LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RE: APPLICATION FOR UNITIZATION BERTRAM NW LND GR UNIT GUERNSEY AND HARRISON COUNTIES, 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 Bertram NW LND GR Unit to occur on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 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 depths located from the top of the Utica Formation down to the base of the Utica Shale Formation, which is also the base of the Point Pleasant interval, covering the Bertram NW LND GR Unit area. The proposed unit area includes lands in Section 9, Township 11, Range 7, Londonderry Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, Sections 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, and 24, Township 11, Range 7, Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio, and Section 19, Township 12, Range 7, Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio. The surface location for the Bertram NW LND GR Unit will be located in Section 9, Township 11, Range 7, Londonderry Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, on Parcel 20-0001440.000. Certain persons own (in whole or in part) various tracts in the Bertram NW LND GR Unit and/or have an interest in the production from tracts in the Bertram NW LND GR Unit but cannot be located. These persons are identified by reference to the tracts that they have an interest in: (1) Parcel 20-0000172.012 – Owner/Holder: Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Successors, and/or Assigns of William R. Wilson, deceased; (2) Parcels 09-0000140.001, 09-0000140.000, and 09-0000140.002 – Owner/Holder: Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Successors and/or Assigns of Connie J. Simplican, deceased and Ronald Simplican, deceased; and (3) Parcels 09-0000140.001, 09-0000140.000, and 09-0000140.002 – Owner/Holder: the Estate of Harry C. Jones, deceased. Additionally, certain persons may potentially own (in whole or in part) various tracts in the Bertram NW LND GR Unit and/or may potentially have an interest in the production from tracts in the Bertram NW LND GR Unit but cannot be located. These persons are identified by reference to the tracts they may have an interest in: (1) Parcel 20-0000172.012 – Possible Owner/Holder: the Estate of Rodney C. Wilson, Sr., deceased; (2) Parcel 20-0000172.012 – Possible Owner/Holder: the Estate of Rodney Wilson, Sr., deceased; (3) Parcel 20-0000172.012 – Possible Owner/Holder: Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Successors and/or Assigns of Betty J. Wilson, deceased; (4) Parcels 09-0000140.001, 09-0000140.000, and 09-0000140.002 – Possible Owner/Holder: Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Successors and/or Assigns of Barbara S. Strange, deceased; and (5) Parcel 09-0000480.000 – Possible Owner/Holder: Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Successors and/or Assigns of Olive F. Miller, deceased. If you would like to attend this hearing, please go to www.webex.com, click on the "Join a Meeting" tab on the top right of the screen, and enter the following meeting information: Meeting Number (access code): 2341 078 8099, Meeting Password: B4UincAAM78. You do not need to download Webex to join the meeting. You may also listen to and participate in the hearing by phone by dialing the following number and entering the following access code: Dial +1-408-418-9388, Access Code: 23410788099Service by publication shall be complete upon the expiration of five (5) days after the date of the first publication of this notice. The date of the first publication of this notice is Monday, October 20, 2025. The date of the last publication of this notice is Friday, October 24, 2025. Dated: Monday, October 20, 2025 Applicant's contact information: Attn: Blake Biggs Ascent Resources – Utica, LLC 3501 NW 63rd Street Oklahoma City, OK 73116 (405) 252-7897 Blake.Biggs@ascentresources.com For further information regarding this hearing, including any subsequent changes to the hearing format, please visit the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management's website at https://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/unitization. October 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 2025 LWOO0390868