Document:

Drilling Program Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 

DRILLING PROGRAM AGREEMENT 

among 
 MEWBOURNE
OIL COMPANY 
 MEWBOURNE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 

and 
 MEWBOURNE
ENERGY PARTNERS 09-A , L.P. 
 Dated as of 

August 28, 2009 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

					
	  	  	 	  	PAGE
	 Section 1.
	  	 Certain Defined Terms and References
	  	2
	 Section 2.
	  	 Acquisition of Interests in Prospects
	  	6
	 Section 3.
	  	 Allocation of Costs
	  	8
	 Section 4
	  	 Allocation of Revenues
	  	9
	 Section 5.
	  	 Ownership of Production
	  	10
	 Section 6.
	  	 Management of Program
	  	11
	 Section 7.
	  	 Removal of the Program Manager
	  	14
	 Section 8.
	  	 Reimbursement of the Program Manager
	  	14
	 Section 9.
	  	 Tax Partnership
	  	14
	 Section 10.
	  	 Sales of Interests by MD
	  	15
	 Section 11.
	  	 Assignment
	  	15
	 Section 12.
	  	 Term and Amendment of Agreement
	  	15
	 Section 13.
	  	 Insurance
	  	16
	 Section 14.
	  	 Partnership Agreement
	  	16
	 Section 15.
	  	 Entire Agreement
	  	16
	 Section 16.
	  	 Headings
	  	16
	 Section 17.
	  	 Governing Law
	  	16
	 Section 18.
	  	 Attachments
	  	17
	 Section 19.
	  	 Counterparts
	  	17
	 Attachment A
	  	 Tax Partnership Provisions
	  	
	 Attachment B
	  	 Form of Operating Agreement
	  	

 DRILLING PROGRAM AGREEMENT 

THIS DRILLING PROGRAM AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 28, 2009 is made by and among Mewbourne Oil
Company, a Delaware corporation (“MOC”), Mewbourne Development Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“MD”), and Mewbourne Energy Partners 09-A, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership (“Partnership”) of which MD is the
managing general partner. 
 WHEREAS, MD and the Partnership desire to participate in a drilling program (the
“Program”), whereunder MD and the Partnership will (a) jointly acquire interests in certain Prospects and (b) participate in the development of such Prospects, on the terms and conditions set forth herein; 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

 Section 1. Certain Defined Terms and References. 

(a) Certain Defined Terms. When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in this
subsection (a) or in the sections, subsections, or other subdivisions referred to below: 

“Administrative Costs” shall mean customary and routine expenses incurred by MD or its Affiliates for the
conduct of the administration of a Partnership or a Program, including, legal, finance, accounting, secretarial, travel, office rent, telephone, data processing, and other items of a similar nature. 

“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to another person, 

 

	 	(a)	any person directly or indirectly owning, controlling or holding with power to vote 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities of or equity interests in such
other person, 

  

	 	(b)	any person 10% or more of whose outstanding voting securities or equity interests are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote by such other
person, 

  

	 	(c)	any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such other person, 

 

	 	(d)	any officer, director, or partner of such other person, and 

  

	 	(e)	any company for which any such officer, director, or partner acts in any such capacity. For purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, an affiliate of MD
shall include Affiliated Programs. 

 “Affiliated Program” shall mean a drilling,
producing property, income, royalty, or other program (whether in the form of a partnership, joint venture, or otherwise), including the Partnership, for or of which the Managing Partner or an Affiliate thereof serves as manager or managing partner
or acts in a similar capacity. 
  

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 “Agreement” shall mean this Drilling Program Agreement, as amended
from time to time. 
 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

“Gas Marketing Fee” shall mean a fee currently equal to $0.04 per MCF that is payable to the Program Manager in
consideration for gas marketing services to be rendered by the Program Manager in connection with the marketing of the Program’s natural gas pursuant to the terms of a Gas Marketing Agreement among the Program Manager and the Participants.

 “Lease” shall mean an oil and gas lease or an oil, gas and mineral lease, a Working Interest, an
interest (including certain non-consent interest) arising under a pooling order or operating agreement, an interest acquired under a farmout, operating rights under governmental tracts, a mineral interest, royalty, or other interest in and to oil,
gas, and related hydrocarbons (or a contractual right to acquire or earn such an interest), or an undivided interest therein or portion thereof (including those covering only certain Horizons or depths), together with all easements, permits,
licenses, servitudes, and rights-of-way situated upon or used or held for future use in connection with the exploration, development, or operation of such interest. 

“Lease Acquisition Cost” shall mean, when used to describe the costs of any Lease, the sum of (a) all
monetary consideration paid or given for such Lease to a non-Affiliate of the Managing Partner, including but not limited to lease bonuses and advance rentals paid to a non-Affiliate of the Managing Partner, (b) all costs of lease acquisition
and title examination including but not limited to curing or defending title, title insurance or examination costs, brokerage commissions, the fees and wages of landmen and lease brokers and their expenses, filing fees, recording costs, transfer
taxes, and like charges paid in connection with the acquisition of such Lease, (c) all delay rentals and other similar payments and ad valorem taxes paid by the seller with respect to such Lease, (d) such portion as may be allocated to
such Lease in accordance with industry standards of all reasonable, necessary, and actual costs and expenses of MD or its Affiliates for geological, geophysical, seismic, land, engineering, drafting, accounting, legal, and other like services
together with related administrative and general overhead costs involved in lease acquisition and Prospect evaluation including such costs and expenses which could otherwise be classified hereunder as Administrative Costs, (e) such portion as
may be allocated to such Lease in accordance with industry standards of all costs and expenses incurred in the acquisition of farmouts, subleases, pooling orders, or other oil and gas interests, (f) interest and points actually incurred on
funds borrowed to pay any of the costs and expenses described in clauses (a) through (e) above calculated from the date of their incurrence until the date of their reimbursement by the Drilling Program at the time a Lease is acquired by
the Drilling Program, and (g) with respect to Leases held on the date hereof by or acquired thereafter by MD or an Affiliate thereof, an interest in which is transferred to the Participants pursuant to this Agreement, the costs of such
transfer; 
  

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provided that the expenses described in clauses (c), (d), (e), and (f) shall have been incurred by MOC or its Affiliates not more than 36 months prior to the acquisition by the Drilling
Program of such Lease; and provided further, that such time limitation shall not be applicable to Leases having a primary term of five or more years. Lease Acquisition Costs of a Lease shall not include any costs or expenses otherwise allocable
herein to such Lease and which represent costs or expenses incurred in connection with the past drilling of wells which are not producers of sufficient quantities of oil or natural gas to make commercially reasonable their continued operation.

 “Management Fee” shall mean a fee equal to 1% of all capital contributions initially made by the
Partners (other than MD) in the Partnership. 
 “Managing Partner” shall mean Mewbourne Development
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any person who becomes a substituted managing partner of a Partnership, in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement. 

“Operating Agreement” shall mean a Model Form Operating Agreement based upon the American Association of
Petroleum Landmen Form 610-1989 and, among the other attached exhibits thereto, an accounting procedure for joint operations issued by the Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies of North America, each of which containing modifications that are
customary and usual for the geographic area in which the Partnership intends to conduct operations. 

“Operating Costs” shall mean all expenditures made and costs incurred in producing and marketing oil and gas
from completed wells, including, in addition to labor, fuel, repairs, hauling, materials, supplies, utility charges, and other costs incident to or therefrom, ad valorem and severance taxes, insurance and casualty loss expense, and compensation to
well operators or others for services rendered in conducting such operations. 
 “Participants” shall
mean MD and the Partnership, and “Participant” shall mean MD or the Partnership, individually. 

“Partners” shall mean the partners of the Partnership. 

“Partnership” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement. 

“Partnership Agreement” shall mean the Agreement of Partnership dated February __, 2009 creating the Partnership
and designating MD as the Managing Partner of the Partnership. 
 A “person” shall mean any natural
person, partnership, corporation, association, trust, or other legal entity. 
 “Program” shall have
the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement. 
  

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 “Program Manager” shall mean MOC and any person who becomes the
manager of the business and affairs of the Program in accordance with Section 6(f)(i) of this Program Agreement. 

“Program Well” shall mean any well in which the Participants have an interest pursuant hereto. 

“Prospect” shall mean an area covering lands which, in the opinion of the Program Manager, contains subsurface
structural or stratigraphic conditions making it susceptible to the accumulation of oil or gas in commercially productive quantities at one or more zones or horizons. The area, which may be different for different Horizons, shall be designated by
the Program Manager in writing prior to the date on which a well is spudded (i.e. boring is commenced) thereon and shall be enlarged or contracted from time to time on the basis of subsequently acquired information to define the anticipated limits
of the associated oil and gas reserves and to include all acreage encompassed therein. A “Prospect” with respect to a particular Horizon may be limited to the minimum area permitted by state law or local practice, whichever is applicable,
to protect against drainage from adjacent wells if the well to be drilled by the Partnership is to a Horizon containing Proved Reserves. 

“Private Placement Memorandum” shall mean the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated May 1, 2009,
as amended or supplemented from time to time, describing the offer and sale of interests in the Partnership. 

“Reporting and Legal Expenses” shall mean all third party accounting fees, costs, and expenses associated with
obtaining audits of books and records, third party engineering fees, costs, and expenses associated with annual reserve reports, costs associated with the dissemination of reports to Partners, and third party attorney’s other legal fees, costs,
and expenses associated with matters that are attributable to the Drilling Program’s or the Partnership’s business. 

“Sales Commissions and Marketing Fees” shall mean the sales commissions and marketing fees to be paid to the
Soliciting Dealers, which may be in an amount of up to 8.5% of the sales price of interests sold to persons other than: 
  

	 	•	 	 officers, directors or employees of MD or its Affiliates, 

 

	 	•	 	 officers, directors or employees of a soliciting dealer, or 

 

	 	•	 	 an Affiliate of MD. 

“Soliciting Dealers” shall mean those persons who are authorized to act as registered representatives by the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and have contracted with MD to offer and sell interests in a Partnership. 

“Working Interest” shall mean an interest in an oil and gas lease which is subject to some portion of the costs
of development, operation, or maintenance. 
  

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 (b) Other Defined Terms. The following terms shall have the respective meanings assigned to
them in the Private Placement Memorandum: 
 “Direct Costs” 

“Intangible Drilling Costs” 

“Organization and Offering Expenses” 

“Proved Reserves” 

“Tangible Costs” 

(c) References. All references in this Agreement to sections, subsections, and other subdivisions refer to corresponding sections,
subsections, and other subdivisions of this Agreement unless expressly provided otherwise. The words “this Agreement,” “this instrument,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder” and words
of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. Words in the singular form shall be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires.

 Section 2. Acquisition of Interests in Prospects. 

(a) Prospects Subject to this Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Participants shall acquire undivided interests
in Leases within Prospects selected by the Program Manager in its sole discretion from time to time. At the time any Lease within a Prospect is acquired, the Program Manager shall designate the area comprising the Prospect in the manner provided in
the definition of such term (if the Prospect has not been previously so designated). Prospects may be limited to certain stated depths and may include areas in which Leases may or may not have been acquired. The Program Manager shall maintain
records showing the Prospects (and depths if limited by depth) so designated. In the case of certain Prospects, the designation of Prospects may conform generally to the geographic limits of individual Leases. In some cases, where known reservoirs
cover large geographic areas and subsequent drilling does not depend directly on results obtained by the Program Wells, Prospects may be directly adjacent or in close proximity to other Prospects. Leases on lands which are contiguous or in the
vicinity of each other may constitute more than one Prospect, and a zone or horizon under an area may constitute a Prospect separate and apart from another zone or horizon which lies in whole or in part under the same area. With respect to any
Prospect that is not limited to a particular zone or horizon and which is in any large continuous known stratigraphic trend or formation which could be defined as a continuous reservoir, the Program Manager may reduce the areal extent included in
such Prospect to that area which covers the spacing unit or proration unit prescribed by the appropriate regulatory authority on such Prospect or permitted by local practice, whichever is applicable, and such additional area, if any, as the Program
Manager determines reasonable. A Prospect which is limited to a particular zone or horizon may be limited to that area which covers the spacing unit or proration unit prescribed by the appropriate regulatory authority on such Prospect or permitted
by local practice, whichever is applicable, to protect against drainage from adjacent wells if the well to be drilled by the Program is to a horizon containing Proved Reserves. The area of a Prospect may be enlarged or contracted from time to time
by the Program Manager in the reasonable exercise of its judgment. 
  

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 The amount of the undivided interest in Leases to be assigned to the Participants by the
Program Manager shall be determined solely by the Program Manager and the Managing Partner of the Partnership, taking into account the nature of the risks associated with the drilling of wells on such Leases, the estimated costs of such drilling,
the amount of funds available from the Partnership for such drilling and such other factors as the Program Manager and the Managing Partner shall in good faith determine. The Program shall have no right to acquire the entire interest in any such
Lease, and the Program Manager and Affiliates thereof shall have the right to acquire or retain a portion of such interest in their own name, for their own account, or for the account of others. Any such interest so acquired or retained by the
Program Manager or such Affiliate shall be held independently and not as a part of the Program and shall not be subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 

The undivided interests in all Leases acquired by the Program shall be acquired and held by the Program Manager for the benefit of the
Participants hereto as follows: the Partnership 60% and MD 40%. Following commencement of production from a Program Well, the Program Manager shall assign and convey to the Partnership and MD the above-described undivided interests in the Leases
proportionally reduced as to the interest acquired by the Program insofar as such Leases pertain to the spacing or proration unit prescribed by regulatory authority for such productive Program Well. 

(b) Sales of Leases to the Program. Any sale, transfer, or conveyance of a Lease to the Program by the Managing Partner or any Affiliate
thereof, including an Affiliated Program, shall be subject to the restrictions contained in Section 5.10(h) of the Partnership Agreement. 

(c) Acquisition Price. The price to be paid by the Participants with respect to their acquisition of an interest in a Lease pursuant to
this Section 2 shall be an amount equal to the Participants’ respective shares, as set forth in Section 3(a) of either (i) the Lease Acquisition Costs with respect to such Lease or (ii) as provided in Section 5.10(h) of
the Partnership Agreement, the fair market value of such Lease. 
 (d) Conveyance. With respect to the Leases within Prospects
that are acquired by the Participants hereunder, the interests in such Leases so acquired shall cover all depths and horizons designated by the Program Manager as comprising such Prospect and as contemplated in Section 2(a) such interests shall
be assigned, conveyed and transferred by the Program Manager or an Affiliate thereof pursuant to a special warranty deed. Further, any such assignment by the Program Manager or an Affiliate thereof shall be made with full substitution and
subrogation in and to all rights and actions of warranty which the Program Manager or such Affiliate may have against all former owners. 

(e) Assignments of Record. Following commencement of production from a Program Well, as contemplated in Section 2(a) the Program
Manager shall cause record title to the Participants’ respective interests in such Program Well to be placed in the names of MD and the Partnership (or its designated nominee), except (i) where record title is held in the name of a third
party (as in the case where pursuant to industry practice record title is held by a third party, such as a pooled operating interest), in which event the Program Manager shall place of record MD’s and the Partnership’s interests promptly
following the receipt by the Program Manager or an Affiliate thereof of an assignment from such third party, (ii) in the case of a federal, state, or 

 

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other Lease where an approval to the transfer is required, in which event the Program Manager shall take steps to obtain approval from appropriate authorities of the assignment of MD’s and
the Partnership’s interests in any such Lease as promptly as possible following the time that such assignment is to be made hereunder (iii) in the case where delays in the recording of assignments occur because of the practices of the
recording office or officers, (iv) in the case of Indian or other Leases where the royalty interest or other term of any such Lease is required to be renegotiated as a condition to the lessor’s consent to the assignment of MD’s and
the Partnership’s interests, in which event MD’s and the Partnership’s interests in such Lease shall be held in the name of the Program Manager as nominee for MD and the Partnership so long as any such arrangement does not jeopardize
the validity or substance of such Lease or subject it to forfeiture or other penalty, or (v) where the interests in the Lease to be assigned to MD and the Partnership cannot be exactly determined because of pooling or unitization laws, rules or
regulations or agreements, the rights of third parties under area of mutual interest or other agreements, or other similar circumstances, in which event the Program Manager shall promptly proceed to determine such interests and shall place them of
record as promptly as possible. 
 (f) Title Examination. Prior to drilling a Program Well on a Prospect, the Program Manager
shall cause to be done or be satisfied that there has been done such title examination and other title curative work as the Program Manager, in its sole discretion, shall determine to be necessary or appropriate in accordance with general industry
standards. 
 Section 3. Allocation of Costs. The costs of activities and operations conducted pursuant to this Agreement shall
be allocated to and paid by the parties hereto as follows: 
 (a) Organization and Offering Expenses. All Organization and
Offering Expenses attributable to the Partnership shall be allocated to and paid by MD and MD shall receive a contribution credit in respect of such Organization and Offering Expenses equal to 1.5% of the subscriptions to the Partnership made by the
Partners. 
 (b) Sales Commissions and Marketing Fees. An amount equal to all Sales Commissions and Marketing Fees shall be
deducted from the proceeds realized from the sale of interests in the Partnership and will not be available to the Partnership for the Partnership’s operations. 

(c) Lease Acquisition Costs. MD shall contribute or cause to be contributed to the Program all Leases to be acquired by the Program and
shall receive a contribution credit in respect of the contributed Leases equal to the acquisition costs of the contributed Leases (which shall be determined in accordance with Section 2(c)) to the extent that such costs do not exceed 16.15% of
the subscriptions by Partners to the Partnership. To the extent that such costs exceed 16.15% of the subscriptions by investor partners to the Partnership, then such excess costs shall be allocated 25% to MD and 75% to the Partnership and capital
contributions of the Partners to the Partnership shall be used to reimburse MD for 75% of such excess. 
 (d) Intangible
Drilling Costs. All Intangible Drilling Costs shall be allocated entirely to the Partnership. 
  

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 (e) Tangible Costs. All Tangible Costs shall be allocated entirely to the Partnership;
provided, however, that to the extent, if any, that the total costs allocated to MD pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (c) above are less than an amount equal to 17.65% of the subscriptions by Partners to the Partnership (“Deficit
Amount”), then MD shall be allocated an amount of Tangible Costs equal to the Deficit Amount. 
 (f) Operating Costs and
Reporting and Legal Expenses. All Operating Costs and Reporting and Legal Expenses incurred with respect to Program Wells shall be allocated 25% to MD and 75% to the Partnership. 

(g) Administrative Costs. All Administrative Costs incurred by the Program Manager or any of its Affiliates in managing and conducting
the business and affairs of the Partnership or the Program, including expenses incurred in providing or obtaining such professional, technical, administrative and other services and advice as the Program Manager may deem necessary or desirable shall
be allocated 25% to MD and 75% to the Partnership and shall be reimbursed by the Participants pursuant to Section 8. 
 (h)
Management Fee. In consideration for services to be rendered by MD in managing the business of the Partnership, the Program during each of the initial three years of the Partnership will pay to MD the Management Fee. The Management Fee will be
allocated 25% to MD and 75% to the Partnership. The portion of the Management Fee during a particular Partnership year allocated to the Partners will be paid by the Program in monthly or other periodic installments from funds which would otherwise
be available for distribution to the Partners during such Partnership year. To the extent that the Partnership has insufficient distributable funds during a particular Partnership year to fully pay its share of the Management Fee payable during the
Partnership year, then the amount of such unpaid Management Fee will be carried forward and payable in the next succeeding Partnership year. 

(i) Other Costs. All other costs (including the Gas Marketing Fee) incurred shall be allocated 25% to MD and 75% to the Partnership.

 (j) The above costs that constitute Direct Costs shall be billed directly to and paid by the Program to the extent
practicable. 
 Section 4. Allocation of Revenues. Except as provided in Attachment A attached hereto, all revenues
attributable to the activities and operations conducted pursuant to this Agreement shall be allocated to and received by the parties hereto as follows: 

(a) Revenues from Program Operations. Subject to subparagraph (b) below, all revenues from Program operations, including without
limitation, all revenues directly or indirectly resulting from the investment of revenues from Program operations, shall be allocated 25% to MD and 75% to the Partnership. 

