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Exhibit 10.2




CONTINGENT EARN OUT AGREEMENT




     This Contingent Earn Out Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the
28th day of February 2006 by and between Basic Energy Services, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (“Basic”) and G & L Tool, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership (“G & L”).



RECITATIONS




     Basic as Purchaser and G & L as Seller have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as
of February 21, 2006 (the “Acquisition Agreement”), which provides for, among other things, the
purchase by Basic from the Sellers of the Assets (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement);



     Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, Basic has agreed with G & L that Basic will enter into
a Contingent Earn Out Agreement with G & L at the time of Closing under the Acquisition Agreement,
pursuant to which G & L will be paid up to the maximum amount of Twenty One Million and No/100
Dollars ($21,000,000.00) over a five year period under the conditions and subject to the terms set
out in this Agreement.



     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, Basic and G & L
agree as follows:



     1. Basic agrees to pay G & L a contingent earn out amount (the “CEA”) for each of the twelve
calendar month periods beginning with the twelve consecutive month period commencing March 1, 2006
and extending through the fifth twelve month period ending February 28, 2011 (for purposes of this
Agreement, each separate twelve month period will be referred to as a “CEA Year”). The CEA payable
to G & L will not exceed (a) $21,000,000.00 in the aggregate, (b) 1,312,500.00 during any 3 month
period of a CEA Year other than the last three months period of a CEA Year or (c) $5,250,000.00 for
any CEA Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if G & L does not earn the maximum amount payable for
any CEA Year, the amount not earned will be carried over to future CEA Years and the maximum CEA
payable during each future CEA Year will be increased until such deficiency is made up.



     2. The CEA payable to G & L for each CEA Year will be an amount equal to fifty percent (50%)of
the amount by which the annual EBITDA (as defined below) earned by Basic during a CEA Year from the
operation of the assets purchased by Basic from G & L pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement exceeds
$14,500,000.00 (the “Annual Targeted EBITDA”). The Annual EBITDA is defined as Earnings Before
Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization generated by the Assets purchased from G & L and
other similar assets operated in conjunction with such assets during the five (5) CEA Years
commencing March 1, 2006 and ending February 28, 2011 (the “Payout Period”). Annual EBITDA for the
purposes of determining the annual CEA payable to G & L, if any, will be calculated in accordance
with Basic’s standard accounting practices for area and division level operations, including
allocations for insurance and employee benefits but will not include allocations for corporate
overhead.



 









 





     3. Basic and G & L agree that if Basic makes an investment during the term hereof in equipment
that expands the capacity of the income generating assets on which the Annual EBITDA is calculated,
the Annual Targeted EBITDA will be increased by an amount necessary to insure a pay back to Basic
based on a purchase price of such additional equipment to EBITDA ratio of 4:1. Equipment added
during a CEA Year period will result in the targeted EBITDA being increased prorata for the portion
of the year the equipment is available for use on a customer’s location. As an example, if an
additional rental tool with a total cost of $400,000.00 is added to the fleet in the seventh month
of a CEA Year, then the Annual Targeted EBITDA for the then current CEA Year will be increased by
$50,000.00 and the Annual Targeted EBITDA for each subsequent CEA Year of the Payout Period will be
increased by $100,000.00. Basic and G & L further agree that if any of the equipment purchased by
Basic from G & L is physically removed from Basic’s operating fleet or rendered inoperable due to a
casualty loss and is not replaced with similar equipment during the term hereof, the Annual
Targeted EBITDA will be decreased by an amount necessary to compensate for the reduced earning
capacity of the fleet on which the EBITDA is calculated.



     4. The calculation of the CEA will be made for each three month period during each CEA Year.
The CEA for each three month period of a CEA Year will be fifty percent (50%) of the amount by
which the actual EBITDA for the trailing twelve (12) month period ending with each three (3) month
period during the Payout Period exceeds the Annual Targeted EBITDA. The initial calculation of the
quarterly CEA will be made based on the actual financial performance of the G & L operations from
the date of Closing through May 31, 2006 plus the actual performance of the G & L operations for
the Period of June 1, 2005 through the date of Closing. Similarly the second and third quarter
calculations will utilize the pre-closing actual financial results from the appropriate six and
three month intervals respectively added to the actual results produced after the Closing Date to
determine the trailing 12-month EBITDA for those quarters. Note: this will necessitate G & L
providing monthly financial reports for the twelve months preceding the date of Closing.



