Document:

EX-10.4

SECURITY AGREEMENT 

THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), is entered into and made effective as of November 14, 2005, by and between EGPI Firecreek, Inc., a Nevada corporation with its principal place of business located at 6564 Smoke Tree Lane
Scottsdale, AZ 85253 (the "Company"), and the Dutchess Private Equities Fund, LP and Dutchess Private Equities Fund, II, LP (collectively, the "Secured Party").

WHEREAS, the Company shall issue and sell to the Secured Party, as provided in the Note Agreement of even date herewith between the Company and the Secured Party (the "Note Agreement"), and the Secured Party shall purchase One
Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000) of secured Note (the "Notes"). 

WHEREAS, to induce the Secured Party to enter into the transaction contemplated by the Note Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Secured Party a security interest in and to the pledged property identified on Exhibit A
hereto, (collectively referred to as the "Pledged Property") until the satisfaction of the Obligations, as defined herein below.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree
as follows:

ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

Section 1.1. Recitals.

The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein, in their entirety, by this reference.

Section 1.2. Interpretations.

Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person other than the Secured Party any right, remedy or claim under or by reason hereof.

Section 1.3. Obligations Secured.

The obligations secured hereby are any and all obligations of the Company now existing or hereinafter incurred to the Secured Party, whether oral or written and whether arising before, on or after the date hereof, including,
without limitation, those obligations of the Company to the Secured Party under this Agreement and any other amounts now or hereafter owed to the Secured Party by the Company thereunder or hereunder (collectively, the "Obligations").

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 ARTICLE 2. PLEDGED
        COLLATERAL, ADMINISTRATION OF COLLATERAL
AND TERMINATION OF SECURITY INTEREST  

Section 2.1. Pledged Property.

                    (a) Company hereby pledges to the Secured Party, and creates in the Secured Party for its benefit, a security interest for such time until the Obligations are paid in full, in and to all of the
property of the Company as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto (collectively, the "Pledged Property"): The Pledged Property, as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, and the products thereof and the proceeds of all such items are
hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Pledged Collateral."

                    (b) Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, file, record and deliver to the Secured Party any documents reasonably requested by
the Secured Party to perfect its security interest in the Pledged Property. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Secured Party such documents and
instruments, including, without limitation, financing statements, certificates, affidavits and forms as may, in the Secured Party's reasonable judgment, be necessary to effectuate, complete or perfect, or to continue and preserve, the security
interest of the Secured Party in the Pledged Property, and the Secured Party shall hold such documents and instruments as secured party, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

Section 2.2. Rights; Interests; Etc.

                    (a) So long as no Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred and be continuing: 

                         (i) the Company shall be entitled to exercise
    any and all rights pertaining to the Pledged Property or any part thereof
    for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms hereof; and

                         (ii) the Company shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all payments paid or made in respect of the Pledged Property.

                    (b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default: 

                         (i) All rights of the Company to exercise
    the rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section
    2.2(a)(i) hereof and to receive payments which it would otherwise be authorized
    to receive and retain pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) hereof shall be suspended,
    and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Party who
    shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise such rights and to receive
    and hold as Pledged Collateral such payments; provided, however, that if
    the Secured Party shall become entitled and shall elect to exercise its right
    to realize on the Pledged Collateral pursuant to Article 5 hereof, then all
    cash sums received by the Secured Party, or held by Company for the benefit
    of the Secured Party and paid over pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(ii) hereof,
    shall be applied against any outstanding Obligations; and,

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                         (ii) All interest, dividends, income and other payments and distributions which are received by the Company contrary to the provisions of Section 2.2(b)(i) hereof shall be received in trust for the
benefit of the Secured Party, shall be segregated from other property of the Company and shall be forthwith paid over to the Secured Party; or 

                         (iii) The Secured Party in its sole discretion
    shall be authorized to sell any or all of the Pledged Property at public
    or private sale in order to recoup all of the outstanding principal plus
    accrued interest owed pursuant to the Convertible Debenture as described
    herein 

                    (c) An Event of Default hereunder shall be
    deemed to occur upon an Event of Default under Article 4 of the Note.

ARTICLE 3. ATTORNEY-IN-FACT; PERFORMANCE

Section 3.1. Secured Party Appointed Attorney-In-Fact.

