RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS OIL AND GAS DIVISION DISTRICT 06 Status/Permit No. 911555 DATE OF ISSUANCE: Jan 7, 2026 NOTICE OF PROTEST DEADLINE: 5:00 PM, Jan 28, 2026 Address: Railroad Commission of Texas ATTN: Drilling Permit Unit, P. O. Box 12967 Austin, Texas 78711-2967 Fax: (512) 463-6780 Email: SWR37@RRC.TEXAS.GOV NOTICE OF APPLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the RFE OPERATING, LLC, [RRC Operator No. 704776] has made application for a spacing exception permit under the provisions of Railroad Commission Statewide Rule 37 (16 Tex. Admin. Code section 3.37). Applicant seeks exception to the LEASE LINE requirement for the AMENDED NEW DRILL permit in Sec. , Bk. , LANE, D Survey, A-241, WOODLAWN (COTTON VALLEY) Field, MARION County, being 5.9 miles NW direction from KARNACK, Texas. PURSUANT TO THE TERMS of Railroad Commission rules and regulations, this application may be granted WITHOUT A HEARING if no protest to the application is received within the deadline. An affected person is entitled to protest this application. Affected persons include owners of record and the operator or lessees of record of adjacent tracts and tracts nearer to the proposed well than the minimum lease line spacing distance. If you have questions which are specific to the Application or the information set forth in this Notice, please contact the Commission’s Drilling Permit Unit at (512)463-6751. If a hearing is called, the applicant has the burden to prove the need for an exception. A Protestant should be prepared to establish standing as an affected person, and to appear at the hearing either in person or by qualified representative and protest the application with cross-examination or presentation of a direct case. The rules of evidence are applicable in the hearing. If you have any questions regarding the hearing procedure, please contact the Commission’s Docket Services Department at (512)463-6848. IF YOU WISH TO REQUEST A HEARING ON THIS APPLICATION, AN INTENT TO APPEAR IN PROTEST MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE RAILROAD COMMISSION’S AUSTIN OFFICE AT THE ADDRESS, FAX NUMBER, OR E-MAIL ADDRESS SET OUT ABOVE BY Jan 28, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. IF NO PROTEST IS RECEIVED WITHIN SUCH TIME, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO PROTEST AND THE REQUESTED PERMIT MAY BE GRANTED ADMINISTRATIVELY. THIS NOTICE OF APPLICATION REQUIRES PUBLICATION The location and identity of the well is as shown below: FIELD: WOODLAWN (COTTON VALLEY) -------------------------------- Lease/Unit Name : BILLIKEN (AW) Lease/Unit Well No. : 1H Lease/Unit Acres : 2344.53 Nearest Lease Line (ft) : null Nearest Well on Lease (ft) : 2070.0 Lease Lines : 2050.0 F NW L, 3050.0 F NE L Survey Lines : 410.0 F SE L, 1885.0 F SW L Wellbore Profile(s) : Horizontal Lateral: TH1 Penetration Point Location Lease Lines: 1635.0 F NW L 2125.0 F W L Terminus Location BH County: MARION Section: 2 Block: Abstract: 463 Survey: DAVIS, F M Lease Lines: 1660.0 F S L 1005.0 F E L Survey Lines: 482.0 F W L 2145.0 F N L Field Rules for ALL fields on the permit application are as follows: WOODLAWN (COTTON VALLEY) : GAS Special Rules 330/0, 640.0 acres. GAS Optional Rules 330/0, 20.0 acres. OIL Statewide rules 467/1200, 40.0 acres. This well is to be drilled to an approximate depth of 9700 feet. If you have questions regarding this application, please contact the Applicant’s representative, Debra Gay, at (903)7306080.