haynesville PENNSYLVANIA Phillipsburg Smithfield Marcellus Utica W. VIRGINIA

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9 Western Canada Natural Gas Resource Plays at a Glance Horn River Crew size: 40,000 50,000 HP # Fracs/well: Stage size: tonnes British Columbia Horn River Dawson Creek Deep Basin Crew size: 12,000 25,000 HP # Fracs/Well: 3 7 Stage size: tonnes Fort Nelson Montney Deep Basin Grande Prairie Montney Crew size: 15,000 30,000 HP # Fracs/Well: 5 13 Stage size: tonnes Alberta Edson Duvernay Crew Size: 30,000 40,000HP # Fracs/Well: 8 12 Stage size: tonnes Duvernay Calfrac district office Major basin/unconventional play Red Deer 9

10 Western Canada Crude Oil Resource Plays at a Glance Cardium Crew size: 8,000 20,000 HP # Fracs/Well: 8 20 Stage size: tonnes British Columbia Viking Crew size: 6,000 9,000 HP # Fracs/Well: Stage size: tonnes Alberta Cardium Edson Red Deer Viking Sask. Bakken Crew size: 4,000 6,000 HP # Fracs/Well: Stage size: 6 12 tonnes Alberta Bakken Crew size: 4,000 15,000 HP # Fracs/Well: Stage size: tonnes Calfrac regional/district office Major basin/unconventional play Calgary Alberta Bakken Medicine Hat Lower Shaunavon Lower Shaunavon Crew size: 7,000 12,000 HP # Fracs/Well: Stage size: tonnes Estevan Bakken 10 12

11 United States 11

12 United States - Operations Williston Bakken Jonah Grand Junction Piceance Bakken 4 Fracturing Spreads totalling 100,000 horsepower 1 Coiled Tubing Crew Rockies 3 Fracturing Spreads totalling 80,000 horsepower Green Jonah Denver River Julesburg Utah Platteville Niobrara Uintah Grand Denver JunctionPiceance Colorado Fayetteville Oklahoma Denver Julesburg Niobrara Platteville Denver Calfrac regional/district office Major basin/unconventional play Calfrac service area Woodford Barnett Wyoming Bakken North Dakota Fayetteville Haynesville Williston Beebe Granite Wash Beebe Permian Woodford Arkansas Barnett Haynesville Texas Eagleford Fayetteville 2 Fracturing Spreads totalling 85,000 horsepower 5 Cementing Crews Pennsylvania Marcellus Smithfield W. Virginia Marcellus 3 Fracturing Spreads totalling 140,000 horsepower 4 Cementing Crews Marcellus Smithfield 12

13 Russia 13

14 Russia - Operations Moscow Noyabrsk Khanty Mansiysk Nefteugansk Western Siberia Calfrac regional/district office Major basin 14 14

15 Latin America 15

16 Latin America - Operations Bogota Yopal Reynosa Mexico City Poza Rica Buenos Aires Neuquen Catriel Calfrac regional/district office 16

17 Calfrac in Latin America Mexico H severely impacted by Pemex budgetary constraints. Experienced recovery in completion activity in 2011 Tremendous opportunity to deploy latest technological advancement to improve play economics Equipment fleet: Three fracturing spreads combined 25,000 horsepower/two cementing crews. Argentina Providing cementing services since Spring Commenced coiled tubing operations in Q Expect to commence fracturing operations in mid-2012 with approximately 25,000 horsepower. Emerging shale gas/tight oil opportunities. Equipment fleet: Five cementing crews/one coiled tubing crew/one acid crew Colombia Commenced cementing operations in early Q

18 Selected Canadian Shale Plays Geological Setting Period Age in years Play Depth (feet) (millions) Triassic Montney 3,000 10,000 Mississippian Bakken 3,000 11,000 Devonian Muskwa & 6,500 10,000 Evi Ordivician Utica 1,500 11,000

19 WCSB Tight Sand & Shale Gas Upper Devonian Alberta Saskatchewan CRETACEOUS Triassic Mississippian British Columbia Jurassic

20 WCSB Tight Sand & Shale Gas Horn River Upper Devonian Alberta CRETACEOUS Montney Saskatchewan Triassic Duvernay Cardium Viking Mississippian British Columbia Shaunavon Del Bonita Jurassic Bakken

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22 Selected US Shale Plays Geological Setting Period Age in years Play Depth (feet) (millions) Jurassic Haynesville 11,000 13,000 Mississippian Bakken Barnett Fayetteville Woodford 6,000 12,000 6,500 9,000 1,500 6,500 6,000 8,500 Devonian Marcellus 3,000 6,500 Ordivician Utica 6000

23 US Tight Gas Basins

24 Major US Shale Basins & Eastern Canada Utica Utica Marcellus Haynesville

25 A. Clay rich no natural fractures B. Fractures sealed with Pyrite D/E. Fractures healed with Calcite C. Fractures healed with Bitumen F. Thin section showing Calcite cement

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27 Ternay Diagram Influence of Mineralology on Shale Characteristics percent Quartz : Brittle quartz rich 2: Brittle carbonate 3, 4: Ductile, hard to frac 40 percent percent Carbonate 80 0 Clays 100

28 Ternay Diagram Influence of Mineralology on Shale Characteristics Horn River percent Quartz : Brittle quartz rich 2: Brittle carbonate 3, 4: Ductile, hard to frac 40 percent percent Carbonate 80 0 Clays 100

29 Ternay Diagram Influence of Mineralology on Shale Characteristics Horn River Fayetteville percent Quartz : Brittle quartz rich 2: Brittle carbonate 3, 4: Ductile, hard to frac 40 percent percent Carbonate 80 0 Clays 100

30 Ternay Diagram Influence of Mineralology on Shale Characteristics Horn River Fayetteville Barnett percent Quartz : Brittle quartz rich 2: Brittle carbonate 3, 4: Ductile, hard to frac 40 percent percent Carbonate 80 0 Clays 100

31 Ternay Diagram Influence of Mineralology on Shale Characteristics Quartz Horn River Fayetteville Barnett Montney percent percent percent Carbonate 80 0 Clays 100

32 Petrophysics & Engineering Petrophysical & Engineering Analysis Modeling & production simulation Gohfer TM MFrac TM, Meyer & Assoc. FracPro TM Log interpretation software Micro seismic data analysis Core properties research

33 Technological Breakthroughs 3 technological breakthroughs that have changed the industry s ability to pursue unconventional resources: 1. 3D High Resolution Seismic 2. Horizontal Drilling 4,000m TVD 6,000m TMD 3. Hydraulic Fracturing Multi-stage technologies CWS has performed up to 40 fracs / well

34 Research & Development World-class facilities in Calgary, AB and Denver, CO to fascilitate major R&D projects Calfrac s Green initiative Flow Loop Optimize friction reduction Understand chemical interaction Compatibility with recycled water Complete Cement Lab Other Capabilities Microbial studies, Proppant analysis, Corrosion work, Scale loop, Core flood testing, FTIR, ICP analysis, Extended water analysis, Acid solubility testing, Photo microscope

35 New Technologies CWS-600 Fluid System Ability to use Recycled, Produced or Fresh Water Customizable chemical package High friction reduction characteristics Many components are Calfrac Level 1 Green SlikPro TM Fluid System Treatment design very similar to slick water Use recycled frac oil instead of water Energized with Liquid CO2, which is totally miscible in oil Spectacular clean-up of fracture fluid Low chemical loadings reduce potential formation damage High friction reduction characteristics

36 New Technologies Water Systems Linear Gel Cross-linked Borate Cross-linked Zirconium CleanTech TM Hybrid Fluid Designs Foamed Systems CleanTech TM (N 2 and CO 2 ) PolyCO 2 Hydrocarbon System DynaGel-H2

37 Equipment Innovation Equipment Design Built-for-purpose equipment High HHP Pumps Robust components Increased life cycle Redundancies New generation blenders Newest technologies and electronics Multi-pump controls High tech hardware & software

38 Service Quality Improvement Recent Advances in Service Quality >16 hours pumping per day with fuel-on-the-fly technology Custom-design wellhead & manifold configurations Possible Bi-fuel, Natural Gas conversion for pumping equipment Requires strategic partnership for execution

39 Logistical Advantages Coordination of Logistics Procurement of proppant supply is key Long-term contracts with multiple suppliers for redundancy Sand handling challenges & solutions Utilize numerous delivery points Maintain flexibility Chemical supply Newest chemical technologies developed in-house or codeveloped with top-tier providers

40 Multi-Stage Experience Completion Technologies Calfrac has performed >40,000 conventional treatments >15,000 treatments using Plug & Perf Method May also convey tools with Coiled Tubing, Tractors

41 Multi-Stage Experience Other Completion Technologies currently utilized: Open-hole mechanical packers (ball & seat) Open-hole swell packers (ball & seat) Sliding Sleeves Abrasive-Jetting Stimulation Techniques Zipper-Fracs Simo-Fracs

42 Zipper Frac Zipper-Frac Horizontal Well Completions with 1 set of Frac Equipment Areas of missed opportunity Horizontal Well Horizontal Well Top View of Two Horizontal Wells

43 Simo-Frac Simo-Frac Horizontal Well Completions with 2 sets of Frac Equipment Horizontal Well Horizontal Well Areas of missed opportunity Top View of Two Horizontal Wells

