April 16, 2026
(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman one time April 16, 2026)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ELLIS COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA
In the Matter of the Guardianship of )
) No. PG-2024-5
LEOLA JEAN HORN, an Incapacitated Person.
NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: Leola Jean Horn
Service Address: 201 North Alfalfa, Shattuck, OK 73858
You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed alleging that you are an incapacitated person and are incapable of caring for yourself and/or managing your property. The petition requests that a guardian be appointed by the court to make decisions for you regarding yourself and your property. A copy of the petition is attached.
The hearing on the petition will be held on the 29th day of April, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. at the District Courtroom, Ellis County Courthouse, Arnett, Oklahoma. At the hearing a guardian may be appointed for your person and property. The judge will explain to you the nature, purpose and effect of the proceedings.
You have the right to attend the hearing. You may confront and cross-examine all witnesses and present your own witnesses. You have the right to request that your hearing be closed to the public. You may request that an expert be appointed to examine you and if the judge believes that an examination is necessary, the judge will order an evaluation to be done.
You have the right to hire an attorney of your choice to represent you. If you do not have an attorney and you wish to be represented by an attorney at the hearing, the court will appoint one for you. You may request the appointment of an attorney orally or in writing prior to the hearing or at the hearing. If you are able, you will be required to pay the cost of an attorney appointed by the court.
Dated this 30th day of March, 2026.
s/Laurie E. Hays
Judge of the District Court
_______________________
BOOK 18 PAGE 617
March 30, 2026
The board of Ellis County Commissioners met in regular session on the above date at 9:00 a.m. at the Ellis County Courthouse in Arnett, Oklahoma. Agenda posted at 9:00 a.m. on March 27, 2026. Chairman, Blake Suthers, called meeting to order. Roll Call: Blake Suthers, Chad Petree, Cole File, and County Clerk, Lynn Smith, were all in attendance. Absent: None. Public: Jeannie Strict, and ADA, Julie O’Neal. Flag Salute. Petree moved to approve and sign minutes from the March 9, 2026 regular meeting, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Comments and Concerns from the Public: None. Unfinished Business: None. Petree moved to audit purchase order and blanket purchase order claims, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. File moved to approve and sign Payroll, purchase order, and blanket purchase order claims for payment, seconded by Petree, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign the Alcoholic Beverage Tax Allocations, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign Appropriations for cash and sales tax accounts, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign Transfer of Funds for General Government to fund General to the end of the Fiscal Year, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to go out for Bid for a Bridge Rehabilitation on EW 56 for District #2, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign Title Sheet for Bridge Rehabilitation Plans on Bridge Structure NO 23E0560N1750004 for District #2, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Met with ADA, Julie O’Neal, to discuss joining the SW OK Drug Addiction Trust Indenture with possible action on Resolution #57-26 if the Board wants to approve and accept Beneficial Interest in the SW OK Drug Addiction Trust. After review and discussion, Petree moved to approve and sign Trust Indenture and Resolution #57-26, seconded by Suthers, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. The Board reviewed S. A. & I. Form 302 “Bid on County Property”, from the County Treasurer, as Dorothy Coffee is wanting to purchase property the County acquired at Tax Resale for “Lot 7 Blk 4 Original Town of Gage, Oklahoma, being situated in and a part of the SE/4 SW4 & the SW/4 SE/4 of Section 3 in township 21 North, Range 24 West of Indian Meridian, in Ellis County, Oklahoma. After review, Petree moved to accept the “Bid on County Property” Bid of $500.00 plus advertising cost and to publish Notice of Sale for three (3) weeks preceding the Sale on April 17, 2026 in the Ellis County Treasurer’s Office at 10:00 a.m., seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. New Business: None. There being no further business to come before the board, Petree moved to adjourn, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File.
Minutes approved on this 6th ,day of April, 2026
Payment by Fund for Fiscal Year : 2025-2026
Date Range: 03/10/2026 to 03/31/2026
911 Phone
000029 AT&T $1,030.06 INTERNET SERVICE
CH Improv-ST
000002 UNITED SYSTEMS LLC $47,884.93 COURTHOUSE SECURITY
000003 UNITED SYSTEMS LLC $9,592.26 SECURITY CAMERA
Extension-ST
000057 WAL-MART – TREVIPAY $146.88 SUPPLIES