(b) Revenues from Disposition of Program Assets. 

(i) Revenues resulting from the sale or other taxable disposition of an oil and gas property (as such term is defined in
Section 614 of the Code) shall be allocated, (A) to the extent such revenues constitute a recovery of the Program’s simulated tax basis in 

 

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such property, to the parties in the same percentages as the simulated tax basis of the property sold was allocated up to an amount equal to the Program’s simulated tax basis in such
property at the time of such sale, and (B) thereafter, to the parties in a manner which will cause the aggregate of all revenues allocated to the parties from such sale or disposition and from all prior sales (to the extent possible) to equal
the amounts which would have been allocated to the parties if all such revenues had been allocated 25% to MD and 75% to the Partnership. For purposes of computing the simulated tax basis of any such property, depletion deductions shall be computed
as provided in paragraph 4(c) of Attachment A without regard to depletion deductions actually claimed by the parties under paragraph 6(d) of Attachment A. 

(ii) All revenues resulting from the rental, sale or other disposition of any item of depreciable property shall be
allocated (A) to the extent such revenues constitute a recovery of the Program’s adjusted tax basis in such property, to the parties in the same percentages as the adjusted tax basis of the property sold was allocated up to an amount equal
to the Program’s adjusted tax basis in such property at the time of such sale, and (B) thereafter, to the parties in a manner which will cause the aggregate of all revenues allocated to the parties from such rental, sale or other
disposition and from all prior rentals or sales (to the extent possible) to equal the amounts which would have been allocated to the parties if all such revenues had been allocated 25% to MD and 75% to the Partnership. 

(iii) All revenues resulting from the disposition of any other property shall be allocated 25% to MD and 75% to the
Partnership. 
 (iv) All dry hole and bottom hole and similar contributions shall not be considered to be
revenues hereunder but shall be applied to reduce the Intangible Drilling Costs of the respective Program Wells to which they relate. 

Section 5. Ownership of Production. 

Each Participant shall have the right to take in kind or separately dispose of its proportionate share of all oil and gas produced from
any Lease subject to the Program pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Any extra expenditure incurred in the taking in kind or separate disposition by any party hereto of its proportionate share of production shall be borne by such party. Each
party shall execute such division orders and contracts as may be necessary for the sale of its interest in production from any such Lease. The proceeds from the sale of all production produced, saved, and sold from any Prospect herein shall be paid
to MOC by all purchasing companies purchasing such production, and by the execution of this Agreement, MOC and the Participants covenant and agree to hold harmless all purchasing companies from any and all liability by reason of paying any such
proceeds to MOC. Further, the Participants authorize and direct MOC to deduct from their proportionate share of such proceeds from such sales all Operating Costs and other expenses and costs of all types owed to MOC provided for under the terms of
this Agreement and remit the balance from the sale to the Participants. In the event any party shall fail to make the arrangements necessary to take in kind or separately dispose of its proportionate share of oil and gas produced from any such
Lease, the Program Manager shall have the right, but not the obligation, subject to the revocation at will by the party 

 

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owning such production, to purchase such oil and gas or sell it to others at any time and from time to time for the account of such party at a price competitive with the best price obtainable in
the area for such production. Any such purchase or sale by the Program Manager shall be subject to the right of the owner of the production to exercise at any time its right to take in kind, or separately dispose of, its share of all oil and gas not
previously delivered to a purchaser. Any purchase or sale by the Program Manager of any other party’s share of oil and gas shall be only for such reasonable periods of time as are consistent with the minimum needs of the industry under the
particular circumstances. 
 Section 6. Management of Program. 

(a) Program Affairs. The Participants hereby designate MOC as the Program Manager who shall have the full and exclusive power and
authority to manage, control and administer the business and affairs of the Program and the properties of the parties subject to this Agreement, except to the extent otherwise set forth herein and in the Partnership Agreement. 

(b) Well Operations. The Participants, hereby designate MOC, and MOC agrees to act, as operator with respect to the drilling, testing,
and any attempted completion and equipping and operating (or plugging and abandoning, if necessary) of any Program Well to be drilled or developed hereunder, except in those instances in which (i) the Leases on which such Program Well is to be
drilled is already subject to an existing operating agreement under which a third party (not MOC) has already been designated as operator, (ii) the requisite number of third parties being joint working interest owners in such Program Well
decline to approve MOC as operator or (iii) a good faith determination is made by MOC that it is not in the best interests of the Participants and of MOC for it to act as operator. In conducting operations on a Prospect, MOC may use its own
personnel (including consultants retained by MOC), properties and equipment and may subcontract with any other Affiliate of MOC to perform such operations. The charge to MD and the Partnership for the use of MOC’s personnel (including
consultants retained by MOC), properties and equipment, the basis of pricing materials purchased by MD and the Partnership from MOC or any Affiliate thereof and the basis of pricing materials purchased by MOC or any Affiliate thereof from MD and the
Partnership shall be as provided in the Operating Agreement, subject to the terms of the Partnership Agreement. 
 (c) Operating
Agreement. With respect to each Program Well for which MOC is to serve as operator as contemplated in Section 6(b), all operations relating to such Program Well, including without limitation, all costs and expenditures of drilling, testing,
completing, and equipping and operating such Program Well shall be conducted pursuant to an Operating Agreement between MOC as operator, and the Participants as non-operator. In the event, at the time of acquisition of a Lease by the Participants,
such Lease is subject to another operating agreement or if MOC enters into an operating agreement with third parties that are joint operating interest owners in such Program Well, nevertheless, the Operating Agreement between MOC and the
Participants shall govern operations as between them, provided that MOC and the Managing Partner shall have the right to amend the Operating Agreement between MOC and the Participants covering certain of the Leases to conform to such other operating
agreement (provided, the Operating Agreement may not be amended as provided above in any manner that the Managing Partner determines will adversely affect the Partnership or the Partners in any material respect) and MOC shall have the right to
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Agreement between MOC and the Participants a share attributable to the Participants’ interest of any costs or expenses incurred by MOC under such other operating agreement which are not
otherwise provided for herein or in the Operating Agreement between MOC and the Participants. To the extent that the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Operating Agreement attached hereto conflict, this Agreement governs and takes
precedence over the Operating Agreement. 
 (d) Program Funds; Distributions. Funds held by the Program Manager on behalf of the
Program, subsequent to their allocation to the Program, shall not be commingled with funds of any other entity. If the Program Manager elects at any time to distribute funds derived from revenues from Program operations or the disposition of Program
assets to any of the Participants, the Program Manager shall be obligated at the same time to make distributions of funds from such sources to the other Participants. All such distributions shall be made to the Participants in the same percentages
as the Participants are allocated revenues of the Program pursuant to Section 4. At no time shall the Program or the Program Manager on behalf of the Program retain in its accounts funds required to be distributed to the Participants pursuant
to the preceding sentence. At least quarterly, any cash funds of the Program which the Program Manager reasonably determines are not needed for the payment of existing or anticipated Program obligations and expenditures shall be distributed to the
Participants. 
 (e) Access to Records. Each Participant and the Partners thereof shall have access during normal business hours
to all books and records relating to the business and operations of the Program as provided in the Operating Agreement, provided that the Program Manager may refuse for a reasonable time to grant any Participant or any Partner thereof access to such
books and records as the Program Manager (i) has agreed shall be kept confidential or (ii) has determined in good faith should be kept confidential considering the interests of the Program and the Participants. 

(f) Liability and Indemnification of Program Manager. 

(i) Neither the Program Manager nor its Affiliates shall have any liability to the Participants for any loss suffered by a
Participant that arises out of any action or inaction performed or omitted relating to its duties or obligations or services rendered or to be rendered pursuant to this Agreement or the Operating Agreement, if the Managing Partner in good faith has
determined, as of the time of the conduct or omission, that the Program Manager’s or its Affiliate’s course of conduct or omission was in the best interest of the Participants, that the Program Manager or such Affiliate was acting on
behalf of or performing services for the Participants, and that such conduct or omission did not constitute negligence or misconduct. Termination of any action, suit or proceeding will not create a presumption that the Managing Partner or its
Affiliate did not act in the best interest of the Partnership. 
 (ii) The Partnership shall indemnify the
Program Manager and its Affiliates against any losses, judgments, liabilities, expenses, and settlements sustained or incurred by the Program Manager or such Affiliates as a result of any threatened, pending or completed claim, action, suit, or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, or investigative, any appeal in such claim, action, suit, or proceeding, and any 

 

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inquiry or investigation that could lead to such a claim, action, suit, or proceeding and which in any such case relates or which otherwise arises from or is attributable to (a) the fact
that the Program Manager is serving in such capacity or in the capacity as the operator under the Operating Agreement or (b) any acts, omissions or operations performed or omitted by the Program Manager or such Affiliate on behalf of the
Program or the Partnership or which otherwise relates to the activities and business affairs of the Program or the Partnership; provided that the Managing Partner has determined in good faith, as of the time of the conduct or omission, that the
conduct or omission was in the best interest of the Partnership and that the conduct or omission did not constitute negligence or misconduct. Any such indemnity will be satisfied only out of the assets of the Partnership and in no event will the
Investor Partners be liable therefor. 
 (iii) The Program Manager, acting on behalf of the Program, may purchase
and maintain insurance on behalf of the Program Manager and its Affiliates against any liabilities asserted against or expenses incurred by the Program Manager or its Affiliates in connection with Program activities; provided, however, that the
Participants (other than MD) shall not incur the cost of that portion of such insurance, if any, which insures the Program Manager or its Affiliates against any liability with respect to which the Program Manager or its Affiliates are denied
indemnification under the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall preclude the Program Manager from purchasing and paying for such types of insurance including without limitation, extended coverage
liability and casualty and workers’ compensation, as would be customary for any person owning comparable assets and engaged in a similar business, or from naming the Program Manager and its Affiliates as additional insured parties thereunder,
provided, that the naming of such additional insured parties does not add to premiums payable by the Program. 

(iv) The termination of any claim, action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or a plea of
nolo contendere or its equivalent does not alone establish that a person seeking indemnification under this Section 6(f) is disqualified. Any person who is determined to be not entitled to indemnification under this Section 6(f) may
petition a court of competent jurisdiction for a determination that in view of all facts and circumstances that such person is fairly and equitably entitled to indemnity and the Partnership shall provide such indemnity as may be determined proper by
such court; provided, however, that the court has determined that such person has met the standard set forth in Section 6(f)(ii) above. 

(v) Legal fees and expenses and other costs incurred as a result of a claim described in this Section 6(f) shall be
paid by the Partnership from time to time in advance of the final disposition of such claim if: (a) the claim relates to the performance or non-performance of duties or services by the Program Manager or its Affiliates rendered on behalf of the
Program and the Participants, (b) the claim is initiated by a third party who is not an Investor Partner, or the claim is initiated by an Investor Partner and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves such advancement, and
(c) the Program Manager or its Affiliate undertakes to repay the advanced funds to the Partnership in the event it is later determined that the Program Manager or such Affiliate is not entitled to indemnification under the provisions of this
Section 6(f). 
  

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 (vi) To the extent that the Program Manager or its Affiliates are successful
on the merits or otherwise in defense of any claim, action, suit, or proceeding referred to in this Section 6(f) or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, the Partnership shall indemnify the Program Manager or its Affiliates,
against the expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually incurred by the Program Manager or such Affiliate in connection therewith. 

(vii) The indemnification provided by this Section 6(f) shall continue as to the Program Manager and its Affiliates
in the event the Program Manager ceases to act in the capacity of manager of the Program or as operator under the Operating Agreement with respect to events occurring prior to the time such Program Manager or its Affiliate ceased to act in such
capacity and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Program Manager and such Affiliates. 
 Section 7.
Removal of the Program Manager. 
 The Partnership shall have the right to remove MOC as Program Manager and to elect and
substitute a successor to act in the capacity as Program Manager; provided, the Partnership shall not have the right to remove MOC as Program Manager and to elect and substitute a successor to act in such capacity during the term that MD or any of
its Affiliates serve in the capacity of Managing Partner. 
 Section 8. Reimbursement of the Program Manager. 

As may be requested by the Program Manager from time to time, the Program Manager shall be reimbursed by the Participants for their
respective share of all General and Administrative Expenses and other costs and expenses incurred by the Program Manager or any of its Affiliates in managing and conducting the business and affairs of the Program, including expenses incurred in
providing or obtaining such professional, technical, administrative, and other services and advice as the Program Manager may deem necessary or desirable. Reimbursements of General and Administrative Expenses made by the Partnership as a Participant
hereunder shall be made in accordance with Section 5.9 of the Partnership Agreement, including without limitation, the provisions contained in Section 5.9 of the Partnership Agreement which limit the amount of such reimbursement.

 Section 9. Tax Partnership. 

This Agreement and Attachment A attached hereto are not intended and shall not be construed to create a joint venture, mining or
other partnership (general, limited, or otherwise) or association or to render the parties hereto liable as partners. The parties expressly agree that no party hereto shall be responsible for the obligations of the other parties, each party being
severally responsible only for its obligations arising hereunder and liable only for its allocable share of the costs and expenses incurred hereunder. Each of the Participants hereby agrees that this Agreement creates a partnership for federal and
state income tax purposes only, which tax partnership shall function and exist as set forth in Attachment A attached hereto. 
  

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 Section 10. Sales of Interests by MD. 

Subject to paragraph 7 of Attachment A, MD shall have the right to sell or otherwise dispose of the ownership interests in
Leases held by it as part of the Program and subject to this Agreement without obtaining the consent of the Partnership. MOC, MD, and their Affiliates shall have the right to sell or otherwise dispose of the ownership interests in Leases held by
them for their own account outside the Program and not subject to this Agreement on terms more or less favorable to the party or parties acquiring such interests than those terms contained in this Agreement with respect to the acquisition of
interests in such Leases by the Partnership, and the Partnership shall not have any claim or right to any consideration or benefits derived therefrom. 

Section 11. Assignment. 

Except as otherwise provided herein, no party hereto shall have the right to assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement
without the express written consent of the other parties, except in the event of the following assignments: 
 (a) A disposition
by MD of all or any portion of its rights or obligations hereunder to one or more Affiliates of MD; 
 (b) A disposition by MD
or any Affiliate thereof of all or any part of its rights or obligations hereunder to one or more persons that have as a result of a merger, consolidation, corporate reorganization, or other transaction acquired all or substantially all of the
assets of MD and have assumed the obligations of MD hereunder; or 
 (c) A disposition by MD or any Affiliate thereof of all or
any portion of its rights or obligations hereunder after the cessation of substantially all drilling activities of the Program. 

Any assignment shall be subject to paragraph 7 of Attachment A. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, MD
shall have the right at any time to mortgage, pledge, or encumber the oil and gas properties and interests of MD under or subject to this Agreement to secure any debts or obligations of MD or its Affiliates (whether or not such debts or obligations
are related to the Program). If MD receives a bona fide offer from an unrelated third party to purchase an interest in any Lease in which the Partnership has interests pursuant to this Agreement, MD shall request the offeror to make a similar offer
available to the Partnership. 
 Section 12. Term and Amendment of Agreement. 

(a) This Agreement shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the dissolution of the Partnership, or
(ii) upon the election of MD after the cessation of substantially all drilling activities of the Program, provided, in the case of clause (ii), that MD shall have given at least 120 days’ notice to the Investor Partners of the
Partnership prior to such termination. Upon the occurrence of any of the foregoing events, the provisions of paragraph 9 of Attachment A shall be applicable and the Participants shall be subject to the terms of the Operating Agreement or
such other operating agreements as may then be in effect. 
 (b) This Agreement and Attachment A may only be amended,
modified or changed by a writing duly executed by MD, and the Partnership; provided that, to the extent required 
  

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under the terms of the Partnership Agreement, the Partnership shall execute or have executed on its behalf such a writing only if the amendment, modification, or change shall have been approved
or consented to by a Majority in Interest of the Investor Partners thereof, to the extent required by the Partnership Agreement, and, provided further, the consent of the Partnership shall not be required if MD determines that the amendment,
modification, or change is necessary or advisable to ensure that the Program Agreement conforms with any changes in or modifications to the Code or does not adversely affect in a material manner the Investor Partners of the Partnership. 

Section 13. Insurance. 

The Program Manager or Affiliates thereof shall carry for the benefit of the Participants insurance coverage in such amounts, with
provisions for such deductible amounts and for such purposes as are customarily carried by the Program Manager or such Affiliates in its operations. To the extent practical, all of the Participants shall be added as additional co-insureds under such
coverage. The Program Manager shall notify the Participants of any adverse material change in the insurance coverage of the Program as soon as possible after learning of such change. If possible, such notice shall be given 30 days in advance of the
change in insurance coverage. In the event that the insurance coverage carried for the benefit of the Participants is materially reduced, the Program, as soon as reasonably possible to do so, will halt all drilling activity until such time as
comparable replacement insurance coverage is obtained. 
 Section 14. Partnership Agreement. 

In the event of conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Partnership Agreement, the provisions of the
Partnership Agreement shall control unless otherwise expressly provided herein. This Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Partnership Agreement in all respects and all matters provided for herein shall also be governed by the provisions of
the Partnership Agreement. 
 Section 15. Entire Agreement. 

This Agreement, together with Attachment A attached hereto, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect
to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all previous oral and written and all contemporaneous oral negotiations, commitments, writings and understandings. 

Section 16. Headings. 

The headings of the various sections, subsections, and other subdivisions of this Agreement have been inserted for convenient reference
only and shall not be construed to enlarge, diminish, or otherwise change the express provisions hereof. 
 Section 17.
Governing Law. 
 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, except
that any laws of such state regarding choice or conflicts of law shall not be 
  

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applied if the result would be the application of a procedural or substantive law of another state or other jurisdiction. 

Section 18. Attachments. 

Attachment A to this Agreement is attached hereto. Such Attachment is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof for
all purposes, and references to this Agreement shall also include such Attachments unless the context in which such references are used shall otherwise require. 

Section 19. Counterparts. 

This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first above written. 
  

					
	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY
		
	By:	 	 /s/ J. Roe Buckley

	Title:	 	Executive Vice President & CFO
	
	MEWBOURNE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ J. Roe Buckley

	Title:	 	Executive Vice President & CFO
	
	MEWBOURNE ENERGY PARTNERS 09-A, L.P.
		
	By:	 	MEWBOURNE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, its Managing General Partner
			
		 	By:	 	/s/ J. Roe Buckley
		 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President & CFOOperating Agreement

 Exhibit 10.2 

A.A.P.L. FORM 610 - 1989 

MODEL FORM OPERATING AGREEMENT 

OPERATING AGREEMENT 

DATED 

August 28, 2009 
  

			
	OPERATOR	 	 

			
	CONTRACT AREA	 	
                    
See Attached Exhibit “A”

	  

	  

	  

	  

							
	COUNTY OR PARISH OF	 	 ,
	 	STATE OF	 	  

COPYRIGHT 1989 ALL RIGHT RESERVED 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM 

LANDMEN, 4100 FOSSIL CREEK BLVD. FORT 

WORTH, TEXAS. 76137. APPROVED FORM. 

