Exhibit 10.1

SEPARATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

This Separation and Release Agreement (this “Agreement”) is by and between
Chaparral Energy, LLC (the “Company”), Chaparral Energy, Inc. (“CEI”), and
Joseph Evans (the “Individual”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Individual has been employed by the Company as its Executive Vice
President-Chief Financial Officer.

WHEREAS, the Individual entered into an Amended and Restated Employment
Agreement with the Company and CEI effective as of March 27, 2017 (the
“Employment Agreement”).

WHEREAS, the Individual has notified the Company of his intent to voluntary
retire from his employment with the Company effective as of March 15, 2019.
    
WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement to reflect their mutual
undertakings, promises, and agreements concerning the ending of the Individual’s
employment with the Company and payments and benefits to the Individual upon or
by reason of such ending.

NOW THEREFORE, in exchange for the valuable consideration paid or given under
this Agreement, the receipt, adequacy, and sufficiency of which is acknowledged,
the parties knowingly and voluntarily agree to the following terms:

TERMS

1.
Separation Date; Effect of Separation. Unless terminated earlier in accordance
with paragraph 2 below, the Individual’s employment with the Company shall
terminate effective as of March 15, 2019 due to his voluntary retirement. The
parties acknowledge and agree that such retirement constitutes a resignation by
the Individual without Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement). The
final day of the Individual’s employment with the Company shall be referred to
as the “Separation Date” for purposes of this Agreement. Effective as of the
Separation Date, the Individual shall voluntarily resign, and does hereby
voluntarily resign, from all other positions, if any, he held with the Company,
CEI, and their affiliates. For purposes of this Agreement, “affiliate” means,
with respect to the Company or CEI, any person that directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, the Company or CEI. As of the Separation Date, the
Individual shall also experience a separation from service from the Company,
CEI, and their affiliates within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as amended (“Section 409A”).

2.
Duties and Responsibilities During Transition Period. During the period between
February 15, 2019 and March 15, 2019 (the “Transition Period”), the Individual
shall continue to perform his customary duties, responsibilities, and
authorities under the Employment Agreement and cooperate fully and completely
with the Company, at its request, in all matters in which it requests
assistance, including without limitation in all matters relating to the
performance and transition of his duties, responsibilities, and authorities for
the Company, CEI, and their affiliates. This obligation includes but is not
limited to the Individual promptly responding to telephone calls, e-mails, text
messages, and other communications from the Company and its employees and
meeting with employees of the Company at reasonable times upon their request,
and promptly providing any reasonably requested

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assistance and performing any reasonably requested duties to the best of his
ability. In addition to the other conditions in this Agreement, the obligation
of the Company and CEI to provide the Separation Benefits (as defined below) to
the Individual is subject to the condition that the Company not terminate the
Individual’s employment for Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement). If
the Company terminates the Individual’s employment for Cause, then,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company and CEI shall
have no obligation to provide the Individual with the Separation Benefits but
all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

3.
Termination of Employment Agreement and Continuing Obligations. The Employment
Agreement shall be terminated without further action of the parties as of the
Separation Date. Accordingly, as of the Separation Date, the Company, CEI, and
their affiliates shall have no further liabilities, obligations, or duties to
the Individual, and the Individual shall forfeit all remaining rights and
benefits, under the Employment Agreement, except as provided in this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the previous two sentences, the post-termination rights and
obligations of the parties which continue by their terms under the Employment
Agreement, including without limitation under Sections 9 (Confidential
Information; Non-Solicitation; Non-Competition); 11 (Indemnification and
Insurance); 12 (Arbitration; Legal Fees); 13 (Maximum Payments by the Company);
14 (Agreement Binding on Successors); 15 (Notice); 16 (Section 409A); 17
(Withholding); 18 (Miscellaneous); 19 (Validity); 22 (Entire Agreement); and 23
(Further Assurances) of the Employment Agreement (together, the “Continuing
Obligations”), shall continue in full force and effect according to their terms
notwithstanding the termination of the Individual’s employment with the Company,
the termination of the Employment Agreement, or the execution of this Agreement.
The Individual acknowledges and agrees that he has fully complied with such
Continuing Obligations at all times before he signs this Agreement and that he
intends to, and shall, fully comply with such Continuing Obligations after he
signs this Agreement.

