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Dodd v. Croskey

Drilling Down: Part 3 of 4 part Series

Twinsburg Company Expands

Utica Midstream Development Forum

Record Breaking Drilling

Keeping Heat Affordable

Kasich, Officials at Harrison Hub

Investing Millions in Pipelines

Beck Energy Gains Support

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Not Your Father’s Gas Well

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Auctioning Mineral Rights

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DODD v. CROSKEY:

OHIO’S FIRST SIGNIFICANT APPELLATE SHALE BOOM OPINION David J. Wigham Attorney

n previous articles, I have written on an Ohio statue passed years ago which had largely been ignored until recently: the Dormant Mineral Act (“DMA”). This statute has become a touch stone in the battle between severed mineral owners and surface owners vying for the lucrative bonus money and royalties offered by Utica producers. There is considerable ambiguity in the DMA, and the numerous common pleas court decisions issued over the past year interpreting the DMA often have been inconsistent. This has led to much confusion and uncertainty in the development of the shale play, because it is often difficult to determine who owns the minerals: the surface owner or the severed mineral owner. Consequently, Utica producers do not know who to approach with a lease and many have leased from (and paid) the wrong party, only to find out that that party didn’t own the mineral interests the producer thought it was buying. As a matter of background, there are two versions of the DMA: the original DMA that was enacted in 1989 and an amended version enacted in 2006. Both versions of the DMA require the severed mineral owner to demonstrate some savings event every 20 years, or the mineral interest is deemed abandoned to the surface owner. The majority of courts have held that the 1989 DMA was self-effectuating, meaning that a mineral owner’s interest was automatically abandoned to the surface owner without a savings event. The most significant change in the 2006 DMA was the addition of a notice provision, which requires surface owners to provide notice to the severed mineral owner prior to the abandonment becoming effective, which would allow the severed mineral owner to contest the abandonment. On September 23, 2013, the Seventh District Court of Appeals issued an important decision relating to abandonment under the 2006 version of the DMA, in a case known as Dodd v. Croskey. This appellate court decides cases from most of the counties that are involved in the Utica play: Mahoning, Columbiana, Jefferson, Carroll, Belmont, Harrison, Monroe and Noble. Thus, this decision could alter the landscape for many of the hundreds of pending DMA lawsuits. The Court of Appeals : (1) overturned the common pleas court’s decision that the severed mineral interest is the subject

of a title transaction when a document conveying the surface estate merely repeats the prior reservation; (2) held that the severed mineral owner’s filing of a preservation claim within 60 days of receiving the notice of abandonment from the surface owner is sufficient to prevent abandonment under the 2006 version of the DMA, even if no savings event occurred in the 20 years preceding the notice; and 3) held that an attempt to provide notice by a certified mail is required prior to serving a claim by publication. The ruling that reserved mineral owners may avoid abandonment of their interest by filing a preservation claim after receiving notice (and that no separate savings event is required under the 2006 version of the DMA) is perhaps the most significant portion of the opinion. Several common pleas courts had previously held that such a preservation claim filed after notice of abandonment was received was meant to allow the surface owner to later contest the surface owner’s DMA claim, but could not serve as an independent basis for avoiding abandonment. The surface owner in the Dodd case has filed an appeal with the Ohio Supreme Court, requesting that the Supreme Court reverse portions of the Court of Appeals decision. The Ohio Supreme Court has the authority to decide which cases it will consider, and a large majority of appeals filed with it are not accepted for review, leaving the appellate court decision in place. However, given the import of the Dodd v. Croskey ruling in light of the current Utica Shale boom, the Supreme Court may well accept the appeal and issue a decision binding courts throughout the state. If the appeal is accepted for review, the Supreme Court would likely issue an opinion in the next year or so. In the meantime, surface owners, reserved minerals owners and producers are still looking for clarity in order to settle the issue of who owns title to the minerals in the Utica areas so that orderly development of the minerals may occur. David J. Wigham is a second generation oil and gas attorney at the law firm of Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston, in Wooster, Ohio, with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. He is also the current chair of the Natural Resources Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association.

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he gas and oil industry works with government and civic leaders to adhere to laws and regulations regarding safety, not only for crews working on the sites, but for communities. Any time a community sees the big trucks and rigs coming in for the first time, there is understandable concern raised for the protection of the environment. Keeping water supplies clean and usable, and what the gas and oil companies plan to do with the drilling fluids, are always topics of concern at public meetings. A recent town hall meeting, held in Salem, located in Columbiana County in Eastern Ohio, consisted of the typical questions that gas and oil officials are accustomed to hearing. Several featured speakers discussed injection wells and addressed concerns that were raised by the audience. Some in attendance had questions about the longevity of the cement casings used to contain the wastewater underground; others wanted to know how much of this fluid was being placed underground, in light of Ohio recently accepting wastewater from Pennsylvania. According to a recent article in The Columbus Dispatch, more than 14.2 million barrels of fracking fluids and related waste were pumped into 190 disposal wells, called Class II undergound injection wells, in 2012. That was a 12 percent increase from the previous year, according to the newspaper. Information provided by environmentalhealthproject.

