About Unconventional Gas Resources

Company Profile

Company History

MGV Energy

Unconventional Gas Resources - Company Profile

Unconventional Gas Resources - Focusing on Unconventional Gas in North America

• Coalbed methane is not the primary focus of Unconventional Gas Resources, though it is a strength
• Horseshoe Canyon coalbed methane is established
• Mannville and Ardley coals in earlier phase of development
• Tight sands development is moving into new areas
• Ideal application for Mosaic technology
• Unconventional Gas Resources team has extensive tight sands experience
• Strategic acquisition will likely focus on "underdeveloped" tight gas
• Shale gas is emerging in Canada
• Huge resource, practically untouched
• Unconventional Gas Resources team played a key role in United States shale developments, including Appalachian, Antrim, and Barnett shale plays

Unconventional Gas Resources - Texas

• George Voneiff
• Former MGV Energy President
• Lecturer at Texas A&M
• Peter Bastian
• Former Holditch/Schlumberger reservoir manager
• Former MGV Energy reservoir manager
• John Jochen
• Former Holditch/Schlumberger Engineer, drilling, completions, moving domain experience
• Access expert consultants at Texas A&M (Holditch, McVay, Ayers, Spivey, McCain, Lee)

Unconventional Gas Resources - Calgary

• Mike Gatens
• Former Chairman of MGV Energy
• Board of Directors for Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
• Board of Directors for Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas (CSUG) and Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC)
• Kin Chow
• Former PCP New Ventures and Coalbed Methane Manager - led PCP coalbed methane team and established joint venture with MGV Energy
• Former CDX executive - first commercial horizontal coalbed methane well in Canada
• Current Chairman of Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas (CSUG)
• Jeff Jongmans
• Former CFO of Find Energy
• Olwen Firth
• Former MGV Energy and Pengrowth Geology Manager
• Led MGV Energy coalbed methane and unconventional gas team
• Kip Pratt
• Horizontal drilling expert with 40+ years at Shell and CDX
• Established first horizontal coalbed methane well in Canada
• Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) distinguished lecturer on Unbalanced Drilling

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Unconventional Gas Resources - Company History

• Startup company - formed in February 2007 by founders of MGV Energy
• Private company - well financed ($100 MMUSD)
• Opportunity driven with a focus on unconventional gas in North America
• Expert and experienced team with proven track record
• Principals from MGV Energy, CDX Canada, Find Energy
• Offices in Canada and United States
• Calgary, Alberta and College Station, Texas

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MGV Energy (Quicksilver Resources Canada)

• Texas A&M Petroleum Engineers with prior unconventional gas experience at S.A. Holditch & Associates
• Numerous Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and other technical articles, 2004 and 2006 winners of Sproule Award for Career Unconventional Gas Achievement in Canada
• George Voneiff
• Ensearch Exploration (tight sands)
• SAH - developed "moving Domain" technology, precursor to "Mosaic" technology
• Texas A&M - Instructor
• Mike Gatens
• Bass Enterprises Production Co.
• SAH - GRI project leader (tight gas, shales)
• SAH - founded office in Pittsburgh (coalbed methane, shales)
• Founding Chairman and Honorary Member of Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas (CSUG)
• Board of Directors - Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC)
• Unconventional Gas Resources formed, as Gatens and Voneiff sought to build upon experience with MGV Energy and pursue other unconventional gas opportunities

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