Validus Energy II Midcon LLC, CD No. 2026-002820

No. 680-August 6-1 Time

BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

APPLICANT: VALIDUS ENERGY II MIDCON LLC

RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 4 WEST, AND SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 4 WEST, ALL IN MCCLAIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

CAUSE CD NO. 2026-002820

NOTICE OF HEARING

STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO:  All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in McClain County, Oklahoma, and all parties listed as respondents on Exhibit “A”, attached to the Application on file herein, and more particularly:  Anadarko Minerals, Inc.; Arlene Jester Morford Warner, deceased; Bill Sanford, deceased; Billy Dan Brier, Sr.; Bridgeport Non-Op, LLC; Bruce Mathews; Chrisnik Energy, LLC; Continental Resources, Inc.; Cosmo Non-Op, LLC; Coystal McClung Caldwell, a/k/a Crystal McClung Caldwell, deceased; David J. Theobald Jr.; Debra Nickerson; Don Marshall Lucas; Doreen Joy Town; Eckard Energy, LLC; Eddie Mathews, a/k/a Edgar Mathews, deceased; Eulieen Pierce, deceased; Feather Creek Investments, LLC; Greypointe Energy, LLC; Hall-Ward Energy Fund II, LP; HLR Oil & Gas, LLC; Jack Clifton Hargis; James Donald Garrett, Sr, if living, if not, then his/her known and unknown heirs, successors and assigns; James Gary Hargis, deceased; James Mathews; Janet Kesserouan; Jay Frith, deceased; Jerry Lamons; Jerry Potter, deceased; John E. Horn, presumed deceased; Joseph Hargis, deceased; Joseph S. Hargis, deceased; JP Drilling Fund; Judy A. Guthrie, deceased; Judy Kay Monroe; Karen Beckham, deceased; Kathy Mathews, a/k/a Kathleen Mathews Taylor; Kathy Theobald; Kitty Mae Hargis, deceased; Larry McDonald; Larry Theobald; Louis H. Pletsch, deceased; Lynda Lewis, deceased; Madge Lucas, presumed deceased; Marathon Oil Company; Mark Jester, deceased; Mary Belle McClung, deceased; Mildred Raylene Christmas; Minnie Gamble, presumed deceased; Nancy Gale Lamons, deceased; Nancy Moore; Ovintiv USA Inc; PEC Minerals, LP; Peggy Lucas Beth; Red Rocks Energy Partners, L.P.; Rhonda Pierce Schuster, a/k/a Rhoda Pierce Schuster, deceased; Richard D. Evenson Jr., deceased; S.A. Burrow, deceased; SandRidge Exploration and Production, LLC; Sarah Estelle Galvey; Stanley Pierce; Tarpon Jumper, LLC; The Brian E. Roberts Revocable Living Trust; Ventana Operating, LLC; Victoria A. Stalcup; Victoria Lee Allen, a/k/a Vickie Allen; W.B. Jester; Alma Weaver; Barbara Mauganess; Betty Jo Daggars, presumed deceased; Charles Roberts, presumed deceased; Charlie M. Phillips and Catherine A. Phillips, presumed deceased; E.R. Stewart, presumed deceased; Justin Wood Mintz; Lewis I. Reichner, presumed deceased; and William and Annie Baker, presumed deceased, if living, or if deceased, the known and unknown heirs, devisees, executors, administrators, successors, trustees and/or assigns, immediate and remote, of the above named parties.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Applicant in this Cause is requesting that this Commission grant a well location exception for a well to be drilled and produced from the Deese common source of supply underlying Section 32, Township 6 North, Range 4 West, and Section 5, Township 5 North, Range 4 West, all in McClain County, Oklahoma, at a location as follows:

Completion Interval in Section 32-6N-4W, McClain County, Oklahoma:

First Perforation: Not closer than 165 feet from the North line and not closer than 330 feet from the East line of Section 32, Township 6 North, Range 4 West, McClain County, Oklahoma.

Last Perforation: Not closer than 0 feet from the South line and not closer than 330 feet from the East line of Section 32, Township 6 North, Range 4 West, McClain County, Oklahoma.

Completion Interval in Section 5-5N-4W, McClain County, Oklahoma:

First Perforation: Not closer than 0 feet from the North line and not closer than 330 feet from the East line of Section 5, Township 5 North, Range 4 West, McClain County, Oklahoma.

Last Perforation: Not closer than 165 feet from the South line and not closer than 330 feet from the East line of Section 5, Township 5 North, Range 4 West, McClain County, Oklahoma.

and to complete such multiunit horizontal well in and to produce hydrocarbons from the separate common sources of supply involved herein. The Applicant intends to run casing in the lateral of the multiunit horizontal well involved herein and to cement such casing so as to cover and isolate the first and last perforations in such lateral. Given the available data, the above-described subsurface locations are necessary for the further development of the separate common sources of supply in the drilling and spacing units involved herein in said Sections 8, 17 and 20, and is an exception to an Order to issue in Cause CD Nos. 2026-002815 and 2026-002816 request will be made to designate the Applicant or some other party as the operator of the proposed well.

The name of the well and operator of the well toward which the location exception is moving is provided below:

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the drilling and spacing unit described in the caption hereof underlies Section 32, Township 6 North, Range 4 West, and Section 5, Township 5 North, Range 4 West, all in McClain County, Oklahoma, and the sections adjacent are Sections 28, 29, 30, 31 and 33, Township 6 North, Range 4 West; and Sections 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9, Township 5 North, Range 4 West, all in McClain County, Oklahoma.

IT IS ORDERED that this Cause be referred to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Commission.

IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Merits Docket at the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building, 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd., in the Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73105, at 8:30 a.m., on the 24th day of August, 2026, 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 the Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their name and phone number.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the referenced hearing may be conducted via teleconference or videoconference. Before coming to the building for this hearing, please visit the Oklahoma Corporation Commission website at https://oklahoma.gov/occ.html to determine the status of building access. Instructions for participating via teleconference or videoconference are available on the Commission’s website.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard.  For information concerning this action contact ALICIA FOWLER at (405) 607-8831, OR KEVIN MANNING at KevinM@validus-energy.com, Validus Energy II Midcon LLC, 14000 Quail Springs Parkway, Suite 300, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73134, or STEPHEN T. GARY, Attorney, 701 Cedar Lake Blvd., Suite 230, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73114, (405) 232-9000.  Please refer to Cause CD Number.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA

KIM DAVID, Chairman

1. TODD HIETT, Commissioner

BRIAN BINGMAN, Commissioner

/s/ Stephen T. Gary

STEPHEN T. GARY