Document:

Exhibit 10.10

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

The following shall evidence
the agreement between Yuma Energy, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Yuma” or “the Company”) and
Mark D. Hartman (“Employee”), for the purpose of Employee functioning as Vice President of Exploration and generator
of oil and/or gas Prospects in accordance with the following terms and/or conditions.

 

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS

 

The terms defined in the attached Exhibit
“A” shall have the meaning therein described for purposes of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE II. TERM

 

This agreement (“this
Agreement”) supersedes the Employment Agreement dated May 1, 2012 and shall become effective as of June 15, 2014. This Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect for a primary period until January 1, 2015 (the “Initial Term”), unless and
until terminated pursuant to Article VI of this Agreement. At the end of the Initial Term, the Agreement will be automatically
extended for subsequent monthly periods (“Renewal Terms”) unless and until terminated pursuant to Article VI. The period
during which Employee is employed under this Agreement (including any Renewal Term) will be referred to as the “Employment
Period”.

 

ARTICLE III. DUTIES

 

During the Employment Period, Employee
shall manage and coordinate Yuma’s exploration activities exclusively for the benefit of Yuma and its joint venture partners.
Employee will assist in the development of the exploration budget and direct the implementation of the projected budgets. Employee
will also generate oil and gas Prospects and/or assist in the development of those Prospects by providing geophysical support and
expertise. Employee will report to the President.

 

Primary duties (“Duties”) will
be as follows:

 

		1)	Develop balanced exploration and exploitation programs.

 

		2)	Identify new areas to explore, conduct 3D surveys and develop Prospects.

 

		3)	Maintain a systematic process for evaluating and developing drillable Prospects, to ensure that
the work done by staff members is correct, review all exploration Prospect ideas for the Company for their geological and geophysical
merit, and recommend if these ideas should be reviewed via the Peer Review process.

 

		4)	Develop and maintain a Prospect inventory with risk-adjusted Reserve addition estimates for each
Prospect and the portfolio taken as a whole.

 

		5)	Assist the President and CEO in developing the marketing terms of each Prospect and brochure, determining
which third parties should receive presentations, and the order and timing of presentations.

 

		6)	Manage the Exploration Department, providing daily direction for geologists and geophysicists and
guiding the development of Prospects. Monitor AFE expenditures, Finding Costs, Reserve additions, and Production rates and make
recommendations to the President on how to improve in these areas.

 

		7)	With the President and the CFO, develop an annual exploration and development budget, along with
a 3D seismic survey budget, including the projection of exploration overhead to projected profits from Prospect sales.

 

		8)	Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested by the CEO and COO.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

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ARTICLE
IV. SUBMISSION OF PROSPECTS AND PROJECTS

 

For all Conventional Projects developed
from Yuma-Initiated 3-D Seismic Surveys, Yuma-Licensed 3-D Seismic Surveys or 2-D Seismic (“Conventional Projects”),
Unconventional Projects and Acquisition Projects (“Projects”) where Employee is the initiator of the Project during
his employment with Yuma, Employee shall submit the Project proposal for Yuma’s review and consideration. Yuma’s acceptance
of a given Project shall be conditioned upon meeting each of the following requirements:

 

		1)	Submission of the Project proposal to the President with a written description of the Project,
identifying the Project as a Conventional Project, Unconventional Project or Acquisition Project and setting forth objectives,
drill depths, reserve potential, estimated well costs, and maps and illustrations which depict the prospective area and a proposed
Project outline. If the Project is Conventional, the proposal should specify whether it is developed from Yuma-Initiated 3-D Seismic,
Yuma-Licensed 3-D Seismic, or 2-D Seismic. The Project proposal should also set forth the names of the generating geoscientist
and the support geoscientist, and the proposed overrides for each member of the geo-technical team.

 

		2)	Presentation of the Project to a Project Review committee, consisting of the Vice President of
Exploration and Yuma employees or board members, and chaired by the Chairman and President; and

 

		3)	Acceptance by the President and the CEO of the Company as a Conventional Project, as an Unconventional
Project or as an Acquisition Project.         

 

For all Prospects where Employee is the
initiator of the Prospect during his employment with Yuma, utilizing data in possession of or licensed to Yuma, Employee shall
submit the Prospect for Yuma’s review and consideration. Yuma’s acceptance of a given Prospect shall be conditioned
upon meeting each of the following requirements:

 

		1)	Submission of the Prospect to the President with a written description of the Prospect stating
objectives, identify the Prospect as a Conventional Prospect or Unconventional Prospect, and setting forth the drill depth, reserve
potential, estimated well cost, and maps and illustrations which depict the prospective area as well as a Prospect outline. The
Prospect proposal should also set forth the names of the generating geoscientist and the support geoscientist, and the proposed
overrides for each member of the geo-technical team.

 

		2)	Presentation of the Project to a Project Review committee, consisting of the Vice President of
Exploration and Yuma employees or board members, and chaired by the Chairman and President; and

 

		3)	Acceptance by the President and the CEO of the Company as a Conventional Prospect or an Unconventional
Prospect.

 

Yuma may reject any Prospect or Project
proposal. However, once Yuma has accepted said Prospect or Project; it shall then be governed in accordance with the remaining
terms of this Agreement. For work performed as a generator of Conventional Projects or Prospects or Unconventional Projects or
Prospects as described above, Employee will receive an ORRI as set forth in Article V below, subject to the proportional reduction
provisions of Articles VII and VIII below. Should Employee submit a Prospect or Project which, in the sole opinion of the CEO and
President, lacks the justification necessary to be funded by Yuma, Employee will be notified of this as well the deficiencies which
need to be addressed in order to gain Yuma funding. Employee may later resubmit the Prospect or Project with additional documentation
for review and approval as stated in the preceding paragraphs.

 

Employee agrees that all Employee Prospects
and Projects which are developed during his tenure at Yuma, whether accepted or not, are the exclusive property of Yuma and are
subject to the Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure provisions contained in this Agreement. Employee further agrees that he will
not, either independently or in conjunction with a partner or as a consultant to a third party, pursue any action with regard to
any Prospect or Project, or any area within one (1) mile of a Prospect or two (2) miles of a Project, which has been developed
during Employee’s tenure.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

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ARTICLE V. COMPENSATION

 

Yuma shall pay Employee as compensation
for his services hereunder the following:

 

A.           A base compensation of $21,875.00
per month ($262,500 per year), paid semi-monthly on the fifteenth and the last day of each month, consistent with Yuma’s
normal payroll procedures (“Base Compensation”).

 

B.           Employee
shall be provided coverage in Yuma’s group medical, dental, and life insurance plans, 401(k) retirement plan, and other insurance
plans or benefits provided by Yuma at the levels of coverage and/or amounts commensurate with other employees of the Company and
consistent with Yuma’s policies (“Benefits”).

 

C.           Employee
shall be entitled to four weeks paid annual vacation, to be taken in accordance with Yuma’s policies. Employee shall
also be entitled to fifteen (15) personal days each year in addition to the personal/sick days granted each employee in accordance
with Yuma’s Employment Policy.

 

D.           Yuma
agrees to reimburse Employee for all normal business expenses needed to carry out his duties, including, without limitation, expenses
of attending pre-approved seminars and conferences, business-related travel, and business-related entertainment. Yuma will reimburse
Employee expenses associated with professional associations and continuing professional education with preapproval. Employee must
submit a proper expense report consistent with Company policy and regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service in
order to obtain reimbursement.

 

E.           Overriding
Royalty Interests on Existing Projects and Prospects

 

			1. Austin Chalk Crosby and Addison Projects

As of the effective
date of this Agreement, Employee has earned 100% of his 0.500% contractual overriding royalty interest subject to Articles VII
and VIII and to any sharing agreement made by Employee (“Contractual ORRI”) on the units containing the Crosby 12-1
well and the Crosby 14-1 well. In addition, Employee has earned 37.5% of his Contractual ORRI on any additional designated spacing
units (whether Voluntary, Commissioner or by adopted field rule) in the Austin Chalk Crosby and Addison Projects. Subject to Paragraphs
I, J and K below, upon the spudding of the first well in each additional spacing unit on the Crosby and Addison acreage, Employee
will be entitled to 100% of his Contractual ORRI on all wells in that unit.

 

Notwithstanding the
foregoing and notwithstanding Articles VII and VIII below, any proportionate reduction on Employee’s ORRIs in the Addison
Project will be pursuant to the terms of the e-mail agreement dated May 3, 2013.

