ORDER OF PUBLICATION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MARION COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
XTO ENERGY INC.,
Petitioner,
v.
THE UNKNOWN OR MISSING HEIRS AND BENEFICIARIES OF GEORGE W. MORGAN and NANCY ELLEN MORGAN GOULD,
Respondents.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-C-216
JUDGE WILSON
ORDER OF
PUBLICATION
This action styled XTO Energy Inc. v. The Unknown or Missing Heirs and Beneficiaries of George W. Morgan and Nancy Ellen Gould is brought for the purpose of authorizing the execution and delivery of a valid and present mineral lease for development of the particular minerals described in the Verified Petition, and thereafter, in the case of any respondent or heir, successor or assign of any respondent who does not appear to claim ownership of the respondents’ interest within seven (7) years after the date of the lease, for the Court to order a conveyance of the respondent’s mineral interest pursuant to W.Va. Code § 55-12A-7, subject to the lease.
A copy of the Verified Petition can be obtained from the Circuit Clerk of Marion County, West Virginia and/or from Matthew Casto, Esq., or Tiffany M. Arbaugh, Esq., attorneys for the Petitioner, located at 300 Summers Street, BB&T Square, Suite 1000, Charleston, West Virginia 25301. The Unknown or Missing Heirs and Beneficiaries of George W. Morgan and Nancy Ellen Gould must respond to the Verified Petition and make yourself(ves) known to the Petitioner on or before December 30, 2019, or action may be taken by the Court in accordance with the law.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in accordance with W.Va. Code § 55-12A-5(c), that an action has been instituted in the Circuit Court of Marion County, West Virginia, bearing Civil Action No. 19-C-216 upon the Petition of XTO Energy, Inc., to appoint a Special Commissioner pursuant to W.Va. Code § 55-12A-4 for the purpose of leasing the oil and gas interest owned by the unknown or missing heirs and beneficiaries of George W. Morgan and Nancy Ellen Gould, whose identities and last known addresses are unknown.
Entered by the Circuit Clerk of Marion County, West Virginia on this 19th day of November, 2019
Rhonda Starn
Clerk of the Court
Times: November 22, 29, December 6, 2019