Petroleum Equity Partners LLC

Petroleum Equity Partners
Petroleum Equity Partners LLC

Transforming Individual Private Capital
into a Scaled Energy Asset Platform

A structured, data-driven approach to direct participation in upstream oil & gas development.

Our Mission

Direct Access to
Upstream Oil & Gas

Petroleum remains one of the most important commodities in the global economy, yet direct participation in upstream oil and gas development has historically been limited to large operators, institutional capital, and industry insiders.

Petroleum Equity Partners LLC (“PEP”) was formed to provide a limited number of qualified investors access to this segment of the industry through a structured, data-driven, tax-efficient approach to capital deployment.

The company is built on the premise that individual investors, when properly structured and supported, can participate alongside established operators in building a diversified portfolio of producing energy assets.

PEP is designed to function as a collective industry participant — combining capital, technical insight, and third-party analytical support to pursue financial outcomes aligned with the underlying economics of development-stage oil and gas assets.

Investment Strategy

A Structured Approach to Building a Scaled Oil & Gas Asset Portfolio

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Portfolio Strategy
PEP is executing a focused strategy to build a scaled portfolio of non-operated working interests in development-stage shale wells across the Lower 48. Capital will be deployed alongside established private operators into repeatable drilling programs designed to generate early cash flow and long-term production.
The strategy is designed to function as a compounding engine, where early cash flow is systematically reinvested into additional development opportunities, increasing both the scale of the asset base and the capacity for future reinvestment. Over time, this cycle of deployment and reinvestment is intended to accelerate portfolio growth, allowing capital to generate incremental cash flow that is redeployed into new assets.
Lower 48
Geographic Focus
Non-Op
Interest Type
♻️
Capital Deployment Model
The model is built around disciplined, continuous deployment and reinvestment. Rather than relying on single-well outcomes, capital is allocated across multiple operators and basins, with early cash flow recycled into additional wells to compound the asset base over time. The objective is to aggregate a meaningful portfolio of producing assets that can be monetized at scale.
  • Early cash flow recycled into additional wells
  • Compound the asset base over time
  • Diversified across operators and basins
  • Aggregate producing assets monetizable at scale
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Independent Underwriting
PEP worked with Rystad Energy, one of the world’s foremost energy strategy consulting firms, to develop a proprietary well-level dataset and a 10-year corporate financial model, representing approximately $200K of independent analysis.
~$200K
Independent Analysis
10-Yr
Financial Model
The model reflects operator-specific performance, basin-level economics, and realistic assumptions around costs, production, and pricing.
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Technical Leadership
PEP’s investment process will be supported by in-house technical leadership with advanced degrees and extensive experience across U.S. onshore shale basins. Engineering oversight will be provided by a petroleum/reservoir engineer with formal technical training and business education, while geoscience leadership will bring graduate-level expertise in basin analysis and subsurface evaluation. Working in conjunction with the Rystad dataset and financial model, this internal capability will enable PEP to evaluate development opportunities at a granular level and allocate capital based on both independent data and applied industry experience.
Petroleum / Reservoir Engineering
Formal technical training with business education. Granular well-level evaluation and capital allocation.
Geoscience Leadership
Graduate-level expertise in basin analysis and subsurface evaluation across Lower 48 shale plays.
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Structure

Portfolio-Level Equity Ownership

Investors will participate through equity ownership in Petroleum Equity Partners LLC, a pass-through structure designed to provide portfolio-level exposure to development-stage oil and gas assets. This structure will allow investors to participate across multiple wells and operators, aligning returns with the performance of a diversified and continuously growing asset base. As a pass-through entity, taxable income and associated deductions will be allocated directly to investors.

Multi-well & multi-operator exposure
Returns aligned to diversified asset base
Pass-through tax treatment to investors

Ownership Structure

Capital
89%
Investor Ownership
Investors
4%
Technical Staff
Vested Over Time
7%
Manager
MSE Holdings
Structure
Pass-through LLC
Tech Vesting
Over Time
Total
100%

A portion of ownership is reserved for technical leadership and vests over time, aligning long-term performance with capital deployment decisions.

