Baytex Energy Corp.
Supplemental Disclosures about Extractive Activities - Oil and Gas (unaudited)
December 31, 2024
Exhibit 99.4
The following disclosures have been prepared by Baytex Energy Corp. (“Baytex” or the “Company”) in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 932 “Extractive Activities - Oil & Gas” (“ASC 932”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. The standard requires the use of a 12 month average price to estimate proved reserves calculated as the unweighted arithmetic average of first-day-of-the-month prices within the 12 month period prior to the end of the reporting period.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Reserves Information
Users of this information should be aware that the process of estimating quantities of "proved developed" and "proved undeveloped" crude oil, natural gas liquids, bitumen and natural gas is very complex, requiring significant subjective decisions in the evaluation of all available geological, engineering and economic data for each reservoir. The data for a given reservoir may change substantially over time as a result of numerous factors including, but not limited to, additional development activity, evolving production history, and continual reassessment of the viability of production under varying economic conditions. Consequently, material revisions to existing reserve estimates occur from time to time. Although every reasonable effort is made to ensure that reserve estimates reported represent the most accurate assessments possible, the significance of the subjective decisions required and variances in available data for reservoirs make these estimates generally less precise than other estimates presented in connection with financial statement disclosures. Future fluctuations in prices and costs, production rates, or changes in political or regulatory environments could cause the Company's reserves to be materially different from that presented.
Proved petroleum and natural gas reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (“NGL”) that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions.
Proved developed petroleum and natural gas reserves are reserves that can be expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods, which may require future expenditures.
Proved undeveloped petroleum and natural gas reserves are reserves that are expected to be recovered from known accumulations where a future expenditure is required.
Proved reserves and production volumes are presented net of royalties. Such royalties are subject to change by legislation or regulation and can also vary depending on production rates, selling prices and timing of initial production. Figures reported as natural gas reserves and production volumes do not include flared gas, injected gas or gas consumed in operations. All natural gas reserves and production volumes presented are sales volumes. Undrilled locations underlying the estimates of our proved undeveloped reserves as of December 31, 2023 and 2024 are included in a development plan that was adopted by Baytex for the applicable year as a result of our annual long-range planning process and associated corporate financial model and all such locations were scheduled to be drilled within five years of the initial development plan adoption date.
The changes in Baytex's net proved crude oil, NGL, bitumen and natural gas reserves under constant prices and costs for the two-year period ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:
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| Canada | United States |
| Crude Oil | NGL | Bitumen | Natural Gas | Crude Oil | NGL | Bitumen | Natural Gas |
| (mbbl) | (mbbl) | (mbbl) | (mmcf) | (mbbl) | (mbbl) | (mbbl) | (mmcf) |
| Net proved reserves | | | | | | | | |
| December 31, 2022 | 92,009 | | 6,579 | | 4,465 | | 98,790 | | 31,008 | | 46,317 | | — | | 136,940 | |
| Revisions of previous estimates | (5,696) | | 529 | | (400) | | (7,097) | | (7,169) | | (20,990) | | — | | (59,141) | |
| Improved recovery | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
| Purchases of minerals in place | 6 | | — | | — | | — | | 83,302 | | 20,189 | | — | | 116,270 | |
| Extensions and discoveries | 12,276 | | 2,240 | | — | | 9,300 | | 14,226 | | 4,690 | | — | | 25,681 | |
| Production | (14,940) | | (694) | | (585) | | (15,568) | | (9,961) | | (3,828) | | — | | (18,776) | |
| Sales of minerals in place | (10,740) | | (12) | | — | | (247) | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
| December 31, 2023 | 72,915 | | 8,642 | | 3,480 | | 85,177 | | 111,406 | | 46,378 | | — | | 200,974 | |
| Revisions of previous estimates | 3,307 | | (89) | | — | | (6,648) | | 4,127 | | (5,771) | | — | | (25,394) | |
| Improved recovery | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
| Purchases of minerals in place | 349 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
| Extensions and discoveries | 21,078 | | 5,640 | | — | | 25,695 | | 13,772 | | 16,643 | | — | | 57,236 | |
| Production | (16,372) | | (930) | | (769) | | (13,908) | | (14,998) | | (5,253) | | — | | (28,134) | |
| Sales of minerals in place | (143) | | (5) | | (2,711) | | (24) | | (130) | | (47) | | — | | (267) | |
| December 31, 2024 | 81,133 | | 13,257 | | — | | 90,292 | | 114,176 | | 51,951 | | — | | 204,414 | |
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| Net proved developed reserves | | | | | | | | |
| End of year 2022 | 46,815 | | 2,436 | | 898 | | 63,494 | | 19,681 | | 20,725 | | — | | 60,453 | |
| End of year 2023 | 39,600 | | 3,000 | | 1,564 | | 52,779 | | 54,893 | | 27,460 | | — | | 114,346 | |
| End of year 2024 | 42,651 | | 3,646 | | — | | 44,168 | | 55,057 | | 25,526 | | — | | 104,228 | |
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Baytex Energy Corp.
