Approach Resources Inc. Reports Results for Second Quarter and First Six Months of...

Approach Resources Inc. Reports Results for Second Quarter and First Six Months
of 2008

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 5, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Approach Resources Inc.
(Nasdaq:AREX) (the "Company") today reported its second quarter 2008 financial
and operating results.

Highlights

Highlights from the second quarter 2008 (compared to the same
period last year) include:

* Production increased 63% to 2.0 Bcfe (22.4 MMcfe/d),

* Revenues increased 149% to $24.1 million,

* Net income decreased 69% to $0.9 million, or $0.04 per diluted
share,

* Excluding a pre-tax, unrealized loss on commodity derivatives of
$9.7 million, adjusted net income (a non-GAAP measure) rose 295%
to $7.3 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, and

* EBITDAX (a non-GAAP measure) increased 163% to $19.0 million, or
$0.91 per diluted share.
Second Quarter 2008

Production for the second quarter of 2008 totaled 2.0 Bcfe (22.4 MMcfe/d),
compared to 1.3 Bcfe (13.7 MMcfe/d) produced in the second quarter of 2007, an
increase of 63%. Second quarter 2008 production was 82.2% natural gas and 17.8%
oil and NGLs, compared to 91.5% natural gas and 8.5% oil and NGLs in the second
quarter of 2007.

Net income for the second quarter of 2008 was $0.9 million, or $0.04 per diluted
share, on revenues of $24.1 million, compared to net income of $3.0 million, or
$0.29 per diluted share, on revenues of $9.7 million for the second quarter of
2007. A pre-tax, unrealized loss on commodity derivatives decreased net income
for the second quarter of 2008 by $9.7 million. Excluding the unrealized loss on
commodity derivatives and the related income taxes, adjusted net income (a
non-GAAP measure) for the second quarter of 2008 was $7.3 million, or $0.35 per
diluted share, compared to $1.9 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the
second quarter of 2007.

EBITDAX (a non-GAAP measure) for the second quarter of 2008 was $19.0 million,
or $0.91 per diluted share, compared to $7.2 million, or $0.70 per diluted
share, for the second quarter of 2007.

The Company's average realized natural gas, oil and NGL prices for the second
quarter of 2008, before the effect of commodity derivatives, were $11.10 per
Mcf, $121.29 per Bbl and $53.93 per Bbl, respectively, compared to $7.57 per
Mcf, $59.76 per Bbl and $36.92 per Bbl for the second quarter of 2007.

While the Company benefited from higher commodity prices, the Company also
experienced increased operating costs in the three months ended June 30, 2008
that have partially offset these higher commodity prices. The Company expects
that its operating costs, specifically its lease operating, general and
administrative and depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses will, for
the foreseeable future, be higher than those historically experienced.

For the second quarter of 2008, lease operating expenses were $1.9 million, or
$0.91 per Mcfe, compared to $1.0 million, or $0.83 per Mcfe, in the second
quarter of 2007. The increase in lease operating expenses over the prior year
quarter was primarily a result of an increase in the number of wells from the
ongoing development of Cinco Terry and North Bald Prairie as well as the
acquisition of the Neo Canyon working interest in Ozona Northeast. On a per Mcfe
basis, the increase in lease operating expenses was primarily due to increased
compression and treating costs in Cinco Terry and North Bald Prairie as well as
an increase in general maintenance costs in Ozona Northeast. The Company expects
that, on a per Mcfe basis, lease operating expenses for Cinco Terry and North
Bald Prairie will decrease over time as production from those fields increases.

Depletion, depreciation and amortization, or DD&A, expense for the second
quarter of 2008 was $6.0 million, or $2.93 per Mcfe, compared to $3.0 million,
or $2.41 per Mcfe, for the prior year quarter. The increase in DD&A was
primarily attributable to increased production and higher capital costs in the
2008 period. The higher DD&A expense per Mcfe was primarily attributable to
higher capital costs in North Bald Prairie and reserve revisions in Ozona
Northeast at December 31, 2007. In North Bald Prairie, the Company paid capital
costs attributable to the 50% working interest owned by the Company's working
interest partner pursuant to the Company's farm-in agreement on the first five
wells drilled.

