Exhibit
        10.3

      


      DRILLING
        CONTRACT

      


      This
        drilling contract entered into this _7th__ day of October, 2008 by and
        between:

      


      
        	
                Operator:

              	
                John
                  D. Oil and Gas Company

              
	
                Address:

              	
                8500
                  Station St. Suite 345, Mentor, OH 44060

              
	
                Contractor:

              	
                Great
                  Plains Exploration, LLC

              
	
                Address:

              	
                8500
                  Station St. Suite 113, Mentor, OH
                  44060

              


      

      


      In
        consideration of mutual promises and agreements herein contained, OPERATOR
        engages CONTRACTOR as an independent contractor to drill the hereinafter
        designated well(s) in search of oil and/or gas, in conformity
        herewith.

      


      
        	
                A.

              	
                NAME
                  AND LOCATION OF WELLS  Alpha Plaza Investments, Ltd.
                  Property-Highland Heights, Ohio

              


      

      


      
        	B.	
                TIME
                  ELEMENT: CONTRACTOR agrees to commence operations for drilling
                  of
                  well(s) by November 1, 2008, and to diligently proceed with drilling
                  of
                  the well(s). It is agreed by both parties that time is of the essence
                  in
                  this contract.

              


      

      


      
        	C.	
                Depth:
                  CONTRACTOR agrees to drill the well(s) with due diligence to a
                  depth
                  Of
                  3,000
                  + or -
                  feet or to the Clinton
                  formation
                  as specified by the
                  OPERATOR. OPERATOR must be present at completion of well. Dayrates
                  will
                  apply until OPERATOR or his REPRESENTATIVE is available to complete
                  the
                  well.

              


      

      


      
        	D.	
                OBLIGATIONS
                  OF CONTRACTOR

              


      

      
        	 	
                1.

              	
                To
                  drill the well or wells on a fluid footage basis for the sum of
                  $18.00 per
                  foot

              	
                 

              


      

      


      
        	 	
                2.

              	
                To
                  do and perform any and all things necessary or incidental to the
                  proper
                  drilling of the well(s).

              


      

      


      
        	 	
                3.

              	
                To
                  comply with all rules and regulations of the State of Ohio and
                  other
                  agencies having jurisdiction.

              


      

      


      
        	
              	4.	
                To
                  furnish, by telephone call, a detailed daily drilling report to
                  OPERATOR'S
                  office at 440-255-6325
                  before 11:00 AM.

              


      

      


      
        	 	
                5.

              	
                To
                  furnish OPERATOR a copy of CONTRACTOR'S daily time sheets and geolograph
                  copy upon completion of drilling
                  operation.

              


      

      


      
        	 	
                6.

              	
                To
                  furnish all equipment and labor for the drilling of the well(s)
                  including
                  bits, fuel, drill pipe, and other services and materials as may
                  be
                  specified within this contract.

              


      

      


      
        	
              	7.	
                To
                  drill a proper diameter hole to set surface and other casing and
                  supply
                  drilling bits, as needed, for the
                  same.

              


      


      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      


      
        	
              	8.	
                To
                  drill a 7-7/8" diameter hole to contract depth and supply drilling
                  bits,
                  as
                  needed, for the same.

              


      

      


      
        	
              	9.	
                To
                  notify local inspector for the Ohio Department of Natural
                  Resources,
                  Division of Mineral Resources Management, when
                  needed.

              


      

      


      
        	
              	10.	
                To
                  collect, wash and sack samples at intervals designated by
                  OPERATOR.

              


      

      


      
        	
              	11.	
                To
                  furnish rig time of up to 24
                  hrsfor
                  running and cementing of 8-5/8" surface casing, logging and running
                  4-1/2"
                  production casing. If new or used surface or production casing
                  is supplied
                  by OPERATOR to CONTRACTOR, any problems arising from same, (i.e.
                  separation, "fishing", etc.), OPERATOR shall be responsible for
                  all
                  expenses thereof, including day work rates of CONTRACTOR unless
                  caused by
                  CONTRACTOR'S negligence.

              


      

      


      
        	
              	A.	
                All
                  other time will be billed at $450.00per
                  hour.

              


      

      


      
        
          	
                	B.	
                  If
                    in the event that conductor pipe needs to be cemented, dayrates
                    will apply
                    from spud time until back out from under conductor with the footage
                    needed
                    to drill conductor hole deducted from the total depth of the
                    well.

                


        

      

      


      
        	
              	12.	
                To
                  Drill the well(s) at the site designated by the
                  OPERATOR.

              


      

      


      
        	
              	13.	
                If
                  for any reason air drilling cannot continue due to flare, gas in
                  hole,
                  water in hole, permit conditions, operator's instructions, etc.
                  then
                  dayrates will begin form the point that air drilling stopped. Dayrates
                  will apply as follows:

              


      

      


      With
        Drill Pipe

      Without
        Drill Pipe $450.00
        per hour
        Stand-By Without Crew

      


      
        	
              	14.	
                To
                  carry at all times during the term of this Agreement at CONTRACTOR'S
                  expense, insurance of the type and in minimum amounts as
                  follows.

