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Annual Report 2008

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Devon Energy  2008 Summary Annual Report

Contents

Letter to Shareholders 
Chairman and CEO Larry Nichols reviews  
2008 and how Devon is positioned for the future.

Five-Year Highlights 

Discover our Strategy 
Management answers investor questions.

Making a Difference Above the Surface 
We discuss our commitment to communities 
and environmental stewardship.

Discover our Assets 
Devon provides discussions of significant 
oil and gas properties.

11-Year Property Data 

Operating Statistics by Area 

Property Highlights 

Selected Five-Year Comparisons 

Selected 11-Year Financial Data 

Consolidated Financial Statements 

Directors  

Senior Officers 

Investor Information and Stock Trading Data 

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Corporate Profile  
Devon is the largest U.S.-based independent natural gas and oil 
producer. Devon’s operations are focused primarily in the United 
States and Canada; however, the company also explores for and 
produces natural gas and oil in select international areas. Devon 
also owns natural gas pipelines and processing and treatment 
facilities in many of its producing areas, making it one of North 
America’s larger processors of natural gas liquids. Devon is 
included in the S&P 500 Index and trades on the New York Stock 
Exchange under the ticker symbol DVN.

Volume Acronyms

Bbls / Barrels of oil. One barrel equals  
42 U.S. gallons.

  MBbls / Thousand barrels

  MMBbls / Million barrels

  MBbld / Thousand barrels per day

Mcf / A standard measurement unit for 
volumes of natural gas that equals one 
thousand cubic feet.

  MMcf / Million cubic feet

  Bcf / Billion cubic feet

  Tcf / Trillion cubic feet

  MMcfd / Million cubic feet per day

Boe / A method of equating oil, gas and 
natural gas liquids. Gas is converted to oil 
based on its relative energy content at the 
rate of six Mcf of gas to one barrel of oil. 
NGLs are converted based upon volume: one 
barrel of natural gas liquids equals one barrel 
of oil.

  MBoe / Thousand barrels of oil equivalent

  MMBoe / Million barrels of oil equivalent

  MBoed / Thousand barrels of oil  
  equivalent per day

Corporate Headquarters
Devon Energy Corporation
20 North Broadway
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-8260
Telephone: (405) 235-3611
Fax: (405) 552-4550

Permian, Mid-Continent,
Rocky Mountains and
Marketing and Midstream Operations
Devon Energy Corporation
20 North Broadway
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-8260
Telephone: (405) 235-3611
Fax: (405) 552-4550

Gulf, Gulf Coast and International Operations
Devon Energy Corporation
Devon Energy Tower
1200 Smith Street
Houston, TX 77002-4313
Telephone: (713) 286-5700

Canadian Operations
Devon Canada Corporation
2000, 400 - 3rd Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4H2
Telephone: (403) 232-7100

Royalty Owner Assistance
Telephone: (405) 228-4800
E-mail: DevonRevenueHotline@dvn.com 

Shareholder Assistance
For information about transfer or exchange of 
shares, dividends, address changes, account 
consolidation, multiple mailings, lost certificates 
and Form 1099, contact:
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
PO Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
Toll free: (877) 860-5820
E-mail: web.queries@computershare.com

Media Contact
Chip Minty, Manager, Media Relations
Telephone: (405) 228-8647
E-mail: chip.minty@dvn.com

Annual Meeting
Our annual shareholders’ meeting will be held at 
8 a.m. Central Time on Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 
at the Skirvin Hotel, Continental Room,  
1 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK.

Investor Relations Contacts
Vince White, Senior Vice President
Investor Relations
Telephone: (405) 552-4505
E-mail: vince.white@dvn.com

Zack Hager, Senior Manager, Investor Relations
Telephone: (405) 552-4526
E-mail: zack.hager@dvn.com

Shea Snyder, Manager, Investor Relations
Telephone: (405) 552-4782
E-mail: shea.snyder@dvn.com

Scott Coody, Supervisor, Investor Relations
Telephone: (405) 552-4735
E-mail: scott.coody@dvn.com

Independent Auditors
KPMG LLP
Oklahoma City, OK

Stock Trading Data
Devon Energy Corporation’s common stock 
is traded on the New York Stock Exchange 
(symbol: DVN). There are approximately 14,000 
shareholders of record.

Online Publications
A copy of Devon’s Summary Annual Report,  
SEC Form 10-K and Corporate Responsibility 
Report are available at: www.devonenergy.com.

A print version of the publications are available 
upon request to: 
Judy Roberts, Shareholders Services 
Adminstrator 
Telephone: (405) 552-4570
Email: judy.roberts@dvn.com

Discover the difference

Devon Energy  2008-2009 Corporate Responsibility Report

Corporate 
Responsibility 
Report

Form 10-K

This report was printed on certified recycled paper.

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Common Stock Trading DataInvestor Information2007Quarter	HigH	Low	Last	totaL	VoLumeFirst											$	71.24			62.80			69.22			267,618,540	Second		$		83.92			69.30			78.29			226,144,705	Third									$	85.20			69.01			83.20			217,392,650	Fourth	$			94.75			80.05			88.91			222,106,857	2008Quarter	HigH	Low	Last	totaL	VoLumeFirst			$	108.13			74.56			104.33			280,696,802	Second	$		127.16			101.31			120.16			272,445,836	Third			$	127.43			82.10			91.20			465,638,876	Fourth		$	91.69			54.40			65.71			437,273,430	Forward-Looking Statements  This Summary Annual Report includes “forward-looking statements” as defined by securities laws. These statements refer to our objectives, estimates, expectations, and strategic plans for our future operations. Other than statements of historical facts, all statements included in this Report that address activities, events, or developments that Devon expects, believes, or anticipates may or will occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Devon. We discuss our principal assumptions, risks, and uncertainties in our most recent Form 10-K. We encourage our investors to review and consider those matters as they may cause Devon’s actual results to differ materially from our expectations. The forward-looking statements in this Report are made as of the date of this Report, even if this Report is subsequently made available by us on our website or otherwise. Devon does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.     
Devon’s 2008 Summary Annual Report, Discover the Difference, is 
a departure in format from our previous annual reports. However, 
as you turn the pages much of the book should be familiar. You will 
find a letter to shareholders from Chairman and CEO Larry Nichols, 
responses to investor questions, articles about significant operating 
projects and a detailed fold-out section highlighting our oil and gas 
properties. You also will find consolidated financial statements and 
five- and 11-year tables of key financial results.

What you will not find in this Summary Annual Report are the 
more than 70 pages of detailed financial information we have 
included in the past. We also have reduced the number of 
pages dedicated to what has become known as corporate social 
responsibility. Corporate social responsibility covers a broad range 
of topics concerning Devon’s commitment to safety, protecting the 
environment and being a responsible corporate citizen.

Rather than combining all this information in one lengthy book, we 
now are providing it in three separate reports: this Summary Annual 
Report, SEC Form 10-K and this year’s Corporate Responsibility 
Report. This approach reduces printing and distribution costs and 
allows us to better target information to investors according to 
their interests. 

Each of the three documents is intended to stand alone. However, 
for a comprehensive look at Devon and to help you discover what 
we believe are important differences to investors, you may choose 
to read all three. Form 10-K and the Corporate Responsibility Report 
are available by contacting Investor Relations or by accessing them 
from Devon’s website at www.devonenergy.com.



Letter to Shareholders

Dear Fellow Shareholders: 
2008 was a year of extremes for Devon 
and for our industry. In July we saw the 
benchmark WTI oil price climb to $147 per 
barrel, its highest level ever. By year end, 
following the collapse of the credit markets 
and the resulting impact on the global 
economy, the price of oil had dropped to near 
$40 per barrel, its lowest level since 2004. 
Natural gas prices followed a similar course. 

This extreme price volatility was 

reflected in Devon’s financial results. In 
the third quarter of 2008 we reported the 
highest quarterly earnings in our history 
at $2.6 billion. Plummeting product prices 
in the fourth quarter not only reduced 
sales revenues but also led to a $10.4 
billion non-cash impairment charge to 
the book value of our oil and natural gas 
properties. As a result, Devon reported 
its largest ever quarterly loss of $6.8 
billion in the fourth quarter.

These events amid deteriorating 
world economic conditions are a stark 
reminder of the cyclical nature of our 
business. Oil and natural gas prices 
can rise and fall for a multitude of 
meteorological, political, psychological 
and economic reasons. Although it is 
tempting to get caught up in today’s 

J. Larry Nichols
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer



headlines and believe that energy 
markets will never improve again, our 
experience tells us otherwise.

Accordingly, our commitment to 
manage Devon to achieve sustainable 
long-term success is unchanged. Long-
term supply and demand fundamentals 
for oil and natural gas remain compelling. 
World economies will recover, and today’s 
over-supplies will be absorbed. We are 
confident that Devon’s financial strength, 
the durability of our asset base and the 
abilities of our people will enable us to 
weather this down cycle and emerge 
even stronger.

Financial Strength Makes a Difference
Throughout our history, Devon has 

taken advantage of periods of strong 
commodity prices to repay debt and 
strengthen our balance sheet – 2008 
was no exception. With record cash 
flow and the proceeds from divesting 
our operations in Africa, we funded 
exploration and production capital of 
$8.5 billion, repaid $2.1 billion of debt 
and repurchased 6.5 million shares of 
common stock. 

Among the financial transactions 
we completed in 2008 was an innovative 
asset trade with Chevron. In exchange for 
Devon’s ownership of 14.2 million shares 
of Chevron common stock, we received 
$280 million in cash and Chevron’s 44% 
working interest in the Drunkard’s Wash 
natural gas field in Utah. The transaction 
provided additional liquidity and added 
yet another asset with significant growth 
potential to our portfolio.

We exited 2008 in a strong financial 

position with $379 million of cash 
on hand and a net debt to adjusted 
capitalization ratio of only 24%. Just 
after year-end 2008, in early January, we 
increased our capacity of unused credit 
lines to more than $3 billion. In addition, 
we have no significant debt maturities 
until 2011.  

Growing Reserves with the Drill Bit
Devon drilled 2,441 wells in 2008 
with 98% success, and the results were 
exceptional. Excluding price-related 
reserve revisions, we added 584 million 
oil-equivalent barrels of proved reserves 
with the drill bit. That was more than 
double the 238 million equivalent barrels 
we produced in 2008. Measured by 
the associated capital, we added these 
proved reserves at very competitive 
finding and development costs.

No area contributed more to 
Devon’s 2008 reserve additions than 
the Barnett Shale in north Texas. We 
drilled 659 Barnett Shale wells in 2008, 
including our 2,000th horizontal well, 
and added 1.6 trillion cubic feet of natural 
gas-equivalent reserves with the drill 
bit. Production from the Barnett also 
continued its upward trajectory. We 
increased year-over-year net production 
31% compared with 2007 and exited the 
year producing nearly 1.2 billion cubic 
feet of gas equivalent per day from our 
Barnett Shale wells.

In east Texas, the success of our 

horizontal drilling programs drove 
production to record levels in two key 
areas during 2008. In the Carthage area, 
we grew net production 12% to more 
than 300 million cubic feet of gas per day, 
and in the Groesbeck area we increased 
production 41% to more than 100 million 
cubic feet per day. In Oklahoma, we 
drove our net Woodford Shale production 
up 165% to 64 million cubic feet of 
gas equivalent per day. In the Rocky 
Mountains, our ongoing development 

of the Big George coal in the company’s 
Powder River Basin natural gas project 
drove production to an all-time high of 100 
million cubic feet equivalent per day.

In Canada, we steadily ramped up 
production throughout 2008 from our 
100%-owned Jackfish project. Jackfish 
production is expected to reach 35,000 
barrels of oil per day in 2009 and produce 
at that rate for more than 20 years. In 
early September we obtained regulatory 
approval and began site preparation for 
Jackfish 2, a second 35,000 barrel a day 
project. We expect to have Jackfish 2 
operational in 2011. 

Also during 2008, we moved forward 

with all four of our Lower Tertiary 
discoveries in the deepwater Gulf of 
Mexico. We continued our development 
project at Cascade where we expect 
first production in mid-2010. We drilled 
successful appraisal wells at Jack, St. Malo 
and Kaskida, and we expect to select a 
final joint-development concept for Jack 
and St. Malo in late 2009 or early 2010. 
Operational success in North 

America also has enabled us to reduce our 
investments in the international arena. 
We first announced plans to exit Africa in 
2007, and in 2008 we finalized the sales 
of all our African producing properties. 
Strong oil prices and a robust market 
for high-quality international properties 
helped generate after-tax sales proceeds 
of more than $2 billion.

Also in 2008, we redeployed these 

sales proceeds in emerging growth 
plays in North America. Among those 
opportunities is the 1.4 million net-
acre position we have built in four new 
unconventional natural gas plays. This 
includes 153,000 net acres in Canada’s 
Horn River Shale, 570,000 net acres in the 
Haynesville Shale, 112,000 net acres in the 
Cana-Woodford Shale in Oklahoma and 
575,000 net acres in the Cody natural gas 
play in Montana. These four plays have an 
aggregate estimated net risked resource 
potential to Devon of more than 25 trillion 
cubic feet of gas equivalent.

Responding with Caution

While 2008 was marked by record 
oil and gas prices and activity levels, we 
are dealing with a very different reality 
in 2009. Oil and natural gas prices have 
fallen dramatically. We have responded 
by cutting our 2009 exploration and 
development capital budget by more than 
half. This will allow us to preserve our 
strong balance sheet, yet continue to fund 
longer-term projects such as the Jackfish 2 
oil development in Canada, our four 
significant Lower Tertiary discoveries in 
the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and our 
high-impact exploration program offshore 
Brazil. These projects will add production 
in 2010 and beyond when we expect 
the markets for oil and natural gas to be 
stronger. 

In the near term, we believe it is 
prudent to reduce development drilling on 
our shorter cycle-time projects in North 
America. Rather, we will preserve liquidity 
and maintain our operational capacity 
so we can respond aggressively when 
economic conditions rebound. With over 
27,000 undrilled locations representing 
many years of drilling inventory and 
growth potential, Devon is poised to 
maintain its position as a leading U.S.-
based independent oil and gas producer.



A Culture of Success

Responsible for Devon’s success 
are some of the most talented people 
in our industry. Among their greatest 
accomplishments is the collaborative 
culture our employees have all helped to 
create. Ours is a culture where people 
exhibit integrity, strive for excellence 
and have energetic perseverance in the 
face of obstacles. These attributes were 
so clearly demonstrated before and after 
Hurricane Ike struck the Houston area in 
early September. 

