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L7006180iDONE AND EXECUTED this 16 day of August, 2017 by a majority of the Virginia Gas and Oil
Board.
Chairman, Bradley C. Lambert
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIACOUNTY OF RUSSELL
Acknowledged on this J46day of AuciLL9j, ~28I, 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, that he executedthe same and was authorized to do so.
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My Commission expires: July 31, 2021 = *:REG, e262gAs: >= ~:, rAr co>AI,ilcSI q i *
DONE AND PERFORMED this 17 day of August, 2017 by Order of the Virginia Gas and bi&i~'. ~NBoard.
Rick CooperPrincipal Executive to thestaff, Virginia Gas and Oil Board
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIACOUNTY OF RUSSELL
My Commission expires: July 31, 2021
Acknowledged on this jWday of Aue~rk, Zol 7, personally before me a notary publicin and for the Commonwealth of Virginia, appeared Rick Cooper, being duly sworn diddepose and say that he is the Principal Executive to the staff of the Virginia Gas and Oil
Board, that he executed the same and was authorized to do so.~0 .~u,...„„,.„PUBLIC
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BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD
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PETITIONER: EnerVest Operating, LLC DIVISION OF GAS AND OIL
DOCKET NO: VGOB 08-0219-2158-01
RELIEF SOUGHT: (1) DISBURSEMENT FROM ESCROW REGARDING TRACT(S) 002 (2) AND
AUTHORIZATION FOR DIRECT PAYMENT OF ROYALTIES (3) AND DISMISSAL OF COAL OWNERS
PURSUANT TO CODE OF VIRGINIA SECTION 45.1-361.22:2.
HEARING DATE: On June 18, 2015, the Virginia Gas and Oil Board, on its own motion, granted the Director ofthe Division of Gas and Oil the authority to process coal owner dismissal disbursements that
have no pending deficiencies or issues. Code of Virginia Section 45.1-361.22:2. Effective
date: July 1,2015.
DRILLING UNIT: Haysi 142
BUCHANAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PETITION FOR ORDER OF DISBURSEMENT OF ESCROW FUNDS
1.Petitioner and its counsel
Petitioner is EnerVest Operating, LLC, 408 W Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210, 276-628-9001.Petitioner's counsel is Tim Scott, McKinnis & Scott Law Firm, 135 W. Main St., Kingsport, TN
37660.
2. Relief Sought
Petition to disburse funds from the escrow account for well Haysi 142 to all known owners in
Tract 2, VGOB 08-0219-2158 pursuant to Order Approving Settlement and Quieting Title as toYellow Poplar Lumber Company Tracts 4 and 11
3. Legal Authority
Va. Code Ann. I3 45.1-361.1et seq., 4 VAC 25-160-140., and relevant Virginia Gas and Oil
Board Orders ("Board" ) heretofore promulgated pursuant to law.
4. Type of Well(s)
Coalbed Methane
5. Factual basis for relief requested
Petition to disburse funds from the escrow account for well Haysi 142 lo all known owners in
Tract 2, VGOB 08-0219-2158 pursuant to Order Approving Settlement and Quieting Tiile as toYellow Poplar Lumber Company Tract 11.
6.Attestation
The foregoing Petition to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief is true and correct.
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Page Number 7.
EXHIBIT "E"Haysi 142
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LEASETR LESSOR STATUS
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LESSORLEASESTATUS
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Gas Estate Onlv
1 Furl & Lydia Newberry14810 West CslavarSunrise, AZ 85379
Leased 29.450000% 17.3100
Range Resources - Pine fdountsin snd the Newberry's reached s setilemsn\ of the shove tract snd no funds
were ever deposited into the escrow account on behalf of the Newbeny's interest. The Newberry's have
been paid directly for their interest in this well unit from Prat production.
2 '*John M. Lamia, EsqnTrustee for Yellow Poplar Lumber Co.Browning, Lamia & Glfford, PCPO Box 519Abingdon, VA 24212
-Range Resources CorporationAttn: David Pools, Esq.100 Throckmorton StreetSuite 1200Ft. Worth, TX 76102
'*Wsyerhaeuser CompanyAttn: Pamela J. Reed, CPLSr. Land Manager
Energy 8, Natural Resources220 Occidental Ave SSeattle, WA 98104
Total"Fimry Sarrre Friend, rrueraa or rue sere re or
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Unleased 0.285000%
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1 **EnerVest Operating, L.L.C.Attn: Jim McKinney
408 West Main StreetAbingdon, VA 24210nnmry Range Rmroumeemme kroanrarn
Owner 29.450000% 17.3100
2 Range Resources CorporationAttn: David Pools, Esq.100 Throckmonon StreetSuite 1200Ft. Worth, TX 76102
Owner 1.140000% 0.6700
Total Tracts 1 & 2 30.590000% 17.9800
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CLERx's OFFloa Ll,a. 0,'ST, co .IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT hTAslNeoo'N
Ir+'OR
THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA FILao
ABINGDON DIVISION JUN I) 7 2017
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY andWEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY,
Plaintiffs,
YELLOW POPLAR LUMBERCOMPANY, INC., et ah
Defendants,
)))))) Case No. 1:13CV00062
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IN RE YELLOW POPLAR LUMBERCOMPANY
Debtor
)) Case No. 1:15CV00037)
ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT AND QUKTING TITLEAS TO YELLOW POPLAR LUMBER COMPANY TRACTS 4 AND 11
On February 8, 2017, John M, Lamie, Trustee for the Estate of Yellow Poplar Lumber
Company ("Trustee" ) moved the Court to approve a settlement by and among the Trustee,
Weyerhaeuser Company and Weyerhaeuser NR Company (together, "Weyerhaeuser"), Range
Resources-Pine Mountain, Inc. ("Range" ) and Range Resources-Appalachia', LLC, and EQT
Production Company and EQT Production Nore, LLC (together, "EQT"). tECF No. 520.] The
terms of the settlement are memorialized in the proposed agreement between the parties dated
January 25, 2017 ("Settlement Agreement" ). [ECF No. 520-1.]
