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Exhibit 10.1

Execution Form

THIRD AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED

AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Third
Amendment”) dated as of May 5, 2005, and effective as of the Amendment Effective Date (as
defined in Section 4 below), is by and among ULTRA RESOURCES, INC., a Wyoming corporation
(“Borrower”), the several banks and financial institutions party hereto (the “Banks,” such
term to include all undersigned Banks and all other financial institutions that subsequently become
parties to the Credit Agreement (referred to below)), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., (successor by
merger to Bank One, N.A. (Main Office Chicago)) as a Bank, as the LC Issuer and as Administrative
Agent for the Banks (in such latter capacity and together with its successors and permitted assigns
in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer and the Banks have heretofore
entered into a certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 9, 2004, as
amended by that certain First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
August 10, 2004, and as amended by that certain Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of November 1, 2004 (as so amended and as otherwise amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”); and

     WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Banks have determined that, in
connection with the regularly scheduled April redetermination of the Borrowing Base, the Borrowing
Base should be increased to $500,000,000; and

     WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Credit Agreement be amended or otherwise modified
as more particularly set forth herein, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby; and

     WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, the Banks party hereto, the
Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer have agreed to enter into this Third Amendment in order to
effectuate such amendments and modifications;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained and for other good and
valuable consideration received by each party hereto, and each intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties agree as follows:

     Section 1. Defined Terms. Except as amended hereby, terms used herein that are
defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meanings herein.

 

 

     Section 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement.

     (a) The definition of “Facility Termination Date” in Article I of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provided as follows:

     “     “Facility Termination Date” means May 1, 2010.”

     (b) Article I of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new
definition of “Minimum Required Collateral” in the alphabetically appropriate place:

“     “Minimum Required Collateral” means, as of any date of
determination, Proved Reserves of the Borrower having a PW9 equal to
the lesser of (a) 80% of the total PW9 of all Borrowing Base Oil and
Gas Properties and (b) 150% of the Aggregate Commitment Amount then
in effect.”

     (c) The definition of “Pricing Grid” in Article I of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to provided as follows:

     “     “Pricing Grid” means the following table:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Utilization	 	LIBOR Margin	 	ABR Margin	 	Commitment
	Percentage	 	 	 	 	 	Fee
	3 90%

	 	175.0 b.p.
	 	75.0 b.p.
	 	37.5 b.p.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	3 75% < 90%

	 	150.0 b.p.
	 	50.0 b.p.
	 	37.5 b.p.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	3 50% < 75%

	 	125.0 b.p.
	 	25.0 b.p.
	 	30.0 b.p.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	< 50%

	 	100.0 b.p.
	 	00.0 b.p.
	 	 25.0 b.p.

     (d) Paragraph (A) of Section 3.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
therefrom the following clause and inserting a period in place thereof:

“, but Borrower is not thereby relieved from its obligation to
execute and deliver, upon request from Administrative Agent at any
time, additional Security Instruments covering any and all Borrowing
Base Oil and Gas Properties not previously covered by valid and
continuing Security Instruments, with the exception of the Borrowing
Base Oil and Gas Properties comprising any field (considered by the
Administrative Agent to be a “field” in its most recent Borrowing
Base evaluation pursuant to Section 2.06) that has a PW9 of $10,000
or less.”

     (e) Section 3.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
to provide as follows:

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“3.03 Documents Required for Subsequent Disbursements Involving
Additional Borrowing Base Oil and Gas Properties. As of the
time of funding any additional advances to the Borrower that have
been approved by the Banks pursuant to Section 2.18 and are made in
conjunction with the addition of Oil and Gas Properties owned by the
Borrower to the Borrowing Base Oil and Gas Properties, the Borrower
shall have duly delivered to the Administrative Agent: (i) the
Security Instruments and opinions or other documents that are
necessary in order for the Borrower to comply with Section 5.24 of
this Agreement, provided that Borrower understands and agrees that
Administrative Agent will require Borrowing Base Oil and Gas
Properties that include any well from which Proved Reserves may be
produced and each prospective drilling unit comprised of Proved
Reserves that are undeveloped to have attributable thereto at least
80 contiguous acres of land covered by a Lease that is made subject
to the Security Instruments, and (ii) Transfer Order Letters
applicable to the production of oil and gas from such additional
Borrowing Base Oil and Gas Properties to the extent covered by a
valid and continuing Security Instrument.”

