VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD HEARINGS
JULY 21, 2026
Pursuant to Sections 45.2-1609.C and 45.2-1624.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 21, 2026.
Location: Southwest Virginia Community College Auditorium Room B115 @ the Russell County Government Center, 139 Highland Drive, Lebanon, Virginia 24266. Those who wish to join the meeting online, please contact the Gas and Oil office at 276-393-5507, prior to the day of the hearing. If you wish to call in to the meeting, you may do so by dialing 1-434-230-0065, Conference ID: 847072378#.
1. The Board will review/approve the remote attendance resolution(s) for any board member(s) that will be attending the meeting remotely.
2.The Board will receive public comments.
3. 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 2026 – June 2026).
4. 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 1F, as depicted upon the annexed table; and (2) authorization to begin paying royalties directly to Swords Creek Land Partnership, Frank Dye, Brenda Mae Richardson, Linda Faye Wilson, Shirley M. Dye, Lowell E. Batton, Carol Diane Mann, Lisa Ann Hess, Terry Ralph Dye and Ebbie C. Dye. Unit AZ117. Docket Number VGOB 11-0419-2930-04.
5. A petition from the Division of Gas and Oil – on behalf of others for Diversified Production LLC, appealing the decision of the Director issued on 3/3/2026, for Objection Number 77 regarding Application Number 64170 from Pocahontas Gas LLC, for proposed well CBM F37A W/PL, located in the Garden Magisterial District, Buchanan County, Virginia. Docket Number VGOB 26-616-4326.
6.A petition from the Division of Gas and Oil – on behalf of others for Buchanan Energy Company LLC – James O. Bunn II, Manager, appealing the decision of the Director issued on 3/3/2026, for Objection Number 78 regarding Application Number 64170 from Pocahontas Gas LLC, for proposed well CBM F37A W/PL, located in the Garden Magisterial District, Buchanan County, Virginia. Docket Number VGOB 26-616-4327.
7.A petition from the Division of Gas and Oil – on behalf of others for Diversified Production LLC, appealing the decision of the Director issued on 3/3/2026, for Objection Number 79 regarding Application Number 64222 from Pocahontas Gas LLC, for proposed well CBM G37B W/PL, located in the Garden Magisterial District, Buchanan County, Virginia. Docket Number VGOB 26-616-4328.
8.A petition from the Division of Gas and Oil – on behalf of others for Diversified Production LLC, appealing the decision of the Director issued on 3/3/2026, for Objection Number 80 regarding Application Number 64223 from Pocahontas Gas LLC, for proposed well CBM G37C W/PL, located in the Garden Magisterial District, Buchanan County, Virginia. Docket Number VGOB 26-616-4329.
9.The Board will receive an update of Board and Division activities from the staff.
10.The Board will review the May 2026 minutes for approval.
Information concerning the above docket items can be viewed electronically at:
https://www.energy.virginia.gov/DgoInquiry/frmmain.aspx?ctl=68. All questions concerning the agenda should be directed to the Gas and Oil Team by telephoning 276-415-9700.
Special accommodations for the disabled and other extenuating circumstances will be made available at the hearing on request. Anyone needing special accommodations for the July 2026 hearing should contact the Virginia Department of Energy in advance of the hearing at 276-415-9700 or by calling the Virginia Relay Center TTY/TDD at 1-800-552-7917 or 711 by July 14, 2026.
The deadline for filing of petitions to the Board for the August 2026 hearing is 5 p.m., Friday, July, 17 with the August hearing scheduled for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at the Southwest Virginia Community College Auditorium Room B115 @ the Russell County Government Center.