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company hereby appoints the Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Company and in the name of the Company or otherwise, from time to
time in the Secured Party's discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation, to receive and collect all
instruments made payable to the Company representing any payments in respect of the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same. The Secured Party may demand, collect, receipt for, settle, compromise, adjust, sue
for, foreclose, or realize on the Pledged Property as and when the Secured Party may determine. To facilitate collection, the Secured Party may notify account debtors and obligors on any Pledged Property or Pledged Collateral to make payments
directly to the Secured Party.

Section 3.2. Secured Party May Perform.

If the Company fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Secured Party, at its option, may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of the Secured Party incurred in connection therewith
shall be included in the Obligations secured hereby and payable by the Company under Section 8.3.

ARTICLE 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES  

Section 4.1. Authorization; Enforceability.

Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants that it has taken all action necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and upon execution and
delivery, this Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the respective party, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors' rights or by the principles governing
the availability of equitable remedies.

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Section 4.2. Ownership of Pledged Property.

The Company warrants and represents that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pledged Property free and clear of any lien, security interest, option or other charge or encumbrance. 

ARTICLE 5. DEFAULT; REMEDIES; SUBSTITUTE COLLATERAL  

Section 5.1. Default and Remedies

                    (a) If an Event of Default occurs, then in each such case the Secured Party may declare the Obligations to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company, and upon any such
declaration, the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing for the period set forth therein, then the Obligations shall automatically become immediately due and payable without declaration
or other act on the part of the Secured Party.

                    (b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall: (i) be entitled to receive all distributions with respect to the Pledged Collateral, (ii) to cause the Pledged Property to be
transferred into the name of the Secured Party or its nominee, (iii) to dispose of the Pledged Property, and (iv) to realize upon any and all rights in the Pledged Property then held by the Secured Party.

Section 5.2. Method of Realizing Upon the Pledged Property: Other Remedies.

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, in addition to any rights and remedies available at law or in equity, the following provisions shall govern the Secured Party's right to realize upon the Pledged Property:

                    (a) Any item of the Pledged Property may be sold for cash or other value in any number of lots at brokers board, public auction or private sale and may be sold without demand, advertisement or notice
(except that the Secured Party shall give the Company ten (10) days' prior written notice of the time and place or of the time after which a private sale may be made (the "Sale Notice")), which notice period is hereby agreed to be commercially
reasonable. At any sale or sales of the Pledged Property, the Company may bid for and purchase the whole or any part of the Pledged Property and, upon compliance with the terms of such sale, may hold, exploit and dispose of the same without further
accountability to the Secured Party. The Company will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such instruments, documents, assignments, waivers, certificates, and affidavits and supply or cause to be supplied such further
information and take such further action as the Secured Party reasonably shall require in connection with any such sale.

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                    (b) Any cash being held by the Secured Party as Pledged Collateral and all cash proceeds received by the Secured Party in respect of, sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any
part of the Pledged Collateral shall be applied as follows: 

                         (i)
    to the payment of all amounts due the Secured Party for the expenses reimbursable
    to it hereunder or owed to it pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof;

                         (ii)
    to the payment of the Obligations then due and unpaid.

                         (iii) the balance, if any, to the person or persons entitled thereto, including, without limitation, the Company.

                    (c) In addition to all of the rights and remedies which the Secured Party may have pursuant to this Agreement, the Secured Party shall have all of the rights and remedies provided by law, including,
without limitation, those under the Uniform Commercial Code.

                         (i) If the Company fails to pay such amounts due upon the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, then the Secured Party may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the
sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company and collect the monies adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of Company,
wherever situated.

                         (ii) The Company agrees that it shall be liable for any reasonable fees, expenses and costs incurred by the Secured Party in connection with enforcement, collection and preservation of the Transaction
Documents, including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses, and such amounts shall be deemed included as Obligations secured hereby and payable as set forth in Section 8.3 hereof.

Section 5.3. Proofs of Claim.

