No. 180-March 12-1 Time
BEFORE THE CORPORATION
COMMISSION OF THE
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
APPLICANT: ECKARD ENERGY, LLC AND ECKARD OPERATING, LLC
RELIEF SOUGHT: HORIZONTAL DRILLING AND SPACING UNITS
LAND COVERED: SECTION(S) 20, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 4 WEST, MCCLAIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
CAUSE NO. CD 2026-000959
NOTICE OF HEARING
THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: To the following parties, if living; or if deceased, then their unknown heirs, devisees, executors, administrators, successors, trustees, and/or assigns; or, the unknown successors, trustees or assigns, if any, of any dissolved corporation, or the unknown successors of any party designated in any record as trustee: 2Wood Oil & Gas, LLC; 9Spot Energy, LLC; Aaron Daniel Kahan; ABH Baxter, LLC; Advocate Oil and Gas, LLC; Alexander Energy Corp., successor by merger to Edwards & Leach Oil Company; Alice J. Irvin; Alice Joe Irvin, deceased, c/o Mary L. Irvin; Alice L. Hine Foreman; Alois Rumage, Life Tenant; American Petrofina Company of Texas; AmeriSource Energies, Inc.; Anna Elizabeth Lovett; Annastin Mineral Partners, LLC; Anne Fennell Mitchell, Trustee of the Anne Fennell Mitchell Third Amended and Restated Revocable Trust, dated June 15, 2016, c/o Robert Dixon Mitchell, Jr.; Ariopsis Holdings, LLC; Augusta Energy Company, LLC; BancFirst OKC, formerly 1st National Bank and Trust Company of Tulsa, trustee of the Trust defined in Articles IV, V, & VI of the Last Will and Testament of Hargrove Hudson,deceased (P-80-504, Tulsa County); Bank of America, N.A., as trustee of the Winifred Witwer Edwards Trust, under Trust Agreement effective February 1, 1994; Bank One Trust Co., N.A., trustee of the Helen W. Whitehill Kenyon Trust dated March 12, 1965; Baxsto, LLC; Black Horse Resources LLC; Blairbax Energy, LLC; Blue Star Gas Corp.; Bogert Oil Company; Brenda J. Williams, now Meier; Broken Arrow Trust, Rebecca Anne McCarthy, Trustee; BRR OK I LLC; Bruce Moran; Bruce Moran; Buffy Energy, LLC; Burk Royalty Co.; Byron Luke Braly; Carey & Co.; Careylou, Inc.; Carl Walton Bowie, Jr.; Carol S. Dinsmore; Carole J. Drake LLC; Catlett Minerals Corporation, c/o Stanley Catlett Jr.; Charles E. Jones, Jr.; Charles E. Jones, Jr., as trustee of the Charles E. Jones, Jr. Trust; Charles Selig Bernstein; Cherry Creek Minerals, LLC; Cheryl B. Andreas; Chieftan Royalty Company; Chris Jennings; Chris Van Horn; Clarice Wilds, c/o Holly Wilds; Clifford John Merritt, trustee of the Clifford John Merritt and Sara L. Merritt Living Trust dated May 6, 2010; CMG Oil Properties, LLC; Colin Hall Dowling; Condor Partnership; Continental Resources, Inc.; Cornell Corporation; Curtis Gibbons; Cy Energy, LLC; D. Warren Finch; D/J Petro, L.P.; Dalco Oil Company; Dana Claire McMullin; Darrell L. Williams; David A. Guest; David F. Moran; David M. Wilds; Deborah Ione Hollowell; Dellconn Oil Corporation; Dennis Moran; Diane Elizabeth Lay; Dianne Douglass; DLA Howe, Inc.; Douglas D. Howard, and Jane E. Howard, as co-trustees of the Howard Family Revocable Trust dated the 14th day of November, 2003; Drake-Gungoll Enterprises, L.P.; E.F. Walden; Eason Energy, LLC; Echo Energy Partners I, LLC; Eckard Land & Acquisition, LLC; Eckard OK Holdings, LLC; Efire, Ltd.; Eland Energy, Inc.; ELSR, LP, c/o Bengal Jones Group LLC, General Partner; Emily Anne Moran, Trustee of the Moran Royalty Trust; EOG Resources, Inc.; Evolution Petroleum OK, Inc.; Far West Energy, LLC; First Union Nat’l Bank of N.C., Trustee U/W E.M. Fennell FBO Anne Mitchell; First Union Nat’l Bank of N.C., Trustee U/W E.M. Fennell FBO Nancy Matheson; Fortune Natural Resources Corporation; Garrett and Company Resources, Inc.; Glenda