 

2. Amazon 3-D Project

 

For each prospect developed,
marketed, and sold in the Amazon 3-D Project, Employee will earn an ORRI, currently estimated to be 0.3096% before any proportionate
reduction or ORRI multiplier is applied, subject to the provisions of this Agreement in Article V, paragraph J, and in Articles
VII and VIII (“Amazon ORRI Amount”). In addition, Employee will earn a $10,000 prospect bonus for each prospect that
is Sold in the Amazon 3-D Project during the term of this Employment Agreement.

 

As of the effective
date of this Agreement, Employee has earned the percentages of Amazon ORRI amount on each prospect in the Amazon 3-D Project set
forth on Exhibit B hereto. Subject to Paragraphs I, J and K below, when each prospect is leased and the Front End Money collected,
Employee will earn 50% of his Amazon ORRI Amount. Subject to Paragraphs I, J and K below, when all participants in a prospect have
elected to drill their interest, and the drilling money has been collected, Employee will earn 90% of his Amazon ORRI Amount on
all wells in that prospect; when the first well in the prospect has been spudded, Employee will earn 100% of his Amazon ORRI amount
on all wells in that prospect.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

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3. Livingston 3-D
Project

 

Total contractual ORRI
amounts for Prospects developed within the Livingston 3D Project will be awarded in accordance with Employee’s prior
Employment Agreement dated December 1, 2006, and the letter agreement dated October 4, 2006 between Mark Hartman, Rich Armin,
and Stan Morris (“Livingston ORRI Amount”). However, these ORRI’s will be subject to the provisions in Paragraph
J below. As of the effective date of this Agreement, Employee has earned the percentages of Livingston ORRI Amount on each
prospect in the Livingston 3-D Project set forth on Exhibit B hereto.

 

Subject to Paragraphs I, J and K below,
when the prospects are leased and the Front End Money collected, Employee will earn 50% of his Livingston ORRI Amount. Subject
to Paragraphs I, J and K below, when all participants in a prospect have elected to drill their interest, and the drilling
money has been collected, Employee will earn 90% of his Livingston ORRI amount on all wells in that prospect; when the first well
in the prospect has been spudded, Employee will earn 100% of his Livingston ORRI amount on all wells in that prospect.

 

		F.	Conventional Prospects and Projects Generated During
the Term of this Agreement

			Subject to Paragraphs I, J, and K below, on new Prospects or Prospects developed from Conventional
Projects which are 1) generated under Employee’s supervision and accepted by the Company pursuant to Article IV as a Conventional
Prospect, 2) assembled and Sold under Employee’s supervision during the Employment Period, and 3) the initial well on the
prospect or a prospect within the 3-D Seismic Project has been spudded during the Employment Period, Yuma shall assign to Employee
the following interests:

 

1)     A
one-half of one percent (0.5%) Overriding Royalty Interest (“ORRI”) proportionately reduced as defined in Articles
VII and VIII below to the working interest owned by Yuma prior to its sale of the Prospect to third parties. The ORRI shall
be assigned to Employee once a Prospect is Sold and the initial well has been spudded.

 

2)     Yuma
will also enter into an Area of Mutual Interest (“AMI”), with Employee once the Prospect is Sold. This AMI will be
the same as the AMI entered into by the third party drilling participants. In the absence of a written AMI agreement, it will be
considered that the AMI entered into with the third party drilling participant will control.

 

3)       In
instances where Employee is required to fulfill the role of prospect generator for a given Prospect or Conventional Project
and Employee has received written approvals from the President and CEO, Employee will earn an additional one-half of one percent
(0.50%) ORRI, subject to the provisions in Articles VII and VIII. The ORRI shall be assigned to Employee once a Prospect is Sold
and the initial well has been spudded.

 

		G.	Unconventional Projects and Prospects Generated Under
the Term of this Agreement

			Subject to Paragraphs I, J, and K below, on those Projects which are 1) generated under Employee’s
supervision and accepted by the Company pursuant to Article IV as a Unconventional Project or Unconventional Prospect, 2) assembled
and Sold under Employee’s supervision during the Employment Period, and 3) the initial well in the first designated spacing
unit has been spudded during the Employment Period, Yuma shall assign to Employee the following interests:

 

		1)	A one-half of one percent (0.50%) Overriding Royalty Interest (“ORRI”) proportionately
reduced as defined in Articles VII and VIII below to the working interest owned by Yuma prior to its sale of the Prospect to third
parties. The ORRI shall be assigned on each well in the Unconventional Project or Unconventional Prospect when that well has been
spudded.

 

		2)	Yuma will also enter into an Area of Mutual Interest (“AMI”), with Employee once the
Prospect is Sold. This AMI will be the same as the AMI entered into by the third party drilling participants. In the absence of
a written AMI agreement, it will be considered that the AMI entered into with the third party drilling participant will control.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

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		3)	In instances where Employee is required to fulfill the supporting geoscientist role working alongside
of the principal generator for a given Unconventional Prospect or Project and Employee has received written approvals from the
President and CEO, Employee will earn an additional one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) ORRI, subject to the provisions in Articles
VII and VIII and the ORRI shall be assigned on each well when that well has been spudded.

 

		H.	Employee is eligible to participate in Yuma’s Annual
Incentive Plan and in Yuma’s 2011 Stock Option Plan and successor plans (“Stock Plan”) and may, as determined
by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, receive annual bonuses of cash and/or stock based
on performance criteria to be developed by the Compensation Committee. Employee’s time spent and results achieved on Acquisition
Projects and other Company projects will be considered by the Compensation Committee in its award of such bonuses.

 

		I.	If Employee is dismissed for Cause, he will lose any right
to earn all or any part of a bonus or ORRI not yet received on any Prospects or Projects, and any salary, bonus or other benefits
owed on the remaining Employment Period of this Agreement.

 

		J.	Treatment upon Separation from Company

			Notwithstanding Paragraphs E, F and G of this Article V, if this Agreement is terminated by Yuma
or the Employee for reasons other than for Cause, and there are specific Prospects or Projects which are in the process of being
developed at the time Yuma or the Employee terminates this Agreement, Employee will be entitled to an ORRI as calculated based
on the schedules described below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if all or part of a project or prospect has to be re-sold after
the spudding of the prospect, the assignments of ORRIs on subsequent wells in the project or prospect will be addressed separately
under the schedules below.

 

Conventional
Prospects Generated Under Supervision of Employee Which are Developed From Yuma-Initiated 3-D Seismic Surveys

 

	Status as of Employee Termination Date	 	ORRI 

Multiplier
	3-D Seismic Survey Project brochure approved	 	.10
	3-D Seismic Survey Project Sold and money collected	 	.20
	Prospect from Project area accepted by Yuma	 	.40
	Prospect from Project area Leased and Front End Money collected	 	.50
	Prospect Completed: Participants in the 3-D Seismic Project have elected to drill their interest, or interest has been placed, and drilling money collected	 	.90
	Prospect spud	 	1.00

 

Conventional
Prospects Generated Under Supervision of Employee Which are Developed From 2-D Seismic or Yuma-Licensed 3-D Seismic Surveys

 

	Status as of Employee Termination Date	 	ORRI 

Multiplier
	Prospect accepted by Yuma	 	.25
	Prospect Leased and Front End Money collected	 	.50
	Prospect Completed: Participants have elected to drill and drilling money collected	 	.90
	Prospect spud	 	1.00

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

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Unconventional
Projects and Prospects Generated Under Supervision of Employee

 

	Status as of Employee Termination Date	 	ORRI 

Multiplier
	Play/Prospect accepted by Yuma and leases acquired	 	.375
	Each Well upon spudding	 	1.00

 

Employee’s
ORRI awarded on Prospects or Projects Sold and drilled after separation from the Company will be determined by multiplying the
ORRI set forth under Article V, Paragraph E, F or G by the ORRI Multiplier above, subject to the provisions of Articles VII and
VIII.

 

			After separation from the company and notwithstanding the above, for any prospect in a Conventional
Project, or on any undrilled leasehold in an Unconventional Project, which is not drilled or tested before the leasehold on that
prospect expires, the Employee’s rights to earn an ORRI will terminate six (6) months after the expiration of the remaining
leases in that prospect. If, however, during the six (6) months following the expiration of the remaining leases in any undrilled
prospect Yuma starts reassembling that leasehold, the separated Employee would be entitled to earn an ORRI subject to the ORRI
Multipliers above and the provisions of Articles VII and VIII.

