Validus Energy II Midcon LLC, CD No. 2026001551

No. 356-April 23-1 Time

BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

APPLICANT: VALIDUS ENERGY II MIDCON LLC

RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION AND EXCEPTION TO RULE 165:10-3-28(c)(2)(B)

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTIONS 8, 17 AND 20, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 3 WEST, ALL IN MCCLAIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

CAUSE CD NO. 2026-001551

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.

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 Sections 8, 17 and 20, Township 7 North, Range 3 West, all in McClain County, Oklahoma, at a location as follows:

Completion Interval in Section 8-7N-3W, 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 8, Township 7 North, Range 3 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 8, Township 7 North, Range 3 West, McClain County, Oklahoma.

Completion Interval in Section 17-7N-3W, 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 17, Township 7 North, Range 3 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 17, Township 7 North, Range 3 West, McClain County, Oklahoma.

Completion Interval in Section 20-7N-3W, 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 20, Township 7 North, Range 3 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 20, Township 7 North, Range 3 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. 2026-001545, 2026-001546 and  2026-01547. A request will be made to designate the Applicant or some other party as the operator of the proposed well.

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

Rule 165:10-3-28(c)(2)(B) provides that no horizontal well shall be located closer than 600 feet to an existing well completed in the same common source of supply. The Applicant’s proposed lateral could potentially be closer than 600 feet to the following wells:

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the drilling and spacing unit described in the caption hereof underlies Sections 8, 17 and 20, Township 7 North, Range 3 West, all in McClain County, Oklahoma, and the sections adjacent are Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 16, 18, 19, 21, 28, 29 and 30, Township 7 North, Range 3 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 11th day of May, 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 KOBY ORNDORFF at (405) 849-4884, 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