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Employment Agreement - S. Craig George

 Exhibit 10.8 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of
August 1, 2011 (together with any Exhibits hereto, the “Agreement”), is entered into by and among Mid-Con Energy Partners L.P. (“Mid-Con Partners”), Mid-Con Energy GP, LLC (“MCGP”), and S.
Craig George (the “Executive”). As used herein, the term “Employer” shall be deemed to refer to Mid-Con Partners and/or MCGP and/or such other affiliates designated pursuant to Section 3(a), as the context
requires, and the term “Mid-Con Entity” shall be deemed to refer to each Employer and its subsidiaries. 

WHEREAS, the Employer and the Executive wish to enter into this Employment Agreement in the capacities and on the terms set forth in this
Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 

1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit A which is
attached to and hereby incorporated by reference to this Agreement. 
 2. Employment Period. The Employer
hereby agrees to continue to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to continue such employment, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the period (the “Employment Period”) beginning on
August 1, 2011 (the “Commencement Date”) and ending on August 1, 2014 or such earlier date upon which the Executive’s employment is terminated as provided herein. Provided that the Employment Period has not
theretofore terminated, commencing on August 1, 2014 (and on each August 1 thereafter), the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year, unless at least by the February 1 preceding any such
August 1, the Employer or the Executive gives written notice to the other party that it or he, as the case may be, does not wish to so extend the term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employment Period shall end on the Date
of Termination; provided that if the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service is later than the Date of Termination and the Executive remains an employee of at least one Employer until the date of such Separation from Service, the
Employment Period shall instead end on the date of such Separation from Service. 
 3. Terms of Employment.

  

	 	(a)	Position and Duties. 

 (i) Position. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be employed as the Executive Chairman of the Board of (a) MGCP (or such other entity that becomes the ultimate parent
entity of the general partner of Mid-Con Partners), (b) Mid-Con Partners (or such other entity that is the ultimate parent entity constituting the most-significant Mid-Con Entity in terms of capitalization) and (c) such other senior
executive positions with Mid-Con Entities and affiliates which are consistent with his position as Executive Chairman of the Board. In addition to the foregoing, the Executive shall have such other duties, responsibilities and authority as the Board
of Directors of MCGP (the “Board”) may specify from time to time, in each case, in roles consistent with his position as Executive Chairman of the Board; provided that in all events the Executive shall hold similar position(s) with
any general partner of Mid-Con Partners. Subject to Section 3(a)(ii) and Section 6 below, in no event shall the Executive be entitled to any additional compensation (from the Employer or otherwise) for services rendered to Mid-Con Partners
or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. The Executive shall report directly to the Board. 
 (ii)
Exclusivity. During the Employment Period, and excluding any periods of vacation and sick leave to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement, the Executive shall devote approximately two-thirds of his attention and time during
normal business hours to the business and affairs of the Mid-Con Entities except as set forth in this Section 3(a)(ii). During the Employment Period it shall not be a violation of this Agreement for the Executive to (A) carry on other
non-competitive business ventures with the consent of MCGP or its nominee (not to be unreasonably withheld), and serve as an officer or director or otherwise perform services for such 

 
entities, any of their subsidiaries or operations (B) serve on the boards or committees of such ventures or trade associations or civic or charitable organizations or engage in activities
with such entities, (C) deliver lectures, fulfill speaking engagements or teach at educational institutions, and (D) manage personal investments, so long as the aggregate of activities described in (A - D) do not significantly interfere
with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities as an employee of the Employer in accordance with this Agreement. The Executive shall be entitled to retain all compensation attributable to activities permitted under this
Section 3(a)(ii). 
 (iii) Location. The Executive’s services shall be performed at the
Executive’s office in St. Louis, Missouri, with time spent at the offices of the Employer in Tulsa, Oklahoma and/or Dallas, Texas as is deemed appropriate by the Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may travel, or Employer may
from time to time require the Executive to travel, temporarily to other locations on the business of the Employer (and/or other Mid-Con Entities). 
 (iv) Operation of the Business. It is the Employer’s current intent to continue conducting its business in a manner that would not impede the attainment of the Performance Objectives
applicable to any LTIP Units granted to the Executive, provided that the parties acknowledge that any action or inaction by the Board (or any other person owing a fiduciary duty to the Employer) with respect to the conduct of the Employer’s
business must be consistent with the Board’s or such person’s view of applicable fiduciary duties and law. Accordingly, the Employer agrees that, provided that its actions and inactions are consistent with applicable fiduciary duties and
law, the Employer shall not take any action (or permit any inaction) that materially impedes the attainment of the Performance Objectives applicable to the LTIP Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 3(a)(iv)
nor any breach thereof shall create any right in the Executive (or any successor in interest to the Executive) to enjoin, preclude, constrain or otherwise interfere with any lawful action taken by or on behalf of the Employer, whether by injunction,
restraining order, other equitable relief or otherwise or shall serve as the basis for any claim by the Executive for any punitive, consequential or incidental damages, and the Executive hereby agrees that his sole remedy for a breach of this
Section 3(a)(iv) shall be limited to the payments and benefits to which he may be entitled under the terms of this Agreement in the event that he terminates his employment. 

 

	 	(b)	Compensation. 

 (i) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall receive a base salary (the “Base Salary”) at an annual rate of $240,000, as the same may be increased (but
not decreased) thereafter in the discretion of the Employer. The Base Salary shall be paid at such regular intervals as the Employer pays executive salaries generally, but in no event less frequently than monthly. During the Employment Period, the
Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually by the Employer for possible increase in the discretion of the Employer. Any increase in the Base Salary shall not serve to limit or reduce any other obligation to the Executive under this Agreement.
The Base Salary shall not be reduced after any such increase, and the term Base Salary as utilized in this Agreement shall refer to the Base Salary as so increased. 

(ii) Short-Term Incentives. For each calendar year ending during the Employment Period, the Executive shall be
eligible to participate in the Employer’s short-term incentive plan at the Executive Chairman of the Board level and to earn an annual cash bonus based on the achievement of performance criteria established by the Board as soon as
administratively practicable following the beginning of each such year (the “Annual Bonus”). For each calendar year during the Employment Period (including for all of 2011, in part, as compensation for services performed for
Employer’s predecessor), the maximum Annual Bonus shall not be less than $400,000 (the “Target Annual Bonus”). The Employer shall pay the Annual Bonus (if any) for each such calendar year in a single, cash, lump sum after the
end of the applicable calendar year in accordance with procedures established by the Board, but in no event later than the thirtieth day following the Board’s approval of the audit if the short-term incentive plan is conditioned on the receipt
of an audit, subject to and conditioned upon the Executive’s continued employment with the Employer through the date of payment of such Annual Bonus (except as otherwise provided in Section 5 hereof). 

  
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 (iii) The amount of the Annual Bonus for 2011 will be based upon the
Executive’s achievement of the following criteria: 
 (A) Fifty percent (50%) for the successful
completion of the initial public offering of Mid-Con Partners; and 
 (B) Fifty percent (50%) for causing
the Employer to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regarding current public information reporting requirements for at least six months. 
 (iv) The amount of the Annual Bonus for 2012 and later years will be based upon the Executive’s achievement of the following criteria: 

(A) Fifty percent (50%) of the Target Annual Bonus earned for meeting initial quarterly distribution goals;

 (B) Twenty percent (20%) of the Target Annual Bonus earned for generating an increase in the amount of
distribution from the preceding year; 
 (C) Twenty percent (20%) of the Target Annual Bonus earned for
generating additions of new reserves and growth of distributions based on aggregate acquisitions of 10% growth; and 
 (D) Ten percent (10%) of the Target Annual Bonus earned for overall performance, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion. 

(v) Long Term Incentives. The Executive shall be eligible to receive awards under the Mid-Con Energy Partners L.P.
Long-Term Incentive Plan or any successor thereto (the “Plan”) and to participate in any future long-term incentive programs available generally to the Employer’s senior executive officers in the future, both as determined in
the sole discretion of the Board or, if applicable, a committee thereof. Awards received under the Plan are referred to as “LTIP Units.” During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall annually receive unrestricted LTIP Units
not less than the greater of (1) the value of 50,000 LTIP Units and (2) LTIP Units equaling $1 million in value (the “Target LTIP Award”). For 2011, the Target LTIP Award will be based upon achievement of the following
criteria: 
 (A) Fifty percent (50%) for the successful completion of the initial public offering of
Mid-Con Partners; and 
 (B) Fifty percent (50%) for causing the Employer to comply with the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 regarding current public information reporting requirements for at least six months. 
 For year 2012 and
later years, the Target LTIP Award will be based upon achievement of the following criteria: 
 (A) Fifty
percent (50%) of the Target LTIP Award earned for meeting initial quarterly distribution goals; 
 (B)
Twenty percent (20%) of the Target LTIP Award earned for an increase in the amount of distribution from the preceding year; 

  
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 (C) Twenty percent (20%) of the Target LTIP Award earned for additions
of new reserves and growth of distributions based on aggregate acquisitions of 10% growth; and 
 (D) Ten
percent (10%) of the Target LTIP Award earned for overall performance, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion. 
 (vi) Benefit Plans and Policies. During the Employment Period, the Executive and the Executive’s eligible dependents shall be eligible to participate, to the extent permitted under the
terms of the applicable plans or policies, in the savings and retirement plans and policies, welfare plans and policies (including, without limitation, available medical and executive term life insurance plans) and fringe benefit plans and policies
of the Employer, in each case, that are made generally available to the Employer’s senior executive officers, on a basis no less favorable than that provided generally to the Employer’s senior executive officers. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing herein shall, or shall be construed so as to, require the Employer to adopt or continue any plan or policy or to limit the Employer’s right to amend or terminate any such plan or policy at any time without Executive’s
consent or the creation of a Good Reason for resignation. 
 (vii) Automobile. During the Employment
Period, upon the Executive’s request, the Employer shall pay directly, or the Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement of, actual expenses of up to $1,000 per month associated with the lease or purchase of an automobile, in
addition to which the Employer shall pay or reimburse expenses related to the maintenance and operation of such automobile in accordance with the Employer’s automobile reimbursement policy applicable to the Employer’s senior executive
officers, as in effect from time to time. Any reimbursements are subject to the same requirements and conditions as other reimbursable expenses as stated in Section 3(b)(viii). 

(viii) Expenses. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement
for reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive on behalf of or in furtherance of the business of any Mid-Con Entity pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Employer’s applicable expense reimbursement policies; provided that (a) no
reimbursements shall be payable for expenses incurred after the earlier of Executive’s Separation from Service and the Date of Termination; (b) Executive must submit a written request for reimbursement, with all documentation required by
Employer’s applicable expense reimbursement policies, by the earlier of the deadline stated in Employer’s applicable expense reimbursement policies and six months after the expense is incurred; and (c) Employer will not substitute
cash, or any other benefit, for Executive’s right to such a reimbursement. For example, and not as a limitation, the Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement for any legal fees incurred in negotiating this Agreement. To the extent that any
such expenses or any other reimbursements or in-kind benefits provided to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement are deemed to constitute compensation to the Executive subject to Code Section 409A, including without limitation any payments or
reimbursements in accordance with Section 3(b)(iv), 3(b)(v) or this Section 3(b)(vi), such expenses shall be reimbursed no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of any such
compensatory expenses so reimbursed or in-kind benefits provided in one year shall not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided in any subsequent year and the Executive’s right to receive such reimbursements or
in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit. 
 (ix)
Vacation. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the Employer’s applicable vacation policy, but in no event less than four weeks per year. 

(x) No Other Compensation. The Executive is not entitled to any other compensation except as described in
Subsections 3(b)(i-vii). 

  
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 (xi) Control of Revenues. Unless otherwise determined by the
Employer, all revenues from the Executive’s professional or other services rendered on behalf of the Employer will be the Employer’s sole property; provided that the Executive shall be entitled to retain all compensation for activities
permitted under Section 3(a)(ii) of this Agreement. 
 4. Termination of Employment. 

(a) Death or Disability. The Executive’s employment with the Employer shall terminate automatically upon
the Executive’s death. In addition, if the Board determines in good faith that the Executive has incurred a Disability, it may terminate the Executive’s employment upon thirty days’ written notice provided in accordance with
Section 13(b) hereof if the Executive shall not have returned to full-time performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder prior to the expiration of such thirty-day notice period. During the thirty-day notice period, the Board may place
the Executive on paid leave and replace the Executive with an acting Executive Chairman of the Board. 
 (b)
With or Without Cause. The Employer may terminate the Executive’s employment for Cause or without Cause at any time, provided, that the Employer may not terminate the Executive’s employment for Cause prior to obtaining
the requisite approval of the Board as required by the definition of “Cause.” 
 (c) With or
Without Good Reason. The Executive may terminate his employment for Good Reason or without Good Reason. 

(d) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Employer or the Executive shall be communicated by a Notice
of Termination to the other parties hereto given in accordance with Section 13(b) hereof. A Notice of Termination delivered by the Executive must be delivered at least sixty days in advance of the Executive’s Separation of Service. Except
as otherwise required in the definition of Good Reason, the failure by the Executive or the Employer to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right
of the Executive or the Employer, respectively, hereunder or preclude the Executive or the Employer, respectively, from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Executive’s or the Employer’s rights hereunder. 

5. Obligations of the Employer upon Termination; Change in Control. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this
Section 5, a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Employer shall occur if the Executive’s employment is terminated with any Employer; provided, however, that in the event that the Executive’s services with
one or more, but not all, Employers or Mid-Con Entities are terminated or reduced by reason of an internal restructuring (including, without limitation, a transfer or reassignment of employment between such entities), such termination or reduction
shall not constitute a termination of employment hereunder and shall not constitute Good Reason if, immediately following such event, the Executive retains the same position, authority, duties, and responsibilities with respect to the business
conducted by the Mid-Con Entities immediately prior to such event and within the overall organizational structure that includes the remaining Employers (or the Employers’ successors). Subject to the preceding sentence, the parties hereby
acknowledge that changes in the Executive’s status as an employee of an Employer or a Mid-Con Entity (including any transfer of the Executive’s employment between such entities) may, but shall not necessarily, constitute Good Reason
hereunder, and that the effect of such changes on the Executive’s employment relationship shall be considered in determining whether Good Reason exists hereunder. 

(a) Good Reason; Other Than for Cause, Death or Disability. If, during the Employment Period, the Employer
terminates the Executive’s employment without Cause (other than as a consequence of the Executive’s death or Disability, which terminations shall be governed by Section 5(c) below), or the Executive terminates his employment with the
Employer for Good Reason and, in either case, such termination of employment constitutes a Separation from Service, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive the payments and benefits described below in this Section 5(a). 