Supplemental Disclosures about Extractive Activities - Oil and Gas (unaudited)
December 31, 2024
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| Canada | United States |
| Crude Oil | NGL | Bitumen | Natural Gas | Crude Oil | NGL | Bitumen | Natural Gas |
| (mbbl) | (mbbl) | (mbbl) | (mmcf) | (mbbl) | (mbbl) | (mbbl) | (mmcf) |
| Net proved undeveloped reserves | | | | | | | | |
| End of year 2022 | 45,194 | | 4,143 | | 3,567 | | 35,295 | | 11,327 | | 25,592 | | — | | 76,487 | |
| End of year 2023 | 33,314 | | 5,641 | | 1,916 | | 32,398 | | 56,513 | | 18,918 | | — | | 86,628 | |
| End of year 2024 | 38,482 | | 9,611 | | — | | 46,124 | | 59,119 | | 26,425 | | — | | 100,186 | |
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| Total |
| Crude Oil | NGL | Bitumen | Natural Gas | Total |
| (mbbl) | (mbbl) | (mbbl) | (mmcf) | (mboe) |
| Net proved reserves | | | | | |
| December 31, 2022 | 123,017 | | 52,895 | | 4,465 | | 235,729 | | 219,666 | |
| Revisions of previous estimates | (12,865) | | (20,461) | | (400) | | (66,238) | | (44,766) | |
| Improved recovery | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
| Purchases of minerals in place | 83,308 | | 20,189 | | — | | 116,270 | | 122,875 | |
| Extensions and discoveries | 26,502 | | 6,930 | | — | | 34,981 | | 39,262 | |
| Production | (24,901) | | (4,522) | | (585) | | (34,344) | | (35,732) | |
| Sales of minerals in place | (10,740) | | (12) | | — | | (247) | | (10,793) | |
| December 31, 2023 | 184,321 | | 55,019 | | 3,480 | | 286,151 | | 290,512 | |
| Revisions of previous estimates | 7,434 | | (5,860) | | — | | (32,043) | | (3,767) | |
| Improved recovery | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
| Purchases of minerals in place | 349 | | — | | — | | — | | 349 | |
| Extensions and discoveries | 34,850 | | 22,283 | | — | | 82,931 | | 70,955 | |
| Production | (31,370) | | (6,184) | | (769) | | (42,042) | | (45,330) | |
| Sales of minerals in place | (273) | | (52) | | (2,711) | | (291) | | (3,084) | |
| December 31, 2024 | 195,309 | | 65,208 | | — | | 294,707 | | 309,635 | |
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| Net proved developed reserves | | | | | |
| End of year 2022 | 66,496 | | 23,160 | | 898 | | 123,947 | | 111,213 | |
| End of year 2023 | 94,493 | | 30,461 | | 1,564 | | 167,125 | | 154,372 | |
| End of year 2024 | 97,708 | | 29,172 | | — | | 148,397 | | 151,612 | |
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| Net proved undeveloped reserves | | | | | |
| End of year 2022 | 56,521 | | 29,735 | | 3,567 | | 111,782 | | 108,453 | |
| End of year 2023 | 89,827 | | 24,559 | | 1,916 | | 119,026 | | 136,140 | |
| End of year 2024 | 97,601 | | 36,036 | | — | | 146,310 | | 158,022 | |
Revisions of Previous Estimates
In 2023, the Company realized total net proved revisions of negative 44,766 mboe. These revisions consisted of: (i) negative revisions of 2,809 mboe in Canada and 1,245 mboe in the U.S. due to a decrease in YE 2023 constant pricing as compared to YE 2022 (WTI decreased to US$78.21/bbl from US$94.14/bbl), (ii) positive revisions of 807 mboe in our Canadian assets as a result of improved performance as compared to previous forecasts, well design changes and changes to operating costs, (iii) negative revisions of 5,877 mboe in our non-operated Eagle Ford assets due to lower performance as compared to previous forecasts and changes in plans for undeveloped locations, and (iv) negative revisions of 30,866 mboe in our non-operated Eagle Ford assets and 4,776 mboe in our Viking assets associated with proved undeveloped locations that were not developed within five years of being booked and so are required to be removed by SEC rules.
