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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

IN RE: VIRGIN OIL COMPANY, INC. DEBTOR

CASE NO. 09-11899 CHAPTER 11 SECTION A

MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT BY THE VIRGIN OIL COMPANY, INC. PLAN TRUST NOW INTO COURT, through undersigned counsel,1 comes the Virgin Oil Company Plan Trust (Plan Trust), which, pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, made applicable herein through Rules 7056 and 9014 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and for the reasons expressed in the Memorandum in Support (the MIS), requests that the Court grant summary judgment in its favor in relation to certain claims objections (the Claims Objections)2 filed by the Plan Trust with respect to claims asserted by certain parties (the Wrong Case Claimants).3 Specifically, the Plan Trust seeks a partial summary judgment that (a) with respect to the issue of operatorship, (i) the findings regarding operatorship in the March Pretrial Order (as defined in the MIS) and Consent Judgment (as defined in the MIS) do not have a preclusive effect with respect to the instant Claims Objections, or (ii) alternatively, nothing in this Courts
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For purposes of the Motion for Summary Judgment, the Plan Trust appears herein through the firm of Slattery, Marino & Roberts with respect to the objections to the claims by Newpark Environmental Services, LLC and Key Energy Services, Inc. For all other purposes, the Plan Trust appears herein through the firm of Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard. See Docket Nos. 1041 (AL of Louisiana, LLC, Geo-Mag MWD, LLC, Hunting Energy Services, Inc., LandTel Communications, Nito-Lift Technologies, LLC, River Rental Tools, Inc., Tarpon Rental, Inc., Tim Morton & Associates, Inc., Trend Services, Inc., Vanguard Vacuum Trucks); Docket No. 1049 (Precision Drilling Company, LP, f/k/a Gray Wolf Drilling, LP); Docket No. 1051 (Newpark Environmental Services, LLC); Docket No. 1055 (Key Energy Services, Inc.); Docket No. 1076 (Franks Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc.); and Docket No. 1094 (Intracoastal Liquid Mud, Inc.) See Fn. 2, which includes in bold the relevant Wrong Case Claimants.

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March Pretrial Order or Consent Judgment, including the finding that Virgin Oil is the operator of the Empire Lease (as defined in the MIS), affords the Wrong Case Claimants an in personam claim against Virgin Oil; and (b) the LOWLA Claimants (as defined in the MIS), to the extent that they are entitled to any claim against Virgin Oil, are only entitled to be treated as general unsecured creditors. WHEREFORE, the Plan Trust prays that the Court grant summary judgment in favor of the Plan Trust as set forth above, and for all other general and equitable relief that this Court deems proper. Respectfully submitted, LUGENBUHL, WHEATON, PECK, RANKIN & HUBBARD /s/ Benjamin W. Kadden____________________ STEWART F. PECK (#10403) CHRISTOPHER T. CAPLINGER (#25357) BENJAMIN W. KADDEN (#29927) JOSEPH P. BRIGGETT (#33029) 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2775 New Orleans, LA 70130 Telephone: (504) 568-1990 Facsimile: (504) 310-9195 Email: speck@lawla.com; ccaplinger@lawla.com; bkadden@lawla.com; jbriggett@lawla.com Counsel for The Virgin Oil Company, Inc. Plan Trust (for all Claims Objections except Newpark Environmental Services, LLC and Key Energy Services, Inc.) AND /s/ Paul J. Goodwine Paul J. Goodwine, Bar No. 23757 Slattery, Marino & Roberts 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1800 New Orleans, Louisiana 70163 Telephone: (504) 585.7800 Facsimile: (504) 585.7890 Special Counsel for the Virgin Oil Company, Inc. Plan Trust (solely for Claims Objections as to
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Newpark Environmental Services, LLC and Key Energy Services, Inc.)

Certificate of Service I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing has been served upon the parties that receive electronic notice via the Courts CM/ECF System, as well as the following parties via first class mail on this 9th day of November 2012: AL of Louisiana, LLC Ivy Ruth Landry, Owner 9600 Longside Road New Iberia, LA 70560-0691 Geo-Mag MWD, LLC P.O. Box 921 Broussard, LA 70518-0921 Hunting Energy Services, Inc. P.O. Box 203931 Houston, TX 77216-3931 LandTel Communications P.O. Box 61567 Lafayette, LA 70596-1567 Nitro-Lift Technologies, Inc. P.O. Box 3307 Lafayette, LA 70502-3307 River Rental Tools, Inc. 109 Derrick Road Belle Chasse, LA 70037-1109 Tarpon Rental, Inc. P.O. Box 9023 Houma, LA 70363 Tim Morton & Associates, Inc. 730 E. Kaliste Saloom Road Lafayette, LA 70508-2547 Trend Services, Inc. P.O. Box 747 Broussard, LA 70518-0747 Vanguard Vacuum Trucks P.O. Box 4276 Houma, LA 70361-4276 Precision Drilling Company, LP 10350 Richmond Avenue, Suite 700 Houston, TX Precision Drilling Company, LP c/o H. Kent Aguillard 141 S. 6th Street P.O. Box 391 Eunice, Louisiana 70535 Franks Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc. Attn: Danny P. Pontiff, Controller P.O. Box 51729 Lafayette, LA 70505 Industrial & Oilfield Services, Inc. c/o Jacque B. Pucheu, Jr. P.O. Box 1109 Eunice, LA 70535 Industrial & Oilfield Services, Inc. c/o Earl Anthony Landry, Jr., Agent 707 S. Severin Street Erath, LA 70533 Intracoastal Liquid Mud, Inc. c/o Ted M. Anthony, Esq. Babineaux Poch Anthony & Slavich, LLC P.O. Box 52169 Lafayette, LA 70505-2169

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Scott, LA 70583 Intracoastal Liquid Mud, Inc. c/o Mike Calkins, Agent 512 Highway 92 North /s/ Benjamin W. Kadden____________________ I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing has been served upon the parties that receive electronic notice via the Courts CM/ECF System, as well as the following parties via first class mail on this 9th day of November 2012: Newpark Environmental Services, LLC c/o Carl Dor, Jr. & Lori V. Graham Dor Mahoney Law Group, P.C. 17171 Park Row, Suite 160 Houston, TX 77084 Newpark Environmental Services, LLC P.O. Box 62600 Dept. 1089 New Orleans, Key Energy Services, Inc. c/o Carl Dor, Jr. & Lori V. Graham Dor Mahoney Law Group, P.C. 17171 Park Row, Suite 160 Houston, TX 77084 Key Energy Services, Inc. 6 Desta Dr., Ste. 4400 Midland, TX 79705 /s/ Paul J. Goodwine________________________