  
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 (i)(A) The Executive shall be paid, in a single lump-sum payment within
thirty days after the Executive’s Separation from Service (or any shorter period prescribed by law), the aggregate amount of (1) the Executive’s earned but unpaid Base Salary and accrued but unpaid vacation pay, if any, through the
Date of Termination, and (2) any unreimbursed business expenses or other payments incurred by the Executive through the Date of Termination that are reimbursable under Section 3(b)(vi) above; and (B) to the extent not theretofore paid
or provided, the Employer shall timely pay or provide to the Executive any accrued benefits and other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided prior to the Date of Termination under any other plan, program, policy, practice, contract or
agreement of the Employer and its affiliates according to their terms, including, without limitation, pursuant to any outstanding LTIP Award Agreement (the payments and benefits described in this Section 5(a)(i), the “Accrued
Obligations”). 
 (ii) In addition to the Accrued Obligations, provided that the Executive executes and
delivers to the Employer a general release and waiver of claims substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (as such form may be updated to reflect changes in law, the “Release”) by the twenty-first day (or, if the
21st day is not a day on which the Employer’s executive offices receive U.S. Mail and are open for business, the next such day) after the Executive’s Separation from Service and does not revoke such Release by the seventh day after
delivery of the Release to the Employer, and further subject to Section 12 below, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the following payments and benefits (the “Severance”): 

(A) A payment (the “Severance Salary Payment”) equal to the product of (1) the Executive’s
Base Salary as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination (without regard to any reduction giving rise to Good Reason) multiplied by (2) the greater of the number of whole years remaining in the Employment Period and one (the
“Severance Multiple”), payable on the sixtieth day after the date on which the Executive incurs a Separation from Service; 
 (B) The Executive shall receive a lump-sum payment equal to (a) eighteen (18) times the then-existing COBRA payment for one month of coverage for the Executive and all of the Executive’s
dependents who are covered by the medical, prescription and dental benefits provided by any Employer health plan, plus (b) eighteen (18) times the then-existing COBRA payment for one month of coverage for all of the Executive’s
dependents (but not the Executive) who are covered by the medical, prescription and dental benefits provided by any Employer health plan, payable at the same time as the Severance Salary Benefit (and subject to such taxes and withholding amounts as
required with respect to such payment); 
 (C) Any LTIP Units which may have been awarded to the Executive shall
vest and shall convert into Units as set forth in the applicable award agreement. The Employer shall cause all programs that provide for performance-vesting awards, equity, and/or long-term incentive, awards awarded on or after the Commencement Date
to provide that they fully vest on the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service, that any vested awards which are exercisable shall remain exercisable for the remainder of their original terms, and that any awards subject to Code
Section 409A shall remain payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement; 
 (D) An
amount equal to the product of (i) the lesser of the Target Annual Bonus and the average of the previous two Annual Bonuses paid to the Executive, multiplied by (ii) the Severance Multiple, payable in the calendar year following the
calendar year in which the Executive’s Separation from Service occurs, but in no event later than the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs (the “Severance
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 (E) Any unpaid Annual Bonus that would have become payable to the Executive
pursuant to Section 3(b)(ii) hereof in respect of any calendar year that ends on or before the Date of Termination had the Executive remained employed through the payment date of such Annual Bonus, payable in the calendar year in which the
Separation from Service occurs, but in no event later than the date in such calendar year on which annual bonuses are paid to the Employer’s senior executive officers generally. 

(b) Death or Disability. If the Executive incurs a Separation from Service by reason of the Executive’s
death or Disability during the Employment Period: 
 (i) The Accrued Obligations shall be paid to (a) for
death benefits, the Executive’s estate (or, if by its terms, an Accrued Obligation is payable to a death beneficiary, the applicable death beneficiary) or (b) with respect to a Disability, the Executive, within thirty days after the
Executive’s Separation from Service (or any shorter period prescribed by law) or, in the case of payments or benefits described in Section 5(a)(ii)(B) above, as such payments or benefits become due; 

(ii) In addition to the Accrued Obligations, subject to the Executive’s (or his estate’s) execution and delivery
to the Employer of a Release within twenty-one days after the Executive’s Separation from Service and the failure to revoke such Release by the seventh day after delivery of the Release to the Employer, the Executive (or his estate or
beneficiaries, if applicable) shall be entitled to receive the following payments and benefits (the “Death/Disability Payments”): 
 (A) The LTIP Units shall vest and shall convert into Units as set forth in the applicable award agreement. In addition, any other equity and/or long-term incentive awards awarded on or after the
Commencement Date shall fully vest on the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service, with any vested awards which are exercisable remaining exercisable for the remainder of their original terms and any awards subject to Code
Section 409A remaining payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement; 
 (B) The
Executive shall receive a lump-sum payment equal to (a) if the Executive is living at the Termination Date, eighteen (18) times the then-existing COBRA payment for one month of coverage for the Executive and all of the Executive’s
dependents who are covered by the medical, prescription and dental benefits provided by any Employer health plan, plus (b) regardless of whether or not the Executive is living at the Termination Date, eighteen (18) times the then-existing
COBRA payment for one month of coverage for the all of the Executive’s dependents (but not the Executive) who are covered by the medical, prescription and dental benefits provided by any Employer health plan, payable at the same time as the
Severance Salary Benefit (and subject to such taxes and withholding amounts as required with respect to such payment); 
 (C) A payment equal to the product of the Executive’s Base Salary as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination multiplied by one, payable on the sixtieth day after the date on which the
Executive incurs a Separation from Service; 
 (D) Any unpaid Annual Bonus that would have become payable to the
Executive pursuant to Section 3(b)(ii) hereof in respect of any calendar year that ends on or before the Date of Termination, had the Executive remained employed through the payment date of such Annual Bonus, payable in the calendar year in
which the Separation from Service occurs, but in no event later than the date in such calendar year on which annual bonuses are paid to the Employer’s senior executive officers generally; and 

(E) The Target Annual Bonus for the year in which the Executive’s Separation from Service occurs
payable in the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive’s Separation from Service occurs, but in no event later than the 15th day of the 3rd month following the end of the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs. 

  
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 Notwithstanding any reference to a time period for a release to be furnished, if the
Executive dies before, on, or within twenty-one days after, the Executive’s Separation from Service, the deadline for furnishing such Release will be January 31 of the Executive’s taxable year that follows the Executive’s death.

 (c) Cause; Resignation Other Than for Good Reason. If the Executive incurs a Separation from Service
because the Employer terminates the Executive’s employment for Cause or the Executive terminates his employment other than for Good Reason, the Employer shall pay to the Executive the Accrued Obligations within thirty days after the
Executive’s Separation from Service (or any shorter period prescribed by law) (the “Termination Payments”). Any outstanding equity awards, including without limitation the LTIP Units, shall be treated in accordance with the
terms of the governing plan and award agreement. 
  

	 	(d)	Non-renewal. 

 (i) Employer Non-Renewal. If the Employer elects not to renew the Employment Period in accordance with Section 2 above and, at the time of such non-renewal, the Executive is willing and
able to continue providing services in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement, the Executive’s employment with all Employer entities (and any other Mid-Con Entities with whom the Executive may be or become
employed) shall terminate as of the last day of the Employment Period and such nonrenewal shall be treated for purposes of Section 5(a) and Section 5(e) of this Agreement as a termination of the Executive’s employment by the Employer
without Cause as of the last day of the Employment Period. 
 (ii) Executive Non-Renewal. In the
event that the Executive incurs a Separation from Service by reason of the Executive’s election not to renew the Employment Period in accordance with Section 2 above, the Employer shall pay to the Executive the Accrued Obligations within
thirty days after the Executive’s Separation from Service (or any shorter period prescribed by law) or, in the case of payments or benefits described in Section 5(a)(i)(B) above, as such payments or benefits become due. Any outstanding
equity awards, including, without limitation, the LTIP Units, shall be treated in accordance with the terms of the governing plan and award agreement. 
 The Executive’s election not to renew the Employment Period and a termination of his employment by the Executive resulting therefrom shall be deemed to constitute a termination by the Executive
without Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement as of the last day of the Employment Period. 
  

	 	(e)	Change in Control. 

 (i) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Employer shall cause the LTIP Plan to provide that if a Change in Control occurs during the Employment Period, then, to the extent not previously
vested and converted into Units, any then-outstanding LTIP Units shall vest in full upon such Change in Control, provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, such rights to convert options or other rights into LTIP Units shall not convert
into Units and shall not be paid to the Executive until the earlier to occur of (1) the originally applicable vesting date described in the applicable award agreements or (2) if the Executive has a Separation from Service within two
years following the event causing a Change in Control, the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service. In addition, except for any LTIP Units, any other equity and/or long-term incentive awards awarded on or after the Commencement Date
shall provide that they shall fully vest upon or immediately prior to the Change in Control, with any vested awards which are exercisable remaining exercisable for the remainder of their original terms and any awards subject to Code
Section 409A remaining payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement. 

  
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 (ii) If, during the period beginning sixty days prior to and ending two
years immediately following a Change in Control, either (A) the Employer terminates the Executive’s employment without Cause, (B) the Executive’s death occurs, (C) the Executive becomes Disabled, or (D) the Executive
terminates his employment with the Employer for Good Reason, in any case constituting a Separation from Service, the Executive shall be entitled to the Severance payments and benefits described in Section 5(a), subject to and in accordance with
the terms and conditions set forth in Section 5(a) (including, without limitation, the requirement that the Executive execute, deliver and not revoke the Release), except that for purposes of this Section 5(e), the Severance Multiple for
the Severance Salary Payment and for the Severance Bonus shall be two instead of the greater of the remainder of the Employment Period and one; provided, however, that the portion of the Severance Salary Payment in excess of the amount
payable under Sections 5(a)(ii)(A) and 5(a)(ii)(D) that is attributable to the increase in the Severance Multiple shall be paid in a single, cash, lump-sum payment on the later to occur of (I) the sixtieth day after the date on which the
Executive incurs a Separation from Service, and (II) the tenth day following the date on which such Change in Control occurs (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall in no event be later than the last day of the applicable two-and-one-half month
short-term deferral period with respect to such payment, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4)). 
 (iii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or otherwise: 
 (A) In the event that any payment, entitlement or benefit paid or payable to, or for the benefit of, the Executive (including any payment, entitlement or benefit paid or payable in connection with a
Change in Control or the termination of the Executive’s employment, whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement) (all such payments, entitlements and benefits being hereinafter referred to as the
“Total Payments”) would be subject (in whole or part), to the excise tax imposed under Code Section 4999 (the “Excise Tax”), then the Total Payments which constitute “parachute payments” within the
meaning of Code Section 280G and its regulations shall be reduced (but not below zero) as set forth herein, to the smallest extent necessary so that no portion of the Total Payments is subject to the Excise Tax but only if (i) the net
amount of such Total Payments, as so reduced (and after subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income taxes on such reduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions
attributable to such reduced Total Payments) is greater than or equal to (ii) the net amount of such Total Payments without such reduction (but after subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income taxes on such Total Payments and
the amount of Excise Tax to which the Executive would be subject in respect of such unreduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such unreduced Total Payments).
The Total Payments which constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Code Section 280G and its regulations shall be reduced in the following order: (A) reduction of any cash severance payments otherwise payable to the
Executive, including without limitation, the Severance Salary Payment and the Severance Bonus (but with respect to the Severance Bonus only that portion of the full amount which is treated as contingent on the Code Section 280G change in
control pursuant to paragraph (a) of Treas. Reg. §1.280G-1, Q/A 24), in the inverse order of their originally scheduled payment dates, (B) reduction of any other cash payments or benefits otherwise payable to the Executive, but
excluding any payment attributable to the acceleration of vesting or payment with respect to any equity or long-term incentive award, in the inverse order of their originally scheduled payment dates, (C) reduction of any other payments or
benefits otherwise payable to the Executive on a pro-rata basis or such other manner so that no accelerated or additional tax is payable pursuant to Code Section 409A, but excluding any payment attributable to the acceleration of vesting and
payment with respect to any equity or long-term incentive award, (D) reduction of any payments attributable to the acceleration of vesting or payment with respect to any equity or long-term incentive

  
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award other than LTIP Units or any stock option or stock appreciation award, in the inverse order of their originally scheduled payment dates, (E) reduction of any payments attributable to
the acceleration of vesting or payment with respect to any LTIP Units, in the inverse order of their originally scheduled payment dates, and (F) reduction of any payments attributable to the acceleration of vesting or payment with respect to
any stock option or stock appreciation right. 
 (B) A determination as to whether any Excise Tax is payable
with respect to the Total Payments and if so, as to the amount thereof, and a determination as to whether any reduction in the Total Payments is required pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (A) above, and if so, as to the amount of the
reduction so required, shall be made by an independent auditor of nationally recognized standing selected by the Employer (other than the accounting firm that is regularly engaged by the Employer or any party that is effecting the change in control)
(“Independent Advisor”), all of whose fees and expenses shall be borne and directly paid solely by the Employer. The parties hereto shall cooperate to cause the Independent Advisor to timely provide a written report of its
determinations, including detailed supporting calculations, both to the Executive and to the Employer. 
 (C)
For purposes of determining whether and the extent to which the Total Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax, (i) no portion of the Total Payments the receipt or enjoyment of which the Executive shall have waived at such time and in such
manner as not to constitute a “payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b) shall be taken into account, (ii) no portion of the Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the written opinion of the Independent
Advisor, does not constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b)(2) (including by reason of Code Section 280G(b)(4)(A)) and, in calculating the Excise Tax, no portion of such Total Payments shall be
taken into account which, in the opinion of the Independent Advisor, constitutes reasonable compensation for services actually rendered, within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b)(4)(B), in excess of the Base Amount (as defined in Code
Section 280G(b)(3)) allocable to such reasonable compensation, and (iii) the value of any non cash benefit or any deferred payment or benefit included in the Total Payments shall be determined by the Independent Advisor in accordance with
the principles of Code Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4). 
 (f) Termination of Offices and
Directorships. Upon termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason, the Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices and directorships, if any, then held with the Employer or any Mid-Con Entity, and shall take
all actions reasonably requested by the Employer to effectuate the foregoing. 
 (g) Withholding. All
payments will be subject to and reduced by taxes, withholdings, and other amounts, that are required by law or to which Executive agrees. 
 6. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Executive’s participation in any other plan, program, policy or practice provided by any Mid-Con
Entity (other than policies relating to severance payments or obligations on termination of employment for any reason), nor shall anything herein limit or otherwise affect such rights as the Executive may have under any contract or agreement with
any Mid-Con Entity. Amounts which are vested benefits or which the Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy, practice or program of or any contract or agreement with any Mid-Con Entity or any of its affiliates at or
subsequent to the Date of Termination shall be payable, if at all, in accordance with such plan, policy, practice or program or contract or agreement except as explicitly modified by this Agreement. 

