VIRGINIA:

549 PAGE 358

BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER REGARDING DOCKET NUMBER

VGOB 01-10164)tl30

ELECTIONS: UNIT A-27(berein "Subject Drilbng Unit" )

REPORT OF BOARD

FINDINGS AND ORDER

Tbic Supphm«nal Order is eat«ed

bysshe

Bond rua cpasre in tbe Sum~by the Board at beerhgc

batd oa Fcbnmry 15, 1994 end Jm» 16, 1992; scd Sus Suppl«metal Order is being recarded Ss N» pmpo» ofsyph ea„the Order previously m 0» aptiancd samer an Decemb« lg, 2001 wldcb wee recorded at Deed

Bosk 537,Fcgs 609 in ths 0&he of0» Chck of0» Cheait Court ofthud»mm Co«ay, Vhghia, on Jamuuy 11,2002, (herein "Board Ordain) aad ampler'ng tbe record raywhg she&ass.

ll» B«ad Onhr dkecnd Cansol Eaergy Inc. (bnem "~~ta mail copies of0» Board Order

to a& Respc»dmus whose hterestc, ifaay, ware pooled by N» said Board Order,

1be~Openscr Shd its aSdavh ofehcthm dischshg thm it bad maihd a true sad conect ocpy ofthe Boenl's Drear to a& a»pand«us wbaee ~ifasy, w«e paohd by caid Bond Order,

Il» Based Onhr requbed each Rmp«rdem whose htcccetn ifany, w«e paahd by ths t«ms of said Board

Onhr to mahs as ehctian whhh thirty(30)'days ager&» dms ofs»iTing ar rcc«de as applicebls, ofcahl Order,

tbe dMam ofshcdons Shd b«ein and ann«»d bsrcco as Exbibh A stat«: (i) wbeg»r each Reqxstdant bas

nmde «Sdhdto make a thusly aha&os; (ii) 0» mmse ofany ehcthn(c) made; asd (iii) wheg»r, by »eros ofa hgureta elns «»timely shat «» or more Rncpcndcms me deemed, uadar tbe tenne ofthe Boanl's Onhr, tohave based a& theh rqthtc, thh, ~acnscs sad ahhsc ia Sublact Dri&isg Unit to S» App&caat;

1hat 0» a&hhvit ofehctians assured hnmo wgb the Exbgdts ~thccewbh hhnd&m the Resp«cdmt(c)

mehcg a thsely~ifany, idsti&es 0» Respond«a(s), ifsay, wbo me deemed to have hanuk ldeniiac 0»~hncesm and claims which require encovr, ~0» htccectc and claims, ifany, requhhg escrow

under Vhghia Code cectkm 45.1-3612123.;ead ides&&« 0» Respand«ss, ifany, who msy be~byreanm ofbsvhg hs»d of ensued hsa a lahntary agi~ wlNk Ibs Apphccnt.

ll» a&hhvh ofehctio» iadicatm that 0» cscnrw ofSmds is requhed whh regard to Unit A-27;

Std Bythis onhr, 0» Band «dora 0» Dcsigmmd opcrat« to tender,~whh and in~vdth 0» Smgsga set Satb at~2. abave aad the ascexed sSdavh ofaha&ass widt Eddbgs N»nco, snySmdc subject to cscruw and insuucta 0» Ea«ow Agcntphat Union Nathan Bask, Crparate Tran FA1320,123Broad Street, Fhihdelphh, FA 19109-1199,T~ (215) 905-3405 ar (000) 664-9359, Atur DonBellhgbo&; ar asy cucccec«named by tbe Boanl to eel& hacnst besrhg ce«ow eccausqs), 1RS TaxL' " ~SI-1629506,h~~a ~MRdhhlb AIE&a~Bchgdta thereto, caressive Sade and era«mt cathe Band there&en 1bc nspaudcntc thtcd m Exhibit B-2 to SrcA&bhvk ofEhag«s me dhmisnxt

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Magma cfOrdsr aud FiTbur ofAtgdavin 'Ihe Designassd Operanu tmder tbe caption Order cr shall tge an

tdgdavh whh gm~cftbe Bcmd widun tan (10)days ager the dais ofreceipt ofthis Order suumg dmt atrue and ccnect ocpy ofdds Ordrr was mailed to each Rsspondem whose inauwus or cbdms arc subject to escmwcr wbo is bweby dbmissed aad whose address is hncsm widdn seven sevmt (7)days gom thc dsm ofrecipt ofthis Order.

