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Speaker Outlines Changing Rules in Industry

Frack Tax Moves to Senate

‘Angie’ Howard Inducted into OOGA Hall of Fame

Oakwood STEM Finds Fracking Delicious

Is EQT Leaving Guernsey County?

ODNR’s Authority Over Wells Challenged

Energy Briefs

Women in Energy

Opportunities for Women

Industry Changing Future for Men and Women

Scholarships, Training Available in Industry

Energy Careers Abounding for Men and Women

Youngstown Voters Reject ‘Anti-Energy’ Amendment

Pipeline Project Suspended

PUBLISHERS Andrew S. Dix

G.C. Dix II

Judie Perkowski / Dix Communications

Marc Kovac / Dix Capital Bureau

David Dix

Judie Perkowski / Dix Communications

Amadeus Smith / Dix Communication

EXECUTIVE EDITORS Lance White

Judie Perkowski / Dix Communications

Laurie Huffman / Dix Communications

Roger DiPaolo

Ray Booth

Rob Todor

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REGIONAL EDITORS Kimberly Lewis

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Judie Perkowski / Dix Communication

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Plan Your Estate to Protect Oil and Gas Interest

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CNG Fueling Station Opens in Dayton

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Companies Invest in Shale Region

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AMBRIDGE -- A jam-packed agenda presented by Buckeye STEPS President Joe Greco, to an almost-standing-room-only audience at the Zane State EPIC Center in Cambridge attests to the importance of safety in the workplace. April’s bi-monthly Buckeye Service, Transmission, Exploration, Production Safety Network, commonly known as Buckeye STEPS Network (BSN), promotes safety, health and environmental improvement in the exploration and production of oil and gas in Ohio. BSN includes operators and contractors in the oil and gas exploration, production and product transmission industry, as well as its members, and welcomes those from West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Attendees heard from Mike McCormac, of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil & Gas Resources Management, about how and why regulations are refined, redefined or newly proposed. “The rule making process is authorized by the Ohio Revised Code, and presented to JCARR, the Joint Commssion on Agency Rule Review,” said McCormac.“JCARR’s primary function is to review proposed, new, amended, and rescinded rules from over 120 agencies to ensure they do not exceed their rule-making authority granted to them by the General Assembly.” “First step is to draft the language you want included in the proposal, next is to establish a site for informal public comment, make sure it is a common sense initiative, then it is up for review by JCARR and finally revisions, before language is approved. “We are now in the third phase of rule making for horizontal well site and production operation site construction, designed and constructed to support safe drilling and production operations: • Constructed for public health, safety and safe drilling procedures and production operations to protect the public health and safety and prevent damage to material resources. • Addressing temporary storage, recycling, processing and treatment facilities and guidelines, including management of storm water, protection of surface water and soil erosion prevention. Application and guidelines on ODNR web site. Chief’s orders issued until permits are issued pursuant to rules promul-

gated under Ohio Revised Code 1509.22. All conditions must be met for approval of the horizontal well site and production operation site construction is constructed in compliance with design, and both the well site and operation site construction is certified by a professional engineer in Ohio. Freshwater impoundments are not included in well pad. There are separate rules that cannot be greater than the minimum regulations for dam safety. A proposed Life Cycle Pad approach is also under consideration to improve utilization and reduce total cost of a well pad. Requiring 160 acres per well, will be a team effort, more liability, and the ODNR and a professional engineer must both sign off on project Time Consuming. “Production is ongoing along with infrastructure development of pipelines and processing plants,” he said. “There are 11 core counties, with productive areas still being defined. From January 2011 to January 2014, 692 wells have been dug, Geographically, there is a potential of 19,000 permits for more than three million acres left for permitting with an estimated 160 acres per drilling unit. By 2020, an estimated 57 horizontal rigs will drill 16 wells per year per rig.” • Other presenters included Kevin Sobnosky, director of compliance for Partners Environmental Consulting, Inc., who spoke about Spills Regulatory Requirements, Dan Lorenz of Joe Knows Energy and Sarah Ghezzi, industrial safety consultant for Ohio bureau of Workers Compensation. Partners’ areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, property assessments, environmental compliance, litigation support, radioactive contaminants, underground storage tanks, natural resources management, asbestos, lead-based paint and indoor air quality. Sobnosky explained the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan, which requires secondary containment, inspections, tank integrity testing and training. Requires professional engineer certification, and in limited circumstances, can “self-certify,” only if you have no significant spill history and here is no deviation from the rules. The SPCC rule does not apply to natural gas, however natural gas condensate is considered and oil and is covered, in addition

