Ky/Tenn Report

Volume 17, Number 8 September 2010

DON'T MISS THE SEPT. 9th TOGA BOARD MEETING - Universal Well Service will sponsor the September 9th meeting of the Tennessee Oil & Gas Association, to be held Thursday September 9th, at the old First Trust Bank building, 285 S. Main St, Oneida, TN The building is now owned by Bill Ray. The Meeting will start at 4:00 P.M. EST, with a reception to follow after the meeting. Anne Byrd will provide the food. The focus of the meeting will dealing with spills and other emergencies. The directors will also discuss plans for the 2011 annual convention as well as review the proposed regulation changes proposed by the Water Pollution Control staff, dealing with bonds, abandon wells and several other issues. As always, there is a standing invitation for any member or guest to attend the meeting and express his or her opinion about the issues being discussed.

BACK TO NASHVILLE FOR 2011 TOGA CONVENTION - The 2011 Tennessee Oil & Gas Association Annual Convention will be held at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville. More details at the board meeting

GRAND OLE OPRY OPENS IN SEPT, HOTEL READY FOR TOGA - Nashville is quickly rebuilding after the May flood and the Grand Ole Opry is scheduled to open later this month. Gaylord officials also report that the Opryland Hotel will re-open November 15th and will be ready for Christmas and the TOGA Christmas party, December 11th. All members are encouraged to sponsor and plan to attend. Use the registration form in the last newsletter of use the one that is now posted on the TOGA website at www.tennoil.com.

OIL & GAS BOARD HEARING, SEPT 23RD - The Oil & Gas Board will meet at 9 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 23rd in the 17th floor conference room of the L&C Tower, 401 Church Street, Nashville, TN. The August issue of the Ky-Tenn Report had the date wrong when it reported the hearing was scheduled for August 23rd The meeting is to hear the contested case of Young Oil Corporation, assessed a $116,000 penalty in a Citation for failing to submit a proper annual well report and for failing to plug non-producing wells in a timely manner. The hearing will be held before an administrative law judge.

BETTY WHITE DONATES PAPERS, ART TO TOGA - Betty White, the widow of former TOGA President Herb White, has donated some of his papers, maps and some great oilfield art work to TOGA. We will auction off one piece at the Board Meeting in Oneida, September 9th and save the rest for the auction at the TOGA convention next May.

APPALACHIAN GAS CONFERENCE, OCT 28-30, PITTSBURG - Platts 3rd Annual Appalachian Gas Conference is scheduled for October 28-30, 2010 in Pittsburg, PA. As TOGA is helping promote the conference, all TOGA members will receive a $350 discount off the registration fee. Look for details in the next two issues of Ky-Tenn Report.

SIX OF OGJ 150 OPERATE IN STATE - Of the top 150 oil companies, ranked based on total assets by the Oil & Gas Journal, six are operating in Tennessee. Chesapeake Energy Corp is the largest, ranked at 9th. CNX Gas is ranked 44th, followed closely by Atlas America, Inc., in the 46th position. Miller Petroleum is in 69th place. NGAS Resources, Inc. is 83rd and Tengasco, Inc. is 95th place among the 150 public companies ranked by the magazine.

KOGA ELECTS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS - The Kentucky Oil & Gas Association met in Louisville earlier this year and elected Jed Weinberger, Clean Gas, Inc., as president. Doug Hyden, Quality Natural Gas, Inc. was named President-Elect. Elected as Regional Vice Presidents were: Bill Collins, Countrymark Oil Company; Mark J. Hughes, Mark J. Hughes & Associates; Tal Jones, Merit Gas & Oil, Inc: and Rudy Vogt, Cumberland Valley Resources, LLLC. Jim Jarvis, Integrys Energy Services, Inc. was elected Secretary.
New Board members include: Rick Bender, NGAS Producing Co.; Scott Gilbert, Vinland Energy; Derek Hina, Universal Well Service and Virginia Lazenby, Bretagne, LLC.

CONGRESSIONAL UPDATE - There appears no chance that a hydraulic fracturing regulation will be passed this year but Congresswoman DeGette, (D-CO) plans to hold hearings on the subject, starting this month. And the EPA just wrapped up its hearings on hydraulic fracing. Thankfully, that study won't be complete until 2012. Senate Majority Leader Reid (D-NV) doesn't have the votes to pass cap & trade but the issue will very likely surface next year.

TENNESSEE AUGUST PERMITS: Fentress County: Richard Roder, William Campaw, #1, 1,200', Riverton/ Hickman County: Planet Energy, LLC, Lee Hall, West #1, 6,700, Whitfield/ Pickett County: William Miller, Tim Ford #1, 2,000', Moodyville/

KENTUCKY AUGUST PERMITS: Barren County, Bell, Ricky, Glass, Herman, 2, Fort Payne Fm/ Bell County, Vinland Energy Operations, LLC, Appalachian Royalty Trust, Lewis Heirs 53, Clinton Sh/ Clinton County, Conner Jr, E B, Bertram, Jeff, 4; Thomas, Danny, 123, Knox Gp/, Poore, Donald, L E Burchett Estate Et Al, 2, Stones River; Rick-Rod Oil Company, Inc, Neal, Welby, 9r; Steve Burchett Oil Co, Boles, Robert, St-42, St-34; Jones, Steve, St-38, St-39; Maupin, Jean, St-28, St-36, St-27; Owens, Mike, Amtex-Dr14; Rector, Morgan, St-30; Tallent, Melissa, Brown, Clayton & Kathy, 1, Knox Gp; Tn-K Energy Group, Inc, Mcclellan, Otis, 1; Tompkins, Tony, 2, Stones River/ Cumberland County, Hart Oil, Llc, Gibson, Randy & Dottie, T6; Rich, Joe, Winn, Walter, W1; Riverside Oil & Gas, Inc, Willen Heirs C/O Willen, Michael, N-1; Joe Todd Oil Project, Riddle, Clifford, K5; Rick-Rod Oil Company, Inc, Crawford, James, 1r, Knox Gp/ Harlan County, Ngas Production Company (Ngas), Martin, Nina & Shell, Jack, Dpi 1316, Cleveland Mbr, Ohio Sh; North Coast Energy Eastern, Inc, Dpi 1749, Huron Mbr, Ohio Sh/ Knott County, Eqt Production Company, Eqt Production Company, 570753, Huron Mbr, Ohio Sh/ Leslie County, Ngas Production Company (Ngas), Wpp, Llc, Dpi 1290, Huron Mbr, Ohio Sh/ Letcher County, Clean Gas, Inc, Equitable Production Company Et Al, 349, 350, Devonian, Lower Part; Eqt Production Company, Eqt Production Company, 570390, 570828, Cleveland Mbr, Ohio Sh, 570391, 570827, Huron Mbr, Ohio Sh/ Monroe County, Bell, Ricky, Richardson, L R, 1, Fort Payne Fm; Fossil Energy, Inc, Hammer, Virgil, 1, Knox Gp/ Russell County, R & S Energy, Inc, Johnson, David, 24, Granville/ Wayne County, Sequachee Oil & Gas, LLC, Morrow, Dwayne & Connie, 1; Rick-Rod Oil Company, Inc, Denney, Tom, 8r; Conner Jr, E B, Rector, Donald, 9, Knox Gp/

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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