Exhibit 10.4

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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     This Employment  Agreement (this  "Agreement") is made effective as of June
1, 2006 by and between CYMRI,  L.L.C., a Nevada limited  liability  company (the
"Employer");  LARRY M. WRIGHT,  an  individual  resident of Houston,  Texas (the
"Executive"); and TRADESTAR SERVICES, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Parent"),
joins in this  Agreement  solely for the purposes of Section 9.15.  The Employer
and the  Executive  are  each a  "party"  and  together  are  "parties"  to this
Agreement.

                                    RECITALS

     This  Agreement  is  made  in  connection  with  the  merger  of THE  CYMRI
CORPORATION,  a  Texas  corporation  ("Cymri"),  with  and  into a  wholly-owned
subsidiary  (the  "Buyer") of TRADESTAR  SERVICES,  INC.,  a Nevada  corporation
("Parent"),  with the Employer  being the  surviving  entity of the merger,  all
pursuant  to that  certain  Agreement  and Plan of  Merger,  dated of even  date
herewith, by and among the Parent, the Buyer, Cymri, the Executive and the other
Cymri   shareholders  (the  "Merger   Agreement").   The  Employer  desires  the
Executive's  employment  with the Employer,  and the Executive  wishes to accept
such employment, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

                                    AGREEMENT

     In consideration of the employment by the Employer, and of the compensation
and other  remuneration  to be paid by the  Employer to the  Executive  for such
employment,  and for other good and  valuable  consideration,  the  receipt  and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the Executive, the parties agree
as follows,  and the Executive  hereby  accepts such  employment  subject to the
terms and conditions hereof:

1.   Definitions.
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     For the purposes of this  Agreement,  the following terms have the meanings
specified or referred to in this Section 1.

     "Affiliate"  shall mean, (i) any Person which is under common control with,
or is  controlled  by, the  Executive;  and (ii) any of the  following:  (A) the
Executive's  spouse,  (B) the  Executive's  or the  Executive's  spouse's  issue
(including  by adoption),  (C) an Affiliate of the  Executive's  spouse,  or the
Executive's or the Executive's  spouse's issue,  (D) the Executive's  estate and
any  trust  entirely  for  the  benefit  of any or more  of the  Executive,  the
Executive's   estate,   the  Executive's  spouse  and  the  Executive's  or  the
Executive's spouse's issue (including by adoption),  and (E) any lineal ancestor
or descendant of the Executive. As used in this definition "control" (including,
with its correlative meanings,  "controlled by" and "under common control with")
shall mean the  possession,  directly or  indirectly,  of the power to direct or


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cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person,  whether  through
the ownership of securities or  partnership  or other  ownership  interests,  by
contract or otherwise.

     "Agreement"  refers to this  Employment  Agreement,  including all Exhibits
attached hereto, as amended from time to time.

     "Basic Compensation" means Salary and Benefits.

     "Benefits" is defined in Section 3.1(b).

     "Board of Directors" refers to the Board of Directors of the Employer.

     "Buyer" is defined in the recitals.

     "Competing Business" is defined in Section 8.2(a)

     "Confidential Information" means any and all:

          (a) trade  secrets (as defined  herein)  concerning  the  business and
     affairs of the Employer  Group,  product  specifications,  data,  know-how,
     formulae, compositions,  processes, designs, sketches, photographs, graphs,
     drawings,  samples,  inventions  and  ideas,  past,  current,  and  planned
     research and development, current and planned manufacturing or distribution
     methods and processes,  customer lists,  current and  anticipated  customer
     requirements,   price  lists,  market  studies,  business  plans,  computer
     software and programs  (including  object code and source  code),  computer
     software and database technologies,  systems, structures, and architectures
     (and related  formulae,  compositions,  processes,  improvements,  devices,
     know-how,  inventions,  discoveries,  concepts, ideas, designs, methods and
     information),  and any other  information,  however  documented,  that is a
     trade secret;

                  (b) information concerning the business and affairs of the
         Employer Group (which includes historical financial statements,
         financial projections and budgets, historical and projected sales,
         capital spending budgets and plans, the names and backgrounds of key
         personnel, personnel training and techniques and materials), however
         documented; and

          (c)  notes,  analysis,  compilations,  studies,  summaries,  and other
     material  prepared by or for the Employer  Group  containing  or based,  in
     whole or in part, on any information included in the foregoing.

     "Cymri" is defined in the recitals.

     "Disability" is defined in Section 6.2.

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     "Effective  Date"  is  the  date  stated  in  the  first  paragraph  of the
Agreement.

