*1 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

MIDDLE DISTRICT TIMOTHY J. HOFFMAN AND KAREN D. : No. 263 MAL 2017 HOFFMAN, HIS WIFE, :

: Petition for Allowance of Appeal from Petitioners : the Order of the Superior Court

: : v. :

: : JAMES P. SNELL, ANADARKO E & P :

COMPANY, LP, AND CHESAPEAKE :

APPALACHIA, LLC, :

: Respondents :

ORDER PER CURIAM

AND NOW , this 15th day of September, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED .