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11/10/2005 14:06 9709295595 24XG1E37XC.4 axd B Project Plmr ~nar Revfsion 326 Page 8 of 11 WEST ELK , PAGE 12 CDMG. As the mud pits will be excavated into native soil, mud pit slope failure is not a concern. ' Water for the drilling operations will be pumped to the drill sites from the mine dewatering polishing pond osing Migh-pressre hose in combination with fiat teals and high-pressure pumps. Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. o~cvns water rights for these water resources. DRILLING ACC1VITlES Drilling activities for the proposed methane drainage wells will include mobilizing drill equipment to the sites and drilling and setting approximately 2,000 feet of 14-inch surt~aoe casing into bedrock to a zone just above the coal seam or'irrto the third entry. The holes will then be rosary drilled with a 12-inch diameter hole to the B-Seam and cased in concrete to a 7-in diameter. A depiction of a typical completed well will be forwarded to the CDMG along with the typical plug and abandonment diagram. MONITORING Cuaently, MSHA is tegruring momfnring cad inspection of the wells twice daily after installation. It is anticipated the fiEquency of monitoring would decrease to a weekly monitoring and inspection of the iastaltatioa. Routi~ maiateoaace will oorau to the extent necessary, simultaneous with the weekly monitoring. PROPOSED DRILL HOLE PLUGGING METHODS In accordance with the Coal Program Cnridance Document -Methane Drainage and Monitoring Wells, MCC wiU plug and abandon. these MDWs per DMG Rules 2.05.4 and 4.07.3 at the minimum. A mechanical packer will be set at the lowest possible point in the well (Hate that subsidence damage to the casing may preclude access to the entire depth of the casasi g). Above this packer the hole will be plumed wish CDMG appcvrved materials to the bottom of the 5-foot cement surfaces cap using 1i+emmie line. The top 5- feet of the well below the sub-surface casing cuY~o$poiat (3-feet below the surface) will be plugged with a ceaoneat cap. The top 3-feet of the casing will then be cut off and the hole filled in with subsoil. A permanent marker shall be installed on top of the plug identifying the well. The pad will then be reclaimed to approximate original contour. The Methane Drainage Well and other drilling experience for Mountain Coal Company has shown that no aquifers have yet been encoumered. However, the prvccdures descn'bed above would save to properly protect any aquifers that would be encounteaed. RECLAMATION PLAN Reclamation of the pad will follow when it is deeded by MCC that the drill Mole(s) are not performing their intended purpose.