to lubricating oil, diesel fuel, gasoline and oil-filled equipment. Lorenz described Joe Knows Energy as a local business (in Cadiz), with hands-on professionals who focus on well pads, roads and pipelines and provide consulting, inspection, construction management and maintenance. The company has also established an Inadvertent Release Prevention and Contingency plan. Sarah’s Safety report on the Bureau of Workers Compensation was good news for businesses. “There are new discount programs and grants, including a Drive Distracted Driving Month, go to distractive.gov. for more information, or go to www.bwc.ohio.gov/employer. “Also new online, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health’s updated website is now on Twitter.” The next meeting of the Buckeye STEPS Network will be May 2 in Canton. Program speaker will be Dave Hartman of EQTCorp. jperkowski@daily-jeff.com

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OLUMBUS — Over continued objections from Democrats and some Republican lawmakers, the Ohio House moved a long-debated frack tax plan to the Senate in May, where the legislation faces an uncertain future. HB 375 passed on a split vote of 55-35, capping more than two years of discussions on a proposal initially offered by Gov. John Kasich and significantly altered by the House. A spokesman for the governor said this week that the current version of the legislation “falls short of what the governor believes is needed.” Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina) told reporters that his chamber would take time to review the bill. “We’ll continue to look at what the House has done,” Faber said. “Remember, they’ve spent considerable time working on this bill, so we’ll certainly take a look at it. I think we need to pass something on the severance tax. What that something is is the question, and we’ll not act until we know the answer to that question.” HB 375 would set the tax rate on oil and gas produced via horizontal hydraulic fracturing at 2.5 percent, with lower rates for vertical wells. The first $10 million of production will not be taxed, allowing companies to recoup their initial well investments. The state also would provide nonrefundable tax credits for commercial activity taxes paid on horizontal wells. Of the resulting revenues, more than $20 million would go to state regulatory efforts, a new well-plugging program and geological mapping activities. A total of 17.5 percent of the remainder would be directed to local governments, with specified amounts directed to eastern Ohio shale counties. The remaining money would be used for a statewide income tax cut. “That will be a significant amount of money,” Rep. Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said of the latter. “... One estimate that we have from the Legislative Service Commission is that will be about $316 million in income tax relief to Ohioans in the next five years.” Proponents of the bill said the legislation would provide clarity and certainty to producers, enable the state to gain some benefit

from increased oil and gas production, cover regulatory costs and orphan well capping and provide additional funding for communities near the state’s emerging shale oilfields. “This is something that I’ve struggled with over the last several months,” said Rep. Brian Hill (R-Zanesville). “... My support of this bill comes not from increasing the tax on the gas and oil industry ... but in some way making sure that our local governments that have to address the challenges, not just the opportunities, have an opportunity to do that.” Rep. Dave Hall (R-Millersburg), added later, “When you look at what is in this bill, you’ll see a lot of things you’re going to like.” Industry representatives also are voicing support. “Today’s approval of HB 375 demonstrates that compromise remains an important part of the legislative process,” Tom Stewart, executive vice president of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, said in a released statement. “We appreciate the efforts of the bill’s sponsors and managers for tackling a difficult issue and bringing all parties together to reach reasonable solutions.” He added, “While we have concerns about aspects of the bill, which will increase the severance tax to 2.5 percent, we remain supportive of the legislation and urge swift approval by the Ohio Senate.”

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But Democrats opposed, calling for more support for counties in Ohio’s Appalachian region and local governments rather than tax breaks that benefit wealthy residents. Rep. Bob Hagan (D-Youngstown) said the proposed tax rate is well below other states with fracking activities. “… Tax breaks for those that don’t really need it,” he said. “And let’s ignore the poverty in Youngstown, in Cleveland, in Cincinnati. Let’s ignore those that are struggling day in and day out.” Rep. Nick Barborak (D-Lisbon) said the bill doesn’t do enough to address drug addiction, infrastructure needs and other problems in eastern Ohio. “I would invite everybody in this body to come to Columbiana County and drive on our roads,” he said. “My wife and I took a vacation a few years ago to Costa Rica. ... As you drive through that country, the roads are almost nonexistent, craters like you would find on the moon. ... It’s starting to look like that around Columbiana County.” Marc Kovac is the Dix Capital Bureau Chief. Email him at mkovac@dixcom.com or on Twitter at OhioCapitalBlog.