     "Employee   Invention"   shall   mean  any  idea,   invention,   technique,
modification,   process,  or  improvement   (whether  patentable  or  not),  any
industrial design (whether registerable or not), any mask work, however fixed or
encoded, that is suitable to be fixed, embedded or programmed in a semiconductor
product (whether  recordable or not), and any work of authorship (whether or not
copyright protection may be obtained for it) created, conceived, or developed by
the  Executive,  either  solely  or  in  conjunction  with  others,  during  the
Employment Period, or a period that includes a portion of the Employment Period,
that  relates in any way to, or is useful in any manner  in, the  business  then
being  conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Employer,  and any such item
created by the Executive, either solely or in conjunction with others, following
termination of the Executive's employment with the Employer,  that is based upon
or uses Confidential Information.

     "Employment  Period" is the term of the Executive's  employment  under this
Agreement.

     "Employer" is defined in the opening paragraph.

     "Employer  Group"  means the  Employer,  the  Parent  and any  entity  that
directly or indirectly  controls,  is controlled  by, or is under common control
with,  the  Employer  or the  Parent.  As  used  in  this  definition  "control"
(including,  with its  correlative  meanings,  "controlled by" and "under common
control with") shall mean the possession,  directly or indirectly,  of the power
to direct or cause the  direction  of the  management  or  policies of a Person,
whether  through the ownership of securities or partnership  or other  ownership
interests, by contract or otherwise.

     "Executive" is defined in the opening paragraph.

     "Fiscal  Year" shall mean the  Employer's  fiscal year,  which shall end on
December 31 of each year, or as changed from time to time.

     "For Cause" is defined in Section 6.3.

     "Merger Agreement" is defined in the recitals.

     "Parent" is defined in the recitals.

     "Person"  is  any   individual,   corporation   (including  any  non-profit
corporation),  general or limited partnership,  limited liability company, joint
venture, estate, trust, association, organization, or governmental body.

     "PEI" is defined in Section 2.3.

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     "Post-Employment Period" is defined in Section 8.2.

     "Proprietary Items" is defined in Section 7.2(a)(iv).

     "Salary" is defined in Section 3.1(a).

     "trade  secrets"  shall  mean the  whole or any part of any  scientific  or
technical information,  design, process, procedure, formula, or improvement that
has  value  and that the  owner has taken  measures  to  prevent  from  becoming
available to Persons  other than those  selected by the owner to have access for
limited purposes.

2.   Employment Terms and Duties.
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     2.1  Employment.
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          The Employer  hereby employs the Executive,  and the Executive  hereby
     accepts employment by the Employer, upon the terms and conditions set forth
     in this Agreement.

     2.2  Term.
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          Subject to the  provisions  of Section 6, the term of the  Executive's
     employment  under this  Agreement will commence upon the Effective Date and
     end on June 30, 2009,  unless  sooner  terminated  pursuant to the terms of
     this Agreement.  This Agreement shall be automatically  renewed on June 30,
     2009 for  additional  one (1) month terms,  unless  either  party  provides
     written  notice of election not to renew,  at least ninety (90) days before
     the applicable termination date.

     2.3  Duties.
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          The  Executive  will have such duties as are  assigned or delegated to
     the Executive by the Board of Directors,  and will  initially  serve as the
     Employer's  Chief  Executive  Officer  and the Chief  Executive  Officer of
     Petroleum Engineers,  Inc., a Louisiana  corporation ("PEI"). The Executive
     may be  removed  from the office of Chief  Executive  Officer of PEI at any
     time for any reason without  termination of this  Agreement.  The Executive
     will cooperate  fully with the Board of Directors in the advancement of the
     best interests of the Employer and the other members of the Employer Group.
     Nothing in this  Section 2.3,  however,  will  prevent the  Executive  from
     engaging in additional  activities in connection with personal  investments
     and community affairs that are not inconsistent with the Executive's duties
     under this  Agreement.  During the Employment  Period,  the Executive shall
     serve,  without any  additional  compensation,  as a director of the Parent
     and,  upon the  request  of the  Board of  Directors  of the  Parent,  as a
     director of (i) Petroleum Engineers,  Inc., a Louisiana  corporation;  (ii)

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     Triumph Energy,  Inc., a Louisiana  corporation;  (iii) Petroleum Engineers
     (Venezuela),  Inc.,  a  Louisiana  corporation;  (iv)  Petroleum  Engineers
     Brazil,  Inc.,  a Louisiana  corporation;  (v) the  Employer or (vi) any of
     their affiliates.

3.   Compensation.
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     3.1  Basic Compensation.
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               (a)  Salary.  The  Executive  will be paid an  annual  salary  of
          $180,000,  subject to  adjustment  as provided  below (the  "Salary"),
          which will be payable in equal periodic installments  according to the
          Employer's  customary payroll  practices,  but no less frequently than
          monthly.  Effective  on the first year  anniversary  of the  Effective
          Date,  the Salary  shall be reduced  to an annual  salary of  $90,000.
          Effective on the second year  anniversary  of the Effective  Date, the
          Salary shall be reduced to an annual  salary of $24,000.  Effective on
          June 30, 2009, the Salary shall be reduced to an annual salary of $0.

