PUBLIC NOTICE - - - - 1 - HICO-KNOWLES FIELD 26-11 LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ENERGY, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. In accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, and with particular reference to the provisions of Title 30 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, a public hearing will be held in the Hearing Room, 1st Floor, LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 9:00 a.m. on TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026, upon the application of NADEL AND GUSSMAN RUSTON, LLC. At such hearing the Department of Conservation and Energy will consider evidence relative to the issuance of Orders pertaining to the following matters relating to the Upper Hosston B Zone, Reservoir A, in the Hico-Knowles Field, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. 1. To permit applicant to designate and utilize its Dubach State Bank No. 1 Well as a substitute unit well for the U HOSS B RA SUB, said well being located as shown on the plat submitted with the application, in exception to the spacing provisions of the Department of Conservation and Energy Order No. 137-W-1, effective October 13, 1978. 2. To find that designation and use of the proposed substitute unit well is necessary to efficiently and economically drain a portion of the Upper Hosston B Zone, Reservoir A, underlying the U HOSS B RA SUB which cannot be efficiently and economically drained by any existing well within this unit, will prevent waste, avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, protect correlative rights and promote the full and efficient development of the natural resources of this state. 3. To provide that the unit allowables for the unit to be served by the proposed well may be produced from the unit well/substitute unit well, from any alternate unit well, or from any combination of such wells serving the unit, at the discretion of the operator. 4. Except insofar as set forth above, to confirm and continue in full force and effect the provisions of Order No. 137-W-1, effective October 13, 1978, as amended and supplemented by the 137-W Series of Orders, the units created thereby, and of all applicable Statewide Orders. 5. To consider such other matters as may be pertinent. The Upper Hosston B Zone, Reservoir A was defined in Order No. 137-W-1, effective October 13, 1978. A plat is available for inspection in the Department of Conservation and Energy in Baton Rouge and Shreveport, Louisiana. http://dnr.louisiana.gov/conshearings All parties having interest therein shall take notice thereof. BY ORDER OF: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ENERGY Baton Rouge, LA 12/3/25;12/6/25 S lck IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ENERGY AT P.O. BOX 94275, BATON ROUGE, LA 70804-9275 IN WRITING WITHIN FIVE (5) WORKING DAYS OF THE HEARING DATE. 169427 Dec. 6, 1t $64.49