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IRBJRDIRERT PREPARED ByVIRBIRIA BAB ARD DIL BOARD

BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER REGARDING DOCKET NUMBERVGOB 01-1016-093$

ELECTIONS: UNIT E-27(berein "Subject Drilhng Unit" )

REPORT OF BOARD

FINDINGS AND ORDER

Ms Suppbmentsl Order is named by the Board ssa spouts in tbe Sxm muborhed by the Bead at bearings

lebl an Fcbrusry 15, 1994 and June 16, 1992; and thh Supphmanud Order is being rcoarded Sx tbe purpasc ofsupp' —=-„SeOtdw~h the~manor on Much 26, 2002 which was reoorded at Deed BookS43, Page 729 h tbe OSce oftbe Clek ofthe Circuit Comt ofBucbanss Coumy, Virgmia, an April 1,2002,(batch "Bamd OrdcP) and ccmphtiag tbe recartl regedhg ehcthns.

lie Bawd Otdtr dkectcd Consol Eswgy inc. (beein" ssignattd ~to mail oopies ofthe Board Orderto all Respandcnh whose imetees, ifasy, were pooled by the said Boed Order;

Tbs eaigoak40pstatot Sled its a%de ofehctiaw dischshg Smt it bad meged a true and carrect copy ofSeBoard'c Otdts to sll Respoadcah whose hterssts, lfety, Wme pooled by said Board Order;

Tbe Bomd Oddtr requhed escb Rcspaadent whose ~ifany, ware pooled by the terms of said BoardOnkr to mcba su bhctiam wbbh tbbty(30) dain ager tbe dsss ofmailing ar tcocrdhh as applicable, ofsaid Order;the a%davit ofehcthre Shd bccem aad~hereto as Exbibh A ststm: (i) wbcthu each Rmpondcnt basmade or Sdhd to make a tbnely ehcthn; (S) Se ease ofaay ehcthn(s) made; end (iii) wbcthre, by tessrm ofa%lure to ebvx crim timely elect ane ar mme Rsspondenh me deemed, under tbe nmns afthe Board's Order, tohwe lesmd all tbeh tights, tith, hetests, esumu and cbmns in Subject Drgling Unit to SeAppihanq

Tbat the tdgdrsgt ofchcthru ssnemd bcmm wigt SeEsbibbs submiued theet 'dentiges tbe Rmpandsm(s)mahag athebrehctksX iftsty bhndgss Se Respandcm(s), ifsay, wbo are deemed to have leased; idenggm tbe~bmtwns aad cbmns which mqube escmw; idcnuges tbe~aad claims, ifany, mquiring escrowunder Virginia Cede sectbm 45.1-3612123.;aad idcmgges Se Respmxhets, ifany, wbo may be dismhed byreasan ofbavhg leased or cruwed hto a vohcmuy agresmem whh Se Applicaat.

Tbe atBdsvh ofehcthns ndicatss Sat tbe escrow ofSmds is rcqubed with tegmd to Unit E-27;

Q8Stn Bytbh Order, the Board onlcrs Se Desigmucd Opersaw to tender, conshent wbb aad in accordsnmwbh Se Ssdhgs sst Srrth at~2. above and the annexed afgdsvlt of lsctians wbb Exhibits thereto, anySmds subject to nxsuw sad hsttuch Se Escrow ~hst Unian National Bank,~Trust pAI 328,123Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19109-1199,Telephone: (215) 985-3485 ar (800) 664-9359, Aun: DonBallingbofE ar sqy sccessar remed by tbc Baenl to establish htctect bsarmg cecraw account(s), 1RS TsxJdmggcatbm Number 54-1629506, in~with tbe ~~set fmth in Se a&bbwit ofehcthas withExbgdh thereto, to mocive Smds and acccum to tbe Board tberegxe. 'Ile respondcnh Ibscd in Exhibit B-2 to theASdavh ofEbetians are ismissed.

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Mettiseofrbdrv eed Filine ofAtgdsvin 'Ibe Designated Operstrn under the sptioned Order or shall gle anaSdavit wbb tbe~of the Board within tea (10)days aSar tbe dass ofreoeipt ofthis Order stadng that aune axl ccrreetocpyofthis Ordre was mailed to each Respondent whose buerests or chdms are subject to escrowor who is hereby dhmbued snd whose sddnns is hewn wlgdn seven seven (7) days gom thc date ofreceipt ofthis Order.