               (b) Benefits.  The Executive will, during the Employment  Period,
          be permitted to  participate  in such pension,  profit  sharing,  life
          insurance, hospitalization,  major medical, and other employee benefit
          plans of the Employer  that may be in effect from time to time, to the
          extent  the  Executive  is  eligible  under the  terms of those  plans
          (collectively, the "Benefits").

               (c)  Hospitalization  and Major Medical  Insurance.  The Employer
          will provide hospitalization and major medical insurance,  that may be
          in effect from time to time for the employees of the Employer,  to (i)
          the Executive  until June 30, 2009; and (ii) the  Executive's  spouse,
          Paula Wright,  until July 31, 2015.  The  obligations  of the Employer
          under this  Section  3.1(c)  shall  survive  the  termination  of this
          Executive's  employment with the Employer except as otherwise provided
          in Section 6.

     3.2  Incentive Compensation.
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          The Executive may be eligible to receive,  as additional  compensation
     for  the  services  to be  rendered  by  the  Executive  pursuant  to  this
     Agreement,  bonuses as determined  by the Board of Directors.  In addition,
     the Executive shall be entitled to participate in the stock option or stock
     appreciation  rights plans of the Employer in effect from time to time, and
     shall receive grants  thereunder upon the terms and conditions  established
     by the Board of Directors.

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4.   Facilities and Expenses; Automobile.
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          (a) Facilities  and Expenses.  The Employer will furnish the Executive
     office space, equipment,  supplies, and such other facilities and personnel
     as the Employer deems  necessary or appropriate  for the performance of the
     Executive's duties under this Agreement. The Employer will pay on behalf of
     the Executive (or reimburse the Executive for) reasonable expenses incurred
     by the  Executive  at the request of, or on behalf of, the  Employer in the
     performance of the Executive's  duties  pursuant to this Agreement,  and in
     accordance with the Employer's  employment  policies,  including reasonable
     and  documented  expenses  incurred by the Executive in attending  business
     meetings,  in  appropriate  business  entertainment  activities,   and  for
     promotional  expenses.  The Executive must file expense reports,  including
     all supporting  documentation,  with respect to such expenses in accordance
     with the Employer's policies then in effect.

          (b)  Automobile.  Until June 30, 2009, the Employer shall pay or shall
     reimburse  the Executive for the amount of the monthly lease payment for an
     automobile  approved by the  Employer  for the  Executive's  business  use;
     provided however, that the Employer shall report as income to the Executive
     any  amounts  required  by law or the  policies  of the  Employer  for  the
     Executive's personal use of such automobile.

5.   Vacations and Holidays.
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     The  Executive  will be entitled to paid  vacation  each year in accordance
with the vacation policies of the Employer in effect for its employees from time
to time;  provided,  however,  that Executive shall be entitled to not less than
four (4) weeks paid  vacation.  The Executive  will also be entitled to the paid
holidays and other paid leave set forth in the Employer's policies.

6.   Termination.
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     6.1  Events of Termination.
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          The Employment Period, the Executive's Basic Compensation, and any and
     all other rights of the Executive  under this  Agreement or otherwise as an
     employee of the Employer will  terminate  (except as otherwise  provided in
     this Section 6):

               (a) upon the death of the Executive;

               (b) upon the  Disability  of the Executive (as defined in Section
          6.2) immediately upon notice from either party to the other;

               (c) For Cause (as  defined  in  Section  6.3),  immediately  upon
          notice from the  Employer to the  Executive,  or at such later time as
          such notice may specify;

               (d) upon the voluntary  retirement from or voluntary  termination
          of employment by the Executive; or

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               (e) upon  termination  by the  Employer for any reason other than
          those set forth in Section 6.1(a) through 6.1(d) above, subject to the
          provisions of Section 6.4 below.

     6.2  Definition of Disability.
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          For purposes hereof, the term "Disability" shall have the same meaning
     as the term "total and permanent disability" is defined in Section 22(e)(3)
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     6.3  Definition of For Cause.
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          For  purposes of Section 6.1,  the phrase "For Cause"  means:  (a) the
     appropriation   (or  attempted   appropriation)   of  a  material  business
     opportunity of any member of the Employer  Group,  including  attempting to
     secure or securing any personal  profit in connection  with any transaction
     entered  into on  behalf  of any  member  of the  Employer  Group;  (b) the
     misappropriation  (or  attempted  misappropriation)  of any of the funds or
     property of any member of the Employer  Group;  (c) the  conviction of, the
     indictment for (or its procedural equivalent),  or the entering of a guilty
     plea or plea of no contest  with  respect to, a felony,  or the  equivalent
     thereof;  or (d) the conviction of or the entering of a guilty plea or plea
     of no contest by the  Executive by a court of competent  jurisdiction  of a
     crime involving moral turpitude.