000058 WAL-MART – TREVIPAY $146.88 SUPPLIES
000059 OSU COOP EXTENSION SERVICE EXTENSION F $6,666.66 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Fair Main-ST
000032 BAY METAL DESIGN AND POWDER COATING $745.50 SIGNS
000033 LANGSTON PLUMBING $4,233.00
000034 OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS$514.23 NATURAL GAS SERVICE
General
000922 PSHIGODA, CHRISTI G. $296.47 TRAVEL
000923 POSTMASTER $486.60 STAMP
000924 OSU EXTENSION CENTER $158.00 TESTING
000925 SMITH, LAURA LYNN $232.00 TRAVEL
000926 DEVINES STATIONERY INC$129.00 PAPER
000927 DEVINES STATIONERY INC$214.00 ENVELOPES
000928 HILTON GARDEN INN $220.00 HOTEL
000929 DEVINES STATIONERY INC$52.32 Office Supplies
000930 DEVINES STATIONERY INC$47.12 Office Supplies
000931 TM CONSULTING INC $750.00 COMPUTER SUPPORT FEES
000932 DEVINES STATIONERY INC$265.75 Office Supplies
000933 OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS$1,000.31 NATURAL GAS SERVICE
General Govt-ST
000002 JENNINGS TREE SERVICE $9,225.00 LAWN CARE
000003 JENNINGS TREE SERVICE $11,250.00 LAWN CARE
Highway
001564 JAHAY, JUSTIN W. $34.26 TRAVEL
001565 MATTHEWS, NEAL A. $40.01 TRAVEL
001566 ALL HOURS PAINT AND BODY$39,000.00 TRUCK REPAIR
001567 PETREE, CHAD $137.75 TRAVEL
001568 WEAVER, MARY E. $147.18 TRAVEL AND MEALS
001569 WARREN CAT $9,000.00 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001570 OKANA $378.00 HOTEL
001571 STANDLEY SYSTEMS $77.20 COPIER LEASE
001572 A PLUS SAFETY AND FIRST AID$430.65 MEDICAL SUPPLIES
001573 MAHON, DONALD $240.00 LABOR
001574 MAHON, DONALD $4,560.00 REPAIRS
001575 WOODWARD STEEL CO $497.65 BUILDING SUPPLIES
001576 CASCADE HOME AND HARDWARE$5,247.00 BUILDING SUPPLIES
001577 AIRGAS $615.30 WELDING SUPPLIES
001578 WARREN POWER & MACHINERY $8,539.38 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001579 GAGE QUICK STOP LLC $174.64 DIESEL
001580 WARREN POWER & MACHINERY INC.$481.43 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001581 O REILLY AUTO PARTS $465.58 PARTS
001582 WOODWARD ACE HOME CENTER$97.97 SHOP SUPPLIES
001583 O REILLY AUTO PARTS $15.83 FILTERS
001584 WELDON PARTS $9.78 FILTERS
001585 O REILLY AUTO PARTS $87.45 SHOP SUPPLIES
001586 WARREN POWER & MACHINERY INC. $5.38 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001587 CLARK TIRE LLC $150.00 TIRE REPAIR
001588 WESTERN EQUIPMENT L.L.C.$1,049.20 SUPPLIES
001589 YELLOWHOUSE MACHINERY CO.$237.04 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001590 ATWOODS/FARM PLAN $85.98 SHOP SUPPLIES
001591 NW BEARING & IND. SUPPL$551.89 TOOLS
001592 WELDON PARTS $264.06 SHOP SUPPLIES
001593 O REILLY AUTO PARTS $18.45 FILTERS
001594 NW BEARING & IND. SUPPL$162.82 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001595 CLARK TIRE LLC $119.94 ANTIFREEZE
001596 HIGH GEAR REPAIR INC. $1,050.71 TRUCK REPAIR
001597 APEX MACHINE & TOOL INC$265.00 REPAIRS
001598 GAGE QUICK STOP LLC $230.81 DIESEL
001599 DEVINES STATIONERY INC$389.61 PRINTER CARTRIDGE
001600 NORTHWEST BEARING & IND. SUPPL$50.49 PARTS
001601 CLARK TIRE LLC $804.64 TIRES
001602 PIONEER TELE COOP $174.43 TELEPHONE
001603 PIONEER TELE COOP $50.40 TELEPHONE
001604 PIONEER TELE COOP $43.10 TELEPHONE
001605 ACCUTRACE TESTING INC$82.50 DRUG TESTING
001606 ACCUTRACE TESTING INC $86.50 DRUG TESTING
001607 OTA-PLATEPAY $15.00 TOLLS
001608 OK NATURAL GAS $293.21 NATURAL GAS SERVICE
001609 OK NATURAL GAS $69.17 NATURAL GAS SERVICE
001610 OKNATURAL GAS $138.85 NATURAL GAS SERVICE
001611 OK NATURAL GAS $340.02 NATURAL GAS SERVICE
ML Fee
000041 PIONEER TELE COOP $59.04 TELEPHONE
RM&P
000006 MID-WEST PRINTING CO. $1,400.00 BINDERS
Rural Fire-ST
000135 FRONK OIL CO. INC $593.60 PROPANE
000136 GREAT PLAINS II LLC $148.82 FILTERS
000137 O REILLY AUTO PARTS $141.46 FILTERS
000138 DEAL REFRIG HEATING, AIR$265.70 BUILDING REPAIR
000139 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES$169.29 EQUIPMENT PARTS
000140 PIONEER TELE COOP $125.43 TELEPHONE
000141 PIONEER TELE COOP $319.80 INTERNET SERVICE
000142 OK NATURAL GAS $367.58 NATURAL GAS SERVICE
SH Svc Fee
000206 KLINE CONTRACTING $2,074.44 BUILDING REPAIR
000207 DEVINES STATIONERY $30.00 COPIER MAINTENANCE
000208 OK DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY$417.00 Olets User Fee
000209 BENCHMARK GOV’T SOLUTIONS$4,535.84 INMATE GROCERIES
000210 UMB CARD SERVICES $99.00 TRAVEL
000211 QUICK DRAW EXTERMINATING$200.00 PEST CONTROL
000212 TURN KEY HEALTH CLINICS$9,735.65 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
000213 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES$65.57 SCALES
000214 RESERVE ACCOUNT $5,000.00 POSTAGE
000215 HELFENBEIN PUMPING $50.61 OIL CHANGE
000216 MEDIC PHARMACY $5.78 SUPPLIES
000217 HELFENBEIN PUMPING $80.61 OIL CHANGE
000218 VERIZON $1,021.47 CELL PHONE
000219 PIONEER TELE COOP $1,187.63 TELEPHONE
SR Cit-ST
000025 CLARK TIRE LLC $748.40 TIRES
Grand Total: $201,135.95
_____________________________________
(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman one time, April 16, 2026)
BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
APPLICANT: ROCKIES RESOURCES HOLDINGS LLC )
)
RELIEF SOUGHT: MULTIUNIT HORIZONTAL WELL ) Cause CD No.