In addition to caring for the needs 
of their own homes and families in the 
wake of the storm, our employees along 
the coast saw quickly to the safety 
and preservation of Devon’s oil and 
gas assets. Following Hurricane Ike, 
employees donated their time and more 
than $36,000 to help fellow employees 
impacted by the storm. It is this can-do 
spirit that landed Devon on Fortune 
magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work 
For” list for the second consecutive year. 
When I look to the coming years 

I have every reason to be optimistic 
about Devon’s future. In addition to our 
talented and dedicated staff, we have 
an unmatched portfolio of oil and gas 

properties and one of the strongest 
balance sheets among our peers. As a 
result of the current economic climate, 
the oil and natural gas industry is 
dramatically reducing activity levels. This 
is setting the stage for a strong recovery 
in oil and gas prices. And when that 
time comes, Devon will be positioned to 
prosper.     

J. Larry Nichols
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
March 20, 2009

A Tribute to John W. Nichols
by Larry Nichols

The Devon family was deeply saddened by the passing of 

my father and company co-founder, John W. Nichols, in August. 
Dad was an innovator with a bold entrepreneurial spirit. The oil 
and gas industry was his passion, and there are many things for 
which he will be remembered.

In 1950, Dad and three partners began a small oil and 
gas company named Blackwood & Nichols. From this base he 
formed the first public oil and gas drilling fund ever registered 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. His partnership 
concept was adopted by many others and became an important 
funding vehicle for the oil and gas industry. Early investors in 
the Blackwood & Nichols drilling funds that Dad created were 
participants in developing natural gas in New Mexico’s San Juan 
Basin. This later became known as the Northeast Blanco Unit, a 
field that is still producing nearly 60 years later with Devon as 
operator. 

My father’s pioneering spirit continued in 1971, when 

he asked me to join him in the creation of Devon Energy 
Corporation. Starting with just four employees and no oil and gas 
assets, we strategically grew Devon through both good and bad 
times in the industry. In 1988, we took Devon public. Dad was 
chairman of the board of directors from 1971 until he was named 
chairman emeritus in 1999.

He received 
numerous awards 
and honors 
throughout his 
career. Most 
notable was his 
induction into 
the Oklahoma 
Hall of Fame in 
1987. In 2003, 
the University of 
Oklahoma honored 
him with the 
inaugural Oklahoma 
Trailblazer Award for outstanding leadership in the energy 
industry. oil and Gas Investor magazine listed him in 1999 among 
the “100 Most Influential People of the Petroleum Industry in 
the Twentieth Century.” 

John W. Nichols, Chairman Emeritus
1914 – 2008

Today, the company my father co-founded shares many of 
his attributes – optimism about the future, creativity in solving 
problems, resourcefulness in exploiting opportunities and above 
all else, honesty in dealing with everyone. Dad will be truly 
missed, but his legacy lives on at Devon today.



Five-Year Highlights

YeAR enDeD DeCeMBeR 31,  

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

LASt YeAR (3)
ChAnGe

Financial Data (Millions, except per share data)
  Total revenues (1) 
  Total expenses and other income, net (1) (2) (4) 
  Earnings (loss) before income taxes (1) 

  Total income tax expense (benefit) (1) 

  Earnings (loss) from continuing operations (1) 

  Earnings from discontinued operations 

  Net earnings (loss) 
  Preferred stock dividends 

  Net earnings (loss) applicable to common stockholders  

  Net earnings (loss) per share:

  Basic 
  Diluted 

  Weighted average common shares outstanding:

  Basic 
  Diluted 

  Net cash provided by operating activities 

  Cash dividends per common share  
  Closing common share price 

DeCeMBeR 31,  

  Total assets 
  Long-term debt 
  Stockholders’ equity 
  Working capital (deficit) 

$ 

$ 

$ 
$ 

$ 

$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 

 8,549  
 5,490  
 3,059  

 970  
 2,089  

 10,027  
 5,649  
 4,378  

 1,481  
 2,897  

 9,767  
 6,197  
 3,570  

 936  
 2,634  

 11,362  
 7,138  
 4,224  

 15,211  
 19,244  
 (4,033) 

34%
170%
 (195%)

 1,078  
 3,146  

 (954) 
 (3,079) 

 (188%)
 (198%)

 97  

 33  

 212  

 460  

 931  

102%

 2,186  
 10  
 2,176  

 2,930  
 10  
 2,920  

 2,846  
 10  
 2,836  

 3,606  
 10  
 3,596  

 (2,148) 
 5  
 (2,153) 

 (160%)
 (50%)
 (160%)

 4.51  
 4.38  

 482  
 499  

 6.38  
 6.26  

 6.42  
 6.34  

 8.08  
 8.00  

 (4.85) 
 (4.85) 

 (160%)
 (161%)

 458  
 470  

 442  
 448  

 445  
 450  

 444  
 444  

 (0%)
 (1%)

 4,816  

 5,612  

 5,993  

 6,651  

 9,408  

41%

0.20 
39.03 

0.30 
62.54 

0.45 
67.08 

0.56 
88.91 

0.64 
65.71 

14%
 (26%) 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

 30,025  
 7,031  
 13,674  
 772  

 30,273  
 5,957  
 14,862  
 1,272  

 35,063  
 5,568  
 17,442  
 (1,433) 

 41,456  
 6,924  
 22,006  
 257  

 31,908  
 5,661  
 17,060  
 (451) 

YeAR enDeD DeCeMBeR 31,  

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

Property Data (1) 
  Proved reserves (Net of royalties)

  Oil (MMBbls) 
  Gas (Bcf) 
  NGLs (MMBbls) 
  Oil, Gas and NGLs (MMBoe) 

 Production  (Net of royalties)
  Oil (MMBbls) 
  Gas (Bcf) 
  NGLs (MMBbls) 
  Oil, Gas and NGLs (MMBoe)  

 484  
 7,385  
 232  
 1,946  

 555  
 7,192  
 246  
 2,000  

 634  
 8,259  
 275  
 2,286  

 677  
 8,994  
 321  
 2,496  

 429  
 9,885  
 352  
 2,428  

54 
883 
24 
225 

46 
819 
24 
206 

42 
808 
23 
200 

55 
863 
26 
224 

53 
940 
28 
238 

Excludes results from operations in Africa that were classified as discontinued operations.  
Includes other income, which is netted against other expenses.

(1) 
(2) 
(3)  All percentage changes in this table are based on actual figures and not the rounded numbers shown.
(4) 
All periods have been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split that occurred on November 15, 2004.

2008 includes $10,379 million non-cash charge resulting from a full-cost ceiling adjustment at December 31, 2008.

LASt YeAR
ChAnGe

 (23%)
 (18%)
 (22%) 
 (275%) 

LASt YeAR
ChAnGe

 (37%)
10%
10%   
 (3%)

 (3%) 
9%
10% 
6%   



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discover our Strategy

Management Answers Investor Questions

Devon reduced its capital budget 
significantly for 2009. how will 
this affect your drilling activity and 
other exploration and production 
operations?

In February, we forecasted our 
2009 exploration and production capital 
budget at $3.5 billion to $4.1 billion. 
This is less than half the $8.5 billion 
we invested in these activities in 2008. 
The reduced 2009 budget reflects a 
significant reduction in drilling activity 
and also a much lower investment 
in lease acquisitions. In 2008, we 
committed about $1.8 billion to the 
purchase of unproved acreage that we 
plan to drill in future years.

Given the current low prices of 

oil and natural gas, we believe it is 
prudent to curtail drilling until markets 
show signs of improvement. Rather, 
we are allocating 35% to 40% of our 
2009 exploration and production 
budget to long-term projects that will 
not impact current-year production. 
The longer-term projects include the 
Jackfish oil sands project in Canada, the 
deepwater Lower Tertiary exploration 
and development program in the Gulf 
of Mexico and deepwater exploration 
in Brazil. Such longer-term projects add 
balance to our portfolio and will fuel 
production growth into the next decade.

how has the decline in oil and 
natural gas prices affected your 
long-range objectives for Devon?

Oil and natural gas prices can be 

extremely volatile, as the past year 
so clearly demonstrated. In the near 
term, this volatility can cause dramatic 
corrections in our business. The industry 
ramps up activity when prices rise 
and reduces activity when prices fall. 
Devon’s sharp reduction in exploration 
and production capital spending in 2009 
reflects our response to the current low-
price environment and concern about 
the global economy. It also reflects our 
commitment to preserve liquidity and 
financial strength.

Short-term price volatility does 
not, however, diminish our confidence 
in the sustainable future of the oil and 
natural gas exploration and production 
business. We firmly believe North 
American and world demand for energy 
will continue to grow again as economic 
conditions improve. Timing is impossible 
to predict; but when conditions do 
improve, Devon will be prepared to 
respond accordingly. Although we 
have reduced drilling activity in most 
areas, we have strived to maintain 
our operational capacity. We remain 
confident about the future of the energy 
industry and about Devon’s ability to 
retain its leadership position among 
North American independent oil and 
natural gas producers.

how sensitive to changes in oil 
prices are your projects in the 
Lower tertiary trend in the Gulf of 
Mexico and the oil sands in Canada?

The price of crude oil is an 
important element in determining 
the economics of any oil development 
project, but price is not the only variable 
we consider. Capital investment, 
operating expenses, marketing 
costs, royalties and taxes are equally 
important, and no single factor can 
be considered independently of the 
others. Experience has taught us that 
product prices and costs tend to move 
in tandem. As well-head prices for oil 
and natural gas rise, service and supply 
costs also rise. Service contractors, 
for example, can demand higher day 
rates for drilling rigs when escalating 
commodity prices support increased 
drilling activity. The opposite is true 
when prices decline. Lower demand for 
rigs translates into lower day rates.
This correlation of commodity 

prices to the costs of drilling and 
producing oil and gas means that high-
quality projects can achieve acceptable 
rates of return under a variety of price 
assumptions. Does this mean that our 
Lower Tertiary and Jackfish projects 
would be profitable at any oil price? 



   
No, it does not. It does mean, however, 
that we expect these projects to earn 
attractive rates of return over their 
respective life spans. We cannot forecast 
future commodity prices or costs with 
precision, but we believe the long-term 
supply and demand fundamentals 
for energy will firmly underpin the 
economics of all of Devon’s long-range 
projects.  

now that Devon has divested its 
African assets, how active is the 
company outside north America?

Devon is primarily a North 

American company. In 2008, our 
properties in the United States and 
Canada accounted for 94% of Devon’s 
oil and gas production from continuing 
operations. Most of our production 
growth in 2008 came from North 
American development projects such as 
the Barnett Shale in Texas and Jackfish 
in Canada. Our growth strategy for the 
future, however, also includes an annual 
investment in high-impact exploration 
projects. As one of North America’s 
largest independent producers, with 
proved reserves of more than 2.4 billion 
oil-equivalent barrels, we believe it 
is necessary to pursue exploration 
prospects that are large enough to 
add meaningful reserve additions. In 
our search for large-scale projects, we 
believe investing in select opportunities 
outside North America can improve our 
chances of success.

After making the decision to exit 
Africa, we have focused our international 
exploration attention primarily on 
offshore Brazil. We have already 
established oil production there with our 
Polvo project in the Campos Basin and 
hold licenses on nine additional offshore 
exploratory blocks. In six of these 
licensed blocks we are partnering with 
Petrobras, Brazil’s national oil company. 
Offshore Brazil has been the site of 
significant recent industry discoveries 
and is believed to contain billions of 
barrels of potential resources. Devon 
plans to drill nine exploratory wells in 
Brazil in 2009 and 2010.   

What have you learned from your 
success developing the Barnett 
Shale that you can apply to other 
north American shale plays?

Having pioneered horizontal 
drilling in the Barnett and as the 
leading producer in the play, we believe 
much of what we have learned will be 
applicable to emerging shale plays such 
as the Haynesville, Cana-Woodford 
and Horn River. One of the important 
lessons learned was that results can vary 
considerably within the play. By drilling 
in the best places we can significantly 
improve our overall results. 

A corollary to this lesson is to 
begin slowly and to learn as much as 
possible about an area before beginning 
large-scale development. In the case of 
the Barnett Shale, we moved cautiously 
at first until we fully understood our 
acreage position. In the early years 
in the Barnett we invested heavily in 

seismic studies and sought to evaluate 
and “de-risk” our acreage. Following 
this de-risking period, the confidence 
we gained was reflected in better per-
well results and significant production 
growth. With a thorough understanding 
of the play we were able to prudently 
accelerate drilling to more than 500 
wells per year. We will apply that same 
approach – beginning with a deliberate 
pace and increasing our knowledge 
base – before commencing full-scale 
development of our emerging shale 
opportunities. 

Does Devon plan to invest in 
alternative energy sources such as 
wind and solar?

Devon’s expertise is finding and 

producing oil and natural gas; this 
is something we have been doing 
successfully since 1971. And although 
we believe all economically viable 
sources of energy will be needed 
to quench the world’s ever-growing 
appetite, we also believe that clean-
burning domestic natural gas and oil will 
continue to be vital energy sources far 
into the future. Our focus will remain on 
efficiently supplying oil and natural gas, 
the business we know best.



   
Making a Difference Above the Surface

Finding and producing natural gas and oil 
from miles below the surface is among the 
most challenging endeavors of our time. 
Devon is successfully applying science and 
technology to help meet the world’s growing 
demand for energy.

What differentiates us from our 
peers, however, lies not just in what we 
do below the surface, but also in how 
we operate. We have established one 
of the finest portfolios of producing 
properties in the industry through 
innovation, technological drive and 
entrepreneurial spirit. But that is only 
part of our objective. To be the nation’s 
premier independent natural gas and oil 
producer, we also must be committed to 
environmental stewardship and to the 
communities that surround us.

Our natural gas production 

operations in north Texas have emerged 
as a focal point for water recycling in 
the energy industry. We pioneered new 
recycling technology in the Barnett 
Shale in 2004. Today, water recycling 
is an integral part of our business 
with potential for use in shale plays 
throughout North America.

In Canada, we have a fresh-water 

management and usage policy that 
outlines our commitment to this 
important resource.  Devon’s Jackfish 
oil sands project is a prime example of 
this commitment as the project was 
designed to use water from a deep 
saline aquifer, as opposed to shallower, 
fresh water sources.  Jackfish uses 
water to make steam for its production 
operations.  By using non-potable water 
we can preserve fresh water supplies for 
the community.

Across North America we are 
continuing to reduce methane and 
carbon dioxide emissions by applying 
new technology to our well sites 
and pipelines. Since establishing our 
companywide emissions inventory 
system at the end of 2007, Devon 
has identified hundreds of additional 
opportunities to reduce emissions, 
which we have begun to implement.



Here, a water sample is drawn for testing. Devon is using recycled water in the Barnett Shale to reduce consumption of fresh water. 
Groesbeck, Texas, with a population 
of 4,300, is one of many communities 
where Devon employees live and work. 

Chris Lee, a Devon employee in Havre, 
Montana, volunteers his time to coach 
little league baseball.

