BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS Docket No. 25-CONS-3390-CUNI CONSERVATION DIVISION License No. 32446 In the matter of the Application of Merit Energy Company, LLC, for an Order Authorizing the Unitization and Unit Operation of the Napeste Unit to be located in Finney County, Kansas. NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO: ALL OIL AND GAS OPERATORS, PRODUCERS AND LESSEES, OIL AND GAS LESSORS AND ROYALTY OWNERS, MINERAL INTEREST OWNERS, LANDOWNERS, OVERRIDING ROYALTY INTEREST OWNERS, OTHER OWNERS OF OIL AND GAS INTERESTS, MORTGAGEES OF OIL AND GAS INTERESTS, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CONCERNED: You and each of you are hereby notified that Merit Energy Company, LLC ("Merit") has filed an Application with the Kansas Corporation Commission ("Commission") pursuant to K.S.A. 55-1301, et seq., seeking an order authorizing the unitization and unit operation of the Napeste Unit ("Unit"). The area of the proposed Unit, which will be operated by Merit, includes the W/2 W/2 W/2 E/2 NW/4 & W/2 NW/4 of Section 28, the N/2 of Section 29, and the E/2 E/2 W/2 NE/4 & E/2 NE/4 of Section 30, all in Township 24 South, Range 32 West, Finney County, Kansas. Merit proposes to unitize the oil and gas rights to a pool within the Unitized Formations underlying the area of the Unit. The Unitized Formations are described as the top of the Morrow found at a measured depth of 4,762' (-1,896' subsea) to the top of the Spergen formation (i.e, base of the St. Louis formation) found at a measured depth of 4,920' (-2,054' subsea) as shown in the well logs for the Napeste 2-29 well (API No. 15-055-22609), located approximately 1,542' FNL and 2,223' FWL in Section 29-T24S-R32W. Merit intends to conduct a secondary recovery waterflood operation within said pool in order to increase the recovery of oil and gas reserves, and will allocate such production, and the costs thereof, from the Unit across four tracts within the Unit on a fair, reasonable and equitable basis. The Application is pending with the Commission. Any persons who object or protest to the granting of the Application shall be required to file their objections or protests in writing with the Commission within 15 days after the date of this publication. If a written protest is not timely filed, the Application may be determined administratively by the Commission and may thereby be granted without hearing or further notice to any interested party. All objections and protests shall clearly state the reasons why granting the Application will violate correlative rights, cause waste, or pollute water resources. Objections or protests shall be mailed to the Kansas Corporation Commission, Conservation Division, 266 N. Main St., Ste. 220, Wichita, KS 67202, with a copy to Merit's attorneys listed below. All parties in any way interested or concerned shall take notice of the foregoing and govern themselves accordingly. Jonathan A. Schlatter, #24848 MORRIS LAING LAW FIRM Jonathan A. Schlatter, #24848 300 N. Mead, Suite 200 Wichita, KS 67202-2745 Office: (316) 262-2671 Fax (316) 262-6226 Attorneys for Merit Energy Company, LLC IPL0244754 Jun 20 2025