4.
Final Pay and Benefits. In full accordance with Section 7(c) of the Employment
Agreement, the Individual shall receive the following payments and benefits in
accordance with the existing policies of the Company, CEI, or their affiliates,
or at the sole discretion of the Company, CEI, or their affiliates, pursuant to
his employment with the Company and his participation in the employee benefit
plans of the Company, CEI, or their affiliates:

a.
Final Pay, 2018 Annual Bonus, and Pay for Accrued Unused PTO. The Individual
shall be entitled to payment equal to (i) his regular Base Salary (as defined in
the Employment Agreement) through the Separation Date, (ii) the Annual Bonus (as
defined in the Employment Agreement) for 2018, if any, to the extent not already
paid by the Separation Date, (iii) 240 hours of accrued but unused vacation owed
to the Individual as of the Separation Date under the Company’s vacation policy,
and (iv) reimbursement for all reasonable business expenses properly incurred by
the Individual before the Separation Date and supported by appropriate
substantiating documentation. These payments are subject to applicable taxes and
withholdings. The payments described in (i), (iii), and (iv) shall be delivered
to the Individual within 30 days following the Separation Date and the payment,
if any, described in (ii) shall be delivered to the Individual following
approval of bonuses by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on the
same date that annual bonus payments for 2018 are paid to other employees of the
Company. Other than as provided in the previous sentence and in paragraph 5
below, the Individual shall not receive any commissions, bonuses, or other forms
or remuneration or compensation in connection with his employment with the
Company or any other arrangement with the Company, CEI, or their affiliates
after the Separation Date.

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b.
Vested 401(k) Plan Benefits. Following the Separation Date, the Individual shall
receive payment or other entitlement, in accordance with the terms of the
applicable plan or as required by applicable law, of any benefits under the
401(k) plan maintained by the Company or its affiliates to which he has a vested
entitlement as of the Separation Date.

c.
Right to Continue Certain Insurance Benefits. The Individual shall have the
right to continue after the Separation Date his group health, dental, and vision
insurance benefits, if any, for himself and his dependents, at his own expense
(except as provided below in subparagraph 5 of this Agreement) in accordance
with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”). The
Individual should complete an insurance continuation election form, which will
be furnished to him under separate cover, and timely return it if he wishes to
apply to continue his insurance coverage under COBRA.

d.
Reimbursement of Business Expenses. The Individual shall be entitled to receive
reimbursement of reasonable business expenses properly incurred by him in
accordance with Company policy before the Separation Date. Any such
reimbursement must be based on substantiating documentation provided by the
Individual within 30 days after the Separation Date.

e.
Restricted Share Awards. Subject to the vesting, forfeiture, and other terms and
conditions of the Company’s Management Incentive Plan dated as of August 9, 2017
(the “Plan”) and that certain Restricted Stock Award Agreement between the
Company and the Individual dated as of August 16, 2017 (the “Award Agreement”),
the Individual was granted 228,013 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (as
defined in the Plan) (the “Restricted Shares”), 75% of which were to vest on a
time basis under Section 3(a)(i) of the Award Agreement (the “Time-Based
Restricted Shares”) and 25% of which were to vest on a performance basis under
Section 3(a)(ii) of the Award Agreement (the “Performance-Based Restricted
Shares”). Due to the resignation of his employment without Good Reason (as
defined in the Employment Agreement), and without any further action by or
notice from any person, the Individual acknowledges and agrees that he
automatically forfeited all Restricted Shares which were not vested as of the
Separation Date in accordance with Section 3(d) of the Award Agreement and that
the following Restricted Shares were vested as of the Separation Date in
accordance with Section 3(a)(i) of the Employment Agreement: (i) 57,003 of the
Time-Based Restricted Shares (the “Time-Based Vested Restricted Shares”) which
vested on April 1, 2018, (ii) 21,851 of the Performance-Based Restricted Shares
which vested on December 31, 2017, and (iii) an additional number of
Performance-Based Restricted Shares which vested on December 31, 2018 in an
amount to be determined by the Board in its sole discretion (the
Performance-Based Restricted Shares described in (ii) and (iii), the
“Performance-Based Vested Restricted Shares”). By signing below, the Individual
also acknowledges and agrees that he has no rights in any equity or
equity-related interests in the Company, CEI, or their affiliates other than the
Restricted Shares just described and as set forth in subparagraphs 5(c) and 5(d)
below.

