LEGAL NOTICE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RE: APPLICATION FOR UNITIZATION WITHEY NW WRN BL UNIT BELMONT AND GUERNSEY COUNTIES, OHIO NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Applicant Ascent Resources – Utica, LLC ("Ascent") hereby gives notice that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management (the "Division"), has scheduled a hearing pursuant to Revised Code Section 1509.28 concerning Ascent's Withey NW WRN BL Unit to occur on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. The hearing will be held via video conference, as set forth below. Ascent seeks to obtain an Order for Unit Operation from the Chief of the Division as to the Utica/Point Pleasant Formation covering the Withey NW WRN BL Unit area. This proposed unit area includes lands in Sections 25, 31, and 32, Township 8N, Range 6W, Warren Township, Belmont County, Ohio, and Sections 1, 2, 3, and 9, Township 9N, Range 7W, Millwood Township, Guernsey County, Ohio. The surface location for the Withey NW WRN BL Unit will be located in Section 31, Township 8N, Range 6W, Warren Township, Belmont County, Ohio, on Parcel No. 41-00423.000. Certain tracts in the Withey NW WRN BL Unit are owned, in whole or in part, by persons for whom no address can be located. These tracts are described below by reference to their parcel numbers and their owners' names: (1) Parcel No. 41-01217.000 – Owners: Unknown Heirs and Assigns of Lew Lucas aka Lewis Raymond Lucas, deceased; (2) Parcel No. 41-00000.000 (located in the southwest quarter of Section 31, Township 8N, Range 6W, Warren Township, Belmont County) – Owners: Unknown Heirs and Assigns of John H. Reed, deceased; and (3) Parcel No. 23-0000000.000 (located in the southwest quarter of Section 3, Township 9N, Range 7W, Millwood Township, Guernsey County) – Owners: Unknown Heirs and Assigns of Solomon Coles, deceased. Additionally, certain tracts in the Withey NW WRN BL Unit area may potentially be owned, in whole or in part, by persons for whom no address can be located. These tracts are described below by reference to their parcel numbers and their possible owners' names: (1) Parcel Nos. 41-00150.000, 41-00691.000, 41-00144.000, 41-00575.000, and 41-00576.000 – Potential Owners: Unknown Heirs and Assigns of Janice Greider, deceased, and William Russell Mulquin, deceased; (2) Parcel No. 41-01217.000 – Potential Owners: Grace M. Adkins; Michael Allan Smith; John Walter Smith; Richard Lee Smith; Charles Dale Leach; Thomas D. Walsh; Tamara L. Lloyd; Danny L. Foster; Michael Allen Davis; William Monte Watson; Jeffrey William Sigman; Yvette Lynn Foster; Serina Lynette Watson; Sierra C. Watson; Melissa A. Cunningham; Austin Wayne Davis; Thomas Ogle Davis; Joseph S. Lucas; Justin Dillon Lucas; Brooklyn James Lucas; Lilah Rain Lucas; Bryden Lucas; Jesse Carpenter; and Unknown Heirs and Assigns of Betty L. Foster aka Betty L. Maxwell, deceased, Craig S. Foster, deceased, Cynthia Carpenter, deceased, Danny Lee Carpenter, deceased, Dennis G. Lucas, deceased, Earl Floyd Lucas, deceased, Ella Lucas aka Ella Carpenter Lucas, deceased, Elva Minder aka Elva Foster, deceased, Emmett Lucas, deceased, Everett Lucas, deceased, Howard W. Foster, deceased, James Scott Lucas, deceased, Janice S. Walsh, deceased, John Derrick Lucas, deceased, John Edward Foster, deceased, John T. Lucas, deceased, Kathleen M. Betts, deceased, Larry Herbert Watson, deceased, Lewis Raymond Lucas, deceased, Lois Mable Lucas, deceased, Louella Watson, deceased, Marjorie McCort aka Marjorie W. Abel, deceased, Mary Ruth Carpenter, deceased, Murriel Davis, deceased, Patsy Lou Carpenter, deceased, Paul A. Smith, Sr., deceased, Peter David Foster, deceased, Sharon M. Arnold, deceased, and Todd Buchanan Carpenter, deceased; (3) Parcel Nos. 41-00418.001 and 41-00418.000 – Potential Owners: Richard Hamilton; Randy Lee Hamilton; Roy William Hamilton; Robert W. Hamilton; Patricia J. Walker; Dennis Schade; Tanya L. Musler; Michael P. Ceran; Cynthia E. Ferrari; and Unknown Heirs and Assigns of Dragan Ceran, deceased, Edna Lee Ceran, deceased, R. A. Jackson, deceased, Beatrice L. French, deceased, William Lawrence Jackson, deceased, Phil Ann Mullins, deceased, Peggy Rae Salyer, deceased, and James R. Gander, deceased; and (4) Parcel No. 23-0000000.000 (located in the southwest quarter of Section 3, Township 9N, Range 7W, Millwood Township, Guernsey County) – Potential Owners: Unknown Heirs and Assigns of Benjamin Coles, deceased. If you would like to attend this hearing, which is being held via Webex, you can join the meeting using one of the options below: Join from the meeting link: https://ohio.webex.com/ohio/j.php?MTID=m289097bf2c7ea01e1670991fee95e91f Join by meeting number at www.webex.com: Meeting number (access code): 2349 534 4352 Meeting password: eCwX6NxkS43 Join by phone: 1-408-418-9388 Meeting number (access code): 2349 534 4352 Meeting password: eCwX6NxkS43 Join from a video system or application: Dial 23495344352@webex.com You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number (see above). Service by publication shall be complete upon the expiration of five days after the date of the first publication of this notice. The date of the first publication of this notice is Monday, November 3, 2025. The date of last publication is Friday, November 7, 2025. Dated: Monday, November 3, 2025 Applicant contact information: Ascent Resources – Utica, LLC Attn: Rachel Lenox 3501 NW 63rd Street Oklahoma City, OK 73116 (405) 252-7607 Email: rachel.lenox@ascentresources.com For further information regarding this hearing, please visit the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management's website at https://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/unitization. November 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 2025 LWOO0394944