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Exhibit 10.1




FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT




     THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (herein called the “Amendment”) made as of April 29,
2005 by and among Encore Acquisition Company, a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), Encore
Operating, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“Operating”), Bank of America, N.A., as
Administrative Agent (“Administrative Agent”) and L/C Issuer, and the Lenders party to the Original
Agreement defined below (“Lenders”).



W I T N E S S E T H:




     WHEREAS, Borrower, Operating, Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders entered into that
certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 19, 2004 (as amended, supplemented, or restated to the
date hereof, the “Original Agreement”), for the purpose and consideration therein expressed,
whereby L/C Issuer became obligated to issue Letters of Credit to Borrower and Lenders became
obligated to make loans to Borrower as therein provided; and



     WHEREAS, Borrower, Operating, Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders desire to amend the
Original Agreement as set forth herein;



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein and in the Original Agreement, in consideration of the loans and other credit
which may hereafter be made by Lenders and L/C Issuer to Borrower, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do
hereby agree as follows:



ARTICLE I.




DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES




     Section 1.1. Terms Defined in the Original Agreement. Unless the context otherwise
requires or unless otherwise expressly defined herein, the terms defined in the Original Agreement
shall have the same meanings whenever used in this Amendment.



     Section 1.2. Other Defined Terms. Unless the context otherwise requires, the
following terms when used in this Amendment shall have the meanings assigned to them in this
Section 1.2.




     “Amendment” means this First Amendment to Credit Agreement.




     “Amendment Documents” means this Amendment, the Consent and Agreement of the
Guarantors relating to this Amendment and all other documents or instruments delivered in
connection herewith or therewith.




     “Credit Agreement” means the Original Agreement as amended hereby.



 









 





ARTICLE II.




AMENDMENTS TO ORIGINAL AGREEMENT




     Section 2.1. Defined Terms.




     (a) The defined term “Consolidated EBITDA” in Section 1.01 of the Original Agreement is hereby
amended to be “Consolidated EBITDAX” and clause (c) of such definition is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:




     “(c) depreciation, depletion, amortization and exploration expense deducted in
determining Consolidated Net Income;”.




     (b) The definition of “Letter of Credit Sublimit” in Section 1.01 of the Original Agreement is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:




     “‘Letter of Credit Sublimit’ means, at any time, an amount equal to twenty
percent (20%) of the Borrowing Base then in effect. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part
of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.”



     Section 2.2. Borrowing Base. Pursuant to Section 2.13(b) of the Credit Agreement and
in connection with the Scheduled Redetermination with a Redetermination Date of June 1, 2005, on
March 31, 2005, Administrative Agent proposed to Lenders a redetermined increased Borrowing Base of
$500,000,000. Borrower, Operating, Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders hereby agree that:




     (a) notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.13(b) of the Credit Agreement, Lenders’
failure to communicate their approval or disapproval of such proposed increased Borrowing Base
within fifteen days of Administrative Agent’s proposal thereof shall not be deemed an
approval of Administrative Agent’s proposal of such increased Borrowing Base;




     (b) such proposed increased Borrowing Base shall not become effective unless and until (i) all
Lenders have executed and delivered this Amendment, and (ii) all other conditions to the
effectiveness hereof have been satisfied; and




     (c) upon such effectiveness, until the next date thereafter as of which the Borrowing Base is
redetermined, the Borrowing Base shall be $500,000,000.



ARTICLE III.




CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS




     Section 3.1. Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date
first above written when and only when:



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     (a) Administrative Agent shall have received all of the following, at Administrative Agent’s
office, duly executed and delivered and in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent,
all of the following:




	 	(i)  	this Amendment;
	 
	 	(ii)  	the Consent and Agreement relating to this Amendment; and
	 
	 	(iii)  	such other supporting documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably
request.






     (b) Borrower shall have paid to Administrative Agent (i) for the pro rata account of the
Lenders, a fee equal to 0.20% of the aggregate principal amount of the increase in the Borrowing
Base, as effected hereby, over the Initial Borrowing Base and (ii) all recording, handling,
amendment and other fees required to be paid to Administrative Agent pursuant to this Amendment or
any Loan Documents.




     (c) Borrower shall have paid, in connection with this Amendment and the Loan Documents, all
other fees and reimbursements to be paid to Administrative Agent pursuant to this Amendment or any
Loan Documents, or otherwise due Administrative Agent and including fees and disbursements of
Administrative Agent’s attorneys.



ARTICLE IV.




REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES




     Section 4.1. Representations and Warranties. In order to induce L/C Issuer and each
Lender to enter into this Amendment, Borrower and Operating represent and warrant to L/C Issuer and
each Lender that:



     (a) The representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Original Agreement are
true and correct at and as of the time of the effectiveness hereof, except to the extent such
representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true
and correct as of such earlier date, and except for purposes of this Amendment, the representations
and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.04 of the Credit Agreement shall
be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b),
respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement.



     (b) Each Credit Party is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment and the other
Amendment Documents (to the extent such Credit Party is a party to this Amendment and the other
Amendment Documents) and is and will continue to be duly authorized to borrow monies and to perform
its obligations under the Credit Agreement. Each Credit Party has duly taken all company action
necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other Amendment
Documents (to the extent that such Credit Party is a party to this Amendment and the other
Amendment Documents) and to authorize the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder.



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     (c) The execution and delivery by each Credit Party of this Amendment and the other Amendment
Documents (to the extent that such Credit Party is a party to this Amendment and the other
Amendment Documents), the performance each Credit Party of its obligations hereunder and thereunder
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not
conflict with any provision of Law or of the Organization Documents of such Credit Party, or of any
material agreement, judgment, license, order or permit applicable to or binding upon such Credit
Party, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any assets or properties of such Credit Party.
Except for those which have been obtained, no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or Governmental Authority or third party is required in connection with the execution and
delivery by any Credit Party of this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents (to the extent
that such Credit Party is a party to this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents) or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.



     (d) When duly executed and delivered, each of this Amendment, the Amendment Documents and the
Credit Agreement will be a legal and binding obligation of each Credit Party (to the extent that
such Credit Party is a party to this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents), enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar Laws of general
application relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights and by equitable principles of general
application.



     (e) The audited annual consolidated and consolidating financial statements of Borrower dated
as of December 31, 2004 fairly present the financial position at such dates and the statement of
operations and the changes in financial position for the periods ending on such dates for the
Borrower-Related Parties. Copies of such financial statements have heretofore been delivered to
L/C Issuer and each Lender. Since such date no material adverse change has occurred in the
financial condition or businesses of the Borrower-Related Parties.



ARTICLE V.




MISCELLANEOUS




     Section 5.1. Ratification of Agreements. The Original Agreement as hereby amended is
hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. The Loan Documents, as they may be amended or
affected by the various Amendment Documents, are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. Any
reference to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document shall be deemed to be a reference to the
Original Agreement as hereby amended. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment
and the other Amendment Documents shall not, except as expressly provided herein or therein,
operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of L/C Issuer or Lenders under the Credit
Agreement, the Notes, or any other Loan Document nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the
Credit Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document.



     Section 5.2. Ratification of Security Documents. Borrower, Operating, Administrative
Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders each acknowledge and agree that any and all indebtedness, liabilities
or obligations, arising under or in connection with the L/C Obligations or the Notes, are
Obligations and are secured indebtedness under, and are secured by, the Pledge Agreement



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and the Mortgages. Borrower and Operating hereby re-pledges, re-grants and re-assigns a
security interest in and lien on every asset of Borrower and Operating described as Collateral in
the Pledge Agreement and as Mortgaged Property or in Section 2.2 of the Mortgages.




     Section 5.3. Survival of Agreements. All representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements of any Credit Party herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment
and the performance hereof, including without limitation the making or granting of the Loans, and
shall further survive until all of the Obligations are paid in full. All statements and agreements
contained in any certificate or instrument delivered by any Credit Party hereunder or under the
Credit Agreement to L/C Issuer or any Lender shall be deemed to constitute representations and
warranties by, and/or agreements and covenants of, Borrower and Operating under this Amendment and
under the Credit Agreement.



     Section 5.4. Loan Documents. This Amendment and the other Amendment Documents are
each a Loan Document, and all provisions in the Credit Agreement pertaining to Loan Documents apply
hereto and thereto.



     Section 5.5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in
accordance the Laws applicable to the Credit Agreement.



     Section 5.6. Counterparts; Fax. This Amendment may be separately executed in
counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be deemed to constitute one and the same Amendment. This Amendment and the other
Amendment Documents may be validly executed by facsimile or other electronic transmission.