Working to improve the quality 
of life in the communities where we 
live and work extends beyond taking 
care of the natural environment. It has 
been a longstanding priority for us to 
partner with educational institutions 
in communities where we do business. 
While we support higher education and 
public education through substantial 
financial contributions, the most 
important gift we give to students is 
our time.

Hundreds of Devon employees 
volunteer weekly to tutor students 
from inner-city schools. In Oklahoma 
City, Mark Twain Elementary School is 
no longer on the national at-risk list, 
in part because of the thousands of 
hours in tutoring time contributed by 

Devon volunteers. In Houston, Devon 
volunteers have helped raise test scores 
by an entire grade level at Thompson 
Elementary School, where a large 
percentage of students are homeless.

In addition to education, we reach 

out to emergency responders with 
funding and equipment donations as 
well as innovative ideas. Wise Eyes is a 
program we initiated in Texas in 1993 to 
help the Wise County sheriff establish 
a community crime watch program. 
Devon has taken the model formed 
through its Wise County partnership 
and funded similar programs in 28 other 
communities across five states. 

It is not enough for Devon to be 
one of the nation’s most prolific natural 
gas and oil producers. Although we 
are headquartered in Oklahoma City, 
we believe every place we operate is 
our home. The towns and cities where 
we do business are the same places 
we shop, vote, worship and take our 
children to school.

We care about those communities 

because those communities are 
important to our employees and 
their neighbors. By respecting the 
environment and enhancing quality of 
life, we can foster the kind of business 
atmosphere necessary for us to become 
the nation’s premier independent 
natural gas and oil producer.

For more information on Corporate Responsibility: 
www.devonenergy.com/CorpResp/initiatives
• Groundbreaking water-recycling technology
• Devon’s commitment to emission reduction
• Preserving land, water, air and natural habitats  



Discover our Assets

Drilling rigs such as this running 
 hours a day enabled Devon 
to drill a record  wells in the 
Barnett Shale in 00.

The value of an exploration and production 
company is ultimately determined by the 
quality of its natural gas and oil assets. Devon 
has assembled a producing asset base that 
is about two-thirds natural gas and one-
third liquids. It is also located primarily in 
North America. In addition to our producing 
properties we hold more than 19 million net 
undeveloped acres worldwide that will be 
the source of future oil and gas reserves and 
production. Following is a discussion of some 
of Devon’s more significant oil and gas assets. 

Barnett Shale Still the King

The Barnett Shale field in north 
Texas is Devon’s most important asset. 
As the energy industry reaches to 
identify other non-conventional sources 
of oil and natural gas, the Barnett Shale 
is the resource by which the others are 
measured. Based on relative depth, 
thickness, porosity and energy content, 
the Barnett sets a high standard.

The Barnett Shale represents 
nearly 37% of Devon’s total proved 
reserves and accounted for 28% of 
the company’s oil and gas production 
in 2008. As the largest Barnett 
producer, Devon’s wells account for 
about a quarter of all the gas from 
the field. We also are the largest lease 
holder, controlling 715,000 net acres. 
Furthermore, some 90% of Devon’s 
leases are in the most productive parts 
of the field. 

0

In 2008, we drilled a record 659 
Barnett Shale wells, driving our total 
producing well count in the field to 
more than 3,800 wells. Devon’s net 
Barnett production approached 1.2 
billion cubic feet of gas equivalent per 
day in late 2008, an all-time high. 
Although our capital budget 
calls for drilling fewer wells in the 
Barnett in 2009, we have no shortage 
of opportunities. We have more than 
7,500 undrilled locations on our Barnett 
leases and believe we can ultimately 
increase daily production to as much as 
2 billion cubic feet per day. The Barnett 
Shale is Devon’s most significant 
producing asset and will continue 
to be a source of new reserves and 
production far into the future.

Where is the next Barnett Shale?
The tremendous success of the 
Barnett Shale field in north Texas, from 
which Devon has produced more than 
1.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas 
equivalent, has launched an industry-
wide search for other natural gas shale 
plays. Reserves and production growth 
from unconventional reservoirs such 
as the Barnett Shale is great news for 
North America. Clean-burning natural 
gas is both environmentally friendly 

and becoming increasingly abundant 
as Devon and other independent 
producers find and develop new sources 
of supply.  

Although it may be difficult to 
find another unconventional resource 
with all the same characteristics as the 
Barnett, some exciting candidates have 
been identified. Devon has assembled 
significant acreage positions in four 
of these emerging plays – the Cana-
Woodford, Haynesville and Cody plays 
in the United States and the Horn River 
Basin play in Canada. Each has the 
potential to provide thousands of low-
risk drilling opportunities to Devon in 
the future. We are now in the process of 
evaluating and “de-risking” our leases in 
the four new plays. De-risking involves 
a combination of seismic evaluation, 
mapping, drilling and data analysis. 
Through the de-risking process, we 
expect to determine the best areas to 
drill and, importantly, where to avoid 
drilling.

In February 2009, Devon 
announced its entry into the Cana-
Woodford Shale in west-central 
Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin. Devon 
is the largest leaseholder in the Cana 
play with 112,000 net acres. The Cana-
Woodford is deeper than the Woodford 
Shale found in the Arkoma Basin of 
eastern Oklahoma. We believe the Cana-
Woodford Shale may hold more than 
200 billion cubic feet of natural gas 

per square mile, with recovery factors 
equaling the best shale plays in the 
country.

We have completed more than 
10 Cana wells to date, with average 
expected per well recoveries in excess 
of 6 billion cubic feet of natural gas. 
This suggests the risked potential from 
Devon’s Cana leases could approach 4 
trillion cubic feet of gas equivalent. We 
are very excited about the future of the 
Cana play and expect to run four rigs 
there throughout 2009. We also plan to 
build a processing facility to handle the 
liquids-rich Cana gas.

Another emerging shale play, the 
Haynesville Shale, spans the border of 
Texas and northern Louisiana. Devon 
has assembled an industry-leading 
lease position of 570,000 net acres in 
the play. A portion of our Haynesville 
acreage is a legacy of long-established 
operations in the Carthage area in 
east Texas. Devon has drilled and re-
completed hundreds of wells in the 
Carthage area in the past several years, 
and has increased production to more 
than 300 million cubic feet of gas 
equivalent per day. The Haynesville 
Shale adds yet another layer of 
potential in Carthage, where Devon 
already produces from multiple gas-
bearing formations.

A Comparison of North American Shale Plays

Depth 

Thickness
  Gross 
  Net 

Porosity 

Total Gas In-Place 
(BCF/square mile)

Devon’s Position 
(net acres)

BARnett  

ARKoMA - WooDFoRD  

CAnA - WooDFoRD 

hAYneSviLLe 

hoRn RiveR

6,500’ - 9,200’ 

6,000’ - 8,000’ 

11,500’ - 14,500’ 

10,400’ - 12,200’ 

8,000’ - 9,500’

200’ - 1,000’ 
100’ - 550’ 

6% 

100 - 250 

715,000 

150’ - 190’ 
140’ - 180’ 

6% 

50 - 70 

54,000 

200’ - 300’ 
150’ - 250’ 

6% 

120 - 220 

100’ - 300’ 
100’ - 300’ 

3 - 12% 

100 - 225 

650’
500’ - 650’

4 - 7%

200 - 300

112,000 

570,000 

153,000



 
 
In 2008, we acquired additional 
acreage prospective for the Haynesville 
in Texas and across the border in 
Louisiana where we also hold legacy 
leases. We expect to run a two-rig 
drilling program in the Haynesville in 
2009, with about 10 wells planned.

In the Cody play in south-central 
Montana, we have assembled a lease 
position of 575,000 net acres. Of 
Devon’s three emerging shale plays in 
the United States, the Cody is the least 
mature. We have the results of only four 
completed wells, but plan to complete 
another four Cody wells in 2009.

In northeast British Columbia, 

Devon has built a lease position 
of 153,000 net acres in the Horn 
River Basin shale play. We initiated 
production from our first pilot well in 
the play in April 2008. Although located 
in a remote area, the Horn River Basin 
is attracting the attention of U.S. and 
Canadian exploration and production 
companies. The British Columbia 
government estimates that Horn River 
Basin could contain up to 250 trillion 
cubic feet of gas in place. Devon drilled 
two horizontal Horn River wells in the 
first quarter of 2009, and we plan to 
conduct additional evaluation and de-
risking operations throughout the year. 

Jackfish Success Leads to Jackfish 2
The oil sands of Alberta are 
estimated to hold as much as 173 
billion barrels of recoverable oil. About 
20% of this will be recovered through 
mining techniques. The remaining 
80% will be extracted using in situ, or 
in place, technologies which minimize 
the surface impact. At Devon’s in situ 
Jackfish project, we are injecting steam 
underground to help mobilize the oil to 
the surface through horizontal wells.
We began steam injection at 

Jackfish in 2007 and ramped up oil 
production steadily throughout last 
year, reaching about 22,000 barrels per 
day in December. Full production of 
35,000 barrels per day is expected later 
in 2009. Jackfish is a resounding success 
and among the best performing projects 
of its kind in Canada. Individual Jackfish 
wells are producing more than 1,600 
barrels per day. Jackfish also sets a high 
environmental standard with its state-
of-the-art water-recycling facilities. No 
fresh water is used to generate steam 
at Jackfish. Water is supplied from an 
underground source that is not suitable 
for drinking or irrigation.

The 35,000-barrel-per-day 
production target at Jackfish is based 
on the design capacity of the facilities. 
Construction of a second phase of the 
project is now under way to further 
realize the potential of Devon’s oil 
sands leases. Jackfish 2 is sized to 

produce another 35,000 barrels per day 
and ultimately recover approximately 
300 million barrels of oil over the more 
than 20-year life of the project. Devon 
expects to invest about $1 billion in 
Jackfish 2 by the time it is operational 
in 2011.

A Cascade of Firsts

Cascade was Devon’s first 

discovery in the Gulf of Mexico’s Lower 
Tertiary trend. The 2002 deepwater oil 
discovery led to three more significant 
Lower Tertiary successes: St. Malo in 
2003, Jack in 2004 and Kaskida in 2006. 
In 2010, Cascade, which is located in 
the Walker Ridge federal lease area, will 
become the first of the four projects to 
begin commercial production.



This FPSO, being configured for the 
Cascade project, will be the first 
commissioned in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Devon and equal partner Petrobras 

of Brazil sanctioned Cascade for 
development in 2007. The development 
plan for Cascade will be carried out in 
phases, with only two wells initially 
planned for production. The producing 
wells will be completed at the seafloor, 
some 8,000 feet below the surface of 
the water. The wells will produce into 
a floating production, storage and 
offloading vessel, or FPSO – the first of 
its kind to be commissioned in the Gulf 
of Mexico.

Construction of the FPSO, a 
refitted oil tanker, is under way in 
Singapore. As oil begins flowing in 2010, 
the partners will carefully monitor the 
wells and the performance of the oil 
reservoir. A comprehensive, long-range 
development plan will then be outlined 
drawing upon information obtained 
from the initial wells. The Lower Tertiary 
trend has been heralded as the largest 

U.S. oil discovery since Prudhoe Bay 
in Alaska. Devon’s Cascade project is 
an important milestone in making this 
new domestic energy resource a reality 
and making the United States less 
dependent upon foreign imports. 

exploring the Depths

Most of Devon’s oil and natural 

gas is produced from large-scale 
development areas such as the Barnett 
Shale and Carthage in Texas, Washakie 
in Wyoming and Lloydminster in 
Canada. Accordingly, 95% of the wells 
we drilled in 2008 were development 
wells. However, the other 5% of the 
wells we drilled, the exploratory wells, 
are also important. This is because 

successful exploration leads to 
development – as a way of restocking 
the shelves.

In recent years our exploration 
focus has been on relatively unexplored 
deepwater areas, notably in the U.S. 
Gulf of Mexico and offshore Brazil. And 
we have been successful, especially 
in the deepwater Gulf. With four 
significant discoveries in the Lower 
Tertiary trend and more than 30 
additional Lower Tertiary and Miocene 
prospects, Devon is a leader in this 
exciting and challenging exploratory 
frontier.



Devon’s Jackfish project in Canada is 
expected to reach ,000 barrels of 
oil per day in 00.

We also see attractive exploration opportunities offshore 
Brazil, where we hold interests in 9 licensed blocks comprising 
700,000 net acres. In 2008, Devon participated in a discovery 
on block BM-C-30 in the Campos Basin and we plan to drill 
an exploratory well on adjoining block BM-C-32 later in 2009. 
Currently, we are drilling on block BM-BAR-3 in the northern 
Barreirinhas Basin using a deepwater drillship that Devon has 
under long-term contract. We expect to drill as many as eight 
additional exploratory wells in Brazil over the next two years.
In summary, Devon has a broad and diverse asset 
base that provides stable near-term oil and gas production 
plus abundant opportunities for growth. This platform of 
established development projects enhanced by our high-
impact exploration program positions us for today and for 
tomorrow.

-Year Property Data ()

Reserves (Net of royalties)
  Oil (MMBbls) 
  Gas (Bcf)  
  NGLs (MMBbls) 
  Oil, Gas and NGLs (MMBoe)  

10% Present Value Before Income Taxes (In millions) (2)  $ 

Production (Net of royalties) 
  Oil (MMBbls) 
  Gas (Bcf)  
  NGLs (MMBbls) 
  Oil, Gas and NGLs (MMBoe)  

Average Prices (3) 
  Oil (per Bbl) 
  Gas (per Mcf) 
  NGLs (per Bbl) 
  Oil, Gas and NGLs (per Boe)  

Unit Production and operating expense (per Boe) 

$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 

$ 

1998 

1999 

2000 

2001 

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

Growth Rate 

Growth Rate

166  
1,440  
21  
427  
1,375  

20  
189  
3  
55  

12.28  
1.78  
8.08  
11.09  

439  
2,785  
55  
958  
5,316  

25  
295  
5  
79  

17.78  
2.09  
13.28  
14.22  

406  

3,045  

50  

963  

17,075  

37  

417  

7  

113  

24.99  

3.53  

20.87  

22.38  

527  

5,024  

108  

1,472  

6,687  

36  

489  

8  

126  

21.41  

3.84  

16.99  

22.19  

444  

5,836  

192  

1,609  

15,307  

42  

761  

19  

188  

21.71  

2.80  

14.05  

17.61  

530  

7,217  

209  

1,941  

20,944  

47  

858  

22  

211  

26.13  

4.52  

18.63  

26.04  

484  

7,385  

232  

1,946  

20,950  

54  

883  

24  

225  

29.12  

5.34  

23.06  

30.38  

555  

7,192  

246  

2,000  

32,850  

46  

819  

24  

206  

38.64  

7.03  

29.05  

39.89  

634  

8,259  

275  

2,286  

22,146  

42  

808  

23  

200  

57.39  

6.03  

32.10  

40.19  

677  

8,994  

321  

2,496  

32,852  

55  

863  

26  

224  

63.98  

6.01  

37.76  

43.08  

429  

9,885  

352  

2,428  

14,178  

53  

940  

28  

238  

86.73  

7.28  

44.08  

53.30  

4.29  

4.15  

4.81  

5.29  

4.71  

5.79  

6.38  

7.65  

8.81  

9.68  

11.52  

5-Year 

Compound 

10-Year

Compound

-4% 

6% 

11% 

5% 

-8% 

2% 

2% 

5% 

2% 

27% 

10% 

19% 

15% 

15% 

10%

21%

33%

19%

26%

10%

17%

25%

16%

22%

15%

18%

17%

10%

For more information on Operations:
www.devonenergy.com/operations
• Detailed maps showing operating areas and statistics
• Devon’s marketing and midstream business



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Statistics by Area () 

Producing Wells at Year-end 

 8,578  

 7,841  

 6,812  

 4,200  

 662  

 28,093  

 8,603  

 479  

 37,175 

Permian 

Mid- 
Continent  

Rocky 
Mountains 

Gulf 
Coast 

U.S. 
offshore 

total  
U.S. 

