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Exhibit 10.28

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

     THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of March 27,
2007, by and among CONCHO RESOURCES INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), CERTAIN
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER, as Guarantors (the “Guarantors”), the LENDERS party hereto
(the “Lenders”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association, as
Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless the context
otherwise requires or unless otherwise expressly defined herein, capitalized terms used but not
defined in this Amendment have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as
defined below).

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders entered into
that certain Credit Agreement dated as of February 24, 2006, (as amended on July 6, 2006, and as
further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”); and

     WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders amend the
Credit Agreement to permit the Borrower to obtain additional financing in the form of a
$200,000,000 second lien term loan (the “Replacement Term Facility”); and the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders (or at least the required percentage thereof) have agreed to
do so on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein
contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged and confessed, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders, hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver in writing of
each condition precedent set forth in Section 2 hereof, and in reliance on the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Amendment, the Credit
Agreement shall be amended in the manner provided in this Section 1.

     1.1 Additional Definitions. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it
hereby is amended by inserting the following definitions in appropriate alphabetical order:

     “First Amendment Effective Date” means July 6, 2006.

     “Second Amendment Effective Date” means March 27, 2007.

     1.2 Amended Definitions. The following definitions in Section 1.01 of the Credit
Agreement shall be and they hereby are amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:

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     “Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
(excluding extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses and the net income of any Person
(other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) for that period, except to the extent
of the amount of dividends and distributions actually received by the Borrower or a
Restricted Subsidiary), provided that the calculation of Consolidated Net Income
shall exclude any non-cash charges or losses and any non-cash income or gains, in each case
required to be included in net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a result of
the application of Financial Accounting Standard Board Statements 123R, 133 or 143, but
shall expressly include any cash charges or payments that have been incurred as a result of
the termination of any Swap Contract.

     “Initial Public Offering” means a sale by the Borrower of its common stock in
an underwritten (firm commitment) initial public offering registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, resulting in the listing of the Borrower’s common stock on a
nationally recognized stock exchange, including without limitation, the NASDAQ National
Market System.

     “Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of March
27, 2007, among the Administrative Agent, the Term Agent, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

     “Net Cash Proceeds” means with respect to any Disposition (including any
casualty event or loss) of Borrowing Base Properties by the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and cash equivalents received in
connection with such Disposition, but only as and when so received, over (ii) the sum of
(1) the principal amount of any Indebtedness, if any, that is secured by such Borrowing
Base Properties and that is required to be repaid in connection with the sale thereof
(other than the Loans and any loans outstanding under the Second Lien Facility), and (2)
the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection
with such Disposition.

     “Term Facility Documents” means that certain Credit Agreement dated March 27,
2007, by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions named therein (including Bank
of America, N.A.) and the Term Agent and any promissory notes executed in connection
therewith, security instruments and any other agreements executed in connection with such
Credit Agreement as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time
to time to the extent permitted under this Agreement.

     “Threshold Amount” means $7,500,000.

     1.3 Amended Definitions. Clause (b) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” in
Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows:

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     (b) Investments outstanding on the Second Amendment Effective Date and disclosed in
the unaudited financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006 and the related consolidated statements of income, and consolidated
statements of shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year and Investments made
subsequent to the Second Amendment Effective Date with the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders; or

     1.4 Mandatory Prepayment of Loans. Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement shall be and
it hereby is amended by adding the following as clause (c) at the end of such Section:

     (c) In the event a Borrowing Base Deficiency exists at any time the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary is obligated to prepay any outstanding Term Loans, the Borrower shall
prepay the Borrowings in an amount sufficient to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency
before making any prepayment of the Term Loans.

