Ky/Tenn Report

Volume 17, Number 5 MAY 2010

CONVENTION UPDATE: 17 EXHIBITORS, 135 ATTENDING, HOTEL SOLD OUT- Some 162 Tennessee Oil & Gas Association members and guests will be attending the 2010 Annual Convention, May 12-14, 2010 at the Marriott Hotel in Knoxville. A total of 17 exhibitors will be showing their goods and services. The Exhibitors include: Aqua-Clear, Inc., Eastern Fishing & Rental Tool, Inc., Energy Management & Services Co., Griffith Services, ISCO Industries, LLC, Kentucky Oil Gathering Corp., Keystone Drilling Services, Navigator Wire line Services, Packers Plus, Pense Brothers Drilling Co., Pi Star Data Solutions, Regal Petroleum Co., Schramn Rotadrills, Superior Well Services, T C Technologies, Universal Well Services, Warren Electric Co., and Westerman Com.

CONVENTION RAFFLE TO FUND TOGA SCHOLARSHIP - TOGA VP Vicki Griffith is launching a new TOGA Scholarship fund. The scholarship fund drive kicks off with the sale of raffle tickets at the convention. All proceeds from the sale of raffle tickets will go to funding this new scholarship. The drawing will be held on the boat trip Thursday night. You won't have any problem finding someone to sell you a raffle ticket at the convention. Buy early and buy often for a good cause.

CONVENTION SCHEDULE

Wednesday, May 12
8-9 a.m. Golf Check-In, Country Club, Oak Ridge, Tn.
9-10 a.m. Golf Tournament Tee Times
2-6 p.m. Registration and Exhibitor Setup, Knoxville Marriott
6-8 p.m. Welcome Reception, Knoxville Marriott

Thursday, May 13
8 a.m. Registration, Knoxville Marriott
7:30- 9 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 12:00 Technical Sessions
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:15 p.m. Technical Sessions".
3:30-5:00 p.m. Exhibitor's Reception
6:30 p.m. Shuttles Depart Marriott for Dinner Cruise Aboard the Star of Knoxville
Auction Held Onboard Following Dinner

Friday, May 14
9-10 a.m. General Membership Meeting
Election of Board of Directors
10-11 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting
Adjourn

OIL & GAS BOARD HEARING, MAY 24TH - The Tennessee Oil & Gas Board will meet Monday, May 24th at 9:00 a.m. in the 17th floor conference room at the L&C Tower, 401 Church Street, Nashville Tennessee. The board has three items on the agenda: National Energy Development is requesting a drilling variance. Rome Oil & Gas is asking for permission to place a vacuum pump on a well in Pickett County, TN. Alan Rader will present a format for a possible rule change for the Mineral Test Hole regulations.

ANNUAL REPORTS DUE - Mike Burton, Oil & Gas Supervisor, has sent a notice to all Tennessee operators, reminding them that annual reports were due April 15th. If the report is not received by May 1st, the well or wells shall be determined to be abandon. The report must include all the operator's wells, producing or not. The report must list the well name and number, permit number, location, current status, production for the year and future plans for the well.

SIGN UP FOR THE 2010 OPRYLAND TOGA CHRISTMAS PARTY - The TOGA 2010 Christmas Party will be held December 11th, 2010 at the OPRYLAND RESORT AND CONVENTION CENTER IN NASHVILLE. Rooms are specially priced at $189 plus taxes, single or double occupancy. Atrium rooms are $35 more. Stay tuned for more information in newsletters and on the TOGA website at www.tennoil.com .

KINGSPORT LEASING OPPORTUNITY - Bert Johnson as two farms near Kingsport and would like to talk to someone about putting together a lease play in the area. He can be reached at 423-246-1998 or 423-742-0422.

STILL SOME WELL EQUIPMENT FOR SALE_ To settle the estate of Bobby McGraw, his seven Crossville wells have been plugged and the equipment, all in excellent condition, is for sale. The estate is selling: as is, where is: rods, tubing, pump jacks, motors, downhole pumps, 4 ½ inch casing, tanks, walkways, a cable tool rig and a semi-trailer full of fittings. For more information and a price list of the inventory, call Bill Goodwin at 615-944-0832 or email him at: tmdbill@aol.com for an inventory list and asking price.

CONSOL ACQUIRES DOMININION'S APPALACHIAN E&P BUSINESS-Consol Energy has entered into an agreement to acquire the Appalachian exploration and production business of Dominion Resources for $3.475 billion in cash. The acquisition makes Consol the largest producer of natural gas in the Appalachian Basin. Consol will acquire a total of 1.46 million oil and gas acres from Dominion along with 9,000 producing wells.

TENNESSEE MARCH PERMITS: Anderson County: Knox Energy, LLC, Map00406, AH-1024, 4,365, Map0406, AH-1026, 3,514'; The Coal Creek Co., CH-2030, 4,621, Duncan Flats/ Campbell County: CNX Gas Company, LLC, Begley Properties, LLC, JW-008, 2,525', #JW-006, 7,132, Jellico West/ Morgan County: Outdoor Resources, Inc., William Werner #1,#2, 2000', Twin Bridges/ Overton County: Overton Oil & Gas, Charles & Lynda Anderson, #3, 2,000'; Lonnie Richard Smith, Unit #3, 2,000'; National Energy Development, Williamson 4N, 2,000'; Jerry Carr, Bobby Norris Etal #1, 2,000', Alpine/ Scott County: CNX Gas Company, LLC, Cherry Lee Artis & Begley Prop., BDH-00, 3,460', Ketchum/

KENTUCKY MARCH PERMITS: Cumberland County: Gator Oil Co., Sue Parrish, CEI1; William B. Renfro, GL Wisdom, #2, Knox Gp./ Clinton County: American Oil & Gas Company, Jimmy Sawyers, #1; Steve Burchett Oil Co, Larry Koger, Et Al, #GR4; Jean Maupin, #ST-5; Robert Boles, #AMTEX-DR-10, #AMTEX-DR-11; E.B. Conner, Jr., Jeff Bertram, #2; Rick-Rod Oil Company, Inc., Allen Flowers, #1R, #4R; Lyle Huff, #2R, Knox Gp; Allen Page, Deloy Brown, #10; TN-K Energy Group, Inc., Todd Anderson, #3, Stones River/ Letcher County: Quality Natural Gas, LLC, Linda Donovan, Et Al, #2123, #2124, #2125; The Lewis Company Et Al, #1820; Kendall Ison, Et Al, #2027, Devonian, Lower Part; EQT Production Company, EQT Production Company, #569963, Huron Mbr, Ohio Sh/ McLean County: CNX Gas Company, LLC, Teal/Atmos, #SA-006, SA007, New Albany Sh/ Perry County: EQT Production Company, EQT Production Company, #569417; NGAS Production Company (NGAS), Kentucky River Properties, LLC, #DPI 1275A, Huron Mbr, Ohio Sh/

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, #150-2, Brentwood, TN, 37027. Phone 615.371.6137, Fax 615.599-1806. Web site: www.tennoil.com.

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