A.A.P.L NO. 610 - 1989 

 A.A.P.L. FORM 610-MODEL FORM OPERATING AGREEMENT - 1989 

 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	 Article
	  	  	  	 Title
	  	 Page

			
	I.	  	DEFINITIONS	  	2
			
	II.	  	EXHIBITS	  	4
			
	III.	  	INTERESTS OF PARTIES	  	4
		  		  	 A.     OIL AND GAS
INTERESTS
	  	4
		  		  	 B.     INTERESTS AND PARTIES IN
COSTS AND PRODUCTION
	  	4
		  		  	 C.     SUBSEQUENTLY CREATED INTERESTS
	  	5
			
	IV.	  	TITLES	  	6
		  		  	 A.     TITLE EXAMINATION:
	  	6
		  		  	 B.     LOSS OR FAILURE OF
TITLE:
	  	7
		  		  	 1.      Other Losses
	  	7
			
	V.	  	OPERATOR	  	7
		  		  	 A.     DESIGNATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF OPERATOR:
	  	7
		  		  	 B.     RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF
OPERATOR AND SELECTION OF SUCCESSOR:
	  	7
		  		  	 1.      Resignation or Removal of Operator
	  	7
		  		  	 2.      Selection of Successor Operator
	  	8
		  		  	 3.      Effect of Bankruptcy
	  	8
		  		  	 C.     EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS:
	  	8
		  		  	 D.     RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF
OPERATOR:
	  	8
		  		  	 1.      Competitive Rates and Use of Affiliates
	  	8
		  		  	 2.      Discharge of Joint Account Obligations
	  	9
		  		  	 3.      Protection from Liens
	  	9
		  		  	 4.      Custody of Funds
	  	9
		  		  	 5.      Access to Contract Area and Records
	  	9
		  		  	 6.      Filing and Furnishing Governmental Reports
	  	10
		  		  	 7.      Drilling and Testing Operations
	  	10
		  		  	 8.      Cost Estimates
	  	10
		  		  	 9.      Insurance
	  	10
			
	VI.	  	DRILLING AND DEVELOPMENT	  	11
		  		  	 A.     SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONS:
	  	11
		  		  	 1.      Proposed Operations
	  	11
		  		  	 2.      Operations by Less Than All Parties:
	  	12
		  		  	 3.      Stand-By Costs
	  	15
		  		  	 4.      Deepening
	  	16
		  		  	 5.      Sidetracking
	  	17
		  		  	 6.      Order of Preference of Operations
	  	17

  

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		  		  	 7.      Conformity to Spacing Pattern
	  	17
		  		  	 8.      Paying Wells
	  	18
		  		  	 B.     COMPLETION OF WELLS; REWORKING
AND PLUGGING BACK:
	  	18
		  		  	 1.      Completion
	  	18
		  		  	 2.      Rework, Recomplete or Plug Back
	  	19
		  		  	 C.     OTHER OPERATIONS:
	  	19
		  		  	 D.     ABANDONMENT OF WELLS:
	  	19
		  		  	 1.      Abandonment of Dry Holes
	  	19
		  		  	 2.      Abandonment of Wells That Have Produced
	  	20
		  		  	 3.      Abandonment of Non-Consent Operations
	  	21
		  		  	 E.     TERMINATION OF OPERATIONS:
	  	21
		  		  	 F.      TAKING PRODUCTION IN
KIND:
	  	21
			
	VII.	  	EXPENDITURES AND LIABILITY OF PARTIES	  	24
		  		  	 A.     LIABILITY OF PARTIES:
	  	24
		  		  	 B.     LIENS AND SECURITY
INTERESTS:
	  	24
		  		  	 C.     ADVANCES:
	  	26
		  		  	 D.     DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES:
	  	26
		  		  	 1.      Suspension of Rights
	  	26
		  		  	 2.      Suit for Damages
	  	27
		  		  	 3.      Deemed Non-Consent
	  	27
		  		  	 4.      Advance Payment
	  	27
		  		  	 5.      Costs and Attorneys’ Fees
	  	27
		  		  	 E.     RENTALS, SHUT-IN WELL
PAYMENTS AND MINIMUM ROYALTIES:
	  	28
		  		  	 F.      TAXES:
	  	28
			
	VIII.	  	ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE OR TRANSFER OF INTEREST	  	29
		  		  	 A.     SURRENDER OF LEASES:
	  	29
		  		  	 B.     RENEWAL OR EXTENSION OF
LEASES:
	  	30
		  		  	 C.     ACREAGE OR CASH
CONTRIBUTIONS:
	  	30
		  		  	 D.     ASSIGNMENT; MAINTENANCE OF UNIFORM
INTEREST:
	  	31
		  		  	 E.     WAIVER OF RIGHTS TO
PARTITION:
	  	32
			
	IX.	  	INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ELECTION	  	32
			
	X.	  	CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS	  	32
			
	XI.	  	FORCE MAJEURE	  	33
			
	XII.	  	NOTICES	  	33
			
	XIII.	  	TERM OF AGREEMENT	  	34
			
	XIV.	  	COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS	  	34

  

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		  		  	 A.     LAWS, REGULATIONS AND
ORDERS:
	  	34
		  		  	 B.     GOVERNING LAW:
	  	35
		  		  	 C.     REGULATORY AGENCIES:
	  	35
			
	XV.	  	MISCELLANEOUS	  	35
		  		  	 A.     EXECUTION:
	  	35
		  		  	 B.     SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS:
	  	36
		  		  	 C.     COUNTERPARTS:
	  	36
		  		  	 D.     SEVERABILITY:
	  	36
			
	XVI.	  	OTHER PROVISIONS	  	36

  

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 OPERATING AGREEMENT 

THIS AGREEMENT, entered into by and between Mewbourne Oil Company, hereinafter designated and referred to as “Operator,” and
the signatory party or parties other than Operator, sometimes hereinafter referred to individually as “Non-Operator”, and collectively as “Non-Operators.” 

WITNESSETH: 

WHEREAS, the parties to this agreement are owners of Oil and Gas Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interests in the land identified in Exhibit
“A”, and the parties hereto have reached an agreement to explore and develop these Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interests for the production of Oil and Gas to the extent and as hereinafter provided, 

NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows: 

ARTICLE I. 

DEFINITIONS 

As used in this agreement, the following words and terms shall have the meanings here ascribed to them: 

A. The term “AFE” shall mean an Authority for Expenditure prepared by a party to this agreement for the purpose of estimating
the costs to be incurred in conducting an operation hereunder. 
 B. The term “Completion” or “Complete”
shall mean a single operation intended to complete a well as a producer of Oil and Gas in one or more Zones, including, but not limited to, the setting of production casing, perforating, well stimulation and production testing conducted in such
operation. 
 C. The term “Contract Area” shall means all of the lands, Oil and Gas Leases and/or Oil and Gas
Interests intended to be developed and operated for Oil and Gas purposes under this agreement. Such lands, Oil and Gas Leases and Oil and Gas Interests are described in Exhibit “A”. 

D. The term “Deepen” shall mean a single operation whereby a well is drilled to an objective Zone below the deepest Zone in
which the well was previously drilled, or below the Deepest Zone proposed in the associated AFE, whichever is the lesser. 
 E.
The terms “Drilling Party” and “Consenting Party” shall mean a party who agrees to join in and pay its share of the cost of any operation conducted under the provisions of this agreement. 

F. The term “Drilling Unit” shall mean the area fixed for the drilling of one well by order or rule of any state or federal
body having authority. If a Drilling Unit is not fixed by any such rule or order, a Drilling Unit shall be the drilling unit as established by the pattern of drilling in the Contract Area unless fixed by express agreement of the Drilling Parties.

  

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 G. The term “Drillsite” shall mean the Oil and Gas Lease or Oil and Gas
Interest on which a proposed well is to be located. 
 F. The term “Initial Well” shall mean the well required to be
drilled by the parties hereto as provided in Article VI.A. 
 G. The term “Non-Consent Well” shall mean a well in
which less than all parties have conducted an operation as provided in Article VI.B.2. 
 H. The terms “Non-Drilling
Party” and “Non-Consenting Party” shall mean a party who elects not to participate in a proposed operation. 
 I.
The term “Oil and Gas” shall mean oil, gas, casinghead gas, gas condensate, and/or all other liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons and other marketable substances produced therewith, unless an intent to limit the inclusiveness of this term is
specifically stated. 
 J. The term “Oil and Gas Interests” or “Interests” shall mean unleased fee and
mineral interests in Oil and Gas in tracts of land lying within the Contract Area which are owned by parties to this agreement. 

K. The terms “Oil and Gas Lease,” “Lease” and “Leasehold” shall mean the oil and gas leases or interests
therein covering tracts of land lying within the Contract Area which are owned by the parties to this agreement. 
 L. The term
“Plug Back” shall mean a single operation whereby a deeper Zone is abandoned in order to attempt a Completion in a shallower Zone. 

M. The term “Recompletion” or “Recomplete” shall mean an operation whereby a Completion in one Zone is abandoned in
order to attempt a Completion in a different Zone within the existing wellbore. 
 N. The term “Rework” shall mean an
operation conducted in the wellbore of a well after it is Completed to secure, restore, or improve production in a Zone which is currently open to production in the wellbore. Such operations include, but are not limited to, well stimulation
operations but exclude any routine repair or maintenance work or drilling, Sidetracking, Deepening, Completing, Recompleting, or Plugging Back of a well. 

O. The term “Sidetrack” shall mean the directional control and intentional deviation of a well from vertical so as to change
the bottom hole location unless done to straighten the hole or to drill around junk in the hole to overcome other mechanical difficulties. 

P. The term “Zone” shall mean a stratum of earth containing or thought to contain a common accumulation of Oil and Gas
separately producible from any other common accumulation of Oil and Gas. 
 Q. Unless the context otherwise clearly indicates,
words used in the singular include the plural, the word “person” includes natural and artificial persons, the plural includes the singular, and any gender includes the masculine, feminine, and neuter. 

 

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 ARTICLE II. 

EXHIBITS 

The following exhibits, as indicated below and attached hereto, are incorporated in and made a part hereof: 

 

					
			
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	  	A.	  	Exhibit “A” shall include the following information:
			
		  		  	 (1)    Description of lands subject to this agreement,

			
		  		  	 (2)    Restrictions, if any, as to depths, formations, or substances,

			
		  		  	 (3)    Parties to agreement with addresses and telephone numbers for notice purposes,

			
		  		  	 (4)    Percentages or fractional interests of parties to this agreement.

			
	 X
	  	B.	  	Exhibit “B,” Form of Lease.
			
	 X
	  	C.	  	Exhibit “C,” Accounting Procedure.
			
	 X
	  	D.	  	Exhibit “D,” Insurance.
			
	 X
	  	E.	  	Exhibit “E,” Gas Balancing Agreement.
			
	  
	  	F.	  	Exhibit “F,” Non-Discrimination and Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities.
			
	  
	  	G.	  	Exhibit “G,” Tax Partnership.
			
	  
	  	H.	  	Other:
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                      

If any provision of any exhibit, except Exhibits “E,” “F” and “G,” is inconsistent with any provision
contained in the body of this agreement, the provisions in the body of this agreement shall prevail. 
 ARTICLE III.

 INTERESTS OF PARTIES 
  

	A.	Oil and Gas Interests: 

If any party owns an Oil and Gas Interest in the Contract Area, that Interest shall be treated for all purposes of this agreement and
during the term hereof as if it were covered by the form of Oil and Gas Lease attached hereto as Exhibit “B,” and the owner thereof shall be deemed to own both royalty interest in such lease and the interest of the lessee thereunder.

  

	B.	Interests and Parties in Costs and Production: 

Unless changed by other provisions, all costs and liabilities incurred in operations under this agreement shall be borne and paid, and all
equipment and materials acquired in operations on the Contract Area shall be owned, by the parties as their interests are set forth in Exhibit “A.” 

 

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In the same manner, the parties shall also own all production of Oil and Gas from the Contract Area subject, however, to the payment of royalties and other burdens on production as described
hereafter. 
 Regardless of which party has contributed any Oil and Gas Lease or Oil and Gas Interest on which royalty or other
burdens may be payable and except as otherwise expressly provided in this agreement, each party shall pay or deliver, or cause to be paid or delivered, all burdens on its share of the production from the Contract Area up to, but not in excess of,
the amount of such burdens and shall indemnify, defend and hold the other parties free from any liability therefor. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this agreement, if any party has contributed hereto any Lease or Interest which is burdened
with any royalty, overriding royalty, production payment or other burden on production in excess of the amounts stipulated above, such party so burdened shall assume and alone bear all such excess obligations and shall indemnify, defend and hold the
other parties hereto harmless from any and all claims attributable to such excess burden. However, so long as the Drilling Unit for the productive Zone(s) is identical with the Contract Area, each party shall pay or deliver, or cause to be paid or
delivered, all burdens on production from the Contract Area due under the terms of the Oil and Gas Lease(s) which such party has contributed to this agreement, and shall indemnify, defend and hold the other parties free from any liability therefor.

 No party shall ever be responsible, on a price basis higher than the price received by such party, to any other party’s
lessor or royalty owner, and if such other party’s lessor or royalty owner should demand and receive settlement on a higher price basis, the party contributing the affected Lease shall bear the additional royalty burden attributable to such
higher price. 
 Nothing contained in this Article III.B. shall be deemed an assignment or cross-assignment of interests covered
hereby, and in the event two or more parties contribute to this agreement jointly owned Leases, the parties’ undivided interests in said Leaseholds shall be deemed separate leasehold interests for the purposes of this agreement. 

 

	C.	Subsequently Created Interests: 

If any party has contributed hereto a Lease or Interest that is burdened with an assignment of production given as security for the
payment of money, or if, after the date of this agreement, any party creates an overriding royalty, production payment, net profits interest, assignment of production or other burden payable out of production attributable to its working interest
hereunder, such burden shall be deemed a “Subsequently Created Interest.” Further, if any party has contributed hereto a Lease or Interest burdened with an overriding royalty, production payment, net profits interest, or other burden
payable out of production created prior to the date of this agreement, and such burden is not shown on Exhibit “A,” such burden also shall be deemed a Subsequently Created Interest to the extent such burden causes the burdens on such
party’s Lease or Interest to exceed the amount stipulated in Article III.B. above. 
 The party whose interest is burdened
with the Subsequently Created Interest (the “Burdened Party”) shall assume and alone bear, pay and discharge the Subsequently Created Interest and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other parties from and against any liability
therefor. Further, if the Burdened Party fails to pay, when due, its share of expenses chargeable hereunder, all provisions of Article VII.B. shall be enforceable against the Subsequently Created Interest in the same manner as they are enforceable
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interest of the Burdened Party. If the Burdened Party is required under this agreement to assign or relinquish to any other party, or parties, all or a portion of its working interest and/or the
production attributable thereto, said other party, or parties, shall receive said assignment and/or production free and clear of said Subsequently Created Interest, and the Burdened Party shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless said other party,
or parties, from any and all claims and demands for payment asserted by owners of the Subsequently Created Interest. 

ARTICLE IV. 

TITLES 
  

	A.	Title Examination: 

 Title
examination shall be made on the Drillsite of any proposed well prior to commencement of drilling operations and, if a majority in interest of the Drilling Parties so request or Operator so elects, title examination shall be made on the entire
Drilling Unit, or maximum anticipated Drilling Unit, of the well. The opinion will include the ownership of the working interest, minerals, royalty, overriding royalty and production payments under the applicable Leases. Each party contributing
Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interests to be included in the Drillsite or Drilling Unit, if appropriate, shall furnish to Operator all abstracts (including federal lease status reports), title opinions, title papers and curative material in its
possession free of charge. All such information not in the possession of or made available to Operator by the parties, but necessary for the examination of the title, shall be obtained by Operator. Operator shall cause title to be examined by
attorneys on its staff or by outside attorneys. Copies of all title opinions shall be furnished to each Drilling Party. Costs incurred by Operator in procuring abstracts, fees paid outside attorneys for title examination (including preliminary,
supplemental, shut-in royalty opinions and division order title opinions) and other direct charges as provided in Exhibit “C” shall be borne by the Drilling Parties in the proportion that the interest of each Drilling Party bears to the
total interest of all Drilling Parties as such interests appear in Exhibit “A.” 
 Each party shall be
responsible for securing curative matter and pooling amendments or agreements required in connection with Leases or Oil and Gas Interests contributed by such party. Operator shall be responsible for the preparation and recording of pooling
designations or declarations and communication agreements as well as the conduct of hearings before governmental agencies for the securing of spacing or pooling orders or any other orders necessary or appropriate to the conduct of operations
hereunder. This shall not prevent any party from appearing on its own behalf at such hearings. Costs incurred by Operator, including fees paid to outside attorneys, which are associated with hearings before governmental agencies, and which costs are
necessary and proper for the activities contemplated under this agreement, shall be direct charges to the joint account and shall not be covered by the administrative overhead charges in Exhibit “C.” 

No well shall be drilled on the Contract Area until after (1) the title to the Drillsite or Drilling Unit, if appropriate, has been
examined as above provided, and (2) the title has been approved by the examining attorney or title has been accepted by Operator. 
  

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	B.	Loss or Failure of Title: 

1. Other Losses: All losses of Leases or Interests committed to this agreement, shall be joint losses and shall be borne by all
parties in proportion to their interests shown on Exhibit “A.” This shall include but not be limited to the loss of any Lease or Interest through failure to develop or because express or implied covenants have not been performed
(other than performance which requires only the payment of money), and the loss of any Lease by expiration at the end of its primary term if it is not renewed or extended. There shall be no readjustment of interests in the remaining portion of the
Contract Area on account of any joint loss. 
 ARTICLE V. 

OPERATOR 
  

	A.	Designation and Responsibilities of Operator: 

Mewbourne Oil Company shall be the Operator of the Contract Area, and shall conduct and direct and have full control of all operations on
the Contract Area as permitted and required by, and within the limits of this agreement. In its performance of services hereunder for the Non-Operators, Operator shall be an independent contractor not subject to the control or direction of the
Non-Operators except as to the type of operation to be undertaken in accordance with the election procedures contained in this agreement. Operator shall not be deemed, or hold itself out as, the agent of the Non-Operators with authority to bind them
to any obligation or liability assumed or incurred by Operator as to any third party. Operator shall conduct its activities under this agreement as a reasonable prudent operator, in a good and workmanlike manner, with due diligence and dispatch, in
accordance with good oilfield practice, and in compliance with applicable law and regulation, but in no event shall it have any liability as Operator to the other parties for losses sustained or liabilities incurred except such as may result from
gross negligence or willful misconduct. 
  

	B.	Resignation or Removal of Operator and Selection of Successor: 

1. Resignation or Removal of Operator: Operator may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to Non-Operators. If
Operator terminates its legal existence, or is no longer capable of serving as Operator, Operator shall be deemed to have resigned without any action by Non-Operators, except the selection of a successor. Operator may be removed only for good cause
by the affirmative vote of Non-Operators owning a majority interest based on ownership as shown on Exhibit “A” remaining after excluding the voting interest of Operator; such vote shall not be deemed effective until a written notice has
been delivered to the Operator by a Non-Operator detailing the alleged default and Operator has failed to cure the default within thirty (30) days from its receipt of the notice or, if the default concerns an operation then being conducted,
within forty-eight (48) hours of its receipt of the notice. For purposes hereof, “good cause” shall mean not only gross negligence or willful misconduct but also the material breach of or inability to meet the standards of operation
contained in Article V.A. or material failure or inability to perform its obligations under this agreement. 
 Subject to
Article VII.D.1., such resignation or removal shall not become effective until 7:00 o’clock A.M. on the first day of the calendar month following the expiration of ninety (90) days after the giving of notice of resignation by Operator or
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Operator at an earlier date. Operator, after effective date of resignation or removal, shall be bound by the terms hereof as a Non-Operator. A change of a corporate name or structure of Operator
or transfer of Operator’s interest to any single subsidiary, parent or successor corporation or other affiliated entity shall not be the basis for removal of Operator. 

2. Selection of Successor Operator: Upon the resignation or removal of Operator under any provision of this agreement, a successor
Operator shall be selected by the parties. The successor Operator shall be selected from the parties owning an interest in the Contract Area at the time such successor Operator is selected. The successor Operator shall be selected by the affirmative
vote of two (2) or more parties owning a majority interest based on ownership as shown on Exhibit “A;” provided, however, if an Operator which has been removed or is deemed to have resigned fails to vote or votes only to succeed
itself, the successor Operator shall be selected by the affirmative vote of the party or parties owning a majority interest based on ownership as shown on Exhibit “A” remaining after excluding the voting interest of the Operator that was
removed or resigned. The former Operator shall promptly deliver to the successor Operator all records and data relating to the operations conducted by the former Operator to the extent such records and data are not already in the possession of the
successor operator. Any cost of obtaining or copying the former Operator’s records and data shall be charged to the joint account. 