     THIS AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES
AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF
THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment is executed as of the date first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	ENCORE ACQUISITION COMPANY
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Roy W. Jageman	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	Roy W. Jageman	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	ENCORE OPERATING, L.P.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	By:
	 	EAP Operating, Inc., its sole general partner	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	By: /s/ Roy W. Jageman	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	Roy W. Jageman	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	Executive Vice President, Chief	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	Financial Officer, Treasurer and	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	Corporate Secretary	 	 	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
	 	 	as Administrative Agent
	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Ronaldo Naval	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Ronaldo Naval	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
	 	 	as L/C Issuer and a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Scott F. Davis	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Scott F. Davis	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	FORTIS CAPITAL CORP., as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:	 	/s/ David Montgomery	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: David Montgomery	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:	 	/s/ Darrell Holley	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Darrell Holley	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Managing Director	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WACHOVIA BANK, N.A., as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:	 	/s/ David E. Humphreys	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: David E. Humphreys	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Director	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 		 	 	 	 
	

	 	By: 	 	/s/ David E. Hunt	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: David E. Hunt	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Managing Director	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By: 	 	/s/ David Dodd	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: David Dodd	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By: 	 	/s/ Polly Schott	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Polly Schott	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By: 	 	/s/ Oliver Audemard	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Oliver Audemard	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Managing Director	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By: 	 	/s/ Philippe Soustra	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Philippe Soustra	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Executive Vice President	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	COMERICA BANK, as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By: 	 	/s/ Peter L. Sefzik	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Peter L. Sefzik	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Vice President — Texas Division	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	THE FROST NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By: 	 	/s/ John S. Warren	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: John S. Warren	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By: 	 	/s/ Thomas Rajan	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Thomas Rajan	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SUNTRUST BANK, as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By: 	 	/s/ Sean Roche	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Sean Roche	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	COMPASS BANK, as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By: 	 	/s/ John M. Falbo	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: John M. Falbo	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 		 	 	 	 
	

	 	By: 	 	/s/ Scott Myatt	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Scott Myatt	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Assistant Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 		 	 	 	 
	

	 	By: 	 	/s/ Damien Melburger	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Damien Melburger	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BANK OF SCOTLAND, as a Lender
	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Karen Weich	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Karen Weich	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Title: Assistant Vice President	 	 






 









 






[First Amendment]




CONSENT AND AGREEMENT




     Each of the undersigned hereby consents to the provisions of this Amendment and the
transactions contemplated herein and hereby, with respect to each Loan Document executed by it, (a)
ratifies and confirms the Guaranty, the Pledge Agreement, the Mortgages and all other Loan
Documents, each as amended, supplemented, modified or restated hereby, (b) agrees that all of its
respective obligations and covenants under the Guaranty, the Pledge Agreement, the Mortgages and
all other Loan Documents, each as amended, supplemented, modified or restated hereby, shall remain
unimpaired by the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other documents and instruments
executed in connection therewith, (c) agrees there are no offsets, claims or defenses of the
undersigned with respect to the Guaranty, the Pledge Agreement or the Mortgages nor, to the
knowledge of the undersigned, with respect to the Loans, (d) agrees the Guaranty, the Pledge
Agreement and the Mortgages are not released, diminished or impaired in any way by the transactions
contemplated in connection with this Amendment, (e) agrees that any and all indebtedness,
liabilities or obligations, arising under or in connection with the L/C Obligations or the Notes,
are Obligations and are secured indebtedness under, and are secured by, the Pledge Agreement and
the Mortgages and hereby re-pledges, re-grants and re-assigns a security interest in and lien on
each of its assets described as Collateral in the Pledge Agreement and as Mortgaged Property or in
Section 2.2 of the Mortgages, and (f) agrees that the Guaranty, the Pledge Agreement, the Mortgages
and all other Loan Documents, each as amended, supplemented, modified or restated hereby, shall
remain in full force and effect.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	EAP OPERATING, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/Roy W. Jageman	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Roy W. Jageman, Executive Vice	 	 
	

	 	 	 	President, Chief Financial	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Officer, Treasurer and Corporate	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Secretary	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ENCORE OPERATING LOUISIANA, LLC
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Thomas H. Olle	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Thomas H. Olle, Manager	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	EAP ENERGY, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Roy W. Jageman	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Roy W. Jageman, Executive Vice President,	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Corporate Secretary	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	EAP ENERGY SERVICES, L.P.
	 

	 	By:
	 	EAP Energy, Inc., its sole general partner	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Roy W. Jageman	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Roy W. Jageman, Executive Vice	 	 
	

	 	 	 	President, Chief Financial Officer,	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Treasurer and Corporate Secretary	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	EAP PROPERTIES, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Robert A. Sagedy	 	 
	

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Robert A. Sagedy, Vice President and	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Assistant Corporate Secretary