Representative Clients: HLH Drilling, Inc.; Meridian Oil and Gas Enterprises; Cardinal Oil Co.; James Drilling Corp.; Pipeline Systems, Inc.; Boyd & Shriver Oil and Gas Co.; Commodore Energy Corp.; Muddy Creek Petroleum; K J Energy, Inc.; Universal Well Services; Eastern Timber Reserve; Conneaut Lake Park; Greene Township (Erie County); Venango Township (Erie County); Northwest Crawford County Sewer Authority; French Creek Valley Conservancy; Sunwest Resources, Inc.; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 97. References: Pennbank Meadville, Pennsylvania; Marine Bank, Meadville, Pennsylvania.
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