BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C.

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1 p. REPLACEMENT FOR FAX FILED ON MAY APPLICANTS: BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. AND CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C. RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLING Cause CD No. FILED I RECEIVED MAY COURT CLERKS OFFICE - OKC CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA LEGAL SECTION 29 DESCRIPTION: TOWNSHIP 16 NORTH RANGE 21 WEST OF THE IM ROGER MILLS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA APPLICATION Parties: 1.1. Applicants herein are, whose address for the purposes hereof is P.O. Box 54768, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma The landman for Applicants is Cole Courson, P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , Telephone: (405) Applicants are each the owner of the right to drill a well into and produce hydrocarbons from the Douglas Sand (Upper Tonkawa) and Tonkawa Sand separate common sources of supply underlying the 640-acre drilling and spacing units in Section 29, Township 16 North, Range 21 West of the IM, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Exhibit 'A" lists the name and last-known address of each person or entity being made a respondent in this cause. 2. Allegations of Fact: 2.1. By Order No , dated September 21, 1977, the Commission formed 640-acre drilling and spacing units comprised of Section 29, Township 16 North, Range 21 West of the IM, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, for the Douglas Sand (Upper Tonkawa) and Tonkawa Sand separate common sources of supply Applicants have conducted a diligent and meaningful search of the local county assessor's records, county treasurer's records, county deed records regarding the property involved for return addresses on recorded instruments, county probate records, city and county telephone directories and other sources of such information to locate each respondent, and has made a bona fide effort to reach an agreement as to the development of said units with each respondent located by such search Applicants have drilled or propose to drill a well on said drilling and spacing units to test the separate common sources of supply set out above. The avoiding of drilling of unnecessary wells, the prevention of waste, and the protection of correlative rights require that the Commission order all owners to pool their interests and to drill and develop the drilling and spacing units and separate common R. sources of supply as a unit One or both of the Applicants, including acting by and.1± through its agent, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicants shoul be designated as operator under the order to be entered in this cause of the separate common sources supply in the drilling and spacing units involved herein, including the proposed initial well unde th rn Applicants' plan of development of such units. - u cn r W:\Cbm\OCC OPTIONAL FIEARING\WARD\ PL AppI-CC-John IHdoc ':3 < (j Qz 03

2 3. Legal Authority: The relief sought by this application is authorized by Tit. 52, Okla. Stat., Section Relief Sought: Applicants request the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma enter an order as follows: (i) Pooling the interests of the oil and gas owners in the separate common sources of supply in the drilling and spacing units described in paragraph 2.1 above, and adjudicating the rights and equities with respect thereto, on the basis of such units, all to be upon such terms and conditions as are just and reasonable and which will afford such owners the opportunity to recover or receive without unnecessary expense their just and fair share of all hydrocarbon substances produced from such units, making definite provisions for the payment of all actual costs and expenses of developing such units under the plan of development proposed by Applicants, including all costs and expenses of the proposed initial well under such plan of development, as described in paragraph 2.3 above, and any subsequent well or wells in the development of the units covered hereby; and (ii) Designating one or both of the Applicants, including Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. acting by and through its agent, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicants as operator under the order to be entered in this cause of the separate common sources of supply in the drilling and spacing units involved herein, including the proposed initial well and any subsequent wells under Applicants' proposed plan of development of such units. Applicants may request up to one year from the date of the order to enter in this cause, within which to commence the initial well. DATED this 17th day of May CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. and CHESAPEAKE EX ORATION, L.L.C. Freda L. Williams, OBA P.O. Box Oklahoma City, OK Physical address 6100 N. Western Avenue (73118) (405) (405) (facsimile) freda.wiliiamschk.com ( ) ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANTS For more information regarding this, contact Cole Courson, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., P.O. Box 18496, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , Telephone: (405) W:\Cbm\QCC OPTIONAL HEARING\WARD\ PL AppI-CC-John H.d