 

		K.	On any Prospect or Project generated outside of Yuma, but
which Yuma intends to market as a Yuma Prospect or Project with less than a 3.5% ORRI (to the 8/8ths) attached, Employee may opt
out of working on said Prospect or Project. Yuma will prepare a letter specifying the amount of ORRI Employee would be eligible
to earn, subject to the provisions of Articles V, VII, and VIII, and Employee may either accept the ORRI amount to which Employee
is eligible and work on the Prospect or Project in the normal course of business, or opt out. If Employee opts out, Employee would
not earn any ORRI on that Prospect or Project.

 

ARTICLE
VI. TERMINATION

 

		A.	This Agreement may not be terminated during the Initial
Term or any Renewal Term for any reason other than Employee’s dismissal for Cause, Employee’s resignation due to illness,
or Employee’s death.

 

		B.	This Agreement may be terminated at the end of the Initial
Term or at the end of any Renewal Term by either party upon sixty (60) days written notice to the other party (“Notice Period”).
In the case of the Employee wishing to tender his resignation under the provisions of this paragraph, Employee and Yuma agree
to keep such resignation quiet and confidential in order for Yuma to find a replacement and make the proper announcement to the
other employees of Yuma. Employee agrees to cooperate and assist any employee of Yuma in the transition phase of his duties at
Yuma during the Notice Period.

 

		C.	Ownership of Information.

 

All geological and geophysical
maps, reports, and all information pertaining to the Prospects and Projects on which Employee works during his employment are the
property of Yuma. Employee agrees that upon termination of this Agreement, Employee shall deliver all books, records, files
and Prospect data to Yuma on any Prospects, leads, or Projects on which Employee has worked. It is understood that Employee has
a number of personal files with geological data and logs that predate his association with Yuma and which he will maintain
at Yuma’s offices. Employee will have the right to remove these personal files (after being reviewed by the President prior
to removal) during reasonable business hours at any time during the Employment Period of this Agreement and for a period of one
week following termination of employment. On the termination of employment, Employee agrees to deliver to Yuma all property in
Employee’s possession or under his control belonging to Yuma within three (3) business days.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

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ARTICLE
VII. ADJUSTMENT OF ORRI WHEN CARRIED WORKING INTEREST

IS LESS
THAN 15 PERCENT

 

For all of the provisions in this Article
VII, the carried working interest requirements are proportionately reduced to Yuma’s original working interest in the Prospect
or Project. For clarification purposes, if Yuma has rights to 50 percent of a Prospect or Project, the Carried Working Interest
(“CWI”) threshold requirement is reduced to 7.5% from 15%.

 

When determining a possible proportionate
reduction in ORRI, if Yuma is able to earn greater than 3.5% ORRI on the Prospect, that portion in excess of 3.5% ORRI will be
treated as CWI at the ratio of 2.0% CWI for each 1.0% of ORRI in excess of 3.5% ORRI. Any reversionary interests held by third
parties will be included for purposes of the computation outlined in this section.

 

On Prospects where Yuma chooses not to
sell the Prospect but elects to drill the Prospect on a 100% basis, then Employee earns the ORRI from Article V, Paragraph F above
with no proportionate reduction of ORRI as described under this Article.

 

On Prospects where Yuma is marketing 100%
of the Prospect, agrees to retain and drill some working interest percentage but earns a 15% or greater carry (on average) on the
portion sold, then Employee earns the ORRI from Article V, Paragraph F above with respect to that interest retained by the Company.

 

On all exploration Prospects where Yuma’s
CWI is less than 15%, then Employee’s ORRI will be proportionately reduced and subject to the provisions of Article VIII.
For clarification, assuming the Employee was due a 0.5% ORRI under the provisions of Article V and the Company is only able to
earn a 10% CWI, the Employee’s ORRI would be reduced from 0.5% to .3333% (0.5% x 10% / 15%) assuming the Company is able
to earn a 3.5% ORRI on the Prospect.

 

Employee’s share will be from the
retained overriding royalty and rounded to the seventh decimal place.

 

ARTICLE VIII. ADJUSTMENT
OF ORRI WHEN ORRI EARNED IS 

LESS THAN 3.5%

 

For all of the provisions in this Article
VIII, the ORRI requirements are proportionately reduced to Yuma’s original working interest in the Prospect or Project. For
clarification purposes, if Yuma has rights to 50 percent of a Prospect or Project, the ORRI threshold requirement is reduced to
1.75% from 3.5%.

 

On Prospects where Yuma chooses not to
sell the Prospect but elects to drill the Prospect on a 100% basis, then Employee earns the full ORRI as described above with no
proportionate reduction of ORRI.

 

On Prospects where Yuma is marketing 100%
of the Prospect, agrees to retain and drill some working interest percentage but earns a 3.5% ORRI (on average) on the portion
sold, then Employee earns the full ORRI as described above with no proportionate reduction of ORRI subject to the provisions of
Article VII above.

 

On all generated and Sold Prospects where
Yuma’s ORRI is less than 3.5%, then Employee’s ORRI will be proportionately reduced. If, for example, the Company is
only able to carve out a 2.0% ORRI upon the sale of the Employee Prospect, and assuming Employee would ordinarily be due a 0.5%
ORRI, then Employee’s ORRI would be reduced to .2857% (0.5% x 2.0% / 3.5%) assuming Yuma was able to earn a 15% CWI.

 

In all cases, the provisions of the proportionate
reduction articles are not mutually exclusive but are to be taken together as a whole (both Articles VII and VIII are considered
in the calculation of the ORRI) and Employee may be subject to proportional reduction under the provisions of both articles in
serial. Any reversionary interests held by third parties will be included for purposes of the computation outlined in this section.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

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From time to time, the Employee will work
on a project or Prospect where the net revenue interest delivered to the participants will reduce the Yuma 3.5% ORRI by a significant
percentage. In those instances, Employee may opt out, in writing, of that prospect or Project and he will not be entitled to any
ORRI.

 

ARTICLE IX. PROSPECTS CONTAINING LEASES
WITH VARYING

NET REVENUE INTERESTS

 

Customarily, Prospects contain acreage
blocks with different owners. It is rare that large Prospects can be formed from tracts covered by leases that provide for identical
NRI’s. When necessary or appropriate, the ORRI due Employee will be computed and conveyed on a drilling or Production unit
basis and the formulas contained in Articles VII and VIII will be applied to each such drilling or Production unit. The ORRI awarded
Employee will be adjusted from unit to unit to approximate the average ORRI that should be awarded on the Prospect taken as a whole.

 

ARTICLE X. TIMING AND NATURE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
OF ORRI

 

Yuma will make an assignment of any ORRIs
due Employee under Article V within sixty (60) days of the spudding of the test well on Conventional Projects and the spudding
of each well on Unconventional Projects.

 

If Yuma fails to make such assignment within
the sixty (60) day period, Employee shall make a written request for assignment to Yuma and Yuma shall make such assignment to
Employee within ten (10) days of such written request. If Yuma fails to provide a recordable instrument documenting Employee’s
ORRI after sixty (60) days following Yuma’s receipt of the assignment and after the subsequent ten (10) days following Employee’s
notice as called for above, then Employee may hire a land professional to document the ORRI due Employee in the form of a recordable
assignment. Once this assignment has been documented to the satisfaction of both Employee and Yuma, Yuma will then execute the
assignment and reimburse Employee for the costs of the land professional and recordation.

 

The Area of Mutual Interest (AMI) on which
the Employee’s override is owed will be the same as the AMI entered into by Yuma with the third party drilling participants,
and will be subject to any amendment of the agreement with the third party participants.

 

ARTICLE XI. SELLING
OF ORRI

 

If Employee wishes to sell his ORRI on
any Yuma Prospect during his employment with Yuma, Employee shall notify Yuma in writing of his intent to sell. Yuma will have
30 days from the date of Employee’s notice of intent to sell to provide Employee with a bona fide offer in writing.

