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The recent legal battle between Patriot Water and the Ohio Environmental Protection

Agency (Ohio EPA) has resulted in an appeal decision that strengthens the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) “sole and exclusive” authority under Ohio Revised Code Section 1509.02.

Under the Strickland administration in 2010, Patriot Water (Patriot) was granted a permit to install (PTI) by the Ohio EPA to treat brine stemming from oil and gas operations. The Patriot facility, located near the city of Warren in Trumbull County, then sent the treated water to the Warren Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) for final disposal into the Mahoning River. To do this, the treatment plant needed to modify their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to accept the treated water from Patriot.

Two questions were at issue regarding the initial NPDES permit. First, did Ohio EPA (via the NPDES permitting program) or ODNR (via Ohio Revised Code Section 1509.22 on brine disposal) regulate this activity? Secondly, does Patriot’s activity impact water quality?

On the second question, Patriot voluntarily agreed to do a pilot study on water quality and toxicity. The study would determine how much brine would begin to cause the death of certain indicator species in the river. The study found that Patriot could safely discharge 664,000 gallons of brine per day. This was based upon the mortality rate of water fleas that was determined based on the study. Ohio EPA, however, modified the findings as the study

did not observe “chronic mortality rates” and only permitted Patriot to dispose of 100,000 gallons per day with a Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) concentration of 50,000 parts per million (ppm).

The first question is the heart of the legal battle between Patriot and Ohio EPA. In 2012, Ohio EPA issued a new NPDES permit to WWTP. In it, a new section was added prohibiting the plant from accepting brine from oil and gas operations “unless and until it is approved by the Chief of the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management”. This language was added because Ohio EPA believed the previous permit violated Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Section 1509.22, noting that ODNR has the authority to regulate the disposal of brine. Additionally, according to Ohio EPA, since Patriot’s facility was not using “new technology” as describe within, Patriot could not dispose of water until its technology was approved by the ODNR.

Both Patriot and WWTP filed appeals to ERAC on this change to their previously accepted permit. Their appeal was centered around whether Ohio EPA Director Scott Nally had the authority to bar brine disposal under his regulatory authority and not ODNR’s regulatory authority.

On July 3rd, a decision by the Environmental Review Appeals Commission (ERAC) was made that could allow the Patriot Water Treatment Plant to continue to operate. ERAC determined that a section of the 2012 NPDES permit barred WWTP from accepting brine and must be struck. The decision stated Ohio EPA only has authority under Chapter 6111, not 1509.22. In their decision, they note that language regarding ODNR’s “sole and exclusive” regulatory authority (as changed

Legal Action Update

Recent Decision on Patriot Water Strengthens ODNR’s “Sole and Exclusive” AuthorityBy: Brian Hickman

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“(T)he bill acknowledges the well-established rule that one administrative agency may not, unless otherwise provided for by statute, enforce the rules and regulations of another,” noted the ERAC opinion.

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The wildfires were raging June 27-29, 2012 in Colorado Springs while The Independent Petroleum Association

of America’s (IPAA) mid-year meeting took place. In a safety update letter to IPAA members on the organization’s website, Barry Russell, President and CEO of IPAA told members that the U.S. Forest Service had confirmed 450 firefighters, three heavy air tankers, four Single Engine Air Tankers, one lead plane and two helicopters were tackling the blaze and that more people would be arriving the following day to help. A Type 1 National Team, described as the Navy Seals of firefighting, had arrived in Colorado Springs, according to the U.S. Forest Service, and the team had taken command. The IPAA donated money to the fire fighters and others who had come in from all over the United States to assist. It was obvious that the fires were more than the locals could handle on their own and that they needed the assistance of a larger

President’s Comments

Jerry James OOGA President

national group to protect their livelihood; and an impressive group of fighters had come together to help them do just that. Like the residents of the Colorado Springs area, our industry too is fighting our own fire of sorts. It is a fire of regulations that is being fraught upon us by government. When it comes to the number of regulatory and tax proposals being made across the producing states and on a national level, it is clear that we need all the help we can get. Like those fighting the Colorado fires, oil and gas producers, organizations, investors, corporations, etc. from all over the country need to work together to fight these regulations.

Many of our members belong to several good trade associa-tions and for good reasons. For example, members of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association belong to IPAA because we need national representation as well as the opportunity to network with other state oil and gas associations to address the onslaught of government regulatory and tax propos-als. Hydraulic fracturing, for instance, has been reviled in the press even though it has long been regulated at the state level and has been proven safe in over 1,000,000 treatments! As a result, the federal government is now looking to see how they can regulate. Over a dozen agencies of the federal government alone are looking at regulatory issues for our industry. In McDermott, Will and Emery’s Energy Business Law blog of April 30, 2012, Brandon H. Barnes and James A. Pardo posted the following regarding the federal gov-ernment’s attempt to issue unnecessary regulations on our industry:

“President Obama’s position that hydraulic fracturing must be conducted in a “safe and responsible” manner has been inter-preted as suggesting the need for increased federal regulation of fracing. Indeed, various federal agencies have stepped forward with proposed regulations targeting air emissions, chemical

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Commerce (Co-Chairs)Steve Downey [email protected] 304-343-5505Connie Slocum [email protected] 614-307-9180

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ContentsFederal Policy ReviewHow Oil and Gas is Regulated Under the Safe Drinking Water Act 7

U.S. EPA Trying to Expand Enforcement Powers to Inspect

Fracing at Well Sites 13

State Policy ReviewRecent Decision on Patriot Water Strengthens ODNR’s “Sole

and Exclusive” Authority 1

ODNR Crafts New Drilling Permit Requirements 4

Gov. Kasich Bans, Oil, Gas Epxloration Within and Under Lake Erie 5

New Rules on UIC Program Now Effective Due to Emergency

Executive Order 8

Senate Bill 315 Provisions Become Law on Sept. 10 9

Court Rules PA Can’t Restrict Local Governments From Using

Zoning Law to Regulate Oil, Gas 14

Reports & EditorialsPresident’s Comments 2

Ohio Map of Utica Shale Activity 12

OOGEEP 53 - 55

OOGA Member NewsIPAA Partners with RegScan to Create Environmental

Compliance System 10

Explorer Foundation Corporate Members 17

Press Releases 22

In Memorium 23-24

Bulletin Advertisers 25

New OOGA Members 26 - 47

Safety Article 49

Crude Oil and Natural Gas Prices (NYMEX) 56, 58

Events2012 OOGA Annual Summer Meeting Sponsors 18 - 19

2012 OOGA Oilfield Expo 20

OOGEEP Events 52

OOGA Events 51

Industry Events 51


Ohio Department of Natural Resources

ODNR Crafts New Drilling Permit RequirementsBy: Brian Hickman

Stemming from recent changes to the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) and the Ohio Revised

Code (ORC), the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management (DOGRM) has revised their drilling permit application.

According to the ODNR’s website, the permit changes were need to comply with recently enacted administrative rules pertaining to well construction, which become effective on August 1st. Changes were also needed in light of the September 10th effective date of provisions included in Senate Bill 315, which was enacted this June.

Changes to the permit will now require a producer to:

- Provide DOGRM with a detailed casing and cementing plan

- Indicate which formations will be tested, produced, and hydraulically fractured

- Identify the water sources utilized in the completion operation

- Submit a copy of the Road Use and Maintenance Agreement (RUMA) or “best efforts” affidavit if no RUMA was agreed to (for horizontal wells only)

DOGRM has informed to the Association that they will be sending out the above forms to any operator that has received a drilling permit in the last year and anyone applying for a new permit.

To view DOGRM’s new permitting forms on their webpage, go to: http://www.ohiodnr.com/mineral/forms/tabid/10372/Default.aspx

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Governor’s Executive Order

Gov. Kasich Bans Oil, Gas Exploration Within and Under Lake ErieBy: Brian Hickman

On July 10th, Governor John Kasich signed Executive Order 2012-10K which banned the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) from entering into

a lease or permit for the extraction of oil or natural gas from or under the bed of Lake Erie. The ban, which was issued during an Ohio Fish Day in Port Clinton, will expire on the last day of service by Governor Kasich.

In the order, Kasich cited his reason for reinstituting a ban on Lake Erie production. Specifically, he mentioned the need to provide certainty for the area’s economy and environment.

“(I)t is important for the continued environmental protection and economic development of the Lake Erie region that the State bring certainty to the question of whether the Director of Natural Resources will permit oil and gas drilling from and under the bed of Lake Erie, if the current congressional ban on drilling in or under the Great Lakes should be lifted,” noted Kasich in the order.

Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols noted the importance of the “in or under” language of the Executive Order. This distinction would prevent the ODNR from issuing horizontal drilling permits from shore to extract oil or natural gas from the lakebed.

The original ban on Lake Erie exploration was created by Governor Bob Taft during his two terms as Ohio governor, ending when Taft left office in 2007. Congress had previously banned Lake Erie production even before Governor Taft’s executive order.

The ban, which was has a long history of advocacy by environmental interest, received a measured level of support from environmentalists and a state legislator. The Ohio Environmental Council praised the move, stating that the order carries legal significance should the federal ban be removed by Congress.

Another environmental group took the ban as a first step to protect Ohio from drilling. “Today, Governor Kasich stepped forward to protect Lake Erie from the perils of gas drilling,” stated Julian Boggs, advocate for Environment Ohio. “Now we need a moratorium on fracking to protect the rest of Ohio.”

Finally, State Representative Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood) applauded the Governor’s order, but stated more needed to be done. “While I applaud Gov. Kasich for issuing this executive order which bans drilling in Lake Erie, Ohio needs a long-term solution,” said Rep. Antonio in a statement. She went on to note that legislation she introduced this General Assembly – House Bill 304 that would permanently ban oil and natural gas production via Ohio law – should be passed and enacted.

While both the state and federal government has now placed different bans on oil and gas production in and under Lake Erie, it should also be noted that oil and gas production from Lake Erie continues to take place. Canada has been drilling up to the international boundary of Lake Erie since the 1960’s and has been enjoying the benefits of expanded oil and natural gas production since then.

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Honorary TrusteesLeo Altier, CorningJeffrey J.A. Baker, Westerville William Bennett, WoosterR. Gene Brasel, MiddleportCharles E. Call, StowJames H. Cameron, Zanesville*Steven L. Grose, HartvilleAlan W. Jones, Mt. GileadJerry D. Jordan, ColumbusKirk A. Jordan, Sarasota, FL*William G. Kinney, TwinsburgEdgar W. McCauley, NewarkJames C. Morgan, II, The Villages, FLJerry C. Olds, WorthingtonGraham R. Robb, ZanesvilleR. J. Schwarz, ColumbusBerman J. Shafer, Palm Beach Gardens, FLGuy F. Sitler, Jr., NewarkJames R. Smail, WoosterE. A. Smith, Naples, FLJ. W. Straker, ZanesvilleJohn W. Straker, Jr., ZanesvilleJohn C. Wright, Sistersville, WV

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in Senate Bill 315) clearly states that one regulatory agency may not act on behalf of another.

“(T)he bill acknowledges the well-established rule that one administrative agency may not, unless otherwise provided for by statute, enforce the rules and regulations of another,” noted the ERAC opinion.

They also found that ORC 1509.22 is controlling for oil and gas produced brine throughout Ohio. EPA lacks any authority in Chapter 6111 for produced brine.

With this decision in hand, Patriot prepared to get their facility back online. However, in media reports after the decision, ODNR stated that they would not grant approval

to Patriot to dispose of brine via the WWTP. This was due to the belief that disposal of brine may only happen three ways under Ohio law: deep underground injection, use as a road salt, or obtaining a permit for new technology to dispose of brine in a new way. ODNR feels that Patriot’s facility does not currently fall under this “new technology” provision and appears unlikely to issue Patriot the needed approval for new technology.

The oil and gas industry should note that the process has produced a clear line outlining the sole and exclusive regulatory authority of ODNR.

Recent Decision on Patriot Water Strengthens ODNR’s “Sole and Exclusive Authority”(cont. from p. 1)


Dispelling the Myths

How Oil and Gas is Regulated Under the Safe Drinking Water ActBy: Brian Hickman

We tend to hear it all the time now from environmentalists, the media, and others on how

the oil and gas industry is not regulated under any federal law. Those against oil and gas exploration use this as an instrument to advocate for stronger regulations – at the local, state or federal levels – because of this lack of federal oversight.

We all know that this couldn’t be further from the truth and that the industry has a long history of federal oversight into the drilling and production processes. But, how do you explain that to a group of people, a reporter, or anyone else in a clear and simple way? Hopefully, these articles will help you do just that. First, we will take a look at the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

The SDWA is the lynchpin of water regulations to ensure that Americans have a safe system for drinking water. Originally, this bill was passed by Congress in 1974 (when both chambers had a Democrat majority) in an effort to regulate the nation’s public drinking water supply and to protect the public health. The focus of the bill was primarily on the treatment of drinking water, not its supplies. The law was amended in both 1986 and 1996 to further protect drinking water, but generally to protect supplies of drinking water (for example rivers, lakes, streams, springs and ground water wells).