     1.5 Initial Borrowing Base and Conforming Borrowing Base. Section 3.01 of the Credit
Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     3.01 Initial Borrowing Base and Conforming Borrowing Base. During the period
from the Second Amendment Effective Date until the first Redetermination after the Second
Amendment Effective Date, the Borrowing Base shall be $375,000,000. On and after the
Second Amendment Effective Date, the Conforming Borrowing Base shall equal the Borrowing
Base. As soon as available and in any event by April 1 and October 1 of each year,
beginning April 1, 2007, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and each
Lender, in the case of the April 1 determination, an Annual Engineering Report and, in the
case of the October 1 redetermination, an Interim Engineering Report, together with such
other information, reports and data concerning the value of the Borrowing Base Properties
as the Administrative Agent shall deem reasonably necessary to determine the value of such
Borrowing Base Properties. Simultaneously with the delivery to the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders of each Engineering Report, the Borrower shall submit to the Administrative
Agent and each Lender the Borrower’s requested amount of the Borrowing Base as of the next
Redetermination Date. Promptly after the receipt by the Administrative Agent of such
Engineering Report and Borrower’s requested amount for the Borrowing Base, the
Administrative Agent shall submit to the Lenders a recommended amount of the Borrowing Base
and, with respect to any Redetermination prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date, the
Conforming Borrowing Base as of the next Redetermination Date; provided that no
Redetermination of the Conforming Borrowing Base shall be required on or after the Second
Amendment Effective Date.

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     1.6 Scheduled Redeterminations of the Borrowing Base; Procedures and Standards. The first
sentence of Section 3.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by
deleting the date “September 1, 2007” and substituted therefor “the Second Amendment Effective
Date.”

     1.7 Equity Interests. Section 5.13 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is
amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     5.13 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests. As of the Closing Date, the Borrower has
no Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part(a) of Schedule
5.13, and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in such Subsidiaries have been
validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable (except for such Equity Interests
consisting of partnership interests and membership interests) and are owned by a Loan
Party as specified, and in the amounts specified, on Part(a) of Schedule 5.13, free
and clear of all Liens (except for Liens created by the Loan Documents and the Liens
permitted under Section 7.01(g)). The Borrower has no Equity Interests in any other
corporation or entity other than those specifically disclosed in Part(b) of Schedule
5.13. After giving effect to the Transactions, and prior to the IPO Date, a majority
of the outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower are owned by the Control Group.

     1.8 Financial Statements. Section 6.01(a) of the Credit Agreement shall be and it
hereby is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     (a) as soon as available, but in any event not later than, with respect to the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2005, 90 days after such date, with respect to the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006, 60 days after the Second Amendment Effective Date, and with
respect to each fiscal year of the Borrower thereafter (commencing with the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2007), 90 days after the end of each such fiscal year, a consolidated
balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and
the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash
flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for
the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP,
such consolidated statements to be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an
independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which report and opinion shall be prepared in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any
“going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to
the scope of such audit, and an unaudited consolidating balance sheet and income statement
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to be certified by a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower to the effect that such statements are fairly stated in all material respects when
considered in relation to the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries; and

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     1.9 Investments. Section 7.02(c) of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is
amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     (c) advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $12,000,000 plus all accrued
and unpaid interest attributable thereto at any time outstanding to finance the purchase by
such officers, directors and employees of Equity Interests in Concho Holdings prior to IPO
Date;

     1.10 Indebtedness. Section 7.03(f) of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is
amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     (f) Indebtedness under the Term Facility in an aggregate principal amount not
exceeding $200,000,000 at any time outstanding and any refinancing of such Indebtedness so
long as (i) any such refinancing is in an aggregate principal amount no greater than the
principal amount of such Indebtedness outstanding at the time of such refinancing and (ii)
such refinancing is permitted under the Intercreditor Agreement.

     1.11 Dispositions. Section 7.05(f) of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is
amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     (f) So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused
by such Disposition, Dispositions of other assets not constituting Borrowing Base
Properties, including all (but not less than all) of the Borrower’s direct or indirect
Equity Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary that does not own Borrowing Base Properties,
directly or indirectly, but excluding any direct or indirect Equity Interests in any
Restricted Subsidiary that does own Borrowing Base Properties, directly or indirectly;

     1.12 Restricted Payments. Section 7.06(d) of the Credit Agreement shall be and it
hereby is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     (d) to the extent not paid prior to the IPO Date and so long as no Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing or would be caused by such Restricted Payment, accrued and
unpaid dividends on Concho Holdings’ Preferred Stock in an aggregate amount not exceeding
$2,500,000.

