**Exhibit      10.17**

**THIS      AGREEMENT MADE AS OF THE 1st DAY OF JULY, 2005**

**BETWEEN:**

**NORTHERN      ALBERTA OIL LTD.**

**OF      THE FIRST PART**

**EDMONTON      INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HOTEL LTD. **

**D/B/A      CONCORDE CONSULTING**

**OF      THE SECOND PART**

**CONSULTING      AGREEMENT**

**WHEREAS**

**AND      WHEREAS**

**AND      WHEREAS**

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**AND      WHEREAS**

**AND      WHEREAS**

**AND      WHEREAS**

**AND      WHEREAS**

**AND      WHEREAS**

**AND      WHEREAS**

**NOW      THEREFORE**

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| **2  ** | **TERMS                OF CONTRACT** |
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| **3  ** | **FEES** |
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| 3.1   | The                Company will pay fees to the Consultant in the sum of ONE HUNDRED                AND                EIGHTY THOUSAND ($180,000.00) DOLLARS per annum in Canadian currency                (the                “Fee”) by equal monthly installments of FIFTEEN THOUSAND ($15,000.00)                DOLLARS (the “Monthly Fee”) each commencing on the last day of July, 2005                and continuing thereafter on the last day of each month up to and                including the last day of June, 2007, or until this Agreement is                otherwise                terminated in accordance with the terms set out herein. These Fees                do not                include any fees or remuneration that the Consultant or the Consultant’s                Representative receive for acting as a director of Deep Well Oil&                Gas, Inc. |
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| 3.2   | the                Company (directly or through DWOG) will grant the Consultant the                same                participation in all benefits or incentive programs, options, incentive                options, bonuses, deferred remuneration programs as it offers its                most                favoured remunerated senior employee, consultant or                contractor. |
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| **4  ** | **EXPENSES** |
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| **5  ** | **TERM** |
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| **6  ** | **INDEPENDENT                CONTRACTOR** |
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| **7  ** | **TERMINATION** |
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| 7.1   | receipt                of written notice as set out in Section 5 herein,                or |
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| 7.2   | upon                the death of the Consultant’s Representative,                or |
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| 7.3   | if                the Consultant’s Representative becomes physically or mentally disabled to                the extent that he can no longer carry out his duties as set forth                in this                Agreement. |
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| **8  ** | **TERMINATION                AFTER POTENTIAL OR REAL CHANGE IN                CONTROL** |
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| 8.1   | For                the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings                indicated: |
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| 8.1.1   | "Voting                Shares" means any shares of capital stock of the Company or DWOG                entitled                to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company or                DWOG; |
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| 8.1.2   | "Person"                includes any individual, firm, partnership, trust, trustee, executor,                administrator, legal personal representative, government, governmental                body or authority, corporation or other incorporated or unincorporated                organization; |
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| 8.1.3   | "Change                in Control" means the occurrence at any time after the date of this                Agreement of any change in the holding, direct or indirect, of Voting                Shares as a result of which a Person, or group of Persons, or Persons                acting jointly or in concert, together with any associate or affiliate                of                any such Person or Persons, are in a position to exercise effective                control of the Company and for the purposes of this Agreement a Person,                or                group of Persons, or Persons acting jointly or in concert, together                with                any associate or affiliate of any such Person or Persons, shall be                deemed                to be in a position to exercise effective control of the Company                or DWOG                if; |
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| 8.1.3.1   | any                Person, or group of Persons, or Persons acting jointly or in concert,                together with any associate or affiliate of any such Person or Persons,                (other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under                an                employee benefit plan of the Company or DWOG), is or becomes the                beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of any Voting Shares or                other                securities of DWOG. which directly or following conversion thereof                would                entitle the holder thereof to cast more than 15% of the votes outstanding                which could be cast in an election of directors of                DWOG; |
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| 8.1.3.2   | pursuant                to a single election or appointment or a series of elections or                appointments over any period of 24 months from June 7, 2005 and after                the                date of this Agreement, those individuals who at the beginning of                such                period constituted the Boards of the Company and DWOG, together with                any                new or additional director or directors whose election or appointment                to                the Boards of the Company or DWOG has been approved by those of such                individuals then remaining as directors from the original Boards,                become                for any reason (other than the death, disability or retirement of                those                individuals, or any of them,) to constitute a minority of the Board                of the                Company or DWOG; |
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| 8.1.3.3   | the                Board of DWOG by resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote                of a                majority of the votes cast by the entire Board of DWOG, determines                that                for purposes of this Agreement a change in control of DWOG has occurred;                or |
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| 8.1.3.4   | the                Company or DWOG disposes of a majority of the capital stock of the                Company                or DWOG which is entitled to vote generally in the election of directors                of the Company or DWOG, as the case may be, or of all or substantially                all                of the business and assets of the Company or DWOG to any Person other                than                a Person who is deemed to be an affiliate of the Company or                DWOG; |
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| 8.1.4   | "Potential                Change in Control" means the occurrence at any date hereafter of                any one                of the following events: |
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| 8.1.4.1   | any                Person publicly announces an intention to take actions which, if                carried                out, would constitute a Change in                Control; |
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| 8.1.4.2   | the                Company or DWOG enters into an agreement or proposes to take action                which,                if carried out, would result in the occurrence of a Change in                Control; |
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| 8.1.4.3   | any                Person, or group of Persons, or Persons acting jointly or in concert,                together with any associate or affiliate of any such Person or Persons,                acquires a holding, direct or indirect, of Voting Shares and/or other                securities in excess of the number which, directly or following conversion                thereof, would entitle the holders thereof to cast 15% of the votes                attaching to all Voting Shares; or |
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| 8.1.4.4   | the                Board of the Company or the Board of DWOG, by resolution duly adopted                by                the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the entire                board                of the Company or DWOG, determines that for purposes of this Agreement                a                Potential Change in Control has                occurred. |