In 2024, the Company realized total proved revisions of negative 3,767 mboe. These revisions consisted of: (i) negative revisions of 3,726 mboe in Canada and negative 782 mboe in the U.S. due to a decrease in YE 2024 constant pricing as compared to YE 2023 (WTI decreased to US$76.32/bbl from US$78.21/bbl, Henry Hub decreased to US$2.07/MMBtu from US$2.59/MMBtu), (ii) positive revisions of 6,797 mboe in our Canadian assets as a result of improved performance as compared to previous forecasts, well design changes and changes to operating costs, (iii) positive revisions of 460 mboe in our Eagle Ford assets due to improved performance as compared to previous forecasts, and (iv) negative revisions of 5,554 mboe in our non-operated Eagle Ford assets and 963 mboe in our Viking assets associated with proved undeveloped locations that were not developed within five years of being booked and so are required to be removed by SEC rules.
Purchases of minerals in place
In 2023, the Company acquired 122,875 mboe of reserves primarily in the U.S. in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Ranger Oil. In 2024, the Company acquired 349 mboe of oil reserves in the Peace River region in Canada.
Baytex Energy Corp.
Supplemental Disclosures about Extractive Activities - Oil and Gas (unaudited)
December 31, 2024
Extensions and Discoveries
In 2023, the Company added 39,262 mboe of net proved reserves. These additions consisted of 16,066 mboe in Canada and 23,196 mboe in the U.S. due to drilling activity undertaken in 2023.
In 2024, the Company added 70,955 mboe of net proved reserves. These additions consisted of 31,001 mboe in Canada and 39,954 mboe in the U.S. due to extension drilling and future offset additions being added to our development plan.
Sales of Minerals in Place
In 2023, the Company divested 10,793 mboe net proved reserves as a result of a property disposition in our Viking asset in Canada.
In 2024, the Company divested 3,084 mboe net proved reserves as a result of 2,862 mboe of property dispositions in Canada, primarily from our Kerrobert Thermal asset, and 221 mboe of property dispositions in our Eagle Ford asset in the U.S.
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Petroleum and Natural Gas Reserves
The following information has been developed utilizing procedures prescribed by ASC 932 and based on crude oil, NGL and natural gas reserves and production volumes estimated by Baytex's independent reserves evaluator, McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. The methodology used in calculating our price assumptions for the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows for reserves estimation is based upon the average first-day-of-the-month prices during the year.
Future production and development costs are based on constant price assumptions and assume the continuation of existing economic, operating and regulatory conditions. Future income taxes are calculated by applying statutory income tax rates to future pre-tax cash flows after providing for the tax cost of the petroleum and natural gas properties based upon existing laws and regulations. A 10% discount factor was applied to the future net cash flows.
The information contained in the following table should not be considered as representative of realistic assessments of future cash flows, nor should the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows be viewed as representative of the fair market value of Baytex's petroleum and natural gas properties. Management does not rely upon the following information in making investment and operating decisions. Such decisions are based upon a wide range of factors, including estimates of probable as well as proved reserves, and varying price and cost assumptions considered more representative of a range of possible economic conditions that may be anticipated. The prescribed discount rate of 10% may not appropriately reflect interest rates.
The computation of the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves was based on an unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month in 2024 and 2023.
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| Commodity Pricing |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| WTI crude (US$/bbl) | $ | 76.32 | | $ | 78.21 | |
| Edmonton Light crude (Cdn$/bbl) | $ | 98.01 | | $ | 100.49 | |
Western Canadian Select crude (WCS) (1) (Cdn$/bbl) | $ | 83.79 | | $ | 79.89 | |
| AECO spot (Cdn$/mmbtu) | $ | 1.46 | | $ | 2.84 | |
| Henry Hub (US$/mmbtu) | $ | 2.07 | | $ | 2.59 | |
| Exchange rate (US$/Cdn$) | 0.7330 | | 0.7410 | |
(1) Price used in the preparation of heavy oil and bitumen reserves in Canada.
