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A Look Ahead Gas & Oil Events
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Hillsdale Local Schools: Future Rover Pipeline Revenue Estimated to Fund New Campus Facility
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OOGEEP Recognizes Alliance Petroleum Corporation’s Marty Miller with Pipeline Award
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Study Confirms Advantages of Ohio’s Natural Gas
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Ohio Federal Court Rules in Landowner Royalty Case
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Ohio’s Utica Shale Fourth Quarter Production
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Four Locals Named to Ohio Oil & Gas Hall of Fame
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Please make plans to attend and help celebrate SOOGA’s 40th Expanding Your Horizons anniversary! For more information Location: please contact Billie at the SOOGA The College of Wooster EYHN is a 501(c)3 nonpro fit office 740-374-3203 or email at organization dedicated to providing mail@sooga.org gateway STEM experiences to middle and high school girls that The Energy Cooperative’s Earth spark interest in STEM activities and Energy Day and careers. We are guided by the Location: The Energy Cooperative’s understanding that engaging with Utica Service Station. 11339 Mt. female STEM role models and Vernon Road, Utica, OH 43080 participating in hands-on STEM (across from Velvet Ice-Cream). Join activities can help girls begin to see us at this free event to celebrate and themselves pursuing STEM learn about the Earth and Energy! activities and careers.
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Hillsdale Local Schools:
Future Rover Pipeline Revenue Estimated to Fund New Campus Facility Kristi Schweitzer • GateHouse Media Ohio
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illsdale Local Schools could potentially be in a one-campus K-12 facility by the 2022-23 school year once predicted revenue from the Rover Pipeline comes through.
With a substantial amount of money estimated to come to the district as early as 2020, Hillsdale is looking to use the money to build a new campus — without additional taxpayer money, Superintendent Steve Dickerson said.
If experts’ predictions prove true, Hillsdale could pay off the estimated $35 million project within 16 years - worst case scenario — or nine years — best case.
Hillsdale Elementary School in Hayesville was built in 1928, making it the second oldest building in the district. With substantial revenue predicted to come in from the Rover Pipeline, the district is considering a one-campus k-12 facility. Photo Credit: Tom E. Puskar, GateHouse Ohio Media
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Although many questions won’t be answered until October when the first estimated projections come in, Dickerson invites the public to attend a special meeting Tuesday, March 13 at 6 p.m. in the Hillsdale High School auditorium to talk about plans for the incoming revenue and to ask questions.
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Hillsdale’s state facility funding also has decreased in the last 10 years. If the district built in 2008 when a bond levy was on the ballot, it would have received 47 percent state funding, compared to about 26 percent. Dickerson will use the meeting to further explain the vision for new facilities and gain public input on needs. One option for the proposed one-campus building is on district-owned property on County Road 2175, approximately southwest of the high school.
Built in 1927, Hillsdale Middle School in Jeromesville is the oldest of the three district buildings. The district is considering building a new one-campus facility as soon as the 2022-23 school year from future revenue from the Rover Pipeline project. Photo Credit: Tom E. Puskar, GateHouse Ohio Media
The oldest building in the district, Hillsdale Middle School, was built in 1927 and the oldest wing of the elementary school was built a year later. The high school was built in 1963.
Kristi Schweitzer can be reached at 419-281-0581, Ext. 237, or at kschweitzer@times-gazette.com. Follow her on Twitter @ “In a worst scenario, we’re guessing potentially receiving $4 krschweitzer. million the first year,” Dickerson said. Although numbers are not set in stone, the district is expected to receive significant revenue from a 20-mile stretch of 42-inch dual pipeline going through the district and a compressor station off U.S. 30 near the Wayne County line. But there are some unknown variables to consider, Dickerson said. The Ohio Department of Taxation has yet to complete its assessment on the value of the pipeline, and property values could change, impacting the district aid from the state.
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A big question the district will be asking is whether to use the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission to help fund the project. Building independently would give the district complete freedom to design without the regulations and hoops to jump through, Dickerson said.