The SDWA authorizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) to set national standards to protect drinking water supplies from both potentially naturally-occurring and man-made contaminants. This authority includes the underground injection control (UIC) program,

which regulates the construction, operation, and permitting of injection wells for underground storage or disposal. The UIC program classifies injection wells into six classes: geologic sequestration wells (Class VI), shallow non-hazardous injection wells (Class V), shallow hazardous and radioactive injection wells (Class IV), mining wells (Class III), oil and gas wells (Class II) and industrial and municipal waste disposal wells (Class I).

It is the Class II disposal wells that are the focus of federal oil and gas regulation under the SDWA. As part of the SDWA, states may request primacy (or first in authority) over the federal UIC program if under one of two key criteria.

First, state UIC programs must meet minimum federal standards. These include regulations on the construction, operation, monitoring and testing, reporting, and closure of injection wells. All standards must be met by an operator or owner of an injection well. Secondly, states must show the U.S. EPA that their standards are effective in preventing the endangerment of underground sources of drinking water (USDW’s).

If one of these criteria is met, then a state may be given primacy over the UIC program at the discretion of the U.S. EPA. Should a program in the eyes of the U.S. EPA fail to meet one of these standards, the U.S. EPA may withdraw primacy and assert their regulatory authority over the program.

With over 144,000 Class II wells injecting over 2 billion gallons of brine and other fluids to enhance well production each day across the United States, you can see why there is

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UIC Rules

New Rules on UIC Program Now Effective Due to Emergency Executive OrderBy: Brian Hickman

On July 10th, Governor John Kasich signed an executive order making the recently proposed underground

injection control (UIC) program rules package effective regulation for the next 90 days. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) submitted this rules package to the Common Sense Initative (CSI) office on June 7th to begin the formal process of adopting these rules.

The Governor was permitted to implement these rules via executive order because the ODNR had informed him that an emergency exists. Under Ohio law, the Governor may make any administrative rules effective if an emergency exists. To do so, the ODNR had to inform the Governor in writing that an emergency exists that warrants immediate executive action.

As a whole, the rules package makes minor changes to the program (due to a mandatory 5-year review) and implements additional recommendations stemming for the recent Northstar #1 report. The new rules would amend Ohio Administrative Code Sections 1501:9-3-06 (permitting) and 1501:9-3-07 (operating, monitoring and reporting).

In regards to permitting, additional testing and monitoring requirements are being requested. First, at the discretion of the Chief, injection well operators may be required to perform any of the following tests or evaluations: pressure fall-off test, geological investigations pertaining to potential faulting near an injection well (including seismic surveys), monitoring plan for seismic activity, testing and recording of the original bottomhole injection interval pressure, gamma ray, compensated density-neutron and resistivity geophysical logging suite, radioactive tracer or spinner survey, or any other test deemed necessary by the Chief.

If these tests are required by the Chief, then no fluid shall be injected into the well until the Chief has evaluated the test results. The Chief may withhold his authority to inject fluids

based upon the test results and may order the plugging of the well if it is deemed necessary.

The final substantive change to OAC 1501:9-3-06 deals with extending the period of review for an injection well permit. The change would extend the current five day review period by ten additional days to fifteen days. The permit also extends the public legal notice provided to the general public for at least five consecutive days.

OAC 1501:9-3-07 involves changes to the operating, monitoring, and reporting of operational and proposed injection wells. For injection wells that were permitted prior to the effective date of the rule, an automatic shut-off device will be required to be installed. This is done in case the maximum allowable surface pressure is exceeded. For wells permitted after the effective date of the rule, they will be required to have a device that continuously monitors the well. This monitoring information may be reviewed by ODNR at any time and the Chief may require this information to be submitted to ODNR. Injection wells operating before the effective date of the rule will be required to report monitoring results annually to the ODNR.

As stated above, the proposed rules package will be effective for 90 days after the executive order was signed (October 11, 2012). However, these rules have been introduced to the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) and their formal vetting process will begin. Barring anything unforeseen, it is believed that the rules package would be approved by JCARR before the executive order terminates.

To review the proposed rules, along with the CSI report on the rules from ODNR, log on to the “UIC Rules” page of the ODNR website, located at: http://www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/24038/Default.aspx.

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On September 10, 2012, all relevant provisions of Substitute Senate Bill 315 (SB 315) will become law. SB 315 impacts all Ohio oil and gas producers, as different portions of the bill impact “horizontal wells” and also vertical wells.

Some major provisions in SB 315 will change the way that producers operate in the state of Ohio. Below are a few of the major provisions of SB 315 that impact Ohio oil and gas producers.

SB 315 requires the disclosure of all chemicals intentionally added during the drilling process until the surface casing is set (including the chemical abstract services (CAS) number) on all wells. (The bill was amended to exclude chemicals deemed a trade secret by an operator or service company.) An invoice for all chemicals used on the well site must be maintained by the operator for 2 years and made available to the Chief upon request. A producer is in substantial compliance with these reporting provisions if a minor variation is found due to an inaccurate or incomplete report from a supplier.

After the initial completion, operators must again make all chemical disclosure if the well is refraced or newly completed.

Operators must provide chemical information, including those deemed a trade secret, to a medical professional in the event that an incident happens on the well site and an injury due to a chemical compound occurs.

“Material and Substantial Violation” now includes the failure to submit a “report, test result, fee or document” that is required under Ohio oil and gas law. (ODNR will provide notice and a 30 day cure period to those who have failed to file before a MSV is issued.)

SB 315 allows ODNR to enter into “cooperative agreements” with other state agencies. OOGA was successful in amending this language to clarify that such agreements “shall not be construed to dilute or diminish the division’s sole and exclusive authority as established in this section”.

The bill requires that a producer file a Road Use and Maintenance Agreement (RUMA) or check the appropriate box on an oil and gas permit pertaining to a RUMA. The producer can then state that they do have a RUMA in place and submit an affidavit to ODNR stating they negotiated in “good faith” but could not reach such an agreement.

A horizontal well is now defined in Ohio law as a well that is drilled to the Point Pleasant, Utica, or Marcellus Shale formations and is stimulated.

A well pad is now defined as the area needed for one or more horizontal wells.

Water wells within 300 feet of a wellhead in an urbanized area and 1,500 feet of a horizontal wellhead should be tested. If a producer is denied access to such a water well by a landowner, then the producer reports the denial to the Division.

Reporting of all water (including sources and amounts) anticipated to be used on a well must be done to ODNR.

Insurance coverage on horizontal wells was increased to $5 million (bodily injury and property damage) from agents licensed or operating in the State of Ohio.

A new fee for unitization applications of $10,000 for an application submitted under Ohio Revised Code Section 1509.28.

Finally, and most robuling to the Association, “per day” violations on oil and gas operators (both for civil and criminal violations) were created under the law. (This currently includes even minor violations.)

For more information on how SB 315 will impact your company, log on to our website and view the full version of Senate Bill 315 provisions. Log on to: http://ooga.org/issues-advocacy/archive/substitute-senate-bill-315/ for more information.

Senate Bill 315

Senate Bill 315 Provisions Become Law on Sept. 10By: Brian Hickman


IPAA

IPAA Partners with RegScan to Create Environmental Compliance SystemBy: Brian Hickman

RegScan, a compliance mangement service provider, has partnered with the Independent Petroleum Association

of America (IPAA) to create the IPAA Environmental Compliance System. The system provides its users with realtime access to state and federal regulations.

As you know, the oil and gas industry has seen some rapid expansion due to recent shale activity. As a result of this activity, new federal and state regulations have been placed upon the industry. To insure that those within the industry have the necessary information, RegScan combined their technological expertise with IPAA’s industry expertise to create the IPAA Environmental Compliance System.

According to the System’s website, “users of the IPAA Environmental Compliance System have instant online access to state and federal regulations and statutes, essentially in real time. The comprehensive guide contains all the regulatory requirements — fully integrated with permit applications, guidance documents, AND audit checklists — all of which can be accessed through the patent-pending Socrates project management platform. Updates are seamless and automatic, so the most current information is always available.”

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a need for the federal government to delegate the authority to the states. State UIC programs must follow the federal standards for regulation, but are allowed to go above and beyond these standards to protect their distinct native geologic conditions.

In 1983, Ohio requested and received primacy from the U.S. EPA. Since that time, the U.S. EPA has determined that the Ohio UIC program has met or exceeded these guidelines as described above.

Again, delegation is a far cry from zero regulation as our opponents would say. The next time someone tells you that your industry is not regulated under federal law, tell them that the federal SDWA sets federal UIC standards and that the state of Ohio (because of primacy) has gone above and beyond these standards.

In the next OOGA Bulletin, we will discuss how the industry is regulated under the federal Clean Water Act.

How Oil and Gas is Regulated Under the Safe Drinking Water Act (cont. from p. 7)


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Unites States Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. EPA Trying to Expand Enforcement Powers to Inspect Fracing at Well SitesBy: Brian Hickman

Recent reports claim that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is exploring the use of new

statutory authorities to conduct multimedia inspections of hydraulic fracturing operations on well sites. EPA is exploring the so-called “general duty” provisions contained in the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) and other measures to prevent oil spills under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to conduct these on-site inspections. These actions confirm previous statements that the U.S. EPA will use all existing authority to oversee hydraulic fracturing.

This stems from recent U.S. EPA actions in Texas, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In May, EPA Region III (Texas) sent Range Resources a letter requesting information concerning inspections under the CAA’s general duty clause and the CWA’s SPCC rules. Reportedly, U.S. EPA did a sweep of Marcellus Shale wellsites using this similar authority.

U.S. EPA claims in the letter that the “general duty” clause of the CAA imposes responsibility on operators at facilities that house hazardous substances to take proactive steps to prevent accidental releases and minimize the potential damage. The provision provides U.S. EPA with the “purpose and general duty” to prevent these releases and minimize their impacts. The letter also claims that, under SPCC provisions, U.S. EPA feels that if a facility could reasonably be expected to discharge oil into or on navigable waters and exceeds certain storage requirements (1,320 gallons above ground, 42,000 gallons below ground) is subject to SPCC regulations.

The “general duty” authority has rarely been applied to oil and gas sites. This is chiefly due to oil and gas wellsites not being permanent “brick and mortar facilities”. Also, the “general duty” authority is usually used by the U.S. EPA to show liability. It is believed that this provisions is being legitimized due to the fact that hydraulic fracturing operations “clearly have the potential for air releases”, as one

source described it. The source went on to note that applying SPCC rules to hydraulic fracturing operations might be more difficult, as most releases during the process are intentional and not “accidental” as required under the rules.

Additionally, it has been noted that the agency is doing a comprehensive review of their authority to find “holes” that would allow for additional oversight and regulation over hydraulic fracturing.

All through the process, U.S. EPA continues to face criticisms from various entities. First, many believe that U.S. EPA struggles with the legal authority to do inspections regarding hydraulic fracturing due to various state regulations and industry-specific regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).

Secondly, as seen in the recent investigations of groundwater contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming and Dimock, Pennsylvania, the agency continues to face problems with evidence and criticisms stemming from utilizing Superfund authority. This stems from the agency’s Superfund law authority being strictly tailored to hazardous substances from hydraulic fracturing, as the law does not regulate natural gas, petroleum or other related substances. U.S. House Republicans continue to question EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and White House advisers over this authority.

The final regulatory provision being utilized by the agency is the CWA 404 permitting authority. CWA Section 404 requires an operator to obtain a “dredge and fill” permit if the well construction occurs near a water of the United States. U.S. EPA has used this authority to provide a broader venue for oversight. As one industry attorney noted, the 404 authority allows them to “go out in the oil and gas patch right now with relatively little question as to their ability to enforce the law”.

Please see page 15


Appalachian Basin News

Court Rules PA Can’t Restrict Local Governments From Using Zoning Law to Regulate Oil, GasBy: Brian Hickman

On July 27th, a Pennsylvania appellate court ruled that provisions contained in the recently passed “Act 13” are

unconstitutional because it violates substantive due process. The 4-3 split ruling will almost certainly lead to an appeal before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The decision shows that some arguments supporting local control over oil and gas continue to gain traction.

As you may recall, Act 13 in Pennsylvania created statewide standards for the zoning of oil and gas wells, including localities. A group of seven municipalities and other various interests filed a lawsuit that, even in legal circles, was considered a long shot to succeed.

The municipalities contended that they had a right to use their land-use powers to determine where drilling activity could happen within their borders. Act 13 would take away this power for the benefit of the oil and gas industry. They further claimed that the new law would impact their existing plans for development because drilling was allowed no matter how the area was zoned. Municipalities were specifically concerned about the permitting of drilling, drilling pits, and pipelines in every district (regardless of zoning) so long as certain setbacks were observed.

The state argued that the law was an appropriate use of police power, falling within their obligation to oversee the development of the state’s natural resources.

In a 4-3 split decision, the state’s Commonwealth Court ruled that Act 13 violates the state constitution. Act 13 “violates substantive due process because it does not protect the interests of neighboring property owners from harm, alters the character of neighborhoods and makes irrational classifications,” stated Judge Dan Pelligrini, who wrote the majority’s decision.

“If the commonwealth-proffered reasons are sufficient, then the Legislature could make similar findings requiring coal portals, tipples, washing plants, limestone and coal strip mines, steel mills, industrial chicken farms, rendering plants and fireworks plants in residential zones for a variety of police powers advancing those interests in their development,” wrote Pellegrini. “It would allow the proverbial ‘pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard.’”