5.
Separation Benefits. Conditioned on the Individual’s timely execution, return,
and non-revocation of this Agreement, the Company and CEI, as applicable, shall
provide the Individual with the separation benefits described in this paragraph
(the “Separation Benefits”).

a.
Separation Payment. The Company shall pay the Individual an amount equal to
$448,914.00 plus the amount of the Individual’s 2018 Annual Bonus (as defined in
the Employment Agreement), if any, minus applicable taxes and withholdings, as a
separation payment (the

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“Separation Payment”) in equal or nearly equal installments on the Company’s
regularly scheduled pay dates beginning on the Company’s first regularly
scheduled payday following the Effective Date (as defined in this Agreement) and
continuing thereafter for 12 months until the Separation Payment is paid in
full.

b.
Payment of COBRA Premiums. If the Individual timely elects to continue group
health, dental, and/or vision insurance for himself, his spouse, and/or his
dependents under COBRA following the Separation Date, the Company shall pay on
his behalf the monthly premium costs he incurs for such coverage, provided that
he notifies the Company in writing within five days after he becomes eligible
for group health, dental, and/or vision insurance coverage, if any, through
subsequent employment. The Company shall pay the monthly amounts just described
for 18 months after the Separation Date or until the Individual becomes eligible
for group health, dental, and/or vision insurance coverage due to subsequent
employment, whichever is sooner.

c.
Additional Vesting of Time-Based Restricted Shares. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Agreement, the Plan, or the Award Agreement, CEI shall vest
the Individual effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below) in an
additional 57,004 of the Time-Based Restricted Shares, all of which shall be
considered Time-Based Vested Restricted Shares for purposes of this Agreement
such that the Individual’s total Time-Based Vested Restricted Shares shall be
114,007. The parties acknowledge and agree that the Time-Based Vested Restricted
Shares shall continue to be otherwise subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan and the Award Agreement in all respects and that all other Time-Based
Restricted Shares have been automatically forfeited as of the Separation Date.

6.
Return of Property and Information. Upon request by the Company, the Individual
shall promptly return to the Company, CEI, or the other Released Parties (as
defined below) any and all items of its or their property, including without
limitation keys, all Confidential Information (as defined in the Employment
Agreement), badge/access card, computers, software, cellular telephones,
iPhones, blackberries, other personal digital assistants, equipment, credit
cards, forms, files, manuals, correspondence, business records, personnel data,
lists of employees, salary and benefits information, customer files, lists of
suppliers and vendors, price lists, contracts, contract information, marketing
plans, brochures, catalogs, training materials, computer tapes and diskettes or
other portable media, computer-readable files and data stored on any hard drive
or other installed device, and data processing reports, and any and all other
documents or property which he has had possession of or control over during his
employment with the Company or its affiliates. The Individual’s obligations
under this paragraph supplement, rather than supplant, the Continuing
Obligations and his obligations under the common law. The Individual’s
obligations under this paragraph shall not apply to, and the Individual may
retain copies of, personnel, benefit, or payroll documents concerning only him.

7.
General Release.

a.
Full and Final Release by Releasing Parties. The Individual, on behalf of
himself and his spouse (if any), other family members, heirs, successors, and
assigns (collectively, the “Releasing Parties”), hereby voluntarily, completely,
and unconditionally to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law releases,
acquits, waives, and forever discharges any and all claims, demands,
liabilities, and causes of action of whatever kind or character, whether known,
unknown, vicarious, derivative, direct, or indirect (individually a “Claim” and
collectively the “Claims”), that he or they, individually, collectively, or
otherwise, may have or assert against the Released Parties (as defined below).