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OLUMBUS -- The Ohio Oil & Gas Association is a must if you are in the industry. That’s according to Angela “Angie” Howard, who was inducted into the OOGA Hall of Fame over the winter. It’s a recognition that she never dreamed of achieving. “When I answered the phone, and received the news [of the induction], I thought it was a joke,” she said. Howard, who was born in Dover, Ohio and raised in nearby New Philadelphia, never considered herself a “big dog” of the gas and oil field. During her time with the OOGA, she considered herself a runner. She was someone that the organization could rely on to do anything that it needed. She followed Executive Vice President Thomas Stewart’s advice that there was not anything more important for the Ohio industry than staying united through the Ohio Oil Gas Association. “When I was asking people if they had joined the Association yet, people would tell me that they could not afford it,” Howard said. “I told them back ‘You cannot afford not to do it,’” Howard, who now resides in Canton, was a member for 30 years and volunteered for the association for 12. She was an important part of running the registry for much of that time. She was often seen greeting members who had come into to town for conventions or meetings. “It was important to me that people who were either interested in joining the association or had joined received the proper information and felt welcomed at our events,” She said. “I felt that what we did was so important to so many people I wanted to see it succeed,” Howard spent the majority of her career in Ohio. For 12 years she worked for Belton and Blake. She worked as a land administrator where she over saw companies wishing to receive leases and titles and other things needed to purchase and put oil related entities on property. However, after the company was bought-out by EnerVest, she was forced to relocate to North Carolina. Though currently she is retired and does not hold a position or volunteers for the OOGA, Howard said that she was willing to come back and help with whatever would be needed. She continues to feel today that the things that are done at OOGA are as important

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AMBRIDGE -- Amidst rumors that EQT Corporation has left the area, specifically Guernsey County, an e-mail was sent to the company asking them to confirm or dismiss what is quickly spreading through the grapevine, in order to alleviate speculation that the oil boom is already faltering. Response to the question was answered by Steve Schlotterbeck, executive vice president and president, Exploration and Production for EQT Corp. “Originally, we anticipated drilling 21 Utica wells in Ohio this year. Thus far, we’ve drilled eight wells, with three of those turned inline. The first wells we drilled were not where they needed to be to have a viable economic play; therefore, we have scaled back our operations to concentrate on our current production rates to learn more about what the future holds. “Based on results and the data we collected during completions to date, we saw some very specific outcomes we want to address in the next stage. We’ll finish fracturing three additional wells, get them inline midyear, gather more data and evaluate the results. Based on that, we have two additional wells where we will have an opportunity to modify the completion design in order to potentially see increased production. “We have some very specific completion design changes and think it prudent to execute those changes and evaluate the data. As we’ll be doing this in two phases, we’ll make some changes based on the first phase and then collect the data from the second. Only after evaluating all those results will we determine the status of our drilling program in the area. “We have received overwhelming support from the Guernsey County communities in Ohio and are grateful to everyone who welcomed us. Just like those who live there, we were buoyed by the positive economic impact our operations had on the area and are equally disappointed the results have not been more favorable. We will continue to monitor and evaluate the area with an eye toward more absolute outcomes throughout the next year,” said Schlotterbeck. EQT is one of the largest and oldest natural gas producer in the Appalachian Basin, operating in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West

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BP SCRAPS PLANS FOR DRILLING IN NORTHEAST OHIO KRON, Ohio (AP) - BP will scrap plans for shale drilling in northeast Ohio because of disappointing results from test wells. The energy company said in a news release that “as a consequence of its appraisal results,” it was abandoning plans for drilling in the Utica shale and selling off leases in the region. The company has about 105,000 leased acres in northeast Ohio,