44 Simo-Frac Simo-Frac Horizontal Well Completions with 2 set of Frac Equipment

45 Industry Challenges Extensive pre-planning required for large unconventional projects Supply and storage of large volumes of fluid (water / oil) Many Calfrac fluid systems (CWS-600, SlikPro TM ) are compatible with fresh, produced and/or recycled fluids Coordination of well locations to facilitate fracture mapping Innovation to control costs, achieve operations efficiencies and improve economies of scale Ensuring material supply (sand, chemicals, etc)

46 Dedication to Efficiencies Other Efficiencies: Proppant Storage Proppant Plant, Sand Storm Proppant Moving TeleBelt

47 Operational Summary Technical expertise for custom-design programs Almost 1,000,000 HHP worldwide by EOY 2012 State of the art equipment, built for most challenging conditions Redundant critical components Detailed preventative maintenance programs Secured supply of materials (proppants, chemicals) Environmental stewardship, reducing environmental footprint Top-tier logistics coordination 40% of North American fleets operating 24 hours

48 Personnel Attract, recruit and retain the most experienced crews in the industry Calfrac provides top-tier training programs, such as: Orientation and Training School (15 days) New Hire Mentoring Program (90 days) Operator Training, Levels 1-4 Supervisor Training, Levels 1-3 Supervisor Development Program, SAIT Safe Driving Program Maintenance Training Leadership Development Program, Haskayne School of Business

49 Collaboration: Horn River Basin From single zone completions to 40+ day projects, Calfrac has proven the ability execute in the most challenging environments: 24 Frac pumps for 18 m 3 /min Coiled Tubing crews milling bridge plugs Wireline & pump down operations Wellhead & manifold personnel Water management, testers, flow-back teams Safety / medical / fire response teams as precaution Proppant plant personnel Specialty tool companies Transportation & logistics crews

50 CWS Mission Statement Nexen Horn River,

51 CWS Mission Statement Nexen Horn River,

52 Sand Handling 2,800 tonne Sand Plant for on-site storage and delivery Benefits: Reliability and redundancy no downtime Buffer against sand delivery disruptions Belly dump trucks faster, lower cost, availability Reduced dust and noise No spillage or waste Accurate inventory built in weigh scales 0.5% error over 30,000 tonne 52

53 CWS Mission Statement Nexen Horn River,

54 Redundant Blender Set-up Nexen Horn River,

55 Innovations to date Safety initiatives and results Innovative crew change resulting in no downtime Slipstream pumping configuration reduced wear on equipment ERS automated, self-contained fueling system FMC manifold Sand Plant Remote maintenance facilities Modified mast CTU with side reel 55

56 Innovations to date Development of high temperature drill out fluid Customized acid design Chemical Injection Skids, Chemstar, Iron Trucks Optimized friction reducers using CWS flow-loop High TDS tolerant friction reducers (water recycling) Introduction of green chemicals 56

57 FMC Manifold, Wellhead Assembly 57

58 Nexen Horn River,

59 Nexen Horn River,

60 Horn River Basin: The Result ZERO safety incidents for 2010 and 2011 Achieved 3.5 fracs per day for 42-day projects in 2010, % higher than nearest competitor, at time More than 16 hours pumping time per day Exceeded operator expectations by 23 days Significant cost savings No job interruptions due to equipment or logistic delays

61 Horn River Basin: Our Vision Skid-mounted, high HHP, continuous-duty pumps Skid-mounted, dual-redundancy blenders High volume sand transportation and storage Chemical transportation, storage and injection Dry FR (transportation, green ) Larger treating iron Effective year round operation 61

62 Horn River Basin: Our Vision Frac Machine The concept of a fit-for-purpose fleet specifically engineered for perpetual operations in the Horn River Basin. Logistics / supply Blending Pumping Intervention Maintenance Manpower 62

63 Horn River Basin: Our Vision High HHP pump-down crews pumping acid spearheads Large capacity CT units for extended-reach applications Bi-fueling alternatives & electrification Testing initiative to improve component life cycles NDTMA: George Rhodes, Ph.D. expert on nondestructive methods and defect detection 63

64 Footprint 64

65 Piping 65

66 ³ ³ Process ³ ³ ³ 66

67 The Result Reduced footprint Pump count reduced by 33% Improved safety and reduced environmental impact Fewer personnel required, greener technologies Reduced manpower requirement Target is 40% reduction in personnel Greater reliability Equipment capable of continuous operation Concurrent operations Cost efficiency 67

68 Contract for Success Long term contracts Simplified billing Quick pay discount Performance and safety incentives 68

69 Our Plan for Argentina Phase 1 (early Q3 2012): 30,000 HHP and all support equipment to be operational 2 fluid blenders Focus on conventional and unconventional market Slick water & Hybrid frac design primarily Phase 2 (Q1 2013): Additional 20,000 HHP to arrive Introduce 120 bbl/min blender

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