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CO 825
CONSERVATION ORDER 825 Sterling Unit (Federal, Terminated) Tyonek Undefined Gas Pool Sterling Unit 43-10RD Gas Development Well Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska 1. February 3, 2025 Hilcorp Application for Spacing Exception 2. February 5, 2025 AOGCC notice of public hearing 3. ---------------- Background information 4. --------- ------- emails STATE OF ALASKA ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION 333 West 7th Avenue Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Re: THE APPLICATION OF HILCORP ALASKA, LLC. for an exception to the spacing requirements to drill, test, and operate the Sterling Unit 43-10RD gas development well within 1,500 feet of a property line, pursuant to 20 AAC 25.055(d). ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Conservation Order 825 Docket Number: CO-25-002 Sterling Unit (Federal, Terminated) Tyonek Undefined Gas Pool Sterling Unit 43-10RD Gas Development Well Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska July 14, 2025 IT APPEARING THAT: 1. By letter dated February 3, 2025, Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp), in its capacity as operator of the Tyonek Undefined Gas Pool in the former Sterling Unit (SU) requests an order approving an exception to the spacing requirement of 20 AAC 25.055 to drill, test, and operate as a gas development well the proposed Sterling Unit 43-10RD (SU 43-10RD) well in the Tyonek Undefined Gas Pool within 1,500 feet of property lines where ownership or landownership change. 2. In accordance with 20 AAC 25.055(d), Hilcorp sent, by certified mail, notice of the application to all owners, landowners, and operators of all properties within 3,000 feet of the SU 43-10RD well and provided the notice, addresses to which the notices were delivered, and certified mail receipts to the AOGCC. 3. Pursuant to 20 AAC 25.540, the AOGCC scheduled a tentative public hearing for March 13, 2025. On February 5, 2025, the AOGCC published notice of the hearing on the State of Alaska’s Online Public Notices website, the AOGCC’s website, and the AOGCC electronically transmitted the notice to all persons on the AOGCC’s email distribution list. On February 9, 2025, the notice was published in the ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS. 4. The AOGCC received no comments or requests to hold the proposed hearing. The scheduled hearing was vacated. 5. Hilcorp’s application, additional information submitted by Hilcorp, AOGCC’s records, and publicly available information are sufficient to make an informed decision. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THIS ORDER: Well spacing regulations protect the oil and gas rights of adjacent landowners and maximize resource recovery by establishing default limits on how close, under the land's surface, oil and gas wells can be to property lines where ownership changes. These limits are set forth in Regulation 20 AAC 25.055. Operators must abide by the default well spacing limits (referred to as statewide spacing requirements) unless they apply for, and obtain, an exception to those limits. Although exceptions to the default well spacing requirements are not unusual, AOGCC carefully evaluates each application, and typically grants them only when actual geologic conditions demonstrate that Conservation Order 82X July 14, 2025 Page 2 of 5 the proposed subsurface location of a well is necessary to reach otherwise unreachable oil or gas, the rights of adjacent landowners are upheld, and underground sources of drinking water can be protected. As a general matter, AOGCC does not have extensive authority over surface impacts such as noise, emissions, or construction. FINDINGS: 1. Sterling Unit History: The SU, comprising 2,760 acres, was approved as a federal oil and gas unit on July 7, 1961. Discovered and first tested by exploratory well Sterling Unit 23-15 in 1961 and 1962, the six wells drilled and completed within the unit produced a total of 14,466,724,000 cubic feet of natural gas between May 1962 and April 2015 from the following Undefined Gas Pools (in descending stratigraphic order): Sterling, Upper Beluga, Beluga, Lower Beluga/Tyonek, and Tyonek. In 2013, Hilcorp was designated operator for this unit. Since May 2015, wells within SU have not produced paying quantities of any unitized substance. Accordingly, on December 15, 2017, the Federal Sterling Unit Agreement (AA050887) was terminated by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.1 2. Owners: Affected landowners are Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI) and the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority (MHTA) for the properties traversed by, or within 1,500 feet of, the proposed SU 43-10RD well. CIRI is landowner for lease C-061723, which contains the proposed surface, target, and bottom-hole locations. MHTA is the landowner for lease MNT 9300101, portions of which will lie within 1,500’ of SU 43-10RD. Hilcorp is 100% working interest owner for all properties within 1,500’ of SU 43-10RD. CIRI, MHTA, and the State of Alaska are landowners for all properties within 3,000 feet of the well. 3. Operator: Hilcorp is Operator for this proposed onshore gas development well, which is located within Kenai Peninsula Borough on the east side of the Cook Inlet Basin and about 3 miles northeast of Soldotna, Alaska. 4. Well Location: The proposed SU 43-10RD well, shown in Figure 1 below, is located as follows. Surface Location: 2327' FSL, 526' FEL, Section 9, T5N, R10W, Seward Meridian (SM) Target Location (Estimated): 2324' FSL, 1126’ FWL, Section 10, T5N, R10W, SM Bottom Hole Location: 1014' FNL, 2139’ FEL, Section 10, T5N, R10W, SM 5. Governing Well-Spacing Rule: Regulation 20 AAC 25.055(a)(2) governs well spacing for the undefined gas pools within the former SU. Portions of proposed well SU 43-10RD will lie within 1,500’ of property lines where ownership and / or landownership changes. 1 U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Decision: Federal Oil and Gas Unit Terminated, Leases Extended, dated April 10, 2018. Conservation Order 82X July 14, 2025 Page 3 of 5 Figure 1. Map of Planned Hilcorp SU 43-10RD Wellbore Displaying the 1,500’ and 3,000’ Buffers Surrounding the Proposed Well Path (Source: Hilcorp Alaska, LLC) Conservation Order 82X July 14, 2025 Page 4 of 5 6. Exception Justification: SU 43-10RD will be drilled to a backup location if Hilcorp’s proposed SU 43-10 gas development well is unsuccessful. Both SU 43-10 and SU 43-10RD target unproven reserves in the Tyonek Undefined Gas Pool. SU 43-10RD targets potential reserves that cannot be reached by conforming to applicable statewide spacing regulations because of the narrow, discontinuous, and lenticular nature of the Tyonek reservoir sands and their most prospective locations on the subsurface structure. 7. Freshwater Protection and Waste Prevention: If conducted as required, drilling, testing, completion, and operation of SU 43-10RD will not cause waste or result in an increased risk of fluid movement into freshwater. 8. No Conflict of Ethics Act Determination: AOGCC Commissioner Wilson is surface owner of a property that lies within 3,000’ of SU 43-10RD. Commissioner Wilson is not a mineral rights owner, has no financial interest in Hilcorp’s proposed well, and does not have a personal relationship with any of the mineral rights owners potentially affected by Hilcorp’s proposed activities. In response to Commissioner Wilson’s Ethics Supervisor Determination Form, the Office of Governor in consultation with the Department of Law determined that there is not an Ethics Act conflict that would restrict participation in this matter and confirmed that “this does not or would not violate AS 39.52.110-.190.” Copies of that form, a property location map, and the Ethics Act Determination are included in the record for this decision. CONCLUSIONS: 1. An exception to the well spacing provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 is necessary to allow drilling, completion, testing, and operation of SU 43-10RD as a gas development well within the Tyonek Undefined Gas Pool. 2. It is unlikely that a well conforming to the spacing provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 would be able to access and efficiently produce the targeted reserves. 3. If constructed and operated as required, SU 43-10RD will not cause waste or result in an increased risk of fluid movement into freshwater. 4. Granting an exception to the well spacing provisions of 20 AAC 25.055 will not result in waste or jeopardize correlative rights of adjoining or nearby owners, is based on sound engineering and geoscience principles, and will not result in an increased risk of fluid movement into freshwater. Conservation Order 82X July 14, 2025 Page 5 of 5 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED: The AOGCC grants Hilcorp’s February 3, 2025 application for an exception to the well spacing provisions of Regulation 20 AAC 25.055(a)(2) to allow the drilling, completion, testing, and operation of SU 43-10RD as a gas development well in the Tyonek Undefined Gas Pool. Hilcorp may proceed and must comply with all applicable laws and all other legal requirements. DONE at Anchorage, Alaska and dated July 14, 2025. Jessie L. Chmielowski Gregory C. Wilson Commissioner Commissioner RECONSIDERATION AND APPEAL NOTICE As provided in AS 31.05.080(a), within 20 days after written notice of the entry of this order or decision, or such further time as the AOGCC grants for good cause shown, a person affected by it may file with the AOGCC an application for reconsideration of the matter determined by it. If the notice was mailed, then the period of time shall be 23 days. An application for reconsideration must set out the respect in which the order or decision is believed to be erroneous. The AOGCC shall grant or refuse the application for reconsideration in whole or in part within 10 days after it is filed. Failure to act on it within 10-days is a denial of reconsideration. If the AOGCC denies reconsideration, upon denial, this order or decision and the denial of reconsideration are FINAL and may be appealed to superior court. The appeal MUST be filed within 33 days after the date on which the AOGCC mails, OR 30 days if the AOGCC otherwise distributes, the order or decision denying reconsideration, UNLESS the denial is by inaction, in which case the appeal MUST be filed within 40 days after the date on which the application for reconsideration was filed. If the AOGCC grants an application for reconsideration, this order or decision does not become final. Rather, the order or decision on reconsideration will be the FINAL order or decision of the AOGCC, and it may be appealed to superior court. That appeal MUST be filed within 33 days after the date on which the AOGCC mails, OR 30 days if the AOGCC otherwise distributes, the order or decision on reconsideration. In computing a period of time above, the date of the event or default after which the designated period begins to run is not included in the period; the last day of the period is included, unless it falls on a weekend or state holiday, in which event the period runs until 5:00 p.m. on the next day that does not fall on a weekend or state holiday. Gregory C. Wilson Digitally signed by Gregory C. Wilson Date: 2025.07.14 14:38:31 -08'00' Jessie L. Chmielowski Digitally signed by Jessie L. Chmielowski Date: 2025.07.14 16:02:33 -08'00' From:Coldiron, Samantha J (OGC) To:AOGCC_Public_Notices Subject:[AOGCC_Public_Notices] Conservation Orders 824 and 825 (Hilcorp) Date:Monday, July 14, 2025 4:06:35 PM Attachments:CO824.pdf CO825.pdf Please see attached. Samantha Coldiron AOGCC Special Assistant Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 333 West 7th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 793-1223 __________________________________ List Name: AOGCC_Public_Notices@list.state.ak.us You subscribed as: samantha.coldiron@alaska.gov Unsubscribe at: https://list.state.ak.us/mailman/options/aogcc_public_notices/samantha.coldiron%40alaska.go v 4 CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. From:Luke Suchecki