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Exhibit 10.8 for American Energy

                              Consulting Agreement
                               (Charles Cleveland)

This agreement is made effective May 25, 2002, by and between CommunicateNow.com
Inc., 310 Kitty Hawk Road Universal City, Texas 78148 hereafter referred to as
("Company"), and Charles Cleveland, 5701 82nd Street Lubbock, Texas
("Consultant") for a period not to exceed 6 months.

In consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement, the Parties
agree as follows:

                                    I Purpose

1.01 Company hereby retains and employs Consultant to create produce on demand,
general business start-up consulting, specifically, financing and acquisition of
oil and gas leases.

                                II Consideration

2.01 In consideration of Consultant providing such services, Company shall pay
Consultant pursuant to the terms and conditions ser forth in exhibit "A"
attached hereto.

                       III Mutual Covenants and Agreements

3.01 The Parties agree that Consultant is an Independent Contractor in the
performance of its services for the Company.

3.02 It is mutually agreed and understood that Consultant shall not be
considered an employee of Company. Company will have no control, direction, or
dominion over Consultant or the way in which Consultant performs the work.

3.03 Consultant is responsible for performing the services stated in this
Agreement in a good workmanlike manner and the work shall be performed in strict
accordance with industry standards.

3.04 Consultant has no independent authority to act for or on behalf of Company,
except as provided in this Agreement. No other power, authority or use is
granted or implied.

3.05 Neither Party shall incur any debt, obligations, or liability of any kind
against the other party without the other Party's express written permission.

3.06 Neither Party may receive any money owed the other without the other
Party's express written permission.

3.07 Consultant agrees to devote sufficient time, energy, and attention during
the term of this Agreement to the tasks specified by Company. Furthermore,
Consultant agrees to provide prompt, courteous, efficient and professional
services and to cooperate with Company in completing the jobs contemplated on
this agreement.

3.08 Consultant will be responsible for payment of all state, federal, foreign
and/or local taxes, including income tax, withholding tax, Social Security tax
and pension contributions, if any. Company is not responsible for the payment of
any taxes or penalties applicable to the nonpayment or underpayment of any taxes
or penalties applicable to the nonpayment or underpayment of the taxes.
Consultant is, in addition, responsible for payment of any and all insurance
premiums, including, but not limited to, errors and omissions policies, and
medical, life or Worker's Compensation policies that Consultant may need or
desire.

                                     IV Term

4.01 The term of this agreement shall be for three (1) year from the date that
this Agreement is signed by Company's and Consultant's representatives.

4.02 If, after expiration of the Agreement, the Parties continue to do business
together as if this Agreement were still in effect, the Agreement shall
automatically be renewed for additional three (3) month terms, unless one of the
Parties notifies the other in writing of the termination of this Agreement. The
termination letter must give 30 days notice to the other Party.

4.03 Prior to expiration of this Agreement, termination may be by agreement of
the Parties.

                    V. General and Administrative Provisions

5.01 Parties Bound. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
legal representatives, successors and assigns.

5.02 Assignment. Company shall have no right to transfer or assign Consultants
interest in this Agreement without prior written consent of Consultant.

5.03 Corporate Authority. If any Party is a legal entity (partnership,
Corporation and/or trust), such Party represents to the other that this
Agreement, the transaction contemplated in this Agreement, and the execution and
delivery hereof, have been duly authorized by all necessary partnership,
corporate or trust proceedings and actions, including without limitation, action
on the part of the directors, if the Party is corporation. Certified copies of
any such corporate or other resolutions authorizing this transaction shall be
delivered at Execution.

5.04 Time limits. Time is of the essence in this agreement, and all time limits
shall be strictly construed and rigidly enforced.

5.05 No Waiver. The failure or delay in the enforcement of the rights detailed
in this Agreement by Company shall not constitute a waiver of those rights or be
deemed a basis for estoppels. Company may exercise its rights under this
Agreement despite the delay or failure to enforce the rights.

5.06 Dispute or Contest. In the unlikely event that a dispute occurs or an
action in law or equity arises out of the operation, construction or
interpretation of this Agreement, Consultant shall bear the expense of the
attorney's fess and costs incurred by Consultant in the action.

5.07 Paragraph Headings. The paragraph headings used in this Agreement are
descriptive only and shall have no legal force or affect whatever.

5.08 Use of Pronouns. The use of the neuter singular pronoun to refer to a Party
described in this Agreement shall be deemed a proper reference whether the Party
is an individual, a partnership, a corporation, or a group of two or more
individuals, partnerships or corporations. The grammatical changes required to
make the provisions of this Agreement applicable to corporations, partnerships,
individuals, or groups of individuals, or to females as well as males, shall in
all instances be assumes as though in each case fully expressed.

