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Whipkey Drilling Pad, Marshall County, West Virginia
Exhibit 99.1


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About
Trans
Energy
Company
Overview
9/30/2012
LTM Revenue
$9.9 million
Net Debt (as of 9/30/2012)
$41.4 million
Recent Stock Price (TENG)
$2.15
Shares Outstanding (11/9/2012)
13.2 million
Market Capitalization
$28.3 million
Enterprise Value
$69.7 million
Trans Energy: (OTCBB: TENG)
Pure Play Marcellus Shale 
Proved Reserves: 49.5 Bcfe
(9/20/2012 Wright & Co. -
Marcellus only)
Recent Daily Production: 12,790 Mcfe
52-Week
Range:
$1.26
-
$3.00
3-Month
Avg.
Daily
Volume
2,100
Shares
Shares Outstanding: 13.2 Million
Market Capitalization: $28.3 million
Experienced Management Team
Selected
Financial
Information
3
Area
of
Operation


Why
Invest
in
Trans
Energy?
4
Marcellus Shale Pure Play
63,500 gross acres in core of the Marcellus Shale
Utica Shale potential
Upper Devonian upside potential
High-BTU, liquid-rich focus
$1.50 per MMBtu breakeven gas price
Extensive Organic Drilling Inventory
400 + potential drilling locations (178 ready to drill today)
3+ Tcfe gross upside potential (including JV & royalty partners)
Significant portion of acreage HBP (approx. 2/3)
Off-take agreements totaling up to 45,000 MMBtu per day
Improved Financials
$50 million credit facility funded near term drilling program
Experienced Management w/ Technical Expertise
More than 200 years combined management experience
Well-funded joint development partner has geologic / 
engineering team
Marcellus Shale pure play
Predictable and repeatable inventory
Prominent land position with strong upside
potential
Trades at a significant discount to NAV
Experienced Management Team


Corporate Strategy -
Prove Acreage / Add Drillable Locations
Consolidate acreage surrounding legacy positions in the core
of the Marcellus
Marshall, Wetzel, Marion and Tyler counties
Building upon local presence –
a West Virginia company
Drill to turn highly prospective acreage into 3P reserves
Secure and maintain land position via leasehold rights
Grow production and reserves / monetize assets
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Marcellus
Overview
Majority of Company acreage
located in wet gas window
NGL yields in the 1.4 –
1.9 gallons per mcf
range
Ft. Beeler processing plants provide 320
MMcf/day throughput capacity
Condensate and NGLs provide
$1.00 -
$2.00 pricing uplift
vs. dry gas
$1.50 per MMBtu breakeven
natural gas price (with NGLs @
50% WTI price)
Low-cost, highly predictable and
repeatable play
In Trans Energy’s area of
operation, the Marcellus shale is
approximately 50 –
100 feet thick
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Trans Energy Area
of Operation
Dry
Gas
Wet
Gas


Competitive
Market
Position
7
Marcellus Well
Permits
(thru Sept 20, 2012*)
Marion: 
60
Marshall:  139
Tyler: 
22
Wetzel:     150
*Permit data acquired
from WV Geologic Survey


Current Marcellus Acreage 
Significant Marcellus acreage that
is held by shallow well production
Approximately 350 horizontal well
locations from HBP acreage alone
Primary term leased acreage can
generally be held by production
from shallow vertical or Marcellus
horizontal wells
Current drilling program
supplemented with selective
shallow drilling will HBP all strategic
acreage with near term lease
expirations over the next two years
Significant amount of acreage is
also prospective for the Utica shale
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Acreage
Breakdown
23,407
Net
acres


