EXHIBIT 4(a)
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CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
FOR
ATLAS AMERICA PUBLIC #15-2005(A) L.P.
DELWARE
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THE FIRST STATE
I, HARRIET SMITH WINDSOR, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF "ATLAS AMERICA PUBLIC #15-2005(A) L.P.", FILED IN THIS
OFFICE ON THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY OF JULY, A.D. 2005, AT 11 O'CLOCK A.M.
HARRIET SMITH WINDSOR
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[LOGO APPEARS HERE] HARRIET SMITH WINDSOR, SECRETARY OF STATE
4004945 8100 AUTHENTICATION: 4044304
050611356 DATE: 07-25-05
STATE OF DELAWARE
SECRETARY OF STATE
DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS
DELIVERED 11:00 AM 07/25/2005
FILED 11:00 AM 07/25/2005
SRV 050611356 - 4004945 FILE
STATE OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
o THE UNDERSIGNED, desiring to form a limited partnership pursuant to the
Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 6 Delaware Code,
Chapter 17, do hereby certify as follows:
o FIRST: The name of the limited partnership is
ATLAS AMERICA PUBLIC #15-2005(A) L.P.
o SECOND: The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is
110 S. POPLAR STREET, SUITE 101 in the city of
WILMINGTON, DE 19801
The name of the Registered Agent at such address is ANDREW M. LUBIN
o Third: The name and mailing address of each general partner is as follows:
ATLAS RESOURCES, INC.
MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER
311 ROUSER ROAD, P.O. BOX 611
MOON TOWNSHIP, PA 15108
o IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of
Limited Partnership of Atlas America Public #15-2005(A) L.P.as of
July 22 2005
Partnership Name
BY: ATLAS RESOURCES, INC
MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER
Karen A. Black
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KAREN A. BLACK, VICE PRESIDENT - PARTNERSHIP
ADMINISTRATION