3. Effect of Bankruptcy: If Operator becomes insolvent, bankrupt or is placed in receivership, it shall be deemed to have resigned
without any action by Non-Operators, except the selection of a successor. If a petition for relief under the federal bankruptcy laws is filed by or against Operator, and the removal of Operator is prevented by the federal bankruptcy court, all
Non-Operators and Operator shall comprise an interim operating committee to serve until Operator has elected to reject or assume this agreement pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, and an election to reject this agreement by Operator as debtor in
possession, or by a trustee in bankruptcy, shall be deemed a resignation as Operator without any action by Non-Operators, except the selection of a successor. During the period of time the operating committee controls operations, all actions shall
require the approval of two (2) or more parties owning a majority interest based on ownership as shown on Exhibit “A.” In the event there are only two (2) parties to this agreement, during the period of time the operating
committee controls operations, a third party acceptable to Operator, Non-Operator and the federal bankruptcy court shall be selected as a member of the operating committee, and all actions shall require the approval of two (2) members of the
operating committee without regard for their interest in the Contract Area based on Exhibit “A.” 
  

	C.	Employees and Contractors: 

The number of employees or contracts used by Operator in conducting operations hereunder, their selection, and the hours of labor and the
compensation for services performed shall be determined by Operator, and all such employees or contractors shall be the employees or contractors of Operator. 
  

	D.	Rights and Duties of Operator: 

1. Competitive Rates and Use of Affiliates: All wells drilled on the Contract Area shall be drilled on a competitive contract basis
at the usual rates prevailing in the area. If it so desires, Operator may employ its own tools and equipment in the drilling of wells, but its charges 

 

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therefor shall not exceed the prevailing rates in the area and the rate of such charges shall be agreed upon by the parties in writing before drilling operating are commenced, and such work shall
be performed by Operator under the same terms and conditions as are customary and usual in the area in contracts of independent contractors who are doing work of a similar nature. All work performed or materials supplied by affiliates or related
parties of Operator shall be performed or supplied at competitive rates, pursuant to written agreement, and in accordance with customs and standards prevailing in the industry. 

2. Discharge of Joint Account Obligations: Except as herein otherwise specifically provided, Operator shall promptly pay and
discharge expenses incurred in the development and operation of the Contract Area pursuant to this agreement and shall charge each of the parties hereto with their respective proportionate shares upon the expense basis provided in Exhibit
“C.” Operator shall keep an accurate record of the joint account hereunder, showing expenses incurred and charges and credits made and received. 

3. Protection from Liens: Operator shall pay, or cause to be paid, as and when they become due and payable all accounts of
contractors and suppliers and wages and salaries for services rendered or performed, and for materials supplied on, to or in respect of the Contract Area or any operations for the joint account thereof, and shall keep the Contract Area free from
liens and encumbrances resulting therefrom except for those resulting from a bona fide dispute as to services rendered or materials supplied. 

4. Custody of Funds: Operator shall hold for the account of the Non-Operators any funds of the Non-Operators advanced or paid to
the Operator, either for the conduct of operations hereunder or as a result of the sale of production from the Contract Area, and such funds shall remain the funds of the Non-Operators on whose account they are advanced or paid until used for their
intended purpose or otherwise delivered to the Non-Operators or applied toward the payment of debts as provided in Article VII.B. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to establish a fiduciary relationship between Operator and Non-Operators
for any purpose other than to account for Non-Operator funds as herein specifically provided. Nothing in this paragraph shall require the maintenance by Operator of separate accounts for the funds of Non-Operators unless the parties otherwise
specifically agree. 
 5. Access to Contract Area and Records: Operator shall, except as otherwise provided herein,
permit each Non-Operator or its duly authorized representative, at the Non-Operator’s sole risk and cost, full and free access at all reasonable times to all operations of every kind and character being conducted for the joint account on the
Contract Area and to the records of operations conducted thereon or production therefrom, including Operator’s books and records relating thereto. Such access rights shall not be exercised in a manner interfering with Operator’s conduct of
an operation hereunder and shall not obligate Operator to furnish any geologic or geophysical data of an interpretive nature unless the cost of preparation of such interpretive data was charged to the joint account. Operator will furnish to each
Non-Operator upon request copies of any and all reports and information obtained by Operator in connection with production and related items, including, without limitation, meter and chart reports, production purchaser statements, run tickets and
monthly gauge reports, but excluding purchase contracts and pricing information to the extent not applicable to the production of the Non-Operator seeking the information. Any audit of Operator’s records relating to amounts expended and the
appropriateness of such expenditures shall be conducted in accordance with the audit protocol specified in Exhibit “C.” 
  

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 6. Filing and Furnishing Governmental Reports: Operator will file, and upon
written request promptly furnish copies to each requesting Non-Operator not in default of its payment obligations, all operational notices, reports or applications required to be filed by local, State, Federal or Indian agencies or authorities
having jurisdiction over operations hereunder. Each Non-Operator shall provide to Operator on a timely basis all information necessary to Operator to make such filings. 

7. Drilling and Testing Operations: The following provisions shall apply to each well drilled hereunder, including but not limited
to the Initial Well: 
 (a) Operator will promptly advise Non-Operators of the date on which the well is spudded, or the date on
which drilling operations are commenced. 
 (b) Operator will send to Non-Operators such reports, test results and notices
regarding the progress of operations on the well as the Non-Operators shall reasonably request, including, but not limited to, daily drilling reports, completion reports, and well logs. 

(c) Operator shall adequately test all Zones encountered which may reasonably be expected to be capable of producing Oil and Gas in
paying quantities as a result of examination of the electric log or any other logs or cores or tests conducted hereunder. 
 8.
Cost Estimates: Upon request of any Consenting Party, Operator shall furnish estimates of current and cumulative costs incurred for the joint account at reasonable intervals during the conduct of any operation pursuant to this agreement.
Operator shall not be held liable for errors in such estimates so long as the estimates are made in good faith. 
 9.
Insurance: At all times while operations are conducted hereunder, Operator shall comply with the workers compensation law of the state where the operations are being conducted; provided, however, that Operator may be a self-insurer for
liability under said compensation laws in which event the only charge that shall be made to the joint account shall be as provided in Exhibit “C.” Operator shall also carry or provide insurance for the benefit of the joint account of the
parties as outlined in Exhibit “D” attached hereto and made a part hereof. Operator shall require all contractors engaged in work on or for the Contract Area to comply with the workers compensation law of the state where the operations are
being conducted and to maintain such other insurance as Operator may require. 
 In the event automobile liability insurance is
specified in said Exhibit “D,” or subsequently receives the approval of the parties, not direct charge shall be made by Operator for premiums paid for such insurance for Operators’s automotive equipment. 

 

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 ARTICLE VI. 

DRILLING AND DEVELOPMENT 
  

	A.	Subsequent Operations: 

1. Proposed Operations: If any party hereto should desire to drill any well on the Contract Area other than the Initial Well, or if
any party should desire to Rework, Sidetrack, Deepen, Recomplete or Plug Back a dry hole or a well no longer capable of producing in paying quantities in which such party has not otherwise relinquished its interest in the proposed objective Zone
under this agreement, the party desiring to drill, Rework, Sidetrack, Deepen, Recomplete or Plug Back such a well shall give written notice of the proposed operation to the parties who have not otherwise relinquished their interest in such objective
Zone under this agreement and to all other parties in the case of a proposal for Sidetracking or Deepening, specifying the work to be performed, the location, proposed depth, objective Zone and the estimated cost of the operation. The parties to
whom such a notice is delivered shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice within which to notify the party proposing to do the work whether they elect to participate in the cost of the proposed operation. If a drilling rig is on
location, notice of a proposal to Rework, Sidetrack, Recomplete, Plug Back or Deepen may be given by telephone and the response period shall be limited to forty-eight (48) hours, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays. Failure of a
party to whom such notice is delivered to reply within the period above fixed shall constitute an election by that party not to participate in the cost of the proposed operation. Any proposal by a party to conduct an operation conflicting with the
operation initially proposed shall be delivered to all parties within the time and in the manner provided in Article VI.A.6. 

If all parties to whom such notice is delivered elect to participate in such a proposed operation, the parties shall be contractually
committed to participate therein provided such operations are commenced with the time period hereafter set forth, and Operator shall, no later than ninety (90) days after expiration of the notice period of thirty (30) days (or as promptly
as practicable after the expiration of the forty-eight (48) hour period when a drilling rig is on location, as the case may be), actually commence the proposed operation and thereafter complete it with due diligence at the risk and expense of
the parties participating therein; provided, however, said commencement date may be extended upon written notice of same by Operator to the other parties, for a period of up to thirty (30) additional days if, in the sole opinion of Operator,
such additional time is reasonably necessary to obtain permits from governmental authorities, surface rights (including rights-of-way) or appropriate drilling equipment, or to complete title examination or curative matter required for title approval
or acceptance. If the actual operation has not been commenced within the time provided (including any extension thereof as specifically permitted herein or in the force majeure provisions of Article XI) and if any party hereto still desires to
conduct said operation, written notice proposing same must be resubmitted to the other parties in accordance herewith as if no prior proposal had been made. Those parties that did not participate in the drilling of a well for which a proposal to
Deepen or Sidetrack is made hereunder shall, if such parties desire to participate in the proposed Deepening or Sidetracking operation, reimburse the Drilling Parties in accordance with article VI.A.4. in the event of a Deepening operation and in
accordance with Article VI.a.5. in the event of a Sidetracking operation. 
  

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 2. Operations by Less Than All Parties: 

(a) Determination of Participation. If any party to whom such notice is delivered as provided in Article VI.A.1. or VI.B.1.
(Option No. 2) elects not to participate in the proposed operation, then, in order to be entitled to the benefits of this Article, the party or parties giving the notice and such other parties as shall elect to participate in the operation
shall, no later than ninety (90) days after the expiration of the notice period of thirty (30) days (or as promptly as practicable after the expiration of the forty-eight (48) hour period when a drilling rig is on location, as the
case may be) actually commence the proposed operation and complete it with due diligence. Operator shall perform all work for the account of the Consenting Parties; provided, however, if no drilling rig or other equipment is on location, and if
Operator is a Non-Consenting Party, the Consenting Parties shall either: (i) request Operator to perform the work required by such proposed operation for the account of the Consenting Parties, or (ii) designated one of the Consenting
Parties as Operator to perform such work. The rights and duties granted to and imposed upon the Operator under this agreement are granted to and imposed upon the party designated as Operator for an operation in which the original Operator is a
Non-Consenting Party. Consenting Parties, when conducting operations on the Contract Area pursuant to this Article VI.A.2., shall comply with all terms and conditions of this agreement. 

If less than all parties approve any proposed operation, the proposing party, immediately after the expiration of the applicable notice
period, shall advise all Parties of the total interest of the parties approving such operation and its recommendation as to whether the Consenting Parties should proceed with the operation as proposed. Each Consenting Party, within forty-eight
(48) hours (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays) after delivery of such notice, shall advise the proposing party of its desire to (i) limit participation to such party’s interest as shown on Exhibit “A” or
(ii) carry only its proportionate part (determined by dividing such party’s interest in the Contract Area by the interests of all Consenting Parties in the Contract Area) of Non-Consenting Parties’ interests, or (iii) carry its
proportionate part (determined as provided in(ii)) of Non-Consenting Parties’ interest together with all or a portion of its proportionate part of any Non-Consenting Parties’ interests that any Consenting Party did not elect to take. Any
interest of Non-Consenting Parties that is not carried by a Consenting Party shall be deemed to be carried by the party proposing the operation if such party does not withdraw its proposal. Failure to advise the proposing party within the time
required shall be deemed an election under (i). In the event a drilling rig is on location, notice may be given by telephone, and the time permitted for such a response shall not exceed a total of forty-eight (48) hours (exclusive of Saturday,
Sunday and legal holidays). The proposing party, at its election, may withdraw such proposal if there if less than 100% participation and shall notify all parties of such decision within ten(10) days, or within twenty-four (24) hours if a
drilling rig is on location, following expiration of the applicable response period. If 100% subscription to the proposed operation is obtained, the proposing party shall promptly notify the Consenting Parties of their proportionate interests in the
operation and the party serving as Operator shall commence such operation within the period provided in Article VI.A.1., subject to the same extension right as provided therein. 

(b) Relinquishment of Interest for Non-Participation. The entire cost and risk of conducting such operations shall be borne by the
Consenting Parties in the proportions they have elected to bear same under the terms of the preceding paragraph. Consenting Parties shall keep the leasehold estates involved in such operations free and clear of all liens and

  

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encumbrances of every kind created by or arising from the operations of the Consenting Parties. If such an operation results in a dry hole, then subject to Articles VI.A.6. and VI.D.3, the
Consenting Parties shall plug and abandon the well and restore the surface location at their sole cost, risk and expense; provided, however, that those Non-Consenting Parties that participated in the drilling, Deepening or Sidetracking of the well
shall remain liable for, and shall pay, their proportionate shares of the cost of plugging and abandoning the well and restoring the surface location insofar only as those costs were not increased by the subsequent operations of the Consenting
Parties. If any well drilled, Reworked, Sidetracked, Deepened, Recompleted or Plugged Back under the provisions of this Article results in a well capable of producing Oil and/or Gas in paying quantities, the Consenting Parties shall Complete and
equip the well to produce at their sole cost and risk, and the well shall then be turned over to Operator (if the Operator did not conduct the operation) and shall be operated by it at the expense and for the account of the Consenting Parties. Upon
commencement of operations for the drilling, Reworking, Sidetracking, Recompleting, Deepening or Plugging Back of any such well by Consenting Parties in accordance with the provisions of this Article, each Non-Consenting Party shall be deemed to
have relinquished to Consenting Parties, and the Consenting Parties shall own and be entitled to receive, in proportion to their respective interests, all of such Non-Consenting Party’s interest in the well and share of production therefrom or,
the case of a Reworking, Sidetracking, Deepening, Recompleting or Plugging Back, or a Completion pursuant to a Article VI.B.1. Option No. 2, all of such Non-Consenting Party’s interest in the production obtained from the operation in which
the Non-Consenting Party did not elect to participate. Such relinquishment shall be effective until the proceeds of the sale of such share, calculated at the well, or market value thereof if such share is not sold (after deducting applicable ad
valorem, production, severance, and excise taxes, royalty, overriding royalty and other interests not excepted by Article III.C. payable out of or measured by the production from such well accruing with respect to such interest until it reverts),
shall equal the total of the following: 
 (i) 400% of each such Non-Consenting Party’s share of the cost of any newly
acquired surface equipment beyond the wellhead connections (including but not limited to stock tanks, separators, treaters, pumping equipment and piping), plus 100% of each such Non-Consenting Party’s share of the cost of operation of the well
commencing with first production and continuing until each such Non-Consenting Party’s relinquished interest shall revert to it under other provisions of this Article, it being agreed that each Non-Consenting Party’s share of such costs
and equipment will be that interest which would have been chargeable to such Non-Consenting Party had it participated in the well from the beginning of the operations; and 

(ii) 400% of (a) that portion of the costs and expenses of drilling, Reworking, Sidetracking, Deepening, Plugging Back, testing,
Completing and Recompleting, after deducting any cash contributions received under Article VIII.C., and of (b) that portion of the cost of newly acquired equipment in the well (to and including the wellhead connections), which would have been
chargeable to such Non-Consenting Party if it had participated therein. 
 Notwithstanding anything to contrary in this Article
VI.A., if the well does not reach the deepest objective Zone described in the notice proposing the well for reasons other than the encountering of granite or practically impenetrable substance or other condition in the hole rendering further
operations impracticable, Operator shall give notice thereof to each Non-Consenting Party who submitted or voted for an alternative proposal under Article VI.A.6. to 

 

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drill the well to a shallower Zone than the deepest objective Zone proposed in the notice under which the well was drilled, and each such Non-Consenting Party shall have the option to participate
in the initial proposed Completion of the well by paying its share of the cost of drilling the well to its actual depth, calculated in the manner provided in Article VI.A.4.(a). If any such Non-Consenting Party does not elect to participate in the
first Completion proposed for such well, the relinquishment provisions of this Article VI.B.2. (b) shall apply to such party’s interest. 

(c) Reworking, Recompleting or Plugging Back. An election not to participate in the drilling, Sidetracking or Deepening of a well
shall be deemed an election not to participate in any Reworking or Plugging Back operation proposed in such a well, or portion thereof, to which the initial non-consent election applied that is conducted at any time prior to full recovery by the
Consenting Parties of the Non-Consenting Party’s recoupment amount. Similarly, an election not to participate in the Completing or Recompleting of a well shall be deemed an election not to participate in any Reworking operation proposed in such
a well, or portion thereof, to which the initial non-consent election applied that is conducted at any time prior to full recovery by the Consenting Parties of the Non-Consenting Party’s recoupment amount. Any such Reworking, Recompleting or
Plugging Back operation conducted during the recoupment period shall be deemed part of the cost of operation of said well and there shall be added to the sums to be recouped by the Consenting Parties 400% of that portion of the costs of operation of
said well and there shall be added to the sums to be recouped by the Consenting Parties 400% of that portion of the costs of the Reworking, Recompleting or Plugging Back operation which would have been chargeable to such Non-Consenting Party had it
participated therein. If such a Reworking, Recompleting or Plugging Back operation is proposed during such recoupment period, the provisions of this Article VI.A. shall be applicable as between said Consenting Parties in said well. 

(d) Recoupment Matters. During the period of time Consenting Parties are entitled to receive Non-Consenting Party’s share of
production, or the proceeds therefrom, Consenting Parties shall be responsible for the payment of all ad valorem, production, severance, excise, gathering and other taxes, and all royalty, overriding royalty and other burdens applicable to
Non-Consenting Party’s share of production not excepted by Article III.C. 
 In the case of any Reworking, Sidetracking,
Plugging Back, Recompleting or Deepening operation, the Consenting Parties shall be permitted to use, free of cost, all casing, tubing and other equipment in the well, but the ownership of all such equipment shall remain unchanged; and upon
abandonment of a well after such Reworking, Sidetracking, Plugging Back, Recompleting or Deepening, the Consenting Parties shall account for all such equipment to the owners thereof, with each party receiving its proportionate part in kind or in
value, less cost of salvage. 
 Within ninety (90) days after the completion of any operations under this Article, the
party conducting the operations for the Consenting Parties shall furnish each Non-Consenting Party with an inventory of the equipment in and connected to the well, and an itemized statement of the cost of drilling, Sidetracking, Deepening, Plugging
Back, testing, Completing, Recompleting, and equipping the well for production; or, at its option, the operating party, in lieu of an itemized statement of such costs of operation, may submit a detailed statement of monthly billings. Each month
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provided above, the party conducting in the operations for the Consenting Parties shall furnish the Non-Consenting Parties with an itemized statement of all costs and liabilities incurred in the
operation of the well, together with a statement of the quantity of Oil and Gas produced from it and the amount of proceeds realized from the sale of the well’s working interest production during the preceding month. In determining the quantity
of Oil and Gas produced during any month, Consenting Parties shall use industry accepted methods such as but not limited to metering or periodic well tests. Any amount realized from the sale or other disposition of equipment newly acquired in
connection with any such operation which would have been owned by a Non-Consenting Party had it participated therein shall be credited against the total unreturned costs of the work done and of the equipment purchased in determining when the
interest of such Non-Consenting Party shall revert to it as above provided; and if there is a credit balance, it shall be paid to such Non-Consenting Party. 