3 EXHIBIT "A" I Marilyn Sue Fenton, now Barnes do 6748 NE Old 69 Highway 13. Miriam Everett do Outback Road 2. Marilyn Sue Fenton, now Barnes do 1111 Euclid Avenue 3 Katherine Dawn Bleakley 2717 De Soto Avenue Costa Mesa, CA Kristin Jean Bleakley 3315 S. 81st Street Lincoln, NE Parker E. Bloomer Family Partners Limited Partnership P. 0. Box Oklahoma City, OK Gilbert L. Bright do P. 0. Box Dallas, TX Gilbert L. Bright do 4942 Briarwood Place Dallas, TX Gilbert L. Bright 5944 Luther Lane Suite 600 Dallas, TX R. Neal Bright do 4942 Briarwood Place Dallas, TX Ramona Bentley, now Burleson N Road Elk City, OK John H. Campbell do 1000 Elwood Boulevard, APT 41 Elk City, OK Myron Coleman do Outback Road Gulf Oil Corporation, now known as Chevron Corporation P. 0. Box 2100 Houston, TX Gulf Oil Corporation, now known as Chevron Corporation P. 0. Box 4538 Houston, TX Joyce E. Dudek P. 0. Box Phillip W. Williams P. 0. Box E V Properties, LP 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 800 Houston, TX Farmers' Union Cooperative Royalty Company, now known as Farmers Royalty Company P. 0. Box 2119 Oklahoma City, OK Farmers' Union Cooperative Royalty Company, now known as Farmers Royalty Company 3829 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 101 Oklahoma City, OK Barbara Jane Fenton do P. 0. Box 1421 Deming, NM Barbara Jane Fenton do 2401 S. Wilson Street Amarillo, TX Orvid Fenton c/o 1111 Euclid Avenue W:\Cbm\OCC OPTIONAL HEARING\WARD\ PL AppI-CC-John Nd5

4 wt Orvid Fenton do 6748 NE Old 69 Highway Wilamae Fox do 624 Alameda Drive Wilamae Fox do 1423 S. Chesnut Street Greghol, LP do 2932 NW 156th Street Edmond, OK Sidney D. Griffitts P. 0. Box 1142 Anadarko, OK Oscar W. Haffke do 6344 Mark Court North Richland Hills, TX Headington Oil Company, LP P. 0. Box Dallas, TX Headington Oil Company, LP 2711 N. Haskell Avenue, Suite 2800 Dallas, TX Patricia A. Kendell 1825 Pamela Lane Klabzuba Exploration, LLC P. 0. Box 5815 Edmond, OK do US Highway 385 do US Highway 385 do US Highway Michael Lytle P. 0. Box 400 Manhgam, LA Mineralmen Land Co., LLC P. 0. Box 9372 Amarillo, TX Charles B. Moncrief Moncrief Building 40. Lee Wiley Moncrief 1988 Trust, and the 41. Michael J. Moncrief Grantor Trust, and the 42. Richard Barto Moncrief 1988 Trust, and the 43. Richard W. Moncrief 1988 Trust, and the 44. Tom Oil Moncrief 1967 Trust, and the do Moncrief Building 45. W. A. Moncrief, Jr. Trust dated , effective , and the Trustee of said Trust do Moncrief Building W:Cbm\OCC OPTIONAL HEARING\WARD\ PL AppI-CC-John H.doc

5 46. William Alvin Moncrief Ill Trust, and the do Moncrief Building 47. Marcheta E. Newholm c/o Road 28 Dolores, CO James A. Opperman 12185W. 13th Avenue Golden, CO James A. Opperman do 1105 Vivian Street Lakewood, CO Raymond F. Opperman 6305 W. 6th Avenue, Unit A9 Denver, CO Robert Ray Partain c/o 5065 County Road 3 Clarendon, TX Plains Production, Inc SE 19th Street Edmond, OK Claud Smith do P. 0. Box 1453 Durango, CO Lena Smith c/o P. 0. Box 1453 Durango, CO Claud Smith c/o 595 E. 7th Avenue Durango, CO Kerry S. Smith 1423 S. Chesnut Street Deborah Lytle Stroud P. 0. Box 170 Desha, AR Deborah Lytle Stroud 2250 Heber Springs Road Batesville, AR Michelle Sullivan c/o Outback Road 63. Buel V. Taylor 422 S. 6th Street Wakeeney, KS William D. Taylor do 422 S. 6th Street Wakeeney, KS Billy Gene Thornton and Dorothy Fern Thornton Revocable Trust dated October 2, 1985, and the c/o 1412 Estancia Avenue Grants, NM Raymond M. Timpanelli 5729 Lebanon Road, Suite 144 Frisco, TX Raymond M. Timpanelli 5005 Southern Hills Drive Frisco, TX Lee Wilkin do 5655 Natick Avenue Van Nuys, CA Lena Smith do 595 E. 7th Avenue Durango, CO IJ Dora Williamson 8641 Highway 34 Leedey, OK Glee D. Smith c/o 624 Alameda Drive 70. Estella H. Wilson Outback Road 58. Glee D. Smith c/o 1423 S. Chesnut Street W:Cbm\OCC OPTIONAL HEARING\WARD\ PL AppI-CC-John H.doc 5