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TIMDZNOS AID ORDER

1. Noarinc nate and slaoox This cause ceno on for hearing bofo>ejtheVirginia Oaa and O)Z Seard Zhereinafter «Scard«) at 9<00 a.n. On Apr'll 21, 1993,Ratliff Nell, teel Sweat Virginia ~ Center, Abiagdon, Virginia.

2. Annoowex xeex Douglas S. Tweed, Attorney with ths firn ef Runter, ~thand Davis, ayyesxcx) fer the Applicant, and Sandra S. Riggs, Assistant At".cdOonexal, was proeuxt to advise tho Soard.

3. Noaiee a xd durxedictionx The soard finds that it has jurisdictic njsverthe subjeot ~9~'. Tbe Soard also finds that the applicant has onerois duediligence te looxto and Zeovide notion to all persons/caapanioo sntit:. tonotice of this yr»eading.

Relief n xouootedi Ayylioaat roguosts an onception to statewide a pingreguiranonts aet )orth ia Seotion 66.1-361.17of ths Cods of Virgiaia fcr ~ERRZNell )hnxher V 246) fsr the pxoduetion of conventional gas frx» ths surf xqe tototal 4eyth 4rilled of 60OO feat and all anas in between, inolu4ing, hat notlinited to the Sev anian Sha)ss, Lee Sas4a, Sores, Coffee Shalos, Sordsn. Sxnlxxry,Noir, Savenolkf f Nance an4 Rig Was Poraat)x»s, all in accordance i with

leant « ~ wszz werh x»rnit ~ Tho Applicant reguesto tho soard s conc ax t tcdr 11 Nell Nunbex V&647 closer than 2640 foot to REER Well Nunber V-2332 asdepioted on Ooeycxite Enhibit A.

S. Aeondoo ntx None.

6. Reasons Relief should ba Created'vidence presented on behalf of theApplicant ahcwo, ed t)» Soard finds, that baseR on ths deposition of ths c9nnon~ouross of aupyl) antieiyated between surface an4 total depth projooted o bedrills4, ths yx'o)oned location oaceytion represents ths options looatig torecover oasasrcia i,ly productive hydrocarbons underlying ths drilling an4 ii~cingunit.

A gailifiod 1«~~u testified that tl» Zonation enceytig wasneosoaarf d xo to envircnnental oonstraints, accoaxodation of other > ixboraliatoresto cod sffootive land nanageasnt yraotioea.

A Creel, fied petrolaua geologist testified that the granting of ahe1ooation eni isption was in the best interest of preveating w iui)te,protootilsx 0 srroxativo rights and aasLILLsing rooovory of hydrooa clhuISunderlying t) ie drilling an4 spaoing uait.7. NalIaf ca.aatadI Tha roguestsd relief Ln this oause he an4 hsinIIp is

granted allowLSQ tce aPplioant to perait and drill Nell Nueber V-2847 wLthain1B28.19 feet of Wa,',1 Nuebsr V-2392.

S. SLodceoa i That the well Lsoation eaooption, ia aoeordaase witlI )theforegoing» Ls ~0~ te ptovosc waster protest sorrexativo rights aiid! togenerally offset t) is purposes of the Virginia Oas and CLL Aot.

9. Nffaoalvs Natec TALS Order shall be effective on the date oi! 'Lts~sooution. ~P

DCNS ANN NXNi%%NN this day of %8%I~, 1993, by a os)ority of hhovirginia Qas and c;,1 Board. V

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DCNN AND PNNIWNNND this day of, 1993, by order of this

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Ashnow104gad oa this ~~ day of ~~/ ~ 1993, p ~ lybefore eo a netary ) cIblis ia an4 for the Cossianws'althSIf Virginian appears 'taybeing duxx sworn 414 depose aad say that ho is chairaan of tho vs ICas an4 4XL Beards that ho oraoutad tho sans +was allthoriasd to do so

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Aohnowxedged sa thLS day of, 1993, persoi l,ybefore as a nstary ) uhLLO in as4 for tha coesenwoaxth&f virginia, appeared ll onT. rulsuir, hoLSQ du@ swore did depose an4 aay that Ne Ls rrinoiple Nseouti'r totho Staff of BAO V)SQLOLS Qas aa4 oil Board, that he oeeouted the sacs anil 0authorised to 4o sc.

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