7. No Mitigation. The Employer’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement (including,
without limitation, payments under Section 5 hereof) and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which the Employer or any of their
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obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive as Severance or Termination Payments, and, except as provided in
Section 5(a)(ii)(B) hereof, such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the Executive obtains other employment. 

8. Executive’s Covenants. 

(a) Performance. The Executive shall perform his duties to the best of his abilities, in good faith, and in
compliance with the law. The Executive shall follow all laws and policies of the Employer that relate to nondiscrimination and the absence of harassment. The Executive shall comply with all requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Executive
shall keep informed of the laws and reporting requirements. The Executive shall investigate, correct, and sign securities documents. 
 (b) Confidential Information. The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Employer and each Mid-Con Entity all secret or confidential information, knowledge and
data relating to the Employer and each Mid-Con Entity, and their respective businesses, including without limitation any data; statistics; financial information; lists; information on the terms and conditions of, and/or copies of contracts;
information on identities and capabilities of entities that contract with the Employer and/or any Mid-Con Entity; litigation and claim information; information on identities, compensation and capabilities of the Employer’s and each Mid-Con
Entity’s employees; policies and procedures; information about customers, actual and potential financing, merger, acquisition, securities, tax, audit, or other information; information that would be considered “insider information”
under the securities laws; Intellectual Property belonging to the Employer or other Mid-Con Entity; trade secrets; and other information, which shall have been obtained by the Executive during the Executive’s employment with the Employer and
which shall not be or have become public knowledge or known within the relevant trade or industry (other than by acts by the Executive or representatives of the Executive in violation of this Agreement) (together, “Proprietary
Information”). The Executive shall not, at any time during or after his employment, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Board or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, use for his own benefit such
Proprietary Information or communicate or divulge any such Proprietary Information to anyone (other than an authorized Mid-Con Entity or any such entity’s designee); provided, that if the Executive receives actual notice that the
Executive is or may be required by law or legal process to communicate or divulge any such Proprietary Information, unless otherwise prohibited by law or regulation, the Executive shall promptly so notify the Board. Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, the provisions of this Section 8 shall not apply with respect to any litigation, arbitration or mediation involving this Agreement or any other agreement between the Executive and the Employer or any Mid-Con Entity;
provided, that the Executive shall take all reasonable steps to maintain such Proprietary Information as confidential, including, without limitation, seeking protective orders and filing documents containing such information under seal.
Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Executive from using or disclosing such Proprietary Information as may be reasonably necessary in his proper performance of services hereunder. 

 

	 	(c)	Intellectual Property; Works for Hire. 

 (i) If the Executive participates in the development of any inventions, protocols, experiments, procedures, manuals, patents, patent applications, trademarks, trade names, service marks, internet domain
names and web sites, software and databases, copyrights, formulas, trade secrets, inventions, know-how, designs, processes and other similar intangible rights or other intellectual property (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property”) during the term of this Agreement, such Intellectual Property will be deemed a “Work for Hire” for the Employer and/or each Mid-Con Entity and the Employer or Mid-Con Entity will own all rights to such
Intellectual Property. 
 (ii) The Executive shall promptly disclose any Work for Hire to the Employer.
Additionally, the Executive shall assign to the Employer all of his rights to such Work for Hire, and take all further action required by the Employer or Mid-Con Entity, during the Executive’s employment with the Employer or after his Date of
Termination, as the case may be, to perfect the right, title, domestic or international letters patent, and interest of the Employer or Mid-Con Entity in and to any Work for Hire. 

  
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	 	(d)	Non-Solicitation of Employers’ Employees. 

 (i) While employed by the Employer and for a period of twelve months following the Date of Termination, regardless of the reason for (or absence of reason for) the termination and regardless of the person
or entity initiating the termination, other than in the ordinary course of the Executive’s duties for the Employer or any Mid-Con Entity, the Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Board, directly or indirectly solicit,
induce, or encourage any employee of any Mid-Con Entity or any of their respective affiliates who is employed on the Date of Termination (or at any time within six months before or after such date) to terminate his or her employment with such
entity; and 
 (ii) While employed by the Employer and thereafter, regardless of the reason for the termination,
the Executive shall not, without the prior consent of the Board, use any Proprietary Information to hire any employee of the Employer or any Mid-Con Entity or any of their respective affiliates within twelve months after that employee’s
termination of employment with any Mid-Con Entity or any of their respective affiliates. 
 The Employer acknowledges that its
employees may join entities with which the Executive is affiliated and that such event shall not constitute a violation of this Agreement if the Executive was not involved in the solicitation, hiring or identification of such employee as a potential
recruit. 
 (e) Non-Solicitation of Employer’s Customers. While employed by the Employer and for a
period of twelve months following the Date of Termination, regardless of the reason for (or absence of reason for) the termination and regardless of the person or entity initiating the termination, other than in the ordinary course of the
Executive’s duties for the Employer or any Mid-Con Entity, the Executive shall not, without the prior consent of the Board, directly or indirectly, solicit, induce, or encourage any person or entity that, within twelve months before the
Executive’s Date of Termination, has contracted for the Employer or Mid-Con Entity to provide any goods, service, information or discount (a “Customer”), to contract with the Executive or with any Executive Associate, to
provide any similar goods, service, information or discount or affiliate or otherwise become a Customer of the Executive or Executive Associate. 
 (f) Non-Competition. While employed by the Employer and for a period during which Severance payments are being made to the Executive, (i) the Executive shall not, without the Employer’s
written consent, directly or indirectly engage in any practice that competes with the Employer’s business in the Territory, including without limitation investing in a Employer’s competitors’ business, receiving income or loans from a
competitor of the Employer, or participating in some other relationship with a competitor of the Employer,; and (ii) the Executive shall not take steps that could lead to the Executive’s competition with the Employer. Notwithstanding
anything contrary in this Agreement, this section shall be governed by the law of any jurisdiction in which any competition occurs. 
 (g) Non-Disparagement. Both while employed by Employer and at all times after the Date of Termination, the Executive shall not utter, authorize, indicate agreement with, or publish, any oral or
written comments about the Employer, each Mid-Con Entity, or any of their existing or former officers, employees, agents and/or representatives, that: (i) are slanderous, libelous, or defamatory; (ii) disclose Proprietary Information about
the Employer, a Mid-Con Entity, an Affiliate of the Employer or a Mid-Con Entity, or any such entities’ business affairs, officers, employees, agents, or representatives; (iii) constitute an intrusion into the seclusion or private lives of
the officers, employees, agents, or representatives of the Employer, a Mid-Con Entity, an Affiliate of the Employer or a Mid-Con Entity; (iv) give rise to unreasonable publicity about the private lives of the officers, employees, agents, or
representatives of the Employer, a Mid-Con Entity, an Affiliate of the Employer or a Mid-Con Entity; (v) place the Employer, a Mid-Con Entity, an Affiliate of the Employer or a Mid-Con Entity, or any of such entities’ officers, employees,
agents, or representatives in a false light before the public; (vi) constitute a misappropriation of the name or likeness of the Employer, a Mid-Con Entity, an Affiliate of the Employer or a Mid-Con Entity, or any such entities’ officers,
employees, agents, or representatives; or (vii) are unflattering or express negative opinions or facts about the Employer or a Mid-Con Entity, or any such entities’ officers, employees, agents, or representatives. 

  
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 (h) Irreparable Harm. In recognition of the facts that
irreparable injury will result to the Employer in the event of a breach by the Executive of his obligations under Subsections 8(a) through 8(f) above, that monetary damages for such breach would not be readily calculable, and that the Employer
would not have an adequate remedy at law therefor, the Executive acknowledges, consents and agrees that, in the event of any such breach, or the threat thereof, the Employer shall be entitled, in addition to any other legal remedies and damages
available, to specific performance thereof and to temporary and permanent injunctive relief (without the necessity of posting a bond) to restrain the violation or threatened violation of such obligations by the Executive. 

(i) Return of Property. Upon the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Employer, regardless
of the reason for (or absence of reason for) the termination and regardless of the person or entity initiating the termination, the Executive shall immediately return and deliver to the Employer any and all tangible personal property, Proprietary
Information, and any and all other papers, books, records, documents, memoranda and manuals, e-mail, electronic or magnetic recordings or data, including all copies thereof, belonging to the Employer or any other Mid-Con Entity or relating to their
business, in the Executive’s possession, whether prepared by the Executive or others. If at any time after the Employment Period, the Executive determines that he has any Proprietary Information or other such materials in his possession or
control, or any copy thereof, the Executive shall immediately return to the Employer all such information and materials, including all copies and portions thereof. Nothing herein shall prevent the Executive from retaining a copy of his personal
papers that do not contain Proprietary Information, or information or documentation relating to his compensation. 
 (j) The Employer’s actual or alleged breach of this Agreement shall not excuse Executive from the covenants stated in this Section 8. 

(k) Intent to Comply with Law. Subsections 8(a) through 8(f) are intended to protect the Employer’s rights to
the extent permitted by applicable law. If any clause or term of such Subsections should be contrary to such applicable law, then such clause or term will be restated to allow the maximum protection to the Employer that is allowed by law or, if such
a restatement is not allowed, such clause or term will be deemed to be removed but the remainder of such Subsections and this Section 8 will continue to be in effect and to be enforceable. In addition to the remedies described in this
Agreement, any breach of Subsections 8(a) through 8(f) will constitute cause for the Employer to terminate the Executive’s employment immediately for Cause. 
 9. Successors. 
 (a) Assignment by the
Executive. This Agreement is personal to the Executive and without the prior written consent of the Board shall not be assignable by the Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement, including any
benefits or compensation payable hereunder, shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s legal representatives, including, without limitation, his heirs and/or beneficiaries. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Executive
dies prior to the payment of salary or bonuses that are owed to him under this Agreement, such amounts shall be paid, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, to the Executive’s estate, and other rights or benefits shall be payable to
the death beneficiary determined according to the terms of the policy, plan or program that is the basis of such rights or benefits (or, if no death beneficiary is so determined, the Executive’s estate). 

(b) Assignment by the Employer. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Employer
and its successors and assigns; provided, that such assignment shall not relieve any Employer of its obligations under Section 10 of this Agreement. Except as specified in the preceding sentence, no rights or obligations of the Employer
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 (c) Express Assumption of Agreement. The Employer shall require
any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Employer or any assign permitted under Section 9(b) above to assume expressly and agree
to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Employer would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Section 9(c), “Employer” shall mean the Employer as
hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets or assigns as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise. 

10. Indemnification and Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance. 

(a) General. During the Employment Period and thereafter, the Employer shall indemnify the Executive who was or is
a party or is threatened to be made party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Employer) by reason of the fact
that he is or was a director or officer of the Employer, or is or was serving at the request of the Employer as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust (except for trusts holding assets of an employee benefit
plan), or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and
in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Employer with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. If the Board elects, it may cause the
Employer to offer to pay the defense costs (including attorney fees) while the claim is pending; in such event, the Board may select the defense counsel and review the defense strategy. If the Board approves, the Employer’s offer of defense
costs under the previous sentence, the Executive may accept the tendered defense, or may waive the indemnification of defense costs and attorney fees and pursue a separate defense. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment,
order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. 
 (b) No Exclusivity. The indemnification provided by this Section shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any statute, bylaw,
agreement, vote of disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to actions in his official capacity and as to actions in another capacity while holding such office, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer, and shall
inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person. 
 (c)
Insurance. To the extent available from the Employer’s regular directors’ and officers’ insurance carrier at standard rates (“Reasonably Available”), (a) the Employer agrees to maintain directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance policies covering the Executive on a basis no less favorable than provided to the Employer’s senior executive officers, and (b) to the extent Reasonably Available, shall continue to maintain such
insurance as to the Executive after he has ceased to be a director, member, employee or agent of the Mid-Con Entities with respect to acts or omissions which occurred prior to such cessation. The insurance contemplated under this Section 10(c)
shall inure to the benefit of the Executive’s heirs, executors and administrators. 
 11. Internal Revenue Code
Section 409A. See Appendix C “409A Rider” which is attached to and hereby incorporated by reference to this Agreement. 
 12. Miscellaneous. 
 (a) Governing Law;
Captions; Amendment. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Oklahoma that apply to contracts made in Oklahoma, by Oklahomans, to be performed in Oklahoma. The captions of this Agreement
are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.

  
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 (b) Notice. All notices and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by any other means agreed to by the parties, addressed as follows: 

If to the Executive: at the Executive’s most recent address on the records of the Employer. 

If to the Employer: 
 Mid-Con Energy Partners, L.P. 
 Attn.: Chairman of the Compensation and Governance
Committee of the Board of Directors 
 2431 East
61st Street, Suite 850 

Tulsa, OK 74136 

or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications
shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. 
 (c) Code of Conduct. The Executive
hereby agrees to comply with the Employer’s Code of Business Conduct, receipt of which the Executive hereby acknowledges. 
 (d) Severability; Provisions Survive. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this
Agreement. The respective rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive any expiration or termination of the Employment Period to the extent necessary to carry out the intentions of the parties as embodied in this Agreement.

 (e) Employer Representations. The Employer represents and warrants that (i) the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by it has been fully and validly authorized, (ii) the entities signing this Agreement are duly authorized to do so, (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement does not violate any order,
judgment or decree or any agreement, plan or corporate governance document to which it is a party or by which it is bound and (iv) upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties, it shall be a valid and binding obligation of the
Employer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable laws, including, without limitation, bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally. 
 (f) Executive Representations and Acknowledgements. The
Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Employer that (i) the Executive is entering into this Agreement voluntarily and that the performance of his obligations hereunder will not violate any agreement between the Executive and any other
person, firm, organization or other entity, and (ii) the Executive is not bound by the terms of any agreement with any previous employer or other party to refrain from competing, directly or indirectly, with the business of such previous
employer or other party that would be violated by his entering into this Agreement and/or providing services to the Employer or its affiliates pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Executive hereby acknowledges (A) that the Executive has
consulted with or has had the opportunity to consult with independent counsel of his own choice concerning this Agreement, and has been advised to do so by the Employer, and (B) that the Executive has read and understands this Agreement, is
fully aware of its legal effect, and has entered into it freely based on his own judgment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Executive acknowledges that he has had the opportunity to consult with his own independent legal counsel
to review this Agreement for purposes of compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A or an exemption therefrom, and that he is relying solely on the advice of his independent legal counsel for such purposes. 

  
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 (g) No Waiver. No party’s failure to insist upon strict
compliance with any provision of this Agreement or to assert any right hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or any other provision or right arising under this Agreement. Any waiver of any provision or right under this
Agreement shall be effective only if in a writing, specifically referencing the provision being waived and signed by the party against whom the enforcement of the waiver is being sought. 