In the second quarter of 2008, exploration expense totaled $987,000, or $0.48
per Mcfe, compared to $10,000, or $0.01 per Mcfe, for the second quarter of
2007. Exploration expense in the second quarter of 2008 resulted primarily from
the extension of lease terms in Ozona Northeast. General and administrative
expenses for the second quarter of 2008 were $1.8 million, or $0.89 per Mcfe,
compared to $1.2 million, or $0.97 per Mcfe, in the second quarter of 2007.
Severance and production taxes for the second quarter of 2008 were $1.2 million,
or 5% of revenues, compared to $373,000, or 3.8% of revenues, for the second
quarter of 2007.

Capital expenditures for drilling and development in the second quarter of 2008
were $20.3 million. For the second quarter of 2008, the Company drilled or
participated in a total of 28 (18 net) wells, 17 (10 net) of which were
completed as producers, six (4.5 net) of which were in various stages of
completion and five (3.5 net) of which were drilled and abandoned. Five (three
net) wells that were in various stages of completion at the end of the second
quarter have since been completed as producers.

The increase in production over the prior year quarter was partially offset by
compressor downtime in the second quarter. Also, the Company postponed drilling
in Ozona Northeast during portions of April and May, 2008, while the Company was
reprocessing 3-D seismic data and closing the previously-announced acquisition
of deep rights in Ozona Northeast. Further, the Company delayed the drilling of
its second series of five wells in North Bald Prairie during parts of the first
and second quarters of 2008, pending partner approval of drilling locations. The
Company currently has five rigs running, with two in Ozona Northeast, two in
Cinco Terry and one in North Bald Prairie.

Average daily production for the month of July 2008 was 24.3 MMcfe/d, with an
exit rate at July 31, 2008 of 25.1 MMcfe/d.

First Six Months of 2008 Results

Production for the first six months of 2008 totaled 4.0 Bcfe (22.1 MMcfe/d),
compared to 2.6 Bcfe (14.4 MMcfe/d) produced in the same period in 2007, an
increase of 54%. The Company's average realized natural gas, oil and NGL prices
for the six months ended June 30, 2008, before the effect of commodity
derivatives, were $10.02 per Mcf, $110.10 per Bbl and $52.61 per Bbl,
respectively, compared to $7.12 per Mcf, $57.83 per Bbl and $33.39 per Bbl for
the six months ended June 30, 2007.

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $3.7 million, or $0.18 per
diluted share, on revenues of $43.2 million, compared to net income of $2.4
million, or $0.25 per diluted share, on revenues of $19.1 million for the same
period in 2007. A pre-tax, unrealized loss on commodity derivatives decreased
net income for the first six months of 2008 by $14.6 million. Excluding the
unrealized loss on commodity derivatives and the related income taxes, adjusted
net income (a non-GAAP measure) for the first six months of 2008 was $13.3
million, or $0.64 per diluted share, compared to $4.3 million, or $0.44 per
diluted share, for the first six months of 2007. Both net income and adjusted
net income were impacted by higher lease operating, depletion, depreciation and
amortization and exploration expenses in the first six months of 2008.

EBITDAX (a non-GAAP measure) for the first six months of 2008 was $34.2 million,
or $1.64 per diluted share, compared to $15.9 million, or $1.61 per diluted
share, for the first six months of 2007.

While the Company benefited from higher commodity prices, the Company also
experienced increased operating costs in the six months ended June 30, 2008 that
have partially offset these higher commodity prices. The Company expects that
its operating costs, specifically its lease operating, general and
administrative and depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses will, for
the foreseeable future, be higher than those historically experienced.

For the six months ended June 30, 2008, lease operating expenses were $3.3
million, or $0.81 per Mcfe, compared to $2.0 million, or $0.78 per Mcfe, in the
six months ended June 30, 2007. The primary factors in the increase in lease
operating expense were the acquisition of the Neo Canyon interest and the
increase in the number of wells from our ongoing development of our three
producing fields. On a per Mcfe basis, the increase in lease operating expenses
was primarily due to increased compression and treating costs in Cinco Terry and
North Bald Prairie as well as an increase in general maintenance costs in Ozona
Northeast. The Company expects that, on a per Mcfe basis, lease operating
expenses for Cinco Terry and North Bald Prairie will decrease over time as
production from those fields increases.