mostly in Trumbull County near Warren. The company announced as part of its first-quarter financial results this week that it will write off more than $500 million it has spent there so far. The company never disclosed what it paid landowners for five years of drilling leases, but published reports at the time estimated the amount at $4,000 per acre. Texas-based Halcon Resources in March had stopped its drilling in the area because of poor results. BP has drilled six experimental wells in northern Trumbull County within the last year, and four are now producing. Ohio’s quarterly results released last week by the state Department of Natural Resources, however, indicated poor results, according to the Warren Tribune Chronicle. The Akron Beacon Journal reported that the Utica shale in the region is rich with natural gas but is lacking liquids that are desired by drillers, especially with low prices being paid for natural gas. Mike Chadsey, spokesman for the industry group the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, noted that the recent links between hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and seismic activity may also have been a factor. COMPANY CONSIDERING PLANT IN W.VA. SEEKS PERMITS ARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A company studying the feasibility of building an ethane cracker plant in Wood County has applied for two state permits. The Appalachian Shale Cracker Enterprise LLC is seeking an air quality permit and a permit to evaluate the site of the proposed plant under the state’s Voluntary Remediation Program. Company spokeswoman Denise Cruz tells The Parkersburg News & Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1mXNRKi ) that permitting is another administrative step in an ongoing feasibility study of the proposal. The company’s parent, Odebrecht, announced plans last fall to develop a cracker facility, three polyethylene plants and associated infrastructure for water treatment and energy co-generation

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AHONING Co. -- Local manufacturing is picking up as it is benefitting from oil- and gas-related products making materials cheaper and easier to get, according to a panel discussion on opportunities for women in skilled trades. The talk took place at a recent Women in Energy Summit in Mahoning County organized by Congressman Bill Johnson. The panel was comprised of Nancy Hanlan, of the Local 18 Operating Engineers union; Kim Stearn, of Local 396 Plumbers and Pipefitters union; and Dale Forester, of Starr Manufacturing. Hanlan talked about apprenticeship programs with the Local 18 Operating Engineers union. The apprenticeships pay anywhere from $16 to $25 an hour to start, and she is an engineer who went through the program who now earns $35 an hour. These are four-year programs with 1,000 hours needed per year to graduate, and both classroom and hands-on experience on equipment are included. Apprentices also earn college credits in case they decided to go on and earn a degree. Hanlon earned a twoyear associate degree at Stark Technical College, and the work she did through the program landed her a job operating heavy equipment. This suited her just fine, as she knew she didn’t want a traditional office job. “If you have an interest, look and see what it’s all about, because it can be the most rewarding thing you will do,” she said. She worked for Beaver Excavating, and enjoyed the job, but took an opportunity with the union when it came her way. “The sky is the limit. You can make $70,000 and up a year,” said Hanlan, who reported she has earned $90,000 annually at times, only working eight months out of the

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ARNESVILLE -- More than 100 people attended a town hall meeting on Monday, May 12 at the Barnesville Fire Station called by and involving Barnesville Village Council, the Belmont County Commissioners, Belmont County Port Authority, Warren Township Trustees, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, and EnerGreen 360, regarding the approval by the Port Authority for the company to operate a waste treatment facility at the East Ohio Regional Industrial Park on SR 800, north of Barnesville. A lease between the company and the PA has not yet been signed, and EnerGreen has not yet filed an application with the OEPA. Three of the five Port Authority Board members were present. Also attending the meeting was State Representative Andy Thompson (R, 95th District). Barnesville Village Council President Dale Bunting thanked everyone for coming and said, “Everyone here has a piece in this industrial park. We want folks to have a say and that is why we are here tonight.” EnerGreen 360 President Rob Smith said he had 28 years in the solid waste hauling business in Ohio and Pennyslvania. “We appreciate the interest in our company, and the chance to address the community,” Smith said. He said he and his business partner, Joe Lorenz, began researching the drilling industry and talking with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources two years ago to get a feel for the industry’s waste disposal needs. Smith said EnerGreen 360 was incorporated in August. He said the ODNR Chief’s Order was granted in January and the company was asked to get their application in “fairly quickly.” The Chief’s order was approved a week after the application was received. Smith also addressed the application itself, saying it was “very broad”. He said Lorenz learned of the Port Authority and the

