Pioneer Drilling Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer Drilling Company, Inc.
today reported financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. Operational highlights include:
-- Three multi-year term contracts for new-build drilling rigs added during
the third quarter, for a total of nine new-build drilling rigs that will
begin operating in U.S. shale plays in 2012
-- Currently, 71% of the working drilling rigs in our fleet are operating
under term drilling contracts
-- Production Services revenue increased 22% over the second quarter of
2011, and represented 42% of total revenues and generated 49% of total
gross margin
Financial Results
Revenues for the third quarter of 2011 were $187.7 million, a 10% increase compared with $171.3 million for the second quarter of 2011 ('the prior quarter') and a 38% increase over $135.5 million for the third quarter of 2010 ('the year-earlier quarter'). The increase from the prior quarter and from the year-earlier quarter was primarily due to higher utilization and improved pricing in both the Drilling Services and the Production Services Divisions, plus the contribution of additional equipment in the Production Services Division.
Net income for the third quarter was $6.7 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, compared with net income for the prior quarter of $3.7 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, and a net loss for the year-earlier quarter of $2.6 million, or $0.05 per share. Third quarter 2011 results were reduced by a $0.5 million impairment related to six older mechanical rigs being sold and one rig that is being retired from our fleet for spare equipment. Third quarter Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $51.6 million, representing a 14% increase from $45.1 million in the prior quarter and a 51% increase over Adjusted EBITDA of $34.2 million in the year-earlier quarter.
Operating Results
Revenues for the Drilling Services Division were $108.8 million in the third quarter, a 2% increase over the prior quarter and a 27% increase from the year-earlier quarter. During the third quarter, the utilization rate for our fleet of 71 drilling rigs averaged 71%, up from 69% in the prior quarter and 63% a year ago. Average drilling revenues per day dropped 3% from the prior quarter as a result of more rigs operating in West Texas, but were 12% higher versus a year ago. Drilling Services margin(2) was $7,797 per day in the third quarter as compared to $7,504 per day in the prior quarter and $6,267 per day in the year-earlier period.
Revenues for the Production Services Division were $78.9 million in the third quarter, up 22% from the prior quarter and up 58% from the year-earlier quarter. Third quarter Production Services margin(2) as a percentage of revenue grew to 44% from 42% in the prior quarter and 41% in the year-earlier quarter. During the third quarter, our well service rig utilization was approximately 92%, and pricing increased to $555 from $524 per hour as compared to the prior quarter.
'Demand for all of our core businesses continued to grow in the third quarter, driving steadily higher equipment utilization and operating margins,' said Wm. Stacy Locke, President and CEO of Pioneer Drilling.
'Drilling activity has remained robust in the Bakken, Marcellus and Eagle Ford shale plays, as well as in the Permian Basin, where we are focusing much of our U.S. operations. In addition, activity in Colombia has remained steady allowing us to keep our eight drilling rigs fully utilized. Our West Texas drilling division has continued to grow and we now have 14 drilling rigs working, with two more expected to go to work there under term contracts by year-end. Currently, 71% of our working drilling rigs are working under term contracts.
'In September, we decided to sell or retire seven drilling rigs that had remained idle over the last two years. Six of these drilling rigs are being sold and one is being retired from our fleet for spare equipment. We will begin the fourth quarter with 64 drilling rigs, all of which will be actively marketed. Our fleet count will begin to grow again in 2012, when we place into service the nine new-build drilling rigs that are currently under construction. The nine new-build drilling rigs will operate in U.S. shale plays under multi-year term contracts.
'We had another excellent quarter in our Production Services Division, which contributed almost half of our total gross margin. Due to solid demand and improving pricing, we continued to add equipment, including four wireline units and six well service rigs since the beginning of the third quarter. We expect to add another three wireline units and two well service rigs in the fourth quarter, bringing our total by year-end to 106 wireline units and 88 well service rigs in the fleet.
'In the fourth quarter of 2011, we expect drilling rig utilization for our 64 rigs to average between 87% and 89%, and our Drilling Services margin to be approximately flat to a decrease of $400 per day, as compared to the third quarter.
