LEGAL NOTICE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RE: APPLICATION FOR UNITIZATION COOPER W WSG GR UNIT GUERNSEY COUNTY, 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 COOPER W WSG GR Unit to occur on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 2:30 p.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 COOPER W WSG GR Unit area. This proposed unit area includes lands in Washington Township, Guernsey County Ohio, being Sections 17, 23, and 24, Township 4N, Range 1W and lands in Madison Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, being Sections 3, 8, and 9, Township 3N, Range 1W. The surface location for the COOPER W WSG GR Unit will be located in Section 17, Township 4N, Range 1W, Washington Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, on Parcel No. 40-0000145.000. Certain tracts in the COOPER W WSG GR Unit are owned, in whole or in part, by persons for whom no identity and/or address can be located. These tracts are described as (1) Parcel No. 22-0000186.000 – Owner(s): The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Successors and/or Assigns of David H. Raber, deceased; and (2) Parcel No. 22-0000619.000– Owner(s): The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Successors and/or Assigns of David H. Raber, deceased. If you would like to attend this hearing, please go to www.webex.com, click on Join on the top right of the screen and enter the following meeting information: Meeting number (access code): 2348 238 7308 Meeting password: 2jnJY9U7hEC You do not need to download Webex to join the hearing. You may also listen to and participate in the hearing by phone by following the instructions detailed below: 1-408-418-9388 United States Toll Access code: 23482387308Applicant Ascent's contact information: Ascent Resources-Utica, LLC Attn: Amy Noel 3501 NW 63rd Street Oklahoma City, OK 73116 (405) 252-7680 Email: amy.noel@ascentresources.com For further information regarding this hearing, please visit the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management's website at http://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/unitization. February 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 2026 LWOO0451893