Canada 

international 

total
Company

2008 Production (Net of royalties)
  Oil (MMBbls) 
  Gas (Bcf) 
  NGLs (MMBbls) 
  Oil, Gas and NGLs (MMBoe)  

Average Prices (2)
  Oil (per Bbl) 
  Gas (per Mcf) 
  NGLs (per Bbl) 
  Oil, Gas and NGLs (per Boe)  

Year-end Reserves (Net of royalties)
  Oil (MMBbls) 
  Gas (Bcf) 
  NGLs (MMBbls) 
  Oil, Gas and NGLs (MMBoe)  

 7  
 32  
 2  
 15  

$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 

 95.88  
 7.27  
 40.71  
 67.69  

 94  
 242  
 27  
 161  

 1  
 383  
 16  
 80  

 98.53  
 7.35  
 40.19  
 43.92  

 7  
 5,013  
 217  
 1,059  

 1  
 109  
 1  
 20  

 88.64  
 6.31  
 20.46  
 41.01  

 16  
 1,346  
 10  
 250  

 2  
 145  
 5  
 31  

 99.13  
 8.52  
 46.73  
 53.25  

 16  
 1,378  
 61  
 307  

 6  
 57  
 —  
 16  

 104.90  
 9.53  
 51.11  
 74.55  

 34  
 390  
 2  
 101  

 17  
 726  
 24  
 162  

 98.83  
 7.59  
 41.21  
 50.55  

 167  
 8,369  
 317  
 1,878  

 22  
 212  
 4  
 61  

 71.04  
 8.17  
 61.45  
 57.65  

 134  
 1,510  
 35  
 421  

 14  
 2  
— 
 15  

 94.05  
 8.27  
—  
 92.91  

 128  
 6  
 — 
 129  

 53 
 940 
 28 
 238

 86.73 
 7.28 
 44.08 
 53.30 

 429 
 9,885 
 352 
 2,428 

Year-end Present value of Reserves (In millions) (3) 
  Before income tax 
  After income tax 

$ 
$ 

 1,132  

 4,746  

 1,470  

 1,641  

 1,196  

 10,185  
 7,381  

 2,959  
 2,252  

 1,034  
 859  

 14,178 
 10,492 

Year-end Leasehold (Net acres in thousands)
  Developed 
  Undeveloped 

Wells Drilled During 2008 

Capital Costs incurred (In millions) (4)

2008 Actual  
2009 Forecast 

 302  
 534  

 146  

 853  
 559  

 948  

 607  
 1,940  

 338  

 536  
 532  

 212  

 187  
 1,277  

 2,485  
 4,842  

 2,265  
 5,436  

 53  
 9,238  

 4,803 
 19,516 

 23  

 1,667  

 721  

 53  

 2,441 

 876  

 2,920  
$ 
$   135-160    1,190-1,390  

 1,082  
 190-225  

 1,558  
 400-450  

 1,374  
 830-940  

 7,810  
 2,745-3,165  

 1,656  
 910-1,060  

 584  

 10,050 
 420-490   4,075-4,715 

(1)  Excludes results from discontinued operations.
(2)  Total company pricing includes cash settlements related to commodity hedges.
(3)  Estimated future revenue to be generated from the production of proved reserves, net of estimated future production and development costs, discounted at 10% in accordance with SFAS  

No. 69, Disclosures about Oil and Gas Producing Activities. Devon believes that the pre-tax 10% present value is a useful measure in addition to the after-tax value comparisons as it assists  
in both the determination of future cash flows of the current reserves as well as in making relative value among peer companies. The after-tax present value is dependent on the unique tax  
situation of each individual company while the pre-tax present value is based on prices and discount factors which are consistent from company to company. We also understand that 
securities analysts use this pre-tax measure in similar ways.

(4)  2008 actual costs incurred and 2009 forecasted capital costs include exploration and production expenditures, capitalized general and administrative costs, capitalized interest costs and 

asset retirement costs.

10% Present Value Before Income Taxes (In millions) (2)  $ 

1,375  

-Year Property Data ()

Reserves (Net of royalties)

  Oil (MMBbls) 

  Gas (Bcf)  

  NGLs (MMBbls) 

  Oil, Gas and NGLs (MMBoe)  

Production (Net of royalties) 

  Oil (MMBbls) 

  Gas (Bcf)  

  NGLs (MMBbls) 

  Oil, Gas and NGLs (MMBoe)  

Average Prices (3) 

  Oil (per Bbl) 

  Gas (per Mcf) 

  NGLs (per Bbl) 

  Oil, Gas and NGLs (per Boe)  

166  

1,440  

21  

427  

20  

189  

3  

55  

12.28  

1.78  

8.08  

11.09  

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

439  

2,785  

55  

958  

5,316  

25  

295  

5  

79  

17.78  

2.09  

13.28  

14.22  

1998 

1999 

2000 

2001 

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

406  
3,045  
50  
963  
17,075  

37  
417  
7  
113  

24.99  
3.53  
20.87  
22.38  

527  
5,024  
108  
1,472  
6,687  

36  
489  
8  
126  

21.41  
3.84  
16.99  
22.19  

444  
5,836  
192  
1,609  
15,307  

42  
761  
19  
188  

21.71  
2.80  
14.05  
17.61  

530  
7,217  
209  
1,941  
20,944  

47  
858  
22  
211  

26.13  
4.52  
18.63  
26.04  

484  
7,385  
232  
1,946  
20,950  

54  
883  
24  
225  

29.12  
5.34  
23.06  
30.38  

555  
7,192  
246  
2,000  
32,850  

46  
819  
24  
206  

38.64  
7.03  
29.05  
39.89  

634  
8,259  
275  
2,286  
22,146  

42  
808  
23  
200  

57.39  
6.03  
32.10  
40.19  

677  
8,994  
321  
2,496  
32,852  

55  
863  
26  
224  

63.98  
6.01  
37.76  
43.08  

429  
9,885  
352  
2,428  
14,178  

53  
940  
28  
238  

86.73  
7.28  
44.08  
53.30  

Unit Production and operating expense (per Boe) 

4.29  

4.15  

4.81  

5.29  

4.71  

5.79  

6.38  

7.65  

8.81  

9.68  

11.52  

5-Year 
Compound 
Growth Rate 

10-Year
Compound
Growth Rate

-4% 
6% 
11% 
5% 
-8% 

2% 
2% 
5% 
2% 

27% 
10% 
19% 
15% 

15% 

10%
21%
33%
19%
26%

10%
17%
25%
16%

22%
15%
18%
17%

10%

(1)  The years 1998 through 2002 exclude results from Devon’s operations in Indonesia, Argentina and Egypt that were discontinued in 2002. The years 2003 through 2008 exclude results from 

operations in Africa that were discontinued in 2006 and 2007. Data has been restated to reflect the 1998 merger of Devon and Northstar and the 2000 merger of Devon and Santa Fe Snyder 
in accordance with the pooling-of-interests method of accounting.

(2)  Estimated future revenue to be generated from the production of proved reserves, net of estimated future production and development costs, discounted at 10% in accordance with SFAS 
No. 69, Disclosures about Oil and Gas Producing Activities. Devon believes that the pre-tax 10% present value is a useful measure in addition to the after-tax value as it assists in both the 
determination of future cash flows of the current reserves as well as in making relative value comparisons among peer companies. The after-tax present value is dependent on the unique tax 
situation of each individual company while the pre-tax present value is based on prices and discount factors which are consistent from company to company. We also understand that 
securities analysts use this pre-tax measure in similar ways.

(3)  The average price includes cash settlements related to commodity hedges. 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property Highlights

•	 42.6	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	132	horizontal	wells	(48	

operated).

•	 Drilling	focused	on	full-scale	development	of	80-

surface	acre	locations.
•	
Increased	2008	net	production	132%	over	2007.
•	 Reprocessed	and	merged	existing	3-D	seismic	data.
•	 Acquired	additional	3-D	seismic.
•	 Expanded	gas	gathering	system	capacity.
•	 Completed	construction	of	200	million	cubic	feet	

per	day	gas	plant.

2009 Plans
•	 Drill	74	horizontal	wells	(26	operated).

C / Barnett Shale

Profile
•	 715,000	net	acres	in	the	Fort	Worth	Basin	of	

north	Texas.

•	 90%	average	working	interest.
•	
•	 Produces	gas	from	the	Barnett	Shale	formation	at	

Includes	>	3,800	producing	wells.	

6,500’	to	9,200’.

•	 Largest	producer	in	the	state’s	largest	natural	gas	
	 field.
•	 894.2	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	659	wells	(559	operated).
•	
Increased	2008	net	production	31%	over	2007.
•	 Refraced	93	vertical	wells.
•	 Continued	1,000’	and	500’	offset	infill	programs.
•	 Began	250’	offset	infill	pilots.
•	 Continued	to	expand	gas	gathering	system	and	

reduce	line	pressure.

•	 Completed	100	million	cubic	feet	per	day	

expansion	of	West	Johnson	County	gas	plant.

2009 Plans
•	 Drill	220	–	230	wells	(208	operated).
•	 Selectively	defer	completions	for	economic	

considerations.

•	 Continue	to	develop	viable	areas	with	1,000’	and	

500’	offset	infill	programs.

•	 Analyze	select	well	performance	and	technical	data	

to	identify	future	development	opportunities.

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PERMIAN

A / Southeast New Mexico

MID-CONTINENT

A / Cana-Woodford Shale

Profile
•	 63%	average	working	interest	in	583,000	acres.
•	 Key	fields	include	Ingle	Wells,	Catclaw	Draw,	Potato	
	 Basin,	Red	Lake,	Gaucho	and	Outland.
•	 Produces	oil	and	gas	from	multiple	formations	at	

1,500’	to	16,500’.

•	 36.3	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	22	gas	wells.
•	 Drilled	and	completed	53	oil	wells.
•	 Recompleted	74	wells.
2009 Plans
•	 Drill	7	gas	wells.
•	 Drill	4	oil	wells.
•	 Recomplete	45	wells.

B / West Texas

Profile
•	 40%	average	working	interest	in	1.1	million	acres.	
•	 Key	fields	include	Wasson,	Reeves	and	Anton-Irish	
to	the	north;	Sallie	Ann,	Ozona,	Keystone/Kermit,	

	 McKnight	and	Waddell	to	the	south.
•	 Produces	oil	and	gas	from	multiple	formations	at	

2,500’	to	18,000’.

•	 125.0	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	71	wells.
•	 Recompleted	28	wells.
•	 Reactivated	5	wells.
•	 Acquired	significant	acreage	in	the	Wolfberry	play.
2009 Plans
•	 Drill	41	wells.
•	 Recomplete	32	wells.
•	 Reactivate	1	well.	

Profile
•	 112,000	net	acres	in	the	Anadarko	Basin	in	western	
	 Oklahoma.
•	 Operated	working	interests	range	from	38%	to	91%.
•	 Emerging	unconventional	natural	gas	play.
•	 Produces	gas	from	the	Woodford	Shale	formation	at	

11,500’	to	14,500’.

•	 20.3	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	21	horizontal	wells	(9	

operated).

•	 Confirmed	economic	viability	of	play.
•	 Drilling	focused	on	acreage	evaluation	and	holding	

leases	by	establishing	production.

•	 Acquired	additional	seismic	and	acreage.
2009 Plans
•	 Drill	67	horizontal	wells	(27	operated).
•	 Continue	drilling	to	hold	leases	by	establishing	

•	

production.
Initiate	construction	of	200	million	cubic	feet	per	
day	gas	plant.

•	 Begin	development	of	gas	gathering	system.

B / Arkoma-Woodford Shale

Profile
•	 54,000	net	acres	in	the	Arkoma	Basin	in	eastern	
	 Oklahoma.
•	 Operated	working	interests	range	from	30%	to	100%.
•	 Unconventional	natural	gas	play.
•	 Produces	gas	from	the	Woodford	Shale	formation	

at	6,000’	to	8,000’.

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ROCky MOUNTAINS

A / Bear Paw

Profile
•	 814,000	net	acres	in	north	central	Montana.
•	 90%	average	working	interest	in	federal	units.
•	 75%	average	working	interest	outside	federal	units.
•	 Produces	gas	from	the	Eagle	formation	at	800’	to	

2,000’.

•	 17.0	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	40	wells.
•	 Recompleted	20	wells.
•	 Acquired	70	square	miles	of	3-D	seismic.
•	 Completed	gas	gathering	system	improvements.
2009 Plans
•	 Perform	select	recompletions	and	workovers.
•	 Permit	drill-ready	locations.
•	 Evaluate	seismic	to	identify	future	drilling	locations.

B / Cody Shale

Profile
•	 575,000	net	acres	in	south	central	Montana.
•	 50%	average	working	interest	in	Area	of	Mutual	

Interest	(AMI)	with	partner.

•	 100%	average	working	interest	outside	AMI.
•	 Emerging	unconventional	gas	play.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	4	wells	inside	AMI.
•	 Completed	1	well	inside	AMI.
•	 Drilled	and	completed	1	well	outside	AMI.
•	
Initiated	drilling	2nd	well	outside	AMI.
2009 Plans
•	 Complete	4	wells	drilled	in	2008.

C / Powder River Coalbed Natural Gas

Profile
•	 75%	average	working	interest	in	346,000	acres	in	

northeastern	Wyoming.

•	 Produces	coalbed	natural	gas	from	the	Wyodak	and	
	 Big	George	coals	at	300’	to	2,000’.
•	 29.9	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	103	coalbed	natural	gas	wells.
•	
Increased	2008	net	production	45%	over	2007.
•	 Completed	development	drilling	in	Lower	Big	
	 George	coal	seam	at	Juniper	Draw.
•	 Continued	development	and	commenced	first	gas	

sales	at	West	Pine	Tree.
Initiated	pilot	dewatering	at	Crossroads.