To:Davies, Stephen F (OGC) Cc:Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) Subject:RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Date:Friday, May 9, 2025 6:12:25 PM Attachments:image001.png image002.png image003.png image004.png 5-09-2025 - SU 43-10RD.pdf 5-09-2025 - SU 32-16.pdf 5-09-2025 - SU 43-10.pdf 5-05-1958 - Oil and Gas Royalty Deed - Mackey to McFarland.pdf 5-07-2025 - Exhibit D - Ownership.pdf Mr. Davies, Thank you again for meeting with me May 7th to discuss the Spacing Exceptions for the proposed SU 32-16, SU 43-10, and SU 43-10RD wells in the Sterling area. Per discussion, please see the respective, additional commentary of the requests from meeting: Attached are further updated, separate plats that address small the portion of acreage in the SE1/4 of Section 10-T5N-R10W, S.M., AK, not initially displayed as leased in prior plats by mapping error. Please note, the legend indicates unleased Tracts through hatching patterns, while leased Tracts are represented in beige. Currently, only Tract 004 is leased. Public records indicate Tract 004’s mineral ownership to be split between The Estate of Robert J. Mackey, c/o Robert Nyden (99.00%) and the Heirs or devisees of John F. McFarland (1.00%) via the attached copy of that Oil and Gas Royalty Deed, between Robert J. Mackey and John F. McFarland and Aletha A. McFarland dated May 5, 1958. Hilcorp noticed (and leased) Tract 004 Owner - Robert Nyden, as said deed reserved the right to lease for oil and gas and receive rentals to Grantor. As such, Tract 004 – Owner, Heirs or devisees of John F. McFarland was not noticed because the ownership is a non-executive mineral interest. As of today, Tract 042 – James W. Ziehler and Nancy J. Ziehler is the only Notice that has not been delivered (U.S.P.S. Tracking No. 9489017898203021081480). Communication has been established with the Owner via lease proposal by mail and telephone correspondences. Tract 042 Owner has verbally expressed the desire to lease; however, has been delayed. Tract 005 Owner, W.B. Gann & Co., communicated the desire to execute an oil and gas lease with Hilcorp on May 2, 2025. Hilcorp proposes to allocate production on an acreage basis; being the proportionate Tract Acreage within the Total Acreage that is determined to lie within the 1,500’ drainage area. Please note that the Tract Acreage calculation shall be rendered from the As-Drilled final survey plat for the SU 43-10. Should Tract 005 Owner not lease prior the SU 43-10’s completion, Hilcorp will establish and maintain, without costs to the non-participating owners and landowners, an interest-bearing escrow account for the non-participating owners and landowners and will provide documentation to the AOGCC that said escrow account has been established. Upon technical analysis from the completion of the well, Hilcorp will allocate production in accordance with the State of Alaska – Division of Oil and Gas unit and participating area decisions. I hope to have supplied you with the pertinent information to satisfy your requests. Please contact me with any questions. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2025 12:10 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, In preparation for our meeting, please find attached, digital copies of: Updated plats for each Sterling well Exhibit D – Tract Ownership Exhibit E – Owners and Addresses Exhibit F – U.S.P.S. Certified Mail Tracking Nos. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 7:55 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. Hello Luke, My calendar is open tomorrow from 9 to 2. Let me know what is most convenient for you and whether you’ll be coming to AOGCC’s office via a phone call. Thank You and Be Well, Steve Davies AOGCC From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 12:02 AM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Please advise if you’re available on Thursday, May 8th, to meet in person to discuss further the previously provided documents and attached Exhibits. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 4:43 PM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, Looking at the additional maps that Hilcorp provided for the Sterling Unit 43-10 and 43-10RD spacing exception applications on April 23rd, I notice that there are many privately held parcels within the 1,500’ Affected Area and the 3,000’ notification area. However, only a few of the parcels are numbered on the maps. Who are the landowners for these properties? Were they all notified in accordance with the requirements of 20 AAC 25.055? In the past, your predecessors Cody Terrell and David Duffy provided tract maps that were labeled with tract numbers for each parcel and accompanied by an associated exhibit that detailed landownership, acreage, working interest ownership, and other information. Here is an example screenshot from the AOGCC’s CO 701A file that is available online through our Document Search application. Could Hilcorp please provide a similar map and ownership listing for SU 43-10? A similar coded map and similar ownership listing is also needed for SU 43-10RD, if any privately help parcels fall within the 3,000’ notification buffer. Thanks for Your Help, Steve Davies AOGCC Source: CO 701A online file, page 170. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. CAUTION: This email originated from outside the State of Alaska mail system. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 12:50 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Per request, please find attached: Spreadsheet tabulating the respective Landowners for each well and their corresponding Lease. Three (3) separate plats depicting the Landowners tracts (color coded). BLM Notice of Lease Termination and Lands vesting to State of Alaska Please contact me with any questions. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2025 10:05 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Luke, For AOGCC’s records, I’d appreciate it if you could also provide a copy of the letter from BLM to Hilcorp that describes dissolution of the federally administered units in the Cook Inlet Basin. Thanks Again for Your Help, Steve Davies AGOCC From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) Sent: Monday, April 21, 2025 8:03 AM To: Luke Suchecki Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) Subject: RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, Following up on our conversation on 4/19, I’m seeking additional lease and ownership information that will allow me to describe the affected properties in a manner that is similar to Findings 1 and 2 of CO 701G: Please refer to Hilcorp’s spacing exception for the Pearl 10 well for an example of the ownership schedule referenced in Finding 2. For any unleased affected acreage, AOGCC needs further information regarding how production will be allocated to those properties and how any royalties due to the owners and landowners of those properties will be tracked and managed. Again, an example can be found in Rules 4 and 5 of CO 701G: Thanks for Your Help and Be Well, Steve Davies Senior Petroleum Geologist AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. If you are an unintended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it, without first saving or forwarding it, and, so that the AOGCC is aware of the mistake in sending it to you, contact Steve Davies at 907-793-1224 or steve.davies@alaska.gov From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2025 8:26 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Subject: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, I’m currently writing the draft spacing exception decision orders for the SU 16, SU 43-10, and SU 43-10RD wells. According to the land plats provided with Hilcorp’s exception applications, the mineral estate owners are predominantly CIRI, the State of Alaska (SOA), and the Mental Health Trust Authority (MHT). So that the record and draft decision orders are complete, could Hilcorp please provide revised land plats on which the lease numbers are labeled for the various properties owned by CIRI, SOA, and MHT? I also note that there are other affected landowners who were also notified by certified mail. On those revised land plats, could Hilcorp also please outline and label the properties owned by each of these parties? Thanks for Your Help and Be Well, Steve Davies Senior Petroleum Geologist AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. 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DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. From:Luke Suchecki To:Davies, Stephen F (OGC) Subject:RE: [EXTERNAL] FW: Sterling Unit Well 43-10RD Spacing Exception - Question Date:Sunday, June 15, 2025 2:55:40 PM Attachments:image002.png image003.png image004.png image005.png 5-09-2025 - SU 43-10RD.pdf Mr. Davies, Please see replies in blue below. Please contact me with any questions. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2025 2:45 PM To: Luke Suchecki <luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] FW: Sterling Unit Well 43-10RD Spacing Exception - Question Hello Luke, To ensure my clear understanding of landownership for the proposed SU 43-10RD well, could Hilcorp please confirm: CIRI and the Mental Health Trust Authority are the only landowners within 1,500’ of this proposed well, Yes. All properties within 1,500’ of this well have been leased by Hilcorp, Yes. Hilcorp is the 100% working interest owner for those properties, Yes. An escrow account will not be required for this proposed well to protect the interests of non-participating landowners, and No, an escrow account will not be required because all (two) landowners have been leased. CIRI, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, and the State of Alaska are the landowners for all properties within 3,000 feet of proposed SU 43-10RD well? Yes. The above three (3) parties are the landowners of the affected tracts within 3,000’ of the proposed SU 43-10RD. Thank You for Your Help and Be Well, Steve Davies Senior Petroleum Geologist AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. If you are an unintended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it, without first saving or forwarding it, and, so that the AOGCC is aware of the mistake in sending it to you, contact Steve Davies at 907-793-1224 or steve.davies@alaska.gov. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 8:20 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Please see updates below in blue. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Luke Suchecki Sent: Friday, May 9, 2025 6:11 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. Thank you again for meeting with me May 7th to discuss the Spacing Exceptions for the proposed SU 32-16, SU 43-10, and SU 43-10RD wells in the Sterling area. Per discussion, please see the respective, additional commentary of the requests from meeting: Attached are further updated, separate plats that address small the portion of acreage in the SE1/4 of Section 10-T5N-R10W, S.M., AK, not initially displayed as leased in prior plats by mapping error. Please note, the legend indicates unleased Tracts through hatching patterns, while leased Tracts are represented in beige. Currently, only Tract 004 is leased. Public records indicate Tract 004’s mineral ownership to be split between The Estate of Robert J. Mackey, c/o Robert Nyden (99.00%) and the Heirs or devisees of John F. McFarland (1.00%) via the attached copy of that Oil and Gas Royalty Deed, between Robert J. Mackey and John F. McFarland and Aletha A. McFarland dated May 5, 1958. Hilcorp noticed (and leased) Tract 004 Owner - Robert Nyden, as said deed reserved the right to lease for oil and gas and receive rentals to Grantor. As such, Tract 004 – Owner, Heirs or devisees of John F. McFarland was not noticed because the ownership is a non-executive mineral interest. As of today, Tract 042 – James W. Ziehler and Nancy J. Ziehler is the only Notice that has not been delivered (U.S.P.S. Tracking No. 9489017898203021081480). Communication has been established with the Owner via lease proposal by mail and telephone correspondences. Tract 042 Owner has verbally expressed the desire to lease; however, has been delayed. Tract 005 Owner, W.B. Gann & Co., communicated the desire to execute an oil and gas lease with Hilcorp on May 2, 2025. Tract 005 Owner, W.B. Gann & Co., executed oil and gas lease with Hilcorp on May 12, 2025; attached, please find recorded Memorandum of Oil and Gas Lease recorded on May 28, 2025, as Instrument No. 2025-003543-0 in the Kenai Recording District. Hilcorp proposes to allocate production on an acreage basis; being the proportionate Tract Acreage within the Total Acreage that is determined to lie within the 1,500’ drainage area. Please note that the Tract Acreage calculation shall be rendered from the As-Drilled final survey plat for the SU 43-10. Should Tract 005 Owner not lease prior the SU 43-10’s completion, Hilcorp will establish and maintain, without costs to the non-participating owners and landowners, an interest-bearing escrow account for the non-participating owners and landowners and will provide documentation to the AOGCC that said escrow account has been established. Upon technical analysis from the completion of the well, Hilcorp will allocate production in accordance with the State of Alaska – Division of Oil and Gas unit and participating area decisions. I hope to have supplied you with the pertinent information to satisfy your requests. Please contact me with any questions. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2025 12:10 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, In preparation for our meeting, please find attached, digital copies of: Updated plats for each Sterling well Exhibit D – Tract Ownership Exhibit E – Owners and Addresses Exhibit F – U.S.P.S. Certified Mail Tracking Nos. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 7:55 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, My calendar is open tomorrow from 9 to 2. Let me know what is most convenient for you and whether you’ll be coming to AOGCC’s office via a phone call. Thank You and Be Well, Steve Davies AOGCC From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> CAUTION: This email originated from outside the State of Alaska mail system. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 12:02 AM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Please advise if you’re available on Thursday, May 8th, to meet in person to discuss further the previously provided documents and attached Exhibits. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 4:43 PM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, Looking at the additional maps that Hilcorp provided for the Sterling Unit 43-10 and 43-10RD spacing exception applications on April 23rd, I notice that there are many privately held parcels within the 1,500’ Affected Area and the 3,000’ notification area. However, only a few of the parcels are numbered on the maps. Who are the landowners for these properties? Were they all notified in accordance with the requirements of 20 AAC 25.055? In the past, your predecessors Cody Terrell and David Duffy provided tract maps that were labeled with tract numbers for each parcel and accompanied by an associated exhibit that detailed landownership, acreage, working interest ownership, and other information. Here is an example screenshot from the AOGCC’s CO 701A file that is available online through our Document Search application. Could Hilcorp please provide a similar map and ownership listing for SU 43-10? A similar coded map and similar ownership listing is also needed for SU 43-10RD, if any privately help parcels fall within the 3,000’ notification buffer. Thanks for Your Help, Steve Davies AOGCC Source: CO 701A online file, page 170. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 12:50 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Per request, please find attached: CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. Spreadsheet tabulating the respective Landowners for each well and their corresponding Lease. Three (3) separate plats depicting the Landowners tracts (color coded). BLM Notice of Lease Termination and Lands vesting to State of Alaska Please contact me with any questions. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2025 10:05 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Luke, For AOGCC’s records, I’d appreciate it if you could also provide a copy of the letter from BLM to Hilcorp that describes dissolution of the federally administered units in the Cook Inlet Basin. Thanks Again for Your Help, Steve Davies AGOCC From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) Sent: Monday, April 21, 2025 8:03 AM To: Luke Suchecki Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) Subject: RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, Following up on our conversation on 4/19, I’m seeking additional lease and ownership information that will allow me to describe the affected properties in a manner that is similar to Findings 1 and 2 of CO 701G: Please refer to Hilcorp’s spacing exception for the Pearl 10 well for an example of the ownership schedule referenced in Finding 2. For any unleased affected acreage, AOGCC needs further information regarding how production will be allocated to those properties and how any royalties due to the owners and landowners of those properties will be tracked and managed. Again, an example can be found in Rules 4 and 5 of CO 701G: Thanks for Your Help and Be Well, Steve Davies Senior Petroleum Geologist AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. If you are an unintended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it, without first saving or forwarding it, and, so that the AOGCC is aware of the mistake in sending it to you, contact Steve Davies at 907-793-1224 or steve.davies@alaska.gov From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2025 8:26 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Subject: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, I’m currently writing the draft spacing exception decision orders for the SU 16, SU 43-10, and SU 43-10RD wells. According to the land plats provided with Hilcorp’s exception applications, the mineral estate owners are predominantly CIRI, the State of Alaska (SOA), and the Mental Health Trust Authority (MHT). So that the record and draft decision orders are complete, could Hilcorp please provide revised land plats on which the lease numbers are labeled for the various properties owned by CIRI, SOA, and MHT? I also note that there are other affected landowners who were also notified by certified mail. On those revised land plats, could Hilcorp also please outline and label the properties owned by each of these parties? Thanks for Your Help and Be Well, Steve Davies Senior Petroleum Geologist AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. If you are an unintended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it, without first saving or forwarding it, and, so that the AOGCC is aware of the mistake in sending it to you, contact Steve Davies at 907-793-1224 or steve.davies@alaska.gov The information contained in this email message is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not an intended recipient or if you have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify us by return email or telephone if the sender's phone number is listed above, then promptly and permanently delete this message. While all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening, or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by the company in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. The information contained in this email message is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not an intended recipient or if you have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify us by return email or telephone if the sender's phone number is listed above, then promptly and permanently delete this message. While all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening, or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by the company in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. The information contained in this email message is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not an intended recipient or if you have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify us by return email or telephone if the sender's phone number is listed above, then promptly and permanently delete this message. While all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening, or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by the company in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. The information contained in this email message is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not an intended recipient or if you have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify us by return email or telephone if the sender's phone number is listed above, then promptly and permanently delete this message. While all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening, or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by the company in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. From:Davies, Stephen F (OGC) To:Luke Suchecki Cc:Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) Subject:Sterling Unit Proposed Well SU 43-10 Spacing Exception Application - Current Landownership and Lease Status Date:Thursday, June 19, 2025 4:28:00 AM Attachments:image006.png image007.png image008.png image009.png Hello Luke, Could you please confirm that there have been no changes in landownership or changes to leasing agreements with Hilcorp for properties within 3,000 feet of proposed well SU 43-10 since your last email dated May 9, 2025 (below)? If any changes have occurred, please provide a detailed description for each change. Thank You and Be Well, Steve Davies Senior Petroleum Geologist AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. If you are an unintended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it, without first saving or forwarding it, and, so that the AOGCC is aware of the mistake in sending it to you, contact Steve Davies at 907-793-1224 or steve.davies@alaska.gov. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 8:20 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Please see updates below in blue. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Luke Suchecki Sent: Friday, May 9, 2025 6:11 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Thank you again for meeting with me May 7th to discuss the Spacing Exceptions for the proposed SU 32-16, SU 43-10, and SU 43-10RD wells in the Sterling area. Per discussion, please see the respective, additional commentary of the requests from meeting: Attached are further updated, separate plats that address small the portion of acreage in the SE1/4 of Section 10-T5N-R10W, S.M., AK, not initially displayed as leased in prior plats by mapping error. Please note, the legend indicates unleased Tracts through hatching patterns, while leased Tracts are represented in beige. Currently, only Tract 004 is leased. Public records indicate Tract 004’s mineral ownership to be split between The Estate of Robert J. Mackey, c/o Robert Nyden (99.00%) and the Heirs or devisees of John F. McFarland (1.00%) via the attached copy of that Oil and Gas Royalty Deed, between Robert J. Mackey and John F. McFarland and Aletha A. McFarland dated May 5, 1958. Hilcorp noticed (and leased) Tract 004 Owner - Robert Nyden, as said deed reserved the right to lease for oil and gas and receive rentals to Grantor. As such, Tract 004 – Owner, Heirs or devisees of John F. McFarland was not noticed because the ownership is a non-executive mineral interest. As of today, Tract 042 – James W. Ziehler and Nancy J. Ziehler is the only Notice that has not been delivered (U.S.P.S. Tracking No. 9489017898203021081480). Communication has been established with the Owner via lease proposal by mail and telephone correspondences. Tract 042 Owner has verbally expressed the desire to lease; however, has been delayed. Tract 005 Owner, W.B. Gann & Co., communicated the desire to execute an oil and gas lease with Hilcorp on May 2, 2025. Tract 005 Owner, W.B. Gann & Co., executed oil and gas lease with Hilcorp on May 12, 2025; attached, please find recorded Memorandum of Oil and Gas Lease recorded on May 28, 2025, as Instrument No. 2025-003543-0 in the Kenai Recording District. Hilcorp proposes to allocate production on an acreage basis; being the proportionate Tract Acreage within the Total Acreage that is determined to lie within the 1,500’ drainage area. Please note that the Tract Acreage calculation shall be rendered from the As-Drilled final survey plat for the SU 43-10. Should Tract 005 Owner not lease prior the SU 43-10’s completion, Hilcorp will establish and maintain, without costs to the non-participating owners and landowners, an interest-bearing escrow account for the non-participating owners and landowners and will provide documentation to the AOGCC that said escrow account has been established. Upon technical analysis from the completion of the well, Hilcorp will allocate production in accordance with the State of Alaska – Division of Oil and Gas unit and participating area decisions. I hope to have supplied you with the pertinent information to satisfy your requests. Please contact me with any questions. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2025 12:10 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, In preparation for our meeting, please find attached, digital copies of: Updated plats for each Sterling well Exhibit D – Tract Ownership Exhibit E – Owners and Addresses Exhibit F – U.S.P.S. Certified Mail Tracking Nos. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 7:55 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, My calendar is open tomorrow from 9 to 2. Let me know what is most convenient for you and whether you’ll be coming to AOGCC’s office via a phone call. Thank You and Be Well, Steve Davies AOGCC From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 12:02 AM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Please advise if you’re available on Thursday, May 8th, to meet in person to discuss further the previously provided documents and attached Exhibits. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 4:43 PM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, Looking at the additional maps that Hilcorp provided for the Sterling Unit 43-10 and 43-10RD spacing exception applications on April 23rd, I notice that there are many privately held parcels within the 1,500’ Affected Area and the 3,000’ notification area. However, only a few of the parcels are numbered on the maps. Who are the landowners for these properties? Were they all CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. CAUTION: This email originated from outside the State of Alaska mail system. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. notified in accordance with the requirements of 20 AAC 25.055? In the past, your predecessors Cody Terrell and David Duffy provided tract maps that were labeled with tract numbers for each parcel and accompanied by an associated exhibit that detailed landownership, acreage, working interest ownership, and other information. Here is an example screenshot from the AOGCC’s CO 701A file that is available online through our Document Search application. Could Hilcorp please provide a similar map and ownership listing for SU 43-10? A similar coded map and similar ownership listing is also needed for SU 43-10RD, if any privately help parcels fall within the 3,000’ notification buffer. Thanks for Your Help, Steve Davies AOGCC Source: CO 701A online file, page 170. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 12:50 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Per request, please find attached: Spreadsheet tabulating the respective Landowners for each well and their corresponding Lease. Three (3) separate plats depicting the Landowners tracts (color coded). BLM Notice of Lease Termination and Lands vesting to State of Alaska Please contact me with any questions. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2025 10:05 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Luke, For AOGCC’s records, I’d appreciate it if you could also provide a copy of the letter from BLM to Hilcorp that describes dissolution of the federally administered units in the Cook Inlet Basin. Thanks Again for Your Help, Steve Davies AGOCC From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) Sent: Monday, April 21, 2025 8:03 AM To: Luke Suchecki Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) Subject: RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, Following up on our conversation on 4/19, I’m seeking additional lease and ownership information that will allow me to describe the affected properties in a manner that is similar to Findings 1 and 2 of CO 701G: Please refer to Hilcorp’s spacing exception for the Pearl 10 well for an example of the ownership schedule referenced in Finding 2. For any unleased affected acreage, AOGCC needs further information regarding how production will be allocated to those properties and how any royalties due to the owners and landowners of those properties will be tracked and managed. Again, an example can be found in Rules 4 and 5 of CO 701G: Thanks for Your Help and Be Well, Steve Davies Senior Petroleum Geologist AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. If you are an unintended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it, without first saving or forwarding it, and, so that the AOGCC is aware of the mistake in sending it to you, contact Steve Davies at 907-793-1224 or steve.davies@alaska.gov From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2025 8:26 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Subject: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, I’m currently writing the draft spacing exception decision orders for the SU 16, SU 43-10, and SU 43-10RD wells. According to the land plats provided with Hilcorp’s exception applications, the mineral estate owners are predominantly CIRI, the State of Alaska (SOA), and the Mental Health Trust Authority (MHT). So that the record and draft decision orders are complete, could Hilcorp please provide revised land plats on which the lease numbers are labeled for the various properties owned by CIRI, SOA, and MHT? I also note that there are other affected landowners who were also notified by certified mail. On those revised land plats, could Hilcorp also please outline and label the properties owned by each of these parties? Thanks for Your Help and Be Well, Steve Davies Senior Petroleum Geologist AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. If you are an unintended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it, without first saving or forwarding it, and, so that the AOGCC is aware of the mistake in sending it to you, contact Steve Davies at 907-793-1224 or steve.davies@alaska.gov The information contained in this email message is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not an intended recipient or if you have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify us by return email or telephone if the sender's phone number is listed above, then promptly and permanently delete this message. While all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening, or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by the company in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. The information contained in this email message is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not an intended recipient or if you have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify us by return email or telephone if the sender's phone number is listed above, then promptly and permanently delete this message. While all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening, or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by the company in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. The information contained in this email message is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not an intended recipient or if you have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify us by return email or telephone if the sender's phone number is listed above, then promptly and permanently delete this message. While all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening, or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by the company in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. From:Luke Suchecki To:Davies, Stephen F (OGC) Cc:Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) Subject:Re: [EXTERNAL] Sterling Unit Proposed Well SU 43-10 Spacing Exception Application - Current Landownership and Lease Status Date:Thursday, June 19, 2025 6:42:18 AM Attachments:image006.png image007.png image008.png image009.png Mr. Davies, I’ve sent you emails as late as May 28th regarding leasing updates. Sent via iPhone Luke Suchecki Landman Hilcorp Alaska, LLC 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2025 4:28:30 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Sterling Unit Proposed Well SU 43-10 Spacing Exception Application - Current Landownership and Lease Status Hello Luke, Could you please confirm that there have been no changes in landownership or changes to leasing agreements with Hilcorp for properties within 3,000 feet of proposed well SU 43-10 since your last email dated May 9, 2025 (below)? If any changes have occurred, please provide a detailed description for each change. Thank You and Be Well, Steve Davies Senior Petroleum Geologist AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. If you are an unintended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it, without first saving or forwarding it, and, so that the AOGCC is aware of the mistake in sending it to you, contact Steve Davies at 907-793-1224 or steve.davies@alaska.gov. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 8:20 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Please see updates below in blue. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Luke Suchecki Sent: Friday, May 9, 2025 6:11 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Thank you again for meeting with me May 7th to discuss the Spacing Exceptions for the proposed SU 32-16, SU 43-10, and SU 43-10RD wells in the Sterling area. Per discussion, please see the respective, additional commentary of the requests from meeting: Attached are further updated, separate plats that address small the portion of acreage in the SE1/4 of Section 10-T5N-R10W, S.M., AK, not initially displayed as leased in prior plats by mapping error. Please note, the legend indicates unleased Tracts through hatching patterns, while leased Tracts are represented in beige. Currently, only Tract 004 is leased. CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. Public records indicate Tract 004’s mineral ownership to be split between The Estate of Robert J. Mackey, c/o Robert Nyden (99.00%) and the Heirs or devisees of John F. McFarland (1.00%) via the attached copy of that Oil and Gas Royalty Deed, between Robert J. Mackey and John F. McFarland and Aletha A. McFarland dated May 5, 1958. Hilcorp noticed (and leased) Tract 004 Owner - Robert Nyden, as said deed reserved the right to lease for oil and gas and receive rentals to Grantor. As such, Tract 004 – Owner, Heirs or devisees of John F. McFarland was not noticed because the ownership is a non-executive mineral interest. As of today, Tract 042 – James W. Ziehler and Nancy J. Ziehler is the only Notice that has not been delivered (U.S.P.S. Tracking No. 9489017898203021081480). Communication has been established with the Owner via lease proposal by mail and telephone correspondences. Tract 042 Owner has verbally expressed the desire to lease; however, has been delayed. Tract 005 Owner, W.B. Gann & Co., communicated the desire to execute an oil and gas lease with Hilcorp on May 2, 2025. Tract 005 Owner, W.B. Gann & Co., executed oil and gas lease with Hilcorp on May 12, 2025; attached, please find recorded Memorandum of Oil and Gas Lease recorded on May 28, 2025, as Instrument No. 2025-003543-0 in the Kenai Recording District. Hilcorp proposes to allocate production on an acreage basis; being the proportionate Tract Acreage within the Total Acreage that is determined to lie within the 1,500’ drainage area. Please note that the Tract Acreage calculation shall be rendered from the As-Drilled final survey plat for the SU 43-10. Should Tract 005 Owner not lease prior the SU 43-10’s completion, Hilcorp will establish and maintain, without costs to the non-participating owners and landowners, an interest-bearing escrow account for the non-participating owners and landowners and will provide documentation to the AOGCC that said escrow account has been established. Upon technical analysis from the completion of the well, Hilcorp will allocate production in accordance with the State of Alaska – Division of Oil and Gas unit and participating area decisions. I hope to have supplied you with the pertinent information to satisfy your requests. Please contact me with any questions. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2025 12:10 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, In preparation for our meeting, please find attached, digital copies of: Updated plats for each Sterling well Exhibit D – Tract Ownership Exhibit E – Owners and Addresses Exhibit F – U.S.P.S. Certified Mail Tracking Nos. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 7:55 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, My calendar is open tomorrow from 9 to 2. Let me know what is most convenient for you and whether you’ll be coming to AOGCC’s office via a phone call. Thank You and Be Well, Steve Davies AOGCC From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 12:02 AM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions CAUTION: This email originated from outside the State of Alaska mail system. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. Mr. Davies, Please advise if you’re available on Thursday, May 8th, to meet in person to discuss further the previously provided documents and attached Exhibits. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 4:43 PM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, Looking at the additional maps that Hilcorp provided for the Sterling Unit 43-10 and 43-10RD spacing exception applications on April 23rd, I notice that there are many privately held parcels within the 1,500’ Affected Area and the 3,000’ notification area. However, only a few of the parcels are numbered on the maps. Who are the landowners for these properties? Were they all notified in accordance with the requirements of 20 AAC 25.055? In the past, your predecessors Cody Terrell and David Duffy provided tract maps that were labeled with tract numbers for each parcel and accompanied by an associated exhibit that detailed landownership, acreage, working interest ownership, and other information. Here is an example screenshot from the AOGCC’s CO 701A file that is available online through our Document Search application. Could Hilcorp please provide a similar map and ownership listing for SU 43-10? A similar coded map and similar ownership listing is also needed for SU 43-10RD, if any privately help parcels fall within the 3,000’ notification buffer. Thanks for Your Help, Steve Davies AOGCC Source: CO 701A online file, page 170. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 12:50 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Per request, please find attached: Spreadsheet tabulating the respective Landowners for each well and their corresponding Lease. Three (3) separate plats depicting the Landowners tracts (color coded). CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. BLM Notice of Lease Termination and Lands vesting to State of Alaska Please contact me with any questions. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2025 10:05 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Luke, For AOGCC’s records, I’d appreciate it if you could also provide a copy of the letter from BLM to Hilcorp that describes dissolution of the federally administered units in the Cook Inlet Basin. Thanks Again for Your Help, Steve Davies AGOCC From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) Sent: Monday, April 21, 2025 8:03 AM To: Luke Suchecki Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) Subject: RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, Following up on our conversation on 4/19, I’m seeking additional lease and ownership information that will allow me to describe the affected properties in a manner that is similar to Findings 1 and 2 of CO 701G: Please refer to Hilcorp’s spacing exception for the Pearl 10 well for an example of the ownership schedule referenced in Finding 2. For any unleased affected acreage, AOGCC needs further information regarding how production will be allocated to those properties and how any royalties due to the owners and landowners of those properties will be tracked and managed. Again, an example can be found in Rules 4 and 5 of CO 701G: Thanks for Your Help and Be Well, Steve Davies Senior Petroleum Geologist AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. If you are an unintended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it, without first saving or forwarding it, and, so that the AOGCC is aware of the mistake in sending it to you, contact Steve Davies at 907-793-1224 or steve.davies@alaska.gov From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2025 8:26 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Subject: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, I’m currently writing the draft spacing exception decision orders for the SU 16, SU 43-10, and SU 43-10RD wells. According to the land plats provided with Hilcorp’s exception applications, the mineral estate owners are predominantly CIRI, the State of Alaska (SOA), and the Mental Health Trust Authority (MHT). So that the record and draft decision orders are complete, could Hilcorp please provide revised land plats on which the lease numbers are labeled for the various properties owned by CIRI, SOA, and MHT? I also note that there are other affected landowners who were also notified by certified mail. On those revised land plats, could Hilcorp also please outline and label the properties owned by each of these parties? Thanks for Your Help and Be Well, Steve Davies Senior Petroleum Geologist AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. If you are an unintended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it, without first saving or forwarding it, and, so that the AOGCC is aware of the mistake in sending it to you, contact Steve Davies at 907-793-1224 or steve.davies@alaska.gov The information contained in this email message is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not an intended recipient or if you have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify us by return email or telephone if the sender's phone number is listed above, then promptly and permanently delete this message. While all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening, or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by the company in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. The information contained in this email message is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not an intended recipient or if you have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify us by return email or telephone if the sender's phone number is listed above, then promptly and permanently delete this message. While all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening, or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by the company in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. The information contained in this email message is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not an intended recipient or if you have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify us by return email or telephone if the sender's phone number is listed above, then promptly and permanently delete this message. While all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening, or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by the company in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. The information contained in this email message is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not an intended recipient or if you have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify us by return email or telephone if the sender's phone number is listed above, then promptly and permanently delete this message. While all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening, or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by the company in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. From:Davies, Stephen F (OGC) To:Luke Suchecki Cc:Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) Subject:RE: [EXTERNAL] Sterling Unit Proposed Well SU 43-10 Spacing Exception Application - Current Landownership and Lease Status Date:Thursday, June 19, 2025 7:03:00 AM Attachments:image002.png image003.png image004.png image005.png Thank you, Luke for your reminder. I appreciate your help as I sort through and review the emails for these Sterling Unit exceptions. Thanks Again and Be Well, Steve Davies AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. If you are an unintended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it, without first saving or forwarding it, and, so that the AOGCC is aware of the mistake in sending it to you, contact Steve Davies at 907-793-1224 or steve.davies@alaska.gov. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2025 6:42 AM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Sterling Unit Proposed Well SU 43-10 Spacing Exception Application - Current Landownership and Lease Status Mr. Davies, I’ve sent you emails as late as May 28th regarding leasing updates. Sent via iPhone Luke Suchecki Landman Hilcorp Alaska, LLC 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2025 4:28:30 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Sterling Unit Proposed Well SU 43-10 Spacing Exception Application - Current Landownership and Lease Status Hello Luke, Could you please confirm that there have been no changes in landownership or changes to leasing agreements with Hilcorp for properties within 3,000 feet of proposed well SU 43-10 since your last email dated May 9, 2025 (below)? If any changes have occurred, please provide a detailed description for each change. Thank You and Be Well, Steve Davies Senior Petroleum Geologist AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. If you are an unintended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it, without first saving or forwarding it, and, so that the AOGCC is aware of the mistake in sending it to you, contact Steve Davies at 907-793-1224 or steve.davies@alaska.gov. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 8:20 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Please see updates below in blue. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Luke Suchecki Sent: Friday, May 9, 2025 6:11 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Thank you again for meeting with me May 7th to discuss the Spacing Exceptions for the proposed SU 32-16, SU 43-10, and SU 43-10RD wells in the Sterling area. Per discussion, please see the respective, additional commentary of the requests from meeting: Attached are further updated, separate plats that address small the portion of acreage in the SE1/4 of Section 10-T5N-R10W, S.M., AK, not initially displayed as leased in prior plats by mapping error. Please note, the legend indicates unleased Tracts through hatching patterns, while leased Tracts are represented in beige. Currently, only Tract 004 is leased. Public records indicate Tract 004’s mineral ownership to be split between The Estate of Robert J. Mackey, c/o Robert Nyden (99.00%) and the Heirs or devisees of John F. McFarland (1.00%) via the attached copy of that Oil and Gas Royalty Deed, between Robert J. Mackey and John F. McFarland and Aletha A. McFarland dated May 5, 1958. Hilcorp noticed (and leased) Tract 004 Owner - Robert Nyden, as said deed reserved the right to lease for oil and gas and receive rentals to Grantor. As such, Tract 004 – Owner, Heirs or devisees of John F. McFarland was not noticed because the ownership is a non-executive mineral interest. As of today, Tract 042 – James W. Ziehler and Nancy J. Ziehler is the only Notice that has not been delivered (U.S.P.S. Tracking No. 9489017898203021081480). Communication has been established with the Owner via lease proposal by mail and telephone correspondences. Tract 042 Owner has verbally expressed the desire to lease; however, has been delayed. Tract 005 Owner, W.B. Gann & Co., communicated the desire to execute an oil and gas lease with Hilcorp on May 2, 2025. Tract 005 Owner, W.B. Gann & Co., executed oil and gas lease with Hilcorp on May 12, 2025; attached, please find recorded Memorandum of Oil and Gas Lease recorded on May 28, 2025, as Instrument No. 2025-003543-0 in the Kenai Recording District. Hilcorp proposes to allocate production on an acreage basis; being the proportionate Tract Acreage within the Total Acreage that is determined to lie within the 1,500’ drainage area. Please note that the Tract Acreage calculation shall be rendered from the As-Drilled final survey plat for the SU 43-10. Should Tract 005 Owner not lease prior the SU 43-10’s completion, Hilcorp will establish and maintain, without costs to the non-participating owners and landowners, an interest-bearing escrow account for the non-participating owners and landowners and will provide documentation to the AOGCC that said escrow account has been established. Upon technical analysis from the completion of the well, Hilcorp will allocate production in accordance with the State of Alaska – Division of Oil and Gas unit and participating area decisions. I hope to have supplied you with the pertinent information to satisfy your requests. Please contact me with any questions. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2025 12:10 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, In preparation for our meeting, please find attached, digital copies of: Updated plats for each Sterling well Exhibit D – Tract Ownership Exhibit E – Owners and Addresses Exhibit F – U.S.P.S. Certified Mail Tracking Nos. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 7:55 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. Hello Luke, My calendar is open tomorrow from 9 to 2. Let me know what is most convenient for you and whether you’ll be coming to AOGCC’s office via a phone call. Thank You and Be Well, Steve Davies AOGCC From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 12:02 AM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Please advise if you’re available on Thursday, May 8th, to meet in person to discuss further the previously provided documents and attached Exhibits. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 4:43 PM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, Looking at the additional maps that Hilcorp provided for the Sterling Unit 43-10 and 43-10RD spacing exception applications on April 23rd, I notice that there are many privately held parcels within the 1,500’ Affected Area and the 3,000’ notification area. However, only a few of the parcels are numbered on the maps. Who are the landowners for these properties? Were they all notified in accordance with the requirements of 20 AAC 25.055? In the past, your predecessors Cody Terrell and David Duffy provided tract maps that were labeled with tract numbers for each parcel and accompanied by an associated exhibit that detailed landownership, acreage, working interest ownership, and other information. Here is an example screenshot from the AOGCC’s CO 701A file that is available online through our Document Search application. Could Hilcorp please provide a similar map and ownership listing for SU 43-10? A similar coded map and similar ownership listing is also needed for SU 43-10RD, if any privately help parcels fall within the 3,000’ notification buffer. Thanks for Your Help, Steve Davies AOGCC Source: CO 701A online file, page 170. CAUTION: External sender. DO NOT open links or attachments from UNKNOWN senders. CAUTION: This email originated from outside the State of Alaska mail system. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. From: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 12:50 PM To: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Mr. Davies, Per request, please find attached: Spreadsheet tabulating the respective Landowners for each well and their corresponding Lease. Three (3) separate plats depicting the Landowners tracts (color coded). BLM Notice of Lease Termination and Lands vesting to State of Alaska Please contact me with any questions. Luke Suchecki Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Landman 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Direct: (907) 777-8432 Mobile: (907) 217-9729 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com This document may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this document is prohibited. From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) <steve.davies@alaska.gov> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2025 10:05 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) <andrew.dewhurst@alaska.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Luke, For AOGCC’s records, I’d appreciate it if you could also provide a copy of the letter from BLM to Hilcorp that describes dissolution of the federally administered units in the Cook Inlet Basin. Thanks Again for Your Help, Steve Davies AGOCC From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) Sent: Monday, April 21, 2025 8:03 AM To: Luke Suchecki Cc: Dewhurst, Andrew D (OGC) Subject: RE: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, Following up on our conversation on 4/19, I’m seeking additional lease and ownership information that will allow me to describe the affected properties in a manner that is similar to Findings 1 and 2 of CO 701G: Please refer to Hilcorp’s spacing exception for the Pearl 10 well for an example of the ownership schedule referenced in Finding 2. For any unleased affected acreage, AOGCC needs further information regarding how production will be allocated to those properties and how any royalties due to the owners and landowners of those properties will be tracked and managed. Again, an example can be found in Rules 4 and 5 of CO 701G: Thanks for Your Help and Be Well, Steve Davies Senior Petroleum Geologist AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. If you are an unintended recipient of this e-mail, please delete it, without first saving or forwarding it, and, so that the AOGCC is aware of the mistake in sending it to you, contact Steve Davies at 907-793-1224 or steve.davies@alaska.gov From: Davies, Stephen F (OGC) Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2025 8:26 AM To: Luke Suchecki <Luke.Suchecki@hilcorp.com> Subject: Sterling Unit Well Spacing Exceptions Hello Luke, I’m currently writing the draft spacing exception decision orders for the SU 16, SU 43-10, and SU 43-10RD wells. According to the land plats provided with Hilcorp’s exception applications, the mineral estate owners are predominantly CIRI, the State of Alaska (SOA), and the Mental Health Trust Authority (MHT). So that the record and draft decision orders are complete, could Hilcorp please provide revised land plats on which the lease numbers are labeled for the various properties owned by CIRI, SOA, and MHT? I also note that there are other affected landowners who were also notified by certified mail. On those revised land plats, could Hilcorp also please outline and label the properties owned by each of these parties? Thanks for Your Help and Be Well, Steve Davies Senior Petroleum Geologist AOGCC CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, contains information from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), State of Alaska and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. The unauthorized review, use or disclosure of such information may violate state or federal law. 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While all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening, or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by the company in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. The information contained in this email message is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not an intended recipient or if you have received this message in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify us by return email or telephone if the sender's phone number is listed above, then promptly and permanently delete this message. While all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the onward transmission, opening, or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect its systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by the company in this regard and the recipient should carry out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. 3 United States Department of the Interior In Reply Refer To: 3180 (AK930) Sterling Unit, AA050887 1 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Alaska State Office 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13 Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7504 http://www.blm.gov/ak CERTIFIED MAIL 7003 0500 0005 3216 1072 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Hilcorp Alaska, LLC. Dave Wilkins, Senior Vice President 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, Alaska 99503-5826 DECISION Federal Oil and Gas Unit Terminated Leases Extended ��©�U APR 1 't 20'8 DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS APR 1 0 2018 The Sterling Unit, located in Kenai, Alaska, was approved as a Federal oil and gas unit, effective July 7, 1961 and currently contains 2,760 acres. There are Federal, State, private, and fee lease ownerships located within the unit boundary and three (3) development wells. Hilcorp Alaska, LLC. (Hilcorp) has been the designated operator for this field since February 2013. Per 43 CFR 3183 .4(b ), a unit agreement shall remain in effect as long as the public interest requirement is satisfied. Since April 2015, Hilcorp has not produced any unitized substance from this unit in paying quantity. In October 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sent a 60-day Notice for Unit Termination to Hilcorp, allowing 60 days from receipt of the letter to commence reworking or drilling operations in the unit. Hilcorp did not respond to the Notice. Therefore, the BLM Authorized Officer has determined the public interest requirement for this unit has not been met. The Federal Sterling Unit Agreement, AA050887, is hereby terminated by the BLM, effective December 15, 2017. The Sterling Unit leases are extended for an additional two (2) years from the unit agreement termination date. Hilcorp will continue to be bound by all lease terms, Federal, State, and private. Upon termination or relinquishment of said leases, Hilcorp will assume the responsibility to plug and abandon all wells, reclaim the lease site including pad(s), pipelines and roads, and remediate any environmental concerns to the satisfaction of the surface estate owner, SalamatofNative Association, Inc, and per terms of any Surface Use Agreement between Hilcorp and Salamatof. The existing Federal lease, A028135, will convert to annual rental status, with payment due to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) October 1st • Hilcorp will no longer report any production or royalty to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) unless production occurs from the Federal lease A028135. This decision may be appealed to the Interior Board of Land Appeals, Office of the Secretary, in accordance with the regulations contained in the enclosed 43 CPR, Part 4, and Form 1842-1. If an appeal is taken, the notice of appeal must be filed in this office (at the above address) within 30 days from receipt of this decision. The appellant has the burden of showing that the decision appealed from is in error. Failure to file the notice of appeal with the Bureau of Land Management within the time allowed will result in dismissal of the appeal. In order to avoid dismissal of the appeal, there must be strict compliance with the regulations. Enclosures: 43 CFR, Part 4 and Form 1842-1 cc w/o enclosures: Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Kevin Tabler, Land Manager 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, AK 99503 Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas Chantal Walsh, Director 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1100 Anchorage, AK 99501-3563 W, yne . Svejnoha Chief of Energy and Minerals Division of Resources cc w/o enclosures: Cook Inlet Region, Inc. Colleen Miller 725 E. Fireweed Lane, Suite 800 Anchorage, AK 99503 SalamatofNative Association, Inc Chris Monfor, President/CEO PO Box 2682 Kenai, AK 99611 Office of Natural Resources Revenue Diane Germain, Minerals Revenue Specialist MS 63300B PO Box 25165 Denver, CO 80225-0627 1 A028063, A028135, AA050887A/B/C Alaska Kenai Peninsula Coordinate System:Prepared by: E. West Map Date: 4/17/2025 Map Scale Units:Map Document Credits: 1 inch equals 350 feet 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000500 US Feet SU 43-10RDSU 43-10RD CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL The information contained herein is based upon, in part, information compiled from sources beyond the control of Western Land Services, Inc. (“WLS”) and errors and inconsistencies may exist. In addition, WLS is not a law firm and does not offer certified opinions of title, surface, easements or mineral ownership. WLS makes no representation of warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any particular purpose of this information; and this map and supporting data contained within it are provided on an “AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS” basis. By receipt of this information, you assume all risk for any errors and omissions in such information. 