     (f) Section 5.24 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
to provide as follows:

“      5.24 Additional Collateral and Title Review. Concurrently
with each redetermination of the Borrowing Base pursuant to this
Agreement (including Section 2.06 or 2.18 hereof) or any increase in
the Aggregate Commitment Amount pursuant to Section 2.19, (a) review
the most recently delivered Reserve Report and the Borrowing Base
Oil and Gas Properties to ascertain whether the PW9 of all of the
Borrower’s Proved Reserves that are subject to a valid and
continuing first-priority mortgage lien under the Security
Instruments equals at least the Minimum Required Collateral after
giving effect to such redetermination of the Borrowing Base or
increase in the Aggregate Commitment Amount, as applicable, and (b)
if the PW9 of all of the Borrower’s Proved Reserves that are subject
to a valid and continuing first-priority mortgage lien under the
Security Instruments does not equal at least such Minimum Required
Collateral, then promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent (i) as
security for the Obligations additional Security Instruments
granting first-priority mortgage liens (subject only to Permitted
Encumbrances) on additional Proved Reserves of the Borrower not
already subject to valid and continuing first-priority mortgage
liens under Security Instruments such that after giving effect
thereto, the Borrower’s Proved Reserves that are subject to a valid
and continuing first-priority mortgage lien under Security
Instruments will equal or

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exceed such Minimum Required Collateral, such additional Security
Instruments to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent and in sufficient executed (and
acknowledged where necessary or appropriate) counterparts for
recording purposes and accompanied by such opinions of counsel to
the Borrower (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent) as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably
request, and (ii) title opinions or other title information
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to
the Borrower’s Proved Reserves described in such additional Security
Instruments (to the extent such Proved Reserves were not previously
covered by title opinions or other title information delivered to
the Administrative Agent) so that the Administrative Agent will have
acceptable title opinions or other title information with respect to
at least such Minimum Required Collateral.”

     Section 3. Increase of Borrowing Base.

     (a) The Borrowing Base shall be increased to $500,000,000 from and after the Amendment
Effective Date until the Borrowing Base shall be otherwise redetermined in accordance with
the Credit Agreement.

     (b) Both the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Banks, on
the other hand, agree that the redetermination of the Borrowing Base pursuant to clause (a)
of this Section 3 constitutes the regularly scheduled Borrowing Base Redetermination for
April, 2005 (and shall not constitute a special redetermination of the Borrowing Base
pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 2.06 of the Credit Agreement).

     Section 4. Conditions Precedent in Connection with the Third Amendment. The Third
Amendment shall become effective upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions
precedent (the first date upon which each such condition has been satisfied, herein the
“Amendment Effective Date”):

     (a) The Administrative Agent shall have received fully executed counterparts, in the
number of multiple originals requested by Administrative Agent, of the Third Amendment, duly
executed by an authorized officer for Borrower and all of the Banks;

     (b) The representations and warranties contained in Article IV of the Credit Agreement
shall be true and correct in all material respects on the date of the Third Amendment (after
giving effect to the provisions of this Third Amendment) with the same effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on such date; and no Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing or will have occurred upon the execution of the Third
Amendment (after giving effect to the provisions of this Third Amendment);

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     (c) The Administrative Agent shall have received from Borrower the replacement Notes
payable to each respective Bank substantially in the form attached to this Third Amendment
as Exhibits A with appropriate insertions; and

     (d) All legal matters incident to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
the Third Amendment shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

     Section 5. Fees. Concurrently with the effectiveness of this Third Amendment, the
Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Bank a fee equal to 0.150%
of each such Bank’s respective Commitment Amount.

     Section 6. Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties. To induce the Banks to
enter into this Third Amendment, the Borrower hereby reaffirms, as of the date hereof, its
representations and warranties contained in Article IV of the Credit Agreement (after giving effect
to the provisions of this Third Amendment) and in all other documents executed pursuant thereto,
and additionally represents and warrants that, after giving effect to the provisions of this Third
Amendment:

     (a) The execution and delivery of this Third Amendment and the replacement Notes
delivered pursuant hereto, and the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this
Third Amendment and such replacement Notes, are within the Borrower’s power, have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action, have received all necessary governmental
approval (if any shall be required), and do not and will not contravene or conflict with any
provision of law or of the charter or by-laws of the Borrower or of any agreement binding
upon the Borrower;

     (b) The Credit Agreement as amended by this Third Amendment and the replacement Notes
delivered pursuant hereto, represents the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms subject
as to enforcement only to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally;

     (c) No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as
of the date hereof.

     Section 7. Reaffirmation of Credit Agreement. This Third Amendment shall be deemed to
be an amendment to the Credit Agreement, and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, is hereby
ratified, approved and confirmed in each and every respect. All references to the Credit Agreement
herein and in any other document, instrument, agreement or writing shall hereafter be deemed to
refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. The Borrower certifies that it is not relying on
any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement except for those set forth in the Credit
Agreement, as hereby amended, and in the other documents previously executed or executed of even
date herewith.

