---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-22-014207"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PROP"
cik: "0001162896"
company_name: "Prairie Operating Co."
filed_at: "2022-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T11:17:27.503307+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Creek Road Miners appoints John D. Maatta as co-CEO alongside Scott D. Kaufman

## Summary
- John D. Maatta appointed co-CEO on May 12, 2022, serving with current CEO Scott D. Kaufman.
- Maatta previously served as President and CEO from May 2016 to November 2020.
- Maatta has been a board member since May 2011 and will continue as a director.
- No family relationships exist between Maatta and any other officer or director.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-22-014207
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PROP
- cik: 0001162896
- company_name: Prairie Operating Co.
- filed_at: 2022-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1162896/000149315222014207/0001493152-22-014207-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1162896/000149315222014207/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-014207
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-014207.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-014207.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John D. Maatta was appointed as co-CEO at Prairie Operating Co..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: co-CEO
  source text: On May 12, 2022, the board of directors of the Registrant (the “Company”), appointed John D. Maatta co-CEO of the Company, to serve alongside Scott D. Kaufman, who has been serving as CEO.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1162896/000149315222014207/0001493152-22-014207-index.htm

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