J. Whinery; Glenna Ruth Roark; Gossett Investment Co.; Granite Shoal Investments, LLC; Great Southern Minerals, LLC; Greg Odom a/k/a Gregory Lynn Odon; Grizzly Holdings LLC; Guard Exploration Limited Partnership; Gwen Greenspan; Hall Energy Company, LLC; Hall Investment Company, LLC; Harold Ray Williams; Henry H. Gungoll Associates, a partnership; HKC Minerals, LP; Howard Petroleum Corporation; Huntsman Energy, LP, c/o Derby Energy, LLC; IBEX Resources Company, LLC; Invail Energy Inc.; ISEL, LLC; Jacquelyn L. Powers; Jaguar Energy, Inc.; James S. Day and Janet K. Day, Co-Trustees of The Day Family Trust under agreement dated November 18, 2020; Janette Douglass; Jean K. Garvey, Trustee of the Jean K. Garvey Revocable Trust; Jeannie R. Hendrick; Jerry Whistler Snow; John Alsop; John and Stephanie Day, husband and wife, joint tenants; John D. Coleman, trustee of the Alice E. Coleman 1979 Trust, created by Declaration of Trust dated December 5, 1979; John D. Coleman, trustee of the John D. Coleman Mineral Trust dated February 17, 2007; John McMillan Martyn, c/o Marily Ann Martyn Tagawa; John Robinson; JRP Holdings, Inc.; Judges 3:31 Co., LLC; Kaiser-Francis Oil Company; Karen A. Hoffman; Karl Joseph Andrews, II; Katherine Jeanette Andrews Byrd; KCTC, LLC; Ken David Andrews and Sharon Kay Andrews, trustees of the Andrews Family Revocable Trust dated August 26, 2014; Kip Ken Curtis and Jack T. Curtis a/k/a Jack Tecumseh Curtis, co-trustees, c/o Kip Ken Curtis; Knoxmoney, LLC; Kodiak Production Company; KSE Minerals, LLC; L.P. Laird; L3 Resources, LLC; Laura Alida Van Every; Laura Moran Logan; Laura Moran Logan; Laurence G. Duerig, c/o Curtis Gibbons; Legacy Resources, LLC; Lexco Petroleum, Inc., c/o Jones & Pellow; Linda Ann Parrish Richardson (or her successor), trustee of the trusts created under the Last Will and Testament of M.C. Parrish, Jr. for the benefit of Linda Ann Parrish Richardson and Linda B. Parrish or the survivor between them; Lisa Ryder (nee McKinnon); Lois Andrews; London-Montin-Harbert, Inc.; Lonesome Tiger, LLC; Louis H. Witwer, III, trustee of the Louis H. Witwer Trust Under Trust Agreement dated August 15, 1994; LRM IV, LLC; M.A. Viersen aka Margaret A. Viersen aka Margaret Ann Viersen, Mark D. Shurden, and Susan D. Shurden as Co-Trustees of the M.A. Viersen Revocable Trust dated May 16, 2007 as amended and restated on March 18, 2019, further amended on August 29, 2022, and further amended on June 13, 2023; M.B. White, Inc; Mack Energy Co.; Mack Oil Co.; Margaret Louise Douglass, as trustee of the Margaret Louise Douglass 1985 Revocable Trust, created by declaration of Trust dated January 3, 1985; Marilyn Braly Sonnen; Mark Farr-Nash; Marlex Oil & Minerals, Inc.; Mary L. Irvin; Mason Energy Corporation; Matthew Irvin; Melinda Meadows Luther, as probable heir to Leo E. Waite, presumed deceased; Merchant Minerals Corporation; Michael Kozak; Middleburg Management Corporation; MOR Holdings, LLC; N&R Resources, Inc.; Nancy Fennell Matheson; Nancy Sue Milgram, Nat Lester Milgram, and Sally Ann Milgram, Trustees of the Betsy Ann Milgram Trust created under the Last Will and Testament of Ann L. Milgram, Deceased; Nat Lester Milgram, Trustee of the Nat Lester Milgram Trust created under the Last Will and Testament of Ann L. Milgram, Deceased; Nathan B. Butcher, Trustee of the Nathan B. Butcher Revocable Trust, c/o Sunflower Bank; Native Exploration Operating, LLC; Noel/McGuigan Interests, Ltd; Noel/Wagner Interests, Ltd; NOMS Oil, LLC; Northcutt Girls, LLC; Norville Oil Co., LLC; OGI, Inc.; Orion Natural Resources Corporation; P B & J Investments; Patsy Viersen Brown; Patsy Viersen Brown, Trustee of the Patsy Viersen Brown Trust dated the 2nd Day of May, 1992; P’Bell Energy Company; Pevehouse, Inc.; Pine