BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

IN RE:

IIEVISEl9 SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER REGARDING DOCKET NUMBERVGOB 01-1120-0976

ELECTIONS: UNIT C-20(h¹sxin 'Stthiset Drilling Unit" )

REPORT OF BOARD

FINDINGS AND ORDER

This Suppkulsntsl Onkr's entered by the Board sno spouts In tbe form~by the Board st besrmgsbdd on February 15, 1994aud June 16, 1992; and this Supphmeatd Order is being recorded for tbe purpose ofmcddying antt supptemeufingtbe Order~ in the aptioned matter on June 13,2002wbich wasraxsdsd stDeed Book'549, Page 333 in tbe Ofitce ofthe Clerk ofthe Circuit Court ofBuchanan Couoty, Virginia, on June 24,2002, (herds 'Board OrdeP) aud crxnpkting the record egarding elections.

Fmdinas: TheBoard finds that: Afier tbe enny ofthe sfixuuxxttkned Supplemental Order in this maserApphcttm aad tbe parties/reqxmdeuts idcnufied in tbe amused atfidavit entered into a vohmtsry agreement

ssid rusprmdents assigned all of their right title and mterest in the said Unit to tbe Applicant, andsgrtxrd to withdraw their prior election(s) to participate.

Qtfi¹L By thk Order, the Board ismisses tbe parties identified in tbe annexed stfidavit asrespcrxbxns andcancek their participation ekctirms in the Unit in quesuon. In addifiou, to tbe extent escrow~mtnisxl tmd totbe extent it ecrtsbred to tbe ekctians and hrteresm of the respondeats hereby~tbe Apphcrxn is herebydirected to provide tbe Board with recorrciliatian of its and the Escmw Agents reccnk so that any funds afiscsxl bythis Order may be disbursed in an appropriate manner.

Mailiuu nf Order and Films ofAtfidavit: Tbe Designated Operator under the capticned Order or shall fiie anvnjhthe ~ofthe Board within ten(10) days afier tbe date ofreceipt ofthis Order stanng that a true

espy sf this Order was maded to each Resprmdent whose mterests cr cbmns are subject to escmw orbaeby~and whose address is known within seven (7)days fium tbe date ofreceipt ofthis Order.

Conciuskn: Terefore, thefindings and all tenne and provisions set forth above be and hereby are gracsrd andIT IS SO ORDHIED.

Etfecfiva Date: This Order shall be etkcttve rm the date of its execution.

~ nDONE AND EXECUTED this~day of ~~,2003, by a majority ofthe Virginia

Oas and Oil Board.

C&mmau, Benny ~ampler

ggm 566m533STATE OF VIRGINIACOUNTY OF WISE

Acknowledged on 'ay of /2&7 2 E,2003,~before me a notary public inand for tbe Commonwealth of trghda, appeared HKony R. Wampler, being duly sworn did depose and say thetheis Chairman of the Virginia Gas and Oil Board, that be executed the same and was~to so.

n r'~My csnmission eqmes: 8JEW /CPM/

DONE AND PHRFORMED THIS g day of wJ, 2003, by Order of the Board.

B.R Wilson,

STATE OF VIRGINIACOUNTY OF WASHINGTON

nAcknowhtdgcd on this~day of f~W 2 7,2003,~before me a mtary

public in and for the Commonwealth of Virginia, @aared B.R. Wilson, being duly sworn did depom and saythat he is Ditectdr of the Division ofGas 4 Oil Board and Principal Exectmve to the Board, that he~My ccmunission expires: P JJ'~ l~ sss.

/ / /Diane J. Davis, %NFy

god 566PACE534

Exhibit A

BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

Application ofBuchanan Production Company for Forced Pooling of nterests in CBM Unit C-20VGOB 01-11200976 in the South Gnmdy District ofBuchanan County, Virginia

AFFIDAVIT OF Consol Energy Inc. (herein "Designated ~)REGARDING ELECTIONS, ESCROWAND SUPFLEMEMAL ORDER

Leslie K. Arrington, being Erst duly sworn ou oath, deposes and says:

That your tdgant is employed by Consol Energy inc., as a Gas Engineer and is duly~to make thisatRdavit ou behalf ofConsol Energy Inc .the~

That ager dm enny ofa Supphmenud Order m this matter, the Applicant snd tbepsruesdespcttdeutsbelow enntrsd mto a voluntary ~whereby the said espondeuts assigned aR of their right, title and mtetestin the said Unit to the Applicant, and further, agreed to withdraw their prior election(s) to participate:

That tbe following persons should be dismissed as respondents:

Harry L. Buston, III, Agent; GeoMet, inc., Highbmd Resounxn, Inc. and Plum CreekTimberhmds, L.P.

Dated at Tazewell, Virginia, this A day of AM/~ 2003

Taken, subscribed and sworn to before me by Leslie K. Amngtm as Gtty ~of Ccmsol Energy Inc., onbehalf of tbc orporate Designated Operator, this Cl day of , 2003.

Notary

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(a) GecMet, krc.BXN 8 Trmm Par(may, Suhe 2085 'rrm» AL 35244

(s) Hkgden)I esao)rme, Inc.100 Pegohkee Skeet NW, SuNs 2650Agards, GA 36303

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(a) GeoM¹, lnc.5336 Stergum Traoe Parkway, SuNe 206

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(e) Hkgdend Resmaues, Inc.100Pancakes'She¹ NW, Sage 2560Agmaa, (NA 30303

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(a) IRydrmd ReNumem Inc.100 Peb/OOsp Sheet NW. Srme 2m10Ay«os, QA Smy

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(e) Iyymeny Remmnmo, Inc.100 Paucmm ~ Shed NW, Suhe 2850ItbmbL QA Nm

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Deputy Clerk

VIIIGINBl-'n the Cle 'e of the 'it Court of Buchanan County. The foregoing instrumentwas this de presendsd in the aforesaid, with the certificate of sskaewladmitted to recclrd ~ day of ,20~Deed Bookl No.~ -@adage No. TE: ~ s M. Bevins Jr., ClerkReturned to::a '/Pl +~

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