BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

Applicant:

Relief Sought: Well Location ExceptionWell Number V-530405

Legal Description: William Barnett Tract T-232300.00-Acre TractPrater QuadrangleSandlick DistrictDickenson County, Virginia

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)Docket Number)VGOB-15-0317-4063)))

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APPLICATION

1. Parties:

1.1 Applicant herein is Range Resources-Pine Mountain, Inc., whose address for thepurposes hereof is 406 West Main Street, Abingdon, Virginia 24210, Telephone: (276) 628-9001. The attorney for Applicant is Timothy E. Scott, McKinnis II Scott, whose address is 135West Main Street, Suite 200, Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660, Telephone: (423) 247-9376.

1.2 Applicant is the owner of the right to develop and produce oil and gas from allformations, from surface to total depth drilled in accordance with the permit submitted byapplicant and located within the Sandlick District of Dickenson County, Virginia, and underlyingthe lands depicted at Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof and to appropriate theoil and gas produced therefrom.

2. Alleoation of Facts:

2.1 Applicant has proposed a plan of development and operation of the formationsunderlying the drilling unit involved herein and depicted at Exhibit "A" and has proposed tocommence such plan of development and operation of such unit by a conventional gas well,designated as Well Number V-530405, to be drilled upon the lands involved herein so as toproduce oil and gas from such unit.

2.2 That the unit depicted at Exhibit "A" hereof is subject to statewide spacing asprovided under Virginia Code Annotated Section 45.1-361.17(A) (2). This section provides that"wells drilled in search of gas shall not be located closer than 2500 feet to any other wellcompleted in the same pool." In consideration of all known conditions, it is the opinion of theApplicant that such distance limitation is not feasible for the unit described in Exhibit "A,"because there is no legal location.

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2.3 That to prevent waste, protect correlative rights, and provide for the maximumsafe recovery of the mineral resources underlying the Commonwealth, the Board should allowfor an exception to the distance limitation and statewide spacing.

2.4 That the proposed well, at the location requested by Applicant, is necessary toeffectively and efficiently drain a portion of the common sources of supply (reservoir) underlyingthe unit described at Exhibit "A" which cannot be adequately and efficiently drained without anexception to the distance limitations and spacing rules.

2.5 The drilling unit involved herein is a circle having a radius of 1250 feet from theproposed well bore to be located 6,110 feet West of Longitude Line 82 degrees 10 minutes and00 seconds and 10,635 feet South of the Latitude Line 37 degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds(Virginia State Plane South Zone Coordinates North 313,757.34 and East 925,331.78) in thePrater Quadrangle, Dickenson County, Virginia.

2.6 That Range Resources-Pine Mountain, Inc. Well No. V-530314 lies 2,344.50 feetSouth 69 degrees 52 minutes West of proposed Well No. V-530405; and Range Resources-Pine Mountain, Inc. Well No. V-530316 lies 2,068.88 feet North 28 degrees 04 minutes West ofproposed Well No. V-530405.

2.7 That proposed Well No. V-530405 is located on the William Barnett 300.00-acreTract No. T-232 and Applicant anticipates producing all the Mississippian and Devonian Ageformations including, but not limited to, Ravencliff, Maxton, Big Lime, Weir, Berea and DevonianShale, from surface to total depth drilled, 6,256 feet.

3. Leqal Authoritv: The relief sought by this Application is authorized by Virginia CodeAnnotated ) 45.1-361.17.

4. Relief Souaht; Applicant requests the Virginia Gas and Oil Board to enter an order toenable Well No. V-530405 to be drilled as depicted on the plat attached as Exhibit "A" and thatApplicant be granted the right to produce these formations which appear on the well work permitsubmitted to the Inspector.

DATED this the 13'" day of February, 2015.

RANGE RESOURCES-PINE MOUNTAIN, INC.

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Timothy E. ScottMcKinnis & Scott

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VERIFICATION

The foregoing Application to the best of my knowledge, information and belief istrue and correct.

M)MTimothy'E. Scott

McKinnis 8 Scott

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VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARDDEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS, AND ENERGY

LEBANON, VIRGINIA

DOCKET NUMBER: VGOB-15-0317-4063

APPLICANT:

RELIEF SOUGHT:

WELL NO.:

Range Resources-Pine Mountain, Inc.

