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May 2018

Five Nominated for IOGAWV Board Five members of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia, Inc., have been nominated to fill four three-year terms on the Association’s board of directors.

Election ballots are due and must be postmarked by June 6, 2018.

The board nominees are: Jon Farmer, Arsenal Resources; Jeff Isner, Pillar Energy, LLC; Bob Radabaugh, S & R Gas Ventures, Ltd.; Ben Sullivan, Greylock Energy; and Todd Tetrick, EnerVest Operating, LLC. The four successful candidates will replace outgoing IOGAWV

board members: Scott Freshwater, ConServ Inc./Reserve Oil and Gas, Inc.; Doug Malcolm, D.C. Malcolm, Inc.; Marc Monteleone, Waco Oil & Gas Co., Inc.; and Jim Pritt, EnerVest Operating, LLC. Jon Farmer is President and CEO of Arsenal Resources.

Farmer has been with Arsenal Resources since its formation in 2011 as one of the six original

founders. Initially serving as the Vice President of Land and Chief Operating Officer, he has over 20 years of oil and gas experience, spending his entire career in the Appalachian Basin. He previously served on the Charleston Montessori School Board of Directors and remains active in the community, chairing the Harrison County Heart Walk the last two years. He is engaged in various philanthropic activities, including Variety the Children’s Charity. Farmer earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a Juris Board Nominees Continued on page 16

IOGAWV Scholarships Awarded for 2018

The Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia (IOGAWV) has awarded $1,000 scholarships to eight outstanding high school seniors this spring. The recipients will be attending West Virginia schools and at least one parent works for an IOGAWV member company. Since the program’s inception in 1997, a total of $155,000 in scholarship money has been presented.

Kimberly Morris has been named to receive the Jim Gehr Scholarship given annually to the student who exhibits the

greatest commitment to community service. Morris is graduating from Bridgeport High School and will be attending West Virginia University.

Her mother, Karen Morris, is retired from Dominion. Her scholarship will be presented during school ceremonies May 22.

Garrett Jordan has been named to receive the Brian Fox Scholarship which is funded by the Fox family to recognize his life and commitment to the oil and gas industry.

Talbott is graduating from Cabell Midland High School and will be attending Marshall University. His

father, Dwayne Jordan, is employed

by MRC. His scholarship will be presented during school ceremonies May 17.

Bayleigh Meadows has been named to receive the Rubin Scholarship.

This scholarship, funded by Steve Rubin, Blue Creek Gas, honors Dan, Sam and Stan Rubin, for their contributions to the oil and gas industry in West Virginia. Meadows is graduating from Nitro High School and will be attending Concord University.

Her father, Jim Meadows, is employed by Putnam Natural Gas. Her Scholarships Continued on page 17

INSIDE

Marc Monteleone / 2 Member Spotlight / 3 Charlie Burd / 4 Greg Kozera / 5 Member News / 6, 10 Sarah Smith / 7 Mark Taylor / 8 Hugh Byers / 9 Industry Events / 11 Brett Loflin / 12 Ergon / 13 Summer Meeting Sponsor Form / 18 Summer Meeting Registration Form / 19

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Marc Monteleone IOGAWV President

Don’t Kill the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg!!!

Most of us remember Aesop’s Fable about the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs. The main moral from this Fable was how greed can take over and become a destructive force in our lives. The other and often overlooked moral from this Fable is that patience is a virtue and we must exercise patience throughout our lives. As I watched and listened to the activities at the Capitol during the last week of the session, I was reminded of Aesop’s Fable about the goose that laid the golden eggs.

After nine years of effort, our legislature adopted lease efficiency legislation with the passage of the Co-tenancy bill. Co-tenancy will allow West Virginia to compete with our surrounding states in attracting jobs associated with the development of natural gas industry, including the downstream businesses associated with our industry. We are all hopeful that this important legislation leads to a more competitive West Virginia. But please

remember that the bill becomes law in 90 days, and it takes about another 90 days to get a horizontal well permit, so at best we may see some of the benefits from the Co-tenancy law in the last quarter of 2018. Why I am reminded of Aesop’s Fable is that before the ink was dry on House Bill 4268, several legislators wanted to raise severance taxes on natural gas producers because of the passage of this legislation.

As our industry has been saying for the past few years, natural gas is the HOPE for a stronger, more prosperous West Virginia. We offer; (i) long term, good paying jobs to our citizens, (ii) additional property tax and severance tax revenue to our state coffers, (iii) the raw materials needed to make the Appalachian Storage and Trading Hub a reality, (iv) the feed stock needed to locate downstream manufacturing in our region, and (v) energy independence to our Country. All of these wonderful benefits need

time to develop so that they can all become a reality. Think of the Co-tenancy legislation as the first golden egg!

