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CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS AGREEMENT.
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED WITH RESPECT TO THE OMITTED
INFORMATION, WHICH HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION. THE OMITTED INFORMATION IS MARKED WITH “[***]”.

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GAS GATHERING AGREEMENT
by and between
APACHE CORPORATION
and
ALPINE HIGH GATHERING LP
dated
July 1, 2018

Gas Gathering Agreement dated July 1, 2018
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GAS GATHERING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
 
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ARTICLE 2
DEDICATION AND SERVICES
 
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ARTICLE 3
RECEIPT POINTS, DELIVERY POINTS, AND PRESSURES
 
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ARTICLE 4
FEES
 
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ARTICLE 5
FUEL AND LOST & UNACCOUNTED FOR GAS
 
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ARTICLE 6
PAYMENTS
 
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ARTICLE 7
AUDIT RIGHTS
 
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ARTICLE 8
MAINTENANCE
 
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ARTICLE 9
GAS QUALITY
 
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ARTICLE 10
MEASUREMENT
 
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ARTICLE 11
FORCE MAJEURE
 
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ARTICLE 12
INDEMNIFICATION
 
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ARTICLE 13
TITLE
 
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ARTICLE 14
ROYALTY AND TAXES
 
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ARTICLE 15
NOTICE AND PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
 
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ARTICLE 16
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
 
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ARTICLE 17
TERM
 
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ARTICLE 18
MISCELLANEOUS
 
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EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A    -    Dedicated Area
Exhibit B    -    Receipt Points; Delivery Points
Exhibit C    -    Addresses for Notices, Statements, and Payments
Exhibit D    -     Form of Memorandum of Agreement
Exhibit E    -    Form of Memorandum of Release
Exhibit F    -    Form of Transferee Agreement
Exhibit G    -    Form of Joinder Agreement

    

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GAS GATHERING AGREEMENT
This Gas Gathering Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into to be retroactively
effective July 1, 2018 (“Effective Date”) by and between APACHE CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (together with its successors and permitted assigns,
“Producer”), and ALPINE HIGH GATHERING LP, a Delaware limited partnership
(together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Gatherer”). Producer and
Gatherer may be referred to herein individually as “Party,” or collectively as
the “Parties.”
RECITALS
A.Gatherer owns and operates the high pressure and low pressure Gathering System
(as defined in Article 1 below).
B.    Producer owns or controls Gas production in the vicinity of the Gathering
System.
C.    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Producer desires to
deliver to Gatherer, and Gatherer desires to receive from Producer, Gas owned
and/or controlled by Producer at the Receipt Points for Gathering on the
Gathering System. In accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Gatherer shall provide the Services with respect to Producer’s Gas delivered to
Gatherer hereunder.
D.    The Parties originally entered into that certain Gas Gathering Agreement
dated as of May 1, 2018 (the “Original Gathering Agreement”). This Agreement
hereby amends, restates, supersedes and replaces the Original Gathering
Agreement in its entirety.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants set forth
in this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:
“2-Year Forecast” As defined in Section 2.1.
“Additional Delivery Point” As defined in Section 3.8.
“Additional Receipt Point” As defined in Section 3.7.
“Affiliate” With respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
specified Person through one or more intermediaries or otherwise. For purposes
of this definition, with respect to a Person: (a) “control” means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through
ownership of Voting Securities or interests, by contract or otherwise, and the
terms “controlling” and “controlled” have correlative meanings, and (b) “Voting
Securities” means securities of any class of such Person entitling the holders
thereof to vote in the election of, or to appoint, members of the board of
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body of the Person; provided that if such Person is a limited partnership,
Voting Securities of such Person shall be the general partner interest in such
Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of Article 12, (1) Producer
and Gatherer are deemed to not be Affiliates of one another, (2) Alpine High
Processing LP, Alpine High Pipeline LP, Alpine High NGL Pipeline LP, and Alpine
High Subsidiary GP LLC are deemed Affiliates of Alpine High Gathering LP and not
Affiliates of Apache Corporation, and (3) all other Affiliates of Apache
Corporation are deemed to not be Affiliates of Alpine High Gathering LP.
“Affiliate Interests” As defined in Section 2.1(g).
“Audit” As defined in Section 7.1.
“Btu” or “British Thermal Unit” The amount of heat required to raise the
temperature of one (1) pound of water from fifty-nine degrees Fahrenheit (59ºF)
to sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60ºF) at a constant pressure of fourteen and
sixty-five hundredths (14.65) psia.
“Business Day” Any calendar day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which
commercial banks in Houston, Texas are open for business.
“Calendar Year” The period from January 1st through December 31st of the same
calendar year.
“Central Clock Time” Central Standard time throughout the year, as may be
adjusted semi-annually for Central Daylight Savings time.
“Claim” Any lawsuit, claim, proceeding, investigation, or other similar action.
“Condensate” Hydrocarbons that have condensed from Gas downstream of a Receipt
Point and are collected as a liquid in the Gathering System, including all
liquid hydrocarbons accumulating in drips, separators and/or pipelines
downstream of a Receipt Point.
“Consequential Damages” As defined in Section 18.9.
“Cubic Foot of Gas” The volume of Gas occupying one (1) cubic foot of space when
such Gas is at a base pressure of fourteen and sixty-five hundredths (14.65)
psia and at a base temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60ºF). Whenever the
conditions of pressure and temperature differ from the foregoing standard,
conversion from the foregoing standard conditions shall be made in accordance
with the Ideal Gas Laws.
“Day” or “Daily” A period of time commencing at 9:00 A.M., Central Clock Time,
on a calendar day and ending at 9:00 A.M., Central Clock Time, on the next
succeeding calendar day.
“Dedicated Area” The lands located in Reeves, Pecos, Jeff Davis, and Culberson
Counties, Texas, more particularly described in Exhibit A.
“Delivery Point” The outlet flange of Gatherer’s facilities at the point of
interconnection between the low pressure Gathering System and other facilities
where Gas is delivered out of the low pressure Gathering System or the outlet
flange of Gatherer’s facilities at the point of interconnection between the high
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Gathering System. The Delivery Points existing on the Effective Date, including
the Gathering Subsystem to which such points belong, are reflected on Exhibit B.
Gatherer shall update Exhibit B on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of
each Year to include Additional Delivery Points that have been placed into
service and, if necessary, to update the Gathering Subsystem of existing points;
provided that Gatherer may not change the Gathering Subsystem to which an
existing Delivery Point is connected without Producer’s consent.
“Delivery Point Gas Quality Specifications” The Gas quality requirements of
downstream pipelines or other facility operators at the Delivery Points, as such
requirements are in effect from time to time.
“Effective Date” As defined in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Firm” The provision of Services hereunder shall not be subject to interruption,
except as absolutely necessary as a result of Force Majeure or, after reasonable
prior notice, during periods of Maintenance, and in the event of any such
interruption or in the event of excess Gas deliveries to the Gathering System
(from Producer or a Third Party) over and above the System Gas Capacity,
Producer’s Gas shall have first priority rights and shall be the last curtailed,
unless Producer otherwise provides consent.
“Force Majeure” As defined in Section 11.2.
“Gas” Any mixture of hydrocarbons or of hydrocarbons and non-combustible gases
in a gaseous state.
“Gather” or “Gathering” The receipt of Gas by Gatherer at the Receipt Points for
the transportation and delivery of Gas to the Delivery Point(s).
“Gatherer Indemnified Parties” As defined in Section 12.1.
“Gathering Fees” As defined in Section 4.1.
“Gathering System” The natural gas low pressure and high pressure gathering
system owned by Gatherer and located in Reeves and Pecos Counties, Texas, and
the Receipt Points and Delivery Points listed on Exhibit B to the extent the
facilities are owned/leased and operated by Gatherer at such points, as such
system may be expanded or modified from time to time. The Gathering System shall
be divided into a subsystem for all Processable Gas and a subsystem for
Non-Processable Gas (each a “Gathering Subsystem”) that do not commingle.
“Governmental Authority” Any federal, state, municipal, local or similar
governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency or court with
jurisdiction over the Parties or either Party, this Agreement, any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, or the Gathering System or any other
facilities utilized by a Party for the performance of this Agreement.
“High Pressure Gathering Fee” As defined in Section 4.1.
“Ideal Gas Laws” The thermodynamic laws applying to perfect gases.
“Interests” Any right, title, or interest in lands which gives Producer the
right to produce and market oil and/or Gas therefrom, whether arising from fee
ownership, working interest ownership,

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mineral ownership, leasehold ownership, farmout, or other contractual
arrangement or arising from any pooling, unitization, or communitization of any
of the foregoing rights within the Dedicated Area, and any and all replacements,
renewals, and extensions or amendments of any of the same.
“Law” or “Laws” Any of the following: laws, rules, regulations, decrees,
judgments or orders of, or licenses or permits issued by, any Governmental
Authority, including, without limitation, any U.S. Bureau of Land Management
requirement that is applicable to any federal lease included in the Dedicated
Area.
“Loss” Any loss, cost, expense, liability, damage, sanction, judgment, lien,
fine, or penalty, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred, suffered or
paid by the applicable indemnified Persons on account of: (i) injuries
(including death) to any Person or damage to or destruction of any property,
sustained or alleged to have been sustained in connection with or arising out of
the matters for which the indemnifying Party has agreed to indemnify the
applicable indemnified Persons, or (ii) the breach of any covenant or agreement
made or to be performed by the indemnifying Party pursuant to this Agreement.
“Low Pressure Gathering Fee” As defined in Section 4.1.
“Maintenance” As defined in Section 8.1.
“MAOP” The maximum allowable operating pressure.
“Material Measurement Error” As defined in Section 10.4.
“Mcf” One thousand (1,000) Cubic Feet of Gas.
“Mcf Volume” Gas as measured on an Mcf basis.
“Measurement Meter” The meter used to measure the Mcf Volume of Producer’s Gas
delivered to the Gathering System at a Receipt Point.
“MMBtu” One million (1,000,000) Btus.
“MMBtu Volume” Gas as measured on an MMBtu basis.
“MMcf” One million (1,000,000) Cubic Feet of Gas.
“Month” or “Monthly” A period commencing at 9:00 A.M., Central Clock Time, on
the first Day of a calendar month and extending until 9:00 A.M., Central Clock
Time, on the first Day of the next succeeding calendar month.
“Monthly Invoice” As defined in Section 6.1.
“Non-Op Gas” As defined in Section 2.1.
“Non-Processable Gas” Producer’s Gas that Producer elects or has elected to not
be bound for a downstream processing facility.
“Off-Spec Gas” As defined in Section 9.2.

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“Person” An individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited partnership, a
limited liability company, an association, a joint venture, a trust, an
unincorporated organization, or any other entity or organization, including a
government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Primary Term” As defined in Section 17.1.
“Prior Dedication” As to any Interests acquired by Producer (or any of its
successors or assigns under this Agreement) within the Dedicated Area, whether
before or after the Effective Date, any dedication or commitment for some or all
Services burdening such Interests which is in effect as of the time of any such
acquisition.
“Processable Gas” Producer’s Gas that Producer elects or has elected to be bound
for a downstream processing facility.
“Producer Indemnified Parties” As defined in Section 12.1.
“Producer’s Gas” All Gas now or hereafter owned or controlled by Producer and
delivered to the Gathering System pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“psia” Pressure expressed in pounds per square inch absolute.
“psig” Pressure expressed in pounds per square inch gauge.
“Receipt Point” The inlet flange of Gatherer’s facilities at the point of
interconnection between the low pressure Gathering System and Producer’s
facilities or the inlet flange of Gatherer’s facilities at the point of
interconnection between the high pressure Gathering System and other facilities
where Gas is received into the high pressure Gathering System. The Receipt
Points existing on the Effective Date, including the Gathering Subsystem to
which such points belong, are listed on Exhibit B. Gatherer shall update Exhibit
B on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each Year to include
Additional Receipt Points that have been placed into service and, if necessary,
to update the Gathering Subsystem of existing points; provided that Gatherer may
not change the Gathering Subsystem to which an existing Receipt Point is
connected without Producer’s consent.
“Receipt Point Mcf Volume” The actual Mcf Volume of Gas delivered by Producer
and received by Gatherer at such Receipt Point during a Month, as measured at
the applicable Measurement Meter, net of buyback gas redelivered to Producer
pursuant to Section 3.9.
“Receipt Point Gas Quality Specifications” For each Receipt Point, the
applicable downstream Delivery Point Gas Quality Specifications.
“Required Pressure” For each Receipt Point, the pressure listed on Exhibit B for
such Receipt Point; provided that for Additional Receipt Points on the low
pressure portion of the Gathering System, the Required Pressure shall not be
higher than [***] ([***]) psig. For Additional Receipt Points on the high
pressure portion of the Gathering System the Required Pressure shall not exceed
MAOP, as such MAOP may exist from time to time.
“Resolution Period” As defined in Section 2.1 or Section 3.6, as applicable.
“Services” As defined in Section 2.3.

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“Shipper” Any Person for whom Gatherer provides Services on the Gathering
System.
“Similarly Situated Shipper” Any assignee of Producer’s interests hereunder
(whether total or partial) pursuant to Section 18.6 or any Third Party Shipper
for which Producer consents to Gatherer providing an equal level of service
priority pursuant to Section 2.5.
“System Gas Capacity” As of any determination time, the Gathering System
throughput capacity as it exists as of such time.
“Tax” or “Taxes” Any federal, state or local taxes, fees, levies or other
assessments, including all sales and use, goods and services, ad valorem,
transfer, gains, profits, excise, franchise, real and personal property, gross
receipt, value added, capital stock, production, business and occupation,
disability, employment, payroll, license, unemployment, social security,
Medicare, or withholding taxes or charges imposed by any Governmental Authority,
and including any interest and penalties (civil or criminal) on any of the
foregoing.
“Term” As defined in Section 17.1.
“Third Party” Any Person that, as of any applicable determination date, is not a
Party to this Agreement.
“Third Party Gas” Gas other than Producer’s Gas.
“Transfer” Any direct or indirect transfer, conveyance, assignment, grant or
other disposition of any rights, interests or obligations.
“Transferee Agreement” An agreement in the form as attached hereto as Exhibit F,
which is to be signed by Gatherer and a Third Party to which Producer partially
assigns its Interests in the Dedicated Area.
“Year” A period of three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive Days; provided,
however, any year that contains the date of February 29 shall consist of three
hundred sixty-six (366) consecutive Days.
ARTICLE 2
DEDICATION AND SERVICES
Section 2.1    Dedication; Producer Reservations; Release Rights.
(a)    Dedication. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and
solely for the performance of this Agreement, Producer hereby dedicates for
Gathering and the other Services to be provided by Gatherer under this Agreement
and shall deliver or cause to be delivered at the Receipt Point(s) on the
Gathering System the following:
(i)    all Gas produced and saved from wells now or hereafter located within the
Dedicated Area or on lands pooled or unitized therewith, to the extent such Gas
is attributable to Interests within the Dedicated Area, now owned or hereafter
acquired by Producer and not delivered or used as permitted pursuant to this
Agreement; and