     Section 8. Governing Law. THIS THIRD AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE

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STATE OF TEXAS AND THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

     Section 9. Severability. Whenever possible each provision of this Third Amendment
shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any
provision of this Third Amendment shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Third Amendment.

     Section 10. Execution in Counterparts. This Third Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts and by the different parties on separate counterparts, and each such
counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same agreement.

     Section 11. Section Captions. Section captions used in this Third Amendment are for
convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction of this Third Amendment.

     Section 12. Successors and Assigns. This Third Amendment shall be binding upon the
Borrower and the Banks and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit
of the Borrower and the Banks, and the respective successors and assigns of the Banks.

     Section 13. Non-Application of Chapter 346 of Texas Finance Codes. In no event shall
Chapter 346 of the Texas Finance Code (which regulates certain revolving loan accounts and
revolving tri-party accounts) apply to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby or any other Loan
Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby.

     Section 14. Entire Agreement. THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TOGETHER WITH THE CREDIT
AGREEMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY
NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE
PARTIES. THERE ARE NO WRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

[Signature Pages Follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Amendment to be duly executed
as of the day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BORROWER:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ULTRA RESOURCES, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/ss/ Michael D. Watford
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Michael D. Watford
	 

	 	Title:
	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, LC ISSUER AND
	 

	 	BANK:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (successor by
	 	 	merger to Bank One, NA (Main Office Chicago))
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/ss/ Elizabeth Pavlas
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SYNDICATION AGENT AND BANK:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/ss/ Ali Ahmed
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/ss/ Damien Meiburger
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CO-AGENT AND BANK:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/ss/ Nancy B. Moragas
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 

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	 	 	CO-AGENT AND BANK:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GUARANTY BANK, FSB
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/ss/ Kelly L. Elmore III
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	BANK:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	COMPASS BANK
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/ss/ Kathleen J. Bowen
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	BANK:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BANK OF SCOTLAND
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/ss/ Karen Weich
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	BANK:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (successor
	 	 	by merger to Fleet National Bank)
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/ss/ Michael J. Brochetti
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY GUARANTORS

     Each of the undersigned Guarantors hereby (i) consents to the terms and conditions of that
certain Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2005
(the “Third Amendment”), (ii) acknowledges and agrees that its consent is not required for
the effectiveness of the Third Amendment, (iii) ratifies and acknowledges its respective Guaranteed
Indebtedness under each Loan Document to which it is a party, and (iv) represents and warrants that
(a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) it is in full compliance
with all covenants and agreements pertaining to it in the Loan Documents, and (c) it has reviewed a
copy of the Third Amendment.

     Executed to be effective as of May 5, 2005.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GUARANTORS:

UP ENERGY CORPORATION

ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP.

 	 
	 	By:  	/ss/
Michael D. Watford 	 
	 	Name:  	Michael D. Watford 	 
	 	Title:  	President and Chief Executive Officer 	 

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EXHIBIT “A”

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING NOTE

	 	 	 	 	 
	$                    

	 	Houston, Texas
	 	June 9, 2004

     On the dates hereinafter prescribed, for value received, ULTRA RESOURCES, INC., a Wyoming
corporation, (herein, called “Borrower”), having an address at 363 N. Sam Houston Parkway, Suite
1200, Houston, Texas 77060, promises to pay to the order of                      (herein called “Bank”), at
its principal offices at                     , (i) the principal amount of U.S.                     AND 00/100
DOLLARS (                    ) or the principal amount advanced pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement
(defined herein) as of the date of maturity hereof, whether by acceleration or otherwise, whichever
may be the lesser, and (ii) interest on the principal balance from time to time advanced and
remaining unpaid from the date of the advance until maturity at a rate of interest equal to lesser
of (a) the “Floating Rate” (as defined and calculated in the Credit Agreement), or (b) the Maximum
Rate (as defined and calculated in the Credit Agreement). Any increase or decrease in interest
rate resulting from a change in the Maximum Rate shall be effective immediately when such change
becomes effective, without notice to the Borrower, unless Applicable Law (as defined in the Credit
Agreement) requires that such increase or decrease not be effective until a later time, in which
event such increase or decrease shall be effective at the earliest time permitted under the
provisions of such law.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, if during any period the Floating Rate exceeds the Maximum
Rate, the rate of interest in effect on this Note shall be limited to the Maximum Rate during each
such period, but at all times thereafter the rate of interest in effect on this Note shall be the
Maximum Rate or, if there is no Maximum Rate, the Agreed Maximum Rate (as defined below), until the
total amount of interest accrued on this Note equals the total amount of interest which would have
accrued hereon if the Floating Rate had at all times been in effect.