 

ARTICLE
XII. NONDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION CONCERNING BUSINESS

 

Except as may be required in the performance
of his duties under this Agreement, Employee will not at any time, in any fashion, form, or manner, either directly or indirectly
divulge, disclose, or communicate to any person (exclusive of Yuma employees), firm, or corporation in any manner whatsoever any
information of any kind, nature, or description concerning any matters affecting or relating to the business of Yuma, including,
without limitation, information concerning any of its Prospects, acquisitions, or joint ventures, the name of any customers, the
prices it obtains or has obtained, or at which it sells or has sold its products, or any other information concerning the business
of Yuma, its manner of operation, or its plans, processes, or other data of any kind, nature, or description without regard to
whether any or all of the foregoing matters would be deemed confidential, material, or important. The parties hereby stipulate
that, as between them, the foregoing matters are important, material, and confidential, and gravely affect the effective and successful
conduct of the business of Yuma, and its good will, and that any breach of the terms of this section is a material breach of this
Agreement.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

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ARTICLE XIII. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
AND NON-SOLICITATION

 

Employee acknowledges that in connection
with his employment and in the course of his affiliation with Yuma, he will be provided with Confidential Information, as hereinafter
defined, of which Employee has not had knowledge before the execution of this Agreement. Employee acknowledges that all Confidential
Information is of great value to Yuma, and essential to Yuma's preservation of its business and goodwill. In recognition and in
consideration of the foregoing and of the training and education to be provided by Yuma, Employee expressly covenants and agrees:

 

		A.	Definition of Confidential Information. For purposes
hereof, “Confidential Information” shall mean:

 

		1)	The financial condition of Yuma; records of transactions, and other information concerning the
business of Yuma; or any information acquired from the inspection of Yuma’s records or property;

 

		2)	The name and location of any Yuma Prospects, Projects, acquisitions or joint ventures;

 

		3)	Leads, Prospects, Projects, potential discoveries of hydrocarbons, seismic data and interpretations
thereof, geological and Prospect maps, future development drilling locations, drilling reports, well logs, technical processes,
pricing and bidding methods, proprietary marketing and proprietary sales techniques, production and processing techniques, systems,
products, services, designs, inventions, research records, technical data, information about costs, profits, and key personnel,
heretofore or hereafter acquired, developed and/or used by Yuma;

 

		4)	2D seismic lines and 3D seismic data, which are licensed and/or the property of Yuma. Employee
will not keep copies of such data;

 

		5)	Terms and provisions of any seismic, joint venture, farm-out, farm-in, seismic survey participation,
or drilling participation agreements; terms of any special JOA provisions;

 

		6)	Terms and provisions of this Agreement, and of Yuma polices, manuals, guidelines or internal directives.

 

		B.	Employee Shall Not Disclose Confidential Information.
Employee agrees that the direct or indirect disclosure of any Confidential Information would place the Company
at a competitive disadvantage and would do damage, monetary or otherwise, and cause irreparable harm to the
Company. Employee also agrees that disclosure of Confidential Information may constitute improper appropriation and/or use of
proprietary information and trade secrets. Except as set forth in Paragraph C below, or when the Confidential Information is part
of the marketing effort for Prospects and Projects, or where authorized by the CEO of Yuma for the benefit of Yuma, Employee agrees
that Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, at any time, divulge to any persons, firms, corporations, governmental entities
or agencies or other entities, any Confidential Information. This non-disclosure of Confidential Information covenant shall extend
for a period of two years following the termination of this agreement.

 

		C.	Exceptions to Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions on disclosure shall not apply to any Confidential Information or portion thereof
which:

 

		1)	At the time of disclosure by Employee is generally and readily available to the public other than
by an act or omission on the part of Employee;

 

		2)	At the time of disclosure by Employee has been acquired from or made available to Employee by a
third party having the lawful right to disclose such information;

 

		3)	Employee is required to disclose pursuant to any state or federal law, rule or regulation or by
an applicable judgment, order or decree of any court or government body or agency having jurisdiction over such matter. However,
if possible Employee will notify Yuma in writing at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of such required disclosure to enable
Yuma to seek an appropriate protective order to take such other actions as it deems necessary or appropriate;

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

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		4)	Employee may disclose the terms of this Agreement to his creditors, mortgage lenders, and financial
institutions as required. In addition, Employee may divulge information relating to the occurrence of a change in control, to calculations
of payments required under this Agreement, or to a termination of this Agreement, to Employee's attorney or accountant solely for
such attorney's or accountant's confidential use with respect thereto. Employee shall provide Yuma with a copy of such information
and the name of the accountant or attorney given such information.

 

		D.	Non-Solicitation. Employee covenants and agrees
that to protect the Confidential Information, it is necessary to enter into the following restrictive covenants which are ancillary
to enforceable promises between the Company and Employee in this Agreement:

 

		1)	Employee shall not at any time, solicit or cause or authorize directly or indirectly to be solicited,
or accept or cause or authorize directly or indirectly to be accepted, for or on behalf of himself or third parties, any business
from third parties who are not considered normal industry participants. For clarification, this non-solicitation provision would
include contacts developed personally by Sam Banks such as Ignacio Rivas and Ricardo Goizueta from Madrid, Spain. Further, this
covenant extends for a period of two (2) years following the termination of this Agreement.

 

		2)	For the Employment Period of this Agreement, and for two (2) years after this Agreement is terminated,
Employee agrees not to solicit or cause or authorize directly or indirectly to be solicited for employment, or cause or authorize
directly or indirectly to be employed, for or on behalf of the Employee or any third parties, any person who is a current employee
of Yuma.

 

		E.	Return of Confidential Information upon Termination.
Employee expressly acknowledges the trade secret status of the Confidential Information and that the Confidential Information
constitutes a protected business interest of the Company. All files, records, documents, memoranda, software, electronic data
or other writings whatsoever made, compiled, acquired, or received by Employee during the Employment Period with Company arising
out of, in connection with, or related to any activity or business of the Company are the sole and exclusive property of the Company,
and shall, together with all copies thereof, be returned to the Company by Employee immediately, without demand, upon the termination
of Employee’s employment with the Company.

 

		F.	Injunctive and Other Relief. Employee acknowledges
and agrees that the services to be rendered by him to the Company are of a special, unique and extraordinary character and, in
connection with such services, he will have access to business opportunities, intellectual property and Confidential Information
vital to the Company’s business. Employee acknowledges that a remedy at law for any breach or attempted breach of the foregoing
under this Article will be inadequate, and agrees that the Company and its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors or assigns shall
have the following rights and remedies, each of which shall be independent of the others and severally enforceable, and each of
which shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights or remedies available to the Company or its subsidiaries,
affiliates, successors or assigns at law or in equity under this Agreement or otherwise:

 

		1)	The right and remedy to have each and every one of the covenants in this Agreement specifically
enforced and the right and remedy to obtain injunctive relief, it being agreed that any breach or threatened breach of any of the
non-solicitation or other restrictive covenants and agreements contained herein would cause irreparable injury to the Company and
its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors or assigns and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy at law to the Company
and its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors or assigns. The Company shall not be prohibited by this provision from pursuing all
other remedies at law or equity available to the Company, including a claim for losses and damages.

 

		G.	Reasonableness of Limitations. Employee acknowledges
and agrees that the restrictive covenants and agreements contained herein are reasonable and valid in geographic, temporal and
subject matter scope and in all other respects, and do not impose limitations greater than are necessary to protect the goodwill,
Confidential Information, and other business interests of the Company, and its affiliates, successors and assigns. If, however,
any court subsequently determines that any of such covenants or agreements, or any part thereof, is invalid or unenforceable,
the remainder of such covenants and agreements shall not thereby be affected and shall be given full effect without regard to
the invalid portions.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

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		H.	Survival. Each covenant provided in this agreement
under Article XIII hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement and of Employee’s employment with the Company,
whether by resignation, discharge or otherwise.

 

ARTICLE XIV. MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS

 

		A.	Relationship of Parties

 

During the Employment Period of this
Agreement, Employee shall be an employee of Yuma and shall not directly or indirectly render any services of a commercial or
professional nature to any other person or business organization (excluding church or family matters), whether or not for compensation,
without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

		B.	Notices

 

All notices required or permitted under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered when delivered in person or by registered mail, return receipt
requested in the United States mail, postage paid, addressed as follows:

 

	Company:	The Yuma Companies, Inc.	 
	 	Attn:  Mr. Michael F. Conlon	 
	 	1177 West Loop South, Suite 1825	 
	 	Houston, Texas  77027	 
	 	 	 
	Employee:	Mr. Mark D. Hartman	 
	 	710 Bison Drive	 
	 	Houston, TX  77079	 

 

Either party may change such addresses
from time to time by providing written notice in the manner set forth above.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

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		C.	Entirety of Agreement

This Agreement supersedes all other
agreements, either oral or in writing, between the parties to this Agreement, with respect to the employment of the Employee
by Yuma. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties and all of the covenants and agreements between the
parties with respect to such employment. Notwithstanding the above, Employee had previous employment agreements with the Company,
and may still earn certain ORRI’s as calculated using the prior agreements as described in Article IV, Paragraph E above.