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(ii)    with respect to wells now or hereafter located within the Dedicated Area
or on lands pooled or unitized therewith for which Producer is the operator, Gas
from such wells that is owned by other working interest owners and royalty
owners (“Non-Op Gas”) but only to the extent and for the period that Producer
has the right or obligation to market such Non-Op Gas;
provided, however, with respect to any such Gas that is or becomes subject to a
Prior Dedication, such Gas shall not be subject to the dedication hereunder
until the expiration or termination of such Prior Dedication. Upon the
expiration or termination of that Prior Dedication, such additional Interests
within the Dedicated Area and such Gas attributable thereto will automatically
be subject to the dedication hereunder without any further action by the
Parties. Producer shall notify Gatherer in writing of any such expiration or
termination.
(b)    Covenant Running with the Land. It is the mutual intention of the Parties
that, so long as the dedication in Section 2.1(a) is in effect, this Agreement
and the dedication under Section 2.1(a) and all of the terms and provisions of
this Agreement collectively shall (i) be a covenant running with the Interests
within the Dedicated Area and (ii) be binding on and enforceable by Gatherer and
its successors and assigns against Producer and its successors and assigns of
the Interests within the Dedicated Area. Each Party agrees to execute,
acknowledge, and deliver to the other Party from time to time such additional
agreements and instruments as may be reasonably requested by such other Party to
more fully effectuate the intention of the Parties set forth in the immediately
preceding sentence, including a memorandum of this Agreement in the form set
forth on Exhibit D, and in the event of a permanent release or partial
assignment of the Interests dedicated hereunder, a memorandum of release in the
form set forth on Exhibit E. Producer shall cause any conveyance by it of all or
any of the Interests within the Dedicated Area to be made expressly subject to
the terms of this Agreement. By January 31 of each year, Producer and Gatherer
shall update Exhibit A to reflect any Interests within the Dedicated Area
(1) acquired by Producer, (2) permanently released by Gatherer, or (3) partially
assigned by Producer (and reflected in a Transferee Agreement) during the
immediately preceding year, and, for the avoidance of doubt, any such new
Interests within the Dedicated Area shall be subject to this Agreement
(including Section 2.1(a) and Section 2.1(b)). Contemporaneously with any such
update and supplement to this Agreement, Producer shall execute, acknowledge,
and deliver to Gatherer a supplement to each of the applicable memoranda of this
Agreement previously filed for recording in the real property records of each
county in which any portion of such new Interests is located.
(c)    Forecasts. Subject to Gatherer’s compliance with the confidentiality and
restricted use requirements set forth in Section 18.1, on or before October 1st
of each Year during the Term of this Agreement, Producer shall deliver to
Gatherer a 2-Year Forecast with respect to Producer’s Gas. “2-Year Forecast”
shall mean Producer’s good faith estimate (expressed in Mcf per Day) and
associated gas analysis of Producer’s Gas to be produced from the Dedicated
Area, including the general geographic location and anticipated Gathering
Subsystem, for each Month for the next two (2) years of the Term of the
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on Producer’s most recent engineering and planning data. At Gatherer’s request,
but no more than once per quarter, Producer and Gatherer will meet to discuss
changes in the forecast to ensure that Gatherer will have adequate capacity in
place to meet Producer’s requirements. For the sake of clarity, Gatherer
acknowledges that Producer shall not at any time be required to deliver any of
Producer’s internal budget information to Gatherer. Producer shall use all
commercially reasonable efforts and information available to it to create the
2-Year Forecasts, but, given the inherent nature of the estimates involved in
creating such Forecasts, Producer cannot guarantee the accuracy of any 2-Year
Forecast.
(d)    Producer’s Reservations.
(i)    Gas for Lessors or Royalty Owners. Producer shall have the right to
utilize Gas as may be required to be delivered to lessors or royalty owners
under the terms of leases or other agreements or as required for Producer’s
operations within the Dedicated Area or lands pooled or unitized therewith, as
determined by Producer in its sole discretion.
(ii)    Pooling or Units. Producer may form, dissolve, and/or participate in
pooling agreements or units encompassing all or any portions of the Dedicated
Area, as determined by Producer in its sole discretion.
(iii)    Operational Control of Wells. Producer reserves the right to operate
its leases and wells in any manner that it desires, as determined by Producer in
its sole discretion and free of any control by Gatherer, including without
limitation, (i) shutting-in, cleaning out, reworking, modifying, deepening, or
abandoning any such wells, (ii) using any efficient, modern, or improved method
for the production of its wells, (iii) flaring, burning, or venting Gas (with no
fees to be associated with such Gas), and (iv) surrendering, releasing, or
terminating its leases or Interests or allowing such leases or Interests to
expire at any time; provided that before any well is taken out of service for
any reason, Producer shall first shut-off the well’s connection to the
applicable Receipt Point.
(iv)    Well Development and Operations. Producer reserves the right to use Gas
(including its components) above ground or below, to develop and operate its
leases and wells, including, without limitation, for Gas lift, fuel, pressure
maintenance, or other re-injection purposes, secondary and tertiary recovery,
drilling or cycling, operation of Producer’s facilities, and/or any other
legitimate use in connection with the development and/or operation of its leases
and wells that are now or hereafter become subject to the terms of this
Agreement. Additionally, for Gas used for fuel, Producer has the right to remove
liquid hydrocarbons from such Gas by means it deems necessary, including via low
temperature separation.
(v)    No Obligation to Develop. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement
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and operate its leases and wells as it sees fit, in its sole discretion, and
Producer shall have no obligation to Gatherer under this Agreement to develop or
otherwise produce Gas or other hydrocarbons from any properties owned by it,
including any properties now or hereafter located within the Dedicated Area or
the lands pooled or unitized therewith.
(e)    Release from Dedication.
(i)    Immediate Temporary Release. If for any reason, including Force Majeure
(but not including a pressure problem, which is addressed in Section 3.6),
Gatherer does not Gather all or any portion of Producer’s Gas delivered or
otherwise available for delivery at a Receipt Point, Producer shall be entitled
to an immediate temporary release from dedication of such volume of Gas not
Gathered, and may dispose of such Gas in any manner it sees fit, subject to
Gatherer’s right to resume receipts at a subsequent time when Gatherer is able
to receive all of Producer’s Gas available for delivery at the Receipt Point in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, provided, however, if during such
temporary release period Producer secures a different temporary market, Gatherer
may resume receipts only upon thirty (30) Days’ advance written notice and only
as of the beginning of a Month, unless otherwise agreed.
(ii)    Permanent Release. In addition to Section 2.1(e)(i), above, if Gatherer
does not Gather or ceases Gathering all or any portion of Producer’s Gas for
delivery at a Receipt Point for any reason (but not including a pressure
problem, which is addressed in Section 3.6, or a failure to meet quality
requirements, for which no permanent release shall be available) for a
cumulative thirty (30) Days in any ninety (90) Day period, unless such failure
is caused by Force Majeure, in which case a cumulative 180 Days in any 365-Day
period, then upon Producer’s written notice to Gatherer, Gatherer shall have
fifteen (15) Days from receipt of such notice to propose a feasible plan to
Producer that shall resolve such issue, at Gatherer’s sole cost and expense,
within sixty (60) Days after proposing such plan (the “Resolution Period”). If
(A) Gatherer fails to propose a resolution within the stated fifteen (15) Days,
(B) the issue is not resolved after completion of Gatherer’s resolution, or (C)
Gatherer does not complete such resolution within the Resolution Period for any
reason (but if Gatherer’s completion is delayed or prevented by reason of Force
Majeure, the Resolution Period shall be extended by an additional 120 Days),
Producer may elect, by giving written notice to Gatherer, to either (x) a
permanent release from dedication as to the affected Receipt Point and the
portion(s) of the Dedicated Area associated with such Receipt Point (and such
released portion(s) shall be stated in terms of acreage) or (y) until the issue
has been resolved, [***] percent ([***]%) reduction in the then-existing Low
Pressure Gathering Fees for a volume of Gas equal to Producer’s good-faith
estimate of the affected volumes of Gas; provided, however, Producer shall not
be entitled to the remedies set forth in either subsection (x) or subsection (y)
to the extent that Producer’s good-faith estimate of the affected volumes
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Year Forecast Producer delivered to Gatherer in accordance with Section 2.1(c).
If Producer elects a permanent release, the portion(s) of the Dedicated Area to
be released shall be designated by Producer, acting reasonably and in good
faith, provided that Producer shall provide to Gatherer (subject to the
confidentiality and non-use restrictions set forth in this Agreement) reasonable
evidence to support Producer’s determination of the portion(s) of the Dedicated
Area to be released, and as long as Producer’s determination of the areas to be
released is reasonably supported, such determination shall be deemed conclusive.
(iii)    Release by Downstream Processor. Gatherer is providing Services in
order to deliver Producer’s Gas to downstream facilities in satisfaction of
Producer’s dedication to such downstream facilities. To the extent that
Producer’s dedication under such downstream contracts is released, Producer
shall receive a corresponding release from dedication under this Agreement.
(f)    No Election of Remedies. Producer’s exercise of any right to a release
from dedication under Section 2.1(e) or Section 3.6 shall not be deemed an
election of remedies for any unexcused failure of Gatherer to perform any
obligation under this Agreement, and Producer shall be entitled to any and all
other remedies, including specific performance and injunctive relief (without
the need to post any bond).
(g)    Acquisitions by Affiliates of Producer. If any Affiliate of Producer
acquires any fee ownership, working interest ownership, mineral ownership,
leasehold ownership, farmout, or other contractual arrangement or arising from
any pooling, unitization, or communitization of any of the foregoing rights
within the Dedicated Area (“Affiliate Interests”), then Producer shall use its
best efforts to cause any applicable Affiliate of Producer who acquires such
Affiliate Interests to execute and deliver to Gatherer (i) a joinder to this
Agreement in the form of Exhibit G attached hereto and (ii) a memorandum of this
Agreement in the form set forth on Exhibit D. In the event that an Affiliate of
Producer becomes a Producer under this Agreement, the liabilities of Producer
and each such Affiliate of Producer shall be several and not joint.
Section 2.2    Producer’s Right to Deliver Other Gas. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and availability of capacity, Producer shall have
the continuing right to deliver Producer’s equity Gas production and Gas that
Producer controls as operator on behalf of non-operating partners from outside
of the Dedicated Area to Gatherer at any one or more Receipt Point(s), and
Gatherer shall provide Services for such Gas on the Gathering System; provided
that such Gas shall not be dedicated under this Agreement.
Section 2.3    Gathering and Related Services. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, each Month during the Term Gatherer shall provide,
or cause to be provided, the following services, each on a Firm basis
(collectively, the “Services”):
(a)    receive, or cause to be received, Producer’s Gas at the low pressure
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(b)    gather Producer’s Gas on the low pressure Gathering System;
(c)    deliver for Producer’s account all Producer’s Gas, less any Producer’s
Gas required under Section 3.9, and Condensate at the low pressure Delivery
Point(s),
(d)    receive, or cause to be received, Producer’s Gas at the high pressure
Receipt Points;
(e)    gather Producer’s Gas on the high pressure Gathering System;
(f)    deliver for Producer’s account Producer’s Gas and Condensate at the high
pressure Delivery Point(s); and
(g)    perform such other obligations and actions as are described under this
Agreement.
The Services described in subparts (d)-(f) above shall be at Producer’s
direction and for a volume up to the capacity of Gatherer’s high pressure
Gathering System. Gatherer shall perform all Services and operate the Gathering
System consistent with industry standard and in a prudent, workmanlike manner.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Producer shall not
be entitled to Services on a Firm basis on any facilities that have been built
by Gatherer exclusively to service Gas volumes delivered by any Third Party
customer.
Section 2.4    Modification of System Capacity. Other than during periods of
emergency and/or required Maintenance, Gatherer shall not take, without
Producer’s prior written consent, any action that could cause the System Gas
Capacity to be reduced in a manner that negatively affects Producer’s ability to
deliver Gas to any Receipt Point.
Section 2.5    Priority of Gas Services; Curtailment. Gatherer covenants that it
shall not oversubscribe the Gathering System (or any Gathering Subsystem) or
take additional production into the Gathering System (or any Gathering
Subsystem) if, as a result, Gatherer is unable to perform its Service
obligations under this Agreement. Gatherer agrees to not provide services of any
kind for any Third Party Gas on the Gathering System (or any Gathering
Subsystem) on a basis that has a priority (i) higher than or (ii) equal to that
to which Producer is entitled under this Agreement without Producer’s prior
written consent; provided, however, that in the case of (ii), such consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld if the Third Party agreement shall not be
reasonably expected to impact Gatherer’s ability to perform its obligations to
Producer under this Agreement. If for any reason, including, without limitation,
Force Majeure, Maintenance, or constraints at Delivery Point(s), Gatherer needs
to curtail receipt, Gathering or delivery of Gas on any part of a Gathering
Subsystem, the following procedures shall be followed:
(a)    First, Gas deliveries from all Persons other than Producer and Similarly
Situated Shippers shall be curtailed prior to any curtailment or interruption of
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(b)    Second, if additional curtailments are required beyond Section 2.5(a)
above, Gatherer shall notify Producer and Similarly Situated Shippers of such
curtailment and require good faith estimates of expected gas volumes from
Producer and Similarly Situated Shippers. Gatherer shall then allocate the
capacity of the applicable Gathering Subsystem at the affected Receipt Point on
a pro rata basis based upon Producer’s and each Similarly Situated Shipper’s
respective good faith estimates for the affected point.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the
extent Gas deliveries from Persons other than Producer or Similarly Situated
Shippers cause or would reasonably be expected to cause Producer or a Similarly
Situated Shipper to reduce or curtail its Gas production, Gatherer shall curtail
receipts of Gas deliveries from such Persons into the Gathering System.
Section 2.6    Third Party Gas. Gatherer agrees that it shall not accept Third
Party Gas into the Gathering System if such Third Party Gas shall cause
Producer’s Gas to not meet the Delivery Point Gas Quality Specifications.
Section 2.7    Operation and Maintenance of Gathering System. Gatherer shall (i)
be entitled to complete operational control of the Gathering System, and (ii)
construct, install, own, operate and maintain, at its sole cost, risk and
expense, the Gathering System in accordance with all applicable Laws, as a
reasonably prudent natural gas gathering system operator and, to the extent
reasonably possible, in a cost-efficient and effective manner for Producer.
Section 2.8    Commingling. Although Producer shall retain title to Producer’s
Gas (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement), the Parties agree that
Producer’s Gas may constitute part of the supply of Gas from multiple sources in
the Gathering System and Gatherer shall have the right, subject to Gatherer’s
obligations under this Agreement, to commingle Producer’s Gas with other Gas, to
deliver molecules different from those received at the Receipt Points, and to
handle the molecules delivered at the Receipt Points in any manner.
ARTICLE 3
RECEIPT POINTS, DELIVERY POINTS, AND PRESSURES
Section 3.1    Receipt Points. Producer shall deliver Producer’s Gas to Gatherer
at the Receipt Points.
Section 3.2    Delivery Points. Gatherer shall deliver Producer’s Gas and
Condensate to the Delivery Points.
Section 3.3    Uniform Deliveries. Producer shall deliver Producer’s Gas to
Gatherer, and Gatherer shall receive and redeliver Producer’s Gas, as nearly as
practicable at uniform hourly and daily rates of flow.
Section 3.4    Pressure at Receipt Points. Producer shall cause Producer’s Gas
to be delivered to the Receipt Points at a pressure sufficient to enter the
Gathering System, provided that Gatherer maintains the operating pressure at low
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Required Pressure. Producer shall not deliver Gas at any Receipt Point at a
pressure in excess of the MAOP at the Receipt Point, as such MAOP may exist from
time to time. As of the Effective Date, the MAOP at each Receipt Point shall be
listed on Exhibit B, and Gatherer shall give written notice to Producer at any
time thereafter that the MAOP for any Receipt Point changes and for each
Additional Receipt Point when it is added.
Section 3.5    Pressure at Delivery Points. Gatherer shall deliver Gas to each
Delivery Point at a pressure sufficient to enter the receiving facilities at
such Delivery Point, but shall not deliver such Gas at a pressure in excess of
the MAOP of such receiving facilities, as such MAOP may exist from time to time.
Section 3.6    Release Rights. At any time the operating pressure at a Receipt
Point or on any Gathering Subsystem is not in compliance with the Required
Pressure or in excess of the MAOP for any reason, including Force Majeure,
Producer shall be entitled to an immediate temporary release from dedication and
may immediately dispose of and/or deliver to any third Person any of Producer’s
Gas available for delivery at Receipt Point(s) delivering to such Gathering
Subsystem. In the event the operating pressure at a Receipt Point or on a
Gathering Subsystem is not in compliance with the Required Pressure for a
cumulative thirty (30) Days in any ninety (90) Day period for reasons other than
Force Majeure, then upon Producer’s written notice to Gatherer, Gatherer shall
have fifteen (15) Days from receipt of such notice to propose a feasible plan
that shall, at Gatherer’s sole cost and expense, resolve the pressure issue
within sixty (60) Days after proposing such plan (the “Resolution Period”) so
that the pressure shall be maintained in compliance with the Required Pressure
(including when all available Gas is delivered to the Receipt Point(s), i.e.,
including all of Producer’s Gas that may have been temporarily released). If (a)
Gatherer fails to propose a resolution within the stated fifteen (15) Days, (b)
the issue is not resolved after completion of Gatherer’s resolution, or (c)
Gatherer does not complete its proposed resolution within the Resolution Period
for any reason (but if Gatherer’s completion is delayed or prevented by reason
of Force Majeure, the Resolution Period shall be extended by an additional 120
Days), then Producer may elect, by giving written notice to Gatherer, to either
(i) a permanent release from dedication as to any Receipt Point(s) and the
portion(s) of the Dedicated Area associated with such Receipt Point(s) (and such
released portion(s) shall be stated in terms of acreage) or (ii) until the issue
has been resolved, [***] percent ([***]%) reduction in the then-existing Low
Pressure Gathering Fee for a volume of Gas equal to Producer’s good-faith
estimate of the affected volumes of Gas; provided, however, Producer shall not
be entitled to the remedies set forth in either subsection (i) or subsection
(ii) to the extent that Producer’s good-faith estimate of affected volumes
exceeds the last 2-Year Forecast Producer delivered to Gatherer in accordance
with Section 2.1(c). If Producer elects a permanent release, the portion(s) of
the Dedicated Area to be released shall be designated by Producer, acting
reasonably and in good faith, provided that Producer shall provide to Gatherer
(subject to the confidentiality and non-use restrictions set forth in this
Agreement) reasonable evidence to support Producer’s determination of the
portion(s) of the Dedicated Area to be released, and as long as Producer’s
determination of the areas to be released is reasonably supported, such
determination shall be deemed conclusive.
Section 3.7    Additional Receipt Points.

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(a)    Producer shall have the continuing right, at its option, at any time
after the Effective Date, to designate additional Receipt Point(s) (each, an
“Additional Receipt Point”) pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.7. In each
such case, Producer shall, at its sole cost, install, own, and operate all
necessary facilities upstream of the Additional Receipt Point. Gatherer shall
own and operate all necessary facilities downstream of such Additional Receipt
Point.
(b)    Producer shall be allowed, in its sole discretion, to designate (1) the
location for the Additional Receipt Point as long as the location is within the
Dedicated Area and (2) the Gathering Subsystem to which the Additional Receipt
Point shall be connected, and Gatherer will connect the Additional Receipt Point
in accordance with Producer’s notice in Section 3.7(c). If Producer requires a
change in Gathering Subsystem after the initial connection by Gatherer, Producer
may request an Additional Receipt Point as provided for in Section 3.7(c) below;
however, Producer shall reimburse Gatherer for its actual and reasonable costs
incurred to connect Additional Receipt Point to its facilities.
(c)    When Producer desires to install an Additional Receipt Point, Producer
shall provide written notice to Gatherer, including a plat of the location of
the proposed Additional Receipt Point and notice of whether the Additional
Receipt Point shall be connected to the Gathering Subsystem for Processable Gas
or the Gathering Subsystem for Non-Processable Gas. Subject to Section 3.7(b)
above, within [***] ([***]) Days of Gatherer’s receipt of Producer’s notice
which included Producer’s proposed location for the Additional Receipt Point,
each Party shall install and place in service its respective facilities as
required under Section 3.7(a) above. Thereafter, Producer may deliver Gas to
such Additional Receipt Point, and Gatherer shall receive and Gather such Gas
from such point.
(d)    If the Additional Receipt Point is not completed within [***] ([***])
Days after Gatherer’s receipt of Producer’s notice as provided in Section 3.7(c)
for any reason other than Force Majeure, or within [***] ([***]) Days if
Gatherer has encountered an event of Force Majeure, Producer may elect, by
giving written notice to Gatherer to (i) a permanent release from dedication as
to such Additional Receipt Point (and the associated Dedicated Area) or (ii)
[***] percent ([***]%) reduction in the then-existing Low Pressure Gathering Fee
for all Gas delivered under this Agreement until the Additional Receipt Point
has been connected. If Producer does not elect a permanent release and elects
instead to connect the Additional Receipt Point at Producer’s own cost, Producer
will receive [***] percent ([***]%) reduction in the then-existing Gathering
Fees for all Gas delivered to the applicable Additional Receipt Point under this
Agreement for the Term.
Section 3.8    Additional Delivery Points.
(a)    Producer shall have the continuing right, at its option, at any time
after the Effective Date, to designate additional Delivery Point(s) (each, an
“Additional Delivery Point”) pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.8. In each
such case, Producer shall cause to be installed, owned, and operated all
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Point. Gatherer shall own and operate all necessary facilities upstream of such
Additional Delivery Point.
(b)    Producer shall be allowed, in its sole discretion, to designate (1) the
location for the Additional Delivery Point as long as the facility at such
Delivery Point services Producer’s Gas from the Dedicated Area and/or (2) the
Gathering Subsystem to which the Additional Delivery Point be connected.
(c)    When Producer desires an Additional Delivery Point, Producer shall
provide written notice to Gatherer, including a plat of the location of the
proposed Additional Delivery Point and/or notice of whether the Additional
Delivery Point shall be connected to the Gathering Subsystem for Processable Gas
or the Gathering Subsystem for Non-Processable Gas. Subject to Section 3.8(b)
above, within [***] ([***]) Days of Gatherer’s receipt of Producer’s notice,
Gatherer shall have installed the facilities as required under Section 3.8(a).
Thereafter, Gatherer may deliver Gas to such Additional Delivery Point, and
Producer shall have such Gas received for its account from such point.
(d)    If the Additional Delivery Point is not completed within [***] ([***])
Days, after Gatherer’s receipt of Producer’s notice as provided in Section
3.8(c) for any reason other than Force Majeure, or within [***] ([***]) Days if
Gatherer has encountered an event of Force Majeure, Producer may elect, [***]
percent ([***]%) reduction in the then-existing Low Pressure Gathering Fee for
all Gas delivered under this Agreement until the Additional Delivery Point(s)
has been connected.
Section 3.9     Buyback Gas. Producer shall have the right to request
installation of a buyback gas meter downstream of a Receipt Point for Producer’s
use as described in Section 2.1(d), subpart (iv), provided that Producer shall
not withdraw volumes that exceed what Producer delivers to the applicable
Receipt Point. Producer shall pay Gatherer the actual and reasonable costs
incurred to install such meter. When Producer desires to have such meter
installed, Producer shall provide written notice to the Gatherer of the
applicable Receipt Point and the date on which Producer desires to begin
receiving buyback gas, which date shall not be sooner than thirty (30) Days
after the date of Producer’s notice, and Gatherer shall construct and install
facilities necessary within thirty (30) Days of Producer’s notice.
ARTICLE 4
FEES
Section 4.1    Gathering Fee. For each Month during the Term, and for each low
pressure Receipt Point, Producer shall pay to Gatherer an amount equal to: (i)
the Monthly low pressure Receipt Point Mcf Volume, multiplied by (ii) $[***] per
Mcf (the “Low Pressure Gathering Fee”). For each high pressure Receipt Point,
Producer shall pay to Gatherer an amount equal to: (i) the Monthly high pressure
Receipt Point Mcf Volume for each Month, multiplied by (ii) $[***] per Mcf (the
“High Pressure Gathering Fee”). Collectively, the Low Pressure Gathering Fee and
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Gathering Fee are the “Gathering Fees”, as such Gathering Fees are annually
adjusted pursuant to Section 4.2.
Section 4.2    Fee Escalation. On each anniversary of the Effective Date, the
Gathering Fees shall each be automatically adjusted upward or downward by the
percentage change in the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers,
all items less food and energy, as and when published and considered final by
the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated for the
twelve (12) Months immediately preceding the date of escalation; provided,
however, the Gathering Fees shall never be adjusted below their original amount
as of the Effective Date; and, provided, further, that the amount of adjustment
for each year shall not exceed [***] percent ([***]%) per annum.
Section 4.3    Most Favored Nations. If, any time during the Term of this
Agreement, Gatherer agrees to provide Services to any Third Party customer on
the Gathering System for Gathering Fees that are less than Producer’s Gathering
Fees, then Gatherer will (i) immediately notify Producer in writing of such
agreement and (ii) offer Producer the same lower Gathering Fee as of the date
that Gatherer begins providing the lower Gathering Fee to the Third Party
customer. This most favored nations provision shall apply regardless of: (i) the
classification of the Third Party customer offered the lower Gathering Fee(s)
(e.g., similarly situated customer or otherwise) or (ii) the duration of the
term for the Third Party customer.  The Gathering Fees hereunder shall
automatically be revised to match the fees offered to the Third Party customer
(without regard to, and without altering, Gatherer’s obligation to provide the
Services to Producer pursuant to Section 2.3), and the Parties will enter into
an amendment to this Agreement to incorporate the lower Gathering Fee(s) in the
Third Party agreement unless Producer notifies Gatherer within ten (10) Business
Days of Producer’s receipt of such offer that Producer does not wish to amend
its Gathering Fees.
ARTICLE 5
FUEL AND LOST & UNACCOUNTED FOR GAS
Section 5.1    There is deemed to be no fuel or lost & unaccounted for Gas on
the Gathering System.
ARTICLE 6
PAYMENTS
Section 6.1    Payments and Invoices. Gatherer shall provide Producer with a
detailed statement and supporting documentation for the net amount of all
consideration due from Producer to Gatherer under the terms of this Agreement
(net of any amounts due from Gatherer to Producer under this Agreement), not
later than the last Day of the Month immediately following the Month for which
the consideration is due (such statement, the “Monthly Invoice”); provided that
if measurements are based on those of Producer at the Receipt Points as
permitted in Section 10.12, then Gatherer is not required to provide the Monthly
Invoice until at least ten (10) Days after Producer provides its measurements at
the Receipt Points. Not later than thirty (30) Days following Producer’s receipt
of a Monthly Invoice, Producer shall pay to Gatherer all amounts due and owing
from Producer to Gatherer under the Monthly Invoice. Producer shall pay to
Gatherer the undisputed portions of each Monthly Invoice in accordance with the
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does not pay, Producer shall provide Gatherer a written notice of dispute
setting forth, in reasonable detail, the grounds for such dispute. Any amounts
owing by Gatherer to Producer shall be deducted from amounts otherwise due
Gatherer in the next ensuing Monthly Invoice, or Producer may request payment
for same, and Gatherer shall pay to Producer such amounts within thirty (30)
Days of Producer’s written request for same, subject to Gatherer’s good faith
dispute of any such amounts, in which case Gatherer shall pay the undisputed
portions in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Payments to either
Party shall be according to the applicable payment instructions set forth in
Article 15. If any payment due date falls on a non-Business Day, the payment
shall be due on the first Business Day thereafter.
Section 6.2    Netting, Offset of Amounts Due. Either Party shall have the right
to offset any undisputed amounts due by it under this Agreement against any
undisputed amounts due to it under this Agreement and pay the net amount due to
the other Party.
Section 6.3    Interest on Late Payments. In the event either Party fails to
make timely payment of any amount when due under this Agreement (including any
disputed amount which is later found to have been correct when payment was first
requested), interest shall accrue, from the date payment was due until the date
payment is made, at an annual rate equal to the lower of: (a) the prime rate as
published in the “Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal, plus two
percent (2%), or (b) the maximum rate of interest allowed under applicable Laws.
ARTICLE 7
AUDIT RIGHTS
Section 7.1    Audit Rights.
(a)    Each Party shall have the right, at its own expense, upon thirty (30)
Days written notice and during reasonable working hours to perform an audit of
the other Party’s books and records (“Audit”). The Audit provides the Parties
the right to obtain access to and copies of the relevant portion of the books
and records which includes, but is not limited to, financial information,
reports, charts, calculations, measurement data, allocation support, third-party
support, telephone recordings, and electronic communications of the other Party
to the extent reasonably necessary to verify performance under the terms and
conditions of this Agreement including the accuracy of any statement,
allocation, charge, payment calculation, or determination made pursuant to the
provisions contained herein for any Calendar Year within the twenty-four (24)
Month period next following the end of such Calendar Year. The Party subject to
the Audit shall respond to all exceptions and claims of discrepancies within
ninety (90) Days of receipt thereof.
(b)    Either Party has the right to Audit any agents of the other Party, or any
third Person performing services related to this Agreement. Either Party shall
have the right to make and retain copies of the books and records to the extent
necessary to support the audit work papers and claims resulting from the audit.
Additionally, the Parties reserve the right to perform site inspections or carry
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(c)    The accuracy of any statement, allocation, charge, payment calculation,
or determination made pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement shall be
conclusively presumed to be correct after the twenty-four (24) Month period next
following the end of the Calendar Year in which the statement, allocation,
charge, payment calculation, or determination was generated or prepared, if not
challenged (claimed) in writing prior thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, all
claims shall be deemed waived unless they are made in writing within the
twenty-four (24) Month period next following the end of the Calendar Year in
which the statement, allocation, charge, payment calculation, or determination
was generated or prepared.
ARTICLE 8
MAINTENANCE
Section 8.1    Maintenance. Gatherer shall be entitled to interrupt Services
hereunder to perform necessary or desirable inspections, pigging, maintenance,
testing, connections, repairs, or replacements to the Gathering System
(“Maintenance”), provided, however, that Gatherer shall use all commercially
reasonable efforts to minimize the amount of time that Services are interrupted
and to cooperate with Producer to minimize any production shut-in or
interruption of lease operations. On or before December 1st of each Calendar
Year, Gatherer shall provide Producer with written notice of the types of
anticipated Maintenance, with anticipated dates of performance, to be performed
during the next Calendar Year. No prior written notice shall be required for
emergency Maintenance requirements, provided, however, in the event of any such
emergency, Gatherer shall provide notice to Producer as soon as practicable,
including reasonable details as to the nature of the emergency and the
anticipated date that the related Service interruption shall cease.
Section 8.2    Maintenance Schedules.
(a)    If Maintenance is scheduled for any Month, Gatherer shall send notice to
Producer setting forth the Maintenance that is to be performed during such Month
in accordance with the notice requirements of Article 15, even if Gatherer does
not think that such Maintenance shall cause a Service interruption.
(b)    No later than five working days prior to the beginning of the start of a
Maintenance project, a volume curtailment allocation shall be sent to Producer
if capacity allocations are determined to be necessary by Gatherer.
Section 8.3    Access to Facilities. Subject to its safety rules, regulations
and procedures, Gatherer shall provide reasonable access to the Gathering System
and related facilities to Producer for the purposes set forth in Section 7.1,
provided that Producer shall not unreasonably interfere with the operations of
the Gathering System or any related facility.

