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Executed in 6 Parts
                                             Counterpart No. (   )

                              NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST
                           TOP TEN PORTFOLIO SERIES 43
                            REFERENCE TRUST AGREEMENT

     This  Reference  Trust  Agreement  dated  ________,  2003 among  Prudential
Investment Management Services LLC, as Depositor, Prudential Investments LLC, as
Portfolio  Supervisor  and The Bank of New York,  as Trustee sets forth  certain
provisions  in full  and  incorporates  other  provisions  by  reference  to the
document  entitled  "National Equity Trust,  Trust Indenture and Agreement" (the
"Basic  Agreement")  dated February 2, 2000. Such provisions as are set forth in
full herein and such provisions as are  incorporated  by reference  constitute a
single instrument (the "Indenture").

                                WITNESSETH THAT:

     In  consideration  of the  premises  and of the  mutual  agreements  herein
contained, the Depositor and the Trustee agree as follows: Part I.

                     STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRUST

     Subject to the provisions of Part II hereof,  all the provisions  contained
in the Basic  Agreement are herein  incorporated  by reference in their entirety
and  shall be deemed  to be a part of this  instrument  as fully and to the same
extent as though said provisions had been set forth in full in this instrument.

A.   Article I, entitled "Definitions," shall be amended as follows:

(i)  Section  1.01-Definitions  shall be amended to add the following definition
     at the end thereof:

     "Portfolio  Supervisor" of the Trust shall have the meaning  assigned to it
in Part II of the Reference Trust Agreement.

B.   Article  III,  entitled  "Administration  of  Trust,"  shall be  amended as
     follows:

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     (i) The third  paragraph of Section  3.05-Distribution  shall be amended by
deleting any reference to Depositor and replacing it with Portfolio Supervisor.

     (ii)  Section  3.14-Deferred  Sales  Charge  shall  be  amended  to add the
following sentences at the end thereof:

"References to Deferred Sales Charge in this Trust Indenture and Agreement shall
include any Creation and  Development  Fee  indicated  in the  prospectus  for a
Trust.  The  Creation  and  Development  Fee  shall be  payable  on each date so
designated  and in an amount  determined  as specified in the  prospectus  for a
Trust."

C.   Article VIII, entitled "Depositor," shall be amended as follows:

     (i) Section 8.07-Compensation shall be amended by deleting any reference to
Depositor and replacing it with Portfolio Supervisor.

D.   Article IX,  entitled  "Additional  Covenants;  Miscellaneous  Provisions,"
     shall be amended as follows:

     (i) The first sentence of Section 9.05 - Written Notice shall be amended by
deleting the language "Prudential Securities  Incorporated at One Seaport Plaza,
New  York,  New  York  10292"  and  replacing  it  with  "Prudential  Investment
Management LLC at 100 Mulberry Street,  Gateway Center Three, Newark, New Jersey
07102".

                                    Part II.

                     SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRUST

     The following special terms and conditions are hereby agreed to:

     A. The Trust is denominated National Equity Trust, Top Ten Portfolio Series
43.

     B. The Units of the Trust shall be subject to a deferred sales charge.

     C. The publicly  traded stocks listed in Schedule A hereto are those which,
subject  to the terms of this  Indenture,  have been or are to be  deposited  in
Trust under this Indenture as of the date hereof.

     D.  The  term  "Depositor"  shall  mean  Prudential  Investment  Management
Services LLC.

E.   The term "Portfolio Supervisor" shall mean Prudential Investments LLC.

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     F. The aggregate  number of Units  referred to in Sections 2.03 and 9.01 of
the Basic Agreement is                     as of the date hereof.

     G. A Unit of the Trust is hereby  declared  initially equal to 1/        th
of the Trust.

     H. The term "First Settlement Date" shall mean             , 2003.

     I. The terms  "Computation  Day" and "Record  Date" shall mean on the tenth
day of          2003,          2004,         2004 and            2004.

     J. The term "Distribution Date" shall mean on the twenty-fifth day of
          2003,          2004,           2004 and           2004.

     K. The term "Termination Date" shall mean                , 2004.

     L. The Trustee's  Annual Fee shall be $.90 (per 1,000 Units) for 49,999,999
and below Units outstanding, $.84 (per 1,000 Units) for 50,000,000 to 99,999,999
Units  outstanding,  $.78 (per 1,000 Units) for 100,000,000 to 199,999,999 Units
outstanding and $.66 (per 1,000 Units) for Units in excess of 200,000,000 Units.
In  calculating  the Trustee's  annual fee, the fee  applicable to the number of
units outstanding shall apply to all units outstanding.