Ridge Energy Co.; Pride Energy Company; Producers and Refiners Corporation; Providence Minerals, LLC (Redfern Oil Company); Quagga Royalty Limited Partnership; Rachel Ouida Kerr Braly, c/o Marilyn Braly Sonnen; Ralph W. Viersen, III; Reid M. Mitchell; Reliant Resources, LLC; Richard Finney; Riverdale Oil & Gas II, LLC; Rob Odom a/k/a Rob Larick Odom; Robert Alexander Whistler; Robert B. Braly, as son and probable heir of D.D. Braly, deceased, c/o Marilyn Braly Sonnen; Robert C. Cox; Robert Chambless Martyn, c/o Marily Ann Martyn Tagawa; Robert F. Odom; Ron Odom a/k/a Ron Lane Odom; Saints Energy Enterprise LLC; Salgo Oil Partnership; Sally Ann Milgram, Trustee of the Sally Ann Milgram Trust created under the Last Will and Testament of Ann L. Milgram, Deceased; Sally Ann Milgram, Trustee of the Sally Ann Milgram Trust created under the Last Will and Testament of Ann L. Milgram, Deceased; Sara Cummings Martyn; Sarah Moran; Savitar Energy Working Interests, LLC; Scott Witwer, as trustee of the Winston Scott Witwer Trust under trust agreement dated November 1, 1988; Scout Resources, LLC; Shadow Creek Merge Assets ORRI, LLC; Shafgo, LLC; Sharon Featherly; Sharon Louise Northrip Baker; Sharon Moore Nance and Janice Moore, successor trustees of the Roy and Janice Moore Living Trust; Shore Oil Company; Shoreline Energy LLC; Stanley B. Catlett and Omar B. Milligan and James H. Milligan, testamentary trustees of Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation; Star11 Petroleum, LLC; Steve Van Horn; Steven Gibbons; Stewart L. Van Every Fowler; Stonewall Minerals, LLC; Sundown Energy, Inc.; Suzanne Straight Miller; Sven Energy, LLC; T.R. Chitwood; Tegan Dowling; Teresa Stupp; The Family Trust, c/o McAfee & Taft; The Hefner Company, Inc.; The Hoffman Family Trust dated June 8, 2023, James T. Hoffman and Karen M. Hoffman, Trustees; The Home-Stake Oil & Gas Company; The Home-Stake Royalty Corporation; The Hugh M. Robinson and Martha M. Robinson Revocable Trust; The James B. Douglass Revocable Living Trust dated September 7, 2025; The Jeffery Koron Living Trust dated January 22, 2014; The Jernigan Partnership; The Jernigan Partnership; The John Arthur Stuart, Jr. Family Trust, c/o Mark W. Malone McAfee & Taft; The John W. and Cynthia J. Pride Revocable Living Trust, under a certain Revocable Living Trust established on July 21, 1998; The Lorraine Douglass Trust dated March 27, 2018; The Martha Kate Robinson Trust; The Matthew L. and Renee G. Pride Revocable Living Trust, under a certain revocable Living Trust established on August 13, 1999; The Melton Residence Trust; The Vernon E. Pellow Revocable Trust Agreement dated August 11, 1992; Thomas Brent Adair; Thomas Loynd, as trustee of the Loynd Wilder Trust; Triple H Resources, Inc.; Tropical Minerals, Inc.; Twenty/Twenty Oil & Gas, Inc.; Universal Resources Corporation; Ventana Exploration and Production II, LLC; Ventana II Royalties, LLC; W. Griswold Smith, Trustee of the W. Griswold Smith Living Trust; W. Ray Wallace, deceased; Wayfinder Resources Operating, LLC; Weda P. Watts; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Trustee of the Edward M. Fennell Trust Under Will FBO Anne F. Mitchell; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Trustee of the Edward M. Fennell Trust Under Will FBO Nancy F. Matheson; Westlake Producing Company; Whitehall Oil & Gas, LLC, c/o Valor Mineral Management LLC, Agent ATTN: Jason Beck; William H. Van Every III; William R. Cox; Willischild Oil & Gas Corp.; Winoma Oil Royalties, LLC; Zia Royalty, LLC; Athos Rostan; Blackwelder Oil Company; Brooks Hall, Jr.; C.C. Harmon; Carla Mason Gilbert; Caroline A. Cochener, Trustee of the Caroline A. Cochener Revocable Trust; CGF Industries, Inc.; D.B. Mason III; David Ferguson