Second Supplemental Indenture




 Exhibit 4.18 
 SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
 SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental
Indenture”), dated as of January 26, 2009, among Winwell Resources, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company, and KCS Resources, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “New Guarantors”), 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 Guarantors 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, existing Guarantors Winwell Resources Inc., a Louisiana corporation, has been
converted to a Louisiana limited liability company and KCS Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, has been converted to a Delaware limited liability company; 
 WHEREAS, as a result of the conversion, Winwell Resources Inc. is now Winwell Resources, L.L.C. and KCS Resources Inc. is now KCS Resources, LLC; 
 WHEREAS, Winwell Resources, L.L.C. and KCS Resources, LLC are hereby executing this supplement to clarify that, as successor entities to Winwell
Resources Inc. and KCS Resources Inc., respectively, they are Guarantors to the Indenture and replace their predecessors Winwell Resources Inc. and KCS Resources Inc., respectively, as Guarantors; 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 Guarantors, 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 Guarantors hereby agree,
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 Guarantors agree 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. 
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 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. 
  

			
	WINWELL RESOURCES, L.L.C.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David S. Elkouri

		 	David S. Elkouri
		 	Secretary
	
	KCS RESOURCES, L.L.C.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David S. Elkouri

		 	David S. Elkouri
		 	Secretary
	
	P-H ENERGY, LLC
	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY
	HAWK FIELD SERVICES, L.L.C.
	WSF, 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
	
	HK ENERGY MARKETING, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David S. Elkouri

		 	David S. Elkouri
		 	Secretary











			
	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/ William W. MacMillan

	Name:	 	William W. MacMillan
	Title:	 	Vice President