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TWINSBURG COMPANY EXPANDS BY 700 PERCENT

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WINSBURG — A Twinsburg, Ohio-based business has expanded — and it’s no small expansion. SSP Fittings Inc., at 8250 Boyle Parkway, manufactures tube fittings, pipe fittings, ball, metering, needle, toggle, plug, purge and bleed valves, filters, quick connects, hose assemblies for the instrumentation and industrial markets. In August 2013, AFV, a company which branched off from SSP, moved to 1333 Highland Road, which, according to general manager of AFV Kevin Dickey, has provided a lot of growth potential. (AFV is now a sister company of SSP, which still operates from Boyle Parkway.) The building AFV was in before consumed about 4,000 or 5,000 square feet said Dickey. The new facility consumes approximately 95,000 to 20,000 square feet of manufacturing. This is an increase of 700 percent. “We were like ten pounds packed in a five-pound bag,” said Dickey. “We had very little room to maneuver. We needed room for inventory and room to maneuver our products and get them onto a truck and out to our customers.” “Sales-wise, we are on the verge of doubling the size of company dollars,” said Dickey. “We have also added several employees since moving so the company has expanded in many ways.” AFV has hired an engineer, a purchasing and inventory control specialist and a shipping person since August. According to Dickey, the company is looking to hire an additional

Photo courtesy of AFV The Twinsburg-based AFV recently moved from Boyle Parkway where its sister company SSP still operates, to Highland Road and expanded its operation by about 700 percent.

sales person. AFV specializes in working with companies to convert traditional medium or heavy-duty vehicles to run on natural gas. “What we do is manufacture vent tube assemblies, hose assemblies, and provide other components that are used in converting gasoline or diesel vehicles to natural gas vehicles,” said Dickey. Most of this is being done in pick up trucks, vans, shuttle buses and all the way up to heavy duty trucks and class 8 semis. Dickey said these vehicles are being converted from diesel to straight natural gas or a mix of natural gas and diesel. “People will buy vent tube assemblies or hoses used in fuel lines from us as things convert,” said Dickey. “These things will go into conversion kits to change the vehicle.” Natural gas filling stations have not developed as fast as the company would like, said Dickey. “That infrastructure is coming,” said Dickey. “This will help our company to really expand. We will be able to convert automobiles and more while drivers can be confident they can fill up on the road and not get stuck.” Natural price is half the price of gasoline, said Dickey. “We should continue to see growth,” said Dickey. “This is a great opportunity to add local jobs.” Dickey said it is very beneficial for the two companies to be owned by the same family, Jeff and David King. “We purchase all of our products from them,” said Dickey. “The owners are very engaged in both businesses and we are able to work together.”

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AMBRIDGE — In an effort to offer continuing education to the general public about the gas and oil industry, Jo Sexton, president of the Cambridge Area Chamber of Commerce, with support from several local, regional and state organizations and associations, presented the Ohio Utica Midstream Development Forum last week at the Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center in Cambridge. The free event drew 150 attendees from all parts of Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland to hear experts discuss the area’s emergence into midstream development. Midstream refers to gathering, treating, processing, transportation or storage of the product after it began producing (upstream operations), but before it has been distributed to the end use market (downstream operations). Sexton prefaced her introduction with a short version of how we got from there (in 2011) to here (in 2013). “We started to see the signs. Lots of people in vehicles with out-of-state license plates, an inordinate number of white trucks, and a visitor from Williamsport, Pa., who told me that we were on the verge of a gas and oil boom,” she said. Stunning news not to be ignored. In less than a week after being alerted to the possibility of a scenario that few in Guernsey County had ever dreamed about, Sexton began organizing a meeting with local city officials, business and civic leaders to form the Guernsey Energy Coalition. Now, gas and oil are topics on every meeting’s agenda. We have lots of questions, and they provide the answers,” said Sexton. “We are fully engaged in this phenomenon. We are embracing the new technology to culminate in economic prosperity.” Keeping on schedule to allow each speaker adequate time, Sexton introduced special guest, Congressman Bill Johnson. “We have everyone coming here because of what we have to offer. It’s a collaborative effort,” said Johnson. “People all around the country are excited about what’s going on in Ohio. There are many challenges, but we are ready to meet them. “We’ve come a long way, creating jobs, expanding and creating businesses ... 2013 has been a banner year for midstream

operations. We have not seen excitement like this in decades. Opportunities are transforming our landscape. Many industries — too numerous to mention here — use oil as a base of their operations. They depend on the flow of oil to grow and expand their business. This is why the Keystone pipeline is so important. “It has been five years since the Keystone application was submitted for approval from Congress and the president. Only four permits in the last 10 years has been approved by the Department of Energy to export natural gas. It is unconscionable that the president is reluctant to give his approval for the pipeline. Republicans and Democrats are on the same page with this issue. We are at a stage where we can move closer to oil independence. “If we were allowed a permit for the Keystone Pipeline, it would strengthen our ties around the globe. It is a global game-changer.” Next to speak were Greg Sullivan, area manager for MarkWest Energy Partners; Timothy MNutth, director of planning asset utilization for Dominion East Ohio; Justin Stegall, state government affairs advisor for Enbridge Energy; and Robert Huffman, project director for Spectra Energy Transmission. Sullivan said MarkWest is constructing two more cryogenic plants and compressor stations in eastern Ohio, which needs hundreds of miles of pipeline to transport and deliver the gas and oil to its end use. “There have been 22 major MarkWest projects under construction and completed from 2008-2013, and each one has been a $90 to $100 million investment in the area. A rail yard, a new joint venture with Kinder Morgan, should be completed by the end of the year. We have three rail cars. One rail car transports the same amount of product as three trucks, and is a safer means than highway transportation. Another facility, the Seneca complex is one of three plants being built simultaneously,” said Sullivan. McNutth of Dominion East said everything is happening so fast, it means forget the ready, set, and go. Now it is just go. As an example, Chesapeake has 93 wells ready to go, just waiting for the infrastructure to be completed. “Dominion, and Cai-

