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FIRST OF MONTH BENCHMARK PRICES                           

 

 As specified by the SEC regulations, when calculating economic producibility, the base product price must be the 12-month average price,

 calculated as the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the prior 12-month period.

    APPALACHIA WEST TEXAS ERGON CRUDE
  HENRY HUB DOMINION COLUMBIA INTERMEDIATE OH, PA, NY WV MARCELLUS-
2012 LOUISIANA SOUTH POINT GAS CUSHING, OK TIER 1 TIER 1 UTICA CONDENSATE*
JANUARY  $          2.985 $          2.885  $          2.950 $          98.83  $        103.01  $        101.51  $          87.31
FEBRUARY  $          2.505 $          2.535  $          2.505 $          97.61 $          97.66 $          96.16  $          82.49
MARCH  $          2.435 $          2.470  $          2.470 $          108.84 $        108.89 $        107.39  $          92.56
APRIL  $          2.000 $          2.040  $          1.980 $          103.02 $        103.57 $        102.07  $          88.03
MAY  $          2.095 $          2.155  $          2.155 $          106.16 $        106.96 $        105.46  $          90.92
JUNE

 

           
JULY              
AUGUST              
SEPTEMBER              
OCTOBER              
NOVEMBER              
DECEMBER              
               

1ST DAY OF MONTH AVERAGE ~ 2012

$          2.404 $          2.417 $          2.412 $          102.89 $        104.02 $        102.52 $          88.26
               

TWELVE MONTH RUNNING AVERAGE

$          3.337 $          3.396 $          3.374 $            97.09 $          96.53 $          95.03 $          80.02
*Formerly Appalachia Light Sweet (Prior to 4/1/2012)
               
    APPALACHIA WEST TEXAS ERGON CRUDE
  HENRY HUB DOMINION COLUMBIA INTERMEDIATE OH, PA, NY WV APPALACHIAN
2011 LOUISIANA SOUTH POINT GAS CUSHING, OK TIER 1 TIER 1 LIGHT SWEET
JANUARY (1)  $          4.230 $          4.310  $          4.330 $          91.38  $          85.75  $          84.25  $          64.16
FEBRUARY  $          4.415 $          4.625  $          4.545 $          90.77  $          88.75  $          87.25  $          68.51
MARCH  $          3.925 $          4.120  $          4.040 $          99.63  $          92.75  $          91.25  $          71.99
APRIL  $          4.320 $          4.590  $          4.445 $        107.94  $        103.00  $        101.50  $          81.78
MAY  $          4.505 $          4.600  $          4.595 $        113.93  $        110.25  $        108.75  $          88.09
JUNE  $          4.630  $          4.790  $          4.765  $        100.29  $          99.25  $          97.75  $          79.39
JULY  $          4.280  $          4.395  $          4.355  $          94.94  $          92.00  $          90.50  $          73.08
AUGUST  $          4.265  $          4.390  $          4.385  $          94.89  $          92.50  $          91.00  $          73.52
SEPTEMBER  $          3.970  $          4.020  $          4.035  $          88.93  $          85.73  $          84.23  $          69.37
OCTOBER  $          3.680  $          3.720  $         3.595  $          79.20  $          76.25  $          74.75  $          61.12
NOVEMBER  $          3.670  $          3.695  $          3.740  $          92.19  $          92.24  $          90.74  $          77.62
DECEMBER  $          3.530  $          3.660  $          3.550 $        100.20 $        100.25  $          98.75  $          84.83
               

1ST DAY OF MONTH AVERAGE ~ 2011

$          4.118 $          4.243 $          4.198 $          96.19 $          93.23 $          91.73 $          74.46

 

 

                    NOTE: ERGON ALSO POSTS TIER 2 OIL PRICES FOR DELIVERIES UNDER 156 BBLS ($2.00 DEDUCT)

AND TIER 3 OIL PRICES FOR DELIVERIES UNDER 60 BBLS ($3.50 DEDUCT)

(1) WTI as reported by Bloomberg. (The WSJ and UPRR reported a WTI price of $89.84 per barrel for 12-30-2010, but did not report a 12-31-2010 price.)