5.09 Texas Law. This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of
the State of Texas. Any and all obligations or payments are due and payable in
Bell County, Texas.

5.10 Severability. If any provisions of this Agreement shall, for any reason, be
held in violation of any applicable law, and so much of the Agreement is held to
be unenforceable, then the invalidity of such a specific provision shall not be
deemed to invalidate any other provisions in this Agreement, which other
provisions shall remain in full force and effect unless removal of the invalid
provision destroys the legitimate purpose of this Agreement, in which event this
Agreement shall be cancelled.

5.11 Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement by and
between the Parties except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, and it may
not be changed except by written amendment duly executed by all Parties.

         Signed, Accepted And Agreed To the First date stated above.

                                        Consultant:
                                            /s/  Charles Cleveland
                                        ---------------------------------
                                        Signed Name

                                                 Charles Bitters
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                                        Printed Name

                                        American Energy Production Inc., a Delaware Corporation

                                        By: /s/  Charles Bitters
                                        ---------------------------------
                                                 Charles Bitters;
                                                 VP President Operations

                           EXHIBIT "A" (Compensation)

                 1,000,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK IN THE COMPANY
                         American Energy Production Inc.Exhibit 10.9

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

State of Texas County of Bexar

This Agreement is made by and between Charles Bitters "Employee" and American
Energy Production Inc. "Employer". This Agreement is made on this 15 day of
January 2002.

In consideration of the promises and of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained in this (Employment Agreement), here in after known as the Agreement,
the parties hereby agree as follows:

                                 I. DEFINITIONS

1.01 "Employer" is hereby defined as American Energy Production Inc., a Delaware
Corporation.

1.02 "Employee" is hereby defined as Charles Bitters.

               II. SCOPE OF AGREEMENT AND LIMITATIONS OF AUTHORITY

2.01 The purpose of this Agreement is to employ Employee for the express purpose
of allowing Employee to develop sales of Employer's goods. Employee is entitled
to the rights and privileges detailed in this Agreement and to no other
privileges. Employee shall be entitled to a commission/bonus as provided for in
compensation section of this Agreement.

2.02 Employer will process all sales in accordance with its normal procedures,
and on each sale, have the right of approval or disapproval of the sale.
Employee will be paid in accordance with the compensation section of this
Agreement and incorporated herein. Employer's decision as to which sales shall
be accepted shall be conclusive and binding on Employee.

2.03 Employee has no authority to act for or on behalf of Employer except as
provided for in this Agreement and in the Bylaws of the Corporation. No other
authority, power or use is granted or implied.

2.04 Employee may not make, revise, alter, or otherwise diverge from the terms,
conditions, prices or policies furnished to Employee by Employer.

2.05 Employee may not incur any debt, obligation, expense or other liability of
any kind against Employer without Employer's express prior and written
permission, or in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation.

                III. DUTIES OF EMPLOYEE AND TERM OF THE AGREEMENT

3.01 The term of the Agreement shall be for two years from the date the
Agreement is executed by the Employee and Employer, here in after known as "the
parties".

3.02 If, after the term of the Agreement has expired, the parties continue to do
business together as if the Agreement were still in effect, the Agreement shall
be renewed and shall continue in effect until one of the parties notifies the
other in writing of its termination. The termination letter must give 30 days'
written notice to the other party.

3.03 Termination may be by agreement, on behalf of Employee or Employer on 30
days' written notice, or on the breach of this Agreement by Employee. The breach
of this Agreement includes, but is not limited to, a violation of Employer's
rules or policies, a breach of the non-competition agreement contained in this
Agreement, the making of a misrepresentation or false statement by Employee,
nonperformance of Employee's duties, death of Employee, or the occurrence of a
conflict of interest between Employee and Employer.

         (a) A decision by Employer to terminate this Agreement shall be without
             prejudice to any other remedy to which Employer may be entitled
             either at law or in equity or under this Agreement, and shall
             follow the notice for a termination as outlined in provision 3.03.

         (b) Employer may also have the right to declare this Agreement void
             and terminate the employment contract in the event that Employer
             files a petition in bankruptcy court or is adjudicated bankrupt,
             has a receiver appointed of his assets, or makes a general
             assignment of his assets for the benefit of his creditors.

3.04 If Employee becomes permanently disabled because of sickness, or physical
or mental disability, or for any other reason, so that it reasonably appears
that he will be unable to perform his duties under this Agreement, Employer
shall have the option to terminate this Agreement immediately by giving written
notice of the termination to Employee as outlined in provision 3.03. The
termination shall be without prejudice to any other right or remedy to which
Employer may be entitled either in law or in equity or under this Agreement.

