MARK L. SHURTLEFF (4666) UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL Steven F. Alder (0033) Cameron Johnson (13996) Assistant Attorneys General Attorneys for Division of Oil, Gas & Mining 1594 West North Temple, #300 SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116 Telephone (801) 538-7227
F I LED OCT 1 1 2012
S6CRETARY. BOARD OF OIl. GAS & MINING
BEFORE THE BOARD OF OIL, GAS & MINING DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
STATE OF UTAH
NOTICE OF AGENCY ACTION FOR AN ORDER REQUIRING MARION ENERGY TO PLUG AND RECLAIM WELLS; OR FORFEIT SURETY BOND AND AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION TO PLUG AND RECLAIM WELLS LOCATED IN TOWNSHIPS 13 AND 14 SOUTH, RANGE 7 EAST, CARBON COUNTY, UTAH; AND AN ORDER REQUIRING MARION ENERGY TO IMMEDIATELY COMPLY WITH THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR THE WELLS LOCATED IN TOWNSHIPS 12, 13, AND 14 SOUTH, RANGES 7 AND 10 EAST, CARBON COUNTY, UTAH.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PAYMENT OF
FORFEIT SURETY
Docket No. 2011-018
Cause No. 250-02
The Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining (Division) by and through its undersigned
counsel does hereby acknowledge receipt from U.S. Specialty Insurance Co. a check in the amount
of$184,180.00 for bond B002775 tendered as payment in compliance with the Findings of Fact,
Conclusions of Law and Order entered on September 10,2012. (Attached) This check is provided
as payment in full of the penal sum of the bond and is to be forfeited to the State of Utah to be used
4836-5139-5855 .1
by the Division for the plugging and reclamation work on the wells for which it was provided as
surety. t:!=: Dated this Jiday of October 2012
4836-5139-5855.1
~l~~'-Steve Alder (#00033) Assistant Utah Attorney General Counsel for Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining
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CERTIFICATE OF DELIVERY
The Undersigned herby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PAYMENT OF FORFEIT SURETY was delivered by electronic mail to the following persons at the addresses indicated this /bay of OCTOBER, 2012
Mike Johnson Counsel for the Board of Oil, Gas and Mining [email protected]
Michael Malmquist Parsons Behle & Latimer Counsel for Marion Energy, Limited. 201 South Main Street, Suite 1800
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Delivered by U.S. Mail to:
U.S. Specialty Insurance Company
13403 Northwest Freeway
Houston, Texas 77040
4836-5139-5855.1 3
HCC Surety Group 601 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, California 90017 main 310649 0 9 90 facsimile 310 649 0891
VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL
October 9, 2012
Steven F, Alder, Assistant Attorney General DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Division of Oil, Gas and Mining 1594 West North Temple, #300 Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Re: Principal Obligee Bond No. Amount
Dear Mr. Alder:
Marion Energy Inc. State of Utah B002775 $184,180.00
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In compliance with Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order dated September 10, 2012, by way of which the Board of Oil, Gas and Mining Department of Natural Resources ordered forfeiture of the above-referenced bond in the amount of $184, 180,00, we enclose a check in the amount of $184,180.00, made payable to the Director of the Division of Oil, Gas & Mining. By way of this payment the full penal sum of the bond is exhausted and the bond is exonerated.
Sincere y ,
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ESQ, Vice President, Bond Claims Director behalf of U.S. Specialty Insurance Company
Direct Line: 310-242-2980 Email: [email protected]
Enclosures
cc: Indemco, L.P. jrbrown4 2(a{gmail. com
RECEIVED (lCT 1 l ')~ 11
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Jeffrey Clarke, CEO, Marion Energy Inc., 3580 Orr Road, Allen, TX 75002 j [email protected]
American Contractors Indemnity Co.lU.S. Specialty Insurance Co.lUnited States Surety Co. Claims Account CHECK NO.: 41863 VENDOR ID: 1189001676-001
N~~~R N~~~~R INDEMCO-B002 5
CHECK AMOUNT: $184,180.00 CHECK DATE: 10109/12 VENDOR NAME: DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF OIL, GAS & MINING
PRINCIPAL : 1 ~&..r{~E INVOICE DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
10/09/12 184,180.00 Indemco Bond 8002775
DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF OIL, GAS & MlNING TOTAL 184,180.00 ATrN: STEVEN F. ALDER UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL 1594 WEST NORTH TEMPLE, 11300 SALT LAKE CITY UT 8411 G
American Contractors Indemnity Co.lU.S. Specialty Insurance Co.lUnited States Surety Co. Claims Account CHECK NO.: 41863 VENDOR 10: 1189001676-001
CLAIM BOND NUMBER NUMBER
INDEMCO-B0027 175
CHECK AMOUNT: $184,180.00 CHECK DATE: 10109/12 VENDOR NAME: DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF OIL, GAS & MINING
PRINCIPAL INVOICE INVOICE DESCRIPTION DATE AMOUNT
10109/12 184,180.00 Indemco Bond B002775
TOTAL 184,180.00
:-. . ,. ~'·.HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. · C~IECK IS VOIO WITHOUT MICROPRINT ON CHECK BORDER. A TRUE WATERMARK ON BACK, AND THERMOCHROMIC INlt .
PAY TO THE ORDER OF
American Contractors Indemnity Co. U.S. Specialty Insurance Co. United States Surety Co. Claims Account Members of HCC Surety Group 601 S. Figueroa St. Ste. 1600 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Wells Fargo Bank Ohio, N.A. 115 Hospital Drive
Van Wert, OH 45891-9034
DATE
10/09/12
56-382 412
CHECK NO. 41863
AMOUNT
$184,180.00
One hundred eighty four thousand one hundred eighty and 00/100 Dollars
DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF OIL, GAS & MINING
~. ATTN: STEVEN F. ALDER UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL 1594 WEST NORTH TEMPLE, #300 SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Rub Here TWO SIGNATURES REQUIRED ____________________________ - __ _ _ . __ __ ~ __ _ ~ ____ - __ -- __ ___ "'1