In Production Services, we anticipate that the impact of our fleet additions will be offset by normal fourth quarter seasonality. As a result, we expect both revenues and margin as a percentage of revenues to be flat quarter over quarter,' Locke said.
Liquidity
Working capital was $89.9 million at September 30, 2011, compared to $76.1 million at December 31, 2010. Our cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2011 were $21.9 million, flat with $22.0 million at year-end 2010.
In July, we completed an equity offering of 6.9 million shares of common stock, which generated net proceeds of approximately $94.3 million. We used $57.0 million of these proceeds to pay down the entire debt balance outstanding under our $250 million Revolving Credit Facility, which currently remains at zero with $9.2 million in committed letters of credit. Availability under our Revolving Credit Facility is currently $240.8 million.
Capital Expenditures
For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, capital expenditures totaled $59.8 million and $158.3 million, respectively. Currently, we expect to spend approximately $200 million to $220 million in 2011, which includes a portion of the construction costs for our new-build drilling rigs, upgrades to drilling rigs being relocated to West Texas, new well service rig and wireline unit fleet additions, and routine capital expenditures. We expect to fund these capital expenditures from operating cash flow in excess of our working capital requirements and from borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility.
Conference Call
Pioneer's management team will hold a conference call today at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time), to discuss these results. To participate in the call, dial 480-629-9678 at least 10 minutes early and ask for the Pioneer Drilling conference call. A replay will be available after the call ends and will be accessible until November 10, 2011. To access the replay, dial (303) 590-3030 and enter the pass code 4481329#.
A broadcast of the conference call will also be available on the Internet at Pioneer's Web site at www.pioneerdrlg.com. To listen to the live call, visit Pioneer's Web site at least 10 minutes early to register and download any necessary audio software. An archive will be available shortly after the call. For more information, please contact Donna Washburn at DRG&L at (713) 529-6600 or e-mail dmw@drg-l.com.
About Pioneer
Pioneer Drilling Company provides contract land drilling services to independent and major oil and gas operators in Texas, Louisiana, the Rocky Mountain and Appalachian regions and internationally in Colombia through its Pioneer Drilling Services Division. The Company also provides well service rig, wireline and fishing and rental services to producers in the U.S. Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountain and Appalachian regions through its Pioneer Production Services Division. Its fleet consists of 64 land drilling rigs that drill at depths ranging from 6,000 to 25,000 feet, 86 well service rigs (seventy-seven 550-horsepower rigs, eight 600-horsepower rigs and one 400-horsepower rig), 103 wireline units, and fishing and rental tools.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations
Statements we make in this news release that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not historical fact, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, could differ materially from those we express in this news release as a result of a variety of factors, including general economic and business conditions and industry trends; levels and volatility of oil and gas prices; decisions about onshore exploration and development projects to be made by oil and gas producing companies; risks associated with economic cycles and their impact on capital markets and liquidity; the continued demand for the drilling services or production services in the geographic areas where we operate; the highly competitive nature of our business; our future financial performance, including availability, terms and deployment of capital; the supply of marketable drilling rigs, well service rigs and wireline units within the industry; the continued availability of drilling rig, well service rig and wireline unit components; the continued availability of qualified personnel; the success or failure of our acquisition strategy, including our ability to finance acquisitions and manage growth; and changes in, or our failure or inability to comply with, governmental regulations, including those relating to the environment. We have discussed many of these factors in more detail in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. These factors are not necessarily all the important factors that could affect us. Unpredictable or unknown factors we have not discussed in this news release, or in our annual report on Form 10-K or in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 could also have material adverse effects on actual results of matters that are the subject of our forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements whether, as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We advise our shareholders that they should (1) be aware that important factors not referred to above could affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and (2) use caution and common sense when considering our forward-looking statements.
This news release contains non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G. A reconciliation of each such measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, together with an explanation of why management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors, is provided in the following tables.