Egbcdve Date: 'Bds Order shall be egbcdve oaths date ofbe esecutiaa

DONE AND EXECUTED dds ~day of 4~ .,2002, by a majority ofthe VirgiaiaGas and Oil Boartt

STATE OF VIRGINIACOUNTY OF WISE

Achaowledged on dm ~day of~,2002,~before me a nonuy publicbrand kr tbe Cmmtuummrbh cfVbgiaia, appearntfhenny IL Wamphr, bemg duly sworn did depose aad say thatbe is Chairman ofthe Virginia Gas and Oil Board, that he~the same and was~to do so.~~ad ~

NonuyMyoommissicn espbes: 7=fi'2,

DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 2f day of ~,2002, by Order ofthe BoarL

B.%%usan,Dimmer ofthe Division ofGss & Oil Bead aadPrincipal Exceeds to the Board

that be is Director ofthe Division ofGas 4 Oil Bomd and rincipal to the Bead, that be esecutedthe smnc snd was audmrhed to do so.

Diane J.Davis, Nis6systy

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STATE OF VIRGINIACOUNTY OF WASHINGTON

Acbnowledged mt this 2/ of~/~~, 2002, ~beime me a nannypublic in and ge the Conunmtwealth ofVbgbdd, appeisd B.L Wihcn, being duly sworn did depose and say

Order Recorded Under Code nfVirginia Section 45.1-361.26

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Exhibit A

BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

Application ofBuchanm oduction Company for Forced Pooling ofInterests in CBM Unit A-27VGOB 01-1016-0930 in the Garden Dis«ict ofBuchanan County, Virginia

AFFIDAVIT OP Consol Energy inc. (herein Designated ~REGARDING EIECTIONS, ESCROWAND SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER

Leslie IL~being Erst duly swam on oath, deposes and says:

That )surr a%mt is employed by Consol Energy Inc., as a Gas Engineer and is duly~to make thistdgdavh on behalf ofConsol Energy Inc., dm desigmaed operator,

Ibat the Order entered on December 1$, 2001, by the Virginia Gas and Oil Board (hereinager "BoanP)regardmg the aptioned CBM Unit requbed the Applicant to mag a true aad correct copy ofsaid Order to eachperson pooled by tbe Order;

Tlat udgdn seven (7) days ofreceipt ofaa~copy ofthe Order regvred to at paragraph 2. above, youraiBaat caused a true aad correct copy of said Order to be maged via the United States Postal Service to each~named in the captioned Application, whose address was known, and to all persons, ifany, who wereadded as Respondetus at tbe bearing beld m the capdoned matter, %st proof ofsuch maiTmg bas previously beentendered to tbe Division ofGas and Oil, tbe Ogham ofthe Gas and Oil Inspec«x, at Abingdan, Vbghria;

Thethe Onhr ofthe Board in tbe aptionrd matter required all persons poohd thereby to tender their writtenelectians to tbe Unit Operator wiWin Surty (30) days ofthe date the Order was~in the county 'dentigedabove; that said Order was recorded on Janmuy 11,2002;

'ibst tbe~aptsutor Consol Energy Inc. bas es«tbihbed pmcedum to review all mail received and allwrhtm docummts recehsd agter Sam by mug to scertain whether purges whaee 'nterests have been purged havemade a wrhtm ebctian, in athnelygubian, as requhed by the caploed Order; Sat said~were Ibgowedto khntgytbe abcgann ifany, made with regard to tbe Subject Unit; that tbe Sdkrwing persons delivered, by mailor atberwim, wrhten ehctions Ste Unit Operator, whhin Ste thhty day ehntions period:

Ibat Resparrderm idadigtd in Exhibit B-3banco are, baviag Sdied to make aay election, deemed to have leasedtheir cardbrd methane riglm, hnerests and cbrims to Applicant, ag as provided in the Board's Order ofDecember18,2001;

See attached Exhibit B-3

Iturt the rights, 'nterests aad chdme of the foiknvhtg persans are subject to escrow under the Board's Orderpoogng the aptianed Unit, Board Regal«Sons and tbe Code ofVirginia

None

BOOK 549 BAGE 361

None

Thet to Ibe estsra aay ofsaid ptsscrn listed ia Exhibit B-2 have rights, they should be dismissed as respondents;tbe Openaor requests that tbe~pursues be dismiscd as Respondrntst

None

That tbe persons ~in Exhibit EE aNahd hecto have entered into toyshy split~that allow

tbe AppgnuutDesqtnatrd Operanu to pay them dhectly whhout tbe need to escrow Imds which would otherwise

be in contgct.

None

That pursuant to Ite prcvishsn ofVAC 25-160-70A.10.snd C. and VAC 25-160-80 the annexed supphsnentalorder sets turb tbe iarterests and claims that require escrow of Imds pursuarn to Virgiaia Code sections 45.1-36121'.and 45.1-36122%.3.and 4.

i l9Dated at Tmnwell, Viqpnia,this l~/ dayof Wirrdr

Tahoe, subscrtlred and sworn to began me by Leslie K.Arriagtrm as Gas Engineer ofConsol Energy Inc., on

behalf ofthe ourponae Designated Operator, this 4~ day of 0~,2002.

Nouuy

My cxuumission expires: I I )30/05

I

l~ ma™feier E~S4re I10,850'ROPERIT

uNED ENODN DERE TAREN PRON NAPE 41b"lNEDS Plo4eED LATITUDE: 3T 17'0"ALE>

P4C( 9V6 0— —0 MINERAL

SURFACE

N SSSSSTSIE SSSAO0.14 14I

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VXCI

0'C-27

N $0404IASE 004,000.10

TID: ACIOAL WELL LDCATNN WEL & SIIINI 10 FEET OF TIN PROPOSED LOCATION NXXNDNO TO 4 TRO ES 100 Esa NSI 4S.I~I.EO

WELL LOCATION PLAT

WELL NAME OR NUMBER

OUAPRANGLE PATTERSON

Form DGO-GO-7Rev. 10/96

COMPANY CONSOL ENERGY INC

TRACT NUMBER C.L. RITI'ER LUMBER CO.

DISTRICT: GARDEN

WELL COORDINATES (VIRGINIA STATE PIANEII STATE PLANE N 365.308.84 E 995,361.78

ELEVATION: 2080.OO METHOD USED TO DETERMINE ELEVATION: USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING

COUNTY BUCHANAN ScaleI 1 w SOO'ate 09-05-01~~>li~op

THIS PIAT IS A NEW PIAT X; AN UPDATED PLAT; OR A FINAL LOCATON PlAT ~~+g/L+ 3pDenotes the location of a well on United States Topographic Maps. scale I to . ~ d I

latitude and longitude lines being represented by border lines as shown (optio

SMVLICENSE No.

Ucensed Professional Engineer or Licensed Land Surveyor (Affix Seal) 8500 4,g /5)o(.;.'

aOor 53 ( PACE 681 549CON$ OL ENERGY, INC.

