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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

IN RE: CASE NO. 09-11899

VIRGIN OIL COMPANY, INC. CHAPTER 11

DEBTOR SECTION “A”

MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT BYTHE 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 Court’s

1 For purposes of the Motion for Summary Judgment, the Plan Trust appears herein through the firm ofSlattery, Marino & Roberts with respect to the objections to the claims by Newpark EnvironmentalServices, LLC and Key Energy Services, Inc. For all other purposes, the Plan Trust appears hereinthrough the firm of Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard.

2 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., TarponRental, 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.); DocketNo. 1076 (Frank’s Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc.); and Docket No. 1094 (Intracoastal LiquidMud, Inc.)

3 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, /s/ Benjamin W. Kadden____________________RANKIN & HUBBARD STEWART F. PECK (#10403)

CHRISTOPHER T. CAPLINGER (#25357)BENJAMIN W. KADDEN (#29927)JOSEPH P. BRIGGETT (#33029)601 Poydras Street, Suite 2775New Orleans, LA 70130Telephone: (504) 568-1990Facsimile: (504) 310-9195Email: [email protected]; [email protected];

[email protected]; [email protected] for The Virgin Oil Company, Inc. PlanTrust (for all Claims Objections except NewparkEnvironmental Services, LLC and Key EnergyServices, Inc.)

AND

/s/ Paul J. GoodwinePaul J. Goodwine, Bar No. 23757Slattery, Marino & Roberts1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1800New Orleans, Louisiana 70163Telephone: (504) 585.7800Facsimile: (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 KeyEnergy Services, Inc.)

Certificate of Service

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing has been servedupon the parties that receive electronic notice via the Court’s CM/ECF System, as well as thefollowing parties via first class mail on this 9th day of November 2012:

AL of Louisiana, LLCIvy Ruth Landry, Owner9600 Longside RoadNew Iberia, LA 70560-0691

Geo-Mag MWD, LLCP.O. Box 921Broussard, LA 70518-0921

Hunting Energy Services, Inc.P.O. Box 203931Houston, TX 77216-3931

LandTel CommunicationsP.O. Box 61567Lafayette, LA 70596-1567

Nitro-Lift Technologies, Inc.P.O. Box 3307Lafayette, LA 70502-3307

River Rental Tools, Inc.109 Derrick RoadBelle Chasse, LA 70037-1109

Tarpon Rental, Inc.P.O. Box 9023Houma, LA 70363

Tim Morton & Associates, Inc.730 E. Kaliste Saloom RoadLafayette, LA 70508-2547Trend Services, Inc.P.O. Box 747Broussard, LA 70518-0747

Vanguard Vacuum TrucksP.O. Box 4276Houma, LA 70361-4276

Precision Drilling Company, LP10350 Richmond Avenue, Suite 700Houston, TX

Precision Drilling Company, LPc/o H. Kent Aguillard141 S. 6th StreetP.O. Box 391Eunice, Louisiana 70535

Frank’s Casing Crew & Rental Tools, Inc.Attn: Danny P. Pontiff, ControllerP.O. Box 51729Lafayette, LA 70505

Industrial & Oilfield Services, Inc.c/o Jacque B. Pucheu, Jr.P.O. Box 1109Eunice, LA 70535

Industrial & Oilfield Services, Inc.c/o Earl Anthony Landry, Jr., Agent707 S. Severin StreetErath, LA 70533

Intracoastal Liquid Mud, Inc.c/o Ted M. Anthony, Esq.Babineaux Poché Anthony & Slavich, LLCP.O. Box 52169Lafayette, LA 70505-2169


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Intracoastal Liquid Mud, Inc.c/o Mike Calkins, Agent512 Highway 92 North

Scott, LA 70583

/s/ Benjamin W. Kadden____________________

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing has been servedupon the parties that receive electronic notice via the Court’s CM/ECF System, as well as thefollowing parties via first class mail on this 9th day of November 2012:

Newpark Environmental Services, LLCc/o Carl Doré, Jr. & Lori V. GrahamDoré Mahoney Law Group, P.C.17171 Park Row, Suite 160Houston, TX 77084

Newpark Environmental Services, LLCP.O. Box 62600 Dept. 1089New Orleans,

Key Energy Services, Inc.c/o Carl Doré, Jr. & Lori V. GrahamDoré Mahoney Law Group, P.C.17171 Park Row, Suite 160Houston, TX 77084

Key Energy Services, Inc.6 Desta Dr., Ste. 4400Midland, TX 79705

/s/ Paul J. Goodwine________________________


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