(h) Recoupment. To the extent required by applicable law or any applicable securities exchange listing
standards adopted pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, any amounts paid or payable to the Executive under this Agreement (including, without limitation, amounts paid prior to the effectiveness of such applicable
law or listing standards) shall be subject to forfeiture, repayment or recapture, but only to the extent required by such applicable law or listing standards. 
 (i) Entire Agreement; Construction. This Agreement, together with the LTIP Award Agreements and the Employer’s Code of Business Conduct, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede and replace all prior representations, warranties, agreements and understandings, both written and oral, made by the Employer, any other Mid-Con Entity or the Executive with respect to
the subject matter covered hereby. The parties to this Agreement have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises with respect to any term or provision of
this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto by virtue of the authorship of any of the terms or provisions
hereof. 
 (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executive’s hand and the
Employer has caused these presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the day and year first above written. 
  

							
	EXECUTIVE	 		 	MID-CON ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
		 		 	By: Mid-Con Energy, GP, LLC, its general partner
				
	 /s/ S. Craig George
	 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Charles R. Olmstead

	S. Craig George	 		 	Name:	 	Charles R. Olmstead
		 		 	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer
			
		 		 	MID-CON ENERGY GP, LLC
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Charles R. Olmstead

		 		 	Name:	 	Charles R. Olmstead
		 		 	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer

  

  
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 APPENDIX A 

DEFINITIONS 

“Accrued Obligations” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5(a)(i) hereof. 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person,
whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. 
 “Agreement” has the meaning assigned thereto in the
Recitals hereof. 
 “Annual Bonus” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(b)(ii) hereof. 

“Applicable COBRA Period” means the maximum period during which the law commonly known as COBRA would require the Employer to make continuation
health benefits available to the Executive or, separately, to any dependent of the Executive who is covered by an Employer health plan when the Executive’s COBRA Qualifying Event occurs, without regard to an early termination of such period on
account of the Executive’s or a dependent’s coverage by Medicare or another group health plan. 
 “Base Salary” has the
meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(b)(i) hereof. 
 “Board” or “Boards” has the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 3(a)(i) hereof. 
 “Cause” means the following: 

(i) the willful and continued failure of the Executive to perform substantially the Executive’s duties for the
Employer or any Mid-Con Entity (as described in the Recitals hereof) (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the
Employer (after a vote to this effect by a majority of the Board) which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the Executive has not substantially performed the Executive’s duties and the Executive is given a
reasonable opportunity of not more than twenty business days to cure any such failure to substantially perform; 

(ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in illegal conduct or gross misconduct, including without limitation a material
breach of the Employer’s Code of Business Conduct or a material breach of the Executive’s covenants to follow all laws and policies of the Employer that relate to nondiscrimination and the absence of harassment and to comply with all
requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, in each case which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Employer or any Mid-Con Entity; or 
 (iii)(A) any act of fraud, or material embezzlement or material theft by the Executive, in each case, in connection with the Executive’s duties hereunder or in the course of the Executive’s
employment hereunder or (B) the Executive’s admission in any court, or conviction, or plea of nolo contendere, of a felony involving moral turpitude, fraud, or material embezzlement, material theft or material misrepresentation, in each
case, against or affecting the Employer or any Mid-Con Entity. The Board’s determination of materiality of any embezzlement, theft, or misrepresentation, shall be binding and conclusive on the Executive. 

For purposes of this provision, no act or failure to act, on the part of the Executive, shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or
omitted to be done, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Employer or any Mid-Con Entity. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given
pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Employer, including, without limitation, the Board, or based upon the advice of counsel for the Employer, shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in good faith
and in the best interests of the Employer and the Mid-

  
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Con Entities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, termination of the Executive’s employment shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a
copy of a resolution of the Board duly adopted by an affirmative vote of the Board at a meeting of the Board held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to the Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity, together with counsel
for the Executive, to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Executive is guilty of the conduct described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above; provided, that if the Executive is a
member of the Board, the Executive shall not participate in the discussion and shall not vote on such resolution nor shall the Executive be counted. 
 “Change in Control” means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon, one or more of the following events: 

(i) any “person” or “group” within the meaning of those terms as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
of the Exchange Act, other than Mid-Con Partners or any subsidiary of Mid-Con Partners, shall become the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, by way of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or otherwise, of 50% or more of the
combined voting power of the equity interests in MCGP or Mid-Con Partners; 
 (ii) the limited partners of
Mid-Con Partners approve, in one or a series of transactions, a plan of complete liquidation of Mid-Con Partners; 
 (iii) the sale or other disposition by either MCGP or Mid-Con Partners of all or substantially all of its assets in one or more transactions to any Person other than Mid-Con Partners or any subsidiary of
Mid-Con Partners; 
 (iv) a transaction resulting in a Person other than Mid-Con Partners, or any subsidiary of
Mid-Con Partners, being the general partner of Mid-Con Partners; or 
 (v) any time at which individuals who, as
of October 31, 2011, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to
October 31, 2011, whose election, or nomination for election by Mid-Con Partners’ unitholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board or whose membership was required by any
employment agreement with the Employer will be considered as though such individuals were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as the result of an actual or
threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Incumbent Board. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any award or amount which provides for the deferral of
compensation and is subject to Code Section 409A, then, to the extent required to comply with Section 409A, the transaction or event described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above with respect to such award or amount
must also constitute a “change of control event” as defined in the Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5). 
 “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and any regulations or other official guidance promulgated thereunder. 
 “Commencement
Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2 hereof. 
 “Customer” has the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 8(d) hereof. 
 “Date of Termination” means (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Employer
without Cause (other than upon a notice of non-renewal), or by the Executive with or without Good Reason, other than due to death or Disability, the date specified in accordance with applicable provisions of this Agreement in the Notice of
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period may be waived by the Employer without compensation in lieu thereof upon the Executive’s election to terminate employment with or without Good Reason; (ii) if the Executive’s
employment is terminated by reason of the Executive’s death or Disability, the date of the Executive’s death or the thirtieth day following notification by the Employer of termination due to Disability in accordance with Section 4(a)
hereof, as the case may be; (iii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause, the date of the receipt of the Notice of Termination by the Executive or any later date specified therein; provided that such Notice of
Termination shall not be given until after the requisite Board vote provided for in the definition of “Cause”; (iv) if either party provides a notice of non-renewal of the Employment Period in accordance with Section 2 of the
Agreement, the last day of the then-current Employment Period; or (v) any other date mutually agreed to by the parties hereto. 

“Disability” or “Disabled” means that the Executive (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any
medically-determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically-determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan
covering employees of the Employer; (iii) is determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration; or (iv) is determined to be disabled in accordance with a disability insurance program that is executed before he becomes
disabled, provides disability payments for at least 12 months, and covers a substantial number (but in any event at least 20%) of the Employer’s employees who work at least 30 hours per week. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Disability
constitutes a payment event with respect to any award or amount which provides for the deferral of compensation and is subject to Code Section 409A, then, to the extent required to comply with Code Section 409A, the status described in
clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above with respect to such award or amount must also constitute a “disability” as defined in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(4). 
 “Employer” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. 
 “Employment
Period” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2 hereof. 
 “Executive” has the meaning assigned thereto in the
Recitals hereof. 
 “Executive Associate” shall mean any person or entity with which the Executive is or becomes associated as an
owner, partner, shareholder, member, employee, consultant, independent contractor or substantial creditor. 
 “Excise Tax” has the
meaning assigned thereto in Section 5(d)(iii)(A) hereof. 
 “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following without
the Executive’s written consent: 
 (i) a material diminution in the Executive’s Base Salary;

 (ii) a material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties, or responsibilities; 

(iii) a material diminution in the budget over which the Executive retains authority; 

(iv) a material change (more than 25 miles) in the geographic location at which the Executive’s primary location of
his under this Agreement; or 
 (v) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by any
Employer of this Agreement, including without limitation, a material breach of Section 3(a)(iv) hereof or a breach of Section 9(c); 

provided, that the Executive’s resignation shall only constitute a resignation for “Good Reason” hereunder if (a) the
Executive provides the Employer with written notice setting forth the specific facts or circumstances constituting Good Reason within thirty days after the initial existence of such facts or circumstances, (b) the Employer has failed to cure
such facts or circumstances within thirty days after receipt of such written notice, and (c) the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service occurs no later than seventy-five days after the later of (i) the initial occurrence

  
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of the event constituting Good Reason or (ii) the date the Executive learns or reasonably should have learned of such event and with all time periods measured from the last event that makes
an event become material for purposes of this Good Reason definition. 
 “Incumbent Board” has the meaning assigned thereto in the
definition of “Change in Control”. 
 “Independent Advisor” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5(e)(iii)(B)
hereof. 
 “Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8(b) hereof. 

“LTIP Award Agreements” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Plan. 
 “LTIP Units” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(b)(v) hereof. 

“Target Annual Bonus” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(b)(ii) hereof. 

“MCGP” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. 
 “Mid-Con Entity” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. 

“Mid-Con Partners” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals hereof. 
 “Notice of Termination” means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon; and (ii) if the Date of Termination is other than
the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the termination date (which date shall be not more than thirty days after the giving of such notice). 
 “Performance Objectives” means the specified performance metrics set forth in the Plan, as amended. 
 “Person” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Plan. 
 “Plan” has the
meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(b)(iii) hereof 
 “Proprietary Information” has the meaning assigned thereto in
Section 8(a) hereof. 
 “Release” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5(a)(ii) hereof. 

A “Separation from Service” occurs when the Employee: (i) dies; (ii) completely retires from the performance of services for the
Employer and each Mid-Con Entity; or (iii) has a termination of employment with the Employer and each Mid-Con Entity; and when (iv) the following special rules are satisfied: 

(i) Leaves. If the Executive is placed on a bona fide sick leave or other temporary leave of (1) six months or less
or (2) longer than six months if the Executive has a contractual or statutory right to return to his position, he will not be deemed to have a Separation from Service. For example, if the Executive has return rights under the federal law
commonly known as USERRA, then until he has lost those return rights, he will not be deemed to have a Separation from Service. A leave of absence will be considered a leave of absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that the Executive will
return to perform services for the Employer or Mid-Con Entity. 
 (ii) Conversion to Part Time. If the Executive
permanently ceases to perform services for the Employer and each Mid-Con Entity for his “Full-Time Hours” (i.e., the average number of hours per month that he regularly performed such services during the previous 36 months or such shorter
period of employment with the Employer or Mid-Con Entity), but continues to perform services averaging no more than 40% of his Full-Time Hours, he will be deemed to have become a “Part-Time” employee and to have a Separation from Service.
While the Executive is on a bona fide, paid, leave of absence with the expectation that he will return to full-time employment, he will be credited with his Full-Time Hours for purposes of determining his average Full-Time Hours. 

  
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 (iii) Terminal Leaves. If the Executive takes a leave of absence and it is
intended that the Executive will not return to more than Part-Time service as defined in Subsection (b) of this definition above, he will be deemed to have a Separation from Service when his terminal leave begins. 

(iv) Independent Contractors. If the Executive ceases to be an employee and becomes an independent contractor of the
Employer or Mid-Con Entity, he will not have a Separation from Service until his aggregate service, as both an independent contractor and employee, is reduced below the amount described in Subsection (ii) of this definition above. 

“Severance” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5(a)(ii) hereof. 
 “Severance Bonus” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5(a)(ii)(D) hereof. 

“Severance Multiple” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5(a)(ii)(A) hereof. 

“Severance Salary Payment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5(a)(ii)(A) hereof. 

“Termination Payments” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5(c) hereof. 
 “Territory” means the area in which the Employer or any Mid-Con Entity conducts its waterflood oil production business in the Mid-Continent Region of North America. 

“Total Payments” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5(e)(iii)(A) hereof. 

“Unit” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Plan. 
 “Work for Hire” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8(b)(i) hereof. 

  
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 EXHIBIT B 

FORM OF RELEASE 
 For valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned does hereby release and forever discharge Mid-Con Energy Partners L.P., (the “LP”),
Mid-Con Energy GP, LLC (the “LLC”), every entity of which the LP and the LLC, together or separately, and directly or indirectly, control at least 50% of the voting or management rights or interests (all of which entities, together
with the LP and the LLC, are called the “Companies”) and each of the Companies’ joint or several partners, shareholders, members, owners, associates, affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, heirs, assigns, agents, directors,
officers, managers, employees, representatives, insurers, and attorneys, and all persons acting by, through, or under them, or any of them (all of which and whom are collectively called the “Released Parties”), of and
from all claims, actions, causes of action in law or in equity, suits, debts, liens, contracts, agreements, promises, liability, torts, demands, damages, losses, costs, attorneys’ fees or expenses, of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown,
fixed or contingent (“Actions”), which the undersigned now has or may hereafter have against any or all of the Released Parties by reason of any matter, cause, or thing whatsoever arising from the beginning of time to the date
hereof (hereinafter called “Claims”), provided, however, that the undersigned does not release (a) any Claims for defense and/or indemnity pursuant to any obligation to defend or indemnify that exists on the date of this
Release or (b) claims for vested benefits under any employee benefit plan as defined by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and applicable regulations, both as amended to the date of this Release (both of which (a) and
(b) are called the “Excluded Claims”). 
 The Claims released herein include, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, all Claims in any way arising out of, based upon, or related to the undersigned’s employment or termination of employment by or with any or all Released Parties; any claim for wages, salary, commissions, bonuses,
incentive payments, profit-sharing payments, expense reimbursements, leave, vacation, severance pay or other benefits except for Excluded Claims relating to benefits; any claim under or with respect to all stock option, restricted stock, phantom
stock or other equity-based incentive, plan of any or all Released Parties (or any related agreement to which any Released Party is a party); all alleged breaches of all express or implied contracts of employment; all alleged torts; breaches of all
restrictions on all Released Parties’ rights to terminate the employment of the undersigned; and all alleged violations of all federal, state or local statutes, ordinances, laws, regulations, judicially-created rights, or other legal rights
including, without limitation, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 – 1986, the
Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act of 1990, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the National Labor Relations Act, and the Oklahoma Labor Code (40 O.S. §§ 1-101 et seq.), each as amended. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Release shall not operate to release any rights or claims (and such rights or claims shall not be included in the definition of “Claims”) of the undersigned with respect to (i) accrued or vested benefits he may have,
if any, under any applicable plan, policy, program, arrangement or agreement of any Mid-Con Entity (as defined in the Employment Agreement), including, without limitation, pursuant to any equity or long-term incentive plans, programs or agreements,
(ii) indemnification and/or advancement of expenses pursuant to the corporate governance documents of any Mid-Con Entity or applicable law, or the protections of any directors’ and officers’ liability policies of any Mid-Con Entity,
(iii) claims which arise after the date the undersigned executes this Release, or (iv) any Excluded Claims. 
 The
undersigned may cancel and revoke this Agreement by delivering a written revocation notice to: Mid-Con Energy Partners, L.P., Attention: Chairman of the Compensation and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, 2431 East 61st Street, Suite
850, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136, by the end of business on the seventh day after the undersigned signs this Agreement (the “Deadline”). If the Deadline is a Saturday, Sunday or day on which the U.S. Postal Service does not generally
deliver mail, the Deadline will extended to the close of business on the first business day after such day on which the Postal Service generally delivers mail. If I do not revoke this Agreement by the Deadline, then (a) the Companies and the
undersigned waive the right to cancel or rescind this Agreement even if the other party breaches this Agreement, although the party suffering a breach may assert a claim for such breach of this Agreement and (b) the day after the Deadline will
be the “Effective Date.” 
 The undersigned warrants to the Companies that (a) the undersigned was given the
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signed this Agreement, (c) the undersigned was encouraged to discussed this Agreement with the EEOC’s mediator, (d) the undersigned resigned on
        , 20    , (the “Termination Date”); (e) the undersigned is voluntarily making this Agreement; (f) no person has committed actual or economic coercion to cause
the undersigned to sign this Agreement; and (g) the undersigned has been paid all compensation, overtime and other pay, and the undersigned has received all benefits, to which he is entitled from the Companies through and including the
Termination Date. 
 The undersigned warrants to the Companies that he does not know of any misrepresentation, fraud, deceit,
obtaining of money by improper means, misuse of the mails, mail or wire fraud, discrimination, harassment, price-fixing, lawbreaking, breach of confidentiality, infringement on the rights of others, failure to notify or warn of defective products,
manufacture, sale or lease of unsafe or defective products, or any other illegal or improper action (all of which are called “Improper Conduct”), by the Companies or anyone who is affiliated with the Companies; except that if he does have
such knowledge, he has initialed here:          and has provided all of the details regarding such knowledge in a written statement attached to this Agreement. (If the Companies’ copy of this Agreement
does not have initials in the above blank, and does not have a statement attached to this Agreement, then the undersigned does not have any knowledge of Improper Conduct.) 
 The undersigned understands and agrees that he is waiving all possible rights and claims against the Released Parties under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 as amended (the
“ADEA”) and the Older Worker’s Benefit Protection Act of 1990 (the “OWBPA”). Ten percent of the undersigned’s Severance Pay is consideration for this waiver. 