              


      

      


      
        	 	
                A.

              	
                Statutory
                  workers' compensation and employer's liability insurance covering
                  all of
                  the contractor's employees.

              


      

      


      
        	 	
                B.

              	
                Comprehensive
                  general liability insurance with limits of $5,000,000 per occurrence
                  for
                  death or bodily injury or property damage, naming as additional
                  insureds
                  OPERATOR, Lucky Brothers, LLC, and Alpha Plaza Investments,
                  Ltd.

              


      


      
        
          
          

        

        
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                C.

              	
                Automobile
                  liability insurance with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence combined
                  limit for bodily injury and property
                  damage.

              


      

       

      
        	 	
                D.

              	
                CONTRACTOR
                  agrees to provide OPERATOR, Lucky Brothers, LLC, and Alpha Plaza
                  Investments, Ltd. with a certificate of insurance evidencing coverage's
                  upon request by OPERATOR, Lucky Brothers, LLC, or Alpha Plaza Investments,
                  Ltd.

              


      

       

      
        	 	
                E.

              	
                CONTRACTOR
                  shall indemnify, defend and save harmless OPERATOR, Lucky Brothers,
                  LLC,
                  and Alpha Plaza Investments, Ltd. in connection with any and all
                  claims
                  for injury to or damage of personal property and for injury or
                  death to
                  persons occasioned by the acts of CONTRACTOR, CONTRACTOR’S employees,
                  agents, and servants.

              


      

       

      
        	
              	15.	
                CONTRACTOR
                  agrees to pay all claims for labor, material, services, and supplies
                  furnished by CONTRACTOR hereunder and agrees to allow no lien or
                  charge to
                  be fixed upon the lease, the well(s), the land on which the well(s)
                  is/are
                  to be drilled, or other property of OPERATOR. CONTRACTOR agrees
                  to
                  indemnify, protect and save OPERATOR harmless from and against
                  all such
                  claims and liens.

              


      

       

      
        	
              	16.	
                Should
                  the hole, for any cause attributable to CONTRACTOR'S negligence
                  be lost or
                  damaged while CONTRACTOR is engaged in the performance of work
                  hereunder
                  on a footage basis, all such loss or damage to the hole shall be
                  borne by
                  CONTRACTOR. If the hole is not in condition to be carried to the
                  contract
                  depth, CONTRACTOR shall properly plug and abandon the hole and,
                  if
                  requested by OPERATOR, commence a new hole without delay at the
                  CONTRACTOR'S cost. The drilling of the new hole shall be conducted
                  under
                  the terms and conditions of this Contract and in the same manner
                  as though
                  it were the hole that had been lost or damaged. In such case, CONTRACTOR
                  shall not be entitled to any payment or compensation for expenditures
                  made
                  or incurred by CONTRACTOR or in connection with the abandoned hole.
                  If any
                  casing or material cannot be recovered from the lost hole or, if
                  recovered, is damaged beyond further use, and provided such loss
                  or damage
                  was the result of or caused by CONTRACTOR'S negligence, CONTRACTOR
                  shall
                  replace all such casing or materials at CONTRACTOR’S
                  cost.

              


      

       

      
        	
              	17.	
                CONTRACTOR
                  shall be an independent contractor with respect to performance
                  of all work
                  hereunder and neither CONTRACTOR nor anyone employed by CONTRACTOR
                  shall
                  be deemed for any purpose to be the employee, agent, servant, or
                  representative of the OPERATOR in the performance of any work or
                  service
                  or any part thereof in any manner dealt with hereunder, OPERATOR
                  shall
                  have no direction or control of CONTRACTOR or of its employees
                  and agents
                  except in the results to be obtained. Work contemplated herein
                  shall meet
                  the approval of OPERATOR and shall be subject to the general right
                  of
                  inspection provided for the operator to secure the satisfactory
                  completion
                  thereof.

              


      


      
        
          
          

        

        
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      CONTRACTOR
        agrees not to sublet or assign any of the work required hereunder, except
        for
        the work normally performed by subcontractors, without the express written
        consent of OPERATOR.

      


      In
        the
        event of the failure or inability of CONTRACTOR to perform any of its
        obligations hereunder in a timely manner, OPERATOR shall have all rights
        remedies provided by law, including without limitation the right to immediately
        terminate this agreement.

      


      
        	
              	18.	
                Other
                  duties and obligations of
                  CONTRACTOR:

              


      

      
        	
              	A.	
                Provide
                  1 (one) frac tank for cementing.

              


      

      
        	
              	B.	
                Provide
                  1 (one) Dozer to help with equipment and
                  trucks.

              


      

      
        	
              	C.	
                To
                  provide fresh water.

              


      

      
        	
              	D.	
                In
                  the event that OPERATOR provides a dozer to build location or dig
                  pits,
                  all dozer time will be billed at $85.00 per hour and operator travel
                  time
                  will be billed at $35.00 per hour.