Depletion, depreciation and amortization, or DD&A, expense for the six months
ended June 30, 2008 was $11.2 million, or $2.78 per Mcfe, compared to $6.1
million, or $2.34 per Mcfe, for the prior year period. The increase in DD&A
expense was primarily attributable to increased production and higher capital
costs during the year ended December 31, 2008. The higher DD&A expense per Mcfe
was primarily attributable to higher capital costs in North Bald Prairie and
reserve revisions in Ozona Northeast at December 31, 2007. In North Bald
Prairie, the Company paid capital costs attributable to the 50% working interest
owned by the Company's working interest partner pursuant to the Company's
farm-in agreement on the first five wells drilled.

In the first six months of 2008, exploration expense totaled $1.5 million, or
$0.37 per Mcfe, compared to $633,000, or $0.24 per Mcfe, for the first six
months of 2007. Exploration expense for the first six months of 2008 resulted
primarily from lease extensions in Ozona Northeast and one dry hole drilled in
Ozona Northeast, while exploration expense for the prior year period resulted
from the drilling of a test well in the Company's Boomerang project.

General and administrative expenses for the first six months of 2008 were $3.8
million, or $0.94 per Mcfe, compared to $2.7 million, or $1.05 per Mcfe, for the
first six months of 2007. Severance and production taxes for the first six
months of 2008 were $1.9 million, or 4.4% of revenues, compared to $748,000, or
3.9% of revenues, for the prior year period. The increase in general and
administrative expense was principally due to increased staffing, salaries,
professional fees, share-based compensation, insurance and travel costs in the
2008 period over the 2007 period.

Management Comments

J. Ross Craft, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented,
"Due in part to an increase in industry-wide costs and to curtailed production
growth from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2008, we saw our per-unit
operating cost structure increase in the second quarter. The curtailed
production growth during the second quarter was due in part to compression
downtime and drilling delays in Ozona Northeast and East Texas. Despite these
challenges, my outlook for the second half of 2008 remains positive. We are
starting to see early results from reevaluating our geological model and
acquiring the deep rights in Ozona Northeast. We recently drilled and completed
our first Strawn well in Ozona Northeast since our acquisition. Initial flow
rates from the J.R. Bailey A 313 averaged 987 Mcfe with a flowing pressure of
1700 psig over an initial 24-hour period. In addition to the productive Strawn
interval, we encountered an expanded Canyon sand section. This expanded sand
package should facilitate further expansion of our proved acreage position. We
also have identified several attractive Canyon recompletion opportunities
resulting from the acquisition. We are currently incorporating the recompletions
into our existing stimulation schedule and plan on starting this program in the
third quarter of 2008. Our exit rate of 25.1 MMcfe/d at July 31, 2008, is a
record high for the Company. Given our existing drilling inventory we believe we
are well positioned to grow shareholder value in 2008 and beyond."

British Columbia Asset Divestiture

On July 15, 2008, we announced that the operator and non-operating participants
in the our British Columbia lease acquisition and drilling project engaged a
financial advisor to explore the sale of the project's oil and gas interests in
northeast British Columbia. The financial advisor has solicited bids for the
purchase of these assets. Initial bids are due mid-August 2008. The project
covers 29,954 (gross) and 28,309 (net) acres in the Monias/Charlie Lake areas.
The project primarily targets Montney tight gas and Doig phosphate shale
formations. We hold a 25% non-operating interest in the project.

Northern New Mexico Update

On July 21, 2008, the Governor of New Mexico directed the New Mexico Oil
Conservation Division and Oil Conservation Commission to propose new rules and
initiate a formal rulemaking for oil and gas operations in Eastern Rio Arriba
County, including the Company's leasehold in El Vado East. In light of the
Governor's directive, the Company withdrew its litigation that was pending in
federal district court for the District of New Mexico against Rio Arriba County.
The Company's withdrawal of the pending litigation does not affect its ability
to reinstitute proceedings against Rio Arriba County at a later date.

Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at 10:00
a.m. CDT (11:00 a.m. EDT) to discuss its second quarter 2008 results. To
participate in the conference call, domestic participants should dial (877)
419-6598 and international participants should dial (719) 325-4904 approximately
15 minutes before the scheduled conference time. To access the simultaneous
webcast of the conference call, please visit the events and presentations page
under the investor relations section of the Company's web site,
www.approachresources.com, 15 minutes before the scheduled conference time to
register for the webcast and install any necessary software. A replay of the
webcast will be available for one year on the Company's web site.

Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical facts,
included in this press release that address activities, events or developments
that the Company expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the
future are forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, forward-looking statements contained in this press release
specifically include the expectations of plans, strategies, objectives and
anticipated financial and operating results of the Company, including as to the
Company's drilling program, production, capital and operating expense levels and
other guidance included in this press release. These statements are based on
certain assumptions made by the Company based on management's experience and
perception of historical trends, current conditions, anticipated future
developments and other factors believed to be appropriate. Such statements are
subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are
beyond the control of the Company, which may cause actual results to differ
materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements.
These include risks relating to financial performance and results, prices and
demand for natural gas and oil, availability of drilling equipment and
personnel, availability of sufficient capital to execute the Company's business
plan, the Company's ability to replace reserves and efficiently develop and
exploit its current reserves and other important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected as described in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2008 and May 8, 2008,
respectively. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which
such statement is made and the Company undertakes no obligation to correct or
update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

About Approach Resources Inc.

Approach Resources Inc. is an independent energy company engaged in the
exploration, development, production and acquisition of unconventional natural
gas and oil properties in the United States and British Columbia. The Company
focuses on natural gas and oil reserves in tight sands and shale. The Company
operates or holds leases in Texas, Kentucky and New Mexico and has a
non-operating interest in British Columbia. For more information about the
Company, please visit www.approachresources.com.

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UNAUDITED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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2008 2007 2008 2007
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Revenues (in thousands):
Gas $ 18,572 $ 8,662 $ 33,444 $ 16,916
Oil 4,165 975 7,250 2,065
NGLs 1,407 53 2,468 101
--------- -------- --------- ---------
Total oil and gas sales 24,144 9,690 43,162 19,082

Realized (loss) gain on
commodity derivatives (542) 88 (481) 2,243
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Total oil and gas sales
including derivative
impact $ 23,602 $ 9,778 $ 42,681 $ 21,325
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Production:
Gas (MMcf) 1,674 1,145 3,339 2,376
Oil (MBbls) 34 16 66 36
NGLs (MBbls) 26 1 47 3
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Total (MMcfe) 2,036 1,251 4,016 2,608

Average prices:
Gas (per Mcf) $ 11.10 $ 7.57 $ 10.02 $ 7.12
Oil (per Bbl) 121.29 59.76 110.10 57.83
NGLs per (Bbl) 53.93 36.92 52.61 33.39
--------- -------- --------- ---------
Total (per Mcfe) $ 11.86 $ 7.74 $ 10.75 $ 7.32

Realized (loss) gain on
commodity derivatives
(per Mcfe) (0.27) 0.07 (0.12) 0.86
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Total per Mcfe
including derivative
impact $ 11.59 $ 7.81 $ 10.63 $ 8.18

Costs and expenses (per
Mcfe):
Lease operating expenses $ 0.91 $ 0.83 $ 0.81 $ 0.78
Severance and production
taxes 0.57 0.30 0.48 0.29
Exploration 0.48 0.01 0.37 0.24
General and
administrative 0.89 0.97 0.94 1.05
Depletion, depreciation
and amortization 2.93 2.41 2.78 2.34

APPROACH RESOURCES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands,
except shares and
per share amounts) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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2008 2007 2008 2007
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REVENUES:
Oil and gas sales $ 24,144 $ 9,690 $ 43,162 $ 19,082
EXPENSES:
Lease operating 1,856 1,043 3,253 2,023
Severance and
production taxes 1,170 373 1,923 748
Exploration 987 10 1,478 633
General and
administrative 1,817 1,218 3,763 2,730
Depletion,
depreciation and
amortization 6,025 3,017 11,241 6,108
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Total expenses 11,855 5,661 21,658 12,242
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OPERATING INCOME 12,289 4,029 21,504 6,840
OTHER:
Interest expense,
net (343) (998) (491) (1,954)
Realized (loss)
gain on commodity
derivatives (542) 88 (481) 2,243
Unrealized (loss)
gain on commodity
derivatives (9,672) 1,724 (14,551) (2,902)
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
INCOME BEFORE
PROVISION FOR 1,732 4,843 5,981 4,227
INCOME TAXES

