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Board approves Diversified operator transfer subject to affidavit; continues reconsiderations and addresses subpoenas
Summary
The board conditionally approved Diversified Production’s transfer of operator rights pending a due‑diligence affidavit, continued multiple reconsideration petitions to December/January, and quashed or limited requested subpoenas after procedural objections under 2.2‑4022.
At its Nov. 18 hearing the Virginia Gas and Oil Board granted a transfer of operator rights from Summit Appalachia LLC to Diversified Production (docket BGOB25‑0819‑4319) but conditioned final approval on receipt of an affidavit of due diligence documenting certified mailing and other notice steps.
Craig Blackburn, director of land for Diversified Energy Capital, told the board the company mailed certified notices to mineral interest holders, published the notice in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph and compared current owner lists to exhibit B to determine recipients. Blackburn acknowledged some certified mail pieces were returned as nondeliverable and said Diversified uses multiple addresses when uncertain and…
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