240 ac 360 ac 640 ac 280 ac 72.5 ac 87.5 ac 39.38 ac 41.57 ac 005 004 43.95 ac +/- 76.12 ac +/- 17.08 ac +/- 218.97 ac +/- 71.15 ac +/- 34.32 ac +/- 10.4 ac +/- 7.45 ac +/- SU 43-10RD SHL SU 43-10RD TPH SU 43-10RD BHL NAD 1927 StatePlane Alaska 4 FIPS 5004Projection: Transverse MercatorMap Units: Foot USDatum: North American 1927 1:4,200³ Well Path 1,500 ft Buffer KPB Parcels Buffer Acreage Alaska Mental Health Trust Cook Inlet Region DNR SU 43-10RD BHL SU 43-10RD SHL SU 43-10RD TPH Nyden Land W.B. Gann & Co. Alaska Kenai Peninsula Coordinate System:Prepared by: E. West Map Date: 4/23/2025 Map Scale Units:Map Document Credits: 1 inch = 1,500 feet CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL The information contained herein is based upon, in part, information compiled from sources beyond the control ofWestern Land Services, Inc. (“WLS”) and errors and inconsistencies may exist. In addition, WLS is not a law firm and does not offer certified opinions of title, surface, easements or mineral ownership. WLS makes no representation of warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any particular purpose of this information; and this map and supporting data containedwithin it are provided on an “AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS” basis. By receipt of this information, you assume all riskfor any errors and omissions in such information. WGS 1984 UTM Zone 5NProjection: Transverse MercatorMap Units: MeterDatum: WGS 1984 1:18,000³ 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000500 US Feet SU 43-10RDSU 43-10RD T05N-R10W 9 10 11 33 4 3 2 16 15 14 MHT No. 9300101 MHT No. 9300101 040 039 005 041 004 038 ADL 394293 ADL 394294 Grayling CtA n g i e R d MinnowCtW La k e C t Safari Ave SalmonCi r Birch Ct Clay CtDawson CirSalmon DrE Lake AveAviator Ave Strawberry Rd DeniseLake DrYarrow Ave Doll y Var d e n W a y Eagle Lak e D r Power Line Right of Way Mac key Lake RdRainbow DrConnors RdConner Rd³ Local Roads Pad Sites 1,500 ft Buffer 3,000 ft Buffer Township/Range Section KPB Parcels Private The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Cook Inlet Region, Inc. State of Alaska, DNR SU 43-10RD BHL SU 43-10RD SHL SU 43-10RD TPH Well Path C-061723 Alaska Kenai Peninsula Coordinate System:Prepared by: E. West Map Date: 5/8/2025 Map Scale Units:Map Document Credits: 1 inch = 1,250 feet CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL The information contained herein is based upon, in part, information compiled from sources beyond the control ofWestern Land Services, Inc. (“WLS”) and errors and inconsistencies may exist. In addition, WLS is not a law firm and does not offer certified opinions of title, surface, easements or mineral ownership. WLS makes no representation of warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any particular purpose of this information; and this map and supporting data containedwithin it are provided on an “AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS” basis. By receipt of this information, you assume all riskfor any errors and omissions in such information. WGS 1984 UTM Zone 5NProjection: Transverse MercatorMap Units: MeterDatum: WGS 1984 1:15,000³ 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000500 US Feet SU 43-10RDSU 43-10RD T05N-R10W 9 10 11 4 3 2 16 15 14MHT No. 9300101MHT No. 9300101 ADL 394294 ADL 394294 ADL 394293 045 043b 006 043a 044 040 039 042 005 041 004 038 A n g i e R d Minnow CtW Lake C t E Lake AveSalmon C ir Grayling CtStrawberry Rd Salmon DrDolly Var d e n Way Aviator Ave Yarrow Ave MackeyLake Rd Power Line Right of Way Connors RdRainbow DrConner Rd³ Local Roads Pad Sites 1,500 ft Buffer 3,000 ft Buffer Township/Range Section Leased Unleased The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Cook Inlet Region, Inc. State of Alaska, DNR SU 43-10RD BHL SU 43-10RD SHL SU 43-10RD TPH Well Path C-061723 C-061723 C-061 72 3 C-061723 C-061723 C-061723 C-061723 ADL 3942 9 4 004 004 045 045 045 045 010 Alaska Kenai Peninsula Coordinate System:Prepared by: E. West Map Date: 5/8/2025 Map Scale Units:Map Document Credits: 1 inch = 700 feet CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL The information contained herein is based upon, in part, information compiled from sources beyond the control ofWestern Land Services, Inc. (“WLS”) and errors and inconsistencies may exist. In addition, WLS is not a law firm and does not offer certified opinions of title, surface, easements or mineral ownership. WLS makes no representation of warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any particular purpose of this information; and this map and supporting data containedwithin it are provided on an “AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS” basis. By receipt of this information, you assume all riskfor any errors and omissions in such information. WGS 1984 UTM Zone 5NProjection: Transverse MercatorMap Units: MeterDatum: WGS 1984 1:8,400³ 0 770 1,540 2,310 3,080 3,850 4,620 5,390385 US Feet SU 43-10RDSU 43-10RD T05N-R10W 10 11 15 14 MHT No. 9300101 ADL 394293 045 006 044 040 039 042005 041 004 038 Minnow CtW Lak e C t Salmon C i r Grayling CtYarrow Ave DeniseLake DrSalmon DrAviator Ave E L a k e A v e DollyVardenWay Mackey Lake RdRainbow Dr³ Local Roads 1,500 ft Buffer 3,000 ft Buffer Township/Range Section Leased Unleased The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Cook Inlet Region, Inc. State of Alaska, DNR 045 004 004 004 C-061723 C-061723 MHT No. 9300101 045 045 Alaska Kenai Peninsula Coordinate System:Prepared by: E. West Map Date: 5/9/2025 Map Scale Units:Map Document Credits: 1 inch = 1,250 feet CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL The information contained herein is based upon, in part, information compiled from sources beyond the control ofWestern Land Services, Inc. (“WLS”) and errors and inconsistencies may exist. In addition, WLS is not a law firm and does not offer certified opinions of title, surface, easements or mineral ownership. WLS makes no representation of warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any particular purpose of this information; and this map and supporting data containedwithin it are provided on an “AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS” basis. By receipt of this information, you assume all riskfor any errors and omissions in such information. WGS 1984 UTM Zone 5NProjection: Transverse MercatorMap Units: MeterDatum: WGS 1984 1:15,000³ 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000500 US Feet SU 43-10RDSU 43-10RD T05N-R10W 9 10 11 4 3 2 16 15 14MHT No. 9300101MHT No. 9300101 045 006 044 ADL 394294 ADL 394294 ADL 394293 040 039 042 005 041 004 038 A n g i e R d Minnow CtW Lake C t E Lake AveSalmon C ir Grayling CtStrawberry Rd Salmon DrDolly Var d e n Way Aviator Ave Yarrow Ave MackeyLake Rd Power Line Right of Way Connors RdRainbow DrConner Rd³ Local Roads Pad Sites 1,500 ft Buffer 3,000 ft Buffer Township/Range Section Leased Unleased State of Alaska, DNR The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Cook Inlet Region, Inc. SU 43-10RD BHL SU 43-10RD SHL SU 43-10RD TPH Well Path C-061723 C-061723 C-061 72 3 C-061723 C-061723 C-061723 C-061723 ADL 3942 9 4 004 004 045 045 045 043 043 Alaska Kenai Peninsula Coordinate System:Prepared by: E. West Map Date: 5/9/2025 Map Scale Units:Map Document Credits: 1 inch = 700 feet CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL The information contained herein is based upon, in part, information compiled from sources beyond the control ofWestern Land Services, Inc. (“WLS”) and errors and inconsistencies may exist. In addition, WLS is not a law firm and does not offer certified opinions of title, surface, easements or mineral ownership. WLS makes no representation of warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any particular purpose of this information; and this map and supporting data containedwithin it are provided on an “AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS” basis. By receipt of this information, you assume all riskfor any errors and omissions in such information. WGS 1984 UTM Zone 5NProjection: Transverse MercatorMap Units: MeterDatum: WGS 1984 1:8,400³ 0 770 1,540 2,310 3,080 3,850 4,620 5,390385 US Feet SU 43-10RDSU 43-10RD T05N-R10W 10 11 15 14 MHT No. 9300101 045 006 044 ADL 394293 040 039 042005 041 004 038 Minnow CtW Lak e C t Salmon C i r Grayling CtYarrow Ave DeniseLake DrSalmon DrAviator Ave E L a k e A v e DollyVardenWay Mackey Lake RdRainbow Dr³ Local Roads 1,500 ft Buffer 3,000 ft Buffer Township/Range Section Leased Unleased State of Alaska, DNR The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Cook Inlet Region, Inc. 045 004 004 004 C-061723 C-061723 MHT No. 9300101 045 045 2 Notice of Public Hearing STATE OF ALASKA ALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION RE: Docket Number: CO-25-002 Hilcorp Alaska, LLC’s Spacing Exception Application for Well Sterling Unit 43-10RD Sterling Unit Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp), by letter dated February 3, 2025, filed an application with the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) for an exception to the spacing requirements of 20 AAC 25.055 to allow for the drilling, completion, testing, and operation of the proposed Sterling Unit 43-10RD development gas well in the Sterling Unit Sterling and Upper Beluga Pool within 1,500 feet of an external property line where the owners and landowners are not the same on both sides of the line, pursuant to 20 AAC 25.055(d). Surface Location: 2327' FSL, 526' FEL, Section 9, T5N, R10W, Seward Meridian (SM) Target Location (Estimated): 2324' FSL, 1126’ FWL, Section 10, T5N, R10W, SM Bottom Hole Location: 1014' FNL, 2139’ FEL, Section 10, T5N, R10W, SM Well spacing regulations protect the oil and gas rights of adjacent leaseholders and landowners and maximize resource recovery by establishing default limits on how close, under the land's surface, oil and gas wells can be to property lines where ownership changes hands. These limits are set forth in a regulation, 20 AAC 25.055. Operators must abide by the default limits unless they apply for, and obtain, an order approving an exception to those limits. Although exceptions to the default limits are not unusual, AOGCC carefully evaluates each application, and typically grants them only when actual geologic conditions demonstrate that the proposed subsurface location of a well is necessary to reach otherwise unreachable oil or gas and that both the rights of adjacent leaseholders and landowners and underground drinking water can be protected. As a general matter, AOGCC does not have extensive