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b.
Claims Included. This release includes without limitation any Claim arising out
of or relating in any way to (i) the Individual’s employment or the termination
of his employment with the Company or with the employment practices of any of
the Released Parties; (ii) any federal, state, or local statutory or common law
or constitutional provision that applies, or is asserted to apply, directly or
indirectly, to the formation, continuation, or termination of the Individual’s
employment relationship with the Company, including but not limited to the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”); (iii) any contract, agreement, or
arrangement between, concerning, or relating to the Individual and any of the
Released Parties, and any termination of such contract, agreement, or
arrangement, including without limitation any Claim to any payments or other
compensation or benefits under the Employment Agreement not provided for in this
Agreement; (iv) the forfeiture of the applicable Restricted Shares pursuant to
this Agreement, the Award Agreement, or the Plan; and (v) any other alleged act,
breach, conduct, negligence, gross negligence, or omission of any of the
Released Parties.

c.
Claims Excluded. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this
release does not (i) waive or release any Claim for breach or enforcement of
this Agreement or the Continuing Obligations, including the right to retain the
Time-Based Vested Restricted Shares and the Performance-Based Vested Restricted
Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Plan,
and the Award Agreement; (ii) waive or release any right or Claim that may not
be waived or released by applicable law; (iii) waive or release any right or
Claim under the ADEA or otherwise that may arise after the date this Agreement
is signed by the Individual; (iv) prevent the Individual from pursuing any
administrative Claim for unemployment compensation or workers’ compensation
benefits; or (v) waive or release any right or Claim the Individual may have for
indemnification under applicable state or other law or the charter, articles of
incorporation, or by-laws of the Company or CEI, or under any insurance policy
of the Company or CEI providing directors’ and officers’ coverage for any
lawsuit or claim relating to the period when the Individual was a director,
officer, or employee of the Company or CEI; provided, however, that (i) the
Individual’s execution of this Agreement is not a concession or guaranty that
the Individual has any such right or Claim to indemnification, (ii) this
Agreement does not create any additional rights to indemnification, and (iii)
the Company and CEI retain any and all defenses they may have to such
indemnification or coverage.

d.
Definition of Released Parties. The “Released Parties” include (i) the Company
and CEI; (ii) any parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of the Company or CEI; (iii)
any past or present officer, director, or employee of the entities just
described in (i)-(ii), in their individual and official capacities; and (iv) any
past or present predecessors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, owners, equity
holders, members, managers, benefit plans, operating units, divisions, agents,
representatives, officers, directors, partners, employees, fiduciaries,
insurers, attorneys, successors, or assigns of the entities just described in
(i)-(iii).

e.
Permitted Activities. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement but
subject to the Individual’s waiver in subparagraph 9(a) below, nothing in this
Agreement is intended to, or does, preclude the Individual from (i) contacting,
reporting to, responding to an inquiry from, filing a charge or complaint with,
communicating with, or otherwise participating in an investigation conducted by,
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the
National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or any other
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or local governmental agency, commission, or regulatory body; (ii) giving
truthful testimony or making statements under oath in response to a subpoena or
other valid legal process or in any legal proceeding; (iii) otherwise making
truthful statements as required by law or valid legal process; (iv) engaging in
any concerted or other legally protected activities; or (v) disclosing a trade
secret in confidence to a governmental official, directly or indirectly, or to
an attorney, if the disclosure is made solely for the purpose of reporting or
investigating a suspected violation of law.  Accordingly, the Individual
understands that he will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any
federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (i)
is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official,
either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and (B) solely for the purpose
of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a
complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such
filing is made under seal.  The Individual likewise understands that, if he
files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected
violation of law, he may disclose the Company’s trade secret(s) to his attorney
and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if he (i) files
any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (ii) does not disclose
the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. In accordance with applicable
law and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, nothing in this
Agreement or any of the Company’s policies or agreements applicable to the
Individual (i) impedes his right to communicate with the SEC or any other
governmental agency about possible violations of federal securities or other
laws or regulations or (ii) requires his to provide any prior notice to the
Company or obtain the Company’s prior approval before engaging in any such
communications.