The undersigned’s release does not affect his right to notify a government agency of wrongdoing against him, or against others, by
the Companies. 
 Any Released Party may enforce this release of that Released Party as an intended third-party beneficiary of
this Agreement. 
 The undersigned represents and warrants that there has been no assignment or other transfer of any interest
in any Claim which he may have against any or all of the Released Parties and the undersigned agrees to indemnify, pay for the defense of, and hold every and all of the Released Parties harmless, from all liabilities, Claims, demands, damages,
costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred by any of all of the Released Parties as the result of any such assignment or transfer or any rights or Claims under any such assignment or transfer. The indemnifications, payments for defense, and
hold harmless obligations, stated in the previous sentence, are not conditioned on any Released Party’s payment before recovering from the undersigned under the previous sentence. 

The undersigned agrees that if he hereafter commences any suit arising out of, based upon, or relating to any of the Claims released
hereunder or in any manner asserts against any Released Party, any of the Claims released hereunder, then the undersigned shall pay every and all of the Released Parties, in addition to any other damages caused to the Released Parties thereby, all
attorneys’ fees incurred by the Released Parties in defending or otherwise responding to said suit or Claim. Nothing herein shall prevent the undersigned from raising or asserting any defense in any suit, claim, proceeding or investigation
brought by any of the Released Parties, and by raising or asserting any such defense, the undersigned shall not become obligated to pay attorneys’ fees under this paragraph. 

The undersigned further understands and agrees that neither the payment of any sum of money nor the execution of this Release shall
constitute or be construed as an admission of any liability whatsoever by any Released Party, who have consistently taken the position that they have no liability whatsoever to the undersigned. 

The undersigned acknowledges that different or additional facts may be discovered in addition to what is now known or believed to be true
by him with respect to the matters released in this Agreement, and the undersigned agrees that this Agreement shall be and remain in effect in all respects as a complete and final release of the matters released, notwithstanding any different or
additional facts. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Release this     
day of         , 20    . 
  

	
	  

	S. Craig George

  
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 EXHIBIT C 

409A RIDER 

MID-CON ENERGY PARTNERS L.P., MID-CON ENERGY GP, LLC, 
 AND S. CRAIG GEORGE 
 This 409A Rider is an integral part of the above Employment Agreement
and is of the essence of the Employment Agreement. To make this Rider easier to read, S. Craig George is referred to in the first person (“I,” “me,” “my,” etc.). 
 The Employer and I understand that Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code requires an employee to pay taxes, plus an additional 20%, of certain deferred compensation that the employee might
receive in the future — even if the employee has not received the deferred compensation. Tax rules say that “deferred compensation” includes many types of ordinary payments, such as a reimbursement of expenses or a payment of a
bonus, unless they are exempted. Some deferred compensation is exempt from the punitive § 409A taxes if my employment contract includes some complex tax terms — even if it is unlikely that the tax terms would apply to me. 

This Rider is intended to add the terms that § 409A or tax rules may require to be added to my employment contracts in order to clarify that I will
not receive Deferred Compensation that could make me pay punitive taxes on income, some of which I may not have received. 
 This Rider is my
agreement with the Employer. It amends all of our past, present and future employment contracts beginning on the effective date of § 409A or the applicable tax regulations. This Rider revises only the terms of such Contracts that could make me
liable for income and excise taxes on Deferred Compensation, as a result of § 409A. If there is any conflict between this Rider and any of such Contracts, this Rider will control. 
 Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Rider shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Employment Agreement. 
 1. Definitions. These definitions apply to the Rider; other definitions are included below: 
 (a) “Employer” means Mid-Con Energy Partners L.P. and Mid-Con Energy GP, LLC, and all of their 409A Affiliates (defined in Section 8(a)). 

(b) “Contract” refers to any past, current or future contract relating to employment or non-qualified deferred
compensation between me and the Employer or any 409A Affiliate (defined below), that relates to time periods after date of § 409A’s effective date. 
 (c) “Deferred Compensation” means rights to payments or benefits that are considered deferred compensation under Code § 409A. With some exceptions, Deferred Compensation can
include payments or benefits that are not payable in the calendar year when I earn them. Here are some examples of possible Deferred Compensation, but the first sentence of this definition is the real definition of “Deferred Compensation”:

 (i) Payments that are due after I stop working for the Employer. 

(ii) Bonuses that are not payable in the year that I earn them. 
 (iii) Reimbursements of expenses that would be considered compensation to me. 

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 “Deferred Compensation” does not include any pension, profit sharing, 401(k),
“SEP” or “Simple” IRA program, or other Employer plan that the 409A regulations define as a “Qualified” Plan. This Rider does not amend any Qualified Plan. 

(d) § 409A says that the Employer can pay me Deferred Compensation sooner than planned if I am disabled — but strictly limits
“disability” to a complex definition. Therefore, only to determine whether Deferred Compensation is payable earlier or later than it otherwise would be paid, “Disability” or
“Disabled” means any one or more of the following, which is based on tax regulations: 
 (i) I am unable to
engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically-determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in my death or to last for at least 12 continuous months, or (ii) I am, by reason of any
such impairment, receiving income replacement benefits for at least 3 months under a disability (or other accident and health plan) covering Employer employees; or (iii) I am determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security
Administration or the Railroad Retirement Board; or (iv) I am determined to be disabled according to a disability insurance program that is signed before I become disabled, provides disability payments for at least 12 months, and covers
at least 20% of the Employer’s employees who work at least 30 hours per week. 
 For all other purposes other than the
payment of Deferred Compensation, the definition of “Disability” or “Disabled,” in each of my Contracts, will apply without amendment. 
 2. Elections. If a Contract gives me any right to change the date, form or method of payment of any Deferred Compensation, my rights will be limited as follows: 

(a) In order to change my Deferred Compensation, I must deliver a written deferral election to the Chairman of the Compensation and
Governance Committee of the Board of Directors. 
 (b) I cannot make any such change within the 12 months before the first date
on which I otherwise would receive such compensation; provided that if the Employer adds me as an eligible person with respect to a bonus or benefit for which I was not previously eligible, and if I become a participant in or covered by such bonus
or benefit within 30 days after I become eligible, I will not be deemed to have made such a change. 
 (c) My change must
postpone the payment of the Deferred Compensation for at least 60 months after the date on which such compensation would be paid if I did not change the payment date. 
 (d) I cannot cause any payment to be made earlier, except as a result of my death or Disability. 
 (e) I cannot make any change unless the Contract allows the change. 
 Any
renegotiation, that speeds up or delays any payment, would need to be consistent with the terms of Section 2 of this Rider. If a Contract lets me select Deferred Compensation payment dates, and I do not elect payment dates before my rights to
change the dates are terminated under this Section, then the Deferred Compensation will be provided to me on the earliest dates that I could have elected. This Section does not allow me to change the date, form or method of payment unless a
Contract otherwise gives me such a right. 
 3. Employer’s Rights. Except as otherwise permitted by this Rider, the Employer
cannot accelerate or postpone any payment of Deferred Compensation unless the Contract and Section 2 of this Rider allow such action; provided if the Employer adds me as an eligible person with respect to a bonus or benefit for which I
was not previously eligible, and if I become a participant in or covered by such bonus or benefit within 30 days after I become eligible, the Employer will not be deemed to have accelerated or postponed a payment. 

  
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 4. Reimbursement of Expenses. The reimbursement of expenses, incurred by me or anyone else, are
subject to the Contract’s conditions and to the following conditions: 
 (a) The expenses must be incurred
before the earlier of both (i) my Separation from Service and (ii) the expiration of the Contract that provides for expense reimbursement. 
 (b) The amount of expenses reimbursed in one year cannot affect the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed in another year. 
 (c) I must submit a reimbursement request by the earlier of (i) the deadline stated in the Contract or any Employer policy that relates to the reimbursement and that has been delivered to me,
or (ii) six months after the expense is incurred. 
 (d) The Employer will make a reimbursement, that is payable under the
Contract and this Rider, by the earliest of (i) any deadline stated in the Contract, (ii) any deadline stated in any Employer policy that relates to the reimbursement and has been delivered to me, and (iii) the end of the calendar
year after the year in which the expense is incurred. 
 (e) The Employer will not substitute cash, or any other benefit,
for my right to such a reimbursement. 
 5. Terminations of Employment. The 409A Regulations may or may not consider payments, that are
made after my employment ends, to be Deferred Compensation. Tax regulations require the Contract to say that some “terminations of employment” do not trigger or change the date of Deferred Compensation. Therefore, only to determine
whether (or when) Deferred Compensation is payable after my employment with the Employer ends, the following rules will apply. For all other purposes, each Contract’s terms and conditions relating to my termination of employment will apply
without amendment. This means that I may terminate my employment as provided in my current Contract regardless of this Rider — but the Employer will not owe me Deferred Compensation unless the conditions of both the Contract and this Rider
are satisfied. The Employer may terminate my employment as stated in a Contract regardless of this Rider, whether or not Deferred Compensation is payable. The Rider’s conditions are that: 

(a) My Deferred Compensation will not be started, moved up or postponed as a result of a termination of my employment unless the Contract
provides for the payment to be started, moved up or postponed and the termination of employment also is a Separation from Service (defined in my Contract). 
 (b) No Deferred Compensation will be paid as the result of my resignation that is (or is not) a Separation from Service unless all of the following conditions are satisfied: 

(i) The Contract must provide for the Deferred Compensation to be paid to me. 

(ii) I must have a Good Reason to resign (defined in my Contract). 

(iii) I satisfy all notice provisions and other conditions set forth in my Contract related to a Good Reason. 

(iv) The Employer does not cure the situation giving rise to such Good Reason as set forth in my Contract. 

(v) The amount, time and form of the Deferred Compensation must be substantially identical to a payment of Deferred Compensation that
would result from the Employer’s dismissal of me without cause. 
 6. Distributions to Others. My Deferred Compensation will be paid
to me or for my benefit except to the extent that: 
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 (b) Domestic Relations Orders. A valid court order, relating to alimony, child
support or similar payments, and that is a “Domestic Relations Order” as defined in the § 409A Regulations, requires the Employer to pay someone else. No Domestic Relations Order may change the date or amount of any payment of
Deferred Compensation; it may change only the payee of Deferred Compensation on those dates that the Deferred Compensation otherwise would be payable; or 
 (c) Missing Beneficiaries or Information. If the Employer cannot locate me or a beneficiary, or does not have enough information to make a payment required by a Contract, the Employer may make such
payment when such payment is administratively practicable. 
 (d) Taxed to Me. The Contract permits or requires a payment
to someone else and any ordinary income related to such payment is properly considered my ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. 
 7.
Payment Dates. Unless the Contract stipulates a different payment date, the payment date, for any amount payable to me, will be the Employer’s first regular payday that occurs on or after the date on which all conditions precedent, to my
right to receive payment, are satisfied (the “Satisfaction Date”). Notwithstanding the foregoing general rule, however: 
 (a) Whether or not the Contract or this Rider stipulates the payment date, the Employer may, in the Employer’s sole discretion without my right to affect the Employer’s decision, make any
payment up to 30 days early; provided that I and the Beneficiaries may not directly or indirectly influence the Employer’s decision to make an early payment. 

(b) If my Contract does not stipulate the payment date for a bonus, the bonus will be paid within 2 1/2 months after the date on which my entitlement to that bonus is
vested. 
 8. Combined Arrangements. All arrangements for the payment of any Deferred Compensation, that are sponsored by the
Employer or any 409A Affiliate, will be considered one arrangement and combined (the IRS uses the word “aggregated”) to the extent required by the tax regulations, including Reg. 1.409A-1(c)(2). The aggregated arrangements must satisfy
§ 409A. 
 (a) “409A Affiliate” means the Employer and some other organizations that share
ownership, control, or other characteristics that cause the Code to consider all of such organizations to be one organization. Here is the full definition of the related organizations that are 409A Affiliates: 

(i) any corporation that is a member of a controlled group of corporations along with the Employer; (ii) any trade or business
that is under common control with the Employer; (iii) any organization that is part of an affiliated service group with the Employer; (iv) any other entity that must be aggregated with the Employer under Code § 414(o);
or (v) any other related entity that the Employer’s Board of Directors designates as a 409A Affiliate. (The italicized terms in Subsections (i, ii and iii) are defined in Code §§ 414(b, c and m), respectively.) 