 

		D.	Amendment

This Agreement may be modified or amended
only if the modification or amendment is made in writing and is signed by both parties.

 

		E.	Severability

If any provisions of this Agreement
shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable.
If a court finds that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting such provision it should
become valid or enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed, and enforced as so limited. This Agreement
should be construed by limiting it and reducing it only the minimum extent necessary to be enforceable under applicable law.

 

		F.	Waiver of Contractual Right

The failure of either
party to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or limitation of that party’s right to
subsequently enforce and compel strict compliance with every provision of this Agreement.

 

		G.	Applicable Law

The laws of the State of Texas shall govern
this Agreement.

 

		H.	Compliance with Section 409A

Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary,
if the payment of any compensation or benefit provided hereunder (including, without limitation, any Separation Benefits)
would be subject to additional taxes and interest under Section 409A of the Code then the following provisions will apply:

 

Notwithstanding any provision in this
Agreement to the contrary, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Separation Benefits payable to Employee pursuant
to this agreement shall be made in reliance upon Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A 1(b)(9)(iii) or 1.409A-1(b)(4). However,
if Employee is deemed to be a "specified employee" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A -1(i) as
of the date of the Employee's separation from service (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(h)), then any payment
or benefit pursuant to this Employment Agreement on account of Employee's separation from service, to the extent such payment constitutes
non-qualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A and is required to be delayed pursuant to Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)
of the Code (after taking into account any exclusions applicable to such payment under Section 409A), shall not be made until the
first business day after (i) the expiration of six (6) months from the date of Employee's separation from service, or (ii)
if earlier, the date of Employee's death (the "Delay Period"). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments
and benefits delayed pursuant to this Employment Agreement (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in
installments in the absence of such delay), will be paid or reimbursed to Employee in a lump sum and any remaining payments and
benefits due under this Employment Agreement will be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for
them herein.

 

ARTICLE XV. ALTERNATIVE
DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

All controversies, claims and disputes
arising under or relating to this Agreement, including tort claims and including the issue of arbitrability shall be first submitted
to mediation, and if that is unsuccessful, then the dispute shall be finally resolved by arbitration under the procedures hereafter
detailed.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

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		A.	Mediation. Mediation, as defined in Section 154.023
of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code, shall be initiated by written notice from one party to the other. The notice shall
reasonably describe and identify the issues or claims to be mediated. The other party can respond with a written notice of additional
issues or claims. The parties shall schedule a mediation to take place within 30 days from the receipt of the written notice of
mediation, pursuant to the Mediation Procedures of the CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (“CPR”)
in effect on the date of this Agreement. Unless otherwise agreed, the parties will select a mediator from the CPR Panels of Distinguished
Neutrals. All proceedings pursuant to this paragraph are confidential and shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations
for purposes of applicable rules of evidence and any additional confidentiality protections provided by applicable law.

 

		B.	Arbitration.

		1)	If the dispute has not been resolved by the mediation provided for herein, it shall then be finally
resolved by arbitration in accordance with the CPR Rules for Non-Administered Arbitration (the “CPR Rules”) in effect
on the date of this Agreement. Either party may initiate the arbitration by filing its statement of claim within fifteen days after
the mediation provided for herein.

 

		2)	The arbitration shall be conducted and decided by a person mutually agreeable to the parties and
knowledgeable and experienced in the type of matter that is the subject of the dispute. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator
within fifteen (15) days after arbitration has been initiated by the filing of the notice, then he/she shall be selected from the
CPR Panel using the CPR Rules.

 

		3)	The arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. 1-16. The arbitration
shall occur in Houston, Texas, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction
thereof.

 

		4)	If reasonably possible, arbitration shall be commenced within 30 days of the selection of the arbitrator.
The arbitrator shall render the award not later than 30 days after the last hearing date.

 

		5)	The arbitrator shall bill his or her fees and costs attributable to such binding arbitration in
equal shares to the parties and each party shall bear its own attorneys’ fees and/or out-of-pocket costs expended by it.
If any party seeks to modify or overturn all or a portion of the arbitrator’s award and is unsuccessful, then the opposing
party shall be awarded all of its reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in the arbitration. If it becomes necessary for a prevailing
party to secure judicial confirmation of the award and to otherwise undertake legal action to collect an award, then such party
shall be entitled to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and all costs for such action.

 

		6)	No Punitive Damages. No punitive damages are recoverable in the arbitration. The arbitrator
is not empowered to award damages in excess of compensatory damages, and each party hereby irrevocably waives any right to recover
any punitive or exemplary damages with respect to any dispute between them.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

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ARTICLE XVI. EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

Employee has read the contents of this
Agreement, understands its terms and conditions, and agrees that, in consideration for his employment or continuing employment,
training with the Company, and any other consideration recited herein, he will be bound by the terms, covenants and restrictions
set forth in this Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
have executed this Agreement this 26th day of June, 2014. 

 

	 	THE YUMA COMPANIES, INC.
	 	 
	 	/s/ Michael F. Conlon
	 	By:	Michael F. Conlon, President & COO
	 	 	 
	 	/s/ Mark D. Hartman
	 	Mark D. Hartman

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

EXHIBIT “A”

To that Employment
Agreement

Dated June 15, 2014

Between The Yuma
Companies, Inc.

and

Mark D. Hartman

 

Definitions

 

As used herein, each term defined in the
Agreement shall have the meaning assigned in the Agreement, unless expressly provided below to the contrary. The Agreement has
been divided into articles and paragraphs for convenience only, and it is understood that the rights, powers, privileges, duties,
and other legal relations of the parties hereto shall be determined as an entirety without regard to such divisions into articles
and paragraphs and without regard to headings prefixed to such articles and paragraphs.

 

		(a)	The term “Acquisition Project” shall mean an
acquisition of proved reserves being PDP, PDNP or PUD acquired by Yuma during the term of this Agreement, with or without non-proved
potential.

 

		(b)	The term “Agreement” shall mean this Employment Agreement, as amended, modified, or
supplemented from time to time.

 

		(c)	The term “Area of Mutual Interest” or “AMI”
shall mean an agreement between or among parties to a farm-out agreement or a joint operating agreement or other agreement by
which the parties attempt to describe a geographical area within which they agree to share certain additional leases or other
interests acquired by any of them in the future.

 

		(d)	The term “Article” shall mean an article of
this agreement, unless the context otherwise requires.

 

		(e)	Regarding a dismissal for cause, the term “Cause”
shall be defined as any of the following:

 

1) material breach of any term
of this Agreement or any other contract between Employee and Company or material breach of any statutory duty, fiduciary duty or
any other obligation Employee owes the Company;

 

2) commission of an act of fraud,
theft, embezzlement or other unlawful act by Employee against or with respect to Yuma, its affiliates or customers or engaging
in unprofessional, unethical or other intentional acts that materially discredit the Company as shall be reasonably determined
to have occurred by the Board of Directors of the Company;

 

3) conviction or plea of nolo contendere
by Employee of a felony by a court of competent jurisdiction;

 

4) Employee’s failure or
refusal to comply in any material respect with material Company policies or lawful directives; or

 

5) refusal or material failure
by Employee to perform his job duties and responsibilities (other than due to serious physical or mental illness, injury or medical
condition) if such failure and/or refusal is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is provided to Employee
by Yuma.

 

		(f)	The term “Carried Working Interest” or “CWI”
shall mean an agreement between Yuma and other participants in the well where one or more participants agree to pay a disproportionate
amount of Yuma’s costs in a Seismic Project, the drilling and/or completion costs of a well(s), or a combination of both.

 

		(g)	The term “Change in Control” shall mean the
occurrence of any of the following:

		i.	Any transaction or series of related transactions resulting
in the sale or issuance of securities by Yuma, or any rights to securities of Yuma and, as a result thereof, Persons who were
holders of voting securities of Yuma hold less than 50% of the capital stock, calculated on a fully diluted basis, of Yuma entitled
to vote in the election of directors.