     6.4  Termination Pay.
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          Effective upon the termination of this Agreement, the Employer will be
     obligated  to pay  the  Executive  (or,  in the  event  of his  death,  his
     designated  beneficiary  as defined  below)  only such  compensation  as is
     provided  in this  Section  6.4,  and in lieu of all other  amounts  and in
     settlement  and  complete  release  of all claims  the  Executive  may have
     against the  Employer.  For purposes of this  Section 6.4, the  Executive's
     designated  beneficiary  will  be such  individual  beneficiary  or  trust,
     located at such  address,  as the  Executive may designate by notice to the
     Employer from time to time or, if the Executive fails to give notice to the
     Employer of such a beneficiary, the Executive's estate. Notwithstanding the
     preceding  sentence,  the Employer will have no duty, in any circumstances,
     to  attempt  to open an estate on behalf  of the  Executive,  to  determine
     whether  any  beneficiary  designated  by  the  Executive  is  alive  or to
     ascertain the address of any such  beneficiary,  to determine the existence
     of any trust,  to  determine  whether any Person  purporting  to act as the
     Executive's personal  representative (or the trustee of a trust established
     by the Executive) is duly authorized to act in that capacity,  or to locate
     or attempt to locate any beneficiary, personal representative, or trustee.

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               (a)  Termination by the Employer  without Cause.  If the Employer
          terminates  this Agreement  without Cause,  then (i) the Employer will
          pay the Executive  his Salary (as adjusted in accordance  with Section
          3.1(a))  through June 30, 2009, (ii) the Employer will pay to Employee
          any bonus  amounts  earned by the  Executive  through the date of such
          termination, which amount, if undetermined,  shall be equal to the pro
          rata amount of the prior year's bonus,  and (iii) any options or other
          equity-based  compensation  issued to the Executive that are not fully
          vested shall vest in full and, subject to any  restrictions  contained
          in a grant  agreement,  become  exercisable for the remainder of their
          unexpired term.

               (b)  Termination   upon   Disability;   Termination  upon  Death;
          Voluntary   Termination  by  the  Executive.   If  this  Agreement  is
          terminated  (i)  by  either  party  as a  result  of  the  Executive's
          Disability,  as  determined  under  Section  6.2;  (ii) because of the
          Executive's  death;  or  (iii) by the  Executive,  at any time for any
          reason during the  Employment  Period,  then the Employer will pay the
          Executive his Salary (as adjusted in accordance  with Section  3.1(a))
          through  June 30,  2009,  plus any bonus  amounts  granted but not yet
          paid.

               (c)  Termination of the Executive For Cause. If this Agreement is
          terminated  by  the  Employer  For  Cause,  at  any  time  during  the
          Employment  Period,  then the Employer  will (i) pay the Executive his
          Salary  through  the date  such  termination  is  effective;  and (ii)
          options or other equity based compensation that are not vested in full
          shall terminate immediately.

               (d) Benefits.  Except as otherwise  set forth in Section  3.1(c),
          the Executive's  accrual of, or  participation in plans providing for,
          the Benefits will cease at the effective  date of the  termination  of
          this Agreement, and the Executive will be entitled to accrued Benefits
          pursuant  to such  plans only as  provided  in such  plans;  provided,
          however, that the Employer shall have no further obligation to provide
          any  benefits  under  Section  3.1(c)  following  termination  of  the
          Executive's employment if the Executive's employment is terminated For
          Cause. The Executive will not receive,  as part of his termination pay
          pursuant to this Section 6, any payment or other  compensation for any
          vacation,  holiday,  sick leave, or other leave unused on the date the
          notice of termination is given under this Agreement.

7.   Non-Disclosure Covenant; Employee Inventions.
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     7.1  Acknowledgments by the Executive.
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          The Executive acknowledges that (a) prior to and during the Employment
     Period and as a part of his employment,  the Executive has been and will be
     afforded access to Confidential Information;  (b) public disclosure of such
     Confidential Information could have an adverse effect on the Employer Group
     and their  businesses;  (c) because  the  Executive  possesses  substantial

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     technical expertise and skill with respect to the Employer's business,  the
     Employer desires to obtain exclusive  ownership of each Employee Invention,
     and the Employer will be at a substantial  competitive  disadvantage  if it
     fails to acquire exclusive  ownership of each Employee  Invention;  (d) the
     Parent has required that the Executive make the covenants in this Section 7
     as a condition to the  transactions  contemplated in the Merger  Agreement;
     and (e) the  provisions of this Section 7 are  reasonable  and necessary to
     prevent the improper use or disclosure of  Confidential  Information and to
     provide the Employer with exclusive ownership of all Employee Inventions.

     7.2  Agreements of the Executive.
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          In  consideration  of the  compensation  and  benefits  to be  paid or
     provided  to the  Executive  by the  Employer  under  this  Agreement,  the
     Executive covenants as follows:

          (a)  Confidentiality.