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ARTICLE 9
GAS QUALITY
Section 9.1    Receipt Point Gas Quality Specifications. Producer’s Gas
delivered to the Receipt Points shall meet the applicable Receipt Point Gas
Quality Specifications.
Section 9.2    Non-Conforming Gas. If at any time Gatherer becomes aware that
Producer’s Gas at a Receipt Point fails to conform to the applicable Receipt
Point Gas Quality Specifications (“Off-Spec Gas”), then Gatherer shall promptly
give Producer written notice of the deficiency, and Producer shall take
commercially reasonable steps to remedy the deficiency. Gatherer shall use all
commercially reasonable efforts to accept such Off-Spec Gas as long as
(i) Gatherer is able to accept such Off-Spec Gas without unreasonable risk of
harm to the Gathering System or to Gatherer’s personnel, (ii) the acceptance of
such Off-Spec Gas does not render the Gathering System unable to meet the
Delivery Point Gas Quality Specifications, and (iii) Gatherer’s receipt of the
Off-Spec Gas shall not be construed as a change of requirements for future
volumes delivered to the Gathering System. Gatherer may immediately cease taking
any Off-Spec Gas that Gatherer deems would be harmful to the Gathering System or
Gatherer’s personnel.
Section 9.3    Reimbursement for Costs and Expenses. Producer shall reimburse
Gatherer for all actual, reasonable costs and expenses directly resulting from
damage to the Gathering System, or to other Shippers’ Gas therein, to the extent
such damage is directly caused by the delivery to the Gathering System of
Producer’s Gas that is Off-Spec Gas, except when Gatherer knowingly accepts such
Off-Spec Gas into the Gathering System. Notwithstanding the above or anything
else in this Agreement, Producer’s responsibility under this Section 9.3 shall
be for actual, direct damages only, and in no event shall this Section 9.3
require Producer to pay or in any way be responsible for the special, indirect,
consequential, punitive or exemplary damages of any Person.
ARTICLE 10
MEASUREMENT
Section 10.1    Equipment and Specifications. Producer’s Gas delivered into the
Gathering System shall be measured by the Measurement Meter(s) at the Receipt
Point(s), the Delivery Point(s), and any point(s) redelivering buyback gas to
Producer. The Measurement Meter and appurtenant facilities shall be installed,
operated, and maintained by Gatherer in accurate working order and condition,
and in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Article 10, with good
and workmanlike standards generally practiced by reasonably prudent gas pipeline
operators, and in accordance with all Laws.

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Section 10.2    Gas Meter Standards. Orifice meters installed in such measuring
stations for Gas shall be constructed and operated in accordance with ANSI/API
2530 API 14.3, AGA Report No. 3, Orifice Metering of Natural Gas and Other
Related Hydrocarbon Fluids (including as it may be revised from time to time)
and shall include the use of flange connections and, where necessary,
straightening vanes, flow conditioners, and/or pulsation dampening equipment.
Ultrasonic meters or Coriolis meters installed in such measuring stations shall
be constructed and operated in accordance with AGA Report No. 9, Measurement of
Gas by Ultrasonic Meters, First Edition, and AGA Report No. 11, Measurement of
Natural Gas by Coriolis Meter, respectively; and any subsequent modification and
amendment thereof generally accepted within the Gas industry. Electronic flow
computers shall be used and the Gas shall have its volume, mass, and/or heat
content computed in accordance with the applicable AGA standards including, but
not limited to, AGA Report Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and API 21.1 “Flow Measurement
Using Electronic Metering Systems” and any subsequent modifications and
amendments thereof generally accepted within the Gas industry. When Gas
chromatographs are used they shall be installed, operated, maintained, and
verified according to industry standards (GPA 2261, GPA 2145, GPA 2172, and GPA
2177).
Section 10.3    Notice of Measurement Equipment Inspection and Calibration. Each
Party shall give at least seventy-two (72) hours’ notice to the other Party in
order that the other Party may, at its option, have representatives present to
observe any reading, inspecting, testing, calibrating, or adjusting of measuring
equipment used in measuring or checking the measurement of receipts or
deliveries of Gas under this Agreement. The official electronic data from such
measuring equipment shall remain the property of the measuring equipment owner,
but copies of such records shall, upon written request, be submitted, together
with calculations and flow computer configurations therefrom, to the requesting
Party for inspection and verification.
Section 10.4    Measurement Accuracy Verification. Each Party shall verify the
accuracy of all transmitters, flow computers, and other equipment used in the
measurement of the Gas hereunder at intervals not to exceed one hundred eighty
(180) Days and cause such equipment to be adjusted or calibrated as necessary.
Testing frequency shall be based upon each Receipt Point flow rate (Mcf/Day).
Any flow rate at a Receipt Point that is: (x) greater than 1,000 Mcf/Day shall
be tested Monthly, (y) between 101 and 1000 Mcf/Day shall be tested quarterly,
and (z) less than 100 Mcf/Day shall be tested semi-annually. Neither Party shall
be required to cause adjustment or calibration of such equipment more frequently
than once every Month, unless a special test is requested pursuant to Section
10.5 of this Agreement. If, upon testing, (i) no adjustment or calibration error
is found that results in an incremental adjustment to the calculated flow rate
through each meter run in excess of two percent (2%) of the adjusted flow rate
(whether positive or negative and using the adjusted flow rate as the percent
error equation denominator) or (ii) any quantity error is not greater than two
hundred fifty (250) Mcf per Month, then any previous recordings of such
equipment shall be considered accurate in computing deliveries but such
equipment shall be adjusted or calibrated at once. If, during any test of the
measuring equipment, an adjustment or calibration error is found that results in
(i) an incremental adjustment to the calculated flow rate through each meter run
in excess of two percent (2%) of the adjusted flow rate (whether positive or
negative and using the adjusted flow rate as the percent error equation
denominator) and (ii) a quantity error greater than two hundred fifty (250) Mcf
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(“Material Measurement Error”), then any previous recordings of such equipment
shall be corrected to zero error for any period during which the error existed
(and which is either known definitely or agreed to by the Parties) and the total
flow for such period shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of
Section 10.6. If the period of error condition cannot be determined or agreed
upon between the Parties, such correction shall be for a period extending over
the last one half (1/2) of the time elapsed since the date of the last test.
Section 10.5    Special Tests. In the event a Party desires a special test (a
test not scheduled by a Party under the provisions of Section 10.4) of any
measuring equipment, seventy-two (72) hours’ advance notice shall be given to
the other Party and, after providing such notice, such test shall be promptly
performed. If no Material Measurement Error is found, the Party requesting the
test shall pay the costs of such special test including any labor and
transportation costs pertaining thereto. If a Material Measurement Error is
determined to exist, the Party responsible for such measurement shall pay such
costs and perform any corrections required under Section 10.4.
Section 10.6    Metered Flow Rates in Error. If, for any reason, any measurement
equipment is (i) out of adjustment, (ii) out of service, or (iii) out of repair,
and, in each case, a Material Measurement Error exists as a result thereof, the
total quantity of Gas delivered shall be determined in accordance with the first
of the following methods which is feasible:
(a)    by using the registration of any mutually agreeable check metering
facility, if installed and accurately registering (subject to testing as
provided for in Section 10.4);
(b)    where multiple meter runs exist in series, by calculation using the
registration of such meter run equipment; provided that they are measuring Gas
from upstream and downstream headers in common with the faulty metering
equipment, are not controlled by separate regulators, and are accurately
registering; or
(c)    by estimating the quantity, based upon deliveries made during periods of
similar conditions when the meter was registering accurately.
Section 10.7    Record Retention. Gatherer shall retain and preserve all test
data, charts, and similar records for any Calendar Year for a period of at least
sixty (60) Months following such Calendar Year, unless any applicable Law
requires a longer time period or Gatherer has received written notification of a
dispute involving such records, in which case all records shall be retained
until the related issue is resolved.
Section 10.8    Correction Factors for Volume Measurement. The computations of
the volumes of Gas measured shall be made as follows:
(a)    The hourly orifice coefficient for each meter shall be calculated at the
base pressure of fourteen and sixty-five hundredths (14.65) psia and the base
temperature of sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit. All Gas volume measurements shall
be based on a local atmospheric pressure assumed to be thirteen and seven-tenths
(13.7) psia.

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(b)    The flowing temperature of the Gas shall be continuously measured. In the
case of electronic metering, such temperature measurement shall be used as
continuous input to the flow computer for calculation of Gas volume, mass,
and/or energy content in accordance with the applicable AGA or API 21.1
standards including, but not limited to, AGA Report Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and
any subsequent modification and amendments thereof generally accepted within the
Gas industry.
(c)    Measurements of inside diameters of pipe runs and orifices shall be
obtained by means of a micrometer to the nearest one-thousandth of an inch, and
such measurements shall be used in computations of coefficients.
(d)    In determining the volume of Gas, when electronic transducers and flow
computers are used, the Gas shall have its volume, mass, and/or energy content
continuously integrated in accordance with the applicable AGA standards
including, but not limited to, AGA report Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and any
subsequent modification and amendments thereof generally accepted within the Gas
industry.
(e)    In calculating the volume of Gas, deviation from Boyle’s Law at the
pressure, specific gravity, and temperature for each measurement shall be
determined by use of AGA Report No. 8, Compressibility Factors for Natural Gas
and Other Related Hydrocarbon Gases, published by the AGA in conjunction with
Gas Measurement Committee Report No. 3 and amendments thereto generally accepted
within the Gas industry.
(f)    Whenever the conditions of pressure and temperature differ from the
standards described herein, conversion of the volume from these conditions to
the standard conditions shall be made in accordance with the Ideal Gas Laws,
corrected for deviation by the methods set forth in the AGA Gas Measurement
Committee Report No. 3, as said report may be amended from time to time.
Section 10.9    Exception to Gas Measurement Basis. If at any time the basis of
measurement set out in this Agreement should conflict with any Law, then the
basis of measurement provided for in such Law shall govern measurements
hereunder.
Section 10.10    Gas Sampling. Receipt Point meters downstream of new wells or
wells that have been changed due to a workover or other well bore alteration
that could alter the Gas composition shall be sampled Monthly until the analyses
demonstrate reasonable consistency. After such time, said meters shall then be
sampled at the stated calibration frequency. Gatherer shall install and maintain
a Gas composite sampler at each Receipt Point.
(a)    Receipt Points. The composition, specific gravity, and Gross Heating
Value of Gas shall be determined by the measuring party taking a sample at the
same frequency as the meter calibration test. The sample shall be acquired
through either an on-line Gas chromatograph or a composite sampler. The
analytical results shall be applied at the beginning of the Month the sample is
taken until a subsequent representative sample is applied.

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(b)    Delivery Points. The composition, specific gravity, and Gross Heating
Value of Gas shall be determined by the measuring party taking a sample at the
same frequency as the meter calibration test. The sample shall be acquired
through either an on-line Gas chromatograph or a composite sampler. The
analytical results shall be applied at the beginning of the Month the sample is
taken until a subsequent representative sample is applied.
(c)    The specific gravity of Gas at all applicable measurement points shall be
determined by a Gas chromatographic component analysis to the nearest one
thousandth (0.001) of the samples of the Gas taken for test purposes as provided
above, or by such other method as shall be mutually agreed upon.
(d)    The Gross Heating Value shall be measured by Gas chromatographic analysis
or component analysis of the samples of the Gas taken for test purposes as
provided above, or by such other method as shall be mutually agreed upon.
Section 10.11    Modifications to Measurement Procedures. In the event the
measurement procedures herein cease to be reflective of actual operations or
become inequitable in any respect, such measurement procedures shall be modified
to reflect actual operations and to remove such inequities, as long as such
modified measurement procedures are consistently applied to Producer and all
other Shippers utilizing the Gathering System.
Section 10.12    Substitute Measurement and Sampling. Notwithstanding anything
in this Article 10 to the contrary, for any Receipt Points where Producer has
installed a Measurement Meter in accordance with the standards set forth in
Section 10.2, Gatherer shall not be obligated to install its own Measurement
Meter at such Receipt Point(s) or at any Delivery Point(s) downstream of such
Receipt Point(s), and may use the measurements and samples taken by Producer.

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ARTICLE 11
FORCE MAJEURE
Section 11.1    Suspension of Obligations. In the event a Party is rendered
unable, wholly or in part, by Force Majeure to carry out its obligations under
this Agreement, other than the obligation to indemnify and/or to make payments
due hereunder, and such Party gives notice and reasonably full particulars of
such Force Majeure in writing to the other Party promptly after the occurrence
of the cause relied on, then the obligations of the Party giving such notice, so
far as and to the extent affected by such Force Majeure, shall be suspended
during the continuance of any inability so caused, but for no longer period, and
such cause shall so far as possible be remedied with all reasonable dispatch by
the Party claiming Force Majeure. A Force Majeure event affecting the
performance of a Party shall not relieve it of liability in the event of its
gross negligence, where such gross negligence was the cause of, or a
contributing factor in causing, the Force Majeure event, or in the event of its
failure to use commercially reasonable efforts to remedy the situation and
remove the cause with all reasonable dispatch. Additionally, it is specifically
understood that a Force Majeure shall in no way terminate each Party’s
obligation to balance those volumes of Gas received and delivered hereunder.
Section 11.2    Definition of Force Majeure. “Force Majeure” shall mean any
cause or causes not reasonably within the control of the Party claiming
suspension and which, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, such Party is
unable to prevent or overcome, including, without limitation, any of the
following that meets the foregoing criteria: acts of God, acts and/or delays in
action of any Governmental Authority, strikes, lockouts, work stoppages or other
industrial disturbances, acts of a public enemy, sabotage, wars, blockades,
insurrections, riots, acts of terror, epidemics, landslides, lightning,
earthquakes, fires, storms, storm warnings, floods, washouts, extreme cold or
freezing weather, arrests and restraints of governments and people, civil or
criminal disturbances, explosions, mechanical failures, breakage or accident to
equipment installations, machinery, compressors, or lines of pipe and associated
repairs, freezing of wells or lines of pipe, partial or entire failure of wells,
pipes, facilities, or equipment, electric power unavailability or shortages,
failure of Third Party pipelines, gatherers, or processors to deliver, receive,
or transport Gas, and, in those instances where a Party is required to secure
permits from any Governmental Authority to enable such Party to fulfill its
obligations under this Agreement, the inability of such Party, at reasonable
costs and after the exercise of all reasonable diligence, to acquire such
permits; provided, however, that a Governmental Authority requiring Gatherer to
provide gathering services to Third Parties shall not constitute Force Majeure.
It is understood and agreed that the settlement of strikes or lockouts shall be
entirely within the discretion of the Party having the difficulty, and that the
above requirement that a Force Majeure be remedied with all reasonable dispatch
shall not require the settlement of strikes or lockouts by acceding to the
demands of Persons striking when such course is inadvisable in the sole
discretion of the Party having the difficulty.

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ARTICLE 12
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 12.1    Definitions. The following terms are defined as follows.
(a)    “Gatherer Indemnified Parties” Gatherer and its Affiliates, and its and
their respective shareholders, stockholders, members, partners, officers,
directors, employees, contractors, subcontractors, and agents.
(b)    “Producer Indemnified Parties” Producer and its Affiliates, and its and
their respective shareholders, stockholders, members, partners, officers,
directors, employees, contractors, subcontractors, and agents.
Section 12.2    PRODUCER’S CONTROL AND LIABILITY. AS BETWEEN PRODUCER AND
GATHERER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, PRODUCER SHALL BE DEEMED IN CONTROL AND
POSSESSION OF: (I) PRODUCER’S GAS BEFORE SUCH GAS IS DELIVERED TO GATHERER AT
THE RECEIPT POINT, AND (II) PRODUCER’S GAS AND CONDENSATE AFTER SUCH GAS AND
CONDENSATE HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO OR FOR PRODUCER’S ACCOUNT AT THE DELIVERY
POINT. WHEN PRODUCER’S GAS AND/OR CONDENSATE ARE IN THE CONTROL AND POSSESSION
OF PRODUCER AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, PRODUCER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND SHALL
RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS GATHERER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES FROM
ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LOSSES (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 1) FOR OR RESULTING FROM
ACTUAL PHYSICAL LOSS OR DAMAGE OR ACTUAL INJURY CAUSED BY PRODUCER’S GAS WHILE
IN A PRODUCER INDEMNIFIED PARTY’S CONTROL AND POSSESSION, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT
SUCH LOSS, DAMAGE, OR INJURY IS CAUSED BY A BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT BY GATHERER
OR THE NEGLIGENCE, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR OTHER FAULT OF ANY OF
THE GATHERER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES OR EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT COVERED BY SECTION
12.4. PRODUCER’S INDEMNIFICATION, DEFENSE, AND HOLD HARMLESS OBLIGATIONS UNDER
THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION OF DAMAGES SET FORTH IN ARTICLE
18 AND THE WAIVER OF CERTAIN REMEDIES IN ARTICLE 18.
Section 12.3    GATHERER’S CONTROL AND LIABILITY. AS BETWEEN PRODUCER AND
GATHERER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, GATHERER SHALL BE DEEMED IN CONTROL AND
POSSESSION OF: (I) PRODUCER’S GAS AFTER SUCH GAS IS DELIVERED TO GATHERER AT THE
RECEIPT POINT AND (II) PRODUCER’S GAS AND CONDENSATE BEFORE SUCH GAS AND
CONDENSATE HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO OR FOR PRODUCER’S ACCOUNT AT THE DELIVERY
POINT. WHEN PRODUCER’S GAS AND/OR THE CONDENSATE ARE IN THE CONTROL AND
POSSESSION OF GATHERER AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, GATHERER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR,
AND SHALL RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS PRODUCER INDEMNIFIED
PARTIES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LOSSES (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 1) FOR OR
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GAS AND/OR CONDENSATE WHILE IN A GATHERER INDEMNIFIED PARTY’S CONTROL AND
POSSESSION, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SUCH LOSS, DAMAGE, OR INJURY IS CAUSED BY A
BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT BY PRODUCER OR THE NEGLIGENCE, GROSS NEGLIGENCE,
WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR OTHER FAULT OF ANY OF THE PRODUCER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES OR
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT COVERED BY SECTION 12.4. GATHERER’S INDEMNIFICATION,
DEFENSE, AND HOLD HARMLESS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
THE LIMITATION OF DAMAGES SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 18 AND THE WAIVER OF CERTAIN
REMEDIES IN ARTICLE 18.
Section 12.4    Personal Injury Claims of Producer Indemnified Parties and
Gatherer Indemnified Parties. PRODUCER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND SHALL
RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS GATHERER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES FROM
ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LOSSES (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 1) FOR OR RESULTING FROM ANY
BODILY INJURY, DEATH, OR ILLNESS SUFFERED BY ANY OF THE PRODUCER INDEMNIFIED
PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE PARTIES’ ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SUCH INJURY IS CAUSED BY THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR
WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF ANY GATHERER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES. GATHERER SHALL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND SHALL RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS
PRODUCER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LOSSES (AS DEFINED IN
ARTICLE 1) FOR OR RESULTING FROM ANY BODILY INJURY, DEATH, OR ILLNESS SUFFERED
BY ANY OF THE GATHERER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE
PARTIES’ ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SUCH INJURY IS
CAUSED BY THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF ANY PRODUCER INDEMNIFIED
PARTIES.
Section 12.5    Insurance. In support of the liability and indemnity obligations
assumed by the Parties in this Agreement, each Party agrees to obtain and
maintain, at its own expense, insurance coverages in the types and amounts which
are comparable with its peers and that is generally carried by companies
performing the same or similar activities as the Parties in this Agreement. In
addition, each Party shall comply with all statutory insurance requirements
determined by governmental laws and regulations, as applicable. To the extent of
the Parties’ indemnity obligations or liabilities assumed under this Agreement,
(i) each Party’s insurance coverage shall be primary to and shall receive no
contribution from any insurance maintained by the Indemnified Parties, and (ii)
any insurance of each Party shall waive rights of subrogation against the
Indemnified Parties and include the Indemnified Parties as additional insured
under any applicable coverages. Failure to obtain adequate insurance coverage
shall in no way relieve or limit any indemnity or liability of either Party
under this Agreement.
ARTICLE 13
TITLE
Section 13.1    Producer’s Warranty. Producer warrants that it owns, or has the
right to deliver, Producer’s Gas to the Receipt Points for the purposes of this
Agreement, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and adverse claims. If the
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is involved in any legal action in any material respect, Gatherer shall have the
right to cease receiving such Gas, to the extent of the interest disputed or
involved in legal action, during the pendency of the action or until title is
freed from the dispute or until Producer furnishes, or causes to be furnished,
indemnification to save Gatherer harmless from all Claims or Losses arising out
of the dispute or action, with surety reasonably acceptable to Gatherer. Subject
to Sections 18.9 and 18.10, Producer agrees to indemnify the Gatherer
Indemnified Parties from and against all Claims or Losses suffered by the
Gatherer Indemnified Parties, to the extent such Claims or Losses arise out of a
breach of the foregoing warranty.
Section 13.2    Gatherer’s Warranty. Gatherer warrants that it has the right to
accept Gas at the Receipt Points and to deliver Gas to the Delivery Points free
and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and adverse claims. If the Gathering
System is involved in any legal action in any material respect, Producer shall
have the right to withhold payment (without interest), or cease delivering Gas,
to the extent of the interest disputed or involved in legal action, during the
pendency of the action or until Gatherer furnishes, or causes to be furnished,
indemnification to save Producer harmless from all Claims or Losses arising out
of the dispute or action, with surety reasonably acceptable to Producer. Subject
to Sections 18.9 and 18.10, Gatherer agrees to indemnify the Producer
Indemnified Parties from and against all Claims or Losses suffered by the
Producer Indemnified Parties, to the extent such Claims or Losses arise out of a
breach of the foregoing warranty.
Section 13.3    Title. Title to Producer’s Gas delivered under this Agreement,
including all constituents thereof, shall remain with and in Producer or its
designee at all times.

