Shell announces Utica gas discovery in Pennsylvania

THE HAGUE (Sept. 3, 2014) - Shell today announced new discovery wells (Neal and
Gee) within the Utica formation in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA.  These wells
were drilled to a total measured depth of approximately 4,420 and 4,724 metres
(14,500 and 15,500 feet) with lateral lengths of 945 metres (3,100 feet) at Gee
and 1,280 metres (4,200 feet) at Neal, respectively.  These results are
comparable to the best publically announced thus far in the emerging Southeast
Ohio Utica dry gas play.

The Gee and Neal discovery wells extend the sweet spot of the Utica formation
beyond Southeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, where previous discoveries have
been located, and into an area where Shell holds a major leasehold position of
approximately 430,000 acres. The Gee well was drilled over 100 miles to the
northeast of the nearest horizontal Utica producer, and had an initial flowback
rate of 11.2 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. Gee has been on
production for nearly one year. Shell began production of the Neal well in
February, with observed peak flowback rates of 26.5 million cubic feet of
natural gas per day.

"This successful discovery is the result of solid technical work in our onshore
business" said Marvin Odum, Shell's Upstream Americas Director. "Last year, we
refocused our resources plays strategy to select fewer plays with specific scale
and economic characteristics to best suit our portfolio.  The Appalachian basin
is one of those areas, and these two high-pressure wells both exhibit
exceptional reservoir quality."

Shell is currently awaiting results from four additional Utica wells drilled in
Tioga County, and anticipates those wells will produce later this year.

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