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OAKWOOD FIELD UNIT 0-32FORCE POOLING

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C any CONSOL fnc. Wel I Name and Husker UNIT lN@<.'Cospany

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BUCHANAN PRODUCTION COIWsANYUNT 042

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Yukon Pocahonhs Coal Co., et sl - Tr. 145- Coal, 05 4 GasCoal LesseesWand Creek Cord Co. - Coal Bekw TNerJswell Smokeless Coal Corp.Permac Inc.Buchanan Producaon Co. - CBM Lessee5.05Acres 7A375%

Yukon Pocalronhe Coal Company et al, - SurfaceSNty J. Drwts - Surhee

Hurt 4 McGuie - Coal, Ol 4 GasCoal LesseeIsland Creek Coal Co. - Coal Below TNerJewek Smokeless Coal Corp.Perrnac ke.8,01 Acres 10.782$%

Yukon Pocahonhe Coal Company et al, - SurfaceHret d McGuke - Surface

Yukon Pooahonlas Coal Co., et al - Tr. 102- FeeCoal LeeeesWand Creek Coal Co. - Coal Below TNerJewell Smokrdess Coal Corp.Pennac Inc.Bucharue Pnxluclon Co. - CBM LesseeI5.44Acne 01.N00%

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BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

SUBJECT DRILUNG UNH'S

KEEN MOUNTAW QUADRANGLE,GARDEN DISTIICT,BUCHANAN COUNTY, VBtGINIA(herein the "Subjen Lands" )

APPLICANT: BUCHANAN PRODUCTION CO$6PANY )) VIRGMA GAS

REUEF SOUGHT: APPLICATION TO POOL INIIESTS ) AND OIL BOARDIN CERTAIN $0.0ACRE SIRILLJNG )UNITS LOCA%ED IN T%IE OAKWOOD ) DOCKET NOS.COALBBD hlffIRANE GAS FIELDS I ) VGOB:AND II AND KNOWN AS UNffS Q-2$, ) 9$4421~329-27R-27, R-2$, S 27, So2$ AN 9-32 ) %%2146S3(harem oelleekely "dt ~Dtggng Units") ) 9$41421~34PURSUANT TO VA. 543.1-361.21AND ) ~21MSS,4S.1-36122MR 'BII PRCJDUCTION OF ) ~21M56OCCLUDED NATURAL GAS PROhiI ) 9S4N21M57COALBEDS AND RGCX STRATA ) 9$4421~5$ASSOCIATED THEREWITH(hetein ); —,-'toas "Coegmdlt ——Gas" )

)LEGAL DESCRIPTICW: )

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1. Hsmtna Dsse ead Ptsoe: These matters came on for hearing before the Virginia Ges sndOR Bomd (Imreahsr ~at 9:00 am. oa Aptg 21, 199$, at which time they wereco~~ at the mtpnaa of the Applicaat and same oa again for heaiag at 9:00 am. onMsp 19, 199$, Dickettson Co ——Cesasr, Southwest Virginia Education 4-H Center,Abiayhm, Vhginia.

3. Aeaaoaaaaa; aaadta B. Bidds, Assiaaat Aaeaay tteattal, aas atesaa to advise taeBomd.

3. B ' ': laoaaal to vo coda 3 45.1-36l.l t saa., the Bead daa tlat it Iaajurleeavawms ovw the subJect matter.

4.'u ~:Buchanan Production Compeay's applications in these matters soughtto have the Board: (I) pool the rights, hnerests and chums of tbe Ges Owners orCtowers in Stdgect Drggng Units for tbe drggsg and opetudon, inchngag productionthereof,'Sum tbe pool degaed as sg coal earns behnar tbe Tgler terna, ~the UpperS- -- ~ Greasy Crush, hgthge SeeboenL, Lower Seabee@, Upper H--~ MidtgeH -~ War ~ Lower H ~ Poeshnn~ Nb. 9, Pocaltmnas No. 8,~~No. 7, Pocalunnas No. 6, P =::==~No. S, Pocalunnas No. 4, I~bontssNo. 3, Itocallontas No. 2, snd varhnls i==- coal scents, coegwl snd tach strata

thtruwhh (sawr~ Subject Fia~ ) underlying snd 'fSubjeta Lends; sad (2) name CONSOL Iac. as the Opssster of Subject Dtggag IbdtaPrtor to the beethtg of these umwws~ P~~ a@feed thn Board that It bed rasobsdvohnllsty~=~ whb aS psrnss m~end'ached that the Aet~ be hei~to whhdmw hs Appgcsnoa lbr tbe compulsory ~of each dk'be Subject DtggngUtdts.

S. RegeF Greased: Basal upon Appgeant s .-w—=:: ~ that it hss reached vohmttsy~~whb sg ptethn in~ and thee being no olgectioas, the Board Suds thatthe Appliaetiens Shel in tbe abo~ easttn Str the ccetpuisnty poogag ofeach oftbeSubject DIRSng Unhs sre moot snd isla~~ greats whhout pejlngce Appeeveat sMotion to whhdraw same.

DONE AND EXECUTED this ~A day ofMay, 199$, by tbc Chairmen in behtdf oftbe Vlrghda tRas snd OR Boanl.

Cl~aan, SaSy R. Wsay%r

DONE AND PERFORMED this ~day Mey, 1998,lay

Order ol'the Board.

'Ibsemn~~~~~--'r~~Vhghda Gas snd OR Board

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA )COUNTY OF WISE )

on tl~~ day ofMay, 199$, personally begun me a notary pubhcin land for the C a~ ofVigmis, appeared Bsaay IL Wamphn, being dtdy sworn 4ddepose aad sey that be is Chairmen of the Vhgbda Ges and OR Board, that he ~~ the

My axntnisaion eaphtn: July 31, 1998

COMhlOIAVEALTH OF VIRGINIA )COUNTY OF %ASHINGTON )

AcklNNINIQNl on ~0 day 191nl, petaetudly btdbtu tne a nottay pllbbc In andfor tbe C ~~hh of Vitgisia, ~~ Syson Thotnas Fuhnsr, beiaiI duly steorn did

depose and say that be is~Eesetnive to the QaF of the Viry'aia Gas and Od IIoard,that he =-== the sante aad was aN —~to do so.

Notssy Pubbo

h4y oa eaphns: Septenber 30 2001