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that is not in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered (i) in isolation of, or as a substitute for, net income (loss), (ii) as an indication of operating performance or cash flows from operating activities or (iii) as a measure of liquidity. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA does not represent funds available for discretionary use. We define Adjusted EBITDA as income (loss) before interest income (expense), taxes, depreciation, amortization and any impairments. We use this measure, together with our GAAP financial metrics, to assess our financial performance and evaluate our overall progress towards meeting our long-term financial objectives. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors and analysts in allowing for greater transparency of our operating performance and makes it easier to compare our results with those of other companies within our industry. Adjusted EBITDA, as we calculate it, may not be comparable to Adjusted EBITDA measures reported by other companies. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) is set forth below.
(2) Drilling Services margin represents contract drilling revenues less contract drilling operating costs. Production Services margin represents production services revenues less production services operating costs. We believe that Drilling Services margin and Production Services margin are useful measures for evaluating financial performance, although they are not measures of financial performance under GAAP. However, Drilling Services margin and Production Services margin are common measures of operating performance used by investors, financial analysts, rating agencies and Pioneer management. A reconciliation of Drilling Services margin and Production Services margin to net income (loss) as reported is included in the tables to this press release. Drilling Services margin and Production Services margin as presented may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Contacts: Lorne E. Phillips, CFO
Pioneer Drilling Company
210-828-7689
Lisa Elliott /
lelliot@drg-l.com
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Anne Pearson /
apearson@drg-l.com
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DRG&L / 713-529-6600
- Financial Statements and Operating Information Follow -
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, June 30, September 30,
2011 2010 2011 2011 2010
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Revenues:
Drilling
services $108,764 $85,667 $106,523 $315,043 $217,580
Production
services 78,887 49,877 64,762 197,242 121,012
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Total
revenues 187,651 135,544 171,285 512,285 338,592
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Costs and Expenses:
Drilling
services 72,430 59,957 73,190 213,129 164,409
Production
services 44,394 29,196 37,754 115,376 73,688
Depreciation
and
amortization 32,992 30,847 32,424 97,672 89,275
General and
administrative 17,705 13,030 15,860 48,086 36,760
Bad debt
expense
(recovery) 322 (22) 139 377 (104)
Impairment
of
equipment 484 - - 484 -
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Total costs
and
expenses 168,327 133,008 159,367 475,124 364,028
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Income
(loss) from
operations 19,324 2,536 11,918 37,161 (25,436)
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Other (expense)
income:
Interest
expense (6,137) (7,573) (7,983) (21,659) (18,746)
Other (1,193) 845 754 (6,956) 1,644
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Total other
expense (7,330) (6,728) (7,229) (28,615) (17,102)
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Income
(loss)
before
income
taxes 11,994 (4,192) 4,689 8,546 (42,538)
Income tax
(expense)
benefit (5,250) 1,612 (1,039) (4,187) 15,269
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Net income
(loss) $6,744 $(2,580) $3,650 $4,359 $(27,269)
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Income (loss) per
common share:
Basic $0.11 $(0.05) $0.07 $0.08 $(0.51)
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Diluted $0.11 $(0.05) $0.07 $0.08 $(0.51)
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Weighted-average
number of shares
outstanding:
Basic 59,898 53,811 54,205 56,045 53,770
Diluted 61,428 53,811 55,881 57,522 53,770
PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
September 30, December 31,
2011 2010
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(unaudited) (audited)
ASSETS
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $21,857 $22,011
Short-term investments - 12,569
Receivables, net of allowance for
doubtful accounts 139,967 89,515
Deferred income taxes 12,999 9,867
Inventory 10,365 9,023
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets 8,264 8,797
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Total current assets 193,452 151,782
Net property and equipment 717,330 655,508
Intangible assets, net of
amortization 19,883 21,966
Noncurrent deferred income taxes 2,399 -
Assets held for sale 2,646 -
Other long-term assets 11,178 12,087
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Total assets $946,888 $841,343
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $48,031 $26,929
Current portion of long-term debt 850 1,408
Prepaid drilling contracts 4,338 3,669