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man Energy II formed Blue Racer Midstream, $1.5 Billion Joint Venture, which is focused on the Utica Shale. The Utica and Marcellus shale formations are the largest reserve of gas and oil in the world. The volume of gas and oil that is expected will not occur without midstream operations of gas gathering pipeline in addition to pipeline for cryogenic and fractionation and a condensate line for processing plants.” Stegall and Huffman both extolled the benefits of midstream operations. Pipelines increase volume and access to new markets and narrows the price differential, which means increased revenue for producers, royalty owners and state treasuries. Huffman said by 2035 about 40 percent of all electric generation will be powered by natural gas. Challenges for midstream operations are regulations, border crossing permits, environmentalists, resistance by landowners to grant easements on their property, federal vs. state jurisdiction and running into a lot of issues with the public not understanding the process. Panel members Rhonda Reda, executive director of the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program Ohio Energy Resource Alliance, and Harry Eadon, president of the Economic Development and Finance Alliance of Tuscarawas County, spoke about pipeline jobs and economic opportunities. Reda said several programs offered by OOGEEP have helped to educate thousands of people associated with the oil and gas industry. OOGEEP works with 75 different learning institutions on curriculum pertaining to gas and oil. All OOGEEP programs are funded by the gas and oil industry. For more information about rules, regulations and legislation for the gas and oil industry, visit the PUCO, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, or Senate Bill 315 website. jperkowski@daily-jeff.com

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ANONSBURG, Pa. — Technology, coupled with a highly qualified work force of managers, engineers, geologists, and field crews, all contributed to Consol Energy’s transition from primary coal producers to merging its resources and expertise in the coal industry to become one of the nation’s natural gas exploration, development and production companies, in just a few short years. An interview with Jeff Boggs, vice president of drilling operations for Consol Energy’s CNX Gas Co., was highlighted by Consol’s record-setting horizontal (lateral) drilling in the Marcellus Shale. Using the AutoTrak Curve Rotary Steerable System, Consol drilled a lateral 10,684 feet in Westmoreland County, Pa. with a record total measured depth of 18,420 feet. The company also set a lateral drilling record in the Utica shale play in Noble County at 10,360 feet. The record laterals are the longest laterals drilled to date using the AutoTrak Curve RSS, designed for high build rates and accurate drilling of long horizontal wells for unconventional shale plays. “We knew we could break a record ... we probably could have drilled another 1,000 feet,” he said. “We have gone from drilling wells in 18 to 20 days, to between 8 to 10 days. The biggest cost in drilling for gas and/or oil is time spent drilling the well. We have set record in laterals, he longer the lateral, the more pay zone you have. We have decreased the number days on a well, increased the number of frac stages on a pad, and our costs-per foot drilling and costs-per stage completions are among the best in the industry. The longer the lateral, the more pay zone you have. Consol hired drilling expert Jeff Boggs in 2007 to develop a drilling team for the company’s future assimilation into the growing gas and oil industry in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. The company’s pre-exisitng infrastructure of gas processing stations and gas lines gave Consol leverage in de-

veloping their presence in the Marcellus shale play. In 2008, Consol’s first horizontal well was drilled a few miles from its Waynesburg office in southwestern Pennsylvania. When Consol Energy, Inc. agreed to sell its five of its coal mines in West Virginia to Murray Energy, for $3.5 billion, most people could see the writing on the wall: Although Consol still maintains a presence in the coal industry by its continuous growth of exports to Europe, Japan and counties in South America, the company’s investment in natural gas production, since Consol drilled its first gas well in 2008, has grown exponentially. Consol has signed on with the Hess Corporation in a joint venture, and has secured more than 200,000 acres in Ohio for exploration and production of natural gas and oil. They have wells in Mahoning, Portage and Noble counties. Although Boggs said Consol is exploring their options across Ohio, operations will be ramping up in 2014 in and could double in 2015, especially in Noble County, where Boggs said Consol is initiating a vigorous plan for drilling. “With cutting-edge technology and innovations, engineering and design, we will be in Ohio for a long time,” said Boggs. Consol, based in Canonsburg, Pa., is moving forward with new techniques, technologies and completion methods intended to tap as much oil and gas as possible from a single well pad while maintaining costs, Boggs says. Jeff Boggs is vice president, of drilling operations for Consol Energy’s CNX Gas Co. He has more than 25 years of drilling experience in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, International Association of Drillling Contracors, West Virginia Appalachian Ad Hoc Committee, West Virginia Independent Oil and Gas Association and the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association. He earned a petroleum engineering degree from West Virginia University.

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Keeping heat affordable An AmeriGas vehicle stands at the ready as the winter heating season is upon the region.

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OOSTER — As winter is quickly approaching, heating bills are going up nationwide, but Columbia Gas of Ohio and AmeriGas are both working toward keeping bills affordable in the colder months. According to a press release from Columbia Gas, this year’s temperatures are slated to be colder than the previous two winters. The Energy Information Administration also projects that the northeast part of the country will be 3 percent cooler this winter than last. The average household expenditures for heating are expected to go up 13 percent compared to last year’s average heating costs, according to the EIA, with homes heated by propane gas customers specifically expecting to see a 9 percent increase this year overall. To combat the cooler temperatures, Columbia Gas has a program in place to audit customers’ homes to give each homeowner an individual look at their home’s energy use so they can make their home more energy efficient. Columbia’s home performance solutions program allows each homeowner to receive an in-home audit of their energy use including an appliance safety check and discounts on insulation, air sealing and high-efficiency furnaces. Pricing programs are also a smart way to budget heating and gas prices throughout the year for both Columbia Gas and AmeriGas. According to AmeriGas district manager Val Basso, the most popular pricing program is the lock-in option, so customers can set their price per gallon for the year. Basso said locking in the price per gallon typically pays for itself within the first delivery, and is available to customers for a small fee. AmeriGas also offers budget billing for customers. “We estimate the customers annual usage and split the cost for the fuel up over the budget year,” Basso said. “Whole this option is available for everyone, it’s a particular favorite for customers who are on a tight budget or cannot pay for a while delivery within 30 days.” AmeriGas also provides an option for customers who want

