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DONE AND EXECUTED this 21 day of October, 2015 by a majority of the Virginia Gas and OilBoard.

Chairman, Bradley C. Lambert

DONE AND PERFORMED this 21 day of October, 2015 by Order of the Virginia Gas and Oil

Board.

Rick CooperPrincipal Executive to thestaff, Virginia Gas and Oil Board

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINiACOUNTY OF RUSSELL

Acknowledged on thi~ day of 6~fe'~,, personally before me a notary publicin and for the Commonwealth of Virginia, appeared Bradley C. Lambert, being duly sworn diddepose and say that he is the Chairman of the Virginia Gas and Oil Board and appeared RickCooper, being duly sworn did depose and say that he is Principal Executive to the stair of theVirginia Gas and Oil Board, that they executed the same and was authorized to do so.

ally etre titian, N+ry Public7 62lj

My Commission expires: January 31, 2019

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BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

50004.759

PETITIONER: ARP Mountaineer Production,LLC DIVISION OF GAS AND OIL

DOCKET NO: VGOB 09-1020-2604-01

RELIEF SOUGHT: (1) DISBURSEMENT FROM ESCROW REGARDING TRACT(S) 1 (2) ANDAUTHORIZATION FOR DIRECT PAYMENT OF ROYALTIES

HEARING DATE: October 20, 2015

DRILLING UNIT: CBM Unit D-44

BUCHANAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA

PETITION FOR ORDER OF DISBURSEMENT OF ESCROW FUNDS

1.Petitioner and its counsel

Petitioner is ARP Mountaineer Production,LLC, Park Place Carp Center One, 1000 CommerceDrive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275, 412-489-0006. Petitioner's counsel is Tim Scott, McKinnis & ScottLaw Firm, 135 W. Main St., Kingsport, TN 37660.

2. Relief Sought

The disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board's Escrow Agent,attributable to Tract 1, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin payingroyalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmage G. Rogers, III, Derek BrowningRogers, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Poulos. UnitD-44.

3. Legal Authority

Va. Code Ann. () 45.1-361.1et seq., 4 VAC 25-160-140., and relevant Virginia Gas and OilBoard Orders ("Board" ) heretofore promulgated pursuant to law.

4. Type of Well(s)

Coalbed Methane

5. Factual basis for relief requested

T.G. Rogers, III. Derek Browning Rogers, Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulous, JasonPoulous, and Pamela Poulous is entitled ta 100% of the CBM royalties awarded under BuchananCounty, Virginia Circuit Court Case No. 550-13, Opinion dated July 10. 2014, said decision allowsthe Applicant and Designated Operator to pay royalties directly to the person(s) identified in

Exhibit EE annexed hereto and the annexed Table, further, specified how said royalties are to bepalrl.

6. Attestation

The foregoing Petition to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief is true and correct.

Page Number 5.

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Locatiou Deacriotioat l.09 Miles aouthvtcat of State Route 635jct. Wi State Route 616aod l.63 tutee outtteLa of State Route 629 WIStstc Route 639.

Page Number 7.

EXHIBIT ELIST OF CONFLICTING AND UNKOWN OR UNLOCATABLE OWNERS/CLAIIIIIANTS

THAT REQUIRE ESCROWUNIT D-44

VOGB DOCKET NO. 00-1020-2604-01

LEASEINTERESTWITHIN

GROSSACREAGE

None.

Page Number 8.

150004'759EXHIBIT EEUNIT D-44

VOGB DOCKET NO. 09-1020-2604-01List of Respondents with Royalty Split Agreements or Court Orders

PERCENTAGEOWNERSHIP OFTRACT IN

DISPUTE

PERCENTAGEOWNERSHIPOF UNIT IN

DISPUTE

Tract 1-ITract No 2 of CBM Unit D441/91.36 of unit%tLBR Holdmos. LLC et al.

COAL FEE OWNERSHIPLBR HOLDINGS, LLCFon Rogers, ManagerP.O. Box 22427Lexington, KY 40522

Total-Coal

12.500000%

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OIL & GAS OWNERSHIP

Jason Poulos10870 SW 95"StreetMiami, FL 33176

Gregory Poulos1894 Glenwood Street NEPalm Bay, FL 32907

Pamela Poulos5000 SW 83 St.Miami, FL 33143

T.G Rogers, III

3014 Shalford LaneMatthews, NC 28104

Shaun Rogers121 NE 100't.Miami Shores, FL 32960 I.

