BEFORE THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI

BEFORE THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI RE: PETITION OF VENTURE OIL & GAS, INC. TO APPROVE THE PLUGGING OF THE BOE 16-14 WELL NO. 1 LOCATED IN SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 8 NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST, WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, IN THE SOUTH WINCHESTER FIELD, AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF STATEWIDE RULE 28, AND OBTAIN RELATED RELIEF, DOCKET NO. 249-2026-D PUBLIC NOTICE To all owners, operators and persons interested in Wayne County, Mississippi and in the following described lands: Section 16, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi TAKE NOTICE that VENTURE OIL & GAS, INC. ("Venture") has filed a Petition with the State Oil and Gas Board of Mississippi in the above-referenced docket requesting that the Board grant the following relief: approve the plugging of the BOE 16-14 Well No. 1 (the "Well") as an exception to the otherwise applicable plugging requirements of Statewide Rule 28 and grant such other relief as set forth in the Petition. The Well is located at a surface location that is 606 feet South of the North line and 1999 feet East of the West line of Section 16, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, and a bottom hole location that is 600 feet North of the South line and 1468 feet East of the West line, all in Section 16, Township 8 North, Range 6 West, Wayne County, Mississippi, in South Winchester Field. The manner in which the Well is to be plugged is set forth in the Petition filed in this Docket. TAKE NOTICE that the above and foregoing matter will be heard at the regular August 2026 meeting of the Board to be held at 9:00 o'clock a.m. on August 19, 2026 at 500 Greymont Avenue, Suite E, Jackson, Mississippi 39202, at which time and place all interested parties may appear and contest said matter. If you intend to contest the docket or request a continuance, you must notify the Board and Petitioner's representative of your intention in writing not later than 5:00 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 (seven (7) days prior to the date stated above for the hearing). Failure to so notify the Board and Petitioner shall be a waiver of your right to contest or request continuance. You are advised that the Board may adopt orders concerning a petition which may differ from the relief requested by Petitioner, and the Board will enter such order or orders as in its judgment may be appropriate in accordance with the evidence presented. STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI By: /s/ JESSE NEW State Oil and Gas Board Supervisor PREPARED BY: Glenn Gates Taylor (MBN 7453) Ian Austin (MBN 104584) COPELAND, COOK, TAYLOR & BUSH, P.A. 600 Concourse, Suite 200 1076 Highland Colony Parkway P. O. Box 6020 Ridgeland, Mississippi 39158 601-856-7200 601-856-7626 (facsimile) ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER June 29 2026 LMSS0546405