If and when the Consenting Parties recover from a Non-Consenting Party’s relinquished interest the amounts provided for above, the
relinquished interests of such Non-Consenting Party shall automatically revert to it as of 7:00 a.m. on the day following the day on which such recoupment occurs, and, from and after such reversion, such Non-Consenting Party shall own the same
interest in such well, the material and equipment in or pertaining thereto, and the production therefrom as such Non-consenting Party would have been entitled to had it participated in the drilling, Sidetracking, Reworking, Deepening, Recompleting
or Plugging Back of said well. Thereafter, such Non-Consenting Party shall be charged with and shall pay its proportionate part of the further costs of the operation of said well in accordance with the terms of this agreement and
Exhibit “C” attached hereto. 
 3. Stand-By Costs: When a well has been drilled or Deepened has reached
its authorized depth and all tests have been completed and the results thereof furnished to the parties, or when operations on the well have been otherwise terminated pursuant to Article VI.E., stand-by costs incurred pending response to a
party’s notice proposing a Reworking, Sidetracking, Deepening, Plugging Back or Completing operation in such a well (including the period required under Article VI.A.6 to resolve competing proposals) shall be charged and borne as part of the
drilling or Deepening operation just completed. Stand-by costs subsequent to all parties responding, or expiration of the response time permitted, whichever first occurs, and prior to agreements as to the participating interest of all Consenting
Parties pursuant to the terms of the second grammatical paragraph of Article VI.A.2.(a), shall be charged to and borne as part of the proposed operation, but if the proposal is subsequently withdrawn because of insufficient participation, such
stand-by costs shall be allocated between the Consenting Parties in the proportion each Consenting Party’s interest as shown on Exhibit “A” bears to the total interest as shown on Exhibit “A” of all Consenting Parties.

 In the event that notice for a Sidetracking operation is given while the drilling rig to be utilized is on location, any
party may request and receive up to five (5) additional days after expiration of the forty-eight hour response period specified in Article VI.A.1. within which to respond by paying for all stand-by costs and other costs incurred during such
extended response period; Operator may require such party to pay the estimated stand-by time in advance as a condition to extending the response period. If more than one party elects to take such additional time to respond to the notice, standby
costs shall be allocated between the parties taking additional time to respond on a day-to-day basis in the proportion each electing party’s interest as shown on Exhibit “A” bears to the total interest as shown on Exhibit
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 4. Deepening. If less than all the parties elect to participate in a drilling,
Sidetracking, or Deepening operation proposed pursuant to Article VI.A.1, the interest relinquished by the Non-Consenting Parties to the Consenting Parties under Article VI.A.2. shall relate only and be limited to the lesser of (i) the total
depth actually drilled or (ii) the objective depth or Zone of which the parties were given notice under Article VI.A.1. plus any deeper zone as may be encountered in drilling to such additional depth as is drilled to enable completion in the
objective depth or zone (“Initial Objective”). Such well shall not be Deepened beyond the Initial Objective without first complying with this Article to afford the Non-Consenting Parties the opportunity to participate in the Deepening
operation. 
 In the event any Consenting Party desires to drill or Deepen a Non-Consent Well to a depth below the Initial
Objective, such party shall give notice thereof, complying with the requirements of Article VI.A.1, to all parties (including Non-Consenting Parties). Thereupon, Articles VI.A.1. and 2. shall apply and all parties receiving such notice shall have
the right to participate or not participate in the Deepening of such well pursuant to said Articles VI.A.1 and 2. If a Deepening operation is approved pursuant to such provisions, and if any Non-Consenting Party elects to participate in the
Deepening operation, such Non-Consenting party shall pay or make reimbursement (as the case may be) of the following costs and expenses: 

(a) If the proposal to Deepen is made prior to the Completion of such well as a well capable of producing in paying quantities, such
Non-Consenting Party shall pay (or reimburse Consenting Parties for, as the case may be) that share of costs and expenses incurred in connection with the drilling of said well from the surface to the Initial Objective which Non-Consenting Party
would have paid had such Non-Consenting Party agreed to participate therein, plus the Non-Consenting Party’s share of the cost of Deepening and of participating in any further operations on the well in accordance with the other provisions of
this Agreement; provided, however, all costs for testing and Completion or attempted Completion of the well incurred by Consenting Parties prior to the point of actual operations to Deepen beyond the Initial Objective shall be for the sole account
of Consenting Parties. 
 (b) If the proposal is made for a Non-Consent Well that has been previously Completed as a well
capable of producing in paying quantities, but is no longer capable of producing in paying quantities, such Non-Consenting Party shall pay (or reimburse Consenting Parties for, as the case may be) its proportionate share of all costs of drilling,
Completing, and equipping said well from the surface to the Initial Objective, calculated in the manner provided in paragraph (a) above. The Non-Consenting Party shall also pay its proportionate share of all costs of re-entering said well. The
Non-Consenting Parties’ proportionate part (based on the percentage of such well Non-Consenting Party would have owned had it previously participated in such Non-Consent Well) of the costs of salvable materials and equipment remaining in the
hole and salvable surface equipment used in connection with such well shall be determined in accordance with Exhibit “C”. 

The foregoing shall not imply a right of any Consenting Party to propose any Deepening for a Non-Consent Well prior to the drilling of
such well to its Initial Objective without the consent of the other Consenting Parties as provided in Article VI.E. 
  

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 5. Sidetracking: Any party having the right to participate in a proposed
Sidetracking operation that does not own an interest in the affected wellbore at the time of the notice shall, upon electing to participate, tender to the wellbore owners its proportionate share (equal to its interest in the Sidetracking operation)
of the value of that portion of the existing wellbore to be utilized as follows: 
 (a) If the proposal is for Sidetracking an
existing dry hole, reimbursement shall be on the basis of the actual costs incurred in the initial drilling of the well down to the depth at which the Sidetracking operation is initiated. 

(b) If the proposal is for Sidetracking a well which has previously produced, reimbursement shall be on the basis of such party’s
proportionate share of drilling and equipping costs incurred in the initial drilling of the well down to the depth at which the Sidetracking operation is conducted, calculated in the manner described in Article VI.A.4(b) above. Such party’s
proportionate share of the cost of the well’s salvable materials and equipment down to the depth at which the Sidetracking operation is initiated shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Exhibit “C.” 

6. Order of Preference of Operation. Except as otherwise specially provided in this agreement, if any party desires to propose the
conduct of an operation that conflicts with a proposal that has been made by a party under this Article VI, such party shall have fifteen (15) days from delivery of the initial proposal, in the case of a proposal to drill a well or to perform
an operation on a well where no drilling rig is on location, or twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays, from delivery of the initial proposal, if a drilling rig is on location for the well on which such
operation is to be conducted, to deliver to all parties entitled to participate in the proposed operation such party’s alternative proposal, such alternate proposal to contain the same information required to be included in the initial
proposal. Each party receiving such proposals shall elect by delivery of notice to Operator within five (5) days after expiration of the proposal period or within twenty-four (24) hours (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays) if
a drilling rig is on location for the well that is the subject of the proposals, to participate in one of the competing proposals. Any party not electing within the time required shall be deemed not to have voted. The proposal receiving the vote of
parties owning the largest aggregate percentage interest of the parties voting shall have priority over all other competing proposals; in the case of a tie vote, the initial proposal shall prevail. Operator shall deliver notice of such results to
all parties entitled to participate in the operation within five (5) days after expiration of the election period (or within twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays, if a drilling rig is on location). Each
party shall then have two (2) days (or twenty-four (24) hours if a rig is on location) from receipt of such notice to elect by delivery of notice to Operator to participate in such operation or to relinquish interest in the affected well
pursuant to the provisions of Article VI.A.2.; failure by a party to deliver notice within such period shall be deemed an election not to participate in the prevailing proposal. 

7. Conformity to Spacing Pattern: Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article VI.A.2., it is agreed that no wells shall be
proposed to be drilled to or Completed in or produced from a Zone from which a well located elsewhere on the Contract Area is producing, unless such well conforms to the then-existing well spacing pattern for such Zone. 

 

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 8. Paying Wells: No party shall conduct any Reworking, Deepening, Plugging Back,
Completion, Recompletion, or Sidetracking operation under this agreement with respect to any well then capable of producing in paying quantities except with the consent of all parties that have not relinquished interests in the well at the time of
such operation. 
  

	B.	Completion of Wells; Reworking and Plugging Back: 

1. Completion: Without the consent of all parties, no well shall be drilled, Deepened or Sidetracked, except any well drilled,
Deepened or Sidetracked pursuant to the provisions of Article VI.A.2. of this agreement. Consent to the drilling, Deepening or Sidetracking shall include: 

x Option No. 1: All necessary expenditures for the drilling, Deepening or
Sidetracking, testing, Completing and equipping of the well, including necessary tankage and/or surface facilities. 

 ̈ Option No. 2: All necessary expenditures for the drilling, Deepening or
Sidetracking and testing of the well. When such well has reached its authorized depth, and all logs, cores and other tests have been completed, and the results thereof furnished to the parties, Operator shall give immediate notice to the
Non-Operators having the right to participate in a Completion attempt whether or not Operator recommends attempting to Complete the well, together with Operator’s AFE for Completion costs if not previously provided. The parties receiving such
notice shall have forty-eight (48) hours (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays) in which to elect by delivery of notice to Operator to participate in a recommended Completion attempt or to make a Completion proposal with an
accompanying AFE. Operator shall deliver any such Completion proposal, or any Completion proposal conflicting with Operator’s proposal, to the other parties entitled to participate in such Completion in accordance with the procedures specified
in Article VI.B.6. Election to participate in a Completion attempt shall include consent to all necessary expenditures for the Completing and equipping of such well, including necessary tankage and/or surface facilities but excluding any stimulation
operation not contained on the Completion AFE. Failure of any party receiving such notice to reply within the period above fixed shall constitute an election by that party not to participate in the cost of the Completion attempt; provided,
that Article VI.A.6. shall control in the case of conflicting Completion proposals. If one or more, but less than all of the parties, elect to attempt a Completion, the provisions of Article VI.A.2. hereof (the phrase “Reworking, Sidetracking,
Deepening, Recompleting or Plugging Back” as contained in Article VI.A.2. shall be deemed to include “Completing”) shall apply to the operations thereafter conducted by less than all parties; provided, however, that Article VI.A.2.
shall apply separately to each separate Completion or Recompletion attempt undertaken hereunder, and an election to become a Non-Consenting Party as to one Completion or Recompletion attempt shall not prevent a party from becoming a Consenting Party
in subsequent Completion or Recompletion attempts regardless whether the Consenting Parties as to earlier Completions or Recompletions have recouped their costs pursuant to Article VI.A.2.; provided further, that any recoupment of costs by a
Consenting Party shall be made solely from the production attributable to the Zone in which the Completion attempt is made. Election by a previous Non-Consenting Party to participate in a subsequent Completion or Recompletion attempt shall require
such party to pay its proportionate share of the cost of salvable materials and equipment installed in the well pursuant to the previous Completion or Recompletion attempt, insofar and only insofar as such materials and equipment benefit the Zone in
which such party participates in a Completion attempt. 
  

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 2. Rework, Recomplete or Plug Back: No well shall be Reworked, Recompleted or
Plugged Back except a well Reworked, Recompleted, or Plugged Back pursuant to the provisions of Article VI.A.2. of this agreement. Consent to the Reworking, Recompleting or Plugging Back of a well shall include all necessary expenditures in
conducting such operations and Completing and equipping of said well, including necessary tankage and/or surface facilities. 
  

	C.	Other Operations: 

Operator shall not undertake any single project reasonably estimated to require an expenditure in excess of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars
($75,000.00) except in connection with the drilling, Sidetracking, Reworking, Deepening, Completing, Recompleting or Plugging Back of a well that has been previously authorized by or pursuant to this agreement; provided, however, that, in case of
explosion, fire, flood or other sudden emergency, whether of the same or different nature, Operator may take such steps and incur such expenses as in its opinion are required to deal with the emergency to safeguard life and property but Operator, as
promptly as possible, shall report the emergency to the other parties. If Operator prepares an AFE for its own use, Operator shall furnish any Non-Operator so requesting an information copy thereof for any single project in excess of Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000.00). Any party who has not relinquished its interest in a well share have the right to propose that Operator perform repair work or undertake the installation of artificial lift equipment or ancillary production facilities such as
salt water disposal wells or to conduct additional work with respect to a well drilled hereunder or other similar project (but not including the installation of gathering lines or other transportation or marketing facilities, the installation of
which shall be governed by separate agreement between the parties) reasonably estimated to require an expenditure in excess of the amount first set forth above in this Article VI.C. (except in connection with an operation required to be proposed
under Articles VI.A.1. or VI.B.1. Option No. 2, which shall be governed exclusively by those Articles). Operator shall deliver such proposal to all parties entitled to participate therein. If within thirty (30) days thereof Operator
secures the written consent of any party or parties owning at least 50% of the interests of the parties entitled to participate in such operation, each party having the right to participate in such project shall be bound by the terms of such
proposal and shall be obligated to pay its proportionate share of the costs of the proposed project as if it had consented to such project pursuant to the terms of the proposal. 

 

	D.	Abandonment of Wells: 

1. Abandonment of Dry Holes: Except for any well drilled or Deepened pursuant to Article VI.A.2., any well which has been drilled
or Deepened under the terms of this agreement and is proposed to be completed as a dry hole shall not be plugged and abandoned without the consent of all parties. Should Operator, after diligent effort, be unable to contact any party, or should any
party fail to reply within forty-eight (48) hours (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays) after delivery of notice of the proposal to plug and abandon such well, such party shall be deemed to have consented to the proposed
abandonment. All such wells shall be plugged and abandoned in accordance with applicable regulations and at the cost, risk and expense of the parties who participated in the cost of drilling or Deepening such well. Any party who objects to plugging
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(exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays) after delivery of notice of the proposed plugging shall take over the well as of the end of such forty-eight (48) hour notice period and
conduct further operations in search of Oil and/or Gas subject to the provisions of Article VI.A.; failure of such party to provide proof reasonably satisfactory to Operator of its financial capability to conduct such operations or take over the
well within such period or thereafter to conduct operations on such well or plug and abandon such well shall entitle Operator to retain or take possession of the well and plug and abandon the well. The party taking over the well shall indemnify
Operator (if Operator is an abandoning party) and the other abandoning parties against liability for any further operations conducted on such well except for the costs of plugging and abandoning the well and restoring the surface, for which the
abandoning parties shall remain proportionately liable. 
 2. Abandonment of Wells That Have Produced: Except for any
well in which a Non-Consent operation has been conducted hereunder for which the Consenting Parties have not been fully reimbursed as herein provided, any well which has been completed as a producer shall not be plugged and abandoned without the
consent of all parties. If all parties consent to such abandonment, the well shall be plugged and abandoned in accordance with applicable regulations and at the cost, risk and expense of all the parties hereto. Failure of a party to reply within
sixty (60) days of delivery of notice of proposed abandonment shall be deemed an election to consent to the proposal. If, within sixty (60) days after delivery of notice of the proposed abandonment of any well, all parties do not agree to
the abandonment of such well, those wishing to continue its operation from the Zone then open to production shall be obligated to take over the well as of the expiration of the applicable notice period and shall indemnify Operator (if Operator is an
abandoning party) and the other abandoning parties against liability for any further operations on the well conducted by such parties. Failure of such party or parties to provide proof reasonably satisfactory to Operator of their financial
capability to conduct such operations or to take over the well within the required period or thereafter to conduct operations on such well shall entitle Operator to retain or take possession of such well and plug and abandon the well. 

Parties taking over a well as provided herein shall tender to each of the other parties its proportionate share of the value of the
well’s salvable material and equipment, determined in accordance with the provisions of Exhibit “C,” less the estimated cost of salvaging and the estimated cost of plugging and abandoning and restoring the surface; provided, however,
that in the event the estimated plugging and abandoning and surface restoration costs and the estimated cost of salvaging are higher than the value of the well’s salvable material and equipment, each of the abandoning parties shall tender to
the parties continuing operations their proportionate shares of the estimated excess cost. Each abandoning party shall assign to the non-abandoning parties, without warranty, express or implied, as to title or as to quantity, or fitness for use of
the equipment and material, all of its interest in the wellbore of the well and related equipment, together with its interest in the Leasehold insofar and only insofar as such Leasehold covers the right to obtain production from that wellbore in the
Zone then open to production. If the interest of the abandoning party is or includes an Oil and Gas Interest, such party shall execute and deliver to the non-abandoning party or parties an oil and gas lease, limited to the wellbore and the Zone then
open to production, for a term of one (1) year and so long thereafter as Oil and/or Gas is produced from the Zone covered thereby, such lease to be on the form attached as Exhibit “B.” The assignments or leases so limited shall
encompass the Drilling Unit upon which the well is located. The payments by, and the assignments or leases to, the assignees shall be in a 

 

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ratio based upon the relationship of their respective percentage of participation in the Contract Area to the aggregate of the percentages of participation in the Contract Area of all assignees.
There shall be no readjustment of interests in the remaining portions of the Contract Area. 
 Thereafter, abandoning parties
shall have no further responsibility, liability, or interest in the operation of or production from the well in the Zone then open other than the royalties retained in any lease made under the terms of this Article. Upon request, Operator shall
continue to operate the assigned well for the account of the non-abandoning parties at the rates and charges contemplated by this agreement, plus any additional cost and charges which may arise as the result of the separate ownership of the assigned
well. Upon proposed abandonment of the producing Zone assigned or leased, the assignor or lessor shall then have the option to repurchase its prior interest in the well (using the same valuation formula) and participate in further operations therein
subject to the provisions hereof. 
 3. Abandonment of Non-Consent Operations: The provisions of Article VI.D.1. or
VI.D.2. above shall be applicable as between Consenting Parties in the event of the proposed abandonment of any well excepted from said Articles; provided, however, no well shall be permanently plugged and abandoned unless and until all parties
having the right to conduct further operations therein have been notified of the proposed abandonment and afforded the opportunity to elect to take over the well in accordance with the provisions of this Article VI.D.; and provided further, that
Non-Consenting Parties who own an interest in a portion of the well shall pay their proportionate shares of abandonment and surface restoration costs for such well as provided in Article VI.A.2(b). 

 

	E.	Termination of Operations: 

Upon the commencement of an operation for the drilling, Reworking, Sidetracking, Plugging Back, Deepening, testing, Completion or plugging
of a well, including but not limited to the Initial Well, such operation shall not be terminated without consent of parties bearing 75% of the costs of such operation; provided, however, that in the event granite or other practically impenetrable
substance or condition in the hole is encountered which renders further operations impractical, Operator may discontinue operations and give notice of such condition in the manner provided in Article VI.A.1 and the provisions of Article VI.A. or
VI.D. shall thereafter apply to such operation, as appropriate. 
  

	F.	Taking Production in Kind: 

  

	 	x	Option No. 1: Gas Balancing Agreement Attached 

Each party shall take in kind or separately dispose of its proportionate share of all Oil and Gas produced from the
Contract Area, exclusive of production which may be used in development and producing operations and in preparing and treating Oil and Gas for marketing purposes and production unavoidably lost. Any extra expenditure incurred in the taking in kind
or separate disposition by any party of its proportionate share of the production shall be borne by such party. Any party taking its share of production in kind shall be required to pay for only its proportionate share of such part of
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 Each party shall execute such division orders and contracts as may be
necessary for the sale of its interest in production from the Contract Area, and except as provided in Article VII.A., shall be entitled to receive payment directly from the purchaser thereof for its share of all production. 

If any party fails to make the arrangements necessary to take in kind or separately dispose of its proportionate share of
the Oil produced from the Contract Area, Operator shall have the right, subject to the revocation at will by the party owning it, but not the obligation to purchase such Oil or sell it to others at any time and from time to time, for the account of
the non-taking party. Any such purchase or sale by Operator may be terminated by Operator upon at least ten (10) days written notice to the owner of said production and shall be subject always to the right of the owner of the production upon at
least ten (10) days written notice to Operator to exercise at any time its right to take in kind, or separately dispose of, its share of all Oil not previously delivered to a purchaser. Any purchase or sale by Operator of any other party’s
share of Oil shall be only for such reasonable periods of time as are consistent with the minimum needs of the industry under the particular circumstances, but in no event for a period in excess of one (1) year. 

