LEGAL NOTICE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RE: APPLICATION FOR UNITIZATION KROBY S MDS 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 Kroby S MDS GR Unit to occur on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 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 Kroby S MDS GR Unit area. This proposed unit area includes lands in Sections 34 and 35, Township 10N, Range 7W, Londonderry Township, and Sections 9, 10, 11, and 20, Township 3N, Range 1W, Madison Township, all in Guernsey County, Ohio. The surface location for the Kroby S MDS GR Unit will be located in Section 9, Township 3N, Range 1W, Madison Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, on Parcel No. 22-0000823.000. Certain tracts in the Kroby S MDS GR 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: Parcel Nos. 22-0000369.000 and 22-0000368.000 – Owners: Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Successors and/or Assigns of Dale D. Bean, deceased. Additionally, certain tracts in the Kroby S MDS GR Unit area may potentially be owned, in whole or in part, by persons or entities for whom no address can be located. These tracts are described below by reference to their parcel numbers and their possible owners' names: Parcel Nos. 22-0000369.000 and 22-0000368.000 – Potential Owners: Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Successors and/or Assigns of Wesley D. Bean, deceased. Further, a prior oil and gas lease covering a certain tract in the Kroby S MDS GR Unit may potentially be owned, in whole or in part, by persons or entities for whom no address can be located. These possible owners and their prior oil and gas lease are described as follows: Westland Minerals Corporation or its Unknown Successors or Assigns, and the oil and gas lease covered Parcel No. 22-0000235.000. 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=m57beb57f415d9c5cc580661b43c5f1d5 Join by meeting number at www.webex.com: Meeting number (access code): 2348 777 8786 Meeting password: aQuSKSey363 Join by phone: 1-408-418-9388 Meeting number (access code): 2348 777 8786 Meeting password: aQuSKSey363 Join from a video system or application: Dial 23487778786@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, February 23, 2026. The date of last publication is Friday, February 27, 2026. Dated: Monday, February 23, 2026 Applicant contact information: Ascent Resources – Utica, LLC Attn: John Schneider 3501 NW 63rd Street Oklahoma City, OK 73116 (405) 252-7715 Email: john.schneider@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. Publication Dates LWOO0461421