BEFORE THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI DOCKET NO. 196-2026-D PUBLIC NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE LIBERTY OPERATING COMPANY, LLC - LOFTON NO. 1 WELL, API NO. 23-037-21456, LOCATED IN SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST, MCCALL CREEK FIELD, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Please take notice that beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in the hearing room, Suite E, 500 Greymont Avenue, Jackson, Mississippi, the State Oil and Gas Board will hear the Petition of Liberty Operating Company, LLC requesting an extension of the inactive well classification under Statewide Rule 28 for its Lofton No. 1 Well. A copy of said Petition is on file in the office of the State Oil and Gas Board, Suite E, 500 Greymont Avenue, Jackson, Mississippi and may be there examined by any persons interested. At said hearing, all interested persons may appear and be heard. If you intend to contest the docket or request a continuance you must notify the Board and the Petitioner's attorney of your intention in writing not later than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Failure to so notify the Board and the Petitioner's attorney shall be a waiver of your right to contest or request continuance. You are advised the Board may adopt orders concerning a Petition, which may differ from the relief, requested by the Petitioner and Board will enter such order or orders as in its judgment may be appropriate in accordance with the evidence presented. DATED at Jackson, Mississippi, this the 22nd day of May 2026. MISSISSIPPI STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD By: /s/ Jesse S. New Jesse S. New State Oil and Gas Supervisor PETITIONER'S ATTORNEY: J. Jeffrey Trotter (MSB No. 9670) Philip Hollimon (MSB No. 102368) ADAMS & REESE LLP 1018 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 800 Ridgeland, MS 39157 Telephone: (601) 353-3234 Fax: (601) 355-9708 May 24 2026 LMSS0522585