COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD HEARING
JULY 20, 2021
Pursuant to Sections 45.1-361.9B and 45.1-361.22.B of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Gas and Oil Board will hold its scheduled monthly hearing commencing at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. This will be a virtual call-in meeting only. Those wishing to call in please dial 1-866-845-1266 (Passcode: 52769596#).
1. The Board will receive public comments.
2. The First Bank and Trust Company, Escrow Agent for the Virginia Gas and Oil Board, will appear to address the Board on the Quarterly Report (April – June 2021).
3. A petition from Pocahontas Gas LLC, for Re-Pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Gas Field I, to address mapping updates and property line changes. Unit X9. Docket Number VGOB 92-1117-0292-02.
4. A petition from Pocahontas Gas LLC, for Re-Pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Gas Field I, to address mapping changes. Unit R49. Docket Number VGOB 09-0317-2487-02.
5. A petition from Pocahontas Gas LLC, for (1) the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to a portion of Tract 1A, a portion of Tract 1E, a portion of Tract 1F, and a portion of Tract 3, as depicted upon the annexed table; and (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to Tazewell Coal & Gas Company LLC, Charlie Andrew Puckett, Jr., Kimberly Dilday, Glenna Couch, Edna Dawson, Rose Marie McGlothlin, William R. Dailey, Deborah A. Roberts, Bobby Curtis McGlothlin, Frances McGlothlin, Paul W. Combs, Billy Edd Blankenship, Chris Combs, Robert E. Combs, Randall L. Combs, James McGlothlin, Betty Hess, Patricia Combs, Karen Miller, William Southwell, Jan Deal, Jean Cubbage, Farley Combs, Roscoe Foleno, Jr., Macel Keith Foleno, Beverly Ann Foleno, Johnny Fogleman, Kathy Hawkins, Pauline Compton, Rosa Angeline Combs, Jeannine Holden, Lou Holden, Douglas A. Whorley, Jerry W. Whorley, Curtis A. Whorley, Steven L. Whorley, Richard Lee Whorley, Wilma J. Bowyer, James A. Worley, Michael L. Whorley, Linda Christoff, Marvin A. Whorley, Elizabeth McKee, Susan Worley, Ronald L. Poff, Jeffrey Poff, Teresa P. Ballard, Kimberly S. Adkins, Ruby Kiser, Jack Compton, Lance Compton, Christa Compton, Shelly N. O’Daniel, Alan Richmond, Kelly Little, Jackie Moon, John David Hale, Lloyd Malcolm Hale, Mary Elizabeth Wingold, Ilene Wolfe, William H. Hale, Jeremy Wallace, James Looney, Ernest M. Looney, Myra Looney, Joan Foley, Judy Boyd Delp, Johnny Sherman Boyd, Raymond Reynolds, George Ray, Darrel Gene Hurt, Betty J. Dye, Michael D. Webb, Daniel J. Webb, Joshua M. Webb, Wade Burke, Tony Burke, Todd Druck, Troy Druck, Judy Kilgore, Delcia Runkle, Hazel C. Cooper, Cynthia Grove, Rhonda K. Collins, Amanda Kiser, David L. Webb, Nichols Family Trust, Audrey Boyd, Elizabeth C. Marshall, Chad W. Casey, Robert Brian Casey, Pennie Davis, Katie Lynn Davis, Dennis Palmer, Ronnie Davis, James Fadial, Nancy Luchini, Patty Stephens, Randall Jackson, Leshia Compton, William Jackson, Treamon Jackson, Larry Jackson, Nancy Jackson, Anna Stiltner, Carol Fletcher, Ken Titus Breeding, Frankie Breeding, Sharon Breeding, Ada R. Compton, Dean Compton, Patricia Sue Compton, Danny A. Compton, Sandra G. Holmes, and Ruby Morgan; (3) Dismissal of Coal Owner: Tazewell Coal & Gas Company LLC. Unit BH102. Docket Number VGOB 05-1018-1509-01.
6. A petition from Pocahontas Gas LLC, for (1) the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tract 3, as depicted upon the annexed table; and (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs: Fayne E. Stacy, Jr., Gerald K. Stacy, Karen Cole, and Alan Stacy; authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the royalty split between Buckhorn Coal Co & Karen Cole (executed by Janice Shortridge). Unit AX111. Docket Number VGOB 01-0320-0873-03.
7. A petition from Pocahontas Gas LLC, for (1) the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tract 8, as depicted upon the annexed table; and (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs: Fayne E. Stacy, Jr., Gerald K. Stacy, Karen Cole, and Alan Stacy; authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the royalty split between Buckhorn Coal Co & Karen Cole (executed by Janice Shortridge). Unit AY110. Docket Number VGOB 01-0320-0875-03.
8. A petition from Pocahontas Gas LLC, for (1) the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tract 1, as depicted upon the annexed table; and (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs: Fayne E. Stacy, Jr., Gerald K. Stacy, Karen Cole, and Alan Stacy; authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the royalty split between Buckhorn Coal Co & Karen Cole (executed by Janice Shortridge). Unit AY111. Docket Number VGOB 01-0320-0876-03.
9. A petition from Pocahontas Gas LLC, for (1) the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tract 2C, as depicted upon the annexed table; and (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs: Fayne E. Stacy, Jr., Gerald K. Stacy, Karen Cole, and Alan Stacy; authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the royalty split between Buckhorn Coal Co & Karen Cole (executed by Janice Shortridge). Unit AY112. Docket Number VGOB 01-0320-0877-07.
10. A petition from Pocahontas Gas LLC, for (1) the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tract 1C, as depicted upon the annexed table; and (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs: Fayne E. Stacy, Jr., Gerald K. Stacy, Karen Cole, and Alan Stacy; authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the royalty split between Buckhorn Coal Co & Karen Cole (executed by Janice Shortridge). Unit AX112. Docket Number VGOB 03-1118-1220-03.
11. The Board will receive an update of Board and Division activities from the staff.
12. The Board will review the April 2021 minutes for approval.
Information concerning the above docket items can be viewed electronically at: https://www.dmme.virginia.gov/DgoInquiry/frmmain.aspx?ctl=68. All questions concerning the agenda should be directed to the Division of Gas and Oil by telephoning 276-415-9700.
Anyone needing special accommodations due to a disability for the July 2021 hearing should contact the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy in advance of the hearing at 276-415-9700 or by calling the Virginia Relay Center TTY/TDD at 1-800-828-1120 or 1140 by July 13, 2021.
The deadline for filing of petitions to the Board for the August 2021 hearing is 5 p.m., Friday, July, 16 with the August hearing scheduled for Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at a location to be determined.
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