APPLICANT: Pocahontas Gas LLC DIVISION OF GAS AND OIL
DOCKET NO. VGOB 25-0715-4312-01
RELIEF SOUGHT: RE-POOLING
UNIT NUMBER: F-37
NOTICE OF HEARING
HEARING DATE:June 16, 2026
PLACE:Russell County Government Center
Auditorium at SWCC, Room B119
139 Highland Drive
Lebanon, VA 24266
and via Teleconference
TIME:10:00AM
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA:
To: Celia Cox Compton Estate (c/o Tim Compton, Trustee), Buchanan Energy Company, LLC, Diversified Production LLC, and Appalachian Energy, Inc
1.Applicant and its counsel: Applicant is Pocahontas Gas LLC, 1825 Front Street, Suite 104, Richlands, VA 24641. Applicant's counsel is Mark A. Swartz, Hilliard & Swartz, LLP, 124 Capitol Street, Suite 201, Charleston, WV 25301.
2.Relief sought: Re-Pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Gas Field II.
3.Proposed provisions of order: (a) Re-Pooling a11 the interests and estates of the persons named above in coalbed methane in the unit in question; (b) Establishing a procedure whereby each respondent shall have the right to make elections; (c) Providing that any respondent who does not make a timely election shall be deemed to have leased or assigned his coalbed methane gas interests to the applicant at a rate to be established by the Board; (d) Designating Pocahontas Gas LLC as Unit Operator regarding Oakwood II production; (e) Making any necessary provisions for the escrowing of funds; (f) Granting such other relief as is merited by the evidence and is just and equitable, whether or not such relief has been specifically requested herein.
4.Legal Authority·: Va. Code Ann. §45.2-1600 et seq. 4 VAC 25-160-10 et seq. and relevant Virginia Gas and Oil Board Orders heretofore promulgated pursuant to law including OGCB 3-90; VGOB-91-1119-162; VGOB 92/02/16-0336; and VGOB 93/03/16-0349.
5.Type of well(s): Coalbed methane gob wells.
6.Plat: The well location plat has been modified to conform to the lines of a recent Coronado survey. The interests of the owners and claimants have been modified accordingly. Annexed hereto are revised Exhibit A and the revised Tract Identifications for Exhibit A. The Plat shows the size and shape of the unit and the boundaries of the tracts within the unit. The Tract Identification page shows the percentage of acreage in each tract. The plat is certified by a licensed professional engineer and is attested by the undersigned on behalf of the applicant to be in conformity with existing orders issued by the Board.
7.Your interest or claim sought to be pooled b this Application pertains to coalbed methane gas.
8.Formation(s) to be produced and estimates: All coal seams and associated strata below the Tiller seam of coal all as more particularly described in the annexed proposed order. The estimated ultimate recovery from panel 18 East is in the range of 13,000,000 MCF (P10) to 5,000,000 MCF (P90). The estimated ultimate recovery from panel 19 East is in the range of 12,000,000 MCF (P10) to 5,000,000 MCF (P90).
9.Estimate of allowable costs: $3,527,567.30 ($1,345,340.11 (18 East Panel allocated costs) and $2,182,227.19 (19 East Panel allocated costs))
10.Attestation: The foregoing application to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief is true and correct.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause has been set for hearing and the taking of evidence before the Board at 10:00 AM, on June 16, 2026, at the Russell County Government Center, Auditorium at SWCC, Room B119, 139 Highland Drive, Lebanon, Virginia 24266, and that notice will be published as required by law and the Rules of the Board.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that you may attend this hearing, with or without an attorney, and offer evidence or state any comments you have. For further information or a copy of the Application and Exhibits, either contact the Virginia Gas and Oil Board, State Oil and Gas Inspector, Virginia Department of Energy, the Division of Gas and Oil, 3405 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219, 276/415-9700 or the Applicant at the address shown below.
DATED: April 23, 2026
POCAHONTAS GAS LLC
By: /s/ Kelli Berry
Kelli Berry
Sr Analyst – Pooling/Land Records/DOI
1825 Front Street, Suite 104
Richlands, VA 24641