UNIT A-27Tract IdentiTications

C. L. Ritter Lumber Co. —Coal, Oil, and GasCoal LesseesIsland Creek Coal Co. —Coal below the Tiller SeunJewell Smokeless Coal Coqeration —Coal overlying and including the Tiller SeamTight Sands Investtnents LLC c/o Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. Oil and Gas Lessee ('/)

Ee¹etn~Energy Corp. Oil and Gas Lessee (?)Buchtusm Production Company —CBM~2.32 Acres 2.900 %

D. W. Robiason Tract —Coal, Oil, and GasCail LetneesIsland Creek Coal Co. —Coal below the Tiller SeamBuchetum Production Company - CBM Lessee (5/g)33.39Acres 41.7375%

C. L. Rhter Lumber Co. —Coal, Oil, and GasCoal~Islaad Creek Coal Co. —Coal below the Tiller SeamJewell Smohnhais Coal Corporation —Coal overlying and including the Tiller SeamTight Sands Investments LLC c/o Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. Oil and Gas Lessm (?)Eastern~Energy Corp. Oil and Gas Lessee (?)B~Production Company —CBM LessccGeant A. Irletchrr Heirs, S ccessors, and Assigns -Surface27.96 Acres 34.9500%

Skemn Land Corp. —Coal, Oil and GasCoal LessemIsland Creek Coal Co. —Coal below the Tiller SeamTight Sands Investments LLC c/o Cabot OII and Gas Corp. Oil and Gas Lessee (?)Eastern~Eaergy Corp. Oil and Gas Lessee ('?)Buchanan Production Company —CBM LesseeNorth Ameicsn Timber Corp. - Surgrce10.77Acres 13.4625 %

Yukon Pocahontas Coal Co./Buchanan Coal Co./Sayers-Pocahontas Coal Co. -2/3 Coal, Oil and GasNorth American Timber Corp. —I/3 Coal, Oil and GasCoal LesseesIsland Creek Coal Company —Coal below the Tiller SeamJewell Smokeless Coal Corp. —Coal overlying and including the Tiller SeamTight Sands Investments LLC c/o Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. Oil and Gas Lessee (?)Eastern~Energy Corp. Oil and Gas Lessee (?)North American Timber Corp. and their apparent ~

GeoMet IncJHighkmd Resources, Inc.&BM Lessees (I/3)Buchanan Production Co. —CBM Lessee (2/3)5.56 Acres 6.9500 %

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SddbB 88(felt A.27

Docket 8VGDB 01.18188N0Ust of fnfeesad Omww/Cmbnerrm

BOOK 549PICE364

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Tract 82. 3%38norns

(1) D.W. Rcbkrscn Tract

(a) Robed BoWmee, Jr.213W. Sarpnds Bard.Florence, AL 35NO

33.38 acorn

8.35 acrm1/4 of 33.38acres

41.73750%

10.43438%

(4) Rum creakr.,~ — --, Lp *Nmrnd Resources C- --, —;,100Peechbee Skeet NW, Sune 2850Adonis, GA 3NN(pwv. North Amsdoan Timber Corp.)

1.85 maes1/3 of 5.58news

2.31857%

(GeoMel, Inc. dHighland Res., Inc.)

riant Sa. aaaa Asraa

(1) D.W. Robinson Tinct

(a) Robert tkndmora, Jr.213W. Satanas Svd.Ronmee, AL 35NO

33.39 msm

8.35 msm1/4 cf 33.30eorm

41.73750%

1043438%

(4) Rum Creek barlands, LP.'mwlRasourom Cape bw I

100Peschtnw Sheet NW, Sons 2850Agon@, GA 3NN(pwv. Neth American Tknbar Corp.)

1.85 maes1/3 d 5.55news

2.31587%

(GeoMat, Inc. 8Igghlsnd Res., inc.)

* The CBM Inkmmt Is lanced by QeoMet, Inc. and HISNand Resouross, Inc.

VIRGINIA: In the Clear.'s Office of the~rcuit Court of Buchanan County. The foregoing instrumentwas this day presented in ggfaforesaidft(nt ig, Iogpther jvith the certificate of ~w)edgmgsn) ~g,admitted (o record this I I 'day of ,20The tax imposed ~-I(02 of th Cod+e ~n paid in mount of $Deed Book No. 7' and)Pag /'+/mes 3'evins, Jr., ClerkReturned to: ~Cgvf~ . TES ~i~l~n +Deputy Clerk

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