LEGAL NOTICE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RE: APPLICATION FOR UNITIZATION CIRCLE OAKS NE 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 CIRCLE OAKS NE WSG GR Unit to occur on Wednesday, August 5, 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 CIRCLE OAKS NE WSG GR Unit area. This proposed unit area includes lands in Washington Township, Guernsey County Ohio, being Sections 2, 9, 10, and 11, Township 4N, Range 1W. The surface location for the CIRCLE OAKS NE WSG GR Unit will be located in Section 11, Township 4N, Range 1W, Washington Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, on Parcel No. 40-0000001.000. If you would like to attend this hearing, please go to www.webex.com, click Join on the top right of the screen and enter the following meeting information: Meeting number (access code): 2346 395 4120 Meeting password: 8JYbUmgdU65 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: 23463954120Applicant Ascent's contact information: Ascent Resources-Utica, LLC Attn: Blake Biggs 3501 NW 63rd Street Oklahoma City, OK 73116 (405) 252-7897 Email: blake.biggs@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. July 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 2026 LWOO0542793