UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 01-1739 BILLY EARL TRENT, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY; STATE OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND RECLAMATION; SOVEREIGN PETROLEUM ASSOCIATES; EVAN ENERGY COMPANY; PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCES CORPORATION, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Big Stone Gap. James P. Jones, District Judge. (CA-01-5-2) Submitted: August 9, 2001 Decided: August 14, 2001 Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Billy Earl Trent, Appellant Pro Se. Sandra Brooks Riggs, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Big Stone Gap, Virginia; K. Jeff Luethke, WILHOIT & KAISER, Kingsport, Tennessee, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Billy Earl Trent appeals the district court’s order dismissing Trent’s civil lawsuit arising out of natural gas and oil explora- tion. We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the rea- soning of the district court. Trent v. Atlantic Richfield Co., No. CA-01-5-2 (W.D. Va. May 21, 2001). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2