Kevin Rogers139Wickham RoadGarden City, hlY 11530

Derek Browning Rogers2300 Carmel RoadCharlotte, NC 28226

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Total —GasSubtotal Tract 1

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EXHIBIT EEUNIT D-44

VOGB DOCKET NQ. 08-1020-2604-01

INTERESTWITHINUNIT

GROSSACREAGEIN UNIT

Tract 2-ITract No 6 of CBM Unit D-441i8.64 of unit%gPocahontas Minino Co /Josh White Tr /Hubert Dav

Hoberl W. Day"526 Onancocir TrailNewport News, VA 23605

Pernell A. Day**

Rt. 1, Box 152Carrollton VA 233'la

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"Funds have never been escrowed for these parties, parties have tieen paid directly from the companyParties are being removed from the Exhibit E and being placed on the Exhibit EE

Page Number 10.

VIRGINIA; IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BUCHANAN COUNTY

GREGORY G. POULOS, JASON G. POULOS,PAMELA F. POULOS, SHAUN D. ROGERS,KEVIN H. ROGERS, DEREK B.ROGERS sndT.G.ROGERS, III,

Plaintiifs, Case No 550-13

LBRHOLDINGS, LLC,

. ORDER

This matter, having come before the Court for hearing on June 2, 2014, on the

parties'espective

motions for summary judgment, and 1he Court, having reviewed thc written submissions

of the patties and having heard oral argument of counsel, and for good cause shown, hereby

ORDERS:

l. Plaintiffs* Complaint and Defendant's Counterchdm both request that this Comt,

pmsusnt to Virginia Code tj 801-184,declare their respective rights under the May 27, 1938,deed

("Deed") attached to Plaintiffs'omplaint as Exhibit "A."

2. The Deed includes a conveyance by T. G, Rogers and Mrutba F. Rogers, bis wife

(the "Talmage Rogers Group" ), and Lloyd Rogers and Anne F. Rogers, his wife (the "Lloyd

Rogers Group" ),oftheir interest in certain parcels ofproperty in Buchanan County, Virginia, (the

"Property" ) and IvfcDoweil County, West Virtp'nia, to Lon B. Rogers. The Deed specifically

recites: "But there is excepted Rom the above-described property sn undivided one-half interest in

the oil and gas under said property and the same is reserved to T. G. Rogers and Lloyd Rogers,

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parties of the fust part, their heirs and assigns, toy%her with the usual and necessary rights of

ingress and egress and drilling rights to explore, get and remove said oil and gss."

3. it is undisputed that Plahtdis are the success to tbe~of tire Talmage

Rogers Group under the Deed, and that Delimit, LBRHoldings, LLC ('LBR"),is the suoceamr

ta the interests ofLon B.Rogers and the Lloyd Rogers Group under the Deed.

4. Phrintiflh seek a declaration that tbe Deed's reservation of gas under the Property

includes, inter rrlla, coalbed methum gss, and thrrt they axe, therefore, the awners of 25'Ye of the

coalbed methane gas under the Property snd errtitled to the associated royalties, LBR, an the other

hand, seeks a declaration that the Deed's reservation of gas under the Property does nat include

coalbed methane gss, that the Deed, therefore, conveyed cmdbed methane gas to Lan B.Rogers,

aud that LBR, ss Lon B,Rogers'uccessorein-ju~ is the ow'ner of an the coalbed methane gas

under the~and entitled to the~royalties.

5. Having ~the reservrsion language and the "four cornrxs" of the Deed, the

Court Qnds that the Deed is unambiguous snd that the Deed's reservation of "the oil and gas under

said property" includes s reservahon of coalbed methane gas under the Property. Plaintiffs are,

therefore, entitled to prevail as a matter oflaw.

ti. Caalbed methane gas is obviously "gss," see khrrfmn-Wyrrr'4 XLC v. ~i@593

S.B.2dat 234, 238 (Va. 2004) (coalbed methane "is a gas"); and there is nothing in the Deed that

rmnoves coalbed methane or sny other type of gas fmm the scope of the reservation. The language

ar issue is unhmited, plain, and unambiguous.

