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Ky/Tenn Report
Volume 9,  Number 84,   June  2002

2001 TOGA CONVENTION DRAWS 130-Some 130 Tennessee Oil & Gas Association members and guests were treated to good food and even better speakers at the just completed 31st annual TOGA Convention in Knoxville. To top it off, TOGA made a modest profit from the convention, thanks to the generosity of the record 40 sponsors.  "When we only charge members $50 for registration and our food costs for a dinner, breakfast, breaks and lunch is more than $60 per person, we really aren't trying to make money on our convention.  We are trying to get more folks to come and it is working," said Bill Goodwin, President.  "When you see any of our sponsors, thank them again for their help," he noted. 

THANKS AGAIN, SPONSORS-Daugherty Petroleum, Norris Well Services, C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates., McJunkin Appalachian, Pryor Oil Co., Rudy Energy, R.F. Energy, Miller Petroleum, Young Oil Corp., Bill Ray, Anne Byrd, Mark Liming, Rusty Liming, Cressel Thompson, Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, Citizens Gas Utility District, St. Joseph Petroleum, ETC, Inc., Halliburton Services, Acqua-Clear, South Ky Purchasing, Ingersoll-Rand, BJ Services, John Henry Oil Corp., Signature Oil, Duke Energy, East Tennessee Natural Gas, Pegasus Energy Resources Corp., Schlumberger, AC Insurance, B & H Supply, Basin Oil & Gas, Clements Exploration, mInnovate, LLC, Charlotte Odell, Balon Valves, Tengasco Inc., HiTech Exploration, Ohio Ky Oil Corp, and New River Energy

GOODWIN, BYRD RE-ELECTED, RAY ELECTED VP-Bill Goodwin was re-elected TOGA president at the convention and Anne Byrd was re-elected treasurer.  Bill Ray was elected Vice President.  Dieter Hein, Doug Clark and Lynn Wagoner were re-elected to the board.

SOMERSET CEO FRANK LYNCH ELECTED TO TOGA BOARD- Frank Lynch, CEO, Somerset Refinery, was elected to the TOGA board.  Lynch, who also keynoted the convention, said he hoped he was being elected to the board because of Somerset's continuing effort to support producers, not because Somerset hosted the 2001 TOGA Christmas party. 

CONSOL ENERGY BEGINS GAS PRODUCTION IN TENNESSEE-CONSOL Energy, Inc. reports it is now producing 1.2 million cubic feet of gas per day from six wells it has drilled on some 270,000 acres it controls in Tennessee, through a joint venture called Knox Energy.  A total of 14 wells have been drilled to date; six are producing, seven are awaiting hook-up and one is being evaluated. Knox Energy is a joint venture of CNX Gas Company, LLC and New River Energy. CNX Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of CONSOL Energy, Inc., a public company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.  New River Energy is a privately held Tennessee company.

BALON VALVES TO FEED TOGA AT SEPTEMBER COOKOUT-Balon Valves has agreed to provide the food for another cookout at Deloy Miller’s home again this year.  Deloy and Sharon Miller have offered to once again host the meeting. This event will be held on a Friday, September 6, 2002. More details will be provided in the next newsletter. 

TOGA VOTES IN QUARTERLY MEETING SCHEDULE-The Tennessee Oil & Gas Association voted at its April meeting to began meeting quarterly, instead of monthly.  During the board meeting at the 2002 convention, the board agreed to a schedule, which will include four board of directors meetings each year.  The first will be held at the association’s winter meeting in Nashville in early March. The second meeting will be held during the convention, which will be in early June.  The third board of directors meeting will be held at the Balon-Miller Cookout in early September.  The final board meeting of the year will be held prior to the Christmas party, scheduled for early December, hosted by Somerset Refinery in Somerset.

ROY SHIRLEY RECOVERING QUICKLY-Roy Shirley is not officially back at work full time at the Somerset Refinery after recovering from triple bypass surgery, but you can’t tell his staff that.  He was back on the job by phone a few days after he returned from the hospital.  We are all glad to see he made it through this scare and is back at it.   Welcome back, Roy.

KOGA MEETS IN LEXINGTON, JUNE 18-21-The Kentucky Oil & Gas Association will hold its annual convention in Lexington, June 18-21 in conjunction with the Kentucky Gas Association and the Appalachian Association of Professional Landmen.  There will also be a prospect expo.  The convention opens Tuesday with a seminar on Oil & Gas Data on the Internet.  Wednesday is Golf, committee meetings and a great reception in the exhibit area.  Thursday is a full day of technical sessions and an energy forum, followed by a reception at the Kentucky Basketball Museum.  Friday is the business session. Registration for members is $250 after June 12^th. Non-members after June 12^th, the cost is $275. Members and non-members save $25 by registering early.  This will be an excellent convention.  See you there.

TOGA TO PROPOSE REGS UPDATE-TOGA President Bill Goodwin told members of the Oil & Gas Board, meeting in Nashville, June 10^th, that the association was working with Division of Geology Staff to update oil and gas regs in Tennessee. Goodwin said the overriding concern was the conservation of energy.  “Everything we propose will be to conserve Tennessee’s oil and gas resources” Goodwin noted. He reported that members of the staff had met with some 35 TOGA members, landowners and operators at the recent convention. He added that the TOGA committee, which included Gene Lockyear, Mike Gamblin, Goodwin, expect to have TOGA’s proposed regulation changes ready for review for the board with 30 to 60 days.