3.05 Effect of Termination on Compensation and Vacation. In the event of
termination of this Agreement prior to the completion of the term of employment
specified herein, Employee shall be entitled to the compensation/vacation earned
prior to the date of termination as provided for in the compensation section of
this agreement. In the case of vacation it shall be compensated on a pro-rata
basis.

3.06 In the event of termination of this Agreement prior to the completion of
the specified term, Employee shall automatically and completely forever forfeit
any rights employee may have in any bonus, incentive plan or Employer benefit or
pension plan, if any, established by Employer. Furthermore; Employee will
forfeit any right or title to compensation or commissions on sales that may have
been instituted by Employee but have not been completed and approved prior to
the termination of this Agreement.

3.07 Damages for Breach of Contract. In the event of a breach of this Agreement
by Employee, Employer may recover from Employee any and all damages that
Employer may sustain as a result of the breach of this Agreement. This includes
Employer's legal fees.

3.08 Payment of Monies due a Deceased Employee. If Employee dies prior to the
expiration of the term of the Agreement, any monies that may be due Employee
under this Agreement shall be paid to Employee's executors, administrators,
heirs, personal representatives, successors or assigns.

3.09 Employee hereby represents and warrants to Employer that Employee is not
under any impediment, restraint, or disability that would prohibit, hinder, or
in any way impair Employee's working ability or relationship with Employer.
Employee hereby represents that Employee is under no prior restrictive trade
covenant agreement or other legal restraint which would cause a breach of the
agreement if Employee becomes an employee or Employer, and Employee represents
that Employer will not be in violation of any such prior employment contract or
restrictive trade agreement by hiring Employee.

3.10 Duties. Employer hereby hires employee to perform the duties of
Vice-President, Operations and Technology. Employee agrees to provide prompt,
courteous, efficient, and professional efforts to promote the work assigned by
Employer and covered by this Agreement.

3.11 Employee at all times during the performance of this Agreement shall
strictly adhere to and obey all the rules and regulations now in effect or
subsequently promulgated by Employer.

3.12 The employment or Employee shall continue only so long as services rendered
by Employee are satisfactory to Employer, regardless of any other provision
contained in this Agreement. Employer shall be the sole judge as to whether the
services of Employee are satisfactory.

3.13 In addition to the foregoing, Employee shall perform such other work as may
be assigned, subject to the instruction, direction, and control of Employer,
provided only that any such additional duties shall be covered by the
compensation schedule reflected in this Agreement.

3.14 Employer shall have the right at any time during this Agreement to assign
Employee, in the discretion of Employer, to perform duties different in any
manner whatsoever from the duties originally assigned and specified above.

3.15 Employee shall devote Employee's entire time, ability, and attention to the
business of Employer during the term of this contract. Employee shall not
directly or indirectly render any services to any business or to any other
person or organization, or be involved in any business or commercial or
professional venture of any nature, whether for compensation or otherwise,
without the prior written consent of Employer.

                                IV. COMPENSATION

4.01 In consideration of Employee's efforts, Employer agrees to pay to Employee;

        1.  One Million shares of S-8 common stock.

4.02 Texas Law. This Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of
the State of Texas. Any and all obligations or payments are due and payable in,
Bexar County, Texas.

4.03 Severability. If any provision of this agreement shall, for any reason, be
held in violation of any applicable law, and so much of the Agreement is held to
be unenforceable, then the invalidity of such a specific provision of this
Agreement shall not be deemed to invalidate any other provisions of this
Agreement, which other provisions shall remain in full force and effect unless
removal of the invalid provisions destroy the legitimate purposes of this
Agreement, in which event this Agreement shall be canceled.

4.04 Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement by and
between the parties, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, and it may
not be changed except by written amendment duly executed by all parties.

4.05 Claims. All claims of Employee for compensation owed will be waived by
Employee if not claimed within 30 days from the date of the termination of this
Agreement.

4.06 Damages. In the event of a breach of this Agreement by Employee resulting
in damages to Employer, Employer may recover from Employee such damages as
Employer has sustained.

SIGNED, accepted and agreed to, by the undersigned parties who hereby
acknowledge that they have read and understood this Agreement and the
Attachments thereto, and that they execute this legal document voluntarily and
of their own free will.

Employer: American Energy Production Inc.

By: _______________________________________________      Date:  ________________
     Charles Bitters VP   Operations

Employee: _________________________________________       Date: _________________
           Charles Bitters

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