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Exhibit 10.45

State Lease No. 19261

Portion of 11

ASSIGNMENT OF OVERRIDING ROYALTY INTEREST

	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF LOUISIANA

	 	§	 	 
	 

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	 	KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
	PARISH OF IBERIA

	 	§	 	 

     THAT the undersigned, Dutch Royalty Investments, Land and Leasing, LP, a Texas limited
partnership (hereinafter referred to as “Assignor”), whose address is c/o John R. Miller,
General Partner, 635 Hunters Grove Lane, Houston, Texas 77098, for and in consideration of the
sum of One Hundred and No/100 dollars ($100.00) and other good and valuable consideration, in
hand paid by Assignee, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, does hereby
TRANSFER, BARGAIN, SELL, ASSIGN and CONVEY unto Contango Operators, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as “Assignee”), whose address is 3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 960,
Houston, Texas 77098, an overriding royalty interest of 0.30000% of 8/8ths (hereinafter referred
to as the “Assigned ORRI”), in and to the production from or allocable to the oil and gas lease
described in Exhibit “A” (said lease as to the area and depths described is hereinafter referred
to as the “Lease”), attached hereto and made a part hereof.

     Reference is hereby made for all purposes to that certain Assignment of Overriding Royalty
Interest, executed by Republic Exploration LLC (“REX”) in favor of Linda G. Ferszt (“Ferszt”), a
single person, Assignor, Mark A. Stephens and Donna R. Stephens (collectively, “Stephens”),
husband and wife, Gary Clack and Judith Ann Clack (collectively, “Clack”), husband and wife, and
Assignee (Ferszt, Assignor, Stephens, Clack, and Assignee are collectively referred to as the
“ORRI Owners”), on May 10, 2007, effective February 14, 2007, and recorded on May 11, 2007 in
Conveyance Book 1363, Page 890, under File Number 2007-00005324, of the records of Iberia
Parish, Louisiana, wherein REX conveyed to the ORRI Owners an overriding royalty interest equal
to 3.33333% of 8/8ths (which overriding royalty interest includes the Assigned ORRI) in and to
and affecting production from the Lease, subject to all of the terms and provisions set forth
therein (the “REX Assignment”).

     It is the intention of Assignor and Assignee that the Assigned ORRI affect and include a
portion of the overriding royalty interest acquired by Assignor in the REX Assignment, that no
portion of the Assigned ORRI expire or terminate through merger or confusion as a result of the
execution of this instrument due to Assignee’s current ownership of working interest in and to
the Lease, and that the Assigned ORRI is conveyed subject to and conditioned by the terms and
provisions of the REX Assignment and that certain Joint Operating Agreement, dated February 7,
2007, executed by and between Assignee, as Operator, and REX, CGM, LP, Olympic Energy Partners,
LLC and Unocal Oil Company of California, as Non-Operators.

     TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and singular the Assigned ORRI unto Assignee and Assignee’s
respective heirs, successors and assigns forever, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and
the terms, covenants and provisions of the Lease. Assignor hereby binds Assignor and Assignor’s
successors and/or assigns to warrant and defend the title to the Assigned ORRI unto Assignee and
Assignee’s heirs, successors and assigns against every person lawfully claiming, or to claim the
same, or any part thereof, by, through and under Assignor but not otherwise.

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     All of the terms, provisions, covenants and agreements herein contained shall extend to and be
binding upon Assignor and Assignee and their respective successors in title, assigns and/or heirs.

