1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 3
1.1 List of Tables 5
1.2 List of Figures 6
2 Range Resources Corporation, Company Overview 9
3 Range Resources Corporation, Key Highlights 13
3.1 Strongly Positioned in Marcellus to Map Long-term Production Growth 13
3.2 Streamlining the Operations by Selling Non-core Assets to Fund its Capex Plans and Reduce Costs 16
3.3 Multiple Exploration Potential in Nora Area; Can Emerge as a New Driver for Growth 18
4 Range Resources Corporation, SWOT Analysis 19
4.1 Strengths 19
4.1.1 Strong and Solid Presence in Marcellus Shale 19
4.1.2 Consistent Increase in Reserve Base led to Higher Reserve Replacement Ratio Compared to Peer Group Average 20
4.2 Weaknesses 21
4.2.1 High Dependence on Natural Gas Imbalance in Upstream Portfolio 21
4.2.2 Limited Geographical Presence 22
4.3 Opportunities 22
4.3.1 Growth through Joint Ventures and Strategic Acquisitions 22
4.4 Threats 23
4.4.1 Over Reliance on Marcellus Shale Resources could Adversely Impact Future Cash Flow Generation 23
5 Range Resources Corporation, Goals and Strategies 24
5.1 Increase Production at a Low Cost Structure 24
5.2 Sell Non-core Assets to Fund Capex Plans 24
5.3 Maintain Flexibility and Look for Strategic Acquisitions 24
6 Range Resources Corporation, Production Overview 25
6.1 Production Profile 25
6.2 Assets Portfolio 26
6.2.1 Southwestern Region 26
6.2.2 Appalachian Region 26
7 Range Resources Corporation, Exploration and Development Overview 28
7.1 Southwestern Region 30
7.2 Appalachian Region 30
8 Capital Expenditure 32
8.1 Costs Incurred 33
9 Acreage 34
10 Range Resources Corporation, Mergers and Acquisitions Highlights 35
11 Range Resources Corporation, Forecast Production and Financial Statements 38
11.1 Income Statement (2009–2016) 39
11.2 Balance Sheet (2009–2016) 40
11.3 Cash Flow Statement (2009–2016) 41
11.4 Financial Ratios 42
12 Range Resources Corporation, Valuation 45
12.1 Net Asset Value 45
13 Range Resources Corporation, Peer Comparision 49
13.1 Share Price Performance 49
13.2 Operational and Financial Performance 50
13.3 Key Financial and Operational Ratio 53
14 Range Resources Corporation, Detailed Operational and Financial Metrics 55
14.1 Range Resources Corporation, Total Oil and Gas, Reserves and Production 55
14.1.1 Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production and Reserves Trend, 2007-2011 55
14.1.2 Total Crude Oil & Natural Gas Production and Reserves By Country/Region, 2007-2011 56
14.1.3 Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserve Changes, 2007-2011 58
14.2 Range Resources Corporation, Crude Oil/Liquids Production and Reserve 59
14.2.1 Crude Oil/Liquids Production and Reserve Trend, 2007-2011 59
14.2.2 Crude Oil Production and Reserves By Country/Region, 2007-2011 60
14.2.3 Crude Oil/Liquids Reserve Changes, 2007-2011 62
14.3 Range Resources Corporation, Natural Gas Production and Reserve 63
14.3.1 Natural Gas Production and Reserve Trend, 2007-2011 63
14.3.2 Natural Gas Production and Reserves, By Country/Region, 2007-2011 64
14.3.3 Natural Gas Reserve Changes, 2007-2011 66
14.4 Range Resources Corporation, Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves Life Index 67
14.4.1 Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves Life Index, 2007-2011 67
14.4.2 Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves Life Index, By Country/Region, 2007-2011 68
14.5 Range Resources Corporation, E&P Costs Trends 70
14.5.1 Upstream Capital Expenditure, 2007-2011 70
14.5.2 Acquisition Costs By Country/Region, 2007-2011 71
14.5.3 Exploration and Development Costs, By Country/Region, 2007-2011 73
14.6 Range Resources Corporation, Oil and Gas Cost Per boe, $/boe 75
14.6.1 Oil and Gas Cost Per boe, $/boe, 2007-2011 75
14.6.2 Oil and Gas Cost Per boe, $/boe, By Country/Region, 2007-2011 77
14.7 Range Resources Corporation, Reserve Replacement Ratio 80
14.7.1 Oil and Gas Production Replacement Ratio, 2007-2011 80
14.7.2 Oil and Gas Production Replacement Ratio, By Country/Region, 2007-2011 82
14.8 Range Resources Corporation, Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses 86