The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to net proved petroleum and natural gas reserves are as follows:
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| Canada | United States | Total (2) |
| (thousands of Canadian dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Future cash inflows | $ | 7,147,647 | | $ | 6,306,909 | | $ | 13,674,283 | | $ | 13,067,619 | | $ | 20,821,930 | | $ | 19,374,528 | |
| Future production costs | (2,923,863) | | (2,488,443) | | (4,916,987) | | (3,690,844) | | (7,840,850) | | (6,179,287) | |
Future development costs (1) | (1,812,936) | | (1,535,153) | | (3,647,866) | | (3,976,050) | | (5,460,802) | | (5,511,203) | |
| Future income taxes | (248,023) | | (171,413) | | (270,193) | | (206,428) | | (518,216) | | (377,841) | |
Future net cash flows (2) | 2,162,825 | | 2,111,900 | | 4,839,237 | | 5,194,297 | | 7,002,062 | | 7,306,197 | |
Deduct: 10% annual discount factor | (637,681) | | (583,252) | | (1,841,656) | | (2,069,662) | | (2,479,337) | | (2,652,914) | |
Standardized measure (2) | $ | 1,525,144 | | $ | 1,528,648 | | $ | 2,997,581 | | $ | 3,124,635 | | $ | 4,522,725 | | $ | 4,653,283 | |
(1)Our estimated future costs to settle asset retirement obligations includes both: (i) estimated costs associated with future undrilled proved locations, and (ii) estimated costs associated with producing reserves. These costs are included in the “Future development costs” line.
(2)The data in the table may not add due to rounding.
Baytex Energy Corp.
Supplemental Disclosures about Extractive Activities - Oil and Gas (unaudited)
December 31, 2024
Reconciliation of Changes in Standardized Measure of Future Net Cash Flows Discounted at 10% per Year Relating to Net Proved Petroleum and Natural Gas Reserves
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As at December 31, 2024 (thousands of Canadian dollars) | Canada | United States | Total (1) |
| Balance, beginning of year | $ | 1,528,648 | | $ | 3,124,635 | | $ | 4,653,283 | |
| Sales, net of production costs | (1,012,829) | | (1,398,148) | | (2,410,977) | |
| Net change in prices and production costs related to future production | 22,156 | | (223,919) | | (201,763) | |
| Changes in previously estimated future development costs incurred during the period | (371,601) | | 131,114 | | (240,487) | |
| Development costs incurred during the period | 489,486 | | 767,147 | | 1,256,633 | |
| Extensions, discoveries and improved recovery, net of related costs | 740,619 | | 523,606 | | 1,264,225 | |
| Revisions of previous quantity estimates | 32,389 | | (180,663) | | (148,274) | |
| Sales of reserves in place | (15,376) | | (4,170) | | (19,546) | |
| Purchases of reserves in place | 6,230 | | — | | 6,230 | |
| Accretion of discount | 164,123 | | 320,224 | | 484,347 | |
| Net change in income taxes | (58,702) | | (62,246) | | (120,947) | |
Balance, end of year (1) | $ | 1,525,144 | | $ | 2,997,581 | | $ | 4,522,725 | |
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As at December 31, 2023 (thousands of Canadian dollars) | Canada | United States | Total (1) |
| Balance, beginning of year | $ | 2,897,463 | | $ | 2,324,112 | | $ | 5,221,575 | |
| Sales, net of production costs | (922,466) | | (994,723) | | (1,917,189) | |
| Net change in prices and production costs related to future production | (1,294,788) | | (854,833) | | (2,149,621) | |
| Changes in previously estimated future development costs incurred during the period | (273,910) | | (73,764) | | (347,674) | |
| Development costs incurred during the period | 463,198 | | 549,589 | | 1,012,787 | |
| Extensions, discoveries and improved recovery, net of related costs | 488,266 | | 381,810 | | 870,076 | |
| Revisions of previous quantity estimates | (229,669) | | (1,199,229) | | (1,428,898) | |
| Sales of reserves in place | (369,943) | | — | | (369,943) | |
| Purchases of reserves in place | 70 | | 2,398,015 | | 2,398,085 | |
| Accretion of discount | 343,679 | | 273,609 | | 617,288 | |
| Net change in income taxes | 426,748 | | 320,049 | | 746,797 | |
Balance, end of year (1) | $ | 1,528,648 | | $ | 3,124,635 | | $ | 4,653,283 | |
(1)The data in the table may not add due to rounding.