The dissenting opinion, penned by Judge P. Kevin Brobson, noted that Pennsylvania law “strikes a balance both by providing for harvesting of those natural resources, wherever they are found” and restricts drilling based upon criteria like location and noise level. “The law promotes the health, safety, and welfare of all Pennsylvanians by establishing zoning guidance to local municipalities that ensures the uniform and optimal development of oil and gas resources in this commonwealth,” noted Brobson.

On July 27, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett appealed the commonwealth’s decision to the State Supreme Court. When doing so he released a statement expressing his confidence that the law will be deemed constitutional.

“It is the General Assembly and Governor’s prerogative to establish policy; it is the court’s job to pass judgment on the constitutionality of this policy, not its merits. Act 13 clearly meets the constitutionality test, and I am confident the Supreme Court will adhere to its responsibility in a prompt and timely manner,” the release stated.

On another note, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court may not overturn a lower court decision on a tie vote. The Supreme Court currently is comprised of 3 Republican and 3 Democrat members.


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He also noted that this is substantial, as 404 violations can be serious and include criminal liability.

With all of these regulatory questions floating around, producers must be cautious for another reason – “environmental justice”. The Obama Administration has made environmental justice a top concern of their administration,

specifically regarding natural gas wellsites. The concern is that U.S. EPA would cite equality as part of a broad scope under which to take action on hydraulic fracturing jobs. This would fly in the face of the basic principal of oil and gas development – drilling for minerals where they are located within the earth.

U.S. EPA Trying to Expand Enforcement Powers to Inspect Fracing at Well Sites (cont. from p. 13)

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disclosures, wastewater handling and other fracing-related issues. Many natural gas stakeholders have expressed concern about this building wave of federal regulation, from different agencies and regulators, and the potential that this will result in inefficient, burdensome and even conflicting federal-versus-federal and federal-versus-state regulatory requirements.

Perhaps in response to these concerns, on April 13, President Obama signed an executive order creating a taskforce of 13 federal agencies to “coordinate the efforts of Federal agencies re-sponsible for overseeing the safe and responsible development of unconventional domestic natural gas resources and associated in-frastructure and to help reduce our dependence on oil…” While some in the oil and gas industry have applauded the creation of this taskforce for its potential to streamline and coordinate federal activity on fracing, stakeholders will keep a close eye on the path taken by the Obama Administration.

http://www.energybusinesslaw.com/2012/04/articles/hydraulic-fracturing/recent-developments-in-federal-and-state-efforts-to-regulate-hydraulic-fracturing/

President’s Comments (cont. from p. 2)

Barnes’ and Pardo’s assertion that the government’s attempt at regulation of hydraulic fracturing is just the beginning is sobering indeed, especially if this new “taskforce” proves to be detrimental to our industry. If (as it appears) there are numerous other regula-tory and tax proposals also being made then we as an industry have many fires to fight ahead of us. It is impossible for any one company or state trade association to address the onslaught of issues we are facing as an industry. Therefore, just like the firefighters in Colorado, we must come together from all over the country to address these issues. Getting involved not only on the state level but also at the national level as well is necessary to pro-tect our industry. Our livelihood is at stake.

Jerry James

President

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Additionally, he coaches and mentors staff, and he plays a role in business development. Goff has 12 of experience in designing, constructing and maintaining all aspects of commercial and industrial facilities. He is well versed in civil, structural and architectural design concepts, in addition to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design concepts. His construction management experience includes cost estimating, project scheduling, bidding, onsite supervision and final inspections. Goff has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Ohio University. He resides in Summit County, Ohio.

Kevin M. McCarthy

McCarthy is a senior environmental scientist in RETTEW’s natural sciences division in the firm’s Canton office. Working with oil and gas clients involved in Ohio’s Utica Shale play, he determines the best route for permanent waterlines needed for oil and gas extraction to minimize impacts to federally regulated waters, including jurisdictional wetlands. He also works to obtain permits for clients from various regulatory agencies, and he provides wetland and stream delineations. McCarthy has 23 years of diversified experience in environmental consulting for numerous public and private clients. He is well versed in wetland delineation, wetland violation reclamation planning and implementation, and wetland creation for compensatory mitigation. Additionally, he has conducted forest conservation data collection, forest stand mapping and forest conservation planning pursuant to the Maryland Forest Conservation Act. McCarthy has a bachelor’s degree in forest management from West Virginia University. He resides in Stark County, Ohio.

RETTEW, an Engineering News-Record top 200 design firm providing engineering, transportation,

environmental consulting, planning, surveying and safety consulting services, recently welcomed new hires Thomas “Brad” Burwell; Michael J. Goff, PE; Kevin M. McCarthy and Derek H. Smith.

Thomas “Brad” Burwell

Burwell is a group manager in the firm’s natural sciences division in RETTEW’s Canton office, responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of project teams and coordinating work activities for Canton’s natural sciences group. The group conducts environmental planning and permitting, remediation, wetland delineations, restorations and water and gas pipeline routing for clients involved in oil and gas exploration in Ohio’s Utica Shale play. Burwell comes to RETTEW from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources Management, where he managed the coal and industrial mineral regulatory programs, mine safety program and the abandoned mine land reclamation program. He has more than 32 years of experience in the environmental consulting industry. Burwell has a bachelor’s degree in forestry resources management from West Virginia University, and he resides in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.

Michael J. Goff, PE

Goff is a senior engineer in the civil/municipal group in RETTEW’s Canton office. Working with oil and gas clients involved in Ohio’s Utica Shale play, he provides construction management and oversight of temporary freshwater lines required for hydraulic fracturing. He is tasked with ensuring adherence to schedule, budget and specifications. Please see page 47


In Memorium

William Howard Atha

William “Bill” Atha passed away on August 20, after a year-long battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

He was born in Marietta, Ohio, on June 4, 1954, and was a graduate of Worthington High School. He then attended West Point Military Preparatory School, and he served our country in the US Army from 1972-1974. He graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Communication.

Bill was a fourth generation independent oil and gas producer and a member of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association since 1981. He was active in his ALS support group, and he was a member of Central College Presbyterian Church and the Medallion Golf Club. He enjoyed fishing, boating, golf and reading. Bill loved to laugh, and even through his illness,

he had a positive attitude and an optimistic outlook.

Bill is survived by his wife, Julia Atha; daughters, Chelsea and McKenzie Atha (Stephen Montemarano); mother, Yvonne Atha; siblings, David (Gay) Atha, Richard Atha, Nancy (Joe) Melville, Thomas (Cindi) Atha, and Robert (Carol) Atha; siblings-in-law, Charles Gall, Michael Gall, Marcia Crites (Steve Lawrence), Ken (Ann) Gall, Ron (Sandy) Gall, and Joanne (Mark) Salyer; and many nieces, nephews, and countless friends. He was preceded in death by his father Howard Atha.

Contributions in Bill’s name can be made to the ALS Association Central and Southern Ohio Chapter. Visit www.schoedinger.com to share a favorite memory of Bill.

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In Memorium

Theodore A. “Ted” DeBrosse

Ted DeBrosse, who died on May 21, 2012, was a long time and distinguished employee of Ohio Department

of Natural Resources (ODNR). Ted was born on June 25, 1930, and was a 1955 graduate of St. Joseph’s College, where he majored in geology. Ted DeBrosse started out his career with the ODNR-Division of Geological Survey in the Coal Geology Section. He was first assigned to the statewide program to calculate coal resources, which was ongoing during the 1950’s and early 1960’s. As part of this effort, he published a Report of Investigation on the coal resources of the Conemaugh Formation of Ohio.

Starting in 1957, Ted DeBrosse was transferred to the Subsurface Section of the Division of Geological Survey. It was here that he began to make a significant contribution to the oil and gas industry of Ohio. Late in 1957, Ted DeBrosse was placed in charge of a project to map the locations of all known oil and gas wells in Ohio. This had never before been done publicly. The project was completed in 1960, just in time for the maps to be heavily used by the public for the Morrow County, Ohio oil boom of the early 1960’s. Ted DeBrosse continued to be involved in updating the maps all during the Morrow County boom, never allowing the maps to become out of date during a time when there was large number of wells being permitted and drilled.

In addition, during the period of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, Ted DeBrosse became involved in two other activities, the Oil and Gas Fields Map of Ohio and the annual oil and gas statistics. Ted DeBrosse was the co-author on the 1960 Oil and Gas Fields of Ohio map, assisted with mapping of the 1964 Oil and Gas Fields Map, and in 1974, he was the principle author on the 1974 Oil and Gas Fields of Ohio map. The 1974 map served the public for 22 years, until it was updated in 1996. In 1959, Ted DeBrosse started his involvement in the compiling the annual oil and gas statistics for Ohio. He was a co-author for the annual statistics for 1958, 1959, 1964, and 1968, and he was the primary author for the annual oil and gas statistics from 1969 until 1986. This statistical report became known to the industry as “The DeBrosse Report”.

Finally, Ted DeBrosse was best known and distinguished himself during his employment with the former ODNR-Division of Oil and Gas. During the Morrow County oil boom of the early 1960’s, it became apparent that Ohio’s oil and gas laws were inadequate to safely manage the Morrow County oil field. Ted DeBrosse worked with the legislature and industry to help modernize Ohio’s oil and gas laws. As part of this modernization, the Division of Oil and Gas was created in October 1965. Ted DeBrosse transferred over from the Division of Geological Survey to the newly created Division of Oil and Gas, thereby becoming one of the first employees. Over time, he eventually became Assistant Chief of the Division. On three occasions, in 1975, 1975-1977, and in 1983, he was acting Chief of the Division. During his tenure as acting Chief, he initiated and established the idle and orphan well program for the Division. This allowed the Division to finance the plugging and restoration of wells when no one could be found to assume these costs.

Professionally, Ted was a founding member of both the Ohio Geological Society and the Ohio Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), and was a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) for over 50 years. He served as the president and was awarded Honorary Membership by the Ohio Geological Society, served as president of the Ohio Section of AIPG, and was inducted into the Ohio Oil and Gas Association Hall of Fame.

Even in retirement, Ted still remained active. He could be seen around ODNR up until the late 2000’s, meeting old colleagues and his son Myron for lunch. He would also join people from the oil and gas industry for Friday morning coffee in Worthington.

He was survived by wife of 54 years, Betty; children, Richard (Martha) of SC, Myron, Jeffrey (Maryan), and Nanette DeBrosse, all of Columbus; and his grandchildren, Abigail and Michael DeBrosse.

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DrillingHAD Drilling Company, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Poulson Drilling Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Exploration, Development & Production Abarta Oil & Gas Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Bakerwell, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Byers Oil & Gas, Don . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Decker Drilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Duck Creek Energy, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4EDCO Producing, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Energy Cooperative, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51New Prospect Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Oxford Oil Company, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Petrox, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Smail, Inc., James R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37South Shore Energy, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Professional ServicesARM Group, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Appalachian Basin CPAs, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Bank of Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Bates, Professional Landman, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Black McClusky Souers & Albaugh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21CompManagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Conestoga Rovers & Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Dawson Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9DBG & Associates, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Geiger, Teeple, Smith & Hahn, L.L.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Grove, Michael E., Attorney At Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Hall, Kistler & Company, LLP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Hammontree & Associates, Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths, & Dougherty Co., L.P.A . . . . . . . . . . 20, 40Larsen Design Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38MacKenzie Land & Exploration, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29OGIA Insurance Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Roth Exploration Geoservices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Schulberg, Arnold L., Attorney/Huron Land Service . . . . . . . . . . . 49SherWare, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Triad Engineering, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Oilfield ServicesBergad Specality Foams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Curry Supply Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Drillers Transportation Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Fiberspar Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Hagen Well Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Lezzer Energy Services Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7McJunkin Red Man Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Laughlin & Co., Inc., R.L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Moore Well Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Nick’s Well Plugging, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Northstar Oilfield Service & Sales Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Ohio Natural Gas Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Petroset Cementing Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Shoots Meter Check Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

PurchasersAmerican Refining Group, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Delta Energy, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Devco Oil, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Ergon Oil Purchasing, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Exelon Energy Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Hess Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44IGS Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Integrys Energy Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Lakeshore Energy Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Sequent Energy Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Geophysical ServicesElite Seismic Processing, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Precision Geophysical, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Seismic Earth Resources Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Supply CompaniesAJAX Rental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Appalachian Oilfield Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Aqua-Clear, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Buckeye Supply Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Cameron Oil & Gas, LLC, Dow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Cummins Bridgeway, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Dansco Manufacturing and PumpUnit Service, LP. . . . . . . . . . . . 49D & K Supply & Equipment, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Eastern Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Merit Pump & Equipment Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Miller Supply, Inc., Ken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42MULTI-Products Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Parmaco of Parkersburg, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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New OOGA Members (as of 7/25/12)

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Associate Industry Josh Abrams – Legal CounselSource Rock Exploration 449 Easton Way, 2nd Floor, Columbus, OH 43219

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Adam Fair8477 Critchfield Road, Shreve, OH 44676 [email protected]

Kenton Fisher – NE SalesHunting Titan 8139 Sissonville Drive, Sissonville, WV 25320

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Rory Hassler – Lease AnalystShell Exploration & Production 190 Thorn Hill Road, Warrendale, PA 15086

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Chad Kenyon – Land AgentDominion East Ohio 320 Springside Drive, Suite 320 Akron, OH 44333

330-664-2431

Josh Threet Ohio Valley Energy Systems Corp. 200 Victoria Road, #4 Austintown, OH 44515

[email protected]

Allied Industry Seth Alberts – PresidentAlberts Spray Solutions, LLC 60 Choate Circle, Montoursville, PA 17754

[email protected]

Brian Anderson Chevron 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road Moon Township, PA 15108

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Elizabeth Babcock – Director of LandMarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. 1515 Arapahoe Street Tower 1, Suite 1600Denver, CO 80202

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Brand Baird – Vice President of Business DevelopmentM3 Midstream, LLC 600 Travis, #4910 Houston, TX 77002

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Troy Barkman – Environmental Sales ManagerE-Pak Manufacturing, LLC 1109 Pittsburgh Avenue PO Box 269Wooster, OH 44691

[email protected]

Doug Bayuk – District Sales ManagerClean Harbors Environmental Services 204 Ashton Court, Mars, PA 16046

[email protected]

Cody Boatright – Instructor/SalesAmerican First Aid PO Box 486 Cortland, OH 44410

[email protected]

James Bouchard – FounderExcalibur Machine Company 400 Broad St., Suite 2006 Sewickley, PA 15143

Purchasers of Penn Grade Crude Oil

Nick Dixon77 N. Kendall Ave.