     M. The  Depositor's  Portfolio  supervisory  service  fee shall be $.25 per
1,000 Units.

               [Signatures and acknowledgments on separate pages]Executed in 6 Parts
                                             Counterpart No. (   )

                              NATIONAL EQUITY TRUST
             SHORT-TERM LOW FIVE COVERED WRITE OPTION TRUST SERIES 9
                            REFERENCE TRUST AGREEMENT

     This  Reference  Trust  Agreement  dated  ________,  2003 among  Prudential
Investment Management Services LLC, as Depositor, Prudential Investments LLC, as
Portfolio  Supervisor,  and The Bank of New York,  as Trustee sets forth certain
provisions  in full  and  incorporates  other  provisions  by  reference  to the
document  entitled  "National Equity Trust,  Trust Indenture and Agreement" (the
"Basic  Agreement")  dated August 8, 2001.  Such  provisions as are set forth in
full herein and such provisions as are  incorporated  by reference  constitute a
single instrument (the "Indenture").

                                WITNESSETH THAT:

     In  consideration  of the  premises  and of the  mutual  agreements  herein
contained, the Depositor and the Trustee agree as follows: Part I.

                     STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRUST

     Subject to the provisions of Part II hereof,  all the provisions  contained
in the Basic  Agreement are herein  incorporated  by reference in their entirety
and  shall be deemed  to be a part of this  instrument  as fully and to the same
extent as though said provisions had been set forth in full in this instrument.

A.   Article IX,  entitled  "Additional  Covenants;  Miscellaneous  Provisions,"
     shall be amended as follows:

     (i) The first sentence of Section 9.05 - Written Notice shall be amended by
deleting the language "Prudential Securities  Incorporated at One Seaport Plaza,
New  York,  New  York  10292"  and  replacing  it  with  "Prudential  Investment
Management LLC at 100 Mulberry Street,  Gateway Center Three, Newark, New Jersey
07102".

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                                    Part II.

                     SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRUST

     The following special terms and conditions are hereby agreed to:

A.   The Trust is denominated National Equity Trust, Short-Term Low Five Covered
     Write Option Trust Series 9.

B.   The  publicly  traded  stocks  listed in Schedule A hereto are those which,
     subject to the terms of this Indenture, have been or are to be deposited in
     Trust under this  Indenture  as of the date hereof  subject to the Purchase
     Rights listed in Schedule A hereto.

C.   The term "Depositor" shall mean Prudential  Investment  Management Services
     LLC.

D.   The term "Portfolio Supervisor" shall mean Prudential Investments LLC.

E.   The aggregate number of Units referred to in Sections 2.03 and 9.01 of the
      Basic Agreement is          as of the date hereof.

F.   A Unit of the Trust is hereby declared initially equal to 1/     th of the
     Trust.

G.   The term "First Settlement Date" shall mean                        , 2003.

H.   The  term  "Distribution  Date"  shall  be as soon as  possible  after  the
     Termination Date to Unit Holders of record on the Termination Date.

I.   The term "Termination Date" shall mean          , 2003.

J.   The Trustee's Annual Fee shall be $    (per 1,000 Units).

K.   The Portfolio  Supervisor's portfolio supervisory service fee shall be $.25
     per 1,000 Units.

               [Signatures and acknowledgments on separate pages]Exhibit 10.5

                           QUEST RESOURCE CORPORATION

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                                 [JERRY D. CASH]

      THIS  EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT is effective the 7th day of November, 2002, by
and  between  QUEST  RESOURCE  CORPORATION,  a Nevada  corporation  (hereinafter
referred  to as  "Employer"),  and Jerry D.  Cash  (hereinafter  referred  to as
"Employee").

      WHEREAS,  Employer  desires to employ Employee in the capacity of Chairman
of the Board, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and
Treasurer;

      WHEREAS,  Employee  desires to be employed  by Employer in the  aforesaid
capacity; and

      WHEREAS,  Employer and  Employee  desire to set forth in writing the terms
and conditions of their agreements and understandings.

      NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration of the foregoing and of other good and
valuable  consideration,  the  receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which  are  hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

      1.    Term of Employment.

          1.1  Employer  shall  employ  Employee  in the  capacity  set forth in
     Section  2.  This   Employment   Agreement  shall  replace  all  employment
     agreements, if any, entered into between Employer and Employee prior to the
     effective date of this Employment  Agreement.  Employee's  employment under
     this Agreement  shall  terminate  thirty-six  (36) months after the date of
     this Agreement.

          1.2 This Agreement may be terminated in accordance with the provisions
     of Sections 11.1  [termination  for cause or violation of agreement],  11.2
     [severance  pay],  11.3  [termination by Employee] and 11.4 [mutual written
     agreement].  Sections 6  [disclosure  of  materials],  7  [non-compete],  8
     [accounting], 9 [return of materials], 10 [reasonableness],  17 [assistance
     after termination] and 18 [change of control] shall survive the termination
     of this Agreement.

      2.    Duties of Employee.

          2.1 The  Employee  will  serve  as  Chairman  of the  Board,  Co-Chief
     Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,  Secretary and Treasurer of the
     Employer and will have such authority and responsibility as are customarily
     conferred  on a  co-chief  executive  officer of a  corporation;  provided,
     however,  the Employee  acknowledges  that (i) Douglas L. Lamb (or his duly
     appointed  successor)  will be the other  Co-Chief  Executive  Officer (the
     "Other CEO") who will have similar authorities and  responsibilities as the
     Employee  but  whose  non-exclusive  emphasis  will  be  in  the  areas  of
     management of operations and personnel,  (ii) the Employee's  non-exclusive
     emphasis  will  be  in  the  areas  of  banking,  finance,   promotion  and
     acquisition evaluation and (iii) the Employee and the Other CEO

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      will  consult  with  each  other and agree  upon any  decision,  action or
      inaction that is material to the Employer or any of its subsidiaries  (and
      neither the  Employee nor the Other CEO shall make any decision or take or
      fail to take any such action without such agreement).

          2.2 The principal place of the Employee's  employment  hereunder shall
     be in Oklahoma City,  Oklahoma,  subject to such business  travel as may be
     reasonably  necessary in connection with the Employee's  performance of his
     duties  to  the  Employer;  provided  that  the  Employer  shall  take  all
     reasonable  actions  to allow the  Employee  to  perform  his duties to the
     Employer from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Employee shall also be provided with
     an executive office in Employer's Benedict, Kansas office.

          2.3 The Employee will devote his time,  attention,  skill,  and energy
     exclusively  to the business of the Employer,  will use his best efforts to
     promote the success of the Employer's  business,  and will cooperate  fully
     with the Board of Directors in the advancement of the best interests of the
     Employer.  Nothing in this  Section 2,  however,  will prevent the Employee
     from  engaging  in  additional   activities  in  connection  with  personal
     investments  and  community  affairs  that  are not  inconsistent  with the
     Employee's duties under this Agreement.

          2.4 If the  Employee is elected as a director of the  Employer or as a
     director or officer of any of its  subsidiaries,  the Employee will fulfill
     his duties as such director or officer without additional compensation.

          2.5 The Employer shall amend its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws,
     and take all other  necessary  action,  to  implement  the  delegations  of
     authority and responsibility contemplated by this Section 2.

     3. Salary.  As compensation for all services to be rendered for Employer by
Employee  under this  Agreement,  Employee shall be paid an annual salary of One
Hundred  Twenty  Thousand  Dollars  and  No/100  ($120,000.00)  payable in equal
bi-weekly  payments,  and such  salary  shall be  prorated  at  commencement  or
expiration  of the term in the event  that the first or last pay  period is less
than a bi-weekly  period.  Any  additional  salary  increments and the times and
amounts of such shall be in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the
Employer.

     4. Additional Benefits.

          4.1 In addition to, and not in limitation of the compensation referred
     to in Section 3 hereof,  the Employer shall provide Employee and Employee's
     family with  comprehensive  medical and dental insurance coverage and shall
     provide Employee with disability insurance coverage.

          4.2 In addition,  Employee  shall  participate  in  Employer's  Profit
     Sharing Plan during the term of this Agreement.

          4.3 At  Employer's  expense,  the Employer will provide the Employee a
     leased  automobile,  equivalent  to a  Chevrolet  Suburban,  with  cellular
     telephone. The Executive

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      must file expense and other  reports with  respect to such  automobile  in
      accordance with the Employer's policies.