8.
Confidentiality; Non-Prosecution; Non-Disparagement; and Cooperation.

a.
Confidentiality. Except as requested by the Company, CEI or the other Released
Parties, as permitted above or by law that may supersede the terms of this
Agreement, or as compelled by valid legal process, the Individual shall treat as
confidential the fact and terms of this Agreement and shall not disclose such
information to any party other than his spouse, attorney, and accountant or tax
advisor, if such persons have agreed to keep such information confidential.

b.
Non-Prosecution. Except as requested by any of the Released Parties, as
permitted above or by applicable law that may supersede the terms of this
Agreement, or as compelled by valid legal process, the Individual shall not (i)
assist, cooperate with, or supply information of any kind to any individual or
private-party litigant or their agents or attorneys concerning (A) the
employment, terms and conditions, or ending of the Individual’s or any other
employee’s employment with the Company, CEI, or any of the other Released
Parties or the employment practices of any of the Released Parties; or (B) the
business or operations of any of the Released Parties; or (ii) initiate or
assist any other person in connection with any investigation, inquiry, or any
other action of any kind with respect to any of the Released Parties’ employment
practices, businesses, or operations.

c.
Non-Disparagement and Waiver of Related Rights. Except as requested by the
Company, CEI, or the other Released Parties, as permitted above or by law that
may supersede the terms of this Agreement, or as compelled by valid legal
process, the Individual shall not before or after the Separation Date make to
any other parties any statement, oral or written, which directly or indirectly
impugns the quality or integrity of the Company’s, of CEI’s, or any of the other
Released Parties’ business or employment practices, or any other disparaging or
derogatory remarks about the Company, CEI, or any of the other Released Parties,
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officers, directors, equityholders, managerial personnel, or other employees. In
executing this Agreement, the Individual acknowledges and agrees that he has
knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived any (i) free speech, free
association, free press, or First Amendment to the United States Constitution
(including, without limitation, any counterpart or similar provision or right
under any State Constitution) rights to disclose, communicate, or publish any
statements prohibited by this subparagraph and (ii) right to file a motion to
dismiss or pursue any other relief under the Oklahoma Citizens Participation Act
or similar state law in connection with any claim or cause of action filed
against him by the Company, CEI, or any of the other Company Released Parties
arising from any alleged breach of this Agreement or the Continuing Obligations.
The Company will instruct its senior executive officers and members of its Board
not to disparage or defame to third parties the integrity of the Individual in
any statement oral or written. The obligations in the preceding sentence shall
not prohibit any truthful statements that are required by applicable law or
valid legal process or prohibit the Company’s senior executive officers or Board
members from making any statements to persons within or outside the Company with
whom the Company has an actual or prospective business relationship and
therefore have a business need to receive the information communicated in such
statements.

d.
Cooperation. The Individual shall cooperate fully and completely with the
Company, CEI, and any of the other Released Parties, at their request, in all
pending and future litigation, investigations, arbitrations, and/or other
fact-finding or adjudicative proceedings, public or private, involving the
Company, CEI, or any of the other Released Parties. This obligation includes but
is not limited to the Individual promptly meeting with counsel for the Company,
CEI, or the other Released Parties at reasonable times upon their request, and
providing testimony in court, before an arbitrator or other convening authority,
or upon deposition that is truthful, accurate, and complete, according to
information known to the Individual. If the Individual provides cooperation
under this subparagraph (including without limitation if the Individual appears
as a witness in any pending or future litigation, arbitration, or other
fact-finding or adjudicative proceeding at the request of the Company, CEI, or
any of the other Released Parties), the Company or CEI, as applicable, shall
reimburse him, upon submission of substantiating documentation, for necessary
and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him as a result of such
cooperation (not including attorneys’ fees).