Bradford, PA 16701814-368-1200

www.amref.comISO 9001:2008 Certified

Crude Oil PurchasingBill Murray - VP Crude [email protected]

Crude Oil TruckingSandyville Terminal/DispatchGary Welker - Operations [email protected]

Supplying Quality Lubricants Refined Using Penn Grade Crude

(330) 491-4865(330) 491-0665

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New OOGA Members (cont.)

Dwight Bowden – PresidentNortheast Ohio Regional Airport 2382 Airport Road, Jefferson, OH 44047

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Aaron Brammer – VP Sales & Marketing – Tube AlloyVallourec & Mannesmann, USA Corporation 14333 Sommermeyer, Houston, TX 77041

[email protected]

Dave Brewster – Off Highway Territory ManagerW.W. Williams 3535 Parkway Drive, Columbus, OH 43026

[email protected]

Jay Burris – DrillingVallourec & Mannesmann, USA Corporation 4424 West Sam Houston Parkway North Suite 150Houston, TX 77041

[email protected]

Craig Butts – Corporate Sales CoordinatorVermeer Heartland 2574 US Route 22, NW, Washington Court House, OH 43160

[email protected]

Mark Carrocce – Vice PresidentR & J Trucking, Inc. 8063 Southern Boulevard PO Box 9454Youngstown, OH 44513

[email protected]

Gary Carrocce – Vice PresidentR & J Trucking, Inc. 8063 Southern Boulevard PO Box 9454Youngstown, OH 44513

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Paul Carter – Vice PresidentSAIC 4449 Easton Way, Suite 130 Columbus, OH 43219

[email protected]

Terri Case – Fleet Sales SpecialistMobile Awareness, LLC 31200 Solon Road, Solon, OH 44139

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Carl Ciccarelli Chevron 1550 Coraopolis Heights Road, Moon Township, PA 15108

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Ronny Clark – Sr. VP Sales – OCTGVallourec & Mannesmann, USA Corporation 4424 West Sam Houston Parkway North Suite 150Houston, TX 77041

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Marty Comini – Wireline ManagerSuperior Well Services / A Nabors Co. 380 Southpointe Boulevard, Suite 210 Canonsburg, PA 15317

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Ron Curtice – VP Sales – OCTGVallourec & Mannesmann, USA Corporation 4424 West Sam Houston Parkway North Suite 150Houston, TX 77041

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Max Czarnota – Account ManagerCleveland Valve & Gauge Company 4755 West 150th Street, Cleveland, OH 44135

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Allied Industry (cont.)Member ProfilesNicholas H. Asher Business Development Meagher Energy Advisors

www.meagheradvisors.com

Founded in 1985, Meagher Energy Advisors is a full-service firm centered on acqusition and divestiture services to the energy industry. Meagher has facilitated the sale of properties across the United States, ranging in size from $5 million to $1.75 billion.

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Matt Day – VP of OperationsFinn Corporation 9281 LeSaint Drive, Fairfield, OH 45014

[email protected]

Sharon Downard – OwnerPro-Art Signs, LLC 2416 Shepler Church Avenue, Canton, OH 44706

[email protected]

Kent Finton – SalesJ.D. Powersystems 4000 Gantz Road, Suite A, Grove City, OH 43123

[email protected]

George Francisco, IV – EVPM3 Midstream, LLC 600 Travis, #4910 Houston, TX 77002

[email protected]

Anthony Gentile – MarketingR & J Trucking, Inc. 8063 Southern Boulevard PO Box 9454Youngstown, OH 44513

[email protected]

Scott Geraghty – Regional Sales ManagerB.W. Rogers Company 7900 Empire Parkway, Macedonia, OH 44056

[email protected]

Eric Gibson – Regional ManagerCHECKPOINT PUMPS and SYSTEMS 1402 Fawn Creek, San Antonio, TX 78248

[email protected]

Joe Giles M3 Midstream, LLC Bailey Center II Building 135 Technology Drive, Suite 501 Canonsburg, PA 15317

724-754-9366

Joe Greco Excalibur Machine Company 9723 US Highway 322 PO Box 605Conneaut Lake, PA 16316

[email protected]

Jeffrey Grier – VP of SalesClean Harbors Environmental Services 11800 South Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617

[email protected]

Jared Hale – District ManagerTetra Technologies, Inc. 350 Presto Sygan Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017

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Pete Hallahan – Sales ManagerClifton Steel Company 16500 Rockside Road, Maple Heights, OH 44137

[email protected]

Grady Harrison – President – V&M Tube AlloyVallourec & Mannesmann, USA Corporation 14333 Sommermeyer, Houston, TX 77041

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James Herald – Managing DirectorVallourec & Mannesmann, USA Corporation 4424 West Sam Houston Parkway North Suite 150Houston, TX 77041

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Jeff Hibbeler – Northeast Area Vice PresidentHalliburton 121 Champion Way, Suite 110 Canonsburg, PA 15317

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Allied Industry (cont.)Member ProfilesChristopher Baronzzi Attorney Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

www.porterwright.comAs a litigation attorney, Chris is a key part of Porter Wright’s oil and gas practice group. He has experience handling lease and mineral disputes, well construction problems, pipeline easements, eminent domain issues and mechanic’s liens.

Chuck Bennell President Tam O’Shanter Company www.tamoshantergolf.com

We are a public 36-hole golf course in Stark County, located between Canton and Massillon. Our 300+ acres are used for commercial recreation (golf ). We are also interested in revenue opportunities from oil and gas beneath the surface of our land.

Jamin Fagin Business Development Manager Lenergy

www.lenergyco.comLenergy, LLC is a full-service general engineering contractor providing design, manufacturing, and construction services to the natural gas and petrochemical industries.



James Higgins – President and CEOFinn Corporation 9281 LeSaint Drive, Fairfield, OH 45014

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Derek Hina – Tech ManagerUniversal Well Services, Inc. 5165 State Hwy. 1428 PO Box 686Allen, KY 41601

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Elizabeth Holst – PrincipalClean WaterNet, Ltd. PO Box 1032 Chardon, OH 44024

[email protected]

Eric Hoover – PresidentExcalibur Machine Company 9723 US Highway 322 PO Box 605Conneaut Lake, PA 16316

814-382-5696

John Imm – SpecialistFinn Corporation 9281 LeSaint Drive, Fairfield, OH 45014

[email protected]

Ken Johnson – General Manager of OperationsVallourec & Mannesmann, USA Corporation 2669 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Youngstown, OH 44510

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Jessica Jones – SalesUSA Compression Partners, LLC 6 Four Coins Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317

[email protected]

Greg Kedzierski – Plant Material SpecialistErnst Conservation Seeds 9006 Mercer Pike, Meadville, PA 16335

[email protected]

Everett Keenum – District ManagerTetra Technologies, Inc. 2467 S. Main Street, Mansfield, PA 16933

[email protected]

Gregory Kozera – Southern Appalachia Sales ManagerSuperior Well Services / A Nabors Co. 200 Willow Street, Elkview, WV 25071

[email protected]

David LaFiura – Vice PresidentUltra-Poly Corporation 102 Demi Road PO Box 330Portland, PA 18351

570-897-7500 x [email protected]

Matthew Lander – Business DevelopmentAVT, Inc. 1031 McLaughlin Run Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017

[email protected]

Bill Lander AVT, Inc. 1031 McLaughlin Run Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017

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Joseph Leone – Operations ManagerR & J Trucking, Inc. 8063 Southern Boulevard PO Box 9454Youngstown, OH 44513

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Allied Industry (cont.)Member ProfilesMike Gray Account Manager Team Industrial Services

www.teamindustrialservices.com

Team provides non-destructive testing services, x-ray, ultrasonic, API, and magnetic particle. Team also has heat treatment, leak repair, hot taps, line stopping, technical bolting, and valve repair.

Joseph Greco Director of New Business Development Excalibur Machine Company

www.excaliburmachine.comDesign, fabrication, machining and assembly servicing the shale play industry. We work on such products as, but not limited to, frac tanks, mud mixing pits and sand masters.

Pete Hallahan Sales Manager Clifton Steel Company

www.cliftonsteel.comClifton Steel is a steel supplier helping Ohio oil and gas companies by replacing wear parts and liners to avoid lengthy breakdowns or shut downs on the oilfield job site.




John Lubinski – PresidentCounty Fire Protection, Inc. 4620 Crystal Parkway, Kent, OH 44240

[email protected]

David Luptak – CEOExcalibur Machine Company 400 Broad St., Suite 2006 Sewickley, PA 15143

Edward Mailey – PresidentAPO Pumps & Compressors 6607 Chittenden Road, Hudson, OH 44236

[email protected]

Joel Mastervich – President and COOVallourec & Mannesmann, USA Corporation 2669 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Youngstown, OH 44510

[email protected]

Charles May – Regional Manager Appalachian RegionTetra Technologies, Inc. 350 Presto Sygan Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017

[email protected]

Sean McKinney – District Sales ManagerFinn Corporation 9281 LeSaint Drive, Fairfield, OH 45014

[email protected]

Sean Meehan – Director, Supply DevelopmentPanhandle Energy 5051 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77056

[email protected]

Dan Mihalik – Sales ManagerVallourec & Mannesmann, USA Corporation 8050 Rowan Road, Suite 503 Cranberry Township, PA 16066

[email protected]

Jeffrey Mlakar – Office ManagerSuperior Well Services / A Nabors Co. 1380 Route 286 E., Suite 121 Indiana, PA 15701

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Michael Moran – Senior Vice President & CCOPanhandle Energy 5051 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77056

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Susan Muha – Executive Vice PresidentCuyahoga Community College 2415 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115

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Josh Mullet – PresidentE-Pak Manufacturing, LLC 1109 Pittsburgh Avenue PO Box 269Wooster, OH 44691

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Bryan Mullet – MemberE-Pak Manufacturing, LLC 1109 Pittsburgh Avenue PO Box 269Wooster, OH 44691

330-264-0825

Gene Mulligan – Business DevelopmentWinter Equipment Oil Well Services Co. 1900 Joseph Lloyd Parkway, Willoughby, OH 44094

[email protected]

John Murray – AVP Sales & MarketingOhio Central Railroad 47849 Papermill Road, Coshocton, OH 43812

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Allied Industry (cont.)Member ProfilesDave Harrison Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Administrator Village of Lordstown

www.lordstown.comThe Village of Lordstown is perfectly located with great highway and rail access and has over 1,500 acres of available industrial and commercial property.

S. Kathleen Steere Coordinator, Oil and Gas Programs Stark State College

www.starkstate.eduSpearheads the development of the oil and gas cirriculum, which will serve the education and training needs for the industry.

William A. “Tony” Unger President Tri-State Environmental Services, LLC We provide environmental cleanup services to our customers on a 24/7/365 basis. We specialize in the transportation of hazardous/non-hazardous waste, brine, water, etc. and can also provide vacuum and hydrostatice testing services for scheduled and emergency basis jobs.



Karl Nagle – Account ManagerBaker Hughes 400 Bateman Road Imperial Industrial ParkImperial, PA 15126

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Doug Nannah – Account ManagerInterstate Communications & Electronics, Inc. 652-D State Street Beaver, PA 15009

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Joshua Nickles – Oil Field Services CoordinatorSUNPRO, Inc. 7640 Whipple Avenue, NW, North Canton, OH 44720

330-966-0910 ext. [email protected]

Tom Owoc – Senior Account ManagerTetra Technologies, Inc. 350 Presto Sygan Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017

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Brian Paddock – Territory ManagerFinn Corporation 4125 Port Union Road, Fairfield, OH 45014

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Steve Palac, Jr. – PresidentNART (North American Recycling Technologies, Inc.) PO Box 20 Vienna, OH 44473

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Raymond Papalia – Business DevelopmentAVT, Inc. 1031 McLaughlin Run Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017

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John Poisson – Vice PresidentRitec 26 Saginaw Drive, Rochester, NY 14623

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Douglas Polk – Vice President – Industry AffairsVallourec & Mannesmann, USA Corporation 4401 West Sam Houston Parkway North Suite 150Houston, TX 77041

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Stephen Ratliff, Jr. – Territory ManagerPennington Seed, Inc. 9530 Le Saint Drive, Fairfield, OH 45014

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Terrence Reilly – General Manager – SalesPanhandle Energy 5051 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77056

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Phil Retallick – Sr. VP Regulatory AffairsClean Harbors Environmental Services 400 Arbor Lake Drive, Columbia, SC 29223

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Brian Rigot – Business DevelopmentAVT, Inc. 1031 McLaughlin Run Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017

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John Roby – District General ManagerCort Furniture Rental 8600 Sancus Boulevard, Columbus, OH 43240

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Rocky Roccon – Director of Business DevelopmentTetra Technologies, Inc. 350 Presto Sygan Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017

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Allied Industry (cont.)




