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DONE AND EXECUTED this 18 day of September, 2015 by a majority of the Virginia Gas andOil Board.

Chairman, Bradley C. Lambert

DONE AND PERFORMED this 18 day of September, 2015 by Order of the Virginia Gas and OilBoard.

Cc.A@2MRick CooperPrincipal Executive to thestaff, Virginia Gas and Oil Board

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGtNIACOUNTY OF RUSSELL

Acknowledged on this ~day of~ jc ~,~~, personally before me a notary publicin and for the Commonwealth of Virginia, appeared Bradley C. Lambert, being duty 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 staff of theVirginia Gas and Oil Board, that they executed the same and was authorized to do so.

Usl)CMy Commission expires: July 31 2017 PU 3e~e; +

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BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

PETITIONER: ARP Mountaineer Production,LLC DIVISfON OF GAS AND Olt

DOCKET NO: VGOB 10-0615-2748-01

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

HEARING DATE: September 15, 2015

DRE LING UNIT: CBM Unit D-35

BUCHANAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA

PETITION FOR ORDER OF DISBURSEMENT OF ESCROW FUNDS

1.Petitioner and its counsel

Petitioner is ARP Mountaineer Production,LLC, Park Place Corp Center One, 1000 CommerceDrive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275, 412-489-0006. Petitioner's counsel is Tim Scott, McKinnis 8 ScouLaw 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 2, as depicted upon the annexed table; and, (2) authorization to begin payingroyalties directly to the parties to the prevailing plaintiffs; Talmadge G. Rogers, III, DerekBrowning. Kevin Rogers, Shaun Rogers, Gregory Poulos, Jason Poulos and Pamela Pouios.Unit D-35.

3. Legat Authority

Va. Code Ann. TJ 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 to 100'A of the CBM royalties awarded under BuchananCounty, Vkginia 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 bepaid.There are no more remaining conflicts after the disbursement, escrow is no longer required andaccount is to be closed after disbumement.

6. Attestation

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

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EXHIBIT ELIST QF CONFLICTING AND UNKQWN OR UNLOCATASLE OWNERS/CLAIMANTS THAT REQU!RE

ESCROWUNIT D-35

VOGB DOCKET NO. 10-6615-2748

NONE.

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EXHIBIT EEUNIT D-35 .i

VOGB DOCKET NO, 10-0615-2148List of Respondents with Royalty Split Agreements or Court Orders

PERCENTAGEOWI4ERSHIP OFTRACT IN

DISPUTE

Tract 2-ITract No. 41 of CBM Unit D-361/8.38'/ of unrti

LBR Holdinos. LLC et ai.

PERCENTAGEOWI4ERSHIPOF UNIT IN

DISPUTE

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

Total-Coal

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Jason Poulos10870 SW 95 StreetMiami, FL 33176

Gregory Poulos1894 Glenwood Street NEPalm Bay, FL 32907

Pamela Poulos5000 SW 83 SLMiami, FL 33143

T.G. Rogers, III

3014 Shalford LaneMatthews, NC 281 04

Shaun Rogers121 NE 10d" SLMiami Shores, FL 32960

Kevin Rogers139Wickham RoadGarden City, h!Y 11530

Derek Browning Rogers2300 Carmel RoadCharlotte, NC 28226

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Total Percentsite of Drrnership of Unit in Dispute: 2.0950000%

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT Olr BIlCHANAK COUNTY

GREGORY G. POULOS, JASON G, POULOS,PAMELA P. POULOS, SHAUN D. ROGERS,KEViN H. ROGERS, DEREK B.ROGERS audT.G.ROGERS, III,

Plaintiffs, Csee No. 550-13

LBR HOLDINGS, LLC,

Defendant.

ORDER

This matter, having co'me beffxxe thc Comt for hearing on June 2, 2014, on thepardes'espective

motions for sumnuny judgment,aud tbe Court, havhg reviewed the written submissions

of the parties axed having heard orat argument of counsel, aud for good cause shown, hereby

ORDERS:

l. Plaintlffs'omphdnt and ~t's Caasbmlaim both request that 6is Court,

pursuant to Virginia Code $ 8.01-184,decbrre their respective tights under the May 27, 1938,deed

("Dead") attached to Plrdntiffs'omplaint ss Exhibit "A."

2. The Deed includes a conveyance by T.,G. Rogers aud Mertha F. Rogers, his wife

(tbe uTabuage Rogers Group" ), aud Uoyd Rogers and Anne F. Rogers. his wife (the "Lloyd

Rogers Group" ),of their 'nterests in certrdn parcels ofproperty in Buchaxtan County, Virginia, (thc

''Prop~ aad McDowell County, West Virghxia, to Lon B. Rogers. The Deed specifically

recites: "But there is excepted Rom the above@ascribed property an undivided one-half interest m

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

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parties of Qte Qrst part, their heirs snd'ssigns, togctitcr with the usual snd ~rights of

ingress and egress snd dri5ng rights to urpbntb get sad mnovs stdd oil sud gas."

