LEGAL NOTICE
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
RE: APPLICATION FOR
UNITIZATION
COBALT CBR B UNIT
STARK COUNTY, OHIO
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION:
Applicant EOG Resources, Inc. (“EOG”) hereby gives notice that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management has scheduled a hearing pursuant to Revised Code Section 1509.28 concerning EOG’s Cobalt CBR B Unit to occur on July 22, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. This hearing will be held via video conferencing through Webex. Instructions on how to attend the hearing via video conference are shown at the end of this Notice (see below). EOG seeks to obtain an Order for Unit Operation from the Chief of the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management as to the Utica/Point Pleasant Formation covering the Cobalt CBR B Unit area. This proposed unit area includes lands in Sandy Township, Stark County and Brown Township, Carroll County.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Tract 31 in the Cobalt CBR B Unit being identified as a 4.5244-acre tract, Carroll County Auditor’s Parcel No. 03-0002961.000 is believed to be owned in part by the following owners for whom addresses could not be located: unknown heirs, successors, or assigns of Stephen J. Spudic, Jr.
Tract 135 in the Cobalt CBR B Unit being identified as a 0.572727-acre tract, Carroll County Auditor’s Parcel No. 03-0002139.000 is believed to be owned in part by the following owners for whom addresses could not be located: unknown heirs, successors, or assigns of Robert W. Shank.
Tract 184 in the Cobalt CBR B Unit being identified as a 0.162178-acre tract, Carroll County Auditor’s Parcel No. 030003UNK is believed to be owned in part by the following owners for whom addresses could not be located: unknown heirs, successors, or assigns of John K. Anderson and Mary C. Anderson.
Tract 196 in the Cobalt CBR B Unit being identified as a 0.613954-acre tract, Carroll County Auditor’s Parcel No. 03-0000192.000 is believed to be owned in part by the following owners for whom addresses could not be located: unknown heirs, successors, or assigns of David L. Borntrager.
Tract 225 in the Cobalt CBR B Unit being identified as a 0.370606-acre tract, Carroll County Auditor’s Parcel No. 03-0002005.000 is believed to be owned in part by the following owners for whom addresses could not be located: unknown heirs, successors, or assigns of Christine M. Dowdell.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTENDING THE HEARING BY VIDEO CONFERENCE:
If you would like to attend the hearing, please place the following link in your web browser: https://signin.webex.com/join, click on Join the Webex Meeting Online and enter the following meeting information: Meeting number (access code): 2345 915 3315; Meeting password: FGkwWnF7B37. You do not need to download Webex to join the hearing. You can also listen to and participate in the hearing by phone by calling +1-408-418-9388 (United States Toll) and entering the access code: 23459153315##.
The date of the first publication of this notice is June 12, 2026; the date of the last publication of this notice is June 17, 2026.
Dated: June 5, 2026
Applicant EOG’s contact information:
Will Porter
EOG Resources, Inc.
Tel: (614) 350-6100
Email: will_porter@
eogresources.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.
Published in The Repository June 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17, 2026.