Our industry still faces many challenges, not the least of which is the price of natural gas in the open market. Natural gas prices are at one of the lowest points in history (especially when the increase in transportation costs and the negative basis for Appalachian Golden Egg Continued on page 6

2017-2018 OFFICERS BOARD MEMBERS Marc Monteleone President Brett Loflin VP/Program, Govt. Affairs Chair Jim Pritt Secretary-Treasurer/Commerce Co-chair Scott Freshwater Immediate Past President James W. Crews Director, Commerce Co-chair J. Kevin Ellis Director, Governmental Affairs Co-chair Doug Malcolm Director, Environmental Chair Mike McCown Director, Comm. & Educ. Chair Sam McKown Director, Producers Issues Co-chair James Rode Director, Safety Chair Sarah Smith Director, Membership Vice Chair Rick Toothman Director, Producers Issues Co-chair

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Member Spotlight

Greylock Energy: The First Six Months Last November, Greylock Energy was created out of a sale of Energy Corporation of America (ECA) assets to ArcLight Capital Partners.

In conjunction with this transaction, the ECA leadership team and all of its employees made the transition to Greylock and became the foundation on which the company would be built.

Now in its sixth month, Greylock is thriving. The exploration, production, and midstream company is headquartered in Charleston and has about 150 employees and more than 900,000 acres, 4,400 wells, and 5,000 miles of pipeline scattered throughout Appalachia, primarily in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

We are actively drilling and completing wells and constructing pipeline and other midstream facilities.

With new projects beginning every day, we are pleased and proud to be making great strides in establishing ourselves throughout the Appalachian Basin as an excellent operator, collaborative partner, invested industry member, and responsible corporate neighbor.

This is the reputation we are working hard to cultivate and we are building it on two primary factors that have set Greylock up for a very bright future: our footprint and our people.

Our Footprint In 2016, the Appalachian Basin produced more than 22 BCF of natural gas per day. That translates to more than any single member of OPEC. This number has only increased over the last two years and as of March, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that number had risen to nearly 30 BCF per day.

Greylock is located in the heart of Appalachia and our footprint comprises many of the most natural-gas-rich areas of West Virginia, southwest and central Pennsylvania, and eastern Kentucky. In addition, according to the EIA, U.S. natural gas consumption has increased dramatically over the last ten years and the agency forecasts that trend to continue for decades. Therefore, the combination of our assets, location, and growing demand is empowering us to build a successful and quality exploration and production company that can be sustained for years to come.

Our People However, what I believe gives Greylock a distinct advantage in our industry, is our people. Greylock’s senior management team comprises about 120 combined years of experience in the energy industry in Appalachia. In addition to our leadership team, we have compiled a knowledgeable team of employees with expertise in drilling and completions, production, transportation, delivery to the market, land, and geology as well as business support roles like accounting, legal, and information technology. I believe our team’s experience, dedication, integrity, and commitment to doing things the right way is the engine that will drive our ultimate success.

Where We Go From Here Since November, we have established Greylock as a new player in Appalachian Basin. We have

ramped up and executed our drilling and midstream infrastructure program and began building relationships with relevant groups throughout Ben Sullivan the energy industry.

Greylock Energy That is why I want to take this opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to IOGA of West Virginia (IOGA) and to continuing support of industry organizations that support us.

Greylock was a key sponsor of its winter meeting in January and our employees serve on various committees and working groups that help further the important work that IOGA spearheads. In fact, one of my proudest professional accomplishments was serving as a member of the IOGA Board of Directors from 2014 – 2017, and serving as its Vice President from 2016 – 2017. We look forward to being a part of this vital organization for many years to come.

I am very proud of what Greylock has been able to accomplish within our first six months in business. But I am even more excited to see what is to come. We will continue to invest in West Virginia: expanding our footprint throughout Appalachia, building our team with local people, and cultivating relationships where we operate. The future of Greylock is very bright.

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Charlie Burd Executive Director, IOGAWV

From the Burd’s Nest: A Responsibility, Seriously Taken April 30, 1959. The National Weather Service archives tells us it was a sunny Thursday in Spencer, West Virginia, with a projected high temperature of 77 degrees. It was on this very day that Richard H. Brumbaugh, Virgil E. Daugherty, Bernard E. Hays, G. F. Hedges, Jr., A. G. Anderson, and W. B. Parrish— all from Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia, became the incorporators of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia.

I have been told, on more than one occasion, that producers of that era had grown concerned and dissatisfied with the rates pipelines were beginning to charge to ship gas from the wellhead to customers.

After much thought and consternation, a very strong-minded group of oil men decided to part ways with the long-established West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association and formed its own Association solely dedicated to the protection of producers’ rights. To those men, this was a responsibility, seriously taken!

IOGAWV’s original “Agreement of Incorporation” listed the objectives of the Association as: 1. To protect and promote the general welfare of those persons who engage in and invest in the oil and gas industry in West Virginia; 2. To protect the industry against unfair and inequitable regulations and taxation; 3. To keep its members informed of current developments in the oil and gas industry that might affect their, welfare, and

4. To educate the public of the importance and value of West Virginia’s oil and gas industry to the State’s economy.

Interestingly, none of these six incorporators are listed as future presidents of IOGAWV, but several were original Board of Director members.