          4.4 The Employer  shall  provide the  Employee  with a group term life
     insurance  policy  similar  to  that  provided  for  the  President  of the
     Employer.

     5.  Reimbursement of Business  Expenses.  Employee is hereby  authorized by
Employer to incur  reasonable,  ordinary  and  necessary  business  expenses for
promoting   Employer's   business,   including   expenditures   for  travel  and
entertainment. Employer shall reimburse Employee for all such business expenses,
provided that Employee  submits to Employer an account book,  diary,  or similar
record in which Employee has recorded,  at or near the time each expenditure was
made, (i) the amount of the expenditure, (ii) the time, place, and nature of the
travel or entertainment  expense, (iii) the business reason for the expenses and
the business benefit derived or expected to be derived  therefrom,  and (iv) the
names, occupations, and other data concerning individuals entertained sufficient
to  establish  their  business   relationship   with  Employer.   The  right  to
reimbursement  is also  subject  to the  requirements  that  Employee  submit to
Employer  supporting  documents,  such as receipts or paid bills,  sufficient to
establish  the  amount,   date,  place,  and  essential  character  of  (i)  any
expenditure  for  lodging  while  traveling  away  from  home and (ii) any other
expenditure of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) or more. Employee will be reimbursed
for all expenses  incurred in business  travel to  Employer's  Benedict,  Kansas
office,  including mileage (if in personal vehicle),  overnight  accommodations,
and meal expense.

     6.  Disclosure  of  Information.  Employee  acknowledges  that, in and as a
result  of  his  employment  hereunder,   he  will  be  acquiring   confidential
information  regarding  Employer's  business  plan,  operations,  and  potential
acquisitions. As a material inducement to Employer to enter into this Agreement,
and to pay to Employee the compensation referred to in Section 3 hereof (as well
as the additional benefits referred to in Section 4 hereof),  Employee covenants
and agrees  that he shall  not,  at any time  during the term of his  employment
hereunder or after the  termination of Employee's  employment  hereunder for any
reason,  directly  or  indirectly,  use,  divulge or  disclose,  for any purpose
whatsoever,  any of such confidential  information which has been obtained by or
disclosed to him as a result of his employment by Employer.

      In the event of a breach or  threatened  breach by the  Employee of any of
the provisions of this Section 6, Employer, in addition to and not in limitation
of any other  rights,  remedies  or damages  available  to Employer at law or in
equity,  shall be entitled to a temporary and  permanent  injunction in order to
prevent or to restrain any such breach by Employee,  or by Employee's  partners,
agents,  representatives,  servants,  employers,  employees  and/or  any and all
persons directly or indirectly acting for or with him.

     7. Covenants Against Competition.  Employee  acknowledges that his services
to be rendered  hereunder  are of a special and unusual  character  which have a
unique value to Employer,  the loss of which cannot adequately be compensated by
damages in an action at law.  In view of the  unique  value to  Employer  of the
services of Employee for which Employer has contracted hereunder, and because of
the  confidential  information  to be obtained by or disclosed  to Employee,  as
hereinabove  set forth,  and as a material  inducement to Employer to enter into
this Agreement, and to pay to Employee the compensation referred to in Section 3
hereof,

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Employee  covenants and agrees that,  during the term of employment  and for any
period that Employee is receiving severance pay from the Employer,  the Employee
shall not,  directly  or  indirectly,  either  individually  or as an  employee,
consultant or  contractor of others,  engage in any business the same or similar
to the business of Employer in any  geographic  area in which  Employer is doing
business  (a  "Competitive  Business");  provided,  however,  that,  if Employee
presents a business  opportunity to the Employer that would otherwise constitute
a  Competitive  Business  and the  Employer  passes  on that  opportunity,  then
Employee  may  engage  in  that   Competitive   Business   notwithstanding   the
restrictions set forth herein.

      In the event of a breach or  threatened  breach by the  Employee of any of
the provisions of this Section 7, Employer, in addition to and not in limitation
of any other  rights,  remedies  or damages  available  to Employer at law or in
equity,  shall be entitled to a temporary and  permanent  injunction in order to
prevent or to restrain any such breach by Employee,  or by Employee's  partners,
agents,  representatives,  servants,  employers,  employees  and/or  any and all
persons directly or indirectly acting for or with him.

