Session #1: CashFlow Exercise in class
XYZ company has successfully completed an oil well for a total cost of $900,000.
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This well is located in a lease where the WI (working interest) is 100% and the NRI (net revenue
interest) is 75% (WI is used to calculate the amount of Capex/Opex paid by the company: NRI is
used to calculate the revenues to the company)
The well will produce 30,000 barrels of oil in the first year, 18,000 barrels into second year and 10,800
barrels in the third year.
The selling price of oil is $25 per barrel year 1, $35/Bbl year 2 and $80/Bbl year 3; severance tax is 7%;
gross operating expenses for the first year are $36,000, $24,000 for the second year, and $16,000 for
the third year.
Calculate the cash flow for each of the first three years. Show the Opex in $/Bbl for each year. When
is the payout (i.e when the sum of the cashflow are greater than the Capex)?
Assuming that this well will produce 1MM Bbls over its economic lifetime, what is the Capex/Bbl?