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CIO – Ohio Governor John Kasich was joined Oct. 28 by Utica East Ohio Buckeye leaders Frank Tsuru and Mike Stice, along with a group of local officials in a ceremony marking the start-up of the first integrated natural gas processing facility in Ohio, serving producers extracting natural gas and liquids from the Utica Shale formation. The group officially “turned the valves” at the Harrison Hub during the event, which included several elected officials, business leaders and emergency response professionals from the three-county area that makes up the UEO system. UEO Buckeye is a joint venture of Access Midstream, M3 Midstream and EV Energy Partners. “The construction of the first phase of the UEO Buckeye system was accomplished through great teamwork between our team and Ohio’s elected leaders and regulators, from Columbus down to the local governments in Scio and North Township,” said M3 Midstream President Frank D. Tsuru. “The spirit of partnership between our industry and the state of Ohio is a primary reason for the rapid expansion of natural gas production in the Utica Shale, and evidence of the bright future ahead for energy production here.” “Access Midstream is delighted to be a part of yet another major milestone in the Utica,” said Mike Stice, CEO of Access Midstream. “M3 has been an outstanding partner and operator of our UEO joint venture and has worked diligently to meet this heroic timeline. Access and its partners continue to develop world class facilities meeting the infrastructure requirements of our producer customers.” “Over the past decade, Enervest has purchased 1.2 million acres and 8,900 wells in Ohio to become the largest operator in the state. We are privileged to be an owner with Momen-

tum and Access in UEO Buckeye, the major processor and fractionator in Ohio,” said John B. Walker, EVEP Chairman. The UEO Buckeye system extends from Columbiana County to the north, through Carroll County and into Harrison County. The first phase of the facility includes a 200 million cubic feet-per-day cryogenic processing plant near Kensington and a 45,000 barrel-per-day fractionation plant at the Harrison Hub in Scio, which also includes significant storage and rail facilities. There are also 63 miles of natural gas and natural gas liquids pipelines connecting the two facilities. Construction is continuing at both locations and a third location that will bring system capacity to 800 million cubic feet-per-day of processing and 135,000 barrels-per-day of fractionation. At its peak construction period in May-June 2013, more than 2,000 skilled workers were employed at the two facilities, with a current workforce of more than 900 people. The two facilities employ a full-time staff of 50, along with 13 individuals assigned to rail operations in Scio. At the end of 2014, the UEO system will employ 115 people at the plants and 30 rail personnel. Phase one of the UEO Buckeye system was completed on schedule, and the project has maintained an outstanding safety record. The commitment to local safety and emergency response for communities throughout the system has continued through the long-term funding of enhanced emergency medical service providers, along with sponsoring mutual training programs for local volunteer fire companies. UEO provided 40-hour training programs at the Ohio State Fire Academy for firefighters from Carroll County, Carrollton, Hanoverton and Scio in 2013, with plans to continue and extend the training every year to other local fire companies in the region.

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OOSTER — In order to keep up with aging infrastructure needs and increase reliability for customers, natural gas providers have been installing new underground lines. Dominion East Ohio, which is one of three gas companies regulated by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, has aggressively pursued pipeline replacement projects, especially around the city of Wooster. “Dominion East Ohio has invested $2.27 million (just in 2013) in two major pipeline infrastructure replacement projects in the Wooster area,” said Neil Durbin, senior communications specialist at the utility. Work in 2012 included replacing lines during the Burbank Road construction project along portions of West Beverly Road, Blair Boulevard, Burbank Road, Carter Drive, Fisher Drive, West Highland Avenue, Ihrig Avenue, Kurtz Street, Miller Lake Road, Oakley Road, Reed Road, Salter Road and Smith Lane. The lines selected in the city as a part of the project were largely built between 1912 and 1955, Durbin said. Overall, these local projects are part of Dominion East Ohio’s “Pipeline Infrastructure Replacement” project, which kicked off in 2008. Agricultural & Industrial Service & Repair

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Beck Energy gains support in ‘home rule’ case Jeff Saunders Dix Communications

UNROE FALLS — Weeks after the city received support in its fight for control of oil and natural gas drilling within its boundaries, the opposing side has received similar support, including from the state

itself. A number of entities filed friend of the court briefs in the Ohio Supreme Court on Oct. 28 in support of Ravenna-based Beck Energy. These include a brief from Ohio Attorney General Michael DeWine, signed by State Solicitor Eric E. Murphy. Other briefs were filed by the Ohio Contractor’s Association, the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, the Ohio Aggregates Association, the American Petroleum Institute, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18, the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce, and eight companies identifying themselves as “active oil and gas producers engaged in the development of the Utica Shale in Ohio.” “It doesn’t surprise me,” said Mayor Frank Larson Nov. 13. “Both sides are going to get as many as they can.” The briefs follow friend of the court briefs filed in early September on behalf of the city by the cities of Broadview Heights, Euclid, Mansfield, and North Royalton, as well as Heath, a city in Licking County, and Amesville, a village in Athens County. Other briefs filed in support of Munroe Falls in September include a group of about a dozen health care professionals and an organization called Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy, and a group of “Ohio local businesses,” including agricultural, retail food service, landscaping, electric services, real estate and tourism businesses. The issue began, city officials say, in March 2011 when Beck Energy brought in a bulldozer to construct a driveway in support of planned drilling operations on private residential Munroe Falls Avenue property. The city said Beck did not have zoning and building permits from the city and issued a stop work order. The company said it did not believe it needed such permits because it had an oil and gas permit from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, which under state law regulates

drilling in the state. The Summit County Court of Common Pleas ruled later that year that the city could oversee drilling operations within its boundaries, but the Ninth District Court of Appeals overruled the decision. The state’s high court agreed to accept the city’s appeal last June. Beck President David Beck did not return a phone call seeking comment. He said in June that he wanted to wait until the case is resolved before making any statements. Beck said last February that it could hurt the oil and gas industry in the state if drillers had to deal with a huge number of local laws. City officials have said the issue is one of home rule and the right of municipalities to decide what happens, including zoning matters, within their boundaries. “To cities, this is an important case,” said Larson. jsaunders@recordpub.com