PROVISION FOR
INCOME TAXES 804 1,853 2,291 1,818
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
NET INCOME $ 928 $ 2,990 $ 3,690 $ 2,409
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EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Basic $ 0.04 $ 0.32 $ 0.18 $ 0.25
=========== =========== =========== ===========
Diluted $ 0.04 $ 0.29 $ 0.18 $ 0.25
=========== =========== =========== ===========

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
SHARES
OUTSTANDING:
Basic 20,646,519 9,481,662 20,634,633 9,491,472
Diluted 20,913,832 10,261,753 20,921,994 9,866,066

UNAUDITED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

June 30, Dec. 31,
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet --------- ---------
Data (in thousands): 2008 2007
--------- ---------

Cash and cash equivalents $ 140 $ 4,785
Other current assets 24,665 12,362
Property and equipment, net, successful
efforts method 254,513 230,478
Other assets 920 1,101
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Total assets $ 280,238 $ 248,726
========= =========

Current liabilities $ 35,814 $ 22,017
Long-term debt 7,553 --
Other long-term liabilities 32,830 26,890
Stockholders' equity 204,041 199,819
--------- ---------
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $ 280,238 $ 248,726
========= =========

Six Months Ended
June 30,
----------------------
2008 2007
----------------------
Unaudited Consolidated Cash Flow Data
(in thousands):

Operating activities $ 23,921 $ 12,860
Investing activities $ (36,180) $ (18,286)
Financing activities $ 7,650 $ 19,007
Effect of foreign currency translation $ (36) $ --

Commodity Derivative Activities

At June 30, 2008, the Company had the following commodity
derivative positions outstanding:

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Period Volume (MMBtu) $/MMBtu
------------------------ ----------------- ----------------------
Monthly Total Floor Ceiling Fixed
NYMEX - Henry Hub
Costless collars 2008 178,000 1,070,000 $ 7.50 $11.45
Costless collars 2008
(3rd quarter) 100,000 300,000 $ 7.00 $ 9.10
Costless collars 2008
(3rd - 4th quarter) 200,000 1,200,000 $ 9.00 $12.20
Costless collars 2009 180,000 2,160,000 $ 7.50 $10.50
Costless collars 2009 130,000 1,560,000 $ 8.50 $11.70
Fixed price swaps
4th quarter 2008 100,000 300,000 $ 8.63
WAHA differential
Fixed price swaps 2008 178,000 1,070,000 (0.69)
Fixed price swaps 2008
(3rd - 4th quarter) 100,000 600,000 (0.67)
Fixed price swaps 2009 200,000 2,400,000 (0.61)
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Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release contains certain financial measures that are non-GAAP measures. The
Company has provided reconciliations within this release of the non-GAAP
financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not
as a substitute for, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance
with GAAP that are presented in this release.

Adjusted Net Income

This release contains the non-GAAP financial measure adjusted net income, which
excludes the pre-tax, unrealized loss on commodity derivatives. Historically,
the Company has not designated its derivative instruments as cash-flow hedges.
The Company records its open derivative instruments at fair value on its
consolidated balance sheets as either unrealized gains or losses on commodity
derivatives. The Company records changes in such fair value in earnings on its
consolidated statements of operations under "unrealized loss (gain) on commodity
derivatives." The unrealized loss on commodity derivatives was $9.7 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2008. Net of taxes, the unrealized loss on
commodity derivatives for the three months ended June 30, 2008 was $6.4 million.

The amounts included in the calculation of adjusted net income below were
computed in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes adjusted net income is
useful to investors because it provides readers with a more meaningful measure
of the Company's profitability before recording unrealized losses on commodity
derivatives.