EIRxxive Dater 'Ilds Ordtr shell be etRctbw on tbe dsm its executbm./DONE AND EXECIIIEDgris/4 dayof, 2002, by s msjorby ofdte Virginia

Gas snd Oil Board. /

STATE OF VIRGINIACOUNTY OF WISE

AcbaoWbrdged on this ~4 day ohcQCAM~~~002, persorudly betbte me s nanny publicbrand fcr tbe Ctxanxrwmgh ofVbgiaia, sppearetyhenny L Wsmphr, being duly sworn did depose snd say thatbe is Chairman ache Virgmia Gas end Oil Board, that be execussd tbs same sad was mxhorhed to do so.

Susaa G. GarrenNcnuy

My commission aspires: 7-8J 4 b

DONE AND PERFORMED~ day of , 2002, by Order ofthe Board./

aVa. W~Dbectcr ofthe Division ofGas dt Oil Bcmd sndPrbrcipal Execudve to the Board

STATE OF VIRGINIACOUNTY OF WASHINGTON

Ak EdWd ~de'R 0M ~~.2002.~lyha wwypublic ia and kr tbe Conunonwealth ofVirgima, +eared B.L Wilson, being duly sworn did depose and saythat be is Dhectcr ofthe Division ofGas 4 Oil Bead sod rincipal ~to gte Board, that he executdtbe same end wes ~ hottxed to do so.

c7Diane J.Davis, Ntfnsy

Virginia Section 45.1-861.66

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Exbibit A

BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

Application cfgucbauan oduction Company gu Fcucad Pooling of iuteresu in CBM Unit E-27VGOB 01-101&0938 in tbe Garden District ofBuchanm County, Virgmia

AFFIDAVII'F Cornel Energy Inc. (bstuin "Dssigmusd OpandoP) REGARDING EIZCTIONS, ESCROWAND SU1%%BMENTAL ORDER

lxelie K.~being grat duly sworn on eah, deposes aod says:

That your a%ant is smpkqud by Consol Energy Inc„as a Gas Enghrcm snd is duly uthcoiaM to make this

tdgdavh on behgf ofConsol Energy inc., tbe dtsigmued openmx;

That tbe Order caused on Match 26, 2002, by the Vhgkda Gas snd Oil Board~"Boarcl)ths epticntd CBM Unit requhed tbs Appiicaat to mail e true and correct copy ofsaid Order to each

paean poobtd by de Order;

Thu widun seven (7) days ofreosipt ofan executM copy ofthe Order rtdkrred to at~2. above, youra8hnt caused a true and correct oopy ofsaid Order to be maged via tbe United Stauu Poshl Service to each~namtd in tbe aytkecd App~ whose addrtas was known, and to all persons, ifany, wbo wereadded m Rssirondmts at tbe hearmg hshl m tbe aptioned neuter, thu pmof ofsuch mailing bas~beentendered to the livv'sion ofGas aad Oil, tbe OScs ofthe Gas and Oi1 Iaspectru, atA~ Vhgiais;

1bat ths Onhr pf the Board in tbe csptkmd matter requhed ell parsons pooled thereby to tender their wriusnehetkuts to tbe Umt Operans uAhm thirty (30)days ofthe dass the Order wss recorded in tba county~above; that saki Order was recorded on April I, 2002;

'Ibst the~sparser Consol Energy Inc. bas tutablisbed pnocstbam to review all mail received aad sgwriusn documsms'secebud ctbtr thmbymail to ascsrudu whether parties whose iaswwus have been pooled havemade a wriuaa ehatian, in atimslygrddorV as mquhed by tbe eptkkued Order, dmt said Omcsdures wtre gdkravdto khntgydte ~ifany, made with regard to tbe Subject Unit; that tbe tbgowlg persons delivered, by mailcr odwrwiss, wrbhjn ehcncns the Unit Operesw, widdn gw ihhty day ehetians perkxk

'Ibst Respcrxhsds khutgied in Exhibit B.3bwvco tee, haviag gtgcd m make any ehcdon, deemed to have basedthir cordbsd madame right, huercsm end cbdms to Applicant, all as pmvided in tbc Board's Order ofMech 26,2002;

See auacbed Exhiibit B-3

That thu rqthts„hueretm and claims of the fogowing psrsters are subject to escrow uader tbs Board's Orderpooliag dw apticnrd Unit, Board Reguladons and dre Code ofVirginia

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goo 555paci 11Tksa ager tbe poogng basing beld ln tbe cspnaned mauer, tbe ibgawing persons have bused or entered into

a~~wbb tbe Desigmued Opener.

