BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

APPLICANT t BQ FITABLE RESOURCESEE WASQ TION

RELIEF SOUGHT'XCEPTION TOSTATEWIDE SPAC1'NG

LEGAL DESCRIPT L'ON

WELL NQNW St VP-2346PVRC %RAC 3 NO. T-1602COseama 9~~LELXPPS HAG::STERIAL DXSTRICTWISE eve..T, VXBGINXA

DIVISION OFGAS AND OILDOCKET NO+VGOB-92/03/17-20'I

BBSeam OF Tm BOARD

FINDINGS AND ORDER

l. Saarha Data and place: This cause cane on for hue Lngbefore the VirS Lnia Gas and Oil Board (hereinafter "Board") at! ~ F00a.n. on Naroh, 17, 1992, at the VirGinia 4-H Center, Abincs m,Viryinia.

2. ~~inness: Riohard A. Counts, Attorney, appeared Fortbe Ayylicant, and Sandra B. Riygs, Assistant Attorney Genes il,appeared for tha Board.

3. Not%a i aad Jurimliction: The Board finds that it ', esjurisdiction ewer the sub)act natter. The Board also finds 5'ettbe ayylicant les exeroised due diliyence to locate and prae .denotice to all persons/conyanies entitled to notioe of t iisprooeedinS ~

Bali+'eouested: Applioant recyaests an exceptioii tostateside apache reyairenents set forth in Seotion 45.1-361.1'7 ofthe Code of V3 rEinia for Well Nunber VP-2345. The Ayyli: ~ ntrequests the Baird's consent to drill Well Nunber VP-234S close rthan 2640 feet ".o Well Nunbers 133646, V-2346 and 133766.

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6. Baasomsi Belief should be Granted: Bvidence presental onbehalf of the Qyli.cant shows, and tbe Beard finds, that basal onthe deposition of the oomon sources of supply anticipated bets< n

surface aad t otal depth pro)ected to be drilled, the prem i medlocation ~Cion represents tbe optiaun looation to rc c i nrer~miaily Iroductive hydrooarbons underlying the drilliai andspacing unit.

A qe ilified landaan testified that the location exes l .ionwas neo'ry to cosply with an Environsental Ispact Stat s entand Rnviloimental Ass«assent oonduoted upon United Sh itesPorest Service lands within the Jefferson National Fcl «t.The landsan also testified that the location exceptiol wasnece«sary due to enviroilaental oonstraints, accosno4atili, ofother ni lerai interests and effeotive land sar ntpractices

A gl alified petroleus geologist testified that thegranting c f the location exception was in the best intere l ofprevents! waste, protecting oorrelative rights and aaxia., incrrecovery c f hydrocarbons underlying the drilling and sy«, ingunit.

7. Relief drantedl The reguested relief in this cause bb i lndhereby is ed allowing the applicant to perait and drill IlailRusher Vp-2365 within 2371.92 feat of Nell Rusher 133566; wing lin2023.21 feet of Nell Nuaber V-2346 and within 2325.66 feet of l illRusher 133766.

8. Hyydiyyd ml That the well looation exoeption, in accord I, lcewith the for« foingd is necessary to prevent wasted pro t I Ictcorrelative rilhts and to generally effect the purposes of 2leVirginia Gas anl Oil Act.

9. Xffaethvs natal Thia Order Shall be effeCtiVS On the ~ teof its exeoutiol l ~

10. Done imd executed this ~ 4ay of W~ y 1992, bya najority of tj«Virginia Gas and 0 1 Board. 0

lb. oooo bod yortorood bhbo bb+ doy or W~, boor byOrder of this Bc erd G/

VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

Chai~ Benny R. Ahapler

Byron Thohasg hinerPrinoiyal e Rive To The StaffVirginia Qae I ad Oil Board

STaVS OF VIBSIallGuww~r OF NlSN HOTON

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aaaaaaoa w eai. 0 aa, .rPersonally hefi ee ne a notary Public in an4 for the'C ——.~1Virwinia, ayyaLre4 Benny Naayler, heissg duly sworn did deposesay that h» is Chairnan of the Vivyinia das and Oil Board, thaexecuted the mme and was autborise4 to do so.

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Mfo~ission ~ sPires 9/23/92

STATS OF VISNIN Ih )CXXJNTY OF NSSHI NOTON )

Achnowlede& on this / day ofPersonally hefo~;~ ne a notary public in and for the Connonwealt h ofViminia, aypaa> ed Beany'Whip)eg ., heinw duly sworn di4 ~ ndsay that he 1s 9 rinciyal Nxeoutive to the staff of the Vieginia I asand Oil Board, ~2aat he executed the sane and was authorised t» do

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