“challenges” it was having to develop the SR 800 North site. Smith said EnerGreen was negotiating a lease with he BCPA, yet to be singed by Merry, and made at least three presentations to the board. “We spent a lot of time and answered many questions,” Smith said. Smith said he also wanted to talk about the lease, which he said was “very specific” as opposed to the ODNR permit and Chief’s Order. “The lease only authorizes us to use top hold material and there will be no oil-based substances - — only air and water and sometimes soap.” Smith based around a sample of the “3 percent” mix. Smith said only NORM (normally occurring radioactive material) and not TENORM (technologically enhanced). “This is dirt,” Smith said. He said the Chief’s Order allows the company to bring material back to the site to treat and mix with Portland cement (and possibly other materials that could include coal ash) to build flat pads for future development. Smith said future development is why the industrial park was created in the first place. “We are just helping you finish that dream,” he said. Smith went on to say that radioactive testing would be done at the sight by EnerGreen, even though it is not required by the state. Smith said that even though it is not a requirement, the company is “committed to doing the testing and offered the port authority the opportunity to do additional testing at EnerGreen’s expense. Smith said the company was currently testing the soil and ponds at the industrial park due to the previous owner (Oxford Mining) of the site. “We are going above and beyond. We are trying to be good neighbors and dispel any concerns out there,” he said. Smith said (at that point) it would be 10 to 14 days until the company filed its application with the OEPA. OEPA Director Greg Butler was the next to address the crowd. Butler, who has been director for three years, pointed out that he could not speak specifically to EnerGreen’s application because it

had not been received. In general, Butler said the gas and oil industry is “generating a significant amount of drill cuttings and we want to find a use for that material, otherwise it will be left at a landfill.” He said the OEPA was concentrating on finding a beneficial use the drill cuttings. Butler said House Bill 59 allows for drill cuttings, not enhanced by the process (NORM, not TENORM) to be brought to a location, to be tested and used as fill material. “The goal is to find a beneficial use for this material, but at the same time have safeguards in place. I can tell you with some degree of certainty that the material they [EnerGreen] will be using is safe,” Butler said. Also speaking and raising questions as to Ohio’s regulations and testing were Dr. Julie Weatherington-Rice, Senior Scientist, Bennett & Williams Environmental Consultants; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Department of Food, Agriculture and Bioengineering and Nathan Johnson, attorney for the Ohio Environmental Council. Dr. Julie Weatherington-Rice said she was familiar with Barnesville, having testified on behalf of Barnesville in its lands unsuitable for mining petition to ODNR. In her opinion, there is no distinction between NORM and TENORM. She said there are four different definitions of TENORM, and Ohio chose the least restrictive definition and redefined that definition even further in 2013. She said Ohio uses the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors definition (1990) which pre-dates shale hydraulic fracturing in Ohio. Dr. Weatherington-Rice also said the material would not make

a good foundation for building. She said in her opinion, the only way to use the material so that it would make a lasting foundation was to fire it into ceramic tiles, otherwise, she said it would return to “mud.” She also discussed worker/public health issues including impact to drinking water, radon levels and dust from the process. Weatherington-Rice said Radon levels in Barnesville were already “troubling” without “additional materials being imported.” She said she contributed to a paper for the Ohio Journal of Science (Ohio Academy of Science) about fracking waste, expected to be completed soon. Nathan Johnson, who said he defined drill cuttings as any waste produced by drilling. He charged that Ohio has “no rule” and offers “no legal protections.” He said there were “no rules from ODNR to regulate drill cuttings at this point. Johnson said House Bill 59 (legislation for Ohio’s state budget for the 2014 and 2015 fiscal years introduced on Feb. 12, 2013 and signed by Gov. John Kasich on June 30, 2013) defines drill cuttings as NORM and has no regulations for the “appropriate testing of radioactive levels and no longer requires records be kept. Johnson said ODNR required that fracking waste sites in operation prior to January 1, 2014 need an application from the chief. He pointed out that EnerGreen’s application was approved in under one week with no public hearing, but “didn’t make the grandfathering of regulations from ODNR” having been approved on January 3. “It is pretty concerning,” Johnson said. “There are no rules governing drill cutting materials.” He called the Chief’s Temporary Order a “blank check.”

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to extend water there, and now sewer. We paved a road into the industrial park. I want an industry there. There is no part of this [EnerGreen project] that I want there.” Gallagher continued, “This is folly. All I want is industry. If we leave that land empty, it suits me better. We have to stop this.” Barnesville resident Rick Bostic challenged port authority board members and commissioners to state whether or not they would approve the project if it were coming where they lived. Port Authority board member Bill Knox, who is a Barnesville resident, was the first to answer. “I appreciate you all taking the time to come here. In 2001, the industrial park began and we partnered with the commissioners, too. A lot of good is coming to our area I hope, but there are things we have to keep an eye on,” Knox said, noting that he did not feel the lease process was “done in an open, transparent manner.” “There are grave concerns over this project, and rightly so.” Knox and board member Scott Mazzulli both voted against the project. “I voted no because I didn’t want this to be the industrial park’s first project. I didn’t want to set a bad precedent. I didn’t want Belmont County to be known as the county that accepts waste.”