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Ohio Supreme Court takes ‘home rule’ case Judie Perkowski Dix Communications

OLUMBUS — A final attempt by a community that wants to control oil and gas drilling within their boundaries is set to be heard by the Ohio Supreme Court in November. The case centers around the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ exclusive authority under state law to regulate oil and gas drilling activities. John Keller, a partner in the firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, in Columbus, is representing the defendant, Beck Energy Corp. against claims by Jack Morrison, law director for the City of Munroe Falls, Ohio, that Beck Energy did not comply with the city’s ordinances requiring permits for drilling, zoning and rights-of-way construction. The scenario began when Beck Energy began drilling on a homeowner’s property. The city of Munroe Falls filed a complaint with the Summit County Court of Common Pleas for an injunction to stop Beck from drilling. The trail court granted the injunction, initiating an appeal by Beck Energy and the homeowner. In February, the Ninth District Court of Appeals upheld in State of Ohio ex rel. Jack Morrison, Jr. vs. Beck Energy Corp. that Munroe Falls’ home rule ordinances attempting to regulate well permitting could not be enforced because they conflict with the ODNR’s authority under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1509. “In 2004, the Ohio legislature granted exclusive regulation of oil and gas wells in Ohio to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. It’s the law. And, although it has been challenged many times in county courts, the law was ruled valid and upheld,” said Keller. “Beck Energy followed procedure before they began drilling. It was issued a permit from the state to drill a vertical well. Most permits are granted because they meet the rules. We have one set of rules and laws that apply to everyone. “The local government cannot require a permit. Period. The Court of Appeals stated the drilling ordinances are in direct conflict with state statues and the city cannot enforce the ordinances as presently written. Although the city is permitted to enforce right-of-way ordinances regarding drilling activities, provided these ordinances are not just used against the oil and gas industry.

“Regulations should be written and enforced by people who know the subject they are writing about ... There are many cities and towns who try to ban drilling, but, these are usually cities and towns where no one wants to drill anyway.” The Court of Appeals, Ninth Appellate District, reaffirmed ODNR’s exclusive right to regulate oil and gas in Ohio, stating “the issue to be resolved in this appeal boils down to whether the ordinances Munroe Falls attempts to enforce are in conflict with Ohio Revised Code 1509.01. “In the event of a direct conflict, the state regulation prevails.” He said the reason the Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case is to put the issue to rest — for the entire state — once and for all. “Briefs will be presented to the judges in November. They will collectively make a decision. Hopefully, it will be resolved in 2014,” said Keller. Munroe Falls, is a suburb of Akron, and according to its website, Munroe Falls offers affordable, upscale housing in great neighborhoods that promote family and community values. The population was 5,012 in the 2010 census. jperkowski@daily-jeff.com

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‘It’s not your father’s gas well’ Marcia Hartman Muskingum University

EW CONCORD — A diverse audience of students, faculty, landowners, interested residents, oil and gas industry representatives, and public officials attended a panel presentation, “It’s Not Your Father’s Gas Well - Part 2” at Muskingum University. The goal of the program was to provide information about current research findings relating to impacts the oil and gas industry has had in areas where drilling in the Utica Shale is occurring, and information about injection wells. Ted Auch, PhD, began the evening by explaining his organization, Fractracker.org. Auch is the Ohio program director, and is gathering data in order to provide information that may aid in the development of public policies. Auch shared maps showing the location of 240 Class II injection wells in Ohio and landfills that are being permitted to accept hazardous waste from the drilling process, as well as the location of the over 800 currently permitted shale gas wells. Auch reported, “I’ve been studying 308 of the active Ohio wells and calculating their water and chemical usage. Ohio drillers are using 4.6 to 4.8 million gallons for each well, which is twice what drillers use in Oklahoma. I believe this difference can be attributed to the low prices drillers are being charged for water in Ohio. Various entities in the state are selling our water too cheaply. This doesn’t encourage the best conservation practices.” Auch pointed out, “The wells in Carroll County are currently using 85 percent as much water as the rest of the residential and commercial customers in that county. Less than 10 percent of the water being used in Ohio, as part of the drilling process, is being recycled. Again, a lower figure than in other states.” Auch invited interested citizens to study the data at www. fracktrackers.org. Dr. Deb Cowden, a family practice physician in Knox County, said, “I became interested in the process of shale gas drilling after we received a notice from a gas and oil company asking to lease the family farm where my husband and I live.” After reviewing medical journals, Cowden became concerned enough that she read research studies providing evidence about adverse health effects on gas industry workers and people living near large wells. Cowden reported, “Air pollution is the main cause for concern. Sources of air pollution are the fine grain sands used in the fracking process which float in the air and, if inhaled, can cause lung disease; diesel fumes from drilling engines, frack-