) 2026-001481
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTIONS 5, 8 AND 17, TOWNSHIP 16 NORTH, )
RANGE 23 WEST OF THE IM, )
ELLIS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA )
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 Ellis County, Oklahoma, including the following: Amaud Gst Exempt Descendants Trust Fbo Clay Berryman Amaud Et Al C/O Nathan R Olansen Trustee; Amaud Gst Exempt Descendants Trust Fbo Donald M Amaud Et Al C/O Nathan R Olansen Trustee; Amaud Gst Exempt Descendants Trust Fbo Anne Minnett Amaud Et Al C/O John F Rogers Trustee; Andarko Basin Holdings LLC; Ann Jean Bowser; Anne POrter Berryman C/O Farmers National Co Agent; Arrowhead Resources, Inc.; Aventine Investments, LLC; BD Exploration Company, LLC; BE Anadarko II LLC; Bobby D Shahan & Delta Mae Shahan as JTROS; Bonnie Jean Kovanda F/K/A Bonnie Jean Haste F/K/A Bonnie Jean Lamere C/O Anthony Lamere; BPP Solutions LLC; Brandon Baxter; Brenda Lee Donaldson; Broadmoor Land & Minerals LLC; Canadian River Energy, LLC; CCH Investments, LLC; Cessna Kaye; C-F Associates, Inc; Cherokee Energy, LLC; Cheryl Ann Baxter; Cheryl Shahan; Clinton Dale Broyles, life tenant; Estate of Mary Elinor Durfey, Remainderman; CMP Viva LP; Cobalt Energy Partners, LLC; Coleman Oil and Gas, Inc.; Continental Resources, Inc.; Cordillera Energy Partners III, LLC; Corse Children Sifting Trust Dated January 24 2022 C/O Intrust Bank Trustee; C’s Royalty, LLC; David D. Griffith; David R. Shahan Properties, Ltd; Deborah Marie Lindley; Deena Gayle Palmer; Denise Ann Zigler; Diane Klinger Shape C/O Glenn Shupe; Diversified Energy Company; Doreen L. Payne and Sheri Ann Bolding, Co-Trustees of the DLP Trust dated July 25, 2007; Dorothy B Shrewder Trust A F/B/O Sarah Shrewder Tracy The 1St Source Bank Trustee Of The Sarah Shrewder Tracy Credit Shelter Trust C/O Intrust Bank Trustee; Duke Mineral Royalty, LLC; Duke Minerals Non-Op, LLC; Earline Whitfield C/O Joe Whitfield; Edward Christopher Shahan; Elm Creek Energy, LLC; Encino Anadarko Acquisition, LLC; EOG Resources Inc; Eric Long; Estate Of Avia Nothelfer Deceased C/O Gene R Saylor; Estate Of Beth Rhodes Rice Deceased C/O John Morris Rhodes; Estate of Charles F. Ayers, a/k/a Frank Ayers, Deceased C/O Alvin Wade Ayers; Estate Of Charlotte M Shahan Deceased C/O Cheryl Ann Baxter; Estate Of Charlotte M Shahan Deceased C/O Ellin Wynn; Estate of Lucile Broyles, Deceased; Successor: Ellin Wynn, Trustee of the Ellin Wynn Trust; Estate of Morris McKee, Jr., Deceased C/O Pamela Mckee Carney Stephens; Estate of Sarah Tracy, Deceased C/O Farmers National Co, Agent; Esther Allen; Fleischaker Mineral Company, L.L.C.; G. Nancy Winkelhake; George C. Berryman C/O Farmers National Co, Agent; George Morris McKee; Gerald L. Shahan and Tracy Lynne Shahan, Husband and Wife, as JT; Glebe Royalty, LLC; Huron Exploration, LLC; Intrust Bank, N.A., Trustee of the Corse Children Gifting Trust Dated January 24, 2022 B. Glen, Fbo Cessna G. Kaye, C/O Farmers National Co, Agent; Intrust Bank, N.A., Trustee of the Shrewder Trust AB, created f/b/o Laura Westcott Corse, Richard R.C. Tracy, and Timothy N.N. Tracy B. Glen, Fbo Philip S. Glen C/O Farmers National Co, Agent; Intrust Bank, Trustee of the Dorothy B. Shrewder Trust, f/b/o Sarah Shrewder Tract (1st Source Bank, Trustee of the Sarah Shrewder Tract Credit Shelter Trust) C/O Philip Glen, Farmers National Co, Agent; Intrust Bank, Trustee U/W Irving Philip Glen C/O Farmers National Company, Agent; Jacquelynn Raiden; JF Energy, LLC; Jimmie R. Shahan and Terri Irene Shahan, Husband and Wife, as JT; JMJ Land and Minerals Company; JMJ Ventures, LLC; John & Theresa Hillman Family Properties, LP; John Lee McKee C/O Linda Louise Hall; John Morris Rhodes; John Wayne McKee; Journey Oil & Gas, Inc.; JPM Royalties, LLC; JSC Land Company, L.L.C.; Judy Graff; Juniper Investments LLC; Karen K. Stripling Estate C/O Stephen W. Stripling; Katherine J. Klinger; Kathy D. Shahan, Trustee of the KDS Trust; Kenleeson Properties, Inc.; Krew Family Investments, LLC; KSH, LLC; Laurel C. Klinger Vartabedian; Linda Hall f/k/a Linda McKee; Louise C. Berryman Trust Intrust Bank, Trustee, C/O Farmers National Co, Agent; Louise Shahan; Louise Shahan and Richard Lee Shahan, JT; Margot Rhodes Arnold C/O Ashley Arnold; Mark C. Long, Successor Trustee under Trust Agreement dated May 8, 1989; Mary A. Eldridge; Mary Elizabeth Shahan; Melanie Arrington Smith; Merilyn C.B. Johnston; Michael A. Bowser C/O Robert Bowser; Michael Close; Mike Tomlinson McKee C/O Brenda Mckee; Monica Gaylor; Neomorph Investments, LLC; Norman Long; North Canadian Management LLC; North POint Resources, LLC; Osprey Oil and Gas V, LLC; Pamela Sue Camey A/K/A Pamela Mckee Stephens; Patricia Maydene Proctor Estate C/O Kellie Hudson; Patrick Close; Permico Royalties, LLC; Pfanenstiel Company, LLC; Presidio Finance Holding Co LLC; Presidio Finance LLC; Presidio Finance Nominee Corp; Presidio Nominee Corp; Presidio Wab LLC; Red Cube Exploration; REI Drilling & Income Fund VII, LP; REI Energy Drilling and Income Fund V, LP; Rev. Jerome W. Berryman, Deceased C/O Alyda Macaluso; Richard Lee Shahan; Robert L. Bowser; Robert McNickle; Rock Bottom Resources, LLC; Rose Marie Long, Deceased; Sally McNickle; Sam Shahan, Trustee of the Sam Shahan Living Trust dated June 18, 2018; Sand Creek Oklahoma LLC; Sandtrap Prospecting Co.; Scott Glen; Scythian, Ltd; Shrewder Trust Ab, Fbo Laura Westcott Corse, Richard R.C. Tracy, & Timothy N. Tracy; Singer Bros.; State of Oklahoma; TarPOn Jumper, LLC; Terry Lee Sory; Teton Properties, LLC; The Allar Company; The Ellis County Royalty Company; The Laughlin Group, LLC; Thomas Haste; Thomas R.C. Berryman; Todd L. Griffith; Urban Fund D-1, LP; Urban Fund IV, LP; VR5-Anadarko, LP; Wake Energy, LLC; Waldern Exploration Company LLC; Walter T Shahan Jr.; Ware Production, Inc. C/O Amarillo National Bank, O&G Dept; William David Haste; Windey Baxter; Winding River Energy Services Corp.; Winkelhammer Trust Datd 1/18/2018 C/O Kevin S. Winkelhake & Kristi Hammer, Trustees; Yukon Trading Company, LLC; and if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is a dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties designated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, the unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant requests the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma to enter and Order approving a multiunit horizontal well for the Cherokee common source of supply under the above-described units, so as to allow such multiunit horizontal well to be drilled as described in paragraph 2.5 in the Application on file herein, and to be completed in and to produce from the above-named separate common sources of supply, and establishing a proper allocation factor for allocating the costs of and the production and proceeds from such multiunit horizontal well to each of the affected units.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order entered in this matter be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or a date prior thereto.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be referred to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Merits Docket at 8:30 a.m., on the 5th day of May 2026 at the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building, 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd., in the Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105., and that this notice will 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(s) and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. An interested party who wishes to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicants’ attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide his or her name and phone number.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action contact Adam Dolinsky, Telephone: (918) 640-3669, or Emily P. Pittman, attorney, OBA No. 20805, (405) 553-2873, 100 North Broadway, Suite 2900, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Please refer to Cause CD Number.
DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 9th day of April 2026.
CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA
KIM DAVID, Chairman
J. TODD HIETT, Commissioner
BRIAN BINGMAN, Commissioner
s/ Emily P. Pittman
Emily P. Pittman
______________________________
(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman one time, April 16, 2026)
BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
APPLICANT: ROCKIES RESOURCES HOLDINGS LLC )
)
RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION EXCEPTION ) Cause CD No.
) 2026-001482
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTIONS 5, 8 AND 17, TOWNSHIP 16 NORTH, )
RANGE 23 WEST OF THE IM, )
ELLIS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA )
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 Ellis County, Oklahoma, including: C & B Life Savers Llc; Andarko Basin Holdings LLC; Aventine Investments, LLC; BD Exploration Company, LLC; BE Anadarko II LLC; BPP Solutions LLC; Canadian River Energy, LLC; Cheryl Shahan; CMP Viva LP; Cobalt Energy Partners, LLC; Coleman Family Trust, Dated 5/16/2018; Coleman Moss Investments, Llc; Continental Resources, Inc.; David R. Shahan Properties, Ltd; Diversified Energy Company; Duke Minerals Non-Op, LLC; Earline Whitfield C/O Joe Whitfield; Edward Christopher Shahan; Eric Jansen; Gomachen Investments, Llc; Huron Exploration, LLC; Journey Oil & Gas, Inc.; Juniper Investments LLC; Louise Shahan; Mineralmen, Llc; North Canadian Management LLC; North Point Resources, LLC; Oakspring Exploration Llc; Red Cube Exploration; REI Drilling & Income Fund VII, LP; REI Energy Drilling and Income Fund V, LP; Robert McNickle; Sally McNickle; Scythian, Ltd; Tarpon Jumper, LLC; Temple Bar Energy, Llc; Unbridled Resources, Llc; Unit Petroleum Company; Waldern Exploration Company LLC; Winding River Energy Services Corp.; Yukon Trading Company, LLC; Mewbourne Oil Company; then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties designated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, then unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, Rockies Resources Holdings LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order, as follows:
(i) Authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the 1280-acre horizontal drilling and spacing unit comprised of Sections 5 and 8, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County, Oklahoma as to the Cherokee common source of supply and in the 640-acre horizontal drilling and spacing unit comprised of Section 17, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County Oklahoma, as to the Cherokee common source of supply, so as to allow a horizontal well to be drilled at the location as follows:
Commencement of Completion Interval in Sections 5 and 8:
No closer than 165 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Sections 5 and 8, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County, Oklahoma,
End of Completion Interval in Sections 5 and 8:
No closer than 0 feet from the south line and no closer 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Sections 5 and 8, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County, Oklahoma,
Commencement of Completion Interval in Section 17:
No closer than 0 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 17, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County, Oklahoma,
End of Completion Interval in Section 17:
No closer than 2475 feet from the south line and no closer than 660 feet from the east line of the unit comprising said Section 17, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County, Oklahoma,
and to be completed in and produce hydrocarbons from the above-named common source of supply; (ii) providing for the re-opening of the cause at such time as the bottom hole location of the well proposed hereunder has been determined; (iii) establishing a proper allowable with no downward adjustment make thereto; (iv) granting such other further relief as may be proper based upon the evidence presented at the hearing herein.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the name of operator(s) and well or wells currently completed in or producing from the common source of supply involved herein on one or more of the tracts of land or drilling and spacing units adjoining or cornering said Sections 5, 8 and 17 toward which the location of the well covered hereby is proposed to be moved are set forth below:
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order be entered in this matter be made effective as to the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of the Applicant, Continental Resources, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicant.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the legal descriptions for the sections adjacent to said Sections 5, 8 and 17 are Sections 4, 6, 7, 9, 16, 18, 19, 20 and 21, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM and Sections 32 and 33, Township 17 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County, Oklahoma.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be referred to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Merits Docket at 8:30 a.m., on the 5th day of May 2026 at the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building, 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd., in the Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105., and that this notice will 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(s) and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. An interested party who wishes to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicants’ attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide his or her name and phone number.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action contact Adam Dolinsky, (918) 640-3669, or Emily P. Pittman, attorney, OBA No. 20805, (405) 553-2873, 100 North Broadway, Suite 2900, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Please refer to Cause CD Number.
DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 9th day of April 2026.
CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA
KIM DAVID, Chairman
J. TODD HIETT, Commissioner
BRIAN BINGMAN, Commissioner
s/ Emily P. Pittman
Emily P. Pittman
_______________________________________
(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman one time, April 16, 2026)
BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
APPLICANT: ROCKIES RESOURCES HOLDINGS LLC )
)
RELIEF SOUGHT: INCREASED WELL DENSITY ) Cause CD No.