9.
Waiver of Certain Rights.

a.
Right to Relief Not Provided in this Agreement. The Individual waives any right
to monetary recovery from the Company, CEI, or the other Released Parties,
whether sought directly by him or in the event any administrative agency or
other public authority, individual, or group of individuals should pursue any
Claim on his behalf; and he shall not request or accept from the Company, CEI,
or the other Released Parties, as monetary compensation or monetary damages
related to his employment or the termination of his employment with any of the
Released Parties, anything of monetary value that is not provided for in this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, this Agreement does not limit
the Individual’s right to receive an award for information provided to any
governmental agency.

b.
Right to Class- or Collective-Action Initiation or Participation. The Individual
waives the right to initiate or participate in any class or collective action
with respect to any Claim against the Company, CEI, or the Released Parties,
including without limitation any Claim arising from the formation, continuation,
or termination of his employment relationship with any of the Released Parties.

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10.
No Violations. The Individual represents and warrants that he has no knowledge
that the Company, CEI, or any of the Released Parties has committed or is
suspected of committing any act which is or may be in violation of any federal
or state law or regulation or has acted in a manner which requires corrective
action of any kind. The Individual further represents and warrants that he has
not informed the Company, CEI, or any of the other Released Parties of, and that
he is unaware of, any alleged violations of their standards of business conduct
or personnel policies, of their integrity or ethics policies, or other
misconduct by them, that have not been resolved satisfactorily by the Company,
CEI, or the other Released Parties.

11.
Remedies; After-Acquired Evidence.

a.
Remedies. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the obligation
of the Company and CEI to provide the Separation Benefits to the Individual is
subject to the condition that he materially complies with his obligations under
this Agreement and the Continuing Obligations. The Company and CEI shall have
the right to suspend or cease providing any part of the Separation Benefits if
the Company or CEI determines in its sole discretion that the Individual has
materially breached any such obligations but all other provisions of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

b.
After-Acquired Evidence. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, if the
Company or CEI provides the Separation Benefits to the Individual but
subsequently acquires evidence and determines in its sole discretion that (i) he
has materially breached any of his obligations under this Agreement or the
Continuing Obligations; or (ii) a condition existed prior to payment of the
Separation Benefits that, had the Company been fully aware of such condition,
would have given the Company the right to terminate his employment for Cause (as
defined in the Employment Agreement) before such payment, then (i) the
Individual shall promptly return to the Company and CEI, as applicable, the
entire Separation Payment received by him prior to the date that the Company or
CEI exercises its rights under this subparagraph; and (ii) the Time-Based Vested
Restricted Shares and the Performance-Based Vested Restricted Shares retained by
the Individual (or any affiliate, transferee, or third party) pursuant to this
Agreement shall automatically be forfeited to CEI, without consideration, and
without further action on the part of CEI or the Individual (or any affiliate,
transferee, or third party), but all other provisions of this Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect.

c.
Non-Exclusive Rights and Remedies. The rights and remedies of the Company and
CEI under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other available rights and
remedies should the Individual breach any applicable obligations, as well as
rights and remedies available under their clawback policies or procedures which
may provide for forfeiture and/or recoupment of amounts paid or payable under
this Agreement. 

12.
Non-Use and Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Individual shall
fully comply with his confidentiality and non-disclosure duties included within
the Continuing Obligations and shall treat this Agreement as Confidential
Information (as defined in the Employment Agreement) for purposes of the
protections under the Employment Agreement.

13.
Insider-Trading Obligations. The Individual acknowledges and agrees that he
shall remain subject to the insider-trading policies and procedures of the
Company, CEI, and their affiliates through the Separation Date and, as such, may
not during such period trade in their securities in accordance therewith until
any material, nonpublic information he possesses has become public or is no
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material. The Individual further acknowledges and agrees that he shall remain
subject to all federal and state securities laws applicable to the trading
of securities of the Company, CEI, or their affiliates while possessing
knowledge of material non-public information regarding the Company, CEI, and
their affiliates.