In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relating to the Company or the property of the Company or of such
other obligor or its creditors, the Secured Party (irrespective of whether the Obligations shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Secured Party shall have made any demand on
the Company for the payment of the Obligations), subject to the rights of Previous Security Holders, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise: (i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the
Obligations and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Secured Party (including any claim for the reasonable legal fees and expenses and other expenses paid or incurred by the
Secured Party permitted hereunder and of the Secured Party allowed in such judicial proceeding), and (ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian,
receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by the Secured Party to make such payments to the Secured Party and, in the event that the Secured Party shall
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payments directed to the Secured Party, to pay to the Secured Party any amounts for expenses due it hereunder.

Section 5.4. Duties Regarding Pledged Collateral.

The Secured Party shall have no duty as to the collection or protection of the Pledged Property or any income thereon or as to the preservation of any rights pertaining thereto, beyond the safe custody and reasonable care of any
of the Pledged Property actually in the Secured Party's possession or under its control.

ARTICLE 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS  

The Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof and until the Obligations have been fully paid and satisfied, unless the Secured Party shall consent otherwise in writing (as provided in Section 8.4 hereof):

Section 6.1. Existence, Properties, Etc.

                    (a) The Company shall do, or cause to be done, all things, or proceed with due diligence with any actions or courses of action, that may be reasonably necessary (i) to maintain Company's due
organization, valid existence and good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, and (ii) to preserve and keep in full force and effect all qualifications, licenses and registrations in those jurisdictions in which the failure to do so
could have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below); and (b) the Company shall not do, or cause to be done, any act impairing the Company's corporate power or authority (i) to carry on the Company's business as now conducted, and (ii) to execute
or deliver this Agreement or any other document delivered in connection herewith, including, without limitation, any UCC-1 Financing Statements, or similar documents pertaining to the Company's jurisdiction, if so required by the Secured Party to
which it is or will be a party, or perform any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder. For purpose of this Agreement, the term "Material Adverse Effect" shall mean any material and adverse affect as determined by Secured Party in its sole
discretion, whether individually or in the aggregate, upon (a) the Company's assets, business, operations, properties or condition, financial or otherwise; (b) the Company's to make payment as and when due of all or any part of the Obligations; or
(c) the Pledged Property.

Section 6.2. Financial Statements and Reports.

The Company shall furnish to the Secured Party within a reasonable time such financial data as the Secured Party may reasonably request, including, without limitation, the following:

                    (a) The balance sheet of the Company as of the close of each fiscal year, the statement of earnings and retained earnings of the Company as of the close of such fiscal year, and statement of cash
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detail, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, certified by the chief executive and chief financial officers of the Company as being true and correct and accompanied by a
certificate of the chief executive and chief financial officers of the Company, stating that the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each covenant, term and condition of this Agreement during such fiscal year and that no Event of
Default hereunder has occurred and is continuing, or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying the nature of same, the period of existence of same and the action the Company proposes to take in connection therewith; and , 

                    (b)
  Copies of all accountants' reports and accompanying financial reports submitted
    to the Company by independent accountants in connection with each annual
    examination of the Company.

Section 6.3. Accounts and Reports.

The Company shall maintain a standard system of accounting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and provide, at its sole expense, to the Secured Party the following:

                    (a) as soon as available, a copy of any notice or other communication alleging any nonpayment or other material breach or default, or any foreclosure or other action respecting any material portion of
its assets and properties, received respecting any of the indebtedness of the Company in excess of $15,000 (other than the Obligations), or any demand or other request for payment under any guaranty, assumption, purchase agreement or similar
agreement or arrangement respecting the indebtedness or obligations of others in excess of $15,000, including any received from any person acting on behalf of the Secured Party or beneficiary thereof; and

                    (b) within fifteen (15) days after the making of each submission or filing, a copy of any report, financial statement, notice or other document, whether periodic or otherwise, submitted to the
shareholders of the Company, or submitted to or filed by the Company with any governmental authority involving or affecting (i) the Company that could have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Obligations; (iii) any part of the Pledged Collateral; or
(iv) any of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the Loan Instruments.

Section 6.4. Maintenance of Books and Records; Inspection.

The Company shall maintain its books, accounts and records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and permit the Secured Party, its officers and employees and any professionals designated
by the Secured Party in writing, at any time to visit and inspect any of its properties (including but not limited to the collateral security described in the Transaction Documents and/or the Loan Instruments), corporate books and financial records,
and to discuss its accounts, affairs and finances with any employee, officer or director thereof.