•	
2009 Plans
•	 Drill	36	coalbed	natural	gas	wells.
•	 Continue	development	of	Middle	Big	George	coal	

seam	at	Juniper	Draw.

•	 Continue	pilot	monitoring	at	Crossroads.

D / Wind River Basin

Profile
•	 96%	working	interest	in	24,600	acres	in	central	
	 Wyoming.
•	 Key	fields	include	Beaver	Creek	and	Riverton	Dome.
•	 Produces	oil	and	gas	from	multiple	formations	at	

3,000’	to	12,000’.

•	 26.9	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	final	6	wells	for	Madison	CO2	enhanced	oil	

recovery	project	at	Beaver	Creek.

•	 Completed	installation	of	facilities	and	CO2	supply	

lines	for	Madison	project.

•	 Completed	5-well	coalbed	natural	gas	pilot	at	
	 Beaver	Creek.	
2009 Plans
•	

Initiate	first	CO2	reinjection	at	Madison	project.

E / Washakie

Profile
•	 76%	average	working	interest	in	210,000	acres	in	

southern	Wyoming.

•	 Produces	gas	from	multiple	formations	at	6,800’	to	

10,300’.

•	 104.7	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	115	wells.
•	
•	
•	

Improved	drilling	efficiencies	with	new	generation	rigs.
Installed	89	plunger	lifts.
Installed	compression	and	performed	other	gas	
gathering	system	improvements.

•	 Continued	implementation	of	automated	

production	control	system.

2009 Plans
•	 Drill	99	total	wells.	
•	
•	 Continue	implementation	of	automated	production	

Install	25	plunger	lifts.

control	system.

F / Drunkard’s Wash

Profile
•	 44%	working	interest	in	161,000	acres	in	east-

central	Utah.

•	 Produces	coalbed	natural	gas	from	the	Ferron	Coal	

formation	at	2,800’	to	3,100’.

•	 33.3	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Acquired	asset	and	$280	million	in	cash	in	

exchange	for	Devon’s	ownership	of	14.2	million	
shares	of	Chevron	common	stock.

2009 Plans
•	 Complete	5	wells	drilled	in	2008.
•	 Drill	8	additional	wells.

G / NEBU/32-9 Units

Profile
•	 25%	average	working	interest	in	54,000	acres	in	
the	San	Juan	Basin	of	northwestern	New	Mexico.
•	 Coalbed	natural	gas	development	began	in	the	late	

1980s	and	early	1990s.
Includes	181	coalbed	gas	wells,	289	conventional	

•	
	 wells,	gas	and	water	gathering	systems	and	an	

automated	production	control	system.

•	 Produces	primarily	coalbed	natural	gas	from	the	

Fruitland	Coal	formation	at	3,500’.

•	 14.1	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	4	coalbed	gas	wells.
•	 Drilled	and	completed	16	conventional	gas	wells,	

including	6	horizontal	Pictured	Cliffs	wells.

•	 Recompleted	4	conventional	wells.
2009 Plans
•	 Recomplete	6	conventional	wells.

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GULF COAST

A / Groesbeck Area

Profile
•	 72%	average	working	interest	in	265,000	acres	in	

east	central	Texas.

•	 Key	fields	include	Personville,	Nan-Su-Gail,	Dew,	
	 Oaks	and	Bald	Prairie.
•	 Produces	primarily	gas	from	the	Travis	Peak,	
	 Cotton	Valley	Sand,	Bossier	and	Cotton	Valley	Lime	

formations	at	6,000’	to	13,000’.
Includes	750	producing	wells.

•	
•	 48.1	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	13	horizontal	wells.
•	 Drilled	and	completed	3	vertical	wells.
•	 Recompleted	8	wells.
2009 Plans
•	 Drill	7	horizontal	wells.
•	 Drill	1	vertical	well.	
•	 Recomplete	1	well.

B / Carthage Area

Profile
•	 85%	average	working	interest	in	251,000	acres	in	

east	Texas.

•	 Key	fields	include	Carthage,	Bethany,	Waskom,	

Stockman	and	Appleby.

•	 Produces	primarily	gas	from	the	Pettit,	Travis	Peak,	
	 Cotton	Valley	and	Haynesville	Lime	formations	at	

5,700’	to	12,500’.
Includes	1,870	producing	wells.

•	
•	 208.8	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	112	vertical	wells,	including	

45	infill	wells.

•	 Drilled	and	completed	20	horizontal	wells.
•	

Initiated	drilling	on	first	James	Lime	exploratory	
horizontal	well.	

•	 Recompleted	31	wells.
•	 Acquired	additional	acreage.
2009 Plans
•	 Drill	35	vertical	wells,	including	16	infill	wells.
•	 Drill	17	horizontal	wells.
•	 Complete	and	test	first	James	Lime	exploratory	

horizontal	well.

•	 Complete	3-D	seismic	acquisition	at	Stockman.

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D / South Texas/South Louisiana

Profile
•	 570,000	net	acres	in	east	Texas	and	northwest	

Louisiana,	including	173,000	net	acres	that	overlap	

	 with	the	Carthage	Area.
•	 80%	average	working	interest.
•	 Emerging	unconventional	natural	gas	play.
•	 Produces	gas	from	the	Haynesville	Shale	formation	

at	10,400’	to	12,200’.

Initiated	drilling	4	additional	horizontal	wells.

2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	7	vertical	test	wells.
•	 Drilled	and	completed	1	horizontal	well.
•	
•	 Acquired	acreage.
2009 Plans
•	 Complete	4	horizontal	wells	initiated	in	2008.
•	 Drill	9	additional	horizontal	wells.

Profile
•	 66%	average	working	interest	in	533,000	acres.
•	 Key	areas	include	Matagorda,	Zapata,	Agua	Dulce/
	 N.	Brayton,	Duval/Hagist,	Houston,	Central	Texas,	
	 Coastal	Frio	and	the	Patterson	Field	in	Louisiana.
•	 Produces	oil	and	gas	from	multiple	formations	at	

1,500’	to	15,000’.

•	 35.8	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	47	wells.
•	 Recompleted	30	wells.
•	 Completed	3-D	seismic	acquisition	in	Brazoria	area.
2009 Plans
•	 Drill	15	wells.
•	 Drill	1	exploratory	well	in	South	Louisiana.
•	 Recomplete	1	well.

D / St. Malo
•	 25%	working	interest	in	4	block	unit	in	the	Walker	
	 Ridge	area.
•	 Located	offshore	Louisiana	in	6,900’	of	water.
•	 Target	formation:	Lower	Tertiary	sands	at	26,000’	

to	29,000’.

•	 Discovery	well	drilled	in	2003	encountered	>	450’	

of	net	oil	pay.

E / Jack
•	 25%	working	interest	in	6	block	unit	in	the	Walker	
	 Ridge	area.
•	 Located	offshore	Louisiana	in	7,000’	of	water.
•	 Target	formation:	Lower	Tertiary	sands.
•	 Discovery	well	drilled	in	2004	encountered	>	350’	of	

net	oil	pay.
F / kaskida
•	 30%	working	interest	in	9	block	unit	in	the	Keathley	
	 Canyon	area.
•	 Located	offshore	Louisiana	in	5,900’	of	water.
•	 Target	formation:	Lower	Tertiary	sands.
•	 Discovery	well	drilled	in	2006	encountered	

approximately	800’	of	net	hydrocarbon	bearing	sands.

•	 First	Lower	Tertiary	discovery	in	Keathley	Canyon	

area.

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Shelf Producing Properties

Profile
•	 134	blocks	located	offshore	Texas,	Louisiana,	

and	Alabama.		
Includes	35	producing	blocks.

•	
•	 Working	interests	range	from	13%	to	100%.
•	 Produces	oil	and	gas	from	various	formations	in	
	 water	depths	up	to	600’.
•	 Mature	producing	area	with	opportunities	for	

exploration.

2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	3	development	wells.
•	 Recompleted	1	well.
2009 Plans
•	 Drill	2	development	wells.

B / Magnolia

Profile
•	 25%	working	interest	in	Garden	Banks	783	and	784.
•	 Located	offshore	Louisiana	in	4,700’	of	water.
•	 1999	discovery.
•	 Produces	oil	and	gas	from	sands	at	12,000’	to		

•	 44.7	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

17,000’.

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	4	wells	in	Eugene	Island	area.
•	 Drilled	3	wells	in	Main	Pass	area.
•	 Drilled	1	well	in	Mobile	area.
•	 Recompleted	4	wells.
•	 Acquired	18	additional	blocks	through	federal	

lease	sales.

2009 Plans
•	 Drill	1	well	in	Eugene	Island	area.
•	 Recomplete	6	wells.

GULF – DEEPWATER

A / Nansen

Includes	3	blocks	in	central	East	Breaks	area.

Profile
•	
•	 50%	working	interest.
•	 Located	offshore	Texas	in	3,500’	of	water.
•	 Produces	oil	and	gas	from	sands	at	9,000’	to	14,000’.
•	 Utilizes	the	world’s	first	open-hull	truss	spar.
•	 36.0	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.

•	 Utilizes	the	world’s	deepest	tension-leg	platform.
•	 12.8	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	3	sidetrack/recompletion	wells.
•	
2009 Plans
•	 Complete	drilling	sidetrack	well	initiated	in	2008.
•	 Drill	1	additional	sidetrack	well.

Initiated	drilling	one	additional	sidetrack	well.

Lower Tertiary Discoveries

Profile
C / Cascade
•	 50%	working	interest	in	4	block	unit	in	the	Walker	
	 Ridge	area.
•	 Located	offshore	Louisiana	in	8,200’	of	water.
•	 Target	formation:	Lower	Tertiary	sands	at	25,000’	

to	27,000’.

•	 Discovery	well	drilled	in	2002	encountered	>	450’	

of	net	oil	pay.

•	 First	production	expected	in	mid-2010.

Initiated	development	drilling	at	Cascade.

2008 Activity
•	
•	 Continued	construction	of	production	facilities	for	
	 Cascade.
•	 Finished	drilling	2nd	and	3rd	appraisal	wells	at	St.	
	 Malo.
•	

Increased	ownership	by	2.5%	to	25%	at	St.	Malo
through	acreage	trade.

•	 Finished	drilling	2nd	appraisal	well	at	Jack.
•	 Continued	to	evaluate	development	options	and	

facilities	designs	for	Jack	and	St.	Malo.

•	 Drilled	1	sidetrack	well	at	Kaskida.
Initiated	drilling	2nd	appraisal	well	at	Kaskida.
•	
•	
Increased	ownership	by	10%	to	30%	at	Kaskida.
•	 Acquired	9	additional	Lower	Tertiary	blocks	through	

federal	lease	sales.

2009 Plans
•	 Continue	development	drilling	at	Cascade.
•	
•	

Initiate	subsea	completion	operations	at	Cascade.
Install	risers,	FPSO	moorings,	flowlines	and	gas	
export	line	at	Cascade.

•	 Select	final	development	concept	for	Jack	and	St.	Malo.
•	 Finish	drilling	2nd	appraisal	well	at	Kaskida.
•	

Initiate	wide-azimuth	seismic	acquisition	at	St.	Malo	
and	Cascade.	

Miocene Discoveries

Profile
G / Mission Deep
•	 50%	working	interest	in	Green	Canyon	955.
•	 Located	offshore	Louisiana	in	7,300’	of	water.
•	 Target	formation:	Miocene	sands.
•	 Discovery	well	drilled	in	2006	encountered	>	250’	

of	net	oil	pay.

H /Sturgis
•	 25%	working	interest	in	Atwater	Valley	183.
•	 Located	offshore	Louisiana	in	3,700’	of	water.
•	 Target	formation:	Miocene	sands.
•	 Discovery	well	drilled	in	2003	encountered	>	100’	

of	net	oil	pay.

2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	1	appraisal	well	at	Mission	Deep.
•	 Drilled	1	non-commercial	exploratory	well	at	

Sturgis	North.

2009 Plans
•	 Evaluate	development	options.

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A / Horn River Basin

Profile
•	 100%	working	interest	in	153,000	acres	in	

northeastern	British	Columbia.

•	 Emerging	unconventional	natural	gas	play.
•	 Primarily	winter-only	access.
•	 Produces	gas	from	the	Devonian	Shale	formation	at	

8,000’	to	9,500’.

2008 Activity
•	 Commenced	production	from	3-well	pilot	program.
•	 Drilled	2	stratigraphic	wells.
•	 Drilled	2	horizontal	wells.
•	 Secured	pipeline	and	processing	capacity	for	future	

production.

•	 Acquired	additional	acreage.
2009 Plans
•	 Evaluate	production	from	pilot	program.
•	 Drill	1	stratigraphic	well.
•	 Drill	3	horizontal	wells.

B / Peace River Arch

E / Lloydminster

Profile
•	 70%	average	working	interest	in	807,000	acres	in	
	 western	Alberta.
•	 Key	areas	include	Belloy,	Cecil,	Dunvegan,	Knopcik,	
	 Valhalla	and	Swan	Hills.
•	 Produces	liquids-rich	gas	and	light	gravity	oil	from	
	 multiple	formations	at	3,000’	to	8,000’.
•	 82.2	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

Profile
•	 89%	working	interest	in	2.8	million	acres	in	eastern	
	 Alberta	and	Saskatchewan.
•	 Key	areas	include	End	Lake,	Iron	River,	

Lloydminster	and	Manatokan.

•	 Produces	primarily	conventional,	cold	flow	heavy	
oil	from	multiple	formations	at	1,000’	to	2,000’.
•	 92.1	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	425	wells,	including:
									273	at	Iron	River
											51	at	Manatokan
											49	at	Lloydminster
											34	at	End	Lake
•	 Completed	second	capacity	expansion	of	
	 Manatokan	processing	plant.
2009 Plans
•	 Drill	194	total	wells,	including:
										130	at	Iron	River.
												42	at	Lloydminster
												10	at	End	Lake

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	66	wells,	including:
								14	at	Dunvegan
								14	at	Valhalla
								12	at	Swan	Hills
										9	at	Mirage
										6	at	Knopcik
2009 Plans
•	 Drill	27	total	wells,	including:
									9	at	Valhalla
									7	at	Dunvegan
									6	at	Swan	Hills
									4	at	Mitsue

C / Deep Basin

Profile
•	 45%	average	working	interest	in	1.3	million	acres	in	
	 western	Alberta	and	eastern	British	Columbia.
•	 Key	areas	include	Bilbo,	Hiding,	Pinto	and	Wapiti.
•	 Produces	liquids	rich	gas	from	primarily	Cretaceous	

formations	at	2,500’	to	14,000’.