    	 

    	 

    

 

		ii.	A merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization
or share exchange in which the stockholders of Yuma, immediately prior to such transaction, receive in exchange for securities
of Yuma owned by them; cash, property or securities of the resulting or surviving entity and, as a result thereof, Persons who
were holders of voting securities of Yuma hold less than 50% of the capital stock, calculated on a fully diluted basis, of the
resulting corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors.

 

		(h)	The term “CEO” shall mean Chief Executive Officer.

 

		(i)	The term “CFO” shall mean Chief Financial Officer.

 

		(j)	The term “Code” means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, or its successor. References herein to any section of the Code shall include any successor provisions
of the Code.

 

		(k)	The term “Employee Prospect” shall mean a Prospect
originated or generated by Employee and accepted by the President of the Company in writing. The Prospect cannot have come from
a third-party source, but must be the unique idea of Employee, sponsored within the Company by Employee, and formally accepted
as such by the Company.

 

		(l)	The term “Finding Costs” shall mean the cost
of finding commercial oil or gas, including all expenses involved in acquiring acreage, survey work and the cost of drilling.

 

		(m)	The term “Front End Money Collected” shall
mean that all participants have executed their participation agreements and all seismic costs, lease costs and allocated overhead
costs have been paid by all participants.

 

		(n)	The term “Lead” shall mean any idea which suggests
a direction for further geological and or geophysical investigation. A Lead can be a step in the direction toward creating a Prospect.
A Lead is a geological or geophysical idea which lacks the supporting data to be considered drillable.

 

		(o)	The term “Net Revenue Interest” or “NRI”
shall mean the share of Production after satisfaction of all royalty, overriding royalty, and other interests burdening the revenue
stream.

 

		(p)	The term “ORRI” shall mean overriding royalty
interest, or interest in oil and gas produced at the surface, free of the expense of Production, and in addition to the usual
land owner’s royalty reserved to the lessor in an oil and gas lease. An ORRI shall be free and clear of any costs of drilling,
development and operations, but shall bear its proportionate part of all severance and other taxes and all marketing costs on
Production, including costs incurred in dehydrating, treating, transporting, boosting, compressing or otherwise processing oil
and gas in order to make same marketable.

 

		(q)	The term “Play” shall mean a producing trend
or area believed to have the potential of additional oil and/gas accumulations within a particular geologic interval.

 

		(r)	The term “Production” shall mean: (i) the act
or process of producing; (ii) the products of an oil and gas well; or (iii) the well itself.

 

		(s)	The term “Project Review” shall mean the process
of vetting an idea or Lead by Company employees or Board members prior to accepting the idea or Lead as a Prospect.

 

		(t)	The term “Prospect” shall mean the identification
of the existence of a certain geological structure, conducive to the Production of oil and gas underlying a certain area of land.

 

		(u)	The term “Reserve” shall mean that portion
of the identified oil and/or gas resource from which a usable mineral and energy commodity can be economically and legally extracted
at the time of determination.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

		(v)	The term “Sold” shall mean that all participants
have executed their participation agreements and joint operating agreements, and all monies, including drilling dollars on the
Prospects operated by Yuma, are received and, on those not operated by Yuma, when all monies due the operator are received.

 

		(w)	The term “Termination Date” shall mean the
date on which Employee’s employment terminates with the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the date
on which Employee’s “separation from service” from the Company as defined in Section 409A and Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder is effective shall be the Termination Date with respect to any payment or benefit to or on behalf of Employee
that constitutes deferred compensation that is subject to, and not exempt from or excepted under, Code Section 409A.

 

		(x)	The term “3-D Seismic Project” shall mean the
identification of the existence of “Lead”(s) in a geographical area, requiring a 3-D seismic survey to be conducted
in order to mature the “Lead”(s) to a “Prospect”(s) status.

 

		(y)	The term “Unconventional” Projects and Prospects
shall mean those projects/prospects which are regional in nature, typically lack definable water contacts and/or hydrocarbon traps,
and typically are developed with the use of horizontal drilling and isolated multi-stage hydraulic fracturing. For clarification,
plays such as the Bakken and Eagle Ford are “Unconventional”. “Conventional” Projects and Prospects shall
mean those projects/prospects which are localized hydrocarbon traps formed by discrete structural or stratigraphic closures.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

EXHIBIT “B”

To that Employment
Agreement

Dated June 15, 2014

Between The Yuma
Companies, Inc.

and

Mark D. Hartman

 

Amazon 3-D Project

 

As of the effective
date of this Agreement, Employee has earned the following percentages of total contractual ORRI amount on each prospect in the
Amazon 3-D Project:

 

	Anaconda	40%
	 	 
	Bell City East	50%
	 	 
	Bell City North	50%
	 	 
	Branco	50%
	 	 
	Jaguarundi	50%
	 	 
	N. Spider Monkey	50%
	 	 
	S. Spider Monkey	50%
	 	 
	Tambo	40%

 

Livingston 3-D
Project

 

As of the effective
date of this Agreement, Employee has earned the following percentages of total contractual ORRI amount on each prospect in the
Livingston 3-D Project:

 

	Aztec	40%
	 	 
	Bandelier	50%
	 	 
	Bighorn	40%
	 	 
	Bryce	50%
	 	 
	Carlsbad	50%
	 	 
	Glacier	50%
	 	 
	Joshua	50%
	 	 
	Mesa Verde	50%
	 	 
	Ranier	50%
	 	 
	Ranger	40%
	 	 
	Ripken	40%
	 	 
	Ryan	40%
	 	 
	Washita	40%EXHIBIT 10.1

                       ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                        RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT

         This  Restricted  Stock Grant  Agreement (the  "AGREEMENT") is made and
entered into as of July 11, 2014, (the "EFFECTIVE DATE") by and between Envision
Solar International,  Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "COMPANY"), and the person
named below (the "GRANTEE").

GRANTEE:                                DONALD MOODY
                                        ----------------------------------------
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
                                        ----------------------------------------
ADDRESS:
                                        ----------------------------------------

                                        ----------------------------------------

TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES TO BE GRANTED:   1,000,000 (THE "RESTRICTED SHARES")
                                        ----------------------------------------

         1. GRANT OF RESTRICTED SHARES AND ESCROW.

                  1.1  GRANT OF  RESTRICTED  SHARES.  In  consideration  for the
performance  of services  by the  Grantee  for the  Company as a  director,  the
Company  hereby  grants the  Restricted  Shares to the  Grantee,  subject to the
conditions of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term "SHARES" shall
mean shares of the  Company's  common stock,  par value $0.001 per share,  which
includes the Restricted Shares granted under this Agreement,  and all securities
received (i) in replacement of the Shares,  (ii) as a result of stock  dividends
or stock  splits with  respect to the Shares,  and (iii) in  replacement  of the
Shares  in a  merger,  recapitalization,  reorganization  or  similar  corporate
transaction.

                  1.2 ESCROW OF RESTRICTED  SHARES. The Secretary of the Company
shall hold the Shares in escrow and will either (i) release eligible  Restricted
Shares when vested or (ii) in the event  Grantee is  terminated  as set forth in
Section  2.2 of this  Agreement,  return  Restricted  Shares  which have not yet
vested  as of the date of such  termination  to the  Company  for  cancellation.
Grantee will have no voting rights with respect to Restricted  Shares until such
Restricted Shares have been vested and released from escrow to the Grantee.  All
cash, stock, and other dividends  declared with respect to the Restricted Shares
while in escrow will be remitted back to the Company when paid.

         2.  VESTING.  The  Restricted  Shares  shall vest and be released  from
escrow to the  Grantee  under this  Agreement  in  accordance  with the  vesting
schedule  set forth in Section  2.1 and the other  conditions  precedent  to the
release from escrow of the eligible Restricted Shares.

                  2.1  SCHEDULE OF VESTING.  Grantee  shall be eligible  for the
release from escrow of Restricted Shares as follows:  166,672 Shares on July 11,
2014 and then 69,444 Shares on the last day of each calendar quarter  commencing
on September 30, 2014 until June 30, 2017.

