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NOTICE OF HEARING
CD 2026-001306-TBEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
APPLICANT: VALIDUS ENERGY II MIDCON LLC. RELIEF SOUGHT: PARTIAL VACATION OF SPACING ORDER NO. 96439. LAND COVERED: SECTION(S) 20 AND 29, TOWNSHIP 13 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST, CANADIAN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: To the following parties, if living; or if deceased, then their unknown heirs, devisees, executors, administrators, successors, trustees, and/or assigns; or, the unknown successors, trustees or assigns, if any, of any dissolved corporation, or the unknown successors of any party designated in any record as trustee: Albert Lee Ryel c/o David Ryel; Alberta Kay Robinson; Alysoun Bond c/o Richard U. Frazer; Anna Kirk; Anne English Murphy; Anthony Billy; Anthony Billy; Arlin Thomas Loy; Ashley N. Azulay, formerly Ashley N. Foster; Barbara J. Galliers; BC5 Interests, LLC; Benedictine Fathers, Conception Abbey, a/k/a Conception Abbey, Inc.; Benischek Properties, LLC; Benjamin Fletcher; Betty Eilene Durham; Betty J. Briscoe and John D. Briscoe, Co-Trustees of the Betty Jean Briscoe Trust under Agreement dated 7/6/1999; Binas, LLC c/o Ginjoro, LLC; Brooke Foster; Bryan Turner; Callie Kirk; Catherine B. Wootten, Manager of CBW Triangle, LLC; Ceres Resources, LLC; Chanas Partners, LLC; Charles Billups Coley, Trustee, or the successor(s) in trust, of the Amended and Restated Charles B. Coley Revocable Trust under Agreement dated June 10, 2019; Charles LeeRoy Pedersen c/o Erin Pederson; Charles Raymond Foster, Trustee of the CRF Trust dated November 7, 2023, and any amendments thereto; Cherry Creek Minerals, LLC; Christina Gay Chennault f/k/a Christina Gay Foster; Christine Root; Coal Creek Resources Inc.; Cobblestone Minerals, L.P.; Cobra Petroleum Company; Congregation of the Benedictine Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Congregation of the Passion Holy Cross Province, a/k/a The Passionists, FKA Passionist Mission, Inc.; Consul Properties, LLC; Coterra Energy Operating Co.; Crestwood Exploration LLC; Crews Family Revocable Trust dated October 9, 2001; Cynthia Bond Perry; Daniel W. Whitten and Kimberly A. Whitten, as Co-Trustees of the Daniel W. Whitten GST Exemption Residuary Trust; David Byrom Humphrey; David Carl Guild, as Trustee of the David Carl Guild Revocable Trust c/o Stephanie Davidson; David F. Welsh and Caryl F. Welsh; Deborah K. Platt, Trustee under the Larry L. & Deborah K. Platt Living Trust dated May 29, 2014; Dennis F. Keller and Jeanine M. Keller, Co-Trustees of the Keller Family Trust dated 1/20/2003; Devon Energy Production Company, L.P.; Don A. Lyon, Trustee of The Don A. Lyon Family Trust dated the 7th day of July, 2000; Don A. Whitten, as Trustee of the David A. Whitten GST Exemption Residuary Trust; Don A. Whitten, as Trustee of the Robert D. Whitten GST Exemption Residuary Trust; Dorothy Darnell Andrews c/o Kathryn Ann Doty; Driftwood, LLC; Eckard Cornerstone, LLC; Eckard OK Holdings, LLC; Elsa Irene Maxwell; Emily Rhea, Trustee of the Emily Rhea Family Trust dated November 14, 2016; Estate of Ada Mullman, deceased c/o Susan Jennings; Estate of Alfred Herbert Ervin, deceased c/o Geneva Lee Ervin; Estate of Glenn Dale Ervin, deceased c/o Wayne Glenn Ervin; Estate of Inice Francis Terneus, deceased c/o Tommy Terneus; Estate of Jesse W. Jones, deceased