14.8.1 Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses, 2007-2011 86
14.8.2 Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses, By Country/Region, 2007-2011 87
14.9 Range Resources Corporation, Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses, Per boe 92
14.9.1 Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses, By boe, 2007-2011 92
14.9.2 Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses Per boe, By Country/Region, 2007-2011 93
14.10 Range Resources Corporation, Oil and Gas Performance Metrics 97
14.11 Range Resources Corporation, Land Holdings and Well Data 98
14.11.1 Gross and Net Developed and Undeveloped Acreage, 2007-2011 98
14.11.2 Gross and Net Developed and Undeveloped Acreage, By Country/Region, 2007-2011 99
14.12 Well Statistics 102
14.12.1 Producible Oil and Gas Well, 2007-2011 102
14.12.2 Producible Oil and Gas Well, By Country/Region, 2007-2011 103
14.12.3 Exploration and Development Wells Drilled, 2007-2011 107
14.12.4 Exploration and Development Wells Drilled, By Country/Region, 2007-2011 108
15 Appendix 109
15.1 Abbreviations 109
15.2 Methodology 110
15.2.1 Coverage 110
15.2.2 Secondary Research 110
15.2.3 Primary Research 110
15.3 Contact Us 111
15.4 Disclaimer 111
List of Tables
Table 1: Range Resources Corporation, Key Events, 2011–2012 12
Table 2: Marcellus Shale, Key Characteristics, 2011* 13
Table 3: Range Resources Corporation, Divestments of Non-core Assets, 2009–2011 17
Table 4: Range Resources Corporation, Marcellus Shale, Production Forecast, MMboe, 2012–2016 27
Table 5: Range Resources Corporation, Upstream Growth Profile, MMboe, 2012–2016 27
Table 6: Range Resources Corporation, Recent Transactions as a Buyer, 2004–2011 35
Table 7: Range Resources Corporation, Recent Transactions as a Seller, 2007–2011 36
Table 8: Range Resources Corporation, Forecast Production, 2009–2016 38
Table 9: GlobalData, Price Forecasts, 2012–2016 38
Table 10: Range Resources Corporation, Income Statement ($m), 2009–2016 39
Table 11: Range Resources Corporation, Balance Sheet ($m), 2009–2016 40
Table 12: Range Resources Corporation, Cash Flow Statement ($m), 2009–2016 41
Table 13: Range Resources Corporation, Profitability Ratios, 2009–2016 42
Table 14: Range Resources Corporation, Other Financial Ratios, 2009–2016 43
Table 15: Range Resources Corporation, Capital Market Ratios, 2010–2012 44
Table 16: Range Resources Corporation, Net Asset Value, 2012 46
Table 17: Range Resources Corporation, Prospective Acreage and Non–Proven Reserves, 2011 46
Table 18: Range Resources Corporation, NPV of Natural Gas Reserves, 2012 47
Table 19: Range Resources Corporation, NPV of Oil/NGL Reserves, 2012 47
Table 20: Range Resources Corporation, NPV of Total Oil and Natural Gas Reserves, 2012 47
Table 21: Range Resources Corporation, Sensitivity Analysis on Fair Value ($ per share), 2012 48
Table 22: Range Resources Corporation Vs. Peer Group, Operational and Financial Performance, 2011 50
Table 23: Range Resources Corporation and its Peer Group Comparison, Financial Ratios, 2011 53
Table 24: Range Resources Corporation, Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas, Production and Reserves, MMboe, 2007-2011 55
Table 25: Range Resources Corporation, Total Crude Oil & Natural Gas Production and Reserves, By Country/Region, MMboe, 2007-2011 57
Table 26: Range Resources Corporation, Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserve Changes, MMboe, 2007-2011 58
Table 27: Range Resources Corporation, Crude Oil Production and Reserves Metrics, MMbbl, 2007-2011 59
Table 28: Range Resources Corporation, Crude Oil Production and Reserves, By Country/Region, MMbbl, 2007-2011 61
Table 29: Range Resources Corporation, Crude Oil Reserve Changes, MMbbl, 2007-2011 62
Table 30: Range Resources Corporation, Natural Gas Production and Reserves Metrics, Bcf, 2007-2011 63
Table 31: Range Resources Corporation, Natural Gas Production and Reserves, By Country/Region, Bcf, 2007-2011 65
Table 32: Range Resources Corporation, Natural Gas Reserve Changes, Bcf, 2007-2011 66