Reserves and Resources
Trans Energy has exposure to more than 3 Tcfe of Marcellus resource potential
More than 400 potential drilling locations (178 ready to drill today)
EUR
per
well
of
1.2
2.0
Bcfe
/1000’
of
lateral
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9/20/12 SEC Reserve Summary
(1)
(1)
Based on Proved Reserve Bcfe values for ASD from the 09/20/2012 SEC reserve report
prepared by independent reserve engineer Wright & Company, Inc.
Trans Energy has 2.53 Bcfe of PDP reserves associated with shallow assets that are not
included in the above figures.
Proved Reserve Mix
(1)
Proved Reserve Category Mix
(1)
Oil
Gas
NGL
PUD
PDP/PDNP
($ in millions)
Oil
(MMbbl)
Gas
(Bcf)
NGL
(MMbbl)
Total      
(Bcfe)
% of  
total
Total
PV10%
PDP/PDNP
0.0079
20.792
0.816
25.733
51.9%
$91.5
$38.6
PUD
0.0091
18.705
0.831
23.747
48.1%
$64.5
$14.9
Total Proved
0.0171
39.499
1.657
49.545
$157.7
$54.2
PROBABLE
(2)
0.0648
220.743
7.699
267.329
$672.6
$83.4
-
0.22%
-
79.7%
-
20.1%
-
48.1%
-
51.9%
(2)
Approximately
1/3
of
the
Non-proved
Reserves
shown
above
have
been
designated
as
“Probable”
due
to
funding
limitations.


Net
Reserves
and
Resources
10
BCFE
3
rd
Party Engineered Probable
Reserves Disclosed for 1
st
Time
0.00
50.00
100.00
150.00
200.00
250.00
300.00
350.00
January 1, 2012
July 1, 2012
September 20, 2012
Probable
PUD
PDP/PDNP


Wet
Gas
Provides
Positive
Economics
$3.70 NYMEX Equals $4.78/MCF Wellhead Price
$3.70 / MMBTU NYMEX Henry Hub
$85 NYMEX WTI
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Natural Gas
Natural Gas Liquids
Condensate
Production Breakdown
.84
MCF
1.6 Gallons/MCF
.00212 BBLS/MCF
Gross Realized Price by Product
$3.49 net
(1)(2)
$1.16 net
(3)(4)(5)
$0.13 net
(6)
Total Realized Price per 1 MCF
$4.78/MCF
Gathering, Transportation and
Processing
($0.75/MCF)
Net Realized Price per 1 MCF
$4.03/MCF
1.
$0.02 premium to NYMEX Henry Hub
2.
1.116 MMBTU/mcf residue BTU factor
3.
40% NYMEX WTI per NGLs
4.
42 gal/bbl conversion factor
5.
90% NGLs
6.
WTI less $26.00 for Appalachian Light Sweet
One mcf Natural Gas via Wellhead Production


Experienced
Management
Team
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Steve Lucado
Chairman of the Board
Director since 2011
More than 18 years professional financial experience, including E&P CFO experience
Bachelor of Arts Degree Harvard University, MBA, University of Chicago
John Corp
President & Director
Director since 2005 and President since June 2010
More than 25 years drilling, production and operations experience
Received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering from Marietta
College
John Tumis
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer of Trans Energy since April 2011
More than 25 years experience in financial and strategic business planning in the oil
and natural gas industry
Received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Ohio Northern University and is a
certified public accountant
Leslie Gearhart
Vice President of Operations
& General Secretary
Vice President of Operations and General Secretary
Has more than 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry
in the Appalachian
Basin
Graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering from
Marietta College


Joint Development Partner: Republic Energy
Republic is a privately held Dallas-based E&P company
Technical team has 200+ years combined industry
experience
Former VP Geology and Head of Completion Operations for North Texas
from Mitchell Energy Corporation
Mitchell
was
the
cutting
edge
Barnett
player
wrote
the
book
on
shale
fracing
Focused on assets in the JV with Trans Energy
Equity financing from Energy Trust Partners (an affiliate of
Energy Spectrum) and Wells Fargo
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Horizontal
Marcellus
Production
History
14


Marshall
County
Well
Performance
(1)
Based on realized prices of $90 per barrel Oil, realized NGL prices of $45 per barrel and
$3.00 natural gas price.
(2)
Realized $90 per barrel oil and realized NGL prices of $45 per barrel held constant.
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Marshall
County
Well
Performance
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IRR
vs. Price of Gas