c/o Jay W. Jones; Estate of Jesse W. Jones, deceased c/o Cordell William Jones; Estate of Margaret J. Thiriot c/o Mary Thiriot Baer; Estate of Robert Hendrix, deceased c/o Howard W Hendrix Jr.; Estate of Ruth Catherine Hendrix Sheets, deceased c/o Howard W Hendrix Jr.; EXOK, Inc. c/o James Wallis; Father of the Oratory a/k/a The Oratory; Fawn Valley Investments LLC; Fitzgibbons Family Trust; Five Swan Holdings LLC c/o Argent Mineral Management; Fox Energy, Inc. c/o Catherine Poole; Frances M. Hendrix, Trustee of the Frances M. Hendrix Trust dated December 17, 2020 c/o Howard W Hendrix Jr.; Fred Michael Fernandez and Carol Elizabeth Fernandez; Fred W. Standefer, Trustee of the Fred W. Standefer 1982 Revocable Trust dated 9-13-82; Garret J. Watts a/k/a Garrett J. Watts; GB Energy, Inc.; Gemenon Mineral Fund III, LLC; Gemenon Mineral Fund V, LLC; George A. Briscoe, Trustee of the George A. Briscoe Trust, u/t/a 7/28/2000; George Ford Kirk; George Thomas, Inc.; Gilbert Edwin Humphrey; Glenn Wosika, Jr.; Griffith Farms, Inc.; Harry E. Nichols III; Heather Foster; Heritage Land & Minerals, Inc.; Hillman Royalties, LP; Humphrey/Kunz Trust dated August 1, 1996; Hyde Oil and Gas Corporation; J. Marc Cottrell, Trustee of the J. Marc Cottrell Trust dated 8-24-94; Jack M. Nicholson c/o Jacqueline Z. Fabbri; Jack M. Nicholson c/o Mari C. Hooper; James Johnson; James R. Groves and/or Judith H. Groves, Trustees of the James R. Groves Revocable Trust dated February 27, 2004; James Thomas Mannen and Lynne Susan Mannan, Co-Trustees of the Mannen Family Trust dated 5/13/2004; Jameson Energy Holdings, LLC; JAMS Holdings, LLC; Jane B. Hughey, Trustee of the Jane B. Hughey Revocable Living Trust u/a dated 9/20/06 c/o Travis B. Hughey; Janice O'Bryan Neufeld c/o Doni Neufeld; Jay Hughey c/o Travis B. Hughey; Jay R. Bond, Trustee of the Jay R. Bond Revocable Living Trust c/o Richard U. Frazer; JB Minerals LLC; Jean Marie Hastings c/o Donald Hastings; Jimmy W. Terneus; John B. Wootten, Jr., LLC c/o Catherine Bond Wooten; John Barrett Lookabaugh, Trustee, John Barrett Lookabaugh Trust U/I dated November 24, 1992; John D. Briscoe and Betty J. Briscoe, Co-Trustees of the John David Briscoe Trust under Agreement dated 7/6/1999; John J. Hansen, Trustee of the John J. Hansen Revocable Trust; John Mullman; John W. Bates and Lisa A. Bates, Trustees of the John W. Bates and Lisa A. Bates Revocable Trust, dated September 2, 2021; John W. Bode and Denise A. Bode; Judith Ann Loy Smith; Judith Ann Lyon; Julie Ann McKee, Trustee of the Julie Ann McKee Trust dated January 31, 2020; Justin M. Bentley; Kate Seven Holdings LLC c/o Argent Mineral Management; Kathryn Diane Birdsong and Richard A. Birdsong; Kathryn L. Coffman; KCLM LLC c/o Argent Mineral Management; Kelly Mullman; Kendall G. Hansen; Kevin W. Hoog; Kirby Minerals, an Oklahoma general partnership; L. Sheryl Colton; L3 Resources, LLC; Lakewind, LLC; Land Run Minerals V, LLC; Larry Ben Lyon and Elizabeth Ann Lyon, Trustees of the Larry Ben Lyon & Elizabeth Ann Lyon Joint Revocable Trust dated April 16, 2014; Linda G. Shanks and Ralph L. Shanks, Jr.; Linda Kae Snyder; Lisa Dawn Wilson; Lisa L. Goebel, Trustee of the Lisa L. Goebel Trust dated January 22, 2020; Little Flower Society a/k/a Society of the Little Flower; Liveoakies Energy Holdings, LLC; Lookabaugh W.I., LLC; Luther M. Stroud, Jr.; Lynda Lue Norman, Trustee of the Lynda Lue Norman 1985 Trust; Lynn