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ARTICLE 14
ROYALTY AND TAXES
Section 14.1    Proceeds of Production. Producer shall have the sole and
exclusive obligation and liability for the payment of all Persons due any
proceeds derived by Producer from Producer’s Gas (including all constituents and
products thereof) delivered under this Agreement, including, without limitation,
royalties, overriding royalties, and similar interests, in accordance with the
provisions of the leases or agreements creating those rights to such proceeds.
Section 14.2    Producer’s Taxes. Producer shall pay and be responsible for all
gross production and severance Taxes levied against or with respect to
Producer’s Gas delivered under this Agreement, all ad valorem Taxes levied
against the property of Producer, all income, excess profits, and other Taxes
measured by the income or capital of Producer, and all payroll Taxes related to
employees of Producer.
Section 14.3    Gatherer’s Taxes. Gatherer shall pay and be responsible for all
Taxes levied with respect to the providing of Services under this Agreement, all
ad valorem Taxes levied against the property of Gatherer, all income, excess
profits, and other Taxes measured by the income or capital of Gatherer, and all
payroll Taxes related to employees of Gatherer.
ARTICLE 15
NOTICE AND PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, any notice or other
communication provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
given (i) by depositing in the United States mail, postage paid and certified
with return receipt requested, (ii) by depositing with a reputable overnight
courier, (iii) by delivering to the recipient in person by courier, or (iv) by
facsimile or email transmission, in each of the foregoing cases addressed to the
applicable Party as set forth on Exhibit C, and payments required under this
Agreement shall be made to the applicable Party according to the payment
instructions set forth on such exhibit. A Party may at any time designate a
different address or payment instructions by giving written notice to the other
Party. Notices, invoices, allocation statements, claims, or other communications
shall be deemed received when delivered to the addressee in person, or by
courier, or transmitted by facsimile transmission or email during normal
business hours, or upon actual receipt by the addressee after such notice has
either been delivered to an overnight courier or deposited in the United States
mail, as the case may be.
ARTICLE 16
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Section 16.1    Negotiation. Prior to submitting any dispute for resolution by a
court, a Party shall provide written notice of such dispute to the other Party.
If the Parties fail to resolve the dispute within fifteen (15) Business Days
after such notice is given, the Parties shall seek to resolve the dispute by
negotiation between senior management personnel of each Party. Such personnel
shall endeavor to meet and attempt to amicably resolve the dispute. If the
Parties are unable to resolve the dispute for any reason within thirty (30)
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either Party shall be entitled to pursue any available remedies; provided,
however, this Section 16.1 shall not limit a Party’s right to initiate
litigation prior to the expiration of the time periods set forth in this Section
16.1 if application of such limitations would prevent a Party from filing a
Claim within the applicable period for filing lawsuits (e.g. statutes of
limitation, prescription, etc.) or would otherwise prejudice or harm a Party.
Section 16.2    Jurisdiction and Venue.
(a)    Each Party agrees that the appropriate, exclusive and convenient forum
for any disputes between the Parties arising out of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be in any state or federal court in
Houston, Texas, and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction
of such courts solely in respect of any legal proceeding arising out of or
related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Parties
further agree that the Parties shall not bring suit with respect to any disputes
arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any
court or jurisdiction other than the above specified courts.
(b)    Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest
extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection (including, without
limitation, the defense of inconvenient forum) which it may now or hereafter
have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court
referred to in paragraph (a) above.
ARTICLE 17
TERM
Section 17.1    Term. This Agreement is effective on the Effective Date and
shall continue in full force and effect until March 31, 2032 (the “Primary
Term”); provided that Producer shall have two (2) successive options to extend
the Primary Term by five (5) Years each. Each five (5)-Year Primary Term
extension shall occur automatically unless Producer gives Gatherer at least nine
(9) Months’ prior written notice that it does not wish to extend the Primary
Term. Unless terminated at the end of the Primary Term by either Party giving at
least six (6) Months’ prior written notice, this Agreement shall continue after
the Primary Term on a Year-to-Year basis unless terminated at the end of any
Yearly extension period by either Party giving at least six (6) Months’ prior
written notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 17.1,
Producer shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon the termination
or expiration of that certain Gas Processing Agreement between Producer and
Alpine High Processing LP dated July 1, 2018. For purposes of this Agreement,
the period during which this Agreement continues in full force and effect prior
to any termination is referred to herein as the “Term”.
Section 17.2    Obligations Upon Termination. Upon termination of this
Agreement, unless the Parties agree to the terms of a new gathering arrangement,
the Parties shall reasonably cooperate with each other in (i) disconnecting
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the extent that one Party has facilities located on the other Party’s property,
allowing such Party to remove its facilities from such other Party’s property.
ARTICLE 18
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 18.1    Confidentiality. Producer’s 2-Year Forecast delivered to
Gatherer pursuant to Section 2.1 and all other information received by Gatherer
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement which involves or in any way relates to
Producer’s production estimates, development plans and/or other similar
information, and information related to Producer’s actual production at any
individual Receipt Point, including, without limitation, information relating to
production rates, volumes, composition, heating value, or other similar or
dissimilar information, shall be kept strictly confidential by Gatherer, and
Gatherer shall not disclose any such information to any third Person or use any
such information for any purpose other than performing under this Agreement,
provided, however, Gatherer may disclose such information to those of its legal
counsel, accountants and other representatives with a specific need to know such
information for purposes of Gatherer’s performance under this Agreement or
enforcement of this Agreement or as required by applicable Law, provided such
third Persons have likewise agreed in writing to the confidentiality and non-use
restrictions set forth herein. In the event Gatherer is required by Law to
disclose any such information, Gatherer shall first notify Producer in writing
as soon as practicable of any proceeding of which it is aware that may result in
disclosure and shall use all reasonable efforts to prevent or limit such
disclosure. Producer’s confidential information shall not include information
that Gatherer can satisfactorily demonstrate was: (a) rightfully in the
possession of Gatherer prior to Producer’s disclosure hereunder; (b) in the
public domain prior to Producer’s disclosure hereunder; (c) made public by any
Governmental Authority; (d) supplied to Gatherer without restriction by a Third
Party who is under no obligation to Producer to maintain such confidential
information in confidence; or (e) independently developed by Gatherer. The
confidentiality requirements and non-use restrictions set forth herein shall
survive termination or expiration of this Agreement for two (2) Years after such
termination or expiration. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the
Parties agree that there is not an adequate remedy at law for any breach of
these confidentiality and non-use restrictions and, therefore, Producer shall be
entitled (without the posting of any bond) to specific performance and
injunctive relief restraining any breach hereof, in addition to any other rights
and remedies which it may have or be entitled.

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Section 18.2    Independent Contractor. Notwithstanding anything else in this
Agreement, Gatherer undertakes its obligations under this Agreement as an
independent contractor, at its sole risk, and all Persons carrying out any of
Gatherer’s obligations set forth herein for or on behalf of Gatherer are or
shall be deemed employees, contractors, subcontractors, agents, and/or
representatives of Gatherer, subject to the direction and control of Gatherer.
Gatherer is to determine the manner, means, and methods in which such Persons
shall carry out their work to attain the results contemplated by this Agreement,
consistent with the general coordinative efforts and suggestions of Producer
with respect to the work. Nothing in this Agreement or inferred from any action
of either Party shall be taken to establish the relationship of master and
servant or principal and agent between Producer and Gatherer.
Section 18.3    Rights; Waivers. The failure of either Party to exercise any
right granted hereunder shall not impair nor be deemed a waiver of that Party’s
privilege of exercising that right at any subsequent time or times. No waiver by
either Party of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall
constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor
shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless expressly provided.
Section 18.4    Applicable Laws. This Agreement is subject to all valid present
and future Laws of any Governmental Authority(ies) now or hereafter having
jurisdiction over the Parties, this Agreement, or the Services performed or the
facilities utilized under this Agreement.
Section 18.5    Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed,
and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Texas, without regard
to any choice of law principles that would require the application of the Laws
of any other jurisdiction, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO LAW, THEORY, OR PUBLIC
POLICY SHALL BE GIVEN EFFECT WHICH WOULD UNDERMINE, DIMINISH, OR REDUCE THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF EACH PARTY’S WAIVER OF SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL,
PUNITIVE, AND EXEMPLARY DAMAGES SET FORTH IN SECTION 18.9 OR WAIVER OF THE RIGHT
TO CERTAIN REMEDIES SET FORTH IN SECTION 18.10, IT BEING THE EXPRESS INTENT,
UNDERSTANDING, AND AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES THAT SUCH WAIVERS ARE TO BE GIVEN
THE FULLEST EFFECT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PRE-EXISTING CONDITION OR THE NEGLIGENCE
(WHETHER SOLE, JOINT, OR CONCURRENT), GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT,
STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER LEGAL FAULT OF ANY PARTY HERETO, OR OTHERWISE.
Section 18.6    Assignments. This Agreement, including any and all renewals,
extensions, and amendments hereto, and all rights, title, and interests
contained herein, shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties
hereto and their respective heirs, successors, and assigns, the assigns of all
or any part of Gatherer’s right, title, or interest in the Gathering System, and
the assigns of all or any part of Producer’s Interests in the Dedicated Area,
and each Party’s respective obligations hereunder shall be covenants running
with the lands underlying or included in any such assets. Neither Party shall
Transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, delayed, or conditioned; provided,

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however, that either Party may Transfer any of its rights or obligations under
this Agreement to any Affiliate of such Party without the prior written consent
of the other Party and that, in connection with a Transfer of all or any portion
of the Dedicated Area, Producer shall Transfer its corresponding rights and
obligations under this Agreement without the need for the prior written consent
of Gatherer; provided, further, that if Producer Transfers a portion but not all
of the Dedicated Area, instead of acquiring this Agreement, the transferee of
such Interests shall execute an agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F (the “Transferee Agreement”), Gatherer shall likewise execute such Transferee
Agreement, and such Transferred portion of the Dedicated Area shall be removed
from dedication under this Agreement. Any Transfer of this Agreement shall
expressly require that the assignee assume and agree to discharge the duties and
obligations of its assignor under this Agreement, and the assignor shall be
released from the duties and obligations arising under this Agreement which
accrue after the effective date of such Transfer. Gatherer shall not Transfer
its rights and interests in the Gathering System, in whole or in part, unless
the transferee of such interests agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. No Transfer of this Agreement or of any interest
of either Party shall be binding on the other Party until such other Party has
been notified in writing of such Transfer and furnished with reasonable evidence
of same. No such Transfer of this Agreement or of any interests of either Party
shall operate in any way to enlarge, alter, or modify any obligation of the
other Party hereto. Any Person that succeeds by purchase, merger, or
consolidation with a Party hereto shall be subject to the duties and obligations
of its predecessor in interests under this Agreement or a Transferee Agreement,
as applicable.
Section 18.7    Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the Parties and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements,
representations, and/or warranties by or among the Parties, written or oral,
with respect to the subject matter hereof. No other representations, warranties,
understandings, or agreements shall have any effect on this Agreement.
Section 18.8    Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any
manner except by a written document signed by both Parties that expressly amends
this Agreement.
Section 18.9    LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS
AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR
SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (COLLECTIVELY,
“CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES”) RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
BREACH THEREOF OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER NEGLIGENCE,
STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE. IN FURTHERANCE
OF THE FOREGOING, EACH PARTY RELEASES THE OTHER PARTY AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT OF
RECOVERY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUFFERED BY SUCH PARTY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
ANY SUCH DAMAGES ARE CAUSED BY THE OTHER PARTY’S NEGLIGENCE (AND REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER SUCH NEGLIGENCE IS SOLE, JOINT, CONCURRENT, ACTIVE, PASSIVE, OR GROSS),
FAULT, OR LIABILITY WITHOUT FAULT. GATHERER UNDERSTANDS THAT PRODUCER IS RELYING
ON GATHERER’S PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS

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AGREEMENT TO ENABLE PRODUCER TO MEET ITS DEDICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER DOWNSTREAM
CONTRACTS, AND GATHERER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY PRODUCER
UNDER ANY SUCH DOWNSTREAM CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF GATHERER’S UNEXCUSED FAILURE
TO PERFORM UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED DIRECT DAMAGES.
Section 18.10    RIGHTS AND REMEDIES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS
AGREEMENT THAT MAY BE CONSTRUED TO THE CONTRARY, A PARTY’S SOLE REMEDY AGAINST
THE OTHER PARTY FOR NON-PERFORMANCE OR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
CLAIM OF WHATSOEVER NATURE ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OUT OF ANY ACTION OR
INACTION BY A PARTY IN RELATION HERETO SHALL BE IN CONTRACT AND EACH PARTY
EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY OTHER REMEDY IT MAY HAVE IN LAW OR EQUITY, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY REMEDY IN TORT.
Section 18.11    No Partnership. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed to create an association, trust, partnership, or joint venture or
impose a trust, fiduciary, or partnership duty, obligation, or liability on or
with regard to either Party.
Section 18.12    Rules of Construction. In construing this Agreement, the
following principles shall be followed:
(a)    no consideration shall be given to the fact or presumption that one Party
had a greater or lesser hand in drafting this Agreement;
(b)    the headings and captions in this Agreement have been inserted for
convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms
and/or conditions hereof;
(c)    examples shall not be construed to limit, expressly or by implication,
the matter they illustrate;
(d)    the word “includes” and its syntactical variants mean “includes, but is
not limited to” and corresponding syntactical variant expressions; and
(e)    the plural shall be deemed to include the singular and vice versa, as
applicable.

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Section 18.13    No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except for Persons expressly
indemnified hereunder, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties and
their respective successors and permitted assigns, and shall not inure to the
benefit of any other Person, it being the intention of the Parties that no Third
Party shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.
Section 18.14    Further Assurances. Each Party shall take such acts and execute
and deliver such documents as may be reasonably required to effectuate the
purposes of this Agreement.
Section 18.15    No Inducements. No director, employee, or agent of any Party
shall give or receive any commission, fee, rebate, gift, or entertainment of
significant cost or value in connection with this Agreement.
Section 18.16    Counterpart Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original, and all
of which shall be considered one and the same instrument.
Section 18.17    Survival. The terms of this Agreement which by their nature
should reasonably be expected to survive termination or expiration of this
Agreement shall survive, including, without limitation, Article 7 (Audit
Rights), Article 12 (Indemnification), Article 16 (Dispute Resolution), Section
18.1 (Confidentiality), Section 18.5 (Governing Law), Section 18.9 (Limitation
of Liability), Section 18.10 (Rights and Remedies), this Section 18.17
(Survival), and the obligations of either Party under any provision of this
Agreement to make payment hereunder.
Section 18.18    Exhibits. The following exhibits are attached to this Agreement
and are incorporated herein by this reference:
Exhibit A    -    Dedicated Area
Exhibit B    -    Receipt Points; Delivery Points
Exhibit C    -    Addresses for Notices, Statements, and Payments
Exhibit D    -    Form of Memorandum of Agreement
Exhibit E    -    Form of Memorandum of Release
Exhibit F    -    Form of Transferee Agreement
Exhibit G    -    Form of Joinder Agreement

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as
of the Effective Date.
GATHERER:
ALPINE HIGH GATHERING LP
By:    Alpine High Subsidiary GP LLC, its general partner

By: /s/ Brian W. Freed
Name: Brian W. Freed
Title: Senior Vice President

PRODUCER:
APACHE CORPORATION

By: /s/ Stephen J. Riney
Name: Stephen J. Riney
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

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EXHIBIT A
DEDICATED AREA
This Exhibit A is to the Gas Gathering Agreement between Alpine High Gathering
LP (“Gatherer”) and Apache Corporation (“Producer”) dated July 1, 2018, and is
for all purposes made a part of said Agreement.
“Dedicated Area” shall mean the following lands as further described in the map
(the area within the red border) and table below, as the same may be updated
annually pursuant to Section 2.1(b). In the event of a conflict between the map
and the table, the map shall control.
[***]

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Section
Block
Survey
County
State
Dedicated Interest as of the Effective Date

[***] [22 PAGES OF TABLE OMITTED] [***]

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EXHIBIT B
RECEIPT POINTS; DELIVERY POINTS

This Exhibit B is to the Gas Gathering Agreement between Alpine High Gathering
LP (“Gatherer”) and Apache Corporation (“Producer”) dated July 1, 2018, and is
for all purposes made a part of said Agreement.

LOW PRESSURE RECEIPT POINTS
Receipt Point Name
Meter Number
Gathering Subsystem
MAOP
Required Pressure

[***]
LOW PRESSURE DELIVERY POINTS
Delivery Point Name
Location
Required Pressure

[***]
HIGH PRESSURE RECEIPT POINTS
Receipt Point Name
Meter Number
MAOP

[***]
HIGH PRESSURE DELIVERY POINTS
Receipt Point Name
Meter Number
MAOP

[***]

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EXHIBIT C
ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES, STATEMENTS, AND PAYMENTS
Additional Delivery Point Outline

This Exhibit C is to the Gas Gathering Agreement between Alpine High Gathering
LP (“Gatherer”) and Apache Corporation (“Producer”) dated July 1, 2018, and is
for all purposes made a part of said Agreement.
Gatherer
 
Notices:
Alpine High Gathering LP
Attn: Commercial Operations
17802 IH-10 West
Suite 300
San Antonio, TX  78257
Telephone: 210-447-5629
Email: CommercialOperations@Apachecorp.com

Payments by Check:
c/o Apache Corporation
PO Box 840133
Dallas, TX 75284-0133
 
Scheduling and Nominations:

Attn: Commercial Operations
Telephone: 210-447-5629
Email: CommercialOperations@Apachecorp.com

Payments by Wire Transfer:
c/o [***]
Bank: [***]
ABA No.: [***]
Account: [***]
Account No.: [***]
 
 
Producer
 
Notices:
Apache Corporation
Attn: Marketing Contract Administration
2000 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 100
Houston, TX 77056-4400
Telephone: (713) 296-6000
Fax: 713-296-6473
Email: contract.administration@
apachecorp.com

Invoices/Statements:
Apache Corporation
Attn: Gas Accounting
2000 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77056-4400
Telephone: (713) 296-6000
Fax: 713-296-6564
Email: gas.accounting@
apachecorp.com

Scheduling and Nominations:
Attn: Gas Control
Telephone: (713) 296-6000
Fax: (713) 296-7130
Email: midcon.scheduling@
apachecorp.com
 
Payments by Wire Transfer:
Bank: [***]
ABA No.: [***]
Account: [***]
Account No.: [***]
Payments by Check:
Apache Corporation
PO Box 840133
Dallas, TX 75284-0133

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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
This Exhibit D is to the Gas Gathering Agreement between Alpine High Gathering
LP (“Gatherer”) and Apache Corporation (“Producer”) dated July 1, 2018, and is
for all purposes made a part of said Agreement.
State of Texas     §
§
County of [____]    §

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
This Memorandum of Agreement is entered into this __ day of ______________, 20__
(the “Effective Date”) between Alpine High Gathering LP, a Delaware limited
partnership (“Gatherer”) and Apache Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(“Producer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Gatherer and Producer have entered into a certain Gas Gathering
Agreement dated July 1, 2018 (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Producer
dedicated Gas produced from the Dedicated Area for gathering by Gatherer; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to file this Memorandum of Agreement to put third
parties on notice as to the existence of the Agreement.
1.    Dedication.

Producer’s interests in the acreage and/or well(s) set forth on Exhibit A hereto
(“Dedicated Area”) are dedicated to Gatherer for gathering. The Agreement is for
an initial term ending on March 31, 2032, but subject to extension, renewal,
and/or termination as more particularly provided therein.

2.    Incorporation of Agreement and Effect of Memorandum.

The sole purpose of this Memorandum of Agreement is to give notice to third
parties of the existence of the Agreement and the rights of Gatherer in and to
Producer’s Gas from the Dedicated Area. This Memorandum shall not modify in any
manner any of the terms and conditions of the Agreement, and nothing in this
Memorandum is intended to and shall not be used to interpret the Agreement. The
provisions of the Agreement are hereby incorporated into this Memorandum of
Agreement as if set out fully herein. In the event of any irreconcilable
conflict between the terms of this Memorandum and the terms of the Agreement,
the terms of the Agreement shall govern and control for all purposes.
3.    Defined Terms.
All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning assigned
such terms in the Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Memorandum of Agreement is executed by Gatherer and
Producer as of the date of acknowledgement of their signatures, but is effective
for all purposes as of the Effective Date stated above.

GATHERER
ALPINE HIGH GATHERING LP
By:    Alpine High Subsidiary GP LLC, its general partner
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

PRODUCER
APACHE CORPORATION
By: ________________________________
Name: ______________________________
Title: _______________________________

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STATE OF TEXAS                §
§
COUNTY OF [___________]            §

This instrument was acknowledged before me this day of        , 20__ by
[___________], the [__________] of Alpine High Subsidiary GP LLC, the general
partner of Alpine High Gathering LP, on behalf of such entity.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

NOTARIAL SEAL:                __________________________________________
Notary Public in and for the
State of Texas
My Commission Expires:             
Commission No.:

STATE OF TEXAS             §
§
COUNTY OF [___________]          §

This instrument was acknowledged before me this day of        , 20__ by
[___________], the [__________] of Apache Corporation on behalf of such entity.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

NOTARIAL SEAL:                __________________________________________
Notary Public in and for the
State of Texas
My Commission Expires:             
Commission No.:

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EXHIBIT A
TO
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

DEPICTION OF DEDICATED AREA

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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF RELEASE
This Exhibit E is to the Gas Gathering Agreement between Alpine High Gathering
LP (“Gatherer”) and Apache Corporation (“Producer”) dated July 1, 2018, and is
for all purposes made a part of said Agreement.
State of Texas     §
§
County of [____]    §

MEMORANDUM OF RELEASE
This Memorandum of Release is entered into this __ day of ______________, 20__
(the “Effective Date”) between Alpine High Gathering LP, a Delaware limited
partnership (“Gatherer”) and Apache Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(“Producer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Gatherer and Producer have previously entered into a certain Gas
Gathering Agreement dated July 1, 2018 (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which
Producer dedicated Gas produced from the Dedicated Area for gathering by
Gatherer; and
WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Agreement dated [___], 2018 was executed by Gatherer
and Producer to give notice to third parties of the existence of the Agreement
and the respective rights and obligations of Gatherer and Producer with respect
thereto and with respect to the dedication as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, such Memorandum of Agreement was filed of record in Book ____,
Page_____ of the real property records of [___] County, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to file this Memorandum of Release to put third
parties on notice as to the release of certain Interests from the dedication.
4.    Release from Dedication.