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Johnson also spoke to the port authority lease and said there were no restrictions on accepting out of state waste in the lease or the ODNR application. “This application was approved with no public input and with lightning quick turnaround by ODNR,” Johnson said. Following those statements, the public was invited to ask questions. Barnesville resident and business owner Chip Terrett asked if EnerGreen’s process had been used elsewhere, and if so, where and how was it working? EnerGreen 360 President Rob Smith said a company called Clean Earth had been operating a Brownfield site in Williamsport, Pennsylvania for three years using “different, but worse” material. Terrett also pointed out that the lease required $5 million in environmental damage insurance protection. “If this company goes belly-up we would be left with the problem,” Terrett said. Port Authority board president Marty Gould said Terrett’s question was “holding our feet to the fire”. He said he felt the port authority and EnerGreen need to address the information presented that night. Gould said that based on that information, we would have voted no on the project. “If we can’t debunk what they [Dr. Weatherington-Rice and Nathan Johnson] say; we have a serious problem,” Gould said. “Your fears and concerns are shared by the port authority. If your fears and concerns are validated, we stand with you.” Gould continued, “I don’t want you to see us as this horrible entity that is willing to do this at any cost, because we are not.” Barnesville resident Jill Hunkler, who brought EnerGreen’s application to the attention of local officials and raised awareness among residents, asked Gould what more information he needed. Barnesville resident and business owner Frank “Clem” Williams said, “There was a land fill in St. Clairsville 20 years ago. It took $5 million dollars to clean up. Could that happen again?” Barnesville resident Kathryn Clayton asked the decision makers to “consider that all the people here are experts with 150 years of shared experience of the precedent of poor behavior on the behalf of companies and the lack of accountability requires by the state.” “This is hard-earned” experience. If all the people here are saying they are not comfortable with this, then that is a type of experience,” Clayton said. Barnesville resident Dr. Russell Lee-Wood asked, “What is the Barnesville community receiving for risking our health?” LeeWood said, “If you look around you can see the effects of companies that have plundered our natural resources and then left.” A Coshocton County resident pointed to EnerGreen’s short history and said self-testing “doesn’t mean much when it comes to protecting people”. Another Barnesville resident spoke about landfills and EPA mistakes. Dr. Rice said West Virginia, Michigan and Pennsylvania were “way ahead” of Ohio in testing and regulating fracking waste. She said West Virginia is separating fracking waste in landfills and requiring it be tested “forever.” “Other states are treating this differently. Ohio doesn’t test at all,” she said. Barnesville Councilman Scott Gallagher said, “We’ve been working for a long time to develop the industrial park. We acquired land from the coal company and used tax payer money

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ne of the most important things you can do to protect you, your family, and your assets (which can include your land and your oil and gas interests) is to create an estate plan. An estate plan is your key to ensuring that your hard-earned assets are protected and distributed as you have designated. An estate plan is your family’s safety net. Unfortunately, too many people attempt to take shortcuts and find themselves with a safety net that is full of holes and not able to catch them when they need it most. Here are some of the worst mistakes families make and how you can easily prevent them: 1. Neglecting to fund your trust. A trust can be a tremendous tool for protecting your assets. It can be created so that it is flexible, customizable, and useful in dealing with many varied situations, but it is important to remember that a trust is like a strongbox—if you don’t fill it up, it has nothing to protect. Accounts, real estate, and other assets must be put (retitled) into the name of your trust for it to work as you’ve designed it too. 2. Not enlisting the help of an estate planning attorney. There are a number of Do-It-Yourself will and estate planning programs out in the world that promise you a full estate plan for a cheap price, but estate plans are complicated things. Requirements change depending on your state of residence, the size of your estate, the age and situation of your beneficiaries, and much more. If you aren’t able to work with an attorney who concentrates their practice in the area of estate planning, at the very least we urge you to have an attorney review your plan before you sign it. 3. Making changes in the margins of documents that have already been signed. Once an original document has been signed, it is imperative that you do not make any notations or changes on that document. If you do, no one knows who made the changes or when they were made. This may make the document partly or even wholly invalid. In either case, doing this can end up with your assets tied up in probate court for months or years—or even worse, invalidating the documents completely. 4. Putting your plan somewhere safe—somewhere so “safe,” in fact, that nobody can find or access it. People recognize that estate planning documents are things of value and should be protected as such in a locked filing cabinet or safe deposit box. If you choose to store your documents, be sure one or two trusted individuals have not only the knowledge of where the documents are, but also the ability to access them. An estate plan does no good if it cannot be accessed when it is needed. Because of this reason, we put our clients’ estate plans in large red binders so they are identifiable. 5. And finally, one of the most common missteps that can sabotage your estate plan is failing to update your plan regularly. Not