A. Robbennolt, transfers on death to Kathryn L. Deters; Lynn R. Pagels, Trustee of the Lynn R. Pagels Trust; M. E. Robinson; Margaret Dority c/o Mari C. Hooper; Margaret Dority c/o Jacqueline Z. Fabbri; Margotto Farms, Inc. c/o Mary James; Mark N. Lyon and Lori A. Lyon, Co-Trustees of the Mark and Lori Lyon Family Trust dated July 27, 2015, as amended December 11, 2024; Marsha Joyce; Marsha K. Boyle, Trustee of the Boyle Family Revocable Trust; Martin Gentry Anderson; Mary Annette Hocker c/o Mari C. Hooper; Mary Annette Hocker c/o Jacqueline Z. Fabbri; Mary C. Kirk; Mary C. Thiriot a/k/a Mary C. Thiriot Baer; Mary Jane York; Mary K. Grimes; Matt Wheatley; Melissa Hughey Dennis; Meredith McDonagh; Michael H. Thiriot c/o Joseph P. Thriot; MNMS, LLC c/o Argent Mineral Management; Montage Minerals, LLC; Moominder Holdings, LLC; Myron N. Humphrey, Trustee of the Myron N. Humphrey Minerals Trust dated November 10, 2013; N.V. Shires; Nan Ellen Linnebur; Nancy E. Andrews; Nancy E. Reim and Greg D. Reim, Co-Trustees of the Gregory and Nancy Reim Revocable Trust; Natalie Rose Witcher; Neal Properties, LLC; Nexus ML Holdings, LLC; Nicholas John Huff; Norman P. Anderson c/o Elizabeth Anderson; Patricia Ann Higuera; Paul A. Matthews and Nancy Alyson Matthews, Trustee of The Paul A. Matthews and Nancy Alyson Matthews Living Trust, dated April 26, 2019; Peggy L. Postich; Peter M. Thiriot c/o Mary Thiriot Baer; Peter M. Thiriot c/o Thomas Bradford Thiriot; Peter Sean Humphrey; PR Liquidating Trust, Kelly McCullough as Trustee; Priests of Sacred Heart; Ragan Petroleum, Inc.; Randall Jay Foster, Trustee of the Randall Jay Foster Revocable Trust dated February 7, 2012; Renella J. Corbin, sole Trustee under the Renella J. Corbin Living Trust dated July 12, 2011, and any amendments thereto; Richard C. Huff as Trustee of the Richard C. Huff Revocable Living Trust; Richard L. Renfro, Trustee of the Dorothy Tomlinson Renfro Irrevocable Trust; Robert L. Huff and and Joyce A. Huff, Trustees of the Robert L. Huff and Joyce A. Huff Family Trust dated February 14, 1996; Robert T. Martin and Sheila B. Martin; Roger L. Beavers, Inc.; Royalty Acquisition, LLC; Ryan G. Watts; Samuelson Thompson LLC c/o Christopher Thompson; Sandra G. Lookabaugh, Trustee, Sandra G. Lookabaugh Living Trust dated October 29, 2018; Sasa Minerals, LLC; Sea Breeze, LLC; Shannon M. Smith, formerly Shannon M. Foster; Sheila Collins, Co-Trustee of the Timothy M. and Sheila A. Collins Trust dated January 22, 2020; SouthOK Development Co., LC; Southwest Petroleum Company; Stacked Resources, LLC; Sterling L. Arntzen and Martha A. Arntzen, Co-Trustees, Arntzen Family Trust, a revocable trust dated 12/14/1995; Steven G. Watts; Steven Garrett Watts, Trustee of the Steven Garrett Watts Revocable Trust, dated April 26, 2023; Steven M. Stroud c/o Ebony Boyd; Sullivan Family Partnership, a Florida General Partnership consisting of Elzalene Sullivan, Ann Sullivan Avent and James K. Sullivan, partners; Susan A. McCann; Susan E. Stroud c/o George Allen Stroud; Susan Jeanne Loy; Susan Jennings; Suzanne Owens; Suzy Gammill and James Gammill, Trustee, Suzanne J. L. Gammill Living Trust dated June 18, 2018; Tarpon Jumper, LLC; Teresa E. Gardner; Terri D. Baker and Trent M. Baker, Trustees of the Terri D. Baker Revocable Trust; Terry C. Hansen and JaDena Hansen, Trustees of the Terry C. Hansen and JaDena Hansen Revocable Trust; TGDT Land and Minerals, LLC; TGDT