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Section 6.5. Maintenance and Insurance.

                    (a) The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own expense, all of its assets and properties in good working order and condition, making all necessary repairs thereto and renewals
and replacements thereof.

                    (b) The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained, at its own expense, insurance in form, substance and amounts (including deductibles), which the Company deems reasonably necessary to the
Company's business, (i) adequate to insure all assets and properties of the Company, which assets and properties are of a character usually insured by persons engaged in the same or similar business against loss or damage resulting from fire or
other risks included in an extended coverage policy; (ii) against public liability and other tort claims that may be incurred by the Company; (iii) as may be required by the Transaction Documents and/or applicable law and (iv) as may be reasonably
requested by Secured Party, all with adequate, financially sound and reputable insurers.

Section 6.6. Contracts and Other Collateral.

The Company shall perform all of its obligations under or with respect to each instrument, receivable, contract and other intangible included in the Pledged Property to which the Company is now or hereafter will be party on a
timely basis and in the manner therein required, including, without limitation, this Agreement.

Section 6.7. Defense of Collateral, Etc.

The Company shall defend and enforce its right, title and interest in and to any part of: (a) the Pledged Property; and (b) if not included within the Pledged Property, those assets and properties whose loss could have a Material
Adverse Effect, the Company shall defend the Secured Party's right, title and interest in and to each and every part of the Pledged Property, each against all manner of claims and demands on a timely basis to the full extent permitted by applicable
law.

Section 6.8. Payment of Debts, Taxes, Etc.

The Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, all of its indebtedness and other liabilities and perform, or cause to be performed, all of its obligations in accordance with the respective terms thereof, and pay and discharge, or
cause to be paid or discharged, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges and levies imposed upon it, upon any of its assets and properties on or before the last day on which the same may be paid without penalty, as well as pay all other
lawful claims (whether for services, labor, materials, supplies or otherwise) as and when due.

Section 6.9. Taxes and Assessments; Tax Indemnity.

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The Company shall (a) file all tax returns and appropriate schedules thereto that are required to be filed under applicable law, prior to the date of delinquency, (b) pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental
charges or levies imposed upon the Company, upon its income and profits or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, and (c) pay all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies that, if
unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon any of its properties; provided, however, that the Company in good faith may contest any such tax, assessment, governmental charge or levy described in the foregoing clauses (b) and (c) so long as
appropriate reserves are maintained with respect thereto.

Section 6.10. Compliance with Law and Other Agreements.

The Company shall maintain its business operations and property owned or used in connection therewith in material compliance with (a) all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances governing such business
operations and the use and ownership of such property, and (b) all agreements, licenses, franchises, indentures and mortgages to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties is bound. Without limiting the foregoing,
the Company shall pay all of its indebtedness promptly in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section 6.11. Notice of Default.

The Company shall give written notice to the Secured Party of the occurrence of any default or Event of Default under this Agreement or any other Loan Instrument or any other agreement of Company for the payment of money, promptly
upon the occurrence thereof.

Section 6.12. Notice of Litigation.

The Company shall give notice, in writing, to the Secured Party of (a) any actions, suits or proceedings wherein the amount at issue is in excess of $15,000, instituted by any persons against the Company, or materially
affecting any of the assets of the Company, and (b) any dispute, not resolved within fifteen (15) days of the commencement thereof, between the Company on the one hand and any governmental or regulatory body on the other hand, which might reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business operations or financial condition of the Company.

ARTICLE 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS  

The Company covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof until the Obligations have been fully paid and satisfied, the Company shall not, unless the Secured Party shall consent otherwise in writing:

Section 7.1. Liens and Encumbrances.

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The Company shall not directly or indirectly make, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any assignment, transfer, pledge, mortgage, security interest or other lien or encumbrance of any nature in, to or against any part of the
Pledged Property or of the Company's capital stock, or offer or agree to do so, or own or acquire or agree to acquire any asset or property of any character subject to any of the foregoing encumbrances (including any conditional sale contract or
other title retention agreement), or assign, pledge or in any way transfer or encumber its right to receive any income or other distribution or proceeds from any part of the Pledged Property or the Company's capital stock; or enter into any
sale-leaseback financing respecting any part of the Pledged Property as lessee, or cause or assist the inception or continuation of any of the foregoing.

