remember what the board said30 Nov 2014 11:35
The Bone Spring Play in the Delaware Basin of Southeast New Mexico and West Texas affords Caza the benefit of generating approximately 80% of its total hydrocarbon production from oil and NGLs. This allows the Company to achieve high internal rates of return (IRR) which may not be afforded by other so called "shale plays". Specifically, the Bone Spring Play is made up of mostly tight, clastic, oil reservoirs, not shale (although several economic shale sections are present throughout the play, including the Avalon), that have historically produced from vertical wells. Caza is merely using unconventional methods to extract the hydrocarbons at much higher rates than would be achieved with conventional methods. Caza believes these characteristics provide an opportunity to achieve acceptable IRRs at commodity prices that are much lower than those that currently exist. Although commodity prices have declined recently, Caza believes that this play continues to be viable, and plans to maintain its current drilling program. The Company is also protected from the impact of a lower oil price environment by having favorable hedges in place on approximately 75% of the Company's proved developed producing reserves, as well as an on-going hedging strategy in operation as part of the continuous management of its business risk.