Table 33: Range Resources Corporation, Oil and Gas Reserves Life Index, Years, 2007-2011 67
Table 34: Range Resources Corporation, Oil and Gas Reserves Life Index, By Country/Region, Years, 2007-2011 69
Table 35: Range Resources Corporation, Upstream Capital Expenditure, $m, 2007-2011 70
Table 36: Range Resources Corporation, Proved and Unproved Acquisition Costs, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 72
Table 37: Range Resources Corporation, Exploration and Development Costs, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 74
Table 38: Range Resources Corporation, Reserves Replacement, Finding and Development Costs, Finding Cost and Proved Acquisition Costs Per boe, $/boe, 2007-2011 76
Table 39: Range Resources Corporation, Reserves Replacement, Finding and Development Costs, Finding Cost and Proved Acquisition Costs Per boe, $/boe, By Country/Region, 2007-2011 79
Table 40: Range Resources Corporation, Oil and Gas Production Replacement Ratio, %, 2007-2011 80
Table 41: Range Resources Corporation, 3-Year Wt.Avg. Oil and Gas Production Replacement Ratio, By Country/Region, %, 2007-2011 85
Table 42: Range Resources Corporation, Revenue and Expenses, $m, 2007-2011 86
Table 43: Range Resources Corporation, Revenue and Expenses, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 91
Table 44: Range Resources Corporation, Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses, $/boe, 2007-2011 92
Table 45: Range Resources Corporation, Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses, $/boe, By Country/Region, 2007-2011 96
Table 46: Range Resources Corporation, Oil and Gas Performance Metrics, 2007-2011 97
Table 47: Range Resources Corporation, Land Holdings (Developed and Undeveloped Acreage), Acres, 2007-2011 98
Table 48: Range Resources Corporation, Land Holdings (Developed and Undeveloped Acreage), By Country/Region, Acres, 2007-2011 101
Table 49: Range Resources Corporation, Producible Oil and Gas Wells, 2007-2011 102
Table 50: Range Resources Corporation, Producible Oil and Gas Wells, By Country/Region, 2007-2011 106
Table 51: Range Resources Corporation, Exploratory and Developed Wells, 2007-2011 107
Table 52: Range Resources Corporation, Exploratory and Developed Wells, By Country/Region, 2007-2011 108
List of Figures
Figure 1: Range Resources Corporation, US Operations Map, 2012 9
Figure 2: Range Resources Corporation , Financial and Operational Overview, $m, 2008–2011 10
Figure 3: Range Resources Corporation, Share Price Movement, May 2011–May 2012 11
Figure 4: Range Resources Corporation, Marcellus Shale, Production Forecast and its Contribution in Total Production, MMboe and %, 2012–2016 14
Figure 5: Range Resources Corporation Comparison with Other Major Players by Some Operational Parameters, Marcellus Shale, Latest Reported 15
Figure 6: Range Resources Corporation, Use of Operating Cash Flow, 2008–2011 16
Figure 7: Range Resources Corporation, Lease Operating Expenses (LOE), F&D Cost/boe and Reserve Replacement Ratio, 2008-2011 17
Figure 8: Range Resources Corporation, Nora Area Overview, 2012 18
Figure 9: Top Five Companies, Marcellus Shale’s Contribution in the Companies’ Total Net Acreage (%), 2011 19
Figure 10: Range Resources Corporation, Total Proved Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves, MMboe, 2008–2011 20
Figure 11: Range Resources Corporation and its Peers, Oil and Gas Reserve Replacement Ratio (%), 2008–2011 21
Figure 12: Range Resources Corporation, Contribution of Natural Gas in Total Reserves and Production (%), 2008–2011 22
Figure 13: Range Resources Corporation, Production Forecast, MMboe, 2008–2016 25
Figure 14: Range Resources Corporation, Production Mix (%), 2008–2011 26
Figure 15: Range Resources Corporation, Net Productive and Dry Exploratory and Development Wells, 2008–2011 28
Figure 16: Range Resources Corporation, Net/ Gross Oil and Gas Ratio for Wells, %, 2008–2011 29
Figure 17: Range Resources Corporation, Net Total Oil & Gas Productive & Dry Exploratory Wells, 2008–2011 29