Capitalized Costs Relating to Petroleum and Natural Gas Producing Activities
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As at December 31, 2024 (thousands of Canadian dollars) | Canada | United States | Total |
| Proved properties | $ | 6,885,991 | | $ | 10,557,353 | | $ | 17,443,344 | |
| Unproved properties | 124,355 | | — | | 124,355 | |
| Total capital costs | 7,010,346 | | 10,557,353 | | 17,567,699 | |
| Accumulated depletion and impairment | (4,865,976) | | (5,656,200) | | (10,522,176) | |
| Net capitalized costs | $ | 2,144,370 | | $ | 4,901,153 | | $ | 7,045,523 | |
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As at December 31, 2023 (thousands of Canadian dollars) | Canada | United States | Total |
| Proved properties | $ | 6,522,443 | | $ | 9,003,574 | | $ | 15,526,017 | |
| Unproved properties | 90,919 | | — | | 90,919 | |
| Total capital costs | 6,613,362 | | 9,003,574 | | 15,616,936 | |
| Accumulated depletion and impairment | (4,526,811) | | (4,380,173) | | (8,906,984) | |
| Net capitalized costs | $ | 2,086,551 | | $ | 4,623,401 | | $ | 6,709,952 | |
Baytex Energy Corp.
Supplemental Disclosures about Extractive Activities - Oil and Gas (unaudited)
December 31, 2024
Costs Incurred in Petroleum and Natural Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration and Development Activities
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As at December 31, 2024 (thousands of Canadian dollars) | Canada | United States | Total |
| Property acquisition costs | | | |
| Proved properties | $ | 9,534 | | $ | 3,526 | | $ | 13,060 | |
| Unproved properties | 39,355 | | — | | 39,355 | |
Development costs (1) | 489,486 | | 767,147 | | 1,256,633 | |
Exploration costs (2) | — | | — | | — | |
| Total | $ | 538,375 | | $ | 770,673 | | $ | 1,309,048 | |
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As at December 31, 2023 (thousands of Canadian dollars) | Canada | United States | Total |
| Property acquisition costs | | | |
| Proved properties | $ | 1,556 | | $ | 18,891 | | $ | 20,447 | |
| Unproved properties | 18,467 | | — | | 18,467 | |
Development costs (1) | 463,198 | | 549,589 | | 1,012,787 | |
Exploration costs (2) | — | | — | | — | |
| Total | $ | 483,221 | | $ | 568,480 | | $ | 1,051,701 | |
(1) Development and facilities capital expenditures.
(2) Cost of geological and geophysical capital expenditures and drilling costs for exploratory wells.
Results of Operations for Producing Activities
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For year ended December 31, 2024 (thousands of Canadian dollars except per boe amounts) | Canada | United States | Total |
| Petroleum and natural gas revenues, net of royalties | $ | 1,612,841 | | $ | 1,716,028 | | $ | 3,328,869 | |
| Less: | | | |
| Operating costs, production and mineral taxes | 336,069 | | 317,880 | | 653,949 | |
| Transportation and blending expense | 348,154 | | 48,931 | | 397,085 | |
| Exploration and evaluation | 779 | | — | | 779 | |
| Depletion | 473,792 | | 898,271 | | 1,372,063 | |
| Operating income | 454,047 | | 450,946 | | 904,993 | |
| Income tax expense | 110,697 | | 97,359 | | 208,056 | |
Results of operations (1) | $ | 343,350 | | $ | 353,587 | | $ | 696,937 | |
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For year ended December 31, 2023 (thousands of Canadian dollars except per boe amounts) | Canada | United States | Total |
| Petroleum and natural gas revenues, net of royalties | $ | 1,515,873 | | $ | 1,196,956 | | $ | 2,712,829 | |
| Less: | | | |
| Operating costs, production and mineral taxes | 368,605 | | 202,234 | | 570,839 | |
| Transportation and blending expense | 289,127 | | 24,981 | | 314,108 | |
| Exploration and evaluation | 8,896 | | — | | 8,896 | |
| Depletion and impairment loss | 668,232 | | 1,205,210 | | 1,873,442 | |
| Operating income (loss) | 181,013 | | (235,469) | | (54,456) | |
| Income tax expense (recovery) | 44,602 | | (50,838) | | (6,236) | |
Results of operations (1) | $ | 136,411 | | $ | (184,631) | | $ | (48,220) | |
(1) Excludes corporate overhead and interest costs.