     8. Accounting for Profits.  Employee covenants and agrees that, if he shall
violate  any of his  covenants  or  agreements  under  Sections  6 or 7  hereof,
Employer  shall be entitled  to an  accounting  and  repayment  of all  profits,
compensation,  commissions, remunerations or benefits which Employee directly or
indirectly has realized  and/or may realize as a result of, growing out of or in
connection with any such violation;  such remedy shall be in addition to and not
in  limitation  of any  injunctive  relief or other  rights or remedies to which
Employer is or may be entitled at law or in equity or under this Agreement.

     9. Return of Materials.  Employee  agrees that upon the termination of this
employment  with  Employer  he will  promptly  return to Employer  all  manuals,
records,  materials  and other  papers  pertaining  to  transactions  handled by
Employee, or pertaining to Employer's business and all copies of the same.

     10. Reasonableness of Restrictions.

          10.1  Employee has carefully  read and  considered  the  provisions of
     Sections  6, 7, 8 and 9  hereof  and,  having  done  so,  agrees  that  the
     restrictions and agreements set forth in such Sections (including,  but not
     limited to, the time period or restriction) are fair and reasonable and are
     reasonably  required for the  protection of the interests of Employer,  its
     officers, directors and other employees.

          10.2 In the event  that,  notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  any of the
     provisions  of Sections 6, 7, 8 and 9 hereof shall be held to be invalid or
     enforceable,  the remaining provisions thereof shall nevertheless  continue
     to be valid and enforceable as though the invalid and  unenforceable  parts
     had not been included therein.  In the event that any provision of Sections
     6 or 7 relating time period and/or areas of  restriction  shall be declared
     by a court of  competent  jurisdiction  to exceed the  maximum  time period
     and/or areas such court deems reasonable and enforceable,  said time period
     and/or areas of restriction shall be deemed to become and thereafter be the
     maximum  time period  and/or  areas which such court deems  reasonable  and
     enforceable.

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     11. Termination of Employment.

          11.1 Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent  Employer
     (by  action  of  its  Board  of  Directors)  from  terminating   Employee's
     employment  under and  pursuant  to this  Agreement  at any time for cause.
     Termination  of  Employee's   employment   under  this  Section  shall  not
     constitute  a breach of this  Agreement  by  Employer,  and  shall  relieve
     Employer  of any and all  obligation  to pay any  compensation  provided by
     Section 3 and Section 4 for any period after the date of such termination.

          Termination  of Employee's  employment  under this Agreement for cause
     shall be limited to, the following:

               (a) material  breach by the Employee of any material term of this
          Agreement,  which breach has not been cured by the Employee within ten
          (10)  business  days of  notice  of such  breach  from  the  Board  of
          Directors of the Employer;

               (b)  fraud,  misappropriation  or  embezzlement  by  Employee  in
          connection with his employment under this Agreement or otherwise;

               (c) the use by Employee of illegal narcotic substances;

               (d) the immoderate  use of alcoholic  beverages by Employee which
          interferes  with the  performance  of  Employee's  duties  under  this
          Agreement; and

               (e)  the  failure  or  inability  of  Employee,   for  a  minimum
          continuous  sixty  (60)  day  period,  to work or to  comply  with the
          reasonable employment requirements  established for Employee from time
          to time by the Board of Directors of Employer.

          11.2  Other  than a  termination  following  a Change  of  Control  as
     provided in Section 18 hereunder,  in the event that Employee's  employment
     under this  Agreement  is  terminated  by the Employer for any reason other
     than for cause as described in Section 11.1 above,  then Employee  shall be
     entitled  to  severance  pay in an amount  equal to the  salary  payable to
     Employee  under the  terms of  Section 3 hereof  for the  greater  of (a) a
     period of twelve (12) months from the date of termination of this Agreement
     or (b)  the  unfinished  term of  this  Agreement  under  Section  1.1.  In
     addition,  Employer  shall  continue to provide  comprehensive  medical and
     dental insurance  benefits to Employee and Employee's family and disability
     insurance  coverage to Employee during the severance period.  The severance
     payments   provided   hereunder  shall  be  in  lieu  of  and  in  complete
     substitution  for all  compensation  which would have been due and owing to
     Employee  for the  remainder  of the  then  current  employment  term.  Any
     severance  pay or  benefits  due under the terms of this  Section  shall be
     subject to withholding for federal, state, and local taxes, as applicable.