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Built in 1963, Hillsdale High School is considered the newest of the district’s three buildings. Photo Credit: Tom E. Puskar, GateHouse Ohio Media
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“We are proud to recognize Marty Miller for his distinguished and invaluable contributions to oilfield safety in Ohio,” said OOGEEP Board Chairman Ron Whitmire, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for EnerVest, Ltd. “Marty is fond of saying, ‘Everyone goes home at the end of the day.’ As a result of his efforts, oilfield workers in Ohio are As chairman of OOGEEP’s Safety and Workforce Committee, safer and better trained than ever before.” Mr. Miller was instrumental in the development of several oil and gas industry safety programs, which includes an International Association of Drilling Contractors accredited program. OOGEEP also offers a number of other specialized workshops that provide oilfield workers and other oil and gas professionals with up-to-date safety protocols and industry best practices. These programs also raise awareness of the latest safety, health and environmental issues facing oil and gas workers.
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“Education begins with awareness,” said Mr. Miller during the award presentation at the Ohio Oil and Gas Association Annual Meeting. “The safety awareness training OOGEEP has provided may have helped someone get home safe to their family at the end of the a hard day’s work in the oil and gas fields. That is something I am very proud of.” “I have been very fortunate to have worked for and with many bright and highly qualified people during my 42 years in the oil and gas industry,” added Mr. Miller. “I am grateful to John Miller, Dora Silvis and Tom Wright of Alliance Petroleum. And, I am especially thankful for my wife, Lorraine. She has allowed me to pursue my life’s work unimpeded.” “Marty has been a strong advocate for providing our oilfield workers with the most comprehensive safety training available,” said OOGEEP Executive Director Rhonda Reda. “His stewardship of OOGEEP’s Industry Training Program has helped workers throughout the state.” April 2018
Mr. Miller previously served on the OOGEEP Board of Directors as board chair and Safety Committee chair. He is the vice president of operations and Marietta district supervisor for Alliance Petroleum Corporation. Mr. Miller is also a member of the Ohio Oil & Gas Association, and a past president of the Southeastern Oil & Gas Association. He has 42 years of experience in oil and gas exploration, production and development.
New Concord Fire Chief Brent Gates (2015); Cambridge Daily-Jeffersonian Reporter Judie Perkowski (2014) and Upper Arlington High School Teacher Jane Hunt (2014). The Pipeline Award recognizes an individual, not employed in the oil and gas industry, who has made a Pictured left to right: OOGEEP Board Chairman Ron Whitmore, Lorraine positive impact on Miller, Marty Miller and OOGEEP Board Member Diana Hoff. the industry and Photo Credit: OOGEEP Mr. Miller is the sixth the state. Created in 1998, OOGEEP scholarships, science recipient of the OOGEEP Pipeline Award following The Ohio Oil and Gas provides a variety of fair, firefighter training, throughout industry training, career and Dominion East Ohio’s Tim Energy Education Program programs development, McNutt (2017), Marietta (OOGEEP) is a non-profit the State of Ohio. These workforce College Emeritus Professor statewide education and programs primarily focus research, landowner and teacher workshops, guest speaker programs. Dr. Robert W. Chase (2016), public outreach program. on
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Don ’81 and Leslie Straub Ritter ’85 will both receive an honorary Ph.D. in Humane Letters from their alma mater during the 2018 Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 6th. Don will also deliver the keynote address to the graduates. “We are excited and honored that Don Ritter has agreed to address our graduates this spring,” Ruud said. “Don is not only a successful businessman but also a true renaissance man who cares deeply about the arts. His message will resonate with our graduates, as well as everyone who attends the graduation ceremony.” Ruud said the College will present both Don and Leslie with an honorary Ph.D. in Humane Letters during the ceremony. While Don has a long and distinguished career in oil and gas, he is also a director with Blue Star Connection - a charity that provides musical instruments for medically challenged children and young adults. Approximately 500 individuals and 54 hospitals have received support from Blue Star over the last 10 years.
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OOGA Names New Leadership Matthew Hammond has been elected to serve as the Association’s Executive Vice President
News Release from the Ohio Oil and Gas Association “It is an honor and a great privilege to be entrusted to lead this diverse organization,” said Hammond. “I am grateful to have the support of the leadership, our staff and my family, and I look forward to translate he Ohio Oil and Gas Association (OOGA) my vision into reality by executive committee and board of trustees has boldly moving forward on elected Matthew Hammond as executive vice our members’ agenda.” president. Hammond will lead OOGA’s advocacy efforts for the oil and gas industry and act as the chief Hammond has an extensive background in government Matthew Hammond executive officer of the Association and its operations. affairs, working on energy Photo: OOGA.org “Matt has proven to be an effective and strong advocate policy. Prior to joining for the Ohio oil and gas producers,” said Jim Aslanides, OOGA as senior vice president in January, Hammond president of OOGA. “He has shown appreciation for our served as principal for Vorys Advisors LLC where he mission and has worked tirelessly for OOGA’s members. worked closely with members of the state legislature, the Matt is a talented representative of our great industry, I governor’s office and state agencies, primarily focused in am privileged and honored to work with him to continue advising oil and gas clients. Previously Hammond was senior director of government affairs for Chesapeake to protect and advance our membership.” Energy Corporation, where he served as a member of the OOGA’s Executive Committee and Board of Trustees.