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                  2.2 TERMINATION.  If the Grantee's  services with the Company,
whether as a director, officer, employee or consultant, terminate for any reason
before all of the Restricted  Shares have vested in accordance  with Section 2.1
of this  Agreement,  then the Restricted  Shares which have not yet vested as of
the date of such  termination  shall  immediately be forfeited as of the date of
such termination and returned to the Company by the Secretary for cancellation.

                  2.3 TITLE TO SHARES.  The exact  spelling of the name(s) under
which Grantee shall take title to the Shares is:

                  ------------------------------------------------------------

                  ------------------------------------------------------------

                  Grantee desires to take title to the Shares as follows:

                  [  ]Individual, as separate property

                  [  ]Husband and wife, as community property

                  [  ]Joint Tenants

                  To assign the Shares to a trust, a stock transfer agreement in
a form and  substance  acceptable  to the Company must be completed and executed
and such transfer must comply with applicable federal and state securities laws.

         3.  REPRESENTATIONS  AND WARRANTIES OF GRANTEE.  Grantee represents and
warrants to the Company that:

                  3.1 AGREES TO TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.  Grantee has received a
copy of this  Agreement,  has read and  understands the terms of this Agreement,
and agrees to be bound by its terms and conditions.

                  3.2  ACCEPTANCE  OF SHARES  FOR OWN  ACCOUNT  FOR  INVESTMENT.
Grantee is  acquiring  the Shares  for  Grantee's  own  account  for  investment
purposes  only  and not  with a view  to,  or for  sale in  connection  with,  a
distribution  of the Shares within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities  Act").  Grantee has no present intention of selling or
otherwise disposing of all or any portion of the Shares.

                  3.3  ACCESS  TO  INFORMATION.  Grantee  has had  access to all
information  regarding  the Company and its  present and  prospective  business,
assets,  liabilities and financial  condition that Grantee reasonably  considers
important  in making the  decision to acquire  the  Shares,  and Grantee has had
ample opportunity to ask questions of the Company's  representatives  concerning
such matters and this investment.

                  3.4 UNDERSTANDING OF RISKS. Grantee is fully aware of: (i) the
highly  speculative  nature of the investment in the Shares;  (ii) the financial
hazards involved; (iii) the lack of liquidity of the Shares and the restrictions
on  transferability of the Shares (e.g., that Grantee may not be able to sell or
dispose  of  the  Shares  or  use  them  as  collateral  for  loans);  (iv)  the
qualifications and backgrounds of the management of the Company; and (v) the tax
consequences  of investment in the Shares.  Grantee is capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of this  investment,  has the ability to protect  Grantee's own
interests in this transaction and is financially capable of bearing a total loss
of this investment.

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                  3.5 NO GENERAL SOLICITATION.  At no time was Grantee presented
with or solicited by any publicly issued or circulated  newspaper,  mail, radio,
television or other form of general  advertising or  solicitation  in connection
with the offer, sale and issue of the Shares.

         4.   COMPLIANCE   WITH  SECURITIES   LAWS.   Grantee   understands  and
acknowledges  that the Shares have not been  registered  with the Securities and
Exchange   Commission   (the  "SEC")   under  the   Securities   Act  and  that,
notwithstanding  any other  provision  of this  Agreement to the  contrary,  the
issuance  of any  Shares  is  expressly  conditioned  upon  compliance  with the
Securities  Act and all  applicable  state  securities  laws.  Grantee agrees to
cooperate with the Company to ensure compliance with such laws.

         5. RESTRICTED SECURITIES.

                  5.1  NO  TRANSFERS  UNLESS   REGISTERED  OR  EXEMPT.   Grantee
understands  that  Grantee may not  transfer  any Shares  unless such Shares are
registered  under  the  Securities  Act and  qualified  under  applicable  state
securities laws or unless, in the opinion of counsel to the Company,  exemptions
from such  registration and  qualification  requirements are available.  Grantee
understands that only the Company may file a registration statement with the SEC
and that the Company is under no obligation to do so with respect to the Shares.
Grantee  has  also  been  advised  that   exemptions   from   registration   and
qualification  may not be available or may not permit Grantee to transfer all or
any of the Shares in the amounts or at the times proposed by Grantee.

                  5.2 SEC RULE 144. In  addition,  Grantee has been advised that
SEC Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, which permits certain limited
sales of unregistered securities, is not presently available with respect to the
Shares and, in any event,  requires that the Shares be held for a minimum of six
months, and in certain cases one (1) year, after they have been acquired, before
they may be  resold  under  Rule  144.  Grantee  understands  that  Rule 144 may
indefinitely  restrict  transfer  of the  Shares so long as  Grantee  remains an
"affiliate" of the Company or if "current public  information" about the Company
(as defined in Rule 144) is not publicly available.

         6. MARKET  STANDOFF  AGREEMENT.  Grantee agrees in connection  with any
registration of the Company's  securities  that, upon the request of the Company
or the  underwriters  managing any public offering of the Company's  securities,
Grantee  shall not sell or  otherwise  dispose of any Shares  without  the prior
written  consent of the  Company or such  underwriters,  as the case may be, for
such  period of time (not to exceed one  hundred  eighty  (180)  days) after the
effective date of such  registration  requested by such underwriters and subject
to all  restrictions  as the Company or the  underwriters  may specify.  Grantee
further  agrees  to  enter  into  any  agreement   reasonably  required  by  the
underwriters to implement the foregoing.

         7. COMPANY TAKE-ALONG RIGHT.

                  7.1  APPROVED  SALE.  If the Board of Directors of the Company
(the "Board") shall deliver a notice to Grantee (a "SALE EVENT NOTICE")  stating
that the Board has approved a sale of all or a portion of the Company  through a
sale of assets, securities, or otherwise (an "APPROVED SALE") and specifying the
name  and  address  of  the  proposed   parties  to  such  transaction  and  the
consideration payable in connection therewith,  Grantee shall (i) consent to and
raise no objections  against the Approved Sale or the process  pursuant to which
the Approved  Sale was  arranged,  (ii) waive any  dissenter's  rights and other
similar  rights,  and  (iii) if the  Approved  Sale is  structured  as a sale of
securities,  agree to sell  Grantee's  Shares on the terms and conditions of the

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Approved Sale which terms and  conditions  shall treat all  stockholders  of the
Company  equally (on a pro rata basis),  except that shares having a liquidation
preference may, if so provided in the documents  governing such shares,  receive
an amount of consideration  equal to such liquidation  preference in addition to
the  consideration  being paid to the holders of Shares not having a liquidation
preference.

                  Grantee shall take all necessary and desirable  lawful actions
as  directed by the Board and the  stockholders  of the  Company  approving  the
Approved  Sale  in  connection  with  the  consummation  of any  Approved  Sale,
including  without  limitation,  the  execution  of  such  agreements  and  such
instruments  and  other  actions   reasonably   necessary  to  (A)  provide  the
representations,  warranties,  indemnities,  covenants, conditions,  non-compete
agreements,  escrow  agreements and other provisions and agreements  relating to
such Approved Sale and, (B) effectuate the  allocation and  distribution  of the
aggregate  consideration upon the Approved Sale,  PROVIDED,  that this Section 7
shall not require  Grantee to indemnify  the  purchaser in any Approved Sale for
breaches of the  representations,  warranties or covenants of the Company or any
other  stockholder,  except to the extent (x)  Grantee is not  required to incur
more than its pro rata share of such  indemnity  obligation  (based on the total
consideration to be received by all stockholders that are similarly situated and
hold  the  same  class or  series  of  capital  stock)  and (y)  such  indemnity
obligation  is  provided  for and limited to a  post-closing  escrow or holdback
arrangement of cash or stock paid in connection with the Approved Sale.

                  7.2 COSTS.  Grantee shall bear Grantee's PRO RATA share (based
upon the amount of  consideration to be received) of the reasonable costs of any
sale of  Shares  pursuant  to an  Approved  Sale to the  extent  such  costs are
incurred for the benefit of all selling  stockholders of the Company and are not
otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party.  Costs incurred by Grantee
on  Grantee's  own  behalf  shall  not be  considered  costs of the  transaction
hereunder.

                  7.3 SHARE DELIVERY.  At the consummation of the Approved Sale,
Grantee shall, if applicable, deliver certificates representing the Shares to be
transferred,  duly endorsed for transfer and  accompanied by all requisite stock
transfer taxes, if any, and the Shares to be transferred shall be free and clear
of any liens,  claims or encumbrances  (other than restrictions  imposed by this
Exercise Notice) and Grantee shall so represent and warrant.