Daniel Root – PresidentQT Equipment, Inc. 151 W. Dartmore Avenue, Akron, OH 44301

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Gregg Russell – Vice President – Sales & OptimizationPanhandle Energy 5051 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77056

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Kyle Schlabach – Sales ManagerE-Pak Manufacturing, LLC 1109 Pittsburgh Avenue PO Box 269Wooster, OH 44691

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Paul Schoelwer – Engineer / Technical SalesThaman 3280 Hageman, Sharonville, OH 45241

Chris Scofield – National Sales ManagerFinn Corporation 9281 LeSaint Drive, Fairfield, OH 45014

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Coralie Sculley – Director, Market DevelopmentPanhandle Energy 5051 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77056

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Rocky Seale – USA SalesPackers Plus Energy Services 5825 W. Sam Houston Parkway, Suite 150 Houston, TX 77086

[email protected]

Brian Selinsky – PresidentCanton Erectors, Inc. 2009 Quimby Avenue, SW, Canton, OH 44706

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Eric Shuster – General Manger of YoungstownVallourec & Mannesmann, USA Corporation 2669 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Youngstown, OH 44510

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David Sinneway, Jr. – PresidentAVT, Inc. 1031 McLaughlin Run Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017

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Richard Smith – Northern Appalachia Sales ManagerSuperior Well Services / A Nabors Co. 380 Southpointe Boulevard, Suite 210 Canonsburg, PA 15317

[email protected]

Les Smith – Vice President of Business DevelopmentM3 Midstream, LLC Bailey Center II Building 135 Technology Drive, Suite 501 Canonsburg, PA 15317

[email protected]

Robert Stabile – General ManagerR & J Trucking, Inc. 8063 Southern Boulevard PO Box 9454Youngstown, OH 44513

[email protected]

John Steilner – Field Operations ManagerBaker Hughes Imperial Industrial Park, Building 400 Imperial, PA 15126

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Buzz Tabone Zoresco Equipment 8500 Clinton Road, Brooklyn, OH 44144

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1691 Georgetown Road, Unit GHudson, Ohio 44236

877-505-9382

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Terry ClarkManager | Crude Oil Supply Appalachian Basin

1-800-278-3364[1-800-CRUDE-OIL]

Magnolia Terminal1-800-846-2550

Crude Oil BuyersKeith Britton or Bob Moss

Regional Manager, Ergon Trucking, Inc.Tom Leyda

Purchasers & Transporters Of Crude Oil



John Taylor M3 Midstream, LLC 1099 Main Avenue, Suite 210 Durango, CO 81301

970-247-4423

Paul Teske – MarketingR & J Trucking, Inc. 8063 Southern Boulevard PO Box 9454Youngstown, OH 44513

[email protected]

David Thomas – Vertical Account ManagerClean Harbors Environmental Services 325 Evergreen Court, Apollo, PA 15613

[email protected]

Bill Thomas – Managing DirectorMarcellus Resource Group PO Box 15244 Pittsburgh, PA 15244

[email protected]

Bob Toth Pro-AM Safety 551 Keystone Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086

[email protected]

Frank Tsuru – President & Chief Executive OfficerM3 Midstream, LLC 600 Travis, #4910 Houston, TX 77002

713-243-3000

Chad Wallace – Outside SalesMcJunkin Redman 291 Branstetter Street, Wooster, OH 44691

[email protected]

Tom Wardell – Regional Sales ManagerSchramm, Inc. 10358 Aurora Court, Fishers, IN 46038

[email protected]

Michael Whitener – PresidentTotal Containment Solutions, Inc. 11000 Metro Parkway, Unit 20 Fort Myers, FL 33966

[email protected]

Paul Williams – PresidentWooster Motor Ways, Inc. 3501 West Old Lincoln Way PO Box 19Wooster, OH 44691

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Steve Williams Velocity Ohio Midstream L.L.C. 1401 South Main Street, Sutie 102 North Canton, OH 44720

[email protected]

Aden Yoder – General ManagerE-Pak Manufacturing, LLC 1109 Pittsburgh Avenue PO Box 269Wooster, OH 44691

[email protected]

Jeff Zdilla – National Business Development ManagerPrecision Companies 1530 Roycroft Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107

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Contractor Timothy Acri – Chief Operating OfficerEnvironmental Management Specialists, Inc. 4601 Homer Ohio Lane, Groveport, OH 43215

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Member ProfilesPaul Williams President Wooster Motor Ways, Inc.

www.woostermotorways.comWooster Motor Ways is a 43-year old trucking company. We have a large dry van freight division as well as refridgerator vans and pneumatic tanks.



Mike Archer – President & CEOPioneer Pipe / Pioneer Group 2021 Hanna Road, Marietta, OH 45750

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Chuck Austin – PresidentMid-Ohio Pipeline Services, LLC 4244 State Route 546 PO Box 3049Lexington, OH 44904

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Steve Bayda Rain For Rent 385 Technology Drive, Tridelphia, WV 26059

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Robert Beck – VP of SalesOeler Industries, Inc. 4700 Clairton Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15236

[email protected]

Austin Beeler – Crew Chief – LandmanTurner Oil & Gas Properties, Inc. 44510 Marietta Road, Caldwell, OH 43724

[email protected]

Roger Carpenter – Director Sales/MarketingDwayne Cooper Enterprizes, Inc. 600 Indiana Avenue, Chester, WV 26034

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Greg Caskey – PresidentCBC Pipeline LLC 271 5th Street, NW, Carrollton, OH 44615

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Stephen Clark – Business DevelopmentLindy Paving, Inc. 1807 Shenango Road, New Galilee, PA 16141

[email protected]

Jeff Conrad – Director of MIS DivisionWill-Burt 169 S. Main Street PO Box 900Orrville, OH 44667

[email protected]

Daniel Dalton – Vice President - OperationsKeystone Clearwater Solutions, LLC 1129 W. Governor Road PO Box 797Hershey, PA 17033

[email protected]

Jeff Evans – President & CEOWill-Burt 169 S. Main Street PO Box 900Orrville, OH 44667

[email protected]

Leah Finch – LandmanTurner Oil & Gas Properties, Inc. 44510 Marietta Road, Caldwell, OH 43724

[email protected]

Chris Fonzo – Regional Sales ManagerHertz Equipment Rental Corp. 21913 Aurora Road, Bedford Heights, OH 44146

[email protected]

James Friedman – VPKauffman Plumbing and Heating 600 3rd Street, SE, Canton, OH 44702

[email protected]

Peter Gardner – SalesBarrett Paving Materials, Inc. 3751 Commerce Boulevard, Middletown, OH 45005

[email protected]

Contractor (cont.)


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Jay Garner – Vice President US SalesExpress Energy Services 9800 Richmond Avenue, Suite 700 Houston, TX 77042

[email protected]

Dan Gennaro – Operations ManagerBarrett Paving Materials, Inc. 3751 Commerce Boulevard, Middletown, OH 45005

[email protected]

Troy Guenot – Vice President of DevelopmentGlenn O. Hawbaker 1952 Waddle Road, State College, PA 16803

[email protected]

Ryan Harcar – General ManagerLindy Paving, Inc. 1807 Shenango Road, New Galilee, PA 16141

[email protected]

John Harley – CEOFirst Power Group, LLC 8941 Dutton Drive, Twinsburg, OH 44087

[email protected]

Mike Hartley – Business DevelopmentLindy Paving, Inc. 1807 Shenango Road, New Galilee, PA 16141

[email protected]

Klaus Hoehna – Senior VP – Sales Business DevelopmentWill-Burt 169 S. Main Street PO Box 900Orrville, OH 44667

[email protected]

Duff Howard – Senior Manager of SupplySunoco Logistics One Fluor Daniel Drive Building A, Level 3Sugar Land, TX 77478

[email protected]

Ted Howard – Estimator / Project ManagerPS Construction Fabrics, Inc. 10361 Pifer Road, Wadsworth, OH 44281

[email protected]

Keith Karchella – Safety DirectorMid-Ohio Pipeline Services, LLC 4244 State Route 546 PO Box 3049Lexington, OH 44904

[email protected]

Charles Kirk – PresidentKirk Excavating & Construction, Inc. 821 Stimmer Road, Columbus, OH 43223

[email protected]

Anatol Kwartler – Chief Technical DirectorWill-Burt 169 S. Main Street PO Box 900Orrville, OH 44667

[email protected]

Jeffrey Lamb – Division ManagerBarrett Paving Materials, Inc. 3751 Commerce Boulevard, Middletown, OH 45005

[email protected]

Tom Lorenz – Vice PresidentMid-Ohio Pipeline Services, LLC 4244 State Route 546 PO Box 3049Lexington, OH 44904

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Contractor (cont.)




Tim Luers Henderson’s Greenpro Environmental 2969 Beal Road, Franklin, OH 45005

[email protected]

Tony Miletta – Director of Transmission ServicesMid-Ohio Pipeline Services, LLC 4244 State Route 546 PO Box 3049Lexington, OH 44904

[email protected]

Todd Miller – Business DevelopmentMid-Ohio Pipeline Services, LLC 4244 State Route 546 PO Box 3049Lexington, OH 44904

[email protected]

Vickie Oravec – General ManagerWill-Burt 169 S. Main Street PO Box 900Orrville, OH 44667

[email protected]

Jeff Petrie Principle Energy Services 201 W. Ranch Court, Weatherford, TX 76088

[email protected]

Michael Pfeiffer – Business DevelopmentE. S. Wagner Company 840 Patchen, Oregon, OH 43616

[email protected]

Bruce Rhodes – SuperintendentIA Construction Corporation 2460 McConnells Mills Road PO Box 420Portersville, PA 16051

[email protected]

Frank Ricard – PresidentFirst Power Group, LLC 8941 Dutton Drive, Twinsburg, OH 44087

[email protected]

John Ridel Brier Hill SLAG 18 Hogue Street, Youngstown, OH 44502

[email protected]

Jason Robison – DevelopmentLindy Paving, Inc. 1807 Shenango Road, New Galilee, PA 16141

[email protected]

Rodney Russell – Regional ManagerBarrett Paving Materials, Inc. 3751 Commerce Boulevard, Middletown, OH 45005

[email protected]

Timothy Ryan – Account ManagerNOV Wilson 3100 Trapper Drive, South Park, PA 15129

[email protected]

Keith Scott – General SuperintendentIA Construction Corporation 2460 McConnells Mills Road PO Box 420Portersville, PA 16051

[email protected]

Scott Selinsky – Project ManagerThe Selinsky Force, LLC 4244 Mt. Pleasant Street, NW, Suite 100 North Canton, OH 44720

[email protected]

Contractor (cont.)

Mike BatesProfessional Landman

Cell:Office:

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Jeremy Sleve – Regional ManagerIA Construction Corporation 2460 McConnells Mills Road PO Box 420Portersville, PA 16051

[email protected]

Clifton Stone, III – Petroleum Land Manager44510 Marietta Road, Caldwell, OH 43724 740-509-8335

[email protected]

John Stroia – Executive VP Mast DivisionWill-Burt 169 S. Main Street PO Box 900Orrville, OH 44667

[email protected]

Tam Taylor – TreasurerTaylor Tele-Communications, Inc. 3470 Gilchrist Road, Mogadore, OH 44260

[email protected]

Don Tinker – OwnerExcel Site Rentals PO Box 1088 Kalkaska, MI 49646

[email protected]

Vince Tutino – PresidentLindy Paving, Inc. 1807 Shenango Road, New Galilee, PA 16141

[email protected]

James Walker – Director – Oil & Gas DivisionShamrock Environmental 2526 Foxfire Lane, Findlay, OH 45840

[email protected]

Steve Wright – LandmanTurner Oil & Gas Properties, Inc. 9105 NW 86th Court, Yukon, OK 73099

[email protected]

Brent Yates – CEOMid-Ohio Pipeline Services, LLC 4244 State Route 546 PO Box 3049Lexington, OH 44904

[email protected]

Lindsey Yeary – Petroleum Land ConsultantTurner Oil & Gas Properties, Inc. 44510 Marietta Road, Caldwell, OH 43724

[email protected]

Matthew Young – Lifting SpecialistMazzella Lifting Technologies 4664 Faircrest Street, SW, Canton, OH 44706

[email protected]

Dan Zuk, Jr. – PresidentBlu C’s Transport, LLC 6926 Buffham Road, Seville, OH 44273

[email protected]

Producer Robert Costanza – Field SalesStrad Energy Services 1001 Corporate Drive, Suite 230 Canonsburg, PA 15317

[email protected]

Kristine Dutton Regulatory Advocacy & Systems Team LeaderBP America 501 Westlake Park Boulevard, Houston, TX 77079

