EXHIBIT 3.9

                        Partial Assignment (Dixie Fields)

                               PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT


STATE OF ARIZONA

COUNTY OF MARICOPA


BEFORE ME, the  undersigned  notary  public,  in and for the County of Maricopa,
State of Arizona, personally came and appeared

Gordon  M.   LeBlanc,   Jr.,   CEO  and  duly   authorized   representative   of
KMAExploration, Inc., an Arizona corporation, whose mailing address is 5527 East
Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85018 (hereinafter referred to as "KMA")

who for the sum of ONE HUNDRED AND NO/100  DOLLARS  ($100.00) and other good and
valuable  consideration,   the  receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which  is  hereby
acknowledged,  does by these presents,  GRANT, BARGAIN, SELL, CONVEY and DELIVER
unto:

         LEBLANC PETROLEUM, INC.
         5527 East Camelback Road
         Phoenix, Arizona  85018

all of KMA's right,  title and interest in and to the wells more fully described
in Exhibit  "A," which is attached  hereto and made a part  hereof,  INSOFAR AND
ONLY INSOFAR as said Oil and Gas Leases are included  within Section 2, Township
19 North,  Range 15 West, and Section 3, Township 19 North, Range 15 West, Caddo
Parish,  Louisiana,  and FURTHER  INSOFAR  AND ONLY  INSOFAR as said Oil and Gas
Leases cover rights with respect to the  operations on and  production  from the
wellbore of the DZURIK  INTERESTS,  INC.,  OXY USA No 1, Serial  Number  222514,
Section 2, Township 19 North,  Range 15 West,  Caddo Parish,  Louisiana,  DZURIK
INTERESTS,  INC.,  OXY USA No. 2, Serial Number  222515,  Section 3, Township 19
North, Range 15 West, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,  DZURIK INTERESTS,  INC., OXY USA
NO. 3, Serial No.  222701,  Section 3, Township 19 North,  Range 15 West,  Caddo
Parish,  Louisiana.  The effective  date of this transfer of interests  shall be
November 26, 2001.

all of KMA's  right,  title and interest in and to the  PARTICIPATION  AGREEMENT
dated January 15, 1999 covering the Dixie Prospect, Caddo Parish, Louisiana more
fully described in Exhibit "B,: which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED on the 26th day of November, 2001.

WITNESSES:                                           KMA EXPLORATION, INC.


By:/s/ G. Maurice LeBlanc, III              By:/s/ Gordon M. LeBlanc, Jr.
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       G. Maurice LeBlanc, III                     Gordon M. LeBlanc, Jr., CEO

By:/s/Marilyn Kay LeBlanc
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       Marilyn Kay LeBlanc

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STATE OF ARIZONA

COUNTY OF MARICOPA


On this 25 day of March, 2002, before me, appeared Gordon M. LeBlanc, Jr., to me
personally known, who being duly sworn, did say:

That he is the CEO of KMA Exploration,  Inc., an Arizona  corporation,  and that
the foregoing  instrument was signed on behalf of said  corporation by authority
of its Board of Directors,  and that said Appeared  acknowledged said instrument
to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.


                                           By:/s/ Marian B. Creel
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                                                  Marian B. Creel, NOTARY PUBLIC

My commission expires:  03/24/2003



                                   EXHIBIT "A"


Attached  to and  made a part of  that  Partial  Assignment  dated  26th  day of
November, 2001, between KMA EXPLORATION, INC. and LEBLANC PETROLEUM, INC.


A)   OIL AND GAS LEASES

     Oil, Gas Lease dated November 19, 1998 executed by Oxy USA, Inc., as Lessor
     and Dzurik Interests, Inc. as Lessee, recorded in the Conveyance Records of
     Caddo Parish, Louisiana under Registry No. 1669180.

     Oil, Gas Lease dated June 10, 1999 executed by Oxy USA, Inc., as Lessor and
     Dzurik Interests,  Inc., as Lessee,  recorded in the Conveyance  Records of
     Caddo Parish, Louisiana under Registry No. 1669182.

     Oil, Gas Lease dated June 9, 1999, executed by Oxy USA, Inc., as Lessor and
     Dzurik  Interests,  Inc. as Lessee,  recorded in the Conveyance  Records of
     Caddo Parish, Louisiana under Registry No. 1669183.


B)   WELLBORES

     1.   Dzurik Interests,  Inc., Oxy USA No. 1, Serial Number 222514,  Section
          2, Township 19 North, Range 15 West, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

     2.   Dzurik Interests,  Inc., Oxy USA No. 2, Serial Number 222515,  Section
          3, Township 19 North, Range 15 West, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

     3.   Dzurik Interests,  Inc., Oxy USA No. 3, Serial Number 222701,  Section
          3, Township 19 North, Range 15 West, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.


                               END OF EXHIBIT "A"


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                                   EXHIBIT "B"



     Attached to and made a part of that  Partial  Assignment  dated 26th day of
     November, 2001, between KMA EXPLORATION, INC. and LEBLANC PETROLEUM, INC.


     A)   ATTACHMENT

          Participation   Agreement   dated  January  15,  1999  between  Dzurik
          Interests, Inc. and Tiger Exploration & Production,  Inc. TOTAL PAGES:
          Ten (10)



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