Figure 18: Range Resources Corporation, Comparison of Exploration Cost and Organic Reserve Addition, $m and MMboe, 2008–2011 30
Figure 19: Range Resources Corporation, Comparison of Acquisition Costs and Reserve Additions Through Acquisition, $m and MMboe, 2008–2011 31
Figure 20: Range Resources Corporation, Capital Expenditure, $m, 2008–2011 32
Figure 21: Range Resources Corporation, Costs Incurred, $m, 2008–2011 33
Figure 22: Range Resources Corporation Versus Peers Acreage Comparison (Million Acres), 2011 34
Figure 23: Range Resources Corporation and Peer Group, Relative Share Price Performance Index, May 2011–May 2012 49
Figure 24: Range Resources Corporation and its Peers, Per Boe Parameters, 2011 51
Figure 25: Range Resources Corporation and its Peers, Reserve Life Index, 2011 51
Figure 26: Range Resources Corporation, Total Reserves and Production, MMboe, 2011 52
Figure 27: Range Resources Corporation and its Peers, Valuation Ratios, 2011 54
Figure 28: Range Resources Corporation, Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas, Production and Reserves, MMboe, 2007-2011 55
Figure 29: Range Resources Corporation, Total Oil & Gas Reserves, End of Period, By Country/Region, MMboe, 2007-2011 56
Figure 30: Range Resources Corporation, Total Oil & Gas Production, By Country/Region, MMboe, 2007-2011 56
Figure 31: Range Resources Corporation, Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserve Changes, MMboe, 2011 58
Figure 32: Range Resources Corporation, Crude Oil Production and Reserves Metrics, MMbbl, 2007-2011 59
Figure 33: Range Resources Corporation, Oil Reserves, End of Period, By Country/Region, MMbbl, 2007-2011 60
Figure 34: Range Resources Corporation, Oil Production, By Country/Region, MMbbl, 2007-2011 60
Figure 35: Range Resources Corporation, Crude Oil Reserve Changes, MMbbl, 2011 62
Figure 36: Range Resources Corporation, Natural Gas Production and Reserves Metrics, Bcf, 2007-2011 63
Figure 37: Range Resources Corporation, Gas Reserves, End of Period, By Country/Region, Bcf, 2007-2011 64
Figure 38: Range Resources Corporation, Gas Production, By Country/Region, Bcf, 2007-2011 64
Figure 39: Range Resources Corporation, Natural Gas Reserve Changes, Bcf, 2011 66
Figure 40: Range Resources Corporation, Oil and Gas Reserves Life Index, Years, 2007-2011 67
Figure 41: Range Resources Corporation, Gas Reserve Life Index, By Country/Region, Ratio, 2007-2011 68
Figure 42: Range Resources Corporation, Oil & Gas Reserve Life Index, By Country/Region, Ratio, 2007-2011 68
Figure 43: Range Resources Corporation, Oil Reserve Life Index, By Country/Region, Ratio, 2007-2011 69
Figure 44: Range Resources Corporation, Upstream Capital Expenditure, $m, 2007-2011 70
Figure 45: Range Resources Corporation, Proved Acquisition Costs, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 71
Figure 46: Range Resources Corporation, Unproved Acquisition Costs, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 71
Figure 47: Range Resources Corporation, Development Costs, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 73
Figure 48: Range Resources Corporation, Exploration Costs, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 73
Figure 49: Range Resources Corporation, 3-Year Wt.Avg., Reserves Replacement, Finding and Development Costs, Finding Cost and Proved Acquisition Costs Per boe, $/boe, 2007-2011 75
Figure 50: Range Resources Corporation, Oil & Gas Finding & Development Cost/boe, 3-Year Average, By Country/Region, $/boe, 2007-2011 77
Figure 51: Range Resources Corporation, Oil & Gas Finding Cost per boe, 3-Year Average, By Country/Region, $/boe, 2007-2011 77
Figure 52: Range Resources Corporation, Reserve Replacement Cost per boe, 3-Year Average, By Country/Region, $/boe, 2007-2011 78
Figure 53: Range Resources Corporation, Proved Reserves Acquisition Cost per boe, 3-Year Average, By Country/Region, $/boe, 2007-2011 78
Figure 54: Range Resources Corporation, 3-Year Wt.Avg., Oil and Gas Production Replacement Ratio, %, 2007-2011 80
Figure 55: Range Resources Corporation, 3-Year Wt. Avg. Gas F&D Production Replacement, By Country/Region, %, 2007-2011 82