                  7.4 TERMINATION OF COMPANY  TAKE-ALONG  RIGHT.  The Take-Along
Right  shall  terminate  as to the Shares  upon the Public  Trading  Date of the
Shares.  For the purposes of this  Agreement,  the "Public  Trading Date" of the
Shares is the date on which the Shares first become  freely  tradable  under the
Securities  Act,  either  pursuant  to  Rule  144 or  another  provision  of the
Securities  Act.  The  holder of the  Shares  may apply to have all  restrictive
transfer legends removed from the certificates  evidencing the Shares,  provided
that the  request  for legend  removal is made at such times and in such  manner
that removal is accomplished in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules
and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act; and provided further, that
any  proposed  sale  of  Shares  must  comply  with  all  Company  policies  and
procedures, and with applicable federal, state and local laws.

         8.RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement,  Grantee shall have all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company
with  respect  to the  Shares  after  eligible  Restricted  Shares  vest and are
released  from  escrow to  Grantee,  until such time as Grantee  disposes of the
Shares.

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         9. RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS AND STOP-TRANSFER ORDERS.

                  9.1 LEGENDS.  Grantee  understands and agrees that the Company
shall  place  the  legends  set  forth  below or  similar  legends  on any stock
certificate(s)  evidencing the Shares,  together with any other legends that may
be required by state or federal  securities  laws, the Company's  Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws,  any other agreement between Grantee and the Company or
any agreement between Grantee and any third party:

                  THE  SECURITIES  REPRESENTED  HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN  REGISTERED
                  UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE  "SECURITIES
                  ACT"), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES  LAWS OF CERTAIN STATES.  THESE
                  SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY  AND
                  RESALE  AND  MAY  NOT  BE  TRANSFERRED  OR  RESOLD  EXCEPT  AS
                  PERMITTED  UNDER  THE  SECURITIES  ACT  AND  APPLICABLE  STATE
                  SECURITIES   LAWS,   PURSUANT  TO  REGISTRATION  OR  EXEMPTION
                  THEREFROM. INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED
                  TO  BEAR  THE  FINANCIAL  RISKS  OF  THIS  INVESTMENT  FOR  AN
                  INDEFINITE  PERIOD OF TIME. THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY
                  REQUIRE  AN   OPINION   OF  COUNSEL  IN  FORM  AND   SUBSTANCE
                  SATISFACTORY  TO THE  ISSUER TO THE EFFECT  THAT ANY  PROPOSED
                  TRANSFER OR RESALE IS IN COMPLIANCE  WITH THE  SECURITIES  ACT
                  AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

                  THE SHARES  REPRESENTED BY THIS  CERTIFICATE  ARE SUBJECT TO A
                  180 DAY MARKET STANDOFF  RESTRICTION AS SET FORTH IN A CERTAIN
                  AGREEMENT  BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE
                  SHARES,  A COPY OF  WHICH  MAY BE  OBTAINED  AT THE  PRINCIPAL
                  OFFICE OF THE  ISSUER.  AS A RESULT OF SUCH  AGREEMENT,  THESE
                  SHARES MAY NOT BE TRADED PRIOR TO 180 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE
                  DATE OF A PUBLIC  OFFERING  OF THE COMMON  STOCK OF THE ISSUER
                  HEREOF.  SUCH  RESTRICTION  IS BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE
                  SHARES.

                  9.2 STOP-TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS. Grantee agrees that, to ensure
compliance  with the  restrictions  imposed by this  Agreement,  the Company may
issue  appropriate  "stop-transfer"  instructions to its transfer agent, if any,
and if the  Company  transfers  its  own  securities,  it may  make  appropriate
notations to the same effect in its own records.

                  9.3 REFUSAL TO TRANSFER. The Company shall not be required (i)
to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred
in  violation  of any of the  provisions  of this  Agreement or (ii) to treat as
owner of such  Shares,  or to accord the right to vote or pay  dividends  to any
purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares have been so transferred.

         10. TAX  CONSEQUENCES.  GRANTEE  UNDERSTANDS  THAT  GRANTEE  MAY SUFFER
ADVERSE TAX CONSEQUENCES AS A RESULT OF GRANTEE'S  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF
THE SHARES. GRANTEE REPRESENTS (i) THAT GRANTEE HAS CONSULTED WITH A TAX ADVISER
THAT GRANTEE DEEMS  ADVISABLE IN CONNECTION  WITH THE ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION
OF THE SHARES AND (ii) THAT  GRANTEE IS NOT  RELYING ON THE  COMPANY FOR ANY TAX
ADVICE.

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         11. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS.  The issuance and transfer of
the Shares shall be subject to and  conditioned  upon  compliance by the Company
and Grantee with all applicable  state and federal laws and regulations and with
all applicable  requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system
on which the Company's  common stock may be listed or quoted at the time of such
issuance or transfer.

         12.  SUCCESSORS  AND ASSIGNS.  The Company may assign any of its rights
under this  Agreement.  This  Agreement  shall be binding  upon and inure to the
benefit  of  the  successors  and  assigns  of  the  Company.   Subject  to  the
restrictions on transfer herein set forth,  this Agreement shall be binding upon
Grantee and Grantee's heirs, executors,  administrators,  legal representatives,
successors and assigns.

         13.  GOVERNING LAW;  SEVERABILITY.  This Agreement shall be governed by
and  construed in  accordance  with the internal  laws of the State of Nevada as
such laws are applied to agreements between Nevada residents entered into and to
be performed  entirely within Nevada,  excluding that body of laws pertaining to
conflict of laws. If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of
law to be illegal or unenforceable, then such provision shall be enforced to the
maximum extent  possible and the other  provisions  shall remain fully effective
and enforceable.

         14.  NOTICES.  Any  notice  required  to be given or  delivered  to the
Company  shall be in writing and  addressed  to the  Corporate  Secretary of the
Company at its principal  corporate offices.  Any notice required to be given or
delivered to Grantee shall be in writing and addressed to Grantee at the address
indicated  above or to such other  address as Grantee may  designate  in writing
from time to time to the Company.  All notices shall be deemed effectively given
upon  personal  delivery,  (i) three (3) days after deposit in the United States
mail by certified or registered  mail (return receipt  requested),  (ii) one (1)
business  day  after  its  deposit  with  any  return  receipt  express  courier
(prepaid),  or (iii) one (1)  business  day after  transmission  by facsimile or
email.

         15.  FURTHER  INSTRUMENTS.  The parties  agree to execute  such further
instruments  and to take such further  action as may be reasonably  necessary to
carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

         16. HEADINGS; COUNTERPARTS. The captions and headings of this Agreement
are included for ease of reference only and shall be disregarded in interpreting
or construing this Agreement.  All references  herein to Sections shall refer to
Sections  of this  Agreement.  This  Agreement  may be executed in any number of
counterparts,  each of which when so executed and  delivered  shall be deemed an
original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

         17. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement  constitutes the entire agreement
and  understanding  of the parties  with  respect to the subject  matter of this
Agreement, and supersedes all prior understandings and agreements,  whether oral
or written,  between the parties  hereto with  respect to the  specific  subject
matter of this Agreement.

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         WHEREOF,  the Company has caused this  Agreement  to be executed by its
duly authorized representative and Grantee has executed this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.

ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.             GRANTEE

By:
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                                               (Signature)

DESMOND WHEATLEY                               DONALD MOODY
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(Please print name)                            (Please print name)

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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(Please print title)

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                                 SPOUSE CONSENT

         The  undersigned  spouse  of DONALD  MOODY  (the  "GRANTEE")  has read,
understands,  and hereby approves the Restricted  Stock Grant Agreement  between
Envision Solar  International,  Inc., a Nevada  corporation  (the "COMPANY") and
Grantee (the "AGREEMENT").  In consideration of the Company's granting my spouse
the right to purchase the Shares as set forth in the Agreement,  the undersigned
hereby agrees to be  irrevocably  bound by the Agreement and further agrees that
any community  property interest shall similarly be bound by the Agreement.  The
undersigned hereby appoints Grantee as my  attorney-in-fact  with respect to any
amendment or exercise of any rights under the Agreement.

Date:
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(Please print name)                          Signature of Grantee's Spouse

                                             Address:
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                                    /_/  Check  this  box if  you do not  have a
                                    spouse.

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