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       UPSTREAM                              Early production rates at the Rosa Unit   acquisition of privately held operated assets
                                           #654H and Rosa Unit #656, both in Rio   located in the Midland Basin from Foreland
       Paramount Resources                 Arriba County, are the highest achieved in   Investments and from BCC-Foreland, which
                                           the past 20 years within the San Juan Basin,
                                                                                held well-bore interests in certain of the
       announces third-quarter             a large natural gas producing area spanning   producing wells operated by Foreland.
                                                                                  The aggregate purchase price of the
                                           southwest Colorado and northwest New
       2021 results, updated 2021          Mexico that includes the Mancos Shale. The   Foreland acquisition was approximately
                                                                                $73.2mn at signing of the purchase and sale
                                           Rosa #654H achieved an average 30-day
       guidance, 2022 capital              initial production (IP30) rate of approximately  agreements, consisting of $49.2mn in cash
                                           18.2mn cubic feet per day (mmcfpd) and
                                                                                and 2.6mn shares of Earthstone’s Class A
       budget and guidance and             the Rosa #656H achieved an IP30 of 18.3   common stock valued at $24.0mn based on
                                                                                a closing share price of $9.20 on September
                                           MMcfpd, while the wells were choked back
       increased dividend                  by an average of ~33%. The IP30 for each well   30, 2021. Total cash consideration paid was
                                                                                $39.3mn, reflecting the preliminary purchase
                                           exceeded the previous Mancos gas horizontal
       Paramount Resources is pleased to announce   IP30 record by ~40%.        price adjustment estimated prior to closing
       strong third quarter 2021 financial and   “We are thrilled with the initial production   and including the deposit paid upon signing
       operating results, upwardly revised 2021   rate of these wells,” said Jay Paul McWilliams,   of the purchase and sale agreement.
       guidance and its approved 2022 capital   CEO of LOGOS. “These results, which were   Earthstone estimates the acquired
       expenditure budget that is forecast to generate   achieved near the center of a large unit   assets to have $116.0mn of PDP PV-10 as
       approximately CAD455mn in free cash flow   offering hundreds of additional locations,   of July 1, 2021, with associated reserves of
       in 2022 on production of between 90,000   support our strategic view that substantial   approximately 13.3mn boe (11% oil, 31%
       boepd and 94,000 boepd (46% liquids).   resource potential exists in the San Juan Basin,   NGL, 58% natural gas) based on NYMEX
       The company is also pleased to announce a   and give us confidence to pursue additional   strip pricing as of September 30, 2021. The
       tripling of its regular monthly dividend from   responsible development of the Mancos shale.   low-decline, high-margin producing assets
       CAD0.02 to CAD0.06 per class A common   We believe the Mancos shale could become   acquired in the Foreland acquisition are
       share effective November 2021.      one of the leading natural gas shale plays in   expected to add approximately 4,000 boepd
       PARAMOUNT RESOURCES, November 04, 2021  the US.”                         (17% oil, 47% liquids) to Earthstone’s daily
                                             The Rosa Unit #654H and Rosa Unit #656   production from the closing date through
       LOGOS Resources II                  wells were drilled from a single pad with an   year-end 2021.
                                           approximate 10,000-foot laterals in an area
                                                                                EARTHSTONE ENERGY, November 02, 2021
       announces record-breaking           known as the Rosa Exploratory Unit. The   PHX Minerals announces
                                           Rosa Unit, which is operated by a LOGOS
       production from two                 affiliate and in which LOGOS is majority   working interest divestiture
                                           owner, encompasses approximately 54,000
       horizontal Mancos shale             acres.                               and mineral acquisition
                                           LOGOS RESOURCES II, October 29, 2021
       wells                                                                    PHX Minerals announced today that it

       LOGOS Resources II, announced today it has   Earthstone Energy closes    has sold a package of 499 non-operated
       brought online two highly productive natural   Midland Basin foreland    legacy working interest wellbores located
       gas wells in the Mancos shale, highlighting                              in the Fayetteville shale of Arkansas to an
       the potential for responsible development   acquisition                  undisclosed buyer for $2,125,000. The buyer
       of the New Mexico and Colorado field as                                  will also assume an asset retirement obligation
       a significant new source of US natural gas   Earthstone Energy today announced that   in the amount of approximately $173,000
       supply.                             it has completed the previously announced   from the company. PHX retains all mineral
                                                                                rights underlying the divested working
                                                                                interest wellbores and will continue to receive
                                                                                royalties where applicable. Additionally, PHX
                                                                                completed the acquisition of approximately
                                                                                220 net royalty acres located primarily in
                                                                                Stephens County, Okla., for $1,216,374. The
                                                                                acquisition is predominately in the same
                                                                                area of the SCOOP Springboard III play as
                                                                                the Company’s previously closed April 2021
                                                                                acquisition where current drilling activity
                                                                                continues to accelerate.
                                                                                  Chad Stephens, president and CEO, said:
                                                                                “These transactions are an important step in
                                                                                the execution of our corporate strategy that
                                                                                we embarked on almost two years ago when I
                                                                                became CEO. The corporate strategy includes
                                                                                high-grading our asset base and transforming



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