     1.13 Restricted Payments. Section 7.06(c) of the Credit Agreement shall be and it is
hereby amended by inserting ” and” at the end of such clause (c); and Section 7.06(e) of
the Credit Agreement shall be and it is hereby deleted in its entirety.

     1.14 Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Section 7.11(a) of the Credit Agreement shall be
and it hereby is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     (a) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of
the Borrower, as of the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
(commencing with the four fiscal quarter period ending March 31, 2007)

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for which the financial statements required under Section 6.01(a) or 6.01(b) are
available, to be greater than 4.00 to 1.00.

     1.15 Current Ratio. Section 7.11(b) of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is
amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     (b) Current Ratio. Permit the ratio of Consolidated Current Assets to Consolidated
Current Liabilities to be less than 1.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter.

     1.16 Term Facility Restrictions. Section 7.15 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it
hereby is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     7.15 Term Facility Restrictions. Prior to the First Priority Obligations
Payment Date (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), the Borrower will not, nor will
it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, (a) except for the regularly scheduled payments of
principal and interest required under the Term Facility Documents, directly or indirectly,
retire, redeem, defease, repurchase or prepay prior to the scheduled due date thereof any
part of the principal of, or interest on, the Term Loans, or (b) enter into or permit any
modification or amendment of, or waive any material right or obligation of any Person under
any Term Facility Document if the effect of any such modification or amendment is to (i)
increase the maximum principal amount of the Indebtedness evidenced by the Term Facility
Documents or the rate of interest on any such Indebtedness (other than as a result of the
imposition of a default rate of interest in accordance with the terms of the Term Facility
Documents), (ii) change or add any event of default or any covenant with respect to the
Indebtedness evidenced by the Term Facility Documents if the effect of such change or
addition is to cause any one or more of the Term Facility Documents to be more restrictive
on any Loan Party than such Term Facility Documents were prior to such change or addition
(unless such change or addition is deemed to have been made to the Term Facility Documents
pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement), (iii) change the dates upon which payments of
principal or interest on the Indebtedness evidenced by the Term Facility Documents are due,
(iv) change any redemption or prepayment provisions of the Indebtedness evidenced by the
Term Facility Documents, or (v) grant any Liens in any assets or properties of any Loan
Party, other than the Liens permitted under the Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, so long as no Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have occurred and
be continuing or would result from the making of such payment, the Borrower may retire,
redeem, defease, repurchase or prepay the Indebtedness evidenced by the Term Facility
Documents (x) on or within five (5) Business Days following the receipt thereof, with the
proceeds of cash equity contributions received by the Borrower in exchange for common
stock, and (y) with the Net Cash Proceeds from Dispositions permitted under Section 7.05(c)
subject to the Borrower’s compliance with Section 2.11(b) prior to making such payment.

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SECTION 2. Conditions. The amendments to the Credit Agreement contained in Section 1 of
this Amendment shall be effective upon the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in this
Section 2.

     2.1 Execution and Delivery. Each Loan Party shall have executed and delivered this Amendment.

     2.2 Intercreditor Agreement. The Second Priority Representative (as such term is defined in
the Intercreditor Agreement) and each Loan Party shall have executed and the Administrative Agent
shall have received a fully executed Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the date hereof.

     2.3 Term Facility Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of all the
Term Facility Documents.

     2.4 Receipt of Replacement Term Facility Proceeds. The Administrative Agent shall have
received reasonably satisfactory evidence that the Borrower has received $199,000,000 in gross cash
proceeds from the incurrence of the Indebtedness evidenced by the Term Facility Documents and
otherwise on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Lenders.

