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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD HEARINGS
APRIL 21, 2026
Pursuant to Sections 45.2-1609.C and 45.2-1624.B of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Gas and Oil Board will hold its scheduled monthly hearing commencing at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Those who wish to join the meeting online, please contact the Gas and Oil office at 276-393-5507, prior to the day of the hearing. If you wish to call-in to the meeting, you may do so by dialing 1-434-230-0065, Conference ID: 847072378#.
1. The Board will review/approve the remote attendance resolution(s) for any board member(s) that will be attending the meeting remotely.
2.The Board will receive public comments.
3. The First Bank and Trust Company, Escrow Agent for the Virginia Gas and Oil Board, will appear to address the Board on the Quarterly Report (January - March 2026).
4. A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for (1) the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board's Escrow Agent, attributable to Tracts 2L, 2M, 2N, 2O, 2P, 2Q, and 3, as depicted upon the annexed table; and (2) authorization pay escrowed royalty directly to the parties to the royalty split between James M. McGuire Land Trust and Pocahontas Gas LLC; and authorization to pay escrowed royalty directly to Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Pocahontas Gas LLC, Sherry R. McDonald, Aristotle McDonald, Abraham McDonald, Greg B. McDonald, Byrd W. McDonald, By'shey McDonald, and Empire Management, LLC; (3) Dismissal of Coal Owners: James M. McGuire Land Trust and Joe Keith Smith. Unit P40. Docket Number VGOB 93-0216-0330-08. .
5. A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Field II. Unit E38. Docket Number VGOB 25-0715-4317. Continued from October and November 2025, and January and February 2026.
6.A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Field II. Unit F36. Docket Number VGOB 25-0715-4313. Continued from October and November 2025, and January and February 2026.
7.A petition from Diversified Production, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Gas Field II. Unit F-36. Docket Number VGOB 25-1021-4322. Continued from October and November 2025, and January and February 2026.
8.A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Field II. Unit E37. Docket Number VGOB 25-0715-4316. Continued from October and November 2025, and January and February 2026.
9.A petition from Diversified Production, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Gas Field II. Unit E37. Docket Number VGOB 25-1021-4323. Continued from October and November 2025, and January and February 2026.
10.The Board will receive an update of Board and Division activities from the staff.
11.The Board will review the February 2026 minutes for approval.
Information concerning the above docket items can be viewed electronically at: https://www.energy.virginia.gov/DgoInquiry/frmmain.aspx?ctl=68. All questions concerning the agenda should be directed to the Gas and Oil Team by telephoning 276-415-9700.
Special accommodations for the disabled and other extenuating circumstances will be made available at the hearing on request. Anyone needing special accommodations for the April 2026 hearing should contact the Virginia Department of Energy in advance of the hearing at 276-415-9700 or by calling the Virginia Relay Center TTY/TDD at 1-800-552-7917 or 711 by April 14, 2026.
The deadline for filing of petitions to the Board for the May 2026 hearing is 5 p.m., Friday, April, 17 with the May hearing scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at the Southwest Virginia Community College Auditorium located at 139 Highland Drive Lebanon, VA 24266.
VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD HEARINGS
APRIL 21, 2026
Pursuant to Sections 45.2-1609.C and 45.2-1624.B of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Gas and Oil Board will hold its scheduled monthly hearing commencing at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Those who wish to join the meeting online, please contact the Gas and Oil office at 276-393-5507, prior to the day of the hearing. If you wish to call-in to the meeting, you may do so by dialing 1-434-230-0065, Conference ID: 847072378#.
1. The Board will review/approve the remote attendance resolution(s) for any board member(s) that will be attending the meeting remotely.
2.The Board will receive public comments.
3. The First Bank and Trust Company, Escrow Agent for the Virginia Gas and Oil Board, will appear to address the Board on the Quarterly Report (January - March 2026).
4. A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for (1) the disbursement of escrowed funds heretofore deposited with the Board's Escrow Agent, attributable to Tracts 2L, 2M, 2N, 2O, 2P, 2Q, and 3, as depicted upon the annexed table; and (2) authorization pay escrowed royalty directly to the parties to the royalty split between James M. McGuire Land Trust and Pocahontas Gas LLC; and authorization to pay escrowed royalty directly to Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Pocahontas Gas LLC, Sherry R. McDonald, Aristotle McDonald, Abraham McDonald, Greg B. McDonald, Byrd W. McDonald, By'shey McDonald, and Empire Management, LLC; (3) Dismissal of Coal Owners: James M. McGuire Land Trust and Joe Keith Smith. Unit P40. Docket Number VGOB 93-0216-0330-08. .
5. A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Field II. Unit E38. Docket Number VGOB 25-0715-4317. Continued from October and November 2025, and January and February 2026.
6.A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Field II. Unit F36. Docket Number VGOB 25-0715-4313. Continued from October and November 2025, and January and February 2026.
7.A petition from Diversified Production, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Gas Field II. Unit F-36. Docket Number VGOB 25-1021-4322. Continued from October and November 2025, and January and February 2026.
8.A petition from Pocahontas Gas, LLC, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Field II. Unit E37. Docket Number VGOB 25-0715-4316. Continued from October and November 2025, and January and February 2026.
9.A petition from Diversified Production, for pooling under Oakwood Coalbed Methane Gas Field II. Unit E37. Docket Number VGOB 25-1021-4323. Continued from October and November 2025, and January and February 2026.
10.The Board will receive an update of Board and Division activities from the staff.
11.The Board will review the February 2026 minutes for approval.
Information concerning the above docket items can be viewed electronically at: https://www.energy.virginia.gov/DgoInquiry/frmmain.aspx?ctl=68. All questions concerning the agenda should be directed to the Gas and Oil Team by telephoning 276-415-9700.
Special accommodations for the disabled and other extenuating circumstances will be made available at the hearing on request. Anyone needing special accommodations for the April 2026 hearing should contact the Virginia Department of Energy in advance of the hearing at 276-415-9700 or by calling the Virginia Relay Center TTY/TDD at 1-800-552-7917 or 711 by April 14, 2026.
The deadline for filing of petitions to the Board for the May 2026 hearing is 5 p.m., Friday, April, 17 with the May hearing scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at the Southwest Virginia Community College Auditorium located at 139 Highland Drive Lebanon, VA 24266.
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