14.
Nonadmission of Liability or Wrongdoing. The Individual acknowledges that (a)
this Agreement shall not in any manner constitute an admission of liability or
wrongdoing on the part of the Company, CEI, or any of the other Released
Parties; (b) the Company, CEI, and the other Released Parties expressly deny any
such liability or wrongdoing; and, (c) except to the extent necessary to enforce
this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any part of it may be construed,
used, or admitted into evidence in any judicial, administrative, or arbitral
proceedings as an admission of any kind by the Company, CEI, or any of the other
Released Parties.

15.
Jury Trial Waiver; Arbitration; Legal Fees and Expenses. THE INDIVIDUAL HEREBY
WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE COMPANY,
CEI, OR ANY OF THE OTHER RELEASED PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FOR BREACH OR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS
AGREEMENT. The parties agree that Individual’s employment with the Company and
this Agreement relate to interstate commerce, and that any Claims between the
Individual and the Company, CEI, or their affiliates which may arise out of or
relate to the Individual’s employment relationship with the Company or this
Agreement shall be settled by arbitration. This agreement to arbitrate shall
survive the termination of this Agreement. Any arbitration shall be in
accordance with the then-current Employment Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association and undertaken pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act.
Arbitration shall be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma unless the parties mutually
agree on another location. The decision of the arbitrator shall be enforceable
in any court of competent jurisdiction. The parties agree that punitive,
liquidated, or indirect damages shall not be awarded by the arbitrator unless
such damages would have been awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Nothing in this agreement to arbitrate, however, shall preclude the Company or
CEI from obtaining injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction
prohibiting any ongoing breaches by the Individual of this Agreement including,
without limitation, the Continuing Obligations. If any Claim arises between the
Company or CEI and the Individual regarding any provision of this Agreement, the
arbitrator may award to the prevailing party the reasonable attorney fees,
costs, and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in connection with such
contest or dispute.

16.
Authority to Execute. The Individual represents and warrants that he has the
authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of all the Releasing Parties.

17.
Governing Law; Venue; Severability; Interpretation. This Agreement and the
rights and duties of the parties under it shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Delaware, without regard to any conflict-of-laws principles. The
provisions of this Agreement shall be severable. If any one or more provisions
of this Agreement may be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, such provision shall be
considered separate, distinct, and severable from the other remaining provisions
of this Agreement, such a determination shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of such other remaining provisions, and in all other respects the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be binding and enforceable and
remain in full force and effect. If any provision of this Agreement is held to
be unenforceable as written by a court of competent jurisdiction but may be made
to be enforceable by limitation, then such provision shall be enforceable to the
maximum limit permitted by applicable law. The language of all parts of this
Agreement shall

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in all cases be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not
strictly for or against any of the parties.

18.
Assignment. The Individual’s obligations, rights, and benefits under this
Agreement are personal to him and shall not be assigned to any person or entity
without written permission from the Company and CEI. The Company and CEI may
assign this Agreement without the Individual’s further consent to any affiliate
or to any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
reorganization, sale, transfer of stock, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of their business and/or assets. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs,
legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns.

19.
Expiration Date. The Company’s offer of this Agreement shall expire after a
period of 21 days after the date the Individual first received this Agreement
for consideration (the “Expiration Date”). Changes to this Agreement, whether
material or immaterial, do not restart the running of the consideration period.
The Individual may accept the offer at any time before the Expiration Date by
signing this Agreement in the space provided below and returning it to the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer so that the signed Agreement is received no
later than the close of business on the Expiration Date.

20.
Limited Revocation Right; Effect of Revocation. After signing this Agreement,
the Individual shall have a period of seven days to reconsider and revoke his
acceptance of this Agreement if he wishes (the “Revocation Period”). If the
Individual chooses to revoke his acceptance of this Agreement, he must do so by
providing written notice to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer before the
eighth day after signing this Agreement, in which case this Agreement shall not
become effective or enforceable and the Individual shall not receive the
Separation Benefits.

21.
Effective Date. This Agreement shall become effective and enforceable upon the
expiration of seven days after the Individual signs it (the “Effective Date”),
provided that he signs the Agreement on or before the Expiration Date and does
not revoke his acceptance of the Agreement during the Revocation Period.