     5. One-fourth of the CEA calculated for each three month period during a CEA Year will be paid
within forty-five (45) days following the end of the three month period (beginning with the three
month period ending May 31, 2006) subject to the limits specified in Section 1 above. For the last
three month period of each CEA Year following Closing, the CEA shall be equal to the amount of CEA
calculated for that CEA Year less the previous CEA payments made during the previous three quarters
in the CEA Year up to the maximum annual CEA.



     6. (a) The parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any controversy or claim arising out
of or relating to this Agreement or the breach hereof, including, without limitation, any
controversies or claims arising out of under, or with respect to the calculation of the CEA or the
amount thereof, if any, payable to G & L promptly by negotiations between representatives who have
authority to settle the controversy. Any party may give the other party written notice of any
dispute not resolved in the normal course of business together with a request that the parties meet
and confer (“Notice of Dispute”). Within twenty (20) days after delivery of the Notice of Dispute,
the parties or their representatives shall meet at a mutually acceptable time and place, and
thereafter as often as they reasonably deem necessary, to exchange relevant information and to
attempt to resolve the dispute. If the matter has not been resolved within thirty (30) days after
delivery of the Notice of Dispute, or if the parties fail to meet within twenty



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(20) days after delivery of the Notice of Dispute, either party may initiate mediation of the claim
or dispute as provided hereafter.



     If a party or its representative intends to be accompanied at a meeting by an attorney, the
other parties shall be given advance notice of such intention and may also be accompanied by an
attorney. All negotiations pursuant to this clause are confidential and shall be treated as
compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of the Federal Rules of Evidence and any
state’s rules of evidence.



          (b) If a claim or controversy has not been resolved by negotiation as provided in Section 7
(a), the parties shall endeavor to settle the claim or dispute by mediation under the Center for
Public Resources (“CPR”) Model Procedure for Mediation of Business Disputes. A neutral third party
will be selected from the CPR panel of neutrals. If the parties encounter difficulty in agreeing
on a neutral third party, they will seek the assistance of CPR in the selection process. Mediation
under this Section 7 (b) will commence within sixty (60) days of the Notice of Dispute.




          (c) All applicable statutes of limitation and defenses based upon the passage of time shall be
tolled while the procedure specified in Sections 7 (a) and (b) are pending. The parties will take
such action, if any, required to effectuate such tolling.




          (d) Each party is required to continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement pending
final resolution of any claim or dispute covered by this Section 7.




     7. This Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the
respective beneficiaries, representatives, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto, but
neither this Agreement, not any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned
by G & L without the prior written consent of Basic.



     8. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to this
subject matter, and may be amended only by a written instrument duly executed by Basic and G & L.



     9. All notices, claims, requests, demands and other communications hereunder (“notices”) shall
be in writing and shall be given as follows:



	 	 	 
	If to G & L:

	 	G & L Tool, Ltd.
	 

	 	2249 S. Treadaway Blvd.
	 

	 	Abilene, Texas 79602
	 

	 	Attn: Mr. John Teague, President
	 

	 	Telephone:
	 

	 	Fax: 325-672-4588






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	If to Basic:

	 	Basic Energy Services, L.P.
	 

	 	P.O. Box 10460
	 

	 	Midland, TX 79702
	 

	 	Attention: James J. Carter, Executive Vice President
	 

	 	Telephone: 432-620-5500
	 

	 	Fax: 432-620-5501





or to such other address as the person to whom notice is to be given may have previously furnished
to the other in the manner set forth below, provided that notices of change of address shall only
be effective upon receipt. A notice give in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be deemed
to have been received upon receipt if delivered in person or upon mailing by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested.




     10. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflicts of law rules.



     11. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, G & L agrees that if G & L, John Teague or
LJH, Ltd. Default under the terms of Noncompliance Agreements of even date herewith with Basic the
then unpaid portion of any CEA hereunder will be reduced by one-third for each party so defaulting.



     12. All capitalized terms used herein shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the
meanings set forth in the Acquisition Agreement.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Basic and Payee as
of the date first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BASIC:



BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, L.P.

By: Basic Energy Services G.P., L.L.C.,

It’s General Partner

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ James J. Carter	 
	 	 	James J. Carter, Executive Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	G & L 



G & L Tool, Ltd.

By: DLH Management, L.L.C.,

It’s General Partner

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ John Teague	 
	 	 	John Teague, President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 




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