Figure 56: Range Resources Corporation, 3-Year Wt. Avg. Gas RRC Production Replacement, By Country/Region, %, 2007-2011 82
Figure 57: Range Resources Corporation, 3-Year Wt. Avg. Oil & Gas F&D Production Replacement, By Country/Region, %, 2007-2011 83
Figure 58: Range Resources Corporation, 3-Year Wt. Avg. Oil & Gas RRC Production Replacement, By Country/Region, %, 2007-2011 83
Figure 59: Range Resources Corporation, 3-Year Wt. Avg. Oil F&D Production Replacement, By Country/Region, %, 2007-2011 84
Figure 60: Range Resources Corporation, 3-Year Wt. Avg. Oil RRC Production Replacement, By Country/Region, %, 2007-2011 84
Figure 61: Range Resources Corporation, Revenue and Expenses, $m, 2007-2011 86
Figure 62: Range Resources Corporation, Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 87
Figure 63: Range Resources Corporation, Exploration Expenses, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 87
Figure 64: Range Resources Corporation, Income Tax Provision (Benefit) From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 88
Figure 65: Range Resources Corporation, Net Income/ Loss From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 88
Figure 66: Range Resources Corporation, Oil & Gas Revenue, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 89
Figure 67: Range Resources Corporation, Profit (loss) Before Taxation From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 89
Figure 68: Range Resources Corporation, Production Costs, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 90
Figure 69: Range Resources Corporation, Total Expenses From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, By Country/Region, $m, 2007-2011 90
Figure 70: Range Resources Corporation, Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses, $/boe, 2007-2011 92
Figure 71: Range Resources Corporation, Exploration Expenses per boe, By Country/Region, $/boe, 2007-2011 93
Figure 72: Range Resources Corporation, Income Tax/(Benefit) per boe, By Country/Region, $/boe, 2007-2011 93
Figure 73: Range Resources Corporation, Lifting Cost per boe, By Country/Region, $/boe, 2007-2011 94
Figure 74: Range Resources Corporation, Annual Net Income per boe, By Country/Region, $/boe, 2007-2011 94
Figure 75: Range Resources Corporation, Oil & Gas Revenue per boe, By Country/Region, $/boe, 2007-2011 95
Figure 76: Range Resources Corporation, Total DD&A per boe, By Country/Region, $/boe, 2007-2011 95
Figure 77: Range Resources Corporation, Total Revenue per boe, By Country/Region, $/boe, 2007-2011 96
Figure 78: Range Resources Corporation, Oil and Gas Performance Metrics, 2007-2011 97
Figure 79: Range Resources Corporation, Land Holdings (Developed and Undeveloped Acreage), Acres, 2007-2011 98
Figure 80: Range Resources Corporation, Total Gross Undeveloped Acreage, By Country/Region, Acres, 2007-2011 99
Figure 81: Range Resources Corporation, Total Net Undeveloped Acreage, By Country/Region, Acres, 2007-2011 99
Figure 82: Range Resources Corporation, Total Gross Developed Acreage, By Country/Region, Acres, 2007-2011 100
Figure 83: Range Resources Corporation, Total Net Developed Acreage, By Country/Region, Acres, 2007-2011 100
Figure 84: Range Resources Corporation, Producible Oil and Gas Wells, 2007-2011 102
Figure 85: Range Resources Corporation, Gross Productive Gas Wells, By Country/Region, Number, 2007-2011 103
Figure 86: Range Resources Corporation, Gross Productive Oil & Gas Wells, By Country/Region, Number, 2007-2011 103
Figure 87: Range Resources Corporation, Gross Productive Oil Wells, By Country/Region, Number, 2007-2011 104
Figure 88: Range Resources Corporation, Net/Gross Oil & Gas Ratio, By Country/Region, %, 2007-2011 104
Figure 89: Range Resources Corporation, Net Productive Gas Wells, By Country/Region, Number, 2007-2011 105
Figure 90: Range Resources Corporation, Net Productive Oil & Gas Wells, By Country/Region, Number, 2007-2011 105
Figure 91: Range Resources Corporation, Net Productive Oil Wells, By Country/Region, Number, 2007-2011 106
Figure 92: Range Resources Corporation, Exploratory and Developed Wells, 2007-2011 107