ing pumps, and truck traffic; and volatile organic chemicals that off-gas from condensate tanks, compressor stations, and evaporative pools or leak from gas lines and piping.” Cowden summarized a Colorado study where researchers monitored air quality around gas wells and compressor stations every 6 days for 22 months. She reported, “They found a number of chemicals in the air 100 percent of the times the monitoring was done. I’m most concerned about the high concentrations of benzene, which is linked to blood cancers, and xylene, which has neurological effects. In the Colorado study, people living within a half-mile of the wells experienced the most severe health effects, although those living further away were more likely to have respiratory problems.” Cowden pointed out that Ohio regulations allow drilling within 100 to 150 feet of occupied buildings. Trent Dougherty, an attorney with the Ohio Environmental Council, reported gaps within Ohio’s regulatory structure concern him. He explained, “Past Ohio legislation limited the ability of local communities to have input on where wells or injection facilities are permitted, unlike the regulations for coal mines, which require more notice to communities when a permit is proposed and more opportunity for local citizens to appeal the location of these activities.” Daugherty said the OEC recently developed a proposal called the SAFER GAS Act, which suggests ways to close gaps in Ohio laws to protect air quality, property owner rights, and community rights as well as other concerns. Dougherty reported the proposals are not designed to stop companies from taking advantage of the natural gas resources in Ohio but would provide more protections to the environment and ordinary citizens. “Some of the proposed regulations would require notice be given when a well has been permitted on a landowner’s property, when an existing lease is transferred to another party, and whenever the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ personnel come onto a property to investigate a reported problem or accident connected to shale gas drilling.” In addition, the proposed regulations would allow landowners to audit companies’ production records to ensure they are getting royalties consistent with their lease agreement. The entire proposal is available at the OEC’s website: www. theoec.org. Dougherty encouraged citizens to review the proposal and contact state legislators to express their views.

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An opposing viewpoint Shawn Bennett Energy In Depth - Ohio A multitude of more credible studies - those developed from comprehensive data analysis - refutes these claims. A recent study conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in the Barnett Shale found that emissions related to natural gas production are below levels that would pose health concerns. More recently, a recent West Virginia study commissioned by the Department of Environmental Protection, concluded “there are no indications of a public health emergency or threat” regarding emissions from oil and gas wells. Both the TCEQ and West Virginia DEP findings mirror those of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (which widely criticized the study Dr. Cowden referred to) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s conclusions. In a conversation as important to our community as Ohio’s energy future, we must remain diligent in our insistence on facts being part of the dialogue.

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EW CONCORD — In regards to the opinion column “It’s Not Your Father’s Gas Well - Part 2” (11/10/13), I too attended the event at Muskingum University. While I agree with the author the audience was diverse, the panelists involved in the presentation were far from it. Instead, it was comprised of wholly unobjective participants who made many false or misleading assertions during the panel discussion. Throughout his presentation on water usage, Fracktracker’s Mr. Auch centered on data that, without proper context, is very misleading. Indeed, operators developing the Utica Shale are using somewhere in the range of 4.6 to 4.8 million gallons of water per a well. That quantity is neither significantly greater, nor lesser than what is used for wells in the Eagle Ford and Barnett Shales in Texas, or the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The amount of water used to hydraulically fracture a well has nothing to do with cost, as Mr. Auch claims - variances in water usage occur from well to well (even within the same formation) depending on the specific makeup of the geology being developed. To the unacquainted, these quantities may seem large, however proper context demonstrates they are not; it amounts to about the same volume of water used over the course of a typical summer month to water your local golf course. The difference here is it is used in developing a well that will be producing energy for decades to come. Water is a plentiful resource in Ohio, and by no measure does the oil and gas industry cause stress on this resource. Annual precipitation in Ohio totals more than 30 trillion gallons, which more than adequately recharges local streams, rivers, lakes and aquifers (a single 2” rainfall in Carroll County yields 13.9 billion gallons of water - or enough to bring develop 2,400 Utica Shale wells). In the presentation following Mr. Auch’s, Dr. Cowden “raised the alarm,” citing an oft-debunked Colorado study regarding oil and gas development and its impact on air quality. Dr. Cowden stated the Colorado study tested air quality near drilling sites and found chemicals like benzene, xylene and toluene present. What was omitted in both the study and Dr. Cowden’s presentation is the fact these chemicals are the constituents found in gasoline and diesel emissions. I mention this as it draws one of the most common and decisive critiques of the study: the samples used were taken only a mile away from the heavily trafficked Interstate 70, a significant source of these emissions.

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Kiko mineral rights auction draws interest by mixed bag of potential buyers Laurie Huffman Dix Communications Mineral rights on 14 parcels of land spanning seven counties were auctioned by Kiko Auctioneers on Monday evening that drew the attention of a large variety of potential buyers. The seller of the gas and oil rights on the total 2,000 acres was Marcellus Mineral Group LLC, out of Pennsylvania. “The secret to this type of auction is that you have to have the cash. You can’t go to the bank and get $3 million,” Rusty Kiko said, by way of example, following the auction. There were 50 people registered that were in the running during the auction. “Some were gas and oil companies, some were individuals, some were farmers, local land owners also supported the sale, and there were some investors here who want to put this into their portfolio,” Rusty Kiko reported. Kiko Auctioneers called the event an “exciting Ohio Utica Shale opportunity,” and Dick Kiko Jr., CEO, said there was a lot of interest generated due to the chance it gave the public to get a piece of the Utica action. Gas and oil companies from as far away as Texas and Oklahoma expressed interest, along with some of the Amish population from Ohio, and Aubrey McClendon, former CEO and chairman of the board at Chesapeake Energy, who now owns American Energy Partners. Dick Kiko reported the parcels that were involved were mainly farms, but some had commercial or residential structures on them. It was noted during the auction that many of the parcels also had producing wells already in place, and others had new Chesapeake Energy wells next to them. “Some of the land has already been leased for decades and some is virgin land,” said Dick Kiko. “These are mineral rights, and we’re in northeast Ohio, where oil has been drilled for years.” The auction was an absolute auction, meaning each parcel was sold to the highest bidder. “We don’t do reserve actions, unless there are courts involved, and then we call them Subject to Court sales,” said Dick Kiko, who is considered one of the foremost gas and oil authorities at the company. “We have spent many months preparing for this type of work, which we began in 2008, when we saw the market opening up. I feel we are very well positioned to handle the real estate surface and/or real estate minerals, sold either together