7 LBR argru:s that "the oil apd gas" does not mean "all" but only "some" gas. The

Court agrees with Plaintiffs, however, that the reservation of "the" gas is not a limited reservrman

of" only some types of gas, but an unambiguous aud unlimited reservation of all gas. Such an

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int rpretation of "the" is in acconhnce with the ordinary, plain and common scuse meaning ofthc

8, LBR also argues that tbe parties to the Deed wouM not have intended to include

coalbed methane gas in the reservation because, ~to LBR, the councrcial value of

coslbed methane was not known in 1938,LBRpresented no evidence in support of this argument

snd Plsintiffs ~undispuicd evidence to the contrary. Regardless, this Court is bound to

uphold thc unambiguous ~on language, which reins to gss without qualificatio or

limitation, and which, ss written, encompasses sll types of gas,~conunercially exploitable

at the time of the Deed's execution or noL

9. The Court concludes that the arguments and authorities presented by Plaintiff's in

then motion and reply brief sre weil-founded aud correcL A ruling in LBR's favor would require

the Court to rewrite the Deed, which it will not do. Nor wiH the Court torture wmds snd phrases

or engage in speculation to crests an ambiguity where the ordinary meaning of the words leaves

no mom for ambiguity.u

10. There are no issues of material fact in dispute regarding Plaintiffs'wnership of

25% of the coslbed methane gss under the Property. The Comt grants Plaintiffs'otion for

summary judgment in fuH snd denies LBR's motion for summsry ~~t in fulh

11. This Order constitutes a judicial dteernnination of coalbed methane gas ownership

as between Plaintiffs and LBR pursuant to Virginia Code Ii 45.1-36LZZ(5') and resolves in

Plaintiff'avor sli conflicting claims of coalbed methane gss o~p between PLaintifts snd

LBR relating to the Property.

12. Plaintiffs are entitled to receive all coslbcd methane gas royalties attributable to

their 25% gas estate interest in the Property that sre bdng held in the Virginia Gas and Oil Board's

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escrow account or otherwise being ~from Plaintiffs due to the conflicting claims ofcoalbed

methane ownershp ~Plaintiffs and LBR. Piaintiffs are also entitled to receive all future

coalbed methane gas royalties or other proceeds that are attributabie to their 25'%as estate interest

in the Property. All such royalties and~sbaII be divided among the individual Plaintifls in

accordance with their respective perccntatpas of ownership,

SOORDERED,th tb g~dayof XL,2014.(

A'a~er7U~Qkcuit Court Judge

SEEN AND REQUESTED:

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L Shadier, BFq. (VSB¹79047)ilia Professional Building, Suite A11 West Main Street

Abingdon, VA 24210Telephone: (276) 525-1103Facsimile: (276) 525-1112jen@jenshaver.corn

Counrel for Plai rr6gs

SEEN AND OBJECTED TO FOR ALL THE REASONS DETAILED IN LBR HOLDINGS,LLC'S MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION FOR S~Y JUDGMENT

AND RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS'OTION FOR S~YJUDGMENT AND AT THEHEAIUNG; AND ON THE ADDITIONAL GROUNDS THAT TO THE EXTENT THE COURTMAY HAVE CONSIDERED SUBMISSIONS OF EXHIBITS OTHER THAN THE DEED AT

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ISSUE, THE COURT SHOULD HAVE DENIED BOTH PARTIES'OTIONS FOR

SUlvlMARY JUDGMENT SO THAT BOTH PARTIES WOULD HAVE HAD AN

OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AND PROPERLY INTRODUCE SUCH EVIDENCE:

ilrytfor L. Earl, Esq. (VSBS37573&ED WEITKAMP SCHELL R VICE PLLC500 West Jefferson Street, Suite 2400,Louisville, KY 40202Telephone: (502) 589-1000Facsimile: (502) 562-2200tearINtwsvlsw.corn

Counsel for LBR Holdings. LLC

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