•	 66.5	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	61	wells,	including:
										21	at	Bilbo
										16	at	Pinto
										15	at	Wapiti
2009 Plans
•	 Drill	25	total	wells,	including:
												8	at	Bilbo
												7	at	Pinto
												6	at	Wapiti

D / Thermal Heavy Oil

Profile
•	 97%	average	working	interest	in	77,000	acres	in	

eastern	Alberta	oil	sands.

•	 Key	asset	is	Jackfish	(100%	interest).
•	 Steam-Assisted	Gravity	Drainage	(SAGD)	is	the	

•	

primary	recovery	method.
Jackfish	facilities	capacity	of	35,000	barrels	of	oil	
per	day.
Jackfish	2	is	a	35,000	barrel	per	day	look-alike	project.

•	
2008 Activity
•	 Continued	to	ramp	up	production	at	Jackfish.
•	 Drilled	36	stratigraphic	wells	to	further	evaluate	

the	Jackfish	area.

•	 Received	final	regulatory	approvals	and	

commenced	construction	of	Jackfish	2	project.

2009 Plans
•	 Reach	peak	production	of	35,000	barrels	per	day	at	

Jackfish.

•	 Continue	construction	of	Jackfish	2	facilities.
•	

Initiate	drilling	14	horizontal	well	pairs	(28	wells)	at	
Jackfish	2.

•	 Drill	13	stratigraphic	wells	to	evaluate	additional	

potential	in	the	Jackfish	area.

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A / Brazil                                   

B / Azerbaijan – ACG

Profile
•	 3.1	million	acres	in	12	licensed	blocks:
	 Block	BM-C-8	(Polvo);	60%	interest.
	 Block	BC-2	(xerelete);	17.65%	interest.
	 Block	BM-BAR-3;	45%	interest.
	 Block	BM-BAR-1;	25%	interest.
	 Block	BM-C-30;	25%	interest.
	 Block	BM-C-32;	40%	interest.
	 Block	BM-C-34	(C-M-471);	50%	interest.
	 Block	BM-C-34	(C-M-473);	50%	interest.
	 Block	BM-C-35;	35%	interest.
	 Block	BM-CAL-13;	100%	interest.
	 Block	BT-PN-2	(PN-T-66);	40%	interest.
	 Block	BT-PN-3	(PN-T-86);	40%	interest.		
•	 10	blocks	are	located	offshore	in	the	Campos,	
	 Barreirinhas	and	Camamu	Basins	in	water	depths	

ranging	from	330’	to	9,100’.

•	 Target	oil	formations	at	3,000’	to	16,000’.
•	 Developing	2004	discovery	on	block	BM-C-8	(Polvo	

development).

•	 4.0	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at		

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	5	development	wells	at	Polvo.
•	 Reprocessed	seismic	and	evaluated	development	

options	on	xerelete	discovery.

•	 Finalized	farm-out	and	swap	agreements	on	blocks	
	 BM-BAR-3	and	BM-BAR-1.
•	 Drilled	2nd	exploration	well	on	block	BM-C-30	that	
resulted	in	an	initial	oil	discovery	on	the	Wahoo	
prospect.

•	 Reprocessed	and	interpreted	3-D	seismic	on	blocks	
	 BM-C-30,	BM-C-32,	BM-C-34,	BM-C-35	and	
	 BM-CAL-13.
•	 Signed	concession	agreements	on	blocks	BT-PN-2	

(PN-T-66)	and	BT-PN-3	(PN-T-86).

2009 Plans
•	 Drill	and	complete	4	development	wells	and	1		

sidetrack	well	at	Polvo.

•	 Obtain	regulatory	approval	of	block	BM-BAR-1	

assignment.

•	 Drill	the	following	exploratory	wells	with	the	
	 Deepwater	Discovery	drillship:
									1	well	on	block	BM-BAR-3.
									1	well	on	block	BM-BAR-1.
									1	pre-salt	well	on	block	BM-C-32.
									1	pre-salt	well	on	block	BM-C-34.
•	 Drill	1	pre-salt	exploratory	well	on	block	BM-C-30.
•	 Drill	1	pre-salt	exploratory	well	on	block	BM-C-35.

Profile
•	 5.6%	interest	in	107,000	acres	in	the	Azeri-Chirag-
	 Gunashli	(ACG)	oil	fields	offshore	Azerbaijan.
•	
Initial	position	obtained	in	1999	merger.
•	 Major	oil	export	pipeline	commenced	operations	in	

2006.	

•	 84.7	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	15	producing	wells.
•	 Commenced	production	from	Deepwater	Gunashli	

area.

•	 Production	impacted	by	pipeline	disruptions	and	

sub-sea	gas	release	at	Central	Azeri.

•	 Reached	cumulative	production	of	1	billion	barrels.
2009 Plans
•	 Drill	and	complete	11	producing	wells.
•	 Complete	repair	work	at	Central	Azeri	and	restore	

production	and	injection.
•	 Sanction	Chirag	oil	project.

C / China                                            

Profile
•	 7.9	million	acres	in	5	licensed	blocks	offshore	China:

	 Block	15/34	(Panyu);	24.5%	interest.
	 Block	42/05;	100%	interest.
	 Block	11/34;	100%	interest.		
	 Block	53/30;	100%	interest.
	 Block	64/18;	100%	interest.

•	 Located	in	the	South	China	Sea	and	Yellow	Sea	in	
	 water	depths	ranging	from	150’	to	9,000’.
•	 Panyu	fields	produce	from	1998	and	1999	

discoveries.

•	 18.5	million	barrels	of	oil	equivalent	reserves	at	

12/31/08.
2008 Activity
•	 Drilled	and	completed	4	development	wells	at	Panyu.
•	 Performed	3-well	workover	program.
•	 Drilled	1	dry	exploratory	well	on	block	42/05.
•	 Drilled	1	dry	exploratory	well	on	block	11/34.
•	 Acquired	2-D	and	3-D	seismic	on	blocks	42/05	and	

53/30.

•	 Acquired	2-D	seismic	on	block	64/18.
2009 Plans
•	 Drill	7	development	wells	at	Panyu.
•	 Replace	subsea	pipelines	at	both	Panyu	platforms.
•	 Acquire	additional	3-D	seismic	on	block	42/05.
•	 Process	and	interpret	3-D	and	2-D	seismic	on	

blocks	42/05,	53/30	and	64/18.

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Selected Five-Year Comparisons

Higher product prices enabled Devon to fund its 
largest-ever E&P capital program of $8.5 billion. 
This robust activity resulted in record drill-bit 
reserve additions before price revisions of 584 
million equivalent barrels. In 2008, Devon utilized 
a portion of its record cash flow to reduce debt 
by $2.1 billion and increase the common stock 
dividend by 14%.

.0

43.08

39.89 40.19

30.38

.



5.9

5.4

434 425

390

301

3.5

2.1

  0 

0 

0 

0 

0

  0 

0 

0 

0 

0

  0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Average Price Per Boe
($ per Bbl)

exploration and 
Development Capital
($ Billions)

Reserve Additions from 
extensions, Discoveries and 
Performance Revisions
(Millions of Boe)

.

6.7

6.0

5.6

4.8

8.0

7.8 7.9

6.6

.

0.30

0.20

0.

0.56

0.45

  0 

0 

0 

0 

0

  0 

0 

0 

0 

0

  0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Cash Flow From operations
($ Billions)

total Debt outstanding
($ Billions)

Dividends per Share of 
Common Stock
($ per Share)



Selected -Year Financial Data ()

1998 

1999 

2000 

 2001 

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

  5-YeAR 

CoMPoUnD 

GRoWth RAte 

10-YeAR

CoMPoUnD

GRoWth RAte

OPERATING RESULTS (In millions, except per share data)
  Revenues (Net of royalties):

  Oil sales  
  Gas sales 
  NGL sales 
  Net gain (loss) on oil and gas derivative financial instruments 
  Marketing and midstream revenues 
  Other income 

$ 

236  
335  
25  
 —  
8  
6  

436  
616  
68  
 —  
20  
23  

906  
1,474  
154  
 —  
53  
37  

  784  
  1,878  
  131  
 —  
71  
58  

  Total revenues 

610 

1,163 

2,624 

  2,922 

4,351 

7,066 

8,675 

10,225 

9,882 

11,460 

15,435 

  Production and operating expenses 
  Marketing and midstream operating costs and expenses 
  Depreciation, depletion and amortization of property and equipment 
  Accretion of asset retirement obligation 
  Amortization of goodwill (2) 
  General and administrative expenses 
  Expenses related to mergers 

Interest expense 

  Change in fair value of other financial instruments 
  Reduction of carrying value of oil and gas properties 
Impairment of Chevron Corporation common stock 
Income tax (benefit) expense  

231  
3  
212  
 —  
 —  
48  
 13  
53  
 —  
354  
 —  
(103) 

328  
10  
379  
 —  
 16  
83  
 17  
122  
 —  
476  
 —  
(75) 

544  
28  
662  
 —  
 41  
96  
 60  
155  
 —  
—  
 —  
377  

  666  
47  
  831  
 —  
34  
  114  
1  
  220  
2  
  979  
 —  
5  

  Total expenses 

811  

1,356  

1,963  

  2,899  

4,292  

5,349  

6,586  

7,328  

7,248  

8,314  

18,514  

  Net (loss) earnings before cumulative effect of

   change in accounting principle and discontinued operations (3) 

  Net (loss) earnings  
  Preferred stock dividends 
  Net (loss) earnings to common stockholders 
  Net (loss) earnings per common share:

  Basic 
  Diluted 

  Weighted average shares outstanding:

  Basic 
  Diluted 

BALANCE SHEET DATA (In millions)
  Total assets 
  Long-term debt 
  Deferred income taxes 
  Stockholders’ equity 
  Common shares outstanding 

(201) 
(236) 
 —  
(236) 

(1.66) 
(1.66) 

142  
154  

1,931  
885  
15  
750  
142  

$ 

$ 
$ 

$ 
$ 
$ 
$ 

(193) 
(154) 
 4  
(158) 

(0.84) 
(0.84) 

187  
199  

6,096  
2,416  
313  
2,521  
253  

661  
730  
 10  
720  

2.83  
2.75  

255  
263  

6,860  
2,049  
634  
3,277  
257  

23  
  103  
10  
93  

  0.37  
  0.36  

  255  
  259  

 13,184  
  6,589  
  2,149  
  3,259  
  252  

(1)      The years 1998 to 2002 exclude results from Devon’s operations in Indonesia, Argentina and Egypt that were discontinued in 2002. The years 2003 through 2008 exclude results from 

operations in Africa that were discontinued in 2006 and 2007.  All periods prior to the November 15, 2004 two-for-one stock split have been adjusted to reflect the split. 

(2)     Amortization of goodwill in 1999, 2000 and 2001 resulted from Devon’s 1999 acquisition of PennzEnergy. As of January 1, 2002, goodwill is no longer amortized.
(3)     Before the cumulative effect change in accounting principle of $49 and $16 million in 2001 and 2003, respectively, and the results  of discontinued operations of ($35) $39, $69, $31, $45, 

$14, $97, $33, $212, $460 and $931 million in 1998 through 2008, respectively.

N/M   Not a meaningful number.



909  

2,133  

275  

 —  

999  

35  

886  

808  

1,211  

 —  

 —  

219  

 —  

533  

 (28) 

651  

 205  

(193) 

59  

104  

 10  

94  

0.31  

0.30  

309  

313  

1,218  

3,879  

404  

 —  

1,461  

104  

1,224  

1,174  

1,609  

 35  

 —  

306  

 7  

502  

 (1) 

40  

 —  

453  

1,717  

1,747  

 10  

1,737  

4.16  

4.04  

417  

433  

1,589  

4,711  

548  

 —  

1,701  

126  

1,439  

1,339  

1,982  

 42  

 —  

277  

 —  

475  

 62  

—  

 —  

970  

2,089  

2,186  

 10  

2,176  

4.51  

4.38  

482  

499  

1,794  

5,761  

680  

 —  

1,792  

198  

1,579  

1,342  

1,924  

 42  

 —  

291  

 —  

533  

 94  

42  

 —  

1,481  

2,897  

2,930  

 10  

2,920  

6.38  

6.26  

458  

470  

2,434  

4,874  

749  

 38  

1,672  

115  

1,766  

1,236  

2,231  

 47  

 —  

397  

 —  

421  

 178  

36  

 —  

936  

2,634  

2,846  

 10  

2,836  

6.42  

6.34  

442  

448  

3,493  

5,149  

970  

 14  

1,736  

98  

2,168  

1,227  

2,858  

 74  

 —  

513  

 —  

430  

 (34) 

—  

 —  

1,078  

3,146  

3,606  

 10  

3,596  

8.08  

8.00  

445  

450  

16,225  

7,562  

2,627  

4,653  

314  

27,162  

8,580  

3,799  

11,056  

472  

30,025  

7,031  

4,596  

13,674  

484  

30,273  

5,957  

4,977  

14,862  

443  

35,063  

5,568  

5,290  

17,442  

444  

41,456  

6,924  

6,042  

22,006  

444  

4,567  

7,263  

1,243  

 (154) 

2,292  

224  

2,739  

1,624  

3,509  

 86  

 —  

653  

 —  

329  

 149  

10,379  

 —  

(954) 

(3,079) 

(2,148) 

 5  

(2,153) 

(4.85) 

(4.85) 

444  

444  

31,908  

5,661  

3,679  

17,060  

444  

30% 

13% 

25% 

N/M 

9% 

17% 

17% 

17% 

7% 

17% 

20% 

N/M 

16% 

N/M 

(8%) 

N/M 

N/M 

N/M 

N/M 

28% 

N/M 

N/M 

(13%) 

N/M 

N/M 

N/M 

1% 

1% 

3% 

(8%) 

(1%) 

9% 

(1%) 

34%

36%

48%

N/M

76%

44%

38%

28%

88%

32%

N/M

N/M

30%

N/M

20%

N/M

N/M

N/M

25%

37%

31%

25%

N/M

25%

11%

11%

12%

11%

32%

20%

73%

37%

12%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selected -Year Financial Data ()

OPERATING RESULTS (In millions, except per share data)

  Revenues (Net of royalties):

  Oil sales  

  Gas sales 

  NGL sales 

  Net gain (loss) on oil and gas derivative financial instruments 

  Marketing and midstream revenues 

  Other income 

  Production and operating expenses 

  Marketing and midstream operating costs and expenses 

  Depreciation, depletion and amortization of property and equipment 

  Accretion of asset retirement obligation 

  Amortization of goodwill (2) 

  General and administrative expenses 

  Expenses related to mergers 

Interest expense 

  Change in fair value of other financial instruments 

  Reduction of carrying value of oil and gas properties 

Impairment of Chevron Corporation common stock 

Income tax (benefit) expense  

  Net (loss) earnings before cumulative effect of

   change in accounting principle and discontinued operations (3) 

  Net (loss) earnings  

  Preferred stock dividends 

  Net (loss) earnings to common stockholders 

  Net (loss) earnings per common share:

  Weighted average shares outstanding:

  Basic 

  Diluted 

  Basic 

  Diluted 

BALANCE SHEET DATA (In millions)

  Total assets 

  Long-term debt 

  Deferred income taxes 

  Stockholders’ equity 

  Common shares outstanding 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

236  

335  

25  

 —  

8  

6  

231  

3  

212  

 —  

 —  

48  

 13  

53  

 —  

354  

 —  

(103) 

(201) 

(236) 

 —  

(236) 

(1.66) 

(1.66) 

142  

154  

1,931  

885  

15  

750  

142  

436  

616  

68  

 —  

20  

23  

328  

10  

379  

 —  

 16  

83  

 17  

122  

 —  

476  

 —  

(75) 

(193) 

(154) 

 4  

(158) 

(0.84) 

(0.84) 

187  

199  

6,096  

2,416  

313  

2,521  

253  

906  

1,474  

154  

 —  

53  

37  

544  

28  

662  

 —  

 41  

96  

 60  

155  

 —  

—  

 —  

377  

661  

730  

 10  

720  

2.83  

2.75  

255  

263  

6,860  

2,049  

634  

3,277  

257  

  784  

  1,878  

  131  

 —  

71  

58  

  666  

  831  

47  

 —  

34  

1  

2  

 —  

5  

  114  

  220  

  979  

  103  

23  

10  

93  

  0.37  

  0.36  

  255  

  259  

 13,184  

  6,589  

  2,149  

  3,259  

  252  

(1)      The years 1998 to 2002 exclude results from Devon’s operations in Indonesia, Argentina and Egypt that were discontinued in 2002. The years 2003 through 2008 exclude results from 

operations in Africa that were discontinued in 2006 and 2007.  All periods prior to the November 15, 2004 two-for-one stock split have been adjusted to reflect the split. 