or separately, for our clients,” Dick Kiko closed. Bids went on for about an hour and a half, and the parcels sold at a wide range of prices per acre, coming in anywhere between $400 and $500 per acre to over $8,000 per acre. Following is a list of the parcels, their locations, and the sale price received during the auction for the mineral rights on each: Parcel No. 1, 168.9 acres, Goshen Township, Belmont County, $8,100/acre = $1,368,900. Parcel No. 2, 260 acres, Mead Township, Belmont County, $4,300/acre = $1,118,000. Parcel No. 3, 449 acres, Salem Township, Monroe County, $4,250/acre = $1,908,250. Parcel No. 4, 130 acres, Perry and Rush townships, Tuscarawas County, $700/acre = $93,800. Parcel No. 5, 164 acres, Perry and Rush townships, Tuscarawas County, $700/acre = $114,800. Parcel No. 6, 210.5 acres, Jackson Township, Knox County, $700/acre = $147,700. Parcel No. 7, 157 acres, Jackson Township, Knox County, $700/acre = $110,600. Parcel No. 8, 40 acres, Tuscarawas Township, Stark County, $700/acre = $28,700. Parcel No. 9, 87.7 acres, Tuscarawas Township, Stark County, $525/acre = $46,200. Parcel No. 10, 147.8 acres, Tuscarawas Township, Stark County, $475/acre = $73,150. Parcel No. 11, 143.8 acres, Tuscarawas Township, Stark County, $450/acre = $64,800. Parcel No. 12, 117 acres, Sugarcreek Township, Stark County, $510/acre = $60,180. Parcel No. 13, 184 acres, Paint Township, Holmes County, $500/acre = $92,000. Parcel No. 14, 160 acres, Franklin Township, Morrow County, $330/acre = $49,830. Visit www.the-review.com to view a video capturing the action. The auctioneer was Peter Kiko. Kiko Auctioneers can be reached at 330-455-9357.

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Dix Communications Photo / Kevin Graff Above: Peter Kiko calls out the current bid for a property during an auction of mineral rights for a number of parcels recently held in Canton by Kiko Auctioneers. Left: Peter Kiko, standing at the podium, listens as Rusty Kiko, center, and Randall Kiko, at right, take bids during a gas and oil mineral rights auction recently conducted by Kiko Auctioneers, of Canton.

Dix Communications Photo / Kevin Graff A prospective buyer looks over sales documents on 14 parcels of land included in a mineral rights auction recently held in Canton by Kiko Auctioneers.

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Drilling update from the Ohio Statehouse Marc Kovac Dix Capital Bureau

OLUMBUS — An update on lawmaker action and other activities at the Ohio Statehouse related to horizontal hydraulic fracturing: • Incentives Approved: The Ohio Tax Credit Authority OK’d a seven-year, 55 percent job creation tax credit for J-W Measurement Co. in Brookfield Township in Trumbull County, which plans to create 150 full-time jobs and some $6.8 million in additional annual payroll. The company makes engineered gas measurement equipment, supplies and services for the oil and natural gas industry. • Natural Gas Cars: A bipartisan bill was introduced in the Ohio House to provide incentives for those who purchase vehicles that run on compressed natural gas. Reps. Sean O’Brien (D-Hubbard) and Dave Hall (R-Millersburg) want to take advantage of fuel coming from eastern Ohio’s emerging shale oilfields. “Ohio is well behind other states when it comes to [compressed natural gas],” O’Brien said in a released statement. “It’s particularly frustrating when you consider we have the Marcellus and Utica shale plays here in Ohio, yet we are currently doing little to take advantage of our resources.” Hall added in the statement, “The shale play in southeast Ohio gives us an enormous advantage over other states, but unlike our neighbors to the east and west, we aren’t fully harnessing the potential of natural gas after it has been developed. This bill puts Ohio on par with everyone else.” • Lake Erie Drilling Ban: Sen. Mike Skindell (D-Lakewood) offered sponsor testimony before the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee on SB 87, which would ban oil and gas drilling under Lake Erie.

The bill is comparable to legislation introduced in the Ohio House that had a hearing earlier this year. It’s also in line with a federal ban on drilling in the Great Lakes and a similar executive order issued by Gov. John Kasich last year. “Lake Erie is a vital part of our state, and its impact is felt beyond just the Northeast Ohio area,” Skindell said. “The lake provides a great ecosystem, which drives millions of dollars in tourism, fishing, shipping and agriculture.” He added, “... It is essential to protect this state treasure from potentially disastrous conditions.” • Defamation Suit: Duck Creek Energy of Brecksville in Cuyahoga County settled a lawsuit against two individuals who made “false and defamatory statements” about the company’s road deicers and dust suppressants made from brine water from oil and gas wells. The settlement bars Tish O’Dell and Michelle Aini from describing the products as frack water or frack waste. “I felt it was crucial to stand up for the oil and gas industry and hold these individuals accountable for making defamatory statements about our product,” David I. Mansbery, president of Duck Creek, said in a released statement. “The defendant’s malicious statement that AquaSalina is ‘frac water’ was completely untrue and in fact the product they defamed is environmentally friendly and use of the product actually gives benefits to the environment rather than harming it by reducing the rock salt and chlorides applied to roadways by up to 40 percent.” Marc Kovac is the Dix Capital Bureau Chief. Email him at mkovac@dixcom.com or on Twitter at OhioCapitalBlog.