WELL LOCATION EXCEPTIONVa. Code Ann. II 45.1-361.17

V-530405

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: William Barnett Tract No. T-232300.00-Acre TractPrater QuadrangleSandlick DistrictDickenson County, Virginia

NOTICE OF HEARING

TO: See Exhibit B

Notice is hereby given that the Applicant in this cause is requesting the Virginia Gas andOil Board to authorize the drilling of the proposed well to produce formations fromsurface to total depth drilled as set forth in the attached application.

Notice is further given that this matter is set for hearing before the Virginia Gas and OilBoard on the 17'" day of March, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. at the Russell County OfficeBuilding, Highland Drive, Lebanon, Virginia, at which time and place all interestedpersons may appear and be heard. Any questions concerning said hearing may bedirected to the Virginia Gas and Oil Board, State Gas and Oil Inspector, Department ofMines, Minerals and Energy, 135 Highland Drive, Lebanon, Virginia 24266 (276) 415-9650.

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timothy E. ScottMcKinnis & Scott135 West Main Street, Suite 200Kingsport, Tennessee 37660(423) 247-9376

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Timothy E. Scott, counsel for Range Resources-Pine Mountain, Inc., herebycertify that I have this day caused the foregoing notice and application to be servedupon the parties listed herein, at their address, by certified mail, return receiptrequested.

Dated this the 13'" day of March, 2015.

~~ot y E. ScottMcKinnis & Scott

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8,110'ell

Coordinates: (Geographic NB3)37.13756T -82. l87488'-530316

Latitude 37'0'0"Mineral Line

Surface Line

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1'-232William Borne300 AcresACIN LLC-Alpha Land rk

WBfi0 LLC—Oicnenson-Russell Coal Company LLC — cool lessee Lease No. 450270740 (Ear Leose No. 906425)

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survey from HARN Monument P-424 Area of unit = 112.69 Ac.

WELL LOCATION PLAT NORA GRID AS —73

Well Coontinotes. (Chnchfield Cool Co.)N 1365798 E 57,112.07

COMPANY Ranae Resources —Pine Mountain. inc. WELL NAME AND NUMBER I/-530405TRACT NO. 7—232 ELEVATION 1.923.41'UADRANQLE PraterCOUNTY Dickensan DISTRICT 5andlick SCALE

1" = 400 DATE 2-11-2015This Plot is a new plat s; an updated plat; or a final location plat

Denotes the location of o well on United States topoqraphic Maps, scale I to24,000, latitude and longitude ~li being represented by border lines as shown.~)

Exhibit An n.-r .: Xi k: " "- LicenForm DGO —GO —7

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Exhibit "B"Well Location Exception V-530405

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Dickenson-Russell Coal CompanyMaxxim Shared Services, LLCAttn: Steve Smith5703 Crutchfield DriveNorton, VA 24273

6,256'LPHA

Land & Reserves, LLCAttn Steve Smith5703 Crutchfield DriveNorton, VA 24273

WBRD LLCChad Mooney5260 Irwin RoadHuntington, NIV 25705-3247

AGIN LLCChad Mooney5260 Irwin RoadHuntington, NIV 25705-3247

Ernest Decl4141 Murphy RoadVansant, VA 24656

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BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

Applicant:

Relief Sought: Well No. V-530405Well I ocation Exception

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Docket No.VGOB-15-0317-4063

AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING(CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE)

STATE OF TENNESSEE

COUNTY OF SULLIVAN

Timothy E. Scott, of lawful age, being duly sworn, upon oath, deposes and says:

(1) He is a partner with MCKINNIS & SCOTT, Agent for Range Resources-PineMountain, Inc. and makes this affidavit on behalf of Range Resources-Pine Mountain,Inc.

(2) Based upon information and belief, the names and last-known addresses where suchaddresses are known, of the parties owning an interest in the coal, oil and gas in thiscause are set forth and attached hereto.

(3) On the 13 day of February, 2015, true and correct copies of the Application and theNotice of Hearing with Exhibits thereto in this matter were placed in the United Statesmail in Kingsport, Tennessee, certified mail, return receipt requested, postageprepaid, duly addressed to the un)eased parties at their respective addresses as setforth in the attached Exhibit B which is hereby made a part of this Affidavit.

(4) Notice of this cause has therefore been served by mail pursuant to the applicablestatutes and rules of the Board.

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SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 9'" day of March, 2015.

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Exhibit "B"Well Location Exception V-530405

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Exhibit K

Docket: VGOB-15-317-4063

Well: V-530405

There are no active or abandoned coal mining areas impacted by the proposed well V-530405.

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