NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ PIONEER RESERVE, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee ______________________ 2017-1095 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:14-cv-00376-EGB, Senior Judge Eric G.

Bruggink. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ DOUGLAS KAHLE, Wolcott Rivers Gates, Virginia Beach, VA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

GEOFFREY MARTIN LONG, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee.

Also represented by JOYCE R. BRANDA, ROBERT E.

KIRSCHMAN, JR., STEVEN J. GILLINGHAM. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (DYK, TARANTO, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 12, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court