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| 8.1.5   | "Involuntary                Termination" means any one of the following events if such event                occurs                within 24 months after a Change in                Control: |
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| 8.1.5.1   | any                actual or express termination by the Company or DWOG of this Agreement                following any Change in Control which is not due to the death of                the                Consultant’s Representative or a condition of total and continuing                disability which renders the Consultant’s Representative incapable of                performing his essential job duties as set out in this Section 7.3                of this                Agreement; |
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| 8.1.5.2   | any                change in the Consultant's or Consultant’s Representative’s title,                reporting relationship, responsibilities or authority as in effect                immediately prior to any Change in Control which adversely affects                to a                material degree his role in the management of the Company or                DWOG; |
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| 8.1.5.3   | any                reduction in the Consultant’s Fees paid by the Company as in effect                immediately prior to any Change in Control or, if such Fees has been                subsequently increased at any time or from time to time, any reduction                in                such increased Fees; |
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| 8.1.5.4   | a                failure or refusal of the Company to renew this Agreement after any                Change                in Control shall have occurred; |
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| 8.2   | Upon                the occurrence of a Change in Control or a Potential Change in Control                the                Consultant shall have the right, exercisable by notice to the Company                within three months from the date on which the Change in Control                or                Potential Change in Control occurs, to terminate this Agreement.                The                expiry of the Consultant's rights under his Section 8.2 with respect                to                any particular Change in Control or a Potential Change in Control                will not                prevent the Consultant from exercising such right of termination                with                respect to any subsequent occurrence of a Change in Control or a                Potential                Change in Control. |
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| 8.3   | Upon                the occurrence of an Involuntary Termination the Consultant shall                have the                right, exercisable by notice to the Company within three months from                the                date on which the Involuntary Termination occurs, to terminate this                Agreement. If the Consultant does not terminate this Agreement with                in                such period, his right to terminate the Agreement under this Section                8.3                with respect to such Involuntary Termination shall expire but this                Agreement will otherwise continue in full force and effect. The expiry                of                the Consultant's rights under his Section 8.3 with respect to any                particular Involuntary Termination will not prevent the Consultant                from                exercising such right of termination with respect to any subsequent                occurrence of an Involuntary                Termination. |
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| 8.4   | If                the Consultant terminates                this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.2 or 8.3, the Consultant shall,                at                the request of the Company, continue its services with the Company                for a                period up to one month following such termination at its then existing                Fee                level to assist the Company in an orderly transition of management.                The                amount paid to the Consultant under this Section 8.4 will not reduce                the                amount payable under Section 8.5 |
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| 8.5   | If                the Consultant terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.2                or 8.3,                the Company shall, within 10 days of notice to the                Company: |
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| 8.5.1   | pay                to the Consultant all outstanding amounts for past Fees and                expenses; |
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| 8.5.2   | an                amount equal to the amounts remaining under the Term set out in Section                5                at the rates set out in Section 3.1,                and |
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| 8.5.3   | an                additional amount equaling : |
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| 8.6   | If,                in relation to Termination because of a Change in Control, a Potential                Change in Control or an Involuntary Termination, a dispute arises                regarding: |
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| 8.6.1   | whether                or not an Involuntary Termination has                occurred; |
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| 8.6.2   | the                validity, interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement;                or |
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| 8.6.3   | the                right of the Consultant to receive any remuneration or payments referred                to in this Agreement: |
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| 8.7   | The                Company shall use its best efforts to require any successor, whether                direct or indirect to all or substantially all of the business and/or                assets of the Company or DWOG to expressly agree to assume and to                perform                this Agreement in the same manner that the Company would have been                required to perform it if no such succession had occurred. If the                Company                fails to obtain such Agreement prior to the effective date of such                succession, the Consultant shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement                and receive the payments and benefits outlined in Section 8.3**Error!                Reference source not found.**                as                if the Consultant had terminated this Agreement upon an Involuntary                Termination. |
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| 8.8   | The                parties confirm that the provisions of this Article 8 are reasonable                and                that the total amounts payable as outlined herein are reasonable                estimates                of the damages which will be suffered by the Consultant in the event                of a                Change in Control, Potential Change in Control or an Involuntary                Termination and shall not be construed as a penalty and shall not                be                reduced if the Consultant shall secure, or shall not pursue, alternative                consulting engagements following the termination of this Agreement                under                this Article 8. |
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| **9  ** | **CONSULTANT’S                DUTIES** |
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| 9.1   | serve                the needs of the Company for a President, Secretary, and Project                Manager                of the Company’s business. |
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| 9.2   | serve                the needs of DWOG for Chief Financial Officer and                Secretary. |
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| **10  ** | **NOTICE** |
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| **11  ** | **INDEMNITY** |
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| **12  ** | **COMPLETE                AGREEMENT** |
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| **13  ** | **RETURN                OF PROPERTY** |
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| **14  ** | **ENUREMENT** |
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| **15  ** | **GOVERNING                LAW** |
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| **16  ** | **CONSTRUCTION** |
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| **17  ** | **HEADINGS** |
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| **18  ** | **TAXES** |
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**IN      WITNESS WHEREOF**

**NORTHERN      ALBERTA OIL LTD.**

**Per:      **
**/s/      Moses Ling**

**EDMONTON      INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HOTEL LTD.**

**D/B/A      CONCORDE CONSULTING**

**Per:      **
**/s/      Curtis Sparrow**

**Acknowledged      to by;**

**DEEP      WELL OIL & GAS, INC.**

**Per:      **
**/s/      Horst A. Schmid**

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