Hays & Company, founded in 1946,

by Bernard Hays, which specialized in the distribution of oil and gas proceeds to working-interest and royalty owners, remains an active and valued member to this day.

From these small town beginnings in 1959, IOGAWV continues to be one of the most highly respected trade associations serving the oil and natural gas industry, both here in West Virginia and nationwide.

IOGAWV has grown to nearly 600 producers and those businesses that serve them with members from twenty-six of the thirty-four oil and natural gas producing states. It even has one producer member from Great Britain.

IOGAWV is proud of its strong affiliations with the Independent Petroleum Association of America and with the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission and to have individuals serve in leadership positions in both organizations. Holding close ties to those like-minded associations is a responsibility, seriously taken!

Legislatively, no industry segment that lobbies at the West Virginia Capitol is better represented than IOGAWV. Your lobbying team of Phil Reale, Jim Fealy and Ben Beakes is highly respected for the accurate

and timely information they provide to the Governor, his leadership team and Cabinet Secretaries; and to our elected State Senators, House of Delegate members and their respective staffs. Legislative session days can be long and the twists and turns many, but day or night the IOGAWV lobbying team is on the job. Rest assured, your lobbying team reviews virtually every piece of legislation that is introduced to make sure it does not negatively impact our producers or other members— this is a responsibility, seriously taken!

As I conclude, my thoughts go back to that time in 1959 and I wonder if those original founders truly conceived or envisioned what IOGAWV and the oil and natural gas industry would morph into some 59 years later? Did they ever think IOGAWV would grow to represent nearly 600 producers and those businesses that serve them? Did they envision the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and its power to totally unbundle downstream services; the development of technologies that would allow for horizontal drilling; or leading an industry that could take the United State past energy independence to world energy domination? Did they ever foresee “their Association” involved in negotiating gathering rates with three major pipeline companies? In my opinion, they did. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

For as with any founding fathers, they surely saw beyond that next horizon, because it was their responsibility, seriously taken!

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Greg Kozera Learned Leadership LLC

Hope You Had a Good Earth Day. You Earned It.

At the World Petrochemical Conference (WPC) in Houston in March, we heard the world population will be 10 billion people by 2050. Current world population is 7.6 billion people. That is an increase of 2.4 billion people in just a little over 30 years. Most of this growth will be in India, China and the developing nations. Current US population is about 320 million. The planet will be adding eight times the current US population in a little over 30 years.

That is a lot of people who will need to be fed, clothed and housed.

They will need energy. This will be quite a challenge. We are struggling to feed the current world population. According to the International Energy Agency there are still 1.1 bil-

lion people without electricity. This is down from 1.7 billion in 2000, mainly due to the expansion of the electric grid from fossil fuels, primarily coal. Without electricity, people can’t pump water, use refrigeration or preserve food.

We have only one planet and we need to take care of it. We all want and need clean air and clean water. I grew up in Pittsburgh in the 1960s.

We had neither. The air was nasty from all of the steel mills and coal power plants. I worked part time for a shopkeeper in Oakmont. The first thing I did in the morning was sweep the coal soot off the sidewalk in front of her shop. I had five brothers and my dad was a carpenter. Money was tight. My parents couldn’t afford

a pool pass to the local swimming pool. When it got really hot I swam with my friends in Plum Creek which ran orange from mine acid drainage. We had to close our eyes when we put our heads under water.

One day when we were swimming all of our hands started turning blue from something in the water. We made a fast exit.

Today Plum Creek is clean. It is full of fish. Ducks swim in it.

The air and water in Pittsburgh are clean. The smog is gone. The coal mine that polluted Plum Creek is still operating but it doesn’t pollute.

The coal power plant that produced the soot is running on natural gas.

Our country has made incredible Earth Day Continued on page 14

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Member News

Doss Enterprises Expanding, Adding Jobs Doss Enterprises is expanding its business in Jane Lew, which will create an additional 70 jobs.

The excavation and site development company specializes in construction and development of well pads, compressor station pads, slip repair, road upgrades, poly pipeline, water truck hauling and soil stabilization.

Dwaine Doss founded the company in 1995 as a small earth-moving and site development business, which has now grown to become one of the largest excavation and development contractors in the region.

"This expansion shows our commitment to West Virginia and its future," Doss said. "The reforms lawmakers have passed in recent years to improve our state’s business climate and promote the natural gas industry have given us the confidence to invest and expand in the state. We look forward to helping put more West Virginians back to work."

Doss Enterprises is now searching to fill the new long-term positions in a number of areas, including equipment operators, CDL drivers, pipeline workers, mechanics, safety technicians, field supervisors, skilled laborers and clerical staff.