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That pmauaat to the ptuviian afVAC 23-160-70%.10.asd C. and VAC 2S-Into the annessd supphausatiorder sets gath Ihe bnsrests and chime Sat reqube escmw of ibnds pmsuaat to Viqpnia Cods sections 4S.1-3612133.end 40.1-36122A3.and 4.

Deasd ra Taaswell, Virginia, this 28@ day of kc.c.w s 7 2002

Taken,~and sworn to before me by 1Ange K. Arringam al Gas Enginmr ofConsol Energy Inc., anbebalfofthecorparsm~Operatm,this&~ dayof RUE< A-,2002.

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CONS+ ENE CY, INC WELL NAME QR HUMBCR

TRACT NUMBE~C.L'' RllTER LUMBER CO.

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WELL COOIICIHATES gfiRCIINA STATE PLANE); STATE PLANE N 358.589.55 E 995.3JT.25

ELEVAllONI 2.300.B'ETHOO USEO TO CEIERMIHE ELEVATONI USCS TOPOCRAPHC MAPPNCC

COUHTV BUCHAIN& Scale: i" OCO'ats 09-IO Jhle.ki S7T

THIS PLAT IS A NEW "PLAT —--II 'N UPCATED PLAT; OR A FINAL LOCATION

Denotu the locobon of 0 reN on United States TOINNCraphic Mops. scale 24OgIIi.p++ latRude ohd lolvditude lines beind rep.esented by border lines os shorn ( OINF. TT.

Licensed Professional Engineer or Licensed Land Surveyor (JVfis Seal)Form DCO CO-7 2Rev, IC/pd

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CONSOL ENERGY INC.UNIT E-27

Tract Identifications

Yukon P~ Coal Col Buchanan Coal Col Sayers-Pocshontss Coal Co. - 2/3 CoaL Oil and GasNorth Ameri4an Timber Corp.- 1/3 Coal, Oil, and GasCoal Lcssccs',Ishmd Creek goal Company —Coal below the Tiller SeamNorth Ameri4sn Timber Corp. snd their appsrem Lessees,GeoMet, Ino. Highland Resources, Inc., - CBM Lessees 1/3Buohmum ation Co. -CBM Lessee 2/334.50 Acres 43.125094

C. I Ritter I4unbcr Company —Coal, Oil and GasCoal LesseesJewell S Coal Corp.- Coal Frotn the Tilllcr Seam and AboveIsland Creak oal Company- Coal below the Tiller ScamBuchanan 'ompany- CBM Lessee15.59Acres 19.4875Yo

C. L. Ritter Lgmbcr Company —Coal, Oil snd GasCoal LessccsJewell S Coal Corp.- Coal Fran thc Tilllcr Seam and AboveIshmd Creek oal Company- Coal below the Tiller Scam~-CBM LcssceRuSe aad

' Vers- Surgsos12.99heres 16.237594

C. I Ritter 14mbcr Company-Coal, Oil snd GasCoal LesseesJcwtdl S Coal Corp.- Coal Prom the Tililcr Scam and AboveIshmd Cnek Company —Coal below thc Tiller SeamBuchanan 'on Company- CBM Lessee16.92heres 21.1500'Yo

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(a) GscaasL Inc.5888 Stataunl Traca Pmknuy. Suaa 2088 w w vAL 358es

(a) HlgMsnd tsaaunes, Inc.100."=..'het NW. Seas 2850Agantk GA SAN

(4) Plum Cmak nhsdsruL LP.'lumCmak Sr(av. North Amsdmn llhans Corp.)

Nature tsacuhrm ~r100==- ——--'Suast NW, Suhs 2M0Agama, GA 8408

11.50aces1l3 cf84.50 msas

txk37500% Oasmad Lamsd

(a) Gacaask Inc.5885 Shdum Trace Parkway, Suhr 208

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(a) Hlgmsnd rsvp~, Itic100 ~m~ NW, Saga 2850Agents, GA

VIRGINIA; ln the Clerk's Office of the C'it Court of Buchanan County. Thc foregoing instrumentwas this day presented in SIA.'Qfgl~d is, r i certificate of gpkpow)edgPBntAglg,xed,admitted to recordrthkf'%~ day ofDeed Book No. 1L/~ antL,Page No. E r . ~TE: James M. Bevins, Jr., ClerkReturned to: nf I /k&8 F . TEST&.'Nba rs. Lk- . ()(ladtcputy Clerk

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