The following Interests in the following acreage and/or well(s) (“Released
Interests”) are hereby released from the dedication, as further set forth on
Exhibit A hereto:

[Description of Released Interests]

5.    Incorporation of Agreement and Effect of Memorandum.
  
The sole purpose of this Memorandum of Release is to give notice to third
parties of the existence of the Agreement, the rights of Gatherer in and to
Producer’s Gas from the Dedicated Area, and the release of the Released
Interests from the dedication. This Memorandum shall not modify in any manner
any of the terms and conditions of the Agreement, and nothing in this Memorandum
is intended to and shall not be used to interpret the Agreement. The provisions
of the Agreement are hereby incorporated into this Memorandum of Release as if
set out fully herein.

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In the event of any irreconcilable conflict between the terms of this Memorandum
and the terms of the Agreement, the terms of the Agreement shall govern and
control for all purposes.
6.    Defined Terms.
    All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning
assigned such terms in the Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Memorandum of Release is executed by Gatherer and
Producer as of the date of acknowledgement of their signatures, but is effective
for all purposes as of the Effective Date stated above.

GATHERER
ALPINE HIGH GATHERING LP
By:    Alpine High Subsidiary GP LLC
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

PRODUCER
APACHE CORPORATION
By: ________________________________
Name: ______________________________
Title: _______________________________

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STATE OF TEXAS                §
§
COUNTY OF [___________]            §

This instrument was acknowledged before me this day of        , 20__ by
[___________], the [__________] of Alpine High Subsidiary GP LLC, the general
partner of Alpine High Gathering LP, on behalf of such entity.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

NOTARIAL SEAL:                __________________________________________
Notary Public in and for the
State of Texas
My Commission Expires:             
Commission No.:

STATE OF TEXAS             §
§
COUNTY OF [___________]          §

This instrument was acknowledged before me this day of        , 20__ by
[___________], the [__________] of Apache Corporation on behalf of such entity.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

NOTARIAL SEAL:                __________________________________________
Notary Public in and for the
State of Texas
My Commission Expires:             
Commission No.:

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EXHIBIT A
TO
MEMORANDUM OF RELEASE

DEPICTION OF RELEASED INTERESTS

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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF TRANSFEREE AGREEMENT
This Exhibit F is to the Gas Gathering Agreement between Alpine High Gathering
LP (“Gatherer”) and Apache Corporation (“Producer”) dated July 1, 2018, and is
for all purposes made a part of said Agreement.
[attached]

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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT
This Exhibit G is to the Gas Gathering Agreement between Alpine High Gathering
LP (“Gatherer”) and Apache Corporation (“Producer”) dated July 1, 2018, and is
for all purposes made a part of said Agreement.
JOINDER AGREEMENT
This Joinder Agreement is entered into this __ day of ______________, 20__ (the
“Effective Date”) between Alpine High Gathering LP, a Delaware limited
partnership (“Gatherer”) and ____________________, a _____________ ______
(“Producer”).
WHEREAS, Gatherer and Apache Corporation have entered into a certain Gas
Gathering Agreement dated July 1, 2018, as such agreement may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which
Producer dedicated gas produced from a certain geographic area as defined in the
Agreement (the “Dedicated Area”) for gathering by Gatherer;
WHEREAS, Gatherer and Producer agree that all capitalized terms used in this
Joinder Agreement and not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in
the Agreement;
WHEREAS, Producer, an affiliate of Apache Corporation, has acquired certain oil
and gas interests, which are described in greater detail on Exhibit A hereto,
within the Dedicated Area (the “Affiliate Interests”); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2.1(g) of the Agreement, Producer is
entering into this Joinder Agreement in order that the Affiliate Interests will
become subject to the terms of the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the Gatherer and Producer hereby agree as
follows:
Producer hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to be bound
by the terms and provisions of the Agreement, including, for the avoidance of
doubt, Section 2.1(a) (Dedication) and Section 2.1(b) (Covenant Running with the
Land), with the same force and effect as if it were originally a party thereto,
and to assume all of its rights and obligations under the Agreement, including
to perform, satisfy and timely discharge all of its obligations, duties and
covenants that are required to be performed, satisfied or discharged after the
Effective Date in accordance with the terms thereof.
Producer acknowledges that it has been provided and has reviewed a full and
complete copy of the Agreement.
This Joinder Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in
accordance with the Laws of the State of Texas, without regard to any choice of
law principles that would require the application of the Laws of any other
jurisdiction.

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This Joinder Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be considered an original, and all of which shall be considered one
and the same instrument. A signature delivered by facsimile or other electronic
transmission of a .pdf (including e-mail) will be considered an original
signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Joinder Agreement is executed by Gatherer and Producer
as of the date of their signatures, but is effective for all purposes as of the
Effective Date stated above.

GATHERER
ALPINE HIGH GATHERING LP
By:    Alpine High Subsidiary GP LLC
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

PRODUCER
[_______________________]
By: ________________________________
Name: ______________________________
Title: _______________________________

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Exhibit A
Affiliate Interests

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EXHIBIT F

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CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS AGREEMENT.
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED WITH RESPECT TO THE OMITTED
INFORMATION, WHICH HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION. THE OMITTED INFORMATION IS MARKED WITH “[***]”.

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FORM OF
GAS GATHERING AGREEMENT
by and between
[_________________]
and
ALPINE HIGH GATHERING LP
dated
[________, 20__]

Gas Gathering Agreement dated [__________]
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GAS GATHERING AGREEMENT

ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
 
1

ARTICLE 2
DEDICATION AND SERVICES
 
6

ARTICLE 3
RECEIPT POINTS, DELIVERY POINTS, AND PRESSURES
 
12

ARTICLE 4
FEES
 
14

ARTICLE 5
FUEL AND LOST & UNACCOUNTED FOR GAS
 
15

ARTICLE 6
PAYMENTS
 
15

ARTICLE 7
AUDIT RIGHTS
 
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ARTICLE 8
MAINTENANCE
 
17

ARTICLE 9
GAS QUALITY
 
17

ARTICLE 10
MEASUREMENT
 
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ARTICLE 11
FORCE MAJEURE
 
22

ARTICLE 12
INDEMNIFICATION
 
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ARTICLE 13
TITLE
 
25

ARTICLE 14
ROYALTY AND TAXES
 
26

ARTICLE 15
NOTICE AND PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
 
26

ARTICLE 16
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
 
27

ARTICLE 17
TERM
 
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ARTICLE 18
MISCELLANEOUS
 
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EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A    -    Dedicated Area
Exhibit B    -    Receipt Points; Delivery Points
Exhibit C    -    Addresses for Notices, Statements, and Payments
Exhibit D    -     Form of Memorandum of Agreement
Exhibit E    -    Form of Memorandum of Release

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GAS GATHERING AGREEMENT
This Gas Gathering Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into to be effective
[___________] (“Effective Date”) by and between [_______________], a
[___________] (together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Producer”),
and ALPINE HIGH GATHERING LP, a Delaware limited partnership (together with its
successors and permitted assigns, “Gatherer”). Producer and Gatherer may be
referred to herein individually as “Party,” or collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
A.Gatherer owns and operates the high pressure and low pressure Gathering System
(as defined in Article 1 below).
B.    Producer owns or controls Gas production in the vicinity of the Gathering
System.
C.    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Producer desires to
deliver to Gatherer, and Gatherer desires to receive from Producer, Gas owned
and/or controlled by Producer at the Receipt Points for Gathering on the
Gathering System. In accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Gatherer shall provide the Services with respect to Producer’s Gas delivered to
Gatherer hereunder.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants set forth
in this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:
“2-Year Forecast” As defined in Section 2.1.
“Additional Receipt Point” As defined in Section 3.7.
“Affiliate” With respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
specified Person through one or more intermediaries or otherwise. For purposes
of this definition, with respect to a Person: (a) “control” means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through
ownership of Voting Securities or interests, by contract or otherwise, and the
terms “controlling” and “controlled” have correlative meanings, and (b) “Voting
Securities” means securities of any class of such Person entitling the holders
thereof to vote in the election of, or to appoint, members of the board of
directors or other similar governing body of the Person; provided that if such
Person is a limited partnership, Voting Securities of such Person shall be the
general partner interest in such Person.
“Audit” As defined in Section 7.1.

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“Btu” or “British Thermal Unit” The amount of heat required to raise the
temperature of one (1) pound of water from fifty-nine degrees Fahrenheit (59ºF)
to sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60ºF) at a constant pressure of fourteen and
sixty-five hundredths (14.65) psia.
“Business Day” Any calendar day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which
commercial banks in Houston, Texas are open for business.
“Calendar Year” The period from January 1st through December 31st of the same
calendar year.
“Central Clock Time” Central Standard time throughout the year, as may be
adjusted semi-annually for Central Daylight Savings time.
“Claim” Any lawsuit, claim, proceeding, investigation, or other similar action.
“Condensate” Hydrocarbons that have condensed from Gas downstream of a Receipt
Point and are collected as a liquid in the Gathering System, including all
liquid hydrocarbons accumulating in drips, separators and/or pipelines
downstream of a Receipt Point.
“Consequential Damages” As defined in Section 18.9.
“Cubic Foot of Gas” The volume of Gas occupying one (1) cubic foot of space when
such Gas is at a base pressure of fourteen and sixty-five hundredths (14.65)
psia and at a base temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60ºF). Whenever the
conditions of pressure and temperature differ from the foregoing standard,
conversion from the foregoing standard conditions shall be made in accordance
with the Ideal Gas Laws.
“Day” or “Daily” A period of time commencing at 9:00 A.M., Central Clock Time,
on a calendar day and ending at 9:00 A.M., Central Clock Time, on the next
succeeding calendar day.
“Dedicated Area” The lands located in [Reeves, Pecos, Jeff Davis, and Culberson
Counties], Texas, more particularly described in Exhibit A. [Insert all
applicable counties in which any of the properties listed on Exhibit A are
located.]
“Delivery Point” The outlet flange of Gatherer’s facilities at the point of
interconnection between the low pressure Gathering System and other facilities
where Gas is delivered out of the low pressure Gathering System or the outlet
flange of Gatherer’s facilities at the point of interconnection between the high
pressure Gathering System and other facilities where Gas is delivered out of the
Gathering System. The Delivery Points existing on the Effective Date, including
the Gathering Subsystem to which such points belong, are reflected on Exhibit B.
Gatherer shall update Exhibit B on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of
each Year to include Additional Delivery Points that have been placed into
service and, if necessary, to update the Gathering Subsystem of existing points;
provided that Gatherer may not change the Gathering Subsystem to which an
existing Delivery Point is connected without Producer’s consent.
“Delivery Point Gas Quality Specifications” The Gas quality requirements of
downstream pipelines or other facility operators at the Delivery Points, as such
requirements are in effect from time to time.

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“Effective Date” As defined in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Firm” The provision of Services hereunder shall not be subject to interruption,
except as absolutely necessary as a result of Force Majeure or, after reasonable
prior notice, during periods of Maintenance, and in the event of any such
interruption or in the event of excess Gas deliveries to the Gathering System
(from Producer or a Third Party) over and above the System Gas Capacity,
Producer’s Gas shall have first priority rights and shall be the last curtailed,
unless Producer otherwise provides consent.
“Force Majeure” As defined in Section 11.2.
“Gas” Any mixture of hydrocarbons or of hydrocarbons and non-combustible gases
in a gaseous state.
“Gather” or “Gathering” The receipt of Gas by Gatherer at the Receipt Points for
the transportation and delivery of Gas to the Delivery Point(s).
“Gatherer Indemnified Parties” As defined in Section 12.1.
“Gathering Fees” As defined in Section 4.1.
“Gathering System” The natural gas low pressure and high pressure gathering
system owned by Gatherer and located in Reeves and Pecos Counties, Texas, and
the Receipt Points and Delivery Points listed on Exhibit B to the extent the
facilities are owned/leased and operated by Gatherer at such points, as such
system may be expanded or modified from time to time. The Gathering System shall
be divided into a subsystem for all Processable Gas and a subsystem for
Non-Processable Gas (each a “Gathering Subsystem”) that do not commingle.
“Governmental Authority” Any federal, state, municipal, local or similar
governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency or court with
jurisdiction over the Parties or either Party, this Agreement, any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, or the Gathering System or any other
facilities utilized by a Party for the performance of this Agreement.
“High Pressure Gathering Fee” As defined in Section 4.1.
“Ideal Gas Laws” The thermodynamic laws applying to perfect gases.
“Interests” Any right, title, or interest in lands which gives Producer the
right to produce and market oil and/or Gas therefrom, whether arising from fee
ownership, working interest ownership, mineral ownership, leasehold ownership,
farmout, or other contractual arrangement or arising from any pooling,
unitization, or communitization of any of the foregoing rights within the
Dedicated Area, and any and all replacements, renewals, and extensions or
amendments of any of the same.
“Law” or “Laws” Any of the following: laws, rules, regulations, decrees,
judgments or orders of, or licenses or permits issued by, any Governmental
Authority, including, without limitation, any U.S. Bureau of Land Management
requirement that is applicable to any federal lease included in the Dedicated
Area.

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“Loss” Any loss, cost, expense, liability, damage, sanction, judgment, lien,
fine, or penalty, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred, suffered or
paid by the applicable indemnified Persons on account of: (i) injuries
(including death) to any Person or damage to or destruction of any property,
sustained or alleged to have been sustained in connection with or arising out of
the matters for which the indemnifying Party has agreed to indemnify the
applicable indemnified Persons, or (ii) the breach of any covenant or agreement
made or to be performed by the indemnifying Party pursuant to this Agreement.
“Low Pressure Gathering Fee” As defined in Section 4.1.
“Maintenance” As defined in Section 8.1.
“MAOP” The maximum allowable operating pressure.
“Material Measurement Error” As defined in Section 10.4.
“Mcf” One thousand (1,000) Cubic Feet of Gas.
“Mcf Volume” Gas as measured on an Mcf basis.
“Measurement Meter” The meter used to measure the Mcf Volume of Producer’s Gas
delivered to the Gathering System at a Receipt Point.
“MMBtu” One million (1,000,000) Btus.
“MMBtu Volume” Gas as measured on an MMBtu basis.
“MMcf” One million (1,000,000) Cubic Feet of Gas.
“Month” or “Monthly” A period commencing at 9:00 A.M., Central Clock Time, on
the first Day of a calendar month and extending until 9:00 A.M., Central Clock
Time, on the first Day of the next succeeding calendar month.
“Monthly Invoice” As defined in Section 6.1.
“Non-Op Gas” As defined in Section 2.1.
“Non-Processable Gas” Producer’s Gas that Producer elects or has elected to not
be bound for a downstream processing facility.
“Off-Spec Gas” As defined in Section 9.2.
“Person” An individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited partnership, a
limited liability company, an association, a joint venture, a trust, an
unincorporated organization, or any other entity or organization, including a
government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Primary Term” As defined in Section 17.1.
“Processable Gas” Producer’s Gas that Producer elects or has elected to be bound
for a downstream processing facility.

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“Producer Indemnified Parties” As defined in Section 12.1.
“Producer’s Gas” All Gas now or hereafter owned or controlled by Producer and
delivered to the Gathering System pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“psia” Pressure expressed in pounds per square inch absolute.
“psig” Pressure expressed in pounds per square inch gauge.
“Receipt Point” The inlet flange of Gatherer’s facilities at the point of
interconnection between the low pressure Gathering System and Producer’s
facilities or the inlet flange of Gatherer’s facilities at the point of
interconnection between the high pressure Gathering System and other facilities
where Gas is received into the high pressure Gathering System. The Receipt
Points existing on the Effective Date, including the Gathering Subsystem to
which such points belong, are listed on Exhibit B. Gatherer shall update Exhibit
B on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each Year to include
Additional Receipt Points that have been placed into service and, if necessary,
to update the Gathering Subsystem of existing points; provided that Gatherer may
not change the Gathering Subsystem to which an existing Receipt Point is
connected without Producer’s consent.
“Receipt Point Mcf Volume” The actual Mcf Volume of Gas delivered by Producer
and received by Gatherer at such Receipt Point during a Month, as measured at
the applicable Measurement Meter, net of buyback gas redelivered to Producer
pursuant to Section 3.8.
“Receipt Point Gas Quality Specifications” For each Receipt Point, the
applicable downstream Delivery Point Gas Quality Specifications.
“Required Pressure” For each Receipt Point, the pressure listed on Exhibit B for
such Receipt Point; provided that for Additional Receipt Points on the low
pressure portion of the Gathering System, the Required Pressure shall not be
higher than [______] psig. For Additional Receipt Points on the high pressure
portion of the Gathering System the Required Pressure shall not exceed MAOP, as
such MAOP may exist from time to time. [Insert applicable number, to be agreed
by Producer and its transferee, which reflects an appropriate psig amount based
on the pressure of the gas production from the transferred properties and the
operating pressure of the applicable portions of the System at the time of such
transfer.]
“Resolution Period” As defined in Section 2.1 or Section 3.6, as applicable.
“Services” As defined in Section 2.2.
“Shipper” Any Person for whom Gatherer provides Services on the Gathering
System.
“Similarly Situated Shipper” Any assignee of Producer’s interests hereunder
(whether total or partial) pursuant to Section 18.6 or any Third Party Shipper
who has an equal level of service priority on the Gathering System.
“System Gas Capacity” As of any determination time, the Gathering System
throughput capacity as it exists as of such time.
“Tax” or “Taxes” Any federal, state or local taxes, fees, levies or other
assessments, including all sales and use, goods and services, ad valorem,
transfer, gains, profits, excise, franchise,

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real and personal property, gross receipt, value added, capital stock,
production, business and occupation, disability, employment, payroll, license,
unemployment, social security, Medicare, or withholding taxes or charges imposed
by any Governmental Authority, and including any interest and penalties (civil
or criminal) on any of the foregoing.
“Term” As defined in Section 17.1.
“Third Party” Any Person that, as of any applicable determination date, is not a
Party to this Agreement.
“Third Party Gas” Gas other than Producer’s Gas.
“Transfer” Any direct or indirect transfer, conveyance, assignment, grant or
other disposition of any rights, interests or obligations.
“Year” A period of three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive Days; provided,
however, any year that contains the date of February 29 shall consist of three
hundred sixty-six (366) consecutive Days.
ARTICLE 2
DEDICATION AND SERVICES
Section 2.1    Dedication; Producer Reservations; Release Rights.
(a)    Dedication. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and
solely for the performance of this Agreement, Producer hereby dedicates for
Gathering and the other Services to be provided by Gatherer under this Agreement
and shall deliver or cause to be delivered at the Receipt Point(s) on the
Gathering System the following:
(i)    all Gas produced and saved from wells now or hereafter located within the
Dedicated Area or on lands pooled or unitized therewith, to the extent such Gas
is attributable to Interests within the Dedicated Area and not delivered or used
as permitted pursuant to this Agreement; and
(ii)    with respect to wells now or hereafter located within the Dedicated Area
or on lands pooled or unitized therewith for which Producer is the operator, Gas
from such wells that is owned by other working interest owners and royalty
owners (“Non-Op Gas”) but only to the extent and for the period that Producer
has the right or obligation to market such Non-Op Gas.
(b)    Covenant Running with the Land. It is the mutual intention of the Parties
that, so long as the dedication in Section 2.1(a) is in effect, this Agreement
and the dedication under Section 2.1(a) and all of the terms and provisions of
this Agreement collectively shall (i) be a covenant running with the Interests
within the Dedicated Area and (ii) be binding on and enforceable by Gatherer and
its successors and assigns against Producer and its successors and assigns of
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acknowledge, and deliver to the other Party from time to time such additional
agreements and instruments as may be reasonably requested by such other Party to
more fully effectuate the intention of the Parties set forth in the immediately
preceding sentence, including a memorandum of this Agreement in the form set
forth on Exhibit D, and in the event of a permanent release or partial
assignment of the Interests dedicated hereunder, a memorandum of release in the
form set forth on Exhibit E. Producer shall cause any conveyance by it of all or
any of the Interests within the Dedicated Area to be made expressly subject to
the terms of this Agreement. By January 31 of each year, Producer and Gatherer
shall update Exhibit A to reflect any Interests within the Dedicated Area (1) 
permanently released by Gatherer or (2) partially assigned by Producer during
the immediately preceding year. Contemporaneously with any such update and
supplement to this Agreement, Producer shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver
to Gatherer a supplement to each of the applicable memoranda of this Agreement
previously filed for recording in the real property records of each county in
which any portion of such new Interests is located.
(c)    Forecasts. Subject to Gatherer’s compliance with the confidentiality and
restricted use requirements set forth in Section 18.1, on or before October 1st
of each Year during the Term of this Agreement, Producer shall deliver to
Gatherer a 2-Year Forecast with respect to Producer’s Gas. “2-Year Forecast”
shall mean Producer’s good faith estimate (expressed in Mcf per Day) and
associated gas analysis of Producer’s Gas to be produced from the Dedicated
Area, including the general geographic location and anticipated Gathering
Subsystem, for each Month for the next two (2) years of the Term of the
Agreement, which forecast shall be based on Producer’s most recent engineering
and planning data. At Gatherer’s request, but no more than once per quarter,
Producer and Gatherer will meet to discuss changes in the forecast to ensure
that Gatherer will have adequate capacity in place to meet Producer’s
requirements. For the sake of clarity, Gatherer acknowledges that Producer shall
not at any time be required to deliver any of Producer’s internal budget
information to Gatherer. Producer shall use all commercially reasonable efforts
and information available to it to create the 2-Year Forecasts, but, given the
inherent nature of the estimates involved in creating such Forecasts, Producer
cannot guarantee the accuracy of any 2-Year Forecast.
(d)    Producer’s Reservations.
(i)    Gas for Lessors or Royalty Owners. Producer shall have the right to
utilize Gas as may be required to be delivered to lessors or royalty owners
under the terms of leases or other agreements or as required for Producer’s
operations within the Dedicated Area or lands pooled or unitized therewith, as
determined by Producer in its sole discretion.
(ii)    Pooling or Units. Producer may form, dissolve, and/or participate in
pooling agreements or units encompassing all or any portions of the Dedicated
Area, as determined by Producer in its sole discretion.