The new employees will be based in the company's Jane Lew location and will work primarily in north central West Virginia and southern Pennsylvania.

Delegate Patrick Martin, R-Lewis, praised the decision by Doss Enterprises to make such an investment.

"I want to thank Doss Enterprises for investing in West Virginia and its workers," Delegate Martin said.

"This investment is the latest sign that our economy is improving, with job creators recognizing the positive changes we have made to improve

our business climate."

Martin said he hopes that the expansion will not only benefit Doss Enterprises, but can also serve as an example for other businesses.

"Doss Enterprises is a tremendous company, and I look forward to

watching them expand and prosper," Martin said. "Meanwhile, I hope their expansion shows other companies that West Virginia is truly a great place to do business and inspires them to invest here as well."

Golden Egg Continued from page 2 gas is considered). These low prices are not going up for the foreseeable future. There are many indexes that predict the price of natural gas and almost every index predicts that natural gas prices will remain well under $3.00 through 2020 and many say low prices will exist through 2023 at a minimum. This is a huge challenge facing our industry and the most significant impediment to how fast our Hope can become a reality. Now is not the time to raise severance tax rates on natural gas production.

I am a tax attorney by education and I have worked in this area for over thirty years. Not one time in my thirty years have I ever seen where in increase in tax served as a business incentive that attracted business to a state. Tax increases do not attract business!

Currently, West Virginia has one of the highest severance tax rates in the country and clearly the highest severance tax rate in our region. If our legislature wants to adjust our tax rates, the need to lower them in order to attract the business and opportunities that have been associated with the natural gas industry.

Raising tax rates now will simply kill the goose before it gets to lay any golden eggs.

We need to give the natural gas industry a chance to grow and prosper.

If we do, we will have a much better

chance in landing the Appalachian Storage Hub and the downstream manufacturing that follows natural gas production. These are the two items that give us the best chance for good paying long term jobs and an increase in the property tax and severance tax revenues needed to fund our state programs. Let’s not be overcome by short term desires and give this goose the chance to lay golden eggs for years to come that will benefit many future generations of proud West Virginians.

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Sarah Smith Membership Vice Chair

IOGAWV Board Approved Two New Members in April Please welcome these new members approved in April: Absolute Energy ALL Services, LLC Janes Suttle 2967 Jackson Mill Road Jane Lew, WV 26378 Phone: (304) 269-1616 Cell: (304) 476-6665

Fax: (304) 269-6841 jsuttle@ absoluteenergyservices.com

BNB Heating, ALL Cooling & Electrical LLC Bradley (BA) Justice PO Box 8403 South Charleston, WV 25523 55 Davis Trace Hamlin, WV 25523 Phone: (304) 550-5544

Fax: (304) 205-0222 bajustice@bnbheatingwv.com

Don’t forget about the membership recruitment incentive available to you! Any time a current member or member company officially sponsors and signs up a new member, after those dues are paid, that sponsoring member will receive ten percent (10%) of that new member’s dues as a credit directly against their dues up to 100% of their total 201718 membership dues. Visit www. iogawv.com for details.

If you would like your company, be it a large producer or a small producer, conventional or horizontal, to be featured in IOGA News, please contact IOGAWV’s Charlie Burd at cburd@iogawv.com.

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Mark Taylor WeatherBELL Analytics

WeatherBELL Winter Recap

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What a wild ride this last winter was! We saw record cold temperatures in late December and early January, followed by one of the warmest Februarys on record. March was cold and snowy. Then, April’s first half was the coldest since the 1800s for much of the Midwest and it has been very cold for everyone outside of southern Florida and the Southwest.

As we head into May, summer weather should take hold over the Plains and the South, but the Northeast could see some late, chilly and damp conditions. We are expecting a rapid flip to warmer weather, with a very short spring season this year.

Stay tuned to WeatherBELL energy services for the latest monthly and weekly forecast updates.

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Hugh Byers Direct Energy

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Member News

WVU PNGE Inducts First Two Honorees IOGAWV would like to congratulate Rick Smith of C&J Energy Services and Sharon Flannery of Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC for being inducted into the first West Virginia University (WVU) Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering (PNGE) Academy.

WVU has formed the PNGE Academy to honor alumni who have become successful role models for the industry.

The two were honored at an induction dinner in April and presented with customized plaques.

In a letter to the inaugural inductees, Department Chairman Sam Ameri wrote, “It is my pleasure to inform you that we would be elated to have you as one of these inaugural members. Our collective appreciation for your generosity and support over the years is impossible to sufficiently express. Inclusion into this exclusive group of professionals is one small way we hope to do just that.

“You were chosen among the entire alumni of our department for so many reasons. Most importantly, you serve as a role model to our undergraduate and graduate students; an example of all they can become if they apply themselves, take advantage of educational opportunities afforded them through our department and work hard for our industry well beyond graduation. You have achieved a great deal of professional success and work tirelessly for the advancement of the oil and gas industry.