only do federal and state laws change periodically (as we have recently experienced), but also you will undoubtedly experience changes in your own life and your assets. Failing to update your plan to keep up with the law or with your own life can result in an estate plan that is as useful as a car you neglected to maintain—it may look fine on the outside, but it simply won’t run anymore. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of things to watch out for. It is merely an attempt to educate you so you will realize what you don’t know you don’t know. It is important to be diligent in protecting yourself, your loved ones, and your assets. The only way to do that successfully is to become educated about how you can protect yourself and your loved ones. For more information about protecting yourself and your oil and gas interests, please go to our website at www.fmcclurelaw.com.

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PPLE CREEK — A father-son duo are keeping a business alive in J&R Trailer Sales, Ltd., and have already doubled the yearly business since purchasing the company in 2010. Dave and Brandon Borntreger now sell over 300 trailers a year, up from about 100-150 trailers sold in their first year of ownership. Before the Borntregers came along, the business had its’ own 20 year success, but Brandon Borntreger is thinking beyond the longtime location of the facility at 10828 Dover Road in Apple Creek. “One thing we strive for is to carry the best of the best trailers out there,” Borntreger said. “We carry as close to 100-percent American-made trailers as we can.” Currently, the company has a wide array of trailers on site from stock trailers, ATV trailers, aluminum and steel models, but companies can also custom-order trailers with a quick turn-around of three-five weeks. “We strive to get smaller companies that focus more on quality than focus on quantity,” Brandon Borntreger said. Most of the trailers are brought in from Indiana, but soon J&R Trailer will feature trailers made and manufactured in Texas. Many of the models that the Texan company provides include unique options to fit the needs of gas and oil companies for hauling equipment. “That’s going to really open the doors wide open for the gas and

oil (companies),” Borntreger said. Borntreger said he sees a new trend in stock trailers and aluminum trailers, with also an increased sale in ATV trailers from people as far away as Pennsylvania and West Virginia. “The aluminum trailers are kind of pioneering the way for the future. We focus a lot on aluminum trailers, and we’ve sold a lot over the years,” Brandon Borntreger said. “You don’t have to paint them. The upkeep on them is minimal compared to what a steel trailer would be. ...They’re lighter-weight, they have a better fuel economy on your vehicle.” While Brandon Borntreger handles the sales and customer service of J&R Trailer, his father Dave does repairs of all needs on site. “We do focus heavily on repairs and service. That’s one of our strong points — we have a strong service team,” Brandon Borntreger said. Most repairs, service checks or upgrades can be done within a few hours, Brandon Borntreger said. “We hate to say no to our customers,” Brandon Borntreger said. “We try to accommodate everyone 100 percent.” In the near future, Brandon Borntreger said the dream is to move the storefront to a different location where he could offer a selection of $350,000-400,000 worth of trailers on site for customers to browse. While the store could move, he wants to stay in the Apple Creek

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man issued a statement regarding the Senate’s failure to pass the bipartisan Energy Efficiency Bill. Portman released the following statement after the Senate failed to invoke cloture on his energy efficiency legislation, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (ESIC) The vote fell short of the 60 required yeas: “Today’s failure to move forward on a bipartisan energy efficiency bill is yet another disappointing example of Washington’s dysfunction. It’s a sad day in the U.S. Senate when more than 270 organizations- from business to environmental groups- can get behind a good, bipartisan effort, but we can’t get votes on a few amendments to pass it. “I will continue to work with Democrats and Republicans alike to try to find a way forward on this important element of a needed national, all-of-the-above energy strategy.”