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(iii)    Operational Control of Wells. Producer reserves the right to operate
its leases and wells in any manner that it desires, as determined by Producer in
its sole discretion and free of any control by Gatherer, including without
limitation, (i) shutting-in, cleaning out, reworking, modifying, deepening, or
abandoning any such wells, (ii) using any efficient, modern, or improved method
for the production of its wells, (iii) flaring, burning, or venting Gas (with no
fees to be associated with such Gas), and (iv) surrendering, releasing, or
terminating its leases or Interests or allowing such leases or Interests to
expire at any time; provided that before any well is taken out of service for
any reason, Producer shall first shut-off the well’s connection to the
applicable Receipt Point.
(iv)    Well Development and Operations. Producer reserves the right to use Gas
(including its components) above ground or below, to develop and operate its
leases and wells, including, without limitation, for Gas lift, fuel, pressure
maintenance, or other re-injection purposes, secondary and tertiary recovery,
drilling or cycling, operation of Producer’s facilities, and/or any other
legitimate use in connection with the development and/or operation of its leases
and wells that are now or hereafter become subject to the terms of this
Agreement. Additionally, for Gas used for fuel, Producer has the right to remove
liquid hydrocarbons from such Gas by means it deems necessary, including via low
temperature separation.
(v)    No Obligation to Develop. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement
that may be construed to the contrary, Producer reserves the right to develop
and operate its leases and wells as it sees fit, in its sole discretion, and
Producer shall have no obligation to Gatherer under this Agreement to develop or
otherwise produce Gas or other hydrocarbons from any properties owned by it,
including any properties now or hereafter located within the Dedicated Area or
the lands pooled or unitized therewith.
(e)    Release from Dedication.
(i)    Immediate Temporary Release. If for any reason, including Force Majeure
(but not including a pressure problem, which is addressed in Section 3.6),
Gatherer does not Gather all or any portion of Producer’s Gas delivered or
otherwise available for delivery at a Receipt Point, Producer shall be entitled
to an immediate temporary release from dedication of such volume of Gas not
Gathered, and may dispose of such Gas in any manner it sees fit, subject to
Gatherer’s right to resume receipts at a subsequent time when Gatherer is able
to receive all of Producer’s Gas available for delivery at the Receipt Point in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, provided, however, if during such
temporary release period Producer secures a different temporary market, Gatherer
may resume receipts only upon thirty (30) Days’ advance written notice and only
as of the beginning of a Month, unless otherwise agreed.

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(ii)    Permanent Release. In addition to Section 2.1(e)(i), above, if Gatherer
does not Gather or ceases Gathering all or any portion of Producer’s Gas for
delivery at a Receipt Point for any reason (but not including a pressure
problem, which is addressed in Section 3.6, or a failure to meet quality
requirements, for which no permanent release shall be available) for a
cumulative thirty (30) Days in any ninety (90) Day period, unless such failure
is caused by Force Majeure, in which case a cumulative 180 Days in any 365-Day
period, then upon Producer’s written notice to Gatherer, Gatherer shall have
fifteen (15) Days from receipt of such notice to propose a feasible plan to
Producer that shall resolve such issue, at Gatherer’s sole cost and expense,
within sixty (60) Days after proposing such plan (the “Resolution Period”). If
(A) Gatherer fails to propose a resolution within the stated fifteen (15) Days,
(B) the issue is not resolved after completion of Gatherer’s resolution, or (C)
Gatherer does not complete such resolution within the Resolution Period for any
reason (but if Gatherer’s completion is delayed or prevented by reason of Force
Majeure, the Resolution Period shall be extended by an additional 120 Days),
Producer may elect, by giving written notice to Gatherer, to receive a permanent
release from dedication as to the affected Receipt Point and the portion(s) of
the Dedicated Area associated with such Receipt Point (and such released
portion(s) shall be stated in terms of acreage); provided, however, Producer
shall not be entitled to a permanent release to the extent that Producer’s
good-faith estimate of the affected volumes exceeds the last 2-Year Forecast
Producer delivered to Gatherer in accordance with Section 2.1(c). If Producer
elects a permanent release, the portion(s) of the Dedicated Area to be released
shall be designated by Producer, acting reasonably and in good faith, provided
that Producer shall provide to Gatherer (subject to the confidentiality and
non-use restrictions set forth in this Agreement) reasonable evidence to support
Producer’s determination of the portion(s) of the Dedicated Area to be released,
and as long as Producer’s determination of the areas to be released is
reasonably supported, such determination shall be deemed conclusive.
(iii)    Release by Downstream Processor. Gatherer is providing Services in
order to deliver Producer’s Gas to downstream facilities in satisfaction of
Producer’s dedication to such downstream facilities. To the extent that
Producer’s dedication under such downstream contracts is released, Producer
shall receive a corresponding release from dedication under this Agreement.
(f)    No Election of Remedies. Producer’s exercise of any right to a release
from dedication under Section 2.1(e) or Section 3.6 shall not be deemed an
election of remedies for any unexcused failure of Gatherer to perform any
obligation under this Agreement, and Producer shall be entitled to any and all
other remedies, including specific performance and injunctive relief (without
the need to post any bond).

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Section 2.2    Gathering and Related Services. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, each Month during the Term Gatherer shall provide,
or cause to be provided, the following services, each on a Firm basis
(collectively, the “Services”):
(a)    receive, or cause to be received, Producer’s Gas at the low pressure
Receipt Points;
(b)    gather Producer’s Gas on the low pressure Gathering System;
(c)    deliver for Producer’s account all Producer’s Gas, less any Producer’s
Gas required under Section 3.8, and Condensate at the low pressure Delivery
Point(s),
(d)    receive, or cause to be received, Producer’s Gas at the high pressure
Receipt Points;
(e)    gather Producer’s Gas on the high pressure Gathering System;
(f)    deliver for Producer’s account Producer’s Gas and Condensate at the high
pressure Delivery Point(s); and
(g)    perform such other obligations and actions as are described under this
Agreement.
Gatherer shall perform all Services and operate the Gathering System consistent
with industry standard and in a prudent, workmanlike manner.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Producer shall not
be entitled to Services on a Firm basis on any facilities that have been built
by Gatherer exclusively to service Gas volumes delivered by any Third Party
customer.
Section 2.3    Modification of System Capacity. Other than during periods of
emergency and/or required Maintenance, Gatherer shall not take, without
Producer’s prior written consent, any action that could cause the System Gas
Capacity to be reduced in a manner that negatively affects Producer’s ability to
deliver Gas to any Receipt Point.
Section 2.4    Priority of Gas Services; Curtailment. Gatherer covenants that it
shall not oversubscribe the Gathering System (or any Gathering Subsystem) or
take additional production into the Gathering System (or any Gathering
Subsystem) if, as a result, Gatherer is unable to perform its Service
obligations under this Agreement. Gatherer agrees to not provide services of any
kind for any Third Party Gas on the Gathering System (or any Gathering
Subsystem) on a basis that has a priority higher than that to which Producer is
entitled under this Agreement without Producer’s prior written consent;
provided, however, that in the case of (ii), such consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld if the Third Party agreement shall not be reasonably
expected to impact Gatherer’s ability to perform its obligations to Producer
under this Agreement. If for any reason, including, without limitation, Force
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Gatherer needs to curtail receipt, Gathering or delivery of Gas on any part of a
Gathering Subsystem, the following procedures shall be followed:
(a)    First, Gas deliveries from all Persons other than Producer and Similarly
Situated Shippers shall be curtailed prior to any curtailment or interruption of
Producer’s Gas or Gas from Similarly Situated Shippers; and
(b)    Second, if additional curtailments are required beyond Section 2.4(a)
above, Gatherer shall notify Producer and Similarly Situated Shippers of such
curtailment and require good faith estimates of expected gas volumes from
Producer and Similarly Situated Shippers. Gatherer shall then allocate the
capacity of the applicable Gathering Subsystem at the affected Receipt Point on
a pro rata basis based upon Producer’s and each Similarly Situated Shipper’s
respective good faith estimates for the affected point.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the
extent Gas deliveries from Persons other than Producer or Similarly Situated
Shippers cause or would reasonably be expected to cause Producer or a Similarly
Situated Shipper to reduce or curtail its Gas production, Gatherer shall curtail
receipts of Gas deliveries from such Persons into the Gathering System.
Section 2.5    Third Party Gas. Gatherer agrees that it shall not accept Third
Party Gas into the Gathering System if such Third Party Gas shall cause
Producer’s Gas to not meet the Delivery Point Gas Quality Specifications.
Section 2.6    Operation and Maintenance of Gathering System. Gatherer shall (i)
be entitled to complete operational control of the Gathering System, and (ii)
construct, install, own, operate and maintain, at its sole cost, risk and
expense, the Gathering System in accordance with all applicable Laws, as a
reasonably prudent natural gas gathering system operator and, to the extent
reasonably possible, in a cost-efficient and effective manner for Producer.
Section 2.7    Commingling. Although Producer shall retain title to Producer’s
Gas (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement), the Parties agree that
Producer’s Gas may constitute part of the supply of Gas from multiple sources in
the Gathering System and Gatherer shall have the right, subject to Gatherer’s
obligations under this Agreement, to commingle Producer’s Gas with other Gas, to
deliver molecules different from those received at the Receipt Points, and to
handle the molecules delivered at the Receipt Points in any manner.

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ARTICLE 3
RECEIPT POINTS, DELIVERY POINTS, AND PRESSURES
Section 3.1    Receipt Points. Producer shall deliver Producer’s Gas to Gatherer
at the Receipt Points.
Section 3.2    Delivery Points. Gatherer shall deliver Producer’s Gas and
Condensate to the Delivery Points.
Section 3.3    Uniform Deliveries. Producer shall deliver Producer’s Gas to
Gatherer, and Gatherer shall receive and redeliver Producer’s Gas, as nearly as
practicable at uniform hourly and daily rates of flow.
Section 3.4    Pressure at Receipt Points. Producer shall cause Producer’s Gas
to be delivered to the Receipt Points at a pressure sufficient to enter the
Gathering System, provided that Gatherer maintains the operating pressure at low
pressure Receipt Points at no greater than the applicable Required Pressure.
Producer shall not deliver Gas at any Receipt Point at a pressure in excess of
the MAOP at the Receipt Point, as such MAOP may exist from time to time. As of
the Effective Date, the MAOP at each Receipt Point shall be listed on Exhibit B,
and Gatherer shall give written notice to Producer at any time thereafter that
the MAOP for any Receipt Point changes and for each Additional Receipt Point
when it is added.
Section 3.5    Pressure at Delivery Points. Gatherer shall deliver Gas to each
Delivery Point at a pressure sufficient to enter the receiving facilities at
such Delivery Point, but shall not deliver such Gas at a pressure in excess of
the MAOP of such receiving facilities, as such MAOP may exist from time to time.
Section 3.6    Release Rights. At any time the operating pressure at a Receipt
Point or on any Gathering Subsystem is not in compliance with the Required
Pressure or in excess of the MAOP for any reason, including Force Majeure,
Producer shall be entitled to an immediate temporary release from dedication and
may immediately dispose of and/or deliver to any third Person any of Producer’s
Gas available for delivery at Receipt Point(s) delivering to such Gathering
Subsystem. In the event the operating pressure at a Receipt Point or on a
Gathering Subsystem is not in compliance with the Required Pressure for a
cumulative thirty (30) Days in any ninety (90) Day period for reasons other than
Force Majeure, then upon Producer’s written notice to Gatherer, Gatherer shall
have fifteen (15) Days from receipt of such notice to propose a feasible plan
that shall, at Gatherer’s sole cost and expense, resolve the pressure issue
within sixty (60) Days after proposing such plan (the “Resolution Period”) so
that the pressure shall be maintained in compliance with the Required Pressure
(including when all available Gas is delivered to the Receipt Point(s), i.e.,
including all of Producer’s Gas that may have been temporarily released). If (a)
Gatherer fails to propose a resolution within the stated fifteen (15) Days, (b)
the issue is not resolved after completion of Gatherer’s resolution, or (c)
Gatherer does not complete its proposed resolution within the Resolution Period
for any reason (but if Gatherer’s completion is delayed or prevented by reason
of Force Majeure, the Resolution Period shall be extended by an additional 120
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then Producer may elect, by giving written notice to Gatherer, to receive a
permanent release from dedication as to any Receipt Point(s) and the portion(s)
of the Dedicated Area associated with such Receipt Point(s) (and such released
portion(s) shall be stated in terms of acreage); provided, however, Producer
shall not be entitled to a permanent release to the extent that Producer’s
good-faith estimate of affected volumes exceeds the last 2-Year Forecast
Producer delivered to Gatherer in accordance with Section 2.1(c). If Producer
elects a permanent release, the portion(s) of the Dedicated Area to be released
shall be designated by Producer, acting reasonably and in good faith, provided
that Producer shall provide to Gatherer (subject to the confidentiality and
non-use restrictions set forth in this Agreement) reasonable evidence to support
Producer’s determination of the portion(s) of the Dedicated Area to be released,
and as long as Producer’s determination of the areas to be released is
reasonably supported, such determination shall be deemed conclusive.
Section 3.7    Additional Receipt Points.
(a)    Producer shall have the continuing right, at its option, at any time
after the Effective Date, to designate additional Receipt Point(s) (each, an
“Additional Receipt Point”) pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.7. In each
such case, Producer shall, at its sole cost, install, own, and operate all
necessary facilities upstream of the Additional Receipt Point. Gatherer shall
own and operate all necessary facilities downstream of such Additional Receipt
Point.
(b)    Producer shall be allowed, in its sole discretion, to designate (1) the
location for the Additional Receipt Point as long as the location is within the
Dedicated Area and (2) the Gathering Subsystem to which the Additional Receipt
Point shall be connected, and Gatherer will connect the Additional Receipt Point
in accordance with Producer’s notice in Section 3.7(c). If Producer requires a
change in Gathering Subsystem after the initial connection by Gatherer, Producer
may request an Additional Receipt Point as provided for in Section 3.7(c) below;
however, Producer shall reimburse Gatherer for its actual and reasonable costs
incurred to connect Additional Receipt Point to its facilities.
(c)    When Producer desires to install an Additional Receipt Point, Producer
shall provide written notice to Gatherer, including a plat of the location of
the proposed Additional Receipt Point and notice of whether the Additional
Receipt Point shall be connected to the Gathering Subsystem for Processable Gas
or the Gathering Subsystem for Non-Processable Gas. Subject to Section 3.7(b)
above, within [***] ([***]) Days of Gatherer’s receipt of Producer’s notice
which included Producer’s proposed location for the Additional Receipt Point,
each Party shall install and place in service its respective facilities as
required under Section 3.7(a) above. Thereafter, Producer may deliver Gas to
such Additional Receipt Point, and Gatherer shall receive and Gather such Gas
from such point.
(d)    If the Additional Receipt Point is not completed within [***] ([***])
Days after Gatherer’s receipt of Producer’s notice as provided in Section 3.7(c)
for any reason other than Force Majeure, or within [***] ([***]) Days if
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of Force Majeure, Producer may elect, by giving written notice to Gatherer, to
receive a permanent release from dedication as to such Additional Receipt Point
(and the associated Dedicated Area).
Section 3.8     Buyback Gas. Producer shall have the right to request
installation of a buyback gas meter downstream of a Receipt Point for Producer’s
use as described in Section 2.1(d), subpart (iv), provided that Producer shall
not withdraw volumes that exceed what Producer delivers to the applicable
Receipt Point. Producer shall pay Gatherer the actual and reasonable costs
incurred to install such meter. When Producer desires to have such meter
installed, Producer shall provide written notice to the Gatherer of the
applicable Receipt Point and the date on which Producer desires to begin
receiving buyback gas, which date shall not be sooner than thirty (30) Days
after the date of Producer’s notice, and Gatherer shall construct and install
facilities necessary within thirty (30) Days of Producer’s notice.
ARTICLE 4
FEES
Section 4.1    Gathering Fee. For each Month during the Term, and for each low
pressure Receipt Point, Producer shall pay to Gatherer an amount equal to: (i)
the Monthly low pressure Receipt Point Mcf Volume, multiplied by (ii) [insert
then effective Low Pressure Gathering Fee under Alpine High/Apache Anchor
Shipper form] per Mcf (the “Low Pressure Gathering Fee”). For each high pressure
Receipt Point, Producer shall pay to Gatherer an amount equal to: (i) the
Monthly high pressure Receipt Point Mcf Volume for each Month, multiplied by
(ii) [insert then effective Low Pressure Gathering Fee under Alpine High/Apache
Anchor Shipper form] per Mcf (the “High Pressure Gathering Fee”). Collectively,
the Low Pressure Gathering Fee and the High Pressure Gathering Fee are the
“Gathering Fees”, as such Gathering Fees are annually adjusted pursuant to
Section 4.2.
Section 4.2    Fee Escalation. On July 1st of each year, the Gathering Fees
shall each be automatically adjusted upward or downward by the percentage change
in the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, all items less food
and energy, as and when published and considered final by the U.S. Department of
Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated for the twelve (12) Months
immediately preceding the date of escalation; provided, however, the Gathering
Fees shall never be adjusted below their original amount as of the Effective
Date; and, provided, further, that the amount of adjustment for each year shall
not exceed [***] percent ([***]%) per annum.

