NOTICE

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD HEARINGS SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 Pursuant to Sections 45.1-361.9B and 45.1361.22.B of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Gas and Oil Board will hold its scheduled monthly hearing commencing at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at the Russell County Government Conference Center, 139 Highland Drive, Lebanon, Virginia. 1. The Board will receive public comments. 2. A petition from CNX Gas Company, 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 Harrison-Wyatt LLC, Betty Johnson McClanahan, Helen Johnson Faulkner, Blanche Johnson Dale, Agnes Johnson Bartee, Douglas W. Johnson, Phyllis Johnson Durland, Kathryn Johnson Webb, Lorene Coleman Lester, Peter Jacobson, John Dorsie Arms, Ruby Pauline Arms Jenkins, Ella Mae Compton Deel, Lottie Jean Mullins. Unit BB8. Docket Number VGOB 90-1010-0033-08. 3. A petition from CNX Gas Company, LLC, for (1) the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tract 2, as depicted upon the annexed table; and (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiff Carson D. Austin. Unit BE-101. Docket Number VGOB 02-0618-1032-01. 4. A petition from CNX Gas Company, LLC, for (1) Reimbursement of funds incorrectly deposited in unit BA100, to CNX Gas Company, LLC. (2) the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to of Tract 1E, as depicted upon the annexed table; and (3) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties per House Bill 2058; Shirley J. Hess (aka Shirley H. Hess). Unit BA100. Docket Number VGOB 03-0916-1189-03. 5. A petition from CNX Gas Company, LLC, for (1) the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tract 1B, as depicted upon the annexed table; and (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiff Carson D. Austin. Unit BG-98. Docket Number VGOB 06- 0919-1714-01. 6. A petition from CNX Gas Company, 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 Harrison-Wyatt LLC, Helen Johnson Faulkner, Blanche Johnson Dale, Agnes Johnson Bartee, Douglas W. Johnson, Phyllis Johnson Durland, Lorene Coleman Lester, Peter Jacobson, John Dorsie Arms, Ruby Pauline Arms Jenkins, Ella Mae Compton Deel, Lottie Jean Mullins. Unit BB9. Docket Number VGOB 08-0520-2223-01. 7. A petition from CNX Gas Company, LLC, for (1) Reimbursement of funds incorrectly deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Unit AY109, to CNX Gas Company, LLC. Docket Number VGOB 11-0517-2941-01. 8. A petition from CNX Gas Company, LLC, for Pooling and Dismissal of coal claimants as conflicting for Unit K1. Docket Number VGOB 15-0915-4074. 9. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, (ATLAS), requesting the Virginia Gas and Oil Board to enter an order, transferring the right to operate all units listed in this application that were established by Board Order, from GeoMet Operating Company, Inc., to ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, (ATLAS). Docket Number VGOB 15-0818-4073. Continued from August 2015. 10. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for 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; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit C-46. Docket Number VGOB 04-1214-1376-01. 11. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tracts 1 and 2, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit C-47. Docket Number VGOB 04-1214-1377-01. 12. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tracts 1, 2, 3 and 4, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit B-45. Docket Number VGOB 04-1214-1378-01. 13. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for 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; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit C-44. Docket Number VGOB 04-1214-1379-01. 14. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tracts 1 and 2, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit B-44. Docket Number VGOB 04-1214-1380-01. 15. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for 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; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit C-43. Docket Number VGOB 05-0621-1473-01. 16. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tracts 1 and 2, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit SSS-36. Docket Number VGOB 06-1219-1846-01. 17. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tracts 1, 3 and 4, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit TTT-36. Docket Number VGOB 06-1219-1848-01. 18. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tract 2, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit ZZZ-39. Docket Number VGOB 09-0616-2528-01. 19. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tract 2, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit C-35. Docket Number VGOB 09-0616-2533-01. 20. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for 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; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit ZZZ-40. Docket Number VGOB 09-0721-2549-01. 21. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for 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; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit E-33. Docket Number VGOB 09-1020-2601-01. 22. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for 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; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit D-43. Docket Number VGOB 09-1020-2603-01. 23. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tracts 1, 2, 3 and 4, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit A-42. Docket Number VGOB 09-1020-2609-01. 24. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tract 2, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit D-35. Docket Number VGOB 10-0615-2748-01. 25. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tracts 1 and 3, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit A-36. Docket Number VGOB 10-0720-2770-01. 26. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tracts 2 and 4, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit B-35. Docket Number VGOB 10-0720-2771-01. 27. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tracts 3 and 4, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit B-34. Docket Number VGOB 09-1020-2775-01. 28. A petition from ARP Mountaineer Production, LLC, for the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board’s Escrow Agent, attributable to Tract 2, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, Derek Browning, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. Unit C-34. Docket Number VGOB 06-1114-2776-01. 29. A petition from Range Resources-Pine Mountain, Inc., to disburse funds from the escrow account for Unit VC-3047, to all known owners in Tracts 2 and 5. Docket Number VGOB 99-0420-0719-03. 30. A petition from Range Resources-Pine Mountain, Inc. (formerly brought before the Board by EQT Production Company), for the disbursement of funds and authorization for direct payment on behalf of the known owners on Tracts 1 and 3 in Well VC-505241. Docket Number VGOB 04-0817-1325-04. Continued from June 2014. 31. A petition from Range Resources-Pine Mountain, Inc., to disburse funds from the escrow account for Unit V-530345, to all known owners in Tract 6. Docket Number VGOB 13-0820-4019-01. 32. The Board will receive an update of Board and Division activities from the staff. 33. The Board will review the August 2015 minutes for approval. Information concerning the above docket items can be viewed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday at the office of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Division of Gas and Oil, 135 Highland Drive, Lebanon, Virginia. 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 September 2015 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 September 08, 2015. The deadline for filing of petitions to the Board for the October 2015 hearing is 5 p.m., Friday, September, 18 with the October hearing scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at the Russell County Government Conference Center, 139 Highland Drive, Lebanon, Virginia.