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ATTACHMENT 1 <br /> (Application—Item 7: Name and Owner of the Subsurface Rights of Affected Land) <br /> Subsurface Rights associated with the affected land(Section 12;T2N; R64W of the 61h Principal Meridian) <br /> have been determined to be relatively complex, involving numerous entities and various mineral <br /> commodities. Although the proposed CSC Keenesburg Project is to be situated within the SW1/4 of the <br /> SW IA of Section 12, examination of title documents has largely focused on the whole of Section 12, and <br /> no specific attempt has been made to"overlay"the proposed Project or Permit Area on top of the referenced <br /> sub-surface ownership and/or lease agreements associated therewith, as the Keenesburg Project will only <br /> mine"sand",a component of the surface estate. Accordingly,extensive effort to meaningfully identify and <br /> define the full extent of the sub-surface mineral estate ownership is neither warranted nor relevant, as the <br /> sub-surface mineral estate will remain undisturbed by the CSC mining operations. CSC has, however, <br /> determined the following: <br /> • Rights to all coal are reserved to the United States of America; <br /> • Rights to oil and gas are reserved (by lease) to Noble Energy as a part of Agreement No. 371812 <br /> between Guttersen Ranches LLC (and/or its affiliates or assigns)and Noble Energy, Inc.; <br /> • Royalty agreements relative to oil and gas production are known to be in place with multiple individuals <br /> and/or entities; and, <br /> • A right to oil and gas was apparently reserved(by lease) to AMOCO Production Company; however, <br /> examination of title documents suggest that said lease has since lapsed. <br /> Irrespective of the foregoing, CSC reiterates that all mining and mineral extraction activities will be <br /> confined to only the surficial "sand"; thus,_it is a commodity present at the surface and considered to be a <br /> component of the surface estate. <br />