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ARTICLE 5
FUEL AND LOST & UNACCOUNTED FOR GAS
Section 5.1    There is deemed to be no fuel or lost & unaccounted for Gas on
the Gathering System.
ARTICLE 6
PAYMENTS
Section 6.1    Payments and Invoices. Gatherer shall provide Producer with a
detailed statement and supporting documentation for the net amount of all
consideration due from Producer to Gatherer under the terms of this Agreement
(net of any amounts due from Gatherer to Producer under this Agreement), not
later than the last Day of the Month immediately following the Month for which
the consideration is due (such statement, the “Monthly Invoice”). Not later than
thirty (30) Days following Producer’s receipt of a Monthly Invoice, Producer
shall pay to Gatherer all amounts due and owing from Producer to Gatherer under
the Monthly Invoice. Producer shall pay to Gatherer the undisputed portions of
each Monthly Invoice in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and as to
any disputed portions that Producer does not pay, Producer shall provide
Gatherer a written notice of dispute setting forth, in reasonable detail, the
grounds for such dispute. Any amounts owing by Gatherer to Producer shall be
deducted from amounts otherwise due Gatherer in the next ensuing Monthly
Invoice, or Producer may request payment for same, and Gatherer shall pay to
Producer such amounts within thirty (30) Days of Producer’s written request for
same, subject to Gatherer’s good faith dispute of any such amounts, in which
case Gatherer shall pay the undisputed portions in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement. Payments to either Party shall be according to the applicable
payment instructions set forth in Article 15. If any payment due date falls on a
non-Business Day, the payment shall be due on the first Business Day thereafter.
Section 6.2    Netting, Offset of Amounts Due. Either Party shall have the right
to offset any undisputed amounts due by it under this Agreement against any
undisputed amounts due to it under this Agreement and pay the net amount due to
the other Party.
Section 6.3    Interest on Late Payments. In the event either Party fails to
make timely payment of any amount when due under this Agreement (including any
disputed amount which is later found to have been correct when payment was first
requested), interest shall accrue, from the date payment was due until the date
payment is made, at an annual rate equal to the lower of: (a) the prime rate as
published in the “Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal, plus two
percent (2%), or (b) the maximum rate of interest allowed under applicable Laws.
Section 6.4    Financial Assurance. If Gatherer has reasonable grounds for
insecurity regarding payment, performance, enforceability of any obligation
under this Agreement (whether or not then due) by Producer or Producer’s
guarantor, if any, including, without limitation, the occurrence of a material
adverse change in the creditworthiness of Producer, Gatherer may demand Adequate
Assurance of Performance.  A demand by Gatherer seeking Adequate Assurance of
Performance shall be in writing and shall include an explanation in reasonable
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calculation of the Adequate Assurance of Performance demand.  “Adequate
Assurance of Performance” shall mean sufficient security in the form, amount,
and for a term, and from an issuer, all reasonably acceptable to Gatherer
seeking assurance, including, but not limited to, a standby irrevocable letter
of credit, a prepayment, a security interest in an asset, or guaranty.
ARTICLE 7
AUDIT RIGHTS
Section 7.1    Audit Rights.
(a)    Each Party shall have the right, at its own expense, upon thirty (30)
Days written notice and during reasonable working hours to perform an audit of
the other Party’s books and records (“Audit”). The Audit provides the Parties
the right to obtain access to and copies of the relevant portion of the books
and records which includes, but is not limited to, financial information,
reports, charts, calculations, measurement data, allocation support, third-party
support, telephone recordings, and electronic communications of the other Party
to the extent reasonably necessary to verify performance under the terms and
conditions of this Agreement including the accuracy of any statement,
allocation, charge, payment calculation, or determination made pursuant to the
provisions contained herein for any Calendar Year within the twenty-four (24)
Month period next following the end of such Calendar Year. The Party subject to
the Audit shall respond to all exceptions and claims of discrepancies within
ninety (90) Days of receipt thereof.
(b)    Either Party has the right to Audit any agents of the other Party, or any
third Person performing services related to this Agreement. Either Party shall
have the right to make and retain copies of the books and records to the extent
necessary to support the audit work papers and claims resulting from the audit.
Additionally, the Parties reserve the right to perform site inspections or carry
out field visits of the assets and related measurement being audited.
(c)    The accuracy of any statement, allocation, charge, payment calculation,
or determination made pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement shall be
conclusively presumed to be correct after the twenty-four (24) Month period next
following the end of the Calendar Year in which the statement, allocation,
charge, payment calculation, or determination was generated or prepared, if not
challenged (claimed) in writing prior thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, all
claims shall be deemed waived unless they are made in writing within the
twenty-four (24) Month period next following the end of the Calendar Year in
which the statement, allocation, charge, payment calculation, or determination
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ARTICLE 8
MAINTENANCE
Section 8.1    Maintenance. Gatherer shall be entitled to interrupt Services
hereunder to perform necessary or desirable inspections, pigging, maintenance,
testing, connections, repairs, or replacements to the Gathering System
(“Maintenance”), provided, however, that Gatherer shall use all commercially
reasonable efforts to minimize the amount of time that Services are interrupted
and to cooperate with Producer to minimize any production shut-in or
interruption of lease operations. On or before December 1st of each Calendar
Year, Gatherer shall provide Producer with written notice of the types of
anticipated Maintenance, with anticipated dates of performance, to be performed
during the next Calendar Year. No prior written notice shall be required for
emergency Maintenance requirements, provided, however, in the event of any such
emergency, Gatherer shall provide notice to Producer as soon as practicable,
including reasonable details as to the nature of the emergency and the
anticipated date that the related Service interruption shall cease.
Section 8.2    Maintenance Schedules.
(a)    If Maintenance is scheduled for any Month, Gatherer shall send notice to
Producer setting forth the Maintenance that is to be performed during such Month
in accordance with the notice requirements of Article 15, even if Gatherer does
not think that such Maintenance shall cause a Service interruption.
(b)    No later than five working days prior to the beginning of the start of a
Maintenance project, a volume curtailment allocation shall be sent to Producer
if capacity allocations are determined to be necessary by Gatherer.
Section 8.3    Access to Facilities. Subject to its safety rules, regulations
and procedures, Gatherer shall provide reasonable access to the Gathering System
and related facilities to Producer for the purposes set forth in Section 7.1,
provided that Producer shall not unreasonably interfere with the operations of
the Gathering System or any related facility.
ARTICLE 9
GAS QUALITY
Section 9.1    Receipt Point Gas Quality Specifications. Producer’s Gas
delivered to the Receipt Points shall meet the applicable Receipt Point Gas
Quality Specifications.
Section 9.2    Non-Conforming Gas. If at any time Gatherer becomes aware that
Producer’s Gas at a Receipt Point fails to conform to the applicable Receipt
Point Gas Quality Specifications (“Off-Spec Gas”), then Gatherer shall promptly
give Producer written notice of the deficiency, and Producer shall take
commercially reasonable steps to remedy the deficiency. Gatherer shall use all
commercially reasonable efforts to accept such Off-Spec Gas as long as
(i) Gatherer is able to accept such Off-Spec Gas without unreasonable risk of
harm to the Gathering System or to Gatherer’s personnel, (ii) the acceptance of
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to meet the Delivery Point Gas Quality Specifications, and (iii) Gatherer’s
receipt of the Off-Spec Gas shall not be construed as a change of requirements
for future volumes delivered to the Gathering System. Gatherer may immediately
cease taking any Off-Spec Gas that Gatherer deems would be harmful to the
Gathering System or Gatherer’s personnel.
Section 9.3    Reimbursement for Costs and Expenses. Producer shall reimburse
Gatherer for all actual, reasonable costs and expenses directly resulting from
damage to the Gathering System, or to other Shippers’ Gas therein, to the extent
such damage is directly caused by the delivery to the Gathering System of
Producer’s Gas that is Off-Spec Gas, except when Gatherer knowingly accepts such
Off-Spec Gas into the Gathering System. Notwithstanding the above or anything
else in this Agreement, Producer’s responsibility under this Section 9.3 shall
be for actual, direct damages only, and in no event shall this Section 9.3
require Producer to pay or in any way be responsible for the special, indirect,
consequential, punitive or exemplary damages of any Person.
ARTICLE 10
MEASUREMENT
Section 10.1    Equipment and Specifications. Producer’s Gas delivered into the
Gathering System shall be measured by the Measurement Meter(s) at the Receipt
Point(s), the Delivery Point(s), and any point(s) redelivering buyback gas to
Producer. The Measurement Meter and appurtenant facilities shall be installed,
operated, and maintained by Gatherer in accurate working order and condition,
and in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Article 10, with good
and workmanlike standards generally practiced by reasonably prudent gas pipeline
operators, and in accordance with all Laws.
Section 10.2    Gas Meter Standards. Orifice meters installed in such measuring
stations for Gas shall be constructed and operated in accordance with ANSI/API
2530 API 14.3, AGA Report No. 3, Orifice Metering of Natural Gas and Other
Related Hydrocarbon Fluids (including as it may be revised from time to time)
and shall include the use of flange connections and, where necessary,
straightening vanes, flow conditioners, and/or pulsation dampening equipment.
Ultrasonic meters or Coriolis meters installed in such measuring stations shall
be constructed and operated in accordance with AGA Report No. 9, Measurement of
Gas by Ultrasonic Meters, First Edition, and AGA Report No. 11, Measurement of
Natural Gas by Coriolis Meter, respectively; and any subsequent modification and
amendment thereof generally accepted within the Gas industry. Electronic flow
computers shall be used and the Gas shall have its volume, mass, and/or heat
content computed in accordance with the applicable AGA standards including, but
not limited to, AGA Report Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and API 21.1 “Flow Measurement
Using Electronic Metering Systems” and any subsequent modifications and
amendments thereof generally accepted within the Gas industry. When Gas
chromatographs are used they shall be installed, operated, maintained, and
verified according to industry standards (GPA 2261, GPA 2145, GPA 2172, and GPA
2177).
Section 10.3    Notice of Measurement Equipment Inspection and Calibration. Each
Party shall give at least seventy-two (72) hours’ notice to the other Party in
order that the other Party may, at its option, have representatives present to
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or adjusting of measuring equipment used in measuring or checking the
measurement of receipts or deliveries of Gas under this Agreement. The official
electronic data from such measuring equipment shall remain the property of the
measuring equipment owner, but copies of such records shall, upon written
request, be submitted, together with calculations and flow computer
configurations therefrom, to the requesting Party for inspection and
verification.
Section 10.4    Measurement Accuracy Verification. Each Party shall verify the
accuracy of all transmitters, flow computers, and other equipment used in the
measurement of the Gas hereunder at intervals not to exceed one hundred eighty
(180) Days and cause such equipment to be adjusted or calibrated as necessary.
Testing frequency shall be based upon each Receipt Point flow rate (Mcf/Day).
Any flow rate at a Receipt Point that is: (x) greater than 1,000 Mcf/Day shall
be tested Monthly, (y) between 101 and 1000 Mcf/Day shall be tested quarterly,
and (z) less than 100 Mcf/Day shall be tested semi-annually. Neither Party shall
be required to cause adjustment or calibration of such equipment more frequently
than once every Month, unless a special test is requested pursuant to Section
10.5 of this Agreement. If, upon testing, (i) no adjustment or calibration error
is found that results in an incremental adjustment to the calculated flow rate
through each meter run in excess of two percent (2%) of the adjusted flow rate
(whether positive or negative and using the adjusted flow rate as the percent
error equation denominator) or (ii) any quantity error is not greater than two
hundred fifty (250) Mcf per Month, then any previous recordings of such
equipment shall be considered accurate in computing deliveries but such
equipment shall be adjusted or calibrated at once. If, during any test of the
measuring equipment, an adjustment or calibration error is found that results in
(i) an incremental adjustment to the calculated flow rate through each meter run
in excess of two percent (2%) of the adjusted flow rate (whether positive or
negative and using the adjusted flow rate as the percent error equation
denominator) and (ii) a quantity error greater than two hundred fifty (250) Mcf
per Month (“Material Measurement Error”), then any previous recordings of such
equipment shall be corrected to zero error for any period during which the error
existed (and which is either known definitely or agreed to by the Parties) and
the total flow for such period shall be determined in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10.6. If the period of error condition cannot be
determined or agreed upon between the Parties, such correction shall be for a
period extending over the last one half (1/2) of the time elapsed since the date
of the last test.
Section 10.5    Special Tests. In the event a Party desires a special test (a
test not scheduled by a Party under the provisions of Section 10.4) of any
measuring equipment, seventy-two (72) hours’ advance notice shall be given to
the other Party and, after providing such notice, such test shall be promptly
performed. If no Material Measurement Error is found, the Party requesting the
test shall pay the costs of such special test including any labor and
transportation costs pertaining thereto. If a Material Measurement Error is
determined to exist, the Party responsible for such measurement shall pay such
costs and perform any corrections required under Section 10.4.
Section 10.6    Metered Flow Rates in Error. If, for any reason, any measurement
equipment is (i) out of adjustment, (ii) out of service, or (iii) out of repair,
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Measurement Error exists as a result thereof, the total quantity of Gas
delivered shall be determined in accordance with the first of the following
methods which is feasible:
(a)    by using the registration of any mutually agreeable check metering
facility, if installed and accurately registering (subject to testing as
provided for in Section 10.4);
(b)    where multiple meter runs exist in series, by calculation using the
registration of such meter run equipment; provided that they are measuring Gas
from upstream and downstream headers in common with the faulty metering
equipment, are not controlled by separate regulators, and are accurately
registering; or
(c)    by estimating the quantity, based upon deliveries made during periods of
similar conditions when the meter was registering accurately.
Section 10.7    Record Retention. Gatherer shall retain and preserve all test
data, charts, and similar records for any Calendar Year for a period of at least
sixty (60) Months following such Calendar Year, unless any applicable Law
requires a longer time period or Gatherer has received written notification of a
dispute involving such records, in which case all records shall be retained
until the related issue is resolved.
Section 10.8    Correction Factors for Volume Measurement. The computations of
the volumes of Gas measured shall be made as follows:
(a)    The hourly orifice coefficient for each meter shall be calculated at the
base pressure of fourteen and sixty-five hundredths (14.65) psia and the base
temperature of sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit. All Gas volume measurements shall
be based on a local atmospheric pressure assumed to be thirteen and seven-tenths
(13.7) psia.
(b)    The flowing temperature of the Gas shall be continuously measured. In the
case of electronic metering, such temperature measurement shall be used as
continuous input to the flow computer for calculation of Gas volume, mass,
and/or energy content in accordance with the applicable AGA or API 21.1
standards including, but not limited to, AGA Report Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and
any subsequent modification and amendments thereof generally accepted within the
Gas industry.
(c)    Measurements of inside diameters of pipe runs and orifices shall be
obtained by means of a micrometer to the nearest one-thousandth of an inch, and
such measurements shall be used in computations of coefficients.
(d)    In determining the volume of Gas, when electronic transducers and flow
computers are used, the Gas shall have its volume, mass, and/or energy content
continuously integrated in accordance with the applicable AGA standards
including, but not limited to, AGA report Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and any
subsequent modification and amendments thereof generally accepted within the Gas
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(e)    In calculating the volume of Gas, deviation from Boyle’s Law at the
pressure, specific gravity, and temperature for each measurement shall be
determined by use of AGA Report No. 8, Compressibility Factors for Natural Gas
and Other Related Hydrocarbon Gases, published by the AGA in conjunction with
Gas Measurement Committee Report No. 3 and amendments thereto generally accepted
within the Gas industry.
(f)    Whenever the conditions of pressure and temperature differ from the
standards described herein, conversion of the volume from these conditions to
the standard conditions shall be made in accordance with the Ideal Gas Laws,
corrected for deviation by the methods set forth in the AGA Gas Measurement
Committee Report No. 3, as said report may be amended from time to time.
Section 10.9    Exception to Gas Measurement Basis. If at any time the basis of
measurement set out in this Agreement should conflict with any Law, then the
basis of measurement provided for in such Law shall govern measurements
hereunder.
Section 10.10    Gas Sampling. Receipt Point meters downstream of new wells or
wells that have been changed due to a workover or other well bore alteration
that could alter the Gas composition shall be sampled Monthly until the analyses
demonstrate reasonable consistency. After such time, said meters shall then be
sampled at the stated calibration frequency. Gatherer shall install and maintain
a Gas composite sampler at each Receipt Point.
(a)    Receipt Points. The composition, specific gravity, and Gross Heating
Value of Gas shall be determined by the measuring party taking a sample at the
same frequency as the meter calibration test. The sample shall be acquired
through either an on-line Gas chromatograph or a composite sampler. The
analytical results shall be applied at the beginning of the Month the sample is
taken until a subsequent representative sample is applied.
(b)    Delivery Points. The composition, specific gravity, and Gross Heating
Value of Gas shall be determined by the measuring party taking a sample at the
same frequency as the meter calibration test. The sample shall be acquired
through either an on-line Gas chromatograph or a composite sampler. The
analytical results shall be applied at the beginning of the Month the sample is
taken until a subsequent representative sample is applied.
(c)    The specific gravity of Gas at all applicable measurement points shall be
determined by a Gas chromatographic component analysis to the nearest one
thousandth (0.001) of the samples of the Gas taken for test purposes as provided
above, or by such other method as shall be mutually agreed upon.
(d)    The Gross Heating Value shall be measured by Gas chromatographic analysis
or component analysis of the samples of the Gas taken for test purposes as
provided above, or by such other method as shall be mutually agreed upon.

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Section 10.11    Modifications to Measurement Procedures. In the event the
measurement procedures herein cease to be reflective of actual operations or
become inequitable in any respect, such measurement procedures shall be modified
to reflect actual operations and to remove such inequities, as long as such
modified measurement procedures are consistently applied to Producer and all
other Shippers utilizing the Gathering System.
ARTICLE 11
FORCE MAJEURE
Section 11.1    Suspension of Obligations. In the event a Party is rendered
unable, wholly or in part, by Force Majeure to carry out its obligations under
this Agreement, other than the obligation to indemnify and/or to make payments
due hereunder, and such Party gives notice and reasonably full particulars of
such Force Majeure in writing to the other Party promptly after the occurrence
of the cause relied on, then the obligations of the Party giving such notice, so
far as and to the extent affected by such Force Majeure, shall be suspended
during the continuance of any inability so caused, but for no longer period, and
such cause shall so far as possible be remedied with all reasonable dispatch by
the Party claiming Force Majeure. A Force Majeure event affecting the
performance of a Party shall not relieve it of liability in the event of its
gross negligence, where such gross negligence was the cause of, or a
contributing factor in causing, the Force Majeure event, or in the event of its
failure to use commercially reasonable efforts to remedy the situation and
remove the cause with all reasonable dispatch. Additionally, it is specifically
understood that a Force Majeure shall in no way terminate each Party’s
obligation to balance those volumes of Gas received and delivered hereunder.
Section 11.2    Definition of Force Majeure. “Force Majeure” shall mean any
cause or causes not reasonably within the control of the Party claiming
suspension and which, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, such Party is
unable to prevent or overcome, including, without limitation, any of the
following that meets the foregoing criteria: acts of God, acts and/or delays in
action of any Governmental Authority, strikes, lockouts, work stoppages or other
industrial disturbances, acts of a public enemy, sabotage, wars, blockades,
insurrections, riots, acts of terror, epidemics, landslides, lightning,
earthquakes, fires, storms, storm warnings, floods, washouts, extreme cold or
freezing weather, arrests and restraints of governments and people, civil or
criminal disturbances, explosions, mechanical failures, breakage or accident to
equipment installations, machinery, compressors, or lines of pipe and associated
repairs, freezing of wells or lines of pipe, partial or entire failure of wells,
pipes, facilities, or equipment, electric power unavailability or shortages,
failure of Third Party pipelines, gatherers, or processors to deliver, receive,
or transport Gas, and, in those instances where a Party is required to secure
permits from any Governmental Authority to enable such Party to fulfill its
obligations under this Agreement, the inability of such Party, at reasonable
costs and after the exercise of all reasonable diligence, to acquire such
permits; provided, however, that a Governmental Authority requiring Gatherer to
provide gathering services to Third Parties shall not constitute Force Majeure.
It is understood and agreed that the settlement of strikes or lockouts shall be
entirely within the discretion of the Party having the difficulty, and that the
above requirement that a Force Majeure be remedied with all reasonable dispatch
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the settlement of strikes or lockouts by acceding to the demands of Persons
striking when such course is inadvisable in the sole discretion of the Party
having the difficulty.
ARTICLE 12
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 12.1    Definitions. The following terms are defined as follows.
(a)    “Gatherer Indemnified Parties” Gatherer and its Affiliates, and its and
their respective shareholders, stockholders, members, partners, officers,
directors, employees, contractors, subcontractors, and agents.
(b)    “Producer Indemnified Parties” Producer and its Affiliates, and its and
their respective shareholders, stockholders, members, partners, officers,
directors, employees, contractors, subcontractors, and agents.

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Section 12.2    PRODUCER’S CONTROL AND LIABILITY. AS BETWEEN PRODUCER AND
GATHERER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, PRODUCER SHALL BE DEEMED IN CONTROL AND
POSSESSION OF: (I) PRODUCER’S GAS BEFORE SUCH GAS IS DELIVERED TO GATHERER AT
THE RECEIPT POINT, AND (II) PRODUCER’S GAS AND CONDENSATE AFTER SUCH GAS AND
CONDENSATE HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO OR FOR PRODUCER’S ACCOUNT AT THE DELIVERY
POINT. WHEN PRODUCER’S GAS AND/OR CONDENSATE ARE IN THE CONTROL AND POSSESSION
OF PRODUCER AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, PRODUCER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND SHALL
RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS GATHERER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES FROM
ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LOSSES (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 1) FOR OR RESULTING FROM
ACTUAL PHYSICAL LOSS OR DAMAGE OR ACTUAL INJURY CAUSED BY PRODUCER’S GAS WHILE
IN A PRODUCER INDEMNIFIED PARTY’S CONTROL AND POSSESSION, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT
SUCH LOSS, DAMAGE, OR INJURY IS CAUSED BY A BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT BY GATHERER
OR THE NEGLIGENCE, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR OTHER FAULT OF ANY OF
THE GATHERER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES OR EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT COVERED BY SECTION
12.4. PRODUCER’S INDEMNIFICATION, DEFENSE, AND HOLD HARMLESS OBLIGATIONS UNDER
THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION OF DAMAGES SET FORTH IN ARTICLE
18 AND THE WAIVER OF CERTAIN REMEDIES IN ARTICLE 18.
Section 12.3    GATHERER’S CONTROL AND LIABILITY. AS BETWEEN PRODUCER AND
GATHERER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, GATHERER SHALL BE DEEMED IN CONTROL AND
POSSESSION OF: (I) PRODUCER’S GAS AFTER SUCH GAS IS DELIVERED TO GATHERER AT THE
RECEIPT POINT AND (II) PRODUCER’S GAS AND CONDENSATE BEFORE SUCH GAS AND
CONDENSATE HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO OR FOR PRODUCER’S ACCOUNT AT THE DELIVERY
POINT. WHEN PRODUCER’S GAS AND/OR THE CONDENSATE ARE IN THE CONTROL AND
POSSESSION OF GATHERER AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, GATHERER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR,
AND SHALL RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS PRODUCER INDEMNIFIED
PARTIES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LOSSES (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 1) FOR OR
RESULTING FROM ACTUAL PHYSICAL LOSS OR DAMAGE OR ACTUAL INJURY CAUSED BY SUCH
GAS AND/OR CONDENSATE WHILE IN A GATHERER INDEMNIFIED PARTY’S CONTROL AND
POSSESSION, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SUCH LOSS, DAMAGE, OR INJURY IS CAUSED BY A
BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT BY PRODUCER OR THE NEGLIGENCE, GROSS NEGLIGENCE,
WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR OTHER FAULT OF ANY OF THE PRODUCER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES OR
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT COVERED BY SECTION 12.4. GATHERER’S INDEMNIFICATION,
DEFENSE, AND HOLD HARMLESS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
THE LIMITATION OF DAMAGES SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 18 AND THE WAIVER OF CERTAIN
REMEDIES IN ARTICLE 18.

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Section 12.4    Personal Injury Claims of Producer Indemnified Parties and
Gatherer Indemnified Parties. PRODUCER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND SHALL
RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS GATHERER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES FROM
ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LOSSES (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 1) FOR OR RESULTING FROM ANY
BODILY INJURY, DEATH, OR ILLNESS SUFFERED BY ANY OF THE PRODUCER INDEMNIFIED
PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE PARTIES’ ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SUCH INJURY IS CAUSED BY THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR
WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF ANY GATHERER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES. GATHERER SHALL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND SHALL RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS
PRODUCER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LOSSES (AS DEFINED IN
ARTICLE 1) FOR OR RESULTING FROM ANY BODILY INJURY, DEATH, OR ILLNESS SUFFERED
BY ANY OF THE GATHERER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE
PARTIES’ ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SUCH INJURY IS
CAUSED BY THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF ANY PRODUCER INDEMNIFIED
PARTIES.
Section 12.5    Insurance. In support of the liability and indemnity obligations
assumed by the Parties in this Agreement, each Party agrees to obtain and
maintain, at its own expense, insurance coverages in the types and amounts which
are comparable with its peers and that is generally carried by companies
performing the same or similar activities as the Parties in this Agreement. In
addition, each Party shall comply with all statutory insurance requirements
determined by governmental laws and regulations, as applicable. To the extent of
the Parties’ indemnity obligations or liabilities assumed under this Agreement,
(i) each Party’s insurance coverage shall be primary to and shall receive no
contribution from any insurance maintained by the Indemnified Parties, and (ii)
any insurance of each Party shall waive rights of subrogation against the
Indemnified Parties and include the Indemnified Parties as additional insured
under any applicable coverages. Failure to obtain adequate insurance coverage
shall in no way relieve or limit any indemnity or liability of either Party
under this Agreement.
ARTICLE 13
TITLE
Section 13.1    Producer’s Warranty. Producer warrants that it owns, or has the
right to deliver, Producer’s Gas to the Receipt Points for the purposes of this
Agreement, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and adverse claims. If the
title to Producer’s Gas delivered hereunder is disputed or is involved in any
legal action in any material respect, Gatherer shall have the right to cease
receiving such Gas, to the extent of the interest disputed or involved in legal
action, during the pendency of the action or until title is freed from the
dispute or until Producer furnishes, or causes to be furnished, indemnification
to save Gatherer harmless from all Claims or Losses arising out of the dispute
or action, with surety reasonably acceptable to Gatherer. Subject to Sections
18.9 and 18.10, Producer agrees to indemnify the Gatherer Indemnified Parties
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Claims or Losses suffered by the Gatherer Indemnified Parties, to the extent
such Claims or Losses arise out of a breach of the foregoing warranty.
Section 13.2    Gatherer’s Warranty. Gatherer warrants that it has the right to
accept Gas at the Receipt Points and to deliver Gas to the Delivery Points free
and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and adverse claims. If the Gathering
System is involved in any legal action in any material respect, Producer shall
have the right to withhold payment (without interest), or cease delivering Gas,
to the extent of the interest disputed or involved in legal action, during the
pendency of the action or until Gatherer furnishes, or causes to be furnished,
indemnification to save Producer harmless from all Claims or Losses arising out
of the dispute or action, with surety reasonably acceptable to Producer. Subject
to Sections 18.9 and 18.10, Gatherer agrees to indemnify the Producer
Indemnified Parties from and against all Claims or Losses suffered by the
Producer Indemnified Parties, to the extent such Claims or Losses arise out of a
breach of the foregoing warranty.
Section 13.3    Title. Title to Producer’s Gas delivered under this Agreement,
including all constituents thereof, shall remain with and in Producer or its
designee at all times.
ARTICLE 14
ROYALTY AND TAXES
Section 14.1    Proceeds of Production. Producer shall have the sole and
exclusive obligation and liability for the payment of all Persons due any
proceeds derived by Producer from Producer’s Gas (including all constituents and
products thereof) delivered under this Agreement, including, without limitation,
royalties, overriding royalties, and similar interests, in accordance with the
provisions of the leases or agreements creating those rights to such proceeds.
Section 14.2    Producer’s Taxes. Producer shall pay and be responsible for all
gross production and severance Taxes levied against or with respect to
Producer’s Gas delivered under this Agreement, all ad valorem Taxes levied
against the property of Producer, all income, excess profits, and other Taxes
measured by the income or capital of Producer, and all payroll Taxes related to
employees of Producer.
Section 14.3    Gatherer’s Taxes. Gatherer shall pay and be responsible for all
Taxes levied with respect to the providing of Services under this Agreement, all
ad valorem Taxes levied against the property of Gatherer, all income, excess
profits, and other Taxes measured by the income or capital of Gatherer, and all
payroll Taxes related to employees of Gatherer.
ARTICLE 15
NOTICE AND PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, any notice or other
communication provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
given (i) by depositing in the United States mail, postage paid and certified
with return receipt requested, (ii) by depositing with a reputable overnight
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facsimile or email transmission, in each of the foregoing cases addressed to the
applicable Party as set forth on Exhibit C, and payments required under this
Agreement shall be made to the applicable Party according to the payment
instructions set forth on such exhibit. A Party may at any time designate a
different address or payment instructions by giving written notice to the other
Party. Notices, invoices, allocation statements, claims, or other communications
shall be deemed received when delivered to the addressee in person, or by
courier, or transmitted by facsimile transmission or email during normal
business hours, or upon actual receipt by the addressee after such notice has
either been delivered to an overnight courier or deposited in the United States
mail, as the case may be.
ARTICLE 16
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Section 16.1    Negotiation. Prior to submitting any dispute for resolution by a
court, a Party shall provide written notice of such dispute to the other Party.
If the Parties fail to resolve the dispute within fifteen (15) Business Days
after such notice is given, the Parties shall seek to resolve the dispute by
negotiation between senior management personnel of each Party. Such personnel
shall endeavor to meet and attempt to amicably resolve the dispute. If the
Parties are unable to resolve the dispute for any reason within thirty (30)
Business Days after the original notice of dispute was given, then either Party
shall be entitled to pursue any available remedies; provided, however, this
Section 16.1 shall not limit a Party’s right to initiate litigation prior to the
expiration of the time periods set forth in this Section 16.1 if application of
such limitations would prevent a Party from filing a Claim within the applicable
period for filing lawsuits (e.g. statutes of limitation, prescription, etc.) or
would otherwise prejudice or harm a Party.
Section 16.2    Jurisdiction and Venue.
(a)    Each Party agrees that the appropriate, exclusive and convenient forum
for any disputes between the Parties arising out of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be in any state or federal court in
Houston, Texas, and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction
of such courts solely in respect of any legal proceeding arising out of or
related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Parties
further agree that the Parties shall not bring suit with respect to any disputes
arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any
court or jurisdiction other than the above specified courts.
(b)    Each Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest
extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection (including, without
limitation, the defense of inconvenient forum) which it may now or hereafter
have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court
referred to in paragraph (a) above.