“You also have been chosen for your continuous and consistent generosity, loyalty and contributions to our department. We know that we can always count on you to help us educate engineers of the future to the very best of our ability. Having

Shown above are Rick Smith of C&J Energy Services, WVU Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Chairman Sam Ameri and Sharon Flannery of Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC, receiving their certificates of induction into the newly formed Petroleum and Natural Gas Academy. alumni that we can count on in these capacities is critical to the success of our mission.

“I am honored that you have accepted our invitation, welcome to our Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Academy. You will set

the standard for future additions to this elite group.”

IOGAWV Executive Director Charlie Burd said, “Rick and Sharon exemplify the strong values and hard work ethic of this industry and our association.”

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Industry Events

Please Add These Dates To Your Calendar May 6-8, 2018 IOGCC Annual Business Meeting Sheraton Downtown Oklahoma City, OK Info: www.iogcc.publishpath.com/ events

June 19-20, 2018 IOGAWV Teacher Education Conference Embassy Suites Charleston, WV Info: www.iogawv.com

May 18, 2018 SOOGA Spring Golf Outing Lakeside Golf Course Beverly, OH Info: www.sooga.org

June 20-22, 2018 Virginia Oil & Gas Association Annual Meeting Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach, VA Info: www.vaoilandgas.com

June 4, 2018 Ted Cranmer Memorial Golf Outing & Steak Fry Wanango Golf Club Reno, PA Info: www.pioga.org

June 25-27, 2018 IPAA Mid-year Meeting Fairmont Austin Hotel Austin, TX Info: www.ipaa.org

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July 10-12, 2018 Tom Dunn Energy Academy WV Wesylan Buckhannon, WV August 5-7, 2018 IOGAWV Summer Meeting The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, WV Info: www.iogawv.com August 15-16, 2018 Summer NAPE Brown Convention Center Houston, TX Info: http://napeexpocom/ August 17, 2018 SOOGA Fall Golf Outing Oxbow Golf Course Belpre, OH Info: www.sooga.org August 23, 2018 Divot Diggers Golf Outing & Steak Fry Tam O’Shanter Golf Club Hermitage, PA Info: www.pioga.org September 21-22, 2018 IOGAWV Sports Weekend Bridgeport Country Club Bridgeport, WV September 30 – October 2, 2018 IOGCC Annual Conference Coeur D’Alene Hotel Coeur D’Alene, ID Info: http://iogcc.publishpath. com/events October 17-18, 2018 Fall Oktoberfest, Annual Meeting and Sports Outing Seven Springs Mountain Resort Champion, PA Info: www.pioga.org

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Brett Loflin

Vice President and Program Chair

Summer Meeting Speakers, Spouses’ Event Details Available Bring the family and join your friends for the 2018 IOGAWV Summer Meeting at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. You won’t want to miss the excellent lineup of speakers during the industry presentations on Monday and Tuesday. The fun of IOGAWV’s 43rd Annual Summer Meeting takes place August 5-7 and you won’t want to miss the good times awaiting you!

Speakers for Monday’s industry presentations currently include Director John Richardson, Commercial East, US Pipeline, TransCanada; West Virginia Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher and West Virginia DEP Secretary Austin Caperton.

Additional speakers are being confirmed for Monday and Tuesday as this is written.

Sunday evening is the westernthemed welcome reception and banquet atop Kate’s Mountain.

Come enjoy our traditional buffet of lobster and filet mignon. The Josh Stewart Band will be providing entertainment for this popular comfortable and casual event.

Sporting events feature something for everyone.

• Monday morning begins with the men’s and women’s doubles tennis tournament from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and the mixed doubles tennis tournament takes place from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Tennis Club.

• The Trap & Skeet Tournament will take place at the Gun Club on Kate’s Mountain Monday and Tuesday, with practice times available on Sunday. Please call (800) 624-6070 to make practice

and tournament reservations at the Gun Club.

• Golf tee times are available Sunday and Monday, prior to Tuesday’s shotgun-start tournament.

Monday evening features dinner on your own. Following dinner. wear your IOGAWV badge and head to the casino for our After Dinner Reception at 8:30 p.m. The Casino Night fun will feature a private IOGAWV bar and the opportunity to enjoy an evening of your favorite casino games.

There will be a special event for spouses and non-tournament golfers on Tuesday. Please see the flyer on this page for details.

Your Summer Meeting adventure concludes Tuesday evening with an awards reception at the Outdoor Pool from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

A luau will follow the awards reception, also at the Outdoor Pool, from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. This special evening will conclude with music, dancing and fireworks! Dare we say it will be a sparkling evening?

To make golf reservations, please email Hill Herrick at hill_herrick@ greenbrier.com.

To make reservations for Trap and Skeet, call 1-800-

624-6070. You do not need to make reservations for the Tennis Tournament (just show up).

Please call Jessica Dowdy at (304) 536-1110 ext. 4943 or jessica. dowdy@greenbrier.com to make your room reservation by July 1.