[email protected]

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Matthew Fling EnerVest Operating, LLC 125 State Route 43 Hartville, OH 44632

[email protected]

Lois Gerig Petro Quest, Inc. 3 W. Stimson Avenue PO Box 268Athens, OH 45701

740-593-3800

Dana Greathouse – Vice President DrillingAtlas Energy, L.P. 1000 Commerce Drive, Suite 400 Pittsburgh, PA 15275

[email protected]

William Hopper – LandmanDevon Energy Corporation 10474 Wright Road, Canal Winchester, OH 43110

[email protected]

Lisa Houghton – U.S. Communications ManagerBP America 501 Westlake Park Boulevard, Houston, TX 77079

[email protected]

Dan Kortum – Energy Marketing VPAtlas Energy, L.P. 1000 Commerce Drive, Suite 400 Pittsburgh, PA 15275

[email protected]

Todd Mall – President – OwnerTrendwell Energy Corp. 10 E. Bridge Street PO Box 560Ruckford, MI 49341

[email protected]

James Massey – PresidentGreenbrier Energy, Inc. 39097 Greenbrier Road, New Matamoras, OH 45767

740-934-2020

James McKinney EnerVest Operating, LLC 300 Capitol St., Suite 200 Charleston, WV 25301

[email protected]

Callum Streeter – Senior Drilling EngineerEdgemarc Energy Holdings, LLC 50 Abele Road, Suite 1005 Bridgeville, PA 15017

[email protected]

Joe Uppercue – Ohio Operations ManagerBP America 380 A Airport Road, Durango, CO 81303

[email protected]

Andrew Van Chau – Director, Internal CommunicationsBP America 30 South Wacker Drive, Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60606

[email protected]

Professional John Adamski – Project ManagerRETTEW 5143 Stoneham Road, Suite 100 Canton, OH 44720

[email protected]

David Adler – DirectorDeloitte Tax LLP 180 E. Broad Street, Suite 1400 Columbus, OH 43215

[email protected]

Mark Alexander – Safety & Risk ConsultantRISKCONTROL360 5500 Glendon Court, Suite 360 Dublin, OH 43016

[email protected]

Producer (cont.)

Bruce E. SmithB. Scott HahnDustin J. Hatherill

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Thomas F. McGovernProcessing Manager

12753 South Parker Road Suite # 104Parker, Colorado 80134

Email: [email protected] Phone: (303)993-7962Website: www.sertllc.com Cell: (303)241-5777

Brent Barnes – AttorneyGeiger, Teeple, Smith & Hahn, L.L.P. 1844 W. State Street, Suite A, Alliance, OH 44601

[email protected]

Craig Barras – Account ManagerHunt, Guillot & Associates, LLC 470 Johnson Rd., Meadow Pointe 1 Suite 110Washington, PA 15301

[email protected]

Mark Benes – MemberPine Grove of Belmont County 67330 Ebbert Road South, Unit 49 St. Clairsville, OH 43950

[email protected]

Talivaldis Berzins – Managing Director5309 River Forest Road, Dublin, OH 43017 614-204-1568

Karrie Bontrager – PrincipalLawhon & Associates, Inc. 975 Eastwind Drive, Suite 190 Westerville, OH 43081

[email protected]

Gary Borchardt – SalesmanHanson Aggregates Midwest, LLC 9220 Portland Road, Castalia, OH 44824

[email protected]

Dan Bremer – Senior ConsultantERM 5785 Jason Way Drive, Hilliard, OH 43026

614-530-9863

Dan Brown – PresidentPartners Environmental Consulting, Inc. 31100 Solon Road, Suite G, Solon, OH 44139

[email protected]

Clayton Bubeck – Vice President Oil and GasRETTEW 950 East Main Street, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972

[email protected]

Dan Bucan – Regional DirectorPercheron Acquisitions, LLC 1370 Washington Pike, Suite 308 Bridgeville, PA 15017

[email protected]

Ryan Bundy – AttorneySteptoe & Johnson PLLC 41 S. High Street, Suite 2200 Columbus, OH 43215

[email protected]

Timothy Burke – CEOFirstMerit Bank 39 Public Square, Medina, OH 44256

[email protected]

Jennifer Bush – Senior Marketing CoordinatorFulbright & Jaworski, LLP 666 Fifth Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10103

[email protected]

Bradley Byrd – Independent Landman617 Fox Run Circle, Newark, OH 43055 [email protected]

Nicole Callam – Vice PresidentFifth Third Bank 21 E. State Street, 7th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215

[email protected]

Susan Campbell – Travel & Tourism Marketing SpecialistPro Football Hall of Fame 2121 George Halas Drive, Canton, OH 44708

330-456-8207


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Nichole Cardinale – Manager Admission & Special EventsPro Football Hall of Fame 2121 George Halas Drive, Canton, OH 44708

330-456-8207

Joe Carvitti – Senior ConsultantERM 9987 Carver Road, Suite 240 Cincinnati, OH 45242

513-830-9030

Eric Chenevey – Project ManagerE. L. Robinson Engineering of Ohio Company 1801 Watermark Drive, Suite 310 Columbus, OH 43215

[email protected]

Kevin Christ – PresidentWorl Thompson Motors, Inc. 510 Cumberland Street PO Box 313Caldwell, OH 43724

[email protected]

Greg Cifra – Civil EngineerURS Corporation 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115

[email protected]

Ward Coffman – Attorney at LawOhio Shale Services, LLC / Coffman Law Offices 604 Main Street PO Box 159Zanesville, OH 43702

877-840-2622 or [email protected] or [email protected]

Kevin Colosimo – Managing PartnerBurleson, LLP 501 Corporate Drive, Suite 105 Canonsburg, PA 15317

[email protected]

Jeff Cullen – Managing PartnerBusiness Resource Services 7385 N. State Route 3, Suite 15 Westerville, OH 43082

[email protected]

Dave DeCaro – Senior ConsultantCardno Entrix 10 Corporate Circle, Suite 300 New Castle, DE 19720

[email protected]

Linda DeHoff – C.E.O.DeHoff Center for Relocation 821 South Main Street, North Canton, OH 44720

[email protected]

Eric Dellapina – Market PresidentFirstMerit Bank 4481 Munson Street NW, Suite 100 Canton, OH 44718

[email protected]

Jesse DiRenna – Marketing RepresentativeIUOE Local 66 111 Zeta Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238

[email protected]

Brent Downing – Director of Operations – ColumbusE. L. Robinson Engineering of Ohio Company 1801 Watermark Drive, Suite 310 Columbus, OH 43215

[email protected]

Douglas Drescher – DirectorQuick Solutions, Inc. 440 Polaris Parkway, Suite 500 Westerville, OH 43082

[email protected]

Thomas Durkin – PresidentIUOE Local 66 291 McClurg Road, Youngstown, OH 44512

[email protected]

Richard Engel – Vice PresidentE. L. Robinson Engineering of Ohio Company 1801 Watermark Drive, Suite 310 Columbus, OH 43215

[email protected]




Tracy Engle Practice Leader – Watershed Infrastructure and ManagementURS Corporation 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115

[email protected]

Thomas Farcht, Jr. – Chief of SurveysJohnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. 220 St. Charles Way, Suite 200 York, PA 17402

[email protected]

Donald Fischbach – PartnerCalfee, Halter & Griswold 1405 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, OH 44114

[email protected]

Tim Fitzgerald – OwnerPAPSCO Filtration 9217 Midwest Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44125

[email protected]

Jeffrey Fort – Of CounselPorter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 41 South High Street, Suite 2800 Columbus, OH 43215

[email protected]

Shavonne Gordon – Senior Project ManagerAntea Group 347 N. Westmoor Avenue, Newark, OH 43055

[email protected]

Mitch Gorodea – Petroleum EngineerURS Corporation 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115

[email protected]

John Green – Managing DirectorAlliance Continental Capital Group, Inc. 470 Olde Worthington Road, Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43028

[email protected]

Thomas Green – ConsultantNTH Consultants, Ltd. 2101 Brooklyn Road, Jackson, MI 49203

[email protected]

Sarah Gregg – Branch ManagerERM 3333 Richmond Road, Suite 160 Cleveland, OH 44122

216-593-5200

Terry Hair – Project ManagerERM 9987 Carver Road, Suite 240 Cincinnati, OH 45242

513-830-9030

Matthew Hammer – Project ManagerRETTEW 5143 Stoneham Road, Suite 100 Canton, OH 44720

[email protected]

Dave Harrison – Director of Economic DevelopmentVillage of Lordstown 1455 Salt Springs Road, Lordstown, OH 44481

[email protected]

Paul Hartung, III – VP Sales & LeasingPutman Properties, Inc. 3978 Fulton Drive, NW, Canton, OH 44718

[email protected]

Brandt HawkinsMcHugh Dodge Jeep 3420 North Maple Avenue, Zanesville, OH 43701

[email protected]

Justin Hickman – Executive Recruiter / OwnerHickman Global Staffing, LLC PO Box 136 Fairborn, OH 45324

[email protected]





Robert Holton – Director of MarketingIUOE Local 66 111 Zeta Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238

[email protected]

Brad Hunt – DirectorRISKCONTROL360 6000 Lombardo Center, Suite 515 Cleveland, OH 44131

[email protected]

Carlton Ingram – Business RepresentativeIUOE Local 66 291 McClurg Road, Youngstown, OH 44512

[email protected]

Christina JorgeSchwarz – Senior Project ScientistO’Brien & Gere 301 East Germantown Pike, 3rd Floor East Norriton, PA 19401

[email protected]

Jodi Keller – Branch ManagerERM 9987 Carver Road, Suite 240 Cincinnati, OH 45242

513-830-9030

Thomas Kelly Project Manger / Western PA Office ManagerNavarro & Wright Consulting Engineers 2405 North Center Avenue, Suite A, Somerset, PA 15501

[email protected]

Darryl Kennedy – Head of US Gas OriginationDirect Energy 12 Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX 77046

[email protected]

R. Reed King – AttorneySteptoe & Johnson PLLC 41 South High Street, Suite 2200 Columbus, OH 43215

[email protected]

Robert Kozel – President/CEOMountaineer Keystone, LLC 6031 Wallace Road Extension, Wexford, PA 15090

[email protected]

James Kunz – Business ManagerIUOE Local 66 111 Zeta Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238

[email protected]

Craig Lanken – Safety & Risk ConsultantRISKCONTROL360 6000 Lombardo Center, Suite 515 Cleveland, OH 44131

[email protected]

Robert Lauriello – TransportationRETTEW 5143 Stoneham Road, Suite 100 Canton, OH 44720

[email protected]

Connie Lawrence – OwnerComprehensive Accounting Services 711 Winkler Drive, Suite A, Wooster, OH 44691

[email protected]

Brian Layman JD, CPA, M.Tax, Admitted to practice law in Ohio and FloridaLayman, D’Atri & Associates, LLC 4481 Munson Street, NW, Suite 301 Canton, OH 44718

[email protected]

Timothy Leist – PrincipalMKC Associates, Inc. 104 Fair Avenue, NE, New Philadelphia, OH 44663

[email protected]

Randall Lewis – Vice PresidentE. L. Robinson Engineering of Ohio Company 5088 W. Washington Street, Charleston, WV 25313

[email protected]




Pat Lindesmith – Senior Account ExecutivePro Football Hall of Fame 2121 George Halas Drive, Canton, OH 44708

330-456-8207

Daniel Longbrake – Senior Client Service ManagerTRC Companies, Inc. 670 Morrison Road, Suite 220 Gahanna, OH 43230

[email protected]

Dan Lorenz – PresidentJoe Knows Energy 1400 Goodale Boulevard, Suite 100 Columbus, OH 43212

[email protected]

Stephen Marshall – Vice PresidentAmerimar Realty Company 210 West Ritten House Square, Suite 1900 Philadelphia, PA 19103

[email protected]

Sarah Mayle – VP RetailFirstMerit Bank III Cascade Plaza, Akron, OH 44308

[email protected]

Andrew McCarthy – AttorneyKilburn Law Firm, PLLC 1001 West Loop South, Suite 400 Houston, TX 77027

[email protected]

Paul McClellan – Senior Project ManagerBorton- Lawson 2601 Gateway Drive, Suite 150 State College, PA 16801

[email protected]

Chris McCue – Market Sector Leader for Shale GasBorton- Lawson 613 Baltimore Drive, Suite 300 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

[email protected]

Gail McLaughlin – Meetings & Rental SpecialistPro Football Hall of Fame 2121 George Halas Drive, Canton, OH 44708

330-456-8207

Peter Moore – Senior Vice PresidentKey Bank 219 South Main Street OH-12-21-030Akron, OH 44308

[email protected]

Aaron Morford – Assistant Project EngineerNTH Consultants, Ltd. 820 W. Superior, Cleveland, OH 44113

[email protected]

Dave Motts – VP Marketing and SponsorshipPro Football Hall of Fame 2121 George Halas Drive, Canton, OH 44708

330-456-8207

Jeff Noble – Transportation EngineerURS Corporation 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115

[email protected]

Frank O’Hare – Principal – Project DevelopmentS & ME, Inc. 6190 Enterprise Court, Dublin, OH 43016

[email protected]

Frank Pagnatta – PresidentRISKCONTROL360 5500 Glendon Court, Suite 360 Dublin, OH 43016