(2)     Amortization of goodwill in 1999, 2000 and 2001 resulted from Devon’s 1999 acquisition of PennzEnergy. As of January 1, 2002, goodwill is no longer amortized.

(3)     Before the cumulative effect change in accounting principle of $49 and $16 million in 2001 and 2003, respectively, and the results  of discontinued operations of ($35) $39, $69, $31, $45, 

$14, $97, $33, $212, $460 and $931 million in 1998 through 2008, respectively.

N/M   Not a meaningful number.

1998 

1999 

2000 

 2001 

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

  5-YeAR 
CoMPoUnD 
GRoWth RAte 

10-YeAR
CoMPoUnD
GRoWth RAte

  Total revenues 

610 

1,163 

2,624 

  2,922 

4,351 

7,066 

8,675 

10,225 

9,882 

11,460 

15,435 

909  
2,133  
275  
 —  
999  
35  

1,218  
3,879  
404  
 —  
1,461  
104  

1,589  
4,711  
548  
 —  
1,701  
126  

1,794  
5,761  
680  
 —  
1,792  
198  

2,434  
4,874  
749  
 38  
1,672  
115  

3,493  
5,149  
970  
 14  
1,736  
98  

4,567  
7,263  
1,243  
 (154) 
2,292  
224  

886  
808  
1,211  
 —  
 —  
219  
 —  
533  
 (28) 
651  
 205  
(193) 

1,224  
1,174  
1,609  
 35  
 —  
306  
 7  
502  
 (1) 
40  
 —  
453  

1,439  
1,339  
1,982  
 42  
 —  
277  
 —  
475  
 62  
—  
 —  
970  

1,579  
1,342  
1,924  
 42  
 —  
291  
 —  
533  
 94  
42  
 —  
1,481  

1,766  
1,236  
2,231  
 47  
 —  
397  
 —  
421  
 178  
36  
 —  
936  

2,168  
1,227  
2,858  
 74  
 —  
513  
 —  
430  
 (34) 
—  
 —  
1,078  

2,739  
1,624  
3,509  
 86  
 —  
653  
 —  
329  
 149  
10,379  
 —  
(954) 

  Total expenses 

811  

1,356  

1,963  

  2,899  

4,292  

5,349  

6,586  

7,328  

7,248  

8,314  

18,514  

59  
104  
 10  
94  

0.31  
0.30  

309  
313  

1,717  
1,747  
 10  
1,737  

4.16  
4.04  

417  
433  

2,089  
2,186  
 10  
2,176  

4.51  
4.38  

482  
499  

2,897  
2,930  
 10  
2,920  

6.38  
6.26  

458  
470  

2,634  
2,846  
 10  
2,836  

6.42  
6.34  

442  
448  

3,146  
3,606  
 10  
3,596  

8.08  
8.00  

445  
450  

16,225  
7,562  
2,627  
4,653  
314  

27,162  
8,580  
3,799  
11,056  
472  

30,025  
7,031  
4,596  
13,674  
484  

30,273  
5,957  
4,977  
14,862  
443  

35,063  
5,568  
5,290  
17,442  
444  

41,456  
6,924  
6,042  
22,006  
444  

(3,079) 
(2,148) 
 5  
(2,153) 

(4.85) 
(4.85) 

444  
444  

31,908  
5,661  
3,679  
17,060  
444  

30% 
13% 
25% 
N/M 
9% 
17% 

17% 

17% 
7% 
17% 
20% 
N/M 
16% 
N/M 
(8%) 
N/M 
N/M 
N/M 
N/M 

28% 

N/M 
N/M 
(13%) 
N/M 

N/M 
N/M 

1% 
1% 

3% 
(8%) 
(1%) 
9% 
(1%) 

34%
36%
48%
N/M
76%
44%

38%

28%
88%
32%
N/M
N/M
30%
N/M
20%
N/M
N/M
N/M
25%

37%

31%
25%
N/M
25%

11%
11%

12%
11%

32%
20%
73%
37%
12%



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents 
  Short-term investments, at fair value 
  Accounts receivable 

Income taxes receivable 

  Derivative financial instruments, at fair value 
  Current assets held for sale 
  Other current assets 

  Total current assets 

Property and equipment, at cost, based on the full cost method of
  accounting for oil and gas properties ($4,540 and $3,417 excluded from amortization

   in 2008 and 2007, respectively) 

Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization 

Investment in Chevron Corporation common stock, at fair value 
Goodwill  
Long-term assets held for sale 
Other long-term assets, including $199 million at fair value in 2008 

  Total assets 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities: 
  Accounts payable — trade 
  Revenues and royalties due to others 

Income taxes payable 

  Short-term debt 
  Current portion of asset retirement obligation, at fair value 
  Current liabilities associated with assets held for sale 
  Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 

  Total current liabilities 

Debentures exchangeable into shares of Chevron Corporation common stock 
Other long-term debt 
Derivative financial instruments, at fair value 
Asset retirement obligation, at fair value 
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale 
Other long-term liabilities 
Deferred income taxes 
Stockholders’ equity: 
  Preferred stock of $1.00 par value. Authorized 4.5 million shares; issued
   1.5 million shares ($150 million aggregate liquidation value) in 2007 
  Common stock of $0.10 par value. Authorized 1.0 billion shares; issued
   443.7 million and 444.2 million shares in 2008 and 2007, respectively 

  Additional paid-in capital 
  Retained earnings 
  Accumulated other comprehensive income 

  Total stockholders’ equity 
  Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 

For notes to consolidated financial statements see Form 10-K:
investor.dvn.com

 December 31,

2008 

2007

(in millions, except share data)

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

379 
— 
1,412 
334 
282 
27 
250 
2,684 

55,657 
32,683 
22,974 
— 
5,579 
19 
652 
31,908 

1,819 
496 
37 
180 
138 
13 
452 
3,135 
— 
5,661 
— 
1,347 
— 
1,026 
3,679 

— 

44 
6,257 
10,376 
383 
17,060 
31,908 

1,364
372
1,779
30
12
120
237
3,914

48,473
20,394
28,079
1,324
6,172
1,512
455
41,456

1,360
578
97
1,004
82
145
391
3,657
641
6,283
488
1,236
404
699
6,042

1

44
6,743
12,813
2,405
22,006
41,456



 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Revenues:
  Oil sales 
  Gas sales 
  NGL sales 
  Net (loss) gain on oil and gas derivative financial instruments 
  Marketing and midstream revenues 

  Total revenues 

Expenses and other income, net: 
  Lease operating expenses 
  Production taxes 
  Marketing and midstream operating costs and expenses 
  Depreciation, depletion and amortization of oil and gas properties 
  Depreciation and amortization of non-oil and gas properties 
  Accretion of asset retirement obligation 
  General and administrative expenses 

Interest expense 

  Change in fair value of other financial instruments 
  Reduction of carrying value of oil and gas properties 
  Other income, net 

  Total expenses and other income, net 

(Loss) earnings from continuing operations before income taxes 
Income tax (benefit) expense: 
  Current 
  Deferred 

  Total income tax (benefit) expense 
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations 
Discontinued operations: 
  Earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes 

Income tax expense 
  Earnings from discontinued operations 

Net (loss) earnings 
Preferred stock dividends 
Net (loss) earnings applicable to common stockholders 

Basic net (loss) earnings per share: 

(Loss) earnings from continuing operations 

  Earnings from discontinued operations 
  Net (loss) earnings 

Diluted net (loss) earnings per share: 

(Loss) earnings from continuing operations 

  Earnings from discontinued operations 
  Net (loss) earnings 

Weighted average common shares outstanding: 
  Basic 
  Diluted 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

Year ended December 31,

2008 

2007 

2006

(in millions, except per share amounts)

4,567 
7,263 
1,243 
(154) 
2,292 
15,211 

2,217 
522 
1,624 
3,253 
256 
86 
653 
329 
149 
10,379 
(224) 
19,244 
(4,033) 

619 
(1,573) 
(954) 
(3,079) 

1,131 
200 
931 
(2,148) 
5 
(2,153) 

(6.95) 
2.10 
(4.85) 

(6.95) 
2.10 
(4.85) 

444 
444 

3,493 
5,149 
970 
14 
1,736 
11,362 

1,828 
340 
1,227 
2,655 
203 
74 
513 
430 
(34) 
— 
(98) 
7,138 
4,224 

500 
578 
1,078 
3,146 

696 
236 
460 
3,606 
10 
3,596 

7.05 
1.03 
8.08 

6.97 
1.03 
8.00 

445 
450 

2,434
4,874
749
38
1,672
9,767

1,425
341
1,236
2,058
173
47
397
421
178
36
(115)
6,197
3,570

528
408
936
2,634

464
252
212
2,846
10
2,836

5.94
0.48
6.42

5.87
0.47
6.34

442
448



  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year ended December 31,

2008 

2007 
(in millions)

2006

$ 

(2,148) 

3,606 

2,846

(1,960) 
79 
(1,881) 

1,389 
(42) 
1,347 

(25)
28
3

—
—
—
30
(13)
17

(90) 
14 
16 
— 
23 
(37) 

—  
—  
—  
(1)  

1,309 
4,915 

238
(86)
152
(2)
170
3,016

(254) 
16 
—  
—  
97 
(141) 

—  
—  
—  
—  
(2,022) 
(4,170) 

$ 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Net (loss) earnings 
Foreign currency translation:
  Change in cumulative translation adjustment 

Income tax benefit (expense) 
  Total 

Pension and postretirement benefit plans:
  Net actuarial loss and prior service cost arising in current year 
  Recognition of net actuarial loss and prior service cost in net earnings 
  Curtailment of pension benefits 
  Change in additional minimum pension liability 

Income tax benefit (expense) 
  Total 

Investment in Chevron Corporation common stock: 
  Unrealized holding gain 
Income tax expense 
  Total 

Other   
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax 
Comprehensive (loss) income 

For notes to consolidated financial statements see Form 10-K:
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity  

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Preferred  
Stock  

Common Stock               Paid-in 
Capital  
Shares 

value 

Additional 

Accumulated
other  

total

Retained  Comprehensive  treasury  Stockholders’
earnings 
(in millions)

income 

equity

Stock 

Balance as of December 31, 2005 
Net earnings 
Other comprehensive income 
Adoption of FASB Statement No. 158  
Stock option exercises 
Restricted stock grants, net of cancellations 
Common stock repurchased 
Common stock retired 
Common stock dividends 
Preferred stock dividends 
Share-based compensation 
Share-based compensation tax benefits 

Balance as of December 31, 2006 
Net earnings 
Other comprehensive income 
Adoption of FASB Statement No. 159  
Adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48  
Adoption of FASB Statement No. 158  
Stock option exercises 
Restricted stock grants, net of cancellations 
Common stock repurchased 
Common stock retired 
Common stock dividends 
Preferred stock dividends 
Share-based compensation 
Share-based compensation tax benefits 

Balance as of December 31, 2007 
Net loss   
Other comprehensive loss 
Stock option exercises 
Restricted stock grants, net of cancellations 
Common stock repurchased 
Common stock retired 
Redemption of preferred stock 
Common stock dividends 
Preferred stock dividends 
Share-based compensation 
Share-based compensation tax benefits 
Balance as of December 31, 2008 

$  1 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 

1 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 

1 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
(1) 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
$  — 

  443 
  — 
  — 
  — 
3 
2 
(4) 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 

  444 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
3 
2 
(5) 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 

  444 
  — 
  — 
4 
3 
(7) 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  444 

$  44 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 

  44 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
1 
  — 
  — 
(1) 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 

  44 
  — 
  — 
1 
  — 
  — 
(1) 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
$  44 

6,928 
— 
— 
— 
73 
(3) 
— 
(278) 
— 
— 
84 
36 

6,840 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
90 
— 
— 
(362) 
— 
— 
131 
44 

6,743 
— 
— 
123 
— 
— 
(716) 
(149) 
— 
— 
196 
60 
6,257 

6,477 
2,846 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(199) 
(10) 
— 
— 

9,114 
3,606 
— 
364 
(11) 
(1) 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(249) 
(10) 
— 
— 

12,813 
(2,148) 
—  
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(284) 
(5) 
— 
— 
10,376 

1,414 
— 
170 
(140) 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

1,444 
— 
1,309 
(364) 
— 
16 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

2,405 
— 
(2,022) 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
383 

(2) 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(277) 
278 
— 
— 
— 
— 

(1) 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(362) 
363 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 
(8) 
— 
(709) 
717 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

