No. 290-April 9-1 Time
BEFORE THE CORPORATION
COMMISSION OF THE
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
APPLICANT: ECKARD ENERGY LLC AND ECKARD OPERATING LLC
RELIEF SOUGHT: VACATE EXISTING SPACING AND ESTABLISH HORIZONTAL DRILLING AND SPACING UNITS
LANDS COVERED: SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 4 WEST, MCCLAIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
CAUSE CD NO. 2026-001379
NOTICE OF HEARING
STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons and their heirs, devisees, executors, administrators, trustees, successors and assigns and all persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all interested parties, particularly in McClain County, Oklahoma, and more particularly Alicia Smith Osborn; Amcon Resources, Inc.; Anna-Faye Rose, Successor Trustee of the Laurence S. Beattie Revocable Living Trust c/o MidFirst Bank, Agent; Betty J. Justus, formerly Elizabeth Jean Brush, a/k/a Elızabeth Jean Brush Emami; BKM, LLC; Blue Sky Minerals, LP; Bonnie L. Trammell, Trustee of The Trammell Family Trust dated September 15, 2004; Brandie Ratliff; Cambria Energy, LLC; Cameron Anne Reeves Brickhouse; Cherry Creek Minerals, LLC; Cheryl R. Foster; Christy Frank Winstead; Consul Properties, LLC; Cosmo Energy, LLC; Cris D. Noble a/k/a Chris D. Noble; Curve Resources, LLC; David T. Radcliff and Toni Radcliff, husband and wife, TIC; Dixie Lajune Naud; Donna J. Hayhurst, Trustee of the Donna J. Hayhurst Trust, dated September 12, 2011; Eckard OK Holdings, LLC; Elizabeth A. Dwyer; Emory Peak Minerals II, LLC; Enersource Royalty Corp.; Eric Olsen; Estate of Delma Phyllis Hilt, deceased c/o Donald Hilt; Estate of Delma Phyllis Hilt, deceased Probable Successor: Donald Hilt, spouse; Estate of Delma Phyllis Hilt, deceased Probable Successor: George R. Walker, brother; Estate of Delma Phyllis Hilt, deceased Probable Successor: Scott Best; Estate of Ernest Sheppard, deceased c/o Janie Sheppard Frank; Estate of Ernest Sheppard, deceased Probable Successor: Joe Sheppard, Sr., brother ; Estate of Ernest Sheppard, deceased Probable Successor: Pansy Sheppard Harrell, sister; Estate of Ernest Sheppard, deceased Probable Successor: Janie Sheppard Frank, sister ; Estate of Joe G. Sheppard, deceased; Estate of Pansy Sheppard Harold Harrell, deceased; Estate of Roy L. Sheppard, deceased c/o Janie Sheppard Frank; Estate of Roy L. Sheppard, deceased Probable Successor: Joe Sheppard, Sr., brother ; Estate of Roy L. Sheppard, deceased Probable Successor: Ernest Sheppard, brother c/o Janie Sheppard Frank; Estate of Roy L. Sheppard, deceased Probable Successor: Pansy Sheppard Harrell, sister; Estate of Roy L. Sheppard, deceased Probable Successor: Janie Sheppard Frank, sister ; Everett Paul Weber, Jr., Trustee of the Patricia Ann Weber Royalty Trust, Created By Declaration Of Trust Dated October 15, 2021; Faith L. Newkirk; Fifth Natural Resources, LLC; Flying H Family Ranch, LLC; Fox Head Oil & Gas Co.; Gary Richard York and Karen Sue York, Trustees, The York Family Trust, dated September 30, 2008; George M. Reeves, III; George R. Walker; Gwen Atkins, as trustee for the benefit of Alexandrea Jane McAnally, pursuant to the trust provisions of Paragraphs V, VI and VII of the Last Will and Testament of Glenna Albright a/k/a Glenna Ollive Albright a/k/a Glenna Hinkle Albright; Gwen Atkins, as trustee for the benefit of Glenna Virginia McKenzie, pursuant to the trust provisions of Paragraphs V, VI and VII of the Last Will and Testament of Glenna Albright a/k/a Glenna Ollive Albright a/k/a Glenna Hinkle Albright; Gwen Atkins, as trustee for the benefit of Helen Irene McAnally, pursuant to the trust provisions of Paragraphs V, VI and VII of the Last Will and Testament of Glenna Albright; Gwen Atkins, as trustee for the benefit of Jeanette D’Ann Atkins, pursuant to the trust provisions of Paragraphs V, VI and VII of the Last Will and Testament of Glenna Albrighta/k/a Glenna Ollive Albright a/k/a Glenna Hinkle Albright; Gwen Atkins, as trustee for the benefit of Thomas Donald Atkins, pursuant to the trust provisions of Paragraphs V, VI and VII of the Last Will and Testament of Glenna Albright a/k/a Glenna Ollive Albright a/k/a Glenna Hinkle Albright; Heirs and Successors of Rebecca Wiedebusch, Deceased; Heirs and Successors of Ruth Rogers, Deceased; J.O. Easley; Jaco Production Company; James Gerald Rickard, As Successor Trustee Of The Burgham-Rickard Trust; Jarrod T. Atkinson; Jason