Marshall
County: Drilled Marcellus Wells
JV has 12,698 gross acres of leased and owned minerals
12 wells drilled & fraced, 1 well drilled waiting on frac
Average 30-day IP of 4.1 MMcfe/d
20% Oil/NGLs
4,500’
Average lateral length
Average EUR / 1000’
lateral
of 1.55 Bcfe
4.5 Frac Stages/1000' lateral
Drill time of 35 days spud
to rig release
44 remaining liquids-rich
locations in these units
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Wetzel County:  Drilled Marcellus Wells
JV has 27,853 gross acres
of leased and owned
minerals
5 wells drilled & fraced
4.5 Frac Stages/1000’
lateral
Drill time of 35 days spud to rig
release
86 ready to drill locations
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IP
Rates
Recent
Marcellus
Completions
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Goshorn 1H (4,829 ft lateral)
Turned On May 2012
1   30 day Production 3,596 MCFE/D
1
60 day Production 3,242 MCFE/D
1
90 day Production 3,039 MCFE/D
Goshorn 2H (4,763 ft lateral)
Turned On June 2012
1   30 Day Production 5,002 MCFE/D
1   60 Day Production 4.473 MCFE/D
1   90 day Production 4,128 MCFE/D
Dewhurst 110H (4,284 ft lateral)
Turned on September 2012
1   30 Day Production 7,173 MCFE/D
1   60 Day Production 6,359 MCFE/D
Dewhurst 111H (5,188 ft lateral)
Turned on September 2012
1   30 Day Production 8,637 MCFE/D
1   60 Day Production 7,607 MCFE/D
Anderson 5H (5,470 ft lateral)
Turned on October 2012
1   30 Day Production 9,637 MCFE/D
Anderson 7H (4,980 ft lateral)
Turned on October 2012
1   30 Day Production 7,095 MCFE/D
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Drilling Program –
Recap
15 wells on line
2 Doman wells fraced
and go on line in Dec.
Martinez well drilled
waiting on fracing
2013 Drilling Program
Marion
Tyler
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Marion & Tyler
Counties
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…THE NEXT STEP…


Marion
County
JV has 18,179 gross acres of leased and
owned minerals
Total number of potential wells: 117
Total number of wells that could be
drilled today (pending permits):  19
2013 Drilling Program:  4 wells
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Marion
County
Marion
County


Tyler
County
JV has 4,000 gross acres of leased
and owned minerals
Total number of potential wells:  47
Total number of wells that could be
drilled today (pend. permits): 36
2013 Drilling Program:  4 wells
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Tyler
County
Tyler
County


Gas Off-Take (Williams & Momentum 3)
20-year gas gathering agreement
with Williams for up to 45,000
MMBTU / day
90,000 MMBTU / day including
Republic capacity
Williams committed to provide off-
take for all wells to be drilled
Access to the TETCO, Columbia and
Dominion lines
Marshall and Wetzel County wells feed
into TETCO
Ft. Beeler cryogenic processing
facility started up in 2Q 2011
NGL yields up to 1.4 –
1.9 gal/mcf
Second facility just started
Moundsville fractionation plant online
November
12
Momentum 3 will provide
transportation in Marion County
24
th