Any such sale by Operator shall be in a manner commercially reasonable under the circumstances but Operator shall have no
duty to share any existing market or to obtain a price equal to that received under any existing market. The sale or delivery by Operator of a non-taking party’s share of Oil under the terms of any existing contract of Operator shall not give
the non-taking party any interest in or make the non-taking party a party to said contract. No purchase shall be made by Operator without first giving the non-taking party at least ten (10) days written notice of such intended purchase and the
price to be paid or the pricing basis to be used. 
 All parties shall give timely written notice to Operator of
their Gas marketing arrangements for the following month, excluding price, and shall notify Operator immediately in the event of a change in such arrangements. Operator shall maintain records of all marketing arrangements, and of volumes actually
sold or transported, which records shall be made available to Non-Operators upon reasonable request. 
 In the
event one or more parties’ separate disposition of its share of the Gas causes split-stream deliveries to separate pipelines and/or deliveries which on a day-to-day basis for any reason are not exactly equal to a party’s respective
proportionate share of total Gas sales to be allocated to it, the balancing or accounting between the parties shall be in accordance with any Gas balancing agreement between the parties hereto, whether such an agreement is attached as Exhibit
“E” or is a separate agreement. Operator shall give notice to all parties of the first sales of Gas from any well under this agreement. 
  

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	 	 ̈	Option No. 2: No Gas Balancing Agreement: 

Each party shall take in kind or separately dispose of its proportionate share of all Oil and Gas produced from the
Contract Area, exclusive of production which may be used in development and producing operations and in preparing and treating Oil and Gas for marketing purposes and production unavoidably lost. Any extra expenditure incurred in the taking in kind
or separate disposition by any party of its proportionate share of the production shall be borne by such party. Any party taking its share of production in kind shall be required to pay for only its proportionate share of such part of
Operator’s surface facilities which it uses. 
 Each party shall execute such division orders and contracts
as may be necessary for the sale of its interest in production from the Contract Area, and, except as provided in Article VII.A., shall be entitled to receive payment directly from the purchaser thereof for its share of all production. 

If any party fails to make the arrangements necessary to take in kind or separately dispose of its proportionate share of
the Oil and/or Gas produced from the Contract Area, Operator shall have the right, subject to the revocation at will by the party owning it, but not the obligation, to purchase such Oil and/or Gas or sell it to others at any time and from time to
time, for the account of the non-taking party. Any such purchase or sale by Operator may be terminated by Operator upon at least ten (10) days written notice to the owner of said production and shall be subject always to the right of the owner
of the production upon at least ten (10) days written notice to Operator to exercise its right to take in kind, or separately dispose of, its share of all Oil and/or Gas not previously delivered to a purchaser; provided, however, that the
effective date of any such revocation may be deferred at Operator’s election for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days if Operator has committed such production to a purchase contract having a term extending beyond such ten (10) day
period. Any purchase or sale by Operator of any other party’s share of Oil and/or Gas shall be only for such reasonable periods of time as are consistent with the minimum needs of the industry under the particular circumstances, but in no event
for a period in excess of one (1) year. 
 Any such sale by Operator shall be in a manner commercially
reasonable under the circumstances, but Operator shall have no duty to share any existing market or transportation arrangement or to obtain a price or transportation fee equal to that received under any existing market or transportation arrangement.
The sale or delivery by Operator of a non-taking party’s share of production under the terms of any existing contract of Operator shall not give the non-taking party any interest in or make the non-taking party a party to said contract. No
purchase of Oil and Gas and no sale of Gas shall be made by Operator without first giving the non-taking party ten days written notice of such intended purchase or sale and the price to be paid or the pricing basis to be used. Operator shall give
notice to all parties of the first sale of Gas from any well under this Agreement. 
 All parties shall give
timely written notice to Operator of their Gas marketing arrangements for the following month, excluding price, and shall notify to Operator immediately in the event of a change in such arrangements. Operator shall maintain records of all marketing
arrangements, and of volumes actually sold or transported, which records shall be made available to Non-Operators upon reasonable request. 
  

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 ARTICLE VII. 

EXPENDITURES AND LIABILITY OF PARTIES 
  

	A.	Liability of Parties: 

The liability of the parties shall be several, not joint or collective. Each party shall be responsible only for its obligations, and
shall be liable only for its proportionate share of the costs of developing and operating the Contract Area. Accordingly, the liens granted among the parties in Article VII.B. are given to secure only the debts of each severally, and no party shall
have any liability to third parties hereunder to satisfy the default of any other party in the payment of any expense or obligation hereunder. It is not the intention of the parties to create, nor shall this agreement be construed as creating, a
mining or other partnership, joint venture, agency relationship or association, or to render the parties liable as partners, co-venturers, or principals. In their relations with each other under this agreement, the parties shall not be considered
fiduciaries or to have established a confidential relationship but rather shall be free to act on an arm’s-length basis in accordance with their own respective self-interest, subject, however, to the obligation of the parties to act in good
faith in their dealings with each other with respect to activities hereunder. 
  

	B.	Liens and Security Interests: 

Each party grants to the other parties hereto a lien upon any interest it now owns or hereafter acquires in Oil and Gas Leases and Oil and
Gas Interests in the Contract Area, and a security interest and/or purchase money security interest in any interest it now owns or hereafter acquires in the personal property and fixtures on or used or obtained for use in connection therewith, to
secure performance of all of its obligations under this agreement including but not limited to payment of expense, interest and fees, the proper disbursement of all monies paid hereunder, the assignment or relinquishment of interest in Oil and Gas
Leases as required hereunder, and the proper performance of operations hereunder. Such lien and security interest granted by each party hereto shall include such party’s leasehold interests, working interests, operating rights, and royalty and
overriding royalty interests in the Contract Area now owned or hereafter acquired and in lands pooled or unitized therewith or otherwise becoming subject to this agreement, the Oil and Gas when extracted therefrom and equipment situated thereon or
used or obtained for use in connection therewith (including, without limitation, all wells, tools, and tubular goods), and accounts (including, without limitation, accounts arising from gas imbalances or from the sale of Oil and/or Gas at the
wellhead), contract rights, inventory and general intangibles relating thereto or arising therefrom, and all proceeds and products of the foregoing. 

To perfect the lien and security agreement provided herein, each party hereto shall execute and acknowledge the recording supplement
and/or any financing statement prepared and submitted by any party hereto in conjunction herewith or at any time following execution hereof, and Operator is authorized to file this agreement or the recording supplement executed herewith as a lien or
mortgage in the applicable real estate records and as a financing statement with the proper officer under the Uniform Commercial Code in the state in which the Contract Area is situated and such other states as Operator shall deem appropriate to
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granted hereunder. Any party may file this agreement, the recording supplement executed herewith, or such other documents as it deems necessary as a lien or mortgage in the applicable real estate
records and/or a financing statement with the proper officer under the Uniform Commercial Code. 
 Each party represents and
warrants to the other parties hereto that the lien and security interest granted by such party to the other parties shall be a first and prior lien, and each party hereby agrees to maintain the priority of said lien and security interest against all
persons acquiring an interest in Oil and Gas Leases and Interests covered by this agreement by, through or under such party. All parties acquiring an interest in Oil and Gas Leases and Oil and Gas Interests covered by this agreement, whether by
assignment, merger, mortgage, operation of law, or otherwise, shall be deemed to have taken subject to the lien and security interest granted by this Article VII.B. as to all obligations attributable to such interest hereunder whether or not such
obligations arise before or after such interest is acquired. 
 To the extent that parties have a security interest under the
Uniform Commercial Code of the state in which the Contract Area is situated, they shall be entitled to exercise the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code. The bringing of a suit and the obtaining of judgment by a party for the
secured indebtedness shall not be deemed an election of remedies or otherwise affect the lien rights or security interest as security for the payment thereof. In addition, upon default by any party in the payment of its share of expenses, interests
or fees, or upon the improper use of funds by the Operator, the other parties shall have the right, without prejudice to other rights or remedies, to collect from the purchaser the proceeds from the sale of such defaulting party’s share of Oil
and Gas until the amount owed by such party, plus interest as provided in “Exhibit C,” has been received, and shall have the right to offset the amount owed against the proceeds from the sale of such defaulting party’s share of Oil
and Gas. All purchasers of production may rely on a notification of default from the non-defaulting party or parties stating the amount due as a result of the default, and all parties waive any recourse available against purchasers for releasing
production proceeds as provided in this paragraph. 
 If any party fails to pay its share of cost within sixty (60) days
after rendition of a statement therefor by Operator, the non-defaulting parties, including Operator, shall, upon request by Operator, pay the unpaid amount in the proportion that the interest of each such party bears to the interest of all such
parties. The amount paid by each party so paying its share of the unpaid amount shall be secured by the liens and security rights described in Article VII.B., and each paying party may independently pursue any remedy available hereunder or
otherwise. 
 If any party does not perform all of its obligations hereunder, and the failure to perform subjects such party to
foreclosure or execution proceedings pursuant to the provisions of this agreement, to the extent allowed by governing law, the defaulting party waives any available right of redemption from and after the date of judgment, any required valuation or
appraisement of the mortgaged or secured property prior to sale, any available right to stay execution or to require a marshaling of assets and any required bond in the event a receiver is appointed. In addition, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, each party hereby grants to the other parties a power of sale as to any property that is subject to the lien and security rights granted hereunder, such power to be exercised in the manner provided by applicable law or otherwise in a
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 Each party agrees that the other parties shall be entitled to utilize the provisions of
Oil and Gas lien law or other lien law of any state in which the Contract Area is situated to enforce the obligations of each party hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Non-Operators
agree that Operator may invoke or utilize the mechanics’ or materialmen’s lien law of the state in which the Contract Area is situated in order to secure the payment to Operator of any sum due hereunder for services performed or materials
supplied by Operator. 
  

	C.	Advances: 

 Operator, at
its election, shall have the right from time to time to demand and receive from one or more of the other parties payment in advance of their respective shares of the estimated amount of the expense to be incurred in operations hereunder during the
next succeeding month, which right may be exercised only by submission to each such party of an itemized statement of such estimated expense, together with an invoice for its share thereof. Each such statement and invoice for the payment in advance
of estimated expense shall be submitted on or before the 20th day of the next preceding month. Each party shall pay to Operator its proportionate share of such estimate within fifteen (15) days after such estimate and invoice is received. If
any party fails to pay its share of said estimate within said time, the amount due shall bear interest as provided in Exhibit “C” until paid. Proper adjustment shall be made monthly between advances and actual expense to the end that each
party shall bear and pay its proportionate share of actual expenses incurred, and no more. 
  

	D.	Defaults and Remedies: 

If any party fails to discharge any financial obligation under this agreement, including without limitation the failure to make any
advance under the preceding Article VII.C. or any other provision of this agreement, within the period required for such payment hereunder, then in addition to the remedies provided in Article VII.B. or elsewhere in this agreement, the remedies
specified below shall be applicable. For purposes of this Article VII.D., all notices and elections shall be delivered only by Operator, except that Operator shall deliver any such notice and election requested by a non-defaulting Non-Operator, and
when Operator is the party in default, the applicable notices and elections can be delivered by any Non-Operator. Election of any one or more of the following remedies shall not preclude the subsequent use of any other remedy specified below or
otherwise available to a no-defaulting party. 
 1. Suspension of Rights: Any party may deliver to the party in default a
Notice of Default, which shall specify the default, specify the action to be taken to cure the default, and specify that failure to take such action will result in the exercise of one or more of the remedies provided in this Article. If the default
is not cured within thirty (30) days of the delivery of such Notice of Default, all of the rights of the defaulting party granted by this agreement may upon notice be suspended until the default is cured, without prejudice to the right of the
non-defaulting party or parties to continue to enforce the obligations of the defaulting party previously accrued or thereafter accruing under this agreement. If Operator is the party in default, the Non-Operators shall have in addition the right,
by vote of Non-Operators owning a majority in interest in the Contract Area after excluding the voting interest of Operator, to appoint a new Operator effective immediately. The rights of a defaulting party that may be suspended hereunder at the
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information as to any operation conducted hereunder during the period of such default, the right to elect to participate in an operation proposed under Article VI.A. of this agreement, the right
to participate in an operation being conducted under this agreement even if the party has previously elected to participate in such operation, and the right to receive proceeds of production from any well subject to this agreement. 

2. Suit for Damages: Non-defaulting parties or Operator for the benefit of non-defaulting parties may sue (at joint account
expense) to collect the amounts in default, plus interest accruing on the amounts recovered from the date of default until the date of collection at the rate specified in Exhibit “C” attached hereto. Nothing herein shall prevent any party
from suing any defaulting party to collect consequential damages accruing to such party as a result of the default. 
 3.
Deemed Non-Consent: The non-defaulting party may deliver a written Notice of Non-Consent Election to the defaulting party at any time after the expiration of the thirty-day cure period following delivery of the Notice of Default, in which
event if the billing is for the drilling of a new well or the Plugging Back, Sidetracking, Reworking or Deepening of a well which is to be or has been plugged as a dry hole, or for the Completion or Recompletion of any well, the defaulting party
will be conclusively deemed to have elected not to participate in the operation and to be a Non-Consenting Party with respect thereto under Article VI.A. or VI.B., as the case may be, to the extent of the costs unpaid by such party, notwithstanding
any election to participate theretofore made. If election is made to proceed under this provision, then the non-defaulting parties may not elect to sue for the unpaid amount pursuant to Article VII.D.2. 

Until the delivery of such Notice of Non-Consent Election to the defaulting party, such party shall have the right to cure its default by
paying its unpaid share of costs plus interest at the rate set forth in Exhibit “C,” provided, however, such payment shall not prejudice the rights of the non-defaulting parties to pursue remedies for damages incurred by the non-defaulting
parties as a result of the default. Any interest relinquished pursuant to this Article VII.D.3. shall be offered to the non-defaulting parties in proportion to their interests, and the non-defaulting parties electing to participate in the ownership
of such interest shall be required to contribute their shares of the defaulted amount upon their election to participate therein. 

4. Advance Payment: If a default is not cured within thirty (30) days of the delivery of a Notice of Default, Operator, or
Non-Operators if Operator is the defaulting party, may thereafter require advance payment from the defaulting party of such defaulting party’s anticipated share of any item of expense for which Operator, or Non-Operators, as the case may be,
would be entitled to reimbursement under any provision of this agreement, whether or not such expense was the subject of the previous default. Such right includes, but is not limited to, the right to require advance payment for the estimated costs
of drilling a well or Completion of a well as to which an election to participate in drilling or Completion has been made. If the defaulting party fails to pay the required advance payment, the non-defaulting parties may pursue any of the remedies
provided in this Article VII.D. or any other default remedy provided elsewhere in this agreement. Any excess of funds advanced remaining when the operation is completed and all costs have been paid shall be promptly returned to the advancing party.

 5. Costs and Attorneys’ Fees: In the event any party is required to bring legal proceedings to enforce any
financial obligation of a party hereunder, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover all court costs, costs of collection, and a reasonable attorney’s fee, which the lien provided for herein shall also secure. 

 

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	E.	Rentals, Shut-in Well Payments and Minimum Royalties: 

Rentals, shut-in well payments and minimum royalties which may be required under them terms of any lease shall be paid by the party or
parties who subjected such lease to this agreement at its or their expense. In the event two or more parties own and have contributed interests in the same lease to this agreement, such parties may designate one of such parties to make said payments
for and on behalf of all such parties. Any party may request, and shall be entitled to receive, proper evidence of all such payments. In the event of failure to make proper payment of any rental, shut-in well payment or minimum royalty through
mistake or oversight where such payment is required to continue the lease in force, any loss which results from such non-payment shall be borne in accordance with the provisions of Article IV.B.1. 

Operator shall notify Non-Operators of the anticipated completion of a shut-in well, or the shutting in or return to production of a
producing well, at least five (5) days (excluding Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays) prior to taking such action, or at the earliest opportunity permitted by circumstances, but assumes no liability for failure to do so. In the event of
failure by Operator to so notify Non-Operators, the loss of any lease contributed hereto by Non-Operators for failure to make timely payments of any shut-in well payment shall be borne jointly by the parties hereto under the provisions of Article
IV.B.1. 
  

	F.	Taxes: 

 Beginning with
the first calendar year after the effective date hereof, Operator shall render for ad valorem taxation all property subject to this agreement which by law should be rendered for such taxes, and it shall pay all such taxes assessed thereon before
they become delinquent. Prior to the rendition date, each Non-Operator shall furnish Operator information as to burdens (to include, but not be limited to, royalties, overriding royalties and production payments) on Leases and Oil and Gas Interests
contributed by such Non-Operator. If the assessed valuation of any Lease is reduced by reason of its being subject to outstanding excess royalties, overriding royalties or production payments, the reduction in ad valorem taxes resulting therefrom
shall inure to the benefit of the owner or owners of such Lease, and Operator shall adjust the charge to such owner or owners so as to reflect the benefit of such reduction. If the ad valorem taxes are based in whole or in part upon separate
valuations of each party’s working interest, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, charges to the joint account shall be made and paid by the parties hereto in accordance with the tax value generated by each party’s working
interest. Operator shall bill the other parties for their proportionate shares of all tax payments in the manner provided in Exhibit “C.” 

If Operator considers any tax assessment improper, Operator may, at its discretion, protest within the time and manner prescribed by law,
and prosecute the protest to a final determination, unless all parties agree to abandon the protest prior to final determination. During the pendency of administrative or judicial proceedings, Operator may elect to pay, under protest, all such taxes
and any interest and penalty. When any such protested assessment shall have been finally determined, Operator shall pay the tax for the joint account, together with any interest and penalty accrued, and the total cost shall then be assessed against
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 Each party shall pay or cause to be paid all production, severance, excise, gathering
and other taxes imposed upon or with respect to the production or handling of such party’s share of Oil and Gas produced under the terms of this agreement. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE OR TRANSFER OF INTEREST 
  

	A.	Surrender of Leases: 

 The
Leases covered by this agreement, insofar as they embrace acreage in the Contract Area, shall not be surrendered in whole or in part unless all parties consent thereto. 

However, should any party desire to surrender its interest in any Lease or in any portion thereof, such party shall give written notice
of the proposed surrender to all parties, and the parties to whom such notice is delivered shall have thirty (30) days after delivery of the notice within which to notify the party proposing the surrender whether they elect to consent thereto.
Failure of a party to whom such notice is delivered to reply within said 30-day period shall constitute a consent to the surrender of the Leases described in the notice. If all parties do not agree or consent thereto, the party desiring to surrender
shall assign, without express or implied warranty of title, all of its interest in such Lease, or portion thereof, and any well, material and equipment which may be located thereon and any rights in production thereafter secured, to the parties not
consenting to such surrender. If the interest of the assigning party is or includes an Oil and Gas Interest, the assigning party shall execute and deliver to the party or parties not consenting to such surrender an oil and gas lease covering such
Oil and Gas Interest for a term of one (1) year and so long thereafter as Oil and/or Gas is produced from the land covered thereby, such lease to be on the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B.” Upon such assignment or lease, the
assigning party shall be relieved from all obligations thereafter accruing, but not theretofore accrued, with respect to the interest assigned or leased and the operation of any well attributable thereto, and the assigning party shall have no
further interest in the assigned or leased premises and its equipment and production other than the royalties retained in any lease made under the terms of this Article. The party assignee or lessee shall pay to the party assignor or lessor the
reasonable salvage value of the latter’s interest in any well’s salvable materials and equipment attributable to the assigned or leased acreage. The value of all salvable materials and equipment shall be determined in accordance with the
provisions of Exhibit “C,” less the estimated cost of salvaging and the estimated cost of plugging and abandoning and restoring the surface. If such value is less than such costs, then the party assignor or lessor shall pay to the party
assignee or lessee the amount of such deficit. If the assignment or lease is in favor of more than one party, the interest shall be shared by such parties in the proportions that the interest of each bears to the total interest of all such parties.
If the interest of the parties to whom the assignment is to be made varies according to depth, then the interest assigned shall similarly reflect such variances. 