3. It is utuhsputed that plaihtdh arc the successors to the brancusi of the Talmsgc

Rogers Oroup under the Deed, sad that Ucgnadsnt, LBRHo1dings, LLC ~R"),is the~to the huercsts of Lon B.Rogers snd the Uoyd Rogers Group uudcr the DccrL

4, Plaint'd& seek s dechucdon that the Deed's ~n of gss under the Property

includes, Irrrcr aIta, coalbcd methane gss, sud Qsst they arc, therefore, the owners of 23M of the

coalbed methane gss under the Property aad entitled to the associated royalties. LBR, on the other

hand, seeks a dechur6oa that the Deed's rescrvsdoa of gss under the Property docs not mohde

coalbed methane gss. that the Deed, heetfface, ccmveyed coalbed methane gas to Lon B,Rogers,

snd that LBR, as Loa B.Rogers'ccessor-ja-intezei4 is the owner ofaH the coalbed methane tprs

under the Property sad eaQQed to the associated royalties.

5 Hsvtug examined the reservsdon ~sml the 'our ~'f tbc Deed, the

Court Qnds that Qre Deed is unambiguous aud tbst the Deed's reservaQtm of"the oil snd gss under

said property" inciudot a reserve@on of cosibed methane gss under the ~.PhintifS are,

therefore, endtled to prevail as s msrtm of law.

Coalbed methane gas is ~y "gss," ccc Jkrrbon-ipyorr, LCC v, 3htti+ 593

SZ.2d at 234, 238 {Va.2604) (coslbed methane "is a gcs"); snd there is ncahiug in thc Deed that

removes coaibed methane or sny other type of gss Qom the scope ofthe reservsQon. The language

at issue is uahmited, pleio, sud uusrnb)guoP.

7. LBR argues that "the oil spd4lss" does,not moan "aII"but only "some" gss. 'Ihc

Court agrees with PlsintiQb, however, that tbs reservation of"tbc"gss is not a limited ~oaof oaiy some types of gas, but sa unambiguous snd unky reservation of all gss. Such au

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interpretadon of "the" is in accoidsrrce with the ~,phdn and comrrmn scuse meaning ofthe

8. LSR aho argues that the parties to tbe Deed wouM not have ~to mchrde~mctharm gas in the ~n because, ~to LBR, the crunrncsuhtl value of

coalbed methane was not known in 1938.LBR~no~in support af this srgunrent

cqthald the unambiguous reservathm hmguage, which rtdars to gas without qusli5cation or

limitatiac, and which, as written, encompasses all types ofgas. whether commemially exploitable

at the time of the Deed's execution or nct.

9 Thc Court cars:tudor that the arguments and aulhorities presented by Phin@% in

their motion and reply brief sre well-founded and carnucL A ruling in LBR's favor wouM require

the Court ta rewrite the Deed, which it will not do. Nor will Orc Comt torture words and phrases

or engage in speculation to create an ambiguity where the onhnary meaning of tbe words haves

no room for amhgmty.

10. There are na issues of caterird Sct in dispute reganbng Pliiutiifs'~p of

25% of the caalbed methane gas under the Property, The Comt grants Plahrtltfs'action for

summary ~t in fuB and drmies LBR's mahon for summary judgment in full,

11 This order constitutes a judicll dctermmstion of ooalbcd methane gas ownership

as between PlaintUfs and LBR pursuant to Virgima Cade $ 45,1-36122(5') and resolves in

FisintiQs'avor all canfhcting daims of caalbed methane gas ownezsHP between Plahtifth and

1.BRrelating to the Property

12. Phrintiffs me ant%cd to receive sll~methane gas royalties attributable to

their 25% gas estate intmest in the Pmparty that are being held in the Vitgmia Gas and Oil Board's

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escrow acconrdor~being withheld trem Plantlffs due to the conflichng claims ofcoalbed

methane ownershp betwom PaaitiiQs and LBR. Pddtit5h are also emitted to receive all future

coalbed methane gas royaities or other pmcecA Hurt sre sttribntable tothtdr 25% gas estate interest

in the Pmpcrty. AII surdr royalties and~shall be divided among the hadividnai Phdntigs in

accordance with theiir respective percentattes ofo~p.SO ORDERED, this the ~~day of X4,2014.

eQkeait Court Judge

SEBN AND REQUESTED;

i AWX Ja//If')Jr'enrnfer L Shader, E+ (VSB¹ 79047)Iiis Professional Building, Suite A11 West Main Steeet

Abingdon, VA 24210Telephone: (276) 525-1103Facshnile: (276) [email protected]

Corrrrrel for Plolntigs

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

AND RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS'O'TION FOR S~YJIJDGIuIENT AND AT THEHBAIUNG; AND ON THB ADDITIONAL GROUMA THAT TO THB~THE COURTMAYHAVE CONSIDERED SUBMISSIONS OF EXHIBITS OTHER THAN THEDEED AT

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

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~~i~ (n(e'x. ~g)dFBEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

I, tamely 0 R.lo~ . request ag royalties attributable to my gas

Interest which are held in the Virginia Gas and Oil Board's escrow account and all

royalties withheld internally by any operator be released to my attorney, Don Barrett,

with all checks being made payable to "Don Barrett, P.A. Trust Account," and mailed to

the fogowing address:

Don Barrett, P.A.P.O. Box 927Lexington, MS 3909S

FURTHER THE AFFIANT SAYETH NOT.

