BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

IN RE:

tENSED SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER REGARDING DOCKET NUMBERVGOB 01-1016-0935

ELECHONS: UNIT B-28(herein "Subject Drilling Unit'

REPORT OF BOARD

FINDINGS AND ORDER

This Suppiemmtd Order ls catered by the Basal sua dpaarr ln tbe foun~by thc Board st hcsfbqtsbddaa Fcbruarir 15.1994snd tuac 16, 1992; snd gds Supphanentd Order is being reaxded far tbc purpose af

asd supphmeabng the Ordcr~in tbe cspbancd msber an tune 13,2002wbichwssnecrdcdstDeed Book 549, Page 414 in the Olfice ofthe Gerk af thc Circuit Court afBuduman Comay, Virginia, cutuue24,2002, (herein "Board OrdeP) snd campletmg the record regards elections.

Findmas: The Board findsthsL Aficr the enny af the sforementhated Suppkmentd Order in this msbw,

tbc Applicsm aml tbe psrbes/respondents idrsbfied in tbe sneered dfidsvit canned btto s vohmtsry ~wbaeby the said respcndtnta assigned sll af tbir right title sad iatuest in fim said Unit to fim Applicant, sndfurther, agreed to withdraw their prior electiau(s) to participate.

By this Order, the Board~tbe parties ldeatified in the annexed atfidsvit ss respondents andcsncds thcir psrlidpabon drebans in the Unit in question. In~to the artent escmw was required sad totbe asbatt it pertahud m tbe decbcrw aad iaeeest4a af tbe respcrdrnts hereby~the Applicsat is herebydbectcd to pmvidc the Bated with recmrdlisban af its sad the Escmw Agentsrecords so that say fuadssSsnrdbythis Order msy bc disbursed in an ppoppbbm msnaer.

Msilina afOrder sad FiTina afA%davit: The Desigasted Operator uader tbe sptioned Order or sbsfi Qe saaSdsvit wdh the Secrebuyaf the Board within tea (10)days sfier the dsss ofrecdpt af this Order sbtmgfiuuabuesad correct copy afgas Order was mailed to each Rrsquauhsa whose intcrests ar dsims are subject to escmw arwbo is bmebt d'massed sml whose ahhem is Imown within sevea(7) dsys fmm tbe dstc afreoeipt affius Order.

Cancbmian: There(am, the findings snd sll tenne sad pmvlsiom sct forth above be snd hereby we gnmad sodIT IS SO ORDERED.

Hhctive Date: This Order shall be efiective on tbe date of its execubon

DONE AND EXECUTED dds Jf dsy af~~,2003, by sour'arity ofthe VtrgmiaGas snd Oil Board r

CSirmsu, BcarrlrR. Wampler /

STATE OF VIRGINIACOUNTY OF WISE

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~ledged on this day of P~ s 7,2003, psonally before me a notary public m

and for tbe Commonwealth ofVirginia, ~ErKnny R. Wampkr, being duly sworn did depute and say gas heis Cbairnum of the Virgmia Gas and Oil Board, dua be~the same and was~to

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Myconamssion expires: PlZD'D'W

DONE AND PERFORMED THIS~ day of AIARJ, 2003, by Order of the Board

MR%dace,rincipal Exenaim to tbe Botnd

STATE OF VIRGINIACOUNTY OF WASHINGTON

Ad hdwl Ih ~dip ACLvh X .2c03.~bdpubgc in and for tbe Commomsealth ofVirginiafappeared B.R. Wilson, being duly sworn did depose and saythat be is Director of the Division of Gas tb Oil Board and rincipal Executive to tbe Board, that be~tbe same and was~to do so.

5'.Davis,~My octnmission expires: 6 l%& //3W

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Exhibit A

BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

Application ofBuduuum Pmductim Company for Forced Pooling ofhterests m CBM Unit B-28VGOB 01-101&0935 in tbe Garden Disuict ofBuchanm County, Virginia

AFFIDAVIT OF Consol Energy Inc. (harem "Designated ~REGARDING ELECTIONS, ESCROWAND SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER

Leslie K.~being &tat duly swam on oath, deposes and says:

That your at&ant is employed by Consol Energy inc., as a Gas Engincsr and is duly~to make &us

a&idavit on behalf ofConsol Energy inc., tbe designated operanx,

That ager the entry ofa Supp~ Order in this matter, the Applicant aad thcpartiwftetpcstdesm idrnfi&rd

below entered mto a vohmtaty ~whereby the said tespottdents assigned all oftheir right, title and mtuestin the said Unit to tbe Applicant, snd fmther, a&retd to~their prior ebssian(s) to~

GeoMet, Inc., Highland Resources, Inc. and Plum Creek Timberlands, L.P.

Dated at Tanewell, Vkgbda, this k6 day of JIPR.I I , 2003.

Leslie K. Ariingtrm /

Taken, subscribed and sworn to before nm by lush& K. Amngnm as Ggp Eagineer cfConsol Energy Inc., onbehalf of tbe ccrpcnuc~Operatru, this V day of fLO~2,2003.

Notary

My cotmnissian expires: II /Bet/t35/ I

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TRACT NUMBER C.L. RITTER LUMBER CO.

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Tract Identification

C, L. Ritter Lumber Company Tr. No, 16 Coal, Oil, and GasCoal LesseesJeweg Smokelem Coal Corp.- Tiger Seam and aboveIsland Creak Coal Cotapaay- Below ibe Tiller SeamTight Sands Inv~~. LLC c/o Cabot Oil aad Gss Corp. -Og snd Gss Leased (?)Easssm Amcrioan Energy Corp. —Oil snd Gas Leased (?)Buchanan Producboa Coinpany- Oil snd Gss, and CBM LesseeGemgs A. Ptetcbtr Hehs, ~or Assigns- Surgtcc13.05sores 16.312556

Yukon p~ Coal Col Bucbaasn Coal Col Sayers Pocalssints Coal Co. - 2/3 Coal, Oil and GssNorth hmericm Timber Corp.- I/3 Coal, Oil, and GasCoat LesseesJeweH Snndrctem Coal Corptsntkm- Coal in the Tiller Seam and aboveIshmd Crack Coal Company -Coal below thc Tiger SeamTight Scuds Investment, LLC c/o Cabot Oil snd Gas Corp. —Iand Gas Leased (?)Eastern ~Energy Corp. —Oil snd Gas Leased (?)North Amsrhan Timber Corp. snd ttndr ~ Lemses

Getpbtet, Inc., scd Highland Resources, htr CBM Lessees (1/3)B~Ptnduodoa Company —CBM Lessee (2/3)642S scree 80312556

C. L.Rktar Lumbar Company Tr.1?- Coal, OiL snd GcsCoal LmsemJewry Smokehns Coal Corp: TiHer Seam snd abavebland Crack Coal Company- Below the THlcr ScanTight Sands Invmtntant, LLC c/o Cabot Oil snd Gss Corp. -Oil and Gas Leased (?)Eassnn Amsricaa Energy Corp. —Oil snd Gas Leased (?)~Predaetioa ~-OH and Gss, and CBM Lessee2.70 sores 3375Ã4

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