Independent Analysis

Rystad Corporate Pro Forma Model

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Proprietary Dataset
Building on PEP’s proprietary well-level dataset, Rystad Energy prepared a 10-year corporate-level pro forma model, aggregating well-level economics into a portfolio model that reflects PEP’s defined investment parameters and deployment strategy. The model produces financial projections across three commodity price scenarios.
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Model Inputs & Assumptions
The Rystad-based model reflects realistic, independently sourced assumptions across key variables.
  • Operator-specific well performance data
  • Basin-level production economics
  • Realistic cost, production & pricing assumptions

Rystad is widely relied upon by private equity energy funds, public E&P companies, investment banks, and reserve-based lenders.

Independent Analysis

Rystad Non-Op Investment Opportunities

Rystad Energy Analysis

Portfolio Growth Through Reinvestment — Base Case

Disciplined capital deployment. Compounding value through reinvestment.

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$20MM
Initial Deployment
Capital into development wells
→
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$335MM
Reinvested FCF
Free cash flow reinvested into new wells
→
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600+
Wells
Modeled producing portfolio
→
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~$460MM
10-year Modeled Value
Illustrated portfolio value
PORTFOLIO
VALUE
(MM USD)
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Initial Deployment
Capital into development wells
Years 1 – 2
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Reinvestment Phase
Free cash flow deployed into new wells
Years 3 – 10
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Scaled Portfolio
Monetization of Scaled Portfolio
Year 10

The strategy is designed to continuously reinvest cash flow into additional development opportunities, compounding the portfolio over time until a liquidity event is pursued.

All figures are illustrative and derived from independent third-party modeling.
Strategy Benefits

Compounding & Tax-Efficiency

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Compounding
Based on independent third-party financial modeling, approximately $335MM of cumulative capital is deployed and redeployed over the life of the strategy through successive investment cycles.
A 1.25% ownership interest ($250K investment) provides proportional exposure to this capital base over time — representing approximately ~$4.2MM of cumulative capital deployment at the investor level.
$335MM
Cumulative Capital Deployed
~$4.2MM
Per 1.25% Interest
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Tax-Efficiency
Through ongoing capital deployment, the strategy is designed to generate substantial IDC deductions and TDC depreciation over time, providing the potential to offset a portion of portfolio income on a tax-advantaged basis.
As capital is deployed and redeployed over time, investors may benefit from a recurring stream of IDC and TDC deductions associated with each investment cycle.
IDC Deductions
Intangible drilling costs deducted in the year incurred, reducing taxable income.
TDC Depreciation
Tangible drilling costs depreciated over time, providing recurring tax benefits across investment cycles.

Capital velocity, scaled reinvestment, and tax-efficient structuring work together to create a compounding engine over time.

Illustrative Investor Economics

BASE CASE – $75 WTI | 1.25% OWNERSHIP
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Initial Investment

$250K

1.25% Ownership

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Cumulative Deployment

~$4.2MM

Proportional Exposure

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Projected Outcome (Year 10)

~$4.4MM

Total After-Tax Value

Driven by capital recycling and disciplined reinvestment across successive development cycles.

Figures are illustrative projections and do not represent guaranteed results.

After-Tax Value based on 25% effective tax rate.

Limited Availability

The Opportunity

Following a recently completed $400K pre-seed allocation from a Phoenix-based investor, Petroleum Equity Partners is opening a limited number of additional seed allocations to accredited investors. These positions include preferred early-stage economics and are being filled selectively. The Private Placement Memorandum and full Rystad-based financial projections are complete and available for review.

If you are interested in evaluating the opportunity, please provide your contact information below to request access to the Executive Summary and full Private Placement Memorandum.

Seed Allocations Available
Accredited Investors Only
PPM & Projections Ready

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16220 N Scottsdale Road, Suite 300, Scottsdale, AZ 85254

928.496.3101

This website is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Any such offer may be made only pursuant to definitive offering documents, including a Private Placement Memorandum, operating agreement, and related subscription materials, which should be reviewed in their entirety. Certain statements contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements, projections, or illustrative financial models based on assumptions, estimates, and third-party data believed to be reliable, including analyses prepared by Rystad Energy. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Past performance, projected returns, and estimated tax benefits are not guarantees of future results. An investment in Petroleum Equity Partners LLC involves substantial risk, including the possible loss of principal. Tax benefits, deductions, and investment outcomes will vary based on individual circumstances. Prospective investors should consult their own legal, tax, and financial advisors before making any investment decision. Interests in Petroleum Equity Partners LLC are being offered pursuant to exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, including Regulation D, and are available only to qualified investors who meet applicable suitability and accreditation standards.