There are a number of other hotel options in Lewisburg, including the Fairfield Inn & Suites, Hampton Inn, Historic General Lewis Inn, Holiday Inn Express & Suites and Minnie Manor B&B. In White Sulphur Springs, there is the James Wylie House B&B. Summer Meeting registration is open online at www,iogawv.com.

You can also use the sponsor form on page 18 and the registration form on page 19. See you there!

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Earth Day Continued from page 5 progress cleaning our air and water.

The United States has some of the cleanest air and water in the world.

We have learned how to mine and manufacture with minimal impact on the planet. I have a good friend who goes to China on business routinely. He always comes back sick.

He called one day to tell me about a factory across from where he was working. About every two hours it would spew out thick, heavy, smelly black smoke. This is spaceship earth those pollutants don’t stay in China.

I learned that one of the best things we can do for the planet is to bring manufacturing here to operate under our environmental laws. We are able to do this today because of our abundant affordable natural gas.

We have is to take care of the planet so the planet will take care of us. Unfortunately, many of the proposed solutions we will hear today from the “environmentalists” don’t take people into account. To produce food for soon to be 10 billion people requires fertilizers, modern farm equipment and pest control.

Food needs to be preserved so people don’t get food poisoning. That requires energy. According to World Food Programme, 1/3 of all food produced is never consumed. Much is damaged just getting it to market.

I talked to a gentleman from India who said over half of the food there is damaged getting to the consumer or rots and isn’t consumed. This is a waste of resources. In order to feed 10 billion people, we will need to reduce these numbers. Modern packaging because of plastics (made from petrochemicals from oil and gas) in the United States reduces the amount of damaged or rotting food.

Another interesting fact we heard at WPC is that in China, India and the developing nations, 1.5 million people annually move into the middle class. These people want

automobiles, modern appliances, TVs and cell phones like us. They are creating demand for energy and petrochemicals.

We need common sense engineering solutions to our problems that take into account people and the environment. The radical anti-fossil fuel, keep it in the ground crowd’s solution condemns people to hunger and poverty. It doesn’t help the environment. Cities today are much cleaner than in pre-fossil fuel horse and buggy days. Modern windmills and solar panels aren’t possible without fossil fuels. Neither is modern

medicine, clothing and construction products. We aren’t cutting down all of our trees in the USA for fuel like Germany or most underdeveloped countries like Haiti are doing.

Automobiles and cell phones are built and fueled by fossil fuels, mostly natural gas and oil. Over 50% of the typical automobile is made of plastic from petrochemicals. This makes the car lighter and reduces fuel consumption. The plastics percentage is higher for electric cars.

Many people don’t know where products come from. One of the Earth Day Continued on page 15

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Earth Day Continued from page 14 radical “anti” groups in WV has a farm and is asking for donations on the internet. They specifically request in-kind donations of gasoline cards and black trash bags. Their computer, the internet, black trash bags, gasoline cards and the gasoline they buy are ALL products of the fossil fuels they want to ban. If they are serious they would live without electricity like the Amish and use horses for transportation and farming.

Thanks to you and natural gas production, the air and water are cleaner. Windmills and solar panels require rare earth metals from China.

According to a report from MIT, the mining and smelting process to produce these in China is creating radioactive lakes and air, water and soil pollution. That doesn’t sound like green energy to me.

NPR did a story a few years ago on the massive air pollution in New Delhi, India. The story said that half of the school aged children in New Delhi had COPD because of air pollution. After that story, we didn’t hear about the EPA or the “environmentalists” doing anything to help. My pastor is from India. He routinely returns to India to visit family. I asked him last fall what New Delhi is like. He told me how dirty the air is. Then he thought for a second and remarked, “In the past year the air has gotten better.”

I asked, “What has changed?” He thoughtfully responded, “They are using more natural gas.” He has no idea what I do. Cove Point, MD just started shipping natural gas. Half of the gas from Cove Point is going to India. It will further improve their environment.

I have spoken at numerous public meetings. When I say, “Since the shale revolution the natural gas and oil industry has done more to improve the environment of the planet

than the US EPA and ‘environmental groups’ combined,” I have not had a single “anti” dispute this. Can you think of anything that the EPA or the “environmental” movement has done? The Obama EPA did pollute the Colorado River with heavy metals for decades because of a spill they caused. Dakota pipeline protestors left an environmental mess behind that cost over $1 million to clean up.

Be proud of what you have done to create clean, abundant and affordable energy for the world. The antis have no viable plan to feed 10 billion people. Natural gas and the petrochemical products produced from it are our best opportunity. I encourage you to tell our story and challenge the falsehoods and halftruths of the antis. The planet and its people are depending on you.

Thoughts to ponder.

