FB-26-02 (Published in The Dun...

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FB-26-02 (Published in The Duncan Banner on August 13, 2026. LPXLP)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF STEPHENS COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPROVAL OF OIL AND GAS LEASES EXECUTED BY RESTRICTED HEIRS OF LEANIE WOOD NOAH, FULL BLOOD MEMBER OF THE CHOCTAW TRIBE, ROLL NO. 2337, DECEASED
FB-26-02
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR APPROVAL OF OIL AND GAS LEASES
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Leanie Wood Noah, being restricted members of the Choctaw Tribe, have filed in the District Court of Stephens County, Oklahoma, their Petition for the approval by the Court of Oil and Gas Leases executed in favor of Continental Resources, Inc. for a primary term of three (3) years from the date thereof, for a cash bonus of $850.00 per net mineral acre and One Dollar per acre paid up delay rentals, and covering their interest in and to the oil, gas and other minerals owned by them, by inheritance, in and to the following described lands located in Stephens County, Oklahoma, which lands were originally a portion of the allotment of Leanie Wood then Noah, a full-blood member of the Choctaw Tribe enrolled opposite Roll No. 2337:
A one-half mineral interest (1/2) in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 08-03S-04W, Stephens County, Oklahoma, containing 40.00 acres, more or less
(Referred to as the "Subject Property")
The Leases offered to the Petitioners and for which Petitioners seek approval by this Court are upon the usual and customary form and reserve unto the lessors 3/16th of all oil, gas and petroleum produced from said lands and tenements.
The Petition has been set for hearing and will be heard in the District Courtroom in the Stephens County Courthouse in the City of Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma, on the 14th day of September, 2026 at 1:30 p.m., at which time and place any objections to the approval of said Oil and Gas Leases may be duly presented and made to the Court, and at such hearing competitive bidding may be had on said Oil and Gas Leases and the same may be confirmed in the name of the person offering the highest bid therefor, the purchaser to pay, in addition to the bonus money for said Leases, all court costs, publication fees, revenue stamps, if any, recording fees and attorneys fees attributable to the sale of said Leases.
All interested parties may appear and be heard at said hearing.
DATED this 5th day of August, 2026.
/s/Lawrence M. Wheeler
JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT
APPROVED:
Charles C Smith - OBA #8326
Charles C Smith & Associates PLLC
11901 Mary Claire Dr
Oklahoma City, OK 73162
Telephone: (405)760.8135
E-mail: ccs@csmithlaw49.com
Attorney for Petitioners and Continental Resources, Inc.
August 13, 2026
August 19, 2026
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