[Signatures follow]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Assignment of Overriding Royalty Interest has been executed by
Assignor and Assignee as of  

February 8, 2008 but shall be effective for all purposes as of
January 1, 2008.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Dutch Royalty Investments, Land and Leasing, LP

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  JOHN R. MILLER
 	 
	 	 	John R. Miller 	 
	 	 	General Partner 	 
	 
	 	Contango Operators, Inc.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ KENNETH R. PEAK
 	 
	 	 	Kenneth R. Peak 	 
	 	 	Chairman and Secretaryexv10w46

	 	 	 	 	 

Exhibit 10.46

State Lease No. 18860

Portion of EI 6

ASSIGNMENT OF OVERRIDING ROYALTY INTEREST

	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF LOUISIANA

	 	§	 	 
	 

	 	§
	 	KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
	PARISH OF IBERIA

	 	§	 	 

     THAT the undersigned, Dutch Royalty Investments, Land and Leasing, LP, a Texas limited
partnership (hereinafter referred to as “Assignor”), whose address is c/o John R. Miller,
General Partner, 635 Hunters Grove Lane, Houston, Texas 77098, for and in consideration of the
sum of One Hundred and No/100 dollars ($100.00) and other good and valuable consideration, in
hand paid by Assignee, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, does hereby
TRANSFER, BARGAIN, SELL, ASSIGN and CONVEY unto Contango Operators, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(hereinafter referred to as “Assignee”), whose address is 3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 960,
Houston, Texas 77098, an overriding royalty interest of 0.30000% of 8/8ths (hereinafter referred
to as the “Assigned ORRI”), in and to the production from or allocable to the oil and gas lease
described in Exhibit “A” (said lease as to the area and depths described is hereinafter referred
to as the “Lease”), attached hereto and made a part hereof.

     Reference is hereby made for all purposes to that certain Assignment of Overriding Royalty
Interest, executed by Republic Exploration LLC (“REX”) in favor of Linda G. Ferszt (“Ferszt”), a
single person, Assignor, Mark A. Stephens and Donna R. Stephens (collectively, “Stephens”),
husband and wife, Gary Clack and Judith Ann Clack (collectively, “Clack”), husband and wife, and
Assignee (Ferszt, Assignor, Stephens, Clack, and Assignee are collectively referred to as the
“ORRI Owners”), on April 12, 2007, effective January 11, 2006, and recorded on April 16, 2007 in
Conveyance Book 1361, Page 257, under File Number 2007-00004068, of the records of Iberia
Parish, Louisiana, wherein REX conveyed to the ORRI Owners an overriding royalty interest equal
to 3.33333% of 8/8ths (which overriding royalty interest includes the Assigned ORRI) in and to
and affecting production from the Lease, subject to all of the terms and provisions set forth
therein (the “REX Assignment”).

     It is the intention of Assignor and Assignee that the Assigned ORRI affect and include a
portion of the overriding royalty interest acquired by Assignor in the REX Assignment, that no
portion of the Assigned ORRI expire or terminate through merger or confusion as a result of the
execution of this instrument due to Assignee’s current ownership of working interest in and to
the Lease, and that the Assigned ORRI is conveyed subject to and conditioned by the terms and
provisions of the REX Assignment and that certain Joint Operating Agreement, dated February 7,
2007, executed by and between Assignee, as Operator, and REX, CGM, LP, Olympic Energy Partners,
LLC and Unocal Oil Company of California, as Non-Operators.

     TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and singular the Assigned ORRI unto Assignee and Assignee’s
respective heirs, successors and assigns forever, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and
the terms, covenants and provisions of the Lease. Assignor hereby binds Assignor and Assignor’s
successors and/or assigns to warrant and defend the title to the Assigned ORRI unto Assignee and
Assignee’s heirs, successors and assigns against every person lawfully

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claiming, or to claim the same, or any part thereof, by, through and under Assignor but not
otherwise.

     All of the terms, provisions, covenants and agreements herein contained shall extend to and be
binding upon Assignor and Assignee and their respective successors in title, assigns and/or heirs.