Section 7.2. Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws, Mergers, Consolidations, Acquisitions and Sales.

Without the prior express written consent of the Secured Party, the Company shall not: (a) Amend its Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws; (b) issue or sell its stock, stock options, bonds, notes or other corporate securities
or obligations; (c) be a party to any merger, consolidation or corporate reorganization, (d) purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets or stock of, or any partnership or joint venture interest in, any other person, firm or
entity, (e) sell, transfer, convey, grant a security additional interest in or lease all or any substantial part of its assets, nor (f) create any subsidiaries nor convey any of its assets to any subsidiary.

Section 7.3. Management, Ownership.

The Company shall not materially change its ownership, executive staff or management without the prior written consent of the Secured Party. The ownership, executive staff and management of the Company are material factors in the
Secured Party's willingness to institute and maintain a lending relationship with the Company.

Section 7.4. Dividends, Etc.

The Company shall not declare or pay any dividend of any kind, in cash or in property, on any class of its capital stock, nor purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value any shares of such stock, nor make any
distribution of any kind in respect thereof, nor make any return of capital to shareholders, nor make any payments in respect of any pension, profit sharing, retirement, stock option, stock bonus, incentive compensation or similar plan (except as
required or permitted hereunder), without the prior written consent of the Secured Party.

Section 7.5. Guaranties; Loans.

The Company shall not guarantee nor be liable in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, or become contingently liable after the date of this Agreement in connection 

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with the obligations or indebtedness of any person or persons, except for (i) the indebtedness currently secured by the liens identified on the Pledged Property identified on Exhibit A hereto and (ii) the endorsement of negotiable
instruments payable to the Company for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The Company shall not make any loan, advance or extension of credit to any person other than in the normal course of its business.

Section 7.6. Debt.

The Company shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any additional indebtedness of any description whatsoever in an aggregate amount in excess of $10,000 (excluding any indebtedness of the Company to the Secured
Party, trade accounts payable and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and the endorsement of negotiable instruments payable to the Company, respectively for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of
business).

Section 7.7. Conduct of Business.

The Company will continue to engage, in an efficient and economical manner, in a business of the same general type as conducted by it on the date of this Agreement.

Section 7.8. Places of Business.

Without prior written consent of the Secured Party, the Company shall not change the location of its chief place of business, chief executive office or any place of business disclosed to the Secured Party or move any of the
Pledged Property from its current location without five (5) days' prior written notice to the Secured Party in each instance.

ARTICLE 8. MISCELLANEOUS  

Section 8.1. Notices.

All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered as duly given on: (a) the date of delivery, if delivered in person, by nationally
recognized overnight delivery service or (b) five (5) days after mailing if mailed from within the continental United States by certified mail, return receipt requested to the party entitled to receive the same:

If to the Secured Party:

  Dutchess Private Equities Fund, II, LP and Dutchess Private Equities Fund, LP 

    Douglas Leighton 

    50 Commonwealth Ave, Suite 2 

    Boston, MA 02116 

    (617) 301-4700

    (617) 249-0947    

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And if to the Company: 

  Attn: Dennis Alexander 

    EGPI Firecreek, Inc. 

    6564 Smoke Tree Lane

    Scottsdale, Arizona 85253

    Telephone: (480) 948-6581

  Fax: (480) 443-1430

Any party may change its address by giving notice to the other party stating its new address. Commencing on the tenth (10th) day after the giving of such notice, such newly designated address shall be such party's address for the
purpose of all notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 8.2. Severability.

If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall not in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other
severable provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if any such invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.

Section 8.3. Expenses.

In the event of an Event of Default, the Company will pay to the Secured Party the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, which the Secured Party may incur in
connection with: (i) the custody or preservation of, or the sale, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Pledged Property; (ii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party hereunder or (iii) the failure by
the Company to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.

Section 8.4. Waivers, Amendments, Etc.