9. “Aggregation of “409A Plans.” All non-Qualified Deferred Compensation programs that are sponsored by any 409A Affiliate, and
with which my participation must be aggregated to be one 409A Plan pursuant to Int. Rev. Regs. § 1.409A-1(c)(2), will be aggregated and the benefits of the aggregated 409A Plan must satisfy § 409A. 

(a) A plan is “Qualified” if it is qualified under Code §§ 401, 403(a or b), 457, 408, or any other Code section that
the 409A Regulations declare to be “Qualified.” (Most profit sharing, pension, and 401(k) plans are intended to be “Qualified.”) 
 10. Exceptional Early Payments. Within 30 days after the Employer’s receipt of an opinion by a certified public accountant or tax attorney that I or a Beneficiary will be required to pay:

  

	 	(a)	Employment taxes; or 

  

	 	(b)	Current income taxes; 

  
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 because part or all of my rights related to my Deferred Compensation are included in my or the
Beneficiary’s federal income for the tax year in which the opinion is written (or for the previous tax year), then the Employer will prepay the amount of such taxes as stated in such opinion. Any such prepayment is called a
“Prepayment.” 
 11. Termination. The Employer or its successor may adopt a written, irrevocable, election to terminate and
liquidate my ownership of restricted stock, and/or my stock options, within the 30 days preceding or the 12 months following a Change of Control, but only if all components of all of my Deferred Compensation programs, that are (a) aggregated
with the terminated program and sponsored by any 409A Affiliate that experiences the Change of Control, and (b) in effect immediately after the Change of Control (collectively called “Aggregated Plans”), are terminated and liquidated.
Any such termination must cause me to receive all Deferred Compensation under all such Aggregated Plans by the earlier of (x) the date on which I otherwise would receive such Deferred Compensation and (y) within 12 months after the
Employer or its successor irrevocably takes all necessary action to terminate and liquidate the Aggregated Plans. The Employer, 409A Affiliate or successor, that has the discretion to liquidate and terminate the Aggregated Plans, is the entity that
is primarily liable immediately after the transaction for the payment of the Deferred Compensation. 
 12. Specified Employee Rules.
While I am a Specified Employee (see below), payments of Deferred Compensation to me or my beneficiaries, for any reason other than my death or Disability, may not be made before the end of the sixth month after the date of my Separation from
Service. 
 (a) I am a “Specified Employee” if, as of the last Identification Date (described below) before my
Separation from Service, I am a § 416 Key Employee (see below) of an entity any stock in which is publicly traded on an established securities market (a “Public Company”) or otherwise is subject to the six-month delay in payment
required by Code § 409A(a)(2)(B)(i). I will not be a Specified Employee until I am determined to be a Specified Employee on an Identification Date (see below). When I become a Specified Employee as of an Identification Date, I will remain a
Specified Employee until the first Identification Date on which I no longer am a Specified Employee. 
 (b) A “§ 416
Key Employee” is defined in Code § 416(i)(1)(A)(i, ii or iii) without regard to Code § 416(i)(5). In order to determine whether I am a § 416 Key Employee, all Employer and 409A Affiliate Deferred Compensation plans for me
will use the § 415 Safe Harbor Compensation (see below) as my compensation. 
 (c) The “Identification
Date” is four months after each Determination Date described below. 
 (d) The “Determination Date” is
December 31 of each year after the Employer or a parent becomes a Public Company. The first Determination Date will be: 

(i) Unless there is an election described in Subsection (d)(ii) below, the December 31 that immediately precedes the date on which
the Employer or a parent becomes a Public Company; but 
 (ii) If the entity that becomes a Public Company elects a different
first Determination Date that (A) is on or before the date that the entity becomes a Public Company and (B) is irrevocably elected before the entity becomes a Public Company, the date elected by such entity will be the first Determination
Date. 
 (e) “§ 415 Safe Harbor Compensation” means all W-2 Pay (described below) paid to me while I
am an employee of the Employer or a 409A Affiliate, modified as follows: 
 (i) “W-2 Pay” means all
compensation defined as wages in Code § 3401 for purposes of withholding income taxes at the source of the Compensation, without applying any rules that limit the remuneration included in Compensation based on the nature or location of the
services performed (such as agricultural labor). It does not, however, include compensation payable after a 

  
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Separation from Service other than amounts (x) payable within 2 1/2 months after the Separation from Service and (y) that would have been payable to pre-Separation Service if such Separation from Service had not occurred. 

(ii) § 415 Safe Harbor Compensation will include all of the following, even though they are not part of W-2 Pay: my Elective
Contributions to any Employer or 409A Affiliate Code § 125 cafeteria plan, § 401(k) plan, simplified employee pension plan, § 403(b) annuity plan, or § 132(f) qualified transportation fringe benefit plan. An “Elective
Contribution” means a contribution to a plan or program for which I could receive cash if I make an appropriate election under the plan. It does not include automatic contributions to a 401(k) plan, or benefits provided under a
cafeteria plan, if I cannot take cash instead of the contribution or benefit. 
 13. Gross-up. If § 409A requires me to pay any
taxes in addition to my ordinary income taxes, on any right, benefit or payment for which the Employer is obligated, then the Employer will pay me an additional bonus in the amount of such additional tax plus all amounts necessary so that, after my
payment of all taxes, I receive cash equal to such Additional Tax. Such payment will be made by the end of my taxable year next following my taxable year in which I remit such taxes. 
 14. Compliance with § 409A. Each Contract, as amended by this Rider, is intended to meet the requirements of Code § 409A. Notwithstanding any other term of a Contract, my rights under the
Contract (a) will be deemed amended to the extent necessary to incorporate any provisions required to ensure compliance with § 409A and (b) will be interpreted and operated in a manner that will ensure compliance with § 409A.

 15. No Tax Advice. The Employer is not giving me tax advice. The Employer does not guarantee that this Rider or any Contract will keep
me from being liable for accelerated or additional taxes imposed under § 409A. 
 Signed on this 20th day of December, 2011. 

 

							
	“Employer”:	 		 	S. CRAIG GEORGE:
	MID-CON ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.	 		 	
	By: Mid-Con Energy GP, LLC, its general partner	 		 	
				
	By:	 	 /s/ Charles R. Olmstead
	 		 	 /s/ S. Craig George

	Name:	 	Charles R. Olmstead	 		 	
	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer	 		 	
			
	MID-CON ENERGY GP, LLC	 		 	
				
	By:	 	 /s/ Charles R. Olmstead
	 		 	
	Name:	 	Charles R. Olmstead	 		 	
	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer	 		 	

  
 C-6Services Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
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	Section 1.	 	 Definitions
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	Section 2.	 	 Management Services
	  	 	4	  
			
	Section 3.	 	 Performance and Authority
	  	 	6	  
			
	Section 4.	 	 Compensation and Reimbursement
	  	 	7	  
			
	Section 5.	 	 Representations and Warranties; Covenants
	  	 	8	  
			
	Section 6.	 	 Term and Termination
	  	 	11	  
			
	Section 7.	 	 Limitation of Liability; Indemnification
	  	 	12	  
			
	Section 8.	 	 Insurance
	  	 	13	  
			
	Section 9.	 	 Competition
	  	 	14	  
			
	Section 10.	 	 Confidential Information
	  	 	14	  
			
	Section 11.	 	 Obligations Hereunder Not Affected; Waivers
	  	 	15	  
			
	Section 12.	 	 Notices
	  	 	15	  
			
	Section 13.	 	 Assigns
	  	 	16	  
			
	Section 14.	 	 No Third-Party Beneficiaries
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	Section 15.	 	 Amendment
	  	 	16	  
			
	Section 16.	 	 Unenforceability
	  	 	16	  
			
	Section 17.	 	 Survival of Agreements
	  	 	16	  
			
	Section 18.	 	 Governing Law; Submission to Process
	  	 	16	  
			
	Section 19.	 	 Waiver of Jury Trial
	  	 	17	  
			
	Section 20.	 	 Entire Agreement
	  	 	17	  
			
	Section 21.	 	 Laws and Regulations
	  	 	17	  
			
	Section 22.	 	 No Recourse Against Officers, Directors, Managers or Employees
	  	 	17	  

 SERVICES AGREEMENT 

This Services Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 19, 2011, is made by
and between Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Manager”), and Sanchez Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Company”). 

 RECITALS: 
 WHEREAS, Company wishes for Manager to provide certain management and general and administrative support services to Company and Manager wishes to provide such management and services to Company as
provided herein; 
 WHEREAS, Manager owns the general partnership interest in and is a limited partner of Sanchez Energy
Partners I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“SEP”) and the majority stockholder of Company; and 
 WHEREAS, Manager has determined that its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement may reasonably be expected to benefit Manager, directly or indirectly, and is in the best interests of
Manager. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, of the premises in the
Recitals set forth above, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows: 

Section 1. Definitions. In addition to terms defined above, the following terms shall have the following meaning when used herein:

 “CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended,
state and local analogs, and all rules and regulations and requirements thereunder in each case as now or hereafter in effect. 

“Contractual Obligation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c). 

“Confidential Information” means all information (i) furnished to Manager or its representatives by or on
behalf of Company or (ii) prepared by or at the direction of Company (in each case irrespective of the form of communication and whether such information is furnished on or after the date hereof), and all analyses, compilations, data, studies,
notes, interpretations, memoranda or other documents prepared by Manager or its representatives containing or based in whole or in part on any such furnished information. 
 “Contract Operating Agreement” means that certain Contract Operating Agreement dated as of the date hereof, by and between Manager and Company (as it may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time). 
 “Environment” means (i) the navigable waters, the waters of the
contiguous zone, and the ocean waters of which the natural resources are under the exclusive management authority of the United States under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.], and (ii) any
other surface water, ground water, drinking water supply, land surface or subsurface strata, or ambient air within the United States or under the jurisdiction of the United States 

 “Environmental Law” means all Legal Requirements or common law
theories applicable to Company or its Subsidiaries arising from, relating to, or in connection with the Environment, health or safety, including without limitation (a) CERCLA; (b) pollution, contamination, injury, destruction, loss,
protection, cleanup, reclamation or restoration of the air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata or other natural resources; (c) solid, gaseous or liquid waste generation, treatment, processing, recycling, reclamation,
cleanup, storage, disposal or transportation; (d) exposure to pollutants, contaminants, hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes; or (e) the manufacture, processing, handling, transportation, distribution in commerce, use,
storage or disposal of hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes. 
 “Environmental Permit”
means any permit, license, order, approval, registration or other authorization under Environmental Law. 

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any
political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or
functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies). 
 “Hydrocarbons” means
oil, gas, coal seam gas, casinghead gas, drip gasoline, natural gasoline, condensate, distillate and all other liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons produced or to be produced in conjunction therewith from a well bore and all products, by-products and
other substances derived therefrom or the processing thereof, and all other minerals and substances produced in conjunction with such substances, including, but not limited to, sulfur, geothermal steam, water, carbon dioxide, helium and any and all
minerals, ores or substances of value and the products and proceeds therefrom. 
 “Intellectual
Property” means all intellectual or industrial property and rights therein, however denominated, throughout the world, whether or not registered, including all patent applications, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade styles or
dress, mask works, copyrights (including copyrights in computer programs, software, computer code, documentation, drawings, specifications and data), works of authorship, moral rights of authorship, rights in designs, trade secrets, technology,
inventions, invention disclosures, discoveries, improvements, know-how, proprietary rights, formulae, processes, methods, technical and business information and confidential and proprietary information, and all other intellectual and industrial
property rights, whether or not subject to statutory registration or protection and, with respect to each of the foregoing, all registrations and applications for registration, renewals, extensions, continuations, reexaminations, reissues,
divisionals, improvements, modifications, derivative works, goodwill, and common law rights and causes of action relating to any of the foregoing. 
 “JOA” means: (i) with respect to Properties upon which Manager is the “Operator” under the terms of the Contract Operating Agreement, the
“JOA Form”, as such term is defined therein; and (ii) with respect to Properties which are being developed, managed and operated by a “Third Party Operator”, the “Third Party JOA”, as such
terms are defined in the Contract Operating Agreement. 

  
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 “Leases” means all oil and gas leases, oil, gas and mineral leases,
oil, gas and casinghead gas leases or any other instruments, agreements, or conveyances under and pursuant to which the owner thereof has or obtains the right to enter upon lands and explore for, drill, and develop such lands for the production of
Hydrocarbons. 
 “Legal Requirement” means, as to any Person, any law, statute, ordinance, decree,
requirement, order, judgment, rule or regulation (or official interpretation of any of the foregoing) of, and the terms of any license or permit issued by, any Governmental Authority. 

“License Agreement” means that certain Geophysical Seismic Data Use License Agreement, dated the date hereof,
among Manager, Company and SEP Holdings III, LLC (as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time). 

“Lien” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, assignment, charge, deed of trust, security interest, hypothecation,
preference, deposit arrangement or encumbrance (or other type of arrangement having the practical effect of the foregoing) to secure or provide for the payment of any obligation of any Person, whether arising by contract, operation of law or
otherwise (including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale, agreement, synthetic lease or other title retention agreement). 
 “Management Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a). 
 “Oil and Gas Properties” means fee mineral interest, term mineral interests, Leases, subleases, farmouts, royalties, overriding royalties, net profit interests, carried interests,
production payments and similar mineral interests, and all unsevered and unextracted Hydrocarbons in, under or attributable to the foregoing. 
 “Permit” means any approval, certificate of occupancy, consent, waiver, exemption, variance, franchise, order, permit, authorization, right or license of or from any Governmental
Authority, including without limitation, an Environmental Permit. 
 “Person” means an individual,
partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, limited liability corporation or company, limited liability partnership, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political
subdivision or agency thereof or any trustee, receiver, custodian or similar official. 
 “Properties”
means, collectively, all Oil and Gas Properties and all interests in other real and personal property which are, at the time in question, owned by Company or any of its Subsidiaries. 

“Related Contracts” means any JOAs, contracts or agreements between Manager and Company (or any Subsidiary of
Company) relating to the Properties, whether relating to the operation or development of any of the Properties, or the drilling and completion of wells on the Properties, or the gathering, treating, storage, processing, compressing, transporting,
and handling of Hydrocarbons produced from any of the Properties, or otherwise. 