                    (i)  During  and  following  the  Employment   Period,   the
               Executive  will hold in confidence the  Confidential  Information
               and will not  disclose it to any Person  except with the specific
               prior  written  consent of the  Employer  or except as  otherwise
               expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

                    (ii) Any trade  secrets of any member of the Employer  Group
               will be entitled to all of the protections and benefits under any
               applicable  law.  If  any  information  that  any  member  of the
               Employer  Group deems to be a trade secret is found by a court of
               competent  jurisdiction  not to be a trade secret for purposes of
               this  Agreement,   such  information   will,   nevertheless,   be
               considered   Confidential   Information   for  purposes  of  this
               Agreement.  The Executive  hereby waives any requirement that any
               member of the Employer  Group submit proof of the economic  value
               of any trade secret or post a bond or other security.

                    (iii) None of the  foregoing  obligations  and  restrictions
               applies  to any  part of the  Confidential  Information  that the
               Executive  demonstrates was or became generally  available to the
               public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Executive.

                    (iv) The  Executive  will  not  remove  from the  Employer's
               premises  (except to the extent such  removal is for  purposes of
               the  performance  of the  Executive's  duties  at home  or  while
               traveling,  or except as otherwise specifically authorized by the
               Employer) any document, record, notebook, plan, model, component,

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               device, or computer software or code,  whether embodied in a disk
               or in any other form (collectively, the "Proprietary Items"). The
               Executive  recognizes  that,  as  between  the  Employer  and the
               Executive, all of the Proprietary Items, whether or not developed
               by the  Executive,  are the  exclusive  property of the Employer.
               Upon  termination of this Agreement by either party,  or upon the
               request  of  the  Employer  during  the  Employment  Period,  the
               Executive  will  return to the  Employer  all of the  Proprietary
               Items in the Executive's possession or subject to the Executive's
               control,   and  the  Executive   shall  not  retain  any  copies,
               abstracts,  sketches,  or other physical embodiment of any of the
               Proprietary Items.

               (b) Employee  Inventions.  Each  Employee  Invention  will belong
          exclusively to the Employer.  The Executive  acknowledges  that all of
          the  Executive's  writing,  works of  authorship,  and other  Employee
          Inventions  are works made for hire and the property of the  Employer,
          including any  copyrights,  patents,  or other  intellectual  property
          rights pertaining thereto. If it is determined that any such works are
          not works made for hire, the Executive  hereby assigns to the Employer
          all of the  Executive's  right,  title,  and  interest,  including all
          rights of copyright,  patent, and other intellectual  property rights,
          to or in such Employee  Inventions.  The Executive  covenants  that he
          will promptly:

                    (i)  disclose  to  the  Employer  in  writing  any  Employee
               Invention;

                    (ii) assign to the Employer or to a party  designated by the
               Employer,  at  the  Employer's  request  and  without  additional
               compensation,  all  of the  Executive's  right  to  the  Employee
               Invention for the United States and all foreign jurisdictions;

                    (iii) execute and deliver to the Employer such applications,
               assignments,  and other  documents as the Employer may request in
               order to apply for and obtain patents or other registrations with
               respect to any Employee  Invention  in the United  States and any
               foreign jurisdictions;

                    (iv) sign all other papers  necessary to carry out the above
               obligations; and

                    (v) give  testimony  and  render  any  other  assistance  in
               support of the Employer's rights to any Employee Invention.

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     7.3  Disputes or Controversies.
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          The Executive  recognizes that should a dispute or controversy arising
     from or relating to this  Agreement be submitted  for  adjudication  to any
     court,  arbitration  panel, or other third party,  the  preservation of the
     secrecy of  Confidential  Information  may be  jeopardized.  All pleadings,
     documents, testimony, and records relating to any such adjudication will be
     maintained in secrecy and will be available for inspection by the Employer,
     the Executive,  and their respective attorneys and experts, who will agree,
     in advance and in writing,  to receive and maintain all such information in
     secrecy, except as may be limited by them in writing.

8.   Non-Competition and Non-Interference.
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     8.1  Acknowledgements by the Executive.
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          The Executive  acknowledges  that: (a) the services to be performed by
     him under this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual,  extraordinary,
     and  intellectual  character;  (b) the  Employer's  business is national in
     scope and its products and  services  are  marketed  throughout  the United
     States;  (c) the Employer  competes with other businesses that are or could
     be located in any part of the United  States;  (d) the Parent has  required
     that the  Executive  make the  covenants  set forth in this  Section 8 as a
     condition to the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement; (e) the
     provisions  of this Section 8 are  reasonable  and necessary to protect the
     Employer's  business;  and (f) in connection  with the  fulfillment  of his
     duties  hereunder  and as an employee of the  Employer,  the Employer  will
     provide Executive with Confidential Information necessitating the execution
     of the covenants contained in this Section 8.