The Secured Party's delay or failure at any time or times hereafter to require strict performance by Company of any undertakings, agreements or covenants shall not waiver, affect, or diminish any right of the Secured Party under
this Agreement to demand strict compliance and performance herewith. Any waiver by the Secured Party of any Event of Default shall not waive or affect any other Event of Default, whether such Event of Default is prior or subsequent thereto and
whether of the same or a different type. None of the undertakings, agreements and covenants of the Company contained in this Agreement, and no Event of Default, shall be deemed to have been waived by the Secured Party, nor may this Agreement be
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waiver, amendment, change or modification is evidenced by an instrument in writing specifying such waiver, amendment, change or modification and signed by the Secured Party.

Section 8.5. Continuing Security Interest.

This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Pledged Property and shall: (i) remain in full force and effect until payment in full of the Obligations; and (ii) be binding upon the Company and its successors
and heirs and (iii) inure to the benefit of the Secured Party and its successors and assigns. Upon the payment or satisfaction in full of the Obligations, the Company shall be entitled to the return, at its expense, of such of the Pledged Property
as shall not have been sold in accordance with Section 5.2 hereof or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof.

Section 8.6. Independent Representation.

Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that it has received or has had the opportunity to receive independent legal counsel of its own choice and that it has been sufficiently apprised of its rights and responsibilities with
regard to the substance of this Agreement.

Section 8.7. Applicable Law: Jurisdiction.

This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. The parties further agree that any action between them
shall be heard in Suffolk County, Massachusetts,

Section 8.8. Waiver of Jury Trial.

AS A FURTHER INDUCEMENT FOR THE SECURED PARTY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO MAKE THE FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATED IN ANY WAY TO
THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS TRANSACTION.

Section 8.9. Entire Agreement.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes any prior agreement or understanding among them with respect to the subject matter hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	
EGPI FIRECREEK, INC. 
	
	 

	
	 

	
	
By ________________________________
	
Name:    
		
Dennis Alexander 
	
	
Title: 
		
      Chief Financial Officer & Chairman 
      

	 

	
	
SECURED PARTY: 
	
	
Dutchess Private Equities Fund, II, LP 
	
	 
	 
	________________________
	
Douglas H. Leighton, Managing Member 
	
	
Dutchess Capital Management, LLC; 
	
	
General Partner to: 
	
	
Dutchess Private Equities Fund, II, LP 
	

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     EXHIBIT A DEFINITION
OF PLEDGED PROPERTY

For the purpose of securing prompt and complete payment and performance by the Company of all of the Obligations, the Company unconditionally and irrevocably hereby grants to the Secured Party a continuing security interest in and
to, and lien upon, the following Pledged Property of the Company:

Fifty percent (50%) interest in two tracts of land in the state of Wyoming, county of Sweetwater, under the Prospect name "Ten Mile Draw", Tract numbers 1 and 2. Tract 1 is located in Township 21 North, Range 99 West, 6ht P.M.
Section 16, totaling 640.00 acres.  Tract 2 is located in township 21 North, Range 99 West, 6th P.M. Section 9 totaling 320.00 acres, recorded Book 515, page 564. 

15Exhibit 10.1 

[Letterhead of Lucien Alziari, 

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources

  Avon Products, Inc.] 

November 9, 2005

  Mr. Charles Cramb 

[Home Address] 

  Dear Chuck: 

  We are pleased to offer you the position of EVP, Finance and Technology and Chief Financial Officer of Avon Products, Inc. reporting to Andrea Jung. Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, which we will recommend, you
will be an Officer of the corporation. 

  You will be paid a base salary in bi-weekly installments at an annualized rate of $700,000 per year. Although this salary is quoted on an annual basis, it does not imply a specific period of employment. Your next salary review
will be April 2007, based on our common salary review for all employees. 

  You will also be eligible for the Company's Management Incentive Plan ("MIP") with an annual "target" of 85% of earned base salary, and the opportunity for a maximum payout of 200% of target. Your annual MIP bonus will be largely
determined by the degree of achievement of pre-established performance objectives for Global executives for the year in question. Your bonus for the year 2006 (payable in 2007) will not be less than 42.5% of your earned base salary.