White; Jill Lanham; JoAnn Payne; John Albert Mantooth; John And Melanie Schantz Revocable Trust; Judith Lynn Barnett; Katie E. Hill; Ken W. Roberts; Kimberly Sallee, Successor Trustee of the Helen F. Dixon Trust, dated 11/6/1978; Leigh Cecil Barnett Walker; Leo K. Hughes, Jr.; Linda Hubert f/k/a Linda Walker; Lisa Nicole Blair; Lloyd Kenneth Alford; Lonestar Land & Minerals, LLC; Luann Marrs; Madison Newkirk”MAP2009-OK c/o MAP Royalty, Inc.; Maria L. Kolpin, as Trustee of The Maria L. Kolpin Revocable Trust, dated June 5, 1990 and restated November 18, 2005; McElderry Minerals, LLC Neil McElderry, III, Managing Member; Mekusukey Oil Company, LLC; Melissa White; Michael D. Dwyer; Michael James Matthews; Mitchell Royalty, a Limited Partnership ; Nancy J. Loyd; Nancy W. Schwitzer; Nelda Jean Hagy; Northwest Royalty, LLC; OGI, Inc. ; Panhandle Oil and Gas, Inc.; Phillip Lee Jody; Richard C. Howard, a/k/a Ricky Howard; Richard D. Marrs; RNNG 34, LLC; Robert Alton Barnett; Ronald N. Kolpin, as Trustee of The Ronald N. Kolpin 1990 Revocable Trust, U/A dated June 5, 1990; Route 66 Minerals, LP; Roy Peters, Jr., Trustee of the Peters Family Trust; Russell T. Rudy Energy, LLC; Ryan H. Newkirk; Sarah M. Atkinson; Scott Copenhaver, Successor Trustee of The Copenhaver Trust created pursuant to Trust Agreement dated October 4, 1990; Sharon Smith Williams; Steven Patrick Peters; Sue R. Carey; Suzanne Lewis, Trustee Of The Suzanne Lewis Family Trust, Dated December 23, 2020; Suzanne Marrs; The Heirs and Successors of M.P. Frank, III, deceased; The Heirs and Successors of M.P. Frank, III, deceased Probable Successor: Barbara R. Frank, a/k/a Barbara Frank; The Heirs and Successors of M.P. Frank, III, deceased Probable Successor: Jeffrey L. Frank, a/k/a Jeffrey Levy Frank; The Heirs and Successors of M.P. Frank, III, deceased Probable Successor: Janie L. Frank, a/k/a Janie Frank Levy; The Heirs and Successors of Vern Fayne Martin, Deceased; The Robert E. Howard and Marilyn A. Howard Revocable Trust, Marilyn A. Howard, Trustee; The Sherryl Kay Sandersfeld Revocable Trust dated April 13, 2016, Sherryl Kay Sandersfeld Trustee; Titanium Energy, LLC; Tolar Ray Atkinson; Vernon D. Howard; Vicki Kay Bertoch Revocable Trust dated October 20, 2015; Vicky L. Howard, formerly DeNoon, a/k/a Vicky L. Hoefman; Virginia E. Pace, Trustee of the Virginia E. Pace Revocable Trust, dated August 6, 2008; W.G. Leslie D.D.S., Inc. Pension Trust; Wake Energy, LLC; Wesley Bingham Smith; William K. Howard; Zelma, LLC; FP Meramec, LLC; EOG Resources, Inc.; Henry M. Suckle; Lyden Company; Victor and Lydia Knisely Irrevocable Trust c/o Douglas Knisely, Collin Knisley, Melanie Mattingly, Trustees ; CMin3, LLC; Validus Energy II Midcon, LLC; Royfin Natural Gas, LLC; Walter Duncan Oil, LLC; Hall Oil Properties, Ltd.; Randal K. Round and Toni G. Marks, Co-Trustees Of The Dorothy A. Adair Revocable Trust (Under Agreement Dtd January 7, 2004); Randal K. Round and Toni G. Marks, Co-Trustees Of The Dorothy A. Adair Revocable Trust (Under Agreement Dtd January 7, 2004) Possible Successor: Graceland College; Randal K. Round and Toni G. Marks, Co-Trustees Of The Dorothy A. Adair Revocable Trust (Under Agreement Dtd January 7, 2004) Possible Successor: Mayo Clinic; Rod W. Ylitalo; Horizontal BOP, LLC; KnowCanDo, Ltd.; Camino Natural Resources, LLC; Austin H. Andrews; Barbara S. Bridwell, Trustee of the Bill D. and Barbara S. Bridwell Irrevocable Trust dated June 30, 1999; Bobby W. Bridwell and Bonnie Bridwell, Co-Trustees of the Bobby W. Bridwell Living Trust dated June 30, 1999; Cheyenne Resources, LLC; Darden Resources, Inc. ; Donald Kiffin Ballard; Dwight H. Ford, Sr. and Millie Ford, as Trustees of the Ford Family Revocable Trust dated February 25, 1994, a Revocable Living Trust dated February 25, 1994 of Dwight H. Ford, Sr. and Millie Ford; Elizabeth Anna Broach Wright, Trustee Of The Elizabeth Anna Broach Wright Revocable Trust, Dated March 18, 2019,; Gatlin Minerals LLC; Gungoll Production, LLC; Ivis, Inc.; JWD, III, Inc.; L3 Energy, LLC; Leroy Gatlin II, Trustee of the Leroy Gatlin 2005 Revocable Trust Agreement created by Trust Agreement dated December 21, 2005, as amended on March 6, 2007; Murphy Watson, LLC; Oaktree SC AE Scoop Holdings, LLC; Ovintiv USA, Inc. formerly Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent, Inc.; Prince Land, LLC; Rusty Royalties, LLC; Setha M. Lucero, Trustee of the Setha M. Lucero Living Trust dated January 