  
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 “Services” has the meaning given to such term in
Section 2. 
 “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any
date, any other Person the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
as of such date, as well as any Person, a majority of whose outstanding Voting Securities (other than directors’ qualifying shares) shall at any time be owned by such parent or one or more Subsidiaries of such parent. Unless otherwise
specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Company. 
 “Voting Securities” means (a) with respect to any corporation (including any unlimited liability company), capital stock of such corporation having general voting power under
ordinary circumstances to elect directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have special voting power or rights by reason of the happening of any contingency),
(b) with respect to any partnership, any partnership interest or other ownership interest having general voting power to elect the general partner or other management of the partnership or other Person and (c) with respect to any limited
liability company, membership certificates or interests having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect managers of such limited liability company. 
 Section 2. Management Services. During the term hereof, Manager shall, at its own cost and to the extent not directly provided by Company for its own account, (i) advise and consult with
Company regarding all aspects of Company’s development, operations and expansion, (ii) provide (or cause to be provided) management and technical expertise and consulting services for the development and implementation of the operational
and financial plans of Company and for strategic planning and decisions of Company, including the exploration and production activities with respect to the Properties and (iii) provide (or cause to be provided) administrative support services
to Company as necessary or useful for the operations of the business of Company and Company’s Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Services”), in each case consistent with the budgets and forecasts developed under
Section 2(h), including but not limited to the following specific Services: 
 (a) Overhead Services. Manager
will provide all general and administrative overhead materials and services and other general and administrative materials and services. 
 (b) Technical. Manager will provide in-house geological, geophysical and reserve engineering services that are required to determine the optimum exploration, development and operation of the
Properties, including but not limited to, the use and interpretation of any seismic data owned by, licensed to or otherwise available to Manager or Company relating to the Properties. 

(c) Lease and Land Administration. Manager will provide all necessary or useful Lease and land administration services, including,
but not limited to, administering all Leases and division orders, and maintaining all land, Lease and other related records, providing associated services, and paying rentals, shut-in payments and other Lease payments. 

  
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 (d) Marketing. Manager will provide all marketing, gas control and contract
administration services necessary or useful to sell the Hydrocarbons produced from the Properties. 
 (e) Accounting.
Manager will perform all revenue and joint interest accounting functions attributable to the Properties, including but not limited to: 
 (i) royalty and other lease payments, 
 (ii) payment of accounts
payable, 
 (iii) collection of production proceeds, 

(iv) computation and payment of severance and other taxes based on production, 

(v) gas balancing, and 
 (vi) general ledger and financial reporting activities. 
 (f) Operations.
To the extent any Properties subject to development and operation are not subject to a JOA, Manager will enter into, or cause (on behalf of Company) the entry of, a JOA with respect to such Properties in accordance with the terms of the Contract
Operating Agreement. 
 (g) Information Systems. Manager will provide computer use and/or facilities necessary to manage
and operate the Properties and maintain the records of Company and its Subsidiaries. 
 (h) Budgets and Forecasts.
Manager will establish operating and capital budgets and forecasts for Company and its Subsidiaries, subject to approval thereof by Company’s board of directors or the audit committee thereof, as applicable, and monitor their receipts, income
and expenditures. 
 (i) Compliance. Manager will take all actions, file all reports and notices and obtain all necessary
Permits to cause the operations of Company and its Subsidiaries, including with respect to the Properties, to be in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements. 
 (j) Insurance. Manager will arrange and maintain insurance policies, subject to the terms hereof and, if applicable, the Contract Operating Agreement. 

(k) Accounting. Manager will maintain a general ledger with respect to the business and attendant accounting matters of Company
and its Subsidiaries. 
 (l) Bank Accounts. Manager will open and maintain bank accounts on behalf of Company and its
Subsidiaries. 

  
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 (m) Outside Professionals. Manager will manage and supervise the outside accountants
and attorneys of Company and coordinate the annual audit of Company’s books and records and the preparation of Company’s tax returns (but subject in any event to the ultimate authority of Company’s board of directors or the audit
committee thereof, as applicable). 
 Section 3. Performance and Authority. 

(a) Standard of Care. Manager shall provide the Services in a timely and current manner, consistent with management and
administrative practices that it would provide for itself in the performance of services similar to the Services. 
 (b)
Independent Contractor Relationship. With respect to its performance of the Services, Manager is an independent contractor, with the authority to control, oversee and direct the performance of the details of the Services. 

(c) No Joint Venture or Partnership. This Agreement is not intended to and shall not be construed as creating a joint venture,
partnership, agency or other association within the meaning of the common law or under the laws of any state. 
 (d)
Performance of Services by Company. The parties to this Agreement understand and agree that Company may at its election provide certain Services for its own account, and to the extent Company does so Manager need not perform such Services.
Manager will, however, remain obligated to perform all Services as provided herein to the extent Company fails to adequately and timely perform such Services or requests Manager to provide such Services. 

(e) Performance of Services by Third Parties. The parties to this Agreement understand and agree that Manager may, in the
performance of the Services, engage or retain the following third party consultants, advisers, accountants, auditors and attorneys for the indicated purposes: 
 (i) reserve engineering consultants or advisers for preparation of reserve engineering reports; 
 (ii) accountants and auditors for preparation of financial reporting and information and tax returns (but subject in any event to the ultimate authority of Company’s board of directors or the audit
committee thereof, as applicable); and 
 (iii) attorneys for issues related directly to the business of Company;

 provided, however, Manager shall obtain the prior consent of Company prior to any such engagement or retention by Manager if such
engagement or retention shall not be terminable within 60 days or shall commit Company to expenditures of $50,000 or more. The parties further acknowledge and agree that Manager’s retention of third party consultants, advisers,
accountants, auditors and attorneys shall only be as reasonable and necessary in the performance of the Services by Manager. Subject to the foregoing, Company shall reimburse Manager for any costs and expenses arising from or related to such
engagement or retention that have been paid with funds of Manager rather than funds of Company or its Subsidiaries. Any and all payments made to Manager for reimbursements incurred pursuant to this Section 3(e) shall be in addition to,
and not considered to be a part of, the Management Fee to be paid in accordance with Section 4. 

  
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 Section 4. Compensation and Reimbursement. 

(a) Charge for Services. Company shall compensate Manager for the provision of the Services at a price equal to Manager’s
cost of providing the Services, including all direct costs and indirect administrative and overhead costs (including the allocable portion of salary, bonus, incentive compensation and other amounts paid to Persons who provide Services) allocated in
accordance with Manager’s regular and consistent accounting practices (the “Management Fee”). Upon reasonable request, Manager shall provide Company with financial reports sufficient to permit verification of
Manager’s costs. 
 (b) Taxes. In addition to the other sums payable under this Agreement, Company shall pay, and
hold Manager harmless against, all sales, use or other taxes, or other fees or assessments imposed by law in connection with the provision of the Services, other than income, franchise or margin taxes measured by Manager’s net income or margin
and other than any gross receipts of other privilege taxes imposed on Manager. Manager and Company shall cooperate with each other and use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the other in entering into such arrangements as the other may
reasonably request in order to minimize, to the extent lawful and feasible, the payment or assessment of any taxes relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection (b) shall
obligate Manager to cooperate with, or assist, Company in any arrangement proposed by Company that would, in Manager’s sole discretion, have a material detrimental effect on Manager. 

(c) Invoicing and Payment. Manager will invoice Company from time to time, as determined by Manager in its sole discretion.
Company will pay undisputed invoiced amounts promptly after the receipt of each such invoice. 
 (d) Disputed Charges.

 (i) COMPANY (OR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS) MAY, WITHIN 120 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT
OF AN INVOICE FROM MANGER, TAKE WRITTEN EXCEPTION TO ANY CHARGE, ON THE GROUND THAT THE SAME WAS NOT A REASONABLE COST OR EXPENSE INCURRED BY MANAGER IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES. IF THE AMOUNT AS TO WHICH SUCH WRITTEN EXCEPTION IS
TAKEN, OR ANY PART THEREOF, IS ULTIMATELY DETERMINED NOT TO BE A REASONABLE COST OR EXPENSE INCURRED BY MANAGER IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, SUCH AMOUNT OR PORTION THEREOF (AS THE CASE MAY BE) SHALL BE REFUNDED BY MANAGER TO COMPANY
TOGETHER WITH INTEREST THEREON AT THE LESSER OF (I) THE PRIME RATE PER ANNUM ESTABLISHED BY CITIBANK, NA AS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF PAYMENT BY COMPANY IN RESPECT OF SUCH CONTESTED INVOICE OR (II) THE MAXIMUM LAWFUL RATE DURING THE PERIOD FROM
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TO THE DATE OF REFUND BY MANAGER. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, COMPANY (OR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS) MAY TAKE EXCEPTION TO ANY CHARGE WITHIN
THE PERIOD SPECIFIED ABOVE NOTWITHSTANDING THAT THE RELATED INVOICE WAS PAID IN FULL. 
 (ii) If, within 20 days
after receipt of any written exception pursuant to Section 4(d)(i), Company (or the audit committee of Company’s board of directors) and Manager have been unable to resolve any dispute, and if (1) such dispute relates to
whether amounts were properly charged or Services actually performed and (2) the aggregate amount in dispute exceeds $100,000, either of Company (or the audit committee of Company’s board of directors) or Manager may submit the dispute to
an independent third party auditing firm that is mutually agreeable to the audit committee of Company’s board of directors, on the one hand, and Manager, on the other hand. The parties shall cooperate with such auditing firm and shall provide
such auditing firm access to such books and records as may be reasonably necessary to permit a determination by such auditing firm. The resolution by such auditing firm shall be final and binding on the parties. 

Section 5. Representations and Warranties; Covenants. 
 (a) Organization; Requisite Power and Authority; Qualification. As of the date hereof, Manager (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, (b) has all requisite power and authority, and the legal right, to own and operate its property, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into this Agreement and the Related Contracts and to
carry out the transactions contemplated thereby, including providing the Services, and (c) is qualified to do business and in good standing in every jurisdiction where its assets are located and wherever necessary to carry out its business and
operations as required by applicable Legal Requirements. 
 (b) Due Authorization. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Related Contracts and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Contracts have been or will be, as applicable, duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of
Manager. 
 (c) No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by Manager of this Agreement and the Related
Contracts and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Contracts, including providing the Services, do not and will not, as applicable, (a) violate any provision of any Legal Requirement applicable to
Manager, its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or any order, judgment or decree of any court or other agency of government binding Manager; (b) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a
default under any contract or agreement to which Manager is a party or by which its assets are bound (each a “Contractual Obligation”); (c) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the
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default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any Permit material to Manager’s operations or any of its properties; or (e) require any approval
of stockholders, members or partners or any approval or consent of any Person under any Contractual Obligation or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Manager, except for such approvals or consents which have been or will be, as the case
may be, obtained and disclosed in writing to Company. 
 (d) Governmental Consents. The execution, delivery and
performance by Manager of this Agreement and the Related Contracts and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related Contracts, including providing the Services, do not and will not, as applicable, require any
registration with, consent or approval of, or notice to, or other action to, with or by, any Governmental Authority, except for such registrations, consents, approvals, notices or actions which have been or will be, as the case may be, obtained and
disclosed in writing to Company. 
 (e) Binding Obligation. This Agreement and each Related Contract has been or will be,
as applicable, duly executed and delivered by Manager and is or will be, as applicable, the legal, valid and binding obligation of Manager, enforceable against Manager in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law). 

(f) Licenses, Etc. 
 (i) Manager owns, or is licensed to use, all Intellectual Property material to its business, and to Manager’s knowledge the use thereof by Manager in connection with the Services to be provided
hereunder for the benefit and use by Company with respect to the Properties owned by Company or its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof does not infringe upon or misappropriate the Intellectual Property of any other Person. Manager either owns or has
valid licenses or other rights to use all databases, geological data, geophysical data, engineering data, seismic data, maps, interpretations and other technical information to be used in connection with the Services to be provided hereunder for the
benefit and use by Company with respect to the Properties owned by Company or its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof. 
 (ii) Contemporaneous with this Agreement, Manager is granting to Company and its Subsidiaries, pursuant to the License Agreement, a license to the unrestricted, proprietary seismic, geological and
geophysical information owned by Manager and related to the Properties. All seismic, geological and geophysical information related to the Properties and licensed to or otherwise owned by Manager, and not otherwise licensed to Company and its
Subsidiaries, shall be interpreted and used by Manager for the benefit of Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with the Services provided for hereunder. 

  
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 (iii) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, MANAGER AGREES TO DEFEND,
INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS COMPANY FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, SUITS, CAUSES OF ACTION, SETTLEMENTS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, COSTS, EXPENSES, FINES, AND JUDGMENTS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE AND NECESSARY
COURT COSTS, EXPERT’S FEES AND ATTORNEY’S FEES), BASED UPON, IN CONNECTION WITH, RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF ANY ASSERTION, ALLEGATION OR CLAIM THAT (A) THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE CONTRACT OPERATING AGREEMENT,
(B) THE DATA (AS DEFINED IN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT), (C) THE USE OF THE DATA OR OTHER SEISMIC, GEOLOGICAL OR GEOPHYSICAL INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, (D) THE LICENSE GRANTED PURSUANT TO THE LICENSE
AGREEMENT OR OTHER DISTRIBUTION OF THE DATA OR (E) THE OPERATIONS OF COMPANY BASED ON THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE CONTRACT OPERATING AGREEMENT INFRINGE OR MISAPPROPRIATE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF A THIRD PARTY. 

(iv) Manager hereby grants to Company a royalty-free, fully paid up, nonexclusive and nontransferable right and license to
use the name “Sanchez Energy” and the mark attached hereto as Exhibit A solely in connection with the oil and natural gas exploration and production business of Company. The license granted hereby will terminate concurrently with
the expiration or termination of this Agreement. Company shall maintain a standard of quality for all goods and services on which the mark is used that is at least equivalent to the standard of quality utilized by Manager. Manager shall have the
right to inspect and ensure that the quality standard is maintained for the term of this Agreement. 
 (g) No Defaults.
As of the date hereof, Manager is not in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any of its Contractual Obligations, and no condition exists which, with the giving of
notice or the lapse of time or both, could constitute such a default, which default would have a material adverse effect on (i) the ability of Manager to fully and timely perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Related Contracts,
including providing the Services, or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect, or enforceability against Manager of this Agreement or the Related Contracts. 
 (h) Marketing and Sale of Hydrocarbons. Company and Manager may determine, from time to time, to allow Manager to market and sell the Hydrocarbons produced from the Properties on behalf of Company
and its Subsidiaries and to collect such proceeds as the agent of Company and its Subsidiaries. In such event, Manager shall arrange for the marketing and sale of Hydrocarbons from the Properties and shall, among other things, (i) collect all
production funds from the purchasers of such Hydrocarbons, (ii) arrange for the timely payment of severance taxes to any Governmental Authorities, (iii) make timely payment to royalty owners and third party working interest owners,
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making all necessary or appropriate allocations and distributions in connection with the receipt of such proceeds (including those payments referred to in clauses (ii), (iii) and
(iv) above). Payment of such net proceeds to Company shall be made by Manager as soon as practicable after revenues are received by Manager from the purchasers of Hydrocarbons and subsequently processed through Manager’s revenue allocation
system. 
 (i) Maintenance of Existence and Qualifications. Manager will maintain and preserve its existence and its
rights and franchises in full force and effect and will qualify to do business in all states or jurisdictions where required by applicable Legal Requirements to provide the Services. 

