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Board approves pooling under Oakwood 2 for Unit H36; unleased acres total 0.843 (1.0538%)
Summary
Pocahontas Gas LLC’s pooling petition for Oakwood Methane Gas Field 2 Unit H36 (80 acres) was approved; the filing shows 0.843 unleased acres (1.0538%), applicant proposed 12.5% royalty and $5-per-acre 10-year paid-up lease for deemed leased interests.
The Virginia Gas and Oil Board on April 15 approved Pocahontas Gas LLC’s petition to pool Unit H36 under the Oakwood Methane Gas Field 2 rules. The applicant said the unit previously had orders under Oakwood 1 but that those wells were plugged and abandoned by the prior operator, Appalachian Energy.
Applicant representative Kelly Berry testified that owners with unleased interests were notified by certified mail and the applicant published notice in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph; the division received proofs of publication and mailing. The filing identifies one unleased respondent — the BW McDonald Testamentary Trust — and lists 0.843 acres of unleased land in the 80-acre unit, representing 1.0538%.
The application included a cost estimate for a gob well in the east panel and an allocation of allowable costs by panel (15 East and 16 East) based on the unit’s fractional intersection with each panel. The applicant proposed 12.5% royalty and a $5-per-acre paid-up lease for 10 years for any interests deemed leased.
A board member asked staff to add plugged and abandoned wells to the plat; the applicant agreed to revise the plat to show plugged wells. The board then voted by roll call to approve pooling for Unit H36.