[email protected]

Stephen Perry – President Executive DirectorPro Football Hall of Fame 2121 George Halas Drive, Canton, OH 44708

330-456-8207




Jason Nicholas Orville “Nick” NicholasCell: 330-219-7604 Cell: 330-717-7994

P.O. Box 86 • Cortland, OH 44410 Fax: 234-244-4293

[email protected]

Killbuck(330) 276-2161

Columbus(614) 898-7590


Lucia Pileggi – Senior Vice PresidentKey Bank 4495 Everhand Road, NW, Canton, OH 44718

[email protected]

Robert Preston – AttorneyBlack, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh 220 Market Ave. S, Suite 1000 Canton, OH 44702

[email protected]

Edward Rinderknecht – Partner – Attorney at LawEdward G. Rinderknecht, LLP 4669 Edgewater Drive, Sheffield Lake, OH 44054

[email protected]

Richard Rockich – Director of Operations – ClevelandE. L. Robinson Engineering of Ohio Company 1468 W. 9th Street, Suite 500 Cleveland, OH 44133

[email protected]

Michelle Schuld – AttorneyBlack, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh 220 Market Ave. S, Suite 1000 Canton, OH 44702

[email protected]

Jonathan Secrest – AttorneyRoetzel & Andress, LPA 155 E. Broad Street PNC Plaza, 12th FloorColumbus, OH 43215

[email protected]

Jamie Seymour – Business Development ManagerLW Survey Co. 6000 Waterdam Plaza Drive, Suite 140 McMurray, PA 15317

[email protected]

Seth Shafer – Project ManagerRETTEW 4955 Steubenville Pike, Suite 305 Pittsburgh, PA 15205

[email protected]

Jason Sidney – Marketing DirectorFairway Laboratories 1303 1/2 Woodlawn Avenue, Cambridge, OH 43725

740-630-8040

Julie Silvis – Project ManagerEnvironmental Land Surveying & Solutions, Inc. 280 Indian Springs Road, Indiana, PA 15701

[email protected]

Mark Sleeper – Crude Oil TraderJP Morgan Ventures Energy Corp. 515 W. Greens Road, Suite 715 Houston, TX 77067

[email protected]

Richard Smith – Director of Ohio OperationsNative American Marketing, LLC 3307 Berwin Drive, Stow, OH 44224

[email protected]

Todd Smith – Safety & Risk ConsultantRISKCONTROL360 6000 Lombardo Center, Suite 515 Cleveland, OH 44131

[email protected]

Gregg Snyder – Business RepresentativeIUOE Local 66 1095 University Drive, Dunbar, PA 15431

724-628-8633

Danielle Somogyi – Managing BrokerSuperior Settlements 2000 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, OH 43240

[email protected]

Steve Spain – V.P. of Business DevelopmentFrank Gates 5000 Bradenton Avenue, Dublin, OH 43017

[email protected]





Paul Spence – Managing Director of Oil and Gas ServicesBorton-Lawson 6000 Brooktree Road, Suite 110 Wexford, PA 15090

[email protected]

Robert Stark Senior Vice President / Regional Wealth ExecutiveFirstMerit Bank 4480 Munson Street, NW, Canton, OH 44718

[email protected]

S. Kathleen Steere – Coordinator Oil & Gas ProgramsStark State College 6200 Frank Avenue, NW, North Canton, OH 44720

[email protected]

Victor Steinfels – Managing PartnerAmerican Energy Housing Group PO Box 3533 Dublin, OH 43016

[email protected]

Joe Surra – Senior Environmental SpecialistBorton- Lawson 2601 Gateway Drive, Suite 150 State College, PA 16801

[email protected]

Kelley Swanson – Head of NortheastDirect Energy 12 Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX 77046

[email protected]

Brian Tarian – AttorneyRoetzel & Andress, LPA 155 E. Broad Street PNC Plaza 12th FloorColumbus, OH 43215

[email protected]

David Thomason – AttorneyStoll Keenon Ogden, PLLC Summit Corporate Center 1001 Corporate Drive, Suite 102Canonsburg, PA 15317

[email protected]

Daniel Thomson Emerson Thomson Bennett 1914 Akron-Peninsula Road, Akron, OH 44313

[email protected]

Brett Thornton – PartnerPorter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 41 South High Street, Suite 2800 Columbus, OH 43215

[email protected]

Sam Vanlandingham – PresidentVREA, Inc. 7250 James River, New Albany, OH 43054

[email protected]

Todd Wade – Senior Vice PresidentKey Bank 219 South Main Street OH-12-21-030Akron, OH 44308

[email protected]

Ashley Wagner – AttorneyBlack, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh 220 Market Ave. S, Suite 1000 Canton, OH 44702

[email protected]

Kevin Watkins – Territory ManagerWells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc. 1054 McCoy Court, Pataskala, OH 43062

[email protected]

Mark Welch – Civil Department ManagerPickering Associates 11283 Emerson Avenue, Parkersburg, WV 26104

[email protected]




Jeff Welch – Sr. Vice President – Business DevelopmentEDF Trading North America, LLC 4700 W. Sam Houston Parkway N. Suite 250Houston, TX 77041

[email protected]

Joe Wellman – Safety & Risk ConsultantRISKCONTROL360 5500 Glendon Court, Suite 360 Dublin, OH 43016

[email protected]

James Wherley – AttorneyBlack, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh 220 Market Ave. S, Suite 1000 Canton, OH 44702

[email protected]

Joe Windau – Business Development – Group ManagerE. L. Robinson Engineering of Ohio Company 1801 Watermark Drive, Suite 310 Columbus, OH 43215

[email protected]

Brent Winslow – Ohio Area ManagerBorton-Lawson 4450 Belden Village Street, NW Suite 704 Canton, OH 44718

[email protected]

Karen Winters – PartnerSquire Sanders (US) LLP 2000 Huntington Center 41 S. High StreetColumbus, OH 43119

[email protected]

Dale Witt – Vice PresidentFirstMerit Bank 4481 Munson Street, NW, Canton, OH 44718

[email protected]

Anthony Yurina IPS Engineering / EPC 401 Wheeling Avenue, Cambridge, OH 43725

740-432-5091

Royalty Owner Charles Bennell – PresidentTam O’Shanter Golf Course 5055 Hills & Dales Road NW, Canton, OH 44708

[email protected]

R.J. Edwards – CEOMidwest Holding Company, LLC 5555 Wall Street, Dublin, OH 43017

[email protected]

William Fry 2835 Southern Road, Richfield, OH 44286 [email protected]

Christine Neuhart – Executive Admin. AssistantRyvor Group 11998 Clay Pike Road PO Box 98Buffalo, OH 43722

[email protected]

Dorothy TennisLegacy Farms 933 Center Street, Ashland, OH 44805

[email protected]

Katherine Williams-Wright 57 East Jeffrey Place, Columbus, OH 43214 [email protected]




Sanika Barve 4702 Sarah Drive, Mason, OH 45040 513-602-9891

[email protected]

Nicholas Battrell 6635 Antioch Road, New Vienna, OH 45159 937-603-1327

[email protected]

Thomas Chaney 630 Primrose Lane, Tipp City, OH 45371 937-667-0492

[email protected]

Nirmala Gupta8142 Barlow Road, Westerville, OH 43081 614-781-1028

[email protected]

Rona Jiang3761 Wild Pheasant Lane, Sylvania, OH 43560 567-455-6422

[email protected]

Bayley Johnson 7953 Dr Faul Road, Georgetown, OH 45121 937-378-4984

[email protected]

Anna Mayo 309 Township Road 1135 Proctorville, OH 45669 740-886-6675

[email protected]

Lauren McKenzie 1809 W. Clenhurst Drive, NW, Lancaster, OH 43130 614-833-2333

[email protected]

Andrew Melewsky 643 Buena Vista Boulevard, Steubenville, OH 43952 740-264-7581

[email protected]

Aishwarya Murali 6521 Weston Circle, NW, Dublin, OH 43016 614-799-9455

[email protected]

Abigail Myers4251 N. County Line Road, Sunbury, OH 43074 740-965-9649

[email protected]

Zachary Spangler2870 Sterling Drive, Carroll, OH 43112

Josh Widrick 664 Woodhill Road, Mansfield, OH 44907 419-610-8748

[email protected]

Craig Wilson – Student – The Ohio State University5307 Blue Ash Road, Columbus, OH 43229 [email protected]


Student

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RETTEW Welcomes Burwell, Goff, McCarthy and Smith (cont. from p. 29)

Press Releases (cont.)

Derek H. Smith

Smith is a senior environmental scientist in the natural sciences division in RETTEW’s Williamsport office.

He works with various regulatory agencies on behalf of RETTEW’s key oil and gas clients to secure environmental permits required for water pipelines needed for oil and gas extraction. Specifically, he is tasked with conducting onsite quality control/quality assurance reviews of wetland and stream delineations. Smith also develops protocols and standards for field staff. Smith has 19 years of experience in environmental analysis and documentation within the private sector and state and federal resource agencies. His expertise includes wetland delineation, including disturbed site wetland determinations, and wetland creation and restoration. He is also well versed in aerial photo interpretation and site

evaluation of soils and vegetation. Smith has a bachelor’s degree in wildlife and fisheries Science from Penn State University. He resides in Perry County, Pennsylvania.

RETTEW, ranked 166 in 2012 on Engineering News-Record’s annual list of top 500 design firms, provides engineering, transportation, environmental consulting, planning, surveying, safety consulting and related services to a wide range of clients across the country. Beginning in 1969 as a single-person office, today RETTEW has more than 450 employees. Offices are located in Athens, Lancaster, Lehigh Valley, Mechanicsburg, Pittsburgh, Schuylkill Haven and Williamsport, Pa; Canton, Ohio; and Delhi and Liberty, N.Y. For more information on any of RETTEW’s services, please call 1-800-RETTEW-5 (1-800-738-8395) or visit www.rettew.com.


of moisture in the soil and relative humidity can all be factors that necessitate longer or different types of grounding rods and bonding assemblies.

Static Dissipative Materials

In addition to bonding and grounding, static-dissipative materials can also increase worker safety. Static dissipative materials have the ability to discharge energy more rapidly to an earthen source. Materials are often specifically treated to increase their static-dissipative capabilities.

Because pad liners are commonly made of plastic materials that are non-conductive, static can be a constant problem at worksites. Treating the surface or choosing fabrics that have static-dissipative agents incorporated into their chemistry can help minimize the potential for build up.

Static-dissipative footwear is an additional form of protection for workers to channel any built-up energy from the body safely to an earthen source. However, it should not be used as a substitute for static-dissipative work surfaces. For footwear to be effective, flooring / walking surfaces must also be static-dissipative.

For footwear to pass the ASTM F2413 standard, static dissipative footwear must protect the worker from impact and compression hazards as well as, “maintain a sufficiently high level of resistance to reduce the possibility of electrical shock…”

Even absorbent mats, socks, pillows and booms can be specially treated to help dissipate static, making spill response safer when responding to spills of flammable liquids.

It is important to test the static-dissipative properties of surfaces periodically, because many static-dissipative treatments or additives wear off over time.

Increasing Safety

Organizations such as the NFPA, ANSI, API and others have produced numerous publications to help increase worker safety and decrease the risks of working in areas prone to static electricity dangers.

Hazard evaluations and written safety plans help ensure that workers are aware of hazards and know how to properly protect themselves. Plans may include:

•Verifying that transfer areas are properly grounded and that bonding assemblies are adequate

Industrial fires and explosions can have a number of root causes, but according to the NFPA, uncontrolled static

electricity is the primary reason for at least two industrial fires or explosions throughout the world each day.

Static electricity is the result of an imbalance between the number of positive and negative charges in an object. It is commonly caused when two objects rub together then separate – or, in other words, any time there is movement. Static electricity builds up on objects until it is either released to another object, or is discharged naturally to the earth over time.

Materials that are conductive permit the transfer or flow of electricity. Metals are a common example of conductors. Water that contains impurities such as salts, acids, solvents or other materials can also be conductive.

One of the most problematic conductors, however, is the human worker. Because workers don’t often stay stationary, like a metal tank or a piece of processing equipment, it is more difficult to control the static electricity that accumulates on them.

Bonding and Grounding

The earth has a limitless capability to absorb electricity, so creating a path to channel unsafe forms of electricity to the earth is a key to safety. When work happens on pads, concrete, flooring, or anything else that breaks the path between an object and the earth, installing grounding rods is the first step in re-creating that safe path for energy to flow. Grounding rods allow an electrical charge from an object to move quickly to the earth, reducing that object’s voltage or charge to zero.

To further channel this energy and create safer work environments, objects can be bonded together, and connected to a ground source. Bonding creates a path between objects, keeping their electrical potential the same, and channeling it safely the earthen / ground source where it can be dissipated.

For objects that have been allowed to inadvertently build up a charge, test the area before bonding or grounding it. Sometimes, the safest option may be to let it “rest” so that the static can be discharged naturally. This, however, can take several hours or days depending on the situation.

It is important to make sure that both bonding and grounding assemblies are sufficient and appropriate to rapidly discharge energy to the ground. Differences in soil types, the amounts

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• Establishing a schedule to periodically check the static- dissipative properties of pad liners and footwear

• Ensuring that all electrical equipment, tools and vehicles are appropriate for the hazards that may be encountered

• Regularly inspecting all grounding straps, clamps and wires to make sure that they are in good working order

• Teaching workers how to properly bond and ground all containers, pipes, hoses, etc.