     8.2  Covenants of the Executive.
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          In  consideration  of the  acknowledgments  by the  Executive,  and in
     consideration  of the  compensation  and benefits to be paid or provided to
     the Executive by the Employer,  the Executive  covenants  that he will not,
     directly or indirectly:

               (a) during  the  Employment  Period,  except in the course of his
          employment hereunder, and during the Post-Employment Period, and, at a
          minimum,  during the  period  from the  Effective  Date until June 30,
          2010, engage or invest in, own, manage, operate,  finance, control, or
          participate in the ownership,  management,  operation,  financing,  or
          control  of,  be  employed  by,  associated  with,  or in  any  manner
          connected with, lend the Executive's name or any similar name to, lend
          Executive's  credit to or render  services or advice to, any  business
          providing  employment  staffing or consulting  services to the oil and
          gas related industry (a "Competing Business"); provided, however, that
          the  Executive  may purchase or otherwise  acquire up to (but not more
          than) five percent (5%) of any class of securities  of any  enterprise
          (but  without  otherwise  participating  in  the  activities  of  such
          enterprise) if such  securities are listed on any national or regional
          securities exchange or have been registered under Section 12(g) of the
          Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934;  and  provided,  further,  that the
          Executive may individually work as an engineer or individually provide
          engineering consulting services in the oil and gas industry;

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               (b) whether for the Executive's own account or for the account of
          any other  Person,  at any time during the  Employment  Period and the
          Post-Employment Period, solicit business for a Competing Business from
          any Person  known by the  Executive  to be a customer  or a  potential
          customer  of any  member of the  Employer  Group,  whether  or not the
          Executive  had personal  contact with such Person during and by reason
          of the Executive's  employment with the Employer;  provided,  however,
          that the Executive may  individually  work as an engineer,  or provide
          engineering consulting services, in the oil and gas industry;

               (c) whether for the Executive's own account or the account of any
          other  Person  (i) at any time  during the  Employment  Period and the
          Post-Employment  Period,  solicit,  employ,  or otherwise engage as an
          employee,  independent contractor,  or otherwise, any person who is an
          employee  (or was an  employee  within  two (2)  years  of the date in
          question) of any member of the  Employer  Group at any time during the
          Employment  Period or in any  manner  induce or  attempt to induce any
          employee  of any  member  of  the  Employer  Group  to  terminate  his
          employment with such member of the Employer Group; or (ii) at any time
          during the Employment Period and the Post-Employment Period, interfere
          with any member of the Employer Group's  relationship with any Person,
          including any Person who at any time during the Employment  Period was
          an employee,  contractor,  supplier, or customer of such member of the
          Employer Group; or

               (d) at any time during or after the Employment Period,  disparage
          any member of the Employer Group or any of its shareholders, partners,
          members, managers, directors, officers, employees, or agents.

          For purposes of this Section  8.2, the term  "Post-Employment  Period"
     means the two (2) year period  beginning on the date of  termination of the
     Executive's employment with the Employer.

          If any  covenant  in this  Section  8.2 is  held  to be  unreasonable,
     arbitrary, or against public policy, such covenant will be considered to be
     divisible with respect to scope, time, and geographic area, and such lesser
     scope,  time, or  geographic  area, or all of them, as a court of competent
     jurisdiction may determine to be reasonable, not arbitrary, and not against
     public policy,  will be effective,  binding,  and  enforceable  against the
     Executive.

          The period of time applicable to any covenant in this Section 8.2 will
     be  extended by the  duration of any  violation  by the  Executive  of such
     covenant.

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          The Executive  will,  while the covenant  under this Section 8.2 is in
     effect,  give notice to the Employer,  within ten (10) days after accepting
     any other  employment,  of the identity of the  Executive's  employer.  The
     Employer  may notify  such  employer  that the  Executive  is bound by this
     Agreement  and, at the  Employer's  election,  furnish such employer with a
     copy of this Agreement or relevant portions thereof.

9.   General Provisions.
     -------------------

     9.1  Injunctive Relief and Additional Remedy.
          ----------------------------------------

          The Executive  acknowledges  that the injury that would be suffered by
     the Employer as a result of a breach of the  provisions  of this  Agreement
     (including any provision of Sections 7 and 8) would be irreparable and that
     an award of monetary  damages to the Employer for such a breach would be an
     inadequate  remedy.  Consequently,  the  Employer  will have the right,  in
     addition to any other rights it may have,  to obtain  injunctive  relief to
     restrain  any breach or  threatened  breach or  otherwise  to  specifically
     enforce any  provision  of this  Agreement,  and the  Employer  will not be
     obligated to post bond or other security in seeking such relief.