Save the date for IOGAWV Sports Weekend September 21 and 22, 2018 Bridgeport Country Club and WVU Stadium (WVU vs. Kansas State) Golf - Enjoy golf with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start at Bridgeport Country Club on Friday, September 21, 2018 followed by dinner and prizes. A block of rooms has been set aside for our golfers at a special $95.00 rate (plus taxes) at the Courtyard

by Marriott in Bridgeport, 30 Shaner Drive, Bridgeport, WV (304) 933-8051.

On Saturday, September 22, get your own tickets and make plans to attend the Tailgate Party sponsored by Bowles Rice and IOGAWV in Morgantown 2 hours before the WVU vs.

Kansas State game. Hotel rooms are available at a special rate of $159.00 (plus tax) at Holiday Inn-University Area, 1188 Pineview Drive, Morgantown, WV, (304) 241-6649. The Holiday Inn has waived the 2-night minimum stay and the cancellation policy is two weeks prior to arrival. The reservation deadline is September 2nd. Group name is IOGA and the group code is IOG. Make hotel reservations EARLY! This is a Big 12 weekend!

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Board Nominees Continued from page 1 Doctorate degree, and has completed the Advanced Management program at Harvard University. Originally from Marmet, West Virginia in Kanawha County, Mr. Farmer is an avid WVU sports fan, and enjoys spending fall Saturdays at the WVU football games with his wife of 19 years, Wendi, and their three children Emma, Brendon and Darcy.

Jeff Isner is the CEO and cofounder of Pillar Energy, LLC located in Charleston, WV. Pillar Energy owns and operates roughly 1400 wells in WV and OH and has 25 employees. He has worked in the measurement and marketing segments of the industry prior to forming Pillar Energy.

He received his B.S. in Economics and International Business from West Virginia Wesleyan College as well as his MBA. He previously served on the IOGAWV Board from 2014-2017 and co-chaired the initial Producer Issues Committee as well as chaired the Communication and Education Committee. He also serves on the Commerce Committee and has volunteered on sub-committees within the Commerce Committee. As chair of the Communication and Education Committee, he introduced IOGAWV’s inaugural WV Science Teacher Conference taking place June 19-20, 2018 in Charleston, WV. Isner resides in Ripley, WV with his wife, Jessica, and their three children-Ava, Cohen and Cason. He attends Calvary United Methodist Church in Ripley.

Robert L. (Bob) Radabaugh is

president of S&R Gas Ventures Ltd., a small independent oil and gas production and mineral company, which he and his former partner founded in 1991, and owner-operator of Radabaugh Environmental Services, which he founded in 1984. He was employed by the WV Department of Natural Resources from I 976-1981 and Trio Petroleum Corp.

1981-) 993.

He has been a member of IOGAWV since 1981. Since joining, he has been active in the Association on both committees and the Board of Directors. He has been a member of the Environmental-Safety Committee since its inception, and has served numerous times as chairman or vice chairman through the years. He has served five terms on the Board of Directors; 1990-1993, 1997-2000, 2003-2006, 2007-2010 and 2012-2015. In 1993, he received the IOGAWV Distinguished Service “Gunslinger” Award. He has also been involved with GOpac, for a number of years.

He is currently on the Oil & Gas Conservation Commission, where he has served since 2005, and was on the Oil & Gas Inspectors Examining Board, from 2000-2012.

Radabaugh is a native of Gilmer County, WV and a graduate of Glenville State College with a degree in Forest Technology. His wife Sharon is a retired school teacher from Sand Fork Elementary School and has one son, Jeremy, who lives in Wheeling.

Ben Sullivan is General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Greylock Energy, a company that purchased the majority of the assets of Energy Corporation of America in late 2017 and which operates

more than 4,400 shallow as well as unconventional / horizontal wells throughout Appalachia, including several thousand in West Virginia.

Prior to joining Greylock, Sullivan worked for ECA. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreational Authority, and is a former Vice President and Board of Directors Member of the West Virginia Independent Oil and Gas Association (2015-2017), current Trustee and former Executive Committee member of the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation, current member of the Legislative and Legal Committees of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, and previously served as Legal Committee chairman for the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association and as a member of the Legal Committee of the Virginia Oil and Gas Association. Sullivan graduated from the University of Kentucky and received a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the West Virginia University College of Law. He and his wife Stephanie live in Charleston, West Virginia with their two children, Hannah and Liam.

Todd Tetrick has over 20 years in the oil and gas industry, with experience across the Appalachian Basin, as well as in various other basins across the country. He graduated from West Virginia University with a B.S in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering and started his career working as a field engineer for DowBoardNominees Continued on page 17

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Scholarships Continued from page 1 scholarship will be presented during school ceremonies on May 11.

Karleigh Meadows has been named to receive the Kenny Greenlief Scholarship, funded

by Waco Oil & Gas. Meadows is graduating from Nitro High School and will be attending Marshall University. Her father, Jim Meadows, is employed by Putnam Natural Gas. Her scholarship will be presented during school ceremonies on May 11.