(j) Separateness Covenants. Except for the transactions described in this Agreement (including, without limitation, those
described in Section 5(h)): 
 (i) Manager will not commingle its assets with those of Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, 
 (ii) Manager will not hold title to any assets owned by Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and will cause each of Company and its Subsidiaries to hold its assets in its own name. 
 (iii)
Manager will maintain separate accounts, financial statements, books and records from those of Company or any of its Subsidiaries. 
 (iv) Manager will maintain an “arm’s-length” relationship with Company and its Subsidiaries. 
 (v) Manager will observe all normal corporate formalities. 
 (vi)
Manager will correct any known misunderstanding regarding its identity as being separate from Company and its Subsidiaries. 
 (vii) Manager will maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business operations, including provision of the Services. 

(k) Related Contracts. Manager hereby agrees to promptly, completely and fully perform all of its obligations and undertakings
under, by reason of, or pursuant to the Related Contracts to which it is a party. Manager will at all times maintain sufficient assets, net worth and personnel to enable it to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement and the Related
Contracts to which it is a party. 
 Section 6. Term and Termination. 

(a) The respective rights, duties, and obligations of the parties hereunder shall commence on the date hereof and (a) shall continue
initially until December 19, 2016 and (b) shall be renewed and shall continue automatically thereafter for additional one year terms unless either party provides written notice to the other party hereto of its desire not to renew this
Agreement at least 180 days prior to such anniversary date; provided, however, that either party hereto may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice of termination to the other party at least 180 days prior to the date as of which
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 (b) Upon the termination of this Agreement, subject to the License Agreement,
(i) Manager shall deliver to Company all records, reports, books, data and other material(s) related to the performance of the Services that are in the possession of Manager and its affiliates as promptly as reasonably possible and
(ii) Manager will cooperate with Company to cause an orderly and timely transition of the Services to a successor manager. 

Section 7. Limitation of Liability; Indemnification. 
 (a) Notwithstanding Manager’s agreement to perform, or cause to be performed, the Services in accordance with the provisions hereof, Company acknowledges that performance by Manager of the Services
pursuant to this Agreement and the Contract Operating Agreement or other Related Contract will not subject Manager, its affiliates or their respective stockholders, directors, officers, members, agents or employees to any liability whatsoever
(including, without limitation, any liabilities arising under a JOA due to the breach or default by a third party under such JOA), except as directly caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Manager or such other Persons
or as provided in Section 5(f)(iii); provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 5(f)(iii), Manager’s liability as a result of such gross negligence or willful misconduct will be limited to an
amount not to exceed the lesser of (A) Company’s price paid for the particular Service, (B) Company’s cost of performing the particular Service itself during the remainder of the term of this Agreement or (C) Manager’s
cost of obtaining the particular Service from a third party during the remainder of the term of this Agreement; provided further, that Company will (and will cause its Subsidiaries to) exercise its and their commercially reasonable efforts to
minimize the cost of any such alternatives to the Services by selecting the most cost effective alternatives which provide the functional equivalent of the Services replaced. 
 (b) Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, Company hereby releases, and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, Manager and its affiliates and their respective stockholders, directors,
officers, members, agents or employees from any and all liabilities arising from or relating to the provision or use of any Service or product provided hereunder, the Contract Operating Agreement or other Related Contract (including, without
limitation, any liabilities arising under a JOA due to the breach or default by a third party under such JOA) to the extent not directly caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Manager or such other indemnified Persons. 

(c) Negligence; Strict Liability. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN SECTION 7(A) AND SECTION 7(B), THE INDEMNITY
OBLIGATION IN SECTION 7(B) SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF CAUSE OR OF ANY NEGLIGENT ACTS OR OMISSIONS (INCLUDING SOLE NEGLIGENCE, CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY), BREACH OF DUTY (STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE), VIOLATION OF LAW OR OTHER FAULT
OF ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY OR ANY PRE-EXISTING DEFECT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS PROVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY OR IN ANY WAY LIMIT OR ALTER ANY QUALIFICATIONS SET FORTH IN

  
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SUCH INDEMNITY OBLIGATION EXPRESSLY RELATING TO GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT. BOTH PARTIES AGREE THAT THIS STATEMENT COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENT KNOWN AS THE “EXPRESS
NEGLIGENCE RULE” TO EXPRESSLY STATE IN A CONSPICUOUS MANNER AND TO AFFORD FAIR AND ADEQUATE NOTICE THAT THIS AGREEMENT HAS PROVISIONS REQUIRING ONE PARTY TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER FAULT OF ANOTHER PARTY.

 (d) Exclusion of Damages; Disclaimers. 

(i) NO PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR RELATED CONTRACT FOR EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM IN WHICH ANY ACTION IS BROUGHT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS SECTION 7(D)(I) SHALL NOT LIMIT A
PARTY’S RIGHT TO RECOVERY UNDER SECTION 5(F)(III) OR SECTION 7(B) FOR ANY DAMAGES TO THE EXTENT SUCH PARTY IS REQUIRED TO PAY SUCH DAMAGES TO A THIRD PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH A MATTER FOR WHICH SUCH PARTY IS OTHERWISE ENTITLED TO
INDEMNIFICATION UNDER SECTION 5(F)(III) OR SECTION 7(B), AS THE CASE MAY BE. 
 (ii) OTHER THAN AS
SET FORTH IN SECTION 3(A) HEREOF, SECTION 3(A) OF THE CONTRACT OPERATING AGREEMENT AND THE SECOND SENTENCE OF SECTION 6 OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, MANAGER DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
ORAL OR WRITTEN) WITH RESPECT TO SERVICES RENDERED OR PRODUCTS PROCURED FOR COMPANY, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OR SUITABILITY FOR ANY PURPOSE (WHETHER MANAGER KNOWS, HAS REASON TO KNOW,
HAS BEEN ADVISED, OR IS OTHERWISE IN FACT AWARE OF ANY SUCH PURPOSE) WHETHER ALLEGED TO ARISE BY LAW, BY REASON OF CUSTOM OR USAGE IN THE TRADE OR BY COURSE OF DEALING. HOWEVER, IN THE CASE OF OUTSOURCED SERVICES PROVIDED SOLELY FOR COMPANY, IF THE
THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER OF SUCH SERVICES MAKES AN EXPRESS WARRANTY TO COMPANY, COMPANY IS ENTITLED TO CAUSE MANAGER TO RELY ON AND TO ENFORCE SUCH WARRANTY. 
 Section 8. Insurance. Manager shall obtain and maintain from insurers who are reliable and acceptable to Company and authorized to do business in the state or states or jurisdictions in which
Services are to be performed by Manager, insurance coverages in the types and minimum limits as the parties determine to be appropriate and as is consistent with standard industry practice and Manager’s past practices. Manager agrees upon
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insurance coverage and, upon request of Company, shall furnish copies of such policies. Except with respect to workers’ compensation coverage, the policies shall name Company as an
additional insured and shall contain waivers by the insurers of any and all rights of subrogation to pursue any claims or causes of action against Company. The policies shall provide that they will not be cancelled or reduced without giving Company
at least 30 days’ prior written notice of such cancellation or reduction. The provisions of this Section 8 shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Contract Operating Agreement and applicable JOA. 

Section 9. Competition. Subject to Section 10, Manager and its affiliates is and shall be free to engage in any
business activity whatsoever, including those that may be in direct competition with Company. 
 Section 10. Confidential
Information. 
 (a) Non-disclosure. Manager shall maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information;
provided, however, that Manager may disclose such Confidential Information (i) to its affiliates to the extent deemed by Manager to be reasonably necessary or desirable to enable it to perform the Services; (ii) to the extent
necessary for Manager to provide services for third parties that have interests in the Properties; (iii) in any judicial or alternative dispute resolution proceeding to resolve disputes between Manager and Company arising hereunder;
(iv) to the extent disclosure is legally required under applicable Legal Requirements or any agreement existing on the date hereof to which Manager is a party or by which it is bound and which have been disclosed to Company (provided,
however, that prior to making any legally required disclosures in any judicial, regulatory or dispute resolution proceeding, Manager shall, if requested by Company, seek a protective order or other relief to prevent or reduce the scope of such
disclosure); (v) to Manager’s existing or potential lenders, investors, joint interest owners, purchasers or other parties with whom Manager may enter into contractual relationships, to the extent deemed by Manager to be reasonably
necessary or desirable to enable it to perform the Services (provided, however, that Manager shall require such third parties to agree to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information so disclosed); (vi) if authorized by
Company; and (vii) to the extent such Confidential Information becomes publicly available other than through a breach by Manager of its obligations arising under this Section 10. Manager acknowledges and agrees that (i) the
Confidential Information is being furnished to it for the sole and exclusive purpose of enabling it to perform the Services and (ii) the Confidential Information may not be used by it for any other purposes. 

(b) Business Conduct. Nothing in this Section 10 shall prohibit Manager, SEP or any of their respective affiliates
from conducting business in the areas where the Properties are located. 
 (c) Remedies and Enforcement. Manager
acknowledges and agrees that a breach by it of its obligations under this Section 10 would cause irreparable harm to Company and that monetary damages would not be adequate to compensate Company. Accordingly, Manager agrees that Company
shall be entitled to immediate equitable relief, including a temporary or permanent injunction, to prevent any threatened, likely or ongoing violation by Manager, without the necessity of posting bond or other security. Company’s right to
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 Section 11. Obligations Hereunder Not Affected; Waivers. No action which Company or
its Subsidiaries may take or omit to take in connection with this Agreement or any Related Contract, no course of dealing by Company or its Subsidiaries with Manager or any other Person and no change of circumstances shall release or diminish
Manager’s obligations, liabilities, agreements or duties hereunder, affect this Agreement in any way, or afford Manager any recourse or setoff against Company or its Subsidiaries, regardless of whether any such action or inaction may be
detrimental in any way to Manager, Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of the Properties. 
 Section 12. Notices.
Any notice which may be given hereunder shall be ineffective unless in writing and either delivered by electronic mail or facsimile or registered or certified mail with return receipt requested to the addresses set out below or delivered by hand
with written acknowledgment of receipt. The addresses for notice are as follows: 
 If to Company: 

 

			
	 1111 Bagby, Suite 1600
 Houston, TX 77002

	Attention:	  	Antonio R. Sanchez III, President and Chief Executive Officer
	Telephone:	  	(713) 783-8000
	Fax:	  	(713) 756-2784
	Email:	  	tony@sanchezog.com

 with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): 

 

			
	 1111 Bagby, Suite 1600
 Houston, TX 77002

	Attention:	  	Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
	Telephone:	  	(713) 783-8000
	Fax:	  	(713) 756-2784
	Email:	  	ggarcia@garciahamiltonassociates.com

 If to Manager: 

 

			
	 1111 Bagby, Suite 1600
 Houston, TX 77002

	Attention:	  	Steven J. Hendrick, Vice President of Operations
	Telephone:	  	(713) 783-8000
	Fax:	  	(713) 783-9993
	Email:	  	shendrick@sanchezog.com

 Any such address may be changed at any time by written notice in accordance herewith. Each notice hereunder shall
be treated as being effective or having been given (i) when delivered if delivered personally, (ii) when sent, if sent by electronic mail or facsimile on a business day (or, if not sent on a business day, on the next business day after the
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overnight courier guaranteeing next business day delivery, or, (iv) if sent by mail, at the earlier of its receipt or 72 hours after the same has been deposited in a regularly maintained
receptacle for the deposit of United States mail, addressed and postage prepaid as aforesaid. 
 Section 13. Assigns.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided that (a) Company may not assign its rights hereunder without the written consent of
Manager, and (b) Manager may not assign its rights and obligations hereunder without the written consent of Company. 

Section 14. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement (except as specifically provided in Section 7)
shall provide any benefit to any third party or entitle any third party to any claim, cause of action, remedy or right of any kind, it being the intent of the parties that this Agreement shall not be construed as a third-party beneficiary contract.

 Section 15. Amendment. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and
signed by all parties hereto and approved by the audit committee of Company’s board of directors and no waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any party hereto therefrom, shall be effective unless it is in
writing and signed by the other parties hereto and approved by the audit committee of Company’s board of directors, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

 Section 16. Unenforceability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remaining portions hereof or thereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 Section 17. Survival of Agreements. Company’s and Manager’s various representations, warranties, covenants,
agreements and duties in and under this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and terminate upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, except for Section 4 and Section 5(b) (in each case,
with respect to any accrued but unpaid obligations as of the date of termination or expiration), Section 5(f)(iii), Section 6(b), Section 7, Section 9, Section 10, Section 11,
Section 12, Section 14, Section 18, Section 19 and Section 22, which shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. 

Section 18. Governing Law; Submission to Process. 
 (a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WITHOUT
REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS. 
 (b) EACH OF MANAGER AND COMPANY (I) SUBMITS ITSELF TO
THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, (II) AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS
MAY BE MADE UPON IT IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR RELATED CONTRACT BY ANY MEANS ALLOWED UNDER TEXAS OR
FEDERAL LAW, AND (III) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR
HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BEING IN SUCH
A COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH
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 Section 19. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF
MANAGER AND COMPANY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY, AND IRREVOCABLY: 

(a) WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT
PROHIBITED BY LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL
BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY AT ANY TIME ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED THEREBY OR ASSOCIATED THEREWITH; 

(b) CERTIFIES THAT NO PARTY HERETO NOR
ANY REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OR COUNSEL FOR ANY PARTY HERETO HAS
REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, OR IMPLIED THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT,
IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS,
AND 
 (c) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT
HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS
CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION. 
 Section 20. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, the License Agreement and the Contract Operating Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and any prior agreements, written or oral, relating
thereto are hereby superseded. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the License Agreement, on the one hand, and the Contract Operating Agreement, on the other, this Agreement and the License Agreement shall control. In the event of
a conflict between this Agreement and the License Agreement, this Agreement shall control. 
 Section 21. Laws and
Regulations. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no party shall be required to take any act, or fail to take any act, under this Agreement or the Contract Operating Agreement or other Related Contract if the effect
thereof would be to cause such party to be in violation of any applicable Legal Requirements. 
 Section 22. No Recourse
Against Officers, Directors, Managers or Employees. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the provisions of this Agreement or the Contract Operating Agreement or other Related Contract shall not give
rise to any right of recourse against any officer, director, manager or employee of Manager, Company or any of their respective affiliates. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written. 
  

							
	MANAGER:	 	  	 	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Antonio R. Sanchez, III

		 		 	Name:	 	Antonio R. Sanchez, III
		 		 	Title:	 	President

  

							
	COMPANY:	 	 	 	SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Antonio R. Sanchez, III

		 		 	Name:	 	Antonio R. Sanchez, III
		 		 	Title:	 	President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

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