Accrued expenses 50,361 43,634
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Total current liabilities 103,580 75,640
Long-term debt, less current
portion 241,649 279,530
Noncurrent deferred income taxes 88,296 80,160
Other long-term liabilities 10,603 9,680
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Total liabilities 444,128 445,010
Total shareholders' equity 502,760 396,333
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Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity $946,888 $841,343
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PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2011 2010
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss) $4,359 $(27,269)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
to net cash provided by operating
activities:
Depreciation and amortization 97,672 89,275
Allowance for doubtful
accounts 390 (76)
Loss (gain) on dispositions of
property and equipment 628 (1,201)
Stock-based compensation
expense 5,314 5,238
Amortization of debt issuance
costs and discount 2,657 1,870
Impairment of equipment 484 -
Deferred income taxes 2,656 (14,339)
Change in other long-term
assets 2,136 (2,004)
Change in other long-term
liabilities 824 2,430
Changes in current assets and
liabilities (40,915) 6,838
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Net cash provided by operating
activities 76,205 60,762
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of production
services businesses (5,000) (1,340)
Purchases of property and
equipment (140,565) (99,909)
Proceeds from sale of property
and equipment 2,261 2,199
Proceeds from sale of auction
rate securities 12,569 -
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Net cash used in investing
activities (130,735) (99,050)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt repayments (113,158) (246,606)
Proceeds from issuance of debt 74,000 266,375
Debt issuance costs (3,220) (4,844)
Proceeds from exercise of
options 2,344 18
Proceeds from stock, net of
underwriters' commissions and
offering costs of $5,710 94,340 -
Purchase of treasury stock (452) (130)
Excess tax benefit of stock
option exercises 522 -
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Net cash provided by financing
activities 54,376 14,813
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Net decrease in cash and cash
equivalents (154) (23,475)
Beginning cash and cash
equivalents 22,011 40,379
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Ending cash and cash
equivalents $21,857 $16,904
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PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Operating Statistics
(in thousands, except average number of drilling rigs,
utilization rate, revenue days and per day information)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, June 30, September 30,
2011 2010 2011 2011 2010
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Drilling Services
Division:
Revenues $108,764 $85,667 $106,523 $315,043 $217,580
Operating
costs 72,430 59,957 73,190 213,129 164,409
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Drilling
Services
margin (1) $36,334 $25,710 $33,333 $101,914 $53,171
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Average number
of drilling
rigs (3) 71.0 71.0 71.0 71.0 71.0
Utilization
rate 71% 63% 69% 68% 57%
Revenue days 4,660 4,102 4,442 13,253 11,029
Average
revenues per
day $23,340 $20,884 $23,981 $23,771 $19,728
Average
operating
costs per day 15,543 14,617 16,477 16,082 14,907
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Drilling
Services
margin per
day (2) $7,797 $6,267 $7,504 $7,689 $4,821
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Production Services
Division:
Revenues $78,887 $49,877 $64,762 $197,242 $121,012
Operating
costs 44,394 29,196 37,754 115,376 73,688
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Production
Services
margin (1) $34,493 $20,681 $27,008 $81,866 $47,324
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Combined:
Revenues $187,651 $135,544 $171,285 $512,285 $338,592
Operating
Costs 116,824 89,153 110,944 328,505 238,097
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Combined
margin $70,827 $46,391 $60,341 $183,780 $100,495
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Adjusted
EBITDA (4) &
(5) $51,607 $34,228 $45,096 $128,361 $65,483
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(1) Drilling Services margin represents contract drilling revenues
less contract drilling operating costs. Production Services margin
represents production services revenue less production services
operating costs. We believe that Drilling Services margin and
Production Services margin are useful measures for evaluating
financial performance, although they are not measures of financial
performance under generally accepted accounting principles. However,
Drilling Services margin and Production Services margin are common
measures of operating performance used by investors, financial
analysts, rating agencies and Pioneer's management. A reconciliation
of Drilling Services margin and Production services margin to net
income (loss) as reported is included in the table on the following
page. Drilling Services margin and Production Services margin as
presented may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures
reported by other companies.