The following table provides a reconciliation of adjusted net income, or net
income before the unrealized (loss) gain on commodity derivatives and related
tax effect, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively (in thousands):

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
------------------ ------------------
2008 2007 2008 2007
------------------ ------------------

Net income $ 928 $ 2,990 $ 3,690 $ 2,409
Effect of unrealized
(loss) gain on
commodity derivatives:
Unrealized loss (gain)
on commodity
derivatives 9,672 (1,724) 14,551 2,902
Related deferred income
tax (3,288) 586 (4,947) (987)
-------- -------- -------- --------
Net effect of
unrealized loss (gain)
on commodity
derivatives 6,384 (1,138) 9,604 1,915
-------- -------- -------- --------
Adjusted net income $ 7,312 $ 1,852 $ 13,294 $ 4,324
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Adjusted net income per
diluted share $ 0.35 $ 0.18 $ 0.64 $ 0.44
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EBITDAX

EBITDAX is presented herein and reconciled to the GAAP measure of net income
because of its wide acceptance by the investment community as a financial
indicator of a company's ability to internally fund development and exploration
activities. The Company defines EBITDAX as net income, plus (1) exploration
expense, (2) depletion, depreciation and amortization expense, (3) share-based
compensation expense, (4) unrealized loss (gain) on commodity derivatives, (5)
interest expense and (6) income taxes. EBITDAX is not a measure of net income or
cash flow as determined by GAAP.

The Company's EBITDAX measure provides additional information that may be used
to better understand its operations. EBITDAX is one of several metrics that the
Company uses as a supplemental financial measurement in the evaluation of our
business and should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful
than, net income, as an indicator of our operating performance. Certain items
excluded from EBITDAX are significant components in understanding and assessing
a company's financial performance, such as a company's cost of capital and tax
structure, as well as the historic cost of depreciable assets, none of which are
components of EBITDAX. EBITDAX as used by us may not be comparable to similarly
titled measures reported by other companies. The Company believes that EBITDAX
is a widely followed measure of operating performance and is one of many metrics
used by our management team and by other readers of the Company's consolidated
financial statements. For example, EBITDAX can be used to assess our operating
performance and return on capital in comparison to other independent exploration
and production companies without regard to financial or capital structure, and
to assess the financial performance of the Company without regard to capital
structure or historical cost basis.

The following table provides a reconciliation of net income to
EBITDAX (in thousands):

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
----------------- -----------------
2008 2007 2008 2007
----------------- -----------------

Net income $ 928 $ 2,990 $ 3,690 $ 2,409
Exploration 987 10 1,478 633
Depletion, depreciation and
amortization 6,025 3,017 11,241 6,108
Share-based compensation 270 88 496 88
Unrealized loss (gain) on
commodity derivatives 9,672 (1,724) 14,551 2,902
Interest expense 343 998 491 1,954
Income taxes 804 1,853 2,291 1,818
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EBITDAX $19,029 $ 7,232 $34,238 $15,912
------- ------- ------- -------
EBITDAX per diluted share $ 0.91 $ 0.70 $ 1.64 $ 1.61
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Glossary of Terms Not Otherwise Defined in This Release:

Bbl. One stock tank barrel, of 42 U.S. gallons liquid volume, used herein to
reference oil, condensate or NGLs.

Bcfe. Billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent, determined using the ratio
of six Mcf of natural gas to one Bbl of oil, condensate or NGLs.

GAAP. Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

MBbl. Thousand barrels of oil, condensate or NGLs.

Mcf. Thousand cubic feet of natural gas.

Mcfe. Thousand cubic feet equivalent, determined using the ratio of six Mcf of
natural gas to one Bbl of oil, condensate or NGLs.

MMcf. Million cubic feet of natural gas.

MMcfe. Million cubic feet equivalent, determined using the ratio of six Mcf of
natural gas to one Bbl of oil, condensate or NGLs.

NGLs. Natural gas liquids.

/d. "Per day" when used with volumetric units or dollars.

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CONTACT: Approach Resources Inc.
J. Ross Craft, President and CEO
Steven P. Smart, Executive Vice President and CFO
J. Curtis Henderson, Executive Vice President and General
Counsel
Megan P. Brown, Analyst - Investor Relations & Corporate
Communications
(817) 989-9000