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ORTAGE CO. — Despite an increasing prevalence of fracked wells throughout the state as drillers stake their claim in Ohio’s natural gas boom, there have been few effects on local health departments. With oversight and regulation of natural gas wells coming exclusively from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Loyd Groves, director of environmental services for the Portage County Health Department, said his department’s role in managing fracking practices is minimal — and he expects it stay that way. If an issue is found with soil or water contamination, the Environmental Protection Agency steps in to investigate. The Portage County health department can test groundwater upon request for cities and private residents. The are three different levels of testing, the most expensive and comprehensive of which costs about $340. Such services have been offered since about 2011, Groves said. So far, in Portage County, the prevalence of horizontally fractured wells is relatively minimal. However, Groves said

the health department does do regular, preliminary testing for some groups. The village of Garrettsville, for example, has water samples collected about every six months in an effort to document the level of potentially harmful substances in water before horizontally fractured wells are drilled there. Followup samples in the wake of drilled wells can then be compared with old one to determine if foreign substances are finding their way into the local water table. Groves said interest in those tests was very high initially. In 2012, Groves said samples were being taken at a rate of five to six a week. This year, that’s down to about two to three a month. Besides testing, there’s little involvement with local health department agencies. “I think it’s appropriate that ODNR has control over that. They regulate it just fine,” he said. “And I don’t see health departments getting more involved.”

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OOSTER — Pride of the Hills Manufacturing, Killbuck, has done well working in the energy sector with its products for the gas and oil industry, but its leaders are taking steps to diversify the company, which led to the acquisition of TRING Corp. Roger Rehm, who owned TRING, sold the company to Pride of the Hills, and it is now Pride of the Hills Manufacturing Wooster. Dan Oliver, who oversees operations for Pride of the Hills, said the energy industry has been good to the company, “but we know energy is not always good.” Matt Bowling, who served as president of TRING, is now part of the ownership group, which includes Curt Murray Sr. and Curt Murray Jr., and he will handle the day-to-day operations of the company on East Lincoln Way in East Union Township. There has been $2.8 million invested this year in new equipment, Bowling said, the latest piece, a laser cutter with full automation, delivered Nov. 4. The company also is adding a new, 350-ton brake press with a 15-foot bed to complement its 190-ton brake press with a 10-foot bed. The Wooster operations will pursue contract manufacturing for other companies and handle some of the work from Pride of the Hills, Oliver and Bowling said. Pride of the Hills Wooster makes products for the medical, oil and gas, transportation and agricultural markets. Most of the business is done within the state, however, Bowling said there will be an effort to expand sales outside of Ohio. “We’re aggressively going to grow this side of the business,” Oliver said. And grow Pride of the Hills has.

It finished a 10,000 square-foot addition at its Killbuck site, and the company is poised to break ground on a 72,000 square-foot addition, Oliver said. The growth in Holmes County is being driven by the gas and oil business. The company manufactures gas production units, and Oliver said Pride of the Hills’ technology will be able to help producers who engage in hydraulic fracturing to save money. The gas production units separate gas, oil, sand and water, and it reduces the pressure of the gas coming out of the ground. Because it separates the gas, drillers will be able to use the gas to power the engines that drive the fracking process. “The gas is theirs; they pay for diesel” to operate the engines, Oliver said. Since Bowling became president of TRING, the company added about 12 new employees, and he is hoping to add even more. He wants to expand the second shift and by the end of 2014, he would like to see 60-80 more people. That kind of growth will require additional manufacturing space. The buildings in Wayne County are already at capacity, Oliver said. They are looking at their options for additional space. All of the investments in new equipment has led to increased capacity and an ability to handle larger projects, Bowling said. One of the areas has been in welding equipment. Airgas of Canton is working with Pride of the Hills Wooster on setting up programmable, pre-set welders and training the workers. Like other manufacturers, Bowling said finding skilled labor has been a little difficult, which is why some of the investments in automated equipment have been made. This makes it easier to get a worker up and running, he added. He also is trying to work with the Wayne County Schools Career Center to hire

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Dix Communications Photo / Mike Schenk Left: Bill Sanders displays one of the many pieces produced by Pride of the Hills Manufacturing of Wooster, formerly TRING, for the gas and oil industry. Pride of the Hills of Killbuck makes gas production units, and its facility in the Wooster area is now producing some of the parts and doing metal fabrication. Gas and oil exploration in Ohio has helped that segment of production experience growth, said Matt Bowling, who oversees the Wooster operations.

welders coming out of its program. Bowling said he has a good group of workers who have enough experience to help the younger ones learn. There has been an effort to cross-train the staff so when one market is down, they can work in another area, Bowling said. “People here are not dedicated to one machine.” With a focus on expansion, Oliver and Bowling said they will be working with Rod Crider and Shawn Starlin at the Wayne Economic Development Council to see what incentives are available. Oliver, who was with another manufacturer before joining Pride of the Hills, worked with Crider on receiving a tax abatement to add a new powder coating line and add employees. “We look forward to working with them and their expansion plans,” Crider said. Starlin worked with Pride of the Hills when it was looking to expand into Wayne County, before it ultimately purchased TRING. “We wish them well on their new venture,” Crider said. bwarren@the-daily-record.com

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