First Supplemental Indenture




 Exhibit 4.17 
 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental
Indenture”), dated as of November 28, 2008, among HK Energy Marketing, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “New Guarantor”), Petrohawk Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), the existing Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to herein (the “Trustee”). The New Guarantor and
the existing Guarantors are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “Guarantors,” or individually as a “Guarantor.” 
 W I T N E S S E T H 
 WHEREAS, the Company and the existing Guarantors have heretofore
executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of May 13, 2008, relating to the 7.875% Senior Notes due 2015 (the “Securities”) of the Company; 
 WHEREAS, Section 4.9 of the Indenture provides that if the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquires or creates another
Restricted Subsidiary (other than Foreign Subsidiaries) after the Issue Date, then the Company shall cause newly acquired or created Restricted Subsidiary (i) to become a Guarantor by executing a supplemental indenture and (ii) to deliver
an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee as provided in such Section; and 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1 of the
Indenture, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture to amend or supplement the Indenture without the consent of any Holder; 
 NOW THEREFORE, to comply with the provisions of the Indenture and in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor, the other Guarantors, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities as follows: 
 1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. 
 2. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The New Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally, with all other Guarantors, to unconditionally Guarantee to each Holder
and to the Trustee the Obligations, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Securities and to the Trustee pursuant to the Subsidiary Guarantees and
the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article X of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Subsidiary Guarantees. 
 3. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY. The New Guarantor agrees that its Subsidiary Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to
endorse on each Security a notation of such Subsidiary Guarantee. 








 4. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE AND
ENFORCE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE. 
 5. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each
signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in multiple counterparts which, when taken together, shall constitute one instrument. 
 6. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. 
 7. THE TRUSTEE. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no duties, responsibilities or liabilities are assumed, or shall be construed to be
assumed, by the Trustee by reason of this Supplemental Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture is executed and accepted by the Trustee subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the same force and effect as if those terms
and conditions were repeated at length herein and made applicable to the Trustee with respect hereto. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written. 
 Dated:
November 28, 2008 
  

			
	HK ENERGY MARKETING, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David S. Elkouri

		 	David S. Elkouri
		 	Secretary
	
	P-H ENERGY, LLC
	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY
	RED RIVER FIELD SERVICES, L.L.C.
	WINWELL RESOURCES, INC.
	WSF, INC.
	KCS RESOURCES, INC.
	KCS ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
	 MEDALLION CALIFORNIA PROPERTIES COMPANY

	PROLIQ, INC.
	ONE TEC, LLC
	ONE TEC OPERATING, LLC
	BISON RANCH LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David S. Elkouri

		 	David S. Elkouri
		 	Executive Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary


  

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	PETROHAWK HOLDINGS, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David S. Elkouri

		 	David S. Elkouri
		 	Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
	
	PETROHAWK PROPERTIES, LP
		
	By:	 	P-H Energy, LLC
		 	Its General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David S. Elkouri

		 	David S. Elkouri
		 	Executive Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary
	
	PETROHAWK ENERGY CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David S. Elkouri

		 	David S. Elkouri
		 	Executive Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary
	
	U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Seth Dodson

	Name:	 	Seth Dodson
	Title:	 	Vice President


  

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