  We will recommend to the Compensation Committee of the Board that you receive a Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) award with a value of 200% of salary. Although our current Plan grants stock options, the format of our LTIP award
cannot be guaranteed since the Plan is under review. However, we commit that your long-term compensation will continue to be at least comparable to that of similarly situated executives. We will also recommend that you be a participant in the 2005 – 2007 Performance Cash Plan with a 3-year target award of 1X your base salary (pro-rated for the time in plan) that will be paid out at the end of the performance period, based on the achievement of the preset performance goals. 

  You will receive a stock option grant with a value of 2X your base salary in November 2005. This is intended to cover those aspects of your current compensation that will not become vested before your departure from Gillette and
provide an equity opportunity in the company on your start date. 

  You will be eligible to participate in Avon's Deferred Compensation Plan. We will forward the brochure and enrollment forms to you in due course.

  You will be eligible to participate in all of the benefit programs in which similarly situated executives participate. Accordingly, you will be eligible for our flexible benefits programs and Avon's Personal Savings Account
(Avon's 401(k) Plan) on your date of hire. Also, we will automatically open a Personal Retirement Account for you after you complete one year of service. This is a cash balance pension account designed to provide you with a source of retirement
income if you should leave Avon at any time after becoming vested. (After you complete one year of service, your opening balance in this account will be calculated retroactive to your date of hire.) Under the Supplemental Life Insurance Plan (SLIP),
you are entitled to death benefit coverage of $500,000. These benefits begin on your first day of employment or as soon thereafter as possible, subject to enrollment requirements. You will be eligible for four weeks of vacation, which is more than
our policy based on years of service. If you leave Avon's employment you will be paid any vacation earned until the termination date. 

  You will be eligible for a 3-year leased car with a $35,000 sticker price. Avon will cover lease payments, insurance, maintenance and gasoline for this car, or you may choose an annual flexible allowance of $9,250. You will also
be entitled to reimbursement of annual tax preparation assistance and financial planning up to a maximum of $12,500 per year. In the event that you choose not to avail yourself of both the Company car program and the financial planning allowance,
you will be eligible for a miscellaneous allowance of $20,000 per year. You will also be eligible for the home security system and personal automobile and excess liability insurance programs. In addition, you will be eligible for an annual executive
health examination. 

  As a senior executive of Avon, you will need to adhere to stock ownership guidelines mandated by the Board of Directors, which encourage executive share ownership. You will be required to own Avon stock equal to three times base
salary in five years from the date of hire. The ownership guidelines align executive interests with those of shareholders and are consistent with best practices among high-performing companies. 

  In connection with your service as an officer of the Company you will be entitled to indemnification in accordance with the provisions of Article XII of the Company’s By-Laws, a current copy of which is attached for your
reference. The Company also maintains director and officer liability insurance, the amount and scope of which may vary from time to time. Subject to availability at a reasonable price, it is our expectation that such coverage will remain in place. 

  In the event of involuntary termination (except for “Discharge for Cause” as defined in the Avon Products, Inc. Severance Pay Plan), you will be entitled to wage continuation and other payments and benefits described in
the attached Executive Severance Summary. This will not be reduced in the event of a change in the Executive Severance Policy. You will also be entitled to the benefits set forth in the Executive Severance Summary if, during the three-year period
following a Change in Control, as defined in the Company's 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, you are assigned duties inconsistent in any significant respect with your position, authority or responsibilities at the time of such Change in Control. Your
position, authority and responsibilities shall not be regarded as inconsistent with your previous position, authority and responsibilities merely by virtue of the fact that a successor shall have acquired all or substantially all of the business
and/or assets of the Company. In the event of a Change in Control, any outstanding stock options will be treated in accordance with the provisions of the Company's standard form of Stock Option Agreement, a copy of which is attached for your
reference. 

  Your employment at Avon is contingent upon your passing a satisfactory background investigation, reference checks, compliance with the Immigration Law, passing a drug screening test and satisfaction of routine pre-employment and
post-employment contingencies. As you may be aware, Immigration Law requires that Avon verify the employment authorization status of all new employees. Therefore, on your first day you will be asked to provide documents, which establish your
identity and employment eligibility. We will forward a list of acceptable documents for verification purposes in due course. 