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“What you give in life seems to return in blessings 10-fold. That is surely my experience at Marietta,” Don said. “It has Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum returned to me more than I could ever give back - my family, and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts my friends and a special place to share my gifts.” college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Ritter said he hopes to share with the graduates the Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. importance of turning their strengths into a personal vision The College offers 45 majors and is consistently ranked as for success and enlisting others in the journey. one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one “They are unique, they have a great foundation of knowledge of the nation’s best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected from Marietta, but now they need a plan, a destination and seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution’s a partner,” he said. “Marietta is where I learned I could do rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless anything I set my mind to do. It is the place that opened up of major. the world to someone who grew up in a small town with very modest means, but left me equipped as well as anyone I For more information contact: Tom Perry, Executive Director of have met since. I learned a lot about people, how to get along Communication & Brand Management, (740) 376-4408, perryt@ with a diverse group, and the importance of connection at a marietta.edu
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IHS Markit Report finds that a new facility in the Shale Crescent USA region would generate $3.6 billion more in pre-tax profits than a comparable investment on the U.S. Gulf Coast News Release from the Ohio Oil and Gas Association
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David J. Wigham • Attorney n Ohio federal district court r e c e n t l y issued a decision in Lutz v. Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C, 4:09cv2256), holding that, under Ohio law, producers may deduct postproduction costs from landowner royalties where the lease contains language stating that the royalty to be paid to the landowner is the “market value at the well”. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio had previously asked the Supreme Court of Ohio to decide whether,
under Ohio law, a producer could deduct post-production costs, but the Supreme Court of Ohio did not specifically address the issue. Instead, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that a determination of what post-production costs, if any, may be deducted from landowner royalties must be decided based on the language used in each individual oil and gas lease, or, if the lease language is ambiguous, based on extrinsic evidence. See Lutz v. Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C., 148 Ohio St.3d 524, 2016-Ohio-7549. As a result, the Court declined to answer the certified question of law regarding which default rule Ohio should follow: the
“at the well” rule (which permits the deduction of postproduction costs) or the “marketable product” rule (which limits the deduction of postproduction costs under certain circumstances). With the Ohio Supreme Court’s decision, the case turned back to the federal court for it to rule on whether the language in the applicable leases would require application of the “at the well” rule or the “marketable product” rule. Because the Ohio Supreme Court did not specifically decide the issue, the federal court was left to decide the issue based on how it thought the Ohio Supreme
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Court would rule if the Ohio Supreme Court were examining the specific leases at issue in Lutz. The federal court looked at four of the several leases at issue in the case, and all four contained the same language:
The royalties to be paid by Lessee: . . .(b) on gas, . . .produced from said land and sold or used off the premises . . .the market value at the well of one-eighth of the gas so sold or used, provided that on gas sold at the wells the royalty shall be one-eighth of the amount realized from such sale. The federal court ultimately determined that based upon Ohio’s rules regarding contract interpretation and the language of the applicable lease, the “at the well” rule would apply to these particular leases. For the landowners in Lutz that had this particular lease language, this means that those producers can deduct post-production costs, including gathering, compression, treatment, processing, transportation, and dehydration costs, meaning that ultimately, the landowners would receive less in royalties.
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Though this ruling by the federal court is only considered as “persuasive authority” as to Ohio state courts, it could still impact how other federal judges within Ohio, and other Ohio state courts interpret similar lease language in other oil and gas leases.
