THIRTY-FIVE DRILLING PERMITS ISSUED IN CALHOUN

(07/10/2006)
Permits for drilling issued in Calhoun County for the first six months of 2006:

* Reserve Oil and Gas/Scott Freshwater (Eight Permits) Spencer

- #4580 Beech Fork, Washington District, Robert Conley royalty, 131 acres, Devonian shale, estimated depth 5000', drill, fracture, stimulate

- #4579 Beech Fork, Washington District, Robert Conley royalty, 131 acres, Devonian shale, estimated depth 5000', drill, fracture, stimulate

- #4572 Beech Fork, Washington District, John Morris & others royalty, 13 acres, Devonian shale, estimated depth 5000', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4573 Beech Fork, Washington District, D. Looney et al royalty, 100 acres, Devonian shale, estimated depth 5000', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4574 Big White Oak Run, Washington District, Robert L. Conley royalty, 90 acres, Devonian shale, estimate depth 5000', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4589 Beech Fork, Washington District, Helen Houge Gustauson et al royalty, 104.25 acres, Devonian shale, estimated depth 5000' acres, drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4605 Beech Fork, Washington District, Kevin L. Moore royalty, 104.25 acres, Devonian shale, estimated depth 5000', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4604 Beech Fork, Washington District, James Hamrick III royalty, 26 acres, Devonian shale, estimate depth 50001, drill, fracture or stimulate

* Boggs Natural Gas/Harry Boggs (Two Permits) Spencer

- #4612 Beech Fork, Washington District, Bruce Jett royalty, 60.25 acres, Devonian shale, estimated depth 5000', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4613 Beech Fork, Washington District, Bruce Jett Royalty, 60.25 acres, Devonian shale, estimated depth 5000', drill, fracture or stimulate

* Cain Oil and Gas/Francis Cain (Three Permits) Big Bend

- #4610 Big Root Run, Sheridan District, Milton Cain heirs royalty, 14.5 acres, shale formation, estimated depth 6000', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4602 Bee Run, Center District, Francis Cain et al royalty, 336 acres, shale, estimated depth 6000', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4603 Lemuels Run, Sheridan District, Francis Cain et al royalty, 47 acres, shale, estimated depth 6000', drill, fracture or stimulate

* Rubin Resources (Two Permits) Charleston

- #4597 Leafbank Run, Center District, Fannie F. Smith et al royalty, 190 acres, Elk/Alexander formation, estimated depth 5,200', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4598 Leafbank Run, Center District, Fannie F. Smith et al royalty, 190 acres, Elk-Alexander formation, estimated depth 5,200', drill, fracture or stimulate

* Cabot Oil and Gas (Three Permits) Charleston

- #4584 Leafbank Run, Center District, P. D. Whipkey heirs royalty, 122 acres, Devonian, estimated depth 6000', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4599 Perkins Run/Bull River, Sherman District, Cabot Oil & Gas royalty, 200 acres, Devonian, estimated depth 6,500', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4611 Unknown branch of Laurel Creek/Little Kanawha, Sherman, Renice Holbert royalty, 72 acres, Devonian, estimated depth 6,500, drill, fracture or stimulate

* Walter Emory Smith (Two Permits) Grantsville

- #4608 Laurel Creek, Sherman District, Walter and Mary Louise Smith royalty, 38.25 acres, Devonian, estimated depth 5,900', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4607 Little Kanawha River, Center District, David Barr and others royalty, 324 acres, Devonian, estimated depth 6000', drill, fracture or stimulate

* Megan Oil and Gas/Roy G. Hildreth (Two Permits) Spencer

- #4606 Leafbank Run of Little Kanawha, Center District, Leone Burrows royalty, 100 acres, Big Injun sand, estimated depth 2,200, drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4601 Leafbank Run of Little Kanawha, Center District, Mona Geho Arnott, agent royalty, 120 acres, Big Injun sand, estimated depth 2,200', drill, fracture or stimulate

* Rogers and Son (Five Permits) Arnoldsburg

- #4586 Big Root Run of Little Kanawha/Center District, Wade Hosey estate royalty, 54 acres, Devonian, estimated depth 5,900 feet, drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4578 Big Root Run of Little Kanawha, Center District, Bruce and Greg Ferrell et al, 63 acres, Devonian, estimate depth 5990', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4576 Big Root Run of Little Kanawha, Center District, Clyde Marshal heirs royalty, 53 acres, Devonian, estimated depth 5590', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4577 Big Root Run of Little Kanawha, Center District, Mary Marshal heirs royalty, 42.5 acres, Devonian, estimate depth 5900', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4575 Big Root Run of Little Kanawha, Center District, Mary Marshal heirs royalty, 42.5 acres, Devonian, estimate depth 5900', drill, fracture or stimulate

* Roy G. Hildreth & Son/Roy G. Hildreth Jr. (Four Permits)Spencer

- #4594 Jesse Run/West Fork of Little Kanawha, Lee District, Wilma B. Siers and others royalty, 385 acres, Big Injun sand, estimated depth 2,200', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4595 Jesse Run/West Fork of Little Kanawha, Lee District, Wilma B. Siers and others royalty, 385 acres, Big Injun sand, estimated depth 2,200', drill, fracture or stimulate

- #4593 West Fork/Little Kanawha River, Lee District, Charles Starcher et al royalty, 188 acres, Big Injun sand, estimated depth 2,200', drill, fracture or excite

- #4600 Jesse Run/West Fork of Little Kanawha, Lee District, Jackie Starcher royalty, 99 acres, Big Injun sand, estimated depth 2,000, drill, fracture or stimulate

* Buckeye Oil Production (Two Permits) Wooster, Ohio

- #4587 Leafbak Run, Center District, Walter T. Scott royalty, 130 acres, Lower Elk formation, Estimated depth 5750', drill

- #4588 Taylor Run, Sheridan District, Buckeye Oil royalty, 83 acres, Lower Elk formation, estimated depth 5750', drill

* Creston Oil/James Morris (One Permit) Grantsville

- #4591 Little Kanawha River, Sherman District, W. Burl Johnson et al royalty, 84 acres, shale, estimated depth 5900', perforate new formation, fracture or stimulate

* McIntosh Oil and Gas (One Permit) Arnoldsburg

- #4581 West Fork/Little Kanawha, Lee District, John S. Stump royalty, 100 acres, Big Injun sand, estimated depth 2,200', drill, fracture or stimulate