          11.3 This  Agreement  may be  terminated  by Employee upon one hundred
     eighty (180) days written notice to Employer.  After such termination date,
     all  compensation  described in Sections 3 and 4 hereof shall cease,  other
     than the Employee's vested rights

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      in the  Profit  Sharing  Plan.  The  rights of  Employee  under the other
      benefit  plans  of  Employer   shall  be  governed  as  provided  in  the
      respective plans.

          11.4 This Agreement may be terminated by the written  agreement of the
     parties hereto.

     12.  Burden and  Benefit.  This  Agreement  shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of  Employer  and  Employee,  and their  respective  heirs,
personal and legal representatives, successors and assigns.

     13.  Governing Law. It is understood and agreed that the  construction  and
interpretation  of this  Agreement  shall at all  times and in all  respects  be
governed by the laws of the State of Kansas.

     14. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement (including particularly,
but not limited to, the  provisions  of Sections 6, 7, 8 and 9 hereof)  shall be
deemed severable,  and the invalidity or  unenforceability of any one or more of
the provisions  hereof shall not affect the validity and  enforceability  of the
other provisions hereof.

     15. Notices.  Any notice required to be given hereunder shall be sufficient
if in  writing,  and  sent by  certified  or  registered  mail,  return  receipt
requested,  first-class  postage  prepaid,  to  his  residence  in the  case  of
Employee,  and to its  principal  office in the State of Oklahoma in the case of
Employer.

     16. Entire  Agreement.  This  Agreement  contains the entire  agreement and
understanding  by  and  between  Employer  and  Employee  with  respect  to  the
employment herein referred to, and no representations,  promises,  agreements or
understandings,  written  or oral,  not  herein  contained  shall be in force or
effect.

      No amendment or  modification  hereof shall be valid or binding unless the
same is in writing and signed by the party  intended  to be bound.  No waiver of
any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same is in writing and
signed by the party against whom such waiver is sought to be enforced; moreover,
no valid waiver of any other  provision  of this  Agreement at any time shall be
deemed a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement at such time or will be
deemed a valid waiver of such provision at any other time.

     17.  Voluntary  Assistance to Employer  After  Expiration or Termination of
Employment.  Following the expiration or  termination  of Employee's  employment
with Employer,  Employee shall  voluntarily  cooperate with and assist Employer,
its accountants and legal counsel,  in  investigating,  analyzing,  defending or
otherwise assisting or cooperating with Employer in any pending or future claims
against or involving  Employer and any of its  affiliated  entities,  employees,
officers and directors;  provided,  that Employer shall  reimburse  Employee for
Employee's reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. Employer's requests for assistance
hereunder  shall be reasonable as to timing and duration and shall be subject to
the time requirements of any other employment obligations of Employee.  With the
exception of disclosures  required by subpoena or other mandatory legal process,
Employee also agrees (1) to maintain in strict  confidence  any  information  or
knowledge  held by  Employee  regarding  pending  or future  claims  against  or
involving Employer, and (2) not to communicate with any party or

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governmental  agency  adverse to Employer,  or with a  representative,  agent or
legal  counsel  for any such party or agency,  concerning  any pending or future
claims or litigation,  without  Employer's  written  consent and the presence of
legal counsel for Employer.

     18. Termination of Employment Following a Change of Control.

          18.1  Definitions  relating to Termination  of Employment  following a
     Change of Control.

               (a) Change of Control. For purposes of this Section 18, a "Change
          of  Control"  shall occur if at any time any of the  following  events
          shall occur:

                    (i) the sale or  disposition,  in one or a series of related
               transactions,  of all or  substantially  all of the assets of the
               Employer to any "person" other than Employee or Douglas L. Lamb.

                    (ii) any person other than Employee or Douglas L. Lamb is or
               becomes  the  "beneficial  owner" (as  defined in Rules 13d-3 and
               13d-5 under the Exchange Act),  directly or  indirectly,  of more
               than 50% of the total voting power of the Employer,  including by
               way of purchase of shares, merger, consolidation or otherwise.

                    (iii) Employee and Employee's designees no longer constitute
               at  least  50%  of the  membership  of the  Employer's  board  of
               directors.

                    (iv) Unless otherwise set forth herein, the date of a Change
               of Control shall be the closing date of such sale or  disposition
               provided in (i) above,  the date of such  purchase,  acquisition,
               merger,  reorganization,  consolidation  or other  acquisition of
               shares provided in (ii) above, or the date of the change in board
               membership provided in (iii) above.