     9.2  Covenants of Sections 7 and 8 are Essential and Independent Covenants.
          ----------------------------------------------------------------------

          The  covenants  by the  Executive  in  Sections 7 and 8 are  essential
     elements of this Agreement, and without the Executive's agreement to comply
     with  such  covenants,  the  Employer  would  not have  entered  into  this
     Agreement or employed or continued the  employment of the Executive and the
     Parent would not have entered into the Merger  Agreement.  The Employer and
     the Executive have  independently  consulted with their respective  counsel
     and have been advised in all respects  concerning  the  reasonableness  and
     propriety  of such  covenants,  with  specific  regard to the nature of the
     business conducted by the Employer.

          If the Executive's employment hereunder expires or is terminated, this
     Agreement  will  continue  in full  force  and  effect as is  necessary  or
     appropriate  to enforce the  covenants  and  agreements of the Executive in
     Sections 7 and 8.

     9.3  Representations and Warranties by the Executive.
          ------------------------------------------------

          The  Executive  represents  and  warrants  to the  Employer  that  the
     execution and delivery by the  Executive of this  Agreement do not, and the
     performance by the Executive of the Executive's  obligations hereunder will
     not,  with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both:
     (a)  violate  any  judgment,  writ,  injunction,  or  order  of any  court,
     arbitrator,  or  governmental  agency  applicable to the Executive;  or (b)
     conflict with, result in the breach of any provisions of or the termination
     of, or constitute a default under,  any agreement to which the Executive is
     a party or by which the Executive is or may be bound.

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     9.4  Obligations Contingent on Performance.
          ---------------------------------------

          The obligations of the Employer hereunder, including its obligation to
     pay  the  compensation   provided  for  herein,  are  contingent  upon  the
     Executive's performance of the Executive's obligations hereunder.

     9.5  Waiver.
          -------

          The  rights  and  remedies  of  the  parties  to  this  Agreement  are
     cumulative and not alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by either
     party in exercising  any right,  power,  or privilege  under this Agreement
     will operate as a waiver of such right, power, or privilege,  and no single
     or partial  exercise of any such right,  power,  or privilege will preclude
     any other or further  exercise of such right,  power,  or  privilege or the
     exercise of any other right,  power,  or privilege.  To the maximum  extent
     permitted  by  applicable  law,  (a) no claim or right  arising out of this
     Agreement can be discharged by one party,  in whole or in part, by a waiver
     or renunciation of the claim or right unless in writing signed by the other
     party; (b) no waiver that may be given by a party will be applicable except
     in the  specific  instance  for which it is given;  and (c) no notice to or
     demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of such
     party or of the right of the  party  giving  such  notice or demand to take
     further action without notice or demand as provided in this Agreement.

     9.6  Binding Effect; Delegation of Duties Prohibited.
          ------------------------------------------------

          This  Agreement  shall  inure to the  benefit of, and shall be binding
     upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors,  assigns,  heirs,
     and legal representatives, including any entity with which the Employer may
     merge or consolidate or to which all or substantially all of its assets may
     be  transferred.  The  duties and  covenants  of the  Executive  under this
     Agreement, being personal, may not be delegated.

     9.7  Notices.
          --------

          All notices,  consents,  waivers,  and other communications under this
     Agreement  must be in  writing  and will be deemed to have been duly  given
     when (a) delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) sent
     by facsimile (with written  confirmation of receipt),  provided that a copy
     is mailed by registered  mail,  return receipt  requested and signed for by
     the  party  required  to  receive  notice,  or  (c)  when  received  by the
     addressee,  if sent by a nationally  recognized  overnight delivery service
     (receipt  requested),  in  each  case  to  the  appropriate  addresses  and
     facsimile numbers set forth below (or to such other addresses and facsimile
     numbers as a party may designate by notice to the other parties):

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     If to Employer:

     Tradestar Services, Inc.
     3451 Candelaria NE
     Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107
     Attention:   Frederick Huttner, Chief Financial Officer
     Facsimile:   (213) 593-8727

     With a copy to:

     Haynes and Boone, LLP
     One Houston Center
     1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2100
     Houston, Texas 77010
     Attention:  Bryce D. Linsenmayer, Esq. or Amy Moss, Esq.
     Facsimile:  (713) 236-5540 or (713) 236-5550

     If to the Executive:

     Larry M. Wright
     911 Creek Wood Way
     Houston, Texas  77024
     Facsimile:   (713) 464-8048

     With a copy to:

     Hirsch & Westheimer, P.C.
     700 Louisiana Street, 25th Floor
     Houston, Texas 77002-2728
     Attention:  Bradley E. Rauch, Esq. and Michael S. Wilk, Esq.
     Facsimile:  (713) 223-9319


     9.8  Entire Agreement; Amendments.
          -----------------------------

          This Agreement,  the Merger Agreement,  and the documents  executed in
     connection with the Merger Agreement,  contain the entire agreement between
     the parties with respect to the subject  matter  hereof and  supersede  all
     prior agreements and understandings,  oral or written,  between the parties
     hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be
     amended  orally,  but only by an agreement in writing signed by the parties
     hereto.