     2.5 Use of Replacement Term Facility Proceeds. The Administrative Agent shall have received
reasonably satisfactory evidence that concurrently with the initial advance under the Replacement
Term Facility (i) all Indebtedness and obligations of Borrower and Guarantors under the Term
Facility and the Term Facility Documents (as such terms are defined as of the First Amendment
Effective Date, the “Existing Term Facility”) will be paid in full with the proceeds of
such initial advance and all commitments to lend under the Existing Term Facility will be
terminated, (b) all Liens securing the Existing Term Facility, will be released, together with, if
requested by the Administrative Agent, original executed instruments releasing and terminating any
such Liens in a form suitable for filing in the applicable jurisdiction, (c) all proceeds of the
initial advance under the Replacement Term Facility remaining after payment in full of the Existing
Term Facility and any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Replacement Term Facility and required to be paid on the date of
the initial advance under the Replacement Term Facility will be used to prepay the outstanding
Revolving Loans and (d) no Borrowing Base Deficiency will exist after giving effect to the
Redetermination of the Borrowing Base contemplated by Section 1.5 of this Amendment.

     2.6 No Default. No Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

     2.7 Other Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received such other instruments and
documents incidental and appropriate to the transaction provided for herein as the Administrative
Agent or its special counsel may reasonably request, and all such documents shall be in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

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SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. To induce the Lenders to enter
into this Amendment, each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders as follows:

     3.1 Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties/Further Assurances. After giving effect
to the amendments herein, each representation and warranty of such Loan Party contained in the
Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document is true and correct in all material respects on the
date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier
date).

     3.2 Corporate Authority; No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by such Loan
Party of this Amendment and all documents, instruments and agreements contemplated herein are
within such Loan Party’s corporate or other organizational powers, have been duly authorized by
necessary action, require no approval, consent or action by or in respect of, or filing with, any
court or agency of government and do not violate or constitute a default under any provision of any
applicable law or other agreements binding upon such Loan Party or result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien upon any of the assets of such Loan Party except for Liens permitted under
Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement.

     3.3 Enforceability. This Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Loan
Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as (i) the enforceability thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditor’s rights generally, and (ii)
the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general
application.

SECTION 4. Miscellaneous.

     4.1 Reaffirmation of Loan Documents and Liens. Any and all of the terms and provisions of the
Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents shall, except as amended and modified hereby, remain in
full force and effect. Each Loan Party hereby agrees that the amendments and modifications herein
contained shall in no manner affect or impair the liabilities, duties and obligations of any Loan
Party under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents or the Liens securing the payment and
performance thereof and each Guarantor hereby reaffirms that its Guaranty remains in full force and
effect.

     4.2 Parties in Interest. All of the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall bind and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

     4.3 Legal Expenses. Each Loan Party hereby agrees to pay all reasonable fees and expenses of
special counsel to the Administrative Agent incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with
the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and all related documents.

     4.4 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different
parties hereto in separate counterparts each of which when

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so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together
shall constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple
separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are
physically attached to the same document. However, this Amendment shall bind no party until each
Loan Party, the Lenders (or at least the required percentage thereof), and the Administrative Agent
have executed a counterpart. Delivery of photocopies of the signature pages to this Amendment by
facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of manually executed counterparts of
this Amendment.

     4.5 Complete Agreement. THIS AMENDMENT, 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 ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
THE PARTIES.