Any assignment, lease or surrender made under this provision shall not reduce or change the assignor’s, lessor’s or
surrendering party’s interest as it was immediately before the assignment, lease or surrender in the balance of the Contract Area; and the acreage assigned, leased or surrendered, and subsequent operations thereon, shall not thereafter be
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	B.	Renewal or Extension of Leases: 

If any party secures a renewal or replacement of an Oil and Gas Lease or Interest subject to this agreement, then all other parties shall
be notified promptly upon such acquisition or, in the case of a replacement Lease taken before expiration of an existing Lease, promptly upon expiration of the existing Lease. The parties notified shall have the right for a period of thirty
(30) days following delivery of such notice in which to elect to participate in the ownership of the renewal or replacement Lease, insofar as such Lease affects lands within the Contract Area, by paying to the party who acquired it their
proportionate shares of the acquisition cost allocated to that part of such Lease within the Contract Area, which shall be in proportion to the interests held at the time by the parties in the Contract Area. Each party who participates in the
purchase of a renewal or replacement Lease shall be given an assignment of its proportionate interest therein by the acquiring party. 

If some, but less than all, of the parties elect to participate in the purchase of a renewal or replacement Lease, it shall be owned by
the parties who elect to participate therein, in a ratio based upon the relationship of their respective percentage of participation in the Contract Area to the aggregate of the percentages of participation in the Contract Area of all parties
participating in the purchase of such renewal or replacement Lease. The acquisition of a renewal or replacement Lease by any or all of the parties hereto shall not cause a readjustment of the interests of the parties stated in Exhibit “A,”
but any renewal or replacement Lease in which less than all parties elect to participate shall not be subject to this agreement but shall be deemed subject to a separate Operating Agreement in the form of this agreement. 

If the interests of the parties in the Contract Area vary according to depth, then their right to participate proportionately in renewal
or replacement Leases and their right to receive an assignment of interest shall also reflect such depth variances. 
 The
provisions of this Article shall apply to renewal or replacement Leases whether they are for the entire interest covered by the expiring Lease or cover only a portion of its area or an interest therein. Any renewal or replacement Lease taken before
the expiration of its predecessor Lease, or taken or contracted for or becoming effective within six (6) months after the expiration of the existing Lease, shall be subject to this provision so long as this agreement is in effect at the time of
such acquisition or at the time the renewal or replacement Lease becomes effective; but any Lease taken or contracted for more than six (6) months after the expiration of an existing Lease shall not be deemed a renewal or replacement Lease and
shall not be subject to the provisions of this agreement. 
 The provisions in this Article shall also be applicable to
extensions of Oil and Gas Leases. 
  

	C.	Acreage or Cash Contributions: 

While this agreement is in force, if any party contracts for a contribution of cash towards the drilling of a well or any other operation
on the Contract Area, such contribution shall be paid to the party who conducted the drilling or other operation and shall be applied by it against the cost of such drilling or other operation. If the contribution be in the form of acreage, the
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drilling the well. Such acreage shall become a separate Contract Area and, to the extent possible, be governed by provisions identical to this agreement. Each party shall promptly notify all
other parties of any acreage or cash contributions it may obtain in support of any well or any other operation on the Contract Area. The above provisions shall also be applicable to optional rights to earn acreage outside the Contract Area which are
in support of well drilled inside the Contract Area. 
 If any party contracts for any consideration relating to disposition of
such party’s share of substances produced hereunder, such consideration shall not be deemed a contribution as contemplated in this Article VIII.C. 
  

	D.	Assignment; Maintenance of Uniform Interest: 

For the purpose of maintaining uniformity of ownership in the Contract Area in the Oil and Gas Leases, Oil and Gas Interests, wells,
equipment and production covered by this agreement no party shall sell, encumber, transfer or make other disposition of its interest in the Oil and Gas Leases and Oil and Gas Interests embraced within the Contract Area or in wells, equipment and
production unless such disposition covers either: 
 1. the entire interest of the party in all Oil and Gas Leases, Oil and Gas
Interests, wells, equipment and production; or 
 2. an equal undivided percent of the party’s present interest in all Oil
and Gas Leases, Oil and Gas Interests, wells, equipment and production in the Contract Area. 
 Every sale, encumbrance,
transfer or other disposition made by any party shall be made expressly subject to this agreement and shall be made without prejudice to the right of the other parties, and any transferee of an ownership interest in any Oil and Gas Lease or Interest
shall be deemed a party to this agreement as to the interest conveyed from and after the effective date of the transfer of ownership; provided, however, that the other parties shall not be required to recognize any such sale, encumbrance, transfer
or other disposition for any purpose hereunder until thirty (30) days after they have received a copy of the instrument of transfer or other satisfactory evidence thereof in writing from the transferor or transferee. No assignment or other
disposition of interest by a party shall relieve such party of obligations previously incurred by such party hereunder with respect to the interest transferred, including without limitation the obligation of a party to pay all costs attributable to
an operation conducted hereunder in which such party has agreed to participate prior to making such assignment, and the lien and security interest granted by Article VII.B. shall continue to burden the interest transferred to secure payment of any
such obligations. 
 If, at any time the interest of any party is divided among and owned by four or more co-owners, Operator,
at its discretion, may require such co-owners to appoint a single trustee or agent with full authority to receive notices, approve expenditures, receive billings for and approve and pay such party’s share of the joint expenses, and to deal
generally with, and with power to bind, the co-owners of such party’s interest within the scope of the operations embraced in this agreement; however, all such co-owners shall have the right to enter into and execute all contracts or agreements
for the disposition of their respective shares of the Oil and Gas produced from the Contract Area and they shall have the right to receive, separately, payment of the sale proceeds thereof. 

 

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	E.	Waiver of Rights to Partition: 

If permitted by the laws of the state or states in which the property covered hereby is located, each party hereto owning an undivided
interest in the Contract Area waives any and all rights it may have to partition and have set aside to it in severally its undivided interest therein. 

ARTICLE IX. 

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ELECTION 

If, for federal income tax purposes, this agreement and the operations hereunder are regarded as a partnership, and if the parties have
not otherwise agreed to form a tax partnership pursuant to Exhibit “G” or other agreement between them, each party thereby affected elects to be excluded from the application of all of the provisions of Subchapter “K,” Chapter 1,
Subtitle “A,” of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), as permitted and authorized by Section 761 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Operator is authorized and directed to execute on
behalf of each party hereby affected such evidence of this election as may be required by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States or the Federal Internal Revenue Service, including specifically, but not by way of limitation, all of the
returns, statements, and the data required by Treasury Regulations §1.761. Should there be any requirement that each party hereby affected give further evidence of this election, each such party shall execute such documents and furnish such
other evidence as may be required by the Federal Internal Revenue Service or as may be necessary to evidence this election. No such party shall give any notices or take any other action inconsistent with the election made hereby. If any present or
future income tax laws of the state or states in which the Contract Area is located or any future income tax laws of the United States contain provisions similar to those in Subchapter “K,” Chapter I, Subtitle “A,” of the Code,
under which an election similar to that provided by Section 761 of the Code is permitted, each party hereby affected shall make such election as may be permitted or required by such laws. In making the foregoing election, each such party states
that the income derived by such party from operations hereunder can be adequately determined without the computation of partnership taxable income. 

ARTICLE X. 

CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS 

Operator may settle any single uninsured third party damage claim or suit arising from operations hereunder if the expenditure does not
exceed Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) and if the payment is in complete settlement of such claim or suit. If the amount required for settlement exceeds the above amount, the parties hereto shall assume and take over the further handling
of the claim or suit, unless such authority is delegated to Operator. All costs and expenses of handling, settling, or otherwise discharging such claim or suit shall be at the joint expense of the parties participating in the operation from which
the claim or suit arises. If a claim is made against any party or if any party is sued on account of any matter arising from operations hereunder over which such individual has no control because of the rights given Operator by this agreement, such
party shall immediately notify all other parties, and the claim or suite shall be treated as any other claim or suit involving operations hereunder. 
  

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 ARTICLE XI. 

FORCE MAJEURE 

If any party is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by force majeure to carry out its obligations under this agreement, other than the
obligation to indemnify or make money payments or furnish security, that party shall give to all other parties prompt written notice of the force majeure with reasonably full particulars concerning it; thereupon, the obligations of the party giving
the notice, so far as they are affected by the force majeure, shall be suspended during, but no longer than, the continuance of the force majeure. The term “force majeure,” as here employed, shall mean an act of God, strike, lockout, or
other industrial disturbance, act of the public enemy, war, blockade, public riot, lightning, fire, storm, flood or other act of nature, explosion, governmental action, governmental delay, restraint or inaction, unavailability of equipment, and any
other cause, whether of the kind specifically enumerated above or otherwise, which is not reasonably within the control of the party claiming suspension. 

The affected party shall use all reasonable diligence to remove the force majeure situation as quickly as practicable. The requirement
that any force majeure shall be remedied with all reasonable dispatch shall not require the settlement of strikes, lockouts, or other labor difficulty by the party involved, contrary to its wishes; however all such difficulties shall be handled
shall be entirely within the discretion of the party concerned. 
 ARTICLE XII. 

NOTICES 

All notices authorized or required between the parties by any of the provisions of this agreement, unless otherwise specifically
provided, shall be in writing and delivered in person or by United States mail, courier service, telegram, telex, telecopier or any other form of facsimile, postage or charges prepaid, and addressed to such parties at the addresses listed on Exhibit
“A.” All telephone or oral notices permitted by this agreement shall be confirmed immediately thereafter by written notice. The originating notice given under any provision hereof shall be deemed delivered only when received by the party
to whom such notice is directed, and the time for such party to deliver any notice in response thereto shall run from the date the originating notice is received. “Receipt” for purposes of this agreement with respect to written notice
delivered hereunder shall be actual delivery of the notice to the address of the party to be notified specified in accordance with this agreement, or to the telecopy, facsimile or telex machine of such party. The second or any responsive notice
shall be deemed delivered when deposited in the United States mail or at the office of the courier or telegraph service, or upon transmittal by telex, telecopy or facsimile, or when personally delivered to the party to be notified, provided, that
when response is required within 24 or 48 hours, such response shall be given orally or by telephone, telex, telecopy or other facsimile within such period. Each party shall have the right to change its address at any time, and from time to time, by
giving written notice thereof to all other parties. If a party is not available to receive notice orally or by telephone when a party attempts to deliver a notice required to be delivered within 24 or 48 hours, the notice may be delivered in writing
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 ARTICLE XIII. 

TERM OF AGREEMENT 

This agreement shall remain in full force and effect as to the Oil and Gas Leases and/or Oil and Gas Interests subject hereto for the
period of time selected below; provided, however, no party hereto shall ever be construed as having any right, title or interest in or to any Lease or Oil and Gas Interest contributed by any other party beyond the term of this agreement. 

 

	 	x	Option No. 1: So long as any of the Oil and Gas Leases subject to this agreement remain or are continued in force as to any part of the Contract Area,
whether by production, extension, renewal or otherwise. 

  

	 	 ̈	Option No. 2: In the event the well described in Article VI.A., or any subsequent well drilled under any provision of this agreement, results in the
Completion of a well as a well capable of production of Oil and/or Gas in paying quantities, this agreement shall continue in force so long as any such well is capable of production, and for an additional period of
             days thereafter; provided, however, if, prior to the expiration of such additional period, one or more of the parties hereto are engaged in drilling, Reworking, Deepening,
Sidetracking, Plugging Back, testing or attempting to Complete or Re-complete a well or wells hereunder, this agreement shall continue in force until such operations have been completed and if production results therefrom, this agreement shall
continue in force as provided herein. In the event the well descried in Article VI.A., or any subsequent well drilled hereunder, results in a dry hole, and no other well is capable of producing Oil and/or Gas from the Contract Area, this agreement
shall terminate unless drilling, Deepening, Sidetracking, Completing, Recompleting, Plugging Back or Reworking operations are commenced within              days from the date of abandonment
of said well. “Abandonment” for such purposes shall mean either (i) a decision by all parties not to conduct any further operations on the well or (ii) the elapse of 180 days from the conduct of any operations on the well,
whichever first occurs. 

 The termination of this agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from any expense,
liability or other obligation or any remedy therefor which has accrued or attached prior to the date of such termination. 

Upon termination of this agreement and the satisfaction of all obligations hereunder, in the event a memorandum of this Operating
Agreement has been filed of record, Operator is authorized to file of record in all necessary recording offices a notice of termination, and each party hereto agrees to execute such a notice of termination as to Operator’s interest, upon
request of Operator, if Operator has satisfied all its financial obligations. 
 ARTICLE XIV. 

COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
  

	A.	Laws, Regulations and Orders: 

This agreement shall be subject to the applicable laws of the state in which the Contract Area is located, to the valid rules,
regulations, and orders of any duly constituted regulatory body of said state; and to all other applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders. 

 

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	B.	Governing Law: 

 This
agreement and all matters pertaining hereto, including but not limited to matters of performance, non-performance, breach, remedies, procedures, rights, duties, and interpretation or construction, shall be governed and determined by the law of the
state in which the Contract Area is located. If the Contract Area is in two or more states, the law of the state of Texas shall govern. 
  

	C.	Regulatory Agencies: 

Nothing herein contained shall grant, or be construed to grant, Operator the right or authority to waive or release any rights,
privileges, or obligations which Non-Operators may have under federal or state laws or under rules, regulations or orders promulgated under such laws in reference to oil, gas and mineral operations, including the location, operation, or production
of wells, on tracts offsetting or adjacent to the Contract Area. 
 With respect to the operations hereunder, Non-Operators
agree to release Operator from any and all losses, damages, injuries, claims and causes of action arising out of, incident to or resulting directly or indirectly from Operator’s interpretation or application of rules, rulings, regulations or
orders of the Department of Energy or Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or predecessor or successor agencies to the extent such interpretation or application was made in good faith and does not constitute gross negligence. Each Non-Operator
further agrees to reimburse Operator for such Non-Operator’s share of production or any refund, fine, levy or other governmental sanction that Operator may be required to pay as a result of such an incorrect interpretation or application,
together with interest and penalties thereon owing by Operator as a result of such incorrect interpretation or application. 

ARTICLE XV. 

MISCELLANEOUS 
  

	A.	Execution: 

 This
agreement shall be binding upon each Non-Operator when this agreement or a counterpart thereof has been executed by such Non-Operator and Operator notwithstanding that this agreement is not then or thereafter executed by all of the parties to which
it is tendered or which are listed on Exhibit “A” as owning an interest in the Contract Area or which own, in fact, an interest n the Contract Area. Operator may, however, by written notice to all Non-Operators who have become bound by
this agreement as aforesaid, given at any time prior to the actual spud date of the Initial Well terminate this agreement if Operator in its sole discretion determines that there is insufficient participation to justify commencement of drilling
operations. In the event of such a termination by Operator, all further obligations of the parties hereunder shall cease as of such termination. In the event any Non-Operator has advanced or prepaid any share of drilling or other costs hereunder,
all sums so advanced shall be returned to such Non-Operator without interest. In the event Operator proceeds with drilling operations for the Initial Well without the execution hereof by all persons listed on Exhibit “A” as having a
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for the Initial Well which would have been charged to such person under this agreement if such person had executed the same and Operator shall receive all revenues which would have been received
by such person under this agreement if such person had executed the same. 
  

	B.	Successors and Assigns: 

This agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, devisees, legal
representatives, successors and assigns, and the terms hereof shall be deemed to run with the Leases or Interests included within the Contract Area. 
  

	C.	Counterparts: 

 This
instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original for all purposes. 
  

	D.	Severability: 

 For the
purposes of assuming or rejecting this agreement as an executory contract pursuant to federal bankruptcy laws, this agreement shall not be severable, but rather must be assumed or rejected in its entirety, and the failure of any party to this
agreement to comply with all of its financial obligations provided herein shall be a material default. 
 ARTICLE XVI. 

 OTHER PROVISIONS 

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary: 

A. Should it be necessary to conduct hearings before governmental agencies for the securing of spacing or pooling orders, or for certifying new gas, the
costs attributable to such hearings as well as fees paid attorneys and witnesses, shall be borne by the Drilling Parties in the proportion that the interest of each Drilling Party bears to the total interest of all Drilling Parties as such interests
appear in Exhibit “A”. 
 B. In addition to Article VII.C. and D., Operator shall have the right, at its discretion, to require
prepayment of all costs, including dry hole costs completion costs, recompletion costs or costs associated with remedial work, based on an Authority for Expenditure for any well drilled on the Contract Area. Failure by any party to remit its
proportionate part of the above referenced prepayment to Operator in the manner within the time period requested shall be deemed an election by such party not to participate in the cost of the proposed operation thereafter, the proposed operation
shall be conducted under Article VI.A.2. of this Agreement. 
 C. The proceeds from the sale of all hydrocarbons produced, saved and sold shall
be paid to Operator by all purchasing companies purchasing such hydrocarbons and by the execution of this Agreement, the Non-Operators covenant and agree to save all purchasing companies harmless from any and all liability by reason of paying any
such proceeds to Operator. Further, Non-Operators authorize and direct Operator to deduct from their proportionate share of such sales all Lease Operating Expenses and other expenses owed to Operator provided for under the terms of this Agreement
and remit the balance from such sale to Non-Operators. 
  

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 D. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas,
and all sums payable hereunder to Operator shall be paid at P.O. Box 7698, Tyler, Texas 75711. 
 E. In the event that any party shall
subsequently create against its interests any additional royalty, overriding royalty, production payment, or other burden or charge, the party which subsequently creates any such additional burden or charge shall hold the other parties to this
Agreement harmless from such additional burdens or charges, and shall satisfy and discharge such burdens and charges out of its own funds. As security for the performance of the obligations created by this paragraph, the parties entitled to be held
harmless shall have a lien to secure the performance of the obligations created by this paragraph. Such lien shall exist upon the interest to be owned by the party charged with performing such obligation. 

F. No party shall exercise any right of partition of the Contract Area or sale thereof in lieu of partition during the term of this Agreement.

  

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 A.A.P.L. FORM 610-MODEL FORM OPERATING AGREEMENT - 1989 

 

 IN WITNESSES WHEREOF, this agreement shall be effective as of the 28 day of August,
2009. 
  

									
	ATTEST OR WITNESS:	 		 	OPERATOR
			
		 		 	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY
				
	  
	 		 	By	 	 /s/ James Allen Brinson

			
	  
	 		 	James Allen Brinson
		 		 	Type or print name
				
		 		 	Title	 	Attorney–In–Fact
				
		 		 	Date	 	July 31, 2009
				
		 		 	Tax ID or S.S. No.	 	  

	
	NON-OPERATORS
			
		 		 	MEWBOURNE DEVELOPMENT CORP.
				
	  
	 		 	By	 	 /s/ J. Roe Buckley

			
	  
	 		 	J. Roe Buckley
		 		 	Type or print name
				
		 		 	Title	 	 Executive Vice President, Mewbourne Development Corporation

General Partner

				
		 		 	Date	 	July 31, 2009
				
		 		 	Tax ID or S.S. No.	 	  

 

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 A.A.P.L. FORM 610-MODEL FORM OPERATING AGREEMENT - 1989 

 

									
		 		 	 MEWBOURNE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

For MEWBOURNE ENERGY PARTNERS
 09-A,
L.P.

				
	  
	 		 	By	 	 /s/ J. Roe Buckley

			
	  
	 		 	J. Roe Buckley
		 		 	Type or print name
				
		 		 	Title	 	Executive Vice President, Mewbourne Development Corporation General Partner
				
		 		 	Date	 	July 31, 2009
				
		 		 	Tax ID or S.S. No.	 	  

			
		 		 	  

				
	  
	 		 	By	 	  

			
	  
	 		 	  

		 		 	Type or print name
				
		 		 	Title	 	  

				
		 		 	Date	 	  

				
		 		 	Tax ID or S.S. No.	 	  

  

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 A.A.P.L. FORM 610-MODEL FORM OPERATING AGREEMENT - 1989 

 

 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

Note: The following forms of acknowledgment are the short forms approved by the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. The validity and effect of
these forms in any state will depend upon the statutes of that state. 
 Individual acknowledgment: 

 

					
	 State of
	 	                    )	 	
			
		 	                    )	 	ss.
			
	County of	 	                    )	 	

 This instrument was acknowledged before me on
                                         
                                    by
                                         
                                       . 

 

							
	(Seal, if any)	 		 	  

				
		 		 	Title (and Rank)	 	  

				
		 		 	My commission expires:	 	  

 

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 A.A.P.L. FORM 610-MODEL FORM OPERATING AGREEMENT - 1989 

 

 Acknowledgment in representative capacity: 

 

					
	 State of
	 	                    )	 	
			
		 	                    )	 	ss.
			