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AYTON — CNG Fuel Inc. opened Dayton’s first public fast fill compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in southwest Ohio. The new CNG Fuel Inc. CNG station will support CNG vehicles for fleets and for the general public. The new CNG station will be used by fleets including Paper Transport, Inc. and Precision Strip, both of which have deployed CNG fueled vehicles in their fleets among others. Speakers at the station opening included: Kris Kyler, CNG Fuel Inc.; Andrew Conley Program Director of Clean Fuels Ohio; Graham Bailey, Vectren; Harrison Township Board of Trustees Vice President, Ron Casey; Ohio State Representative, Fred Strahorn; Ohio State Representative, Jim Butler; and Dan Deppeler, Paper Transport. “We’re excited to see the opening of Dayton’s first public CNG station, which will help to diversify the fuels available to area fleets,” Clean Fuels Ohio Program Director Andrew Conley said. “We want to thank CNG Fuel Inc. for helping to bring publically accessible CNG fuel to this part of our state.” “CNG Fuel Inc. is excited to open its first Ohio CNG station in Dayton that is open to fleets and the public,” CNG Fuel Inc.

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lowed to “pair up” with other students in the program, instead of presenting a solo project. • First up was Joey Zollars and Cody Wagner who demonstrated their rabbit well simulator, a plunger lift system, from a design drawn by Cody, who said he got help from a few companies. Cody said he already has a job with one of the largest oilfield service companies in the world — Baker Hughes. Joey said he plans on entering the industry either in drilling or oilfield services. After all projects were present, the duo’s design, construction and funtionality of their project won kudos — and the highest score — from the advisors and a plate of homemade cupcakes. • Nicholas Kuthy’s presentation featured a PowerPoint illustration of a flow rate analysis of an injection well. An injection well is used to dispose of oil field flowback water, or any water that is used at a well site. Nicholas’ described the process, from loading water into trucks to unloading at the site of an injection well, where it is injected back into the Earth. The process required by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Some companies, such as Antero, are experimenting with a recycling procedure at one of its wells. • Andrew Marczewski and Theodore Bugglin’s explained the Immiscible Co2 (carbon dioxide) Injection recovery method. Injecting carbon dioxide increases the flow of the oil through the pipes, it decreases viscosity and increases mobility. It also increases the value of the oil well. Andrew is transferring to Muskingum University’s new fouryear oil and gas program. Theodore said he is looking for a job. • Jordan White’s project was to show assembly and proper

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with post-production deductions from their royalty payments. As royalty owners can attest, oil and natural gas development is helping their families and increasing the nation’s prosperity during the otherwise lackluster economic recovery. The shale gale has created thousands of jobs, greatly increased U.S. energy supplies, and is improving U.S. energy security. And America’s shale gas production helped to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 12 percent between 2005 and 2012. Yet many environmental groups continue to criticize domestic oil and gas production while ignoring the benefits. As a nation, we should listen less to them and pay more attention to the royalty owners who witness first-hand the pluses and minuses of energy development every day. By Keith Mauck, publisher of GoMarcellusShale.com, EagleFordForum.com, and GoHaynesvilleShale.com

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ric Mize, emergency preparedness and public awareness manager at Momentum, was quick to reassure the more than 100 in attendance at the Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce banquet recently that “these companies are here to stay. They’re not going anywhere.” Mize stressed that the oil-and-gas companies coming into the area are not here “just to make money,” and believe in keeping the community and the environment safe. Environmental accidents affect their bottom line, not only with fines, but the loss of production, Mize noted. He recounted how Utica East Ohio had an environmentalist on site at the Scio plant and how that man controlled where the crews worked and the methods they used. “There were 150 different wetlands identified and we did not impact any of those,” Mize explained. “We spent $2 million to build bridges to protect the creeks on our properties.” Working hand in hand with the community, companies like Momentum are using the latest technology to keep the plants functioning safely. As a retired firefighter, Mize knows the importance of educating local firefighters. “We had to educate the local fire departments. They can’t just run in there,” he explained. The firefighters are trained when to fight the fires and when to let the gas burn.” The most dangerous part is the start up and shut down of the plants, he noted. There are safety components in place throughout the working of the plants, because the companies “are protecting their investments and the communities.” Mize noted Homeland Security is in control of the sites, determining the need for fences and security systems. “It is important that everyone is aware that they need to be vigilant for things and people who are out of place,” he said. “These companies have made a big investment to be here,” he said. “All the players (in total) have invested $7.2 billion in Carroll, Columbiana and Harrison counties. They are not gamblers, they are investors.” The Utica Shale “is going to develop and it’s going to get

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