[Signatures follow]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Assignment of Overriding Royalty Interest has been executed by
Assignor and Assignee as of 

February 8, 2008 but shall be effective for all purposes as of
January 1, 2008.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Dutch Royalty Investments, Land and Leasing, LP

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/   JOHN R. MILLER
 	 
	 	 	John R. Miller  	 
	 	 	General Partner 	 
	 
	 	Contango Operators, Inc.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ KENNETH R. PEAK
 	 
	 	 	Kenneth R. Peak  	 
	 	 	Chairman and Secretaryexv10w47

Exhibit 10.47

State Lease No. 18640

Portion of EI 10/11

ASSIGNMENT OF OVERRIDING ROYALTY INTEREST

	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF LOUISIANA

	 	§	 	 
	 

	 	§
	 	KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
	PARISH OF IBERIA

	 	§	 	 

     THAT the undersigned, Dutch Royalty Investments, Land and Leasing, LP, a Texas limited
partnership (hereinafter referred to as “Assignor”), whose address is c/o John R. Miller, General
Partner, 635 Hunters Grove Lane, Houston, Texas 77098, for and in consideration of the sum of One
Hundred and No/100 dollars ($100.00) and other good and valuable consideration, in hand paid by
Assignee, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, does hereby TRANSFER,
BARGAIN, SELL, ASSIGN and CONVEY unto Contango Operators, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter
referred to as “Assignee”), whose address is 3700 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 960, Houston, Texas
77098, an overriding royalty interest of 0.30000% of 8/8ths (hereinafter referred to as the
“Assigned ORRI”), in and to the production from or allocable to the oil and gas lease described in
Exhibit “A” (said lease as to the area and depths described is hereinafter referred to as the
“Lease”), attached hereto and made a part hereof.

     Reference is hereby made for all purposes to that certain Assignment of Overriding Royalty
Interest, executed by Republic Exploration LLC (“REX”) in favor of Linda G. Ferszt (“Ferszt”), a
single person, Assignor, Mark A. Stephens and Donna R. Stephens (collectively, “Stephens”), husband
and wife, Gary Clack and Judith Ann Clack (collectively, “Clack”), husband and wife, and Assignee
(Ferszt, Assignor, Stephens, Clack, and Assignee are collectively referred to as the “ORRI
Owners”), on April 12, 2007, effective July 13, 2005, and recorded on April 16, 2007 in Conveyance
Book 1361, Page 252, under File Number 2007-00004067, of the records of Iberia Parish, Louisiana,
wherein REX conveyed to the ORRI Owners an overriding royalty interest equal to 3.33333% of 8/8ths
(which overriding royalty interest includes the Assigned ORRI) in and to and affecting production
from the Lease, subject to all of the terms and provisions set forth therein (the “REX
Assignment”).

     It is the intention of Assignor and Assignee that the Assigned ORRI affect and include a
portion of the overriding royalty interest acquired by Assignor in the REX Assignment, that no
portion of the Assigned ORRI expire or terminate through merger or confusion as a result of the
execution of this instrument due to Assignee’s current ownership of working interest in and to the
Lease, and that the Assigned ORRI is conveyed subject to and conditioned by the terms and
provisions of the REX Assignment and that certain Joint Operating Agreement, dated February 7,
2007, executed by and between Assignee, as Operator, and REX, CGM, LP, Olympic Energy Partners, LLC
and Unocal Oil Company of California, as Non-Operators.

     TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and singular the Assigned ORRI unto Assignee and Assignee’s respective
heirs, successors and assigns forever, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the terms,
covenants and provisions of the Lease. Assignor hereby binds Assignor and Assignor’s successors
and/or assigns to warrant and defend the title to the Assigned ORRI unto Assignee and Assignee’s
heirs, successors and assigns against every person lawfully claiming, or to claim the same, or any
part thereof, by, through and under Assignor but not otherwise.

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State Lease No. 18640

Portion of EI 10/11

     All of the terms, provisions, covenants and agreements herein contained shall extend to and be
binding upon Assignor and Assignee and their respective successors in title, assigns and/or heirs.

[Signatures follow]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Assignment of Overriding Royalty Interest has been executed by
Assignor and Assignee as of February 8, 2008 but shall be effective for all purposes as of
January 1, 2008.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Dutch Royalty Investments, Land and Leasing, LP

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ JOHN R. MILLER
 	 
	 	 	John R. Miller  	 
	 	 	General Partner 	 
	 
	 	Contango Operators, Inc.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ KENNETH R. PEAK
 	 
	 	 	Kenneth R. Peak  	 
	 	 	Chairman and Secretary

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