(2) Drilling Services margin per revenue day represents the Drilling
Services Division's average revenue per revenue day less average
operating costs per revenue day.
(3) Effective September 30, 2011, we have 64 drilling rigs in our
fleet, which excludes seven drilling rigs to be sold or retired for
spare equipment.
(4) Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that is not in accordance
with GAAP, and should not be considered (i) in isolation of, or as a
substitute for, net income (loss), (ii) as an indication of
operating performance or cash flows from operating activities or
(iii) as a measure of liquidity. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA does
not represent funds available for discretionary use. We define
Adjusted EBITDA as income (loss) before interest income (expense),
taxes, depreciation, amortization and any impairments. We use this
measure, together with our GAAP financial metrics, to assess our
financial performance and evaluate our overall progress towards
meeting our long-term financial objectives. We believe that this
non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors and analysts in
allowing for greater transparency of our operating performance and
makes it easier to compare our results with those of other companies
within our industry. Adjusted EBITDA, as we calculate it, may not be
comparable to Adjusted EBITDA measures reported by other companies.
A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) is set
forth below.
See following page for footnote (5).
PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of Combined Drilling Services and Production
Services
Margin and Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income (Loss)
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, June 30, September 30,
2011 2010 2011 2011 2010
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Combined margin $70,827 $46,391 $60,341 $183,780 $100,495
General and
administrative (17,705) (13,030) (15,860) (48,086) (36,760)
Bad debt (expense)
recovery (322) 22 (139) (377) 104
Other income
(expense) (5) (1,193) 845 754 (6,956) 1,644
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Adjusted EBITDA (4)
& (5) 51,607 34,228 45,096 128,361 65,483
Depreciation and
amortization (32,992) (30,847) (32,424) (97,672) (89,275)
Interest expense (6,137) (7,573) (7,983) (21,659) (18,746)
Income tax benefit
(expense) (5,250) 1,612 (1,039) (4,187) 15,269
Impairment of
equipment (484) - - (484) -
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Net income (loss) $6,744 $(2,580) $3,650 $4,359 $(27,269)
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(5) Our Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2011
was reduced by a $7.3 million net-worth tax expense for our Colombian
operations that was a non-recurring charge and was included in other
income (expense).
PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Capital Expenditures
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, June 30, September 30,
2011 2010 2011 2011 2010
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Drilling Services
Division:
Routine and
tubulars $7,032 $5,629 $8,484 $25,567 $11,591
Discretionary 26,018 22,698 11,271 45,490 68,461
New-builds
and
acquisitions 14,414 - 11,823 26,237 -
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47,464 28,327 31,578 97,294 80,052
Production Services
Division:
Routine 1,737 1,839 2,026 5,477 5,022
Discretionary 7,478 69 8,152 20,201 986
New-builds
and
acquisitions 4,690 5,857 6,061 17,593 13,849
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13,905 7,765 16,239 43,271 19,857
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Net cash
used for
purchases
of property
and
equipment 61,369 36,092 47,817 140,565 99,909
Net effect
of accruals (1,531) (2,745) 15,989 17,773 16,275
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Total
capital
expenditures $59,838 $33,347 $63,806 $158,338 $116,184
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PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Drilling Rig, Well Service Rig and Wireline Unit
Information
Rig Type
Mechanical Electric Total Rigs
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Drilling Services
Division:
Drilling rig
horsepower ratings:
550 to 700 HP 2 - 2
750 to 950 HP 9 2 11
1000 HP 18 12 30
1200 to 2000 HP 6 15 21
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Total 35 29 64
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Drilling rig depth
ratings:
Less than 10,000 feet 3 2 5
10,000 to 13,900 feet 26 6 32
14,000 to 25,000 feet 6 21 27
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Total 35 29 64
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Production Services
Division:
Well service rig
horsepower ratings:
400 HP 1
550 HP 77
600 HP 8
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Total 86
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Wireline units 103
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