	County of	 	                    )	 	

 This instrument was acknowledged before me on
                                         
                                        by
                                         
                                       . 

 

							
	(Seal, if any)	 		 	  

				
		 		 	Title (and Rank)	 	  

				
		 		 	My commission expires:	 	  

 

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 EXHIBIT “A” 

Attached to and made a part of that certain Operating Agreement dated
                    , between
                                        ,
as Operator, and
                                        ,
as Non-Operator. 
 (TO BE COMPLETED AT A LATER DATE) 

END OF EXHIBIT “A” 
  

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 EXHIBIT “B” 

OIL & GAS LEASE 

[TO BE COMPLETED AT A LATER DATE] 
  

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 EXHIBIT “C” 

Attached to and made a part of that certain Operating Agreement dated             ,
    , between
                                        ,
as Operator and
                                        ,
as Non-Operators. 
 ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE 

I. General Provisions 
  

	1.	Definitions 

“Property” shall mean the real and personal property subject to the Agreement to which this Accounting Procedure is attached.

 “Operations” shall mean any and all operations and activities necessary or proper for the acquisition, development,
operation, protection and maintenance of the Property and the Affiliated Program. 
 “Joint Account” shall mean the
account showing the charges and credits accruing because of the Operations and which are to be shared by the Parties according to their pro rata interests. 

“Operator” shall mean the Party designated to conduct the Operations. 

“Non-Operators” shall mean the Parties other than the Operator. 

“Parties” shall mean Operator and Non-Operators. 

“First-level supervisors” shall mean those employees whose primary function in Operations is the direct supervision of other
employees, service companies, drilling rigs, contract labor, and other personnel directly employed on the Property in a field operating capacity. 

“Technical Employees” shall mean those employees having special drilling, engineering, geological, production or other
professional skills, and whose primary function in Operations is the handling of specific operating conditions and problems for the benefit of the Property. 

“Personal Expenses” shall mean travel, meals, lodging, and other reasonable reimbursable expenses of Operator’s employees.

 “Material” shall mean personal property, equipment or supplies acquired or held for use on the Property. 

“Controllable Material” shall be defined as Material which is ordinarily so classified and controlled by Operator in the conduct
of its Operations. 
  

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	2.	Statement and Billings 

 Operator
shall bill Non-Operators on or before the last day of each month for their proportionate share of costs and expenses for the preceding month. Such bills will be accompanied by statements of all charges and credits to the Joint Account, summarized by
appropriate classifications indicative of the nature thereof. 
  

	3.	Advances and Payments by Administrators 

  

	 	A.	Unless otherwise provided for in the Agreement, the Operator may require the Non-Operators to advance their share of estimated cash outlay for the succeeding
month’s operation within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the billing or by the first day of the month for which the advance is required, whichever is later. Operator shall adjust each monthly billing to reflect advances received from
the Non-Operators. 

  

	 	B.	 Each Non-Operator shall pay to Operator in Smith County, Texas its proportion of all bills within fifteen (15) days after receipt. If payment is
not made within such time, the unpaid balance shall bear interest monthly at a rate of one and one-half percent
(l 1/2%) per month or the maximum contract rate
permitted by the applicable usury laws in the state in which the Property is located, whichever is the lesser, plus attorney’s fees, court costs, and other costs in connection with the collection of unpaid amounts.

  

	4.	Adjustments 

 Payment of any such
bills shall not prejudice the right of any Non-Operator to protest or question the correctness thereof; provided however, all bills and statements rendered to Non-Operators by Operator during any calendar year shall conclusively be presumed to be
true and correct after twenty-four (24) months following the end of any such calendar year, unless within the said twenty-four (24) month period a Non-Operator takes written exception thereto and makes claim on Operator for adjustment. No
adjustment favorable to Operator shall be made unless it is made within the same prescribed period. The provisions of this paragraph shall not prevent adjustments resulting from a physical inventory of Controllable Material as provided for in
Section V. 
  

	5.	Audits 

  

	 	A.	 A Non-Operator, upon notice in writing to Operator and all other Non-Operators, shall have the right to audit Operator’s accounts and records
relating to the Joint Account for any calendar year within the twenty-four (24) month period following the end of such calendar year; provided, however, the making of an audit shall not extend the time for the taking of written exception to and
the adjustment of accounts as provided for in Paragraph 4 of this Section I. Where there are two or more Non-Operators, the Non-Operators shall make every reasonable effort to conduct a joint audit in a manner which will result in a minimum of
inconvenience to the Operator. Operator shall bear no portion of the Non-Operator’s audit cost incurred under this paragraph. The audits shall not be 

 

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conducted more than once each year without prior approval of Operator, except upon the resignation or removal of the Operator, and shall be made at the expense of those Non-Operators approving
such audit. 

  

	 	B.	The Operator shall reply in writing to an audit report within 180 days after receipt of such report. 

 

	6.	Approval by Non-Operators 

 Where
an approval or other agreement of Non-Operators is expressly required under other sections of this Accounting Procedure and if the agreement to which this Accounting Procedure is attached contains no contrary provisions in regard thereto, Operator
shall notify all Non-Operators of the Operator’s proposal and the agreement or approval of a majority in interest of the Non-Operators shall be controlling on all Non-Operators. 

II. Direct Charges 
 Operator
shall charge the Joint Account with the following items: 
  

	1.	Ecological and Environmental 

Costs incurred for the benefit of the Property as a result of governmental or regulatory requirements to satisfy environmental
considerations applicable to the Operations. Such costs may include surveys of an ecological or archaeological nature and pollution control procedures as required by applicable laws and regulations. 

 

	2.	Rentals and Royalties 

 Lease rentals and
royalties paid by Operator for the Operations. 
  

	3.	Labor 

 Salaries, wages, benefits and related
expenses shall be charged an a day-rate basis (recomputed within a reasonable periodic time period) for: 
  

					
	A.	  	(1)	  	Operator’s employees directly employed on the Property in the conduct of Operations.
			
		  	(2)	  	First-level supervisors in the field.
			
		  	(3)	  	Technical employees directly employed on the Property.
			
		  	(4)	  	Technical employees either temporarily or permanently assigned to and directly employed in the Operations of the Property.

 

	 	B.	 Operator’s cost of holiday, vacation, sickness and disability benefits and other customary allowances paid to the employees whose salaries and
wages are chargeable to the Joint Account under Paragraph 3A of this Section II. Cost 

  

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under this Paragraph 3B may be charged on a “when and as paid basis” or by “percentage assessment” on the amount of salaries and wages chargeable to the Joint Account under
Paragraph 3A of this Section II. If percentage assessment is used, the rate shall be based on the Operator’s cost experience. 

  

	 	C.	Expenditures or contributions made pursuant to assessments imposed by governmental authority which are applicable to Operator’s labor cost of salaries and wages
chargeable to the Joint Account under Paragraphs 3A of this Section II. 

  

	 	D.	Personal expenses of those employees whose salaries and wages are chargeable to the Joint Account under Paragraph 3A of this Section II. 

 

	 	E.	Operator’s current costs of established plans for employees’ group life insurance, hospitalization, pension, retirement, stock purchase, thrift, bonus, and
other benefit plans of a like nature, applicable to Operator’s labor cost chargeable to the Joint Account under Paragraphs 3A of this Section II shall be Operator’s actual cost not to exceed the percent most recently recommended by the
Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies. 

  

	4.	Material 

 Material purchased or
furnished by Operator for use on the Property as provided under Section IV. Only such Material shall be purchased for or transferred to the Property as may be required for immediate use and is reasonably practical and consistent with efficient and
economical operations. The accumulation of surplus stocks shall be avoided. 
  

	5.	Transportation 

 Transportation
of employees and Material necessary for the Operations, not previously charged as a part of day-rate basis. 
  

	6.	Services 

 The cost of contract
services and utilities procured from outside sources including without limitation auditing and taxation services, engineering consultant services including engineers, geologists and landmen, and services in connection with matters before or
involving government agencies or regulatory bodies. 
  

	7.	Equipment and Facilities Furnished by Operator 

  

	 	A.	Operator shall charge the Joint Account for use of Operator owned equipment and facilities at rates commensurate with costs of ownership and operation. Such rates shall
include costs of maintenance, repairs, other operating expense, insurance, taxes, depreciation, and interest on gross investment less accumulated depreciation not to exceed twelve percent (12%) per annum. Such rates shall not exceed average
commercial rates currently prevailing in the immediate area of the Property. 

  

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	 	B.	In lieu of charges in Paragraph 7A above, Operator may elect to use average commercial rates prevailing in the immediate area of the Property. For automotive equipment,
Operator may elect to use rates published by the Petroleum Motor Transport Association. 

  

	8.	Damages and Losses to Property 

All costs or expenses necessary for the repair or replacement of Property made necessary because of damages or losses incurred by fire,
flood, storm, theft, accident, or other cause, except those resulting from Operator’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Operator shall furnish Non-Operators written notice of damages or losses incurred as soon as practicable after a
report thereof has been received by Operator. 
  

	9.	Legal Expense 

 All costs and
expenses of handling, investigating, and settling litigation or claims arising by reason of the Operations or necessary to protect or recover the Property, including, but not limited to, attorney’s fees, court costs, cost of investigation or
procuring evidence and amounts paid in settlement or satisfaction of any such litigation or claims. All costs and expenses necessary for title work, division order title opinions, transfer orders, deeds, assignments and conveyances which affect
title to the oil and gas estate. All costs and expenses related to curative matters and representation before regulatory or governmental agencies. 
  

	10.	Taxes 

 All taxes of every kind
and nature assessed or levied upon or in connection with the Property, the operation thereof, or the production therefrom, and which taxes have been paid by the Operator for the benefit of the Parties. If the ad valorem taxes are based in whole or
in part upon separate valuations of each party’s working interest, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, charges to the Joint Account shall be made and paid by the Parties hereto in accordance with the tax value generated by
each party’s working interest. 
  

	11.	Insurance 

 Net premiums paid for
insurance provided for the Operations for the projection of the Parties. In the event Operations are conducted in a state in which Operator may act as self-insurer for Worker’s Compensation and/or Employer’s Liability under the respective
state’s laws, Operator may, at its election, include the risk under its self-insurance program and in that event, Operator shall include a charge at Operator’s cost not to exceed manual rates. 

 

	12.	Abandonment and Reclamation 

Costs incurred for abandonment of the Property, including costs required by governmental or other regulatory authority. 

 

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	13.	Communications 

 Cost of
acquiring, leasing, installing, operating, repairing and maintaining communication systems, including radio and microwave facilities directly serving the Property. In the event communication facilities/systems serving the Property are Operator
owned, charges to the Joint Account shall be made as provided in Paragraph 7 of this Section II. 
  

	14.	Additional Services 

 The cost of
all additional services provided by the Operator or by third parties relating to the Operations, whether direct or indirect, including without limitation accounting, engineering, land and administrative services. Such charges to the Joint Account
will include without limitation salaries and benefits of Operator’s personnel; automotive and travel; office rental; utilities; the cost of furnishing, maintaining, operating or otherwise securing the use of office equipment, furniture,
machines, computers, and other physical equipment and facilities; Amounts paid to outside parties for additional services; an allocable part of General and Administrative Expenses and other indirect cost and all other cost and expense related to the
performance of these additional services. 
  

	15.	Other Expenditures 

 Any other
expenditure not covered or dealt with in the foregoing provisions of this Section II or in Section III, and which is incurred by the Operator for the necessary and proper conduct of the Operations. 

III. Indirect Charges 
  

	1.	Overhead - Drilling and Producing Operations 

Overhead - Fixed Rate Basis 
  

	 	(1)	Operator shall charge the Joint Account at the following rates per well per month: 

 

				
	 Drilling Well Rate:
	  	$	7,420.00
	 Producing Well Rate:
	  	$	 780.00

  

	 	(2)	Application of Overhead - Fixed Rate Basis shall be as follows: 

  

	 	(a)	Drilling Well Rate 

  

	 	1)	Charges for onshore drilling wells shall begin on the date well is spudded and terminate on the date of completion or abandonment. 

 

	 	2)	Charges for wells undergoing any type of workover or recompletion for a period of five (5) consecutive workdays or more shall be made at the drilling well rate.
Such charges shall be applied for the period from date workover operations, with rig, commence through date of rig release, except that no charge shall be made during suspension of operations for fifteen (15) or more consecutive days.

  

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	 	(b)	Producing Well Rates 

  

	 	1)	An active well either produced or injected into for any portion of the month shall be considered as a one-well charge for the entire month. 

 

	 	2)	Each active completion in a multi-completed well in which production is not commingled down hole shall be considered as a one-well charge providing each completion is
considered a separate well by the governing regulatory authority. 

  

	 	3)	An inactive gas well shut in because of overproduction or failure of purchaser to take the production shall be considered as a one-well charge providing the gas well is
directly connected to a permanent sales outlet. 

  

	 	4)	A one-well charge may be made for the month in which plugging and abandonment operations are completed on any well. 

 

	 	5)	Each facility serving the Operations other than a well shall count as a well for this purpose, such as compressor or dehydration facilities, or other facilities for
producing (including secondary recovery) operations or for treating, handling or marketing production. 

  

	 	6)	All other inactive wells (including but not limited to inactive wells covered by unit allowable,
                     lease allowable, transferred allowable, etc.) shall not qualify for an overhead charge. 

 

	 	(3)	The well rates shall be adjusted as of the first day of April, 2001, and each year on the first day of April thereafter. The adjustment shall be computed by multiplying
the rate currently in use by the percentage increase or decrease in the average weekly earnings of Crude Petroleum and Gas Production Workers for the last calendar year compared to the calendar year preceding as show by the index of average weekly
earnings of Crude Petroleum and Gas Fields Production Workers as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or the equivalent Canadian index as published by Statistics Canada, as applicable. The adjusted rates
shall be the rates currently in use, plus or minus the computed adjustment. 

  

	2.	Overhead - Major Construction 

To compensate Operator for overhead costs incurred in the construction and installation of fixed assets, the expansion of fixed assets,
and any other project clearly discernible as 
  

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a fixed asset required for the development and operation of the Property, Operator shall either negotiate a rate prior to the beginning of construction, or shall charge the Joint Account for
overhead based on the following rates for any Major Construction project in excess of $25,000. 
  

	 	A.	Five percent (5%) of first $100,000 or total cost if less; plus 

  

	 	B.	Three percent (3%) of costs in excess of $100,000 but less than $1,000,000; plus 

 

	 	C.	Two percent (2%) of costs in excess of $1,000,000. 

Total cost shall mean the gross cost of any one project. For the purpose of this paragraph, the component parts of a single project shall
not be treated separately and the cost of drilling and workover wells and artificial lift equipment shall be excluded. 
  

	3.	Catastrophe Overhead 

 To
compensate Operator for overhead costs incurred in the event of expenditures resulting from a single occurrence due to oil spill, blowout, explosion, fire, storm, hurricane, or other catastrophes as agreed to by the Parties, which are necessary to
restore the Property to the equivalent condition that existed prior to the event causing the expenditures, Operator shall either negotiate a rate prior to charging the Joint Account or shall charge the Joint Account for overhead based on the
following rates: 
  

	 	A.	Five percent (5%) of total costs through $100,000; plus 

  

	 	B.	Three percent (3%) of costs in excess of $100,000 but less than $1,000,000; plus 

 

	 	C.	Two percent (2%) of costs in excess of $1,000,000. 

Expenditures subject to the overheads above will not be reduced by insurance recoveries, and no other overhead provisions of this Section
III shall apply. 
  

	4.	Prospect Screening and Evaluation 

The General and Administrative Expenses incurred by the Operator in the screening, evaluation and acquisition of Prospects. Such charge
shall be based on an allocation system which is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 
  

	5.	General and Administrative Expense 

Operator shall charge the Non-Operators for General and Administrative Expenses allocated to the Program or Partnership in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. 
  

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	6.	Amendment of Rates 

 The Overhead
rates provided for in this Section III may be amended from time to time only by mutual agreement between the Parties hereto if, in practice, the rates are found to be insufficient or excessive. 

IV. Pricing of Joint Account Material - 

Purchases, Transfers and Dispositions 

Operator is responsible for Joint Account Material and shall make proper and timely charges and credits for all Material movements affecting the
Property. Operator shall provide all Material for use on the Property; however, at Operator’s option, such Material may be supplied by the Non-Operator. Operator shall make timely disposition of idle and/or surplus Material, such disposal being
made either through sale to Operator or Non-Operator, division in kind, or sale to outsiders. Operator may purchase, but shall be under no obligation to purchase, the interest of Non-Operators in surplus Material. The disposal of surplus
Controllable Material not purchased by the Operator shall be for the highest price offered and where possible Operator shall obtain bids from two or more parties. 
  

	1.	Purchases 

 Material purchased
shall be charged at the price paid by Operator after                      deduction of all discounts received. In case of Material found to be
defective or returned to vendor for any other reasons, credit shall be passed to the Joint Account when adjustment has been received by the Operator. 
  

	2.	Transfers and Dispositions 

Material furnished to the Property and Material transferred from the Property or disposed of by the Operator, unless otherwise agreed to
by the Parties, shall be priced on the following basis exclusive of cash discounts: 
  

	 	A.	New Material (Condition “A”) 

Material shall be priced at the current replacement cost of the same kind of Material, effective at date of movement. 

 

	 	B.	Good Used Material (Condition “B”) 

Material in sound and serviceable condition and suitable for reuse without reconditioning: 

 

	 	(1)	Material moved to the Property 

At seventy-five percent (75%) of current new price, as determined by Paragraph A. 

 

	 	(2)	Material used on and moved from the Property 

  

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	 	(a)	At seventy-five percent (75%) of current new price, as determined by Paragraph A, if Material was originally charged to the Joint Account as new Material or

  

	 	(b)	At sixty-five percent (65%) of current now price, as determined by Paragraph A, if Material was originally charged to the Joint Account as used Material.

  

	 	(3)	Material not used on and moved from the Property 

At seventy-five percent (75%) of current now price as determined by Paragraph A. 

The cost of reconditioning, if any, shall be absorbed by the transferring property. 

 

	 	C.	Other Used Material 

  

	 	(1)	Condition “C” 

Material which is not in sound and serviceable condition and not suitable for its original function until after reconditioning shall be
priced at fifty percent (50%) of current new price as determined by Paragraph A. The cost of reconditioning shall be charged to the receiving property, provided Condition “C” value plus cost of reconditioning does not exceed Condition
“B” value. 
  

	 	(2)	Condition “D” 

Material, excluding junk, no longer suitable for its original purpose, but usable for some other purpose shall be priced on a basis
commensurate with its use. Operator may dispose of Condition “D” Material under procedures normally used by Operator without prior approval of Non-Operators. 
  

	 	(3)	Condition “E” 

 Junk
shall be priced at prevailing prices. Operator may dispose of Condition “E” Material under procedures normally utilized by operator without prior approval of Non-Operators. 

 

	 	D.	Obsolete Material 

 Material is
serviceable and usable for its original function but condition and/or value of such Material is not equivalent to that which would justify a price provided above may be specifically priced as agreed to by the Parties. Such price should result in the
Joint Account being charged with the value of the service rendered by such Material. 
  

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	3.	Warranty of Material Furnished by Operator 

Operator does not warrant the Material furnished. In case of defective Material, credit shall not be passed to the Joint Account until
adjustment has been received by Operator from the manufacturers or their agents. 
 V. Inventories 

The Operator shall maintain detailed records of Controllable Material. At reasonable intervals, inventories shall be taken by the Operator. Adjustments
resulting from the reconciliation of a physical inventory shall be made within six months following the taking of the inventory. Special inventories may be taken by the Non-Operators at their expense in accordance with Paragraph 5 of Section I.

  

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 EXHIBIT “D” 

INSURANCE 

[TO BE COMPLETED AT A LATER DATE] 
  

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 EXHIBIT “E” 

GAS BALANCING AGREEMENT 

[TO BE COMPLETED AT A LATER DATE] 
  

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