Sworn and subscribed to me this ~> g (c +ass oxS 4)/8 (dasQ re6dDI

the 9 day of~14 201S.ka (c ega(D 2

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BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

RECEIVEDJUL 13 215

By:

I, ~ "t' ~ . request all royalties attributable to my gas

interest which are held in the Virginia Gas and Oil Board's escrow account and all

royalties withheld internally by any operator be released to my attorney, Don Barrett,

with all checks being made payable to "Don Barrett, P.A. Trust Account," and mailed to

the folhwing address:

Don Barrett, P.A.P.O, Box 927Lexington, MS 39095

FURTHER THE AFFIARIT SAYETH NOT,

Sworn and subsf robed to me tYils

the ~0 day of.sIttIIII 2015.

MARCUS R. KELLEYNotary Public

Mackktaburg Co,. North CaroriuaMy Ceortntuakta gxpires Ntxr, 7, aot 9

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BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

I, W~ c ~ & Ij dr cryo r, request alii royaldes attributable to my gas

interest which are held in the Virginia Gas and Dfl Board's escrow account and all

royalties withheld internally by any operator be released to my attorney, Don Barrett,

with all checks being made payable to "Don Barrett, P.A. Trust Account," and mailed to

the following address:

Don Barrett, P.A.P,O, Box 927lexington, MS 39095

FURTHER THE AFFIANT SAYETH NOT.

Sworn~ su+rlbed to me thisthe ay of~2015.

isreeee etess ase 00, 0014

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BEFORE THE VIRG INIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

I, GREGORY G. POULOS. request all royalties atbibutable to my gas

interest which are held in the Virginia Gas and Oil Board's escrow account

and all royalties withheld internally by any operator be released to my

attorney, Don Barrett, with all checks being made payable to

"Don Barrett, P.A. Trust Account and mailed to the following address:

Don Barrett, P.A.P.O. Box 927Lexington, MS 39095

FURTHER AFFIA66T SAYETH NOT

4 8~6GlfEG5RY G. POULOS

PU6UC*.'EG.rrT606466: *e R/66MIAISSI66

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BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

I, K e v red KC3C~ p~, request all royalties attributable to my gas

interest which are held in the Virginia Gas. and Oil Board's escrow account and all

royalties withheld internally by any operator be released to my attorney, Don Barrett,

with ag checks being made payable to "Don Barrett, P.A. Trust Account," and mailed to

the following address:

Don Barrett, P.A.

P.O. Box 927i.exington, IVIS 39095

FURTHER THE AFFI*hlT SAYETH NOT.

Cw~ lM~~~Sworn and subscribed to me this

the ~day of ~rLd 2015.

IevftfatlleysggfggyTARy fstgQQ Qata of htaw 9tNB

lgta Of MfggfMIPOO ..~

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BEFORE THE VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD

I, SIteuurr W. JParrrrsr . request all royalties attributable to my gas

interest which are held in the Virginia Gas and Oil Board's escrow account and all

royalties withheld internally by any operator be released to my attorney, Don Barrett,

with all checks being made payable to "Don Barrett, P.A. Trust Account," and mailed to

the foihwing address:

Don Barrett, P,A,

P.O. Box 927Lexington, MS 39095

FURTHER THE AFFIANT SAYETH NOT.

~+ ~paurJ t>c vi 5 ~c9- p ~Sworn and See>SCrlbed to me thfs

the ~day of ~T 2015.

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BEFORE THE YIRGINIA GAS AND OII. BOARD

I, MRNA —8~ca . request all royalties attrgsutabie to my gas

interest which are held in the Virginia Gas and Oil Board's escrow account and all

rOyaltiea withheld Internally by any operator be released tO my attorney, Don Barrett,

with all checks being made payable to "Don Barrett, P.A. Trust Account," and mailed to

the following address:

Don Barrett, P.A.P.O. Box 927Lexington, IYIS 39095

FURTHER THE AFFIANT SAYETM NOT,

Sworn ahd subscrlbad teime thisthe~fL day of J 2015.

RIITY SELIIZNolary PraNo~~.,Nona Caaotrw

sty~Exokaa BaPL '!7,aps7

'NBTRUNENT 4150M1584RECGR0ED IN THE CLERK'8 OFFICE OF

BUCHANAN COUNTY GN

SEPTENBER 28r 2015 AT 04: $0PN

BEVERLY B. TILLERI CLERKRECGRDEG BY: 6lsB

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