Partnership; Dollie Frances Johnson, formerly Maguire ; Gerry Wende Associates; H. Bernerd Fink, Trustee of the H. Bernerd Fink Revocable Trust; H.L. Franklin, possibly deceased; Harley J. Shuford; James W. Garvey, Trustee of the James W. Garvey Revocable Trust; Jesse W. Pennington; John K. Garvey; John L. Crist, Jr.; John P. Rostan, Jr.; Julie R. Garvey, Trustee of the Julie R. Garvey Revocable Trust; Leo B. Heizel; Leo J. and Mary G. Lucas; Louise Cloar; Nancy Jane Turner, formerly Weimer; Olivia G. Lincoln, Trustee of the Olivia G. Lincoln Revocable Trust; Page, Inc.; Paul W. Sanger; Petrocap. Ltd.; Robert A Page, Trustee of the Hallelujah! Revocable Trust; Robert A. Page, Trustee of the Sunflower Trust; Robert E. Lorton; Robert L. McKaughn, Jr.; Ruth G. Fink, Trustee of the Ruth G. Fink Revocable Trust; Thomas S. Carpenter; Triple P. Inc.; Willard W. Garvey, Trustee of the Willard W. Garvey Revocable Trust; William H. Barnhardt; William H. Vanevery, Jr.; Windsor OK LLC; and all persons, owners, producers and operators of oil and gas and all other interested persons in McClain County, Oklahoma.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Applicant in this Cause is requesting the following relief:
(a) An Order creating a 640-acre horizontal drilling and spacing unit for the Osborn common source(s) of supply underlying Section(s) 20, Township 7 North, Range 4 West, McClain County, Oklahoma. Said 640-acre horizontal unit to be formed by the governmental section, with the permitted well location to be located not closer than 660 feet from the boundary of such unit.
(b) Applicant may request that said Order be made effective on a date prior to its signing.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Cause will be set before an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Commission.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Initial Hearing Docket at 8:30 A.M. on the 30th day of March, 2026, at the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building, 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd., in the Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.
Due to renovation work at the Jim Thorpe Office Building, the Commission’s Oklahoma City office is relocating to the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building at 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd., in the Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105. All hearings, docket calls, and public meetings will be conducted in the Concourse Theater or additional courtrooms located in the tunnel between the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building and the Sequoyah Memorial Office Building. The specific room location, including updates, of each scheduled hearing or public meeting will be available on or before the day of the event at the information desk in the first-floor lobby of the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building and on the Commission’s website at: https://oklahoma.gov/occ/court-dockets.html.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicant or Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their name and phone number.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this application, contact BENJAMIN J. BROWN, OBA #30843, Attorney for Applicant, 233 S. Detroit Ave., Suite 100, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120, Telephone (918) 779-6047, www.charneybrown.com/faqs, or contact Kristen Schmidt, (405) 443-3700 ext. 505, kschmidt@eckardenergy.com, landman at Eckard Energy, LLC and Eckard Operating, LLC.
OKLAHOMA CORPORATION COMMISSION
Kim David, Chairman
Brian Bingman, Commissioner
/s/ Benjamin J. Brown
BENJAMIN J. BROWN,
OBA NO. 30843
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