• Monitoring the work area to identify hazardous gas or liquid leaks

Evaluating and mitigating static hazards is an essential part of safety planning, and will help minimize the potential for fire or explosion hazards at the job site.

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Ohio Oil & Gas Association Events

July

2012 Summer Meeting July 30 - 31, 2012 Zanesville Country Club, Zanesville, OH

2012 Oilfield Patriot Award July 30, 2012 Zanesville, OH

September Region II Producer’s Committee Meeting September 10, 2012

McKinley Grand Hotel, Canton, OH

Region I & II Golf Outing September 20, 2012 The Pines Golf Club, Orrville, OH

December2012 Oilfield Expo December 4 - 6, 2012 IX Center, Cleveland, OH

2012 OOGA Holiday Reception December 18, 2012 Cherry Valley Lodge, Newark, OH

February2013 OOGA Legislative Reception February 19, 2012 Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, OH

March2013 OOGA Winter Meeting March 6 - 8, 2012 Hilton Easton, Columbus, OH

For the latest information on these and other events, including how to register, go to www.ooga.org

Industry Events

SeptemberYOUNG Oil & Gas Expo September 4 - 6, 2012 Holiday Inn/Covelli Center, Youngstown, OH

InfoCast: Black Gold Ohio Summit September 12 - 13, 2012 The Westin, Columbus, OH

Morning Keynote Speaker - OOGA EVP Tom Stewart

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information

September (cont.)American Association of Petroleum Geologists Eastern Section 41st Annual Meeting September 22 - 26, 2012 The Renaissance Hotel, Cleveland, OHVisit www.esaapg2012.org for more details

NovemberIPAA Annual Meeting November 8 - 10, 2012 The Ritz Carlton, New Orleans, LA

Contact Kristy Hawthorne at 740-587-0444 or [email protected] to have an event listed.


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Public Presentations/ Events CalendarJuneYoungstown State University, Sustainable Energy Forum, June 5, 2012Youngstown Metro Housing, June 6, 2012 Cleveland Business Group, June 6, 2012Wadsworth 9.12 Group, Medina Tea Party, June 7, 2012County Recorders Association, June 11, 2012Holmes County Shale Forum, June 11, 2012Spring/ Summer 2012 Industry Training Series, June 12 - 13, 2012Marietta College Teacher Workshop, June 13 - 14, 2012Ohio Department of Education “HOT” (Hands-on-Training) Teacher Workshop, June 14, 2012Tuscarawas Oil and Gas Alliance (TOGA), June 19, 2012Stark State College Oil & Gas Information Session, June 19, 2012OOGEEP Oil and Gas Informational Meeting, June 20, 2012Tuscarawas Ag Day, June 21, 2012The Energy Cooperative Kids Day, June 24, 2012National Fire Academy, June 28 - 29, 2012We the People Convention, June 30, 2012

JulyNortech Energy Enterprise, July 11, 2012Ohio Fire Chiefs Association, July 14 - 18, 2012Dublin/ Worthington Rotary Club, July 18, 2012Ohio Environmental Council Public Forum, July 25, 2012Belmont Harrison Career Technical Center, July 25, 2012Ohio State Fair, July 25 - August 5, 2012Stark State Teacher Sustainable Workshop, July 26, 2012

AugustOhio Association for Career and Technical Education, August 2, 2012Independent Oil and Gas Association of WV, August 6, 2012COSI Teacher Resources Day, August 7, 2012Belmont County Teacher Workshop, August 8 - 9, 2012Boardman Civic Association, August 15, 2012Central Ohio Career and Workforce Development Team August 16, 2012Evets Oil & Gas Construction Services, August 16, 2012Westlake 9-12 Project, August 18, 2012Ross County Soil and Water Conservation District, August 21, 2012Richland County, August 23, 2012

SeptemberSoutheastern Ohio Oil and Gas Association (SOOGA) Trade Show September 12 - 13, 2012Kiwanis Club of Medina, September 13, 2012American Society of Home Inspectors, September 14, 2012Oilfield Emergency Response Training Workshop September 15 - 16, 20122012 Eastern Section AAPG, September 22 - 26, 2012AAPG Cleveland Teacher Workshop, September 24, 2012NARO Appalachian Annual Meeting, September 26, 2012Wayne County Fire School, September 29, 2012

OctoberWomen’s International Network of Utility Professionals Conference October 8 - 9, 2012Columbiana County Safety Conference & Expo, October 12, 2012Oilfield Emergency Response Training Workshop October 13 - 14, 2012Stark County District Library, October 30, 2012

During numerous power outages caused by severe storms across the state, including OOGEEP and OOGA offices, OOGEEP staff volunteered with the American Red Cross of Licking County to

help provide relief to those affected by the storms.




OOGEEP Foundation Scholarships Awarded

OOGEEP State Science Day

The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program and the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Foundation’s (Foundation) Scholarship Committee announced that 35 students were awarded scholarships. To date, OOGEEP and the Foundation has awarded 108 scholarships representing students from 28 Ohio cities, 19 counties, and 10 different colleges or universities. To be eligible for the annual scholarship, students must have an energy career goal and are required to be either an Ohio resident or planning to attend an Ohio college or university. The students are judged on career goals, essays, letters of recommendation, academic achievement, awards or special recognitions, community service and other outside activities. The 2012 Scholarships were primarily funded through the industry training proceeds, special contributions from Buckeye Oil Producing Co., Chesapeake Energy Corp., Phillip and Linda Dever and Doris and Floyd Kimble Foundation were greatly appreciated.

The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program proudly acknowledged students from across the state as winners of their award at the 2012 State Science Day competition. Since 1949, State Science Day has been the pinnacle of student originated and inquiry-based science education. It is the academic equivalent of a state athletic championship, and is one of the largest of its kind in the nation. During the event, aspiring young scientists, grades 5 – 12, competed for more than $4.3 million dollars in awards and scholarships.

To qualify for one of OOGEEP’s awards, the students were judged on their scientific research, communication skills, and their outstanding work or knowledge about natural gas and/ or crude oil in the areas of geology, engineering, chemistry, biology and physics. OOGEEP presented the winners with cash prizes and certificates. To date, OOGEEP has presented over 105 awards to students representing 77 Ohio schools from 67 cities and 39 counties.



OOGEEP Spring/ Summer Industry Training Series

OOGEEP Oilfield Emergency Response Training Workshops The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program’s Responding to Oilfield Emergencies Training Workshops Spring Series were held March 31 - April 1, April 28 - 29, and May 19 - 20, 2012. Ohio took the lead in the U.S. by creating and implementing the nation’s first Oilfield Emergency Response Training program more than 12 years ago and features both classroom education and hands-on training with natural gas and crude oil props. OOGEEP’s permanent training facility is located within the Wayne County Fire & Rescue Regional Fire School, in Applecreek, Ohio. To date, over 865 Ohio emergency responders from 40 Ohio counties, and 7 other states have participated in OOGEEP’s unique training program. The training program is voluntarily funded 100% by Ohio’s natural gas and crude oil industry. Thank you for your continued support of this program.

The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program hosted the Spring/ Summer 2012 Industry Training Series on May 31 - June 1, and June 12 - 13, 2012. The two day event began with IADC Rig Pass with SafeLand USA Training. The International Association of Drilling Contractors Rig Pass program provided participants with a renewed outlook on safety, health, and environmental issues.

Each participant received a unique identification card that was individually numbered and entered into the national data base, along with the IADC Rig Pass participant guide. Day two consisted of an H2S Refresher, Hydrocarbon Monitoring Techniques, Condensate and HotWork Review and CPR/ First Aid Certification.





OOGEEP Teacher Workshop

To help foster better natural gas and crude oil energy education, the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) designed and developed a specific education curriculum that meets both state and national science standards. The goal of these workshops are to connect science education to the energy industry. Over the past decade, there have been over 3,000 teachers from across Ohio that have participated in one of OOGEEP’s workshops, impacting thousands of Ohio students each year. OOGEEP hit a milestone this year, teachers from all 88 counties have now participated in an OOGEEP Teacher Workshop. During the workshops, each teacher received resource materials, classroom supplies, lesson plans, posters, DVDs, maps, CEU credits, optional Ashland University graduate credit, science standards, benchmark connections, internet links and activities. The six learning stations include hands-on experiments, background information, industry guest speakers, graphic organizer, internet activities and career connections. The free teacher workshops are funded 100% by Ohio’s natural gas and crude oil producers. OOGEEP’s most recent two day teacher workshop was held at Marietta College on June 13 - 14, 2012. Guest Speakers included: Rhonda Reda, OOGEEP, Steve Zody, Zody Geosciences, Sarah Tipka, A.W. Tipka Oil and Gas, Inc., Jane Hunt, Upper Arlington High School and Jeanne Gogolski, Education Partners, LLC. Marty Miller, Alliance Petroleum Corporation, helped coordinate the unique oil patch field trip that featured stops at Ken Miller Oil Supply (Scott Craycraft and Troy Poling), Ohio Oil Gathering’s Bells Run Station (Bob Gerst), Dominion’s Ludlow Compressor Station (Larry Blake), and trip to Elk Oil’s cable tool rig and shackle line (Roger Eddy). Thanks to everyone for making this event another great industry success! Due to lengthy wait lists, OOGEEP has added additional Teacher Workshops in 2012. The next workshops are August 8 - 9, at Belmont Harrison Career Technical Center in St. Clairsville, Ohio and September 24, at Renaissance Hotel during the Eastern Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. For more information on OOGEEP’s Science Teacher Workshops, please contact OOGEEP at (740) 587-0410 or www.oogeep.org.


Ohio Posted Crude Oil Prices

Date Ergon Tier 1 Ergon Tier 2 Ergon Tier 3

5/29/2012 91.56 88.56 85.565/30/2012 88.62 85.62 82.625/31/2012 87.33 84.33 81.336/1/2012 84.03 81.03 78.036/2/2012 84.03 81.03 78.036/3/2012 84.03 81.03 78.036/4/2012 84.78 81.78 78.786/5/2012 85.09 82.09 79.096/6/2012 85.82 82.82 79.826/7/2012 85.62 82.62 79.626/8/2012 84.90 81.90 78.906/9/2012 84.90 81.90 78.90

6/10/2012 84.90 81.90 78.906/11/2012 83.50 80.50 77.506/12/2012 84.12 81.12 78.126/13/2012 83.42 80.42 77.426/14/2012 84.71 81.71 78.716/15/2012 84.83 81.83 78.836/16/2012 84.83 81.83 78.836/17/2012 84.83 81.83 78.836/18/2012 84.07 81.07 78.076/19/2012 84.83 81.83 78.836/20/2012 82.60 79.60 76.606/21/2012 79.00 76.00 73.006/22/2012 80.56 77.56 74.566/23/2012 80.56 77.56 74.566/24/2012 80.56 77.56 74.566/25/2012 80.01 77.01 74.016/26/2012 80.16 77.16 74.166/27/2012 81.01 78.01 75.016/28/2012 78.49 75.49 72.496/29/2012 85.76 82.76 79.766/30/2012 85.76 82.76 79.767/1/2012 85.76 82.76 79.767/2/2012 84.55 81.55 78.557/3/2012 88.46 85.46 82.467/4/2012 88.46 85.46 82.467/5/2012 88.02 85.02 82.027/6/2012 85.25 82.25 79.25

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Note: Oil prices only. Some postings do have transportation adjustments.

Date ARG Tier 1 ARG Tier 2 ARG Tier 3

5/29/2012 91.56 88.56 85.565/30/2012 88.62 85.62 82.625/31/2012 87.33 84.33 81.336/1/2012 84.03 81.03 78.036/2/2012 84.03 81.03 78.036/3/2012 84.03 81.03 78.036/4/2012 84.78 81.78 78.786/5/2012 85.09 82.09 79.096/6/2012 85.82 82.82 79.826/7/2012 85.62 82.62 79.626/8/2012 84.90 81.90 78.906/9/2012 84.90 81.90 78.90

6/10/2012 84.90 81.90 78.906/11/2012 83.50 80.50 77.506/12/2012 84.12 81.12 78.126/13/2012 83.42 80.42 77.426/14/2012 84.71 81.71 78.716/15/2012 84.83 81.83 78.836/16/2012 84.83 81.83 78.836/17/2012 84.83 81.83 78.836/18/2012 84.07 81.07 78.076/19/2012 84.83 81.83 78.836/20/2012 82.60 79.60 76.606/21/2012 79.00 76.00 73.006/22/2012 80.56 77.56 74.566/23/2012 80.56 77.56 74.566/24/2012 80.56 77.56 74.566/25/2012 80.01 77.01 74.016/26/2012 80.16 77.16 74.166/27/2012 81.01 78.01 75.016/28/2012 78.49 75.49 72.496/29/2012 85.76 82.76 79.766/30/2012 85.76 82.76 79.767/1/2012 85.76 82.76 79.767/2/2012 84.55 81.55 78.557/3/2012 88.46 85.46 82.467/4/2012 88.46 85.46 82.467/5/2012 88.02 85.02 82.027/6/2012 85.25 82.25 79.25



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Aug. 2012 3.098

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