The dispute between the parties involves the ownership of the gas estate on Tracts 4 and
11 in a deed dated January 5, 1906, from Excelsior Coal and Lumber Corporation to Yellow
Poplar Lumber Company, recorded in Buchanan County, Virginia, Deed Book 30, page 226, and
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Dickenson County, Virginia, Deed Book 25, page 476. Tract 10 in this deed overlies a portion of
Tract 11, The Court has previously entered an Order quieting title to the gas estate under Tract
10. As used in this Order, Tract 11 means that portion of Tract 11 that lies outside of Tract 10.
Among other things, the proposed Settlement Agreement resolves the competing clams
of ownership as follows;
Title to Tract II: The parties agree that they are undivided owners of the
gas estate on Tract 11 in the following percentages: 25% Weyerhaeuser
Company, 25% Range, 50% Trustee.
Title io Tract 4: The parties agree that Range and the Trustee are
undivided owners of the gas estate on Tract 4 in the following percentages; 33%
Range, 67% Trustee.
The Trustee having published the proposed settlement as ordered by the Court,
there being no objections filed with'the Court, and it otherwise appearing proper to
approve the proposed settlement for all the reasons set forth in the Trustee's pleadings
and the pleadings of the other parties, it is hereby ORDERED that the proposed
Settlement Agreement is APPROVED and EFFECTIVE.
It is therefore ORDERED as follows:
1. The gas estate on Tract 11 is owned as follows:
Weyerhaeuser Company; 25% undivided interest;
Range: 25% undivided interest; and
Trustee: 50% undivided interest.
The gas estate on Tract 4 is owned as follows:
Range: 33%undivided interest; and
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Trustee: 67% undivided interest.
As used in this Order, the term "gas estate" means all gas, including both
conventional gas and coalbed methane gas,
It is further ORDERED that, except for claims reserved to Weyerhaeuser and the
Trustee as stated in paragraphs 5 and 6 of the Settlement Agreeinent, all claims,
counterclaims, and crossclaims brought by Weyerhaeuser, Range, Range Resources-
Appalachia, LLC, EQT, and the Trustee in Case No. 1:13CV00062are hereby dismissed
with prejudice. Claims reserved in paragraphs 5 and 6 of the Settlement Agreement are
dismissed without prejudice. Case No. I',15CV00037 shall remain pending for further
bankruptcy proceedings consistent with this Order.
This Order is a final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating
ownership of gas for purposes of Virginia Code tj 45-361.22(5)(i) and allowing
distribution of funds in escrow.
The Clerks of the Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Virginia, and the Circuit
Court of Dickenson County, Virginia, are requested to record this Order in the land
records of the Counties in the Grantor Index under the following names: YELLOW
POPLAR LUMBER COMPANY, JOHN M, LAMIE. TRUSTEE OF THE ESTATE OF
YELLOW POPLAR LUMBER COMPANY, W.M. RITTER LUMBER COMPANY,
PLUM CREEK TIMBERLANDS. LP, PLUM CREEK MARKETING. INC.> PLUM
CREEK MANUFACTURING HOLDING COMPANY. INC., HIGHLAND
RESOURCES. INC., WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, WEYERHAEUSER NR
COMPANY, BIG SANDY FUEL CORPORATION, RANGE RESOURCES-PINE
MOUNTAIN. INC., and RANGE RESOURCES-APPALACHIA. LLC; and in the
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Grantee Index under the following names: WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, RANGE
RESOURCES-PINE MOUNTAIN. INC., and JOHN M. LAMIE. TRUSTEE OF THE
ESTATE OF YELLOW POPLAR LUMBER COMPANY.
Each party shall bear their own costs and expenses unless otherwise separately
ordered by the Court,
ENTER this 7th day of June, 2017.
UNITE@STATES Dial'RICT JUDGE
INSTRUMENT 170001001RECORDED IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF
SUCHANAN COUNTY CIRCUIT CIIURT ON
AurJust 28, 2017 AT 04:16 PM
BEVERLY S. TILLER ) CLERK
RECORDED DY: NKE
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