     4.6 Headings. The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Amendment are, unless
specified otherwise, for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit, amplify or modify the
terms of this Amendment, nor affect the meaning thereof.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank. Signature Pages Follow.]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Second Amendment to Credit Agreement to be
duly executed as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BORROWER:

CONCHO RESOURCES INC.,

a Delaware corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Curt F. Kamradt
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt F. Kamradt 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GUARANTORS:

CONCHO EQUITY HOLDINGS CORP.,

a Delaware corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Curt F. Kamradt
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt F. Kamradt 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CONCHO ENERGY SERVICES LLC,

a Texas limited liability company

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Curt F. Kamradt
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt F. Kamradt 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	COG OPERATING LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Curt F. Kamradt
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt F. Kamradt 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 

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	 	CONCHO LP LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ David W. Copeland
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	David W. Copeland 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	COG OIL & GAS LP,

a Texas limited partnership

 	 
	 	By:  	COG Operating LLC, its sole general partner
 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                                              /s/ Curt F. Kamradt
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt F. Kamradt 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	COG REALTY LLC,

a Texas limited liability company

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Curt F. Kamradt
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Curt F. Kamradt 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 

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	 	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Wm. Mark Cranmer
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Wm. Mark Cranmer 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Wm. Mark Cranmer
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Wm. Mark Cranmer 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 

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	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Syndication Agent and a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Jeffrey H. Rathkamp
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Jeffrey H. Rathkamp 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 
	 

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	 	BNP PARIBAS,

as a Documentation Agent and a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Betsy Jocher
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Betsy Jocher 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                                              /s/ Polly Schott
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Polly Schott 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 

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	 	WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Documentation Agent and a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Jay Buckman
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Jay Buckman 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 

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	 	BANK OF SCOTLAND,

as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Karen Weich
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Karen Weich 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 

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	 	THE FROST NATIONAL BANK,

as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ John S. Warren
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John S. Warren 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 

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	 	BANK OF TEXAS, N.A.,

as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ J. Michael Delbridge
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	J. Michael Delbridge 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 

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	 	CITIBANK, N.A. (formerly Citibank Texas, N.A.),

as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Ryan Monroe
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Ryan Monroe 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 

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	 	COMERICA BANK,

as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Matthew J. Purchase
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Matthew J. Purchase 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 

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	 	FORTIS CAPITAL CORP.,

as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Michele Jones
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Michele Jones 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                                              /s/ Deirdre Sanborn
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Deirdre Sanborn 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 

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	 	NATIXIS (formerly Natexis Banques Populaires),

as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Louis P. Laville, III
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Louis P. Laville, III 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                                              /s/ Timothy L. Polvado
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Timothy L. Polvado 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 
	 

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	 	SCOTIABANC INC.,

as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ William E. Zarrett
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	William E. Zarrett 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 
	 

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	 	STERLING BANK,

as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Jeff A. Forbis
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Jeff A. Forbis 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 

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	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Heather A Han
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Heather A Han 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Assistant Vice President 	 
	 

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Exhibit 10.29

CONCHO RESOURCES INC.

550 West Texas Avenue, Suite 1300

Midland, Texas 79701

February 27, 2006

Mr.

550 West Texas Avenue, Suite 1300

Midland, Texas 79701

Dear Mr.                     :

     As an officer of Concho Equity Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), you
were previously granted Options to purchase Units of the Company as reflected in various Stock
Option Award Agreements by and between you and the Company (the “Award Agreements”) under the
Concho Equity Holdings Corp. 2004 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). Capitalized terms used herein
and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Award Agreements.
Pursuant to that certain Combination Agreement dated as of February 24, 2006, by and among the
Company, Concho Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Resources”), and the other parties thereto
(the “Combination Agreement”), the Plan shall be assumed and adopted by Resources and each Option
outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by
the Combination Agreement (the “Combination”) were assumed by Resources and adjusted to become an
option to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Resources in accordance
with the rules set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.424-1(a).

     The portion of your Options that was not subject to performance vesting were fully vested when
the Combination occurred because the Combination constituted a Change of Control as defined in the
Plan. Under the terms of the Plan and your Award Agreements, the portion of your Options subject
to performance vesting (the “Performance Vesting Portion”) did not vest when the Change of Control
occurred. Rather, this portion vests only upon the occurrence of one or more of the following
events: (i) the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, whether
voluntary or involuntary, (ii) a sale, in one or more related transactions, of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company and a distribution to Purchaser of his pro rata Share of the
proceeds of such sale or (iii) any merger, consolidation, reorganization or other transaction
resulting in at least fifty percent (50%) of the issued and outstanding shares of voting securities
of the Company immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction being “beneficially owned”
by a single person or a “group,” as such terms are defined in Rule 13d-3 and 13d-5, respectively,
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, resulting in, as determined by the Company’s independent accountants, a 25% internal rate
of return, and a return on investment of two times the total dollars invested to the Purchasers
party to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated August 13, 2004 between the Company and the
Purchasers.