authority over surface impacts such as noise, emissions, or construction. This notice does not contain all the information filed by Hilcorp. To obtain more information, contact the AOGCC’s Special Assistant, Samantha Coldiron, at (907) 793-1223 or samantha.coldiron@alaska.gov. The AOGCC has tentatively scheduled a public hearing on this matter for March 13, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. The hearing, which may be changed to full virtual, if necessary, will be held in the AOGCC hearing room located at 333 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. The audio call in information is (907) 202 7104 Conference ID: 160 146 389#. Anyone who wishes to participate remotely using MS Teams video conference should contact Ms. Samantha Coldiron at least two business days before the scheduled public hearing to request an invitation for the MS Teams. To request that the tentatively scheduled hearing be held, a written request must be filed with the AOGCC no later than 4:30 p.m. on February 24, 2025. If a request for a hearing is not timely filed, the AOGCC may issue an order without a hearing. To learn if the AOGCC will hold the hearing, call (907) 793-1223 after February 25, 2025. In addition, written comments regarding this application may be submitted to the AOGCC, at 333 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501 or samantha.coldiron@alaska.gov. Comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on March 10, 2025, except that, if a hearing is held, comments must be received no later than the conclusion of the March 13, 2025, hearing. If, because of a disability, special accommodations may be needed to comment or attend the hearing, contact Samantha Coldiron, at (907) 793-1223, no later than March 6, 2025. Jessie L. Chmielowski Gregory C. Wilson Commissioner Commissioner Jessie L. Chmielowski Digitally signed by Jessie L. Chmielowski Date: 2025.02.05 13:27:57 -09'00' Gregory C. Wilson Digitally signed by Gregory C. Wilson Date: 2025.02.05 14:57:24 -09'00' From:Coldiron, Samantha J (OGC) To:AOGCC_Public_Notices Subject:[AOGCC_Public_Notices] Public Hearing Notices (Hilcorp) Date:Wednesday, February 5, 2025 3:13:55 PM Attachments:CO-25-001 Public Hearing Notice Hilcorp SU 32-16 Spacing Exception.pdf CO-25-002 Public Hearing Notice Hilcorp SU 43-10RD Spacing Exception.pdf CO-25-003 Public Hearing Notice Hilcorp SU 43-10 Spacing Exception.pdf Docket Number: CO-25-001 Hilcorp Alaska, LLC’s Spacing Exception Application for Well Sterling Unit 32-16 Sterling Unit Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Docket Number: CO-25-002 Hilcorp Alaska, LLC’s Spacing Exception Application for Well Sterling Unit 43-10RD Sterling Unit Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Docket Number: CO-25-003 Hilcorp Alaska, LLC’s Spacing Exception Application for Well Sterling Unit 43-10 Sterling Unit Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Samantha Coldiron AOGCC Special Assistant Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 333 West 7th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 793-1223 __________________________________ List Name: AOGCC_Public_Notices@list.state.ak.us You subscribed as: samantha.coldiron@alaska.gov Unsubscribe at: https://list.state.ak.us/mailman/options/aogcc_public_notices/samantha.coldiron%40alaska.go v Lisi Misa being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that she is a representative of the An- chorage Daily News, a daily newspaper. That said newspaper has been approved by the Third Judicial Court, Anchorage, Alaska, and it now and has been published in the English language continually as a daily newspaper in Anchorage, Alaska, and it is now and during all said time was printed in an office maintained at the afore- said place of publication of said newspaper. That the annexed is a copy of an advertisement as it was published in regular issues (and not in supplemental form) of said newspaper on AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ______________________________________ Notary Public in and for The State of Alaska. Third Division Anchorage, Alaska MY COMMISSION EXPIRES ______________________________________ 02/09/2025 and that such newspaper was regularly distrib- uted to its subscribers during all of said period. That the full amount of the fee charged for the foregoing publication is not in excess of the rate charged private individuals. Signed________________________________ Subscribed and sworn to before me Account #: 100869 ST OF AK/AK OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION333 W. 7TH AVE STE 100, ANCHORAGE, AK 99501 Order #: W0050639 Cost: $451.25 Notice of Public HearingSTATE OF ALASKAALASKA OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION RE: Docket Number: CO-25-002Hilcorp Alaska, LLC’s Spacing Exception Application for Well Sterling Unit 43-10RDSterling UnitKenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp), by letter dated February 3, 2025, filed an application with the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) for an exception to the spacing requirements of 20 AAC 25.055 to allow for the drilling, completion, testing, and operation of the proposed Sterling Unit 43-10RD development gas well in the Sterling Unit Sterling and Upper Beluga Pool within 1,500 feet of an external property line where the owners and landowners are not the same on both sides of the line, pursuant to 20 AAC 25.055(d). Surface Location: 2327’ FSL, 526’ FEL, Section 9, T5N, R10W, Seward Meridian (SM)Target Location (Estimated): 2324’ FSL, 1126’ FWL, Section 10, T5N, R10W, SMBottom Hole Location: 1014’ FNL, 2139’ FEL, Section 10, T5N, R10W, SM Well spacing regulations protect the oil and gas rights of adjacent leaseholders and landowners and maximize resource recovery by establishing default limits on how close, under the land’s surface, oil and gas wells can be to property lines where ownership changes hands. These limits are set forth in a regulation, 20 AAC 25.055. Operators must abide by the default limits unless they apply for, and obtain, an order approving an exception to those limits. Although exceptions to the default limits are not unusual, AOGCC carefully evaluates each application, and typically grants them only when actual geologic conditions demonstrate that the proposed subsurface location of a well is necessary to reach otherwise unreachable oil or gas and that both the rights of adjacent leaseholders and landowners and underground drinking water can be protected. As a general matter, AOGCC does not have extensive authority over surface impacts such as noise, emissions, or construction. This notice does not contain all the information filed by Hilcorp. To obtain more information, contact the AOGCC’s Special Assistant, Samantha Coldiron, at (907) 793-1223 or samantha.coldiron@alaska.gov. The AOGCC has tentatively scheduled a public hearing on this matter for March 13, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. The hearing, which may be changed to full virtual, if necessary, will be held in the AOGCC hearing room located at 333 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. The audio call in information is (907) 202 7104 Conference ID: 160 146 389#. Anyone who wishes to participate remotely using MS Teams video conference should contact Ms. Samantha Coldiron at least two business days before the scheduled public hearing to request an invitation for the MS Teams. To request that the tentatively scheduled hearing be held, a written request must be filed with the AOGCC no later than 4:30 p.m. on February 24, 2025. If a request for a hearing is not timely filed, the AOGCC may issue an order without a hearing. To learn if the AOGCC will hold the hearing, call (907) 793-1223 after February 25, 2025. In addition, written comments regarding this application may be submitted to the AOGCC, at 333 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501 or samantha.coldiron@alaska.gov. Comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on March 10, 2025, except that, if a hearing is held, comments must be received no later than the conclusion of the March 13, 2025, hearing. If, because of a disability, special accommodations may be needed to comment or attend the hearing, contact Samantha Coldiron, at (907) 793-1223, no later than March 6, 2025. Jessie L. Chmielowski Gregory C. WilsonCommissioner Commissioner Pub: Feb. 9, 2025 STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ______________________________________2025-02-11 2028-07-14 Document Ref: VPYCO-DGRGD-UTKQX-PEKSI Page 7 of 31 1 February 3, 2025 Jessie Chmielowski, Commissioner Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission 333 West 7th Avenue Anchorage, Alaska 99501 RE: Application for Spacing Exception Sterling Unit 43-10RD Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK Commissioner Chmielowski: Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (“Hilcorp”), hereby respectfully submits this application for a Spacing Exception to drill the Sterling Unit 43-10RD (“SU 43-10RD”) pursuant to 20 AAC 25.055(a)(2). The proposed productive interval and respective locations are listed below, and more particularly depicted on the attached Exhibit “A”: Surface Hole Location: 2,327' FSL, 526' FEL, Section 9, T5N-R10W, S.M. Top of Producing Horizon: 2,324' FSL, 1,126' FWL, Section 10, T5N-R10W, S.M. Bottom Hole Location: 1,014' FNL, 2,139' FEL, Section 10, T5N-R10W, S.M. The proposed SU 43-10RD is a backup sidetrack location targeting an off-structure, seismically defined, amplitude anomaly that may indicate a gas charged Tyonek channel sand. As of the date of delivery of this application, and in accordance with 20 AAC 25.055(d)(1), notice of Hilcorp’s intent to drill the SU 43-10RD well has been sent via U.S. Certified Mail to those identified owners and landowners within 3,000’ of the well, listed in Exhibit “B”. Additionally attached, please find a copy of an affidavit as Exhibit “C”, in accordance with 20 AAC 25.055(d)(3). It is requested that the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission schedule a public hearing to review this application for in accordance with 20 AAC 25.540. 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: 907-777-8432 Email: luke.suchecki@hilcorp.com Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Spacing Exception Application Sterling Unit 43-10RD February 3, 2025 Page 2 of 6 Should you require additional information regarding this application, please don’t hesitate to contact the undersigned. Sincerely, Luke Suchecki Landman Hilcorp Alaska, LLC cc: Samantha Coldiron Special Assistant, AOGCC (via E-mail) Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Spacing Exception Application Sterling Unit 43-10RD February 3, 2025 Page 3 of 6 EXHIBIT “A” PLAT Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Spacing Exception Application Sterling Unit 43-10RD February 3, 2025 Page 4 of 6 EXHIBIT “B” OWNERS Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority 3745 Community Park Loop Suite 200 Anchorage, AK 99508 Cook Inlet Region, Inc. 725 E. Fireweed Lane, Suite 800 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Attn: Land Department Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil & Gas 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 1100 Anchorage, AK, 99501-3560 Attn: Derek Nottingham, Director Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Spacing Exception Application Sterling Unit 43-10RD February 3, 2025 Page 5 of 6 EXHIBIT “C” Affidavit of Verification Spacing Exception Sterling Unit 43-10RD I, Luke Suchecki, Senior Landman for Hilcorp Alaska, LLC, do hereby verify the following: I am acquainted with the application submitted for the drilling of the Sterling Unit 43- 10RD Well. I have reviewed the application submitted for the exception to 20 AAC 25.055 (a)(2) and all facts therein are true. I have reviewed the plat attached to said application, and it correctly portrays pertinent and required data. DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 3rd day of February 2025. STATE OF ALASKA ) ) THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ) SUBSCRIBED TO AND SWORN before me this 3rd day of February, 2025.