22.
Knowing and Voluntary Agreement. The Individual acknowledges that (a) he has
been advised by this paragraph of his right to consult with an attorney of his
choice before signing this Agreement; (b) he has had a reasonable period in
which to consider whether to sign this Agreement; (c) he fully understands the
meaning and effect of signing this Agreement; and (d) his signing of this
Agreement is knowing and voluntary.

23.
Independent Consideration; Common-Law Duties. Whether or not expressly stated in
this Agreement, all obligations and undertakings the Individual makes and
assumes in this Agreement in consideration of the mutual promises and
undertakings in this Agreement and the Separation Benefits. In addition, the
Individual acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company, CEI, nor any of the
other Released Parties has any legal obligation to provide the Separation
Benefits to him outside of this Agreement or the Employment Agreement.

24.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Employment Agreement, the Plan, and the
Award Agreement contain and represent the entire agreements of the parties with
respect to their subject matters, and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, written and oral, between the parties with respect to its
subject matters. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, nothing in this
Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as relieving the Individual of
complying with the Continuing Obligations. The Individual agrees that neither
the Company, CEI, nor any of the other Released Parties has made

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any promise or representation to him concerning this Agreement not expressed in
this Agreement, and that, in signing this Agreement, he is not relying on any
prior oral or written statement or representation by the Company, CEI, or any of
the other Released Parties outside of this Agreement but is instead relying
solely on his own judgment and his attorney (if any).

25.
Modification; Waiver. No provision of this Agreement shall be amended, modified,
or waived unless such amendment, modification, or waiver is agreed to in writing
and signed by the Individual and a duly authorized representative of the Company
and CEI. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Company and CEI may amend
the Continuing Obligations without the approval of the Individual or any other
person to provide for less restrictive limitations as to time, geographical
area, or scope of activity to be restrained as set forth in any such Continuing
Obligations. Any such less restrictive limitations may, at the option of the
Company or CEI, apply only with respect to the enforcement of the Continuing
Obligations in certain jurisdictions specified in any such amendment. At the
request of the Company or CEI, the Individual shall promptly consent to any such
amendment and shall execute and deliver to the Company or CEI a counterpart
signature page to such amendment; provided, however, that the failure or refusal
to provide such consent shall not negate the validity of the amendment.

26.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be
considered one and the same agreement. The delivery of this Agreement in the
form of a clearly legible facsimile or electronically scanned version by e-mail
shall have the same force and effect as delivery of the originally executed
document.

27.
Internal Revenue Code Section 409A. The payments and benefits provided under
this Agreement are intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code (“Code Section 409A”) and this Agreement shall be
interpreted and administered in a manner consistent with that intent; provided,
however, that no persons connected with this Agreement in any capacity,
including but not limited to the Company, CEI, and their affiliates, and their
respective directors, officers, agents and employees, makes any representation,
commitment or guarantee that any tax treatment, including but not limited to,
federal, state and local income, estate and gift tax treatment, will be
applicable with respect to any amounts payable under the Agreement or that such
tax treatment will apply to the Individual.

28.
Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Released Parties besides the Company and CEI are
intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and therefore may
enforce this Agreement.

29.
Responsibility for Certain Taxes; Right to Consult a Tax Advisor.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement, the Individual shall
be solely responsible for any risk that the tax treatment of all or part of the
payments provided by this Agreement may be affected by Code Section 409A, which
may impose significant adverse tax consequences on him, including accelerated
taxation, a 20% additional tax, and interest. The Individual therefore has the
right, and is encouraged by this paragraph, to consult with a tax advisor of his
choice before signing this Agreement.

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AGREED as of the dates signed below:

CHAPARRAL ENERGY, LLC
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ K. Earl Reynolds
 
 
K. Earl Reynolds
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
Date Signed:
 
2/14/19

JOSEPH EVANS
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Joseph Evans
 
 
Joseph Evans
Date Signed:
 
2/14/19

CHAPARRAL ENERGY, INC.
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ K. Earl Reynolds
 
 
K. Earl Reynolds
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
Date Signed:
 
2/14/19