  Your employment at Avon and your obligations under this Agreement also are contingent upon the effective approval by the appropriate board, committee or other body of the Company of your becoming an officer of the corporation and
the provisions of this letter. 

  Avon maintains a drug free work environment and requires that all new hires pass a drug screen as a condition of employment. The drug test will be scheduled as appropriate after accepting this offer. The results of this test must
be received prior to your date of employment; you should allow 3-4 business days for the results to be processed. 

  We will forward to you additional new hire information, which you will need to complete and bring with you on your first day, which I hope will be on November 1, 2005 or as soon as reasonably practicable. I very much look forward
to your joining Avon and we are confident you will make a great contribution to our Company. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (212) 282-5124. 

  The undersigned hereby personally represent that they are fully authorized to execute this Agreement and, with respect to the Company, that all approvals of any board, committee or person necessary to make this Agreement effective
have been obtained. 

  Sincerely,

	/S/ Lucien Alziari
	

	Lucien Alziari

     Senior Vice President of Human Resources

 

  Enclosure.

  Accepted and agreed to:

	/S/ Charles Cramb
	 	11-13-05
	
	 	

	
      Charles Cramb
		 
		
      Date
	

	
      Severance
		
      Wage continuation for 24 months at the base salary in
      

      effect at time of termination
	
	
      MIP
		
      Must be on active payroll August 1 to receive a pro-rated
      

      payment. Awards are not paid for time on salary
      

      continuation. (No payment in case of voluntary
      

      resignation.)
	
	
      Stock Options (LTIP)
		
      Stock options continue to vest during the salary
      

      continuation period. Have 90 days from final termination
      

      to exercise vested options.
	
	
      Deferred Compensation
		
      Payout commences January following termination/end of

    
      severance period.

      
      Not eligible to defer base salary while on severance.

      
      Not eligible to defer bonuses while on severance.

      
      Excess 401(k) can be deferred while on severed status

      
      provided election is on file. Once payout commences,

      
      deferrals cease.	

    Benefit Programs

	
      Pension/Cash Balance Retirement
		
      Severance pay counts towards eligible earnings provided it
    

    is paid in installments.	
	
      401(k) Contributions
		
      Severance pay counts towards eligible earnings provided it	  

    is paid in installments. 
	
      Health & Welfare Benefits
      

      (Medical/Dental/Life)
		
      Continue during salary continuation.
	
	
      Disability
      

      (Short-Term & Long-Term)
		
      Discontinued as of the last day of active employment.
      

      (Cannot participate in STD & LTD while on severance.)
	
	
      Employee Assistance Program
		
      Continue during salary continuation.
	

  

  (Cont’d) 

  Executive Perquisite Programs 

	
      Company Car
		
      Continue lease for 3 months after last day of active
      

      employment with option to purchase car. Employee
      

      responsible for all operating and maintenance expense for
      

      the 3 months.
	
	
      Financial Planning
		
      Financial planning and tax Prep perquisite continued

    
      through the calendar year in which the Salary Continuation

      
      expires.	
	
      Supplemental Life Insurance

    
      (SLIP)		
      Coverage terminates at the end of the salary continuation

    
      period.	
	
      Home Security
		
      This benefit ceases 3 months after last day of active

    
      employment.	
	
      Personal Auto & Excess Liability

    
      Insurance		
      Policy will end on last day of active employment.
	
	
      Executive Health Exam
		
      Participation in program continues for 3 months after last

    
      day of active employment.	

Additional Policy Considerations

	
      Non-Compete Agreement

     	    
	
      Including but not limited to: Amway, Sara Lee,

    
      Tupperware, Unilever, Cosmair, L’Oreal, Mary Kay, Estee

      
      Lauder, Revlon, Procter & Gamble, Benckiser, Gryphon,

      
      Alticor, Jafra, Limited Brand, Natura, O’Botacario,

      
      Oriflame, Herbalife, NuSkin or any affiliates of companies

      
    listed above.
	
      Signed Release
		
      Required of all severed associates. If release is not signed,

    
      associate is only entitled to 3 weeks severance.
	
      Outplacement
		
      6 months with 6 one-month extensions as needed.
	
	
      Voicemail
		
      Discontinue on last day of employment.
	
	
      E-Mail
		
      Discontinue on last day of employment.

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