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payments. For example, a producer could be paying oil royalties based on a lower spot market price for oil when it is actually selling its oil at a much higher futures price based on a commodity contract. Also, a producer could be paying gas royalties based on a much lower price used to sell gas to a related subsidiary company, who will then mark up the price to sell to an unrelated third party. In either of these instances, landowners could potentially recover additional royalties based on such price differential.
counties where producers could possibly be underpaying royalties based on incorrect commodity pricing or are improperly deducting postproduction costs from royalties. Landowners will need assistance from an experienced counsel to work with a royalty auditor to ensure royalty payments are properly being paid and any underpayments are recovered. Landowners who are approached to sign new leases or to ratify old ones will also want to seek out counsel regarding the precise language to use regarding post-production costs. A royalty that is free of post-production costs can result in Producers commonly provide royalty statements that substantially greater royalties for the landowner. are difficult, if not impossible, to read or interpret. This, combined with some producers being reluctant to provide David J. Wigham is a second-generation oil and gas attorney postproduction cost information and commodity pricing at the law firm of Roetzel & Andress, with more than 25 years (while being exclusively in control of this information), of experience in the industry. He maintains offices in Akron has created a climate of uncertainty. and Wooster, Ohio, and can be reached at 330-762-7969. Ohio landowners who have leased their minerals and who are now receiving royalties from Utica Shale wells are urged to seek assistance in evaluating all of their royalty audit and possible litigation options. These landowners are also encouraged to retain experienced legal counsel for assistance. There may be situations involving drilling units in Monroe and the surrounding
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Ohio’s Utica Shale Fourth Quarter
Production Totals Released
During the fourth quarter of 2017, Ohio’s horizontal shale wells produced 4,193,562 barrels of oil and 503,066,907 Mcf (503 billion cubic feet) of natural gas, according to the figures released today by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
2016 Quarter 4 (Shale) 2017 Quarter 4 (Shale)
Percentage Change
Barrels of Oil
3,605,185 bbl
4,193,562 bbl
16.32%
Mcf of Natural Gas
363,502,758 Mcf
503,066,907 Mcf
38.39%
Total production for the last two years, with the percent change in production for 2016 to 2017, can be found below:
2016 Shale
2017 Shale
Percentage Change
Barrels of Oil
18,015,346 bbl
16,350,040 bbl
9.24%
Mcf of Natural Gas
1,388,656,313 Mcf
1,725,495,877 Mcf
24.26% The ODNR quarterly report lists 1,897 horizontal shale wells, 1,869 of which reported oil and natural gas production during the quarter. Of the 1,869 reporting oil and natural gas results: •The average amount of oil produced was 2,244 barrels.
•The average amount of natural gas produced was 269,164 Mcf. •The average number of fourth quarter days in production was 88. All horizontal production reports can be accessed at oilandgas. ohiodnr.gov/production Ohio law does not require the separate reporting of Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) or condensate. Oil and gas reporting totals listed on the report include NGLs and condensate. ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov. For more information, contact: Steve Irwin, ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management (614-265-6644) or Eric Heis, ODNR Office of Communications (614-265-6860) 16 OhioGas&Oil
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Four Locals Named to
Ohio Oil & Gas Hall of Fame 2018 OOGA Hall of Fame Inductees
2018 Inductees include:
Jeffery J.A. Baker Joseph W. Haas Eugene Huck
Jerry James William G. Kinney Mark S. Lytle
Robert G. McVicker Jr. Jack K. Miller Robert Moss
Daniel Pottmeyer John B. Walker Howard J. Wenger
2018 OOGA Local Hall of Fame Inductees
Robert G. McVicker Jr.
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Jack K. Miller
he Ohio Oil and Gas Association (OOGA) welcomed four area residents into its distinguished Ohio Oil and Gas Hall of Fame recently. Howard Wenger of Dalton, Robert G. McVicker Jr., Jack Miller of Wooster and Mark Lytle of Millersburg joined the ranks of more that 130 past inductees into the hall since its inception in 1987. They were honored with a ceremony during the annual winter meeting held on March 7 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton.
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contributions to the oil and gas industry. “To be recognized by their peers and colleagues and be inducted into the OOGA Hall of Fame is the zenith for (these folks) who have dedicated their lives and reputation to this industry,” said Tom Stewart, former head of the Ohio Oil & Gas Association and Hall of Fame member. “All of the inductees have joined the ranks of the true independents who have forged success in this uniquely American industry and earned the admiration and respect of all those who surround them.”
Howard J. Wenger
1994. Honorees have come from many different levels and segments of the industry. A full list of inductees can be found online at www.ooga. org/?page=HallOfFame The induction ceremony held on March 7, had more than 200 people in attendance.
The Hall of Fame was established in 1987 and since then 137 honored veterans of the oil and gas industry have been inducted into the hall. The concept of the OOGA Hall of Fame came as an idea from OOGA President The honor is given to individuals The induction ceremony has been Gene Brasel in 1987 as a way of who have made their own distinct held once every four years since honoring the industry’s veterans. April 2018
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