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ARTICLE 17
TERM
Section 17.1    Term. This Agreement is effective on the Effective Date and
shall continue in full force and effect until March 31, 2032 (the “Primary
Term”); provided that Producer shall have two (2) successive options to extend
the Primary Term by five (5) Years each. Each five (5)-Year Primary Term
extension shall occur automatically unless Producer gives Gatherer at least nine
(9) Months’ prior written notice that it does not wish to extend the Primary
Term. Unless terminated at the end of the Primary Term by either Party giving at
least six (6) Months’ prior written notice, this Agreement shall continue after
the Primary Term on a Year-to-Year basis unless terminated at the end of any
Yearly extension period by either Party giving at least six (6) Months’ prior
written notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 17.1,
Producer shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon the termination
or expiration of that certain Gas Processing Agreement between Producer and
Alpine High Processing LP dated [_______]. For purposes of this Agreement, the
period during which this Agreement continues in full force and effect prior to
any termination is referred to herein as the “Term”.
Section 17.2    Obligations Upon Termination. Upon termination of this
Agreement, unless the Parties agree to the terms of a new gathering arrangement,
the Parties shall reasonably cooperate with each other in (i) disconnecting
their respective facilities from each other’s facilities and (ii) to the extent
that one Party has facilities located on the other Party’s property, allowing
such Party to remove its facilities from such other Party’s property.

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ARTICLE 18
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 18.1    Confidentiality. Producer’s 2-Year Forecast delivered to
Gatherer pursuant to Section 2.1 and all other information received by Gatherer
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement which involves or in any way relates to
Producer’s production estimates, development plans and/or other similar
information shall be kept strictly confidential by Gatherer, and Gatherer shall
not disclose any such information to any third Person or use any such
information for any purpose other than performing under this Agreement,
provided, however, Gatherer may disclose such information to those of its legal
counsel, accountants and other representatives with a specific need to know such
information for purposes of Gatherer’s performance under this Agreement or
enforcement of this Agreement or as required by applicable Law, provided such
third Persons have likewise agreed in writing to the confidentiality and non-use
restrictions set forth herein. In the event Gatherer is required by Law to
disclose any such information, Gatherer shall first notify Producer in writing
as soon as practicable of any proceeding of which it is aware that may result in
disclosure and shall use all reasonable efforts to prevent or limit such
disclosure. Producer’s confidential information shall not include information
that Gatherer can satisfactorily demonstrate was: (a) rightfully in the
possession of Gatherer prior to Producer’s disclosure hereunder; (b) in the
public domain prior to Producer’s disclosure hereunder; (c) made public by any
Governmental Authority; (d) supplied to Gatherer without restriction by a Third
Party who is under no obligation to Producer to maintain such confidential
information in confidence; or (e) independently developed by Gatherer. The
confidentiality requirements and non-use restrictions set forth herein shall
survive termination or expiration of this Agreement for two (2) Years after such
termination or expiration. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the
Parties agree that there is not an adequate remedy at law for any breach of
these confidentiality and non-use restrictions and, therefore, Producer shall be
entitled (without the posting of any bond) to specific performance and
injunctive relief restraining any breach hereof, in addition to any other rights
and remedies which it may have or be entitled.

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Section 18.2    Independent Contractor. Notwithstanding anything else in this
Agreement, Gatherer undertakes its obligations under this Agreement as an
independent contractor, at its sole risk, and all Persons carrying out any of
Gatherer’s obligations set forth herein for or on behalf of Gatherer are or
shall be deemed employees, contractors, subcontractors, agents, and/or
representatives of Gatherer, subject to the direction and control of Gatherer.
Gatherer is to determine the manner, means, and methods in which such Persons
shall carry out their work to attain the results contemplated by this Agreement,
consistent with the general coordinative efforts and suggestions of Producer
with respect to the work. Nothing in this Agreement or inferred from any action
of either Party shall be taken to establish the relationship of master and
servant or principal and agent between Producer and Gatherer.
Section 18.3    Rights; Waivers. The failure of either Party to exercise any
right granted hereunder shall not impair nor be deemed a waiver of that Party’s
privilege of exercising that right at any subsequent time or times. No waiver by
either Party of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall
constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor
shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless expressly provided.
Section 18.4    Applicable Laws. This Agreement is subject to all valid present
and future Laws of any Governmental Authority(ies) now or hereafter having
jurisdiction over the Parties, this Agreement, or the Services performed or the
facilities utilized under this Agreement.
Section 18.5    Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed,
and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Texas, without regard
to any choice of law principles that would require the application of the Laws
of any other jurisdiction, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO LAW, THEORY, OR PUBLIC
POLICY SHALL BE GIVEN EFFECT WHICH WOULD UNDERMINE, DIMINISH, OR REDUCE THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF EACH PARTY’S WAIVER OF SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL,
PUNITIVE, AND EXEMPLARY DAMAGES SET FORTH IN SECTION 18.9 OR WAIVER OF THE RIGHT
TO CERTAIN REMEDIES SET FORTH IN SECTION 18.10, IT BEING THE EXPRESS INTENT,
UNDERSTANDING, AND AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES THAT SUCH WAIVERS ARE TO BE GIVEN
THE FULLEST EFFECT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PRE-EXISTING CONDITION OR THE NEGLIGENCE
(WHETHER SOLE, JOINT, OR CONCURRENT), GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT,
STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER LEGAL FAULT OF ANY PARTY HERETO, OR OTHERWISE.
Section 18.6    Assignments. This Agreement, including any and all renewals,
extensions, and amendments hereto, and all rights, title, and interests
contained herein, shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties
hereto and their respective heirs, successors, and assigns, the assigns of all
or any part of Gatherer’s right, title, or interest in the Gathering System, and
the assigns of all or any part of Producer’s Interests in the Dedicated Area,
and each Party’s respective obligations hereunder shall be covenants running
with the lands underlying or included in any such assets. Neither Party shall
Transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
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conditioned; provided, however, that either Party may Transfer any of its rights
or obligations under this Agreement to any Affiliate of such Party without the
prior written consent of the other Party and that, in connection with a Transfer
of all or any portion of the Dedicated Area, Producer shall Transfer its
corresponding rights and obligations under this Agreement without the need for
the prior written consent of Gatherer. Any Transfer of this Agreement shall
expressly require that the assignee assume and agree to discharge the duties and
obligations of its assignor under this Agreement, and the assignor shall be
released from the duties and obligations arising under this Agreement which
accrue after the effective date of such Transfer. Gatherer shall not Transfer
its rights and interests in the Gathering System, in whole or in part, unless
the transferee of such interests agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. No Transfer of this Agreement or of any interest
of either Party shall be binding on the other Party until such other Party has
been notified in writing of such Transfer and furnished with reasonable evidence
of same. No such Transfer of this Agreement or of any interests of either Party
shall operate in any way to enlarge, alter, or modify any obligation of the
other Party hereto. Any Person that succeeds by purchase, merger, or
consolidation with a Party hereto shall be subject to the duties and obligations
of its predecessor in interests under this Agreement.
Section 18.7    Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the Parties and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements,
representations, and/or warranties by or among the Parties, written or oral,
with respect to the subject matter hereof. No other representations, warranties,
understandings, or agreements shall have any effect on this Agreement.
Section 18.8    Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any
manner except by a written document signed by both Parties that expressly amends
this Agreement.
Section 18.9    LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS
AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR
SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (COLLECTIVELY,
“CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES”) RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
BREACH THEREOF OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER NEGLIGENCE,
STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE. IN FURTHERANCE
OF THE FOREGOING, EACH PARTY RELEASES THE OTHER PARTY AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT OF
RECOVERY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUFFERED BY SUCH PARTY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
ANY SUCH DAMAGES ARE CAUSED BY THE OTHER PARTY’S NEGLIGENCE (AND REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER SUCH NEGLIGENCE IS SOLE, JOINT, CONCURRENT, ACTIVE, PASSIVE, OR GROSS),
FAULT, OR LIABILITY WITHOUT FAULT. GATHERER UNDERSTANDS THAT PRODUCER IS RELYING
ON GATHERER’S PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO ENABLE PRODUCER TO MEET ITS
DEDICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER DOWNSTREAM CONTRACTS, AND GATHERER EXPRESSLY AGREES
THAT ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY PRODUCER UNDER ANY SUCH DOWNSTREAM CONTRACT AS A
RESULT OF

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GATHERER’S UNEXCUSED FAILURE TO PERFORM UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED
DIRECT DAMAGES.
Section 18.10    RIGHTS AND REMEDIES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS
AGREEMENT THAT MAY BE CONSTRUED TO THE CONTRARY, A PARTY’S SOLE REMEDY AGAINST
THE OTHER PARTY FOR NON-PERFORMANCE OR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
CLAIM OF WHATSOEVER NATURE ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OUT OF ANY ACTION OR
INACTION BY A PARTY IN RELATION HERETO SHALL BE IN CONTRACT AND EACH PARTY
EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY OTHER REMEDY IT MAY HAVE IN LAW OR EQUITY, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY REMEDY IN TORT.
Section 18.11    No Partnership. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed to create an association, trust, partnership, or joint venture or
impose a trust, fiduciary, or partnership duty, obligation, or liability on or
with regard to either Party.
Section 18.12    Rules of Construction. In construing this Agreement, the
following principles shall be followed:
(a)    no consideration shall be given to the fact or presumption that one Party
had a greater or lesser hand in drafting this Agreement;
(b)    the headings and captions in this Agreement have been inserted for
convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms
and/or conditions hereof;
(c)    examples shall not be construed to limit, expressly or by implication,
the matter they illustrate;
(d)    the word “includes” and its syntactical variants mean “includes, but is
not limited to” and corresponding syntactical variant expressions; and
(e)    the plural shall be deemed to include the singular and vice versa, as
applicable.

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Section 18.13    No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except for Persons expressly
indemnified hereunder, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties and
their respective successors and permitted assigns, and shall not inure to the
benefit of any other Person, it being the intention of the Parties that no Third
Party shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.
Section 18.14    Further Assurances. Each Party shall take such acts and execute
and deliver such documents as may be reasonably required to effectuate the
purposes of this Agreement.
Section 18.15    No Inducements. No director, employee, or agent of any Party
shall give or receive any commission, fee, rebate, gift, or entertainment of
significant cost or value in connection with this Agreement.
Section 18.16    Counterpart Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original, and all
of which shall be considered one and the same instrument.
Section 18.17    Survival. The terms of this Agreement which by their nature
should reasonably be expected to survive termination or expiration of this
Agreement shall survive, including, without limitation, Article 7 (Audit
Rights), Article 12 (Indemnification), Article 16 (Dispute Resolution), Section
18.1 (Confidentiality), Section 18.5 (Governing Law), Section 18.9 (Limitation
of Liability), Section 18.10 (Rights and Remedies), this Section 18.17
(Survival), and the obligations of either Party under any provision of this
Agreement to make payment hereunder.
Section 18.18    Changes in Laws. If following the date of this Agreement there
is a change in any Law or legal requirement affecting the Services provided by
Gatherer which, in the reasonable judgment of Gatherer, materially adversely
affects the economics for Gatherer of the Services provided under this
Agreement, then, upon notice by Gatherer to Producer, the Parties will as
promptly as practicable meet to negotiate in good faith such changes to the
terms of this Agreement as may be necessary or appropriate to preserve and
continue for the Parties the rights and benefits originally contemplated for the
Parties by this Agreement, with such amendment to this Agreement to be effective
no later than the effective date of such new or amended applicable Law. If the
Parties cannot agree on replacement terms, then either party may terminate this
Agreement by giving the other party written notice of termination. Such
termination will be effective no earlier than sixty (60) Days after the date of
the notice.
Section 18.19    Exhibits. The following exhibits are attached to this Agreement
and are incorporated herein by this reference:
Exhibit A    -    Dedicated Area
Exhibit B    -    Receipt Points; Delivery Points
Exhibit C    -    Addresses for Notices, Statements, and Payments
Exhibit D    -    Form of Memorandum of Agreement
Exhibit E    -    Form of Memorandum of Release

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as
of the Effective Date.
GATHERER:
ALPINE HIGH GATHERING LP
By:    Alpine High Subsidiary GP LLC, its general partner

By:                        
Printed Name:________________________
Title: _______________________________

PRODUCER:
[____________]

By:                        
Printed Name:____________________________
Title: ___________________________________

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EXHIBIT A
DEDICATED AREA
This Exhibit A is to the Gas Gathering Agreement between Alpine High Gathering
LP (“Gatherer”) and [__________] (“Producer”) dated [___________], and is for
all purposes made a part of said Agreement.
“Dedicated Area” shall mean the following lands as further described in the map
(the area within the red border) and table below, as the same may be updated
annually pursuant to Section 2.1(b). In the event of a conflict between the map
and the table, the map shall control.
[Insert map with boundaries around each block containing any property assigned
to transferee producer]
[Insert description of property assigned to transferee producer]
Section
Block
Survey
County
WI%
 
 
 
 
 

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EXHIBIT B
RECEIPT POINTS; DELIVERY POINTS

This Exhibit B is to the Gas Gathering Agreement between Alpine High Gathering
LP (“Gatherer”) and [___________] (“Producer”) dated [_________], and is for all
purposes made a part of said Agreement.

LOW PRESSURE RECEIPT POINTS
Receipt Point Name
Meter Number
Gathering Subsystem
MAOP
Required Pressure

LOW PRESSURE DELIVERY POINTS
Delivery Point Name
Location
Required Pressure

HIGH PRESSURE RECEIPT POINTS
Receipt Point Name
Meter Number
MAOP

HIGH PRESSURE DELIVERY POINTS
Receipt Point Name
Meter Number
MAOP

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EXHIBIT C
ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES, STATEMENTS, AND PAYMENTS
Additional Delivery Point Outline

This Exhibit C is to the Gas Gathering Agreement between Alpine High Gathering
LP (“Gatherer”) and [_________] (“Producer”) dated [___________], and is for all
purposes made a part of said Agreement.
Gatherer
 
Notices:
Alpine High Gathering LP
Attn: Commercial Operations
17802 IH-10 West
Suite 300
San Antonio, TX  78257
Telephone: 210-447-5629
Email: CommercialOperations@Apachecorp.com

Payments by Check:
c/o Apache Corporation
PO Box 840133
Dallas, TX 75284-0133
 
Scheduling and Nominations:

Attn: Commercial Operations
Telephone: 210-447-5629
Email: CommercialOperations@Apachecorp.com

Payments by Wire Transfer:
c/o [***]
Bank: [***]
ABA No.: [***]
Account: [***]
Account No.: [***]
 
 
Producer
 
Notices:

Invoices/Statements:

Scheduling and Nominations:

 
Payments by Wire Transfer:

Payments by Check:

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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
This Exhibit D is to the Gas Gathering Agreement between Alpine High Gathering
LP (“Gatherer”) and [___________] (“Producer”) dated [___________], and is for
all purposes made a part of said Agreement.
State of Texas     §
§
County of [____]    §

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
This Memorandum of Agreement is entered into this __ day of ______________, 20__
(the “Effective Date”) between Alpine High Gathering LP, a Delaware limited
partnership (“Gatherer”) and [___________], a [___________] (“Producer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Gatherer and Producer have entered into a certain Gas Gathering
Agreement dated [___________] (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Producer
dedicated Gas produced from the Dedicated Area for gathering by Gatherer; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to file this Memorandum of Agreement to put third
parties on notice as to the existence of the Agreement.
1.    Dedication.

Producer’s interests in the acreage and/or well(s) set forth on Exhibit A hereto
(“Dedicated Area”) are dedicated to Gatherer for gathering. The Agreement is for
an initial term ending on March 31, 2032, but subject to extension, renewal,
and/or termination as more particularly provided therein.

2.    Incorporation of Agreement and Effect of Memorandum.

The sole purpose of this Memorandum of Agreement is to give notice to third
parties of the existence of the Agreement and the rights of Gatherer in and to
Producer’s Gas from the Dedicated Area. This Memorandum shall not modify in any
manner any of the terms and conditions of the Agreement, and nothing in this
Memorandum is intended to and shall not be used to interpret the Agreement. The
provisions of the Agreement are hereby incorporated into this Memorandum of
Agreement as if set out fully herein. In the event of any irreconcilable
conflict between the terms of this Memorandum and the terms of the Agreement,
the terms of the Agreement shall govern and control for all purposes.
3.    Defined Terms.
All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning assigned
such terms in the Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Memorandum of Agreement is executed by Gatherer and
Producer as of the date of acknowledgement of their signatures, but is effective
for all purposes as of the Effective Date stated above.

GATHERER
ALPINE HIGH GATHERING LP
By:    Alpine High Subsidiary GP LLC, its general partner
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

PRODUCER
[___________]
By: ________________________________
Name: ______________________________
Title: _______________________________

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STATE OF TEXAS                §
§
COUNTY OF [___________]            §

This instrument was acknowledged before me this day of        , 20__ by
[___________], the [__________] of Alpine High Subsidiary GP LLC, the general
partner of Alpine High Gathering LP, on behalf of such entity.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

NOTARIAL SEAL:                __________________________________________
Notary Public in and for the
State of Texas
My Commission Expires:             
Commission No.:

STATE OF TEXAS             §
§
COUNTY OF [___________]          §

This instrument was acknowledged before me this day of        , 20__ by
[___________], the [__________] of [___________] on behalf of such entity.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

NOTARIAL SEAL:                __________________________________________
Notary Public in and for the
State of Texas
My Commission Expires:             
Commission No.:

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EXHIBIT A
TO
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

DEPICTION OF DEDICATED AREA

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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF RELEASE
This Exhibit E is to the Gas Gathering Agreement between Alpine High Gathering
LP (“Gatherer”) and [___________] (“Producer”) dated [___________], and is for
all purposes made a part of said Agreement.
State of Texas     §
§
County of [____]    §

MEMORANDUM OF RELEASE
This Memorandum of Release is entered into this __ day of ______________, 20__
(the “Effective Date”) between Alpine High Gathering LP, a Delaware limited
partnership (“Gatherer”) and [___________], a [___________] (“Producer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Gatherer and Producer have previously entered into a certain Gas
Gathering Agreement dated [___________] (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which
Producer dedicated Gas produced from the Dedicated Area for gathering by
Gatherer; and
WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Agreement dated [___], was executed by Gatherer and
Producer to give notice to third parties of the existence of the Agreement and
the respective rights and obligations of Gatherer and Producer with respect
thereto and with respect to the dedication as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, such Memorandum of Agreement was filed of record in Book ____,
Page_____ of the real property records of [___] County, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to file this Memorandum of Release to put third
parties on notice as to the release of certain Interests from the dedication.
4.    Release from Dedication.

The following Interests in the following acreage and/or well(s) (“Released
Interests”) are hereby released from the dedication, as further set forth on
Exhibit A hereto:

[Description of Released Interests]

5.    Incorporation of Agreement and Effect of Memorandum.
  
The sole purpose of this Memorandum of Release is to give notice to third
parties of the existence of the Agreement, the rights of Gatherer in and to
Producer’s Gas from the Dedicated Area, and the release of the Released
Interests from the dedication. This Memorandum shall not modify in any manner
any of the terms and conditions of the Agreement, and nothing in this Memorandum
is intended to and shall not be used to interpret the Agreement. The provisions
of the Agreement are hereby incorporated into this Memorandum of Release as if
set out fully herein.

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In the event of any irreconcilable conflict between the terms of this Memorandum
and the terms of the Agreement, the terms of the Agreement shall govern and
control for all purposes.
6.    Defined Terms.
    All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning
assigned such terms in the Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Memorandum of Release is executed by Gatherer and
Producer as of the date of acknowledgement of their signatures, but is effective
for all purposes as of the Effective Date stated above.

GATHERER
ALPINE HIGH GATHERING LP
By:    Alpine High Subsidiary GP LLC
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

PRODUCER
[___________]
By: ________________________________
Name: ______________________________
Title: _______________________________

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STATE OF TEXAS                §
§
COUNTY OF [___________]            §

This instrument was acknowledged before me this day of        , 20__ by
[___________], the [__________] of Alpine High Subsidiary GP LLC, the general
partner of Alpine High Gathering LP, on behalf of such entity.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

NOTARIAL SEAL:                __________________________________________
Notary Public in and for the
State of Texas
My Commission Expires:             
Commission No.:

STATE OF TEXAS             §
§
COUNTY OF [___________]          §

This instrument was acknowledged before me this day of        , 20__ by
[___________], the [__________] of [___________] on behalf of such entity.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

NOTARIAL SEAL:                __________________________________________
Notary Public in and for the
State of Texas
My Commission Expires:             
Commission No.:

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EXHIBIT A
TO
MEMORANDUM OF RELEASE

DEPICTION OF RELEASED INTERESTS

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