     In consideration for Resources’ agreement to assume and adopt the Plan, the Company’s
agreement to fully vest the Performance Vesting Portion of the Options held by all non-executive
employees of the Company in connection with the Combination and other good and valuable

 

 

	 	 	 
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consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, you hereby agree with Resources and the
Company that the Award Agreements covering your Options shall be, and are hereby, amended such that
the vesting provision described in the previous paragraph that is applicable to the Performance
Vesting Portion of your Options shall not apply and the Performance Vesting Portion of your Options
shall hereafter vest and become purchasable, in whole at any time or in part from time to time,
upon the occurrence of any of the following events (provided you are in the continuous service of
Resources or any Affiliate of Resources until such vesting date occurs):

     (i) the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of Resources, whether voluntary
or involuntary;

     (ii) a sale, in one or more related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of
Resources or its subsidiaries;

     (iii) any merger, consolidation, reorganization or other transaction resulting in at least
fifty percent (50%) of the issued and outstanding shares of voting securities of Resources
immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction being “beneficially owned” by a single
person or a “group,” as such terms are defined in Rule 13d-3 and 13d-5, respectively, promulgated
by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

(iv) the termination by Resources or its subsidiaries of your employment other than for Cause;

     (v) the termination by you of your employment with Resources or its subsidiaries for Good
Reason;

     (vi) the third anniversary of the closing of the Combination.

As used herein, the term “Cause” means a finding by the board of directors of Resources (the
“Board”) of acts or omissions constituting, in the Board’s reasonable judgment, (i) a breach of
duty by you in the course of your employment involving fraud or acts of dishonesty (other than
inadvertent acts or omissions); (ii) conduct by you that is materially detrimental to Resources or
its subsidiaries, monetarily or otherwise; (iii) your failure to devote your full working time and
best efforts to the performance of your responsibilities to Resources or its subsidiaries; or (iv)
your conviction of, or entry of a plea agreement or consent decree or similar arrangement with
respect to a felony or any violation of federal or state securities laws. Additionally, as used
herein, the term “Good Reason” means (i) your demotion as evidenced by a material reduction in your
responsibilities, duties, compensation or benefits (a “Demotion”); (ii) any permanent relocation of
your place of business to a location 10 miles or more from the then-current location ( a
“Relocation”); (iii) you are removed as a member of the Board or from the office(s) of President
and/or Chief Operating Officer of Resources; or (iv) Timothy A. Leach is removed as a member of the
Board or from the office(s) of Chairman of the Board and/or Chief Executive Officer of Resources;
provided you did not vote for any such removal of Mr. Leach. A transfer

 

 

	 	 	 
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of employment among Resources and any of its subsidiaries without a Demotion or Relocation, shall
not constitute “Good Reason.”

     Please confirm your agreement with the foregoing by signing and returning one copy of this
letter agreement to Resources.

[Signature page follows]

 

 

	 	 	 
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	 	Very truly yours,

CONCHO RESOURCES INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	David W. Copeland, Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	CONCHO EQUITY HOLDINGS CORP.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	David W. Copeland, Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
  
	 	 

	 
	 	 	 	 
	Date:

	 	 

 
	 	 

 

 

Schedule of Substantially Identical Letter Agreement Regarding Option Awards

Not Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

     Pursuant to Instruction 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K, Concho Resources Inc. has filed only
one of the form of letter agreement entered into with each of Messrs. Leach and Beal because each
of the letter agreements are substantially identical in all material respects except as to the
parties thereto.

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