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Natural Soda LLC 2023 Project Status Report & Annual Plan of Development <br /> 8 January 2024 <br /> <br />3.1.4. Regulatory Review (Confidential) <br />NS submitted routine Sundry Notices, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to the <br />appropriate agencies. The following summarizes other regulatory related activities: <br />Bureau of Land Management (BLM) <br />• In February 2023 NS submitted an application for an off-lease access road for <br />the 15H-17H well pad extension for the proposed 18H-IR-W well and the 18H- <br />1V well pads crossing public lands in T1S, R98W. The BLM approved the <br />amendment to the existing Right Of Way (ROW) # COC-77816 on July 11, <br />2023. <br />• NS contracted with Grand River Institute (GRI) in April 2023 to conduct a Class <br />III cultural resource inventory for the proposed 18H-1V access road and pipeline <br />per BLM requirements in May of 2023. GRI conducted the survey over 4 days <br />and submitted the final report to BLM Archaeologist, May 15, 2023. BLM <br />reviewed the survey and had no objection with the construction of the proposed <br />access road and pipeline. <br />• NS contracted D&A to perform a raptor survey for the proposed 2023/2024 <br />drilling and completion operations areas. The raptor survey was conducted May <br />15 and 16, 2023 with no noted problems or concerns. The report was <br />submitted to the BLM on May 23, 2023. <br />• The BLM approved the applications for drilling the 18H-1V and 18H-IR-W wells <br />on June 3, 2023 and also sent NS the Conditions of Approval (COA’s). NS <br />submitted the applications in November of 2022. <br />• NS submitted Well Sundry Notices for the P&A of the seven Rock School Lease <br />groundwater monitoring wells (AM-2, MWD-1, MWU-2, MWA-2, MWB-2, MWD- <br />2, and RS-96-20-1). On September 15, 2023. BLM 3160-5 forms and well P&A <br />diagrams for each well were submitted to the BLM. <br />• October 5, 2023 NS submitted Well Sundry Notices for the P&A of the 14H-R(I), <br />15H-I, and 17H-I production wells with required BLM 3160-5 forms and <br />diagrams. <br />• November 7, 2023 the BLM granted NS an exception to the timing limitation in <br />the 18H-1V and 18H-IR-W COA’s, authorizing a May 1, 2024 commencement <br />of drilling operations. <br />