OIL & GAS BOARD APPROVES UNITIZATION-The Tennessee Oil & Gas Board has approved a proposed unitization of the West Oneida Field by Jarvis Drilling in the Oneida West field. Work on the project is expected to begin shortly.

TENNESSEE MAY WELL PERMITS- Campbell County-Energy Associates, Permit #9875, Jonathan King Etal #1, Jellico West Quad, 2150 ft./ Energy Associates, Permit # 9879, Oscar Cupp Etal #1, Jellico West Quad, 2150 ft./ Clay County-Riverside Oil & Gas Inc., Permit #9877, Cordoba-Newell #3, Burristown Quad, 2000 ft./ Riverside Oil & Gas Inc., Permit #9883, Cordoba & Newell #4, Burristown Quad, 2000 ft./ Overton County-Pryor Oil Co., Permit #9876, Linton Reed #2, Obey City Quad, 2400 ft./ Pickett County-Consolidated Gas, Permit #9878, James R. Winningham Etal #1, Riverton Quad, 2000 ft./ Raydip Exploration, Permit #9880, Fred W. Clark #4, Byrdstown Quad, 2000 ft./ Basin Oil & Gas Corp., Permit #9881, Shelton Upchurch #1, Moodyville Quad, 2000 ft./ Basin Oil & Gas, Permit #9882, Jack Cummings #1, Moodyville Quad, 2000 ft./ 

KENTUCKY WELL PERMITS April 21 - May 31, 2002 – Barren County-Winfred Tapp, Permit #93744, Barlow Conatser #1/ Clinton County-Terrill Durham DBA Ruth Oil Co., Permit #93740, Larry Jones, #5/ Gold Eagle Energy Resources Inc., Permit # 93742, Danny Armstrong #1/ Terrill Durham DBA Ruth Oil Co., Permit #93746, Robert Polson #9/ Steve Burchett Oil Co., Permit #93703, Tim Brown #2/ Wilco Leasing LLC, Permit #93713, Martin Poore #194-1/ Explo Oil Inc., Permit #93638, Southeast Associates Inc. #8/ Steve Burchett Oil Co., Permit #93643, Joe Summers #Z-4, Steve Burchett Oil Co., Permit #93644, Summers HRS #1A/. Cumberland County-Joe Rich, Permit #93747, Bobby King #K7/ William B. Renfro, Permit #93711, G L Wisdom #1A/  Knox County-NAMI Resources Co., Permit #93704, Joan Bruner #1/ NAMI Resources Co., Permit #93706, Joan Bruner Etal #3/ NAMI Resources Co., Permit #93705, Joan Bruner #2/ NAMI Resources Co., Permit #93642, Ernest Sowders Etal #1/ Letcher County-Clean Gas, inc., Permit #93688, EPC/Coastal Coal Co. #SB-26/ Clean Gas Inc., Permit #93689, EPC/Coastal Coal Co. #SB-25/ JW Kinzer, Permit #93690, Coastal Coal Co. #1147-A/ Clean Gas Inc., Permit #93708, Red Oak Development Co., #SB-19/ Equitable Production Co., Permit #93673, Edith Hubbard #K-504776/ JW Kinzer, Permit #93691, Jack Trent #1195/ JW Kinzer, Permit #93629, Letcher County Coal & Improvement Co. #1182/ JW Kinzer, Permit #93630, Letcher County Coal & Improvement Co. #1184/ JW Kinzer, permit #93628, Coastal Coal Co. #1191/  Metcalfe County-Young Oil Corp., Permit #93723, Ronnie Jeffries #8/ Shef-A-Lor Oil Inc., Permit #93507, Teddy Ray #2/ Young Oil Corp., Permit #93722, Ronnie Jeffries #7/ Young Oil Corp., Permit #93677, Freddie Polson #1/ Beck Oil Inc., Permit #93681, Cliffton Smith #3/ Ohio Ky Oil Corp., Permit #93657, Sylvia Mitchell #10/ Ohio Ky Oil Corp., Permit #93660, Ronnie Jeffries #7/ Ohio Ky Oil Corp., Permit #93661, Ronnie Jeffries #6/ Ohio Ky Oil Corp., Permit #93662, Ronnie Jeffries #8/ Ohio Ky Oil Corp., Permit #93614, Sylvia Mitchell #9/ Ohio Ky Oil Corp., Permit #93632, Robert Bell #11/ Ohio Ky Oil Corp., Permit #93633, Robert Bell Unit #12/ Whitley County-Champ Oil Co., Permit #93670, Ben Patrick #2/ Champ Oil Co., Permit #93669, Ben Patrick #3/ PP & P Oil Co., Permit #93639, Neva Pennington #1/

The Ky/Tenn Report is published monthly and distributed at no cost to oil and gas operators in Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. It is owned and operated by W.D. Goodwin, Inc., The editor is Bill Goodwin, e-mail: tmdbill@aol.com It is the official publication of the Tennessee Oil & Gas Association, 750 Old Hickory Blvd, #170, Brentwood, TN, 37027. Phone 615.263.1291, Fax 615.263.1282. Web site: www.tennoil.com.

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