               (b)  Termination or Constructive  Termination.  In the event of a
          Change  of  Control   followed  by  a  termination   or   Constructive
          Termination  within two (2) years of the Change of Control  and during
          the term of employment  hereunder,  the Employee  shall be entitled to
          the Severance  Compensation as defined in Section 18.2. A Constructive
          Termination shall occur in any of the following events:

                    (i)  Failure to elect,  reelect or  otherwise  maintain  the
               Employee in the offices or positions  in the  Employer  which the
               Employee holds under this Agreement;

                    (ii) A significant  adverse change in the nature or scope of
               the authorities,  powers,  functions,  responsibilities or duties
               attached to the  positions  with the Employer  which the Employee
               holds  under this  Agreement;  or a reduction  in the  Employee's
               salary;  or the  termination  of  the  Employee's  rights  to any
               substantial   employee   benefits   to  which  he  was   entitled
               immediately before the Change of Control or a substantial

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                reduction in scope or value thereof;  in each case,  without the
                prior written consent of the Employee, and which is not remedied
                within ten (10)  calendar  days after receipt by the Employer of
                written  notice from the Employee of such  change,  reduction or
                termination, as the case may be;

                    (iii) Failure to elect Employee to the Board of Directors of
               the Employer;

                    (iv) The  liquidation,  dissolution  or transfer (by merger,
               consolidation,   reorganization   or   otherwise)   of   all   or
               substantially  all  of the  Employer's  business  and/or  assets,
               unless the  successor or  successors  of the Employer  shall have
               assumed all duties and  obligations  of the  Employer  under this
               Agreement;

                    (v) The  Employer  shall  relocate its  principal  executive
               offices,  or require the Employee to have his principal  location
               of work changed to any location which is in excess of twenty-five
               (25)  miles  from the  location  thereof  immediately  before the
               Change of Control or the Employer  shall  require the Employee to
               travel  away from his  office in the  course of  discharging  his
               responsibilities or duties hereunder significantly more (in terms
               of either  consecutive  days or  aggregate  days in any  calendar
               year)  than was  required  of him  before  the  Change of Control
               without, in either case, his prior written consent; or

                    (vi)  Without  limiting  the  generality  or  effect  of the
               foregoing,  any material breach of this Agreement by the Employer
               or any successor thereto.

          18.2  Severance  Compensation.  In  the  event  of  a  termination  or
     Constructive Termination within two (2) years of a Change of Control during
     the term of  employment  hereunder,  the Employee  shall be entitled to the
     following  rights and the Employer  shall pay to the Employee the following
     amounts  after  the date  (the  "Termination  Date")  that  the  Employee's
     employment is terminated:

               (a) The  Employer  shall  pay  the  Employee  in cash a lump  sum
          payment  (the  "Lump  Sum  Payment")  in an  amount  equal to (i) 2.99
          multiplied by (ii) an amount equal to one full year's aggregate salary
          under  Section 3. In addition,  the Employer  shall pay an amount (the
          "Excise  Tax  Reimbursement   Payment")  necessary  to  reimburse  the
          Employee  for any  federal  excise tax  imposed  on him under  Section
          4999(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),
          or any  successor  Section  of the Code as a result of the  Employee's
          receipt  of  the  Lump  Sum   Payment;   however,   such   Excise  Tax
          Reimbursement  Payment  shall not  reimburse  the Employee for (i) any
          other  federal or state  income tax payable as a result of the receipt
          of the Lump Sum  Payment or the Excise  Tax  Reimbursement  Payment or
          (ii) any  federal  excise tax  imposed  as a result of the  Employee's
          receipt of the Excise Tax Reimbursement

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           Payment.   Such  Lump  Sum  Payment  and  Excise  Tax  Reimbursement
           Payment  shall be  payable  within ten (10)  business  days from the
           Termination Date; and

               (b) The Employer  shall  provide the Employee and the  Employee's
          family with medical,  dental and disability  insurance benefits in the
          same or  substantially  similar  amounts as were in effect  before the
          Change  of  Control  (or in such  amounts  as have  been  agreed to in
          writing by the  Employee  after the Change of Control) for a period of
          twelve  (12)  months  following  the  Termination  Date or  until  the
          Employee  becomes  reemployed  in a  position  in which his salary and
          benefits  are  substantially   similar  to  those  in  effect  on  the
          Termination  Date,  whichever is  earliest.  In the event the Employee
          becomes  re-employed  during the  twelve-month  period  following  the
          Termination  Date,  the Employer's  obligations  to maintain  medical,
          dental and disability  insurance under this  Subsection  18.2(c) shall
          cease and terminate upon such reemployment.