              


      

      
        	
              	E.	
                In
                  the event that OPERATOR provides a skid steer broom/bucket for
                  roadway mud
                  cleaning, it will be billed at $45.00 per hour and operator travel
                  time
                  will be billed at $35.00 per hour.

              


      

      


      
        	E.	
                OBLIGATIONS
                  OF OPERATOR:

              


      

      


      
        	
              	1.	
                To
                  stake and provide state drilling permit and surety
                  bond.

              


      

      


      
        	
              	2.	
                OPERATOR
                  will notify CONTRACTOR of any impending road regulations, including
                  Frost
                  Laws, which may restrict CONTRACTOR from moving or relocating his
                  equipment. OPERATOR is not responsible due to CONTRACTOR'S negligence
                  and
                  if negligent, CONTRACTOR will be held
                  liable.

              


      

      


      
        	
              	3.	
                To
                  furnish right of way into and out of location and to be fully responsible
                  for land and crop damage, except as set forth as above. OPERATOR
                  is not
                  responsible for CONTRACTOR'S negligence, and if negligent, CONTRACTOR
                  will
                  be held liable.

              


      

      


      
        	
              	4.	
                To
                  backfill pits and restore location.

              


      

      


      
        	 	
                5.

              	
                To
                  furnish all casing, float equipment, cement equipment, head equipment,
                  and
                  cement.

              


      


      
        
          
          

        

        
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                6.

              	
                To
                  furnish all plugging material if well is dry. If well is to be
                  plugged,
                  OPERATOR will pay at day work rate after remainder of rig time
                  allowable
                  is used. (D-11).

              


      

      
        	
              	7.	
                OPERATOR
                  shall pay in full within 30 days
                  of CONTRACTOR'S invoice date. A one percent (1%) interest charge
                  will be
                  added each month.

              


      

      


      
        
          
            	
                  	8.	
                    UNDERGROUND
                      DAMAGE: OPERATOR agrees to defend and indemnify CONTRACTOR
                      for any and all
                      claims against CONTRACTOR
                      resulting from operations under this Agreement on account of
                      injury to,
                      destruction of or loss or impairment of any property right
                      in or to oil,
                      gas or other mineral substance or water, if at the time of
                      the act or
                      omission causing such injury, destruction, loss, or impairment,
                      said
                      substance had not been reduced to physical possession above
                      the surface of
                      the earth, and for any loss or damage to any formation, strata,
                      or
                      reservoir beneath the surface of the
                      earth.

                  


          

        

      

      


      
        	
              	
                9.

              	
                LIABILITY
                  FOR WILD WELL: CONTRACTOR shall be liable for the costs of regaining
                  control of any wild well, as well for the costs of removal of any
                  debris,
                  and shall indemnify OPERATOR in this
                  regard.

              


      

      


      
        	
              	10.	
                JURISDICTION
                  AND VENUE: This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by
                  law of the
                  State of Ohio, without regard to conflict of laws or provisions
                  thereof
                  Any action filed by either party as a result of a dispute resulting
                  from
                  this Agreement shall only be filed in the Common Pleas Court of
                  Lake
                  County, Ohio, or in the United States District Court for the Northern
                  District of Ohio, Eastern Division it being expressly agreed by
                  the
                  parties that said forums shall have exclusive and sole jurisdiction
                  and
                  venue to hear disputes between the parties arising out of this
                  Agreement.

              


      

      


      
        	
              	11.	
                Other
                  duties and obligations of OPERATOR:

              


      

      A. Necessary
        County and/or local permits.

      B.  Furnish
        access way, culvert and rock as necessary.

      C.  Provide
        Trackhoe if needed.

      D.  Provide
        mud or road scraper.

      E.  Provide
        Porta-Jon on location.

      F.  Provide
        pit liners and/or reinforced pit liners.

      G. 
        All soap, mud and chemicals needed to drill well.

      
        
          H. 
            Fuel surcharge on anything over $1.00 per gallon times the depth of the
            well.

        

      

      I.    Location
        and pits of suitable size to drill well.


      
        
          
          

        

        
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      IN
        WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their signatures and executed
        this
        instrument as of the date and year first above written. 

      


      
        	CONTRACTOR:	 	OPERATOR:
	 	 	 	 	 
	Great
                Plains Exploration, LLC	 	John
                D. Oil and Gas Company
	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	
                /GREGORY
                  J. OSBORNE

              	 	By:
                	
                /GREGORY
                  J. OSBORNE/

              
	 	 	 	 	 
	Its:
                PRESIDENT ___________________	 	Its:
                PRESIDENT ________________________


      


      
        
          
          

        

        
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