Abigail Harvath has been named to receive the Dale Rettinger scholarship which honors highest academic achievement. Harvath is graduating from Sherman High School and will be attending Fairmont State University. Her father, Steven Harvath, is employed by Core Appalachia. Her scholarship will be presented during school ceremonies May 30.

Matthew Harvey has been named to receive an IOGAWV scholarship.

Harvey is graduating from Brooke High School and will be attending West Virginia Wesleyan College. His father, David Harvey, is employed by Eagle Manufacturing.

His scholarship will be presented at

school ceremonies on May 10.

Hope Marling has been named to receive an IOGAWV scholarship.

Marling is graduating from George Washington High School and will be attending WVU-Potomac State. Her mother, Romonda Marling, is employed by Lewis Glasser, PLLC. Her scholarship will be presented during school ceremonies on May 4.

Nathanial Scott has been named to receive an IOGAWV scholarship.

Scott is graduating from Fairmont Senior High School and will be attending West Virginia University. His father, Adam Scott, is employed by Antero Resources. His scholarship will be presented during school ceremonies on May 25.

Board Nominees Continued from page 16 ell in southern Appalachia. During his career, he served in numerous engineering and management positions with Columbia Natural Resources, Dominion E&P and Equitable Resources. At Equitable, he was the Director of their drilling and completions program when the company was drilling over 500 wells per year, and was instrumental in the engineering and management of their horizontal Huron Shale play which subsequently changed the company’s business strategy. He has been employed by EnerVest Operating, LLC since 2008, and currently serves at the VP - Operations for Appalachia based out of Charleston, WV with headquarters in Houston, TX. While working for EnerVest, he also served as VP - Drilling & Completions for an extended time and helped to lead the company’s efforts in the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays, as well as its horizontal drilling programs in its conventional reservoirs.

Todd is a member of numerous industry associations, including PIOGA where he serves as an

active member on the BOD, IOGA NY, IOGA WV, VOGA, MOGA, OOGA, SPE and IPAA. Formerly, he has served on the Board of Directors for MOGA, as President of the Eastern KY SPE Chapter and also as President of his SPE Student Chapter at WVU. He has co-authored two SPE technical papers and presented at numerous industry meetings in recent years.

Todd served on various committees in Ohio working with the ODNR and OOGA, by providing technical guidance and assistance by industry with the regulatory changes made to accommodate the emergence of the Utica Shale and to mitigate the impact to conventional oil and gas producers.

Todd resides in Kenna, WV and he has four children, sons Gage and Cooper and daughters Faith and Ella. He is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys golfing, hunting, fishing and just about any sport he can still physically endure to play, although that list is becoming shorter by the year.

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Summer Meeting Sponsor Form

2018 Summer Meeting Sponsor Form The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV August 5-7, 2018 ____________________________________________________________ Company Name ____________________________________________________________ Contact Name _____________________________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________ City State Zip ____________________________________________________________ Telephone Email

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______ Diamond Event Sponsor $5,000 and up (call for availability) • Banner hung at sponsored event • Specific signage at sponsored event • Listing on Diamond Sponsor board • Logo and name listed in event PowerPoint presentation • Logo listed in event program, web site page and newsletter ______ Platinum Sponsor $3,000 • Listing on Platinum Sponsor board • Logo and name listed in event PowerPoint presentation • Logo listed in event program, web site page and newsletter ______ Gold Sponsor $2,000 • Listing on Gold Sponsor board • Logo and name listed in event PowerPoint presentation • Logo listed in event program, web site page and newsletter ______ Silver Sponsor $1,000 • Listing on Silver Sponsor board • Logo and name listed in event PowerPoint presentation • Logo listed in event program, web site page and newsletter ______ Bronze Sponsor $500 • Listing on Bronze Sponsor board • Logo and name listed in event PowerPoint presentation • Logo listed in event program, web site page and newsletter Please return this form to IOGAWV, address below, by July 13, 2018. Be sure to email a high resolution (300-dpi minimum) version of your company’s color logo and a link to your web site to lmillersmith@iogawv.com.

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2018 Summer Meeting Registration The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV August 5-7, 2018 Please complete and return this form, along with your check, by July 13, 2018. Please type or print the information as you would like your badge to read.

__________________________________________________________________ Name on Room Registration __________________________________________________________________ Company Name __________________________________________________________________ Address __________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip, Telephone Registration Fees A) Member (per person) $ 375.00 B) Member’s Spouse $ 225.00 C) Children Under 21 $ 100.00 (if attending IOGAWV events) D) Children Over 21 $ 225.00

E) Kate’s Mountain Only $ 200.00 F) Kate’s Mtn. Only, < 21 $ 100.00 G) Non-Member (per person) $ 600.00 H) Non-Member’s Spouse $ 350.00

Individuals with special needs (mobility, access, medical diet, etc.) should indicate specific needs in a letter attached to your registration form. ____________________________ Name as it should appear on Badge

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