14,862
2,846
170
(140)
73
(3)
(277)
—
(199)
(10)
84
36

17,422
3,606
1,309
—
(11)
15
91
—
(362)
—
(249)
(10)
131
44

22,006
(2,148)
(2,022) 
116
—
(709)
— 
(150)
(284)
(5)
196
60
17,060



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net (loss) earnings 
  Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax 
  Adjustments to reconcile (loss) earnings from continuing operations 

  to net cash provided by operating activities:
  Depreciation, depletion and amortization 
  Deferred income tax (benefit) expense 
  Net gain on sales of non-oil and gas property and equipment 
  Reduction of carrying value of oil and gas properties 
  Other noncash charges 
  Net increase in working capital 

Increase in long-term other assets 
Increase (decrease) in long-term other liabilities 

  Cash provided by operating activities — continuing operations 
  Cash provided by operating activities — discontinued operations 
  Net cash provided by operating activities 

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Proceeds from sales of property and equipment 
  Capital expenditures 
  Proceeds from exchange of Chevron Corporation common stock 
  Purchases of short-term investments 
  Sales of long-term and short-term investments 
  Cash used in investing activities — continuing operations 
  Cash provided by (used in) investing activities — discontinued operations 
  Net cash used in investing activities 

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Credit facility repayments 
  Credit facility borrowings 
  Net commercial paper borrowings (repayments) 
  Debt repayments 
  Preferred stock redemption 
  Proceeds from stock option exercises 
  Repurchases of common stock 
  Dividends paid on common and preferred stock 
  Excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation 
  Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year (including cash
   related to assets held for sale) 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year (including cash related
   to assets held for sale) 

Year ended December 31,

2008 

2007 
(in millions)

2006

$ 

(2,148)  
(931) 

3,606  
(460) 

2,846
(212)

3,509 
(1,573) 
(1) 
10,379  
187 
(138) 
(59) 
48 
9,273 
135 
9,408 

117 
(9,375) 
280  
(50) 
300 
(8,728) 
1,855 
(6,873) 

(3,191) 
1,741 
1 
(1,031) 
(150)  
116 
(665) 
(289) 
60 
(3,408) 
(116) 
(989) 

2,858 
578 
(1) 
— 
177 
(499) 
(92) 
(5) 
6,162 
489 
6,651 

76 
(6,158) 
—  
(934) 
1,136 
(5,880) 
166 
(5,714) 

(757) 
2,207 
(804) 
(567) 
—  
91 
(326) 
(259) 
44 
(371) 
51 
617 

2,231
408
(5)
36
269
(282)
(58)
141
5,374
619
5,993

40
(7,346)
— 
(2,395)
2,501
(7,200)
(249)
(7,449)

— 
— 
1,808 
(862)
— 
73
(253)
(209)
36
593
13
(850)

1,373 

756 

1,606

$ 

384 

1,373 

756

For notes to consolidated financial statements see Form 10-K:
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Directors

J. Larry nichols, 66, is a co-founder of 
Devon and serves as chairman of the board 
of directors and chief executive officer. 
Nichols also serves as chairman of the 
Dividend Committee. Nichols was president 
from 1976 until 2003 and has been chief 
executive officer since 1980. Nichols serves 
as a director of Baker Hughes Inc. and Sonic 
Corp. and is chairman of the American 
Petroleum Institute. Nichols holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in 
Geology from Princeton University and a law degree from the 
University of Michigan.

thomas F. Ferguson, 72, joined the board 
of directors in 1982 and serves as chairman 
of the Audit Committee. Ferguson retired 
in 2005 from his position as managing 
director of United Gulf Management 
Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kuwait 
Investment Projects Co. KSC. He has 
represented Kuwait Investment Projects 
Co. on the boards of various companies in 

which it invests, including Baltic Transit Bank in Latvia and Tunis 
International Bank in Tunisia. Ferguson is a Canadian qualified 
Certified General Accountant and was formerly employed by the 
Economist Intelligence Unit of London as a financial consultant.

John A. hill, 67, joined the board of 
directors in 2000 following Devon’s merger 
with Santa Fe Snyder Corp. and serves as 
chairman of the Governance Committee. 
He has been with First Reserve Corp., an oil 
and gas investment management company, 
since 1983 and is currently its vice chairman 
and managing director. Prior to creating 
First Reserve Corp., Hill was president and 

chief executive officer of several investment banking and asset 
management companies and served as the deputy administrator of 
the Federal Energy Administration during the Ford Administration. 
Hill is chairman of the board of trustees of the Putnam Funds in 
Boston, a trustee of Sarah Lawrence College and director of various 
companies controlled by First Reserve Corp.

Robert L. howard, 72, joined the board 
of directors in 2003 and is chairman of 
the Compensation Committee. Howard 
served as a director of Ocean Energy Inc. 
from 1996 to 2003. He retired in 1995 from 
his position as vice president of Domestic 
Operations, Exploration and Production, 
of Shell Oil Co. Howard is also a director 
of Southwestern Energy Company and 

McDermott International Inc.

Michael M. Kanovsky, 60, joined the board 
of directors in 1998. He was a co-founder of 
Northstar Energy Corporation and served 
on Northstar’s board of directors from 
1982 to 1998. Kanovsky serves as a director 
of Argosy Energy Inc., ARC Resources 
Ltd., Bonavista Petroleum Ltd., Pure 
Technologies Ltd. and TransAlta Corp.

J. todd Mitchell, 50, joined the board of 
directors in 2002. He currently serves as 
president of Two Seven Ventures, LLC, 
a private energy investment company. 
Mitchell served as president of GPM Inc., 
a family-owned investment company, from 
1998 to 2006, and as vice president for 
strategic planning from 2006 to 2007. He 
was on the board of directors of Mitchell 

Energy & Development Corp. from 1993 to 2002.

Mary P. Ricciardello, 53, joined the board 
of directors in 2007. She retired in 2002 
after a 20-year career with Reliant Energy 
Inc., a leading independent power producer 
and marketer. Ricciardello began her career 
with Reliant in 1982 and served in various 
financial management positions with 
the company including comptroller, vice 
president and most recently as senior vice 
president and chief accounting officer. She serves on the boards of 
U.S. Concrete and Noble Corp. and is a Certified Public Accountant.

John Richels, 57, is a member of the board 
of directors and serves as president of 
Devon. He has been with the company 
since the 1998 acquisition of the Canadian-
based Northstar Energy Corporation. 
Prior to joining Northstar, Richels was 
managing and chief operating partner 
of the Canadian-based national law firm, 
Bennett Jones. Richels previously served 
as a director of a number of publicly traded companies. He holds 
a bachelor’s degree in economics from York University and a law 
degree from the University of Windsor.



Lyndon C. taylor, 50, executive vice 
president and general counsel, has been 
with the company since 2005. Prior to 
joining Devon, Taylor was with Skadden, 
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP for 20 
years, most recently as managing partner 
of the firm’s Houston energy practice. He 
is admitted to practice law in Oklahoma 
and Texas. Taylor holds a Bachelor of 

Science degree in industrial engineering from Oklahoma State 
University and a law degree from the University of Oklahoma.

William F. Whitsitt, 64, executive 
vice president, Public Affairs, has been 
with the company since 2008. Prior to 
joining Devon, Whitsitt spent 11 years 
in Washington D.C. as a public affairs 
consultant. He held the positions of 
president and chief operating officer for 
the American Exploration and Production 
Council (previously the Domestic 

Petroleum Council). Whitsitt also previously served as director 
of Governmental Affairs for the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, 
Meagher & Flom, LLP and vice president of Worldwide Marketing 
and Public Affairs for Oryx Energy. Whitsitt holds a doctoral 
degree in Public Administration from George Washington 
University.

Senior Officers

David A. hager, 52, executive vice 
president, Exploration and Production, 
has been with the company since March 
2009. He was previously a member of 
Devon’s board of directors. Hager served 
as chief operating officer of Kerr-McGee 
Corporation prior to its merger with 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. in 2006. He 
has more than 25 years of oil and gas 

exploration and production experience, including an extensive 
background in planning and executing deepwater exploration and 
development projects. Hager also serves as a director of Pride 
International, Inc.

R. Alan Marcum, 42, executive vice 
president, Administration, has been 
with the company since 1995. Marcum 
most recently held the position of vice 
president and controller. Prior to joining 
Devon, Marcum was employed by KPMG 
Peat Marwick (now KPMG LLP) as a senior 
auditor. He holds a Bachelor of Science 
degree from East Central University. 

Marcum is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the 
Oklahoma State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Frank W. Rudolph, 52, executive vice 
president, Human Resources, has been 
with the company since 2007. Prior to 
joining Devon, Rudolph was vice president 
Human Resources for Banta Corporation, 
an international printing and supply chain 
management company. His career in 
human resources began at R. R. Donnelly 
& Sons and spans more than 25 years. 
Rudolph holds a Bachelor of Science degree in administration 
from Illinois State University and a master’s degree in industrial 
relations and management from Loyola University.

Darryl G. Smette, 61, executive vice 
president, Marketing and Midstream, has 
been with the company since 1989. His 
marketing background includes 15 years 
with Energy Reserves Group Inc./BHP 
Petroleum (Americas) Inc. He is also an 
oil and gas industry instructor, approved 
by the University of Texas Department 
of Continuing Education. Smette is a 

member of the Oklahoma Independent Producers Association, 
Natural Gas Association of Oklahoma and the American Gas 
Association. He holds an undergraduate degree from Minot State 
University and a master’s degree from Wichita State University.

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Contents

Letter to Shareholders 
Chairman and CEO Larry Nichols reviews  
2008 and how Devon is positioned for the future.

Five-Year Highlights 

Discover our Strategy 
Management answers investor questions.

Making a Difference Above the Surface 
We discuss our commitment to communities 
and environmental stewardship.

Discover our Assets 
Devon provides discussions of significant 
oil and gas properties.

11-Year Property Data 

Operating Statistics by Area 

Property Highlights 

Selected Five-Year Comparisons 

Selected 11-Year Financial Data 

Consolidated Financial Statements 

Directors  

Senior Officers 

Investor Information and Stock Trading Data 

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6

8

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Corporate Profile  
Devon is the largest U.S.-based independent natural gas and oil 
producer. Devon’s operations are focused primarily in the United 
States and Canada; however, the company also explores for and 
produces natural gas and oil in select international areas. Devon 
also owns natural gas pipelines and processing and treatment 
facilities in many of its producing areas, making it one of North 
America’s larger processors of natural gas liquids. Devon is 
included in the S&P 500 Index and trades on the New York Stock 
Exchange under the ticker symbol DVN.

Volume Acronyms

Bbls / Barrels of oil. One barrel equals  
42 U.S. gallons.

  MBbls / Thousand barrels

  MMBbls / Million barrels

  MBbld / Thousand barrels per day

Mcf / A standard measurement unit for 
volumes of natural gas that equals one 
thousand cubic feet.

  MMcf / Million cubic feet

  Bcf / Billion cubic feet

  Tcf / Trillion cubic feet

  MMcfd / Million cubic feet per day

Boe / A method of equating oil, gas and 
natural gas liquids. Gas is converted to oil 
based on its relative energy content at the 
rate of six Mcf of gas to one barrel of oil. 
NGLs are converted based upon volume: one 
barrel of natural gas liquids equals one barrel 
of oil.

  MBoe / Thousand barrels of oil equivalent

  MMBoe / Million barrels of oil equivalent

  MBoed / Thousand barrels of oil  
  equivalent per day

Corporate Headquarters
Devon Energy Corporation
20 North Broadway
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-8260
Telephone: (405) 235-3611
Fax: (405) 552-4550

Permian, Mid-Continent,
Rocky Mountains and
Marketing and Midstream Operations
Devon Energy Corporation
20 North Broadway
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-8260
Telephone: (405) 235-3611
Fax: (405) 552-4550

Gulf, Gulf Coast and International Operations
Devon Energy Corporation
Devon Energy Tower
1200 Smith Street
Houston, TX 77002-4313
Telephone: (713) 286-5700

Canadian Operations
Devon Canada Corporation
2000, 400 - 3rd Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4H2
Telephone: (403) 232-7100

Royalty Owner Assistance
Telephone: (405) 228-4800
E-mail: DevonRevenueHotline@dvn.com 

Shareholder Assistance
For information about transfer or exchange of 
shares, dividends, address changes, account 
consolidation, multiple mailings, lost certificates 
and Form 1099, contact:
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
PO Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
Toll free: (877) 860-5820
E-mail: web.queries@computershare.com

Media Contact
Chip Minty, Manager, Media Relations
Telephone: (405) 228-8647
E-mail: chip.minty@dvn.com

Annual Meeting
Our annual shareholders’ meeting will be held at 
8 a.m. Central Time on Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 
at the Skirvin Hotel, Continental Room,  
1 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK.

Investor Relations Contacts
Vince White, Senior Vice President
Investor Relations
Telephone: (405) 552-4505
E-mail: vince.white@dvn.com

Zack Hager, Senior Manager, Investor Relations
Telephone: (405) 552-4526
E-mail: zack.hager@dvn.com

Shea Snyder, Manager, Investor Relations
Telephone: (405) 552-4782
E-mail: shea.snyder@dvn.com

Scott Coody, Supervisor, Investor Relations
Telephone: (405) 552-4735
E-mail: scott.coody@dvn.com

Independent Auditors
KPMG LLP
Oklahoma City, OK

Stock Trading Data
Devon Energy Corporation’s common stock 
is traded on the New York Stock Exchange 
(symbol: DVN). There are approximately 14,000 
shareholders of record.

Online Publications
A copy of Devon’s Summary Annual Report,  
SEC Form 10-K and Corporate Responsibility 
Report are available at: www.devonenergy.com.

A print version of the publications are available 
upon request to: 
Judy Roberts, Shareholders Services 
Adminstrator 
Telephone: (405) 552-4570
Email: judy.roberts@dvn.com

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Common Stock Trading DataInvestor Information2007Quarter	HigH	Low	Last	totaL	VoLumeFirst											$	71.24			62.80			69.22			267,618,540	Second		$		83.92			69.30			78.29			226,144,705	Third									$	85.20			69.01			83.20			217,392,650	Fourth	$			94.75			80.05			88.91			222,106,857	2008Quarter	HigH	Low	Last	totaL	VoLumeFirst			$	108.13			74.56			104.33			280,696,802	Second	$		127.16			101.31			120.16			272,445,836	Third			$	127.43			82.10			91.20			465,638,876	Fourth		$	91.69			54.40			65.71			437,273,430	Forward-Looking Statements  This Summary Annual Report includes “forward-looking statements” as defined by securities laws. These statements refer to our objectives, estimates, expectations, and strategic plans for our future operations. Other than statements of historical facts, all statements included in this Report that address activities, events, or developments that Devon expects, believes, or anticipates may or will occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Devon. We discuss our principal assumptions, risks, and uncertainties in our most recent Form 10-K. We encourage our investors to review and consider those matters as they may cause Devon’s actual results to differ materially from our expectations. The forward-looking statements in this Report are made as of the date of this Report, even if this Report is subsequently made available by us on our website or otherwise. Devon does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.     
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