) 2026-001479
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTIONS 5 AND 8, TOWNSHIP 16 NORTH, )
RANGE 23 WEST OF THE IM, )
ELLIS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA )
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 Ellis County, Oklahoma, including the following: Amaud Gst Exempt Descendants Trust Fbo Clay Berryman Amaud Et Al C/O Nathan R Olansen Trustee; Amaud Gst Exempt Descendants Trust Fbo Donald M Amaud Et Al C/O Nathan R Olansen Trustee; Amaud Gst Exempt Descendants Trust Fbo Anne Minnett Amaud Et Al C/O John F Rogers Trustee; Ann Jean Bowser; Anne Porter Berryman C/O Farmers National Co Agent; Arrowhead Resources, Inc.; Aventine Investments, LLC; BD Exploration Company, LLC; BE Anadarko II LLC; Bobby D Shahan & Delta Mae Shahan as JTROS; Bonnie Jean Kovanda F/K/A Bonnie Jean Haste F/K/A Bonnie Jean Lamere C/O Anthony Lamere; BPP Solutions LLC; Brandon Baxter; Brenda Lee Donaldson; Broadmoor Land & Minerals LLC; Canadian River Energy, LLC; CCH Investments, LLC; Cessna Kaye; C-F Associates, Inc; Cherokee Energy, LLC; Cheryl Ann Baxter; Cheryl Shahan; Clinton Dale Broyles, life tenant; Estate of Mary Elinor Durfey, Remainderman; CMP Viva LP; Cobalt Energy Partners, LLC; Coleman Oil and Gas, Inc.; Continental Resources, Inc.; Cordillera Energy Partners III, LLC; Corse Children Sifting Trust Dated January 24 2022 C/O Intrust Bank Trustee; C’s Royalty, LLC; David D. Griffith; David R. Shahan Properties, Ltd; Deborah Marie Lindley; Deena Gayle Palmer; Denise Ann Zigler; Diane Klinger Shape C/O Glenn Shupe; Diversified Energy Company; Doreen L. Payne and Sheri Ann Bolding, Co-Trustees of the DLP Trust dated July 25, 2007; Dorothy B Shrewder Trust A F/B/O Sarah Shrewder Tracy The 1St Source Bank Trustee Of The Sarah Shrewder Tracy Credit Shelter Trust C/O Intrust Bank Trustee; Duke Mineral Royalty, LLC; Duke Minerals Non-Op, LLC; Earline Whitfield C/O Joe Whitfield; Edward Christopher Shahan; Elm Creek Energy, LLC; Encino Anadarko Acquisition, LLC; EOG Resources Inc; Eric Long; Estate Of Avia Nothelfer Deceased C/O Gene R Saylor; Estate Of Beth Rhodes Rice Deceased C/O John Morris Rhodes; Estate of Charles F. Ayers, a/k/a Frank Ayers, Deceased C/O Alvin Wade Ayers; Estate Of Charlotte M Shahan Deceased C/O Cheryl Ann Baxter; Estate Of Charlotte M Shahan Deceased C/O Ellin Wynn; Estate of Lucile Broyles, Deceased; Successor: Ellin Wynn, Trustee of the Ellin Wynn Trust; Estate of Morris McKee, Jr., Deceased C/O Pamela Mckee Carney Stephens; Estate of Sarah Tracy, Deceased C/O Farmers National Co, Agent; Esther Allen; Fleischaker Mineral Company, L.L.C.; G. Nancy Winkelhake; George C. Berryman C/O Farmers National Co, Agent; George Morris McKee; Gerald L. Shahan and Tracy Lynne Shahan, Husband and Wife, as JT; Glebe Royalty, LLC; Huron Exploration, LLC; Intrust Bank, N.A., Trustee of the Corse Children Gifting Trust Dated January 24, 2022 B. Glen, Fbo Cessna G. Kaye, C/O Farmers National Co, Agent; Intrust Bank, N.A., Trustee of the Shrewder Trust AB, created f/b/o Laura Westcott Corse, Richard R.C. Tracy, and Timothy N.N. Tracy B. Glen, Fbo Philip S. Glen C/O Farmers National Co, Agent; Intrust Bank, Trustee of the Dorothy B. Shrewder Trust, f/b/o Sarah Shrewder Tract (1st Source Bank, Trustee of the Sarah Shrewder Tract Credit Shelter Trust) C/O Philip Glen, Farmers National Co, Agent; Intrust Bank, Trustee U/W Irving Philip Glen C/O Farmers National Company, Agent; Jacquelynn Raiden; Jimmie R. Shahan and Terri Irene Shahan, Husband and Wife, as JT; JMJ Land and Minerals Company; JMJ Ventures, LLC; John & Theresa Hillman Family Properties, LP; John Lee McKee C/O Linda Louise Hall; John Morris Rhodes; John Wayne McKee; Journey Oil & Gas, Inc.; JPM Royalties, LLC; JSC Land Company, L.L.C.; Judy Graff; Juniper Investments LLC; Karen K. Stripling Estate C/O Stephen W. Stripling; Katherine J. Klinger; Kathy D. Shahan, Trustee of the KDS Trust; Kenleeson Properties, Inc.; Krew Family Investments, LLC; KSH, LLC; Laurel C. Klinger Vartabedian; Linda Hall f/k/a Linda McKee; Louise C. Berryman Trust Intrust Bank, Trustee, C/O Farmers National Co, Agent; Louise Shahan; Louise Shahan and Richard Lee Shahan, JT; Margot Rhodes Arnold C/O Ashley Arnold; Mark C. Long, Successor Trustee under Trust Agreement dated May 8, 1989; Mary A. Eldridge; Mary Elizabeth Shahan; Melanie Arrington Smith; Merilyn C.B. Johnston; Michael A. Bowser C/O Robert Bowser; Mewbourne Oil Company; Michael Close; Mike Tomlinson McKee C/O Brenda Mckee; Monica Gaylor; Norman Long; North Canadian Management LLC; North POint Resources, LLC; Osprey Oil and Gas V, LLC; Pamela Sue Camey A/K/A Pamela Mckee Stephens; Patricia Maydene Proctor Estate C/O Kellie Hudson; Patrick Close; Permico Royalties, LLC; Pfanenstiel Company, LLC; Red Cube Exploration; REI Drilling & Income Fund VII, LP; REI Energy Drilling and Income Fund V, LP; Rev. Jerome W. Berryman, Deceased C/O Alyda Macaluso; Richard Lee Shahan; Robert L. Bowser; Robert McNickle; Rock Bottom Resources, LLC; Rose Marie Long, Deceased; Sally McNickle; Sam Shahan, Trustee of the Sam Shahan Living Trust dated June 18, 2018; Sand Creek Oklahoma LLC; Scott Glen; Scythian, Ltd; Shrewder Trust Ab, Fbo Laura Westcott Corse, Richard R.C. Tracy, & Timothy N. Tracy; Singer Bros.; Tarpon Jumper, LLC; Terry Lee Sory; Teton Properties, LLC; The Allar Company; The Ellis County Royalty Company; The Laughlin Group, LLC; Thomas Haste; Thomas R.C. Berryman; Todd L. Griffith; Urban Fund D-1, LP; Urban Fund IV, LP; VR5-Anadarko, LP; Wake Energy, LLC; Waldern Exploration Company LLC; Walter T Shahan Jr.; Ware Production, Inc. C/O Amarillo National Bank, O&G Dept; William David Haste; Windey Baxter; Winding River Energy Services Corp.; Winkelhammer Trust Datd 1/18/2018 C/O Kevin S. Winkelhake & Kristi Hammer, Trustees; Yukon Trading Company, LLC; and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties designated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, then unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, Rockies Resources Holdings LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order amending applicable orders of the Commission, including the Order No. 740636, to authorize and permit one (1) additional well for the production of hydrocarbons from the Cherokee common source of supply underlying the 1280-acre horizontal drilling and spacing unit comprised of Sections 5 and 8, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County, Oklahoma, and to establish proper allowables for such well and such unit.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order entered in this matter (amending applicable orders of the Commission, including the Order No. 740636, be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or a date prior thereto, and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of the Applicant, or some other party recommended by Applicant.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be referred to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Merits Docket at 8:30 a.m., on the 5th day of May 2026 at the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building, 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd., in the Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105., and that this notice will 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(s) and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. An interested party who wishes to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicants’ attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide his or her name and phone number.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action contact Adam Dolinsky, (918) 640-3669, or Emily P. Pittman, attorney, OBA No. 20805, (405) 553-2873, 100 North Broadway, Suite 2900, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Please refer to Cause CD Number.
DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 9th day of April 2026.
CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA
KIM DAVID, Chairman
J. TODD HIETT, Commissioner
BRIAN BINGMAN, Commissioner
s/ Emily P. Pittman
Emily P. Pittman
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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman one time, April 16, 2026)
BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
APPLICANT: ROCKIES RESOURCES HOLDINGS LLC )
)
RELIEF SOUGHT: INCREASED WELL DENSITY ) Cause CD No.
) 2026-001480
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 16 NORTH, )
RANGE 23 WEST OF THE IM, )
ELLIS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA )
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 Ellis County, Oklahoma, including the following: Amaud Gst Exempt Descendants Trust Fbo Donald M Amaud Et Al C/O Nathan R Olansen Trustee; Amaud Gst Exempt Descendants Trust Fbo Anne Minnett Amaud Et Al C/O John F Rogers Trustee; Ann Jean Bowser; Arrowhead Resources, Inc.; Aventine Investments, LLC; BD Exploration Company, LLC; BE Anadarko II LLC; Bobby D Shahan & Delta Mae Shahan as JTROS; Bonnie Jean Kovanda F/K/A Bonnie Jean Haste F/K/A Bonnie Jean Lamere C/O Anthony Lamere; BPP Solutions LLC; Brandon Baxter; Brenda Lee Donaldson; Broadmoor Land & Minerals LLC; C & B Life Savers Llc; Canadian River Energy, LLC; CCH Investments, LLC; Cessna Kaye; C-F Associates, Inc; Cherokee Energy, LLC; Cheryl Ann Baxter; Cheryl Shahan; Clinton Dale Broyles, life tenant; Estate of Mary Elinor Durfey, Remainderman; CMP Viva LP; Cobalt Energy Partners, LLC; Coleman Family Trust, Dated 5/16/2018; Coleman Moss Investments, Llc; Coleman Oil and Gas, Inc.; Continental Resources, Inc.; Cordillera Energy Partners III, LLC; Corse Children Sifting Trust Dated January 24 2022 C/O Intrust Bank Trustee; C’s Royalty, LLC; David D. Griffith; David R. Shahan Properties, Ltd; Deborah Marie Lindley; Deena Gayle Palmer; Denise Ann Zigler; Diane Klinger Shape C/O Glenn Shupe; Diversified Energy Company; Doreen L. Payne and Sheri Ann Bolding, Co-Trustees of the DLP Trust dated July 25, 2007; Dorothy B Shrewder Trust A F/B/O Sarah Shrewder Tracy The 1St Source Bank Trustee Of The Sarah Shrewder Tracy Credit Shelter Trust C/O Intrust Bank Trustee; Duke Mineral Royalty, LLC; Duke Minerals Non-Op, LLC; Earline Whitfield C/O Joe Whitfield; Edward Christopher Shahan; Elm Creek Energy, LLC; Encino Anadarko Acquisition, LLC; EOG Resources Inc; Eric Jansen; Eric Long; Estate Of Avia Nothelfer Deceased C/O Gene R Saylor; Estate Of Beth Rhodes Rice Deceased C/O John Morris Rhodes; Estate of Charles F. Ayers, a/k/a Frank Ayers, Deceased C/O Alvin Wade Ayers; Estate Of Charlotte M Shahan Deceased C/O Cheryl Ann Baxter; Estate Of Charlotte M Shahan Deceased C/O Ellin Wynn; Estate of Lucile Broyles, Deceased; Successor: Ellin Wynn, Trustee of the Ellin Wynn Trust; Estate of Morris McKee, Jr., Deceased C/O Pamela Mckee Carney Stephens; Estate of Sarah Tracy, Deceased C/O Farmers National Co, Agent; Esther Allen; Fleischaker Mineral Company, L.L.C.; G. Nancy Winkelhake; George Morris McKee; Gerald L. Shahan and Tracy Lynne Shahan, Husband and Wife, as JT; Glebe Royalty, LLC; Gomachen Investments, Llc; Huron Exploration, LLC; Intrust Bank, N.A., Trustee of the Corse Children Gifting Trust Dated January 24, 2022 B. Glen, Fbo Cessna G. Kaye, C/O Farmers National Co, Agent; Intrust Bank, N.A., Trustee of the Shrewder Trust AB, created f/b/o Laura Westcott Corse, Richard R.C. Tracy, and Timothy N.N. Tracy B. Glen, Fbo Philip S. Glen C/O Farmers National Co, Agent; Intrust Bank, Trustee of the Dorothy B. Shrewder Trust, f/b/o Sarah Shrewder Tract (1st Source Bank, Trustee of the Sarah Shrewder Tract Credit Shelter Trust) C/O Philip Glen, Farmers National Co, Agent; Intrust Bank, Trustee U/W Irving Philip Glen C/O Farmers National Company, Agent; Jacquelynn Raiden; JF Energy, LLC; Jimmie R. Shahan and Terri Irene Shahan, Husband and Wife, as JT; JMJ Land and Minerals Company; JMJ Ventures, LLC; John & Theresa Hillman Family Properties, LP; John Lee McKee C/O Linda Louise Hall; John Morris Rhodes; John Wayne McKee; Journey Oil & Gas, Inc.; JPM Royalties, LLC; JSC Land Company, L.L.C.; Judy Graff; Juniper Investments LLC; Karen K. Stripling Estate C/O Stephen W. Stripling; Katherine J. Klinger; Kathy D. Shahan, Trustee of the KDS Trust; Kenleeson Properties, Inc.; Krew Family Investments, LLC; KSH, LLC; Laurel C. Klinger Vartabedian; Linda Hall f/k/a Linda McKee; Louise Shahan; Louise Shahan and Richard Lee Shahan, JT; Margot Rhodes Arnold C/O Ashley Arnold; Mark C. Long, Successor Trustee under Trust Agreement dated May 8, 1989; Mary A. Eldridge; Mary Elizabeth Shahan; Melanie Arrington Smith; Merilyn C.B. Johnston; Mewbourne Oil Company; Michael A. Bowser C/O Robert Bowser; Michael Close; Mike Tomlinson McKee C/O Brenda Mckee; Mineralmen, Llc; Monica Gaylor; Neomorph Investments, LLC; Norman Long; North Canadian Management LLC; North Point Resources, LLC; Oakspring Exploration Llc; Osprey Oil and Gas V, LLC; Pamela Sue Camey A/K/A Pamela Mckee Stephens; Patricia Maydene Proctor Estate C/O Kellie Hudson; Patrick Close; Permico Royalties, LLC; Pfanenstiel Company, LLC; Red Cube Exploration; REI Drilling & Income Fund VII, LP; REI Energy Drilling and Income Fund V, LP; Richard Lee Shahan; Robert L. Bowser; Robert McNickle; Rock Bottom Resources, LLC; Rose Marie Long, Deceased; Sally McNickle; Sam Shahan, Trustee of the Sam Shahan Living Trust dated June 18, 2018; Sand Creek Oklahoma LLC; Sandtrap Prospecting Co.; Scott Glen; Scythian, Ltd; Shrewder Trust Ab, Fbo Laura Westcott Corse, Richard R.C. Tracy, & Timothy N. Tracy; State of Oklahoma; Tarpon Jumper, LLC; Temple Bar Energy, Llc; Terry Lee Sory; Teton Properties, LLC; The Allar Company; The Ellis County Royalty Company; The Laughlin Group, LLC; Thomas Haste; Todd L. Griffith; Unbridled Resources, Llc; Unit Petroleum Company; Urban Fund D-1, LP; Urban Fund IV, LP; VR5-Anadarko, LP; Wake Energy, LLC; Waldern Exploration Company LLC; Walter T Shahan Jr.; Ware Production, Inc. C/O Amarillo National Bank, O&G Dept; William David Haste; Windey Baxter; Winding River Energy Services Corp.; Winkelhammer Trust Datd 1/18/2018 C/O Kevin S. Winkelhake & Kristi Hammer, Trustees; Yukon Trading Company, LLC; and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties designated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, then unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, Rockies Resources Holdings LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order amending applicable orders of the Commission, including the Order No. 740584, to authorize and permit one (1) additional well for the production of hydrocarbons from the Cherokee common source of supply underlying the 640-acre horizontal drilling and spacing unit comprised of Section 17, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County, Oklahoma, and to establish proper allowables for such well and such unit.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order entered in this matter (amending applicable orders of the Commission, including the Order No. 740584, be made effective as of the date of the execution thereof or a date prior thereto, and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of the Applicant, or some other party recommended by Applicant.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be referred to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Merits Docket at 8:30 a.m., on the 5th day of May 2026 at the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building, 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd., in the Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105., and that this notice will 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(s) and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. An interested party who wishes to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicants’ attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide his or her name and phone number.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action contact Adam Dolinsky, (918) 640-3669, or Emily P. Pittman, attorney, OBA No. 20805, (405) 553-2873, 100 North Broadway, Suite 2900, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Please refer to Cause CD Number.
DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 9th day of April 2026.
CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA
KIM DAVID, Chairman
J. TODD HIETT, Commissioner
BRIAN BINGMAN, Commissioner
s/ Emily P. Pittman
Emily P. Pittman
________________________________
(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman two times April 9 & 16, 2026)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ELLIS COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA
In the Matter of the Estate of ) Case No. PB-2025-26
RUSSELL H. TEFERTILLER, Deceased )
NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL ACCOUNT
AND PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRS,
DISTRIBUTION AND DISCHARGE
Notice is hereby given that Cole Garrett Tefertiller, Personal Representative of the estate of Russell H. Tefertiller, deceased, has filed in this court his final account of the administration of said estate and a petition for determination of heirs, distribution of said estate and for final discharge of said Personal Representative, and that the hearing of the same has been set by the court for the 29th day of April, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. at the District Courtroom, Ellis County Courthouse, Arnett, Oklahoma. All persons interested in said estate are hereby notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why said account should not be settled and allowed, the heirs, devisees and legatees of said deceased determined, said estate distributed and the Personal Representative discharged.
Dated this 25th day of March, 2025.
(s) Laurie E. Hays
Judge of the District Court
BILLINGS & BILLINGS
Woodward, Oklahoma
Attorneys for Personal Representative
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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman three times April 16, 23 & 30, 2026)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR ELLIS COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA
ROSE ANNA WORD, )
Plaintiff, ) Case No. CV-2025-23
DOROTHY M. ROBERTSON, LOLA MAXINE )
REYNOLDS, HARLEY RUSSELL ROBERTSON, )
DANNY MATTHEW ROBERTSON, HAZEL DIANE )
STAFFORD, BERNHA ANNETTE GARLAND, )
CLOANNA KAY JONES, DARWIN EDMUND )
FLOCK, CLOVIS REYNOLDS SMITH, APRIL MEEKS, )
DANNY A. STAFFORD, DOUGLAS V. STAFFORD, )
NOCONA SHEA GARLAND, TATTON ELLIS )
GARLAND, CHARLOTTE ANN GARLAND TASSIN, )
VIVIAN RAE GARLAND MACAW, TIFFANY )
SHANNEL STERLING, DARWIN PATRICK FLOCK, )
CHAD ALAN FLOCK, JANCEE FLOCK WHITE, )
JORDAN MARIE FLOCK, DALTON FLOCK, )
JESSICA RAE FLOCK, IF LIVING AND IF )
DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS EXECUTORS, )
ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, TRUSTEES, )
ASSIGNS, AND SUCCESSORS, IF ANY, OF ANY )
SUCH DECEASED PERSON OR PERSONS, AND )
EACH OF THEM, )
Defendants. )
TO: Dorothy M. Robertson, Lola Maxine Reynolds, Hazel Diane Stafford, Bernha Annette Garland, Cloanna Kay Jones, Darwin Edmund, Flock, Clovis Reynolds Smith, April Meeks, and Jordan Marie Flock, The Known and Unknown Heirs, Legatees, Trustees, Devisees, Administrators, Executors, Assigns and Successors, of Dorothy M. Robertson, Lola Maxine Reynolds, Hazel Diane Stafford, Bernha Annette Garland, Cloanna Kay Jones, Darwin Edmund, Flock, Clovis Reynolds Smith, April Meeks, and Jordan Marie Flock
PUBLICATION NOTICE
You are hereby notified that an action has been filed in the District Court of Ellis County, State of Oklahoma, in Case No. CV-2025-23, styled Rose Anna Word, Plaintiff v. Dorothy M. Robertson, Lola Maxine Reynolds, Harley Russell Robertson, Danny Matthew Robertson, Hazel Diane Stafford, Bernha Annette Garland, Cloanna Kay Jones, Darwin Edmund Flock, Clovis Reynolds Smith, April Meeks, Danna A. Stafford, Douglas V. Stafford, Nocona Shea Garland, Tatton Ellis Garland, Charlotte Ann Garland Tassin, Vivian Rae Garland MaCaw, Tiffany Shannel Sterling, Darwin Patrick Flock, Chad Alan Flock, Jancee Flock White, Jordan Marie Flock, Dalton Flock, Jessica Rae Flock, if living and if deceased, the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, assigns, and successors, if any, of any such deceased person or persons, and each of them, Defendants, alleging that Plaintiff is entitled to clear title on the following described real property, to-wit:
The Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SE/4NE/4), and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE/4SE/4) of Section Twenty-two (22), Township Eighteen (18) North, Range Twenty-six (26) West of the Indian Meridian, Ellis County, Oklahoma.
Said Plaintiff’s Petition alleges that you claim some right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance, claim, assessment or interest in and to the above-described real property, adverse to Plaintiff, which constitutes a cloud on the title to the above-described real property and that you have no right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance, claim, assessment, or interest, either in law or in equity, in and to said real property.
You are hereby notified that you have been sued and must answer the Petition filed by the Plaintiff on or before the 1st day of June, 2026, or the allegations contained in said Petition will be taken as true and judgment entered thereon as prayed for in Plaintiff’s Petition. In such event, you will be adjudged and decreed to have no right, title, lien, estate, encumbrance, claim, assessment or interest either in law or in equity, in and to said real property and a decree on said property will be entered.
Given under my hand and seal this 7th day of April, 2026.
s/Sally Wayland
Court Clerk of Ellis County, Oklahoma
s/ Aaron R. Sims
Aaron R. Sims, OBA # 18143
Sims, Price & Price, PLLC
1517 Main Street / P.O. Box 1086
Woodward, Oklahoma 73802-1086
Telephone: (580) 256-3155
Facsimile: (580) 256-9902
[email protected]
Attorney for Plaintiff
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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman three times, April 2, 9 & 16, 2026)
NOTICE TO SELL COUNTY PROPERTY ACQUIRED AT RESALE
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the receipt of bid, that I, Jeannie Strick, County Treasurer of County, Oklahoma, will on the day of 17th day of April , 2026 beginning at 10:00 am at my office in Arnett, Oklahoma sell separately the hereinafter described tracts, parcels, or lots of land, all situated in Ellis County, Oklahoma and heretofore acquired by said county at the resale authorized by 68 O.S. § 3125. Following the description of each property separately offered for sale is the name of the bidder and the amount bid as follows:
Description Bidder Amount Bid
LOT 7 BLK 4 ORIGINAL TOWN OF GAGE, DOROTHY COFFEY $500.00
OKLA, BEING SITUATED IN AND A PART OF
THE SE/4 SW/4 & THE SW/4 SE/4 OF SECTION 3
IN TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 24 WEST OF
INDIAN MERIDIAN, IN ELLIS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
The said properties will be separately sold to the highest competitive bidder, for cash in hand, or to the original bidder at the amount bid if there be no higher bid offered, subject to the approval of the Board of County Commissioners. The apportioned cost of advertisement and other expense incident to the said sale shall be paid by the purchaser, in addition to the amount bid upon said properties.
Publication 1: 4/2/26
Publication 2: 4/9/26
Publication 3: 4/16/26
Witness my hand this 30th day of March, 2026
BY s/Jeannie Strick
Ellis County Treasurer