Net Asset Value
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Trading at significant discount to net asset value (NAV)
Trans Energy (1)
Sum-of-Parts NAV
Category
Low
High
Low
High
Low
High
9/20/2012 Proved Reserves
49.55
Bcfe
$1.00
$3.00
$49,550,000
$148,650,000
$3.77
$11.30
45 Other Current drilling locations from existing pads (2, 3)
128
Bcfe
$1.00
$3.00
$128,250,000
$384,750,000
$9.75
$29.24
133 Current drilling locations from new pads (2, 3)
379
Bcfe
$0.25
$0.75
$94,762,500
$284,287,500
$7.20
$21.61
Undeveloped Acreage:
Marcellus
8,000
Net acres
$1,000
$5,000
$8,000,000
$40,000,000
$0.61
$3.04
Utica
14,000
Net acres
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0.00
$0.00
Upper Devonian
14,000
Net acres
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0.00
$0.00
Less:
Net debt as of 9/30/12
($41,449,700)
($41,449,700)
($3.15)
($3.15)
Total (pre ASD warrants)
$239,112,800
$816,237,800
$18.17
$62.04
Total (post ASD warrants)
$197,622,884
$662,208,509
$15.02
$50.33
Shares outstanding (4)
13,156,578
13,156,578
Notes
(1)  Figures below include only the assets in Trans Energy's 100% wholly-owned subsidiary, ASD; Figures do not reflect shallow well assets.
(2)  Assumes an average EUR of 7.6 Bcfe per well and an average NRI of 37.5%.
(3)  Current drilling locations defined as wells where:
(a) ASD currently controls 100% of the acreage required to drill
each well
(b) The average lateral length on each pad site is at least 3,000 feet,
(c) Each well is on a pad site from which ASD can currently drill at least two such wells, and
(d) Each pad site has been surveyed, and a judgment has been made that the topography will support the pad site
(4)  Does not reflect potenital dilution due to outstanding options.
Unit Value
Total Value
Value Per Share


Why
Invest
in
Trans
Energy?
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Marcellus Shale Pure Play
63,500 gross acres in core of the Marcellus Shale
Utica Shale potential
Upper Devonian upside potential
High-BTU, liquid-rich focus
$1.50 per MMBtu breakeven natural gas price
Extensive Organic Drilling
Inventory
w/ Large Acreage
Position
400 + potential drilling locations
3+ Tcfe upside potential (including JV and royalty partners)
Significant portion of acreage HBP (approx. 2/3)
Off-take agreements totaling up to 45,000 MMBtu per day
Improved Financials
$50 million credit facility funded near term drilling program
Experienced Management w/
Technical Expertise
More than 200 years combined management experience
Well-funded joint development partner has geologic / engineering team


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Doman Drilling Pad, Marshall County, West Virginia


Overview of Recent Corporate Reorganization
The new credit facility involved a reorganization of the operating
subsidiaries and assets of Trans Energy
Below summarizes the movement of significant assets in the corporate
reorganization:
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Trans Energy will continue to perform all accounting
and processing of mineral owner royalty payments
for Prima / shallow wells
Notes
Trans Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries
21,739 net Marcellus acres
112 active shallow wells
Interest in 14 Marcellus wells
Office equipment and Corporate Functions
25,683 net acres (shallow rights)
Trans Energy, Inc. and Wholly Owned Subsidiaries:
Office equipment and Corporate Functions
Wells
112 active shallow wells
Acreage rights to drill shallow (not leases)
25,683 net acres
American Shale Development, Inc. (“ASD”):
Acreage Leases (All zones below the top of the
Rhinestreet Formation)
21,739 net acres
Interest in 14 producing Marcellus wells
Before Reorganization
After Reorganization


Marcellus BTU Content By County
Marshall, Wetzel, and Tyler counties have high BTU content with significant
liquids potential
Marion County is dry gas
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Well
Well Type
BTU/SCF (Dry)
BTU/SCF (Saturated)
Marshall County
Lucey Pad
Horizontal
1,237
1,216
Doman Pad
Horizontal
1,190
1,170
Keaton #1H
Horizontal
1,238
1,216
Groves #1H
Horizontal
1,218
1,198
Stout #2H
Horizontal
1,186
1,165
Whipkey Pad
Horizontal
1,212
1,193
Goshorn Pad
Horizontal
1,207
1,187
Wetzel County
Hart #20
Horizontal
1,197
1,177
Dewhurst #50
Vertical
1,119
1,100
Dewhurst 110 Pad
Vertical
1,181
1,163
Dewhurst #73
Horizontal
1,090
Marion County
Blackshere #101
Vertical
1,073
1,020
@14.73 (PSIA)
Anderson Pad
Horizontal
1,156
1,124
Vertical
Hart #28H
1,115
1,072


Shrink
and
Gallons/MCF
Correlation
30


Overview of ASD Entity
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(1) Upon execution of its warrants, Lender will own 19.5% of ASD


AJDA Summary
Trans Energy entered into an AJDA with Republic Energy during 2007 to
develop its Marcellus acreage
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