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Epsilon Energy Ltd

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Mar 21, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Mar 21, 2024

EPSN$5.17-1.0%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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Item 1. BUSINESS

Summary

Epsilon Energy Ltd. (the “Company” or “Epsilon” or “we”) was incorporated under the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada on March 14, 2005, pursuant to the ABCA. The Company is extra-provincially registered in Ontario pursuant to theBusiness Corporations Act (Ontario). Epsilon is a North American on-shore focused independent natural gas and oil company engaged in the acquisition, development, gathering and production of natural gas and oil reserves. On February 14, 2019, Epsilon’s registration statement on Form 10 was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and on February 19, 2019, we began trading in the United States on the NASDAQ Global Market under the trading symbol “EPSN.”

At December 31, 2023, Epsilon’s total estimated net proved reserves were 65,916 million cubic feet of natural gas reserves, 383,174 barrels of NGL reserves, and 341,286 barrels of oil and other liquids. Epsilon holds leasehold rights to approximately 84,684 gross (15,463 net) acres, excluding the Texas acreage acquired in February 2024. The Company has natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania and oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas production in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico and in the Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma.

We conduct operations in the United States through our wholly owned subsidiaries Epsilon Energy USA Inc., an Ohio corporation, or Epsilon Energy USA; Epsilon Midstream, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, or Epsilon Midstream; Epsilon Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Dewey Energy GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Dewey Energy Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and Altolisa Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Substantially all the production from our Pennsylvania acreage (4,807 net) is dedicated to the Auburn Gas Gathering System, or the Auburn GGS, located in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania for a 15-year term expiring in 2026 under an operating agreement whereby the Auburn GGS owners receive a fixed percentage rate of return on the total capital invested in the construction and maintenance of the system. We own a 35% interest in the Auburn GGS which is operated by a subsidiary of Williams Partners, LP. In 2023, we paid $2.5 million (after elimination) to the Auburn GGS to gather and treat our 7.9 Bcf of natural gas production in Pennsylvania ($2.8 million after elimination was paid to the Auburn GGS to gather and treat our 9.0 Bcf in 2022), including the fees paid to our subsidiary, Epsilon Midstream.

Our principal executive office is located at 500 Dallas Street, Suite 1250, Houston, Texas 77002, and our telephone number at that address is (281) 670-0002. Our registered office in Alberta, Canada is located at 14505 Bannister Road SE, Suite 300, Calgary, AB, Canada T2X 3J3.

Business highlights of 2023

Operational Highlights

Marcellus Shale—Pennsylvania

●During the year ended December 31, 2023, Epsilon’s realized natural gas price was $1.74 per Mcf, excluding the impact of hedges, a 71% decrease from $5.96 for the year ended December 31, 2022.
●Total year ended December 31, 2023, natural gas sales were 7.9 Bcf, as compared to 9.0 Bcf during 2022.
●Gathered and delivered 66.2 Bcf gross (23.2 Bcf net to Epsilon’s interest) during the year, or 181 MMcf/d through the Auburn GGS.
●We participated in the drilling of 7 gross (0.74 net) and completion of 2 gross (0.02 net) Marcellus wells in 2023. The completed wells went into production in January 2023.
●At year end, the Company had 1 gross (0.01 net) well being drilled and 6 gross (0.73 net) wells waiting on completion.

Permian Basin—New Mexico and Texas

●During the year ended December 31, 2023, Epsilon’s realized price for all Permian Basin production was

$52.49 per BOE, excluding the impact of hedges.

●Total sales for 2023 including oil, natural gas, and other liquids was 75.7 MBOE.
●In 2023, the Company acquired 12,373 gross (3,093 net) of undeveloped leasehold acres in Ector County, Texas.
●In 2023, the Company participated in the drilling and completion of 4 gross (0.7 net) wells. These wells went into production in April 2023 (1 – New Mexico), May 2023 (1 – New Mexico) and October 2023 (2 – Texas).

Anadarko, NW STACK Trend—Oklahoma

●During the year ended December 31, 2023, Epsilon’s realized price for all Oklahoma production was $5.35 per Mcfe, excluding the impact of hedges, a 38% decrease from $8.68 for the year ended December 31, 2022.
●Total sales for 2023 including natural gas, oil, and other liquids was 0.60 Bcfe, as compared to 0.93 Bcfe during 2022.
●In 2023, the Company participated in the completion of 1 gross (0.11 net) well. The well went into production in May 2023.
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