Land and Minerals, LLC; The Thompson Family Partnership Limited; Thomas Bradford Thiriot a/k/a T. Bradford Thiriot; Tiffany Schrader; Timberwolf Minerals, LLC; Todd M. Baker and Mary Rosanne Baker, Trustees of the Baker Living Trust dated February 18, 2020; Trappists a/k/a The Abbey of Gethsemani; Travis B. Hughey; Trent M. Baker and Terri D. Baker, Trustees of the Trent M. Baker Revocable Trust; Troy Hansen; Unit Petroleum Company; Van Zant Oil Company; Wanda L. Bracken; White Harvest LLC; William Blake Lookabaugh, Trustee, William Blake Lookabaugh Trust U/I dated November 24, 1996; William David Huff and Dawn Marie Huff, Trustees of the W. David Huff & Dawn Huff Family Trust; William H. Wosika, III; William Lyon Mannen and Evelyn Ruth Mannen, Co-Trustees of the Texas Mannen Revocable Trust dated 10/20/1999; Zona Nanette Ryel Johnson; Zona Nanette Ryel Johnson; Adalee Shepard; Beverly L. Sipes; Delbert Duane McDaniel; Dennis W. McDaniel; Dorothy Mae Ryel; Douglas McDaniel; Estate of J.M. Stroud, deceased; Estate of Mabel I. Edmundson, deceased; Estate of Paul P. Brown, deceased; Estate of Ruth Mullman Williams, deceased; Frances L. Hellar; Fred S. Randel; Gladys Randel a/k/a Gladys B. Randel; Hazel M. Gallagher; Inice Ruth Campbell; JoAnn Freeland, formerly JoAnn McDaniel; Lori Bond Weathers; Nancy R. Blevins a/k/a Nancy Randel Blevins; Omar Allman Jr.; Pearl R. Blando; Petro Partners Limited; Richard A. Bond; S&C Properties; Sarah Ries; Vona I. Stacy; and all persons, owners, producers and operators of oil and gas and all other interested persons in Canadian County, Oklahoma.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Applicant in this Cause is requesting the following relief:
(a) An order partially vacating Order No. 96439, the terms of which established 640-acre drilling and spacing units for the Chester Formation common source(s) of supply underlying, among others, Section(s) 20 and 29, Township 13 North, Range 10 West, Canadian County, Oklahoma, so as to vacate said Sections 20 and 29 from the purview thereof.
(b) All terms of Order No. 96439 shall remain in full force and effect.
(c) Applicant may request that said Order be made effective on a date prior to its signing.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Cause will be set before an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Commission.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this Cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Initial Hearing Docket at 8:30 A.M. on the 21st day of April, 2026, at the Eastern Regional Service Office, 201 West 5th Street, Suite 540, Tulsa Oklahoma 74103, and that this notice be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Applicant and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. Interested parties who wish to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicant or Applicant's attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their name and phone number.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this application, contact BENJAMIN J. BROWN, OBA #30843, Attorney for Applicant, 233 S. Detroit Ave., Suite 100, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120, Telephone (918) 779-6047, www.charneybrown.com/faqs, or contact Validus Land Department, (405) 534-5284.OKLAHOMA CORPORATION COMMISSION
Kim David,
Chairman
J. Todd Hiett,
Commissioner
Brian Bingman,
CommissionerBENJAMIN J. BROWN, OBA NO. 30843(4-3-26)