     This Note is a revolving credit note and it is contemplated that by reason of prepayments
hereon there may be times when no indebtedness is owing hereunder; but notwithstanding such
occurrence, this Note shall remain valid and in full force and effect as to each principal advance
made hereunder subsequent to each such occurrence. Each principal advance and each payment hereof
made pursuant to this Note shall be reflected by the Bank’s records and the aggregate unpaid
amounts reflected by such records shall constitute rebuttably presumptive evidence of the principal
and unpaid, accrued interest remaining outstanding on this Note.

     “Agreed Maximum Rate” means a per annum rate of seven and three-fourths percent (7.75%) plus
the Floating Rate from time to time in effect, which Agreed Maximum Rate shall apply only during
any period while there is no Maximum Rate applicable to this Note.

     Other capitalized terms used herein, that are not defined herein, shall have the meanings
prescribed therefor in the Credit Agreement.

     The Borrower and the Bank hereby agree that Chapter 346 of the Texas Finance Code, shall not
apply to this Note or the loan transaction evidenced by, and referenced in, the Credit

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Agreement (hereinafter defined) in any manner, including without limitation, to any account or
arrangement evidenced or created by, or provided for in, this Note.

     The principal sum of this Note, after giving credit for unadvanced principal, if any,
remaining at final maturity, shall be due and payable on or before May 1, 2010; interest to accrue
upon the principal sum from time to time owing and unpaid hereunder shall be due and payable as
provided in the Credit Agreement; provided, however, the final installment of interest hereunder
shall be due and payable not later than the maturity of the principal sum hereof, howsoever such
maturity may be brought about.

     In no event shall the aggregate of the interest on this Note, plus any other amounts paid in
connection with the loan evidenced by this Note which would under Applicable Law be deemed
“interest,” ever exceed the maximum amount of interest which, under Applicable Law, could be
lawfully charged on this Note. The Bank and the Borrower specifically intend and agree to limit
contractually the interest payable on this Note to not more than an amount determined at the
Maximum Rate. Therefore, none of the terms of this Note or any other instruments pertaining to or
securing this Note shall ever be construed to create a contract to pay interest at a rate in excess
of the Maximum Rate, and neither the Borrower nor any other party liable herefor shall ever be
liable for interest in excess of that determined at the Maximum Rate, and the provisions of this
paragraph shall control over all provisions of this Note or of any other instruments pertaining to
or securing this Note. If any amount of interest taken or received by the Bank shall be in excess
of the maximum amount of interest which, under Applicable Law, could lawfully have been collected
on this Note, then the excess shall be deemed to have been the result of a mathematical error by
the parties hereto and shall be refunded promptly to the Borrower. All amounts paid or agreed to
be paid in connection with the indebtedness evidenced by this Note which would under Applicable Law
be deemed “interest” shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, be amortized, prorated,
allocated and spread throughout the full term of this Note.

     This Note is secured by all security agreements, collateral assignments, mortgages and lien
instruments executed by the Borrower (or by any other party) in favor of Bank One, NA, as
Administrative Agent for the Banks, including those executed simultaneously herewith, those
executed heretofore and those hereafter executed, and including specifically and without limitation
the Security Instruments described and defined in that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March
22, 2000 by and between Borrower, Ultra Petroleum (USA) Inc., and Bank One, Texas, National
Association, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of July 19,
2001 by and between Borrower and Bank One, NA, and as amended and restated by that certain First
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated March 1, 2002, by and among Borrower, Bank One, NA, as
the administrative agent, as a bank and as letter of credit issuer, and the several other banks and
financial institutions who are from time to time party thereto, as banks, as amended by the First
Amendment thereto dated November 4, 2002, the Second Amendment thereto dated May 14, 2003, and the
Third Amendment thereto dated as of December 12, 2003, and by that certain Second Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 9, 2004, by and among Borrower, Bank One, NA, as the
Administrative Agent, as a Bank and as LC Issuer, and the several other banks and financial
institutions who are from time to time party thereto as Banks (as may be further amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).

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     This Note is the Revolving Note issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement. Reference is hereby
made to the Credit Agreement for a statement of the rights and obligations of the holder of this
Note and the duties and obligations of the Borrower in relation thereto; but neither this reference
to the Credit Agreement nor any provisions thereof shall affect or impair the absolute and
unconditional obligation of the Borrower to pay any outstanding and unpaid principal of and
interest on this Note when due, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Each advance
and each payment made pursuant to this Note shall be reflected by notations made by the Bank on its
records and the aggregate unpaid amounts reflected by the notations on the records of the Bank
shall be deemed rebuttably presumptive evidence of the principal amount owing under this Note.