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     9.9  Governing Law.
          --------------

          This  Agreement  will be  governed  by the laws of the  State of Texas
     without regard to conflicts of laws principles.

     9.10 Arbitration.
          ------------

          In the event that there shall be any dispute  arising out of or in any
     way relating to this Agreement, the contemplated transactions, any document
     referred to or incorporated herein by reference or centrally related to the
     subject  matter  hereof,  or the  subject  matter of any of the  same,  the
     parties covenant and agree as follows:

               (a) The parties shall first use their  reasonable best efforts to
          resolve such dispute among themselves, with or without mediation.

               (b) If the  parties  are unable to  resolve  such  dispute  among
          themselves,  such dispute shall be submitted to binding arbitration in
          Houston,  Texas,  under the auspices of, and pursuant to the rules of,
          the  American  Arbitration   Association's   National  Rules  for  the
          Resolution  of  Employment  Duties as then in  effect,  or such  other
          procedures  as the parties may agree to at the time.  Any award issued
          as a result of such arbitration shall be final and binding between the
          parties,  and shall be  enforceable  by any court having  jurisdiction
          over the party  against whom  enforcement  is sought.  A ruling by the
          arbitrators shall be non-appealable. The parties agree to abide by and
          perform any award rendered by the arbitrators. If either the Executive
          or the Employer  seeks  enforcement  of the terms of this Agreement or
          seeks  enforcement of any award rendered by the arbitrators,  then the
          prevailing party (designated by the arbitrators) to such proceeding(s)
          shall be  entitled  to  recover  its  costs  and  expenses  (including
          applicable travel expenses) from the non-prevailing party, in addition
          to any other relief to which it may be entitled.  Either the Executive
          or the Employer  may cause an  arbitration  proceeding  to commence by
          giving the other  party  notice in writing  of such  arbitration.  The
          Executive and the Employer  covenant and agree to act as expeditiously
          as  practicable  in order to  resolve  all  disputes  by  arbitration.
          Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary,  neither the
          Executive  nor the  Employer  shall be precluded  from  seeking  court
          action in the event the action sought is either  injunctive  action, a
          restraining   order  or  other  equitable   relief.   The  arbitration
          proceeding shall be held in English.

               (c) Legal process in any action or proceeding  referred to in the
          preceding section may be served on any party anywhere in the world.

               (d)  Except  as   expressly   provided   herein  and  except  for
          injunctions and other equitable remedies that are required in order to
          enforce this  Agreement,  no action may be brought in any court of law
          and EACH OF THE PARTIES  WAIVES ANY RIGHTS THAT IT MAY HAVE TO BRING A

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          CAUSE OF ACTION IN ANY COURT OR IN ANY PROCEEDING  INVOLVING A JURY TO
          THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Each party  acknowledges  that it
          has been represented by legal counsel of its own choosing and has been
          advised of the intent,  scope and effect of this  Section 9.10 and has
          voluntarily entered into this Agreement and this Section 9.10.

     9.11 Section Headings; Construction.
          -------------------------------

          The  headings  of  Sections  in  this   Agreement   are  provided  for
     convenience  only and will not affect its  construction or  interpretation.
     All  references  to  "Section"  or  "Sections"  refer to the  corresponding
     Section or Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All words
     used in this  Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as
     the circumstances  require.  Unless otherwise expressly provided,  the word
     "including" does not limit the preceding words or terms.

     9.12 Severability.
          -------------

          If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by
     any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement
     will remain in full force and effect.  Any provision of this Agreement held
     invalid or  unenforceable  only in part or degree will remain in full force
     and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

     9.13 Counterparts.
          -------------

          This  Agreement may be executed in one or more  counterparts,  each of
     which will be deemed to be an original  copy of this  Agreement  and all of
     which,  when taken together,  will be deemed to constitute one and the same
     agreement.

     9.14 Waiver of Jury Trial.
          ---------------------

          THE PARTIES  HERETO HEREBY WAIVE A JURY TRIAL IN ANY  LITIGATION  WITH
     RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT.

     9.15 Guaranty of Parent.
          -------------------

          The  Parent  hereby   irrevocably,   unconditionally   and  absolutely
     guarantees all of the  obligations  of the Employer  under this  Agreement,
     including but not limited to any payments due the Executive by the Employer
     pursuant to the terms hereof.

                            [signature page follows]


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date above first written above.


                                    EMPLOYER

                                    CYMRI, L.L.C.


                                    By: /s/ Frederick A. Huttner
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                            Frederick A. Huttner
                                            Vice President


                                    EXECUTIVE


                                    /s/ Larry M. Wright
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                        LARRY M. WRIGHT



For purposes of Section 9.15 only:
                                    PARENT

                                    TRADESTAR SERVICES, INC.


                                    By: /s/ Clarence J. Downs
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                            Clarence J. Downs
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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