23, 1998, a Revocable Trust; Stephenson Resources, LLC; Titan II Energy, LLC; Ward Energy Investments LLC; Ward-Gungoll Properties, LLC; Zetta A. Fayos; and if any of the above whose addresses are not known or are deceased, the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, immediate and remote, of the above-named parties; and if any of the above are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Applicant requests that the Commission vacate Order No. 179986, insofar as it established 160-acre drilling and spacing units for the production of oil from the Osborne common source of supply underlying the E/2 of Section 34-7N-4W, and vacate Order No. 258381, insofar as it established 80-acre standup drilling and spacing units for the production of oil from the Osborne common source of supply underlying the W/2 of Section 34-7N-4W, McClain County, Oklahoma. Applicant further requests that the Commission establish 640-acre horizontal drilling and spacing unit for the production of oil and gas condensate from the Osborn common source of supply underlying Section 34-7N-4W, McClain County, Oklahoma, by establishing new spacing. Further, the unit should be formed as a governmental section, with the permitted well to be drilled no closer than 660 feet to the unit boundary.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applicant may request that any Order issued in this cause be made effective on a date prior to its signing.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause be set before an Administrative Law Judge for the hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Commission.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN if any named natural person is deceased, then the known or unknown heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees and assigns, immediate and remote, of such decedent are made respondents to this Application. If any named respondent is a corporation which does not continue to have legal existence, then the known or unknown successors, trustees or assigns, if any, of such entity are made respondents to this Application.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an administrative law judge on the Conservation Docket at 8:30 A.M. on the 27th day of April, 2026 at the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building, 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd., in the Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105.
Due to renovation work at the Jim Thorpe Office Building, the Commission’s Oklahoma City office is relocating to the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building at 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd., in the Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105. All hearings, docket calls, and public meetings will be conducted in the Concourse Theater or additional courtrooms located in the tunnel between the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building and the Sequoyah Memorial Office Building. The specific room location, including updates, of each scheduled hearing or public meeting will be available on or before the day of the event at the information desk in the first-floor lobby of the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building and on the Commission’s website at: https://oklahoma.gov/occ/court-dockets.html. The referenced hearing may be conducted via teleconference or videoconference. Before coming to the building for this hearing, please visit the Oklahoma Corporation Commission website at https://oklahoma.gov/occ to determine the status of building access. Instructions for participating via teleconference or videoconference are available on the Commission’s website.
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 telephone number.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action, contact Ryan Miller, Eckard Energy LLC, 4747 Gaillardia Pkwy, Ste 150, Oklahoma City, OK 73142, (405) 443-3700 x504, and/or Jessica D. Hatcher, Attorney, 201 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Suite 1600, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, (405) 996-3395.
CORPORATION
COMMISSION
OF OKLAHOMA
KIM DAVID, CHAIRMAN
COMMISSIONER
BRIAN BINGMAN,
COMMISSIONER
DONE AND PERFORMED this first day of April, 2026.
BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION:
GAREY L. WORTHAM
SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION
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