BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD Applicant: Relief Sought: Well Location Exception Well Number V-530350 LegalDescription: J. L.Liiz Tract 2Q2. 10-Acre Tract Caney RidgeQuadrangle Kenady District Dickenson County, Virginia Range Resources-Pine Mountain, Inc. ) ) ) )Docket Number )VGOB-14-0121-4031 ) ) ) ) ) ) APPLICATION 1. Parties: 1. 1 Applicant herein isRange Resources-Pine Mountain, Inc. , whose address for the purposes hereof is 406 West Main Street, Ablngdon, Virginia 24210, Telephone: (276) 628- 9001. The attorney for Applicant isTimothy E.Scott, McKinnis 8 Scott, whose address is135 West Main Street, Suite 200, Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660, Telephone: (423) 247-9376. 1. 2 Applicant isthe owner ofthe right to develop and produce oiland gas from all formations, from surface to total depth drilled in accordance with the permit submitted by applicant and located withinthe Kenady District of Dickenson County, Virginia, and underlying thelands depicted atExhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof and toappropriate the oil and gas produced therefrom. 2. Alienation ofFacts: 2. 1 Applicant has proposed a plan ofdevelopment and operation ofthe formations underlying the drilling unit involvedherein and depicted at Exhib!t "A" and has proposed to commence such plan of development and operation of such unit by a conventional gas weli, designated as Weil Number V-530350, to be drilled upon the landsinvolved herein so as to produce oil and gas from such unit. 2. 2 That the unit depicted at Exhibit "A" hereof is subject to statewide spacing as provided underVirginia Code Annotated Section 45. 1-361. 17 (A)(2). This section provides that "wells drilled in search of gas shall not be located closer than 2500 feet to any other well completed in the same pool. " In consideration of allknown conditions, itisthe opinion ofthe Applicant thatsuch distance limitation is not feasible forthe unit described in Exhibit "A, " because there is no legal location. Page Number 1.
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BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD
Applicant:
ReliefSought: WellLocationExceptionWell Number V-530350
1.2 Applicantistheowner oftherighttodevelopand produceoiland gasfrom all
formations,from surfaceto totaldepth drilledin accordancewith the permitsubmittedbyapplicantand locatedwithintheKenady DistrictofDickensonCounty,Virginia,and underlyingthelandsdepictedatExhibit"A"attachedheretoand made a parthereofand toappropriatetheoiland gasproducedtherefrom.
2. AlienationofFacts:
2.1 Applicanthas proposeda planofdevelopmentand operationoftheformationsunderlyingthe drillingunitinvolvedhereinand depictedatExhib!t"A" and has proposedtocommence such planofdevelopmentand operationofsuch unitby a conventionalgasweli,designatedas Weil Number V-530350,to be drilledupon the landsinvolvedhereinso astoproduceoiland gasfromsuchunit.
2.2 Thatthe unitdepictedat Exhibit"A" hereofissubjecttostatewidespacingasprovidedunderVirginiaCode AnnotatedSection45.1-361.17(A)(2).Thissectionprovidesthat"wellsdrilledin searchofgas shallnot be locatedcloserthan 2500feetto any otherwellcompletedin thesame pool.
"In considerationofallknown conditions,itistheopinionofthe
Applicantthatsuch distancelimitationis not feasibleforthe unitdescribedin Exhibit"A,"
NoticeisherebygiventhattheApplicantinthiscauseisrequestingtheVirginiaGas andOil Board to authorizethe drillingofthe proposedwell to produceformationsfromsurfacetototaldepthdrilledasseiforthintheattachedappiicaiion.
NoticeisfurthergiventhatthismatterissetforhearingbeforetheVirginiaGas and Oil
Board on the21"day ofJanuary,2014,at9:00a.m. atthe RussellCounty OfficeBuilding,Highland Drive,Lebanon,Virginia,at which time and placeallinterestedpersonsmay appearand be heard.Any questionsconcerningsaidhearingmay bedirectedtotheVirginiaGas and OilBoard,StateGas and OilInspector,DepartmentofMines,Mineralsand Energy,135Highland Drive,Lebanon,Virginia24266(276)415-9650.
~Timothy'E.ScottMcKinnis8 Scott135West Main Street,Suite200Kingsport,Tennessee37660(423)247-9376
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I,Timothy E.Scott,counselforRange Resources-PineMountain,Inc., herebycertifythatI have thisday causedtheforegoingnoticeand applicationtobe servedupon the partieslistedherein,at theiraddress,by certifiedmail, returnreceiptrequested.
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