No. 723-August 20-1 Time
BEFORE THE CORPORATION
COMMISSION OF THE
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
APPLICANT: VALIDUS ENERGY II MIDCON LLC
RELIEF SOUGHT: LOCATION EXCEPTION
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 4 WEST, AND SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH, RANGE 4 WEST, ALL IN MCCLAIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
CAUSE CD NO. 2026-002984
NOTICE OF HEARING
STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in McClain County, Oklahoma.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Applicant in this Cause is requesting that this Commission grant a well location exception for a well to be drilled and produced from the Deese common source of supply underlying Section 33, Township 6 North, Range 4 West, and Section 4, Township 5 North, Range 4 West, all in McClain County, Oklahoma, at a location as follows:
Completion Interval in Section 33-6N-4W, McClain County, Oklahoma:
First Perforation: Not closer than 165 feet from the North line and not closer than 330 feet from the East line of Section 33, Township 6 North, Range 4 West, McClain County, Oklahoma.
Last Perforation: Not closer than 0 feet from the South line and not closer than 330 feet from the East line of Section 33, Township 6 North, Range 4 West, McClain County, Oklahoma.
Completion Interval in Section 4-5N-4W, McClain County, Oklahoma:
First Perforation: Not closer than 0 feet from the North line and not closer than 330 feet from the East line of Section 4, Township 5 North, Range 4 West, McClain County, Oklahoma.
Last Perforation: Not closer than 165 feet from the South line and not closer than 330 feet from the East line of Section 4, Township 5 North, Range 4 West, McClain County, Oklahoma.
and to complete such multiunit horizontal well in and to produce hydrocarbons from the separate common sources of supply involved herein. The Applicant intends to run casing in the lateral of the multiunit horizontal well involved herein and to cement such casing so as to cover and isolate the first and last perforations in such lateral. Given the available data, the above-described subsurface locations are necessary for the further development of the separate common sources of supply in the drilling and spacing units involved herein in said Sections 33 and 4, and is an exception to Order Nos. 745527 and 745345, a request will be made to designate the Applicant or some other party as the operator of the proposed well.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the drilling and spacing unit described in the caption hereof underlies Section 33, Township 6 North, Range 4 West, and Section 4, Township 5 North, Range 4 West, all in McClain County, Oklahoma, and the sections adjacent are Sections 27, 28, 29, 32 and 34, Township 6 North, Range 4 West; and Sections 3, 5, 8, 9 and 10, Township 5 North, Range 4 West, all in McClain County, Oklahoma.
IT IS ORDERED that this Cause be referred to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Commission.
IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Merits Docket at the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building, 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd., in the Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73105, at 8:30 a.m., on the 8th day of September, 2026, and that this notice be published as required by law and the Rules of the Commission.
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.
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 the Applicant’s attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide their name and phone number.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that 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.html 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 all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action contact ALICIA FOWLER at (405) 607-8831, OR KEVIN MANNING at KevinM@validus-energy.com, Validus Energy II Midcon LLC, 14000 Quail Springs Parkway, Suite 300, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73134, or STEPHEN T. GARY, Attorney, 701 Cedar Lake Blvd., Suite 230, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73114, (405) 232-9000. Please refer to Cause CD Number.
CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA
KIM DAVID, Chairman
BRIAN BINGMAN, Commissioner
/s/ Stephen T. Gary
STEPHEN T. GARY
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