COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON ORDER Appellate case name: In re Noble Drilling (Jim Thompson), LLC, Relator Appellate case number: 01-13-00412-CV Trial court case number: 2011-43366 Trial court: 215th District Court of Harris County, Texas On June 11, 2013, the parties participated in a telephone conference with Justice Harvey Brown during which Justice Brown understood the parties to have reached an agreement that (1) the trial court’s order striking Noble Drilling (Jim Thompson), LLC’s pleadings should be set aside, and (2) Noble’s petition for writ of mandamus should be conditionally granted without any other explanation.

To avoid any misunderstanding, the Court requests that the parties confirm in writing whether such is their agreement or whether they oppose a conditional grant of the mandamus relief requested by Noble. The parties’ responses are due by Friday, June 14, 2013.

It is so ORDERED.

Judge’s signature: /s/ Harvey Brown______ Acting Individually

Date: June 11, 2013