     In the event of default in the payment when due of any of the principal of or any interest on
this Note, or in the event of default under the terms of the Credit Agreement or any of the
Security Instruments, or if any event occurs or condition exists which authorizes the acceleration
of the maturity of this Note under any agreement made by the Borrower, the Bank (or other holder of
this Note) may, at its option, without presentment or demand or any notice to the Borrower or any
other person liable herefor, declare the unpaid principal balance of and accrued interest on this
Note to be immediately due and payable.

     If this Note is collected by suit or through the Probate or Bankruptcy Court, or any judicial
proceeding, or if this Note is not paid at maturity, however such maturity may be brought about,
and is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection, then the Borrower agrees to pay
reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees, not to exceed 10% of the full amount of principal and
interest owing hereon at the time this Note is placed in the hands of an attorney.

     The Borrower and all sureties, endorsers and guarantors of this Note waive demand, presentment
for payment, notice of nonpayment, protest, notice of protest, notice of intent to accelerate
maturity, notice of acceleration of maturity, and all other notices, filing of suit and diligence
in collecting this Note or enforcing any of the security herefor, and agree to any substitution,
exchange or release of any such security or the release of any party primarily or secondarily
liable hereon and further agrees that it will not be necessary for the Bank, in order to enforce
payment of this Note by them, to first institute suit or exhaust its remedies against any Borrower
or others liable herefor, or to enforce its rights against any security herefor, and consent to any
one or more extensions or postponements of time of payment of this Note on any terms or any other
indulgences with respect hereto, without notice thereof to any of them. The Bank may transfer this
Note, and the rights and privileges of the Bank under this Note shall inure to the benefit of the
Bank’s representatives, successors or assigns.

     This Note is one of the Fourth Amended and Restated Notes that amends and restates those
certain Third Amended and Restated Notes dated December 12, 2003, in an aggregate principal amount
of $250,000,000, which Third Amended and Restated Notes themselves amended and restated those
certain that amends and restates those certain Second Amended and Restated Notes dated March 1,
2002, in an aggregate principal amount of $250,000,000, which Second Amended and Restated Notes
themselves amended and restated those certain Amended and Restated Notes dated March 1, 2002, in an
aggregate principal amount of $150,000,000, which Amended and Restated Notes themselves amended and
restated those certain Revolving Notes dated March 1, 2002, in an aggregate principal amount of
$150,000,000, which Revolving

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Notes amended, extended, rearranged and restated that certain Reducing Revolving Note executed
effective as of July 19, 2001, in the original principal amount of $100,000,000 executed by Ultra
Resources, Inc., and payable to the order of Bank One, NA; which Reducing Revolving Note itself
amended, extended, rearranged and restated that certain Reducing Revolving Note dated March 22,
2000, in the original principal amount of $40,000,000 executed by Ultra Resources, Inc., and Ultra
Petroleum (USA) Inc., payable to the order of Bank One, Texas, National Association (collectively,
the “Prior Notes”). All liens and security interests that exist to secure the indebtedness
evidenced by that Prior Note shall continue in force and effect to secure the indebtedness
evidenced by this Note.

        Executed as of May 5, 2005, but effective as of the date and year first set forth above.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	ULTRA RESOURCES, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attest:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Charlotte H. Kauffman

	 	 	 	 	 	Michael D. Watford
	Secretary

	 	 	 	 	 	President and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 4

TO

BURLINGTON RESOURCES INC.

1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

The Burlington Resources Inc. 1997 Employee Stock Incentive Plan is hereby amended, effective as of
July 28, 2005, as follows:

	 	1.	 	Section 2.1 is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

“2.1 Beneficiary
	 
	 	 	 	“The person or persons designated by the Participant as his or her
beneficiary under the Plan on a form prescribed by and delivered to the Plan
Administrator to whom the Participant’s rights under the Plan shall pass
upon the Participant’s death or, if no such effective beneficiary
designation is in effect, the person or persons to whom the Participant’s
rights under the Plan shall have passed by will or the laws of descent and
distribution.”
	 
	 	2.	 	The first sentence of Section 6.2(f) is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

“Except as provided below, during a Participant’s lifetime, an Option may be
exercisable only by the Participant and Options granted under the Plan and
the rights and privileges conferred thereby shall not be subject to
execution, attachment or similar process and may not be transferred,
assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any manner (whether by operation of law
or otherwise) other than by Beneficiary designation, by will or by the
applicable laws of descent and distribution.”

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