      The payments  provided pursuant to Section 18.2(a) shall be in lieu of and
      in complete  substitution for all  compensation  which would have been due
      and owing to Employee for the  remainder  of the then  current  employment
      term and any severance  pay pursuant to Section 11.2 hereof.  Any payments
      or benefits  due under the terms of this  Section 18.2 shall be subject to
      withholding for federal, state, and local taxes, as applicable.

          18.3 No Mitigation  Obligation.  The parties understand that it may be
     difficult  for  the  Employee  to  find  reasonably  comparable  employment
     following the Termination Date. Accordingly,  the parties hereto agree that
     the payment of the Severance  Compensation  by the Employer to the Employee
     will be liquidated damages,  and that the Employee shall not be required to
     mitigate  the  amount of any  payment  provided  for in this  Agreement  by
     seeking  other  employment  or  otherwise,  nor shall any profits,  income,
     earnings  or  other  benefits  from  any  source   whatsoever   create  any
     mitigation,  offset,  reduction or any other  obligation on the part of the
     Employee.

     19.  Arbitration.  Except for claims or disputes  arising under  Sections 6
[disclosure  of  materials],  7  [non-compete],  8  [accounting],  9 [return  of
materials],  10  [reasonableness],  all claims,  disputes  and  questions of any
nature  arising out of or relating to this  Agreement or any breach hereof shall
be resolved by  arbitration  conducted  in Oklahoma  City,  Oklahoma.  Except as
provided herein to the contrary, all arbitration  proceedings shall be conducted
according to the rules of the American  Arbitration  Association  then in effect
unless the parties hereto shall otherwise agree, in writing.

      The terms of this  Section  shall be  specifically  enforceable  under the
prevailing  arbitration law. The award of a majority of the arbitrators shall be
conclusive,  final and binding upon the parties and judgment may be entered upon
such  award in  accordance  with the  applicable  law in any court of  competent
jurisdiction.

      Any party may invoke the terms of this  Section by giving  written  notice
thereof  to the other  party,  delivered  by first  class mail to the last known
address of such other party. Such notice shall, with specificity,  set forth the
nature of the  dispute,  shall  name one  arbitrator  and shall be signed by the
party requesting arbitration.

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      Within  fifteen days after  receipt of such notice,  the other party shall
deliver a signed written  notice to the first party naming a second  arbitrator.
If the  other  party  fails to  timely  select a second  arbitrator,  the  first
arbitrator  shall be the sole arbitrator and shall decide all disputes  pursuant
to the terms of this Section. If a second arbitrator is timely selected, the two
named  arbitrators  shall,  within  fifteen  days after  delivery  of the notice
selecting the second arbitrator, select a third arbitrator.

      If the two  arbitrators  are  unable to agree on a third  arbitrator,  the
third  arbitrator  shall be  selected by the  President  of the  Oklahoma  City,
Oklahoma Bar Association or any successor  organization.  In order to qualify as
an arbitrator, the person named must be licensed to practice law in the State of
Oklahoma and must not be (i) counsel to Employer or Employee or (ii) related, by
marriage  or by  blood  to the  second  degree  to  Employee,  any  employee  or
shareholder  of  Employer  or any  employee,  shareholder,  owner,  partner,  or
associate of any firm or entity with which  Employee  becomes  associated  after
termination of this Agreement.

      The expense of the arbitration  proceeding  shall be borne by the Employer
except each party shall bear the cost of his own experts,  evidence, and counsel
fees; provided, however, that the arbitrators may order the fees and expenses of
the  substantially  prevailing  party  paid by the other  party,  to the  extent
allowed under applicable law.

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      IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  Employer  and  Employee  have  duly  executed  this
Agreement under seal as of the day, month and year first above written.

EMPLOYER:                         QUEST RESOURCE CORPORATION,
                                  a Nevada corporation

                                  By:  /s/ Douglas L. Lamb
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                       Douglas L. Lamb, President

EMPLOYEE:                          /s/ Jerry D. Cash
                                  ---------------------------------------------
                                  Jerry D. Cash

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