NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS Re: APATAO LLC, Application for an exception to the 10 year time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-111 for the #1 Hirt Farms, section 10 Township 29 South, Range 11 West, Pratt County, Kansas TO: All Oil & Gas Producers, Unleased Mineral Interest Owners, Landowners, and all Persons whomever concerned. You, and each of you, are hereby notified that Apatao LLC has filed an application For an exception to the 10 year time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-111 for the #1 Hirt Farms, Located in the NW/4 of Section 10-T29S-R11W, Pratt County, Kansas. Any persons who object to or protest this application shall be required to file their Objections or protest with the Conservation Division of the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas within fifteen (15) days from the date of this Publication. These protests shall be filed pursuant to Commission regulations and must State specific reasons why the grant of the application may cause waste, violate Correlative rights or pollute the natural resources of the State of Kansas. All persons interested or concerned shall take notice of the foregoing and shall Govern themselves accordingly. David Barker Box 155 Haysville, Kansas 67060 (316) 259-4294 Post Date: 02/06/2026, 5:00 P.M. IPL0312501 Feb 10 2026